harriet dart will be frustrated.eally got going in there that second set and was really coming back against simona. she found herself 6—2, 5—1 down, and it looked like it was going to be a routine close—out for simona holub. when your back is against the wall, you can put your back into it —— settle into it. she used her best tax —— tactics. she really rattled her. she really unsettled her. she got it back to 5—4. i think she will have learned a lot from that match. as far as heather watson was concerned, we knew that against her three come of this is a player she had beaten a week ago in one of the lead of tournaments, so i guess for her the excitation was she knew she could beat her and obviously went out on court hoping she could produce a similar performance today? she beat elise mertens in hobart last week, so elise mertens in hobart last week, so of course, she would hopefully have been confident of going out and putting in a good performance and she would know what having beaten her before. and on the flip sid

46 caps for scotland. 0n just day four of the tournament, defeats for both heather watson and harriet darth players, though, as dart was taking on the wimbledon champion simona halep and ended up losing 6—2, 6—4, while watson was defeated in under an hour by 16th seed elise mertens. john watson was watching in melbourne. for the second year in a row, no british players remain in the third round of the singles here at the australian open. it was always going to be difficult for harriet dart against the wimbledom champion simona halep. she made a real fight of it, trying to come back into it in the second set. as for heather watson, she was the second remaining briton left in the second round. and difficult matchup for her against elise mertens, a player she had beaten a week earlier in hobart, in one of the tournaments in the lead up to this year's australia 0pen. afterward, she said she did not feel herself out there on court today, a little bit slow, and that was the cause of that defeat. a frustrating day for the british players, but what a day we have in store tomorrow, with novak djoko

harriet dart and heather watson returning to play tomorrow.tricky opponent today. blustery conditions out here. we've seen it all in these first few days of the australian open. he tried to come past an opponent lower than him but he said perhaps he played too much tennis in the lead up to the australian open at his opponent manage the condition is better, but let's hearfrom heather watson after that impressive victory. ijust feelvery heather watson after that impressive victory. ijust feel very happy and confident in myself and i'm just really enjoying my tennis at the moment, enjoying being out there competing, especially when it's the tough moments and, you know, even after the first set today when i lost it, in the past i may have let that get to be or you know, bring me down in confidence, but it's not affecting me at all now. i feel like that's what's making me so strong. what about the big names in the game, how have they been getting on today? yeah, it's been a case of defending champions in both events in action. naomi osaka will face

it has been a poor tournament for the british players, harriet dart was the last one standing, she camebefore getting knocked out in the second round by simona halep last week. shejoined us earlier and is very upbeat about her australian open performances. super exciting for me to be challenging one of the top players ina grand challenging one of the top players in a grand slam and to be able to do it on in a grand slam and to be able to do itona in a grand slam and to be able to do it on a big arena. i can only look at it as a positive and hopefully ta ke at it as a positive and hopefully take it with me going forward. at it as a positive and hopefully take it with me going forwardm at it as a positive and hopefully take it with me going forward. it is not just to you take it with me going forward. it is notjust to you play on the courts, i suppose going into a grand slam environment, that must really educate you as well and you came through obviously three matches of qualifying as well and there was all that wildfire scenario hanging over melbourne as well so it must have been quite a

i don't think we will see an upset with simona halibut against harriet dart but let's hear from simonaa top layer is an advantage and not so much an advantage and not so much an advantage because everybody wants to get you. but if you think about that you don't have time to think about yourself. so i try to focus on my game, to play what i want against herand then we game, to play what i want against her and then we will see. she comes into this after a good year last year and will certainly fancy her chances again —— of going deep in the tournament. talking about upsets and support for ayla tomljanovic. support also for nick kyrgios. interesting to say that he wanted to play on the melbourne park court which is where you get a lot of the spectators with ground passes going in and it has a great atmosphere. he is in action there later on so he is thriving in playing in that special atmosphere out on court and he said himself that he feels he is playing for so much more this year than just himself, in light we have seen in recent weeks with the terrible bushfires in the devastation caus

