jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce is chasing a historic third olympic gold at these games.miss this week's sport's desk podcast which looks at world records and the part played by super shoe technology, asking the question does it go too far? that's on bbc sounds. the dream of a �*golden slam' is over for novak djokovic, having already won the australian open, french open and wimbledon this year. the olympics and us open were what he needed to match steffi graf�*s achievement in 1988. but it was another german, alexander zverev, who has ended djokovic's hopes. despite losing the first set 6—1, zverev fought back to win in three to reach the final, where he'll face the russian karen khachanov. zverev could barely believe what he'd done. for djokovic, the wait for an olympic gold medal goes on, but he can still win the calendar slam if he lifts the us open title in september. time now for a look at some of the other stories from the olympics today. simone biles has raised fresh doubts over her participation in her remaining olympic finals. the us gymnast is due to compete in

jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce is chasing an historic third olympic gold at these games.time of 10.84. her team—mate and reigning olympic champion elaine thompson herah also won her heat as well, with a time of 10.82. we have also seen a first individual world record in the pool at these games. the commonwealth champion, south africa's tatjana schoenmacher, made history, in the 200 metres breaststroke, with a new world record time of 2:18.95, pipping america's golden girl, lilly king, to the title. she had also won silver in the 100m and now has a gold to take back tojohannesberg. she came to swimming having been a netball star. and all those stories and all the olympic updates and action. the chief midwife for england, jacqueline dunkley—bent, has written to gp practices, obstetricians and midwives, stressing the need to encourage pregnant women to be vaccinated against coronavirus. estimates suggest that about nine out of ten have not had the jab, as the bbc�*s ellie price reports. it is a message that could not be clearer. expectant mothers should take action to protec

of those heats and potentially history to be made in the final as well, jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce 100 metres sprint twice before, she is looking for that third gold medal, we will see if she can do it or not. team gb's dina asher—smith will be hoping to — those hopes, what we do know though, one woman who won't be lining up in those race is nigerian blessing okagbare who hasjust race is nigerian blessing okagbare who has just been announced to be suspended following a drugs test. she failed back the athletics integrity unit says that 32—year—old had tested positive for hgh, that was following and out of competition tests. —— fora hgh. and how's this for a homecoming — these are pictures of britain's two—time olympic gold—medallist helen glover arriving at london heathrow to be greeted by her three young children. her hopes of a fairytale ending at tokyo 2020 were dashed when she, and her rowing mate polly swann, finished fourth in the women's pair. glover, who won gold in 2012 and 2016, was aiming to become the first british woman to win at three olympics. she's now ruled out anot

shelly—ann fraser—pryce ofjamaica, winner of two olympic gold medals in the 100 metres.three of those sprint golds. she's through safely, as is the 2016 champion elaine thompson, also from jamaica. a very fast time for her. great britain's dina asher—smith also through. easy, comfortable heat for her. she won silver at the worlds last year. and also marie—josee ta lou from the ivory coast, she set a national record in her heat. so, there are lots of big name in action. one thing to look out for on the track as well, we're going to have the axaoo—metres mixed relay. the usa are the world champions in that, but it'll be the first time it takes place at the olympics. and then it's going to be the women's tennis final as well. remember the czech republic knocked out one of the home favourites in naomi osaka earlier in the tournament. she is through to the final where she is going to play switzerland's belinda bencic. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we'll be looking back at team gb�*s historic wins on the bmx track. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigati

in the heats, and also another historic event potentially on the line, jamaica's shelley—ann fraser—prycee it a third, will she come away she, there are plenty vying to take the title from her including dina asher—smith of great britain. and we are more than a week in, what are some of the sports you are looking forward to over the coming weeks? i love them all, ifi the coming weeks? i love them all, if i had to pick i am a great tennis fan, we have the women's tennis gold medal match coming up a little later today, i will have a keen eye on that, and my aussie bias creeps on then, i have been loving watching the matildas in the football and hope their winning streak continues. and how's this for a homecoming... these are pictures of britain's two—time olympics gold medallist helen glover arriving at london heathrow and being greeted by her three young children. her hopes of a fairytale ending at tokyo 2020 were dashed when she and her rowing mate polly swann finished fourth in the women's pair. she's now ruled out another olympics bid. if you are scared of heights, now is the time to loo

