great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany. cold is too cold for sport? we'll tell you why this winter classic really lived up to its name. hello and welcome to sportsday. sometimes, the games that we give the big billing to don't quite live up to the hype. not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilling encounter at stamford bridge. the final score was 2—2, which doesn't help either side's title hopes — but that doesn't tell half of the story. so with a full match report, here's craig templeton. remain here's craig templeton. lula kaki was on the ham but remain lula kaki was on the banners but not in the squad, dropped for an explosive interview which thomas tuchel said created noise we don't need. —— lukaku. part of the noise they did need came from a section of standing fans, allowed at a top—flight game for the first time in a quarter of a century. soon, they will be silenced at the sardi omani spotted a mistake, and rounded man on the l

the atp continues to strongly recommend vaccination to all players. crux of all of this. 97 of the top 100 men's players in the world are fully vaccinated, paula. that's a number that stuck with me right throughout the last ten days or so. >> yeah. that is definitely good news. i'm happy to hear, in fact, that they are talking about the fact there is more to come on this, that the atp is perhaps going to examine what happened here and try to avoid it. patrick snell for us. appreciate it. >>> and now we turn to our other top story that we were tracking, the hostage standoff, of course, at a texas synagogue is over thankfully with all hostages rescued and the attacker dead. the assailant stormed the congregation on saturday. it was a small service and four people were taken hostage. local and federal law enforcement surrounded the synagogue. one hostage released earlier but three remained trapped. as night fell officials made the decision to move in. now that was a cnn crew on the ground that heard that loud bang and gunfire as law enforcement secured t

tennis and andy murray's attempt to win a first atp title for three years ended in defeat to the worldy's first atp final since 2019 and the three time grand slam champion described it as having been "a long road to get back here". karatsev, who was a semi finalist at last year's australian open, played explosive tennis winning in straight sets to take the title. with the commonwealth games just six months away, england's preparations are going well with victory in theirfirst game at the netball quad series. they beat south africa 71 points to 47 at the copper box in london. while world champions new zealand lost against the world number one side, australia. wasps claimed an important victory over toulouse in rugby union's european champions cup. despite having jacob umanga sent off during the first half of the game, wasps beat last year's champions toulouse by 30 points to 22. it was an impressive win that means they still have a chance to claim a place in the last 16 of the competition. you can find the rest of the day's european rugby union results on the bbc sport website as well a

the atp welcomed the court ruling, but called for greater clarity over the rules.ects the sacrifices the people of australia have made since the onset of covid—19 and the stringent immigration policies that have been put in place. the series of events leading to monday's court hearing have been damaging on all fronts, including for novak�*s well—being and preparation for the australian open. i'm joined now by sports journalist daniel cherny in melbourne. it's great to have you on the programme. just to get a sense at this point in time of where you think the immigration row could go from here. could the immigration minister still very legitimately cancel his visa, and what what the implications of that be?— implications of that be? there is still a chance _ implications of that be? there is still a chance that _ implications of that be? there is still a chance that could - implications of that be? there isj still a chance that could happen, and i think everyone in australia, most australians and probably tennis fans around the world are waiting with baited breath t

when six months into the coronavirus pandemic, the atp tour was shut down leading to novak down leadingto compete in the us open but was eventually disqualified after accidentally hitting a linejudge in the throat with the ball. off the court, novak djokovic has proven himself as someone not afraid to take on the establishment and in 2020, he resigned as president from the atp player console to launch the break away of professional tennis players association, increasing player power. in serbia, he is a national hero. so, the news of this restriction has not gone well at home. as a mother, you canjust only imagine, how can i feel, i feel terrible. since yesterday, the last 24 hours. they are keeping him as a prisoner. it�*s just not fair, it�*s not human. and the serbian community have been rallying around their star. i don't think it's ok. for him to be dragged all this way for this spectacle to take place he is the symbol of choicej at this particular moment. he did not do anything to offend. to treat people like this we have a medical exemption and have not done anything bad, really.

jamie murray was asked about it after great britain's loss at the atp cup earlier and he said he felton. there are some players, jamie murray aren't in this bracket, who decided to have a vaccine just to compete at the australian open. players are human beings. lots of people are thinking, yes, one rule for one and a different rule for another, the number one has an exemption, but as i pointed out, it is a stringent process, and the process is meant to be anonymous. they've had lockdown is for 262 days in australia, so we have to wait and see how they greet the nine time champion as he makes the nine time champion as he makes the defence of his title. yes! the nine time champion as he makes the defence of his title.— the defence of his title. yes, the rece tion the defence of his title. yes, the reception he _ the defence of his title. yes, the reception he gets _ the defence of his title. yes, the reception he gets will— the defence of his title. yes, the reception he gets will be - the defence of his title. yes, the reception he gets will be very . reception he gets will be very int

