chetan pathak at wimbledon, thank you very much.onship for the first time. for the second time. in case you hadn't seen, they're playing england at wembley. we're just under 28 hours away from kick—off. john watson is at wembley — john, england trained this morning at st george's park, but there's concern over one player. yes, good afternoon, then. that player is phil foden, who didn't train today before england departed their training base at st george's park. we understand this is just a precautionary measure, a minor knock, so in no indication as to whether that will rule him out of the final here at wembley tomorrow. we will be hearing from both managers. the england manager gareth southgate will give his press conference later from their hotel in watford. we will also be hearing from roberto mancini, the italian manager, who will be holding a press conference a bit later on. they have trained for the final time at the tottenham training ground, having flown over from the france base earlier today, flying into luton. we will get

chest and back at their —— chetan pathak. this is bbc news.centre of the strategically important southern afghan city of lashkar gah. a convoy of more than a dozen aid trucks has managed to reach mekelle, the capital of tigray in northern ethiopia. zimbabwe's president says more needs to be done to tackle the country's crystal meth crisis, which is an issue amongst children as young as 14 in his country, and linked to the country's high unemployment. the government says the economy will soon improve. but millions are still struggling and zimbabwe has just suffered one its deadliest weeks since coronavirus was first detected there. mark lobel reports. a dangerous distraction through tough times for this 24—year—old agriculture graduate in zimbabwe's capital. translation: when i smoke crystal meth i get a lot - of energy and i don't sleep at night. ifeel like i'm just waking up and anything is possible. if we were employed and occupied, it would help a lot. doing drugs is a way of healing the pain and stress of being unproductive, and not gettin

all right, chetan pathak, thank you very much indeed.d. former professional racing driver sam schmidt was severely injured in a crash 21 years ago. now through advances in technology he is able to drive a car by moving his head to steer and using his breath to accelerate and break, reaching speeds of up to 200mph. ? he explained how it all works. ? i never would have thought i would have driven ever before, let alone, you know, 200 miles an hour. i have no use of anything below the shoulders. i really think the sky is the limit. i was sort of born into racing. ijust wanted to go to the indy 500 my entire life, so that was the goal that i set at a very young age and i was fortunate to race there and won the las vegas race in september of 1999 and then unfortunately had my accident four months later. sam, can you look left? and right? perfect. centre? perfect. i have a straw in my mouth that i blow to go and i suck to stop. the cameras directly in front of me, they read off the helmet movement and that is what turns it. you have just got t

i'm chetan pathak. hello, and welcome to sportsday.ogramme: a formula 1 race that'll go down in history — max verstappen crashes out as lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix. dream debut — history maker colin morikawa becomes the first golfer to win two different majors at his first attempt, as he lifts the claretjug at royal st george's. and some huge hitting sees england take the t20 series against pakistan to a decider.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme...royal st george's where, louis oosthuizen�*s in a battle to keep hold of the lead on day three of the open. all set to win the yellowjersey — tadej pogacar�*s second tour de france title will be confirmed tomorrow as he finishes the penultimate stage with a lead of over five minutes. a good day too for the formula one championship leader max verstappen, who'll will start the british grand prix from pole after winning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. it's been a dramatic hour at the open golf since we were last with you. withjordan spieth and collin morikawa fighting hard. but louis oosthuizen, who began the third round with a two—shot lead, is trying to keep his nose in front. ben croucher is at royal st george's for us and has been following the action. it has come alive in the last hour or so. we had a three—way tie for the lead about 15 units ago and now it has all changed on what we call moving day at the majors. but no change for louis

for more on that we can cross live to chetan pathak who's been at the all england club today.to set here at wimbledon where it has been a day of next fortunes for the remaining british players in the singles. fur emma raducanu, what a story. the 18—year—old has become the youngest british woman to reach the second week here at the championship since 1959 after a famous win on court number one for her. bet fair karen norrie, his wimbledon is over after he was beaten in four sets by roger federer. joel wilson reports. the big occasion, the new player, how would you react? from the start, britain's emma raducanu was herself in at number one court. but what teenager goes anywhere without their phone? top of the court, here comes the raducanu speciality — that shot. now, look closely — do you see any doubt? when the first set ended like this... oh, that's in! ..something special was happening — the court felt it. sorana cirstea, top of the screen, aged 31, ranked 45 in the world, used every shot she knew, but raducanu just had more. a match point to match any. 16 women's players le

