|j the pain was so much that hyeon chung could not continue. the past and it hurt a lot and you cannot take it any more and when you realise there is no way you can come back, if you make things worse, it is better to stop. that is why this feels bittersweet. i am happy to be in the finals, but not quite like this. and he has played such an incredible tournament. despite the pain of his defeat hyeon chung can leave australia with his head held high, optimistic that his future is bright. for federer a much tougher time lies in wait with marin cilic standing between him and his 20th grand slam title. standing between him and his 20th grand slam title. elsewhere at the australian open, british pairing gordon reid and alfie hewett have lost their wheelchair doubles final. the reigning us open and wimbledon champions lost to the french rivals stephane houdet and nicolas peifer. reid and hewett were left ruing a number unforced errors as they were beaten 6—4 6—2 at melbourne park. the women's final takes place tomorrow and there'll be a new name on t

the against the unseeded hyeon chung, 6—1. the south korean was struggling with painful

chung hyeon's lead was welding, but the korean wasn't going away and the first set was his. tment on his elbow didn't produce the desired effect as chung hyeon went ahead once more. he was raiding his playbook and there was nothing there that djokovic could do about it. when he had an opening he could not ta ke when he had an opening he could not take advantage. as chung hyeon took victory to announce a new dawn for korean tennis. i'mjust victory to announce a new dawn for korean tennis. i'm just trying to copy novak djokovic, because he is my idol. i cannot believe this. dreams have come true tonight. cheering meanwhile roger federer powered into the quarterfinals, becoming the old est the quarterfinals, becoming the oldest man to reach the last eight since ken rosewall back in 1977. he beat martin fucsovics in straight sets in less than two hours. he will play tomas berdych next. in the women's singles, angelique kerber is now the only player left in the drawer to have won a grand slam. she won her match in three sets and now faces madison keys in the quarterfinals. at arou

south korea's hyeon chung has already beaten novak djokovic in melbourne, but now he's got to get pasto drop a set. last time out, chung blew past american tennys sandgren in straight sets to book his place in the last four. no korean player has been further in a grand slam, but the challenge now facing the world number 58 is the biggest of all. he's the highest paid player in premier league history and alexis sanchez could be making his manchester united debut later on friday, in the fourth round of the fa cup at yeovil town. the lowest ranked team left in the competition take on the 12—time winners, and the united bossjose mourinhio is looking forward to seeing his new signing in action. i got igota i got a fantastic player, arsene wenger got a fantastic player. alexis sanchez changed from a fantastic player to a giant club, and henrikh mkhitaryan changed also for a fantastic club. so i think it was a great deal for everybody. tiger woods made his competitive return to golf on thursday at the farmers insurance open in california. the 42—year—old, who last featured on the pga tour at

marin cilic is waiting for the winner of the second final between roger federer and hyeon chung. and experience could hardly be greater. federer — who beat tomas berdych to reach the last four — is the defending champion, and remains on course to win a record—extending 20th major. he's aiming to reach a 30th grand slam final and this will be his 43rd semi—final. by contrast chung is playing in his first grand slam semi—final. in fact, it's the first time he's made it past the third round of a major. the world number 58, who beat novak djokovic and both zverev brothers to reach the last four, still can't believe he through to the semis, but knows he'll have plenty of suppport back home. i think all the people watching the australian open now because we have made history in korea. a really do not know i made the semis, i beat good players and they were playing in the grand slams a lot. lam very i am very excited to play chung a 40 played an incredible match to be novak djokovic. it is one of the tough fence to do in our sport. i believe novak was not 100% but he was right and was givin

year old hyeon chung of south korea. that's on friday morning.nd can relax ahead of his match, as he has nothing to lose. somebody is in the semifinals, to me it seems like it is two steps away, a lot of stuff can happen. you play one good one and the other guy plays one good one and the other guy plays one bad one, usually there are no bad matches any more in semifinals, but it is a good situation to be in and he can hit freely now, no expectations whatsoever. he may never be in this position ever again to have so little expectation on him. earlier, world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the women's semi—finals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back. after saving a second break point she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. she angelique l355? in the other women's semifinal, they will both be played overnight in the next fisher hours, a dries mertens will play caroline wozniacki. —— elise merton ‘s. the six nations is almost here. england are looking for a hat=trick of titles and t

