brisbane had found four in the final stages of this competition.hey needed 11 to win. the new batter, first ball. six just inches over the rope. this time, inches short. that meant five was needed from the final delivery. when the brisbane batters could not find the boundary, adelaide could embrace. they get their hands on the trophy for a second successive season. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. huw nightingale and charlotte bankes clinched britain's first team snowboard cross world cup medal with gold in les deux alpes in france. france finished second with the united states completing the podium. great britain's kirsty muir claimed silver to seal her first big air world cup podium finish in beijing. the 19—year—old scot came fourth in her first world cup appearance of the season last weekend in austria, after bad weather ended the competition early. mathilde gremaud of switzerland took gold. and jump—jockey gavin sheehan said "it means the world" after he won newbury�*s big race of the year, the c

brisbane had found four in the final stages of this competition. ball. sex just inches over the rope. —— six. this time, inches short. that meant five was needed from the final delivery. when the brisbane but can find a boundary, adelaide could embrace. they get their hands on the trophy for a second successive season. the seven time winner ronnie 0'sullivan's into the uk championship final after an impressive 6—2 victory over iran's hussein vafaei. he'll play eitherjudd trump or china's ding junhui tomorrow for the £250,000 prize. they both play their semi final later this evening. hazel irvine is leading the bbc�*s snooker coverage: the world number one ronnie 0'sullivan is through to a ninth united kingdom championship. 30 years after his first. and tell us about his victory and the manner of it today against hussein vafaei. ls just a natural born winner. he is still going to be more intense, he is going to be able to think clearly under pressure. hussein vafaei, for all its flair this week, he's got to learn from ronnie. tram all its flair this

let us remember that 5 years ago alexandra reached the final in brisbane. and it’s interesting that the current the champion of the tournament is aryna sabalenka. the second racket of the world, as well as victoria azarenka, starts the competition from the main draw. head coach of the capital's dynamo dmitry kvartalnov is pleased that the squad has improved their power play. it was this component of hockey that the bisons worked on during the december international break. so, after the resumption of the khl regular season , white-sine have been selling extra money in five games already . a meeting against the absolute leader of the moscow sports championship. the day before was no exception, in the second period during the powerplay, alexander volkov successfully positioned himself on the back foot and hit patrick rybor on the second attempt, but this goal was the only one for the hosts. at the same time, the red and white upset the minsk goalkeeper tandem, ferguson velmakin, four times in total 4:1 in favor of spartak. by the way, the fact that dynamo has

the way happened in brisbane, so frustrating. >> well, to protect yourself. experts recommend booking a specific cabin. good morning america. we'll have more tips later at 7 a.m. >> there is concern about a large leaning tower in italy, but this one is not in pisa. it's in bologna. the garisenda tower is the shorter of the two towers that have dominated the city's skyline since being built in year 1109. authorities are worried it could fall over and have launched an effort to shore it up. the larger tower also leans, but is not believed to be in danger of collapsing. so much history there that i still know there's going to be efforts close to it, though. yeah, i don't think so either. no. i would do one of those pictures where you're far away and then you kind of do one of these. >> i want to see the leaning tower of pisa. yeah. soon hopefully, before it actually falls. well, coming up, fun, offbeat gadgets for people on your holiday list, including a toy that can fly. danny is back with that. >> and later, the college bowl matchups are set, including the pla

it's penalties in brisbane. kelly. . .smashes england through! yes!onesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it's over mary earps and it's all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they've turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. .. oh, it's off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. kerr goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it's russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it's spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it's1—0 spain! 0lga carmona! jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take, | but we gave everything. we can hand on heart. say w

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!signment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave everyt

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through!signment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave everyt

it's penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through!t for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it's over mary earps and it's all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they've turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it's off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by russo. great play. it's toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. kerr goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it's russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it's spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it'si—0, spain! 0lga carmona. hermoso. saved! it's heartbreak for the lionesses. it's really hard to take, l but we gave everything. we can hand on heart say

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through!assignment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave ever

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!y assignment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave ev

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly. smashes england through!the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it�*s there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world�*s greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave everything. we can hand on heart. say we g

it's penalties in brisbane. kelly. . .smashes england through! yes! colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it's over mary earps and it's all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they've turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. .. oh, it's off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. kerr goes for it! 0h! how about that?! australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it's russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it's spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get?! this is dangerous. it'si—0, spain! 0lga carmona! jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take, | but we gave everything. we can hand on heart. say we gav

