let's discuss the british interest and dan evans. win for him in the british number one singles, coming from two sets down. that looked like it was going to be fairly straightforward when you look at the form of the two had been in recently. seated here for the first time. mcdonald had played one match since may after surgery on his hamstring. you would not have known it. he won the first two sets really aggressively, complete control. evans was struggling. he said he felt a little bit sore and stiff today. he came through really, really well and one sets four and five fairly convincingly. he has come back from two sets down to any grand match. we saw the rain affected things today. really heavy rain and it meant we have not seen kyle edmund are likely to finish his match. frustrating for those in the locker room but they can be aware how desperately australia needs the rain at the moment. when it does come down in melbourne, it can come down very, very heavily indeed. as a result, good for content to be sent home early and not havin

let's discuss the british interest and dan evans. russell four hour correspond with me.h number one singles, coming from two sets down. that looked like it was going to be fairly straightforward when you saw the form of the two had been in recently. seated here for the first time. mcdonald had played one match since may after surgery on his hamstring. you would not have known it. he won the first two sets really aggressively, complete control. evans was struggling. he said he felt a little bit sore and stiff today. he came through really, really well and one sets four and five fairly convincingly. he has come back from two sets down to any grand match. we saw the rain affected things today. really heavy rain and it meant we have not seen kyle edmund are likely to finish his match. —— unlikely to finish his match. frustrating for those in the locker room but they can be aware how desperately australia needs the rain at the moment. when it does come down in melbourne, it can come down very, very heavily indeed. as a result, good for content to be sent home early and not ha

british number one, dan evans is out after losing to yoshi hito nishioka from japan.duced a tremendous performance to beat the world number 64, kristina pliskova. well, our reporter, john watson has at melbourne park for us with the gb davis cup captain leon smith. disappointment for dan evans in what has been very blustery conditions here today and that has affected things for him. leon smith the davis cup captain is here, and he will be disappointed because he has played some great matches this year. very disappointing when you go out early ina grand disappointing when you go out early in a grand slam especially when you are ina in a grand slam especially when you are in a seated position but he will leave here having played the atp cup and adelaide and now here and he has played some great tennis and he is on the right path, getting a seeding here. his performances in the 80 —— atb cup were outstanding. he will be disappointed but onwards and upwards from here. his opponent is a tough left—handed player vince said afterwards he just felt he played the conditions be

dan evans is the first brit through to the second round.five sets. with the details here's our reporter, john watson who's out in melbourne. the rain relief that lead tournament organisers had to deal with today. let's discuss the british interest and dan evans. a big win for him in

a semi final play would be sealed with a win in the next singles match, but britain's dan evans singlesdan eva ns ha d singles match, but britain's dan evans had other ideas. a sensational swing. with the captain's support, evans thrust his team back in the tyre. it took him more than three hours to seal this most gutsy win on a tie—break. and so at match all the doubles were decided. evan's opponents went straight to concorde, still after that setback he had the slight touch. that when you're sent this match to a decider, first to ten points wins. but for every chance britain created, the home side would hit back. a beauty! at 17-16, side would hit back. a beauty! at 17—16, finally australia broke through. there are probably the most stressful tie—breaker through. there are probably the most stressful tie—brea ker i've ever played in my life. definitely having a bit of red wine tonight. the atp cub sets tennis up for its new season. cub sets tennis up for its new season. if it goes on like this there will be some year ahead. mo farah says he would have quit his relationship with former

lost his singles match and thenjamie dan evans lost his singles match and then jamie murray and joeury were beaten by the narrowest of margins in the doubles. it went to two tie—break sets and they threw away too much points before losing ona away too much points before losing on a champions tie—break. they need to beat both belgium and moldova to have any chance of making the quarter—finals. australia‘s nick kyrgios is also playing in the atp cup and is donating around £100 for every a ce cup and is donating around £100 for every ace he hits this month to the relief fund for victims of the bushfires in his country. he sent down 20 aces in brisbane today as he beat jan—lennard down 20 aces in brisbane today as he beat jan—lenna rd struff, so down 20 aces in brisbane today as he beatjan—lennard struff, so that down 20 aces in brisbane today as he beat jan—lennard struff, so that is over 2000 pounds already and he was understandably very emotional afterwards. i don't really care about the praise too much, you know, ijust think we about the praise too much, you know, i just think we ha

heather watson is through to the second round of the australian open but dan evans is out. to how that but is in melbourne for us. that was a gutsy performance from your namesake, wasn't it? absolutely. she is delighted because heather watson hasn't enjoyed much success in the grand slams of late and when you consider she was due to play yesterday so had a really long build—up waiting for him much to be played at around six o'clock, and it was only when she was practising on the court she learned of the match had been moved to today so she was one of the first one is on the outside courts against a tricky opponent christina plus cover, and she dropped the first set and came back to take it over and drew on the inspiration of harriet dart who booked a place in the second round yesterday. two british players now remaining in the singles draw. harriet dart and heather watson returning to play tomorrow. she will face simona halep, the wimbledon champion, harriet. disappointment for dan evans who had a tricky opponent today. blustery conditions out here. we've seen it all in the

