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hello, and welcome to sportsday. the sixth day of these championships. it started with rain. play happening around me. coming up on tonight's programme: can britain's katie boulter pull off the shock of the championships and put out the defending champion? escape of alcaraz — the world number one makes it into the second week. but not before a battle on centre court and also chasing her first wimbledon title. the second seed aryna sabalenka reaches the last 16.

iam mad i am mad the bbc sport centre. the dream is overfor mark i am mad the bbc sport centre. the dream is over for mark cavendish, out of the tour de france. we will tell you what happened. and a vital early breakthrough, late in the day, as rain slows things down for england against australia. here we go again. round about this time last night we saw andy murray and cam norrie go out of the championships and not long after that liam brady, to. british hopes now rest with katie and to the wheelchair events get going later next week. she is playing and more

on that to come. we will start tonight with the world number one because it has been the match of the day. it was a thriller on centre court. the world number one in the end digging deep and fighting hard for his place in the last 16. a vile box filled with sporting legends, all—weather eyes fixed on centre court for the arrival of the best men player in the world. alcaraz is getting used to these big occasions, his opponent not so much, needing a little guidance in his first wimbledon appearance in four years. he found his way, forcing the spaniard into shots like this. save hands of the umpire. alcaraz is the best player for a reason. hands of the umpire. alcaraz is the best playerfor a reason. shots hands of the umpire. alcaraz is the best player for a reason. shots like this are the proof. the top seed had not dropped a set at wimbledon this year but a thriller of a second in which the spaniard had battled back

so his opponent holt is now. all that did was rattle his cage and he flew through the third set. his opponent was not done and he was throwing everything at it, quite literally. but it wasn't enough as the 20—year—old ensured his passage into the fourth round. 1refill the 20-year-old ensured his passage into the fourth round.— into the fourth round. will be happy with a level — into the fourth round. will be happy with a level that _ into the fourth round. will be happy with a level that i _ into the fourth round. will be happy with a level that i play _ into the fourth round. will be happy with a level that i play to _ into the fourth round. will be happy with a level that i play to get - with a level that i play to get through this really tough round and of course with the, really happy to, you know, lift the energy that i received. i think both of us receive the energy. a special energy. so thank you. it the energy. a special energy. so thank vom— the energy. a special energy. so thank yon-— the energy. a special energy. so thank you. the energy. a special energy. so thank ou. ., ., ., ., ~ thank you. it was far from a walk in the ark thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for— thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for the _ thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for the world _ thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for the world number - thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for the world number one | the park for the world number one but the second major for him remains on the cards. alcaraz are fighting hard and making his way through the last six. interesting to see him look up to his coach trying to figure out how to make that transition to grass but boy, as he

figuring it out and quickly. we came to this championship having won the queens court title. what else is happening in the men's draw? we have seen daniel medvedev who is through after beating his opponent in four sets. and medvedev dropped the first but winning the second, third and fourth and is enjoying it a lot more on the surface which has not been the case previously. medvedev�*s best at wimbledon was 2021 when he reached for. it was not here as part of the russian belarusian band. in the past he told us he hates playing on grass but he is liking it more as he is feeling more at home on the surface and he will be targeting, after a big win here is a good grass court player. job done for daniel medvedev, another one of the contenders in the men's draw. jock of h, the overwhelming favourite, who could challenge him? could it be

the player who put the end to andy murray's run yesterday? he has pretty much played every single day of the championships. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday and now saturday. his opponent was out in straight sets so he is due to the second week of the championships. a man trying to target his first grand slam title. the greek fifth seed. through he goes to the round of 16. also, how pinning at the moment, some other games. two sets all and three all in the deciding set. it will keep you up—to—date with what happens and on court number one

player who had a horrible time with injuries after rolling his ankle against nadal. he has been doing well here. he has been a curse player ever since i missed last year because of covid. it is early days. he is leading to— one and that one at the moment. going with serve, on the serve there, big game on the court won there. what about the women's draw, then? what about all those people on henman hill. disappointed the british fans last night with marie norrie and brady but what of katie boulter? this is going to be whole step up for her

against the defending champion, the women's third seed who has got that powerhouse serve and of course that incredible forehand as well. she is coming to these championships, remember, with a virus. she withdrew from the french open and has had her struggles. she has dropped that's already at championship so she is vulnerable and boulter might try to target. coming into wimbledon having won her maiden title with that victory in nottingham feeling very confident. 26 years old now. that match is last up on centre court. talking of centre, why don't we take you to centre at the moment? i do not have eyes on exactly what is happening but i know that the first set was 6—3. this would be a surprise bearing in mind that she reached the final and was beaten.