hello and welcome to sportsday — i�*m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme... live at royal st george�*s, where louis 0osthuizen�*s in a battle to keep hold of the lead on day three of the open. all set to win the yellowjersey — tadej pogacar�*s second tour de france title will be confirmed tomorrow as he finishes the penultimate stage with a lead of over five minutes. a good day, too, for the formula one championship leader — max verstappen will start the british grand prix from pole after winning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. and all smiles for st helens, who fightback to beat castleford in a thrilling challenge cup final at wembley. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. they don�*t call it moving day for no reason — plenty of drama at the open golf today, where louis 0osthuizen began his third round with a two—shot lead. but is that still the case? ben croucher is at royal st george�*s for us and has been following the action. it�*s getting tight at the top. yes, really tense here and you call it moving day, but there is no movement at the top of

from me, chetan pathak, and the team at wimbledon, thatis pathak, and the team at wimbledon, that ises through the night was that it is this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture thatis of cloud on the satellite picture that is an area of low pressure bringing heavy rain and unseasonably strong winds for this time of year. that wet weather will push steadily northwards across england and wales and then grind to a halt close to the scottish borders. clearer skies to the north of that. to the south, we will see blustery winds and sharp showers from the word go. on tuesday, our weatherfronts sits across northern england and pushing into scotland. sharp showers being driven behind by a south—westerly wind. so a disappointing feel if you get caught in those showers. the low is slowly drifting away, but that means the risk of some showers on wednesday, hopefully few and far between and a little warmer. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. england for many coronavirus restrictions will end in two weeks' time despite a surgeon cases. if you cannot reapen _ time despite a surgeon

she defeated eighth seed karolina pliskova from the czech republic in three sets, as chetan pathak reportsat a moment for ash barty. ten years after winning thejunior title here, she is now wimbledon champion, emulating what her hero evonne goolagong did 50 years ago. goolagong an idol to so many from the indigenous australian community. barty, from the beginning, has talked about winning this title and today, she achieved that dream. it wasn't easy and it took three sets in the end against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed, who really started this one slowly — barty winning the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider. but barty�*s game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end. and when she won, she dropped to the ground, the tears soon followed. and like pat cash and many before her, she made her way up the stairs and to her box, to celebrate with her team — in particular, the physios that have got her ready

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme...ll the difficulties, athletes prepare for the first day of action at the tokyo olympics with just hours to go until some events get under way. staying in one place because of the pandemic — all three tests between south africa and the british and irish lions will now be staged in cape town, with no tests injohannesberg. and a full crowd at the cricket in england again — with the deciding t20 against pakistan just under way at old trafford. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. athletes will be waking up in tokyo in a few hours' time for the first day of olympics action. the opening ceromony isn't until friday, but as usual some events will get under way beforehand incuding football and softball. all this amidst a state of emergency in tokyo with growing concerns over the influx of tens of thousands of participants during a pandemic. organisers say the games must go ahead to give hope and to bring the world together. joe lynskey reports. faster, higher, stronger... but together. faste

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme...rustration as australia and new zealand pull out of the rugby league world cup in england because of the pandemic — they say player welfare and safety must come first. we'll also tell you what a new study analysing the brains of top rugby players has found — and what it could mean in terms of understanding the long—term implications of head trauma. a first—half hat—trick for everton�*s richarlison — as the defending olympic champions brazil beat germany. but there's more disruption ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony, i'll explain more shortly. and also coming up on the programme... england's georgia hall is among the players trying to stay in touch with the leaders on the opening day of the evian championship in south eastern france. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we'll be in tokyo for the olympics latest shortly, but we start with the fall out in rugby league after australia and new zealand both pulled out of this autumn�*s world cup in england. they say it's down to player we

i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the progamme — the wait is over.okyo olympics are underway as team gb�*s women make a winning start against chile. hurdlerjessie knight tells us why her olympic spirit hasn't been dampened despite being forced to self—isolate in tokyo. celebrations in brisbane, which is confirmed as host city for the olympics and paralympics in 2032. also coming up before 7pm — record—breaker — why alan wynjones will make history when he returns to captain the british and irish lions in the first test against south africa on saturday. and we'll be live at the oval, where cricket's newer, shorter, faster format — the hundred — hasjust got underway. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. the wait is finally over — some events at the tokyo olympics are underway, including the women's football where great britain won their opening match in sapporo. manchester city's ellen white got both the goals against chile, putting gb in the driving seat in a group that also includes the hosts japan and canada. our sports correspondent andy swiss was w

