the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she would be fit to defend, but she was unable to recover from the injury she sustained earlier this year which forced her to miss the french open. our real loss for the tournament and forfans. i personally was our real loss for the tournament and for fans. i personally was looking forward to seeing her back in action, but the calf injury she sustained during the clay—court season was an issue. she was at wimbledon practising and preparing and trying to get ready, but i guess she knows her body better than anyone and if she knew she can play back—to—back matches, seven matches to win, then there no point. halep�*s announcement came minutes before today's draw was unveiled. andy murray will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017 against the georgian 24th seed nikoloz basilashvili. murray, who was beaten by italy's matteo berretinni in the second round at the queen's club last week, had to rely on a wild card to get into the championships, with his ranking having dropped outside the top 100 because

the all england club forced to respond today and say they have had an unprecedented amount of rain innatural part of playing on grass is that it will capture that more sure —— have had to have the roof shot. roger federer saying you have to get through the first two rounds and be very careful on grass, we saw djokovic stumble more than he normally does in his opening round match, and even on the court next to me right now, one contestant falling. grand slam champion going out earlier today, following to the surface getting up. and abnormal site on grass, especially in the early days before it hardens up was that the place is buzzing now because we have ten is happening everywhere, including the outside court, which hasn't been happening in the afternoons on the monday and tuesday —— we have ten is happening. djokovic playing anderson, a repeat of the 2018 wimbledon final. anderson far from that player that reached the final three years ago. djokovic, can he when the olympic gold and all four slams in the one year? no one has done that. the early days, 15 up in the opening set. and let

the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit.ch open. the draw for wimbledon took place earlier, and there are some exciting matches to look forward to, including the return of andy murray. he'll face the 24th seed nikoloz basilashvili in the first round. murray, who was beaten by italy's matteo berretinni in the second round at the queen's club last week, will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017. he had to rely on a wild card after his ranking dropped outside the top 100 due to injury. 0nto cricket. jos buttler will miss the rest of england's white—ball series against sri lanka. he led them to a comfortable win in the first t20 game on wednesday but picked up a calf injury during that match and missed yesterday's second win. there's one more t20 tomorrow, followed by three one—day internationals. dawid malan has been added to the 0di squad. max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions ahead of this weekend's styrian grand prix in austria. the championship leader was a third of a second quicker than anyo

there's also uncertainty over whether naomi osaka will play at the all england club. monday. that was a day after organisers threatened to expel her for not talking to the media. osaka said she wanted to protect her mental health. it's something lewis hamilton's been reacting to today. the formula one world champion believes the way osaka's been treated isn't fair. she is incredibly brave. i applaud her for her bravery because it is now asking those in power and putting them into question and making them think about how they react. i think the way they reacted was not good. and someone talking about their personal mental health and then being fined for it, that was not cool. and after a disappointing time trial yesterday geraint thomas caught his rivals off guard to win the fifth stage of the criterium du daphine. the briton broke clear with around half a mile to the finish and just held on to take his first stage win of this year's race. he's now sixth overall — ill seconds behind leader lukas postl—berger. chris froome could only finish 85th though and he's now rule

the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit in time.i in the second round at the queen's club last week — will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017. he had to rely on a wild card after his ranking dropped outside the top 100 due to injury. former british number one annabel croft gave her reaction to clare balding on bbc two. he can really disrupt quite a lot of the players out there so if you can just get through a couple of rounds the key factor will be how does his body respond as he has not played a lot of tennis and that is probably the most frustrating aspect for him. his heart and mind wants to but will his body allow him to get out for a five set match and come back a couple of days later and do it all again? that will be very tough. there's a baptism of fire for british wildcard jack draper — the 19—year—old, who reached the quarter finals at queen's, willl make his wimbledon main—draw debut against the defending champion novak djokovic. and francesca jones also has a big opening round match on her debut — she'll

