only one left and that is cameron norrie - other british players?ron norrie although he had a really tough battle against a qualifier. cameron norrie lost the first two sets but came back to win the next three so he goes through to the next three so he goes through to the next three so he goes through to the next round. british hopes in the single is now resting on his shoulders. elsewhere, nojoy for jack draper. he was beaten in four sets by tommy paul stop draper struggled physically in his opening round match, a gruelling five set match, and paul was to good for him. at 22, draper has plenty of opportunities. katie boulter, that was going to be a tough one for her against the 12th seed. katie boulter battled really hard but ultimately lost in straight sets 6—3, 6—3. a tough day for many of the british players in melbourne.— tough day for many of the british players in melbourne. thank you, aood to players in melbourne. thank you, good to speak — players in melbourne. thank you, good to speak to _ players in melbourne. thank you, good to speak to

all british hopes in the singles at the australian open are over after cameron norrie fell short of thels, beaten by sixth seed alexander zverev in a dramatic five—setter. after executing so well throughout the contest, in which norrie twice came from behind to force a decider, the british number one's game unravelled in the fifth set tie—break. a double—fault put zverev 6—2 ahead and the german used the momentum to seal a victory that ended british interest in the singles at melbourne park this year. zverev, still aiming for his first grand slam title, will face spanish second seed carlos alcaraz in the quarterfinals on wednesday. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching the norrie match and gave us his thoughts afterwards. he continued, or at least try to continue to play, in the same way that he'd approach the match, especially insects four and five, which was be very aggressive, come forward to the net as often as he could liberal use of the drop shot by his standards, very approach —— similar to the approach when he beat the 11th seed in the third round. ultimately, whe

he did very well in that fifth set making life difficult for cameron norrie, so when you lift —— loserterfinal but that fine margin, it's a crushing defeat, but cameron norrie has already said he thinks the best is yet to come. he has reached a grand slam semifinal at wimbledon, has been a top ten player, but he looks at life at the age of 28 and thought" how do i get better? and hardware a prove —— improve? " and he thinks be more aggressive is the answer, butjust short he thinks be more aggressive is the answer, but just short today, he thinks be more aggressive is the answer, butjust short today, but he would be exciting to watch as he continues to play in that vein. alexander zverev goes through against carlos alcaraz, and he looked very good carlos alcaraz. 6—4— 6—4, looked very good carlos alcaraz. 6-4- 6-4, 6-0 looked very good carlos alcaraz. 6—4— 6—4, 6—0 against his opponent who has been unseated but very good in the last few months and it's top—seeded player in the past, even though we were slightly unsure what to expect from carlos alcaraz at the start of the year because

and tie break agony for britain's cameron norrie — out of the australian open.g up on bbc news, fifa president gianni infantino calls for an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it's after two incidents in serie a and the championship this weekend. good afternoon. storm isha has wreaked havoc across large parts of the uk. with gusts of up to around 100mph last night, the storm has left tens of thousands of homes without power, especially in northern ireland and scotland. at least two people are feared dead after the storm — including an 84—year—old man whose car was hit by a fallen tree in grangemouth. there's been widespread disruption to flights and rail services though most are now getting back to normal, as storm isha moves away from the uk. in a moment we'll be live with our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie, but first here's chris page in belfast. storm isha smashed into northern ireland with blasts of wind up to 80 miles an hour. at one point, 53,000 homes were without electricity. after darkness passed, people saw

cameron norrie providing one of the results of day seven at the australian open.t of the women�*s number one seed iga swiatek that has dominated the headlines in melbourne. i spoke to our tennis correspondent russell fuller about that and how norrie managed to claim one of the biggest wins of his grand slam career. it felt very significant, not just because it is in the australian open fourth round for the first time in his career, because of the way he played and the style he played. much of 2023 compared to his very successful period before that was disappointing for norrie, and he actually took a complete break, very unusual for him, for the davis cup finals. just try to forget about the sport for a week or ten days, i think that was refreshing. having lost to casper ruud on three occasions, he thought he needed to do something a bit different. he was very aggressive, came forward to the net far more than you usually see norrie do, and he executed all of that perfectly. the game plan was carried off to a tee, and to win in four sets, let�*s remember, the set he

but slowly and surely cameron norrie manage to turn the match around.areer came back to win the match. it was a very gritty performance. it sets him up for a third round meeting with a man who has been in three grand slam finals. that is norway. the worry is they've met three times in the past and rude has won all norrie of them. but is reef fusing to be over roared ahead of the match on saturday. he’s of the match on saturday. he's beaten me _ of the match on saturday. he's beaten me a — of the match on saturday. he's beaten me a few _ of the match on saturday. he's beaten me a few times - of the match on saturday. he's beaten me a few times and some really— beaten me a few times and some really big — beaten me a few times and some really big matches. i'll get a look at those — really big matches. i'll get a look at those matches and see where i can improve _ at those matches and see where i can improve i_ at those matches and see where i can improve. i think a lot of the time was down — improve. i think a lot of the time was down to execution and him

