and we can't talk about wimbledon - one for wimbledon this year.rain but it is looking dried this week bowed to the sun seems to have gone and it is looking grey and seems to be staying that way, in the low 20s for the first week of the tournament, but hopefully it will still be warm enough for us to enjoy our strawberries and cream and other pins, whether that is at sw19 or at home. ., ~ pins, whether that is at sw19 or at home. ., ,, i. ., ., ,, , home. thank you for taking us throu~h home. thank you for taking us through wimbledon _ home. thank you for taking us through wimbledon which - home. thank you for taking us i through wimbledon which starts tomorrow —— and our pimm's. balmoral castle has been the british royal family's scottish holiday home since the 19th century. and on monday members of the public will be able to see areas of the building no one outside the family and invited guests have seen before, as it opens an extensive guided tour for the first time in history. louise hosie got a sneak peek at what visitors can expect. balmoral

your final wimbledon, isn't it? yeah, — your final wimbledon, isn't it?e, yeah. as a final question, _ that i will be here, yeah. as a final question, i— that i will be here, yeah. as a final question, i know- that i will be here, yeah. as a final question, i know it - that i will be here, yeah. as a final question, i know it is - final question, i know it is difficult _ final question, i know it is difficult when you are still playing but how _ difficult when you are still playing but how would you like people to think— but how would you like people to think about your contribution to two decades— think about your contribution to two decades of— think about your contribution to two decades of wimbledon? even think about your contribution to two decades of wimbledon? even before i not to -la decades of wimbledon? even before i got to play here. _ decades of wimbledon? even before i got to play here, watching _ decades of wimbledon? even before i got to play here, watching this - decades of wimbledon? even before i got to play here, watching this on - got

wimbledon gets under way on monday. staying dry, and similar weather the following day. now let's have a look at the forecast for tuesday. a weak ridge of high pressure tries to build across the uk, but around it there's a fair amount of cloud. notice where the showers go scotland, northern ireland and the north of england. i think if you're in the south and the south east, the weather on tuesday should be generally dry and the temperatures about the same, even higher than 15 degrees in the lowlands of scotland and just about 20 or so further south. then, on wednesday, a weather front, low pressure again moving across the uk. you know what that means — cloud and some outbreaks of rain. really quite grey for a time for some of us. the winds not too strong, but certainly a good breeze out there. temperatures may not even make 20 celsius midweek, which is a little unusual at this time of the year. let's have a look at the week at a glance. now, towards the end of the week, it's actually going to turn particularly windy, i

in wimbledon next week. by — in wimbledon next week. i'm going to take it day by day _ in wimbledon next week. i'm going to take it day by day and _ in wimbledon next week. i'm going to take it day by day and make _ in wimbledon next week. i'm going to take it day by day and make a - take it day by day and make a decision— take it day by day and make a decision based on the feeling but the observation the conclusion that i in team _ the observation the conclusion that i in team members have made 456 days and if— i in team members have made 456 days and if i _ i in team members have made 456 days and if i know— i in team members have made 456 days and if i know that i can play close to my _ and if i know that i can play close to my maximum or at maximum, and i will play _ harriet dart came from a set and a break down to deliver a dramatic opening win at eastbourne. the british number two was the biggest draw of the opening day of the tournament with emma raducanu and katie boulter to come tomorrow. but both w

he is still very much undecided about whether he will be able to take part in wimbledon.of course, a seven—time champion here, but he did issue a pretty positive update when he came off the court. he's pleased with his trajectory over how his rehab is going. and i asked him a little bit earlier how hopeful he is of being able to compete at wimbledon when it begins next week. i didn't come here to play three rounds. you know, i'm going to take it day—by—day and then make a decision based on the feeling or the observation or the conclusion that i and team members have made, you know, over the four orfive, six days. and if i know that i can play close to my maximum or at maximum, then i'll play. very much looking forward to wimbledon, whether or not novak djokovic is going to be there. only time will tell on that one. don't forget, you can get the latest, of course, from the bbc sport website. you can download it to your tablet or your mobile. so you've got it there. it's free. you can do it. it's well worth it, trust me. but for me tulsen tollet and the rest of the sports d

he is still very much undecided about whether he will be able to take part in wimbledon. course, a seven—time champion here, but he did issue a pretty positive update when he came off the court. he's pleased with his trajectory over how his rehab is going. and i asked him a little bit earlier how hopeful he is of being able to compete at wimbledon when it begins next week. i didn't come here to play three rounds. you know, i'm going to take it day—by—day and then make a decision based on the feeling or the observation or the conclusion that i and team members have made, you know, over the four orfive, six days. and if i know that i can play close to my maximum or at maximum, then i'll play. very much looking forward to wimbledon, whether or not novak djokovic is going to be there. only time will tell on that one. don't forget, you can get the latest, of course, from the bbc sport website. you can download it to your tablet or your mobile so you've got it there. it's free. you can do it. it's well worth it, trust me. but for me, tulsen tollet, and the rest of the sportsday