here's chetan pathak — at the all england club.her way to victory in the moments when it mattered the most. it was tight at a tie—break, but barty getting herself over the line — a player who's got better and better, round after round at these championships. and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had written off from reaching this stage of a grand slam again. but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second 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

rounding up all of tuesday's action from the all england club, here's chetan pathak.ay, as ash barty, the world number one and number one seed, made it through to the semifinals, beating fellow australian ajla tomljanovic in straight sets. barty�*s grown in confidence and belief throughout these championships, and now sets up a last four tie with angelique kerber, the only former wimbledon champion still in these championships. what a story it's been for kerber. between 2018, when she won the title here, and the start of these championships, she'd only won one title. that was in hamburg on grass last month. she's been looking absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. on the other side of the draw, aryna sabalenka's breakthrough moment continues, and that on grass. not many people were 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 ons jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the fir

here's chetan pathak — at the all england club we have our wimbledon final, and ash barty into herfirstetting past the 2018 champion, angelique kerber, in straight sets — the first the more convincing of the two, barty winning that 6—3. kerber fought back with her traditional baseline play, but still, barty, when she needed to, was able to slice and dice her way to victory in the moments when it mattered the most. it was tight at a tie—break, but barty getting herself over the line — a player who's got better and better, round after round in these championships. and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had written off from reaching the stage of a grand slam again. but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second 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

chetan pathak was watching at the all england club.he world number 75. she lit up these championships can arrange 338 in the world when we started. she's gone up 150 places. some fantastic wins for her on route to the fourth round, including against the former french open, and against the former french open, and against time tonight from a lot of people where fancying her with the way that she played her game, how confident and assured she's looked. she stake in this championship in her stride, she stake in this championship in herstride, never she stake in this championship in her stride, never mind it being her first grand slam. she has played as though she has done this many times before, but she did lose that first set 64, and credit to them, knowing most of the crowd, for holding her way in such great stead throughout that first set and winning it. in the match started to get away from her. she was three love down when she went off the court to get some treatment, it became very clear she wasn't going to be able to continue. the l

wimbledon, with top seed novak djokovic facing matteo berrettini on sunday. 0ur correspondent chetan pathake novak djokovic into his seventh wimbledon final. this is a man motivated by numbers. and, win on sunday, and he'll have 20 grand slams — the same number as roger federer and rafael nadal. standing in his way on friday was denis shapovalov, the 22—year—old canadian who's won so many admirers at these championships with the way he plays. and he made djokovic work hard for this. losing in straight sets, yes, but hanging in there in each and every one. from the beginning, when he broke djokovic early, he showed his intent, and at times, he got tight and nervous — and that was his undoing on this occasion. but he will hope for better in the future. matteo berrettini is who awaits novak djokovic in sunday's final — the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. he got past hubert her cash in four sets, the polish 14th knocked out roger federer and daniil medvedev. but for hurkacz, he couldn't keep his nerves under control, at least in the first two sets before he battled back to win the

she defeated eighth seed karolina plish—kova from the czech republic in three sets, as chetan pathak here she is now wimbledon champion emulating what her hero did 50 years ago. she was not over so many from the indigenous australian community. from the beginning she has talked about winning this title and today she achieved that dream. it was not easy and it took three sets in the end against her opponent who really started this one slowly. but in the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set she did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider but her game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end and when she won she dropped to the ground, the tears soon followed and like many before her, she made her way up the stairs to her box to celebrate with a team and particularly the physios who got her ready for these championships. it was only at the french open that she had to walk out on the second round with a hip injury. you'd uncertainty about whether she would be fit fo

