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rafael nadal spent even longer — lot more to come.court _ lot more to come. rafael nadal spent even longer off court after _ lot more to come. rafael nadal spent even longer off court after 12 - even longer off court after 12 months out with injury. he is back this week in brisbane. this was around two but it was even more convincing. rafael nadal cruising past jason kuebler, convincing. rafael nadal cruising pastjason kuebler, reigned out of the top 100. but a first set one at six at the end. rafael nadal was late back from a break to change his clothes and got a code violation most of it might have mattered more if he was not in complete control. when you take the toilet break after the first _ when you take the toilet break after the first set, talk us through what happened~ — the first set, talk us through what ha ened. ~ ~ the first set, talk us through what hauened. ~ ,, happened. well, i think something stranue happened. well, i think something strange because _ happened. well, i think something strange because i _ happened. we

nadal's camp, particularly in what could be his finalyear._ nadal's camp, particularly in what could be his finalyear. everyone is holding their— could be his finalyear. everyone is holding their breath, _ could be his finalyear. everyone is holding their breath, and - could be his finalyear. everyone is holding their breath, and i'm - could be his finalyear. everyone is holding their breath, and i'm sure | holding their breath, and i'm sure nadal was too, because he knows that he is really only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending, and i think he was at peace with that, which is why he wasn't too light—headed about his success last week. he had three match points to take its place in the semifinals in brisbane and is now not getting too down about this latest setback. what we don't know yet is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up the match account that he is going to require if he is going to be as competitive as he would like to be a little later in the year, especially on the clay court season. it is just impossible to tell, but i

welcome welco m e rafa welcome rafa nadal!t is no sign of rust, that fearsome forehand hasn't lost any of its power or its potency. the spaniard edged past dominic thiem — himself a former grand slam winner — in the first setthen swept him aside in the second to win 7—5, 6—1. todayis today is honestly in emotional and important day for me. probably the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt for them having the chance to come back after year and play in front of an amazing crowd, and play... applause i played a very positive level. in recent years, australia injanuary has meant mixed emotions for nadal. in 2022, he won his 21st major title in melbourne. a year later, the pain of defeat. a hip injury halted his title defence — and put his career in doubt. does nadal believe he can win titles again? for me my goal is still may be be donein for me my goal is still may be be done in a couple of months try to play again for that for now, if i am competitive fantastic but it is something for me is going to be a big surpri

it was an exceptionally good performance, one swallow does not make a summer, nadal said.match after match. as he returns to the tour after a hip operation injune. as for emma raducanu in auckland, she was very encouraging. she won a very tight match, against the qualifier, only to have her serve broken twice. she managed to win the deciding set 7.5. she's on court for two and a half hours. she served pretty well for much of the match. it was an encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returns at 301 in the world rankings. a couple who have been rehoming retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful lives after they've finished competing. pam and kevin atkinson run a charity near york in england that takes horses that others find too challenging and retrain them for a variety of purposes, including offering comfort to patients in hospices. 0livia richwald reports. i just love horses. i love thoroughbreds in particular. they're just so intelligent, so astute, so aware, so sensitive. they're just so willing to learn and

the quarterfinal will be nadal�*s first since wimbledon in 2022.eans a lot to me and the victory after a long time being outside of the professional tour is something that made me feel good and happy for that, and i can't thank enough everybody. emma radacanu, who's also on the comeback trail, is out of the auckland classic after being beaten by second seed elina svitolina in three sets. she too was playing just her second match after nine months out with injury, and there were encouraging signs for radacanu, who won the first set on the tie break. but svitolina won the next two to come through 6—7, 7—6, 6—1. england rugby union head coach steve borthwick says defence coach kevin sinfield will leave the coaching set—up later in the year. it comes as borthwick announced new appointments as part of a reshuffled backroom team. sinfield has been borthwick�*s right—hand man since leaving leicester to take up the england job at the end of 2022. kevin and i met a couple of weeks after the world cup, and he made the decision to go in a different direction.

