holly hamilton is there. holly — what chance an english double today, win the football win the tennis? that is a big question but i will tell you one thing, you cannot escape the football here. i have noticed one or two england shirts floating around as well as some brave swedish fans in yellow. they have made allowances for the staff here. for the breaks, they have given them tv screens. at three o'clock they can watch that match as well. spare a thought for one england fan, kyle edmund, who will not catch much of the football today. he will take on 12 time grand slam champion novak djokovic. it will be a big ask for kyle edmund who is written's last hope in the singles draw. novak djokovic 12 time

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 league, he could not replicate that success this season. they finished fifth and did not qualify for the champions league. but it was not an entirely u nsuccessful but it was not an entirely unsuccessful season, they did win the fa cup in the end. what it comes down to is this whole season was marred between content and chelsea board and perhaps, after winning the

and i'm holly hamilton at wimbledon, where in the women's draw the top seed simona halep is the latest big name to fall...... and british number one kyle edmund is battling against three—time champion novak djokovic to make it to the second week in the men s draw. i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre... as lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix.

hello, i'm holly hamilton, live at the first day of wimbledon, this is sportsday and these are our headlinesback — serena williams returns to wimbledon for the first time since having a baby, vying for her eighth title. reigning champion roger federer eases through on centre court in his bid for a record ninth wimbledon title. and i'm olly foster, live in in moscow at the world cup. order has been restored. they weren't at their brazilliant best, but they're getting better and they were too good for mexico, neymar was the difference in samara. england have arrived here in moscow, ahead of tomorrow's game with columbia and their mindset remains the same. i want the players to continue to attack the tournament as we have. that shouldn't change in the knockout phase, if anything we should feel freer. hello, and welcome to the 5an wimbledon championships — basking in sunshine here since play began at half 11 this morning. queues of people all prepared to stand in these temperatures to see these heroes. but people didn't come for the weather. earlier we saw roger federer kickstart his campaign to

time to catch up now on events on day three at wimbledon, here's holly hamilton. back. serena's back and guess what? the flying ants are back. they have been causing some problems, here, today. particularly for caroline wozniacki. no such problems for roger federer though — breezing through to the third round earlier. well i'm joined now by former british numer one john lloyd. what a day? it has started to rain here, today. it hasjust what a day? it has started to rain here, today. it has just started to shower last after beautiful weather all week. you have been 0k, shower last after beautiful weather all week. you have been ok, no problems with flying ants? so far, so problems with flying ants? so far, so far. gets talked about caroline wozniacki. he really did think that that was possibly her year. not to be, though. she won the australian open. she finally got the grand slam off, where so many years, we thought she was going to win a grand slam, looked like she wasn't going to. she came through. she won eastbourne and looked so good, but jazz played well at ea

and i'm holly hamilton at wimbledon, where in the women's draw the top seed simona halep is the latestame to fall. and british number one kyle edmund has taken the first set against 12—time grand slam champion novak djokovic. i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre... and lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix. good evening. generations of england players have tried and failed gareth southgate is the tenth fulltime maanger since england reached the semi—finals at italia 90, but he will bring si young england team back to moscow next week with a place in the world cup final at stake. they were so assured in their quarterfinal, business like, beating sweden 2—0. adam wild reports. boarding the shabbat, the journey to this point has been long. fraught with frustrations, but this is a new england. a new generation unburdened by disappointment of the past. the pride and passion remained now to see how much further that can take them. but again, they stay calm and composed, both sides trading early blows. this was harry

i'm holly hamilton, live from day two of wimbledon.here we've had the best of british asjohanna konta dug deep to claim victory in her opening match. and the men's british number one is also through — kyle edmund advancing to the second round with an impressive start to his wimbledon campaign. good evening — welcome to moscow. what drama we have seen over the round of 16, france 4, argentina 3, those penalty shootouts on sunday, russia beating spain, belgium's comeback and now what will england/colombia deliver here in the capital? the last tie in the round. up to 6,000 england fans are in the city, around 3,000 officially with tickets — will tonight be the night that they put so many years of disappointment behind them? will this be a first knockout win at a major championship since 2006? the team is in position, arriving over an hour ago at the spartak stadium and the team will be the same one that started this tournament 15 days ago with that win against tunisia. let's cross live now. the spartak stadium is over ten miles away, head

