we have seen naomi 0saka recently pull out of the french open because she felt her mental health wasn'te wanted it to be at that time. she says since winning her first grand slam she had suffered from bouts of depression and anxiety, this was going to be herfirst competition back, she did well for the first two matches but she exited the tournament yesterday and i think in sport, we think so much about the physical injuries, don't we, looking after the athletes in that way but i think there has been a shift in focus on the pressure the athletes feel and how important it is they have a support network around them to deal with the emotional and mental pressure that competing at the very highest level springs and when you think about the olympics, once every four years, about the olympics, once every fouryears, if about the olympics, once every four years, if your sport is in the olympics, you have a one in four year chance to perform at your best on one day. it's a remarkable amount of pressure and it's certainly something thatis and it's certainly something that is becoming more widely s

mostly anticipated sports, particularly for the hosts japan with four—time grand slam champion naomi 0sakaayer you'll also want to keep an eye on is america's frances tiafoe. the 23—year—old defeated the world number—four stefanos tsitsipas at wimbledon. laura trevelyan went to meet him at the courts in maryland where his tennis career started a triumphant return for america's newest tennis star frances tiafoe to the maryland courts where he grew up playing. he's the conquering hero after his shock win at wimbledon over top player stefanos tsitsipas in the first round, the next challenge comes at the olympic games. he's ready. having a go, having a clear plan of where you want to go and what you're trying to achieve, and having a true passion for something and really chasing after it each and every day, anything is possible. i'm just trying use my story to inspire so many other people that feel like they can't achieve something because of circumstances. and what a story it is. frances showed me the storage room at the elite maryland tennis centre where his father was a maintenance worker.

tennis star naomi 0saka lit the olympic cauldron.he man in charge of the ioc described it as a day of hope. here in the uk, there's growing confusion over the government's plans to relax covid isolation rules for key workers in the food industry. and find out why the price of the beans in your coffee is soaring. and i talk to the supermodel who's given up her career, saying it's incompatible with her muslim faith. hello, welcome to bbc news in the uk and around the world. after months of uncertainty and a build—up marred by controversy and resignations, the delayed 2020 tokyo 0lympics are finally under way. even though the japanese capital is under a state of emergency because of covid, 0lympic officials still managed to pull off a thoughtful opening ceremony watched by millions globally. joe lynskey has more. as the flame was lit, the sights felt the same, but the sound was empty. this was naomi 0saka, tennis�* grand slam champion, marking the start of a games in the silence. at this olympics, the backdrop is inescapable. this openi

marketa vondrousova knocking out japan's biggest star, naomi 0saka.fing's first—ever olympic gold. and if you ever wondered just what that means, well, here's your answer. wild cheers andy swiss, bbc news. the latest government figures show daily infections have fallen for the seventh day in a row. there were just over 23,500 new cases in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average, there were 32,833 per day in the last week. 131 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average, 69 deaths were recorded per day in the last week. there are now more than 5,900 patients in hospital with covid—19. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, and nearly 71% are now fully vaccinated. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson is with me now. infections are falling but deaths are rising, what is going on? today's figures showing a fall in covid the affections for the seventh day in a row. nothing less than tantalising, to be honest. are they a blip, is it due to the warmer weather? will we see another surge because of the unlockin

japan's second seed, naomi 0saka, cruised into the next round.golf tournament, too — but that's before a ball has even been hit. spain'sjohn rahm and the american bryson dechambeu have both tested positive for covid—i9 and have been forced to withdraw. rahm tested positive less than two months ago, too. when he had a six—shot lead after the third round of the memorial tournament in ohio. they both returned positive pcr tests from the open at royal st george's last week. neither had yet travelled to tokyo. adam peaty is safely through to the final of the men's 100 meter breastroke. he topped the time sheets to remain on course to become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. but the headlines on day two in the pool were saved for 18—year—old ahmed hafnaoui. the tunisian was the slowest qualifier for the men's 400 meter freestyle final, so that meant he was in the outside lane. but a brilliant swim saw him take a shock gold — tunisia's fifth ever gold at the games. and there was a shock winner in the women's road race, too. austria's

and then obviously naomi 0saka when she comes back, someone who is still very competitive there.ar the stability of the men's side with novak djokovic. we have an australian producer working on this story, at the moment, ben. so i have got to mention it — it is an all—australia quarterfinal. ash barty against either tomljanovic, who basically had that win... it shows how late it is there! the light is going! do you think ash barty could actually emerge as the winner in the women's side? 0h, absolutely! she is comfortable on grass, she — no—one doubts after she recovered at the french open from that hip injury. and through her four matches, she makes it look like she is doing 0k, and her wins were convincing so far. she should probably go in as the favourite for every match she plays for the remainder of this tournament. a quick word about the men. no surprises, djokovic is through. federer is through but it wasn't easy, but straight sets in the end? but there 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

