britain's alfie hewett could claim a second title at this years australian open, when he plays shingoarlier, he and gordon reid won a record ninth consecutive grand slam with victory in the wheelchair doubles. patrick gearey reports. for alfie hewett and gordon reid, this is like reading an old friend, a reunion that's become a tradition. —— greeting an old friend. on the top of your screen — and soon on top of the match — this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion. the accomplished pair fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his wing and mentored me. i think that relationship never changed. i'm just a little bit fearle

from roland garros to wimbledon to flushing meadows and melbourne park, alfie hewett and gordon reid winning the wheelchair doubles title. victory for the british pair in melbourne was their ninth in a row, a grand slam record for any draw. reid underplayed the significance of surpassing navratilova and shriver�*s doubles winning streak in the 805, but says their partnership can get even better. patrick gearey reports. for alfie hewett and gordon reid, this is like reading an old friend, a reunion that's become a tradition. on the top of your screen and soon on top of the match, this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion. the pairfought back slam title. there was a diversion. the pair fought back to slam title. there was a diversion. the pairfought back to nip slam title. there was a diversion. the pair fought back to nip the second set. but when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a source of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past couple years, they have seized ev

alfie hewett there.appropriation. now, the exeter chiefs premiership rugby club have taken the decision to change their logo from this — to this. they'll still be called the chiefs, but instead of this imagery, which they've received complaints about, they'll use a logo based on a celtic iron age tribe — the dumnonii. earlier, i spoke to elizabeth holloway, who's from the organisation "exeter chiefs for change", and asked what prompted her to launch this campaign we're absolutely thrilled. we're so relieved that's been done, but so excited that it's been done so well. throughout the campaign, we've been saying the name doesn't need to change, its about the image that you associate it with. we had lots of different people suggesting different historical chiefs from the devon area and locals that looked like —— logos that look similar. it's everything we could have dreamed of. we are thrilled and beyond excited about being able to fully support our club and be doubly proud of everything they achieve on the

britain's alfie hewett could claim a second title at this year's australian open, when he plays shingour screen — and soon on top of the match — this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion — the accomplished pair of shingo kunieda and gustavo fernandez fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his wing and mentored me. i think that relationship never changed. i'm just a little bit fearless out there, and he's the more composed, rational one on the court. it would be easy to take glory for granted, but repeated success requires that you keep going up that hill. it sometimes hurts — and when they won wimbledon last year, there

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, champions once again, alfie hewettordon reid continue their winning run in the wheelchair doubles to set a grand slam record. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has vowed to fight on amid calls to resign as westminster waits for the publication of sue gray's highly anticipated report into parties in downing street during lockdown. during prime minister's questions today, the labour leader sir keir starmer urged borisjohnson to publish the official report in full once it has been released. to publish the official report the metropolitan police is carrying out its own probe to establish if the gatherings broke coronavirus legislation. number ten has said mrjohnson doesn't believe he has broken the law. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. busy doing nothing much. waiting, wondering if the findings of a report into rule breaking in downing street will make life impossible for boris johnson. other ministers trying to concentrate on serious matters of the day... can you survive thi

britain's alfie hewett is gunning for a second title at melbourne park tomorrow, following a sensational victory in the wheelchair doubles with partner gordon reid. good evening. prince andrew is demanding a trial byjury and has formally denied all the allegations against him as he gave a court in new york his official response to allegations of sexual assault. virginia giuffre accuses the duke of york of forcing her to have sex more than two decades ago at the london home of the convicted sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell. the 11—page document sets out the duke's detailed response, strongly denying that he abused ms giuffre when she was 17. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. across 11 pages, andrew's lawyers have set out his defence. a denial of the central allegation of sexual abuse made by virginia giuffre and an assertion that andrew lacks sufficient information to either admit or deny what has been claimed. he says for example in relation to the widely publicised picture of the two of them that he doesn't have information to admit or deny that there exist pho