i'm chetan pathak. hello, and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme: a formula 1 race that'll go down in history — max verstappen crashes out as lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix. dream debut — history maker colin morikawa becomes the first golfer to win two different majors at his first attempt, as he lifts the claretjug at royal st george's. and some huge hitting sees england take the t20 series against pakistan to a decider. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. more on a dramatic day at the open golf to come, but we start tonight with the extraordinary events at silverstone, where lewis hamilton has been celebrating winning the british grand prix. nothing too surprising in that, but the story of the race was a remarkable one in which the championship leader max verstappen crashed out on the opening lap. hamilton was blamed for that, given a ten—second penalty, but he still fought back to win, closing the gap on his title rival to just eight points. joe wilson reports. silverstone and a crowd on a pre—covid

sport — and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, chetan pathak is here.g champion, who led home ajamaican clean sweep in the olympic women's 100 metres final. more from tokyo. the women's100 metres event was billed as the blockbuster event of tokyo. even before, there was a light show with the lights dimmed all around the stadium and their names edged onto that 100 metre stretch. it was a jamaican one, two and three. elaine thompson—herah setting a new olympic record, just the second fastest ever time won by eight women in. she's is stretched clear in the last ten, 20 metres. the jamaican was bidding to become the first ever athlete to win three titles in track and field. she had to settle for the silver medal. her compatriot took the bronze medal in a personal best. so a great night forjamaica on the track there. spare a thought for the ivory coast athlete, she finished fourth, and she also finished fourth at the rio games back in 2016. a couple of other medals handed out at the olympic stadium. in the discus, speeding winning gold. there was a first eve

here's chetan pathak at the all—england club.mbledon finals since evonne goolagong in 1980. barty getting past the 2018 champion, angelique kerber, in straight sets — the first the more convincing of the two, barty winning that 6—3. kerber fought back with her traditional baseline play, but still, barty, when she needed to come but was able to slice and dice her way to victory in the moments when it mattered the most. it was tight at a tie—break, but barty getting herself over the line, a player who's got better and better, round after round in these championships. and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had written off from reaching the stage of a grand slam again. but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now sh

makes it six wimbledon championships and another chunk of history for the serb, as the bbc�*s chetan pathaksult was one many were predicting. anotherjob of it is wimbledon champion again, 86 title to him but the number that matters most for him. —— djokovic. it the 20th grand slams. he has been playing catch up his whole career and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way. he lit up this tournament, 11 wins in a row on the grass if you conclude his win at queens. the crowd was fully behind him, the underdog and he brought his best tennis for some of that test set. he thought back a set point to win that set but djokovic lucky has done so many times before, came back, hunting every all down and putting pressure on matteo berrettini when he could and reeled off the subsequent set to stand with the trophy that means so much to him. what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and numbers. the tokyo 0lympics secret of chasing history and numbers. the tokyo olympics are on the horizon and then us open. if he does with that 0pen. if he does with that said,

with all the sport now, here's chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre. hello. thank you.ilson who won a bronze medal on her olympic debut in the women's windsurfing. the 22—year—old was already guaranteed a medal after winning four of her 12 races heading into the final. china took gold, and france silver. for the first time three team gb athletes have qualified for the final of the women's 800 metres. 19—year—old keely hodgkinson timed her run well to finish second in her heat. she'lljoin alex bell and jemma reekie in the final on tuesday. american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of two more events at the olympics, confirming she won't compete in tomorrow's vault and uneven bars gymnastics finals. the four—time olympic champion hasn't competed since she pulled out of the women's team final after this vault earlier in the week. us gymnastics says biles is continuing to be evaluated daily as she focuses on her mental health. there's been plenty happening away from the olympics — in cape town, the british and irish lions lost the second test by 27—9 as south africa leve

here's chetan pathak — at the all england club.i has just sold forjust over $12 million. measuring only seven centimetres squared, had a bear, the very original name, is a silver point drawing on pink beige paper. —— head of a bear. it previously belonged to the british painter and collector sir thomas lawrence before being sold at $1863. it sold for $11 million in 2001, clearly well worth it. that's it for me, goodbye. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers notjust for friday, but into the weekend and into the start of next week, too. so, for today, these showers will be heavy, much like they were on thursday, and you'll see on the pressure charts we're in between systems, and there's barely any isobars, so the winds are light and the showers will be slow—moving again. so, quite a bit of cloud to start this morning, particularly across scotland, where we'll see some patchy rain in the northeast. the sunshine will get going, though, the best

