ash barty carries the weight of the nation in the women's final and is the huge favourite against theth ash barty, on her shoulders a long and heavy weight and 44 years since this woman was the last aussie to win that trophy. no pressure. it’s woman was the last aussie to win that trophy. no pressure. it's fun, be it be playing — that trophy. no pressure. it's fun, be it be playing in _ that trophy. no pressure. it's fun, be it be playing in the _ that trophy. no pressure. it's fun, be it be playing in the business i that trophy. no pressure. it's fun, | be it be playing in the business end of your home slam. i'm not going to lie about that, it's amazing and i think being able to experience it multiple times has been incredible, but saturday is going to be a new experience for me. so i go out there and embrace it, smile, trying to the best i can. in and embrace it, smile, trying to the best i can. .,. and embrace it, smile, trying to the best i can. , .,, ., best i can. in fact, she has drawn strenath best i can. in fact, she has drawn strength from — best i can. in fact, she has draw

and ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years. back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news...mark kermode joins reeta chakrabarti for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode, as usual. so, mark, what do we have this week? packed week. we have parallel mothers which is a new film by pedro almodovar. we have a new british horror movie, amulet. and sing 2 — more singing animals. that's quite the mixture. so, parallel mothers, lots of sort of excitement about almodovar�*s latest film. yes, and a nine—minute ovation when it premiered, i think, at venice. so, penelope cruz and milena smit are single mothers to be. they are sharing a room together in a hospital, they give birth together, their babies go into observation together and when they leave hospital, they swap phone numbers. and perhaps a bit more. here is a clip. so, that's one strand of the story. in another strand, penelope cruz�*s character is trying to excavate a mass grave in her home

ash barty�*s the only champion they can imagine.rafael nadal — 16 points to win a tie—break, a staggering first set against adrian mannarino. from there, the frenchman understandably faded — nadal through in three sets. could he add a 21st grand slam title at 35? you have got to be in it to win it and unlike federer and djokovic, nadal is. joe wilson, bbc news. so, nadal through to the quarters. next up for him is the canadian denis shapovalov who stunned the third seed alexander zverev. if he is able to keep improving, he will be a multi—grand slam winner. he has a lot of amazing things of his game and his results say that. when he is playing well, it is very difficult to stop him. if you are watching sportsday in the last hour, said we were to tidy up some of the rugby union results for you. exeter chiefs will face munster in the last 16 of the european champions cup after a defeat to montpellier this evening — losing 37—26 in pool a. exeter had already qualified for the knockout stages before the game, but montpellier needed a wi

we know that ash barty is a _ experience. we know that ash barty is a proud _ experience.n goornong cawley, herself a former champ, she was there to surprise ash barty. how significant is this for first nations is children watching at home? ., ., , ., home? huge, evonne was a full-time — home? huge, evonne was a full-time champion - home? huge, evonne was a full-time champion at i home? huge, evonne was a full-time champion at the i full—time champion at the australian open and evonne doing the presentation was held from ash, i suspected that something was up that people only close to ashley knew about it and evonne was kept to one side and herface it and evonne was kept to one side and her face was beaming when she saw evonne come out and the announcement and this was so important for three indigenous children because these are two women who are incredible role models for them. they feel now that if ash and evonne in the past had achieved what they have, and she is well number one, then why can't they do it? and i think this will be such an impetus for young kids, just gi

what a moment it was for ash barty as she claimed her third grand slam title in front of a home crowdes champion. she beat the usa's danielle collins in the final, to cement her place as a national hero. mike bushell was watching. carrying the hopes of carrying the hopes of a carrying the hopes of a nation carrying the hopes of a nation that carrying the hopes of a nation that has been longing first for a generation. ash barty gave them exactly what they wanted in the first set, impressing those who know losses is like to perform in any have overflowing with tension. general colin certainly found it hostile, asking the umpire to quieten the crowd down but she raced into a 51 lead but batty wasn't going to get this opportunity slip away, incredible fightback to a tie—break on the wall of noise and expectation out in much for collins and if you're going to write owing to history that is the way to do it. so australia has a home champion again for the first time since christine o'neill who looked on as bassi's role model showed her delight in handing over the trophy and all that comes wi

ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years and ahead of a majorl of the british so—called �*isis beatles�*, the media show looks at the ethics of interviewing them. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. america's top military general has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine would be "horrific" and would lead to significant casualties. general mark milley described the build—up of 100,000 russian troops near ukraine's border as the largest since the cold war. but the us defence secretary lloyd austin said conflict could still be avoided through the use of diplomacy. the prime minister borisjohnson is due to speak to the russian president vladimir putin and visit eastern europe in the coming days, as the uk steps up its efforts to resolve the crisis along ukraine's eastern border. mrjohnson said he would reiterate the need for russia to step back. russia denies it is planning to invade ukraine. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more from kyiv. ukrainians have long lived with war. dozens of british soldiers here since 201

underdog american danielle collins taking on number one ranked ash barty. we're breaking down the historic performance this morning. >>> good morning, america. we begin with a monster storm wreaking havoc on the east coast with potentially historic snowfall and 80 million americans in the storm zone. >> blizzard warnings in effect for ten states from virginia all the way to maine with several governors declaring emergencies ahead of the winter nor'easter. >> and it's hitting as we speak. this morning, close to 3,500 flights have already been canceled, and amtrak suspended service between new york and boston. we have team coverage across the northeast. let's begin with rob marciano right there in boston getting hammered. rob, we can already see the conditions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, it's blowing sideways, already the snow has been going on for the past three, four hours, starting to pick up. we are at the corner of state street. they're doing a pretty good job with the road so far, but it's going to be difficult throughout the d

she was there to surprise ash barty.nne was a four—time champion at the australian open and the secret of evonne doing the trophy presentation was kept from ash — i suspected that something was up but only people very close to ash knew about it, and evonne was kept to one side and ash's face was beaming when she saw evonne come out and the announcement, and this was so important for first nations, indigenous children because these are two women who are incredible role models for them. they feel now that if ash and evonne in the past had achieved what they have, and she is world number one, then why can't they do it? and i think this will be such an impetus for young kids — not just girls but boys as well. and also in there was cathy freeman, who won olympic gold here at the sydney 0lympics, so the three women together, it was a powerful statement, it really was, for first nations people. and finally in a few hours' time, the men's final gets under way, both players having the chance to write history. what are we looking

tennis and ash barty has won the australian open final in melbourne.an player to win a singles title at the aus open since 1978. afterwards the world number one said: "this is a dream come true for me. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello, the weekend has begun with some very windy weather across the northern half of the uk, particularly thanks to a storm that has been named by the danish weather service, storm malik. it has already brought severe gales, more strong winds in the forecast. sunshine and showers pretty much covers it weather—wise and it will be turning colder through the day after through the day after what was a mild start. there is storm malik, it is going to cause big impacts in denmark later in the weekend, but for us, you can see, tightly squeezed isobars, very strong winds, with gusts of up to 80 mph for some exposed spots in the east of scotland. we have a met office amber warning here, also extending into the far north—east of england and, more broadly, across the far north of england, northern ireland and

but ash barty was not going to let the opportunity slip away. a the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream — the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come _ the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true - the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true for- the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true for me. j the way to do it. i mean, this is | just a dream come true for me. i the way to do it. i mean, this is - just a dream come true for me. i am so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone. so. so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone.— so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion _ so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, _ so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for- so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for the - so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for the first| a home champion again, for the first time since christine 0�*neill, who looked on as as

ash barty has become the first australian in 44 years to win their home grand slam.tching. carrying the hopes of a nation that's been longing for this for a generation. and ash barty gave them exactly what they wanted in the first set, impressing those who know what it's like to perform in an arena overflowing with tension. and danielle collins certainly found it hostile, asking the umpire to get the crowd to quieten down when she was trying to serve, but showing why she's heading into the top ten next week, breaking twice in the second set to race into a 5—1 lead. but barty wasn't going to let this opportunity slip away. an incredible fightback took the set to a tie—break. a wall of noise and expectation now too much for collins and, if you're going to write your name in history, this is the way to do it. i mean, this is, this isjust a dream come true for me and i'm so proud to be an aussie, so thank you so much, everyone, we'll see you next time. so australia has a home champion again, for the first time since christine 0'neil, who looked on as barty�*s role model

