bottom to madison square garden. public - madison square garden.of the undercard fighters going through their paces. ahead of what is a huge night and boxing. their paces. ahead of what is a huge nightand boxing. forthe their paces. ahead of what is a huge night and boxing. for the first time in over hundred years on the side of this venue to women will headline the event. taylor and mr sereno during some of the all—time greats marguerite, lennox lewis, is there to hold the field who have had light here in madison square garden. this is significant remember it wasn't that long ago that they said that women wouldn't sell in a venue like this. 20,000, 5000 to be shoehorned in here. not only they sold out, we are told both fighters will learn over a venue like this. 20,000, 5000 to be shoehorned in here. not only they sold out, which told both fighters will earn over $1 million for this stop a real trail bears in the sport breaking down barriers in an olympic champion for london in 2012 and her successes in the amateur ranks really catapulted her into

first time two women will headline a bout here at madison square garden.n i caught up with katie taylor a little earlier, the significance of this moment was not lost on her. ever since i put on a pair of gloves, _ ever since i put on a pair of gloves, i_ ever since i put on a pair of gloves, i wanted to have this impact, i_ gloves, i wanted to have this impact, i wanted to have this influence _ impact, i wanted to have this influence on people, and this is not 'ust influence on people, and this is not just special— influence on people, and this is not just special for myself and amanda, it is special— just special for myself and amanda, it is special because we are bringing _ it is special because we are bringing the whole sport with us as welt this — bringing the whole sport with us as well. this is for the next generation of fighters. we are breaking — generation of fighters. we are breaking down barriers and that is exactly what i've always wanted to do. terms of the fighters could close is it to call between these two? —— in terms of the fighters, how

well, the first female headlining fight at _ as well, the first female headlining fight at madison square gardenme and a _ biggest fight fee in history for me and a privilege to be part of it and i'm so— and a privilege to be part of it and i'm so excited and not excited for this fight— i'm so excited and not excited for this fight in a long time was up i 'ust this fight in a long time was up i just cannot wait for it.— this fight in a long time was up i just cannot wait for it. think back to when he first _ just cannot wait for it. think back to when he first began _ just cannot wait for it. think back to when he first began boxing - just cannot wait for it. think back| to when he first began boxing and what you been doing as an amateur and pro interns working down barriers, how important is that in terms of legacy you want to leave in the sport was meant since i put on a pair of gloves i wanted to have this guy influence and impact and this is special notjust for me and amanda but for it feels like it brings a whole sport with us as well. this is for the next _ whole sport with us as well. thi

for the first women to headline madison square garden.pro fighter, - i've struggled, i've fought my way to this spot right now— and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target, the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. oh, there it is! the left hook right the mouth! a chance to join the list of the all—time greats who have secured milestone wins at this iconic venue. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer, she has to brawl. and that's we get what i call the rocky moment, when everybody stands up and you can hear the tunes in your head and theyjust hit each other for ten rounds. this blockbuster bout is notjust significant, but also lucrative. both will earn over $1 million, and that's double the challenger�*s career payday. and youtuberjake paul, who promotes serrano, is putting his money where his mouth is. i bet amanda wins for $1 million. and the bookies agree with him. let's sh

welcome to madison square garden.. the work—out is happening in the lobby you can see some of the undercard fighters going through their paces. ahead of what is a huge night and boxing. for the first time in over hundred years on the side of this venue to women will headline the event. taylor and mr sereno during some of the all—time greats ali, lennox lewis, is there to hold the field who have had light here in madison square garden. this is significant remember it wasn't that long ago that they said that women wouldn't sell in a venue like this. 20,000, fight fans to be shoehorned in here. not only they sold out, we are told both fighters will learn over a venue like this. 20,000, 5000 to be shoehorned in here. not only they sold out, which told both fighters will earn over $1 million for this stop a real trail bears in the sport breaking down barriers in an olympic champion for london in 2012 and her successes in the amateur ranks really catapulted her into the professional ranks and made her a household name. she'

