both aryna sabalenka and karolina pliskova are also into their first wimbledon semifinals.man to reach the last eight at the all england club. her adventure is over, though, so sabalenka will now face pliskova, who overcame viktorija golubic. it's going to be tough match. she's a great _ it's going to be tough match. she's a great player. her game also really well on _ a great player. her game also really well on the — a great player. her game also really well on the grass, but i'm looking forward _ well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to— well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to this match. mark... nick parrott reports. a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again. it was a place where he won back in 2010, doing it again was what mattered. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish, and once again, he surged to victory his third of the tour. he surged to victory — his

she did it the hard way, though, coming from a set down to see off second seed aryna sabalenka 5-7, 6 into the mixed—doubles semifinals with fellow brit harriet dart. they beat compatriot naomi broady and her french partner, jeremy chardy. a quick reminder, if you needed it, that it's the men's semifinal day tomorrow. world number one and reigning champion novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalov — while queens champion matteo berrettini goes head—to—head with poland's hubert hurkacz. the countdown is already on to the euro 2020 final, and for england, there isn't a lot of time to prepare. there'll be just two days of full training before the game against italy back at wembley on sunday night. 0lly foster has been at their base, st george's park. day of rest and recuperation for most of the squad today, that's their routine after a match. it started against the danes. they go off and do their on thing. 13 out of the training pitch. the rest of the quad. there was nojordan henderson. they have their own separate fitness programme. but it was a great session to

it certainly wasn't a breeze for second seed aryna sabalenka in her last 16 match, but she threw to her elena rybakina in three sets. there she will play one of the stories of wimbledon this year. on saturday, she became the first woman to which the scene steam at wimbledon and today she battled past swiatek to ensure that she isn't going homejust swiatek to ensure that she isn't going home just yet. going homejust yet. i knew i should going home just yet. i knew i should have worked out on my left arm a bit more in the gym! i shall try and hold this umbrella. thanks you to our colleagues at bbc breakfast for their brolly. i'm joined here by the former number one anne keothavong. thank you for joining us. you are also waiting to watch emma raducanu, last up on court one. how do you think she is dealing with all of this, the anticipation of being last? well, there are benefits _ anticipation of being last? well, there are benefits to _ anticipation of being last? well, there are benefits to being - anticipation of being last? well, there are benefits to being in i anticipation of being l

absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. 0n the other side of the draw, aryna sabalenka'sere expecting her to get this far at wimbledon, but she's finally got past that mental hurdle in her head of only reaching the fourth round of the grand slam. into the semifinals she goes after ending 0ns jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the first arab woman to get this far at these championships, saw her run ended in straight sets. she didn't have all the answers she needed to get past a hard—hitting sabalenka. and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. pliskova easing through her quarterfinal in straight sets. in absolute style, as we've seen her play throughout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. a little more sport to bring you. this is on a wa

but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in thend and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. friday will be a big day for many people in france — as nightclubs will be allowed to reopen. for nearly eighteen months — ever since the pandemic began — they've had to remain shut. but not all clubs will be re—opening their doors. just a warning — this report from the bbc�*s tim allman contains flashing images. back where he belongs, this dj behind the decks at duplex in paris. soon this nightclub will be full or at least mostly full of party—goers. it is going to be a special n

such 0n the other side of the draw, aryna sabalenka's breakthrough moment continues, and that on grassly reaching the fourth round of the grand slam. into the semifinals she goes after ending 0ns jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the first arab woman to get this far at these championships, saw her run ended in straight sets. she didn't have all the answers she needed to get past a hard—hitting sabalenka. and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. pliskova easing through her quarterfinal in straight sets. in absolute style, as we've seen her play throughout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. we started with football and we'll end this programme on a football theme. when england beat germany last week at wembley, this image of a little german girl cr

the australian will face the eighth seed karolina pliskova, who came from a set down to defeat aryna sabalenkasunday and what will be only the second major final in the team�*s history. it has been a long journey, a long wait since 1966. our sports correspondent natalie pirks looks at how they got there, and what�*s different this time round. commentator: into the final of a major tournament - for the first time in 55 years. another night to savour. for generations, sunday will be the first final they will have seen england�*s men in but as fans know only too well this is no overnight success. after the failure of the 2010 world cup, building blocks were put in place. an overarching philosophy was brought in, coaching was overhauled across the age groups, and st georges park was opened as the home of all england teams. a year later in 2013, two ambitious targets were set. the first is for the england team, to at least reach the semifinals of the euro championships in 2020, and the second is for us to win the world cup in 2022. i think a lot of people thought i was nuts. gareth has played a big

