coming up on this programme: reflecting on glory, federer talks about rising up the rankings once again. russia take advantage and top group b, as they beat italy in their opening match at the european championship in the netherlands. and chris froome tells us why staying in yellow at the tour de france is harder than ever. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. roger federer is on the hunt for more records. the swiss beat marin cilic on sunday, to become the most successful man in wimbledon singles history, and claim a 19th grand slam title. speaking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, the king of wimbledon said he always believed he could win at the all england club again, and the 35—year—old is now focussing on returning to the top of the world rankings. i think it is going to be... yes, three, four way race, or maybe a two way race with me and nadal, if andy

murray drops his number one ranking. but all of a sudden it and he starts winning again, we all have to start winning again, we all have to start winning again, we all have to start winning again but if he starts dropping points, we willjust get there. i am dropping points, we willjust get there. iam hoping it is dropping points, we willjust get there. i am hoping it is against rafa, because it would mean a lot to him to get back to world number one but i was just trying to explain to the press that i haven't thought about the whole lot yet. i have to speak to the team and decide how much i am going tojust chase it for the near future, so, much i am going tojust chase it for the nearfuture, so, like, maybe just get the world number one at least one more time in my career, or is it actually my career to maybe finish the year as world number one, which is maybe a big deal. but for me, that makes a big difference, being number one for a week, or finishing the year as world number one, soi finishing the year as world number one, so i have to have a meeting and discussion with my team about that in the coming week. our favourite question, generally, is how long are you going to play for? and i know you going to play for? and i know you can't possibly answer that question. you have one, 2... grand

slam since you turn 35. ken rowe i3 after 35, he was in grand slam finals at 39. does it appeal to you, pitting your guile, your expertise, against guys who are half your age? how it feels to play against players half my age? it feels also began quite different, because i love the times when i came on to and i played the likes i knew from the video games i knew from tv, and here i am playing against them. and now i am playing... iam playing against them. and now i am playing... i am on the opposite side. iam, playing... i am on the opposite side. i am, like, playing... i am on the opposite side. iam, like, the guy playing... i am on the opposite side. i am, like, the guy they know from tv. and now... i don't know, it is quite different. you know, what it used to be, but i am enjoying myself, and i like to, you know, guide them and help them along the way. and any advice they seek, i am a lwa ys way. and any advice they seek, i am always happy to give. because i think it is so important to share experience and knowledge about the game, and the game will always move on and will always be bigger than any athlete. so i am just happy that

ican be any athlete. so i am just happy that i can be in the sport for as long as i have been, and we will see how much longer i will be around. to the women's european championship, and the defending champions, germany, could only manage a goalless draw against sweden. while, in the day's earlier match in group b, russia were 2—1 winners over italy. elena danilova and elena morozova with russia's goals, both in the first half, and sarah mulkerrins was watching. well, we were wondering how this rematch of last year's olympic final would go, and in the end it gave us a goalless draw between germany and sweden. they brought plenty of intensity to the pitch. lots of open, attacking play, but really let down in the final third by the quality of their finishing. mandy islacker went closest for germany, eight minutes from time, at a superb save kept sweden in it. both teams will have to start finding the goals if they are looking to progress deep into this tournament. in the day's early game, there was a historic win

for russia, their first in early game, there was a historic win for russia, theirfirst in european championship history. they won 2—1 against italy. francesco totti has taken a role as a director at the serie a club roma, signalling the end of his playing career, after a remarkable 25 years at his only professional team. the ao—year—old former italy forward played his last game for roma as a second—half substitute against genoa at the end of the season, in may, but had left the door open to playing elsewhere. however, monday's news from the club that he will start work as a director means totti has hung up his boots for good. barcelona's new coach, ernesto valverde, says he is relieved to have star player lionel messi playing on the same team, and not against him. messi has signed a new four—year deal keeping him at the nou camp until 2021, ending speculation that the five—time ballon d'or winner could be tempted to leave. barca will travel to the united states on wednesday for their pre—season tour. translation: it is a feeling of

relief to have lionel messi. when you are on the bench as arrival, you are thinking about what you have to do to stop the surge that rises, and sometimes you lack players to stop him. right now what i am trying to get used to is the way he and the tea m get used to is the way he and the team trains. he is a unique player, and his role will be the same one he has had over the past years. he is a player who can play in any position, and can do it well. to cricket now, and south africa have thrashed england in the second test at trent bridge, to level the series at 1—1 with two to play. the hosts crumbling to i33 all—out in their second innings, to lose by a whopping 340 runs, former england captain alastair cook the only batsman to offer any prolonged resistance, vernon philander and keshav maharaj doing most of the damage for the proteas. we know they are a very strong team,

and we needed to do our best to beat them, and we were. pretty much from them, and we were. pretty much from the toss, straight through to this last ball that we bowled, we were pretty much in control of the test match. and to do it for that long ta kes match. and to do it for that long takes incredible performance. so i think it wasjust takes incredible performance. so i think it was just on how well we stuck together and how well we played, and how consistent we were. that was the difference in this game. kusal mendis scored a fluent half—century, to keep sri lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on day four of the one—off test against zimbabwe on monday, in colombo. the hosts were 170—3 at stumps, with mendis batting alongside angelo mathews. sri lanka's highest—ever successful run chase was against south africa, back in 2006, when they ran down a target of 352. the pairings have been announced for the first two rounds of this week's open, at royal birkdale, and 2016 winner henrik stenson kicks off the defence of his crown alongside former world number one and two—time major winnerjordan spieth. then, check out this tasty trio.

