let us now listen to simona halep. listen to simona haleplj and she gets further away. let us now listen to simona halep. i have worked a lot for this moment, it is an honour to play in front of the royal box. thank you. i have no words to explain what i feel. you played no sign of nerves, no sign of nerves coming out are. well i had nervous of my stomach was not by well before the match. i know that there is no time for emotions. i just came on quite and give my best. how does it feel to be holding that famous show? unbelievable. it is something very special that i will never forget. it was my mum's dream, when i was about ten or 12, she said ifi when i was about ten or 12, she said if i wanted to do something in tennis i had to play the final in wimbledon. so, thank you to my parents. sometime she did 0k, mum, then she? she did ok! sometime she did 0k, mum, then she? she did 0k! coming here with all the history, it is so much more, isn't it? at the beginning of the turner meant i told people that if i went this tourn

|j wooden final and no simona halep made the dream come true.m after the match and she said that it was her dream years ago for me to play a final and wouldn't because everyone is here, the royal box and she said i think it is unbelievable moment. to date her dream came true so unbelievable moment. to date her dream came true so i will play a final. this moment is very special and strip lately but wooden final is pretty amazing. —— to play the wimbledon final is pretty amazing. she was also saying house—sitting about them is has been a hero of hers, and makes foran about them is has been a hero of hers, and makes for an interesting final. serena has been ground—breaking and someone had has benefited from what she has done. she has been around for so long and beenin she has been around for so long and been in so many files it is easy to see why but i do not think simona halep get overwhelmed, she is able to understand and has expedient enough that she can get on with business. do you think will be talking about serena williams getting her hands o

simona halep is the wimbledon champion.- delight and utter disbelief. d produced the performance of her life and her opponent knew it. she literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. it was my mum's dream. when i was ten she said ifi mum's dream. when i was ten she said if i want to do something in tennis i have to play the final of wimbledon so the day came. thanks to my parents. what drama the fans have seen. most were expecting to watch it serena williams make history. instead they have a new champion. and as a fan of the duchess of cambridge, things got even better. really well done. a quick chat before even more cheers. for simona halep, the perfect ending to a near—perfect performance. what a performance, it has not a lwa ys what a performance, it has not always been easy for simona halep when you consider she won the french open last year but cannot follow that up with a big performance here in wimbledon as she went out in the third round and as she defended her french open title this year, she lost in the early stages as well. how h

simona halep is the wimbledon champion. cue delight and utter disbelief. er opponent knew it. she literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. it was my mum's dream. when i was ten she said if i want to do something in tennis, i have to play the final of wimbledon so the day came. thanks to my parents. what drama the fans have seen. most were expecting to watch serena williams make history. instead, they have a new champion. and as a fan of the duchess of cambridge, things got even better. really, well done. a quick chat before even more cheers. for simona halep, the perfect ending to a near—perfect performance. valtteri bottas has beaten his team—mate lewis hamilton to pole position by the tiniest of margins at the british grand prix. the finn finished ahead of the five time world champion byjust 6 thousandths of a second. hamilton was looking to secure his fifth consecutive pole at silverstone. mercedes locked out the front row for sunday's race with ferrari's charles leclerc third. stage eight of the tour de france was another eventful one f

but simona halep clearly hadn't read the script. ze of brilliance. desperately, williams dug deep. at last, some flickers of that familiar fire. but they were soon snuffed out. in less than an hour, it was all over. simona halep is the wimbledon champion! cue delight and utter disbelief. halep had produced the performance of her life and her opponent knew it. she literally played out of her mind! congratulations, simona! applause. it was my mum's dream whenever i was about ten or 12, she said if i wanted to do something in tennis, i had to play the final of wimbledon. so the day came. so, my mum, thanks! applause. thanks to my parents, actually. well, what drama the fans here have seen. most were expecting to watch serena williams make history. but instead, they have a new champion. and as a fan of the duchess of cambridge, things got even better. really well done. honestly. a quick chat before even more cheers. for simona halep, the perfect ending to a near—perfect performance. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. inaudible. and that's

