let's head live to melbourne park and gigi salmon. just give us an idea of what is happening at the moment. we already have a couple of winners, big names you mentioned, carolyn pliskova and madison keys safely through, looking tojoin them is madison keys safely through, looking to join them is former semifinalist at melbourne park and number one johanna konta, one set up on a player she has lost to this year, the australian pilot tom aisla tomyanovic. kei nishikori has his work cut out, i sat down to a polish qualifier, after being one breakdown, now they are in a second set. nishikori is in danger of going down two sets to love, something he has only come back from twice in his career. what can we look forward to in the evening? the day's at liners including the headline evening session, novak djokovic, looking for a seventh record australian open title, first since 2016, and serena williams, another former champion, for that it is overall grand slam singles titles, she is one way, 23, from equalling margaret court's all—time record

let's head live to melbourne park and gigi salmon.t the moment. we already have a couple of winners, big names you mentioned, carolyn pliskova and madison keys safely through, looking tojoin them is madison keys safely through, looking to join them is former semifinalist at melbourne park and number one johanna konta, one set up on a player she has lost

thursday is semi—finals day at melbourne park, with both women's matches taking place during the day.collins, and then it's the former world number one karolina pliskova against the us open champion, naomi osaka. later, in the evening session, there's the first of the men's semi—finals. the rising young greek star stefanos tsitsipas, the man who knocked out roger federer, taking on the number two seed, rafael nadal. let's move you onto football, because neymar could miss the first leg of paris saint—germain‘s champions league tie against manchester united next month. the brazilian forward was substituted in tears, after suffering what appeared to be an injury to his right ankle as psg beat strasbourg 2—0 in a french cup tie on wednesday. neymar left the pitch after an hour of the match at the parc des princes. psg visit manchester united in three weeks's time for the first leg of their last 16 tie in the champions league. in england, the holders, manchester city, are safely through to the final of the league cup. the second leg of their semi—final against third tier burton albion was

mm it's federer‘s first loss at the tournament for three years, and wasn't the only shock at melbourne parktsipas tumbled but did not crumble and even though the young greek star lost the first set tie—break, before long it was fedor‘s open left in ruins. where once he stook like a hercules over his sport, he was now reduced to the supporting act in his own greek tragedy. stefanos sitsipas, quite simply the biggest win of his career. he has done it. i have massive regret. i might not look the part, but i am. i felt like i have to win the second set. i don't care how i do it, but i have to do it, so it cost me the game tonight. nearly a marathon, not quite the 5 setter roberto batista had to endure. shorter and simpler in straight sets for his spanish counterpart. the american danielle collins thrashed second seed and wimbledon champion 6— love, 6—2. she may not have won a grand slam match before but it is going to keep happening. her confident words, not mine. i just love competition and whether people are for me or against me, i am not really fazed by it. i love it. either way, i kind of l

the year all of the sports greats will be hoping to add another trophy to their collection at melbourne park. welcome to the program american evanston. weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow and avalanches across the alps at least twenty four people are believed to have died in weather related incidents across the region. after a short break in the weather the snowfall in southern bavaria has been relentless this mountain process was closed after an avalanche swept down from the austrian side of the port it with germany emergency services rescued a group of skiis who took refuge in a mountain restaurant. scimitar back with me the mountain rescue team in the police escorted us down when the passes closed you can just make your own way down. most of the roads around the town of purchase garden have been cleared the biggest problem is the massive snow pressing down on buildings the thought followed by more rain or snow could destabilize some structures mystery in the thing we all eat around two hundred rubes a short while ago we could have said that's it we've done the job now we

of the fear all the sports greats will be hoping to add another trophy to their collection at melbourne park. i'm married to evanston that's good to have you with us weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow and avalanches across the alps last night an avalanche in the west austria buried at least three german skiers their bodies were recovered by rescue workers overall some twenty four people are believed to have died in weather related incidents across the region emergency services fear a brief respite of the downfall could only be temporary. mean as it has been covering the snow chaos for us in the alps and he joins us now for the latest so i mean what can you tell us about those german skiers who were killed. that's right as you said there were three found dead one still missing they went missing after they went skiing off slope and their wife reported them missing and they were the three bodies were found just an hour later at eleven pm unfortunately they had to call off the search for the last one because of conditions up there they're in avalanche territory the snow is com