it was an exceptionally good performance, one nadal has said he knows it's about matching it up.ging. she won a very tight match having served for the match at 5—2 against alayna russo. she managed to win that 7—5. she was on court for two and a half hours and served pretty well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returned that 301 in the world rankings after nearly nine months out. a couple who have been re—homing retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful lives after they've finished competing. pam and kevin atkinson run a charity near york, in england, that takes horses that others find too challenging and retrain them for a variety of purposes, including offering comfort to patients in hospices. 0livia richwald reports. good boy. i just love horses. i love thoroughbreds in particular. they're just so intelligent, they're just so astute. they're just so aware, so sensitive. they're just so willing to learn. and once they trust you, you can build a really strong relationship with

we start with tennis, and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu, as both stepjason kubler, whilst elinia svitolina came from a set down to beat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller spoke to us earlier about both matches. he is playing, very, very well and this is rafael nadal we are talking about, 22 time grand slam champion. i think the other advantage of whining two matches here already and having a third against thomson of australia is it will be three matches in four days. if he wins the quarterfinal, four matches in five days and that is what you need when you are returning to the tour having had a year away. two hours and 15 minutes on the clock when the

after nearly a year away from tennis, rafa nadal marked his singles return with a very convincing wintional. nadal hadn't competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but he's back on the court, looking razor sharp, as well, beating dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1. at 37 years old, as well! todayis today is honestly unemotional and important day for me. probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing cloud... and play i think at a very positive level on the first day i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. something that will probably make us feel proud. well, also hoping for a big win is luke littler. a huge night awaits for the 16—year—old. he's back in action in the semifinals of the world darts championship, where he will take on fellow englishman rob cross in the final four. littler has already won £100,000 in prize money and is now the favourite to win the title. it was just my

tennis lovers, the continuation of nadal's brilliance in australian tennis in these competitions.e competitions , the spanish star of the tennis world, rafael nadal, decisively defeated his opponent jason kubler from the host country in two sets with the results of 6:1 and 6:2. nadal's quarter final competition before this competition because artificiality was away from the field for a year. hello , we present to you the news of 18:00. speaker of the parliament said that martyr soleimani never in his actions towards the position. bipolarization and dualization did not move, neither at the national level, nor at the regional and global level. at the commemoration ceremony of the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of hajj qassem soleimani in golzar shahada behesht zahra, mr. qalibaf said that the world will forever be blessed with the works of martyr soleimani and said: haj qasim was a true symbol of cultural integrity and originality , and at the same time, he had a completely religious face.

en la nfl hay sorpresas en los partidos de fÚtbol de este domingo y el espaÑol rafael nadal reaparecewn y seis intersecciones. los raiders vencieron a miami dolphins. cinco touchdown y sin intervenciones. golpe de autoridad. por segunda vez en su historia finalizan una temporada como el mejor equipo de la conferencia americana. victoria contundente de chicago frente a atlanta. por la vÍa terrestre lograron encaminar su equipo a la victoria. stevenson interceptÓ dos veces. los atlanta adquirieron al lanzador de los red soxx. viene de registrar su mejor temporada desde 2019 con una efectividad de 4.30. rafael nadal reapareciÓ tras casi un aÑo de mantenerse alejado de las canchas debido a lesiones que no le permitieron estar al 100 tiempo atrÁs. fue el lugar donde la leyenda espaÑola volviÓ a jugar. diversas fuentes menciona que rafael nadal competirÁ en el primer grand slam de 2024, es decir, el abierto de australia. hasta aquÍ lo mÁs relevante del mundo de los deportes. feliz aÑo. marcela: al regresar de la pausa, el aÑo nuevo ya llegÓ a muchas ciudades del mundo. le mostramos las imÁg

