are and unforgiving australians, they a re close and unforgiving australians, they are close to winninghe ashes 4—0, in reality they need only one wicket. the day started in the ever climbing temperatures, shaun marsh went to his 100, emotional celebration with his brother, mitchell marsh, they went to his own 100 and they were so taken with hugging each other, they almost forgot to run. mitchell marsh was bowled on the next delivery, but already it freed up the remaining australians to free up england. shaun marsh, tim paine and the tail adding the moralising runs for the england fielders, they decided to put them out of their misery at 649-7. 303 put them out of their misery at 649—7. 303 ahead, the temperature in parts of sydney was climbing to a record high. england had a nightmare start, mike stoneman, lbw to mitchell starc. —— start, mike stoneman, lbw to mitchell sta rc. —— mark start, mike stoneman, lbw to mitchell starc. —— mark stoneman. alastair cook bowled for ten, james

former champion angelique kerber stormed into the semi—finals of the australian open with a 6—1, 6—2n of us open finalist madison keys on wednesday. the german 21st seed took just 51 minutes to crush the american 17th seed and will face either world number one simona halep or sixth seed karolina pliskova for a place in saturday's final. watching that match and still in awe of that performance is our commentator in melbourne, what did you think of that, not a sweat? we've been asking the question of journalists following her through the year, is tree as good as 2016 when she won the australian open, the us open and even pigs and people saying she is better. —— and 0lympics. she has changed her coaching setup. she is enjoying herself, she is smiling too on court. it's a good matchup with madison keys, madison keys, big hitter, us open finalist, but in terms of ahead to head it is skewed towards the german, she uses the pace of keys, she counterpunch to perfection. you mentioned the scoreline and the time, seven u nforced scoreline and the time, seven unforced errors. what this win will

former champion maria sharapova has just australian open. former champion maria sharapova hasjust made it through to the third round. eden hazard sends chelsea through to the fourth round of the fa cup, after a penalty shootout and two of their players getting sent off. england's ben stokes is available for selection again, after missing the ashes series in australia. welcome along to the show. let's begin then at the australian open, where day four is under way. last year's men's champion, roger federer, will be in action in the night session. but another former champion, maria sharapova, hasjust made it through to the third round. so, to get all the details of the play so far, let's head live to melbourne. our tennis reporter gigi salmon is there. sharapova through, but there could be some shocks elsewhere. johanna konta is on courts, and she could be on her way out of the australian open in the second round. bernarda pera has just, australian open in the second round. bernarda pera hasjust, in fact, wrapped up that title. she hasjust won

0ur life expectancy is 20 years below that of a non—aboriginal australian.re much higher, the majority of aboriginal people live in poverty. yes, it did affect me, i lived in a housing commission home. my grandparents were afraid of my parents being stolen and the children being taken away. that continued through three generations. douglas, you are in favour of the first nation in a country having a special status. for example, in the uk we want to celebrate that here. if the nation is the first nation and the indigenous nation, surely it should have a special celebration? surely, they do and it should happen. no, a primary one, they are the first people of that country. a very similar thing is happening in america and canada. this movement is what australia is part of as well. movements as everywhere the europeans went they have colonised and destroyed. we could have a sensible weighing up of the discussion without saying the europeans are colonists and they have done genocide and they are still guilty. but they were colonists, that is a fact. the question

it isa australians are embracing today. of australians. there are concerts, barbecues, its liberties right around the country. —— festivities right around. it is not a sombre day for the vast majority of australia's. however, there is a significant portion of there is a significant portion of the population attending those in beijing day parades, who have a very different view of the 26th of january. thank you for updating us on the various issues involving australia day injanuary on the various issues involving australia day in january the on the various issues involving australia day injanuary the 26th. the television host, jin xing, is seen in china as their answer to america's oprah winfrey. both use television to promote socialjustice. jin xing is transgender and has a dating show that's boosted her popularity even more. every week parents of single men appear on the show to choose who they think is the best future wife for their sons. but critics say it's outdated and jin xing's views on women are too conservative. he

