djokovic�*s 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group.wo stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's "excited to play rugby for his local club". and south africa's director of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video criticising officials afterjuly�*s defeat in the first test against the british and irish lions. and that's all the sport from us for now. hello there. we're likely to see some cooler weather as we head through the weekend, but for the here and now, things are still very mild for the time of year. thursday brings us another mild, breezy—feeling day. quite a lot of cloud around and dry for most places. not everywhere, though. we have got a weather front that's going to continue to bring some rain across the west and northwest of scotland. a little bit of drizzle around western coasts and hills elsewhere, but generally quite a cloudy but largely dry

the win means djokovic overhauled pete sampras' record.ting back against ronnie o'sullivan. higgins trailed 4—2 and 5—3 before winning the match six frames to five. he'll play mark king or neil robertson in tomorrow's final. and sergio perez delighted the crowd at the aut dromo hermanos rodr guez as he clocked the quickest time in final practice ahead of qualifying for the mexico city grand prix. red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen was second with lewis hamilton more than half a second behind in third place. it's a busy weekend of rugby union in the autumn internationals. all four home nations are in action over the next two days. ireland got things under way with a comfortable win overjapan in dublin. veteran fly—halfjonny sexton starred for the irish in his 100th cap, scoring a try, four conversions and a penalty as ireland won 60 points to 5 in dublin. and things were just as comfortable at twickenham as england got their autumn off to the perfect start. they ran in 11 tries as they thrashed tonga by 69 points to 3

it's looking unlikely that novak djokovic will defend his australian open title injanuary, that's after correspondent russell fuller, who is at the davis cup. this comes from an interview that his father gave to serbian tv. he was his father gave to serbian tv. he: was saying it would be like blackmail or for novak djokovic agreed to go to the australian open and he feels it's unfair that players are required to be vaccinated to enter the state of the area but it's not a strange decision. this comes from the premiere of estate and a guy by the name of dan andrews takes the view that even though he could gain an exemption for players to come into the country he does not want to do that and he feels it would be insulting to the people of victoria who have spent longer and knocked than any other people anywhere else in the world. and for that reason no vaccine, no entry. from djokovic's perspective he does not discuss his vaccination status these days but he gave us an update that he's not tea not having the clinic making vaccine and what i would say he's a man of very strongly held opinio

djokovic's 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group.or of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video criticising officials afterjuly�*s defeat in the first test against the british and irish lions. and that's all the sport from us for now. hello there. the weather isn't changing in too much of a hurry over the next few days, because high pressure keeping things dry, settled, and very mild still for this time of year. so another mild and quite breezy day to come on thursday. dry weather for most of us, but not everywhere. we have got this weather front sitting close to the north of scotland, so that'll produce outbreaks of rain mainly for northern and western scotland, but high pressure to the south dominating the weather for most places. and, with that high pressure, we're drawing in winds in a south—westerly direction, so bringing the mild air and the orange colours really right across the uk. might be a bit of a chilly start for some southern and eastern parts o

djokovic is hoping to win the the competition for a record equalling sixth time.from a set down to beat to great britain's cameron norrie — the man who was drafted in to replace the injured stefanos tsitsipas. ruud, who's looking to win his sixth tour title of the year, took the deciding set 6—4. the norwegian will face andrey rublev on friday to decide which of the goes through to the semi—finals. there's more women's european champions league action on thursday, including wolfsburg vjuventus. holders barcelona are into the quarters — they thrashed hoffenheim. alexia putellas set them on the way to a 5—0 victory in germany, with a penalty just before half—time. barca maintain their 100 per cent record with four wins out of four. elsewhere, arsenal need just one more point to go through after beating the danish side koege 3—0. lyon remain top of group d, despite suffering their first defeat. saki kumagai scored the only goal of the game as lost 1—0 at bayern munich. benfica won 2—1 at hacken in sweden. and finally, freestyle motocross rider tom pages has done some

djokovic. naomi osaka. roger federer says...and coaches is really hoping to get more solid information about her whereabouts and safety. many thanks for— whereabouts and safety. many thanks for talking _ whereabouts and safety. many thanks for talking us _ whereabouts and safety. many thanks for talking us through l thanks for talking us through that. sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch, shejoins me live now from washington. good to have you with us. what do you make of this video that has been released? we do you make of this video that has been released?— has been released? we are extremely _ has been released? we are extremely sceptical - has been released? we are extremely sceptical about | has been released? we are i extremely sceptical about the veracity of it and would not think for a moment that it proves anything about peng shuai's safety or well—being. it is worth pointing out that the chinese government really has from when it comes to not just cohousing confessions from people but finding wa

