commentator: it is a stunning performance by strycova.anna konta is knocked out in the wimbledon quarter finals — putting an end to british hopes in the singles. coming up on bbc news, serena williams is into another wimbledon semifinal in her pursuit of a 24th grand slam title. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. jeremy hunt has hit back at president trump over his attack on the british ambassador to the us, after he called kim darroch wacky, a pompous four and a very stupid guy. the president has been angered by leaked private emails in which sir kim darroch described the trump white house as "dysfunctional" and "inept". the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said the president was disrespectful and wrong and he said if he becomes the next prime minister the ambassador will stay. here's our north america correspondent, nick bryant. a lavish banquet in washington last night where the president glad—handed diplomats from qatar, but cold—shouldered the uk ambassador. sir kim darroch, removed from the seating plan, disinvited from th

she dropped a set but dug deep in the decider to set up a last four match against barbora strycova.e mixed doubles with andy murray. the former world number one simona halep is into the last four after a straight sets win over china's zhang shuai. she'll play ukraine's elena svitolina in the semis on thursday. it's been a frustrating day at old trafford, with rain interrupting the first of the cricket world cup semi—finals. india were on top when the heavens opened. they had new zealand on 211 for five with just under 4 overs remaining. they'll resume play at 10:30 tomorrow. the winner plays either england or australia who play their semi—final at edgbaston on thursday. now we're barely intojuly, the start of the football season is a month away, but three british clubs started their european campaigns today. celtic came from behind to beat fk sarajevo 3—1 in bosnia, in the first leg of their champions league first qualifying round. johnston scoring a brilliant equalizer in the first half. odsonne edouard got the second before scott sinclair made it three with this cheeky back—heel.

she faces ba rbora strycova. williams in the last four. she faces barbora strycova. against samina halep. simona halep has an early break, leading 3—1 in the first set. little to split the two. the last time they faced each other, it was 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 a

she began well but as her unseeded opponent barbora strycova raised her game, jo konta‘s unravelled.m smith: and thatjust about sums up sam smith: and thatjust about sums up her afternoon a. 34 unforced errors later, she was out. and after the match, herfrustration with errors later, she was out. and after the match, her frustration with one critic was plain to see. as somebody who presumably want to go on from here, learn from this and win a grand slam one day, is it not something that you need...? please don't patronise me. i am something that you need...? please don't patronise me. lam not patronising you. you are, in the way you‘re asking your question, you‘re being disrespected and patronisingly, i am a professional competitor who did her best today. for the thousands of british fans, a day of disappointment. there won‘t bea day of disappointment. there won‘t be a home winner in the singles this year. but there could still be an historic one. serena williams‘ quest for a record—equalling title is still on course but only after a 3—set thriller. she eventually blazed past alison

she's up against 33—year—old barbora strycova, the old est 33—year—old barbora strycova, the oldest first—timethe czech player, and she plans to continue with her serve and volley tactics that served her so well against britain's johanna konta in the quarterfinals but she's got a big task, it's safe to say, against serena williams. serena of course still trying to win her first serena of course still trying to win herfirst grand serena of course still trying to win her first grand slam singles title asa her first grand slam singles title as a mother so an extra little bonus there for her, and she says she's now feeling the best that she is felt since january really, when she had a number of injuries plaguing her. we'll also see some britons in action in the mixed doubles on a court yet to be decided, not before 5pm, evan hoyt and aidan silva. thank you very much indeed. time for a look at the weather. nick miller is here. glorious at wimbledon, there's a chance of a shower edgbaston and may be thunderstorm as we go through this afternoon. the chance in one location is quite slim but the potent

she was the favourites coming into this against barbora strycova.lliams knows how to win matches at wimbledon and she needed all of her experience today to edge past fellow american alison riske and make it into the semifinal. she dropped a set, but dug deep in the decider to keep her quest to win a 24th grand slam title alive. stepping out into the arena, one woman who has done this walk plenty of times. what a scene, what a stage, what a theatre. but they world's top three seeds scattered out, could this be serena williams time to win a record equalling 24th grand slam create history? williams take a hard fought first set 6—4. but her unseeded opponent alison riske knocked out world number one and measure the seven time wimbledon champion would have to go the full stretch. making every point count. but alison riske continued her wimbledon fan of taking everyone of her matches for the third set. it is time for serena to step on the gas. it was time for peaks arena, the competitor showing why many struggle to match intensity as she edged a set close