chetan pathak was watching. the final sunday and the result was one that many were predicting, novak djkovic is wimbledon champion again, a sixth title for him, but the number that matters most will be 20 — he is now level on the number of grand slams with roger federer and rafael nadal, extraordinary to think that when djokovic won his first at the australian open in 2008, federer was already on 12, nadal on four. he has been playing catch—up his whole career, and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way, the italian has lit up this tournament, 11 wins in a row on grass, if you include this fantastic run at queens. he has won many admirers, and on centre court crowd was fully behind the underdog, who brought his best tennis to that first set, down a break, 5—2, he fought back to win that 7—6. djokovic, like he has done so many times before, came back, returning at a top level, hunting every ball down, and putting pressure on berrettini when he could. in the end, he reeled off the subsequent

our sports correspondent chetan pathak is at wimbledon.skova, post playing in the first wimbledon final. forashleig pliskova, post playing in the first wimbledon final. for ashleig barty it is a sense of history, 50 years since her idol, yvonne glucagon, won herfirst wimbledon since her idol, yvonne glucagon, won her first wimbledon title. she has made no secret to how much she looks up made no secret to how much she looks up to her and what she achieved. when you listen to ash barty, it is someone feeling as good about her tenets of faith —— as i have heard of before. she walked away from tennis in her past. in her late teens she took a break from the sport, went off to play cricket. she won the wimbledonjunior sport, went off to play cricket. she won the wimbledon junior title. so much was expected of her. in the year since she has come back she has grown and matured. her all—round game is outstanding, the most consistent women on the woman's tour. here at wimbledon, a grand slam to chip its about the rest of them, she feels this is her

makes it six wimbledon championships, and another chunk of history for the serb, as the bbc�*s chetan pathak many were predicting. novak djokovic is wimbledon champion again, a 6th title here for him, but the number that matters most will be 20 — he is now level on the number of grand slams that roger federer and rafa nadal have won. extraordinary to think when djokovic won his first slam at the australian open in 2008 — federer was already on 12, nadal on four. he has been playing catch up his whole career and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way. and in today's final the italian 7th seed has lit up this tournament — 11 wins in a row on the grass, if you include his fantastic run at queens. he has won so many admirers and on centre court, the crowd was fully behind him, the underdog. he brought his best tennis for some of that first set. down a break, 5—2 and facing set point, he thought back a win that 7—6. but djokovic like he has done so many times before, came back, returning at a top level, hunting every ball down and putting pressure on berrettini when he coul

let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, who's been watching the action in tokyot off with the boost that japan got today, or rather on saturday? it boost that japan got today, or rather on saturday?— boost that japan got today, or rather on saturday? it was a big boost, rather on saturday? it was a big boost. wasn't — rather on saturday? it was a big boost, wasn't it, _ rather on saturday? it was a big boost, wasn't it, for _ rather on saturday? it was a big boost, wasn't it, for them. - rather on saturday? it was a big boost, wasn't it, for them. we l rather on saturday? it was a big - boost, wasn't it, for them. we know what the polling seems to have indicated injapan, many people opposed to having the games there, tokyo in a state of emergency amongst the pandemic — and yet they got their hands on their first gold medal, in thejudo, and for a player, a competitor who has talked about his compassion and love for judo many times, this was always going to be a challenge. and he delivered where he needed to. he won in the under 60 kilograms weight class, making up

rounding up all of tuesday�*s action from the all england club, here�*s chetan pathak.ary simon, to serve as governor—general — the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it�*s the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. prime ministerjustin trudeau confirmed that the queen had accepted mary simon�*s appointment. in her acceptance speech, ms simon referred to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. during my time as governor general i will work every day towards promoting healing and wellness across canadian society. to me that means stopping to fully recognise memorialise and come to terms with the atrocities of our collective past that we are learning more about each day. it means we must thoughtfully work hard towards the promise of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon — of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the _ of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the newly - of a better tomorrow. that was | mary simon the newly appointed governor general of canada. more on that appoi

rounding up all of tuesday�*s action from the all england club, here�*s chetan pathak.�*s quarterfinals day as ash barty, the world number one and number one seed, made it through to the semifinals, beating fellow australian ajla tomljanovic in straight sets. barty�*s grown in confidence and belief throughout these championships, and now sets up a last four tie with angelique kerber, the only former wimbledon champion still in these championships. what a story it�*s been for kerber. between 2018, when she won the title here, and the start of these championships, she�*d only won one title. that was in hamburg on grass last month. she�*s been looking absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. on the other side of the draw, aryna sabalenka�*s breakthrough moment continues, and that on grass. not many people were 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 ons jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north

