let's talk about rafael nadal, he is on course to win against sam querrey.federer against rafa nadal. it will be the first time they've met you at wimbledon since 2008, which seems amazing that they've not met in 11 years, but we can see it, we can anticipate it as soon as that drawer was made. and all three of these guys are playing unbelievably well and at times i think people are finding it a bit repetitive in the early stages because these guys keep winning so easily they have not been many contests in the minstrel. but when you get at this stage, and you think you're going to have three of them in the semifinals and federer and nadal meeting, you're rewarded perhaps for a lack of the contest and so there the around. some live pictures from court number one, a break in play at the moment. nadal is 4—1 up now in the third set. play seems to have opened up a bit for a novak djokovic, and arguably he has the easier semifinal against roberto bautista agut, who perhaps surprised many with his victory today. coming through in straight sets, he is not dropped a

dominic thiem beaten by sam querrey.ominic thiem made it through to the french open final, beaten by rafael nadal. he was the only active player under the age of 28 to make it through to a grand slam singles final. with him going, it has certainly opened for the big three. so, their women's world cup and wimbledon aside, it is going to bea and wimbledon aside, it is going to be a big day tomorrow for england's cricketers. after that much—needed win against india at the world cup, they need to produce another against new zealand tomorrow to guarantee themselves a spot in the semifinals of the competition, which is being played on home soil. welcome to the riverside, durham. you can see england's players training for the final time ahead of watches such a crucial match for them. they know that if they beat new zealand tomorrow, they are through to their world cup semifinals, but if they lose, there isa semifinals, but if they lose, there is a real possibility that later in the week they could be out. so it they could be ou

we go, rafa nadal is 110w tell you before we go, rafa nadal is now serving for the match against sam querreyroger federer is in the semifinals. tomorrow, of course, commits the women's semifinals with serena williams back in action. she will play barbora strycova, who of course knocked out the british number one in the women's singles, you had a concert. and in the other semifinal we will see elina svitolina against simona halep, former wimbledon semifinalist. —— of the british number one, johanna konta. and that's just about it from us konta. and that's just about it from us here on men's quarterfinals day. good evening. humid day in the sunshine today, but that humidity led to some lively dampers this evening across parts of scotland and northern ireland. continuing into the night and we could even see flashes of lightning and the of thunder, to the east of the country. we could see a few splashes of rain for the south, wales and into the midlands, many counties stay dry. 12-16 midlands, many counties stay dry. 12—16 into tomorrow morning's rush hour. if you sharon's around early doors for

the fifth seed here lost to his american opponent sam querrey.ly lead but the american held his nerve for the next three sets. the women store stuck to the script on day two with ashleigh barty sier —— sailing past her chinese opponent as did the defending champion angelique herber. feed speaking a formal wimbledon champion ‘s, serena williams made a return to centre court, firing on all cylinders as she her opponent in straight sets to continue her bid for the record equalling 24th round slam title. day three sees the return of the top seed as well as the 15—year—old american who has taken tennis by storm. how far can she go with? meanwhile andy murray has confirmed he'll play mixed doubles with serena williams. murray, a two—time wimbledon champion in singles, and williams — the winner of 23 grand slam singles titles — are expected to play their first match on thursday. on to cricket — and india are through to the semi—finals of the world cup in england. they made sure of their place in the last four with a 28 run victory over bangladesh in bir

old rival raff her co mforta ble with it is his old rival raff her comfortable ab the american sam querreyederer and nadal have played here since 2008. in the big three, novak djokovic, he wasted no time beating david gough in. it will stay on course for his fifth wimbledon. i had ihada i had a tuft much in the third round. other than that i have one straight sets —— tough match. i think my two best matches were fourth—round and qualifying today. exactly what they wanted and needed. and hopefully eye can go in the right direction in the semis as well. the only man standing on his way will be roberto bautista agut, he beat ‘s the argentinian to qualify for his first—ever grand slam semi—final. he did not think you would get this far. he is supposed to be on his stag do at the moment. apparently his friends are making the trip for the showdown with novak djokovic on friday. it'll beado with novak djokovic on friday. it'll be a do with a difference. peter sagan won stage five of the tour de france in a sprint finish on wednesday while julian alaphilippe retained the race leaders yellowjersey

