difficult draw for djokovic. the 24—time grand slam champion with a potential blockbuster quarter final against carlos alcaraz on the horizon. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we start with football and the news that everton have sacked their manager sean dyche. the 53—year—old's departure was announced on thurdsayjust hours before everton hosted league one side peterborough in the third round of the fa cup. dan ogunshakin looks back at a tumultuous time on merseyside. where am i looking? it was a relationship _ where am i looking? it was a relationship that _ where am i looking? it was a relationship that began - where am i looking? it was a relationship that began like l where am i looking? it was a l relationship that began like so many others — with a smile. sean dyche joined many others — with a smile. sean dychejoined everton as manager injanuary sean dychejoined everton as manager in january 2023 sean dychejoined everton as manager injanuary 2023 and his impact was immediate. commentator: ever

difficult draw for djokovic. the 24—time grand slam champion with a potential blockbuster quarter final against carlos alcaraz on the horizon. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we start with football and the news that everton have sacked their manager sean dyche. the 53—year—old's departure was announced on thurdsayjust hours before everton hosted league one side peterborough in the third round of the fa cup. dan ogunshakin looks back at a tumultuous time on merseyside. where am i looking? it was a relationship that began like so many others — with a smile. sean dychejoined everton as manager injanuary 2023 and his impact was immediate. commentator: everton win for the first time in nine premier league games. day one for sean dyche has gone very well, indeed. prior to his arrival, the club was once again flirting with regulation. but despite seven defeats in his first 18 games, dyche led everton to safety. and everton have survived again! thele toing season brought consolidation. a 15th place finish i

a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murrayn his new role as coach. and we'll hear from great britain's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season. they've beaten them in the league this season and now have the advantage going into the second leg of the carabao cup semi—final. eddie howe�*s side came away with a solid 2—0 win at the emirates, in a frustrating match for the gunners. alexander isak made the most of his opportunity to put the away side ahead in the first half. that's 8 games in a row, he's scored, in all competitions. anthony gordon capitalised on some good build—up work with a tap in for the second. arsenal failed to convert their chances, gabriel martinelli and kai havertz going close — but they couldn't find the breakthrough. arsenal now with a job on their hands to get back into this, with the return leg at st james�*s park early next month. and a boost for totte

djokovic wasn't vaccinated and had his visa cancelled by the australian government.n immigration hotel for five days — while he unsuccessfully appealed and was forced to leave the country, missing the 2022 australian open. speaking to the herald sun, djokovic said he still worries about getting through the passport control — but said he doesn't hold a grudge. snooker, and spare a thought for mark williams. the three—time world champion required oxygen during the interval of a match at an exhibition event in tibet. it was the altitude which was the issue as lhasa — where he was playing — is located nearly 12,000 feet above sea level. the welshman posted this picture on social media reassuring his followers saying, "i'm fine, i'm not sick." last year at the age of 10, british karting prodigy josh cooke became world champion in his age group. inspired by lewis hamilton, he hopes to follow the same path and make it into formula one one day. tom williams reports. i love all the challenges, the wet and the dry, competing against other people and the speed. as 11—year—old's

in the men's draw novak djokovic has stayed on l novak djokovic has stayed on course for a record iithh a 616464 victory with him over the check 26 seed thomas. elsewhere, thomas alcaraz dropped a set on the way to victory over portugal nuno. he won that in four sets. the 21—year—old is bidding to become the youngest man to complete the career grand slam and the spaniard also said he will for sure get a kangaroo tattoo if he wins the australian open. aha, tattoo if he wins the australian oen. �* ., australian open. a kangaroo, that is for _ australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. _ australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. so, - australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. so, that - that is for sure. so, that is... that is my idea, you know, the only thing that i miss is to live the trophy here. but the plan is already there. ah, here. but the plan is already there. �* ., ., ., there. a lot more on the australian _ there. a lot more on the australian open - there. a lot more on the australian open on - there. a lot more on the australian open on the l there. a lot more o

