he has been the king of melbourne park - is not there.en the king of melbourne park and l is not there. he has been the i king of melbourne park and has won the title here nine times. he was the defending champion but the defence of the title obviously ended before it even began with the long legal battle which ultimately ended in deportation. mistakes and missteps by both sides in this very long saga. player himself and of course australian authorities. fans here at the australian open digesting the news that the man who has won so many titles and was on the verge, potentially, have a history making 21st grand slam will not be here but the fans we have been speaking to, david, there is an overwhelming feeling that novak had to go. to be honest most of the tennis players — to be honest most of the tennis players are vaccinated so obviously that was a requirement to get into the feels — requirement to get into the feels like if everyone else did it he — feels like if everyone else did it he should have but i do feel the government should h

rafael nadal is on court at the moment in melbourne park.ristmas, he played at an exhibition in abu dhabi, he has recovered and is playing very well yet has great rival for the title is holed up in a medevac hotel about five kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate. irate kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate.— kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what — awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what happens - awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what happens next. . awaiting his fate. we will wait i to see what happens next. thank you so much, courtney walsh joining us on the latest. we have the court deliberating on an injunction request that a input ford on the part of novak djokovic. as soon as we get news we will bring you that. let's get some of the day's other news. lawyers for the convicted sex offender, ghislaine maxwell, have claimed public comments made by one of the 12 jury members, are grounds for a mistrial. they say some of the juror�*s comments, including his history as a victim of se

, when _ competing here at melbourne park, when the _ competing here at melbourne park, when thens. on monday. so, in a few hours' _ year begins. on monday. so, in a few hours' time, — year begins. on monday. so, in a few hours' time, the crowds and players will be _ hours' time, the crowds and players will be here — hours' time, the crowds and players will be here but novak djokovic won't _ will be here but novak djokovic won't be — will be here but novak djokovic won't be. in will be here but novak d'okovic won't be. , ., ., won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his — won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, _ won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what _ won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what is - won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what is the - him and his career, what is the feeling? it him and his career, what is the feelin: ? , , . . him and his career, what is the feelina? ,,., ., , feeling? it is standard procedure when someone _ feeling? it is standard procedure when someone is _ feeling? i

he has been the king of melbourne park and has won the title here nine times.e defending champion but the defence of the title obviously ended before it even began with the long legal battle which ultimately ended in deportation. mistakes and missteps by both sides in this very long saga. the player himself and of course australian authorities. fans here at the australian open digesting the news that the man who has won so many titles and was on the verge, potentially, of a history—making 21st grand slam will not be here but the fans we have been speaking to, david, there is an overwhelming feeling that novak had to go. to be honest, most of the tennis players are vaccinated so obviously that was a requirement to get into the country, so i feel like if everyone else did it he should have but i do feel the government should have taken some responsibility in giving him an exemption initially and it just went out of control and it should not have gotten to this point, basically. i have a theory that anyone in australia who is not - vaccinated, can't go to work, ca

novak djokovic has been the king of melbourne park, but the government says he's no longer welcome. mr djokovic, rules are rules — and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that's what i said to you yesterday, and that's the policy of the government and it has been our government's strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic�*s lawyers are challenging the deportation order in court. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 34—year—old star hasn't publicly confirmed his covid—19 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he'd not received any special treatment. but many australians, who lived under some the world's toughest coronavirus restrictions, felt djokovic had abused the system. his defence of his australian open title could be over, even before the tournament begins. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. let's speak to our correspondent phil mercer, who

he has been the king of melbourne park, but this year, the crown will go to someone else.newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... we'll get the latest from tonga as a new zealand airforce plane flys to the island to assess the damage caused by saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis 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. i tens of thousands of black childrenl in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country'sl new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly—white schools. tonight sees the 9610th performance of the long—running play th

