i'm tim hague. no hateful eight for the king of centre court. roger federer is into his eighth wimbledon final, where he will play the player he beat in five sets last year at wimbledon, marin cilic of croatia. and rory mcilroy‘s shaky preparation for the open continues. he misses another cut. roger federer is one win from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in their semi—final earlier this evening. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second on tie—breaks, and the swiss then wrapped up victory, winning 6—4 in the final set. yes, i mean, look, it was a long way backin yes, i mean, look, it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult, just to stay calm, and speak to the team, and take another decision that we were going to sit out and wait longer and take time. but i'm so happy i did it, because my life continues after tennis, too. and the man he will play in the final is marin cilic. the former us open champion beat the american sam querrey in four sets. cilic lost to federer in five sets

tim hague reports: england's cricketers just had the edge tim hague reports: bowden barrett to brothere opportunities they had. owen farrell reducing the reed to one. it was about to increase as 6eordie barrett's debut got even better. something special now required. something like that from elliot daly. well over 50 metres. afterjerome kaino was sin—binned for that, the lions made sure there was nothing to separate the side. one game all, 12 oh, 20 minutes to go. make that 15, 12 to the all backs after that collapsed. surely that was it? not so. 78 minutes, the fantastic owen farrell was faultless once again. 15 apiece. while there was no historic victory for the lions, this was a historic series in many ways. england's cricketers just had the edge going into the third day of the opening test against south africa at lord's. and the tourists have made a pretty slow start — they've moved on to 224—5, still 234 runs behind. play gets underway at wimbledon in less than half an hour — novak djokovic, roger federer and agelique kerber among those in action today. and there are two british p

tim hague reports.ard chased down and almost impossible world record, england's batsmen will need to be at their best but south africa's vest has been vastly superior so far and was again this morning. vernon philander got keith jennings and balance —— and gary ballance, except that town but england would need a guardian angel to get out of this one although chris morris's fall to joe root would get past the guard of anyone. the tourists were too good and you can hide your eyes, go, it is the only english monk who had any success , only english monk who had any success, alastair cook, was out on 42. another morris special arrived and the game was over by lunch. jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even easierfor the jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even easier for the south africans, both out. ben stokes was more unlucky, vernon philander at his best all day with another piece of brilliance. if only england had shown such form. all out by 3pm for 133. we weren't good enough. we prepared well for

tim hague reports. it has been all about andy for a decade.l appearances ina decade. ten quarterfinal appearances in a row. time for the latest. facing a man with little to lose the super serve as a dangerous proposition. sam querrey struggle to start. nerves are gotten away sam querrey‘s ability to play play his game. the current champion had no nerves. taking the opening set, happy days. more the same in second. murray marvellous in all departments. beautiful, beautiful shot. a break—up, on course for the set, sam querrey break back twice. the match all square. against the man he knocked novak djokovic out last year, things were looking worrying for the brits, who lived in pain at times. even more so when murray lost his serve again with the setting site. this time in the tie—break. sam querrey helping him out. this match producing the most unexpected of storylines, there were more to come. murray 2—1 up, but seriously struggling with the hip injury hampering him all tournament. certainly not himself. off—colour, al plays, 6—1 in the fourth.

and that's all from sportsday, with me tim hague.o what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. even women can do it, that is releva nt even women can do it, that is relevant and aaron. -- relevant and current. with me are caroline crampton from the new statesman and lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent with the sun. the times leads with the rise in acid attacks and suggests that anti—knife crime laws might be harnessed to combat the sale of corrosive substances to under 18s. the guardian has new research which it claims highlights the financial divide between the generations. the daily mail has a warning for drivers hiring cars abroad with excess charges for damaged cars now averaging over a thousand pounds the ft reports on the fortunes of two major us banks which are facing a drop in revenues — the front page photo shows one of those extended handshakes between presidents trump and macron. the treatment of charlie gard, the baby at the centre of a court dispute over his care makes the front of the ‘i'. and the same story is on