poor barbora strycova was soon hurtling towards the exit.d slam title. a remarkable feat for a remarkable athlete. i have a greatjob and i love what i do, and i'm still pretty good at what i do, i guess, ijust enjoy it. it's just a remarkable experience every time. williams will now face simona halep in the final, after she breezed past elina svitolina. no doubting serena williams has been the star attraction here today, but there's still been plenty of british interest for the fans — with varied results. home interest in the mixed doubles is over, after evan hoyt and eden silva lost their quarterfinal to evan dodig and latisha chan. but in the wheelchair events, success for andy lapthorne, through to his final. who else fancies becoming a champion? andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good evening, i'm assad ahmad. a father who passed out near his disabled daughter, after being punched and restrained by police officers, says he's "not a criminal". younas bentehar parked on a road in east lon

she'll play world number 54 barbora strycova tomorrow.laying each match the way i am competing and it really pleased with that and to be playing the best players in the world and coming through in tough matches again. so there is not much more you can ask for as a professional tennis player. she's arguably been the story of the tournament so far, but 15—year—old coco gauff‘s fairy tale run at wimbledon has come to an end after she was beaten in straight sets by the former world number one simona halep. gauff beat venus williams in the opening round, but the seventh seed halep was determined not to be on the receiving end of another shock. austin halewood has more. in sport, a week and be a long time will just seven days in sport, a week and be a long time willjust seven days ago on this very court, coco gauff came out ranked 3/13 in the world, an anomic in hergrand slam ranked 3/13 in the world, an anomic in her grand slam debut. a week and ten days later, she is a talk of the tennis world but some hallett became her toughest challenge ye

poor barbora strycova was soon hurtling towards the exit.emarkable feat for a remarkable athlete. i have a greatjob and i love what i do and i'm still pretty good at what i do, i guess, so ijust enjoy it. it's just a remarkable experience every time. in the final she will face romania's simona halep, after she breezed past elina svitolina in straight sets. today sees the start of the wheelchair events here. plenty of british interest, including the return of a former champion. jordan wylie won her last title here while 11 weeks pregnant. now back as a mum, today ultimately brought defeat. but there was better news for andy la pthorne — he's through to his final. who else fancies becoming a champion? andy swiss, bbc news wimbledon. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. i , well can't believe it but the weather was impeccable today. edge pass on the, when the match was over, the showers arrived, thank goodsness they didn't arrive earlier on, the sharpest of the showers today so far have been up into the north east. some of these

terrific win forjohanna konta, she now faces barbora strycova, in the quarterfinals, now, barbara stoodserena williams, rafa nadal and novak djokovic but we have had one big shock. —— barbora strycova. the women's top seed, ashleigh barty, has been knocked out, fiona. thank you very much. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather forecast. billed as manic monday, wimbledon, marvellous in terms of the weather forecast, 23 degrees, we got some spells after a cloudy start, now we have seen more significant cloud further north and west, bringing cloud into northern ireland and into western scotland through the evening and overnight tonight, some of it quite heavy for a time. cloudy skies, staying relatively mild through the night, double digits across the board. tomorrow morning, we start with a soqqy tomorrow morning, we start with a soggy rush hour across parts tomorrow morning, we start with a soggy rush hour across parts of northern ireland, some of the rain heavy, may not do too badly in the northern isles, parts of aberdeenshire, showery in nature for a time but reinvigorating itse

she will play barbora strycova, who of course knocked out the british number one in the women's singlesfinal we will see elina svitolina against simona halep, former wimbledon semifinalist. —— of the british number one, johanna konta. 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 a

poor barbora strycova was soon hurtling towards the exit.and slam title. a remarkable feat for a remarkable athlete. i have a greatjob and i love what i do, and i'm still pretty good at what i do, i guess, ijust enjoy it. it's just a remarkable experience every time. williams will now face simona halep in the final, after she breezed past elina svitolina. no doubting serena williams has been the star attraction here today, but there's still been plenty of british interest for the fans — with varied results. home interest in the mixed doubles is over, after evan hoyt and eden silva lost their quarterfinal to evan dodig and latisha chan. but in the wheelchair events, success for andy lapthorne, through to his final. who else fancies becoming a champion? andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — grace blakely and owen bennett. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with nick miller. hello. after a few days of showers and thunderstorms things are