i'm hearing news about dan evans. good morning from a wet melbourne.o the second round. he managed to complete his match on an outside court before the rain descended. an impressive victory that he had to do the hard way against mackenzie mcdonald. he was two sets down before winning the next three to win over five sets. a tough match for dan evans, who is seeded at a grand slam for the first time in his career. a lot of expectation on his shoulders in the absence of andy murray. we would have seen kyle edmund complete his match but he was up in the first set before the rain descended, so he is forced off. we will not seejohanna konta, the three brits we were due to see in action today. we should see them return tomorrow alongside five other british players who will hope tojoin five other british players who will hope to join dan five other british players who will hope tojoin dan evans in the next round. and teenager coco gauff has done it again. yeah, absolutely. we talked so much about her. she hit the big time when she sensationally knocked out ven

dan evans is out.it is just the third time in nine appearances down under where she has won her opening match of the tournament. she came from a set down to beat kristyna pliskova. watson said she had been nervous but managed to loosen up a bit. it has given her a real lift. more i feel happy and confident in myself. i am enjoying my tennis at the moment, especially the tough moments. even in the past, when i have let that get to me or bring me down, it is not affecting me now and thatis down, it is not affecting me now and that is what is making me strong. the bad news is that dan evans is expecting a tough match. he lost in straight sets. the prize of playing novak djokovic was waiting, but he couldn't find a way through. watson is up against the 16th seed. dart faces the formidable prospect of the wimbledon women's champion simon halep. let's talk cricket. the final test in south africa is on friday and all eyes will be onjoffre archer. 2-1 up in series, so england wa nt archer. 2-1 up in series, so

british number one dan evans is the first british player into the second round.enzie mcdonald in five sets. with new of that and the highlights of the rest of the day's action he wasjohn watson. it is the first time in his career he has lost the opening two sets to come back and win outright. he is into the second round. he is seeded here for the first time at a grand slam. a lot of pressure will hinge on his shoulders now in the absence of andy murray. kyle edmund was up in his match before rain curtailed his opening round. johanna konta, the third british player due to be out in court today, but again rain forced the cancellation of those matches on the outside courts. they should return tomorrow. they will be backin should return tomorrow. they will be back in action alongside five other british players who will be hoping the rain subsides tomorrow and they will get the chance to book their place in the second round alongside dan evans. some impressive victories again today. not least from coco gauff, who knocked out venus williams, as he did at wimbledon last

dan evans is out. serena williams continued her good form to reach the third round.rn a two all draw with chelsea in the premier league. more on those stories that have passed. social media sites, online games and streaming sites used by children will have to abide by new rules. the information commissioner says the age appropriate design can be translational. internet companies will be expected to enact the highest possible default privacy settings which include having location trackers switched off and restrictions on data collection. the information commissioner has been speaking to bbc radio this morning, she said the new standards are vital. there is increased awareness that there are algorithms working in the background of games and websites and social media and those algorithms are really used to promote certain time of content by using personal data of content you have seen or liked and the problem with that is the same kind of algorithms that are delivering content online are delivering at that same content to children and we think the children's code is nec

dan evans secured a 6—2, 6—2 win over moldova's radu albot in sydney to seal their place in the lastant great britain finished top of group c. world number five daniil medvedev sealed russia's spot in the quarter—finals by clinching victory over group d rivals norway. russia have won all their group ties, having already beaten italy and the united states. carlos sainz leads the way in the car category heading into wednesday's stage 4 of the dakar rally. the spaniard and his co—pilot lucas cruz recovered after being almost five minutes back in second overall at the end of stage two, with defending champion nasser al—attiyah finishing second in tuesday's third stage to move up to second overall. six games happening in the nba. the toronto raptors are up in the first quarter and the la lakers are hosting the new york nicks. well, the winds have been a real feature of the weather across northern parts of the uk, particularly scotland. still pretty blustery out there but not as windy as it has been. how about wednesday for most of us? well, there is both sunshine and rain in the forecast.

kyle edmonds and dan evans and the ghana counter playing also. —— you are ina ghana counter playing alsoolutely fine, it will cause a headache for the organisers over the opening few days. next to snooker, the former world champion stuart bingham leads of the masters final. you can watch us live on bbc two. ali carter has clues that score, he is trailing 5—4, the first to ten wins it. like pictures on your screen, the winner will claim a tour of £50,000

kyle edmonds and dan evans and the ghana counter playing also. —— you are ina ghana counter playing also are in a contact. the airfought nile is absolutely fine, it will cause a headache for the organisers over the opening few days. next to snooker, the former world champion stuart bingham leads of the masters final. you can watch us live on bbc two. ali carter has clues that score, he is trailing 5—4, the first to ten wins it. like pictures on your screen, the winner will claim a tour of £50,000 prize. ali carter has closed to 5—4, watch it on bbc two or follow it on the bbc sport website, click of that in terms of reaction to today's football. from the anti—team, that is all from sportsday, more from you throughout the evening. thanks for watching. at the southern end of the las vegas strip is at the mandalay bay hotel. now, in 2017, this was the scene of a tragedy, the us‘s doubtless is have mass shooting. a green one in one of the rooms —— gunman in one of the room is fire on concertgoers gci’oss the room is fire on concertgoers across the road, he killed 58 people and injured more t

