hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm mark edwards, coming to you from the bbc sport centre, here is what we have got coming up in our show. defending champion elena rybakina survives a scare at the start of her wimbledon campaign with a win. world number one carlos alcaraz is up and running, and there is carnage on the track at the tour de france butjasper philipsen wins stage four in chaotic circumstances. hello and thanks

forjoining us. there is only one place to start and that is at wimbledon where rain for the day nevertheless saw plenty of action on centre court and court one. the defending women's singles champion elena rybakina has begun the defence of her title, the kazakh has booked her place in round 2 at the expense of american shelby rogers but had to do it the hard way after dropping the first set as she did regroup to come through in three. just the atmosphere and the attention to be on the centre court is different than the last year because last year i started on the smaller court and with every match i was playing better and better, feeling better, but here it is different, straightaway you go to this big court and i think for me it is now a new chapter and this is something only to get used to and try to maintain my level and just to get used to all of these things.

it was a much easier time for the top seed in the men's draw, carlos alcaraz breezing through to the second round, the spaniard needed less than two hours to beat retiring frenchmen in straight set. the us open champion aiming to become the third youngest player to win a men's singles title but alcaraz�*s thoughts was only focused on the special guest of the day on centre court, eight time champion roger federer. after the match i was taking everything i have done, you know, all the stories, all the posts and i saw roger federer was here and i was a little bitjealous, honestly. i want roger federer to watch one of my matches obviously

and i wish to talk a little bit with him, for me would be amazing and i hope to, you know, to see him around more than once. andy murray meanwhile has maintained his record of never losing in the wimbledon first round with a rather encouraging victory over fellow briton. in the world and he started slowly against a wildcard compatriot on centre court eventually showed his greater class to fight off early breakpoints and in 6—3, 6-6, 6-1. this three in store on wimbledon, most of those rain delayed matches scheduled for play along of course with the start of the second round. the rain has poured for most of these two days at wimbledon, the forecast is looking better on wednesday, we will see round 2 matches get under way on centre court

including iga swiatek, world number one, trying to win her first wimbledon title. iga swiatek has been talking about how comfortable she is starting to feel on the grass but still, in her words, has a lot to learn. she is the current us open champion but she is desperate to get her hands on the venus rosewater dish here. novak djokovic will also take to centre court on wednesday, he hasn't been beaten on that court for a decade, he is trying to win a roger federer—equalling eigth singles title and a 24th grand slam for him. he is up against the aussie jordan thompson and we're also to see daniil medvedev get his wimbledon under way on wednesday, he wasn't here last year the russian because of the ban on players from russia and belarus. he is going to be taking on a home favourite, the british wildcard making is wimbledon debut, arthur ferry.

medvedev has said he hasn't always enjoyed playing on grass, will this be the time when he can finally break through? cricket now and as we still recover from what was a chaotic second test at lords we prepared to move on to headingley, a host of so many famous ashes moments and a venue that is sure to give the australian team a hostile welcome on thursday. at lord's we had everything, a barrage of bouncers, a controversial dismissal and a true captain endings from ben stokes. for the aussies a draw at headingley would not only erase some of the painful losses the team have experienced at that particular ground but also more importantly see them retain the ashes, adding a layer of intrigue, both squads have injuries to contend with on england's side, it's been can terms that ollie pope has been ruled out of the rest of the series. be a big mess for us. obviously he is a hell of a player, and he is a great mind to have in the group as well, and gains a huge

amount of having him as vice captain as to a number of the guys around so because it would be a big loss, he has been an integral part of this team and will continue to be for many more years to come. key injuries affecting both sides, england havejust a significant offspinner, nathan lion will also miss the rest of the ashes series, his likely replacement for the third test, todd murphy, is well aware of lyon's impact on the tourists. obviously devastating for math, a guy who has been so durable for so long and plays a massive role in the australian cricket team so to see him go down was disappointing. it obviously hurts going forward for everyone but hopefully i can step in at some stage if we get the opportunity and be able to play a role. england's women cricketers face an uphill battle in their series, hopes remain for the hosts when australia won the first t20 and took a 6—0 points made in the multiformat series.

