i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre...s lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix.

i'm will perry at the bbc sport centre with the rest of the day's news including... shock at wimbledon with roger federer knocked out in a quarterfinal five—set thriller against south africa's kevin anderson. hello there. it has been quite a journey for england. six stops around russia over the last month. when they first landed here at this tournament there was never really the belief that they would be able to reach the world cup final. but they kept winning. they won a penalty shoot out for the first time in the world cup and as the drawer opened up and they were so businesslike against sweden, there was ever believed that they would be able to get past croatia here in their first able to get past croatia here in theirfirst semi—final able to get past croatia here in their first semi—final for 28 years. despite taking the lead it was croatia and their vastly experienced side who will be back here on sunday to face france for that world cup trophy. let's cross inside the same as the two—hour sports editor dan around. dan, this is been quite the story to tell which

i'm at the bbc sports centre with the rest of the day's news including jo root back on formatting wouldthe one—day series with india. england said they wanted to leave russia in style but they are heading home in defeat after another lost to belgium. remember they lost to the belgians as the final match in the group stages. but game meant very little and this one didn't either. third—place play—off but it is belgium who will be leaving russia with those bronze medals around their neck. third is the best for their neck. third is the best for the belgians at a world cup. but harry kane said afterwards we will learn from this, we will improve. we will be with our heads held high. they lost to nil. we will be a bourbon saint petersburg in just a moment but here is adam was the story of the match. and so for england the final stop on their world cup journey. not england the final stop on their world cupjourney. not the destination where they wanted us all to end, not the game in which anyone really wa nts to end, not the game in which anyone really wants to play. yet pride, passion still com

france leading here and we will have more updates on bbc news, but plenty of other sport going on. let's go to the bbc sports centreer two hours played there. novak djokovic was on top. he led kevin anderson by 2—0. djokovic made light work of the first two sets, winning them 6—2, 6—2 in underan hour. but anderson has shown much more promise in the third set, just failing to convert a couple of set points against the three—time wimbledon champion. we are still in that third set. let's look at some live pictures from bbc two. novak djokovic looking for a first grand slam titles and 2016. all have played epic semifinals. anderson lasted over six hours. djokovic serving to stay in this third set, anderson leading 6-5. both this third set, anderson leading 6—5. both players look pretty weary, especially anderson at the start of this final. but he is showing some fight now, just like he did against roger federer. we will keep you up—to—date with that. a bright future at wimbledon, but great britain's jack draper has lost the boys' singles final. chinese taipei's chun hsin tseng, the world junior number one, beat 16—year

bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e wales flag flying as geraint thomas makes history at the tour de france. the fizz was flowing for another briton as lewis hamilton claims victory in hungary, and with it a 24—point championship lead. and thailand's ariya jutanugarn regains her place as world number one with victory at the ladies' scottish open. hello and welcome to the programme, and we begin in paris, where history was made at the tour de france. as the champagne flowed along the champs elysee, it was the welsh flag held high by the victor, geraint thomas. for the record, sunday's final stage was won by the norwegian alexander kristoff of team emirates, but for team sky it's a sixth tour de france title in seven years. olly foster was there. cheers from the reigning champion to the new one. geraint thomas has won olympic, world and commonwealth gold medals but, over three weeks and 3,000 kilometres conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was always

bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. the tour de france as the finish line nears. serena williams claims discrimination, saying she's the most drug tested american tennis player. and england name their team on thursday for the opening test against the top—ranked india. hello and welcome to the programme where with four stages to go at the tour de france, geraint thomas has control of the race. he's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome has slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it

bbc news. hello, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e. france are world champions after beating croatia 4—2 in the world cup final. ecstasy in moscow and euphoria on the streets of paris as french fans celebrate their momentous victory. and it's a fourth wimbledon title for novak djokovic after he sees off kevin anderson in the final. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. france are world champions for the second time in their history after beating croatia 4—2 in a breathless 6 goal thriller in moscow. it was the highest scoring final since 1966 and the perfect climax to what has arguably been one of the best world cups of all time. olly foster was at the luzniki stadium for us. it has been an amazing climax to the tournament.