tennis and ash barty has won the australian open final in melbourne.e first australian player to win a singles title at the aus open since 1978. afterwards the world number one said: "this is a dream come true for me. i am so proud of being aussie." the world premiere of a major new musical composition to mark the 60th anniversary of coventry cathedral has taken place. ghosts in the ruins was written by the award—winning composer nitin sawhney. it's seen as a contemporary response to benjamin britten�*s war requiem, which was performed when the cathedral opened in 1962. ben sidwell reports... a celebration of coventry cathedral's 60th anniversary, goes in the ruins reflects the diversity that coventry is today, while remembering the destruction of its past. it remembering the destruction of its ast. , , ., , , past. it is trying to find, i guess, a sense of— past. it is trying to find, i guess, a sense of how _ past. it is trying to find, i guess, a sense of how the _ past. it is trying to find, i guess, a sense of how the cathedral- a sense of how the

looking to win her home grand slam — world number one and wimbledon champion ash barty�*s into the third of the australian open. as is rafa nadal — could he be the first of the big three to reach 21 grand slam titles? and we'll be in adelaide as england prepare for the start of the women's ashes. also coming up in the programme before seven: and we'll tell you why the upcoming world rally championship is promising to be greener and faster than ever. it is an ever—changing world, and it is our responsibility to reduce our impact on the planet as much as possible. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with netball — because england are looking to win their first quad series title this evening. they're playing australia in the final at the copper box in london and our reporter emily croyden is there for us. good evening, emily. before we jump into the final, england played australia last night, england are no strangers to drama — and incredible scenes last night against australia?— and incredible scenes last night against australia? they won the commonwealth _ against aus

ash barty becomes the first home winner of a singles title at the australian open for over a0 years —the american player, danielle collins, in straight sets in the women's final. canadian singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotify. now on bbc news, it's the travel show with lucy hedges. coming up on this week's programme: facing herfears — we follow an anxious traveller as she heads abroad for the first time in almost two years. it was that first view of the sea, and i was like, "i can do this, i made it. this is going to be ok, this is going to be good." we've got tech that's designed to take the stress out of your overseas adventures. i've rounded up a bunch of gadgets that will be sure to guide you to a state of zen. we find out what bangkok's taxi drivers did when their customers disappeared. and we meet the people helping passengers with their paperwork. we are here to reassure them, to guide them and to make sure that they have everything to hand. hi. it's london, it's january, and the weather's, shall we say, cold. so w

ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years.n singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotify. now on bbc news, we follow three people from tynemouth who have taken up cold water swimming and say it is doing wonders for their mental health. you know, once one person does it, then they pull other people in and everyone gets addicted. the minute you get in, basically your body thinks it's going to die. that's what makes you go, "oh, ifeel so alive!" it was really hard to cope with. ijust didn't want to get out of bed because i thought, "what's the point?" and things got worse | and worse and worse. by all rights, if i look. back on my own story, i should be dead. laughter. it is nice to feel like you're motivating somebody to go and do something that you know will make them feel good. not one bit of us was expecting this, no. laughter. and do you know what? i've only known these lots since november, and look how many friends i've got now! you walk in that sea and you forget abo

ash barty wins the australian open to become first home winner in 44 years. # don't it always seem to canadian singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotify. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with shaun ley. on friday, though, the police asked her to make only minimal reference to events that the police are investigating. steve, this is all getting very, very complicated. what should we make, do you think, of this police intervention on the grounds of not trying to prejudice something? it's not clear what it is they are not trying to prejudice. no, it's not at all clear, and as you suggest, shaun ley, the choreography of all this, the publication of the report and whether bits of it — the key bits, actually, will be in the report because of the police investigation. and all of this is important because timing in politics is significant. but if you step back from this never—ending, "when will the gray report be published and in what form?" the situation is as clear as it can be. which is a prime minister stands accuse

ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years.n singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotify. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show, with katie razzall. hello. a major trial will take place this year in the us. you'll remember the story behind it. el shafee elsheikh is accused of being a member of the islamic state group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. so named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. itv news�* rohit kachroo secured interviews with el shafee elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody. those interviews are to form part of the trial. so, what are the ethics of interviewing some of the members of a terror group? is it ever ok to give what amounts to be publicity to people accused of such serious crimes? and how you even go about doing it? welcome to the media show, and let's start right at beginning of the story. who were the is beatle

