shapovalov the men who put out andy murray in the men who put out andy murray in the third round, he patronising, because i don't think players want to hear this, did well but still lost, shapovalov has really made djokovic work for this today. and thatis djokovic work for this today. and that is the minimum that was required because i think djokovic has coasted so far. he had moments and those of the matches but djokovic got past them with ease. and here shapovalov has we hung in there and when he's had the key break points is personal later on and says he has gotten tight, he has made mistakes but djokovic forces you to go for those shots and it looks on the first glance it's two sets down and it's all going novak djokovic's way but he may still end “p djokovic's way but he may still end up losing this one in straight sets. we'll see how that plays out, matteo berrettini it waits in the final, it made history for italy come the first italian man into a wimbledon final, a force that went for him over kubrick, and he brought the men who put out roger federer in the quarterfinals in s

well, many more summers to come for denis shapovalov.e from italy? love, as they say around here. the man dashing across the bottom of your screen is matteo berrettini. he beat hubert hurkacz in four sets. and that serve will be djokovic's to deal with on sunday. italians and finals, matteo, don't go to wembley. to be decided on saturday, the women's title, barty and pliskova, two first time finalists, two sets is all it takes. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. in parts of wales, the midlands, northern england. the odd shower but the sunny spells possible in northern ireland as well. hello. thunderstorms which have been affecting parts of eastern england today will slowly fade as we get on into tonight. we're still left with a few showers around as the night goes on, but they're less intense. a lot of cloud, could be a little misty in places, too, and some outbreaks of rain becoming a bit more widespread across southwest england and south wales in what'll

denis shapovalov off was courageous on court. the canadian's aged 22, seeded ten. it showed.e, 6—2 in the third, straight sets, murray. but he is shapovalov�*s hero, the canadian told him at the net and perhaps we should remember the two matches murray won this week and be grateful he was here at all. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. tunisian ons jabeur has reached the fourth round in stunning fashion, coming from a set down to beat garbine muguruza on centre court. she beat the two—time grand slam winner5—7, 6—3, 6—2. it's the first time she's reached this stage of the competition. i'm very happy. and honestly, this is the first time i've been on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is amazing, . you'll make the energy is amazing, and i played on the fourth centre court before. but i want here. i’m court before. but i want here. i'm so, so,

he is shapovalov�*s era.e sporting future of his body does not allow him to practise and get the matches in that he needs to remain truly competitive. he wasn't happy with the way he played against shapovalov, but he's not making any decisions yet. i would love to be back here again next year. you know, ijust need to lay everything up —— weigh everything up, and see if everything that i am putting into it is worth, is worth it. these guys are... they are great players. you know, they hit huge balls, and you need to be, you need to be on it. your game needs to be spot on, or mine does, anyway, if i want to compete with them. the tour de france moves into the alps today, pushing the riders further after yesterday's marathon isa—mile stage, which was the longest for 21 years. mark cavendish, won the intermediate sprint, adding to his points on stage seven, and strengthening his grip on the green jersey. slovenia's matej mohoric won by more than a minute to claim his first tour win. while britain's geraint thomas

he will meet the either the number one seed novak djockovic or denis shapovalov in the final on sundayterritories. yeah, but how many singles champions have come from poland or italy? love, as they say around here. well, the italian player is dashing across the bottom of your screen in the first semifinal. that's matteo berrettini. polish fans had seen their man beat roger federer in the previous round, but hubert hurkacz was just hitting and hoping, as berrettini took the second set 6—0. the match was flashing by hurkacz — he clung on to it. tie—break, third set, his. but the berrettini serve, even if you get it back, it's hard to keep it in. 6—4 in the fourth, and italy in the final on sunday — matteo, don't go to wembley. not every title waits until the weekend. britain's andy lapthorne was triumphant in the quad wheelchair doubles today, with his partner, american david wagner. many championships make up wimbledon, and the outcomes are never certain. but of course there are favourites. novak djokovic, world number one, another semifinal. at the top end of the court, in new territor

