in four set in their quarter final grigor dimitrov in four set in their quarterfinal and next grigoral and next up grigor dimitrov in four set in their quarterfinal and next up is croatian marin cilic. for british tennis there is a new star emerging. for kyle edmund, the biggest moment of his career by far and you could have forgiven him a few nerves but if they were there they were not too clear to see, breaking the serve of grigor dimitrov in the very first game. still carrying the hopes of a nation brings a special pressure, just ask tim hammond. now to see how edmund would cope. towering his way to the first set suggested it is not too much of a burden but the scale of the task ahead was laid bare as the bulgarian battled back to level the bulgarian battled back to level the match. now time for the true test of temperament and in the melbourne heat dimitrov was first to crack, leaving the door open for edmonds to batter his way through with the match now heading in his direction —— edmund. this was drama to the last, match point, the call was out but the decision was challenged a

grigor dimitrov. 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.t be the man we expected. rafa nadal, robbed of contesting the final set against marin cilic because of injury. it is a match that cilic may have will anyway. when he gets a glint in his eye he can be very dangerous. he was serving magnificently and hitting the ball powerfully and with a great deal of authority around the court. he won the us open in 2014 by storming through the field and kyle edmund will be aware ofjust how difficult and dangerous an opponent he can be. then again, cilic does not have the same aura. he was beaten by dan evans, and his team will tell him, if you have beaten the world number three, why not beat the world number three, why not beat the world number six as well? in the women's draw there was a shock as belgium's elise mertens dispatched ukrainian fourth seed elina svitolina — 6—4, 6—0 — on her main—draw debut in melbourne. more women's quarterfinals overnight. mertens will face caroline wozniacki in the last four after she beat spain's unseeded carla suar

tennis now and australia is a curious four from a sit down to overcome grigor dimitrov reaching the brits been international final home favored to curiosity lost the first set six three but he fired a total of nineteen aces to stage a come from behind victory in the twenty two year old winning the next two six six one six four to advance to the finals way he will face american arayan harrison. in the n.b.a. the boston celtics got their thirty second game win with victory over the minnesota timberwolves on friday ninety one eighty four was the school meanwhile the philadelphia seventy six ers were victorious against the detroit pistons on friday in simmons and joel embiid gave a delphia a huge lead in the first half indeed had twenty three points and nine rebounds simon said nineteen points and nine the first to lead the seventy six as to the fourth straight win one hundred fourteen seventy eight was the final school.

edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov. sport for now. a former premier league footballer will be sworn in tomorrow as the new president of the west african nation of liberia. george weah — who played for chelsea and manchester city — told the bbc he was ready to meet the expectations of his people. his victory is the latest extraordinary chapter in liberia's emergence from the horrors of civil war. from the capital monrovia here's our africa editor, fergal keane. a fanfare for the people's man who rose from the slums to become an international football star, and now president of his country. how are you doing? george weah is the face of a changing nation. for the first time in over 70 years, power is being transferred between democratically elected leaders. can you possibly be as successful a president as a footballer? well, you only look at me as a former footballer, but i am a human being. i strive to be excellent, and i can be successful. commentator: george weah, he has one to contend with, he plays a 1—2, george weah!

he hasjust broken grigor dimitrov in the fourth set.m a place in the australian open semi— final. the brit is 2—1 sets up against third seed grigor dimitrov in melbourne. edmund is aiming to reach his first ever grand slam semi—final. last week, liverpool beat the top of the premier league, manchester city, but last night they were beaten by bottom side swa nsea. alfie mawson‘s goal was enough for a 1—0 win that saw the swans move to within three points of safety. we have been expecting the news for days, but finally it has been confirmed that alexis sanchez has signed for manchester united from arsenal, in a swap deal with henrikh mkhitaryan. sanchez has signed a 4.5—year deal, and is expected to earn £14 million a year after tax. and england's netballers have missed out on their first win over australia in five years. they narrowly lost 50—16 to the world champions in the second game of the quad series. they will now travel to johannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. iam i am slightly staggered by the amount of

he stunned grigor dimitrov to read his first grand slam semifinal.here, they were not too clear to see, breaking the serb of grigor dimitrov in the very first game. —— the serve. but carrying the hopes of a nation brings a special pressure, just ask tim henman. powering his way to the first set suggested it is not yet too much of a burden. the scale of the task ahead, though, was laid bare as the bulgarian battled back to level the match. now time for the true test of temperaments, and in the melbourne heat, dimitrov was the first to crack, leaving the door open for edmonds to batter his way through. the match now heading in his direction, those nerves turning toa his direction, those nerves turning to a very british kind of excitement. yet this was drama to the last, match point, out was the call, but the decision was challenged, the agony of waiting — then the ecstasy of winning. edmund through to the semifinals. if he can keep control of the nerves, well, who knows? adam wild, bbc news. so he will face world number four marin cilic in the semifina