i'm holly hamilton — live from wimbledon on day 5 of the championships.williams extended her winning streak, but sister venus becomes the latest top tens seek to make an early exit. and we'll have a round up of the rest of the day's sport including build up to the british grand prix and tour de france. hello there. what a weekend of sport lies ahead, we'll get to samara shortly for an england update, but here at the world cup we already have our first semi—finalist. 20 years after didier deschamps captain his side to victory, he has got a chance here in russia. drew savage reports. a first... methinks missing one of their star strikers, they'd concentrated on defence, concentrated on defence, which worked for a0 minutes. until real madrid's raphael varane struck a glancing blow for france. without the injured edinson cavani, uruguay‘s main threat came from set pieces — but they found an inspired hugo lloris in their way. the french didn't really hit top gear, but then they didn't need to. fernando muslera has played for uruguay over 100 times, but unfortu

the middle saturday, plenty of drama, that holly hamilton can tell us all about.rent today. football has made a bit ofan different today. football has made a bit of an impact. it is not often you see that many football shirts, scattered across this today and early on we had a nice rendition of football is coming home. you do not see that everyday. but the fans here are looking for a double celebration. the british number one kyle edmonds is in action right now. he is facing the three—time wimbledon champion novac djokovic, and they have been watching the action. kyle edmonds came out to play. centre court moved the football score. and now spectators here watched a british tennis player inspired by his occasion. edmonds at the top of the screen on his weight to the first set against novak djokovic. the man who has won wimbledon three times seemed at a loss for ideas, but he recomposed himself, reached a better level. to win the second set 6—3, and troubling signs for edmonds at the start of the third set. now he was making mistakes. broken, listen to novac djokovic

holly hamilton is there for us. rest has already come and gone this morning? football, a lot of people talking about it. about it. of pressure on the young i9—year—olds. i9—year—olds. there was upset on monday by beating her last opponent. monday by beating her last opponent. today she faces another romanian. hopes of making a comeback ended early. six love, 63 —— 6—3. in action, fans already gathering at henman hill. he takes onlookers. the tour so i wouldn't underestimate him completely. him completely. so you cannot feel but lucas got a difficult draw here. difficult draw here. not the only former champion here. former champion here. somewhere she has described as being like home to her. like home to her. times —— she has one here seven times. times. from pregnancy so you don't know what we that'll go. what we that'll go. pressure on her but a lot of fans are gathering to see her. are gathering to see her. her sister venus is on court against alexander. alexander. first set, but that is much more on the bbc websit

wrapping up the rest of the action on day 2 is holly hamilton.to hear at wimbledon and the first some of the big names at this tournament including the world number one, rafael nadal to come see fresh the back of his victory at the french open. he was on centre court earlier and took on the israeli and jim lumsden was watching the action. the spaniard dominated the first set, cruising through it six games to three. israeli's best showing at the all england club was reaching the round of 16 seven years ago. but on tuesday, he was pompey broken in the second set. nadal‘s serve was broken but the match drifted away from him. looking in good shape, but this was hardly a test. elsewhere, james duckworth was beaten by alexander zverev. the big shock of the day came in the form of petra kvitova. a 2- came in the form of petra kvitova. a 2— time champion here. she was knocked out, losing in three sets. the biggest shot of this tournament so the biggest shot of this tournament so far. no such problems for the defending champion garbine muguruza. and world

holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing.ken as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the. indy ascendancy, the world number 47 continued to push, a break of serve quickly followed by a second. looking to answer is. but she didn't find any, alison calmly taking the match, the defending champion heading home. as seeds continued to fall around her, surely the world number one simona halep wouldn't be the next ago. 3—5 she trailed. but her opponent wouldn't win another game, simona halep taking the next ten. the world number one in the end, cruising through. it definitely was a tough set, she plays really well with rhythm and many slices, it was a bit tough on the. but then i started to feel the game, it was much better. much like rafael nadal, who made quick work of his opponent, the world number one taking the opener 6—4, and despite moments from rele nts opener 6—4, and despite moments from relents —— of brilliance from the world number 77, rafael nadal always was in control.

and with news of a big shock for another american woman, here's holly hamilton in south west london.o the 5an wimbledon championships right here in london, where the sun has been shining since first thing monday when fans arrived in their droves. but they're not here for the weather, they're here to watch tennis and watch their heroes in action and they were here for a treat on day oneroger. federer on court defending his title, looking for his ninth wimbledon title here. years or eight already but can he get another? it feels like you're walking out for the finals because the fans are there, wonderful pressure, i feel so privileged. centre court felt the same way as fedorova quested for title number nine against a man who tested him in the second round last year. this was different for lajovic, federer a setup different for lajovic, federer a setu p after different for lajovic, federer a setup after 20 minutes. important to c0 nse rve setup after 20 minutes. important to conserve energy in the heat, federer wasn't in the kind of mood to hang around. masterful performance, could be o

holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing.was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the.

