hoping swiss roger federer could make itan hoping swiss roger federer could make it an eight wimbledonatian marin cilic. it was not the match we would have hoped for. the two players played five sets last year but today it was not to be and marin cilic was really not serving well in the opening set for stop at 3—0 down in the second, having been broken twice, he was very emotional indeed. he called on the trainer and doctor. he called on the trainer and doctor. he was in floods of tears. we do not know if it was the occasion overcoming him of the injury, but he was not playing to his full capacity at that point. he then went on to lose 6—1 in that set, and the final set 6—4. it was the result many people hoped for. roger federer making history at wimbledon. he goes one ahead of eight sam —— pete sampras. his 19th grand slam and all. fantastic performance over two weeks. he did not drop a single set. it was a great moment for him. he was in tears, very emotional. it has been five years and see won the title. he was beaten finalist in 2014 and 2015, losing to novak djokovic twice. it was

lost its exciting 3—d roger federer.marin cilic looked inconsolable. he was in tears on the court and called for his documentary on to come on. we did not not that point what the specific injury was. because of his poor service game to that point, we thought it might have been a problem with his shoulder. we subsequently saw him receiving treatment to his left foot. you're struggling, two sets down to roger federer. who we know so well at wimbledon on centre court. he is going to differ and eight singles title. that would be a record to go one ahead of pete sampras. at the moment, marin cilic looks like he has no answer. his 2—0 sets down at the moment on centre court. we're not sure if he can muster any threat from here on. it isa from here on. it is a grim prospect if this match between two such dark performance redound as a result of injury. —— such star performers should end. it would be a bit of a downer. it would be the first retirement by a player during the finalfor over be the first retirement by a player during

roger federer cruising into the finalfour. you roger federer cruising into the final four.t better but you can also play a little bit worse. conditions change. today felt a bit more damp. not as hot and crisp and fast as the first week. you adjust it to the conditions. it is like going to work. you cannot produce the best every day but you have to make sure your average is every day but you have to make sure your average is as every day but you have to make sure your average is as high as possible every single day. i think i did a greatjob this week. every single day. i think i did a great job this week. last encore number one was two—time champion novak djokovic against world number 15 tomas berdych. —— on court one. tomas berdych edged this one. into the second, injury struck once again. this time, at the expense of novak djokovic. thomas berdych was through to face roger federer in the final. i was able, maybe, you know, for 30 minutes to play with some pain. it was bearable, let us call it that. all of the treatments could not really help. serving forehand, that was whe

— of 2017 go to roger federer.ses cabinet colleagues for briefing against him as he defends his position on public sector pay. the new doctor who is a woman — for the first time. jodie whittaker, who starred in the itv drama broadchurch, will take over from peter ca paldi next year. acid attack offenders could face life censured his —— life sentences asa life censured his —— life sentences as a new review looks into labelling corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. sport now — time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. we start with the tennis. roger federer cruised to a record breaking 8th wimbledon title. the swiss, who turns 36 next month, beat croatia's marin cillic to complete the tournament without dropping a set, asjoe lynskey reports. in centre court history, one man has his own chapter. play roger federer here and you face the thousands who adore him. going for a record eighth wimbledon title on this court, there are two kinds of royalty. at 35, he is still at his peak. the two—mo

what now for roger federer? 0f the 1970s. what now for roger federer? career in the latter stages... 35 years old, days short of his 36th birthday. we saw him miss the french open and he came back after the absence of the end of last year when he went on to win the trillion open. who would ever have predicted that here we would be this year, roger federer, 35, winning the two grand slams he has competed in. interesting detail the thoughts of boris becker earlier on, saying he believes roger federer will go on and win more titles. i guess he will pick and choose what one he competes in. but there can be no doubt about it. this success, the eighth wimbledon title for the great roger federer, once again underlining his staters is one of the greatest male canisters of all time, if not the greatest. —— one of the greatest male tennis players. from one record breaker to another. britain's lewis hamilton powered to a dominant victory at silverston to tie the all—time record of five career wins in the british grand prix. the mercedes man led from start to finis