he's got to try to figure this out in first. she has not had a particularly good year. did not come into the championships feeling confident. she says she is keeping a trophy as her wallpaper on her mobile to try to inspire her. looks like she's found her best tennis so far. she's got to get yourself into the certain first if she is to pull off another run to the final. keep across that on the bbc as ever. it is a busy day at this championship as you can imagine. we have still been playing catch up with all the rain that we had early on in these championships. we will leave it there for now. we will hit the pause button. more to come, though, including a man who pulled off one of the greatest stories in the history of the championships, by

reaching the wimbledon final here a0 years ago. more on his story to come but for now, back to the bbc sport centre and to gavin. thank you very much indeed. thank you, chetan. well, it took a while to get going due to the weather — but england showed they meant business with vital wickets — when play got under way on day 3 of this crucial 3rd ashes test against australia. england desperately need a win, to stay in the series. and made it count with the ball, after a stop—start day, that didn't get going till nearly 5 o'clock. joe wilson is there for us — and joe — a damp day — but superb progress for england in the time they have had. what about the weather tomorrow, joe? absolutely. the people i feel relieved for those thousands who turned up here at headingley for a full day of cricket and eventually saw the first delivery bowled out for a0 5pm. even then, we had another short break before play

video got going by the cricket we have seen has been captivating. 0vercast conditions, idealfor bowling. england, as you suggested, desperately keen to get on with it. they did make quick progress when play under way and we will show you some important action. good test match for england on his recall to the side. a dangerous player leave that delivery. he was gone for 28. now, australia's wicket keeper came out to large booze. people you remember lawrence and he fell quickly, too, also. the situation subsequently though is that things have just started to turn australia's way. by now england would have hoped to get rid of all australia's batteries and have helped to have ended the second innings but instead we saw travis playing the type of earnings we saw with ben stokes. they are eight wickets down and just at the point

where australia will start to feel optimistic about the balance of this test match. ., ~ optimistic about the balance of this test match-— test match. thank you very much indeed for — test match. thank you very much indeed for that. _ test match. thank you very much indeed for that. and _ test match. thank you very much indeed for that. and we _ test match. thank you very much indeed for that. and we are - test match. thank you very much | indeed for that. and we are under way... we are under way in the crucial women's ashes t20. it's the last of the 20—over matches between england and australia — before the one—dayers. and is a must—win, like the rest of them, for england. as they look to stay in running, in this multi—format series. tonight's match is at lords and jo currie is there for us. jo, what's the latest? well, despite some intermittent rain since lunchtime and some slightly dubious dark clouds overhead, this match has got under way on time. we expect england coming into this evening full of confidence after that vital win at the oval made a beacon that is reflected in the starting line—up which is unchanged from wednesday evening. england have finally won a toss and put australia in to bat. a moment ago there were 12 without loss. two australian players. just a reminder that this

is a multiformat series and england are currently trail australia by six points to two and that means should england lose tonight australia will retain the trophy and a best england can only draw the series but this vital match wasn't big enough by itself it is also the 25th anniversary since the women's ashes were created. for these players on both sides it is the first time playing abroad so very special moment. the match is under way. you can follow it live on the bbc. you can follow it live on the bbc. lando norris was so close to securing pole in a rain affected qualifying at silverstone, ahead of tomorrow's british grand prix. the british driver was fastest in the first session. but who else to steal the limelight — max verstappen — the championship leader, with his 5th pole in a row — as he heads the grid. joe lynsky reports. in f1 right now it is so hard to catch the champion. the first race

in a row max first up and start sample after a saturday at silverstone marked by chaos in the rain. the turns in the wet at nearly 200 miles an hour to this for lewis hamilton. 0thers came off the track towards the track in the garage, even first upended strange things. a bump in the pit lane meant he needed a new front wing. but as the sky cleared and the track dried up brought a thrilling finish to the race here for pole. forjust a few seconds a home dream was alive. lando norris goes on to take provisional pole!— lando norris goes on to take provisional pole! lando norris crossed the — provisional pole! lando norris crossed the line _ provisional pole! lando norris crossed the line max - provisional pole! lando norris i crossed the line max verstappen provisional pole! lando norris - crossed the line max verstappen was just behind and just pick the best bit into the top of the grid but to make the front row meant so much to mclaren. tomorrow, norris starts second. great showing from norris today. great showing from norris today. there's more heartbreak for mark cavendish — yesterday he was pipped to the line at the tour de france —

