and andreas seppi's stubborn resistance in drain away.n his recovery for the preparation for what will be the biggest match of his career in the quarterfinals. number one seed rafael nadal is also through to the quarter—finals after beating argentina's diego schwartzman in four sets. the 24th seed proved nadal‘s trickiest opponent so far, taking a first set of the tournament off the 16—time grand slam champion. nadal will play croatia's marin chilich in the last eight. world number two caroline wozniacki is through to the last eight of the women's draw after a comfortable straight sets win. england's cricketers have given themselves a good chance of clinching their one day series against australia. england posted 302 from their 50 overs after being put into bat in the third match in sydney. they made a slow start and when moeen ali was out they were 189 for six in the 39th over. jos buttler and chris woakes repaired the damage — woakes made an unbeaten 50 and buttler reached his century off the last ball of the innings. a few moments ago

in the quarterfinals after beating andreas seppi over four sets.ohanna konta's early exit, hopes rest with edmund in melbourne. kyle edmund could barely stand after his last match in melbourne. now he has reached greater heights than ever before. the mercury was at a merciful 26 degrees but early on it looked like andreas seppi could prove too hot to handle. 27 places separate them in the world rankings. on court, it was much closer, with the italian taking the first set on a tie—break. at 33, seppi has a decade's experience on edmund and at times, it showed. the briton was broken first but a change of footwear led to a change in fortunes as he went on to level the match. winning five games in a row saw edmund grow in confidence and seppi's stubborn resistance drained away. it took almost three hours to set up the biggest match of his career but edmund isn't getting carried away. you know, i have to believe i'm going to win and believe in my game and stuff so that is the way i've approached it, one match at a time and i will continue to do that. wh

the mercury was at a merciful 26 degrees but early on it looked like andreas seppi could prove too hotrate them in the world rankings. on court, it was much closer, with the italian taking the first set on a tie—break. at 33, seppi has a decade's experience on edmund and at times, it showed. the briton was broken first but a change of footwear led to a change in fortunes as he went on to level the match. winning five games in a row saw edmund grow in confidence and seppi's stubborn resistance drained away. it took almost three hours to set up the biggest match of his career but edmund isn't getting carried away. you know, i have to believe i'm going to win and believe in my game and stuff so that is the way i've approached it, one match at a time and i will continue to do that. whatever happens next, edmund will climb the rankings and give hope that britain has found a successor to andy murray. nick parrott, bbc news. well done to him. the next news on bbc one is at 6pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on the story surrounding the ukip leadership. the

a decade andreas seppi's junior and yet kyle looking back. nd quality was apparent. both of them wanted to make the grand slam quarter—final. edmund became the first british man other than murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully, we have more british ear in the future. for me, i'm just so happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov. whatever the outcome, britain now seems to have a new start to celebrate. —— new star. that's all the sport for now. a former premier league footballer will be sworn in tomorrow as the new president of the west african nation of liberia. george weah — who played for chelsea and manchester city — told the bbc he was ready to meet the expectations of his people. his victory is the latest extraordinary chapter in liberia's emergence from the horrors of civil war. from the capital monrovia here's our africa editor, fergal keane. a fanfare for the peopl

it seemed that was about to change against andreas seppi. set and went down a break of serve in the second. he was however quick to respond, a change of shoes coinciding with a change in fortunes and there was no looking back. a decade seppi's junior, edmund is the higher ranked and soon the gulf in age and quality became apparent. both were bidding to reach a maiden grand slam quarterfinal although only one had the power and the poise to get there. edmund becoming the first british man apart from andy murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully we have more british here individually. —— in the future. for me, i'm just very happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov. whatever the outcome, britain seems to have a new star to celebrate. david ornstein, bbc news. tottenham lost ground on their top four rivals as they were held to a 1—1 draw with southampton who remain in the releg

it seemed that was about to change one against andreas seppi he lost the opening set and went down a, a change of shoes coinciding with the change in fortu nes coinciding with the change in fortunes and there was no looking back. one decade andreas seppi's junior, kyle edmund is the higher ranked and is in the gulf in age and quality became apparent. both were bidding to reach a maiden grand slam quarterfinal although only one had the power and the poise to get there. kyle edmund becoming the first british man apart from andy murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully we have more british here individual. for me, i'm just very happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am grateful for that. edmund silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now silly hours in the morning so i am grateful for that. edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov. whatever the outcome, britain seems to have a new star to celebrate. david ornstein, bbc news. watford have sacked that manager

