what a win that was for djokovic.n superb form — as he helped the exiles take quins apart in brentford. irish move to within a point of sixth placed harlequins. ospreys came from behind to win at bottom side zebre in the united rugby championship. reuben morgan—williams completed the turnaround as they won 28—24. he sustained a hip injury in the game on the 21st of january. before last week's training camp and has not recovered sufficiently. both him and another injured player will continue with rehab. rory mcilroy has roared into the lead in the weather affected dubai desert classic. the northern irishman hit a blistering 7 under par third round of 65 to claim the outright lead on 15 under par. two englishman are not far behind mcilroy, callum shinkwin and dan bradbury are both three shots off the pace on 12 under. england's richard bland and ian poulter are also lurking. they're both 11 under par, in a group of 7 players, including american patrick reed. britain's zoe atkin won her first x games gold medal in ski su

can novak djokovic equal the record for tennis grand slam wins?e'll be looking ahead to the australian open final. and doing the monster mash in bulgaria, a tradition to ward off evil spirits that's made a covid come back. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so—called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29—year—old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen, who are also black. they've now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning: nada tawfik�*s report does contain distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! woman: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis�*s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful — a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small—scale demonstrations took place across the country — from new york to detroit and los angeles — mostly calm, just as the family want

how would you sum up novak djokovic's _ title.to the australian open this year? to the australian open this ear? , ,, , ., year? yes, the serbian community _ year? yes, the serbian community welcomed l year? yes, the serbian i community welcomed him back great. on the first game against chaeronea bicester, he had so much serbian fans, but djokovic fans who are not from serbia. i never saw something like that. i was in a couple of football national team games, basketball national team games, but i never saw 100 serbian flags all around the crowds and everything, and there was chanting and everything. i mean, he got so much support for coming back.— mean, he got so much support for coming back. yes. he really is an icon _ for coming back. yes. he really is an icon to — for coming back. yes. he really is an icon to the _ for coming back. yes. he really is an icon to the serbian - is an icon to the serbian community. just describe that excitement for me. how excited are the fans to see him in action? , , ., �* ~ action? yes, but i don

i watching novak djokovic. they certainly will be. and - watching novak djokovic.sure all of britain will be backing her. great to see you. and we are keeping a close eye on all of the action in the third set now. andy murray is down 3— four but he does have the first two sets. now if you're watching in the uk where were you a0 years ago today? because on 17th january 1983 the bbc launched a new era of early morning news programming when breakfast time hit tv screens. this may bring back memories. music plays i was ten years old at the time. the show was revolutionary — it mixed hard news with showbiz gossip, keep—fit exercises and a regular astrology slot. even the dress was different — the men worejumpers rather than a traditional suit and tie. on breakfast from six o'clock, the team are marking the anniversary with features and special guests including nick ross, russell grant, and diana moran — the green goddess. so all that with sally nugent and jon kay in about 35 minutes' time. that is when bbc one switches to breakfast. next here with me, we still have half

djokovic then seemed rattled, needlessly arguing with the umpire.ot working. he then lost nine points in a row, and suddenly paul had levelled at five games all. would you believe it? but the champion�*s reserves are deep. he fought back. who's cheering now? there were moments of brilliance from paul in the second, but experience shone through. it didn't take the serb long to get to match point, and djokovic was through to his 33rd grand slam final. afterwards, when asked about his father being photograph with russian fans, djokovic admitted it had affected him but that it had not been deliberate. there was no intention, and now you're basically asking me a question like he did it intentionally and like he is not being careful about what he is doing. it can happen to many people, what happened to him. he was passing through, a photo. it has escalated. he was misused. it has got to me as well, and i was not aware of it until last night, and then of course i was not pleased to see that. djokovic will play stefanos tsitsipas after the greek beat karen

novak djokovic, there is a huge build—up to the return of novak djokovic in australia, he's been backinuring which he already the adelaide international — but there is a huge interest in how he would be received here in melbourne. he had a big warm reception in melbourne park when he played an exhibition match with nick kyrgios on friday. but today is the big moment, it's his first official match where he will be facing roberto carbide us from spain in this first day. he says is very emotional to be back in the arena, and we've been speaking to tennis fans around melbourne park who tell us they are happy to see him back. good to see him back. you gotta let the best players play. it might've been a bit —i overreacted at the time. now he's here, so what was the point of all that, you know? _ he's here. very happy, he should never have — not been...? yeah, i reckon too, yeah. yeah, really excited. yeah, really, really excited that he's here this year. _ last year we were kind of waiting to see what was going to happenj before we booked tickets - or anything, so really excited that he's her

