but her opponent wouldn't win another game, simona halep taking the next ten.orld number one in the end, cruising through. it definitely was a tough set, she plays really well with rhythm and many slices, it was a bit tough on the. but then i started to feel the game, it was much better. much like rafael nadal, who made quick work of his opponent, the world number one taking the opener 6—4, and despite moments from rele nts opener 6—4, and despite moments from relents —— of brilliance from the world number 77, rafael nadal always was in control. the spaniard warming up was in control. the spaniard warming up nicely. i have added termination to play with the right intensity all the time. i played a great game to come back, happy for the victory, happy for the way that i played and looking forward to tomorrow and the next round. to set up and enter to control before the rain came to an less tha n control before the rain came to an less than 2a hours later married like a completely different players. is argentinian opponent levelling the match at two sets all. mar

and i'm holly hamilton at wimbledon, where in the women's draw the top seed simona halep is the latest big name to fall...... and british number one kyle edmund is battling against three—time champion novak djokovic to make it to the second week in the men s draw. i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre... as lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix.

someone who will not be celebrating is the world number one simona halep.e only have one top ten seed in the women's draw here at wimbledon, which is just quite remarkable. early on today, the french open champion was knocked out in the third round and another wimbledon shock exit. she fought back after trailing 5—2 in the final set but she wrote in the night game to stay alive in the decider. stated another match point on her way to victory. she is of course the world number 48 but she said she really was spurred on by the crowd here in london. the first time i got number one it is amazing for me to be there and to fight against nerves. 0n the first, i was there but i was a little bit tired and i was trying too much. it is a little bit hard to control on the balance but i am happy that i dated for the second set and happy that i dated for the second setand i'm happy that i dated for the second set and i'm getting through, 5—3, two down, it was a lot of support from outside, pushing me and keep fighting. thank you so much. no problems for men's second seed

and world number one simona halep is also true. plenty to come on day three.e wozniacki. you can check all the action and results. an unbeaten century from lokesh rahul has seen india to an 8 wicket victory over england in the first t20 of their series in manchester. england were sent into bat (gfx) and despitejoss buttler making 69 couldn't set a larger target as kuldeep yadav took five for 24 to restrict the hosts. india in response made light work of the task with rahul and rohit sharma adding 123 for the second wicket in front of a crowd that had a large amount of away support. we talked about every game in this series potentially feeling like an away game. it has the potential to do that, particularly when you play india and pakistan. that's the reality of things. we have to be accepting about and get on with things. it's a very good feeling when you take two wickets. building the momentum. it was a record—breaking day for australian captain aaron finch who broke his own record for the highest twenty20 international score. he made an incredible 172 from 7

but the world number one and top seed, simona halep, is through.'s zheng saisai, but the french open champion won 7—5, 6—0 to go into round three. rafa nadal will also be playing into the weekend, he had an up and down day against kazakhstan‘s mikhail kukushkin, but still won in straight sets. but marin cilic is out. he lost to guido pella in 5 sets. last year's finalist was 2 sets up when rain stopped play last night but he was unable to capitalise on that advantage. away from wimbledon, and it's nowjust over a0 hours until england take on sweden in samara for a place in the world cup semi—finals. england haven't reached the last four since italia 90, 28 years ago, and their manager was in realistic mood when he spoke to our sports editor dan roan a little earlier on today. well, i have been involved in football for 30 years, so you have to enjoy the good moments, but also you know that you know, i'm a long way from perfect. there's plenty of m ista kes way from perfect. there's plenty of mistakes that we have made while we have been here, and we

the women's top seed simona halep is in action on court no i.heng saisai from china — and that's after the conclusioon of the men's match between marin cilic and guido pella, with cilic leading by two sets to love. later in the day, juan martin del potro and alexander zverev both play their 2nd round matches. after all the excitement at the football world cup in russia, there was a chance for the teams to have a rest ahead of the quarter finals, which begin on friday. two former champions, france and uruguay, meet in the first of the matches. that'll be followed by brazil taking on belgium. on saturday, it's sweden against england. the winner of that, plays the winner of russia against croatia. from samara, john bennett reports. russian football legends don't come much bigger than this man, but against all the odds, the 2018 russian team are making themselves into russian hero ‘s. he would be proud of the current goalkeeper, the hero of that penalty shootout win against spain and. croatia will start as the favourites in the quarter—final, eight

but straight sets wins for the world number ones simona halep and rafa nadal, sees them safely throughitness of star striker edinson cavani, ahead of their world cup quarter final against france. we'll start at wimbeldon, where the upsets keep coming in the women's draw. now last year's champion has gone out of the tournament early on. holly hamilton has more from the all—england club. as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. ta ken as the sun set over london, a storm was brewing. taken to a decided by an inspired alice in the.

