murray then remains hopeful he'll be fit and ready for wimbledon.yself if i do play at wimbledon, i can't predict how my bodyis wimbledon, i can't predict how my body is going to feel because i have not had the opportunity to tested in that environment and i know we're playing best of three set match that ican playing best of three set match that i can recover in wordy eight hours but playing a five set in four hours ido but playing a five set in four hours i do not know because i have not done that basically in 12 months. johanna konta is out, beaten in three sets by world number two caroline wozniaki. the british number one took the first set 6—4, but wozniaki won the next two 6—1, 6—4 to set up a meeting with ashleigh barty. england continued on from their one—day series whitewash over australia, with a convincing victory in the twenty20 jos buttler kicked things off for the home team by striking the fastest 50 by an england player in a t20, off only 22 balls. australia had high hopes with aaron finch reaching 84 runs, but in the end australia we

but tennis fans today largely supported wimbledon's decision. to be able to go back to where i was and not be put right back at the bottom and not have a chance. it is unfortunate for those missing out because of that seeding. but i think it is the right thing to do. williams wasn't seeded at last month's french open, but still reached the last 16. with this extra lift, then, her wimbledon rivals will certainly be watching out. andy swiss, bbc news. two of the favourites for the world cup are in contention today, with germany and brazil both hoping to seal their positions in the final 16. last night argentina scraped through, after beating nigeria with a late goal. later today england head to kaliningrad for their final group match against belgium. david 0rnstein is at the england camp in repino: england left here just under an england left herejust under an hour ago making the a5 minute journey to st petersburg airport where they will make the relatively short flight will make the relatively short flight south west to kaliningrad. it isa flight

she's now among the favourites for wimbledon, a title she's won twice before.imbeldon semi—finalist in 2014 but eugenie bouchard having to go through qualifying to make it to the main draw this year. she's struggled with form and has dropped out of the world's top 100. but she is through her first qualifying match, beating china's zhu lin 6—0, 6—2. and dan evans won't be at wimbledon this year — he's lost in qualifying to mattheas bachinger of germany. evans was hoping to play his way into the main draw — after the all—england club didn't offer him a wild card. he's making his return to tennis after a ban for taking cocaine. that's all from sportsday. the headline here is that argentina are through at beating nigeria in st petersburg. set up a tie against the french. from all of us here in moscow it's goodbye for now. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are camilla tominey, political editor at the sunday express and pauljohnson, deputy editor of the guardian. welcome

not long to go until the start of wimbledon a week today.question on everyone's lips — will andy murray be there? the former world number one yet to confirm if he'll play at sw19. he's continuing his return to tennis after eleven months out at eastbourne today where he's playing stanislas wawrinka —— at eastbourne today where he's beaten stanislas wawrinka in the opening round. he made light work of the first set, sealing it 6—1 inside 30 minutes. the second set was tighter. but murray moving well as he managed a first competitive win since last yea r‘s first competitive win since last year's wimbledon when he went out in the quarterfinals. in the womens singles, the world number two and former champion at eastbourne, caroline wozniacki is into the third round. after receiving a bye into the second round. she beat camila giorgi in straight sets. wozniacki hoping to repeat the run that took her to the final here last year. hoping to reach the second round is british number two heather watson. she continues her preparations ahead of wimbledon

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — will he or won't he play at wimbledon next week?ay is still yet to decide, but says it's most likely. good evening. the eu has given what it says is a last warning to the uk to lay its cards on the table, if it wants to resolve all outstanding brexit issues in time for a crunch summit in october, and that "huge and serious" differences remain between both sides. theresa may says she is "ready to intensify and accelerate the pace of negotiations" and will publish more detail about the government's plans in a white paper. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. hovering in the background, brexit has been a footnote, not the main order of business here. but brussels' main broker had prepared a very big message to give. huge and serious divergence remain, in particular ireland and northern ireland. now we are waiting for the uk white paper and i hope it will contain workable and realistic proposals. but the very, very, very long night of talks that became 5am in the morning was dominated by the stresses and strains

i can't predict how my bodyis wimbledon.est it in that environment, you know. i know playing a best—of—3 set match that i can recover from that in 48 hours. playing a five set match in four hours, i don't know, because i haven't done that in basically i2 months. johanna konta is out, beaten in three sets by world number two caroline wozniaki. the british number one took the first set 6—4, but wozniaki won the next two 6—1, 6—4, to set up a meeting with ashleigh barty. england continued on from their one—day series whitewash over australia with a convincing victory in the t20. jos buttler kicked things off for the home team by striking the fastest 50 by an england player in a t20, off only 22 balls. australia had high hopes, with aaron finch reaching 84 runs, but in the end australia were bowled out at 193, 28 runs behind england that's all from sportsday. all of the reaction from the world cup with defending champions germany being knocked out, available on the bbc sport website. good evening. well, it is a little bit like w