he's going to need some elbow grease when he takes on the south korean hyeon chung shortly.rne. the former world number one still doesn't know quite how his body will cope after returning from injury. before the aussie open he hadn't played a competitive match in six months. iam i am cautious of what happens day today and dedicated to my body and training. asi today and dedicated to my body and training. as i said, it is nothing major to be concerned about. liverpool have their new guy in goal for the monday night premier league game against later. loris karius made his first league start in last weekend's win over manchester city and after some scratchy performances from simon minolet, jurgen klopp says karius is now number one. did you miss the second—half blitz led by lionel messi and luis suarez?! it helped barcelona thrash real betis to extend their lead at the top of the laliga table to 11 points. but after after ivan rakitic opened barca's scoring. the home side imploded as messi struck twice. suarez also bagged a brace as barca claimed a sixth successive league win c

edmund will play south korea's hyeon chung — the world number 58 — in the last 16.o won her match in brisbane, and is through to the quarterfinals. konta came from a set down to beat aila tomlajanovic in three sets. this is konta's first tournament with her new coach michaeljoyce. stoke a re stoke are considering the future of their manager mark hughes, they 16th in the premier league table, two points above the relegation zone, having won only two of their last 12 games. the board haven't yet met formally, to discuss the manager's position, and hughes is preparing the team for saturday's fa cup game at coventry as usual. 16—time darts world champion phil taylor says rob cross has a big future in the sport, after losing to him in the final of the pdc world championships last night. it was taylor's last match before he retired, but cross, who was working as an electrician this time last year, looked unfazed by the momentous occassion, landing this 153 checkout early on. and there was no let—up from cross, he took the title by seven sets to two. cross only made his pr

federer had an unexpectedly quick semi—final when his young south korean opponent, hyeon chung, was forcednt full of upsets, few would forecast a downturn in fortunes from roger federer. with the roof closed in melbourne, the atmosphere would provide for his semifinal, but few things could distract the greatest. the swiss won the toss, electing to receive and showed his intent, breaking the unseeded outsider at the first attempt. and early on, the south korean got an inkling luck wasn't going to be on his side. at 36, there are cracks appearing in federer‘s game. but at 21, chung lacked the experience to exploit them, resisting the inevitable was made harder for chung with his mobility hampered. federer was blistering, too, but with brilliance. it all proved too much, and trailing 5—2 in the second set, the pain was such that chung couldn't continue. i've played with blisters in the past and it hurts a lot and at one point it's too much and you can't take it any more. there's no way you can come back and you can make it worse so that's why it's better to stop, and that is why this feels bi

studio: well next up for federer is south korea's hyeon chung in their semi final on friday.sandgren in straight—sets earlier. he's the youngest through to the semifinals at the strolling open. earlier, world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the womens semifinals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back. after saving a second break point, she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. halep will face angelique kerber in the last four, after the german thrashed madison keys. kerber has won all 1a singles matches she has played so far this season. sometimes it can feel like athletes are getting younger and younger, but this year one of wales representatives at the commonwealth games will be just 11 years old. you can go to the website to find out about that. anna hursey has been chosen to represent her country as part of the table tennis squad making her the youngest person to represent wales at any sport at senior level. a little more information about the story that has dominated today, the fallout covering undercover s

south korea's chung hyeon takes on tennys sandgren of america in the quarter—finals of the australiansday, after the biggest win of his career against novak dyokovic. 21—year—old chung hyeon is nicknamed "the professor" due to his trademark thick—rimmed glasses. he only took up tennis after a doctor recommended that peering at a green court would help his weak eyesight. the south korean has never looked back. tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes, as the country's most active volcano continues to shoot huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. the army has been drafted in to help clear an 8km—wide danger zone around the mayon volcano, with experts warning that a hazardous eruption could happen at any time. andrew plant has the latest. timelapse footage of indonesia's most active volcano. its latest eruption shooting molten rock climb into the air. its ash cloud billowing across the landscape, just a taste, scientists believe, of what is to come. an eruption is now rather imminent in the next few hours or days and it also means the danger z

