joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.g fashion, coming from a set down to beat garbine muguruza on centre court. she beat the two—time grand slam winner5—7, 6—3, 6—2. it's the first time she's reached this stage of the competition. i'm very happy. and honestly, this is the first time i've been on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is amazing, . you'll make the energy is amazing, and i played on the fourth centre court before. but i want here. i’m court before. but i want here. i'm so, so, court before. but i want here. i'm so. so. so — court before. but i want here. i�*m so, so, so happy. italy are just one match away from reaching their first european championship final since 2012. they beat the world number one ranked side belgium 2—1 in munich — nicolo barella put italy ahead. and th

joe wilson reports. silverstone and a crowd on a pre—covid scale, 140,000.nised arrangement to be checked. many were supporting the reigning world champion. lewis hamilton started second on the grid in his black mercedes, aware that red bull's max verstappen ahead of him had a faster car and that he had to make an impression quickly. first and second in the drivers�* championship, battling for the lead in the british grand prix until this. 0n the inside, and a touch. max verstappen is out of the race, and that's a big crash. the most important thing was that max verstappen was ok. of course, he was out of the race. lewis hamilton's assessment was that verstappen turned into him. intense discussions followed. who wrote this plot? when the race resumed, it was decided that hamilton was at fault, a ten—second penalty taken in the pits. but he was soon moving, past lando norris here into third. hamilton's team—mate let him to enter second to challenge for the lead. charles leclerc in the red ferrari seemed to move aside. hamilton through. fans in the stands, fil

joe wilson has more. check the titles, yes, five on the board. now, 0k, another semifinal.kovic was denis shapovalov, 22, seeded ten, and full of talent. anyone for denis? well, they like an underdog here. the canadian had so many opportunities. djokovic was rarely dominating, oftenjust hanging on, but the important points were his. novak djokovic in the right place at the right time. this one settled the second set. ball ruled in, denis shapovalov said he'd heard the first call out and reacted accordingly. how can you call that on set point? are you joking? in truth, much of the frustration may have been aimed at himself. when djokovic prevailed he released instinctive emotion. and so did his opponent. well, many more summers to come for denis shapovalov. wimbledon travels to some 200 global territories on tv, but how many singles champions have come from italy? love, as they say around here. the man dashing across the bottom of your screen is matteo berrettini. he beat hubert hurkacz in four sets. and that serve will be djokovic's to deal with on sunday. italians and fina

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.opean championship final. both teams left their training bases and arrived at their respective hotels, close to the ground where the match will take place on sunday. we'll hear from italy manager roberto mancini in a moment, but first england manager gareth southgate says he and his squad have blocked out the distractions of the past and are fully focused on what they have to do. obviously the letter from the queen, letter from the prime minister to all of the team and the recognition that the players and all of the staff have gone about this in the right way. we had a fabulous reception when we left saint george's. all the local villagers had come out and were lining the route and people pulled over in lay—bys, so you got more of a sense of what's going on outside the bubble that we've been in. translation: we need to stay calm. we know what a tough game it will be for a number of reasons, but we need to be absolutely focused on what our aim is all about, and we need to try and implem

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it from me for this evening.d camp and the ceo of the fa, mark billingham, and from the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi. goodnight. queen sent a good luck message to the england football team. today the england squad have their last training session and if we run things on a bit weird going to find out on the other side of the atlantic much more undulation in thejet stream of the atlantic much more undulation in the jet stream pattern. that will propagate the jet stream and drive it to the north high pressure to build up from the south—west and setting things down. some rain in the forecast and that will induce heavy showers across northern england, scotland and northern ireland and thickening cloud. with more sunshine to the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, temperatures should be a little bit higher. this rain marches its way eastwards towards wembley later on this evening. there is more rain to come as we head into the start of next week because low pressure still in charge. that is sitting over the uk

joe wilson reports from the all england club. from the start, britain's emma raducanu was herself on number one court. but what teenager goes anywhere without their phone? top of the court, here comes the raducanu speciality — that shot. when the first set ended like this... commentator: oh, that's in! ..something special was happening, the court felt it. sorana cirstea, top of the screen, tried every shot she knew. cheers. 16 women's players left next week — emma raducanu is one of them. i want to stay here for as long as possible but i think, in terms of, like, long—term goals, my dream is to win wimbledon. i think it's such a special grand slam, it's my home slam and the support is just incredible. like, this is my first year here and i'm just having such a blast. cameron norrie was summoning centre court to help him against roger federer, and the british player won the third set. federer, however, won three sets, and that means no british men left in the singles. well, on sunday, wimbledon rests. we could spend the day just i

