an easier path for djokovic? he's a hot favourite.nd federer, djokovic will be a clear favourite. there other players like stefano tsitsipas, it wouldn't be surprising if one of those did win the title, but djokovic is the favourite. a few things to worry about is a few neck problems. he's been involved in the tennis players association, not break breakaway from the atv tour. a lot of flak he's had from certain people to deal with. he doesn't normally play tennis the week before a grandson slam, but he was on court for nine hours —— a grand slam. he's absolutely a very clear favourite to win an 18th absolutely a very clear favourite to win an18th grand absolutely a very clear favourite to win an 18th grand slam. such an atmosphere in new york. the crowds are atmosphere in new york. the crowds a re really atmosphere in new york. the crowds are really raucous. do you think will favour over the fortnight, those more experienced players? will favour over the fortnight, those more experienced player57m some those more experienced players7m

as long as they keep those kenyans, novak djokovic and serena williams to take pa rt djokovic and serenahe us open. how much of a worry for organisers will this be, given six of the top ten women's players won't be there? i think the big thing in the women's side of things as there is strength in depth. there is a number of stories that teenage phenomenon, venus williams, the usda, the tennis association of america sent a court surface to serena william's house so she could practice so that she would play at the us open, which she is doing. the big thing for the usta, they need to go ahead. they needed to go ahead safely, they need the tv income. they need the big names, they still have enough big games to make this tournament a success. they have a lot of players within the women's game who can create headlines. who have won titles like this before. they do not want anyone else dropping out, but they will still be happy with the players they have got. and the fact that, at this stage, the tournament is going ahead. they have done a good job to get it to go ahead. opportunities for other

well, novak djokovic plays, than there will be one of the big three in the draw, and even though he'ss mind for sure, roger federer is out injured, in the winners draw, serena williams is the big star attraction from the united states point of view, and if she does when the title, it could be a 24th on record equalling grand slam singles title. we will have to wait and see how many people play in the event. i think of djokovic didn't play either, then clearly, you will a lwa ys either, then clearly, you will always your member the us open in 2020 and

djokovic insists he simply wants players' voices heard.stand that some of them have different opinions, and they don't think the time is right. this is a project that is ongoing for more than 20 years, and a lot of players attempted to do what we are attempting to do right now. i'm hoping we can make that first step and create leadership and create the system. you can read plenty more about the build—up to the us open where no doubt know that djokovic will feature on the website. you can watch england in action against pakistan. plenty more reaction to lewis hamilton's victory at the belgian grand prix. we will be back later for another update. police have been tackling a number of illegal raves across parts of the uk over the holiday weekend — with one event on the edge of the brecon beacons in wales attended by upto 3,000 people. hundreds of people have also gathered in thetford forest in norfolk — at an event which started last night and was due to continue through to tomorrow. that is no longer the case. west yorkshire police also brok

no roger federer either, of course, because of injuries, so what a chance that is the novak djokovic he could win a record at the us open he was criticised for flouting guidelines of an exhibition event he hosted in croatia this year. he and a number of players tested positive for coronavirus but djokovic says some of the backlash has been on fire. i don't think that iam going has been on fire. i don't think that i am going to show a different face because the people know my face mostly because the people know my face m ostly fro m because the people know my face mostly from the tennis court so obviously i am going back to you, kind of, the environment that i'm most comfortable with, obviously. i don't enjoy anything that i do off the court. there is really their tennis as much as i do the things that i do on the court so i love competing and i think in the end of the day, we all are professional tennis players and we all want to be here. and it has been confirmed the reigning moto gp welsh champion will be out of action for another two months as he continues to recover from that fac

djokovic says it wasn't an easy decision to make, but the prospect of competing again made him reallya cup replays next season, in an attempt to ease pressure on the football calendar. the competition will start with the extra preliminary round on i september and the final is due to be played on 15 may next year. fa cup prize money has been halved to £1.8m because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the efl cup semi—finals will be reduced to one leg. there was a thrilling finish to the first champions league quarter final. remember all the games in the latter stages are being played in a straight knockout tournament in lisbon. atalanta were on course for a huge upset against paris saint germain. the italian side were 1—0 up as the game ticked into injury time and that's when psg pounced. two goals in the space of three minutes sent the french champions through to the semis — eric maxim chupo—moting with the winner, he was relegated from the premier league with stoke city just a couple of years ago. the ladies scottish open is underway in east lothian. it's the first m

