Yes, it's a non-stop, multi-platform service for Wimbledon 2008 and as the Euros reach a climax it's time for the tennis to take centre stage as we look forward to 13 days of compelling action which will hopefully see a fit Andy Murray advance deep into the second week.
Having never reached a Grand Slam quarter-final it will be a tough ask but he is undoubtedly one of just a handful of players who are capable of lifting the trophy and more importantly he believes he can win.
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I've mentioned before that we like a landmark at the BBC and today marks 50 days until the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
Yes, I know it's not quite the same as a decent anniversary (and I'll be honest, my research merely consisted of looking at the countdown at the top of our Olympics homepage) - but 50 days to go still feels like a good enough reason to report on how our plans are progressing.
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The doom-mongers have been proved wrong about Euro 2008. It has unquestionably had a big hole in it because of the failure of the home nations to qualify. But audiences are still coming to it in large numbers and I am 100 per cent confident they will grow further.
The biggest TV audience so far was a peak of over seven million for Netherlands v Italy on ITV1. So we are looking forward to France taking on the Dutch on BBC One on Friday night and then the France v Italy clash next Tuesday. But other figures have been strong too; more than five million watched Germany v Poland and a large tea-time audience tuned in for Spain's thrilling performance against Russia.
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