she knows donna vekic has the tools to make a comeback.n‘s energy brought out the extraordinary. what poise! it forced this match to a deciding set. with so little between them, every service game, pressure. beyond three hours and beyond 12 games, every stride had to be worth it. you sense millimetres are going to decide the outcome of this match. to force the opportunity, konta had to dig deep. break points were so rare, so take them. what a battle, what resilience. it isjust a nice feeling now not having to keep going out there. we were out there for a long time, and both of us battled incredibly hard, so whoever was going to come out... whoever was going to draw the short straw was going to be hurting, and obviously, i feel very fortunate to have come to that. to the third round for the first time, butjohanna konta has high hopes for here. they have waited a0 years for a home champion, and they know never comes easy. heather watson took just 19 minutes to win the first set of her match against 18th seed anastasija sevastova. an impressi

you could see donna vekic absolutely beside herself.court playing in doubles tonight. pointed out, she is back on court playing in doubles tonightm pointed out, she is back on court playing in doubles tonight. it is a measure of how far she has come as a player. she is aware that the woman's draw is open. there is it was about ten names that can probably win it, and she is one of them, for sure. the expectation that is surrounding her now, the last couple of years of developing her own coping mechanisms, this is where it counts. that is a big win today. a dangerous opponent will beat in the final at nottingham a couple of weeks ago. she has done really well to come through and tough battle, and it will help her to move forwards. a great when also for heather watson with a win against anastasija sevastova. i remember watching heather at the olympics, and she looked rudderless. she looks and she looked rudderless. she looks a completely different player now. she certainly does, hats off to her, she has rekindled the motivation. the two co

. —— donna vekic. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.nment has promised that none of the residents of grenfell tower will be forced to live in a home they don't want to move into. so far,139 offers of accommodation have been made; of those, only 1a have been accepted. a taskforce will be sent in to take over the running of parts of kensington and chelsea — after severe criticism of the council following the grenfell tower fire. here's our correspondent leila nathoo. the people who lost everything when grenfell tower went up in flames, where were they to go? theresa may promised everyone affected by the fire would be rehoused within three weeks. her deadline, today. this afternoon and update in the commons. i can confirm that every family that is ready to talk to the housing team has been offered a temporary home. 139 have received offers of accommodation, 19 families have not yet been ready to engage in the process. we need to respect that. labour says survivors need permanent homes urgently. it's the government actions that count in get

court, britain's johanna the day came first up on centre court, britain'sjohanna konta lost to donna vekicthe final of the nottingham open to e—cigarette and she was looking for revenge. after vekic levelled things it went to a decider and this time it was konta who held her nerve. i am looking to compete in every match i play. i have given myself another opportunity to come back at wimbledon and play another round and i will give my all in that. i am here with the intention of wanting to be part of the event for the full two weeks but as you saw out there every single player out here plays ata every single player out here plays at a very high level on any given day, so there is no easy matter and iam day, so there is no easy matter and i am grateful konta to have another go. elsewhere venus williams had a scare in her second round match against wang qiang from china. after looking comfortable in the first set, venus lost a second bite into the third the five—time champion dominated, living to fight another day. more controversy at the all england club today when russia's daniel medvedev t

donna vice prime minister for european —— was up against donna vice prime ministerfor european —— donna vekicthird set and that means konta goes on to play a greek player in the third round. —— 10—8. no british woman has won wimbledon since virginia wade in 1977. the three times tour de france champion chris froome has grabbed the yellow jersey after the first mountain stage of this years race. he takes over from his team—mate 6eraint thomas. simon brotherton is there for us. the gaps weren't big at the summit finish but enough for the race leadership to change hands with chris froome taking overfrom 6eraint thomas, who is now second overall. the stage was won by italian champion fabio nauru, who finished 16 seconds ahead of ireland's dan martin with froome in third place in the same time as ritchie porte, 20 seconds down on the winner, and simon yates was a superb six on the day. chris froome has a 12 second lead overall with christian arrow up to third a further ten seconds back. ritchie porte is this at 39 seconds and dates now sixth, four seconds behind him. who says romance is dead? well

