and after an early wobble, the io—time winner at melbourne came through his first round match.basavareddy took the first set, but as we've seen so often, that only kick—started the serb into action. djokovic going on to take the next three sets and win the match. in the women's singles, wins forjessica pegula and coco gauff — who got the better of the 2020 winner sofia kenin. gauff reached the semi—finals here last year, and secured her spot in the second round in straight sets. —— in the third round. both gauff, and iga swiatek here, devoted their wins to the victims of the fires in los angeles, which continue to devastate the city. swiatek has had a strong start to the season, and she avoided any real alarms in a 6—3 6—4 win over czech player katerina siniakova. the classicos have gone "a little bit mad recently" according to the real madrid boss carlo ancelotti. his side were on the end of a 5—2 hammering by rivals barcelona, in the final of the spanish super cup. the match was played injeddah and french forward kylian mbappe put real in front after just five minutes, but a

they travel to melbourne tomorrow and play on tuesday, but for— tomorrow and play on tuesday, but foroday and what — them. they can talk about today and what they did well, where they— and what they did well, where they want to improve, but both teams — they want to improve, but both teams have to recover quickly and move _ teams have to recover quickly and move onto the next one. brilliant _ and move onto the next one. brilliant atmosphere. these stands were packed, the grass bank of america not at peace of room for anyone to put down a picnic blanket by mid—morning, and they ran out of the drinks as well here! record proud, brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i have - brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i have seen . one of the best i have seen here — one of the best i have seen here in— one of the best i have seen here in australia. people were queueing _ here in australia. people were queueing up outside to get in, an

so it will be chasing history in melbourne. he is aiming to become the youngest man to win a grand slam titles. this way he one year old begins. he's campaign on monday against cause like stones, alexander, shift, chunk of sports teams in the united states, all feeding the impact of those wild fines in los angeles. we've been telling you about these with the scenes as the nfl le rams took practice at the facility. the players had to be sent home early as another fire broke out nearby. they while called playoff game against the minnesota vikings on monday has now been moved to arizona. obviously it's a you know, a tough thing to, to watch on the news to be around to see driving around. so you know, that it's, uh, it's just really sad to see what's going on. obviously, a bunch of people doing everything they possibly can to try and get things under control and then get people back to normal as quickly as possible. but, you know, thinking about and feeling to them for a bunch of people they've been affected. uh, you know, can all

our tennis correspondent russell fuller is in melbourne for us. the australian open will come against nick kyrgios, assuming the australian has recovered from an abdominal strain. there will be quite an atmosphere for fernley who is starting to make waves having only graduated from texas university christian college in may. only one british seed there, emma radacana. and there's a real incentive forjodie burridge and for cartel. if they win the first round matches, they are very likely to be facing coco gauff and aryna sabalenka in the second round. novak djokovic has a tough draw. he could face carlos alcaraz if they both get to the quarterfinals. and his new coach, andy murray, has been talking about that partnership for the first time today, saying how he was on the golf course in late september when he had a missed call from djokovic. and having called hip up and then spoken to his wife, who he says was very, very supportive, he felt that he couldn't miss out on what is a pretty unique opportunity and experience. and he's very aware, too, that

tennis, the australian open gets under way in melbourne this weekend but the defending men's champion still has a potential doping bank over him. my potential doping bank over him. my sinner was cleared of chance at could still face a ban after the appeal the ban. senate has been defending his right to play in the tournament and did not have much time for criticism. nick kyrgios is set into hostile this way if it is on the italian. in into hostile this way if it is on the italian.— into hostile this way if it is on the italian. in my mind, i know exactly _ on the italian. in my mind, i know exactly what _ on the italian. in my mind, i | know exactly what happened on the italian. in my mind, i - know exactly what happened and thatis know exactly what happened and that is how i block it now. i have not done anything wrong and that is why i'm still here and that is why i'm still here and that is why i'm still playing. i do not want to respond and what other players say. i think the most important to —— party to have my people around me. that fit begins his campaign against american teena

grand slam of the year is just a couple of days away — the australian open, which gets underway in melbournefor the defending men's champion, there's still a potential doping ban hanging over him. jannik sinner was initially cleared of charges, but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios — who's promised a hostile atmosphere if he takes on the italian. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is to have my people around me who i can trust. novak djokovic is going for a record—extending iith australian open men's title — he begins his campaign against american teenager nishesh basavareddy. the former world number one though says he wants to "focus on te