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.p tees off at carnoustie in scotland in the coming hours, and jordan spieth heads out as defending champion. britain's geraint thomas is the new overall leader at the tour de france, after an impressive victory on wednesday's11th stage. and is this the world's most expensive goalkeeper? brazil's alisson moves closer to a record—breaking transfer to liverpool. hello and welcome to the programme, where we are nowjust hours away from the year's third golf major of the year, the open championship at carnoustie in scotland. americans hold all four major titles at present, and jordan spieth is the defending 0pen champion. but what odds of a return to grand slam success for the rest of the world? four years ago rory mcilroy lifted the claret jug, winning by two strokes from rickie fowler and sergio garcia, and the northern irishman will be keen to add to that triumph and the other three majors he has won.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. — blue, white and red — the colours of the national flag, as the triumphant world cup winners, france, are welcomed home. there's a similar homecoming for the runners—up, croatia. despite defeat in the final, the players are given a heroes' reception. a summer of sport continues, as the world's best golfers prepare to take on one of the world's hardest courses. we look ahead to the open. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. world champions france have made a heroes' return to paris as hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets of the french capital to welcome their world cup winners home. the 4—2 victory over croatia in moscow on sunday has cemented france's reemergence as one of footballs superpowers and brought the country together, as witnessed by hugh schofield our correspondent in paris.

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.esut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announces his international retirement. ryan lochte receives a 1a—month doping ban after outing himself on social media. follow the leader, leader, leader — but who is leading team sky? we sit down with the top two in the tour de france. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. germany's football association has emphatically rejected allegations of racism from mesut ozil following the arsenal midfielder‘s retirement from international football. ozil says he no longer wants to play for germany, citing racism and disrespect within german football. the 2014 world cup winner says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for germany's disappointing world cup. the 5—time german player of the year was criticised by the german fa and in the german media after being photographed with controversial turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at an event

bbc news, salisbury. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, your live with the bbc sport centreswatting them away for fun! fedorova looks unstoppable at wimbledon. so too the seven time champion serena williams. she gets to the quarter—finals too. —— federer. the time for training is done. neighbours belgium and france get ready for their semi—final showdown at the world cup. business as usual at wimbledon. federer, djokovic, nadalanne williams all won with very little trouble. the only blip perhaps, discover, knocked out by kiki bertens —— nadal and. that means all top ten women's seeds are out. —— this,. many have tried to stop roger federer on the grass at wimbledon, mannarino will add to that list —— pliskova. roger federer gets to his 16th wimbledon quarter—final. rafa

bbc news. that's it from me. now it's time for sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. to score a last second winner against japan and move through to the world cup quarter—finals. and they'll face neymar‘s brazil who, despite his antics, scored in their 2—0 win over mexico. and it's another year of wimbledon with another roger federer victory. the defending men's champion cruises past dusan lajovic and into the second round. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the fifa world cup in russia on a monday where there were no shocks in the last 16 matches. brazil eased past mexico but belgium had to come from 2—0 down to beat a dogged japan. 0lly foster rounds up the action from moscow. this tournament continues to be an absolute knockout, after those two penalty shootouts on sunday, we expected a quiet monday here in russia but when brazil are playing they always seem to create their own drama, don't they? they beat mexico 2-0, drama, don't they? they beat mexico 2—0, fairly straightforward to get to their seventh straight quarter—final but the spotlight

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.n course for victory in the tour de france with three stages remaining the former manchester united manager alex ferguson has publicy thanked those who helped him recover from a brain haemmorage in may. and adil rashid takes aim at former england captain michael vaughan after he criticised the leg spinners inclusion for the first test against india starting next week in birmingham hello and welcome to the programme where it was a trouble—free day in the peloton for the tour de france leader geraint thomas as arnaud demare won a largely flat 18th stage on thursday. thomas still leads overall — and only friday's mountain pass and saturday's time trial stand between him and a maiden grand tour title. tom fordyce reports. after two days in the high mountains of the pyrenees, a chance for geraint thomas and his yellowjersey rivals

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's majestic from molinary as the italian claims his maiden major with victory at the open championship at carnoustie. from 14th to 1st, lewis hamilton comes back to win a sensational german grand prix as sebastian vettel crashes in the rain. and magnus cort nielsen wins stage 15 of the tour de france as geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey. hello. francesco molinari is the 2018 open champion, shooting a faultless final round at carnoustie to become the first italian to win the famous claretjug. tim hague was watching the action unfold on the east coast of scotland. the winds of change were in the air at the championship sunday. francesco molinari began the day three off the lead but by the time he hold this, he was one of the men to beat. at the 18th, he went from sharing the lead to posting a clubhouse score that was too good for everyone. that included tiger woods. the american had briefly lead after a flawless front nine. 0h the american had brief

this is sport today live from the bbc sports centre.e for an eighth wimbledon title after reaching the final. kerber will be waiting for her after the german also made it through in straight. —— straight sets. and record—breaking kuldeep yadav enjoys a six—wicket haul as india thrash england in the first one—dayer. let's start at wimbledon, where serena williams remains on course for a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title. she will face angelique kerber in a rerun of the 2016 final, after they both came through their semis on thursday. from the all—england club, john watson reports. let us just stop and marvel at the achievements of serena williams,

