and britain's jacob fearnley beats the former wimbledon runner—up nick kyrgios in the first round ofhe australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news, former world heavyweight champion tyson fury announces his retirement from boxing again — but is it really the end? good evening from altadena, a suburb of los angeles, about 1k miles from down town. we arrived yesterday afternoon and this is what was left after the fires blew through here. the intensity of the heat destroying everything. cars charred, dashboards melted, everything blackened including the famous la palm trees. the trees behind blackened charred, the famous palm trees that are synonymous with los angeles as well, they are blackened as well and all around there is that acrid smell of burning, it is truly truly appalling. now the fear chief said that the city is still at risk as they continue to battle wild fires in the areas. forecasters also warn the strong winds that fuelled the flames last week are expected to pick up again. people are being told to follow evacuation orders. forecasters also warn the strong winds

rising british tennis star jacob fearnley called it the "best match he's ever played" — after beating home favourite nick krygios in straight sets, to make the second round in melbourne. former wimbledon finalist kyrgios was making his first appearance at melbourne park since 2022 after a string of serious injuries. he struggled through, with signs of the abdominal injury which had affected him in the run up. kyrgios — who is due to play in the doubles alongside thanasi kokkinakis — reiterated it could have been his australian open farewell as a singles player. ididn't ididn�*t want i didn't want to throw in the towel or walk off or retire, i was hurting physically, but a respect my opponent, the fans who have come to see me play. realistically, i can't see myself playing very much again. the defending men's champion — jannik sinner — was pushed hard in his opening victory. the italian came through against nicolas jarry, in straight sets, but taken to a tie break in the first two. sinner eventually winning 7—6, 7—6, 6—1. sinner extending his winning streak to 16 matches dating back to

rising british tennis star jacob fearnley called it the "best match he's ever played" — after beatingmake the second round in melbourne. former wimbledon finalist kyrgios was making his first appearance at melbourne park since 2022 after a string of serious injuries. he struggled through, with signs of the abdominal injury which had affected him in the run up. kyrgios — who is due to play in the doubles alongside thanasi kokkinakis — reiterated it could have been his australian open farewell as a singles player. ididn't want i didn't want to

spearedheaded by british number one jack draper, jacob fearnley, harriet dart and jodie burridge alsojokovic with ten aussie open titles to his name is also through, coming from being a set down to beat american wild card nishesh basavaredy. it's djokovic's first win with new coach andy murray in his corner. he knows tennis as 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

there were wins yesterday forjack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart with emma raducanuatie boulter progressing today. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of thre us next. of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudrmetova next who has a point to prove aferfailing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. it wasn't all good news for the british players though. cameron norrie is out after losing i

there were wins yesterday for jack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart, with emma raducanuhas a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. it wasn't all good news for the british players though. cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. the british number two says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need in any really good team i have been involved in, you have a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad, and maro is a guy i think everyone can see he is a world—class player, an incredible professional who they have immense respect for, and ifeel they are really developing a good depth of leadersh

fearnley fever starts here. patrick gary, bbc news.jack draper, jody burrage and harriet dart who all won today — but it was jacob fearnley who provided the biggest talking point for british tennis. i've been getting the thoughts of our tennis correspondent russell fuller. texas christian university was where he was studying and playing this time last year. only really started a full—time professional career in june, he won for challenger titles, took a set off know that djokovic on centre court at wimbledon, and always in the second round of the australian open having beaten kyrgios. australian open having beaten k mfl australian open having beaten k r|os,., ,.,, australian open having beaten kyrgios. jack draper younger, issues he's had of late _ kyrgios. jack draper younger, issues he's had of late and _ kyrgios. jack draper younger, issues he's had of late and a _ kyrgios. jack draper younger, issues he's had of late and a very _ he's had of late and a very different type of first round match for him and it was anything but straight

and at the first grand slam of the year, a tough start forjacob fearnley as he's drawn against home favouritelian open. welcome to sportsday. plenty to get through, but only one place to start, and that's at goodison park, where everton will be kicking off their fa cup third—round match against peterborough in just over an hour. but they'll be doing so without a permanent manager after sacking sean dyche just three hours before kick—off. instead, seamus coleman and leighton baines will take temporary charge tonight. dan 0gunshakin looks back at a tumultuous time on merseyside. 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. everton win for the first time in nine _ everton win for the first time in nine premier_ everton win for the first time in nine premier league _ everton win for the first time in nine premier league games! i everton win for the first time in i nine premier league games! day everton win for the first time in - nine premier league games! day one for macro_ nine premier leagu