also at queens, novak djokovic made a start to is wimbledon preparations.vic was rarely tested against the australian qualifier. it took him just over an hour to complete a 6—2, 6—1win and the serb has failed to reach the semi—finals in any of his last five grand slam appearances. it's great to play in front of the crowd that is very knowledgeable about our sport. england has a long tennis traditions so it's great to be on the court and obviously, i've struggled a little bit in the last year and struggled a little bit in the last yearand a struggled a little bit in the last year and a half with an injury that obviously has forced me to compensate my game, my technique and that has taken a little bit of confidence out of me. i'm trying to get it back and today's match was perfect. and roger federer began his last week of wimbledon preparations with a 6—3, 6—4 defeat of slovenia's aljaz bedene to reach the second round of the atp event in halle. the world number one needs a record extending 10th title at the event in order to remain world number one and assur

and serena williams is the 25th seed for wimbledon — some of her rivals say that's not fair.many are heading home, that is the first time we've been able to say that in the group stages. they have never failed to get out of the group stage. it is their earliest exit at a world cup since 1938. when they got the late win against the swedes we thought they would get things right. well, the world cup for them unravel against south korea. they lost 2—0. sweden beat mexico 3— nil which means germany are going home. here is patrick geary with the story of how germany went out in kazan. thisjust geary with the story of how germany went out in kazan. this just did geary with the story of how germany went out in kazan. thisjust did not look like germany, not as the world knows them. an edgy country. like the security of the goalkeeper who was forced into an unexcited rescue mission. germany have been getting used to needing those. and unlikely victory may have put south korea through. germany have most of the ball but not many ideas. anything less tha n ball but not many ideas. anythin

wimbledon starts on monday. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.r hot and sunny day across most parts of the uk. in england some of the highest cabbages are across the north and here it is a beautiful scene in ambleside. very different to what is waiting out in aberdeenshire with a very different look across many eastern parts of scotland, much cooler and grey up with this low cloud coming in and relu cta nt to with this low cloud coming in and reluctant to burn off over land and even drifting further south to hug the coast of england. away from here you don't have to go to bar inland to get the sunshine and it is hotting up. cabbages not quite as high as yesterday but still 30 degrees like the —— temperatures. widely temperatures in the high 20s, not as hot as yesterday in scotland and a bit cooler on the north sea coast. there is an easterly breeze again which is why we have the heat more in the west and we will find that low cloud coming back inland again overnight after a lovely evening. cloudy skies further into scotla nd evening. cloudy skies

wimbledon starts on monday. time for a look at the weather. here‘s darren bett.out in aberdeenshire with a very different look across many

became the youngest wimbledon champion ever.i7 and has gone on to pile up quite a fortune. last year he was declared bankrupt, and that is where this story really begins. he is being suedin story really begins. he is being sued in the high court in london for money that a private british bank says he still owes them. he says he doesn't owe the many money, this is merely an attempt to get interest from him, that is the issue in dispute. in april, boris becker tweeted he had been given a diplomatic appointment by the central african republic as their sports at a shake. that could potentially give him diplomatic immunity, immunity from proceedings in court in london, and he appears to have a diplomatic passport that he says was issued to him in good faith. we have seen images of that passport and we have had confirmation from some members of the government of the central african republic that he was indeed appointed to that post. now the government in bangui is backtracking on their different emerging, even some stories at the dipl

now from the world cup to wimbledon.ght, it all begins at the all—england club on monday... and with the draw taking place this morning... the big question was whether andy murray would be fit. the former world number one has been recovering from a hip injury over the past year. today, he was drawn alongside france's benoit paire for his opener but he's still to confirm for definite whether he'll be ready. this is what he had to say earlier today. yeah, i feel yeah, ifeel all yeah, i feel all right. yeah, ifeelall right. not yeah, ifeel all right. not much different than how i felt a couple of days ago. have you made a decision? i think most likely, yes, i will talk to my team this afternoon. and i will also see how the next couple of days go, i am playing sets tomorrow. yeah. most likely, yes, iwill playing sets tomorrow. yeah. most likely, yes, i will be playing. will he won't he? well there are plenty more big names and pairings for the start of this years competition — with more details on murray and the rest of the

she's now among the favourites for wimbledon, a title she's won twice before.ualifying to make it to the main draw this year. she's struggled with form and has dropped out of the world's top 100. but she is through her first qualifying match, beating china's zhu lin 6—0, 6—2. and dan evans won't be at wimbledon this year — he's lost in qualifying to mattheas bachinger of germany. evans was hoping to play his way into the main draw — after the all—england club didn't offer him a wild card. he's making his return to tennis after a ban for taking cocaine. cricket, and england's t20 side pit their wits against australia tomorrow — a chance for them to take on the old rival, who's whitewashed by england's one day side was completed over the weekend. over 20 overs though, england have struggled... winning only one t20 in the last year...but over 50 overs they're the world's number one side, losing only once this summer. . .to scotland. joe wilson reports, here we are at a sun—drenched edgbaston as this blistering summer of white ball cricket continues for england. ed

