number onejohanna last year, that is british number one johanna konta out last year, that is britishonejohanna konta out of the australian open. all the details and live commentary on the website as well in the meantime. on to football: in england, chelsea are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, but they were taken all the way to penalties by championship side norwich city in their replay at stamford bridge. it ended 1—1 after extra—time. chelsea finished the game with nine men, after pedro and alvaro morata were both shown a second yellow card for diving. chelsea also had two penalty claims turned down. simon brotherton was watching. they were pushed all the way by norwich city. it went all the way the penalty kicks, but finally, chelsea prevailed, and having brought eden hazard off the bench late in the game it paid dividends as he rolls home the decisive penalty kick. conte was very unhappy with the referee between the end of extra time and penalty kicks, so i am sure we will hear about that, but his team have gone through the hard way in strength sapping evening against no

johanna konta's form has deserted her off late.to put it right in melbourne, that was the plan. earlier on she stuck to it but bernarda pera flourished in the spotlight. stealing a march in the match to win the first set. questions for konta and coach michaeljoyce, which she started to a nswer michaeljoyce, which she started to answer in the second. but the british number one did not look herself. pera took advantage, wiping out konta's early lead to take a charge of the set. no long after the match in her sights, three match points all saved. had the comeback started ? points all saved. had the comeback started? the break of serve had konta back on level terms but m ista kes konta back on level terms but mistakes were back and the match slipped away and bernarda pera stepped up to claim a mepable victory. another early exit for konta, a feeling that is starting to become all too familiar. after three months out of the sport with injury, rory mcilroy returned to golf with a 3—under par round of 69 at the abu dhabi championship. thr

her new coach did not look very impressed but that mood would not have lasted long, johanna konta won hour. it could've been a lot less had she managed to nail match point. but finally at the fourth time of asking she sealed her place in the second round and will face the american. bernardo pana. i was trusting in my shots regardless of where she was, looking to move forward. i knew that was how i would give myself the best chance of creating opportunities. she gets a lot of balls back and is used on some of those points, i think that's definitely in her comfort zone. i wanted to make sure i was playing most of the match in my comfort zone. heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round. she lost in straight sets to yulia putintseva. it was close but she could not hold on, losing in the end on a tie—break. sharapova is through, this herfirst match at melbourne since failing a drug test. six time champion novak djokovic came through in his first match since wimbledon, eating donald young having missed the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury. —— beating donald young. the de

injury worries for britain's johanna konta, too.he retires from her quarter—final match at the brisbane international. we look ahead to this evening's football, as tottenham host west ham at wembley. iam going i am going to have the twists and turns from the ashes. good evening — and welcome. we start with the news that andy murray has pulled out of the australian open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. the three—time grand slam tennis champion hasn't played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. and there's been more bad news in the women's game. british number one johanna konta was forced to retire from her brisbane open quarter—final, also because of a hip injury. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. and a major setback for andy. he is desperate to resume his tennis career. number one, for a love of playing, but also wanting to compete for the titles. the frustration has really hit him. he has been doing six months of painstaking rehabilitation and still not being in any condition when he ca

memories of the australian open sit well with johanna konta memories of the australian open sit well d semifinals in successive the quarterfinals and semifinals in su ccess ive yea rs . the quarterfinals and semifinals in successive years. her coach says that she could win it this time but he also said so could 20 others. she dominated from the outset, madison brengle struggled to deal with her stellar server and clever placement. her path to the second round would have been even smoother had not been for flurry of unforced errors. her new coach did not look very impressed but that mood would not have lasted long, johanna konta won the second set in just over half an hour. it could've been a lot less had she managed to nail match point. but finally at the fourth time of asking she sealed her place in the second round and will face the american. bernardo pana. so quite a routine win for her but she appeared to have different things on her mind involving blueberries. to have different things on her mind involving blueberrieslj to have different things on her mind involving blueberries.

johanna konta has won only four of their —— one of theirfour johanna konta has won only four of theirohanna konta but ifjohanna konta makes progress to the second week, she will have some very challenging matches. but given how she finished last season, losing five matches in a row, she would relish that opportunity. she has a very good record. she could play karolina pliskova in the next round and current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals. that's a conversation for another day. heather watson starts against the world number 50, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. cameron norrie was defeated earlier today. it willjust be kyle edmund for great britain. it is tough against kevin anderson. they ultimately lost in five sets, but the advantage is if he is one of these people who believes that the glass is half full rather than half empty, he could beat anderson in the opening round that he is playing well, it assuming his ankle scare from last week's events in brisbane is not a major concern. he could find himself in reasonably favourable sections of the draw afte

