Sport fans could face choice between watching eagerly awaited tennis match and Euros quarter-final

Andy Murray’s final Wimbledon flourish could clash with England’s quarter-final match at Euro 2024 on Saturday evening, forcing sport fans and BBC schedulers into a tricky dilemma.

Murray and Emma Raducanu will team up in a mixed doubles match against Marcelo Arévalo and Shuai Zhang on No 1 Court. The match, which is the last one scheduled to play there on Saturday, looks likely to start in the early evening while England face off against Switzerland at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf.

The Canal and River Trust has increased fees at Ice Wharf Marina by more than 50% in the past nine years

Despite their low-cost, bohemian image, houseboats can cost a pretty penny and often rival the price of a property on land. Now, those living on rivers and canals in London fear they will be priced out of for good as soaring mooring fees threaten their way of life.

The Canal and River Trust (CRT) has raised mooring fees at some sites it owns by 10% for two years in a row. The Conservative government previously announced a £300m cut in funding to the trust, due from 2027. For many permanently moored in centrally located marinas, fees have shot up by thousands of pounds.

Murray is due to compete in doubles at his last Wimbledon, yet fans are also ‘pretty excited’ to see younger players

Thursday marks a changing of the guard. While for many this might mean electing a new prime minister, at Wimbledon, tens of thousands queued for a chance to bid adieu to Andy Murray and cheer on the next generation of British tennis stars.

Murray is due to compete alongside his older brother, Jamie, in the men’s doubles this week in his final Wimbledon showing. There had been hope he would play in the tournament’s singles, but he pulled out on Tuesday after being unable to sufficiently recover from the back surgery he underwent 12 days ago.

The last time five women made it through to the second round of the tournament was in 1987

Britain’s female tennis stars have enjoyed a record-breaking start to Wimbledon, with five players through to the second round for the first time in 37 years.

Katie Boulter, the British No 1, and Harriet Dart, 27, were triumphant in their first-round matches on Tuesday. They joined former US Open champion Emma Raducanu, the 28-year-old wildcard Yuriko Lily Miyazaki, and London-born Sonay Kartal, 22, who won on Monday.

Two-times men’s champion will still take part in the doubles competition with his brother Jamie Murray

Tennis fans were eager to see Andy Murray’s Wimbledon swan song. But as thousands of fans began pouring into SW19 for the chance to see him, they faced disappointment after it was announced he would not be playing in the men’s singles tournament.

Charles Bowden, 32, and Kelly Ann Ethell, 24, were especially keen, having camped out since 2pm the day before to secure tickets. “I’m gutted. I got a Centre Court ticket hoping to see him,” said Bowden.