for more than a0 years, tom hicks has been coming to this tennis club near wakefield.ow aged 99 he still plays three times a week all year round. for me it is the fresh air, the friendship and it is good for you. it is good for my figure, as you. it is good for my figure, as you call it. how hard is it on the body at 99? i never noticed, ijust kept going. the final of the men's singles. there are not many people left who remember this. tom was 15 when fred perry won his first wimbledon in 193a. ten years later during world war ii, he was part of the assault on an. it was only after returning home that he took up a sport that he has loved ever since. in those days it was all wooden rackets and the court was all rough and we had coloured balls instead of yellow and grey. playing three times a week at 99 is pretty impressive, but tom has still got some way to go if he is going to get into the record books. according to guinness world records the world's oldest tennis player was a mexican man who reached the tender age of 101. what a shock! if you are getting older, it isa

european court of justice because italy's legally obliged to pay its fees it's like in a private tennis club if you want to use the court you have to pay your fees and by the way the numbers three g. ma is using a wrong italy's not giving twenty billion to the e.u. every year but only three point five billion in payments that is just a quick check on the populists put it to. where all with that idea that the who has been kicking around this this whole notion of migration policy since two thousand and fifteen and apparently getting nowhere now they can even deal with one hundred one hundred twenty migrants sat on their doorsteps where is a you policy now in this for the moderation policy lies in chandos there is no common policy anymore when it comes to migrants that arrive in italy it's only a case by case or both by boat management if you will the e.u. needs urgent plea a long term study that it inside through the role is escalating and there's no sort of verity and even if it leads us going it's fellow right wing populist government in hungary to take some of the margins but the answer fro

politically it would be a disaster because legally italy's obliged to pay it's like in your private tennis club if you don't pay the fees you get to keep it out at some point so it's legal to be taken to court by the commission and something about but this has never happened before never ever a member state threatened not to pay its dues so this is quite new for bosses this is what i'm president of a move as you say of political brinkmanship by one e.u. member but what does it tell us about. the e.u. has a refugee policy is it what. it tells us it doesn't work it's. in the case actually because the member states are not following the rules they have set the dublin rules in shambles nobody is respecting them anymore and now they have gone to a case by case scenario every ship that arrives in italy is now or the kind of concern and negotiations and the you need a stable long term arrangement how to relocate migrants but this is still in the making but the so far there's no perspective to reach that any time soon then begins in brussels thank you very much dysport on the new bundesliga season kick

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it is like in a tennis club, if you want to use the court, you have to pay your fees. by the way, the numbers de mai a is using are wrong, italy is not giving 20 billion but only 3.5 billion in net payment. that's a quick fact check on the populist politician. host: so, where we are -- where are we then? the e.u. has been kicking around this notion of migrants, now they cannot deal with 120 migrants sat on their doorsteps. where is the e.u. policy on this? berne: there is no common policy anymore when it comes to migrants that arrive in italy, it is a case-by-case, boat by boat management, if you will. the e.u. needs urgently a long-term strategy. it's escalating and there is no solidarity in italy is asking its fellow right wing populist government and hungry to take some of the migrants but the answer was no. host: thank you. zimbabwe's top court has upheld president mnangagwa's narrow victory in last months election. the ruling dismissed opposition allegations of vote rigging. ithe election was regarded as a start. the outcome left the nation severely polarize leadi

the european court of justice because italy's legal blige to pay its fees it's like in a private tennis club if you want to use the court you have to pay your fees and by the way the numbers three g. ma is using a wrong italy is not giving twenty billion through the e.u. every year but only three point five billion in net payments that is just a quick check on the populist politician so where are we that we do that then you has been kicking around this this whole notion of migration policy since two thousand and fifteen and apparently getting nowhere now they can even deal with one hundred one hundred twenty migrants sat on their doorsteps where is a you policy analysis. where the moderation policy lies and chambres there is no common policy anymore when it comes to migrants that arrive in italy it's only a case by case or both by boat management if you will the e.u. needs urgent plea a long term strategy but it inside of the role is escalating and there's no sort of verity and even italy's asking its fellow right wing populist government in hungary to take some of the margins but the answer

italy to cults because italy is obliged to pay its fees and use like in your normal private tennis a football club if you don't pay you can't use the cotton this also applies for the european union of cause it is a tactic that never has been used by any member states so far nobody has ever threatened not to pay though this is uncharted waters also for the you commission and bearing to a conclusion what does this clash that we're seeing unfold right now tell us about the use migration policy. the migration policy doesn't work it's in chandos actually because none of the member states is no obliging to the rules in trying the dublin regulations it's no managed case by case or shipped by ship you could say and the you need a long term solution a kind of a redistribution and mechanism a relocation mechanism for margins and all that on the back drop but there is actually no crisis the number of arrivals the numbers of migrants coming through is far down eighty percent compared to last year heart wrenching good reporting from brussels thank you. bring up to speed now with some of the other stories makin

as we mentioned it's about public park tennis we have clubs, communities that have tennis courts andlong as we can zrus a sport particularly with our 10 and under they could take a racket or get out in a driveway or on a street and get out and play before they have access to many of our school and after school problems. >> i think tennis is having a bit of a fashion moment, am i wrong? serena-nike compbinati serena-ni serena-nike combination i think we talked about last week. >> i think we're doing great i think especially as a woman you want to look good on the court, you want to feel good about yourself i think we're doing a great job not only being powerful women, strong women but also very fashionable. serena always has fun stuff to wear i collaborate with adidas to do my own collections venus has beautiful stuff as well it makes tennis even more fun. >> caroline, good luck to you. >> thanks for having us. >>> time now for a cnbc news update with sue herrera. >>> here's what's happening at this hour, everyone. attorney general jeff sessions releasing a strong statement in respons