djokovic insists he simply wants players‘ voices heard.me is right. this is a project that is ongoing for more than 20 years, and a lot of players attempted to do what we are attempting to do right now. i‘m hoping we can make that first step and create leadership and create the system. super league champions st helens have closed the gap on leaders wigan to just two points with victory over hull kingston rovers. they won 32—18 — jack welsby with two of their five tries. defeat leaves hull kr bottom of the table, with just one win from their first eight matches. much more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the belgian grand prix where lewis hamilton is leading. he is at his unstoppable best. all the details on the bbc sport website. he isjust having the details on the bbc sport website. he is just having such an incredible season, isn‘t he? well, since classrooms here in the uk first closed in march thousands of children have been home—schooled by their parents. whilst some parents have found it‘s not for them, others have

and how good you know night club djokovic is in new york for the return of the a.t.p. to the west and is being played at flushing meadows ahead of the u.s. open at the same venue djokovic has decided to play despite this like rafael nadal choosing not to say he's participation is not a p.r. exercise no i don't i don't see it i don't think that i'm going to show a different face because. people know my face mostly from the tennis courts there was also not the deciding factor of why i came to new york 1st of all i miss i miss tennis i miss competition with federer and. not coming to. 2 tournaments every other top players here i did not make my decision because rafa pulled out. fernando alonso has finished his final practice session of sunday's indy 500 the former f one champion is making his 3rd team to clinching motorsports triple crown having already won the monaco grand prix on the mall 24 hours you could only post the 23rd 4th 5th time on friday in indianapolis though that means he will still 26th on the grid. a tie moto g.p. world champion mark mark is will miss at

and i'm lee harding with sports tennis world number one novak djokovic confirms hell play at the u.s. open next month and paris and her mom celebrate a return to the champions league semifinals for the 1st time in 25 years after a stunning comeback when. u.s. president donald trump has announced the formalization of ties between the u.a.e. and israel as part of the deal israel will suspend plans to addicks palestinian territory donald trump says the u.s. helped broker the deal which will see the u.a.e. and israel exchange embassies and ambassador the 2 nations are expected to meet in the coming weeks to sign agreements. this is a truly historic moment not just the israel jordan peace treaty was signed more than 25 years ago as so much progress being made towards peace in the middle east. but you know i think america's closest and most capable partners in the region something which could not be done this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the deal marks a new era with the arab worl

and in sports we'll hear from a tennis player who's been taking shots at walkable one novak djokovic. hello there the usual hot and dry picture throughout much of the middle east meanwhile across the far west as out in across into the southwest of yemen we have seen and we'll see yet more rain in the fall cause some of those downpours could be heavy at times and again they could continue to add to some of that localized flooding but the winds are picking up again through the interior of iraq picking up the sand blowing it quite a long way south a very hazy day on monday warm day as well citing q.h. 150 degrees 44 is the high end of 43 and she's are feeling quite humid as well with those strong winds and also cools. make you feel fairly unpleasant if you wash out still lingering in the far west of yemen and then down into southern africa some heavy downpours across those central areas but most of his skies across madagascar sunny for the last few hours so. just keeping east in coastal areas and then plenty of scottish as ready from central mozambique with the cloud all the way up throu

men's world number one novak djokovic was playing his 1st a.t.p. manage in 6 months because of the koran a virus pandemic but the serb it didn't have the luxury of easing back into time and to play at the western and southern open djokovic struggled against youth raney and. the rankest in the round of 32 he received treatment for his stiff neck between sets djokovic who's the favorite to win the u.s. open which starts next week eventually managed to win the match in straight sets 676 it's unfortunate you know of the 6 months it's a little bit strange you know no competition 6 months and you would think you know everyone is ready and coming back and all sudden you have like i mean injury obviously it's not it's not injuries not so bad that i have to pull out but from singles but you know it's bothering me it's bothering is definitely with the serve but at the same time you know it's much better than it has been yesterday or 2 days ago so or hopefully it's going in the right direction or to some west and southern open when andy murray secured a 1st t

open at the same venue djokovic has decided to play despite others like rafael nadal choosing not tohe says he's participation is not a p.r. exercise. no i don't i don't see it that way and i don't think that i'm going to show a different face because the people know my face mostly from the tennis court so there was also no the deciding factor of why i came to new york 1st of all i miss i miss tennis i miss competition with a feather and a doll and bring not coming to. to the tournament every other top players here i did not make my decision because rafa pulled out the l.a. clippers have taken the lead in the n.b.a. playoff series against the dallas mavericks co i learned was the standout player with 56 points as he looks to win he's through the championship with as many different franchises he's won with the san antonio spurs and the salon to rafter the clippers won this one by 8 points and lead the mabs 2 games to one in the best of 7 series the amazing fast pace required to. play you know you can see the game you know it's. just he's never in a rush you know his heart ago i got th

