the double science correspondent jessica williams has been on the story since the 1st cases were reported derrick welcome does it look like people have enough information on what precautions to take well they w.h.o. has posted an extensive list of things that people can do to protect themselves interestingly the consensus is still very much out on the masks whether or not they actually do protect you but the come these commonsense measures include things like for example avoid close contact with anybody who's suffering from acute respiratory infections or wash your hands frequently particularly if you had contact with someone who's been sick avoid unprotected contact with farm animals if you can if you possibly can practice cough etiquette a very very important thing when you're in public and you have to call make sure that you catch that cough in a handkerchief or a tissue of some kind so they're not yet issuing any really strict rules for travelers but they're saying if you are traveling abroad and if you've been in one of these affected areas and begin to feel ill please contact the pe

now and in tennis 23 time grand slam singles champion serena williams has won her 1st title in 3 years with a victory over fellow american jessica at the auckland classic williams plans to donate her winnings to the australian bushfire effort the auckland classic was a 38 year old's 1st singles title since becoming a mother serena undoubtedly has her sights set on the a string. in open starting later this month with another grand slam title serena will equal market courts record of $24.00 majors. this week the film frozen to officially became the most successful animated film of all time it surpassed the 1st frozen movie which was the previous box office champion frozen 2 has already taken and 1300000000 dollars since its november release that's great news for disney but it's not such good news for a small village in austria where frozen success is creating some problems have a look. in frozen the kingdom of erin dell is home to snow queen elsa and her sister ana. karen dells a place you won't find on any map or will you can tell it's not safe. rumors are coursing through social media that aaron dell is based on this place the v

and in tennis $23.00 time grand slam singles champion serena williams has won her 1st title of 3 years with victory over fellow american jessica piggle at the auckland classic williams plans to donate her winnings to the australian bushfire effort the auckland classic was a 38 year old's 1st singles title since becoming a mother serena and out of li has her sights set on the australian open starting later this month with another grand slam title serina will equal margaret court's record of 24 hours. a quick reminder now of our top story police in tehran have dispersed hundreds of students shouting anti-government slogans at the polytechnic university protests erupted after the iranian government admitted to shooting down a ukrainian passenger jet on wednesday killing all 176 people on board. they're up to date now at d w news omarion at evanston thanks for watching. here i am a beer can. stick closest place to hell i'm just one more ignorant in broken you. know issues and you think. i won't do that always.

i'm a 23 time the grand slam singles champion serena williams has won her 1st title in 3 years with victory over a fellow american jessica pergola at the o'loghlin classic williams plans to join nato winnings to the australian bushfire if it the oakland classic was the 38 year old's 1st singles title since she became a mother with guns on dr lee has her sights set on the australian open starting light of this month if she wins another grand slam title she'll be called margaret colts record of $24.00 majors. in athletics kenya's run next keep a world record on the road at the 10000 meters event in the valencia spain on sunday knocking 14 seconds off the previous mock the world championship bronze medalist quote 26 minutes 24 seconds the astonishing run by the 20 year old also included him breaking the 5 kilometer road world record after he crossed the hof why point of the rise in 15 minutes i tane both times being official ratification. reporter a look at some of the challenges faced by a family caring for their child with special needs there's more on our website w dot com and you can follow us on twitter or you news hav

williams has been celebrating her first wta tour title for three years. she won the auckland classic in new zealand for the first time, beating the unseeded american jessica3rd singles title of her career. it was her first since winning the australian open injanuary 2017, and the first since the birth of her daughter later that year. been in the zone a few times, played pretty well in new york. just not in the final! again, in wimbledon, just not in the final. yeah, so, i'm getting there, it's just putting it together for the whole tournament. i'm feeling pretty good, i'm feeling fit. ifeel like i had some good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements, and so this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne, and it's good, it's really good. elsewhere, karolina pliskova retained her brisbane international title. the number two seed from the czech republic beat madison keys in three sets in sunday's final. pliskova won 6—4, 4—6, 7—5 to take the title for the third time in four years. it's the 16th wta title of her career. in the nfl play—offs, kansas city chiefs are through the afc championship after beating houston in their divisiona

