and at wimbledon, advantage djokovic — matteo berrettini took the first set before novak djokovic bouncedto take the second and third. lift—off for branson — the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the company's first ever passenger flight before gliding back to earth safely. hello from wembley. with three hours to go before kick—off in the euro 2020 final, and there is an extraordinary atmosphere here. tens of thousands of england fans will be in the stadium where the gates are just opening to let them in. many others have come here without tickets wanting to be part of this moment. and it is a moment that has been a very long time coming for an england men's team — 55 years since the world cup final, also here at wembley. this time it is italy who england face. they are four—time world cup—winners. in the next half hour, we're expecting the england players to leave their hotel a few miles away from here and arrive soon after 6pm for the immense test of this finale to the european championship. here's our first report this hour from sports correspondent

in the final, and novak djokovic in the final, and novak djokovic is adding their may he has broken,will tell you very quickly what a big cheer the court 17 behind us, alfie hewitt into the final of the wheelchair doubles. it looks like novak djokovic will make the final this year.— final this year. what a story to brina final this year. what a story to bring you _ final this year. what a story to bring you from _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour- final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour de - final this year. what a story to - bring you from the tour de france, mark cavendish was a man out of form, contract and without a ride form, contract and without a ride for the race. he was draughted in as a last—minute replacement and today he has followed earlier winds of the tour to equal the long time record for stage wins. he tour to equal the long time record for stage wins-— tour to equal the long time record for stage wins. he thought he would never write another _ for stage wins. he thought he

we have an australian roducer djokovic. we have an australian producer working _ djokovic.alian producer working on this story, | producer working on this story, ben, it is in australia quarterfinal. ash barty against either tom langdon beach, who basically had that win. it shows how late it is there! do you think ash barty could emerge as the winner in the women's side? yeah absolutely! she is comfortable on grass, no—one doubts after she recovered from that head injury. and she is basically doing 0k, and herwins injury. and she is basically doing 0k, and her wins were convincing so far. she should probably be favourite. quick word about the man. no surprises, djokovic is through. fetter is through but it wasn't easy, but straight sets in the end? —— roger federer. but there is no—one but novak djokovic to win the men's singles, is there? i djokovic to win the men's singles, is there?- djokovic to win the men's singles, is there? ithink if novak djokovic— singles, is there? ithink if novak djokovic loses, - singles, is there? ithink if novak djokovic loses, it i singles, i

even when djokovic, kudla was pushing him of the way.uch djokovic going to cents up. then kudla found himself or have to wind up in the third set. this was a chance. but to beat djokovic, you often need more than that. he broke back, forcing the tie—break. and despite throwing everything he had djokovic, it was the wales number one who have the final say. novak was on but kudla left wondering what might have been. —— the world number one. giving depth is never a question. you always try to get your best, your maximum out there. particularly when you're playing one of the biggest tennis tournament in the world —— giving up. at least let me, it is the biggest. i always dreamed of winning wimbledon when i was a kid. good one for novak djokovic. cristian garin away some of the fourth round. many people here feeling djokovic is walking his way to the title. it would be a record equalling 20th grand slam if he can get it. the women's draw feels much more open, and the best games of these championships in the first few days have surely been on

say that, novak this year and as i say that, novak djokovic— this year and as i say that, novak djokovicow stands on the brink. he has got _ djokovic now stands on the brink. he has got championship points on the berrettini _ has got championship points on the berrettini surface that one moment this if— berrettini surface that one moment this if for— berrettini surface that one moment this if for berrettini to stay in these — this if for berrettini to stay in these championships. djokovic is perhaps— these championships. djokovic is perhapsjust now seconds these championships. djokovic is perhaps just now seconds away from getting _ perhaps just now seconds away from getting this done and what a moment for berrettini. serve has held pretty— for berrettini. serve has held pretty well in this match but diokovic _ pretty well in this match but djokovic puts a backhand in and cross _ djokovic puts a backhand in and cross core — djokovic puts a backhand in and cross core and this time berrettini comes_ cross core and this time berrettini comes to — cross core and this time berrettini comes to

if djokovic was shocked a bit, he reacted. second set 6—4 and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting rate. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre court. and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. joe will —— joel i , bbc news. wimbledon over for another year. up to 50 matches over the past month, we are down to the final match at the european championship. let's take you back inside wembley stadium because the teams are out. we are minutes away from the start of the final. we had the r