murray draws machac in the first round at wimbledon, but it's still unclear if he'll play. billy harris has been in action in his first tour semifinal. we'll find out how he got on. also coming up on sportsday — mark cavendish says he has nothing to lose, as he prepares to take part in his 15th tour de france. perform and the negativity will go away — it was a simple message from anthony gordon who was on media duty for the england team today ahead of their last 16 tie against slovakia at euro 202a. they've been underwhelming so far, but did top their group to get through. our sports correspondent andy swiss joins us now. any clues as to how they might line up on sunday? well, we cannot be sure yet, not least because england's training session today was behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the media, but we do know is that phil foden is back with the england camp. he went home for a few days after england's last match for the birth of his third child, but he was back training with england this morning. that is obviously encouraging news that he is available for select

but time's running out for the two time wimbledon winner.h each update from the murray team, things get a little clearer, do they? hat murray team, things get a little clearer, do they?— murray team, things get a little clearer, do they? not really, buti su ose clearer, do they? not really, buti suppose if— clearer, do they? not really, buti suppose if you _ clearer, do they? not really, buti suppose if you are _ clearer, do they? not really, buti suppose if you are an _ clearer, do they? not really, buti suppose if you are an andy - clearer, do they? not really, but i| suppose if you are an andy murray fan, the chance that he's going to play at wimbledon one final time which is very much his wish. he figures he deserves this opportunity and i think everybody would agree, but he gave quite a detailed update today and he talked about a pretty decent sized cyst on his spine which needed surgery last saturday. the advice was to do it immediately, otherwise it could become more complicated if it was left alone. 0riginal advice from his consultan

she was wimbledon and wimbledon was her.ing a question of sport marks her out as one of the most successful entertainment broadcasters in the history of british television . do you know how long television. do you know how long she presented question of sport ? she presented question of sport? for 24 years, a quarter of a century. it was a show in which she had to control some very big and noisy egos, including ally mccoist , phil tufnell and matt mccoist, phil tufnell and matt dawson, and she gave as good as she got. her return game was the best. so with all of that success, as well as hosting the olympics, the commonwealth games and the grand national, you'd assume that the bbc had her locked into a golden handcuffs deal for life, similar to the one that i've got with gb news. not so much. sue barker ended her wimbledon duties in 2022 because she was worried that the bbc would try to slowly phase her out . bbc would try to slowly phase her out. imagine that bbc would try to slowly phase her out . imagine that they all her

remind me of her - wimbledon men's final. that's the same. it wimbledon men's final.ne i same. it is like a wimbledon final| tonight for these two men, one of which will be prime minister. who which will be prime minister. who will dip -- — which will be prime minister. who will dip -- get— which will be prime minister. who will dip -- get their _ which will be prime minister. who will dip —— get their stories and cream at the end? —— stories and cream. research for bbc wales suggests that the imminent closure of the two blast furnaces at the tata steelworks in port talbot could cost the local economy more than £200 million a year. the company says it still wants to build a new electric furnace, with promises of financial help from all main political parties, although a deal has not yet been signed off. wyre davies reports. the steelworks at port talbot dominate the landscape. in an increasingly post—industrial world, a throwback to an era when steel and coal were king. 20,000 people used to work here. the ovens which turn coal into coke have already fired their last,

she was wimbledon and wimbledon was her.sting a question of sport marks her out as one of the most successful entertainment broadcasters in the history of british television . do you know how long television. do you know how long she presented question of sport ? she presented question of sport? for 24 years, a quarter of a century. it was a show in which she had to control some very big and noisy egos, including ally mccoist , phil tufnell and matt mccoist, phil tufnell and matt dawson, and she gave as good as she got. her return game was the best. so with all of that success, as well as hosting the olympics, the commonwealth games and the grand national, you'd assume that the bbc had her locked into a golden handcuffs deal for life, similar to the one that i've got with gb news. not so much. sue barker ended her wimbledon duties in 2022 because she was worried that the bbc would try to slowly phase her out . bbc would try to slowly phase her out. imagine that bbc would try to slowly phase her out . imagine that they all he