number one there back jock of it might not attend the australian open came when he pulled out of the atp cap. a warm up tournament in sydney that he, serbian compatriots did were without their big star beating norway to one in the group stage of the teen tournament. philip friend in for an interview which one he singles and doubles matches as the tennessee, it began in style some premier league football newson livable cut. your can club will miss his side clash against chelsea on sunday. after a suspected positive corona vars test, the the club reported that the german coach was exhibiting mild symptoms and is now isolating on friday flop had confirmed that 3 liverpool plaza tested positive and we'll also miss sunday's big game. the premier league has been ravaged by copied outbreaks over the past few weeks. and it's the case in the bonus league to buy a mini captain man on lawyer and 3 of his teammates of tested positive to the qa run of ours. in germany, international go capable miss the start of training ahead of the 1st games of the year later this month. same goes for kinsley common

and we'll stay with tennis, as great britain have gotten their atp cup campaign off to a winning startit came down to the doubles match as each had won a singles match. they won in straight sets and are next in action on tuesday against canada. we are right behind each player who ever goes out there on the court. we give it our all in the court or on the bench, and, yeah, it's always a lot of fun for us. like the guys say, it is once or twice a year we get to play for team events, and for us, a lot of this is what we will remember when we finished playing, i think. rugby union now and premiership champions harlequins fought back to beat gloucester by 20 points to 17 at kingsholm. they trailed by 10 points midway through the second quarter, but came away with the win to stay 3rd on the table. patrick gearey was watching. visitors to gloucester must make their own welcome. harlequins knew they were entering a cauldron, one thing harlequins knew they were entering a cauldron, one of english rugby's most passionate places, especially when their team are making such progress. ruan ackerman

australian open despite experiencing pain in his elbow during his defeat to diego schwartzmann at the atpur�*s first singles match since elbow surgery. and britain's sam sunderland has moved into the lead of the dakar rally after finishing second on stage two. he's chasing a second victory in the race after winning in 2017. former world rally champion sebastian loeb won the stage in the car category. it should be a terrific night at alexandra palace, where the first world champion of the year will be crowned. the pdc darts final sees the former champion peter "snakebite" wright up against former runner—up "bully boy" michael smith. i've spoken to samuel gill from dartsnews.com. they have been the two best players throughout the term and. —— tournament. peter wright has been exceptional. 2a 100 —— tournament. peter wright has been exceptional. 24100 80s — one of the best finals we have seen the last few years. best finals we have seen the last few ears. ~ ., best finals we have seen the last few veere— best finals we have seen the last few ears. ~ ., ' :: :: best finals we have seen the la

great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany.o sportsday. sometimes, the games that we give the big billing to don't quite live up to the hype. not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilling encounter at stamford bridge. the final score was 2—2, which doesn't help either side's title hopes — but that doesn't tell half of the story. so with a full match report, here's craig templeton. romelu lukaku was on the banners but not in the squad, dropped for an explosive interview which thomas tuchel said created "noise we don't need." part of the noise they did need came from a section of standing fans, allowed at a top—flight game for the first time in a quarter of a century. soon, they would be silenced atfter sadio mane spotted a mistake, and rounded the man on the line, i—o.

between pro wrestling, cocaine and money laundering, all of the elements for atp thriller or a great saturday night. anchor: thanks a lot. time for our daily fact-check. before we start tonight segment, there is a video you want to show us. >> let's take a look. >> hlo, i am a news preseer on france 24. you can see me every weeknight on live from paris. stay tuned, stay informed, watch france 24. >> do you recognize this person? anchor: not at all. >> this is a deepfake. if we can take a look on the computer, i will show you the website was used to generate, it's a site fulton stadia. you can choose a different -- this is another video. it was generated by the website. this was broadcast in mali. it was meant to be a news anchor from france, talking about all sorts of this such as spies, information about the army position, this was circulating on a facebook page that has about 88,000 followers. it had a huge amount of interaction and clicks. we can show you what the original image was pulled or generated from. this was an actor or avatar generated by the website. essentially, you ha

jamie murray was asked about it after great britain's loss in the atp cup earlier, and he said he felt — jamie murray's not in this bracket — who decided to have a vaccine just to compete at the australian open. and players are human beings. lots of people will be thinking, "yes, one rule for one and a different rule for another, the number one has an exemption" — but as i pointed out, it is a stringent process, and the process is meant to be anonymous. they've had lockdown is for 262 days in australia, so we have to wait and see how they greet the nine—time champion when he makes the defence of his title a couple weeks from now. cornelius kersten has become the first long track speed skater to be selected for team gb in 30 years. the 27—year—old will compete in the 1,000 and 1,500 metres in beijing next month. kersten has had a successful season, finishing 11th in the world cup series and says he's overjoyed at his selection. indicate this news today, i'm chuffed. couldn't be more happy. everything feels good, every world cup i've been able to improve either in time or ranking. so yea