australia, the semi final place to be sealed with a victory in the next singles match but britain's dan evansith ten possible support, evans thrust his tea m possible support, evans thrust his team back in the tie. it took a more than three hours to sealed this most gutsy victory on a tie—break and all the doubles were decided, evans opponent went straight back on court, still after that setback, he had a slight touch. that set this match to a decider, first to ten points wins. but for every chance britain created, the home site was hit back. at 17 — britain created, the home site was hit back. at 17 - 16 britain created, the home site was hit back. at 17 — 16 australia broke through. i use as much energy as i could. i through. i use as much energy as i could. lam having through. i use as much energy as i could. i am having a through. i use as much energy as i could. lam having a bit through. i use as much energy as i could. i am having a bit of red wine tonight. the atp cup sets tennis up for its new season. if it goes on like this, there'll be some year ahead. lets quickly take you through

selling british players in the singles draw, david, kyle edmund, dan evans and johanna konta are playing their chances?” opening day, in theory, theory, how do you like their chances? i think evansis do you like their chances? i think evans is looking good, we had a chance to speak to him yesterday, a really good frame of mind. he was talking about how things are different now he is british number one, he is playing players rightly lower than him so there are different expectation. tim henman has been giving him some stick about his white, all very light—heartedly, evansis his white, all very light—heartedly, evans is taking it on the chin and seems to really believe in himself as he comes into the tournament. i think there is less eviction around johanna konta because she has been carrying a niggling knee injury. this tournament does throw up surprises, the member kyle edmund a couple of years ago? maybe one of those players can have a run this week. we are infecting many

selling british players in the singles draw, david, kyle edmund, dan evans and johanna konta are playing on the opening day, in theory, theory, how do you like their chances?” opening day, in theory, theory, how do you like their chances? i think evansis do you like their chances? i think evans is looking good, we had a chance to speak to him yesterday, a really good frame of mind. he was talking about how things are different now he is british number one, he is playing players rightly lower than him so there are different expectation. tim henman has been giving him some stick about his white, all very light—heartedly, evansis his white, all very light—heartedly, evans is taking it on the chin and seems to really believe in himself as he comes into the tournament. i think there is less eviction around johanna konta because she has been carrying a niggling knee injury. this tournament does throw up surprises, the member kyle edmund a couple of years ago? maybe one of those players can have a run this week. we are infecting many surprises stop venus williams is chasing history, a record—br

but british number one dan evans pulled them back into the tie.vans produced and inpired display to beat world number 11 david goffin, winning 6—4, 6—4. tim henman‘s squad lost their first group game to bulgaria, so victory over belgium keeps them in the hunt still in australia. they play modlova next on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i think ithinki i think i need some fresh air so i'm hoping that ben has some good news for me. it is a bit gloomy out there and relatively mild as well. there is a lot of cloud across the uk but it is certainly quieter than some of what is to come later this week. but as things go, a lot of cloud on the map. the cloud is thick enough to give the odd spot of drizzle on the holes in the west and some rain in the north—west of scotland. many places will be just about dry but this cloud will continue to squeeze out some drizzle with mist and hill fog in part. a little bit chilly and eastern areas and it is a mild night with

the british number one dan evans is the first british player into the second round.come back to win outright. we see him here at a grand slam, a lot of pressure will hinge on his shoulders in the absence of andy murray. rain curtailed the opening round. the third british player due to be out in court today, rain cancelled those matches on the outside courts. they should return tomorrow and they will be back in action alongside five other british players who will be hoping that the rain subsides tomorrow and it will get the chance to book their place in the second round alongside dan eva ns. in the second round alongside dan evans. impressive victories today. venus williams knocked out. serena williams and roger federer, business as usual. england head coach eddie jones has named eight uncapped players in his 34 man squad for the six nations. one player looks likely to miss the tournament. he broke his arm during the win yesterday. it is arm during the win yesterday. it is a fourth time in two years that the england number eight has broken his arm. they will begin thi

with no andy murray as i was saying it would all hinge on dan eva ns, saying it would all hinge on dan evanss the rain which came down which meant his match could only be concluded today. whoever struggled as he went on to lose in straight sets. great atmosphere as you can imagine, lots of people, turning out to see the number one —— mafia on the dell. —— rafael nadal. a lot of excitement. what about the rest of the women's draw? it's quite down a bit but that is the fun of the australian open. a great atmosphere, very different to wimbledon where it is a lot straighter bouts part of this place. we have kerber n. it said running up for those big names once again. serena williams perhaps into the second brand as well. introduction as we had to divestment. —— plenty of action as we head into the first week. thank you for watching, were back with the business briefing in a few remits. —— moments. hello, my neighbour blue skies to the uk, the story for the next few daysis the uk, the story for the next few days is a distinctly clay one — a great one. one reason or another. a lot of low cloud dri