one of cameron norrie�*s best ever grand slam wins takes him to the australian open's second week he'sn toney scores in his first match after serving an eight—month ban for breaching betting rules. what winter sun can do for you — fresh from a trip to dubai, arsenal have their first win a month, while palace are plummeting. and hearts of spartans scare to fight treatment find a way to the last 16 of the scottish cup. also coming up on sportsday: a magical day for lewis lynagh as he comes off the bench to score a try of the year contender for harlequins in the champions cup. two out of two. both the women and men secure a place for great britain in the olympic hockey tournament. hello again. he's flying the flag alone for britain — but cameron norrie is through to the fourth round of the australian open for the first time in his career. the british number one had never beaten a player ranked as high as casper ruud at a grand slam before — but he dispatched the 11th seed to reach the second week in melbourne. mike bushell has the details. the biggest grand slam challenger cameron norris

the sensational comeback for cameron norrie, to set down, losing the second on a tie—break. ch for norrie who needed medical timeout and cope with two rain delays to win the next three sets. just fitted time he has come back from two sets down to win at grand slam. app next for him it is kasper root who came to make the third round. england midfielderjordan henderson is closing in on a permanent move to ajax — with his contract at saudi club al—ettifaq set to be terminated. the deal hasn't yet been concluded but reports have suggested he's unhappy at al—ettifaq and wants to return to europe. the 33 year old left liverpool to sign a three year contract in the middle east in the summer. henderson heading away from al ettifaq but bbc sport understands that the manager and former liverpool captain steven gerrard is set to extent his stay at the club. according to saudi sources, the club are preparing to announce a two year extension to his contract. australia into the asian come after beating syria. uzbekistan could join in, not long kicked off against india. palestine have a cha

cameron norrie�*s hopes of reaching a first ever men's quarter final at the australian open were dashedn a thrilling five—setter with alex zverev. he hadn't won a set against his german opponent in their previous four meetings — but the british number one came back to force a tie break, in the decider. nesta mcgregor reports. facing an old foe, cameron norrie promised to do the homework necessary to finally ace this german test. however, the maths didn't favour him. in four previous meetings with alexander zverev he hadn't won. an extraordinary rally. and when the first sets went against the british number one, another tennis lesson seemed on the cards. the pair know each other well. they practise together. but some things you just can't study for. 0h, he needed something special to get over the line. a set apiece, the german again showed his class a delicate touch at the net. oh, wow. remarkably, the 28—year—old brit had never taken a single set off his german opponent. but after three hours on court, he'd now taken two. sensational. going into the decider, history beckoned, norrie, ey

earlier, there was good news, too, for her compatriots katie boulter and cameron norrie.oll as he sprinted straight for the nearest bin. dan evans is unfortunately out, but for raducanu, though there are tougher tests ahead, for now, it's just a joy to be back. natalie pirks, bbc news. the weather is not quite that hot here. here's stav daneos. good afternoon. many northern areas woke up to snow, parts of northern england to northern ireland, this was salford in greater manchester earlier. it stays very wintry across the northern half of the country, further snow likely, cold and sunnier further south. we further snow likely, cold and sunnierfurther south. we have had a couple of weather fronts moving on, some less cold air pushing in, so the rain, sleet and snow across northern ireland turning back to rain, similarfor northern england with snow becoming confined to the mountains but this more significant bunch of snowfall spreading across northern scotland will sink southwards into the central belt in southern gotland later this evening which could cause issues. snow acr

back where it all began, cameron norrie grew up in auckland but if he wanted to feel at home against e for norrie to get going in a 16 game match get going he did taking the first at 16—3. "6—3 he said the match was exactly what he needed as he stepped up his preparations for the australian open although he might have preferred in early and night. squandering a match on tiebreak. the second seed beat in the final here last year persevered. next up — a court of final meeting with chili's world number 82. norrie is assured a spot in the main draw but mark raducanu is first draw but emma raducanu is first grand slam for a year is uncertain. mr charity match yesterday with soren is she skipping another exhibition tomorrow. but her participation in the australian open is unlikely to be affected. some brits already in the draw five more hoping to keep alive their hopes ofjoining them on wednesday. oliver crawford who only last week which the allegiance from the united states saw off belarus is in the first round of qualifying for them was beaten, mixed fortunes on the women's side after 11