dominic thiem beaten by sam querrey.the french open final, beaten by rafael nadal. he was the only active player under the age of 28 to make it through to a grand slam singles final. with him going, it has certainly opened for the

wimbledon meeting since the epic 2008 final one by an adult a spaniard be big serving american sam querrey in straight sets. defending champion and top seed novak djokovic took just under 2 hours to beat david goffin of belgium in 3 sets the serb is beating for his 5th time to clip the all england club he'll play for berto protista a guru in the final 4 i. have been playing best tennis in this tournament in the last 2 rounds 4th round and today but it was the end of the vote for one of the headline acts of this year's tournament the dream of mixed doubles pairing of home favorite andy murray and serena williams known as marina was eliminated in the last 16. the u.s. brazilian pairing of nicole millie shah and bruno suarez beat them in 3 sets but serena lives to fight on into thursday singles semifinals stuart self is al-jazeera . well not jerry all 3 of the semifinals of football's africa cup of nations the same but he goes face south africa 21 in the egyptian capital cairo with a nice not when it went from william truce to kong south africa had eliminated hosts fidgets in the previous rou

wimbledon meeting since the epic 2008 final one by an adult a spine you'd be big serving american sam querrey in straight sets. defending champion and top seed novak djokovic took just under 2 hours to beat david goffin of belgium in 3 sets the serb is beating for his 5th title at the all england club he'll play for berto protista a guru in the final 4 i would think . have been playing best tennis in this tournament in the last 2 rounds 4th round and today but it was the end of the vote for one of the headline acts of this year's tournament the dream of mixed doubles pairing of home favorite andy murray and serena williams known as marina was eliminated in the last 16. the u.s. brazilian pairing of nicole milli shah and bruno suarez beat them in 3 sets but serena lives to fight on in 1st a singles semifinals stu itself was al-jazeera. well not jerry offerings in the semifinals of football's africa cup of nations the same day goes by a south africa it's a one in the egyptian capital car with a nice not when it went from william truce to kong south africa had eliminated hosts fidgets in the pre

watering semifinal clash there was no stopping the spaniard on wednesday as he thrashed american sam querrey in straight sets. new zealand are in the cricket world cup final after beating india by 18 runs on wednesday india went into bat needing just 240 runs to win but a nightmare start saw them lose a flight of early wickets 3 batsman has fallen for just 5 runs its later on ventura. did his best to get the win but was told out as india failed to reach their target new zealand head into their 2nd consecutive final where they will face either australia or england. on sunday. all right now in cycling pages sagan won the 5th stage of the tour de france the 3 time world champion sprinter to the finish to claim his 1st stage win at this year's tour despite losing time at the top of the standings france is purely on leap retains the yellow jersey heading into stage 6 on thursday. and you our show has opened at london's tate modern gallery and its creator danish icelandic artist all of her. hopes to provide a feast for the census you won't just see his art you'll also feel smell and taste it. was

their 1st wimbledon meeting since that epic 2000 the final one was valued by a big serving american sam querrey in straight sets. defending champion and top seed novak djokovic david go fun of belgium in straight sets in just under 2 hours the serb is bidding for his 5th satellite the all england club. in the final for. but it was the end of the road for one of the headline acts of this year's tournament the dream mixed doubles pairing of 105 andy murray and serina williams known as marina eliminated in the last 6 days the u.s. brazilian pairing of nicole miller and bruno suarez in 3 sets. the 1st thing for years of the summer finals of the africa cup of nations football is some to go by but so far as school to farm the spending 1000000 car ride bikes to a just the guys go where the last 4 is some of those best performance in the tournament since 2002 the 2nd semi between south africa and nigeria is about health. from the united states women's football team has been on odds with the parade around new york city is following that victory in the world cup in france captain malcolm a painter led th