but british number one dan evans pulled them back into the tie.ing 6—4, 6—4. tim henman's squad lost their first group game to bulgaria, so victory over belgium keeps them in the hunt still in australia. they play modlova next on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport the number of people known to have been killed by the bushfires burning in australia has risen to 24. efforts are under way to help those who have had to leave their homes. australia's prime minister scott morrison is deploying military resources to help tackle the flames. it's estimated that up to 500 million animals may have died in the flames, with some species facing exctinction. ken stewart ran a conservation area which has been completely wiped out. we operate what was known as the wildlife refuge. we use take an injured wildlife and rehabilitate them and it is classified as a wildlife refuge. we have, or had, what is known as a voluntary conservation ground on a total of 16 hectares or a0 a

with a further man in the sin bin, dan evans — the victim of that tackle — then scored a try either sideton's try restored sarries' lead and 17 points from 19—year—old manu vunipola, cousin of england forwards billy and mako, moved the defending champions up to second with a game to play. gloucester are still in with a chance of reaching the last eight after a 29—6 thumping of montpellier at kingsholm. four tries and what could be a vital bonus point although there are injury concerns to influential fly—half danny cipriani. it'll be either rafa nada's spain or novak djokovic's serbia who'll win the inaugural atp cup after both won through their semifinals. nadal was pushed hard by australian hotshot alex de minaur. after losing the first set, nadal took the next two to send spain into the final after roberto bautista agut had beaten nick kyrgios earlier. that's all the sport for now. more after 9. devolved government is back up and running in northern ireland after three years of political stalemate. the dup leader, arlene foster, has been appointed first minister while sinn fein's miche

dan evans secured a 6—2, 6—2 win over moldova's radu albot in sydney to seal their place in the last2—1 it meant great britain finished top of group c. world number five daniil medvedev sealed russia's spot in the quarter—finals by clinching victory over group d rivals norway. russia have won all their group ties, having already beaten italy and the united states. carlos sainz leads the way in the car category heading into wednesday's stage 4 of the dakar rally. the spaniard and his co—pilot lucas cruz recovered after being almost five minutes back in second overall at the end of stage two, with defending champion nasser al—attiyah finishing second in tuesday's third stage to move up to second overall. six games in the nba. the raptors hosting portland. later the lakers play. until next time, by by. the winds have been a real feature across the northern parts of the uk, particularly scotland still pretty blustery but not as windy as it has been. how about wednesday for most of us? there is sunshine and rain in the forecast, so here is the big nature, across our neck of the woods. the

dan evans and johanna konta. that is very much whether permitting.tely fine. it doesn't feel it will cause an headache for the next few days. after more than a year out conor mcgregor made his return to the ufc and it lasted all of forty seconds. it was one of the most highly anticipated comebacks with the irishman fighting donald ‘cowboy‘ cerrone in the early hours of this morning in las vegas — but after mcgregor landed a series of blows in the first round — of blows in the first round the american quite simply failed to recover. despite, his speedy win, he says he still has some things he needs to work on. that opening might have been my mind rush, a bit too eager and when i knocked him down, i may have rushed to the opening shots and had to reset, control the head, step to the site and land the stoppage close, so that would be what being out of the cage for 15 months looks like so i still hope to correct, and add and correct. ali carter will be playing in today's final at the masters snooker, after making it through for the first time. (00v)he be

and there was success for british number one dan evans on day one.t mackenzie mcdonald but he recovered to win the next three and reach the second round. kyle edmund's match was called off midway through the first set due to bad weather. that rain also meant the women's british number one, johanna konta, didn't even make it on to court. meanwhile, she's done it again, new season, new grand slam, same result for 15—year—old coco gauff, who beat the seven time grand slam champion venus williams just as she did at wimbledon, and she did it again in straight sets, this time 7—6, 7—3. my mission is to be the greatest, that is my goal, to win as many grand slams as possible. for today, my mission was to win. and i didn't want to let the nerves to come to me. i knew i had a couple of set points as she played it well, so i knew i had to take it from her. she wasn't going to give it to me. so, that was really the mission. i think today has been the best match so far i've played this year, and i was a lot more focused, and, yeah, today really showed what i've

dan evans beaten in three sets by grigor dimitroff.anthony martial and jesse lingard have been sent home from training with illness as 0le gunnar solsjkaer tried to protect his squad ahead of their fa cup tie at wolves tomorrow. meanwhile solskjaer has insisted that the club fully support paul pogba having ankle surgery. the manchester united boss said after their new year's day defeat to arsenal that pogba's "people" wanted him to have the operation. solskajer has told the press today though that all parties agreed with the decision. paul came back after a long spell out, after two games he had a reaction and felt his ankle was sore and needed a scan. it's not the same injury, it's a different injury. of course when you get that scan you speak to him and you always consult your owfi speak to him and you always consult your own medical people as well. i did whenl your own medical people as well. i did when i did my operation. the advice was to have it done. it's not advice was to have it done. it's not a major one. it's probably about