hello, yes, a day of british disappointment, harriet dart booked her first disappointment, harriet darthe next half an hour. and on news nationwide, commemorations are being held for the football player emilio salah on the football player emilio salah on the first anniversary of the plane crash in which he and the pilot died. ‘we‘re asking you to act as if you love your children more than anything else‘ the words of greta thunberg as she challenged global leaders at the world economic forum in davos. their inaction, she said, is fuelling the flames of climate change. farfrom being on the defensive, president trump launched a stinging attack on environmentalists, rejecting those he called prophets of doom whose predictions had been wrong for decades. it‘s a time for optimism, he said, not pessimism. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins sent this report. getting away from it all... donald trump has flown over 4000 miles from washington to the alpine heights of davos, hoping to look more like a president on the world stage, less like a defendant back home. he‘s treading carefully on

just before we go, a reminder of our top story — heather watson and harriet dart out from the australianles. left to the guys in the doubles now. starting now on bbc radio 5 live, build—up to wolves/liverpool in the premier league followed by full commentary. lots more in sportsday with katie at 10.30pm. hope you can join us then. see you later. hello there. the winter has been so mild. even if you daffodils poking out. recent nights have not been ethical because we have much, much more clout around. that is the story at the moment underneath an area of high pressure. this weatherfrontier wandered its way southwards across scotland. some rain mainly for the western side of the country but ahead of that, a few places did actually get to see the sunshine today. but for many of us, it was pretty grey and gloomy and mist and fog critically on the hills. we will see that the net continues to lower. western scotland, a bit of rain and drizzle, perhaps up towards northern ireland as well. temperatures typically for 5 degrees. tomorrow, a great day for many parts of the country stubby mist and f

yes, and on just the fourth day of the tournament with defeats for heather watson and harriet dart andse mertens. for the second year ina by elise mertens. for the second year in a row no british players in the third round of the singles at the third round of the singles at the australian open and it was always going to be difficult for harriet dart against the wimbledon champion simone halep made a real fight trying to come back in the second set before going out in straight sets in the evening session out on the main show court. as for heather watson, she was the second remaining britain left in the second round and a difficult matchup for her against elise mertens. she defeated her in the lead up and she said she did not feel herself a bit slow and that was the cause of the defeat. ada — — slow and that was the cause of the defeat. ada —— it's a frustrating day for the british players but what a day with novak djokovic, serena williams and ash party back in action, no british players but if you're looking for a possible grand slam champion, take your pick from those players. staying

there'll be four british women in the australian open tennis next week after harriet dart came throughere — despite a knee problem. andy murray meanwhile has had to put back his latest return from injury. from melbourne, here's our tennis correspondent russel fuller. the news andy murray is not unexpected. no australian open and 110w unexpected. no australian open and now we know he will not play indoors in february in either not palliate 01’ in february in either not palliate or write it down. it may concern here is that if this pelvic bone bruise is related to his hip surgery which he had this time last year, which he had this time last year, which seems entirely possible, it may not be quite such a straightforward problem to fix. he doesn't appear to be spending with some of the tennis court at all at the moment, more jim some of the tennis court at all at the moment, morejim work in gogo which is that him and good stead throughout his career. as for you had a cot to come she says that her injury and the injury that plagued her last year is manageable for a johanna konta. it is not

and i'm joined onset now by british tennis player harriet dart. many thanks forjoining us., straight sets win for her over at petra kvitova and i know you know ashleigh barty well, she be due at wimbledon last summer. out of an opponent is she? extremely, especially in the women 's an opponent is she? extremely, especially in the women '5 again, incredible strength and depth, exciting draw, it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. how do you think the draw is going? people were talking about serena williams, the possible win, record equalling with margaret court. she is gone, someone else doing well is simona halep, you know her well having played in the second round. is she one of the favourites? for sure. i think it's pretty much all set for a simona halep ashleigh barty final but everyone is there andl barty final but everyone is there and i think it's very exciting to see the level everyone is playing out and i think anyone can take the title. you played in the second round against simona halep. how do you write your australian open this year? it was a positi

the only success coming from harriet dart.e failed to win a single game in the first round last year, but came through a dramatic final set to beatjapan‘s misaki doi. a tough task awaits in round two though, the current wimbledon champion simona halep. meanwhile, two former semi finalists are both out in 12th seed johanna konta and kyle edmund. john watson was watching on in melbourne park. it should look like an upset on the face of it forjohanna konta but when you consider the way her preparations have been hampered coming into the tournament this year, she only played one tournament in the lead up since she lost in the last 16 of the us open because of that troublesome knee injury. arguably it was always going to be tough forjohanna konta coming into the australian open and so it proved as she lost to a player ranked considerably lower than her in the women's rankings. i knew going into the match that i was going to not feel my best or not see the ball my best, not have the match tightness we love to have as competitors, bu

