the women s semi finals take centre stage at wimbledon today. last year s beaten finalist ons jabeur of tunisia is taking on belarussia s aryna sabalenka for a place in saturday s final. the winner of this one will play mark ta vondrou ov in the final. after she convincingly beat elina svitolina in straight sets on centre court in the last hour. it s a first wimbledon final for the 24 year old czech, who becomes the first unseeded player to reach the women s final at wimbledon in the open era. later, alfie hewett and gordon reid are in men s wheelchair doubles semi finals. you can keep up to date with the tennis on bbc1 and 2 across the afternoon. our next story contains details which some viewers may find distressing. the everton midfielder dele alli says he was sexually abused as a child. in an emotional interview with former england footballer gary neville, he said he was molested at the age of six. he has also talked about how he started smoking at the age of seven and
funding for grassroots investment to improve the fan experience and facilities for players throughout the game. some of the other key recommendations include: ..in on and off pitch roles. the report says that is to ensure better players, elite training facilities, and it could also help clubs to sustain financially independent men s and women s teams. at the end of last season, reading were relegated from the wsl and immediately went part time not least because the men s team also went down and money was too tight. again, going back to the investment, is asking for minimum standards. maternity rights to be improved. a salary floor. is that asking a lot for elite female athletes? i don t think it is. see it as an investment that if you invest in it, you will get returns for it.
matters, but also money. funding for grassroots investment to improve the fan experience and facilities for players throughout the game. some of the other key recommendations include: ..in on and off pitch roles. the report says that is to ensure better players, elite training facilities, and it could also help clubs to sustain financially independent men s and women s teams. at the end of last season, reading were relegated from the wsl and immediately went part time not least because the men s team also went down and money was too tight. again, going back to the investment, is asking for minimum standards. maternity rights to be improved. a salary floor. is that asking a lot
bit of light rain here for the next few hours. mild start to the day friday, 1a 15 degrees celsius, but it will be blustery as well with some of the strongest winds through the day across wales and south west england, where gusts into the 50s of miles an hour could be strong enough to bring down some tree branches, maybe one or two weak trees and, certainly, there ll be large battering, dangerous waves hitting the coastline. through the rest of the day, that area of rain extends across the whole of wales, the whole of england, reaching southern scotland and right across northern ireland, where the rain looks particularly heavy through the course of the afternoon. northern scotland, a lot of cloud, a cool wind here but at least the weather for a time will be a little bit drier, at least. temperatures across the board below average forjuly. now, on into the weekend, the same area of low pressure smack bang over the top of the uk. this time, though, the strongest winds will be working a l