do you know how far madison square garden is from africa?f you think about it,s culture has, for such a long time, been defined by america. so it makes sense in a way for people to go, of course the music will go there. you know what i mean? but now, think about it. >> move on. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> trevor: but think about it, right? for-- for the world to change the way it has, i mean, you see beyonce incorporating your music into her vibe. do you get what i'm saying? these are big things that never happened. >> i would incorporate her music into my vibe. ( laughter ). >> trevor: i love speaking to you, every time i see the biggest difference between nigerians and almost every other african. every other african has very-- what's the word i'm looking for-- a very timid approach to life. if you say to ia south african, "hey, trevor, you're doing well. how are things going?" as a south african my instinct is to respond, "i'm trying, man. i'm doing okay. i'm trying." >> you're trying. >> trevor: see what i mean about nigerians. this is w

you've got to remember, the fact that they are going to sell out madison square gardenjust shows you are going to sell out madison square gardenurage all promoters to sign women fighters.— sign women fighters. what do we exect in sign women fighters. what do we exnect in terms _ sign women fighters. what do we expect in terms of _ sign women fighters. what do we expect in terms of the _ sign women fighters. what do we | expect in terms of the atmosphere for this fight?— for this fight? yeah, i think the atmosphere — for this fight? yeah, i think the atmosphere is _ for this fight? yeah, i think the atmosphere is going _ for this fight? yeah, i think the atmosphere is going to - for this fight? yeah, i think the atmosphere is going to be i for this fight? yeah, i think the i atmosphere is going to be terrific. you mention some of the famous names, the likes of muhammad ali, dennis lewis, mike tyson. go back even further, the like of rocky marciano. amanda seranno and katie taylor willjoin marciano. amanda seranno and katie taylor will join that marciano. amanda seranno and katie taylor willjoin that illustrious list, as the fir

and i think because madison square garden is the metro boxing . you know, it's all a big fight in history of take him place there every box of dreams of feature in madison square. garden, so to have 2 ladies headlining in the big room, you know, the over 15000 capacity tickets have gone barely. well, it's just a real one mark moment in the history of women's box, and you couldn't pick, hadn't pick 2 better gales to do. i just say katie taylor, the pope's, the gail of well box and an amanda serrano. the most decorated professional female box. it's perfect, only ingredients. all they've got to do now is deliver. when the bell goes, i know it will time covering boxing. have you ever seen this level of interest in a women's fight before? no, absolutely not. a scene over in the u. f. c. rhonda route. see and holly home and a couple of of the fighters over there. and i think it's because of the success. a female fighters of had in u. s. c. and mixed martial arts, that white box and pulled. it sucks up on a think. i am the generation of, of people that ru

for the first women to headline madison square garden.w. 13 years as a pro fighter, - i've struggled, i've fought my way to this spot right now— and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target, the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. oh, there it is! a chance to join the list of the all—time greats who have secured milestone wins at this iconic venue. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer, she has to brawl. and that's we get what i call the rocky moment, when everybody stands up and you can hear the tunes in your head and theyjust hit each other for ten rounds. this blockbuster bout is notjust significant, but also lucrative. both will earn over $1 million, and that's double the challenger�*s career payday. and youtuberjake paul, who promotes serrano, is putting his money where his mouth is. i bet amanda wins for $1 million. and the bookies agree with him. let's shake on it, let

they're top of the bill at the iconic madison square garden — where the undefeated taylor will put her ahead of what is a hugely significant night for the sport. some of the all—time greats have headlined at madison square garden, the likes of muhammad ali, joe frazier, sugar ray robinson, but in the next few hours amanda serrano and katie taylor willjoin the illustrious list of those who have headlined here, but be the first women to do so at this iconic venue and to sell it out. 25,000 people in to watch two of the best pound for pound fighters go head—to—head in a hugely exciting bout. also significant but lucrative, they will make over $1 million each from tonight they hope that this fight will inspire the next generation of fighters and to further break down barriers in the sport. all the ingredients there for this to be a great night. the italian football coach, carlo ancelotti, has become the first man to lead teams to victory in the five top european leagues. his latest triumph, with real madrid in spain, comes after previous wins in italy, england, germany and france. a a—0 vi

