azarenka came from a set and break down to beatjelena ostapenko.nd 2016. that's all from sportsday. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, again. we have an early patch of rain across eastern areas of england with a cloud is well working across northern scotland and that was the one of the sunniest places in the country today and later we also saw the cloud break across southern england, wales, the midlands and east anglia to give some sunny spells to stay pretty cloudy over the day in northern ireland where over recent hours we have seen rain alive and that rain was making inroads because scotland and pushing eastwards, rain turning heavier and more persistent across northern england and north wales might squeeze arsenal patch of light rain across southern wales and south—west england but otherwise staying largelyjoin the southeast with temperatures overnight miles, 11-13, with temperatures overnight miles, 11—13, relatively cooler, just about clinging on across parts of scotland but should be a fine start for orkney and shetland, some su

azarenka came from a set and break down to beatjelena ostapenko.as always, there is more on the bbc sport website. we will see seen. —— we will see you soon. this is a story about how a historic dispute has become part of a global power struggle. all the trainlines are pointing towards escalation and would make de—escalation extremely difficult if it came to blows in the taiwan strait. if you go a couple of hundred kilometres off the south—east coast of china you reach taiwan, an island that behaves as an independent state. beijing, though, considers it part of china and this graphic shows taiwan's air defence zone which chinese military planes have increasingly entered, crossing an unofficial line between mainland china and taiwan, and these incursions have risen through the year. and to taiwan this is more than just military posturing. its defence minister says the situation is worse than it's been for a0 years, and when asked if china's capable of invading taiwan, this was the reply.

azarenka came from a set and break down to beatjelena 0stapenko.defence of their title — with a humilating defeat — losing by 30 runs to the adelaide strikers. and the match will be remembered for this stunning catch by bridget patterson. with the ball heading for six — patterson was able to not only able to catch it one handed — but also able to make sure she didn�*t take it over the boundary rope. a stunning bit of fielding. great work. the melbourne renegades have started this season�*s tournament with a win. they beat the hobart hurricanes by six wickets. set 122 to win from their 20 overs, melbourne chased down their target with four balls to spare. that�*s all the sport for now. manchester united are a goal up at leicester. manchester united are a goal up at leicester. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. the united nations has withdrawn its invitation to matt hancock, to take up an unpaid role helping africa s economies recover from covid19. it�*s understood a decision was taken at senior leve

azarenka came from a set and break down to beatjelena ostapenko.012 and 2016. england bowlerjames anderson says he would love their talisman ben stokes to come back into the fold, with the team leaving for the ashes in three weeks. but it can't be rushed. stokes has taken an indefinite break from the game to protect his mental health, and has also been recovering from surgery to a finger. but there was great excitement this week when stokes posted a social media video of him batting again in the nets. it's totally in his hands. you know, he has got to be 100% right before he comes back. he has got the full support of the team. and, yeah, we willjust play it by ear, really. if he does think he can play some sort of part in the ashes, then great, if not, then that is ok, as well. we just want ben to be back to, you know, where we know he can be because he is such a big player for this team. at the women's big bash in australia, sydney thunder have started the defence of their title — with a humilating defeat — losing by 30 runs to the adelaide strike

the veteran victoria azarenka will take on the spaniard paula badosa and then, later on, cameron norrieh of his career. the brit is through to the final of indian wells where he'll face nikiloz basilashvili. his run of form has been so impressive of late that he's due to become the new british men's number one, after he beat grigor dimitrov in straight sets. translation: the nerves are still there. i think i'm just dealing with the situation better and learning from the experiences. and it's never easy to go out and serve for a place in the final like i did today, and i came through it and played a great game and served well and hit my spot, so in the big moments i feel like i'm trusting myself more and more. you can listen to both those matches and bbc news radio five. elvin evans has kept his faint hopes of winning the world rally championship alive. the brit finished second to belgium's thierry newville at rally catalunya in spain. but his toyota team mate and championship leader sebastien ogier could only finish fourth. as a result, for the second year in a row the title will be dec

the veteran victoria azarenka will take on the spaniard paula badosa and then, later on, cameron norriehrough to the final of indian wells where he'll face nikiloz basil—ash—vili. his run of form has been so impressive of late that he's due to become the new british men's number one, it's after he beat grigor dimitrov in straight sets. ben croucher reports. for a fora man for a man who has taken the long road to the top table, all of a sudden, he is in a hurry. cameron. from johannesburg _ sudden, he is in a hurry. cameron. from johannesburg in _ sudden, he is in a hurry. cameron. from johannesburg in age - sudden, he is in a hurry. cameron. from johannesburg in age 26, - sudden, he is in a hurry. cameron. l from johannesburg in age 26, norrie is accelerating towards his potential. the masters is one of the most prestigious tournaments outside that norrie is pulling me at this level. he turned his opponent into just a spectator. 32 minutes. the second took a bit longer. but what has that ever bothered norrie, w can fire for hand so freely that he can swing serves so sweetly. norrie is i