the world number 49 beat the third seed, grigor dimitrov, making him only the sixth british man to reachs is hope made reality. this is kyle edmund, in melbourne. a big first serve delivers! his opponent in the quarterfinal, grigor dimitrov, has been the next big thing in men‘s tennis for years and he fought back to win the second set. closes it out at the first time of asking. but edmund won the third and found himself on the brink. edmund‘s always had power, but now he has the composure to see things through when it gets close — and this was pretty close. he's done it! hang on, wait and see! match point decided by a hawk—eye replay. as andy murray described it on twitter, "wow!". i know what it feels like to be andy murray for the last eight years, or however long! laughter. when you‘re on these type of stages, you know, you‘re reaching the last stages of the best tournament in the world, it‘s obviously very pleasing but, of course, i want to keep going. kyle edmund may have peaked on the other side of the world, but he was made right here in yorkshire. as an eight year old, you mayjus

in the fifth and final set she literally next unseated kyle edmund the brit stunned third seed grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal williams. upset. leader of ukraine to also secure a final four berth it's been a dream debut for the twenty two year old in melbourne one more quarterfinal match is still to come on tuesday with denmark scarily what's the akki looking to accomplish in the semi. the legendary south african jazz musician and political activists who has died muscular played the trumpet shank and the blues music and with the idea that spanned decades many of his compositions about the struggle for democratic rights in his country he also collaborated with international musicians but still he released a statement saying that he was fighting can sell a kid with seventy eight years old. far. as to say his music will live on you're watching news coming to you live from berlin stay with us when we have more from the was economic forum in davos that's with us coming up shortly otherwise you can also check out our website dot com for more news and informa

kyle edmund's reached the final four of the australian open — ranked 49, he beat no 3 seed grigor dimitrovn outcry over scrapped plans for a statue of former prime minister margaret thatcher. so let's begin. with me is mark davies — founder of strategy consultancy, camberton. welcome to you and thank you for joining us. starting with time's ta ke joining us. starting with time's take on the questioning ofjeff sessions over the russia investigation and the question is now whether or not president trump will be next. the answer is no. it makes for a good headline but i think there is absolutely no way that the special counsel will jump from jeff sessions street to donald trump. this special investigation has been going on since made. time has been going on since made. time has returned to it over and over again. if the good read and they do interesting analysis of mueller, they are almost reverential. they are they are almost reverential. they a re interested they are almost reverential. they are interested in sessions because he was already controversial. he was controversial when appointed

meanwhile third seed grigor dimitrov came through in four sets against a group left in round three of the women's singles a fifteen year old ukrainian. had her dream run and that six two six two by camacho at a competitive. football munich of confirmed germany international land will join the club at the end of the season shall commit field track to be interest of the trip to liverpool of a status but have managed to secure his signature of four but it's going to be a regular national team particularly impressive in last year's confederations cup. here's a reminder of our top story this hour turkey has started shopping with kurdish controlled flight across the border in syria the turkish defense minister says an operation threatened by president rouhani guess what he called tests of terror because. that's it your up to date. in the meantime of course as always. the websites of the movie talked about it. we've we've .

compatriot mark of course joke six two six two meanwhile in the men's competition world number three grigor dimitrov came through in four sets against the first seed refound the doll is also in action later on day five now to some football in the bundesliga as match day nineteen kicks off tonight on how to berlin entertain dortmund the build up has been dominated by the future of dortmund star striker here america obama he's out again with a transfer possibly on the horizon but coach peter stover is trying to concentrate on the positives. i got has one thing on his mind maintaining dortmund's unbeaten streak and essential task is to stay in the race for this season's been this week a title. since he took over at the helm back in december the black and yellows have i'm stuck after several months in freefall. so it's no surprise she is feeling b.j. ahead of their away clash to have. i think it's all positive. there's a good mood in the team is to they're having fun doing their work and feeling really motivated. this. guy had a lot of thinking to do when putting together his starting eleven. striker pi

number one rafael nadal beat victor a string of burgos in straight sets to advance with third seed grigor dimitrov also winning through and there was some excitement from the home crowd with australia's nick kyrgios crushing brazil's interests. and one of european soccer is great names has got his first permanent head coaching job former manchester united midfielder ryan giggs has been appointed manager of the welsh national side one club man gates who enjoyed a twenty four year playing career at united had won two champions league titles made sixty four appearances for wales and will hope to lead the team to euro twenty twenty after they failed to reach this year's world cup. a quick reminder now of the top story will follow we're following for you twin suicide bombers have hit central baghdad killing at least thirty eight people the attack took place in a busy square during rush hour no claims of responsibility yet but the bombings there are the hallmarks of the so-called islamic state. you're watching news still to come. chinese tourists are flocking to a new coastal hotspot an asian neighbor a