at the australian open, britain's alfie hewett and gordon reid have won a record ninth consecutive grandwith victory in the wheelchair doubles against gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda. they took the first set 6—2, but then lost the seccond. it went to a match tie break and then the players had to leave the court because of rain, with hewett and reid 5—4 up at the time. it was an agonising wait, but they returned eventually to battle for the victory — 10—7 it finished in the tie break. hewett and reid have not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019. and there was more success for great britain with andy lapthorne winning the quad—wheelchair doubles alongside american partner david wagner. they also secured the victory with a 10—7 match—tie break win. it's lapthorne�*s 15th grand slam title and his 6th at the australian open. he told me earlier he wants to inspire others. no one really like me was on tv, no one to look up to suffer that to be changing is absolutely massive for people with disability to turn on the tv and see people like themselves. it only helps grow the pr

britain's alfie hewett couldn't repeat yesterday's australian open success when he took the wheelchairomfortably reached the singles decider. she beat madison keys in straight sets, making her the first home player to reach the australian open women's final since 1980. barty will face danielle collins on saturday. one of the most influential writers in british comedy, barry cryer, has died at the age of 86. during a long career he worked with a number of star names and was known to millions for his role on radio a's i'm sorry i haven't a clue. his close friend gyles brandreth paid tribute, saying, "wherever barry went he brought laughter with him," and the bbc�*s director general tim davie described him as an "incredible comedian and writer...if you heard or saw a great sketch there was always a good chance barry was behind it." sarah campbell looks back at his life. # i know a fat old policeman # he's always on our street # a fat and jolly red—faced man...# radio a's i'm sorry i haven't a clue, and barry cryer sings the words of the laughing policeman to the tune of as time goes by. #

british pair alfie hewett and gordon reid claim a record breaking ninth consecutive grand slam titleith victory in the australian open wheelchair doubles. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister borisjohnson has told mps he would not comment on an imminent report into lockdown parties in government during a raucous prime minister's questions in the commons this lunchtime. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the conservatives had done immense damage to public trust, and called again on mr johnson to resign. the official report by the senior civil servant sue gray is now complete, although it hasn't yet been handed to number ten. it is expected to be released soon although it's not clear whether it will be published in full. the metropolitan police have also announced their own investigation into potential government breaches of the law, heaping yet more pressure on the prime minister. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. westminster is waiting. the prime minister left downing street this morning with his fate hanging in the balance. expec

britain's alfie hewett could claim a second title at melbourne park when he plays shingo kunieda in theive grand slam with victory in the wheelchair doubles. the pair beat argentina's gustavo fernandez and kunieda ofjapan 6—2, 4—6, 10—7. they've not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019, and have now won back—to—back calendar grand slams since the us open two years ago. and there was more success for great britain with andy lapthorne winning the quad—wheelchair doubles alongside american partner david wagner. they won after a 10—7 match—tie break. it's lapthorne's 15th grand slam title and his 6th at the australian open. idid not i did not have many people to look up i did not have many people to look up to is no one like me was really on tv so that the change is mass of people to have his abilities as a people like themselves. it only helps grow the profile and only helps the next generation and i truly believe that the next generation of wiltshire tennis players as you are already seeing with the dutch kids who play tonight is going to be incredible and the more we can ge

meanwhile, britain's alfie hewett and gordon reid have won a record ninth consecutive grand slam titletner david wagner. they also won after a 10—7 match—tie break. it's lapthorne's 15th grand slam title and his 6th at the australian open. he said it sends an incredibly positive message about representation in wheelchair tennis. england head coach eddiejones has said the injured owen farrell will help behind the scenes, despite being ruled out of playing in the six nations. jones confirmed his captain's ankle requires surgery. the 30—year—old — who has 94 caps, injured his ankle in a collision while training at club side saracens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and has been ruled out of the entire six nations. with ten days to go until the start of the tournament, jones admitted it's a blow for england. whilst it is enormously disappointing, it is part of the game, and he will get the operation and do his rehab and get back as quickly as possible. so we have had a couple of quick chats. he will continue to do little bits and pieces for us behind the scenes to keep involved. he'