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and ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years.—old boy and a 60—year—old woman have died after they were hit by trees as storm malik swept the uk. the boy was killed after a tree fell in winnothdale, staffordshire, on saturday afternoon, while the woman was killed in aberdeen. let's take a look at the other developments. power lines have been affected with thousands of homes in scotland and england without electricity. an amber weather warning is in place along the east coast of scotland and north—east england. and a major incident has been declared in county durham. catrina renton reports has the latest. widespread destruction as storm malik swept its way into northern parts of the uk. the northeast of scotland was particularly affected. emergency services in aberdeen were called at 10:30 this morning to the place where this tree had fallen. but, sadly, a 60—year—old woman had died. much of scotland experienced blustery conditions, gusts of 85 mph were recorded on the aberdeenshire coast, leaving tens of thousands of homes withou

and ash barty becomes the first australian in 44 years to win the australian open. good evening.e died after being hit by falling trees during storm malik. the boy was killed after a tree fell in winnothdale in staffordshire this afternoon, while the woman was killed in aberdeen. power lines have also been affected with thousands of homes in scotland and england without electricity. a second storm — storm corrie — is expected to bring more high winds to scotland tomorrow. catriona renton reports. widespread disruption as storm malik swept its way into northern parts of the uk. the northeast of scotland was particularly affected. in bradford lee warner and his friend richard had been packing up after a bike ride. we were sat between the back seats, just crashing down, really. it pushed me further down. i lay down on the my floor. friend pulled me out of the back. an almighty crash, to be honest, i thought— an almighty crash, to be honest, i thought my— an almighty crash, to be honest, i thought my friend was dead, he has been really— thought my friend was dead, he has been really

but today ash barty time to end 41!oney turned down the chance to interview for thejob. a to interview for the job. a buckingham to interview for thejob. a buckingham palace spokesperson said princess and would not be attending the beijing winter olympics, saying it was the flight and covid—19 regulations. princess and also mislead that leads to good olympics last year. we now know who tyson fury will be fighting now. fury seems happy to be fighting dylan white. 30 say he is up for that. he always puts his energy in. the 30 say he is up for that. he always puts his energy in.— puts his energy in. the women's austrian open. _ puts his energy in. the women's austrian open, you _ puts his energy in. the women's austrian open, you were - puts his energy in. the women's austrian open, you were saying | puts his energy in. the women's - austrian open, you were saying about how long ago that record was. if you are of a certain age, you will remember it when all the tennis stars were australian.— stars were australian. they are

meanwhile, the world number one ash barty comfortably reached the singles decider.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. # he never known to frown # and everybody says # he's the happiest man in town...# barry cryer seemed a happy fellow too, and a lucky one. i spent my time mainly with pe

number one ash barty was, has won the australian open, she bates, daniella collins and the final on saturday becoming the 1st australian in 44 years to win the title bought. he took the 1st set, 63. the 2nd set was a back and forth battle with her american opponent. taking a 51 lead but fought, he fought back to win on a tie break. this is a 3rd major title off to the front opened in 2019 and whom ended in which happened last year. the activists are using the tournament to demand on says about the chinese tennis player. pang chalet charade disappeared from public view off to making, then attracting accusations of sexual assault against a former vice premier activists handed out t shirts ahead of the women spinal tournament organizes 1st bound the ships on the grounds that they were a political message. now the australian open says that spectators can wear the shuts as long as they remain piece of his reminder of our top story. major winter storm has stamped into the u. s. east coast with high winds and heavy snow. severe weather and us what issued across the region of around 70000000 people,

ash barty wins the australian open to become first home winner in 44 years.

no need for me to tell you how popular that will be in australia, ash barty winning the women's titlesince the cold war — as attempts to find a diplomatic solution continue. the downing street �*lockdown parties' report is now expected to be delivered before the metropolitan police inquiry ends. five states declare emergencies and more than five thousand flights are cancelled —— as the us east coast braces for a major blizzard to hit the region. britain's met office is warning of power cuts, damage to buildings and disruption to transport in eastern scotland because of storm malik. high winds are also expected in rest of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. and the us east coast is also bracing for a major blizzard to hit the region. our weather presenter nick miller is here. let us talk about the storm, what can you tell us, a stormy start here in the uk particularly in scotland, there are met office warnings and for scotland and northern ireland and parts of england. this for scotland and northern ireland and parts of england.— for scotland and northern ireland and parts

