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dan evans and heather watching, fortunes for them.or them. dan evans and heather watching, but disappointment from harriet dart and liam brody. dart was playing against a fine, fine player, but was outclassed on the day. that was a great win for heather watson. the day. that was a great win for heatherwatson. dan the day. that was a great win for heather watson. dan evans was playing with a player who struggled a knee injury, but as a former top ten player. he got that done in straight sets. liam brody found himself against the great entertainer, nick a curiosity. when he turns up he entertains. today, he was underarm serving —— three kyrgios. on his australian open main draw debut. in fairness to kyrgios, he played some really good tennis as well and was too hot. that he played some really good tennis as well and was too hot.— well and was too hot. that you very much indeed- _ well and was too hot. that you very much indeed. some _ well and was too hot. that you very much indeed. some of _ well and was too hot. that you very much ind

dan evans will play...ation, hitting tennis balls are big into his bedroom wall, having tested positive on arrival in adelaide. against another us open champion. by the county with little preparation for the australian open, having caught covid. stevens got married on new year's day. well warming up for the australian open, andy murray is through to the semi—finals of the sydney international, after his opponent david goffin was forced to retire with a knee problem. it's the first time in more than two years that murray's won three tour level matches in a row — he faces the fourth seed reilly opelka next. as russell mentioned, goffin is dan evans' first—round opponent at the australian open. dan evans is also through — he continued his unbeaten start to the season with a straight sets win over maxime cressy — evans will take on top seed aslan karatsev for a place in the final. and we could have two more britons in the main draw in melbourne — liam broady and harriet dart have both reached the final round of

as singles go in melbourne, dan evans was now the single brit left. diately forced to face the music. although for him perhaps, rather too literally. the sound of a singer entertaining crowds outside the arena seemingly hitting more raw nerves than right notes. it's not like it's a little bit loud. it's on the court. i agree with you. is it normal, asked evans? well, plenty about this tournament hasn't felt that way so far. still, the band played on a little longer, and so did evans. 0ther brits now keeping him company. competitive for much of the first set, until an error let it all slip away. a change of shirt offering little change in fortune. auger—aliassime taking control. evans at times losing it completely. a straight sets defeat and evans' tournament comes to an end. after such high hopes for british tennis of late, the second week of singles in melbourne will have no brits at all. adam wild, bbc news. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news.

and that meant that the tie went to a decider and a doubles team of dan evans and jamie murray sent itin straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and if you head to the bbc sport website and app, you can find more about mica mcneill and adele nicoll who have won their first ever bobsleigh world cup medals — with silver in latvia this morning. good result for them as they look to qualify for the winter olympics next month. face masks are to be worn in secondary school classrooms in england, to reduce the spread of the 0micron variant. until now, england was the only one of the four uk nations where face masks were not recommended for pupils in class. six teaching unions have demanded urgent action to limit the spread of the virus. the government has also announced that 7,000 air cleaning units are to be made available to early years setting, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in classrooms. earlier i spoke to professor mark mon—williams from the university of leeds who is is leading a trial of air cleaning equipment in 30 schools in bradford. t

badly. — dan evans. it isn't going well. badly. in— dan evans. it isn't going well.d. it is not all bad, if you see what i mean. there is still a _ if you see what i mean. there is still a chance he can fight back. he should _ still a chance he can fight back. he should he — still a chance he can fight back. he should be feeling fresh, as he didu'i— should be feeling fresh, as he didn't have to hit upon the last round — didn't have to hit upon the last round because his opponent withdrew due to _ round because his opponent withdrew due to injury. he is trying to reach the fourth — due to injury. he is trying to reach the fourth round for the second time, _ the fourth round for the second time, the — the fourth round for the second time, the first time since 2017, i think _ time, the first time since 2017, i think eariy— time, the first time since 2017, i think. early on he was not happy. this was— think. early on he was not happy. this was early in the match, his concentration was disturbed by somebody singing let it be somewhere. the sound was feeding through to the

dan evans — the last of seven british players in the singles at the australian open — has been knockede competing well in a hard—fought first set, evans was then outclassed by his opponent — canada's felix auger—aliassime — eventually losing 6—4, 6—1, 6—1. here's our correspondent adam wild. the last break standing in the singles at the australian open, and hopes were high that dan evans could carry those hopes into the last 16, given his form this year. his concentration was disturbed early on though by the sound of someone somewhere singing let it be, which could be heard through the loudspeakers, and sung so badly that evans wasn't going to let it be. his service games were heading the right note, though, and he matched the ninth seed felix auger—aliassime for most of the first set until the british number two made sloppy errors and the canadian was able to snatch the set. that seems to knock evans' confidence out of melbourne park, not helped by felix auger—aliassime playing the best tennis he reckoned he never managed to grand slam. the second set gone in a flash. the chance perha

