the spaniard, who lost to serena in the 2015 final, beat magdalena rybarikova 6—1, 6—1 to take her place wimbledon final in three years. there was more british interest for the fans at wimbledon. jamie murray made it through to the mixed—doubles semi—finals with his partner martina hingis. they beat british pair ken skupski and jocelyn rae 6—4, 6—4. through to the other semi—final are heather watson and her partner henri kontinen. they're the defending champions, and beat rohan bopanna and gabriela dabrowski by two sets to one. there was a shock for the defending champion gordon reid in the men's wheelchair singles. he lost in the first round in straight sets to sweden's stefan olsson, the man he beat to win the title last year. a better start for reid's doubles partner alfie hewett. he beat frenchman nicolas peifer two sets to one to earn his first singles win on grass. he'll now face argentina's gustavo fernandez in the semi—finals, a repeat of the french open final, which hewett won. away from wimbledon chris froome has lost the leader's yellow jersey for the first time at the tour de

third seed karolina pliskova was knocked—out by magdalena rybarikova.hat's the fifth straight year, the czech has gone out in the second round. pliskova said "probably it's something in the air here" at the all england club. austin halewood watched the action. with pedro kvitova out of the women's draw, karolina pliskova became favourite for the title, facing tough competition in the form of magdalena rybarikova. after winning the first set, nerves kicked in in the second. karolina pliskova is known for the powerboat into the decider it was the slovakia tennis player who dominated. based on performances this year karolina pliskova is the best in the world but it was world number 87 who sealed the biggest upset so far. but it was world number 87 who sealed the biggest upset so fanm is difficult to play her because she plays so well and she has just won the tournament, so i was not late i am going to lose, but i wasn't confident, and i am speechless right now and so happy i made get through this match. it is an amazing feeling. world number one angelique

third seed karolina pliskova was knocked—out by magdalena rybarikova.out in the second round. pliskova said "probably it's something in the air here" at the all england club. austin halewood watched the action. with pedro kvitova out of the women's draw, karolina pliskova

and either magdalena rybarikova or coco vandeweghe will be in the semi—finals. the most expensive player to move between two british clubs. his transfer finally confirmed. he's signed a 5—year—deal at manchester united — who've paid everton $97 million initially. the belgian's joined his new team—mates in los angeles for their pre—season tour. the transfer‘s believed to include $20 million in potential additions. lukaku's new managerjose mourinho says the 24—year—old will be a natural fit. he added: "he's a big player and big personality who wants to improve at the biggest club." meanwhile, wayne rooney's been speaking at his first news conference after re—signing for everton from manchester united. he says his career‘s not winding down. quite the opposite. i always play like to have someone to prove. i am not going into retirement, i am to prove. i am not going into retirement, iam ready to prove. i am not going into retirement, i am ready to play. i wa nt to retirement, i am ready to play. i want to win and be successful at this football club and that is where

muguruza will play magdalena rybarikova, who has become the lowest ranked woman to make the women's semi—finals 24th seed coco wandeweghe, beating the american in straight sets. the first winner of the day was novak djokovic. his fourth round match was scheduled for yesterday. the delay didn't trouble the number two seed. djokovic beating adrian mannarino in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals where he'll play tomas berdych. now during the match djokovic complained of a hole near the baseline and made his feelings known to the umpire. he's not the first player to raise the issue about the state of the courts at this year's championships. the courts honestly are not that great this year and many players feel the same. it is what it is. the weather also affects the grass. i am sure the grounds men know theirjob the best in the world that the grass is probably the most complex surface to maintain. it is not easy and they are trying their best. but, i have played better courts. elsewhere jamie murray and his partner martina hingis made progress in the mixed doubles. the top seeds beat the czec

garbine muguruza up against this years wimbledon fairy tale in the shape of world number 87, magdalena rybarikovaarch after knee and wrist injuries, can she continue her cindarella story and book a place in the final. the second semi—final also promises to be a cracker. after becoming the first british woman into the semi—finals at the all england club in almost a0 years, johanna konta will be looking to feed off a partizan crowd as she takes on 37—year—old, venus williams. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. yesterday was a lovely day across large swathes of the uk. after some early rain in the south—east, that soon cleared away, and the sun came out for the afternoon. and it was a fine and sunny day in cumbria, thanks to the weather watchers for sending in the pictures. we saw the sunshine through the day yesterday. clear skies overnight, and that will take us on into the morning. with those clear skies it will be chilly in some rural spots. major towns and cities start