and, murray makes it back onto court for the first time since wimbledon 2017.ends in defeat. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, moscow is noisy tonight, car horns blaring, and this will be replaicated in towns and cities across the nation, because the host are all but certain of reaching the last 16, something that couldn't dare to think about coming into this tournament. they beat egypt 3—1 in st petersburg, even though the pharoahs had their star man back jim lumsden reports. the russians have been rampant, the perfect start for them, the 5— milk hammering will stop in saint petersburg, his was the best chance of the first half. the game burst into life right after the break, and in disastrous egypt's last goal at the world cup with a penalty back in 1990. with a penalty back in egypt's last goal at the world cup with a penalty back in i'm drooling he is the first poll to score a goal of the world cup. you must be very proud. slightly controversial, he had been receiving treatment on the field, caught them on the blind side after coming back on, an

the former wimbledon champion, boris becker, is told by the central african republic he could face prosecution for obtaining a forged diplomatic passport. he's denied any wrong doing. 70 years after the arrival in the uk of the first caribbean migrants on the empire windrush, a service of thanksgiving is held at westminster abbey. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll be speaking to a trade policy expert about the warnings from airbus and bmw over brexit. at nine thirty, clemenecy burton—hill will talk to a panel of authors about stories they think have shaped the world. and joining me later tonight to review tomorrow's papers will be benedicte paviote from france 2a and the head of politics at the daily mirror, jason beattie. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello i'm olly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup... patience is a virtue in st petersburg an injury time late show from brazil knocks costa rica out. the super eagles have found their wings. . .the

the wimbledon draw has taken place. over whether he would play. making his comeback from the hip injury. would his body hold up going into a grand slam where he could end up playing five sets? he is in the draw and he will face benoit paire of france. he has been speaking to reporters and he said he's not planning on pulling out over the weekend. he intends to play the first—round match. we can hear what our tennis correspondent makes of it. it is a coincidence to see andy murray and benoit paire paired together once again because he was the last man andy murray beaded a grand slam in the fourth round on ce ntre grand slam in the fourth round on centre court last year —— beat in. murray says he will play as long as he feels competitive. benoit paire is very competitive and powerful but also hugely unpredictable. the new british number one is kyle edmund and he might play novak djokovic in the third round but he has got to get past an australian qualifier first of all. serena williams, she is the 25th seed, so she can't

andy murray has been back on a competitive tennis court today for the first time since last year's wimbledon. the three time grand slam champion faced australia's nick kyrgios at queens, in his first match since having hip surgery. and murray immediately showed some of the touches we've been used to seeing from him over the years. he took the first set against the australian, before looking a little uncomfortable as the match went on. murray served a double fault at match point to lose by two sets to one, but he still hopes to be competitive at wimbledon. the body did 0k, the body did ok, i thought towards the end my serve dropped off quite a bit. which potentially could have been due to the bit of fatigue and just because i have not played any matches for such a long time, but overall, i dealt with things very well. well kyrgios will face britain's number one kyle edmund in the second round. he beat american ryan harrison in straight sets and is the only briton to reach the second round following defeats for dan evans and murray of course. at the wta event in birmingham, british number one

the wimbledon championship starts on 2nd july. over france's adrian mannarino, to qualify for the semi—finals of the queen's club championship. the serbian trailed mannarino in the first set but came back with a dominant performance, winning 7—5, 6—1. djokovic will face france's jeremy chardy in the last four. number one seed marin cilic is also through to the semi finals. last year's wimbledon runner—up beat sam querrey in straight sets. cilic will face nick kyrgios in the last four. finally racing and the favourite alpha centauri has won the day's big race at royal ascot, the coronation stakes — and in brilliant fashion. the big fillies race of the meeting was never in doubt once alpha centauri started her run for home. she was ridden by colm o'donoghue and trained byjessie harrington, more known for her success injump racing. alpha centauri eventually came home six lengths in front of the field to follow her victory in the irish 1,000 guineas. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport

johanna konta reflects on a tough year, after the high of a wimbledon semi final.m is helping the rehabilitation of former servicemen. before that, though, rugby league, and england internationaljoel tomkins says leaving wigan is "embarrassing" and "sad" — but he's grateful for the opportunity to play for hull kr. tomkins was suspended by wigan, less than two weeks after a video appeared on line of him abusing staff in a bar. today he officially left wigan, but was signed by rovers. matt dean has more: joel tomkins move to hull kingston rovers, no real surprise after reports surfaced that he was heading out of wigan. he was barred by them after video emerged on social media of him abusing bar staff following a night out with his brother. neither joel tomkins nor anyone here has been available to be interviewed by the bbc today, but tomkins who has joined on an 18 month contract is quoted on the website as saying that the move is best for all parties, after having his resignation accepted after having his resignation a cce pted by after having his resignation accept