open, the atp finals due to a foot injury he has had for a long time.also came through a covid infection in december. he was speaking to journalists after the match against his opponent and he said there were moments during the six months he spent out nursing and recovering from this injury last year, in which he wondered whether it was time to say goodbye altogether. that is a mark of how far he has had to come to get back to the australian open the top form we are seeing him in at the moment. and here he is now in the final at the tournament without no the djokovic or roger federer. he is just five sets away from another title. >> does that mean he is a shoo-in to win? >> there is a sense of fate about this final and how it is set up, this is a huge chance for him to be the first man to win his 21st grand slam singles title ahead of federer and djokovic who are on 20 with him. he has only won the australian open once in 2009, and federer and djokovic are the kings of the hard core. so the fact that they are not there adds to the sense of fate about th

the atp, which runs the mens tennis tour, says the novak djokovic controversy has been damaging on alls and has called for more clarity on the rules to enter australia. but it has also urged players to get vaccinated. preparations are underway for the first grand slam of the season. and despite the up people around him, novak djokovic seems determined to defend his title. ♪ laura: there are unwelcome guests in antarctica. species from around the world that hitch a lift on ships like mussels or crabs are threatening the marine ecosystem. a new study find the visitors are disrupting the habitat and the local wildlife. our science correspondent victoria gill has more. victoria: a round of extremes and a haven for marine life. visitors could be bringing some unwelcome creatures to this frozen place. by tracking global shipping, researchers discovered antarctica is visited by vessels that come from 1500 ports all over the world, from research, tourism and fishing. those ships bring potentially disruptive species into this unique ecosystem. >> ships that visit antarctica don't just have one

for the first time since 2019 — andy murray will compete in an atp tour final tomorrow morning. for the trophy. the final will be shown live on bbc iplayer, the red button and the bbc sport website from 8am tomorrow. it's obviously great to be in another final. it's obviously great to be in anotherfinal. tough match again. you know, it's always going to be tight against them. it's not many chances either way usually. and yet, obviously after losing the first, to select by the long way back but we stayed tight on the serve and be served well in the last couple of sets i think overall, p played a pretty smart match. harlequins are top of their pool in rugby union's european champions cup after a thrilling last minute win over cardiff. it was 33—33 in overtime when quins' marcus smith kicked over in the last action of the game. the bonus point 36—33 win puts them above munster in pool b, who also won tonight. cardiff are yet to win in europe this season. judd trump is a step closer to his second masters snooker title. the world number two eased into the semifinals at alexandra pala

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questions to be asked by tennis australia,, the atp and so on, most importantly questions to be answered we also know when he had his tournament last year for noted anti—vaxxers they all got covid. says it all, really. i don't think the australian open will miss his presence, it will miss him on the courts but for the good of the sport at the tournament, good riddance to bad rubbish. at the tournament, good riddance to bad rubbish-— bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute, bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute. the _ bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute, the front _ bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute, the front page _ bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute, the front page of - bad rubbish. yasmin, less than a minute, the front page of the - minute, the front page of the guardian regarding the hostages held in texas at a synagogue? tums guardian regarding the hostages held in texas at a synagogue?— in texas at a synagogue? turns out he was british, _ in texas at a synagogue? turns out he was british, and _ in texas at a synagogue? turns out he was british, and i _ in texas at a

he says it is one of— organisation, the atp. he says it is one of the — organisation, the atp.one of the biggest tournaments we have in tennis and it is really confusing _ have in tennis and it is really confusing for me that the atp has not been — confusing for me that the atp has not been standing up for the number one player— not been standing up for the number one player in the world. so there is criticism _ one player in the world. so there is criticism from the top of serbian tennis. — criticism from the top of serbian tennis. if— criticism from the top of serbian tennis, if you like, for the top of world _ tennis, if you like, for the top of world tennis, not enough support for the world _ world tennis, not enough support for the world number one, it would seem. guy, the world number one, it would seem. guy. thank— the world number one, it would seem. guy, thank you. back in the uk now. borisjohnson's former communications director, james slack, has apologised this morning for the "anger and hurt" caused by a leaving party that took place for him at downing street, the n

so he's been in a still not in final before the also on the atp tour in 2020. that is basically the, the unofficial 5th major. so is not a nobody, but i'm so put my money on ref. another good that there, i think now, before we can, we have to mention, of course, on saturday we have the women's final, as well as, as an australian, i'm extreme is certainly proud and looking forward to that one. yes, indeed, we have a serious ass. berty going against. daniel collins of the usa ash party is the will . number one, she the french up champions in 2019. she won wimbledon last year. so she's a clear, clear favorite. and yet, yes jenny and fans are going to go absolutely wild for, of course. and i think given what happened at the start of the tournament with the joke of each saga with the australian government being almost as criticized with their handling of it as jock of each for it to end. maybe with a mr. alien champion is kind of what everyone in melbourne was hoping for. yeah, i'm sure i think the crowds will be going crazy. i was there recently and everyone was al