this was huge for novak djokovic to bbecause _ this was huge for novak djokovic to bbecause he had allas he will win this tournament easily. he was nervous today, _ tournament easily. he was nervous today, got— tournament easily. he was nervous today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7—6, _ today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7-6. batten— today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7—6, batten down the hatches and won the next _ 7—6, batten down the hatches and won the next three sets. an amazing champion — the next three sets. an amazing champion. to win 20 majors is astounding. rafa nadal with 20 and roger— astounding. rafa nadal with 20 and roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25_ roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or— roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or 26— roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or 26 and he could win the catendar— to 25 or 26 and he could win the calendar grand slam as well as the golden— calendar grand slam as well as the golden slam, which no male tennis player— golden slam, which no male tennis player has— golden slam, which no male tennis player has do

well, if djokovic was shocked, a bit, he reacted.nd set 6—4 and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting great. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre, "let's hear you", he gestured and then, "read the score". and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. while euro 2020 is wrapping up as we speak, thousands of people took the streets of the argentine capital buenos aires to celebrate their national team's first major football title for 28 years. argentina beat their biggest rivals brazil 1—0 in t

i djokovic profitability or his expectation.— djokovic profitability or his exectation. , ., , ., expectationion. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable - expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable in - expectation. i feel it is easier and | i feel more comfortable in dealing with the importance of these big matches on the big states moura play in them and the more i win. the more when can the more confidence you have logically, right? so i'm still motivated to do more. grand slams and now i'm one step away from may be clinching a calendar slam, that's... that's amazing. i'm definitely aiming for that. the that's. .. that's amazing. i'm definitely aiming for that. the men because i definitely aiming for that. the men because i find _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i— definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was one _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was one of - definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was one of several| because i find i was on

and that serve will be djokovic's to deal with on sunday. barty and pliskova, two first time finalists, two sets is all it takes. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. in parts of wales, the midlands, northern england. the odd shower but the sunny spells possible in northern ireland as well. hello. thunderstorms which have been affecting parts of eastern england today will slowly fade as we get on into tonight. we're still left with a few showers around as the night goes on, but they're less intense. a lot of cloud, could be a little misty in places, too, and some outbreaks of rain becoming a bit more widespread across southwest england and south wales in what'll be quite a mild and muggy night to come. into tomorrow, and we'll start the day with a lot of cloud around. there'll be ome sunny spells gradually breaking through, away from southern england where the first part of the day is wet, the rain pushing the south east england and parts of east anglia, then ver

djokovic was really dominating, but the important points worth his. he reacted accordingly. harper of said he reacted accordingly. how can ou of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call— of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? _ of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in _ of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in truth, - of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in truth, much i of said he reacted accordingly. howj can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have been - can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have been aim j the frustration must have been aim to have it himself. when djokovic prevailed, he released instinctive emotion. and so did his opponent. many more summers to come. we travels to some 200 global territories on tv. —— wimbledon travels. how many single champi

defending championship —— champion at novak djokovic, it is currently 3-1 to at novak djokovic, it isyou know what? it is a visit to eight —— big day twice overfor italy. it eight -- big day twice over for ital . , ., ., ., , eight -- big day twice over for ital. , ., ., ., i, italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, _ italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, the _ italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, the italy- italy. it is, we have already seen i roberto mancini, the italy manager saying that all their hearts are not just on wembley today, but at wimbledon two, as they cheer on matteo very teeny in his first grand slam final. an awesome task in front of very teeny at the moment, taking on novak djokovic who is hoping to win his sixth wimbledon title here, will be 20 grand slams. that is a significant number because it would draw him level with roger federer and rafa nadal. what is extraordinary with djokovic is there when he won his first grand slam in australia, in 2008, no doubt was on four grandsons, he has been playing catch up his whole care

every expectation is that djokovic will won this and won at canterbury. 1th is that djokovic will wonther aood for won at canterbury. as the weather good for the _ won at canterbury. as the weather good for the final? _ won at canterbury. as the weather good for the final? it _ won at canterbury. as the weather good for the final? it is, _ won at canterbury. as the weather good for the final? it is, not - won at canterbury. as the weather good for the final? it is, not a - good for the final? it is, not a scorching _ good for the final? it is, not a scorching hot _ good for the final? it is, not a scorching hot day _ good for the final? it is, not a scorching hot day for - good for the final? it is, not a scorching hot day for two - good for the final? it is, not a i scorching hot day for two weeks, good for the final? it is, not a - scorching hot day for two weeks, i have had my umbrella out a lot and i have had my umbrella out a lot and i have been sat here and the forecast is not great for later on today, but underneath the roof on centre court it will not matter too much and so mu

