you know novak djokovic, always one step ahead. he began his 2025 singles season in 202a. a straight sets win against australia's rinky hijikata to win the second round of the brisbane open. it would be djokovic�*s 100 tour title if he wins the tournament, but wait a second. where is his coach? shouldn't andy murray be enjoying this new year's eve with him? he murray be enjoying this new year's eve with him?— murray be enjoying this new year's eve with him? he has a family skiing tri -. eve with him? he has a family skiing tri. i'm eve with him? he has a family skiing trip- i'm sending _ eve with him? he has a family skiing trip. i'm sending my _ eve with him? he has a family skiing trip. i'm sending my love _ eve with him? he has a family skiing trip. i'm sending my love to - eve with him? he has a family skiing trip. i'm sending my love to all- eve with him? he has a family skiing trip. i'm sending my love to all the l trip. i'm sending my love to all the murray family. i hope he doesn't get injured skiing before he comes to melbourne! it wouldn't be great. but we spoke b

novak djokovic comfortably reached the second round in brisbane.vic will next face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarterfinals and he's looking forward to being joined soon by his new coach andy murray. he targets an 11th australian open title. we spoke before the match. we are communicating daily, so i am excited to have him in my team and in my corner. for 20 plus years, he has been across the net and for the first ever on the same side of the court, so it should be fun in melbourne. murray is not in australia yet because he is on the skiing trip with his family. nick kyrgios continued his comeback but couldn't get past the first round in brisbane. the australian has spent 18 months out of the atp tour due to wrist and knee injuries and he looked in decent shape. however, he was beaten by frenchman giovanni mpetshi perricard. kyrgios said he was left in throbbing pain. i'll be back in the next hour. see you then. ukraine's military intelligence says an unmanned sea drone has shot down a russian helicopter off the coast of occupied cri

a few years back there was little love lost between novak djokovic and the australian nick kyrgios, butnd light between the two after they teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. 2a time major winner djokovic and the 2022 wimbledon runner—up joined forces to defeat austria's alexander erler and germany's andreas mies. they even shared a chest bump and a warm embrace on match point. kyrgios was back on a competitive court for the first time in 18 months following a wrist ligament injury let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. wales captain dewi lake has been ruled out of at least the first part of the six nations after undergoing bicep surgery. ospreys head coach markjones said the hooker could be out for up to 12 weeks, going beyond the last game of the tournament. glamorgan have sacked head coach grant bradburn following a recent charge of misconduct by the independent cricket regulator. the club referred bradburn after receiving allegations of inappropriate behaviour. having completed their own internal investigation, glamorgan said it becam

the men's tour is also in brisbane, and novak djokovic is into the second round.nd slam—winner beat wild card rinky hijikata in straight sets. he'll now face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarterfinals. djokovic will have andy murray as part of his coaching set—up for the first grand slam of the year as he targets an 11th australian open title. we spoke before the match. we're communicating daily, so i'm excited to have him in my team, in my corner. for 20—plus years, he's been across the net. for the first time, he's on the same side of the court, so it should be fun in melbourne. nick kyrgios says he's worried about whether his wrist will be able to last five sets at the australian open after losing his first singles match in 18 months. the 2022 wimbledon runner—up had a long time out after reconstructive ligament surgery, and though he looked competitive on his comeback, he was beaten by frenchman giovanni mpetshi perricard in three sets in brisbane, and after 2.5 hours on court, kyrgios said he was left in a lot of pain. lots more on the bbc sport

the 2a time grand slam champion novak djokovic has said he's frustrated at being "kept in the dark" aboutjannikin march. the world number one insists he didn't knowingly take any banned substance. djokovic says the way the case has been handled is �*not a good look for the sport'. i believe that in the last 20 plus years that i've been playing on a professional tour that we have been one of the cleanest sports, at least i believe we are or have been. so i will keep on believing in that clean sport, yeah, i'm just questioning the way the system works, really. and why certain players are not treated the same like the other players. the issue is the inconsistency, the transparency, we have been kept in the dark with the case. i'm not questioning whether he took a banned substance intentionally or not. i believe intentionally or not. i believe in a clean sports. i believe that the player will do everything possible to be playing fair, and i know him since he was very young, so he doesn't strike me somebody who would do such a thing, but i have been really frustrated, as most of the other players to