it is carbon, similar to the carbon composite you would find in a golf club or a tennis racket.ly resilient, lots of applications on earth as well. 60 yea rs of applications on earth as well. 60 years in the making, you wouldn't wa nt to years in the making, you wouldn't want to launch for the sake of launching if they are not ready. what will happen between now and the new lunchtime? they will be checking everything. they might be checking the fuel tanks. you have to feel sorry for those at mission control because it is 3am it and they were planning to launch. they will probably have to work for another 3am launch tomorrow. why are they going to the sun? what do we learn? two reasons. there is the very near the scientific reason of the sun being our closest star. we want to know how it works and there are a lot of questions. 0ne know how it works and there are a lot of questions. one of them is about the corona of the sun, which is millions of degrees hotter on the surface and we have no idea why. the other reason is to help us predict solar weather, the flares that could come

>> reporter: the women at this san antonio racquet club say you can tell a lot about a person by the way they play tennis. >> i think tennis in general just really brings out your personality. >> tennis either brings out the best or the worst in you. >> reporter: as for who had the best character at their club, the answer comes as fast as a serena williams' serve, their friend, debbie kelly. >> debbie for me, was kind of the whole package of a person. fair, fun, and a great leader. >> reporter: debbie, fiercely independent, driven. >> always wanted to be a career woman. >> reporter: she climbed the corporate ladder in healthcare. her mom and dad, jim and anne kelly marveled at her commitment. >> she spent many, many hours traveling and many hours working overtime. >> reporter: but debbie hadn't found as much success in her personal life. she got married in her 20s, but it didn't work out. now in her 40s, and dedicated to her career, there was little time to look for the right guy. >> reporter: was it hard to date? >> it was hard for her to date. >> reporter: so in 2008 debbie took a new job that allowed

club dortmund vettel spent the last year in china with. the twenty nine year old helped his country to a third place finish the world cup in russia tennis world number one rafael nidal is stepping up his preparations for the u.s. open nidal is about to return to action up the rogers cup in toronto he's been taking a break since his semifinal defeat against novak djokovic at wimbledon last month. is important to. understand which moment you need to take a rare so wait a moment you need to work hard. and in some period of time off and that's what they did. now is a moment to watch how the game is going to be ready for action here and what they're doing this couple of days working hard then just. to be ready. canada's own miller upset number ten seed in the first round the unseated ryan it who made it to the quarterfinals at wimbledon topped off six three six four to advance to the second round. and on the women's tour in montreal to check the players met in the first round caroline uplift of a breaking serve in the tenth game to win the first set six four against catarina sin jacoba more of a battle in the second set but it finished the same wa

to german club dortmund it's all has spent the last year in china with chanche and kwan jan the twenty nine year old helped his country to a third place finish at this year's world cup. tennis world number one rafa adel is stepping up his preparations ahead of the u.s. open in dallas about to to return.

people will be saying, our local youth club has closed down, that table tennis centre, the libraries but a lot of those services have been squeezed. i go to those services have been squeezed. i gotoa those services have been squeezed. i go to a lot of youth clubs and youth services where we see properly funded youth services sitting alongside ncs and they are both really valua ble alongside ncs and they are both really valuable for young people and they both do good things. for everybody listening to this programme, i think it is worth investing in the next generation and giving young people those year—round services and the opportunity to get away from home and to meet people from different backgrounds and to build that cohesion and confidence for the future, why not invest in the next generation? independent research says every £1 spent, you get a pound spent back in social return. kathy on e-mail says, my current —— my daughter is away currently and ncs but i am aware of the high costs associated with each participant. comparisons have been made with the cost per child of scouts b

. >> john meacham today at the belmeade country club, what are you working on? your tennisu know, we're working on the net game because, you know, when you're my age you can't really run for the ball, which is terrible. one serious thought, it's very interesting to me that president trump who does not have what i call the widest appreciation of history settled on two places for his imagination to go as he feels the pressure. and both ended poorly for the protaganist. one was joe mccarthy and the other was richard nixon. his mind is not going to iran/contra. he's not going to the clinton scandal where presidents survived, which is an interesting point. >> yeah. very, very interesting. carol lee, we'll let you go off to work. john meacham you can't leave quite yet for the club. we have you for a couple of hours. still ahead on "morning joe" -- >> it depends upon what the mean of the word "is" is. >> no it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. >> what's he screaming? two statements almost exactly 20 years apart, hoping to redefine words to the american people. "is" and "truth" as tw

tennis bodies all demanded the immediate closure of the out of here. former england in manchester united striker wayne rooney settling in nicely at his new club in the united states the thirty two year old school twice is d.c. united beat the portland symbols four one in major league soccer has got three goals in seven games now the win also made in d.c. off the bottom of the eastern conference up into eight s. . england cricket coach travel bailey says ben stokes has been recalled to the test squad for his own well being starks was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing at a trial in bristol on tuesday could now play in saturday's third sest against india he missed the second test to to his court appearance he was arrested after being involved in a fight south side a night club last year the twenty seven year old missed england's top of australia as a consequence but has since returned to international action. when he came to new zealand after the ashes two that he missed he certainly addressed the players in the change room before when he first arrived from for me a point of view in the team you know these contrition was evident in for the for the boys in th