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes! for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave everything. we

it's penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!ent for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it's over mary earps and it's all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they've turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it's off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by russo. great play. it's toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. kerr goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it's russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it's spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it'si—0, spain! carmona. hermoso. saved! it's heartbreak for the lionesses. it's really hard to take, l but we gave everything. we can hand on heart. say we

it's penalties in brisbane. kelly... ..smashes england through!cky assignment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest—ranked side left in the competition. oh, it's over mary earps and it's all the way in! and the goalkeeper's lost it and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they've turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. .. oh, it's off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists! anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by russo. great play. it's toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. kerr goes for it! 0h! how about that?! australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it's russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it's spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get?! this is dangerous. it's1—0, spain! 0lga carmona. hermoso. saved! it's heartbreak for the lionesses! it's really hard to take but we gave everything. we can ha

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!signment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes right! she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it is1—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i bu

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!y assignment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave everything. we

it is penalties in brisbane. kelly... smashes england through! yes!assignment for the lionesses. colombia, the lowest ranked side left in the competition. oh, it is over mary earps and it is all the way in! the goalkeeper has lost it! and it's there! lauren hemp! russo! they have turned it around! another setback overcome. spain's first senior women's world cup semifinal. in the way, sweden. carmona. oh, it is off the bar! it's in! spain are world cup finalists. anticipation has been building for this semifinal in both hemispheres. taken down by alessia russo. great play. ella toone! oh, wow! sam kerr on the charge. she goes for it! 0h! how about that? australia draw level! lauren hemp! what a pass that is! it is russo! and england are heading for the world cup final! history beckons. it is spain against england to compete for the right to be called the world's greatest. off the bar! how close can you get? this is dangerous. it isi—0, spain! carmona. jenni hermoso. saved! it is heartbreak for the lionesses. it is really hard to take i but we gave ever

the way happened in brisbane, all to protect yourself. >> experts recommend booking a specific cabin room number. good morning america. we'll have more tips later this morning. >> coming up, queen latifah and dionne warwick discuss an award like no other. plus the end of the taylor swift winning streak the taylor swift winning streak for the chiefs. [coughing] copd isn't pretty. i'm out of breath, and often out of the picture. but this is my story. ( ♪ ) and with once-daily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flare-ups. trelegy also improves lung function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision chan

alexandra sosnovich started off with a victory at the tennis tournament in brisbane.n, ranked ninetieth in the world ranking , beat the representative of the third hundred, australian zion mendes, in two sets in an hour and one minute. 6:1-6:3. in the match for access to the main draw, sosnovich will meet with tennis player from turkey, zeynep samnes, which in turn knocked out the seventh seeded player in the qualification, hitter watson, from the fight. the match will tentatively take place on saturday morning. soligorsk shakhtar beat khimik again on the road in a regular season extra league match and extended its winning streak to eight matches in a row. after missing four goals in the first head-to-head battle , novopolochan coach stanislav korobov again entrusted his place in the goal to vadim vashkevich and the goalkeeper again missed four times from the miners. but this time the hosts were unable to upset their opponent even once. defeat but... magileo is a city with harmonious happiness, pay and good neighbors, rich history and bright everyday life. let's remem

they've been drawn against each other in the round of 32 at the brisbane open.opez at the brisbane international. more details on all those stories on the bbc sport website, but that is it from me for now. thank you, jane. authorities in the democratic republic of congo say president felix tshisekedi had been re—elected. the country's election commission reports the president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, moise katumbi, on i8%. there have been complaints about irregularities. the vote was marred by widespread logistical problems, with a number of polling stations opening late. the opposition said the problems were part of a deliberate plan to allow the results to be rigged in favour of mr tshisekedi. in some parts of the country, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the result. this here is in the city of goma, in the country's north. the un says around 300 people die every year from lightning strikes in bangladesh. that's in comparison to fewer than 20 people annually in the us, which has almost double the population. lightning

