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Linda Noskova claims Wimbledon women's title, gives emotional tribute to late mother

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Linda Noskova joked about Karolina Muchova being her "ex-friend" after their all-Czech Wimbledon women's final delivered an emotional three-set battle.

The top two seeds in the men's singles will meet in Sunday's Wimbledon final as defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Alexander Zverev on Centre Court.

The match will start not before 16:00 BST.

Sinner ended Novak Djokovic's hopes of a record-equalling eighth men's singles title at SW19 at the semi-final stage, while recent French Open champion Zverev was a straight-set winner against British wildcard Arthur Fery.

Before that, from 13:00, is the women's doubles final - Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic face Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani.

On Court One from 11:00, Great Britain's Alfie Hewett takes on Japan's Tokito Oda in the final of the men's wheelchair singles.

Hewett - who clinched the doubles title alongside Gordon Reid on Saturday - is aiming to win a second Wimbledon singles crown, while top seed Oda is the defending champion.

Full order of play for Sunday

BBC TV and live streaming schedule

All times BST. Matches and coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Full radio coverage times to follow when available.

Sunday, 12 July

Men's singles final, women's doubles final, men and quad wheelchair singles final, women's wheelchair doubles final, boys' singles final

11:30-13:00 - Live coverage - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

13:00-20:00 - Live coverage - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

01:50-02:50 - Today at Wimbledon - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

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Every match live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

Every match from all 18 courts is available live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, and there will also be daily television coverage on BBC One and BBC Two.

There is a dedicated Wimbledon Extra channel on BBC iPlayer, with match highlights available on demand throughout the tournament across platforms.

The BBC Sport website and app will have daily live text commentaries and in-play clips alongside match reports, analysis and features.

There will be radio coverage across 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, starting from 13:00 BST on weekdays and 12:00 on weekends, as well as a daily podcast via the 'All About Wimbledon' feed on BBC Sounds.

John McEnroe and Tim Henman also return for to Radio 5 Live's iconic 6-Love-6 show.

On site, a new analysis suite will help provide more tactical insight, alongside bespoke video breakdowns of key matches, players and talking points.

BBC iPlayer will have a new inclusive feed for Centre Court matches for fans who are blind or visually impaired. It has been co-designed by members of the blind and partially-sighted community and can be found on the Audio Described category page on iPlayer.

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Who are the defending champions?

Jannik Sinner won his fourth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon last year [Getty Images]

Sinner is one victory away from retaining his title and winning the men's singles at Wimbledon for a second time.

Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek was beaten in the third round by Alexandra Eala.

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What happened to British players in the singles draw?

Eighteen of the 19 British players who started in the singles draws were knocked out in the first two rounds.

The 10 losses by British players on the opening day of their home Grand Slam was the most at SW19 since daily records began in 2000.

Katie Swan, Jacob Fearnley, Jan Choinski and Fery made it through on the opening Tuesday but a further five players fell to opening-round defeats - meaning the total number of first-round losses for home players was the most since 16 exited in 1988.

Fery was the last Briton in the singles, going all the way to the last four before being beaten in straight sets by Zverev.

Six British players were ranked high enough to receive direct entry into the singles draws, but Choinski was the only one to reach the second round.

Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper pulled out prior to their first-round matches because of injury, while men's number one Cameron Norrie lost to Michael Zheng in five sets and Francesca Jones and Katie Boulter also departed.

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What is the prize money this year?

The total prize fund at this year's Wimbledon will be £64.2m, following the largest annual increase in the event's history.

The singles' champions will each take home £3.6m with first-round losers paid £80,000.

More than £6m has been set aside for the qualifying competition - an increase of 25%.

Overall prize money has increased by £10.7m, with leading players welcoming the 20% increase in prize money as a "genuine and significant step forward".

However, they still expanded their protests about prize money - limiting the time they offered at the media weekend.

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Who are the pundits and presenters?

TV and iPlayer

Isa Guha and Clare Balding will guide the day's action from the BBC studio, with Andy Stevenson presenting coverage of the wheelchair finals.

They will be joined by a host of Grand Slam champions including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Pat Cash and Tracy Austin.

Tim Henman and Annabel Croft will also provide analysis, while Jamie Murray, Eugenie Bouchard and Kyle Edmund join the team this year.

Former British number one Laura Robson will be courtside throughout the fortnight to deliver immediate reaction and analysis, bringing tennis fans to the heart of the action throughout The Championships.

The iconic Andre Agassi will also return to the BBC team for the final few days of the championships.

Radio and BBC Sounds

Gigi Salmon and Clare McDonnell present live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller leading the commentary team.

Joining the team are former Wimbledon champions Cash and Marion Bartoli, offering expert insights throughout the tournament.

5 Live's Wimbledon team will bring audiences all the major matches live, with regular updates from the outside courts.

Delyth Lloyd and Lee James will commentate and present live, extensive coverage of Wimbledon on the BBC World Service, while there will also be coverage across the 39 BBC Local Radio stations.

Live scores, results and order of play

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