congratulations to novak traffic djokovic."c has spoken exclusively to the bbc�*s lee james about his achievement, saying he's very lucky to have played in an era with federer and rafa nadal. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all really tall, they are very powerful, they have big serves and everything happens very quickly on the court. i think rafa, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that. i feel like we have been able to do that very well and the rivalries that i had with fedor and nadal over the years have made me also a stronger and a better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and, of course, each one of us has their own unique journey and it is wonderful to share the stage with them. ., ., ., ., ., them. how motivated are you to eventually _ them. how motivated are you to eventually walk _ them. how motivated are you to eventually walk away _ them. how motivated are you to eventually walk away with - them. how motivated are you to eventually walk away with the i them. how

you just spoke to that iraq joke of it is making more history thank you very much value on novak djokovic has made tennis history the serbian star has broken roger federer as well called for most week as a man's world number one holding the ranking for 311 weeks throughout his career djokovic current a run at the top started in february last year and he's won 5 titles since the beginning of 2020 his latest success at being last month's australian open trials last 12 months that haven't all been good though djokovic was heavily criticized for organizing a tennis still in the balkans and last summer had a lack of social distancing and was cancelled after numerous players tested positive for covert 19 early on was spoke to djokovic says he's trying to move past his mistakes and make more history like his latest achievement well all receive very happy and you know this is a huge milestone in achievement not just for myself or my family or against people in my life the people that have. you know supported me all the way through my beginnings of since beginnings of my professional career and my

in fact, djokovic has now been at the top of tennis for 311 weeks.

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one. been on top of the rankings. djokovic won his 18th grand slam title and his ninth australian open crown in melbourne last month. he says now he has this record, he's going to focus his attention mainly on mainly grand slam victories as he targets nadal and federer�*s 20 titles. big—hitting bryson dechambeau has beaten lee westwood to win the arnold palmer invitaional in florida westwood the arnold palmer invitaional in florida. westwood was unlucky to land his ball in a divot on the final hole. he didn't drop a shot but still finished one behind the american, who showed his power best when he drove straight across the water to take a huge short cut on a par—five and landed just short of the green. that's all your sport for now. there's more on the equal prize money study, and on rangers' title win in scotland and a look at what's going wrong at liverpool on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you later. scotland's deputy first minister john swinney has been holding the daily cor

and in school we speak to tennis star novak djokovic has broken the record for most weeks as man's world number one so i don't think it's silly aware of. the magnitude of the smiles stormed the serbian star has held the rankings for 311 weeks throughout his korea. thank you very much for joining as we begin this news hour in senegal where a judge has ordered the release of opposition politician song coal hundreds of people are protesting outside the court where some call was charged with rape opposition party and civil society groups have called for 3 days of mass demonstrations some supporters say the rape charge against him is politically motivated his arrest her sponsor days of violent protests in the capital de kock as well as other cities that's ringing our correspondent in senegal nicholas who joins us from outside the court in the car so tell us nic 1st what happened inside the court and what's happened. now outside of it. well inside the court as you mentioned the judge gave a partial release or in judicial terms it's called the judicial control means that is months of course fre

1000000 overstays fans who had already bought tickets can go out and tennis world number one novak djokovic has announced he's pulled out of the miami open which begins on monday a muscle injury has kept track of which off the court since he won the australian open in february he was expected to make his comeback in miami he tweeted that he'd skipped the tournament to spend more time with his family the serbians arch rivals roger federer and rafael nadal will also miss the miami event through injury. and that's if you're up to date this hour up next is our reporter series stay tuned for that i'll be back with more news headlines at the top of the hour and don't forget as always our web site data dot com and you can follow us on social media as well at g.w. news i'm rebecca ritter's from am the entire tank thanks very much for watching. you're. i'm going to. carefully. listen. to the.

djokovic tells the bbc it has taken a lot of blood, sweat and tea rs.his year after months of home schooling. mass testing is under way in secondary schools where teenagers are also wearing masks in class. it's the first step in the easing of a lockdown that has been in place since january. some primary school children began returning to school in northern ireland today, whilst some younger pupils in wales and scotland have already gone back. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. 0k, early years, welcome back. come on in. this is a moment of such joy and relief. and that's just the parents. of course, it's massive for children of course, it's massive for children as well. this is the chance to get back to normal. it is a wrench, and there were a few tears. for working parents, it's also a reprieve. i’zre parents, it's also a reprieve. i've not parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three — parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three at _ parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three at home. _ parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three at