and he's also the atp tour champion from 2020. that sort of like the 5th major. so maybe there is not a nobody. so not i will be a bit word but not our think hang on. it opened up for me now. you know, without jock of it that better. i'm got to get ahead of got to get this 21 in this great race between these 3 great players and i probably guess he will think you're ok. well how is it to it before that on saturday we have the women's by now. yes indeed. we got ash, party of australia against daniel collins of usa, asked party is the massive favorite. she's the world number one. she won the french opening 2019 wimbledon last year. and it would be a great finish to the tournament for the australians furnace trillion to win it because of a see at the start of the time. there was almost as much criticism of the australian government for the joke of its saga as there was of no joke of it. so i think this jones would actually love for ash party to win on saturday. and then they can in this tournament on a high after a few ups and downs along the way. all right, mark mat

the atp welcomed the court ruling, but called for greater clarity over the rules. the series of events leading to monday's court hearing have i've been speaking to sports journalist daniel cherny in melbourne, he says there's still a chance the immigration minister could cancel his visa. everyone in australia, most australians and probably tennis fans around the world, are waiting with baited breath to see what happens, with what the immigration minister alex hawke decides to do and it really could come at any moment now. i think that would be a valid decision, given that djokovic entered the country — there is a query as to whether having prior infection is a valid reason to get in a valid exemption. in terms of what that would mean, one byproduct of having your visa revoked by the immigration minister is that i think that would actually cancel his visa for three years so effectively he would be denied from entering the country for three years which would have huge implications clearly, as he is only 3a and you'd imagine he would be playing for several more years

the atp welcomed the court ruling, but called for greater clarity over the rules. i've been speaking to sports journalist daniel cherny in melbourne, he says there's still a chance the immigration minister could cancel his visa. everyone in australia, most australians are probably, you know, fans around the world are waiting with baited breath to see what happens with the immigration minister �*s decision. it could come at any moment now. i think that would be a valid decision, given that he entered the country. there is a query as to having prior infections is a valid exemption. in terms of what that would mean, one by—product of having your visa revoked by the immigration minister is that would actually cancel the visa for three years entering the country for three years, which a few of the locations clearly, you mentioned they will be playing for several more years, is a global superstar, one tournament ray holds nine times, he's dominated for the best part of 14 years, so the implications are enormous, and this is a story that scott australians talking, particu

and great britain have missed out on a place in the semi—finals of the atp cup in sydney, despite beatingn the singles. but when cameron norrie lost to taylor fritz, it all came down to the doubles where evans and jamie murray produced a stunning comeback, from a set and a break down to beat isner and fritz. murray said this was as an amazing point and he was right! it gave them the crucial break that they needed, and they continued the momentum into the deciding set. but they miss out on the last four because canada beat germany. that's all the sport for now, but on the website there's more including the news that premier league managers pep guardiola and sean dyche have both tested positive for covid—19 and will miss their clubs' matches this weekend. i'll be back with more later. plans to tackle record waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff, according to a new report. there are nearly six million people waiting for nhs treatment, but mps on the health and social care committee say this could grow unless more people are recruited. th

he wasn't at the atp finals due to a foot injury that he had for a long time. then he also came through cove infection in december. now he was speaking to journalists after that match against martini, and he said that there were moments during the 6 months that he's been out nursing and recovering from this foot injury last year. whether he in which he wondered whether it was time to say goodbye altogether. to tennis. now that is, you know, obviously a mark of how far he's had to come to get back to the australian open and to the top form that we seeing that we're seeing him in, at the moment. and you know, here he is now in the final, at the tournament without talk of it without federer. and he's just 5 sets away from another title. so does that mean for sunday's final that he says she when to when? well, this certainly something of a sense of faith about this final how it's out from the doll at the moment. now, of course, this is a huge chance for him to take to be the 1st man to win his 21st grand slam singles title ahead of federal and joke which you are al

the atp cup started on saturday but he signed up for an eventin saturday but he signed up for an eventd 21st grand slam at an event that won't feature roger federer and doubts remaining as well over novak djokovic's participation in the tournament. jaden brown and marcus mark helped the boston celtic stopper three—game slide by beating the phoenix suns 123—120, grabbed 11 rebounds, smart finishing, eight assists helping the celtic�*s bounce back from a 91—82 home loss to the la clippers on wednesday night. and thatis la clippers on wednesday night. and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now, it's back to you. the pandemic made 2021 a difficult yearfor many families — travel restrictions which meant many people were forced to live apart. but the recent lifting of some restrictions has meant airports have been the scene of emotional reunions across the world. we've been looking back at some of those special moments. all across the world, 2021 has been a difficult year, yet despite newly introduced travel restrictions there have been emotional reunions in some places. we spoke to t

