ekaterina makarova of russia has bad memories of playing johanna konta, she lost to her at the same stage climbed the rankings and is showing why she is in the top ten in the world. she raced through the opening set 6—1. the second was not so easy as the experienced ekaterina ma ka rova as the experienced ekaterina makarova found her rhythm and a three—game advantage. johanna konta, though, refused to be dictated to and returned to playing with precision. a ruthless efficiency got her back into the set and provided a platform for her to secure her second australian open quarterfinal. this is where she will meet six time champion serena for the first time. i'm looking forward to competing against her. she's one of the best, if not the best player we have had in the game. sol if not the best player we have had in the game. so i think to play against someone like that to you grew up watching, it's another great opportunity for me to take a mega load of experience from it. it won't be an easy experience for serena williams with johanna be an easy experience for serena williams withjohanna kon

all i tipped johanna konta to be a future champion. to be a future champion. all i can focus on the work and look to getting better and hopefully one day i'll get my chance. next up for williams, a player enjoying a remarkable and emotional renaissance. as a teenager, she was a tennis prodigy but personal problems saw her career disintegrate. now, 19 years after her previous win at a major tournament she's back on the big stage. this year ‘s aussie open has a throwback field. time may be against these players but they show no signs of fading. habitat do you think the match will be tonight? well, it shouldn't be that tough but it has been an awful january. -- how tough will it be? it will be a massive 90 minutes for both teams with a place at wembley at stake. talking about the record for liveable, they haven't been beaten at anfield for over a year. —— for liverpool. swansea was the bottom —— for liverpool. swansea was the botto m tea m —— for liverpool. swansea was the bottom team in the premier league and won here 3—2. dreadful stuff

but there was a sense that the changes johanna konta took the first set 6—4. brought a new coach to australia. any fears this would shock to read them were swatted aside. here she was given little time to think asjohanna konta wrapped up the second title of her career in some style. but the start of the openjust career in some style. but the start of the open just days away, she will head to melbourne as a genuine contender. there is a good chance she will get to the final. she needs to do it the tough way though, because she has some difficult opponents. she's playing the best tennis of her career. dan evans faced his first final. we will play tomorrow against a player ranked 30 places above them. johanna konta was born in sydney before moving to england, and this chilly and tennis may see her as the one got away. graeme storm has a two shot lead at the south africa open golf at the halfway stage in johannesburg. the south africa open golf at the halfway stage injohannesburg. he had nine birdies on his way to a bogey free round. he is 12 under par going into

in the tennis arena, johanna konta demands attention.ayers no longer worry her. across the net was agnieszka radwa nska, longer worry her. across the net was agnieszka radwanska, the world number three. a player should never beaten, you sense that was soon going to change, as she took the first set 6—4. despite a successful 2016, johanna konta has brought a new coach to australia. any fears this could disrupt her rhythm were quickly swatted aside. agnieszka radwanska is seen as one of the most intelligent players on the tour. she was given little time to think, as johanna konta wrapped up the second title of her career in some style. with the start of the australian open days away, she had to melbourne asa open days away, she had to melbourne as a genuine contender. open days away, she had to melbourne as a genuine contenderlj open days away, she had to melbourne as a genuine contender. i think there's a good opportunity for her to get to the final. if you look at her section, she starts with kirsten flipkens she's got serena in the quar

it won't be an easy experience for serena, with johanna konta it won't be an easy experience for serenazzling form. one of britain's longest serving swimmers and olympic silver medallist keri—anne payne has called time on her illustrious career. payne — seen here in the red cap — finished eighth in the 10k swimming marathon at rio 2016. in a 13 year international career, payne finished second at the bejing olympics in 2008, and won world marathon titles in 2011 and 2013. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. jessica, thank you very much. you're watching bbc news. the welsh first minister, carwynjones, has called for britain to retain "full and unfettered access" to the european single market after brexit. his labour party has joined forces with plaid cymru and the welsh liberal democrats to publish proposals to restrict freedom of movement to those eu migrants who already have a job offer in the uk. theresa may has said that britain will leave the single market. our correspondent is in cardiff. how opt