i could donate to charity, but if you ask roger federer, would he do it? donated to charity?” federer, would he do it? so, would you donated to charity? i would, if federer and the other guys did it as well —— donate it. federer and the other guys did it as well -- donate it. six australian started out in the men's draw, however none of them reached the second round. i am sure you were stunned by what bernard tomic had to say. to australia's two—times wimbeldon doubles champ renna stubbs says tomic is a disgrace. the 1987 wimbledon singles champion pat cash, was scathing of his aussie compatriot, claiming he's too rich, too early. he took time out, he said he was injured but then he said hejust took it for the time out. i wonder if he will get a big fine for that. i don't know where he sat. he needs to go and work at a factory and do some labour and see what it's like to really work out there, fight your way through. take his money away. see how he deals with it. he is too rich to early, it is as simple as that. —— too rich, too early. mark cavendish pulled

and so the tomas berdych and to roger federer.n wimbledon pedigree, he has reached the final before beating roger federer before. he went to a tie—break. one by roger federer, under pressure and under control. the evening can be the best part of the day, but at 35, can roger federer be getting better? there was some evidence to suggest it. a good semifinal is a close semifinal. another tie—break and another set to roger federer. another step closer. of course, tomas berdych could come back and win this match in five sets. it would be the biggest feet of his career if he did. jamie murray and heather watson are still going in the mixed doubles and the wheelchair tournament is underway. but the hold federer has on this place goes beyond national identity. it is unique as he goes for this record eighth title. well underway on the centre court at the moment. thank you very much, joe wilson. time for a look at the weather, here's nick miller. little bit warm at wimbledon this weekend, but no where near as hot as spain. montero got 2a7

play roger federer here and you face the thousands who adore him.ng for a record eight wimbledon title on this court, there are two kinds of royalty. at 35, still he is at his peak. two month break earlier this year has kept in swift on his feet, with a racket there is the same artistry. in the tension of the opening exchanges, federer has the power to break through. he ripped it across court. it was tough to take for marin cilic. one set down, already feeling the strain. he is having a horror, fallen apart a bit. in his first wimbledon final, it became too much to bear. with the weight of expectation back home, marin cilic was facing a torrent. you want the ground to open up and swallow you in situations like this. the great champions have now time for sympathy, federer ruthless to the second set. marin cilic put up more ofa second set. marin cilic put up more of a fight in the third, but already this looked inevitable. 18 grand slams later, the swiss has the same thirst for success. the championship title field without dropping a set. the first ma

we have seen him beat roger federer.m in his only grand slam title but he stood no chance today. a straight—sets victory — records keep tumbling. as we know, he is the oldest male singles winner in wimbledon and the second oldest grand slam champion in the open era. he came through this tournament playing exceptional tennis. he had not dropped a set. no—one has done that since the borg in the ‘70s. what now for roger? interesting how he has managed and shaped his career now in the latter stages at 35, days short of his 36th birthday. we sorely missed the french open and came back of course after the absence at the end of last year when he went on to win the australian open. who would've ever predicted that here, visio, roger federer 35 woodwind to grand slam is that he has competed in. interesting to hear the thoughts of boris becker earlier saying that he believes roger federer will go on and win more titles. i guess he will pick and choose which one he competes in but there can be no doubt about it, this successive ex—

roger federer a record breaker again.d eighth men's singles title but goes ahead of the great pete sampras, now his 19th grand slam title as well so a fantastic day for the swiss roger federer here at wimbledon. but yes, the match not going the way people would have hoped. even so, we saw a great display of sportsmanship by both men and a real sense that they respect and admire each other both as professionals and as acquaintances, people who know each other and run into each other all the time and the crowd seemed to show its appreciation for the way they conducted the match. yes, when marin cilic resumed after the break when he was in tears, there was huge applause from the crowd, just willing him on to keep going in the match and he managed to battle through. federer stayed focused throughout. it was clear at that point in time he was going to go on and win, you wouldn't have put your money on cilic at that point. they played five set last year, cilic won the first to and federer came back in five sets to win. so much

they had not seen much of djokovic but proceedings were lifted by the arrival of roger federer. ecord eighth men's title at the age of 35, the swiss was not about to roll over. federer took the first set and it transpired that his opponent was suffering an ankle injury. dolgopolov had to pay at wimbledon to get paid. he threw in the towel after 45 minutes. centre court felt short—changed. lot of fans travelled a long way outside of britain and then sorry they could not see more tennis today. at the same time, wimbledon remainsa today. at the same time, wimbledon remains a unbelievable. said clearly loves this tournament but both he and djokovic fortnight wimbledon could do with adopting the atp‘s rule so that fans could get their money ‘s worth. it was a disappointing day for most of the british players involved. wildcard katie boulter, making her grand slam debut, lost in three sets to world number 60 christina mchale. brydan klein and james ward also bowed out, both losing in straight sets. one british man was guaranteed a place in the second round, because kyle edmund was up a