be a very different experience to what used to traditionally play his rent houses nearby the all england club ferret and his fellow price must stay in official torment. hotels within a bio secure bubble. well, that meant federal was unable to attend in person, a charity auction of his own memorabilia, which raised $1850000.00 for his foundation. it's nice to be back. it's a completely different to previous years. you know, with the bubble like you mentioned the, the check into the hotel is very different. normally i will be joining you at the auction, but i cannot get out of the hotel, the car, and the club is going to be my life. like for the next couple of weeks but the rambling time and i'm really, really excited that the. busy wimbledon is back on after you know me missing it was due to injury, but it was anyway postponed to this year because it say when would and getting and why on monday, a lot of people excited about that. not just the strawberries, but the tennis as well. gemma, thank you. now more than 2 years after the fire that devastated not for them cathedral in paris, a major fe

and the mary has been given a wildcard for this month tournament at the all england club. and 5 time women's champion, venus williams has also been invited participates the roger federalist preparations have suffered a blow. he's failed to reach the quarter finals of a hello open in germany for the 1st time. the form of our number one who's won this event 10 times took the 1st set in the 2nd round, much against the phoenix o j. c. but the canadian, who says the same birthday as for 19 years younger for back to win the final, she said, and he was clearly delighted with the chance to play his idle phaedra for the 25 grandson champion, retired whenever that will be. well no, because i always thought he would be gone. you know, when i rush, cuz you know, he was already winning grand slams and i was only, i don't know, like 5 years old. so i never expected to play. and you know, i, because i just wanted to be professional one day, i didn't even think i would get to his level. so now to be in the same quote as him and get the win is yes and honest. while heavyweight boxing champ

the all england club saying, "she will be greatly missed", adding it "looks forward to welcoming hermain upon the olympics, making a return in front of her home fans next month. it comes just hours after 20—time grand slam champion, rafael nadal, announced his withdrawal from the championships and the olympic games. dominic thiem also pulling out of tokyo. the state of emergency in the city is to be lifted five weeks out from the start of the games. a decision some locals are questioning. translation: it is so obvious they are only lifting it - to hold the tokyo olympics. they can't even hide that. it's so apparent and it makes me frustrated. we worked so hard to bring down the covid—19 cases, but what's the point if we invite people to come from overseas? no international fans will be permitted at the delayed games, but concerns remain about the olympics triggering a surge in infections. the prime minister has asked japanese fans to watch from home. an official decision on spectator numbers is yet to be made, but could come as early as next week. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. just befo

the all england club saying, "she will be greatly missed", adding it "looks forward to welcoming herin upon the olympics, making a return in front of her home fans next month. it comes just hours after 20—time grand slam champion, rafael nadal, announced his withdrawal from the championships and the olympic games. dominic thiem also pulling out of tokyo. the state of emergency in the city is to be lifted five weeks out from the start of the games. a decision some locals are questioning. translation: it is so obvious they are only lifting it - to hold the tokyo olympics. they can't even hide that. it's so apparent and it makes me frustrated. we worked so hard to bring down the covid—19 cases, but what's the point if we invite people to come from overseas? no international fans will be permitted at the delayed games, but concerns remain about the olympics triggering a surge in infections. the prime minister has asked japanese fans to watch from home. an official decision on spectator numbers is yet to be made, but could come as early as next week. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. before i go

would in champion and the murray has been given a wild card for this month's torments at the all england club and 5 time women's champion. venus williams has also been invited to participate for roger federal preparations have suffered a blow. he's failed to reach the quarter finals at the holidays in germany for the 1st time. the former was number one who's won this event 10 times to the 1st set in his back around much again, felix alley, a theme. so the canadian, you says the same bus, they a cetera, but is 19 years younger, full back to when the final, he said afterwards, he was clearly delighted with the chance to play his idol phaedra before the 20 time grand slam champion retired. whenever that will be. well, no, because i always thought he would be gone. you know, when i rushed, because you know, he was already winning grand slams and i was only, i don't know, like 5 years old. so i never expected to play. and you know, i, because i just wanted to be professional one day, i didn't even think i would get to his level. so now to be in the same quote of him and get the win is yes and hone

