in the final, and novak djokovic in the final, and novak djokovic is adding their may he has broken,will tell you very quickly what a big cheer the court 17 behind us, alfie hewitt into the final of the wheelchair doubles. it looks like novak djokovic will make the final this year.— final this year. what a story to brina final this year. what a story to bring you _ final this year. what a story to bring you from _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour- final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour de - final this year. what a story to - bring you from the tour de france, mark cavendish was a man out of form, contract and without a ride form, contract and without a ride for the race. he was draughted in as a last—minute replacement and today he has followed earlier winds of the tour to equal the long time record for stage wins. he tour to equal the long time record for stage wins-— tour to equal the long time record for stage wins. he thought he would never write another _ for stage wins. he thought he

the men's side with novak djokovic— the men's side with novak d'okovic. . . ~ , ., ., djokovic. on _ djokovic. we have an australian producer working on this - djokovic. we have an australian producer working on this story, | producer working on this story, ben, it is in australia quarterfinal. ash barty against either tom langdon beach, who basically had that win. it shows how late it is there! do you think ash barty could emerge as the winner in the women's side? yeah absolutely! she is comfortable on grass, no—one doubts after she recovered from that head injury. and she is basically doing 0k, and herwins injury. and she is basically doing 0k, and her wins were convincing so far. she should probably be favourite. quick word about the man. no surprises, djokovic is through. fetter is through but it wasn't easy, but straight sets in the end? —— roger federer. but there is no—one but novak djokovic to win the men's singles, is there? i djokovic to win the men's singles, is there?- djokovic to win the men's singles, is there? ithink if novak djokovic— singles, is there? ithink if

[crowd cheers] confidence can quickly drain against novak djokovic, though. double fault even away the first set, and the opponent discovering that playing novak djokovic is like playing against a brick wall. everything comes back at you. the serb needed to show all his best defensive qualities to keep his opponent at bay. shot after shot raining down on him. and yet, novak djokovic always has an answer. his deafness of -- deftness of touch. he won the points when it matters, and that's why he is chasing a record equaling 20th grand slam title. anchor: now the race for space is heating up as more countries seek to send astronauts into orbit. the united arab emirates is a newcomer to space exploration, and one of its first astronauts to leave the atmosphere is also the nation's first female astronaut. reporter: nora on the right wants to reach for the stars and is one step closer to the goal. she will be the arab world's first female astronaut, a big step for her and women's rights in the united arab emirates. >> the fact that i was selected to be part of the

good one for novak djokovic. cristian garin away some of the fourth round.way to the title. it would be a record equalling 20th grand slam if he can get it. the women's draw feels much more open, and the best games of these championships in the first few days have surely been on the women's side. today we had another one. a terrific match with ons jabeur who continues to make history at these championships. she is into the fourth round after beating the 2017 champion guardini eight muguruza coming from a set down. she is the first arab woman, the first north african woman to get this far at wimbledon. she had real nerves at match point. we saw her vomit in the corner of the centre court before she served out for victory. but a terrific for her, she called it afterwards the biggest win of her life. iam very i am very happy and honestly this is the first time i've been on centre court and it is amazing energy. thank you, guys. the energy is amazing. and i think come i plate on the fourth centre court before, and this is i want here, this... i am so happy. what

novak djokovic is through, so as roger federer.auff. the most manic moment was reserved unfortunately for the last remaining british pair in the singles, amber rudd khan who had to retire for good reasons. as i am going to show you here, she has become a feature of the headline writers at all the papers, and this is the front page of the times. she bowed out in the fourth round. and this is the front page of the daily telegraph. ben rothenberg as a writer for the new york times and hosts the no challenges remaining podcast. yeah, very abrupt, mysterious, disappointing, for sure. she was playing well and second set seem to have breathing difficulties and left court for treatment and did not come back. it's very unusual for a player to sort of retire from a match or abandon a match without coming back on the court to shake the opponent's and in that sort of thing. it was concerning for her that she was able to make it back. she was doing well. there hasn't been much information from the tournament orfrom her about how she is doing mo