and the 23 time grand slam singles champion serena williams has won her 1st title in 3 years with victory over fellow american jessica. the or clint classic now williams plans to donate her winnings to the australian bushfire effort the orcon the classic was the 38 year old's 1st singles title since becoming a mother but he undoubtedly has her sights set on the australian open starting later this month now if she wins another grand slam title williams will equal margaret court record of $24.00 majors. now in athletics kenya's run excuse bruto set a world record on the road at the 10000 meters event in valencia in spain on sunday knocking 14 seconds off the previous mark well championship bronze medalist clocks 26 minutes 24 seconds their starting run by the 20 year old also included him breaking the 5 kilometer road world record after he crossed the halfway point of the race in 13 minutes 18 seconds both times are pending official ratification and watching the news i'm helena humphrey more news at the top of the hour see them. actually this meter just shows the numbers but fred shows. the listener plug. in. cars. a s

williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot, jessicaeen time and again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is hungry for more. i'm feeling pretty good. i'm feeling fit, like i have had some good matches and long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements. this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne. a record—equalling 24th grand slam title is now in her sights and yet again, serena williams has proved that age and motherhood is no obstacle to success. katie gornall, bbc news. the men's tennis season has started with the new atp cup — a 2li—nation event across australia. serbia are the first names on the trophy with novak djokovic leading from the front. the world number two didn't lose a match all week and in the

. >> jessica: attorney general william barr renewing that debate over security and privacy in weathertightuld give law enforcement access to consumer data. yesterday, barr held in news conference on the naval air station in pensacola and which is saudi service member shot and killed three soldiers. bar called the shooting act of terrorism and urged apple to unlock the smartphone. in a statement apple size it is assisting the investigation but stand by its policy of protecting encrypted devices. saying "vectors can often be exploited by those who. today la force has access to more than american history. kun tumors do not have to choose between weakening privacy and solving investigations." obviously were all thinking back to the san bernardino shooter when there is a debate between apple and the government and between getting them to assist in unlocking the terrorist phone. >> melissa: you know, and all the situations when you hear about the specific station you say yes, they should have access to the phones to make sure that more people don't get hurt. then i flashed back to the report and

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessicaational and will donate her winner's cheque of around £33,000 to the australian bushfires relief fund. williams will have another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title, when the australian open starts a week tomorrow. i have been in the zone a few times, played pretty well in new york, just not in the final. then again in wimbledon, just not in the final. so iam wimbledon, just not in the final. so i am getting there, it isjust putting it together for the whole tournament. i am feeling pretty good, iam tournament. i am feeling pretty good, i am feeling fit, i have got some good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power plays, so this is what i needed going into melbourne and it is good. is what i needed going into melbourne and it is good. novak djokovic has led serbia to victory in the first atp cup in sydney, helping to sink spain in the final. djokovic was unbeaten in the nations tournament, saving one of his best displays for his singles rubber against world number one

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessicad international and donated her winner's cheque of around 33—thousand pounds to the australian bushfires relief fund. williams will have another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title, when the australian open starts a week tomorrow. played pretty well in new york. just not in the final! again in boldon, just not in the final. here, so i'm getting there. it'sjust putting it together for the whole tournament. i'm feeling good and fit and i feel like i've got some good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power players and elements so this is what i needed going into melbourne. it's good, it's really good. karolina pliskova held on to her brisbane international title, despite a spiritied performance from madison keys. pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open. the former world number one reached the semi—finals in melbourne last year, but she's yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic has taken the atp cup final to a d

serena williams wins her first singles title for 3 years after beating jessica pegula in straight setsn the final of the auckland international. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent, and the defence correspondent for the times, lucy fisher — stay with us for that. good evening. the queen and senior royals will meet prince harry at sandringham tomorrow for crucial face—to—face talks over the future roles of the duke and duchess of sussex. it follows harry and meghan‘s decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. it's understood to be the first time prince charles, prince william and prince harry will have met since the couple made the announcement on wednesday. meghan is expected to join the discussion from canada on the phone. this report from our royal correspondent sarah campbell. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their wa