murray will face russia's aslan karatsev in the final, which is his first on the atp tour since 2019.n the fifth and final ashes test turned out to be the worst for england. after winning the toss, england chose the perfect bowling conditions on the green hobart strip, and it paid off with three early wickets, including ducks from david warner and steve smith off the bowling of ollie robinson. but after having australia 12—3, things went down hill. marnus labuchagne was dropped on nought, robinson went off with a bad back and travis head — back from covid isolation — got his second century of the series. so here's the scorecard — australia will resume day two on 241—6. head making 101, labuchangne 44, out in the most bizarre way — worth a look on the bbc sport website — and cameron green was the other top scorer on 7a. for england's bowlers, two wickets each for robinson and broad, but not the best day for woakes and wood, who were expensive forjust one wicket each. snooker, and the world number two judd trump is a step closer to his second masters title. he eased into the semi finals

they've also said that the continually strongly recommend vaccination for all players on the atp tour, but they have welcomed the court decision. so we've seen some extraordinary scenes or the last 24 hours and joked, which of course is now being released from this hotel detention. yeah, really is a story that is captured the world's attention. so what are the options now for the australian government, especially because the world is watching well, the immigration minister here ivan, art, has said that he is still considering his options. a chris trane who was in court yesterday representing at the australian government, says that the immigration minister still reserves the power to remove dr. rich from australia. and this ruling, of course, doesn't guarantee that he will compete, as i mentioned. and the government still has the right to cancel the visa again. so that could be the 2nd time the government will be fighting to uphold these very tough board restrictions that we've had in place during covered. and we expect the government to make a final statement today to see whether or n

fast—forward to decemberjust gone, and djokovic was named in serbia's team for atp cup in sydney butayers and staff applied for exemptions. and djokovic's was one of a "handful" that were granted. and the victoria state government says this. the process is the process, nobody has had special treatment. the process is incredibly robust, it is identified, and we are where we are. that was where we were. but then we had this from the national government... victoria state's sports minister added... but while djokovic was in the air from dubai to melbourne, not much was clear. it wasn't clear why had got an exemption. and hours after he had landed, he was still at the airport, waiting to if you was let in. what is clear is the strength of feeling industrially around covid rules and how they are enforced. —— the strength of feeling in australia. just a quicker minder of our top story. france has recorded its highest ever daily number of cases of coronavirus — with more than 330,000 postive tests. we are seeing this across europe at the moment. the netherlands and sweden have also registere

australian open may never need to buy a be in australia ever again. drug which chose to miss out on the atp cup, which is taking place in sydney sometime in that event of expressed surprise at the decision to allow him to compete at the is opening grand slam. i don't know what that really. i mean, i think if it was me that wasn't vaccinated, i wouldn't be getting an exemption. i don't think it's very further was whatever you want us, the situation is. yeah, i mean, at the end of the day, you kind of off to trust that he does have a valid reason for the medical exemption possible. so you can say about it really isn't it. ah, top stories amount is 0. the united states has set a new global record reporting more than 1000000 covered 19 cases in one day. it comes off to the new year holiday weekend, and some states didn't report statistics. so not k includes cases from several days . that does cap off a significant rise and infections with a u. s. reporting a daily average of 480000 infections over the past week. as in other countries, the number hasn't translated into a.

ah, you're watching al jazeera, her reminder of our told stories this l will than atp. val, including children, have been killed in to saudi coalition as strikes in yemen. the united nations secretary general is called for an investigation. people in ukraine's a, the build up of russian troops out the border means van living an affair of further war. the us and russia have been holding talked to try and defuse the situation. i've gone a stones, interior minister has given an exclusive interview to al jazeera sit at your dinner . akani says he wants to be removed from the u. s. is most wanted list and that the taliban has been fulfilling its commitments. with more than 132000 deaths, no country in the middle east has fed worse during the pandemic than iran. and now as the oma covariance spread, se officials warn another wave is imminent. we're still said out reports from tech, from the number of course, 19 cases had been fallen in iran, but the don't were tramp didn't last long. and there has been another spike in infections despite are better than average rate of resonation. more than

