i think been playing so well at eastbourne. ithinka been playing so well at eastbourne.he women's, ten 01’ a favourite. and in the women's, ten ora a favourite. and in the women's, ten or a dozen? definitely ten. a few less tha n or a dozen? definitely ten. a few less than paris but we have to draw the net wide as serena williams is in there, maria sharapova is absent. victoria azarenka will be back but she is not as fit as she could be. johanna konta, if it will she have a chance? she has a chance, not her number one surface, that the hard court. you've seen how she's played here, some of the best and she has ever played. angelique kerber and pliskova. .. angelique kerber and pliskova... the strength in women's tennis is like it has never been before. expect a few surprises. but we will and you can expect them where ever you have the facility to watch, whether on television, the radio, online, on your watch. wimbledon is absolutely everywhere on every single platform. not sure about your watch! and one of those platforms is right here on the news channel. wimbledon spor

she was the winner last year in eastbourne.t wonderful service. a huge serve was up wonderful service. a huge serve was up over 200 plus aces during the course of the year. so my money would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaps would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaszohanna konta. we were guaranteed to have at least one brit go through today — that's because compatriots kyle edmund and alex ward were pitted against each other on a packed court three — a tough call for the crowd — who to cheer for? joe lynskey rounds up the british performances on day two. the superstars come to make history here but the underdogs come to make a living. wimbledon body marks the summitfor a living. wimbledon body marks the summit for alex ward, three wins to qualify bring a salary and opportunity. 800 places higher in world tennis is kyle edmund, but alex ward was out to defy the rankings. he's not afraid. taking the first set, a perfect birthday present for his watching mother. but kyle edmund is next in line between —— behind

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. wozniaki. tim hague watched both matches. when one of sport's superstars steps out in eastbourne, it is a moment to capture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic he would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was the slip then the magnificence of his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 on serve soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. a first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in th

at eastbourne tennis club they know a lot about the game.heir favourite player didn't play well today but over the past few weeks she has done everyone proud. she had eve ryo ne she has done everyone proud. she had everyone behind. couldn't ask for much more. wejust had to wait everyone behind. couldn't ask for much more. we just had to wait till next year. but despite today's defeat, the future forjohanna konta in tennis is signed and sealed. finally this hour — the remarkable story of an elephant found swimming nearly ten miles out to sea off the coast of sri lanka. a navy patrol boat tried to rescue the mammal, which is thought to have been caught in a current. imagine the shock coming across an elephant that far out. time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weekend is fast approaching and the weather is looking a little mixed over the next few days. certainly some rain on the way. tonight a few spots of rain mostly across northern areas of the uk. and the rain will be brought by this weather front. it is only a weak one. that mean

refocusing after a nasty slip in eastbourne, on court at wimbledon, konta was in full flow against su—wei opponent who had beaten her before. here, it wasn't even close. 6—2, 6—2 for britain's number six seed. feeling pretty good, she said. ok, so how does she deal with people thinking she could win it? i think it's a massive compliment. obviously, i'm training very hard, working very hard to be performing at my best level. and i'm hopefully going to be involved here for the full fortnight. venus williams won today, 20 years after her debut here. last month, she was involved in a fatal car accident in florida. she came to speak, described the situation as devastating, and then, well, she couldn't continue. petra kvitova is still learning how to hold a racket again. courage indeed. remember, she was stabbed in her hand by an intruder in december. to play again, to win again here, dream come true, she said. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hi, good evening. this is sportsday. i'm damian johnson. the headlines. injury fears unfounded a

when one of sport's superstars steps out in eastbourne, it is a moment to ca ptu re, out in eastbournee most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was then they slept then the magnificence of his opponent. skilled and good—natured his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in his opponent. skilled and good—natured in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 answers soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in15 against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in the final preparations for the grass of sw19. on this front, pliskova will be a contender. the w

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne.after his early exit from the french open and he won the final 6—3, 6—4. he's looking fit for wimbledon, unlike defending champion andy murray who's still struggling with a hip injury. the world number three karolina pliskova will be one of the leading contenders for the women's title at wimbledon — she beat the former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets in the eastbourne final. england won their final warm—up match before the women's european championship — captain ellen white scored both their goals as they beat denmark 2—1 in copenhagen. that means the lionesses head into the euros with four wins from their last six games. i thought he was full of resilience. ata i thought he was full of resilience. at a fantastic result. sweeping gaming —— came in and lost 2— nil. looking to put a good performance in. so for us, resilient, is going to be in porton. that's all the sport for now. let us have a quick look at some of those front pages. we will start in the mail on sund