hurkaczjoins djokovic, shapovalov and berrettini in the semifinals.respondent olly foster, who's at wembley. england are ten minutes away from the european championship final, into the second period of extra time. as it stands it looks as though they have avoided penalties, just a penalty from the captain harry kane in the first period of extra time has given england the lead. he had two bites at it, kasper schmeichel with an amazing save to keep it out, and he slotted the rebound. you know the curse of semifinals hanging over wembley, echoes of euro 96, perhaps it has finally been lifted. democratic labour party the hilt, that has been a fantastic story. remember that stricken star christian eriksen who collapsed with a cardiac arrest? he is watching at home, they are playing for him, but england have blocked out all emotion. it has been a thoroughly professionaljob, they are trying to see the match out, ten minutes from the euros final. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. sunny spells and

denis shapovalov. as 0h, definitely. denis shapovalov. as a oh, definitely. denis shapovalov. not only— player. that player has to take on not only the opponent, but the crowd as well _ not only the opponent, but the crowd as well. that is something that psychologically it is very tough for a lot of _ psychologically it is very tough for a lot of players to do. we have heard — a lot of players to do. we have heard novak djokovic talking on the part about — heard novak djokovic talking on the part about trying to block out the crowd _ part about trying to block out the crowd and — part about trying to block out the crowd and mentally pretend that crowds _ crowd and mentally pretend that crowds are for him, even if they are against _ crowds are for him, even if they are against it _ crowds are for him, even if they are against it he— crowds are for him, even if they are against it. he has certain techniques he tries to use. denis shapovalov will have to use all of that because after what we witnessed last night, _ that because after what we witnessed last night, that crowd is go

denis shapovalov doesn't seem unnerved by the task ahead of him.imers and for their countries it is exciting, matteo berrettini from italy and hubert hurkacz from poland. neither country had had a champion before. hubert hurkacz has knocked out federer and the second seed. matteo berrettini won at queens. if he were to win today, what a day for italian sport sunday would be. . ~ what a day for italian sport sunday would be. ., ,, i. time for a look at the weather, here's nick miller. not a huge amount of sunshine today. the clouds are building and several weather watchers catching a shot of one of these, county durham, there is a funnel cloud. there are some hefty down pours developing into this afternoon. looking at the radar, you can see them popping up over the past few hours in south—east scotland, and north—east england and look around south—east england, the met office suggesting these are flying ants being

the third round andy murray is preparing to go back onto centre court to face tenth seed dennis shapovalovdon. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. sir keir starmer says "labour is back" after the party's narrow victory in the batley and spen by—election. in a close contest, kim leadbeater, the sister of the murdered mp jo cox, held the west yorkshire seat, with a majority of just 323 votes. the conservatives had hoped to gain the seat — they came second, with george galloway in third. the result is likely to ease pressure on keir starmer for now — after recent criticism of his leadership from some within the party. our political correspondent nick eardley is in batley for us. during the last few days there were many people predicting that labour would lose this by—election, a result which would have prompted a crisis for the leadership. instead, in the last couple of hours, keir starmer here has been here celebrating a victory which he hopes will give his party and his leadership a new lease of life. a narrow win, but one that really matters for labour. some have written of

but he is shapovalov�*s hero, the canadian told him at the net.am winner5—7, 6—3, 6—2. it's the first time she's reached this stage of the competition. i'm very happy. and honestly, this is the first time i've been on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. cheering. the energy is amazing, and i played on the fourth centre court before. but i won here. i'm so, so, so happy. italy are just one match away from reaching their first european championship final since 2012. they beat the world number one ranked side belgium 2—1 in munich — nicolo barella put italy ahead. and they had a second before half time, a stunning strike from lorenzo insigne. belgium were given an immediate lifeline, jeremy doku brought down, and romelu lukaku scored the penalty. belgium couldn't find an equaliser, though — italy into the final four. italy will play spain next after they reached the semi finals in dramatic style. they beat switzerland, but only just. an own goal from denis zakaria putting spain in front. switzerland were level before half time