simona halep is the wimbledon champion. cue delight and utter disbelief. her life and her opponent knew it. she literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. wow. literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. wowm literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. wow. it was my mums dream, when i was about ten or 12 she said if i wanted to do something in tennis i had to play the final of wimbledon so the day came. thank you. what drama the fans have seen. most are expecting to see serena williams make history but instead they have a new champion. as afan of instead they have a new champion. as a fan of the duchess of cambridge, things got even better. really well done, honestly. a quick chat before even more cheers. for it simona halep the perfect ending to a near—perfect performance. yes, what a winfor near—perfect performance. yes, what a win for simona halep, her second grand slam title. as for serena williams she will be hoping at the age of 37 her chances of making history weren't over yet. there is more throughout the

simona halep is the wimbledon champion. cue delight and utter disbelief. pponent knew it. she literally played out of her mind, congratulations simona. it was my mum's dream. when i was ten she said if i want to do something in tennis i have to play the final of wimbledon so the day came. thanks to my parents. what drama the fans have seen. most were expecting to watch it serena williams make history. instead, they have a new champion. and as a fan of the duchess of cambridge, things got even better. really, well done. a quick chat before even more cheers. for simona halep, the perfect ending to a near—perfect performance. england have beaten scotland to make it two wins out of two at the netball world cup in liverpool. 36—year—old rachel dunn scored an impressive 49 points in a dominant 70—34 victory. they'll play samoa tomorrow as they try to top the group while scotland face uganda. it was an enjoyable game, scotland came out strong and have improved massively over the last couple of yea rs, massively over the last couple of years, we've played with them

she came to 6—3, 4—6, 6—2, so simona halep safely through.ell. the other courts, let's benyu up to date with novak djokovic. the men's number one, in action at the moment against dennis could lower of the united states. novak djokovic has made quick work in this one. he has done really well here. five games are in that first set, so novak djokovic racing through this one i gazed a player with pointing out has reached the fourth round previously, and when he did that he beat alex thereafter for losing to merrin cilic in the fourth round. he has clearly got some pedigree on the grass, but against a play—off novak djokovic's calibre you that novak djokovic's calibre you that novak djokovic is the defending champion will have too much to book his place in the second round. court number one, bringing you up—to—date, jesus traced through on a cocoa and a cover against caroline wozniacki, it was the russian who beat wozniacki at the french open. just a a few weeks ago. caroline wozniacki a grand slam cabin herself, one ds gillian ( last year that sh

lets not forget ten years separate serena williams at 37 and a simona halep at 27, but simona halep cannotslam champion but there has been a says that she has had to prove herself as a former world number one, she needed to get a grand slam, she did so last year, but she is desperate to prove that she can consistently challenge for slam titles. this appointment as far as the british are concerned, wheelchair doubles, reid and hewitt beat and entered as final, a certificate result when you consider they have won this title three years ina they have won this title three years in a row. they were beaten by the number two seeds in straight sets. ending hewitt and reads dominus in the doubles, and i think for the pairof the doubles, and i think for the pair of them having enjoyed so much success pair of them having enjoyed so much success in this event, they will be bitterly disappointed to surrender their title. they also went out in their title. they also went out in the signals in the early rounds as well. two o'clock as the start time for that lady's final on centre court, and of course we

simona halep wins herfirst expected later. —— surges.halep wins her first wimbledon title, taking 56 minutes to beat serena williams in straight sets on centre court. facebook is reportedly fined £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users data privacy. in half an hour, there is a chance to catch up on the victoria derbyshire show which visited an eating disorder clinic. good afternoon. in the last half hour, the metropolitan police have released a statement in connection with leaked government documents which led to the resignation of the uk ambassador to the us sir kim darroch. assistant commissioner neil basu reiterates that publishing any more surges could be a criminal offence but stressed the police respect press freedom. the memo is called the president inept and insecure. the memo is called the president ineptand insecure. mrtrump responded by calling the ambassador pompous. he said he could no longer deal with him. this afternoon, scotla nd deal with him. this afternoon, scotland yard said they respected t