he's $15.00 times at the all england club joke of is still on for the golden from this year, which would mean winning 4 majors and a gold medal, the lympics in the same county. is there any plan to achieve that? is the legendary is stephanie growth? in 1988, the news is been confirmed there marks of christian ericsson suffered a cardiac arrest which led him collapsing on the pitch and his sides opening. you're a 2020 game with fin on saturday. that mark's team doctor says he was gone before he was resuscitated midfield. it remains in a stable condition in hospital in copenhagen, a medical test, so far as come back normal research station and and it was guardian forest. how close worthy, i don't know. and we, we got him back after, after one, the 5th. so, so that's quite fast. he has been criticized for allowing denmark to continue the game, given many players, to be just trash off to what happened to erickson manchester united legend peter michael, who fun cath. but was in golf that mock says is absolutely ridiculous despite that to carry on. i'm a given fuel tentative while denmark says

the all england club saying she will be greatly missed, adding it looks forward to welcoming her backurn in front of her fans that make it comes 20 hours after rafael nadal announced his withdrawal from the championships and the lipid games. dominic thiem also pulling out of tokyo —— olympic games. the state of emergency in the city is to be lifted five weeks out from the start of the games. translation: it of the games. translation: ofthe games. translation: ., , , translation: it is obvious they are only lifting — translation: it is obvious they are only lifting it _ translation: it is obvious they are only lifting it to _ translation: it is obvious they are only lifting it to hold - translation: it is obvious they are only lifting it to hold the - are only lifting it to hold the tokyo olympics. they can't even hide it. it's so apparent and it makes me frustrated. we worked so hard to bring down the covid—19 cases, but what is the covid—19 cases, but what is the point if we invite people to come from overseas? ihla to come from overseas? no international— to come from overseas? no i

the most anticipated event on the tennis calendar wimbledon is back on the grass courts of the all england clubllo and welcome. we begin in australia. a covid outbreak in sydney has grown to 128 cases, linked to the highly contagious delta strain first detected in india. a small number of positive infections have also been recorded in the northern territory, queensland and western australia. federal and state governments will hold emergency talks today. phil mercer is in sydney for us. just talk us through these latest numbers, they are worrying. latest numbers, they are worrying-— latest numbers, they are wor inc. , ., worrying. they are, in new south wales _ worrying. they are, in new south wales the _ worrying. they are, in new south wales the state - worrying. they are, in new - south wales the state premier gladys berejiklian is reporting 18 new coronavirus infections in the past 2a hours, which means the cluster of infections here in australia's biggest city now sits around 130. these numbers may not be significant compared to other countries but in the australian context, they are signif

this is the 39—year—old leaving the all england club after her hopes of winning another grand slams came is through to the second round, but only after his opponent withdrew due to injury. the 39—year—old was to—1 down when adrian mannarino, celebrating his 33rd birthday, slipped and injured his knee. he retired after a 1—point decider, and afterwards fedor explained one of the intricacies of the wimbledon cause and why injuries happen. for a lot of players it is super key to get through those first two rounds, because the grass is more slippery, it is more soft, and then as the tournament progresses, it usually gets harder and easier to move on, but this is obviously terrible. and it hit serena, as well, my god, i can�*t believe it. serena, as well, my god, i can't believe it.— serena, as well, my god, i can't believe it. england won the first one-day _ can't believe it. england won l the first one-day international the first one—day international of their three match series against sri lanka in durham by five wickets after winning the toss and sending sri lanka in, chris works took fou

the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit.th seed nikoloz basilashvili in the first round. murray, who was beaten by italy's matteo berretinni in the second round at the queen's club last week, will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017. he had to rely on a wild card after his ranking dropped outside the top 100 due to injury. onto cricket. jos buttler will miss the rest of england's white—ball series against sri lanka. he led them to a comfortable win in the first t20 game on wednesday but picked up a calf injury during that match and missed yesterday's second win. there's one more t20 tomorrow, followed by three one—day internationals. dawid malan has been added to the odi squad. max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions ahead of this weekend's styrian grand prix in austria. the championship leader was a third of a second quicker than anyone else at the red bull ring. tomorrow's qualifying will be tough session for valtteri bottas, who's been given a three—place grid penalty for spinning his merced

