emma raducanu beating slovakia's victoria hruncakova.oulter won her match, britain were through. and when she blazed to the first set against rebecca sramkova, it seemed just a matter of time. but from there it all went wrong as sramkova took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strike back! out of nowhere, britain's hopes were suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to this. a deciding match in the doubles. can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility, but in hruncakova and partner tereza mihalikova, they were up against a seemingly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set and from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashion. slovakia through to the final, where they'll now face italy. what utter euphoria for them. but for britain, after a tie they had dominated, what bitter disappointment. the waiting for that elusive final goes on. andy swiss, bbc news, malaga. so despair, then, for great brita

emma raducanu delivered, but her team—mates couldn't find a way past their opponents, in malaga.e for us. it's been called the world cup of tennis. 43 years after britain last reach the final, could they do it again? the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia's viktoria hruncakova for them it meant if katie boulter when her match britain through for that when she plays to the first set it seemed just a matter of timing. from there, it all went wrong. as she took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strikes back. foot up out of nowhere britain's hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to theirs. at the siding match in blood doubles can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility but they were up against hruncakova and mihalikova a seemly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set. from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashion. slovakia through to the final where they will now face italy for what utter euphoria for

it's not long underway, with emma raducanu first up — againstjule niemeier — the score the qualifiersfirst appearance at the tournament since 2022 and she secured victories to defeat france. catch the action on the iplayer and red button. as great britain prepared to take germany on. earlier — iga swiatek wrapped up a 2—0 victory for poland... over five—time champions spain to seal their place in the last eight. she beat paula badosa — in the second singles match, after magda linette had earlier edged a thriller to defeat sara sorribes tormo. alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beating carlos alcaraz. alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beating carlos alcaraz. the spaniard, who has struggled forform in turin, is now on the brink of being eliminated from the tournament. and that's all the sport for now. we'll have more later on. we will see you then. a met office police officer has been sacked after accessing files to the murder of sarah everard, he was found guilty

emma raducanu has given great britain a great start against canada in the quarterfinals of the billiejeant of two singles rubbers. raducanu hadn't played since september and returned from injury to beat germany'sjule niemeier in the first round — and she powered through the first set 6—0. marino moved up a gear in the second half, but raducanu stayed in control to win the second set 7—5 and give britain a first point. energies in the second set rebecca — energies in the second set rebecca upped _ energies in the second set rebecca upped her- energies in the second set rebecca upped her level, | energies in the second set l rebecca upped her level, he started swinging on every ball, whether it was wide, fast, and serving great, a lot more first serves which made it difficult to get into her service game, apleased how i managed to fend off my own break points and to close it up. so if katie boulter beats leylah fernandez great britain will be into the semi finals. these are live pictures from malaga. they are in the first set, katie boulter has the break of serve. take my word for it she le

and all smiles — emma raducanu and katie boulter help great britain reach the semi finals of the billiealong, thank you forjoining us. we start with football and england have won promotion to the top tier of the nations league after they concluded their campaign with a comprehensive 5—0 win over the republic of ireland. natalie pirks was watching at wembley. a distinctly frustrating first half with ireland defending robustly, gave way to a pulsating second half from an english perspective. the party started when liam scales were sent off for a tackle in the box onjude bellingham. england's captain harry kane scored the penalty and the floodgates opened, what followed were five goals inside 26 minutes, four which were the players�* first for their country. anthony gordon, conor gallagher, jarrod bowen, just 30 seconds after coming off the bench with his first touch and taylor harwood—bellis all scoring for england.