djokovic has repeatedly declined to disclose his vaccination status.n't really matter, whether it's vaccination or anything else in life, you should have the freedom to choose, to decide what you want to do. in this particular case, what you want to put in your body. so, i have been a proponent of that and a supporter of freedom of choice and i will be always supporting matt because freedom is essential for a happy and prosperous life. man back to football now. the new aston villa head coach steven gerrard has been speaking to the media for the first time since his appointment. he said being closer to his family and being back in the premier league were his reasons for leaving glasgow rangers. but the former liverpool midfielder denied it was in order to eventually get his dream job, of managing his old club. you will never hear me saying it's a stepping _ you will never hear me saying it's a stepping stone. for me, i'm really honoured — stepping stone. for me, i'm really honoured and proud to be in this position — honoured and proud to be in this posi

he'll take on norway's casper ruud at eight o'clock, and then world number one novak djokovic on fridaymeans he will top the green group. meanwhile, roger federer has confirmed he won't play at the australian open injanuary. the 20—time grand slam winner has also told a swiss newspaper he would be "extremely surprised" to be able to play wimbledon next year. surprised" to be able to play federer is recovering from multiple knee surgeries. the rugby football union has announced the opening of a new clinic which it hopes could make a significant improvement in the diagnosis of brain injury. the advanced brain clinic will be open to retired elite rugby players in england, male and female, between the ages of 30 and 55. joe wilson has more. inside this building in central london, there is some of the most sophisticated brain scanning equipment. someone can have a consultation funded by the rfq and run independently. if looking for evidence of brain injury i run independently. if looking for evidence of brain injury- run independently. if looking for evidence of brain inju evidence of brain

novak djokovic echoing the thoughts of l djokovic echoing the thoughts of players across the world.st day in charge today for steven gerard at aston villa and dean smith at norwich and tomorrow, rangers' new boss giovanni van bronkhurst will at least be watching his new team against hibs in the league cup from the stands, but at newcastle their new manager eddie howe tested positive for covid—i9 yesterday and so will miss this afternoon's match against brentford as he now isolates for ten days. he says he's feeling fine so assistant head coaches jason tindall and graemejones will take charge of the team at st james park. manchester city's kevin de broiner is also missing after he tested positive for covid after returning from international duty with belgium. he'll isolate for 10 days which means that he'll miss city's next three games, including their key champions league tie with paris st germain on wednesday. the formula one world championship is in qatar for the first time this weekend, with all eyes on whether lewis hamilton can repeat his heroics of last weekend, as he looks to

unvaccinated tennis players won't be allowed to compete in the australian openin january for champion djokovic reigning champion is currently on course to retain his world rally championship title at final round of the season in italy. hoping to claim his eighth crown leading britons by half a second with three stages left. to golf, roy rory mcelroy is back at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day of golf since earning in the body. it won stage mcelroy looked in trouble but he somehow recovered from this position at the back of the green to rescue a bogey. a part of three in 17. he was able to retake the out right lead on the final hole of the third—round birdie for the final day to play, that starts in will play that final round with england. sam force field is one shot behind mcelroy after a bogey on his last. before we go won more rugby union result to bring you up—to—date with an amazing match. another one for the wells had picked australia byjust one point at the principality stadium by a penalty looking to have wanted for australia. reese reese failed celtic crucial penalty

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defending champion novak djokovic has not yet revealed his vaccination status.rivers�* title at the final round of the season in italy. the frenchman who's hoping to claim his eighth crown is leading britain's elvin evans by half a second with three stages left tomorrow. rory mcilroy is back at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day of golf�*s season—ending dp world tour championship in dubai. he'll play that final round with england's sam horsfield, who's one shot behind mcilroy after a bogey on his last hole. i've been getting the thoughts of our golf correspondent ian carter who's in dubai: that will feel very satisfying for him especially after squandering it after the second round when he led going into the final hole and then found himself trailing by one. it was almost a juxtaposition this time with an excellent birdie at the last to a blind round that included seven birdies. taking him to 14 under par, one—shot clear, he beat colin on the day. of course he's got some interesting rivals in a couple of the young british prospects the likes of

so it's the american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favourite novak djokovic.ter—finals of the english 0pen earlier this evening with a 4 frames to 1 win over scotland's ross muir. the 32 year old was in imperious form with this century in the 4th frame taking him to the brink and he finished the job shortly after to set up a last eight match with english compatriot mark king. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. after the rather chilly conditions of the last few days, things are going to feel a little bit different as we head towards the weekend. some milder weather in the forecast, but with that quite a lot of cloud feeding and from the west. and for some of us through the weekend there is some wet and windy weather on the way. this one front has been working its way south and east and is introducing more in the way of cloud, but also introducing a westerly wind, so that is bringing a milder feel. a milder start to friday for many. the coldest conditions down towards the south and the east where the skies have remained clear. and that's where we wil

