hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with wimbledon then — it's men's semi—finals day... which means novak djokovic is in action on centre court. his eleventh semi—final at wimbeldon by the way. he's aiming to win the title for a 5th year running. chetan patak is keeping an eye on things from the roof of the broadcast centre.... he's playing young italianjannick sinner — how's the match going so far? all the he has not lost for a decade, things have tightened up in that second and djokovic has broken that second and djokovic has broken that he is trying to hold on. he is t in: to that he is trying to hold on. he is trying to land _ that he is trying to hold on. he is trying to land a — that he is trying to hold on. he is trying to land a punch _ that he is trying to hold on. he is trying to land a punch which - that he is trying to hold on. he: 3 trying to land a punch which is not easy against novak. he is chasing the history you mention. he is trying to win any title which would bring him up to the level with roger federer. some of the numbers that are inspiring novak djokovic. yannick has got to hold on to some

face. he took on djokovic last year. could he make an inroad this year? that is what he is trying to do this yearin that is what he is trying to do this year in centre court. once that match is done, we'll see world number one carlos alcaraz facing daniil medvedev. can alcaraz reach his first wimbledon final? it is only his fourth senior tournament on grass. he has let at these championships so far. with some big results. against what we saw in his contemporary. this will be a different challenge. he has called him an optimist because he has that that ability to return bowls and find angles. medvedev in his first 12. there is a sense that

if alcatraz makes it through, he will play djokovic. you expect novak djokovic to win it again. djokovic has held onto his serve in the end, so he is a set and 3—1 up in the second. so he is a set and 3-1 up in the second. . ~ so he is a set and 3-1 up in the second. ., ~ , ., so he is a set and 3-1 up in the second. . ~' , ., , so he is a set and 3-1 up in the second. ., ~ ,, , . so he is a set and 3-1 up in the second. ., ~ , ., , . ., second. thank you very much. i am leased second. thank you very much. i am pleased you — second. thank you very much. i am pleased you have _ second. thank you very much. i am pleased you have an _ second. thank you very much. i am pleased you have an umbrella - pleased you have an umbrella with you because it looks very wet indeed. you can follow all of the coverage from wimbledon across the bbc and online. now to football and usa international cristian pulisic has admitted he found his time at chelsea difficult. it was announced on thursday that the forward's left the premier league club to join ac milan and he says he's looking forward to the fresh start. for whatever reason i was not getting all the opportunities at my previous club. now i can reach the highest level i can and hopefully be back to where i want to be and take it to another level. 1

back to where i want to be and take it to another level.— it to another level. i have a big opportunity — it to another level. i have a big opportunity now— it to another level. i have a big opportunity now and _ it to another level. i have a big opportunity now and i - it to another level. i have a big opportunity now and i look - it to another level. i have a big - opportunity now and i look forward to reaching it. now to the world para athletics championships in paris and switzerland's marcel hug — who's nicknamed the swiss silver bullet — has won another gold medal today. he won the men's 1500 metres in a championship record time — his second gold of the event at the age of 37. there is not only, it is like a puzzle and so many pieces fit together right now, mentally, physically and i have so much fun at the moment. ifeel physically and i have so much fun at the moment. i feel confident physically and i have so much fun at the moment. ifeel confident today. my the moment. ifeel confident today. my game plan went very well and yes, i am very satisfied with my performance today. many athletes expect me to when and i am hungry. i hope i can stay on top until next year because i am here in paris. remember you can follow all of the action from wimbledon

across the afternoon across the bbc. including the website — bbc.com/sport. and that's all from us for now. goodbye. the united nations says almost 300 children are estimated to have died or disappeared this year whilst attempting to cross the mediterranean sea from north africa — from countries like syria or afghanistan — to europe. the new report by the un children's agency warned, however, that many shipwrecks leave no survivors or go unrecorded, making the true number impossible to verify. unicef is calling for more safe and legal routes for young people to claim asylum, and for better efforts to rescue people at sea. i have been speaking about this with verena knaus, a migration expert with unicef. it isa it is a tragic number and it is a number that has been rapidly increasing. it is important to keep

increasing. it is important to keep in mind we are seeing something like a peak cover and virus normal. —— covid. it is increasing in many different parts of the world. we just heard before that the children come from syria, afghanistan, eritrea and venezuela, countries that are trapped in cycles of violence, extreme poverty and many more problems that drive them from their homes. so the numbers of the first six months of this year, they are a mirror image of the crisis that children face in many parts of the world and so they have increased, and with the number of children crossing and trying to reach safety across the mediterranean, the number of deaths have unfortunately also increased. so we have seen a doubling compared to the first six months of last

