they now face british pair harriet dart and jay clarke in the last four.up dream may be over for england, but their manager gareth southgate says they can come home after the 3rd place playoff match against belgium with their heads held high and belives they've set a new benchmark for the national team. there were no official interviews or appearances from the team today, many took to social media to thank fans, teammates and the wider england set—up for their support and cameraderie. southgate did speak to fatv and shared his pride in his side. yesterday, was sometimes important to feel the suffering and the result. but also now we have to acknowledge the journey we have been on and the achievement that the team have made. i am incredibly proud of what we've given any improvement in particularly in the last eight months, and we are the third team in history to make a world cup semifinal, so given the last two teams did it were far more experienced than this team, i do not think we can't underestimate that achievement. it wasn't one of the best kept secret

and drama on the outside courts where harriet dart of great britain has taken krystina pliskova to ately. there was some drama on court 12. harriet dart, ranked 171 in the world and one of six female wild cards at wimbledon this year, making quite an impression on court 12. i think we can go there now. she is playing karolina pliskova, somebody expected to make it to the quarterfinals, she took the first set 7—6, but then there was some drama on court, when harry and took a tumble and her trainer looked very concerned, at that point she had been making a bit ofa that point she had been making a bit of a comeback in the match, but she went on to take the second set 6—2. so we are definitely keeping an eye on that, it would be incredible if harriet dart but a win, we don't have andy murray this year but we are keeping an eye on british competitors, you can follow all the action on the red button and online as well, there are three streams or you can keep an eye on roger federer on centre court, don't miss at! thank you, holly. england have been training this morning before they go to m

they will playj clark and harriet dart, who came through the quarterfinal today. umber one seeds in the previous match, j clarke having pushed him close, harriet lost, they have teamed up and have played a lot of tennis in the lead up to this, but it means we will have a british player in the final of the mixed doubles. will be marrying all clark and dart? we will wait to see. that is all from women's semifinals day at wimbledon. one of the big stories today away from the world cup and wimbledon is that chelsea are set to announce the departure of antonio conte as manager after two years at stamford bridge. holly hamilton has joined me in the studio. holly, it wasn't the best kept secret of the summer, was it? absolutely, the conscious and coupling continues. it will not come asa coupling continues. it will not come as a surprise to many people. we have not received any official word but after two years in charge, chelsea are set to announce his departure from the club. this time last year, antonio conte was manager of hot property and chelsea had just won the leag

harriet dart went out in the first round of the singles, the losing to...men's semifinals day. john, thank you very much. let's look at the rest of the day ‘s news. a group of volunteer british divers who helped save 12 boys and their football coach who we re boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave in thailand have arrived back in the uk. speaking to reporters at heathrow airport, they said they were just a group of people who had a unique set of skills. this is completely uncharted, unprecedented territory. nothing like this has been done. of course there were doubts but i knew that we had a good team with good support from the thai authorities and the national caving community and the national caving community and rescue organisations. so we have the best that we could do to make the best that we could do to make the plan work. are we here rose? no, we arejust using the plan work. are we here rose? no, we are just using a very unique skill set which we normally use for our own interest. sometimes we are able to use that to give something

londoner harriet dart is at the start of her wimbledon career.eed caroline of the pliskova before losing at court 12 with credit. serena williams, her status pulis and herform here fascinating to watch as she resumes her career, now a mother of course. she took herfirst her career, now a mother of course. she took her first set against ara ntxa she took her first set against arantxa rus she took her first set against ara ntxa rus in she took her first set against arantxa rus in five, but she was digging deep. serena prevailed against her determined that opponent. a timeless starts to the championships. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. the sunshine and warmth continues in wimbledon throughout the week and we can apply that forecast too much of the country. for most of us, a dry and fine evening with some welcome showers lingering across south—west england. clear skies overnight but missed and low cloud returning across eastern coasts and temperatures lower than last night, particularly across cent

they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets.with martina hingis. 16—year—old jack draper is a step away from becoming the first british wimbledon boys' champion since 1962 after beating colombia's nicolas me—hia in an incredible semifinal that lasted more than four hours. draper is the son of former lta chief roger draper. he'll now face taiwan's chun hsin tseng, the world number one junior, in sunday's final. england's dream in russia may be over but their world cup's not. it's the game nobody wants to play in as they battle it out with belgium for third place tomorrow afternoon. victory for gareth southgate's side would make it their most successful world cup since 1966, as our sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports from st petersberg. this is where england's unforgettable this is where england's u nforg etta ble world cu p this is where england's unforgettable world cup journey will come to an end tomorrow afternoon. a grand setting for the final flourish. and what a month it has been for this young squad who defied low

