sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre it s only day one of wimbledon, but already play has been disrupted by the weather. the roof came on over centre court, where the reigning men s singles champion novak djokovic has begun the defence of his title against pedro cachin. chethan pathak is watching and chetan it s going to plan so far for the number to seed? we had that sizeable delay in which novak djokovic was walking around centre court not happy with how slippery the surface was. they got the roof on pretty quickly but they delayed play for over an hour. it won t delay the inevitable though, he is looking very comfortable against pedro cachin, the 28 year old argentinian being the biggest match of his life. he had a good start and broke novak djokovic early on but novak djokovic looks cool and calm and it s a decade since he lost on that court. he is trying to win his eighth wimbledon title which would bring them l
not all good news for australia though. spinner nathan lyon is a doubt for the rest of the series after suffering what s been described as a significant calf strain on day two at lord s. he arrived at the ground earlier on crutches and cricket australia say a decision regarding his availability for the remainder of the series will be made at the conclusion of the game . defending wimbledon champion novak djokovic says he salutes and applauds the decision to allow russian and belorussian players to return to the tournament this year. the all england club were fined for banning them in 2022, but djokovic says sport should be above politics. meanwhile the club s chief executive has been explaining the increase in security in response to the protests that have disrupted a number of uk based sporting events this year. we have uplifted security around the grounds this year, we work with the met police and other agencies to look at the threat and risk each year and then put mea
earlier, inside courtroom one, the american actor was back in the glass dock. he listened as the jury was played a recording of the accuser s police interview. during the police interview, the man described kevin spacey as a slippery, snaky, difficult person. he claimed the hollywood actor assaulted him up to 12 times. he said kevin spacey would touch him on and off and he described it as almost like grooming. the accuser also claimed that on one occasion, the actor groped him so forcefully while he was driving that he was forced to pull over. kevin spacey s accuser also came to court today to give evidence from behind a curtain. jurors were told it was so the witness could concentrate better on his evidence. under cross examination by defence barrister patrick gibbs kc, the complainant said he felt ashamed about what he alleges kevin spacey did to him.
in the english countryside. he said, as you mentioned that kevin spacey made a grab for his crotch and squeeze so hard that he had to stop driving, take the car of the road because he said it wasn t safe. he said that he told kevin spacey he d have to stop otherwise he would crash and the actorjust laughed. now, kevin spacey is pleading not guilty to all of these charges and his lawyer said last week that he was baffled and deeply hurt by the evidence of this particular witness. so this afternoon, we have been hearing that witness cross examined by patrick gibbs kc, who is kevin spacey s barrister and he has been raising many questions about the veracity of the evidence and he has been suggesting to the witness that he only came forward last year because he heard others were coming forward and some people were suing kevin spacey for potentially a great deal of money.
the accuser told the court, i would make it crystal clear i don t like that, and don t do it again. he accepted he kept the alleged incident secret. mr gibbs kc asked him what emotions he had over time. a mixture ashamed, embarrassment or shock, the complainant answered. kevin spacey leaves court after a day of hearing evidence from a man he was accusing him of serious sexual offences, allegations the actor denies. the trial is expected to last four weeks. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at southwark crown court. our top story this evening. it has been revealed to drivers who bought their fuel from a supermarket for court last year paid an extra 4p per litre because of lack of competition between companies. and coming up a special report on how ukraine s counteroffensive is being hampered by russian landmines.