so it's djokovic—tsitsipas in sunday's final.ne annabel croft was covering the djokovic match earlier for bbc radio 5 live. i think today we witnessed an enormous amount of stress at the start of the match. even though he was up against an opponent that was unseated, he was definitely a favour to come through that, he is going to be up against someone who has won the last nine times and he has a 10—2 record against tsitsipas, but tsitsipas has beaten a lot of big names. he has beaten federer, he has beaten ned dowell, but this is his first time in the final. they met in the french open, when tsitsipas got up two sets to zero and came back to lose the match. you feel as if the level that tsitsipas is going to bring to this final is very, very high, and he has got an attacking, aggressive game style, it is not going to be easy, it is by no means a pushover. certainly is not. we are going to move our attention to winter sports. matt weston has become great britain's first men's skeleton world champion in 15 years after winning in st

, , ., djokovic! the big question, what kind _ djokovic! the big question, what kind of— djokovic!t kind of reception will novak djokovic receive in the rod laver arena when he steps out the first game? judging very warm reception and huge chairs he received when he appeared on the same court on friday when he was playing an exhibition match with nick kyrgios, he is pretty relaxed and hopefully it will go well for him. they sold out that much in a matter of less than an hour, 58 minutes, when the tickets were available. we expect that this will be a full arena tonight. he is aiming for the 10th title, record extending him at the australian open and the all—important 22nd men's major that now currently rafael nadal holds for the men's majorfor the rafael nadal holds for the men's major for the top seed. exciting times for you and ask because i'm sure we will talk to you again very soon. shaimaa khalil, folks, isn't she fantastic? thanks forjoining fantastic? thanks for joining us! the italian actress gina lollobrigida has died aged 95. she was one of the biggest film stars in the wo

in terms of novak djokovic, it was the big controversy l djokovic, it was the big controversy ahead ofoing into the australian open as to how melbourne crowds would react to djokovic, especially because melbourne was put into so many lockdowns. he was deported over his vaccination stance — but it was such a warm welcome ahead of the open, craig tilley baer, ceo of tennis australia, says he hopes melbourne would be really receptive towards djokovic and the local crowd would respect his greatness, and that definitely seemed to be the case. he definitely walked out to huge applause from the crowd, and the whole crowds were covered in the serbian flag, t—shirts were made. it was a very warm welcome. the serbian flag, t-shirts were made. it was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis. was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis- and — was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis. and just _ was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis. and just to _ was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis. and just to say, _ was a very warm welcome. the power of tennis. and just to say, when you | of

so a great win for djokovic and this is how he reacted after the match.. not playing last year and coming back this year. only the team and the family knows what we've been through in the last four or five weeks, and this probably is the _ i would say biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. michael dykes scored a hat—trick of tries for london irish on his premiership debut as they beat harlequins 42—24. dykes was in superb form — as he helped the exiles take quins apart in brentford. irish move to within a point of sixth placed harlequins. ospreys came from behind to win at bottom side zebre in the united rugby championship. reuben morgan—williams completed the turnaround as they won 28—24. rory mcilroy has roared into the lead in the weather affected dubai desert classic. the northern irishman hit a blistering 7 under par third round of 65 to claim the outright lead on 15 under par. two englishman are not far behind mcilroy, callum shinkwin and dan bradbury are both three shots off the pace on 12 under. england's richard bland and ian p

a very different start of the year for novak - start of the year for novak djokovic.he fact that the former world number one was going to miss his favourite tournament. he is back and he will be competing on tuesday. just a couple of lines to bring you before we talk about novak djokovic and his title. nick kyrgios, australia's nick kyrgios, the home favourite, has announced he will be pulling out of the australian open because of a knee injury. before he fancied his chances of doing well in the tournament, despite concerns about his lack of preparation, today he announced it was just going to be very difficult for him to break through this year. he said that injuries are a part of it, and he is devastated because this is his home tournament. they are looking to my right to a big screen where raphael nadal, the defending champion of the australian open is playing against britain's jack draper, they have benarca an—acc but he did win the first set, they are onto the second set the rod laver arena. onto the second set the rod laverarena. emma raducanu onto the second se

and djokovic was through to his 33rd grand slam final., winning their fourth australian open wheelchair doubles title. but on sunday, in a tournament he says he loves, djokovic will have the chance to become world number one again. jane dougall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.