two weeks out from wimbledon — double british success on the grass.er wins in nottingham and jack draper's feeling better than ever after his first tour title. i'm just i'mjust in i'm just in such a different place mentally, physically and just my tennis as well as very different. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. 2a hours on from england's winning start at the european championship, gareth southgate says his side have "hard work to do" if they're to progress at the tournament. their nervy1—0 win over serbia wasn't entirely convicing — but one player who was — wasjude bellingham, living up to the hype after his dream season at real madrid, scoring the winner in what was another imperious display, as ever though, there are questions not least how do england get the best out of phil foden, the premier league's player of the season struggled to make an impact. let's go to erfurt where england are based in germany. alex howell is there for us. let's start with the positives — and top of that list isjude bellingham who enjoyed his goal and the celebr

and andy murray's participation at wimbledon is in doubt after he retires injured in his second round match at queens. hello and welcome along to the programme. let's start with football because if scotland are to reach the last 16 at euro 2024, they now need to beat hungary in their final group game — that's after a 1—1 draw with switzerland in cologne. jane dougall was watching. an army of pipers led the way, carrying the hopes of more than 20,000 scotland fans who walked en masse to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked — a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! it didn't last long. a bad pass and switzerland pounced. the ball was a loose one. shaqiri! what a goal! that is an unbelievable finish. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about

he's also been warned that by trying to play at wimbledon, there is a risk associated with that, butosing the door. singles seems less likely. again, he's not saying he definitely can't play, but he'd need to play a first match on either monday or tuesday. he may well make the decision finally on the eve of that first match, but doubles is perhaps a little bit more likely. he's due to play with his brotherjamie and the first round of the doubles. and remember, that is over three sets rather than over five sets these days would perhaps take place on wednesday, thursday, even friday. so there is hope for andy murray, who is determined to try and end his career on the tennis court. he does not want those 23 minutes at queens to be people's final memory of him as a tennis player, and he said if he can't play wimbledon or he can't play the olympics, then he's not ruling out playing one final tournament somewhere else. there are a couple of rest days at the european championship before the round of 16 starts on saturday. england have to wait until sunday for their game against slovakia in

rafa nadal has confirmed he won't be playing at wimbledon.as saddended to miss the championships but he wanted to focus on his preparations for the olympics in paris, where he will aim for a second singles gold medal, and pair up with carlos alcaraz in the doubles — a title nadal has also won, back in 2016. you can get more build up to the start of euro 2024 and the latest news from the us open golf on the bbc sport website, but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, bye bye. hello there. just starting off with confirmation of probably what you already know. so far this month, it has been cold, temperatures running about two degrees celsius below average. and i suppose on thursday, a case in point, we had a lot of cloud around outbreaks of rain and quite widely temperatures of around four or five degrees below average for the time of year. one exception, northern scotland, where we had some sunny skies and also temperatures were a bit above average, but otherwise it was a disappointing day on thursday, thanks to this area o

rafa nadal has confirmed he won't be playing at wimbledon.as saddended to miss the championships but he wanted to focus on his preparations for the olympics in paris, where he will aim for a second singles gold medal, and pair up with carlos alcaraz in the doubles — a title nadal has also won, back in 2016. you can get more build up to the start of euro 2024 and the latest news from the us open golf on the bbc sport website and app, but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. just starting off with confirmation of probably what you already know. so far this month, it has been cold, temperatures running about two degrees celsius below average. and i suppose on thursday, a case in point, we had a lot of cloud around outbreaks of rain and quite widely temperatures of around four or five degrees below average for the time of year. one exception, northern scotland, where we had some sunny skies and also temperatures were a bit above average, but otherwise it was a disappointing day on thursday, thanks to thi

and andy murray's participation at wimbledon is in doubt, after he retires injured in his second round match at queens. hello and welcome along to the programme, let's start with football, because, if scotland are to reach the last 16 at euro 2024, they now need to beat hungary in their final group game, that's after a 1—1 draw with switzerland in cologne. jane dougall was watching. an army of pipers led the way, carrying the hopes of more than 20,000 scotland fans who walked en masse to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked — a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! blades. fabian sure. angus gunn, reaching out to keep scotland in it. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about fine margins. a perfect delivery from captain andy robertson. it

i calmness that could serve her well at wimbledon.— at wimbledon.n. i love coming back here even though i see a lot of. here even though i see a lot of seagulls— here even though i see a lot of seagulls when i'm serving. it's not that fun, _ seagulls when i'm serving. it's not that fun, but i do enjoy being down here in— that fun, but i do enjoy being down here in the — that fun, but i do enjoy being down here in the sunshine.— here in the sunshine. meanwhile in the men's draw, _ here in the sunshine. meanwhile in the men's draw, the _ here in the sunshine. meanwhile in the men's draw, the former- here in the sunshine. meanwhile in the men's draw, the former british j the men's draw, the former british number one camera norrie lost his first round match and was visibly and audibly frustrated during his defeat by the world number 88. norrie has found form hard to come of the season and made a late decision to play in this tournament after losing in the first round at queen's. however he felt he was similar fate queen's. however he felt he was similar