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.crashes out of wimbledon — the world number two is beaten in the second round. could juventus tempt cristiano ronaldo away from real madrid? the italian champions make a big money offer for the portugal forward. and 43 all out — an all time low in test cricket for bangladesh on the opening day of their first test against the west indies in antigua. there was a shock defeat for the world number 2 and australian open champion caroline wozniaki, who's crashed out of wimbledon in the second round. but the seven times champion serena williams and the defending champion roger federer both sailed through. austin halewood reports. many have stepped on to centre court dreaming of beating roger federer, few have made it

i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre — with the rest of the day's sport, including...at andy murray will not be playing at wimbledon. he's withdrawn and says it's "too soon" for him to be playing five sets matches after his comeback from hip surgery. and hamilton has a day to forget in austria. the mercedes driver retire from the race and loses his lead in the drivers' championship. hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. wejust hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. we just had a power cut at our live position in moscow. russia are hosting an enormous party, getting further at their own world cup than they could ever have imagined. they have knocked spain out on penalties at the national stadium. a couple of weeks ago when they managed to get out of their group, there was near hysteria on the streets of moscow. they will be ramping it up to a different level altogether. with the story of the match, here is our sports correspondent natalie pirks. they came with hope and the knowing belief that anything is possible but this is david and goliath

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: caroline wozniacki crashes out of wimbledon — the world number two is beaten in the second round. could juventus tempt cristiano ronaldo away from real madrid? the italian champions make a big money offer for the portugal forward. and 43 all out — an all time low in test cricket for bangladesh on the opening day of their first test against the west indies in antigua. there was a shock defeat for the world number 2 and australian open champion caroline wozniaki, who's crashed out of wimbledon in the second round. but the seven times champion serena williams and the defending champion roger federer both sailed through. austin halewood reports. many have stepped on to centre court dreaming of beating roger federer, few have made it a reality. leucocyte was the next, his attempt didn't last long. after that took the opener, the second was a serving masterclass is. not appoint conceded in the entire set, flawless. and in the third, the resistance was broken. the

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: geraint thomas extends his lead in the tour de france as the finish line nears. serena williams claims discrimination, saying she's the most drug tested american tennis player. and england name their team on thursday for the opening test against the top—ranked india. hello and welcome to the programme where with four stages to go at the tour de france, geraint thomas has control of the race. he's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome has slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it may well turn out to be that way. geraint thomas, third on the stage on a day that was w011 third on the stage on a day that was won by nairo quintana, but thomas putting time into his rivals, particularly h

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.the hosts russia are through to the world cup quarter—finals after beating spain on penalties. they'll play croatia after ivan rakitic scored the winning penalty to see off denmark in their last 16 tie. and the formula one title race is thrown wide open again as red bull's max verstappen wins the team's home grand prix in austria. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the fifa world cup in russia and another of the big names has gone out, this time to the hosts. spain were beaten on penalties as were denmark in the late game when they succumbed to croatia, and olly foster has been keeping tabs in moscow. the celebrations when russia simply made it out of their group were something special, but what we're seeing here in the city is a whole new level and the whole country is in dreamland at their own world cup. no one gave them a chance against spain, the 2010 world champions, but they defended heroically and their goalkeeper, akinfeev, was their hero in the penalty sho

bbc news, time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ramme: american kevin kisner is the clubhouse leader after the first round of the open championship at carnoustie in scotland. tiger woods makes a blistering start but ends the day on level par, after dropping shots on the back nine. and geraint thomas cements his place as the overall leader at the tour de france, after a gruelling 12th stage. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with golf, and the first round of the open championship at carnoustie in scotland saw dry conditions on thursday, as the early groups made light of it. american kevin kisner leads by a stroke, on five—under, with defending champion jordan spieth struggling to one—over. it was another american who stole the majority of attention, tiger woods, who showed glimpses of his best as the 14—time major winner finished level par, playing this tournament for the first time since 2015. austin halewood reports.