the 100 metres finals and there we should be able to find the jamaican superstar shelly—ann fraser—prycerth olympics after bursting onto the scene in beijing and she is aiming for a record—breaking third 100 metre olympic gold. another one of the track stars to look out for is norway's karsten warholm. just last month he broke the 28—year—old world record in the 400 metres hurdles. he is norway's superhero and is sure to light up the track again in tokyo. and it is here at the tokyo aquatics centre where the usa's caeleb dressel will be making a splash. this he already has two olympic gold medals and a number of world records to his name. he could win up to seven medals in tokyo which is why he is one of the standout attractions of the pool. there are also a number of new events taking place in tokyo and we will be welcoming climbing, skateboarding and surfing to the olympic programme. the games this year will be different. while there will be no fans, there will be plenty of sporting drama. a lot of those big names will make their way into the city of tokyo and also into the olympic vil

final of the women's100 metres sprint, potentially history to be made with jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce to win three olympic athletics events, and she has already claimed twice gold medals in the 100 metres sprint and she is trying to see if she can make it a threepeat. some sad news with one sprint are not going to be lining up which is the nigerian blessing okagbare which has been —— she has been suspended failing a drug test. the athletics integrity unit said that the 32—year—old tested positive for a human growth hormone following and out of competition test but that does mean the end of the tokyo games for her. . ~ mean the end of the tokyo games for her. ., ~ , ., mean the end of the tokyo games for her. ., ~ i. ., for her. thank you for the undate- — to south america where more than 1600 women have died —— pigment women have died since the beginning of the pandemic. —— pregnant women. the bbc has obtained exclusive footage from the only intensive care unit for pregnant women with covid—19 in sao paulo. bbc brasil�*s nathalia passarinho reports. sings along with music. 23—year—old

she beat her compatriot shelley—anne fraser—pryce — with a time of 10.61 — the second fastest time in world record set 33 years ago by american florence griffith—joyner. shericka jackson completed a jamaican one—two—three in tokyo. britain's daryll neita finished eighth in the final. there were great hopes for britain's dina asher—smith in the 100 metres. but she failed to reach the final after revealing that she'd been struggling with a hamstring injury. she's even had to pull out of her stronger event, the 200—metres. and she was understandably emotional, as she explained her decision. i am going to pull out. john just had that conversation with me, and that's the one that... as reigning world champion, you just... and i was in such good shape. you just know that the olympic champion is not too much of a further step. i'm really proud to have been able to execute my races here today, really proud everything i have done to this point. but when you're talking about the standard that i want to be at and i know i am capable of, sometimes if you... there's plenty more championships for m

we will have the heats today and there will be all eyes on the jamaican sprinter shelly—ann fraser—prycee were to get that, she would be the only woman to ever win three olympic sprint golds, however she will have difficult competition from her compatriot elaine thompson—herah who won gold in rio in 2016. great britain's dina asher—smith is also a silver world medallist from last year and she will be running. we will see how they fare in the heats and then there will be one medal up for grabs on day one of the athletics meet. a little later we will have the men's 10,000 metres with the ugandan runnerjoshua cheptegei going for gold. he will also compete in the five kilometre race as well. so if he were to win gold in both those he would become the eighth man to do that. the bbc has confirmed that jodie whittaker will step down from her role as the current doctor who next year. she took over as the 13th doctor in 2017 — the first woman to play the famous time lord. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba talks about her legacy and who might be in the running to replace her. some will h

all eyes on shelly—ann fraser—pryce and her compatriot, elaine thompson. one of the other names you may be hearing over the next week or so is no way�*s cast and wall hung, the world record holder in 400 metres. he has had his first heat and has safely qualified through in that.— through in that. 0k. sarah, thank you _ through in that. 0k. sarah, thank you very _ through in that. 0k. sarah, thank you very much - through in that. 0k. sarah, thank you very much for . through in that. 0k. sarah,| thank you very much for that and glad to see that that heavy rain seems to have disappeared. i don't want to jinx it! rain seems to have disappeared. i don't want tojinx it! thank you very much, sarah mulkerrins, oursports mulkerrins, our sports presenter. the bbc has confirmed that jodie whittaker will step down from her role as the current doctor who next year. she took over as the 13th doctor in 2017 — the first woman to play the famous time lord. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba talks about her legacy and who might be in the running to replace her. som

jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce is trying to become the first woman in history to win an olympic athletics before. can it be a threepeat? we are not quite sure. team gb's dina asher—smith is hoping to stifle that. once printer we know isn't going to line up is nigerian lessing olga barri who has been suspended after failing a drug test. —— blessing okagbare. she tested positive for a growth hormone following and out of competition event so out for her. we have the women's tennis and also rugby sevens. so stay tuned. you women's tennis and also rugby sevens. so stay tuned.- women's tennis and also rugby sevens. so stay tuned. you are going home to watch _ sevens. so stay tuned. you are going home to watch all _ sevens. so stay tuned. you are going home to watch all the _ sevens. so stay tuned. you are going home to watch all the sport, - sevens. so stay tuned. you are going home to watch all the sport, aren't i home to watch all the sport, aren't you? h0 home to watch all the sport, aren't ou? ., , , ., ., ~ ., you? no sleep here for a week at least. you? no sleep here for a week at least-

it was, predictably, the two—time olympic champion shelly—ann fraser—pryce who won that race in the fastest the final is at 1.50 uk time. and in the men's100—metres heats, european champion zharnel hughes ran a season's best time of 10.94, to reach the semi—finals along with team—mate cj ujah. but away from the athletics, it's already been a golden saturday for team gb in tokyo... and it's been a day when team work has been the key to success... firstly in the new triathlon relay and then after that back in the pool — where the british team are enjoying their most successful games, in over a century, as adam wild reports... the triathlon will be golden for great britain. it's the mixed medley relay, great britain win the gold by miles. for all the individual brilliance, in the tokyo today it was teamwork that triumphed. super saturday had barely begun, but team gb was already looking at four new olympic champions in this, the inaugural triathlon relay. jessica learmonth led the way for britain. then the turn ofjonny brownlee. individual bronze in london, silver in rio, this his final olympi

drawing inspiration from the 2019 world championships, where she watched mothers shelly—ann fraser—prycecentrate too much when the baby is there, so it's better when she is at home. despite having the support of her family, the 27—year—old agrees the idea of an informal mums club with athletes assisting each other is a good one. it will motivate and encourage the mothers that everything is possible. i think it is something so nice, having a club for mothers in athletics, because we can exchange our experience, you know? as eunice sum prepares for her third olympic games, she will again be relying on her friend for support. when you are a young mum, there are so many things which, like, you don't know. our friendship has grown beyond athletics. she's not even like a real friend, she's like a mum. michelle katami, bbc news, nairobi. doctors at addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge have begun prescribing children with long—term illnesses videos to watch. the films feature other youngsters with the same condition, describing what the medical treatment is like and offering moral support. here's

shelly—ann fraser—pryce is 3a years old, she has set a personal best this year.oked really comfortable in the heats. she is a two—time alaba champion, she could be the first to win three medals —— three gold medals. dina asher—smith is the home hope for team gb. she looked very comfortable in her heat. the defending champion is from jamaica, elaine thompson. i don't think anybody is really able to call how this might go. we will have the three semifinals and the next hour or so, and then they will have the final a couple of hours later. it will be the top two and two semifinals at the two fastest losers. it is very hard to call that yes, pam. losers. it is very hard to call that yes. pam-— losers. it is very hard to call that es, pam. ., ~ ., yes, pam. thank you, sarah, we will catch u- yes, pam. thank you, sarah, we will catch up with — yes, pam. thank you, sarah, we will catch up with you — yes, pam. thank you, sarah, we will catch up with you later. _ thank you, sarah, we will catch up with you later. let's get some reaction to that gold medal in the triathlon

however, there is jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce, who is in great form this year.tegei in that with britain's mo farah not at these games to compete in that. looking very much to them all of that. thank you so much, sarah. away from the olympics, the british and irish lions face south africa in the second test on saturday, but there's been an extraordinary outburst from the springboks' director of rugby, rassie erasmus. he posted an hour—long monologue on social media where he severely criticises the refereeing in last weekend's series opener, which the lions won by 22—17. he said he wanted to make sure his side got an "equal chance" in the next game. among his complaints, he said the referee didn't give the south africa players the same level of respect as the visitors. lions captain alun wyn jones doesn't agree. in the heat of the moment, it didn't really have any... felt we had any advantage, because a lot of times, we were standing next to the refs when he was speaking to them, so an outside perception, i can't really comment on. it's difficult for players at t