in the women's singles, the number one seed, simona halep, lost her match meaning there is now only oneremaining in the draw. halep was beaten in her third—round match in three sets to the taiwanese world number48, su—wei hsieh. our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports now from sw19. just as football is returned to their changing room in russia, kyle edmund came out to play at wimbledon. the centre court knew the football score. and for a while edmund was inspired by his big occasion. on the top of the screen, inspired by his first sat. novak djokovic looks a little lost. but the former champion rediscovered himself to win the second set 6—3. the match had turned. edmund lost the third, 6—2, making mistakes. listen how this one was greeted by doctor bitch. he simmered with the crowd and overpowered edmund in the fourth set —— novak djokovic. centre court will be maintained and will come back in the second week, when we will have so much. as for british interests, there is the doubles. right now centre court feels a little empty without kyle edmund. joe wilson, bbc news, at wimbledon.

and i'm holly hamilton at wimbledon, where in the women's draw the top seed simona halep is the latestame to fall. and british number one kyle edmund has taken the first set against 12—time grand slam champion novak djokovic. i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre... and lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix. good evening. generations of england players have tried and failed gareth southgate is the tenth fulltime maanger since england reached the semi—finals at italia 90, but he will bring si young england team back to moscow next week with a place in the world cup final at stake. they were so assured in their quarterfinal, business like, beating sweden 2—0. adam wild reports. boarding the shabbat, the journey to this point has been long. fraught with frustrations, but this is a new england. a new generation unburdened by disappointment of the past. the pride and passion remained now to see how much further that can take them. but again, they stay calm and composed, both sides trading early blows. this was harry

the recent to fall is simona halep.match. she fought back from 5—2 down in the decider to wina back from 5—2 down in the decider to win a 7—5. she will play in the last 16. the first time i beat the world number one it is amazing for me to be there and to fight because on the first day i was there but i was a little bit tired and i was trying a bit too much and it is hard to control and the balanced but i am happy that i made it for the second andi happy that i made it for the second and i am getting through at the at 2-5 and i am getting through at the at 2—5 down. a lot of support from the other side to push me to keep fighting on. thank you so much. no problems for rafa nadal, the two—time wimbledon champions into the last 16 after a comfortable victory over an australian. it means medale holds onto the world number one ranking. he will play fabio fognini or the check in the next round. a positive match for me against a young player with a lot of energy. some tough moments at the beginning and in the third, but in ge

more to come, will have your hammock onto and kyle edmund in action, as well as rafael nadal and simona halepe details on the website. well there were some unwanted guests at the all england club today. look at this. flying ants descended onto court one. they are amazing to look at on the screen, less amazing to to play with. caroline wozniaki struggling to get rid of one there. she needed insect repellent in the end. so england have had a day to digest their dramatic penalty shoot out win against colombia to book their place in the quarter—finals. and saturday's game against sweden has been the focus today for the team and management. eight of the squad trained at their repino base in the morning, among them, marcus rashford who came on a substitute and scored england's second penalty. the last—eight match with the swedes takes place at 3pm on saturday, live on bbc one. butjamie vardy is a doubt for the match. he didn't train and had an injection in his groin following last night's win in moscow. that's it from us for now. stay up to date on the website. hello, and welcome to our look ahead