there's also uncertainty over whether naomi osaka will play at the all england club. been reacting to today. the formula one world champion believes the way osaka's been treated isn't fair. she is incredibly brave. i applaud her for her bravery because it is now asking those in power and putting them into question and making them think about how they react. i think the way they reacted was not good. and someone talking about their personal mental health and then being fined for it, that was not cool. and after a disappointing time trial yesterday geraint thomas caught his rivals off guard to win the fifth stage of the criterium du daphine. the briton broke clear with around half a mile to the finish and just held on to take his first stage win of this year's race. he's now sixth overall — 1a seconds behind leader lukas postl—berger. chris froome could only finish 85th though and he's now ruled himself out of contention for a record—equalling fifth tour de france title later this month, saying he needs more time to rediscover his best form. the boys on the radio, they

but perhaps the largest applaud at the all england club came before play began at center court when developersthe astrazeneca vaccine received a standing ovation from the crowd. wimbledon was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. the first since world war ii. >>> let's go to meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, kasie. yesterday was just as crazy as it gets in the northwest. let's add this up now. this was the peak of the heat wave yesterday. this is the list of our major cities and the hottest temperatures they ever recorded. phoenix top on the list, and then las vegas. and now look who is number three, portland, oregon at 116 degrees yesterday. almost was as hot as vegas has ever been. that's insane. sacramento 115, st. louis 115. our friends in seattle, seattle moved up to 16th on the list when they hit 108 degrees yesterday. now new york city is 106. seattle passed baltimore, seattle passed washington d.c., which is also 106. so seattle and portland are now almost considered one of the hottest cities in the country. and it contin

serena williams will no longer be competing for a record-matching 24th grand slam time at the all-england clube seven-time wimbledon champ retired after the first set in the opening match afternoon slipping and injuring her right leg, ouch. she fought back tears and didn't talk to the media afterwards. but later said on social media she was heartbroken to having withdrawn. and thanks for the support. meanwhile, her sister venus williams began her 90th grand slam tournament with her 90th victory winning in three sets to advance to the next round. and on the men's side, adrian mannarino fell to slick conditions injuring his knee against roger federer. it forced mannarino to withdraw. federer will continue his bid for his 21st grand slam title. >>> all right. time for the weather. let's go to meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. bill that mess is ugly. it says it all. >> yeah, it's not pretty, it's hot, it's uncomfortable. air conditioners are just working hard. you know, one more day of this, kasie, in the northeast. and then much cooler for the holiday weekend. probably a litt

nadal will miss competition at the all england club and next month's gaumz in tokyo. he'll take time to recover after listening to my body. wish him all the best. >>> meanwhile, american simone manuel, first black woman to win an individual swimming gold medal won't get a chance to defend her title in tokyo. after failing to meet the 100 meter freestyle finals -- failing to make the freestyle finals at u.s. owe lum pick trials last night. 12 lochte is one medal away from qualifying for the fifth games. if he finishes first or second in tonight's final, he'll become the oldest male swimmer to make an olympic team. wow. >>> let's turn now to major league baseball. one day after the league eased coronavirus restrictions for vaccinated players and staff, l.a. two-way sensation took the mound in front of the first full capacity crowd in anaheim since 2019 on what was dubbed reopening day at angel stadium. he struck out five batters, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk over six innings of work. the angels preserved the one with a five run seventh inning capped by t

after missing out in 2020 — wimbledon is back on the grass courts of the all england club.ajid javid, is straight to work in his newjob this morning following matt hancock's weekend resignation. first, he'll be meeting nhs staff and this afternoon he'll address the commons — updating mps on plans for lifting the last coronavirus restrictions in england. the reopening was pushed back to the 19th ofjuly because of rising cases of the delta variant, but borisjohnson said progress would be reviewed after two weeks — and that the date could be brought forward. in the meantime, the number of new coronavirus cases across the uk has continued to rise quickly. some conservative backbenchers have urged the government to ease controls quickly, saying the country must learn to live with covid. james reynolds has more. he was once in charge of the nation's money. now sajid javid is in charge of its health. the dispute over the power of downing street, which led him to resign as chancellorjust a month before the start of the pandemic, appears to have been set aside. i was honoured to tak

