and the women's defending champion and world number one angelique kerber was also taken to a decidingeating lesia surenko of ukraine. the finnish driver valtteri bottas will partner lewis hamilton at mercedes for the new formula one season. bottas has moved from williams to fill the seat left vacant when nico rosberg retired, after winning the world title. felipe massa returns to williams to replace bottas, who's excited about teaming up with hamilton. we have been racing many years together and we have had a chat, but iam together and we have had a chat, but i am still getting better. if you think along the driving side and working as a team, i see it can be very good. he obviously has more experience than me, but i see us as a good pairfor the team. experience than me, but i see us as a good pairforthe team. i experience than me, but i see us as a good pairfor the team. i am sure we can work well together and share a lot of things and hopefully push each other forward and that way it will be good for the team. let's bring you some of the day's football stories — west ham have reject

the women's top seed angelique kerber is also in action on friday.nues the defence of her title against kristyna pliskova of the czech republic. i played once against her, i think a few years ago, and i know that she has a great serve as well. yeah, i am looking forward to playing against her. kerber against pliskova is the second match on the rod laver arena. at the moment, canada's eugenie bouchard is playing coco vandeweghe of the united states. it is currently one set all. bouchard is a break up in the third set. and still to come, the former champion stan wawrinka plays viktor troicki of serbia. in the evening session, ashleigh barty will have the support of the home crowd against mona barthel of germany. and then it's roger federer against tomas berdych, who haven't met this early in a tournament since the beijing olympics of 2008. federer is still feeling his way back to fitness after his knee injury. if: got to -: — if: got to g- if: got to s— be honest. i didn’t play a lot, to be honest. i didn't say anything, it put it that way. he was play

elsewhere, there was an upset at the brisbane international, where the women's world number one angelique kerberukrainian elina svitolina. the number four seed garbine muguruza is also through to the semi—finals in brisbane. the french open champion beat svetlana kuznetsova in straight sets. muguruza won 7—5, 6—4 and will now meet the unseeded frenchwoman alize cornet, who knocked out the number two seed, dominika cibulkova. the manjudged the man judged by the manjudged by many to be the greatest tennis player ever unveiled a statue of himself outside rod laver arena in melbourne. the sculpture shows the rocket playing a backend, his signature shot, which are timber, the only man in history to win two calendar grand slam titles in the 1960s. he can still do it! you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. yesterday morning we saw the lowest temperature so far in england this winter. we got to —8.1 in rural 0xfordshire. this morning, the frost is nowhere near as widespread. there

in the women's draw, the world number one and defending champion angelique kerber plays fellow germana veethoeft. veethoeft is someone kerber has beaten twice at wimbledon before now she's and never dropped a set against her. yeah, i mean, it's the second round and i'm not looking too much about my opponents. i mean, i think she played a good match and i know her very well. i played her twice in wimbledon, last year and a few years ago, and i think it will be a good match, but for me it's important to go out there, playing my match again and not thinking too much about my opponent. venus williams, winner of seven grand slam titles, has beaten stefenie voegele in the rod laver arena right now. voegele has never gone further than the second round in melbourne. margaret court arena, elina svitolina beat the world number one at the beginning of the year and her good form continues she's is through to the third round in melbourne. fourth seed stan wawrinka takes on american stevejohnson later. fifth—seeded kei nishikori is playing france'sjeremy chardy on the hisense arena, their meeting h

and in the women's draw, the defending champion and world number one angelique kerber was also takenesia surenko of ukraine injust over two hours. johanna konta plays herfirst match at around midnight — there's commentary on radio 5 live sports extra. valtteri bottas will partner lewis hamilton at mercedes next season. he's been announced as nico rosberg's replacement after the german world champion quit just days after winning the formula one title. he departs the williams team, to be replaced by felipe massa, who had onlyjust retired, but returns to his old team with the vacant seat opening up. let's bring you some of the day's football stories... west ham have rejected a second bid from marseille for striker dimitri payet. the french side have reportedly added another million pounds to their initial £19 million offer. but west ham are still refusing to sell him, despite the fact that he's not currently playing or training with the first team. west bromwich albion have made a £10 million bid for hull city midfielderjake livermore. head coach tony pulis is a long—time admirer of liv

both number one seeds and a merry and angelique kerber -- andy murray sent home. lot of good tennis down un kimberly: i can't get over how warm it is for january. >> i'm not complaining. >> i am. >> you want the snow. it is definitely helping the drought situation. we have a wind advisory in effect through tomorrow afternoon. some of those wind gusts getting into the 40's. definitely want to be paying attention out there, in addition to the wind, heavy rain. soaking downpours coming in through the early half monday. give yourself extra time if you are traveling to work, should hit 60 by wednesday. kimberly: tha here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. ♪ ah! keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going -- oh! ah! ah! [ cat screeches ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now, here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! [ cheers and applause ] hey! hey, welcome, guys!

