five people have died after a boat sank as they tried to cross the channel from france. and frederik x is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. more than 100,000 danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. now on bbc news, it's time for sportday. hello and welcome to sports day. a new era at old trafford, as sirjim ratcliffe watches on to see manchester united held by spurs. manchester city march on in the women's fa cup at durham,

who are no match for the wsl side. we'll have more on the rest of the round. and a tougher than usual first round test for novak djokovic in the australian open, with andy murray due on court in the early hours. also coming up on sportsday: work for ronnie 0'sullivan to do to get back into this masters final. he trails ali carter at ally pally. we'll have the latest. and things are hotting up in the nfl playoffs, even if the weather's doing precisely the opposite, as the chiefs progress to the next round. hello there and welcome along to a busy sportsday. all the news to come from the opening day of the australian open, but first lets bring you up to date on the day's football. at old trafford, it finished

2—2 between manchester united and tottenham. united twice ahead, and twice pegged back by ange postecoglou's side with their new minority owner watching on. the result, though, helping them back up the premier league table. joe lynskey reports. in the stands at old trafford, a club's greatest manager and a club's newest hope. in discussion with sir alex was united's co—owner, sirjim ratcliffe, in place for the first time since his investment. in place for the first time someone who said he wants to take united back to where they used to be. as they faced spurs at home, they would start the day in ninth position. and yet in rasmus hoyland, united see a future. 20 years old, this was league goal number two and a glimpse of his potential. spurs still believe they are in a title race. they have a squad that is getting stronger. an injury crisis has seen richarlison rise.

he has six goals in six league games. they were back and forth, set up four goals. there are few for united quite like marcus rashford. this was remarkably his first at old trafford for his club since last may. 2—1 at half—time, but then becker sneaked it past the defences. 2—2, and they felt they could slip out with all the points. in the end, it was united that got closest to a winner. this year there is a new face in the stands, but for manchester united, there is the same frustration. the attitude from the team was great, the spirit. we fought and we have given everything today. we put it on the pitch and that is what fans should expect from us, and the fans should expect from us, and the fans were behind us. i think it was a great game to see what everyone, not only for united fans but all

over. , . ., ., ., ., over. they are a good team. on the counterattack _ over. they are a good team. on the counterattack and _ over. they are a good team. on the counterattack and transition, - over. they are a good team. on the counterattack and transition, the i counterattack and transition, the free upfront that they have, and bruno — free upfront that they have, and bruno for— free upfront that they have, and bruno. forthe most free upfront that they have, and bruno. for the most part, we dealt with that _ bruno. for the most part, we dealt with that 0k bruno. for the most part, we dealt with that ok but we obviously conceded the two goals but i thought our response to both of them was outstanding, maintained our composure and played a football and i thought _ composure and played a football and i thought we were the better side for the _ i thought we were the better side for the second half. earlier, aston villa missed the chance to jump back above manchester city and into second into second and into second in the premier league, after they were held to a goalless draw by everton at goodison park. it was villa boss unai emery�*s first 0—0 in the premier league in nearly 100 matches in charge. an indication of how free—flowing his side have been — villa thought they had the lead in the 18th minute, courtesy of alex moreno's strike, but it was disallowed by var after a lengthy delay. everton�*s best chance of the first half came right at the end — dominic calvert—lewin through on goal, but denied by emiliano martinez in the villa goal. after the break, villa looked

the more threatening, and substitutejhon duran came close to snatching what would have been a likely winner. there was almost an everton sting in the tail though — abdoulaye doucoure running on to jarrad branthwaite's long pass and finishing expertly past martinez only to be denied by an offside flag. 0—0 at goodison park, as everton ended their run of three straight defeats, but remain 17th. we continue to be a work in progress. with come out of that with a clean sheet against a top side. arguably the best chance of the game and a couple of other chances that of course could have changed the game, but overall, we will take the clean sheet against what are proven to be a top side. the point we have achieved today is not enough for us, but i think how we played the match, how we prepared