alexandra sosnovich failed to get into the main bracket of the wt500 category tournament in brisbane,alia with a prize fund of almost $2 million. in the match of the second qualifying round, the minsk resident lost in an hour and a half to zeynep sonmes from turkey 4:6 57. arina sabalenka and victoria. created an atmosphere of real celebration not only for athletes, but also for fans. the second games of the cis countries were attended by more than 2 thousand athletes from 22 countries, 246 sets of awards were played in twenty sports. and in the medal standings, only the russian team was put ahead by the hosts. belarusians climbed to the pedestal 236 times, in 40. in eight cases the anthem of belarus was played: 78 silver medals and 110 bronze. it is really important that our youth, those kids who came to the stands with their mothers, after seeing this spectacle, love sports with pleasure, love physical education, love a healthy lifestyle, and go with pleasure. sports arenas, i believe that we have achieved this effect, but let’s go back to march of this year. odinara smolskaya won t

let us remind you that belarus will begin the competitive year with a tournament in brisbane. resident will defend her status as the current winner. the most long-awaited sports festival of december for the youngest champions took place today capital. the olympic christmas tree brought together the children and grandchildren of famous belarusian athletes. more than 500 children aged 3 to 13 years from all regions of the country saw the colorful one. invited children from six regions of the country from various social institutions to the olympic christmas tree, who took part in the cultural and sports festival and eventually reached olympus. the event was a success, we really enjoyed it, you see how the children really enjoyed it, we have a slightly different format, it’s such interactive communication with children, it’s not just a fairy tale, it’s... national olympic committee sweet gifts and that was the sports day, kristina kamysh worked in the studio, all the best, belarus is ready for an asset. does not work with venezuela, this country has been and remains an important p

they've been drawn against each other in the round of 32 at the brisbane 0pen. be hoping for a better upcoming season. the 2021 us open champion says she feels "reborn" as she prepares to return to the court this week after an eight month injury. raducanu underwent three surgeries, on her right ankle and both wrists, and dropped to number 298 in the world. her last on—court appearance was a defeat tojelena 0stapenko in stuttgart last april, but the 21—year—old said she is fit and ready to return for this week in auckland, with a new perspective on her career. i feel reborn in a way, ifeel fresh. i feel ready, i feel happy, i feel excited. 0verall, i'm feeling very positive and lighter. i think that, for two years after the us open i felt may be a bit more weight on my shoulders, but now i feel completely fresh. in the nfl, the san francisco 49ers have taken the top seed in the nfc with a 27—10 win over the washington commanders. brock purdy threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns, while christian mccaffrey topped the 2,000 mark in yards from scrimmage this season

on the atp tour will begin on new year's day with a match against second seed grigor dimitrov at the brisbane singles comeback after nearly a year out against dominic team stop he had an operation on his left hip in june,... nad al has admitted that he has thought about retiring this year, but now wants to play as possible. year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* . , , year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* ., , _ ., possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. of _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't - possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't havej practising, of course i don't have the expectations that i used to have in the past, especially for the beginning. it is one year, it is not a long period of time practising in a long period of time practising in a decent level, so for me it is a little bit unpredictable how the thing is going to be. no darts action to bring you tod

champion announced his return on x, formerly known as twitter, and will compete at the atp 250 event in brisbanenuary. it will be nadal�*s first appearance since his second—round exit at the australian open injanuary of this year. in cricket, dominica have withdrawn from hosting matches at next year's t20 world cup. dominica was one of seven caribbean countries given matches for the tournament, which is being co—hosted by the west indies and the united states in june, but the country's sports ministry says that it would be unable to complete renovation work on practice and match venues in time. and just to let you know the quarter—finals of snooker�*s uk championship are under way — and seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is cruising against china's zhou yuelong. he leads by 3 frames to i at the mid—session break. updates on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thanks very much. a bbc... after a bbc investigation found serious failings in the care of 51 young autistic people before they died, the minister for mental health in england says she's "acutely aware" of t

an aboriginal township called wujal wujal, home to about 300 people about 2,000 kilometres north of brisbane back in 1989, doncaster dome was the largest leisure centre in europe and now it's entering the history books once again. it's been awarded protected status. heidi tomlinson has the story. from the outside, you wouldn't imagine doncaster dome to be of historical importance. but this leisure centre built in the 1980s is now grade ii listed due to its striking architecture and bold geometric shapes. it's called post—modernist architecture and it fits in nicely with the leisure use, because it's about giving the architect freedom to design individual bits and to take people back to a different time in age. so we're approaching the atrium, the actual dome here, david, and there are some very interesting features that you might not notice unless they're pointed out. that's right. the whole idea is to pull you through into this area and to have the illusion that you're looking at a classical column. but you've got some interesting features at the top of the column. you've got the steelwork,

