not to be for serena williams today.le they expected but to get this far so soon is a victory in itself. this was a win built on her own kind of resilience. it was such an amazing tournament for me. applause i was really happy to get this far. it is obviously disappointing but it can't be disappointed, you know. i've so much to look forward to. i literally just getting started i've so much to look forward to. i literallyjust getting started so i look forward to it. it isjust a dream come true again. of course i have to say serena yuri great, great person and the champion. i mean, you're coming back and you're such an inspiration for everyone , and you're such an inspiration for everyone, for everybody, for all of us, everybody watching you. i mean, really. it is amazing and i'm sure you will have your next grandson title soon, i really, really sure. yes, i'm sure she will of course because all the top coming into today but the final was about whether serena williams, 22 grand slam titles to name, can she go on and igor m

and when she connects she is virtually unplayable and she sells at as high speed as serena williams. meone you do not get much rhythm against and it took serena some time to get going. but then her experience shone through and she raised her level and came through. another player who has been playing particular is angelique kerber, she reached the final back in 2016 when she lost to serena williams. they are potentially on course to meet again. i've watched a lot of her matches and i think she has been playing some fantastic tennis, she's a great absorber of pace and she is like a wall of steel at the back of the court. she is very deceptive as she does not come up very deceptive as she does not come up with these big swings and power hitting a huge serve but it is clever tennis and she was given a tough test today as well but held her nerve and came through. i have to say she's looking very tough. and of the two semifinals, we now know that are coming our way, who do you predict is going to go on to reach the final question might it is difficult to say that serena is not going to com

and germany's angela can burn beat serena williams to win the women's singles title of wimbledon ever cruise past williams and straight sets to pick up her maiden lyttleton title. by marion evans dean thanks for joining us. palestinian sources say a ceasefire has been reached between israel and armed groups in gaza this comes after two palestinians were killed in israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip the israeli army said it targeted weapons manufacturing and storage sites in gaza city after a barrage of rockets were fired into israel by hamas militants. the most extensive and strikes on gaza in four years to paint kluge hits in the hopper of gaza city. israel says it was targeting hamas positions in response to a bomb roger brockett fire from the palestinian home plate. it's i and i'm defense system intercepted some rockets that separate israelis were still injured it's thought of early morning when we woke up to a mortar shells and then we have a couple of dogs of mortar shells because some missiles flooded us which is not something that used in the recent times it's not something th

supreme serena! williamss into another wimbledon final as she goes for a record equalling 24th grand slam title. heads held high. gareth says they can to return from russia proud and. and blown away, england's cricketers are thrashed by india in the first one day international. we'll start with another day to remember at wimbledon for serena williams who has made it through to the singles final for a tenth time after seeing off germany'sjulia gur—gus as alex gulrajani reports. centre court at its finest. the worlds finest tennis players of course. the two—time grand slam champion, but never at wimbledon. and elena stood quite vehemently for the early exchanges in her weight. the 21—year—old latvian won the french open last year and she too had eyes on another top prize. but as the opening set played out, it was kerber who forced the initiative. the young opponent struggled to return within the court and conceded the first set. she continued her assault into the second, showing her full continued her assault i

co nsta ntly serena was a step too far, williams constantly forcing the german back ultimately to good. and, despite a late rally, serena came through in straight sets. the queen of centre court will be back for a 10th wimbledon final.m queen of centre court will be back for a 10th wimbledon final. it is crazy. i don't even know how to feel, you know, because i literally did not expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back in 16 months. soi fourth tournament back in 16 months. so ijust fourth tournament back in 16 months. so i just feel like when fourth tournament back in 16 months. so ijust feel like when i don't have anything to lose, ijust played so have anything to lose, ijust played so free, and that is kind of what i am doing. first on centre, 0stapenko came out firing. but her power game came out firing. but her power game came unstuck against the calm head of kerber. a break was all the german needed to take the opening set. into the second, 0stapenko didn't hold back. but it was her own u nforced didn't hold back. but it was her own unforced errors th

serena williams could make tennis history at wimbledon this afternoon. me record of 2a grand slam singles titles. but before that, novak djokovic and rafael nadal are still battling in their semifinal — they're deep into the fifth set. john watson is at wimbledon for us. will it ever end, john? you wonder, don't you, and i think that's probably a question in the tournament organisers are asking themselves, because they were forced into having to stage the resumption of this men's second semifinal in of the epic five set match which we also saw yesterday between kevin anderson is in —— kevin anderson and john isner, kevin anderson coming through the six and a half hour match, to book his place in the first wimbledon final. this one is also going the distance. it was 2—1 and novak djokovic when they left the court last night at 11pm. rafa nadal came back out to win the fourth set, levelling the match, and forcing a fifth and deciding set. as you can see, 8—8 at the moment. live pictures from centre court. novak djokovic looking like he will hold his service