djokovic won his 18th grand slam title and his ninth australian open crown in melbourne.an't stay at the top forever. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all very tall, very powerful, they have big serves and everything happens very quickly on the court so i think rafer, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that but i feel like we have been able to do that very well and the rivalries i have had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also stronger and better player. of me also stronger and better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and of course each one of us has their own uniquejourney and it's course each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage. we're less than half an hour away from kick off at stamford bridge where it could be a defining night in the race for champions league football. fourth placed chelsea are taking on everton in fifth with just a point separating them. thomas tuchel is unbeaten in his first ten games as chelsea boss, but is expecting a tough game again

novak djokovic has now beaten roger federer�*s record for the most weeks as world number one.derer and rafael nadal both have 20 slams, but the 33—year—old knows the youngsters are coming. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all very tall, they're very powerful, they have big serves, and everything happens very quickly on the court, and so i think rafa, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that, but i feel like we have been able to do that very well. and the rivalries that, obviously, i had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also stronger and better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going, and of course each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage. now to cycling, where australia's michael matthews is the new leader after the second stage of the paris—nice race. britain's giro d'italia winner tao geoghegan hart is a contender. he's ia seconds off the lead. but the first two stages have both been ones for the sprinter. watch on the right of your screen in black — the flying dutchma

and in tennis world number one novak djokovic has announced he's pulled out of the miami open which begins on monday a muscle injury has kept off of it off the court since he won the australian open in february he was expected to make his comeback in miami but he tweeted that he had skipped the tournament to spend more time with his family the serbians odds rivals roger federer and rafael nadal will also miss miami event through injury. you're watching daytime news you're up to date up next is world stories the wake in reports tuesday june that we'll have more news headlines for you out of a top of the hour and if you can always stay tuned on our web site stay up to date probably on our web site data dot com i'm rebecca written as invalid so you think. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. magic or a. hot spot for some such and some great cultural memorials to boot. double trouble free goes. by 2050 more than half the world will be leaving with limited water resources we haven't had to think about our war or worry about. i think that era is over because this is the crisis of our ti

the 20—time grand slam champion hasn't played a competitive match since his defeat by novak djokovicu always do have doubts, you know, when you have surgery, there are always daisy feel better and worse but overall, i'm a positive person and have a great team around myself, wonderfulfamily, and am also very distracted and the idea was to be fully fit again, one day. — — there are always days you feel better or worse. and stage four of paris nice takes the riders into the hills for the first time in the race as it finishes in a first category climb in chiroubles on wednesday. probably not a stage that will favour the current wearer of the race leader's yellow jersey, stefan bissegger of switzerland. he took the lead after the time trial in only his second race on the world tour. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that is your sports news for now. the global pandemic has highlighted the value of having grocery stores close to where we live. in sweden, a new startup has come up with a soluti

novak djokovic targets roger federer and rafa nadal�*s 20 grand slam wins as he spends a record 311thill begin with jury selection today. derek chauvin faces charges of second—degree murder and manslaughter after being filmed with his knee on mr floyd's neck in minneapolis last may. the incident sparked black lives matter protests around the world. barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis, and a warning, her report does contain distressing images. # we live all the time... # keep it straight, keep it raw. that's what they say in krump. in a time of raw emotions, this fantastically physical street dance is a cathartic release. krumping has helped them work through their anger and pain over george floyd's death, and it will help them deal with the trial of the man charged in the killing, derek chauvin. however this trial is going to end, will be really big, either on the bad side or the good side. and i believe that it shows us how much our government cares about us, or not. the graphic video of the white police officer pinning down the black man has made this perhaps the most famou

then we have china and russia meeting with the united states over climate change that's an inside djokovicare building power plants faster than you can shake a stick at it. and a lot of things going on that the by the new administration is not taking care of. judge jeanine: i think china sends a message when they pretty much wiped the floor with anthony blinken in alaska, china has no fear of the united states there is no donald trump e or anyone else, now we have china connecting with iran and russia, none of this is good let me go back to the virus, this mutation that apparently is not rebooked if you have antibodies in the vaccine may not cover it, that puts america into a position with almost a year ago and almost a dangerous virus coming in. >> has profound impacts to the economy not just the u.s. but the global economy, europe is getting hit really hard and india has seen another way, we gotta get to the bottom of this doctor redfield says the virus came from a wuhan lab which is basically a weapons lab we need to look into that and hold china accountable and one thing i try to do in