have to get past rafa down there was no stopping the spaniard on wednesday as he thrashed american sam querreyin straight sets. here's a reminder of our top stories this hour britain says a royal navy frigate has driven off iranian boats that try to intercept a british oil tanker in the gulf iran denies that any confrontation took place. finland's prime minister has announced that he's putting climate action at the top of the european union's agenda finland has just taken over the e.u. is rotating 6 month presidency. this is d.w. news up next in news asia the youngest known victim of the philippines war on drugs 3 year old myself pina was killed in a recent police operation and now her family and friends are asking why. and we'll take you to a museum dedicated to the creatures that feed off humans and animals. nice don't forget you can always get the w. news on that they go just download our app from google player from the app store that'll give you access to all the places to news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news they also use it to send us photos and

wimbledon meeting since the epic 2008 final one by an adult a spine you'd be big serving american sam querrey in straight sets. defending champion and top seed novak djokovic took just under 2 hours to beat david goffin of belgium in 3 sets the serb is beating for his 5th time to clip the all england club place for berto potiche to a guru in the final 4 i would think . have been playing best tennis in this tournament in the last 2 rounds 4th round and today but it was the end of the vote for one of the headline acts of this year's tournament the dream of mixed doubles pairing of home favorite andy murray and serena williams known as marina was eliminated in the last 16. the u.s. brazilian pairing of nicole militia and bruno suarez beat them in 3 sets but serena lives to fight on in 1st a singles semifinals stu itself was al-jazeera. well not jerry are for it to the semifinals of football's africa cup of nations the save the eagles play south africa 21 in the egyptian capital cairo with a night or not when it went from william truce to kong south africa had eliminated hosts egypt in the previo

meeting since the epic 10 pounds day final when buying a dog was buying a big big serving american sam querrey in straight sets. defending champion and top seed novak djokovic took just under 2 hours to beat david goffin of belgium in 3 sets the serb is beating for his 5th time to clip the all england club he'll play for berto potiche to a guru in the final 4 i be i have been playing best tennis in this tournament in the last 2 rounds 4th round and today but it was the end of the vote one of the headline acts of this year's tournament the dream of mixed doubles pairing opponents favorite andy murray and serena williams known as marino was eliminated in the last 16. u.s. brazilian pairing of nicole millie shah and bruno suarez beat them in 3 sets but serina live to fight on in the 1st a single semifinals to itself is al-jazeera. one of cricket's biggest rivalries has resumed on the pitch as england are facing australia right now for a place in the cricket welcome. final these 2 are known for the ashes showdowns but this time of the one day format is england have made an early breakthrough they'

federer‘s 100th win at wimbledon, and guess what, he'll now face rafael nadal, after he showed sam querrey's other big draw is here on court no. 2, the dream team of andy murray and serena williams, hoping for another win in the mixed doubles. they faced some test, the top seeds, bruno soares and nicole melichar, and it was spellbinding stuff. commentator: wow! it went to a deciding set, but it wasn't to be. defeat for them, but for murray, simply playing here after his injury problems has been a personal triumph. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes, but here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak — coming up on the programme his hundreth win at wimbledon. roger federer make it through to another semifinal. where he'll face rafa nadal. but the andy murray serena williams wimbledon partnership is over — as they lose in the mixed doubles and india are stunned at the cricket world cup. as new zealand reach their second final in a row.