kyle edmund beat italian andreas seppi to reach his first grand slam quarterfinal. in a bbc news special, the french president emmanuel macron talks to andrew marr about brexit and france's relationship with the uk. %hat‘s at 11.30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. afghan security forces have seized control of a luxury hotel in kabul, 12 hours after it was stormed by militants. fierce battles raged through the night as special forces fought the gunmen as they moved around the six—storey intercontinental hotel. six civilians were killed, as were all the militants. 160 guests and staff were rescued, including 41 foreigners. the taliban has now claimed responsibility for the attack. andrew plant reports. the intercontinental hotel in kabul at dawn on sunday morning, blackened and smoking after an 11 hour siege that has seen at least five people killed and several more wounded. the shooting started after nightfall on saturday, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. translation: at first, i heard some gunfire and then, after 15 minutes, a worker f

is the only briton left and will next play the world number 76, andreas seppi.lsius and we are outside playing tennis. in melbourne, nowhere to hide for kyle edmund. one game at the start of the fourth set against his georgian opponent lasted 20 minute. just one game. under extreme pressure in extreme conditions, he peaked. nothing much between the players in world rankings and nothing much between them on court. kyle edmund was down but from this moment he took the fourth said 6—0. fifth set, 12th game. both men stretched beyond their limit. who wins? he would gladly have stopped if it was declared too hot to play. he normally lets his tennis do the talking. it is a difficult one to be professional sport and it will hurt. it will not be easy. yeah... yeah. if people do start to become ill thenit if people do start to become ill then it may be a concern but eve ryo ne then it may be a concern but everyone is just getting through. and he is. the australian open said they came close to implementing their extreme heat policy. his endurance impressed many. they desc

but the battle is just as intense against andreas seppi. clinch their one day series with victory over australia in the third one day international in sydney. australia won the toss and put england into bat. they've not had an easy time at the crease. six wickets have fallen, captain 0wen morgan out for a1 and moeen ali didn't last much longer after replacing him. gone forjust six. jos buttler is there and keeping england ticking over. england 302/6. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan's paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian's contract at arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's a—1 win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. the premier league paid tribute to cyrille regis, with fans across the country taking time to remember the former england striker, who died last week. 0n the

but it has been intense from the start against italy's andreas seppi.st set on a tie break. the briton fought back though, taking the second set 7—5, and then romping through the third set comfortably, winning it 6—2. he hasjust won match he has just won match literally in the last couple of minutes, in three hours on court. he took the fourth set 6—3. staying in australia... england's cricketers have given themsleves a decent chance of clinching their one day series against australia. they made 302 from their 50 overs in the third one day international in sydney. after a slow start with the bat, england came alive with the partnership of chris woakes and jos buttler. they put australia to the sword with a dominating performance at the crease. woakes making a half century in the final over of the innings with a six, and off the final ball, buttler got to 100. they have made inroads into australia's innings. david warner out for just eight runs. woakes taking that wicket. and they've got another, cameron white gone. australia now 70—2. alexis sanchez is

it did seem that was about to change when against andreas seppi he lost the opening set and went downciding with a change in fortune. there was no looking back. a decade seppi'sjunior, there was no looking back. a decade seppi's junior, edmund is there was no looking back. a decade seppi'sjunior, edmund is the higher ranked and soon the gulf in quality became apparent. both men were struggling —— hoping to reach a grand slam semifinal —— quarterfinal. edmund became the first british man other than murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1995. hopefully we have more british the future. for me, personally, i'm very happy to get through and i will keep doing my best. i know people are waking up at home at silly hours. i'm grateful for that. he now faces grigor dimitrov. whatever the outcome, britain appears to have a new star to celebrate. david ornstein, bbc news. there was just one game in the premier league today. match of the day 2 and sportscene are on bbc one later, so if you don't want to know the results, you know what to do. southampton are still in the bottom three aft