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne.ually do much to acclimatise to grass courts, but accepted a wild card to play on the south coast after his early exit from the french open. 6—3, 6—4 the score. it's the first time he's played in the week before wimbledon for seven years. the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon — she had a walkover in her semifinal afterjohanna konta's withdrawal through injury, and beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia'sjeff horn this morning. the aussie beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. on the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight. england won their final warm—up match before the wo

choosing to go and play eastbourne today to occur before this, everyone was surprised. he was loving being on the match. in terms of today, you never know what the perfect preparation is for tougher matches to come, whether it is oozing through 23 rounds being tested, i think there's a balance to be found. he was looking like you'll play del potro. a big shock. that will be seriously difficult. you never know what's going to turn up. but djokovic will be happy with his first two round so far. he's got the potential to knockout djokovic as well? he's got a massive serve and a big game, one of the first died on the tour who are really unpredictable, you can't trust him on the consistency year round. when it comes to the next stage, the chance to play a big player, you have someone who can put cause damage. jamie, thanks forjoining us. hopefully we can chat to you later as well. let's bring you some of the day's other notable results. and there was an upset in the women's draw after third seed karolina pliskova was knocked out. the czech player, who won the title at eastbo

the defence of his wimbledon title on monday, novak djokovic plays gael monfils in the final at eastbourneo his old self, but he hasn't dropped a set this week. british number three heather watson declared herself, ready for wimbledon, after pushing former world number one caroline wozniacki, to three sets in the semi—finals, at eastbourne. she said a run of good results, had left her feeling confident and optimistic. wozniacki will face karolina pliskova in the final. pliskova went through, when british number one johanna konta pulled out. she'd injured her back in a nasty fall during her victory over world number one angelique kerber in the quarter—finals. she's still hoping to be fit for wimbledon — but she won't push it. it's a big tournament for all of us. it's a big tournament for all of us. it's something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health always has to come first and i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitely taking the day at a time and whatever is best for my health. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed i

la st beaten in the final at eastbourne last week by novak djokovic, again, gael monfils on good formaying on court 0ne, we will see how novak djokovic is getting on now and that is as you might expect if you are a czech republic fan because his czech opponent is not putting up much resistance to novak djokovic. 6-2 much resistance to novak djokovic. 6—2 for the second set, 2—1 to novak djokovic against pavlasek. novak djokovic against pavlasek. novak djokovic only got one set in his first match because his opponent retired, so already longer on court here in his second—round match. if here in his second—round match. if he finishes soon, he made pop over to centre court, where his good friend is taking on the great champion roger federer, he may need all the support he can get as roger federer goes for his eighth wimbledon title. thank you. winter football, some big transfer news this morning, sources at manchester united have told the bbc united have agreed a fee every region of £75 million for everton striker romelu lukaku, it is hoped the deal be completed before united begin a sum

she won the title at eastbourne in the build up to the tournament but was beaten by magdalena rybarikova went to a deciding set, but it was the slovak who triumphed. top seed angelique kerber beat belgium's kirsten flipkens 7—5 7—5. kerber‘s struggled this year and has seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the tag of world number one, but she's just come through a hard fought battle with flipkens. there were some distressing scenes on court 17 as the american player bethanie mattek—sands suffered a really nasty knee injury. it left her screaming and crying on the court during her match with romania's sorana cirstea. mattek—sands‘ doubles partner lucie safarova, with whom she has won four grand slam titles, also came to console her. england's cricketers, led by new captainjoe root, recovered well on the opening day of the first test against south africa at lord's. after a shaky start they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 18a not out. our sports correspondent andy swiss was at lords for us. an incredible performance from joe root. things seem to be going well but his predecessor alast