inspired great britain to victory over germany in their opening match of the men's team tournament, the atp, firstly winning his singles match and then combining with jamie murray in the doubles, the pair beating alex zverev and kevin krawietz. the victory coming barely a month after gb lost to the same opponents in the davis cup. and english premiership leaders leicester have made it 11 successive victories beating newcastle at welford road 31 points to 0. it was one of three matches in the english top flight, elsewhere the champions harlequins came out on top in a tight encounter, beating gloucester 20 points to 17, danny care with one of their two tries. while second—placed saracens were comfortbale winners over northampton saints. and news on two silver medals for great britain today at the bobsleigh world cup in latvia. all the details on the bbc sport website tonight. that, though, is all from me for now. ben. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye, and have a good evening. back now to the death of the

andy murray is in sydney, where's he'sjust reached hsi first atp tour final for three years.ver reilly 0pelka he had this to say about the latest twist in the djokovic saga. it's not a good situation for anyone. i don't know whether he can compete in the tournament ago on practising. it looked as if england were going to have their best day of the ashes so far, but australia's batsmen hit back in the final test in hobart, closing on 241—6. england won the toss and bowled first and reduced australia to 12—3 david warner and steve smith both out for ducks, they recovered thanks to 44 from marnus labuschagne and a quickfire hundred for travis head and also 7a from cameron green. 0llie robinson and stuart broad took two wickets each . rain delayed the start and also brough an early close. australia 241—6. i think ithink in i think in the middle section we could have bowled better and the combination of them counter attacking and hitting our guys off their lengths, really and us a little bit slow to adapt to that was i think the cause of what was a really good partnership and then

it's been a day of action at the atp cup in sydney, with a number of fascinating encounters.ile great britain's tie against germany went to a decider with the doubles team of dan evans and jamie murray beating kevin krawietz and alexander zverev in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and there was a big shock as australia beat the much—fancied italian team. the tie was decided in the doubles match — asjohn peers and luke saville came out on top to delight to home crowd. ahead of the fourth ashes test, it's been confirmed that england's head coach chris silverwood has tested positive for covid—19. silverwood has been isolating in melbourne since late december, following a positive test from one of his family members. he will remain in isolation until saturday. england's squad have also undergone another round of routine pcr tests, after a local bowler tested postive for covid in sydney where the fourth test is being played. england are 3—0 down and have already lost the series. and stephane peterhansel�*s hopes of retaining his dakar rall

great news, andy murray has reached his first atp tour final for three years.or andy murray. the welsh government is set to ease covid restrictions after a fall in cases. the measures came into place on boxing day, and included the closure of nightclubs and a ban on fans at stadiums. the changes are expected to be phased in, and could be reversed if the public health situation worsens. it�*s hoped that crowds will be allowed back for the six nations rugby tournament, which begins in february. several murder victims killed by a loyalist paramilitary group were not warned by police they were under threat, according to a report. the police ombudsman looked into 19 attacks by the ulster defence association, and found "collusive behaviour" among members of the security services, paramilitaries and the police. france has begun easing restrictions on british travellers — after rules were tightened last month. vaccinated travellers will no longer need a compelling reason to enter the country but a negative covid test, taken 2a hours before leaving the uk, will still be

andy murray�*s hopes for a first atp title in over two years are over after he was beaten in the finalered by his opponent. but, now 311, he battled harder towards the end of the second set, creating five break opportunities. but murray ultimately couldn�*t take them, as karatsev kept his grip on the title, winning 6—3 6—3. murray will now head to melbourne for the australian open and says he�*s pleased to be playing at a high level again. to all of you who came out to support tonight, what an amazing atmosphere to play in — thank you. it was so good. cheering and applause. i have really missed playing in front of these sorts of crowds and in these sorts of matches and unfortunately, the result did not go my way tonight but i will keep trying my best to come back and have more nights like this, so thank you and maybe see you next year. cobblers dream won the big race of the day at kempton, the coral lanzarote hurdle. the ten to one shot ridden byjack quinlan and trained by ben case came in ahead of highway 0ne 0h two and call me lord. that�*s all the sport for now. you can follow all o

andy murray's hopes for a first atp title in over two years are over — after he was beaten in the finalatsev. murray was broken in the opening game and struggled on first serve — outpowered by his opponent, but now 34, he battled harder towards the end of the second set, creating five break opportunities. but murray ultimately couldn't take them as karatsev kept his grip on the title, winning 6—3 6—3. murray will now head to melbourne for the australian open and says he's pleased to be playing at a high level again. to all of you who came out to support tonight, what an amazing atmosphere to play in and thank you. it was so good. atmosphere to play in and thank you. it was so good-— it was so good. cheering and applause i have really missed playing in front of the sorts of crowds and in these sorts of matches and unfortunately, the result did not go my way tonight but i will keep trying my best to come back and have more nights like this, so thank you and maybe see you next year. the top two teams are currently in action in the premier league, manchester city have the chance to open up