so much history to be made, the first time two women will headline a bout here at madison square gardenwilljoin that list on saturday night. when i got up list on saturday night. when i got up with katie earlier for the significance of this night was not lost on her. significance of this night was not lost on her-— lost on her. this is not 'ust for a amended — lost on her. this is not 'ust for a amended it h lost on her. this is not 'ust for a amended it certainly _ lost on her. this is notjust for a amended it certainly feels - lost on her. this is notjust for a amended it certainly feels like l lost on her. this is notjust for a i amended it certainly feels like we are bringing the whole sport out. this is for the next generation of fighters. we are breaking barriers and that's exactly what i've always want to do. figs and that's exactly what i've always want to de— and that's exactly what i've always want to do. as for amanda serrano she knows — want to do. as for amanda serrano she knows that _ want to do. as for amanda serrano she knows that victory _ want to do. as for amanda serra

and in school we build up to the biggest fight in female boxing history at madison square garden and evacuation of civilians and mary pola besieged city that's been reduced to rubble by russian forces. while thousands of people remain tracked now, i post city council is saying about hundreds of civilians remain trapped in a vase. steel was complex on the ground with the remaining ukrainian fighters defending the city bullet border sees of a planet we were hungry. my child was crying because the shells were hitting nearby . we were thinking this is it. it's the end. it's indescribable, all the people who are here could understand the experience. i can't put it in words. it's horrible. or rushes, relentless assault on ukraine is now mostly focusing on the east industrial hot land. and the consequences for civilians has been dia charles stratford sent us this report from their inca village. now on it croy gold, who bid in this mixture of shelter, shrapnel for michelle ripped through her leg while she sat at home in the eastern ukrainian city of maria, anchor mercedes law. oh, thank god,

well, the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division.are backing the local favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. i'm sure we'll have plenty more on that after the match.- on that after the match. that's it from me _ on that after the match. that's it from me for _ on that after the match. that's it from me for now. _ on that after the match. that's it from me for now. i'm - on that after the match. that's it from me for now. i'm on - it from me for now. i'm on twitter, though. thanks very much for watching. hello there. there's some rain in the forecast for this bank holiday weekend. not that much for england and wales, but certainly for scotland and northern ireland, it could be quite heavy at times. for gardeners and growers, that will provide some good news as it's been so dry for this month of april. there'll also be quite a bit of sunshine around, particularly on saturday across england and wales under this area of high pressure, which is slowly declining as this low pressure system con

our boxing reporter, ade adedoyin, is in new york at madison square garden and spoke to me earlier.e highest payday of her career. by the time she cleared her career. by the time she cleared her expenses, she went home with £1500. tonight, they will earn seven figures, over1 million for this bout. promoters at one stage from that woman wouldn't sell, but the fact they will sell out madison square garden, it shows that the interest is there. taylor holds all the belt, but it is ten won is the favourite. how do you see playing out? —— amanda serrano is the favourite. she see playing out? -- amanda serrano is the favourite.— is the favourite. she has had more wins than katie _ is the favourite. she has had more wins than katie taylor _ is the favourite. she has had more wins than katie taylor has - is the favourite. she has had more wins than katie taylor has had. - wins than katie taylor has had. katie taylor was a decorated amateur in london 2012. the european champion as well. that gave further perfect lodge but into her professional career. amanda serrano doesn't have that crossove

the first women to headline madison square garden.ght world champion, is the co—star looking to steal the show. 13 years as a pro—fighter, i have struggled and fought my way to this spot right now. and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target — the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles, and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer. she has to brawl. and that's when we get what i call a rocky moment, where everyone stands up, you can hear the tunes in your head and theyjust hit each other for ten rounds. this blockbuster bout notjust significant but also lucrative. both will earn over $1 million. that is double the challenger�*s career payday, and the promoter is putting his money where his mouth is. i bet amanda wins for $1 million. and the bookies agree with him. let's shake on it. the last time katie taylor fought here she unified the division. all those belts are up for grabs l

ade adeyoyn is live at madison square garden, where tonight, ade, history will be made? ld ahead of what is a significant night for the sport. some of the all—time greats have headlined here at madison square garden �*s, mum rd, jo frazer, but in the next few hours amanda serrano and katie taylor will join that list that only headline here and become the first woman to do so at this iconic venue, but also sell it out. 20,000 fans will be in to watch two of the best pound for pound fighters go head—to—head in what is a hugely exciting bout. also, notjust significant but what is a hugely exciting bout. also, not just significant but also lucrative, they will make over $1 million each. both have said they hoped this bout will inspire the next generation of fighters and further break down barriers in the sport. all the ingredients there for this to be a great night.— sport. all the ingredients there for this to be a great night. next to football — if you're waiting for match of the day or sportscene in scotland and don't want to know the scores, you'll need to look away now.