and i'm leah harding with sports tennis world number one novak djokovic confirms hill play at the u.s. open next month and paris danger man celebrate a return to the champions league semifinals for the 1st time in 25 years after a stunning comeback when. i begin tonight with breaking news u.s. president donald trump has just announced that israel and the united arab emirates have agreed to normalize diplomatic relations the white house says that it's part of a deal to halt the annexation of palestinian land i can also tell you that the peace deal was apparently sealed in a foreign call on thursday between u.s. president donald trump israel's netanyahu. and crown prince mohammed bin desired. as part of the deal as we said israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the west bank that it had been discussing an exciting this is a major development we will be working to get our correspondents up we'll be live to herefore so a little later in the program from west jerusalem. also we will be looking to get him obviously will be expecting reaction from the palestinians as w

novak djokovic will face bosnia's damir dzumhur, whilst the women's top seed — karolina pliskova — playsrom ukraine. but adding their names to the list of players who are not going to be there are the bryan brothers. the most successful men's doubles team of all time have announced their retirement with immediate effect. they were going to bow out after the tournament — but say they're doing it now because there won't be any fans at flushing meadows and it won't be the same. full details of the draw on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. good evening. torrential rain has caused some localised flooding across some parts of the uk. an impressive picture from this weather watcher in bournemouth, a storm cloud approaching, we saw some torrential rain drifting its way eastwards and there is some more heavy rain in the forecast for tomorrow, turning windy for a time as well over the next couple of days but the weekend should be drier for most with some rather cool days and some decidedly chilly nights for the end of august. so, still some outbreaks of pretty heavy rain con

quick line of sports tennis world number one novak djokovic has announced that he will compete at this year's u.s. open in new york back in june he said the play at the top would be impossible due to cope with 19 protocols a sense that he's contracted the virus and fully recovered having the 17 time grand slam winner at the event is good news for organizers after several high profile players pulled out a pandemic related this is the u.s. open starts on the 31st of august the last 2 weeks. this is deemed only news like from back then here's a reminder of our top story at this hour president drop out announced that israel the united arab emirates have agreed to historic peace deal under its terms the u.a.e. will recognize israel and israel will put on hold its controversial plans to annex parts of the thomas to west bank. but over yet you can always get the w. news on the go just download that out from google player from the app still i don't give you access to all of the ninety's news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of the new

. - [graham] this week we're in belgrade, serbia with 17 time grand slam champ novak djokovic. - don't put me on the spot here (laughing). - [graham] just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world we got an all access look into the tennis star's life. how confident are you that you'll have the career grand slam record? djokovic shares his changed attitude about the war that threatens his family and country. - i see these stealth planes just (air howling) flying and just dropping things. - [graham] opens up about marital challenges. - and i realized actually up to that moment that relationship with some of the close people in my life were quite superficial and shallow. - [graham] and his wife reveals the moment he nearly quit the sport. - he just gathered all of us and said

world number one novak djokovic has confirmed he will play at the us open in new york later this monthsome high profile pull—outs because of the coronavirus pandemic, including rafael nadal. england rugby league head coach shaun wane has extended his contract to 2022, taking him beyond next year's world cup. the former wigan coach took over last year, but has yet to take charge of a match due to england's schedule for this year being postponed. it's been another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. the race is an important warm up for this month's tour de france. primoz roglic won today's second stage to take the leader's yellowjersey, with froome losing more time to team mate egan bernal, who slips to fourth overall. nick parrot reports. after a disappointing opening stage, chris froom got a pep talk from his indios team—mate, egan burnell. the champion says he wants the briton alongside him for cycling's biggest race. the colombian is just 23 years old and grand enough to realise the experience of others can help his experience. his immediate

and in sports we'll hear from the tennis player who's been taking a shot at well no one novak djokovic. kidnappings and murders in crimea since russians forced an extension of the black sea pinche. i don't understand why. schools of crimea into tongs have been arrested and tortured and killed. most believe by russian security forces. crimea russia's dark secret on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks there is increasing pressure for nandan to turn its back on beijing and the u.k. is finding itself caught between 2 superpowers with detailed coverage israel's missed opportunities on testing and tracing is now being seen as part of a wider political failure to tackle the panda from around the world human rights groups say that at least 12 people have been either killed or disappeared by argentina's security forces. the. georgiadis there are a reminder of our top stories this hour specialists from mainland china have been deployed in hong kong to help contain a resurgence of corona virus 125 cases were confirmed on saturday the 11th day in a row cases have been triple digits. authoriti

