caroline wozniacki is the australian open champion.a halep in the final in melbourne. the win means that she leaps over halep in the rankings back to number one in the world. adam wild was watching. there are few stages in the game more spectacular than melbourne, and the welcome could scarcely have been more fitting. the world's top two toe to toe, the final already had all the sparkle it needed. a match worth the wait, and waiting is something that simona halep and caroline wozniacki are all too family. neither had won a grandson before. wozniacki started like a player who wasn't prepared to wait any longer. halep two, is battle hardened, forcing the first set to a tie—break before conceding. a moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool, not easy in this blistering evening heat. still, somehow, she managed, fighting back to level the match. with temperatures now becoming the battle, both having to leave the court to cool off. this contest was merely heating up, the final set fitting such an occasion, going one way and then the other.

also in the programme: danish player, caroline wozniacki, wins her first grand slam title at the australian open in melbourne. hello, and welcome to bbc world news. president trump has called for decisive action against the taliban, after a bomb in kabul killed at least 95 people. donald trump said it "renewed the resolve" of america and its afghan partners. this is the second blast to target kabul in a week. an ambulance packed with explosives was blown up when it was stopped at a checkpoint in the heart of the city near the old interior ministry building and some embassies. from kabul, zia shahreyar reports. an ambulance packed with explosives, driven into crowds on their way to work. the force of the blast shook the windows of buildings at least a mile away. some low—rise structures collapse. a plume of smoke, visible across the city. the attacker had driven his vehicle past the police checkpoint claiming to have a patient inside. when guards at a second checkpoint became suspicious, he detonated the bomb. translation: i was in an armoured plated vehicle when suddenly there was an explos

caroline wozniacki wins the australian open women's singles title, beating romania's simona halep toe world number one. and the dateline london panel talk davos, brexit and the middle east. that's all in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious sexual assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed "as a matter of urgency" — following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. today the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of "widespread malpractice or dishonesty" in the prosecution system. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. but how widespread is the problem? in december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of sexual assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. and

caroline wozniacki has won her first grand slam title.sets at the australian open. she also returns to number one in the world rankings. leicester are through to the fifth round of the fa cup after beating peterborough 5—1 away. there are 11 other ties today compare the latest. rory mcilroy is one of the lead in the dubai desert classic he on 19 under par. i will be back with an update in the next hour on bbc news, see you then. scientists tested 2000 used toys they found in charity shops and schools and homes for particular elements. some tories had concentrations high enough to fail european standards. earlier my colleague spoke to doctor andrew turner who was behind that research and started by asking him what toys we should be worried about. —— some toys had concentrations high enough toys had concentrations high enough to fail european standards. we are talking about toys which were manufactured before the original european toy safety directive, which was 1994. we are looking at chemicals which have toxicities over a sustained period

caroline wozniacki, her first grand slam. rmer warrior and current boyfriend david lee looking on. 7-6, 3-7 and 6-4. wozniacki almost lost in the second round. had to rally from down 5-1 in the third to win that. warriors and celtics tonight. looking forward to it. >> can't wait. >> yeah. >> wish i was there. >> you'll be here watching. the postgame show. >> you won't hear the trash talking from here. >> not the same. larry, thanks so much. >>> it's not something you see every day. >> just ahead, the story of are we >>> a cat who loves car rides on the hood is getting a lot of attention near portland. >> listening l. ins to this. someone spotted pixie perch on a car. pixie's owner says she has been riding in the car since a kitten and her curiosity first brought her out on to the hood. >> he uses a harness and only drives slowly in parking lots. there is no law in oregon against it and pixie wasn't hurt, so ride on, pixie. >>, i can only imagine what people are going to say after they see this. >> a little bit of a freak out.