a good win for great britain, for dan evans making a winning start.'s been confirmed that england's head coach chris silverwood has tested positive for covid—i9. silverwood has been isolating in melbourne since 30 december following a positive test from one of his family members. he will remain in isolation until saturday. silverwood is asymptomatic and is fully vaccinated. england's squad have undergone another round of routine pcr tests after a local bowler tested postive for covid in sydney where the fourth test is being played. england are 3 — nil down and have already lost the series. 0bviously every positive case is not a good thing but we are dealing with the facts at the moment, and getting tested every day and the doctors say we are good place to carry on, and we are good place to carry on, and we back that. i am concentrating on what i am trying to do and so are all the lads. reigning champion gerwyn price has been knocked out of the pdc world darts championship. price threw a nine—dart finish earlier in the match, but in a tight, tense enco

dan evans gave great britain the perfect start, beating jan—lennard struff in straight sets, but cameronecured the win in gb�*s favour, winning in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. rugby union now and premiership champions harlequins fought back to beat gloucester by 20 points to 17 at kingsholm. they trailed by 10 points midway through the second quarter, but came away with the win to stay 3rd on the table. patrick gearey was watching. visitors to gloucester must make their— visitors to gloucester must make their own — visitors to gloucester must make their own welcome. harlequins knew they were _ their own welcome. harlequins knew they were entering a cauldron, one thing _ they were entering a cauldron, one thing which — they were entering a cauldron, one thing which would be's most passionate places, especially when their team passionate places, especially when theirteam are making passionate places, especially when their team are making such progress. ruan ackerman over the line on his 100th _ ruan ackerman over the line on his 100th glouceste

but heartbreak for dan evans — as he crashes out of the australian open, ending british singles hopesitle race? pep guardiola's side dropped points for just the fifth time in the premier league this season after being held to a 1—1 draw at southampton. that brought to an end their 12 game winning run, and they are now 12 points clear of liverpool who have two games in hand. craig templeton reports. the saints were marching in that manchester city have been marching on and we're looking for their 13 league win in a row. south hampton though are one of the few teams to take points off city this season, and rather than a merger, it was a walker that gave them the lead. not a bad way for kyle walker peters to score his first premier league goal. raheem sterling has over 100 of them, although looking at this, he might not have known. armando was proving to be a thorn in manchester city's side. the last line of defence and then the first line of offence, kevin debray near�*s free kick found him unmarked. the spanish international did the rest. so often international did the rest. so often i

andy murray and emma raducanu both in action later, but before that, we'll see british number one dan evanshas named five uncapped players, including saracens back—rower andy christie and london irish scrum—half ben white. once again, stuart hogg will captain the side as they hope to repeat last year's victories over england and france and improve on their fourth place finish. rory darge, ben vellacott and kyle rowe are also rewarded with call—ups ahead of scotland's first game against england. veteran fly—halfjohnny sexton will captain ireland for the third successive championship after overcoming ankle and knee issues suffered in november. uncapped backs michael lowry and mack hansen have been named in andy farrell's 37—man squad. ireland's campaign gets under way against wales in dublin. and preparations ahead of the women's ashes have been less than perfect for england, as they count down to their first t20 game tomorrow at the adelaide oval. the series is beginning a week earlier than originally planned to allow both teams to travel to new zealand and quarantine before the world cup. i

britain's tennis number two dan evans will be aiming to reach the last 16 at the australian open forelbourne at around 6am. he should be pretty fresh going into this one, as he received a walkover in the second round after his opponent withdrew due to injury. there's commentary on bbc radio 5 live sports extra. and some cricket for you. england are back in action tomorrow in adelaide for the second t20 of the women's ashes series against australia. and they'll be hoping for a turnaround in form after losing the first game by nine wickets. but wicket keeper amyjones says they were always expecting it to be tough. i think we see ourselves as the top two teams in the world, and, yeah, you obviously specked a big battle. there's no fear. there's a lot to projector them as players. there were champions, they agreed side. we know we are going to have to be at our best to be done. but, yeah, it's a great challenge. yeah, it's even the exciting challenge we are all up for. that's all the sport from me for now, but if you want to know any more about those stories, go to the bbc sport website