he will face novak djokovic, who won three of four grand slams this year the semi's on saturday.nd in the women's game, spain's garbine muguruza pate estonian anett kontaveit, giving spain wta's first-ever finals title. thanks to her when, she -- her win, she will end the season at world ranking title number three. chinese star peng shui has not been seen in weeks. she appears to deny her claimant an email -- claim in any mail that she had been sexually assaulted by a chinese official, and said she was simply resting. tennis star serena has expressed her shock, and has called for an investigation into peng's disappearance. australia's christmas islands -- take a look at this -- has turned a fiery shade of red as the annual crab migration gets underway. thousands of crustaceans crawled to the western coast to mate and spohn. that's what they all do. afterwards, the male crabs head inland while the female crabs to stay with the eggs for two weeks. they can each produce up to 100,000 eggs. after a short break, i will take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> germany's

edición limitada se trataba de una tarjeta digital del momento en el que derrotó al serbio novak djokovicn grandes nombres del deporte como actriz en el béisbol ... y toda estas cosas vienen al ritmo de tratar de crecer esta industria. >> para final de año según estimaciones. >> de la compañía que lleva el registro financiero esta nueva tecnología y su venta de productos deportivos superarás los 1000 millones de dólares hasta ahora la nba con el concepto ... ha facturado 609,000 punto 8 millones de dólares con más de medio millón de compradores en marzo subastarán 200,000 dólares una clavada del jugador de los lakers lebron james ante los brokers de houston que se realizó en febrero de 2020 en las vegas los casinos y los juegos tradicionales aún no aceptan criptomonedas ya sea en físico o digital es que todas las ligas profesionales de estados unidos y los equipos están firmando convenios e invirtiendo en la nueva industria en sus diferentes formas de negocios. >> el exfutbolista del real madrid liverpool y mánchester city afirma que en inglaterra y el mundo del fútbol ya esta la criptomo

novak djokovic recovered from a wobbly start to beat casper ruud 7—6, 6—2 in his opening round—robinr federer is unlikely to play in next year's australian open as he continues to recoverfrom injury. the 20—time grand slam champion, who is now 40, hasn't played since losing in the wimbledon quarterfinals injuly before undergoing more knee surgery. however, his coach, ivan ljubicic, says he was certain that federer was not thinking about retiring just yet. for more on that and other stories, the bbc sport website is the place to go. but that's all your sport for now. hello. well, tuesday promises to be a dry day across most of the uk. it's going to be cloudy and mild once again. and, in fact, not much change expected for the next few days. if anything, the temperatures could rise even further. so why is it so mild7 well, on the satellite picture, you'll see this big weather front here. this is very much where the jet stream is. thejet stream is pushing along the weather fronts, but it's also separating the mild air to the south, which has engulfed the uk, indeed much of europe, and is

novak djokovic will finish as the atp year end number one for a record seventh time.. at least eight people have died in a crush at the opening night of a music festival in texas. police in houston say panic broke out after the crowd began to surge towards the front of the stage at rapper travis scott's astroworld event. the show was called off shortly afterwards. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. a headline performance by rapper travis scott at the astroworld music festival in houston. thousands of concertgoers welcomed the event back after the pandemic, but, among the watchers, a nightmare was unfolding. everybody go to the middle... a crowd surge that has left at least eight people dead. the music played on as some of the injured were stretchered away, many not realising what was happening in front of them. the performance was halted several times for emergency services to reach people — and finally stopped when it was apparent many had been hurt. 17 people were taken to hospital, 11 in cardiac arrest. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, ok, and

the russian who is ranked second in the road that when the opening set did win, but novak djokovic fighter, formula one is happening at the moment, the mexico city grand prix as perez is leading just past the halfway stage with an extra the championship leader, very close behind indeed. that is it from us. we will see you soon. hello. it could well take the first half of the night to get rid of the very strongest winds that have been battering the north—eastern quarter of scotland for a good part of sunday. this was the scene just a wee while ago across the north—eastern quarter, where some of the gusts were still touching around 60 mph or so. it is going to take time before that squeeze on the isobars gradually opens up as this little ridge of high pressure wanders in from the atlantic ahead of the next set of fronts we are expecting to see from the west during the course of the night. eventually, that cloud will thicken sufficiently to bring rain into northern ireland, the western fringes of scotland, maybe the cumbrian fells as well, but out east, the skies will be that much clearer a

we have heard from several past and present plays including serena williams, roger federer, novak djokoviccoaches is really hoping to get more solid information about her whereabouts and safety. sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch. i asked her what she made of the videos. we are extremely sceptical about the veracity of it and would not think for a moment that it proves anything about peng shuai's safety or well—being. it is worth pointing out that the chinese government really has form when it comes to not just cohousing confessions from people but finding ways to broadcast them. what you're correspondent described is an entirely consistent with what we have seen, for example from a swedish person who said he was fine and happy to stay in china and sorry for the mistakes he made. this happens fairly regularly. that it is happening at such a high profile educates the world about what the rule of law does not involve inside china. beijing is due to host the winter olympics in a matter of months from now. what do you think the rest of the world needs to do, the inte