it's norfolk djokovic charities call certain a.t.p. masters record pace it will be here later with all the details. frank assessments seeing. firsthand. like the week's look at this it's an informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of breakdown many parts of the old will meet region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate after the use of proxy it does not the present big interest of the libyan people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera investigative journalism i've got my day look this is why are they on from the press but our area rather like the noble ex-pats and discussion should reparations be paid to continue to exhibit on people losing their support the freedom of the people look at least giving voice to the voiceless it's like you're going to die hard on every time you want programs that open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today on al-jazeera. the on. this is al-jazeera quick mind over headlines this hour bellerose sounds withdrawn the accr

keep everybody stops that hopefully we can get the right people and make make a change meanwhile djokovichas resigned as head of the a.t.p. as player council he wants to form a new separate independent men's players' association the case it's a player's needs and concerns djokovic has already met resistance from roger federer rafa nadal and andy murray who feel given the coronavirus pandemic this is not an appropriate time for his idea. there's been a couple of groups of $200.00 plus players that have been formed. create kovi and also doing cove it and sending various letters to a.t.p. and expressing their discontent with certain and certain things that are in place and they wanted more power to be wanted more voice and they don't have it on monday the u.s. open will become the 1st tennis grand slam to take place since the coronavirus pandemic brought a shutdown to world sports arena williams's aiming to equal market court record of $24.00 grand slam singles titles. meanwhile 3 time u.s. open champion kim clijsters will feature at flushing meadows for the 1st time since 2012 the 37 year o

and then in sport we hear from the tennis player who's been taking a shot so well number one novak djokovic. there's been a heat wave in sardinia and sicily for about 3 days now but the heat from the rest of europe has been slowly pushed out away by this cold front behind which of course the air is a little colder it's about a 10 degree drop to be quite honest difference between vienna all monday and on sunday is of the order of 10 degrees the belgrade hangs on to that heat but the difference of 10 degrees makes these thunderstorms really go up into the sky help to coast by the alps indeed as a thunderstorm morning in northern italy and slovenia as a result of that now about time we get to choose a pressure the progress be made to be ours in towards belgrade which hangs on to that heat forecast wise and specifically for that city you've got $34.00 times 20 then $28.00 with a little bit of rain coming through the averages 24 so we stay above average whatever happens through the hottest right into the hot part of north africa and these little clumps of showers now this is moving sand this is

men's world number one novak djokovic is the heavy favourite for the title at flushing meadows — he'struff to extend his unbeaten record in 2020 to 21 matches. the premier league's record appearance holder gareth barry has retired from professional football. barry spent the first 12 years of his career with aston villa before moving to manchester city, with whom he won the premier league in 2012 and the fa cup the previous season. he made a total of 653 appearances in the top flight and ends his career aged 39. england batsmanjason roy will miss the t20 series with pakistan after sustaining a left side strain. he was injured during training for the three—match series, which starts at old trafford tomorrow. he had a scan yesterday and will remain with the england set—up during his rehabilitation programme. i'll have more for you in the next hour. no new coronavirus deaths have been reported in scotland in the last 2a hours, the first minister nicola sturgeon has said. speaking during the scottish government's daily briefing, the first minister said 20,056 people have tested positive fo

how to 'd get his job with the sports adrian thank you tennis is world number one novak djokovic has confirmed that he will play at this year's u.s. open in new york next month the 2800 champion will travel to the u.s. on saturday will begin his preparations with a tournament in cincinnati the end of august several top players including defending champion rafael nadal have pulled out over a virus phase 20 time grand slam winner roger federer is also out of the menstrual often need surgery but djokovic has already had current virus and recovered major league soccer has left its disney bubble to start its regular season up to $5000.00 fans are allowed to watch if they agree not to sue if they catch coronavirus but there were or could scenes in texas as some dallas fans booed their own players kneeling for the national anthem. both the dallas national teams were showing support for the fight against social injustice dallas defender reggie cannon was shocked by what he heard. i think it was absolutely disgusting you've got fans blowing you for people taking a stand for what they believe

and tennis world number one novak djokovic says he will compete at this year's u.s. open in new york back in june he said that playing at the tournament would be impossible due to covered 19 protocols a sense then he comes back to the voters and has fully recovered having the 17 time grand slam winner they open is good news for organizers after several high profile times pulled out on issues relating to how damning stuff on the 31st of august in lasts 2 weeks. well the pandemic devastated the arts and culture scene around the world. then was world famous for its clubs and nightlife until gatherings for music and dancing were. but inventive by very nature and now techno is filling the night from the rooftops of some of the city's most revered attractions. are in berlin kovac 1000 put the brakes on the city now cultural life is gradually during again but under strict regulations in movie theaters and museums. the pandemic has also prompted germany's principal cultural institutions to try a new path depression cultural heritage foundation has for the very 1st time open

