even here at the all england club, where ibm's watson is busy at work behind the scenes.going to see three ways ai is being utilised at the tennis for content creators, players and fans. first, content creation. where are we right now? we are below broadcast centre. these are what we affectionately refer to as the bunkers. any chance of running into roger federer down here? possibly in the media room around the corner. watson's incredible processing data power is being used to create highlight reels with no human involvement. listening to the noise of the crowd and listening for those really exciting moments. taking in the audio feed from the side of the court, and you know those rounds you get where you get the real "oohs" and "aahs. " so if the crowd's excited, it might put that down as an exciting point. it's looking at the data to decide, where are the pressure points in the match? it also looks at how the players react. how animated they are with their arms, how obviously emotive they are when they do that. it combines those together to create an excitement level and

for now, let's head to the all england club. on championships and roger federer is not going all the way. a real shock? many thanks, 0llie. it has been another beautiful day at the all england club on day nine of the championships but we have seen one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far, that of a time wimbledon champion roger federer crashing out, beaten in five sets by kevin anderson of south africa after federer was two sets to the good. he had a match point in the third which he could not convert as anderson took the third and fourth set before sealing it in the decisive fifth. we we re sealing it in the decisive fifth. we were looking forward to what could have been a potential rematch of the classic 2008 finalist rafa nadal could get there, but he took on roger federer. we will not see it this year, with the top seed crashing out. here is craig templeton. roger federer has not graced court number0ne at roger federer has not graced court number one at wimbledon for three yea rs. 0f number one at wimbledon for thre

wimbledon the swiss thrashing frenchman add a man a rino in the first match of the day at the all england club the thirty six year old took the first sitting just sixteen minutes six love the second was a little tougher seven five a then wrapped up the third and final set comfortably six four. i think it's a tough match up for him maybe against against me i'm not sure. but sure i was also surprised that it was that fast you know that first set especially sixty minutes like you said it was too fast it shouldn't really happen but you know. thankfully they do for me and. i probably won't have another have another six zero set this week so i enjoy this one world number one rafael nadal is also through to the last eight the spaniard who's looking for a third wimbledon title b.d.d. vessel of the czech republic six three six three six four the final score novak djokovic to beat russia's card and catch it off to reach the last eight as well six four six two six two the. match which makes the quarter finals for the tenth time twenty time grand slam champion serena williams has reached the quarter final

celebrating 150 years of the all england club, it used visual image recognition to scan over 300,000ead of the usual colour matching, watson was taught to recognise the different elements of a photograph, such as umbrellas, and find umbrella photos to match. even the texture of the court is made up of other photos of courts. well played! that was jen at wimbledon. and back in boston, my robot tour has left me hungry for more and the spyce restaurant is where i'm going to feed my need. touchscreens take the orders, robots cook the meals, and the humans are relegated to the source stations. indian or chicken rice. . .. thai. an orange delivery box zips up and down a track transporting ingredients and dropping them into seven specially designed spinning pans. they toss the food, keeping a constant temperature via an induction plate on the pan‘s side. the only thing letting down this computerised cohort of wok wielders is arguably the people in charge of delivery. they haven't called my name out yet. is that supposed to happen? ah, it was there all along. look at that! was i supposed to

beat russian qualifier of kenya diena in straight sets serina is a seven time winner at the all england club. there's a lot to improve on this is only my fourth tournaments back so i would hope that there's a there's a lot to continue to improve on and. there is i feel like i'm getting to where i want to be but for me there's so much further that i want to go to get back to where i was and you know hopefully go beyond that. former world number one and really kirby is also safely through up to beating switzerland the bench which in straight sets the german winning six three seven six. i france are hoping to reach the world cup final for the third time and when they second the crown they head coach did the additional could become only the third man to win the world cup as a player and coach if the fringe can reach the final and win and the man who coached the national team before dish on long long believes he's countryman can go all the way the first need to be belgium in tuesday's semi final though but long who was also part of that one thousand nine hundred winning team is backing his compat