to claim a 6—7, 6—3, 6—a win making it 23 victories in his last 26 matches while top seed novak djokovico beat fellow czech barbora krecikova. the 3rd seed lost the opening set without winning a game but struck back to take the next two as the match lasted a little over two hours. to golf, and on the lpga tour nelly korda has won the pelican open in florida in a play off despite triple bogeying the 17th hole. lexi thompson had a chance to win it in regulation but missed her par putt on the final hole before failing to sink her par putt on the 18th during the play off after korda had birdied it, meaning the 23 year old lifted the trophy. nine—time former moto gp world champion valentino rossi ended his career on sunday by finishing 10th in the valencian grand prix. the a2—year—old was given well wishes by the likes of hollywood stars tom cruise and keanu reeves along with roger federer and rafael nadal as he finished his a32nd race. 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's your sports news for

world number one novak djokovic is through to the last 16 of the paris masters after a three set victoryvedev dashed his hopes of clinching a calendar grand slam in september's us open final. after winning the opening set against the hungarian he then faltered in the second before claiming the third and will play adrian mannarino or gael monfils in the third round. 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's your sports news for now. now to hong kong — where a novel new way to combat worker fatigue has been introduced. bus company ulu travel have launched the first sleeping coach for tired workers to recharge. costing anywhere between 99 and 399 hong kong dollars — it has been a sell out so far. and it's easy to see why. 70% of hong kong residents have reported experiencing insomnia, and napping is an every day part of life for employees with many bringing pillows and eye masks to work in order to combat long working hours. so how does the sleeper coach to nowhere work? well let's talk to ulu f

he'll take on norway's casper ruud at eight o'clock and then world number one novak djokovic on fridaypen injanuary. in fact, the 20—times grand slam winner has told swiss website �*le matin' he would be "extremely surprised" to be able to play wimbledon next year. federer hasn't played since losing in the wimbledon quarterfinals injuly, and is continuing to recover from multiple knee surgeries. and one of britain's most decorated wheelchair tennis players, jordanne whiley, has announced her retirement. whiley won 13 grand slams, including the us open singles tournament in 2015. she's also a four—time paralympic medallist. injune 2021 whiley was among six players representing the uk at the postponed 2020 paralympics in tokyo. there's more on the website including news from sale sharks — they've signed england fly—half george ford from leicester. and there'll be more from me in the next hour. after an unprecedented year of devastating cyberattacks, an international push is under way against hackers. cyber gangs are being arrested in multiple countries, but one place where arrests aren't

this raises an interesting issue around novak djokovic, he is the defending men's champion, he hasn't status, but if he wants to come to australia to defend his australian open title he will have to be double—vaccinated. lots of subplots in the australian tennis and that is due to star in a couple of months' time. president biden has urged americans to refrain from violence and destruction of property, after a teenager who shot two people dead during racialjustice protests last year was found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse argued that he acted in self—defence when he killed two men and wounded another in the city of kenosha in wisconsin. on friday evening, there were peaceful protests in new york city in response to the not guilty verdict. hundreds of people marched through downtown brooklyn and onto brooklyn bridge, carrying signs and chanting. many told reporters that they were disappointed but not surprised by the verdict. president biden said the verdict would leave many americans feeling angry, including himself, but the decision of the jury must be respected. i didn't wa

the olympic champion will play world number one novak djokovic in the semifinals.'s european champions league. marie—antoinette katoto scored the opening goal in a 2—0 victory at real madrid, with sakina karchaoui adding the second as paris saint—germain maintained their 100% record in group b. that's four wins out four, and they're into the last eight with two games to spare. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. you certainly will. now, when you meet up with friends, do you hug them? what about with your family, or work colleagues? if you do, how long do the hugs last? well, a new survey reveals that the longer the hug the better the impact. according to goldsmith university, hugs that last for ten seconds or longer have the highest pleasure rating. but can we hug for that long without feeling awkward? and if we are going to go in for a long cuddle, what's the best way to do it? a p pa re ntly apparently there is such a thing as a professional kudla. we found one. her nam

novak djokovic won his opening group game of the atp tour finals in turin as he looks to make it a record warmed into his task as he progressed to victory in an hour and half. elsewhere, andrey rublev beat stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets to win his opening game. rublev arrived in turin struggling to regain his world—beating form in recent weeks. the russian, who had lost five of his past seven matches didn't face a break point as he defeated tsitsipas 6—4, 6—4 in an hour and and a half. poland's iga swiatek finished her wta finals camapign with a win as she accounted for spain's paula badosa in straight sets in the mexican city of guadalajara. the fifth seed who won the french open last year was a 7—5, 6—4 winner against badosa who was celebrating her 24th birthday. badosa had already qualified for the semi—finals where she'll play compatriot garbine muguruza. the nhl postponed three ottawa senators games on monday amid a covid—i9 outbreak on the team. games scheduled for tuesday at newjersey, at home thursday against nashville and at home saturday against the new york rangers were po