. >> reporter: absolutely, ash barty, after taking the first set, went down 1-5 in the second. y forced back a tiebreak in the second set. and won that tiebreak comfortably to wait 44 years of waiting here. it's been a long time. it's the longest drought of any of the countries with women or men wishing here. ash barty has finally did it. >> and less of an emotional story on the men's side. what are we expecting there? >> well, the men side could potentially be an emotional story for rafael nadal to break the three-way tie with novak djokovic and roger federer. nadal had a lot of injuries last year, and opening contemplating sticking with the team at all with a persistent foot injury and then in december he contracted covid. all of those things have lowered the expectations for the tournament. but he's come here and played well. he's going to that match as a bit of a favorite. >> let's finally widen the lens. i mean, the tournament started with so much controversy over novak djokovic being barred from competing because of covid. the fear was it would overshadow the tournament. i

number one ash barty has won the australian open after beating daniel collins in the final on saturday body becomes the 1st strategy in 44 years to win the home title. the 25 year old took the 1st set, $63.00. the 2nd set was a back and forth battle with her american opponent, taking a 51 lead. but basi fought back to win on a time break. the victory is bonnie's 3rd major title after the french open in 2019 and wimbledon last year. activists to using the tournament to demand answers about the chinese tennis play, a punch. why? shy, disappeared from public view, often making and then retracting accusations of sexual assault against a former vice prime yet helped by significant donations. activists passed out free t shirts ahead of the women's australian open final tournament. organize his 1st band, the shirts on the ground, they were political message. now the australian open says wearing the shirts in a peaceful manner is permitted. even watching dw live from berlin, stay chewed. now sports live, ralph rang nick manchester. united coach will be up next. we'll be back with more headline

joe lynskey reports. —— barty spent a fortnight in the glare of a nation, so far she delivered —— ash bartynd lost in the last four here before, but this year, she looks unstoppable.— but this year, she looks - unstoppable.- madison but this year, she looks _ unstoppable.- madison keys unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys not the unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys got the same — unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys got the same treatment _ unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys got the same treatment as _ unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys got the same treatment as the - unstoppable. brilliant. madison keys got the same treatment as the rest. | got the same treatment as the rest. dispatched into sets. keys won just four games. it took bartyjust 62 minutes. she's world number one and now looks to dominate the sport. to win wimbledon last year was a breakthrough, to win in melbourne would mean so much. she's the first aussie in the final for 42 years. we had to aussie in the final for 42 years. - had to play at home, we had to play in our backyard, and i'm just happy that i played my best t

ash barty is rarely one to be overcome by emotion but when she clinched victory, there was an uncharacteristicm after her cross court winner. afterweards, she admitted it all felt very surreal. it is absolutely incredible, i think. as aussies we are incredibly lucky to be a grand slam nation and to get to experience vista play at home is really special and to be to experience to play at home is really special and to be here as a champion of the tournament is very exciting. the tournament is really exciting. it is a little bit surreal, i think. i didn't quite know what to do or what to feel and i thinkjust being able to let out a little bit of emotion, which is a little bit unusualfor me, and i think being able to celebrate with it when he was there in the crowd, the energy was incredible tonight and i think being able to understand how much work my team and i have done behind the scenes and over the last four years to get to this point, to be able to have this opportunity, was really special and i think itjust kind of all came out at once and, yes, i really, really special moment. i'm disappoi

ash barty, the world number one, is carrying a lot of expectation in the women's draw, as she looks torrespondentjoe wilson. here that? it is all australia's expectation, all fur ashleigh barty. herjob was to serve, to play, to ignore everything but the ball. first set 6—4. ok australia, get carried away, just about. her opponent, amanda anisimova, at 20 may well win a grand slam one day, women's tennis has so many possibilities, but ashleigh barty is ranked number one for a reason. when she finds her best level, who can live with it? second set 6—3, into the quarterfinal, melbourne sees her future. she is the only champion that they can imagine. after 20 years in professional tennis, something new first rafael nadal, i6 something new first rafael nadal, 16 points to win a tie—break, a staggering first set against adrian mannarino. from there, the frenchman understandably failed, rafael nadal threw in three sets, because he is in another because i'm title at 35? you have to be in it to win it and unlike roger federer and novak djokovic, nadal is. so, nadal through to the quarters. next

yes, big wins for raff and ash barty. —— for rafael nadal. them in the top tier of english football in the four seasons he presided over. he was already the oldest manager in the premier league and, at 7a, will be so again. his career has taken in 22 clubs and spans over 40 years. his appointment follows the departure of claudio ranieri following his sacking afterjust14 games. the clock is ticking on derby county's future. the club's administrators are expected to hold talks with the english football league later today. they've a week to prove they can find funding for the rest of the season. placed in administration in september, they were deducted 21 points — wayne rooney battling hard to keep his side up. fellow championship side blackburn are looking at promotion rather than relegation after sam gallagher scored a second—half winner to send them second as they edged past middlesbrough 1—0. blackburn were relegated from the premier league ten years ago. rafa nadal ensured the headline on day nine of the australian 0pen wasn't his exit — hi

