tv Sportsday BBC News April 11, 2023 2:45am-3:01am BST
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a series of documentary world. a series of documentary films that reveal the human drama at the heart of global events. hello, i'mjane dougall with the latest from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: no nadal, alcaraz absent, and now ciao to cam, as norrie suffers a shock early exit at the monte carlo masters. not a night to remember at the nou camp, but barcelona move a point closer to their first league title in four years. and super stoinis shines for the super kings, as they snatch a dramatic last—gasp victory in the indian premier league.
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hello and thanks forjoining us. here's your latest sports news. so often the tennis clay court season is associated with rafa nadal dominating the headlines, but the spaniard was a notable absentee on monday as the monte carlo masters got underway. he's been ruled out with a hip injury and he's not the only one missing. world number two carlos alcaraz is also out because of injury, whilst world number iii cameron norrie may have wished he hadn't bothered after a surprise first round defeat. jim lumsden rounds up the best of the action on day one. an upset looked a possibility when cameron norrie's serve was broken by the well 33, the first time of asking, looks like we were francisco cerundolo strolled through the first set. the number 11s it was always up against development instead with identity and who took the second set to wrap up victory an hour and 12 minutes. next up
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isa an hour and 12 minutes. next up is a meeting with matteo berrettini who made light work of the american max cressy. brent 22nd in the world the italian galloped through the first set, the second swiftly with the way of the first, before taking a little under an hour and a half. britain puzzling eddie murray says he is plain fun these days that clay is his least favourite surface. it showed. 35 yielded a grim time against alex de minaur, dismissed 6—1, 6—3 by the australian, leaving a miserable murray. jim lumsden, bbc news. on tuesday, world number one novak djokovic begins his monte carlo masters campain. the serbian was forced to miss indian wells and the miami masters due to his covid vaccination status, but he's looking forward to starting the clay court season and preparing for the upcoming french open. idid i did more trading on clay, which is of course positive if you think about the clay
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season, and, you know, i haven't had much success in monte carlo in the last three years, i haven't played really good tennis here, so i'm hoping that this year i can start the clay season better than i did in the previous years, and hopefully build my form as i'm coming closer to paris. to football and it's been four long years since barcelona last won a league title, but they're closing in on the trophy, despite only managing a draw with girona on monday. they've now moved 13 points clear of rivals real madrid, but barca may see it as a missed opportunity. the home side had 18 efforts on goal, but only 3 of them on target — as they drew 0—0 with mid—table girona. there are ten matches remaining in the league for both barcelona and real. well, staying in spain, but off the pitch, villarreal�*s alex baena says he and his family have received death threats after claims emerged that he had "wished harm" upon the family of real madrid's federico valverde.
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villareal say their player was attacked on his way to the team bus after they'd beaten real 3—2 on saturday. the following day, baena filed a complaint with police, claiming to have been assaulted. reports in spain say that baena insulted valverde's family during the match — something baena says is �*totally false'. in the premier league — troubled leicester city have chosen their man to try to keep them from relegation. dean smith — who was sacked from norwich in december — has signed a deal with the 2016 champions until the end of the season. former chelsea defender john terry and former leicester manager craig shakespeare will be his assistants. theyjoin with the club second from bottom, two points from safety. on tuesday, the champions league quarter finals get underway and there's a big battle at the etihad stadium, as the champions of england take on the champions
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of germany when manchester city play bayern munich. it's the first time manager pep guardiola will have faced his former side since leaving bayern in 2016. city are still chasing a first european title and guardiola insists it'll be an incredible achievement, should they finally win the tournament this year. we wa nt we want to try like when we trailed at home but that does not mean we will win, no, jack nichols, how many masters of grand majors as he pleaded his career? and 30, four years as a golfer, 30 years before majors like the champions league in comparison, 120, 130? harmony one? 18. he lost more than he won. that sport in football, golf, basketball, michael jordan, the best basketball, six nba titles, how many years played? 60. he lost more than
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willing stop the importance is to be here. willing stop the importance is to be here-— to be here. tuesday and wednesday _ to be here. tuesday and wednesday football, - to be here. tuesday and wednesday football, is l to be here. tuesday and i wednesday football, is the competition where you want to be. competition where you want to be~ if— competition where you want to be~ if you _ competition where you want to be. if you are there as a player— be. if you are there as a player or— be. if you are there as a player or have the possibility to be — player or have the possibility to be there as a coach, it's a gift— to be there as a coach, it's a gift from _ to be there as a coach, it's a gift from life and i appreciate it a lot — gift from life and i appreciate it a lot and it's an obligation to give _ it a lot and it's an obligation to give my very, very best. the other quarter final will see two—time champions benfica take on inter milan. it'll be a second trip to portugal for inter in the knockout phase of this year's competition after they beat porto in the last 16. for benfica, it's the first time they've reached this stage of the tournament since 2016. in knockout stage, quarterfinal, you have to expect always be open and on the top, top level. the both teams, it is very important, for both teams spent a lot of energy and focus to reach this round. of course we expected
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top team. very concentrated team. but it also we expect from ourselves. we from ourselves. translation: we need to analyse — from ourselves. translation: we need to analyse and _ from ourselves. translation: we need to analyse and work- from ourselves. translation: we need to analyse and work hard - need to analyse and work hard and believe in ourselves. we know— and believe in ourselves. we know tuesday's matt will not be an easy — know tuesday's matt will not be an easy game, we will face a strong — an easy game, we will face a strong and quality opponent playing _ strong and quality opponent playing at their home stadium. mae _ playing at their home stadium. mae west use the word together during _ mae west use the word together during his upcoming two months. we know— during his upcoming two months. we know that if we stay together in every game we play, and we — together in every game we play, and we get satisfaction from what — and we get satisfaction from what we _ and we get satisfaction from what we are doing. we had the goal— what we are doing. we had the goal of— what we are doing. we had the goal of arriving in march and april— goal of arriving in march and april moving forward in all competitions and here we are in april— competitions and here we are in april doing just that. we were a little — april doing just that. we were a little bit behind the italian championship but we have all the possibilities to get back into— the possibilities to get back into top— the possibilities to get back into top form on the international stage, european champions england women will continue their world cup preparations on thursday when they take on australia in a friendly. england are unbeaten in 30 matches, while australia suffered a shock defeat to scotland on friday, but the england head coach sarina wiegman insists they won't be complacent.