angelique kerber beatings are really —— serena williams on centre court in wimbledon —— beating serenawilliams. they're just about to start the trophy presentation, and if you want to continue to watch that and also here from angelique kerber, dojoin our viewers on bbc one. bring you a bit more news we have sports day at 630 on the bbc news channel. over 400 items, samples and exhibits have been recovered by police as part of the ongoing investigation into the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess, and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a small bottle found at his house in amesbury. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from, and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. our correspondent, jon ironmonger is in salisbury now. this bottle, small as it is, huge breakthrough in this investigation, but what does it say when it comes to reassuring the public that they are saved and police are on top of this? -- they are safe. the bottle is being named as the source of the contam

a tent wimbledon final for serena williams and probably the most satisfying.delivery and had to have multiple surgeries and almost did not make it, and i could not even walk to my mailbox. it is definitely not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final so i have taken everything as it is enjoying every moment. the queen of centre is back and looking to reclaim her crown. early on, i spoke to tracy austin and asked her to put into context serena's achievement when you consider the time she spent away from the game following the birth of her first from the game following the birth of herfirst child from the game following the birth of her first child and the subsequent health problems she experienced. her first child and the subsequent health problems she experiencedm is quite incredible because most athletes need a few more wraps before they can begin, and serena has gotten better with each match, 1596 has gotten better with each match, 15% better, and then today was an incredible performance. we will talk about angelique kerber in a moment but does that make ser

her first wimbledon title with a straight sets victory over serena williams. third title. and england to win third place of the world cup in russia the red devils took an early lead scoring after just four minutes he added another late in the second half to win the match two nil. at the top of the hour in the meantime. permission on our web site. from all of us here in the newsroom thanks for watching. nico is in germany to learn german. published in the. why not learn with him online on the immobile and free to suffer from the w's again learning course nikos fic.

hugely impressive once again from serena williams considering it is just her first tournament since the birth of herfirst just her first tournament since the birth of her first child. joining her in the semifinals then is angelique kerber who beat daria kasatkina in straight sets today and jelena 0stapenko is also through after beating dominika cibulkova of slovakia. you may remember that she was not seeded after wimbledon decided to offer the seeding instead to serena williams. so the semifinal

the return of serena williams — her first time back at wimbbledon since giving birth.champion here seven times before, a place she has descibed as being like her home. she faced arantcha russ in the opening round and james burfford watched action. several things you get used to seeing at wimbledon, cheese, strawberries and cream and serena williams walking out on court. it seemed like she had never been away. pace, power, passing her opponents. ara ntcha pace, power, passing her opponents. arantcha russ pace, power, passing her opponents. ara ntcha russ on pace, power, passing her opponents. arantcha russ on the other side of the court made her work for it. they both had to battle windy conditions but serena remains unflappable. tha nkfully but serena remains unflappable. thankfully it was only a small scare. before long williams' passage to the next round was secure. it's a great feeling. it's been two years since i last played on grass so it's good, it's definitely different so i'm trying to find my bearings. the seven time champion is seeded 25th for this year's cha

so really an exciting day for edge of the camera some disappointment of course for serena williams but it must be said she just had a baby ten months ago i mean even this if she meant is really remarkable isn't it absolutely incredible she's only right twenty fifth of this total and even to make a tournament without having had a baby within the last year to make the final is incredible enough she hadn't got past the last sixteen in the previous four twenty mins she'd taken part in and of course yes it was a big disappointment but she said at the time this is for all the mothers out there and it's true you can see if you put your mind to it what you can achieve and it is incredible september first of last year she gave birth to alexis limpia and then ten and a half months later he she is the final of wimbledon and it just goes to show that serena williams is without a doubt the best in the world of tennis you have very inspiring for all of us mothers i can say that now. there was another major sporting event today can tell you at our place we were flipping back and forth between the two