here on bbc one, time hello and welcome to sports day, i'm holly hamilton.oming up on the programme. the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announces his retirement from international football. why has this photo of 12—time olympic medalist ryan lochte led to a m month suspension? and follow the leader , but which one is it?...we hear from chris froome and geraint thomas heading into the final week of the tour. hello and welcome to the programme. it's been a contentious 2a hours for the german football association after arsenal's mesut ozil announced he would no longer play for the national team — citing racism and disrespect within german football. after germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia, the arsenalforward said he received abuse — which stemmed back to a photograph taken with turkey's president erdogan in may. today — the dfb has emphatically denied the allegation but admits it could have done more to protect him from abuse. the last thing you want to hear as

i'm holly hamilton. coming up in the programme.s pretty crowded at the top of the leaderboard but it's francesco molinari who emerges victorious at the open championship in carnoustie. hamilton survives a storm on and off the track to win the german grand prix and reclaim the championship lead. it's a british one—two at the tour de france with a week to go. geraint thomas is still over a minute and a half ahead of chris froome. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with that dramatic final round in carnoustie where francesco molinari has won the open championship. becoming the first player representing italy to win a men's major. let's get more from john watson who's there for us. john, what a draamatic day there. to thinkjust 2a hours ago, it seemed unlikely that anyone but an american would be taking home the claretjug. that was the way was looking. at the start of the day it was three americans and a tie for the lead on nine under par. that included the offending champion jordan spieth. and what has been a thrilling day,

and i'm holly hamilton with the rest of today's sports news...omas extends his lead in the tour de france as he conquers alpe d'huez to retain the yellow jersey. and with the women's hockey world cup this weekend, we explore the issue of concussion in the sport. it feels a little bit like a hangover in handcuffs. you don't have the freedom to do what you want and you just are not feeling quite right. good evening, a warm welcome from carnoustie on what is a beautiful day here on day one of the open championship. it has been a fascinating day so far, we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states. he is currently five under par after shooting an opening round of 66. huge crowds on the course currently following the progress of tiger woods, as you imagine but it is the performances of danny willett and rory mcilroy finishing on two and, three shots off the lead, giving the watching brits here today hope that they can wrestle the claretjug back of the defending champion jordan spieth, having a great run today. at one stage she was t

holly hamilton is there. e football win the tennis? that is a big question but i will tell you one thing, you cannot escape the football here. i have noticed one or two england shirts floating around as well as some brave swedish fans in yellow. they have made allowances for the staff here. for the breaks, they have given them tv screens. at three o'clock they can watch that match as well. spare a thought for one england fan, kyle edmund, who will not catch much of the football today. he will take on 12 time grand slam champion novak djokovic. it will be a big ask for kyle edmund who is written's last hope in the singles draw. novak djokovic 12 time grand slam champion. he is the favourite. kyle edmund will be the underdog going in today. many will be hoping that the home fans will get the hang them if they get back from the pub in time. right now the world number one, raffle and a dial is on centre court for his match later on. ned are working to reach the last 16 here for the second year ina row the last 16

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

at wimbledon to round up all the action for us, is holly hamilton.ready fallen by the wimbledon wayside and today it yet another one in the form of caroline wozniacki, the number two seed and the champion at eastbourne last week and she was beaten in straight sets today. by russia's ekaterina makarova. no such problems for serena williams, playing in her second grand slam since giving birth to her daughter in the end she was just too powerful for the bulgarian. the seven time champion comfortably winning 6—1, 6-4. champion comfortably winning 6—1, 6—4. before that, victoria azarenka, a former two—time semifinalists in wimbledon has gone out as well by being beaten in straight sets and that does mean that carolina has reached the third time for the first time in —— third round for the first time in —— third round for the first time in —— third round for the first time in her career. just one brick, in the form of katie swan, she u nfortu nately lost in in the form of katie swan, she unfortunately lost in straight sets. and in the men's draw, a comfort

next, it is time for the sports news with holly hamilton.tour de france with stage 16 held up for 11 minutes because of protest at the roadside. farmers blocked the road with hay bales, leading police to spray them with tear gas, which got into the eyes of some of the riders. racing conditions were tricky as well. britain's adam yates lead over the final climb and then a crash ended his chances of winning the stage. overall leader geraint thomas and teammate chris froome finished and geraint thomas leads the race by 19 seconds. harry kane has been shortlisted for the best player award after winning the golden boot in the english run to the world cup semifinals. he is included along with cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi. kevin de bruyne and most other were also nominated. and gareth southgate is one of 11 coaches nominated for the fifa best coaches nominated for the fifa best coach award, leading them to their best performance since 1990. manchester city coach pep guardiola was also nominated along withjurgen klopp from liverpool. chelsea's

