Katie gornall reports from tokyo. Tokyois tokyo is a sprawling, enchanting city. Busy yet serene, its a place where the modern nestles alongside the traditional. Its a new frontier for a sport hoping to make a good impression. Excitement is building. 15,000 people turned upjust impression. Excitement is building. 15,000 people turned up just to watch wales train in southern japan in the country plasma commission of a sport believes this tournament could leave a lasting legacy. Transmack this, the first time a world cup is coming to a country which has no tradition in rugby. Transmack. It was a challenge for us to make this happen. Brightness japan, we were really excited to have this tournament so im hoping the right knee becomes part of our culture. Thanks for us. But that to happen, more people will expect children need to pick up a rugby ball. These High School Boys are in the minority and hope the world cup will change that. Since we japanese dont know much about rug, im hoping tha
Moment. Just really proud i was able to help pull the team out at some trouble. I think its got to be one of my past hundreds, first ashes test mass, doing a fair bit down the middle. Had to work really hard, and i wanted to keep fighting and fortu nately i wanted to keep fighting and fortunately i was able to get in today and get ourselves to a reasonable total. There were times throughout the last 15 months where idid not throughout the last 15 months where i did not know if i was going to play cricket again. I lost some love for it at one point, particularly when i had my elbow operation. I never soared and had the ceilings ever before, i did not have a great sort of love for the game, and i was there for a little while. Fortu nately there for a little while. Fortunately my love for it has come back and im really grateful to be in this position now playing for australia again and doing what i love. The way steve played shows iuiis can love. The way steve played shows runs can be don
It may be as far as she goes though, because her next match is against the world number one ashleigh barty. So, two british women through in the singles. Just one man, though, in the shape of dan evans. Still yet to drop a set, he saw off the 18th seed Georgian Nikoloz basilashvili, but there were defeats for british number two Cameron Norrie and wild card jay clarke. James burford rounds up the action. It doesnt get much bigger than this for a british player, walking out with the great man at wimbledon. For the family, a special moment. All the family, a special moment. All the excitement of a kid at the park. But theres a reason Roger Federer is perhaps the best ever to play the game, poise and precision. Look at him, not even fussed. So accustom, weve become, to seeing his shots pick up the child. Even clark and other disbelief. And while set one went 6 1, clark did take fedor to a tie break in the second, much to the delight of court number one. That proved to be just a snapshot. E
A controversial if slightly soggy fourth ofjuly celebration. Theres been double delight for andy murray on his return to wimbledon winning his opening doubles match. Hell take to the court again later with Serena Williams. Hotter than yesterday at wimbledon, 27, 28 in a lot of sunshine. The forecast for the uk as a whole, the northern half of the country, cloudier with spots of rain, heaviest in the north west and for the south, sunny, dry and warm. Well be back with more later. We will. Its friday, the 5thjuly. Our top story, five former heads of Scotland Yard have warned that the public has lost confidence in the police and there is a feeling that britain has descended into lawlessness, due to the amount of knife and drug crime. In a letter to the times newspaper, the former Police Chiefs condemn what they call the emasculation of british policing under theresa may. Our news correspondent ben ando is outside new Scotland Yard. Ben, whats behind this letter . Good morning charlie. Whe
Is slashing its workforce by 20 . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Summer is in full swing in the uk, and temperatures are rising. So today we want to know, is a strict dress code at work a good thing . Does what you wear make you more or less productive . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Greeces leftist Prime Minister, alexis tsipras, has conceded defeat in the countrys snap general election. With the results still coming in, the centre right Opposition Party new democracy has won, with current projections showing it is closing in on an absolute majority. Mr tsiprass syriza party seems to to have paid the price for failing to oppose austerity measures imposed by the eu in return for financial bailouts. Our correspondent mark lowen reports from athens. A victory cry for a change of guard greeces centre right new democracy cheering its new era, wi