executives last year he set up a player's union with novak djokovic to rival the a.t.p.'s players council joke of it says he's concerned by what happened in miami and hopes players now recognise the importance of standing together. wales this year the 6 nations champions of scotland beat the french in france for the 1st time since 1999 france needed to win by at least $21.00 points and secure a bonus point in paris in order to win their 1st title since 2010 but the scots had other ideas scott unschooled 3 tries including a late winner from do in front of a 2723 win in the final standings france finish 2nd while the scots. there was no doubts about the shot of the day at the world match play golf in texas sergio garcia was locked in a sudden death playoff with lee westwood but at the 4th extra home he did this. spain's former masters champion hitting the ball straight in for all in one and that secured the win you know goes through to the knockout stage of the tournament while the unlucky westwood is out world number one dustin johnson also failed to make it through. that

jealously guarded in which no about it or lost things on their mind, a new status will take five in the djokovic is somewhat true, go to, address people from these schools within the economy so fascinating. i was just event, this everything we care about and that's why it is a bit of a challenge to focus in on conversations selected, we can cover everything but one example is even on the first page of the book, i was looking at it like oh my goodness, he's talking about incitement to riot in a day, a week when we are thinking about incitement to riot so there is a way in which the first passage you quote in the book is from a criminal case in which somebody was charged with reaching the case and deciding to write because of something they were wearing, and had so this idea of how powerful it can be, it's not just a symbol or representation or something superficial but you can have this social force is intriguing because in the past month, we've thought about the rioters, the indelible pictures we've seen of the way they were dressed plays a big part of the social meaning of what happened. let me

." [ laughter and applause i'd watch that i'm excited for that one up next, this headline says, "djokovicn." headline could have been, "shirt gives birth to 40-year-old man. [ applause ] it's a beautiful thing next headline was, "biden addresses economy. headline could have been, "grandpa picks up deer scat outside, asks, 'who dropped their raisinets?'" [ applause [ laughter ] what the headline could have been that >> questlove: yeah [ laughter ] >> jimmy: deer scat. this next headline was, "spring training kicks off." headline could have been, "six injured in tragic trust fall accident." [ laughter and applause that is all the time we have for "news and improved." stick around we'll be right back with more "tonight show," everybody. come on back [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ t-mobile is the leader in 5g. we also believe in putting people first by treating them right. so we're upping the benefits without upping the price. introducing magenta max. now with unlimited premium data that can't slow down based on how much smartphone data you use. plus get netflix on us, and taxes and fees included!

world tennis is world number one novak djokovic has pulled out of next week's miami open because of current virus or strict restrictions he says he wants to spend time at home with his family instead rough on a doubt also withdrew from the event this week and roger federer decided earlier this month that he wasn't going to play either meanwhile world number 8 sandra little ed had his 23 match a.t.p. 500 winning streak ended by compassionate aslam cat set in dubai cats have won the russian semifinal 2 sets to won the australian open semifinalist also becomes the 1st wildcard to reach the device finals since 1907 place south africa's void harris . but not even an earthquake could stop world number 7 alexander's berra from reaching the final in mexico the 5.7 magnitude quake struck during the 2nd set of his semifinal match against dominic kupfer both the players and the umpire were left surprised but there was unshaken as he went on to win in straight sets. now as the u.f.c. in a fight has been cancelled after one of the contenders fainted twice during the weigh in this was bantamweight you do

executives last year he set up a player's union the professional tennis players association with novak djokovic to rival the a.t.p. players council and that's clearly caused a lot of tension jock a bitch says he's concerned by what happened in miami and hopes players now recognise the importance of standing together. croatian player evoke all of it said unfortunate what happened on court with fast whistle i was not at the meeting but from what i heard from players that were they it's now more obvious than ever that we need players only association hash tag players voice hashtag p.t.p. a former world welterweight champion oscar de la hoya is coming out of retirement and already has a date confirmed for his 1st fight since 2848 year old does not yet have an opponent lined up but says the bounces should yield for july 3rd he says he wants to box against floyd mayweather to 40 in 2007 with mayweather winning. well as of this year 6 nations champions of scotland beat the french in france for the 1st time since 1999 bronze needed to win by at least 21 points insecure bonus points when paris in order