you said to gales will headline at madison square garden. people would have thought you a mentor because the sports wasn't in that place. and yet here we are now. so what will to, what will sunday morning bring? what's the next big challenge? would it be a stadium fight for the women? willie l. headline and in wembley, or a big events in saudi arabia. that will be the next step. and this big moment at madison square garden will 100 percent lead to even bigger and better things for female boxing. major league baseball has suspended alley dodge is pitched a tribe, a bow, a for $324.00 games for violating leagues domestic violence and sexual assaults policy. the lengthy band comes off to a woman alleged at bower, physically and sexually assaulted her last year. he hasn't faced criminal charges from prosecutors, but under m l. b policy the commissioner can impose sanctions, even in the absence of a conviction. bower responded on twitter in the strongest possible turns, i deny committing any violation of the leads domestic violence and sexual ass

are you back in new york now for a little bit, the boxing, madison square garden. >> april 30th, thereoing to be the biggest women's boxing title. >> trevor: first time ever, ever that it is going to be a women's boxing headline at msg ever. >> they are the main event it is amanda serrano,and versus katie taylor. and she is no joke. you know, these are really two tough women who are at the elite level. it's not just a silly fight. this is going to be a banger. i will say this. i did not have a lot of love for big paw, have i never met him, just because of the antics and all of that. >> right. >> i don't know him personally. have i nothing personally against him but like whatever. the fact that he put on this fight against amanda serrano versus katie taylor in madison square garden, april 30th, it is something to give him a lot of credit for. because there, that fight should have happened years ago. and a lot of promoters did not pay attention. even the promoters that are copromoting the fight. you know, amanda deserved that fight. she deserved more. katie taylor was getting paid and am

the last couple of years have been pretty tough for madison square garden sports really, everyone inarticular business with covid taking a huge bite out of their revenue. but with the pandemic receding, it's looking like a good year in 2022 while the pandemic is mostly in the rear view mirror at this point, the stock is still below where it was trading pre-covid it's still incredibly expensive. there's a reason for the high valua valuation. the knicks are the most financially valuable franchise in basketball, and the rangers are the most valuable team in the nhl, according to forbes if you believe the forbes rankings, the knicks are worth $5.8 billion, and the rangers, worth $2 billion and they also have a couple of minor league teams and a couple of esports franchises but this company has an enterprise value of $4.73 billion. head scratcher, right? the reason for the discount, well, it has to do with the ownership. jim dolan and his family control 70% of the voting power, and they have no desire to sell either team. in other words, the stock is totally undervalued, but there's not n

that a 1st woman to headline a fight night at the iconic madison square garden in the yoke on of the most prestigious venues in boxing. and them, i sat and i went on for an absence showcase for sport. you know, no matter what happened saturday night, i think the real winners are the fans and women in general and the sport of women's boxing because it's only gonna grow from now on. tennis now and arena selling cars, defense of ha, madrid, open size has not gone to plan. the load number full came back to when the 2nd sets . however, an estimate took that aside at 6, will make it 4 winds from 4 meetings against the bell russian. i think contention who's 3 of the base at the lpga. we're venting california, australia's min julie has a one shot lead. i've a wild number one. jin young kite, she made 5. that is always bolt for now. i'll have more later. we'll see you later . gemma, thank you. thanks for watching the news. our on al jazeera kim will be here in just a moment with much more of the day's news. bye bye. ah. to heidi talks to cub, beside with catastrophic consequences. agent orang