qualifier harriet dart is through to the second round on an otherwise disappointing day for the britsh drama, late late goals and some big results in the premier league this evening. let's start at bramhall lane where perhaps the surprise success of the season sheffield united were taking on the reigning champions manchester city. rhia chohan was watching. these are the nights ramon lane have been waiting for, sheffield united riding high on the table looking for a big results against manchester city. at times, the first half felt like it local derby, big challenges and temperatures made appearances and temperatures made appearances and city pushed hard but dean henderson, the manchester united and loney made light work of saving close range efforts. after he was tripped, henderson added to their frustrations by sending his penalty away which followed. henderson was clearly off his line in the manchester city bench were incensed as it was not in order to be taken but was worth a little book after the keeper pots like excellent performance that far. guardiola process i should've been i

the final two british players in the australian open singles with defeats for heather watson and harriet dart welcome to the bbc news at six. the chinese authorities are taking drastic action to try to stop the spread of the new and potentially deadly coronavirus. they've imposed a travel shutdown on several cities, notably wuhan, where the virus was first discovered, and huanggang. the unprecedented measures come just as tens of millions of people in china prepare to travel to their family homes to celebrate the chinese new year. here, the government says there's an increased likelihood of the virus reaching the uk. three people are currently being tested in edinburgh and glasgow. here's our beijing correspondentjohn sudworth. this is the moment a city of 11 million people was effectively shut off. pa ramilita ry police guarding the station, as all departing trains are canceled. in the hospitals, medical staff in full body suits are treating hundreds of infected patients. while images on social media appear to show a system struggling to cope. empty shelves in the shops. and scuffles over fo

harriet dart has come through qualifying in melbourne to make it into the australian open main draw forrunning, that means that there'll be four british women in the first round. that includes johanna konta, but she's had very limited preparations, the british number one has only played in one tournment since the us open in september as she manages a knee problem. because of that she says she won't play in the fed cup this year. it's a tough decision to make because the fed cup is something that has always been very close to my heart and i have had some incredible experiences in my career so far and i am definitely looking to have some more but for this season, because it is an olympic season as well, ijust need to take care of my body and make some decisions that are not always easy but hopefully it will help me have the longevity that i want. just as well—placed as he looks for his first victory on tour in a year. he was eight under par at the singapore open. two shots off the top of the middle. that is all the sport for now, don't forget on the bbc sports website you can follow the q

it will be tough for harriet dart later? yes, against simona halep, the wimbledon.sion, first up. yes, she will go in as the underdogs you can probably understand against a player ranked considerably higher. but let's not forget rod labour arena, under the lights, a full house, it's going to bea lights, a full house, it's going to be a very special atmosphere, is very special occasion for harriett dart. —— rod laver. if she gets eve ryo ne dart. —— rod laver. if she gets everyone going, who knows what she will produce. i love it, a bit of tennis, a bit of weather. england are still in with a chance of reaching netball‘s nations cup final on sunday, after beat south africa 58—54 in birmingham. they were trailing at half—time and one. england now have a winner takes all match against jamaica one. england now have a winner takes all match againstjamaica on saturday the right to play new zealand in sunday's final. finally how about this for precision. this is england's nick brett in action on monday at the world bowls championship in great yarmouth. i've been watching t

in the end, certainly for harriet dart and heather watson, please nonetheless with the performances —ir first win at old trafford since 1962 and this brilliant strike from jay rodriguez sealed it. united manager has now lost more premier league games than he has won since becoming their permanent boss. the players are giving everything they have got, they have done absolutely fa ntastically they have done absolutely fantastically so far this season. but they know today it was not good enough. i know. buti but they know today it was not good enough. i know. but i am the one responsible for this. we have been stretched lately, really stretched. the boys looked mentally tired towards the end. we just didn't find that creativity that we hoped for. there was a big blow for leicester as they lost the premier league's top scorerjamie vardy to an injury. they are waiting to find out how long he could be out for. they did not miss him too much. another scored twice as they won 4—1. celtic are still just about scored twice as they won 4—1. celtic are stilljust about managing to hold off rangers