straightaway. johanna konta also says she is going to be fit to play after having a nasty fall at eastbourne. she will be third up on court no. 1 tomorrow against the taiwanese opponent who beat her in paris. she isa opponent who beat her in paris. she is a doubles champion here at wimbledon so she can definitely play on grass. in fact i lost to her on grass here before. i'm going into the match knowing that she will be playing very, to be on the surface, and she will definitely look to make things difficult for me. i would like to think that i'm also better prepared, i would like to think that i will be going into the match with a clear game plan and trying to execute that as best i can. we'll see how it goes. but i'm looking forward to playing. it will be a really tough afternoon forjo konta. following andy murray on to centre court will be the two—time champion petra kvitova, who has only recently returns to the tour after her playing hand was injured in a knife attack seven months ago. she's been speaking to the bbc about those tough days following the incident. speaking to the bbc about

i obviously had a lot of matches in eastbourne and have enough matchplay.uch of djokovic but proceedings were lifted by the arrival of roger federer. in what would be a record eighth men's title at the age of 35, the swiss was not about to roll over. federer took the first set and it transpired that his opponent was suffering an ankle injury. dolgopolov had to pay at wimbledon to get paid. he threw in the towel after 45 minutes. centre court felt short—changed. lot of fans travelled a long way outside of britain and then sorry they could not see more tennis today. at the same time, wimbledon remainsa today. at the same time, wimbledon remains a unbelievable. said clearly loves this tournament but both he and djokovic fortnight wimbledon could do with adopting the atp‘s rule so that fans could get their money ‘s worth. it was a disappointing day for most of the british players involved. wildcard katie boulter, making her grand slam debut, lost in three sets to world number 60 christina mchale. brydan klein and james ward also bowed out, both losing in straig

the women, as well >> and you represent the number three who has done extremely well she's won eastbourne do you think her chances are good >> i think she's probably very happy where she is she's coming in without a lot of people talking about her and winning eastbourne is the best statement that you can make. and she plays great with a brinbig powerful game. >> and you're seeing all the official suppliers and sponsors there. and you have some stellar names. women beimbledon has bean hugent fbl. it has so much prestige and it's set apart from many of the other tournaments on the tour. how much is this disconnect between wimbledon and some of the other tournaments growing? >> that's a good question. i think tennis does a good job of making sure that it's a year-round sport and wimbledon is one of the highlights and the players, you know, they do hold wimbledon in a special place but i think that without the other tournaments, wimbledon isn't anything so i think that it's a good relationship between all the events there is as you say prize money is very high, but it's still part of a bigger

it's moved up from the south where we had a pretty wet day in east sussex at eastbourne.re for the last few hours, you can see how the rain has been moving up can see how the rain has been moving up from the south and south—west in particular, heading up across lincolnshire now but easing off in the south—east where it's pretty windy ahead of this rain as it pushes back east again. we see things improving across wales and the south—west, heavy rain in the midlands and parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire east anglia and the south—east with those strong and gusty winds. further west, showers continuing overnight in western coasts, lows of around 12 or 13. the overnight rain clears from eastern england fairly quickly by the morning, by the time most are up it will be dry and not many showers to begin the day, in scotland some sunshine and a peppering of showers in northern ireland. the odd spot of rain perhaps in some parts of northern england but the heavier rain from overnight should have gone and for most of england and wales it will start dry and sonic on sunday morning. sh

sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbourne the thickest of the cloud here has been spilling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly — as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. the rest of scotland, a dry start but it will not stay that way. it should be drier across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by nine a.m. most of england and wales, bright and sunny but the showers rattle in from the bristol channel. through the day as we head into the afternoon, possibly into the evening session for the cricket at the oval there is a chance of passing shower, it should be a much better day than it was on saturday. there will be lots of showers around on sunday, particularly towards the west. with the strong gusty winds will