bulgaria's world number three, grigor dimitrov, is fighting for a semi—final spot against british hopeoline wozniacki looks to make the last four, after a seven—year gap. nadal, who lost to roger federer in last year's final, has a 5—1 career win record against cilic. but the sixth—seeded croat is a former us open champion, so he will have confidence he can conquer nadal. novak djokovic recognised that reaching the fourth round in melbourne was an achievement after being out of the game for so long. the six—time aussie open champion was defeated by south korean chung hyeon, but the right elbow injury and a new hip problem means djokovic needs to take time out for more recovery. now, i don't know, i have to reassess everything in my team. article ten, coaches and everybody, and you know, c, scan it, see what is the situation like. last couple of weeks i played a lot of tennis, so of weeks i played a lot of tennis, so let's see what's happening inside —— see. congratulations to chung and his team, amazing, amazing performance. he was a better player on the court tonight, and he deserved

he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets, lots of firsts in melbourne.xt. but he will be very wary of kyle edmund. he knows he has this fantastic momentum building to what could be a dream final.” fantastic momentum building to what could be a dream final. i am loving it right now. you know, the way i am playing. i am 23 years old, my first grand slam semifinal, the first time i have played on one of the biggest courts in the world, and to play a quality player like grigor. all of these things i am aware of, and they are great feeling. you don't play in are great feeling. you don't play in a semifinals in a grand slam every day. ijust try a semifinals in a grand slam every day. i just try to a semifinals in a grand slam every day. ijust try to enjoy it as much as possible, like i said. i knew! was ina as possible, like i said. i knew! was in a good place. there is no reason why my tennis wasn't good enough to win. it is obviously about going out there and doing it. that will be thursday morning. that is rafa nadal, who retired in the quarterfinal, in the

morning you can hear britain's kyle edmund hope to continue his run in melbourne as he takes on grigor dimitroveen a breakthrough tournament for him. he could even overtake andy murray as the british number one if he pulls off an upset against the bulgarian. the crowd are really into it. it's probably one of the noisiest slams. this and the us open, that is when they get louder. quarterfinals as they get louder. quarterfinals as the best result at grand slam. there is no point celebrating a quarterfinals, you only celebrate when you win. that is my goal, every match just trying to do my best to get over that winning line. england's netball players have narrowly lost to australia in the second game of the quad series at london's copper box arena. the roses we re london's copper box arena. the roses were trailing by three goals going into the final quarter. it was looking good for their first win against the top ranked team, but they could not do it, eventually losing 50—46. england will now travel to johannesburg to face south africa in the final match of the series on sunday. he played more tha

nadal he beat victor estonia boodles in straight sets to advance and so did number three seed grigor dimitrov who crossed cruised dennis novak to go on to two round. to football now in germany is like a return to action from its winter break at the weekend and it featured a big result for struggling cologne up against local rivals much in god but the rock bottom team pulled off an unlikely last gasp when i. tell those players still believe in a miracle escape that much was clear before the right job but the game initially looked like it would run to form the black box christophe karma going close after a quarter of an hour. below grew into the match though and frederic sorry incident had fans jumping for joy with the opener after thirty four minutes well known for the hosts in their biggest game of the season. the second half so glad that threaten again but at first they could not take advantage of poor cologne defending . the level it was coming however and the rafael finally managed it at the second set and. even the staff he goes matzoh in a prestige to be. put there was to be a twist in t

edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov.ritain seems to have a new star to celebrate. david ornstein, bbc news. tottenham lost ground on their top four rivals as they were held to a 1—1 draw with southampton who remain in the relegation zone. harry kane was on the scoresheet again but both sides will feel it's an opportunity missed, in their efforts at opposite ends of the table. james burford reports. greatness recognising greatness, football continues to pay its respects to cyrille regis. how southampton would take his goal—scoring ability now. in the relegation zone, saints will take any luck they can get and they certainly got a slice of good fortune early on. but that lasted barely three minutes. harry kane, rarely far from the headlines, heading home for tottenham's instant reply. premier league goal 99 for spurs. conditions certainly played a part and set pieces were all the more important. southampton inches away from going back in front. the game will be particularly memorable for this young man, 17—year—old michael

at around 3.30am in the morning kyle edmund tyakes on third seed grigor dimitrov of bulgaria for a placed who could even overtake andy murray as british number one if he pulls off an upset against dimitrov. the crowd are really into it. this and the us open is where they get loud and intimate. quarterfinals is the best result in a grand slam. no point celebrating that. you only celebrate when you win the tournament. i want to try and go over the winning line. confirmation that the edmund versus dimitrov quarter—final is on five live from around 3.30am tomorrow morning. great britain's skeleton bob team for the winter olympics in pyongchang was announced this morning — unsuprisingly it includes defending women's champion lizzie yarnold — she's aiming to become the first—ever british winter olympian to retain a title. yarnold is also joined by team—mate laura deas, who's appeared in three world championships but this will be first olympics. the pairjoined my colleague holly hamilton earlier in the studio. it is really exciting because i have been building up to this for my entire career. i