joe wilson reports from the all england club. player — how would she react? from the start, britain's emma raducanu was herself on number one court. but what teenager goes anywhere without their phone? top of the court, here comes the raducanu speciality — that shot. now, look closely — do you see any doubt? when the first set ended like this... oh, that's in! ..something special was happening — the court felt it. sorana cirstea, top of the screen, aged 31, ranked 45 in the world, used every shot she knew, but raducanu just had more. a match point to match any. i6 women's players left next week — emma raducanu is one of them. it's funny, because at the beginning, when i was packing to come into the bubble, my parents were like, "aren't you packing too many sets of match kit?" so...| think i'm going to have to do some laundry tonight, but i think they have a laundry service at the hotel, i'm all good, guys! cameron norrie was summoning centre court to help him against roger federer, and the british player won the third set. federe

joe wilson there.s being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, here's sophie long. preparations were made before take—off... about ten years, and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take—off. this is the moment he's been waiting for. after more than 16 years, and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that's so cool. so you can see the moment when they release right there... forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of. well, i've done some ridiculous things in my lifetime. that was really, really, really ridiculous. but ijust ca

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather here's sarah keith—lucas.ch as this one in lincolnshire, a rotating column falling out of cumulonimbus clouds. the satellite image shows where we have had cloud, the radar showing heavy showers, cloudier skies for scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells for england and wales, heavy showers continuing over the next few hours, the odd rumble of thunder,

joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. the american golfer has won the open in cans.he was a staple of light entertainment in the 1970s and 80s. his family said he had been living with parkinson�*s for over a decade. the mother in law, the dog, the captain of the budget, the goldfish, attempts... a brilliant comic and truejanja can adjust attempts... a brilliant comic and true janja can adjust some of the comments made today about tom o�*connor. burn in boodle, he started as a maths teacher but broke into the comedy wild after a stint in working men�*s clubs. he rose to fame on the tv show opportunity knocks, which he won three times and went on to present a host of other programmes, such as name that tune. northwest comic ted robbins worked closely with an on pinto. irate northwest comic ted robbins worked closely with an on pinto.— closely with an on pinto. we did a few shi -s together to me now, cabarets and everything. and i used to dread it, because if i had to go on after tom o�*connor, he was very hard to follow. and he was a very good act. tom — great scouser,

here is our sports correspondent, joe wilson. when berrettini raised his game, we heard.orting italy hours before wembley! 71 minute first set settled in a flash. if djokovic was shocked a bit, he reacted. he took the second set 6—4 and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting rate. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre court. and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. joe will —— joel i , bbc news. wimbledon over for another year. up to 50 matches over the past month, we are down to the final match at the european championship. le

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.time i've been on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. cheering. the energy is amazing, and i played on the fourth centre court before. but i won here. i'm so, so, so happy. italy are just one match away from reaching their first european championship final since 2012. they beat the world number one ranked side belgium 2—1 in munich — nicolo barella put italy ahead. and they had a second before half time, a stunning strike from lorenzo insigne. belgium were given an immediate lifeline, jeremy doku brought down, and romelu lukaku scored the penalty. belgium couldn't find an equaliser, though — italy into the final four. italy will play spain next after they reached the semi finals in dramatic style. they beat switzerland, but only just. an own goal from denis zakaria putting spain in front. switzerland were level before half time, liverpool's xherdan shaqiri making iti—i. switzerland then had a man sent off, but managed to take it to penalties — only for spain to

joe wilson with that report.l stage of lifting restrictions is due to happen. the british medical association says face coverings and improved ventilation should continue. the prime minister has said he hopes the country will be able to return to something close to pre—pandemic life later this month, but "extra precautions" might be needed. naomi grimley reports. what will our lives look like by the end of this month? some ministers have hinted there could be a sweeping away of the regulations we've got so used to. 0ne even suggested masks might become optional afterjuly the 19th. but today doctors warned that wouldn't be wise with infections rising. don't give people false assurances or hopes that life will be back to normal. do the responsible thing which is to continue to have targeted measures to stop the spread of this infection, or prevent the spread of this infection, with a parallel vaccination programme so that we can probably get to a point in the not—too—distant future where we are bringing those infec