emma raducanu gave them a great start, beating rebecca marino in straight sets, the former us open championhe second time in almost two months following a foot injury, opened the quarter—final tie against marino and took that first set 6—0. second set was tighter, raducanu, though, grinding out the win, winning it 7—5 and giving britain the first point of the tie against the defending champions. in the second set, rebecca really upped her level. i think she started swinging on pretty much every ball, whether that was wide, whether that was fast and serving great. a lot more first serves, which made it very difficult to kind of get into her service game, so i'm very pleased with how i managed to fend off my own break points. and, yeah, then sneak that break at 5—5 and close it out. and so that left katie boulter needing to beat canada's leylah fernandez to confirm britain's place in the semi—finals. the world number 2a made a great start, winning the first set 6—2. fernandez, though, fought harder in the second set — unable to keep up with boulter, though, who took it 6—4. and britain will f

we'll start with tennis, emma raducanu has got great britain off to a winning start in their billie jean king cup semi—final against slovakia. she was always the favourite against the world number 238 viktoria hruncharkova, who had helped slovakia knock out australia and the usa on the way to the semis. and ultimately raducanu proved too strong for her opponent, raducanu won it 6—4 6—4. britain are looking to reach the final for the first time since 1981, italy are waiting for the winners of this tie. every match is extremely challenging and as the tournament progresses, it is more and more, and i think today was a really tough battle because my opponent has a huge ball strike and despite her ranking she plays much above that, especially on these courts, it really suits her, but i'm really pleased with how i once again compose myself and served out in both sets. so great britain are one win away — british number one katie boulter is in action right now against rebecca sramkova. it's gone to a deciding third set. there will be a doubles match if there needs to be a decider. roger federer

emma raducanu won the first match against rebecca marino in straight sets, before katie boulter madea deciding doubles match wasn't needed — she beat leylah fernandez 6—2, 6—4" and says it's been a long road to reach the semi—finals. ifeel like we have been building for some time, it is finally coming out, all the girls are great people, we have a great chemistry going on. yes, so proud of everyone here. an unbeaten 61 from marcus stoinis steered australia to victory by seven wickets in their third and final t20 match of the series against pakistan. the hosts had wrapped up the series after winning the first two matches. aaron hardie took three for 21 as pakistan crashed to a meagre 117 all out in hobart. australia wrapped up the game in the 12th over. american nelly korda overhauled england's charley hull on the back nine to win her third lpga annika title. the world number one started the final day one shot behind hull, who had led from thursday's opening round. but korda had five birdies in a row from the 11th, to move two strokes ahead of her rival with three holes to play. the 2

emma raducanu, a grand slam champion, going in as second player at the moment, because she hasn't had in the world, so they have to be favourites on their rankings, notjust their rankings alone, but the whole team. i think anne keothavong has been very vocal that they're in this to win the whole competition, and i think they've had that aim from the start. and notjust this year, from previous years, to build up and get that team spirit going and the belief that they can do it. we've been to the semi—finals before, two years ago, so they want to go a step further and it'sjust one match at a time, but they've definitely got the belief there. melanie south there. on tuesday it's the turn of the men in the davis cup, and it could be a pivotal day for rafael nadal. defeat for spain against the netherlands in the quarter—finals would end nadal�*s tournament, his final one before retiring. it remains unclear if nadal will be fit enough to play a significant part in the tie, but he insists he is fully focussed on helping his nation reach the final four of the tournament. i am not here for ret

emma raducanu is playing in the first match againstjule niemeyer. nearly two months after straining ligaments in her foot. but she is still above her opponent in the world rankings. so far — that's showed. raducanu getting the only break in the first set, and in the last few minutes closing it out to win 6—4. these are live pictures from malaga, the british number one katie boulter v laura siegemund. olivia nicholls and heather watson will play if deciding doubles is needed defending champions canada are waiting in the quarterfinals for the winner of this one. we've already had one result today, the hsots spain were beaten by poland you can follow this match on the bbc sport website or the bbc iplayer. it's four years since the fed cup, changed it's name to the billiejean king cup, in honour of the woman who has done more for equality in the sport than any other. a trailblazer and activist and also a 12 time grand slam singles champion, she is in spain and still looking to the future and ways to improve the game , she's been talking to our tennis cor