i think everybody is a bit shell—shocked at melbourne park on monday.ulous players in the draw — just look ahead to tomorrow, you've got rough elmo doll, ashley bardi, naomi osaka, cameron norey and action —— rafael nadal. before we know it, will be back enjoying the action for sure. on to rugby union — northampton have been beaten by 24—20 by ulster in the european champions cup. man of the match mike lowry crossed the line twice as ulster ran in four tries. the victory seals their place in the next stage. two second—half morgan parra penalties did for sale against clermont auvergne in france. they lost 25—19, after the score was 19—19 at half—time. louis bielle—biarrey scored a hat—trick as bordeaux begles thrashed scarlets 45—10 in france. the defeat completed another miserable european weekend for the four welsh regions with a clean sweep of losses. leinster recorded their biggest european win with a13—try dismantling of montpellier. the four—time european champions won by 89 points to seven. james lowe with the last try. and one game in the premier

to watch the uaustralian open yu need to be vaccinated to get into melbourne park.0% of the population is vaccinated. this is why there was such strong reaction towards djokovic and his attempt to stay in australia and play. >> a lot of sacrifices made by australians there. appreciate that. patrick, to you, now that djokovic is out of the australian open, what has been going on at the tournament? and what will this mean moving forward given that djokovic is banned from the country for three years as things stand right now, though it sounds like there may be some wiggle room there going forward. >> that's going to be one to watch. i tell you, look, if that is the case, three years, it potentially means the next time he gets to play the australian open he would be 37 years of age. but it seems plenty of wiggle room regarding that. day one, monday at the australian open. just looking at the guy who replaced novak djokovic in the draw. the 150th world rachged italian, caruso taking on kecmanovic. kecmanovic getting in that draw. also on the men's side of things, so much

he's already won one title at melbourne park this week.rts. for alfie hewett and gordon reid, this is like reading an old friend, a reunion that's become a tradition. —— greeting an old friend. on the top of your screen — and soon on top of the match — this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion. the accomplished pair fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his wing and mentored me. i think that relationship never changed. i'm just a little bit fearless out there, and he's the more composed, rational on the court. it would be easy to take glory for granted — but repeated succe

for the 2nd straight, a joke of it's just been practicing at melbourne park, the unvaccinated players still hoping to compete at next week's australian open report to sarah clark is covering this case in australia and she says the story is far from over. no joke of its release. the stipend in a bit to explain a timeline of covered 19 tests in december and put to rest what he describes as misinformation. on his instagram account, he said he did attend at children's awards event in serbia on december 17th after testing positive. but he says he only received the p. c. r test results. after the event. at the time job which says he was asymptomatic and felt good. but he did acknowledge an error of judgement when he did a place to place, interviewed the following day when he knew he was positive on reflection, he says this should have been rescheduled. junk of. it's also admitted that a member of his team took the wrong box on his astrology and travel declaration document. when he arrived in australia last week, the declaration stated he had not travelled 14 days prior to his arrival when h

it is nadal�*s second title at melbourne park and it means that he becomes the most successful men'sest rivals roger federer and novak djokovic. it was an epic final that lasted over five hours with medvedev winning the opening two sets, and he seemed to be heading for a comfortable victory — but then came the fightback. nadal, as he has done in so many matches dug deep and won the next two sets to level before eventually coming out on top in a tense fifth set. an achievement made all the more remarkable considering that in september, nadal was on crutches and thought he would never be able to return to the tour because of a foot injury. of course it is amazing to achieve another grand slam at this moment in my career, it means a lot to me, and it is a special number, 21, and i am not... i mean, i know how it means, and it is a big significance, this title. well, the two men with 20 grand slam singles titles, roger federer and novak djokovic were both absent from the tournament but they've both taken to social media to congratulate nadal on surpassing theirjoint record. federer says,

australia is the governing body of the sport here and it's responsible for the australian open at melbourne parkf players have applied for a medical exemption. these applications are anonymous, and reviewed by two independent panels of experts, and apparently, those experts don't know whose applications they are processing. so, they wouldn't have known, for example, that they were reviewing novak djokovic�*s bid to come into australia with a medical exemption. there has been a furious reaction we are expecting in the next few minutes or so some sort of statement from the australian prime minister, scott morrison. we are expecting him to have further comments regarding novak�*s kates. we will bring you that statement as soon as we can get it. you can add to our website and had to look at all the information. bbc .com/ news, or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. lawyers for convicted sex offender, ghislaine maxwell, claim that comments made by one of the 12 jurors to the media are grounds for a fresh trial. in several interviews, the juror revealed