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessica the auckland international and donated her prize money to the australian bushfires relief fund. a bonus point win for northampton keeps their european champions cup hopes alive as they beat bennetton 33—20. arsenal women have gone three points clear at the top of the wsl after thrashing brighton 4—0. aston villa hosts manchester city later. i will be back with all of those stories after four o'clock. there are just over twenty hours left for the six candidates in the labour leadership to gain the backing they need to get to the next stage of the contest. sir keir starmer, rebecca long bailey and lisa nandy and jess phillips have the required number of nominations, leaving emily thornberry and clive lewis lobbying to get the backing of at least 22 of their fellow labourmps and meps. registered supporters — who are not full party members — will have 48 hours from 14th to the 16th of january to secure a vote by paying £25. the ballot will be open from 21st february to the 2nd of april. w

williams winning the auckland classic final in new zealand defeating another american player, jessica pegula. during the trophy presentation, williams holding her trophy and her daughter announced that she's donating her $43,000 winnings to help the victims. australian wildfires. a big win for her and a big win for australia, trying to help the people there who desperately need it right now. >> and we get to see cute pictures of her daughter. >> of course. >> exactly. >>> time now to check the weather again and we go back to rob marciano who's on the ground in new orleans as this big storm rolls through the east. also in new orleans today, the big college football championship. hey, rob. >> reporter: good morning, again, dan. that's right, the big game tomorrow night, the college football playoff championship. who will be the national champion between clemson and lsu. after the storms came through yesterday the fans really starting to pour into this city, not so much in the way of damage here thankfully but in northern louisiana there was a couple of tornados touching down, one an ef-

williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot jessicawe have seen time and time again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is hungry for more. i'm feeling pretty good. i'm feeling fit, like i have had some good matches and long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements. this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne. a record—equalling 24th grand slam title is now in her sights and yet again, serena williams has proved that age and motherhood is no obstacle to success. katie gornall, bbc news. novak djokovic has led serbia to victory in the first atp cup in sydney, helping to sink spain in the final. djokovic was unbeaten in the nations tournament, saving one of his best displays for his singles rubber against world

serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straightets in the final of the auckland international. and at half past eight: transporting you to outer space in northern spain in the travel show. good evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain's ambassador to iran has been summoned by the country's foreign ministry, and accused of attending an illegal anti—government demonstration. rob macaire was arrested yesterday in the capital tehran and detained for three hours in apparent violation of his right to diplomatic immunity. mr macaire said he was attending a vigil for 176 people who died on the passengerjet which was shot down by iran last week. today, hundreds of people gathered outside the british embassy in tehran, chanting "death to the uk" and burning the union flag. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. outside the british embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death to the uk". an organised protest by hardline militia with links to iran's revolu

serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straights in the final of the auckland international. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent, and the defence editorfor the times, lucy fisher. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. ‘heaven help us‘ is the headline on the metro — ahead of the queen's summit with prince harry about the future of the royal family. the daily mail describes it as a ‘historic crisis summit‘ and warns there are ‘formidable obstacles‘ for harry and megan before they can stand down as senior royals. however, the telegraph talks of the palaces fears over harry and megan giving a ‘tell—all‘ style interview if the talks fail. also featuring the same photo of the queen is the independent — but it leads on an investigation that found the public backs a net zero carbon emissions target by 2030. the i describes the royal meeting as ‘sandringham showdown‘ but fronts a story about the success of

players in the southern hemisphere gearing up for the 1st grand slam of the season serena williams was up against jessica peculiar in the final of the classic the top seeded changed to victory 664 walk this is her 1st title in 3 years and her 73rd on the w.t. 8 meaning she's now won titles across the last 4 decades williams announced she will donate her 43000 dollar winner's check and some of her tennis dresses to be australian bushfire relief fund and with a straight in just over a week away victory shows she's a strong contender for an 8th title in melbourne. yeah and feeling pretty good i'm feeling fit until i got some good matches and long rallies short rallies power players elements and so this is exactly what i needed going into mt vernon and it's good. and at the brits been international catalina has successfully defended a w t a title for the 1st time to near the chick to beat madison t 3 set in the final this is her 16th true title and the interesting. let's go from tennis to football now real madrid have won the 1st spanish super cup final to be staged in saudi arabia they beat city rivals atlé