nadal easily reached round four with a straight sets win over damage and meanwhile third seed grigor dimitrov came through and four sets against andre rieu bluff and ran three of the women's singles a fifteen year old ukrainian amata cost you and her dream run ended six two six two by compactor it alina it's alina and to football the point is that it is much day nineteen takes off several hours from now when the hit to berlin and dortmund the buildups been dominated by the future of dortmund stoss striker appear emerick about me i will miss the berlin match with a transfer possibly on the horizon and dortmund will probably have to try and continue their run of good form without him. problem child pm eric obama yang is once again giving his coach a headache with thirteen goals so far this season he's brilliant on the pitch the problem is it's not going on now it's just us a new coach i was in vegas said of verse day that he thinks the twenty eight year old would fit in well in north london. has long been looking for a way out of dortmund and vegas talk seems to have gone to his head the strike

he now faces grigor dimitrov.bbc news. there was just one game in the premier league today. match of the day 2 and sportscene are on bbc one later, so if you don't want to know the results, you know what to do. southampton are still in the bottom three after drawing with tottenham. harry kane scored the spurs goal, and now only needs one more to reach his 100th in the premier league. and hearts beat their edinburgh rivals hibs to a place in the fifth round of the scottish cup. former malaga manager javi gracia has been named as watford's new head coach, hours after they sacked marco silva. watford are currently 10th in the premier league. saracens' hopes of a third consecutive european title were kept alive, thanks to premiership rivals wasps, who beat ulster in the champions cup today, gifting saracens the last quarterfinal place. theyjoin scarlets as the only british teams in the last eight. and while we have been on the air, mark allen as just won sanogo's masters for the first time. he held offa masters for th

loss of andy murray to injury edmund is in his first ever major quarter final he's going to play grigor dimitrov on tuesday over on the women's side of the draw carlene was yaki advanced in the singles the number two seed got passed it's the law he is magdaléna kovach in straight sets as yankees next opponent will be carla swat us novato who booked her third australian open quarter finals tickets belgium's elisa merchants also a winner. well we are just about to wrap things up but we do have a reminder of the big story we've been following for you germany's social democrats have narrowly voted in favor of starting a coalition talks with the americans conservatives initial show of hands was too close to call so for every last vote of the more than six hundred delegates at party conference had to be counted individually the outcome it was a clear majority in favor of moving forward with negotiations that decision brings germany one step closer to a stable government after four months of political uncertainty since september election. and of course chancellor angela merkel gave her reaction to the

he is ranked 49th in the world but has been mightily impressive surfer, seeing off grigor dimitrov ine last four. i don't think about the next match, i think about my current match. i go in there about thinking about my game and not taking anything for granted to. haddien taking anything for granted to. haddi en marche! iran is due to say goodbye to barcelona fans on the pitch ahead of their game on thursday night. —— javier mascherano. he is due to play in china after seven season at barcelona. they need to overcome a 1-0 barcelona. they need to overcome a 1—0 deficit and philip coutinho is due to make his debut. play is under way on the first leg of the dubai classic. players no doubt wowed by the views, spain ‘s raphael caballo w011 the views, spain ‘s raphael caballo won the tournament in 2012 and is among a group of players that tee off at 8:10 a.m.. is a very technical course, you to drive a good off the tee. obviously being smart as well, the greens have gotten smaller but they asked firm and fast and you need to be on top of your game. there is no real area that you can be sla

melbourne with players battling it out to reach the last four unseated col edmund stunned third seed grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal earlier belgium's mountains upset leena spittal the ukraine to also secure a final four berth it's been a dream debut for the twenty two year old in melbourne two more quarterfinal matches are still to come with favorites rafael nidal and caroline wozniacki both looking to book their places in the seventies thing. and just for your reminder of the top story we're following for you turkey has stepped up its ground assault against the kurdish enclave of offering in northern syria the turkish army and allied syrian rebel fighters are trying to clear the area of kurdish militia groups . who are watching do that the news coming to you from berlin we have another bosun at the top of the next hour thanks water. cooler. kickoff for the fondest legal highlights the first time there for a twenty consequences i must loses tomas please come on time sox coach maurice used all. the time away when most when i'm back home shocked my own brain

quarter—final is taking place in the australian open between britain's kyle edmund and bulgaria's grigor dimitrovg the first set 6—4. but dimitrov came back in the second — winning it 6—3. they're now into the third set, and you can follow live coverage of that match on the bbc sport website. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. the. this is your sport briefing the tuesday and the night session at the australian open is soon under way, whether swans won't be ugly duckling is and where one player is said to earn $700,000 a week. —— ducklings. the action is already well under way. the main events still to come, the world number one will be on court. rafael nadal ready for his quarter—final with us open champion, marin cilic. he beat his opponents infourtough marin cilic. he beat his opponents in four tough sets, it was his trickiest match so far as the number one seed dropped a set or the first time in melbourne. all the matches i have done, you can expect in this match. against marin cilic, it will bea match. against marin cilic, it will be a tough one but at the same ti