cameron norrie is through, though, having come back from two sets down to win.and welcome to the bbc news at one. there is huge disruption across northern ireland as it sees its biggest day of strike action in 50 years. more than 100,000 public sector workers have walked out in a dispute about pay. schools are closed and health services and public transport are badly affected. the dispute is also impacted by the fact that there has been no functioning government now for two years. union leaders say workers are being used as pawns in negotiations with westminster about restoring power sharing. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast, and chris, there's a huge rally where you are this lunchtime? that's right, this industrial action is so big that very few people in northern ireland are unaffected by it. today, children are not at school, hospital outpatient appointments have been postponed and public transport isn't running. strikers have attended the main rally of the day here outside belfast city hall, and the trade unions say that the thought of taki

if you're up for cameron norrie's match in the morning, it appears you'll be in good company. getting to play harry potter dress up at 5:30am with his daughters. "dumbledad , " he says. do that again tomorrow and it'd be perfect timing for his british team—mate. you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. rory mcilroy successfully defended his title at the dubai desert classic — shooting a final round of 70 to clinch a record fourth win in the tournament. it's 15 years since he first lifted that trophy back in 2009 which was his first win as a professional. ronnie 0'sullivan trailsjudd trump by five frames to three after the first session of the world grand prix final in leicester. they'll play to a finish this evening with ten the target for victory. welsh cyclist steve williams has claimed the biggest victory of his career — not only breaking away to win the final stage of the first major race of the world tour season, the tour down under, but that also ensured he won the race overall. another record—extending d

and attention turns to an ungodly hour when cameron norrie will take to the court.— fourth round? yes, he has not managed _ fourth round? yes, he has not managed to — fourth round? yes, he has not managed to beat _ fourth round? yes, he has not managed to beat alex - fourth round? yes, he has not managed to beat alex zverevl fourth round? yes, he has not. managed to beat alex zverev in fourth round? yes, he has not - managed to beat alex zverev in four matches they previously played, and this is another step up from casper ruud. casper ruud had been in three grand slam finals, zverev has been at the top of the game for a longer period of time. it is a 5am start in the uk, so it could be quite a bit worse, and norrie played with such freedom and aggression, coming forward regularly to the net, not something we associate with him, but it is another step up in class against alex meret. he will have to be aggressive. i'm sure he will come forward as much as they can, but zverev will know what to expect, because he was watching the match against casper ruud, and he talke

and a sensational comeback for cameron norrie.ts down to giulio zeppieri, losing the second on a tie break. it was a gruelling match for norrie, who needed medical timeouts, and coped with two rain delays to win the next three sets. it's just the third time norrie has come back from two sets down to win at a grand slam in his career. up next for him, casper ruud — who came through his own five—setter to make the third round. he has beaten me a few times in some really big matches so i am going to look at those matches and see where i can improve, and i think a lot of the time was down to execution and him staying a bit more calm than me in the big moments and every time i have played him he has served really well so i think it's a serve is quite underrated. alex zverev was pushed all the way — his match going to five sets, too. the sixth seed took four and half hours to get the better of qualifier lukas klein, who was playing just his second match in a grand slam main draw. tributes are being paid to the golden state warriors assi

but is going to make more people want to go and see cameron norrie.— go and see cameron norrie.onal, but ran out of steam against the 14th seeded paul. draperjust 22 draper just 22 and draperjust 22 and he will learn from this, but out he goes in the second round. and katie boulter has just been beaten too — a straight sets defeat to china's qinwen zheng. it finished 6—3, 6—3 — with the winning point coming after an epic tie—break, but it wasn't to be for boulter, who falls at the second round stage. zheng will play the winner of emma raducanu's match against china's yafan wang. away from the heat and humidity of melbourne, to a freezing cold bloomfield road last night where league one blackpool just fell short of causing an fa cup upset against nottingham forest. the premier league side looked to be crusiing when they went 2—0 up but blackpool fought back to level the match and take it to extra time thanks to kylejoseph's goal. but forest got the winner with 10 minutes of extra time remaining through chris wood. they'll travel to bristol city in round four. we wanted to try and

in raducanu had a tough time in his second round match, as did cameron norrie.k in which the protein to avoid shared meant it was the longest tie—break in a women's singles match in grand slam history. she won 22—20 picking the match two sets to one. the unseeded russian said it would be a day she would rememberfor alive. jessica bigelow

