you need the intelligence to know who they are. you have got to target them rather than what they are using. i understand. thanks very much. that's it for newsnight this week. but don't go yet, because it's been the first night of the proms this evening. it's the last night, with its raucous packages, and it gets much of the attention, but we thought we'd balance things out over the summer with a proms playout each week. and to start us off, we bring you the vocal ensemble i fagiolini, who open the proms lunchtime chamber series on monday. they are acclaimed monteverdi specialists, and this is the asoth anniversary of his birth. here they are with anima mea perdona. have a great weekend. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tim hague. no hateful eight for the king of centre court. roger federer is into his eighth wimbledon final, where he will play the player he beat in five sets last year at wimbledon, marin cilic of croatia. and rory mcilroy‘s shaky preparation for the open continues. he misses another cut. roger federer is one win

from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in their semi—final earlier this evening. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second on tie—breaks, and the swiss then wrapped up victory, winning 6—4 in the final set. yes, i mean, look, it was a long way backin yes, i mean, look, it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult, just to stay calm, and speak to the team, and take another decision that we were going to sit

out and wait longer and take time. but i'm so happy i did it, because my life continues after tennis, too. and the man he will play in the final is marin cilic. the former us open champion beat the american sam querrey in four sets. cilic lost to federer in five sets at last year's wimbledon. unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. especially the way this tournament unfolded from the first round, i was playing really great tennis, and today was a really ha rdfoug ht great tennis, and today was a really ha rdfought rattle. sam great tennis, and today was a really hardfought rattle. sam i think played really high—level tennis. especially that last set, he was serving big, hitting really big from the back of the court. —— hardfought battle. but after that, the back of the court. —— hardfought battle. but afterthat, ifelt the back of the court. —— hardfought battle. but after that, i felt that i was just battle. but after that, i felt that i wasjust a battle. but after that, i felt that i was just a little bit better on the return games. i was making him more play on his service games, and overall i felt that the level was really, really high. jamie murray and martina hingis are through to the mixed doubles

final after beating marcelo demoliner and maria jose martinez sanchez in straights sets on centre court. and waiting for them are heather watson and henri kontinen. they beat bruno soares and elena vesnina 2—1. so that means britain is guaranteed success, one way or another, in the final. while gordon reid and alfie hewett are back in the hunt for another wimbledon title, after britain's star wheelchair tennis double act reached the final. after early defeats in the singles for both men, they recovered as a team, with a 2—1 victory over argentinian gustavo fernandez and japan's shingo kunieda. on the first night of the world para athletics championships, in london, hannah cockroft won the 100 metre t34 gold in a world—record 17.18 seconds. and it was a british one—two, as 16—year—old carrie adenegan came in second, winning silver.

imean, it i mean, it is amazing. i think going around the warmup laps i was getting around the warmup laps i was getting a bit emotional. noise was so loud. we haven't had that since london 2012 and just to be able to go in and put a good performance in, just mean so and put a good performance in, just mean so much. and hopefully it is a sign ofa mean so much. and hopefully it is a sign of a good championships to come. and gemma prescott won gb‘s third medal of the tournament, with bronze in the f32 club final for seated athletes with cerebral palsy. prescott‘s best throw was 19.97 metres. now let's get to trent bridge, where england are looking for a good start to the second test against south africa after a comfortable victory in the opening match. adam wild is our reporter there. adam. a warm welcome at trent bridge. that is, for the fans, at least. visiting teams — well, they will be all too aware that this hospitality and friendly reception won't stretch as far as them. england now were a team with just

one thing on their mind, a big victory in the first test, and in no mood to let up the pressure. england's pace uncomfortable, unsettling. when james anderson comes in to bowl, magicjust seems to happen. a brilliant catch from liam dawson. and that was anderson's 300th test wicket on home soil, the first englishman to do that. south africa had a point to prove. no better place to do it. but it wouldn't be here just yet. we had a breakthrough for stuart broad, business resumed. well, not quite. amla was finding the form which has eluded south africa in this series. this took him to a half—century, and quinton de kock followed shortly after. but then there was a break in concentration, alastair cook making up for an earlier drop. and then the key wicket — amla threatening to break loose but coming up short.