for the australian open has been made and novak djokovic is going to have to do it the hard way in melbourneuld play reigning french open and wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz in the quarter—finals and could then have to face world no 2 alexander zverev in the semi finals. 0n the women's side, two matches between former grand slam champions with two—time winner aryna sabalenka up against former us open champion sloane stephens in the first round, while coco gauff will also start against former australian open champion and fellow american sofia kenin. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in melbourne for us. jacob fernley�*s first experience of the australian open will come against nick 0pen will come against nick kyrgios, assuming the australian has recovered from an abdominal strain. there will be quite an atmosphere for fernley who is starting to make waves having only graduated from texas university christian couegein from texas university christian college in may. 0nly from texas university christian college in may. only one british seed there, emma radacana. and there's a real inc

youngsters are, he is not as abrasive or as in your face as we saw when he played against india at melbourne and at sydney, and this may have well been a plan to get it going, when it came back or got a backlash from the indians, then i suspect they will talk about intimidation, i think it is fair to say that australians above all have no right to talk about intimidation, there was enough of that, virat kohli's incident at melbourne was unforgivable, any sane—thinking cricketing enthusiast would agree that it was uncalled for, but what happened on day two of the last over was sam konstas got involved in a conversation between the umpire and bumrah about taking a bit longer than he may have been allowed to, and bumrah is not somebody who's ruffled easily, when he gets upset, watch out! it was a game of nine tries in rugby's premiership this afternoon between northampton and leaders bath, but it was the boot of fin smith that gave the saints a last—minute win by 35 points to 34. this was the winning moment. with just two points between them, smith held his nerve to clinch a thrilling victory i

novak djokovic and his new coach, andy murray, have practiced in melbourne for the first time. a record—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. guro reiten�*s contract until 2026. reiten has made 177 appearances for chelsea sincejoining in 2019, winning five wsl titles and three fa cups. the norwegian international is also the top scorer for sonia bompastor�*s side in the wsl this season, with the blues sitting six points clear at the top of the table. novak djokovic and his new coach, andy murray, have practiced in melbourne for the first time. djokovic is hoping murray can help him win a record—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august, 0ns jabeur continued her return from injury problems by beating the tunisian was a wildcard for the event ahead of the first grand slam of the year, the a

former wimbledon finalist kyrgios was making his first appearance at melbourne park since 2022 afterith signs of the abdominal injury which had affected him in the run up. kyrgios — who is due to play in the doubles alongside thanasi kokkinakis — reiterated it could have been his australian open farewell as a singles player. ididn't want i didn't want to

have no right to talk about intimidation, there was enough of that, the virat kohli incident at melbournehat happened on day two of the last over was that sam konstas got involved in a conversation involved between the umpire and bumrah about taking a bit longer than he may have been allowed to, and bumrah is not somebody ruffled easily, when he gets upset, watch out! it was a game of nine tries in rugby�*s prmeiership this afternoon between northampton and leaders bath, but it was the boot of fin smith that gave the saints a last minute win by 35 points to 34. this was the winning moment, withjust two points in the game, smith held his nerve to clinch a thrilling victory in what was a repeat of last season�*s premiership final. bath remain top, six points ahead of bristol, while northampton stay eighth. in the women�*s rugby premiership, there was a rerun of last year�*s title game. bristol bears took on gloucester hartpury, but it also marked the debut of ilona maher — an american tiktok sensation who is transforming the world of women�*s rugby. elizabeth conway was at ashton gate. this

he was kept in a hotel in melbourne before being deported. ciocca which told gt. magazine. in an interview. i realized that in the hotel in melvin, i was fade with some food but poisoned me. i had some discoveries when i came back to sylvia. i never told this to anybody publicly, but i had a really high level of heavy metal. i had made a very high level of laid and mercury, australia is the department of having a phase has declined to come into the mass us as the mobile number 3. call us back, wrap the piece of the open preparations with the 6375 expedition match win against the lexi popper in the spaniard will be tracing history in melbourne needs. i mean to become the youngest man to an old full grand slam titles this way. one year old begins. he's campaigned on monday, i guess complex dogs alexander ship chang, smoke themes in the united states, so feeding the impact of those wild fires in los angeles. we've been sending you about these with the scenes as the nfl le rims took practice at the facility. the fe is a to be sent home early as another fire broke up nearby. and