two finals in as many days proved just too much for britain's alfie hewett, as hejust missed out on apic champion, shingo kunieda, who won his 47th grand slam title. it's the 11th time he's been crowned australian open singles champion. hewett saying he was exhausted and had nothing left in the tank. right now i'm not going to lie to you, i'm pretty exhausted. it was about 30 degrees with a lot of humility today so i found it very challenging to get out there after yesterday's hi but i'm ready to rock and roll and get home now. it has been a great trip and i can look back and feel very positive about it. scottish premiership leaders rangers were in danger of dropping points for the second game in a row, but scott arfield came to the rescue. he scored the only goal of the game at home to lowly livingston in the 75th minute. that kept them four points clear of celtic, who survived a scare at hearts. they were 2—0 up, reo hatate with a brilliant opening goal. liam boyce got one back for hearts and he could have equalised from the penalty spot, but he hit the post and it finished 2—1 to c

at the australian open, britain's alfie hewett and gordon reid have won their wheelchair doubles final6—2, but lost the seccond. it went into a match tie—break, and then the players had to leave the court because of rain, with hewett and reid 5—4 up at the time. it was an agonising wait, but they returned to the court and tied up the victory10—7 in the tie—break. britain's joe salisbury and american partner rajeev ram have reached their third consecutive australian open doubles semi—final, with victory over simone bolelli and fabio fognini. they've yet to drop a set and won 6—3, 6—2. in the men's singles draw, stefanos tsitsipas is into the semi—finals for the third time in his career, after a dominant straight—sets win overjannik sinner. the 23—year—old, who was beaten at the semi—final stage in 2019 and 2021, won 6—3, 6—4, 6—2 and will face the winner of daniil medvedev or felix auger—aliassime in the last four. that match is currently in the first set. daniil medvedev is the highest seeded player in the draw. that match still ongoing, three break points so far in the first set and w

meanwhile, two finals in as many days proved too much for britain's alfie hewett, as he just missed outit was about 32 degrees with a lot of humidity today, so i found it a very challenging to get back out there after yesterday. but i'm ready to rock and roll and get home now. that's been a great trip and i can be very positive about it. derby county's administrators have been given an extra month to show they show they have enough money to survive the rest of the season. they've agreed with the efl to extend the deadline into march even though they were expected to run out of cash next month. the extra time has been granted to allow further talks with potential buyers. let's get more now on the news that from monday, restrictions in care homes in england are being eased, including scrapping limits on the number of visitors allowed. earlier, i spoke to lorren rea, who is currently only allowed to see her 83—year—old mother once every two weeks for 30 minutes. she gave her reaction to today's announcement. absolutely cannot wait until next week to be able to go and visit a properly. it's

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alfie hewett couldn't quite repeat his doubles success and lost to the number one seed shingo kuneedaw. — back out there after yesterday but you know. i'm _ back out there after yesterday but you know, i'm ready— back out there after yesterday but you know, i'm ready to— back out there after yesterday but you know, i'm ready to rock- back out there after yesterday but you know, i'm ready to rock and l back out there after yesterday but i you know, i'm ready to rock and roll and get _ you know, i'm ready to rock and roll and get home _ you know, i'm ready to rock and roll and get home. pare— you know, i'm ready to rock and roll and get home-— and get home. i've been on court with ou and get home. i've been on court with you a _ and get home. i've been on court with you a couple _ and get home. i've been on court with you a couple of _ and get home. i've been on court with you a couple of times - and get home. i've been on court with you a couple of times and i and get home. i've been on court. with you a couple of times and have seen _ with you a couple of times and have seen how— with

meanwhile, two finals in as many days proved too much for alfie hewett as he just mist out on a second£29 million at the end of the season. spurs had a £50 million bid for the spanish international turned down earlier this month. derby county administrators have been given an extra month to show they have enough money to survive the rest of the championship season. they have agreed with the efl to extend the deadline into march even though they are expected to run out of cash next month. the extra time has been granted to allow further talks with potential buyers. players in the women's super league and championship will have guaranteed maternity and long—term sickness cover written into their contracts after the fa and pfa agreed to the change. west ham's dagny brynjarsdottir is one of the few mothers have played in wsl and because maternity cover has previously been at the discretion of clubs, many have decided to wait until they've retired before starting a family. fifa have introduced similar rules and one member of parliament told a recent debate to have the change implemented wou