south korea's chung hyeon takes on tennys sandgren of america in the quarter—finals of the australian after the biggest win of his career against novak dyokovic. 21—year—old chung hyeon is nicknamed "the professor" due to his trademark thick—rimmed glasses. he only took up tennis after a doctor recommended that peering at a green court would help his weak eyesight. the south korean has never looked back. here's the timelapse of the most active volcano in the philippines, mount mayon, which has been raining ash on local communities. there are fears of a major eruption after two weeks of activity. 40,000 people have already fled the area. and aircraft have been warned to steer clear because of the risks posed to their engines by sucking in ash. a south korean delegation has crossed into the north to inspect venues ahead of the winter olympics. the two countries will compete under a unified korean flag at the games next month. as part of the agreement, south korea's ski team will spend a short time training in the north,

federer had an unexpectedly quick semi—final when his young south korean opponent, hyeon chung, was forcedturn in fortunes from roger federer. with the roof closed in melbourne, the atmosphere and provide for his semifinal, but few things could distract the greatest. the swiss won the toss, electing to receive and showed his intent, breaking the unseeded outsider at the first attempt. and early on, the south korean got an inkling luck wasn't going to be on his side. at 36, there are cracks appearing in federer‘s game. but at 21, chung lacked the experience to exploit them, resisting the inevitable was made harder for chung with his mobility hampered. federer was blistering, too, but with brilliance. it all proved too much, and trailing 5—2 in the second set, the pain was such that chung couldn't continue. i've played with blisters in the past and it hurts a lot and at one point it's too much and you can't ta ke point it's too much and you can't take it any more. there's no way you can come back and you can make it worse so can come back and you can make it worse so that's why it's better t

but his run ended in the quarter finals set losing in straight sets to hyeon chung who will face either tomas berdych or roger federer in the semifinals. when you think about it, federer is 36 years old going for his 20th grand slam title. in less than two weeks, tom brady going for another super bowl at the age of 40. pretty incredible. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> another new mayor in san francisco. the vote that put mark farrell in charge of the city but only for the next six months. >> plus, the conflicting warnings victims of the deadly southern california mudslides say they were sent. this guy is in a hurry. uh, i was in a hurry this morning. barely had time for breakfast. music sting: crave van! hey guys. try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. part of my brunchfast menu. ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i ju

but standing in the way, the south korean 21—year—old, hyeon chung.atch. and the masters has a new champion in the snigger? what a performance from northern ireland's mark allen, in what was arguably the biggest contest of his career. he beat kyren wilson to triumph 10—7 in the final of the masters at alexandra palace. remember, he had to beat the likes of ronnie 0'sullivan and john higgins to get to the last two. but a0 years since alex higgins won his first masters title allen has followed in his footsteps after last night's marathon match which in the end lasted five hours and 1a minutes! he walks away with the paul hunter trophy of course and £200,000 in prize money. devastating though for kyren wilson who was in tears afterwards, he is of course the first player born in the 1990s to appear in a triple crown. you could see what it meant to him. close to tears, we can understand. but you should hold ahead of really high. -- but you should hold ahead of really high. —— your head up. but you should hold ahead of really high. -- your head up. i've had

he beat hyeon chung in three sets.england won the toss, chose to bat first and were seemingly set to end the day in a strong position. until some late wickets swung the day back in the host's favour. it's happened again, england have found trouble. that i blew their chance to put themselves in a dominant position in this match, when we turned up here at the scg it was raining, mizzly and we didn't get any play before lunch. the toss was a dilemma butjoe root decided to bat. that decision seemed to be vindicated by the way mark stoneman went about his early batting but that pattern emerged. stoneman was caught by hind and vince also gave his wicket away. cook was tracked lbw after australia used a review and it was over the root to rebuild the bin innings, he made 50 and alongside him was malan who was dropped by the australia captain. it seemed this would be england's day. they took the new ball and root hit it straight to square—leg. instead of sending a night watch man out england sent outjonny bairstow and he got ou

the other semi final sees defending champions roger federer take on 21 years old hyeon chung of southatch, as he has nothing to lose somebody who is in the semis, to me it seems like it is two steps away, you know, a lot of stuff can happen, you know, a lot of stuff can happen, you know? you play one good one, and the other one plays one bad one. usually there are no bad matches any more in semifinal place, but, you know, it is a good situation to be m, know, it is a good situation to be in, and he can hit freely now, and no expectations whatsoever. so he will be in this position ever again to have so little expectation, in some way ‘s. england world cup winner anya shrubsole has become the first female cricketer to appear on the front cover of the wisden cricketers almanack, the game's bible. shrubsole took five wickets in 19 balls to turn the final england's way against india last summer and was also nominated for the bbc sports personality of the year award. she called being on the wisden cover: "an amazing honour and privilege and a clear representation of the strength of the wome