this is obviously the decision that's been taken by the australian government and its for the australianthe regulatory authorities around the world. it does make sense in that because of our highly regulated nature, because of our highly specific controls that we've instituted in the establishment of these industries, which have been... begun from struck, —— from scratch, the rest of the world can have the confidence in the world can have the confidence in the quality and in the supply chain of any australian product that's grown and exported. so from that point of view it does offer a unique opportunity, but that is a matter for the australian government and the companies that are seeking to deliver under that export licence. thank you so much for your insights on medicinal cannabis. it may surprise you to know that china has won six olympic medals in sailing, making it the 18th most successful nation in history. well, now they could be making their mark outside the olympic regattas. the first crew from mainland china has just completed the prestigous sydney to hobart race. from sydney,

the australian ambassador to the u.s.lly steered australia idealings with the fbi in the 2016 campaign after a meeting earlier that year between a senior australian official and a trump campaign aide. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that may 2016, that meeting between campaign aide george papadopoulos and another australian diplomat really got the fbi's attention. at that meeting papadopoulos apparently claimed to the diplomat, the russians had damaging information on hillary clinton. bear with me. in the summer of 2016 when wikileaks released the e-mails, the australian ambassador flagged papadopoulos. based on our reporting, it was not a single source of intelligence that prompted the russia case, jon. >> jon: the president tweeted to you about huma abedin's e-mails? >> yes. huma abedin sent security passwords for sensitive government networks to her unsecured yahoo account. in a tweet earlier today, president trump loaded on abedin saying she ignored basic security, suggesting she should be jailed and cr

no australian open for him.he hip would not stand up to the pressure of the tournament. when murray limped to defeat at wimbledon last summer, we thought he'd be back. after all, he stands for resilience, whatever the state of his body. six months on, he's still not played in a competitive match. today murray, in his official statement, admitted he is not yet ready to compete and is flying home to assess all the options. that suggests surgery. the messages of support included good wishes from scotland's first minister. murray is still an inspiration, says nicola sturgeon, but where does he go from here as a tennis player? the australian open is busy promoting itself, and tennis must go on, although it's a sport heavily reliant on over—30s for its marketing, and that's not a long—term solution. johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open — well, perhaps. she withdrew from her match in brisbane overnight with suspicions of, guess what, a hip problem. more assessment on friday. low—grade str

she beat australian 0livia rogowska. thank you the joining us on sport today. details on the website. kelechi iheanacho became the first player to score a goal awarded by a video assistant referee in english football — as leicester beat third tier side, fleetwood town, in their fa cup third—round replay. iheanacho opened the scoring with a routine strike from islam slimani's pass. the big talking point of the game came — when ihenacho had a goal disallowed for offside. but refereejonathan moss liaised with video official mikejones and the goal was awarded 68 seconds after it hit the back of the net. leicester will play peterbrough in the fourth round. meanwhile west ham needed extra time, but were eventually 1—nil winners over third tier side, shrewsbury. reece burke with the goal. they'll play bournemouth or wigan in the fourth round. in france, radamel falcao scored an injury—time equaliser to claim a 2—2 draw for monaco against nice. but marseille leapfrogged them into second place, on the table by beating strasbourg 2 nil. india lost the key wicket of skipp

australians lose more per person gambling than any other country.top three are singapore and ireland. in singapore they are strict with gambling laws because locals have to pay their way into the casino. does australia have these regulation is? i could take you down the road from where i am sat here to many, many small venues, bars and clubs, in the city, that are everywhere. and they are common everywhere except western australia, where they are restricted to casinos. it is worth pointing out the gambling industry says it takes corporate and social responsibilities seriously. if we go into one of those gambling venues there would be signs telling us to gamble responsibly. there would be helplines for people with problems. 0n helplines for people with problems. on line wagering industry is here in australia are setting up a register where people who believe they have a problem canjoin. where people who believe they have a problem can join. —— where people who believe they have a problem canjoin. —— industries. . they are essentially excluding themse

there will be 16 man left in the australian open. kyle edmund is one of them.ome shade while you can. more success for britain down under as england's cricketers are one win away from wrapping up the one—day series against australia. they now lead to nil heading into the third match after winning by four wickets in brisbane with five overs left to play. after a troubled winter, and suddenly the scene seems a little more serene. suddenly the scene seems a little more serene. even when faced with batting like this from australia's aaron finch. england's one—day side refused to an. finch made 100 again but when he fell, australia stumbled and england took advantage. chris woa kes, and england took advantage. chris woakes, like your site, and england took advantage. chris woakes, like yoursite, calm and england took advantage. chris woakes, like your site, calm and creative the innings was over, 270. it never looked like enough. still, england needed a new hero. jason roy made history in the first match of the series. here he lasted four balls. plenty were waiting