joe wilson at wimbledon, thank you.ind out, certainly they will be full of confidence and momentum but history beckons for the england players. it doesn't get much bigger than this, they know if they can win it they will be elevated to legendary status the like of which are very few england players in the past have ever experienced. that team of 1966 who know what it's like to walk out here for the final of a major tournament. losing semifinals has become part of england's and that he, italia 1990, has become part of england's and that he, italia1990, euro 96 and russia a few years ago but this feels bigger, there is more confidence and optimism, they would not be surprise if england were to prevail, there have been no real dramas, an unfamiliar sense of serenity about this campaign. we don't yet know what happens to england if they face adversity and concede the first goal, then we will see what they are made of and maybe that will happen this evening but they know in front of 60,000 fans at wembley they have a wonderf

joe wilson has this.ce courts in the afternoon, show court finally at 7:52pm and what we saw it looked like another example of remarkable composure. her opponent, top of the screen from australian ajla tomljanovic, is over a decade into her professional career. but look who was embracing the occasion. you could see how closely matched the players were every rally feeling tense. imagine being emma's mum. a 50 minute first set was settled like this. 6—4 to tomljanovic put in the second is at the tennis remained intense under the roof, requiring energy, demand concentration, everything. it became clear she was battling more than the score, medical timeout. nice deep breaths. remember, this is an 18—year—old in her first major tournament. for whatever reason it was certainly too much and what can we feel but sympathy? the match was over. ladies and gentlemen, due to medical reasons, miss raducanu is not able to continue the match. emma must be really hurt if she came to the decision to retire, _ to play as a

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.ith a straight sets victory over lorenzo sonego, while novak djokovic's bid for a record—equalling 20th men's grand slam title continues. the world number one enjoyed a relatively routine straight sets win against chile's cristian garin. it puts him through to the 50th grand slam quarterfinal of his career. it took a lot out of me, but at the same time, it gave me wings. it gave me the confidence booster that i needed for wimbledon, and energy levels are really good. i'm pleased, this is the quickest surfacing sport coming off from clay. it takes a little bit of time to adapt to an address your game and make sure you are at your best. the further the tournament goes, ifeel like i'm more comfortable playing on grass. i look forward to next challenge. capacity crowds could be set to return to sporting events in england from july 19th without the legal requirement of vaccine passports. the move will be voted upon next monday and means there could be full stadiums for the start of the prem

from italy. 6—4 in the fourth, and italy in the final on sunday — matteo, don't go to wembley. joe wilson quad wheelchair doubles title, alongside his american partner david wagner — they won 6—1,3—6, 6—4. it's lapthorne's 13th grand slam title overall and an 11th in doubles. and british duo harriet dart and joe salisbury are into the mixed—doubles final on sunday. mark cavendish sealed his spot in the history books today after equalling the record for stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish, a late replacement for this year's race, is now level with eddy mercx on 3a stage victories. drew savage has the story. he thought he'd never write another tour de france, but persistence paid off for mark cavendish, the man who never gave up. and the name he hadn't want to hear all we could finally be spoken. eddy merckx is one of cycling's all—time greats. it's 46 years since he won his a0... cavendish it's a6 years since he won his a0... cavendish was up there. the it's 46 years since he won his 40. .. cavendish was up there. the greatest male clist cavendish was up there. the greatest male cy

i'mjoe wilson i'm joe wilson here at silverstone, where the sun has brought out a big crowd.f1 for us to discuss a little later. welcome to the show. we're getting straight to the golf because the second round of the open at royal st george's is coming to a close, and as always, the oldest major is delivering the very best sport. ben croucher is there for us, and ben, the usa and south africa are continuing to dominate with some wonderful golf on this hardest of courses. we were worried it wasn't going to be difficult but they're making it look easy. be difficult but they're making it look eas . ~ ., ., ~ ., look easy. what do we know when we were saying — look easy. what do we know when we were saying how _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard this _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard this course - were saying how hard this course was? what a day we have had here in sandwich. the sun is shining and the temperatures are high, but the story is low. out in front is the south africa