meanwhile over in brisbane...out, ahead of a year that may well be his last in the sport. nadal�*s most recent competitive match was injanuary at the australian open, which he�*s also preparing for next week. after missing the other three slams in 2023 he�*s slipped out of the world�*s top 600 and says he�*s realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don�*t expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd as well. just before we go, it may well be a day with no primary league football, and a rare one before the new year, but there is a full programme of championship matches, approaching half to plymouth, it is approaching have time and it is 0—0. second place ipswich also played, you can follow a c

they've been drawn against each other in the round of 32 at the brisbane 0pen.onal. emma raducanu will certainly be hoping for a better upcoming season. the 2021 us open champion says she feels "reborn" as she prepares to return to the court this week after an eight month injury. raducanu underwent three surgeries, on her right ankle and both wrists, and dropped to number 298 in the world. her last on—court appearance was a defeat tojelena 0stapenko in stuttgart last april, but the 21—year—old said she is fit and ready to return for this week's asb classic in auckland, with a new perspective on her career. i feel reborn in a way, ifeel fresh. i feel ready, i feel happy, i feel excited. 0verall, i'm feeling very positive and lighter. i think that, for two years after the us open i felt may be a bit more weight on my shoulders, but now i feel completely fresh. the ugandan athlete benjamin kiplagat, who has represented his country at three olympic games, has been found dead in kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed. the 34—year—old reached the semi—fi

sabalenka, let us remind you, will begin the tennis year with a tournament in brisbane in action status. three matches were played in the hockey extra league the day before; the leader of the season, vitebsk, unexpectedly lost heavily to the youth at the chezhovka arena 0:4, which the miner took advantage of with pleasure. the miners defeated khimik 5:2 on the road and took first place. in another game on tuesday , gomel-vorsha is stronger than the local locomotive - 2:1. southerners are still third. today the extra league will continue with two more matches at 17:50. start of a fight involving a two-time incumbent. grodno neman went to visit dynamo molodechno. the broadcast of this match will air at 20:05. artificial intelligence, electric cars, the first belarusian laptop, unique developments for use in various sectors of the national economy. all this is intellectual belarus, all this is achievements in the field of high technology, all this is connected with the widespread use of electronics. much began back in the distant sixties, at the same time one of the first computers in the

he'll take part in the brisbane international in preparation for next month's australian open. blair was keen on an idea to relocate wimbledon football club to belfast in the late 1990s. the relocation was intended to help the peace process by having a club which could attract support from both catholic and protestant communities. mark simpson has this report. a brand—new sports stadium in belfast, with a premier league football team. that was the plan 25 years ago — to help bring people together as the peace process improved. the idea of turning wimbledon fc into belfast united fc was discussed openly at the time. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political i would be quite helpful our opening it will be august 2000 would and that would be at belfast united. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political discussions behind the scenes. mo mowlam, as secretary of state, was not keen on the idea — in fact, she used the phraseology that she didn't think it was a particularly safe proposal. by contrast, the prime minister, tony

the 22 time grand slam i champion makes his comeback to competitive tennis in brisbane in january afterear away from action. and making waves. british olympic star sky brown hopes to 0lympic star sky brown hopes to achieve a landmark at paris next year, we will hear on what's next for her. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. european football's governing body, uefa, have condemned what they've described as "unacceptable violence" which occured in birmingham before aston villa's win over legia warsaw in the europa conference last night. four police officers were injured and 46 people detained after violence broke out in the build—up to villa's europa conference league win. west midlands police said missiles were thrown at officers. the polish side had been told four weeks ago that their ticket allocation would be reduced to just over 1,000 over safety concerns. aston villa said about an hour before kick—off, legia fans engaged in what they described as "planned and systematic violent acts against west midlands police officers". the travelling supporters were subsequently barred f

