boxing and britain's anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles, with victory overulev out in the ninth round — the 22nd k0 in his career. let's get more on this now by speaking to tom gray. he's associate editor with the boxing magazine, the ring. he joins us live via webcam from just outside glasgow. that was a dominant display against a challenger who just refused to go away. absolutely. i have seen a few people actually critical of anthony joshua's performance. he won almost every round. kubrat pulev was given one round. a spectacular punch in the ninth round. if you are critical about the performance it shows you the expectations on him. that is a first time we have seen that is a first time we have seen people in the sporting arena in recent months. how might that have influenced the evening? for both fighters it is an advantage because they are accustomed to having fanned and particular anthonyjoshua. he would have liked his name ringing out around the arena, a sense of normality. great negotiations of our time, it has taken nine months of the uk and the eu t

they could be colossal events, and anthonyjoshua knows they could be colossal events, and anthony joshua be colossal events, and anthonyjoshua knows he cannot get it wrong this weekend. he can lose two fights this weekend because if he's beaten by kubrat pulev, then the fight against tyson furey doesn't happen either. when it comes to punching power, it doesn't become much more powerful than in the heavyweight division. and it won't escape people's mindset this fight comes when there is concern over the links between brain damage and football and boxing. give us a sense of how the governing bodies are trying to mitigate against those dangers, as we know they have been for a long time now and presumably continue to do so? yes, and the boxing authorities, in particular the boxing board of control has been seen as world leaders in improving safety measures ringside. when the tragedies come around, they've mercifully been much fewer in recent yea rs mercifully been much fewer in recent years than in years gone by. measures are taken, investigations are held as to why it happened, what could'

boxing — and britain's anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles — with victory the ninth round. the bbc‘s tim allman watched the action. welcome to boxing in the age of coronavirus. a small crowd of 1000 people were allowed into london's wembley arena, with the now standard safety measures in place. even legendary floyd mayweather, a surprise guest for the evening, felt obliged to wear a face mask. but this is a sport that knows how to put on a show no matter what. flames and fireworks greeted the contenders. the bout that followed was not quite as spectacular. it was not exactly a walkover but it was rather one—sided joshua's speed and power always too much for his bulgarian opponent. several times he brought him to the canvas and, in the ninth round, pulev could not get up. another comprehensive display from the world champion. it was a composed and brutal performance, it was exactly what he needed going into 2021. he has not boxed for a year but got eight great rounds in and a brutal knockout victory. tyson fury! britain has two world heavyweight champions, o

anthony. . joshua! this was anthonyjoshua's moment. heavyweight champion of the world. ined figure. kubrat pulev now looking to upset the odds. the fans were back, 1,000 of them, all instantly aware this was a real battle. joshua starting quickly, pulev taking it with a smile. but moments later, pulev was down, the end seemingly not far away. incredibly, pulev battled on until the ninth round. the finish, though, when it came, as swift as it was brutal. commanding, impressive, joshua back to his best, but he barely celebrated before thoughts turned to his future — tyson fury, britain's other world champion, immediately taking to social media. i want the fight. i want the fight next. i'll knock him out inside three rounds. tyson fury‘s co—promoter describing the stage as set for the biggest heavyweight championship fight since ali—frazier in 1971. fury againstjoshua will have to wait, but with a performance as powerful as this from anthonyjoshua, the boxing world won't want to wait long. adam wild, bbc news. at this time of year, we're used to seeing christmas lights cove

anthony joshua has retained his three heavyweight boxing titles after beating bulgarian, kubrat pulevt wembley arena as joshua knocked his opponent off his feet several times over nine rounds, before the referee called time. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav hello. low pressure sweeping in bringing stronger winds, more cloud and outbreaks of rain, some of which is quite heavy across the west at the moment. through the afternoon it will transfer to the north and east and we will see some milder air being dragged on with it, from the south west. lots of isobars on the charts indicating the strong winds and is whether france will be pretty active bringing heavy rain at times. as we head through the afternoon, some of the heaviest of the rhine will be across central and southern scotla nd will be across central and southern scotland on the north of england and some snow on the hills for a while as it moves into the cold air but there will be drier interludes as well developing through the afternoon in central and southern areas. it will be a windy