novak djokovic is 2—1 apple.een discovered on a tree plantation in the yorkshire dales. despite being a native species, red squirrels have been driven to the verge of extinction by their grey counterparts, and there's now thought to be fewer than 40,000 of them left in england. with more, here's fiona lamdin. deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up. today, julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the '60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for oui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels her

djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis.the world number one, who is looking to secure a hat—trick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the decider, but turned it around to take the decider 6—3. and she will play paula badosa, who stunned the world number three coco gauff. the spaniard, who almost quit tennis last year with a chronic back condition, won in straight sets to reach her first grand slam semi—final. the champions league returns this week. it's the penultimate round of matches,

djokovic is preparing for the australian open, when he'll have andy murray coaching him.fter losing the first set on a tiebreak, the second finished 6—3 to the nearly 7 foot tall 0pelka, who has denied djokovic a 100th tour title. no problems for the number one seed in the women's draw. aryna sabalenka booked her place in the semi finals in brisbane after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. sabalenka will face the 17 year old, mirra andreeva, in the finalfour. much more on our website, looking ahead to that world darts final. back to you. and now to the tech world — is siri snooping on people? tech giant apple has agreed to pay $95m to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. while apple's lawyers have said they permanently deleted indiviual siri recordings collected by them before october 2019, claimants in the lawsuit are saying the apple is continuing to record users unintentially, without having to say �*hey, siri'. let's speak to jake moore, global cyber security advisor at eset. thank you very much forj

djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis.n, aryna sabalenka, will play paula badosa in the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hat—trick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed, anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the third, but sabalenka turned it around to take the decider. the champions league returns this week. it's the penultimate round of matches, with qualification for the last 16 still in the balance for so many clubs. not muchjeopardy for liverpool, the only side with a 100% record, with six wins out of six. they need just one point later to guarantee direct progress to the knockout stage. if they win at home to lille and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would be sure of finishing top of the 36—team league and that should get them a kinder draw for the round of 16. i love looking at a league table in the way of, oh

that first set djokovic.gave the thumbs up to some of the crowd that was booing him as he left, and zverev then stood up for djokovic. >> please guys, don't don't boo a player when he goes out with an injury. >> you got. >> to understand. novak djokovic is somebody that has given the sport for the past 20 years. absolutely everything of his life, and he he has won this tournament with an abdominal tear. he has won this turn with a hamstring tear. if he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means that he cannot continue a tennis match. i knew even if i won. >> the first set, it is going to be a. huge uphill battle for me, you know, to stay physically fit enough to to to stay with him in the rallies, you know, for another god knows what, two, three, four hours. you know, i don't think i had that. unfortunately, today in the tank. >> all right. djokovic, his buddy nikola jokic had himself a night in the nba. check this out. the end of the third quarter jokic a full court shot at the buzzer. and it goes in. f

djokovic hurt his leg during a quarterfinal match against carlos alcaraz.after a record 25th grand slam title. >>> walmart is paying big bucks, and there's a big settlement in the opioid crisis. here's shanelle kaul with today's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: another winning day on wall street with the s&p 500 notching a new record. the dow gained 408 points. the nasdaq was up 44, and the s&p 500 gained 32 points. >>> the sackler family and purdue pharma, the maker of the powerful painkiller oxycontin, have agreed to pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits with 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis. the settlement bars the sackler family from selling opioids in the u.s. and ends its control of purdue. this deal replaces a previous settlement the u.s. supreme court rejected last year. this one will need court approval. >>> as companies across the country including walmart, mcdonald's, and amazon are scaling back their dei initiatives, costco is staying the course. shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal thursday urging the wholesale club operator to ev

novak djokovic says he still experiences "trauma" when he visits melbourne, three years after he wase of australia's covid—19 regulations. djokovic was not vaccinated against the virus and had his visa cancelled by the australian government. he was forced to stay at an immigration hotel forfive days while he unsuccessfully appealed against the decision and was eventually forced to leave the country, missing the 2022 australian open. speaking to local newspaper the herald sun, djokovic said, he still worries about getting through passport control but does not hold a grudge. o nto onto cricket now. south africa got the job done quickly in the final session of the fourth day of the second test against pakistan to win the series 2—0. they needed to make just 58 runs for the victory. david bedingham — promoted up the orderfrom numberfive — smashing 44 off 30 balls in the ten—wicket win. victory in cape town was built on a huge first—innings total of 615 all out. south africa's victory ensures they head into june's world test championship final against australia, having topped the table fo