face the sixth seed alexander zverev, who was taken to a fifth set tie—break by the 19th seed cameron norriethe british number one twice came from behind to force a decider but it was zverev who booked his place in the quarterfinals, sealing the tie—break 10—3 four hours and five minutes. third seed daniil medvedev is also into the quarter finals but he didn't have it all his own way. portugal's nuno borges took him to four sets in melbourne. the two—time finalist failed to convert two match points at 5—4 in the third set, before winning the fourth 6—1. ukrainian dayana yastremska has become the first qualifer to reach a grand slam quarterfinal since emma raducanu at the 2021 us open. yastremska knocked out the two time champion victoria azarenka 7—6 6—4. it's the first time the world number 93 has ever progressed past the last 16 of a major. yastremska won't play in an all—ukrainian quarter final though, after elina svitolina retired injured against linda noskova. the wimbledon semi—finalist quit when she trailed 3—0 to the czech teenager, who also advanced into her first grand slam quarter

in auckland, british men's number one cameron norrie is through to the quarter finals.ree sets, but norrie safely through, his preparations going well. he's seeded 19th for the main event beginning sunday. those seedings confirmed this morning. perhaps unsurprisingly, it's the io—time reigning champion novak djokovic who is seeded number one for this years draw. he was out practising in melbourne earlier. iga swiatek is top seed in the women's draw. a slight concern for britain's emma raducanu, though. the former us open champion has withdrawn from another exhibition match. the 21—year—old pulled out of an event yesterday, and has now cancelled a second match as her preparations for the first grand slam of the year are hampered by soreness, following her first few weeks back on the tour after a long injury lay—off last year. it was a good night for london lions as they all—but secured a play off place at basketball�*s eurocup for the second successive season. in a really tight game, they held off a late comeback from second—placed hapoel tel aviv, winning by 100 points

zverev, who'd beaten britain's cameron norrie and world number two carlos alcaraz stormed ahead, takinging a first australian open final, but his opponent is another used to battling back and levelled the match at two sets all, winning both on tie breaks. with that momentum, he clinched the decider 6—3 and has the chance to win his first melbourne title. elsewhere, alfie hewett and gordon reid won theirfifth consecutive wheelchair australian opens doubles title. andy lapthorne also win his seventh quad doubles title in melbourne. but there was disapointment, for britain's neal skupski earlier, who lost in the final of the mixed doubles. he and his partner, desirae krawczyk, were a set up and leading 4—2, until their opponents fought back to win the decider on a tie—break. india lead england by 175 runs at the end of the second day's play of the first test. it started well for england in hyderabad. joe root took a wicket in the first over of the day, yashasvi jaiswal unable to add to his 80 overnight. then there was a wicket for debutant tom hartley. he struggled on his first day of test

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but i'm just getting word that cameron norries just getting word that cameron norrie has been interrupteda open has been interrupted by a protester throwing pieces of paper from the front row of the stands on the margaret court arena. not clear at this stage if it is just a boil, but of course they did do something similar, didn't they? during two matches at wimbledon last summer. the flyers summer. apparently the flyers showed, uh, signs saying free palestine. so it looks like a slightly different, um, protest there. but of course, that is our hope, the big hope. cameron norrie down in the australian open and a shame to hear that it is . is. >> and it was like um, who was a politician that was our um interrupted uh giving a speech at the fabian society over the weekend. mind's gone blank. >> david lammy lammy thank >> david lammy david lammy thank you, lammy . you, david lammy. >> there were five >> i mean, there were five protesters one up and protesters there. one got up and same, same subject. obviously, no what is happening no one likes what is happening in that area at the moment, b

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jack draper and katie boulter are also out — but cameron norrie came back from two sets down, to wind western lowland gorilla has been born at london zoo. the tiny infant was born yesterday following an eight month pregnancy. the sex has yet to be confirmed. the number of western lowland gorillas in the wild has declined by more than 60% over the past 25 years. last night was the coldest of the winter for many parts of the uk — with temperatures dropping to minus 13 degrees celsius in parts of scotland. but the icy conditions have delighted whale watchers off shetland — with a rare sighting of a beluga whale in the icy waters asjothohnston reports. with shetland's shivering and freezing conditions, perhaps it was no surprise that a visitor well used to arctic temperatures would choose to venture into nearby waters. this lone beluga whale was spotted off the coast of hillswick, to the delight of seasoned local whale watchers. we arrived to a beautiful big bay, but in absolutely freezing, arctic conditions, and we were there for maybe five minutes, looking out on what was really dark w