the latest big name to fall in the women's draw is world number one and top seed simona halep.. the world number 48 port back from 5—2 down in the decider to win its 7-5. from 5—2 down in the decider to win its 7—5. she will play to meet dominika cibulkova cove in the last 16. no problems for men's second seed rafael nadal. the two—time wimbledon champion is into the last 16 after a comfortable victory over australian teenager alex terminal. the win also means that rafael nadal holds onto the world mumble and ranking. lewis hamilton won the battle for pole position in tomorrow's british grand prix, snatching the top spot from his title rival sebastian vettel by a fraction of a second. hamilton produced a lap record with his final run in qualifying to take his six pole position at silverstone. victory tomorrow would mean he overta kes jim victory tomorrow would mean he overtakes jim clark for the most number of british grand prix wins. more importantly for hamilton, it would mean he overtakes sebastian vettel again at the top of the drivers standings. chris froome's quest to win

away from the football, another shock at wimbledon as simona halep is out in the third round, losingthe last 16 and kyle edmund is next on centre court. the 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand have sent handwritten letters to their families to reassure them they're well. their football coach — who is with them — also sent a note apologising to parents. the team was cut off when exploring the cave two weeks ago. sophie long reports. all—out preparations to bring the young footballers and their coach out of the cave are now under way, say those leading this rescue operation. one of the main priorities is still to reduce the water levels inside the cave, in the hope that they can bring the boy out without having to use full scuba gear. many of the boys can't swim. this rescue operation has always been a race against the clock, but now timing is more critical than ever. they say they want to get the boys out before their health deteriorates and before the heavy rain that is forecast, comes. the fear is that more water will rush into the cave, making conditions even worse

simona halep showing why she's number one. cannot see her having a bad match. a game, playing big tennis to beat her. one to watch, maybe she can back—up your role with a title. particularly in the second set. if you had to pick someone out, who would it be? i think 0saka. she is in that section and she can beat anyone if you release it in mind to it. she is quite an experience than did geta it. she is quite an experience than did get a big tournament victory in india. serena is winning any other section. all hopes rest on kyle edmund. let's check on the progress of him. he's facing the world number 168 bradley klahn of the united states. it went well for him in the first set, a serving break and he held on to ta ke set, a serving break and he held on to take the first set 6—4. we can go live to centre court nowjust to see the latest there. he's currently 11—3 down in the second set. going into server. it is great to see him in action. it is a lot of pressure. a lot of pressure. 30— love to edmund 110w lot of pressure. 30— love to edmund now we will rejoin that

simona halep, she must be the one to watch, now.ling and eventually one person can take advantage of that. stop we will see that can once again. my advantage back then was being in the final before. i was in the final 2007, and all the players and are experienced. i think simona and... should be the favourites, but we have seen so and... should be the favourites, but we have seen so many and... should be the favourites, but we have seen so many percent and, it is so difficult to predict anything, but if we try to be rational, we would go with those two names. would it not be great to get another cinderella story here at wimbledon next year. —— this year. top seed roger federer is on centre court right now. he‘s playing germany‘s yan—lennart struff as he continues the defence of his title. he‘s off to a good start — he‘s currently one set up and 5—4 to struff in the second though.. bare in mind struff has come from two sets down in both of his first matches here. we could be in for a long night but then federer is looking very comfor

well number one simona halep avoid the slide of the top seeds at wimbledon. this one person is dead after protests in haiti turned violent a steep increase in fuel prices has angered people who say they're already dealing with poverty catch a live has a story. the outrage was immediate fires set roads blocked protesters say they can't afford haiti's new fuel prices with chaos out on the street at the capital port of ponce several people decided to spend the night at work many businesses close their doors this is that your backyard when looked at by wife is going to deliver a baby she needs a syrian but every hospital we go to that we can't find a doctor because of the protests i don't know what to do the government announced an increase of up to fifty percent for diesel gasoline and kerrison but the hike a leader of diesel will now cost four dollars nearly five dollars for regular gas in a country were about eighty percent of workers earn less than two dollars a day the news wasn't received well you know in movies development no we're speaking up against the

the world number one simona halep avoid the slide of the top seeds at wimbledon that's come out later. syrian soldiers have been celebrating the recapture of the main border crossing with jordan government forces returned to the nassib crossing point on friday following a cease fire deal for rebels to hand over territory in the province of daraa a russian backed government offensive has caused more than three hundred thousand people to flee the region in recent weeks while the nuts and border crossing had been controlled by rebels since two thousand and fifteen cutting off the main trade routes for syrian goods to jordan and to gulf countries the surrender deal has been brokered by the russians it's highly symbolic for the syrian government there is where the uprising against president bashar al assad began back in two thousand and eleven but it's myth has more now from the jordanian side of the border crossing. russia's defense ministry confirmed the terms on which opposition fighters would hand over their weapons and be given safe passage to the north of syria and russia's involveme