the match, how we played everton i think is the way. we conceded a few chances, a few opportunities to get our box, and we got half the game, and we got more or less chances, deserving to win. a busy afternoon in the women's fa cup with 15 matches in the fourth round taking place today. manchester city were one of the big winners cruising to a 4—0 victory against durham. there was a sell out crowd at durham's maiden castle sports park. the club play in the second tier of the game in the women's championship. they would always face an uphill task to keep city at bay, and they fell behind thanks to that strike from laura coombs early on. jill roord made it 2—0 when she latched onto chloe kelly's pass. roord then combined with lauren hemp for her second. and australian mary fowler finished off the scoring for city, who've won this competition three times. a brave showing from durham who bow

out of the competition. elsewhere, big wins for manchester united and arsenal, who beat newcastle and watford respectively. cup holders chelsea got the better of west ham in their all—wsl clash, after that match went to extra time, with the score level after 90 minutes. no surprises for lower—league luton, who were beaten comprehensively by brighton 6—0. wins also for liverpool, tottenham and leicester. all the rest of the scores from today's fourth round are on the bbc sport website. let's shift our focus to africa, where group b is off to an astonishing start as liverpool's mohamed salah resuced egypt in a 2—2 draw against iiith—ranked mozambique. starting their pursuit of an eighth afcon title, egypt drew first blood as mostafa mohamed gave his side the lead in the second minute. mozambique returned from the break

with a renewed sense of purpose, scoring two goals in three minutes, including this brilliant solo run from clesio bauque. a shocking defeat was on the cards, but the pharaos' talisman saved them the blushes by converting from the spot in the 97th minute to salvage a point. too close for comfort for africa's fifth best team. earlier giants nigeria were held to an unexpected 1—1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria's bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space to net the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it 1—1 just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off—target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans

unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained like that and it's back to the drawing board for the super eagles. ghana take on cape verde in a few minutes' time. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars — the asian cup — is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare to beat vietnam 4—2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2—1 first half lead when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. the japanese were able to turn things around taking the lead through this stunning strike from keito nakamura, and they sealed the win with one more goal in the second half. the united arab emirates got their group c campaign off to a win, beating the lowest ranked side in the competition hong kong 3-1. hong kong scored their first asian cup finals goal in 56 years when philip chan converted everton camargo's cross to equalise. the uae rode their luck in parts, two of their goals came from var—ruled penalties. zayed sultan among

the other scorers for them. elsewhere, iran comfortably beat palestine. away from football, and the first tennis grand slam of the year has begun in melbourne. the australian open got under way in the early hours of the morning. there's already one briton heading home. we'll have details of that in just a moment. but first, let's talk about the mens defending champion, novak djokovaic. he's a ten—time winner of the tournament, but he was given a real work—out by the croatian teenager dino prizmic on his quest for a record extending 25th grand slam. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. novak djokovic! the start of the australian open and the question is always the same — can anyone stop novak djokovic? the world number one is looking for his 11th title down under. first up, an 18—year—old qualifier playing in his first grand slam. the signs didn't look good for dino prizmic. he needed a medical timeout early in the match and was brushed aside 6—2 in the first set, and most felt they knew and most felt

they knew what was coming, but this talented teenager began to push back and raised his level. the world number 178 would go on to take the second set in a tie—break, and when prizmic led 3—2 in the third, suddenly novak djokovic was under pressure. was that concern on the face of his coach, goran ivanisevic? if so, he didn't need have worried too much. he eventually clinched a gruelling victory on his sixth match point. at four hours, he had secured the longest opening match of his grand slam career, and he and everyone here will remember the name dino prizmic. some gruelling rallies, very physical game, almost four hours, four sets, i felt at some point that i was playing myself in the mirror, really. he has every shot in the game to improve but for an 18—year—old, i am most impressed with his physical state.

his legs are super strong and so solid. and also, mentality. you know, he came out there not with a desire to just play a nice set or enjoy the experience but rather to win, so kudos to him, it was impressive. and jannik sinner started his australian open campaign with a straight—sets win over botic van de zandshulp. playing his first match since leading italy to davis cup glory in november, sinner fought his way to a 6—4, 7—5, 6—3 victory. a big win for him there. last year's quarterfinalist andrey rublev survived a first—round scare, as brazillian thiago seyboth wild piled the pressure onto the world number five with points like this.

