Against Lesia Tsurenko as she continues her bid for a third title in four years at roland garros. That match will be on Court Suzanne lenglen. First out on Phillipe Chatrier was seventh seed ons jabeur who breezed past american Bernarda Pera in straight sets. After finishing as runner up at both wimbledon and the us open last year, jabeur is looking to go one better in paris. Casper ruud was beaten in the final by rafael nadal last year. Hes up against chiles Nicholas Jarry for a place in the last 16. Ruud took the first two sets and its currently 6 5 to the norwegian in third, serving for the match. Tottenham are moving closer to appointing Ange Postecoglou as their new manager. The australian admitted on saturday that his ability to enjoy celtic S Treblesuccess would soon be disrupted by some Decision Making and it seems hes on the verge of taking over at spurs. He watched his celtic team lift the scottish cup on saturday but it seems hes now poised to fill the post that has been va
said it was the most unfair election in years and he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. aru na iyengar reports. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t even contain myself. i thank god. big celebrations, but they don t show that this was the biggest challenge to mr erdogan s authority in years. he became prime minister in 2003, later becoming president. to build up that position, he has stifled all opposition. his non religious rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, says the election was unfair. mr erdogan had one big advantage almost total control of the media. mr kilicdaroglu s chp party had campaigned against crackdowns on dissent, and for a return to an independentjustice system and parliamentary democracy. a sombre mood her
most important in years. there were joyous scenes on the streets of istanbul and ankara as mr erdogan celebrated with his supporters, after winning around 52% of the vote. thousands of people have gathered on the streets, waving flags and singing songs. erdogan gave a victory speech in front of the crowds. he spoke about stability and prosperity, building a stronger economy and leaving disputes behind. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital, ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters. who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed i at our president leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the entire world a lesson. and here he was, serenading supporters, or trying to. from a bus top near his home in istanbul, having beaten off the
tonight at 10pm. in the last hour, victory is declared for turkey s recep tayyip erdogan in the country s presidential election. the man who has consolidated his grip on power over two decades now has another five years at the top. jubilation among his supporters but the opposition leader ran the tightest race against him in years. you can see the reaction from his supporters. as he speaks about this presidential victory and also, what his vision for turkey would look like, five more years of an erdogan presidency. this is a man who has beenin presidency. this is a man who has been in powerfor more than presidency. this is a man who has been in power for more than 20 years, versus prime minister, then as president. he has never had to experience a run off before, previously, he has won in the first round, he has clear that 50% hurdle. this is a historic night in turkey, the country s longest serving victory leader emerges victorious, winning another term despite the econ
of the votes in the run off election over the weekend. it s the first run off ever seen in a turkish presidential election. there were joyous scenes on the streets of istanbul and ankara as mr erdogan celebrated with his supporters after winning around 52% of the vote. thousands gathered on the streets, waving flags and singing songs. erdogan gave a victory speech in front of the crowds gathering at the presidential palace in the capital. he spoke about stability and prosperity, building stronger economy and leaving disputes behind. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters, who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed that our president is leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the ent