the latest big name to fall in the women's draw is world number one and top seed simona halep.n epic third round match. one englishman who has been performing at his best yesterday was lewis hamilton who will start this afternoon's british grand prix in pole position, chasing a record sixth win at silverstone. he broke the lap record on his final run in qualifying to start in front of his main championship rival sebastian vettel. he said he wanted to get the country off to a good start as qualifying finished just as the football started! i gave it everything i could and it was so hard. it was so close between the ferraris, they pulled something out when we got to q3 and i was praying i could do it for you guys. i'm so gratefulfor the support because without you guys, i would not have been able to do it. chris froome will be hoping for a less eventful second day at the tour de france after a crash has left him a minute off the pace. he went down a grass bank on the opening stage as colombia's fernando gaviria won the stage. today's route into la roche—sur—yon should be another o

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the latest big name to fall in the women's draw is world no 1 and top seed simona halep.aten by taiwan's hsieh su—wei in an epic third round match. lewis hamilton will start this afternoon's british grand prix in pole position, chasing a record sixth win at silverstone. he logged a lap record on his final run in qualifying to start in front of his main championship rival sebastian vettel. he said he wanted to get the country off to a good start as qualifying finished just as the football started! i gave it everything i could and it was such a hard it was so close between the ferraris, they pulled something out when we got to q3 and i was praying i could do it for you quys i was praying i could do it for you guys and i'm so grateful for the support because without you guys, i would not have been able to do it. chris froome will be hoping for a less eventful second day at the tour de france after a crash has left him a minute off the pace. he went down a grass bank on the opening stage as colombia's fernando gaviria won the stage. today's route into la roche—sur—yon should

djokovic and nadal will be some of the highlights today as well as simona halep in the women's draw there'sng tacktivity s -- activities going on this morning. including sponsors and official suppliers, one of them is lansome champagne, they have had a relationship with the championships for 40 years now i spoke to the managing director, paul beef vavis who ws proud to tell me what they do and keep coming back and why their relationship with wimbledon is so strong >> when the championships finish, normally mid-july, we start planning for the following year it's a two-week event but takes over 50 weeks to get ready we've been fortunate enough to be here for 41 years we expect to extend by another five years so 46 years in total one thing about this event, you can never be complacent with it. every year you have to raise your game. step up. make sure what we're offering is right. and this year we've been ability to do that we were able to launch our first ever organic champagne here, which is fantastic we have our own french country garden and champagne, it's brilliant to serve the organic ch

simona halep didn't have it all her own way in the first set against china's zheng saisai, but the frenchnd three. lets head to russia now, and the world cup, because england have less than 48 hours to go until they face sweden in the quarterfinals. defenderjohn stones says they team under no illusions of the task ahead. if you say it easy in a quarterfinal... your stupid to say it. they play very structured from the back, quite different from what we have seen. we know what we're up against. sometimes they get there you these teams and say that they go under the radar. but there's no question that they're a good team, they wouldn't be where they are if they wouldn't be where they are if they weren't, so we show them the respect that we do to every team. that's all the sport for now. it's now less than 43 hours until the end of the game. the national health service is celebrating its 70th birthday today. it was created on july the 5th 1948 and since then the nhs has grown to become the world's largest publicly funded health service, employing 1.5 million people. today staffjoined patients

the latest big name to fall in the women's draw is world number one and top seed simona halep.this afternoon's british grand prix in pole position, chasing a record sixth win at silverstone. he logged a lap record on his final run in qualifying to start in front of his main championship rival, sebastian vettel. he said he wanted to get the country off to a good start as qualifying finished just as the football started! chris froome will be hoping for a less eventful second day at the tour de france after a crash has left him a minute off the pace. he went down a grass bank on the opening stage as colombia's fernando gaviria won the stage. today's route into la roche—sur—yon should be another one for the sprinters. england's women's cricketers thrashed new zealand to win their opening one—day international. amyjones and captain heather knight each made 63 at headlingley before new zealand were bowled out for just 148 runs. the second game of the 3—match series is at derby on tuesday. a good day to england. we saw some pictures of wild celebrations, beer are being thrown everywhe