muguruza will take on this years wimbledon fairy tale story in the shape of world number 87 magdalena rybarikovaarch after knee and wrist injuries. while 37—year—old venus williams will fight the partisan crowd against britain's johanna konta. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. see you later. good morning. yesterday was one of those days for the southern half of the uk. yes, the covers were on the court at wimbledon. the rain was heavy at times and the umbrellas were out. it wasn't just across the south—east of england where we saw rain. further west in the south of wales it was hammering it down for a time. extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterday's radar. the brighter colours indicate heavier downpours. that rain is on the move overnight, moving southwards and eastwards. so it is the far south—east that first thing still has some rain to be had. temperatures about 14—15 degrees. a little bit lower than recently and dipping into single figures in northern scot

she won the title at eastbourne in the build up to the tournament but was beaten by magdalena rybarikova went to a deciding set, but it was the slovak who triumphed. top seed angelique kerber beat belgium's kirsten flipkens 7—5 7—5. kerber‘s struggled this year and has seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the tag of world number one, but she's just come through a hard fought battle with flipkens. there were some distressing scenes on court 17 as the american player bethanie mattek—sands suffered a really nasty knee injury. it left her screaming and crying on the court during her match with romania's sorana cirstea. mattek—sands‘ doubles partner lucie safarova, with whom she has won four grand slam titles, also came to console her. england's cricketers, led by new captainjoe root, recovered well on the opening day of the first test against south africa at lord's. after a shaky start they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 18a not out. our sports correspondent andy swiss was at lords for us. an incredible performance from joe root. things seem to be going well but his predecessor alast

there has been a fairy tale, continuing for the unseeded slovakian magdalena rybarikova. 35 previous third round since turning pro. she was ranked outside of the top 400 in the as march, due to injuries. she was appearing in her first as march, due to injuries. she was appearing in herfirst grand slam quarterfinal, at 87 in the world, the lowest ranked semifinalist in a grand slam in history. the international olympic committee is preparing to vote on whether to award the 2024 and 2028 summer games at the same time. paris and los angeles are the only two cities in the running and made presentations on tuesday. the french president emmanuel macron was at the meeting in switzerland, throwing his support behind the paris bid. french people are ready. 0r french people are ready. or they would not be here, if they were not ready. they decided to hope, they decided to make a bid themselves. i am here to say, ok, our people are ready to host these games. not to be outdone, us president donald trump tweeted saying working hard to get the olympics for the united states. stay tuned. let's spea

magdalena rybarikova and coco vandeweghe will com plete rybarikova and coco vandeweghe will completetake on sam querrey. gilles muller will need plenty of rest after that epic against nadal last night, before he takes on marin cilic, who's reached this stage for the fourth successive year. it's a repeat of last year's semi—final, where milos raonic beat roger federer, while tomas berdych takes on novak djokovic. 2001 wimbledon champion goran ivanisevic has no doubts and finally, only one contender for the image of the day. maybe not after that johanna maybe not after thatjohanna konta victory. fittingly, on a day of rain showers, one man's lone battle against the elements and his rain poncho. he was trying to stay dry while watching the murray and hingis mixed doubles on court two, but got into a bit of a tangle. sometimes it's best to admit defeat. good night from sportsday hello there. at least johanna hello there. at leastjohanna konta gives some of the people at wimbledon plenty to cheer about as the rain arrived. it is here to stay for the rest of the evening. some of that rain

third seed karolina pliskova was knocked out after losing in three sets to world number 87, magdalena rybarikova, and is the highest—ranked player to exit the women's draw. and finally, he is an animal that has made a very big impression. and you can see why, rather cute. this female baby pygmy hippopotamus has just been introduced to the public at chile's buin zoo. it's two weeks old and currently weighs in at 14 kilos. when she reaches the age of eight months the baby will be separated from her mum and sent to another zoo for breeding. but as you can see, the crowd is absolutely but as you can see, the crowd is a bsolutely love but as you can see, the crowd is absolutely love seeing her. let's face it, she is incredibly cute. so why not? more on the g20 now, and the world is entering a dangerous phase — that's according to the former prime minister of australia, who helped to shape the g20 into the summit that it is today. i spoke to him earlier. i think there are two levels of risk at present. one is a too political risk, and we see of course what is unfolding in the korean peninsula, with a