in the tennis arena, johanna konta demands attention. rise through the rankings, she is now in the top ten. the big moments, the big players, no longer worry her. across the net was agnieszka radwanska, the world number three, a player she had never beaten, although you sense that would soon change, as konta took the first set 6—4. despite a successful 2016, konta has brought a new coach to australia. any fears this could disrupt her rhythm were quickly swatted aside. radwanska is seen as one of the most intelligent players on the tour. here, she was given little time to think, as konta wrapped up the second title of her career in some style. she's done it! with the start of the australian open just days away, she will head to melbourne as a genuine contender. i think there's a good opportunity for her to get to the final. she's going to have to do it the tough way, though. she's got flipkens, she has wozniacki, and she has serena in the quarter, so she is probably playing the best tennis of her career right now. in the men's tournament,

johanna konta cruised to the eighth straight win.level i was able to maintain throughout that match, and from the get go, i knew that she was not going to give it to me. caroline is the kind of player who will make her opponent earn any point against her, so opponent earn any point against her, soi opponent earn any point against her, so i knew that and ifelt opponent earn any point against her, so i knew that and i felt that i committed to the way i wanted to play, and i had trust in that, even if it sometimes wasn't going to work, it was going to bring opportunities, and i am happy it did today. johanna konta is on course to meet serena williams in a potential quarterfinal. earlier, she eased past nicole gibbs, 6—1, 6—3. rafael nadal won a gripping match to reach the third round. he came through in five sets in four hours and six minutes. back home, in football, liverpool and tottenham will look to narrow the gap on chelsea. there are seven matches today, with the leaders not playing till tomorrow. spurs are in late kick—off at man

here she took the set and the victory and tipped johanna konta to be a future champion.pefully one day i'll get my chance. next up for williams, mirjana lucic—baroni, a player enjoying a remarkable and emotional renaissance. as a teenager, she was a tennis prodigy but personal problems saw her career disintegrate. now, 19 years after her previous win at a major tournament, she's back on the big stage. this year's aussie open has a throwback field. time may be against these players, but they show no signs of fading. dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations. it comes just two days after his return from a six—week suspension for striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh and fit and focused. i think in any walk of life, but especially in sport with

can johanna konta join him. big boots to fill — bottas replaces rosberg at mercedes. injury forces rory mcilroy out of the abu dhabi championship. hello and welcome. in around an hour and a half, johanna konta plays herfirst match at the australian open. fresh from victory at the sydney international, she takes on kirsten flipkens of belgium hoping to book her place in the second round. you can follow it all over on radio 5 live sports extra, there's full commentary from melbourne. andy murray is already through to the second round of this, his first grand slam as world number one. he got his campaign off to a winning start, beating ukraine's illya marchenko. as nick parrott reports. will this be the year andy murray finally stepped out of the shadows of the australian open? he has reached five finals, but has yet to win it. top seed for the first time at the grand slam and on the other side of the net was world number five, illya marchenko. if anyone thought this would be a big introduction to the tournament at the beginning of the year, this was wrong. andy murray w

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and british tennis number one johanna konta cruises to victory in herfinal warm up tournament before the australian open. good afternoon. severe flood warnings are in place along much of england's east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit much of the uk. the risk of high tides has led the environment agency to issue severe flood warnings — meaning danger to life. this is the environment agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations along the east coast at risk. evacuations are under way injaywick in essex, and here in great yarmouth.

and, johanna konta's preparations for the australian open continue to go smoothly. the british number one has reached the third round of the sydney international with a comfortable straight—sets win over australia's daria gavrilova. iam back i am back just i am backjust after 10am. this morning, in an exclusive interview with this programme, nicole kidman tells this programme she'd like more kids at the age of a9, but her husband won't let her. she's just been nominated for a best supporting actress bafta for her role in the film lion, which tells the true story of a young boy who gets lost in india and ends up being adopted by an australian family. the film also gets four other nominations. in a wide—ranging interview, nicole kidman also talks about ageism and us president—elect donald trump. but we start by talking about herfilm. where are you from? kolkata. which part? i'm adopted. i'm not really...