this was the first nouko djokovic match on the courts of melbourne in 2 years, let me remind you thathe serb was deported before the start of the tournament due to his refusal to be vaccinated against covid in the australian open new djokovic has not lost since 2019. yesterday's victory turned out to be serbs' 22nd in a row in matches australia nuban since 2019 has taken the title at the australian open three times in a row, and if we take all the tournaments in australia in which djokovic has taken part over the past years, then serbs' winning streak is already 35 matches if djokovic confirms. uh, the status of the favorites will win the tournament. he will return you the title of the first racket of the world. manchester united has another potential buyer about the desire to buy manchester united announced the richest man in britain, the owner of a chemical company sir. jim radcliffe his representatives have officially confirmed that they are involved in the process of applying for the acquisition of manchester united if the billionaire becomes the new owner of the utah for radcliff

djokovic took back in 2008.es now have 22 victories in the grand slam tournaments , so the indicator is equal to rafael nadal and this is also a record in the history of tennis. and today, according to tradition, after major tournaments, the updated atp rating of new djokovic will return to top finalist australia open stefanov is now the third in the world andrei rublev reached the quarterfinals at the tournament in melbourne and returned to the top five in the world rankings. daniil medvedev flew out of the top ten now 12, and karen khachanov made an impressive leap seven lines up khachanov was in the twentieth. now the thirteenth in melbourne will give came out better than all russian tennis players. he reached the semi-finals. the international olympic committee stated that the concept of the performance of russian athletes under a neutral flag proved to be good, the corresponding statement appeared in official accounts could in social networks in could drew attention to the fact that the concept of a neutral

announcer: novak djokovic!not everyone's pleased to see novak djokovic as he faced not only andrey rublev but also a heckler. every single point, you're reacting! "send him home," had been the taunt — an apparent reference to last year. and while djokovic soon blazed his way to the first set, he was still unhappy with that spectator. just pay attention to what he's saying. but if djokovic seemed rattled, you'd never have guessed it from this, as rublev was given the runaround. talk about channelling your frustration! a straight sets win suggests djokovic will take some stopping. he'll next face the unseeded tommy paul. and how did he celebrate? with a rendition of happy birthday for his watching mum. # happy birthday, dear you! # happy birthday. ..# well, his tennis at least is hitting the right notes. andy swiss, bbc news. some news just some newsjust in, meta, the online giant which owns facebook and instagram, has announced in the past few minutes that donald trump is to have his social media account to be u

if it is not going to be djokovic or nedei, _ if it is not going to be djokovic or nedei, who— if itdvantage of the absence of— nadal, who can take advantage of the absence of carlos alcaraz about number — absence of carlos alcaraz about number one, stefanos tsitsipas, casper— number one, stefanos tsitsipas, casper ruud, daniil medvedev of russia, _ casper ruud, daniil medvedev of russia, who has had a slightly disappointing year last year. in the women's _ disappointing year last year. in the women's singles, you guess realtek is the _ women's singles, you guess realtek is the player to beat, the runaway worid _ is the player to beat, the runaway world number one, winning two grand siams _ world number one, winning two grand siams iast— world number one, winning two grand slams last year but can she continue that momentum at the start of the year? _ that momentum at the start of the year? we — that momentum at the start of the year? we often get some unpredictable results at the start of the _ unpredictable results at the start of the grand slam season. haunstrup are of— of the gran

novak djokovic was banned from the australian open last year he won the championship game the share. >> champion of australia for the tenth time. he is the best player on the planet again. >> novak djokovic tying the all-time men's record for grand slam titles with 22 wins. he called australian open with the biggest victory of his life capping off an emotional journey. one year ago would novak djokovic to write for the open and was told his visa was canceled because he was not exempt from the vaccination against covid. the dispute became an international incident and ended with the deportation from australia. above identifying the impact of the coronavirus restrictions in our reduction. jason chaffetz as a sports analysis, tennis fan, what is your reaction. jason: i love tennis to win ten times australia is amazing the way the government treated the premier athlete in all of sports this guy is the goat of tennis. he is unbelievable, to deny him and kick him out of the country and what we did in the united states did not allow him to come in and for the way the aussies, i love austral

djokovic took back in 2008.n total, the new ones, and now 22 victories in the grand slam tournaments , so the indicator is equal to the alemdal. this is also a record in the history of tennis. boxer artur beterbiev defended three world titles in the weight division over the weekend. category up to 79 kg in london at wembley stadium, beterbiev defeated briton anthony yard, the twelfth round duel did not turn out complete, ambiterbiev won by technical knockout in the eighth round, first yard , was knocked down, the briton managed to get up and continue the fight, but after a few seconds his team asked to stop the fight thus artur beterbiev defended the title of world champion in three versions of the world boxing council of the international boxing federation and the world boxing organization beterbiev performed without the russian flag and anthem, but this fight at wembley came out to the song about russia and the caucasus in the professional ring. the boxer now has 19 victories, in 19 fights all victories, becau