he was playing some great tennis in his quarter—final against grigor dimitrov in the brisbane internationaling set. but he cried out in pain and collapsed to the floor after catching his right ankle. he carried on with heavy strapping, but couldn't find a way past defending champion dimitrov. serena williams won't be defending her title in melbourne — she says she can compete — but she wants to do far better than that, and needs a bit more time before returning to the circuit. when she won the title last year she was eight weeks pregnant and she gave birth to her daughter four months ago. with the six nations less than a month away, there's some encouraging news for england. billy vunipola and maro itoje will both start for saracens against wasps in the premiership on sunday. powerful number eight vunipola has been out since his knee surgery in september, having already missed the lions tour with a shoulder injury. itoje broke his jaw last month. sochi gold medallist kelly gallagher has been left out of the great britain squad for this year's winter paralympics in pyongchang. she and her gu

the brits stunned third seed grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach his first ever grand slam seven final and belgium silesian matins upset iliana of ukraine to also secure a final four birth it's been a dream debut for the twenty two year old in melbourne one more quarterfinal match is still to come on tuesday with carol lin what's in the alkie looking to book her place in the semi's. moving away from sports and the legendary south african jazz musician and political activists hugh masekela has died most again afraid that some fish sang and composed musical or via the fans tend to be of the compositions were about the struggle for democratic rights in his country he also collaborated with international musicians but also using these the statement that he was fighting cancer must get out was seventy is seventy. car that's it for me that she. can come. on assume the same. using sound that's. the netherlands close to protection project is the only one of its kind of. musical country sounds which come to driven by the forces of nature help to protect the coasts. but is the plan working tomor

edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov.ebrate. david ornstein, bbc news. watford have sacked that manager this morning. tottenham drew them much, harry kane only needs one more goal two reaches 100 premier league goal. one late goal at tynecastle got hearts into the fifth round of the scottish cup. the rangers game was postponed. plenty more sport on the bbc sport website including how saracens scraped into the quarterfinals of the european champions cup. for me, goodbye. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten o'clock now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. theresa may has said she'll set out plans in the coming weeks to crack down on company executives who enrich themselves while jeopardising their workers' pensions. writing in the observer newspaper, mrs may describes the practice as an unacceptable abuse that will be ended. earlier i spoke to the former pensions minister, baroness altmann. she expla

he'd just beaten world number three grigor dimitrov in the quarters. good situation to be in and he can hit freely now and no expectations whatsoever, so maybe he'll never be in this position ever again to have so little expectations in some ways. and we'll be speaking to andrew castle about kyle in just a few minutes. in the women's semi—finals, simona halep and angelique kerber are tied at 1—1, it's in the final stages of the decider. halep is leading 8—7. caroline wozniacki has already made it through to her third major final. if kerber wins, wozniacki will take halep's spot as the world number one. arsene wenger took a big step towards winning the league cup for the first time at arsenal with a 2—1semi—finalwin over chelsea last night. the first leg ended 0—1, but chelsea already had a goal disallowed by the time eden hazard put them ahead. arsenal were soon back level, though, a double—deflection off nacho monreal‘s header made it 1—1 after only 11 minutes. the winner took a bit longer to arrive, granit xhaka poking it home, to send his side to we

the world number 49 beat the third seed grigor dimitrov making him only the sixth british man to reachwilson reports. this is potential realised. this is hope made reality. this is kyle edmund in melbourne. a big first serve delivers! his opponent in the quarterfinal, gregor dimitrov, has been the next big thing in men's tennis for years. and he fought back to win the second set. he closes it out at the second time of asking. —— at the second time of asking. but edmund won the third, and found himself on the brink. now, everyone has always known that kyle edmund has the power. but the most important thing in tennis is what you do with your head. the muscle between the ears. the very best players manage to stay calm, even to get better when it gets close. and this was very close. he's done it! hang on, wait and see. match point decided by a hawk—eye replay. as andy murray described it on twitter — wow! i know what it feels like to be andy murray for the last eight years... laughter and when you're on these type of stages, you know, reaching the last stage of the best tournament in the w

he'll face australian nick kyrgios or grigor dimitrov of bulgaria on tuesday.elves a good chance of clinching their one day series against australia. england posted 302 from their 50 overs after being put into bat. they made a slow start, and when moeen ali was out they were 189—6 in the 39th over. jos buttler and chris woakes repaired the damage. woakes made an unbeaten 50 and buttler reached a century off the last ball of the innings. a few moments ago australia were 158—3 in the 30th over. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan‘s paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian‘s contract at arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's 4—1 win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. the premier league paid tribute to cyrille regis, with fans across the country taking time to remember the former england striker, who d

