and she'll now face angelique kerber in the last four, after the 2018 wimbledon champion beat karolina muchovaso into their first wimbledon semifinals. sabalenka beat tunisia's 0ns jabeur, who'd become the first arab woman to reach the last eight at the all england club. her adventure is over, though, so sabalenka will now face pliskova, who overcame viktorija golubic. it's going to be tough match. she's a great _ it's going to be tough match. she's a great player. her game also really well on _ a great player. her game also really well on the — a great player. her game also really well on the grass, but i'm looking forward _ well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to— well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to this match. mark... nick parrott reports. a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again. it was a place where he won back in 2010, doing it again was what mattered. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perf

she's been looking absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. people were expecting her to get this far at wimbledon, but she's finally got past that mental hurdle in her head of only reaching the fourth round of the grand slam. into the semifinals she goes after ending ons jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the first arab woman to get this far at these championships, saw her run ended in straight sets. she didn't have all the answers she needed to get past a hard—hitting sabalenka. and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. pliskova easing through her quarterfinal in straight sets. in absolute style, as we've seen her play throughout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. and before we go — water slides are a st

she's been looking absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. 0n the other sidehat on grass. not many people were expecting her to get this far at wimbledon, but she's finally got past that mental hurdle in her head of only reaching the fourth round of the grand slam. into the semifinals she goes after ending 0ns jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the first arab woman to get this far at these championships, saw her run ended in straight sets. she didn't have all the answers she needed to get past a hard—hitting sabalenka. and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. pliskova easing through her quarterfinal in straight sets. in absolute style, as we've seen her play throughout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. a little more spor

and she'll now face angelique kerber in the last four, after the 2018 wimbledon champion beat karolina muchovar. her game also really well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to this match _ mark cavendish sprinted to his 33rd victory at the tour de france. nick parrott reports. a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again. a place where he won back in 2010. doing it again was what mattered. he took it easy at the intermediate sprint. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses amd concentrations and classes not much you can do about mechanical problems. catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish, and once again, he surged to victory — his third of the tour. if he can survive tomorrow's climbs, he'll get the chance to equal the record of 34 stage wins. nick parrott, bbc news. the british and irish lions�* tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and o

and she'll now face angelique kerber in the last four, after the 2018 wimbledon champion beat karolina muchovaa's 0ns jabeur, who'd become the first arab woman to reach the last eight at the all england club. her adventure is over though so sabalenka will now face pliskova who overcame viktorija golubic. another win for mark cavendish who sprinted to his 33rd stage victory at the tour de france taking stage ten in valence. afterfour hours riding his der—kerr—nick quickstep team mates guided him perfectly to the finish. he's nowjust one stage win from equalling eddy merckx's record of 34 victories and could reach that milestone on thursday. taday pogacia retains the overall lead. the british and irish lions�* tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and one member of the management team returned positive covid tests. 0rganisers say they are looking to reschedule the game or provide another opponent. meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of

over on court number one, 2018 champion angelique kerber is up against 2019 quarter—finalist karolina muchovareth southgate has been clear throughout that he has laboured that point at all. he has tried to free the players from the shackles that it carried through previous tournaments. this is a fantastic opportunity for a medical on a replicate that achievement is back in 1966 by winning a major tournament for the very first time since then. they are not going to get a better opportunity. yes, it is denmark, a team that cannot be underestimated. a waiver of emotion has swept through so far. gareth southgate is a very good in keeping his players feet on the ground. they have produced a brilliant results. because two of to a slow start but with harry kane firing, still no goals conceded. that emphatic win against ukraine in the room, 4—0 winners. it is set up beautifully for england. winners. it is set up beautifully for england-— it's what it means to the country really. it's not... i think if you're a coach, it's a bit like being a parent. you gone past the moment where it's about you and it

after that, it's karolina muchova against angeligue kerber.t semifinal at wembley tonight. both teams trained after arriving in london yesterday. the italians have been one of the stand out sides so far and are one of the favourites to win the tournament. translation: we know. that it won't be that easy. we know that we need to produce a big performance because spain are a top side. we're in the semi—finals of the european championship. and so it's very unlikely to find easy opposition. the australian grand prix has been called off for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. the event in melbourne was due to take place in november, but has been abandoned because of tight border controls in australia. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thanks very much. draft legislation intended to tackle what ministers describe as a "broken asylum system" is being introduced to parliament. the home office says the bill will help prevent people who have passed through a safe country claiming asylum in t