west ham united is graham potter's next project. has been made and novak djokovic is going to have to do it the hard way in melbourne if he is to win his 25th grand slam title. djokovic could play reigning french open and wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz in the quarter—finals and could then have to face world no 2 alexander zverev in the semi finals. on the women's side, two matches between former grand slam champions with two—time winner aryna sabalenka up against former us open champion sloane stephens in the first round, while coco gauff will also start against former australian open champion and fellow american sofia kenin. our tennis correspondent russell fuller is in melbourne for us. jacob fernley�*s first experience of the australian open will come against nick kyrgios, assuming the australian has recovered from an abdominal strain. there will be quite an atmosphere for fernley who is starting to make waves having only graduated from texas university christian college in may. only one british seed there, emma radacana. and

with graham potter heading to east london. spurs turn to a teenager to take the lead in their english league cup semifinal against liverpool. and — going solo — the rower looking to break records for her transatlantic crossing. hello again. welcome along. west ham have acted swiftly to replace the man they took a little longer than some expected to sack. julen lopetegui is gone afterjust six months at the london stadium, where the premier league club's next manager graham potter will speak to the media on thursday morning. ben croucher has the story on how the spaniards short tenure in east london came to an end. the final act before the axe fell on a hammer. commentator: manchester city beating west ham 4-1. _ julen lopetegui's tenure at west ham ended as it started in defeat. there are two ways to see this. we can look at this and try to keep the good things that the team did, knowing it is not enough and we have to improve in other things. as it turned out, he wasn't one of the good things. the west ham board deciding getti

graham potter has already agreed a 2.5—year deal to take over.ormer chelsea and brighton boss has been out of work since leaving stamford bridge nearly two years ago and his first game will be at aston villa in the fa cup on friday. graham is a very thought—provoking manager. he knows exactly what he wants, but he wants feedback from the players. it's a collective, rather than a dictatorship. and he will meticulously study each and every opponent, and he will best plan the way to try and penetrate that opponent, to try and hurt that opponent an obviously win games at the end of the week. what type of player does well under graham? someone that works extremely hard. he is very big on next action, so if something goes wrong, he doesn't want a disappointment or arms in the air, it's about that next action, about getting up on your feet and getting back in the game and not pausing, staying in the game effectively from a mental capacity point of view. i think anyone that buys into graham's philosophy will successful under him. i do believe he is notju

gone afterjust six months at the london stadium, where the premier league club's next manager graham potter morning. ben croucher has the story on how the spaniards short tenure in east london came to an end. the final act before the axe fell on a hammer.

graham potter picked up his first win as west ham manager as they beat fulham 3—2 at the london stadium tomas soucek and lucas paqueta. west ham move up to 12th above manchester united and tottenham. four place? above manchester united and tottenham. | four place? least the top four place? there is belief and _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope in _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope in the - is belief and hope in the changing room some of the best players in the world. it is possible, i can see the improvements recently. we are getting better and better, to keep going in that way and hopefully we can get back to our levels and that's it, really. a 95th—minute equaliser from reece james salvaged a 2—2 bournemouth are now unbeaten in 9. graham potter picked up his first win as west ham manager as they beat fulham 3—2 at the london stadium with goals from carlos soler, tomas soucek and lucas paqueta. above manchester united and tottenham. it is consequences. and it is something we really have to eradicat

former chelsea and brighton boss graham potter appointed the new west ham manager.ime 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

graham potter picked up his first win as west ham manager as they beat fulham 3—2 at the london stadiumfrom carlos soler, tomas soucek and lucas paqueta. west ham move up to 12th above manchester united and tottenham. there is the foundation of togetherness the foundation of a team, we are far from perfect and have a lot to do, in terms of the application of players and some of them how they all for each other and how they are prepared to suffer for each other i thought that was really, really good. —— fought. i think that's the foundation, and, like i said, we've got lots to do. a furtherfour games to come tomorrow — the biggest of which the north london derby at the emirates. on the eve of facing tottenham, another injury setback for arsenal. it's been confirmed that gabrieljesus will need an operation on his left knee after sustaining an acl injury during their fa cup defeat against manchester united. today mikel arteta spoke out about the online abuse kai havertz and his wife have faced after he missed a penalty in sunday's shoot—out. we really have to do something about it. it's in

