speak to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who's been speaking to wta's chief executive steve simonat saudi arabia will host the wta finals. yes, this was the worst kept secret in tennis if you like. there was a possibility that the wta finals will be staged in riyadh late last year but in the end the wta decided to go to the mexican resort of cancun where it wasn't an altogether successful event and now a three—year deal for saudi arabia to stage it in the capital riyadh and the prize money will increase slightly in years two and three in this year's some instance of a $15 million, just over £12 million and thatis million, just over £12 million and that is some significant because it is fractionally more than the atp were offering for last year's end of season atp finals and it's very much in line with the wta's drive to try and create equal prize money, virtually across the board by 2033 but it will not come without its criticism. chris everett and martina navratilova penned an article for the washington post injanuary and they felt that a decision like this would be a step back,

the wta chief executive steve simon insists the sport is "supporting significant change" in the kingdomough perhaps another clue to the move is found in the prize money, up 5 million pounds on last year, and also more than the men's atp finals in 2023. laura scott is our sports news correspondent, laura it marks another saudi foray into sport. opposition to the move but the wta was set up partly to improve the financial viability of the women's game, and this certainly does this. tennis is nowjoining a growing list of sports turning to saudi arabia for investment and for hosting major events. this is not the first time an official tennis event will be held in saudi arabia. saudi arabia held in saudi arabia. saudi arabia held atp nexgen finals at the end of last year for the up—and—coming men's players, but this is really significant because this is the season and finals and features the top eight women's singles players and doubles teams of the year, and this is a three year deal, so this is a showpiece event in the calendar, and of course come as you mentioned, it has drawn controversy

that is something steve simon, head of the wta, acknowledged, saying they would be working with saudio generate the clouds stunned the crowds. they said they would look into formula i and how that has worked in saudi arabia to help with that but this will undoubtedly draw controversy and martina navratilova and chris everett among the most vocal critics of this but then you have billiejean king who feels that actually if you want to make a change, then go to the countries. she is supportive of tennis being played in saudi arabia. so some conflicting views in this, likely to draw reaction at the events in the coming weeks as we hear from more top players, but certainly an interesting move today, in terms of saudi arabia's increasing influence in sport. staying with tennis, danielle collins saw off defending champion ons jabeur in a tight tussle at the charleston open. the world number 22, who won the miami open last month, saw her streak of 17 straight sets and, and with the tunisian fighting back in the final set. collins dug deep for a 6—3, 1-6, 6-3 collins dug deep for a 6—3, 1—6, 6

steve simon, head of the women's tennis association, said that by choosing riyadh to host the finalsicant change being made within the region, and he said he hoped it would inspire more women and young girls to take up the sport. the wider context of all of this is of course saudi arabia's growing influence in global sport, having invested billions of pounds in football, formula 1, tennis and golf. so investment in tennis from saudi arabia has seemed inevitable, but so has controversy surrounding any decision to welcome that, particularly with the showpiece women's event.— particularly with the showpiece women's event. that is our sports news correspondent _ women's event. that is our sports news correspondent laura - women's event. that is our sports news correspondent laura scott. | cricket, and england have beaten new zealand in the second women's one—day international to clinch the three—match series. tammy beaumont scored 81 in a total of 252 for the visitors in hamilton. england then wrapped up a comfortable 56—run victory. buckingham palace's newly reserviced east wing will op

but steve simon knows that there will be criticism in some quarters.h the players have either been very supportive or not spoken out against it for the most part. he knows he will need to justify his decision and his argument is that by going to re—add, tennis is supporting growth and improvement and change across the region. the third—seeded dan evans is out of the atp tour event in marrakech. the world number 42 was beaten in straight sets by the defending champion roberto carballes baena. the spaniard moves into the quarter—finals. in the premier league, liverpool have the chance to return top in a few hours with victory over bottom of the league sheffield united. the reds dropped to second following arsenal's 2—0 win at home to luton. ahead of the match at anfield, which liverpool will start as heavy favourites, managerjurgen klopp says his players must ignore outside distractions. one of the most important things is to get through this period, just to ignore the outside mess. we have to be professional and we have to be emotional but in the right

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. >> hello and welcome to headliners i'm simon evans joining me tonight, two comedians with no beginning to their talent. >> it's leo kearse and steveen . allen. >> how very dare. >> how very dare. >> not very nice simon i know they always team me up with this unemployed disobliging . unemployed disobliging. >> don't start blaming some invisible people. >> in fact, i suspect you probably collaborate with them to put me on the back foot. >> don't you know? you say so get him to say that about me. and then. and then he'll be apologetic and diminutive in the. >> it's not even true. >> it's not even true. >> i can knit. so there are beginnings to my talent. >> what are your modem accomplishments? >> i was trying to go through a list the other day. you know, in the old days, a man used to have to con a ship and be able to butcher a hog and light a fire in the wild. what would you say they are nowadays? >> i can't correctly butcher a hog, but i can make a mess of exactly. >> it's also one of the meanings of butcher, isn't it? yeah. >> what have you got? >> what have you got? >> you got anything? >> you got anything? >> i genuinely can pre

well and welcome back to headliners with me, simon evans, still joined by steve van allen and scott capurroscott, two tier policing or just good old fashioned dust up with the filth. this is the daily mail live from whitehall, apparently there is some, chaos in whitehall today during the saint george's day rally. do we have any footage of it ? it only any footage of it? it only lasted for about less than 30s. really? orgy bargy, i would call it, rather than chaos, i think. so whatever that means, it's a charming term. and i think they were trying to push past the zone. they were meant to keep the. and it hadn't even started before 3:00, before the whole rally thing started. and they just, i think, wanted to cause a bit of trouble , like have a bit bit of trouble, like have a bit of a rough and tumble fun is what it looks like. but i don't know, they, they did seem to be i mean, i couldn't see all, but they looked like they were being kettled in a fair bit. the police really took a swing at some of them. yeah, i think they've been frustrated because they've been frustrated because they haven