and germany's angela kamber beat serena williams to win the women's singles final a little to camera crews past williams and straight sets to pick up for me that wimbledon title. welcome to the program my mary and. hamas officials in gaza say they've reached a cease fire with israel this comes after one of the most serious uptakes of violence since the war between israel and gaza militants in twenty fourteen the report a truce was born brokered by egypt and the united nations after two palestinians were killed. the most extensive ass strikes on gaza in four years. they included hits in the heart of gaza city. israel says it was targeting hamas positions in response to a barge of rocket fire from the palestinian enclave. its iron dome defense system intercepted some rockets such warning sirens sent people running for shelter as. several israelis were injured. after consultations with the defense minister the chief of staff and israel's top security officials we decided on powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli armed forces delivered the most powerful blow against hamas si

serena williams is out on centre court. playing angelique kerber in the women's final as she tries to win a record eight wimbledon titles. coming up on dateline london, a further look at donald trump's visit to the uk, his advice for theresa may on brexit, and a look ahead to his meeting with vladamir putin in helsinki on monday. donald trump may be spending the weekend here on the west coast of scotla nd weekend here on the west coast of scotland rather than the white house in washington, dc or his hotel at mar—a—lago in florida, but really what we've seen today has followed a familiar pattern. we had a series of tweets, taking on some of mr trump's favourite subjects, attacking american news networks as fake news, he attacked the obama administration with regard to yesterday's indictments of 12 russian intelligence officials, who are accused of hacking the democratic party in 2016, and he talked about golf, which is one of his favourite things to do at the weekend. he has visited golf courses over 50 times since the weeke

serena williams aims to wina have to wait.ecord equalling 24th grand slam title. there are some moments when i'm out there and i'm thinking, i look at the crowd and i'm like, wow, this is so cold, i'm back here, i'm back again, this is such a great moment. —— this is so cool. i've really been enjoying this time. with the duchess is of sussex and cambridge in attendance, best not to keep them waiting. well, there is some good news already. alfie hewett and his british partner gordon reid have just won the men's wheelchair double title for a third year in a i’ow. double title for a third year in a row. and of course with so many of the top seeds in the women's draw going out in the early rounds, at least with an julie cooper going out in the early rounds, at least with anjulie cooper and serena williams we have a ladies final to come of real significance —— with angeli kerber. final to come of real significance -- with angeli kerber. thank you. now, football might not be coming home, but england are still in russia for one more

williams. just the fourth after the birth of her first child ten months ago. kerber lifted herfirst title. this is perhaps serena'sad a baby last year. she said she could barely walk to her letterbox, now she's back on the centre. the instinct has never escaped but she would need all those flashes to topple kerber. the german new defence was key to a first wimbledon title, stay in the rallies and wait for the openings. everything williams does at the moment and won has the answer. that persistence was forcing the errors. williams have lost sight about finished the poisoned with the americans toiling kerber clinch the first set. and there it is. we'll is what do it the hard way kerber strikes first. to increase the urgency williams increased the volume. but in the face of that power, kerber kept her composure, had two grand slam wins came two yea rs had two grand slam wins came two years ago, now she's found her best again. 0nce again. once again superb from kerber. this year's has seen other star names fall early. currently to monmouth is contrary to reach round. she sees the moment, becoming a champion. not the p

about serena williams' chances.s the depth in the women game is stronger than it used to be. the top ten players i guess just aren't playing consistent tennis week in week out. there are all was going to be opportunities for the lower ranked players to score a big upset. we have seen that a lot already this week. leeds rhinos' former captain kevin sinfield has been appointed as director of rugby at the super league club, after brian mcdermott was sacked last week. sinfield spent 18 years with the rhinos and captained them to seven super league titles, two challenge cups and three world club challenges. defending champion chris froome will start the tour de france tomorrow with boos ringing in his ears. cycling's governing body dropped an anti—doping case against the four—time winner of the race this week but the crowd at a presentation event made their feelings towards him very clear. froome's looking to become only the fifth man to win the race five times. lewis hamilton will be hoping to get back on top of the f1

let us just stop and marvel at the achievements of serena williams,

angelique kerber has won her first wimbledon title, beating seven time champion serena williams in theurth tournament since becoming a mother, started the match as favourite, but she was outplayed by the german 6—3, 6-3. she was outplayed by the german 6—3, 6—3. earlier, novak djokovic beat rafael nadal10—8 in the 6—3. earlier, novak djokovic beat rafael nadal 10—8 in the final set to reach tomorrow's men's final. serena williams is a superstar. she has unique status across society and sport. lewis hamilton and tiger woods sat with her camp today. on court, angelique kerber outplayed her. first set, 6—3. serena williams was strangely tentative, whereas kerber was definite. maybe this big occasion came too early in serena williams' comeback, but credit to kerber. she maintained her poise and profited from errors. still, nobody really expected kerber to win in just 65 minutes. not even her. i knew that i had to play my best tennis against a champion, and it is a lwa ys tennis against a champion, and it is always an honour for me to share a court with her. to all the mothers out there, i

