russia's mirra andreeva celebrating a comeback for the ages.ed back, saving a match point as she won five games in a row. she's done it again. from the brink of defeat, victory somehow was hers. andreeva's a huge fan of andy murray, so when murray promptly praised her on social media, well, that really made her day. honestly, i will try to print it out somehow. i will, i don't know, i will put it in a frame, i will bring it everywhere with me. i will maybe put it on the wall so i can see it every day. also safely through were last year's champions, arena sabalenka and novak djokovic both winning in straight sets, a sign to any new challengers that they are still the ones to beat. andy swiss, bbc news. as we head into the weekend, let's take a look at the weather prospects. here's elizabeth rizzini. storm isha is on the way. i will stop with today, though. another quiet day of weather. the sheepin another quiet day of weather. the sheep in oxfordshire i bet were glad of their woollyjumpers sheep in oxfordshire i bet were glad of their woolly jum

the comic yes, mirra andreeva won the first set against barbora krejcikova who was the champion in 2021e _ 2021 at the french open, and it looked like she might - 2021 at the french open, and it looked like she might be - 2021 at the french open, and it looked like she might be able l 2021 at the french open, and it| looked like she might be able to take her place in a first ever grand slam quarterfinal at the age of 16, but she hired, understandably, after that. barbora krejcikova one after three sets. she has reached the third round of the french open and now the fourth round of the australian open, she is already in the top 50 of the world. great disappointment at night for the australian crowd as alex de minaur, the last train in the singles, first time in the forefront of the austrian open, light andre rublev by two sets to one, but lost the decider he has had a good summer, but he is out in the fourth round. bud out in the fourth round. and attention — out in the fourth round. and attention turns _ out in the fourth round. and attention turns to _ out in the fourth round. and atte

16—year—old rising star mirra andreeva thrashed the three—time grand slam finalist ons jabeur to cruisethe third round. andreeva, who lost the girls singles title in melbourne last year, tookjust 5a minutes to crush her idol, the world numbersix, 6—0, 6—2. it's the first time that andreeva has beaten a player in the top 10 and she will face france's dianne parry in the third round. of course i'm happy i played with ons. it was one of my dreams to play against her because i really like the way she plays and, as i said before, i'm inspired by her and so it means a lot. today it meant a lot, this match, that i won and i'm excited coming. no problems for defending champion aryna sabalenka who's through to the third round after a speedy 6—3, 6—2 win over 16—year—old qualifier brenda fruhvirtova from the czech republic. it took second seed sabalenka just 67 minutes and she'll play number 28 seed lesia tsurenko for a place in the fourth round. jordan henderson's time in saudi arabia looks to be over already despite signing a three—year deal with al—ettifaq in the summer the former liverpool ca

meanwhile, there were some big shocks in the women's singles. 16—year—old rising star mirra andreevaabeur to cruise into the third round. andreeva, who lost the girls singles title in melbourne last year, tookjust 54 minutes to crush her idol, the world numbersix, 6—0, 6—2. it's the first time that andreeva has beaten a player in the top 10 and she will face france's dianne parry in the third round. of course i'm happy i played with 0ns. it was one of my dreams to play against her because i really like the way she plays and, as i said before, i'm inspired by her and so it means a lot. today it meant a lot, this match, that i won and i'm excited coming. no problems for defending champion aryna sabalenka who's through to the third round after a speedy 6—3,

the big story from the women's draw this morning though, involves the 16—year—old russian, mirra andreevatar of world tennis and proved her credentials by knocking out the two time wimbledon finalist and number six seed, ons jabeur. she did it fairly comfortably as well, in just 5a minutes. despite her age though, she's keeping her feet on the ground i don't think that i achieved something incredible. so i have time still to do that, and so, sometimes, when i am lying in bed, i can overthink a little bit, but the next morning, i'm totally fine. i'm 16. why do i have to think about the rankings? i'm going a bit higher, so like to go higher and higherfor a little bit but still higher. to rugby union, and after wales announced a new captain for the six nations yesterday, england have today followed suit. hookerjamie george will be the new skipper in the absence of owen farrell, who ruled himself out of this year's championship to prioritise his metal health. henry slade and luke cowan—dickie, who both missed out on the world cup, are recalled, and uncapped exeter chiefs wing immanuel feyi—wa

up next for her is ninth seed barbora krejcikova, after she ended 16—year—old mirra andreeva's marvellousd for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it follows incidents which he described as "totally abhorrent" at udinese and sheffield wednesday on saturday. ac milan's win at udinese was briefly suspended after alleged racist abuse from home fans towards milan goalkeeper mike maignan. coventry city's kasey palmer said he received similar abuse at hillsborough, where sheffield wednesday play. on to cricket now, and harry brook is set to return home from england's upcoming tour of india due to personal reasons. brook won't return to india, and his family request privacy at this time. the first test is due to get under way in hyderabad on thursday. england will announce a replacement in due course. in the nfl, lamarjackson and the baltimore ravens are through to the afc championship game after beating the houston texans 34—10. the san francisco 49ers followed suit, reaching the nfc title match, after coming through a close game against