and the australian open tennis tournament gets underway with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. hello and welcome. we begin in nepal where a day of mourning will be observed after officials say at least 68 people have died in a plane crash in the central part of the country. there were 72 people on board the aircraft, which came down just a mile from its destination. the plane was operated by yeti airlines, and was flying from kathmandu airport to the tourist town of pokhara. it came down in the gorge of seti, a mile from the runway at pokhara airport. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what ha

what a win for novak djokovic.tely poised in bloemfontein. having been put into bat, england were struggling with three early wickets — but harry brook led the fightback with 80. captainjos buttler finished unbeaten on 94 as england set south africa 315 to win. and the home side were in control until a short while ago. captain temba bavuma scored a century, until getting himself out. and england struck again shortly after with the wicket of rassie van der dussen. britain�*s zoe atkin won her first x games gold medal in ski superpipe in aspen. us—born atkin clinched victory in colorado, from canada�*s rachael karker with herfinal run, while svea irving of the us won bronze. atkin had placed in the top five on her three previous x games appearances but never made the podium. a bit of drama in the fa cup. it looks like they are checking a potential brighton goal in stoppage time, so we wait and see whether this one goes in. if it does happen it will be 2—1 in favour of brighton and it looks like they will continue in

novak djokovic is the story of the australian open _ 2023?vic is the story of the australian open again, much - the australian open again, much different from last year when he was part of a media circus around his deportation, et from australia when he turned began. this time he is the favourite to win the tournament again, winning at nine times before, and he seems to be in pretty good shape to win before, he won the adelaide one up tournament at the beginning of the month. he has a hamstring issue which could flare up, and it seems he may not be forgiving, but willing to be forgotten with a djokovic, people willing to move on from the drum of last year and focus on return amiss this time. in last year and focus on return amiss this time. , ., ., , this time. in terms of the fans were rafael nadal. _ this time. in terms of the fans were rafael nadal, it _ this time. in terms of the fans were rafael nadal, it seems _ this time. in terms of the fans were rafael nadal, it seems a _ this time. in terms of the fans were rafael nadal, it seems a

djokovic wrapping up a straight sets win.paul. he was up against fellow american dan shelton, a 20—year—old college student who had never been abroad before this tournament, and he was clearly keen to extend his trip. but although shelton took a set, it was ultimately paul who took the match. the best result of his career. but with djokovic next up, fair to say he will need an even better one. andy swiss, bbc news. new research suggests that humans can understand gestures used by chimpanzees to communicate with each other in the wild. scientists from the university of st andrews asked volunteers to watch videos and translate the animal's sign language. the results indicate that this form communication, may be the origin of our own language. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. grooming builds bonds of friendship... our closest living relatives. social, intelligent primates that communicate without speaking. and it seems that we humans can tune into this silent gesturing language. researchers who have spent years ob

of course, djokovic loves playing here, but his victory this year was really differ.2 months after he was in australia without a vaccinate for the covid 19 virus, spend a in a detention center before he was unceremoniously deported before the start of the tournament, now a ten-to him champion in melbourne and tying him for the record with are you familiar aisle nadal. on reflection he said this had been actually one of the hardest trophies to win. >> i have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i have ever played in my life. considering the circumstances not playing last year coming back this years, and i want to thank all the people that made me feel welcome, made me feel comfortable to be in melbourne to be in australia. i tried to think to myself and really live through these moment, it's a long journey, this is also a long talk from my side, bear with me, guys. i just have to say this because only the team and the family knows what we've been through in the last four, five weeks, and this probably is the i would say biggest victory in m

novak djokovic.first set. but what's this? djokovic struggling with a hamstring industry and his opponent made it 1—1 set, was an upset on the card? well, it wasn't to be. as djokovic ultimately recovered to go through but despite the victory there will be concerns over his fitness. earlier there was a confident win for britain's dan evans but not without controversy. he'd been up against france'sjeremy chardy, here at the top of the picture, and just watch him very closely. as girardi placed this shot a ball falls out of his pocket and he finds the net —— as chardy plays this shot. evans was awarded the point but chardy thinks it should be replayed and for some ten minutes he argued with the officials. all ultimately to no avail. so with evans through, could andy murray join him? it was up against one of australia's big hopes, thanasi kokkinakis and murray made a stodgy start. had his marathon win the previous round taken its toll? the signs were not great as kokkinakis took the first set. the secon