semi—finals day at wimbledon, where serena williams won her match to make it to her tenth final at the all england clubn reports from the all england club. women's tennis at wimbledon has evolved, through great individuals and innovations. each decade developed the game. archive footage: little mo, a ruthless, hard—hitting machine, is quickly in her stride... many champions, but one woman turned it all up. it's serena's era. her opponent, germany's julia gorges, hung in, but serena williams is in full flow. straight sets victory to her tenth wimbledon final, but this one just ten months after giving birth. i had really tough pregnant delivery and, you know, i had to have multiple surgeries, and almost didn't make it, to be honest. so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox, so it's definitely not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final. williams will play angelique kerber on saturday, a straight sets winner today. so a world cup summer with one german in a final. and british interest here persists — jamie murray and victoria azarenka are through to the semifinals of the mixed doubles, where they

roger federer is on centre court, trying to win his ninth title at the all—england club.s time last year, is also in action on the first day of the championships. simon mccoy is there. thank you. play got under way and arrogant. roger federer is first up on court defending the men's title. —— an hourago. on court defending the men's title. —— an hour ago. a break of serve already for roger federer. our sports correspondentjohn watson looks ahead to the tournament which won't feature britain's best hope. hopes of another andy murray triumph at london sw19 will have to wait. the two—time wimbledon champion withdrew from the tournament yesterday. after hip surgery and 11 months out, murray only made his competitive return two weeks ago. on social media he said he had to look at the bigger picture and wimbledon will be without him for the first time in more than a decade. in tennis, you're right at the thick end, playing at the highest level against some of the best players in the world. that is not easy. you do just have to be very patient and take it day by day. despite and

not quite as rowdy at the all england club, where the organisers have been forced into a change in schedulead to be moved back after an epic clash yesterday, kevin anderson coming through againstjohn isner in five gruelling sets, the second longest match in wimbledon history god rafael nadal against novak djokovic, that match was suspended last night, but they resumed at lunchtime today but they resumed at lunchtime today but rafa nadal winning the fourth set here to force a fifth and deciding set. two former champions in action, and it's currently 3—3 in the deciding set, live pictures from centre court. it all depends when we will see serena williams and angelique kerber come out to face each other in what is a repeat of the 2016 wimbledon final, which will get under way a bit later. it's going to be an interesting contest between serena williams and angelique kerber, not least because serena williams spent a long period away from the game following the of her first away from the game following the of herfirst child away from the game following the of her first child last year. she suffer

the weekend sees the conclusion of wimbledon and the world cup but we'll start at the all england clubrd the weekend sees the conclusion of wimbledon and the world cup but we'll start at the all england club where serena williams is on the verge of a record equalling 24th grand slam singles title just ten months after giving birth to herfirst child. 0n the other side of the net will be angelique kerber. the left—handed german was beaten by wiliams in the 2016 final, the last of serena's seven wimbledon titles. former world number one tracey austin described for us earlier that challenge that lies in wait for kerber. serena's service the biggest weapon in the history of women's tennis. she holds her serve pretty easily. she holds her serve pretty easily. she is an incredible athlete, 36, she has so much confidence on centre court because she has won wimbledon seven times. all of that put together, she is a big champion to come on centre court. angelique kerber has beaten serena williams at the finals of the major at the australian open in 2016. she has the credentials and the knowledge

israeli's best showing at the all england club was reaching the round of 16 seven years ago.mpey broken in the second set. nadal‘s serve was broken but the match drifted away from him. looking in good shape, but this was hardly a test. elsewhere, james duckworth was beaten by alexander zverev. the big shock of the day came in the form of petra kvitova. a 2- came in the form of petra kvitova. a 2— time champion here. she was knocked out, losing in three sets. the biggest shot of this tournament so the biggest shot of this tournament so far. no such problems for the defending champion garbine muguruza. and world number one simona halep is also true. plenty to come on day three. the world number two, caroline wozniacki. you can check all the action and results. an unbeaten century from lokesh rahul has seen india to an 8 wicket victory over england in the first t20 of their series in manchester. england were sent into bat (gfx) and despitejoss buttler making 69 couldn't set a larger target as kuldeep yadav took five for 24 to restrict the hosts. india in response made light work

holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing.ken as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the. indy ascendancy, the world number 47 continued to push, a break of serve quickly followed by a second. looking to answer is. but she didn't find any, alison calmly taking the match, the defending champion heading home. as seeds continued to fall around her, surely the world number one simona halep wouldn't be the next ago. 3—5 she trailed. but her opponent wouldn't win another game, simona halep taking the next ten. the world number one in the end, cruising through. it definitely was a tough set, she plays really well with rhythm and many slices, it was a bit tough on the. but then i started to feel the game, it was much better. much like rafael nadal, who made quick work of his opponent, the world number one taking the opener 6—4, and despite moments from rele nts opener 6—4, and despite moments from relents —— of brilliance from the world number 77, rafael nadal always was in control.

belgium the surprise means only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field at the all england clubnow soccer news as it is no doubt obvious during this world cup it is the most popular globally sport but a number of countries truly define themselves by their national team countries like europe why which has made friday's quarter finals the tiny south american country comes to a standstill every four years during soccer's greatest tournaments and let us not forget this is a competition that you're of why has won twice. the whole country is gearing up for the quarterfinal match against france here in europe why we're football is more than just a game it's a raise on death row. winning the round of sixteen match against portugal sparked an explosion of joy throughout the country. a party that lasted well into the night. on par with the team celebration in the dressing room after the match. yet even notice the end of the from now on if we win or lose it doesn't matter we went this far i have no words. my pregnant and if i get past two i go out who has said i stay. i lost some less to t

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belgium surprise means only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field at the all england club. up next you are invited to a birthday party with a twist taipei zoo is marking its giant pandas fifth birthday and celebrating with not one but with two birthday cakes candace caretaker says the sweet treats contain her favorite ingredients watermelon apples and grapes but during the festivities this panda seemed more interested in something else huge birthday cards hanging above her enclosure. to me a reminder of the top stories we're following for you authorities in thailand say time is running out to rescue twelve boys and their soccer coach were trapped inside a flooded cave after the rescue mission claimed its first fatality a former navy seal diver and the ran out of oxygen. but don't forget you can always get your v.w. news only go by downloading are out in google play or the apple store you'll get access to the latest news from around the world and be sure to sign up for a push out of occasions so you don't miss any breaking news. you're watching due to the news still to come

the way seems to be clearing for serena williams to claim an eighth title at the all england club.t into the semi—finals, although she didn't have it all her own way. here is austin halewood. another day, another grand slam quarterfinal for serena williams, her 13th at wimbledon, to be exact. it isa her 13th at wimbledon, to be exact. it is a tale we have all seen before, but italy's georgi was determined not to follow the script, hammering home the advantage in taking the first set. but anger serena williams at your own peril. the seven time champion straight back to level at 1—1, and fired up for more. the battle continued into the third, but in a match of fine margins, serena had the edge, just. this has been my fourth tournament back thomas i don't feel pressure, i don't feel i have to win this, i don't feel i have to win this, i don't feel i have to lose this. i am just here just to be don't feel i have to lose this. i am just herejust to be here, and to prove that i am back. and i feel like i am back, and i still have a long way to go to be where i was. next she will face 13t

we will have more from here in moscow, but now, we had to the all england club.t day of these wimbledon championships, men's final state, we have witnessed novak djokovic winning a fourth wimbledon title, coming through in straight sets against south african kevin anderson, it was always going to be an interesting matchup between these two wasn't it in light of the two epic semifinals both had to contest to get here, novak djokovic requiring five sets to get past old foe rafa nadal, in the last of those two semifinals, and kevin anderson as well bugging his plays with that incredible mammoth titanic battle withjohn isner, incredible mammoth titanic battle with john isner, five incredible mammoth titanic battle withjohn isner, five gruelling sets, the second longest match in wimbledon history before it came through, 26—24 in the final set! what were we going to witness today? tired legs for both out on centre court? despite an enormous amount of goodwill from the wimbledon faithful, kevin anderson, for kevin anderson, just a step too far for him today. novak djoko

sets to pick up her maiden wimbledon title is the first german victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty years. also coming up to belgium could she.

holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing.was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the.

six three in just over an hour it's the second time the german has been to the final at the all england club at the tour de france ireland's dan martin time his attack to perfection to claim victory on stage six the team u.a.e. emirates ryder pulled ahead inside the final kilometer and never looked back at the top of the standings belgium's greg fine met kept hold of the leader's yellow jersey. this one hundred eighty one breast free the countryside really sprang to life in the closing stages with the pellets. breakaways new zealand's jack made his victory but like those before him his lead was eaten up by the main pack. this was a bad day for the other title contender. on the twenty seventh. he lost nearly a minute to getting a puncture with five kilometers to go outfront the pace was picking up as the riders made their way up the day's final clyne while the pack just position. in a group the line he held on ahead of him right at piano and. this was the second. career. clung on during the final climb and state. are the football knell chelsea have sector there. after just two seasons in char

williams up against germany's angelica bare williams is looking to win her eighth title at the all england club and first grand slam title since the birth of her daughter ten months ago but before the women take to center court great rivals novak djokovic and rafael nadal have to finish their men semifinal after the match was suspended late last night play has just resumed with djokovic it's just one set away from victory the winner will face kevin anderson in sunday's final after the south african defeated john isner in an epic battle yesterday it was the longest grand slam semifinal in history lasting six hours and thirty six minutes. and there is an exciting finish to the tour de france on friday as dutchman dylan one of a against off the favorites to burst of the front of the palatine and when stage seven of have a look at how he did it. the tour was seven the stage was also its longest taking the ride is the two hundred thirty one kilometers from from sharon brittany to shutter the tempo wasn't particularly high attempts to break away from the peloton swards the end of the stage will cost

three six three in just over an hour is the second time the german has been to the final at the all england club. and in fact the football world cup in russia has delivered another thrilling clash croatia beat england in the semifinal and the country is now heading to its first ever world cup final they are recovered from an early goal to england to a set up a final showdown with france on sunday. being limping crew asia under pressure from the get go forcing a foul on dilly dally and giving england their first chance on goal kiran chippy a with a perfectly timed free kick one new for the three lions in the fifteen minutes. it took courage into the sixty eight minutes of break and wins defense even perish it's far more determined to get the ball than carl was one all. and despite multiple chances there were no more goals in the regular ninety minutes the game heading into extra time. in the one hundred ninety minutes marmande you catch with the decider. to. score a parish it turned provider jordan pickford in the england goal was without a chance. this young three lions team's dream dashed in th

from the all—england club, john watson reports.top and marvel at the achievements of serena williams, who booked a place in a 10th wimbledon final, hugely impressive when you consider this is the fourth tournament back since the birth of her child and the health complications which followed. she came through in straight sets against gorges germany and she will 110w against gorges germany and she will now play kerber in saturday's final after she came through against 0stapenko. with all the details, here is austen halewood. with the top ten long gone, serena williams continues to be the pillar of consistency and women's tennis, and although it is only her 13th match back since the birth of her child, her best game looks to be back with her, gorges broken in the first set. and that proved to be the breaking point, williams taking the opener in just 33 minutes. after a run of five first—round exits at wimbledon, reaching a maiden grand slam semi—final is some achievement by gorges, but like so many before her, serena was a step too fa

sets to pick up her maiden wimbledon title it's the first german victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty here. also coming up belgium put the two goal half england to claim third place at the world cup belgium started stronger and opened the scoring after just four minutes to an england on the back foot they had another goal late in the game. a minus waiter welcome to the program germany's they kava has just beaten serena williams to win her first wimbledon title and here to break this down with us is nick mechanic line from our d.w. sports desk so kevin has now won three grand slam titles how did she win this one this was a relatively short match was any an hour in five minutes compared to the men's game which from the semifinals first it was just five thousand eight minutes is very very short she won six three six three six two straight sets caballe dropped only one set actually in this whole tournament i was in the second round so quite incredible form that she's actually found the fullness she had in two thousand and six when she reached the final of the australia