[crowd cheers] confidence can quickly drain against novak djokovic, though. double fault even away the first set, and the opponent discovering that playing novak djokovic is like playing against a brick wall. everything comes back at you. the serb needed to show all his best defensive qualities to keep his opponent at bay. shot after shot raining down on him. and yet, novak djokovic always has an answer. his deafness of -- deftness of touch. he won the points when it matters, and that's why he is chasing a record equaling 20th grand slam title. anchor: now the race for space is heating up as more countries seek to send astronauts into orbit. the united arab emirates is a newcomer to space exploration, and one of its first astronauts to leave the atmosphere is also the nation's first female astronaut. reporter: nora on the right wants to reach for the stars and is one step closer to the goal. she will be the arab world's first female astronaut, a big step for her and women's rights in the united arab emirates. >> the fact that i was selected to be part of the

djokovic 30—0 up. it is already looking ominous.ery teeny. —— for so many, it is being said that he had to get a good start, and when the opening site if not against somebody like djokovic, with the experience like him, the match could run away, —— run away, and it looks like djokovic is in control at the start of this. it could be a short time on court for bearing teeny unless he can step it up. he has a powerful serve, unless he can step it up. he has a powerfulserve, he unless he can step it up. he has a powerful serve, he won the queen has not powerful serve, he won the queen cosmic tournament, ii mansions —— matches on grass, going onto this final, can you come back? we wait and see, but djokovic is in control. never has the weather been more important today. let's get the latest. he was darren. good afternoon. we have got the sunshine at wimbledon and may well have some rain at wembley this evening. i'm sure it will not dampen the enthusiasm one bit. let me shower you the radar picture. your as the rain coming to wales and the

so what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and numbers.n the same calender year — no man has done that in the history of tennis. only steffi graf in 1988 can point to that achievement, and you would not put it past djokovic, on the form he's shown in these finals and at these championships. let's take you back to the news that italy have been crowned champions of europe, winning euro 2020 on penalties. our special correspondent, ed thomas, spent the day in the north of england — on second avenue in oldham — where the whole community came together to celebrate — and commiserate. a moment to come together. a day to hope and believe. england to win. are you nervous? yes, very nervous. football's coming home! very nervous, about what? come here. i can't. come here. don't show my bottom half! what do you see in this team? different backgrounds, different cultures, all coming together — and it's brilliant. 3—2 to england. what's going on here? i'm gettin' me england face ready. a nation together — from the granddad who remembers �*66. did you ev

no surprises, djokovic is through.ere is no—one but novak djokovic for the men's — to win the men's singles, is there? i think if novak djokovic loses, it will likely be due to himself. there are some capable players in the final that are still there. the winner of queens club is emerging as a solid player on grass. but i think novak djokovic is still ahead of the field and pulling his way over christian goring today was very convincing. not many signs of slowing down at this point in the tournament. shares in a russian wine maker have soared in response to a new law that's making french champagne makers describe their product as sparkling wine. the law — approved by president putin — dictates that russian producers can call their bubbly shampanskoye, the russian word for champagne. i can't imagine that the vineyards in this champagne region are going to be too impressed by this. president putin's main critic in exile, mikhail khodorkovsky, said the law was another an example of the kremlin�*s incomprehensible whims. h

and he made djokovic work hard for this. at times, he got tight and nervous — and that was his undoing on this occasion. but he will hope for better in the future. matteo berrettini is who awaits novak djokovic in sunday's final — the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. he got past hubert hurkacz in four sets, the polish 14th seed had already knocked out roger federer and daniil medvedev. but for hurkacz, he couldn't keep his nerves under control, at least in the first two sets before he battled back to win the third. but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. before the men's final on sunday, we have the women's final on saturday — the world number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name people were expecting to see in the final, but could she yet pull off a surprise win? also

