roger federer makes it into round three of the australian open for the 20th year in a row. but we ‘ the as they beat china to finish top of the group. and, as the nba heads across the atlantic, we will look ahead to the new york knicks taking thank you forjoining us. fagrgng hillig’vfisig' hgfi'fii bizéiizfiiég the players hoping to make it through to the third round on thursday. but they all face tricky opponents. our reporter gigi salmond is in melbourne for us, where play is well underway, and the number six seed, elina svitolina has safely made it through? we did have a slight rate because

there was a light rain shower, play was suspended for a few minutes and we are back under way. in total today we have seven grandslam champions and six number one is, past and present, who will be taking to the court. naomi osaka and venus williams will be playing in the day session. currently out on court, nishikori is faring much better against karlovic, while sixth seed elina svitolina is looking for a grand slam breakthrough at this through to the third round with a straight sets win. then there is a star—studded night session featuring mouthwatering matchup between seven time champion serena williams, who is looking to draw level with margaret court, and bouchard, who

played her as world number seven and comes in this year at 79. they will be followed by six time champion novak djokovic, and tsonga, while british number one and former semifinalist konta faces muguruza. in football, kyrgyzstan are the latest team to qualify for the last 16 of the asian cup. they beat the philippines to claim their first win of the tournament, and to make sure they go through as one of the four best third—placed teams. meanwhile, south korea beat china to finish top of group c, and iran finished top of group d after a goalless draw with iraq. anneka radley reports. south korea and china were both already through to the knockout stages of the asian cup, but the victors of this match would go through as group c winners. totte n ha m through as group c winners. tottenham hotspur winner hwang joined for his first game and made

the first half. open up the the first half to open up the scoring, setting the first half to open up the scoring, - setting up scoring, before settinggpthe scoring, before setting'gpthe goal scoring, before settingbpthe goalfor kim. suddenly scoring, before settingbpthe goal for kim. suddenly south second goalfor kim. suddenly south korea looked like quite a threat. elsewhere in group c, keg is then scored their first ever hat trick thanks to the german player who scored against the philippines in the first half followed by two more in the second. this i'd managed to make history by scoring a maiden asian cup goal with ten minutes to 90, asian cup goal with ten minutes to go, but it was too little, too late. ‘ "ow ‘ now exit ‘ new exit the tournament, but they now exit the tournament, but tu rkesta n they now exit the tournament, but turkestan progress as third—place finishers. the competition hosted one of football's greatest rivalries as iran played iraq, still smarting from their controversial exit on penalties four years ago. however, with both sides safely through, this match was all about fighting for top

spotin match was all about fighting for top spot in group d. iran, asia's top—ranked side, were largely in control in the first half but wouldn't make the advantage count. chances were rare in the second half as both sides seemed to be saving their energies for bigger challenges to come in the knockout phase. the final score 0—0, but bragging rights in the top score for the run. nothing less than a win would do for vietnam and yemen after losing both their previous group stage matches. it was vietnam that put themselves in front with freekick in front with a splendid freekick just before half—time. - this in front with a splendid freekick just beft they .f—time. - this in front with a splendid freekick just beft they will he. - this in front with a splendid freekick just beft they will discover this in front with a splendid freekick just beft they will discover on is eertette'; thee estt eieeeee' e't = as eertettt'; thet' wttt eieeeee' te" = as they eertettt'; thet' wttt eieeeee' a” = as they —— eeaettt’; tttet' tttttt etteeete' aa = as they —— if aaaattt’; tttat' tttttt ataaatta' aa = as they —— if they aaaattt’; tttatt tttttt ataaatta' aa = as they —— if they will thursday as they —— if they will join carragher stand as one of the teams to advance to the round of 16 —— kyrgyzstan. juventus have won the italian super cup for the eighth time,

after a 1—0 win over ac milan injeddah in saudi arabia. cristiano ronaldo headed in the only goal of the game after 61 minutes. milan finished the match with ten men after franck kessie was sent off. the final matches of the group phase take place on thursday. in group e, lebanon and north korea both have to win to have any chance of going through as one of the best third—placed teams. saudi arabia and qatar have both qualified, and they meet to decide who finishes top. and it's a similar story in group f. japan and uzbekistan have already qualified — and the match between them will decide top spot. oman and turkmenistan both have to win to keep alive their hopes of going through as one of the best third—placed teams in spain, real madrid are into to the quarter—finals of the copa del rey, despite losing 1—0 at leganes in the second leg of their last—i6 tie. real won 3—1 on aggregate. but atletico madrid are out. they were held to a 3—3 draw by girona. seydou doumbia equalised for the visitors with two minutes to go, and that put them through on away goals after a 4—1; draw on aggregate. and sevilla are also through to the last eight. last season's runners—up lost 1—0 at home to athletic bilbao,