the atp, which runs the men's tennis tour, said the novak djokovic controversy has been damaging on allut it has also urged players to get vaccinated. preparations are under way for the first grand slam of the season, and despite the upheaval around him, novak djokovic seems determined to defend his title. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. the time is 13:17. our top story this lunchtime... the government apologises for any upset caused over allegations of a garden party at number ten during the first lockdown in may 2020. coming up: we hear from the couple awarded a five—figure settlement — and an apology — from a council over a failed adoption. coming up in the bbc news channel, british number one emma raducanu crashes out of the first round of the sydney international, a week before the australian open, in her first match since recovering from coronavirus. the start of a harsh winter is accelerating afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. international sanctions have crippled the economy since the taliban takeover last august. the collapse of the previous afghan government, and the with

great britain to victory in their first season opening event at their first season opening event at the atpeamed up with jamie murray and a doubles tie against germany to seal a 2—1win. they are next match is on tuesday. and don't forget, plenty moreover in the bbc sport website this evening including all of the day's premiership and rugby results. that is all from me. more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we will be back with the late news at 10pm and on bbc one time for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news. more now on the wearing of face coverings in secondary school classrooms in england to help stop the 0micron covid—19 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england in line with the rest of the uk. teaching unions have welcomed the advice, while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. drjulian tang is a clinical virologist and honorary associate professor at the university of leicester. will this move make much of a difference, do you think? irate will this move make much of a difference, d

great britain have began their atp cup campaign off to a winning start.raight sets, but cameron norrie was then beaten by alexander zverev as germany levelled the tie. that meant it came down to the doubles and evans and jamie murray secured the win in gb's favour winning in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and with the winter olympics just over a month away, great britain's bobsleighers are enjoying an excellent weekend of world cup action in latvia. brad hall has won his second silver in as many days — as he and nick gleeson finished behind germany in the two—man event. mica mcneill and adele nicoll also won silver afterjust finishing behind the united states. that was their first ever world cup medal. that's all the sport for now. football supporters at this afternoon's match between chelsea and liverpool will be the first to take part in a safe standing trial. standing terraces were banned at most grounds in 1994, following the hillsborough stadium disaster. ministers say safety is paramount — some police chie

last we heard there is 95 of the top 100 in the atp have been vaccinated, it's a small handful and not thing, he ultimately faces the consequences for his own actions and there was an easier way had he just got vaccinated like so many australians have done in so many of his peers on the tennis tour. ehjagr his peers on the tennis tour. en'oy the tournament. d his peers on the tennis tour. en'oy the tournament. thank �* his peers on the tennis tour. en'oy the tournament. thank you i his peers on the tennis tour. en'oy the tournament. thank you for h the tournament. thank you for joining us and for your thoughts and analysis. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. snow continues to cause issues. this was the view in south lanarkshire. lots of problems on the roads and across the pennines. batches of showers working further south now. these ones moving towards dumfries and galloway. the m71t is going to be difficult. elsewhere, sunny spells for eastern areas. a cold start. heavy rain moving into south wales and south—western england, also affecting the channel islands.

in the build—up to the australian open, great britain's men are playing in the atp cup in sydney — andevans has won their opening match against denis shapovalov. now its british number one cameron norrie against felix auger—alliasime. if you're feeling the chill at the moment, you may enjoy these pictures from the deserts of saudi arabia, where britain's sam sunderland has moved into the lead of the dakar rally motorbike section. he finished second on stage two, overtaking daniel sanders, who lost his way in the dunes. the nine—times world rally champion sebastian loeb came out on top in the car category but he's more than nine minutes behind the leader, after a really close stage. the temperature will certainly cranked up at the world to final last night. —— at the world to doubt final. always a raucous atmosphere, big money on the table for the winner. and that half a million pound check went to peter "snakebite" wright. he is an unmistakeable character, and it was a thrilling final against michael "the bully boy" smith — the lead kept changing hands and wright was actually surprised

and great britain still have a chance of reaching the semi—finals of the atp cup in sydney, after beating. dan evans put them one—up with victory overjohn isner in the singles. but when cameron norrie lost to taylor fritz, it all came down to the doubles where evans and jamie murray produced a stunning comeback, from a set and a break down to beat isner and fritz. murray said this was as an "amazing" point and he was right! it gave them the crucial break back they needed, and they continued the momentum into the deciding set. britain will reach the last four if germany beat canada — but the canadians do lead that tie 1—0 at the moment. and you can keep across the latest from the tennis and everything else on the bbc sport website, but annita that's all the sport for now. today, for the first time, the 1921 census of england and wales has been revealed. these records detail the lives of 38 million people from 100 years ago, offering a glimpse into post world war one britain. they reveal the lives of war veterans, working women and well known figures including alan turing andjrr tolkien. th