no surprises, djokovic is through.ovic for the men's — to win the men's singles, is there? i think if novak djokovic loses, it will likely be due to himself — beating himself. there are some capable players in the final that are still there. matteo berrettini, the winner of queen's club is really emerging as a solid player on grass. but i think djokovic is still ahead of the field and pulling his way over christian garin today was very convincing. and so not many signs of slowing down at this point in the tournament. ben rothenberg. plowing through the night. this is bbc news. hello there. monday was drierfor a while across england and wales, but we certainly saw the weather going down hill from the south. this rain here is marching its way northwards across the uk up into northern england and scotland, where already in the past few days in edinburgh, we have had a month's worth of rain. now that early rain is moving away, but this area of low pressure is taking a band of rain — heavy at times — northwards up towards s

so what next for djokovic?g history and the tokyo olympics are on the horizon, and then the us open. if he were to windows two, he would have won all four grand slams and olympic gold in the same calendar year — no man has done that in the history of tennis, only steffi graf can point to that achievement, and you wouldn't put it past djokovic on the form he has shown in this final and at these championships. as you've been hearing, we're into the second half of the euros final at wembley in london, and it's england who are leading italy. they got an early goal with luke shaw volleying a cross from kieren trippier after just one minute and 50 seconds. that's the fastest ever goal in a euros final. it is still 1—0 to england, despite a chance for italy in the last few minutes, parried away byjordan pickford. there's been another huge football final this weekend. lionel messi ended his wait for a first major international title as argentina beat brazil in the copa america final. it's been 28 years since argentina

still to come, it is a shock defeator the world's top tennis player, novak djokovic. knocked out of the olympics semifinals. ♪ >> a covert outbreak in china has spread to five provinces and at least 18 cities, including beijing. recorded cases are so far low with only around 200 people infected, but according to state media, this represents china's worst outbreak since wuhan. >> there is almost emergency mode in china, where peoe are being tested in multiple cities. china's approach so far is trying to reach zero tolerance of infections. in this day and age, whether that is the feasible or possible way to go are being question ed now. the moment they realized there was one infection, dozens of flights were grounded, thousands of people'lives delayed, business delayed. now, with millionsf people being tested again in the city, is the effort in proportion to the risk, is t questio ♪ >> this is bbc news. the latest headlines. amazon isfined almost $900 million, the biggest ever for breaking the eu's data protection laws. two crew members are killed after an israeli opera

to djokovic. i am aware of the sport has been going on. we have had some thrilling tennis evening. i think centre court right now would love another one, but that depends on young dennis. it certainly does. thank you. time for a look at the weather here's nick miller. there will be more aces than sunny spells at wimbledon this weekend. today has all been about the cloud, look at this in county durham, and big building clouds in east anglia, bringing some flooding downpours this afternoon. heavy showers have developed in the midlands as well and will slowly push their way north into parts of northern england, scattered downpours in scotland. the intensity will fade eventually tonight but we are still left with a few showers in scotland and northern england, and outbreaks of rain affecting more of south—west england, perhaps south wales, later in the night. it is a mild, muggy and rather misty night to come. we start tomorrow with a lot of cloud and rain in southern england, pushing across the south

well, if djokovic was shocked, a bit, he reacted., "read the score". and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo", chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. joe wilson there. sir richard branson hasjust returned from the edge of space during virgin galactic�*s first fully—crewed flight. take—off from mew mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather, but the flight is being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, here's sophie long. preparations were made before

and what a story for matteo berrettini but we are gripped by the second semifinal involving novak djokovic because it has been exciting and intriguing and he has had chances but the story of the month so far is that he simply has not taken them. he made a good start in the sun and he broke early and he dealt with it in the first grand slam semifinal. good start from him but then in the first big moments that followed, he just did not take advantage of those break points that he had and novak novak djokovic fought back and the second set again, recurring story of this match so far. missing on the big occasions and he is two sets down at the moment and that is live on centre court with 1—0 the score. and matteo berrettini wants to be the first italian man to reach a final after he beat the polish player in four sets. this is the sporting venue or an italian hopes to make a name for himself in a major final. italian hopes to make a name for himself in a majorfinal. he may have other engagements but taking the semifinal was the next best thing. forthe the semifinal was the next best thing. for

zverev has the belief to challenge someone like novak djokovic.tough one to call. with the type of form know that djokovic is in, i can�*t see anyone coming close. that can't see anyone coming close. that sums u- can't see anyone coming close. that sums no what _ can't see anyone coming close. that sums up what most _ can't see anyone coming close. that sums up what most people are feeling like. we will let anne keothavong escape because she is part of the commentary team for emma raducanu�*s match, whenever that gets under way. player suspended on centre court. i can see the alexander zverev against f lix auger—aliassime, that is into a fifth set and that is the match we are waiting to finish. no doubt the roof will go up and then we will see emma raducanu. come back to me at the end of the programme if we can. we are going to shift our attention at a football because england have got denmark to play in the euro semifinals on wednesday night was that the preparation is well under way at st george�*s park, where we can cross to olly foster. many t