redemption time for anthony joshua! boxing will always have its critics, especially in a week where there's been such a focus on head injury in sports. but it hasn't impacted its popularity. joshua's last fight broke uk pay—per—view records. and tomorrow night sees the first time uk boxing fans are allowed back inside to watch a fight live since the start of the pandemic. just 1000 are lucky enough to have tickets, like superfan steve, who's paid £200 for his. very, very privileged and very lucky to get one of the 1000 golden tickets as you could call them. so, yeah, it's great for boxing, and it's obviously great to have fans back at sporting events again. do you feel like charlie bucket, then? yeah, a little bit, i guess, yeah. victory forjoshua would bring the prospect of a mouth—watering all—british affair with tyson fury to be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. right now, though, there's only one focus. when i look at kubrat pulev, i'm saying that boy can't beat me. that boy can't beat me. i'

speculation about that possible fight between anthony joshua and tyson fury. it's quite chilly for a while overnight. temperatures could be close to freezing for a while before the weather then starts to change. we've got all this cloud coming in from the atlantic, replacing the clearer skies. and the main driver is an area of low pressure and these weather fronts. and they will bring some rain into western areas and then that rain will move northwards and eastwards through the day and the winds pick up too. as we get the wetter weather arriving in northern ireland, wales and the south—west, temperatures here will be much higher by morning, but with some clear skies ahead of that, away from the north—east of scotland, it will be quite a bit chillier. as we head through the morning though, this cloud will quickly move northwards and eastwards and it will bring with it some outbreaks of rain. some heavier rain moving northwards through the midlands into northern england, into scotland, during the afternoon. some more rain coming into the south—west and wales, an

anthony joshua! this was anthony joshua's moment.y not far away. incredibly, pulev battled on until the ninth round. the finish came as swift as it was brutal. commanding, impressive, joshua back to his best but he barely celebrated before thoughts turned to his future, tyson fury, britain's other world champion immediately taking to social media. i want the fight, i wa nt social media. i want the fight, i want the fight next. i will knock him out three rounds. tyson fury's open motor describing the stages set for the heavyweight championship fight since the hollow bali and frazier in 1971. fury again against joshua will have to wait but with the performance as powerful as this from anthonyjoshua, the performance as powerful as this from anthony joshua, boxing the performance as powerful as this from anthonyjoshua, boxing world will not want to wait long. adam wild, bbc news. boxing pundit steve bunce was ringside last night and joins us now. good morning to you! a nice early start after last night. i'm not quite sure if last night h

and later tonight, anthony joshua defends his three boxing world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulevmbley arena tonight. thank you very much for your company this afternoon. marianne will heat it might be here for seven. now it's time first sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... it's the first manchester derby since lockdown. no fans at old trafford and no fireworks yet with the teams deadlocked at the break. after 12 years away, the bears are back, but bristol's return to top european rugby ends in defeat as clermont show their class. it's max powerfor red bull as verstappen pips the mercedes drivers to pole for the season ending abu dhabi grand prix. and the countdown is on to the heavyweight fight of the year betweenjoshua and pulev at wembley later. welcome along to sportsday. let's start with the marquee fixture in the premier league this weekend. the manchester derby is underway at old trafford with united hosting city. less of a marquee first half. it's goalless at the break. kevin de bruyne with the best chance of the first half for city

it will be allowed into wembley for anthony joshua heavyweight title defence and this month, local authoritiesahead with london falling into tier 2 of the latest covid—i9 restrictions and there will be strict safety measures in place for the fight which is a week on saturday when joshua's titles will be on the line and he has not fought on home soilfor over two be on the line and he has not fought on home soil for over two years and tickets will be priced at £101,000. tyson furey will remain on this yea rs tyson furey will remain on this years bbc sports personality of the years bbc sports personality of the year award shortlist earlier today, the road heavyweight boxing champion said he wanted to be taken off the list but a bbc spokespersons of the shortlist is decided by an independent expert panel who choose contenders based on their sporting achievements. here's what tyson fury posted on the social media account earlier. this is the message for the bbc on my award. please take me off your list. i am a peoples champion and have no need for verification or any awards. i know ym and what i ha