in the men's draw, british 30th seed dan evans meets american mackenzie mcdonald.ses evans could end up facing defending champion novak djokovic in the third round. british number two cameron norrie plays frenchman pierre—hugues herbert while 2018 semi—finallist kyle edmund has a tough opener against serbia's 24th seed dusan lajovic. well, the draw comes as organisers say they are confident the tournament will start and finish on time despite continuing health concerns over melbourne's air quality from bushfires. this is after british tennis player liam broady described an email sent by organisers to players about air quality as a "slap in the face". in a post on twitter, broady says it "boils his blood" to think he was made to play a qualifying match on tuesday. he goes on to question whether conditons were healthy at a time when people were being warned to keep animals indoors. 0le gunnar solskajer admits the decision to bring on striker marcus rashford in the second half of manchester united's 1—0 win over wolves in the fa cup backfired after he came off with a

ash is australia's, three british players, including dan evans and johanna konta.ely fine, doesn't look cricket will cause a headache for the organisers in the opening few days. the ufc‘s conor mcgregor made his return to the octagon in style, beating his opponent donald cowboy cerrone in 40 seconds flat. the knockout victory in vegas was his first fight since losing to khabib nurmagomedov in october 2018 and mcgregor now says a rematch with the russian is "inevitable". despite his stunning win overnight, the irishman says he still has some work to do. that opening might have been my ring rust so to speak, you know, because a little bit too eager and then when i did knock him down, i may have rushed the opening shots and then i reset, control the head, step to the side and land the stoppage blows, so that would be what being out of the cage for 15 months looks like. so, there's still work to be done, we correct, we add and correct and move on. the masters snooker final is under way. stuart bingham against ali carter — they're still in the opening frame. you can fol

dan evans lost but heather watson is into round two after coming from one set down.round two after coming from one set down. ijust feelvery round two after coming from one set down. ijust feel very happy and confident in myself and i am just really enjoy my tennis at the moment, enjoying being out there competing. especially when it is the tough moments and, you know, even after the first set today when i have lost it, in the past i may have let that get to me or bring me down in confidence —wise but it is not affecting me at all now and i feel like that is what is making me so strong. no shocks for the big names, the defending women's champion and roger federer both into the next round. novak djokovic dropped just seven games in his match. england could have dropper arch are available in the final test against south africa. he has mist the last two matches. the speeds were good, he bowled six or seven overs, getting his rhythm. obviously he has suffered with his elbow in the last few weeks but that pain is decreasing. so on the evidence of today that is good and we

dan evans tookjust 75 minutes to beat alexander bublik and progress to the last eight of the adelaideish number one won in straight sets and will face either russia's andrey rublev or american sam querrey next. evans will be seeded at the australian open. england spinnerjack leach has returned home from the tour of south africa to recover fully from the illnesses he has had over the last few weeks. leach has struggled to get over the sepsis he picked up in new zealand, while he's been unable to play at all in south africa because of a bout of gastroentiritis and then flu. he will leave the country on thursday after the england medical team decided it would be unlikely that he would get fit enough to be considered for selection for the remaining two tests. meanwhile, the mcc, who make cricket's laws, say they want test cricket to remain a five day game. there's a debate about whehter matches should be played over four days, with the icc considering shortening them for their world test championship. but the mcc have thrown their weight behind the traditional format. tyson fury has predi

with a further man in the sin bin, dan evans, the victim of that tackle, then scored a try either sideerical advantage. alex lewington's try restored sarries‘ lead and 17 points and mako, moved the defending champions up to second ahead of next weekend's game against pool leaders racing 92. loads more going on in the champions cup today. agony for exeter‘s stuart hogg. he saw his penalty bounce back off the posts in the dying moments against his former side glasgow. that would have won it for exeter, but it finished 31—31. gloucester are still in with a chance of reaching the last eight after a 29—6 thumping of montpellier at kingsholm. four tries and what could be a vital bonus point, although there are injury concerns to influential fly half danny cipriani. clermont auvergne secured their place in the quarterfinals by beating ulster at the stade marcel michelin. they won it by 29 points to 13. ulster can still qualify if they beat bath next weekend. and toulouse earned their fifth win from five matches in pool 5, beating connacht to also qualify for the quarterfinals. the french cham

heading towards the australia open, dan evans has put his atp cup captain in its place.m across the tournament but when he was asked how he could get even better, he suggested he could miss a few meals. just because you were a good tennis player doesn't mean you are an expert in all fields. tim has plenty of opinions and that was his opinion on the subject. i will leave him to it. i am pretty fits. it is just how i look, i guess. i don't think there is much of me, really. we are less than a day away from the return of one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. conor mcgregorfights in in mixed martial arts. conor mcgregor fights in las in mixed martial arts. conor mcgregorfights in las vegas in the early hours tomorrow morning. he suggested he would earn £80 million for his fight. it is the irishman's first fight in over a year. we haven't really gone on to big discussions about what the exact fight strategy is in terms of if he will take and join fight strategy is in terms of if he will take andjoin in fight strategy is in terms of if he will take and join in the fi