the wimbledon tennis championships are back and get underway later today at the all england club havinguffered due to the lack of foot fall, but one owner is delighted to be welcoming visitors back to sw19 — despite the tournament operating at 50% capacity across the grounds. compared to last year, that was tumbleweed blowing down the high street. and it was upsetting and we felt sad and upset that, you know, something that we have perhaps taken for granted wasn't here. yes, its reduced capacity this year. yes, a lot of the players aren't allowed to stay local. but any tennis is better than no tennis at all. a teenage boy has been arrested following a fatal stabbing of a 26—year—old man, who was killed at an illegal rave near millwall�*s football ground on saturday evening. police found the victim in an industrial unit at stockholm road and he was pronounced dead at the scene. the met police has urged anyone who was at the music event to get in touch. new flexible rail season tickets for travel in and out of london can be used from today. rail passengers can buy eight tickets for travel

the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit.y murray. he'll face the 24th seed nikoloz basilashvili in the first round. murray — who was beaten by italy's matteo berretinni in the second round at the queen's club last week — will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017. he had to rely on a wild card after his ranking dropped outside the top 100 due to injury. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. i have more for you at sportsday later. back to you. thank you. the health secretary, matt hancock, has apologised for breaching social distancing rules after the sun published a photo of him in a close embrace with one of his aides. in a statement, mr hancock, said, i accept that i breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances. i have let people down and am very sorry. i remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter. and a little earlier, the prime minister's official spok

as it stands the all england club is expecting naomi 0saka to compete.bly important to recognise that, along with the other grand slams and detours, we are always looking to evolve and improve what we do, so to that end, we have started a consultation around how we might improve media operations and of course that needs to include not just the players but also the media and those engaged in that space. we are all striving to do things better. now we mentioned earlier the finland players' wishing danish star chritian eriksen well following his cardiac arrest on saturday, and the danish football association have this morning confirmed that eriksen will have a heart starter device fitted. it's a measure often taken due to rhythm disturbances following a cardiac arrest. eriksen�*s been getting so many messages of love from around the world in different forms, including this from david wright, in huddersfield, who made this cube art portrait of eriksen, using 500 rubik's cubes. he posted this video on social media and hopes it will help christian with his rec

the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit to defend her the second round at the queen's club last week, had to rely on a wild card to get into the championships with his ranking having dropped outside the top 100 because of injury. there is a baptism of fire for british wildcard jack draper. the 19—year—old, who reached the quarterfinals at queens, willl make his wimbledon main—draw debut against the defending champion novak djokovic. francesca jones also has a big opening round match on her debut. she will be up against 17—year—old american coco gauff, who created a sensation two years ago at the all england club when she beat venus williams. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. first practice for the styrian grand prix is coming to a close in austria. max verstappen is leading the way ahead of pierre gasly and his rival lewis hamilton in third. verstappen's win at the french grand prix last weekend moved him into a 12—point championship lead. we've also heard today that the turkish grand prix has been added to the calendar on the 3

. >>> wimbledon is under way at the all england club and the largest applause yesterday before play begancine along with britain's health workers received a standing ovation from the crowd. wimbledon was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. the first time since world war ii. >>> and a new study finds that vaccines from pfizer and moderna may protect against the coronavirus for years according to a report published in the journal nature, scientists found the vaccines set off a persistent immune response giving a sign of long lasting protection, at least against the existing covid variants. the results add to growing evidence that most people immunized with the mr,na vaccine would not need boosters. it did not consider the johnson & johnson vaccine but they consider the immune response to be more durable than the ones produced by mrna vaccines. joining us "the washington post" reporters, authors of the new book "nightmare scenario, inside the trump administration's response to the pandemic that changed history". thank you both for being on with us today. we really appreciate it. damian,

. >> the sun shone early on the expanse of the all england lawn tennis and croquet club.ans were in fine mood. there were not as many as there might have been because of restrictions which meant easier access to the traditional strawberries and cream and glasses of pms. >> it was amazing there was no wimbledon last year. day one, excited. >> just getting on the grounds is cause to be excited. this tournament bills itself as the championships. but it has been around since 1877 so they pretty much have the right to attach any label they like. >> this is the first big sporting event we have been to in a long time so looking forward to it today. to see some good matches. hopefully the rain will stay off >> don't mention the rain cured because then of course the rain came and the covers without. as they so often do. inside centre court under a roof, novak djokovic chu was added against a 19-year-old britt who won the first set and had a stunned crowd on its feet . but djokovic won the next three and that was that. still, the oldest and most procedures tennis event in the world