the australian open starts january 15th. it's xx and we're just getting started. a winter blast-- brings floods, ice, and thousands of canceled flights. now a clean up begins with the region bracing for a dangerously cold weekend. good morning washington. wind chill advisory until noon for the entire area. wind chills will be 5-10 below zero. - dangerous cold today and tomorrow; wind gusts 30+ mph - frostbite type of weather -- please be safe outside & bring in pets! - near record lows this weekend - 40s return next week - watching potential for a wintry mix monday & friday today: sunny and dangerously cold. blustery. highs: 17-22 winds: nw 15-20 g 30+ mph tonight: clear, very cold, and blustery. lows: 3-9 winds: nw 10-15 g 25 mph saturday: sunny and dangerously cold. blustery. highs: 17-22 winds: nw 15-20 g 25+ as if the heavy snow and hurricane force enough ... the monster storm that slammed the east coast has also sparked record flooding! a historic high tide swamped the massachusetts coast ... overwhelming towns with rushing water ... san prompting dozens of r

so, from this very court to the semifinals of the australian open in little over a decade. we will see a lots more from this young yorkshireman. british interest doesn't end there though with alfie hewett and gordon reid into the final of the men's wheelchair doubles. after they beat gustavo fernandez of argentina and shingo kunieda ofjapan 6—1,4—6,10—6, in the decisive tie break. they will now face the french second seeds stephane houdet and nicolas peifer in friday's final. they are the reigning wimbledon and us open champions. the women's trophy will have a new champion — because neither simona halep or caroline wozniaki have won a slam before. halep reached her third grand slam final following a thrilling win against the 2016 champion angelique kerber — wining the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm, but today was like a roller—coaster, up and down. i didn't give up, not even a ball, and it wasjust down. i didn't give up, not even a ball, and it was just what matters. because, if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end, so i did it very well, and i'm really

whose regime is accused a 20th grand slam victory for roger federer in a five—set thriller at the australian melbourne. and tributes to ingvar kamprad — the father of flatpack furniture and founder of ikea — who's died at the age of 91. good evening. the prime minister has faced mounting criticism of both her leadership and her negotiating stance on brexit, with fears expressed by leave supporters within her own party about britain's final relationship with the european union. about britain's final relationship one former cabinet minister warned there was a danger that a final deal might keep britain in the eu in "all but name". a serving minister, david lidington, urged party unity. our political correspondent chris mason reports. if it felt a little bit chilly for the prime minister at the world economic forum in switzerland last week, well, the political forecast is not looking much sunnier for her now she's back home. looking much sunnier for her now some of her mps are fed up with what they see as her merely muddling along in office. with what they see as her merely and on top of that,

we have now got remi olu—pitan with australian competition as well.h f 7 7 australian competition as well. we have i thegot f manager’itan with f 7 7 we have cpl—“age ‘l—llll ll lll all..— !l!l lllll cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll lll'l !lllll mentioned cpl—“all ‘llllll l.. ll. llll lll'l !lllll mentioned the cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll lll'l lllll mentioned the fed. the last cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll lll'l lllll mention presided i. the last cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll lll'l lllll mention presided overe last cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll llll lllll mention presided over by|st cpl—“all ‘llllll ll ll. llll llll lllll mention presided over byjanet meeting was presided over by janet yellen, the fed chair. what are your expectations? we expect the fed to say that the economy is doing ok and that the path of tightening interest rates will be maintained. janet yellen's term has been successful. and as hankfiér .. .l. l . l.l yellen's term has been successful. and as hang??? ..we l . l.l first uninni " " 5g trump him announce some form of spending. say that.

it is not just indigenous australians who want to move the day.here is a progressive disposition, people on the left, who have sided with the indigenous population. and there are quite a few i think people in the mainstream now who are saying look, it almost doesn't matter whether you agree with the original argument. it is really a question about whether we can all unify around this day andi iajanuary 26 does seem to be that day. so on there is a sense that this is not going to go away, that each year it is becoming more and more controversial.there iss not going to go away, that each year it is becoming more and more controversial. so that is probably leading to pressure that will eventually see the day changed or at least put to a referendum so they can decide it in a very sort of direct and epic way. >> mark kenney joining us here in australia. it is 9:48 there. thank you so much for taking the evening to be with us to share your view of moving this date to may 9. we'll see where this debate goes. thank you. >>> we turn to paris next. the rive

