Wimbledon has dubbed Thursday "Environment Day" and began it with a panel discussion hosted by former footballer-turned TV presenter Gary Lineker. But I think it’s like ‘come let's work as a team, collaborate'. It's never going to be perfect, but at least we can try to work together." "Don't think of us as competitors, think of us as potential collaborators and allow the amplification that our athletes and that sport can give to this," he said. Wimbledon responded by saying Barclays was committed to "creating access to sport for all" and that having a positive impact on the environment is central to the tournament.

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Persons: Katie Boulter, Daria Saville, Hannah Mckay LONDON, Gary Lineker, Briton Heather Watson, It's, Monica Seles, Suzann Pettersen, Sebastian Coe, Hannah Mills, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Wimbledon, golf's Solheim, World, Diamond League, Barclays Bank, Barclays, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Germany, Norwegian, Stockholm