just completed his victory, while the third of the big three, rafael nadal, is two sets up against sam querrey, they say it is because of a problem with air—traffic control. passengers are being advised to check with their airline before they travel. let's get the latest on the weather with ben rich. pretty warm, humid, dark clouds gathering across some parts of the uk, particularly across northern ireland and scotland. this is the radar picture from the last few hours, quite intense downpours working across northern ireland and effecting the north—east of scotland, don't be at all surprised through the next few hours if you see the odd flash of lightning, rumble of thunder, some showers giving a lot of rain in a short space of time, surface water and spray on the roads, poor travelling conditions. through the night, outbreaks are heavy, thundery rain working across many areas. the far south of england staying just about dry, warm and humid, 13—16d, misty and murky and drizzly for coasts and hills in the west. into tomorrow, the morning showers will clear from eastern areas, then a lot of drie

champion federer plays japan's eighth seed kei nishikori in the quarter—finals, while nadalfaces sam querreyngles, novak djokovic will take on belgium's 2ist seed david goffin, while roberto bautista plays guido pella. let's get all the latest from our sports correspondent david ornstein who is at wimbledon this afternoon. this is always one of the most enthralling days of the championships and to see the big three, federer, rafael nadaland djokovic, still going strong underlines the extraordinary nature of this year in men's tennis, an era that many believe is the greatest of all time. still hoping to be a part of that is andy murray. his recovery from hip surgery appears to be going well and he will be back on court with serena williams later on today. forjohanna konta, her wimbledon is overfor forjohanna konta, her wimbledon is over for another forjohanna konta, her wimbledon is overfor another year, forjohanna konta, her wimbledon is over for another year, and the fallout from her defeat and the press co nfe re nce fallout from her defeat and the press conference that followed it, which

dominating he's been knocked out of the 5th seed from austria was beaten in 4 sets by american sam querrey. 7 time champion serina williams was put through her paces but eventually completed a straight sets win to reach the wimbledon 2nd round the defending women's champion actually kerber is also off to a winning start the number 5 c. b. to compare to tatiana maria on center court over taking it in straight sets 6463. i mean a lot of emotions a lot of memories i was enjoying your i was really enjoying the motor was enjoying the poems and the crowd so it was a really. you know nice match but of course with a lot of no's nerves at the beginning. in a world number one and french open champion ashley barty is also looking good she dropped just 16 say she saw the thing. former u.s. open champion sloane stephens cruised into the 2nd round the number 90 dropped just 16. it's a big day at the women's world cup as the semifinals get underway after her 2 goals against france in the last round the usa will be looking to meghan rapinoe to take them to another final the defending champions have been d

rafa nadal had a relatively easy ride against the american sam querrey.y nadal after a five set thriller. novak djokovic will play the spaniard roberto bautista agut in the other semi. andy murray and serena williams have had plenty of fun over the last few days but their run in the mixed doubles is over. murena — as they like to be known — lost in the third round to top seeds bruno soares and nicole melichar. the pair have looked like they've really enjoyed playing together but we'll have to wait and see if they do it again. murray has said that it's pretty unlikely he'll play singles at the us open in september. and serena williams will be in singles action today. it's the women's semi finals day. williams plays unseeded barbora strykova whilst former world number one simona halep plays elina svitolina. coverage will start across the bbc from one o'clock. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 1115. a review of the way the benefits system deals with people who have a terminal illness has been ordered by the government. a committ

next up for the swiss, it's his old rival rafa nadal, who comfortably beat the american sam querrey. beating belgian david goffin in straight sets. the only man standing in his way for a place in the final will be roberto bautista agut, who beat an argentinian to qualify for his first ever grand slam semifinal. he didn't think you'd get this far, he was supposed to be on his stag do at the moment! but his friends are a p pa re ntly moment! but his friends are apparently making the trip from ibiza to london in what will be a study with a difference. i think study with a difference. ithinki study with a difference. i think i made a major error because it came to london for two days this week and wimbledon is on and i'm not at wimbledon! lovely to be here with you, michelle. i could have been at wimbledon. get out of here, go to wimbledon! now, if you're one of those many parents trying to work out how to juggle work and childcare, maybe you should take a leaf out of serena williams‘s book — or at least, her instagram story. this is serena fresh out of her quarter final match yesterday,