after her loss to barbora strycova, johanna konta didn't take kindly to a journalist's line of questioningtch. there were key points when you could have done better. is that in your professional tennis opinion? no, just as a spectator. 0k. again, ithink... 0k. imean... i don't think you need to pick on me in a harsh way. i think i am very open with you guys and i say how i feel out there and if you don't want to accept that, you don't agree with that, i am sorry but that is fine. i still believe in the tennis i play and in the way i competed. yeah, i don't have much else to say. i wasjust asking, you presumably want to go on from here and learn from this and win a grand slam one day, is it not something... please don't patronise me. you in the way you are asking your question you are being quite disrespectful and patronising me. i am a professional competitor who did her best today and that is all there is to that. india and new zealand will resume their cricket world cup semi—final on wednesday after a weather—affected day at old trafford. new zealand reached 211 for 5 from just over 46 o

and barbora strycova is due to the semifinals where she will face serena williams who did not have itle on her match, perhaps unsurprising when you consider she was the person that knocked out the world number one in the last round. with the story of her match as she marches into her 12th wimbledon semifinal, he is the report. stepping out into the arena, one woman who has done this walk plenty of times. what a scene, what a stage, what a theatre. with the world's top three seeds scattered out, could this be serena williams's time to win a record equalling 24th grand slam to create history? williams took a hard—fought first set 6—4, but her unseeded opponent knocked out ashley party and make sure the seven time wimbledon champion would have to go the full stretch. making every point count. but she continued her wimbledon run of taking every one of her matches to the third set and it was time for serena to step on the gas, it was time for peake serena, the competitor showing why many struggle to match the intensity as she edged a step closer into the last four. the americans went for e

. —— barbora strycova.sure, which will initially raise around £360 million a year sets a precedent that's being closely watched by governments around the world. president trump has already ordered an investigation into the french plans which could lead to retaliatory tariffs on french imports to the us. a storm in the gulf of mexico could evolve into a hurricane this weekend, when it is expected to reach new orleans. louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency, as the us state prepares for as much as 15 inches of rain. cbs correspondent manuel bojorquez sent us this update. up to 18 inches of rain could be on the way for louisiana. combined with the potential storm surge of a tropical system, the concern is it could send this already swollen mississippi river up to 20 feet this weekend. the problem is, that's the same height as some of these levies that protect this city, which has already been let's hear from the son of carl sargeant, who let's hear from the son of carl sargea nt, who committed

was taking on another vetera n, williams who was taking on another veteran, 33—year—old barbora strycova 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 a greatjob and they love what they do and i'm still pretty good at what they do, i guess. ijust enjoy it. it'sjust a remarkable experience every time. simona halep was the first qualifier after she comfortably beat the number eight seed, elina svitolina was up early into that much you could be forgiven for thinking it could be forgiven for t

continues her bid for a record equalling 2ath career grand slam singles title when she plays barbora strycovaother last four match up former world number one simona halep who's never gone past this stage at these championships will go up against ukrainian elina svitolina. julian alaphilippe will again head out in the race leaders yellow jersey when stage six of the tour de france gets underway later. peter sagan secured his first win of this year's race as he sprinted to victory in stage five for his 12th tour stage win, while defending champion geraint thomas stays seventh overall, a5 seconds behind race leader alaphilippe. kawhi leonard has left reigning nba champions the toronto raptors just three weeks after winning the title to join the la clippers in a three year deal to belived to be over $100 million. the clippers have confirmed the free agency move on social media with leonard set to link up with paul george who was traded from oklahoma city thunder which has seen the californian franchise tipped for next season's title. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's

that‘s first up on centre court, followed by britain‘sjohanna konta, who takes on barbora strycova ofh elina svitolina taking on karolina muchova. a new man wears the yellow jersey ahead of stage four in the tour de france. frenchman julian alaphilippe won stage three with a late solo attack. the deceuninck-quick step rider will have a 20—second lead, as they set off from reims to nancy on a relatively flat route on tuesday. india and new zealand meet in the first semi—final of this year‘s cricket world cup in manchester. the group match between the two sides was rained off. india topped the group stages, losing just once in the competition, and virat kohli says that it will come down to who is braver on the day. whichever team is most brave stands a better chance in winning. we understand that combination. it is up understand that combination. it is up to both the teams to bring their a game and whoever handles pressure better as a team that comes out on top. you get to the last four, each side will want to put each other under pressure and you know when that happens, it can be a rea