will and what a story for matteo berrettini but we are gripped by the second semifinal involving novak djokovic because it has been exciting and intriguing and he has had chances but the story of the month so far is that he simply has not taken them. he made a good start in the sun and he broke early and he dealt with it in the first grand slam semifinal. good start from him but then in the first big moments that followed, he just did not take advantage of those break points that he had and novak novak djokovic fought back and the second set again, recurring story of this match so far. missing on the big occasions and he is two sets down at the moment and that is live on centre court with 1—0 the score. and matteo berrettini wants to be the first italian man to reach a final after he beat the polish player in four sets. this is the sporting venue or an italian hopes to make a name for himself in a major final. italian hopes to make a name for himself in a majorfinal. he may have other engagements but taking the semifinal was the next best thing. forthe the semifinal was the next best thing. for

say that, novak this year and as i say that, novak djokovic— this year and as i say that, novak djokovicow stands on the brink. he has got _ djokovic now stands on the brink. he has got championship points on the berrettini _ has got championship points on the berrettini surface that one moment this if— berrettini surface that one moment this if for— berrettini surface that one moment this if for berrettini to stay in these — this if for berrettini to stay in these championships. djokovic is perhaps— these championships. djokovic is perhapsjust now seconds these championships. djokovic is perhaps just now seconds away from getting _ perhaps just now seconds away from getting this done and what a moment for berrettini. serve has held pretty— for berrettini. serve has held pretty well in this match but diokovic _ pretty well in this match but djokovic puts a backhand in and cross _ djokovic puts a backhand in and cross core — djokovic puts a backhand in and cross core and this time berrettini comes_ cross core and this time berrettini comes to — cross core and this time berrettini comes to

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challenging novak djokovic was denis shapovalov, 22, seeded ten, and full of talent.kovic 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 finals, matteo, don't go to wembley. to be decided on saturday, the women's title, barty and pliskova, two first time finalists, two sets is all it takes. joe wils

ultimately, it's no surprise to see novak djokovic into his seventh wimbledon final.ame number as roger federer and rafael nadal. standing in his way on friday was denis shapovalov, the 22—year—old canadian who's won so many admirers at these championships with the way he plays. and he made djokovic work hard for this. losing in straight sets, yes, but hanging in there in each and every one. from the beginning, when he broke djokovic early, he showed his intent, and at times, he got tight and nervous — and that was his undoing on this occasion. but he will hope for better in the future. matteo berrettini is who awaits novak djokovic in sunday's final — the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. he got past hubert her cash in four sets, the polish 14th knocked out roger federer and daniil medvedev. but for hurkacz, he couldn't keep his nerves under control, at least in the first two sets before he battled back to win the third. but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. before the men's final on sunday, we have the women's final on satur

and novak djokovic books his place in the wimbledon final.l he nowjoin federer and nadal in the 20 grand slams club? thank you forjoining us on bbc news. in a major escalation since international troops started withdrawing from afghanistan, the taliban have seized a key border crossing. islaam kalaa is one of the biggest trade gateways into iran, generating around 20 million dollars a month for the kabul government. the defence ministry says security forces are trying to recapture the site. from kabul, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more on the situation across afghanistan. these are momentous and deeply uncertain times in afghanistan. for those who don't follow afghanistan closely, what are these details coming in tell us? they tell us the taliban are making rapid advances in all areas of the country much more quickly than anybody expected. and possibly even the taliban. the latest news is they have taken over this border crossing on the border with iran at islaam kalaa. russian media now reporting tell taliban now con

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challenging novak djokovic, and full of talent. anyone for dennis? they like an underdog here. ting, but the important points worth his. this one settled the second set. paul rolled in, shop all of said he reacted accordingly. harper of said he reacted accordingly. how can ou of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call— of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? _ of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in _ of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in truth, - of said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that? in truth, much i of said he reacted accordingly. howj can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have _ can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have been - can you call that? in truth, much of the frustration must have been aim j the frustration must have been aim to have it himself. when djokovic prevailed, he released instinctive emotion. and so did his opponent. many more sum