emma raducanu gave them a great start beating rebecca marino in straight sets.two months following a foot injury, opened the quarter—final tie against rebecca marino — taking the first set 6—0. the second set was tighter but raducanu ground out the victory — winning it 7—5 — giving britain the first point of the tie against the defending champions. in the second set, rebecca up to level, then she started swinging on pretty much every ball, whether wide or fast, swinging on pretty much every ball, whether wide orfast, and serving great a lot more first service which made it very difficult to get into her service game. i'm very pleased with how i managed to fend off my own breakpoints, and then sneak that break at five — zero and close it out. that left katie boulter just needing to beat canada's leylah fernandez to confirm britain's place in the semi—finals. the world number 2a made a great start, winning the first set by 6 games to 2. fernandez fought harder in the second set but was unable to keep up with boulter who took the second set 6—4 to give britain vict

we'll start with tennis, emma raducanu has got great britain off to a winning start in their billie jean238 viktoria hruncharkova, who had helped slovakia knock out australia and the usa on the way to the semis. and ultimately raducanu proved too strong for her opponent, raducanu won it 6—4 6—4. britain are looking to reach the final for the first time since 1981, italy are waiting for the winners of this tie. every match is extremely challenging and as the tournament progresses, it is more and more, and i think today was a really tough battle because my opponent has a

katie boulter and emma raducanu will attempt to take great britain one step closer to their first everrter finals in malaga. the winners of that tie will face either australia or slovakia. it's slovakia who hold the lead in that one, after viktoria hruncakova overcame kimberly birrell in the first match of the day. antony davis scored 31 points as the los angeles lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 104—99 victory over the new orleans pelicans on saturday night. meanwhile the reigning nba champions the boston celtics needed a buzzer beating 3—pointer in overtime from jayson tatum to see off the toronto raptors at home. tatum finished with 2a points, as toronto recorded a seventh—straight defeat. and jon jones cemented his status as one of the best mixed martial artists of all time as he stopped stipe miocic to retain his heavyweight title at ufc 309. jones dropped miocic with a spinning back kick in the third round at new york's madison square garden to record the first successful defence of his heavyweight belt. jones says he plans to continue his ufc career at th

emma raducanu gave them a great start, beating rebecca marino in straight sets.owing a foot injury, opened the quarterfinal tie against rebecca marino — taking the first set 6—0. rhe second set was tighter but raducanu ground out the victory — winning it 7—5 — giving britain the first point of the tie against the defending champions. that left katie boulter just needing to beat canada's leylah fernandez to confirm britain's place in the semi—finals. the world number 2a made a great start winning the first set by 6—2. fernandez fough harder in the second set but was unable to keep up with boulter who took the second set 6—4 to give britain victory. great britain will face slovakia in the last four. after viktoria hruncakova won the opening rubber, rebecca shramkova ensured their place in the semi—finals with a straight sets victory over australia's ajla tomljanovic 6—1, 6—2 meanwhile jannik sinner has become the first italian to win the atp finals title after a commanding straight—sets win over america's taylor fritz in turin. the world number one capping a superb

katie boulter and emma raducanu will attempt to take great britain one step closer to their first evernals the winners of that tie will face slovakia in the last four. after viktoria hruncakovawon the opening rubber, rebecca sramkova ensured their place in the semi—finals with a straight sets victory over australia's ajla tomljanovic 6—1, 6—2. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the government has announced it will deliver a one—billion pound boost to buses, aimed at delivering a "london—style system" nationwide. but it could also mean a rise in single fare prices outside of the capital. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, explained how the funding proposals are designed to work. this is replacing an old system where areas competed for funding. the government said thatjust funding. the government said that just gave the funding. the government said thatjust gave the best bids and was a waste of money. now they want to base is on need and deprivation mileage. areas like south yorkshire, liverpool, cambridgeshire, essex, devon will get money. and the idea is to