heading back to the bbc sports centre with will parry. thanks, olly.y today is that cristiano ronaldo has joined juventus from real madrid becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time. a deal worth £99.2 million has been reached between the two clubs and ronaldo has signed a four—year deal with the italian champions. the 33—year—old won four champions league titles in his nine years at real. he says "the time has come to open a new stage in my life, that's why i asked the club to accept transferring me". ronaldo joined from manchester united in 2009 and scored a club—record a51 goals, winning the ballon d'orfive times. another big deal which has gone through today, manchester city have broken their transfer record to sign winger riyad mahrez from leicesterfor £60 million. he's signed a five—year deal to become their first recruit of the summer. he says city's style of play is "perfect" for him and he wanted to be part of a club which is "redefining the english game". elsewehere, arsenal have agreed a deal to sign uruguay international mi

bbc news channel we'll have all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre been a presidential visit that's broken all the diplomatic rules. donald trump has emerged from his talks with theresa may in chequers, hailing her leadership skills and declaring that the relationship between britain and america is "the highest level of special". this was a matter of hours after he'd attacked mrs may's approach to brexit and warned that her plans for trade with the eu would kill the chances of a deal with the us, though he appeared to soften that view today. at chequers, he repeated his assertion that immigration had caused major problems for europe, and that brexit was happening because of concerns about levels of migration. our first report on this eventful presidential visit is by our political editor, laura kuenssberg. you don't need to count the helicopters to know how much this visitor matters. president trump's entourage blasted through the countryside as subtly as he warned this week that his host might not get the trade deal she covets. for theresa may, herj

and i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre — with the rest of the day's sport, including.... williams returns to the grass for the first time in 2 years — with a win. and roger federer also eases into the second round as the defending champion eyes a ninth wimbledon title. this tournament continues to be an absolute knockout. hello there, we saw one of the great world cup comebacks this evening. belgium looked down and out againstjapan, the blue samurai with a performance that no—one saw coming. they were 2—0 up, but the belgian bench came to the red devils rescue. nick parrott reports. to be champions, you need both ability and character. belgium displayed the format as they cruised through the group stage with the best record. as the weakest team left, japan weren't expected to test their character. but something about belgium didn't look quite right. chelsea goalkeeper thibaut courtois is usually reliable. if that was heart stopping, it was nothing compared to what was to come after the interval. japan looks completely different. surging forward, hannah ricci did no one w

now back to the bbc sports centre. a huge night for england tomorrow, isn't it? before that...ck, and so is serena williams. after a 2 year absence on grass, she is into the second round with a 7—5 6—3 victory over arantxa rus of the netherlands. seven—time champion williams, the 25th seed after having a baby last september, did not have it all her own way, but battled through. the 36—year—old had five match points saved, before eventually sealing it on the sixth attempt. but there wasn't such good news for another american player — sloane stephens. the us open champion was knocked out in straight sets by world number 55 donna vekic. the fourth—seed, who also reached last month's french open final, looked out of sorts, losing 6—1 6—3 to her croatian opponent. fifth seed elina svitolina has also been kncoked out this evening... been knocked out this evening... but there was a brilliant result for british wildca rd katie swan. she reached the second round for the first time by shocking world number 36, irina—camelia begu. the 19—year—old won 6—2 6—2 in just 56 minutes on court 14

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.this programme: drama at the tour de france but protesters, hay bales and tear gas couldn't stop geraint thomas from keeping the yellow jersey tokyo insists it will use the latest in technology to combat the heat if conditions are too hot in the japanese capital for the 2020 olympics. and austrian dominic thiem returns from injury winning his first match at the german open. hello and welcome to the programme where it's been a rather eventful day at the tour de france. several riders had to receive treatment for tear gas after police attempted to clear protesters who'd used hay bales to cause an obstruction along tuesday's route. among those affected, team sky's overall leader geraint thomas — who holds on to the yellowjersey. tom fordyce and rob hales were watching.

you are live at the bbc sports centre. coming up on sport today: in a spin. flag at the british grand prix. sagan is wearing the yellow jersey after the second stage of the tour de france. and the irish open. —— open. he was hoping for a record sixth title at silverstone, but instead lewis hamilton had to make do with second place at the british grand prix. after starting on pole, the current world champion was soon battling from the back. it was sebastian vettel who won, taking his fourth race win of the season, to pull further ahead in the drivers' championship. andy swiss was watching. at a sweltering silverstone, lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history.