england needed nine points to regain the ashes with things moving onto the on wednesday and our reporterjoe currie was there for us. england's ashes hopes are currently hanging by a thread. if they are to win the series, something they now haven't done since 2014, they need to win all five remaining white ball games, starting here at the oval with a t20 tomorrow night. mission impossible? perhaps. must win? definitely. a short time ago we got the thoughts from both the australian and england camps. there has been a lot of close games, few decisions and i think we are really close and we are really confident going into tomorrow and very excited to get back on the pitch tomorrow to get a. obviously they are a great team and with competed with them a lot, great game to watch the spectacle. we want to win every single game of course, we didn't come over here to lose and i think we are in a good place at the moment where we feel of course we want to retain at first and foremost and if that happens tomorrow night, fantastic, but if we can

be in a good position at lord's to win the ashes that is certainly something that we want to do. if winning five games in a row wasn't hard enough for england, just a reminder that australia are the reigning world champions in both white all formats of the game. but if you want to follow things here at the oval tomorrow night, you can do. it starts at six o'clock and it is alive across the bbc. to cycling and adam yates has kept his 62nd overall lead after stage four of the tour de france. this was a second stage of two flat stages in the south—west of the country and for the first mountain stage in the pyrenees on wednesday, in what was a chaotic race, it was jasper philipsen who outsprinted all the fast men to take the stage when. this was another quiet day for adam yates, all the yellow jersey contenders would only have to finish in the peloton.

the action was condensed into the last three kilometres. chaos reigned the finale on the motor racing circuit. five gary young was then crashed out, jasper philipsen and his alpecin team responded to the situation. launched toward the finish line in the belgian beat australia's caleb ewan by centimetres for his second win in two days. so no record—breaking win for mark cavendish. he was fifth and said as soon as those blue jerseys swept past him it wasn't his day. yates stays in yellow, his big test comes in the mountains on wednesday. the saudi pro leagues transfer extravagance continues, joining on a free transfer after leaving liverpool. 31—year—old brazil ford was a free agent his liveable contract expired at the end of last season, he is one of several big names signed by saudi clubs this summer and joins the senegal goalkeeper after he left chelsea last week.

alessia russo says she is beyond excited to join arsenal, after her departure from manchester united after her contract expired. united had previously turned down two world—record bids from arsenal in january with second offer believed to be close to half £1 million. she is past the lioness�* squad heading to the world cup in australia on wednesday. now some history in england on tuesday, hannah dingley has been named the caretaker head coach of forest green rovers becoming the first woman to take charge of a senior men's team. she firstjoined forest green rovers in 2019 to take charge of the academy, in which time she also initiated the club's girls academy which launched in 2021. and that is all the time we've got left for now. from me, mark edwards and the rest of the team here at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.

hello there. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in between weather systems with lighter winds as well. now, it could still start wet and windy across the far east of east anglia first thing, but then that'll clear away. then it's a day of sunshine and showers. you could catch a shower pretty much anywhere, but i think the majority of them will be across scotland and northern ireland because the winds will be lighter. we should see more sunshine around, particularly across the south.

we could be up to 20 or 21 celsius, otherwise it's the mid to high teens again in the north. so there is a threat of a passing shower or two for wimbledon. but wednesday's weather looks a lot better. we should get to see some play in the outside courts. so as we move through wednesday nights, most of those showers fade away and then it's drier and clearer for many of us. but breeze and clouds starts to pick up out west ahead of this area of low pressure temperature wise, ranging from seven to 12 celsius. this is the pressure chart for thursday. we've got high pressure building over the near continent will keep things fine and settled for england and wales. this area of low pressure will park itselfjust to the west of ireland. that's going to bring cloud strong winds and outbreaks of some heavy rain across northern ireland pushing up in towards western scotland. but the rest of the country should stay largely dry and good spells of sunshine start to pick up a southerly breeze. so temperatures will be picking up , 22 or 23 celsius. on friday, we have low pressure to the north and the west of the country, higher pressure to the south and the east. and we're drawing up some warm and humid air at this point from the south.

so much of england and wales will have a dry, sunny and a very warm day. chances of showers or thunderstorms, particularly for western scotland and northern ireland, where it will also be windier. so it could be the mid to high 20s for england and wales on friday. noticeably warmer with increased humidity. but for the weekend low pressure sits out to the west of the uk and influences the weather pretty much across the whole country. so although it'll stay quite warm across the south on saturday as an increasing threat of showers and thunderstorms as we move through the weekend, temperatures dropping a little bit again on sunday.

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