yes, if caroline wozniacki wins, she will overta ke yes, if caroline wozniacki wins, she will overtake importance to both players of winning their first grand slam title. wozniaki broke early on and had served for the set before simona halep came back to a tie—break. wozniaki will go above halep to become world number one if she does win. in the second set, it is1—1. live commentary of that women's final on bbc radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. highlights on bbc one from 1:15 this afternoon. it was a good debut for the man, who is worth 18 times the whole yeovil squad, remember, as 12 time winners manchester united eased to a 4—0 win. a goalfrom marcus rashford — set up by sanchez — got them on their wayjust before half time. and then the 87 league places separating the sides really started to show as ander herrera, jessie lingard and romelu lukaku added second half goals to make it 4—0 in the end. so just a few days afterjoining manchester united from arsenal, jose mourinho chose to start alexis sanchez. the highest—paid player in premier league history was kicked,

and denmark's caroline wozniacki waits no more — she wins her first grand slam title in melbourne atg. police say a car involved in a fatal crash which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night is believed to have been travelling at high speed. two of the boys have been named tonight as harry rice and 16—year—old george wilkinson. a 28—year—old man who was in the vehicle has been arrested. they're searching for a second man who is also thought to have been in the car. let's go now to our correspondent, ben ando, who's at the scene. little more than 2a hours since three teenage boys died at this bus stop after being hit by a car driving on a stretch of road here in west london that is notorious among locals for speeding drivers. one man in the car is under arrest in hospital and police say another man they think was in the car is still at large, clearly finding him is a priority. friends, classmates, mourners. three, two, one... grieving together and improvised memorial for a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected to mark the deaths of three teenagers struck by

apologies if i was a bit distracted but she has done, caroline wozniacki has won the australian open,as beaten simona halep in the deciding set 6—4 to ta ke simona halep in the deciding set 6—4 to take the australian open title. it means she now replaces simona halep as the world number one. that has just happened in melbourne so we will bring you a full report in an hour's time. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather with susan powell. hello. some rather gloomy weather prospects for the british isles this weekend. an area of low pressure to the north of us feeding all this cloud our way, but this little clearer slot here may bring some sunshine this afternoon but this curl to the far north is the centre of an area of low pressure so that will keep things windy with a risk of gales for the north and west of scotland but hopefully some sunshine here despite a few showers this afternoon. further south we're still under that more solid mass of cloud. here's a closer look, very windy for the northern and western isles, quite a few showers getting fed in on the wind but there wi

a dream come true is how caroline wozniacki described becoming a grand slam champion.australian open. it took her 43 attempts to win a slam — and her reward isn't only that shiny trophy. she'll also become the world number one. she was playing really well and i was thinking it looks like it may not be my day but i was never really nervous. i was just going to go out there and give it my all and swing for it and play aggressively. i think i played well. they could have gone either way but i'm happier when my way. rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victory in 17 months the four—time major winner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. that is all the sports for now. homes and businesses in paris are on high alert as the river seine threatens to overflow its banks. weeks of rain have pushed the water level up and its thought the river will peak six metres above normal. museums including the louvre have been shut. i

w011 halep nor caroline wozniacki have won grandson before.me toa won grandson before. simona halep came to a cracking semi against angelique kerber, winning the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm. today it was like a roller—coaster, up and down. i didn't give up. not even a ball. what matters is that. because if you don't give up you can win the match in the end. i did it really well and i'm proud of myself, actually. applause rightly so. david horsey has a two shot lead after the first round of golf‘s dubai desert classic. he had a nine under par round of 63. an impressive first day for him. the field includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, who was only two back on seven under par. chris paisley and tyrrell hatton are also on seven under par. ahead of the fourth 0di in australia, moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a whitewash in the one—day matches. this is the one series we really wa nt to this is the one series we really want to whitewash. especially in austral

caroline wozniacki is the australian open champion. the final in melbourne. the win means that she leaps over halep in the rankings back to number one in the world. adam wild was watching... neither has won a grand slam before. she started like a player who wasn't prepared to wait. forcing the first set to a tie—break before finally seeing it slip. a moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool. not easy in the blistering heat. somehow she managed, fighting back to level the match. both having to leave the court cool off. this contest was merely heating up. the final set the fitting such an occasion. this bringing caroline was me a key to the brink. 0ne bringing caroline was me a key to the brink. one more point and her long wait was finally over. you will not see a more popular winner. long wait was finally over. you will not see a more popular winnerlj jumped at this moment for so many years. my voice is shaking, i never cry, but today is a very emotional moment. outlast a grand slam champion. rob number one, the winner he took it all.