denied the chance to break the all—time tour stage win record. today, his tour is over. cavendish was involved in a crash — suffering a suspected broken collarbone. ending what's set to be his final appearance at the famous race. drew savage reports. nobody would have wanted it to end like this. . , , ., ., , like this. cavendish is down and is on the floor- _ like this. cavendish is down and is on the floor. 16 _ like this. cavendish is down and is on the floor. 16 years _ like this. cavendish is down and is on the floor. 16 years after - like this. cavendish is down and is| on the floor. 16 years after making his debut at _ on the floor. 16 years after making his debut at the _ on the floor. 16 years after making his debut at the world's _ on the floor. 16 years after making his debut at the world's biggest i his debut at the world's biggest bike race the mark cavendish ever came to an unexpected and abrupt and 50 miles from the finish line of stage eight. it was the sort of innocuous incident that happens countless times at the tour. a touch of wheels at the front revelled back to the palatine and cavendish was down. as the seconds ticked by it was clear he was not going to get up quickly. he would have hoped to be involved here at the finish were philipson, who denied cavendish a record 35th stage victory in bordeaux yesterday, was finally

beaten by denmark's athlete. he would have beenjust 12 years beaten by denmark's athlete. he would have been just 12 years old when cavendish won his first aid at the tour in 2008 and that wasn't even the beginning of a long and amazing career. he won his first world title on the track in 2005 in the madison. in 2011, this was how he followed green jersey at the tour de france. in 2012, cavendish was almost unbeatable. he became the most successful sprinter in tour de france history winning his 23rd stage at the champs—elysees in paris. successful on the track most third title in 2016 and an olympic silver. in 2021, having 0lympic silver. in 2021, having battled illness and mental health problems, he made a glorious and inspiring comeback at the tour, winning four stages, second green

jersey and equalling the record of 3a stage wins. cavendish didn't like to speak about beating that record. he only ever said he wanted to win one more stage in his final tour de france. but a fractured collarbone has cruelly denied that opportunity. you've got to feel for him, haven't you? you've got to feel for him, haven't you? let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. at the women's giro d'italia, defending champion annemiek van vleuten is closing in on a fourth title. she leads by nearly four minutes with one stage to go, afterfinishing in the main bunch behind blanka vas, who won stage 8 in an uphill sprint. south africa beat australia a3—12 as the rugby championship started in pretoria, with former england head coach eddiejones beginning his second stint in charge of the wallabies with a loss. and — after 12 years and more then 500 games for manchester united — david de gea is leaving the club. the spanish goalkeeper posted a tribute thanking fans on social media — having been a free agent since his contract came to an end last month.

england's under 21's are in the closing stages of the their european championship final with spain — where england lead 1—0. england took the lead just before half—time, cole palmer's free—kick deflecting off curtisjones and into the net. england beat israel 3—0 in semi—finals, and haven't conceded a goal in tournament. 0pponents spain thrashed ukraine to reach the final. we will keep you updated on that. there's more to come on the track too — with the start of the para athletics world championships in paris. the opening ceremony today — ahead of the action which starts tomorrow — more than 1300 competitors from over a hundred countries are taking part. with high hopes for great britain. rachael latham is there for us. and rachael, talk us through the opening ceremony, and what's in store.— who should we be looking out for in the british contingent for success. as a marker for next year's paralympics. talk as though the ceremony and also what is in store for this

championship.- what is in store for this championship. what is in store for this chamionshi -. ~ ., , championship. well, the opening ceremony has — championship. well, the opening ceremony has been _ championship. well, the opening ceremony has been going - championship. well, the opening ceremony has been going on - championship. well, the opening i ceremony has been going on behind me this evening and the world championships. they are so different to anything that has happened before because they have been held in the same city, paris, where paralympics will happen next year and it is so unusualfor an will happen next year and it is so unusual for an organising committee to be able to test an event on this scale. i mean, this is the biggest event on the calendar since tokyo in 2021. some are going to be able to see if things can go well but also things go wrong. also, it is a great chance for them to be able to gauge the interest of the public here in france from what they want from para— sport. the organising committee said they sold 100,000 tickets and of those crowds well thenit tickets and of those crowds well then it is notjust wait for the paralympic movement but also the experience for these athletes, especially the nine british athletes that are going to be making their