but anger serena williams at your own peril. to level at 1—1, and fired up for more. the battle continued into the third, but in a match of fine margins, serena had the edge, just. this has been my fourth tournament back thomas i don't feel pressure, i don't feel i have to win this, i don't feel i have to win this, i don't feel i have to lose this. i am just here just to be don't feel i have to lose this. i am just herejust to be here, and to prove that i am back. and i feel like i am back, and i still have a long way to go to be where i was. next she will face 13th seed gorges after she beat bertens in three sets. kerber is the highest seed left in london and while her opponent isn't quite a household name as yet, she is predicted to have a big future, with a mixture of trick shots and drop shots, she has w011 trick shots and drop shots, she has won a host of new fans on centre court. but, in a back and forth contest, while kasatkina was a match for almost everything kerber could throw at her, it was the german who sealed it, a

with the top ten women seeds all out, serena williams may be unstoppable. on court, serena says. meanwhile, here's novak djokovic playing ball boy to his three—year—old son. what's! well, it is a grass court, no damage done. clay is the surface which never rebel —— which rafa nadal rules. his two wimbledon titles were a fair while ago but he is world number one and looked strong against uri vesely here. once you've tasted greatness, you keep pursuing more. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. let's return to our main story and the resignations of the foreign secretary borisjohnson and the brexit secretary david davis — just three days after the prime minister secured a hard—won agreement in cabinet on the shape of the brexit process. laura joins us from westminister now. it's been a day of turmoil — a lot of people will be thinking, what happens now? yes, they absolutely will, not least what will boris johnson yes, they absolutely will, not least what will borisjohnson do next? we just don't know, even though he has released an unbelievably scathing letter abou

although she didn't win, serena williams has been fantastic.ree months pregnant. she is out there now is a new mother after a very difficult dragon seed. she said she'd did this for other mothers. she got to number two and she turned to her opponent to say, welcome to the land of champions. she is a total class act. total class act. thank you both very much. nice to see you both. that's it for the papers tonight. and forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc website. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. they've let me back a second time!

this is e w news live from berlin germany is on julie caravette beat serena williams to win the women's single title at wimbledon camera crews the path to williams in straight sets to pick up her maiden wimbledon title it's the first german victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty here. also coming up belgium put the two goal half england to claim third place at the world cup belgium started stronger and opened the scoring after just four minutes to an england on the back foot they had another goal late in the game. a minus waiter welcome to the program germany's they kava has just beaten serena williams to win her first wimbledon title and here to break this down with us is nick mechanic line from our d.w. sports desk so kevin has now won three grand slam titles how did she win this one this was a relatively short match was any an hour in five minutes compared to the men's game which from the semifinals first it was just five thousand eight minutes is very very short she won six three six three six two straight sets caballe dropped only one set actually in thi

news live from berlin germany is under the cap beat serena williams to win the women's singles title at wimbledon cruised past williams in straight that to pick up her maiden wimbledon title is the first herman victory in the singles at the all england club in more than twenty years. also coming up belgium put two goals past england to claim third place at the world cup belgium started stronger and opened the scoring after just four minutes put england on the back foot and they added another goal late in the game. and a bungled deportation from germany gets more complicated tunisia says it will not send back a man who allegedly worked as a sama bin laden's bodyguard german judges want him returned saying he shouldn't have been flown out in the first place. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program germany's undulate kerber has just beaten serena williams to win her first wimbledon title nic mechanic line from our sports department is here to break this down with us the curva has now won three grand slam titles how did she win this one it was a quick match is surprising actually just ov

in tennis, serena williams is the star who draws in the stars. o to support. tiger woods was with the williams camp. angelique kerber didn'tjust williams camp. angelique kerber didn't just match serena, williams camp. angelique kerber didn'tjust match serena, she went past her. first set, 6—3. serena was strangely tentative where kerber was definite. maybe the big occasion came too early in serena williams‘s come back, but kerber maintained her poise and profited from errors. in 2016, williams beat kerber in the final here. today, nobody really expected kerber to win in 65 minutes, not even her.|j expected kerber to win in 65 minutes, not even her. i knew i'd have to play my best tennis against a champion like serena, and it's a lwa ys a champion like serena, and it's always an honour to share a court with her. to all of the mums out there, i tried today. but, with her. to all of the mums out there, itried today. but, you know, angelique played really well. two sets, two duchesses and then out to meet 100 cameras. kerber‘s day but, if you had a se