staying with wimbledon and emma raducanu has been given a wild card to play at sw19.on the wimbledon title in 2018. raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year — including wimbledon — after wrist and ankle surgeries. to rugby league, and head coach rohan smith has left leeds rhinos by mutual consent. despite leading the side to the 2022 grand final, the rhino's currently lie in 7th in the super league table, having suffered three defeats in four games, including saturday's loss at hull fc, who had previously won just once all season. ican i can tell you that switzerland and scotland have drawn 1—1. and that's all the sport for now. hello. thanks forjoining me. it's been a fine day for most of us, feeling a little warmer, too. those temperatures have been rising in the last few days. the weather settling down, a clear evening on the way. skies a little hazy in places. in fact, if we look at the satellite picture from earlier on, you can see also a weather front very close to our neighbourhood here. and that may keep things cloudy and damp, a

as you mention, wimbledon possibly next, a test. i wimbledon possibly next, a test.hair doubles.— success in the form of the men's wheelchair doubles. yes, a familiar sto for wheelchair doubles. yes, a familiar story for gordon _ wheelchair doubles. yes, a familiar story for gordon reid _ wheelchair doubles. yes, a familiar story for gordon reid and - wheelchair doubles. yes, a familiar story for gordon reid and alfie - story for gordon reid and alfie hewitt. everywhere they go to play, i didn't paris a fifth consecutive title. they came through in straight sets, the second seeds from japan. another triumph for them and it was slightly improved alfie hewitt�*s mood because he lost the single final a couple of days ago. ads, final a couple of days ago. a blockbuster day in paris today, and tomorrow we could be in for some match in the men's final.- alcatraz may be the final, but he was beaten. when they met at roland garros two years ago, alcatraz loss. he's not at his best, he was cramping. they have played a lot of tennis. he is very good on clay, he's very good on

laura scott is at wimbledon for us. how have the brits fared in the tour? i at wimbledon for us.our? i think it's fair to say it _ brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say it could - brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say it could have i brits fared in the tour? i think. it's fair to say it could have been much worse. let's start with andy murray because he is one of the biggest talking points ahead of the championships because we do not yet know whether he will play or not because of the back surgery. he's been drawn against thomas match, the world number 38 and the czech republic and that will bring back painful memories for him because it was against thomas earlier this year in miami when he ruptured ankle ligaments but murray has been given another day to recover because he's been drawn in the opposite half of the draw to the champion callas alcaraz so it means he would not play until tuesday so that's good news for him. when it comes to the brits three of them have been drawn against seeded players in the toughest of those on paper is emma raducanu drawn

the former wimbledon finalist, who's only played four tournaments this year, served 47 aces in the winee—set matches. i got lucky to get through. obviously, the serve helped me a lot today. it's good to be back playing here in queens. it has been i think five or six years since i played here last time, so, for me, to be able to enjoy these kind of tight moments, even though they are not always fun going through them in the moment, it is the thing that is the most exciting about competing and being back on court. meanwhile, andy murray is predicting that jack draper could go on to become world number one, after he won his first atp tour title, beating the former wimbledon finalist matteo berretini, to lift the trophy at the stuttgart open. he's now the highest—ranked british player, just outside the top 30, and will begin his campaign at queens on tuesday. just the way i played last week is what i'm most proud of. so even though it not too long to reset, i've got to play tomorrow, but i'm obviously very proud, and winning my first one just before coming here as well, feeling confident,

staying with wimbledon and emma raducanu has been given a wildcard to play at sw19.us grand slam winners to be given entry in to the women's singles, joining naomi osaka, caroline wozniacki and angelique kerber, who won the wimbledon title in 2018. raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year — including wimbledon — after wrist and ankle surgeries. it's still tense in cologne, sweden have had a goal disallowed. and it still 1—1 in the crucial game for scotland. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. is a new war brewing in the middle east, between israel and hezbollah? there have been sporadic attacks since october 7th, exchanges of rockets across the border. but the frequency is certainly increasing. and now israel's military command says it has approved "operational plans for an offensive in lebanon". there are near deserted towns near the border in israel — where there seem to be expectations of a further escalation. the white house sent middle east envoy amos hochstein to speak to both sides this week, but the talks injerusalem mo

so monday, the first day of wimbledon, it looks like it should stay mainly dry on monday.unny spells, for tuesday. so for monday night, we see that rain clear away from the east of the country again. clearer skies under that ridge of high pressure with temperatures dipping into single digits where we have cloud and double figures. but we look to the west to more rain pushing in around this area of high pressure, but generally because it's a ridge of high pressure, it should be a mostly dry day for most of the country. on tuesday, we'll start off with quite a bit of sunshine around for england and wales, cloud will tend to build up through the afternoon. most of the rain i can mention will be across western scotland, perhaps northern ireland, maybe some spots for northwest england, but the majority of the south of the country should be dry again. 14—21 degrees. but we're looking at the high teens for most places and the outlook for the rest of the working week into the start of the weekend is for remaining mostly unsettled. most of the rain will be across northern and weste

