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iam mad i am mad the bbc sport centre. the dream is overfor mark i am mad the bbc sport centre.am is over for mark cavendish, out of the tour de france. we will tell you what happened. and a vital early breakthrough, late in the day, as rain slows things down for england against australia. here we go again. round about this time last night we saw andy murray and cam norrie go out of the championships and not long after that liam brady, to. british hopes now rest with katie and to the wheelchair events get going later next week. she is playing and more on that to come. we will start tonight with the world number one because it has been the match of the day. it was a thriller on centre court. the world number one in the end digging deep and fighting hard for his place in the last 16. a vile box filled with sporting legends, all—weather eyes fixed on centre court for the arrival of the best men player in the world. alcaraz is getting used to these big occasions, his opponent not so much, needing a little guidance in his first wimbledon appearance in four years. he found his way, fo

hello, welcome to the bbc sports centre. i'm tanya arnold.s in 2026 go ahead after the australian state of victoria pulled out of hosting it? the premier said the spiralling costs for the 12—day event made it "well and truly too much for the state to bear." 0ur news correspondent shaimaa khalil has more on the story. the only time the commonwealth games were cancelled before it was during the second world war. today, australia's second stay, victoria, cancelled it for costing reasons. the state premier came out to say that the budget has been building up, it trebled, and it no the care experience is for life. the government says they don't believe making care a protected characteristic would be positive. instead, they're extending corporate parenting responsibilities to all government departments, but the campaign will continue at a local level. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hello, welcome to the bbc sports centre. i'm tanya arnold. our top story today: will the commonwealth games in 2026 go ahead after th

now we can force them to do that using the virtual hello frrom the bbc sports centre, i'm tanya arnold. there was a famous victory for the philipines over new zealand in the second round of matches in group a at the women's world cup. a headed goalfrom sarina bolden gave the debutants their first win in the tournament. new zealand, who themselves got a shock victory over norway in their opening game, now need to get a result in their final match to get through to the knock out stages. i know how much it means for them to be here and to play in front of their friends and families and fans, so it is heartbreaking, but this is not over yet. we still have one game to go and we still have time to reset and refocus and get ready for the game against switzerland. we feel it was a true reflection of the football match, they deserved something in the game. the unity, workrate _ something in the game. the unity, workrate and heart in the team was speciah _ workrate and heart in the team was speciah we — workrate and heart in the team was special. we had some luck but we also are _ special. we ha

welcome to sportsday from the bbc sport centre. here is what we have coming up on the show. protesters interrupt play twice at wimbledon on day three. top seed iga swiatek continues her pursuit of a maiden wimbledon title with a victory on centre court. and england beat australia in an enthralling t20 contest to keep their ashes hopes alive. hello and thank you for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at wimbledon, where it has been an action—packed day following tuesday's washout. 23—time grand slam winner novak djokovic through to the third round. the top seed on the women's side, iga swiatek, marches on. and there's a thriller between tsitsipas and thiem. chetan pathak with more. wednesday saw more rain delays here at wimbledon. there were also disruptions by not one but two separate protests taking place on court 18 next to me. the first man and a woman running out onto the court, throwing confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces. they are environmental protesters who belong tojust stop oil. a few hours later in a separate match a man ran out and repeated the same acti

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm mark edwards, coming to you from the bbc sport centre, here is what we have got coming up in our show. defending champion elena rybakina survives a scare at the start of her wimbledon campaign with a win. world number one carlos alcaraz is up and running, and there is carnage on the track at the tour de france butjasper philipsen wins stage four in chaotic circumstances. hello and thanks forjoining us. there is only one place to start and that is at wimbledon where rain for the day nevertheless saw plenty of action on centre court and court one. the defending women's singles champion elena rybakina has begun the defence of her title, the kazakh has booked her place in round 2 at the expense of american shelby rogers but had to do it the hard way after dropping the first set as she did regroup to come through in three. just the atmosphere and the attention to be on the centre court is different than the last year because last year i started on the smaller court and with every match i was playing better and better, feeling better, but here it is differe