johanna konta has won only one of their four matches. only one of theirfour matches. board isn't currently 92 in the world. if konta makes progress she will be having some challenging matches but given how she finished last season, losing five in a row, she will relish that opportunity where she has a very good record. she could play a recent world number one in the fourth round and the current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals, but for another day. heather watson meanwhile will start against the world number 50 from kazakhstan, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. if you look at the mentors might ‘s drawer, in terms of —— the men's draw, kyle edmund being the only brit after andy murray pulled out. what a top drawer he has. yes, it will be just kayal edmund in the men's draw for great britain. and it is tough, as you say, against kevin anderson —— kyle edmund. they played at roland garros in the third round last year and he ultimately lost in five sets. the advantage for edmund, if he is one of these people who

johanna konta has won only one of their four matches. her opponent is currently 92 in the world. n, losing five in a row, she will relish that opportunity at a venue where she has a very good record. she could play a recent world number one, pliskova, in the fourth round and the current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals, but that's a conversation for another day. heather watson meanwhile will start against the world number 50 from kazakhstan, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. if you look at the men's draw, kyle edmund being the only brit after andy murray pulled out. what a tough draw he has. yes, it will be just kyle edmund in the men's draw for great britain. and it is tough, as you say, against kevin anderson. they played at roland garros in the third round last year and he ultimately lost in five sets. the advantage for edmund, if he is one of these people who sees the glass as half full rather than half empty he can beat him in the opening round and he is playing well, assuming his ankle scare from last week's events in brisbane is not a major conc

kyle edmund and johanna konta face tough opening tests in tennis‘s australian open. kevin anderson. while konta will face the american madison brengle, a player she has a poor record against. with more, here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller... johanna konta has won only one of four matches. she's an awkward opponent, she is 83 places below johanna konta but ifjohanna konta makes progress to the second week, she will have some very challenging matches. but given how she finished last season, winning five matches in a row, she would relish that opportunity. she has a very good record. she could play karolina pliskova in the next round and current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals. that's a conversation for another day. heather watson starts against the world number 50, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. it will just be kyle edmund for great britain, it is tough against evan anderson. they ultimately lost in five sets, but the advantage is if he is one of these people who believes that the glass is half full rather than half empty, he

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open, well... perhaps.blem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. "the little kid inside me," he explained, "just wants to play tennis and compete." it's difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. two late wickets took the shine off a good opening day for england in the final ashes test in sydney. captain joe root went for 83, and jonny bairstow for five, as england closed on 233 for five. australia have already won the series, after england lost the first three tests. patrick gearey reports from sydney. this is a city almost surrounded by water, just not typically from above. strangely murky in sydney, a morning to wait undercover. when it dried, joe root chose to stay indoors and send his opening batsman out. mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 24, just the start. and so to the curious case of jam

johanna konta — concentration, focus, a force of willpower. brengle, ranked 90th in the world, konta only lost four games in their first—round match. her australian upbringing has left her with an appreciation for the heat of battle and the heat of the sun. but this is the new playful konta. when she addressed the media, she explained she was suffering from a shopping mishap. the blueberry blues. i went to the supermarket to buy blueberries. i only bought blueberries, two punnets of blueberries. i left two punnets of blueberries there. it's $5 that i will not get back but it's more the betrayal of my own mind that i felt so upset about. yeah, i was so sad! ah, where's the smile? there, all fun. novak djokovic has more than just $5 on his mind. it has been suggested he's organising a male players‘ battle for more prize money. nothing so shadowy, he insisted, after winning his first—round match. commentator: there it is. umpire: game, set and match, djokovic. sure, there was a routine players‘ meeting but there won't be a tournament boycott, he

the action gets under way on monday morning in australia, sunday night here in the uk, with johanna kontaarlier we spoke to former british number one, greg rusedski, who gave us his view on konta winning a maiden grand slam title — and also the prospect of andy murray returning later this year after hip surgery. ifjo is if jo is healthy ifjo is healthy she's got a real opportunity to possibly go all the way this year, because she had a little scare in brisbane where she hurt her hip. i hear that she's fully fit and ready to go. if you look at her section, there's a wonderful opportunity because she's got halep and pliskova, but she a lwa ys got halep and pliskova, but she always plays well in australia. mentally she's stronger and tougher. you have to have the dedication, drive, will power to be the best. jo's been as high as numberfour in the wore. she's been to the semis of wimbledon, the australian, many major titles. she's progressing nicely. now is to get over the hump and intoa nicely. now is to get over the hump and into a grand slam final. maybe this is the tournament she can do i

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open. well, perhaps.on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope.