i realized that in that hotel in melbourne, i was fed with some food. the poisons me had some discoveries when i came back to serbia. i never told this to anybody publicly, but i had a really high level of heavy metal. had led a very high level of lead and mercury, australia is department of homeland fast has declined to comment on the matter were raining australian open champion, younique's senate has defended himself of the claims he received preferential treatment following to post a doping test last year. the world, the one scene here on the rights test, positive twice for an anabolic steroid in march. for the results for any made public in lucas tennessee is integrity. agencies said you shouldn't be suspended because the exposure to the steroid was accidental. the well bunch of dope gives you she is cool for fun of one to 2 years to be italian. that repeal is still pending. the senate claims he has done nothing wrong in his hip pocket. precision from fellow play it nick. here we go. i haven't done anything wrong. um that's why i'm still here. that'

i'm not talking, which is not down to melbourne and stays there for a couple of days. this could be a reco breaking call. we can in a decade, however, that's the full cost. 37. and we might see it dropped down to about 22. so it'd be each change with the wind spring if not between sunday and monday. when you, if you read shares with it, that's the overall fix, the drywall was, temperature is changing as you for the same for new z. and i'd like to say better news, but no disappointment rains. the, the, the latest news, the heavy, what sort of the dust and left behind was collected and stored by the devils. washington moscow, a fox affiliate though is a different scenario with detailed coverage. the origin time government has also launched. i know for ration controls rob trafficking and contraband from the house of the story. the average syrian here is around 26 years old, off the age of the average german, meaning they can work from much longer. the the, the beginning watching out about top stores and is ready. tanks across, gone so have killed at least 90 people in 24

ends because there's just a day to go before the 1st grand slam or between the season begins in melbourne. and 10 time australian open champion, novak drunk of age since he was coins the doing. he's the tension in the country back in 2022. the former will number one had he's visa, cancel back yet. i hate of the to admit because these i'm vaccinated. states is conflicted with the country's cove of 19 angry rules. he was kept in a hotel in melbourne before being deported. joking which told g to magazine in an interview. i realized that in that hotel in melvin, i was faded with some food but poisoned me. i had some discoveries when i came back to sylvia. i never told this to anybody publicly, but i had a really high level of heavy missile. i had made a very high level of labor and mercury, australia is department of having the phase has declined to comment on the massa to me. well well, number 3 carlos alkalis. a wrap. the piece of the open preparations for the 6375 exhibition match win against the lexy popper in the span. it will be tracing history. and melanie, he is aiming to become the y

the 27—year—old, who reached the semi—finals in melbourne last year, with a convincing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4y as the first player from war—damaged lebanon to win a grand slam match. the world number 219 was aready the first man to represent his nation in a major singles tournament, but he beat china's bu yunchaokete 7—6, 6—4, 7—6 to etch his name in the history books. it's not been a good start for england in the women's ashes — beaten by australia in the opening one—day match in sydney. ash gardner punished them with the ball and the bat. gardner took three wickets as england were bowled out for 203, and then scored an unbeaten 42 to lead australia to victory with more than 11 overs to spare. it's a relentless schedule to this multi—format series — the second one—day match takes place in melbourne tomorrow. to the nfl, where the road to the super bowl continues on sunday with three more fixtures in wild card weekend. on saturday, there were wins for the houston texans and baltimore ravens who booked their place in next week's divisional round. three teams will be looking to join them starti

the main traps the the how are the weather is set fast of the tennessee in melbourne, looking good here we have got a few showers around that east to side. all of us, not as heavy as they have been recently. plenty of showers wet season, tried desperately to set him across the north, so big and sundry down pools, particularly into northern parts of wy, some live. you shall see the potential for damaging weather coming through a law child, and some flash will remain flooding whether they're up to was the yeah, the top handle sent to northern parts of queensland. so once the weather will make its way through the, by the head stools at southeast and cool, not really making it to having said that temperature is in melbourne as you can see them getting up into the high twenty's level, slickest way through, hopefully not too much right on that as far as the tennessee is concerned, but the shelves to gather, wants to get across at least the side of the new south wales and also into tests mania. we're looking at some on the side of whether to making its way into japan, and this is in the form o