hello i'm marc edwards welcome to sportsday from the bbc sport centre. less rain in london but protesters interrupt play twice at wimbledon on day three. top seed iga swiatek continues her pursuit of a maiden wimbledon title with victory on centre court. and england beat australia in a enthralling t20 contest to keep their women's ashes hopes alive. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at wimbledon where its been an action packed day following tuesday�*s wash—out. 23 time grand slam winner novak djokovic is through to the third round, the top seed on the women's side, iga swiatek marches on and there's a thriller between tsisipas and thiem. chethan pathek rounds up the days play for us. wednesday saw more rain delays here at wimbledon there was also a disruption caused not one but two separate protest that took place on court 18 next to me. the first saw a man and a woman running out onto that court throwing confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces. they are environmental protesters who belong tojust stop oil and a few hours later

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming upeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final after beating aryna sabalenka in the last four. the everton and england midfielder delle ali gives an emotional interview about his childhood abuse and addiction to sleeping pills hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on our show. simply 0nstoppable! !! 0ns jabeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final

hello from the bbc sport centre.soccer — that's how lionel messi's new signing to inter miami has been described. a sold—out crowd of 20,000 fans waited through downpours and lightning to see the unveiling. messi thanked supporters and said he had "the same desire he always has". the world cup winnerjoined the major league soccer club on a deal until the end of the 2025 season. mls commissioner don garber said the signing means a lot. there have been so many really momentous moments in the history of major league hello from the bbc sport centre. a massive moment in major league soccer — that's how lionel messi's new signing to inter miami has been described.

from me and the rest of the team, at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. safety warning about electric bikes after a woman and her two young children were killed inside theirflat. officials said a charging e—bike was the most likely cause of the blaze in cambridge and they urged other owners to be aware of the risks. simonjones reports. flowers to mark three lives lost. from me and the rest of the team, at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. some more news for you now. some more news for you now. senior firefighters have issued a safety warning about electric bikes after a woman and her two young children were killed inside theirflat. officials said a charging e—bike was the most likely cause of the blaze in cambridge and they urged other owners to be aware of the risks. simonjones reports. flowers to mark three lives lost.

sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. t's start with wimbledon then — it's men's semi—finals day, which means novak djokovic is in action on centre court. he hasjust secured his place in the final after_ he hasjust secured his place in the final after beating young italian jannik_ final after beating young italian jannik sinner in straight sets. he's aiming to win the title for a fifth year running. chetan patak is keeping an eye on things from the roof of the broadcast centre. it was a pretty predictable result but jannik it was a pretty predictable result butjannik sinner didn't exactly go down easily at the end? h0. but jannik sinner didn't exactly go down easily at the end? no, more of a battle of that _ down easily at the end? no, more of a battle of that third _ down easily at the end? no, more of a battle of that third set _ down easily at the end? no, more of a battle of that third set and - down easily at the end? no, more of a battle of that third set and it - a battle of that third set and it went to a tie—break

we here at the bbc sport centre, it is goodbye for now.— goodbye for now.let's head to spain now, for more on the heatwaves sweeping southern europe. fires continue to burn out of control on the spanish island of la palma. thousands of residents have been urged to leave their homes as emergency workers try to bring the blaze under control. live now to sharon backhouse, director of british tour company, geo tenerife. she arrived in the city of el paso in la palma on sunday and isjust kilometres away from the wildfires. it must have been quite a surprise if you are right and didn't expect these wildfires. how has that impacted your trip?— these wildfires. how has that impacted your trip? these wildfires. how has that imacted our tri? ., ., impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from — impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the _ impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful _ impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful island - impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful island of. wel

i am marc edwards from the bbc sport centre. unstoppable alcaraz.sees off holge rune for a place in the wimbledon hello and welcome to sportsday. i am marc edwards from the bbc sport centre. unstoppable alcaraz.