so much history be made with the first time two women headlining about here at madison square gardenth katie earlier, the significance of the moment was not lost on her. notjust natural for the not just natural for the two of us but for— not just natural for the two of us but for the — not just natural for the two of us but for the whole sport as well as a burning _ but for the whole sport as well as a burning down barriers and that's what _ burning down barriers and that's what i've — burning down barriers and that's what i've always wanted to do. as for what i've always wanted to do. for amanda what i've always wanted to do. is for amanda serrano what i've always wanted to do. sis for amanda serrano commission is victory on sunday night can catapult her into superstardom and give her the crossover appeal she you so craved over the years without the odds—makers have her as a heavy favourite and will be trying to give katie taylor all the problems on saturday night and it could be really tough like the call. emma raducanu has won herfirst match since splitting with coach torben beltz

so much history to be made, the first time two women will headline a bout here at madison square garden me and amanda it certainly feels like we are bringing the whole sport out. this is for the next generation of fighters. we are breaking barriers and that's exactly what i've always want to do. as for amanda serrano, she knows that victory on saturday night will really catapult her into superstar does, give her that because of a field she's been so great over the years. the odds—makers have serrano as the favorite. i was there when katie turner pulled up as a unified title she was given all the problems she can handle that night, could well be the same on saturday night. really tough fight to call. emma raducanu has won herfirst match since splitting with coach torben beltz earlier this week. she beat the world number a9 tereza martincova in straight sets in the opening round of the madrid 0pen — winning 7—6, 6—love. and we'll see mo farah back in action for the first time since missing out on qualification for the tokyo 0lympics. the four—time olympic champion, will take part in the v

the madison square garden. [ cheers and applause dua!>> it was surreal. it really exceeded all my expectations i think when you go to a place like new york, you always feel like maybe people are going to be a bit more critical >> jimmy: sure >> but everyone just kind of rode the wave with me. it was amazing they we were all up for it the floor was shaking. >> jimmy: yeah, that place - >> it was -- it was brilliant. it was brilliant >> jimmy: when madison square garden rocks, it just rocks. it's like this studio, studio 6b here we go, this is it [ cheers and applause it's happening >> the floor i can feel it. >> jimmy: yeah people are talking about the tour, crazy awesome reviews. congrats they love the costumes they love the dancing. and on social media, they're loving one dance in particular [ light laughter ] and -- yeah, and i love that you did this because -- should i explain it or do you want to >> i mean, you can start, and then i'll, like, riff off it >> jimmy: i want to say it was, like, in 2017-ish, around that time, you did a d

and the very hallowed mecca for 5 nights of madison square garden. well, number 2, john rom is in a share of the lead after the 1st round of golf, mexico open. the spanish is looking for his 1st when since last year's u. s. hyphen home, this huge fought for an eagle atlas 7th. he didn't drop any shops as he finished at 7 on the path highlands. accommodation, hockey, bon rats as 3 days after his 1st 2 holes, they undid some of the damage by making a hole in one at the fish. incredibly, it wasn't the only one to eat that whole american scot, gitovski also did it. that helped keep him right in contention. that is a real sport for me. for now, i'll be back with more a little bit later during k. thank you so much, john. thanks for watching the news. our on al jazeera, we'll take a short break and we'll be back to with much more of the days, news, and all the days late as headlines here. minute, bye bye. ah . from the front lines al jazeera correspondence continue to report every angle of the war ukraine been given access to this special unit, making sure

history will be made at the famed madison square garden in new york for the 1st time in the arena, a $140.00 a history female boxing will be the main event build as the biggest ever women's bouts. irish lightweight champion katie taylor, will defend all her bouts against puerto rican amanda serrano. is one well titles across 7 weight divisions, taylor and serrano. a widely credited with the recent rise in popularity of women's books. media from over the worlds are covered to attend this event. and i think it's because it's a seismic moment for women's boxing so many historical factors bringing the pre sale tickets a huge. it brings together the irish puerto rican communities steeped in boxing, amanda amanda serrano and katie taylor chewed about the measurable women from the last decade in boxing. and it's just that moment in time, madison square garden, the magic of the arena, the great fights that have been. and i just think as a consequence of all these things, it's perfect timing. it was going to be arguably the biggest women's fights of all time. formula number one, name your soc

