. to beat aryna sabalenka. for britain's neil skupski and his dutch partner wesley koolhof as they reach the final of the men's doubles for the first time and i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre in salford. also coming up on sportsday. the everton and england midfielder delle ali gives an emotional interview about his childhood abuse and addiction to sleeping pills and in paris, britains hannah cockroft looks to defend her title at the para—athletics world championships one book welcome to wimbledon on women's semifinal game where in the last hour we now know who would be playing in saturday's final the self—titled minister of happiness ons jabeur fighting back to beat aryna sabalenka. learn that today. the other story of the championship on the initial elina svitolina who saw her. fairy tale run come to an end, ended by markets and should survive. let show the story paid out. marketa vondrousova took the first set but the ukrainian player fighting back in the second, threatening a comeback but in the en

aryna sabalenka safely _ a nothing is really up there.- a nothing is really up there. aryna sabalenka safely through to - a nothing is really up there. aryna sabalenka safely through to the last 16. it was a straight sets win for her. she talked about how special it is for her to be back here. of course, banned last year. she has been quite emotional. how do you rate her chances going into the second likemick she has played well enough to get to the second week. the score line looked fairly straightforward. it could have been a lot tighter. it could have been a five and a six. sabalenka still looks a little ragged around the edges, but playing good enough to be in week two. you don't want to see her peaking just yet. more to come i think from the belarusian. goad her peaking just yet. more to come i think from the belarusian.— think from the belarusian. good win for sabalenka. _ think from the belarusian. good win for sabalenka, medvedev _ think from the belarusian. good win for sabalenka, medvedev and - think from the belarusian. good wi

it was a playerfrom belarus champion aryna sabalenka.t was a player from belarus who took charge of the match and was a set up and a point away from a 5—3 lead in the second when ons jabeur showed all of her fighting when ons jabeur showed all of herfighting spirit when ons jabeur showed all of her fighting spirit which has beenin her fighting spirit which has been in abundance at these championships. sabalenka had no supply —— reply, she lives leaving what could have been as ons jabeur is one when away from putting right what she got from putting right what she got from 12 months ago as she looks to make history for the north african and arab world. awaiting ons jabeur in the final will be 24—year—old marketa vondrousova from the czech republic who, like her unseeded opponent elina svitolina, has had a fairy tale run at the championships. elina svitolina only came back from maternity leave in april and her wimbledon is now over. she has arguably been the story of the championships in the women's draw, playing for the people of ukraine a

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aryna sabalenka aryna sa balenka is aryna sabalenka is very much the favourite in this one.lf back into this first set. she tries to make an impact on grass. a surface that she should do well on. she is set sweating down center court. carlos alcaraz is out, playing carlos muller. carlos alcaraz not happy with the scheduler because he may well have to play today and tomorrow if he gets through the second round match against the frenchman. it is the first time they have played each other. it is the furthest thomas muller has been —— alexandre muller has been in a grand slam. i want to bring you up—to—date with what has been happening. petra kvitova is safely through to the next round. katie boulter plays tomorrow in the singles, herthird—round match. 0h, oh, we have lost them there. that is a shame because he was rounding up all of the day's play for us. thanks to him, anyway. england are in big trouble at headingley. they have had a poor second day so far in the third test of the ashes, losing three cheap wickets. joe root and wentz —— joe root went on only the second ball of

she is going to have a mammoth protest in front of aryna sabalenka.f course has given us some of her best moments at these championships. really getting to grips a lot more where the grass. we know she is more comfortable and harder services but we can see she is more at ease. a lot of people when you're speaking to them, they are saying it is partly between aryna sabalenka or ons jabeur. elina svitolina tries to level things up. she is staying with a mate of hers in southfield and she had only rarely arranged to be here for the first week maximum. he wasn't expecting her to be there for the second week. she could well be a wimbledon finalist. nobody saw this run coming and nobody saw elina svitolina's run coming. she had taken maternity leave for most of last year. she gave birth to her daughter in october. many listen to her in her press conferences, she says being a man gets given her the perspective that —— being a mum has given her perspective. she is fighting to stay alive in the second set. that is all for now. a bbc investigation has found new