i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up. now or never.all—time leading wicket—taker for the must win fourth ashes test against australia. three days before the women's world cup, a plea from the co—hosts as they make their voices heard over prize money. the para athletics world championships come to an end. we hearfrom one of the stand out performers — 14—time world champion hannah cockroft. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up. now or never. england recall their all—time leading wicket—taker for the must win fourth ashes test against australia. three days before the women's world cup, a plea from the co—hosts as they make their voices heard

i'm paul scott live at the bbc sport centre. our top stories.he hosts take early wickets, but australia close in on a first ashes series win in england for more than 20 years. meanwhile, co—hosts australia are through to the last 16 of the women's world cup in emphatic fashion as they see off canada. and scotland and wales fall to defeats at the netball world cup — later it's england's turn as they take on tonga. the final ashes test looks set to go to the wire — weather permitting at the 0val. australia are chasing an unlikely target of 384 to win on the final day — and they are giving it a very good go. joe wilson is there. absolutely, do we say the session was a tale of two halves, the first to england, the second to australia. the floodlights are on and the first hour seemed idealfor the floodlights are on and the first hour seemed ideal for bowling. the floodlights are on and the first hour seemed idealfor bowling. here are the wickets that fell. chris woakes played early on. the first man to fall was david warner caught behind. gone for 60

hello from the bbc sport centre.pours and lightning to see the unveiling of new signing lionel messi. it had to be delayed by an hour due to the weather, but it didn't dampen the excitement as the seven—time ballon d'or winner was given the number 10 shirt. messi thanked supporters and said he had "the same desire he always has". the world cup—winning argentina forward joined the major league soccer club on a deal until the end of the season. mls commissioner don garber said the signing means a lot. hello from the bbc sport centre. a sold—out crowd of 20,000 inter miami fans waited through downpours and lightning to see the unveiling of new signing lionel messi. it had to be delayed by an hour due to the weather, but it didn't dampen the excitement as the seven—time ballon d'or winner was given the number 10 shirt. messi thanked supporters and said he had "the same desire he always has".

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.t's announcement that millions of public sector workers — including teachers and junior doctors — will get pay rises of at least 6%. the prime minister made the announcement a short time ago saying the increases will come out of existing budgets. ican i can confirm today, that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodyis recommendations of the pay review body is in full. we will not fund them by borrowing more or increasing your taxes. them by borrowing more or increasing yourtaxes. it them by borrowing more or increasing your taxes. it would not be right to increase taxes by everyone, to pay some people more. this is particularly when household budgets are to tight. neither would it be right to pay for them with higher borrowing, because that simply makes inflation worse. instead, because we only have a fixed pot of money to spend from, that means government departments have had to find savings and efficiencies from me and the rest of the team at the bbc spor

hello from the bbc sport centre welcome along to the bbc sport centre.oup game. they were up against the netherlands in wellington in a repeat of the final of 2019. and it was the dutch who took the lead, new manchester city signing jill roord with the opener after 17 minutes. the americans had struggled to break through until captain linsday horan headed home on the hour mark. 1—1 it finished, meaning the united states stay top of group e with four points from their first two games — the same number as the netherlands who trail on goal difference. i�*v e i�*ve said this before, you know, this team is notjust young, this team is also a fresh team, a team that hasn�*t spent a lot of minutes together. what you saw in the second half is what you are going to see going forward as a baseline. i think that we�*re just going forward as a baseline. i think that we�*rejust going going forward as a baseline. i think that we�*re just going to get from game to game and we are going to be a lot more efficient, as well. first half, i

from me and the rest of the team at of bbc sport centre, goodbye. of distance, itientre, goodbye. from me and the rest of the team at of distance, it will re, goodbye. from me and the rest of the team at of distance, it will make >dbye. from me and the rest of the team at of distance, it will make a bye. lot of distance, it will make a difference. lot of distance, it will make a difference-— difference. we do everything ossible difference. we do everything possible in — difference. we do everything possible in the _ difference. we do everything possible in the gym, - difference. we do everything possible in the gym, on - difference. we do everything. possible in the gym, on court, difference. we do everything - possible in the gym, on court, while we are _ possible in the gym, on court, while we are eating, and if there is an extra _ we are eating, and if there is an extra 1%— we are eating, and if there is an extra i% we _ we are eating, and if there is an extra 1% we could be getting out of our kit. _ extra 1% we could be getting out of our kit. if