he's due to play in the first round at melbourne park, which is only a short distance from here, on mondaye. we know that novak djokovic�*s lawyers have met the deadline, a midday deadline here, to submit their arguments against his cancellation of the visa to the court and the government has another ten hours to make their response. there was a false travel declaration but it is accepted now that the exemption from the vaccine was valid? depends who you ask. that waiver — that medical waiver that novak djokovic said that he had and he believed would give him the right to come into this country without having a covid—19 vaccination, now, that was granted by two bodies — tennis australia, which is the governing body, it's the organisation that runs the australian open, and also, the victoria state government. this is melbourne, melbourne is the state capital of victoria. so you have those two bodies, tennis australia and victoria, the state government, saying that he could have a medical exemption. however, when he got to the border, which is a federal jurisdiction, border force officials s

play a fellow serb in the first rounds and so if he gets to play, that will take place here in melbourne parking for confirmation either way from the australian government as to whether or not he will be able to stay in the country. it's well over a week that novak djokovic was detained at melbourne international airport. a lot has happened in the meantime, he was in immigration detention, get the visa cancellation overturned by a court on monday and for the last few days, we've been waiting to hear from australia's immigration minister, alex hawke. will he or won't he cancel novak djokovic's visa. there is a lot of speculation in the mediation australia that that decision could happen today. and so, it is all up in the air at the moment. all up in the airfor sure but if that does happen and it is a big "if" here, what options does novak djokovic have? if novak djokovic visa is cancelled once again, it would certainly go back to court. he has huge wealth behind him, his legal team, extremely experienced as we saw on the court case earlier this week. of the immigration minister decides to canc

play a fellow serb in the first rounds and so if he gets to play, though it took place here in melbourne parkl waiting for confirmation. either way from the australian government as to whether or not he will be able to stay in the country. it's well over weeks and snow that djokovic was detained at melbourne international airport. a lot has happened in the meantime, he was in immigration detention, get the visa cancellation overturned by a court on monday and for the last few days, we've been waiting to hear from australia's immigration minister. will he or won't he cancel know that djokovic's visa. there is a lot of speculation in the mediation australia that that decision could happen today. and so, it is all up in the air at the moment. is all up in the air at the moment-— is all up in the air at the moment. �* , ., ., moment. all up in the air for sure but— moment. all up in the air for sure but if— moment. all up in the air for sure but if that _ moment. all up in the air for sure but if that does - moment. all up in the air for sure but if that does happen| sure but if that does happen

it is nadal�*s second title at melbourne park and it means that he becomes the most successful men'snovak djokovic. he's also the first player to win the australian open from a two—set deficit since 1965. mohamed salah scored a goal and set up the other as egypt beat morocco in extra time to book their place in the semi finals of the africa cup of nations. they had to come from behind though when sofiane boufal gave morocco an early lead. but liverpool's salah equalized after 53 minutes before squaring for aston villa's trezeguet to tap in a winner in the 100th. queiroz�*s side will face hosts cameroon in thursday's semi final. for us in the beginning until wejust had that, for us in the beginning until we just had that, i think they have been the best team in the group stage, they lost so you never know in any game. it is time to focus again on cameroon and we will go from there. i think the players gave everything today, the players give everything each game and hopefully we just carry on and win at. senegal overcame equatorial guinea 3—1 to set up an afcon last four clash with bur

if he gets to play, they'll take place here in melbourne park on monday or tuesday of next week. for confirmation and either way from the australian government as to whether or not he will be able to stay in the country. well over a week now since novak djokovic was detained at the international airport. a lot has happened in the meantime and he was placed in immigration detention and he had that visa cancellation overturned by a court on monday and for the last few days, we have been waiting to hear from australia's integration minister. will he or won't he cancel djokovic's visa. there's a lot of speculation in the media in australia that that decision may happen today. but it could have been handed down yesterday, it is up in the air at the moment. mil yesterday, it is up in the air at the moment.— yesterday, it is up in the air at the moment. all up in the air for sure. if the moment. all up in the air for sure- if that _ the moment. all up in the air for sure. if that does _ the moment. all up in the air for sure. if that does happen - the moment. all up in the air for sure.