the six—time aussie open champion was defeated by south korean chung hyeon, but the right elbow injurytake 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 to win, no question about it. i mean, whenever he was in trouble, he came out with some unbelievable shots, passing shots, and you know, just from the back of the court he was like a wall. it's impressive. i wish him all the best. suspended all—rounder ben stokes is to delay his arrival for england's tour of new zealand in order to attend his first court hearing into a charge of affray. stokes was charged last week after a lengthy investigation into an incident outside a nightclub last september. meanwhile, this weekend, 578 cricketers will be in

can hyeon chung beat roger federer in the second semi—final?de, to yeovil town, in the fa cup fourth round this evening. yeovil are 21st in league two, english football's fourth tier. and there are more injury worries for wales, ahead of the six nations. scrum half rhys webb is now out of the tournament with a knee injury. thank you. will the ground be good to soft? i'm not sure she will know about that, but sarah can tell us about the weather. the ground is pretty soggy and it been has unsettled and wet recently, but today it is looking like quite a decent day. this was yesterday in derbyshire and we have similar things today. blue sky and sunshine developing. a couple of showers around this morning, but this ridge of high pressure is sitting across the country and that's going to bring us some relatively dry and settled weather. through this morning it's a chilly start. scotla nd morning it's a chilly start. scotland and northern ireland, temperatures below freezing and a few mist and fog patches. couple of showers pushing into east yorkshire

him in a straight set and has become the first korean player to reach a grandson got the final —— hyeon chunghe was a better player on the court tonight. he deserved to win, no question about it. whenever he was in trouble he came up with some unbelievable shots and from the back of the court he was like a wall of its impressive andl he was like a wall of its impressive and i wish him all the best. in cricket, a spectacular catch in the australian big bash league from melbourne renegade against the adelaide strikers force west indian dwayne bravo with a big hit in the outfield only for ben lockley to somehow catch the ball before he toppled over the boundary, throwing it away before jake wetherall completed a quite brilliant piece of fielding. amazing, supposedly the best catch in cricketing history. what do you think? i agree! we are keeping an eye on what is happening with ukip because it is changing by the moment. on twitter is from peter whittle who stood as they candidate for london mayor in 2016. that is his announcement. if you want a wider idea about how much trouble ukip are in, this

edmund had been due to play chung hyeon of south korea on tuesday.ley has met with club officials to discuss allegations of racism and bullying at the club. beardsley, who's been in his current role since 2009, is facing multiple complaints. and british heavyweight anthonyjoshua's unification fight againstjoseph parker could be confirmed this week. parker's promoter david higgins is due in london on monday, when he's expected to finalise details on the deal withjoshua's promoter eddie hearn. the fight is set for cardiff in march or april. it's the last of the fa cup 3rd round ties tonight, brighton against crystal palace at the amex stadium. should be a good one, lots of history between the two sides. for the first time in a completive match in england, the video assistanmt referee, var system will be used. that always excites our sports news correspondent richard conway. he is in brighton for us. a long time coming, how will it work tonight? well, it has been a long time coming. 18 months in development. there has been a worldwide trial of video ass

he beat hyeon chung in three sets.t's favour. patrick gearey reports from sydney. it has happened again. from a position of tranquillity england have found trouble. they blew their chance to put themselves in a dominant position in this match. when we turned up this morning it was raining and we didn't get any play before lunch. joe root decided to bat and the decision seemed to be vindicated by the way they went about their early batting but the pattern emerged of england batsmen getting themselves out. james vince looked equally impressive and gave his wicket away. alastair cook was tracked lbw after australia use the review. to joe tracked lbw after australia use the review. tojoe root to tracked lbw after australia use the review. to joe root to save tracked lbw after australia use the review. tojoe root to save the innings. it seemed that this would be england's day but then australia took the new ball and with a delivery they knocked the ball straight to square leg where much marsh was standing. instead of sendin