australians shake, rattle and roll at the annual elvis festival down under.from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 6am in islamabad in pakistan, where police authorities have offered a $90,000 reward for information leading to the killer of six—year—old zainab ansari. the discovery of the young girl's body has lead to violent protests in the city of kasur, where around a dozen other children have been killed in the past two years. protests have also ta ken place protests have also taken place in other cities. secunder kermani reports from kasur. more anger on the streets of kasur. police and protesters clash after the funerals of two men killed in the unrest. residents of the city have reacted with fury to the murder and sexual assault of six—year—old zainab ansari. she went missing last thursday, whilst walking alone to a koran class. cctv images showed her being led away by the hand by an unknown man. her body was found in this rubbish dump, on tuesday. her killer did not even

no australian open for him.ssure of a tournament. when murray limped to defeat at wimbledon last summer, we thought he'd be back. after all, he stands for resilience, whatever the state of his body. six months on, he's still not played another competitive match. today, murray — in his official statement — admitted he's not yet ready to compete and he's flying home to assess all the options. that suggests surgery. so, does this look like the end? it is very sad when someone has to retire, and i'm assuming this is the end of his career, and it may not be. so, you know, forgive me, but i've got a new hip and it's just an awful long way back. it's a real uphill struggle from here. the australian open is busy promoting itself. tennis must go on. although it's a sport heavily reliant on over—30s for its marketing, and that's not a long—term solution. johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open. well, perhaps. she withdrew from her match in brisbane overnight, with suspicions of — guess what? —

open. the australian open. thinking on sportster, who is your greatest sporting hero. greatest sportingme kelly holmes but is roger federer your number one sportsman? i can't believe he's done it again. i sometimes wonder if he amazes himself. grand slam title number 20. anybody on tv to know it, i am the greatest. he's hit him with a right—hand! he's done it. pele! he's got it. he scores. while continuing to pay high salaries and dividends. the deficit in the pension fund could. than the £587 million initially estimated. estimated. than to be an investigation into carillion's accounts. carillion's accounts. and it could impose large fines if it finds evidence of misconduct. it finds evidence of misconduct. with me now is matthew vincent, columnist at the financial times. let's start with this pension fund and the deficit there. and the deficit there. carillion, we've heard about this and other cases. and other cases. order to meet those liabilities into the long—term. the long—term. that lies at the heart of the pension system that we have. pension system that we have. carillion contra

day three at the australian open britain's kyle edmund is still going strong.d round in melbourne for the first time. alex gulrajani reports. shade is seldom found on the outside courts in melbourne but maybe this is kyle edmund's moment to embrace the limelight, with andy murray out injured, he gave an early indication he belongs in grand slams. he raced to ta ke he belongs in grand slams. he raced to take the first set inside half an hour. the place seemingly too much for his opponent, a medical time out needed but it didn't help. nothing could stop the british number two on his quest towards the third round. the second set wrapped up in quick fashion before the victory was sealed. a quick work—out in the australian sun and great preparation for his next game on friday when the temperature and pressure will step up. nick kyrgios beat victor troicki in the second round but british umpire james keothavong found himself getting a bit too close to the action, one of troicki's returns hit him on the head. luckily he was ok. rafael nadal also won overnight. as did

from his early days, to reaching the australian open semifinals?on the rise again. looking to get within the top 25 at the end of this tournament. it hasn't been a meteoric rise in terms of leaps and bounds, it has been a gradual thing. certainly a lot of us here have seen it coming. and what was he like as a young player? could you see that promise? it's easy to say in hindsight but could you see something setting him apart from the other players? well, it is the $100 million question, can you tell at the age of eight, nine, ten or 11, whether someone will be a superstar like kyle has become now? the honest a nswer like kyle has become now? the honest answer is you can't, but there are a lot of good players with an awful lot of good players with an awful lot of good characteristics and a great work ethic. and a great drive, very calm and good support with his pa rents. what preparation will he take into the next big game? i'm guessing if you asking the same, the answer should be that he prepares the same, whether it is the australian open semifina