defense is urgent hi joe castro al-jazeera washington still ahead on the al-jazeera news hour novak djokovic takes his mom for a spin at celebrations for his latest tennis record that story is coming up right after the break a puter. and oregon a global shortage of semiconductor chips is hurting high tech industries from the makers of game consols to automobiles car plants are reporting production delays of up to a 1000000 vehicles and the problem has highlighted the dominance of 2 of the world's leading chip makers taiwan and south korea from mcbride reports from salt. between them south korea and taiwan have a near monopoly on the world's production of processing and memory chips it's a dominance in a strategic commodity that's been developing over years but now making itself felt as the world becomes increasingly technology driven but from here on out it's going to broader considerately to egypt with everything in sight or. it's not. your electric vehicle in your car. and retrieve it it's getting old like other car makers this general motors plant outside seoul has been experiencing delay

when the rankings officially come out on monday will be of the 1st player from outside the big 4 of djokovic no doubt federer and murray to claim the number 2 position since lleyton hewitt back in 2005. red bulls much to stop and went fastest on the final day of testing for formula one same's in bahrain reigning world champion lewis hamilton again. having a few problems in his miss a day as he was still able to set before fastest lap time over all red bull aiming to stop him aside his driver winning the world title for an 8 straight year the 1st race the new season coming up the same track in a couple of weeks' time. and france's and no one the cats are masters in dramatic style here he is rolling in a huge birdie on the final green to secure a one stroke victory in dialogue around a $67.00 as he finished up an 8 on the par it's his 2nd sort of victory after his win at the golf in dubai championship in this. amazing feeling i mean winning golf tournaments the best feeling in the world so getting it done this way such a big part on the left i don't know what to say even in my biggest dreams i

tour title he's now the 1st player other than adult roger federer novak djokovic and andy murray to be ranked in the top 2 since lleyton hewitt 16 years ago that is the top seed in miami. i'm really happy i think the 1st time i'm going to be a top seed in the masters was you know it is great because of course it comes with good results you know with a lot of hard work but it means a lot for sure i don't want to stop every time you reach something you want to climb higher and higher but there's just enjoy it while until until your next match where you just have to win to try again. and being the l.a. lakers are still searching for win without. bron james they fell 128112 the new orleans pillock and you are the brooklyn nets who are also missing 2 of the stuff they bring and kevin durant's in their game against the portland trailblazers but it was james harden to the rescue he backed 25 points to leave brooklyn 116000 12 victory. our sense of urgency in the women that are ever in their intensity on the defensive has to be no matter what no bush is and i'm proud of the garden or that's wh

most weeks is world number one have been some controversial moments in the last few months as well djokovic heavily criticized for organizing the tennis tour in the balkans last year which had to be counselled after you response tested positive for coverage 19 through it although the serbian has been on top of the world rankings and he's held the number one spot now for 311 weeks during his career track which has been talking to al-jazeera is someone hamish. well overall you see very happy and. you know this is a huge milestone in achievement not just for myself or my family or people in my life the people that have. you know supported me all the way through my beginnings of since beginnings of my professional career and my life and allow me to you know obviously play this or that i truly love and have a lot of wonderful moments traveling around the world and and achieving my in realizing my dreams so i don't think i'm just yet fully aware of the magnitude off of this milestone let's say if you keep on winning more grand slams does that prove that you are better than what a federer and rafa

and novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one. to focus his attention on more grand slam victories as he targets nadal and federer�*s 20 titles. that's all the sport for now. the trial of a former police officer accused of the murder of george floyd in the united states will begin with jury selection today. derek chauvin faces charges of second—degree murder and manslaughter after being filmed with his knee on mr floyd's neck in minneapolis last may. the incident sparked black lives matter protests around the world. barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis, and a warning, her report does contain distressing images. # we live all the time. keep it straight, keep it raw. that's what they say in krump. in a time of raw emotions, this fantastically physical street dance is a cathartic release. krumping has helped them work through their anger and pain over george floyd's death, and it will help them deal with the trial of the man charged in the killing, derek chauvin. however this trial is going to end will be really big, either o

tour title he's not the 1st there other than the del roger federer novak djokovic 10 and mari to be bronx in the top 2 since lleyton hewitt 16 years ago but what they have is the top seed in miami. really happy i think it's the 1st time i'm going to be a top seed in a masters 1000 you know is great because of course it comes with good results you know with a lot of hard work but it means a lot for sure i don't want to stop every time you're reach something new you want to climb higher and higher but there's just enjoy it while until until your next match where you just have to win to enjoy again. time being the l.a. lakers are still searching for a win without injured star le bron james they fell 128-2112 the new audience pelicans in la the brooklyn nets are also missing 2 of the stop plays that and kevin durant's in their game against the portland trailblazers but it was james harden to the rescue people 25 points to lead brooklyn 216212 victory. he cautions urgency in the women in our effort in their intensity on the defensive this has to be the no matter what no questions and part of t

