after wins in washington dc and auckland. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website that s bbc. co. uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. good morning. our weekend may well have started off wet and windy, but we closed out the story with some sunshine and some warmth. in fact, in suffolk, we saw highs of 26 degrees on sunday afternoon. now mixed fortunes with our week ahead. in fact, we re going to start off monday for england and wales under this area of high pressure. but low pressure over the next few days will dominate further north and that will bring some rain, some of it heavy at times.
live from washington, this is bbc news. california braces as tropical storm hilary arrives. it could bring strong winds and flash floods. tens of thousands are under evacuation orders in canada amid fast spreading wildfires. and the polls close in ecuador after an election marred by violence. hello. i m carl nasman. we begin in southern california where residents are now bracing for the worst of tropical storm hiliary. 9 million people are under flash flood warnings as the weather system brings torrential rain to the region. the state s governor and los angeles mayor
the 19 year old beat french open finalist karlolina muchova in straight sets, 6 3, 6 4. it s gauff s fifth career title and her third this year after victories in washington dc and auckland. the world athletics championships continue british heptathlete katarina johnson thompson was one of the big winners on the opening weekend. it was a thrilling conclusion to the event, defending a narrow lead overfavourite anna hall, she did just enough in the 800m, finishing second to the american in the race but staying 20 points clear in the final standings. it s her second, world title, four years after her first, it s been a long injury strewn journey to get back to the top, at last year s worlds she finished 8th. it seems like it is notjust one setback, it has been year after year and it started with coronavirus. i was gaining momentum in 2019 and that got cut short and it was problem after problem. i am so happy i am able to slowly built myself back into the same position for years on.
in washington dc and auckland. katherine sciver brunt has a hip injury and will not feature in what was due to be her final match as a professional cricketer. after a 19 year career that saw over 250 international appearances, sciver brunt was set to feature for trent rockets in their match against oval invincibles at the oval. neither side can qualify for the knockout phase, so this is the final group game for both teams. today warren gatlin announced his 33 players making the trip to france. the role of captain will fall to not one but two players with doughy leg inject organ sharing the responsibilities. here is our report with the details. a problem shared is a problem have to or so it seemed for wells coach warren gatlin after not naming one but two captains for a rugby world cup now less than three weeks away. following jones