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. early exit from the french open. 6—3, 6—4 the score. it's the first time he's played in the week before wimbledon for seven years. the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon. she had a walkover in her semi—final afterjohanna konta's withdrawal through injury, and beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. a record—breaking innings from england's alex hales helped nottinghamshire win the first trophy of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey in the one day cup final. notts were chasing 297 to win but hales wasted no time helping his team reach that target. he got his century in just 83 balls and went on to make the highest ever one day score at lord's. he finished 187 not out, helping his side win by four wickets. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a team tour of south africa later this week, unless progress

sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbourne. the sickest of the cloud here is been spelling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. to the rest of scotland, a dry start but will not stay that way. it should be dry across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by nine a.m.. most of england and wales that bright and shiny but the showers at rutherglen from south—west approaches. through the day as we head into the afternoon, possibly into the evening session for the cricket at the oval there is a chance of passing shower, it should be a much better day than i was on saturday. there will be lots of showers around on sunday. particularly towards the west. would be strong gusty winds

novak djokovic plays, gael monfils, in the final, at eastbourne later, after beating, daniil medvedevther watson declared herself, "ready for wimbledon", after pushing former world number one caroline wozniacki, to three sets in the semi—finals, at eastbourne. she said a run of good results, had left her feeling confident and optimistic. wozniacki will face karolina pliskova, in the final. contador pulled out after a nasty fall injured her back. she is still hoping to be fit for wimbledon. it isa it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health has always come first and my health. my health has always come firstand i'm my health. my health has always come first and i'm definitely doing all i can to be ready for wimbledon but i will do whatever is best for my health. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, se young kim and danielle kang. this is the second wome

she was beaten in eastbourne last week by the british number one johanna konta and eastbourne last week neck for that world number one spot. she could lose her position at the top of the world rankings if results don't go her way at wimbledon this week. she is safely through for now. and kyle edmund, he is into the second round for the first time in his career but he always knew that that was going to come expectant of another british player. that was going to come expectant of another british playerlj that was going to come expectant of another british player. i know in such a shame. we would normally be celebrating. kyle edmund's first—ever win here at wimbledon, the british number two, through but sadly, as you say, at the expense of his countrymen alex ward. alex ward is the lowest ranked qualifier. in the last 19 years to play at wimbledon. he is 869th in the world, so wimbledon. he is 869th in the world, so always the underdog against kyle edmund who is ranked 50th in the world and has been on pretty good form coming into wimbledon this year. in the end, it was 6—a, 6—3, 6-2, 6-1.

sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbournethe thickest of the cloud here has been spilling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly. as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. the rest of scotland, probably a dry start but it will not stay that way. it should be drier across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by 9am. most of england and wales, starting bright and sunny but the showers rattle in from the bristol channel. through the day as we head into the afternoon, possibly into the evening session for the cricket at the oval there is a chance of passing shower, it should be a much better day than it was on saturday. there will be lots of showers around on sunday, particularly towards the west. with the strong gusty

novak djokovic plays gael monfils in the final, at eastbourne later, after beating, daniil medvedev.dy for wimbledon", after pushing former world number one caroline wozniacki, to three sets in the semi—finals, at eastbourne. she said a run of good results, had left her feeling confident and optimistic. wozniacki will face karolina pliskova, in the final. pliskova went through, when british number one johanna konta pulled out. she'd injured her back in a nasty fall, during her victory over world number one angelique kerber, in the quarter—finals. she's still hoping to be fit for wimbledon — but she won't push it. it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health always has got to come first and i'm definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitelyjust taking it a day at a time and whatever is best for my health. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne.the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women‘s title at wimbledon — she had a walkover in her semifinal afterjohanna konta‘s withdrawal through injury, and beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia‘sjeff horn this morning. the aussie beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. 0n the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight. a record—breaking innings from england‘s alex hales helped nottinghamshire win the first trophy of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey in the one day cup final. notts were chasing 297 to win but hales wasted no time helping his team reach that target. he got his century in just 8

sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbourneoment. the thickest of the cloud here has been spilling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly. as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. the rest of scotland, a dry start but it will not stay that way. it should be drier across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by nine a.m. most of england and wales, starting bright and sunny but the showers rattle in from the bristol channel. through the day as we head into the afternoon, possibly into the evening session for the cricket at the oval there is a chance of passing shower, it should be a much better day than it was on saturday. there will be lots of showers around on sunday, particularly towards the west. with the strong gu

she had a holeable fall at eastbourne last week. she finished the match.y in the morning. she was two points of the end, she went out from underneath, landed on her back, and visible out. —— had to pull out. the women possibly draw is wide open and she is definitely one of the mains in the equation. a game suits the glass. —— her game suits the grass. but she hasn't had to deal with the pressure in the later stages. she has always struggled at wimbledon with the pressure and scrutiny? it's only really in the last year and a half that she has become the level of player she is now. she hasn't had the years of building up to it that maybe andy murray did before he actually got the title. he was in and around the mix forfour or six yea rs. and around the mix forfour or six years. feeling what it was like. if johanna konta does get later, we will see how she deals with it. she's turned herself from a good pro and anti a top player whose changing her mental state of mind. what she has done so far again, has been impressive. i wouldn't rule out the later stages.

sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbourne the moment. the thickest of the cloud here has been spilling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly — as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. the rest of scotland, a dry start but it will not stay that way. it should be drier across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by nine a.m. most of england and wales, bright and sunny but the showers rattle in from the bristol channel. through the day as we head into the afternoon, possibly into the evening session for the cricket at the oval there is a chance of passing shower, it should be a much better day than it was on saturday. there will be lots of showers around on sunday, particularly towards the west. with the strong gust

she had a good week in eastbourne last week, making the semifinals, so she is any good place and looks, signs of a player full of confidence. yours what she had to say after her win today. i felt very good after the beginning of the match. very on it, and more relaxed after i was my first match. i know how she plays, she is a great player, and i was expecting her to be playing her best. i was prepared for that, and she started to step up in the second set, which i knew she would. what i was able to keep my cool and just stick with her. she will definitely need to keep her cool against her next opponent, victoria azarenka, the former world number one. backplane at wimbledon for the first time since having a baby in december, which is looking good. time since having a baby in december, which is looking goodlj saw her yesterday coming in with the pram, and she looks very happy. chipotle has a different perspective on things, but she has not lost our competitiveness. —— she probably has a different perspective. she has got the weapons, she has got the know—how, the experience to come back

left stranded in the freezing cold for two hours waiting for a southern service on a platform near eastbournesaid the whole situation was horrible, and embarrassing. it is unforgivable when i had booked assistance 48 hours in advance. we now have a situation where according to figures given to us by the union this morning, 97...over 97% of the trains that that southern trains operate still have a safety trained second member of staff on board. there have been no pay cuts, there have been nojob losses, 97% of the trains are still running a second person on board, fewer than 3% of those trains are not, and yet the honourable member for the opposition implied there had been destaffing. far from destaffing, there has been a 24% pay offer of an increase to aslef drivers. my constituents have put up with delays, short form trains, extended engineering works, overcrowding, unsatisfactory compensation processes, nonsensical bus replacement, poor communication and potential ticket office closures. the handling of the dispute does not cover them in glory and, unfortunately, it is called the misery line

she reached the final at nottingham before an injury at eastbourne meant her campaign was derailed atd this year. she probably prefers the hard courts. another big chair behind me. she makes it 30—15. we will drop into the commentary. have a listen. shejust she just uses that whole court so well. moving from side to side, until she has a little bit more of an opening, and then really accelerating into the open court. she read it. the adrenaline must be pretty high at the moment. my my guide! she stopped playing. that is too bad. i don't know why she stopped. it is over. british tennis history is made. it has been 39 yea rs. history is made. it has been 39 years. since a british woman can say, iam years. since a british woman can say, i am a wimbledon semifinalist. she has done it in front of the last woman to do it. thejunior weight. —— virginia wade. there you have it. she is through. a great result for the british fans. virginia wade was the last person to reach the last four in the british singles. a superb performance by johanna konta. it is first time in the second week of wimble

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne.st after his early exit from the french open. and he won the final 6—3, 6—a. it is always incredible winning on grass. this used to be the most common surface. now we only have a few weeks in the entire season played on grass. this is the best possible build—up for me in preparation for what is coming up next week, and hopefully i will be able to take it from here. the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon. she had a walkover in her semi—final afterjohanna konta's withdrawal through injury, and she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets. congratulations to her and that is all the sport for now. james, thank you. a busy programme. that is it from me and the team. bye— bye that is it from me and the team. bye — bye for that is it from me and the team. bye—bye for now. hello once again. but has not been too bad start to the weekend, has it? it has not all been plain sailing. we have an area of low pressure. th