and then i came here and i wasn't playing natural any more will stop in's cameron norrie has pulled offand slam victory of his career, norrie knocked out the number 11 seed and three—time major finalist casper ruud. he did it in four sets, and now faces german sixth seed alexander zverev on monday. norrie is the only briton remaining in either singles draw, and is the first british player to reach the fourth round at melbourne park in six years. so so good, you know, i was really enjoying — so good, you know, i was really enjoying it— so good, you know, i was really enjoying it from start to finish and i enjoying it from start to finish and i really— enjoying it from start to finish and i really felt a sense of calm throughout the whole match. i embraced the atmosphere and everyone was enjoying themselves. yes, they were behind me as well, the crowd, so i definitely think that was a factor— so i definitely think that was a factor in — so i definitely think that was a factor in the match. in terms of performances it was up there with one of— performances it was up there with one of my— p

britain's cameron norrie has pulled off one of the other big results of day seven. out the number 11 seed and three—time major finalist casper ruud. he did it in four sets and now faces german sixth seed alexander zverev on monday. norrie is the only briton remaining in either singles draw and is the first british player to reach the fourth round at melbourne park in six years. so good. i was really enjoying it from start to finish and i really felt a sense of calm throughout the whole match and i embrace the atmosphere and everyone was enjoying themselves, they were behind me as well, the crowd, so i think that definitely played a factor in the match, but in terms of performances, it was up there with one of my best i think in grand slam. elsewhere it was pretty straightforward for the number two seed carlos alcaraz. he comfortably reached the fourth round for the first time after his 18 year old opponent shang juncheng of china retired with injury. the spainiard was two sets up when that happened. it was the first time that the 20—year—old has played an opponent y

over in the men's draw today, britain's cameron norrie has pulled off one of the other big results ofy of his career, norrie has knocked out the number 11 seed and three—time grand slam finalist casper ruud. he did it in four sets and now faces german sixth seed alexander zverev or american teenager alex michelsen on monday. norrie is the only briton remaining in either singles draw, and is the first british player to reach the fourth round at melbourne park in six years. elsewhere in the mens draw, it was pretty straightforward for the number two seed carlos alcaraz, he comfortably reached the fourth round for the first time after his 18 —year—old, opponent shang juncheng of china, retired with injury. the spainiard was two sets up when that happened. it was the first time that the 20—year—old has played an opponent younger than him at tour level. every match that i'm playing, you know, i'm feeling better and better, moving, hitting the ball. and of course, i'm getting used to this court as well. i didn't play so much in this court. so everything, everything is good. i taking good, g

british number one cameron norrie says he's concerned about a wrist injury, but thinks he's "going toam managing it with my team and i think i will be... luckily, i'm scheduled to play on tuesday, so i have a few more days, so looking forward to practice tomorrow. it's another difficult draw for andy murray in australia. he's the only british player to land a seeded opponent in the opening round. he'll play argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. murray — who turns 37 in may — made the third round last year and is a five time beaten finalist in melbourne. if he gets that far, murray could meet defending champion novak djokovic in the third round. djokovic is understandably the favourite to win at melbourne park again, having not lost a match there since 2018. it is no secret that i verbalise my goals and i say clearly that i want to win every slam that i participate in and play on. it is no different this year. i am just hoping i can start the season in a way that i have been starting my seasons, most of my seasons throughout my career, with a win here in australia, in melbourne. jodie b

back where it all began, cameron norrie grew up in auckland but if he wanted to feel at home against n't feeling too hospitable. it took a while for norrie to get going in a 16 game match get going he did taking the first at 16—3. he said the match was exactly what he needed as he stepped up his preparations for the australian open although he might have preferred in early and night. a tie—break put up on the second seed beat in the final here last year persevered. next up — a court of final meeting with chili's world number 82. court of final meeting with chili's world number82. norrie court of final meeting with chili's world number 82. norrie is assured a spotin world number 82. norrie is assured a spot in the main draw but mark raducanu is first grand slam for a year is uncertain. mr charity match yesterday with soren is she skipping another exhibition tomorrow. but her participation in the australian open is unlikely to be affected. some already in the draw five more hoping to keep alive their hopes ofjoining them on wednesday. oliver crawford who only last week which the allegia

sixth seed alexander zverev had to win a fifth set tie—break in his match against britain's cameron norrie the quarter—finals. the german will face number two seed carlos alcaraz who lost just eight games as he beat miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i am feeling better and better every day, i'm feeling better every match that i am playing, coming into the quarterfinal with a lot of confidence. a shock at the africa cup of nations on the cards, as the hosts ivory coast could be heading out following their 4—0 hammering at the hands of equatorial guinea. emilio nsue�*s double helped them to a famous win that saw them top group a and qualify for the knockouts. ivory coast need other results elsewhere to go their way. earlier, nigeria had to rely on an own goal to beat guinea—bissau 1—0 to seal second. crucial matches happening on group b where it's wide open still. egypt have to beat group—winners cape verde to be sure of their spot in the knockouts. currently 1—0. ghana or mozambique could take advan