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather here's sarah keith—lucas.have had some really active showers around through the course of today, and some of our weather watchers across eastern england have spotted lots of funnel clouds, such as this one in lincolnshire, a rotating column falling out of cumulonimbus clouds. the satellite image shows where we have had cloud, the radar showing heavy showers, cloudier skies for scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells for england and wales, heavy showers continuing over the next few hours, the odd rumble of thunder, perhaps hail if you catch one of the showers. but is in through the evening hours, so most of us dry overnight, patchy rain across eastern scotland, cloudier in the north and west, clear spells for most. temperatures holding up a 12-14 , the most. temperatures holding up a 12—14 , the odd misty patch first thing on friday. through the day tomorrow, an east—west split, the western half of the uk cloudy but dry, showery rain later, whereas further east sunny spells, scattered, slow—moving downpours

and, with the us open and the olympics fast approaching, he's on track to take the golden slam. joe wilson greatness is not simply an expression of statistics butjohn's guess it novak djokovic�*s guess it might end with 25 titles seemed reasonable. especially at wimbledon with no sign of decline in novak djokovic profitability or his expectation. i djokovic profitability or his expectation.— djokovic profitability or his exectation. , ., , ., expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more _ expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable - expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable in - expectation. i feel it is easier and | i feel more comfortable in dealing with the importance of these big matches on the big states moura play in them and the more i win. the more when can the more confidence you have logically, right? so i'm still motivated to do more. grand slams and now i'm one step away from may be clinching a calendar slam, that's... that's amazing. i'm definitely aiming for that. the that's. .. that's amazin

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. have a very good night.lated showers around, notably across parts of the south of england, and you can see some of those shower clouds forming on this weather watcher picture from hampshire. 0vernight tonight, it is a drain at with some patches of cloud developing, if you mist and fog patches around, perhaps a little cooler than that in northeast scotland. tomorrow, the early morning mist patches clearing, the cloud breaking. the showers will be a bit more widespread, it would tend to focus across parts of eastern england to the course of the afternoon, some heavy ones, temperatures a bit higher in the sunshine aside from those showers, highs of 223. better weather. —— up to 23. batch your weather. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines... at a court hearing in manhattan, lawyers for the trump 0rganisation and its chief financial officer have pleaded not guilty to tax fraud. the prosecutor said there had been a sweeping and audacious illegal payment scheme at the former president's company. president

joe wilson watched the action.layed every kind of occasion, except wimbledon final. five feet five versus 61, ashleigh barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. pliskova battled her own nerves, fearsome serve gone between the first set. between natural active over and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced the back and forth tension that is tennis. karolina pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? 0h! that moment went to ashleigh barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you'd come to sit down, you want a reason to stand up. that is karolina pliskova's husband, one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. and murray's match is against denis shapovalov of canada.h in the world, murray knows he's in for a tough day. he's definitely a shotmaker. he likes playing in front of big crowds and stuff. so, yeah, the thing i've got on my side is the experience and obviously having played a lot on centre court. i'm not saying we will definitely play on there but i would imagine there would be a good chance of that. so it'll be quite new for him. now, there'sjust one more day to wait before england's quarterfinal against ukraine at euro 2020. the team fly to rome this afternoon, and one player who has cemented his starting place is goalkeeperjordan pickford. he hasn't let in a single goal so far. now this match will be the team's first away from wembley, but he insists the lack of home atmosphere and support won't be a problem. we've got to create our own atmosphere there come saturday in rome, which we are capable of doing. but the fans were tremendous the other night and throughout the group stages as well, so i think that gives us added motivation for

joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone.or colin morikawa. in the last few minutes, he has clinched victory on the 18th green in front of thousands of fans, a terrific moment for the 24—year—old american who was making his debut here at the open, but has played like a seasoned campaigner, and you could see just what it meant to him. remember, we began the day with louis oosthuiizen leading, but he was soon overtaken by morikawa, who produced a stunning run of birdies. in fact, who produced a stunning run of birdies. infact, at who produced a stunning run of birdies. in fact, at the halfway point, he led by four shots, and we thought we were looking at a victory procession. but then jordan thought we were looking at a victory procession. but thenjordan spieth produced a stunning run of birdies to close the gap to just one shot, but morikawa has been so calm, so composed, and he held his nerve to hold offjordan spieth by two shots and round off what has been an extraordinary open debut. britain�*s mark cavendish will have to w