we had seen him beat roger federer.m in his only grandslam title. but he stood no chance today. a straight sets victory. records keep tumbling. as we know, he is the oldest male singles winner in wimbledon and the second oldest grandslam champion in the open era. he came through this tournament playing exceptional tennis. he had not dropped a set on his way to winning the title. no one has done that since the 1970s. what now for roger? to combat the absence last year, he went on to win the australian open. he would have ever predicted that he would be here at age 35, winning two grand slams? interesting to hear the thoughts of waris backer, saying he believes that roger federer will go on and win more titles. i guess he will pick and choose what one he com petes will pick and choose what one he competes in. an eighth wimbledon title for roger federer, once again underlining his status as one of the greatest male tennis players of all time, if not the greatest. the 200th anniversary of the death of one of britain's great

roger federer was in abu dhabi in our garage during the world championship decider.k djokovic lives in monaco. it is such an extreme thing to bea monaco. it is such an extreme thing to be a good sportsman having great success , to be a good sportsman having great success, which is very difficult for someone success, which is very difficult for someone to understand who has not beenin someone to understand who has not been in that position, from outside, and when we have these discussions between ourselves it is super interesting, to exchange what we are feeling and thinking and how it has been, very enlightening. you are not racing any more, are you missing the cut and thrust of the sport? no, it isa cut and thrust of the sport? no, it is a closed chapter and i'm very fulfilled and very happy, with how everything went and how it ended, perfect. of course i've been following everything, i'm a big fan of our sport, i'm watching all the races, it has been fun to watch will stop every race has been exciting. maybe better than the last few years even, the racing, more mix

we have seen him beat roger federer.beat him on the way to winning his one and only grandslam title. against roger federer today, he really stood no chance. it was a straight sets defeat. roger federer, the records keep tumbling. he is now the records keep tumbling. he is now the oldest male singles winner here at wimbledon. and the second oldest grandslam champion in the open air. he came through this tournament playing exceptional tennis and had not dropped a set on his way to winning the title. nobody has done that since the 1970s. congratulations to roger federer. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: and you may know monday as the start of the working week — but it's actually world emoji day. but what does it all mean? and 200 years on — celebrating the life and work of jane austen — we meet the author's super fans. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach dis

so, roger federer, through, and that is popular on the hill. cilic of croatia, who overcame sam querrey today — six feet six versus six feet six. and cilic is an opponent in the final federer respects. he's a lovely guy, so i'm happy for him. he's in his first wimbledon finals, and after he crushed me at the us open a few years back, where he played lights—out, i hope he's not going to play that good. at 35, could federer really be getting better? well, so far, here, he's been too good for everyone else. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. now, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm tim hague. there no hateful eight for the king of centre court — roger federer is into his eighth wimbledon final. where he'll play the player he beat in five sets last year at wimbledon — marin cilic of croatia. and rory mcilroy‘s shakey preparation for the open continues — he misses another cut. roger federer is one win from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in their semifinal earli

game, setand game, set and match, roger federer. roger federer the record breaker — the first man to win a wimbledon singles title eight times. if you believe you can go really firing your life. i think i did that andl firing your life. i think i did that and i am happy i kept unbelieving and i am happy i kept unbelieving and dreaming, and even i am today. it is fantastic. —— i kept believing. tougher punishments for acid attacks are to be considered by the government after hundreds of incidents so far this year. and... introducing the 13th doctor. good evening. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said cabinet colleagues who have been briefing the media against him should instead focus on thejob in hand. after newspaper reports about discussions around the cabinet table, he said noise was being generated by people opposed to his focus on jobs and the economy during brexit. he also addressed claims he'd described public sector workers as "overpaid." here's our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. he's the man of the moment, thou