players in the southern hemisphere gearing up for the 1st grand slam of the season 3 in a williams was up against jessica peculiar in the final of the classic in oakland topsy clinched victory 6364 this is her 1st title in 3 years and her 73rd on the w.t. 8 meaning she's now won titles across the last decade williams announced children $843000.00 winners check and some of her tennis traces to the australian bushfire relief fund and with the australian open just over a week away the victory shows she's a strong contender for an 8th title in melbourne. yeah and feeling pretty good i'm feeling fit until i get some matches and long rallies short rallies power players elements and so this is exactly what i need it going into mount vernon and it's good. but international carrying the pleasure of her hair successfully defended a w.t. a title for the 1st time in her career the czech beat madison keys in 3 sets in the final it's her 16th to cycle and food in brisbane. iran's only female olympic medalist has announced she's defecting to mia they 'd won taekwondo bronze medal at the rio olympics in 2016 criticized

players in the southern hemisphere gearing up for the 1st grand slam of the season serena williams was up against jessica in the final of the a.s.b. classic in cloned the top seed clinched a victory 6364 this is our 1st title in 3 years and has 73rd on the top weaving she's now won titles across the last 4 decades williams announced she'll donate her $43000.00 winner's check and some of her tennis dresses to the australian bushfire relief fund and with the australian open just over a week away the victory shows she's a strong contender for an 8th title in melbourne. yeah i'm feeling pretty good i'm feeling until i get some matches and long rallies short rallies power players elements so this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne. it's good. iran's only female olympic medalists and has announced she's. defecting comeon who was whose won a taekwondo bronze medal at the real impacts in 2017 criticized iran's political system saying she felt oppressed and who has been training in the netherlands didn't give details of where she is now in an instagram post at a wrote i wasn't important to them none of

williams last won a title. the american put that stat to bed, with a straight—sets victory over jessica pegula to win the aucklands. the last time williams won a final was back in 2017, at the australian open. could she go for glory again, when the tournament starts in melbourne in around a week‘s time, as she aims to level the all—time grand slam record of 24. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, that‘s your monday sport briefing. to italy now, where exceptionally low tides in venice have left the city‘s famous canals almost dry. water levels reached a peak of —52 centimetres. this comes only two months after venice faced its worst flooding in more than 50 years. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. what a difference a few weeks can make. the boats and gondolas of venice barely able to stay afloat. a city renowned for being built on the water, now the water has all but disappeared. these canals look more like mud trenches. getting around, a big problem, if how you get around is beached and a romantic journey may not be

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williams won her final in straight sets against fellow american jessica pegula.t title since becoming a mum in 2017. bushfire conditions eased in australia over the weekend, giving firefighters some temporary respite. but with more than 100 fires still ablaze in new south wales alone and more hot weather is on its way, the crisis is far from over. prime minister scott morrison has been heavily criticised for his government's slow response to the crisis and in the first public opinion poll of 2020, he has been overtaken as preferred prime minister by 0pposition leader anthony albanese for the first time since last years election. clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales. is this australia's future? the new normal? bushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds

williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot, jessicae have seen time and again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is hungry for more. i'm feeling pretty good. i'm feeling fit, like i have had some good matches and long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements. this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne. a record—equalling 24th grand slam title is now in her sights and yet again, serena williams has proved that age and motherhood is no obstacle to success. katie gornall, bbc news. on to the premier league — match of the day two follows the news so if you don't want to know today's results, look away now. sergio aguero scored a hat—trick as manchester city thrashed aston villa 6—1 to move back to second in the

serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessicad—equalling 24th grand slam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winners cheque of £33,000 pounds to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. karolina pliskova held on to her brisbane international title, despite a spiritied performance from madison keys. pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open. the former world number one reached the semi—finals last year but she‘s yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic is attempting to get serbia back on level terms with spain, in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets to put the spaniards ahead. and world number two djokovic broke world number one rafael nadal twice in the first set of their singles match, to take it 6—2. it‘s going with serve in the second set. the pair could be back on court again straight after this match — they‘re both expected to play if the tie goes to a deciding doubles. 16