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anthony joshua speaking earlier.w its expected to be a season like no other when the nba returns later. the defending champions — the la lakers — are one of the teams in action in the states as they face the la clippers. and, as the players get ready to go again in a few hours, our reporter nesta mcgregorjoins us to look ahead to the season. nesta, it's hard to believe tonight's games take place just 72 days since the lakers lifted that championship trophy at disney world. who are the favourites this time around? that 72 days you mentioned equates to the shortest pre—season in us professional sporting history. there has even been those that have questioned whether the players have adequate time to recover, especially those with bodies, let's say further into their careers. the la lakers, they start as favourites to retain their title, led by lebrunjames in what it hit bay his 18th season in the league. the main rivals, look no further than the other team in los angeles, the la clippers. they performed last season and

and we hear from anthony joshua as he discusses the fight of the decade!ential heavyweight unification bout against tyson fury. also coming up in the programme. the new nba season is hours from getting under way, we'll look ahead to a campaign like no other. and from prison to the touchline. livingston's new boss david martindale joins us to talk about his remarkable journey to the dugout. you have to take the responsibility on the chin. the only way you can move forward is looking at your past. we start with the ongoing impact of coronavirus in football. as the new variant continues to spread across the country, the premier league have confirmed they'll be testing clubs in tier 4 twice a week, that's up from the current single test. all other clubs will then be tested twice from next month. it comes after several efl matches had to be called off. the league says their clubs will review and strengthen protocols, following the emergence of this new varient of covid. well, ipswich town is one of several clubs to have upcoming games postponed due to outbreaks

a thousand boxing fans will be allowed into wembley arena, for anthony joshua's heavyweight title defence go—ahead, with london falling into tier 2 of the latest covid—i9 restrictions. tyson fury will remain on this year's bbc sports personality of the year award shortlist. earlier today the world heavyweight boxing champion said he wanted to be taken off the list. but a bbc spokesperson said ‘the shortlist is decided by an independent expert panel who choose contenders based on their sporting achievement. on this basis he will remain‘. ludlow, lingfield, and haydock race courses all welcomed back spectators today, with kempton set to have a crowd this evening following the lifting of the national lockdown. all four tracks are in tier 2 areas, allowing crowds of up to 2,000 people or 50 per cent capacity — whichever is lowest. england's andy sullivan carded an 11 under par opening round of 61 to lead by two shots at the dubai championship..... to break 60 forjust the second time in european tour history, he needed to birdie his final two holes — this long—range attempt agonisingly close o

anthony joshua did that. he lost his belts to anthony ruiz joshua did that. o brave. some advice from kubrat pulev but the bulgarian's opponents anthony joshua will be risking it all when he puts his belt on the line tonight. at wembley. this legacy of mine does not last forever so while i'm doing it i will do it to the best i can. that we can't beat me. that boy can't beat me. i'm too good. this fight was postponed back in 2017 when pulev pulled up with an industry and the pandemic related even further. it is heavyweight dillian whyte thinks the added years could cost pulev. he is going to try his best but ijust think this thing is all about timing and i think his inactivity will be his downfall and joshuais inactivity will be his downfall and joshua is the younger and he seems to be revamped and he is happy so i think he will beat pulev in five rounds. to witness the spectacle will be 1000 fans allowed in the arena for the first time since the start of the pandemic. gavin watkins paid £a00 to cheer onjoshua with his son. it was kind of last minute that we de

anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potentialer fight with tyson fury. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. on the show this week... the panto survivors keeping the show on the road. hello, my darlings. the native american woman making waves in the grand canyon. the roman empire's sunken party town. and how to run up a sand dune. it's tough. ijust keep thinking, relentless forward motion, just one step in front of the other. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you from the festive windsor. now, in spite of the glimmers of hope we are hearing on the news, for many of us, travel is still impractical but never fear, we are here to bring you inspiration amid all these dark and gloomy nights. first, though... for britain's theatres, christmas can only mean one thing — panto. singing, dancing, comedy, romance and belting catchphrases. oh, no he wasn't. oh, yes he was. all based in a traditional fairytale setting. pantomime has every ingredient needed for a fun family night out. except in 2020, many of our much—l

and later tonight, anthony joshua defends his three boxing world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulevarena tonight. now on bbc news, from kenya's capital nairobi, ciru muriuki brings you the story of anti—apartheid leader, steve biko, who died in police custody in south africa. hello and welcome to this special edition of witness history with me, ciru muriuki, here at the national museum in kenya's capital, nairobi. this month we are featuring five incredible moments from recent african history. coming up, how tunisian women became some of the most liberated in the world in the 19505. we find out about the history of great zimbabwe, the ancient stone city once the centre of an african empire. plus one of the world's largest refugee camps. and the kenyan pop song that became a global hit. but first, we go back to south africa in 1977 when the country was governed by a racist system known as apartheid, which discriminated against the black population in almost every area of life. peterjones spoke to witness history about his friend, steve biko, a young black south african who was trying

coming back it's now time for sports history to serve the thank you box anthony joshua has successfully defended his world heavyweight titles knocking out challenge akubra pearl of joshua floored pool of 3 times and ended the fight in the 9th round with his right hand knocking the ball carry into the canvas a 1000 fans were allowed inside london's wembley arena to watch joshua retain his i.b.s. doubly b.a. and belts all the talk now is of a mega unified showdown between joshua and fellow heavyweight tyson fieri next year a clash between the 2 brits would be the biggest fight to happen in sports and fury has already begun the trash talk i'm of the time i want to fight next and not sign 3 rounds i think that sometimes you the emotions get in the why of screaming shannon calling out fights and a.j. is not the kind of guy is going to scream and shout people's 9 we know he wants the 5 course i'm going to keep shtum and just tell you that it's my job to deliver that fight next and all different kinds of delivery and we should start that immediately south korean club and i are through to the a

boxer anthony joshua has successfully defended his world heavyweight titles knocking out challenges cooperup here left joshua floored clear left twice before ending the fight in the 9th round with his right hand sending the bulgarian to the canvas a 1000 fans were allowed inside london's wembley arena to watch him retain his bouts all of that it now is about meg a unified showdown between joshua and fellow heavyweight tyson fury next year when we all want to say now there was a late twist a world tour championship in dubai with lee westwood to clinching the european number one spot and 3000000 dollar prize at the age of 47 westwards the oldest winner of the race to dubai by 5 years he finished runner up to fellow englishman math fitzpatrick after the final round on sunday and that was enough to end the season as europe's best goal for a 21 years after he 1st did it for the 3rd time in his career. played pretty well all year and you know flirted with really good results in some sort of moments and obviously the new one using want to carry their focus my mind and you know 1st or 2nd was alwa

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some boxing news now heavyweight world champion anthony joshua and buggery and coo brett's pool left almost came to blows on the eve of their big fight at the when we arena in london well things got pretty heated during the weigh in on friday with both men trash talking and joshua set to defend his belts and has only lost one fight in his professional career as the same for pleasure but he's 8 years older than the brit in 1000 fans will attend the fight because of the coronavirus and ever. see him by munich so robert levin downscale is one of 3 finalists for a fee fuzz best men's player award while he joins regulars leo messi and cristiano ronaldo leavened asking played a key role in byron's the treble winning season the prolific polish striker scored $55.00 goals last campaign the winner will be revealed on december 17th. now something that will make you smile the ukrainian capital kiev is experiencing icy conditions right now which is unusual for the time of the year but h. alan for anyone out and about and one especially determined pedestrian there was a caught on c.c.t.v. camera