what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and numbers. does with that 0pen. if he does with that said, he would have one all four grand slams and the olympics and no man has done that in the history of tennis for the men, only steffi graf is done that for the women. you would not put it past djokovic. he is invincible and it is fair to say the same about italy. they have not been beaten for 30 matches and they are now champions of europe has they won the euro on penalties. our special correspondent, ed thomas, spent the day on second avenue in 0ldham where the whole community came together to celebrate and commiserate. a moment to come together. a day to hope and believe. england to win. are you nervous? yes, very nervous. football's coming home! very nervous, about what? come here. i can't. come here. don't show my bottom half! what do you see in this team? different backgrounds, different cultures, all coming together — brilliant. 3—2 to england. what's going on here? i'm getting my england face ready. a nation together — from the grand

but crushing disappointment for novak djokovic in tennis. lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. midpoint of the games, but the sports are somewhat being overshadowed right now because what we are seeing here in tokyo and around japan is a real spike in covid cases, and this afternoon, we saw a news conference here in tokyo given by the prime minister. the prime minister said that the coronavirus rate is going up, it's unprecedented in speed, and it's been fuelled by the delta variant, like it is elsewhere. the prime minister also warning the medical system is at risk of strain, and telling people they should be at home, staying at home and watching the games from there. here he is speaking a little earlier. translation: kanagawa, osaka - we are going to issue a state - of emergency to those provinces, and hokkaido... for those prefectures, we are going to implement priority measures with the period from august 2 to august 31. this is the period for the measures. a state of emergency in tokyo and 0kinawa is also extended to august 31. this is the decision that was made. the prime

novak djokovic aiming to win his sixth wimbledon title — he's leading in the first set against italiano berrettini. sir richard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. good afternoon. how are the nerves? five hours and counting before kick—off in the european championship final at wembley, but it doesn't feel like that at all because thousands of england fans are already here on wembley way, since early this morning. the flares, firecrackers have been going off, they are looking to make the most of every single minute of this day, it has been a long time coming. 55 years after sir alf ramsey's side won the world cup, england, so often the nearly men are now in another major final... and the match against the four—time world cup winners italy, could be the most—watched television event in the uk in broadcasting history. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. come on, england! it is football's christmas eve. some fans are already at wembley, like kids impatient to unwrap their biggest present, but who can

djokovic vetiverfile.e are mouthwatering matches still to come here. we have got the doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, wheelchair tennis gets under way today as well as the junior championships continue. we hope the rain stays away but for now, back to wembley and ollie. aha, rain stays away but for now, back to wembley and ollie.— rain stays away but for now, back to wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for ou. wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for yom and — wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. _ wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. it _ wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. it is _ wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. it is all— wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. it is all for- wembley and ollie. a busy afternoon for you. and ours. it is all for you - for you. and ours. it is all for you but for when the dental wembley will have all the news covered for you across the rest of the afternoon. up to kick—off h

djokovic, it was just not the roger federer we were used to seeing there today?e: was flat come out of sync, and he lost it straight sets for the first time at wimbledon in 19 years. and thatis time at wimbledon in 19 years. and that is going to be a story in a time. even if he is 39 now, coming to the shaping chips only having played about five events in the last 18 months. when federal loses in the manner in which he lost today it's going to be a story. just the left of me on the opposite media balcony there's hundreds of people lined up i can only assume to catch a glimpse because the inevitable question will because the inevitable question will be asked, bearing in mind he turns 40 be asked, bearing in mind he turns a0 in august, have we seen the last of it roger federer at wimbledon? he said he would make a call other whether he goes to the other pics after these championships, was that they don't have an answer to that at they don't have an answer to that at the moment and we should hear from him later this evening. credit to hubert hurkacz, what a performa

game, set and match, djokovic. applause and cheering.s into the semifinals at wimbledon, but federer is having to put up a fierce fight. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll take you inside the denmark camp. can they stop england from reaching a first major final since 1966? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. just two hours to go until england kick off their euro 2020 semi—final clash with denmark. the eyes of the nation will be on wembley, with 60,000 fans in the stadium. and expectations are high. if england win, they'll go through to theirfirst major tournament final since the world cup of 1966. let's go straight to wembley and our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. forget the emotion of the scotland game, the history of the germany match or the euphoria of ukraine. denmark are the highest ranked side that england would have faced so far. they are playing some beautiful football, and they are chasing their own fairy tale, but something seems to be happening with england. after so many years of falling short. he

