it's been a good day for the two number one seeds at the brisbane international.uaterfinals after beating yulia putintseva in straight sets and will face marie bouzkova next. whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. some great competitors for a long time and the other veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years, the first time for me to have my family down under. it is a very long trip but they came here to be with me to support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off the court so my heart is full and allows me to play my best. agnes keleti, who was the world's oldest living olympic champion, has died at the age of 103. the hungarian gymnast won gold at the 1952 games at the age of 31, and got four more in melbourne in 1956 to become the oldest female gymnast to win gold. she also escaped deportation to the nazi concentrati

it's been a good day for the two number one seeds at the brisbane international.through to the quarter finals after beating yulia putin—seva in straight sets and will face marie boze—kova next. whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want t

the brisbane international is one of the few titles djokovic has never won.their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we will always be in safe hands. yes, there will be times when we are not getting the results, there are times when we will have to be patient and more importantly, rather than only cri

it's been a good day for the two number one seeds at the brisbane international.enka is through to the quarter finals after beating yulia putin—seva in straight sets and will face marie bozekova next. whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka next. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the five—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely importan

it's been a good day for the two number one seeds at the brisbane international.h to the quarter finals after beating yulia putin—seva in straight sets and will face marie bozekova next. whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. it is great competitors from long time and two veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years and it is the first time for me to have my family and it is a very long trip, but they came here to be with me and support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off of the court so my heart is full and it allows me to play my best. and that's all the sport for now. let's recap offence in new orleans because we've had that briefing from the fbi and the last little while and these are the live pictures because bourbon street is going to because bourbon street is going to be reopened to the public and to businesse

earlier, world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for herin the final but eventually prevailed over her russian opponent polina kudermetova in three sets for an 18th career title. later this month, sabalenka will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive australian opens since martina hingis in the late 1990s. i'm definitely super happy to finally lift this trophy. it is really important before heading to the australian open and the final match was a bit tricky. everyone was overhitting and over shots and a crazy match and i'm glad i got this win. in the men's tournament, it didn't take long for czechia'sjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly opelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american, who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career, was forced to retire due to back issues when he was 4—1 down in the first set. team usa won tennis�* united cup for the second time after beating poland in sunday's final in sydney. taylor fritz overcame hubert hurkacz in three close sets to

world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for her australianhree sets for an 18th career title, she'll now try and become the first woman to win three consecutive australian open singles titles since martina hingis in the late 1990s. i'm definitely super happy to finally lift this trophy, it's a really important tournament before heading to the australia open, the final match was a bit tricky, everyone was overhitting. iam i am really curious about the average speed of our shots. it was a crazy match but i'm really glad i got this win. in the men's tournament, it didn't take long forjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american, who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career, was forced to retire due to back issues when he was 4—1 down in the first set. team usa won the united cup for the second time after beating poland in sunday's final. taylor fritz overcame hubert hurkacz in an epic two—hour, i9—minute encounter to give his team an unassailable 2—0

meanwhile world number one aryna sabalenka made it through to the final of the brisbane internationalva. .. awaits her in the final in the morning our time. and lebron]ames overtook basketball legend michael]ordan for the most 30—point games in nba history. as he helped the los angeles lakers to a 119—102 victory over the atlanta hawks. lebron scored exactly 30 to achieve the feat for the 563rd time and pass the mark set by]ordan in 2003. 0ne darts reporter wrote that in the future, the sport will have been split into two eras pre—luke littler and post—lu ke littler. the 17—year—old's impression on darts and his influence in growing it now includes a first world title, won by beating the three—time champion michael van gerwen in the final at london's alexandra palace. today he spoke to our reporter matt graveling, who asked whether littler had managed to get any sleep since. ijust nodded off as soon as i put my phone down and fell asleep. put my phone down and fell aslee -. . , put my phone down and fell aslee. .,, , ~ put my phone down and fell aslee. , ~ , put my phone down and fell