joe wilson has been watching the action. he's done it again.nzy fades. from andy murray to cameron norrie. there's a little wave. well, two left—handers on court. norrie is the one closest the camera, winning. he's seeded 29 because he's in the form of his life. beat alex bolt in straight sets. now, being the centre of this kind of attention is new for norrie. encouraging signs that enjoying it. british expectation is as traditional as... yeah! but on wimbledon�*s first environment day, notice new cardboard strawberry punnets. it's the little details which matter. here's ash barty, the top—seeded women's player, on centre court. look again. the design on her skirt carefully replicates and honours the dress worn by another indigenous australian, the great evonne goolagong, who first won wimbledon 50 years ago. history and progress. well, barty reached the third round with a straight sets win against anna blinkova. and in her own, calm way, she must have ambitions to be champion. it is important to stay balanced so it is important to stay balance

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.om the european championship final, into the second period of extra time. as it stands it looks as though they have avoided penalties, just a penalty from the captain harry kane in the first period of extra time has given england the lead. he had two bites at it, kasper schmeichel with an amazing save to keep it out, and he slotted the rebound. you know the curse of semifinals hanging over wembley, echoes of euro 96, perhaps it has finally been lifted. democratic labour party the hilt, that has been a fantastic story. remember that stricken star christian eriksen who collapsed with a cardiac arrest? he is watching at home, they are playing for him, but england have blocked out all emotion. it has been a thoroughly professionaljob, they are trying to see the match out, ten minutes from the euros final. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. sunny spells and scattered, heavy showers was the order of the day on wednesday. some pla

joe wilson was watching for us. older, take a look at the wimbledon girls champion from ten years ago. well, she's 25 now, world number one, top of your screen. she was born in ipswich, queensland. well, thanks for your support, born in ipswich, queensland. well, thanks foryoursupport, do born in ipswich, queensland. well, thanks for your support, do they sell australian flags in london? there's one. she had to be at her best, she was. first set 6—3. but what you see in her eyes, the german's player is 33, her tenacity is legendary. she forced mistakes. the second set went to a tie—breaker and she was fighting until the end, not quite enough. it was a measure of the quality of this match that no one on centerville he wanted it to and except perhaps the winner. i think this is as close to get a tennis match as i will ever play, and i think angie definitely brought the best out of me today. i'm incredibly proud of myself and my team, and i geta incredibly proud of myself and my team, and i get a chance on saturday to

joe wilson was watching the action.es champions have come from poland or italy? love, as they say around here. well, the italian player is dashing across the bottom of your screen in the first semifinal. that's matteo berrettini. polish fans had seen their man beat roger federer in the previous round, but hubert hurkacz was just hitting and hoping, as berrettini took the second set 6—0. the match was flashing by hurkacz — he clung on to it. tie—break, third set, his. but the berrettini serve, even if you get it back, it's hard to keep it in. 6—4 in the fourth, and italy in the final on sunday — matteo, don't go to wembley. not every title waits until the weekend. britain's andy lapthorne was triumphant in the quad wheelchair doubles today, with his partner, american david wagner. many championships make up wimbledon, and the outcomes are never certain. but of course there are favourites. novak djokovic, world number one, another semifinal. at the top end of the court, in new territory, denis shapovalov, the canadian, th

joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. royal st george�*s in kent. our correspondent andy swiss reports. debuts just don�*t get any better. most golfers spend their entire career trying to win the open, but collin morakawa proved he is not most golfers. he began the day behind low use stays on. this is spectacular- _ behind low use stays on. this is spectacular. this _ behind low use stays on. this is spectacular. this is _ behind low use stays on. this isj spectacular. this is spectacular. behind low use stays on. this is i spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular _ spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run — spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of _ spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of birdies - spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of birdies and - spectacular. this is spectacular. a| spectacular run of birdies and then he was four shots clear. a victory procession? not quite asjordan spieth made a charge and close the gap tojust one. spieth made a charge a

140,000 spectators will be at the british grand prix on sunday with strict covid protocols in place. joe wilsonderful, days of sunshine to look forward to, qualifying today, interesting events on saturday, the race itself on sunday. what is going on over my shoulder, you can see many of the ticket holders arriving, they are showing proof of either a negative lateral flow test or a double vaccine. we have got used to that kind of thing in sport. the other key element silverstone has put forward to gain permission to run at full capacity here, is the fact it's a three and a half mile circuit, big area, mainly outdoors, maybe we should think a bit more like a small town rather than a sporting stadium but one thing is absolutely clear, consistently silverstone have said they have to run at full capacity, they have to run at full capacity, they need that revenue to continue as a business. in terms of innovation, very interesting talk about hydrogen in the car is, in terms of the former, tomorrow what we will see is a sprint race for the first time which will decide and define rid positions for the g

