last year's semifinalist david for error -- david ferrer advanced over gonzalez.ivo karlovic.t produced almost a perfect display to beat her opponent, taking the first set 6-2. the chinese star has advanced to the fourth round every year since 2010. she sent volleying winners from the middle of the court several times. a 16-year-old, qualifier of switzerland. jarmila gajdosova. kudryavtseva beat garcia. round one for in only the second time in her career. a 2-1 win in the north, marsel ille. and nantes over local rivals lorient. in second place. manchester city secured a 2-0 victory away. they are now one clear of chelsea. liverpool edging their opponents. eanchester city coach -- th manchester city coach was upset. the midfielder was stretchered off, suffering a serious knee injury. if that is the case, he could miss the rest of the season and likely the world cup. clupstrian won the world -- cup slalom for the third year in a row. his second time was five seconds slower than the first. the lead from his fellow scandinavian. swedish fans celebrated. the austrian

djokovic continued his run for a fourth straight title, dispatching hits opponent, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2, david ferrer also advanced. >> christiano ronaldo demonstrated the type of player that made him a player of the year. his team winning putting them top of the spanish league. >> stop and ready for another world-class outing. cristiano ronaldo didn't take long to lead up to his status as world player of the year. real on the receiving end this time out. ronaldo looked more than capable of beating juventus on his own. another real player outfoxing the keeper. the dane's face haunted as the game progressed. the contest was all but over by half-time. real all but walked through the second half, but there was a step ahead of betis. number four. and anderson's agony was not over yet. ronaldo produced an extravagant it's for the final goal. a dismissive finish ending 5-0. carlo ancelotti's team level on points. >> well, that may not last too much longer with john barasso in action against levanta, looking to put points between themselves, madrid and atletico. >> arsenal retains top spot after beating ful

. >> david ferrer was barely troubled by gonzalez.nd it's a tough ask for any teenage for face the world ace number one, the home support was never going to be enough for vati. >> i think disappointment is a right word. it was a fantastic experience for me and i think serena really showed why she's one of the greatest champions of all time. it was an absolute pleasure to be out there and have the opportunity to play against her. >> a different story for williams sister venus. also making her exit, the seventh seed beat no one straight sets by julia gorges. >> well there, are no shortage of young guns competing at the australian open but there was a particular age gap on monday. the youngest player knocked out the oldest, swiss player beat 43-year-old, she is the world junior number one, and was making her grand slam debut. she said even her mother is younger than her. >>> more on the australia austrn at www.aljazeera.com/sports. >>> he scored 22 goals in that period. barcelona's forward messi scored 42 goals for 45 appearances from 20

. >> third seed david ferrer was barely troubled by colombian al allejandro hernandez. 6-2, 6-1 by serena williams. >> i think disappointed was the right word. it was a fantastic experience for me and i think vienna really showed why she was one of the greatest champions of all time. it was an absolutely pleasure to be out there and have the game against her. >> katarina macarova. sixth seed was knocked out at the round of 87. by thailand. sara irani also making her exit, the seventh seed beaten in straight sets by julia gorjes. lathe holman, al jazeera. >> super bowl appearance they beat the carolina panthers in the nfl playoffs to reach the nfc championship. quarterback kaepernick's touchdown, 49ers winning 23-10. >>> the denver broncos have reached the championship game, 17-0 lead over the san diego chargers, san diego fought back in the fourth quarter, but the broncos held on to win 24-17. so that all means the broncos will play the patriots. the last time the two met in november, the patriots scraped past the broncos 34-30 in overtime. san francisco 49ers to the seattle seahawks. >>>