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessicathe final of the auckland international — a good sign as she builds up for another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winner's cheque of $43,000 to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. spain have taken a 1—0 lead over serbia in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets — the world's top two players, rafael nadal and novak djokovic are due on court next. the england cricket squad has been hit by illness yet again. this time it's captain joe root, who had to miss training in port elizabeth this morning, due to a stomach bug. with the test series against south africa level at 1—1, the 3rd and deciding test starts on thursday. england's tour has been badly affected by illness and injury from the start, with 17 players and support staff laid low by flu—like symptoms, and rory burns and james anderson forced to return home through injury. there was no fift

serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessicaonal — a good sign as she builds up for another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winner's cheque of $43,000 to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. novak djokovic is attempting to get serbia back level with spain in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets. if it goes to the deciding doubles, they will be back out on court again, both expected to play in the doubles, rafa nadal and novak djokovic. liverpool's unbeaten run continues, a record 20th premier league win in their opening 21 matches, the best start to a premier league season. a 1—0 win over tottenham giving them a 16 point lead at the top. that leaves them with a huge 16 point lead at the top of the table. ben croucher wraps up the key moments from yesterday's action. liverpool are a tight—knit bunch, squeezing the life out of anything that gets in their way. if they're growing closer, the distance to everyone else

serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straightets in the final of the auckland international. and the week in parliament looks at brexit and iran shooting down a passenger plane. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. iran have summoned the uk ambassador for "inapproapriate behaviour" after he was arrested last night. rob macaire says he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was detained for three hours after attending a vigil for the 176 people who died when iran shot down a passenger plane last week. the uk has said the ambassador‘s arrest was a "flagrant violation of international law" and has warned iran that it risks becoming "an international pariah". our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. this morning in tehran, iranian authorities stepped up security. they are on extra guard after public gatherings, to mourn the victims of the plane crash turned last night into protests. iranians voiced their fury at the regime, callin

williams is looking for her first title for three years — she faces jessica pegula tomorrow.mes are under way in lausanne — and tomorrow britain's theo collins will become the nation's first athlete for 28 years to compete in an olympic long—track speed skating event. it's been a far from easyjourney 16—year—old collins, though, with the sport receiving no funding in the uk. bbc olympic reporter nick hope is in switzerland for us. st moritz is one of the most iconic winter sport venues in the world. but while its frozen lake may be beautiful, it can be brutal, too. because the ice is moving, cracks develop and it is quite scary going around and seeing big cracks, which is not ideal. but you know, it is an exciting experience. st moritz is an incredible place with a lot of history. and it is great to be competing here. people in the uk will have heard of short track speed skating, this is long track speed skating so tell us how it is different and what you love about it? short track speed skating is done on a 111 metre rink. you've got four to six people skating against each o

williams. she won her first title since becoming a mother, beating jessica pegula in the classic in new zealand. after the match, a beaming serena celebrating with the trophy and her> a quick system through yesterday is now leaving behind clear skies which means a cold start to the morning. 39 degrees in san jose. 33 in napa. 35 in santa rosa. 40s for the coastline. and we can expect to see another disturbance making its way in tonight into monday morning. that will bring another storm system that could bring widespread rain. heading into the start of the chute tomorrow, temperatures today will be in the upper 50s for the the south bay and interior valleys. >>> straigh >>> straight ahead the highs and lows of the week including glimmers of hope and love through the smoke and flames of that breathtaking tragedy in australia.hen eccentric billion >>> and when eccentric billionaires dance, elon musk rolls out a new tesla and rolls out the concept of rhythm forever. >>> what really caused prince harry and meghan markle to step away from the royal family this week >> he's most comfortable away from

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to beat 18 year old amanda anisim over the wasn't even born when williams won the 1st of a $23.00 grand slam titles serena will play jessica pegged for the title. le bron james overtook basketball legend michael jordan in the all time list of n.b.a. career field goals on friday did this as he helped the los angeles lakers to a 7th straight when they are top of the western conference it's not been looking so good though for the brooklyn nets they had lost 7 straight as they took on the miami heat who are 2nd in the east miami were leading in the 3rd when spencer dinwiddie began to get brooklyn on a roll the andre jordan finishing his early europe did when he had a career with 16 assists to help his team out of there at. the world's oldest professional footballer has just extended his contract for a 34th season because he or she turns 53 in february signed a new contract with the a.f.c. on saturday after the team secured promotion to the top flight and that is we will leave the sports news for now more for me again a little later during all right peter thank you very much for that and thanks for watching the news hour on al