now, as promised, let's head to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre.et's start at wimbledon, where the top seed in the women's draw, iga swiatek, has begun her campaign in dominant fashion. the 22—year—old saw off zhu lin of china in straight sets. the pole needed just over an hour and 20 minutes to come through 6—1, 6—3. the four—time grand slam champion has never gone beyond the 4th round at swi9. well rain means play is suspended on all outside courts. over on centre court novak djokovic is in first round action against pedro cachin — that's under the roof after play was heavily disrupted by the weather. the defending champion saw out the first set 6—3 despite being a break down early on. the match was then suspended so that the roof could be closed — play is yet to get back underway. earlier, seventh seed andrey rublev became the first man to reach the second round in this year's tournament, beating australia's max purcell in straight sets, 6—3, 7—5, 6—4 in just over an hour and a half. in football, newcastle united have confirmed the signing of mi

let's cross to the sports centre. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre.with the women's world cup. to reach the last 16. they had to beat olympic champions canada to be sure of progression, and went 2—0 up in the first half — hayley rasso scoring both the goals. mary fowler then struck on the hour mark before steph catley sealed the 4—0 win from the penalty spot in stoppage time. we know we might not have the best team on paper, we might not have the most top players in the top class in the top league but we have something else, that no one can take away from this team and that is the identity and the dna and the belief with the support from the fans. we have something unique which means we know that we can beat anyone on any given day. so, the matildas finish top of group b, with six points. they'll face the runners—up from england's group which concludes on tuesday. a goaless draw with the republic of ireland was enough for nigeria to also make it through, but canada are out — eliminated at the group stage for the first time since 2011. japan showed why

back at the bbc sport centre, let's bring you up to date with the other days sports news.egin tomorrow in bristol with tammy beaumont and lauren filer back in the england squad. they weren't selected for the t20 series, which england won — the first series that australia have lost since 2017. can they have the same sucess in the odi's? ben croucher looks ahead. it will make england have won the game! they are still in the ashes! the battle but in bristol, they still have to play the long game. we still have to play the long game. 2 talked about that after the first victory, we have seen ourselves trying to do things differently to trying to do things differently to try and beat this ragged team. to help the cause, the recorded record breakers. , �* ., ., , , , breakers. timmy beaumont brings up the double centre. _ breakers. timmy beaumont brings up the double centre. point _ breakers. timmy beaumont brings up the double centre. point in _ breakers. timmy beaumont brings up the double centre. point in the i breakers. timmy beaumont brings up the double centre. point in the

. 0f are our backs to the bbc sport centre in she. reer but it's a sixth victory in a row this season and his championship lead is up to 99 points. behind him at silverstone, two home favourites. lando norris briefly led and eventually held off lewis hamilton, as adam cottier reports. two british drivers on the podium at silverstone for the first time since 1999 with both lewis harrington and lando norris filling the crowds. driving the orange and mclaren knowledge started second under the grid was still looming just maxing leading. 0vertake championship leader max verstappen on the third quarter. joy of having a british driver made the race was short lived there with the staff and using his drs system to affect on lap 5 to retake a lead he wasn't relinquish this max verstappen. problem led to the safety car being deployed, spanking a frantic last 14 laps and now the stranglehold of hamilton it would move it behind and seven. soft tyres helped hamilton get close but he had to settle the bird as norris produced a stellar drive on hard t

but before all that, let's head to the sports centre and catch up head to the sports centre and catch up with the latest round—up. good afternoon. the quarter finals action at wimbledon continues today. let's go to the top of the broadcast centre in wimbledon. a big win for ons jabeur. centre in wimbledon. a big win for onsjabeur-— centre in wimbledon. a big win for ons jabeur. ., _ . , ons jabeur. revenge for ons jabeur. she is a wimbledon _ ons jabeur. revenge for ons jabeur. she is a wimbledon semifinalist - she is a wimbledon semifinalist again. she has beaten elena rybakina, the defending champion, in a repeat of last year's final, but this time ons jabeur coming out on the right side of it. she did drop the right side of it. she did drop the first set. she probably should have won it but what a response from the tunisian, and eleanor are back in�*s save failing her. she was struggling as ons jabeur took it four and one, struggling as ons jabeur took it fourand one, so struggling as ons jabeur took it four and one, so onsjabeur who struggling as ons jabeur took it four and one, s

hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm becky davis.tart at the women's world cup where new zealand produced a huge upset to beat norway, with hannah wilkinson scoring the winner in front of a record crowd for a football match in new zealand. that was the only goal of the game, with new zealand missing a penalty in the closing minutes. it's a huge result for the co—hosts who had failed to win any of their previous 15 world cup games. i still have goose bumps. i still have emotions in me. we waited for this moment for such a long, long time and having this opportunity at home, beating norway, strong opposition, hearing ourfans be behind us, that isjust unforgettable moment. well in the second match of the day, the other hosts, australia were dealt a huge injury blow when their star player sam kerr was ruled out of their opening two matches. it didn't trouble them too much though, as steph catley�*s second—half penalty saw the matildas began their campaign with victory over the republic or ireland. we practised penalties all the time and

centre, taken to four sets. a royal box filled with sporting legends, all with eyes fixed on centre court for the arrival of then the world. alcaraz is getting used to these big occasions, his opponent not so much, needing a little guidance in his first wimbledon appearance in four years. he found his way, forcing the spaniard into shots like this. safe hands from the umpire. but alcaraz is the best playerfor a reason. shots like this are the proof. the top seed had not dropped a set at wimbledon this year but a thriller of a second in which the spaniard had battled back. all that did was rattle carlos�* cage and he flew through the third set. his opponent was not done and he was throwing everything at it, quite literally. but it wasn't enough as the 20—year—old ensured his passage into the fourth round. really happy with a level that i played to get through this really tough round and of course with the, really happy to, you know, lift the energy that i received. i think both of us receive the energy. a special energy. so thank you. it was far from a walk in the park for the world number one, but a second majo

hello from the bbc sport centre.rt at the womens world cup where new zealand produced a huge upset to beat norway, with hannah wilkinson scoring the winner in front of a record crowd for a football match in new zealand. finsihing 1—0, it's a massive result for the co—hosts who had failed to win any of their previous 15 world cup games. i still have goose bumps. i still have emotions in me. we waited for this moment for such a long, long time and having this opportunity at home, beating norway, strong opposition, hearing our fans be behind us, that isjust unforgettable moment. it was an opening game that we wanted — it was an opening game that we wanted to play one more time. we feel like _ wanted to play one more time. we feel like new zealand got the momentum in the game, winning the first and _ momentum in the game, winning the first and second ball. they had the crowd _ first and second ball. they had the crowd cheering so we were caught a little bit _ crowd cheering so we were caught a little bit behind so we did

hello from the bbc sport centre.fourth round match with hubert hurcaz that after the women's champion progressed to the quarter finals, after her opponent retired. let's catch up with chetan — who's there for us and we'll start with the women's draw. 16—year—old mirra andreeva's dream run coming to an end. yes, em yes, throwin- a yes, for throwing a racket at one stage. just 16, a hugely

hello from the bbc sport centre. take you to wimbledon first where world number one and top seed carlos alcaraz is through to the third round after beating frenchman alexandre muller in straight sets. andy murray follows him on centre court where he'll resume his match against stefanos tsitsipas. we can join chetan pathak who's there for us. the 20—year—old alcaraz is looking very impressive, a slight wobble in the second set, though? yes, a little bit. understandably so, i suspect. yes, a little bit. understandably so, isuspect. he yes, a little bit. understandably so, i suspect. he will figure out on grass. at the end of the third set, as he was looking to serve it out, slight lack of concentration —— lack of concentration. carlos alcaraz is formidable and it's the first time i've seen him in person and he is an extraordinary talent, explosive on all sides, extraordinary talent, explosive on allsides, his extraordinary talent, explosive on all sides, his servers almost perfect. —— serve. alexander millar was not goi

hello from the bbc sport centre. bring you up to speed with wimbledon, as the tournament enters the second week. novak djokovic and daniil medvedev are through to the quarter finals, medvedev progressing by virtue of his opponent retiring. he was two sets up at the time. the women's champion elena rybkahina also through without needed to complete her match. chetan pathak is there for us. djokovic dropped one set, but looking in good shape to retain his title here. and potentially level that famous landmark set by roger federer. jaco beach is looking good, we are used to saying that, yet he dropped that third set to hubert hurkacz —— djokovic is looking good. jaco —— djokovic is looking good. jaco —— djokovic looked vulnerable at times, he had dropped a service game until that fourth set which he then went on to lose but it looked like we might have a contest on our hands until djokovic raised his level midway through the fourth set and it was job midway through the fourth set and it wasjob done —— it look like djokov