what does it mean for wimbledon? which will take place on tuesday will be crucial. if it is not serious, recovery could be swift, and williams won‘t mind not playing a grass court warm up event before wimbledon, she has only done it twice in her career, and there are still four weeks to go. that withdrawal wasn‘t the only surprise on day nine, with the second seed and australian open champion caroline wozniacki out. she was beaten by the young russian daria kasatkina, a former junior champion at roland garros. their match was held over from last night, and kasatkina quickly wrapped it up in straight sets. no problem for rafa nadal, as if their would be on his favoured surface, clay. that iith french open title a step closer, he‘s into the quarterfinals with a straight—sets win over germany‘s maximilian marterer, the celebrations continuing for nadal after celebrating his 32nd birthday yesterday. england leave for the world cup in eight days‘ time. today gareth southgate gave his biggest indication yet that goalkeeper

with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarith wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface is back in form just in time. novak djokovic has reached his first final in a year at queens in london. the 12 time grand slam champion plays marin cilic in the final later after beating jeremy chardy in the semifinals yesterday. that is live on bbc two and the bbc sports website at 2:30pm. let's ta ke website at 2:30pm. let's take a look at the england score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire hasjust sent score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire has just sent a header over the bar just maguire has just sent a header over the barjust a short while ago. england very much in control of this match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks toa match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks to a first england goal forjohn stones and a penalty for captain harry kane. his third goal of the tournament now. this is live on bbc 0ne. just around 12 minutes left to go in the first half. and that all of the sport for now. now, the travel show. this week we're

at 17 boris becker became the youngest wimbledon champion ever.ere is a man who has made a fairy story come true. battir, 1985, boris becker made his first million. but fast forward to last year and he was declared bankrupt. —— that year. in april this year the tennis star was photographed with the president of the central african republic. boris becker announced his appointment as a diplomat, the sport and cultural cachet to the eu. his lawyers

he beat stan wawrinka in straight sets at eastbourne today — his first victory since last year's wimbledonhether he'll play in this years tournament which starst next week qualifying for wimbledon has begun and dan evans is through the first round in straight sets. he needs two more wins to reach the main draw. there's to be an official review into safe standing at football grounds. sports minister tracey crouch told a parliamentary debate the law didn't allow for a pilot that west bromwich albion had asked for. but the review will work with interested groups and look at data before reporting back at the end of the year. and wayne rooney is on the verge of signing for major league soccer side dc united. the everton foward agreed terms several weeks ago, but was said to be unsure about leaving halfway through his contract with his boyhood club. he's expected to be in the states later this week to complete the transfer. that's all from sportsday. groups a groupsa and groups a and b have been decided, would want to see portugal play uruguay, russia will be facing spain tomorrow it is all abou

and, as he prepares for wimbledon, british number one kyle edmund is beaten in the eastbourne quarter—finalslcome along to sports day in moscow. england's world cup path has been set. they are heading here to moscow to face colombia next tuesday in the last 16. they lost to belgium on the night and it was not particularly pretty but there were 17 changes between both teams because of course both sides knew they could already progress. in a moment we will hopefully go live and speak to our sports reporter at the stadium. but first let's hear the story of the game. now for something completely different. a surreal scenario of two shovel teams about to play a game where victory was not essential or possibly even preferable because finishing second might help you further into the tournament and just as well that jordan pickford further into the tournament and just as well thatjordan pickford does not get ahead of himself. he had to keep him at bay. england seemed distracted and eight team with changes made few chances. there are so many links between these nations when he was at manchester unite

wimbledon is coming and we have had the draw for the championships today and it is a formula 1 weekend. solar is coming up formula 1 weekend. solar is coming up at half past six but now it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have the sequel to sicario, sicario 2: day of the soldado, leave no trace, the new film from debra granik. and shailene woodley lost at sea in adrift. sicario 2. where are you a fan of the original? not quite. iam you a fan of the original? not quite. i am surprise. you a fan of the original? not quite. lam surprise. emily you a fan of the original? not quite. i am surprise. emily blunt was brilliant. i do like her. she is not back this time. in this sequel, the original starred emily blunt. they are all gone. now we have a sequel in the age in which it turns out that trafficking people is more profitable than trafficking drugs, the authorities in america become alarmed to find out that they think that i says terrorists a

caroline wozniaki is through to the next round at eastbourne, as the world number two prepares for wimbledon a second major this year. welcome to the programme. the video assistant referree is being used for the first time in a world cup and my word it really is hogging the headlines. portugal and spain were both on the end of var. for the european champions, it could have cost them a place in the last 16. but for spain, the decision review allowed them to finish top of group. olly foster has been across the action for us, where the hosts were finally humbled. week could have guessed that this week would have been full of drama, full on, with 16 matches packed into four days a. we see the eight routes completed. on monday, groups a and group b came to a head, fairly straightforward. russia found out by uruguay, the host knocked off the top of that group, both knew that they were going through but what we saw in group d. it should have been straightforward for portugal and spain. they only needed draws, but they came so close to blowing it. with all the details, here is boston halewood. the o