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australia is a big country, number— australia is a big country, number ten in australia is a big country, numberten in the australia is a big country, number ten in the ranking, australia is a big country, numberten in the ranking, so we hope— numberten in the ranking, so we hope going to be challenged again _ we hope going to be challenged aaain. , . , we hope going to be challenged a.ain_ i. , , i, again. they are very physical, very direct. — again. they are very physical, very direct. of _ again. they are very physical, very direct, of course - again. they are very physical, very direct, of course they - very direct, of course they have sam kerr up front. yes, said that is a little different than what resulted, but very challenging. athletic as well and show, they play so at the heart support australia. to cricket and there was a classic match in the indian premier league as the lucknow super giants got their third win of the new season — but only just. chasing 213, the super giants looked in real trouble at 23 for 3. but marcus stoinis and nicholas pooran both hit quick half centuries to get them back in the game. and despite losing wickets at regular intervals, they got over the line with the final ball, with one wicket remaining. jon rahm has set his sights on winning golf�*s career grand slam, following his success at the masters. the triumph at augusta added to his us open title and it
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also means he becomes the first european to win both those tournaments. if there is anything better than accomplishing something like this, is making history. so finally you tell me that, to be the first european ever to do that, hard to explain. out of all the accomplishments and the many great players that have come before me, to be the first to do something like that, it's a very humbling feeling. well, northern irishman rory mcilroy didn't even make the cut at the masters, and he has now withdrawn from this week's pga tour event, the rbc heritage in south carolina. no reason was given for his withdrawal, which is one of the pga tour's designated events. players ranked in the top 20 of the tour's player impact programme are only allowed to miss one of those events and mcilroy has already missed one. not attending the season—opening sentry tournament of champions injanuary, meaning he may now not be eligible for his end
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of season tour bonus. and finally, there are a great deal of winter sports, some of which you might have tried and enjoyed. but, i doubt if many have taken part in what you're about to see. this is the annual slush cup and cardboard canoe race in canada. the objective is to slide down a snowy mountain in a box or on skis and crash into a freezing cold pond, then get to the other side. unsurprisingly not many succeed. that was cold but fun! it was awesome. again next year too. well, it's either you fall, which _ well, it's either you fall, which is _ well, it's either you fall, which is funny, we get across, which — which is funny, we get across, which is — which is funny, we get across, which is fine. 50, yes. but it's— which is fine. 50, yes. but it's pretty chilly also. i it's pretty chilly also. don't it's pretty chilly also. i don't see it becoming an
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olympic sport anytime soon. that's it. you can get all the latest sports news at our website but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. tuesday will be a day which some of you will have to make the most of the morning whether because it'll be a day in which conditions will be rapidly deteriorating with wet weather spreading to many areas from the south and west, and by the end of the day will be increasingly windy, especially around some western coasts and hills. a low pressure approaching now, but in the night into the morning got a brief ridge of high pressure, quite a shallow one, so still a few showers into the morning, but a lot of dry and clear weather and a colder start of the morning as well. a touch of frost through sheltered scottish glens. but there will be some cloud in scotland, one or two showers, many start
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fine and bright. lots of sunshine around. make the most of it. south—west england, south—west wales and south—west northern ireland deteriorate rapidly through the morning, rain spreading to the rest of northern ireland, wales and west of england for the end of the afternoon with strengthening winds. temperatures down a bit on today but given the strength of the wind and the rain spreading in, it will feel cooler. winds will be strongest in the first part of the night around these irish sea coasts and hills. that could cause damage and disruption particularly in coastal parts, easing later in the night. rain swept across all areas, lingering in the morning to parts of northern scotland with snow on the hills. here is that layer of low pressure as we go into wednesday, slowly pushing eastward, will maintain a windy spell of weather. after a brief lull, if you can call it that, winds will strengthen from the west through the day, some eastern areas, not a bad morning with sunshine around, few showers here later in the afternoon but frequent showers, longer spells of rain in the west. winds restrengthening through the day, so another bout of strong winds especially
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across parts of wales and southern england, 50—60 mile—an—hour gusts possible again. believe it or not, some will struggle to get seven or eight degrees. it will feel chilly out there, so wintry on the hills. an area of low pressure gradually migrate further east into thursday, becomes less potent, still a breezy day, especially across the south, here fewer showers, but plenty of showers elsewhere to begin with, someone longer spells of rain in parts of scotland and northern england and temperatures recovering just a touch but overall another fairly cool day. more wet weather and windy weather to come on friday, signs of something warmer into the weekend into next week. take care.
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live from washington, this is bbc news. the us investigates the leaking of dozens of intelligence documents, including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. one tennesee lawmaker reinstated days after he and a colleague were expelled for calling for stricter gun control laws. and taiwan hits back at china after it completes three days of military exercises around the island. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we begin here in washington, where us national security officials are trying to contain the fallout of a major document leak, including some top secret
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