that server will be djokovic�*s to deal with on sunday.n 11th in doubles. and british duo harriet dart and joe salisbury are into the mixed—doubles final on sunday. mark cavendish sealed his spot in the history books today after equalling the record for stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish, a late replacement for this year�*s race, is now level with eddy mercx on 3a stage victories. drew savage has the story. he thought he�*d never ride another tour de france, but persistence paid off for mark cavendish, the man who never gave up. and the name he hadn�*t wanted to hear all we could finally be spoken. eddy merckx is one of cycling�*s all—time greats. it�*s 46 years since he won his 34th stage. cavendish was up there. although he�*s modest about it. the greatest male cyclist of all time, it�*s truly an honour. it�*s just a number. it doesn�*t put me on a level with eddy merckx. as cavendish says, he�*s a different kind of rider, but a legend nevertheless. when he won his first stage in 2008, the current race leader, looking good in ye

sixth wimbledon title for djokovic and third in a row.has 20 grand slam wins in a three way tie for the all time record. roger federer and rafael nadal to have the top three in the game all time tied and all active is an unprecedented time in tennis history stops there. you have lots more coming up a tent. nice to see you both live back in the studio here. it's nice to all be together. it is that was a great tennis match today. djokovic means such a poised, and when he speaks afterwards and to see him when, um it was a it was a tough one and to have the top three all time active and tied. that's pretty much that's unprecedented. yeah, it was really fun to see. all right, joe. thank you. we'll see you back here tonight at 10 and 11 and thanks everybody for joining us. we will be here as i mentioned again tonight at 10 11. have a great evening until then. good night. not everybody see you night. not everybody see you back here at january (laughs) i wish you could all be inside my head. the conversation is sparkling. fine, i'll tell you. a l

when novak djokovic was on court earlier, it was around 33 celsius with extremely high humidity.s the toughest conditions we have ever had toughest conditions we have ever had to deal with on the court. they managed to play their way through to the next round, both of them in straight sets, but they are asking the organisers to at least delay some of the matches later on in the day when temperatures are not quite as high. one of the problems is that because of all the covid restrictions, athletes have not been able to acclimatise themselves in the way that they would have usually done. you go to a different environment, just as a visitor, you go for a walk at certain times of day, you try to get used to how it feels. they have had those opportunities denied them. yes. previous olympics over the years, athletes would be perhaps arriving two, three, perhaps a month before the events, to acclimatise to all the conditions, the training camps, all that sort of thing. with the current restrictions in place that has been a lots more restricted this time around in tokyo. some athletes on

djokovic claims they are playing in the toughest conditions he's ever experienced.s in the same year an olympic gold — this matters to him, he says he can't understand why the schedule starts at the time it does, he wants it pushed back later in the day, saying all courts have got lights on them. daniel medvedev calling these conditions a joke — that humidity making it feel worse. these are not the only athletes i have mentioned these sweltering conditions, but they are directly calling for a change, whether we see that with organisers or things nudge later on in the date remains be seen. but novak djokovic and daniel medvedev winning their respective matches in straight sets. that humidity is draining. for now, thank you. you're watching bbc news. here in the uk, key services are struggling to cope because of staff shortages caused by tens of thousands of new covid cases and record numbers of their contacts being told to self—isolate. the government is attempting to tackle the disruption by expanding a scheme that allows key workers to avoid isolation by committing

plus the airline ceo who says the mask mandate may go away >> and the victory that put novak djokovic into the history books. what he is on the verge of doing that no player has done in 30 years. >> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening. it was a history making day in new mexico marking the beginning of a whole new era for human space flight billionaire sir richard branson and a full crew rocketed more than 50 miles up to suborbital space. they spent just a few minutes suspended in zero gravity and taking in the views, then descended back to earth without a hitch. it is the same ship branson hopes will ferry private passengers as soon as next year for those who can afford the quarter million dollar price tag. tom costello was there for every moment and spoke exclusively with branson and his family. >> under a blazing sun, a new age of space travel lifted off from the new mexico desert today. virgin galactic's unity attached to the belly of its mother ship. inside, virgin founder richard branson, three other employee passengers and two pilots climbing to 46,000 feet.

