an opponent, irina falconi, ranked 247th in the world and has never beaten her opponent.iliar errors of the last few months began to creep into the german's game. her frustrations threatened to undo good work but have experience shone through. perfectly delivered. she took the first set. but with an opponent finding her accuracy, she was the one who to her performance. angelique kerber has struggled with the spotlight of the number one ranking and in the second set, she should signs of the game that got the top. budget was able to ratchet up the top. budget was able to ratchet up —— wrap it up after a patchy performance. when i walk on the centre court, i have all the memories from last year coming back and it was amazing how i played last year here. i was trying to focus today on the new match, first round is always tough. she passes first test if not entirely convincingly. she will still be hoping to find that confidence informed that into the best in the world. —— confidence and form. rangers have suffered one of the worst defeats in their history, knocked out of the e

her first opponent was the american qualifier irina falconi. maz farhookhi was watching.o under the radar. after reaching the summit, her form in the last few months has tumbled. but on paper her first—round match today looked like a gentle start. her opponent irina falconi ranked 247 in the world. and has never been beyond the first round. but after racing to an early lead the familiar errors of the last few months began to creep into her game. her frustration threaten to undo her good work but her experience got out of trouble. she took the first set but with irina falconi now finding her accuracy she was the one needing to rate performance. angelique kerber has struggled with the spotlight of the number one ranking but in the second is she showed flashes of the game that got there. she was able to edge it without the need for tie—break wrapping up the match in less than an hour and a half. a patchy performance but this stage it is all about getting through the early rounds unscathed. it is always good to be mentally strong and on centre court i need all the memories fr

angelique kerber has struggled for form irina falconi.na falconi. angelique kerber has struggled for form in this year so farand struggled for form in this year so far and lost struggled for form in this year so farand lost in struggled for form in this year so far and lost in the first round of the french open. she was not at her best today, but came to anyway. she will play kirsten flipkens for a place in round three. arsenal are close to breaking their tra nsfer arsenal are close to breaking their transfer record by signing striker from lyon. the 26—year—old, who has scored more than 20 goals, in the league, has had a medical and could be worth up to £52 million. it is more than they paid for mesut 0zil four years ago. that is all the spot for now. much more in the next hour. the latest round of talks to restore the northern ireland's power sharing executive, which has been suspended for months because of a dispute between the political parties, have ended without agreement. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has the latest from stor

ladies‘ top seed and world number one aneglique kerber up against american irina falconi, followed by a record 8th wimbledon title, he starts against alexander dolgopolov. last yea r‘s runner—up milos raonic is first on number one coui’t while there's an all—british match on court three with kyle edmund up against alex ward, a qualifier ranked 855 in the world. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miranda green from the financial times and christopher hope, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph. a pleasure to see you both. the metro leads with the haute de la garenne children's home, at the centre of a report into decades of child abuse in jersey. the mirror's front page is dominated by calls for the prime minister to end the 1% pay cap on public sector wages. the times claims ministers are urging the chancellor to abandon commitments to reduce corporation tax on order to fund an increase in public sector pay. the guardian cites a new report show

. 6-a, 6-a it american qualifier irina falconi. 6—a, 6—a it was the end.t. she has not been in the best form coming into wimbledon. she was beaten in eastbourne last week by the british number one johanna konta and eastbourne last week by the british number onejohanna konta and she is aware that there are four other women breathing down her 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 yea

in the women's draw world number one angelique kerber overcame spirited american qualifier irina falconiuggled for form in this year and lost in the first round of the french open. she wasn't at her best against world number 2117 falconi but came safely through 6—4, 6—4. she'll play belgium's kirsten flipkens for a place in round three. when i logged onto centre court, all the memories of last came back and it was amazing when i played here la st it was amazing when i played here last year, but i was trying to focus on today, on the first match here. it's always tough, but i'm happy to be back and be playing on this amazing centre court. it's been a very painful day for british riders at the end of the fourth stage of the tour de france. mark cavendish is getting medical treatment after this crash in the sprint to the finish in vittel. it appeared he was elbowed into the barriers. before that overall race leader geraint thomas also got caught up in a crash. the rules mean he'll be given the same time as the winner arnaud demare and keep the yellow jersey. arsenal are close to breaking th

and women's world number one angelique kerber is through, after beating american qualifier irina falconit the end of yesterday's fourth stage. world champion peter sagan was disqualified for elbowing cavendish, although his team have appealed against the decision. cavendish broke his shoulder and needed stitches in his hand. rangers have suffered one of the worst defeats in their history. leading 1—0 from the first leg at ibrox, they were knocked out of the europa league by a part—time team from luxembourg and they lost 2—0 on the night, 2—1 on aggregate. billy monger, the teenage racing driver involved in a crash earlier this year which saw him lose his legs, has driven a hand controlled race car at brands hatch. it was the first time he'd driven since the accident 11 weeks ago. an online campaign went viral, raising almost £1 million his rehabilitation. great to see. right now we have two volunteers. good morning! you haven't had any chance to practise? let me ask, how long have you been in miscue? we got here at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. so you've had a night in the tent, how di

and the women's world number one angelique kerber is also through, after beating irina falconi.of yesterday's fourth stage. world champion peter sagan was disqualified for elbowing cavendish, although his team have appealed against the decision. the briton broke his shoulder and needed stitches in his hand. rangers are recovering this morning from perhaps the worst defeat in their history. they were knocked out of the europa league by a part—time team from luxembourg, losing 2—0 last night, 2—1 on aggregate. rangers manager pedro caixinha has said he "assumes all the responsibility." that is also sport for now. coming up that is also sport for now. coming up to ten past ten. it's three weeks since the fire at grenfell tower in north kensington, which killed at least 80 people and left hundreds without a home. on this programme exactly a week ago, the housing minister made it very clear that temporary homes would be offered to everyone affected by today. today, we're back here in north kensington to catch up with some of those we first met on that wednesday to bring you more rema