dan evans lost in straight sets in the third round in melbourne, beaten by the canadian 9th seed felixto the knock—out stages as joint pool winners. all the day�*s rugby scores are on the bbc sport website, as well as the latest from the cricket, as england�*s men play the west indies and the women continue their ashes series. but that�*s it from me. back to you, reeta. that�*s all from me. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, and the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, are among sophie raworth�*s guests tomorrow morning at nine on bbc one. good night. the normal pattern of january temperatures was turned upside down on saturday, 12 degrees in northern scotland, for in southern england. a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places have another cloudy day for part two of the weekend. despite the cloud, a lot of dry weather around, high—pressure close by, exerting unsettling influence on our weather. underneath the high pressure and around, all of this cloud coming in. weather front approaching northern scotland, and that it does so it will streng

it turned out to be a bumper day for british players in melbourne, with andy murray, dan evans and heather touch all on show. first set, 6—0. so good. her opponent was sloane stephens who once won the us open herself. far too good to be overwhelmed. yes, well done. how would raducanu respond? a brilliant way to finish. she won the third set 6—1. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. already, incredibly, it�*s what we�*ve come to expect from her. and it�*s still what we see from andy murray. he was on court against a familiar opponent who is never predictable. nicoloz basilashvili can hit the ball anywhere. in the first set, he was at his worst. in the second, the georgian found his best form. intense tennis. murray�*s pivotal points often came from his opponent�*s forced errors. the longest game of the match. the biggest game of the match! yes, but in the fourth set, basilashvili, seeded 21, was perfect in the tie—break. murray driven to frustration. what would he have left? well, loads, actually. in the fifth set murray took back control. match point, yet another rigorous r

british men's number two dan evans inspired great britain to victory over germany in their opening matchad of the first grand slam of the year, firstly winning his singles match and then combining with jamie murray in the doubles, the pair beating alex zverev and kevin krawietz. the victory coming barely a month after gb lost to the same opponents in the davis cup. and english premiership leaders leicester have made it 11 successive victories beating newcastle at welford road 31 points to 0. it was one of three matches in the english top flight, elsewhere the champions harlequins came out on top in a tight encounter, beating gloucester 20 points to 17, danny care with one of their two tries. while second—placed saracens were comfortbale winners over northampton saints. and news on two silver medals for great britain today at the bobsleigh world cup in latvia. all the details on the bbc sport website tonight. that, though, is all from me for now. ben. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye, and have a good

while great britain's tie against germany went to a decider with the doubles team of dan evans and jamieon against canada on tuesday. and there was a big shock as australia beat the much—fancied italian team. the tie was decided in the doubles match — asjohn peers and luke saville came out on top to delight to home crowd. ahead of the fourth ashes test, it's been confirmed that england's head coach chris silverwood has tested positive for covid—19. silverwood has been isolating in melbourne since late december, following a positive test from one of his family members. he will remain in isolation until saturday. england's squad have also undergone another round of routine pcr tests, after a local bowler tested postive for covid in sydney where the fourth test is being played. england are 3—0 down and have already lost the series. and stephane peterhansel�*s hopes of retaining his dakar rally title have effectively disappeared on just the second day. the frenchman's electric audi suffered a smashed rear axle on the first stage in the saudi desert and he lost more than five hours. more than

dan evans has been knocked out of the australian open, losing to ninth seed felix auger—aliassime, and but comfortably beaten in the third round by the canadian. it finished 6-4, 6-1, 6-1- meaning evans is the last of the seven britons to fall. leinster ran in ten tries as they crushed bath in the champions cup. it was a great afternoon forjimmy 0'brien, this his second try of the first half to secure the bonus point as they led 33—7 at the break. it was more of the same after the interval as 0'brien added his fourth and leinster�*s tenth try here. the final score was 64—7 with leinster moving top of pool a. scotland's scott jamieson is still hanging on to the lead at golf�*s hsbc championship in abu dhabi. jamieson birdied the last hole to stay top of the leaderboard going into the final round. jamieson is one shot clear of ireland's shane lowry and belgiums�* thomas pieters. that's all the sport for now. the un has condemned an air strike by the saudi—led coalition on a detention centre in yemen. the country's houthi rebels, who have been fighting the saudi—led coalition, say at leas

dan evans has gone through without hitting _ dan evans has gone through without hitting a _ dan evansp one hundred, in the rankings, and the draw beyond is opening up for radacanu, because a potential very tricky lith round opponent, would have been murugaza, but she has been knocked out this morning in a real surprise she was the 3rd seed, and a former grand slam winner, but was beaten by aleezay cornay, and muguruza blaming covid19 which she says struck down her entire support team in the run up to the match... his mansion on the court, having come through the five set match set in the _ come through the five set match set in the first— come through the five set match set in the first round. it will be interesting to see what that is taken — interesting to see what that is taken out of him. on paper he is ahead— taken out of him. on paper he is ahead in— taken out of him. on paper he is ahead in the rankings, so should be the slight _ ahead in the rankings, so should be the slight favourite, but you never know _ the slight favourite, but you never know how — the slight favourite, bu