harriet dart has come through qualifying in melbourne to make it into the australian open main draw for johanna konta, but she's had very limited preparations, the british number one has only played in one tournment since the us open in september as she manages a knee problem. because of that she says she won't play in the fed cup this year. it's a tough decision to make because fed cup is something that has always been very close to my heart and i have had some incredible expenses in my career so far and i am definitely looking to have some more but for this season, because it is an olympic season as well, ijust need to take care of my body and make some decisions that are not a lwa ys make some decisions that are not always easy but hopefully it will help me have the longevity that i want. papa massata, son of the former world athletics president, lamine diack, has been talking to the bbc about their on—going corruption trial. they face allegations that they accepted bribes in return for slowing down doping procedures against a number of russian athletes. massata says there was no bri

for britons were knocked out on day two of the australian open, only qualifier harriet dart bucked the fought back brilliantly to be back japan's opponent, all the way to a final set tie—breaker. tough task up next for her, the current wimbledon champ cheat —— champion simona halep. not great news for the rest, you had a come to her all out. i deafly thought she up her game and i kept trying to tell myself to stay aggressive —— definitely thought. just keep doing what you're doing and hopefully get you an opportunity. i was really committing to my game plan, and it definitely helped that i was very composed. just keep fighting for the ball, and idid just keep fighting for the ball, and i did everything really well. anotherformer i did everything really well. another former semifinalist, kyle edmond, is also out, losing and straight sets to the serbian layer. it is the fourth time he's been knocked out in the first round in six appearance in melbourne. he has insisted he has to learn from it. the irfu says saracens players who move abroad following the club's relegation may still be sel

harriet dart has made it into the main draw at the australian open, after winning herfinal qualifyingyear's fed cup, as she looks to preserve her fitness and extend her career. konta has only played in one tournment since the us open in september. ita it a tough decision to make because fed cup is something that has been very close to my heart, and i've had some incredible experiences in my career so far some incredible experiences in my careerso far in some incredible experiences in my career so far in fed cup and i am looking to hopefully have some more, but for this season, because it is an olympic season as well, ijust need to take care of my body and make some decisions that are not a lwa ys make some decisions that are not always easy but hopefully will help me have the longevity that i want. there was controversy at the masters snooker, as ali carter scrapped his way to a surprise win over the two—time champion john higgins at ally pally last night. the referee called a foul shot when carter missed the yellow — he insisted he'd hit it, though, and she overturned her decision, b

we also have harriet dart to come.dan eva ns. second round in the shape of dan evans. everything crossed. thank you very much. the french world cup winning striker killian mbappe has told the bbc he isn't interested in moving to the premier league just yet but he might reassess things at the end of the season. he was just 19 when he scored in the world cup final in russia. he is the first teenager since pele to score in final. he is linked with moves to liverpool as well as real madrid and says owes a lot to his current club, psg. we are in january. everybody will talk about it and it's not good for psg. i think about the club and i know the club helped me. i was talent but i was not a superstar and now i am talent but i was not a superstar and nowiama talent but i was not a superstar and now i am a superstar. playing for the french national team. i have to stay calm and focused. at the end of that season, we will see but now i am focused on my game. leicester tigers have announced steve borthwick as their new head coa

harriet dart was the only briton to make it through to the second round of qualifying for the australian trash talk has begun between tyson fury and deontay wilder? yes, the mind games continue to rumble on with these two ahead of their rematch next month. now, tyson fury has come out saying that he won't be relying on the us ringside judges this time, after their 2018 fight in las vegas ended in a controversial draw. to avoid that again — fury is targeting a knockouot victory. the fight for the wbc heavyweight title, which deontay wilder is holding, is on 22 february in las vegas. fury says he will make wilder "go to sleep in two" because of a dream he's been having where he keeps being dealt a two while playing poker. fury has had 21 knockouts. ididn't i didn't come out of the first time, i look to get a decision, i wanted out, ididn't i look to get a decision, i wanted out, i didn't get it. i will knock him out at this time. i brought in a japanese and sized to help me with my focus and sensors, training with a blindfold on. england spinner, jack leach will be returning home from the