serena williams and simona halep. simona halep, romanian, 27 years old, second grand slam title.. she is one to watch, she has a great future. serena williams is a 37, she has lost three big major... well, she has been defeated in a free major matches since coming back after having a baby but a great match and it is great to see new faces and new people coming along. i'm sorry i missed it. i had to work today. serena has set a place in wimbledon. absolutely, no-one can ta ke wimbledon. absolutely, no-one can take that away. as her sister as well venus. but you must know when you're at that level that someone will come along. but it is wonderful, exciting. that's it for the papers tonight. you are going to the formula one tomorrow. i am indeed. up you are going to the formula one tomorrow. iam indeed. up early. thank you so much forjoining me. thank you so much forjoining me. thank you so much forjoining me. thank you for

now to tennis, and it will be serena williams up against simona halep in the women's final at wimbledonay as both players eased through in their semifinal match ups. wrapping it all up is holly hamilton. two semi—finals, two demolition jobs from two, while number one ‘s. one is no stranger to filezilla, serena williams who was taking on another vetera n, williams who was taking on another veteran, 33—year—old barbora strycova in her first ever gross semi—final. serena has 72 of them. that showed. she dismantled the checkin that showed. she dismantled the check in straight sets in less than 60 minutes. serena making her presence known this year, through to the finalfor presence known this year, through to the final for the 11th time. presence known this year, through to the final for the 11th timeli presence known this year, through to the final for the 11th time. i love what i'd do. they wake up every morning and they get to be fit and i get to play sport and they get to play in front of crowds like at wimbledon. not everyone can do that. it's like if you reallyjust break it down a have

of record the 24th grand slam title 2nd but standing in her way with simona halep and the world number 7 wasn't about to roll over. how it braced to take the 1st set 62. williams has a want to grand slam since the 2017 australian open when she was 8 weeks pregnant and the frustration showed. was. her performance in this match was littered with 26 on steroids i was just 55 minutes off to stepping on court how it forced williams into the mistake that handed her the championship was 66 to the final screwup of the serena the 2nd straight wimbledon final that didn't go away but for simona halep the smiles just kept on coming as she lifted her maiden trophy at the only pub and the 2nd grand slam title kareem. johnny cash will stand on just. one how's it feel to be a member of the only one problem which is good. i wanted this badly when i started the tournaments i thought for the people from the locker room that my the midst of become a member here so today it's real and then really heavy i still work hard for every day for every match every tournament and that's why i was able to win this to

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—— what chance simona halep can stop williams? been talking about this for a while, the alyssa 24th glance demand title. we know that she has had titles. —— the 24th grand slam title. she reached the final of the us open, when she was beaten by osaka and dramatic scenes in new york. but here we are, and yet another opportunity for subs serena williams herself said has felt much calmer throughout this fortnight. she has clearly benefited from the exit, extra court time playing alongside and a murray in the mixed doubles and, perhaps finally, this is the moment she will draw level with that record. although, arena millions, speaking ahead of this big match, has said it is not that re cord match, has said it is not that record which is driving forward. -- although, serena williams. i thought about it this morning and did not think about it since... because it is really not about 24, 23 or 25. it is really not about 24, 23 or 25. it is really not about 24, 23 or 25. it is reallyjust about going out there and giving my best effort matt

simona halep wins her first wimbledon title.he 27—year—old romanian tookjust 56 minutes to beat serena williams in straight sets on centre court. facebook is reportedly fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users‘ data privacy. and, england comfortably beat scotland to make it two wins from two at the netball world cup. we'll have more on this and rest of the day's sporting action in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon. the metropolitan police have released a statement in connection with leaked government documents which led to the resignation of the uk ambassador to the the us sir kim darroch. assistant commissioner neil basu re—iterates that publishing any more leaks could be a criminal offence but says the police respect press freedom. andy moore reports. sir kim darroch has resigned but thatis sir kim darroch has resigned but that is not the end of the matter. now a police inquiry will try to get to the bottom of who leaked his e—mails. that memo is published in the mail on sunday c