as the johanna konta, ranked nearly 30 places above him. thejohanna konta, who was born in sydney before moving to england, australian tennis may see her as the one that got away. time for a look at the weather. we've got another couple of days of cold weather. still some wintry showers on the way today across many northern areas of the uk, and we've got that strong wind blowing down that north sea coast, in particular. let's focus on that. this is the area of low pressure. we still got high tide on the way this evening. it's late this afternoon, so this entire coastline, from the river humber southwards around east anglia, all the way to the south—east, there are severe flood warnings from the environment agency. heed the warnings, stay away from those promenades, those highways could prove life—threatening. as far as this afternoon is concerned, for most of us across afternoon is concerned, for most of us across scotland and in the west we've got snow showers, a cold wind blowing as well. temperatures in many areas below freezing. by the

johanna konta seems determined to right way into the record books.ame the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since 1977 with sue barker. the nine seed, her desire clear to see as she cruised past kirsten flipkens in straight sets. i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to but again there was a tough first set with not much in it and i wasjust happy to be able to put my foot on the pedal a bit. and alsojust manage ruby well the difficulties the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out to the first round and 12 months later she is made of sterner stuff battling hard for two and a quarter hours before she became the former us open champion sam stosur. just so positive for british tennis, we are spurring each other along and when i had the results yesterday it motivated me. i did not want to be the one to lose. i think it's brilliant. and not just the one to lose. i think it's brilliant. and notjust the women improving, kyle edmund limped out of the first round last year with a cram

british tennis number one, johanna konta, storms into the last 16 of the australian open. coming up and have an hour, dateline london will explore the possibilities of the trump presidency. good morning and welcome to bbc news, president trump has begun his term in office by immediately starting to dismantle the flagship health policy of his predecessor, known as obamaca re. in his inauguration speech, mr trump promised to preside over the transfer of power from washington back to the people, and said that in every act and every decision he would ensure that the interests of americans were put ahead of all others. president trump has already taken his first steps in changing policies, signing an executive order which targets obamacare, much of which he says he wishes to abolish. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump's new six—issue agenda. energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. some observers point out that it makes no mention of civil rights, health care or climate change. the new president's cabine

johanna konta has won the sydney international tennis tournament. er three with some stunning returns and powerful hitting, and convincingly won her second wta title. her performance in sydney will move her from tenth up to ninth in the world rankings. i'm very pleased with the level that i was able to produce today. yes, especially in the final, i think it can especially in the final, i think it ca n always especially in the final, i think it can always be a bit tricky. both of usi can always be a bit tricky. both of us i think to produce a good level and play a great match i think was great for us, but also great for the fa ns great for us, but also great for the fans and for the people watching. but again, i'm also happy with just the progression i was able to make throughout the week. and i felt each match i played ijust got that much, i guess, match fit. better overall. i knew going into the match that it couldn't be anything short of a great level from me if i was going to have a chance, so i was happy i was able to produce it. and dan evans is

few british sports people are as well received in melbourne as johanna konta. they think, playing like an australian. whatever her nationality, she is becoming world —class. nationality, she is becoming world—class. she broke former world number one caroline wozniacki midway through the first set. the second was a dismantling. alan wozniacki has been enjoying a renaissance but here she was taken back to the dark ages, chasing shadows. konta, the ninth seed, didn't hang around. 75 minutes to complete her eighth straight victory. such was the style and the claim, they had to ask. what do you think, is she british? what do you think, is she british? what do the aussies think? that's an awkward conversation! it is! moving on, next up, ekaterina makarova. konta will be favourite, as it seems she always is around here. you can see more on those stories on the bbc news channel. i will be back for the late news at 10:10pm. now time for the news where you are on bbc one. let's get more now on the protests that have been held around the world against the new us administr

johanna konta, britain‘s number one, made the semifinals last year.won eight matches in a row and 16 sets in a row, which is a real sign of someone‘s form. her latest match took herjust one hour and 15 minutes to sweep the high —— sweep aside a former world number one and reach the fourth round of the australian open. she‘s just beaten former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets in an hour and fifteen minutes. konta‘s been in fantastic form this year, winning a title in sydney in the build up to the big grand slam in melbourne, and wozniacki simply had no answer to britain‘s number one. wozniacki, who‘s seeded 17, only managed to win four games, as konta cruised to an eighth straight victory. she‘ll now play ekaterina makarova, in the fourth round. i‘m very happy with the level i was able to maintain throughout that much. from the get—go, i knew that she was not going to give it to me. caroline is the kind of player that will make her opponents really earn any point they win against her. i knew that, and ifelt i committed to the way i