we start with tennis, and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu, as both step up their comebacks ahead of the australian open. nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler, whilst elinia svitolina came from a set down to beat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller spoke to us earlier about both matches. he is playing, very, very well and this is rafael nadal we are talking about, 22 time grand slam champion. i think the other advantage of whining two matches here already and having a third against thomson of australia is it will be three matches in four days. if he wins the quarterfinal, four matches in five days and that is what you need when you are returning to the tour having had a year away. two hours and 15 minutes on the clock when the third set began. if you have been out since april and you have had three minor operations, two on her hand and one on her left ankle, then you're going to retire in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for her shots, we know that is the way she plays and wa

nadal hadn't competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but there were no signs of rustiness as he eased past dominic thiem — winning 7—5, 6—1, at 37 years old as well. today is honestly an emotional and important day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering and play i think at a very positive level, on the first day, i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. an impressive comeback performance too from emma raducanu. after 259 days out with injury, she won her first round match in auckland against the romanian elena—gabriela ruse by three sets in a match that lasted two and a half hours. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5 and she was on court 2.5 hours and she serve

rafael nadal has pulled out of the australian open that starts next weekend.eturned to action from nearly a year out and he's picked up another hip injury nadalfelt discomfort in the same area during his quarter—final loss to jordan thompson at the brisbane international. a scan has revealed a very small muscle tear. the spaniard says it's not the same issue that required an operation injune but he's not ready to compete at the first grand slam of the year, and he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. everyone is holding their breath, and i am sure nadal was as well because he knows that he is only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending. he is at peace with that and why he is not getting lightheaded about his success last week. he had three match points to take his place in the semifinals in brisbane and he is now not getting too down about the latest setback. what we do not know yet is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up their match counts that he will require if he will be as competitive as he would lik

after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiemd of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one but retu

it was another bitter experience for medvedev, who also blew a two—set lead against rafael nadal in theplayer for a decade to win it who isn't called djokovic, nadal or federer. golf now. hometown favourite nelly korda produced a stunning finish to win the lpga drive—0n championship in bradenton, florida. leading by four going into the final round, korda dropped five shots in herfirst 16 holes on sunday, but made eagle on the 17th, then this approach set—up a birdie on 18 to force a playoff with lydia ko. and at the second extra hole, a par was enough to give the world number four another victory on the lpga tour. that's it from me. there's much more on the bbc sport website and app, including the latest from the nfl play—offs to decide next month's super bowl. goodbye. hello there. we did expect it to get a bit warmer today, but it may well turn out to be a record—breaking day with some sunshine and a southerly wind ahead of a band of rain. in highland, scotland, temperatures reached close to 20 degrees earlier on, and that would smash the previous january temperature record in the uk.

rafael nadal has pulled out of the australian open that starts next weekendhe's only just returned toy a year out and he's picked up another hip injury nadalfelt discomfort in the same area during his quarter—final loss to jordan thompson at the brisbane international. a scan has revealed a very small muscle tear. the spaniard says it's not the same issue that required an operation injune but he's not ready to compete at the first grand slam of the year and he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. everyone is holding their breath. nadal knows he has only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending and i think he is at peace with that. he wasn't getting too light—headed. he had three match points to take his place in the semifinals and he is not getting too down about this latest setback, what we don't know yet, is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up the match count he will require if he is going to be as competitive as he would like to be later in the year, especially — on the clay—court season. the masters snooker is underway in lond

rafael nadal has pulled out of the australian open that starts next weekend.picked up another hip injury. nadal felt discomfort in the same area during his quarterfinal loss tojordan thompson at the brisbane international. a scan has revealed a very small muscle tear. the spaniard says it's not the same issue that required an operation injune, but he's not ready to compete at the first grand slam grand slam of the year. he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. nadal knows he has only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending and i think he is at peace with that. he wasn't getting too light—headed. he had two match points to take his place in the semifinals and he is not getting too down about this latest setback, what we don't know yet, is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up the match count he will require if he is going to be as competitive as he would like to be later in the year, especially ethiopia's tigist ketema has broken the world record for the fastest marathon debut by a woman. the 25—year—old won