but go through 3—2 on aggregate. and in england, southampton are out of the fa cup. the premier league team were beaten 5—3 on penalties by second—tier side derby county in their third—round replay. the nba returns to london on thursday for its ninth annual regular season game. the new york knicks take on washington at the 02 arena in what is techically a home game for the wizards. the knicks have played in london twice before, but this is washington's first trip across the atlantic. tulsen tollett reports from london. well, perhaps not the most sexy of encounters, the washington wizards, 11th in the eastern conference, against the new york knicks, 13th in the eastern conference, and the new york knicks at a coaching climate

mac clinic ahead of that match with local schoolchildren ahead of the game at the 02 arena. local schoolchildren ahead of the game at the o2 arena. the big story coming out of new york is that the turkish international has not travelled for this game. he was worried for his life if he came to london, being an outspoken critic of president erdogan, but it hasn't made a difference to the players and their approach. i don't think it has affected us but it is hard not having one of our best players with us. but we have been without him for a couple of games now, so we're looking forward to trying to play the wizards without him. in the washington wizards started the season pretty slowly and picked up since then. their home fawn has been outstanding, ten wins, three losses. the problems have come in away matches. it is the first time playing in london, a big european contingent on their side, and from the new york knicks, there will be a big contingent of european supporters in the crowd. something a little less mundane. it means a lot to everybody, not just little less mundane. it means a lot to everybody, notjust the younger players, it is an opportunity to players, it is an opportunity to play on a different soil that we

have never played on before, and show the world what we can do is and what our game is about. this and what our game is about. this and v nintth game is about. this and v nintth game is the tut. bash, of cosmic season, nba london bash, of cosmic season, for. pre—season, they are going for the pre—season thev fig; gg'gg india fgr the fire—season thev fig; g;';g india fora fgr the fire—season thev fig; g;';g india for a couple of games. the to india for a couple of games. the game is truly going global. golf, and ireland's shane lowry leads after the first round of the abu dhabi championship, after equalling the course record. the irishman, who has slipped to 75 in the world rankings after a poor run of form recently, shot a io—under—par round of 62 on wednesday. that equals the course record that was set by henrik stenson back in 2006. lowry leads by three shots from a group of four players, but he was only inches away form breaking the course record. look, i left a putt short, but it felt like i hit a decent putt, it

was just felt like i hit a decent putt, it wasjust more into felt like i hit a decent putt, it was just more into the grain that i felt. i am was just more into the grain that i felt. iam busily was just more into the grain that i felt. i am busily very chuffed. i felt. i am busily very chuffed. i felt that going about the game, it was probably the best pre—season i have ever done, and today i am just hoping i can kick on now. nasser al—attiyah is on the verge of winning the dakar rally for the third time, after victory in wednesday's penultimate stage in peru. the qatari, who last won the title four years ago, sealed his third—stage win of this year's race and finished nearly five minutes ahead of second place nani roma. that means al—attiyah is now more than 51 minutes ahead of the spaniard in the overall standings. it wasn't a good day for the seven—time former champion stephane peterha nsel, or his co—driver david castera. they were forced to pull out of the race after crashing only 26 km into the stage. castera suffered a back injury and was taken to hospital in lima for tests. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello.

our weather is taking on an increasingly wintry flavour through the coming days. we're moving into arctic air. the isobars are lining up from north to south, following this weather front south. it will clear southern counties of the uk through the day today. today's certainly a cold day for all of us. should be some decent sunshine around, but there will also be some wintry showers. a frosty start pretty much across the board, with a risk of ice, especially across the northern half of the uk. here's the weather front first thing. it will push its way into east anglia and the south—east during the morning rush hour. further north, clearer skies. remember that ice, but also the additional complication of some snow showers pushing into scotland,

some pushing into eastern coastal counties of england too. snow possible to sea level in scotland, a couple of centimetres across the mountains, perhaps 5—8 centimetres. here, we are looking at a wintry mix, but a covering i think possible across the hills. mostly rain or sleet, though, as that system finally tucks into the continent by lunchtime. the showers following on from the north, though, in the arctic air will be wintry, and we will see further showers particularly for eastern coastal counties through the afternoon. they'll tend to thin out across scotland. a cold afternoon, even in the sunshine. and then, through the evening and overnight into friday, a widespread frost will develop. thursday night likely to be our coldest night of the week. you may have noticed, though, towards the west there was a frontal system trying to approach. now, obviously a frontal system bumping into cold air has the potential to turn wintry. that little bit of cloud mayjust bolster the temperatures briefly for the likes of plymouth and belfast. but as the system pushes into the cold air, for northern ireland, we could see a difficult mixture

of rain, sleet and snow during the early part of friday. the weather system looks like it will perhaps bring some more significant snow for scotland for a time. further south, i think it will be perhaps snow initially, particular across the hills and the mountains, but turning increasingly back to rain as the system pushes in, because we are bringing in a slightly southerly air stream, so some slightly milder air. but there is a lot of uncertainty in this element of the forecast, and if you are travelling on friday, it will be worth getting your latest update. on into the weekend, our story remains chilly, the temperatures perhaps coming up a couple of degrees on the figures we'll see through the end of the week. but i think there'll be a lot of cloud around on saturday. maybe some sunny spells on sunday, but overall, the story for the coming days will definitely be a rather wintry one. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the rights, 306. no to the left,

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