more now on the olympics, and let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, who'she cycling, a lot of drama taking place. cycling, a lot of drama taking lace. , cycling, a lot of drama taking lace, , ., , , cycling, a lot of drama taking lace. , ., , , ., cycling, a lot of drama taking lace, , ., ,, ., ,, place. plenty happening on sunday. what a story — place. plenty happening on sunday. what a story for— place. plenty happening on sunday. what a story for anna _ place. plenty happening on sunday. what a story for anna kiesenhofer, | place. plenty happening on sunday. | what a story for anna kiesenhofer, a cyclist most people haven't heard of, certainly not the 2019 world champion annemiek van vleuten, who finished thinking she had won and actually she had finished second. anna kiesenhoferfinished a minute ahead of everybody else. annemiek van vleuten said afterward she had not heard of her, this was not someone expected to win this race. a remarkable story, picking up austria's first gold medal, second gold medal in 125 years in cycling. a remarkable story for he

chetan pathak has been at wimbledon for us for the last fortnight. tely. and a real release of emotion from ashley barty at the end, winning herfirst wimbledon title. it is not easy playing in a grand slam during a pandemic as this will then has felt different for obvious reasons and the players are in this tight bubble. they get busted in and bust out of here and he stop your release from ashleigh barty at the end. we don't often see that from her. she won the french open back in 2019 and is the world 0pen back in 2019 and is the world number one but she wants more grand slams and out half the one she really wanted. and carolyn up please give up please give a better work hard for it. barty had an explosive start as she is a disrupter on the court but the eight c know blake talked about before thejb ship fought back and had it once it all before barty took that trophy and this is a popular winter here. the erection to the hill displayed just a love and affection there is —— the disruption. actually barty pulled up the biggest win of her career as she

chetan pathak has been watching the action in tokyo. what happened in the cycling?packing on this second day. one of the most extraordinary moments in the day came with anna kiesenhofer, a relative unknown who doesn't even have a professional team, winning gold in the women's cycling race. she is a mathematician with 2 degrees and a phd, it was a test notjust with 2 degrees and a phd, it was a test not just of with 2 degrees and a phd, it was a test notjust of her mind but her body. a remarkable solo breakaway, finishing more than a minute ahead of 2019 world champion annemiek van vleuten of the netherlands. she finished so far ahead that annemiek van vleuten when she crossed the line on second thought she had won before being told she got silver. she admitted afterwards she didn't know who anna kiesenhofer was and was as surprised as everyone else. anna kiesenhofer screaming with delight at the end, austria's first olympic cycling medal for 125 years. i love the stories of firsts. haw i love the stories of firsts. how have the host _ i love the stories of firsts. h

here's our sports reporter, chetan pathak, on what we can expect. 0n on sunday, attention returning tor missing a drug test. the us desperate to regain the title after years of bolt domination. their hopes may rest on trayvon to win the race. he the fastest in the world this year. we will await and see canada's andre to finish third in rio. his best chance for gold might come in the 200 metres. i want to also talk about the gymnastics could be because the athletics understandably takes our attention on sunday. we're going to see the women's vault and uneven bars. no simone vials for either, who would drool from tuesday's final —— simone vials. —— who withdrew. she's yet to decide if she will compete in the finals next week. she will continue to be evaluated daily. still uncertainty about whether we will see simone biles competing. in swimming, a sprint for us superstar kayla dressel with his fourth gold medal of these games. he set a world record on saturday as he gained his third medal gold of the game. it is a second individual goal so far and one of the 100 metres freestyle relay. a

let's speak to our sports reporter chetan pathak who's in sw19.e performance, - thrilling? an incredible performance, i'm - thrilling? an incredible performance, i'm not. thrilling? an incredible . performance, i'm not sure thrilling? an incredible _ performance, i'm not sure anyone was expecting her to be as all—powerful as she was in that match. we were expecting understandably a few nerves perhaps a bit of tension early on, but emma raducanu just embrace that situation. this was her first grand slam and first time on court number one, she was up against the world number one in sorana cirstea, a good player who has beaten top players many times in her career and yet emma raducanu walked out like she does this all the time. at 18 years old, as early as this week she was playing on court 18 next to us, one of the outside courts. we were not paying a huge amount of attention. as a wild card, she was battling for— one down. we thought, herfirst wimbledon, ok. then when we looked she had won the first on a tie—break and she won the second 6—1. she wo