>> definitely not. >> you came from brisbane just to see kiss?> just to see kiss. >> how far would you travel to see mariah carey? >> i wouldn't. >> jimmy: probably wouldn't travel to see you, either. next up? >> i'm alison, i'm from california. >> and who are you here to see tonight, kiss or mariah carey? >> jimmy: all right, alison? we're split. before you get too excited, there's no prize. [ laughter ] >> mariah carey. >> do you know who kiss is? >> no. >> i'm going to show you. this is kiss. wouldn't you want to see them instead? >> no. [ laughter ] >> who wears more makeup, do you think? kiss or mariah carey? >> mariah carey. >> jimmy: kiss, they don't have to wear makeup anymore, that's just their skin now after 58 years. [ laughter ] our next music lover is? >> i'm giovanni from pomona, california, and i'm [ bleep ] -- >> who are you here to see tonight, kiss or mariah carey? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: now, this could be a shocker, right? >> is mariah carey on the [ bleep ] bill? >> she might be, wouldn't that be awesome? >> no, [ bleep ]. it

the 2023 big bash has begun with brisbane heat producing a commanding display to beat melbourne starsarrowly missed out on the big bash title last season, set their opponents 215 to win. it proved too much for stars at the gabba, as their wickets fell rapidly. mitchell swepson's dismissal of olly stone saw the stars bowled out for 111. world cup winner mike tindall says what owen farrell went through at the last tournament was "completely unjustified" with the england captain deciding since to step away from intenrational rugby and prioritise his mental wellbeing. farrell was criticised both before and during the world cup. tindall, ho won the trophy with england in 2003, told bbc breakfast that crossed a line. he is an ultimate competitor who pushes _ he is an ultimate competitor who pushes the boundaries and sometimes stahds _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't — stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't make him a bad human being, you could _ doesn't make him a bad human being, you could arg

the 22 time major winner has been practicing for the brisbane open head of the first grand slam of the the australian open, which starts january 14. he has not played a tournament since last year's aussie open due to a hip injury. two cities will host the united cup mixed team competition, perth and sydney. there are 18 teams including one from great britain, and they play a mix of women's and men's singles and doubles. world number one novak djokovic is there, with one eye on the australian open. the record grand slam champion is hoping this will not be his last time in the country. >> to be honest, i always look forward coming back to australia. always felt like i played my best tennis over the years and had great support. so, i am not sure, i don't really have a plan of what is going to happen next year. i am taking it season by season to see how far takes me. >> i will be back in one hour with an update from the football. but for now, that is it. lauren: thanks. wind turbines provide renewable energy, but producing the steel they are made from is not so environmentally friendly. no

on the atp tour will begin on new year's day with a match against second seed grigor dimitrov at the brisbane a well earned rest — including teenage sensation luke littler�*s who's breathtaking run at the pdc world championship continued last night. and he was celebrating today with a visit to the tottenham hotspur stadium. having to get used to having photos taken. this is here with spurs playerjames maddison. last night the 16—year—old thrashed the five—time winner raymond van barneveld four sets to one to reach the quarterfinals. a victory all the more special as the dutchman was littler�*s idol when he first started playing. unbelievable. 10,13 years ago i was doing his celebration, throwing on my little board and now i've just beaten him, on the greatest stage of them all. i've got nothing to fear, i've got no one to fear, because my game can be better than anyone's on my day and i've just shown it there, i've just beaten one of the best to have graced that stage. it always gives me goosebumps. i have won three world youth titles and this is the biggest one of them all and i'm only three

she lost the mixed doubles but won the tie 2-1 overall rafa nadal will return to action head of the brisbaneational in ms that maybe he is last. nadal's last competitive match was at the australian open. after missing three slams and 2023, he has slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he is realistic about h chances of winning more titles in 2024. >> for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today. what is possible is to enjoy the conduct of the court. i don't expect much nothing is impossible, but just be here is a victory. i hope i have the chance to enjoy. >> good to see rafa nadal back. you can stay on top of the latest sport news using the bbc sport website. that is it for me for the moment. >> thank you very much. to the u.s. now, and maine has become the second state to rule the donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the u.s. capitol riot in 2021. it follows a similar ruling in colorado earlier this month. both decisions are on hold as legal challenges make their way through the courts. our north america correspondent

rallies against the resumption of attacks on gaza , similar rallies were held in the cities of toronto, brisbanestralia and turku, finland in support of the gaza strip and stopping the attacks. the yemeni people in sana'a and other provinces of this country rallied in support of the palestinian people, according to al-mayadeen, yemeni pilgrims supported the decision of the yemeni authorities to respond militarily to the crimes of the zionist regime against the people of gaza. along with palestine , we are ready for all options , was the slogan of yemen's popular demonstrations from sana'a to saada. in this appeal, the people of yemen emphasize the support of the palestinian nation and warned about the consequences of intensifying israeli attacks in gaza. today, like other days, we came to the streets to support the cause of palestine . an ideal that is the essence of humanity. i say to my palestinian brothers, your cause is our cause. we support all the decisions of the resistance in gaza. we tell them we support you and you are not alone. you are not, and with god's permission , we have come to