breakthrough story here at wimbledon can you talk about hubert hurkacz, and you have to talk about shapovalov out andy murray. and a terrific win for him today. one of the most watchable players on the men's tournament. very quickly tell you, in the men's doubles we have seen a win forjoe salisbury and his american partner. they rinse the finals with their very impressive straight sets winner. i should say thatjoe salisbury is currently an action in the mixed doubles with harriet dark, they took the first set. it's five games all in the second. these latest scores in reaction or from the bbc sport website but roger federer very much the story here tonight. i would federer very much the story here tonight. iwould if federer very much the story here tonight. i would if it will be the last time we see him at wimbledon. thank you very much. now for a look at some of the day's other sporting headlines... tadej pogacar has increased his lead at the tour de france to more than 5 minutes. the slovenian finished ath on stage 11, which was won by belgium's wout van art. britain's mark cavendish, in the

and following them, it's world number one novak djokovic against dennis shapovalov.rthak is at wimbledon for us and this first match is a great opportunity for both players? it isa it is a big opportunity for matteo berretini and hubert hurkacz. what a big day this is here at wimbledon. we have a familiar face in the final in novak djokovic. we've been talking about the changing of the guard for some time now. rafael nadal chose not to be here, murray and federer gone. three of these semifinalists are first—time semifinalists. we are going to see on centre court matteo berretini. he has looked so good in these championships so far. that powerful serve, that big forehand, up against roger betterer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. this feels like a real breakthrough championship for him so far. tied in the last round, came through that in four sets, and then hubert hurkacz, what a story for him. he put the two seat out in five sets. in the quarterfinals, roger betterer�*s first in straight sets defeat here in 19 years. has he made poland proud to be the story he has had s

world number one and reigning champion novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalovkacz. the countdown is already on to the euro 2020 final, and for england, there isn't a lot of time to prepare. there'll be just two days of full training before the game against italy back at wembley on sunday night. 0lly foster has been at their base, st george's park. day of rest and recuperation for most of the squad today, that's their routine after a match. it started against the danes. they go off and do their on thing. 13 out of the training pitch. the rest of the quad. there was nojordan henderson. they have their own separate fitness programme. but it was a great session to actually witness because they were at it from the very off. you soon realise just watching from the first 15 minutes when you see jaden sancho and the rest of them there as well, the two most likely to oust in the forward alongside harry kane and raheem sterling. there are places still at stake here. everybody desperate to get into this england team, and that is one of the hallmarks of it. the competition

today, he takes on denis shapovalov, a worthy opponent, in theory. he�*s got an all—round game.y were due to meet in las vegas in two weeks�* time but fury returned the positive test on thursday and, after discussions with medical experts, the decision was made to call off the fight. it�*s likely to be rearranged for october. fury beat wilder to become wbc champion in february last year, 1a months after the pair shared a thrilling draw in los angeles. england�*s makeshift one—day side comfortably beat pakistan in their first international in cardiff — that�*s despite an entirely new set of players having to be brought in just two days ago, after a covid outbreak in the original england squad. they got off to the perfect start. they had pakistan 26—4, with saqib mahmood the pick of the bowlers. pakistan were all out for 1a! and england chased that down for the loss ofjust one wicket. the second of three matches is at lord�*s tomorrow. there will be no spectators at the olympics in tokyo, due to rising cases of coronavirus — after it was announced that the state of emergency in th

great all—round game, shapovalov.w in relation to issues of sexual misconduct that so—called lesser crimes of sexual misconduct like indecent exposure are often indicators of far more serious offending, orare indicators of far more serious offending, or are indicators of a likely escalation to more serious offending if perpetrators are not held accountable. so more generally speaking it is actually incumbent on our criminaljustice speaking it is actually incumbent on our criminal justice system speaking it is actually incumbent on our criminaljustice system to deal with those lesser offences, particularly those types of sexual offences, before they escalate to these kind of very alarming levels. more generally, i would say what these really awful murders indicate, as well as issues of police misconduct, isjust, you know, the level of violence against women which led to so many women coming out onto the streets back in march when sarah everard went missing. we need to start treating this as a public health epidemic. it