men's willed number one novak djokovic is in new york even if many of his fellow tennis stars are not the serbian has recovered from contract in the coronavirus in june but france's ben luck pat is ruled out of the testing positive on the eve of that's on a month to a raft of other players are skipping the u.s. open because of the pandemic those that are competing will have to deal with empty stands and strict hygiene regulations which limit then movements meaning they can only travel from their accommodation to the colts and nowhere else given the health crisis and so many no shows many believe the tournament should have been scrapped. other fans though think organizers should have welcomed some spectators like the french open in september i'm very sorry that i can't attend because i've been going to the years no us open the legislature for 20 years. and i really think that given the fact that it's outdoors they could use social distancing or they could have had some people attending like but they do in paris. tournament has been taking place over the last week at the same venue to h

world number one novak djokovic won the men's event.exander kristoff winning the opening stage. rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes, with pavel siva kov of team ineos falling twice. then after a large group crashed inside the final 3 kilometres, norwegian kristoff surged home in a sprint. on sunday the riders face a 186 kilometre mountainous second stage. the women's one day race, la course, was won by great britain's lizzie deignan, who lunged over the line to beat her great rival and defending champion, marianne vos, of the netherlands, in a dramatic sprint finish. that's all the sport for now. art lovers in new york are returning to one of the world's great cultural venues, the metropolitan museum of art, which has reopened. the museum and its two million artefacts have been off limits for five months because of the coronavirus crisis. we spoke to its director, max hollein. he explained how the reopening is being organised. we have taken a lot of cautions and we have worked on this for several months. if you co

player who has confirmed he'll be playing in new york, though, is the men's world number one novak djokovicit's been another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. for the second day in a row, the four—time tour de france champion couldn't keep up with his team—mates.

world number one novak djokovic won the men's event.ally under way after a two—month delay, with alexander kristoff winning the opening stage. rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes, with pavel sivakov of team ineos falling twice. then after a large group crash inside the final 3 kilometres, norwegian kristoff surged home in a sprint. on sunday, the riders face a 186km mountainous second stage. the women's one—day race, la course, was won by great britain's lizzie deignan, who lunged over the line to beat her great rival and defending champion, marianne vos of the netherlands, in a dramatic sprint finish. that's all the sport for now. and we ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers broadcaster penny smith and former pensions minister baroness ros altmann — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now, it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. with the brisk northerly wind, it did not always feel that way temperature simply struggling to get across the low teens and for

urged tennis to consider the importance of health and safety, and was criticial once again of novak djokovicis players, you have to act in the interests of each other and work together. you can't be dancing on tables, money—grabbing your way around europe or trying to make a quick buck hosting an exhibition. that's just so selfish. think of the other people for once. that's what this virus is about. it doesn't care about your world ranking or how much money you have. act responsibly. to those players that have been observing the rules and acting selflessly, i say good luck to you. play at your own risk, and i have no problem with that. i will not be playing this year at the us open. it hurts me at my core not to be out there competing in one of the sport's greatest arenas, arthur ashe stadium, but i'm sitting out for the people, for my aussies, for the hundreds of thousands of americans who have lost their lives, for all of you. it's my decision, like it or not. and there's more on that story on the bbc sport website. but from me and the team, that is all your sport for now. a reminder of ou

men's world number one novak djokovic is in new york even if many of his fellow tennis stars are not the serbian has recovered from contract in the coronavirus in june but many players don't want to run the risk and are skipping the u.s. open because of the pandemic those that are competing will have to deal with empty stands and strict hygiene regulations which limit their movements meaning they can only travel from their accommodation to the carts and nowhere else given the health crisis and so many no shows many believe the tournament should have been scrapped. other fans though think organizers should have welcomed some spectators like the french open in september i'm very sorry that i can't attend because i've been going to the years oh u.s. open the legislature for 20 years. and i really think that given the fact that it's outdoors they could use social distancing and they could have had some people attending like but they're doing paris. tournament has been taking place over the last week at the same venue to help players get used to the eerie atmosphere 2018 u.s. open champio

djokovic says it wasn't an easy decision to make, but the prospect of competing again made him reallyall calendar. the competition will start with the extra preliminary round on 1st september and the final is due to be played on 15th may next year. fa cup prize money has been halved to £1.8 million because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the efl cup semi—finals will be reduced to one leg. mesut 0zil has said he'll stay with arsenal "through to the last day" of his contract nextjune. the former germany international has not played since the premier league resumed injune — the gunners boss mikel arteta citing "pure football reasons". 0zil has told the athletic that things have been difficult, but he loves the club. the ladies scottish 0pen is under way. it's taking place in east lothian in a bio—secure bubble — the first major international sporting event in the country since lockdown. gemma dryburgh finished her first round 2—under to stay in contention at the top. fellow scot kylie henry is a shot further back. england's georgia hall is due to tee off later this a