serena williams has made her big career comeback, winning her first title in three years at the auckland classic. the 38—year—old beat jessicathe australian bushfire relief effort. the win is herfirst since becoming a mother, something cheryl downes, a sports journalist based in melbourne, says is significant. i think it is incredibly important but on the flipside i think it is also just going back to being a tennis player as well. so i think the recognition that she has got as a mother is amazing and for other players, kim clijsters has talked about a comeback as well so it sets a standard for them. serena williams has been a fantastic athlete, before being am other, after being a mother, but for less well—known ath'etes, some of them have faced practical problems athletes, they lose sponsorship when they get pregnant. do mothers get a fair shake as athletes? i think there is plenty of room to improve and i've had a look here in australia, and cricket australia have been one amazing example where they really do support the athletes and i think netball as well. they support the players by providing 12 months of maternity lea

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serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessica the winter youth olympic games are under way in lausanne and today, britain's theo collins will become the nation's first athlete for 28 years to compete in an olympic long—track speed skating event. it's been a far from easyjourney for the 16—year—old, with the sport receiving no funding in the uk. bbc olympic reporter nick hope is in switzerland for us. san moritz is one of the most iconic winter sport venues in the world, but while it's a frozen lake may be beautiful, it can be brutal too. because the ice is moving, cracks develop and it's quite scary skating around and seeing big cracks next to you, which isn't ideal but it's an exciting experience. san moritz is an incredible place with a lot of history and it's great to be competing here. many people will have heard of short track speed skating, this is long track speed skating, this is long track speed skating, how is it different? it is done on a 111 metre rig when you have a6 people skating against each other and long track i

and in new zealand top seeds arena williams took just 45 minutes to be 18 year old amanda and miss the most and reached the final of the open classic show face jessica peculiar for the title 3 is also into the doubles final event playing alongside carolina wozniak. slatin abraham of h. is back in the goals for ac milan on his return to italy said they are he scored the 2nd in the 2 know when that on saturday was his 1st goal for milan leaving and here is the 38 year old as rejoin the club as it struggles to establish itself at the top of the game. in the english premier league liverpool have the chance to open up a 16 point gap at the top of the table right now they lead 10 at totton earlier 2nd place leicester were beaten at home by ourselves i am certain and marcus rush would score twice on his 200 manchester united appearance as they beat bottom side nor h. for no united up the 4th place also wins on saturday for chelsea and everton. for 100000 kilometers from madrid the city's top 2 sides are preparing for a dalby clash in the final of the spanish super cup. in jeddah with saudi arabia hosting this revamped tournament for the next 3 years that l

in new zealand top seed serena williams took just 45 minutes to beat 18 year old amanda and it's all over and reach the final of the oakland classic she will face jessicapeculiar for the title saloon also into the doubles final at the event playing alongside carolina bosnia. the competitors in the 1st middle east edition of the dac already had a day away from the sand dunes on saturday the drivers and riders taking advantage of a race day defending champion cutters. is still hopeful of lifting the trophy again he's in 2nd place in the car can't agree off the 6 stages the race ends on friday. it's not easy for everybody even for me you know i like. but the i try to do my best because it's the mini. van as it is defined always together is helping each other you know but the day i will try to do my best then to win this race defending champion the you a couple ya she is off the top of the world cup ski jumping standings is being replaced by cold geiger after the german one saturday's events are to bowl defeat yet in austria heats of 104.5 and 103 meters giving giger his 1st ever victory on the world cup circuit kobayashi finished way down in 26th place. a

williams is warming up nicely for melbourne too. she's into the final of the auckland international with a 6—1, 6—1win over amanda anisimova. she'll play unseeded american jessicaighty close. excellent practice for her, reaching the final in auckland. if she wins the final in auckland. if she wins the final in auckland. if she wins the final on sunday, it will be the first title she has won since the australian open at 2079 within the run of five consecutive final defeats and that will clearly do her no harm at all as she chases that record equalling 24th grand slam singles title in melbourne. meanwhile, us open champion bianca andreescu will miss the aussie open as she recovers from a knee injury. the world number six said the tournament came too soon in her rehab. 18 months ago, bobby madley was living out a boyhood dream. a premier league referee, he was officiating on some of the country's and europe's top fixtures. but after sending a video to a friend mocking a disabled person, he was sacked and his career and reuputation was in ruins. he's since moved to norway in a bid to rebuild his life and he's opened up about how tough the last year or so has been.