serena williams looks to make history in the wimbledon ladies singles final this afternoon. she takes on germany's angelique kerber in what could be her 24th grand slam singles title. harry kane will start tonight's third—place clash against belgium as england go for their highest world cup finish since 1966. and... coming up in half an hour — breaking point — a special programme by bbc scotland which looks at a mental health facility that let down its patients with abuse and neglect, they say. it's a bright summer ‘s afternoon, and donald trump is out enjoying the golf course that part of this turnberry resort. we have a strong feeling he'd be doing that, and he confirmed earlier that indeed he'd be playing 18 holes. it's quite an activity watching a president to a round of golf. i walked down the road earlier and we were pretty close, about 75 metres away from the president. there were a number of golf buggies full of security personnel, other golf buggies ahead and behind the president as well, on top of hundreds of local police lining the course itself, and we also knew

angelique kerber might potentially await serena williams in the final.early stage is, that is probably the final we would like to see. thank you, john, more from him throughout the day. england's cricketers made a strong start to the opening one—day international against india. they were put into bat at trent bridge, and openers jason roy and jonnie bairstow put on 73 for the first wicket, before roy fell and joe root quickly followed for just three. jonny bairstow the latest man to go out for 38. a few moments ago, england were 82—3 off 13 overs. and there's live text commentary on that match on the bbc sport website, where you can find much more on all today's stories — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. president trump is travelling from the nato summit in brussels to the uk for the start of a two—day working visit. let's go live to annita mcveigh who is in regent's park, where president trump will stay with the us ambassador during his visit. welcome back to regent's park, where president trump is staying with the us ambassador tonight. we are waiting in the ne

we can marvel and digest the achievements of serena williams.bledon has evolved through great individuals and innovations. each decade developed the game. archive commentary track: little mo, a ruthless hard—hitting machine is quickly in her stride. many champions, but one woman turned it all up. it's serena's era. her opponent, germany's julia goerges, hung in but serena williams is in full flow. straight sets victory to her tenth wimbledon final. but this one just ten months after giving birth. had a really tough delivery and i had to have multiple surgeries and almost didn't make it, to be honest. so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox so it's definitely not not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final. williams will play angelique kerber on saturday, a straight sets winner today, so a world cup summer with one german in a final. well, when it comes to doubles in tennis there are no boundaries. here on court an englishman and a croatian playing on the same side for a place in the final. inglot and skugor, nearest the camera, played

serena williams. depends on rafael nadal and novak djokovic. yes, and tia is very cool! the pressure will be on. england‘s 2018 world cup comes to an end tonight, as they take on belgium in the third/fourth place play—off. our sports correspodent david 0rnstein is at st petersburg stadium, where the match takes place tonight. we have been talking about how, to us, this match still matters, but there is some disagreement about whether it is meaningless or not. i think the chance to come third is still pretty good. welcome inside the stadium. i think many people would agree with you, england have never finished as high as third in a world cup, not since 1966 anyway and they won the trophy. there is still something to play for, and if you heard the southgate speaking at his news co nfe re nce heard the southgate speaking at his news conference yesterday, he saw that as merely the latest landmark for england to try to achieve, and it would mean if they do it, the first time they have beaten one of the so—

the serena williams wimbledon train pulled into the final this morning. she said she was playing hard for all of the moms out there. was it enough for an eight singles crowned? >>> the buildings are conceived with simplicity and clarity. these are the ones that people remember. >> now we are bringing you these taking views. that's thanks to our exclusive tower cameras. >> we have 4 cameras on top of the tallest building, west of the mississippi river. capture the beauty of this bay area. kpix 5, expect more. serena williams celebratory courtsey as wimbledon ladies champion... >>> tennis up top. she's been here seven times before. serena williams has a celebratory curtsy as the wimbledon ladies champion. her first attempt is happening as a new mom. she is tight with the duchess, they are part of team williams. they have array of great shots, look what was landed here. you want to know the difference between he sets? she was only a five, there were 19 fewer than williams, who went long from point-blank range. she won this one 3-3. never a doubt, the first g