canada's denis shapovalov is into his first semifinal at a slam coming from two sets to one down to beatre isolating after a player and member of the management team tested positive for covid—19 on their tour of south africa. on the field, it was business as usual as they geared up for the test series by beating the sharks. duhan van der merwe and josh adams ran in three tries each in the 54—7 win. adams now has seven in two games on the tour so far. so, great form from the whales swinger. and jack kenningham has withdrawn from the england squad after being contacted and advised to isolate by the nhs covid app. a staff member has also gone into isolation. england play canada at twickenham stadium on saturday. the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their odi series against pakistan which starts tomorrow. ben stokes will captain the make—shift team after the original squad were forced into isolation after a covid outbreak in the camp. the side could feature up to nine debutants. tadey pogacia has increased his lead a

standing in his way on friday was denis shapovalov, the 22—year—old canadian who's won so many admirers every one. from the beginning, when he broke djokovic early, he showed his intent, and at times, he got tight and nervous — and that was his undoing on this occasion. but he will hope for better in the future. matteo berrettini is who awaits novak djokovic in sunday's final — the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. he got past hubert hurkacz in four sets, the polish 14th seed had already knocked out roger federer and daniil medvedev. but for hurkacz, he couldn't keep his nerves under control, at least in the first two sets before he battled back to win the third. but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. before the men's final on sunday, we have the women's final on saturday — the world number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name peop

champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalovroger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. friday will be a big day for many people in france — as nightclubs will be allowed to reopen. for nearly eighteen months — ever since the pandemic began — they've had to remain shut. but not all clubs will be re—opening their doors. just a warning — this report from the bbc�*s tim allman contains flashing images. back where he belongs, this dj behind the decks at duplex in paris. soon this nightclub will be full or at least mostly full of party—goers. it is going to be a special night, he says. it's always great to see people so we are really looking forward to it. this was le duplex before the pandemic, hotspot and the paris night club scene, its owners desperate to get the party started as soon as possible. translation: i think what matters most is to open, making properties important but it will be secondary. i think we are really eagerfor this will be secondary. i think we are really eager for this wind of freedom because we know that, ma

champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov*s head by leonardo da vinci has just sold forjust over $12 million. measuring just seven centimetres squared, "head of a bear" is a silverpoint drawing on a pink—beige paper. the drawing is more than 500 years old. the sketch previously belonged to british painter and collector sir thomas lawrence, before being sold at christie's in 1860 forjust over $3. now it's gone for a little bit more. see you then. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers not just for friday, but into the weekend and into the start of next week, too. so, for today, these showers will be heavy, much like they were on thursday, and you'll see on the pressure charts we're in between systems, and there's barely any isobars, so the winds are light and the showers will be slow—moving again. so, quite a bit of cloud to start this morning, particularly across scotland, where we'll see some patchy rain in the northeast. the sunshine

shapovalov has been going from strength to strength during the grass—court swing, reaching the quarter—finalsthe queen's club. there was bad news for the british number one dan evans. he's been knocked out, losing in four sets to america's sebastian korda. defeat for evans means he has never gone further than the third round. tunisian 0ns jabeur has reached the fourth round in stunning fashion, coming from a set down to beat garbine muguruza on centre court. she beat the two—time grand slam winner5—7, 6—3, 6—2. it's the first time she's reached this stage of the competition. i'm very happy and this is the first time i played on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. amazing energy. think you guys, thank vom— thank you. cheering the energy _ thank you. cheering the energy is - thank you. cheering | the energy is amazing. thank you. cheering - the energy is amazing. this thank you. cheering _ the energy is amazing. this is... i'm so, so happy. now, at euro 2020, it's gone to extra—time in the first quarter—final between spain and switzerland. it finished 1—1 after 90 minute