it's the women's semi final day tomorrow at melbourne park.a williams in a grand slam — karolina pliskova meets us open winner naomi osaka. then finally on the showpiece court the first of the men's semi finals — the greek giant killer stefanos tsitsipas faces another goliath in rafa nadal. you can follow at the action via the bbc sport website and on 5live sports extra. there's been a boost for the ireland rugby union team, their talisman jonny sexton, the world player of the year, should be fit for the start of their six nations defence against england next weekend. the leinster fly—half hasn't played for a month because of a knee injury but will train fully tomorrow. head coachjoe schmidt says he's confident that sexton will be ready for their tournament opener in dublin. owen farrell is also expected to be fit for england. wales full back leigh halfpenny is in the squad but head coach warren gatland says he'll "miss the first couple of games" of the six nations. he was concussed during the autumn series and hasn't played since. now finally

the two thousand and eight australian open final which gave the serb his first of six titles at melbourne park both players will be looking to avoid a four hour marathon like the one that former champ stanislaus virenque was put through by millis ryan it's the rain didn't help a brief downplay poor cause played to be suspended while organizers close the roof even after about riots forced the match and tie break sets the canadian booking his place in the third round with a six seven seven six seven six seven six victory over this worse. asia's top ranked men play at kane issue corey also had a five set battle with evoke all of it you served fifty nine aces it took mr corey just under four hours to finish off the big serve and croats putting the eighth seed into the third round and bringing tears to the eyes of some of the japanese fans. two time asian cup winners south korea are on their way to this year's last sixteen as group c. winners thanks to a two no when over china in abu dhabi both sides had already qualified so this was a straight shootout to see who topped the standings whoever won t

it's federer‘s first loss at the tournament for three years, and wasn't the only shock at melbourne parkese corridors of power sometimes the biggest name is right behind you. sitsipas against 37—year—old federer. sitsipas tumbled but didn't crumble and even although the young creek star lost the first set tie—breaks it was federer in ruins. we were tasted like a hercules over a sport he was reduced to supporting actor in his own greek tragedy. for sitsipas the biggest win of his career. own greek tragedy. for sitsipas the biggest win of his careerlj own greek tragedy. for sitsipas the biggest win of his career. i have massive regrets. i not look the part that i am. i thought i had two when the seconds set. i have to do it. it cost me the game. nearly a marathon. not quite the five setter here. he will play sitsipas next. shorter for nadal his victory remains on course. daniel collins one by six games to love and six games to two.|j daniel collins one by six games to love and six games to two. ijust love and six games to two. ijust love competitions and for the people are for me are again

the two thousand and eight astray an open final that gave the serb his first of six titles at melbourne park djokovic winning in straight sets six three seven five and six four in rain suspended play in the match between milos round it and stan wawrinka row nick force the match into four tie break sets before booking his place in the third round with a six seven seven six seven six victory over the swiss who won the ozzy open back in two thousand and fourteen. it has to operate to humans player corey had a five set battle with evo karlovic who served fifty nine aces it took misha corey just under four hours to finish off the big serve in crow eight putting the eighth seed into the third round and bringing tears to the eyes of some of the japanese fans who stayed the course at the met and. a group of action is kicked off in the asian cup japan and is back to stands match will determine who goes through to the knockout stages as the group when or whoever wins the oman turkmenistan match could go on to qualify for the last sixteen depending on those other results now qatar and saudi arabia will

still to come: andy murray takes to the court for what could be his farewell match at melbourne park.s out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: prime minister theresa may is

novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chasesnadian teenager denis shapovalov, in four sets, cruising through the fourth 6—0. he'll play danill medvedev next. jamie murray and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny o'mara in just under two hours. liverpool have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the premier league again this afternoon if they beat crystal palace at anfield. they'll likely be without injured england full back trent alexander arnold but the 20—year—old has signed a new long—term contract with the club .. . . . manchesterunited{£—e——3§sks 5157294531" —— — —— straight wins in all competitions under caretaker boss ole gunnar solskjaer. the attacking football that's been getting the plaudits has been done largely without romelu lukaku. the norwegian instead preferring jesse lingard, anthony martial and marcus rashford. solksjaer says the belgian has still got a big role in the coming months. there is no one scoring as many

novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chasesme through against the tricky canadian teenager denis shapovalov, in four sets, cruising through the fourth 6—0. he'll play daniil medvedev next. jamie murray and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny o'mara in just under two hours. england's preparations for their six nations opener against champions ireland in dublin have been hit by an injury to captain owen farrell. he's been withdrawn from saracens' champions cup match with glasgow this afternoon, and is having a minor procedure today. ?saracens boss mark mccall says the recovery period is seven to ten days, so farrell should be fit for the showdown in dublin on the 2nd of february. this month has seen the launch of hockey‘s new pro league, which it's hoped will transform the way the sport, is seen around the world. it's a similar concept to football's european nation's league, but with the world's best teams replacing many of their internation