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. the first player representing italy to win a men's major... just 2a hours ago, it seemed unlikely that anyone but an american would be taking home the claretjug but molinari's final round of 69 secured victory by two strokes. tim hague reports. the winds of change at carnoustie on championship sunday which quickly so off the challenge of several players. did anyone contends with the conditions? there was one man. two birdies to chemists and site of a 15th major and while the galleries wa nted a 15th major and while the galleries wanted at the golf did not. raining champion jordan spieth struggled, with a visit to the shrubbery, but no such problems forjustin rose. he got to six under as both he and rory mcilroy went in clubhouse leaders. their fellow european francesco molinari focused on just his game, supported by the odd bit of sensational play. it gave the italian the chance to secure a score of eight under and error was never any doubt. time then to watch and wait but not for too

hello, i'm holly hamilton.n preparations continue in sanjose. former world heavyweight champion tyson fury says a deal is almost done to fight deontay wilder. and how an australian gymnast hasn't allowed an ankle inury to stop her getting back into training. serena williams is back in action on tuesday, her first competitive match since she was beaten by angelique kerber in the wimbledon final. she's competing in the silicon valley classic. the 23—time grand slam champion faces britain'sjohanna konta in sanjose. williams has shot up the rankings since making her return the women's tour, and will be keen to put in a good performance this week as part of her preparations for the us open. the hard rock stadium, home to the miami dolphins in the nfl, will play host to two european football giants on tuesday. manchester united face real madrid in the international champions cup. it's fair to say that attendences at the tournament have been a bit hit and miss. over 100,000 fans went to watch liverpool beat manchester

holly hamilton has all the sport.iles of racing, geraint thomas has ridden his name into the history books. he's the first welshman to win the tour de france, beating dutchman tom dumoulin by one minute 51 seconds. let's hear from thomas. he's been speaking to gareth rhys 0wen. it's mental. whenever anybody says it ijust have to pinch myself. it will take a while to sink in. has it sunk in terms of compared to yesterday, you were extremely emotional yesterday? how do you feel now? a bit more smug? maybe a bit more used to it, but yesterday was just raw emotion. just raw emotion, i guess. i never thought about the outcome. it was always about the process and doing small things right and thinking about the climb the next day and the planning, not getting carried away, staying calm and collected. suddenly then realising i had won and i didn't know to react and it all came pouring out. so yeah, it's just insane. there is a feeling doing the rounds that you were planning it all along. i wish i was, froome was the leader bu

holly hamilton has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.round a major tournament. the third round has finished at the open at carnoustie and once again the top of the leaderboard is heavily decorated with stars and stripes. defending champion jordan spieth, xander schauffele and kevin kisner share the lead on nine under par. let's take a look at the leaderboard in full. another american, kevin chappell, is on seven under. italy's francesco molinari breaks up the american dominance at six under. the american dominance at six under. and then a group of seven players on five under including 2014 champion rory mcilroy and a man who many thought would never play again at this level again — tiger woods. i have shown that i have been their close enough with a chance to win this year. given what happened over the last few years, i did know if it would ever happen again. but here i am. chance came on sunday for a major championship. ferrari's sebastian vettel will start the german grand prix from pole after delivering a blistering lap in the dying m

holly hamilton's there for us. roger federer and serena williams looked very good so far? williams winning in straight sets. roger federer is looking so co mforta ble, roger federer is looking so comfortable, cool as a cucumber despite the 30 degrees heat. it's ha rd to despite the 30 degrees heat. it's hard to imagine who at this point could stop roger federer claiming his ninth wimbledon title, especially given the early x itself marin cilic and stanislas wawrinka. leaders face a six foot five german this afternoon. roger federer is not the only defending wimbledon champion on court this afternoon. serena williams is back on court, again looking very comfortable in the last two matches. she will be looking for her eighth wimbledon title. that is the second match of the day on set —— centre court. six of the top ten women have already gone. that means some people are really quite confident about serena williams‘ chances. really quite confident about serena williams' chances. we have seen over the last few years the depth in the women game is stronger than it used to be. t