. —— cameron norrie. casper coming through to make it to the third round.meback, belgium won the match 3—2 and have secured their place in paris — great britain will now play ireland on saturday in the third place play off, for the final qualifying spot. africa coast taken on nigeria with a disappointing match of the campaign. i can tell you it is goal is late in the first half. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. later egypt are looking for their first win of the competition. for theirfirst win of the competition, against ghana. they needed a late mo salah equaliser in their opening match against mozambique. they're after a record—extending eighth afcon title but are up against a side who haven't won the tournament for 42 years. australia are into the last 16 of the asian cup, with a game to spare in the groups — after beating syria 1—0 earlier. jackson irvine with the only goal of the game, in the second half. palestine have a chance to respond. they've kicked off against the uae. currently goalless as you can see. a lost combined with the victo

face the sixth seed alexander zverev, who was taken to a fifth set tie—break by the 19th seed cameron norrieitish number one twice came from behind to force a decider but it was zverev who booked his place in the last eight, sealing the tie—break10—3. despite the loss, though, norrie remains optimistic. there norrie remains optimistic. is still lots to come, i'm still there is still lots to come, i'm still 28 years old and i think, you look at the longevity of the other players playing now, i think they are getting better so ijust want to keep learning and keep pushing and keep learning and keep pushing and keep improving. i learned a lot last year and be years before and i know i've got the top ten level in me. third seed daniil medvedev is also into the quarter finals but he didn't have it all his own way. portugal's nuno borges took him to four sets in melbourne. the two—time finalist failed to convert two match points at 5—4 in the third set before winning the fourth 6—1. ukrainian dayana yastremska has become the first qualifer to reach a grand slam quarterfinal since emma raducanu at t

in melbourne, british hopes rest with cameron norrie.the quarterfinals. a long way to go before that, though. striker ivan toney will play his first game since may as he returns from his eight—month ban for breaching betting rules. he will captain brentford against nottingham forest as they look to halt their slide down the table. of course, he is a human being like you and i. and he will be a little bit nervous. like that eight—year—old boy who is playing his first game or is coming back, of course. but as soon as the kickoff goes, he will be zoomed in, ready, and ready to perform. elsewhere, jordan henderson has hinted he has regrets about his move to saudi arabia, but says he has full respect for the league and his team al—ettifaq, after they cancelled his contract to allow him to move to ajax. that's in amsterdam. henderson is hoping the move to the dutch league will improve his chances of playing for england at this summer's euros. he reiterated his apology to the lgbtq+ community and anyone upset by his move from liverpool to saudi

number 2 and 3 seeds went through, that's carlos alcaraz and daniil medvedev, while britain's cameron norrieslam victory of his career norrie knocked out the number 11 seed. and three—time major finalist casper ruud. he did it in four sets. he now faces german sixth seed alexander zverev on monday. norrie is the only briton remaining in either singles draw... and is the first british player to reach the fourth round at melbourne park in six years. arsenal have gone back up to third in the premier league after a 5—0 win over crystal palace stops their recent slide. it continues their opponents' plummet towards a relegation battle. arsenal's victory at the emirates also puts palace boss roy hodgson underfurther pressure. they've only won once since the beginning of november. gabriel opened the scoring early on, and forced the second — an own goal — while it was gabriel martinelli who scored twice in injury time after leandro trossard's third. palace are five points above the relegation zone. the fact is, there is no doubt that we have to keep looking over our shoulder. we are in a relegation b

cameron norrie he's one beat jqu cameron norrie he's one beat julio zeppieri from italy. correct. my tennis. two sets . down know my tennis. two sets. down one five 1 in 5. jack draper's lost to tommy paul of the usa. and one more for you. and that's iga swiatek from poland . correct iga swiatek from poland. correct >> honestly you are quite good at this . at this. >> it is very good. so iga swiatek , i'm not as stupid as i look. >> she was playing danny's pretty danielle collins of the states. >> and this is how you prove a champion. she's the world number one. i think we've got just a little bit of this here. fine. there we are. this little more interesting than the chat that we've heard. but she was down four one in the third set, all ready to go home. you're thinking it's all over the world. number one is out. she then won five games on the bounce. >> and that that's it . thank you. >> very eager. yes she is very eagen >> lovely. she's very good. >> lovely. she's very good. >> and so, uh, she's never won the australian open. but yeah, this is her year. >> could be her year pau