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open — well, perhaps.at, a hip problem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. the little kid inside me, he explained, just wants to play tennis and compete. it's very difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. two late wickets took the shine off a good opening day for england in the final ashes test in sydney. captain joe root went for 83, and jonny bairstow for five, as england closed on 233 for five. australia have already won the series, after england lost the first three tests. patrick gearey reports from sydney. this is a city almost surrounded by water, just not typically from above. strangely murky in sydney, a morning to wait undercover. when it dried, joe root chose to stay indoors and sent his opening batsman out. mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 2a, just a start. and so to the curious

johanna konta has just side of the game. johanna konta hasjust tweeted side of the game.its of blueberries and bring them back with her. novak djokovic chin action, what is this about a stray? you would thinkjohanna konta has the resource to get more blueberries! djokovic is seeded 1ath because he missed much of last year with an elbow injury. he beat donald youngin with an elbow injury. he beat donald young in straight sets in no time at all this morning. there were reports he held a meeting with players before the tournament to propose forming a new union to try to get more price money and even suggested boycotting the australian open next year to get his way. the prize money is in the single—digit percentage rise of the overall revenue of each grand slam, although the figures remain impressive, between 28 and £36 million overall to the players. in melbourne the singles winners both get £2.3 million. but in the nba, it is 50% of the overall sport's turnover, so the players currently represented by the atp, and djokovic is the president of the players cancel, reported to

in the absence of andy murray and johanna konta's early exit, hopes rest with edmund in melbourne.of a nation is no easy task but in the absence of andy murray britain has a new flag bearer. the rise of kyle edmund has been steady, his form here spectacular. it seemed that was about to change against andreas seppi. he lost the opening set and went down a break of serve in the second. he was however quick to respond, a change of shoes coinciding with a change in fortunes and there was no looking back. a decade seppi's junior, edmund is the higher ranked and soon the gulf in age and quality became apparent. both were bidding to reach a maiden grand slam quarterfinal although only one had the power and the poise to get there. edmund becoming the first british man apart from andy murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully we have more british here individually. —— in the future. for me, i'm just very happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now faces world number

tennis, where day two is under way, and there has already been success for the women's ninth seed johanna kontaigi salmon in melbourne. gigi, seemed like a comfortable victory for konta? it really was. it was just over one hour on court for the british number one, with the ninth seed here and former semifinalist and she eased through against the number 19, straight sets, 6—3, 6—1. she was in better in all areas. she had her serve broken on one occasion but she will be very happy with her day's work. some more names to give you, former world number one pliskova. kerber is for— one up, and with garcia's victory, we await the arrival of former champion maria sharapova. she won in 2008 at this was her first appearance since she tested positive for a banned substance. she went on to serve as 16 month ban. it was also interesting that she was part of the tournament launch. she actually brought the trophy out on stage. sharapova is due on court in a couple of minutes‘ time. sharapova is due on court in a couple of minutes' time. intel is about the men's draw, roger federer in action later against alja

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open. well, perhaps.hdrew from her match in brisbane overnight, with suspicions of — guess what? — a hip problem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. "the little kid inside me," he explained, "just wants to play tennis and compete." it's difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc2 in a few moments. here's evan davis. tonight, you've heard of bitcoin — the digital currency that appears to conjure up money from nothing — but we'll look at the other wacky speculation going on in the world of cryptocurrencies. it's been called ‘the dot—com boom on steroids‘, why is it so bedazzling to shareholders? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. welcome to sportsday. coming up, a blow to spurs as they are held to a 1-1 blow to spurs as they are held to a 1—1 draw by west ham. th

so much was made last week that andy murray would not be there, johanna konta was our only hope and allth only a casual interest, up pops kyle edmund. if you don't follow every match on the taught you might not have heard of him but it is a fantastic achievement for him but what struck me, he did not stop playing tennis until he was nine years old and he is only 23. my daughter is seven at the moment, she started when she was forced it gives parents like me great hope! —— when she was four. and her mum and dad are heading out to see him. dad is already out in australia and his mum is following on. my favourite line was that he joked that his mum sent him to tennis lessons because he was annoying him to tennis lessons because he was ann ' him to tennis lessons because he was annoying her! the same with your daughter? yes! thank you very much and if you're daughter makes it to the semifinals of australia i presume you're flying out. thank you both indeed. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there