but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in thes of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. a drawing of a bear�*s head by leonardo da vinci has just sold forjust over $12 million. measuring just seven centimetres squared, "head of a bear" is a silverpoint drawing on a pink—beige paper. the drawing is more than 500 years old. the sketch previously belonged to british painter and collector sir thomas lawrence, before being sold at christie's in 1860 forjust over $3. now it's gone for a little bit more. see you then. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine a

but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in theof all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. covering wimbledon where i should say novak djokovic is clearly the favourite in those men's semifinals. i'm on twitter, see you in a bit. good evening. thursday brought us another day of some sunny spells, but some really active showers around too, in fact, our weather watchers spotted plenty of funnel clouds across parts of eastern england from essex through cambridgeshire, towards lincolnshire as well. over the next few days, we keep those active showers. there will be that mix of sunny spells and scattered showers bubbling up through the cou

then the capacity crowd will be treated to a tasty tie between karolina pliskova and second seed aryna sabalenkaf? the 39—year—old was beaten in straight sets in the quarter finals on wednesday by poland's hubert hurkazs. i'm actually very happy i made it as far as i did and i was able to play at the level i did after everything i went through, so of course i would like to play again but, you know, at my age you are never sure what is around the corner. eight british and irish lions are isolating after a player and member of the management team tested positive for covid—19. this follows the news that the match against the bulls on saturday will not go ahead because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. on the field for the lions though, it was business as usual as they geared up for the test series by beating the sharks in johannesburg. duhan van der merwe and josh adams ran in three tries each in the 54—7 win. wales winger adams now has eight in three games on the tour so far. to the tour de france. and after two trips up mont ventoux on stage 11, the peloton gets a bit of a break with a 159km

but the first match on centre court on tuesday sees tunisia's ons jabeur up against 2nd seed aryna sabalenka reach the quarter finals at wimbledon. she produced a stunning display to defeat seventh seed and 2020 french open winner iga swiatek. jabeur became the first arab woman to win a wta title at the birmingham classic injune and, having become the first arab woman to reach the fourth round at wimbledon, continues to break new ground. south africa's match against georgia on friday is in jeopardy after the springboks were forced to suspend training and place their squad into isolation because of an outbreak of coronavirus. second row lood de jager returned a positive test and on the grounds of his close contact with a number of players, the whole squad are having to quarantine. it is the second time the springboks have been forced to take such measures during the build—up to the test series against the british and irish lions, which opens in cape town onjuly 24. the tour de france resumes on tuesday with the stage 10 taking the riders out of the alps down to the slopes of the rhone valley

well, facing aryna sabalenka's serve can seem thankless.k the second set 6—4. seeded eighth, the czech player has power and control. she can serve too. third set, 6—4. at 29, pliskova is through to her first wimbledon final. her approach, she says, is super positive. well, that's her husband, and this is what it's all for. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather here's sarah keith—lucas. we have had some really active showers around through the course of today, and some of our weather watchers across eastern england have spotted lots of funnel clouds, such as this one in lincolnshire, a rotating column falling out of cumulonimbus clouds. the satellite image shows where we have had cloud, the radar showing heavy showers, cloudier skies for scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells for england and wales, heavy showers continuing over the next few hours, the odd rumble of thunder,

then there's the clash of the big hitters, alina pliskova who has yet to drop a set against aryna sabalenkan to wembley, and look ahead to england's final against italy on sunday. john watson is at wembley, we are going to talk to him but we'd like to talk about the economic benefits thrown up by the football. there are predictions of an enormous boost to the economy. the economy could grow by as much as £10 billion. let's find out more from our business correspondence, ramzan karmali. cheering. not only english football fans celebrating but hundreds of publicans across the country too. it was estimated that over 9.7 .million pints were pulled during the day, and that number is set to be even higher on sunday. euro 2020 has given a much—needed boost to the pub trade but restrictions are still in place and sales could have been even higher. the british beer and pub association say a further 1.7 million pints could have been pulled — a possible hit to takings of £6.5 million. supermarkets have also seen sales rise in the back of euro 2020, with many people celebrating at home rather than the