defending men's champion novak djokovic is through — as is roger federer. manic moment was reserved, very u nfortu nately. for the last remaining british player in the singles, emma raducanu, who had to retire for medical reasons. she was largely unknown before these wimbledon championships, but has already become a feature of newspaper headlines. ben rothenberg is a writer for the new york times and host of the �*no challenges remaining' tennis podcast. hejoined me from the press room at wimbledon a short time ago saying there's been little information released about emma raducanu's retirement from the match. yeah, very abrupt, mysterious, and disappointing, for sure. raducanu was playing well and in the second set and seemed to be have some breathing difficulties and was hyperventilating a bit and then left court with the doctors for treatment and did not come back. and it's very unusual for a player to sort of retire from a match or abandon a match without coming back on the court to shake the opponent's and everything. so, it was concerning for her that

i think if novak djokovic loses, it will likely be to himself — beating himself.tini, the winner of queen's club is really emerging as a solid player on grass. but i think djokovic is still ahead of the field and pulling his way over christian garin today was very convincing. and so not many signs of slowing down at this point in the tournament. ben rothenberg. thanks for watching. hello there. monday was drierfor a while across england and wales, but we certainly saw the weather going down hill from the south. this rain here is marching its way northwards across the uk up into northern england and scotland, where already in the past few days in edinburgh, we have had a month's worth of rain. now that early rain is moving away, but this area of low pressure is taking a band of rain — heavy at times — northwards up towards scotland and northern england with blustery showers following to the south. for a while, we will have some unseasonably windy weather along the coast of england all the way from dorset across to suffolk, gusts of 50mph in the morning. it won't be

this was huge for novak djokovic to bbecause _ this was huge for novak djokovic to bbecause he had allas he will win this tournament easily. he was nervous today, _ tournament easily. he was nervous today, got— tournament easily. he was nervous today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7—6, _ today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7-6. batten— today, got up 5—2 of the opening set 7—6, batten down the hatches and won the next _ 7—6, batten down the hatches and won the next three sets. an amazing champion — the next three sets. an amazing champion. to win 20 majors is astounding. rafa nadal with 20 and roger— astounding. rafa nadal with 20 and roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25_ roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or— roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or 26— roger with 20 but djokovic can get to 25 or 26 and he could win the catendar— to 25 or 26 and he could win the calendar grand slam as well as the golden— calendar grand slam as well as the golden slam, which no male tennis player— golden slam, which no male tennis player has— golden slam, which no male tennis player has do

when novak djokovic was on court earlier, it was around 33 celsius with extremely high humidity.s the toughest conditions we have ever had toughest conditions we have ever had to deal with on the court. they managed to play their way through to the next round, both of them in straight sets, but they are asking the organisers to at least delay some of the matches later on in the day when temperatures are not quite as high. one of the problems is that because of all the covid restrictions, athletes have not been able to acclimatise themselves in the way that they would have usually done. you go to a different environment, just as a visitor, you go for a walk at certain times of day, you try to get used to how it feels. they have had those opportunities denied them. yes. previous olympics over the years, athletes would be perhaps arriving two, three, perhaps a month before the events, to acclimatise to all the conditions, the training camps, all that sort of thing. with the current restrictions in place that has been a lots more restricted this time around in tokyo. some athletes on

but crushing disappointment for novak djokovic in tennis. lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. midpoint of the games, but the sports are somewhat being overshadowed right now because what we are seeing here in tokyo and around japan is a real spike in covid cases, and this afternoon, we saw a news conference here in tokyo given by the prime minister. the prime minister said that the coronavirus rate is going up, it's unprecedented in speed, and it's been fuelled by the delta variant, like it is elsewhere. the prime minister also warning the medical system is at risk of strain, and telling people they should be at home, staying at home and watching the games from there. here he is speaking a little earlier. translation: kanagawa, osaka - we are going to issue a state - of emergency to those provinces, and hokkaido... for those prefectures, we are going to implement priority measures with the period from august 2 to august 31. this is the period for the measures. a state of emergency in tokyo and 0kinawa is also extended to august 31. this is the decision that was made. the prime

