the wimbledon semi finals for the first time beating danish sixth seed holger rune. year s final after seeing off defending champion elena rybakina in the last eight. chetan pathak rounds up the day s action the talk before these championships was of a carlos alcaraz, novak djokovic final. we are now a step closer towards that happening after the world, number one and top seed beat holger rune in straight sets. this was the first quarterfinal between two players under the age of 21, in the open era at wimbledon. rune s long matches at these championships, though, ultimately caught up with him as the sixth seed went out. overpowered in the end by alcaraz. up next, on friday for the spanish
sealing the latest win of his meteoric rise with a wry smile. another brit who will be flying the flag in the next round is andy murray. after losing a marathon first set to the american qualifier emilio nava, murray soon pounced and put the match to bed. feeling the best he has in years, murray is turning back the clock. laura scott, bbc news, new york. an amazing night. now onto another night of goals galore in the football, and erling haaland has smashed his way to a premier league record afterjust five games. his second hat trick in as many games means he now has nine for the season, breaking the five game record set a couple of decades ago by mick quinn. if haaland keeps up this rate, he could get 60 by may. there was nothing nottingham forest could do to stop the norweigan summer signing, as champions manchester city won 6 0. players like erling have a special sense.
playing the sixth seed, karolina pliskova. that looks a very difficult match on paper but katie boulter will be buoyed by the fact she beat carolina pliskova last week. the other brits are jack draper, liam broady and harriet dart, so plenty to try to lift the mood of the home fans here but it s not only about the brits. the other stars on show today are rafael nadal, coco gauff and the most dominant player in tennis right now, eavis were intact. lets see what the weather is doing at wimbledon and for the rest of us with matt taylor. a good swathes of europe is currently searing under an unusually strong heatwave for this stage in june, all the way from north africa through to the arctic circle. we ve got temperatures well above average, june records have been broken far and wide, for some as much as 20 degrees where it would be normally at this stage. the extent of that
playing the sixth seed, karolina pliskova. that looks a very difficult match on paper but katie boulter will be buoyed by the fact she beat carolina pliskova last week. the other brits are jack draper, liam broady and harriet dart, so plenty to try to lift the mood of the home fans here but it s not only about the brits. the other stars on show today are rafael nadal, coco gauff and the most dominant player in tennis right now, eavis were intact. lets see what the weather is doing at wimbledon and for the rest of us with matt taylor. a good swathes of europe is currently searing under an unusually strong heatwave for this stage in june, all the way from north africa through to the arctic circle. we ve got temperatures well above average, june records have been broken far and wide, for some as much as 20 degrees where it would be normally at this stage. the extent of that
the dallas defense held firm forcing four turnovers and recording five sacks in a 27-20 win over the washington football team that allows the cowboys to close in on the nfc east title. my fantasy team which i know a lot of you have been wondering about. we lost yesterday to close the regular season but with a little help still get in as the sixth seed for the playoffs starting next week. hop on the band wagon, ladies and gentlemen. now an emotional day in denver as the broncos remember the late demaryius thomas wearing number 88 on their helmets and kneeling in tribute for a moment of silence before the game. the broncos took the field with just ten men to honor thomas before going on to blow out the detroit lions, 38-10. and one note, this year s heisman trophy was awarded over the weekend. alabama quarterback bryce young earned the honor on saturday giving the crimson tide a rare heisman back to back.