also out on thursday will be world number one and top seed novak djokovic who'll play local favouritefrenchman who's seeded 15th. green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers has tested positive for covid—19 and will miss sunday's game against the kansas city chiefs. rodgers, the reigning nfl mvp, is the latest packers player to test positive. wide receivers davante adams and allen lazard missed last week's victory at arizona after testing positive. it's a great challenge, nobody is going to feel sorry for us, and we will have to prepare the best of our ability to go down there and get a win and that's a mindset, i'm not going to postpone or cancel the game, we have a game to play, its next man up mentality and that's how we've operated for everybody. i think our guys will rally around jordan, we have a lot of confidence in him and what a great opportunity to showcase what he can do. british cyclist alex dowsett missed the chance to regain the hour record in mexico on wednesday. the current record still remains to belgian victor campenaerts with 55.089km and dowsett failed by a small a

mother djokovic is now the number 1a a record seventh year, beating his childhood hero's record, petengoing situation in la palma, as a volcano on the island continues to spew out smoke and lava. it's caused massive disruption and destroyed more than 2000 properties. but it hasn't deterred one plucky band of tourists as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. come to la palma and see the sights — well, one rather big sight in particular. now, if you wanted to take part in a classic car rally, an island in the midst of a volcanic eruption may not seem like the ideal venue, but do not underestimate the members of the canaries grand tour. money. volcano. sex. it is truly amazing. i mean, as long as it is going off and nobody is being hurt too much, then it is fantastic, the power of nature. it truly is. this is part of a 19—day adventure that covers all of the canary islands but clearly la palma was going to be a bit different. some bringing newer, less valuable cars just to be on the safe side. almost ready to go. just get the roof down so we can get all the volcanic ash in ourfaces — that's th

djokovic's 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group.s career". the england fly—half has had two stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's "excited to play rugby for his local club". and south africa's director of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video criticising officials afterjuly�*s defeat in the first test against the british and irish lions. plenty more on the bbc news channel later on. let's stay with that story of former cricketer azeem rafiq says he believes english cricket is "institutionally" racist. speaking today — he said he is "determined" that sharing his experiences of racism at yorkshire cricket club will be the moment "not only sport but society as a whole" moved in a different direction. a group of prominent british pakistanis led a campaign to stamp out racism. it is called a run out racism and they have lunch there k paint by a short

defending champion novak djokovic has not yet revealed his vaccination status. final of the atp finals. salisbury and his american partner rajeev ram beat the world number one pair of nikola mektic and mate pavic 10—4 in a match tie—break in the semifinal in turin. rory mcilroy is back at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day of golf�*s season—ending dp world tour championship in dubai. at one stage, mcilroy had looked in trouble, but he somehow recovered from this position at the back of the green to rescue a bogey at the par 3 17th. and by staying in touch he was able to re—take the outright lead on the final hole of the third round. a birdie on the 18th means mcilroy is on 1a under going into the final day's play which starts in the early hours of tomorrow. he'll play that final round with england's sam horsfield, who's one shot behind mcilroy after a bogey on his last hole. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. more now on the plan to reduce single—use plastics. joining me now is rob opso

novak djokovic will end as the year end number one. that's all the sport for now.sted after after a group of paddleboarders got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. megan paterson reports. gathered with their boards to remember paul o'dwyer, his life and his passion. a paddle out�*s reserved really for very special people, it's a surfing tradition, and we thought it was very fitting, at a tough time for the surf club, to come together and really celebrate someone who was a great guy. paul o'dwyer was one of four paddleboarders who died after getting into difficulty on the river cleddau in haverfordwest, a week ago. morgan rogers and nicola wheatley also lost their lives. andrea powell spent a week in hospital in a critical condition, but died yesterday from her injuries. five other people were part of the paddleboarding excursion — they were rescued uninjured. a weather warning for heavy rain was in place when the group, part of south wales paddleboarders, went out. the river was high and fast flowing. police confirmed today a woman from the south

top seed and world number one novak djokovic will play american taylor fritz in the quarter finals onbefore the scheduled start time. golf, and the second round of the saudi ladies international is underway with the opening day providing what could be shot of the tournament. it was this effort from england's bronte law, a hole—in—one at the par three 3rd, on her way to a round of 70. she ended the first day three shots behind the leaders. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and rest of the team that's your sports news for now. the us space agency, nasa, has unveiled a system it hopes it might use to protect the earth from asteroids. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. space is vast and full of wonder. countless stars, cou ntless pla nets and countless lumps of rocks streaking through the cosmos. earth has always been a potential target, exposed and vulnerable — until now. this is a computer simulation of dart, the double asteroid redirection test, which could be our first line of defence if one of those lumps of ro