down at one stage but reduced the errors to secure his place in the last eight, where he'll meet grigor dimitrovm improving. lots of hard work paying off. like you said, that constant working at everything, my game, on and off the court, it is good when you get results and it comes together. onto football, and watford are expected to appoint javi gracia as a replacement for marco silva who was sacked as manager this morning. watford are 10th in the premier league and are blaming the change on everton for their interest in silva before christmas. southampton are playing tottenham. it was 1—0 to southampton after a very unlike the own goal from davinson sanchez, but harry kane has just made it 1—1. harry kane now only needs one more goal to have scored a hundred in the premier league in his career. in today's scottish cup 4th round action — the edinburgh derby went the way of hearts. they won 1—0 at tynecastle thanks to a scrappy 86th minute goal, christophe berra's downward header was just touched on by substitute don cowie and despite a valiant hibs effort to keep the ball out, it spun over the

he was playing some great tennis in his quarterfinal against grigor dimitrov in the brisbane internationallapsed to the floor after catching his right ankle. although he carried on with heavy strapping, he couldn't find a way past defending champion dimitrov. the first of the paralympics gb athletes have been selected today for the winter paralympics in pyeongchang, which start at the beginning of march. sochi gold medallist kelly gallagher has been left out of the team but could yet go as spare places will be reallocated at the end of the month. today six representatives for alpine skiing, including two guides, have been named along with three snowboarders. kate grey has been in hemel hempstead snow centre to meet the team. with just 62 days until the start of the winter paralympics, the excitement is really starting to build among the nine athletes that have been selected so far today including world champion milli night, and her guide. it will be her second paralympics, impressive considering she is only 19, but she admits that expectations are much higher this time around. in sochi in

edmund will meet grigor dimitrov in the last eight after the bulgarian ended nick kyrgios' campaign withrgios was the last australian in the men's draw. world number one seed rafa nadal and women's world number two caroline wozniacki are both through. watford are expected to name their replacement for the fact marco silva, spaniard javi gracia, who last managed rubin kazan. marco silva was dismissed after only eight months in thejob. everton silva was dismissed after only eight months in the job. everton approach the portuguese in november and they say that is the catalyst for the decision. watford's statement said that without "the unwarranted approach" they would have "continued to prosper under his leadership". the hornets have won just one of their last 11 premier league games. there's one premier league match today. spurs could go fourth with a win at southampton in the 4pm kick—off. spurs beat the saints 5—2 on boxing day but mauricio pochettino is bracing himself for a tough match. i don't have doubt that they are going to success because the club is so strong, great manager, grea

he will face australia's nick kyrgios or grigor dimitrov of bulgaria on tuesday.y my best result at a grand slam. you know, it's not easy to win four matches at a grand slam. definitely pleased. it shows i'm improving. lots of ha rd pleased. it shows i'm improving. lots of hard work paying off. you know, like you said, that constant working at everything, my game, on and off the court, and it is good when you get results and it comes together. watford have sacked manager marco silva after just eight months in thejob. the club are blaming everton's approach for the portuguese in november as the "catalyst for this decision". watford's statement said that without "the unwarranted approach" they would have "continued to prosper under his leadership". the hornets have won just one of their last 11 premier league games and are 10th in the table. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan's paperwork for

he will face australia's nick kyrgios or grigor dimitrov of bulgaria on tuesday.through to the quarterfinals after beating argentina's diego schwartzman in four sets. the 24th seed proved nadal‘s trickiest opponent so far, taking a first set of the tournament off the 16—time grand slam champion. nadal will play croatia's marin cilic in the last eight. world number two caroline wozniacki is through to the last eight of the women's draw after a comfortable straight sets win. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan‘s paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian‘s contract at arsenal and his salary is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's 4—1win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. there's one premier league match today. spurs could go fourth with a win at southampton in the 4pm kick—off. spurs beat the saints 5—2 on boxing day but mauricio

pumped up out on court as he beat the former finalistjoe—wilfried tsonga, to set up a match with grigor dimitrovstralian in the men's draw. he's nojoke my favourite he's no joke my favourite actor, he's nojoke my favourite actor, i get asked if one person was acting your life, i would always pick him. it was surreal seeing him tonight. i was talking to him in the third set, i was like, i've got to break the ice, but to say something. he was really nice, i met him after the match and he was really genuine. yeah, it was nice to meet him. great supporter of someone like that in the crowd. world number one and 2009 winner rafa nadal dropped only five games against damir zhumhur of bosnia on his way into the fourth round. but the french open champion jelena ostapenko is out — she lost in three sets to anett kontaveit. also coming up in the programme... find out why shaun murphy got more than he bargained thanks to an umwelcome visitor at the masters snooker. rory mcllroy proves the sting could be back in his tail as an eagle puts him in contention in abu dhabi and most do it on skis. we meet the guy