now, all eyes turn to tomorrow's women's final and serena williams going for the record-tieing 24th grand slam title. gadi schwartz on serena's comeback. t'been a royal return for serena williams. the tennis super star and super mom back on the court a little more reflective now with her daughter in her arms. >> once upon a time, there was a girl from compton. >> reporter: consider where she pregnant this time last year. that's something i have to keep reminding myself. >> reporter: in less than a year, she's given birth to her daughter olympia, battled pregnancy complications so bad she often couldn't walk and surprised herself in a semi final victory with this smile. for years, serena seemed superhuman, even winning the australian open eight weeks pregnant and tweeting about her daughter's first steps saying i i cried. tomorrow facing germany in what she says may be the match of her life. gadi schwartz, nbc news, london. >>> there is a sign of the times at it's height blockbuster had over 4,000 locations across the u.s. now there is only one left. with alaska's last two stores closing,

serena williams in trouble. court at the moment. let's bring new pictures from court number one where kiki bertens is up against g rges. yesterday, kiki bertens knocked out pliskova, the remaining seed in the women's singles. her exit means none of the top ten seats have made it through to the quarterfinals at wimbledon, that is the first time in history of these championships that that has happened. but kiki bertens one set up the moment. it is 1—1 in second set. talking about the absence of those top seeds, the top ten seats. it is angelique kerber now who is the highest seed remaining, the 11th seed. she is through to the semifinals. she wrapped up her match, the first up on centre court earlier on against kasatkina of russia. she came 36—3, 7-5. kasatkina of russia. she came 36—3, 7—5. angelique kerber having real credentials here after reaching the final in 2016 when she lost against serena williams. its arena can come through the test she is facing a moment then you fancy angelique kerber could be the one

back from maternity leave — serena williams could make history in the wimbledon ladies‘ singles finalshe takes on germany's angelique kerber in what could be serena's 24th grand slam singles title. playing for pride — can the three lions beat belgium to their highest world cup finish since 1966? and, coming up: the travel show is in amsterdam, looking at a boat which used to bring migrants across the mediterranean, but now carries tourists around the city. that and much more coming up in half an hour on the bbc news channel. hello, and welcome to turnberry, where president trump is spending the weekend at his golf resort. it is just about the perfect day for a round of old. we are pretty short donald trump will take that opportunity at some point today. the golf course is just over there, and we know he is keen on a round, so i can't believe he will pass the chance on this beautiful day. while he is doing that, theresa may, the rest of the uk government, and the watching world, is trying to work out what we learned from the working visit that he paid to the uk. this weekend there are

it's opening up for serena williams, as the seven—time wimbledon champion books her place in the quarterfinalsgood evening. in a day of extraordinary drama at westminster, the foreign secretary borisjohnson has become the second senior minister to resign from theresa may's government. his departure follows that of david davis as brexit secretary overnight. mrjohnson‘s resignation has fuelled serious speculation about the future of mrs may's leadership. today's events took place just three days after the prime minister secured a hard—won agreement in cabinet on the shape of the brexit process.

in other news, in other news, serena williams is charging discrimination after learning that the u.s.i-doping agency has given her twice as many random drug tests as any other female pro tennis player. yeah. testing her more than five times this year alone, which is a lot. basically, she's going to need a new gatorade sponsorship to stay hydrated for the drug tests she's taking. serena does so many tests she doesn't have to bring the sample to the lab anymore. the ball boy grabs it. what i love about serena williams, she's such an innate champion, she's even the best at drug tests. you realize she's never failed a single drug test. test. ( applause ) yeah. she's the serena williams of drug tests, the greatest of all time. ( laughter ) oh, also in the news today, there's trouble in the paradise that is donald and melania trump's marriage. >> "the new york times" says melania trump infuriated her husband during a recent overseas trip when he noticed her tv on air force one was tuned to cnn. >> on his flight to helsinki the president blew up when he found the first lady watching cnn inst

and away from football, serena williams is into her tenth wimbledon final, just ten months after givingth. she will face angelique kerber in the final tomorrow. today, it's men's semifinals day at wimbledon — in a repeat of the 2011 final, rivals rafael nadal and novak djokovic face each other on centre court this afternoon, in what will be their 52nd meeting in all competitions. that's all the sport for now. more on the bbc news channel throughout the day. thanks, holly. let's return to the