rafael nadal has pulled out of the australian open, which starts in a week's time.ear out with a hip injury and he felt discomfort in the same area during his quarter—final defeat to jordan thompson. a scan has revealed a very small muscle tear. nadal says it's not the same issue that required surgery injune, but he's not ready to compete at the highest level in five—set matches, and he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. one man who's been thwarted by nadal in the past, the former world number three grigor dimitrov, has won his first atp title in more than six years. the 32—year—old has seen off holger rune — a player in the world's top five and 12 years hisjunior — to win the brisbane international in straight sets. it was tighter than the scoreline suggests. the first set went to a tie—break and there was just one break of serve in the second. an emotional dimitrov said, "it's been a while since i held one of these," as he lifted the trophy. my love affair started 11 years ago out here in brisbane and it continues. i am very thankful that i am able to pl

after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiemthe first round of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a yearin players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadalwas year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much o

nadal hadn't competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last january and had tohe eased past dominic thiem — winning 7—5, 6—1, at 37 years old as well. today is honestly an emotional and important day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering

spanish tennis player rafael nadal returned to the court after a year.ous meeting of the second round of the astralian open in january twenty- third was the last, but rafa did not put an end to it. thirty-seven-year-old tennis player received a special invitation to the tournament in brisbane, where he was already in the first round. the spaniard won in two sets 7:5-6-1 and said that this was the most difficult period in his career, although for the first time after a year-long break, according to nadal, it was quite good. that 's all for now, see you in the next hour. start the year with great deals on mega. there will be a discount, buy toys for children with discounts of up to 70%. this have not happened before. russian cold, 150 g of unprecedented, rich taste in one glass. try it, it's real ice cream russian cold. great, incredible taste. alice, turn on new year's music. i turn it on. can not. new yandex station duomax, new year where alice is. start the year with profitable purchases at the megamarket, there will be. discount, buy women's clothing,

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difficult period in his career, although for the first time after a year-long break, according to nadalafa's next opponent could have been aslan karatsev, but the russian was unable to continue his first round match against australian jason kubler and withdrew due to injury. at the beginning of the third set, he unsuccessfully... fell, injuring knee. the severity of the injury is still unknown, but karatsev was forced to leave the court only in wheelchairs. and a large ice pack was applied to the injured knee. that's all about sports for now, the legendary alfabank credit card, free forever, has become even more profitable. receive a superkick every month and withdraw cash for free from any bank. throughout the country, not just profitable, alpha profitable, start the year with profitable purchases at the megamarket, there will be a discount, buy electronics with cashback up to 50%. well, debts there's interest on credit cards and there's a lot of interest, you need a credit card, you take out credit cards and transfer your debts to the credit card. divide it into 24 months, you can con

rafa nadal spent even longer off court after 12 months out with injury., talk us through what happened. well, i think something strange - because i know i have five minutes. honestly, brisbane is very humid. and i am slow, i know that and i'm going to keep - trying to improve in 2024. two games into a comeback, he's already hitting form. he may not always be on time, but the rest to the try and catch him. joe lynskey, bbc news. records were set at the test match in cape town between south africa and india, but not great if you're fan of the format going the distance. this one resulted in the shortest test to produce a winner, in the history of the game. it was all done and dusted injust 6a2 balls, as dan ogunshakin reports. some brief calm after yesterday's storm. after 23 wickets fell on day one, questions were being asked of the newlands pitch and whether south africa could post a competitive total second time round. just six balls in, we had an answer. david beddingham undone byjasprit bumrah, and soon after, kyle verreyne's aggression seemingly hasten

it was nadal�*s third match since returning to action, after almost a year out with a hip injury.r the australian open which begins a week on sunday. sometimes i think it's worse than what we want, its not that positive, but let's wait, today is not the day to talk about this kind of stuff. it's a day to be happy and to congratulate the opponent. the next couple of days, let's see how i feel and then if i don't feel well, then we will do a test and we will check it, but today is the moment to be calm and to wait, how i wake up tomorrow and after tomorrow, that c. —— let's see. aryna sabalenka looked impressive ahead of her australian open title defence as she strolled into the semi—finals in brisbane with a straight sets win over daria kasatkina, the world numberfive — it was her 14th straight win on austrlian soil. she'll face compatriot victoria azarenka next. and british number three harriet dart has reached the biggest final of her career, at the canberra international series event. she came through a marathon match against katie volynets of the united states, winning the deci