number three seed grigor dimitrov survived a big scare.led against american qualifier mackenzie macdonald, but came through to take a fifth set decider 8—6. he had looked beaten at one point as he lost the fourth set 6—0. rafa nadal came through his second round match comfortably. the number one seed won in straight sets against argentina's leonardo mayer. he reaches round 3 for the 12th time in his career. on the women's side of things, former world number one caroline wozniacki had an incredible three set win against jana fett of croatia. she saved two match points and came back from 5—1 down in the deciding set to make it into round three. but what about this for a story — 15—year—old qualifier marta kostyuk is the youngest player to reach the third round at a grand slam in more than 20 years. the world number 521 came past olivia rogowska in straight sets to face her fellow ukranian — the fourth seed elina svitolina in the last 32. that's all the sport for now. i will be back with more in the next hour. you are watching bbc news. much

he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach the last format in just two hours and a9 minutes.eeted simply, wow! a win in the semifinal would put him above andy murray in the rankings. leon smith said that kyle edmund's confidence has been growing. the coaching team and himself have been trying to get and himself have been trying to get a bit more out of him, whether it is shouting come on or more fist bumps. he walked out today in front of 15,000 with his head up, walking tall, and i thought, he is in a good mood and a good steak for this match. that confidence is going to really help in moving forward this year. kyle edmund will face the winner of this match next. on court right now, rafael nadal and marin cilic, the world number one and numberfour. cilic, the world number one and number four. nadal took the opening set, and cilic has taken the second. it is shaping up to be an exciting match. in the last few minutes, the lta has announced that kyle edmund will be included in the british davis cup team. no andy murray. to football, and after brilliantly ending manchester city

into this tournament unseeded and is ranked 49th in the world but he beat the world number three grigor dimitrovas the first time kyle edmund had beaten a player ranked the top five and he is now the sixth british man ever to get to the sixth british man ever to get to the semifinals of a grand slam and understandably it is big moment. the semifinals of a grand slam and understandably it is big momentlj am understandably it is big moment.” am loving it right now! the way i am playing, i'm 23 and in my first grand slam semifinal, the first am i played on one of in the world and to beat a quality player like grigor, these things aren't aware of and their great feelings, you don't play in a grand slam semifinal every day, or the quarter is. i tried to enjoy it as much as possible and i knew i was ina it as much as possible and i knew i was in a good place and there was no reason why my tennis was not good enough to win pulls up it is obviously about going out there and doing it. and he did just that. obviously about going out there and doing it. and he didjust that. he was born in johannesburg doin

crow that will meet great britain's kyle edmund in the semifinals edmund took care of third seed grigor dimitrov in a surprise result britain is ranked forty ninth in the world and has never reached a grand slam semifinal chile each will be looking for a second slam title after taking the twenty four u.s. open. on the women's side belgium's will number thirty seven he leads merton's produced an equally surprising result when she met ukrainian fourth seed eagerness with alina the belgian is playing in her first ever main draw at the australian open and is putting on a show of note burton's charged past six four and six love in any seventy three minutes. if merton's is to advance to the final she'll need to take care of another of the world's highest ranked players second seed caroline wozniacki needed three sets to get past spain's carlos suarez novato the dane winning six six seven and six two she is also searching for a first ever grand slam title and will no doubt be hoping to come out on top down under peter statement al-jazeera. olympic officials have sent out a list of russian athletes they

was he basing his ball garion upon it grigor dimitrov to win the brisbane international two weeks earlier but there would be no repeat performance as the third seed prevailed after four tough sets the forty two year wait for an a strongly in men's champion in melbourne will continue. to me trials next aparna will be great britain's kyle edmund the world number forty nine secured his first appearance in a grand slam quarter final with the force of victory over italy's andreas seppi. was you have to believe it i mean that's was. them in the quarter finals because of a toll on the corner and playing a believe i'm going to win and caroline wozniacki will feature in the quarter finals in melbourne for the first time in six years the day needed just sixty three minutes to get past mentally never barrack obama in straight sets watching he actually could possibly find the world number one ranking with victory over spain's carlos juarez navarro in the last eight relays home and al-jazeera. the other matches played on sunday i'm sore crower to meringue chill it shows become spaniard pub look at on

some of the top seeds have also made their way into the last 16, rafael nadal, grigor dimitrov, marin but they have gone 2—0 up in their one day series against australia. they won by four wickets in brisbane chasing down their target of 271 with five overs to spare. adam wild reports. after a troubled winter for english cricket, suddenly the scene seems a little more serene. even when faced with batting like this from australia's aaron finch, england's one—day side refused to panic. finch made 100 again, but when he fell, australia stumbled, england taking advantage. chris woakes, like his side, calm and creative. another chris woakes another chris woa kes run another chris woakes run out and the innings was over. 270 never looked like it would be enough. still, england would have to find a new hero. roy made history in the first match of the series. here, he lasted just four balls. there were plenty waiting behind him in the queue. first, bairstow and then alex hales. both passing 50. even the clatter of wickets did little to break their stride. chris woakes bringing up the winning r