kyle edmund is currently leading italian andreas seppi in melbourne.nd our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this morning's reviewers are political commentator, james millar and journalist and author lainy malkani. afghan security forces have seized control of a luxury hotel in kabul, 12 hours after it was stormed by militants. fierce battles raged through the night as special forces fought the gunmen as they moved around the six—storey intercontinental hotel. six civilians were killed — as were all the militants. 160 guests and staff were rescued — including 41 foreigners. andrew plant has the latest. the intercontinental hotel in kabul, blackened and smoking after an ii—hour siege. the shooting started after nightfall, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. translation: at first, i heard some gunfire and then, after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers entered the hotel. security forces were fighting the gunmen floor by floor, with reports of hostages being taken. it's thoug

frexit man kyle edmund has reached his first grand slam quarterfinal, beating italy's andreas seppi at to win in four sets in melbourne. edmund was a set and a break down at one stage but reduced the errors to secure his place in the last eight, where he'll meet grigor dimitrov next. definitely shows i'm improving. lots of ha rd definitely shows i'm improving. lots of hard work paying off. like you said, that constant working at everything, my game, on and off the court, it is good when you get results and it comes together. onto football, and watford are expected to appoint javi gracia as a replacement for marco silva who was sacked as manager this morning. watford are 10th in the premier league and are blaming the change on everton for their interest in silva before christmas. southampton are playing tottenham. it was 1—0 to southampton after a very unlike the own goal from davinson sanchez, but harry kane has just made it 1—1. harry kane now only needs one more goal to have scored a hundred in the premier league in his career. in today's scottish cup 4th round action — the edinburgh

first time in his career, through to the last eight of the australian open after knocking out andreas seppi malaga manager after sacking their manager. the club blames everton's interest in silva before christmas was the england golfer tommy fleetwood retains his abu dhabi championship title. that is the sport, more in an hour. theresa may has said she's to set out plans in coming weeks to crack down on company executives who enrich themselves while jeopardising their workers' pensions. writing in the observer newspaper, she describes the practice as an unacceptable abuse that will be ended. rose all and joins us from north london, pensions minister. what powers does the pensions regulator already have the stock dividend is being paid before pensions are put in good order? in fact, as you say, the pensions regulator already has the pensions regulator already has the power to stop a company paying dividends, if it believes that will jeopardise the pension scheme. but the pensions regulator would only do that if the trustees call it in, and the regulator looks at the scheme and decides that t

edmund po—faced andreas seppi next.yers. england's cricketers are chasing 271 in brisbane to take are chasing 271 in brisbane to take a 2—0 series lead in the one—day series against australia. despite losing jos buttler and moeen ali in quick succession, currently 232—6 and on course for victory. ross fisher is the leading briton at the abu dhabi golf championship, two behind belgian thomas pieters after two rounds. i will be back after 11 on bbc news. it's every parent's worst nightmare to lose a child, but my next guest, samantha dorricott, lost three daughters within seven years. devastated by the individual tragedies, she is now bringing up her two young grandchildren with her remaining son, nathan, and best friend bev williams. whilst trying to deal with her own personal grief, sam has become a bit of a supergran and is determined to give her grandkids a positive and joy—filled life, just as their mums would have wanted. i spoke to her earlier and she told me about the impact of losing her daughters. shock, devasta

next up for edmund is the italian andreas seppi.el nadal took to the court for one of the evening matches — and the top seed sailed through to the last 16, only dropping five games against damirzhumhur from bosnia herzegovina. it took him less than two hours. nadal faces the argentinian seed diego schwartzman next. brazil legend pele is in hospital after collapsing with symptoms of severe exhaustion. he's 77, and was due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner to be held in his honour by the football writers association. pele is the only player to win three world cups. he's suffered from kidney and prostate problems in recent years. following cyrille regis‘ death last sunday there will be a minute's applause at every premier league match this weekend and black armbands will also be worn. the former west brom, coventry and england striker died of a suspected heart attack. he was 59. the premier league says it recognises his role as a trailblazer for black players in modern english football. rory mcilroy is really enjoying his r

and with the world number 76 andreas seppi awaiting in the last 16, he'll be hoping his superb run incontiue. joe wilson reports. it's a0 celsius and we're outside playing tennis. in melbourne, nowhere to hide for kyle edmund. one game at the start of the fourth set against nikoloz basilashvili of georgia lasted 20 minutes — just one game! under the most extreme pressure, in the most extreme conditions, kyle edmund peaked. one of the best rallies of the match. nothing much between the players in world rankings and nothing much between them on court. edmund was 2—1 sets down, but from this moment he took the fourth set 6—0. he's got it. fifth set, 12th game, both men stretched beyond previous limits, so who wilts? who wins. he's done it. edmund conceded that if the tournament had said it was too hot to play he would gladly have stopped, so was it unsafe? edmund is the kind of guy who normally lets his tennis do the talking. it's a tough one. it's professional sport. it's meant to hurt. it's not meant to be easy, that's the whole point of it. but yeah, i guess yeah, i mean, if people do