holly hamilton at wimbledon, banchory much. —— thank you much. in the quarterfinals. illusions of thee stupid to say that. stupid to say that. of quality and a lot of resilience at 18. at 18. deep from what we've seen and we know what we are against. know what we are against. radar but there was no question that they are a good team. they are a good team. they would not be where they are there were not. be where they are there were not. show them the respect we do to every team. john stones. that is all the sport we've got for you from now. sport we've got for you from now. will be back with more from wimbledon later. wimbledon later. now back to ben brown in amesbury. were taking critically ill on saturday. saturday. they are still in a critical condition. condition. who is the mp for salisbury and south wiltshire. south wiltshire. thank you from being with us. being with us. salisbury very, very concerned and alarmed by what has happened. alarmed by what has happened. isolated site can get back to normal. normal. message to local people and people further afield. further afield. sal

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and holly hamilton. hello there!hese are your headlines this evening. it's moving day at the open and tiger's been on a charge. we'll be live at carnoustie shortly. hamilton's hopes take a hit in hockenheim as he breaks down in qualifying for tomorrow's grand prix. geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey, but chris froome is again targetted by spectators at the tour de france. also coming up in the programme... it's silver for zharnel hughes at the anniversary games in a high class field. and england fightback for a draw in their opening match of the women's hockey world cup. evening, so much to pack in over the next half an hour but let's get straight to the golf, it's moving day at the open, the third round at carnoustie and it is turning into a thriller, the top of the leaderboard could hardly be tighter. the benign conditions on the east coast of scotland have helped. justin rose, who just made the cut, set the tone with a blistering round of 64, but others have followed, including tiger woods who shot his lowes

here is holly hamilton.ncesco molinari won the open championship and became the first italian to win a men's major. he had to hold off a star studded pack at the top of the leaderboard but a final round of 69 secured victory by two strokes. our man john watson reports from carnoustie. what a remarkable final day it has been at this open championship at carnoustie. to think tiger woods at one stage was the outright leader, but no one could have predicted what francesco molinari could have produced, finishing on a two under par round of 69 to win his first major, wrestling back that claret jug major, wrestling back that claret jug from jordan spieth. we had spoken about the dominance of the americans. all three topped the leaderboard at the start of the day on nine under par but tricky conditions with a much tougher winter saw them fall away. impressive displays from justin rose and rory mcilroy, both producing eagles on the iath, that saw them move back into contention on six under par, but francesco molinari

handing it back to end the show with holly hamilton.ow, if he does, he will meet novak djokovic in the third round. live coverage continues on bbc 2 but that's all from sportsday for this evening. thank you for watching. hello, dry, sunny and david mortimer parts of england and wales today. scotland and northern ireland fresher compelled to a few days ago. a good deal more comfortable, temperature than the high teens 20s developed to 30 celsius in the south—east corner. isolated and severe thunderstorms across southern counties of england in the afternoon and evening fading reaganite, dried figures into friday morning, more clarity and there around the fringes of the uk particularly to the north and east of scotla nd particularly to the north and east of scotland and maybe around the east of england. most of that breaking up, although of long, sunny spells. more cloud to resume the west of northern ireland in forest scotla nd west of northern ireland in forest scotland which may just west of northern ireland in forest scotland which may

holly hamilton is there for us, and there has been some disappointment for kate bolter?, disappointment, but this was a lwa ys yes, disappointment, but this was always going to be a big ask for the british wild card. she was taking on naomi 0saka. remember, this is the first time she has been into the second round main draw here at wimbledon. she put up an incredible fight. it was very respectable, and many had been hoping for perhaps a bit ofan many had been hoping for perhaps a bit of an upset over on court two, but it just wasn't to beef bit of an upset over on court two, but itjust wasn't to beef on the 21—year—old. beaten in straight sets, but finishes off what is an excellent grass court for boulter. next, over to the british number ones. johanna konta, the british number one, is up first on centre court, she is taking on the former world number four dominica sepulchre over, so there will be a tough ask for her if you look back at her performance on tuesday. —— dominica sepulchre over. she will be hopeful of advancing quite far here at wimbledon after advancing to

