Semifinal. Naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, where on wednesday the four time grand slam champion beat a top 50 player on clay for the First Time Since 2019. Shes taking on ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the second rounds and its currently 4 1 to osaka. Meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal s final year on tour before retiring. Hes on court in the first round against zizou berys in a tournament hes won ten times before. He lost the first set, won the second and is a break up in the third, leading that by 3 1. The former interpreter for baseballs biggest name Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole 16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to pay off betting debts. The scandal engulfed the sport in march when news broke that Ippei Mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the players account. The Us Department ofjustic
This is another morale boost for labour, more woe for the conservatives. Chris mason has our top story. Natalie elphicke, shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must admit, when i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for very many tory voters in saying that the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest. Really good day. It has been a great day. Cue the mildly awkward first date with the cameras in tow vibes ahead of her criticism of their Prime Minister. He is not stopping the boats and he is letting the country down. Meanwhile, under labour, they are clear that it i
Shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must when admit, i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for many tory voters think she speaks for many tory voters in think she speaks for many tory voters in saying the tory party has changed. Voters in saying the tory party has changed. It voters in saying the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground~ changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party has changed and we are very clearly the party of has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest, of the the party of the national interest, of the country first, party second. Realty of the country firs