brisbane tennis in australia has been stopped due to the presence of a snake, against dominic , the world's number 3 tennis team with makhap from australia. in most parts of our country, the conditions for the accumulation of increasing concentration of pollutants in industrial cities such as tehran, karaj, isfahan, arak, tabriz and mashhad will be prepared and the amount of future high concentrations will gradually increase. but two rain systems are on the way, one for dushanbe, which will affect the southern half of our country. on the first weekend of friday , we expect rain in the northwest and caspian coastal provinces. now, the words that you are observing are the wave that will quickly pass through the southern parts of the country tomorrow in some areas of the province. kerman, hormozgan, sistan baluchistan can make the air cloudy at times and bring light and scattered showers. but what is important is the day on monday, the system that affects the southern half of our country in parts of the provinces of khuzestan, lolestan, chaharmahal bakhtiari , the northern half of fars provinc

grand slam of the new year, the australian open, which begins in a fortnight. 0saka will be playing in brisbanenumber 84 tamara korpatsch. 0saka hasn't played since september 2022 and gave birth to her daughter shai five months ago. the four time grand slam champion says becoming a mum has made her more patient, confident and ambitious: i think i consider this a second chapter. someone said there was a half—time and we are now on the second half. but i think for me, shai has affected my goals in a positive way. i think it's better to have big goals and achieve half of them then i think it's better to have big goals and achieve half of them than set little goals and surpass what you have dreamt of. i think it's better to have big dreams. the second one day international of australia's women's tour of india is underway in wankhede. batting first, the tourists got to 258 for 8 off their 50 overs — with opener phoebe litchfield top scoring with 63. elyse perry with a half century. in reply, india are 80 for 2. both the openers falling, yastika batia gone for 1a, and smrithi mandhana out on 34. indi

or by air, and we understand that one remote aboriginal community about 2000km north of the city of brisbaneency services and the entire town of about 300 people will be evacuated. phil, have there had to be other evacuations? i mean, the pictures that we are seeing coming to us from the region are really quite dramatic. military helicopters are on their way to that particular community of wujal wujal and the army has been involved in hundreds of rescues. also, private individuals flying what are known here as mustering helicopters — these are small aircraft usually used for moving cattle around and other livestock on very large farms, but they've been brought in to help rescue people who have sought refuge on top of their roofs. other people have been using private boats to reach people. there was one video circulating online of a man who was going around in his small runabout boat and he saw one of his neighbours clinging to a tree, so those are the sorts of stories that are slowly emerging. mercifully, the torrential rain seems to be abating but the clean—up will be absolutely enormous. w

nadal practised in brisbane on thursday ahead of his competitive return this weekend.rne — starting on the 14th january — a tournament where he's won two of his 22 major titles. djokovic believes nadal wouldn't return to the sport just to play at a �*medium level�* going on to call him a �*legend of tennis�* you�*re up to date. lots more on the website. we�*ll have more a little later on. the labour party is reportedly drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places for children underfive. the times newspaper says sir keir starmer is looking to create new nurseries in primary schools to provide continuity of education. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more. we have known for some time that the issue of childcare is a huge issue forfamilies up and down the country, but also politically. we have seen both parties, the conservative party in government and the labour party, talking about ways to make childcare cheaper. what you now have the labour party talking about here is not necessarily the cost of childcare but the availability of childca

ukrainian tennis players will compete for a place at the core of the tournament in brisbane.arodubtseva and dayana yastremska will meet in the qualification final. in the first round of selection , starodubtseva beat the host of the competition , australian madison engles 63-26. four. yastremska defeated shuvaise from taiwan 6:2-6-2. now the ukrainian women will play in the face-to-face final on december 30. this will be their first meeting at the international level. the main part of brisman international starts on december 31. angelina kalinina and marta kostyuk automatically qualified for the final grid. ruslan rotan was left without one of his assistants. oleksandria announced the end of cooperation with coach volodymyr yezersky. the 47-year-old specialist was working. in the coaching staff of ruslan rotanya since january of this year and was responsible for the training of defenders in the team. earlier it was reported that yazersky signed an agreement with lviv carpathians, where he will become an assistant to the head coach of the lions, myron markevich. collective opp