in the end, roger federer wrapping up in the end, roger federer wrapping up that final set 6—4. roger federer. with that victory as well, you becomes the oldest man to win a wimbledon title, the second oldest man to win a grand slam and open era. a fantastic result for all of the swiss fans who travelled here to the all—england club today. they see martina hingis winning that mixed doubles final, and roger federer, what a champion, with his eighth title here at wimbledon. the williams sisters, roger federer, martina hingis, players's careers that can run and run. what has been the all abiding memory from the time you have spent at wimbledon this year? from a british perspective, johanna konta's run was outstanding. she had played at wimbledon five times previously and she had only w011 times previously and she had only won one match. but she had reached the semifinals and there were high hopes of taking on venus williams. a five—time champion here wimbledon, what sort of quality she can produce. but that match captured the imagination of the british public. we know what andy mur

he beat tommy haas who beat roger federer, so he is a very good player.aken to hospital after a serious crash at the end of the fourth stage of the tour de france when he collided with world champion peter sagan. peter sagan has been thrown off the tour as a result. in cycling it can take just a fraction of a second four—year world to come tumbling down. mark cavendish had his eyes on adding to his dirty career stage wins but in the chaos that can swell around the sprinters as they search for the line, he tangled with world champion peter sagan. he was left lying in the gutter whilst peter sagan finished second. he apologised but it was not enough as organisers kicked the slovak out of the draw. little comfort for mark cavendish, he will —— he got back on his bike and cross the line but he said he was not optimistic of being able to continue the race. he went to hospitalfor continue the race. he went to hospital for stitches in a finger and to check his shoulder which he fears has suffered damage to a ligament. before that skirmish overall race leader gar

but it would be an amazing win for roger federer if he could get that record eighth title. ee but that pales in comparison to roger federer‘s 18 grand slam finals. goran ivanisevic things today could be marin cilic‘s be, but i think the romance of the occasion points towards maybe another victory for roger federer. we will thought you again in the course of the and let you get back to watching the opening balls. thank you very much. time fraud that the weather prospects. it looks rather overcast at wimbledon. can you tell us good news about the weather? is it going to hold for the match? that is the question. there isa match? that is the question. there is a weather front to the north of wimbledon. it has been through silverstone at the grand prix and that produced rain for a time. there could be show us as we get closer to wimbledon this afternoon and this evening. those showers edging further shows... south. it depends along the game goes on. it feels fresh and drier in some areas. shallow sitting northern scotland and becoming more frequent. 0vernight, a mix of rein in no

we've seen him beat roger federer.ing his one and only grand slam title. but up against roger federer today, he really stood no chance today, did he? that straight—sets defeat, 6—3, 6—1, 6—4. and roger federer, well, the records keep tumbling, don't they? as we know, he is now the oldest male singles winner here at wimbledon and the second oldest grand slam champion in the open era. he came through this tournament playing exceptional tennis and hadn't dropped a set on his way to winning the title. nobody has done that since the great bjorn borg back in the '705. remarkable, isn't it? we are into the final week of the tour de france and britain's chris froome has retained the yellow jersey after stage 15. sunday's190km mountain stage was won by trek—segafredo's flying dutchman bauke mollema. the italian diego ulissi was second. froome suffered a mechanical problem and lost 50 seconds but recovered and ended the day 18 seconds clear of another italian, fabio aru. lynx could be reintroduced to the uk for the first time in

roger federer was ruthless in the second set.t in the dirt, but it looked inevitable already. —— third. the perfect title sealed without dropping a set. game, set, match. a champion at wimbledon. the first man to win eight championships. champion at wimbledon. the first man to win eight championshipsm champion at wimbledon. the first man to win eight championships. it was 110w to win eight championships. it was now his time to show emotion. the recordbreaker of now his time to show emotion. the recordbrea ker of wimbledon now his time to show emotion. the recordbreaker of wimbledon and king of this court unquestionably. the eighth title for roger federer means as much as the first. jonnie peacock has won gold in the t44100m. his jonnie peacock has won gold in the t4a100m. his winning time, 10.75 seconds inside the london stadium. it was slower than his time earlier today. i know i was in good form. when it comes to the final, at the end of the day, i don't care about time. it is the cherry on top. i ca re time. it is the cherry o