she overcame the former world number one, and two—time indian wells champion, victoria azarenka on herover three hours. it was a nightmare start for newcastle united, under new saudi ownership in the english premier league. they were beaten 3—2, at home, by tottenham. and remain without a win this season — second from bottom in the table. english forward callum wilson had given them the lead, but they were pegged back soon after tanguy ndombele, harry kane and heung—min son, before a late eric dier own goal gave spurs the win, piling more pressure on struggling newcastle manager steve bruce. we have to defend better. and there is the problem at the moment. we have tried to be a little bit more adventurous and trying to be a little more on the front foot, if that is the right word, and trying to be a little better to watch stock but, unfortunately, as soon as we open ourselves up a little bit we concede and that is a big rob them at the minute. —— problem. and absolutely stunning performance from bayern munich on sunday put them back on top of the bundesliga, as they blew away high flie

and things have just got underway at indian wells, as victoria azarenka faces paula badosa in the women'snorrie will play the most important match of his career. the brit will play nikiloz basilashvili in the men's final. his run of form has been so impressive of late that he's due to become the new british men's number one. the nerves are still there, i think i'm just dealing with the situation and learning from the experiences. and it's never easy to go out in a place in the final like i did today. and i came through and played a good game, i served well and had my spots in the big moments. ifeel like i'm trusting myself more and more. he will go into that final later the favourite. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. the grand mosque in mecca in saudi arabia has dropped social distancing measures — it's now operating at full capacity for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic. markers on the floor to help worshippers stay socially distanced have now been removed, allowing visitors to pray as they used to — shoulder—to—shoulder. the bbc�*s alanjohnston told us

victoria azarenka is into the semi—finals of the indian wells open after a straight sets win over americanr nerve when it counted to see off the 19th seed and progress to the last four. in the men's draw daniil medvedev is out after he was beaten in three sets by bulgaria's grigor dimitrov, who came from a set down to win. after losing the first set 6—a, dimitrov was a double—break down in the second before staging an astonishing fightback. the number 23 seed took the deciding set 6—3 to knock out the reigning us open champion, and clinch his place in the last eight. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsen tullett and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. business news coming up in five minutes. hello. plenty of cloud across the uk yesterday and plenty of it still around today as well. glimmers of sunshine or sunny spells at best, i think, sums up our forecast for the majority. for scotland, though, the winds are already picking up. here, we will see cloud bearing more meaningful rain through the day as this cold weat

tennis, victoria azarenka is out of the chicago classic after pulling out of the third round match againstt would be her second title of the year following the victory in the chicago open in august. the ukrainian is into the quarter—finals after beating the romanian. next up, the tunisian competitor. the number three seed from celine, belinda bencic is also through, beating that czech republic player. she will now take on number five seed. golf, a 4—way tie for the lead ahead of the second round of the alfred dunhill links championship laid across three courses, and joint leaders are one shot clear of the field including the european ryder cup champion, terrell hatton, looking to win for a third time and carded 64 at carnoustie and he shared the lead with a spanish golfer and the chinese and belgian player. it is not made the cut on the last 13 attempts and shot a bogey free round. that is sport for now. goodbye. that is it for me for the moment and reach me on twitter. i will be back shortly with the days top business stories. goodbye for now. good morning. new month, but unfortunately no

two-time champion viktoria azarenka powered her way into the final four for the fourth time in her careers like you are starting from the beginning, so i am really happy, and i am motivated to keep going. >> earlier, grigor dmitrov upset the u.s. champ and top seed, daniil medvedev. dmitrov took 11 of the last 14 games. and don't forget, tennis channel's exclusive live coverage hits the air daily at 10:00 a.m.. (announcer) looking for a better way to lose weight and feel good? how about the one with the 98% success rate and the more affordable weight loss solution? that's golo. there are no monthly fees and it's guaranteed to work or you don't pay. how can golo offer all of that? because it's not like any of those diets you've already tried. it's the new way to lose weight. no stimulants, no starving, just results. results you'll keep for life. no more sacrificing to lose weight only to put it back on. no more sacrificing, period. it improves your lifestyle and delivers incredible results. with over 2 million satisfied customers, golo is the new way to lose weight. this is the only progra