harriet dart was beaten in straight sets by champion simona halep.also over, beaten in under an hour. 6—3, 6-0 over, beaten in under an hour. 6—3, 6—0 in her second—round by elise mertens. simply not good enough, ole gunnar solskjaer‘s verdict after manchester united are booed off following their two nil defeat at home to burnley in the premier league. more of those stories a little later. the horrors of the holocaust are being remembered at a ceremony in jerusalem today ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in nazi occupied poland. it's the biggest international gathering ever held in israel, with more than a0 presidents, monarchs or premiers in attendance. more than 1 million people, mostlyjews, were murdered there by the nazis at auschwitz during world war two. the event at the yad vashem holocaust memorial will include speeches by the russian and french presidents, as well as by the prince of wales. this is a live shot from jerusalem as we wait for the beginning of this event where we will hear those speeches

harriet dart will play in the main draw of the australian open after succesfully coming through qualifyingent since the us open in september as she manages a knee problem, and it's an injury that will stop herfrom playing in this year's fed cup. it is a tough decision to make because fed cup is something always close to my always close to my heart. i have had some incredible experiences in my career in fed cup, i'm different looking to have some more. because this is an olympic season as well, ijust need to take care of my body and make some decisions that are not always easy, but will hopefully help me have the longevity of that i want. glasgow recently became the first city in the uk to pledge to become carbon neutral over the next 20 years. it will mean radically cutting harmful emissions and planting enough trees to absorb the carbon in any remaining fumes. it comes as the city prepares to host an international summit on climate change in november. the bbc is taking a closer look at the changes glasgow will have to make as part of our series, our planet matters. herlet‘sjon annita herl

from a set down to beat kristyna pliskova,, but dan evans lost to yoshihito nishioka — watson and harriet dartleft in the singles draws. arsenal had david luiz sent off early on against chelsea but they came away with a draw — captain hector bellerin scoring a late equaliser to make it 2—2. sergio aguero came off the bench to score manchester city's winner at sheffield united — but city are still 13 points behind liverpool at the top of the table. mo farah have said he is happy for any of his previous samples to be tested after world anti— said it would investigate all athletes who trained with his band former coach. really interesting words from mo farah yesterday. he released a little statement himself, it wasn't through a journalist, he just said it himself. he is happy for any of his samples for previous years gone by to be tested. thank you very much was that we will look at the papers ina minute. was that we will look at the papers in a minute. we would do an update on tidy house. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. lovely to see you in the studio. lovely to see you in th

harriet dart has a tough one against the wimbledon champion simona halep. left or cricket.ngland would love to have the option of a second bowler who can do that. archer has been stepping up his recovery from that elbow injury today and is in contention to play in the final test match against south africa on friday. england are 2-1 south africa on friday. england are 2—1 up in the series and he has been impressing the assistant coach graham thorpe. he bowled well today. his speeds were good. so he is getting his rhythm. he has suffered with his elbow in the last couple of weeks, but the pain seems to be decreasing. that is good. britain's chris froome will make his return to competitive cycling last month that the ue —— uae tour as he continues to return after career threatening injuries last summer. he broke his hip and leg and fractured ribs when he crashed into a wall in france. the british freestyle skier casey mears won the big air silver medal on the final day of competition at the winter youth olympics in lausanne. the 15—year—old had finished fourth in the ski slope

harriet dart has made it into the first round of the australian open after she won her final qualifying pollution and that, it is just the way that the sport has been going so far. there is always room to grow and improve and find better alternatives and better ways and i think everyone is open to that. there was controversy at the masters snooker, as ali carter scrapped his way to a surprise win over the two—time champion john higgins at ally pally last night. the referee called a foul shot when carter missed the yellow — he insisted he'd hit it, though, and she overturned her decision — but the replay showed the balls didn't touch. there's no suggestion of dishonesty on carter's part. he went on to win 6—3 to reach the semi—finals, where he'll play shaun murphy. the thing about that, it is similar to the etiquette and the principles of golf. an honest person's game. when it is all on camera they are not going to try to lie, are they? it is like a vaio. exactly. they watched it back immediately and went over! did not touch. so he still got it? she overturned her decision and they playe