for now, let's hand back to the bbc sport centre and paul scott.otball transfer of the summer so far has been confirmed. arsenal have signed england midfielder declan rice from west ham for an initial fee of £100 million. that could rise to £105 million with add—ons. jane dougall reports. west ham's first trophy in 43 years. the perfect way for their captain to sign off. speculation that their europa conference league victory would be declan rice's last for the club were confirmed. this is a massive club. you have to push yourself to the max. he would indeed be playing for arsenal this season. i'm really looking forward to getting started and hopefully enjoying a few trophies together. applause ricejoined the west ham academy as a 14—year—old and quickly became a poster boy for the club. making more than 200 appearances. commentator: declan rice has saved west ham united! - and earning the adoration of the fans. but even they knew his talents were taken elsewhere and today arsenal secured his signature with a transfer fee of £105 million. with decl

gavin ramjaun live at the bbc sportsl ramjaun live at the bbc sports centre.egrees celsius in parts of spain, france, greece, croatia and turkey. climate scientists say it is global warming driving the heatwave that's sweeping across parts of southern europe and north—west africa. in italy, a red alert warning has been issued for ten cities including bologna and florence as well as the capital rome. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza is there for us now. how hot is it going to get and how are people coping with these temperatures?— are people coping with these tem eratures? , , temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today. _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as you _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as you just - hot here today, as you just mentioned, a red alert warning has been issued for ten cities today. of course, it's the middle ofjuly, as you can see, there are lots of tourists here in italy, and some of them have collapsed in the last few days due to he

hello from the bbc sport centre.audi arabian side al hilal are understood to have been given permission to talk to kylian mbappe, after reportedly making a world record bid of over $330 million for the paris st—germain forward. the 2a year old france captain only has a year remaining on his contract and french footballjournalist robin biner thinks it may happen. enough to consider the money that's in bold and the fact that psg want mbappe for the club. the fact that mbappe for the club. the fact that mbappe is quite happy to leave in 2024, obviously wants to move to madrid ultimately. were talking about a one—year deal. there is every chance given the money involved, we're talking perhaps a's salary, cbs reporting 700 million euros per year. that's going to be hard for mbappe to turn down. but you're talking about that sort money you're talking about that sort money you have to give the chance that he will accept an offer. trevor francis, the footballer who became britain's first million—pound player, has died as the

and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre.o from the bbc sport centre. much sports going on v student so much sports going on with the student with the cricket, two days left to play in england is still on top in the fourth ashes test against australia. taking two crucial late wickets on day three to leave australia 113—462 runs behind. the heavy favourites but heavy rain is forecast for the weekend and tomorrow, looks like it could be a wash—out and tomorrow, looks like it could be a wash—out in nevertheless, england of another good day and they came out swinging with a 50 from henry and ben stokes and the outstanding performance wasjonny bairstow who was left stranded on 99 but not out and stretched the lead to 275. esther was coming back from a broken leg and dislocated ankle but at one point threatened to end his whole career.— but at one point threatened to end his whole career. there's been a lot of talk and — his whole career. there's been a lot of talk and things _ his whole career. there's been a lot of talk and thing

hello from the bbc sport centre. the battle of the veterans will commence at wimbledon later as seven—time champion novak djokovic faces stan wawrinka later. before that, andy murray will continue against fifth seed stefanos tsitsipas later today. the two—time wimbledon champion leads two sets to one. they will return to centre court after spanish top seed carlos alcaraz plays france's alexandre muller in the first match. chetan pathak is at wimbledon for us. we're going to see some emerging talent first, and also some very well—established talent up against each other. absolutely. the schedule is totally stacked on friday. the sonnets is —— the sun is out, it is a glorious day here. temperatures could get as high as 30 celsius. right around me you have got tennis being played and some of the biggest names in the sport because we are still playing catch—up after all of that rain. we have second round and third—round matches, including the world number one, carlos alcaraz, who we saw win at queens going into these cha