open defending champions. younique's in a arena sub blanca, carried the trophies into the true and melbourne earlier. soon as got dental med with the in his hall from federal. well, 10 time champion of a joke, fitness alongside call us outcries and alex on this vera of so blank has a tough opening match. he goes 2017 us open champion sloan stevens. some of it will be back here to walk. yeah, i do, i do look at the who i play against in the 1st round and you know, have a little sneak peak at the section. but yeah. first things 1st. obviously you have to break sessions very served tonight. and then uh and then i hope i can, i can play golf tournament with him. he then set up 17 year old dominion ball and the 2nd house to double the late and see a latino when the final is on sunday. last night i got a big boost before that game with danny on the pelvic to professionally cleared to play for the club. the pay was signed and the summit transfer window, but were only allowed to play the 1st hospice season because the club couldn't meet . the leak is waged kept, stay and sports council is now agreed

the tennessee in melbourne, looking good. here we have got a few showers around that eastern side, almost not as heavy as they have been recently. plenty of showers wet season, tried desperately to set in across the north side, both big and sundry down pools, particularly to northern parts of wy, some live. you shall see the potential for damaging weather coming through here. launch. how? and some flash will river rain flooding whether they're up to was the yeah, the top hand down those st in northern parts of queensland. so once the weather will make its way through the, by the head stools at southeast and cool, not really making it to having set that temperature is in melbourne as you can see them getting up into the high twenty's that will split this way through. hopefully not too much right on that as far as the tennessee is concerned, but the shelves to gather wants to get a close. that is the side of the new south wales and also into tasmania. we're looking at some onset of whether to making his way into japan, and this

. >> melbourne yesterday osaka, now 21 and six in major three set matches, ties billie jean king for open era. she moves on to face tokyo olympic gold medalist belinda bencic in the third round. >> meanwhile, men's number five daniil medvedev might be facing a stiff fine after a first round meltdown. frustrated because he was trailing against a wild card entry from thailand, medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net. medvedev swinging his racket with full force five times in the display of anger that earned him a code violation warning for racket abuse from the chair umpire. >> medvedev would eventually avoid the monumental upset, winning in five sets to advance to round two and turning now to the nba, the oklahoma city thunder extended their lead atop the western conference with a 118 to 102 win on the road last night against the philadelphia 76 ers. >> and they celebrated by having some fun with a reporter. >> after the game. >> you made your first eight shots. just continue to be so aggressive and so efficient. tell me about your night tonight. >> yeah i

novak djokovic and his new coach, andy murray, have practised in melbourne for the first time.lp him win a record—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august, and this is his first coaching role. 0ns jabeur continued her return from injury problems by beating fourth seed danielle collins at the adelaide international. the tunisian was a wildcard for the event ahead of the first grand slam of the year, the australian open which begins on sunday. she had a shoulder injury at the end of last year, but looked in good form as she got past collins 7—6, 6—2 to move into the last 16. it was a great weekend for great britain's four man bobsleigh team. pilot brad hall, taylor lawrence, arran gulliver and greg cacket won gold by pipping germany byjust under two—tenths of a second across their two runs. it denied germany a home victory in winterberg for the first time in 13 years. the triumphant team have told 0lly foste

the io—time winner, novak djokovic, says he still experiences "trauma" when he visits melbourne, threeted because of australia's covid—i9 regulations. djokovic wasn't vaccinated and had his visa cancelled by the australian government. he was forced to stay at an immigration hotel for five days — while he unsuccessfully appealed and was forced to leave the country, missing the 2022 australian open. speaking to the herald sun, djokovic said he still worries about getting through the passport control — but said he doesn't hold a grudge. snooker, and spare a thought for mark williams. the three—time world champion required oxygen during the interval of a match at an exhibition event in tibet. it was the altitude which was the issue as lhasa — where he was playing — is located nearly 12,000 feet above sea level. the welshman posted this picture on social media reassuring his followers saying, "i'm fine, i'm not sick." last year at the age of 10, british karting prodigy josh cooke became world champion in his age group. inspired by lewis hamilton, he hopes to follow the same path and make it