three six three in just over an hour is the second time the german has been to the final at the all england club the football world cup in russia has delivered another thrilling clash for england in the second semifinal and the country is now heading to its first ever world cup final striker mario each scored the winning goal in extra time giving his team a two one win fans in the croatian capital zagreb while waiting national flags and. late into the night country will face france in the final so. i'll be back with more in. germany state by state. colorful. life for. the most traditional. any time. check in with a special. take a tour of germany by state. dot com.

that to pick up her maiden wimbledon title is the first herman victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty years. also coming up belgium put two goals past england to claim third place at the world cup belgium started stronger and opened the scoring after just four minutes put england on the back foot and they added another goal late in the game. and a bungled deportation from germany gets more complicated tunisia says it will not send back a man who allegedly worked as a sama bin laden's bodyguard german judges want him returned saying he shouldn't have been flown out in the first place. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program germany's undulate kerber has just beaten serena williams to win her first wimbledon title nic mechanic line from our sports department is here to break this down with us the curva has now won three grand slam titles how did she win this one it was a quick match is surprising actually just over an hour an hour and five minutes if you compare that to the men's and finals for just just an hour before that it's five hours long so very very short mat

albans to pick up their meeting of wimbledon title the first german victory in the singles at the all england club in within twenty appearances also coming up at the soccer world cup and russia belgium the two poles had been led to claim third place belgium started stronger until the scoring after just four minutes to put england on the back foot he added another goal late in the game. thanks for joining us i'm marrying evan steen germany's anjali khabar has won her first wimbledon title beating american tennis legend serena williams here with me in the studio to break it all down is nick mechanic line from v.w. sports so nick we mentioned this just a moment ago kemper is the first german women or winner at wimbledon in more than twenty years the last one was steffi graaff in one thousand nine hundred six i believe that up and i did read that camber herself described this wimbledon women as a dream come true so tell us how did she do it it was it was a quick not surprising to me compared to. men's match today which is five hours and eight minutes this finished one hour and five minutes six three s

england have confirmed their kit on wednesday night will be all white. their kit man tweeted this sneak preview of their strip after it was printed. and, speaking of all—white, here at the all—england club will see some of the world's best on court today, including serena williams. the seven—time winner is the favourite for the women's title. she plays russian qualifier evgeniya rodina. but first on centre court is defending men's champion roger federer, looking for his ninth title. he hasn't had too much of a struggle so far. he plays frenchman adrian mannarino. let's bring you up to date with the rest of the main sporting stories, and despite a collision in the first lap at the british grand prix, lewis hamilton recovered to finish second behind sebastian vettel. hamilton started from pole position, before he was sent spinning by kimi raikkonen, but he drove superbly to get back into contention. vettel is now eight points ahead in the drivers' standings. it was a disaapointing day for england's cricketers, as they were beaten by india in the deciding match of their twenty20 series. a brilliant century from rohit sharma helped india to a seven—wicket win in bristol. chris froome avoide

even here at the all england club, where ibm's watson is busy at work behind the scenes.yers and fans. first, content creation. where are we right now? we're in the bows of broadcast centre. these are what we affectionately refer to as the bunkers. any chance of running into roger federer down here? he might be in the media room around the corner. watson's incredible processing data power is being used to create highlight reels with no human involvement. listening to the noise of the crowd and listening for those really exciting moments. taking in the audio feed from the side of the court, and you know those rounds you get where you get the real "oohs" and "aahs. " so if the crowd's excited, it might put that down as an exciting point. it's looking at the data to decide, where are the pressure points in the match? it also looks at how the players react. how animated they are with their arms, how obviously emotive they are when they do that. it combines those together to create an excitement level and that gets fed into this dashboard and all of the points are ranked, and