dan evans and heather watson also won, and here comes the us open champion.uch? all. first set, 6—0. error: sloane stephens once won the us open herself. —— her opponent, sloane stephens. roger carty won the deciding set. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. it is already, incredibly, what we are used to. the wartime anthems of dame vera lynn made her notjust the darling of the armed forces, but the voice of a generation. now the public has a rare opportunity to glimpse of a more personal side of the singer. herwardrobe, paintings and memorabilia have gone on display at an exhibition celebrating her life. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to see it. # we'll meet again # don't know where, don't know when...# this is the chance to meet dame vera lynn again, but also in many ways, for the first time, because the exhibition of her personal possessions shows not just the story we all know of the forces' sweetheart and her extraordinary career in showbusiness, but also her private passions and pastimes. she was a prolific painter. so we've got

and dan evans inspired great britain to victory in theirfirst inspired great britain to victory in theiropening event at the atp cup in sydney. after winning a singles match he teamed up with jamie murray and a doubles tie against germany to seal a 2—1win. they are next match is on tuesday. and don't forget, plenty moreover in the bbc sport website this evening including all of the day's premiership and rugby results. that is all from me. more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we will be back with the late news at 10pm and on bbc one time for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news. more now on the wearing of face coverings in secondary school classrooms in england to help stop the 0micron covid—19 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england in line with the rest of the uk. teaching unions have welcomed the advice, while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. drjulian tang is a clinical virologist and honorary associate professor at the university of leicester. will this move make much of a d

it means dan evans is the only british representative remaining in the singles.ntage for him. what can we expect going forward? you have to love being in the third round before midday on the fourth day of competition. his opponent from france retired cell evidence is through to the third round. he has made the fourth round before at the australian open so it would be great to match that or go even better. his next opponent will be really tough. wonderful talents from canada who's had some big results lately and that would be a tough match however felix as he is called had a very close match of many tie—break stereo today. so that will be an exhausting battle i'm at the be fresh going into it. ~ ., ., battle i'm at the be fresh going into it. ~ . ., ., into it. what are the other headlines _ into it. what are the other headlines from _ into it. what are the other headlines from defour? i into it. what are the other. headlines from defour? any into it. what are the other- headlines from defour? any other into it. what are the other— headlines from defour? any other

a busy day for the brits at the australian open, with dan evans through and heather watson out,

dan evans has won their opening match against denis shapovalov.chill at the moment, you may enjoy these pictures from the deserts of saudi arabia, where britain's sam sunderland has moved into the lead of the dakar rally motorbike section. he finished second on stage two, overtaking daniel sanders, who lost his way in the dunes. the nine—times world rally champion sebastian loeb came out on top in the car category but he's more than nine minutes behind the leader, after a really close stage. the temperature will certainly cranked up at the world to final last night. —— at the world to doubt final. always a raucous atmosphere, big money on the table for the winner. and that half a million pound check went to peter "snakebite" wright. he is an unmistakeable character, and it was a thrilling final against michael "the bully boy" smith — the lead kept changing hands and wright was actually surprised to win it. his experience allowed him to take advantage of some costly mistakes by his opponent, who was devasted. wright said smith would definitely be w

dan evans progressed to round three after his opponent withdrew, but there was also a defeat for heatherthrough the wringer. the us open champion was off to a flyer, breaking her opponent danka kovinic early. but soon emma raducanu was in trouble, with blisters on her racquet hand. all the power now coming from kovinic. a set down, and raducanu's only real weapon now was her backhand. she was still smiling through the pain, but this was hurting. ouch! remarkably, raducanu was hanging in there and managed to take it to a third set. just missed. would you believe it? but as her right hand rallied her backhand faltered, and kovinic took full hold, and after more than two—and—a—half hours, the momentum was all with kovinic as she served for the match. and she's done it. boy, did raducanu battle but atjust 19 there are still many grand slams to come. just two days after playing five sets with his metal hip, andy murray was slow out of the gate againstjapan's taro daniel. and 16 unforced errors from the scot saw daniel take the first set with a flourish. the qualifier was playing the match of