plus the airline ceo who says the mask mandate may go away >> and the victory that put novak djokovic into the history books. what he is on the verge of doing that no player has done in 30 years. >> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening. it was a history making day in new mexico marking the beginning of a whole new era for human space flight billionaire sir richard branson and a full crew rocketed more than 50 miles up to suborbital space. they spent just a few minutes suspended in zero gravity and taking in the views, then descended back to earth without a hitch. it is the same ship branson hopes will ferry private passengers as soon as next year for those who can afford the quarter million dollar price tag. tom costello was there for every moment and spoke exclusively with branson and his family. >> under a blazing sun, a new age of space travel lifted off from the new mexico desert today. virgin galactic's unity attached to the belly of its mother ship. inside, virgin founder richard branson, three other employee passengers and two pilots climbing to 46,000 feet.

perhaps a lack of fans inside the tennis arena spooked novak djokovic.e was looking to emulate the hall of major titles and the olympics. the so-called golden slab. after taking the first set against alexander zverev, the game collapsed and the germans under waited a final poet fans played their part from afar. lacking financial support in a campaign two years ago and repaid the investment to earn her country of first golden discipline. >> there was no funding for british cycling for a while. i ended up working part-time as a teaching assistant, training on the sides. i did that for two years i think. and then it was i think in 2019 when i crowd funded to help with olympic qualifications, now here i am with a gold medal, it's crazy. reporter: in football, megan rapinoe was one big star that did deliver, scoring that winning penalty against the netherlands to set up a tantalizing north american derby with canada. phil: that is it. you're up-to-date. more world news at the top of the hour. i will be back in just a moment to take you back to the stories of

zverev has the belief to challenge someone like novak djokovic.tough one to call. with the type of form know that djokovic is in, i can�*t see anyone coming close. that can't see anyone coming close. that sums u- can't see anyone coming close. that sums no what _ can't see anyone coming close. that sums up what most _ can't see anyone coming close. that sums up what most people are feeling like. we will let anne keothavong escape because she is part of the commentary team for emma raducanu�*s match, whenever that gets under way. player suspended on centre court. i can see the alexander zverev against f lix auger—aliassime, that is into a fifth set and that is the match we are waiting to finish. no doubt the roof will go up and then we will see emma raducanu. come back to me at the end of the programme if we can. we are going to shift our attention at a football because england have got denmark to play in the euro semifinals on wednesday night was that the preparation is well under way at st george�*s park, where we can cross to olly foster. many t

defending championship —— champion at novak djokovic, it is currently 3-1 to at novak djokovic, it isyou know what? it is a visit to eight —— big day twice overfor italy. it eight -- big day twice over for ital . , ., ., ., , eight -- big day twice over for ital. , ., ., ., i, italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, _ italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, the _ italy. it is, we have already seen roberto mancini, the italy- italy. it is, we have already seen i roberto mancini, the italy manager saying that all their hearts are not just on wembley today, but at wimbledon two, as they cheer on matteo very teeny in his first grand slam final. an awesome task in front of very teeny at the moment, taking on novak djokovic who is hoping to win his sixth wimbledon title here, will be 20 grand slams. that is a significant number because it would draw him level with roger federer and rafa nadal. what is extraordinary with djokovic is there when he won his first grand slam in australia, in 2008, no doubt was on four grandsons, he has been playing catch up his whole care

especially at wimbledon with no sign of decline in novak djokovic profitability or his expectation. ., , ., 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 amazing. i'm definitely aiming for that. the men because i definitely aiming for that. the men because i find _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i— definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find i was one _ definitely aiming for that. the men because i find

it is looking even better for novak djokovic— it is looking even better for novak djokovic now than whens. he is looking set to draw level with roger federer and rafaet— to draw level with roger federer and rafael and _ to draw level with roger federer and rafael and a dog on 20 grand slam wins~ _ rafael and a dog on 20 grand slam wins~ it— rafael and a dog on 20 grand slam wins it is— rafael and a dog on 20 grand slam wins it is an— rafael and a dog on 20 grand slam wins. it is an astonishing achievement if you can pull it off and bear— achievement if you can pull it off and bear in — achievement if you can pull it off and bear in mind if he does it today, — and bear in mind if he does it today, he _ and bear in mind if he does it today, he has done it from a set down _ today, he has done it from a set down. berrettini playing in his first— down. berrettini playing in his first grand slam final and this is the 30th— first grand slam final and this is the 30th for djokovic. some of the playing _ the 30th for djokovic. some of the playing has been extraordinary as he already— playing has