first time in 97 years that a south african will have been in the men's singles final at the all england club, out of five sets. i mean, for us to be out there this length of time, i mean, notjust on us coming back trying to compete at this sort of stage going through this, but i do know that i'm into the finals of wimbledon and, you know, that's really, you know, part of a dream come true. and it's remarkable to think that the men's semifinals are still ongoing. rafael nadal and novak djokovic didn't have enough time to finish their match last night. everything has to end basically at a cu rfew of everything has to end basically at a curfew of 11 o'clock because of the neighbours. they'll resume later today on centre court, with djokovic, the three—time champion, leading by two sets to one. it is very tight and this could go on for ages as well. and for the sixth time in seven years, there will be a murray in a wimbledon final — britain's jamie murray is through to the final of the mixed doubles with partner victoria azarenka. they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straigh

it is also finals weekend at the all england club. they have already had a final there.e expecting. with serena williams losing in the ladies singles final this afternoon. the third grand slam title for the winner. progress wimbledon title at your games in straight sets. she was hugely impressive throughout. she took the first set 6—3. playing some really impressive tennis before going on to secure that first set. remember she lost to serena williams in the wimbledon final here two years ago. without those points kerber looks as though it could be heard dave. and so it proved that she secured a crucial break in the second, collapsing to the fore as she wrapped up the second set 6—3. building on what was a an impressive previous season where she won the australian open, losing the wimbledon final to serena williams between those two. a real dip in form last year in 2017, dropping out of world's top 20 but she is back here and was hugely impressive once again, lifting the wimbledon title. serena williams have been playing so well throughout in what has just been her fourth

exit determined while in the men's store roger federer remains on track for a nice title at the all england club for ports. wimbledon has never been kind to caroline ball's in the akki in the past eleven outings she's never made it beyond the fourth round if russian it's arena makarova and sure that tradition continued on wednesday wozniacki trailed five one in the third and saved five match points before eventually losing seven five in the decide if i was you know i think i did everything i could have fought as hard as i could and. i can't even be mad at myself because you know. i you know play up to the level that i can and. and i think she played above her level really race fitness williams came back from a sit down to dominate world number one hundred forty one alexandra de giru four six six twelve six one sure we keep versions in the third round. and it was an easy straight says one for assist the serena who needed just an hour to be victoria tom over the seven time champion says she's getting better with every match. i think overall i just played better you know. more consistent still when

sets to pick up her maiden wimbledon title it's the first german victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty years. also coming up belgium put two goals half england to.

wimbledon the swiss thrashing frenchman address man a rino in the first match of the day at the all england club the thirty six year old took the first stage in just sixty minutes six love the second was a little tougher seven five even wrapped up the food and fine to sit comfortably six. i think it's a tough match up for him maybe against against me i'm not sure. but sure i was also surprised that it was that fast you know that first set especially sixty minutes like you said it was too fast it shouldn't really happen but you know. thankfully they do for me and. i probably won't have another have another six zero set this week so i enjoy this one world number one rafael nadal is also through to the last eight the spaniard who's looking for a third wimbledon title to this elite of the czech republic instead since. then in poland was all for me and i. guess that's all nice and i think of course is important for me to be in the finals. have been a while has since i have been in that position but at the same time. i have been in that position a couple of times in my career and. you know we're not t

the term and well why in the men's a draw roger federer remains on track for nice title at the all england club paul vandeven reports. wimbledon has never been kind to caroline wozniacki in the past eleven outings she's never made it beyond the fourth round. russian it's rina makarova and sure that tradition continued on wednesday was an iraqi trailed five one of the third and save five match points before eventually losing seven five in the decide. you know i think i did everything. i can even remarried myself because you know. you know play up to the level that i can and. and i think she played above her level really race fitness williams came back from a sit down to dominate world number one hundred forty one alexandra de giru four six six twelve six one sure we keep versions in the third round. and it was an easy straight says one for assist the serena who needed just an hour to be victoria tom over the seven time champion says she's getting better with every match. i think overall i just played better you know right. more consistent still when i work on getting my first serves in more but

