we think it's highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine, that is why we are doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front, threatening more homes, in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on after 13 where killed by the british army in londonderry. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. more on rafa nadal�*s victory in melbourne, and all the other news

now. it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. coming up tonight: history maker. rafa nadal wins a record 21st grand slam men's title, becomng the most successful men's singles player of all time. mo salah helps fire egypt into the semi finals of the africa cup of nations. and england cling on in canberra to deny australia victory and keep the women's ashes series alive. hello and welcome to sportsday. on an historic day in grand slam history. rafael nadal�*s victory over daniil medvedev to claim the australian open title makes him

the msot successful men's player of all time, surpassing his greatest rivals novak djokovic and roger federer. he did it in epic fashion. coming from two sets down in melbourne, he dug deep in a battle that will go down as one of the most amazing grand slam victories of his illustrious career. austin halewood was watching. as the sun sets on another australian open, the crowd in melbourne were looking for one final piece of magic. rafa nadal knew he could leave the rod laver arena as the most successful singles player in men's history. right now, daniil medvedev is right at the top of his game. it didn't take the russian long to seal the first set. but so many times in his career, nadal has done the seemingly impossible. after months i injured,

just reaching the final was enough of an achievement, but the spaniard forced to decide, and deep into the fifth after more than five hours of brilliant thalys, at one o'clock in the morning, he did it. i brilliant thalys, at one o'clock in the morning, he did it.— the morning, he did it. i didn't know a few — the morning, he did it. i didn't know a few months _ the morning, he did it. i didn't know a few months ago - the morning, he did it. i didn't know a few months ago if - the morning, he did it. i didn't know a few months ago if i - the morning, he did it. i didn't| know a few months ago if i was the morning, he did it. i didn't- know a few months ago if i was ever going to be able to be back on the court, and now i am here with all of you, and i have this trophy. i can't thank all of you enough, you have been amazing since i have arrived here, thank you for all your support. fix, here, thank you for all your summ— here, thank you for all your su-nort.�* ', ,., ,,., here, thank you for all your suuort, �* ', , ., ,, ., ., support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, support. a 21st grand slam title for medal, and — support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, and after _ support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, and after everything - support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, and after everything he - support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, and after everything he has| nadal, and after everything he has faced in the build—up, it will certainly go down as one of his best. austin halewood, bbc news. this was only nadal�*s second australian open title and comes 13 years after his only previous success. all the more remarkable considering he had been struggling with a foot injury that threatened his career

just a few months ago. afterwards, nadalsaid it's one of the most emotional wins of his career. of course it is amazing to achieve another grand slam at this moment of my career, it means a lot to me and of course i know it is a special number, 21, and i am not... i mean, iknow how number, 21, and i am not... i mean, i know how it means, and it is a big significance, this title. for the last six months, i really fought a lot to try to be back on court, and... i have had very tough moments, moments really, conversations, tough ones, because i didn't know if i would have the chance to be back on the court. but

yes, ifeel honoured. ifeel lucky to achieve one more very special thing in my tennis career. i don't care much if i am the one or not the one or the best in history, honestly today i don't care much, for me it is about enjoying nights like today. it's fair to say the crowd at the rod laver arena were very much in nadal�*s camp, much to his opponent's annoyance. medvedev was becoming irritated by the the frequent noise during his service points. afterwards he admitted he felt disappointed in the response. i'mjust i'm just talking about key moments where _ i'm just talking about key moments where the _ i'm just talking about key moments where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was_ where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was one of them, and i won't really— today was one of them, and i won't really tell_ today was one of them, and i won't really tell why. from now on i'm playing — really tell why. from now on i'm playing for— really tell why. from now on i'm playing for myself, for my family, to provide —

playing for myself, for my family, to provide for my family, for the people _ to provide for my family, for the people who trusted me and for all the russians because i feel a lot of support— the russians because i feel a lot of support there. if there is a tournament on hard court in moscow, before _ tournament on hard court in moscow, before roland garros or wimbledon, i am going _ before roland garros or wimbledon, i am going to _ before roland garros or wimbledon, i am going to go there, even if i miss wimbledoh— am going to go there, even if i miss wimbledon or roland garros or whatever _ wimbledon or roland garros or whatever. the kid stopped dreaming. the kid _ whatever. the kid stopped dreaming. the kid is _ whatever. the kid stopped dreaming. the kid is going to play for himself. _ the kid is going to play for himself, and that's it. that's my story~ _ himself, and that's it. that's my sto . ,, , , himself, and that's it. that's my sto .,, ,, ., himself, and that's it. that's my sto ,, ,, . ., himself, and that's it. that's my sto .. ,, ., ., ~ story. stepping away from melbourne, then. a busy day in the women's fa cup fourth round. 11; games today. no major upsets however injury to arsenal star striker vivienne miedema may overshadow their win over london city lionesses. miedema's solitary goal on the stroke of half—time was the difference this afternoon which sees the 14—time winners progress to the enxt round. miedema was substituted after the break after struggling to shake off a knock. here are the rest of the day's results. asi as i say, no surprises.