and number one johanna konta representing with andy murray out. in melbourne and tried to absorb the atmosphere in the arena. and she certainly looked comfortable out there. the match lasted little over an hour and konta only dropped four games against madison brengle. she‘ll play another american, bernarda pera. the six—times champion novak djokovic has been back in action for the first time since wimbledon, and he came through with ease, only dropping serve once in beating donald young. djokovic is seeded 14th, after missing the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury. and he was wearing quite a fetching kind of arm long/ coloured sleeve to play in melbourne this morning. —— flesh coloured sleeve. manchester united have done their best to take advantage of manchester city‘s defeat at liverpool, narrowing the gap at the top of the premier league to 12 points. they beat stoke 3—0 last night, with new stoke manager paul lambert watching from the stands. and jose mourinho isn‘t quite giving up the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very

johanna konta says she "feels good" and is fit ahead of the australia open which starts on monday, despitest round of the sydney international. the british number one was the defending champion in sydney, but was handed a tough draw against agnieszka radwanska and lost in straight sets. the video assistant referee — or var — will be used in next week's fa cup third round replays between chelsea and norwich, and leicester and fleetwood town. var was used for the first time in a competitive english club game in last night's fa cup win for brighton in the third round. the wales and ospreys flanker dan lydiate has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a bicep injury. lydiate was injured in ospreys' win at dragons on new year's eve and will undergo surgery later this week. it's another blow to wales ahead of the six nations, with sam warburton out and taulupe faletau also a doubt. uk sport has set team gb a target of at least five medals at next month's winter olympics in south korea. the current record is four set in 192a and also the last games in sochi. team gb's paralympic athletes

memories of the australian open set well with johanna konta, memories of the australian open set wellsuccessive the quarterfinals and semifinals in su ccess ive yea rs . the quarterfinals and semifinals in successive years. her coach said she could win it this time but he also said so could plenty others. johanna konta dominate from the outset, a strong serve and never placement. then came a flurry of unforced errors. her new coach at the bottom right here did not look impressed. but that mood would not have lasted long. pro—serb remained strong and she won the second set in just over half an hour. —— her serve. it could have been less had she managed to nail match point but finally at the fourth time of asking she sealed her place in the second round where she will face an american. i was trusting in my shots regardless of where she was in the court. i knew that that would give me the best chance to create opportunities. she gets a lot of balls back. that is definitely in her comfort zone and i wa nted definitely in her comfort zone and i wanted to make sure i played most of the matc

contact the final set 6—3 to reach the second round. —— johanna konta took the final set.ich destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles in a multi—storey car park in liverpool. the blaze at king's dock, next to liverpool's echo arena, is said to have spread after one vehicle caught fire yesterday afternoon. firefighters worked through the night and many people were forced into temporary accommodation as nearby buildings were evacuated. danny savage has the story. it was shortly after dark yesterday evening when fire took hold on the multistorey car park on liverpool's famous waterfront. the fire service says a small fire in a land rover spread rapidly. this is a photo taken of it at the time. as the blaze spread, cars could be heard exploding. the car park is next to the liverpool arena, where an international horse show was taking place. those attending helped get the horses to safety. it was soon a huge blaze. merseyside fire and rescue say it is one of the worst they've ever dealt with. this morning the blackened building was surrounded by fire engines. it's likely it will have to

in the absence of andy murray and johanna konta's early exit, hopes rest with edmund in melbourne.r his last match in melbourne. now he has reached greater heights than ever before. the mercury was at a merciful 26 degrees but early on it looked like andreas seppi could prove too hot to handle. 27 places separate them in the world rankings. on court, it was much closer, with the italian taking the first set on a tie—break. at 33, seppi has a decade's experience on edmund and at times, it showed. the briton was broken first but a change of footwear led to a change in fortunes as he went on to level the match. winning five games in a row saw edmund grow in confidence and seppi's stubborn resistance drained away. it took almost three hours to set up the biggest match of his career but edmund isn't getting carried away. you know, i have to believe i'm going to win and believe in my game and stuff so that is the way i've approached it, one match at a time and i will continue to do that. whatever happens next, edmund will climb the rankings and give hope that britain has found a successo

today, johanna konta couldn't live with her.acket. there was anxiety is spreading through her game in the second set when it looked as if the match was going to run away with her. she has now lost eight of her last 11 games, the success she enjoyed in the two years after first making a name for herself at the us open of 2015 has morphed into a disappointing and frustrating run. she says she needs more matches and is determined to work our way through it with her new coach. it's a bit frustrating. but, also, ithink... i'm still taking good stuff from this. i'm not... i don't feel... by any means like it's a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there until the end. so, i definitely don't want to be going home this early. but, i think, in terms of building myself back up again and playing the way want to, i think i keep moving forward. there was a better day for six—time champion novak djokovic who battled back from a set down in 39 degree heat to come past gael monfils to reach round 3. our first ‘head—scratchi