i think the australian public was ready for this moment. today is a day of celebration.f course, there is a cohort of people, many were strong religious beliefs, who are opposed. they are still talking about the impact could have, for example in schools, claiming this will change how gender is taught and sex is taught within schools. so there are concerns remaining, particularly within religious groups, but i think overall it is a time of celebration in australia. people are happy that this moment has arrived and they will celebrate in some style. politically, it has been a turbulent time in australia. yes, and at times, it threatened the stability of the governing coalition in australia. they only had a single seat majority and although the prime minister and the leader of the opposition were in favour, getting the legislation passed was at times painful and problematic but people, particularly because we are on a long break for australian particularly because we are on a long breakfor australian politics in the middle of summer, people are over it and are focusing more

are and unforgiving australians, they a re close and unforgiving australians, they are close to winninging temperatures, shaun marsh went to his 100, emotional celebration with his brother, mitchell marsh, they went to his own 100 and they were so taken with hugging each other, they almost forgot to run. mitchell marsh was bowled on the next delivery, but already it freed up the remaining australians to free up england. shaun marsh, tim paine and the tail adding the moralising runs for the

no australian open for him.ot stand up to the pressure of a tournament. when murray limped to defeat at wimbledon last summer, we thought he'd be back. after all, he stands for resilience, whatever the state of his body. six months on, he's still not played another competitive match. today, murray in his official statement admitted he was not yet ready to compete and he's flying home to assess all the options. that suggests surgery. so, does this look like the end? it is very sad when someone has to retire, and i'm assuming this is the end of his career and it may not be. so you know, forgive me but i've got a new hip and it'sjust an awful long way back. it's a real uphill struggle from here. the australian open is busy promoting itself — tennis must go on, although it's a sport heavily reliant on over 30s for its marketing and that's not a long—term solution. johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open, well... perhaps. she withdrew from her match in brisbane overnight with suspicions of

defending her title at the australian open. 36-year-old gave birth to her daughter in september. she says she's super close to being ready to play championship tennis again. williams won last year's australian open before telling anyone that she was pregnant. >>> okay, to a big game in the nba. both the warriors and rockets lead their respective divisions. it was close most of the game but steph curry and the defending champions, the warrior, pulled away down the stretch. golden state winning it by ten points. not bad there. >>> well, there was no snow day for the new england patriots, coach belichick told them, the storm was no excuse for showing up late. they were practicing for the playoff as mid reports of a growing power struggle between the coach tom brady and team owner robert kraft. espn reports tensions are so high this could be the last year that the three are together. >> could be the end of an era for them up in new england. >>> next in "the pulse," why this will be an extra busy weekend on dating apps. serious heal

this was a senior australian official.uldn't go out drinking with australians. they can drink anyone -- in my limited experience, they're good at that. >> and how believable is it, susan, that papadopoulos would say something like this to an australian diplomat and not to anyone in the trump campaign where what we know of papadopoulos and truly anybody in washington, d.c. is you get ahead by having information and sharing it with people and impressing them and getting promoted. it's hard to believe you would tell an australian diplomat and not the people you work with. >> so your common sense says that's not the way it would work, although we don't actually know you. it's going to be -- politically useful or politically important if it was this incident and not the dossier that prompted the fbi investigation. but what is truly important is what they find actually happened. and regardless of what started the investigation, it's how the investigation ends that's going to really matter. >> yeah, of course, i mean, but what's

the first man to win 20 grand slams and a sixth australian open title.lute dream come true. the fairytale continues for us, for me. after the great year i had last year, it's incredible. cheering emotions running high, 20 already, how many more can this great champion win? james burford, bbc news. so another moment of history for roger federer. how many can we expect from him? bbc tennis commentator john lloyd thinks he's only getting better with age. he's really a freak of nature and i mean that in a nice way because he's moving better now than he was in his 20s and he's 36. i don't understand it and i don't think anyone does. his hunger for the game is still there. it's extraordinary to watch. i tell you, every time i watch him play i think we are so lucky to have him in our time span because he is belief. because he is beyond belief. are we going to see him win more, do you think? absolutely, this year certainly, how long he can keep motivated is anybody‘s guess but now you'd have to say he's the favourite for wimbledon, not the french, but the us 0pe

just ten hours earlier the sky above sydney harbor was a blaze with colors as australians greeted the new year. another harbor another wonderful spectacle this time in hong kong. there were no fireworks in dubai this year they settled instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shells easy as fireworks soared above the uk to tell us. of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve so. the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were outlawing lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand and eight team. i. well north korean leader kim jong un has delivered a new year's address with a warning for the united states he said he has a new a a button on his desk at all times t