numberjohanna konta one is into the third round for the first time after a 3—hour 10 minute match against donna vekichink she played better than last time and same goes for me. the quality was high, she served well and it was difficult for me to return." nick marshall—mccormack is at the bbc sport centre with more. more than three hours, quite a match. cracking match. always talking about being in a bubble with this psychology she goes through but it paid off today, she had to fight and dig deep and came through. let me bring you up to date, the two time champion, petra kvitova losing to the 94th ranked player. kvitova winning the title in 2011 and 2014. she was playing her third event of the year after recovering from that knife attack at her home in december. she won in birmingham last month after winning in the french open. you spoke about konta, one of the matches of wimbledon so far, brilliant comeback to win against vekic. murray licking it —— making it look easy against brown. four in the players have reached round three in the singles at wimbledon for the first time in 20 years and it could b

when she came through against donna vekic, which may be the best match of the championships, she has embraced being at wimbledon, embraced the pressure of being the number one in the tournament on the women's side. i think she is playing great. that first match was pretty tight. two tie—breaks first match was pretty tight. two tie—brea ks already. what first match was pretty tight. two tie—breaks already. what you make of how she has played? very well. it is a tough match. simona halep is the number two a tough match. simona halep is the numbertwo in a tough match. simona halep is the number two in the world. she is a tough competitor. it is nip and tuck. anything can happen. she seems to be playing well on the big points. i think she can still sneak through. it is great tennis once again. we're watching live pictures. level at two games each in the deciding set. where do you think konta has to go to get over the line in this match? now it is all about the business end of the match. it is all about pressure situations. they are both playing well. it is to take the chances. who has th

johanna konta at the top of the screen, the croatian donna vekic at the other end and the ball flying went to vekic 6—3. the match had altered course, alarmingly. flying ants on course, vekic dealt with that opponent, but the tennis was relentless. this match stretched on past three hours. look at this point, in the 17th game of the third set. someone had to win, and quantum broke decisively. —— konte broke decisively. 10—8 in the final set, how it feels to give everything and women, and to give everything and women, and to give everything and women, and to give everything and lose. well, compose yourself and prepare for more. now it was andy murray. he knew his second—round opponent well, good friends with dustin brown and new to expect the unexpected. that can mean really good tennis. but all the players took towels filled with ice to deal with high temperatures on court, a diet of iced barbs is helping murray get the tournament and he had the greater consistency in the first set, taking it 6-3. consistency in the first set, taking it 6—3. back and forth it went in the second set, t

johanna konta at the top of the screen, croatia's donna vekic on the other side of the net, and the ballrse alarmingly. flying ants everywhere today. vekic dealt with that opponent. but the tennis was relentless, this match stretched on past three hours. look at this point in the 17th game of the third set. someone had to win, and konta broke decisively. ten games to eight in the final set. how it feels to give everything and win, and to give everything and lose. well, i think everybody at wimbledon needed a bit of a relax after that. a change of mood and tempo. nice. but quickly back to centre court for andy murray's solo. well, it takes two to make an entertaining match, and when dustin brown is your opponent there will be fun. he is a great improviser. but this was a day when the towels were filled with ice and andy murray's mind was sharp. pretty soon he worked out he could follow brown's tune and come up with his own versions. even better. just three sets, just one hour 36 minutes for murray to win, in a nicely natured centre court excursion. now all we needed was a quick update on

she hopes to be here for the full two weeks of the tournament after a great three match win over donna vekiccoming into this one. later on, a really great treat as well. another british champion, of course, andy murray, he is out on centre court to wrap things up for the day's proceedings, goodness knows what time it will be, 5pm, 6pm and maybe even 7pm. he takes on fabio fognini, the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3-3 the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would bea 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would be a shock if the only britain not to get through today be the reigning champion. it's been an interesting first session for england's cricketers on day 2 of the opening test against south africa at lord's. the morning started with the end of a sensation debut innings as captain forjoe root. out for 190. moeen ali kept the scoreboard ticking over with a few boundaries. but he didn't last too long either as england lost four wickets for just 46 runs. that didn't stop stuart broad having some fun. an 11th test 50 for him, brought up with back to back sixes. england

and —— in nottingham, and donna vekic won.t ka rlovic played a great match against karlovic the other day, i watched it but i think it will recover and get through today. thank you for bearing with us for that now a traditional fire alarm during the victoria derbyshire sport bulletin. i should tell you, i can't show you because of our camera angles, we are right next to the royal box here, and they have special cushions. do they? describe them. looks very co mforta ble. describe them. looks very comfortable. can you not grab one? can we show the cushions? a little look. there we go. my cameraman will kill me for this, showing his workings. they don't look that comfort? they are a lot comfier than these, i can tell you! laughter i wouldn't complain. it is good to know that the emergency procedures are working as well as they were 24 hours ago. it is nearly 20 to ten, welcome to the programme. are black people being failed by the mental health system because of institutional racism? if you're a black man, you're 17 times more li