former chelsea and brighton boss graham potter appointed the new west ham's manager.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 0gunshakin looks back at a tumultuous time on merseyside. where am i looking? it was a relationship that began like so

their final home game under julen lopetegui — he was sacked soon after and today their new manager graham potter first premier league game at the club. they lost to aston villa in the fa cup at the weekend but potter is optimistic he and his players can turn things around when fulham visit the london stadium. really excited. the fans at villa park were brilliant, the support was incredible, the way they got behind the team and supported the team was really nice, and i have no doubt about the supporters, that is for sure. it is going to be a really exciting and proud evening for me. so west ham against fulham is one of three games to be played at 7:30pm as champions manchester city travel to brentford and chelsea welcome bournemouth to stamford bridge. then half an hour later, league leaders liverpool take on nottingham forest. the australian open tennis continues, and there's been a big shock in the men's singles as brazilian qualifier and rising starjoao fonseca beat russian ninth seed andrey rublev. the 18—year—old has become only the second teenager since 1973 to defeat an atp top—io player i

despite rumours he's on the verge of being sacked and that the club has already held talks with graham potterut replacing him. lopetegui has been under huge pressure after two heavy defeats at the hands of liverpool and manchester city. he onlyjoined last summer, replacing david moyes who left at the end of his contract. west ham's technical director has been pictured talking to former chelsea and brighton boss potter, who has previously been linked with the hammers job. morgan gibbs white says he didn't even realise the new england coach, thomas tuchel, was watching on as he inspired nottingham forest to a clinical win at wolves. he's played a key part in forest's excellent form this season with the 3 nil victory at wolves taking them level on points with second placed arsenal. they're currently six points behind the league leaders liverpool who they play next week at the city ground. i think it is down tojust a belief_ i think it is down tojust a belief in_ i think it is down tojust a belief in the squad at the moment everyone believes in each — moment everyone believes in each other. every

and less than a week into his newjob, graham potter oversaw a 3—2 victory for west ham against londonery well with the club's supporters. arsenal have suffered a huge blow ahead of wednesday's north london derby against tottenham. it's been confirmed gabrieljesus will need an operation on his knee after injuring his acl. elsewhere, david moyes takes charge of his first game back at everton against aston villa, while crystal palace are away at leicester city and newcastle united host wolves. chris eubankjr will fight conor benn in their long—awaited showdown in april in london according to a saudi boxing organiser. a warning of flash photography. the pair were scheduled to meet in october 2022, but the fight was called off after benn failed a voluntary drug test — his provisional suspension was lifted last november. and that's all the sport for now. welcome back to bbc news, it is wednesday, so pry ministers questions... it is been a difficult week with problems involving the chancellor and the former anti—corruption minister, tulip siddiq. as we monitor that live shot of the house of

two more fa cup games, all eyes on fuller park as graham potter takes charge of west ham for the firsty chelsea in april 2023, his first league game will be against fulham and crystal palace and he starts

there are 2 more fa cup games tonight, and all eyes will be on villa park, as graham potter takes charge for the first time as they face aston villa. by chelsea in april 2023. his first league games will be against fulham and crystal palace, but he starts with with the thrills and spills of the fa cup third round. the australian open gets underway in melbourne this weekeend. but the defending men's championjannik sinner still has a potential doping ban hanging over him. sinner was initially cleared of charges. but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios. in my mind, i know exactly what happened and that is how i block it now. i have not done anything wrong and that is why i'm still here and that is why i'm still playing. i do not want to respond what other players say. i think the most important part is to have my people around me. that is all the sport for now. i know you are very

despite rumours he's on the verge of being sacked and that the club has already held talks with graham potter