"a dream come true" is how caroline wozniacki described becoming a grand slam champion.s in 30—degree heat in melbourne, the second seed from denmark defeated romanian simona halep in three sets to win the australian open. it took her a0 three attempts to win a slam, —— it took her 43 attempts to win a slam, and her reward isn't only that shiny trophy — she'll also become the world number one. she was playing really well and i was thinking "it looks like it may not be my day" but i was never really nervous. i was just going to go out there to give it my all and swing for it and play aggressively. i think i played well. it could have gone either way, but i'm happier it went my way. rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic, chasing a first victory in 17 months. the four—time major winner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third—round 68, aided by two birdies in the last three holes. it was quick to knock the birdie in the last and stay within of him but yeah, hopefully i will need to play bit bet

financial settlement was agreed in return for the prince's release. was agreed in return denmark's caroline wozniackilling three sets victory in melbourne means wozniacki returns to number1 in the world rankings. wozniacki returns to number1 adam wild reports. wozniacki returns to number1 there wozniacki returns to number1 are few stages in th| more there are few stages in the game more spectacular than melbourne and the welcome could scarcely have been more fitting. the winner takes it all... the world's top two toe—to—toe down under, the final already had all the sparkle it needed, a match worth the wait, the wait is something with which was was and halep are all too familiar with. neither had won a grand slam before, this was wozniacki's 4 iii attempt. she started like a player not prepared to wait any longer. halep too is battle hardened, forcing a tie—break before finally seeing it slip away. a moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool, not easy in the blistering evening heat. still, somehow she managed, fighting back to level the match. the foamtures now becoming the battle with both having to

caroline wozniacki is the one to watch this wednesday. she will be on the rod labour arena shortly.ifinalist here in 2011, playing the croatian who is making her debut. they will follow another match. the czech republic player is causing her some problems. and a word for the 15—year—old ukrainian, the youngest to win a match at the australian open since martina hingis in 1996. despite being 521 in the world. she isjust won her second round match. she beat australian 0livia rogowska. thank you the joining us on sport today. all the 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 i

and moving on word to sports in tennis news caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defeating simona halep seven six three six six four in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set that went all the way to a tie break before hala drew level well ziac held her nerve however and to claim the final set and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be on sunday in the bundesliga on saturday afternoon table toppers byron munich went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players to hit the target for the variance in a five to rout in munich allianz arena including jerome boateng who headed home half an hour into the game and failed to make strides in their bid for a champions league spot when they could only manage a draw with the relegation threatened homburg. you're watching the w. news more coming up at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest information and news on our website around the clock thanks for. those values and germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do

shifting gears here a little bit and moving on to the sports and tennis news caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defeating simona halep in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break for hall of drew level wasn't that he held her nerve to claim the final set and her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six for the final score roger federer faces martin in the men's final on sunday. mostly on saturday afternoon table toppers byron munich went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players hit the target for the variance in a five to rout and unix only on serena including jerome but what tang who headed home half an hour into the game and rb life say she failed to make strides in their bid for a champions league spot when they could only manage a draw with relegation threatened hamburg so let's get a check now of all the weekend's bundle your results so far. well there you see the confirmation of that win for byron as well as the draw for life safety shaka easily handled stood guar

before that, it's caroline wozniacki against belgium's elise mertens.ing the sort of form which took her to the top of the world rankings back in 2010. she's still looking to win her first grand slam, having twice been a runner—up at the us open. she now plays the only unseeded player left in the draw, belgium's elise mertens, who still can't quite believe she's made it to the semi—finals. if someone had said to you last monday that this is where you would be, what would you have said to them? laugh a little bit. of course everything is possible in tennis. i mean, if you believe in yourself anything can happen but of course tennis is, wow. got nothing to lose for sure, i've got no points to defend. i guess i'm the underdog. i have a lot of energy left, mentally, physically good. so i'm just going to give it all and we'll see where it ends. the second semi—final features the former champion angelique kerber who plays the world number one simona halep. kerber, who beat madison keys in the quarter—finals, won the title in melbourne two years ago and also w