beaten in four sets by lorenzo sonego on his return from injury, but there were good showings from cameron norriea straight sets win over juan pablo varrillas, and jack draper, who battled the heat and sickness to beat marcos giron over five sets. in the women's draw british number one — katie boulter was tested, but came through in straight sets against yue yuan, while a lot of the focus was undoubtedly on 2021 us open champion emma raducanu, back in grand slam action for the first time in 12 months. she beat american shelby rogers in what she described as an "extra sweet" win. raducanu has missed eight months of action after wrist and ankle surgeries but looked confident and in control in the straight sets win over rogers, who's also had her injury troubles over the past year. raducanu taking the first set 6—3. the former british number one, now ranked 296th in the world, didn't face a break—point in the match and served strongly throughout in front of a packed outside court. she took the second set 6—2 to win the match and will face china's wang yafan in the next round. soa so a good day, then

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and there was a great comeback for cameron norrie.ive setter to make the third round. to the africa cup of nations now, where there's a crunch game under way between egypt and ghana in group b. ghana lost their opener, while egpyt could only draw theirs. egypt were dealt a double blow when first their talisman, mo salah, went down injured right at the end of the first half. the liverpool star decided that he was unable to continue. moments later, ghana's mohamed kudus put his side ahead before the break. he added a second after the break, one of three goals in five minutes as omar marmoush and mostafa mohamed both scored for egypt. it is 2-2 it is 2—2 at the moment and you can follow that on the bbc sport website, and it is into stoppage time. at the asian cup, australia are into the last 16 after beating syria i—o earlier. jackson irvine scored the only goal of the game in the second half. the victory means the socceroos currently top group b. uzbekistan are likely to join them in the knockout stage with a 3—0 win against india. in g

cameron norrie grew up in auckland but if he wanted to feel at home against a teenager the frenchman d seed beat in the final here last year persevered. next up — a court of final meeting with chile's world number 82. norrie is assured a spot in the main draw but emma raducanu is first grand slam for a year is uncertain. missed charity match yesterday with soreness, she skipping another exhibition tomorrow. but her participation in the australian open is unlikely to be affected. some brits already in the draw five more hoping to keep alive their hopes ofjoining them on wednesday. 0liver crawford who only last week switched allegiance from the united states saw off belarus is in the first round of qualifying for them was beaten, mixed fortunes on the women's side after 11 straight appearances in the main draw heather watson failed to make the last two as she lost. francesca jones are still in the heart following straight set victories. what did you make of that, fran? haas team principal guenther steiner has left his role with the formula one team. the italian has been one of the most

also through, the british men's number one cameron norrie.ish match up if they both get there. emma raducanu is just emma raducanu isjust stepping out on court. it's becoming one of the big stories of this premier league season. everton and nottingham forest facing possible points deductions for breaching premier league spending rules. everton have aleady been hit with a ten point deduction and could be docked further points, unless they�* re successful with their appeals. forest admitted sustaining losses above the permitted threshold and could face a similar punishment. with the risk of relegation looming these fans face an anxious wait. there is going to be a huge amount of doubt over those final finishing positions. of course, both clubs fighting against those relegation positions as we speak. so there's going to be a huge amount of pressure on the premier league to clear up these cases as quickly as possible and of course the independent commission, and fans will be biting on their fingernails so to speak with an outcome of these cases.

cameron norrie's hopes of reaching a first ever men's quarterfinal at the australian open were dashedom that. and there's still lots to come, i'm still 28 years old and you look at the longevity of the other players playing now, i think they are getting better so ijust want to keep learning and keep pushing and keep improving. i learned a lot last year and be years before and i know i've got the top ten level in me. and india's virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against england for personal reasons. kohli's withdrawal comes a day after england batter harry brook returned to the uk for personal matters. former captain kohli told india skipper rohit sharma and the side's management that "certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention". the five—test series begins in hyderabad on thursday. and that's all the sport for now. we'll keep you up—to—date with everything as ongoing as the evening goes on, we'll see you soon. hello there. all in all, it's shaping up to be a rather stormy few days of weather. storm isha on sunday night brought us plenty of

britain's cameron norrie pulled off one of the other significant results of day seven.the number 11 seed. he did it in four sets. he now faces german sixth seed alexander zverev on monday. norrie is the only briton remaining in either singles draw. he is the first british player to reach the fourth round at melbourne park in six years. arsenal are heading for a victory that would stop their recent slide in the englisih premier league. they have beaten crystal palace 5—0. it continues their opponents plummet towards a relegation battle. the victory at the emirates also puts crystal palace boss roy hodgson underfurther crystal palace boss roy hodgson under further pressure, crystal palace boss roy hodgson underfurther pressure, having only won once since the beginning of november. gabriel opened the scoring from a corner. and forced the second. leandro trossard got the third, as arsenal move back up to third in the table. the fact is there is no doubt that we have to keep looking over our shoulder. we are in a relegation battle, there is no question about that, but i beli

cameron norrie is an action this morning at the australian open.olina of ukraine retired injured from their last 16 match after only three games. noskova now in the quarterfinals. it was another day and another trophy for ronnie 0'sullivan. the rocket was 4—0 and 6—3 down against judd trump at the world grand prix in leicester. he reeled off six frames, eventually winning10—70 follow so it's his masters win last weekend. i don't know what rory mcilroy is going to do with his trophy when you consider it is almost the same size as he is. he has got four of these. another dubai desert classic as he came from behind to win after some brilliant porting. nobody has ever claimed it four times. probably because i don't fancy taking it home with them to be honest. he kicked off the season in style with that impressive win. ijust style with that impressive win. i just have a style with that impressive win. ijust have a really good feeling when i come back to dubai. so that helps me stay relaxed and played some good golf. and, yeah, you know, i had to hold it

cameron. norrie we talking cameron. norrie we were talking about yesterday. up about him yesterday.rday to losing in five sets yesterday to alexander zverev. it was the longest match of his career . alexander zverev. it was the longest match of his career. he was kind of happy with how it went. it went right the way through to a tie break at the end of the fifth. but he satisfied because he's playing well and one more taylor fritz well. and one more taylor fritz you're familiar with the work of taylor fritz. love all her records. taylor fritz she i love her too. yeah she will this taylor fritz. >> taylor . >> taylor. >> taylor. >> you got a swift and you got a fritz. this is all right. this is the guy fritz. okay. never, neven is the guy fritz. okay. never, never, never, ever mix up your swifts your fritz because swifts and your fritz because he could all sorts of could get you in all sorts of trouble. okay taylor fritz, the american tennis player, beat stefanos there is stefanos tsitsipas. there he is playing there. >> my favourite. >> he's my favourite. >> he's my favourite. >> wh

we have cameron norrie left, so we still have cameron norrie. but jack draper went but went out.out but he went out. see, he had this supposed stomach bug and he feeling ill. well, i and he was feeling ill. well, i mean, he admitted that that mean, but he admitted that that was that was a was nervous that that was a nervous the nervous energy. it was the tension, etc. so i guess with the but anyway, we can the heat. but anyway, we can still fingers crossed. still keep our fingers crossed. um, the other thing want um, um, the other thing i want to mention um, elena to mention is, um, elena rybakina . oh, yes. who played rybakina. oh, yes. who played and, um, anna blinkova , which is and, um, anna blinkova, which is just a great name . it was the just a great name. it was the longest by break decider ever in the tie break. so the actual tie break at the end of the game went 31 minutes. this is just for the tie break, 42 points. rebecca anna had six match points. blink over had ten and well blink over game over. >> all those match points were missed. yeah, absolutely. >> yeah . but

cameron. norrie, he's come through . and norrie, he's come through.ou imagine three sets. but if you imagine five gruelling game. um, five sets gruelling game. um, in that sort of temperature katie bullseye well. bullseye is through as well. emma will playing emma raducanu will be playing anyyou keep saying that. what's >> you keep saying that. what's the just waiting for the the delay? just waiting for the previous the delay? just waiting for the pre'that's yeah, because >> that's right. yeah, because you've got wait for the next you've got to wait for the next one. be 745 now. >> 830 hasn't it? on their bus . >> 830 hasn't it? on their bus. yeah, yeah. >> it. so we'll look out >> that's it. so we'll look out for her and see if she's going anywhere. rogers anywhere. she'll be rogers and she'll beat in when she she'll beat her in the. when she won couple of won the us open a couple of years no. won the us open a couple of yealook no. won the us open a couple of yealook it no. won the us open a couple of yealook it back to the football >> look it back

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cameron tack there. >> d. he's holding his own down lost the second down under., but he's just broken back in the third. i believe it's four three now. tim but there may have been a development since been development since i've been listening talking about listening to you talking about medical issues, sitting listening to you talking about medica bench. issues, sitting listening to you talking about medica bench. but,jes, sitting listening to you talking about medica bench. but,jes, sihe's, on this bench. but, look, he's, uh, remaining uh, he's the last remaining british interest down under. we lost raducanu. of course lost emma raducanu. of course we've got carlos alcaraz in action later today. and look, he made his breakthrough. what 18 months ago, didn't he, a wimbledon? he's steadily kind of climbed the ranks. and then dropped down again. but that would be a significant win if he could get over the line could get that over the line against casper ruud. world against casper ruud. the world number open number 11 twice. french open champion. would be great cham