with wsl sides birmingham city, reading, everton, west ham, manchester united and liverpool all through to the fifth round. and a special day for manchester united legend ole gunnar solskjaer as his daughter karna made her debut for the club. first time father and daughter have both played. for united. in the championship derby came from two goals down to equalise with the last kick of the game — drawing 2—2 with birmingham at pride park. birmingham had a comfortable lead after goals from lyle taylor and this from scott hogan, leaving wayne rooney's side with it all to do. but derby scored both their goals late on, the first this effort into the far corner from luke plange to give them hope, before deep into injury time, krystian bielik grabbed a dramatic point which leaves derby seven points from safety. new signing jordan hugill scored five minutes into his cardiff city debut as they beat nottingham forest 2—1. the result means cardiff are six points above the relegation zone. forest remain eighth.

liverpool's mohamed salah inspired an egypt comeback as they reached the semifinals of the africa cup of nations, with an extra—time 2—1win over morocco. he scored and assisted, with hosts cameroon waiting in the last four. nick parrott reports. egypt's journey to the semifinal was far from easy. egypt's journey to the semifinal was farfrom easy. the game egypt's journey to the semifinal was far from easy. the game was just a couple of minutes old when they gave away a penalty. former southampton player sofiane boufal put morocco ahead. that was as exciting as the first half got, but the second was full of drama. up until the interval, salah had been taking corners. when he moved into the box, he finally delivered. egypt might have had another in normal time had it not been for wolves defender and morocco captain moments ise�*s impeccable timing. and for the second game in a row, the goalkeeper

was a hero, his save taking the game to extra time. salah is rated as one of the best players in the world, and this is why, style when it mattered to set up aston villa midfielder trezeguet to put them through to the semifinals where they will face cameroon. still to come today.. senegal and equatorial guinea — that kicks off at 7 o'clock. as transfer deadline day approaches, let's see what news we've had today liverpool have signed colombian international winger luis diaz from portuguese side porto in a deal that could eventually be worth £50 million. liverpool will pay an initial £37—and—a—half million fee for a five—and—a—half year contract. manchester united midfielder donny van de beek is set tojoin everton on loan. van de beek is targeting more minutes after only being given four premier league starts since joining united from ajax for 35 million pounds in 2020.

brighton have agreed a £13 milion deal with newcastle for defender dan burn to return to his native north east. the seagulls had previously rejected a £7 milion bid from the magpies for the 6ft seven player. rugby union now, and premiership leaders leicester have been stunned this afternoon after a second—half fightback from sale, who clinched a 35—26 victory at the a] bell stadium. the hosts found themselves struggling after a lackluster struggling after a lacklustre first—half performance but managed to complete the comeback by way of a dan du preez interception and sealed the victory with a tom roebuck try. there was also a surprise in the other game — second placed saracens beaten by wasps. viktor hovland has won the dubai desert classic after a play—off with

england's richard bland bland missed his birdie putt on the first play—off hole, leaving norwegian hovland to tap in to win the tournament. rory mcilroy was tied for the lead heading into the final hole but ended up bogeying the last after his approach shot found the water. probably the best women's test ever, but an opprtunity missed. that's how england captain heather knight has described their grandstand finish to the ashes test in canberra. england nearly ran down the biggest fourth—innings chase in women's test history before a collapse left them scrambling to survive. nesta mcgreogr was watching. it was a clever decision. just before tea on the last day, australia declared, setting england a tempting target of 257. it would be a record chase for heather knight's side, but the captain couldn't repeat her first innings century. trapped lbw, much to her

disgust. and a heroic effort from sofia dunkley followed. 45 from just 32 balls. nat szyba top scored on 58, but captain meg lanning put a stop to that. beth healy was superhuman, diving for a catch despite breaking herjaw in two places before the series began. england lost six wickets for just 26 runs, and suddenly switch to survival mode. kate cross blocked out the final over as england ensured the points were shared. the ashes are alive, just. australia only have to win one of the 31—day internationals to retain them. england have to win them all. we finish with basketball. london lions comfortably beat newcastle eagles 87—47 to lift the women's basketball league cup. the lions led throughout the final at birmingham's national indoor arena.

they were never really threatened by an eagles team which has had to rebuild in recent weeks under a new coach and additional urgent recruits. and in the men's final, leicester riders have won their fifth bbl championship in nine seasons beating manchester giants 83—69. manchester got off to a strong start but couldn't maintain momentum as leicester began to find theirform in the second quarter. leicester's geno crandall took home the mvp award agfter a 26—point performance. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now on the bbc news channel, it's time for the film review.

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode, as usual. so, mark, what do we have this week? packed week. we have parallel mothers, which is the new film by pedro almodovar. we have a new british horror movie, amulet. and sing 2 — more singing animals. that's quite the mixture. so, parallel mothers, lots of sort of excitement about almodovar�*s latest film. yes, and a nine—minute ovation when it premiered, i think, at venice. so, penelope cruz and milena smit are single mothers to be. they are sharing a room together in a hospital, they give birth together, their babies go into observation together, and when they leave hospital, they swap phone numbers. and perhaps a bit more. here is a clip.

so, that's one strand of the story. in another strand, penelope cruz�*s character is trying to excavate a mass grave in her hometown from the civil war, so there are two stories. parallel mothers, parallel stories,

personal and political, which sounds like a really fascinating combination.