rublev managed to regain his composure in the decisive tie—break, eventually winning on his fifth match point. in the women's draw, there was an almost flawless start for the defending champion aryna sabalenka, thrashing the german ella seidel 6—0, 6—1. been in the main draw atjust 53 minutes. sabalenka came close to a whitewash win, but qualifier seidel was only able to chalk up her first game at 5—0 down in the second set. sabalenka will next face the czech 16—year—old — brenda fruhvirtova — in a couple of days' time. so, the top seeds safely through, but it wasn't a happy debut in the main draw in melbourne forjodie burrage. the british number two suffered defeat after a promising start against tamara korpatsch — ending 2—6, 6—3, 6—0. burrage let a one—set lead slip, allowing korpatsch to take control and win nine of the final ten games. burrage was the first of seven britons playing in the singles,

with the rest in action on monday or tuesday, as the first round is now spread over three days. the action gets back under way in just a few hours' time in melbourne. we will run you through that in a moment. but back on the big stage this evening is two—time champion naomi 0saka. she only returned to tennis last month, for the first time in well over a year after giving birth to herfirst child. she's got a tricky first round match, up against i6th—seeded caroline garcia. i think a lot has changed in my personal life. obviously, i have my daughter, and i think overall, i just really grew up as a person but yes, it is very nice to be back and just have a lot of nostalgia here again. i thought about coming back probably really shortly after my last tournament, and i thinkjust seeing news about australian open kind of drove me over the edge and i was really

excited to, i guess, get back out here, so i am really happy to be here. i think i'm different as a player because i am a lot more aware of, i guess, the things that are going on. when i was younger, i kind of played a lot on instinct and now i feel like while my body is catching up to the physical part that i want it to be, i have to understand tennis a lot more. i think my perspective on tennis has changed a lot, just because i am a lot more aware of how short an athlete's life span can be and i think ijust want my daughter to watch me play and hopefully appreciate that and know that tennis was a really big part of my life. so, this is a promise you will play for another few years? yes, i have two after all this work i have put so, here are a few of the matches to look forward to in melbourne on day two. andy murray, five times a finalist, begins his campaign against argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. 0n the rod laver arena, us open champion coco gauff, mens' seventh seed stefanos tsitsipas,

and a really interesting encounter between alex de minaur and milos raonic. some big names in action over on margeret court arena as well — 0ns jabeur amongst those in action. you can keep up to date with all the action on the bbc sport website. snooker to come injust a moment, but let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. at the european track cycling championships, there's been another gold for great britain. josie knight came first in the women's pursuit, on the final day of action in the netherlands — her win takes britain's tally to six golds. ia medals in totalfor them, their biggest ever haul at this event. kenya's agnes ngetich became the first woman to run 10km in under 29 minutes, as she won the valencia ibercaja road race in spain. the 22—year—old triumphed in 28 minutes and 46 seconds, beating the previous world record by 28 seconds. and in hamilton, new zealand have taken a 2—0 series lead in their t20 series against pakistan. they bowled out the visitors to win by 21 runs. adam milne with four

wickets for the black caps. elswhere, india beat afghanistan by six wickets; whilst sri lanka saw off zimbabwe by three wickets. let's head to alexendra palace now, where we're well under way in the final of snooker�*s masters. ronnie 0'sullivan, looking for an eighth title, is taking on ali carter, who's playing in his second masters final. 0'sullivan hoping to become the oldest winner in this competition. these are the live pictures now of the evening's session. it is very much under way, but it's carter leading 5—3 in the best of 19 frame final. earlier, in the first session, 0'sullivan, who is chasing that record—extending eighth title, and carter both made century breaks as they shared the first four frames. carter then enjoyed a sublime run of i22, and won two of the next three frames to establish an advantage. world number one 0'sullivan, who won the uk championship

in december, has never won successive triple crown events in the same season. he's hoping to become the oldest and youngest champion at this event at the same time, having won first won the masters back in 1995. bit of history at stake for carter too — a second final for him, having lost to stuart bigham in 2020. and a first major win at stake too. can he hold his nerve against the rocket? it is 6-4 it is 6—4 to carter at the moment. all the action on bbc two, the iplayer and bbc sport website. an exciting finish to that match, hopefully to come. can he do it? let's see. there was a really exciting finish to the dubai invitational,