he's beaten italy's andreas seppi at the australian open. a slow start to win in four sets in melbourne. edmund trailed by a set and a break at one stage, but cut down the errors to secure his place in the last eight. he'll face australian nick kyrgios or grigor dimitrov of bulgaria on tuesday. england's cricketers have given themselves a good chance of clinching their one day series against australia. england posted 302 from their 50 overs after being put into bat. they made a slow start, and when moeen ali was out they were 189—6 in the 39th over. jos buttler and chris woakes repaired the damage. woakes made an unbeaten 50 and buttler reached a century off the last ball of the innings. a few moments ago australia were 158—3 in the 30th over. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan‘s paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian‘s contrac

the italian andreas seppi next.reme heat policy in place, they can suspend play, but they didn't and that upset a few players who said it was dangerous. edmund spent three and a half hours on court in the heat of the day. it isa it is a tough one, professional sport, it is meant to hurt and not be easy, that is the point of it, but i guess... yeah, i mean if people become ill it might be a concern but as far as i'm aware everyone is just getting through. it is supposedly getting cooler in melbourne. some of the top seeds have also made their way into the last 16, rafael nadal, grigor dimitrov, marin cilic, caroline wozniacki and elina svitolina. and now the cricket? 4—0l defeat in the ashes test series, but they have gone 2—0 up in their one day series against australia. they won by four wickets in brisbane chasing down their target of 271 with five overs to spare. adam wild reports. after a troubled winter for english cricket, suddenly the scene seems a little more serene. even when faced with batting like this fro

secured his first appearance in a grand slam quarter final with the force of victory over italy's andreas seppi. was you have to believe it i mean that's was. them in the quarter finals because of a toll on the corner and playing a believe i'm going to win and caroline wozniacki will feature in the quarter finals in melbourne for the first time in six years the day needed just sixty three minutes to get past mentally never barrack obama in straight sets watching he actually could possibly find the world number one ranking with victory over spain's carlos juarez navarro in the last eight relays home and al-jazeera. the other matches played on sunday i'm sore crower to meringue chill it shows become spaniard pub look at on your in four sets and in the women's draw carlos waters novato be to stoney and the consummate and number four seed and you know certainly not all of ukraine had little trouble seeing off denise or a leftover of the czech republic. and then go from tottenham cost them a chance to catch up on the top four in the english premier league as they drew with southampton on sunday they

secured his first appearance in a grand slam quarter final of the foresaid victory over italy's andreas seppi was you have to believe it i mean that's was. i'm in the court because of it all in the courtroom playing a believe i'm going to win and caroline wozniacki will feature in the quarter finals in melbourne for the first time in six years the day needed just sixty three minutes to get past mentally never barrack over in straight sets watching the akhi could possibly find the world number one ranking with victory over spain's carlos juarez navarro in the last eight relays home and al-jazeera. from tennis to football no and an own goal from tottenham cost them the chance to catch up on the top four in the english premier league as they drew with southampton on sunday daven sin sanchez hit the back of his own net in the fifteenth minutes of put southampton ahead but it was harry came to the rescue with the equaliser just three minutes later that happened to be his ninety ninth premier league goal taught them to come away with just a point and they remain in first position in the standings.

he cured his first appearance in a grand slam quarter final the foresaid victory over italy's andreas seppi. was you have to believe it i mean that's was. i'm in the quarter finals because of a toll on the corner i'm playing a believe i'm going to win and caroline wozniacki will feature in the quarter finals in melbourne for the first time in six years the day needed just sixty three minutes to get past mentally now regarded copa in straight sets watching he actually could possibly find the world number one ranking with victory over spain's calloused warez navarro in the last eight relays home and al jazeera so caroline was the actor who you saw there is one of the most popular tennis players on social media she's got over three million followers and still alive that was her tweet earlier it's one of the most like tweets throughout the tournament but this was the most popular social media post from the australian open on sunday just hours before he's round of sixteen match nick periods who's not always been the most popular per on the circuit shared pictures of himself hitting around with a