ultimately it is no surprise to see novak djokovic into his seventh wimbledon final.ger federer and rafa nadal. 22—year—old canadian stood in his way. he has one many fans with the way he has played and he made nojock of with the way he has played and he made no jock of each with the way he has played and he made nojock of each play hard. from the beginning, when he broke anotherjock of each alley, he showed his intent and at times he got tight and nervous and that was his undoing on this occasion but he will hope for better in the future. the italian awaits neverjock itch, the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. the poll could not keep his nerve under control, at least in the first two sets. pole —— berrettini powerful serve got him over the line. the women's final is saturday. ash barty and carina pliskova playing in theirfirst wimbledon final. for ash barty, the first australian woman to get to the final since 1980. pliskova had been written off by many and not a name people were expecting to see in the final but could she get pull off a surprise when? yo

against him, novak djokovic, the ultimate immovable opponent. 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! 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. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. straight to wembley, where it's half—ti

interesting to hear what osaka has to say about it on sunday, because i'm shortly asked about it, novak djokovicough these conditions. the rolled number two also wants the schedule changed because of the sweltering conditions —— world number two. djokovic claims they are playing in the toughest conditions he's ever experienced. all four grand slams in the same yearan all four grand slams in the same year an olympic gold — this matters to him, he says he can't understand why the schedule starts at the time it does, he wants it pushed back later in the day, saying all courts have got lights on them. daniel medvedev calling these conditions a joke — that humidity making it feel worse. these are not the only athletes i have mentioned these sweltering conditions, but they are directly calling for a change, whether we see that with organisers or things nudge later on in the date remains be seen. but novak djokovic and daniel medvedev winning their respective matches in straight sets. that humidity is draining. for now, thank you. you're watching bbc news. here in the uk, key services are struggling to

wimbledon has come to an end, with novak djokovic once again stealing the show as he beat the italians the bbc�*s chetan pathak explains. this has been a wimbledon like no other, played in a pandemic but in the end, on the final sunday, the result was one many were predicting. novak djokovic is wimbledon champion again, a 6th title here for him, but the number that matters most will be 20 — he is now level on the number of grand slams that roger federer and rafa nadal have won. extraordinary to think when djokovic won his first slam at the australian open in 2008 — federer was already on 12, nadal on four. he has been playing catch up his whole career and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way. and in today's final the italian 7th seed has lit up this tournament — 11 wins in a row on the grass, if you include his fantastic run at queens. he has won so many admirers and on centre court, the crowd was fully behind him, the underdog. he brought his best tennis for some of that first set. down a break, 5—2 and facing set point, he thought back a win that 7—6. but dj

novak djokovic didn't hold back on his criticism of having to play through these conditions.e changed out there because of the sweltering conditions, players and playing in the toughest conditions that he has experience. he's going the golden slam. if he can win this, he's doing something... that's all for grand slam �*s in the same year. this matters to him. he wants it pushed back later in the day. daniil medvedev calling the conditions of a joke. it was mid 30 celsius, making feel worse. these aren't the only athletes that have mentioned those sweltering conditions, but they are directly calling for a change. whether we see that remains to be seen, but novak djokovic and daniil medvedev ultimately winning the respective matches in straight sets. a curfew has been imposed across nearly all of afghanistan, in an attempt to prevent taliban infiltration into the country's cities. fighting has escalated over the past two months — with the insurgents capturing around half of all territory, as international troops are withdrawn. secunder kermani has more from kabul. this is comin

in the men's, novak djokovic is making things look easy.astian korda, who knocked out dan evans. he has gone out to the russian in five sets. so that story comes to an end at wimbledon. there is so much that happens. you can stay across manic monday on the bbc sport website and emma raducanu against ajla tomljanovic is the big one for the british hopes on court number one later this evening. from me, british hopes on court number one laterthis evening. from me, chetan pathak, and the team at wimbledon, thatis pathak, and the team at wimbledon, that is all for now. good night. more rain in the forecast than most of it for england and wales through the night was that it is this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture thatis of cloud on the satellite picture that is an area of low pressure bringing heavy rain and unseasonably strong winds for this time of year. that wet weather will push steadily northwards across england and wales and then grind to a halt close to the scottish borders. clearer skies to the north of that. to the south, we will