her next opponent knocked out world number one angelique kerber. professional comeback at the grand prix in stuttgart in april following her 15 month doping suspension. she was given a two year ban in march. her suspension was reduced in october following an appeal. she will return to tennis without a ranking and she needs a wild card to enter the tournament. four times paralympic cycling champion has criticised a decision to give athletes any seven weeks to prepare for the para— cycling championships. some athletes are yet to return to former lee mcculloch intent to training after the paralympics. —— to theirformer intensity of training. it is not really time to do it. for the organisations and teams to sort out the logistics, transport, hotels, flights, it is a bit crazy. i do not know whether there is an old terry emotive but it seems a bit strange it has come so late in the day —— ulterior motive. you can find more on that bbc sport website. i will have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. just to update you on the latest figures

and in the women's draw, defending champion and world number one angelique kerber was also taken to aer first round match. but the german beat lesia surenko of ukraine injust over two hours. commonwealth swimming champion fran halsall has announced her retirement from the sport. during an international career lasting over a decade, halsall made her olympic debut at beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both london 2012 and rio 2016. she won over 30 medals at world, european and commonwealth level, but says she's ready for a new chapter in her life. four—time olympic champion laura kenny has pulled out of the british track cycling championships with a hamstring injury. a statement from british cycling says kenny will miss the event in manchester at the end of the month and is having treatment. the injury casts doubt on her participation at the world championships in april. premier league clubs have been accused of prioritising their finances, over improving disabled access in their stadiums, according to a report by the culture media & sport committee. in 2015 the premier l

she knocked out world number one angelique kerber.s, flights, you name it, it's a bit crazy. i don't know if there is an old theory motive but it seems a bit strange thatis motive but it seems a bit strange that is come so late in the bay. finally, england's cricketers are chasing to beat and india at a site. it gets underway on sunday. we'll keep you updated two out the afternoon, but that is all the sport but now more in the next hour. tonight president obama's farewell. his time will come to an end. let's get more from chicago. how is he going to encapsulate those eight yea rs going to encapsulate those eight years in his farewell speech, tonight? it will be a fascinating moment. in this city where the story began, president obama's rise to power, to national prominence, he's gained a book and that eight years with a big speech going through his whole record, trying to recapture what he has achieved, his health—care reforms, saving the country from a financial crisis as he will see it, and also managing to ca ptu re he will see it,

number one seed angelique kerber and 2003 finalist venus williams are safely through to the third round and murray takes on russia's andrey rublev. he is the son of a former professional boxer, and ranked 152nd in the world, but he is one of the most promising young players on the circuit. i have never hit with him. but i have seen him play, and he goes for it. you know, he really rips the ball. he is a clean ball striker. and i guess i will get a better idea of how good he is when i play against him, but he is obviously one of the better up—and—coming youngsters, and he has obviously got a bright, bright future. so yes, i will need to be ready, because he does take a lot of chances out there, and he goes for it. murray is in roger federer‘s side of the draw, so they could meet further down the line. and federer is in action this morning, against american qualifier noah rubin. the four—time champion went two sets up, but has struggled in the third, and has had to fight back from a—1 down. alun wynjones will take over the wales captaincy from sam warburton for the six nations. jones has

and in the women's draw, defending champion and world number one angelique kerber is through to the seconds. commonwealth swimming champion fran halsall has announced her retirement from the sport. during an international career lasting over a decade, halsall made her 0lympic debut at beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both london 2012 and rio 2016. she won over 30 medals at world, european and commonwealth level, but says she's ready for a new chapter in her life. four—time olympic champion laura kenny has pulled out of the british track cycling championships with a hamstring injury. a statement from british cycling says kenny will miss the event in manchester at the end of the month and is having treatment. the injury casts doubt on her participation at the world championships in april. premier league clubs have been accused of prioritising their finances, over improving disabled access in their stadiums, according to a report by the culture media & sport committee. in 2015, the premier league promised to improve stadium facilities for disabled fans by august of this year.

angelique keber‘s build up to the australian open has suffered a setback. the german was beaten in straight sets at the sydney international by russian teenager daria kasatkina. kerber was constantly on the back foot against the promising 19—year—old. after the match, kerber said the flight of the balls was a little different to what she's used to. kasatkina is beginning to make strides at the highest level, having come close to beating garbine mugurzua last week in brisbane. french driver sebastien loeb won stage eight of the dakar rally on tuesday to retake the overall lead from compatriot and peugeot team—mate stephane peterha nsel. loeb began the day less than a minute behind peterhansel but finished three and half minutes faster on a shortened 417 kilometre split route in argentina. the result leaves loeb1min 38 seconds ahead of the 2016 champion. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. before our weather turns increasingly wintry, it turns wild and windy. a particularly lively day across the northern half of the uk today. some travel disruption is possible a