head up to all of those eating strawberries at wimbledon next week... just the one.ok. some people get it and somejust that is ok. some people get it and some just watch it on television. thank you, both, very much indeed to be that is it for the papers tonight. don't forget, you can see it on the website at any time. if you missed the programme any evening, you can watch it any evening, you can watch it any evening on the bbc iplayer. next, though, it is meet the author. the wives of henry viii still cast a speu the wives of henry viii still cast a spell that neither seem to hate. jane seymore, the haunted queen continues alison weir's series of novels. she gave henry the only son he ever had, a birth that brought about her own death. fiction from an historian that moves from the tutor era to the inner lives of characters that she can only imagine. welcome. —— tudor. everyone thinks they know quite a bit about all the six wives but jane seymour, from the pages of this book, is somewhat we know surprisingly little, even now, after all the attention. that is absolutel

british number one is turning her attention to the grass season — after reaching the semi—finals of wimbledons lacking form this time round. obviously i haven't played my first match yet, it was my first practise here, but it is funny i practised and we played the final last year, but yes, i think i am coming into this period of the season in a different position than last year, but i think i am equally excited i think. ain a good place in terms of development, and my clarity on how i wa nt to development, and my clarity on how i want to be playing and how i want to be be doing my career so i am excited to keep working. england international joel tomkins says leaving wigan is "embarrassing" and "sad", but he's grateful for the opportunity to play for hull kr. tomkins was suspended by wigan, less than two weeks after a video appeared on line of him abusing staff in a bar. today he officially left the warriors, but was signed by his new club. matt dean has more. joel tomkins move to hear at hull is no real surprise after reports surfaced op friday he was heading out of wigan. he was fined and b

the seven—time wimbledon champion has only played in three tournaments since the birth of her first childare reserved for players ranked in the world's top 32 but williams has been given the 25th seeding. as a result, world number 32 dominika cibulkova has not been seeded. simona halep is the top seed, with roger federer number one in the men's draw. caroline wozniacki fought back from a set down to beat britain's johanna konta and reach the quarter—finals of the eastbourne international. the number one seed made a poor start to the match and konta took the first set by six games to four, but the dane, currently ranked number two in the world, who won the first grand slam title of her career in melbourne in january, took control of the match winning the next two sets. wozniacki will play the australian ashleigh barty in the last eight. that's about all we've got time for. to reiterate, germany are out of the world cup after losing 2—0 to south korea, finishing bottom of their group. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of th

i think serena williams has won about seven wimbledon championships. this 25 seed. >> hey, she'll take that. remember, she was unseeded at the french open when she came back from maternity leave. a lot were upset about that. >>> but first with that breaking news, the pawnee fire threatening hundred of homes. nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling to contain it. abc's will carr is in clear oaks, california. >> reporter: residents feeling hopeless this morning. destruction here on the ground, you can see this garage crushed and check out the skeleton of this four-wheeler, nearly two dozen homes have been destroyed, hundreds more still being threatened. now, we've been on the front lines every single day with the firefighters as this fire continues to get bigger and bigger. overnight, the massive fire in lake county, california, ripping through fuel with bone dry brush and erratic winds, potentially taking aim at 600 homes in its path. this fire has exploded on the hillside behind me. you can hear those flames and it is so hot it's biting at my skin. this

this was wimbledon last year. a 35—year—old dominating tennis. was wimbledon last year.mentator, insists he will be back there next month as usual. james robbins, bbc news. creditors have agreed house of fraser can go ahead with more than 30 store closures as part of a rescue plan. it'll mean the loss of 6000 jobs — mostly from in store staff. the earmarked stores, including the flagship on london's oxford street, are expected to stay open until early next year. former tv presenterjohn leslie has been cleared of sexually assaulting a women who was celebrating her hen night in edinburgh. the 53—year—old had been accused of putting his hand down the women's trousers while the pair were dancing in a nightclub lastjune. he denied the allegation and after a 2—day trial, a sheriff found the case against mr leslie not proven. the church of england should carry out a fresh review of alleged child sexual abuse cases in seven dioceses. that's according to sir roger singleton, the author of a highly critical report into the way the church handled a review of abuse cases, in 2010. s

former wimbledon champion boris becker claims diplomatic immunity as an attache for the central africanepublic to avoid bankruptcy proceedings against him in london. remembering professor stephen hawking — a memorial service is being held this lunchtime at westminster abbey. and i will be live at westminster abbey where we will be meeting some of the friends and family from the world of science, politics, film and television who have gathered together to celebrate the life of professor stephen hawking. day two of the world cup, we will be live in russia to get all the news from the england cap head of theirfirst game on monday night. —— the england camp. good morning. it's friday the 15th ofjune. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has been defending its flagship benefit scheme, universal credit, after a damning report by the national audit office, which says the programme has not delivered value for money, and that delays in payment are causing financial hardship. universal credit merges six benefits — including income support, job—seeker‘s allowance and ho