great britain have got their atp cup campaign off to a winning start after beating germany in sydney.in the first match, but norrie missed the chance to hand gb the win outright after losing to alexander zverev. the world number three took the first set in a tie break, before easing through the second, winning 6—1. and that meant that the tie went to a decider and a doubles team of dan evans and jamie murray sent it in gb�*s favour, beating kevin krawietz and alexander zverev in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and if you head to the bbc sport website and app, you can find more about mica mcneill and adele nicoll who have won their first ever bobsleigh world cup medals — with silver in latvia this morning. good result for them as they look to qualify for the winter olympics next month. face masks are to be worn in secondary school classrooms in england, to reduce the spread of the 0micron variant. until now, england was the only one of the four uk nations where face masks were not recommended for pupils in class. six teaching unions have deman

great britain have become their atp cup campaign off to a winning start.rt, beating jan—lennard struff in straight sets, but cameron norrie was then beaten by alexander zverev as germany levelled the tie. which meant it came down to the doubles, and evans and jamie murray secured the win in gb�*s favour, winning in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and there's been medal success for great britain's bobsleigh team today with two silvers at the world cup in latvia. there's more on that story on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. football supporters at this afternoon's match between chelsea and liverpool will be the first to take part in a safe standing trial. standing terraces were banned at most grounds in 1994, following the hillsborough stadium disaster. ministers say safety is paramount — some police chiefs have expressed concern about fans moving into standing areas from other parts of the stadium. i think it's a significant moment forfootball. these were measures brought in after the hillsb

. >> at this point in terms of tennis australia or perhaps even the tour, the atp, do you think they learned a lesson here? as you just pointed out, they really were just bending rules not just for novak djokovic. there are others who remain unvaccinated on tour. >> i'm not sure of the politics of tennis internationally. the bottom line is as a lot of people have pointed out and the p premier of victoria pointed out, it actually comes back to novak djokovic. mate, get the jab. just get the jab. i don't know if you call it get the jab in the various countries that are watching. if you just get the injection you can breeze through all the borders, play tennis and everybody will be fine. if novak djokovic had got the jab like everybody else, including raphael nadal, who's been fairly vocal on a -- then all of this nonsense would have been avoided. he came into the country in a very -- in a very skinny loophole and it was closed when he got here. >> i assure you get the jab translates pretty much worldwide. we all know now what it means. it's a serious point what it can mean to your life

it would only be in the second half to the extent that the atp may stop it.anus: yuri and carry on inflation was 5% in december. we were looking at 8%. there was the reality of inflation in europe. bill dudley accuses the fed of living and fantasyland and they are forecasting to waken up. what is the risk that the ecb is behind the curve in their assessment of inflation and therefore a jolt is a risk for 2022 in the bund market? tatjiana: i can help myself. the ecb and their inflation story, i always see a big disney castle. so strongly in my mind. and why is that? it seems to me that they are putting their head in the sand and missing the reality. you just call up the latest inflation data and they say this is temporary. look at our forecast. anybody who has tried to forecast something, we know how biased you can be. it is about presumption. it seems to me the assumptions, they are anchored to a certain past that it might not be reflective of what we are seeing , if there is a change in the economy. i am worried about the ecb's credibility and what it means

i think the us are pretty strict in terms of having double vaccination to plan in, italy, the atp released the unvaccinated. france, italy, president macron saying he will make life more difficult for the unvaccinated so it will be a problem wherever he goes, probably in the uk he will have to isolate for ten days. so it is tough to prepare for tennis tournaments like that when you want to be at your physical peak, and because the tennis season is so joined together there is not much space to muck around with isolation so he will have to make tough decisions one way or the other but this could all have been avoided if he had just been vaccinated in the first place so perhaps you will see the light on that front, but i would not hold up hope. he that front, but i would not hold up hoe. ., , that front, but i would not hold up ho e, ., , , that front, but i would not hold up hoe. ., , , , ., hope. he has been quite high profile and what he — hope. he has been quite high profile and what he said _ hope. he has been quite high profile and what he said and _ hope. he has been quite high profile

the sa—year—old, three time grand slam champion, has reached an atp final for the first time since 2019reilly opelka, 6-7 6-4 6-4. it could have been an all british final but dan evans lost to the top seed aslan karatsev in the other semifinal. you can watch murray versus karatsev on the bbc red button, iplayer, app and website two british players have come the final round of qualifying to book their places in the main draw of the australian open. harriet dart is through to the first round in melbourne for the third time in four years. and liam broady has also reached the main draw of the australian open for the very first time meaning there are seven british players in the first round of the singles draw. the final ashes test may be being played in a new venue in hobart but after an action packed first day, we're in a rather familiar situation, with an incredibly impressive century from travis head helping australia to a strong position at the close of play. but england did make a good start to day one. joe wilson reports. all this time waiting imagining and hoping for an australian co