will and what a story for matteo berrettini but we are gripped by the second semifinal involving novak djokovich so far is that he simply has not taken them. he made a good start in the sun and he broke early and he dealt with it in the first grand slam semifinal. good start from him but then in the first big moments that followed, he just did not take advantage of those break points that he had and novak novak djokovic fought back and the second set again, recurring story of this match so far. missing on the big occasions and he is two sets down at the moment and that is live on centre court

and coming up on the bbc news channel, can anyone stop novak djokovic?ber one is on centre court later as he looks to reach a third straight wimbledon final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33—year—old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey. tell us what happened in court today and what the reaction was. well, sarah everard's murder was one thatjailed the entire country, and it resonated with women everywhere, but most importantly it devastated her family, but most importantly it devastated herfamily, and herfamily were in court today to hear wayne couzens appear via video link from belmarsh prison, and he said the word guilty,

is this a match that novak djokovic is expected to win? i that novak d'okovic is expected to win?the sun is _ win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, _ win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, it - win? i think that is fair to say. the sun is shining, it is - win? i think that is fair to say. i the sun is shining, it is beautiful weather at wimbledon and we have not said that every day of these championships, it feels busy already on the hill and people anticipating this final. the football is not forgotten about here, we have seen the italian manager roberto mancini tweeted his congratulations to matteo berrettini says today our hearts are notjust at matteo berrettini says today our hearts are not just at wembley, matteo berrettini says today our hearts are notjust at wembley, but at wimbledon as well, where berrettini is the first italian to be in the wimbledon final. it is a really big ask against novak djokovic, chasing all sorts of history at these championships and if he can win his sixth wimbledon title it would be his 20th grand slam title which

novak djokovic is knocked out in the olympic semi finals.s and at least 13 cities, including beijing. recorded cases are so far low, with only around 200 people infected. but according to state media, this represents china's worst outbreak since wuhan in 2020. this moment, there is an almost emergency mode in china and people being tested in large cities. china's approach afar is still trying to reach zero tolerance of infections, but whether in this day and age that is still a feasible way to go is the question right now. the moment he realised there was infection, i think dozens of flights at the airport were grounded, we are talking a thousand people make lives delayed and business delayed and now, with millions of people being tested again in the whole of the city, the effort, the —— is the effort in proportion to the risk is the question? this is bbc news. the latest headlines: amazon is fined almost $900 million — the biggest fine ever — for breaking the eu's data protection laws. two crew members are reportedly killed after an israeli

. >>> no golden slam for novak djokovic. the way he went out surprising and disappointing's economic it out. so frustrated in his bronze medal match he smashed his racket. a few moments later. watch this. throws it sbup the stands. lost the match in straight sets and later bowed out of her bronze medal mixed doubles match. next up for djokovic, u.s. open in new york beginning end of next month as he looks to complete the grand slam. definitely, though, not the olympic spirit for novak djokovic. >> wow. >> for sure. thanks, anthony. >>> heading into another busy day in tokyo, look at the medal count so far. both team usa and china tied with most medals of any nation. 46 each. china, though harks more gold medals with 21. team usa has 16 gold medals. the russian olympic committee has the third highest total with 37 medals. >>> a new record coming out of tokyo and it's not the kind to celebrate. first time tokyo passed the 4,000 mark for new covid cases in one day. a record 4,058 cases recorded. the last record was set thursday

novak djokovic didn't hold back on his criticism of having to play for these conditions. as well. they want the schedule change because of the sweltering conditions. players playing in the toughest conditions that djokovic has experience. he was going to the golden slammed. and olympic gold. this matters to him and he says he can understand why the schedule starts at the time it does. he wants to put spectator in the day. daniel medvedev calling the conditions a joke. it was to the mid—30s celsius, making it feel worse. these not the only athletes that have mentoring these —— mentioned these conditions. whether we see things and judge later on remains to be seen, but novak djokovic and daniil medvedev ultimately winning their respective matches in straight sets. we're talking about 80% humidity in tokyo today. a curfew has been imposed across nearly all of afghanistan in an attempt to prevent taliban infiltration into the country's cities. fighting has escalated over the past two months, with the insurgents capturing around half of all territory, as international troops a