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.ions started their tour of south africa in perfect fashion after thrashing sigma lions injohannesburg. it was a shame no fans were allowed inside ellis park because they would have seen a fantastic performance from josh adams, asjoe lynskey reports. one of sport's great events start in the silence. this lions tour of south africa is different, the players�* life in a bubble is the hotel and the pitch, but they're here. louis rees—zammit is 20. he's the youngest lion since the �*80s. and now had scored on his debut. this warm—up match with sigma lions was this team's opportunity. in the next three weeks and they play for their place. here, scotland's ali price got his platform. his first lions try was one of eight they scored, and wales�* josh adams got four of them. with speed like this he will get more through the weeks. this was the dominant start the british and irish lions expected. in a stadium at altitude in a locked down city. the first test with south africa is later this month

but as joe wilson reports from the all—england club, the world number one was just too strong.ow, a first opportunity for matteo berrettini. against him, novak djokovic, the ultimate immovable opponent. but when berrettini raised his game, we heard. oh, it's in! london supporting italy, hours before wembley. 71 minute first set settled in a flash. wow! that is a bullet! well, if djokovic was shocked, a bit, he reacted. took the second set 6—4 and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting great. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre, "let's hear you", he gestured and then, "read the score". and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. w

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.ooks today after equalling the record for stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish, a late replacement for this year�*s race, is now level with eddy mercx on 3a stage victories. drew savage has the story. he thought he�*d never ride another tour de france, but persistence paid off for mark cavendish, the man who never gave up. and the name he hadn�*t wanted to hear all we could finally be spoken. eddy merckx is one of cycling�*s all—time greats. it�*s 46 years since he won his 34th stage. cavendish was up there. although he�*s modest about it. the greatest male cyclist of all time, it�*s truly an honour. it�*s just a number. it doesn�*t put me on a level with eddy merckx. as cavendish says, he�*s a different kind of rider, but a legend nevertheless. when he won his first stage in 2008, the current race leader, looking good in yellow, was only nine years old. all eyes were on the man in green. asa as a child, he dreamed of winning a stage. and he followed that dream to the finish. bu

joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone.actions." britain's mark cavendish says he will take a break before deciding on his future, after a successful tour de france. i spoke to him a short time ago cavendish won the green jersey for the first time in a decade and equalled the record for most stage wins at the tour, with 3a, although he was unsuccessful in beating the record on the champs—elysees yesterday. when we started in brittany three weeks ago i was just happy to be here, you know? it is the race i've dedicated my life too, it has given me the life that i have and i have so much respect for it and its history. just to be here one more time was big itself. and to win a stage after everything that has happened in the last few years and everything i've been through, that was enough. that was more than enough. that was a bonus to win anything, then to win four and then when the greenjersey. anything, then to win four and then when the green jersey. it has been a journey. it has not been an easy one but it has been a beaut

joe wilson reports. deep breath, step forwards.'d played in every type of occasion except for the wimbledon final. five foot five versus six foot one. ash barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. crowd cheers. commentator: tremendous. pliskova battled her own nerves, her fierce serve gone. with it, the first set. between navratilova and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced a back—and—forth tension that is tennis. pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? 0h! that moment went to barty. the second set went to a tie—break, with a capacity crowd who had come to sit down, you want a reason to stand up. that's pliskova's husband. one set all. the deciding set was tight but bartyjust had more. she had given up tennis for a while, there had been pressures, expectations, injuries. now ashleigh barty is champion. a private moment of triumph in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream it and say i want to w

our sports correspondent joe wilson has more.ght. well, this afternoon, she gave her account of what happened, speaking to the bbc from the players hotel — dressed, you'll notice, for a different sport. i found it very difficult to regulate my breathing. i think that it was emphasised by some very long rallies that we had towards the end of the first set, which made it tough for me to keep my composure and the breathing in check, and then at the beginning of the second set was when i struggled with it the most and i called the trainer on. i don't know what caused it. i think that it was a combination of, you know, everything that has gone on behind the scenes in the last week and an accumulation of the excitement, the buzz and i think it's a great learning experience for me going forwards. it's a great step forward, and now next time, hopefully i'll be better prepared. well, let's remember emma radacanu won three matches at wimbledon, and those are the memories she seems determined to keep. i've had the best time of my life. i me