williams will play garbine muguruza after her victory over magdalena rybarikova. jamie murray and martina hingis back into the mixed doubles semifinals. also coming up chris froome loses the yellow jersey at the tour de france as he struggles on the final climb into dayback to stage. good evening. welcome to another busy day here at wimbledon. fewer matches as the tournament comes to the final few days for us to talk about but they are of far greater significance and fourjohanna konta, none bigger than her semifinal against venus williams out on centre court earlier. unfortunately it didn't go as the crowd hoped. konta failed to become the first british woman in a0 years to make it took to wimbledon singles final. this story... all smiles forjoanna conn this morning, relaxed, hard to believe she was about to begin the biggest match of her life. still the absence of the training ground is rather different on centre court. met with the growing tide of up and the glare of expectation but also by venus williams, one of the best the modern game has seen. that is a pres

garbine muguruza is two breaks to the good upon magdalena rybarikova in the first set.el croft joins me. number one to a former british and one, annabel croftjoins me. how big day is this for british tennis?” think it's monumental, actually. —— backin think it's monumental, actually. —— back in 1997 —— in 1978, there was virginia wade. there's a buzz about the championships this year. tennis she's played has been mesmerising. she's got the weight of the nation on her shoulders but it doesn't seem to bother her. shejust on her shoulders but it doesn't seem to bother her. she just needs to keep on applying her formula and doing what she does best. venus williams started at wimbledon in 1997. she is now seeking an eighth grand slam title. what challenge does she posted johanna konta today? beers is very at home on centre court. it's where she's had her greatest successes —— venus williams is very at home on centre court. its the 20th wimbledon. even though she's the oldest player in the draw at 37 years of age, she is playing some of our best tennis. she brings enormous st

wimbledon, and was highly fancied in what's a very open women's competition, was beaten by magdalena rybarikovat it was the slovak player who triumphed. how about this for a great way to wina how about this for a great way to win a match? he took match point in a truly spectacular fashion. grigor dmitrov beat marcos baghdatis in straights sets. a diving volley completing a comfortable win for the 13th seed, who on this form looks like he could go a long way in this tournament. and jamie murray and his doubles partner bruno soa res were victorius in the first round of the men's doubles competition. murray and soares beat the czech pair romanjebavy and jiri vesely in straight sets. jamie, bringing you to talk about karolina pliskova because she was one of the favourites to take the women's title? it's still wide open but according to the bookmakers, that makes organic onto the favourite for the title this year? is that too much pressure for her —— johanna konta the favourite.“ is that too much pressure for her —— johanna konta the favourite. it is very open, with serena not being here, it makes i

czech player, who won the title at eastbourne in the build up to the tournament was beaten by magdalena rybarikovavak player who triumphed. top seed angelique kerber has just beaten belgium's kirsten flipkens 7—5, 7—5 on centre court. kerber‘s struggled this year and has seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the tag of world no.1, but she's just come through a hard fought battle with flipkens. england's cricketers — led by new captainjoe root — recovered well on the first day of the first test against south africa at lord's. after a shaky start, they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 184 not out. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was at lords for us. we talk about captain's innings, but what an incredible performance from joe root. when he came into bat, england were in all sorts of trouble. england had won that some things seem to be going well but are still cook went for three. keaton jennings went and will be kicking himself for not revealing that one. joe root gave a couple of chances when he came in that held firm whilst the wickets tumbled around him. after lunch he am ben stokes reall

she will face muguruza of spain, she had an easy win against magdalena rybarikova, how do you see thehe has come back now and it is her time to show that she is back. but venus has shown today she still owns centre court, while her sister is away. her sister is away, the absence of serena williams, how much do you think it has shown the people there is a real quality left in women's tennis without her? wie there is. serena williams text message to venus and said look after the fort until i am back, bring that trophy home. she said how much was missing her sister, she has only ever lost in the final to serena. it will be a big match between venus williams and gabi is, but johanna big match between venus williams and gabi is, butjohanna konta is out. chris froome has lost the yellow jersey after stage 12 of the tour de france. fabio aru now leads him by six seconds. after easing their way through nearly 200 kilometres, both riders came off the road and were lucky not to have a serious crash. but the real drama was saved for the end. frenchman romain ba rdet leaving the leading pack behi

there's a second round women's match between the third seed karolina pliskova and slovakia's magdalena rybarikova first set. you can watch all of the action on bbc one and the bbc sport website and app. after a shaky start, england's cricketers are recovering on the opening day of the first test with south africa at lords. our correspondent andy swiss is there. already, on his debut as captain, it isa already, on his debut as captain, it is a captain's innings from joe root? i don't think andy can hear us at the moment. well, what fantastic scenes we have had in lourdes in the last few minutes. joe root has just reached his century, a century on his debut as england test captain. it was a true captain's innings. he reached it with a boundary a few moments ago. england, currently 209-5. as i moments ago. england, currently 209—5. as i say, it has been some innings byjoe root. he came in when england were in real trouble. they lost early wickets, alistair cook 43. the lost early wickets, alistair cook a3. the wickets continued to tumble before lunch. bairstow, going for ten. joe root rode his luck.