masters winner sergio garcia will be joined byjason day and zach johnson. elsewhere, rory mcilroy will partner the current world number one, dustinjohnson. but earlier in the morning britain's tommy fleetwood, who hails from southport, where the open is taking place, tees off with us open champion brooks koepka. let's hearfrom fleetwood now. it is going to be an experience for me that i will never forget. it is not... it is very rare that you get

a tournament is close to home. i know everybody wants to talk about that, and it is, it is a massive privilege to be playing the tournament so close to home and it be the british open. so yes, it is going to be a great week for no matter what. with six stages to go at the tour de france, chris froome is hoping he will get stronger in the last week of the race. the defending champion has found himself on the floor, he has lost the yellowjersey, he has got it back, and then he had to take a wheel from a teammate, on sunday's dramatic stage in puy—en—velay. i was standing on the side of the road with my team—mates, trying to change wheels. i thought that was potentially game over for me. do you think if you wear yellow all the way paris, you will look back on yesterday and think that was the day ididn't win yesterday and think that was the day i didn't win the tour de france, but i saved it. let's get to paris and then i can think about that, but certainly just then i can think about that, but certainlyjust reflecting purely on yesterday, that was a huge save. i think that was really touch and go.

ifi think that was really touch and go. if i didn't reach that front group at the top of that time, i don't believe i would have made it to the finish line in yellow. and the tour de france has never been disclosed at the top in the history of the tour de france. what is it like for you? it is stressful. we knew going into this race that this would be the closest fought tour de france i had ever done, and the biggest challenge of my year—to—date. and i think it is shaping up to be exactly that. was it more enjoyable getting the yellow jersey back that. was it more enjoyable getting the yellowjersey back and get into the yellowjersey back and get into the first place? well, i mean, of course it was a disappointment to lose it in the pyrenees, when i had a bad day. what i am feeling better and better as the race goes on, and hopefully that means that we have time things really well going into this race. i came in really fresh, andi this race. i came in really fresh, and i hope that means that going into the third week now that is going to put me in better shape than some of my rivals. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but, from me and the rest

of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. yesterday, we saw 27 degrees in the london area, with increasing amounts of medium and upper—level cloud, but the skies stayed pretty much clear in northern scotland. and, through the day today, we're going to see those temperatures creeping up a notch or two. 29 degrees somewhere in england and wales. then midweek, big changes on the way. some thunderstorms heading our way. and then by the end of the week, it is going to be a good deal cooler, 27 degrees. as the cloud goes to the southern half of the uk, clearer skies further north to end the day on monday. and, with those clearer skies,

we see temperatures dipping down to 11—12 degrees in major cities, and rural areas could be single figures. but not so further south — it is a warm night here. today, a south—easterly breeze striking in some hot and humid air from the near continent. that breeze will be quite a noticeable breeze, in the south—east in particular. but a decent day for many places. some sunshine for much of scotland. maybe a shower or two developing as we get on into the afternoon, but a lot of sunshine, and it is going to be quite warm as well. 22 in glasgow and inverness. northern ireland should have a decent afternoon. 22 degrees or so, similar in northern england. always a bit fresh along that north sea coast. but get away from that, 25 or so in the manchester area. southern england and wales gets to 28—29 degrees. but, as we get down towards the south—west, we start to see some thunderstorms developing. they will be in the channel islands early on, and drift ever northwards. hit and miss, but if you get one, you will know all about it.

and those thunderstorms continuing to drift their way north through the small hours on wednesday. there will be some hail, some gusty winds to go with that. wednesday itself, thunderstorms continuing to drift north. dry in large parts of england and wales. but then we see more rain coming in from the west, and some of that could be quite heavy. temperatures coming down a little bit across the west side. norwich, 29 degrees. but generally, temperatures are beginning to come back down on wednesday. and that process continues on into thursday. as this weather front goes from west to east, it will bring some rain with it, and also some fresher air. for the golfers at royal birkdale, quite strong winds making it challenging. early rain and then sunshine and showers into the afternoon, and temperatures in the upper teens. so on thursday, yes, some rain spreads from west to east. it will be an unsettled end to the week with some general rain across quite a large area. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america

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