after novak djokovic were flags with russian flags that displayed an image of vladimir putin.o intention of getting caught up in all of that and he was only there to support his son. ultimately they both decided it would be better if he did not attend the semi final or final match. novak djokovic said his decision hurt them both and it wasn't easy for his dad after the tennis stars big win the enormous mental energy to stay focused and overcome the off court issues. >> have to say this is one of the most challenging tournaments i've ever played in my life considering the circumstances. >> will have to see how he does at the french open which begins in late may.deci >> thank you christina i love australia, mr. eric shawn they're quitting the kibble. and kicking the cans. and feeding their dogs dog food that's actually... well, food. developed with vets. made from real meat and veggies. portioned for your dog. and delivered right to your door. it's smarter, healthier pet food. >> woman: why did we choose safelite? >> vo: for us, driving around is the only way we can get our baby

any stopping djokovic and how will the controversy around his father play out?and quite mortified that situation occurred. i do believe him when i think he said his dad had gone out into the crowds and was just thanking all the fans and there was a lot of noise out there late at night, quite dark, he thought it was a serbian flag, he said it's a lot to cope with and as we know with a motion going on off the court and things you have to deal with on top ofjust trying to play your tennis it's not easy, but can tsitsipas win? i think he has a great chance. he's playing the best tennis of his career. he's been in a grand slam final before in the french open and led djokovic by 2—0 sets, so he's in a more optimistic mind, he is less negative, playing the right kind of tennis and djokovic has had that hamstring injury, he's been a little bit emotional and a lot of nerves in his tennis, so if anyone was going to do it i think this would be the time for tsitsipas. it's10—2 head to head favourite for djokovic and he has won the last nine but it feels it is 50—50, and the

and hopefully, nollie will win this time, and go novak djokovic!t. judging by the warm contestant to make a reception he's received in the warm up —— warm reception he's received in the warm up, he's also hoping for that tenth title and a record equalising 22nd grand slam, a record that now roughly on the doll holds. fix, record that now roughly on the doll holde— doll holds. a difficult to make a busy day — doll holds. a difficult to make a busy day for _ doll holds. a difficult to make a busy day for you, _ doll holds. a difficult to make a busy day for you, and - doll holds. a difficult to make | a busy day for you, and please play tennis sometime, i think a match is in orderfor the two of us. always wonderful to have you on the programme. you know what they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away — but what about a marathon a day? well, i'm not sure i can say i'd do that, but someone in australia has done just that — and for 150 days straight, no less. 32—year old marathon runner erchana murray—bartlett has finally finished her 6,300 kilometre

has taken part in recent years, then the winning streak is already 35 matches, if djokovic confirms the status of the favorite and wins the tournament, he will regain the title of the first racket of the world. manchester united has another potential buyer desire to buy manchester united announced the richest man in britain, the owner of the chemical company sir. jim radcliffe's spokesman has officially confirmed that they are involved in the bidding process to acquire man united if jim radcliffe becomes the new owner for him. this will be the second football club. businessman. also owns a french brand. let me remind you that the readiness to sell one of the most popular football clubs in the world, the current owner of the yaglazers, was announced in november, respectively, last year. the deal is expected to be worth at least $2 billion . glazer is owned by a muse in 2005. that's all about sports for now, see you in the next chat. millions of people will take part in epiphany bathing next night of this emergencies ministry estimate across russia will open almost 3.500 bought. well,

djokovic had to work at times.tied, decided by tie breaks but dominated the third set breaker racing into a five love lead and closing it out on match point when he hit a thumping forehand down the line found too hot to handle. of course, djokovic loves playing here but his victory this year was really different. it was a tale of redemption 12 months after he was in australia without a vaccination for the covid-19 virus. he spent a week in a detention center before he was deported before the start of the tournament but now he's a ten-time champion up to 22 grand slam single titles in total tieing him for the record with rafael nadal and will regain the world number one ranking and on reflection afterwards, he said this had been actually one of the hardest trophies to win. >> i have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i played in my life considering the circumstances not playing last year, coming back this year and i want to thank -- i want to thank all the people that made me feel welc