emma raducanu got great britain off to a winning start. always the favourite against the world number 238 who had helped slovakia knock out australia and the usa on the way to the semis. and ultimately raducanu proved too strong for her opponent, raducanu won it 6—4 6—4. britain are looking to reach the final for the first time since 1981, with italy waiting for the winners of this tie. but in the last few moments, the british number one katie boulter has lost her singles match so it will now be decided in the doubles, the first time great britain have needed their doubles pair of heather watson and olivia nichols. the davis cup is also taking place in malaga and starts today and rafael nadal is going to play spain's first game in the opening tie against netherlands. it will be the 38 year lds final professional tournament before retirement, and there were question marks over his participation. the 22 time grand slam champion has only made one apearance since the olympics, at an exhibition event in saudi arabia but he has been picked to pl

katie boulter and emma raducanu will attempt to take great britain one step closer to their first everls in malaga. the winners of that tie will face slovakia in the last four. after viktoria hruncakova overcame kimberly birrell in the first match of the day, rebecca sramkova ensured their place in the semi—finals with a straight sets victory over australia's ajla tomljanovic 6—1, 6—2. and that's all the sport for now. us presidentjoe biden and chinese leader xijinping have had what looks to be their last meeting of mr biden�*s presidency. it happened on the sidelines of the asia—pacific economic summit in peru, president xi described the relationship between china and the us as having "ups and downs" but said he was striving for a smooth transition with the incoming trump administration. during discussions, the white house said the us president raised north korea's deployment of troops to ukraine, as well as china's activities near taiwan. in opening remarks, mr biden reflected on his relationship with xijinping, over the past several years. we haven't always agreed, but our conversat

emma raducanu, celebrating her 22nd birthday this week, beat jule niemeier in straight sets.go through to the quarterfinals if katie boulter beats laura siegmund in the second singles match. if siegmund wins, there'll be a deciding doubles match. boulter won the first set 6—1. earlier, iga swiatek wrapped up a 2—0 victory for poland over five—time champions spain to seal their place in the last eight. she beat paula badosa in the second singles match after magda linette had earlier edged a thriller to defeat sara sorribes tormo. the hype turned into a bit of chaos, perhaps predictably, at the weigh—in for the fight betweenjake paul and mike tyson in texas, with the youtuber—turned—boxer launching an expletive—laden rant after he'd been slapped by tyson. this is the moment things got a little out of hand, with the former world heavyweight champion hitting out at his opponent before they meet for a contest that will count on both fighters�* professional records. paul said he didn't even feel the slap and that tyson was an angry little elf. iron mike, who's 58 now, said "talking

it had started so well with emma raducanu's immaculate week continuing. in straight sets, but british number one katie boulter lost hers — so that meant it was down to the doubles. up stepped heather watson and partner olivia nicholls — but they fell to an embarrassing defeat. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from malaga. it's reports from malaga. been called the world cup of tennis. it's been called the world cup of tennis. 43 years after britain last reach the final, could they do it again? the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia for them it meant if katie boulter when her match britain through for that when she plays to the first set it seemed just a matter of timing. it all went wrong. as she took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strike back foot up out of nowhere britain's hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to theirs. at the siding match in blood doubles can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibil

in the first match — britain's emma raducanu was always the favourite against the world number 238 viktoria helped slovakia knock out australia and the usa on the way to the semis. raducanu proved too strong for her opponent winning 6—4, 6—4. but then, british number one katie boulter lost her singles match against rebecca sramkova who came back from a set down. boulter has enjoyed the finest season of her career, and dominated her earlier matches in the tournament, but couldn't reach the same heights against sramkova, whose100% record is still intact. so it went to a decider in the doubles. and heather watson and olivia nicholls were comfortably beaten, losing 6—2, 6—2 against hruncharkova and tereza mihalikova. a convincing win for them — they will go through to face italy in wednesday's final. the davis cup is also taking place in malaga and starts today, and rafael nadal is playing spain's first game in the opening tie against netherlands. it's the 38 year old's final professional tournament before retirement. the 22 time grand slam champion has only made one apearance since the olympic

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