moving on now to a bit of sports news in tennis caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defeating simona halep in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a time break before hall of true level was an iraqi held her nerve to claim the final set and her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six four in the final score roger federer faces martin chelates in the men's final on sunday. bennis is getting a head start on this year's carnival season the italian lagoon city kicked off its calendar of events with a water parade along one of its main canals a full week ahead of the official opening the theme of this year's carnival festivities well you guessed it the circus hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to flock to the coral stronghold famous for its masquerade ball. and don't worry soccer nuts we haven't forgotten about the bun display guess that herman will be up after the break with all of the action from saturday's games here's a sneak peek a league leaders byron took on hoffenheim a side they have

semifinal, they will both be played overnight in the next fisher hours, a dries mertens will play caroline wozniackithe six nations is almost here. england are looking for a hat=trick of titles and travel to italy a week on saturday but there'll be a big challenges from scotland and ireland. the teams have been congregating in london today for the tournament launch. our sports correspondent joe wilson was there for us. the tournament is selling itself, look, there is conor o'shea, it revolves around these traditional rivalries so what is new this time? england and ireland will play in the final weekend, that could be the decider. wales, with injuries to contend with, face scotland in the opening weekend and that's a resurgent scotland who beat australia twice since the last six nations and they begin this tournament of expectation. that's a bit different. it's pressure, and as captain, ifeel bit different. it's pressure, and as captain, i feel it but it also brings a lot of excitement, we know that if we perform well we can put ourselves in a very good position. but we're not naive enough to think t

some fourth days now and in tennis caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defacing simona halep seven six three six six four in melbourne the day after a nail biting for assess went all the way to a tie break before how the true level was an iraqi held her nerve however to claim the final effects and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be played on sunday. and i'm going to take it much day twenty got off to a training start as frank first defeated fellow european hopefuls back to new haven transpose hang put the host ahead on the forty third minutes before any cage over field victory in injury time it was the all known strikers third goal in as many games on track to move up to second in the table ahead of the rest of this weekend's fixtures that's it for me for now you are watching dude over the news coming to you live from brother and more at the top there. is no. manager. in the banks. and so watch the language of the bank. speaking the truth. that matters g.w. may. never regain any. of either tells his story. to. the sort of.

and caroline wozniacki looks to make the last four, after a seven—year gap. year's final, has a 5—1 career win record against cilic. but the sixth—seeded croat is a former us open champion, so he will have confidence he can conquer nadal. novak djokovic recognised that reaching the fourth round in melbourne was an achievement after being out of the game for so long. the six—time aussie open champion was defeated by south korean chung hyeon, but the right elbow injury and a new hip problem means djokovic needs to take time out for more recovery. now, i don't know, i have to reassess everything in my team. article ten, coaches and everybody, and you know, c, scan it, see what is the situation like. last couple of weeks i played a lot of tennis, so of weeks i played a lot of tennis, so let's see what's happening inside —— see. congratulations to chung and his team, amazing, amazing performance. he was a better player on the court tonight, and he deserved to win, no question about it. i mean, whenever he was in trouble, he came out with some unbelievable shots, p

moving on to some sports news now in tennis news caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defeating simona halep in melbourne the day and led out for a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break before haul up to level while snacky held her nerve to claim the finals set at her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six four the final score roger federer faces more until it's in the men's final on sunday. and the bundesliga on saturday afternoon table toppers by a nick went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players hit the target for the variance in a five to rout in munich's only answering a including your own boa tang who headed home half an hour into the game rb life say she could only manage a draw with relegation threatened hamper. and that's all from us here at d w news more coming at the top of the hour and as always you'll find the latest on our web site www dot com thanks for. your support t.v. the smarter with the d w four small. what you want when you want to look to do it extraordinary. and decide what's

and moving onward to sports in tennis news caroline wozniacki has been crowned the women's australian open champion after defeating cmon aholic seven six three six six four in a melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break before holland drew level while he held her nerve however to claim the final set and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be played on sunday in the bundesliga match day twenty got off to a thrilling start as i try frankfurt defeated fellow european hopefuls. to zero kevin prince boateng put the hosts ahead on the forty third minute. sealed the victory in injury time it was the on loans strikers third goal in as many games the win saw troughed move up to second in the table ahead of the rest of this weekend's fixtures and elsewhere in the bundesliga it's that time of year again hamburg have sacked another coach they've made a habit of bringing in new blood during the season and despite plenty of poor results in recent years they have always managed to avoid the drop but will work one more time on saturday the ne

also in the programme: danish player, caroline wozniacki, wins her first grand slam title at the australianurne.