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.in straight sets and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. some great competitors for a long time and the other veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years, the first time for me to have my family down under. it is a very long trip but they came here to be with me to support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off the court so my heart is full and allows me to play my best. agnes keleti, who was the world's oldest living olympic champion, has died at the age of 103. the hungarian gymnast won gold at the 1952 games at the age of 31, and got four more in melbourne in 1956 to become the oldest female gymnast to win gold. she also escaped deportation to the nazi concentration camps during the second world war. she died in hospital in budapest. a reminder of our top story. rangers have thumped celtic 3—0 in the old firm derby but still trail them by 11 points in the scot

djokovic defiance — novak finds some magic in melbourne to move a step closer to a record breaking 25thlam title. and we're in rome for the launch of this years six nations. as ireland start their bid to defend their back to back titles. also coming up on sportsday... it's england v wales — we build up to a huge fight as natasha jonas and lauren price prepare to do battle in london. and the end to an illustrious career, we hearfrom jen beattie on her highs and lows over 16 years in the game. the team is your automatic family, so definitely the day to day chat, being part of something bigger than yourself is something i'll miss massively. welcome to the programme. the new—look champions league is coming to the end of the league phase with british teams liverpool, arsenal and aston villa all looking likely to progress. however, there's jeopardy around the progress of manchester city and celtic with two matchdays left. remember, it's the top eight teams who automatically qualify for the round of 16, while the teams finishing ninth to 24th, kick off the knockout stages, and don't forget — t

djokovic going on to take the next three sets and win the match.s forjessica pegula and coco gauff — who got the better of the 2020 winner sofia kenin. gauff reached the semi—finals here last year, and secured her spot in the second round in straight sets. —— in the third round. both gauff, and iga swiatek here, devoted their wins to the victims of the fires in los angeles, which continue to devastate the city. swiatek has had a strong start to the season, and she avoided any real alarms in a 6—3 6—4 win over czech player katerina siniakova. the classicos have gone "a little bit mad recently" according to the real madrid boss carlo ancelotti. his side were on the end of a 5—2 hammering by rivals barcelona, in the final of the spanish super cup. the match was played injeddah and french forward kylian mbappe put real in front after just five minutes, but a rampant barcelona responded with four goals by half time with lamine yamal and robert lewandowski amongst the scorers. the brazilian raphinha made it 5—1 early in the second half and despite a red

all eyes are going to be on the rod laver arena later where the duo of novak djokovic and andy murrayic's box, the ten—time australian open champion kicking off his quest for a record 25th grand slam singles title against the american nishesh basavareddy. keep across that on your bbc sport app as well. lots more other sports on there as well. but from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. hello there. you'll be pleased to hear this really cold spell of weather is at an end. now, if i show you the temperature anomaly chart, any time you see oranges and reds, that's temperatures above average. so it's getting really mild for scotland and northern ireland — temperaturesjumping up, the snow will be melting. for england and wales, temperatures generally getting back to where they should be for the middle ofjanuary. and quite a contrast really early in the morning. we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly, though, for england and wales — any mist and fog patches will be lifting and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we hav

djokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination againsttention also turns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach — a unique opportunity according to the two time wimbledon champion. it gives me motivation, inspires me to be spending time on the court and we communicate a lot, we talk about a lot of different things. he is trying to understand me on different levels. so he is very meticulous and a dedicated professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised with his dedication and professionalism. considering he has never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. it the experience of working as a tennis coach.— tennis coach. it is a great partnership _ tennis coach. it is a great partnership i _ tennis coach. it is a great partnership i think - tennis coach. it is a great partnership i think in - tennis coach. it is a great l partnership i think in terms tennis coach. it is a great - partnership i think in terms of everything, in terms of even like — everything,

djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis.nto the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hatrick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won it in three sets, 6—2, 2—6, 6—3. i was all over the place, but i'm really glad that at some point i was able to put myself back together and i was able to, you know, like... able to put myself back together and iwas able to, you know, like... i don't know, just get back to the match and like i was able to keep fighting, keep trying as i was able to turn around this match. it was a really difficult one. this year's six nations championship will mark 25 years since italy joined the tournament and to reflect that milestone, the annual launch event took place at the colosseum in rome the coaches and captains of the six nations posed with the trophy within the city's iconic landmark ahead of the tournament's first match on january 31st when france take on wales. ir

it remains one of the few tournaments that djokovic has never won. place in the semifinals at brisbane after winning in straight sets. look littler says he is only focused on hitting doubles ahead of his world darts final against three—time winner michael van gerwen. victory for him atjust 17 years old will see the sport's popularity surge even more and make him the tournament's youngest winner as well. he beat the previous record by seven years. it was set by michael van gerwen in 201a. it was set by michael van gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to it - gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to it more . is looking forward to it more than i am. seven sets, i'll be happy. i've gained loads of experience. michael has been in numerous finals. this is my second. i know where i went wrong last year, and i'm sure i'll fix it. as, wrong last year, and i'm sure “1 fix it— i'll fix it. a

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.ael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we will always be in

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka next. the brisbane international is one of the few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we wi

novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray have practiced in melbourne for ths first time.rd—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august and this is his first coaching role. the australian open begins on sunday. and that's all the sport for now. snow, ice and flooding are still causing disruption across large parts of the uk, including travel delays and school school closures. around hundred and 30 flood warnings remain in place around england including one danger to life warning. cleaning up was a team effort this morning.— cleaning up was a team effort this morninu. . ., .. , this morning. the damage caused in this area _ this morning. the damage caused in this area is _ this morning. the damage caused in this area is tremendous - this morning. the damage caused in this area is tremendous to - in this area is tremendous to the shops and expense people have to go through to maintain these properties. at

the pair have practised together for the first time today as djokovic looks to secure a record—breakingrie has apologised after he threw his racquet which then struck a spectator. the incident came earlier during his straight—set loss to facundo diaz acosta at the auckland classic. the british number two received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct but avoided disqualification for the incident. norrie was a set and a break down when it happened and did subsequently go on to lose the match anyway, just three points later, 6—2, 6—3. better news, though, for norrie's davis cup team—mate, billy harris. he's into the second qualifying round for the australian open. the 29—year—old, who's rise up the rankings has surprised many, came from a set down to beat japan�*s yuta shim—eezu 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. harris plays spain's carlos taberner next and is two wins away from a place at that first grand slam of the year. jan choinski was unable to join harris in the second round after losing to titoowan droguet. the frenchman came through 7—5, 6—4 and will face thiago augustin tirante next. leyton hewitt

after zverev won it 7—5, djokovic decided the pain was too intense to continue.ceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, how the season goes and i want to keep going. but whether i am going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play and i have had the biggest success in my career here. so if i am fit, healthy and motivated, i don't see a reason why i wouldn't come. there is always a chance. zverev will play the reigning champion janik sinner in the final. he beat the american ben shelton after a tight first set which went to a tie break, sinner won the next two 6—2, 6—2. it means the top two seeds will face each other, and sinner says there isn't much between them. he played some incredible tennis to go to the final. he is the favourite in a way because anything can happen but we aren't going to get the answers on sunday. —— we are going to get the answer on sunday. m

djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis., to win the tournament. just please with the way i was able to play throughout the entire tournament, including tonight. against one of the best, two or three best players in the world in the last three or four years. just a great win, very proud. the women's champion aryna sabalenka is into the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hatrick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won it in three sets, 6—2, 2—6, 6—3. i was all over the place, but i'm really glad that at some point i was able to put myself back together and i was able to, you know, like... i don't know, just get back to the match and like i was able to keep fighting, keep trying as i was able to turn around this match. it was a really difficult one. this year's six nations championship will mark 25 years since italyjoined the tournament and to reflect that milestone, the annual launch event