steve jobs. so it's it's a the book goes into how those how those. simonschuster books came to be the people who produced them. how the company grew and changed through the years. so it's it's just sort of a way of talking about the influence that simon and schuster had on america, on american publishing, but also how how we as a company changed through the years and in this book, you also tell the story, a short story about how david mccullough became a simon and schuster loyal author. yes, david mccullough. we published david for over 50 years. he was a beloved author. and he my favorite story about david mccullough. i'm not even sure it's you know, i'm not sure it's the one you were referring to. but i'll tell it to you, because i i think it really exempt defies. you know what we are as a publishing company. david was under contract to us to write a book about picasso, and he he spent about a year on it. and he came to the conclusion that he didn't want to write the book because he really did not want pablo picasso in his life any more. he didn't like t

steve jobs. so it's it's a the book goes into how those how those. simonschuster books came to be the people who produced them. how the company grew and changed through the years. so it's it's just sort of a way of talking about the influence that simon and schuster had on america, on american publishing, but also how how we as a company changed through the years and in this book, you also tell the story, a short story about how david mccullough became a simon and schuster loyal author. yes, david mccullough. we published david for over 50 years. he was a beloved author. and he my favorite story about david mccullough. i'm not even sure it's you know, i'm not sure it's the one you were referring to. but i'll tell it to you, because i i think it really exempt defies. you know what we are as a publishing company. david was under contract to us to write a book about picasso, and he he spent about a year on it. and he came to the conclusion that he didn't want to write the book because he really did not want pablo picasso in his life any more. he didn't like t

. >> i'm simon evans and i'm joined by qanon devotee leo kearse and kew gardens enthusiast steve n allen i enthusiast steve n allen. i think that's done very well, although you're wearing the kew gardens shirt . gardens shirt. >> yeah, i've actually got membership. >> i've got a family membership for kew gardens. >> it's great to go. >> it's a great place to go. it's brilliant. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> now i'm not so >> especially now i'm not so sure. >> is the qanon conference >> so is the qanon conference the place in the, in the funniest place in the, in kew gardens, i think, is the princess diana memorial cactus. >> it's such a weird tribute, but it genuinely , i guess it was but it genuinely, i guess it was probably created before she died, but it just seems like such an odd thing. it's very 80s. it's a bit like the lotus elite that goes under water as a sort of a static that hasn't moved on. >> there's a rabbit hole >> anyway, there's a rabbit hole . i didn't myself going . i didn't see myself going down. a look at the down. let's have a look at the front . the dai

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simon provided the entertainment. you see them all walking in there with their fancy outfits on. >> steve: indeed. jamie dimon was there. tim cook was there jeff bezos was there. roberts d deniro was there robet was asked by one of the reporters so what do you think about 2024? and he said what do you think? so essentially he was channeling one of his characters. but, before the state -- the very fancy state dinner which could not have been much different than, you know, walking into a if i can fillet, it turns out joe biden, once again, when they had these bilateral things, at the conclusion of remarks by the japanese prime minister and the president, they take two quesquestions from each. of course fox news is never on the list. we know that in years joe biden has never put fox on the list of preapproved reporters but, nonetheless, not only is fox news not on it, but joe biden has trouble remembering who's next? watch. >> okay. third -- the next question -- who do i call on next? hang on a second. i got my list here. hang on. i apologize. >> lawrence: just wasn't that moment. it was when they we

simon disease forced labor to which you have by the word. so for me or she was using the last it, it also need you to tape it to you that there is steve. it almost human off. what does it put in his name portion of the 6 of the give you what for him to do because he doesn't do those thousands of testimonies of crimes and the impunity of criminals. nothing more when you've got here, you know, one or 2. so do to speak is not in the judge. any of? yeah, for the good. i see it are released upon me, david decided to do discuss with him, please don't like it, but this is danielle. that was put in the middle of the is probably her my little story. okay. the model girl that i got you. no problem. seeing that on the out of the nose on the side of the drive i showed my brother through he was saddened to help people for a lo so now i never looked at searches as being the same. well, i guess i lost my list. that's the outcome of chicago. police. it'd be gang chicago is like, you'd be a photo of the police. you lose the there's another crash thing. this could have been a doctor or nurse could have been the next president. we can't keep losing peopl

simone on that and just a moment. joe biden plows on with his illegal student loan cancelation, and what happened if trump tax cuts were allowed to expire be we have steve moore and mike faulkender. and defending israel in today's arms services hearing, he says what j jobe shjoe biden should have said all along. they will join us later, give my a few thoughts i am moving away from the abortion question for now, of all news, one item, i don't want to lose it important words of defense secretary lloyd austin, austin says in a senate armed services hearing today, there was no evidence israel has committed genocide against palestinians during the hamas war in gaza. now. the question was asked by senator tom cotton of arkansas. mr. austin said, we don't have go evidence of genocide being committed. now according to reports, cotton repeated that question. and secretary austin repleaded we don't have ifd oevidence of that to my knowledge, and cotton mentioned that austin has been accuse of quote green lighting genocide mr. austin responded by saying this do we have sound? all right. listen to this. >> what i would say senator cotton from the very beginning is