british number two heather watson is through to the second round of the australian open, but dan evans good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. flights into the uk from china are now being monitored amid concern that a new virus the coronavirus could spread to britain. chinese authorities say they've entered the most critical phase in their efforts to contain it. the coronavirus has killed nine people and infected more than 400. the first cases have now been identified outside china in thailand, south korea, japan, taiwan and the us. the world health organisation is meeting to decide whether the infection poses an international public health emergency. there have been no cases in the uk so far and ministers say the risk to the public is low. tulip mazumdar reports. this is the epicentre of a new outbreak. hospital staff are dealing with hundreds of patients. more than a dozen health workers have been infected. this virus, which can cause severe lung problems, appears to be spread through close contact with infected people. there are particular concerns ahead of the lunar new

britain's dan the next singles match but britain's da n eva ns the next singles match but britain's dan evans henman‘s support evans thrust his team back in the tie. it took on more than three others to seal this most gutsy win on a tie—break. and so the doubles would decided. evans' opponent went straight back on court and after that setback he had the slight touch. the winner said this match to a decider, first to ten points wins but for every chance britain created the home side would hit back. at 17-16 the home side would hit back. at 17—16 finally australia broke through. i try to bring as much energy asl through. i try to bring as much energy as i could and that was probably the most stressful time lick i have ever played. i will definitely try and have some red wine tonight. the atp cup sets tennis upon its new season, it could be some year ahead. one bit of transfer news, and ashley young is to leave manchester united after nine years at old trafford. the winger—turned full back willjoin inter milan when his contract expires in the summer although he could still leave in january. that

meanwhile, dan evans was expecting a tough match against yoshihito nishioka — he doesn't like playing the match with 10 men. david luiz was sent off mid—way through the first half and chelsea looked to have won the game when cesar aspulicuetta scored in the 84th minute, but there was still time for a stunning goalfrom arsenal captain hector bellerin, to make it 2—2. sergio aguero came off the bench and scored manchester city's winner as they ground out a 1—nil win at sheffield united. city are back to 13 points behind leaders liverpool. and florian lejeune had a great night for newcastle — they were 2—0 down in injury time at home to everton — but he scored in the 95th and 96th minutes to give his side a draw. loads of drama last night! and mo farah says he's happy for any of his previous samples to be tested, after the world anti—doping agency said it would investigate all athletes who trained with his former coach alberto salazar, who was banned for four years in october. farah has never failed a drugs test and has always strongly denied breaking any rules. it isa it is a very clear

with a further man in the sin bin, dan evans, the victim of that tackle, then scored a try either sideon‘s try restored sarries‘ lead and 17 points from 19—year—old manu vunipola, cousin of england forwards billy and mako, moved the defending champions up to second with a game to play. loads more going on in the champions cup today. let‘s ta ke let‘s take a look. agony for exeter‘s stuart hogg. he saw his penalty bounce back off the posts in the dying moments against his former side glasgow. that would have won it for exeter but it finished 3i—3i. clermont auvergne secured their place in the quarterfinals by beating ulster at the stade marcel michelin. tries from alivereti raka, george moala and nine points from the boot of morgan parra guided the french side to a 29—13 win. ulster can still qualify if they beat bath next weekend. toulouse earned their fifth win from five matches in pool 5, beating connacht to also qualify for the quarterfinals. the french champions ended connacht‘s hopes of a quarterfinal spot. it‘ll be nadal vs djokovic in the final of the inaugural atp cup after bot

cam norrie put them ahead but dan evans lost his singles match — before jamie murray and joe salisburyrrowest of margins in the doubles. ahead of this weekend's third round fa cup matches, prince william has once againjoined up with some of football's famous faces to encourage people to talk openly about their mental health. all games this weekend will start one minute late as fans are shown a film about the issue — narrated by the duke of cambridge. katy austin has more. in life, as in football, we all go through and lows. morecambe footballer kevin ellison knows exactly what that is like. footballer kevin ellison knows exactly what that is likelj exactly what that is like.” couldn't control it. i described my little bit has a dark cloud. i'd be happy and bubbly and all of a sudden, i could literally... bang, like a dark cloud came over me and i'd be a different person. i could feel that coming on me that i had no control over it whatsoever. we can all sometimes feel anxious. he has given his backing to a new film that also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambrid

dan evans is already seeded for the grand slam.ilder? yes, the mind games continue to rumble on with these two ahead of their rematch next month. now, tyson fury has come out saying that he won't be relying on the us ringside judges this time, after their 2018 fight in las vegas ended in a controversial draw. to avoid that again — fury is targeting a knockouot victory. the fight for the wbc heavyweight title, which deontay wilder is holding, is on 22 february in las vegas. fury says he will make wilder "go to sleep in two" because of a dream he's been having where he keeps being dealt a two while playing poker. fury has had 21 knockouts. ididn't i didn't come out of the first time, i look to get a decision, i wanted out, ididn't i look to get a decision, i wanted out, i didn't get it. i will knock him out at this time. i brought in a japanese and sized to help me with my focus and sensors, training with a blindfold on. england spinner, jack leach will be returning home from the tour of south africa to fully recover from the illness