well away from the world cup, plenty going on at wimbledon where we can join our reporter holly hamiltonhad one more. venus williams, the five times wimbledon champion has crashed out of the competition, beaten by kiki bertens. such a battle. kiki bertens got the first set, and venus levelled it. but it is the dutchwoman who will advance to the fourth round the first time in her career, with venus, the eighth top ten season seed to make an early exit from wimbledon. you do wonder if ms of that defeat made it over to centre court where her sister was in battle. kristina mladenovic. not so many problems for her. the french woman that not make it easy for her in the second. serena simply found another gear, as she does, and take the set, 6—7 in the end. bidding to win her eighth wimbledon title, a record 24th grand slam, singles title in the open iraq. —— open era. we had drama with gael monfils and he isa we had drama with gael monfils and he is a crowd favourite. he had a victory over sam querrey. he came from a set down to defeat the 11th seed and goes through to a round of 64 the first

holly hamilton is at the bbc sport centre. we will talk about that in a moment, but turn months after becoming a mother, serena williams is in the final. let'sjust let that sink in for a moment. if you take that all the way, it is a big enough feat she is steering for 24th grand slam title. potentially an eighth wimbledon title. she was pregnant this time last year and is in the wimbledon final. she won in straight sets yesterday and has not dropped a match at wimbledon since 2014. she beat the world number 13 confidently in straight sets and has become the first mother to reach the wimbledon final in 38 years, that is impressive alone. serena has been so vocal about how difficult her birth was and just what this means to her getting through to the final. and yesterday she spoke about her shock and surprise and her support from the fans. i had a really tough delivery, and, you know, i had to have multiple surgeries, and almost didn't make it, to be honest. and so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox, so it's definitel

and a look at the sports news now with holly hamilton. good afternoon.r de france with stage 16 held up for 11 minutes, because of protests at the roadside. farmers had blocked the road with hay bales, leading police to spray them with gas — which unfortunately got into the eyes of some of the riders. racing conditions were tricky as well — britain's adam yates had led over the final climb but this crash ended his chances of winning the stage, 0verall leader geraint thomas and his sky teammate chris froome crossed the finish line safely in the main bunch, thomas still leads the race by 99 seconds. england captain harry kane has been shortlisted for the best fifa men's player award after winning the golden boot during englannd's run to the world cup semi finals. he's included along with last year's winner cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi. premier league players kevin de bruyne, eden hazard and mo salah are also nominated. gareth southgate is one of 11 coaches nominated for the fifa best men's coach award. he led england to their best tournament finish s

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s holly hamilton.ritical editions there, almost perfect, and a lot of people making the most of it. yes, they have indeed. it is no surprise that the players are benefiting out there today in their third rounds with these conditions that you talk about. very different course from the rain which we saw yesterday. sunshine a little bit of wind, but that moisture which is allowing the player is a little bit more control out there once again. you talk about the players, that have benefit, one of those is the englishmanjustin rose who have posted a score of the tournament so far. really in oppressive, when you say he very nearly missed the cut, were enough for a much—needed birdie on the last yesterday evening. but one name familiar to many, that of tiger woods, who has come roaring back with a really impressive round was again today. to set himself up heading into the final day tomorrow. we wait to see of course how he was fair. could he possibly go on and wina 50 fair. could he possibly go on and win a 50

we are going to head to the all—england club, now, holly hamilton is there on day three at the championshipson along with caroline wozniacki. earlier, roger federer took to centre court. the fa ns were federer took to centre court. the fans were very vocal and glad to see him. very comfortably enjoy it a victory. 6—4, 6—4, 6—1. we did not face a single break point. a straightforward win, and extending his winning streak in wimbledon successive sets. before that, on centre court, victoria azarenka enjoyed victory. perhaps a shock victory. she was beaten by karolina pliskova. it was a straight sets victory. pliskova has now reached the third round for the first time. elsewhere, venus williams was on form earlier on. coming back from a set down against her remaining opponent. she won the second and third with ease. 6— zero. another williams sister in action right now on centre court was weak —— court. we can go live there. serena williams serving for the match against tomova. the first set was very one sided, serena comfortably winning. the second a bit of a battle in skewed, but serena has tak