novak djokovic has suffered a shock defeat in his first tournament of the season, losing in the quarteren. the 24—time grand slam winner, ranked seventh in the world, lost to american reilly opelka, whose ranking is 293 djokovic is preparing for the australian open when he'll have andy murray coaching him. he lost the first set on a tie break, and the nearly seven—foot—tall american took the second 6—3, denying djokovic a shot at a 100th tour title. and british number two cameron norrie is out of the hong kong open at the quarterfinal stage. he was beaten in three sets byjapan�*s kei nishikori, who entered the event as a wild card. he'll be one of four unseeded players in the semi—finals. ilona maher will make her bristol bears debut off the bench on sunday, when they play champions gloucester—hartpury at ashton gate. the 28—year—old american, who won sevens bronze at the paris olympics, is quite possibly the most recognised player in the world because of her huge social media profile. she's signed a three—month contract with bristol, and has already made a big impression on her teamate

djokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination againstns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach. it gives me motivation and inspires me really to be spending time on the court. and we communicate a lot. we talk about a lot of different things. he's trying to understand me on different levels, and so he's he's very meticulous, he's very dedicated, professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised with his dedication and professionalism, you know, considering he's never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. six golfers shared the opening round lead in the sony open — as first round play in honolulu was halted due to darkness. hideki matsuyama, ended the opening round just three shots behind them despite that moment on the ninth tee. the former masters champion losing his grip there, luckily not injuring anyone. the shot itself, wayward — but he managed to recover to birdie the hole. and that's all the sport for now. justices at the us supreme court have sign

i the novak djokovic—nick kyrgios doubles partnership is over for now.e brisbane international were beaten in the second round by nikola mektic and michael venus. kyrgios and djokovic famously didn't get along which made it something of a surprise to see them teaming up here. but both are using the event as a warm up for the australia 0pen which starts on january 12th. world number two iga swiatek steered poland into the united cup quarterfinals with 2—1win over the czech republic. they had lost the men's singles but swiatek always looked like levelling things against karolina muchova. and after winning that tie 6—3, 6—4, she then went on to help hubert hurkacz make amends for losing to tomas machac, overcoming him and muchova in the mixed doubles. and great britain are taking on australia in the united cup. and in a weird twist of fate, britain's katie boulter has gone up against her fiance alex de minaur. the teams shook hands beforehand. boulter and de minaur shared a little kiss, which was cheered by the crowd in sydney, having recently announced the

it's djokovic's first win with new coach andy murray in his corner.s well as anybody out there, he's a legend of the sport. he understands the highs and lows that you go through on the court, notjust game wise but mentally, physically. so i don't need to do much explaining, you know? he gets everything, he gets everything i'm going through. i really enjoyed it. i really did enjoy it. i think he's a great guy and someone who is a pleasure to have him in my corner. it's day two of the masters snooker at alexandra palace and the former champion ding junhui is through to the quarter—finals. he beat anotherformer winner mark williams, coming through in a deciding frame to win 6—5, despite trailing 5—4. ding last won the event in 2011 and will face eitherjudd trump or barry hawkins next. and that's all the sport for now. thanks so much. the wildfires in los angeles have so far claimed the lives of 2a people — including 32—year—old rory sykes — a child actor who starred in the late 90s tv show kiddy kapers. rory had cerebral palsy and struggled with mobility

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.renchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka next. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the five—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we

novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray have practised in melbourne for the first time.ending iith australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august and this is his first coaching role. things you never thought you would see. and that's all the sport for now. mcdonald's staff have told the bbc they still face sexual abuse and harassment — a year after its boss told mps safeguarding had been strengthened. the uk's equality watchdog says it has intervened again, after fresh complaints from employees, and has asked mcdonald's to improve its hr practices. the firm said it has a " relentless focus on eliminating all forms of harassment" and had rolled out company—wide programmes to improve safeguarding, awareness and training. zoe conway reports. mcdonald's does 100% have a problem with sexual harassment. teenagers speaking out about working at mcdonald's. he started saying the n—word to two boys in the kitchen and then started