top of the world rankings and he's held the number one spot now for 311 weeks during his career djokovic has been talking to al jazeera and how much. more you see very happy and. you know this is a huge milestone in achievement not just for myself or my family here it's also in my life. you know supported me all the way through my beginnings of since beginnings of my professional career and my life and allow me to you know obviously play this or that i truly love and have a lot of wonderful moments traveling around the world and and achieving my in realizing my dreams so i don't think i'm just yet fully aware of the magnitude off of this milestone let's say if you keep on winning more grand slams does that prove that you are better than what to federer and rafael nadal. it doesn't it doesn't prove anything really to me because to me to me the only proves that i am able to to. in a way meet my own desires and my own expectations it's been a very tough 12 months with some negative press around the idea to any regrets over the way it was worked out. i don't have an issue to to say that i'm

novak djokovic says chasing the records set by roger federer and rafa nadal are one of his biggest motivationsrecord 311th week in that position. the rivalries that obviously i had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also a stronger and better player. and of course they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and of course, you know, each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage with them. england rugby world cup winner heather fisher says losing her hair has been difficult enough, without having to deal with people's reactions. she started to notice her hair was going back in 2010 and was diagnosed with alopecia. fisher has said she dreads using public toilets because she is frequently mistaken for a man. i get told, "oh, this is a female toilet, get out". and in some cases, which i spoke about, i've been literally prodded with a broomstick to get out of the toilet, and i've had an actual hand come round trying to push me out of the toilet, trying to push the door open. it's really knocked my confidence as a human being, just because

novak djokovic has now beaten roger federer�*s record for the most weeks as world number one.nkings, winning his 18th grand slam title and his ninth australian open crown in melbourne last month. his great rivals federer and rafael nadal both have 20 slams, but the 33—year—old knows the youngsters are coming. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all very tall, very powerful, they have big serves and everything happens very quickly on the court, so i think rafa, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that, but i feel like we have been able to do that very well and the rivalries i have had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also stronger and better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and of course each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage. more sports the world over are offering equal prize money to men and women at the top level now, that's according to a new bbc sport study. when the first one was carried out in 2014, it found 30% of sports paid men more prize money than women

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one.omething that is very inspirational for me and many other tennis players. it's great to see him back. and i think, you know, the time is coming closer where the three of us will have to be replaced with the new leaders of the men's game. hopefully, that's not going to happen sooner, but later. and then we're going to make sure that that happens as late as possible. but it's inevitable. england rugby world cup winner heather fisher says losing her hair has been difficult enough, without having to deal with people's reactions. she started to notice her hair was going back in 2010, and was diagnosed with alopecia. fisher has said she dreads using public toilets because she is frequently mistaken for a man. i get told, "oh, this is a female toilet, get out". and in some cases, which i spoke about, i've been literally prodded with a broomstick to get out of the toilet, and i've had an actual hand come round trying to push me out of the toilet, trying to push the door open. it's really knock

novak djokovic has equalled roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one.as taken "some time ago". elliott, who has trained the winner of the grand national three times, released a statement, saying he took a phone call and sat on the horse without thinking. he said that the welfare of every horse under his care was paramount. the irish horse racing regulatory board, has begun an investigation. and betting company betfair, for whom elliott was an ambassador, have discontinued their association with him. the badminton horse trials have been cancelled for the second year in a row, due to the pandemic. it's one of the world's biggest spectator events. it was already due to be held behind closed doors in may — but the organisers said the health and safety of all those involved and the local community was the priority and as the covid—19 situation remained unpredictable, the level of public health risk was deemed unacceptable. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. pupils in england can return to school from next monday, but some

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one. just short of the green. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on harry and meghan's interview with oprah winfrey. the children's minister vicky ford was asked for her reaction to meghan's comments that prince harry had been asked about how dark their baby's skin would be. you know, obviously i haven't seen the interview, because i wasn't up at one o'clock this morning. i was getting ready for schools coming back today. but i would say there is no place for racism in our society, and we all need to work together to stop it. we can speak now to nikesh shukla, author of the good immigrant and a new book, brown baby, which explores themes of racism, family and parenting. what is your reaction to this bombshell interview? i what is your reaction to this bombshell interview?- what is your reaction to this bombshell interview? i can only offer sympathy _ bombshell interview? i can only offer sympathy to _ bombshell interview? i can only offer sympat