so it's the american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favourite novak djokovic.he finished the job shortly after to set up a last eight match with english compatriot mark king. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. after the rather chilly conditions of the last few days, things are going to feel a little bit different as we head towards the weekend. some milder weather in the forecast, but with that quite a lot of cloud feeding and from the west. and for some of us through the weekend there is some wet and windy weather on the way. this one front has been working its way south and east and is introducing more in the way of cloud, but also introducing a westerly wind, so that is bringing a milder feel. a milder start to friday for many. the coldest conditions down towards the south and the east where the skies have remained clear. and that's where we will see the best of any sunshine through the morning. for many other places there is going to be a lot of cloud. that cloud, at times, producing some spots of light rain and drizzle. especially over high gro

he'll play novak djokovic in the semis.n over 2015 world champion stuart bingham. he'll playjohn higgins tonight for a place in the semifinals. rory mcilroy�*s roaring again. he leads the dp world tour championship in dubai by two shots after hitting a seven—under—par 65 in round one. the world number eight made a blistering start with four birdies and an eagle in the opening eight holes. i'm a i'm a big boy now. i've been around the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, the block a bit. if i have problems orstruggles, i the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, i should the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, ishould be the block a bit. if i have problems or struggles, i should be able to sort them out myself. instead of looking to others to try to fix my problems, i'mjust looking to others to try to fix my problems, i'm just going to try to take responsibility a bit. that's really what i did after the ryder cup. i put my head down, spent a lot of time on the range and figuring out what is it that

other stars like novak djokovic, billie jean king and na vratalo vrks a voice their support. >>> theysing documents requested by the january 6 committee would give the legislative branch tooch much power. now more from cnn's jessica schneider. >> reporter: the committee is planning to issue more subpoenas according to bennie thompson. so far they have issued 35 according to key trump officials like chief of staff mark meadows, press secretary kaylee mcenany. they have faced fierce resistance. former chief strategist steve bannon has been in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with his subpoena. they are considering referring mark meadows for criminal attempt after he refused to comply. the committee is being hampered here by time. members are only in d.c. until friday. that's when they'll head back to their districts for the thanksgiving holiday. examine there is really no way to play out a criminal contempt referral that fast. any decision on med owes will likely not play out until the last week of november. plus we learned the chairman of the committee is going to be sending

an investigation and william saying she's praying for the family of the 35-year-old player, novak djokovicmmunity needs to back her up and her family and make sure that she is safe and sound because if you would have tournaments on the chinese soil without resolving the situation it would be a little bit strange. >> businesspeople and athletes alike have had trouble when speaking on china. last year the cofounder jeff small went missing after could he sizing the government. mike: the tennis stars are speaking up, thank you very much. >> many senior citizens forgot that the holidays can go without, one d.c. restaurant owner doing his best to ensure 5000 seniors receive a good thanksgiving meal this year, joining us mark bucher cofounder of medium rare restaurants, welcome. >> it is great to see you in person. >> we've been traveling coming together for the last 18 months. the elderly have struggled forever, covid didn't make it better or worse. they're immobile and they don't get out and we wanted to make sure anybody who needs a thanksgiving meal gets one. it's a hard meal to make for one

novak djokovic — 20 time grand slam champion, and 19 of those were one on a plant —based diet. same year — in 2019, she won the world cup. veganism is a growing trend in sport. england cricketer maddie feeley is switched to a vegan diet because she wanted to play her part in helping to tackle climate change —— maddie failures. it in helping to tackle climate change -- maddie failures.— -- maddie failures. it really does affect me more _ -- maddie failures. it really does affect me more than _ -- maddie failures. it really does affect me more than probably - -- maddie failures. it really does affect me more than probably a l -- maddie failures. it really does i affect me more than probably a lot of other things in the world. i'm quite laid—back. but in terms of climate change, it does impact me. and i know there are girls on the site as well that it does bother them, and their democrat it is something i'm massively passionate about and it gets me quite impassioned, to be honest. it is suggested _ impassioned, to be honest. it is suggested by — impassioned, to be honest. it is su

djokovic a faculty association is asking for a 4% raise in 20222022.lted in an impasse. the current contract offered across the system only allows for a 2% raise for 2020. this while the president received a 10% retroactive raise last year. two it is a slap in the face. duggar the faculty hopes the chancellor heard their message while he was on campus monday. his office released a statement saying the csu values its faculty and is committed to reaching agreement on a successor contract as it has with several other unions. the csu is committed to advocating for state funds to increase employee salaries. perhaps lost in this protest was the reason he was at the protest -- he was at campus today. as to su professor nikos marcos told the chancellor what the group would like to see in new president. they want someone willing to work with faculty to solve problems. darker we are hoping we will get a new president who is willing to work with faculty. someone who will honor shared governance. our experience has not been one of shared governors. we have had a l