get under way and then we will see the two big hitters, karolina pliskova, the number two seed aryna sabalenkaeen this far at a grand slam, again, moving so well. this is the only semifinal missing from pliskova's cv and another mouthwatering match that we will look forward to, ash barty and angelique kerberfirst, and the doubles as well, a big day forjoe salisbury. he is currently on court one at the moment. if we look at the minute, he is playing with his american partner in his men's doubles semifinals. a tough one against the number one seeds. there was a coronavirus positive test in their camp which denied them a place in the opening—round of the french open, so a tough test for salisbury 0pen, so a tough test for salisbury as their opponents have been winning everything recently. 4— for their and we will also see him in the mixed doubles full stop loss look forward to here. we mixed doubles full stop loss look forward to here.— forward to here. we will be back with ou forward to here. we will be back with you later— forward to here. we will be back with you later on. _ england's players

both aryna sabalenka and karolina pliskova are also into their first wimbledon semifinals. his 33rd victory at the tour de france. nick parrott reports. a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again. a place where he won back in 2010. doing it again was what mattered. he took it easy at the intermediate sprint. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses amd concentrations and classes not much you can do about mechanical problems. catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish, and once again, he surged to victory — his third of the tour. if he can survive tomorrow's climbs, he'll get the chance to equal the record of 34 stage wins. nick parrott, bbc news. the british and irish lions�* tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and one member of the management team returned positive covid tests. organisers say they are looking to reschedule

she did it the hard way, though, coming from a set down to see off second seed aryna sabalenka 5-7, 6 reigning champion novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalov — while queens champion matteo berrettini goes head—to—head with poland's hubert hurkacz. the countdown is already on to the euro 2020 final, and for england, there isn't a lot of time to prepare. there'll be just two days of full training before the game against italy back at wembley on sunday night. 0lly foster has been at their base, st george's park. day of rest and recuperation for the squad today. that's the routine after a match. the 11 that started against the danes, they go off and do their own thing, just some recovery work. what we saw today were 13 out on the training pitch, substitutes, the rest of the squad. there was nojordan industry and or jack grealish. we've seen their separate programmes. but it was a great session to witness —— jordan henderson. they were at it from the very awe. you soon realise just watching from the first 15 minutes when you see jaden sancho and the rest of the

facing aryna sabalenka�*s serve can seem thankless.ova is through to her first wimbledon final. her approach, she says, is super positive. that�*s her husband. this is what it is all for. so to the men�*s semifinalists. matteo berrettini, seventh seed with a powerful game for the grass versus hubert hurkacz, conqueror of roger federer. well, can anybody here beat novak djokovic? today, he takes on denis shapovalov, a worthy opponent, in theory. he�*s got an all—round game. he is very flashy. he has got a big serve, great forehand and he has nothing to lose. nothing to lose, a semifinal to win. today�*s the day, denis. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. tyson fury�*s third fight against deontay wilder has been postponed after the boxer tested positive for coronavirus. they were due to meet in las vegas in two weeks�* time but fury returned the positive test on thursday and, after discussions with medical experts, the decision was made to call off the fight. it�*s likely to be rearranged for october. fury beat wilder to become wbc champion

and number two seed aryna sabalenka reached her maiden grand slam semifinal with a straight—sets winhe picked up his third win of this year's tour on stage ten. if he can make it through today's tough mountain stage, he'll get the chance to equal the mark held by legend eddy merckx, of 3a wins. defending champion tadej pogacar retained his overall lead. what a busy day at the start. and plenty more to look forward to today. that's all the sport for now. former sunderland and aston villa striker kevin phillipsjoins me now. he was in the england squad for the euros back in the year 2000, alongside none other than gareth southgate! actually, did you play? iwas covering that. did you command? i cannot remember, sorry. h0. covering that. did you command? i cannot remember, sorry.— cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't. cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't- i— cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't- i had — cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't. i hadjust_ cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't. i had just come - cannot remember, sorry. no, i didn't. i had just come off - cannot remember, sorry.

and she'll face the winner of the other semi—final between karolina pliskova and aryna sabalenka whichot back about three o'clock this morning. that final will be upon them before they know it. the 11 that started against denmark, extra time and all that, they didn't train today, just some light recovery work behind closed doors. jordan henderson and jack grealish who came on are undergoing their own personal fitness programme. who came on are undergoing their own personalfitness programme. what we did see was the other 13 members of the squad including phil foden who we saw come off the bench, jadon sancho in there as well, and it soon became very apparent to us, even though obviously these are fringe players, you might say, it was very intense from the off. so important for those players to impress gareth southgate who was watching on intently as always, because what is at stake is getting into the final, which is by far the biggest match any of them will have played in. but yes, they will have a full training session together tomorrow behind closed doors and then saturday morning wi