they're into a deciding doubles match against hosts australia after dan evans levelled the tie in sydneyew hours. three hours and 23 minutes. dan again —— dan evans digging deep to keep written in it. great britain have far exceeded anyone's expectations stop the first time it's ever happened. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. let's see if carol can exceed expectations. no pressure. happy new year. and the same to you all. it seems odd saying it is late. the weather today is very complex. a couple of areas of low pressure crossing us. overnight rain until snow. a lot of that will pull away into the north sea. the wind will ease and we have another area of low pressure scooting across southern areas as we go through the course of the day. to try and paint the picture, you can see this is the system that's brought the rain on the hill snow across northern areas overnight. we still have gusty winds across england and wales for the next few hours but they will tend to ease in the next few hours. there goes the rain on the hill snow. it may affect the higher roots on the tra

cam norrie put them ahead but dan evans lost his singles match — and then jamie murray and joe salisburyo two tie—break sets, and they threw away two match points, before losing on the champions tie—break. they need to beat both belgium and moldova to have any chance of making the quarter—finals. tottenham are likely to be without harry kane for several weeks, after it was confirmed he's suffered a torn hamstring. he limped off during the defeat at southampton on wednesday. the club haven't given a timescale for his return but such injuries. depending on the grade of them, can take anything from four weeks to three months to heal. kane tweeted "head up. "tough times don t last, tough people do". scrum half rhys webb has been given special dispensation to play for wales in next month's six nations. he's leaving french side toulon to return to ospreys, but the rules state that any player with fewer than 60 caps opting to play outside wales, cannot be considered for selection. webb only has 31 caps, but the welsh rugby union accepted his appeal, so he's available for the first match of thei

cam norrie put them ahead in sydney, but dan evans lost his singles match — and then jamie murray andwo tie—break sets. and they threw away two match points, before losing on the champions tie—break. they need to beat both belgium and moldova to have any chance of making the quarterfinals. tottenham are likely to be without harry kane for several weeks, after it was confirmed he'd suffered a torn hamstring. he limped off during the defeat at southampton on wednesday — the club haven't given a timescale for his return but such injuries — depending on the grade of them — can take anything from four weeks up to three months to heal. kane tweeted "head up. tough times don't last, tough people do". scrum half rhys webb has been given special dispensation to play for wales in next month's six nations. he's leaving french side toulon to return to 0spreys, but the rules state that any player with fewer than 60 caps opting to play outside wales cannot be considered for selection. webb only has 31 caps but the welsh rugby union accepted his appeal, so he's available for the first match of their

dan evans won his match and progressed to the last stage of the adelaide international.rst fight in 2018. tyson fury says he will not rely on thejudges this time, tyson fury says he will not rely on the judges this time, insisting deontay wilder will go to sleep in round two because of a dream he was dealt to mike while playing poker. round two because of a dream he was dealt to mike while playing pokerlj did not look out last time, i wanted a decision but i will not connive this time. they will not give him an draw this time. i brought in a japanese sensei to help with my process, i am training with my blindfolds on so i can concentrate. i will finish, i will do exactly what i said i will do, i will not claim i‘d like i told him, i am the king of the jungle. claim i‘d like i told him, i am the king of thejungle. i am going to rip his head off his body. remember isaid rip his head off his body. remember i said that. i will not keep out of this on the ropes so you can feel a wwee moment in real life. thank you very much. thank you very much. the gambling commission has an

dan evans has made it through. he had to do it the hard way.onship. serena williams needed less than an hour to see off her opponent, and william said it was a good stepping stone for the rest of the tournament after beating potapoba. —— potapova. joe root says having young players stepping up is an exciting place to be after going to have one up in their series against south africa, despite a standing of 99. they won in port elizabeth. tobit was understandably happy with their performance. it's nice to get the first one out of the way. your first dream is to play for england, your second is to get a big score. hopefully it is just the start. rugby now, england have named their squad for the six nations with eight uncapped players, but no place for dan cole orjack noel, piers francis, and billy vunipola. eddie jones has no specialist number eight in the squad ahead of their opener in paris a week on sunday. more for you in the next hour. another blow for saracens and england. saracens will be relegated from the premiership after breaching the s

7—6 after the tie had been locked at one—all with cameron norrie losing his singles earlier but dan evansrding quarterback tom brady's future after the new england patriots were knocked out of the nfl playoffs by the tennessee titans. with the final touch of the game the 42 year old threw an interception which was returned for a touchdown as the titans stunned the defending champions, 20—13 in their afc wildcard game. brady — who has won a record six super bowls in new england — contract runs out at the end of the season, but will he go on? i would see it is pretty unlikely, hopefully unlikely. i love the patriots. the other greatest organisation and pointed in all these years, there is nobody who has had a better career than me. just being with them, i am very blessed. ido being with them, i am very blessed. i do not know what the future looks like so i'm not going to predict it. i was to done a lot of things better on the course of the season, we just did not get the job done. the houston texas willjoin the titan's in the next round of the playoffs — tonight there's 2 more wildcard game