, andy murray going out, and nowjohanna konta, hopes so high for her, after fantastic wins over donna vekic number two seed, actually the highest ranked player left in the tournament to reach the semifinals but ending in disappointment. 6—4, 6—2 defeat against serena williams, the first set not going the way of the anaconda, the first opportunity venus williams had to break, she took it, very last game of the first, and in the second, broke early, and it was exciting two. disappointing end to her at wimbledon. in the previous five visits here she had won only one match, to make it to the semifinal represents a very good showing. she was the number six seed. special mention for venus williams, as you say, five—time winner here, at the age of 37 years, she reaches the wimbledon singles final, oldest player to do that since martina navratilova back in player to do that since martina navratilova back “119911. player to do that since martina navratilova back “11994. great navratilova back in 1994. great result for the 37—year—old, losing only three finals here, all of them to her sister, serena

british number onejohanna konta got through her gruelling encounter against croatia's donna vekic. court. andy murray didn't appear too troubled by his injured hip, as he swept aside dustin brown in straight sets. he plays fabio fognini tomorrow. heather watson and aljaz bedene are also through. british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says they have the chance to "leave a legacy", by beating new zealand in the decisive third test on saturday. the lions have named an unchanged side for the first time since 1993. not for 46 years have they won a series against the all blacks. at the women's cricket world cup, a record—breaking second—wicket stand of 275 from tammy beaumont and sarah taylor guided england to victory over south africa. the men's team get their four—test series against south africa under way this morning at lord's. coin toss is at 11am. more at ten o'clock. one in four services providing care for the elderly and disabled in england is not safe enough. that's according to the care quality commission, which assesses home and residential care, nursing care and se

joining murray in round three, johanna konta — who had a much tougher day, eventually beating donna vekicre in the decider. heather watson took just 19 minutes to win the first set of her match against 18th seed anastasija sevastova. an impressive 6—0, 6—4 victory sets up a third round match with former world number one victoria azarenka. while aljaz bedene also won, to make it four british players through to round three. arsenal have broken their transfer record to sign france striker alexandre lacazette. the deal was completed just over an hour ago. with lacazette joining the gunners for a fee of £a6.5 million on a five—year contract. that could go up to as much as £52.5 million. there's a familiar face back in the yellow jersey at the tour de france. defending champion chris froome now has the overall lead, after finishing third on stage five behind fabio aru. froome completed the first mountain stage ahead of most of his rivals to take the lead by 12 seconds. that's all the sport for now. much more in the next hour thank you, see you later. a disabled refugee who was beaten to death a

three sets to beat the honour their kitsch but she made it to round three for the first time —— donna vekicbeating a good friend of his, damir dzumhur. and last but definitely not least, andy murray‘s bid for a third title is still on course, after an entertaining but comfortable win over one of the game‘s great characters, germany‘s dustin brown. i did pretty well. i concentrated quite well in my own service games, which is positive, and put a lot of returns back in play. i think that was very positive today. i returned a little bit better and didn‘t give too many free points on the serve. it‘s been a good start and hopefully keep it going. he‘s looking ok, andy murray. and as they continue to take the covers off... you might remember these pictures from yesterday, jack sock‘s wimbledon towel being snatched out of the hands of a young fan by an older man. well, the good news is the youngster has been tracked down after a social media hunt, and jack has sent him a new towel in the post! in other sport, the british and irish lions have named an unchanged side for their deciding test with new

first up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat herin the final of the nottingham 0pen last month. and mark cavendish is out of the tour de france, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. it's understood the goverment is to send a "taskforce" in, to take over parts of kensington council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. it is thought the housing department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. there was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster coroner last night, where residents demanded to know why there have been no arrests. the coroner is said to have described the scene inside the building as "apocalyptic". nick quraishi reports. this was the first opportunity for families to put their questio