strycova, who has reached herfirst grand slam singles semifinal, will face 23—time grand slam champion murray. the dream team continued their box office run with another straight—sets win, this time over 14th seeds fabrice martin and raquel atawo. later on today all four men's quarterfinalists take to the court at wimbledon with the top three seeds all involved. defending champion novak djokovic is first up on centre court against belgium's 21st seed david goffin. third seed and two—time winner rafael nadal faces sam querrey while eight time champion roger federer takes on japan's kei nishikori. so far it's been really easy for him. i'm a big fan of his game. he has one of the best backhands in the game. great return player, solid mentally and i always thought he was a great talent. since he was probably 16, 17 years old. you can follow all the action at wimbledon today, on bbc television and radio, as well as the bbc sport website, where you'll find feeds of all the courts. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. the times have konta on the back with the words "please

i'll put my neck on the line, reaction to her defeat by strycova yesterday has divided opinion becausell. and sometimesjo will be really warm and friendly and sometimes she won't, but she's not focused on interviews, she's focused on herjob, that's tennis and that's what she doing. some saying she had a sense of humour failure stop what she doing. some saying she had a sense of humourfailure stop in judge for yourselves. here's ben croucher‘s report. —— some saying she had a sense of humourfailure. this is howjohanna konta bowed out in the quarter—finals but this was not her shot at wimbledon this year. after losing 12 of the last 15 games in her defeat to the unseeded barbora strycova, the british number one was questioned in the press conference whether her performance in the big points meant she should look harder at herself. i don't think you need to pick on me in a harsh way. i think i'm very open with you guys, and i say how i feel out there. if you don't want to accept that answer or you don't agree with it, that's fine, but i still believe in the tennis i that play and i still

now, serena williams has reached the final of wimbledon women's tournament after beating barbara strycovahe won the match in straight sets. williams will face simona halep for the trophy after she won 6-1, 6-3. halep is the first romanian woman to reach the wimbledon final. and to the men's tournament now, it's going a big show, a chapter in one of the sport's biggest rivalry will play out on friday. roger federer and rafael nadal will meet in the semifinal. it's the first time the two most successful male players at all time have met at wimbledon at 2008. with both gentlemen well into their 30's, it could be the last encounter for a grand slam. >> rafael nadal with his great rival will be the fourth time he has met the swiss master at wimbledon. the swiss lost to nadal last month, grass is a different matter. the swiss master has won eight times and won over nadal on grass surfaces. the mutual respect is built on more than a decade of direct competition. federer has two more grand slam titles than the spaniard. nadal has a significantly better head-to-head record, a nine match lead, and

today, she beat barbora strycova in the semi-finals at wimbledon.now plays simona halep on saturday, in search of her eighth wimbledon crown. if she wins, it will be her 24th grand slam title, which would tie margaret court for the most ever. up next, no surprise this coach has his doubters, but we'll take a look at the inspirational way he proves them wrong. is that net carbs or total?... eh, not enough fiber... chocolate would be good... snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. glucerna. everyday progress stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate i switched to miralax for my constipation. the nerves in your colon. miralax works with the water in your body to unblock your system naturally. and it doesn't cause bloating, cramping, gas, or sudden urgency. miralax. look for the pink cap. if you have moderate little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with o

konta has a break point to go strycova. konta has a break point to 9° up strycova.urge to socialise. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has committed his party to campaign for remain in another referendum on a conservative brexit deal or a no—deal exit from the european union, challenging the next prime minister "to put their deal to the people". the shift in the party's policy came after a meeting of the shadow cabinet this morning. speaking to the bbc this lunchtime, mr corbyn said labour is yet to decide what to do if there's a general election before brexit is resolved. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. brexit has not always been easy forjeremy corbyn. the landscape for labour has been far from simple. party members back staying in the eu, but when it comes to labour voters, the picture is more complicated. for months in here, the party has tried to keep everyone happy, but road is running out. today mr corbyn said the new tory prime ministers should put their plan to a referendum and labour would back remain