now the tennis and the australian open sta rts the tennis and the australian open starts next week ande of its arenas continues after the former great dilly jinking continues after the former great dillyjinking once again called for the margaret court arena to be renamed after the winner made homophobic —— homophobic content is full -- homophobic —— homophobic content is full —— comments. she has one more grand slams singles titles than anyone else but the court at melbourne park named after her, margaret court is an australian sporting icon but her opposition to same—sex marriage and views on the lg bt same—sex marriage and views on the lgbt community put the name of the arena in question. ifi lgbt community put the name of the arena in question. if i was playing, i would not play on it. ijust think she has gotten really derogatory and when she calls about day she talks about children of transgender is being from the devil that puts me over the edge because we are all god ‘s children. over the edge because we are all god 's children. and while the tournament director says her views do

serina volume's has not yet decided if she'll defend her title at the australian open this month what is known is that she wants to continue competing for more chair. chaps. new year's revelers around the world have been treated to spectacular displays of pyrotechnics as they welcomed in twenty eighteen security arrangements were tight as people assembled at iconic venues around the world we're going to begin our rap at the brandenburg gate here in berlin. germans may have a reputation for being reserved but not at new years the country goes firework crazy and nowhere more than the capital berlin thousand strong the streets around the brandenburg gate to welcome two thousand and eighteen and t w reporter rebecca rivers was there to soak up the excitement. despite something here to give a sense this year it is said to be have gone off without a hitch and despite all the out little they can seem to night is the maid here he's friendly and fun people just want to have fun. just ten hours earlier the sky above sydney harbor was ablaze with color as australians greeted the new year. anothe

as australian as anyone else. i think we have developed a platform where we've really dealt with pretty much every thing that has been thrown at us cultural issues identity issues settlement issues we've dealt with racial issues with issues in face and extreme we've i don't know what else there is to come but i'm sure there will be something. but i just think we've developed a platform and i was doing is that is so strong. and like any group of history in living in a big city the people of south west sydney face challenges gang activity and gun crime still exist but it toxic minority is no match for a decent majority fighting for a positive future. there's a great sense of hope and out of everything comes growth and the arabic community the lebanese community the whatever community first and foremost. when i go overseas or i've put as much drawl as i came into morsi x. and i have a do it. and then my parents sit back and they know they made the right decision with us and we never came here for anything other than

memories of the australian open sit well with johanna konta memories of the australian open sit wellnd semifinals in successive the quarterfinals and semifinals in su ccess ive yea rs . the quarterfinals and semifinals in successive years. her coach says that she could win it this time but he also said so could 20 others. she dominated from the outset, madison brengle struggled to deal with her stellar server and clever placement. her path to the second round would have been even smoother had not been for flurry of unforced errors. her new coach did not look very impressed but that mood would not have lasted long, johanna konta won the second set in just over half an hour. it could've been a lot less had she managed to nail match point. but finally at the fourth time of asking she sealed her place in the second round and will face the american. bernardo pana. so quite a routine win for her but she appeared to have different things on her mind involving blueberries. to have different things on her mind involving blueberrieslj to have different things on her mind involving blueberries.

the australian came into the job in 2015 and started well, with a home ashes win.lost 18. would always felt that around about the poor— you mark its time to change ina the poor— you mark its time to change in a slightly different approach from someone reinvigorates things. when your country needs you — you have a duty. and that‘s the way sri lanka all—rounder angelo mathews feels after being reappointed as his nation‘s one day skipper. he relinquished the captaincy in all three formats last year after the shock home one—day series defeat against zimbabwe. but matthews is out to restore the team‘s performances before the 2019 world cup. cricket has given me a lot so if i‘d turn my back in our hour of need, i will be feeling bad. in a few months‘ time. so those were the reasons. i wanted the new captain to have enough time to build a team for the world cup. in nfl, the oakland raiders never really recovered from the decision to tradejon gruden to tampa bay 16 years ago. season after season they under—performed, under nine different coaches. only the cleveland browns

al-jazeera london millions of australians will celebrate their national day on friday to be a public holiday people will hold parties and set off fireworks but others will boycott the festivities because many associate the day with colonialism the date marks the anniversary of british settlement and for some it's seen as an insult to indigenous australians under thomas has more from sydney. australia day january the twenty six marks the dates when the first british settlers arrived in seven hundred eighty eight to set up a colony and what would become sydney every year millions come out to celebrate life in what's often called the lucky country survey suggests most don't know why their national day when it is last year one local council in western australia moved its events to a different date it did so because many aboriginal people say the twenty sixth of january is the anniversary of an invasion which is led to the massacres of indigenous australians and injustice that continues today the twenty sixth of january represents a dire morning and the death the misery in the suffering o