hello from the bbc sport centre. hello. a busy day of sport in the uk.shes shortly but first to wimbledon where the big match of the day sees andy murray face stefanos tsitsipas. there's a host of grand slam champions elsewhere too and keeping across it all at the all england club is chetan pathak. chetan, bring us up to speed. the rain going on with the death first and second round matches played this in time but the sun is out in tennis is relentless. cheer on centre court behind me when liam brody the british wildcat he was a upset last year is playing casper ruud who is the fourth seed who has reached three of the last four grand slam finals and brodie has levelled things up and is two set since heading to a shoot out on centre court and whoever wins the deciding set will be in for the third round and other casper ruud is not a natural glass course player and his biggest success have come in a different court and he says he is still figuring out at the surface but the whole crowd is getting behind him. he beat british world champion before. three—tim

hello from the bbc sport centre.ndy murray has time and time again been the subject of a late night finish at willden in front of the home crowd. it could be another one of those nice and let's go to wimbledon now. chetan, they still have not finished the first set and have not finished the first set and have been on the court for nearly an hour. what is the latest?— hour. what is the latest? tension. you can feel _ hour. what is the latest? tension. you can feel the _ hour. what is the latest? tension. you can feel the anxiety _ hour. what is the latest? tension. you can feel the anxiety in - hour. what is the latest? tension. you can feel the anxiety in the - you can feel the anxiety in the air is hundreds watch on henman hill, many british fans tried to will andy murray over the line. this is going along in the first set as you say and we are exceedingly heading for a first set tie—break against the fifth seed, against a man, tsitsipas, who has not reached past the fourth round here but compared to any murray who

hello from the bbc sport centre.hat an ashes series we've had and what an ending we got — england drawing the series 2 all, but australia of course had already retained the famous little urn. stuart broad, who else took the final two australian wickets, to give england a 49 run victory at the oval in london. he announced his retirment from cricket at close of play on saturday, saying he wanted to go out at the top, and he's certainly did that. i made the decision on friday night, you start thinking, what will your last ball be and how would that be remembered and to get the ball, just swinging it around a little bit, to get the ball with a couple of wickets left in balsam of tenders which is one of my favourite things to do my whole career and catch the edge —— paul some left—handers. to make fantastic day of cricket and yes, here to retain in the to make fantastic day of cricket and yes, here to retain in— yes, here to retain in the ashes. included are _ yes, here to retain in the ashes. included are a _ yes, here t

back to the bbc sport centre and mark.ial third test starting at headingley tomorrow. trailing the seried 2—0, england have made a raft of changes. the math is simple. england have to win. anything less than that will see the australians retain the ashes. the aussies might be expecting a hostile atmosphere after that controversial final day in the second test... and our correspondentjoe wilson is in leeds for us with more in the last few days it seems that anybody intimately or distantly connected to cricket has expressed an opinion about the journey bear so something was up all that matters now is this theories is about to resume how do england react? journey bear still in particular all of that is the responsibility of the captain. i is the responsibility of the ca tain. ~ �* , captain. i think we've seen in the ast with captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, _ captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, any - captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, any criticism | past with bair

hello from the bbc sport centre.ll start with cricket — where australia are 299 for eight at the end of day one of the fourth ashes test. england won the toss and put australia into bat in manchester and, though a number of batsmen got starts, none yet have produced a big innings. chris woakes got four wickets and there were two for stuart broad who reached the milestone of six hundred test wickets. with milestones, they don't really mean anything until you stop playing. you want to achieve milestones in chess match wins. they always mean a lot more when you manage to take wickets in chess match wins for them as a team we had a pretty decent day on a pretty decent cricket pitch as well. i'll let the ball in front of me that i got the 600 with. hit the middle of the bat a bit much for me today. it's been an interesting day as cricket. nice to have contributed to the team as well. our rocesses contributed to the team as well. our processes take it day by day and tried to — processes take it day by day and tried to win

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hello from the bbc sport centre.dly making a world record bid of over $330 million for the paris st—germain forward. the 2a year old france captain only has a year remaining on his contract and french footballjournalist robin biner thinks it may happen. enough to consider the money that's in bold and the fact that psg want mbappe for the club. the fact that mbappe for the club. the fact that mbappe is quite happy to leave in 2024, obviously wants to move to madrid ultimately. were talking about a one—year deal.