with tommy fleetwood just pipping rory mcilroy to victory. it was a roller—coaster final round from mcilroy. the northern irishman led by a shot going into the last hole, but he overcooked his tee shot, ending up in the water. that cost him dear as he went on to bogey the hole. 0vernight leader fleetwood managed to keep his composure, birdying the final two holes, which saw the englishman finish on 19 under to beat mcilroy and south africa's thriston lawrence by a single stroke. it's been a really cool week. ifelt like i played better and better throughout the week. i had a great day yesterday and then today, playing with rory and coming down the stretch in contention and trying to win a golf tournament was really, really cool, and it has been nice being back in dubai for the start of the year. to the hockey then, where things are very finely balanced for britain's women as they look to qualify for this summer's 0lympics. having won their opening match yesterday against canada, gb women were today beaten 1—0 by spain. the only goal of the game came after five minutes of the final quarter in valencia.

their last group match is against malaysia on tuesday, and they must better canada's result against spain to stand a chance of reaching the semi—finals. finishing third overall would see britain, who remember, won bronze in tokyo at the last 0lympics, qualify for paris 202a. callum smith's bid to become a two—weight world champion ended in heartbreak at the hands of artur beterbiev in quebec. the russian—canadian floored the former super—middleweight champion twice in the seventh round, before the briton�*s corner pulled him from the contest. it saw beterbiev retain his wbc, ibf and wbo light heavyweight titles and maintain his 100% record of having stopped all 20 professional opponents within the distance. another big afternoon in rugby union, where bath have qualified for the champions cup knockouts after a hard—fought bonus—point win over the french side racing 92.

will muir scored the winning try for bath, who stormed back from 22 points to eight down in the second half. in the second half to secure their spot in the knockout phase. 29—25, the final score there. bath will face toulouse next weekend to determine who finishes top of pool b. meanwhile another premiership side, the leicester tigers, lost their unbeaten competition record in a a5—12 thrashing by defending champions la rochelle. the french side ran in seven tries with uj seuteni scoring the final one. the result moves la rochelle into fourth in pool four, one place above sale who they play next sunday for a place in the last 16. leicester are in third and host pool leaders leinster on saturday. and saracens were also on the end of a drubbing by french opposition, beaten 55—15 at bordeaux begles. the top—14 side scored nine tries on their way to a bonus point win, with louis bielle—biarrey going over for the final try. they've guaranteed their route into the knockout stage, while saracens have dropped to fifth

in the group, and face a must win in the group, and face a must—win clash with lyon next saturday. minimising the risk of head njuries for rugby players remains a major talking point at both elite and grassroots level. a school in dorset has teamed up with french side stade toulouse and bath rugby to help young players to learn how to tackle safely. this week, pupils there had a pe lesson to remember, as an all blacks legend came to town. lewis coombes reports. it's not every day that a two—time world cup winner takes the school rugby lesson. an all blacks legend, jerome kaino is now part of the coaching team at french giant stade toulouse, who alongside coaches from bath rugby, delivered a lesson. we love to keep the ball alive, and the more time we keep the ball alive before creating rucks,

it is sometimes beneficial because we don't have to tackle or make contact, we keep the ball alive which is beneficial. pupils from clayesmore school in dorset were coached on tackle technique and the benefits of a pace of play. we see a lot of rugby that is not about space, it is about collision, and we are more interested in teaching our boys that there is another way to do this. use your brain, create space, use space. the school hopes that this partnership with professional coaches will help safeguard their pupils�* future. but it is clear head injuries and concussions remain a prevalent discussion point in the game. it is common. i have had a fair few concussions and it is definitely an issue but the coaches are pretty serious on it and if they see something happen they are pretty quick to respond to it. i have had one recently, as did my mates, and you can prevent it by good tackle technique and good coaching and stuff like that. i think it makes everyone more aware and itjust makes people focus-

on that rugby is not always about crash, bang. - you can play around it and yes, it is physical at times, - but you can always play around that. having been put through their paces and taking on valuable advice, there was still time to capture memories of the day an all blacks legend took pe. it has been absolutely incredible, and all my friends have been talking about getting a high five from kaino. it has been brilliant. it is truly unbelievable. a great experience that i will remember for the rest of my life. what a day for those lots. it's so cold here in the uk, there might be a few frozen pitches in the coming few days, but that's nothing in comparison to the temperatures during the kansas city chiefs nfl game, where fans had to endure temperatures of —20 degrees celsius. their play—off match win against the miami dolphins was the fourth coldest nfl game on record. with wind chill, it felt like —34. though not all had dressed for the weather!