and joining vondrousova in the final will be ons jabeur, who came from behind to see of aryna sabalenka. chetan pathak rounds up the action. and so, the line—up for this year's women's wimbledon final is complete after two breathless matches on thursday. last year's championships ended in heartbreak for ons jabeur. she's talked about being on a revenge mission this year and now finds herself back in the final after beating the second seed, the australian open champion aryna sabalenka. it was the player from belarus who took charge of the match and was a set up and a point away from a 5—3 lead in the second whenjabeur showed all her fighting spirit, which has been in abundance at these championships. sabalenka had no reply, losing in three sets and leaves thinking about what could've been while jabeur is a win away from putting right what she got wrong 12 months ago as she looks to make history for the north african and arab world. awaiting jabeur in the final will be 24—year—old marketa vondrousova from the czech republic who, like her unseeded opponent elina svitolina, has had a fairy

belarus' aryna sabalenka won the first set and she led in the second.ur firing up the fans and come the decider, her momentum was unstoppable. soon she was into the final, in style. game, set, match, jabeur. the crowd favourite and now also the bookies' favourite after the toughest of triumphs. it was very, very difficult accepting her serves and her shots, so thank you guys for cheering for me till the last moment and believing in me. cheering and applause. well, 0ns jabeur faces an unlikely opponent in saturday's final — the unseeded marketa vondrousova, after she put an end to the feel—good story of these championships. ukraine's elina svitolina carried the hopes of a nation on to centre court, watched by ukrainian fans here, as well as back home in kyiv. but her opponent had no time for sentiment. wow. 0h! vondrousova's run here has been so unexpected, her husband stayed home to look after their cat. but she says she's now found a pet sitter after a straight sets win. game, set, match, vondrousova. vondrousova the first unseeded women's finalist her

players in the draw, between the defending champion elena rybakina more comfortable on grass, aryna sabalenkar from the rest of the pack. interesting to hear that venus williams is playing as well. she is 43 and still kicking there, she won wimbledon 23 years ago, her first title there and several, many of these players including many of these players, it is a big bonus for tennis to have her therefore some continuity, it is a transitional time especially in the women's side right now. serena having retired. with ash barty retired, naomi osaka out right now so having household in venus williams i think needs a lot for the women's game right now. wimbledon has interesting moment of political influence as well, they had and last year russian and belarusian players, the first year now that they are allowed back. that was controversial. how do you think these players will be welcomed back to the tournament? interesting how they dealt with the public, wimbledon is usually a pretty genteel place, the media side could be tougher on some of them, aryna sabalenka from belarus had a tough time of it in

challenging iga swiatek, that world number one spot is aryna sabalenka.st year, when she had to watch women from television, it made her cry. —— watch wimbledon. on —— ands jabber, lester's defeating finalist, will also her finals. defeating finalist, will also herfinals. —— ons jabeur. there are perhaps few serious challengers to novak djokovic this year, but carlos alcaraz is definitely one of them. he appears at wimbledon off the back of that impressive win at the queen's club in london, only his third grass court tournament where he won the title. he starts his championships here against the 36—year—old frenchman jeremy chardy. and also on centre court on day two, we are going to see the two—time former champion andy murray, an all—british match against the wild card ryan peniston. chetan pathak there. away from wimbledon, mark cavendish will have to wait at least another day if he's to topple the record for stage wins at the tour de france. the manxman finished behind jasper philipsen in stage three�*s time trial, as the race moved from the basque co

women's tennis is a big three tjallingii iga swiatek but well number one spot is also aryna sabalenkassian and belarusian players sabalenka is back saying last year when do what to watch wimbledon from her television made her cry. she faces hungary and hannah vardy who she has never played. 0n vardy who she has never played. on this jabeur, last year's beaten finalist hoping to make the history as the first african and arab winner. there are perhaps a few serious challenges novak djokovic this year but carlos alcaraz is definitely one and it appears he is in with an off the back of the impressive win at the queen's club in london, only his third grasscourt tournament where he won the title and starts his championships here against the 36—year—old frenchmanjeremy against the 36—year—old frenchman jeremy chardy and against the 36—year—old frenchmanjeremy chardy and on centre court on day 2 we see the two—time former champion andy murray in an all british match against the wildcard ryan peniston. away from wimbledon mark cavendish will have to wait at least another day please double the

simply �*0nstoppable': 0ns jabeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final after beating aryna sabalenka everton and england midfielder dele ali gives an emotional interview about his childhood abuse and addiction to sleeping pills. hannah cockroft completes an all—british podium for this, the world's longest drawing of a train that it is massive, coming in at over 21 metres and taking four weeks to complete. see you later. hello and welcome to sportsday.