with andy murray not competing, many were hoping johanna konta would cheer them up. but she's out.h, for fans of maria sharapova. she beat the 14th seed anastasija sevastova in straight sets. sharapova, competing here for the first time since her drug ban ended, played well in scorching temperatures in melbourne. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello. i'm sarah mulkerrins, and this is your sport briefing for thursday. there's a cup tie later for real madrid, and it may be a chance to get their season back on track. and, after 100 days out, rory mcilroy returns to competitive golf in abu dhabi. so, real madrid play levante later on thursday, and they know this copa del rey quarter—final tie has a lot more importance than they would have expected. 19 points behind league leaders, barcelona, and without a win in their last four games, the spanish giants are in need of a morale boosting win, especially with a difficult champions league tie against psg on the horizon. translation: we are going to play in a knockout stage. it is not a final, but we are wher

good morning, and great news for british tennis, today, because, johanna konta says she has recoveredparations for the australian open which starts on monday in melbourne. the british number one, who is seeded ninth, plays american madison brengle in the first round, and is aiming to reproduce the form that took her to the semifinals two years ago. iam coming i am coming into this year with slightly different challenges than i was at the end of last year so i feel actually very conscious of really appreciating being back playing and almost, almost being grateful for the challenges that i have now and almost working through the challenges that i faced at the end of last year and trying to really just get end of last year and trying to reallyjust get back into the match routine of things and trying to get back at playing at the level i want to be playing at consistently. the players steered clear of the controversy about a controversy around a name of a court. controversy about a controversy around a name of a courtlj controversy about a controversy around a name of a court. i will play

and coming up on sportsday — johanna konta says there's no catastrophe, after her shock defeat in thean open to a player outside the world's top 100. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk is in the grip of the worst flu season for seven years. the latest figures show that the number of people who went to their gp with suspected flu rose by 40% in the past week, with similar numbers in the rest of the uk. the cold weather is keeping up the pressure on accident and emergency units. in wales, dozens of senior doctors have written to the welsh government saying that patient safety is being put at risk to an unacceptable degree. they said planning for a winter crisis had been inadequate and the nhs in wales is "chronically under—resourced". here's our wales correspondent, sian lloyd. we've heard of emergency units across the uk in crisis but today doctors in wales raised their concerns about the system here. a letter signed by more than three quarters of all welsh consultants in emergency medicine warned the first minister that patient safety is being compromised. there i

and johanna konta says she will ‘keep moving forward' to try and rediscover her best form, as her badth a shock second round exit at the australian open. alex gulrajani watched her straight sets defeat to the world number 123, bernarda pera. in the purpose, jo konta's form a somewhat deserted her. that was the plan to put it right. early on she stuck to it, but the american qualifier, bernarda pera flourished. she stole the first set. questions forjo konta and her coach. she started to answer them in the second, but she could not look herself. bernarda pera took full advantage, wiping outjo konta's early leads to take charge of the set. not long after, she had the match in her sights, three match point all saved. had the comeback started 7 point all saved. had the comeback started? a break of serve at her back on level terms, but simple m ista kes back on level terms, but simple mistakes were back, and the match slipped away. bernarda pera stepped up slipped away. bernarda pera stepped up to claim a memorable victory. another early exit li—macro one, a feeling that are starting to fee

johanna konta also won her match in brisbane, and is through to the quarterfinals. 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 pro debut in february last year. now, ahead of the fifth and final ashes test, starti

british number one johanna konta has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keysichaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomlayanovic next. while england's test cricketers prepare for the fifth test in sydney this week, some of the one—day players have been plying their trade in australia's big bash t20 league. jos buttler has been impressing for sydney thunder. he hit 81 against hobart hurricanes in sydney before being run out today. his efforts weren't enough to stop his side's 9—run defeat. he also hit 67 off a1 balls in their win over hobart in launceston at the weekend. david willey put paid to the short innings of england's jason roy for the sydney sixers. roy was out lbw to the yorkshireman forjust 7 runs. the sixers are playing the perth scorchers and are 92—3 from 13 overs with perth still to bat. england's