they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets.ear with martina hingis. england manager gareth southgate says there will be some changes to his side as they prepare to take on belgium in tomorrows third place play—off at the world cup the england team have been back in training today after losing to croatia in wednesday's semi—final, southgate admits that tired legs from that game has affected his team selection. well, what we have to decide with the team is who can go in again, physically, that is going to be important. everybody wants to play. everybody trained this morning. sometimes it is not always a good decision for people to plate if their energy isn't quite there. we had to think of who can give us the best performance —— play. it won't best performance —— play. it won't be exactly the same starting 11, but we want, ideally, to make as few changes as possible. after sacking antonio conte, chelsea are expected to anounce former napoli boss maurizio sarri as their new manager sarri would become chelsea's ninth full—time mana

britons harriet dart and jake clarke have got that mixture just right this fortnight.d together before. yeah, we're pretty good players. i don't think anyone knows you can get there until you actually do it, so the fact we've done it means a lot, yeah. and they'll play jamie murray, who's partnered with former world number one victoria azarenka this year. a tough call for the crowd — cheer for the young underdogs, or a murray, who, when his brother cannot, is closing in on a third wimbledon title. katherine downes, bbc news, wimbledon. let's return to donald trump's visit to the uk and the protests taking place up and down the country. our correspondent chi chi izundu is in central london. big demonstrations had been threatened for this visit. of the organisers got what they hoped for? iare organisers got what they hoped for? i are hopeful, they are hopeful that the noise they are making with the pots, pans and instruments they've asked the protesters to bring will at least be heard in chequers, if nothing else. their message is that they believe that trump's misogynis

to the semifinals of the mixed doubles, where they will play the british pair of jay clarke and harriet dart boundaries. here on court, an englishman and a croatian playing on the same side for a place in the final. inglot and skugor, nearest the camera, played five sets against american pair bryan and sock, and lost. it almost felt like moscow on court 2. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. well, newsnight is coming up on bbc there are two. well, newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.

they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets.serena williams is one win away from an eighth wimbledon title that would complete a fairytale return to the sport. she said she nearly died giving birth to her daughter in september of last year and now, fast—forward 10 months, the 36—year—old is on the verge of a record—equalling 2ath grand slam singles title. it isa it is a repeat of the final two yea rs it is a repeat of the final two years ago. she's up against germany's angelique kerber. this is the order of play then, very unusual. the nadal and djokovic semifinal will resume on centre court at 1pm, after they have had some rest and probably a couple of ice baths. which means the women will have to wait for them to finish to get their final started. england's 2018 world cup comes to an end tonight as they take on belgium in the third/fourth place play—off in st petersburg. they have got this final match, despite the disappointment of losing wednesday's semifinal against croatia in extra time. manager gareth southgate is determin

they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets.on the women's final andi be commentating on the women's final and i wonder, will it be a fairytale return for serena williams are chasing another record in her incredible career, remarkable this one, because only ten months ago she said she basically nearly died, this was after surgery after she gave birth to her daughter. that was in september. fast—forward 10 months, the 36—year—old is on the verge of a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title. she's up against germany's angelique kerber. away from the intensity of wimbledon, a huge weekend football in russia. it all wraps up. england's 2018 world cup comes to an end tonight as they take on belgium in the third/fourth place play—off in st petersburg. however significant you may think it is, at least they have one more match. despite the disappointment of losing wednesday's semifinal against croatia in extra time, manager gareth southgate is determined england will leave russia on a high and tired legs mean there could be some

they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets.ch comes to a conclusion, it will be the women's singles final. serena williams is one win away from an eighth wimbledon title that would complete a fairytale return to the sport. she said she nearly died giving birth to her daughter in september of last year and now, fastforward 10 months, the 36—year—old is on the verge of a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title. i am nowjoined by former world number one and us open winner tracey austin. how can you get your head around this fact that serena williams is back here so soon after not being able to walk. yes, and to not have the match prep, no grass court warm up, to ratchet up her game with each match that she plays, and the level that she went from, the quarterfinals to the semifinals, where she was so authoritative, she was incredible. she will have to up that level again in the same way because she is now playing angelique kerber, and elite player. does her reputation go before her, and that is why she has been able to cruis

they now face the british pair harriet dart and jay clarke in the last four.an partner, franko skugor. they managed to overcome their world cup rivalry, but could not overcome the american pairing ofjack sock and mike bryan, losing in five sets. in the men's wheelchair singles, alfie hewett is through to his second wimbledon semi—final in a row. the second seed beat france's stephane houdet, a man more than double his age, in straight sets. hewett will meet the defending champion, stefan olsson, next. but the 2016 champion, gordon reid, is suprisingly out. he lost to belgium'sjoachim gerard in straight sets. hewett and reid begin their doubles campaign today as they aim for a hat—trick of wimbledon doubles titles. so it is men's semi—finals day at wimbledon today. up first is the man who knocked out roger federer, kevin anderson. he is up against another big server in john isner. then it's time for rafael nadal against novak djokovic. it's their 51st meeting, more than any other two men in the open era. they know each other better than anyone else. coverage st