and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis, the captain, athletically caught behind. and bavuma also fell into the gloves ofjonny bairstow. so patience finally paying off, the game now intriguingly poised. it has been at times frustrating for england's bowlers. they will be keen to get their batsmen in and only then will we see how successful their preparation has been. it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. he has been struggling for form, and he has now missed the cut at the scottish open, too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole. you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france, and it was an important one for britain's chris froome.

the three—time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yellowjersey passing to fabio aru. drew savage has this on froome‘s attempt to get it back today. you don't often see this, chris froome in white rather than yellow, six seconds behind fabio aru, although with 770 miles to go to paris, plenty of time to make that up. there are worse places than the high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop on high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop on your prey. team sky made a 2—pronged attack. pontardawe was in the front, and further back chris froome keptjabbing the front, and further back chris froome kept jabbing away the front, and further back chris froome keptjabbing away at fabio aru. the tour has become a race rather than a procession. action for the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the national day of france. the breakaway lead over the last big climb. the rates leaders would not catch them. chris froome and fabio aru fought it out over a descent to

the finish and neither could gain an advantage. four way battle for the win. team sky's position is strengthened, and fabio aru hung on to follow chris froome across the line. the italian keeps his six lead. we will see if he has the legs to make it all away to paris. it was actually quite great feeling to have to go out there and try and raise for the win today, as opposed to raising defensively and having that pressure of defending the jersey. it felt quite nice to have the shoe on the other foot. celtic have beaten linfield 2—0 in their champions league qualifier first legs. the match was moved to friday so it didn't clash with the marching season, and celtic declined to take up their ticket allocation, amid safety concerns. but the visitors were 2—0 up after half an hour thanks to goals from scott sinclair and tom rogic, and that is how it finished. the england defender kyle walker has completed his transfer from tottenham hotspur to manchester city. the 27—year—old has signed a five—year contract for a fee that could rise to around £50

million after add—ons. the fa has charged the former sutton united goalkeeper wayne shaw with breaching betting rules after he ate a pie during the fa cup defeat to arsenal. shaw resigned after being captured on camera eating the pie during the match in february. it later emerged he had been offered odds by a bookmaker to do so. he has been charged with intentionally influencing a football betting market, and improper conduct. he has until 6:00pm next friday to respond to the charges. the long—term future of the british grand prix at silverstone may be uncertain, but mercedes driver valtteri bottas set the fastest time in second practice for this year's race. and team—mate lewis hamilton wasjust behind him on the timesheets, although he did come off the track briefly, and reported possible damage to the underside of his car. and, while you thought december was prime pantomime season, floyd mayweatherjr

and connor mcgregor have been doing their latest bit of acting this evening, ahead of their fight on 26 august. the latest stop on their world tour was in london, and a packed wembley arena watched them curse at one another for around 30 minutes — this the cleanest bit of footage we could show you. mayweather is, of course, one of boxing's greatest—ever fighters, while mcgregor, the biggest name in ufc, is boxing for the first time in his career. and that is all from sportsday, with me, tim hague. good evening. let's take a quick look at your weekend weather, shall we? we have some rain in the north and west of the uk. in the saturday morning the best of any brightness will be in the south—west midlands,

east anglia and the south—east. occasional rain coming and going across the north and the west, with across the north and the west, with a stiffening breeze. the rain across england and wales will be hit and miss through the morning and by the afternoon a few spots in the east anglia and the south—east. many will stay predominantly dry. on saturday, western scotland the rain will be quite persistent around the hills, spreading to northern ireland later. even with the cloud it will start to feel increasingly mucky out there. if you are out saturday night it will be told. the rain will eventually ease from scotland and northern ireland and by sunday it will be lying across wales and the midlands to start with, producing a slightly damp start to silverstone. the best of the sunshine in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. a few showers in northern england. a few showers in northern scotland. wales and the midlands brighten up later. hopefully those breaks make it in time for race time at silverstone. very humid, 25 or 26 possible. drier into the start of next week. stormy by mid week. all the details coming up by mid week. all the details coming up on bbc news throughout the night. theses bbc world news. the top

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