the rest of the day '5 news here at the bbc sports centre, including a bumpy ride for chris froome, crashinging stage nine of the tour de france. welcome along to sportsday, might just be able to see the luzhniki stadium there, shrouded in smoke, almighty firework display, we had everything here in the russian capital this afternoon, a lightning storm swirling around the final match of what has been a wonderful tournament over the past 31 days, which ended with france winning the title yet again, 20 years after they first won it. croatia have knocked out england, they put up a fight, they will probably be slightly aggrieved in theirfirst they will probably be slightly aggrieved in their first world cup final appearance that some of the decisions did not go their way, would have made it a much tighter contest, france winning 4—2. it's a sporting occasion like no other, a fixture with a global appeal which transcends the game, and in keeping with a world cup of surprises, a final which few had predicted. russia's put on quite a show this month, the tournament scene as a public relations coup f

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. keep coming in the women's draw at wimbledon — now the defending champion goes out in the second round. but straight sets wins for the world number ones simona halep and rafa nadal, sees them safely through. and uruguay continue to sweat over the fitness of star striker edinson cavani, ahead of their world cup quarter final against france. we'll start at wimbeldon, where the upsets keep coming in the women's draw. now last year's champion has gone out of the tournament early on. holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. ta ken as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: paris painted bleu, blanc, rouge — blue, white and red — the colours of the national flag, as the triumphant world cup winners, france, are welcomed home. there's a similar homecoming for the runners—up, croatia. despite defeat in the final, the players are given a heroes‘ reception. a summer of sport continues, as the world's best golfers prepare to take on one of the world's hardest courses. we look ahead to the open. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. world champions france have made a heroes‘ return to paris as hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets of the french capital to welcome their world cup winners home. the 4—2 victory over croatia in moscow on sunday has cemented france's reemergence as one of footballs superpowers and brought the country together, as witnessed by hugh schofield our correspondent in paris. that is a roar from the guts of france. there must be half a million people, more, on the champs—elysees. a crowd

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.olinary as the italian claims his maiden major with victory at the open championship at carnoustie. from 14th to 1st, lewis hamilton comes back to win a sensational german grand prix as sebastian vettel crashes in the rain. and magnus cort nielsen wins stage 15 of the tour de france as geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey. hello. francesco molinari is the 2018 open champion, shooting a faultless final round at carnoustie to become the first italian to win the famous claretjug. tim hague was watching the action unfold on the east coast of scotland. the winds of change were in the air at the championship sunday. francesco molinari began the day three off the lead but by the time he hold this, he was one of the men

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. england thrash india by eight wickets to claim a 2—1 win in their one—day international series. french celebrations continue, this time in cycling, as julian alaphilippe claims an impressive solo victory on stage 10 of the tour de france. and tiger woods says this year's open championship at carnoustie gives him his best chance of claiming a 15th major title. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with cricket news, and england have put down a real marker for next year's world cup, which they're hosting. they thrashed india by eight wickets in the third one day international at headingley, and it means they clinch the series 2—1. england are the top ranked side in the 50—over format and this victory over the side ranked below them will strengthen their tag as favorites ahead of next year's tournament. with all the details here's our reporter henry moeran.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.he world cup quarter—finals after a penalty shoot—out win over colombia. they'll play sweden who saw emil forsberg put them into the last eight at this tournament for the first time since 1994. and maria sharapova is knocked out in her opening match at wimbledon but rafael nadal moves through to the second round. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the fifa world cup in russia and england are through to the quarter—final stage after a tense penalty shootout win over colombia. the match finished 1—1 after extra time but it was gareth southgate's side who progress and they'll play sweden who accounted for switzerland in the early match. 0lly foster was watching on from moscow. the quarterfinal line—up is now com plete the quarterfinal line—up is now complete after an incredible four days of knockout football. we should have guessed that the last of the tyres on the last 16 would go the distance. england have been haunted by memories of bail spot kicks down the years bu

this is sport today live from the bbc sports centre. no stopping serena williams, who is still on course for an eighth wimbledon title after reaching the final. kerber will be waiting for her after the german also made it through in straight. —— straight sets. and record—breaking kuldeep yadav enjoys a six—wicket haul as india thrash england in the first one—dayer. let's start at wimbledon, where serena williams remains on course for a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title. she will face angelique kerber in a rerun of the 2016 final, after they both came through their semis on thursday. from the all—england club, john watson reports. let us just stop and marvel at the achievements of serena williams, who booked a place in a 10th wimbledon final, hugely impressive when you consider this is the fourth tournament back since the birth of her child and the health complications which followed. she came through in straight sets against gorges germany and she will 110w against gorges germany and she will now play kerber in saturday's f