and murray's match is against denis shapovalov of canada.h in the world, murray knows he's in for a tough day. he's definitely a shotmaker. he likes playing in front of big crowds and stuff. so, yeah, the thing i've got on my side is the experience and obviously having played a lot on centre court. i'm not saying we will definitely play on there but i would imagine there would be a good chance of that. so it'll be quite new for him. now, there'sjust one more day to wait before england's quarterfinal against ukraine at euro 2020. the team fly to rome this afternoon, and one player who has cemented his starting place is goalkeeperjordan pickford. he hasn't let in a single goal so far. now this match will be the team's first away from wembley, but he insists the lack of home atmosphere and support won't be a problem. we've got to create our own atmosphere there come saturday in rome, which we are capable of doing. but the fans were tremendous the other night and throughout the group stages as well, so i think that gives us added motivation for

sister when golf�*s women's pga championship and then later andy murray plays the tenth seed denis shapovalovhis chances will largely depend on how he has recovered from the epic five set match two nights at that he has been playing best under the roof so far, will it be another friday night under the lights to remember?— another friday night under the lights to remember? could be a long niuht for lights to remember? could be a long night for everyone, _ lights to remember? could be a long night for everyone, thank _ lights to remember? could be a long night for everyone, thank you, - night for everyone, thank you, laura. the latest from wimbledon. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. it might look like ijust popped over to the caribbean, chance would be a fine thing! this from, or earlier, looking glorious. it is a day where most of us will see some sunny spells breaking through. we have a very weak weather front, just a lump of cloud across northern ireland stretching across the isle of man. could see the odd bit of rain. showers and thunderstorms have broken out in southern

champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalovre i should say novak djokovic is clearly the favourite in those men's semifinals. i'm on twitter, see you in a bit. good evening. thursday brought us another day of some sunny spells, but some really active showers around too, in fact, our weather watchers spotted plenty of funnel clouds across parts of eastern england from essex through cambridgeshire, towards lincolnshire as well. over the next few days, we keep those active showers. there will be that mix of sunny spells and scattered showers bubbling up through the course of the day. so, low pressure not far away, bringing us to unsettled theme, but a ridge of higher pressure trying to build in from the west for a time on friday. so, as we head to the course of tonight, then, clear spells for most areas a little bit of patchy and showery rain for eastern scotland. cloudier skies in general for scotland, northern ireland and western fridges of england and wales. central and eastern areas looking largely clear overnight, temperature

five sets in a match that took almost four hours, and he'll now play 10th seeded canadian denis shapovalovill playing, because of moments like that, why would you want to give that up? the atmosphere, it's good the whole match, but the last hour and a half was brilliant, and i still enjoy that. women's world number one ashleigh barty takes to centre court first on thursday when she plays 22—year—old russian anna blinkova, while eight time champion roger federer is last on the main court when he faces france's richard gasquet, with a potential third round match against britain's cameron norrie looming. with the european championship taking a break until the first of the quarter—finals get underway on friday there's still plenty of news on the club front where everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, the former liverpool boss signing a three year deal. the 61—year—old won the champions league at anfield also managing chelsea who he won the uefa cup with, as well as taking charge of newcastle in the premier league. after a lengthy process tottenham have appointed former wolve

shapovalov knocked andy murray out the third round.ng but intriguing all the same.— intriguing all the same. thank you so much as— intriguing all the same. thank you so much as always. _ live from wimbledon. and don�*t forget from tennis to football, england are at wembley. they are about to take on denmark in the euro semi final. kick—off a tantalising a few minutes away. and a place in sunday public final at stake. it will be their first final in a major tournament for more than 50 years. denmark have previously won the euros, they took on the trophy in 1992. everything to play for. good evening. wednesday brought us a bit of a mixed day weather—wise. there was some sunshine and some heavy showers thunderstorms that have been slowly easing over recent hours. this was the scene in worcestershire earlier on. some big shower clouds around there with light surface water around as well. over the next few days, we keep a mix of sunshine and scattered showers, and i think by tomorrow the showers will be fewer and not as heavy as they have b