right — before we go — holly hamilton is with us here ahead of sportsday at 6.30. will be live again from carnoustie, where we are keeping across rory mcilroy‘s progress. and we have progressed from the tour de france, geraint thomas wove a thrilling victory today. all of the reaction to that as well. and we will be hearing from zlatan, joining la galaxy but he has been speaking to us about his former team—mate paul pogba. that's coming up and we will be looking forward to the hockey world cup. that's coming up on sportsday at 6:30pm. that's all for now. as the government grapples with its approach to brexit, business leaders, representing big and small companies, are expressing their concern about a lack of clarity about likely trading arrangements, and trying to work out what would be needed if the uk left the european union without a formal deal. for those firms with an extensive presence in the european markets, the concern is being more acute. in the british fashion industry, few names are as iconic and quintessentially british as hackett, which was co—founded

holly hamilton will be here with all the sport later. roger federer has just won his first match.weather forecast. stunning, scorching, and apart from a feud trails by the aeroplanes, faultless blue skies and a serious warmth. we did the talking about wimbledon records in terms of the temperature —— we could be talking. in 1976 it was about 30 for each day of the tournament, but today if we get to 30 which is the forecast we may see the record for the warmest first aid. this is how the war —— weather is now shaping up. for wimbledon, could you ask for a more perfect start? everyone is having a lovely day. 30 degrees, plenty of sun cream is the order of the day and that will be the picture as we look at our forecast for the coming week and maybe the week after. july looks like it will bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. if we take a look at what is happening for the championships, a lot of sunshine, faultless blue skies, factor 30 job for me. this week across the uk, dominated by high—pressure, a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine, but there will be a couple of exceptions a

day two at wimbledon next, holly hamilton is there for us. n action today, both getting the start that they wanted. but forjohn hannah contact, —— johanna konta, they wanted. but forjohn hannah contact, ——johanna konta, she made it more difficult. she was on court earlier against a natalia vikhlyantseva. she earlier against a natalia vikhlya ntseva. she looked earlier against a natalia vikhlyantseva. she looked very composed in the first set but struggled in the second, eventually taking it to a tie—break. she needed her sixth much point to beat the rush in and take place in the second round. she will be looking to do very well here at wimbledon. she made it the semifinals last year but recently, and in the warm up games coming up to wimbledon, she hasn't looked at impreza. someone else who did look quite impressive was the british number four naomi did look quite impressive was the british numberfour naomi broady. she was up against garbine muguruza. she was up against garbine muguruza. she took the first set 6—2. but naomi broady looked much

holly hamilton is at wimbledon with the temperatures soaring, are you keeping cool, holly?held fans are longer than the queues to get on centre court. this is the only sign of repetitive strain injuries to the back injury we need to worry about. spare a thought for alexander zverev and fritz who have been battling it out for three hours and 12 minutes ina out for three hours and 12 minutes in a five set match. it was the only second—round match, suspended due to bad light. the numberfour seed, zverev, seemed to be struggling, it seemed that we were going to lose another top ten player but he fought back to take it to a decider and zverev claimed his place in the third round, defeating taylor fritz. over two centre court, we have sam querrey from the usa who is facing gael monfils of france. the american took the first set, in the second gael monfils seemed to be struggling with a leg injury, after some treatment he didn't seem to have any issues afterwards. it's currently one said all, this is the fourth meeting in the men's singles this year but at their first grand slam.

holly hamilton is there for us.ve helped him somewhat. yesterday he was playing so, so good. hitting the ball so hard that i couldn't do anything. so the rain helped me a lot and today i think i played different. i tried to be more aggressive. he started to feel a little bit uncomfortable on court so i tried to hit the ball hard and fight every ball and in the end i think that's why i won. the first major upset in the member's draw. cilic won at queens last week. many thinking perhaps fedor and nadal could have a pretty straight run to the final but it is clearly days yet. nadal is in action on centre court. he is facing a player from kazakhstan. he on centre court. he is facing a playerfrom kazakhstan. he is currently leading by two sets and he is 15-0 currently leading by two sets and he is 15—0 down. serving for the match. taking his time after taking the first two comfortably. fresh from his victory at the french open. many seeing him as the favourite alongside roger federer here in wimbledon this week. 30—15 do

holly hamilton's there for us, fans pouring in to watch roger federer and serena williams who've lookedend his title and looking for his eighth title at wimbledon. he faces the 65" german, looking in excellent form. serena williams is in centre court this afternoon, taking on kristina mladenovic in that contest. but remember that wimbledon has had some shocks already this year. some of the biggest names have gone already, six of the top ten. serena williams, on court, could she suffer the same fate? current fed cup captain says that there is every chance that u psets that there is every chance that upsets are still likely. we have seen upsets are still likely. we have seenin upsets are still likely. we have seen in the last few years the depth of the women's game, and the top ten players, i guess, theyjust are not playing consistent tennis every week. there are always going to be opportunities at every tournament for the lower ranked players to make a big upset and i guess we've seen that a lot already this week. to the world cup, and england are on their way to samara for tomorrow's qu