the hungarian gymnast won gold at the 1952 games at the age of 31, and got four more in melbourne inmnast to win gold. she also escaped deportation to the nazi concentration camps during the second world war. she died in hospital in budapest. a reminder of our top story. rangers have thumped celtic 3—0 in the old firm derby but still trail them by 11 points in the scottish premiership. it's the first old firm victory for rangers manager philippe clement, and celtic�*s first loss of the domestic season. you can follow the fifth and final test match between australia and india on the bbc sport website and app. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. head to bbc.co.uk/sport for news on that and all the rest of the sports news. but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. as the wet and windy weather cleared south on new year's day, it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into th

opportunity to level the women's ashes as they failed to chase 181 for victory in a nail—biting finish in melbourned 22 runs to win from the final two overs when lauren bell was bowled by megan schutt for one, completing a collapse from 68—2 and 120—5 to 159 all out. australia won by 21 runs and lead the series 4—0. daniel dubois and joseph parker became a sideshow at their own news conference after fellow heavyweight tyson fury announced his second retirement from boxing. dubois will defend his ibf world title against new zealand's parker on 22 february in saudi arabia, with the main event a rematch between light—heavyweight rivals artur beterbiev and dmitry bivol. briton dubois is feeling extremely confident i'm going to do the demolition job on him and then i want uysk next, so bring them on. i am on a roll, iwill next, so bring them on. i am on a roll, i will be too much for him, too strong, too fast, anything he does i'm going to do better. i'm very excited to be fighting for the world championship for the second time, and two—time world champion sounds beautiful. i like that he is full of con

grand slam of the year is just a couple of days away — the australian open, which gets underway in melbourne's still a potential doping ban hanging over him. jannik sinner was initially cleared of charges, but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios — who's promised a hostile atmosphere if he takes on the italian. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is

but he was up against nikoloz basil—ashvili in melbourne.or young hewitt winning 6—1, 6—4. and that's all the sport for now. the perkins braille typewriter is the world's most widely used braille machine, and helps thousands of blind people write and also learn how to read braille. however, there is only one man in the uk who is officially certified in repairing them — and he's retiring. now, he's looking for an apprentice, as jayne mccubbin reports. newsreel: if you think this object's a bird's - eye view of pimples on an elephant, you're wrong. of course you'd be wrong. not guessed it? well, it's braille. it enables 80,000 blind people in britain alone to read. the six dot reading system was created by french teenager louis braille. but 200 years after its creation, it is facing a challenge. an alan thorpe—from—sheffield—shaped challenge. i have used a perkins brailler for about 45 years, and i've always had an interest in tinkering, taking things apart, finding how they work. you don't like being called an engineer? no. tinkerer? tinkerer

the fifth seed is the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose so far at melbourne.ut in that moment may be my concentration is not there. i was making easy mistakes in that moment plus a bit tricky for me in the first set, a tricky way to lose, because i didn't feel my performance was good enough but at the same time i felt that she was playing very good today. i wanted to come out courageous, i wanted to come out courageous, i wanted _ wanted to come out courageous, i wanted to show the variety of my game, _ i wanted to show the variety of my game, be very aggressive and that is_ my game, be very aggressive and that is what i did and i am particularly happy about howl maintain _ particularly happy about howl maintain that throughout the match — defending champion aryna sabalenka dropped her serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro 6—3, 7—5, rattling off the last five games in a row.

the fifth seed is the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose in melbourne so far. had ihada i had a lot of chances to break her in the first set but in that moment perhaps my concentration was not there. there were easy mistakes in that moment. it was a bit tricky for me in the first set also. i didn't perform good enough but, at the same time, i thought she played really good today. novak djokovic made history when he overtook roger federer to compete in the most major singles matches ever. in his 430th grand slam contest he beat portuguese qualifier jaime faria by three sets to one to move into the third round. british number one jack draper also went through after digging deep to beat home hope ta nasi kokkinakis. the 15th seed came back from two sets to one down to win a gruelling five—set thriller against the world number 71. arsenal have suffered a huge blow ahead of wednesday's north london derby against tottenham. it's been confirmed that gabrieljesus will need an operation on his left knee after sustaining an acl injury during their fa cup defeat to manche