murray suffered his worst ever wimbledon defeat in terms of games won against denis shapovalov and thats mind about his teacher. he says he has to work out of all the hard work to come back from injuries is worth it to stop dan evans, he worked hard against his opponent and said his four set defeat was a tough one despite sebastian korda's future looking bright. talking of right, it is writing up the covers are still on behind me because we've had some rain. a lot of the focus today will be the last two british hopes in the singles, the 18—year—old wild card emma raducanu looking to prolong her dream debut here, spared the iconic but too intimidating surroundings of centre court and will be taking on cis day on number one court shortly. cameron norrie has had a breakthrough year but faces the small task of eight time champion roger federerfor a place in the second week. roger federer for a place in the second week.— roger federer for a place in the second week. ., ~ , ., ., ., �* , second week. thank you, laura! let's hoe second week. thank you, laura! let's ho -e the second week. thank

canada's denis shapovalov is into his first semifinal at a slam coming from two sets to one down to beatuth africa. on the field, it was business as usual as they geared up for the test series by beating the sharks. duhan van der merwe and josh adams ran in three tries each in the 54—7 win. adams now has seven in two games on the tour so far. so, great form from the whales swinger. the wales winger. and jack kenningham has withdrawn from the england squad after being contacted and advised to isolate by the nhs covid app. a staff member has also gone into isolation. england play canada at twickenham stadium on saturday. the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their odi series against pakistan which starts tomorrow. ben stokes will captain the make—shift team after the original squad were forced into isolation after a covid outbreak in the camp. the side could feature up to nine debutants. tadey pogacia has increased his lead at the tour de france to more than five minutes. the slovenian finished fourth on stage 11, w

sha povalov shapovalov said he reacted accordingly. how can you call that?n is matteo berrettini. that server will be djokovic�*s to deal with on sunday. italians and finals, matteo won�*t go to wembley. they decided on saturday the women�*s title. to first time finalists. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. and britain�*s andy lapthorne won his second wimbledon quad wheelchair doubles title, alongside his american partner david wagner — they won 6—1, 3—6, 6—4. it�*s lapthorne�*s i3th grand slam title overall and an 11th in doubles. and british duo harriet dart and joe salisbury are into the mixed—doubles final on sunday. mark cavendish sealed his spot in the history books today after equalling the record for stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish, a late replacement for this year�*s race, is now level with eddy mercx on 3a stage victories. drew savage has the story. he thought he�*d never ride another tour de france, but persistence paid off for mark cavendish, the man who never gave up. and the name he hadn�*t wanted to hear all we could finally be spoke

especially with his head to head with denis shapovalov, 6-0 head to head with denis shapovalov, 6—0 alreadyn paris a couple of weeks ago when they believe they could win. a lot have watched him for years and are in awe of him and do not believe they can win. it is whether the players can get a good start and go from there. it is a tough ask because it feels like he has always got an extra gear, djokovic, and has so much natural ability. he has managed to be pretty injury free over the years because he is so flexible and naturally dynamic. you see him stretching with his legs over his head. i think he could pick up over his head. i think he could pick up any sport and be excellent at it. unfortunately for the rest of the atp tour, he has picked tennis. you have been spending time at wimbledon doing commentary. tell us about the atmosphere. we are in unusual times and they started with fewer crowds and they started with fewer crowds and now that has been increased. what is it like on the show courts when the players come out? to be honest, when the players come out? to be honest. in — when th

world number one and reigning champion novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalov at their base, st george's park. day of rest and recuperation for the squad today. that's the routine after a match. the 11 that started against the danes, they go off and do their own thing, just some recovery work. what we saw today were 13 out on the training pitch, substitutes, the rest of the squad. there was nojordan industry and or jack grealish. we've seen their separate programmes. but it was a great session to witness —— jordan henderson. they were at it from the very awe. you soon realise just watching from the first 15 minutes when you see jaden sancho and the rest of the them as well. most likely to oust 0saka in that line alongside harry kane. there are places still at stake here. everybody desperate to get into this england team, and that is one of the hallmarks of it. but everybody working together towards the same thing, and that is of course winning theirfirst majorfinal thing, and that is of course winning their first major final in 55 years. meanwhile, england have