perhaps a lack of fans inside the tennis arena spooked novak djokovic.e was looking to emulate the hall of major titles and the olympics. the so-called golden slab. after taking the first set against alexander zverev, the game collapsed and the germans under waited a final poet fans played their part from afar. lacking financial support in a campaign two years ago and repaid the investment to earn her country of first golden discipline. >> there was no funding for british cycling for a while. i ended up working part-time as a teaching assistant, training on the sides. i did that for two years i think. and then it was i think in 2019 when i crowd funded to help with olympic qualifications, now here i am with a gold medal, it's crazy. reporter: in football, megan rapinoe was one big star that did deliver, scoring that winning penalty against the netherlands to set up a tantalizing north american derby with canada. phil: that is it. you're up-to-date. more world news at the top of the hour. i will be back in just a moment to take you back to the stories of

next up for djokovic, u.s. open in new york beginning end of next month as he looks to complete the grand slam. definitely, though, not the olympic spirit for novak djokovic. >> wow. >> for sure. thanks, anthony. >>> heading into another busy day in tokyo, look at the medal count so far. both team usa and china tied with most medals of any nation. 46 each. china, though harks more gold medals with 21. team usa has 16 gold medals. the russian olympic committee has the third highest total with 37 medals. >>> a new record coming out of tokyo and it's not the kind to celebrate. first time tokyo passed the 4,000 mark for new covid cases in one day. a record 4,058 cases recorded. the last record was set thursday. just under 3,900 cases in one day. to put this in perspective, on the day of opening ceremony, a week ago, tokyo reported fewer than 1,400 cases. good news. only 21 of these newest cases are keshgted to the olympics. no athlete cases in all fewer than 250 covid cases are connected to the olympics. >>> talk a

and coming up on the bbc news channel, can anyone stop novak djokovic?ber one is on centre court later as he looks to reach a third straight wimbledon final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33—year—old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey. tell us what happened in court today and what the reaction was. well, sarah everard's murder was one thatjailed the entire country, and it resonated with women everywhere, but most importantly it devastated her family, but most importantly it devastated herfamily, and herfamily were in court today to hear wayne couzens appear via video link from belmarsh prison, and he said the word guilty,

to djokovic. right now would love another one, but that depends on young dennis. it certainly does. thank you. time for a look at the weather here's nick miller. there will be more aces than sunny spells at wimbledon this weekend. today has all been about the cloud, look at this in county durham, and big building clouds in east anglia, bringing some flooding downpours this afternoon. heavy showers have developed in the midlands as well and will slowly push their way north into parts of northern england, scattered downpours in scotland. the intensity will fade eventually tonight but we are still left with a few showers in scotland and northern england, and outbreaks of rain affecting more of south—west england, perhaps south wales, later in the night. it is a mild, muggy and rather misty night

he may djokovic work hard for this. djokovic early to him he showed his intent. at times, he got tight and nervous and that was his undoing on this occasion. but he will hope for better in the future. matteo barry quini is to away snow back in sunday. the first italian man to reach a woman a final. he got past hubert her cash in four sets in the polish 14 seat already knocked out roger federer. but he couldn't keep his nerves under control. at least in the first two sets. before he battled back to win the third. but that the powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. before the men's final on sunday, we have the women's final on saturday, the world number one as party in the eighth seed karolina pliskova playing in theirfirst seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. parties their first wimbledon final. parties the first also a woman to get to a woman in since 1980. her pliskova, she had been written off by many, not a name people were expecting to see in the final but could she get put off

and djokovic with another victory, joker winning and the most all time and this is djokovic's third straight do that this september at the u.s. open and also get the so-called golden slam which is all of the majors plus gold at olympics in the same year. no man has ever done that. djokovic said he's 50/50 on whether he'll compete in the olympics in the two weeks. but i think he'll end up going because since no one has ever done it, he's in the conversation with federer and neddal, if he gets that golden slam, it might put him over the top. >> you have no idea the excitement in my household with my serbian husband. the kids and he were on the couch but very happy to see that for djokovic. andy, thank you very much. >>> well back to sad news. covid infections are rising in more than half of the country this morning. specifically in areas with low vaccination rates and experts warning this could lead to another surge in death, if you could believe it. but all this mainly happening to unvaccinated people. we're on top of it. this may look like a regular movie night. but if you're a kid with diab