his next opponent is chung hyeon, who's become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbourne. he knocked out the fourth seed alexander zverev in five sets, to get there. defending champion roger federer is also into the last 16, beating richard gasquet in straight sets. the world number two and five—time winner in melbourne has yet to drop a set so far in this year's tournament. it is looking ominous. the match between two former winners was rather one—sided, with angelique kerber knocking out maria sharapova. kerber won in straight sets and she's now the only grand slam champion left in the women's draw. there was huge relief for world number one simona halep, who survived an epic battle, with the unseeded american lauren davis, to reach the fourth round. she saved three match points, before eventually winning, 15—13, in the decider — that set alone lasted two hours and 22 minutes, they were on court for nearly four hours. ijust kept i just kept believing ijust kept believing that it's not over, even if she is leading a little bit more. i gave everything i had today. actuall

his next opponent is chung hyeon, who's become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbourned out the fourth seed alexander zverev. a major scalp. world number one simona halep survived an epic battle, with the unseeded american lauren davis — she saved three match points, before eventually winning, 15—13, in the decider — that set alone lasted two hours and 22 minutes — they were on court for nearly four hours. chelsea are leading brighton 2—0 in the early premier league kick—off. they scored two goals within the first six minutes, from eden hazard and then a superb team effort, featuring two back—heels, finished off by willian. and it's been quite a first half in the scottish cup match at pittodrie, where aberdeen are 3—1 up against st mirren in theirfourth—round match — ryan christie has been the star of the show, with two goals. it is half—time. english golfer ross fisher has a share of the lead after the third round of the abu dhabi golf championship — he and thomas pieters are 17 under—par. butjust one shot behind is rory mcilroy, back after three months out with a rib

his next opponent is chung hyeon, who's become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbournere. defending champion roger federer is also into the last 16, beating richard gasquet in straight sets. the world number two and five—time winner in melbourne has yet to drop a set so far in this year's tournament. it is looking ominous. the match between two former winners was rather one—sided, with angelique kerber knocking out maria sharapova. kerber won in straight sets and she's now the only grand slam champion left in the women's draw. there was huge relief for world number one simona halep, who survived an epic battle, with the unseeded american lauren

chung hyeon has become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbourne — and he beat the five sets, he could face novak djokovic next. it was rather one—sided as angelique kerber, knocked out maria sharapova. a straight sets win for the german in just over an hour. it means kerber, the us open champion two years ago, is the only grand slam champion left in the women's draw. there was huge relief, for world number one simona halep, who survived an epic battle with the unseeded american lauren davis to reach the fourth round — she saved three match points, before eventually winning 15—13 in the decider. that set alone lasted two hours and 22 minutes — they were on court for nearly four hours. ijust kept i just kept believing ijust kept believing it was not over, even if she was leading a little bit more. i gave everything i had today, and i was proud that i could stay there and win it. it was not easy at all. she plays great. but the men's doubles champions of two years ago are out — jamie murray and bruno soares lost in three sets to the indian pair of leander paes and pur

chung hyeon has become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbourne — and he beat theive sets, he could face novak djokovic next. but the men's doubles champions of two years ago, are out — jamie murray and bruno soares lost in three sets, to the indian pair of leander paes and purav raja. but britain's dom inglot is through — he and new zealand's marcus daniell beat the french duo, benoit paire and hugo nys. 0 nto 0nto the football now. chelsea are looking for a striker — but few thought they'd be interested in signing the former england international peter crouch, who's 36, and hasn't been a first—team regular for stoke this season. that is why it is also a surprise. the clubs have been in contact, we understand, and chelsea have only scored one goal in their last four games. that might explain it. they're away to brighton in today's early premier league kick—off. stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first prio

his next opponent is chung hyeon, who's become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbournee world no 1 simona halep survived an epic battle with the unseeded american lauren davis. she saved three match points, before eventually winning 15—13 in the decider. extreme extre m e stuff extreme stuff and we know the temperature is extremely high in australia at the moment. the match between two former winners was rather one—sided, with angelique kerber knocking out maria sharapova. kerber won in straight sets. she's now the only grand slam champion left in the women's draw. sharapova competing at the australian open for the first time since she was banned for failing a drugs test at this tournament two years ago. someone who is clearly enjoying some australian sport is will smith, the hollywood actor. he has been at the tennis this week. along with will ferrell. they were watching nick kyrgios. he's been at the cricket as well. an he's clearly soaking up as much sport as possible whilst he's in australia, because he showed up at the big bash to watch the melbourne stars match wi