now, over to wimbledon where world number one novak djokovic is taking on the canadian dennis shapovalovg to take my eyes off second semifinal, isn't it? i�*m having to take my eyes off this second semifinal, isn't it? in having to take my eyes off this at the moment, it is not an easy thing to do because they are making a match of this against the world number one. and of course, at 5—4, he was serving for the first set and what a moment that would�*ve been but he doesn�*t he often does and us fight his way back. he is the greatest return on the history of tennis and showing us at the moment we are into a tie—break situation at the end of that first set and he is 4-2 the end of that first set and he is lt—2 and that at the moment and he is only dropped one set and that was against the british wild card and 19, jack draper and the first round and with that back hand and that really reliable service looked so strong but when he had the chance to serve for the set, he got tight, bit wild with some of this shotmaking, he has not been in this position before in a grand slam semifinal, can he

world number one novak djokovic says he'll have to be at his best to beat denis shapovalov at wimbledonr him, he is maturing, which is nice to see, because he is definitely a great quality player, and i please refer tennis fans. he is very flashy, is a great forehand, has nothing to lose in the semifinal, so i'm going to have to be ready and hope for the best. : have to be ready and hope for the best. ., ., ,, ,, ., ~ , best. the man who knocked out andy murray earlier — best. the man who knocked out andy murray earlier in _ best. the man who knocked out andy murray earlier in the _ best. the man who knocked out andy murray earlier in the tournament, - best. the man who knocked out andy murray earlier in the tournament, ofl murray earlier in the tournament, of course. meanwhile, nick kyrgios has pulled out of the olympic games, after it was announced there'll be no fans allowed at any venues in tokyo. he said the thought of playing in front of empty stadiums just didn't sit right, although he stressed he hadn't made the decision lightly and that it had always been his dream to represent

canada's denis shapovalov is into his first semi final at a slam coming from 2 sets to one down to beatni completes the semi—final line up. the italian will play hurkacz after beating the canadian sixteenth seed felix auger aliassime in four sets. more disruption for the british and irish lions in south africa — eight lions players are isolating after a player tested positive for coronavirus — as well as one of the management team. tonight's tour game against the sharks has gone ahead — the lions currently leading 26—0 injohannesberg. but saturday's match against the bulls is off due to an outbreak in their camp. the south africans have also been hit by several positive cases. the lions�* first test against the springboks is on the 24th ofjuly. and jack kenningham has withdrawn from the england squad after being contacted and advised to isolate by the nhs covid app. a staff member has also gone into isolation. england play canada at twickenham stadium on saturday. the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their 0di s

he'll play tenth seed canada's denis shapovalov, who beat andy murray, in the semi—finals.before the cut off time allowing him to start today's flat twelfth stage. tagi pogacar�*s lead is now more than five minutes after he finished fourth yesterday. before i go, let's have a reminder of that really special moment here at wembley last night when the players had beaten denmark, came out to celebrate with the fans and their families in the crowds. what work with the singing? sweet caroline that was a moment ofjoy inside wembley last night. see the fans singing that over time for the last couple of weeks. to see that player singing it now you get a sense of something very special that is happening now. it is giving its coming home a run for its money. some of the team prefer three lions but there is a lot of love for sweet caroline. a lot of scotland and irish fans have said it is their song, but i think it might be the song of the tournament. it is all good, it is all good. figures out this morning are expected to see a further lengthening of the nhs waiting list. the most up