the first chapter of rafa nadal�*s comeback is over, beaten in brisbane.h a possible new injury to contend with too. also coming up on sportsday. darts makes way for snooker at alexandra palace, we speak to two time masters champion neil robertson about both. the atmosphere is not that similar to between shots and really exciting match. hello again. rafael nadal�*s 2024 is going to be scrutinised more than almost any other year, particularly while we aren't and he isn't100% sure it'll be his last. two victories in his first tournament after more than 11 months out were followed by a defeat, and potentially new injury in brisbane today. meanwhile in canberra, harriet dart reached the biggest final of her career so far. our tennis correspondent russell fuller is in australia. i think there was a hu-e i think there was a hu-e amount i think there was a hu-e amount of i think there was a huge amount of fati-ue in i think there was a huge amount of fatinue in the early stanes at fatigue in the early stages at set and there was a medical timeout which also is co

there is a lot of nadal gear around as there should be. check this out here. >> what we are experiencing at the southern border is not unique to the southern border or to the united states. >> dana: dhs secretary mayorkas defending his record at the border as house republicans move to impeach him for allowing the crisis at the southern border to spiral out of control. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm dana perino. >> bill: busy day today. bill hemmer. good morning. secretary mayorkas passing the buck and blaming congress, accusing lawmakers of failing to make the necessary changes needed to fix the immigration system calling it broken. national border patrol council president brandon judd last hour saying he puts the blame on mayorkas and president biden for the open border policy of the past three years. >> what he is not telling people is that these individuals -- nobody has a right to be released into the united states. we can either hold people, we can reimplement remain in mexico. there are a lot of different things w

we start with tennis and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu as both step upir comebacks ahead of the australian open. nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler, whilst elina svitolina came from a set down to beat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller spoke to us earlier about both matches. he is playing, very, very well and this is rafael nadal we're talking about, a 22 time grand slam champion. i think the other advantage of winning two matches here already and having a third against jordan thomson of australia is that will be three matches in four days. if he wins the quarterfinal, then four matches in five days and this exactly what you need when you're returning to the tour having had a year away. there were two hours and 15 minutes on the clock when that third set began. we just need to be reliastic, if you've been out since april and you have had three minor operations, two on her hand and one on her left ankle, then you're going to tire in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for he

the development of a new rafa nadal academy, the saudi federation announced on monday. tour. murray's now lost eight of his past 12 matches — including the last four. definite possibility up that's the last time i play here. and yeah, probably because of how the match went and whilst you're playing the match, you urge them to control your emotions and focus on the points and everything we are one point away from the end it's like, i cannot believe this is over so quickly. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. over the last day or two, we have seen some problems due to snowfall across northern areas of scotland, but worse could be around the corner. and i think for tuesday, the threat of disruptive snow in scotland becomes much more widespread — more on that in a moment. 0vernight tonight, there will be plenty more of those snow showers packing in across northern scotland, with some further significant accumulations. it stays windy, so there'll be some further drifting of the snow and blizzard—like conditions at times. anotherfreezing cold night — —2 to —4 in th

fedor, nadal or djokovic. the serb lost to the italian today sinner in four games.the title fight, yannick will meet this. andrey kozlov will talk about the matches in the men's singles draw. everyone has their own ritual before a big game, which, of course, djokovic had a lot of in his career. the match will soon begin immediately with game pressure from the italian ciner, who throughout the tournament showed his desire to reach the very end here. rublev won’t let you collect it. but nevertheless, yanik again puts an end to the game, which ends with a result of 6:2, the tennis players played out the third set until tiebreak, where djokovic became the best, but the next game will be the final one in the game, where again there will be no questions for the italian. siner reaches the final of the australian open. the duration of the match was 3 hours 26 minutes, the winner of this match served nine times for elimination. made one double fault and converted five out of eleven break points. djokovic had seven aces and four double faults. novak suffers defeat at the aust