anthony joshua putting of the year in just over an hour's time.mbley arena. a lot riding on this bout. a win forjoshua would pave the way for a no british fight with tyson fury were all for heavyweight titles will be up for grabs for the first time in history. also a big incentive for potentially the first bulgarian heavyweight champion. it is important to be respectful, that is where the stay humble mindset comes from, but it doesn't mean not having any level of confidence, so when i look at him i am saying, he cannot beat me. that boy can't beat me, i am too good, too strong and i have developed too much skill. and that is all the sport for now. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. nigeria's president has condemned an attack on a secondary school in the northwestern state of katsina. muhammadu buhari ordered the security agencies to go after the attackers and ensure the students are returned home safely. hundreds of students are still unaccounted for after gunmen raided the school on friday night. according to official

anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potentialight with tyson fury. hello and welcome to bbc news. talks to agree a post—brexit trade deal have entered what's supposed to be their final day with little to change the mood of pessimism on both sides. it's been confirmed that the prime minister borisjohnson will hold a phone call with the european commission president ursula von der leyen around lunchtime. both sides still appear to be deadlocked on the issues of fishing rights and how closely the uk should be tied to eu standards in the future. in the last few minutes, the foreign secretary dominic raab has said there is a long way to go and ‘movement and flexibility‘ is needed from the eu. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. a brief glimpse of the uk's chief negotiator in brussels. he's been locked in discussions behind closed doors with the eu. and negotiating teams continue to talk overnight, continued to talk overnight, but without much progress. a government source told the bbc that, as things stand, the off

promoter eddie hearn says the first of two huge heavyweight unification fights between anthony joshuaubrat pulev last night to retain his three heavyweight world titles. fury holds the other title, the wbc belt. so we await those discussions. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to brexit and get some reaction now from business. hannah essex is co—executive director of the british chambers of commerce. so, we don't know quite until when this is extended, what is your reaction? businesses are incredibly frustrated that it is taking so much time to reach an agreement between the uk and the eu. but it would have been worse if they had come out today saying that we were heading for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. our clear for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. 0ur clear message for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. our clear message today to both sides is keep going and find a agreement and get the deal done. the uk government needs to provide clarity and information and guidance and support to the businesses so that they can adapt quickly to wha

anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potentialer fight with tyson fury. our top story is... talks between britain and the eu have resumed in brussels ahead of a deadline to reach a post—brexit trade agreement. officials held discussions overnight, and eu sources have suggested borisjohnson and the european commission president ursula von der leyen may agree to hold further negotiations. this morning the foreign secretary dominic raab said the eu had to move on the key areas of fishing and competition rules. our political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street. under his umbrella in the rain. what is the latest? we were told ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson were talking on the phone in a bid to give some sort of artificial respiration to these talks, to keep them going and given the kiss of life. what are we hearing from that phone call? as far as i know the phone call? as far as i know the phone call? as far as i know the phone call is still going on at the moment. the big question both sides are asking is, is that t

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boxing — and britain's anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles with victory overhe ninth round. tom gray, associate editor with the boxing magazine, the ring, was hugely impressed with the defending champion. i have seen a few people actually quite critical of joshua's performance. well, he won almost every round. i think they gave pulev one round. floored him four times and got a knockout with a spectacular punch in the ninth round. so if you are being critical about that performance then it goes shows you the expectations that are on joshua at the minute. there was a small crowd allowed to attend. that is one of the first times we have seen people in a sporting arena in the recent months. how might that have influenced the evening? i think for both fighters it is an advantage because they are accustomed to having crowd support, particularlyjoshua because he's at home. let's face it, there wouldn't have been many pulev fans there. butjoshua would have been happy to hear his name ringing out around the arena — it's a sense of normality, even though we're in farfro

anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potentialer fight with tyson fury. let's return to the news that within the last hour, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen has said talks between the uk and the eu will continue — in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement on a post—brexit trade agreement. a uk cabinet meeting is being held now, and ireland's foreign minister has welcomed the news — saying a deal is "clearly very difficult, but possible." today was supposed to be the final day to agree a settlement before the end of the transition period during. let's listen again to what the ec president had to say. good afternoon. i had a constructive and useful phone call with prime minister borisjohnson and we discussed the major unsolved topics. our negotiation teams have been working day and night over the recent days and despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations, despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over, we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the e

a thousand boxing fans will be allowed into wembley arena for anthony joshua's heavyweight title defence authorities have given the go—ahead, with london falling into tier 2 of the latest covid—i9 restrictions. there will be strict safety measures in place for the fight, on december the 12th, when joshua's four titles will be on the line. he hasn't fought on home soilfor over two years, and tickets will be priced at between 100 and 1000 pounds. england bowler mark wood is hoping for a leading role in the one—day side to face south africa, after missing out on all three t20 games. the starts on friday. it'll be interesting to see whether england continue with the ‘coded system' they experiemented with during yesterday's victory in cape town, with analyst nathan leamon hanging a series of letters and numbers from the team balcony, to send information to captain eoin morgan. i think it is good for the captain to have, he is a very instinctive captain soi to have, he is a very instinctive captain so i am not sure he needs that much but it is great to have the information. nathan does a good

he's still the champion — anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his world titles and set up outbreaks of

there is no tyson fury, there is no anthonyjoshua. grassroots there is no tyson fury, there is no anthony joshuatened of coronavirus. lots of people sit inside and just watch the tv. you need to stay healthy and keep active. boxing is a massive part of the community and it is needed. what anthonyjoshua is doing now, is amazing. a lot of the money doesn't filter down to these gyms. joshua's next target is this man, tyson fury, as long as a defining unification mega— fight can be agreed for next summer. mega— fight can be agreed for next summer. me and him are competitive, it is massive. but for the world, the boxing show will be one of the biggest events in the uk since the world cup. it is going to boost the economy, boost the morale of the people. let‘s get behind boxing. economy, boost the morale of the people. let's get behind boxing. how confident are you it will happen next year? i am certain, keen and ready. we can do it back at finchley if we have to. i want to be the undisputed heavyweight champion, thatis undisputed heavyweight champion, that is the legacy. whatever happens, joshua will

redemption time for anthony joshua! especially in a week where there's been such a focus on head injury in sports. but it hasn't impacted its popularity. joshua's last fight broke uk pay—per—view records. and tomorrow night sees the first time uk boxing fans are allowed back inside to watch a fight live since the start of the pandemic. just 1000 are lucky enough to have tickets, like superfan steve, who's paid £200 for his. very, very privileged and very lucky to get one of the 1000 golden tickets as you could call them. so, yeah, it's great for boxing, and it's obviously great to have fans back at sporting events again. do you feel like charlie bucket, then? yeah, a little bit, i guess, yeah. victory forjoshua would bring the prospect of a mouth—watering all—british affair with tyson fury to be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. right now, though, there's only one focus. when i look at kubrat pulev, i'm saying that boy can't beat me. that boy can't beat me. i'm too good, i'm too strong, i'm too q

just glad it's over boxer anthony joshua has successfully defended his what have you a titles knocking out challenge cooper up here less joshua floored crew left twice before ending the fight in the 9th round with his right hand sending the ball carrier into the canvas a 1000 fans were allowed inside london's wembley arena to watch him retain his bouts all the talk now is of a mega unified showdown between just a fellow heavyweight tyson fury next year fury has already begun the trash talk. i want to talk i want to fight next. on 3 rounds i think that sometimes you the emotions get in the way of screaming and shouting calling out fights and i chose not the con to go it's going to scream and shout people's 9 we know he wants the 5 calls i'm going to keep and just tell you that it's my job to deliver that fight next and all different kinds of delivery and we should start immediately. there's a late twist go so well toward championships in dubai with lee westwood clinching the european number one spot and 3000000 dollar prize 47 westwards the oldest winner of the race to dubai by 5 years