two more fa cup games, all eyes on fuller park as graham potter takes charge of west ham for the first time as they face aston villa. he has been out of managers and sacked by chelsea in april 2023, his first league game will be against fulham and crystal palace and he starts with the fa cup third round. tennis, the australian open gets under way in melbourne this weekend but the defending men's champion still has a potential doping bank over him. my potential doping bank over him. my sinner was cleared of chance at could still face a ban after the appeal the ban. senate has been defending his right to play in the tournament and did not have much time for criticism. nick kyrgios is set into hostile this way if it is on the italian. in into hostile this way if it is on the italian.— into hostile this way if it is on the italian. in my mind, i know exactly _ on the italian. in my mind, i know exactly what _ on the italian. in my mind, i | know exactly what happened on the italian. in my mind, i - know exactly what happened and thatis know exactly what happened and that is how i block it

despite rumours he's on the verge of being sacked and that the club has already held talks with graham potter under huge pressure after two heavy defeats at the hands of liverpool and manchester city. he onlyjoined last summer, replacing david moyes who left at the end of his contract. west ham's technical director has been pictured talking to former chelsea and brighton boss potter, who has previously been linked with the hammers job. to tennis, and ons jabeur continued her return from injury problems by beating fourth seed danielle collins at the adelaide international. the tunisian was a wildcard for this event ahead of the first grand slam of the year — the australian open which begins next week. she had a shoulder injury at the end of last year, but looked in good form as she got past collins 7—6, 6—2 to move into the last 16. novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray have practiced in melbourne for ths first time. djokovic is hoping murray can help win a record—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he anno

the graham potter era at west ham is off to a good start — luacas paqueta has put them ahead at astonas fullkrug has gone off with a hamstring injury. a date has been set forjannik sinner�*s doping case hearing. it will take place behind closed doors at the court of arbitration for sport on the 16th of april. the world number one was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal after twice testing positive for a banned substance in march 202a. however, the world anti—doping agency has appealed against the decision to clear him. sinner — who beat stefanos tsitsipas in a warm up game on rod laver arena ahead of the australian open — has been defending his right to play in the tournament, despite criticism from home player nick krygios. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is to have my people around me who i can trust. novak djokovic is goi

west ham are 2—0 up against fulham in graham potter's first home game in charge and no breakthrough betweennd champions manchester city. there's been a big shock at the australian open where brazilian qualifier joao fonseca beat russian ninth seed andrey rublev. the 18—year—old has become only the second teenager since 1973 to defeat an atp top—10 player in their debut grand slam main draw. he'll meet italian lorenzo sonego in the second round. british number two cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. norrie says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. elsewhere, there were wins for three—time finalist daniil medvedev, taylor fritz, and holger rune. in the women's draw, italianjasmine paolini and kazakhstan�*s elena rybakina raced through to the second round. fourth seed, paolini, comfortably beat 21—year—old chinese player sija wei in straight sets while former finalist rybakina was ruthless against 16—year—old australian wild card emersonjones, winning 6—1, 6—1 injust 53 minutes. emma raducanu and katie boulter also

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graham potter takes charge at west ham — his firstjob back in management for nearly two years. of the pandemic as the number of flu cases continues to spiral — according to the nhs�*s medical director. the latest figures for england show there were on average just over 5,400 patients in hospital every day with flu — and more 250 with the virus in critical care. that's nearly a thousand up on the week before. it's contributing to a shortage of beds — with longer waits in a&e and for ambulances. warwick is one of many hospitals where a �*critical incident�* was declared. hugh pym spent time there this week witnessing a service that�*s struggling to cope with intense winter demand. minutes into his 12—hour shift, raj, a consultant, is updated. if i look at my screen now and look at the people all waiting for a bed, first ten people are over the age of 80. the situation looks dire. the challenge, finding beds. how are you feeling at the moment? percy has an underlying condition and suspected norovirus. we're just trying to find a space for you inside. it takes several hours to get