and the new world number one jannik sinner prepares for wimbledon by winning the halle open.ello there, it's been a gripping day at the european championship, with late goals in both matches to decide the final standings in group a. in frankfurt, switzerland were heading through to the last 16 as group winners after taking the lead against germany, that was until the hosts equalised in injury time to return to the top and scotland are out, finishing bottom of the group after a 100th minute winner from hungary in stuttgart, that keeps their hopes alive adam cottier reports. both scotland and hungary needed to summon all their heart and strength in stuttgart, with both sides needing a positive result to avoid elimination. a cagey first half in which scotland had the most possession of the ball saw hungary have the best opportunity. willi orban's header catching the crossbar after a free kick from liverpool's dominik szoboszlai. scotland didn't manage a single shot until shay adams fired off target in the 53rd minutes. off target in the 53rd minute. hungary forward barnabas varg

the former wimbledon finalist, who's only played four tournaments this year, served 47 aces in the wingot lucky to get through. obviously this serve helped me a lot today. it's good to be back playing out here in queen's. i think it's been 5—6 years since i played here last time, so for me, to be able to enjoy these type of moments, even though they aren't always fun going through them at the moment, it's the things that's most exciting about competing to be back on court. meanwhile, andy murray is predicting that jack draper could go on to become a future world number one — after he won his first atp tour title beating the former wimbledon finalist matteo berretini, to lift the trophy at the stuttgart open. he's now the highest ranked british player, just outside the top 30 and will begin his campaign at queens on tuesday. just the way they play is what i'm most proud of and yet, even though it's not too long to reset it, i've put the play tomorrow but coming year and feeling confident in a list of things as well, definitely means a lot to me and i'll remember coming in and to be good

katie boulter has seen off karolina pliskova, the former wimbledon champion. preparation that is for the british number one, boulter, going into wimbledon fortnight away. and jack draper has that winning feeling as well. he will become the men's british number one tomorrow — and with just two weeks to go until wimbledon — he's won his first atp tour title. after losing two finals before, it was third time lucky today. this was him up against matteo berrettini. nick ransom was watching. stepping into the spotlight, jack draper will be in the world's top 40 when rankings are updated tomorrow. for today, it was all about a first career title, and the perfect wimbledon warm up, in a city also hosting the euros. but an early own goal in the form of a double fault handed italian matteo berrettini an early advantage. after half an hour, the former wimbledon finalist had served up a first set lead. draper kept his composure in the second set, taking berrettini to a tie—break, before snatching a mini—break. a point later, and the match was even. draper now one set away

britain's jack draper has won his first atp tour title after beating the former wimbledon runner up matteo the stuttgart open. draper had already secured his place as the new british number one and beat a two—time winner of this tournament fighting back from a set down. draper had lost his first two tour finals in his career but this win moves him up to number 32 in the world and into a potential seeded position for wimbledon which starts in a couple of weeks. katie boulter won the wta event in nottingham for a second year running. the british number one had to overcome a one set deficit to even make the final on sunday, but after her victory over compatriot emma raducanu she then did the same against karolina pliskova to win the trophy. having missed out on that final, it's also been revealed that emma raducanu's turned down the chance to play for great britain at this summer's olympics in paris. given her injury issues raducanu said she thought it was "not necessary" to put her body through switching surfaces. however two—time gold—medallist andy murray will compete for team gb at roland

the reigning wimbledon champion has now won all six of his career meetings against tsitsipas.semifinal against incoming world number one jannik sinner, who comfortably saw off grigor dimitrov earlier on tuesday. coco gauff was the first woman to book her place in the french open semi—finals. the us open champion recovered from a slow start and came from a set down to beat three—time grand slam finalist ons jabeur. it's gauff�*s second slam semifinal of the year after reaching the last four at the australian open in january. as russell mentioned earlier, ons jabeur criticised the scheduling of that match. it started on court philippe chatrier on tuesday at ”am local time. it's the first time slot each day, and those matches usually begin in front of hardly any supporters. i would have loved a quarterfinal at night, not at 11 am, for me it doesn't make sense. maybe this is the only grand slam and maybe the australian open they play the quarterfinals at 11 am. which for me, i don't find it... i don't know the broadcast, i don't know the tv but you achieve a quarterfinal, no play