dan evans gave great britain the perfect start, beating jan—lennard struff in straight sets, but cameronnt it came down to the doubles, and evans and jamie murray secured the win in gb�*s favour, winning in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and there's been medal success for great britain's bobsleigh team today with two silvers at the world cup in latvia. there's more on that story on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. football supporters at this afternoon's match between chelsea and liverpool will be the first to take part in a safe standing trial. standing terraces were banned at most grounds in 1994, following the hillsborough stadium disaster. ministers say safety is paramount — some police chiefs have expressed concern about fans moving into standing areas from other parts of the stadium. i think it's a significant moment forfootball. these were measures brought in after the hillsborough tragedy and the taylor report and those measures have served us well to keep football safe for 30 years so i think anything we do to al

fellow—britons are playing in the atp cup in sydney — the team beat germany over the weekend and dan evanst sets in the opening match. but british number one cameron norrie was beaten by felix auger alliasime, who's ranked one place higher than him at 11 in the world, so that forced a deciding match. it all came down to the doubles that's where shapovalov and auger alliasime teamed up to beatjamie murray and joe salisbury, in straight sets. team gb have now got to beat the usa in their last group game to have any chance of making the semi—finals. there was a brilliant final at the world darts championship last night. some really high quality arows as scotland's peter "snakebite" wright beat bully boy michael smith 7—5 for his second title at alexandra palace. tyrone smith reports. two years after claiming darts biggest prize, for the first time peter wright has it in his possession again after a remarkable comeback win over england's michael smith. it’s comeback win over england's michael smith. �* , ., , comeback win over england's michael smith. �*, . , ,, u, smith. it's really special.

andy murray, emma raducanu, heather watson and dan evans all in action tomorrow.from those four? it will be particularly exciting about breakfast time in the uk tomorrow because murray and roger carney could be on simultaneously, we are being spoilt, we will not know where to look —— murray and raducanu. murray has a good chance against the japanese qualifier, and emma raducanu, how she played against sloane stephens in herfirst grand slam match since winning the us open, if she can continue that 0pen, if she can continue that form she has every chance of winning that second match and making progress, they should both be thinking about making the second week, and the raducanu is seated, a grand slam champion, should there be any reason why she should not have high expectations? i will not say she will be an expert she should be thinking about going deep into the second week. thinking about going deep into the second week-— a big day of tennis ahead tomorrow. it's a big night in the fa women's league cup with all four quarterfinals taking place this evening. the re

dan evans gave great britain the perfect start, beating jan—lennard struff in straight sets, but cameronans and jamie murray secured the win in gb's favour winning in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and with the winter olympics just over a month away, great britain's bobsleighers are enjoying an excellent weekend of world cup action in latvia. brad hall has won his second silver in as many days — as he and nick gleeson finished behind germany in the two—man event. mica mcneill and adele nicoll also won silver afterjust finishing behind the united states. that was their first ever world cup medal. that's all the sport for now. football supporters at this afternoon's match between chelsea and liverpool will be the first to take part in a safe standing trial. standing terraces were banned at most grounds in 1994, following the hillsborough stadium disaster. ministers say safety is paramount — some police chiefs have expressed concern about fans moving into standing areas from other parts of the stadium. i think it's a significant moment for footbal

dan evans put them one—up with victory overjohn isner in the singles. but when cameron norrie lost to down to the doubles where evans and jamie murray produced a stunning comeback, from a set and a break down to beat isner and fritz. murray said this was as an "amazing" point and he was right! it gave them the crucial break back they needed, and they continued the momentum into the deciding set. britain will reach the last four if germany beat canada — but the canadians do lead that tie 1—0 at the moment. and you can keep across the latest from the tennis and everything else on the bbc sport website, but annita that's all the sport for now. today, for the first time, the 1921 census of england and wales has been revealed. these records detail the lives of 38 million people from 100 years ago, offering a glimpse into post world war one britain. they reveal the lives of war veterans, working women and well known figures including alan turing andjrr tolkien. the historian professor david olusoga explained why this census is so exciting. it's partly exciting because it is 100 years on thi

dan evans on court. and later, — on court. dan evans on court. and later, emma — on court.uth. a weather front in northern emerge from cloud from the south. a weatherfront in northern ireland and scotland introduces rain. gusty winds, especially in the north and west. these are the sustained wind speeds. temperature wise we are looking at seven in aberdeen and newcastle, five in hull, ten in plymouth. as we head into this evening and overnight, still some mist and fog in the south, it creates good crack to a clear sky follows on. knott has called a night as last night. but for some of us where we have clear skies, this is where we have clear skies, this is where we have clear skies, this is where we are likely to see some frost. as we go through the course of two, the first weather front goes through. a second one follows behind. then some clear skies, some sunshine. a peppering of showers which will be wintry in parts of the north and east. despite the temperatures of two to ten, when you add on the wind chill, it will feel better. thank you. with the covid infection rate