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novak djokovic comfortably reached the second round in brisbane.lian wild—card entry rinky hijikata, 6-3, 6-3. djokovic will next face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarter—finals and he's looking forward to being joined soon by his new coach andy murray. we spoke before the match. we are communicating daily, so i am excited to have him in my team and in my caller. for 20 plus years, he has been across the net and for the first ever on the same side of the cord so it should be fun in melbourne. nikola jokic and russell westbrook were the stars as denver nuggets won at utahjazz on monday night. the pair both achieved triple—doubles. jokic with 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists. westbrook�*s number not quite as good with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but he was crucial in some key moments that saw them to a132—121win. cleveland cavaliers won convincingly at golden state warriors to extend their winning streak to seven. they pulled away in the third and fourth quarter to win by 113—95. darius garland top scoring with 25 points

a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios, but the two havefriendship recently and have teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. they defeated their opponents and even shared a chest bump and warm members on matchpoint. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month with the help of the recently retired andy murray. >> being on the same side of the net is actually great for a change because he has been one of my greatest rivals. in a way, it was strange for me to share all of this insight about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets of what i'm going through, thinking about, how i see my game with somebody that has always been one of the top rivals. >> bad news for wales. their captain had been ruled out for the first part of the six nations after undergoing bicep surgery. the head coach said he could be up for up to 12 weeks, going beyond the last game of the tournament against england. there was a thrilling conclusion to the fourth test between australia and india in melbourne. australia winning by 184 ru

the men's tour is also in brisbane, and novak djokovic is into the second round the top seed and 2a—timeht sets, he'll now face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarterfinals. djokovic will have andy murray as part of his coaching set up for the first grand slam of the year as as he targets an 11th australian open title. we spoke before the match. i'm excited. to have him in his corner, i'm excited, for 20 plus years he has been across the net. for the first time he is on the same side of the court. it should be fun in melbourne. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. in his new year address, president putin has told russians that the country will move forward with confidence in 2025. vladimir putin, who's been in charge for 25 years, paid tribute to the soldiers fighting in the war in ukraine, calling them true heroes. but as steve rosenberg reports, many people inside russia want to see an end to the conflict. this festive season, moscow feels very surreal. it's "happy holidays" and "joy to the world" from a country that is waging war on its neighbour. when i ask russian

a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and the australian nick kyrgios,amed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. 2a time major winner djokovic and the 2022 wimbledon runner—up joined forces to defeat austria's alexander erler and germany's andreas mies. they even shared a chest bump and a warm embrace on match point! kyrgios was back on a competitive court for the first time in 18 months, following a wrist ligament injury. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month, with the help of the recently retired andy murray. being on of the net is actually great for a change because, you know, he has been one of my greatest rivals and, you know, it was strange in a way for me to share all of these insights about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets of what i'm going through, what i'm thinking about, how he sees my game. with somebody that has always been one of the top rivals. bad news for wales as their captain dewi lake has been ruled out of at least the first part of the six nations after undergoing bicep surgery. ospreys

he�*s won the title there before, back in 2018, and is going to partner novak djokovic in the doublesed the wimbledon final later that year, has been recovering from wrist and knee injuries which threatened to end his career. he�*s playing both singles and doubles in brisbane but it�*s his partnership with djokovic that�*s got people excited: you know, ithink you know, i think we are wanting to play one time at least. career ends or mine finishes it well so to finally do it on my home soil. i think the fans, when you get a team up like this, it is important that the fans get that because that�*s what tennis is about. having two great personalities and... it's going to be fun. we have a team down so let's see who takes it and we spoke earlier in wimbledon about playing together, he's back on tour so we got the first chance right away. it should be fun. no premier league or scottish premiership football on saturday — but the injury woes continue for tottenham — who could be without any fit centre—backs for sunday�*s premier league game against wolves. wales international ben davies was