bbc news. now it is time for sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.d cup final after coming from behind to beat england in extra—time. a huge shock at wimbledon — as the 8 time champion roger federer goes out in the quarter—finals. but rafa nadal wins a five set thriller to set up a semi—final against novak djokovic. croatia are into their first look at final after they eat england 2—1 in their semi—final. they needed an extra time winner to ensure that they and not england, will play france in the final. croatia have done it the hard way, extra time was

and i'm chris mitchell live at the bbc sport centre. where we have a swiss roll.ederer is too good. he makes the last 16 at wimbledon. but venus williams is out as more seeds fall. will come along to a balmy night here in moscow. we've had the first two quarterfinals in a world cup of shocks, but brazil dropping out. the five—time champion, not such a shock when you consider who they were playing and the fact that neymar and all of his powers just have not been playing particularly well here in russia. getting better, but belgium when they get their act together, when they get their act together, when they get their act together, when they click, as they did in kazan, they are world beaters and they have set up that semifinal against france in saint petersburg next week. adam wilde was watching the fall of the brazilian. when braziltravel the brazilian. when braziltravel the world they rarely go unnoticed, bringing with them to tradition, the history and a team of mobile stars. but this is a belgium side that has long threatened the world. they bring their own men

at the bbc sports centre, including a good date for the birds at wimbledon.ening match and the british number one is through advancing to the second round with an impressive start to his campaign. what a day it has been for ankle a historic one. it has been incredible few days, and the knockout round compared to what we've seen, argentina going out for — three, sparked dramas on sunday, russia going through, knocking off spain, we've got an amazing comeback againstjapan, so we might none of the last match in the last 16, england against colombia right here in the capital, at the stadium against would go the distance, england so close to going through with a noble time, colombo getting injury time equaliser. then we had the nerves in extra time, england might of wanted there and then. it all went down to the dreaded, dreaded as far as england are concerned, spot kicks. at the beginning cross life to the stadium and speak to our sports editor. it feels as though decades of history has just been lifted with just one take. quarterfinalist and fig sauce. the penal

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up tonight.hid to turn their test fortunes around — he's the only specialist spinner in the team to face india tomorrow. england have been the perfect world cup hockey hosts, but they have to win tonight to stay in the tournament. no rest for geraint thomas, the tour champion is already back in the saddle, racing right now in the netherlands. but he has a big decision to make, will he stay at team sky? the way that the team is run and everything works well for me. but i'm open to hearing other offers obviously, we will see what happens in the coming week. and this is how rare winning is for andy murray — celebrating a first round win in washington as if he'd won wimbledon. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, england's cricketers are in birmingham this evening ahead of tomorrow's first test against india. five tests against the number one team in the world across the next six weeks will be a really tough examination for england. they haven't taken a series since last summer and their sea

let's get back to the bbc sports centre and a little bit of calm and the rest of your sports news fromt two—time wimbledon champion andy murray has withdrawn from this year's tournament as he continues to build to full fitness following nearly a year out with a hip injury. in a post on social media, murray said "...after lengthy discussions with my team and with a heavy heart, we've decided that playing best—of—5—set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process." he went on to say he will begin his hard court preparations from tomorrow with the us open still to come in late august. lewis hamilton has lost his lead at the top of the formula one world championship standings after being forced to retire from the austrian grand prix. hamilton suffered a loss of fuel pressure in his mercedes with eight laps to go, it's the first time in a record 33 races he hasn't finished. max verstappen went onto take an unexpected victory for red bull. joe lynskey reports. to be formula 1 champion you have to master every landscape. the health and terms of austria meant no easy route for lewis