british number two dan evans is also through — he continued his winning start to 2022 with a straight pedro martinez. he'll be looking to carry that form into the australian open, where he's not made it past the second round for five years. some transfer news for you — and aston villa have agreed a fee rising to £25 million with everton, for france defender lucas digne. he hasn't played for everton since the merseyside derby defeat at goodison six weeks ago. he's due to have a medial at villa before becoming steven gerrard's second signing. new zealand striker chris wood is having a medical at newcastle to finalise his move from burnley. manager eddie howe needed a forward after callum wilson was ruled out for eight weeks with a calf injury, but it leaves sean dyche with a hole in the burnley squad. you can follow the latest developments in the transfer marked on the bbc sport website. it's the opening fixture in group f at the africa cup of nations england captainjoe root says, despite england's poor performance in the ashes, it's great that a five—match series is going to be complet

also progressing is british men's number two dan evans.feat belgium's david goffin in straight sets. in the women's draw, heather watson is through. she fought back in the final set to beat egypt's mayar sherif. losses for qualifiers liam broady and harriet dart though. broady out to nick kyrios. dart to former french open champion iga swiatek. eddiejones has named his 36—man squad ahead of next months six nations — and there are six uncapped players included. in—form wasps back row alfie barbeary is called up — the 21—year—old has scored four tries in seven games for his club this season after returning from injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford, who misses out too. owen farrell remains as captain. fly—half dan biggar will captain wales in the six nations with regular skipper alun wynjones out injured. there are also three uncapped players — ospreys hooker dewi lake and flanker jac morgan and cardiff forward james ratti. wales are stuggling with a lengthy injury list. police were ca

andy murray and emma raducanu both in action later, but before that, we�*ll see british number one dan evanswe are also rewarded with call—ups ahead of scotland�*s first game against england. veteran fly—halfjohnny sexton will captain ireland for the third successive championship after overcoming ankle and knee issues suffered in november. uncapped backs michael lowry and mack hansen have been named in andy farrell�*s 37—man squad. ireland�*s campaign gets under way against wales in dublin. and preparations ahead of the women�*s ashes have been less than perfect for england, as they count down to their first t2o game tomorrow at the adelaide oval. the series is beginning a week earlier than originally planned to allow both teams to travel to new zealand and quarantine before the world cup. it�*s meant the build—up to the multi—format ashes hasn�*t been ideal. but as batter tammy beaumont acknowledges, covid has affected everything. it�*s been crazy, not ideal preparation, a little bit different to normal, but we�*ve made do. and then once we got to canberra, there was a couple of days�* isol

it could have been an all british final but dan evans lost to the top seed aslan karatsev in the otherred button, iplayer, app and website two british players have come the final round of qualifying to book their places in the main draw of the australian open. harriet dart is through to the first round in melbourne for the third time in four years. and liam broady has also reached the main draw of the australian open for the very first time meaning there are seven british players in the first round of the singles draw. the final ashes test may be being played in a new venue in hobart but after an action packed first day, we're in a rather familiar situation, with an incredibly impressive century from travis head helping australia to a strong position at the close of play. but england did make a good start to day one. joe wilson reports. all this time waiting imagining and hoping for an australian collapse. he chose to ball and the conditions held. tormented england with 44 having been dropped on zero. he then engineered his own personal collapse. very odd, but not decisive because next

good news as well for british men's number two, dan evans, is also through. broady did seem to enjoy his time on court — a big smile on his face at times, including at some of the tricks on show from kygrios. blockbuster second round ahead for him. the australian will meet us open champion daniill medvedev. everton are looking at other options in their quest for a new manager after their bid to bring back roberto martinez ended in frustration. everton's bid to bring back roberto martinez ended in frustration. they've not been persuaded to let their national team boss leave. derby county boss wayne rooney has been linked with an emotional return to his first club. also in the frame is frank lampard, who's been out of work since being sacked by chelsea a year ago. the final games in group b of the african cup of nations are under way. this one is pretty tight with senegal and guinea both on four points from two games and malawi on three. the top two teams automatically qualify along with the four best third placed teams across the six groups. malawai v senegal

dan evans put them one up with victory overjohn isner in the singles.ere evans and jamie murray produced a stunning comeback, from a set and a break down to beat isner and fritz. murray said this was as an amazing point and he was right! it gave them the crucial break that they needed, and they continued the momentum into the deciding set. but they miss out on the last four because canada beat germany. that's all the sport for now, but on the website there's more including the news that premier league managers pep guardiola and sean dyche have both tested positive for covid—19 and will miss their clubs' matches this weekend. i'll be back with more later. plans to tackle record waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff, according to a new report. there are nearly six million people waiting for nhs treatment, but mps on the health and social care committee say this could grow unless more people are recruited. the number of people caught up in delays for nhs treatment in england is by far the worst ever re