let's head back to the all—england club, holly hamilton there on the first day of the wimbledon championshipsn that there is plenty more tennis going on. we talked about serena williams and roger federer but let's have a quick look at the rest of today's sports stories. chris froome's anti—doping case has been dropped by cycling's governing body, the uci. he'd been under investigation since september, when a doping test found twice the allowed level of a legal asthma drug in his sample. he begins the defence of his tour de france title on saturday. froome says he never doubted he'd be cleared. i have always known from the outset that there is no way i broke any rules can i knew that from the beginning but i think that's why this whole process was meant to have been confidential, in orderfor us to establish the facts first and then for the uci and experts on this topic to be able to give a ruling andi topic to be able to give a ruling and i think with the information being leaked, it made it very challenging because there was information that was incorrect that was being circulated and i wasn'

his finals weekend at the all england club. an upset enough ladies final. yes, absolutely. many thanks indeed. ladies final day today where kerber has sprung a surprise. shopping serena williams in straight sets win into day's final. it ends what has been a superb tournament for serena williams. just the fourth after the birth of herfirst williams. just the fourth after the birth of her first child ten months ago. kerber lifted herfirst title. this is perhaps serena's greatest march. 36 roy williams had a baby last year. she said she could barely walk to her letterbox, now she's back on the centre. the instinct has never escaped but she would need all those flashes to topple kerber. the german new defence was key to a first wimbledon title, stay in the rallies and wait for the openings. everything williams does at the moment and won has the answer. that persistence was forcing the errors. williams have lost sight about finished the poisoned with the americans toiling kerber clinch the first set. and there it is. we'll is what d

well there were some unwanted guests at the all england club today. look at this.g to look at on the screen, less amazing to to play with. caroline wozniaki struggling to get rid of one there. she needed insect repellent in the end. so england have had a day to digest their dramatic penalty shoot out win against colombia to book their place in the quarter—finals. and saturday's game against sweden has been the focus today for the team and management. eight of the squad trained at their repino base in the morning, among them, marcus rashford who came on a substitute and scored england's second penalty. the last—eight match with the swedes takes place at 3pm on saturday, live on bbc one. butjamie vardy is a doubt for the match. he didn't train and had an injection in his groin following last night's win in moscow. that's it from us for now. stay up to date on the website. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times, and laura hughes, political correspondent a

from all of us, both there and at the all—england club and here in moscow, it is goodbye for now.e will not be much mist orfog or mot is becoming drier. there will not be much mist or fog or mot cloud. is becoming drier. there will not be much mist orfog or mot cloud. most of us will be kept in the north sea. —— most of it will be kept in the north sea. towards the north west, we have got a band of cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland. that should push its way inland, the cloud breaking up in the afternoon. to england and wales, but some thundery downpours, perhaps in wales. still, a lot of dry areas, although a warm if not hot favourite england and wales, but noticeably cooler than today for scotland as northern ireland. the temperatures will pick up as we head into the weekend, for scotland and northern ireland. still plenty of dry weather and plenty of sunshine, too. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. angela merkel says transit centers for immigrants will be set up on germany”s border with austria. it's part of her bid to save her government by cracking down on mi

. >> after nine-time wimbledon champion roger federer cracked under pressure at the all england club, dropping two match points only to have his opponent, south africa kevin anderson, making the comeback of his career. beating the goat in five dazzling sets. going on to the grand slam semifinal later this week against american john isner. not to be outde, world number one rafael nadal and argentina's juan del potro had their own match that will go down as one of the greatest ever played. nadal ultimately coming outn top and he advances to the semifinals in the fth set. is off to face novak djokovic in the semifinal. you'll make my morning, but ruin my day. complicated relationship with milk? pour on the lactaid. it's delicious 100% real milk, just without that annoying lactose. mmm, that's good. lactaid. the real milk that doesn't mess with you. and try calcium enriched lactaid. 100% real milk with 20% more calcium. still no lactose. your hair is so soft! did you use head and shoulders two in one? i did mom. wanna try it? yes. it intensely moisturizes your hair and scalp and keeps you