shelley ann fraser-pryce who claimed gold in 2012 taking silver.> simone biles was the athlete everyone wanted to see in the olympic games, but she's taken herself out of sunday's individual finals in the vault and uneven bars. this comes after posting videos of her struggling at friday's practice session in tokyo. biles said she, quote, literally cannot tell up from down. what is scarier, since i have no idea where i am in the air, i have no idea how i'm going to land or what i'm going to land on, unquote. the 24-year-old said when she's had the twist ties, it's taken o weeks or more for them to go away. biles has two more events in which she could potentially compete. the women's floor final is monday and beam is wednesday. biles will be evaluated on a daily basis. this is likely the greatest we'll see the greatest of all time competing in an olympic games. the world is seeing if biles will feel well enough to compete again in tokyo. >> fingers crossed. coy wire, thank you so much. >>> we still have plenty of news to get to. in the next hour of "

look at shelly—ann fraser—pryce map face. they didn't really embrace at the end. james lewer and _ friends. to say the least. james lewer and sian _ friends. to say the least. james lewer and sian griffiths, - friends. to say the least. james lewer and sian griffiths, thank| friends. to say the least. james i lewer and sian griffiths, thank you both to use so much. james and sian will be back with me and about 45 minutes. goodbye for now. hello there. july 2021 has been very changeable, hasn't it? one week, we've had extreme heat. the next, very windy, damaging gusts of winds or heavy rain and it's going to stay changeable for our week ahead, i'm afraid. this weather front here, well, it's the dividing line between a northerly flow and some cooler air that's starting to arrive now. you can see that by the yellow tones. the warmer russet�*s being squeezed down into the near continent and so that means for sunday, where that frontal system is sitting, there's the potential south of the m4 corridor for a cluster of sharp, slow—moving thundery downpours. behind it, co

earlier we saw shelly ann fraser pryce posting a time. what about this lady! has happened with the bmx. a big win for team gb. how have we fed across the medals? this is a big story for team gb. they had tried a year to get a medal in the finals and now they have to macro medals. what a story! what the best way to silence your doubters. that is what beth shriever did. what a ride it was beating the double colombian champion. celebrating with her great brand, kai white. earlier he won silver. what a day for the brits on the bmx bikes. kai white said he was in tears and could not speak to his family in peckham for a while. he has had to come through serious injury. he is known as the principal happened. he has a silver medal to add to beth's gold. —— the prince of peckham. hundreds of troops are to be deployed in the australian city of sydney to help police ensure that residents observe stay—at—home restrictions as covid infections continue to rise. our correspondent in sydney, shaimaa khalil, says australia's low vaccination rate is an issue. it is the availabi

drawing inspiration from the 2019 world championships, where she watched mothers shelly—ann fraser—prycef her family, the 27—year—old agrees the idea of an informal mums club with athletes assisting each other is a good one. it will motivate and encourage the mothers that everything is possible. i think it is something so nice, having a club for mothers in athletics, because we can exchange our experience, you know? as eunice sum prepares for her third olympic games, she will again be relying on her friend for support. when you are a young mum, there are so many things which, like, you don't know. 0urfriendship has grown beyond athletics. she's not even like a real friend, she's like a mum. michelle katami, bbc news, nairobi. doctors at addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge, have begun prescribing children with long term illnesses, videos to watch. now the films feature other youngsters with the same conditions describing what the medical treatment is like, and offering moral support. here's our science correspondent, richard westcott. theyjust, like, put the anaesthetic in... these videos

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and there, we should be able to find jamaican superstar shelly—ann fraser—pryce.onth, he broke a 28—year—old world record in the 400 metre hurdles. he is norway's superhero and is sure to light up the track again in tokyo. and it's here at the tokyo's aquatic centre where the usa's caeleb dressel will be making a splash. he already has two olympic gold medals and a number of world records to his name. dressel could win up to seven medals in tokyo, which is why he is one of the standout attractions of the pool. there are also a number of new events taking place in tokyo. we'll be welcoming climbing, skateboarding, and surfing to the olympic programme. the games this year will be different, but while there will be no fans, there will be plenty of sporting drama. lydia campbell, bbc news. the ioc and japanese government heard that once the sporting action gets under way that is what the focus will be, and away from some of the controversies and the pandemic. we will be bringing you regular updates from tokyo. we do lack good lighting, and isn't it gorgeous looking ac