she was beaten by simona halep, in under an hour, 56 minutes, have you ever heard anything like thatl, straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, that hurt probably just as much as not equaling the all time record, this over a player, simona halep who has beaten her once in history. we wondered if the magnitude of the occasion might overwhelm serena, and that's what we saw on court. he was mis-hitting her ball, she never really looked mentally settled throughout the game, and we saw the duchess of sussex up in the royal box, cheering her friend, willing her on. it made no difference, unfortunately for serena. this is now the third straight final that she has lost and the third attempt to go for that 24th grand slam equaling record that she has now failed to do but we have to give kudos to her opponent, simona halep because she said this was her best ever game she has played in her entire life and i have to say watching this, this was one of the best performances i have ever seen in a final on center court. simona halep hit three unforced errors, serena hit 26 unforced errors, very uncharacteristic for

but let's not forget that there is a lot on the line for simona halep as well.l be emotional al for her too. she has something of a reputation of being a bit of a choker in the past, a bit inconsistent. she was the world number one earlier this year, she has won one grand slam and she will certainly want to prove the doubters wrong by showing that she is not a one hit wonder here. so a lot on the line for both ladies today. it will be fascinating to watch. >> yes, i'm taping it and i cannot look at my phone until after i see who won. all right. christina, have fun. we'll talk with you again. thank you. >> what a great assignment there. >>> so if formula 1 racing is not exciting enough for you, imagine an aerial version of it, that is the vision of an american startup, it is called an air speeder. >> the company says that the racers will be able to whip through deserts, down cliffs, over water, around islands. they are testing a remote controlled version with hopes of trying out the full size piloted version later this year. >> would you watch that? >> i don't kn

thank you very much simona halep is the new wimbledon champion the romanian stunned the same to cold crowd as she blitzed serena williams in the final. reports. are going to win hands went into this final with history weighing heavily on the shoulders. a record equalling 24th grand slam title 2nd but standing in her way with simona halep and the world number 7 wasn't about to roll over. panic brace to take the 1st set 62. williams has a want to grand slam since the 2017 australian open when she was 8 weeks pregnant and the frustration showed. was. her performance in this match was littered with 26 on steroids i was just 55 minutes off to stepping on court how it forced williams into the mistake that handed her the championship was 66 to the final school of the serena it's the 2nd straight wimbledon final that didn't go away but for simona halep the smiles just kept on coming as she lifted her maiden trophy at the only will probably win the 2nd grand slam title kareem. johnny cash will stand on just. one how's it going to be a member of the only problem is good. i wanted this badly wh

thank you very much simona halep is the new wimbledon champion the romanian stunned the same to courtcrowd as she blitzed serena williams in the final 2 other girls are up to reports. that really williams went into this final with history weighing heavily on the shoulders. a record equalling 24th grand slam title 2nd but standing in her way with simona halep and the world number 7 wasn't about to roll over. halleck brace to take the 1st set 62. with. williams has a want to grand slam since the 2017 australian open when she was 8 weeks pregnant and the frustration showed. was. the performance in this match was littered with 26 on steroids i was just 55 minutes off to stepping on court how it forced williams into the mistake that handed her the championship was 66 to the final school of the serena it's the 2nd straight wimbledon final that didn't go away but the simona halep the smiles just kept on coming as she lifted her maiden trophy at the only club and the 2nd grand slam title kareem. johnny cash will stand on just. one how's it feel to be a member of the only one party is good. i

she'll follow serena on court1 tomorrow and this time it's the former world number one, simona halep,

time for the sports news or peter 3 make it very much simona halep she is the new wimbledon champion you can see with the new saw the way that belongs to her the remaining stunning the same to called crowd as she blitzed serena williams in the final in straight sets. has the story. serena williams went into this final with history weighing heavily on the shoulders . a record equalling 24th grand slam title 2nd but standing in her way with simona halep and the world number 7 wasn't about to roll over. hallett brace to take the 1st set 62. with. williams has a want to grand slam since the 2017 australian open when she was 8 weeks pregnant and the frustration showed. was. her performance in this match was littered with 26 on steroids i was just 55 minutes off to stepping on court how it forced williams into the mistake that handed her the championship was 6262 the final screwup of the serena it's the 2nd straight wimbledon final that didn't go away but the simona halep the smiles just kept on coming as she lifted her maiden trophy at the only club in the 2nd grand slam title kareem. joh