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme tonight. mountains. crashes, protests and pepper spray. all the details of stage 16 at the tour de france coming up. remember southagte‘s roar? what will he do if he wins fifa's coach of the year award? he's made the shortlist. and there's a long list as great britain name their squad for the european atheltics championships, dina asher—smith just one of 102 heading for berlin. it depends on me going there and the number of races that i need to run. i'm looking to go through the motions and really test myself. hello and welcome to sportsday. we knew the tour de france was going to hot up in the final week, stage 16 just about had it all, a farmers‘ protest saw the race stopped afterjust 16 miles. they had tried to block the road with bales of hay. police used pepper spray against the protestors, that affected the peleton and several riders including gerraint thomas needed treatment. he is still in the yellowjersey, chris froome‘s saving his challenge for another day. this stage belonged to jul

hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme. follow the leader, but which one is that? we hear from froome and thomas heading into the final week of the tour. mezut ozil walks away from international football accusing the german fa of racism. and the man who conquered carnoustie. molinari now tips europe for glory at the ryder cup. hello there. the tour de france finishes next sunday in paris. the riders are currently in the south of france resting up before they hit the pyrenees, three mountain stages there and then a time trial on saturday and then we should have a better idea who will be the champion this year. it's a team sky 1—2 at the moment. gerraint thomas leading the four time winner and defending champion chris froome by one minute and 39 seconds. so what is the dynamic, is froome still the team leader? will team orders kick—in, to get froome in yellow on the champs elysees? both men spoke today. it is quite funny because everyone is so keen to try and talk up this rivalry between myself and him, but it does not exist.

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm holly hamilton. for thailand's ariya jutanugarn, a welsh dragon on the champs—elysee, and some questionable choices in the fashion stakes at manchester city. andy murray hits the hardcourts on monday, for the first time in nearly 17 months. the former world number one — now ranked 838th — faces american mackenzie mcdonald at the washington 0pen. murray's practice routine didn't look particularly taxing when he found time for a knock about with wayne rooney who's recently signed for dc united. the three—time grand slam champion admits to feeling a lot of anxiety having not played on a hardcourt for so long. he looked pretty relaxed here though. golf's world rankings are updated on monday, and they'll be pleasant reading for thailand's ariya jutanugarn. she's back to world number one after winning the scottish 0pen. the 22 year—old finished 13—under par, a stroke ahead of australia's minjee lee. it couldn't come at a better time with the british open just around the corner. the lpga's best players head

now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello.oses in on sunday's finish in paris as stage 17 heads out shortly, manchesetr city and liverpool get set to face off in a preseason friendly and dominic thiem returns to the tennis court after picking up an injury at wimbledon. stage 17 of the tour de france will get underway shortly and team sky's geraint thomas is still the man to catch in the leader's yellowjersey. he can expect plenty of attacks at his lead, though, in the short 65km stage from bagneres—de—luchon to saint—lary—soulan. he maintained his 1 minute and 39 second advantage over team—mate and a—time champion chris froome on tuesday. now, it may only be preseason, but two of english football's biggest sides will lock horns in america on wednesday evening. premier league champions manchester city are taking on champions league finalists liverpool in new jersey. city, under pep guardiola, dominated english football last season, but he thinks this year will be much tougher. we are not going to rake any record in the premier

bbc news, socotra, yemen. now, with all the day's sport, here's ollie foster, at the bbc sport centre. hello. was a gripping final round at the open. tiger woods briefly topped the leaderboard, but it was his playing partner from turin who won by 2 shots to lift the claretjug katherine downes reports from carnoustie. let this be proved that slow and study is sometimes what you need to win the race. francesco molinari keeping his cool to claim claret jug- keeping his cool to claim claret jug. tiger woods was looking to com plete jug. tiger woods was looking to complete his comeback with the 15th major. moments of magic from him. molinari stock to par. for rory mcilroy had faded, but what a we to reignite your chances! yes! still, molinari made par. justin rose blooms late, any deal by him on the 1ath, and for a while, he was the clubhouse leader. another pa rt was the clubhouse leader. another part putt from molinari. it was won on the 18th, with this, only molinari's second birdie of the round. it was all he needed. xander schauffele, the american, needed to get this to force a play—off. it's

plenty more to come from moscow that later put up let's go back now to the bbc sports centre in salford looking at the rest of the day's sport. the big story away from the world cup today is that cristiano ronaldo is on his way to juventus after they've agreed to pay real madrid a reported £105 million. 0ur sports reporter jo curriejoins me. jo, the end of an era, what a sensational nine years it's been for ronaldo at the bernabeau. bringing down the curtain on a remarkable real madrid career and he leaves with plenty of silverware for top four champions league trophies, top four champions league trophies, to la liga titles, and of course individually he has those five ballon d'or trophies. he leaves as that top goal—scorer. across nine yea rs of that top goal—scorer. across nine years of crap. he will go down as one of the greatest players they've ever had. and what about the timing to let him go, a big part in them winning the champions league for the fourth year on the trot and we've all seen the form he was in at the world cup. he is not coming to the end, still very much at the top