(cheering) >> barnett: novak djokovic with an historic victory at wimbledon beating matt3ao berrettini four sets to capture his title on the grass court tieding djokovic with federer and nadal with 20 grand slam victories each. the olympic games in tokyo willd slam victories eac open in less than two weeks now with a near total ban on spectators. japan has imposed a state of emergency due to rising covid cases. cbs' lucy craft reports all of this is causing olympic-sized headaches. >> reporter: packed under railroad tracks and tucked into narrow alleys tokyo's pubs are an oasis for city residents but these days the oasis is running dry. it's last call for tokyo residents as the government prepares for a state of emergency when all alcoholic beverage sales will be banned for six weeks. many of the bar owners here feel the government is prioritizing the olympics ahead of their livelihood, kenichi nao runs a tequila bar. >> if the government is going to restrict our business, then i say cancel the olympics. >> reporter: this is what pub crawling in the ginsa nightlife looked like a year a

novak djokovic beat bolivia's hugo dellien in a 6—2, 6—2 first round win, but struggled in the heat andrganisers to delay the start times of olympic tennis matches. there had been a distinct lack of enthusiasm about these games among some of the locals, concerned over the spread of covid—19. but they may be a bit happier now, afterjapan won its first medals of the games in judo. takato naohisa took gold in the men's 60 kilos. and funo tanaki got silver in the women's 48 kilos. two medals to getjapan going. let's head to the olympic park in tokyo and speak to mariko ooi. good use forjapanese fans? —— mariko oi. indeed. i managed to grab one newspaper with a picture of takato naohisa winning his gold medal. his picture was on every newspaper in the morning. not just about getting the gold but how he overcame the disappointment and pressure of rio where he got a bronze medal. sporting news overtaking the scandal and controversy which is what the government had been hoping for. i was also going to mention do bouquet from the bouquet he and other medallist are holding. it comes from namie, t

novak djokovic falling in the semifinals. >> the golden slam dreams of novak djokovic resolved. >> the. must do it the hard way. >> reporter: after a netherlands, the u.s. women's soccer team moving on to the semifinals. >> the usa! >> reporter: and it was a scary day in bmx racing. >> connor fields goes down! >> reporter: reigning gold medalist connor fields taken from the track on a stretcher. tonight u.s. olympic officials say he is in the hospital, awake, but awaiting further evaluation. >> another chance to defend his olympic gold. >> reporter: in the pool, team captain ryan murphy would silver in the 200 meter backstroke, later sharing his frustration about doping in the sport. >> i do believe there is doping in swimming. >> reporter: the gold medalist a swimmer from the russian olympic committee who has insisted he is clean. murphy didn't directly accuse him, but raised questions about the race. 't know if it was 100% clean. >> reporter: while lilly king and lazor their race unfolded exactly as they planned. >> lilly king is pushing to the wall for silver and lazor gets the bron

but whist there was delight for him, there was disappointment for the world number one novak djokovicitle in the same year, are over. imran sidat reports. day seven in tokyo, and it was time for the athletics to take centre stage. the first gold medal on the track was up for grabs in the men's 10,000 metres, and a close finale was in store before the ethiopian selemon berega surged clear in the final lap. and there wasjust no stopping him. a moment the 21—year—old will never forget. translation: it means a lot to me because i've| been practising a lot. not only by myself, but together with all the ethiopian people. and also the athletics federation has been supporting me a lot. this is a very important moment for me. in the pool, there was history for tatjana schoenmaker as she took victory with a world record in the 200—metre breaststroke. it's the first time in 25 years a south african woman has won a swimming gold. i think it'll kick in when i get home probably. i don't know if it should be kicking in now because if i was crying that much when it's like half there, half not, i just