britain's alfie hewett is gunning for a second title at melbourne park tomorrow, following a sensational victory in the wheelchair doubles with partner gordon reid. good evening. prince andrew is demanding a trial byjury and has formally denied all the allegations against him as he gave a court in new york his official response to allegations of sexual assault. virginia giuffre accuses the duke of york of forcing her to have sex more than two decades ago at the london home of the convicted sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell. the 11—page document sets out the duke's detailed response, strongly denying that he abused ms giuffre when she was 17. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. across 11 pages, andrew's lawyers have set out his defence. a denial of the central allegation of sexual abuse made by virginia giuffre and an assertion that andrew lacks sufficient information to either admit or deny what has been claimed. he says for example in relation to the widely publicised picture of the two of them that he doesn't have information to admit or deny that there exist pho

happens, we're sure if that will be giving novak djokovic enough time to hop on a car and go to melbourne park we don't know. what we do know what we are hoping is that in the next 24 are hoping is that in the next 2a hours we will have a definite decision as to whether novak djokovic stays or he goes. novak d'okovic stays or he eoes. , . .,, ., ., goes. public opinion, though, chan . in: goes. public opinion, though, changing or— goes. public opinion, though, changing or hardening - goes. public opinion, though, changing or hardening in - goes. public opinion, though, l changing or hardening in terms of him appearing in the tournament. i of him appearing in the tournament.— of him appearing in the tournament. i think public oinion tournament. i think public opinion is _ tournament. i think public opinion is a _ tournament. i think public opinion is a very - tournament. i think public opinion is a very flexible l opinion is a very flexible thing. this is a country of 25 million people, so it is very difficult in a few sentences to some of the mood of an entire nation. but if you're going on on

he is due to play in the first round at melbourne park which is only a short distance from here. that his lawyers have met the deadline, a midday deadline here, to submit their arguments against his cancellation of the visa to the court and the government has another ten hours to make their response so the legal wheels are turning. as for novak djokovic, we understand that he is at his lawyers's office and after two o'clock today, after a couple of hours, we don't know if he will be brought back to this hotel in melbourne, this immigration detention centre hotel, all go back to his other accommodation. so the cider, this will be long running saga, is continuing.— is continuing. there was a false travel _ is continuing. there was a false travel declaration i is continuing. there was a | false travel declaration but is continuing. there was a i false travel declaration but is accepted now that the exemption from the vaccine was valid? —— the saga. from the vaccine was valid? -- the saga-— from the vaccine was valid? -- the saua. , , , ., ., the saga. depends who you ask. the waiver

that they would clearly ms novak djokovic, and you can understand why he has been the king of melbourne parke times. he was the defending champion and had he been allowed to compete ear and had he won, he would have snared that record—breaking zist snared that record—breaking 21st grand slam when, the most successful man �*s player of all time, so that record will have to wait. he was expelled from australia on a flight leaving melbourne airport late on sunday night, now in dubai, and his whereabouts or his destination after that we'll have to wait. novak djokovic, not here at the australian open, but life goes on, and so does the australian open. that does the australian open. at last it starts. as you say he is gone. crossing over to you now, dubai is welcomed that has welcomed him to the airport. what are his movements there? his flight landed 30 minutes before, it landed ahead of time, it was supposed to land at 5:40am but it was about 530, the flight landing here, and we still don't know what he is going to do next. there are a few options in front of him, the first one he goes back to

they have been hugely popular with the fans at melbourne park. becoming the first all australian pair to win the first all australian pair to win the title since 1997. england captain heather knight said they would have to bowl out at their skins on the final day of the women's ashes test after losing most of day three to the rain. she previous league games this season. and the women's fa cup there are 2/li—round matches. the holders chelsea have a way to aston villa where it is currently goalless and nottingham forest are playing manchester city at the city ground, man city leading after a minute 1—0. rory mcilroy had one of the best rounds of the day as he divided a classic intention going is the final round. his three under parfinal round. his three under parfinal round included four birdies and an eagle that took him to ten under. two shots behind south africa's justin hardy. mcilroy has won this event twice before he knows his way around the course. there is a cluster of english —based was the top of the leaderboard led by tommy fleetwood wh