british number one johanna konta starts her season today with a match against the american madison keysg forward to starting the season together. andy murray also returns. he is playing in in an exhibition match. he is down at number 16. that sounds wrong. i am sure he will go back up. just to be clear, you have a cold. it isn‘t that you had a late—night? no, of course not. thank you very much. he will have more sport for us during the course of the morning. the start of the new year has many of us reflecting on the past 12 months and what we want to differently in the year ahead. we‘ve been asking people in manchester what they hope try and be a little bit healthier. umm, but not a lot different. try to enjoy ourselves. to finish my masters and get some work. to help more people out if they are hurt or anything is wrong. eat healthy rude. go on anything is wrong. eat healthy rude. goona anything is wrong. eat healthy rude. go on a diet. but i don't really wa nt go on a diet. but i don't really want to. resolutions should not be done on the first ofjanuary, want to. resolutions should n

johanna konta carries british hopes at the first tennis major of 2018, but there's a row off the court australian open in melbourne. it's the queen as you've never seen or heard her before. to mark the 65th anniversary of her coronation in 1953, her majesty has been giving a unique insight into the day and what it meant to her. she's been speaking to the royal commentator alastair bruce for a bbc programme. a key piece of advice for any would be monarch don't look down, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. she famously doesn't do interviews. this is probably as close as she'll get, a conversation with questions about the coronation, the crownjewels, and the imperial state crown worn by her and her father, king george vi. fortunately, my father and i have about the same sort of shaped head. once you put it on, it stays. it just remains itself. you have to keep your head very still? yes. it was huge then. yes. very unwieldy. you can't look down to read a speech, you have take the speech up because if you did, your neck would break, it would fall off. it's difficult to al

johanna konta to says she has recovered from the hip injury that disrupted preparations for the australianin melbourne, succeeded ninth for the tournament and plays the american madison brengle in the first round. she is aiming to reproduce the form that took to the semifinals two years ago. i'm coming into this year with very different challenges. i'm feeling conscious of really appreciating being back and playing and almost being grateful for the challenges that i have now. and also working through the challenges i faced at the end of last year and trying to really get back into the match routine of things. try to get back into playing at the level that i want to be playing consistently. she and the other top players steered clear of the controversy around the margaret court arena. billiejean around the margaret court arena. billie jean king called around the margaret court arena. billiejean king called for the courts to be renamed because of controversial comments from margaret court about gender and sexuality. those who have to play there did not wa nt to those who have to play there d

british number one johanna konta is through to the second round of the australian open. es, although konta said she really enjoyed the heat in melbourne and tried to absorb the atmosphere. she certainly looked comfortable out there, dropping only four games in a match that lasted a little over an hour. afterwards she seemed more concerned with what she's called "the blueberry debacle". i went to the supermarket to buy blueberries. i only bought blueberries. i only bought blueberries. two pilots of blueberries. two pilots of blueberries. i left to ponder itself blueberries. i left to ponder itself blueberries there. it is $5 that i will not get back, but it is more than betrayal of male mind that i am upset about. i was so sad. heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round. she lost in straight sets to yulia putintseva. it was close throughout, but watson couldn't hold on in the second set after being a break up, losing it in the end on a tiebreak. defending champion roger federer had a fairly straight—forward passage into the second round — he beat the former bri

british number one, johanna konta, returned from a hip injury at the sydney international overnight —atch. konta had to retire in brisbane last week but showed little sign of the issue against agnieska radwanska. the defending champion was beaten in straight sets. konta though says she "feels good" ahead of the australian open that starts on monday. that's all the sport for now. the former journalist toby young has resigned from the board of a new university regulator, following days of growing criticism over controversial comments he'd made in the past. mr young apologised for some of his remarks in his resignation letter saying they were "either ill judged orjust plain wrong." labour's dawn butler says the row about mr young casts doubt on the judgment of prime minister theresa may — who backed him staying in the post. she spoke to my colleague norman smith earlier. she failed to make the decision dismiss him from the position. but instead, she endorsed toby young, which is appalling. who would endorse somebody with those views as being suitable to hold a paid public appointment? th

she is 83 places below johanna konta.a row, she will relish the opportunity in a venue where she has a good record. she could play the current number one in the quarterfinals, but that is a conversation for the other day. heather watson was starting against the world number 50 from kazakhstan, a player ranked slightly higher than her. in terms of the men's draw, cal edmondson is the only british representative after andy murray pulled out through injury, what a tough draw he has got? yes. it will be just kyle edmund. tough draw he has got? yes. it will bejust kyle edmund. it is tough draw he has got? yes. it will be just kyle edmund. it is tough against kevin anderson. be played at roland garros on the third round last year. roland garros on the third round last yea r. kyle roland garros on the third round last year. kyle edmund had the advantage, he led before ultimately losing in five sets. he can beat anderson in the opening round, if he plays well and assuming his ankle skierfrom last week plays well and assuming his