but like so many before her, serena was a step too far. williams to good. —— too. despite a late rally, serena came through in straight sets. the queen of centre court will be back for a 10th wimbledon final. it's crazy, i don‘t even know how to feel because literally didn‘t expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back and 16 months, you know? ifeel like when i don‘t have anything to lose, i just played like when i don‘t have anything to lose, ijust played so free and that‘s kind of what i‘m doing. first on centre, jelena ostapenko came out firing. but her power game came unstuck against the calm head of angelique kerber. a break was all the german lead needed to take the opening set. into the second, ostapenko didn‘t hold back. but it was her own u nforced hold back. but it was her own unforced errors that cost her. 36 of them in the match. and with kerber‘s touch often too good, she eventually sealed it. the german‘s defends resilient as ostapenko blew out. 2017 is over and i‘m really happy about that, we have 2018. i‘m really happy and pr

after all her years at wimbledon, for serena williams today there was a novelty, ship based new opponentlov in the up was playing for the first time in a grand slam. 6—2 6—2 for serena today. both women are parents, it is hoping to be a working mum says cellino. here's djokovic with his three—year—old son. i wonder if stefa n three—year—old son. i wonder if stefan stayed up to watch dad win at 8:50pm tonight on court one. rafa nadal is through to the quarterfinals, the first time since 2011. in his straight sets win, he was personally and are suing greatness. if it is nadal versus federer on sunday, it's met even rivalled the world cup final. the full england squad trained today including jamie vardy and jordan henderson who are still injury concerns ahead of the semifinal against croatia on wednesday. one game against the final —— until the final. they were knocked out by iceland only a few years ago. we knew we could only make amends for that moment he is at this world cup. nothing else would fix that. it has been a long process since then and we have learned from our mistakes. that is

manic monday here at wimbledon, where all the remaining singles players are in action, including serena williamsnd defending champion roger federer. and the weather will be dry, hot and sunny at wimbledon today. for all of us are sunny at wimbledon today. for all of us are dry day mostly, but a bit of drizzle and a bit more cloud coming in from the north. a lot more details later. it is monday 9july. our top story: brexit secretary david davis has resigned from government. the news was confirmed just before midnight, when he sent a letter to theresa may saying the current trend of policy and tactics was making it look less and less likely that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. the resignation comes just days after the prime minister secured the cabinet's backing for her brexit plan during an away day at chequers. theresa may says she is sorry to see him go but disagrees with his characterisation of policy. mr davis is not the only one having doubts. brexit minister steve baker has also left his post. the leading tory brexiteerjacob—

a serene start for serena on day one at wimbledon. williamss — with a win. and roger federer also eases into the second round as the defending champion eyes a ninth wimbledon title. this tournament continues to be an absolute knockout. hello there, we saw one of the great world cup comebacks this evening. belgium looked down and out againstjapan, the blue samurai with a performance that no—one saw coming. they were 2—0 up, but the belgian bench came to the red devils rescue. nick parrott reports. to be champions, you need both ability and character. belgium displayed the format as they cruised through the group stage with the best record. as the weakest team left, japan weren't expected to test their character. but something about belgium didn't look quite right. chelsea goalkeeper thibaut courtois is usually reliable. if that was heart stopping, it was nothing compared to what was to come after the interval. japan looks completely different. surging forward, hannah ricci did no one was expecting. eden hazard rattled the post. before they coul

and 7—time champion serena williams was back in action after giving birth last year.t acknowledged afterwards that it had been a tough match. joe wilson was there. viewed from space, the will wimbledonjews viewed from space, the will wimbledon jews would viewed from space, the will wimbledonjews would give a lesson in human patients for any alien life. it is people will walk in line to the tennis, whoever is playing. we all know who is missing. for british tennis right now, andy murray may seem irreplaceable and his absence certainly leaves a whole. who can fill it today? what about the greatest male player of all time? roger federer is playing in his 20th consecutive wimbledon, while others sprint, it is still just glides. 0n the centre today, he needed just 75 minutes to win. perfect? well, the perfect gentleman would notice that girl's sign and make her day before he left court. of course he did. he is roger federer. at 19, katie swan of bristol is making her name. today she beat an opponent ranked 168 places of of her. well, she has a mental in her management comp

no disappointment for fans of serena williams, lots of people talking about her return, a huge builduphere, very controversial that she was here in herfirst game since giving birth to herfirst was here in herfirst game since giving birth to her first child together. she's been a champion seven times before already, a place she has described as being a bit like home, very emotional place. she played arantxa like home, very emotional place. she played ara ntxa rus like home, very emotional place. she played arantxa rus this morning and james perfect watched the action. there are several things you get used to seeing at wimbledon, being the into miscues, strawberries cream and sorillo williams on court. it seems like she had never been away, pace and power passing her opponent. comancheros on the other side of the court made her work for the first set but she took it, delight clear for all to see. both players battled with blustery conditions but serena was unflappable and virtually unstoppable. a second said researchers from rus was a stumbling block, only a small scare thankfully. befor