debut here in paris. ihieiiii that are going to be making their debut here in paris.— debut here in paris. well we be lookin: debut here in paris. well we be looking out _ debut here in paris. well we be looking out for _ debut here in paris. well we be looking out for in _ debut here in paris. well we be looking out for in terms - debut here in paris. well we be looking out for in terms of- debut here in paris. well we be looking out for in terms of the l looking out for in terms of the british contingent for success in this championship as well as paris next year? this championship as well as paris next ear? ~ . ., this championship as well as paris next ear? ~ ., , this championship as well as paris next year?— this championship as well as paris next ear? ., , . next year? welcome early doors. we should be seeing _ next year? welcome early doors. we should be seeing a _ next year? welcome early doors. we should be seeing a gold _ next year? welcome early doors. we should be seeing a gold medal i next year? welcome early doors. we should be seeing a gold medal from | should be seeing a gold medalfrom jonathan brim edwards and the high jump. this is his fifth world championship. he is hoping to retain his title and then looking at the women we've got sophie, 0livia his title and then looking at the women we've got sophie, olivia and ali. there will be going together in a classification for the 100 metres. sophie is the paralympic champion. she is hoping to retain her title, too. a bigger deal of those women on the podium together. i also spoke to some of the big of the gb team earlier this week to hear their thoughts on what these were championships could be like. to get the opportunity _ championships could be like. to get the opportunity to — championships could be like. to get the opportunity to come _ championships could be like. to get the opportunity to come year- championships could be like. to get the opportunity to come year out, i the opportunity to come year out, pretty much, we are in a holding camp next year so getting the opportunity to feel how it is, see what needs to be improved, i would argue that we are the best nation when it comes to paralympic sport, especially when it comes to

preparedness and obviously the massive support we get. the preparedness and obviously the massive support we get. the big hope is that paris will _ massive support we get. the big hope is that paris will be _ massive support we get. the big hope is that paris will be massive. - massive support we get. the big hope is that paris will be massive. i'd i is that paris will be massive. i'd love _ is that paris will be massive. i'd love to — is that paris will be massive. i'd love to he — is that paris will be massive. i'd love to be bigger than london 2012 that i_ love to be bigger than london 2012 that i think it is the time and the theme _ that i think it is the time and the theme of— that i think it is the time and the theme of the movement needs. as i face all— theme of the movement needs. as i face all we _ theme of the movement needs. as i face all we can do is go in there and give — face all we can do is go in there and give our best performances and i do believe _ and give our best performances and i do believe it— and give our best performances and i do believe it will be a massive game, — do believe it will be a massive game, fantastic. we make coming at every— game, fantastic. we make coming at every game — game, fantastic. we make coming at every game put pressure on myself. i mean, _ every game put pressure on myself. i mean. not _ every game put pressure on myself. i mean, not losing in ten years as well, _ mean, not losing in ten years as well, think— mean, not losing in ten years as well, think that pressure is expected as well. people just expect me to _ expected as well. people just expect me to win_ expected as well. people just expect me to win so i'm coming here to deliver— me to win so i'm coming here to delivera— me to win so i'm coming here to deliver a performance, like always. and that _ deliver a performance, like always. and that is — deliver a performance, like always. and that is the only thing i am control— and that is the only thing i am control so— and that is the only thing i am control so what happens on the day happens _ control so what happens on the day happens on — control so what happens on the day happens on the day but i hope to be the best— happens on the day but i hope to be the best man out there. so, happens on the day but i hope to be the best man out there.— the best man out there. so, the championship — the best man out there. so, the championship starts _ the best man out there. so, the championship starts tomorrow l the best man out there. so, the i championship starts tomorrow and we could see a gold medalfor championship starts tomorrow and we could see a gold medal for great britain. there is the frame running. they won 1—2 at the last championships in dubai and are hoping to make the podium here in paris. . ~ hoping to make the podium here in paris. ., ,, , .,

that's all from us here at the bbc sport centre — so let's head back to wimbledon and chetan. chetan over to you. thank you. they are waiting for katie boulter. a lot of players are to last 16 and i want to turn your attention to one of the greater story these championships have ever seen which happened years ago. chris lewis was the world number 91 when he improbably, incredibly reached the final. the new zealander was beaten in the end byjohn mcenroe but he has been telling me about his memories of that unlikely run to the final. ~ , ., .,, ., final. wimbledon was at the tournament. _ final. wimbledon was at the tournament. it _ final. wimbledon was at the tournament. it was - final. wimbledon was at the tournament. it was the i