in the atp cup in sydney — and after inspiring his team to victory over germany at the weekend, dan evanse cameron norrie was beaten and then jamie murray and joe salisbury lost the doubles tie, so they'll be struggling to make the semi—finals. it's always a raucous atmosphere, with big money on the table for the winner, and that half a million pound check went to peter "snakebite " wright at the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. he is an unmistakeable character.. and it was a thrilling final against michael "the bully boy" smith — the lead kept changing hands and wright was actually surprised to win it — his experience allowed him to take advantage of some costly mistakes by his opponent, who was devasted. wright said smith would definitely be taking world titles soon. that's all the sport for now. her company at one point valued at 9 billion dollars — but now elizabeth holmes has been found guilty of fraud and conspiracy following a four—month trial in california and awaits her sentence. the founder of the discredited blood testing company, theranos was accused of lying

dan evans in early—season form. you have to have proof of vaccination. will he be there to defend his title? we do not have long to find out. and can you only address me by my darts name from now on, please. you just need the hair due to go with it. it is not far off. carol, rescue me! this morning is a cold start for most and it will be a cold generally. there is snow and gales in the forecast. overnight, the weather front producing rain, in the forecast. overnight, the weatherfront producing rain, with cold air behind it which means some have seen snow overnight. that is the case in scotland. some wintry showers in northern ireland. this will continue to move south. the temperature will go down in the south. behind it, temperatures around freezing or below. we are looking at the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. further snow showers today, up to 15 centimetres on higher rates in scotland with severe gales in the far north. that combination could lead to blizzards and drifting of snow. as we go through the day acr

if dan evans wins in the other semi, it will set up the first all—british final at atp tour level.he closure of nightclubs and a ban on fans at stadiums. the changes are expected to be phased in, and could be reversed if the public health situation worsens. it�*s hoped that crowds will be allowed back for the six nations rugby tournament, which begins in february. several murder victims killed by a loyalist paramilitary group were not warned by police they were under threat, according to a report. the police ombudsman looked into 19 attacks by the ulster defence association, and found "collusive behaviour" among members of the security services, paramilitaries and the police. france has begun easing restrictions on british travellers — after rules were tightened last month. vaccinated travellers will no longer need a compelling reason to enter the country but a negative covid test, taken 2a hours before leaving the uk, will still be required for all those arriving. there�*s been a cyber attack across government websites in ukraine. the pages of the ministry of foreign affairs, the

british number two dan evans is also through — he beat david goffin in straight sets. the 2017 winner, sloane stephens, a year on from watching this tournament as she studied for her exams. liam broady is underway against home favourite nick kyrigos but he's lost the first set 6—4. one person missing is novak djokovic having lost his second appeal over his deportation. and it looks as though he could miss out on defending his french open title too. the french government has performed a u—turn, insisting that only vaccinated sports people will be able to perform in the country, which could have an impact on other sports people. the 20—time grand slam winner is unvaccinated, and back in serbia after leaving australia. police were called to a hobart hotel where england and australia cricketers were drinking together following the conclusion of the ashes series. the england and wales cricket board says it is investigating. in a statement, it added... "the hotel management received a noise complaint by a hotel guest, and as is commonplace in australia, the local police atte

good morning it's a bumper day for the brits, at the australian open, and in the men's draw, while dan evans andy murray. he has lost his fight to stay in the competition. he's up against the japanese qualifier taro daniel, who's slightly below him in the world rankings, and murray lost the first set 6—4. murray has shown at times, the strength and determination we've seen from him so often and has been able to break serve, but daniel has always had the edge when it matters with murray not as mobile as he had been, in that first round epic five set win, which seems to have taken a lot out of him, and daniel hasjust taken the match in straight sets. emma raducanu made a great start to her match against danka kovinic, breaking serve in the opening game and then again, to race into a 3—0 lead. but she needed on—court treatment for a blister and she began to struggle, losing the first set 6—4. but she seems to have recovered, and she's broken serve again at the start of the second set, and she leads 3—2. tottenham pulled off an incredible comeback to win 3—2 at leicester last night, to move up t