up next for her is ninth seed barbora krejcikova after she ended 16—year—old mirra andreeva's run. they travel to bournemouth. a win would take them five points clear. while the early game features bottom side sheffield united and west ham. it's still 0—0 there. you can follow both of those games on the bbc sport website. morocco can take a big step towards the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations with a win in their second group game in ivory coast. the world cup semifinalists are playing dr congo having won their opening match in group f. they lead 1—0, achraf hakimi scoring afterjust six minutes. the other game in that group features tanzania, who suspended their manager following their defeat to morocco. they play tanzania. —— they play a little bit later on against zambia. fifa president gianni infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it follows incidents which he described as "totally abhorrent" at udinese and sheffield wednesday on saturday. ac milan's win in udine was briefly suspended after

meanwhile, there were some big shocks in the women's singles. 16—year—old rising star mirra andreevand slam finalist ons jabeur to cruise into the third round. andreeva, who lost the girls singles title in melbourne last year, took just 54 minutes to beat the world number six, 6—0, 6—2. it's the first time that andreeva has beaten a player in the top 10 and she will face france's dianne parry in the third round. of course i'm happy i played with ons. it was one of my dreams to play against her because i really like the way she plays and, as i said before, i'm inspired by her and so it means a lot. today it meant a lot, this match, that i won and i'm excited coming. the second round of group fixtures at the asian cup are under way with two matches taking place in qatar today. hosts and defending champions qatar are currently in action against debuta nts tajikistan. it's currently 1—0 to qatar in al khor. akram afif with the opener. a victory for the hosts will see them seal their place in the knock out stages. in the earlier match, china and lebanon played out a 0—0 draw. india are in

it is impossible not to note the performance on the courts of melbourne by young mirra andreeva, whoed a real sensation: the sixteen-year-old russian woman won three victories, including over ounzjabeur from tunisia, who had played three times in recent years in... in the finals of grand slam tournaments, only the eleventh racket of the world, barbara krejcikova from the czech republic, could stop the best newcomer of 2023 according to the wta. the continental hockey league has identified the best players for the next week of the regular season. there are three newcomers on the list of laureates of the past seven days. severstal goalkeeper alexander samoilov left his goal in the matches with the tractor and motorists immunity, having repelled a total of 55 shots. the ipovan team won two victories in these meetings. the laurels of the best defender for the first time went to canadian nicholas melosh; twenty-six-year-old defensive player solovat yulaev did not finish any of the three matches of the week with a negative utility indicator and was effective in two meetings. in the home ga

it is impossible not to note the performance on the courts of melbourne by young mirra andreeva, which created a real sensation. the sixteen-year-old russian woman won three victories that year. according to the wta, only the eleventh racket of the world, barbara krejcikova from the czech republic, was able to stop the best newcomer 2020 severstal alexander. the continental hockey league has identified the best players for the next week of the regular season. there are three newcomers on the list of laureates of the past seven days. goalkeeper samoilov left his goal in the matches with the tractor and the motorist. intact, having stopped a total of 55 shots. cherepovites in these meetings won two victories. the laurels of the best defender for the first time went to canadian nicholas melosh, twenty-six-year-old defensive player solovat yulaev. he did not finish any of the three matches of the week with a negative utility indicator and was effective in two meetings. in the home game, the canadians scored the first goal for fimtsev in the away match with siberia melosh generally became t

the russian teenager mirra andreeva has stunned the tennis world at the australian open by beating ther an hour. andreeva is not the first young person to pull off a truly remarkable sporting performance. emma raducano became a global tennis superstar at the us open when she became britain's first female grand slam champion for 44 years in 2021. more recently us teenager willis gibson became the first human player to beat nintendo's classic video game tetris, 34 years after its release. and luke littler narrowly missed becoming world darts champion at the age of 16. well, luke littler�*s first darts coach was karl holden, who joins us now from the st helens darts academy to talk about how sporting proteges are made. a devey on the programme and to show huge potential than sheer hard work and talent attributed both? by, bit huge potential than sheer hard work and talent attributed both?- and talent attributed both? a bit of eve hint and talent attributed both? a bit of everything and _ and talent attributed both? a bit of everything and to _ and talent attributed both? a bit of everythi