final. wimbledon was at the i tournament. it was the pinnacle final. wimbledon was at the - tournament. it was the pinnacle and that was the one that you always aspire to doing well at so from the time i could hold a racket, even though the us open in the australian open and the french, a massively important tournaments, it was always wimbledon that was the pinnacle. and while i love most about it is the tradition. the grass courts i grew up tradition. the grass courts i grew up playing on grass, i love that. i love the wide clothing, love the etiquette of the crowd, i love the culture here, i love london. there's of the tournament, all the characteristics, i love. so it was just my idea of the ultimate place to play tennis and here you are on that stage. and i don't think it is a coincidence that i choose wimbledon is the place that i wanted to do well at and here i when the junior wimbledon is title. number onejunior in the junior wimbledon is title. number one junior in the world because i win at wimbledon. every year that i played wimbledon i thought i was very capable of doing well here so it was just a matter of stringing that good form together over the course of two weeks, which i did. i played comeback tennis, and you feel

at the end of that, coming out the other end of that, that you are invincible. so going into the final you're confident best but certainly very aware you are up against the player playing the best tennis on the planet, in my view a tennis genius. even though i thought i had a chance of winning, the reality was, he wasjust a chance of winning, the reality was, he was just too good. in a chance of winning, the reality was, he wasjust too good. in my opinion, i think, was, he wasjust too good. in my opinion, ithink, at was, he wasjust too good. in my opinion, i think, at that time, arguably, the greatest, the most genius player that played the game up genius player that played the game up until that time and i think you had to be... it now played a couple of times, you would had to be up the end of the courtjust of times, you would had to be up the end of the court just to of times, you would had to be up the end of the courtjust to appreciate how good john moores. ichris end of the courtjust to appreciate how good john moores. chris lewis there, how good john moores. chris lewis there. former _ how good john moores. chris lewis there, former wimbledon - how good john moores. chris lewis there, former wimbledon finalist i how good john moores. chris lewis| there, former wimbledon finalist in 1983. let me turn your attention to two other former wimbledon finalist trying to get into the last 16. i told you earlier in the programme she had lost that first set. but you can see she is fighting back. there she is. a former open champion. she

looks to level things up, a—2, can she take a 5— to lead here? heartbreak and last year's final when she won the first set before losing the match. this is the grand slam she says she wants more than any other and she is desperate to reach the final hear one more time and this time go a step further. job done, 5—2. she leads on centre. let me take you to court one. he has been hopeless pretty much the whole year. that covid last year. was not at the championships. what a place to find your best tennis, wimbledon. you can see he is 5—3 up. two points away from winning this first set. customary big serve hopefully for him here. here he is. he is close to

seeing that one out and remember that everybody here on the hill at this, the british fans are waiting for the british player who will be playing. she put others a pricier by beating a former finalist at these championships. this is a step up from that. it is who won this title last year and one of the favourites to do so again. she is in good form. 26 years old now. her maiden wta title. we're looking forward that one tonight, especially from a british perspective, after the disappointment of andy murray and others going out. we will keep you up—to—date on the website.

impactful showers and thunderstorms at the moment, especially for parts of scotland and england. through the rest of the weekend, still showers and thunderstorms, not quite as potent, the air is turning fresher from the west. that fresh air is out here just to the south and west of all this cloud, moving northwards and eastwards. this is the cold front from earlier which will eventually bring that big drop in temperature, back to the rest of the afternoon into the evening, across england and scotland you will see some showers and thunderstorms. still humid air in place, still mid 20s, high 20s across east anglia as we start this evening. tonight, showers and scotland and then for a while, pushing northwards, later across the channel islands and south—east of thing that we could see more storms return. in between those to most places become dry, partly clear skies, still warm, not as humid as the nightjust gone. sunday, south—east england, there could be heavy thundery rain in the morning, wet start for scotland, elsewhere, dry start, sunny spells, showers speaking out widely. there could be further interruptions at the ashes, rain close to silverstone, hopefully a lot of play at wimbledon. temperatures tomorrow, 21—2a c.

sunday night into monday, the next developing area of pressure to the south—west will bring heavy rain across parts of ireland, wales, spreading through the midlands, northern england, southern scotland. some showers could still be on the thundery side. as at low pressure moves to the north—east through this coming week we start to have more of a westerly or north—westerly airflow, things will be much cooler through the week ahead. temperatures at or below average for the time of temperatures tomorrow, 21—2a c. very pleasant in the sunshine. sunday night into monday, the next developing area of pressure to the south—west will bring heavy rain across parts of ireland, wales, spreading through the midlands, northern england, southern scotland. showers towards coastal parts to england and the north of scotland. some showers could still be on the thundery side. as at low pressure moves to the north—east through this

coming week we start to have more of a westerly or north—westerly airflow, things will be much cooler through the week ahead. temperatures at or below average for the time of year, especially across the north of the country. expect changeable spells, though, with the rain at times and it will also be quite windy at times, too. live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak says the uk "discourages" the use of cluster bombs — as the us says it will supply them to ukraine.