year, but we have not seen the equivalent increase and attention being paid to this so we seem to be ignoring this tragedy that happens day in and day out and i cannot imagine that we can really accept the fact that nearly 300 children, imagine a planeload full of children of futures, a very small children, of futures, a very small children, of boys and of girls, would crash over the central mediterranean and we would just turn away. yes. over the central mediterranean and we would just turn away. we would 'ust turn away. yes, when ou start we would just turn away. yes, when you start to — we would just turn away. yes, when you start to break— we would just turn away. yes, when you start to break down _ we would just turn away. yes, when you start to break down those - you start to break down those numbers, it does make for difficult reading, equating to 11 children dying or disappearing every single week. you have touched on it already but what do we know about why these children are fleeing? yes. but what do we know about why these children are fleeing?— children are fleeing? yes. it is really important, _ children are fleeing? yes. it is really important, not - children are fleeing? yes. it is really important, not only - children are fleeing? yes. it isj really important, not only that children are fleeing? yes. it is - really important, not only that we break down the numbers. i think it is quite hard apart from the fact that after the course of today

another two or three children will have died. these numbers while at the same time urges probably the tip of the iceberg, we have poor data because many shipwrecks go unrecorded, very few survivors and very few bodies are found. we remember the hunting memories of their recent shipwreck increase where we are not sure how many lives are lost. where do they come from and why do they take these dangerous routes? it is really a confluence of conflicts, take the example of afghanistan. a country with decades of cyclical violence, of conflicts that has now been sort of in the grips of the current government, where education is shut down for girls, where they are combined impacts of violence, plus dry plus climate impacts, floods and community violence at levels we

cannot imagine drive children out. take syria, we are now looking at over a decade of conflict does not seem to end. take the example may be of syrians that have left syria many years ago and have maybe built a fragile new life in turkey, goes —— right because their homes have been rocked by recent earthquakes and then we have countries like the democratic republic of the congo where we have a new violence and desolation from sudan which is regularly flooded with large numbers of already in country display stand displaced and those washed out of their homes. it is a combination of many factors. in brazil — practically everyone follows the game of football — and many people play it. but becoming a professional isn't easy — especially for young women, as tim allman explains.

think brazil — think football, and this is the sort of thing that probably comes to mind. samba, soccer, celebration. here, in the favelas of rio de janeiro, the passion runs deep. this is a football club that for more than a decade have been trying to help young women become professional players, although that can be easier said than done. translation: i like football, i like playing football, - but the older players are quitting because the female soccer league doesn't reach the same level as men's. men's football has a lot more support than women's. around 30—a0 women train here every week, and the club also has a men's team. it is undoubtedly a harder road to travel for female players, many women not getting the opportunities they feel they deserve, but the ambition is there, no matter what.

"my dream is to be a forward in the national team", says ana carolina, "and to play all around the world". maybe that dream will come true, maybe it won't, but her senior football club will do everything they can to help, one match at a time. lewis is back with the headlines. goodbye. hello in the mediterranean. closer to home it is all about low pressure and unseasonably wet and windy weather. that will drift north and east and dominate the story through the weekend. gusty winds across parts of wales and england, a0 — 50

mph. 0n parts of wales and england, a0 — 50 mph. on top of that we have seen persistent rain. that is drifting north and east as we go through the rest of the day. showers for scotland on the whole but not in the way of sunshine generally across the country. heaviest of the rain into the afternoon, pushing towards northern ireland, across central wales and into the midlands and south coast, pushing towards the scottish borders by the end of the day. the cloud and rain will not be worn very out there, 15 — 21 degrees. temperatures below parfor the time of year. 0vernight tonight, that wind and rain dishes north, it will linger in the far north of scotland. staying breezy in the south, a lot of cloud around and temperatures will hold up around 13-16 to temperatures will hold up around 13—16 to begin with first thing on saturday morning. the low remains with us and the winds remain a

future stop —— feature. wrapping around the law will be several fine bringing showery outbreaks of rain and plenty of isobars, it stays windy. still got strong gusts of wind, obviously in autumn winter thatis wind, obviously in autumn winter that is nothing. at this time of your very unusual, not what you want if you have outdoor plans at all. with that centre of the low year, wrapping around the law will be lots of frequent sharp, possibly thundery downforce. some sunny spells but it is not perhaps what you want for the middle ofjuly. top temperatures of 16-22, 72 middle ofjuly. top temperatures of 16—22, 72 fahrenheit. if showers on sunday across england and wales but there could be persistent rain into there could be persistent rain into the far north of scotland. similar values, around 1a have 21 celsius. —— —. take care.

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