many thanks on one has been another beautiful day here at the all england club.it was scorching in the first weeks of these championships. so many of the top seeds tumble about of the tournament. we saw a number of big names exit these championships. understandable but serena williams will be delighted that she's safely through to an 11th wimbledon semifinal as she came through over three sets against camila giorgi. she dropped the first set of these championships. we've not seen the crowds too often this wimbledon fortnight but with the temperature is comparatively cooler on wednesday to players who would bring the heat. camila giorgi relies heavily on her serve but so does serena williams. smashing down the fastest serve the entire tournament, one way to go. unperturbed camila giorgi unleashed firepower of their own and took the first set of the tournament on the seven times champion. so how best to respond? here comes serena. serena says everyone she plays up their game against her and she also says it means that she has to keep raising her game and when she d

determined while in the midst of all roger federer remains on track for a ninth title at the all england club for port. wimbledon has never been kind to caroline wozniacki in the past eleven outings she's never made it beyond the fourth round. russian it's rina makarova and sure that tradition continued on wednesday was an iraqi trailed five one in the third and saved five match points before eventually losing seven five in the decide. you know i think i did everything i could have thought of her so i could and i. can't even be mad at myself because you know. you know playing up to the level that i can and. and i think she played above her level really race fitness williams came back from a sit down to dominate world number one hundred forty one alexandra de giru four six six love six one so we keep versions in the third round. and it was an easy straight says one for sister the serena who needed just an hour to beat victoria tom over the seven time champion says she's getting better with every match. i think overall i just played better you know right. more consistent still i work on getting

wimbledon where world number two roger federer continues his quest for a ninth title at the all england club standing in his way in the fourth round everyone mannering of france the swiss stormed through the first winning it in just sixteen minutes six love the second was a little bit tougher seven five and it's currently four four in the third set there now and next up on court off the federal will be twenty three time grand slam champion serena williams the american twenty fourth seed who will be on center court where she faces fellow mother evgenia leader this is just her fourth tournament since having her daughter last year but she's now being tipped as the favorite to win each of the top ten women singing out of the catalina push that was last only around monday to kiki but it's. i. we're counting down to the first of the world cup semifinals on tuesday france will take on belgium as they look to reach the final for the first time in twelve years back in two thousand and six they lost to italy in the cup decider but it was only twenty years ago that they became world champions on home s

that final as well, but it has been a very important date is the approach finals weekend at the all england club is there. good evening. the women's semifinals day when most have paused to remember serena williams, who once again has performed superbly to book a place ina tent performed superbly to book a place in a tent wimbledon final. that achievement all the more impressive in light of this, just for the tournament back since the birth of her child and the subsequent health issues that followed. she came through her match in straight sets, and it means she will play angelique kerber in the final on saturday and wa nts a kerber in the final on saturday and wants a repeat of the final in 2016 when serena williams came out on top and kerber coming through in another straightforward straight sets victory. centre court at its finest. sun, cream and pens and the world's finest tennis players. angelique kerber the two—time world champion but never at wimbledon. the 21—year—old latvian won the french 0pen last year and she too had eyes on another top prize but, as the opening set played out, it was

from the all england club, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. unique status across society and sport. lewis hamilton and tiger woods sat with her camp today. on court, angelique kerber outplayed her. first set, 6—3. serena was strangely tentative, where kerber was diffident. maybe this big occasion came too early in serena williams‘s comeback, but credit kerber — she maintained her poise and profited from errors. still, nobody really expected kerber to win injust 65 minutes — not even her. i knew that i have to play my best tennis against a champion like serena, and it is always an honour for me to share a court with her. to all the moms out there, you know, i was playing for you today, and i tried but... you know, angelique played really well. two sets, two duchesses, and then out to meet a hundred cameras. well, kerber‘s moment and kerber‘s day. but if you did have a seat on centre today, there was loads of entertainment. the hangover match — resuming after friday night, djokovic and nadal were almost inseparable today. 10—8 djokovic eventuall