the former wimbledon finalist, who's only played four tournaments this year, served 47 aces in the win. i got lucky to get through. obviously, these serve helped me a lot today. it's good to be back playing here in queens. it has been i think five or six years since i played here last time, so, for me, to be able to enjoy these kind of tight moments, even though they are not always fun going through them in the moment, it is the thing is that is the most exciting about competing and being back in court. meanwhile, andy murray is predicting that jack draper could go on to become world number one, after he won his first atp tour title, beating the former wimbledon finalist matteo berretini, to lift the trophy at the stuttgart open. he's now the highest—ranked british player, just outside the top 30, and will begin his campaign at queens on tuesday. just the way i played last week is what i most proud of. so even though it not too long to reset, i've got to play tomorrow, but i'm obviously very proud, and winning my first onejust before very proud, and winning my first one just before com

the reigning wimbledon champion has now won all six of his career meetings against tsitsipas.semifinal against incoming world number one jannik sinner, who comfortably saw off grigor dimitrov earlier on tuesday. coco gauff was the first woman to book her place in the french open semi—finals. the us open champion recovered from a slow start and came from a set down to beat three—time grand slam finalist ons jabeur. it's gauff�*s second slam semifinal of the year after reaching the last four at the australian open in january. as russell mentioned earlier, ons jabeur criticised the scheduling of that match. it started on court philippe chatrier on tuesday at ”am local time. it's the first time slot each day, and those matches usually begin in front of hardly any supporters. i would have loved a quarterfinal at night, not at 11 am, for me it doesn't make sense. maybe this is the only grand slam and maybe the australian open they play the quarterfinals at 11 am. which for me, i don't find it... i don't know the broadcast, i don't know the tv but you achieve a quarterfinal, no. gauf

the two—time wimbledon champion thinks he will miss this year's singles due to a spinal cyst. later in their first debate before the 2024 election. it's being held in georgia, which is one of the six key states which could decide who will take the white house. 0ur senior north america correspondent, john sudworth, joins us now from atlanta. john, what are we expecting to hear later? this debate is taking place far earlier in the electoral cycle than previous ones and there is a reason for that. the poles are deadlocked and neither candidate is particularly popular and both know that they need to do something to shift the dial and appeal over the heads of the pundits and pollsters and speak directly to the american people. forjoe biden, the challenge, of course, are the perceptions over his age, so expect him to try and project a forceful and vigorous performance. for mr trump, perhaps the opposite is true. he may be looking to tone down his usual style to allay concerns over the crucial undecided voters in battleground states like this over his recent criminal convictions and

the reigning wimbledon champion has now won all six of his career meetings against tsitsipas.semifinal against incoming world number one jannik sinner, who comfortably saw off grigor dimitrov earlier on tuesday. coco gauff was the first woman to book her place in the french open semi—finals. the us open champion recovered from a slow start and came from a set down to beat three—time grand slam finalist ons jabeur. it's gauff�*s second slam semifinal of the year after reaching the last four at the australian open in january. as russell mentioned earlier, ons jabeur criticised the scheduling of that match. it started on court philippe chatrier on tuesday at ”am local time. it's the first time slot each day, and those matches usually begin in front of hardly any supporters. i would have loved a quarterfinal at night, not at 11 a:m., for me it doesn't make sense. maybe this is the only grand slam and maybe the australian open they play the quarterfinals at 11 a:m.. which for me, i don't find it... i don't know the broadcast, i don't know the tv but you achieve a quarterfinal, no.

britain's jack draper has won his first atp tour title after beating the former wimbledon runner up matteo the stuttgart open. draper had already secured his place as the new british number one and beat a two—time winner of this tournament, fighting back from a set down. draper had lost his first two tour finals in his career but this win moves him up to number 32 in the world and into a potential seeded position for wimbledon which starts in a couple of weeks. katie boulter won the wta event in nottingham for a second year running. the british number one had to overcome a one set deficit to even make the final on sunday, but after her victory over compatriot emma raducanu she then did the same against karolina pliskova to win the trophy. having missed out on that final, it's also been revealed that emma raducanu's turned down the chance to play for great britain at this summer's olympics in paris. given her injury issues raducanu said she thought it was "not necessary" to put her body through switching surfaces. however two—time gold—medallist andy murray will compete for team gb at rolan

britain's jack draper has won his first atp tour title after beating the former wimbledon runner up matteonal of the stuttgart open. draper had already secured his place as the new british number one and beat a two—time winner of this tournament fighting back from a set down. draper had lost his first two tour finals but this win moves him up to number 32 in the world and into a potential seeded position for wimbledon which starts in a couple of weeks. katie boulter won the wta event in nottingham for a second year running. the british number one had to overcome a one set deficit to even make the final but after her victory over compatriot emma raducanu she then did the same against karolina pliskova to win the trophy... having missed out on that final, it's also been revealed that emma raducanu's turned down the chance to play for great britain at this summer's olympics in paris. given her injury issues raducanu said she thought it was "not necessary" to put her body through switching surfaces. however two—time gold medallist andy murray will compete for tean gb at roland garros. for team