sinner becoming the first australian champion for a decade not to be named novak djokovic, rafa nadalnning india with a 28—run victory in a dramatic finish to the 1st test in hyderabad. india had lost only three of their previous 46 home tests and this england victory came despite a vastly inexperienced attack and with senior spinner jack leach hampered by injury. 7—62 from debutant spinner tom hartley helped england set india 231 to win. they then managed to get the hosts out for 202 in the final over of the extra half—hour at the end of the fourth day. one of the all—time great innings too by ollie pope, as he made 196 for england with the bat. to another momentous win, as west indies have pulled off a shock victory in australia, their first test victory in the country since 1997. the home side went into day four in brisbane well on their way to reaching their target of 216. but shamarjoseph, despite an injured toe, took seven of the remaining eight wickets in just his second test match to take the windies to an 8—run win. the tourists finish the series level having taken an underst

rafael nadal good as he beat dominic 75, 61.neath his greatest hits in the first two games of the batch alone. he was exceptionally good of performance, one swallow does not make a summer. you notice about trying to back it up, game, match after match week after week after he returns to the tour after a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, very encouraging as well. winning a tight match having twice served for the match 5—2 against qualifier russo only to have her serve broken twice. she won the deciding set 7—5 on court for 2.5 hours. she served well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return as well for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returns at 301 in world rankings after nine months out. that is pretty much for all sports. wes tam and brayton in the premier league second halfjust getting off and if you want to follow that and the darts at the alexander palace you can at the bbc sport website. some developing news. we are getting some new lines in relation to the developments in the mi

nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler,

first italian to win the trophy and it's the first time in a decade that someone other than djokovic, nadalthere are so many young players who can make something great in the sport. it's quite unpredictable what is coming in the future, but still it is nice to be part of this generation, the next generation is something that the sport needs. and that's all the sport for now. news coming in from syria about an explosion there. bbc monitoring is saying several syrian news outlets have blamed israel for an explosion in a south—eastern suburb of damascus, saying it happened in an area that is home to a shrine. they say the strikes targeted a farm in the aria which it is thought to be one of the headquarters of hezbollah and the islamic revolutionary guard. this is according to syrian media reports. there are reports of several deaths but we don't have any updates on that response from israel at the moment. a pedestrian has been killed after being hit by bus at london victoria bus station. a number bus crashed into a shelter. land and air crews try to save the pedestrian, but they were declared

nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler, whilst elina svitolina came from a set downat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller has more on both matches. he's playing well, and its referent meadow, a previous champion. i've been played matches already and having a third againstjordan thompson, three measures in two days, than for matches in five days, it's exactly what you need when returning to the tour having had a year away. there were two hours and 15 minutes on the part when the third set began my soul being realistic, if you have been out since april and had a few operations, you are going to tie in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for shots, we know this away she plays and wants to play. her defence was very good, and again it's been a encouraging few runs for her, certainly above expectations, given she's had so little tennis in 2023. india have won the second test against south africa in cape town afterjust a day and a half of action — it's the shortest completed test match in history. there was a remark

after a year away from the sport rafael nadal is once again drawing large crowds, even for practice. an open training session at the brisbane international, following his successful comeback in the opening round. he returned after 12 months out, with a win over dominic thiem on tuesday, and was preparing for his second round match against fellow wildcard jason kubler on thursday. a pioneer of boxing, former world champion jane couch is going to take her place alongside some of the greatest fighters in history. the fleetwood assassin is the first british woman to be inducted into the international hall of fame. she'll receive the accolade in new york injune, along with ricky hatton. ian haslam reports. five—time boxing world championjane couch is a legend in her sport, a fact further emphasised by her latest accolade. jane, you're in the boxing hall of fame. how does it feel? i'm just really overwhelmed. a girl from fleetwood, getting anywhere near the hall of fame isjust a remarkable achievement. i'm so excited about it. some of those names in that hall of fame include mohamed ali, i