but the seven times champion serena williams and the defending champion roger federer both sailed throughstin halewood reports. many have stepped on to centre court dreaming of beating roger federer, few have made it a reality. leucocyte was the next, his attempt didn't last long. after that took the opener, the second was a serving masterclass is. not appoint conceded in the entire set, flawless. and in the third, the resistance was broken. the number one seed taking it 6-1, broken. the number one seed taking it 6—1, gliding into the third round. i have almost lost in the first round and ended up winning the tournament, or i have a one in straight sets like last year. i clearly enjoyed the past where it comes easier, i am happy, clearly enjoyed the past where it comes easier, iam happy, the clearly enjoyed the past where it comes easier, i am happy, the team is happy and we are looking forward to the third round. in the women's draw, the seeds continued to. it caroline wozniacki was the latest to 90, caroline wozniacki was the latest to go, level at one set all and four matchpoint. they

serena williams claims discrimination, saying she's the most drug tested american tennis player. and england name their team on thursday for the opening test against the top—ranked india. hello and welcome to the programme where with four stages to go at the tour de france, geraint thomas has control of the race. he's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome has slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it may well turn out to be that way. geraint thomas, third on the stage on a day that was w011 third on the stage on a day that was won by nairo quintana, but thomas putting time into his rivals, particularly his teammate chris froome. we thought this might be the toughest test —— test yet of his credential, he passed that test with flying colours. he truly did. the waiting sky road that final climb was pretty mu

to months ago, serena williams, she is in the final at wimbledon.up it, taken up centerstage, and to do her thing, billie jean king as their. that is a tennis royalty. -- is there. that is tennis royalty. she had three, looking for the 24th grand slam title culture will -- she will take on the component on saturday for the finals. >>> in the meantime, it will be a great weekend in tahoe, the weather will be sensational. stuff curry -- steph steph curry, he had a practice run, he has a chance take the course, 15 to 1 with the odds to win.. he took the shot and was having fun with them. he is always good natured. it is time to check this out, more from the a's, this is a beautiful play. this is from a young picture -- this is from a young picture -- pitcher pitcher that is a good picture from the a's they are playing hackensack . you have to check this out. this is the tournament basketball, the game is tied, there is one second left, chris harris is headed for texas a&m on a scholarship. he looks bona fide, that is all good stuff. it is worth checkin

try head and shoulders two in one. >>> serena williams breaks to win the semi final. >> that was serena williams positively glowing after she fought her way back into the wimbledon final. just ten months after childbirth, too. the former world number one beating out julia georges in straight sets yesterday setting up a rematch against angelique kerber in the match saturday. this run up isn't as easy as it looks. >> this is not inevitable for me. i had a really tough delivery and, you know, i had to have multiple surgeries and almost didn't make it, to be honest. so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox, so it's definitely not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final. >> leading the news, shocking new allegations are being aimed at nfl star leshaun mccoy. his ex-girlfriend is claiming he had something to do with a break-in that left her bloodied and bruised. the pro bowler is denying the allegations. we warn you some of these images are disturbing. >> reporter: newly released 911 calls reveal a panic after a break-in at this home in suburban atlanta owned by buffalo bills star ru

so too the seven time champion serena williams. she gets to the quarter—finals too. —— federer.ime for training is done. neighbours belgium and france get ready for their semi—final showdown at the world cup. business as usual at wimbledon. federer, djokovic, nadalanne williams all won with very little trouble. the only blip perhaps, discover, knocked out by kiki bertens —— nadal and. that means all top ten women's seeds are out. —— this,. many have tried to stop roger federer on the grass at wimbledon, mannarino will add to that list —— pliskova. roger federer gets to his 16th wimbledon quarter—final. rafa nadal is there, he showed no signs of the lack of form and fitness that hampered his run at wimbledon in recent yea rs, hampered his run at wimbledon in recent years, he's into the quarter—finals. as is serena williams, who is looking hugely impressive on her return after giving birth to herfirst impressive on her return after giving birth to her first child, impressive on her return after giving birth to herfirst child, her second grand slam, remember. it wouldn't be manic m