the australian open champion aryna sabalenka is also through to the quarterfinals.er and better round by round. she saw off ekaterina alexandrova in straight sets and next for sabalenka will be america's madison keys, who dropped the first set against the russian 16 —year—old mira andreeva. but keys did get our act together. those final two sets. it's been a really impressive championships from andreeva, who did show her frustration a couple of times in the match being docked a point for throwing a racket at one stage, but she is definitely one to watch for the future. now away from wimbledon — the new tottenham hotspur manager ange postocoglu says he will try and convince harry kane to stay at the club. the england captain, who came through the spurs youth academy, turns 30 later this month and is the club's all time leading goal—scorer. he has attracted interest from bayern munich as he goes into the final year of his conract. just think, you know, i don't think it's my role to sit there and and sort of treat people in a manner because of their circumstances. i'm

friday should be an absolute cracker here, novak djokovic, iga swiatek, carlos alcaraz, aryna sabalenkaast year's beaten finalist ons jabeur are all scheduled to play. all hoping to reach the second week of these championships. not only is it ten years since andy murray's wimbledon title, 2013 also the year of marion butterly�*s�* victory, her only grand slam one at the 47th attempt. she has been reflecting on that moment a decade on. it was 2007 when i lost to venus in the final but it six long years before i got another chance and i really felt at that moment it was god just giving me another chance and i had to take it, and it was a very special edition, i didn't lose a set so for me to win wimbledon and that kind of fashion and just making the statement that during that two weeks i was the best player out there was extremely special. it is also ten years since andy murray got his hands on his first wimbledon title and you shared thatjourney together in some way, were there any moments that you shared during that run in 2013? there were actually two moments which i will always rememb

0ns jabeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final after beating aryna sabalenka in the last fourli gives an emotional interview about his childhood abuse and addiction to sleeping pills hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on our show. simply 0nstoppable! !! 0ns jabeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final

another wimbledon final though she will have to beat the second seed, australian open champion aryna sabalenkaing the strongest year of her career so far, into her third grand slam semifinal of the after straight sets win over american madison keys who'd won nine matches in a row on grass heading into this one, including winning the eastbourne title, but this was a step too far. so sabalenka againstjabeur and svitolina against vondrousova, two semifinals to come on thursday. whatever happens next, come the weekend for the sixth time in a row, there will be a new wimbledon women's singles champion. cricket now. what a series this women's ashes contest is turning out to be. a seemingly unbeatable australia who'd won 41 of their last 42 completed odis have lost to england by two wickets in bristol. records sent tumbling as this was england's highest ever successful run chase in the format. captain heather knight finished unbeaten on 75 as the hosts reached their target of 264 with 11 balls remaining. it is england's first odi victory over the world champions since 2017 and it means the points—bas

and we will see daniil medvedev, aryna sabalenka, the high—profile russian and belarusian players stillarusian players still to come. , . ~ . ., �*, to come. lets talk about the women's draw, to come. lets talk about the women's draw. because — to come. lets talk about the women's draw. because iga _ to come. lets talk about the women's draw, because iga swiatek _ to come. lets talk about the women's draw, because iga swiatek is - to come. lets talk about the women's draw, because iga swiatek is the - to come. lets talk about the women's draw, because iga swiatek is the top | draw, because iga swiatek is the top seed. the question is i suppose if she can adapt to a game to the grass. how is she looking early on? taking a quick glance to the monitor that has all the scores below the camera out there and i can see she absolutely flying at the moment against china's zhu lin, she is 5—0 up, but it looks a little bit tighter now. it'll go at the iga swiatek bakery, because she loves bagels. so complains of our victories. never pass the forefront round at the championships, she is a formerjun