charge, julen lopetegui has been sacked by west ham and will be replaced by former chelsea boss graham potteranish manager won just seven of his 22 matches in charge and leaves a club in 14th, just seven points above the premier league relegation zone. saturday's 4—1 defeat by manchester city was a ninth loss in 20 league games so far this season. it has been quite an interesting day, really. i think that the writing has been on the wall for a while for julen lopetegui. i think that we thought that he might be under pressure it little while ago, in december, but then results stabilised. he was unbeaten in four. and since then, he has lost heavily to manchester city in liverpool, so i think this put hisjob back under the spotlight, back under pressure and, yeah, today culminated in his sacking. potter has already agreed a two—and—a—half—year deal to take over at the london stadium, where he'll hold a media conference early on thursday morning. the former chelsea and brighton boss has been out of work since leaving stamford bridge nearly two years ago. and his first game will be against aston v

butjuston kluivert levelled for the cherries with a penalty graham potter picked up his first win asor a first win over the hoops in 24 years but arne engels hasjust equalised from the penalty spot for celtic. 3—3 itsjust finished celtic restore their lead through yang hyun—jun. for the first time in the open era six british singles players have reached the second round of the australian open. the last time that happened was over 60 years ago. there were wins yesterday for jack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart, with emma raducanu and katie 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 the us next. 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 kudermetova next and boulter has a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second ro

graham potter taking thisjob graham potter taking this job is graham potter taking thisjob is very interestingeputation took a hit rightly or wrongly, everyone has their view on what it them away from relegation, they shouldn't be in a relegation battle with the players they have. west ham's statement today said they weigh well below expectations. it is a club that wants to push for europe. club that wants to push for euro e. . ~ club that wants to push for euroe. ., ~ ,, club that wants to push for euroe. . ~' , club that wants to push for euroe. . ~ , . europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui— europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui has - europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui has been l indeed. lopetegui has been sacked by west ham this afternoon. new zealand have beaten sri lanka by 113 runs, to wrap up their three match 0di series with one match to spare. showers and a wet outfield delayed the start of play by two hours, but when it did get going rachin ravindra and mark chapman were able to make half centuries. and despite a hat—trick from spinner mahesh tek—shana, fro

welt _ tough ask but i wish graham potter well. �* ., , . tough ask but i wish graham potter wellof— well. almost a decade since aston villa butte of fellow _ well. almost a decade since aston villa butte of fellow primarily - villa butte of fellow primarily cloud, and you will be wearing all black tonight, no sponsors, no logos, no team players name on the back of the strictest numbers in the crest and this is a fun fact to leave you with is that aston villa for the first of a cloud in the uk to have a cloud crest in 1878 and more fun facts to come from our commentary and aston villa against west m —— club. west ham —— club. that's one of two games tonight — the other is wycombe against portsmouth. tomorrow it's a huge day of action with seventeen third round fixtures. among them, plenty ofjeopardy for a handful of premier league sides who're going to lower league opposition. patrick gearey reports. careful not to slip, the trip hazard of the third round comes especially ic this year and a bright white backdrop for many and for liverpool and stanley, it is more milking. in the fa

after 20 months out of management, graham potter has returned to the dugout, signing a 2.5—year deal as waited nearly two years for. at west ham, graham potter has re—emerged. his coaching journey started in sweden's fourth tier. we are taking them to europe showed his potential. at swansea city, then it brightened, he built teams with a style. chelsea paid a huge sum to make him coach at stamford bridge. but he was sacked the same season. graham potter has been out of work since april 2023, and he has been linked tojobs at home and abroad. butjoining west ham, he feels it's worth the wait. yeah, it's been 20 months. 20 months of a good rest, have a good break. imagine in that time he spent lots of different owners and directors, but it was important that i think i chose 1428 00:11:43,312

graham potter looks forward to a big challenge after being confirmed as the new west ham manager.takes over from the manager was sacked on wednesday after six months in charge, potter signed a contract with the club, the former brighton and chelsea boss takes over with west ham 14th in the premier league. there is expectation, demands, a recent history of success, and that's what we want to work towards, it is the first day, so my focus is on meeting the players and trying to prepare for a game in the third round of the fa cup against aston villa, which is the main focus. but my experiences, if you can villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. ences, if you can villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. graham you can villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. graham potter1 minutes later. graham potter looks forward to a big challenge after being confirmed as the new west ham manager. he takes over from the manager was sacked on wednesday after six months in charge, sacked on wednesday after six months in char the club, the premier league. 14th in the premier leag