sport now, here's holly hamilton.elsea have officially confirmed the departure of antonio conte. he leaves after just two years at the club having won the premier league in 2017 and the fa cup in may — but failed to repeat that success in the league last season with the blues slipping to fifth. and failing to qualify for the champions league. in a brief statement chelsea say they wish him every success in his future career. that news will be far from the minds of the england squad as the prepare for their third—place playoff match against belgium tomorrow. all 23 players of gareth southgate's squad were back in training this morning but there are expected to be some changes to the team who face belgium which kicks off at 3pm tomorrow in st petersburg. serena williams in into her tenth wimbledon final, just ten months after giving birth. she came through her semi—final againstjulia goerges in straight sets as she looks to win her 24th grand slam title and tie margaret court's all—time record. it's quite an achievement

holly hamilton is at wimbledon for us. that is such a shame about andy murray, isn't it?im limp off court at wimbledon and he has been working through that with surgery in january that he was still confident he would make it in time for the grass court season. wimbledon seems to be the one he was aiming for but sadly he dropped the bombshell yesterday on social media, on facebook, posting that he does not think he is up to a five set match, so think he is up to a five set match, so it is about the long—term for him and he's looking ahead and feeling confident that he will be able to play in the hard court season later in the year of ah—nau, as you say, a lot of people annoyed there is plenty more to see at wimbledon. roger federer, later, of course, and the sun is shining, so plenty to enjoy. the sun is shining, always a bonus. extraordinary, roger federer, looking for his ninth singles win this year at wimbledon. you are right, it's incredible. speaking to people here that is the man they wa nt to people here that is the man they want to see, ninth title, extending his r

holly hamilton went out and this is her report. shall we do this, let's see how it goes.ere. what did you think? he was adorable, wasn't he sweet? he has so much potential because he can move this hips and arms. if he moves it it would be the perfect floss but a bit of a flop. marks out of ten? i would give him a five. then a seven because he is so adorable. could you transfer your dancing skills to flossing skills? you always want to be fast and determined and strict and most importantly, just like strictly, you wa nt importantly, just like strictly, you want to wind just like this, double. you are getting too attached to that, oti, lovely to talk to you. let's move over here with the glitter ball, this will be the prize for the best flosser and 0ti will be thejudge of that. for the best flosser and 0ti will be the judge of that. earlier on you asked the highest temperature at wimbledon, the first ofjuly 2015 where the mercury soared to 35.7. todayit where the mercury soared to 35.7. today it will be pretty warm. today the forecast for wimbledon is 31 celsius. wall to wa

that are now, holly hamilton will be with you in the next hour. now,. nationwide. raf scampton? well, it is really all about money. the ministry 2040. as pa rt about money. the ministry 2040. as part of that it confirmed today, that raf scampton will be sold by 2022. this is a very historic site. it is webby dambusters repaired in the modern day, it was into an air control centre, but as he might have had, it is also the home of the red arrows at the moment. a popular aerobatic display team. this has not gone down very well and we spoke to the local npf quickly about this and this is what he said. we are all very disappointed, this is a historic base in the home of the passengers and falklands. it has beena passengers and falklands. it has been a tremendous pace for the red arrows and i'm sorry to see it go. could you have done more? have been fighting for years to keep it open and it was an immigrant spaces before, it has always been about marginaland before, it has always been about marginal and the fact is the raf is not swallow that was 40 years ago. this is a

holly hamilton, thank you.mbia. shootout at a world cup. most of them from behind the sofa. now all eyes turn to what the team will face against sweden. for the local sweden online news network in stockholm. was clear that the next match is against england? against england? they won't take anything for granted. granted. quite measured, i would say is the reaction. is the reaction. cup so far with no one particularly standing out. standing out. swedish unit, not about one or two players. players. been the bugbear of every england team as far back as i can remember. team as far back as i can remember. makes england a bit more potent, doesn't it? doesn't it? that they have quite positive memories of penalties. memories of penalties. cup they had done it via penalties in the quarterfinals in 1994. in the quarterfinals in 1994. and that memory is still a potent one. that memory is still a potent one. it is strong in the heads of swedish football fans and players. football fans and players. around may will focus on t