third seed grigor dimitrov survived an epic encounter in the second round as he was taking to five sets by the donald the world number one hundred eighty six just didn't have the edge over the ball gary the end david chalke winning this one eight six you say australia's mick carey else also had a fight on his hands if you speak to traits keep the seventy seed complained several times to be on par about noise from the crowd and approach a microphone and the umpires headache didn't and that was it but kerry also eventually saw his tricky opponent seven five six pool seven six s. at the press center around three. in the women's draw a second seed caroline bush necchi came from five one down and set the save to much going to back to prosper ration yes but they were not a possible future contender for the crown and now it's tough presence on wednesday at fifteen years old ukrainian mata cost you became the youngest player to reach the ground of a glance time since one thousand nine hundred seventy i should be an idiot a cub scout. i heard a lot of time that i'm talented and i know dad. i kno

one in the opening set curiosus came back to take the next two six three six four he will face grigor dimitrov. next. australia's critters will continue to build on their momentum in the final ashes test in sydney when it resumes on saturday day two saw in the restricted to three hundred forty six in their first innings with pat cummins taking four wickets australia's batsmen then started swinging as men khwaja will resume at the crease on line one and steve smith remains on beaten on forty four the australians trail by one hundred fifty three runs with eight wickets remaining in their first innings. in cape town south africa are facing india in the traditional new year's test at newlands and there were no shortage of wickets on day one south africa were bowled out for two hundred eighty six but then india lost both of their openers late in the day along with captain variac kohli to close on twenty eight for three spanish football giants barcelona have kept to a new year tradition they open their doors to thousands of supporters for friday's training session which is usually off limits their s

see grigor dimitrov ride an epic encounter in the second round as he was taken to five sets by mackenzie mcdonald the world number one hundred eighty six just didn't have the edge over the ball bearing in the end to be true of winning this one eight six in the final set joe wilfred song of france was taken to five sets by canadian teenager denis shop a love in the second round the thirty two year old former runner up was beaten by the eighteen year old in the second round of last year's us open but saw with philip that happening again he came back in the decider after trailing five two to close the victory. over in the women's drawn number two seed caroline wozniak he survived a real scare in the second round the former world number one was up against melbourne park debutant a fat gratian ranked one hundred and nineteenth in the world won the opening set in thirty three minutes was an iraqi fought back to take the second and then same to match points as she battled back from five going down in the decider to close out the match three six six two seven five. the response myself you know w

well have all the day's sport news including it was a tricky task and fierce heat but third seed grigor dimitrov books is placed in the fourth round of the australian open. hello the us says it will withhold another payment to the u.n. relief agency for palestinian refugees the forty five million dollars payment which was earmarked for food aid was promised last month at the time we provided that note that information to under we made it clear that it was a pledge it was not a guarantee and that it would need to be confirmed later at this time we will not be providing that but that it does not mean i want to make it clear that does not mean that it will not be provided in the future well this follows washington's announcement on tuesday that it was withholding sixty five million dollars out of the hundred twenty five million dollars aid package but u.s. provides the largest amount of funding to the agency last year the u.s. gave more than three hundred fifty million dollars now underwater has helped an estimated five million palestinians in education health care and housing and is active in the

opening set but curious came back to take the next two six three and six four he will face either grigor dimitrov or it from me. and at the hopman cup in perth belgium have defeated candidate in group a three no they have a golf fan that was up against vesak possible hoping to give the belgians an unassailable two no lead it was after at least merton's defeated eugenie bouchard earlier delivered with a six two six four wins belgian won the doubles to announce you astray had to be germany in order to qualify for senseless final. egyptian star mohammed so law has been awarded one of the most prestigious awards in football and as tough here on a century as explains it's a sure award for a long awaited successful the liverpool man. mohamed salah capped off a memorable year in the best way possible the twenty five year old liverpool starving joining the spotlight as he beat his teammate thought. to be named african football's player of the year. we go. easily. standing to attention the moment would come a trophy well deserved for the egyptian he won it by a landslide one hundred eighteen votes which w

sparrow of curios picked himself up dusted off his bruised ego and here hewitt beats vera of and grigor dimitrov in the doubles it was pretty good practice for hewitt who's coming out for time at the age of thirty six to get your story in open in the men's doubles. cricket's ashes series of teen australia in england concluded on monday as the second most attended in the long history of the contest a total of eight hundred sixty seven thousand spectators saw at least part of australia's four nil series when they won the fifth and final test on monday by an innings of one hundred twenty three runs city's famous opera house lit up sales in green and gold to celebrate both the men's and women's ashes victories south africa beat india in a tense first test in cape town eighteen wickets fell on day four and india was set just two hundred eight for victory but proteas bowler vernon philander took career best figures of six for forty two as india were bowled out seventy two one short of victory target. defending champion stefan as ancyl has taken the overall lead after the third stage of the dakar rally