bbc news, foulridge in lancashire. now with all the day‘s sports news, here‘s 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre.om tiger woods and justin rose to put them in contention. katherine downes is at carnoustie. flat and calm eye to see that on the course it would prove anything but. as the english launched their attack on the scottish links. justin rose just made the cut last night, today he shot the best round of the tournament so far. delighted with that. one of those days where you hope the wind picks up and it gets tough for the leaders and they don‘t get too stretched too far ahead but the way the course is playing i expect the leaders to make more birdies. another englishman chris wood was on the charge, his game coming good when he needed it too. but america fought back. jordan spieth driving the first green to 0pen spieth driving the first green to open with an eagle. tiger, peppering the pin for three birdies in a row. advantage, america. but with the arrival of this man, it is set to become a transatlantic tussle. rory mcilroy looked a little bit rocky. instead, england‘s tommy fleetwood ste

this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. aberdeen 1—1. another note from this, england goalkeeper adam pope was out with a shoulder injury. hibs had a good comeback to win 3—2 in the first leg the tie. and it is probably all over for northern ireland's crusaders who lost in slovenia. good news for rangers and steven gerrard, who have the lead after scoring a way in croatia. that was the only goal of the night. drama at the end for the welsh champions thanks to this hudson had, winning 2—1 against lincoln, who are actually from gibraltar. former manchester united manager alex ferguson says he wouldn't be here without the care of hospital staff after his surgery for a brain haemorrhage in may. he has spoken public for the first time since going home from hospital on social media. he thanked all his well—wishers. social media. he thanked all his well-wishers. just a quick message to thank the medical staff at macclesfield, salford royal, without that care a would not be sitting here today. thank you from me and my family. thank

now it's time to get all the latest wimbledon action from the bbc sports centre with austin halewood.reaming of beating roger federer. few have made it reality. lukas lacko gave it a go. his attempted not make long. after federer took an open the second was a serving masterclass. not a point conceded in this set. flawless. and in the third lacko's reserve was broken with the number one seed taking it 6—1, gliding into the third round. number one seed taking it 6—1, gliding into the third roundlj number one seed taking it 6—1, gliding into the third round. i have not won them all. i enjoy the path where it doesn't come easy. we are looking forward to the third round. for the women the seeds continue to fall. caroline wozniacki was the latest. level at 1—1, katarina makarrata had three match points. they came and went. when the world number two got it back to 5—5, this time the opportunity would not pass her by. five of the top eight women seeds out of the third round. when it was 5—5 i started thinking about the match points and my server but i started to tell myself, no, you're not go

bbc news, repino. stand by for the ‘the papers‘, but time now for the rest of the day's sport from the bbc sport centrelong. let's start at wimbledon, where on day three — the shocks in the women's draw continued. the world number 2, caroline wozniaki was beaten in three sets by the russian world number 35 ekaterina makarova. and her exit means that five of the top eight women's seeds have exited the competition before the third round. at wimbledon to round up all the action for us, is holly hamilton. will, a host of top names have already fallen by the wimbledon wayside and today it yet another one in the form of caroline wozniacki, the number two seed and the champion at eastbourne last week and she was beaten in straight sets today. by russia's ekaterina makarova. no such problems for serena williams, playing in her second grand slam since giving birth to her daughter in the end she was just too powerful for the bulgarian. the seven time champion comfortably winning 6—1, 6-4. champion comfortably winning 6—1, 6—4. before that, victoria azarenka, a former two—time semifinalists in wimbledon has gone

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.ement. the final week of the 2018 tour de france begins. geraint thomases and the leader's yellow jersey. begins. geraint thomases and the leader's yellowjersey. chris froome says it is a dream scenario. we started our professional cycling together back in 2008.” started our professional cycling together back in 2008. ijoined started our professional cycling together back in 2008. i joined the team. our careers have followed each other ever since. this is an absolute dream scenario for us both. tuesday marks exactly 2 years to go until the start of the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. and the japanese capital is hoping to use the games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. tokyo governor yuriko koike, who was previously japan's minister of the environment, has made lowering emissions and plastic litter prevention some of her main objectives for the city and the games. germany's football association emphatically rejected allegations of racism from arsenal's mesut ozil,