third seed and two—time winner rafael nadal faces sam querrey while eight time champion roger federerf the best backhands in the game. great return player, solid mentally and i always thought he was a great talent. since he was probably 16, 17 years old. you can follow all the action at wimbledon today, on bbc television and radio, as well as the bbc sport website, where you'll find feeds of all the courts. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. the times have konta on the back with the words "please don't patronise me". that was the british number one's response to a question posed by a journalist after her defeat. there's also serena williams saying that women are penalised differently to men following her us open punishment last year for outbursts on court. the mirror reckon that steve bruce is first in line to become the new newcastle boss, replacing rafa benitez who left last month and the sun say that manchester united boss ole gunnar solskjaer will ask paul pogba to stay one more year before leaving old trafford. india and new zealand will resume their cricket

rafa nadal had a relatively easy ride against the american sam querrey.ly won by nadal. it is great. difficult to imagine to bea game it is great. difficult to imagine to be a game in that situation. but here we are. excited about the victory of today now but of course excited to play against roger again here in wimbledon after such a long time. we had a lot of information on him and he does about us. so we can dive into tactics and all that sort of stuff for two days orjust say that it is grass court tennis and we want to come out there and play and attacking tennis and if he can defended, good for him, if you cannot, good for me. whilst all the attention's on rafa and roger, novak djokovic is quietly going about his business. he's the number one seed and beat belgium's david goffin in straight sets to secure his place in the semis. he will play roberto bautista agut to. it's a tough call — you're meant to be in ibiza for your stag do, but suddenly you find you've got a wimbledon semi—final to play! the 31—year—old continued his run to his first grand sl

while nadal had a relatively easy ride against american sam querrey, winning in straight sets.r a five set thriller. whilst all the attention's on rafa and roger, novak djokovic is quietly going about his business. the world number one beat belgium's david goffin in straight sets to secure his place in the semis, where he'll play the spaniard roberto bautista agut. the arsenal club captain laurent koscielny has refused to travel on the club's pre—season tour of the united states. the 33—year—old has a year left on his contract, but is understood to want a move away this summer. arsenal have put out statement saying they're "very disappointed" by koscielny‘s actions, which they say are against their clear instructions. former england boss sam allardyce says he turned down the chance to return to newcastle united as the club's manager. the former england boss was in charge at stjames' park from 2007 to 2008 and was considered as a replacement for rafael benitez, who left last month. current sheffield wednesday boss steve bruce is now the favourite to take over. stage 16 of the to

third seed and two—time winner rafael nadal faces sam querrey while eight time champion roger federerasy for him andlama so far it's been really easy for him and i am a big fan of his game. he has one of the best backends in the game. he is a great return player and is solid mentally. i always thought he was a great talent. i've known him since he was 16 or 17 years old. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. last night's first head—to—head television debate of the campaign saw the two candidates making claims about how they would deliver brexit. with me now is our reality check correspondent, chris morris, to take us through some of the claims made during last night's debate. let's start with the fact that both candidates said they could renegotiate the withdrawal agreement. what do you make of that? the debate reemphasised at the point they plan a's are quite similar and it is to take what has been negotiated so far, renegotiated even though the eu says it is no longer at the negotiation, then ratify it, then legislate for it a

conclusion of bautista agut against pella, we will see a rafael nadal in action again, who faces sam querreybe seeing andy murray alongside serena williams later. they are clearly enjoying themselves. they won yesterday. they face a much tougher encounter against the number one seeds so we will see just how they will fare against the top seeds. it will be some match and you can expect some crowd when they play. they are out on court number two a little bit later on. they have been enjoying themselves so far, let's see if that will rub off on a win later. thank you very much. india have recovered from a shocking start to their innings in the cricket world cup semifinal against new zealand. after yesterday's rayne, new zealand completing their innings with 239—8, a very reachable target, but india made a terrible start of their choice —— chase, losing their first three wickets for just five runs, and they kept losing those wickets. they are 92—6. they have steadied the ship for india. they have now reached 203—6. they need 37 runs to win from 18 balls. football, and steve bruce is one of the n