throw away a two goal lead at brentford and in his first premier league game as west ham manager, graham potter gets his first win. >> hello. good morning. it's going to be quite a murky start for many of us, but it is going to be brightening up later with some sunshine. stay tuned and i'll be here with all the details. >> there we are in the 6:00 houn >> there we are in the 6:00 hour. very good to have you on board. >> i'm eamonn holmes, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast with eamonn and ellie. how were you told to clean your plate before you got down from the table as a child? >> not clean it, clear it, clear it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> clean. it was a different thing. >> clean plate club. join the clean plate club. yeah, yeah. >> clear your plate. yes. you got down from the table? yes. yes. so, as i remember, quite painful memories of being a child. and you had to sit at that table until you cleared your plate, you'd be there for hours. >> i mean, the main reason, though, is probably because you've got to eat your greens. you don't just leave. >> don't leave the. yeah. senous >>

well, west ham have have held talks with graham potter about taking over, initially at least on a shorterm deal. the former chelsea and brighton boss has been out of work since leaving stamford bridge nearly two years ago. for all tottenham's recent problems, the efl cup semi final tonight could provide something of a breath of fresh air for the beleaguered ange postecoglou. the competition has provided spurs with one of only two wins since the end of november, and indeed their most recent victory when they beat manchester united to make the last four. tonight there's the small matter of league leaders liverpool visiting for the first leg of the semi final. and postecoglou insists he's been seeking no assurances despite not winning any of the four games since. the results, it's my responsibility to change the course and i should take whatever verifications it has but i don't need more security and seeing them what i see every day and everyone in the cloud is totally supportive of what we're trying to do them are trying to help me and trying to help us get through this and that is all an

there are two more fa cup games tonight and all eyes will be on villa park, as graham potter takes chargest ham for the first time they go head to head with aston villa. potter has been out of management since he was sacked by chelsea in april 2023, his first league games will be against fulham and crystal palace, but he starts with with the thrills and spills of the fa cup third round. bala nces balances the key. i have always thought about football. i think you want to attack and play good football but i think like life, there needs to be some balance and thatis there needs to be some balance and that is something we will look to address and we need to work with a help them get to know them and build good relationships that's one of two games later — third tier wycombe against portsmouth is the other. they'll be hoping to join cardiff city, everton and fulham in the next round. manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he wants to keep kobbie mainoo at the club, but with united in a tight situation regarding profit and sustainability offered no guarantees it will actually happen. t

murray told us what potter would bring to the hammers. graham what he wants but he wants feedback from the players and it's a collective rather than a dictatorship and he will meticulously study each and every opponent and he will best plan the way to try and penetrate and hurt that opponent and win games at the end of the week. what type of player does well is someone who works extremely hard and is very big on next action and if something goes wrong, he doesn't want a disappointment or arms in the air comes about that next action in getting up on your feet and get back in the game and not pausing, staying in the game and not pausing, staying in the game effectively for the mental capacity point of view and i think anyone that buys into the his philosophy will be successful, he is a coach that makes people better around and i mean, ithink a coach that makes people better around and i mean, i think the talent that he could have added his disposal it was time is there for all to see. your bowens, i think they have a good number of players, alvare

in sport, there's plenty to ponder for graham potter on his return to football management, as his newlub west ham, are knocked out of the fa cup by aston villa. good morning. it's a very cold start to the day. in fact, the coldest so far this winter. but it's turning milderfrom far this winter. but it's turning milder from the west and very gradually it's going to turn less cold as we go into next week. i'll bring you all the details very shortly. it's saturday the 11th of january. a night—time curfew has come into force in parts of los angeles to stop people looting areas that have been abandoned due to the wildfires. there are at least five fires still raging across the city and its surrounding area, and any progress in containing them is very limited. at least 11 people are now known to have died. meanwhile, california's governor, gavin newsom, has called for an investigation into how water shortages have hampered firefighting efforts. our correspondent helena humphrey is in los angeles. they got out. that's what matters most. amid the ash and ruin, a hug from dad and promises that