joe wilson watched the action. deep breath, step forwards. battled her own nerves, fearsome serve gone within the first set. between navratilova and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced the back—and—forth tension that is tennis. pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? that moment went to barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you come to sit down — you want a reason to stand up. that's pliskova's husband. one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone here, it's made it better than i could ever have imagined. 50 years ago, another indigenous australian, the great evonne goolagong, won this title on this court. that's inspiration.

joe wilson is at wimbledon. the breezes trying to push across the dark clouds.er. that kind of thing does happen a lot in sport. the captain of her, interesting to get her reflections on what happened last night when we spoke earlier today. given the occasion and with the roof closed _ given the occasion and with the roof closed and _ given the occasion and with the roof closed and the crowd getting as excited — closed and the crowd getting as excited as they were, it was a huge match~ _ and i think we just have to remind ourselves that emma is still 18 years of age, but inexperienced. she's never played in front of a crowd of that size before. she, in terms of professional tennis, she hasn't even put in a full year on tour yet. so there's loads of room for improvement, and it's back to the drawing board. but i do trust, i know she's 0k, she's still recovering, and i'm sure we'll hear from her at some point today. yes, indeed. in the meantime, we have these really interesting quarterfinals to look forward to. some unusual names in those matches stop i will retur

i rise in strong support of the rewards for justice act introduced by joe wilson and congressman deutch good bipartisan bill and it will make a difference. the bill would expand rewards for justice program to authorize rewards for individuals coming forward with information on sanctions evasion practices and it was inspired by bassam barabandi, a syrian defector at the syrian embassy who worked against critics. are he lobbied the u.s. government on syrian oligarches. the assistance highlighted the need to create a mechanism to encourage individuals to come forward. the legislation will do just that and enhance compliance with u.s. and international sanctions, increase competence in the rule of law and regimes trying to circumvent regimes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. houlahan: i yield myself such time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. this legislation is vital to helping the united states protect human rights and the rule of law around the world. by allowing the s

federer�*s record of 20 grand slam titles apiece after he beat matteo berrettini at wimbledon. joe wilsonhe ultimate opponent but when berrettini raised his game, we heard. that's in! london supporting italy. first set, berrettini. if djokovic was shocked a bit, he reacted — took sets two and three — his fans present. past three hours, louder the noise — "matteo," chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. the break followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point — it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was — grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey that is not stopping here. level now with federer and nadal — they will be aware. three british players on court for the mixed doubles title — california's desirae krawczyk and liverpool's neal skupski champions just before 8pm. that's all the sport for now. let us talk about the fans. throughout the tournament gareth southgate has said so much about the energy of the fans, how the team have fed off that energy and support and

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.fight. it�*s likely to be rearranged for october. fury beat wilder to become wbc champion in february last year, 1a months after the pair shared a thrilling draw in los angeles. england�*s makeshift one—day side comfortably beat pakistan in their first international in cardiff — that�*s despite an entirely new set of players having to be brought in just two days ago, after a covid outbreak in the original england squad. they got off to the perfect start. they had pakistan 26—4, with saqib mahmood the pick of the bowlers. pakistan were all out for 1a! and england chased that down for the loss ofjust one wicket. the second of three matches is at lord�*s tomorrow. there will be no spectators at the olympics in tokyo, due to rising cases of coronavirus — after it was announced that the state of emergency in the city will run throughout the games. the olympic flame has arrived in the capital, but the public was kept away from a low—key ceremony. however, there may be some fans allowed at ve