it was an exceptionally good night for australian tennis fans at melbourne park with barty�*s win followedpurcell to secure their first grand slam men's doubles title — nine years after they won the wimbledon boys' title together. cricket, and england's men have set west indies 194 to win in the fourth 0ne—day international of their series. west indies are 63 without loss off seven overs. while the four—day women's ashes test between england and australia is heading for a draw despite the england women's captain heather knight hitting an unbeaten 168. england made 297 in theirfirst innings. australia were 12 for two in their second innings, a lead of 52, before rain stopped play on day three. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results as sportscene follows soon in a 3—3 draw between rangers and ross county means rangers's lead at the top of the scottish premiership is nowjust two points. second—placed celtic beat dundee united 1—0. there were also wins for hearts and livingston. the hosts of the africa cup of nations, cameroon, are through to the se

opportunity to win that record—breaking 21st grand slam, but as far as many fans are concerned here at melbourne parktment that novak djokovic will not be showcasing his amazing skills here at the australian open, but having spoken to friends in the last couple of hours, there is a feeling that novak djokovic has tried to exploit loopholes and many australian fans are glad he is gone. many australian fans are glad he is gone-— many australian fans are glad he is gone. most of the tennis -la ers he is gone. most of the tennis players are — he is gone. most of the tennis players are vaccinated - he is gone. most of the tennis players are vaccinated so - players are vaccinated so obviously that was a requirement to get into the country, so i feel as if everybody else did it he should have done it, but the government should have taken some responsibility with giving him the exemption initially and did not have at this point basically. did not have at this point basically-— did not have at this point basicall . �* �* , . . basically. anyone in australia who is not — basically. anyone in australia who is n

been hearing great cheers from inside the - great cheers from inside the rod laver arena here at melbourne parkokovic who is many miles away in dubai. rafael nadal opening his australian open campaign. the gates opened earlier today, monday here in south—eastern australia and fans pouring in through the gates. most if not all of those fans we were speaking to believe the government has made the right decision to not only revoke his visa but deport him. it is an extraordinary move from the australian government and we have heard various government of ministers coming out today and defending that decision and the speculation as to whether novak djokovic having been expelled, the standard prep this is that an individual who was thrown out of the country is not allowed backin of the country is not allowed back in for three years and the prime minister, scott morrison, suggested that novak djokovic might be able to return next year but that has been dampened down by another senior minister. what happens in the future is for the future and as for the here and now, life goes on and so does the tennis.

djokovic has lost this last—ditch appeal to stay in australia, and he will not be competing here at melbourne parkhe year begins on monday. so, in a few hours' time, the crowds and players will be here but novak djokovic won't be. so what is the view from novak djokovic's home country? our correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade and spoke to serbia's president aleksandar vucic. as you can imagine, nobody is saying that this is a moment of infamy and embarrassment for novak djokovic, rather they're saying it's a moment of shame for australia. that's certainly been the view widespread among very closely indeed. we've also seen throughout this affair that the very top levels of the government here in serbia have been putting their support right behind novak djokovic and they are continuing to do so even after this judgment, which means he won't be able to take part in the australian open this year and he will be deported from the country. i met the serbian president and asked him for his initial reaction to the judgment. i was three times vaccinated, so it is not about that, if you wanted to put p

re— cancel the visa they have to serve him with the deportation papers wherever he is, here in melbourne parking at the moment and he must return to detention before then being deported. the process of moving him is bound to get messy with his supporters when they find out but everyone here is in a holding pattern now waiting for the immigration minister to make a decision about deporting though that djokovic or letting him take part in the australian open and defend his title. we just don't know at the moment and the closer you get to the tournament, the closer you get tournament, the closer you get to tennis australia wanting to know what will happen and the more tense it becomes. find know what will happen and the more tense it becomes. and you can understand _ more tense it becomes. and you can understand why _ more tense it becomes. and you can understand why they - more tense it becomes. and you can understand why they have i can understand why they have delayed the draw as well because it is very specific rules about the draw ahead of a grand slam tournament and he would go in straighta