all crave and a bit of good news for boxing fans $1000.00 spectators will be allowed to attend anthony joshua's upcoming world heavyweight title defense the fight in london against kid rock her love was meant to happen in june but was postponed due to the pandemic about on december 12th an easing of restrictions on crowds at live sports events throughout the. ok but as a sports looking for now let's get back to lauren in london thanks very much had set up for me don't tell if there's news out of the back in a member of the full run of the day's news thanks for watching at home watching. from fossil fuels to modern day renewable as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such that moms as a global power develop into the basement company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against mr brown we provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and environmentally sound energy solutions for future generations no brushed past pioneering future energy so may al jazeera london broke our santa 2 special guests i

but just a day away from world heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua defending his titles against challenges. the things i've got a little bit heated already security guys have to separate the pads they faced off at the weigh in joshua has won 23 of 24 fights with 22 a knockout on his bow garry an opponent has only lost one of his previous $29.00 fights a 1000 fans will be allowed into london's wembley arena for the ballots but if that is all useful for now i'll be back with more a little bit later. jemma many thanks dave don't forget this pretty news video sports analysis comments at the web site take a look at 0 dot com that's it from the news hour i'll be back in just a couple of moments to update you on the day's top stories we'll see it there but for. we've never had a president who has literally for 4 or 5 years repeatedly attacked our democracy. you know blew through looking at the different planes i have a narrative i had a question you're hitting that really where people can't get treated and it does feel so even further join me richelle carey and up front it's my guess i

in boxing world heavyweight champion anthony joshua has retained his multiple championship belts after knocking out bulgarian cobra pool live at wembley arena on sunday the briton dominated the buyout and in the 9th round there was no escape for poor left josh what landed a clubbing right uppercut which sent to live to the compass and joshua fall about with another right time to end the contest is joshua's 24th professional when his next clash could be with fellow briton tyson fury who also holds a title bout. you're watching d.w. news from berlin coming up how finland has managed to keep its corona virus infection rates under control and world stories the week in reports there's more on video but you news our website t w dot com or you can also follow us on instagram and twitter will be back again at the top of the hour for me and the rest of the team here in berlin take care seems to. be filled with crime fighters are back with the africa's most successful radio drama series continues through the whole episode are available online and of course you can share and discuss on w. africa'

sports history adrian thank you we're just a day away from well the heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua defending his title from challenger cobra pullup but the pair kicks off the fight at the weigh in earlier in london security guards had to separate the boxes faced off joshua has won 23 of 24 flights with 21 knockouts carry an opponent who has only lost one of his previous 29 fights a 1000 fans will be allowed into his wembley arena she's for the bouts but if he says lebron james has been named time magazine's athlete of the air for his work against voter suppression that a lakers star helped his team to the n.b.a. title earlier this year but it's his work against social injustice has been rewarded after his more than a vote organization helps drive wreck or turn outs in this year's u.s. presidential election i don't want to lose sight of le bron james awesomeness on the court. she is the greatest basketball player of his generation arguably of any generation and he wanted with title yes year that's no small thing but his influence was what he did off the court and le bron has had a r

we're just a day away from well at heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua defending his titles against challenger of the things of god a little bit heated already security guards have to separate the paths they faced off at the weigh in joshua has won 23 of 24 fights with 21 knock outs his beaucaire an opponent has only lost one of his previous 29 fights a 1000 fans will be allowed into london's wembley arena for thousands of area for quite a fight by the look of that. yeah i can't wait to get started thanks very much thanks joe well that wraps up the news hour but i will be back with a full bulletin in just a couple of minutes time of course including the round up for the day's top stories of which you can find more of on our web site al jazeera dot com for analysis that takes you behind the headlines you can watch it on live streaming there as well if you've seen of it like now. an invitation to bear witness to all that life office. the heidi's the love. the trials and tribulations the unseen and the everyday miracles the injustices the defiance the tests of character and the closene