let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, who's been watching the action in tokyo there, cycling has really taken the eyes on day one proper? it really has, this was an eventful men's road race, and you heard what it means to win a gold medal for a host nation like japan, the importance of that to get the support, but also for richard carra pass, who's made his history for ecuador, winning only their second gold medal in history. he won by one minute, seven seconds from belgium's competitor. we saw the 2018... he suffered a fall involving his team—mate. he won the silver sprint for silver, team—mate. he won the silver sprint forsilver, but team—mate. he won the silver sprint for silver, but it really was all about carra pads and the way it was able to drive home in that key moment. he has since tweeted to say that his gold is for whoever really believed in him and for his wife, children, and parents, and he thinks the people of ecuador, a proud man tonight. i the people of ecuador, a proud man toniaht. , ., ., tonight. i understand the heat has really gotten _ toni

chetan pathak is there for us. chetan, it'll be a significant day whoever makes the final?, and we are hoping for two cracking semifinals. there has been a shortage of stories when you think of serena williams or andy murray or what happened with roger federal last night, but we would like some top quality tennis to talk about as well. the women public quarterfinals were fairly straightforward, but there is a potential cracker about to get under way on centre court at the moment. it involves the world number one ashleigh barty looking to get to her first final against angelique kerber who has rediscovered her best form of late, the 2018 finalist who is 33 now. there is speculation she was thinking of retiring earlier this year, but she has been moving so well, we know what she is like from the baseline, expect some slice and dice from ash barty. if anyone can disrupt, it is her. this going on first on centre court, probably thinking about the australian audience at home to watch ash barty. this will get under way and then we will see the two big hitters, karolina pliskova,

chetan pathak is at wimbledon for us, bring us up up to speed. _ up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink— up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and _ up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on - up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on the - up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on the hill. barty on the brink and on the hill to the _ barty on the brink and on the hill to the writer thus the fans getting more _ to the writer thus the fans getting more and — to the writer thus the fans getting more and more excited, are we about to witness_ more and more excited, are we about to witness ash barty when her first wimbledon title? what would be only her second _ wimbledon title? what would be only her second grand slam, the world number_ her second grand slam, the world number one. she dominated karolina pliskova _ number one. she dominated karolina pliskova in _ number one. she dominated karolina pliskova in the first set, when the first 14 _ pliskova in the first set

chetan pathak is there for us. what a story this is turning into, raducanu was a wild card for the championships. it’s card for the championships. it's incredible. _ card for the championships. it�*s incredible, isn't it? we thought we might be talking about andy murray or dan evans or kamm norrie on the second monday, but we are talking about emma raducanu, an 18—year—old who many out of ten it had not heard of before the championships, ranked 338 in the world, she could jump way up, an incredible story, and already at wimbledon people buzzing about this match, which will be last on court number one. she has beaten the former french open runner—up in the second round, that fantastic performance against sorana cirstea in the third round, where she was beaming, took it all in his stride, she hasn't even dropped a set, and thatis she hasn't even dropped a set, and that is why so many people are excited about what she could do here. her parents said you might not need to pack too many match day outfits, you are being

taking on the italian matteo berrettini, playing in his first grand slam final. 0ur correspondent chetan pathakthat novak d'okovic is expected to win? ~ . , that novak d'okovic is expected to win? ~ ., , ., ., win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is _ win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, _ win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, it - win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, it is - win? i think that is fair to say. i the sun is shining, it is beautiful weather at wimbledon and we have not said that every day of these championships, it feels busy already on the hill and people anticipating this final. the football is not forgotten about here, we have seen the italian manager roberto mancini tweeted his congratulations to matteo berrettini says today our hearts are notjust at matteo berrettini says today our hearts are not just at wembley, matteo berrettini says today our hearts are notjust at wembley, but at wimbledon as well, where berrettini is the first italian to be in the wimbledon final. it is a really big ask against novak djokovic, chasing