tim hague reports.e team that won it in the two years before, you sense this was a challenge cup semifinal that could not really live up to expectations and so it proved —— afinal -- a final -- —— a final —— a semifinal that could really live up to expectations. as leeds got off to the best possible start. behold the allders showed their owners star quality. look at that! bale fell for it. there is no sense of misdirection when it comes to that man hall though, more magnificence from him. 220th rhino stride. —— rhino‘s try. that was as good as it got for leeds. hull hit back twice. six points their lead at the break which they extended significantly in the second a0. it is the way hull do things. kallum watkins does his thing is the only way to come he kept the match alive with a terrific try bidder would make little difference in the end. hull had much. jamie shaul, the flaw is yours. he is on his way. jamie shaul, it is a beautiful try. a beautiful moment. wembley, here they come. they had not beaten

tim hague was watching the action for us. no one can deny alistair cooke's innings was the stuff captains were made of. this poorly entered the former skipper‘s chances of a century. a different kind of century celebration, and other englishmen reached three figures, ben stokes push for his half—century and a fine first session for england would continue after lunch as debutant toby roland—jones showed us how co mforta ble toby roland—jones showed us how comfortable here. things can change quickly at this level as he discovered. the man at the other end to call in south africa. three sixes in quick succession comic even though he was nearly caught out and another to take ben stokes to three figures. but the fine would have to end. one bigshot too many and it was all out for 353 so england needed an early wickets. remember that name, toby roland—jones? what a start to his debut and it got far far better. perhaps it was time to share the wickets around. the captain out and two more of his team—mates followed. ben stokes getting

tim hague has the story. 88 ended his chances of a 31st century. could another englishman reach three figures? ben stokes tried and his half—ce ntu ry figures? ben stokes tried and his half—century put the hosts on the front foot after a fine first session which continued after lunch as toby roland—jones showed us just how comfortable he is with test cricket. things can change quickly at this level as he discovered. three sixes in quick succession, wanting to get to 97 even though he was nearly caught out and another to ta ke was nearly caught out and another to take ben stokes to three figures. 0ne take ben stokes to three figures. one big shot too many and it was all out for 353 so what england needed now was an early wicket.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm tim hague.here he'll play the player he beat in five sets last year at wimbledon — marin cilic of croatia. and rory mcilroy‘s shakey preparation for the open continues — he misses another cut. roger federer is one win from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in their semifinal earlier this evening. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second on tie breaks. and the swiss then wrapped up victory winning 6—4 in the final set. it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult, just to stay calm and speak to the team. we would wait longer and take time, but iamso would wait longer and take time, but i am so happy i did it because my life continues after tennis. and the man he'll play in the final is marin cilic. the former us open champion beat the american sam querrey in four sets. absolutely unbelievable, especially the way this tournament unfolded. i was playing really great tennis and today was a really hard fought battle. sam played really h

the world no 1 was expected to beat sam querrey in today's quarter—final on centre court but, as tim hagueinjured hip may well have led to a shock exit. it has been all about andy for over a decade. ten quarter—final appearances and now for the latest. facing a man with little to lose. sam querrey struggled to start. nerves have got in the way. the current champion had no nerves, though and took the opening set. more of the same in the second, murray marvellous in all departments. a beautiful shot. we love it. on course for the set but querrey broke back twice. the match was all square and against a man who knocked novak djokovic out last year, things were looking far busierfor the briton who looked in pain at times. even more so when history repeated itself, murray losing his serve again, yet this time, in a tie—break. querrey helped him out. this match now producing the most unexpected of storylines. murray was seriously struggling with a hip injury that has hampered him all tournament. he certainly wasn't himself, completely off—colour and outplayed, 6—1 in the fourth and the problems p

time for the sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, let's go over to tim hague.is off to a winning start thanks to a 211 run win over south africa... england set a large target of 331 and then completely dominated thanks to moeen ali. he took six wickets for 53 before fellow spinner liam dawson finished south africa off, 17 wickets fell in total on day four, and england now lead the four match series ahead of friday's second test in nottingham. we've been good throughout the four days. i like how jonny and woody took them on in the back end of our innings, it was exceptional. but a lot of credit for the top three in how they played last night. they made the wicket looked easier than it was. that has been proved in the game today. england's women beat defending champions australia in their world cup match by three runs, in a thrilling finish at bristol. the aussies needed a six off their last ball, but couldn't do it. it means england have now won four matches in a row and are top of the standings. wayne rooney has returned to everton from manchester united, 13 ye