number one, novak djokovic . i think that's a the world? number one, novak djokovic.ood point. i think the weather's a these tournament's they'll probably have an asterisk by their name. that's only right, because djokovic has been so good to have him in the field. is ridiculous, really, given what's going on in the rest the world. and we now know that these vaccines stop transmission . so it seems just transmission. so it seems just absolutely petty petty politics is what i would say is coming from the biden administration . from the biden administration. yeah, i'd agree with that. and, you know, normally i want to push on what somebody's saying, but not a totally i totally agree. and it seems a shame that somebody you know, one of the one of the things for surviving covid fit and healthy covid is to stay fit and healthy and nobody has stayed fitter , and nobody has stayed fitter, healthier djokovic , healthier than novak djokovic, whereas other people have got vaccinated and then, you know, spent lockdown sitting next to the just exercising the the fridge just exerc

as a result of the tournament in melbourne, troy turns out to be just djokovic, who returned from anwell as the norwegian casper ruth, the stephanos player. i hope that there is nothing serious with the hip so far that i could train to fight to conduct practical jokes training sets this positive sign of course, i'm more careful in my strength training. i hope there will be no problems during the tournament, as for the representatives of russia, they are in the main draw, the tournament is 20 people, 14 girls and six men. this is the largest russian representation in melbourne over the past 11 years, including the sixth racket of the world andrei rublev and the eighth number of the world ranking daniil medvedev will play in australia . reached the final and lost both times. in the twenty-first year, djokovic in the twenty- second on a distant ruble against each other and medvedev can already get into the 1/4 finals of the girls best of the russians give rainfall to the eighth number of the world ranking, the official russian belarusian tennis players will perform in australia in a neu

this was the first match of novak djokovic on the courts of melbourne in 2 years , let me remind you that last year serbs were deported before the start of the tournament due to their refusal to be vaccinated against covid, so yesterday's victory turned out to be serbs' 22nd in a row on the open courts of the australian open championship at this new tournament djokovic has not lost since the nineteenth year since 2019 tax took the australian open title three times in a row, and if we take all the tournaments in australia in which djokovic has participated in recent years, then novak's winning streak is already 35 matches if djokovic confirms his status as a favorite and wins the tournament. he will return you the title of the first racket of the world. manchester united has another potential buyer about the desire to buy manchester united was announced by the richest man in britain to the owner of a chemical company, sir, jamred, leo, his representatives officially confirmed that they were involved in the application process for manchester united's acquisition if jemredkoff, will ind

and the australian open tennis tournament gets underway, with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. we begin in south asia where it'sjust coming up to 9:00am in nepal, and a day of national mourning has begun for the victims of the country's worst airline disaster in 30 years. all 72 people on board a yeti airlines plane are believed to have died after it crashed near the town of pokhara, about 145km or 90 miles west of the capital kathmandu. the bbc�*s rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from nepal. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion, as some sprayed wate

any stopping djokovic, is there any stopping djokovic and how will the controversy around his fatheraround his father play out? ., ~ , ., ., , , out? he talked openly and honestly about that yesterday _ out? he talked openly and honestly about that yesterday and _ out? he talked openly and honestly about that yesterday and he - out? he talked openly and honestly about that yesterday and he is - about that yesterday and he is bitterly disappointed and quite mortified that situation occurred. i do believe him when i think he set his dad had gone out into the crowds and was just thanking all the fans and was just thanking all the fans and there was a lot of noise out there late at night, quite dark, he thought it was a serbian flag, he said it's a lot to cope with and as we know with a motion going on off the court and things you have to deal with on top ofjust trying to play your tennis it's not easy, but can tsitsipas win? i think he has a great chance. he's playing the best tennis of his career. he's been on a grand slam final before in the french open and led djokovic by 2—0 sets, s

this is novak djokovic and he is in australia competing.rt was here, he was in melbourne, he was detained, he was questioned by the authority for failing to meet the country's covid—i9 vaccination rules and then he was detained for days before he was deported on the eve of the melbourne — of the australian open in melbourne. it was a hugely dramatic story and he is hoping it is going to be a different one this time around. last year was more about scandals and success in tennis fought novak djokovic. the revoking of his visa was welcomed by many australians but really angered his fans. technically he was banned from coming to australia until 2025. that decision was overturned by the current immigration minister and here he is. the denis walter numberfive minister and here he is. the denis walter number five is hoping that he can put all of that behind him. even though he says that he will never forget that experience and has his eye very much on melbourne park, on the australian open. he is still the king of that tournament. he has one in n