he is the reigning wimbledon men's champion.. i'm feeling great. honestly, after queens, i had a lot of days to adapt my game, to practice, to get better. yeah, i... i rememberafter losing in queens, the next day i started practising my movements, my serve, just to be more comfortable, i'm playing on grass this year. and right now i had great practice with great players just to see how is my level. and right now i think i am ready to start the tournament. so he does sign pretty confident. let's see if he can make it back—to—back wimbledon titles. he is in the same side of the match as the top seed, yannick sonaro. it may not be the easiest run to the championship for carlos alcatraz either. ~ ., , , ., either. who needs pimms. you have not is either. who needs pimms. you have got is ready — either. who needs pimms. you have got is ready and _ either. who needs pimms. you have got is ready and in _ either. who needs pimms. you have got is ready and in the _ either. who needs pimms. you have got is ready and in the main - either.

raducanu won the first set last night and is continuing her preparation for wimbledon after returningver lunch to reach the final. meanwhile at the nottingham open, katie boulter — who beat emma raducanu earlier in their rain delayed semi final — is playing the former wimbledon finalist karolina pliskova in the final. boulter�*s the defending champion, pliskova's won it before too. this is the second match of the day for both players because of yesterday's weather disruption. boulter has lost that first set, but is up a break in the second, and trying to get herself right back into this. well positioned. this is —— we will bring you the latest from nottingham. emma raducanu missed out on that final, narrowly beaten by katie boulter. today we've been told that raducanu's turned down the chance to play for great britain at this summer's olympics in paris — but two—time gold medallist andy murray will compete at roland garros. with more, here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. for team forteam gb for team gb tenor selection for paris 2020 for got people talking, and that is not

andy murray's yet to confirm his participation in the men's singles at wimbledon — but as it stands,r most recent encounter, murray lost to machac at the miami 0pen. emma raducanu returns to wimbledon after missing last year's tournament — she's been handed a wild card and has a tough opener against the 22nd seed ekaterina alexa nd rova. here are a few of the other first round matches involving british players — jack draper is seeded for the first time — he'll play elias ymer — and could face cameron norrie in the second round, if norrie can overcome argentina's facundo diaz acosta. dan evans has been drawn against chile's alejandro tabilo. katie boulter faces germany's tatjana maria and could meet compatriot harriet dart, if dart beats bai zhoo—zwan of china. meanwhile, novak djokovic, who's recovering from a knee injury will face vit kopriva. reigning champion carlos alcaraz has been drawn against mark lahal, while world number one jannik sinner will play yannick hanfmann. in the women's draw, iga swiatek takes on sofia kenin, defending champion marketa voundrousova begins her defe

wimbledon tournament will start on july 1, as you know, wimbledon is the biggest tennis tournament on grass surface, which is part of the series. this is the end of the sports column, i wish you a peaceful and pleasant life weekend and see you on monday. i thank yevhen, only at the very end i want to say that... this week, at least until friday evening, we collected almost 80 thousand uah, we have 50, less than 50 00 uah left, i hope you will understand that it's for a minibus, and saturday is sunday, but you see this qr code again, i can't just show it again, please, as long as there are 58100 we have already collected, there are less than 50, 49 left, so i believe in you, you've even done a feat this week, i don't think we have that many we can collect let's do it, we can do everything together, stay with us, literally in a few minutes denko will tell you about the weather, i'll say goodbye until monday, stay in touch, take care of yourself, synoptic greetings to all, dear ukrainians, we are talking, of course, about the heat, which is not is just approaching, has already arrived in

jack draper has claimed the biggest win of his career, beating the wimbledon champion carlos alcarazest world ranking, but even so, coming through in straight sets against the spaniard was quite the shock. reginaldo rosario reports fresh off a first atp title and ascended to british number one, jack draper's confidence has never been higher, and that was apparent from the off. an early warning for carlos alcaraz that this would be a challenge. although the defending champion here was perhaps distracted by other matters on the court. it’s by other matters on the court. it's because by other matters on the court. it�*s because the colour of the shorts, the bees are after him. but because the colour of the shorts, the bees are after him.— because the colour of the shorts, the bees are after him. but at the rest is after _ the bees are after him. but at the rest is after they _ the bees are after him. but at the rest is after they went _ the bees are after him. but at the rest is after they went -- - the bees are after him. but at the rest is after they went -- the - rest is after they w