meanwhile, magdalena rybarikova is set up on court 0ne against coco vandeweghe. novak djokovic, his fourth—round match was scheduled for yesterday, but the delay did not trouble the number two seed. djokovic beating adrian mannarino in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where he will play tomas berdych. it has been said the grass underfoot has not been at its best. the courts are not great this year. many players feel the same. but it is what it is. the weather also affects the grass, the groundsman, i'm sure they know theirjob the best in the world. but the grass is probably the most complex surface to maintain. it is not easy, and they are trying their best. but i have played on better courts. a day off for andy murray, but not forjamie. he and his partner martina hingis made progress in the mixed doubles. the top seeds beat the czech pair romanjebavy and lucie hradecka in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. the future of the british grand prix has been left uncertain after silverstone's owner confirmed they have activated a break clause to stop ho

the spaniard who lost to serena in the 2015 final beat magdalena rybarikova 6—1, 6—1 to take her place brits in action. jamie murray and his partner martina hingis of switzerland are taking on ken skupski and jocelyn rae in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles. murray and hingis have taken the first set on centre court. they are a break up in the second set as well. gordon reid's defence of his wimbledon wheelchair singles title ended in the first round as he lost to sweden's stefan 0lsson 6—2, 6—3 who goes into the semi—finals. chris froome has lost the yellow jersey after stage 12 of the tour de france. fabio aru now leads him by six seconds. after easing their way through nearly 200 kilometres, both riders came off the road and were lucky not to have a serious crash. but the real drama was saved for the end. frenchman romain ba rdet leaving the leading pack behind as he took the stage victory. aru wasn't too far behind him — but froome just ran out of gas. a full 20 seconds behind the italian aru, who takes the yellow jersey. and manchester city are close to a £50 million dealfor

meanwhile, magdalena rybarikova is a set up on court one against coco wandeweghe.rt for some time because of the rain. i would imagine novak djokovic was pleased to get his game off today. the delay didn't seem to put him off? yes, that late finish yesterday due to rafa nadal and gilles muller meant he had to return this morning for his match against adrian mannarino. he made light work of it, winning in straight sets. very co mforta ble winning in straight sets. very comfortable indeed for djokovic, going for his fourth title. after the match he was critical, as many players have been, of the condition of the courts. the cords honestly are not that great this year. many players feel the same. it is what it is. the weather affects the grass. i'm sure the groundsman know theirjob the best in the world. but the grass is probably the most complex service to make, to maintain. it is not easy. they are trying their best. but i have played on better courts. jamie murray and martina hingis reached the fourth round of the mixed doubles. play suspended a couple of times bec

the 14th seed thrashed the unseeded magdalena rybarikova in little over an hour to make it to her second the last four. and jamie could be facing a fellow briton across the net if he makes it to the final because there‘s a familiar british name in the other semi final, heather watson is through with her partner henri kontinen. they are the defending champions and could make it back to back titles after they won their match in three sets yesterday. the wheelchair tournaments started yesterday here but there was disappointment for defending champion britain‘s gordon reid. he lost in the singles in straight sets to sweden‘s steffan olsson, the man he beat to win the title last year. better news, though, for alfie hewett, he won his first singles win on grass. chris froome has lost the yellow jersey at the tour de france. the three—time race winner finished down in seventh on stage 12, handing the overall lead to rival fabio aru. he basically said he didn‘t have the legs when it mattered as the race got into the pyrenees. to football now and manchester city have agreed a fee of £50 million f

meanwhile, magdalena rybarikova became the lowest ranked woman to make the women's semi—finals at wimbledonhe's one step away from another, after beating svetlana kuznetsova in straight sets to reach the semis. and number one seeds jamie murray and martina hingis booked their place in the quarter—finals of the mixed doubles. the pair enjoyed a straight sets win over romanjebavy and lucie hradecka. and the skupski brothers, kenneth and neal, are through to the quarter finals of the men's doubles. they beat marcus daniell and marcelo demoliner in four sets. they face fourth seeds lukasz kubot and marcelo melo this morning. the brothers from liverpool only booked their accommodation down here for the first week and they've had to move hotels, find somewhere else to move hotels, find somewhere else to stay, because they are playing so well! andy murray is back on centre today for his quarter—final against the american sam querrey. in practise yesterday, he still looked like he was struggling for full fitness. he's aiming for an eighth semi—final, and his match against the number 2a seed gets un