she has a big match against barbora strycova. beating petra kvitova yesterday.he is hoping to make wimbledon history. a british player hasn't reached the semifinals since 1970 that --. i hasn't reached the semifinals since 1970 that ——. i semifinalists here to years ago. we wait forjoanna contra to feature and it will be a busy day. —— joanna many thanksjohn. thanks john. good stories thanksjohn. good stories bubbling up up at wimbledon. it is the first of the cricket world cup semifinals. india are on top against cricket world cup semifinals. new zealand at old trafford. the black caps won the toss and chose to bat first — but martin guptill went for just 1 in the fourth over and they've since lost two more wickets, including that of captain kane williamson — they're 1a1—3 after 38 overs. 162—1 after 42 overs. england and australia play their semifinal rame is due to fall in the next few minutes at old trafford. —— rain. paris st—germain say they will take "appropriate action" after neymar failed to turn up for the first day of preseason training. the brazilian

she'll face czech world number 54 barbora strycova in the last eight.ing each match stop either way i'm competing, i'm really pleased with that and to be playing their best players in the world world and coming through in tough matches against them, there's not much more you can ask for as a professional tennis player. 15—year—old coco gauff‘s fairytale run has come to an end, after she was beaten in straight sets by the former world number one simona halep. gauff beat venus williams in the opening round but the seventh seed halep was determined not to be on the receiving end of an upset, this one of the shots of the first set which she won 6—3. and the second set went exactly the same way, with gauff battling hard, but halep sealed the win that sets up a quarter—final match against china's zhang shuai. you have to hit a lot of balls to be here, and you can't expect everything to be a winner, notjust about everyone but against her, she's one of the quickest players i've played this week. playing a former world number one and a grand slam champion. even

she was a quarter finalist last year but bertens was beaten by 33 year old ba rbora strycova in straightit's happening up in the women's draw. annabelle is with me, let's start with konta because it's the match we watch today started slowly but found her feet. selling price because of sloan stevens is playing a high level and she had her measure for a site and three quarters i would say, the match was teetering. just trying to look uncomfortable he saw her looking across the support camp gesturing to the massive she couldn't get a breakthrough, and then suddenly she died deep, found that momentum shift and when she got hold of it, the rest is history, she went on an absolute mission to the final set, andi absolute mission to the final set, and i think psychologically, sloan stevens cannot really be her, that's the fourth time she lies to her and 2090, and she hasn't found a way around topics yet. ( prayer konta because petra, such pedigree as we know here on the grass winning the title here, that's going to be a very tough to ask for her. yes because she's a two—time champion, but she ca

she will face ba rbora strycova less in three years today.me champion petra kvitova. but the dream run is over for 15—year—old coco gauff. she was stopped by the former world number one simona halep, who‘s now the top seed left in the women‘s draw. federer, nadal and djokovic all went through. the cricket world cup is back this morning with the first of the semi—finals. india take on new zealand at old trafford. and geraint thomas lost time on two of his main rivals on stage three of the tour de france. julian alaphilippe won it, and now wears the yellow jersey as they head towards the mountains. a really tricky stage for them coming up. i promised you some good headlines. this is my favourite one. i wanted to say this at six o‘clock but i didn‘t dare because it would be stealing four. do you like this? jk rowling! get it? she is on form at the moment and doing really well. __jk at the moment and doing really well. ——jk rolling. back page of the guardian, something to shout about. she had a good old shout when talking about that much was a li

strycova has reached the quarters once before.cause these are the eight best players of the tournament. that is how you go into the next match, i am playing an opponent who deserves to be there because she has earned her right and her way to be there as well. that means she is playing great tennis and that is what i am looking forward to. that is all i‘ve got to look forward to because there is nothing guaranteed after that. kim clijsters has reached the wimbledon semi—finals twice, and she believes konta has the game make it through today. it is great to see that she is playing her best tennis again. she played well a couple of years ago and made it to the semis. and to see her in the semifinals again and playing with confidence, that is something i miss about a year or so. it was almost a very... like she didn‘t know how to play any more. at times. insecure about her game plan. and now it feels like it has fallen back into place and she looks confident and excited and healthy. anything can happen. serena williams is the third—hi

she was dominant against barbora strycova, she came through in straight sets.p on saturday's final. a player she has fa cey saturday's final. a player she has facey previously, eight 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