the fifth seed is the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose in melbourne so far.ak her in the first set but in that moment perhaps my concentration was not there. there were easy mistakes in that moment. it was a bit tricky for me in the first set also. i didn't perform good enough but, at the same time, i thought she played really good today. novak djokovic made history when he overtook roger federer to compete in the most major singles matches ever. in his 430th grand slam contest he beat portuguese qualifier jaime faria by three sets to one to move into the third round. british number one jack draper also went through after digging deep to beat home hope ta nasi kokkinakis. the 15th seed came back from two sets to one down to win

the australian open gets underway in melbourne this weekeend.ending men's championjannik sinner still has a potential doping ban hanging over him. sinner was initially cleared of charges. but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios. in my mind, i know exactly what happened and that is how i block it now. i have not done anything wrong and that is why i'm still here and that is why i'm still playing. i do not want to respond what other players say. i think the most important part is to have my people around me. that is all the sport for now. i know you are very busy so thank you for taking the time out to speak for us. just give me a sense of the regulators. right now, we are out in the pacific palisades fire and we have approximately 30,000 acres but so far. we have 20,000 firefighters on scene is still battling this fire so we have some of

medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for hungary at the 1952 helsinki games and the 1956 melbourne now. some news coming into us. a man among four people hurt when a car hit pedestrians in the west end of london on christmas day has died in hospital and has been named as a 25—year—old aidan chapman. that is the latest from the metropolitan police. a man among the four people injured when a car hit pedestrians in london on christmas day, has died in hospital and he was 25—year—old aidan chapman. we will have more details on that as they come into us. let's talk about bradford. it will be the uk city of culture. a year long programme of events will feature the likes of artist david hockney and magician dynamo, who are both from the city, and aims to challenge perceptions — as our media and arts correspondent, david sillito has been finding out. joining me now is shanaz gulzar, creative director of bradford 2025 uk city of culture and ravinder dharni, chariman of bradford hindu council. let's just talk about the moment you heard you had got this and i think we can see pictures of it.

the fifth seed is the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose so far at melbourne. i have a lot of chance to break her in the first set, but in that moment may be my concentration is not there. i was making easy mistakes in that moment plus a bit tricky for me in the first set, a tricky way to lose, because i didn't feel my performance was good enough but at the same time i felt that she was playing very good today. i wanted to come out courageous, i wanted _ wanted to come out courageous, i wanted to show the variety of my game, _ i wanted to show the variety of my game, be very aggressive and that is_ my game, be very aggressive and that is what i did and i am particularly happy about howl maintain _ particularly happy about howl maintain that throughout the match — defending champion aryna sabalenka dropped her serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro 6—3, 7—5, rattling off the last five games in a row. meanwhile, naomi osaka came back from a set down to beat karolina muchova 1—6 6—16—3. it is the first time the

novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray have practiced in melbourne for ths first time.rd—extending 11th australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august and this is his first coaching role. the australian open begins on sunday. and that's all the sport for now. snow, ice and flooding are still causing disruption across large parts of the uk, including travel delays and school school closures. around hundred and 30 flood warnings remain in place around england including one danger to life warning. cleaning up was a team effort this morning.— cleaning up was a team effort this morninu. . ., .. , this morning. the damage caused in this area _ this morning. the damage caused in this area is _ this morning. the damage caused in this area is tremendous - this morning. the damage caused in this area is tremendous to - in this area is tremendous to the shops and expense people have to go through to maintain these properties. at

preparations continuing apace for the australian open which begins in melbourne on sunday.nship between novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray. the pair have practised together for the first time today as djokovic looks to secure a record—breaking 25th grand slam singles title at the age of 37 elsewhere, britains cameron norrie has apologised after he threw his racquet which then struck a spectator. the incident came earlier during his straight—set loss to facundo diaz acosta at the auckland classic. the british number two received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct but avoided disqualification for the incident. norrie was a set and a break down when it happened and did subsequently go on to lose the match anyway, just three points later, 6—2, 6—3. better news, though, for norrie's davis cup team—mate, billy harris. he's into the second qualifying round for the australian open. the 29—year—old, who's rise up the rankings has surprised many, came from a set down to beat japan�*s yuta shim—eezu 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. harris plays spain's carlos taberner next and is two wins