boris becker, at the age of 17, became the youngest wimbledon champion ever.ne on to pile up quite a fortune, but last year he was declared bankrupt and that is where this story really begins. he is being sued in the high court in london for money that a private british bank says he still owes them. he says he does not owe them any money, that this is merely an attempt to get interest from him. that is the issue in dispute and then in april, boris becker tweeted that he had been given a diplomatic appointment by the central african republic as their culture and sports a tache as their culture and sports attache at their embassy in brussels to the european union. that could potentially give him diplomatic immunity from proceedings in courts in london. and he appears to have a diplomatic passport, that he says was issued to him in good faith and we have seen images of that passport and we have had confirmation from some members of the government of the central african republic that he was indeed appointed to that post. now, the government there seems to be backt

a big win for marin cilic, he made the wimbledon wimbledon final last year, losing to roger federer,he final of the halle open in germany. the 20—time grand slam champion was beaten by croatia‘s borna coric ending his bid for a tenth title at the tournament. the defeat means rafael nadal replaces him as world number one when the new rankings come out on monday. and another former wimbledon champion petra kvitova, has retained her birmingham classic title with a win over slovakia‘s magedela na rybarikova. that‘s her fifth wta tour title this year and makes her the only player to have won titles on every surface in 2018. that‘s all the sport for now. coming up next on bbc news, it‘s meet the author. three generations of immigrants from kenya, three lifetimes of struggle — and not only with the attitudes that mukesh meets when he arrives in yorkshire, falls in love and starts a family. nikesh shukla‘s novel the one who wrote destiny is also about struggles inside themself, the daughter who struggles with cancer, a son who chooses a career as a comedian but unfortunately isn‘t terribly f

earlier stan wawrinka's wimbledon preparations suffered a blow.m querrey in three sets, his frustration evident. the former world number three has struggled to return to the top of the game since undergoing surgery on his knee last year. dan evans has not been awarded a wimbledon wild card after he served a ban for taking cocaine. it means that the 28—year—old must play in this week's pre—qualifying tournament. the all—england club described it as a matter of principle, as evans only returned to action at the end of april. england's cricketers are the hot favourites for the world cup according to former star bowler graeme swann, following their world record display against australia, swann was giving a master class in coventry today as part of the chance to shine national cricket week. but he admitted he was still trying to come to terms with england s 481 at trent bridge? at my age, there is still very much stat based. this is a very good score and we aim to be at this level, this team just take as many as you can get on the sky is the limit. tha

he wants to be fit in time for wimbledon on july two. winner.not long to go. hopefully we will see the former winner on the grass again. it's been a tough 12 months, clearly in pain when he lost to sam querrey at wimbledon in the quarterfinals last year, and was still suffering a hip problem more than a month later when he had to pull out of the us open two days before it began. he gave a tearful press conference to announce that. injanuary he was forced to have surgery, something he wa nted forced to have surgery, something he wanted to avoid. he is a tough cookie, but he has been through a lot in the last year, andy murray. football and sergio ramos continues his one man mission to upset liverpool fans! he has been very successful at it so far! the real madrid captain was blamed for injuring mo salah's shoulder in the champions league final, and yesterday we were told he effectively left the goalkeeper loris karius concussed as well. he has responded in a typically robust fashion. explaining what happened with salah, he said he grabbed his arm

he's back but no guarantees he will play at wimbledon. you need andy murray at wimbledon.s, and he showed us what we've been missing. he took it three sets, but lost 7—5 in the decider after almost a year away following hip surgery. my my body did 0k. my body did ok. i thought towards the end my serve dropped off quite a bit, which potentially could have been due to a bit of fatigue and just because i have not played any matches for such a long time. but overall, i do with things, i think, pretty well. —— i dealt with things. the british number one kyle edmund is through, after beating the american ryan harrison which means he's the only briton into the second round. johanna konta continues her preparations for wimbledon at eastbourne next week after being losing to petra kvitova at the birmingham classic. she's been going 0k on the grass, making the nottingham 0pen final at the weekend, but found the left hander‘s power a little too much in a straight sets first round defeat. the records tumbled as england set the highest one day internationl score beating australia at tr

serena williams will be playing at wimbledon and fantastic to see her back.g up to 20 minutes past six. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: five people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a newspaper office in the us state of maryland. england have lost 1—0 to belgium in their final group match. gareth southgate's team will now play colombia on tuesday in the first knockout round. perhaps you haven't had enough of football, perhaps you have. but we will talk about it today. while many england fans wanted the team to win last night, there's plenty who won't be disappointed that they lost — that's because the matches in the knockout stages look easier after they finished behind belgium. top scorer harry kane was rested, much to the disappointment of the regulars in his local pub. breakfast‘s tim muffett watched the match with those who know him well. the dovecote pub in chingford in essex. the big screen is nice and clear, the desired result isn't. do you want england to win or lose? win. win. i'd rather they lost because it is an easier

