charlie wi has the lead over boston johnson and big upset davis cup john isner taking care of 16 time grand slam champion roger federer in his home country of switzerland. giving usa 82-0 lead over switzerland. chicago bulls overpower play. from way outside losing that game 2-1 in the third period. that is the news. blackhawks coming up. ♪

. >> always confident, roger federer up against the giant john isner who stands nearly 6'10". but it's one of these things that will always be held against him if he doesn't make an effort at the davis cup. because stan what you where i thinka -- >> you're watching "bbc world news." coming up, the temperatures plummet in the ukraine. those down on their luck are being -- we see how they are keeping. >> a quick look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. the front page those european union flag flying over the acropolis in athens. they are trying to agree on austerity measures there. and moves by the arab league to trecks syrian council as the official representative of the country's people. and the times stays british prime minister wants a swedish plan to cut domestic costs and some say he's cashing in on the black market for hired help. and the international herald tribune shows a barge in paris pushing through the ice. that's a quick look at some of the stories making headlines in the newspapers today. >> this is "bbc world news." these are the headlines.

competition since two thousand and four federer a second up on court later on friday against american john isner before that stanislav takes on muddy fish. not a whole lot it's just another tie for me made doesn't matter when and where and how it is it's all a matter of sort of priorities and. my team is. you know all was great friends and that's what i enjoy about it is that i can spend some time with them and hopefully try to win but if we don't it doesn't matter and it's about trying trying your very best and having a good time. now it was a mix of the old and the new it was formula one continued its pre-season testing in spain nico rosberg was quickest in last year's car on day three while rome on course john said the fastest time among the twenty twelve race models two time defending champion sebastian vettel was taking his plea for a spin around they had a track the twenty four year old would go on to set the third fastest time on the day completing nine hundred six laps in his first f one drive in two months meanwhile went around the track a full one hundred seventy seven times and was se

evade the thirty year old in his prestigious career a second up later on friday against american john isner before the takes on lot of fish. over to ice hockey where russia have moved top of the overall standings in the euro hockey till off a total when i have a local favorites finland in helsinki the women coming here think game of the swedish leg of the tool the reigning champions of followed closely by the czech republic who had a much tougher way in over twenty eleven runs out sweden president but the heroes he scored a regulation gold and was the only play on either taken to convert in a post not shootouts in the czechs one two one russia are in action again on saturday and they battle sweden in stockholm. meanwhile lympics skating gold medalist by de mello has been evaluating the slopes which will host the world's best during the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics the thirty four year old was preparing for a world cup of ent and says the krasnaya polyana course is world class however the american believes that a few changes all needed ahead of the showpiece event. maybe six or seve

competition since two thousand and four federer is second up on court later on friday against american john isner before that stanislav takes on muddy fish. not a whole lot it's just another tie for me doesn't matter what when and where and how it is it's all a matter of our sort of priorities and. my team is. you know all of us great friends and that's what i enjoy about it is that i can spend some time with them and hopefully try to win but if we don't it doesn't matter it's about trying trying very best having a good time now you'd have thought if you had three olympic gold medals t.n.a. mia might be content to gracefully retire however russia's wrestling champion but if i saw sight e.f. is having none of it he could be in line to appear at a record faith summer games in london as a correspondent reports. three time olympic champion bull by sar sites already a living legend in russia's republic of dagestan but his achievements have all the potential to become near and reachable if he qualifies and wins the london games as the thirty seven year old freestyle wrestler prepares for his fifth olym