he won in eastbourne recently. upsurge on centre court, is roger federer.gnificent champion he is. wimbledon royalty. 35 years old, a father of four, in his 70th grand slam, going for his eighth wimbledon title. his 19th grand slam total in total. no other player gets as good perhaps andy murray. and federer ta kes perhaps andy murray. and federer takes on a very experienced player from ukraine, ranked 8a. takes on a very experienced player from ukraine, ranked 84. talking of wimbledon royalty, the likes of federer and djokovic, those players eve ryo ne federer and djokovic, those players everyone wants to see, but the lower reaches you think of someone like alex waller at and just getting to wimbledon is a big achievement in itself. —— alex ward. wimbledon is a big achievement in itself. -- alex ward. we haven't seen a qualifier as low ranked as him in years. even if you are talking about his opponent today, who is 50th in the world, kyle edmund was given a bit of a shock by alex ward earlier. he lost the first set. but then won the next two. so it looks l

conservative caroline ansell lost her seat in the ultra—marginal constituency of eastbourne, after alection. you know, you post a comment and then it can create a feeding frenzy of people who seem to be just waiting for you to have the temerity to talk about a success that you've managed to come through, do you ever feel hesitant to express opinions online, because of a fear of the backlash that you might get? i guess i have had a moment, if you moments where i've, you know, paused over posts, because i know what will surely follow. the government has recently asked the committee for standards in public life to interrogate this issue, and to make recommendations about how it can be tackled. lord bew is the committee's chair. we have a mood surrounding a normal operation of parliamentary democracy, which is not the normal british mood. everybody says that is different balance but the interesting thing is across westminster and no one is saying this doesn't require investigation. a bbc investigation has found evidence that suggests a widely—prescribed antidepressant may have played a r

women's british number one johanna konta also says that she's fit to play after a very nasty fall at eastbournemorrow against the woman who beat her in the first round of the french open, hsieh su—we from taiwan. she's a wimbledon champion on doubles on the grass, she can definitely play here on this surface. the first time i played to her i lost to her on the grass. i'm definitely going into the match knowing that she will be playing very comfortable on the surface and she will definitely look to make things difficult for me. i'd like to think that i am also better prepared. i would like to think that i will be going into the match with a clear game plan and just trying to execute that as best as i can. we will see how it goes. but i'm looking forward to playing. britain's chris froome has had a lucky escape on the second stage of the tour de france after a nasty collision. there were less than twenty miles to the finish in liege when the reigning champion was brought down by this crash. despite ripping his shorts and suffering a nasty graze he was able to rejoin the peloton to finish alongsid

he was defeated in the final at eastbourne by novak djokovic last week, no less. coming into this match, the second—round match against kyle edmund. edmund looking to get to the third round for the first time here. he insists he is only the underdog on paper. best of luck to him on centre court. on serve at 4—1! in the first set. we can dip into court number one. the three—time champion novak djokovic is in action. he plays the world number 136 from the czech republic, on the wimbledon debut. he has only played tournaments on grass twice before. what an occasion for the world number 136, adam powell a sec. he is one breakdown against novak djokovic one breakdown against novak djokovic on court one. 3—2, novak djokovic, with a break in the first set. later on centre court, roger federer will be out there. the crowd will hope he has a bit more work than his opening round match when his opponent retired after only one sad. —— one set. he plays the world number 79. not his first time in the second round at wimbledon. he made it in 2014. roger federer looking to get mo

novak djokovic plays gael monfils in the final of the eastbourne international later.v. he isn't quite back to his best, but he hasn't dropped a set this week. you can see the match live on bbc one — coverage starts at 12:15pm. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are sei young kim and danielle kang. this is the second women's major of the season. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour gets underway in dooosseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy. the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it would be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france title would be incredible. i mean, i don't want tojinx it. it would just be. ..unrea

the second seed want up with victory in eastbourne but the past 12 months have been largely forgettableterday, the fifth seed's defeat the biggest shock on the first date. top seed in the women's draw is angelique kerber the women's draw is angelique kerber the runner—up to serena williams a year ago, she opens play on centre court, one of a group of contenders with a chance to capitalise on serena's absence. i think there are ten names that goodwin. we have the much more depth in women's tennis, we could be seeing the brink of the best era in women's tennis is that we have ever seen before and i think it will be a very special five or six years coming up. in that time federer will aim to add even more titles to his collection, a story of success that shows little sign of ending just yet. the most interesting match from a british perspective that it is kyle edmund against alex ward and edmund is leading by two sets to one and a break in the fourth set. i enjoyed bya break in the fourth set. i enjoyed by a former british player and wimbledon quarter finalist, jo durie. tel is a bit more