we're also hearing from dennis stars like serena williams, novak djokovic, calling on china to support her and to say exactly where she is. so of course, the longer it goes that we don't hear directly from the tennis star herself, the more the concerns are growing. now at this point, what we've heard from the foreign affairs ministry on thursday and again on friday saying this is not a diplomatic affair and it's not for them to talk about it. kim? >> all right. thanks for keeping on top of this troubling story. cnn's paula hancocks in seoul. appreciate. >>> the u.s. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in africa and sounding the alarm about the conflict in tigres. the dire warning when we return. stay with us. one role of a lifetime...one sore throat. but she had enough. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in seconds, lasts for hours. ♪ ♪ xfinity rewards are our way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like getting illumination's minions movie on us. xfinity mobile benefits. exclusive

novak djokovic recovered from a wobbly start to beat casper ruud 7—6, 6—2 in his opening round—robinjuly before undergoing more knee surgery. however, his coach, ivan ljubicic, says he was certain that federer was not thinking about retiring just yet. for more on that and other stories, the bbc sport website is the place to go. but that's all your sport for now. hello. well, tuesday promises to be a dry day across most of the uk. it's going to be cloudy and mild once again. and, in fact, not much change expected for the next few days. if anything, the temperatures could rise even further. so why is it so mild? well, on the satellite picture, you'll see this big weather front here. this is very much where the jet stream is. thejet stream is pushing along the weather fronts, but it's also separating the mild air to the south, which has engulfed the uk, indeed much of europe, and is keeping the cold air at bay. so we are to the south of the jet stream in that milder air. but scotland is a little closer to the weather fronts in the north atlantic, so that does mean some of that rain graz

and we've also just recently heard from the world number one novak djokovic talking about his colleaguemunity, tennis community, needs to back her up and her family and make sure that she's safe and sound because if you would have tournaments on the chinese soil without resolving the situation, it would be a little bit strange. >> important to point out just once more, everything we are hearing is from chinese state media, not directly from the tennis star herself. >> all right. paula hancocks, thank you so much for that. joining us right now, congressman jim lang, a democrat from rhode island. and congressman, so good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> so i'll get to the olympics in a moment, but first, let me ask you, what do you think is happening with peng shuai. president biden has said he wants verifiable proof of her safety. what, if anything, can the u.s. do here? >> well, these are all disturbing issues and i join with president biden in helping to see concrete proof that peng shuai is okay. this is very disconcerting, and we should all be very troubled, those who care abou

the world number one, novak djokovic talked about it. >> the whole tennis community needs to back hers safe and sound because if you would have tournaments on the chinese soil without resolving this situation, it would be a little bit strange. >> so we have already heard from the head of the women's tennis association that he is willing to pull out of china despite the millions of dollars that that might lose, saying this is clearly more important than business. now up until to point, beijing still commenting directly saying it's not a diplomatic matter and they have nothing more to say on the matter. >> so appreciate the update you're giving us. we are grateful. thank you. we'll keep you posted on that and so much more when we see you tomorrow morning back here. but for now, we want to make sure you have some good memories today. thank you for being with us. >> appreciate you watching. still more ahead in the next hour. fredricka whitfield picks us up after a quick break. the ergo smart base from tempur-pedic responds to snoring- automatically. so no hiding under your pillow, or opti

defending champion novak djokovic has not yet revealed his vaccination status.�*s dp world tour championship on the bbc sport website, where rory mcilroy�*s top of the leaderboard in dubai with a one shot lead. that's all your sport for now, back to you. finally, a host of celebrities appeared for last night's children in need appeal. a whopping 39 million... more than £39 million was pledged, higher than last year's figure on the night. the money will go towards supporting thousands of charities and local projects around the uk. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at the earlier than usual time of four o'clock. goodbye! hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. protests against lockdowns and vaccine mandates are taking place in cities across australia. the rallies are part of a planned international day of protest at coronavirus restrictions. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in sydney with more on the rallies. well, they're going on from coast to coast in the western australian state capital of perth, her to sydney, the country's biggest city, and also in

we're hearing from stars, novak djokovic has been commenting and serena williams, naomi and o osaka, we're not hearing from friends and family. niece are increasing concerns china, beijing is saying we heard from the foreign affairs spokesperson when asked about this case, it's not a diplomatic issue. and they have nothing to say about it. so china remaining tight-lipped when it comes to what has happened to peng. at this point, really, the latest information we have, once again from state-run media "global times" saying she will be seen in public soon. so, at this point we really have to wait and see whether that does materialize. kim. >> we'll keep following that story, cnn's paula hancocks in seoul. thank you so much. >>> all right. coming up on "cnn newsroom," we'll show you how some kind volunteers and veterinarian gave a badly injured dog a leg up and four pas. paws. ... shingles. a painful, blistering rash that could interrupt your life for weeks. forget social events and weekend getaways. if you've had chickenpox, the virus that causes shingles is already inside of you. if yo