we have a familiar face in the final in novak djokovic.ing about the changing of the guard for some time now. rafael nadal chose not to be here, murray and federer gone. three of these semifinalists are first—time semifinalists. we are going to see on centre court matteo berretini. he has looked so good in these championships so far. that powerful serve, that big forehand, up against roger betterer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. this feels like a real breakthrough championship for him so far. tied in the last round, came through that in four sets, and then hubert hurkacz, what a story for him. he put the two seat out in five sets. in the quarterfinals, roger betterer�*s first in straight sets defeat here in 19 years. has he made poland proud to be the story he has had so far? one of these men heading into theirfirst grand had so far? one of these men heading into their first grand slam final, and then second up on centre court it's novak djokovic going for his 20th grand slam which would bring him level with the dell and betterer, and denni

we were talking about novak djokovic - were talking about novak djokovic and daniil medvedev complainingin. forash it was the worst conditions he had played in. for ash barty, perhaps notjust played in. for ash barty, perhaps not just the played in. for ash barty, perhaps notjust the heat played in. for ash barty, perhaps not just the heat that was an issue, sara sorribes tormo knocking her out. ash barty was nursing an injury throughout wimbledon. when you she withdrew in the second round in the french open with hip issues we were not sure we would see her at wimbledon. it emphasises what a remarkable performance it was a couple of weeks ago to lift the wimbledon title, but it is a tight turnaround and sara sorribes tormo has been playing fantastic tennis this year. she probably played the match of the championship at wimbledon against angelique kerber, and she pulls off a great win against ash barty who at least can regroup and think about the us open. another big name that featured today, simone biles. how has she done? it today, simone biles. how has she done? . , today, simone biles

while the dream of a golden slam is over for novak djokovic. to check, but have now agreed to the surgery. it is thought rashford will be sidelined for around three months. rugby australia have condemned an outburst by south africa director of rugby rassie erasmus aimed at one of their referees. erasmus posted an hour—long video on social media just two days before the springboks play the british and irish lions in the second test, criticising the refereeing from last weekend�*s series opener which the lions won 22—17. rugby australia said "the attack on nic berry�*s integrity, character and reputation is unacceptable." that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, for that. kye whyte claimed team gb�*s first olympic medal in bmx racing with a silver in the men�*s final. our correspondent eleanor roper has been spending the day at peckham bmx track in south london where kye trained. from peckham to tokyo, we�*re here where it all started for kye. four years old, he was on this track, and we�*rejoined now by

and at wimbledon, it's game, set and match for novak djokovic as he beats matteo berrettini by three

covering wimbledon where i should say novak djokovic is clearly the favourite in those men's semifinalsfact, our weather watchers spotted plenty of funnel clouds across parts of eastern england from essex through cambridgeshire, towards lincolnshire as well. over the next few days, we keep those active showers. there will be that mix of sunny spells and scattered showers bubbling up through the course of the day. so, low pressure not far away, bringing us to unsettled theme, but a ridge of higher pressure trying to build in from the west for a time on friday. so, as we head to the course of tonight, then, clear spells for most areas a little bit of patchy and showery rain for eastern scotland. cloudier skies in general for scotland, northern ireland and western fridges of england and wales. central and eastern areas looking largely clear overnight, temperatures holding up between 12—14 degrees. so, a mild start to friday morning, and for some of us, there will be some sunshine from the word go. it is going to be something of an east—west split, so for central and eastern england and eas

concerns raised by novak djokovic.first day of the tennis tournament a number of players have said the conditions are too difficult to play the world's top two men's players — novak djokovic and daniil medvedev — have both called on the organisers to move matches to later in the day, so the conditions aren't quite as opressive. the temperatures on court stayed at around 33 degrees celsius — with extremely high humidity too. both players said they were the toughest conditions they had ever had to deal with. but they both comfortably made their way through to the next round in straight sets. they will be hoping that those matches going forward in a tournament can be moved to later in the day. plenty more to come throughout the evening. now, back to the studio. emergency workers in western india have been frantically trying to rescue around 50 people feared trapped in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the state of maharashtra. officials said the incessant rain over the past few days have triggered severe flooding