the headline of fight hard at madison square garden when they meet on saturday about is being co promoted that via crossover you tube boxing thought, take pull, and we'll see that on or hear challenge for taylors unified, lightweight titles. and that set for me back to julian london. santa. thank you. now the private aerospace company space x as launched another 4 astronauts into orbit from the u. s. including adults and the geologists folk and they woke and dragon capture blasted off in florida, taking 3 nasa astronaut and italian from the european space agency. the international space station on a 6 month mission with more than 200 experiments planned face ex is owned by the world's richest man in law, must construct a deal this week. the by twitter are really focused around the rendezvous, which we'll dock later this evening. actually at 815 p. m. eastern time. this is the fastest launch to doc that we've done. it's about the same time it takes to go from new york to singapore. so it's kind of interesting where you can check out our website, following all the major stories that we're f

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this is true as the 1st african comedian to, to perform at madison square garden. you won't be the last. you just opened it yet . it is made it easier for someone to come in like, i feel like i can do it. they say, hm, it comes from that moment, the more that there's not wanted to go to the classroom that we have, like more than africa. we believe that we will the funniest before was if you go, we have amazing stories here. and the more we keep on pushing the more keep on doing this, the show that we shall blow up. ah, hello again. i'm fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera, ukrainian officials say almost 40 people have been killed in a russian rocket strike on a train station in the east of the country. the kremlin has denied being behind the attack, but ukraine's president, as accused russia deliberately targeting civilians. this is an ordinary railway terminal. crowded with people waiting for trains to be evacuated, to safer areas. they hit these people. there are witnesses, there are videos, there are remnants of the missiles and dead people about 30 kil

well, the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division.favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. the world's first permanent nft art museum has opened in seattle, aiming to demystify blockchain—based digital art, as well as showcasing new creators. if you're confused about crypto art, allow stephanie prentice to explain. from landscapes to planet, psychedelic scenes and aquatic orbs, most people have heard of an nft or non—fungible token, many are aware that nft artwork sell for millions of dollars, but not many are sure of what they are. now, the first major nft museum in seattle wants to make this new industry more inclusive, starting off with making the basics clear. an nft is reallyjust a contract that signifies the ownership of an asset of some kind. it is getting used a lot for digital art because there hasn't been a place for storing that ownership for digital art in a way that was accepted across a wide range of people, and so, yes, these tokens or non—fungible tokens are basically a contr

well, the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division.are backing the local favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. for nearly a century, the statue of christ the redeemer has dominated the skyline of rio de janeiro in brazil. it's become an iconic symbol of the city. but now another brazilian town has decided to erect a statue of its own — and they say it's now the biggest in the world. tim allman reports. bossa nova music plays. it is considered by many to be one of the modern wonders of the world. more than 600 tonnes of concrete and stone, christ the redeemer makes quite the impression. but in the global contest of giant statues of important religious figures, rio has a new competitor. this looks awfully familiar, doesn't it? and this christ is not that far away, in the southern town of encantado. almost identical to its rio namesake, save for one crucial detail. translation: it is a - construction of 43.5 metres high, there is six metres of the pedestal and 37.5 metres of christ. this mean

it was recorded at madison square garden at which johnny cash starts speaking quite a lot, in fact, about the vietnam war. that piqued my interest because i was a cash fan and i didn't know that he had said anything about the vietnam war until i heard that recording. when the auction was taking place decided to check it out. not knowing what i would learn. and i was about to give up, in fact, because i thought this is kind of pointless, it's just one person after another bidding on, you know, a pair of his cowboy boots or something, and this couple came in and sat down next to me, kind of excited. they had just arrived and the bidding had already started and the woman at some point asked me what i thought i was going to bid for, like you said, a poor assistant professor at the time, pretty much nothing i could afford. so i sheepishly said, well, i'm just here as a historicalion and that piqued her interest and she asked me why would a historian be interested? and i said about the vietnam war. >> and she cut me off, anyone who knew johnny cash knew he was republican. and i said his backgro