a brave man indeed there. it was so cold kansas city chiefs head coach andy reid had icicles forming on his moustache. but singer taylor swift, who was supporting her boyfriend travis kelce, kept spirits high in the crowd by encouraging fans to keep moving to help stay warm. no doubt a bit of a singalong as well. i bet they thought it was trouble when they arrived at the ground. there we go. thank me later. before we go, lets just remind you of our top story. at old trafford, united twice went ahead, and were twice pegged back by tottenham hotspur on a dramatic afternoon in the premier league. new part owner sirjim ratcliffe was in the crowd for the 2—2 draw. earlier, everton and aston villa played out a goalless draw at goodison park. the evening session at snooker masters continues on bbc two, with ronnie 0'sullivan chasing an eighth masters title. he is 6—4 down to carter in that one. keep up with that on the bbc

sports website. that's it from us. enjoy the rest of your sunday. hello there. this upcoming week is looking even colder. it could be the coldest spell of the winter so far thanks to arctic northerlies, which will bring significant snow showers into northern parts of the uk, but even around other coasts as well. and nights will be cold, severe frost and ice to watch out for. so, those arctic northerlies already across scotland, pushing their way southwards as we head through tonight into the first part of monday. and frequent snow showers will be blown in on a strong northerly wind, giving rise to some blizzard conditions here. risk of ice as well by the end of the night. it's very windy across the northern isles and wintry showers around coasts, but dry and clear through central areas, but a very cold night to come wherever you are. so for monday, then, it's a crisp, sunny start for many. and we hold on to the sunshine, i think, for large

parts of the country. wintry showers continuing to be draped around coastal areas, even running down through the irish sea, pembrokeshire, south—west england, but frequent and heavy snow showers leading to significant accumulations across northern scotland. 0n the face of it, temperatures just a few degrees above freezing. when you factor in the wind, it's going to feel subzero for most of us and bitterly cold across central, northern scotland. so, that's monday out of the way. tuesday, we look to this feature, which will push in from the west. now, this could bring some disruptive snow, a bit more widespread to the northern half of the country. certainly through tuesday morning. there'll be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland. we could see some widespread snow across scotland, including the central belt, and it could come down quite thick and fast and also northern england, maybe north wales before it clears out into the north sea. frequent snow showers again for the far north of scotland. a few wintry showers elsewhere. otherwise, it's mostly dry, sunny and cold for large parts of england and wales. and we also need to look at this area of low pressure which will move across france.

some models want to bring it a little bit further northwards, which could bring some disruptive snow to southern england. at the moment, it looks like it'll be to the south of the channel. could see a little bit of snow perhaps for the channel islands, maybe south—east kent. but for most on wednesday, it's another dry cold, largely sunny one with snow showers mainly affecting northern scotland. and it stays cold for the end of the week as well. further snow showers across northern areas. i've got inverness on the chart there, very cold as well, but the best of the sunshine will always be further south, despite the cold.

live from london, this is bbc news. a volcano erupts in iceland — the fifth occurrence on the reykyanayss peninsula since 2021. this is the scene live there as molten lava spews from the ground. 100 days after hamas attacked israel — and israel started its war on gaza — relatives of israeli hostages join a rally in tel aviv, while the un describes the situation inside gaza as a stain on our shared humanity. five people have died after a boat sank as they tried to cross the channel from france. security forces in ecuador launch an operation to regain control of prisons taken over

by violent drug gangs. frederik x is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. tens of thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland. in the southwest of the country. these are the live pictures of the area — and while it's now dark there, you can still see the lava glowing and smoke rising over the skyline. and these pictures from a little earlier today show some houses set on fire by the molten lava. now, remember this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month — but this time it's much closer to the town. people living in homes nearby have already left the area.

and local authorities have declared an emergency.