the pair who teamed up at the brisbane international were beaten in the second round by nikola mekticnd djokovic famously didn't get along which made it something of a surprise to see them teaming up here. but both are using the event as a warm up for the australia 0pen which starts on january 12th. world number two iga swiatek steered poland into the united cup quarterfinals with 2—1win over the czech republic. they had lost the men's singles but swiatek always looked like levelling things against karolina muchova. and after winning that tie 6—3, 6—4, she then went on to help hubert hurkacz make amends for losing to tomas machac, overcoming him and muchova in the mixed doubles. and great britain are taking on australia in the united cup. and in a weird twist of fate, britain's katie boulter has gone up against her fiance alex de minaur. the teams shook hands beforehand. boulter and de minaur shared a little kiss, which was cheered by the crowd in sydney, having recently announced their engagement. boulter beat 0livia gedecki. and de minaur beat billy harris. he is now playing the mix

and from the united cup in sydney to the brisbane international — where the women's world number oneabalenka is trying to reach the quarter finals. last year's runner up is playing yulia putin—seva. sabalenka won the first set on a tie break, she leads 3—2 in the 2nd set. whilst in the men's draw, the number one seed novak djokovic is already into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets, and will now play america's reilly opelka next. in the nba america they might be struggling with injuries, but the new york knicks are showing no signs of stopping, as they extended their winning streak to nine matches, beating utahjazz 109—103. it's not going so well for the dallas mavericks. since losing their star man luka doncic, they've now lost three of their last four. the mavericks were beaten by the houston rockets 110—99, and their head coach jason kidd says they have be able to find a way to win, without doncic. i think it isjust... injuries are, no matter what, i think it isjust... injuries are, no matterwhat, illness, you know, it was dealt with. and we believ

the pair who teamed up at the brisbane international were beaten in the second round by nikola mekticously didn't get along which made it something of a surprise to see them teaming up here. but both are using the event as a warm—up for the australia 0pen which starts on january 12th. the world number two iga swiatek steered poland into the united cup quarter—finals with 2—1 win over the czech republic. they had lost the men's singles but swiatek always looked like levelling things against karolina muchova. and after winning that tie 6—3, 6—4, she then went on to help hubert hurkacz make amends for losing to tomas machac, overcoming him and muchova in the mixed doubles. this might serve as a bit of new year's inspiration — kenya's beatrice chebet has become the first woman to run 5,000 metres in under 14 minutes. she smashed the women's world record in barcelona finishing in 13 minutes and 54 seconds. she has history, she won 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the paris 0lympics last year, and now has this record to boot. really impressive time from her. and in the nba, lebron james continues

meanwhile, world number one aryna sabalenka made it through to the final of the brisbane internationaler in the final in the morning our time. and lebronjames overtook basketball legend michael jordan for the most 30—point games in nba history, it has changed massively. i can now buy things that i couldn't have a few years ago but the biggest thing is helping my family out. talk to me about last night. you've played so many games and had higher averages. given the scale of the event last night, the competition, was that the best match you have ever played? it might go down as one of the best i have been involved with. but to get a win over the player who michael is, he has been around for years and he was hoping for another title. but i so wanted my first, and i got it. we keep talking about the littler effect in darts. are you aware of the impact it's having on the sport? it has been crazy, the family section, all the kids with my shirts on, the 180 cards that they want signed. it is good to see. it was absolutely rocking. you have won so much so young, the first professional year, tr

earlier, world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for herher own way in the final but eventually prevailed over her russian opponent polina kudermetova in three sets for an 18th career title. later this month sabalenka will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive australian 0pens since martina hingis in the late 1990s. iam i am definitely super happy to finally win this trophy. it is a really important tournament before heading to the australian open and the final match was a bit tricky. everyone was just like overheating and i am really curious about the average spade. i am curious about the average spade. iam really curious about the average spade. i am really glad that i got this win. in the men's tournament... it didn't take long forjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career... was forced to retire due to back issues when he was a—1 down in the first set. and that's all the sport