the highlight in the women's draw on monday night at melbourne park is caroline wozniacki.n her warm up event but hasn't made the second week at the year's first grand slam in melbourne since 2013. she'll play romania's world number 60 mihaela buzarnescu in the first round. iam not i am not going to lie, first tournament back in two matches, i feel it. i am not 17 any more. but i think it was greatjust for the confidence and just get the rest up and it was a good start year. and you can follow all the latest action from melbourne on the bbc sport website. those in action at the moment include men's11th seed and us open finalist kevin anderson up against british number 2 kyle edmund, and the french open champion jelena 0stapenko has already marched through to the second round with a straight sets win over francesca schiavone. india still trail south africa by 152 runs heading into that third day of the second test at centurion. india bowled the hosts out for 3— 35 before lunch, ashwin claiming three wickets of. the visitors183— before lunch, ashwin claiming three wickets of.

and denmark's caroline wozniacki wins her first major tennis title

four on a ten match winning strea k the last four on a ten match winning streak and will face caroline wozniacki will be played overnight tonight. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. wales injury problems are piling up ahead of the six nations with fly—half dan biggar likely to miss the first three rounds of the tournament against scotland, england and ireland with a shoulder problem he picked up playing for ospreys against clermont at the weekend. wales are without too first choice fly halves with rhys priestland also ruled out —— two ozturk unlikely journey from the streets of moss side to the winter olympics but it is one that bobsleigh pilot lamine diack will be making next month. he was named in the british team today —— lamine dean. this is the fastest run in bobsleigh a man is dean. and a man in control is lamine dean. this morning he was a little more relaxed as he picked up his kit after being named as part of team gb. he grew up herejust gb. he grew up here just a few miles away from where he was today announced in the team, the streets of moss side and it is an unlikely jour

simona halep and caroline wozniacki try to win their first grand slam title.ki will go above halep if she wins. sue barker spoke to us earlier and says the match has the potential to be a classic. to see these two that have fought for so long and come so close, both of them in two grand slam titles, one of them, finally, it will be third time lucky. towards the middle to end of their career as well, it is so exciting, and the number one ranking, there is so much at stake in the final tomorrow. we are in for a classic, two that scamper around the baseline, get everything back, counterpunch, we will see the longest, testing rallies, fantastic tennis to watch. do you think, bearing in mind how much a grand slam title will have weighed on their minds, that it may upset either one of them a bit more than the other? it is going to get very tight towards the end of the match. caroline wozniak you, even in the semifinal, she got types trying to close out her match. she suffers with nerves possibly more than simona halep. it isjust a huge opportunity, you cannot not be

adulterous fantasy drama the shape of the water leads the oscar race to the nominations and caroline wozniacki is still searching for suspects ground ciano we'll explain how she's doing at the australian open. welcome back now as we look at weather conditions across europe we've seen this area of snow across turkey gradually dying away so improving situation here we've got to quite conditions across southeastern areas generally fine around the central part of the mediterranean but across more western areas we've got a frontal system pushing in pretty mild conditions and also some fairly heavy rain that frontal system pushing through the u.k. and northern parts of france during the course of wednesday night through into thursday behind it slightly cooler brighter conditions likely for the rain eventually pushing down into the iberian peninsula has had a crossover side of the mediterranean weather conditions cherry not looking too bad across western areas further towards the east this circulation of low pressure is bring you want to showers on to the coast of more eastern parts of libya and also