today she beat barbora strycova in the semifinals at wimbledon. she now plays simona halep on saturday in search of her ninth wimbledon crown. if she wins, it will be her 24th grand slam title which would tie margaret court for the most ever. >>> up next, no surprise this coach has his doubters, but we l take a >>> we end tonight with a little inspiration. check that. i can't imagine there is a coach out there more inspiring than coach rob. here is dean reynolds. >> reporter: on a field of athletes, rob mendez stands out. not his prowess, his perseverance. not his moves, his mentality. >> quarter, quarter, quarter. records without arms and legs, mendez is a football coach who has never run the ball or caught it or thrown it. he learned football from video games. >> i'm not a disabled coach. i'm a different coach. >> reporter: he leads the junior varsity at prospect high near san jose. >> so what i want is this. >> reporter: drawing up plays the only way he can, with a stylus in his mouth. ye the improbable, yes. the impossible? no way. his team we

serena facing off barbora strycova. took her less than an hour to win the semifinals.s would be her 11th finals and if she wins she will become the oldest woman ever to win a wimbledon title. she's 37. she will face simona halep saturday morning in london. >> okay. from the all england tennis club to france. the sixth stage of the tour de france, the toughest yet. 99 miles and a tough uphill climb. can you do 99 miles uphill? >> on a stationary bike? >> yeah. >> not sole cycle. the bellian won and the italian giulio ciccone is the overall stage winner. >> just got real for the sharks. joe pavelski just put his home up for sale for 3.6. the grounds feature an infiniti edge spool and spa. after 13 years he's headed to the dallas stars. >> and if you buy the house you'll be neighbors of brent burns. >> i like it. >> how much is it? >> 3.6. >> that's a good deal if have you 3.6 million laying around. >> i like the furniture. >> i like the outdoor furniture. >> i would keep that with autographs. >> we'll pool our money. >> thanks for joining us here at 6:00. s ♪ >>> now on

barba strycova 6, 1, 6, 2 in there semifinal match today, the 11 seed williams there's a 23 time grandsingles champion. she will face seventh-seeded simona halep saturday's championship match serena needs one more major to equal the all-time record. >>of 24 separate margaret court last year williams lost in the finals 2 and a leak. >>pursuit of perfection ultimate highlight. >>our lexus ultimate highlight to go to pamplona spain, the running of the bulls in washington redskins cornerback josh norman. the bull standing in the middle of the pen right i have to feed over that wasn't enough floor norman lead over the bull a second time before quickly finding safety. pretty impressive stuff here, although the redskins were. probably not too happy when they come into this nfl corner, josh norman over the ball twice that is our lexus ultimate highlight and finally, tuesday's major league baseball all-star game in a new low for television ratings. according to nielsen media research and recorded a reading of 5 point all down from the record lowe from last year a 5.2. the game was seen by a lit

barbara strycova 6, 1, 6, 2, in their semifinal match today, the 11 seed williams.a 23 time grand slam singles champion. >>if a 7 seed simona halep in saturday's championship match. >>serena needs one more major title to equal the all-time record of 24. in other news, today's major league baseball all-star game. hit a off. a new low for tv ratings happened tuesday night now according to nielsen media research recorded a reading of 5 down from the record low of last year 5.2 the game was seen by a little more than 8 million viewers, interesting lee. monday's home run derby was up in the ratings clocking a 4.5 4. when the long ball contest closer to the actual game viewers than ever before the american league won their 7th straight all-star game for. wrap it up in barcelona pamplona so camp spain excuse me not barcelona the running of the bulls washington redskins cornerback josh norman hurdles, the bull standing in the middle of the fan right off 2 feet in over. he also leapt over the bull a second time before quickly, finding safety, pretty impressive stuff. althoug

she lost in straight sets to ba rbora strycova.to be coasting, johanna konta, she was up in the first set but then things started to fall apart and she lost it on a tie—break. barbara strike overjust did not look back from that point on. this is disappointing for johanna konta, she has been to the semifinals of wimbledon before two yea rs semifinals of wimbledon before two years ago and she seemed to be well placed to do that once again having seen off patrick a in the last round. sloane stephens before that, another grand slam champion. she seemed to be finding the right form in the right time but consistency once again seems to be the major problem. we knew that she struggled on grass court tournaments and went out in the early rounds in eastbourne and birmingham but after her performance in the french open it seemed that she was on the brink of back—to—back semifinal appearances at the consecutive grand slams and i think heading back to the locker room doubt she will reflect on that and realise this was an opportunity missed. be