the 2016 champion anjali kerber thrashes madison keys to make the australian open semi—finals.s is ready for another comeback. and commissioner goddell gives us his insight into the nfl‘s kneeling that knocked national pride. even though we didn't disagree with the form of protest, we were forced to listen and really understand them and that doesn't happen very much in oui’ and that doesn't happen very much in our society. hi there wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. former champion angelique kerber stormed into the semi—finals of the australian open with a 6—1, 6—2 demolition of us open finalist madison keys on wednesday. the german 21st seed took just 51 minutes to crush the american 17th seed and will face either world number one simona halep or sixth seed karolina pliskova for a place in saturday's final. watching that match and still in awe of that performance is

johanna konta gets into the second round at the australian open but cut a rather frustrated figure afterrne. and the war of words between anthonyjoshua and joseph parker begins. there were five fa cup replays tonight. var technology was used to collect a rule a iheanacho goal should stand. in the season when jamie vardy produced 31 goals, he was duly snapped up by leicester. on the bench for the replay. leicester have not scored since a 3—0 win over huddersfield. fleetwood were having the best of the first half chances, one came close if you've minutes later. the difference is stretched, iheanacho kissing later. the difference is stretched, ihea nacho kissing leicester later. the difference is stretched, iheanacho kissing leicester head. but this will be his striker. who scored the first goal in english football awarded by var? the answer, iheanacho. 2—0 to leicester. the other big talking point of the night, and those replays, west ham who were taken to extra time by shrews be at the london stadium. wiesberger the winning goal as the hammers snuck through to the next round. it's emerged

former champion maria sharapova has just australian open.gh to the fourth round of the fa cup, after a penalty shootout and two of their players getting sent off. england's ben stokes is available for selection again, after missing the ashes series in australia. welcome along to the show. let's begin then at the australian open, where day four is under way. last year's men's champion, roger federer, will be in action in the night session. but another former champion, maria sharapova, hasjust made it through to the third round. so, to get all the details of the play so far, let's head live to melbourne. our tennis reporter gigi salmon is there. sharapova through, but there could be some shocks elsewhere.

the first man to win 20 grand slams and a sixth australian open.course, winning is an absolute dream come true. the fairytale continues for us, for me. after the great tia had last year, it is incredible. emotion is running high, 20 already — how many more can he win? the former australian open finalist john lloyd spoke to my colleague john watson earlier. he believes despite federer being 36, he has it in him to win more titles. he is really a freak of nature. i mean that in a nice way. he is actually moving better now than he was in his 20s, and his 36. i don't understand it and i do not think anybody does. and his hungerfor the game is still there. it is extraordinary to watch. every time i watch him play, i think we are so lucky to have him in our time span, because he is beyond belief. will we see him win more? absolutely. this year, certainly. how long he can remain motivated is anybody‘s gas, but he is the favourites wimbledon and the us open. so why not? and if others do not come back to challenge him, who will test and? that is eating. at

in sydney, preparations continue ahead of the women's draw of the australian open.rd to ta ke wimbledon champion battled hard to take the opening set. even after a medical timeout. that had a defect of the world number three on court at least. she was still able to trade blows in a second set tie—break and then take the match in straight sets, but just tie—break and then take the match in straight sets, butjust hours later her aussie" hopes were thrown into disarray, with a thigh injury forcing her to withdraw —— aussie hopes. petra kvitova made 3a u nforced hopes. petra kvitova made 3a unforced errors in a straight sets defeat to her italian opponent. she has lots of work to do and not warmed to do it. the chief executive of british cycling says chris froome remains "available for selection", while an adverse drugs test is being investigated. the four time tour de france champion had excessive levels of salbutamol in his urine which is medication he takes for his asthma. he's unlikely to represent team gb until the world road championships in september. but there's