while the heavyweight champion anthony joshua has issued a warning to his bold garion challenger pullof head of their title defense on saturday in london 1000 spectators will be allowed to attend the fights at the wembley arena it will be the 1st time boxing fans will be present at a fight in the u.k. since march saturday's bout's is joshua's 1st fight since winning a rematch against and 3 andy ruiz on an unanimous points decision 12 months ago and the home favorite vowed to be the last man standing. i've been punched by the strongest people many times and i'm still here today so that never changed me so because that's a kilo lost 3 ways i don't think that's enough to change our lives character every fighter trains hard but it's character that separates us and i thought of all our character i'll be keen to stand there and we're going to fly i'm definitely going to get here and he's going to get here as well so i'll be the last man standing. well number 68 amy olsen is the surprise leader after the 1st round of golds u.s. women's open in houston this hole in one on the 16th made it a d

highly anticipated and undisputed heavyweight title bout expected to happen between britain's anthony joshua and tyson fury and according to eddie who's been promoting a.j. is fight the fight could happen outside of their home country the united kingdom this week he says that for it to happen in the u.k. a full capacity crowd would be needed but he's unsure whether that would be feasible given the country's current code 19 situation just has previously fought in saudi arabia while furious most recent fights being in the united states while we've been speaking to boxing broadcasts the guys davis who believes the fight will most likely to happen in the middle east. they need to agree the venue for me that's the big point is the venue can we do it in the u.k. at the moment i don't think we can because it requires a big crowd and therefore i think the chalks at the moment are headed towards the middle east boxing is a business so code it is affected the fact we can't have 100000 people at wembley stadium that's the big reason 1st of all that it's not going to happen in may or june here 1st of al

what anthony joshua is doing now, is amazing. a lot of the money doesn't filter down to these gyms. petitive, it is massive. but for the world, the boxing show will be one of the biggest events in the uk since the world cup. it is going to boost the economy, boost the morale of the people. let's get behind boxing. how confident are you it will happen next year? i am certain, keen and ready. we can do it back at finchley if we have to. i want to be the undisputed heavyweight champion, that is the legacy. whatever happens, joshua will hope he has helped others to follow in his footsteps in the sport he is close to conquering. dan roan, bbc news. before we go — check out this amazing footage of a baby elephant — struck by a motorbike while crossing a road in thailand — that ended up surviving after it was revived by an off—duty rescue worker. mana srivate told reuters he had performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his career — but never on an elephant. in this video that's gone viral online — you can see him giving two—handed compressions to the elephant lying on its side in the m

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well heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua defends his titles against challenger cooper a pull of later the things that got a little heated already security guards had to separate the pair as they faced off at the y. in joshua has won 23 of 24 fights with 21 knockouts while his ball garion opponent has only lost one of his previous 29. 1000 fans will be allowed into london's wembley arena for the bouts. now after sitting out the last prey with coated lewis hamilton will be eager to get back onto the front of the grade in qualifying for the abu dhabi grand prix later the world champion returned to the track for practice on friday but it was his miss sadie's teammate valtteri bottas who was quickest hamilton is just happy to be back. safe felt like i spent a lot of time away from the car very or so it was just hearing about me from there i was myself in the car the car wasn't. quite. the way it was when i. had left in spain the sense of the balance was in the same intensity i had got to previously but i'm working my way back to learn comfortable with it. but there was drama in the 2

they raise their game when they fight anthony joshua.ort for now. we‘re just hearing something more about production at honda‘s swindon plant. yesterday we told you about production being suspended there because of a shortage of parts, it is getting parts to the honda is saying production at swindon will remain suspended today and tomorrow with a view to resuming on monday if they can. they reiterate that work at the factory was halted yesterday due to a shortage of parts. the result of severe congestion they say at uk ports affecting honda‘s supply chain. the company is not commenting on the extent of lost output. on that assigned this problem at the port is related to the pandemic, although they have made reference to issues with stockpiling by other firms. that is ahead of the transition period, but at the moment the problem is related to the pandemic and the problems it is creating in the supply chain. on the saint production at its swindon plant will remain suspended today and friday with a view to resuming on monday. let‘s return t

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