friday should be an absolute cracker here, novak djokovic, iga swiantek, carlos alcaraz, aryna sabalenka year's beaten finalist, ons jabeur all scheduled to play, all hoping to reach the second week of these championships. not only is it ten years since andy murray's first wimbledon title. 2013 was also the year of marion bartoli's victory at the all england club, her only grand slam won at a record 47th attempt. she's been reflecting on that moment a decade on with chethan. i was very close in 2007 when i lost against venus and it took me six long years before i got another chance and i really felt at that moment, it was god giving me another chance. and i had to take it. it was very special edition and i did not lose a set, but for me to win in that kind of fashion and just making the statement that, during that two weeks i was the best player out there. it was extreme was special. is also ten years since andy murray got his hands on his first wimbledon title. you shared thatjourney together in some way, were there any moments that you share during that run in 2013? there were two mome

the 28-year-old produced a superb come back to defeat aryna sabalenka. lost in last year's final as well as at the u.s. open and looked destined for more heartbreak before fighting back, passing up for match points before eventually clinching victory. he will be facing the first ever unseeded player to reach a final at wimbledon in the women's singles after ending an inspired run from elina svitolina. she beat the ukrainian who was also unseeded after giving birth just nine months ago. that women's singles final is on saturday, and we are guaranteed to have a first-time champion at the all england club. on friday, novak djokovic is up against jannik sinner while carlos alcaraz will be taking on daniil medvedev in the men's singles. he told her the spaniard took lots of risk going downhill and used his strong time trial skills to thwart his rival's chase for cap a spectacular 30-kilometer solo run. his second stage when at the tour de france seven years after his first. there were no major movements in the general classification. and, of course, is a stee

friday should be an absolute cracker here, novak djokovic, iga swiatek, carlos alcaraz, aryna sabalenkat year's beaten finalist on stripper are all scheduled to play. —— 0ns jabeur. all scheduled to play. -- 0ns jabeur. ,, ., , , jabeur. she has been reflecting _ jabeur. she has been reflecting on _ jabeur. she has been reflecting on that - jabeur. she has been i reflecting on that moment jabeur. she has been - reflecting on that moment a decade on. it reflecting on that moment a decade om— reflecting on that moment a decade on. it was 2007 when they lost _ decade on. it was 2007 when they lost to _ decade on. it was 2007 when they lost to venice _ decade on. it was 2007 when they lost to venice in - decade on. it was 2007 when they lost to venice in the - they lost to venice in the final but it six long years before i got another chance and i really felt at that moment it was god just giving me another chance and i had to take it, and it was a very special edition, i didn't lose a set so for me to win wimbledon and that kind of fashion and just making the statement that during that two

aryna sabalenka and ons jabeur.akina plays katie boulter on saturday. >> police in las vegas say no one will be charged after an alleged incident involving britney spears. she claims she was hit in the face by a security guard working for a well-known basketball player. she was backhanded after she approached victor wembenyama from behind. in an emotional statement, she described it as traumatic. before we let you go, not many couples get to celebrate 77 years together. former president jimmy carter and his wife got to do just that in their hometown of plains, georgia. the couple was married in july 1946. after nearly eight decades, they've become the longest married presidential couple in history. the former president who was 98 has been in hospice since february. ms. carters 95 and suffers from dementia. they credit their long marriage to open communication and their shared christian faith. the ex-president once said his secret is to marry the right person. you can find more on the news on our website and see what

aryna sabalenka made short work of her opponent with a 6-3, 6-one victory to reach the second round. the belarusian is back after being unable to play last year because of a ban on russian and belarusian players. she reached the semifinals back in 2020. a little over two weeks to go until the women's world cup. lots have been finalized that will be heading to australia and new zealand to represent france. 26 players had to be cut down to 23. those who missed the cut will be staying on the reserves list. the squad includes veterans. rather some big names. they are playing a friendly against ireland in dublin this thursday before setting off for australia this saturday. finally, marcelino has outlined his goals as the new coach of marseilles after he was officially presented on tuesday. the spaniard replaces igor tutor who quit after just one season in charge. marseilles finished in third place. marcelino has previously managed valencia, via real, and this will be his first job outside spain and he is key to hit the job running. >> i'm managing one of the biggest clubs in europe. it is

also in run to aryna sabalenka band last year because she is from olyroos, she had very little issuesn the men's draw we saw carlos alcatraz show his polities on grass, there was a straight set win for him and also for the two—time champion andy murray, 36 years old and playing with a metal hip, he got past the british wildcard ray and pianist and. there are still a lot of first round matches to be played and with the weather forecast better there will be hopes that the play can be completed on day three. we leave you tonight with fireworks from washington, dc as americans celebrate the us independence day. i'm sumi somaskanda, thanks for watching bbc news. hello there. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in betwe