now after almost a year out, rafa nadal will return to action at the brisbane international ahead ofpetitive match was injanuary at the australian open which he's preparing for here. after missing the other three slams in 2023 he's slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don't expect much. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd too. an interesting australian open to come. and that's all the sport for now. donald trump's 2024 election campaign says it will file a legal challenge to a ruling by the state of maine to prevent him from contesting the republican primary there. maine is the second state to announce such a move, after colorado, with officials in both citing a clause in the constitution which bans those who have engaged in insurrection from taking political offic

the 22—time major winner has been practising for the brisbane 0pen, ahead of the first grand slam ofnadal hasn't played a tournament since last year's aussie open due to a hip injury. and that's all the sport for now. the taiwanese government has accused china of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try to influence the outcome of the island's presidential election, which will be held next month. here's rupert wingfield—hayes. it's 6am and this fighter base on the coast of taiwan is already a hive of activity. 0n the mirage, 2,000 fighter jets from taiwan's rapid reaction squadrons. theirjob — to meet any incoming threat to taiwan's airspace. these taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft that are coming across the strait and probing taiwan's airspace. this is now happening multiple times every day. these pictures are from chinese television showing their fighter jets, and that down below is the coast of taiwan. just over the horizon, there is another game of cat and mouse. this man puts up a long

now, after almost a year out, rafa nadal will return to action at the brisbane international ahead of was injanuary at the australian open, which he's preparing for here. after missing the other three slams in 2023, he's slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don't expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd too. white and good to see him back. remember, you can stay across all the latest support needs by using the latest support needs by using the bbc act. that's it from me for the bbc act. that's it from me for the moment. and that's all the sport for now. maine has become the second us state to rule that donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the us capitol riot i

slam of the new year — the australian open — which begins in a fortnight. 0saka will be playing in brisbaneerman world number 84 tamara korpatsch. 0saka hasn't played since september 2022 and gave birth to her daughter shai five months ago. the four time grand slam champion says becoming a mum has made her more patient, confident and ambitious: i think ithinki i think i consider this a second chapter. someone said there was a half—time and we are now on the second half. buti half—time and we are now on the second half. but i think for me, it has affected my goals in a positive way. i think it's better to have big goals and achieve half of them then set little goals and surpass what you have dreamt of. i think it's better to have big dreams. and that's all the sport for now. lets bring you these pictures we are seeing from serbia, where several thousand protesters have gathered in central belgrade to protest alleged electoral fraud. central belgrade to protest alleged electoralfraud. it's another central belgrade to protest alleged electoral fraud. it's another day of protests against the lo

the 22—time major winner has been practising for the brisbane open, ahead of the first grand slam of't played a tournament since last year's aussie open due to a hip injury. there is more on the website, but that is— there is more on the website, but that is it — an update now on a story we brought you earlier. there had been reports of a fire at the top of blackpool tower — an iconic landmark in north—west england. well police now say, having flown over the area in their helicopter, there is no fire — and what was seen was actually orange netting blowing in the wind. police said the tower had been closed for renovation and had therefore been difficult to access. a man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace. now, how do you listen to music? on a streaming service or are you a little more "old school"? well, latest figures where in the uk show that sales of vinyl albums have surged by almost 12% this year — returning to levels last seen more than 30 years ago. meghan owen has more. taylor swift's 1989, the rolling stones hackney diamonds and lana del ray's did you know

nigel's daughter touched down in brisbane yesterday , ahead of the brisbane yesterday, ahead of the nextvictions, which will start any day now. here's 18 year old daughter izzy said to reporters . i think he's been to reporters. i think he's been getting on really well and now people are seeing what he's actually like. it's been nice to see him broadly getting along with everyone, wink, wink. nella rose there's been few rose there's been a few disagreements, very much disagreements, but he very much believes and believes in shaking hands and agreeing disagree . and we've agreeing to disagree. and we've we've seen that first he's we've seen that first hand. he's a divisive character. so it's love or hate. but now it seems there's a bit of middle ground. so he's definitely won so it seems he's definitely won over kids else where i don't over his kids else where i don't know you've got pictures, know if you've got the pictures, maybe because i sent maybe not. but because i sent them but i've been them quite late. but i've been going aussie going through my own aussie punishment around here