the first time a female fighter has headlined madison square garden and its history.e part of it. i'm so excited,, ijust can't wait for it. there is a big appetite for female fighters out there. it shows that the sport is grown so much over the last few years was up it is for fort familiar to people, never seen seem doing enact female size, never seen card as well. seem doing enact female size, never seen card as well-— seen card as well. pulled out of the madrid open _ seen card as well. pulled out of the madrid open with _ seen card as well. pulled out of the madrid open with a _ seen card as well. pulled out of the madrid open with a shoulder- seen card as well. pulled out of the madrid open with a shoulder injury. j madrid open with a shoulder injury. she's been a fine form and won her fourth consecutive title she's 123 fourth consecutive title she's123 games for the 20—year—old from poland said her body needs a rest. fast bowler anya shrubsole has signed for southern vipers as a player—coach. it comes just weeks after she announced her international retirement. t

it'll be the first time female fighters will top the bill at the famous boxing venue, madison square gardenll those stories on the bbc sport website. the authorities in india are warning that around half the country may be facing a prolonged heatwave. the mercury has risen to forty five degrees in some places. divya arya has more from the state of rajasthan. the heat is scorching here. we're in the middle of the thar desert, in the city ofjaisalmer, which is usually known for its magnificent forts as a popular tourist destination, but is in the news for its soaring temperatures. now, the heat does get unrelenting in this desert area, temperatures going all the way up to 50 degrees in june. but they have started climbing much earlier this summer. the indian meteorological department has released data of 75 cities across the north—western central regions of india, including this city ofjaisalmer, where the temperature is either 43 degrees or more, which is substantially high for this time of the year. now, people have been advised to stay indoors as much as possible. some states have ordered

well, the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division. the local favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. the iraqi capital baghdad has been hit by the fourth major dust storm this month. flights were again stopped you to poor visibility. it has been blamed on poor weather conditions in iraq due to lack of rain, increased justification. —— desertification. for nearly a century, the statue of christ the redeemer has dominated the skyline of rio de janeiro in brazil. it's become an iconic symbol of the city. but now another brazilian town has decided to erect a statue of its own, and they say it's now the biggest in the world. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. it is considered by many to be one of the modern wonders of the world. more than 600 tons of concrete and stone, christ the redeemer makes quite the impression. but in the global contests of giant statues of im porta nt contests of giant statues of important religious figures, rio has a new competitor. this looks awfully familiar, doesn't it? a

well, the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division.l favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. that�*s one to watch. that is it from us here in london, we will be back with the headlines at the top of the hour. now time for the weather. hello there. there�*s some rain in the forecast for this bank holiday weekend. not that much for england and wales, but certainly for scotland and northern ireland, it could be quite heavy at times. for gardeners and growers, that will provide some good news as it�*s been so dry for this month of april. there�*ll also be quite a bit of sunshine around, particularly on saturday across england and wales under this area of high pressure, which is slowly declining as this low pressure system continues to sweep into scotland and northern ireland. we start off on a mainly dry and quite chilly note for england and wales, plenty of sunshine here. much brighter day for eastern england after the recent cloudy days. but for scotland, northern ireland, it will be turning w

i know that when they say trouble is the 1st african comedian to perform at madison square garden, he won't be the last. he just opened the yeah, it just made it easier for someone to come in. like i feel like i can do it. they say home, it comes from the moment the know that there's no point to continue. that seemed more like more than africa we. i believe that we will the finest before was if you go, we have amazing stories here and the more we keep on pushing the more, keep on doing this, the shall we shall blow up. ah, hello again. i'm fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera, ukrainian officials say almost 40 people have been killed in a russian rocket strike on a train station in the east of the country. the kremlin has deny being behind the attack, but ukraine's president has accused russia deliberately targeting civilians. this is an ordinary railway.