four and one, so ons jabeur who has dreamt of winning this title is into the semifinals, where aryna sabalenkawait, because she is into what will be her second wimbledon semifinal. she has beaten the american madison keys. it was a straight sets win. she will be the world number one if she reaches the final. she finally made that grand slam breakthrough by winning the australian open. frustration for madison keys who fails to get past the quarterfinals here for a second time. �* ., ., �* , the quarterfinals here for a second time. �* ., ., �*, , time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is — time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently _ time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently taking - time. and on the main's side, daniil medvedev is currently taking on - medvedev is currently taking on surprise package american chris eubanks. it looks like a very tight one. .,, , eubanks. it looks like a very tight one. h, , one. eubanks has lit up at these championships _ one. eubanks has lit up at these championships and, _ one. eubanks has lit up at these championships

so who would she face, 0ns jabeur or aryna sabalenka?. sabalenka edged the first set tie—break before jabeur brilliantly hit back. how's that for entertainment? into a decider. by now, though, 0ns jabeur had the momentum and she was unstoppable. the tunisian into her second wimbledon final in a row in some style. the runner—up 12 months ago, could this finally be her year? yes, what a win that was for 0ns jabeur. she will start as the favourites against marketa vondrousova. britain also has a finalist here. neal she's such a fighter and also such a great person, so yeah, i think it was a very tough match and i'm just very happy. it looked tight on paper, and that's exactly how it proved. sabalenka edged the first set tie—break before jabeur brilliantly hit back. how's that for entertainment? into a decider. by now, though, 0ns jabeur had the momentum and she was unstoppable. the tunisian into her second wimbledon final the runner—up 12 months ago, could this finally be her year?

the other ladies�* semifinal we have 0ns jabeur, last year�*s beaten finalist, going against aryna sabalenkant row seat. which brings me nicely to talk about how technology is being used here to improve the fan experience. i have been to meet a 17—year—old. i have contemplated coming to wimbledon in the past to watch it. and i've always come to the same conclusion of it's not really worth it, because i won't be able to experience the full package of what wimbledon has to offer. ivan, if you had to describe your vision to me, what can you see? it's kind of like a camera that's out of focus. so what a normal person would be able to see at 40 feet, i would have to be six feet away to be able to see the same thing. if i'm watching tennis, for example, it would just be blobs moving side to side, and up and down on a tennis court. so, we developed a headset that brings images closer to the user�*s eyes and allows them to see like they�*ve never before. we use the cameras on the front of the headset. the user can zoom in, they can zoom out. they can make it darker or lighter, depending on their ind

on centre court — last years beaten finalist ons jabeur of tunisia is taking on belarussia's aryna sabalenka place in saturdays fina — lets head over to sw19 then and to chetan patak. we had a pretty thrilling first set i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be — i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going _ i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well— i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for- i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for ons - i was the rest of it going. does not i seem to be going well for ons jabeur seem to be going well for ons jabeur at the moment. lena sabalenka is the better player. you can really ski that so good with that slice. bringing a variety to her game. it was close that first game. sabalenka sing it out only on a tie—break. it feels as though sabalenka has the edge at the moment. it is 2—2 in the second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0-30. second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0—30. sabalenka is sniffing a potential break point. remember elina sabalenka is a semifinalist here bef

. —— aryna sabalenka. bid once again to become the first arab player and african woman to win a grand slam title. it will be a third grand slam title. it will be a third grand slam title. it will be a third grand slam final over the last five. marketa is a great, great player and i've already lost _ marketa is a great, great player and i've already lost twice _ marketa is a great, great player and i've already lost twice to _ marketa is a great, great player and i've already lost twice to her - marketa is a great, great player and i've already lost twice to her this - i've already lost twice to her this yeah _ i've already lost twice to her this yeah going _ i've already lost twice to her this yeah going for— i've already lost twice to her this year. going for my— i've already lost twice to her this year. going for my revenge - i've already lost twice to her this i year. going for my revenge again, i guess, _ year. going for my revenge again, i guess, and — year. going for my revenge again, i guess, and it