the 2a—time grand slam champion novak djokovic has said he's frustrated at being kept in the dark aboutjannik faces the threat of a possible suspension after he twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in march. the world number one insists he didn't knowingly take any banned substance. djokovic says the way the case has been handled is not a good look for the sport. i believe that in the last 20—plus years that i have been playing, we have been one of the cleanest sports, at least i believe we have been. so i will keep on believing in clean sport. yeah, iamjust questioning the way the system works, really. and why certain players are not treated the same as other players. six matches in the english premier league. it's almost full time in the early game and manchester city look like their luck is changing — they're leading leicester city 2-0. savinho and erling haaland with the goals. in the other matches, crystal palace are leading at home to southampton; chris wood has scored for nottingham forest who're away to everton, bournemouth have equalised at fulham, and an injury—hit spurs ha

the 24—time grand slam champion novak djokovic has said he's frustrated at being "kept in the dark" aboutjannikension after he twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in march. the world number one insists he didn't knowingly take any banned substance. djokovic says the way the case has been handled is "not a good "look for the sport." i believe that in the last 20 plus years that i've been playing on a professional tour, that we have been one of the cleanest sports — at least i believe we are or have been. so i will keep on believing in that clean sport and yeah, i'm just questioning the way the system works, really. and why certain players are not treated the same like the other players. it's been a gripping day four of the fourth test in melbourne, where india have troubled australia, but the hosts eventually stretched their lead to over 300 runs at the close of play. australia started the day with a first innings lead of 105, but the wickets kept falling — jasprit bumrah taking four of them, the hosts collapsed to 91—6 at one stage. but marnus labuschagne dug in for a vital 70. austra

and what about his idol andy murray coaching novak djokovic?e to me that he wants to be back. and why not go out there and coach novak? and it'll be a very interesting dynamic to watch unfold. he will soon be the other side of the world. but as one of the brightest stars of british tennis tries to reach new heights — quite literally, with his ball toss — it's clear one woman will never be far from his thoughts. laura scott, bbc news. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. and great britain's women ice hockey team are just one win away from the final qualifying phase for the 2026 winter olympics after they beat spain 3—0 in sheffield. if they beat the netherlands tomorrow, they will reach next year's qualifiers. anthony edwards scored 23 points as the minnesota timberwolves beat the los angeles lakers 97—87 in the nba. the lakers were without lebron james, who missed a second straight game with injury. wu yize beat xiao guodong by six frames to four in an all chinese first semifinal of the scottish open. he'll play the winner of ton

for a fresh season, with the australian open just around the corner. 24—time grand slam winner novak djokovicge, but he's enlisted the help of a familiar face. he'll be working with the recently retired andy murray ahead of the first slam of the season in melbourne which he'll be aiming to win for the 11th time. being on of the net is actually great for a change because, you know, he has been one of my greatest rivals and, you know, it was strange in a way for me to share all of these insights about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets of what i'm going through, what i'm thinking about, how he sees my game. with somebody that has always been one of the top rivals. there are three more games in the english premier league on monday. among them manchester united taking on in form newcastle. it's not been the ideal start for ruben amorim, who has won just four and lost five of his 10 games since taking over at old trafford, and they're just eight points clear of the relegation zone. he might have taken over at the end of the season, but instead joined the club midway through. iam

. >> novak djokovic is hoping to make it 25.he serbian tennis star has just had a quiet year by his standards, but if he can win one more major tournament, then he'll have more than anyone else in the history of the game. also going for history in this new year. the kansas city chiefs hoping for another super bowl and an unprecedented three peat. it could be a tall order, though. patrick mahomes and the chiefs have been riding their luck a lot this season. football's world governing body, fifa, is breaking new ground in 2025, launching an ambitious, expanded club world cup tournament in june. 32 of the world's best teams will head to the united states, but it remains to be seen how popular the tournament will be with broadcasters and fans. the united states will also co-host a new international ice hockey tournament in february. the nhl four nations face off features the u.s., canada, sweden and finland playing games in boston and montreal. women's sport will take center stage for much of the year. india hosts the cricket world