cup in sydney great britain were on their way to causing an upset when dan evans beat alex the manner in the 2nd singles match to tie the team scores at 11 but the northern teamed up with nick carriers to win the deciding doubles in the same put side break which is selfless decided by a line called excess of the i will the hosts will play spain if it alan tocome through their quarter final against belgium on friday. you're the car head out there right there of course you know about past records as i have. but i know he just gets pretty down himself really a zillion other sides because it is much like an especially awful that unbelievable single performance very just came up short so i just tried to raise what energy is a quarter that was probably the most stressful part i covered by them i was so deaf we have a bit of red ones a lot. in the n.b.a. the boston celtics playoff charge hit a bump in the ride when they came up against the san antonio spurs they had to fight back from 22 points down in the 1st quarter jason sites and getting them within 9 here with a dunk i should take a loo

kyle edmund and dan evans, johanna konta also playing, thatis evans, johanna konta also playing, that will cause a headache for the organisers over the opening few days. stuart bingham leads ali carter 5—3 at the master snooker final. a remarkable yellow in the eighth frame. this is the first masters final for both men, play resumes at seven o'clock, you can watch a live on bbc two from then. that is all your support for now. tests. after agreement on how they will step back from royal duties. the queen was at church near sandringham today, having said she hoped the sussexes would now be able to to build a happy new life. they'll continue with private charitable causes, but no longer represent the queen or receive public funding. pushing for peace in libya — world leaders meet amid fears it could become another syria. after the fires — the hail in the australian state of victoria. relegated for rule breaking — defending champions saracens push for a place in the european cup quarterfinals. good afternoon. the duke and duchess of sussex are able to begin establishing the details of how

dan evans is out after losing the second round match evans was competing in his first grand slam lostwon the third and final burden to fall. losing the opening match, missing from the past couple of tests with an elbow injury came up and board run 90 mph. they would love the option of a second bullet we can do the same. he has been stepping up his recovery and has impressed assistant coach. board weld today, six or seven overs and —— bold well. but the pain is decreasing and on the evidence today, that was good and we'll see how he backs it up again tomorrow. that is all of the sport and i will have more in sports day. borisjonson‘s brexit legislation has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law. mps overturned a series of defeats inflicted by the lords. and when the bill returned to the upper chamber, peers decided to avoid another confrontation and instead approved the legislation. our political correspondent, jessica parker, joins me now. was a quiet and seen day? was a quiet and seen day7m was a quiet and seen day? it was relatively quiet day when you think

with a further man in the sin bin, dan evans, the victim of that tackle, then scored a try either side 19—year—old manu vunipola, cousin of england forwards billy and mako, moved the defending champions up to second with a game to play. ulster will have to wait to secure their spot in the last eight after losing 29—13 to clermont auvergne. tries from alivereti raka, george moala and nine points from the boot of morgan parra helped secure victory for the french side. ulster can still qualify for the last eight with a win against bath next weekend. it'll be either rafa nadal‘s spain or novak djokovic's serbia who'll win the inaugural atp cup after both won through their semifinals. nadal was pushed hard by australian hotshot alex de minaur. after losing the first set, nadal took the next two to send spain into the final after roberto bautista agut had beaten nick kyrgios earlier. equally hard fought for djokovic as well against russia's danill medvedev. the world number two is unbeaten at the tournament so far as he continues his preparation for the defence of his australian open title a

solitary brit we have in the second round in the shape of dan eva ns. second round in the shape of dan evans to the premier league just yet but he might reassess things at the end of the season. he was just 19 when he scored in the world cup final in russia. he is the first teenager since pele to score in final. he is linked with moves to liverpool as well as real madrid and says owes a lot to his current club, psg. we are in january. everybody will talk about it and it's not good for psg. i think about the club and i know the club helped me. i was talent but i was not a superstar and now i am talent but i was not a superstar and nowiama talent but i was not a superstar and now i am a superstar. playing for the french national team. i have to stay calm and focused. at the end of that season, we will see but now i am focused on my game. leicester tigers have announced steve borthwick as their new head coach. the former england captain currently works under eddie jones the former england captain currently works under eddiejones as england's forwards coach. you willjoin the tigers after the six

success for british number one dan evans on day one of the australian 0pen.ckenzie mcdonald but recovered to win the next three and reach the second round. kyle edmunds match was called off due to the bad wetter. the women's british number one johanna konta didn't even make it on the court. she has done it again. new season, no grand slam for coco gauff who beat venus williams just as she did at wimbledon. she did it again in straight sets, this time 6-6, 6-3. and the again in straight sets, this time 6—6, 6—3. and the tournament favourites have started well. naomi 0saka favourites have started well. naomi 0sa ka and favourites have started well. naomi osaka and ash barty and serena williams are threw as is djokovic and federer. iwill williams are threw as is djokovic and federer. i will have more for you in sports day at 10.30. the director general of the bbc lord hall is said he is standing down after seven year, he said he wanted his successor to be able to lead it through a formal review in two years time. let us talk to our media editor who is here with