from roland garros to wimbledon to flushing meadows and melbourne park, alfie hewett and gordon reid winning the wheelchair doubles title. victory for the british pair in melbourne was their ninth in a row, a grand slam record for any draw. reid underplayed the significance of surpassing navratilova and shriver�*s doubles winning streak in the 805, but says their partnership can get even better. patrick gearey reports. for alfie hewett and gordon reid, this is like reading an old friend, a reunion that's become a tradition. on the top of your screen and soon on top of the match, this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion. the pairfought back slam title. there was a diversion. the pair fought back to slam title. there was a diversion. the pairfought back to nip slam title. there was a diversion. the pair fought back to nip the second set. but when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a source of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past couple years, they have seized eve

djokovic has lost this last—ditch appeal to stay in australia, and he will not be competing here at melbourne park grand slam of the year begins on monday. so, in a few hours' time, the crowds and players will be here but novak djokovic won't be. we can go live now to our correspondent guy de launey in belgrade. what reaction has there been? nobody is sa in: what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this — what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this is — what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this is a _ what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this is a moment _ what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this is a moment of— what reaction has there been? nobody is saying this is a moment of infamy i is saying this is a moment of infamy and embarrassment for novak djokovic, but rather they are saying it is a moment of shame for australia, which is the widespread view amongst the serbian news outlets that have been following this affair very closely stop we have seen at the very top levels of government here, they have been putting their support right behind novak djo

he's already won one title at melbourne park this week.he accomplished pair of shingo kunieda and gustavo fernandez fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his wing and mentored me. i think that relationship never changed. i'm just a little bit fearless out there, and he's the more composed, rational one on the court. it would be easy to take glory for granted, but repeated success requires that you keep going up that hill. it sometimes hurts — and when they won wimbledon last year, there was worry behind the smiles. hewett was awaiting news on a rule change, which could have excluded him from the sport he'd given

that seems to knock evans' confidence out of melbourne park, not helped by felix auger—aliassime playingslam. the second set gone in a flash. the chance perhaps reverence to regroup and start the fight back, or perhaps not, as felix auger—aliassime dominated the big points when it mattered to run away with a third set, cruising into the fourth round while evans was left to reflect on what might have been. and wilde, bbc news. elswhere in the men's draw, world number two from russia daniil medvedev is safely through to the last 16, and so too is the fourth seed from greece, stefanos tsitsipas. he won in four sets against france's benoit paire. in the women's draw, second seed aryna sabalenka is through to the fourth round, along with poland's iga swiatek who had a comfortable straight sets win against russian daria kasatkina. everton are playing their first match since the sacking of manager rafael benitez last sunday. they're up against aston villa in the premier league's early kick—off at goodison park. duncan ferguson has taken over as caretaker manager. there's about five minues to go

so this saturday they had players media day down there at melbourne park. we all know this saga has been dreing on for days now and it's clear that the man from majorca, nadal, just wants to focus on the tournament itself. take a listen to what he said earlier to our own phil black. >> i'm just a player that i'm seeing it from outside. as i said, i am a little bit tired of this matter now. the thing went too far. i wish novak all the very best, and that's it. i want to play tennis. >> he just wants to play tennis. nadal tiring of what he calls the circus. rafa himself says he really believes in vaccination, that he does have respect for djokovic as both a person and an athlete even if he doesn't agree with what he calls the serbian's way of thinking about how to proceed with this pandemic. that said, though, he feels no one person should ever overshadow the sport of tennis itself. >> it's important to come back to tennis conversations in my opinion. there is nobody in the history of our sport more important than -- than the sport by itself, you know? novak,

