rafa nadal‘s run in melbourne ended by the fifth seed, dominic thiem, in a four—set thriller.and welcome to le bon park on updating of the australian open, but we have seen a huge upset today. rafael nadal knocked out over half 01’ rafael nadal knocked out over half or sets about dominic thiem. it was a match that had everything. it means it is no dull‘s earliest exit from a grand slam since losing here at the stage back in 2018. with all of the big talking points from the patch, here is austin. chasing 20, rafael nadal has his sights set on a record equalling 20th grand slam title, but it's been 11 years since he has won one on this court. dominic thiem was at the latest to stand in his way, traditionally a clay—court player, he had never had beating an adult on a hard court before. right from the off, something seemed different, no doubt was being outplayed and outgunned. dominic thiem with the first set on a tie—break, into the second, at the onslaught continued. nadal clearly rattled, and a time dilation did not help. after thiem took the second, no doubt rallied, the span

dominic thiem overpowers rafa nadal as the austrian makes the semi—final.he world indoor athletics becomes the latest sporting event to fall victim to the coronavirus. hello and welcome along to sportsday. it's manchester city who will meet aston villa in the final of the league cup. but pep guardiola's side failed to score in the second leg of their semifinal against neighbours manchester united, a 1—0 defeat on the night. but they progressed 3—2 on aggregate. patrick gearey has the details. the first leg demonstrated in 90 minutes what has been obvious for several years that city have stepped aside and flee ahead of united. they are now fully out of ridge but the promised evidence fonseca reaches extensive. he denies surgery required to keep the tie alive. turban times at united. the chief executive had his house vandalized last night. but ahead of the gathering gloom, thunderbolt... now 3-2 gathering gloom, thunderbolt... now 3—2 on and get, it became breakfast raheem sterling found himself a time, fartoo raheem sterling found himself a time, far too muc

over for sets fifth—seeded dominic thiem, coming overfor sets in a fifth—seeded dominic thiem, cominglove lead before nadal hit back and then dominic thiem had three match points, taking it on the third fourth set tie—break. it means it's the earliest exit of raphael madel from the grand slam since he lost at this stage in the tournament backin lost at this stage in the tournament back in 2018. —— rafael nadal. dominic thiem will march on where he will face zverev, who defeated wawrinka. and he promised to donate his winners chekhov to billy —— £2 million to the bushfire relief effort if he wins. the women's semifinals is complete. we saw simona halep defeat kontaveit. all eyes to the women's semifinals which will be played tomorrow. we will see world number one ash barty and the australian hope. muguruza and simona halep will be in action and roger fetter u p halep will be in action and roger fetter up against the defending champion, mode —— novak djokovic. the big talking point, that exit of rafael nadal. —— roger fetter. that's all the sport for now. wednesday was a day of contrast

dominic thiem the first to set in the tie—break and the onslaught continued. point and the dial rattle. time violation didn't help. you don't like good tennis. but after thiem took the second, nadal rallied. showing his best, in that mood, he is unplayable. thiem has been here before, taking sets of nadal but never beating him on a grand slam. still he pushed on. nadal forster tie—break but finally at the third time of asking thiem won it, the world number one beaten and heading home. finally, this might be dominic thiem's time. we already had this epic match in new york two years ago and today, i had a really good feeling that i was lucky in the right situation, it was on my side. it's necessary because if obviously is one of the greatest of all time, the legends, this sport has ever had so you need some luck to beat him. it is very quick and with these heavy balls, it's difficult to sometimes produce winners and he has a lot of powers so he is able to produce these shots. nothing to say. of course, i am sad. i lost an opportunity to be in the semifinals ofa

dominic thiem against novak djokovic on sunday. sarah and the team in cardiff. welcome back to cardiff, it is the eve of the six nations, much as for the men's, also for the women's. but england go to this as defending champions, they were so dominant last season as full—time professional players, the only team in the tournament to have that advantage. i was speaking to the scrum—half week, now hunt, on the build—up to this tournament. they will be facing france, such a big game, the showpiece game for england, really. it always brings a good atmosphere, she sat on looking forward to that part of its. as a squad, we are in a great place, we have had a lot more time together, we have been in for the last few weeks here at layer, the girls are in great shape. we are not looking at it as a reigning champions, we are looking to win the title again. the atmosphere they create when we go away to them is always a very hostile place to go and play, they get massive crowds, we want to play in front of packed out stadiums. yes, we are super

he has w011 best against dominic thiem.e meetings, from austria, many people predicting he could be one of those players to challenge the established order in the men's game, one of only two players, alongside daniil medvedev, under the age of 28, to have reached a grand slam final. but will be an intriguing matchup. as you can imagine as well, today a lot of the news has been dominated by ash ba rty‘s news has been dominated by ash barty‘s performance yesterday, as she went past alison riske. a lot of the papers previewing that matchup between nick kyrgios and rafael nadal. it is going to be an intriguing contest, but on what was australia day yesterday national holiday today, so much to be encouraged by the performance from ash barty, and we wonder whether or not nick kyrgios canjoin in the quarter—finals. not nick kyrgios canjoin in the quarter-finals. we will see. john, thank you. two other news, liverpool face a replay against third tier shrewsbury town after the two sides drew 2—2 in their fa cup fourth round much. ni

dominic thiem and alexander zverev.hiem and alexander zverev. dominic thiem lost twice to rafael nadal in the french open but avenged those defeats on wednesday when he beat natal to reach his first final in melbourne. zverev, meanwhile, broke new ground by reaching the semifinals when he beat wawrinka. he says he is in the final because he is more relaxed. i have done well and other tournaments. i have one finals, but the grand slam was a lwa ys finals, but the grand slam was always the week where i kind of even wa nted always the week where i kind of even wanted it too much. i was doing things ina wanted it too much. i was doing things in a way to professional. you know, i was not talking to anybody, i was going out with friends, i wasn't having dinner, i wasjust really... almost too focused, and change that a little bit this week. i'm doing much more things outside the court. i also was playing that bad at the cup that i didn't have any expectations. i wasn't really expecting myself to be in the semifinals of the qua

beaten in the quarterfinals by dominic thiem infour the quarterfinals by dominic thiem in four sets.lice are investigating after a group gathered outside his home chanting that he was going to die. i will be back with more of all of those stories at 3:30pm. more now on the news that the struggling rail operator, northern, is to lose its franchise and will be nationalised in march. responding to the government's decision, the managing director of arriva, which owns northern, chris burchill has said.... let's get more now on the decision to nationalise the northern rail franchise. joining us now is andy mcdonald who is the shadow transport secretary. it is the right decision, isn't it? most certainly. it vindicates what i have been saying for many years now and many of my colleagues that this northern service had fallen into disrepute and it ought to have been brought back into public ownership soiam brought back into public ownership so i am pleased that the step has been taken and ijust so i am pleased that the step has been taken and i just would encourage a grant shapps, now that h

he feels you have to take the game to rafa nadal, and that is what dominic thiem will attempt to do laterse he had a patchy run. his mum came up with the theory if you win a tournament, i will get a tattooed. he won a few tournaments last year, she has a view tattooed from that, so if he wins here she will get another one. wonder what she might get, may be an australian symbol, a kangaroo or a koala. that might act as inspiration for dominic thiem if he is going to win the tournament this year. we will be keeping a close eye on that's for sure. looks glorious where you are, very different to london. the atacama desert is one of the driest places on earth, but it's amazing what life can still be found there. one of those inhabitants is the loa water frog, an incredibly rare amphibian that is facing possible exctinction. now a team of scientists in chile is racing against time to preserve them. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this isn'tjust a frog — it's practically a miracle of nature. the loa water frog is a survivor. it's a survivor that may not survive for much longer. their numbers are d

the top seed rafa nadal is out — beaten by dominic thiem, in four sets.ining revenge somewhat for defeat to nadal, in last year's french open final. nadal‘s chase for that record—equalling 20th grand slam goes on — as austin halewood reports. it's been 11 years since raphel found a dull one here. traditionally a clay—court player, never

of course, we'll wait to see who goes on to face novak djokovic — dominic thiem and alex zverev.ond semifinal to come tomorrow. john watson. and in that semifinal, roger federer said it was a match he only had a 3% chance of winning given the groin injury he brought into it. he'll stay on 20 grand slam titles for now, with rafa nadal on 19. those two are out, so djokovic has that chance to narrow the gap after another big win over federer. of course, he's one of my two biggest rivals to write my life. i played mostly with, most of the matches at the grand slams against rafael and roger, so these two guys have deftly made a significant difference in my mind and understand my own game and what it takes to billy winn against them. at the beginning, i remember when billy winn against them. at the beginning, i rememberwhen i billy winn against them. at the beginning, i remember when i want first grand slam title here in 2008, after that it was the three very tough years for me because every timei tough years for me because every time i would get to a big match, finals or semis of gran

dominic thiem is into his first australian open final after beating germany's alexander zverev who's in melbourne: it was a match which pitted two of the next generation in men's tennis against one another. alexander zverev against dominic thiem. it is the fifth seed of austria who came out on top, a brilliant performance despite dropping the first set to the german. he came back to take the next two before closing out the match in impressive style. we knew that dominic thiem had the calibre and pedigree coming into the tournament, having witnessed him play out two grand slam finals in the past, losing to nadal at the french open but after beating the world number one in the finals, is the tide turning in men's tennis? dominic thiem hoping to hold the stranglehold that the top three have had in tennis. federer, novak djokovic and nadal. there have been impressive displays at melbourne park, and hoping to achieve an eighth australian title, that would be a record. we will see how sunday plays out. we have the women's final to come on saturday. sofia kenin against muguruza. muguruza, a

rafa nadal, world number one, knocked out by the fifth seed, dominic thiem, it came over for sets, a match. nadal hit back to take the third set. thiem had those three match points, taking it on the third in that fourth set, tie—break. it means it is the earliest exit of rafa nadal since he lost at this stage in the tenant backin lost at this stage in the tenant back in 2018. dominic thiem marches on into the semifinals where he will face alexander zverev, after stan wawrinka today. after that victory, promised to donate the winners check to the bushfire relief effort if he goes on to win the tournament this year. in the women's semifinal, that is all complete. we saw simona halep progress to the last four, she will play garbine muguruza who came through in straight sets against anastacia pavlyuchenkova. we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin, muguruza and halep will be in action as well. we will also see roger federer up against the defending champion, novak djokovic. by talking point today, the exit of rafa nadal here at melbour

line—up with rafa nadal up against dominic tom won “— rafa nadal up against dominic tom won —— dominic thiems executive vice—chairman ed woodward was attacked by a group chanting that he was "going to die". woodward and his family were not in the propery at the time. he‘s been the target of growing supporter discontent at united in recent weeks and the club said anyone committing a criminal offence would be banned for life. united are playing tonight — against manchester city, for a place in the league cup final. waiting for them are aston villa, who beat leicester 3—2 with a very late winner. penalties were looming but trezeguet scored in the 93rd minute to take them through. villa were last in the final 10 years ago, when they lost — to manchester united. turning to morning‘s back pages, and that incident involving ed woodward is reported in the sun, along with the news that manchester united have signed bruno fernandez from sporting lisbon, despite barcelona trying to tempt him away. the express go with "heroes and villans", after that late winner from trezeguet gave aston villa a trip to

dominic thiem marches on in the semi finals where he will face alex is very rather. relief effort if he goes on to win the tournament this year. in the women semi final that's all completed, we saw simona halep progress to the last four and she will play. all then to the women semi finalists will be played tomorrow. rule number one, big australian hope in action against sophia. and simona halep will be in action two. also see roger federer in the men's singles. the big talking point today that exit of rafael nadal here. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. in the latest football transfers was just 48 hours to go. thank you so much for that update. more now on the coronavirus outbreak: and the health secretary, matt hancock, is chairing a meeting of the government's emergency committee this evening to discuss the british response to the coronavirus outbreak. the world health organization says the whole world needs to take action to stop the spread of the new virus. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh

dominic thiem with the experience, he seems to have improved his all—round game —— against djokovic. eat to a couple of rising stars, and one of them will hopefully offer a real test to djokovic in the final on sunday. thanks, john. hope he stays cool, it is meant to be hotter than a0 degrees in melbourne today. don't forget you can be part of the conversation, tell us what you think about the stories we're covering. a momentous day, britain leaving the eu after a7 years. stay with us, plenty more to come. hello there. thursday was a very windy day across the north of the uk, into parts of scotland. low pressure nearby on friday, this weather front bringing a band of rain south—east across the country and quite a few isobars in the direction of the wind is key to the feel of the weather through friday coming up from the azores on a south—westerly, you will see the orange and yellow is pretty much right across—the—board. rather cloudy to start the day for many, that weather front, band of rain, will spread south and east across england and wales through the day becoming confined to the

, on top was with dominic thiem being olderand more mature, he on top was with dominic thiem being oldert the start of last year, and to inspire her son, she said every title you win, i will get a tattooed. he won five titles last year. dominic thiem is now three matches, three wins away from seeing his mum get another tattooed. you wonder what she will get. maybe a kangaroo perhaps? dominic thiem is one of those players, i am sure a lot of people at home don't know much about him but he is a character. hearing that about his mum does not surprise me at all. what is the women women's draw? we have seen simona halep go through, so have seen simona halep go through, so she will face garbine muguruza, she is a former grand slam champion, so an she is a former grand slam champion, so an interesting matchup with those two, and interesting from a spanish player because she was not feeling well at the start of this tournament, sol well at the start of this tournament, so i don't think she anticipated she was going to reach a grand slam semifinal this year. simona halep, a brilliant performance.

have the latest on australian open, as well, with british success in the wheelchair events and dominic thiemough to the men's singles final. the very latest on transfer deadline day, too. all that and more at 630 here on bbc news. now, though, it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? a bidding mix bag, we have a beautiful day in the neighborhood, which is a very strange film starring tom hanks. we have richard joel starring tom hanks. we have richard joel, directed by clint eastwood. and at the rhythm section, uneven thriller with blake lively. so, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, you have seen it? i am already injured because you said it was unusual, it's kind of interesting. it isa unusual, it's kind of interesting. it is a study which centres around a legendary figure in america, fred rogers, everybody in america knows him, he is a symbol of everything good and honest and wholesome and terrific. i have to say, before i saw the film, i knew nothi

nadal will now meet fifth seed dominic thiem. 2014 winner stan wawrinka rolled back the years to knockawrinka coming through in five sets. anotherformer champion is out though. angelique kerber beaten by russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova to become the latest big name to fall in the women's draw. last week, saracens found out that they will be relegated at the end of the season for continuing to break the salary cap rules. the reigning premiership and european champions will be plying their trade in the championship, where life moves at a different pace. joe lynskey reports. the view from the top. they are champions of england and europe, nine of 13 played in the world cup final, but breaking the rules means relegation is coming, and life in rugby's second is very different. this is empty the rugby club, one of the sides saracens will face in the championship next season. the changing rooms are over there, the pitch is this way. so players have to walk through this would to reach the playing surface. we are rural, we are very basic, very scenic. 0n the playing surface. we are rural, we

. —— alex zverev are dominic thiem.gh barty, who has been carrying the hopes of a nation here at this home australian open, hopeful that they would see a first female australian into the final here in a0 years. the ashleigh barty party is open. —— over. and regarding the grips are also in the final, coming through in straight sets. and she will be hoping to add a third grand slam trophy cabinet if she can come past sofia kenin. and to become one roger federer, some strong words from him afterwards, saying he has no plans to retire at the age of 38, despite nursing a groin injury. he called todaymatch horrible, and that he had a 3% chance of winning, but he had a 3% chance of winning, but he says he will keep going, he believes he can add to his 20 grand slams. two british players in final in melbourne, gordon reid and joe salisbury. the six nations starts on saturday, so we're beginning to get the team news — what's the latest? it is all getting exciting ahead of saturday, when we will have wheels taking on italy in car

it has been all dominic thiem, he played the best tennis.k and much the same set in the second. the world number one got a break in the second only for thiem to hit back once again and sealed it on a tie—break once again. it is currently going with server in the third at the moment. we know this was a very close encounter when they last played each other on the hard court at the us for years ago. rafa nadal came up on top then. very different potentially today with dominic thiem looking to face alexander zverev today, he came through his match today, he came through his match today against stan wawrinka. up an impressive performance for zverev who has been criticised for failing to produce his best performances at the grand slams, long touted to challenge the big three, never been pasta grandson before but he is into his first semifinal. an impressive performance against stan wawrinka, zverev promising to donate all of his winners check to the bushfire relief effort. £2 million on top of the £25,000 he has already raised through those matche

brent: sports news now, in tennis dominic thiem has reached the semifinals of the austrian open afterng world number one rafael nadal. it was a tight match, but thiem eventually triumphed by three sets to one. the austrian won all three of his sets through tight breaks. -- tiebreak's. he now faces germany's alexander zverev for a place in sunday's final. there have reached the last four of the men's draw after beating 2014 champion stan wawrinka. the swiss veteran won the opening set, but zverev fought back to win by three sets to one to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal. after a short break i'll be back to take you through "the day." stick around for that. we'll be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] twenty four france twenty four .com. yeah me too 9e welcome to live from paris so will use a an ananalyss from france twenty four on marco in these of the main world news headlines. flying the flag cheers and songs from the probe breaks it t camp led y nigel farage

bbc news: world number one rafa nadal is out of the australian open — beaten by the fifth seed, dominic thiem four—set thriller in melbourne. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. 200 britons being flown back to the uk from the chinese city worst affected by the coronavirus will be put in quarantine for m days. it's not yet known where the passengers arriving from wuhan will be housed. the government says they will be put in ‘supported isolation‘. a flight is expected to arrive tomorrow. british airways has also suspended all direct flights to and from mainland china because of the outbreak. the virus — which was first detected in wuhan — has caused more than 130 deaths, spreading across china and to at least 15 other countries. in a moment, we'll have more from our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, but first to this report from our china correspondent, john sudworth. safely out of wuhan. a plane arriving at a california air base with 200 americans on board. earlier, japan got a flight full of its citizens out, touching down in tokyo. it's the night before the great escape. but the

await who he will face in that final, the victor will come from the winner of alex zverev and dominic thiemugh, in the first of the women's semifinals, barty, the world number one in the women's game, beaten today in straight sets by kenin of the united states. kenin was in inspired form as she came through co mforta bly. inspired form as she came through comfortably. disappointment, as you can imagine, forash comfortably. disappointment, as you can imagine, for ash barty, who has been carrying the hopes of the nation here at this home australian open, hopeful that they would see a first female australian into the final here in a0 years. the barty party is over, though. kenin goes on to face muguruza, who was beaten a couple of years ago by caroline wozniacki. she fell just short this time, muguruza also coming through in straight sets. as a multiple grand slam champion, she will be hoping to add a third grand slam to her trophy cabinet if she can come past kenin on saturday's final. of course, we will wait to see who goes on to face novak djokovic, thiem and alex zverev, all eyes on it sem

world number one rafa nadal has a mountain to climb in melbourne, after going two sets down to dominic thiemeir australian open quarterfinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. any britons returning from the chinese city of wuhan, which has been hit by the coronavirus, are to be put in quarantine for m days, the department of health has announced. people are likely to be taken to a military base once they arrive home, and may be asked to sign a contract before boarding the plane, agreeing to being placed in quarantine. it's thought around 200 british nationals are in wuhan. the virus has caused more than 100 deaths, and spread to at least 16 other countries. it comes as british airways suspended all direct flights to and from mainland china, because of the outbreak. here's richard galpin. the empty streets of wuhan, the city where this epidemic began. and where many people are holed up in their homes, including 200 british nationals who have finally been told planes are being chartered to get them back to the uk. but it's been chaotic. the british government initially saying

novak djokovic, naomi 0saka, petra kvitova, dominic thiem, coco gauff, nick kyrgios, stefanos tsitsipaser zverev all took part, raising over £2.5 million. federer then took on nick kyrgios — helped by some coaching from the crowd — in a one—set exhibition match. the australian has been one of the driving forces behind the fund—raiser. it was so emotional. back on when i was in canberra, could not even go outside. it was emotional, and i am just so happy to have roger, rafa, novak, some of the greats to get behind it. it is great to have eve ryo ne behind it. it is great to have everyone here trying to overcome this together. i am always happy to help, to give my time or my money for that matter, and it was a pleasure to be here with nick and all the other legends of the game and do my fair share. qualifying for the australian 0pen tennis was once again affected by the weather, with air quality rated as "very poor" in melbourne. play was delayed by three hours this morning as a result of ongoing problems due to the bushfires. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in melbourne, and h

and the austrian, dominic thiem, is into his first australian open final after beating the german seventhh, between two rising stars of the game in four sets in melbourne. he will now meet defending champion, novak djokovic, on sunday. djokovic is favourite to win a record—extending eighth title and 17th major. great britain'sjordanne whiley has won the women's wheelchair doubles with partner, yui kami—jee. while alfie hewett and gordon reid won the men's wheelchair doubles. hewett was emotional at the end lifting that trophy, and jamie murray is through to the mixed—doubles final, alongside his partner, bethany mattek sands. murray's chasing an eighth grand slam doubles title. england head coach, eddiejones, has names his team for their six nations opener against france, in paris, on sunday. prop maku vunipola is out of the squad, although 12 of the starters in that disappointing world cup final defeat to south africa have retained their place in the 15. jones has reshuffled his backs, with northampton full back, george furbank, set to make his international debut. he international debut

the second men's australian open semifinal is under way — dominic thiem faces alexander zverev in melbourneright to face novak djokovic in the final. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. after three and a half years, and countless discussions and debates, the uk will be leaving the european union after 47 years in just a few hours' time. it will officially happen at 11 o'clock tonight — midnight in brussels. the prime minister is due to make an address to the nation later in which he'll say this is not an end but a beginning. there will be planned celebrations and protests throughout the day, reflecting the divisions brexit has created. however, the uk is to continue following eu rules and paying into its budget during a transition period lasting until the end of the year. period lasting until well, let's get some more detail now on what will be a historic day as the uk leaves the euopean union. this afternoon, the prime minister will hold a meeting of the cabinet in sunderland — the city that was the first to back brexit when results were announced after the 2016 referendum. s

and we await who he will face in that final, the victor will come from the winter of alex and dominic thiemstates. an inspired form as she came through comfortably commit disappointment as you can imagine who has been carrying the hopes of the nation here at this home australian open. a hopeful that they would see a first female australian into the final here in 40 yea rs. australian into the final here in 40 years. the party is over though, she goes on to face garbine muguruza. another surprise over simona halep. another surprise over simona halep. a finalist here couple of years ago was she was beaten by caroline. it fell just short this time was she was beaten by caroline. it felljust short this time and garbine muguruza also coming through in straight sets. multiple grand slam champion and hoping to be adding a third grand slam to her trophy cabinet if she can come past sophia in these final. we will go on to see who faces novak djokovic, all eyes on that second men's semi final to come tomorrow. manchester united have completed the signing of portugal midfielder bruno fernandes for a f

and that quarterfinal between nadal and dominic thiem is at 830 tomorrow morning, that's all the sport0.30. the government has decided, despite strong objections from the white house, to maintain the chinese technology company hauwei's involvement, in the uk's 5g networks. there will however be restrictions. the firm will be banned from supplying parts to "sensitive areas" of the infrastructure known as "the core," and it will be excluded from sites near military bases and nuclear installations. but the us has warned that granting huawei access to the network, could allow the chinese government to spy. here's our security correspondent, gordon correra. 5g offers the promise of the connected future. more than just faster speeds, it will allow billions of devices to talk to each other. from self driving cars to automated factories, to smart homes filled with sensors. unlocking economic potential, but perhaps leaving us vulnerable. and today, we learnt that in the uk commit this feature, at least in part, will be made in china. the secretary of state to move. in what may prove to be one o

natal will face dominic thiem next. more on the bbc sport website.ith you around 1:30pm. the second phase of the grenfell tower public inquiry has got underway, with the hearings expected to continue until next year. the inquiry is hearing accounts of why dangerous cladding was used to refurbish the tower and how it contributed to the fire. a member of the inquiry panel resigned this weekend over links she had with the company which supplied the building's cladding. here's vice chairman of grenfell united, karim mussilhy, speaking earlier on the victoria derbyshire programme. he said phase two of the inquiry would uncover residents' concerns that were previously ignored. people knew the dangers of these materials. people were being warned by the residents, or being spoken to by the residents, or being spoken to by the residents, about concerns not only with the materials but also with how they are being fitted to the building, and they were ignored, and, in some cases, threatened. so, it is going to be very difficult 18 months for us, hearing all of

djokovic will face dominic thiem or alexander zverev in sunday's final.ruza will play kenin in the final. we have two british players through to australian open finals. in the wheelchair singles, gordon reid reached his fifth grand slam final with victory over belgium's joachim gerard. he'll face the top seed shingo kuneida of japan, who knocked out another briton, alfie hewett. and joe salisbury made it through to his first grand slam final, in the men's doubles, alongside his american partner rajeev ram — they'll face an australian wildcard pair for the title. yeah, it feels great. we are obviously really happy to be in the final boss oh, yeah, we want to go one further. we are here to win the tournament, we are here to win grand slams. so it will be a first for me playing on the biggest show court at a grand slam. i've played on court number one at wimbledon but never played on centre, so it will be a first for me. that will be exciting. sport continues to be affected by the corona virus in china. sport continues to be affected by the coronavirus in ch

at the australian open, dominic thiem is through, daniel medvedev has been defeated by sta n daniel medvedevur desk is too close to the sofa. how are things? we have some beautiful weather watcher pictures in this morning, this one is from yesterday, snowdrops. if you have been out walking recently you may see them out already. but what we have is a mixture of brads balance and shine, even modest cells in the north and there is the risk of ice first thing this morning. the cold front here moved across the uk yesterday bringing rain but behind the cold front, cold air came our way. a cold start for some foot in the day. as well as that we have the showers, wintry even to modest levels and you may even hear a rumble of thunder coming out of the showers as well. for northern england, wales and southern england, again it is a mixture of bread spell sunshine and showers and the sunshine showers heavy with hail and thunder mixed in. there will also be a breezy day wherever you are with them picking up wherever you are with them picking upa wherever you are with them picking up a touch through the

nick kygrios was one of them, also through, the russian 4th seed, danil medvedev, as is dominic thiemead an inexperienced squad for the three match series. a third of the 15 players are uncapped. england currently lead the test series between the sides 2—1, with one game left to play following victory in port elizabeth yesterday. one of the world‘s best footballers kylian mbappe has told the bbc that he‘s not considering a move to the premier league not until the end of the season at least. the french world cup winner is currently at paris saint germain and on course to win a third straight league title. despite being linked with moves to real madrid and liverpool he feels he owes some loyalty to the french giants. it is not the moment. everybody will talk about it, it is not good with psg. i think about the club, they help me. icame here think about the club, they help me. i came here at 18, i was a talent but i was not a superstar, now i am, thanks to p56 and the french national team. i have to do calm and focus on psg national team. i have to do calm and focus on p56 100%. after th

fair they were the best scene dominic thiem this season, and as well as season, but they were just pippeddistance to everyone else has stretched gap to crevice to chasm. the holes in tottenham's defence went that wide but roberto firmino found one just enough to thread the ball between defender, keeper and post in a 1—0 win in north london. so should we just hand jurgen klopp the trophy now? what i know about football is if someone gives you the trophy, it is done, but until then you have to fight as much as you can and that's what we do and the start, as we always said, is the basis. the start is obviously nearly perfect so far, but it's only the start and we have to continue and we will continue because our contenders are so strong. but blow by blow, they are getting weaker. take second place leicester, they put nine past southampton the last time they met and now it was southampton's number nine turning the tables. commentator: danny ings doesn't miss these days and as soon as he was sent through, you fancied him to score. lester might have to look over their shoulder with liverpool ou

dominance well, look at those names. wuhan, medvedev ortsitsipas. . —— thiem, tsitsipas or medvedev.premier league where hector bellerin‘s late goal gave 10 man arsenal a 2—2 draw against chelsea. less than half an hour in, former blue david luiz was handed a straight red card on his return to stamford bridge for bringing down tammy abraham, and after chelsea looked to have it won when they went 2—1 up — the spaniard saw his deflected shot hand the gunners a point. i'm very proud, the manager was happy with how we responded because coming back into a draw from twice in the same game is very difficult and it is a credit to the whole team. with football it is a fine line and to get the results, to get to where you want to be, if you don't score enough calls and you don't score enough calls and you don't win enough games. —— enough goals. sergio aguero's seventh goal in four games was enough for pep guardiola's manchester city to beat sheffield united. gabrieljesus missed a first half penalty and it was his replacement, the argentine aguero who scored the winner inside the last 20 minut