number one, novak djokovic . i think that's a the world? number one, novak djokovic.ood point. i think the weather's a these tournament's they'll probably have an asterisk by their name. that's only right, because djokovic has been so good to have him in the field. is ridiculous, really, given what's going on in the rest the world. and we now know that these vaccines stop transmission . so it seems just transmission. so it seems just absolutely petty petty politics is what i would say is coming from the biden administration . from the biden administration. yeah, i'd agree with that. and, you know, normally i want to push on what somebody's saying, but not a totally i totally agree. and it seems a shame that somebody you know, one of the one of the things for surviving covid fit and healthy covid is to stay fit and healthy and nobody has stayed fitter , and nobody has stayed fitter, healthier djokovic , healthier than novak djokovic, whereas other people have got vaccinated and then, you know, spent lockdown sitting next to the just exercising the the fridge just exerc

the fact that novak djokovic is here in australia on a practice court, training and getting ready foro different from what happened to him last year, the 21 grand slam winner is back in australia and getting ready for the adelaide international, happening here in the drive. he says he's so happy to be back here, but of course will happen in the last 12 months is very hard to forget. he says these kinds of events stick with you. he's using the adelaide international to get rid of dust get ready for his big return in the middle ofjanuary. and it will be a significant return because he was denied the chance to take part in the australian open. he's still the king of malcolm park and got that tent place title last year. he arrived injanuary of 2022, instead of getting ready for the tournament, he was detained and questioned by immigration officers, and held in a detention centre. then in the ten day lead up to the tournament, he was deported on the eve of the australian open despite actually having a successful legal challenge against the australian authorities. he says, "look, the fact t

novak djokovic. anything in the way of unexpected results?— novak djokovic.lts? well, i think all eyes were _ of unexpected results? well, i think all eyes were on _ of unexpected results? well, i think all eyes were on rafael _ of unexpected results? well, i think all eyes were on rafael nadal - - of unexpected results? well, i think all eyes were on rafael nadal - last| all eyes were on rafael nadal — last night for those of us in the states, he was knocked out in the second round by mackenzie mcdonald, he's the defending champion and number one seed. we know he's prone to injury, it was tough to watch them pull up in the second set. he was clearly hampered in the third and watching him limp off the court, down the hallway is never a site you want to see from one of the game's all—time greats. but listen, i don't doubt that he'll get back on the court as soon as possible and i think we will see him later in the year. but there are so many other storylines, as said — will novak djokovic get that 22nd grand slam title? action all over the grounds on melbourne

with the news that carlos alcaraz in doubt novak djokovic becomes a favourite.lam title in 2021. he was concerned about a hamstring problem in the court semifinals. he seemed as comfortable as ever. last years events don't seem to be bothering them at all and with the first grand slam of the year no question that novak djokovic is the man to beat. how do you feel about about cam norrie? he couldn't have made a better start to the year. with three ones out of three with great britain reaching the city final and unable to make progress to the final four. he's playing very well indeed. he is a player who likes to play quite a lot in the run—up to a grand slam. unlike lots very top players, he is going to play the week before the australian open. the reason for that he is going to be in auckland, a city he grew up in, his parents moved from johannesburg where he was born. as such, he gets a buy into the second round and will play a qualifier in the second right. the only downside is that if he has a successful week, it is great first confidence but he might arrive i

djokovic took back in 2008.ne now has 22 grand slam wins , so he is on par with rafael nadai. this is also a record in the history of tennis. boxer artur beterbiev last weekend defended three world titles in the weight category up to 79 kg in london at wembley stadium beterbiev defeated the british anthony yarda's twelfth round fight did not turn out complete beterbiev won by technical knockout in the eighth round, first yard, the briton was knocked down. after that, he managed to get up and continued and continue the fight, but after a few seconds his team asked to stop the fight , so artur beterbiev defended the world title in three versions of the world boxing council, the international boxing federation and the world boxing organization in the professional ring. the boxer now has 19 wins in 19 fights all wins beter myth won the next title defense ahead of schedule. artur will also play against briton callum smith in krasnoyarsk, the international tournament in freestyle wrestling has ended. the ivan yarygin

artyom krasulin ekaterina shamaeva to lead novak djokovic won for the tenth time in her career australiannship in the final of the serb in three sets the representatives of greece beat stefan sotsipas after his victory, djokovic could not hold back his tears , climbed onto the podium and celebrated his success in the arms of his relatives and the coaching staff . score, djokovic 22 grand slam wins but this indicator in this indicator he caught up with the spaniard rafael at a distance in the updated atp rankings on monday djokovic will return without the title of the first racket of the world. the ivan yarygin cup wrestling tournament ended in krasnoyarsk. more than 400 athletes from 11 countries of the world came to siberia these days to compete in this championship . my colleague stas redikultsev followed. the ivan yarygin cup in freestyle wrestling is more than half a thousand, bright and uncompromising fights on the final day of the tournament , seven sets are played on the carpets. awards nerves, tense voice breaks coaches photo not quite near the carpet, but go, yes, shout to wrestl