it's a beautiful sunny day here in melbourne and huge crowds have come to melbourne park to enjoy the australian open. big names already on court including nadal and osaka, who won in straight sets. novak djokovic was due to play in this arena tonight, as we know. but as you touched on, he will not because he has left the country. he has got at least as far as dubai. and that's because for all his efforts the legal battles, the time in immigration detention, the raw determination, some would say stubbornness to play here unvaccinated, his lawyers ultimately failed to convince the full bench of the federal court that his visa cancellation should be overturned. so wherever djokovic is now, he gets to choose where he sleeps, what he gets to eat. he's also going to have to think about at some stage how and if and when p he returns here to australia to compete in future tournaments because as you touched on, as you heard from the minister there, the visa cancellation comes with a three-year ban on entering the country. it can be overturned. but he's got to prove at some stage that there ar

ahead of his arrival in australia or the 2nd straight day jock, which has been out practicing at melbourne park. the unvaccinated player is still hoping to compete at next week's australian open. our report or sarah clark is covering the case in australian says the story is far from over. no joke which released the stipend in a bid to explain a timeline of covered 19 tests in december and put to risk what he describes as misinformation. on his instagram account, he said he did attend a children's awards event in serbia on december 17th after testing positive. but he says he only received the p. c. r test results after the event at the time job which says he was i symptomatic and felt good. but he did acknowledge an error of judgement when he did a place to place. interviewed the following day when he knew he was positive on reflection, he says this should have been rescheduled joker, which also admitted that a member of his team took the wrong box on his astrology and travel dick duration document. when he arrived in australia last week, the declaration stated he had not troubled 14 days prior

it is okay for people to wear the shirts at melbourne park as long as they don't congregate in largeause problems for other spectators. china drew international criticism following the near total disappearance of peng from public view after the three-time olympian and former doubles champion made assault allegations against a senior member of the ruling communist party in that country. >>> as for the action between the lines in melbourne, madison keys, the first woman in the semifinals last night, and now set to appear at that stage for the first time in seven years. and after she defeated french open champion. but there won't be an all american women's semifinal. jessica, unable to get past top-seeded ash bardy in this morning's quarterfinal. and straight sets just after just 63 minutes on the court. on the men's side raffal nadal still on track for a record-breaking 21st grand slam singles title, advancing to the semifinals, after surviving a five setter this morning. and seventh seeded italian mateo is competing in the quarterfinal against his opponent from france. >>> time for th

ashleigh barty beating 28-year-old american danielle collins in straight sets at the final at melbourne parkf this tournament is being able to share it with so many and you in the crowd have been great. >> reporter: hometown barty, a proud indigenous woman currently ranked the number one woman's player in the world becomes the first australian to win the tournament in 44 years. >> i think this is a great contrast in styles between barty who is an all-court player playing in front of her hometown crowd and danielle collins, a surprise finalist, but someone that plays with incredible intensity and incredible firepower. >> reporter: collins making a surgery for endometriosis and had suffered an abdominal injury last year at the french open. >> nobody expected her to go this far. >> reporter: collins celebrating her journey as the underdog going into saturday's showdown. playing in her first grand slam final taking the loss in her stride. >> it's one of my favorite events to come to and to compete at, and i'm so grateful to be able to come here. it's a childhood dream of mine. >> reporter: and f

highlighting the plight of refugees and asylum seekers in australia. tennis star is in quarantine and melbourne's park hotel. grey 5 story building with locked windows while refugees and asylum say seek is also stay. one floor above a joke of ich 30 men of being held off to being moved from offshore australian immigration detention centers and pop in new guinea. and now some have been there for almost 2 years. there have been complaints about poor conditions, including maggots in the food and the alleged mismanagement of coven 19. since 1992 australia is enforced a mandatory detention policy for anyone who arrives without a valid visa will jokers, which has been in that hotel for something like 36 hours. mattie alley is a refugee has been in limbo in australia for the past 9 years. some of that time he spent in the park hotel. he recently tweeted it so sad that so many journalist contacted me yesterday to ask me about jokers, which i've been in a cage for 9 years. i turn 24 to day and all you want to talk to me about is that pertaining to care by asking me how i am and then straight away, asking quest