simona halep the 37-year-old williams is trying to win an eighth championship at melbourne park and record-tyingh grand slam title overall.williams next meets 2016 u.s. open runner-up karolina pliskova. u.s. open champion naomi osaka is also into the quarterfinal after a three set win of her own coming up on kron4 sports at 10, those full warriors highlights, you have to see how klay thompson took this game over. until then, more news after the break. now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: it was a sunny and beautiful day with cool temperatures. highs were in the 50s to low 60s. tonight will be mostly clear and cold and breezy. lows will be in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow will be mostly sunny and bright. highs will be in the 50s and low 60s. the week ahead looks sunny and dry with above normal temperatures later in the week. (grant) 4 your health tonight... is health 4 your (grant) week. tonight... is there such a thing as too much screen-time for children?(vicki) according to

novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chases four sets, cruising through the fourth 6—0. he'll play danill medvedev next. the other murray is still going well. jamie and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny o'mara in just under two hours. montpellier — one of the true giants of european rugby, arrived in edinburgh with a swagger, but their line up of big names, was brought down to earth by an in form edinburgh team. they sealed their seventh—straight win in all competitions thanks to this try from darcy graham. edinburgh finish top of their pool and the win also helped glasgow qualify for the knockout stage. it's the first time that both scottish sides have made it through. in the night's other game, newcastle — who were already out — narrowly lost to toulon. in the night's other game,... liverpool can once again, go seven points clear at the top of the premier league today, if they beat crystal palace at anfield. however, palace were actual

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against four statement in the world number one to take the heat well it's her worst display at melbourne park since her first round loss in two thousand and six and it comes after missing the last two australian opens because of the birth of her child resulting in a city. building you know. i've been through a lot of things. sometimes i would rule. and i would have believed that. it would. palestine will attempt to reach that all cat rounds in the asian cup for the very first time later on choose day but they've got a difficult task on their hands the lines of command as they're known will have to be group leaders jordan who've already secured their spot in the last sixteen if palestine win it will be their first ever victory over their neighbors the sides of face each other four times before but this will be their first meeting at the asian cup finals i don't know when this but we will play against jordan as if we are playing the final of the tournament as i spoke to my place after our last much all the plays expressed their readiness the necessary sacrifice to qualify which would be histori

it‘s the first match federer has lost at melbourne park for three years. second—best. but then came the start of something special, having grown up idolising roger federer, he soon began to emulate him, levelling the match to swing the momentum. he refused to let go, delivering on the promise that has seen delivering on the promise that has seen him marked out as a future star of the game. whether or not this proves a changing of the guard, it was a breakthrough performance, the first greek player to reach the last eight at a grand slam and if the celebrations inside the arena were restrained, they were not outside. roger federer has reigned supreme in melbourne across the sport. but here stood a potential heir to his throne. and there could also be big upset in the all—english final of the masters snooker, where judd trump is thrashing the seven—time champion ronnie o‘sullivan. the first to ten frames wins and trump, playing in his first masters final, will re—start the evening session leading 7—1. and you can follow the snooker on the bbc sport website w

one of it's her as her ankle lost in three sets against laura siegmund it's a worse display in melbourne parks in more than a decade as a ranking has struggled for form since returning from maternity leave in twenty seven saying she missed last year's australian open because of an ongoing custody disputes. i've been through a lot of things you know. sometimes i wonder why good. begin to make this job. so i want to believe that. i'm going to order good for cats is closing in on his third dakar rally outside till he finished second in stage eight so extend his overall lead not serve you want having such a happy time in the peruvian desert thirteenth's on doco and stuff and that's a hunt so i'm defending champion color science both having trouble with race finishes increase capital lima on thursday. ok that is i suppose looking for more light so i thought for the news hour but we have much more on the other side of the break including a fall out from parliament rejecting the bracks it deal so keep it here or count. driven by outrage and spanning generations the rohinton demonstrators gathered on

against forsaken in the form of world number one due to the defeat well it's her worst display at melbourne park since her first round loss in two thousand and six and it comes after missing the last two australian opens because of the birth of her child and resulting custody battle. would rule. to be the. only. at evasion for the final match of the group b. have just got underway palestine are taking on jordan and. palestinians need to win if they were to reach the last sixteen for the very first time jordan on the other hand have already booked their spot in the knockout stages as a group winners defeating defending champions australia and syria and their first two games that still goalless in that match. and the other match defending champions australia are taking on syria and the socceroos are second in group b. behind jordan and all they need is a draw to progress meanwhile it's a mosque to win game for the syrians to believe picked up one point two matches nil nil is the latest score in their. manchester city boss already all admitted after monday's went over wolves in the english premier