what i do and i'm still pretty sure what i do so that she places a very unpredictable opponent in simona halep. how the person chasing her very 1st wimbledon title. heard it's an amazing feeling them really excited in those so nervous because of this place one of the best moments of my life so i'm trying just to enjoy as much as possible and could be happy that they could go through the fight. williams can take comfort in the numbers she's won 9 of their previous 10 meetings but this isn't just serena versus halep it's reno versus history. she's within touching distance of equalling margaret court 24 major wins. a record that stood for 46 years williams is now just one match from equalling it but since winning her last major in 2017 she struggled to overcome that last hurdle losing in last year's us open and wimbledon finals. so rayna needs 2 more slams to stand alone as the greatest she may turn 38 in september but few would bet against her setting yet another milestone. and cycling dylan green of a can has one stage 7 of the tour de france the dutch rider finished on top after 6 hours and 23

but she couldn't quite make that leap to a new level — former world number one simona halep winning inound a new star. it blows my mind, how people kind of stood beside me and helped me. i mean, definitely in my last match, they definitely made an influence on me winning or losing the match. even when i was down match point, they were cheering me on. and even after the match, they were cheering. so that was crazy. and while her tournament might be over, for tennis, this could be just the start of something very special. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: into the quarter—finals, britan's number onejohanna konta powers past petra kvitova at wimbledon. but the fairy tale's over for 15—year—old coco gauff, who's knocked out by the seventh seed simona halep. and as india's cricketers prepare to face new zealand for a place in the final of the world cup, we hearfrom both captains. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoin

that sets up the meeting with simona halep on saturday's final.ht years ago, on the grass at wimbledon. she won that day just as on the grass at wimbledon. she won that dayjust as she did when she played her at the australian open earlier this year. clearly benefiting from that extra matt stone she has had at this tournament, having played mixed doubles alongside andy murray. tournament, having played mixed doubles alongside andy murraym tournament, having played mixed doubles alongside andy murray. it is definitely a lot better. every matthei know that i am improving. you know, just needed to feel good. —— every match. now i away feel good eye can do wadeye do best, which is played tennis. simona halep was equally impressive. she is into a fifth grand slam final. her first here on the grass at wimbledon. she has spoken about how much she admires serena williams and all she has done in helping to shape her career and said that her dreams had been made, as have her mum's, as well, having been her dream that her daughter would one day play in a wimb

simona halep has an early break, leading 3—1 in the first set. little to split the two.as simona halep who came out on top but that was over three sets. as we can see, that's a crucial early break of serve which could help simona halep as she looks to when the first set. as we know, all eyes will be on the big one to come later, serena williams will be in action against barbora williams will be in action against ba rbora strycova. williams will be in action against barbora strycova. she says she has benefited from the extra court time she had with andy murray in the next doubles. but by blister cover is likely to mix things up and get serena williams moving, as we saw againstjohanna konta when she knocked the british number one eyed. it will be a fascinating contest. it could be an eighth title force that ina could be an eighth title force that in a williams, if she gets there. we will of course keep you up—to—date. the arsenal club captain laurent koscielny has refused to travel on the club's pre—season tour of the united states. the 33—year—old has a year left on his c

simona halep wrapping up a straight sets win with the crowd's ovation speaking volumes.lyjust the start. you don't expect this kind of support when you are in another country, not your own country, i really did feel like i was playing in new york, somewhere. iam was playing in new york, somewhere. i am really happy, i am happy that people believe in me stop johanna konta carried britain's last hopes in the singles but she also faced the sternest of tests. against two—time champion petra kvitova, and the czech player's pedigree was soon plain to see. -- i'm happy people believe in me. petra kvitova took the first set, 6—4, butjohanna konta battled back, storming to the second suddenly the home fans had plenty to cheer. come the decider, it was johanna konta that plenty to cheer. come the decider, it wasjohanna konta that rose to the occasion, blisteringly, brilliantly, she seemingly seized control. there was a brief wobble, but victory, finally, was hers. cheering commentator: what a way to win it! voiceover: the commentator: what a way to win it! v0|ceover: the relief of