andy murray will be back on centre court at wimbledon this evening, against denis shapovalov of canada. world championship leader max verstappen was quickest in first practice for the austrian grand prix. following his victory at the same circuit last weekend, the red bull driverfinished clear of charles leclair and carlos sainz, with lewis hamilton down in 7th — more than half a second adrift. verstappen is 18 points ahead of hamilton in the standings. second practice begins at two. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. there's just one more day to wait, before england's quarter final against ukraine at euro 2020 in rome but england fans hoping to jump on a plane to the match in italy are likely to be disappointed because of the current coronavirus restrictions in the country. current rules mean that any passengers would need proof of a negative test taken in the 48 hours before travelling and upon arrival they would have to isolate for five days. the italian ambassador to the uk, his excellency raffaele trombetta, joins me now. a very warm welcome to

then we saw shep denis shapovalov, the other new stars breaking through, it is only a matter of time. i 'ust think it is remarkable, h ever see that again. i 'ust think it is remarkable, i_ ever see that again. i 'ust think it is remarkable, i think]— ever see that again. i just think it is remarkable, i think it - ever see that again. i just think it is remarkable, i think it is - is remarkable, i think it is fantastic. i is remarkable, i think it is fantastic.— is remarkable, i think it is fantastic. , ., .,. fantastic. i was 'ust going to add to that. of— fantastic. i wasjust going to add to that. of course, _ fantastic. i wasjust going to add to that. of course, serena - fantastic. i wasjust going to add i to that. of course, serena williams who sadly slipped up at the back of the court and pulled a muscle, but she was going after 24, which is even more extraordinary! we mustn't forget to mention her as well, and we hope that she comes back from the injury and can maybe still do it at the us open. injury and can maybe still do it at the us open-— the us open. never, ever underest

khachonov in action against shapovalov.d. so many admirers of shapovalov�*s game. left—handed with greater rhythm and movement. let's see if he can get past the big serving khachonov. i have seen a couple of people here with an england shirt. there are plenty who would quite likely tennis to be over in time for kick—off. let's see how long these quarterfinals last. it in time for kick—off. let's see how long these quarterfinals last. ii i long these quarterfinals last. if i know wimbledon, the all england club do not like showing the football anywhere on the ground. good luck with that around eight o'clock. a busy afternoon at wimbledon. wembley is getting busier all the time. uefa will be so relieved they have gone into the final stretch of this tournament without too much disruption. just think about the logistics of 11 different venues, different cities across the continent of europe, but not too much covid disruption. england had mason mount and bell in chilwell having to self—isolate, scotland's billy gilmore. that is

evans is in action this afternoon, ahead of andy murray who's playing the number ten seed denis shapovalovt 7—5. she will be battling hard in that second set. let's take you to court number one and a former grand slam champion in action there. sloane stephens has won the us open before. stephen is losing the first set 6—2. her opponent won herfirst losing the first set 6—2. her opponent won her first title last month in berlin on grass. stephens has won that second set 6—2. back to you in the studio. england have left their training base at st george's park to fly to rome this afternoon in prepartion for their quarter final match against ukraine in the euros. so far england are unbeaten and haven't conceeded a goal in the tournament yet. waiting for england is our reporterjohn watson who's that is them leaving saint georges park, on their way to the airport to fly to rome for that crucial quarter match against ukraine. some of the fans waving some flags and waving them off. that is the main coach with the training staff as well. we were just hearing from angela merkel earlier. england of c

he'll play tenth seed canada's denis shapovalov, who beat andy murray, in the semi—finals.untains. before i go, ijust want to remind you of one of the best moments from wembley last night. it was magical being inside here but my favourite thing was seeing the fans, the players, the families, the stewards or is singing sweet caroline and knowing every single word and what amazed me was how the players knew all of the words. they have been listening to that in their england training camp. at? listening to that in their england training camp-— training camp. # touching me, touchinu training camp. # touching me, touching you- _ training camp. # touching me, touching you. # _ training camp. # touching me, touching you. # sweet - training camp. # touching me, j touching you. # sweet caroline training camp. # touching me, - touching you. # sweet caroline #. good _ touching you. # sweet caroline #. good times— touching you. # sweet caroline #. good times and never felt so good. how brilliant was that? and i can tell you there were some people singing it untilfour tell you there wer