and naomi 0saka when she comes back, someone who is still very competitive there. stability of the men's side with novak djokovic. we have an australian producer working on this story, ben, it is an all—australia quarterfinal. ash barty against either tom, 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 hip injury. and she is basically doing 0k, and herwins were convincing so far. she should probably be favourite. quick word about the men. no surprises, djokovic is through. federer is through but it wasn't easy, but straight sets in the end? but there 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 hi

also enter in the mixed doubles and a little later we will have the women's singles final, naomi 0sakat earlier in the tournament.— naomi osaka out earlier in the tournament. . ., ., ., ., , ~ tournament. was going on already. a busy session — tournament. was going on already. a busy session on _ tournament. was going on already. a busy session on the _ tournament. was going on already. a busy session on the track— tournament. was going on already. a busy session on the track to - tournament. was going on already. a busy session on the track to come. i busy session on the track to come. what should be looking out for a? is going to be all eyes on the best sprinters in the world in the women's 100 sprinters in the world in the women's100 metres, because we are going to have the semifinals in about ten minutes' time, the three semifinals, and then the final later on. we are going to have shelly ann fraser, who has won two 0lympic on. we are going to have shelly ann fraser, who has won two olympic gold medal so far, the fastest runner in this field this year, she is in brilliant form. als

tennis star naomi 0saka lit the olympic cauldron — marking the official start of the 32nd 0lympiad.ent xijinping has paid a surprise visit to the politically sensitive region of tibet, the first by a chinese president in more than 30 years. his visit is being covered by state media because of the sensitivities of the trip. there's confusion and growing criticism over the uk government's plans to allow some key workers in england to take daily covid tests instead of self—isolating. key employees include transport workers and police. at ten 0'clock sophie raworth will be here with the bbc news at ten.

remember the czech republic knocked out, one of the home favourites in naomi 0saka earlier in the tournamentay switzerland. we will keep you posted on all of those events as they take place. we will keep you posted on all of those events as they take place. the usjustice department has ordered the internal revenue service to hand over the tax returns of former president donald trump to a congressional committee. this reverses the refusal of mr trump's justice department to do so and apparently ends a long legal showdown over the records. unlike other recent presidents mr trump did not publicly disclose his tax returns. julia manchesterfrom the hill joins us from washington. lovely to have you with us again on bbc world news. tell us first of all what it exactly this decision should mean. , , ., , what it exactly this decision should mean. ,, ., , ._, ., , mean. essentially the decision means that the house _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways and _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways and mea

something that has already been headline news this week with global stars like simone biles and naomi 0sakalth. it feels a watershed moment and another example of sport leading the way in raising awareness on a hugely important subject. the number of daily coronavirus cases in the uk has fallen after two days of rises. the latest government figures show there were 29,622 new cases, in the latest 24—hour period, meaning an average of 28,272 new cases per day in the past seven days. 68 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours. that's an average of 72 deaths a day in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid has fallen back below 6,000. more than 88% of uk adults have now had their firstjab and nearly 72% are now fully vaccinated. pregnant women are being urged to get the covid jab as soon as possible, as the number of mothers in hospital with the virus rises. estimates, based on public health england data, suggest that hundreds of thousands of pregnant women have not had the jab. england's chief midwife says they should do so to protect themselves and their babies. 0ur healt

it was interesting, naomi 0saka is another young athlete who has been a focal person on mental healthmonths until she arrived here at the olympics. she is the poster girl for the games here injapan stop she had herfirst two round matches that went really well and she exited the tournament yesterday. another one of those athletes speaking up about this issue. .. ., athletes speaking up about this issue. ., , , ., issue. sarah, plenty on the cards today _ issue. sarah, plenty on the cards today and _ issue. sarah, plenty on the cards today and we've - issue. sarah, plenty on the i cards today and we've already seen our first medals in rowing?— seen our first medals in rowinu? , ., seen our first medals in rowina? ~ ., , , ., ., rowing? we absolutely have. you will have known _ rowing? we absolutely have. you will have known and _ rowing? we absolutely have. you will have known and heard - rowing? we absolutely have. you will have known and heard about| will have known and heard about this typhoon and tropical storm that has been hitting the coast of japan, that has been hitting the coas

but from us gymnastic great simone biles to home favourite naomi 0saka, there is no shortage of stars tokyo. time for a look at the weather here's ben rich. good evening. up until last saturday, northern ireland hadn't recorded a temperature above 31 degrees. now it has happened three times in less than a week. 31.4 degrees this afternoon, yet another provisional new temperature record for northern ireland. and northern ireland one of the slowest places to call down as well. this warning expires at midnight but this one covering northern ireland continues throughout tomorrow. with the heat today we have seen showers and storms popping up across south—west scotland, parts of the midlands and wales as well. where we have the showers and storms, they will rumble around for a time this evening. a lot of cloud rolling in once again, and those are the very lowest temperatures you can expect by the end of the night, it's another one night for most of us. tomorrow a lot of cloud for not only scotland down the eastern side of england, retreating towards the north—east coast through the day. ot