a 19th grandslam title for roger federer, competing in his 19th wimbledon. a foot problem, leading to a straight sets victory for roger federer. marin cilic will feel disappointed with how it played out. we had seen him beat roger federer. he pushed close last and beat him in his only grandslam title. but he stood no chance today. 80 straight set victory. —— a. records keep tumbling. as we know, he is the oldest male singles winner in wimbledon and the second oldest grandslam champion in the open era. he came through this tournament playing exceptional tennis. he had not dropped a set. no one did that since the 70s. what now for him? it's a momentous day for fans of the bbc‘s global hit sci—fi show doctor who. in an historic first, the lead character, who has become a british icon, will be played by a woman! the bbc has announced that jodie whittaker will be the 13th dr who. she replaces the very popular peter capaldi, who took the role in 2013 and leaves in this year's christmas special. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has more. time travel sh

so, roger federer, through, and that is popular on the hill. x feet six versus six feet six. and cilic is an opponent in the final federer respects. he's a lovely guy, so i'm happy for him. he's in his first wimbledon finals, and after he crushed me at the us open a few years back, where he played lights—out, i hope he's not going to play that good. at 35, could federer really be getting better? well, so far, here, he's been too good for everyone else. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. staying with sport now, albeit in the loosest sense of the word. a highly competitive race has been taking place in new york. but this race was a little bit different — everyone taking part was a baby. the bbc‘s tim allman has more, and a warning there's some flash photography in his report. warming up for the big race. well. . .sort of. around 30 athletes aged between six and 2a months competing in the diaper derby. although some of the competitors are more focused than others. you know, i think a lot of the kids could care less about it. it is the parents and the

roger federer, once again, looking to rate his name in the history books.ry familiar walk him, coming out for the final. he is trying to win for the final. he is trying to win for the eighth time and this will be his 11th the eighth time and this will be his iith final. he has lost a couple of the more recent finals and has been injured in recent times. he reached the semifinal last year, struggling with a knee injury. he took the clay—court season off in order to prepare for wimbledon this year then it seems to be no very good move. he has not dropped a single set during the course of the tournament. although the two british players came up short in the single stores, and the money, we have a definite victory coming up for a british player in the mixed doubles. heather watson is one of the teams and jamie murray, the brother of handy, as in the other. jamie murray is playing with martina hingis. but they are up against the reigning champions, which include heather watson. that match will be on after the final of the men's singles. no idea when that will fi

what is the matter with andy murray and roger federer?eat players, i just don't murray and roger federer? both great players, ijust don't i have fallen in love with rafael nadal, years ago. i'm in love with him. it is you that wants to see his top off, isn't it? and you weren't here last year, we re it? and you weren't here last year, were you? i wasn't, it? and you weren't here last year, were you? iwasn't, iwanted it? and you weren't here last year, were you? i wasn't, i wanted to be here but i had to have open heart surgery. here but i had to have open heart surgery. that is my scarjeff brewin stick lovely. my wife has been a tremendous help, letting me do everything, showering, getting out of bed. i'm getting stronger now, and she said before the operation, we will go to wimbledon, when i'm alive and recovering in 2017, and here we are. thank you very much, you guys. we mentioned nadal, he is not the favourite, and neither is andy murray, who said he is fit to date and is expecting a second child, by the way. but he has run into a los

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play roger federer here and you face the thousands who adored him a. at 35 he is still at his peak.the opening exchanges, federer has the opening exchanges, federer has the power to break through. commentator: ripped across court. the power to break through. commentator: ripped across courtm was a lot to take for marin cilic and already feeling the strain. in his first wimbledon final, it became too much to bear with the weight of expectation back home, cilic was facing a torrent. you want the ground to open up and swallow you. but great champions have no time for sympathy. federer ruthless in the second. cilic put up more of a fight in the third but already this looked inevitable. the perfect title sealed without dropping a set. what a player. what a champion here at wimbledon. it was now his time to show emotions. king of the court, and hate title means to him as much as the first. i did not think i would be this successful. i hoped to have a chance of maybe one day to be ina have a chance of maybe one day to be in a wimbledon final and have a chance to win the tournament so winni