british number one johanna konta starts her season today with a match against the american madison keysjoyce and she says they are looking forward to starting the season together. england's cricketers have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which begins in three days' time. england head coach, trevor bayliss, says he still has full belief in all—rounder, moeen ali, despite his recent run of poor form. the 30—year—old has only taken three wickets and averaged 19 runs with the bat this series. he is always a guy that likes to keep playing. but... i have full confidence in him going forward, to be honest. i mean, it was only two months ago we were talking about him being one of the best all—rounders in the world. now, he reached the milestone, what was it, 2000 runs and 100 wickets. he got that quicker than everyone else. so, there we go, just three days until it starts again. one last chance to salvage some pride. thank you. stay with us. headlines are on the way. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. millions of p

british number one, johanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madisoncoach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a, but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys then lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomljanovic next. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. see unthen, ma0ushg. thank you very much. china is banning most imports of waste plastics in a bid to cut pollution. authorities say any plastic waste which contains dirty or hazardous material will not be allowed into the country. countries across the world have relied on china to recycle millions of tonnes every year at a cheap cost. earlier i spoke to our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. this was a process that dove tailed with china's economic development. for many years it has used this supply of c

johanna konta says she has recovered from the hip injury that disrupted her preparations for the australian the british number one, who is seeded ninth, steered clear of the debate sparked by billie—jean king calling for the margaret court show court to be renamed because of controversial comments, from the aussie tennis great about gender and sexuality. one business has already been criticised, the delivery company just eat, who will impose new charges on customers who pay by card. 0ther charges on customers who pay by card. other companies may do the same. there are now calls to ensure the changes are monitored to ensure consumers are not punished for paying by ia by a point going into sunday's singles. defending champions europe trail as paying by ia by a point going into sunday's singles. they had been ahead after winning the first three foursomes this morning. but the asian team came back strongly and when bernd wiesberger and ross fisher missed this putt at the 17th, asia went ahead six and half points to five and a half. with nine athletes already named as part of the paralympics gb

and coming in the sport on bbc news: not a massive catastrophe — the british number one, johanna kontastaying positive despite a shock defeat at the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by {44.5 million, and will also commit to taking in more migrants. the money will be spent on fencing, security cameras and body scanners at calais and other channel ports. the deal will be announced at a summit between theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, at sandhurst military academy this afternoon. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this area near calais was until recently known as thejungle, and makeshift camp of economic migrants and genuine refugees. it was cleared by authorities in 2016 but it is estimated around 700 migrants are still in the area. even before the brexit referendum the british government paid an extra 20 million euros to pay with policing costs and today the prime minister will agree today the prime minister will agree to pay even more but some m

injury worries for britain's number one female tennis player too — johanna konta— who retired from herhe brisbane international after an injury to her right hip. she needed treatment during the deciding set against elina svitolina and ended the match when serving at 3—2 down. but she says her focus is still on defending her sydney international title in a few days time. i definitely was pleased i was able to start the match off playing the level i wanted to play. credit to elina for hanging in in that second set and pulling through that. there wasn't much in it and it was close for me, being able to come away with a straight set win, but that is the beauty of tennis. i was looking forward to playing that third set. it is a shame i couldn't finish the match. most importantly will be to get some physio treatment and have a good night's sleep and wake up tomorrow and see where to take it from there. i will definitely give it the maximum amount of time to be able to play in sydney. australia are in the stronger position after day one of the fifth and final ashes test in sydney. england won

johanna konta has won her second round match at the brisbane international.he third round. that is all the sport for no. more in the next hour. the biggest increase in railfares in five years has come into force — prompting protests at several stations as many commuters return to work after the christmas break. in some cases, travellers will find themselves paying more than £100 extra a year. steph mcgovern has spent the morning at london bridge station. hello from london bridge station, which has just recently re—opened after a billion pounds has been spent on this station over the last five years. it is the fourth busiest in the country, and they would argue that the increase in train fares is for things like this, the modernisation of the railway industry. but of course there's lots of people who feel it's unfair, because we still have overcrowded trains and problems with punctuality as well. let's have a chat to a couple of guests we have here today. first of all, paul plummer from the rail delivery group, representing the train companies, do you think th

