. -- no stage one winner sign of the stage one winner, marcel kittel. 2-second lead.a stage three is a flat one from cambridge to london. it should suit the sprinters. novak djokovic has won his second wimbledon title him a beating seven-time champion roger federer in a thrilling final -- title, beating seven-time champion roger federer in a thrilling five set final. serb looked to close the match out in the fourth, only for federer to tie it up at 2-2. djokovic was strong enough in the fifth to take his seventh grand slam title and go back to number one. the team arrived back in europe and were greeted by more than 200 supporters when they touched down in paris, a far cry from the campaign four years ago. there were bitter memories of the players strike. they were thanked for their valiant efforts in south a merica. they were touched by the welcome. >> a lot of fans have come out to see us. it is when you realize the great support we've had throughout this world cup. it is really nice. >> it is a great boost for all of us. isthe defeat to germany france's last competitive game befor

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germany's marcel kittel won the first stage in a mass sprint. he edged out slovakia. leader'sok the overall yellow jersey. the race was marred by a major crash just before the end involving sprint specialist mark cavendish. it is not known yet if he will continue the tour, which stays in england for two more stages. that does it for us. join me again at the top of the hour. thanks so much for watching "rthe -- "the journal." see you again. >> readings. welcome to -- greetings. welcome to clubned. >> only here can members legally and openly get high. for marijuanaven enthusiasts in the same country where other people have to stay behind bars for decades when caught like this. [laughter] ok. recreational cannabis has been legal since the beginning of the year in colorado, but consumption is not allowed in public. they managed to get the license to run a cannabis cafe. so far, it is a rare exception, but one that seems completely sensible. >> it is because cannabis is nontoxic. smokers of it are friendly. there is no reason why, if there's bars, why there wouldn't be pla

germany's marcel kittel has won the last stage of the tour de france. he triumphed late in the race. >> he led the pellets on -- the peleton down the road. it is his second victory in this year's tour. >> soccer fans around the world have been taking a breather over the last two days with no matches to watch. >> but on tuesday, a match well worth waiting for. brazil will be facing germany in the first of the world cup semifinals. >> it is the pear's verse competitive match -- the pair's first competitive match since 2002. >> brazil and their coach are rethinking their strategy for the semifinal. one defender could replace the suspended captain, silva. it is unclear who will fill the void left by name are -- by neymar. >> it doesn't matter if it is me or willian or someone else who starts. no one had -- wanted to have to replace neymar. we will do our best. >> his back injury did not just shocked the team, it shocked the nation. neymar jerseys are selling much better than before. >> it has become a bit more difficult without neymar, but we will support r

in the end test germany's marcel kittel winning stage 1 for the second year in a row.he tour continues with stage 2 going from york to sheffield. >> a comedy troop back together. the monty python reunion and why fans are laughing. >> fire works like you have never seen them before. a drone's eye-view of the 4th of july. >>> welcome back. who is the funniest comedy troop. that's a question a lot of people might talk about. one likely candidate would be monte pited job. the five surviving members reunited in london. if you are not sure what all the fuss is about morgan radford explains. >> reporter: monte pithon's flying circus. if you think it looks absurd now, imagine what viewers must have thought in object 1969 when it first ran on the bbc. the five english members of the group, john cleese, michael palin, errage idol, graham pap line and ty jones, working as writers for david frost in the mid'60s, terry gill yam completed the equation. [ singing ] . >> reporter: over the course of 45 episodes pithon established itself as england's premiere troop. movies followed. >>

kittel only marcel wore the yellow jersey for one day after taking saturday's sprint. he had no chance in day two. a number of riders tried to break away from the pack, but the one who succeeded was it only's vincenzo nibali. in made his move just for the finish line, winning by 2 seconds. it is the italian's first stage victory at the tour de france. he now wears the yellow jersey. >> and to the world cup now. standing teams left after the quarterfinals drew to a fast and furious close last night. the netherlands opitz spot in the next round with a thrilling win over costa rica -- the netherlands booked a spot in the next round with a thrilling win over costa rica. it was a hard-fought match that kept fans on the edge of their seats. >> they just couldn't put the ball past costa rica's goalkeeper. costa rica failed to create many chances but were excellent in defense. in extra time, they came close, goalkeeper stood firm. in a tactical stroke of genius, the substitute keeper was brought on just in time for the penalty shootout. his teammates put in all four of their p