at wimbledon this year.e've talked about the british talent but what are some other names you will be looking out for? i talent but what are some other names you will be looking out for?— you will be looking out for? i think alle es you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on carless - you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on carless alcaraz | all eyes will be on carless alcaraz who just won the french open and he is the reigning wimbledon men's champion. he is looking and sounding quite confident, let's have a listen to what he had to say to reporters. i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a _ i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a lot— i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a lot of days to practice had to -et had a lot of days to practice had to get better — irememberafter i remember after losing i rememberaf

swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next. playing great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn't lose any points that i didn't need to, so i'm happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark's clara tauson in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy's elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive performance on the clay courts of paris. the wimbledon champion eased past the 21st seed, felix auger aliassime, winning in straight sets injust over two hours. alcaraz will play stefanos tsitsipas in the quarter finals, after the greek ninth seed beat matteo arnaldi in four sets. he didn't beat me, yeah. so the matches that we've played — i won all of them. so that's what i wanted to mean when i said that they h

just over a couple of weeks now until wimbledon starts.on his wimbledon career. this year will also have record prize money to play for — £50 million — which is over five million more than last year. the all england lawn tennis club say they wanted to achieve a balance between supporting players who rely on funding, and rewarding those at the top. the championships come it's been so successful, we have good revenue, it was right to reward the players are nearly 15% and when they get to 2.7 million this year. one thing we have always done is look at the whole draw, because we are very conscious that those players as we referred to on the left—hand side of the draw rely very much on grand slam revenue for travel, for coaching, so therefore, we very much look at that as well, which is why we have increased that to 60,000 this year. and of course, the wheelchairs, which is close to my heart, having seen the wheelchair athletes perform at the paralympic games all those years ago, to be able to give £1 million to the paralympics and wheelchair e

with wimbledon just _ bounces into the semifinals.c news. for more than two decades, roger federer would have considered playing in one of those wimbledon warm up events. the championships provided him with 8 of his 20 grand slam singles titles in a career that is among the greatest of all time. it's two years now since he retired, and a new documentary has been released telling the story of his final days as a player. federer�*s been telling sally nugent about it. i think it definitely me. maybe i was going to become emotional at the very end. even though i felt like i was solid —— definitely hit me. even through the game, i was super relaxed. i don't know... at the end, it was just, it's like, relaxed. i don't know... at the end, it wasjust, it's like, 0k, relaxed. i don't know... at the end, it wasjust, it's like, ok, this is it. he sighs. you talked about the film where you had a dream in that ball kid's dream came true. yes. where you had a dream in that ball kid's dream came true.— kid's dream came true. yes, i now look back on

we've got wimbledon starting soon. yeah, it's not easy to resolve.re's glastonbury and there's all sorts of things happening. i mean, as you said, i used to be controller of five live and we generally took the view that people wanted to go to wherever the most exciting thing was happening and to be with that at the key moments, to have the other information as well. most people are interested in wimbledon and in the general election and in all the other things that are going on. so i don't think you're denying the audience a range of choice on things, but it is difficult and there will be times when you're fervently wishing that you could have a change from nigel farage on the leaders debate. but it's the right thing for the bbc to do public service broadcasting on the election as well. of course, a lot of the major broadcasters are doing these extra debate programmes and i wonder if you think there are too many of them. yes, there are now too many debate type programmes and especially, i think the seven way debates, ones where all the party leaders

swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next.ying great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn't lose any points that i didn't need to, so i'm happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark's clara tauson in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy's elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive performance on the clay courts of paris. the wimbledon champion eased past the 21st seed, felix auger aliassime, winning in straight sets injust over two hours. alcaraz will play stefanos tsitsipas in the quarter finals, after the greek ninth seed beat matteo arnaldi in four sets. he didn't beat me, yeah. so the matches that we've played — i won all of them. so that's what i wanted to mean when i said that they have

another prestigious pre—wimbledon touranment is at the queen's club in london the american tommy paulre. he beat the italian lorenzo musetti in straight sets. 0n the women's tour, kazakhstan's yulia putintseva has won her first grass court title — beating ajla tomljanovic in straight sets in the final of the birmingham classic. while in berlin, jessica pegula knocked out top seed coco gauff in a rain—affected semi final — before returning to court to beat anna kalinskaya in three sets to win the title. scottie scheffler is having a remarkiable year — with six pga tour title — all of which have come since march. it wasn't straightforward at the travellers championship in connetticut though. a group of protesters ran on to the 18th green as the final group were ready to putt when play resumed, scheffler narrowly missed a birdie putt that would have clinched victory, that meant a a play—off against south korea's tom kim after they both finished on 22 under par — but scheffler came through, winning on the first play—off hole. a play—off win too for italy's guido migliozzi at the klm open