johanna konta will play madison brengle of the usa in the first round.tkinson consulted the var on two chelsea pitman declaims but was satisfied with the evidence not to award a spot kick. that chelsea and declaims. until ian livingstone has been called up for the two match series against new zealand next month. rescue teams in southern california are searching through debris for survivors of the mudslides that have killed at least 17 people. it's thought that a similar numberare missing. heavy rain falling on ground burned by wildfires in december, resulted in streams of mud which have destroyed at least 100 homes and damaged 300 more. the flash floods struck early on tuesday morning, with the worst affected areas in santa barbara county, including the towns of montecito and carpinteria. david neels is the fire brigade chief of santa barbara county. he said he had never dealt with anything on this scale before. i've been a firefighter for 26 years. for most people that are here on this incident, we've never seen an event like this. so this is very unusu

injury worries too for britain's number one female tennis player, johanna konta, who retired from herhip. she needed treatment during the deciding set against elina svitolina, and ended the match when serving at 3—2 down. but she says her focus is still on defending her sydney international title in a few days' time. i definitely was pleased i was able to start the match off playing the level i wanted to play. credit to elina for hanging in in that second set and pulling through that. there wasn't much in it and it was close for me, being able to come away with a straight set win, but that is the beauty of tennis. i was looking forward to playing that third set. it is a shame i couldn't finish the match. most importantly will be to get some physio treatment and have a good night's sleep and wake up tomorrow and see where to take it from there. i will definitely give it the maximum amount of time to be able to play in sydney. there is some good news. kyle edmund has reached the quarterfinals of that brisbane event. next up for him, grigor dimitrov. australia are in the stronger positio

british number one johanna konta was staying optimistic, despite a shock defeat in the second round ofer‘ bernarda pera in straight sets — the american only made it into the tournament after another player withdrew with injury. tennis correspondent russell fuller has more from melbourne. pera's performance really caught the eye. she paid with huge confidence. todayjoe contacted eye. she paid with huge confidence. today joe contacted not live eye. she paid with huge confidence. todayjoe contacted not live with her. her service speeds were down. she was troubled by some overheads. crucially she went much point down. there was anxiety spreading through high game in the second set when it looked as if the match was going to run away with her. she has now lost eight of her last 11 games. the success that she enjoyed in the two yea rs success that she enjoyed in the two years after first making a name buys up years after first making a name buys up in the us open of two dozen 15, has brought a disappointing run. she says she needs more matches, and is determined to work away through it with

johanna konta insisted there were positives to take from her exit in the second round of the australian, losing 6—4, 7—5, and ends britain's interest in the women's draw. it's a bit frustrating, but also i think i'm still taking good stuff from this. i'm not... i don't feel... by any means like it is a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there till the end, so i definitely don't want to be going home this early. kyle edmund is the only brit left in the australian open. that's all the spot for now, more in sportsday at 10:30pm. parents in england are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't been properly funded by the government — that's according to a new survey. many nurseries say they're struggling to cover costs, and are having to ask parents to help for fees, nappies and lunches. the government says it's investing 6 billion pounds in childcare by 2020. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has the details. for 21 years, anchors nursery school has been eve wort‘s life. coming in here now, empty, cold and quiet is very, very painful. eve knew she would

johanna konta does play in second—round action later this morning in the women‘s tournament.what effect will that have for commuters? there are plans that maybe people will be put off going by train because prices have gone so high. you have been speaking with commuters. what is the sense among people? good morning. there is a mixed view, actually. some say that they really noticed the fares going up they really noticed the fares going up every year. some have said that they can see why it is important. this train station has been revamped. £1 billion has been spent over the last year. it is the fourth busiest train station in the uk. 0ther busiest train station in the uk. other passengers have said i have just come in on an overcrowded train and it was delayed. very mixed views. people are not sure —— short of talking to me. we have paulfrom the rijal delivery group, so tell us about commuters chatting to us this morning —— rail. quite a lot of them are miffed. do you understand why the prices are going up? good morning. it is great to be here today. you see people wandering

johanna konta says she is fit and ready for the australian open. brengle in the first round. she is hoping to reproduce the form that took to the semifinals two years ago. i'm coming with different challenges to the end of last year, so i feel very conscious of really appreciating being back and playing and almost... almost being grateful for the challenges i have now and also working through the challenges that i faced at the end of last year and trying to really get back into the match routine of things and try to get back into playing at the level i wa nt to get back into playing at the level i want to be playing consistently. history has been made in saudi arabia after women were allowed to watch a football match in the stadium for the first time yesterday. around 300 women flocked to the pearl stadium injeddah to watch al—ahli take on al—batin in the saudi premier league. they had to enter via a special gate and sit in seats reserved for familes, separated by a glass partition. spero thought for the fans of al—batin. they saw their team lose 5