both aryna sabalenka and karolina pliskova are also into their first wimbledon semi—finals. is over though so sabalenka will now face pliskova who overcame viktorija golubic. another win for mark cavendish who sprinted to his 33rd stage victory at the tour de france taking stage ten in valence. afterfour hours riding his der—kerr—nick quickstep team mates guided him perfectly to the finish. he's nowjust one stage win from equalling eddy merckx's record of 34 victories and could reach that milestone on thursday. taday pogacia retains the overall lead. the british and irish lions�* tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and one member of the management team returned positive covid tests. 0rganisers say they are looking to reschedule the game or provide another opponent. meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. england have been forced to select a completely new team ahead

these are live pictures from court number three where the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, is up's genuine hope that they can reach a major tournament final for the first time since 1966. it's something former england striker alan shearer thinks manager gareth southgate should take a lot of credit for. he allows them to express themselves. he takes a lot of the pressure on his shoulders, which will be very, very tough for him but he handles it magnificently. but that allows his players to go out and play with a freedom. they don't seem to care about past tournaments. it's great to see. it's great to see them go out and strut their stuff. let's hope they can do it again on wednesday evening. england flanker tom curry will make his first appearance for the british and irish lions, while ireland's iain henderson will be captain against the cell c sharks injohannesburg on wednesday. the lions recorded their first win on the tour when they thumped the sigma lions 56—14 on saturday. wales lock adam beard and back row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up by warr

jabeur will meet second seed aryna sabalenka next.augur—aliassime. you can catch on on the bbc sports website. well, from wimbledon to wembley now as euro 2020 reaches its conclusion this week. we've got two huge semi—finals to look forward to on tuesday and wednesday. before the final at wembley on sunday, john watson has been covering it all for us. john, great to see you. england seem pretty relaxed, going into a match of such magnitude. it is indeed. hello, film a very windy wembley stadium here where we have seen england returned to their training base at saint george's park ahead of their big game here to come against denmark on wednesday. the good news for gareth southgate is there are no major injuries after there are no major injuries after the emphatic victory over ukraine. back to back semi finals now for the england manager. the first england manager to do that since back in 1968. it is all going very well for england at the moment. harry kane backin england at the moment. harry kane back in and the goals. two. raheem ster

and pliskova will face the winner of this match, ons jabeur and aryna sabalenka are on centre court.atson is there for us now. how will southgate preparing his squad, ahead of the match? will they feeling the weight of history on their shoulders? i don't think so to be honest with you. gareth southgate has been clear throughout that he has laboured that point at all. he has tried to free the players from the shackles that it carried through previous tournaments. this is a fantastic opportunity for a medical on a replicate that achievement is back in 1966 by winning a major tournament for the very first time since then. they are not going to get a better opportunity. yes, it is denmark, a team that cannot be underestimated. a waiver of emotion has swept through so far. gareth southgate is a very good in keeping his players feet on the ground. they have produced a brilliant results. because two of to a slow start but with harry kane firing, still no goals conceded. that emphatic win against ukraine in the room, 4—0 winners. it is set up beautifully for england. winners. it is set up be

it's tunisian 0ns jabeur, against the second seed, aryna sabalenka, on centre court later this afternoonions as they trained at st george's park today ahead of their first semifinal at a european championship in 25 years. before all that, it's italy versus spain in the first semifinal at wembley tonight. both teams trained after arriving in london yesterday. the italians have been one of the stand out sides so far and are one of the favourites to win the tournament. translation: we know. that it won't be that easy. we know that we need to produce a big performance because spain are a top side. we're in the semi—finals of the european championship. and so it's very unlikely to find easy opposition. the australian grand prix has been called off for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. the event in melbourne was due to take place in november, but has been abandoned because of tight border controls in australia. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thanks very much. draft legislation intended to tackle what ministers describe as a "b

facing aryna sabalenka's serve can seem thankless. power and control. she can serve, too. third set, 6—4. at 29, pliskova is through to her first wimbledon final. her approach, she says, is super positive. that's her husband. this is what it is all for. so to the men's semifinalists. matteo berrettini, seventh seed with a powerful game for the grass versus hubert hurkacz, conqueror of roger federer. well, can anybody here beat novak djokovic? today, he takes on denis shapovalov, a worthy opponent, in theory. he's got an all—round game. he is very flashy. he has got a big serve, great forehand and he has nothing to lose. nothing to lose, a semifinal to win. today's the day, denis. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. coverage of wimbledon is across the bbc. england's makeshift one—day side comfortably beat pakistan in their first international in cardiff — that's despite an entirely new set of players having to be brought in just two days ago, after a covid outbreak in the original england squad. they got off to the perfect start. they had