i would be illegal to a exist in 35 states i would be illegal to a exist in 35 states it s i would be illegal to a exist in 35 states. it sjust outrageous. welcome to the programme. we start tonight with that huge news from the world of tennis. after winning 23 grand slams, as one of the greatest players of all time, serena williams has hinted that she ll soon be retiring from the sport. in an interview with the magazine vogue, she said she ll be evolving away from tennis after the us open at the end of the month. the news came just hours after serena won her first match in 430 days, in the first round of the canadian 0pen. rajan aldo
americans all over the world or blacks all over the world and relate. women can relate as well. she s in a better position than most of us! and tennis players can relate to aspiring to something that is so incredible that it s almost unmatched. we all have a little piece of serena williams, and she s never got back i think she positions herself very well for her post career and life. i don t think we for the last the last from her. just finally, we know how good serena williams has been over her career. she s not been in the best of forms recently, but if she was to have that fairy tale story at
now to cricket, and lisa kieghtley will step down as the head coach of the england women s team, when her contract expires at the end of the summer. since taking over in 2020, she s led the team to the semi final of the t20 and final 50 over world cups. her last series will be against india in september. meanwhile, ireland are taking on afghanistan in the first of their five t20 internationals, in belfast. the visitors batted first and made 168 for 7, from their 20 overs, barry mccarthey taking three wickets for ireland. andy boll bernie and tucker then scored a half centuries for the irish, who finished on 171 for three. serena williams has appeared to suggest she will retire from tennis after the us open. writing in
that i have to move on from playing tennis. it comes up and i start to cry. next month, williams will turn 41. her spirit would love to keep playing but she realizes her body is saying i m done. i don t think the benevolence was first and foremost in her mind, oh, let s let the younger generation she would love to crush them. reporter: having grown up before our eyes, williams has won 23 yand slams including six u.s. open titles and seven wimbledon championships. on the court, a superstar. off the court, a brand, $260 million is her net worth, and she s used her influence to speak out on sight and mother looed, and just how it feels to miss a major milestone. she took her first steps, i was training and missed it. i cried. her daughter olympia greeted
vogue magazine, she said she ll relish the next few weeks as she begins to evolve away from tennis. she won her first match for 1h months at the canadian 0pen yesterday and she prepares for the us open in new york at the end of the month. emma raducanu is actually playing in the canadian 0pen. she s just about to go on court. you can follow that on the bbc sport website, but for me and the team, thank you very much for watching. have a very good night. hello. the heatwave is upon us but it s going to take a few days before we get those really high temperatures. the high pressure s with us for such a long time now, hardly any rainfall for many parts