elsewhere heather watson and dan evans progressed while harriet ducked and liam brody went out.ible. i've always had fantastic support. this is the one where i thought potentially i played my last match three years ago, but amazing to be back winning a five—set battle like that. couldn't ask for any more. there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones�* 36—man england squad for next month's six nations. in—form wasps back row alfie barbeary is called up. the 21—year—old has scored four tries in seven games for his club this season after returning from injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford, but 0wen farrell remains as captain. while fly—half dan biggar will captain wales, with alun wynjones out injured. wales are stuggling with injuries, seven other key players are unavailable. three uncapped players have been included. 0spreys hooker dewi lake, flankerjac morgan and cardiff forward james ratti. england meet australia for the first time in three years on the netball. they are playing in the quad series in london and

ahead of the australian open, britain's andy murray and dan evans reached the sydney tennis classicstter page. we had actually got our hotos twitter page. we had actually got our photos from _ twitter page. we had actually got our photos from one _ twitter page. we had actually got our photos from one of _ twitter page. we had actually got our photos from one ofjudy's - our photos from one ofjudy�*s friends thatjudy had been in touch with and yes, she has actually messaged us and just said we want to have you back for the same thing, so we are going back tomorrow, so yes, we are going back tomorrow, so yes, we are going back tomorrow, so yes, we are buzzing about that and stephen had asked for him to sign the flag and he had signed the flag and yes, obviously we put it on and everything hasjust and yes, obviously we put it on and everything has just gone wild. so yes, we have got our scotland flag here now with andy murray's signature on it.— here now with andy murray's signature on it. here now with andy murray's siunature on it. ~ ., ., ., , . ., signature on it. wow. that was jodi

also progressing is british men's number two dan evans.me believe that is a temporary thing because the number of vacancies out there is a record number, 2.1 million vacancies. 400,000 people have left thejobs vacancies. 400,000 people have left the jobs market perhaps to take early retirement or long term sick or gone back to become a student. that is going to give many workers in some sectors a bit of a stronger position when it comes to renegotiating their pay packet. that is why some believe that greece is going to be temporary. the chancellor has come out today and said these are fantastic numbers it shows that the fellow scheme is working. earlier i spoke to one who said we should really focus on the fact that wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. the unemployment _ with the cost of living. the unemployment data - with the cost of living. the unemployment data this morning was really— unemployment data this morning was really quite positive. unemployment is really— really quite positive. unemployment is really near pre—pa

show to move on, and for more attention to be given to their talent, their matches, speaking to dan evansn australia. cameron norrie grew up in new zealand, so as an antipodean, he is perhaps well—qualified to comment. he says he would also quite like him in the draw, because if you are the world number 12, as norrie, if you want to compete against the very best players, but he felt it has not been handled well, because djokovic didn't realise how unpopular this decision would be. yes, he may have thought he had a medical exemption to avoid having the vaccine, but in reality, australia only once in their country if you are fully vaccinated.- if you are fully vaccinated. russell fuller, thanks _ if you are fully vaccinated. russell fuller, thanks for _ if you are fully vaccinated. russell fuller, thanks for your _ if you are fully vaccinated. russell fuller, thanks for your time i if you are fully vaccinated. russell fuller, thanks for your time in i fuller, thanks for your time in melbourne this morning. i think we are hoping to get a decision within the hour. they set 5:45pm melbourne ti

british men�*s number two dan evans is also through — he beat david goffin in straight sets.e possibility of a return for martinez, who managed the club from 2013 to 2016. but they have not been persuaded to let him leave. wayne rooney — currently manager of championship side derby county — has been linked with an emotional return to his first club. also in the frame is frank lampard, who�*s been out of work since being sacked by chelsea a year ago. there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones�* 36 man england squad for next month�*s six nations. in—form wasps back row alfie barbeary is called up — the 21—year—old has scored four tries in seven games for his club this season after returning from injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford. owen farrell remains as captain. while fly—half dan biggar will captain wales, with regular skipper alun wynjones out injured. wales are stuggling with injuries, seven other key players are unavailable. three uncapped players have been included. ospreys hooker dewi lake, flankerjac

so ball were also added to the list while leonid volkoff on evans dan off were added earlier this month. all 3 are outside russia at the moment. alexander sloppier as a member of the russian opposition, and he says, authorities have effectively stifled opposition in the country. unfortunately, that was expected and that's just a part of the russian authorities plan as long as you have been condemned or you are getting organisation been condemned to be extra restore a terrorist, you are being added to these least in a half a year or something. unfortunately, the opposition is almost destroyed. we should be like, realistic about that. it is sad to have made this fact, but this is true, since the extent of all the return to russia and he was arrested all the relish and crag down. and so basically the opposition no longer exists and russia, it's almost eliminated. so we can just keep some, our, some of our individual activities. and this is, it will be able to continue to our full scale political activity only when the regime changes or whether their food dies or something like that. becaus