mertens will face caroline wozniacki in the last four after she beat spain's unseeded carla suarez navarror taking the first set 6—0, but was pegged back in the second, before finally emerging 6—2 in the decider. you are right up—to—date with all of the tennis. now football. we have breaking news in the last 40 minutes 01’ breaking news in the last 40 minutes orso, breaking news in the last 40 minutes or so, phil neville had a very distinguished career as a player, a clutch of league and cup trophies with manchester united, and over 50 caps for england. he is now head coach of the england lionesses. joe perry is with me. he says it is going to be an honour and that they are on the verge of something very special. what has he got to do coming to this? a long—awaited announcement has finally happened. ever since it became apparent he was pretty much the only candidate last week. we have been expecting this. a signed a three and a half year contract that will take on through to the end of the european championships. the team are currently out in spain. but his first match in charge will be ag

simona was in the way of caroline wozniacki. her fianci. one of the match's best points. hustle. 7-6. to the second set. lucky bounce off the net. wozniacki could not deliver. came down to the decisive third set. wozniacki, unforced error and we're done here. number one in the world. won her first grand slam title. she came from behind in the third set and won it. >>> roger federer faces marin. federer has 19 career grand slam crowns. >>> now to the nba. warriors are doing business with the boston settics at oracle. moving pictures on the late show. the coach holding up 4 fingers. that means ball in malibu. he scored 23. santa clara won it 73-59. broncos are 5-5 in west coast conference play. >>> this weekend is the nhl all star game. the league announced today that san jose's s.a.p. center will host the 2019 all star game. second time the game has been played in the south bay. sharks hosted it in 1987. >>> the 116th golden gate kennel dog show is right in the thick of it right now at the cow palace. so i'm on the couch with my 80-pound furry k-9 chubby. we got the call t

simona halep and caroline wozniacki are both looking to win a maiden grand slam title. broken halep in that first set. she is now two up. ben stokes has been snapped up this morning for £1.a million in the auction of players for the indian premier league. he's been bought by the rajasthan royals. that's despite facing a charge for affray after an incident outside a nightclub in bristol. the all—rounder was the most valuable player of the twenty20 tournament last year. a number of other english players are in the auction, including for the first time test captainjoe root, who so far remains unsold. the third test between south africa and india can continue. the start was delayed because of a wet outfield and they were worried about the pitch. the third day's play was cut short yesterday as the umpires decided the pitch was too dangerous. batsmen dan elgar struggling to cope there with the erratic bounce. the fourth day will start at 9am. south africa are chasing a83—0 series whitewash. now with the winter olympics just three weeks away, a moving story, to show how the slo

how interested was the world in the year straightly an open women's final whether terms caroline wozniacki simona halep and hash tag open were trending pretty much all over the world as you can see via the heat map see how it lights up there during a play ours open the hash table is actually included fifty seven thousand times during the final and if you include the two players' names that figure is close to one hundred thousand now the australian open accounts we did this come gradually dream messages to the dane the number two outlasts the number one was the actually will be number one on monday when the new rankings are issued and the former world number one and twenty seventeen champion serena williams sent this tweet she says she was too nervous to wake up and watch but delighted to wake up to the news that her friend is now a grand slam champion and was mia he does have interests outside of tennis she enjoys football and supporting this team a liverpool a club related handle called empire of the co-op a reference to a famous stand that they and field stadium tweeted this to congratul

and in sports grand slam glory at last peter is going to have all the details on caroline wozniacki it's a strange and old success. at least fourteen soldiers have been killed at an army camp in mali seventeen others were wounded when the base near timbuktu was targeted the military says it killed the seventeen other and thirty attackers and it's reclaimed control of the base it's the worst incident involving mali security forces in more than a year on a dangerous has more from abuja in nigeria. seventeen million soldiers injured in the tag are receiving treatment in hospitals sources say at least two of the attackers have been killed and i mea colonel however told that at least seventeen of the attackers have been killed there were also according to other sources there were also able to cart away six vehicles arms and ammunitions and then set fire to the rest it cannot move now this attack is one of five or six attacks that happened in the last one week in northern mali although the rest have not been officially confirmed by the money in authorities however we're seeing increased cooper

and i'm peter stone was in doha with the latest sports our top story denmark's caroline wozniacki has won her first ever grand slam title at the australian open she beats about one hundred in the final in melbourne. first to afghanistan where a bomb attack in the capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty dollars the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomber to get through security in the city's green zone the most heavily protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack and that it was targeting police but most of the dead are civilians from kabul jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including. people lined up outside the interior ministry's human resources departme

and a first grand slam title for caroline wozniacki, after she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. good evening and welcome to bbc news. three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in west london. it happened last night in hayes. a man aged 28 who was in the vehicle is under arrest in hospital. the police say they're investigating an altercation that is believed to to be linked. ben ando reports. friends, classmates, mourners. three, two, one... grieving together — an improvised memorial for a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected, to mark the deaths of three teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes, middlesex yesterday evening. the teenage boys have not been formally identified, but named locally as george, harry and josh. two were 16, the other 17. earlier their families had visited the bus stop where the boys had lost their lives. jake webb was one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. i could see the incident in front of me. i had called them at that point. there was a bus driver in front of us. he came over and sai

while rafael nadal is currently on court and caroline wozniacki won her match, the star of the morninghe third round. she beat the australian 0livia rogowska in straight sets. now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i‘m sarah mulkerrins and welcome to your sport briefing for wednesday. chelsea are hoping the fa cup can bring them some silverware this season, leicester book their place in the fourth round of it, with the first goal to be decided by var in english football, and antonyjoshua says it‘s an honour to face his next opponent joseph parker. defending champions chelsea have a lot of ground to catch up on in the premier league, so could the fa cup be the next best thing for antonio conte‘s side? they‘re at home to norwich on wednesday in their third round replay. last time out, the second tier side managed to hold on for a 0—0 draw at carrow road, but chelsea will be looking for much more than that this time. conte‘s side have now drawn their last four matches in all competitions. and the cup football continues across europe on wednesday. in spain t

it was always destined to be a first time grand slam winner as caroline wozniacki took on simona halepas the dane, wozniacki, who won in three sets. it means she will also replace halep as world number one. soa so a double prize for her. in football, no sign of an upset in the first match of the fa cup fourth round. leicester are at peterborough in the fourth round of the fa cup this lunchtime. leicester went ahead early on thanks to this goal from foussemi diabate just ten minutes into his debut. and it was soon comfortable for the premier league side. kelechi iheanacho made it 2—0. in fact, he has now made it 3—0. ben stokes has been snapped up this morning, for nearly £1.11 million in the auction of players for the indian premier league. he's been bought by the rajasthan royals. that's despite facing a charge for affray, after an incident, outside a nightclub in bristol. the all—rounder was the most valuable player of the twenty20 tournament last year. rory mcilroy is well placed in the dubai desert classic. he finished a fog—delayed second round on saturday in the lead with five bi

the highlight in the women's draw is caroline wozniacki. event in melbourne since 2013. she will play the world number 60 in the first round. iam not i am not going to lie, first tournament back in to back —— two matches. i am 17 any more. —— i can feel it. it was a good start to the year. manchester united could close the gap on manchester city at the top of the premier league on monday evening. united host stoke looking to move within 12 points following city's first defeat of the season against liverpool stop it stoke were in the relegation zone —— are in the relegation jen and in the relegation zone —— are in the relegationjen and will be paying for the second time from the regulation of mark hughes. every clu b regulation of mark hughes. every club that is on that line, they ask yet and they try to do different things. —— resignation. and generally they change the manager. manchester city were beaten in the premier league for the first time. joyous scenes at anfield as liverpool 14—3, they were 4—1 up but nearly threw it away. i am pre

in the women's draw, world number two caroline wozniacki was on the right side of her semi—final.ep. neither player has won a grand slam. and she just posted this picture. and that finals feeling! you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, that is your friday sport briefing. all week, we have had a real does from davos. our question on social media for the day is simply this, is it great to hear from the mall or is it great to hear from the mall or is it simply hot air in this climate? we've had one here, from someone who says that davos is a complete waste of money, nothing, all hot air, all mouth, no action. to share in that conversation and we will bring those tweets to you. stay with us here on bbc news. i would back with you in the business briefing injust a moment, thank you for watching. —— i will be back with you. hello. friday will be the coldest day of the week, but with lighter winds, most of us seeing some sunshine at some stage of the day. it will probably be the most pleasa nt it will probably be the most pleasant weath