its main picture is the new wimbledon women's champion, simona halep.at the diplomatic leak, with claims that prime minister theresa may and her officials have come "under fire" after the metropolitan police warned journalists not to publish any more leaks. its wimbledon picture isn't the winner but two spectators who watched the final — the duchesses of cambridge and sussex. and the observer says whistle—blowers who criticised labour's handling of allegations of anti—semitism are to sue the party over its response to a bbc panorama programme on the subject. the nation's favourite maths teacher, bobby seagull, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. an hour ago we set a maths puzzle and begin the answer outjust before 8am. we explained it and some people do not get it. can you just explain what the question was and give us the answer. i do not think we will do another one because it was a can of worms. ok, the puzzle was that it england when the world cup today, the 11 players on the pitch will do a high five with each other. my question was how many

serena williams is chasing records against simona halep. got the better of his old rival rafa nadal to set up a final with novak djokovic tomorrow. good morning, it is a fairly settled weather weekend here in the uk. it will not be completely dry — there will be a few sharp showers developing as we go through the day — but equally, there'll be fair amounts of strong july sunshine as well. i will have all the details for you in around 15 minutes. it's saturday, july 13th. our top story: a criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged leak of diplomatic emails from the uk ambassador in the us, which were critical of president trump's administration. the fallout from the data breach prompted sir kim darroch to resign and has been a talking point in the conservative leadership race, as our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. kim darroch, the uk's man in washington. he'll leave soon, though, after leaked e—mails criticising president trump caused a huge diplomatic row. last night, the met said it was investigating the leak

and cell driving cars in a bid to overtake the competition and to serve rita williams takes on simona halep in the final at wimbledon tomorrow but there is so much more than just another grand slam title at stake for the american athlete but take a look at the latest returns in her sight. viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world a very warm welcome turkey has received the 1st shipments of a russian s 400 missile defense system despite the threat of sanctions from the united states and concerns of its nato allies well the white house has threatened turkey with quote real and negative consequences while nato has warned that the russian system could reveal sensitive details about the alliances defenses. turkish t.v. broadcast this footage of a russian air force cargo plane at an airbase in ankara delivering parts of a russian s 400 missile defense system but turkish foreign minister confirmed deliveries had begun. we say this each time this is a done deal the process continues. russian sources say p s 400 anti-aircraft system could reach targets at an altitude of up to 3

standing on the other side of the net to serena is simona halep.llow former world number one, she has never reached the wimbledon final before now and has won only one grand slam title at the french open last year. since then she suffered a slump inform last year. since then she suffered a slump in form but has regained it here. she says she can beat anyone and this is a real opportunity for her to show that she has improved mentally. let's hear from her to show that she has improved mentally. let's hearfrom both of the players. let's hear from both of the players. so many amazing memories of wimbledon. gosh. so many finals here. so many doubles championships here with my sister. so many great memories. and it's always special, obviously, holding up that trophy at the end of the two weeks and just, you know, doing the best out of everyone else in the tournament. now i know the feeling of winning a grand slam and i'm more relaxed, but at the same time i'm very focused and very motivated to win every match i play. i'mjust enjoying... i'm happy on cou

simona halep is that wimbledon champion.ins her first wimbledon title — beating serena williams in straight sets on centre court. and england comfortably beat scotland to make it two wins from two at the netball world cup. we'll have more on this and the rest of the day's action in spportsday in half an hour, here on bbc news. good evening. borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have both defended the right ofjournalists to publish leaked government documents — after police warnings that it could be a criminal offence under the official secrets act. scotland yard is investigating the leak and publication of secret dispatches by sir kim darroch, britain's ambassador in washington — which were highly critical of the trump administration. sir kim subsequently resigned. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. the leaking of kim darroch's e—mails about president trump has caused a diplomatic chaos, political controversy, and led to the resignation of the ambassador. now it has caused a furious row about press freedom and what pap