novak djokovic says he still experiences "trauma" when he visits melbourne, three years after he wase of australia's covid—19 regulations. djokovic was not vaccinated against the virus and had his visa cancelled by the australian government. he was forced to stay at an immigration hotel forfive days while he unsuccessfully appealed against the decision and was eventually forced to leave the country, missing the 2022 australian open. speaking to local newspaper the herald sun, djokovic said, he still worries about getting through passport control but does not hold a grudge. o nto onto cricket now. south africa got the job done quickly in the final session of the fourth day of the second test against pakistan to win the series 2—0. they needed to make just 58 runs for the victory. david bedingham — promoted up the orderfrom numberfive — smashing 44 off 30 balls in the ten—wicket win. victory in cape town was built on a huge first—innings total of 615 all out. south africa's victory ensures they head into june's world test championship final against australia, having topped the table fo

on tennis" . after claiming in a magazine interview that he'd been "poisoned" when detained in a melbourneokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination against covid. attention also turns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach. it gives me motivation and inspires me really to be spending time on the court. and we communicate a lot. we talk about a lot of different things. he's trying to understand me on different levels, and so he's he's very meticulous, he's very dedicated, professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised with his dedication and professionalism, you know, considering he's never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. six golfers shared the opening round lead in the sony open — as first round play in honolulu was halted due to darkness. hideki matsuyama, ended the opening round just three shots behind them despite that moment on the ninth tee. the former masters champion losing his grip there, luckily not injuring anyone. the shot itself, wayward

that means there are now six british singles players through to the second round at melbourne park.ver 60 years ago. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, um, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudermetova next — boulter had a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the

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novak djokovic and his new coach andy murray have practised in melbourne for the first time.ending iith australian open title this month at the age of 37. the serbian took the tennis world by surprise when he announced murray was to join his team. britain's three—time grand slam winner retired in august and this is his first coaching role. things you never thought you would see. and that's all the sport for now. mcdonald's staff have told the bbc they still face sexual abuse and harassment — a year after its boss told mps safeguarding had been strengthened. the uk's equality watchdog says it has intervened again, after fresh complaints from employees, and has asked mcdonald's to improve its hr practices. the firm said it has a " relentless focus on eliminating all forms of harassment" and had rolled out company—wide programmes to improve safeguarding, awareness and training. zoe conway reports. mcdonald's does 100% have a problem with sexual harassment. teenagers speaking out about working at mcdonald's. he started saying the n—word to two boys in the kitchen and then started

the second one—day match takes place in melbourne tomorrow.support forces has admitted losing a key city to their army rivals, one of its biggest setbacks since the civil war began. car horns blare these images are from wad madani, where celebrations broke out after the sudanese army officially announced the capture of the city. but in an angry audio message, the rsf�*s general mohamed hamdan dagalo vowed to continue fighting until victory, even if it took another 20 years. the group had held wad madani for the past year. since the start of the war in april 2023, tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 11 million people displaced. six people have died in a suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in the czech republic. eight others were injured in the blast in the northern city of most. it's believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder attached to a portable heater. rescue workers say they evacuated dozens of people the nobel peace prize winner, malala yousafzai, has urged muslim leaders not to legitimise the taliban govern

it's a relentless schedule to this multi—format series — the second one—day match takes place in melbournealia worked in very well and we dropped in a few important moments for forward, there are a few places that we can work on and really focus on in the next game. as a whole, we can take a fair amount of confidence into the game. we are one game into a really long series but we are to— zero down and we have got to— zero down and we have got to start for the next game and imagine that it is 0—0 and come back and that is beauty of the game. —— obviously, we are too— down. india's injured fast bowlerjasprit bumrah will miss the five—match t20 international series with england, while mohammad shami has returned to the squad after more than a year out with an ankle injury. bumrah was the highest wicket—taker in the recent test series with australia which india lost 3—1 but had back spasms during the final test in sydney. india host england in their t20 series later this month before three one day internationals ahead of next month's champions trophy. the australian open is underway, but the f