counting down to the first female headline boxing fight which takes centre stage at the iconic madison square gardenanda serrano will face off in what's been billed as the biggest fight in women's boxing. it will be the sixth time taylor has put her belts on the line, since winning them injune 2019. the world snooker final will be between judd the world snooker final will be betweenjudd trump and ronnie o'sullivan. williams had come back from 9—2, to lead 16—15 at one stage butjudd trump took the last two frames to book his place in the showpiece, going through, 17—16. not such a marathon contest for the six—time world champion. o'sullivan resumed againstjohn higgins this evening with a 15—9 lead, and took an hour and a quarter to win by 17 frames to ii. that's all the sport for now. the passport office says it's facing unprecedented demand, from millions of people who had put off renewing or applying for the documents during the pandemic. changes in the rules since brexit, also means some passports are not valid because they're too close to the expiry date. our business reporter, esyllt carr, has m

there. treble know out that when they say trouble is the 1st african comedian to perform at madison square garden, he won't be the last. he just opened it. yeah. it just made it easier for someone to come in like i feel like i can do it. they say home, it comes from the know that there's no point to continue. that seemed like more than africa we, i believe the lia will of the finest. before was it because we have amazing stories here and the more we keep on pushing, the more we keep on doing this, the we shall, we shall blow up. ah, your charges are with me so horrible. a reminder of all top stories, at least 50 people have been killed in a rocket attack in east.

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katie taylor prepares to take on amanda serrano on saturday night, top of the bill at madison square gardensnew service has just been launched here in wales which allows pharmacists to prescribe some medications as a way of trying to relieve the pressure on gps. patients suffering from some acute illnesses, such as respiratory infections or gout, can bypass the doctor's surgery and go straight to community pharmacies. scotland is aiming to deliver a similar service but by contrast, england is yet to adopt this approach. our health editor, hugh pym, reports from newport. can you just open your mouth, jack, and i'll have a look at your tonsils. jack has tonsillitis. he is being examined byjonathan. but this isn't a gp surgery, it's a pharmacy in newport. jonathan is trained to prescribe medication as well as being a pharmacist. take one or two, up to four times a day. the has given painkillers to jack, which means there is no need to go to a gp. i think it's brilliant, i think it will help a lot of people because gps are quite hard to get into at the moment so probably will relieve a bit of th

there. triple know out that when they say trouble as their 1st african comedian to perform at madison square garden, he won't be the last. he just opened the yeah, it just made it easier for someone to come in. like i feel like i can do it. they say home, it comes from the moment the know that there's no point to continue. that seemed like more than enough that we believe that we will define you before. and what if we have amazing stories here and the more we keep on pushing, the more we keep on doing this, the, the, the so this is out there are, these are the top stories and at least 50 people have been killed in a rocket attack. and east and ukraine had a train in your train station as a credit hosted used by civilians who are escaping, fighting president for them is landscape, pointed the finger at russia, but moscow denies involvement, ukraine's president. his round that everyone responsible for the attack of the train station will be brought to justice. oh he was he probably all the leading countries of the world have already condemned the russian strike on commenters. we are anticipating a so

out there. treble know out that when they say trouble the 1st african comedian to perform at madison square garden, he won't be the last. it just opened the yeah, it just made it easier for someone to come in. like i feel like i can do it. they say home, it comes from the moment the know that there's no point to continue. that seemed like more than enough that we believe that we will find new people. and what if we have amazing stories here and the more we keep on pushing, the more we keep on doing this, the michelle, we shall blow up. ah, your challenges there with me. so robert, reminder of our top stories, at least 50 people, have been killed in a rocket attack in easton ukraine. it is a train station in cover thaws being used by civilians for evacuations, for the lead demands. lensky colds, russia, an evil, with no limits. the carrying of house moscow denies involvement. the head of the european commission has visited ukraine and coldly act the attack on come or tolls . a polling slow von july was also shown mass graves in the time the future by russian forces are accused of committing atrocit

the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division.ll those belts are up for grabs on saturday, and the odds—makers are backing the local favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. this is bbc news, the headlines. the 6 times grand slam champion boris becker is sentenced to two and a half years in prison, after being found guilty of 4 charges related to his bankruptcy. the conservative mp, neil parrish, is suspended from the parliamentary party, accused of watching pornography, in the commons chamber. i will await the findings of the inquiry and then i will consider my position. i will not remain if i'm found guilty. an aid organisation says two british volunteers in ukraine, have been captured, by the russian military. a new hormone replacement therapy tsar is appointed as more than a million women are affected by supply issues. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam li