a straight set wins as well as she beat america's coco gauff.with performances like this she's want to watch in melbourne. a lot still to cover. what did you make of svitolina, coco gauff trying to pull off another giant killing but svitolina was already too strong. coco gauff showed us on debut last year and wimbledon that she's dangerous despite her tender years. but svitolina is the world number five and she played a really solid match to come through in straight sets, and that will give her a lot of confidence. she's in a section of the draw which did include sophia but now the defending champion is out. svitolina has a good chance of any is coming through. she's been in the grand slam semifinal before but never yet made into a final. what never yet made into a final. what ou make never yet made into a final. what you make of _ never yet made into a final. what you make of soviet _ never yet made into a final. what you make of soviet saying - never yet made into a final. what you make of soviet saying the pressure of being the defending cham

she came from a set down to beat the highly—rated american teenager coco gauff in melbourne — her secondyer far higher in the world rankings. next for boulter, it's the 2019 australian open champion naomi osaka — who brushed aside france's alize cornet, dropping just four games. it was osaka's first competitive match since she won the us open in september. world number one ash barty is also back, after an 11—month lay—off — she chose to stay at home in queensland during the pandemic. no signs of rustiness here though, as she beat ana bogdan in straight sets. the world of sport is also paying tribute to captain sir tom moore this evening. this is wembley stadium joining the nation in remembering and celebrating the life and achievements of the 100—year—old who died this afternoon in hospital. he had contracted coronavirus. the pandemic inspired him to raise record amounts of money for the nhs with his sponsored walking. a lovely tribute from wembley stadium and all those associated with the sport. that's all from sportsday. you can keep up to date with the latest premier league scores on

others like american star coco gauff were literally bouncing off the walls while many looked, well, bored. the australian paid for athletes to arrive on chartered flights each at 40% occupancy. that's because only one could jeopardize the entire country. when it comes to covid, australia has been almost undefeated the number of daily new cases now down to a handful. >> the world is watching i'm giving it my best hope i think that it will run smoothly, you'll see some great tennis. >> reporter: so far this is one open that's refusing to close matt bradley, nbc news >> we need some great tennis. >>> when we come back, saving paradise the drastic measures under way to preserve these tropical islands. >>> finally tonight the tropical island paradise taking drastic measures to preserve its environment. before the pandemic hit we sent our kerry sanders to the maldives off the coast of india to see how they're fighting plastic pollution. >> reporter: they're some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. the maldives here in the indian ocean an urgent real-world environmental challenge is rapi

stars like coco gauff literally bouncing off the walls while many looked bored.he australian open, athletes arriving at charter flights at 40% occupancy. even one foot fault here could jeopardize the entire country. when it comes to covid, australia has been almost undefeated the number of daily cases down to a handful. >> the world is watching i'm giving it my best hope that it will run smoothly, you'll see some great tennis. >> reporter: so far, this is one open that's refusing to close matt bradley, nbc news >> stay healthy and well leading up to it. >>> up next, there is nothing wrong with looking "saturday night live" brings a whole new meaning to the market with its zillow parody. >>> breaking barriers, my interview with the astronaut taking one giant leap for black americans. and your insuranceng cosx or coverage changes or you need help paying cosentyx connect is here to help. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your docto

boulter next faces the american teenager coco gauff. that's all the sport for now.hose stories on the bbc sport website. an admission from serena williams that she might not have been fit enough to play at the tournament had it not been delayed for three weeks. a statement is expected in the scottish parliament tomorrow, where the government will set out new steps to control the spread of coronavirus. speaking in her daily press briefing at lunchtime, nicola sturgeon said that cases are going down in the country, but they remain high and steps will be taken to prevent new cases and identify existing ones. firstly, to reduce the risk of the virus entering the country. as you know, we have already agreed with other countries across the uk to introduce supervised quarantine from some countries. as i said last week, in our view, the current uk wide proposals don't go far enough, so tomorrow we will provide some more information about the extent to which we intend to operate supervised quarantine here in scotland. we will also set out some additional measures we are work