but ticketmaster and the all england tennis club say the conditions were clearly stated before purchasee been let down by the education system for decades. the department for education says its investing in levelling up. a central london michelin—star restaurant says it will no longer open at lunchtimes, post—brexit and pandemic, due to a shortage of staff. the founder of pied a terre said he decided to stop the restaurant's lunchtime menu, as he struggles with recruiting workers, as many have left the country. he wants the government to grant special visas for foreign workers wanting to work in hospitality here. the government says it's working to better promote jobs in the sector. a 20—year deal has been agreed by transport for london to bring full mobile phone coverage on the london underground within three years. it means phones could be used at every station, ticket hall and even tunnels. but some passengers who enjoy a mobile phone freejourney are disappointed. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on the roads, kensington gore, near the royal albert hall, is down to a si

the sun shone early on the expense of the all england lawn, tennis, and croquet. club fans were in fine mood. there weren't as many as there might have been because of restrictions, which meant easier access to the traditional strawberries and cream and the glasses of pims. it's amazing. there was no limit in last year and we heard the one very excited to see the post. just getting on the grounds is cause to be excited. after all this tournament builds itself simply as the championships, wimbleton has been around since $1877.00, so they pretty much have the right to attach any label they like the face. of course, we've been to obviously in a long time, so really looking forward through today we'll see some good matches are made away. randall sales don't mention the rain because then of course the rain came and the covers went out, as they so often do inside central court though under a roof. novak joke of which was added against a 19 year old brit jack draper, who actually won the 1st set and had a stunned crowd on its feet. but top see the joke of each one, the next 3. and that was tha

the expanse of the all england lawn, tennis, and croquet club fans were in fine mood. there weren't as many as there might have been because of restrictions, which meant easier access to the traditional strawberries and cream and the glasses of pims. it's amazing. it was the women last year and we heard the one very excited to see the post. just getting on the grounds is cause to be excited. after all this tournament builds itself simply as the championships, wimbleton has been around since $1877.00, so they pretty much have the right to attach any label. they like. the 1st big sporting event we've been to what we see in a long time. so really looking forward to today we'll see some good matches, hopefully the way randall sales. i don't mentioned the rain because then of course the rain came and the covers went out as they so often do inside central court though under a roof. novak joke of which was added against a 19 year old brit jack draper, who actually won the 1st set and had a stunned crowd on its feet. but top seat, a joke of which one the next 3. and that was t

as it stands, the all england club is expecting naomi osaka to compete. month. another man hoping to keep the flame alive for the older players on tour is lee westwood. the englishman, who�*s 48, tees off this evening. westwood recently married his long time girlfriend and caddie, helen, and wondered if their relationship on the course would stay the same. this week is good to be new, it's going _ this week is good to be new, it's going to — this week is good to be new, it's going to be — this week is good to be new, it's going to be as husband and wife, so it might _ going to be as husband and wife, so it might change. she might give me the elbow— it might change. she might give me the elbow a bit more often. it's a very— the elbow a bit more often. it's a very relaxed relationship anyway, we 'ust very relaxed relationship anyway, we iust enjoy— very relaxed relationship anyway, we just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good _ just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good time — just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good time out there. does just enjoy ourselve

the all england club insist the courts have been prepared to "exactly the same meticulous standards ass looking forward to her trying to reach that 24, so devastating blow to the tournament but hopefully nothing too serious, and the grass is always quite slippy in the first few days of the theremin, just because centre core and court will never get paid for the rest of the year, so it does take a few days for players to find their footing and really unfortunate that it has happened so early on in the tournament for serena. action for day three is just getting under way. these are the live pictures from court number two, with fifth seed canadian bianca andreescu in action, up against alize cornet of france. later andy murray is back on centre court looking to reach the third round. he'll play the qualifier oscar 0tte of germany. fellow brit katie boulter will be on the courtjust before him. while liam broady and cameron norrie are also involved in today's action. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. isa is a study has found greater manchester suffered t