men's world number one novak djokovic is in new york even if many of his fellow tennis stars are not the serbian has recovered from contracting the coronavirus in june but france's ben luck pair is ruled out after testing positive on the eve of the tournament a raft of other players are skipping the u.s. open because of the pandemic those that are competing will have to deal with empty stands and strict hygiene regulations which limit their movements meaning they can only travel from their accommodation to the carts and nowhere else. given the health crisis and so many no shows many believe the tournament should have been scrapped other fans though think organizers should have welcomed some spectators like the french open in september i'm very sorry that i can't attend because i've been going to the years us open the legislature for 20 years. and i really think that given the fact that it's doors they could to use social distancing and they could have had some people attending like but they're doing in paris now what tournament has been taking place over the last week at the same ven

djokovic was one to beats, and there are other names, but what made you decide to play?r me, once i realized the safety measures were being taken to the extreme that they are, i think having the bubble was the main priority, constant testing for the players, their staff, the people working around the venue was another, and i think also the u.s. open was supposed to be one tournament at one venue. they also brought another tournament from cincinnati to the u.s. open venue, and that made it more appealing that they were using a site for a few events rather th having us commute week by week from one event to the other. vonnie: have your sponsors try to renegotiate deals because of covid? milos: i think there have been extensions. there were some sponsorships that would have been ending through other tournaments, and i think everybody sort of came with good faith and extensions that would fill up the months that we did not play, and i relationshipgreat with all my partners, so it has been an easy transition. vonnie: a little bird told me you are interested in investing, so w

men's world number one novak djokovic is in new york even if many of his fellow tennis stars are not the serbian has recovered from contracting the coronavirus in june but france's ben luck pair is ruled out of the testing positive on the eve of the tournament a raft of other players are skipping the u.s. open because of the pandemic those that are competing will have to deal with empty stands and strict hygiene regulations which limit their movements meaning they can only travel from their accommodation to the courts and nowhere else given the health crisis and so many no shows many believe the tournament should have been scrapped. other fans though think organizers should have welcomed some spectators like the french open in september i'm very sorry that i can't attend because i've been going to the years no u.s. open the legislature for 20 years. and i really think that given the fact that its doors they could use social distancing and they could have had some people attending like but they're doing in paris. tournament has been taking place over the last week at the same venue to

men's will number one novak djokovic is in new york even if many of his fellow tennis stars are not the serbian has recovered from contract in the coronavirus in june but many players don't want to run the risk and are skipping the u.s. open because of the pandemic those that are competing will have to deal with the stands and strict hygiene regulations which limit their movements meaning they can only travel from their accommodation to the courts and nowhere else. given the health crisis and so many no shows many believe the tournament should have been scrapped all the fans though think organizers should have welcomed some spectators like the french open in september i'm very sorry that i can't attend because i've been going to the is no us open the legislate for 20 years. and i really think that given the fact that it's outdoors they could use social distancing or they could have had some people attending like but they do in paris. tournament has been taking place over the last week at the same venue to help players get used to the eerie atmosphere 2018 u.s. open champion won only osa

and the men's draw world number one novak djokovic cruised into the quarterfinals the serbian has struggled with neck pain in his opening match to see bothered by the injury against tennessee i sang grand jock which overcame his opponent in straight sets 626 he lost to clinch his 20th straight win of the season he. had a 6 month holding the calendar but season has restarted as well in the circumstances that we just have to accept it as as they are. you know we can't change that at the moment but i think in terms of the quality of that is. in terms of opponents that i get to face it's pretty much the same. ok and that is all your sport for now back to you kemal so far thank you for that well so far again lighter for some sports 1800 hours g.m.t. in the next news hour but we're also back after the break the latest on that a deal struck between iran and the international atomic energy agency so you might . investigative journalism i've got my day look this is my day on from the press club down area but then let the noble x.-box and discussion should reparations be a good conversation on people

and in the evening the men's top seed novak djokovic starts his quest for a fourth title.ry that led to her pulling out of the final of the wta event on saturday. no fans on arthur ashe court, though but it may not make a difference to coco gauff. i have more matches under my belt with no fans than i do with bands, so i think that to be honest it willjust with bands, so i think that to be honest it will just take with bands, so i think that to be honest it willjust take me back to when i first started on tour, and not too many people out my matches. i'm still going to can be just as out my matches. i'm still going to can bejust as hard regardless, whether there are fa ns regardless, whether there are fans or not. lots of praise for england's twenty20 cricketers on social media after their win over pakistan. but not too much for their haircuts, as two of them had a go at giving batsman tom banton a trim before the game in manchester. sam billings and saqib mahmood fancying themselves as barbers. both might consider sticking to cricket instead. what do you think? don't give