blair is here and amazing roger federer. good morning.atched on centre court by his family including his two sets of twins, becoming the first man to win wimbledon eight times eating marin cilic in straight sets, not dropping a single set which is a record in itself. the first man to do that in 41 years. now part of wimbledon history of poets worth mentioning martina navratilova has won the ladies singles title nine times before. but at the age of 35, he becomes the oldest man in the open era to win at the all—england clu b after open era to win at the all—england club after spending six months away from the sport last year, missing the french open injune but he said that wimbledon is his favourite and he hopes to come back next year to defend his title. good news for johanna konta. excellent news, the world rankings are out and after that incredible run at wimbledon she is the fourth test player in the woman's game. moving from seventh to fourth after garbine muguruza beat venus williams in the finals on saturday. angelique kerber still

roger federer, what can i say?e court, following novak djokovic in what is an afternoon of two former champions here at you. the weather is not looking too bad either. so far so good at wimbledon, a bit of cloud bubbling up but generally it is warm out there and i suspect it is warm out there and i suspect it will stay dry during the day. 24 degrees, tomorrow warm still, probably the best day of the week but thursday a chance of some thundery showers. not everywhere is seeing beautiful weather, pretty disappointing in north berwick with a lot of cloud and some rain, some quite heavy

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roger federer looking to wrap up the match, but his place into the fourth round this taking on alexander french open to try and prolong his career this following the incredible performance at the australian open, beating rafa nadal in the final to left another grand slam, adding another to his collection. looking to win an eighth wimbledon title. certainly would not bet against him following his historic achievements at the championship in the past. familiarface in at the championship in the past. familiar face in the crowd, at the championship in the past. familiarface in the crowd, riyad mahrez of leicester. enjoying time off before the football season gets under way. picking this year's women's champion has been one of the great challenges of this first week — with serena williams pregnant — there's a whole list of potential winners , and quite a few of them have been in action today. maz farhooki looks at the contenders: as the second week comes into focus, the ultimate prize comes into view. winning a grand slam marks a place in history. that year left on women ‘s draw have experien

he will play either roger federer or tomas berdych you are playing on centre court.g he signs from spurs on a five—year contract for an initial £a5 million. and it's a pretty even battle on the opening day of the second test between england and south africa at trent bridge. moments ago the tourists were 235—6. back with more on those stories that have passed. thanks, tim. the home secretary amber rudd has launched a new strategy to try to tackle illicit drug use, after what the home office called a dramatic increase in the number of deaths from drugs in england and wales in the last five years. the strategy focuses on helping addicts to recover, and makes clear there will be no legal changes to decriminalise the use of drugs. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. enforcing the law on drugs. police raids against dealers have been the traditional way of clamping down on the drugs trade. it's estimated to cost the uk £10.7 billion a year. and the new government drug strategy says that approach will continue, along with renewed efforts to get people off drugs

i'm joined by the bbc‘s russell fuller, who will be commentating on the roger federer— tomas berdych en that marin cilic and sam querrey have a history of playing a five hour match, but there is no question he is the strong favourite against tomas berdych. he is one of those players —— tom —— tomas berdych probably recorded more wins than most against him a few yea rs wins than most against him a few years back, in recent years it has been pretty much one—way traffic. federer has had two straightforward and impressive wins against dangerous opponents in the last few rounds. but 35—year—olds, even federer, are prone to having the odd bad day. federer is still going strong. explain his legendary status in the game. he had set records that may never be broken anywhere, then a period of injury. the bat was costock —— the back was causing him a lot of debt problems in 2013. last year it was problems with his need, as he turned suddenly having from his twins a bar. but he took six months out of rest and recuperation. only two men have beaten him all year. there you have it, the definitive w

roger federer becomes the first man to win eight wimbledon finals after beating first—time finalist marints. acid—attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. and lewis hamilton makes up ground in the formula one drivers‘ championship, winning the british grand prix for a fifth time, and for the fourth consecutive year. good evening. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said cabinet colleagues who have been briefing the media against him should instead focus on thejob in hand. after newspaper reports about discussions around the cabinet table, he said noise was being generated by people opposed to his focus on jobs and the economy during brexit. he also addressed claims he'd described public—sector workers as overpaid. here's our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. the man of the moment — for perhaps the wrong reasons. philip hammond has, for the second time in a week, found himself defending private comments in public. i've told you, i'm not going to talk about what comes out of a private cabinet meeting