, the former wimbledon champion.ould like to thank her family, friends, colleagues, former patients and the many others for their continued support and loyalty through this protracted inquiry. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask about our privacy is respected at this difficult time and she will be making no further comments. thank you. do you have any message for the families? if you have any further questions, please direct those to the press office of the medical defence unit. thank you very much for your time. studio: tim barton, standing alongside his wife, doctorjane barton. we can speak to our correspondent duncan kennedy, who was there. a very short statement, really not saying very much at all? no, i suspect that has been lawyered quite heavily by those advising doctor barton, what you might holding statement, really. i suspect also there has been a lot of press waiting outs

this is what he had to say at wimbledon yesterday.know i can, i cannot protect you will feel in two days but if i feel i could do it today in two days, i will be playing, yes. top seed caroline wozniacki will take on belarusian aryna sabalenka in the women's final at eastbourne today. sabalenka beat agnieszka radwanska, with wozniacki coming from behind and saving a match point before beating angelique kerber. wozniacki was the beaten finalist last year. and there was a surprise in the men's tournament with slovakia's lukas lacko, who's ranked 94th in the world, beating italy's marco cecchinato in straight sets in the semifinals. he'll face germany's mischa zverev for the title this afternoon. lewis hamilton led a mercedes one—two in the first two practice sessions for the austrian grand prix. the world championship leader held off team—mate valtteri bottas, despite going out on the hardest tyres. sebastian vettel was third—quickest in his ferrari. india had the best possible preparation for the t20 series against england, which start

two days away from the start of wimbledon. and top seed caroline wozniacki will take on belarussian arynaalenka in the women's final at eastbourne today. sabalenka beat agnieszka radwanska, with wozniacki coming from behind and saving a match point before beating angelique kerber. wozniacki was the beaten finalist last year. and there's a surprise line—up in the men's final — slovakia's lukas lacko, who's ranked 94th in the world, will face germany mischa zverev — lacko beating italy's marco cecchinato in straight sets in the semis. british golfer bronte law is four shots off the pace at the half—way stage of the women's pga championship in illinois — she's in a pack on two—under—par, chasing the co—leaders ryu so—yeon, park sung—hyun and brooke henderson. in that group with law is the american angel yin, who pulled off the shot of the day. she had to take off her shoes and socks. she played it from the bank and hope to get it near. but that was for birdie. now time for this week's edition of click. can artificial intelligence out diagnose a doctor? can a phone bring a giraffe to life? an

another man who might not be at wimbledon i5 novak djokovic.ow if he'll play on grass this season, after being knocked out of the french open by the world number 72 marco cecchinato yesterday. a tale of two tattoos. england's raheem sterling says he's not bothered about attention over the gun on his leg, and has his new squad number — ten — tattoed on his arm. and the apltly nicknamed boxer floyd ‘money‘ mayweather earned more than any athlete in the world last year. but there were no women in the top 100 of the forbes rankings. in the top 100 sports women and men. interestingly, the highest earning woman is serena williams but at the next one down will be maria sharapova. interesting, isn't it. not a single woman in that whole list. yes. 0n the day that we have staph at dagenham talking about the suffragettes. i was confused as to what we are going to do but we are going to talk to carol. we will do the papers in a moment. many of us will see the cloud burn away and see some 5un5hine many of us will see the cloud burn away and see some sunshin

this was wimbledon last year. a 35—year—old dominating tennis.ecker, the commentator, insists he'll be back there next month as usual. james robbins, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week we are in cairo. where i get to check out a new style of music that has become a you sensation. —— youtube. we had to italy for a cut—price guide to florence. there are many, many places you can see for free in florence. florence is an open—air museum. we find out how to make your travel pictures pop online. and we ta ke travel pictures pop online. and we take a walk on the wild side in spain. we start this week in florence. it is one of the most beautiful cities in italy, full of renaissance art and architecture. but recent price increases at art galleries and museums have scared some travellers. so we sent keith to see if there are ways to experience this iconic italian city on a budget. they call it the cradle of the renaissance, and you can see why. the streets, piazzasw and galleries drip with pieces from some of the most celebrated figures

in the women's stroll seven time wimbledon champion serena williams will face that introduced of the netherlands in the first round when ams admits last year's event due to pregnancy and is controversially seeded despite being ranked outside the world top thirty two. two thousand a champion i can ask about events has been knocked out of the one international tournament losing to one feeded of olenka develop russian. third career final where she'll face top seed caroline quarterbacking. that is all the sport for now more later. thank you tatiana the latest supply rockets has taken off for the international space station just two months after it last flew three two one. we had to lift off. the falcon rocket operated by the private company space x. blasted off from cape canaveral in the u.s. it's carrying an ai robot genetically identical mice and super caffeinated coffee for the crew the same falcon was used to launch the test satellite in april is the fastest turnaround time for your useable rocket but it will be used again space x. is developing a more advanced model a safer maybe i'