simona halep won her first title, second grade grand slam.s is now 0-3 in her last three grand slam finals. >>> we continue to be your staff curry celebrity golf station. today he was on the beach and, not a trick shot, but from the hospitality tent at the 14th hole. nice stroke. he shot a second round of 77, tied for 14. is stefan curry's better than his dad? how about a fresco? dad is in 10th place. by the way, homer quibec and cvs cbs and novell nfl analyst tony romo leads. in the same tournament is joe pavelski he is a former san jose sharks, former team captain, he signed with the dallas stars in this event he is currently tied for 11. i spoke with him earlier. we both can't believe he is no longer wearing the teal color jersey. former san jose sharks, when i say atjoe, how does that hit you? are you still processing the? >> i think we are still processing it. i think we will for a while. you just don't pick up and leave a city that you've created some awesome relationships for 13 years. it's not goodbye it's just going to be gone a litt

the former world number one simona halep is into the last four after a straight set win over her opponentrench open champion fought back from 4— were down to when they first set on a tie—break, before cruising through the second 6—1 stop it is her first when those in semifinals in 2014. she will play the eight seed elina svitolina, who beat karolina muchova of the czech republic. she is the first ukraine woman to ever reach the semifinals ofa grand woman to ever reach the semifinals of a grand slam. not long after her singles when, serena williams is back on centre court teaming up with andy murray in the mixed doubles. the murrena partnership as it is being called, kontaveit came through the match. —— comforted the leaky marie says it is pretty unlikely that they be singles at the s open at the end of next month. he thinks he is still some way away from being ready to play the best of five set matches. there is now no possibility of andy meeting his by the jamie na mixed doubles. jamie murray and his partner were beaten by their opponents as lost their second—round match by two to one. w

the battle of the former women's world number ones went the way of simona halep who knocked—out victorianka in straight sets... azarenka completely fell apart after going 3—1 up in the first set, losing ii of the next 12 games. she also had to be warned during the match after bouncing her racket in frustration. halep will play gauff in the 4th round... and whatever happens with andy murray in the men's doubles, he won't be facing his brother. jamie murray and neal skupski lost in the first round — beaten in five sets in their match which was postponed from last night. so here's how tomorrow's wimbledon action looks. first—up on centre court britain's harriet dart faces world number one and french open champion ashleigh barty in the third round. and also on centre court is the seven time wimbledon champion roger federer against lucas pouille. serena williams is first on court one againstjulia goerges followed by british number one jo konta and sloane stephens. and then dan evans — who's the only male briton in the last 32 — plays portugal's jao sousa. well this year's women's world cup ha

earlier this year, simona halep was world number one. she is a grand slam winner. the best are on alert. big fan, actually. i‘m so excited for her — love her family. gosh, i just couldn‘t feel — more proud. like, obviously this moment is an incredible moment, and i'm still excited that i get to keep living it. so i kind of try not to think about it as my destiny, or whatever, because i feel like if i do think about it like that, then my head's going to get bigger. there have been teenage champions before. martina hingis was 15 herself when she won the doubles. should gauff go all the way, she would be well in front of 17—year—old maria sharapova‘s title. for now, though, those dreams are on hold, as this level—headed star goes for the top, one game at a time. cori gauff the main attraction but there are high—stakes elsewhere, johanna konta the sole brit left on either side of the singles draw. 0n centre court against petra kvitova who last won the title in 201a. after the usa won the world cup, france 2019 will go down as megan rapinoe‘s tournament. she scored the

simona halep knocks out elina svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here atbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highest state of alert after a royal navy warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a tanker owned by bp in the gulf. the ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker owned by bp and the iranian vessels. the montrose issued several radio warnings, and the iranian boats then turned away. iran has denied that any confrontation took place. but it had already threatened to retaliate after british royal marines seized an iranian tanker last week, which is being investigated for breaking eu sanctions. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the warship hms montrose was on patrol when the british tanker was approached by three armed iranian fast boats. montrose was reported to have quickly arrived at the scene, training her guns on the iranians who turned away after several warnings were

and wimbledon prepapres for the first of its major finals this weekend as simona halep takes on serenailliams. the us state of louisiana has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore — the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. the city council says it's as prepared as it can be — and has told residents to stay indoors. sophie long reports. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends, and neighbours filled sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. we are hopeful, you know, we have been watching the news the whole time. and they have confidence in it, that all we can do is have confidence in the system, make sure everything holds up. i feel great. because this is bringing us together, you know. very few things bring the community in new orleans together, black and white. a state of emergency was declared days ago, and people were t