roger federer has the chance to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later todayc on centre court, in what will be his 11th final. federer is aiming to overtake pete sampras as the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. it's a feeling not many people have experienced as many times as roger federer. 18 grand slam titles, seven here at wimbledon, the first 14 years ago. while the ponytail has disappeared, his love affair with this trophy has not. his last win came five years ago. championship number seven! 2012, was the first time i won as a father, that was a huge deal for me. i was playing some of my best tennis, i returned to world number one and that as a family and for all my friends and my country was a huge deal. if i were to win here again, with family, with my first wimbledon win with my boys this time around, it would be something very special. after winning the australian open in january, he skipped the clay—court season to focus on wimbledon. at 35, he has shown it worked. six matches played, not a single set dropped. today he face

roger federer has 18, going for 19, is in first place. i am a little sympathetic to some of the other generations who say if i knew this would be the barometer, i would have schlepped to australia every year. mcenroe played a few times so let's not give him a completely free pass. he never won but certainly didn't play the way players do today. i think it's a fun conversation but also think just objectively -- john mcenroe didn't win a major title after he turned 25, neither did be bjorn borg. roger fearedderrer won in 2003. there are other factors that speak to this. >> frost: conclude with writer, director and actress zoe lister-jones, she talked to josh horowitz of mtv news about her new film "band aid." >> my work generally xplorers pow -- explores power dynamics in modern relationships which is something i think i've wrestled with on a personal level but also i feel like the world at large has wrestled with for centuries and nobody has really been able to crack the code no mary -- no matter how many times people attempt to explore it

in during the hero roger federer, writing their brain wimbledon fairy tales.court, there was a giant killer on the loose. ernests gulbis already taking down former us open champion juan martin gulbis already taking down former us open championjuan martin del potro. he had his sights on novak djokovic. for a while he had rattled. all sorts of things can get you on court. within minutes, novak djokovic was challenging the umpire over the way he handled the challenges. two points in the row. focus, please. the real issue with the quy guy on the other side of the net. there is gulbis was too good, grabbing the early break. any ideas, coach? that is andre agassi. dressed as if in the school nativity. djokovic wanted something. then a skull that helps, losing his way. repeated double fault. djokovic breaking twice. suddenly any school this through the set away 6—4. he's the only latvian man to have even played in a slam. reaching the semifinals of the french open run. now played like a man who had missed an opportunity and knew it. second set djokovic 6—1. then the

third round leader finished five strokes back. >>> at wimbledon, 35-year-old roger federer was trying to win eight singles titles, surpassing the record held by pete there would be no upset as he dominated. federer is there and finds the open court. still in the first set. he will come to the net and federer answers with the backhand winner. a frustrated chillish lost 6-3, 6-1. he was paying with a painful blister on his foot which caused him to breakdown in tears while being treated. scores were 6-3, 1 and 4. he joins bjorn borg as the only players to win a title without losing a set. at age 35 he becomes the oldest man to win the title in the open air. so, congratulations roger federer. >> does it again. >> one more time. >> thanks, fred. on abc7 news the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routin

a record eighth wimbledon title for roger federer, as he beats marin cilic in straight sets.

and roger federer has urged wimbledon officials to reconsider its rules to stop injured players from turning up for an easy pay cheque only to drop out. it reports two retirements on centre court on tuesday left the crowd feeling short—changed. so, a full review. with us is jane foley, a senior strategist at rabobank.

contrast that to roger federer. he has owned wimbledon for so long.ming today for a record eighth men's single title at the all england clu b club that it reminds me of my first wimbledon when i was trying to do that, trying to defend my first wimbledon. or when i was going for my order 50. that was amazing. 2009 when i was trained to break the all—time grandslam record. i am happy i had these momentarily wimbledon. i know that when i step on court against marin cilic i will be ready for it. the occasion will not be too big to conquer, to understand what i am going into. i will be ready and i look forward to a. it would be another dream come true. i have already won a grandslam title, the us open, and i remember how it felt and what a means to me. this would mean much more and we will see. this result will be writing croatian history is well and it would be another amazing day for croatian sport. yesterday spain's garbine muguruza won the ladies‘ singles. she beat 37—year—old venus williams in the final 7—5, 6—0. williams was playing in herfirst wimbl