french open champion and world number one simona halep is the last of the surviving top seeds she came back from five three down in the first set against china's sysop aging to win the next games in a row to advance to the third round. the overnight rain delay worked wonders for men's world number eighty two power through to the third round of a grand slam for the first time ever after coming from two sits down to upset last year's runner up marin chill much i will go up to the if a better one quarter was feeling better and better. that tennis is like that sometimes you will govern you feel good and that's it. three time champion novak jock of its needed treatment in the third set for a thigh injury before winning in straight sets. thanks there was a bad move on. during the point. and affected my knee a little bit. yeah i felt the all the way to the end of the net basically last couple games so i've been doing check ups now and seems like it's. nothing major. there was no trouble for rafael nadal on the court as he eased into the third round of the straight sets one but the world numbe

french open champion and wall number one simona halep came back from five three down in the first set against china sissay to win the next ten games and are zero for a seven five six love victory. and full time tour de france winner chris froome says he's looking forward to focusing on racing again after his anti doping case was thrown out on monday the team sky leader has been training ahead of saturday's opening stage of little and says that the says enough to drop the case is a huge weight off his shoulders i think. this year's race is going to be the biggest challenge of my career i think given this is for friends who are entering consecutively. it is a massive goal we try to transform the fish to some degree foreign tourists consecutively on the back of the venture and through that i've never done before so this is a complete and. i've gone from the sport limited around me and of this year i've got a lot of work cut out ahead of me. shocks half again for surface from the water during the final of the j. bay well certainly event is south africa the events carried on that despite t

led really by simona halep going out. williams isvenus out. quite dramatic.the men's side. alix: i know you play tennis on the weekends. a lot during the summer as well. what is the highest seeded woman now? david: i forgot. number seven. the main story, it shows how competitive the game has become. be ast sure it's going to equally true on the men's side. roger federer is through and .oger nadal on the women's side it has become competitive. some american women playing really well are out. alix: if you cannot find david he is watching tennis. david: that is actually true. it is time for an update on what is making headlines designed wimbledon. emma chandra is here. emma: all eyes in england on the world cup semifinal on england. they too of a daring rescue bid in thailand. eight members of the youth soccer team trapped in the flooded cave have been brought out safely. that would leave four players and their coach still trapped area crews are racing to finish the operation before rain raises floodwaters inside. theresa may's government being pledged into anot

we only have three left, karolina pliskova, venus williams of cause and world number one simona halepof winning another title at wimbledon are quite high. thank you, holly. the first world cup quarterfinal is under half an hour away, with france and uruguay and knitting in the skin of god. the uruguayan striker cavani will not start while recovering from injury. fans of the slight favourites —— they will play at nizny novgorod god. lewis hamilton will hope to get back on top of the formula 1 drivers championship this weekend. the success of the british grand prix. he is chasing a record sixth victory at silverstone and started the week and at silverstone and started the week a nd fastest at silverstone and started the week and fastest this morning. he has won this race and the championship last year, just one point behind vettel at the top of the championship. that's all the sport for now, i will be back soon. thank you, sealed in a while. an investigation is under way after police files containing personal details of the default of the victims were found dumped in the street in hartl

this is for a place in the last 16. of wimbledon and it's not even the second week. and top seed simona halepound match. halep took the first set 6—3 on a scorching court one. hours and twenty minutes. hseish will play dominika cibulkova in the last 16. because at first i was there but i was tired and i was trying to much. was tired and i was trying to much. but i am happy i made it for the second set. second set. second set, there was a lot of support from outside. support from outside. they pushed me to keep fighting. thank you so much. the crowd were really behind her. no problems for men's second seed, rafael nadal. after a comfortable victory over australia's alex de minaur. it means nadal holds on to the world number one ranking. in the next round. of a second. in qualifying to take his sixth pole at silverstone. and alain prost for the most number of british grand prix wins. vettel again at the top of the drivers‘ standings. was such a hard, so close between the ferraris. the ferraris. without you guys i would be unable to do that. had hoped for... the predicted sprint finish. froome s