he is the king of melbourne park.play tennis. fascinating to see how the next day unfold. thank - play tennis. fascinating to see how the next day unfold. thank you. i let's go now to our balkans correspondent guy de launey, who is in belgrade in serbia this morning, where novak djokovic is from. we saw support outside the court in melbourne. a lot of support back home for novak djokovic, people pleased with this verdict? thei;r home for novak djokovic, people pleased with this verdict? they will be and ou pleased with this verdict? they will be and you will— pleased with this verdict? they will be and you will not _ pleased with this verdict? they will be and you will not be _ pleased with this verdict? they will be and you will not be surprised i pleased with this verdict? they will be and you will not be surprised to| be and you will not be surprised to hear the initial reactions in the serbian media have been absolutely cock—a—hoop. i will give you a rundown of the headlines. novak beat australia. the state melt d

many are wondering if they will ever leave the rundown park hotel in melbourne that has been holding 30 refugees for at least a year. this is refugee mohammed joy in the park hotel speaking to protesters on sunday. >> my name is joy. i am from bangladesh. i am one of three men living in the center. novak djokovic came to join us in our prison. we are told -- [indiscernible] bring attention to our plight. he is just a human being like us. mr. djokovic, will you speak out for us when you're released? will you tell the world how we have been at the mercy of australian immigration system for 10 years? amy: well, for more, we are joined by two guests. in melbourne at the park so-called hotel, we're joined by mehdi ali, an iranian refugee who has been held in detention by australian authorities for over nine years. he is currently there at the hotel and tweeted last friday on his 24th birthday -- "it's so sad that so many journalists contacted me yesterday to ask me about djokovic. i've been in a cage for nine years, i turn 24 today, and all you want to talk to me about is that. pretending

we understand, for example, from the tournament organisers here in melbourne park, that the capacityare filled with a "chemical cocktail" of sewage, agricultural waste and plastic, according to a cross party group of mps — and it's putting both public health and nature at risk. a new report released today finds that not a single river in england is free from pollution. the environmental audit committee wants to see tougher monitoring and enforcement. a warning that our environment correspondentjonah fisher's report includes some pretty gruesome pictures. i don't know what that is. it looks a bit like poo, doesn't it? ashley smith is searching for sewage. these particles coming out. this is shill brook in 0xfordshire. a stream that receives the outflow from two water treatment plants. with this camera, we have seen basically chopped up, untreated sewage coming out. ashley comes here often to monitor the water quality. his videos, evidence of an ecosystem being steadily poisoned. yes, that is visible. but, in sewage, you can imagine everything that goes into your drains at home, throug

champion's career, but hip surgeries and a lot of perseverance since then has seen him win again at melbourne park a lot of work to get back here. it's been... i played on this court many times in the atmosphere is incredible. i always have fantastic support. this is the one where i thought potentially it would be my last match, but amazing to be back winning a five set battle like that. couldn't ask for any more. also into the second round is heather watson, who beat mayer sherif in three sets. but rarlier qualifier harriet dart was beaten by iga swiantek. good news as well for british men's number two, dan evans, is also through. he beat david goffin in straight sets with a confident performance. not so good for liam broady, beaten in straight sets by nick kyrgios, but broady did seem to enjoy his time on court — a big smile on his face at times, including at some of the tricks on show from kygrios. blockbuster second round ahead for him. the australian will meet us open champion daniill medvedev. everton are looking at other options in their quest for a new manager after their bid to bring back

this is where djokovic wants to be, in melbourne park, as preparations are under way for the australianworld number one is still in the draw. instead, his legal team are yet again challenging the government's decision to cancel his vigor to make these are for a second time. court documents show that the australian immigration minister alex hawke decided to revoke his because in his view, the unvaccinated athlete's presents good provoke against the covid—i9 jab. his lawyers call that invalid. thei;t his lawyers call that invalid. they should have _ his lawyers call that invalid. they should have said _ his lawyers call that invalid. they should have said don't _ his lawyers call that invalid. tie: should have said don't come, his lawyers call that invalid. tte: should have said don't come, these are rejected, don't play these games. are rejected, don't play these names. . , are rejected, don't play these tames. are rejected, don't play these names. ., .., ., are rejected, don't play these names. ., , , games. has come here to play tennis, he has come — games. has come here to play tennis