. >>> aussie open, taking on caroline wozniacki. trying to close it out.iacki wins her first title. now number one in the world. >>> warriors with tough win over the celtics. after the game, shaun livingston, calling me jinx schuman. >> in the third. team is all about depth. >> we came out, solid job start of the second quarter. trying to get back into the game. they hit a lot of tough shots early. once we got to it, starters and steph got going, downhill. >> it's team sport but almost seemed one-on-one with steph and kyrie, i know that's not how it works out but kind of what fans saw tonight. >> as fan at home, that's the show. i'd pay to watch that show. two of the great showmen in the game, two of the greatest point guards right now. they play the right way, think that's why you're seeing their teams are successful. >> two best teams in the league, east and west, had playoff feel. but it's a long way to the playoffs. but peek at what you might be facing? >> think it's a glimpse. it's fun. every time we play them the last three years i've been here, it's

to tennis now and simona halep will caroline wozniacki in saturday's all staley an open final in melbourne all this after the top see the romanian got the better. germany is actually cared for in so we be marathon sets and the other semi a number two seed wozniacki overcame a second set wobble to defeat belgium's a while the debt dispatched to britain's kyle edmund in straight sets he'll play either defending champ or roger federer or the other seed at chongqing on for the title before i let you go and remind you of our main headline of this hour scientists in china have revealed two identical baby monkeys created using the same claims technique that gave us dolly the sheep more than two decades ago their research breaks the technical barrier that could open the door to human cloning. thanks so much for watching. in good shape. a danger that can affect anyone aneurysms arteries in the brain or abdomen that bone can be life threatening and are rarely discovered in time. if this ruptures it's very dangerous for the patient because patients die instantly much like eat always. in good shape ne

world number one simona halep takes on world number two caroline wozniacki.ternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there's been a sharp rise in recorded crime in england and wales. it rose by 14% last year, with even bigger increases in knife crime, robbery and sex offences, and the number of cases of murder and manslaughter is the highest for almost a decade. however the crime survey — separate figures based on people's individual experiences — show that crime has actually fallen. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. knife crime can in an instant take, ruin and change the lives of young people, like these students at coventry college. so this morning they are being given it straight. their choices in life are what matter. he said i didn't mean to kill him, that wasn't my intention, ijust kill him, that wasn't my intention, i just wanted to slash kill him, that wasn't my intention, ijust wanted to slash him, take photos and uploaded to social media. she's talking about the use that murdered her son, josh. she's talking about the use

ladies semi—final stay at the usher lian opened and the first person to reach the final is caroline wozniacki at the end but she has got there. her opponent will be either simona halep or angelique kerber.. of course much of the story from later could resolve around the brit, kyle edmund, the details on his preparations for a maiden grand slam semi final are in today's news from the bbc sport centre. hello there, coming up in your thursday sport briefing, kyle edmond looks to make history in the australian open, real madrid are not out and who says goalkeepers can't score? we will show you one who knows how to. tennis fans would not have been expecting any british representation in the semifinals of the men's singles at the usher lian opened, and if murray pulled out through injury before the tournament but they wouldn't have thought of kyle edmond. he is ranked 49th in the world but has been mightily impressive surfer, seeing off grigor dimitrov in the quarter—finals to book a place against marion cilacap in the last four. i don't think about the next match, i think about my current match. i

denmark's caroline wozniacki has become the first player through to the australian open final film in melbourne the number two seed overcame a second set to defeat belgians at leas and mountains was nokia's a former world number one but she has never won a grand slam she'll play the winner of the other seven final between germany and italy and simona halep of romania. in motor sports the world's oldest. fishley formally starts kicking off the twenty eight thousand season but competitors have been on circuit to prepare the cars. fastest and wins a shakedown or drivers test their cars at full speed depending defending champion. could only manage seven fastest the president is going for his sixth great title this year the monte carlo rally was first staged in one thousand nine hundred eleven. and before we go just a reminder the top story we're following for you here is turkey says it will continue its military offensive on the northern syrian in the region that's despite a warning from washington to stop targeting u.s. kurdish militia there or risk a clash with u.s. forces. you're watch