england and ranges were not smart quarters. how does he feel all these years later about the control this year about the england team taking beneath walters of rame just football club and england. mark when you came as one of the, the 1st prominent black players to, to start in modern scott football. you kind of the most to vet this graceful racism on field. i'm interested makes you feel 30 years later, but the controversy, angling team taking the need and booed by some of the funds. what do you, what's your reaction to that situation all these years later? it is very disappointing to think that there is still a lot of problems with threat. you guys, you said over racism, don't get me wrong. i do believe the need to come. i would become slightly symbolic . and although it's not a bad thing, because people have seen that some people are trying to do something, you know, to be able to support if you like. and you know that some, a little, a little more action. let's talk and more conversation in the way that one is in. yes, we spoke about a lot and i need to do some things about it as it works. so it's fantastic, that's not only your teammates, but your opponents are

—all at half—time, saracens turned up the power after the break, and all five of the club's british and irish lions, including englandtlepool united are back in the football league after winning a dramatic national league play—off final against torquay at ashton gate in bristol. hartlepool were a goal up in the fifth minute of injury time, but look at torquay goalkeeper lucas covolan, scoring this dramatic equaliser which led to extra time and penalties. and they needed 1a spot kicks to decide it. matt buse hit the bar with torquay�*s seventh, which means a return to the football league for hartlepool four years after they were relegated. the final round of golf�*s us open is underway in california. the leading contenders haven't teed off yet though. rory mcilroy is in contention. he finished yesterday tied for fourth, two shots off the lead. phil mickelson's hopes of making it a career grand slam this week are over though. after winning the us pga nine days ago, he's had a tournament to forget and finished on 11 over par. you can follow all the action through to the climax this evening on bbc radio 5 live. that's al

the sun shone early on the expense of the all england lawn, tennis, and croquet. club fans were in fine mood. there weren't as many as there might have been because of restrictions, which meant easier access to the traditional strawberries and cream and the glasses of pins. it's amazing, it was delivered in last year and we heard the one very excited to see the post just getting on the grounds is cause to be excited. after all this tournament builds itself simply as the championships, wimbleton is been around since $877.00. so they pretty much have the right to attach any label they like the face exported event. we've been to obviously in a long time. so really looking forward to today we'll see some good matches, hopefully away in the rain of sales. i don't mentioned the rain because then of course the rain came and the covers went out as they so often do inside central court though under a roof. novak joke of which was added against a 19 year old brit jack draper, who actually won the 1st set and had a stone to crowd on its feet. but top see the joke of which one the next 3. and that

the expanse of the all england lawn, tennis, and croquet club fans were in fine mood. there weren't as many as there might have been because of restrictions, which meant easier access to the traditional strawberries and cream and the glasses of pins. it's amazing. there was no limit in last year. we heard the one very excited to see the post. just getting on the grounds is cause to be excited after all this tournament, bills itself simply as the championships, wimbleton has been around since $1877.00, so they pretty much have the right to attach any label. they like the 1st portion of it. we've been to, obviously in a long time, so really looking forward to it today. we'll see some good matches, hopefully to wayne rain of sales. don't mention the rain because then of course the rain came and the covers went out, as they so often do inside central court though under a roof. novak joke of which was added against a 19 year old brit jack draper, who actually won the 1st set and had a stone to crowd on its feet. but top see the joke of which one the next 3. and that was tha

clubs and fans and many other players. a decision on whether to lift all of england's lockdown restrictions on the 21st ofjune is expected to he has already said the government must be cautious as hospital admissions increase. simonjones reports. a barbecue on the beach last night at the g7 summit in cornwall. but borisjohnson, enjoying a drink, has a lot on his mind — whether the lifting of the remaining coronavirus restrictions in england should go ahead as scheduled on the 21st ofjune, with caution the watchword. you've got to be cautious in order to deliver what we want to see, which is an irreversible road map, but we're looking at the data today. again, you've got hospitalisations up, you've got cases up. there are grounds for caution. that doesn't mean that this country hasn't made enormous progress with vaccination. clearly, what you've got is a race between the vaccines and the virus and the vaccines are going to win, it's just a question of the pace. surge testing in the london borough of kingston to try to identify cases of the delta variant first discovered in india. it's the rapid rise in numbers that is causin