there was action in the men's final where world number one novak djokovic fought for the set down to beat the australian it even won 23 matches on big machine and ties russian the dolls' record of 35 masters tartans joke which is the 1st man to win each masters event at least twice this is unwelcome news for him after his duties did adrian balkans which was scott talk to him 3 other players tested positive for. cycling is delayed top of france has begun in nice despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases across the country fans were allowed to line the route on the 1st of its 21 stages on saturday riders will face covered test 2 out of which ends in paris on september 20 and eating the records more than one positive test will be expelled from the rice stage one was won by norwegian sprinter alexander christophe . and let's finish on a really good 2 story japanese olympic hopeful. has returned to competitive swimming after having treatment for leukemia for more than a year the 20 year old won 6 gold medals 2 years ago at the games in jakarta and was a favorite for the olympics in toky

however, the number one ranked men's player, novak djokovic who tested positive in june after some wouldue some irresponsible behavior that ended up making him more vulnerable to the virus says he will be competing. >>> and new zealand's prime minister has extended a lockdown on the country's biggest city auckland after the discovery of a new outbreak. this comes after the country had reported zero locally transmitted cases for 102 straight days. >>> dr. anthony fauci joined actor matthew mcconaughey for a discussion on instagram live. mcconaughey asked about herd immunity. the idea of just letting the virus spread unchecked. fauci said the american public is simply not equipped for that. take a listen. >> if you look at the united states of america with our epidemic of obesity as it were and the number of people with hypertension, with the number of people with diabetes, if everyone got infected, the death toll would be enormous, and totally unacceptable. >> joining me now is msnbc senior medical contributor and a former obama white house health policy adviser dr. sizeke emanu. he's the

there is a divide of the top of men's tennis with the dollar knowledge of federer rejecting novak djokovic his plan to form a breakaway player's union. which the world number one is trying to gain support after resigning as head of the a.t.p.'s player council he wants to form an independent men's players association but an adult federer and andy murray are among the high profile players to come out against it and are instead calling for more unity i would love to have roger and rafa on board of course i would love to have all the players on board but i understand i truly understand that you know some of them have different opinions and they don't think the time is right. i again i think the time is right and time is always right you know it's like having a baby without it time is over it is never right or is always right and be a basketball has returned after days of strikes by players protesting social injustice the milwaukee bucks who began the movement put their energies back into the playoffs as they faced the orlando magic and it was an emotional night as john . reports please join us

men's world number one novak djokovic is just one win away from the perfect warm up ahead of the u.s. open starting on monday on saturday overcame spain's roberto about this to a good as well as the neck injury of the western and southern open semifinals 33 year old dropped the 1st set but fought back to take the win 466476 if he beats me last around each in the final he will equal refound adele's record of 35 masters 1000 titles. rory mcilroy is the co-leader at the halfway stage of the b.m.w. championship the world number 4 from northern ireland shot a one under 69 in the 2nd round on friday in chicago he shares top spot on the leaderboard with american patrick kent lee they are the only 2 players below par at this stage of the tournament. again bernard says he's ready to defend his to the front side despite back problems the race starts around nice on saturday of the being delayed from june because of the corona virus pandemic despite rising infections in france fans will be allowed to watch along the road of cycling's most famous race completed 21 stages and riders will be tested

obviously this list could change, so nar djokovic, serena williams, sloan stevens and sofiaken and naomi osaka and out is roger federer and rafael nadal and ashleigh barty and the number two player. all of these two change tomorrow as we get more news so we'll be watching it. it is a fluid situation. and this news coming with the back drop of those historic sports protests that have been happening this past week. we know naomi osaka had a protest previous to the u.s. open and she plans on continuing that platform during this actual tournament. we don't know what form that is going to take as well. so a lot of developments, a lot of moving parts here. >> yeah, absolutely. and we're going to pick up on and the sports world with the nba. but this is on would would have been arthur ash day. that sunday before the tournament begins which again does begin tomorrow. and that would be obviously in honor of arthur ash, a man who was remarkable legend as a tennis player and an activist and protest for racial equality. so there you have it. thank you so much. >>> the boston celtics and toronto rapt

coronavirus pandemic has hampered her comeback from a knee and jury but men's world number one novak djokovic has recovered from cope at 19 and confirmed he will be in new york the 2800 champion will travel to the u.s. on saturday and begin his preparation with the tournaments in cincinnati one of his main rivals defending champion rough on the doll has pulled out over fear of the coronavirus 20 time grand slam winner roger federer is also signed lined sidelined after a knee injury. former formula one champion fernando alonso is back in the hunt for an elusive when at the indianapolis $500.00 the spaniard failed to qualify for the race last year but he got around the track in practice without any concerns he finished the day 5th fastest along though is making a 3rd attempt at winning the final leg of motor sports triple crown he's already won the other 2 events the monaco grand prix and then the moment 24 hours. sergio president for a return to formula one racing after recovering from corona virus the mexican has tested negative so will compete for his racing point team at this weekend's span