tim hague watched this one.t's essential to keep novak djokovic under close surveillance. even after a poor year, his sights are set on winning wimbledon again. we saw it in the first set. he's moving confidently. the three—time winner was simply too good in all departments and took the opener 6—2. and with the heat causing more problems for djokovic and code than his opponent was, the serbian continued the fine form seen in the first and the second as well. all aspects of his game working at optimum level as pavlasek, 136 and the world, must have felt like an amateur. that's so good, fabulous rally, what are shot. he dropped stone dead. and yet now, two sets down, the underdogs showed signs of his potential as he began to find his potential as he began to find his feet. the only problem for him was that djokovic's feet were almost planted in the next round already. the class clear once more, and the almost inevitable came shortly afterwards. fittingly, in a mismatch like this, a double fault concluded matters.

tim hague watched both matches. eastbourne, it is a moment to capture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic he would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with some sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was the slip then the magnificence of his monfils. skilled and good—natu red in equal measure. yet he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 on serve soon became 6—4 to the serbian. game, set, match and the title. a first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in their final preparations for the grass of sw19. on this form, plisko

tim hague has the story of his special day. cook's innings was the stuff that captains are made of. on a different kind of sensuous celebration, another englishman reached three figures. ben stokes tried for his half century and a fine first session for england would continue after work —— after lunch as debutant tony rowland jones showed us just how comfortable yea rs. jones showed us just how comfortable years. things have changed quickly as rowland jones discovered but no matter, the man at the other end to: south africa. three sixes in quick succession even though he was nearly caught out and another to take stalks to three figures. but the thing —— the fine would have to end. it was all out for 353. england needed an early wicket. remember that name, toby roland—jones. what a start to his debut. it got far better. three names followed. perhaps it was time to shear the wickets. the captain, out and his side in big trouble. in big trouble indeed. south african # south africa in disarray. south africa not helped by the fact t

time for all the latest sports news now — tim hague is in the bbc sports centre.r federer is playing tomas berdych in the second semifinal on centre court. let's cross live to the all—england club. our reporter hugh wozencroft can bring us up to date. as expected it is very keenly contested, roger federer taking on tomas berdych, it was a very tight first set. the swiss showing his class in the tie—break to take it 7-a, class in the tie—break to take it 7—a, just a few minutes ago, and they are now in the second set. both have held serve and so far it has been a very tightly contested match. tomas berdych is on a seven match losing streak against federer. if the swiss reaches the final he will ta ke the swiss reaches the final he will take a marriage of itching had a very good victory earlier —— he will ta ke very good victory earlier —— he will take on marin cilic who had a very good victory earlier over sam querrey, the american, he reaches the finalfor querrey, the american, he reaches the final for the very first time. a very good win for the croatian marin ci

tim hague watched both matches.apture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic she would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was then they slept then the magnificence of his opponent. skilled and good—natured his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in his opponent. skilled and good—natured in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 answers soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in15 against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova

now a bit of sport with tim hague.dy murray taking on germany's dustin brown, but the big talking point yesterday was the number of players pulling out of their first—round number of players pulling out of theirfirst—round matches, number of players pulling out of their first—round matches, they still earn £35,000 for turning up, and while novak djokovic and roger federer say it could be time to change the reels, martin klizan lasted only 40 minutes against djokovic before his calf injury proved too much. federer‘s match didn't last much longer. alexandr dolgopolov was forced off with an ankle injury. the seven time champion and djokovic joked ankle injury. the seven time champion and djokovicjoked they should go out and play a practice match because they have had so little time on court. away from the tennis, mark cavendish is out of the tour de france after a crash at the end of yesterday's fourth stage. the briton broke his shoulder after appearing to be elbowed by watch a peter sagan, who was subsequently disqualif