boulter wasn't able to repeat tuesday's stunning victory over coco gauff, though, and eventually lost. elsewhere in melbourne, heather watson lost her opening round match in the grampians trophy to russia's veronika kudermetova in straight sets. watson only left hotel quarantine last friday and said her focus was on the upcoming australian open. surrey batsman ollie pope has been added to the england test squad for the tour of india. pope has fully recovered from a shoulder injury sustained against pakistan last august. he had been practising with the full squad over the past two days. england will have their final practice tomorrow ahead of the first test starting in chennai on friday. bournemouth have sacked their manager, jason tindall, afterjust six months in charge. they were beaten 2—1 by sheffield wednesday last night and have won just once in their last eight league games. they play birmingham city next on saturday. arsenal have confirmed they will appeal david luiz�*s red card from last night's match against wolves. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those

she came from a set down to beat coco gauff in melbourne — her second win in a row against a player rankedaver arena at melbourne park, before winning the doubles as his team beat canada. england's cricketers will train as an entire group today for the first time since they arrived in india for the four—test series. the players, who travelled from sri lanka, all tested negative for coronavirus. ben stokes, joffra archer and rory burns were already there when the rest of the squad joined them. and they could be playing in front of fans in the second test in chennai, with reports suggesting a 50% crowd will be allowed in. that's all the sport for now. the russian dissident alexei navalny is being held in a glass cage at a court in moscow, where it's being decided whether his suspended sentence should be converted into an actual prison term. mr navalny was detained two weeks ago when he returned to russia from germany, where he'd spent months recovering from nerve poisoning. dozens of protesters outside the court were arrested this morning. it comes after thousands of pro—navalny activists we

kalinskaya, who's ranked 264 places above her. tough match next she faces the american teenager coco gauffearly £33 million for the nhs during the first lockdown, was admitted yesterday because he needed help with his breathing. john maguire reports. it all started as his way of thanking the nhs for looking after him, following a fall. now captain sir tom moore, the record—breaking fundraiser, is under its care once again. he is being treated for pneumonia and covid—19 at bedford hospital. his daughter hannah told us he had been receiving treatment at home, but was brought here to beford hospital yesterday to receive extra support for his breathing. he's on a ward, and not in intensive care. she described the medical care he's received over the past few weeks as "remarkable", and goes on to say... we last spoke to him just before christmas, and he was his usual, optimistic self. but things will get better, and next year will be all right. captain tom's endeavours, walking 1oo lengths of his back garden before his 100th birthday last april, saw him raise almost £40 million for nhs charities

she came from a set down to beat coco gauff in melbourne — her second win in a row against a player rankedin straight sets. barty is hoping to break australia's 43—year run without a singles winner at their home grand slam. australia have pulled out of their cricket tour to south africa next month due to safety concerns with a new strain of coronavirus spreading in the country. they were due to play three tests as part of the world test championship, but cricket australia say it's become clear that travelling to south africa at this time posed an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to their players, support staff and the community. lebronjames has played down an altercation with a fan, which led to a group of spectators being thrown out during the la lakers' win over the atlanta hawks. there was a crowd of around 1,300 in the arena and one woman pulled down her mask to make a point. she released a video on social media blaming james for the incident after he posted his feelings about what happened online. i don't feel like it was warranted to be kicked out. there was a back—and—fo

she came from a set down to beat coco gauff in melbourne — her second win in a row against a player rankede pandemic. but she showed no signs of rustiness, as she beat ana bogdan in straight sets. barty�*s hoping to break australia's 43—year run without a singles winner at their home grand slam. cricket south africa have reacted angrily to australia's decision to pull out of their tour there next month, due to what they described as an "unacceptable" level of risk to their players. they cited the new strain of coronavirus spreading in the country. they were due to play three tests as part of the world test championship but cricket australia said it had become clear that travelling to south africa was not safe given that variant at this time. the south africans released a statement saying they were "immensely disappointed" and they had offered australia unprecedented covid protocols. as a consequence, new zealand have reached the world test championship final. they will play either india, england or australia at lord's injune. lebronjames has played down an altercation with a fan, which led