there was roger federer on centre court.roger federer unmistakable with shots like this. his 3—set win was quicker than djokovic's. last year, marcus willis lost to roger federer. he is in the doubles this year with teenagerjade clarke. hejust doubles this year with teenagerjade clarke. he just knocked doubles this year with teenagerjade clarke. hejust knocked out doubles this year with teenagerjade clarke. he just knocked out the defending champions, court three was the party. england's cricketers seized control on day three of the first test against south africa at lords. having bowled the visitors out for 361, it was former captain alastair cook who led the charge with a half century, moeen ali the pick of the bowlers. england closed the day on 119—1, a lead of 216. and lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's austrian grand prix from eighth, after being handed a five point penalty. that's all the sport. thanks a lot. that's it. from me and the team, have a very good night. this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story

roger federer is one win from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in their mi—final earlier this evening. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second on tie—breaks, and the swiss then wrapped up victory, winning 6—4 in the final set. yes, i mean, look, it was a long way backin yes, i mean, look, it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult, just to stay calm, and speak to the team, and take another decision that we were going to sit out and wait longer and take time. but i'm so happy i did it, because my life continues after tennis, too. and the man he will play in the final is marin cilic. the former us open champion beat the american sam querrey in four sets. cilic lost to federer in five sets at last year's wimbledon. unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. especially the way this tournament unfolded from the first round, i was playing really great tennis, and today was a really ha rdfoug ht great tennis, and today was a really ha rdfought rattle. sam great tennis, and today was a really hardfought rattle. sam i think playe

roger federer is not happy.nd in wimbledon, you get £35,000 and he says a lot of players who know that they cannot finish their match shouldn't be allowed to do that. it is easy for him to say. he is so rich. what about the people who pay £55 for a ticket for wimbledon? they are being let down. it is difficult for those players owning a living as a tennis player — very expensive. and they hope to be pa rt very expensive. and they hope to be part of it in some form. much more on wimbledon later. thank you so much for taking us through the papers. leisure. —— pleasure. the rain came pretty much non—stop across northern england and southern scotland yesterday. the wettest place in cumbria getting over 40 millimetres of rain. you can see how the rain band has been tracking away into the north sea. the rain was all courtesy of this weather front, that will still be with us today in northern england, where it will stay cloudy. to the south, low pressure in the bay of biscay. the winds will increasingly fall light, but

roger federer with the trophy yesterday.t nine next year. i know we will talk about this later but a blister is what happens to marin cilic, a very serious problem caused by something quite innocuous. 0n the sole of his foot under his left foot. it had been drained quite a few times. the day before they try to scrape it off. did he wear the wrong socks? who knows! it's because he had a five set semi—final and he was turning direction too much and you need to wear two pairs of socks but it gives you extra rubbing. amazing, cost him the final! probably not very nice images for brea kfast, probably not very nice images for breakfast, apologies. it sounds weak, doesn't it, it can be like a cold! i'm not kidding, he had a cold, federer, for the two weeks. are you one of those people were federer can do no wrong?” are you one of those people were federer can do no wrong? i wasn't, but i have become one of those people. it's more than 1,000 years since the lynx became extinct in the uk but campaigners hope a decision later today co

it was a straightforward for the tournament favourite, third seed roger federer. looking for a record eighth title and he beat serbia's dusan lajovic in straight sets on centre court. he will play the world number 30 next. three time champion novak djokovic eased through his second round match. he beat the world number 136 from the czech republic adam pavlasek in around an hour and a half and was rarely troubled — 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. however, there was an upset in the women's draw, as the third seed, karolina pliskova of the czech republic was knocked out. she won the title at eastbourne in the build up to the tournament but was beaten by magdalena rybarikova. a tight match 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

roger federer bidding for a record wimbledon title. lost16- day. bidding for a record wimbledon title. lost 16- 14 yea rs record wimbledon title. lost 16- 14 years back, 64 in the thousand nine, 64 at queens. part of it is mental, pa rt 64 at queens. part of it is mental, part physical but i will go out there and do what i do. part physical but i will go out there and do what i doll part physical but i will go out there and do what i do. i think sam played really well this year, even la st played really well this year, even last year. he has the big game potential that can hurt anyone in the game so for me i have to get ready for lee and be very focused on my game. i could never really played quite so clearly last year —— play. just because i more focused on how the knee is behaving and not about how to play against my opponent. now ican how to play against my opponent. now i can focus on tactics and that is the difference. in 2010 high peak roger and novak. this year i beat novak and rafa is not there any more so novak and rafa is not there any mo