it looked for a moment, his club might reach james, just about keeping linden dunk survey at the other end. a wimbley let down overall, but with full points, england all looking good for a place in the last 16 and scotland do still have a chance of reaching the knockout rounds going into their final group game against croatia and richardson al jazeera, today's other group, the game was between the check republican croatia, a penalty from tech strike a fuck because she gave him his said a goal of the firm and wishes and equalize to level the game at one the welcome funds are still in danger of going out. haven't taken just one point from the 1st 2 games. so he didn't have all but feel the place in the last team, and of course the penalty for them to be the one that takes them the top of group and point. then mark midfielder christiana erickson has been discharged from hospital. it follows a successful operation just days after suffering a card yet caressed it. 29 year old collapse on the picture in denmark's opening game against finland on saturday. oak, since life was saved by cpr, his sins had a heart started device implanted golf and de 2 at the us

his club might reach james, just about keeping linden dunc survey at the other end. a wimbley let down overall, but with full points, england all looking good for a place in the last 16 and scotland do still have a chance of reaching the knockout rounds going into their final group game against croatia. andy richardson al jazeera, but i just argentina recorded their 1st when of this years copa america. they beat fellow continental jain year. why on a night were chilly also picked up when so how malick reports really was in normal time. this down would be packed for a copper america showdown between argentina and uruguay. but because of the pandemic matches that this year's tournament had been staged behind closed doors in brazil, who only took over the host nation at the last minute from launching tina due to a surgeon cove at 900 cases there. but any of the turbulence the arjun times perience them to build up that didn't seem to impact them in brazil, you know they, they took the lead early on. we don't. rodriguez netting off to being set up by none other than lean l messy drive towards the power line. uruguay. who haven't one

look for a moment, his club mate reached jennings, just about keeping linden doing survey at the other end of the line. a wimbley let down overall, but with full points, england all looking good for a place in the last 16 and scotland do still have a chance of reaching the knockout rounds going into their final group game against croatia. andy richardson al jazeera, but i just the days of the group, the game was between the check for public and croatia. and how's he for check striker patrick. it's shake, gave him his 3rd goal of the tournaments. crecia then equalized to level the game at $11.00. for the world cup finalists are still in danger. i'm going i would having taken just one point from their 1st 2 games of sweden and all but feel the place in the last 16 and a meal. 4th, for penalties, saw them be put back a, a one know, it's a result that take some top of group e on 4 points, spain and poland or the other teams in this group. and they play each other on saturday. denmark midfield, their christian ericsson has been discharged from hospital. it follows a successful operation just days after suffering a cardiac arrest. the 29 year old collapse on the pitch

england players during a major tournament. it is country first but rest assured their agents and clubs will be beavering away whilst are here, the busy they are, so all the new season will be upon us before we know it.— upon us before we know it. yes. we took speculation _ upon us before we know it. yes. we took speculation had _ upon us before we know it. yes. we took speculation had no _ upon us before we know it. yes. we took speculation had no doubt. - upon us before we know it. yes. we i took speculation had no doubt. thank you. —— weeks of speculation ahead. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. england's charley hull is two shots off the lead on the second day of the women's pga championship in the united states. he finished five under par. —— she finished five under par. jos buttler will miss the rest of england's white—ball series against sri lanka after he picked up a calf injury during their first t20 game on wednesday and missed yesterday's second win. there's one more t20 to come tomorrow, followed by three one—day internationals. red bull's max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions for this weekend's styrian gr

his club might reach james just about keeping linden dunk survey at the other end of the line. a wimbley let down overall, but with full points, england all looking good for a place in the last 16 and scotland do still have a chance of reaching the knockout rounds going into their final group game against croatia and richardson al jazeera. but i just think the days of the group d game was between the czech republic of croatia, a penalty or from tech strike. patrick she gave him, he said the goal of the torment crecia then life level. the game at one on bus was called find this are still in danger of going out, haven't taken just one point from the 1st 2 games. so we didn't have all that feel the place and the law 16. and in the 4th, the penalty for them to be a one. now the result that takes them top of group e on 4 point spain and poland or the other teams in this group. and they play each other on the mock midfielder christiana erickson that has been discharged from hospital. it follows a successful operation just days after suffering a cardiac arrest. 29 year old collapse on the pit during denmark's opening game against finland on satu