. >>> while you were sleeping, ash barty punching her ticket to the australian open final.ing's bleacher report. >> reporter: a special moment for ash barty. australia her home. cruising to a straight set win over madison keys in the semifinals. she's now the first australian woman to make it to the aussie final in 42 years. the 25-year-old is the reigning champ. won the french open in 2019. barty will face american danielle collins in the final. she was ranked 27th in the tournament. amazing comeback continues. and she had a tennis ball-sized sift from her ovary. her first evergrande slam final. should be a great one. >>> yesterday marked two years since kobe bryant and his daughter and seven others lost their lives in that helicopter crash. ar m carmelo anthony and dwyane wade paying tributes. a statue was placed at the site yesterday. it shows kobe with his arm around gigi. the base of the statue had the names of all the crash victims. heroes come and go but legends are forever. guys, just hard to believe. it's been more than two years since the terrible helicopter crash

ash barty spent the last two weeks of the australian open with the weight on her shoulder, to beat withy to deliver on the biggest of stages. it does not get bigger than this. the most dominant player in the world able to get out of a little bit of trouble to american danielle collins ranked in the top-ten, barty's athleticism was too much. she had full command of her nerves in the tiebreak to start the barty party for all the aussies around the world. she called the moment a dream come true. barty has three different wins on three different surfaces. it's just remarkable, especially considering the fact that she put her entire career on pause back in 2016 for an ended period, eventually making her way back to tennis and the pinnacle of the sport. we're set up for a final of rafael nadal and now it's been a great weekend in australia so far, you guys. and i expect more from rafa. it seems rare how finite these opportunities are and she's not taking anything for granted. >> good to know. carolyn, good to see you. thank you. we'll be right back. >>> so, good morning to you, we are so grat

ash barty�*s appearance will mark the first in 42 years of an australian woman in her home grand slamn straight sets in their semifinals today. honestly, it'sjust incredible. i love this tournament, i love coming out here and playing in australia. as an aussie, we're extremely spoiled. w're a grand slam nation, we get to play in our backyard. i am happy to play my best tennis here, i have done well before and now i have a chance to play for a title. it's unreal. it feels amazing, it's been such a journey and it doesn't happen overnight. so many years of hard work from an early age on court. yesterday, i was talking about all the early mornings my dad would get up with me and practice with me before school. it'sjust incredible to be on this stage, especially with the health challenges, i'm just so grateful. i couldn't be happier. british boxer galal yafai, who won flyweight gold at the tokyo olympics for team gb, has announced that he's going to turn professional. speaking to sport today earlier, he said it was an easy decision to make. it was easy decision for me to go pro, but tough

the women's quarters were far more one—sided, and ash barty will be back to enjoy the home support inrm. for four hours heaped and in the face of a storm. forfour hours his heaped and in the face of a storm. for four hours his opponent made things uncomfortable. here the initial of a follow—up call the empire correct in his issue was how long the criminal was spent between points. 0ne long the criminal was spent between points. one of the ways the spaniard finds composure and it barely any time he was two sets up. get finds composure and it barely any time he was two sets up.- finds composure and it barely any i time he was two sets up.- the time he was two sets up. got it. the o- onent time he was two sets up. got it. the opponent best grandson _ time he was two sets up. got it. the opponent best grandson result - time he was two sets up. got it. the opponent best grandson result is - time he was two sets up. (spit t. the opponent best grandson result is a semifinal but this year the draw is open. brilliant! he knew a fight back a clear path to the title and he brought this match lev