seven time champion serena williams will find out whether she'll be seeded for wimbledon.e french open — former british number one tim henman will help make the decision at wimbledon. it is going to be very interesting conversation. i am sure there will be lots of difference of opinion, but that sometimes is the case with many of our meeting. we need to discuss it and make a decision we see fit for the champions. —— check digit. bash that check digit. —— check now we were talking about cristiano ronaldo earlier — do you remember the statue of him at madeira airport? the likeness was questionable, shall we say. but a group of portuguese journalists at a museum in saransk thought they saw something familiar in this sculpture, called ‘citizen of distant planet ofjupiter‘ — it was created way back in 1962. oh my goodness! that is surreal. that is a better likeness and the one they put in the airport. and he wasn't even born. there is a hint of elvis in that as well. there is. although, they have changed the statue. it is actually better now. see later, thank you much. the time

earlier murray spoke to journalists after he left the practice court at wimbledon. much different to how i felt a couple of days ago, really. have you made a decision yet? i think most likely, yes, i will speak to my team this afternoon. i will also see how the next couple of days ago. i am playing sets tomorrow. but most likely, yes, iwill playing sets tomorrow. but most likely, yes, i will play. a little earlier today, top seed caroline wozniacki beat angelique kerber to reach the final at eastbourne for the second year in a row. the dane saved a match point and came from a set down to win. having just missed out on the title last year, the world number two has another chance in tomorrow‘s final. and she will play bela russian airyna sa balenka in the final tomorrow. sabalenka beat the polish former world number two aggie radwanska in three sets. pierre luigi collina — the former italian referee and head of fifa‘s referee committee — has suggested var should have helped england out when harry kane was apparently unfairly challenged during their first world cup gro

the draw has been made for wimbledon and defending champion roger federer will play serbian does the lay of it first up the draw how did the all england club was kind to the big fees with rafa nadal novak djokovic and andy murray also getting comfortable opening round matches in the women's draw seven time wimbledon champion serina williams will face the netherlands in the first round williams missed last year's event due to pregnancy and is controversially feeded despite being runt outside the world's top thirty two wild number one thrown play could mean out of japan in her opening match the tournament gets underway on monday two thousand a champion agni ascot advance guy has been knocked out of the east born international tournament losing to unseated lanka the belorussian winning six three one thick thinks three to reach her third career final. show face top seed. caroline both an iraqi who came from a set and a match point down to beat former wild number one anthony kappa. and that is all this ball for now more later that how many thanks indeed catch up with us forces at any time

wimbledon isjust experts, but around the world.e former number one andy murray in his news conference, he was more interested in what was going on in that match that was under way at the time than his own prospects at the all—england club. i can't believe i'm missing this much. what's the score, 4—2? what's the score? 3-2. 0k. shall we just go and... 4-2. well... yeah. andy murray never seems happy anyway, and he was missing one of the match is notjust in russia, but a classic. what can we look forward to with the second round of knockout matches? we have denmark facing croatia. that is the evening match in disney novgorod. but moscow will come alive because we will get to see the hosts playing the former world champions spain at the luzhniki stadium, so russia will expect once again. they have already exceeded expectations just to get into this knockout round. thanks, lee. let's go back to those protests against president trump's immigration policies. for more context on this i'm joined by david fitzgerald of the center for compar

heather watson searching for her best form of course with wimbledon around the corner now., the game so thick and fast you have no time did dwell on anything. a lot of the chat, especially those with england hats on, with about a few of those challenges that harry kane, england captain, suffered in the tunisian box. wrestled, manhandled to the ground. should've got a penalty, perhaps, with the ve day are, they dew assisted referee. why did the man upstairs spot those clear files buyers towards england? richard conway, they seem clear cut. are going to do anything this outrage. —— steve they would open the think a lot more pressure today if the score had remained 1—1. pressure today if the score had remained 1-1. they have attracted a lot of attention and people looking should the serves spotted that. fifa say they will look at that. referees do go back over the footage and see how they could make improvements. fifa are happy with the way it has been introduced at this world cup. we have seen decisions made in the france australia opening match. that involved the four video

andy murray will be playing at wimbledon next week!l, in a game that neither side tried very hard to win. so, england finish second in group g and they'll play colombia in the last—16, after they beat senegal to top group h. that last—16 match will be played in moscow on tuesday. and former australia cricket captain steve smith has played his first competitive match since his ban for ball tampering. he's excluded from national and state cricket, but played in the t20 canada league. he said it was all "part of his rehab". that's all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed. next — a story which might included sexual references and descriptions, so if you've got a child with you, you might want to take them away from the telly for the next ten minutes or so. we're talking about a well—known branch of christianity — with millions of worshippers worldwide — but a petition against practices within the mormon church is growing in the us and is gathering momentum here in the uk too. it's about concerns that children as young as 12 often