MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Rafael Nadal cruised into the French Open quarter finals after a good old fashioned clay court dust up on Philippe Chatrier.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda Anisimova produced a stunning performance to defeat defending champion Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Rafael Nadal crushed the spirit of Roger Federer as he powered into yet another French Open final with his handling of an atrocious wind

Johanna Konta suffered an agonising French Open semi-final defeat after she went down to a young Czech opponent after failing to secure victory from winning positions in both sets.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: From burnout to Big Bash cricket, nobody has had a journey to the podium of a Grand Slam quite like Ashleigh Barty.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Thiem's semi-final against Djokovic took longer to complete than the Le Mans 24-hour race and had the same amount of turns and crashes.

The actress, 43, cut a glamorous figure in a leather jacket and striped yellow skirt as she attended the French Open with beau Guillaume Canet at Roland Garros in Paris, France on Sunday.

After the highs of reaching the French Open semi-finals earlier this month, Jo Konta was brought back down to earth with a second round exit at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham.

Australian star Ash Barty is just two wins away from becoming world number one after she defeated Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic. 

The British No 1 insisted she would not have changed a thing as she missed out on a Wimbledon semi-final against Serena Williams by losing 7-6, 6-1 to world No 54 Barbora Strycova.

JOHN LLOYD - ANALYSIS: The Djokovic serve is underrated. I can remember when he was having some injury problems and tried to tinker with it.

French Open champion Barty, who had been beaten twice by Kvitova in Australia earlier this year, fired nine aces and converted three of six break points to win the encounter.

The American, who became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2004, overcame 2017 French Open champion 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the final.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday failed to state definitive support to defend NATO allies who fall short of a commitment to spend 2 per cent of their GDP on defense.

On Wednesday, the pair shared images on their official Instagram page, Sussex Royals, promoting 'Bell Let's Talk', which is run by phone provider Bell.

The 33-year-old rapper took to his Instagram story to show off his incredible collection of Nikes including several pairs of Kobe Bryant signatures and rare Air Jordans.

In the ongoing absence through illness of Boris Johnson he joined leaders including US president Donald Trump to discuss how to reduce the economic impact of the pandemic.

Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage has offered Boris Johnson his support via a newspaper adverts in return for the assurance of a break away from the European Union without a deal.

DAN HODGES:The Prime Minister should hold his nerve. Because a man on a white charger may be about to come riding to his rescue. A man by the name of Jeremy Corbyn.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage conceded it would have been 'better' if he had used the word 'axe' because that is a more commonly-used metaphor.

The Brexit Party leader, who favours a No Deal exit, is advocating a 'clean-break' from the European Union and claims the current deal will not respect the referendum result.

In an email to supporters yesterday, the leader said the party would have 'a big challenge on our hands to clear out the Remainer Parliament and win a majority for Brexit'.

An audit by the Daily Mail found Boris Johnson could miss out in almost 90 battleground constituencies if the pro-Brexit vote is split between the Tories and the Brexit Party.

There are rumours senior Tories tried to blow up the Brexit Party's Election launch with a defection stunt. Friends of Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice suggest they may be true, says HARRY COLE.

Jo Swinson joins the likes of Nigel Farage, Theresa May, Zac Goldsmith and Ed Miliband who have been caught awkwardly tucking into food on the campaign trail.

Boris Johnson and the Tories are at 'greater risk than Labour' of losing votes to Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party on December 12, according to polling guru Sir John Curtice.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many observers see a proud man who refuses to climb down, especially only days after agreeing not to fight the 317 seats the Tories won in the 2017 General Election.

From Stockton to Workington, these are the 29 Labour Leave-voting constituencies with the smallest majorities which Boris Johnson will look to win this Christmas.

Mr Farage stood down candidates contesting Tory-held constituencies but continues to take the battle to Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the December 12 general election.

Nigel Farage has warned UK politicians not to demonise Donald Trump as he claimed it would be a 'great mistake' to alienate the US President who is set to visit Britain for a Nato summit.

The pro-Brexit vote was split in seats such as Doncaster North, where former Labour leader Ed Miliband limped home with 38.7 per cent of the vote. Pictured: Nigel Farage on TV last night.

Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party handed victory to Jeremy Corbyn in 20 key seats at the general election last week, according to internal Tory polling.

The leader of the Brexit Party sat down with the US President for talks yesterday evening in the Oval Office as the two continued to bolster their friendship.

She's dating Leonardo DiCaprio since 2017 and stars in the new critically-acclaimed movie, Mickey and the Bear. And on Tuesday, Camila Morrone, 22, stepped out with her stylist stylist Micah.

The loved up couple were seen cuddled up close as they left Casa Tua after enjoying dinner at the Italian restaurant in the heart of snowy Aspen., Colorado, on a cold Saturday night.

The model, 22, who is dating Leonardo DiCaprio, sat front row in a black leather jacket, high waist button down skirt, and turtleneck. Camila strode through the show rocking black leather boots.

Before kick-off at the Luzhniki, all the talk was about the member of the great Spain side of 2010 who was absent - however it was those that remained ended up under the harsh spotlight.

Diego Costa scored a brace on Wednesday night to drag the match against the Champions League holders to extra-time before Koke and Saul Niguez struck to win the tie for Atletico Madrid.

Two projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles, were fired from South Hwanghae province Tuesday, before North Korea issued a statement condemning joint US-South Korea military drills.

US special representative Stephen Biegun told reporters in Seoul that the US had heard the North's 'hostile, negative and unnecessary' demands but would not work to the arbitrary deadline.

Multiple photographs depicting North Korea's response to the threat of COVID-19 were sent to Stuart Gibson, a senior lecturer in forensic science at the University of Kent, for expert analysis.

North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The true number 'very likely... exceeds imagination'.

She turns up the glitz factor as a pop star. And Katy Perry gave off a bit of dazzle even when stepping out in her sweats to grab a cup of coffee in Los Angeles this week.

The 35-year-old singer went incognito underneath a hooded sweatshirt paired with leggings after a private sweat session with her pet pooches in tow.

The singer, 35, sported bell-bottom jeans and a designer sweater as she stepped out with her adorable micro teacup pet poodle Nugget in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

She's the 'California Gurl' who has fallen for some Australia's greatest icons.

Katy Perry has shared a moving video of the moment she told her grandmother she was pregnant.

Katy Perry has revealed the last conversation she had with her grandmother Ann Pearl Hudson who died, aged 99, on Monday.  

Katy Perry is currently in Australia to perform a bushfire recovery concert in regional Victoria.

The Manly Sea Eagles captain, 31, said he fought not only against his sweet tooth but also the lure of a boozy night out with his mates to get himself in peak condition.