he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne.coast after his early exit from the french open. and he won the final 6—3, 6—4. he's looking fit for wimbledon, unlike defending champion andy murray who's still struggling with a hip injury. the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon. she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets. a record—breaking innings from england batsman alex hales helped nottinghamshire win the first silverware of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey by four wickets at lord's in the royal london one day cup final. notts restricted surrey to 297 in their innings, taking the wicket of kumar sangakkara, who's had an extraordinary season with the bat, forjust 30. hales opening the batting in reply wasted no time getting his team towards that target. he made a century injust 83 balls and his score of 187 not out is the highest ever in a lord's final. it means his side won with two overs to spare. the final spots in the british team

novak djokovic defeated gael monfils in the eastbourne final.h a time trial in dusseldorf, chris froome who is looking for a fourth tour title will be the last to go in the next hour or so. i will be back with more, a full update about 5.40. see you then. let us go back to that call by the london mayorfor let us go back to that call by the london mayor for commissioners to ta ke london mayor for commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea council. we can speak to robert atkinson, a labour councillor on the council. he joins us from our blackburn news room. thank you for joining us. i think you support that call for commissioners to take over, why is that? well, straightforwardly because i think that the conservative administration has, the people of north kensington have lost all faith in the capacity of the council to assist them and to provide them the services they are still waiting for, i don't believe that anyone can emerge from that, from the ruling group in the council able to get the confidence of the people. as with

this is eastbourne earlier in east sussex, damp and dismal underneath the rain whereas further northr sequence and this is the rain that we've seen over the past few hours, it has moved away from the south—east corner of england and moved into lincolnshire and across east yorkshire. here's the forecast sequence over east yorkshire. here's the forecast sequence over the next three hours and the heavy rain soon clears from the south—east england and away to wales, wetter weather moving to eastern england and northern england perhaps, still around by sam. further west we have some clearer skies and some showers and they will push east through the day following the rain as it clears away. not many showers first thing, 9am if you're up showers first thing, 9am if you're up and about in scotland, a few showers in northern ireland, that rain from overnight in parts of northern england, especially lincolnshire and east anglia, will have cleared by this stage and most of england and wales will start sunny. showers into the south—west approaches and through the irish sea and into the bristol c

konta suffered a heavy fall at eastbourne but she is also fit. absent because she is pregnant. hersister, venus, is here, despite facing a lawsuit in america over a car accident. wimbledon were enhancing their security operation in light of recent events. security is very high on the agenda, and the only visible change are the vehicle blockers protecting people in the queue. that is for obvious reasons following recent terror attacks. the other measures are behind the scenes, below the radar, wimbledon has always had a strong security system and it is no different this year. it is about reassurance. wimbledon is always a royal engagement, especially today, with the duchess of cambridge meeting those who help make the tournament success. that is what the next fortnight promises to be. to the action, and andy murray is leading in the first set against alexander bublik. joining us is jamie baker. there have been injury concerns but he is fit and playing and seems to be doing 0k. how do you think it will go? it has not been the easiest preparation an

two weeks ago today, johanna konta suffered a nasty fall on court at eastbourne and was doubtful to evens. defeat for andy murray at wimbledon tends to mark the end of british interest. hampered by injury, title defence over — disappointment for murray and the nation. but this year hope lives on in the form ofjohanna konta. if the weight of expectation is meant to be heavy, konta makes it look light. the whole country's going to be watching this match, and the whole country's going to be behind her. and, you know, as a player playing in your home grand slam tournament, that reallyjust gives you so much extra strength, so much extra motivation. because you just want to do so well. it was sad and disappointing to see andy go out with that hip injury, it was really bothering him. he'll take some rest, he'll get better, and he'll be back and be fine. but nowjo is still here in the draw, and that's exciting for british tennis. it's something they can look forward to, and hope that she can possibly go all the way. and jo believes that she can. yesterday, centre court was the scene of such home