and a day earlier, simona halep beat serena williams. preventing the american from winning championship number eight. global news 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. nejra: debra mao in hong kong, thank you so much. coming up, getting ready to go. jay powell has all but guaranteed a rate cut coming up. how low will it go? we will discuss. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: this is bloomberg daybreak europe. i am manus cranny in dubai. nejra: let us get a check in on the markets. green on the screen in asia particularly in china. japan is closed. treasuries not trading. positive reaction generally to the data. the dollar hitting a three-month high. index treadingr water after three days of declines. question we have to ask ourselves is we hit two records thursday and friday sequentially in the s&p 500. has a note out this morning. global equities running 8% higher but their position suggests limited upside to equities. bitcoin of course against the dollar. mr. t

all eyes on the web and smile to come tomorrow with serena williams up against simona halep. winning for federer, at 37, at the 31st grand slam final, 156 the final in total, and he knows to hold back pain is trophy for ninth time, it will be no easy task. novak is supreme again, he isa easy task. novak is supreme again, he is a defending champion and he shows wide this week, he's rock—solid from start to finish it so far, i hope i can push him to the brink and hopefully beat him, but as will be difficult as we know, he is not number one just by chance, he's been so good for the last years, and it's always of course something that's very special to play against them, so i'm very excited to say least. as wimbledon enters the final throes this weekend for my netball is getting started, its the opening day of the world cup, cloud competition —— grandpa within ten days england scotland making winning starts, although northern ireland received a rude awakening against australia. it's been a busy schedule of netball here in liverpool with all 16 teens and action across the corset t

simona halep taking less than an hourto this? slam singles title. she beat williams in straight sets. she beat williams in straight sets to claim her first title at the all england club, her second grand slam, becoming the first romanian to win the singles at the all england club. it means she'll move up to number four when the world rankings come out on monday. it is something very special, my mother said that if i wanted to do something in special i would have to play the final at wimbledon, so the day came, so thank you to my mother. meanwhile the british men's wheelchair doubles pair alfie hewett and gordon reid lost in straight sets tojoachim gerard and stefan olsson in the wimbledon final. fellow briton andy lapthorne was also defeated in straight sets by australia's dylan alcott. later on centre court there's another epic expected in the men's final. after beating rafa nadal on friday, roger federer now goes for a ninth wimbledon title against novak djokovic, a man who's beaten him at this stage twice before. joe lynskey l

and in the other semifinal we will see elina svitolina against simona halep, former wimbledon semifinalistnta. and that's just about it from us konta. and that's just about it from us here on men's quarterfinals day. good evening. humid day in the sunshine today, but that humidity led to some lively dampers this evening across parts of scotland and northern ireland. continuing into the night and we could even see flashes of lightning and the of thunder, to the east of the country. we could see a few splashes of rain for the south, wales and into the midlands, many counties stay dry. 12-16 midlands, many counties stay dry. 12—16 into tomorrow morning's rush hour. if you sharon's around early doors for the morning commute, most of those will fade away eastwards. —— afew of those will fade away eastwards. —— a few showers. most of us will turn drier, several sunny spells breaking through the murky low cloud in the morning. by the afternoon, more showers brewing here and there. friday, humid once again, but part of scotland, may be north—east england, we could see severe thunderstorms developi

serena williams against simona halep saturday.opes of further success in the doubles but andrew lapthorne safely through. that is just about it, more on sports day at 630, reflecting on those big talking points today. let's return now to the incident in the gulf today when three iranian vessels attemped to seize a british tanker. relations between iran and the uk, us and other western countries have become increasingly strained in recent weeks. on 12th may four tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the united arab emirates — saudi arabia says two of their ships were "significantly damaged". the us blamed iran. iran blamed "israeli mischief". a month later two tankers were attacked in the gulf of oman. the us released footage claiming iran was behind the attack. iran reacted saying it was an ‘iranophobic campaign'. last week the british royal marines detained a tanker off the coast of gibraltar, accused of violating eu sanctions by carrying iranian oil bound for syria. yesterday iran's president — hassan rouhani — said the uk wou