it’s djokovic. how will the british hopes 's fair? 3 . djokovic. ., ., , ., 's fair? it's a tough draw but an excitin: 's fair? it's a tough draw but an exciting draw _ 's fair? it's a tough draw but an exciting draw if _ 's fair? it's a tough draw but an exciting draw if you _ 's fair? it's a tough draw but an exciting draw if you are - 's fair? it's a tough draw but an exciting draw if you are jack i exciting draw if you are jack draper. the biggest stage of the australian open. it is tough. having beaten karen khachanov. rafa nadal has lost his last two matches, but we've been here before. wondering how he would perform in 2022. he won several opens, so you cannot rule him out. andy murray was hoping for a draw. it's anything but kind. he's to play matteo berrettini. looking good at the moment. he'll fancy his chances against murray. let's mention kyle edmund. three knee surgeries, and now he has yannick centre, the italian... it's better for cameron norrie. he'll play the french world coloured, and dan evans against argentina... never reach the

in this match, djokovic scored 63 in the first level, 76 in the second, and 76 in the third, and only automation number 4 beat the answer. became the world and with a record of 22 nadan championships, he surpassed nadal's 22 championships and equaled the results of europe. a look at the most important results of club football in europe, and firstly, orange orange won the league cup number in the final of the portuguese league cup last night. porto, which had mehdi tarimi in its starting line-up, defeated sporting 20 times and for the first time, he won the championship of this competition, which is the fourth year of his participation in portuguese football, and before that , he had won the championship in the league, in the super cup, and in the elimination cup, the championship of the protein union cup in the continuation of the 19th week of the spanish league tonight. 4 games will be played, the best game of real madrid, the second head coach of the second school of the features of the primary school, beat barcelona last night, followed by its host, corona, and was at the top of th

and djokovic was through to his 33rd grand slam final.e will play stefanos tsitsipas after the greek beat karen khachanov in four sets. and there was a british victory over night with a trophy to boot. alfie hewett and gordon reid, winning their fourth australian open wheelchair doubles title. but on sunday, in a tournament he says he loves, djokovic will have the chance to become world number one again. jane dougall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. also starting in australia? might as well, 35 degrees _ also starting in australia? might as well, 35 degrees in _ also starting in australia? might as well, 35 degrees in melbourne. - well, 35 degrees in melbourne. today, a hot start to the weekend but it will be cooler and wetter on sunday. on the north island of new zealand they are crying out for drier weather right now. they had an absolute value which earlier on friday, water waste deep, the airport flooded, because nearly submerged under a state of emergency has been declared. they have had a record daily r

djokovic broke early to win the first set — and then took the next two on tie breaks.s covid vaccination status. it's record extending tenth title for djokovic. he levels rafa nafal with 22 grand slams in total, and returns back to world number one status in the rankings. i have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i have ever played in my life, considering the circumstances, not playing last year, coming back this year... cheering and applause. only the team and the family knows what we have been through in the last four or five weeks. this probably, i would say, the biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. aryna sabelenka says she's desperate for more grand slams after claiming her first ever major, by beating elena rybakhina in the women's singles final on saturday. the belarussian— who was competing under a neutral flag, due to belarussia's support of russia's invasion of ukraine — posed with the daphne akhurst memorial cup on sunday... she won a thrilling match against rybakina, coming from set down to equal her career

will: novak djokovic.ete: back down to the border where we have more information this morning talking about, what are known as known got-aways. we now know the number is nearly 300,000 nongot-aways, slipped past border patrol agents in less than four months. in less than four months. now we learn that northern border apprehensions are rising as more illegal immigrants try to enter the u.s. from canada. why not? will: this is fascinating. we always talk about the southern border. this is a story of illegal immigration. appropriately our focus is on the united states mexican border. look at the numbers from what is happening up in canada? it is best told over time. go back to 2016. you have border encounters, something like 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 through 18. in 2022 explodes on annual basis up almost to 110,000. this year, fiscal year starts in october. looking at four months. this year you're looking at 42,000, encounters at the northern border. so far so you're well on pace to exceed 2022. pete: let me guess.