but from us gymnastic great simone biles to home favourite naomi 0saka, there is no shortage of starstokyo. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. they heatwave is coming to an end, it may not feel like it right away because it's been so they heatwave is coming to an end, it may not feel like it right away because it's been so hot for so long. and in northern ireland on thursday, we beat the all—time high record once again, 31.4 celsius, that's three times in the space of a week that northern ireland has beaten its all—time high temperature record. and the amber warning from the met office of extreme heat is still in force for friday, that's because the temperatures will remain high during the night and during the daytime. you can see. through the early hours in some areas, temperature is still around 20 degrees and neck celsius. but it is quiet on the weather front, at least for now. western and southern areas, but through the evening and into afternoon, some coastal towns and cities along the north sea coasts will probably stay cloudy, fa

and naomi 0saka when she comes back, someone who is still very competitive there.djokovic— the men's side with novak d'okovic. . . ~ , ., ., djokovic. we have an australian roducer djokovic. we have an australian producer working _ djokovic. we have an australian producer working on _ djokovic. we have an australian producer working on this - djokovic. we have an australian 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

mari, we've seen a parallel haven't we with the other face of the olympics — japanese superstar naomi 0sakasterday — but has also been talking about mental health — and all of this against the backdrop of olympic medal success forjapan? that's right. the early exit of both women _ that's right. the early exit of both women and — that's right. the early exit of both women and it really surprising many here in_ women and it really surprising many here injapan. some have been complementing her for a paving the way for— complementing her for a paving the way for other high—profile athletes like simone biles to be able to speak— like simone biles to be able to speak out about the mental health issues _ speak out about the mental health issues it's— speak out about the mental health issues. it's not something that gets talked _ issues. it's not something that gets talked about often here injapan, especially for elite athletes like them, — especially for elite athletes like them, but obviously, they had been under— them, but obviously, they had been under enormous pressure and they have spoken out

tennis star naomi 0saka lit the olympic cauldron marking the official start of the 32nd 0lympiad. in recent days, despite having withdrawn 95% of its forces from the country. the price of coffee bean futures has soared by around 25% in the past week, after a rare frost hit brazil's main coffee—growing region. traders say there's damage to an estimated 10% of brazil's coffee trees. now on bbc news — it's time for hardtalk.

naomi 0saka knocked out.aking an early 0lympic cauldron making an early exit. but the stormy weather in japan made life particularly interesting the surface. the resilient breaking his board, but found a replacement and duly claimed the sport's of this ever 0lympic the sport's of this ever olympic gold. if you ever wondered what it means to make history, here is your answer. and the swiss, bbc news. well, bianca walkden's bronze medal fight in tae kwon do is in about one hour stop the british women have just started the team gymnastics final and right now it is the dressage team final. charlotte dujardin aiming to become the first british woman to win gold at three different games are. so british woman to win gold at three different games are.— british woman to win gold at three different games are. so much to look forward to- — different games are. so much to look forward to. thank _ different games are. so much to look forward to. thank you. _ different games are. so much to look forward to. thank you. nata

we also had of course naomi 0saka progressing to the next stage. se you are wondering why i am standing in front of this gigantic train, that's because there's a temperature board behind me. even though it has cooled down somewhat in the evening it has been brutally hot. a lot of athletes are complaining about it and japan has now been accused of lying and misleading about this heat and the city was bidding to host in the 2020 summer games. it's an issue that's been around ever sense i was a child for that even though i have noticed it's getting a lot harder ——hotter as i came home this time. but that means schools, coaches and teachers have to be extra careful to protect the children. so much for people injapan to celebrate today in terms of the metal table. but in britain people were very happy to with the results today. an emotional victory for daly and lee and the men synchronised ten metre platform diving and swimmer at her and petey underlining his underlining his ——adam dominance in the men's 100 metre breaststroke. a huge win for him because

this was naomi 0saka, tennis�* grand slam champion, marking the start of a games in the silence. backdrop is inescapable. this opening ceremony was different. it was solemn. let us all take moment to remember all those friends and loved ones who are no longer with us, in particular because of the covid—19 pandemic. there was reflection, but the theme, too, was moving forward. music. and a tribute to how athletes have had to adapt to 12 months of lockdown. at the front of it, japan�*s arisa tsubata, a boxer and a nurse who missed out on the games when her qualifier was cancelled. japan�*s flag, too, was brought on by key workers, waved on in the stands by around 1000 dignitaries. the build—up has been fraught, but japan still wants to showjoy. and just like in 2012, there was tradition. these figures are daiku, traditional carpenters who sing as they chisel. tokyo were last host for the games in 1964, when trees were planted. the wood�*s being used for these 0lympic rings. and so, more than 200 nations converged on a city in a state of emergency. all in masks, the british team for