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meanwhile, there were some big shocks in the women's singles. 16—year—old rising star mirra andreevathe three—time grand slam finalist 0ns jabeur to cruise into the third round. andreeva, who lost the girls singles title in melbourne last year, took just 5a minutes to crush her idol, the world number six, 6—0, 6—2. it's the first time that andreeva has beaten a player in the top 10 and she will face france's dianne parry in the third round. i don't think i achieved something incredible so i have still time to do that so sometimes when i'm lying in bed i can overthink a little bit, but the next morning i am totally fine. i am 16, why do i have to think about the rankings. i am going a bit higher so my goal is to go higher and higher, a bit higher so my goal is to go higherand higher, maybe a bit higher so my goal is to go higher and higher, maybe for a bit higher so my goal is to go higherand higher, maybe fora little bit will stop but still higher. jordan henderson time in saudi arabia looks to be coming to an end. the england midfielder is close tojoining ajax in a permanent move, w

the story of the day belonged to another russian, 16—year—old mirra andreeva — one of the sport's risingdon finalist and number 6 seed ons jabeur. she could barely believe it. jabeur, totally out of sorts, blown away in sa minutes 6—0, 6—2. i don't think that i achieved something incredible. so i have time, still, to do that. so, sometimes when i am lying in bed i can overthink a little bit but the next morning i am totally fine. i am 16. why do i have to think about the rankings. i am going a bit higher so my goal is to go higher and higher, maybe for a little bit, but still higher. next to an astonishing t20 match betewen india and afghanistan in bengaluru. india batted first and scored an imposing 212 but afghanistan — thanks to gulbadin naib�*s scrambled two of the last ball — managed to level the scores and tie the match. that forced a super over. each side looking to score most runs of 6 balls. india needed two to win but could only manage a scrambled single. so another super over. this time afghanistan chasing, but they lost their two wickets after just three balls to leave india

up next for her is ninth seed barbora krejcikova after she ended 16—year—old mirra andreeva's run.bournemouth. a win would take them five points clear. while the early game features bottom side sheffield united and west ham. into the second half and it is one piece at bramall lane. you can follow both of those games on the bbc sport website. morocco can take a big step towards the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations with a win in their second group game in ivory coast. the world cup semi finalists are playing dr congo having won their opening match in group f. into the early stages of the second half. it is that one goal in the sixth minute that has them with a 1-0 sixth minute that has them with a 1—0 lead. the other game in that group features tanzania who suspended their manager following their defeat to morocco. they play zambia. fifa president gianni infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it follows incidents which he described as "totally abhorrent" at udinese and sheffield wednesday on sat

good day for the teenagers, as the 16—year—old russian mirra andreeva, a real rising star of the sporta few days away from one of the scottish cup ties of the season. highland league side buckie thistle go to celtic in the fourth round this weekend. so how are they going to do against the team who've won it more than anyone else? go on the jag, whoo! buckie is buzzing. go on, buckie, go on the jag! it's a one in 100 year kind of thing, is it? it's never going to happen again. it's a big day for the town. so we've got the buckie thistle socks and we've got the buckie thistle cards. are they going to bring you good luck on the weekend? hopefully i'll be wearing a pair at the game. how much of a buzz is there here in the town? it's absolutely buzzing, it really is. the whole place, the schools, it'sjust so many people have been in touch to say good luck. come on, jags! there's about 8,000 people who live here in buckie and i'm right in saying saying 3,000 tickets to the game. there are going to be very few people here. it's going to be a ghost town! it's going to be a ghost town. lewis, y

big win, too, for the i6—year—old mirra andreeva — she saved a match point and came back to win her match roses — was a surprise omission. we started with a depature from saudi arabia, but we end with another arrival there and the chance to go for a golden ball. snooker is the latest sport being brought to saudi, with the announcement of a masters invitational tournament in riyadh in march. matchroom's eddie hearn confirmed the deal, and the big new addition is the use of a gold 23rd ball — worth 20 points! it can only be potted once all other balls have been successfully cleared and only if a player is on a maximum break — thereby making the new top score 167. that's something new for the seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan to aim for after he signed up for the event, along with 2019 world championjudd trump, and current reigning world champion luca brecell. i would love to know the reaction of our esteemed next guest, the fantastic adrian dunbar. didn't you train for murphy's law to place newquay?— train for murphy's law to place newaua ? , , ., :: newquay? everything is about 2

andreeva thrashed the three—time grand slam finalist ons jabeur to cruise into the third round. has beaten a player in the top 10, and she will face france�*s dianne parry in the third round. of course i�*m happy i played with ons. it was one of my dreams to play against her because i really like the way she plays. and as i said before, i am inspired by her, so it means a lot. today it meant a lot, this match that i won, i�*m excited, yeah. no problems for defending champion aryna sabalenka who�*s through to the third round after a speedy 6—3, 6—2 win over 16—year—old qualifier brenda fruvirtova from the czech republic. it took second seed sabalenka just 67 minutes and she�*ll play number 28 seed lesia tsurenko for a place in the fourth round. i�*m just trying to play my best, and if it goes to two sets, i�*m happy to win in two sets, and if it�*s three sets, i don�*t care. i�*m just trying to focus on myself and fight for every point, and it�*s like this too much as giving me confidence. it�*s tennis and i have to be ready for anything and i�*m trying to give the best tennis i