johanna konta has won the sydney international this morning.he men's draw, world number one andy murray will face the ukrainian marchenko in his first—round match. he could face roger federer in the quarterfinals. there will be a minute's applause before all english football league matches this weekend in tribute to former england manager graham taylor who died yesterday at the age of 72. alastair cook will meet director of cricket andrew strauss over his future as in that captain. he has faced questions in his role after the 4-0 faced questions in his role after the 4—0 defeats to india. and brian fletcher has died at the age of 69. he rode red rum to victory in the grand national in 1973 1974. former championjockey grand national in 1973 1974. former champion jockey peter scudamore has described him as an unsung hero of sport. christopher steele, the former british spy behind a controversial dossier on donald trump was apparently once hired by the england's 2018 world cup team. what was he hired for? this was the england 2018 attempt to win t

dan evans won his match in sydney, as did the world number ten johanna konta who beat ari—na rodio—novastraight sets — konta reached the semi—finals at the australian open last year. she'll be looking to match that run when the tournament gets underway, after what's already been a good start to the season. british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets on what was edmund's 22nd birthday britain's laura robson has been selected for tennis‘s fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain — she's selected johanna konta, heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. that is all, coming up in a moment, the papers, see you later. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former conservative pensions minister ros altmann and the sports journalist mihir bose. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i,

british tennis number one, johanna konta, storms into the last 16 of the australian open.ateline london will explore the possibilities

sellerjohanna konta seller johanna konta heads sellerjohanna konta heads for london.made. it could have been easier for konta, she has kirsten konta, she has kirsten flipkens. andy murray will begin his bid for a fourth major against ukraine's ilya marchenko. federer and wawrinka are on his side of the draw. this is one of the two grand slams murray's never won, though he's come close. i have been in the finalfive i have been in the final five times, played well in the past, never quite managed to get over the final hurdle, i hope this will be my year. by hurdle, i hope this will be my year. by finished last season as best i could, coming in as number one in the world so i feel good. golf news. england's graeme storm has a two—shot lead at the south africa 0pen at the half—way stage injohannesburg. storm... who's from hartlepool, hit nine birdies on his way to a bogey—free round of 63. world number two rory mcilroy is three shots off the pace after complaining of a bad back today. his four under round of 68 ended with back to back bogeys. there will be a new rugby lea

british tennis number one johanna konta storms into the last 16 of the australian open. in halfan in half an hour, stephen sackur speaks to dmitri pascoe, the spokesperson for the russian president vladimir putin. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the 45th president of the united states, donald trump, has used his first hours in office to start unpicking his predecessor's policies. he's targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the "economic burden" of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn't said what he'll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump's new six—issue agenda — energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. some observers point out that it makes no mention of civil rights, healthca re or climate change. the new president's cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps general, has also been sworn in as the head of homeland security. however, mike pompeo, president trump

british tennis number one johanna konta storms into the last 16 of the australian open. and coming on bbc news in half an hour is reporters. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump's first full day has been marked with protests around the world. the president himself is preparing for a visit to the headquarters of the cia as commander—in—chief. he has been critical of the organisation in the past, and its belief that russian hackers meddled in the us election. elsewhere, he used his first few hours in office to start on picking his predecessor's policies. —— unpicking. he's targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the "economic burden" of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn't said what he'll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump's new six—issue agenda — energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. the new president's cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps gen

first tennis major of the year, the australian open, starts on monday and the british number one johanna kontathe final of the sydney international. she beat former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in straight sets, to reach her third wta final. konta will now play world number three agnieszka radwa nska. konta, who is ranked at number ten in the world, made it to the semifinals at the australian open last year. also going well in sydney is the british number three dan evans, he's reached his first atp tour semifinal. he had to come from a set down again, just like the last round. he beat the top seed dominic thiem, his first victory over a top ten player. andy murray is already in melbourne — he's been warming up there ahead of the australian open draw, which takes place in the early hours of friday morning.

johanna konta eases into the fourth round of the australian open.ng up in the programme: another win and another masters final for ronnie o'sullivan. good evening, it's another big weekend of sport with tennis, rugby and snooker to come but we start with the news that captain wayne rooney has become manchester united's record goalscorer. rooney's late equaliser away at stoke city in the premier league is his 250th goal for the club and eclipses the mark set by sir bobby charlton. here's what rooney had to say after the game... it's a great feeling, obviously. bit of a strange one at the minute, having dropped two points, but in the grand scheme of things it's a hugely proud moment for myself and something that will live with me i'm sure for the rest of my life. i have the most respect for sir bobby and he came and talked to me after the game and congratulated me. he's pleased, but it is a great honourfor me. i am a team player, but i think records are important and especially when you finish play, it is something you can look back on and something f