his next opponent is chung hyeon, who's become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 in melbournesurvived an epic battle with the unseeded american lauren davis. she saved three match points, before eventually winning 15—13 in the decider. that set alone lasted two hours and 22 minutes. they were on court for nearly four hours. the match between two former winners was rather one—sided, with angelique kerber knocking out maria sharapova. she's now the only grand slam kerber won in straight sets. she's now the only grand slam champion left in the women's draw. will smith was watching tennis, early in the week along with will ferrell. but apparently will smith has turned up at the big bash in australia as well. he showed up at the big bash to watch the melbourne stars match with sydney thunder, a flashback to his old fresh prince of bel air days here with australia batsman usman khawaja and it was his thunder team that ran out winners. england batsmanjames vince hit a0 as they completed a seven wicket victory. kyren wilson has booked his place in the final of the masters after a thri

and chung hyeon has become the first south korean man to reach the last 16 at the australian open — andvic next. so the champions of two years ago, fall at only the second hurdle. jamie murray and bruno soares, lost in three sets, to the indian pair of leander paes, and purav raja. but britain's dom inglot, is through — he and new zealand's marcus daniell, beat the french duo, benoit paire, and hugo nys. one of the greatest formula one drivers of all time, sir stirling moss, has decided to retire from public life. he's 88 and has been in ill health recently — he spent around four months in hospital last year with a chest infection and his son said his recovery had been slow. sir stirling plans to focus on his family. darren is here from football focus. matt fitzpatrick in the gulf has birdied the first five. dzagoev. matt fitzpatrick in the gulf has birdied the first five. dzagoevlj know that you like your golf here. this is important information. andrewjohnson has been playing as well, he is nicknamed the beef. when he gets the birdie the crowd call, keith! but let's talk about footbal

whoever is the winner of that match will face chung hyeon in the last four after he beat his americano reach the women's semifinals. simona halep was 3-0 women's semifinals. simona halep was 3—0 down in the first set but for back to win nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. she will face angelique kerber in the last four after the german thrashed madison keys. angelique kerber has won all 14 singles matches she's played so far this season. we will have the latest from melbourne in around half an hour. we brought you the news earlier that knife crime in scotland has reduced massively in the last decade — at a time when similar crimes in england and wales are at their highest level since 2011. the police in scotland have adopted what's known as a public health approach to dealing with the issue. louis lee ray went to meet a former gang member who's turned his life around. a warning — his film contains graphic descriptions of violence. stabbed in the head. fractured skulls. stabbed in the back, punctured lungs. i started to get involved in violence when i was about

federer will face south korea's hyeon chung in their semifinal on friday.r. the 21—year—old is the youngest grand slam semi—finalist for eight years. world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the womens semi—finals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back after saving a second break point. she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. halep will face angelique kerber in the last four after the german thrashed madison keys. kerber has won all 1a singles matches she has played so far this season. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more after the lunchtime news at half past one. a deaf woman is suing the promoter of a concert by the pop group little mix for failing to provide a sign language interpreter for two support acts. sally reynolds and two deaf friends took their daughters to the concert last september where, after repeated requests, the promoter provided an interpreterfor the main act, but not the support artists. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. kate, mary and herfriend megan a

final in melbourne this morning but there was extreme disappointment for his south korean opponent hyeon chungday, in what's a repeat of last year's wimbledon final. what are the chances? he is playing marin cilic, the man he beat in the wimbledon final. it isa he beat in the wimbledon final. it is a repeat of the wimbledon final last year. fedorova came out on top that time. he will fancy his chances again this time. ina in a tournament full of upsets, few would forecast a downturn in fortu nes would forecast a downturn in fortunes from roger federer. with the roof closed in melbourne, the atmosphere and provide for his semifinal, but few things could distract the greatest. the swiss won the toss, electing to receive and showed his intent, breaking the unseeded outside at the first attempt. and early on, the south korean got in inkling luck wasn't going to be on his side. at 36, there are cracks appearing in federer‘s game. but at 21, chung lacked the experience to exploit them, resisting the inevitable was made harder by chung with his mobility hampered. federer was blistering, too, but with