and in sports novak djokovic edges ever closer to an a.t.p. masters record peter will have that on the rest of the sport a little later. still looking at maritime issues now this is the territorial dispute of course between turkey and greece in the latest escalation the turkish government says it stops greek fighter jets 6 of them from entering sensitive and space although media reports from greece say its planes were hired by turkish fighter is as they returned to base on the on a discrete this happened over a pos of the mediterranean which both countries claim is their own of course potentially rich in oil and gas reserves this month turkey started exploring the area for oil and gas the european union which includes grace is calling for a diplomatic solution but it hasn't ruled out the possibility of sanctions either so our correspondents in greece and turkey here they are. live now athens but we're starting with stephanie deca in istanbul so what's the word coming there as we hear from both sides that it seems to be blaming each other for e

and the menstrual wall number one novak djokovic cruise into the quarter finals the serbian who struggled with neck pain in his opening match didn't seem bothered by the injury against the detainees. or a joke of it overcame his opponent in straight sets 6264 to change his 20th straight men of the season. and also the sport for me to hand you back to had enough i got to say welcome back it's very good to be buying thank you very much it's a sign of over peonies are to keep it here on out syria though the news continues with kim burrell she'll be with you after this very short break stacey. a story of love life deception life and death an israeli spy operating on the deep cover in syria knowing that discovery would meet certain death and al-jazeera well tells a gripping story of muskets coming up rated undercover in syria in the 960 i'm not dangerous career that ended in public execution illegal and mossad agents on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. news and hero. the end. of the government in cyprus responds to an al jazeera investigation into a cache of passport scheme for

in the menstrual world number one novak djokovic cruised into the quarterfinals this struggled with neckpain in his opening match didn't seem bothered by the injury against it in the center and joke of each other team his opponent in straight sets 6264 to clinton's 28th straight win of the season. just going back for 5 days of face did struggle quite a lot of them wasn't really sure how that's going to react at their 1st match but he did really well and yeah so so i was closest to. painless neck as i can be i mean it's just maybe 5 more 5510 percent more and that's it i mean you know i'm feeling very good and that has positively obviously reflected on my game today and in return suffered a blow at the 3 time as grand slam when i was knocked out of the competition in straight sets but minutes ronit the canadians have 18th is against my who's still trying to rediscover his best form following hip surgery. in the n.h.l. playoffs the tampa bay lightning it beat the boston bruins 43 to even their series a one on the lightning had to work really hard to win this eastern conference semifinal cl

new york costars women's top seed catalina and 2016 champion and julie kerber were the one novak djokovic provides the highlight in the mains draw on day one. before my head of european football michel platini has been questioned by swiss prosecutors over a $2000000.00 payment he received from world governing body fee for the payment in 2011 laid to ease removal as you a for president for to me is officially a suspect in a 5 year long investigation into criminal mismanagement misappropriation and forgery sepp blatter the former head of feet who authorized the payment is due to be questioned on tuesday both class and he and blatter deny wrongdoing. spandau reach abbottabad a thrilling finish on sunday will number one dustin johnson nailed an incredible 43 foot birdie putt on the final hole to force a play off against spain's john rob i. but if you thought there was good this was wrong on the 1st extra hole he had 2 parts for ability to just stay in the play of but he made the hole from 66 feet away. i transformed listees a birdie chance handing rule number 2 ron the victory run takes home

open to stars on monday in the menstrual world number one novak djokovic continued his impressive 2021 as he reached the semifinals in a fairly easy match the serbian germany's a young 36361 in just over an hour of it is one win away from equal rough on adults record haul of 35 masters titles or who will be joined in the last 4 by miller so the canadian came back from a set down and saved the match point to defeat the crown of a chip to take it for 67675. the n.h.l. stanley cup playoffs continued on wednesday with 2 games colorado came out on top in a 10 goal 3 legace dallas and now just trail in the western conference semifinals $21.00 yaverland survive a dramatic final period in which 6 goals were scored in as the score the crucial goal to put them ahead on route 264 when. the tampa bay lightning are looking good in their eastern conference a 2nd round series against boston on wednesday they hammered the bruins 71 to take a 21 seat heat. i just saw united the saw poll of poll but has been left out of france a squad of 4 their upcoming u.f.o. nations league matches after testing posit