——johanna konta. she's changed her mental attitude, she doesn't panic and she keeps really calm on court. it shows you how disappointed we are not going further. when you think about who she played and what she did today was such an achievement. johanna konta has been knocked out of the australian open this morning. she lost her quarter—final to serena williams 6—2 6—3 in just over an hour in melbourne. she was the last brit left in the competition. williams will play lucic—barroni in the semi—final. former olympic champion nicole cooke says british cycling is run by men for men and its attempts to stop doping are inadequate and ineffective. cooke made the claims in written evidence submitted to a culture, media and sport select committee yesterday. manchester united are making progress underjose mourinho and are unlucky not to be challenging chelsea, according to their former boss sir alex ferguson. ferguson told the bbc he believes mourinho has got to grips with the club. we will show that interview

johanna konta has been open about this and says it will be a tough match but says it will be a toughrena williams is not unbeatable. so a mouthwatering one. the men's draw is equally exciting because without andy murray or djokovic this one has opened up. romantic tennis fans are hoping for a potential final between romantic tennis fans are hoping for a potentialfinal between rafael nadal and roger federer. it could still happen. nadal booked his place in the last eight. he is a 14 time grand slam champion. he beat gael monfils three sets to one in a hard—fought monfils three sets to one in a hard —fought match but monfils three sets to one in a hard—fought match but ease in the last eight when he faces milos raonic of canada now. he is the top right seed still in the competition. 0f right seed still in the competition. of course he has been blighted by injury in recent years and so has roger federer. this is his first competitive tournament since wimbledon six months ago, he's been struggling with a knee injury, he the 17th seed in this competition, a 17 time grand slam champion, th

johanna konta is through to the semi—finals of the sydney international after beating daria kasatkinar one had to come from behind in the second set to beat the russian world number 26. konta will play former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in the last four. dan evans came through three sets against marcel granollers in their second round match. and qualifying for the australian 0pen starts in a few minutes. britain's laura robson and tara moore are in action overnight. both would need to win three matches in three days to qualify for the main draw. qualifying for the australian open start in the next couple of minutes. tarim is playing. she will be playing overnight. she needs to win three matches in three days to qualify for the main draw. that sta rts qualify for the main draw. that starts on monday. that's all from sportsday. southampton have ta ken southampton have taken a 1—0 lead against liverpool after the first leg of their league cup semifinal. the second leg is in a fortnight. coming up in a moment, the papers.

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: high hopes for british number one johanna konta, who warms upst tennis major of the year — the australia open — by reaching the final of the sydney international. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the us director of national intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies may have leaked unconfirmed claims that russia had compromising material on him. in a statement, james clapper said he had called the president—elect to say the leak had not come from the intelligence services. this morning, that was flatly denied by the president elect himself. the kremlin said they hoped that donald trump and mr putin would give along and there would be more mutual respect between the two countries. christian fraser reports. eight days from now, donald trump goes into battle as the next commander—in—chief. never before has an incoming president been warring on so many an incoming president been warring on so many fronts. not you, not you. your organisation is terrible. your organisation is terrible. let's go.

johanna konta playes her quarterfinal in the early hours of tomorrow morning against the 22 time grand

dan evans won his match in sydney, as did the world number ten johanna konta who beat ari—na rodio—novaals at the australian open last year. she'll be looking to match that run when the tournament gets underway, after what's already been a good start to the season.

johanna konta is now the remaining british player in the singles.ollow her progress overnight on radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. chelsea have gone eight points clear at the top of the premier league. they beat hull city 2—0, in a game that was delayed by 9 minutes as hull's ryan mason was stretchered off with a head injury. diego costa, back in the chelsea team after an alleged fall out with a fitness coach, had put them ahead during that lengthy first half injury time. hull probably should have had a penalty after marcos alonso fouled abel hernandez early in the second half. chelsea were made to work hard for the three points but gary cahill made result save ten from time. it's now the eighth home win in a row in the league. arsenal have moved up to second place in the premier league, but only after some very late drama at the emirates. the home side's winner came in the 97th minute. arsenal took the lead in the 59th minute. mustafi with his first goalfor arsenal. they had to play the last 25 minutes with ten men. granit xhaka