last year's beaten finalist ons jabeur of tunisia is taking on belarussia's aryna sabalenka for a placeturday's final. the winner of this one will play mark ta vondrou ov in the final. after she convincingly beat elina svitolina in straight sets on centre court in the last hour. it's a first wimbledon final for the 24—year—old czech, who becomes the first unseeded player to reach the women's final at wimbledon in the open era. later, alfie hewett and gordon reid are in men's wheelchair doubles semi—finals. you can keep up to date with the tennis on bbc1 and 2 across the afternoon. our next story contains details which some viewers may find distressing. the everton midfielder dele alli says he was sexually abused as a child. in an emotional interview with former england footballer gary neville, he said he was "molested" at the age of six. he has also talked about how he started smoking at the age of seven and was dealing drugs at eight years old. in the interview, dele alli also said he recently spent six weeks in rehabilitation because of a sleeping pill addiction and mental health issu

the second seed aryna sabalenka reaches the last 16. iam mad i am mad the bbc sport centre.am is overfor mark i am mad the bbc sport centre. the dream is over for mark cavendish, out of the tour de france. we will tell you what happened. and a vital early breakthrough, late in the day, as rain slows things down for england against australia. here we go again. round about this time last night we saw andy murray and cam norrie go out of the championships and not long after that liam brady, to. british hopes now rest with katie and to the wheelchair events get going later next week. she is playing and more on that to come. we will start tonight with the world number one because it has been the match of the day. it was a thriller on centre court. the world number one in the end digging deep and fighting hard for his place in the last 16. a vile box filled with sporting legends, all—weather eyes fixed on centre court for the arrival of the best men player in the world. alcaraz is getting used to these big occasions, his opponent not so much, needing a little guidance in his first

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with the band now listed on russian and belarusian players, aryna sabalenka east past in straight sinceere was also a straight set win for last year —positive eaten finalist. in the men's draw, carlos alcaraz of the men's draw, carlos alcaraz of the number one, looked supreme again, seeing offjeremy chardy in three. and any murray, now 36 and playing with that middle hip, was understandably delighted to beat british player ryan tennyson in straight sets, with roger federer watching on on the day his incredible eight wimbledon titles were celebrated at settle court. last year's beaten semifinalist cameron norrie has not matched his former last year lately but won in four sets. wednesday's weather forecast thankfully is better here, with a lot of first—round matches yet to be completed. to stage 4 of the tour de france now, where britain's adam yates has kept his six—second overall lead on what was the second of two flat stages in south—west france before the first mountain stage in the pyrenees on wednesday. belgium's jasper philipsen outsprinted all the fast men to take the victory, as

well, ons jabeur will face belarus�*s aryna sabalenka in the semifinals.shed. umpire: game, set. and match, medvedev! the fans here, though, have found a new favourite. medvedev will now face carlos alcaraz. he was up against fellow 20—year—old holger rune. if this is the future of tennis, well, it looks bright! but alcaraz, remember, is the world number one. umpire: game, set and match, alcaraz. through in straight sets and still very much in with a shout. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. back now to our top story — huw edwards has been named as the bbc presenter who has been suspended. this is over allegations of payments for sexually explicit photographs. our media editor katie razzall is here. where does this leave the bbc? ut has been five days of turmoil, front—page news, cameras outside the bbc every day, the bbc called liars in the sun and suffering reputational damage and an unnamed presenter whose name was all over social media with his name in the merger. throughout we have said the story is complex and in a sense it is no less complex now the p

aryna sabalenka is into the semifinal after beating american madison keys in straight sets.n's quarterfinals, daniil medvedev is taking on surprise package chris eubanks on court one. later, carlos alcaraz will face his old double partner on centre court. double olympic 800 metre champion cast enea has said justice has spoken after the european court of human rights ruled in herfavour on tuesday. she said in a statement she was elated at the outcome of the ruling and that she will always stand up for discrimination of any kind in sport. she says her rights were violated and her career was impacted by the initial rulings, calling the whole thing damaging for mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. she continues by saying justice has spoken but this is only the beginning and hopes that world athletics ensure they respect the dignity and human rights of the athletes deal with. rugby league, and new south wales denied series winners queensland a state of origin queen sweep with victory in the third and final game of the 2023 instalment. they had an 18-10 of the 2023 i