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello.nd and northern ireland, have already seen the wettestjuly on record. and you probably won't be too surprised to hear that we have got more rain in the forecast at times through the remainder of this week. now, tuesday brings a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. we won't all be seeing the rain during the day on tuesday, but let's look at the rest of the week. this is the jet stream. these winds you can see here continuing to drive areas of low pressure in towards our shores with showers or longer spells of rain moving their way through from the atlantic and pushing gradually eastwards. now, tuesday morning, a few spells of showery rain across parts of central scotland. also the odd shower for wales, south west england, east anglia too. heading through the day, this area of cloud and rain nudges further south and then we start to see showers bubbling up for eastern scotland and eastern england, which could be really quite heavy, potentially thundery, with some hail mixed in too.

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.ross the uk has been very limited this july, hasn't it? and actually we had once again some contrasting weather conditions across the country. in fact, in scarborough in north yorkshire, we had just over a0 millimetres of rain, most of that falling in the afternoon. but by contrast, once the sunshine broke through across parts of the midlands in warwickshire, we had a high of 26 celsius. we haven't seen temperatures like that since the beginning of the month. now a quiet story on friday continues, but this low pressure is set to move in from the atlantic for the start of the weekend. it'll be the third weekend we've seen an area of low sitting to the north—west. so make the most of friday's weather — dry with some sunny spells, showers should be fairly isolated. it'll feel quite pleasant with the sunshine coming through. a quiet story for many with temperatures generally at around 17 to 23 or 2a degrees, that's 75 fahrenheit. it means there's a potential for another dry day for the cri

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.rns coming our way any time soon. and that means it stays unsettled. loads more showers in the forecast as we'll see in a moment. for monday, we have some heavy downpours come through, starting off across parts of northern ireland before spreading to scotland. and as they work through, threave brought 15 millimetres of rain in a space ofjust an hour, really torrential rain. that's a bit more than half an inch of rain injustan hour. now, those heavy bursts of rain are working north eastwards at the moment. the rain will ease as we head towards dawn, but at the same time we'll see some heavy rain pop up across the midlands running into lincolnshire and east anglia as well. still quite warm and humid across eastern areas of england as we start the day tuesday. but in the west a relatively fresh field to the day, with temperatures around 13—14 degrees. now, tuesday morning, we'll see that band of rain start off with across east anglia, south east england, taking a while to clear out of the

can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centrere's still no end in sight to the unsettled run of weather that we're in the middle of at the moment. we had a day of sunshine and showers on thursday, but we've got something wetter and windier moving in for friday. it's this area of cloud, an area of low pressure that will continue to develop, continue to strengthen, through friday and saturday, and will ultimately bring some strong winds across many areas with gales for some. those winds strong enough to bring some localised disruption. now, the rain from that system has already started to arrive across the southwest of the uk. it's been a bit of damp weather as well for northern ireland and western scotland, so you might see a little bit of light rain here for the next few hours. mild start to the day friday, 111—15 degrees celsius, but it will be blustery as well with some of the strongest winds through the day across wales and south west england, where gusts into the 50s of miles an hour could be strong enough to bring down some

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. the sentencing of connor chapman — the 23—year—old convicted yesterday of the murder of elle edwards. she was shot dead outside a pub in wirral, in the north west of england, on christmas eve. the judge's sentencing will be televised so we will cross to liverpool crown court to hear his remarks. elle's father, tim, has said his mission is now to stop gun violence on merseyside. he talked to reporter jayne mccubbin. tell us about elle. elle? god... god love her. elle's great. she's lovely, very kind, very giving. she's always looking out for other people, especially her family. and, you know, she was she was going ahead, flying. working hard? yeah. working hard. she was a good example to people. she set her own goals and she was achieving them and she was flying and she did it with a smile on her face. what was it like running up to christmas, last year? elle's great. she's lovely, very kind, very giving. she's always looking out for other people, especially her family. and, you know,