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. >>> australia's ash barty made her home country proud by winning the women's title.d american danielle collins to public -- to become the first aussie to win a singles title at the australia open in 44 years. >>> and a popular children's game became a new sport for adults over the weekend in miami. the first ever professional pillow-fighting championship was held. the pay per view event drew 16 men and eight women. most had experience in mixed martial arts or boxing. this time they naught with -- fought with pillows. and $5,000. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," we'll talk with actress aunjanue ellis about oscar buzz for her movie "king richard." >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." " ready to shine from the inside out? try nature's bounty hair, skin and nails gummies. the number one brand to support beautiful hair, glowing skin, and healthy nails. try jelly bean vitamins with two times the biotin. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now

ash barty wins the open. on bbc news we follow three people from tynemouth who have taken up cold water swimming and say it is doing wonders for their mental health. you know, once one person does it, then they pull other people in and everyone gets addicted. the minute you get in, basically your body thinks it's going to die. that's what makes you go, "oh, ifeel so alive!" it was really hard to cope with. ijust didn't want to get out of bed because i thought, "what's the point?" and things got worse | and worse and worse. by all rights, if i look. back on my own story, i should be dead. laughter. it is nice to feel like you're motivating somebody to go and do something that you know will make them feel good. not one bit of us was expecting this, no. laughter. and do you know what? i've only known these lots since november, and look how many friends i've got now! you walk in that sea and you forget about everything. it's massively changed my life. so, we're here, 6:30 in the morning, and just checking out the

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robin has already savoured ash barty's success| already savoured ash barty's success and whatever theland have been fighting hard, sophie dunkley keeping england in about the moment after the half—century, heather knight felljust short after the half—century, heather knight fell just short though. england are four wickets down and need another 37 runs off 40 balls to win it and if it ends in a drawer, england will have to win the 31—day matches remaining if they are to clinch the series but going well at the moment and certainly making a fight of it, england. moeen ali produced a superb all—around performance in the t20 series with a 34 run when in barbados. the stand—in skipper struck 63 from 28 balls, england reached 193—6 before then taking two wickets as the west indies fell short of their target to set up what will be a winner takes all in the final match at the same venue later tonight. we certainly have a title race on our hands in scotland with celtic reducing the gap on premiership leaders ranges slipped up at ross county, heading for victory deep in injury time when matthew

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then we had ash barty becoming the first australian to win in their women's singles and now this, recordbroken not by the individual who maybe we thought it would have been, novak djokovic. what a moment it has been for novak djokovic and an australian open to remember! earlier today i spoke to the telegraph's sports journmalist uche amako who called the victory the most astonishing of nadal�*s glittering career. he came into the event. he had coronavirus pretournament. there were lots of doubts about whether he would play again. he spoke openly about that. to come through all of that and six difficult matches but the final today, two sets down. before the match it was felt to be a struggle for rafa nadal. as he has always done, you can never write him off. he won in fantastic style. medvedev is a lot younger than him. a real test of stamina for a 35—year—old. an incredible achievement to last for the five sets. , . . . achievement to last for the five sets. , ., u, ., achievement to last for the five sets. , . u, ., ., sets. he is a decade older than medvedev _ sets. he is a decade olde

well, the reward for anisimova is a match against the world number one and home favourite ash barty.drop a set at the tournament, she beat camila giorgi in straight sets, 6—2, 6—3. i would have loved to test myself against the very best. but in the position that we have —— that we are in, amanda has played well, the match will be exciting, it'll be good for both of as to get out there and test ourselves against each other. in the men's event rafa nadal�*s quest for a 21st grand slam title continues. he's through to the fourth round after beating russia's karen hatchenov. nadal looked to be cruising, wrapping up the first two sets relatively comfortably, dropping just 5 games. hatchenov then rallied to win the third set 6—3, before the spaniard upped the ante to win the fourth 6—1 and wrap up the match. the only former champion left in the men's draw is through to the second week. there was thrilling five set battle between seventh seed matteo berretini and the youngest man in the draw. 18—year—old carlos alcaraz from spain. berrettini had a two—set lead before alcaraz, fought back to

ash barty, the world number one, is through as she looks to become the first home champion in melbourneer to come through in straight sets against adrian mannarino. next up for him is the canadian denis shapovalov who stunned the third seed alexander zverev if he is able to keep improving, he will be a multi—grand slam winner. he has a lot of amazing things of his game and his results say that. when he is playing well, it is very difficult to stop him. south africa have completed a series whitewash over india who's dismal tour ended in a final defeat. chasing 288 to win, india had looked on course for victory — needing just ten runs from 17 balls. but south africa removed deepak chahar for 5h and they couldn't get over the line — bowled out for 283 — falling five runs short of their target. the victory sealed the 3—0 odi series win for south africa. belgium's thomas pieters won golf�*s abu dhabi championship — as the leader of the first three rounds — scott jamieson fell apart on the final day. peters hit an even—par final round of 72 to finish ten under overall — a shot clear of spain'

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