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.from josh adams, asjoe lynskey reports won a spot“s great event starts in silence. this tour of south africa is different. the players are“ live in a bottle —— bubble is the hotel and the pitch. but they are here. the youngest alliance since the 805. now has scored on his debut. this warm—up match with sigma lion5 wa5 warm—up match with sigma lion5 was his team's opportunity. in the next three weeks, they play for their place. here, scotland's ellie price got his platform. his first lion5 try wa5 got his platform. his first lion5 try was one of eight they scored and wales“ josh adams got four of them. with speed like this, he will get more through the weeks. this was the dominant start the british and irish lion5 expected stop in a stadium at altitude in a lockdown stadium. this year, just playing through to the end would be a victory. joe lenski, bbc news. ireland came out on top, after a thrilling nine—try encounter against japan. the lead changed hands eight times during the match b

joe wilson, bbc news at wimbledon.r—finals. the top seed barty overcame french open champion barbora krejcikova with relative ease on monday and will bid to reach herfirst wimbledon semi—final. novak djokovic continued his bid for a record—equalling 20th men's grand slam title, with a routine win over chile's cristian garin. the world number one sailed through to the quarter—finals in straight sets — he'll play marton fucsovics next. and another familiar face through to the quarter—finals. eight—time wimbledon champion roger federer beat italy's lorenzo sonego in straight sets. now, just one day to go until england's semi—final match against denmark, and manager gareth southgate says he and the team have the opportunity to bring happiness to millions. the squad looked in great spirits as they trained at st georges park yesterday ahead of their first semi—final at a european championship since 1996. but before all that it's italy versus spain in the first semi—final at wembley tonight. both teams trained after arriving

joe wilson, bbc news at wimbledon.'s grand slam title with a routine win over chile's cristian garin. the world number one sailed through to the quarter—finals in straight sets. he'll play marton fucsovics. energy levels are really good. i'm pleased. this is the quickest surface in sport, so obviously coming off from clay takes a little bit of time to adapt to adjust your game and to make sure that you are at your best. so the further the tournament goes, ifeel like i'm more comfortable playing on grass. i look forward to the next challenge. and another familiar face through to the quarter—finals. eight—time wimbledon champion roger federer beat italy's lorenzo sonego in straight sets. now, just one more day to go until england's semi—final match against denmark, and manager gareth southgate says he and the team have the opportunity to bring happiness to millions. the squad looked in great spirits as they trained at st georges park yesterday, ahead of their first semi—final at a european championship since 1996. it's w

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. just 18, incredible.nd katherine brunt hit the winning runs. england are now six points to two up in the multi—format series. a controversial managerial appointment has been confirmed. rafa benitez, the former liverpool boss, has taken over at everton. benitez replaces carlo ancelotti, who left last early last month, and he'll need to win over fans, who took offence when he described everton as a "small club" when he was in charge at liverpool. and tottenham's 72 days search for a new manager is finally over — they've appointed former wolves boss nuno espirito santo. he replaces his portuguese compatriotjose mourinho, who was sacked in april. jadon sancho is on england duty at the euros. and it looks as though he's heading for manchester united, who've agreed a deal in principle to sign him from borussia dortmund. it's understood united will pay around £73 million for the winger, who's still only 21, and who joined the german side from manchester city in 2017. he's been given the go—ahead to discuss perso

have expected from the house republican conference to yell "you lie" at president barack obama, joe wilsonw who did it was sitting right behind me and when the president looked to see who did it, i think he was looking at me thinking i had done it. but when the president addresses the congress, that's his opportunity to speak and in the name of civility, there should be respect. >> black america saw a president of whom all of us were extremely proud, being treated as if he was not president, as if he was just an interloper, as if he had broken into the white house and was occupying the building. >> you lie! you lie! >> for the right, wilson did become something of a folk hero. suddenly people from all over the u.s. were contributing to his campaign. money was really, really pouring in. >> it was a big indication to me that things are going to get worse. that's an indicator of how deeply hateful some people in the country, even some people in the congress, were with respect to the president. and clear to me that there's going to be deep divisions and this would be very difficult to heal. >>

joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon.s will need to withstand huge levels of radiation so they are testing them in this special room. the entrance is this 1.5 tonne steel and polythene door, which you pull like that and get out of the way and then i have to stop the momentum so it doesn't bounce so much. it's pretty heavy! then we go in the room. i've got the geiger counter but it is very safe, the room isn't being used at the moment and you can hear there is no radiation anywhere. when you come in, there is this blue door here which will open and a beam fires 1.5 billion times the normal number of neutrons at whatever you put in its path and what that does is recreate really high levels of radiation. and here is the room in action. the white dots are radiation damaging the camera's electronics. building tougher electronics could also help protect our technology from naturally occurring cosmic radiation. it has become a modern problem because electronics are getting smaller, faster and doing more and that means it's getti