dan evans won his match in sydney, as did the world number ten johanna konta, who beat arina rodionovai—finals at the australian open last year. she'll be looking to match that run when the tournament gets under way, after what's already been a good start to the season. british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets. it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: sinn fein's martin mcguinness has resigned as deputy first minister of northern ireland in protest at the dup‘s handling of a renewable energy scheme. the health secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, with a focus on children and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern irela

johanna konta has set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal with serena williams.s has announced her decision to turn professional. the double olympic gold medallist will make her pro debut in april. adams, who successfully defended her flyweight title in rio last summer, now has her sights set on becoming a world champion. katie gornall reports. i'm here eating humble pie today because i've not been the greatest advocate of women's boxing. as frank warren announces newest recruit, it felt like a big step forward for british boxing but then nicola adams is used to breaking new ground. last yearin is used to breaking new ground. last year in rio she became the first briton to successfully defend their boxing title in nearly 100 years. she also reigning world, european and commonwealth champion, almost all of the major fires have ended with the famous smile. she told me as an amateur she has nothing left to prove. becoming a world champion and the european champion, there are so many goals to achieve in the professional ranks, hopefully trying to make women's boxing

johanna konta has breezed into the fourth round of the australian open. inutes. konta's been in fantastic form this year, winning a title in sydney in the build up to the big grand slam in melbourne, and wozniacki simply had no answer to britain's number one. wozniacki, who's seeded 17, only managed to win four games, as konta cruised to an eighth straight victory. she'll now play ekaterina makarova, in the fourth round. i'm very happy with the level i was able to maintain throughout that much. from the get go, i knew she was not going to give it to me. caroline is the kind of player that will make her opponents really earn any point they win against her. i knew that, and ifelt any point they win against her. i knew that, and i felt i any point they win against her. i knew that, and ifelt i committed any point they win against her. i knew that, and i felt i committed to the way i wanted to play and had trust in that, even if it wasn't going to work sometimes, it was going to work sometimes, it was going to work sometimes, it was going to bring the opportun

johanna konta had a good win in sydney overnight and that all the melbourne has been made.will show you who andy murray will be facing in the first round. there is a world title fight to look forward to in new york. that is all coming up in sportsday with me, olly foster, at 6:30pm. now, it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have la la land which everyone is talking about. live by night, the new film by ben affleck. and manchester by the sea, with the standout performance by casey affleck. la la land. you have seen this. fantastic. a swooning tribute to classic old hollywood musicals. emma stone and ryan gosling of the star—crossed pair who meet in an la traffic jam. star—crossed pair who meet in an la trafficjam. a wonderful song and dance number. he is a jazz player, she is an aspiring aspect —— as —— actress. they hate each other when they meet but they will possibly become more. i got a call back. what? come on. borrowed tv s

johanna konta sta rts that was last month.n in the hopman cup in the next hour. evans will face roger federer who‘s returning following a lengthy spell out of the sport through injury. the leicester centre manu tuilagi is out of england‘s six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side‘s defeat to saracens yesterday. it‘s the latest setback in a long list of injury problems. he only lasted seven minutes before being carried off, all watched by england head coach eddie jones. the only try of the match came from sarries fly—half 0wen farrell, to seal victory four. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and 0spreys are up to second after a 10—0 victory at newport gwent dragons. justin tipuric scored the only try of the game. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today‘s final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. an

johanna konta wanting to write in the history books.st to play since 1977, sue barker. she she cruised past kirsten flipkens in straight sets. i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to be. it was a tough first set and there wasn't much in it. i wasjust happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal a little bit but also just manage really well the difficulties. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out in the first round. 12 month on she is made of sterner stuff, battling hard for two and a quarter hours before overcoming home favourite and form us open champion sam stosur. so positive for british tennis, we are all sparing each other a long, and you know when i saw the results, it motivates me, i didn't want to be the one to lose, so i think it is brilliant. it is notjust the women improving, kyle adnan limped out on the first round with crab last year but the 22—year—old has worked on his fitness and saw off colombia's santiago giraldo in straight sets. even though i am hitting with andy, we are even

serena williams takes on britain's johanna konta.n later belgiums‘s david goffin faces grigor dimitrov before a great contest in the evening session as rafael nadal takes on the top seed remaining in the men's draw milos raonic. the holders ivory coast are out of the africa cup of nations, beaten in their last match of the group stage by morocco, the defeat means they exit the tournament before the knock out phase. their oponents progress along with dr congo who beat togo 3—1. we can get some reaction from oyem, our reporter piers edwards was at the match. surrounded by tropical rainforest in northern gabon, this is the elephants graveyard, the nickname of ivory coast, who were until tonight the reigning african champions, but their crown slipped tonight as, in a game they needed to win they were beaten i—o game they needed to win they were beaten 1—0 by morocco courtesy of a goalfrom rashid ali beaten 1—0 by morocco courtesy of a goal from rashid ali as they march into their first quarter—final since 2004. the into their first quart

in china, johanna konta is through to round two of the shenzhen 0pen after beating turkey's chila buyucachyay in china in what was herfirst match since her split with former coach esteban carril last month. konta starts the year ranked number 10 in the world. and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too. he's through to the second round after a straight set win over ernesto escobedo. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. it's been a largely clear and dry day, that means we are in for a cold night tonight. temperatures are going to plummet, particularly across central and southern parts of england. they could be some ice on untreated surfaces by the morning. temperatures particularly in the countryside about —4 or —5 towards the south. not quite as cold towards the south. not quite as cold towards the north west. increasing amounts of cloud, quite windy towards the northern isles, and a bit of rain for the west of scotland but most places looking drive. more in the way of sunshine can be found towards

johanna konta plays herfirst match at around midnight — there's commentary on radio 5 live sports extraamilton at mercedes next season. he's been announced as nico rosberg's replacement after the german world champion quit just days after winning the formula one title. he departs the williams team, to be replaced by felipe massa, who had onlyjust retired, but returns to his old team with the vacant seat opening up. let's bring you some of the day's football stories... west ham have rejected a second bid from marseille for striker dimitri payet. the french side have reportedly added another million pounds to their initial £19 million offer. but west ham are still refusing to sell him, despite the fact that he's not currently playing or training with the first team. west bromwich albion have made a £10 million bid for hull city midfielderjake livermore. head coach tony pulis is a long—time admirer of livermore, having tried to sign him when he was crystal palace manager. and he still needs to strengthen his squad, after missing out on morgan schneiderlin. diego costa has trained alone at

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world number 10 johanna konta has continued her winning start to the season.the quarter—finals of the shen—chen open in china. the briton recovered from a set down and being a break down in the second to beat american varnia king. konta wrapped up the match in just over an hour and a half, 1—6, 6—3, 6—2. former super league and world club champions bradford bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save them. the bulls entered administration for a third time in five years in november. they won four super league titles, before being relegated to the championship in 2014. despite the liquidation, the bbc understands that a new incarnation of the club will be in the championship this season, but with a i2—point deduction. players and staff should have been paid at the end of the month but did not and we look forward to being paid tomorrow at the conclusion of positive talks. i do not know where that leaves everyone, but at the moment we are all short of money. after the last time it was going to ta ke after the last time it was g

serena williams taking on johanna konta. konta can't put her away. williams battles back and then pounces. forehandwinner, serena, straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. it's amazing serena and venus in their mid 30s and both have made the semifinals in anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. >>> we >>> from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- matthew mcconaughey -- from "resident evil: the final chapter," milla jovovich -- and music from the americanos featuring ty dolla $ign, french montana and nicky jam. and now, by the way -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. thank you. very nice. thank you. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. it's very kind.

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johanna konta is through to the semi—finals of the sydney international after beating daria kasatkina come from behind in the second set to beat the russian world number 26. konta will play former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in the last four. dan evans came through three sets against marcel granollers in their second round match. he lost the first set. qualifying for the australian open sta rts qualifying for the australian open starts overnight. britain's laura robson and tara moore are the british names in australian open qualifying to look out for. they need to win three matches in three days to make it through to the main draw. that's it from this sportsday. more for you throughout the rest of the evening, including updates against southampton and liverpool in the league cup semi—final. from us, for now, goodbye. jeremy corbyn has accused theresa may of being ‘in denial‘ about the pressures on the national health service. labour has joined senior doctors in calling on the government to put more money immediately into social care to support people living in their own homes.