with the ban now lifted on russian and belarusian players, aryna sabalenka eased past panna udvardy inrom his first wimbledon title, now 36 and playing with that metal hip, was understandably delighted to beat british player ryan penison in straight sets, with roger federer watching on, on the day his incredible eight wimbledon titles were celebrated at centre court. last year's beaten semifinalist cam norrie has not matched his form of last year lately but won in four sets. wednesday's weather forecast thankfully is better here, with a lot of first—round matches yet to be completed. cycling now. britain's adam yates is still in the yellowjersey after stage 4 of the tour de france. this was the second of two flat stages in south—west france before the first mountain stage in the pyrenees tomorrow. and a bit of deja vu — mark cavendish's had his second chance to win a stage this year and break the all—time record, but he'll have to wait until friday at least, because — yet again — belgium's jasper philipsen outsprinted all the fast men to take the stage win. drew savage reports. at the

surviving a scare — women's second seed aryna sabalenka is through to the third round after a three—sitver varvara gracheva. and i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport studio away from wimbledon. we'll be live at headlingley and have all the latest from lord's — with both the men's and women's ashes on the line. and so close for mark cavendish, who's denied a tour de france record in the final stages of today's stage. it didn't quite happen the way the british fans here wanted it to. hundreds of people leaving. most of the fans with disappointed expressions because they were hoping it would be a friday night to remember — one of those epic andy murray wins, one of those where were you moments. we sought incredible three sets last time against steph and us since he pots —— stefanos tsitsipas. when he resumed, he was playing well. there was no sign of him being injured, but stefanos tsitsipas, trying to reach fourth round of his championships for the fourth time, and tsitsipas in the end was the more consistent player. boy, did andy murray play his heart out yet again. ten years on from his f

belarus's aryna sabalenka won the first set, and she led in the second. her momentum was unstoppable. soon she was into the final in style. game, set, match, jabeur. the crowd favourite and now also the bookies' favourite after the toughest of triumphs. it was very, very difficult accepting her serves and her shots. so thank you guys for cheering for me until the last moment and believing in me. well, 0ns jabeur faces an unlikely opponent in saturday's final. the unseeded marketa vondrousova, after she put an end to the feel good story of these championships. ukraine's elina svitolina carried the hopes of a nation onto centre court, watched by ukrainian fans here as well as back home in kyiv. but her opponent had no time for sentiment. wow! vondrousova's run has been so unexpected, her husband stayed home to look after their cat. but she says she's now found a pet sitter after a straight sets win. vondrousova, the first unseeded women's finalist here for 60 years. well, afterwards, a tearful svitolina thanked ukrainians for their support. it's unbelievabl

well, 0ns jabeur will face belarus's aryna sabalenka in the semi—finals., set and match, medvedev! the fans here, though, have found a new favorite. medvedev will now face carlos alcaraz. he was up against fellow 20 —year—old holger rune. if this is the future of tennis, well, it looks bright. but alcaraz, remember, is the world number one. through in straight sets, and still very much in with a shout. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. now it's still only mid—july but the new football season is underway — with the first legs of champions league qualifying matches taking place. the european adventure might not last long for welsh side, the new saints. they were beaten 3—1 by swedish club bk hacken in gothenburg, and now have lots to do in the second leg next tuesday. defeat as well for northern irish side larne, as they were beaten 1—0 by hjk helsinki. it was another stage to rememberfor belgian cyclist jasper philipsen, as he picked up his fourth win of this year's tour de france. with the finish line in sight, philipsen made his move, and timed his sprint

the second seed aryna sabalenka who beat anna blinkova in straight sets.n. stamina and persistence are essential to succeed in the ashes. those who remained in the ground through all the rain finally saw some captivating cricket on the third day. australia might have folded quickly. chris woakes did his bit with key wickets. but travis head aimed for the boundary. he batted in brave style. he batted in ben stokes style and took australia's lead to 250. so, today is england's chasing day, and we know these days the sky's the limit. while zac crawley and ben duckett are at the crease, the scoreboard will move. that's why they opened the innings for new england. australia hoped to get one of them out last night. they didn't. 224 more runs for england to win. a little word at the close of play, batters' body language seemed to say confident. joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. fingers crossed it will stay dry. england's women have kept their ashes series alive, winning at lords in a nailbiting third t20. chasing a revised target of 119 off 14 overs because of ra