novak djokovic had this to say, currently number one in the world. >> the whole community, tennis communityeeds to back her up and her family and make sure that she's safe and sound. because if you would have have tournaments on the chinese soil without resolving this situation, it would be a little bit strange. >> reporter: business people and athletes alike have had similar problems when speaking out in china. last year the cofinder of the site alibaba, jack ma, disappeared for three months after criticizing the government. eric? eric: trey, thanks so much. we will have a lot more on peng shuai's fate. gordon chang is here on what happens when you go up against the powers in beijing. arthel? arthel: thank you, eric. meanwhile, here at home the president's massive social spending bill may run into some big obstacles in the senate after house passed it on friday. brian deese, the director of the economic council, insists the biden plan will help fix our economic crisis. what he told "fox news sunday." >> there's no question inflation is high, and it's affecting american consumers, and it's

a move supported by billie jean king and novak djokovic. >> unless this is resolved i support it 100%, a person is missing. >> and then in a white house press secretary saying this. we join in the calls for prc authorities to provide independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson saying the matter is not a diplomatic question and not aware of the situation. then this twitter post november 17 purportedly an email from peng saying she is safe an enthat sexual assault claims are not true. that's all in this right here. lots of questions. why didn't peng herself post this on her social channels? if you look up here, supposed for the wtaceo why is it addressed to everyone? and then also look at this right here why you see this flashing cursor? looks like a screen grab. is that right? and that's right in the middle of the email. that's what we see. finally to add to the confusion about tweet today, a public appearance from today. though nbc news -- this is the picture from earlier from the ioc chairman. see her smiling and w

. >>> new vaccine rules mean the tennis star, novack djokovic is likely to miss the australian open the state unvaccinated players will be banned he's declined to disclose whether he's vaccinated his father slamming the requirement, telling reporters that under these blackmails and conditions he probably won't play he's won a record nine australian openings. he's tied with rafa nadal and roger federer for the most grand slam wins in tennis history. >>> 61 strangers finally free after being stranded for three days in a pub in northern england. on friday, the group of people filled the inn to listen to an e oasis tribute band, but you can see what went wrong. snow blanketed the area about five hours north of london mound piles kept them trapped for three days they slept over, played games, sang karaoke the pub owners jokingly referred to the bunch as their new inmates. they even laid out a buffet free of charge. nikola townsend is the pub manager, she told the local news, some people were fine with being stranded >> last night there were a lot of people were saying they would really like

you heard from chris evert, novak djokovic, naomi sew psaki.o. it was in china and got canceled because of covid. so there are a lot of layers to the story. but the biggest question is where is peng, srb s okay? >> you would think with all the contacts she has and all the people she knows, someone would have heard something. she might have reached out and responded to something. there is another side of this, too, the tennis side, the sports organization side. you are a former usta official, the wta put out a strong statement to this alleged email that reads, i have a hard time believing that peng shuai actually wrote the email or believes what is being attributed to her. peng shuai displayed incredible courage in describing an allegation of sexual assault against a former top official in the chinese government. the wta and the rest of the world need independent and verifiable proof. >> kudos to steve simon stepping up to the plate, questioning where she is. we need more information. we need a thorough investigation. but then shortly thereafter

. >> novak djokovic there.ss secretary also saying friday, we join in the calls for prc authorities to provide independent, verifiable, key word here, proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said to that matter that this was not a diplomatic question. also saying, i'm not aware of this situation. but then this post on november 17th, just several days ago, on twitter, from china's state-run media. an email that says, that was sent by peng. they said it was sent by her, to the wta head, saying that she is safe and the sexual assault claims are no true, in this email, supposedly, from peng. lots of questions when you take a closer look here. why did peng herself put it on her own social channels. why did it go through state-run media. another question, why is it addressed to everyone if it's supposedly to the president? and then if you really look in closely here, i don't know if you can zoom in, on this little thing right here -- come on. this is the cursor. why is t

djokovic has repeatedly declined to disclose his vaccination status. what you want to do. in this particular case, what you want to put in your body. so, i have been a proponent of that and a supporter of freedom of choice and i will be always supporting that because freedom is essential for a happy and prosperous life. eddiejones has named his england side to play south africa this weekend at twickenham. courtney lawes will captain the side as owen farrell is injured. newcastle hookerjamie blamire and sale prop bevan rodd both start in an inexperienced england front row. joe marchant is on the wing, with manu tuilagi returning to the midfield. the full squad is on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the government's decision to scrap the leeds leg of the hs2 high speed rail link. the eastern leg between the east midlands and leeds will no longer go ahead. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said the overhaul of plans for the rail network will result in fasterjourneys in a quicker timeframe. as part of the inte