number one rafa nadal may well be grateful to be under the lights later, in the third road of the australian open. terrific tommy fleetwood leads the way in abu dhabi, looking good to defend his title. and why defending champion ronnie o'sullivan said he was glad to be out of the 2018 masters snooker. welcome the programme. let's begin then in melbourne, where it's day five at the australian open and play is already under way in scorching heat. temperatures could soar past a0 degrees celsius. so let's head live to melbourne park and our reporter gigi salmon. nadal glad to be in the evening session no doubt, no such relief for britain's kyle edmund. he's certainly is. nadal is a player who likes to lay in hot weather, growing up and training in yorker. 42 degrees is the ambient heat. you can add more to that on the court. show court two, where kyle edmund is playing, they have been on court 41 one half hours. it isjust bright sunshine, no shade. it is the ruling gain. edmund is the ranking player. he got up to eight fairly slow start. we had a medical timeout to work on his shoulder to loosen

this young man, george papadopoulos, sharing this information with an australian diplomat. what do we know aside from that of what he shared with members of the campaign? he was in contact with all of these principals we just mentioned. what of substance do we know about what he shared with them? >> sure. so what we know from bob mueller's filings in federal court is that george papadopoulos learned through this russian government intermediary that the russian government had political dirt on hillary clinton in the form of thousands of her e-mails. now, we also know that papadopoulos after a night of heavy drinking with an australian diplomat in london kind of let that slip and ultimately that's what helped trigger all this. now, the question for me is if he is telling an australian diplomat that, is he also telling anybody in the campaign? and we've looked at a number of his e-mails and haven't seen any evidence that george papadopoulos shared that insight with members of the campaign, but that is a huge question for me. because if george papadopoulos had early insight tha

actually marks the anniversary of pressure settlement and it's seen as an insult to indigenous australians andrew thomas has more from sydney. australia day january the twenty six marks the dates when the first british settlers arrived in seven hundred eighty eight to set up a colony and what would become sydney every year millions come out to celebrate life in what's often called the lucky country survey suggests most don't know why their national day when it is last year one local council in western australia moved its events to a different date it did so because many aboriginal people say the twenty sixth of january is the anniversary of an invasion which is led to the massacres of indigenous australians and injustice that continues today the twenty sixth of january represents the dire morning and the death of the misery in the suffering of aboriginal people the mayor of fremantle council who initiated the move of events to january twenty eighth was painted in traditional colors as a sign of appreciation not that you can't think of a better day than general twenty six so hard to think o

well, there are 16 men left in the australian open. kyle edmund is one of them. can — find some shade. joe wilson, bbc news. it's proven to be one of the stars on the court. it's proven to be one of the stars on the court. familiarfaces in familiar faces in the crowd as nick kyrgios booked his spot in the last 16. that is will smith courtside this time. taking a comfortable and prime spot on the rod laver arena. will ferrell on the rod laver arena. will ferrell on hand earlier to interview roger federer. and with temperatures well over a0 degrees in the day out in melbourne, kyrigos benefited from playing in the night session. he was clearly pumped up out on court as he beat the former finalistjoe—wilfried tsonga, to set up a match with grigor dimitrov next, kyrigos the only australian in the men's draw. he's nojoke my favourite he's no joke my favourite actor, he's nojoke my favourite actor, i get asked if one person was acting your life, i would always pick him. it was surreal seeing him tonight. i was talking to him in the third set, i was like, i've got to br

the urn returning to australian hands after a comprehensive win for them.trick geary is in sydney. a storm has broken over sydney, but way too late to save england. they we re way too late to save england. they were done by mid—afternoon. coming to the ground today with only six wickets in hand, they knew this would be a tough day. for the captain in particular, it was sickening. england have had three weeks to prepare for these pictures but that will make them no easier to watch after a stomach churning series, queasiest of all, joe root who arrived at the ground having spent the morning in hospital with a stomach bug. moeen ali took his place, batted for an hour then met a familiar end, dismissed for the seventh time by nathan lyon. incoming, the outpatient, joe root nursed himself to 50 but it was hard going. at lunch, he retired. his series ended not by an aussie but by his belly. australia removed jonny bairstow not long later, the rest was nasty, brutish and short. this was the sort of ruthless cricket that has allowed australia to dominate england an

well, there are 16 men left in the australian open. kyle edmund is one of them. temperatures? some of us have blue sky and sunshine but temperatures are pretty chilly and more wintry weather on the cards. this is the scene in dunblane in stirling, a lot of lying snow around there. the met office hasissued snow around there. the met office has issued an amber warning, be prepared, for disruptive weather due to snow and ice, particularly across this region of the south—west of scotland, where we could see another 10—15 centimetres of snow falling on top of what is already there. let‘s take a look at snow depths, what‘s lying out