djokovic won in four sets. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.ntrast to the three celsius that we had in north yorkshire. coupled with that, we still have a lot of snow on the ground across the north york moors, and when the wind blows across that it delivers the temperatures, that is why it has been a bruising across parts of north yorkshire. we have a band of rain and beat with a front pushing south, taking the reins from scotland and northern ireland into northern england and north wales overnight. there might be the odd nip of frost across the north—east, but otherwise increasingly mild across the north of the uk. the next few days dominated

it's djokovic's first win with new coach andy murray in his corner.s well as anybody out there. he's a legend of the sport, he understands the highs and lows that you go through on the court, notjust game wise but mentally and physically. so i don't need to do much explaining, you know, hejust gets everything that i'm going through. i really enjoyed it, you know, i really did enjoy it, ithink you know, i really did enjoy it, i think is a great guy and someone that is a pleasure to have in my corner. and former champion ding junhui is through to the quarterfinals of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. he beat anotherformer winner mark williams, coming through in a deciding frame to win 6—5, despite trailing 5—4. ding last won the event in 2011, and will face either judd trump or barry hawkins next. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, well. firefighters in los angeles are warning that increasing winds could potentially result in "explosive fire growth" from the existing wildfires. forecasters expect gusts to reach up to 60 mph to

thank you, dominic casciani- _ 37—year—old novak djokovic defied injury, age and ranking to stun thepen semi—finals. it was a gruelling four set match which lasted more than 3 and a half hours, after which djokovic turned injoy and relief to celebrate with his new coach, sir andy murray. he's aiming to make history by winning a record 25th grand slam. he'll face the german alexander zverev on friday. in tonight's football liverpool have beaten lille 2—1 in the champions league. mo salah scored the opening goal in the first half, his 50th in europe. the win ensures liverpool now go through to the next round of the competition. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. what this was due for the ability to deliver_ what this was due for the ability to deliver the — what this was due for the ability to deliver the highest cost but really cure the — deliver the highest cost but really cure the diseases at a rapid rate will be _ cure the diseases at a rapid rate will be among the most important things— will be among the most important things this technology does. 30, will be among t

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. it is great competitors from long time and two veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years and it is the first time for me to have my family and it is a very long trip, but they came here to be with me and support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off of the court so my heart is full and it allows me to play my best. and that's all the sport for now. let's recap offence in new orleans because we've had that briefing from the fbi and the last little while and these are the live pictures because bourbon street is going to because bourbon street is going to be reopened to the public and to businesses there in about three hours from now. but heavy police activity still in the area. the fbi seen the last hour or so that this was an act of terrorism, it was premeditated and evil, but crucially saying t

lets start with tennis, where novak djokovic admits he may have played at the australian open for theast time — as injury brings an end to his hopes of an 11th title in melbourne. djokovic was forced to retire hurt after losing the first set of his semi final against alexander zverev — and was booed by the crowd as he left the court. and whilst he hopes to return next year, the former world number one says there's no guarantees. there is a chance, who knows? i will just have to see how the season goes. you know, i want to keep going but what i'm going through scheduled or not for the next year, i'm not sure. or not for the next year, i'm not sure. as for zverev, it's a third majorfinalfor him — and he'll face the defending championjannik sinner in sunday's final. he eased past the american ben shelton in their semi final — winning in straight sets — to extend his winning streak to 20 matches. meanwhile, more dominance for british pair alfie hewett and gordon reid as they won the men's wheelchair doubles title for a sixth successive year. they beat spain's daniel caver—zaschi and frenc

a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murray hear from great britain's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season.

djokovic says he still holds the trauma over his covid related deportation, from the australian openend. and there are shocks aplenty as we find out who made the cut for the 2025 premier league darts season. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and things are going from good, to even better seemingly at the moment for nottingham forest. they've won six games in a row now after a superb 3—0 victory

difficult draw for djokovic.a potential blockbuster quarter final against carlos alcaraz on the horizon. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we start with football and the news that everton have sacked their manager sean dyche. the 53—year—old's departure was announced on thurdsayjust