these two have met in a compatitive match, the winner will face rafael nadal in sunday's final at melbourne park tonight on bbc one, with the biggest match of the weekend, as arsenal host manchester united at the emirates. united's interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer, has been speaking to gabby logan, about returning to the club he played for. you are excited, really looking forward to that then again you have them little butterflies in your stomach am i had not been here for many, stomach am i had not been here for any stomach am i had not been here for many, many years. i know the place, i know the club in and out but since i left in 2011, i think i've been back only once, maybe twice at the training ground. so it was like walking into a new place. but then again, you need the people, you meet cat and the staff there before and your nerves and butterflies, they go. tell us about what happened with you and sir alex ferguson shane lowry beanbag. we've heard he's been back at the training ground, have you tapped into him as a mentor, have you used his experience? of course. i text at him then i

novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chaseshe'll play danill medvedev next. the other murray is still going well. jamie murray and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny 0'mara in just under two hours. montpellier — one of the true giants of european rugby, arrived in edinburgh with a swagger, but their line up of big names, was brought down to earth by this in form edinburgh team. they sealed their seventh—straight win in all competitions thanks to this try from darcy graham. edinburgh finish top of their pool and the win also helped glasgow qualify for the knockout stage. it's the first time that both scottish sides have made it through. in the night's other game, newcastle — who were already out — narrowly lost to toulon. norwich returned to second place in the championship, with a 3—1win over birmingham at carrow road. all the goals came in the first half, with this long—range grass—cutter from mario vrancic, the pick of the bunch. birmin

when it hits her as her ankle lost in three sets against laura siegmund it's a worse display in melbourne parks in more than a decade as a rank has struggled for form since returning from maternity leave in twenty seven saying she missed last year's australian open because of an ongoing custody disputes. i've been through a lot of things you know my wife. sometimes i wonder why do. you begin to make this job. and i want to believe that i'm going to order for cats is closing in on his third dakar rally site will be finished second in stage eight to extend his overall lead not serve you want having such a happy time in the peruvian desert thirteen sandakan when i started at one hundred so and defending champion color science both having trouble with race finishes increase capital lima on thursday. ok that is i suppose looking for an outlaw life so that's all for the news hour or less but promise that next week but there. i am a fish every week a new cycle going to see the simple breaking stories and then of course there's donald trump the town through the eyes of the welts janel ace that's right

konta's match started 12:30am, the latest start ever at melbourne park.the two—time grand slam champion broke in konta's final service game to win the decider. imean, i i mean, i think ideally both of us probably would have wanted to plate earlier. this is no—one's ideal schedule to play in the wee hours of the morning. but again, we don't make the schedule, unfortunately, and we both dealt with the same challenge. overnight, roger federer progressed to the third round with a straight‘s set win over american taylor fritz. england's rugby union head coach eddiejones says he's picked the strongest squad of his time in charge for the six nations opener against ireland next month. dylan hartley the co—captain is missing through injury alongside former captain chris robshaw. butjones says there is strength in depth wit‘i‘i'ifihissquad'to'chattengg we are very clear where our best players are but we want competition in the squad, you know, we want blokes to play for blokes desperate to play for england, and to do that we want competition. so in some cases we hav

finals of e australian open this mornin the 37-year-old is trying to win an eighth championship at melbourne park tieing 24tm grand sitle overall. next up for serena, carolina piscova from the czech republic. >>> police a following a lead. two teenage girls found dea near a popular hiking trail. chilling audio capturing what could have been their killer's voice. gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> the recent arrt of an indiana man on child molestation has drawn new sotention. say he looks a lot like a police sketch. >> this p morniice in indiana are looking into a possible new lead in the murder of two teenagers, abby williams and libby german. the bodies of the girls were found two years ago a you have a hiking trail. the recent arrest of 46-year-old chars ed drij has caught the public's attention. some say he bears a striking resemblance to the man in this police sketch released in the delphi murder case. mike patdy is libby german's grandfather. tips.ve had over 36,000 there's been a lot of comparisons done. i don't mean to down play it, but this could just be another tip. >> abby's mother anna

coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun park kathy novak al jazeera melbourne sport coming up on the news with sana in asia's biggest international football tournament as big. in the get out of the arab emirates that in the rest of the sport. i am a fish every week a new cycle brings a series of the breaking stories and then of course there's donald trump told through the eyes of the welts janel ace that's right out of a hamas script that calls for the annihilation of israel that is not what that phrase means at all he joined the listening post as we turned the cameras on the media focused on how they were caught on the stories that matter the most in bad news a free palestine a listening post on al-jazeera. al-jazeera . where every. short films of the hope and inspiration. stories of three young women challenging the world around them. al-jazeera selects. to stand the differences.

coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun park kathy novak al jazeera melbourne. the first time says a dr rally switch scotland's to south america the race is to be held in just one country for his government has and best and millions of dollars in the event and is now hoping for a financial as well as a sporting pay back are an essential reports of lima. furrowing mountains riding along beaches or through the moving dunes of the deck a rally is a new addition in just this latin american nation challenging competition in one of the world's roughest to rains that dakar officials say will bring great benefits to the country they place benefits has been the immediate impact is great one thousand two hundred hours of international media promotion and one hundred ninety countries and over seventy t.v. channels it's huge it gives a lot of opportunity to promote tourism in the country between vested nearly six million dollars to hold the competition here but the government says the images of the two seen around the world is equivalent to nearly two hundred million dolla

the iconic luna park were children come to ride the roller coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun part cathy know that al-jazeera melbourne. a former military bunker in hong kong played a crucial role in world war two now has a new purpose instead of bullets and bombs it's now home to some of the world's best wines so take a look. it's tucked away in one of the most expensive residential areas in hong kong carved into the side of the mountain it was once the main ammunition depôt for british forces in the colony during world war two built in preparation for a japanese attack in world war two it was the very last place to surrender to the japanese so hong kong surrendered on christmas day nine hundred forty one and little hong kong which was the code name given to the sites we actually lost until the twenty seventh of december nine hundred forty one so we always like to joke and say little hong kong outlaws the big hong kong by two days it's a network of underground bunkers but i mean ition has been replaced by crates of some of the world's best wines with a cool dark bunker is offering perfect conditions for storage we ha

outside the iconic luna park where children come to ride the roller coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun part kathy novak al jazeera melbourne. turkey has introduced a charge on single use plastic bags and then attempt to clean up the mediterranean sea its waters are polluted with thousands of tonnes of plastic every year but manufacturers say tens of thousands of jobs and i would risk so them cost us more from istanbul. like many countries where. white turkey has a major problem with plastic waste turkey is your second largest plastics producer and six in the world. millions of tons are thrown away every year. often ending up in the mediterranean sea and littering turkey's coastline it is estimated one hundred forty four tons of plastics from turkey alone and up in the sea every day one are of it refined fish has my for plastic in its digestive system and one million. birds are suffocating in plastic bags every year. the turkish government is implementing what is called a zero waste policy turkish m.p.'s passed a law aimed at cutting the cost stemming from pollution in the long run single use plastic facts are the first tar

outside the iconic luna park where children come to ride the roller coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun part kathy novak al-jazeera melbourne. in chile sixty homes have been destroyed in dozens of wildfires as the central coast suffers an intense heat wave some of the fires a yet to be contained with more than two thousand six hundred hectares been so far the fires season there is unfortunately just beginning. now a japanese sushi entrepreneur has paid three point one million dollars a record for a giant bluefin tuna fish in tokyo's famous new year to no auction sushi produces in wholesalers have been known to pay these huge sums for the biggest in the best fish but this is why a more this is the highest price on record but it comes with a concern because there are warnings that the species the bluefin is close to extinction with stocks of pacific bluefin depleted ninety six percent from their pre industrial levels but these are amazing pictures as well give you an insight into that annual what's a tradition i guess new year's tradition in japan now to a story we've been following on the grid since it first began the ongoin

outside the iconic luna park where children come to ride the roller coaster is likely to be much more frightened by the anger on display outside the fun part kathy novak al jazeera melbourne. the united states has deployed eighteen military staff to go home after a disputed presidential election in nearby democratic republic of congo president donald trump says troops will support the security of u.s. citizens and personnel in case of violent demonstrations after results of a long delayed election are declared initial final results are expected on sunday vote counting is still underway but the three main candidates of all declared they want the vote catholic bishops feel that the biggest group of election observers they say there is a clear winner and they're demanding that accurate results be declared the u.n. security council met behind closed doors to discuss the vote. intimidation and harassment against journalists opposition candidates and human rights defenders continues to take place and this being a very sensitive as i said very tense period we are concerned that these efforts to silence dissent could backfire considerably when the results are announced and we are