she swept aside barbora strycova in less than an hour on centre court, and is nowjust one win away fromnal. she's a former world number one, and won the french open last year — and there's live coverage of wimbledon across the bbc today. it's on bbc one, bbc two, and online from 11 o'clock this morning. and don't forget sportsday, all the days sports news on the bbc news channel at 6:30 tonight. and sportsday is at 6:30pm. but given what happened in 2008, don't expect rafael nadal and roger federer to be done by then! studio: we will hunker down for a big night! president trump is dropping his attempt to add a question about citizenship to next year's us census, after the move was blocked by the supreme court. but mr trump has announced an executive order requiring all government agencies and departments to immediately provide records on population available from existing data bases. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. changing tack but not backing down. never one to admit defeat, donald trump said he was abandoning a question about citizenship on the 2020 census. he bl

poor barbora strycova was soon hurtling towards the exit.ble athlete. i have a greatjob and i love what i do and i'm still pretty good at what i do, i guess, so ijust enjoy it. it's just a remarkable experience every time. in the final, she will face romania's simona halep, after she breezed past elina svitolina in straight sets. today sees the start of the wheelchair events here. plenty of british interest, including the return of a former champion. jordan wylie won her last title here while 11 weeks pregnant. now back as a mum, today ultimately brought defeat. but there was better news for andy la pthorne — he's through to his final. who else fancies becoming a champion? there's new evidence that modern human beings lived outside africa much earlier than previously thought. a fossilised skull, discovered in southern greece, suggests the first homo sapiens may have arrived in europe about two hundred and ten thousand years ago a time when the continent was populated by the neanderthals. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. in th

she swept aside barbora strycova in less than an hour on centre court, and is nowjust one win away froms to reach her first wimbledon final. she's a former world number one, and won the french open last year — but halep has won just once in ten meetings with serena williams. a really good day in the tour de france yesterday. the welsh defending champion took time off all his rivals with a late attack on stage six, the first mountain leg to his fifth overall and a minute behind the leader. a huge day in liverpool. just inviting our two guests here to talk about the netball. a huge day here with 16 teams and eight matches today involving england, ireland and scotland. i have here the ceo of netball england and the director of culture at the city council. so how important is it for this country in terms of the growth of the sport to host this world cup? it is hugely important. we went for this bid six yea rs important. we went for this bid six years ago and it has been a long journey important because it will hopefully give us a home advantage and we want to bring that world cup back to en

johanna konta told a journalist not to patronise herfollowing her quarter—final defeat to ba rbora strycova a little bit longer. sums and it was the questioning about her mentality in big matches that the british number one took issue with. sues you i'm asking you are somebody wa nts to sues you i'm asking you are somebody wants to go on and win a grand slam one day. is it not something. please don't patronise me. reporter: i'm not patronising you. no, no, you are. in the way you're asking your question, you're being quite disrespectful and you're patronising me. later on today all four men's quarter—finalists take to the court at wimbledon with the top three seeds all involved. defending champion novak djokovic is first up on centre court against belgium's 21st seed david goffin. third seed and two—time winner rafael nadal faces sam querrey while eight time champion roger federer takes on japan's kei nishikori. so far it's been really easy for him andl so far it's been really easy for him and i am so far it's been really easy for him andlama so far it's been really easy for him and i am a

court report i am cani wimbledon saw woemz quarterfinals in action former world number one moved on, strycovÁeated fellow american in a title he contested three met saturate, serena admitted this one wasn't easy. >> i just needed to fight, allison was played so great throughout whole tournament beaten so many amazing players -- players had great years not giving it to me i needed to step up take it, and that is what i had to do. >> serena's work not done came back out to center court for mixed doubled with andy murray winning in straight sets, don't forget catch coverage of the mens quarterfinals wednesday on tennis channel 4 pm eastern. >> at comcast, we didn't build the nation's largest gig-speed network just to make businesses run faster. we built it to help them go beyond. because beyond risk... welcome to the neighborhood, guys. there is reward. ♪ ♪ beyond work and life... who else could he be? there is the moment. beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. ♪ ♪ every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond