a year away from tennis, rafa nadal marked his singles return with a very convincing win over dominic thiemt competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but he's back on the court, looking razor sharp, as well, beating dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1. at 37 years old, as well! todayis today is honestly unemotional and important day for me. probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing cloud... and play i think at a very positive level on the first day i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. something that will probably make us feel proud. well, also hoping for a big win is luke littler. a huge night awaits for the 16—year—old. he's back in action in the semifinals of the world darts championship, where he will take on fellow englishman rob cross in the final four. littler has already won £100,000 in prize money and is now the favourite to win the title. it was just my dad, he always play

after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiemd of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one but retu

after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiemthe first round of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a yearin players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadalwas year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much o

both won as well with nadal beating dominic thiem in brisbane. as stuart pollitt reports.ch — the great champion returns. first point is no sign of rust, that fearsome forehand hasn't lost any of its power or its potency. the spaniard edged past dominic thiem — himself a former grand slam winner — in the first setthen swept him aside in the second to win 7—5, 6—1. todayis today is honestly in emotional and important day for me. probably the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt for them having the chance to come back after year and play in front of an amazing crowd, and play... applause i played a very positive level. in recent years, australia injanuary has meant mixed emotions for nadal. in 2022, he won his 21st major title in melbourne. a year later, the pain of defeat. a hip injury halted his title defence — and put his career in doubt. does nadal believe he can win titles again? for me my goal is still may be be donein for me my goal is still may be be done in a couple of months try to play again for that for now, if i am competitive fantastic but it is s

he returned after 12 months out, with a win over dominic thiem on tuesday, and was preparing for his a pioneer of boxing, former world championjane couch is going to take her place alongside some of the greatest fighters in history. the fleetwood assassin is the first british woman to be inducted into the international hall of fame. she'll receive the accolade in new york injune, along with ricky hatton. ian haslam reports. five—time boxing world championjane couch is a legend in her sport, a fact further emphasised by her latest accolade. jane, you're in the boxing hall of fame. how does it feel? i'm just really overwhelmed. a girl from fleetwood, getting anywhere near the hall of fame is such a remarkable achievement. i'm so excited about it. some of those names in that hall of fame include mohamed ali, i thibk barry mclagan. george foreman. frazier. just pinching yourself moments. it was back in the mid—1990s that jane took on the british boxing world for the right to fight in the professional ranks. in the world champion, other countries, they pay the national anthem behind me fo

here in brisbane, in the pat rafter arena, rafael nadal was spectacularly good as he beat dominic thiem was an exceptionally good performance, one swallow does not make a summer, nadal said. he knows he needs to back it up game after game, match after match. as he returns to the tour after a hip operation injune. as for emma raducanu in auckland, she was very encouraging. she won a very tight match, against the qualifier, only to have her serve broken twice. she managed to win the deciding set 7.5. she's on court for two and a half hours. she served pretty well for much of the match. it was an encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returns at 301 in the world rankings. a couple who have been rehoming retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful lives after they've finished competing. pam and kevin atkinson run a charity near york in england that takes horses that others find too challenging and retrain them for a variety of purposes, including offering comfort to patients in hospices. 0livia richwald reports. i just love horses.

undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but there were no signs of rustiness as he eased past dominic thiem — winning 7—5, 6—1, at 37 years old as well. today is honestly an emotional and important day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering and play i think at a very positive level, on the first day, i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. an impressive comeback performance too from emma raducanu. after 259 days out with injury, she won her first round match in auckland against the romanian elena—gabriela ruse by three sets in a match that lasted two and a half hours. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5 and she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british n

out for nearly a year in brisbane in the arena, rafael nadal is spectacularly good as he beat dominic thieme knows it's about matching it up. as for emma raducanu, that was very encouraging. she won a very encouraging. she won a very tight match having served for the match at 5—2 against alayna russo. she managed to win that 7—5. she was on court for two and a half hours and served pretty well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returned that 301 in the world rankings after nearly nine months out. a couple who have been re—homing retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful lives after they've finished competing. pam and kevin atkinson run a charity near york, in england, that takes horses that others find too challenging and retrain them for a variety of purposes, including offering comfort to patients in hospices. 0livia richwald reports. good boy. i just love horses. i love thoroughbreds in particular. they're just so intelligent, they're just so astute. they're just so aware, so sensitive.

undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but there were no signs of rustiness as he eased past dominic thiemtant day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering

tennis player received a special invitation to the tournament in brisbane, where he met austrian dominic thiemound. the spaniard won in two sets 7:5-6:1 and said that this was the most difficult period in his career, although for the first time after a year-long break, according to nadali, it was quite good. rival of the legendary spaniard. in the second round of the tournament, aslan karatsev could have become, but the russian in the match against the australian jason kublera was forced to withdraw due to injury. at the beginning of the third set, he fell unsuccessfully, injuring his knee. the severity of the injury is still unknown, but it is reported that karatsev was able to leave the court only in a wheelchair, with a large ice pack applied to his injured knee. that's all about sports for now, see you in the next hour. promise me. that you will sing from the bottom of your heart, i promise the bremen musicians, this is my group, this is the same boy who charmed everyone with his songs, tough, this year the minimum wage and the cost of living is indexed, this is also important because the

after nearly a year away from tennis, he's marked his return to singles action with a win over dominic thiem an inquest found that an 0fsted school inspection had contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry, who took her own life. her family have called for root and branch reform. well now the new chief inspector says the inspection process needs to be "far more empathetic". in his first interview since taking charge of 0fsted, sir martyn 0liver said lessons must be learned. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. hisjob matters for children and parents. the new boss of 0fsted will oversee inspections, including schools. schools facing the challenges left by the covid lockdowns. it's a difficultjob 0fsted has to do, because ultimately we also have to be about high standards for the children and saying to parents, these are the standards that are being provided. but i think we can do that in a way which is far more empathetic. an 0fsted inspection at this primary school contributed to the suicide of head teacher ruth perry. the coroner has warned more lives are at risk without c

after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiemgood as he beat 75—61. with his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone and an exceptionally good performance. once while it does not make a summer, nadal has had. he has set about backing it up in game after game match after match as he returns to the tour after a hip operation last june. as for emma raducanu, that was very encouraging. she won a tight match having twice served, 5—2 in the third second only to have her serve broken twice. she managed to win that the sightings at 75. uncork for 2.5 hours and served pretty well for 2.5 hours and served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returns at 301 in the world rankings after nine months out. and that's all the sport for now. hello. storm henk certainly made its presence felt today with numerous flood warnings issued, particularly across england and wales. we also had this amber warning from the met office, this warning expiring

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