in the men's draw novak djokovic has stayed on l novak djokovic has stayed on course for a record iithh a 616464 victory with him over the check 26 seed thomas. elsewhere, thomas alcaraz dropped a set on the way to victory over portugal nuno. he won that in four sets. the 21—year—old is bidding to become the youngest man to complete the career grand slam and the spaniard also said he will for sure get a kangaroo tattoo if he wins the australian open. aha, tattoo if he wins the australian oen. �* ., australian open. a kangaroo, that is for _ australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. _ australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. so, - australian open. a kangaroo, that is for sure. so, that - that is for sure. so, that is... that is my idea, you know, the only thing that i miss is to live the trophy here. but the plan is already there. ah, here. but the plan is already there. �* ., ., ., there. a lot more on the australian _ there. a lot more on the australian open - there. a lot more on the australian open on - there. a lot more on the australian open on the l there. a lot more o

novak djokovic has a tough draw.oth get to the quarterfinals. and his new coach, andy murray, has been talking about that partnership for the first time today, saying how he was on the golf course in late september when he had a missed call from djokovic. and having called hip up and then spoken to his wife, who he says was very, very supportive, he felt that he couldn't miss out on what is a pretty unique opportunity and experience. and he's very aware, too, that having been quite aggressive towards people in his player's box when he was competing on the tour, he could be about to get a taste of his own medicine. it might be novak djokovic who was ranting at him in stressful moments. well, that's fine, says murray, as long as he's trying 100% and doing his best, he can express himself every way he likes. rugby union, and england head coachjohn mitchell has named zoe aldcroft as captain of the red roses for 2025. the gloucester—hartpury lock will lead the side in the upcoming women's six nations, and in the home rugb

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

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

novak djokovic is 2—1 apple.een discovered on a tree plantation in the yorkshire dales. despite being a native species, red squirrels have been driven to the verge of extinction by their grey counterparts, and there's now thought to be fewer than 40,000 of them left in england. with more, here's fiona lamdin. deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up. today, julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the '60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for oui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels her

novak djokovic pulled out of his semifinal match against alexander zverev due to an injury. losing a tie breaker, he conceded the match. some fans booed him. djokovic hurt his leg during a quarterfinal match against carlos alcaraz. he was going after a record 25th grand slam title. >>> walmart is paying big bucks, and there's a big settlement in the opioid crisis. here's shanelle kaul with today's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: another winning day on wall street with the s&p 500 notching a new record. the dow gained 408 points. the nasdaq was up 44, and the s&p 500 gained 32 points. >>> the sackler family and purdue pharma, the maker of the powerful painkiller oxycontin, have agreed to pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits with 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis. the settlement bars the sackler family from selling opioids in the u.s. and ends its control of purdue. this deal replaces a previous settlement the u.s. supreme court rejected last year. this one will need court approval. >>> as companies across the country including walmart, mcdonald's, and amazon are scaling ba

djokovic defiance — novak finds some magic in melbourne to move a step closer to a record breaking 25thlam title. and we're in rome for the launch of this years six nations. as ireland start their bid to defend their back to back titles. also coming up on sportsday... it's england v wales — we build up to a huge fight as natasha jonas and lauren price prepare to do battle in london. and the end to an illustrious career, we hearfrom jen beattie on her highs and lows over 16 years in the game. the team is your automatic family, so definitely the day to day chat, being part of something bigger than yourself is something i'll miss massively. welcome to the programme. the new—look champions league is coming to the end of the league phase with british teams liverpool, arsenal and aston villa all looking likely to progress. however, there's jeopardy around the progress of manchester city and celtic with two matchdays left. remember, it's the top eight teams who automatically qualify for the round of 16, while the teams finishing ninth to 24th, kick off the knockout stages, and don't forget — t

a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murray hear from great britain's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season.

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

novak djokovic is somebody that has given the sport for the past 20 years.olutely everything of his life, and he he has won this tournament with an abdominal tear. he has won this turn with a hamstring tear. if he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means that he cannot continue a tennis match. i knew even if i won. >> the first set, it is going to be a. huge uphill battle for me, you know, to stay physically fit enough to to to stay with him in the rallies, you know, for another god knows what, two, three, four hours. you know, i don't think i had that. unfortunately, today in the tank. >> all right. djokovic, his buddy nikola jokic had himself a night in the nba. check this out. the end of the third quarter jokic a full court shot at the buzzer. and it goes in. fans in denver were just loving that. jokic 35 points 22 rebounds and 17 assists in this one. the second player ever with those kind of numbers joining wilt chamberlain. nuggets beat the kings 132 to 123. lakers and celtics meanwhile, renewing their rivalry in l.a. this one was all lakers into

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.in straight sets and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. some great competitors for a long time and the other veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years, the first time for me to have my family down under. it is a very long trip but they came here to be with me to support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off the court so my heart is full and allows me to play my best. agnes keleti, who was the world's oldest living olympic champion, has died at the age of 103. the hungarian gymnast won gold at the 1952 games at the age of 31, and got four more in melbourne in 1956 to become the oldest female gymnast to win gold. she also escaped deportation to the nazi concentration camps during the second world war. she died in hospital in budapest. a reminder of our top story. rangers have thumped celtic 3—0 in the old firm derby but still trail them by 11 points in the scot

novak djokovic says he may have played his final australian open, after he was forced to retire injured in his semifinal against alexander zverev. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal but fought hard to take the opening set to a tie break. after zverev won it by 7—5, djkovic decided the pain was too intense to continue. as he conceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chap who knows? i willjust have to see the season goes. —— there is a chance. i want to keep going but whether i'm going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play. i have had the biggest success in my career here, so if i'm fit and healthy and motivated, i don't see a reason why i wouldn't come. but there is always a chance, yeah.— come. but there is always a chance, yeah. we should stop blamin: chance, yeah. we should stop blaming novak. _ chance, yeah. we should stop blaming novak. he _ chance, yeah. we should stop

one of the big storylines from this year's tournament — novak djokovic earlier — andy murray now in hisir were of course famous rivals on the court. and after an early wobble, the io—time winner at melbourne came through his first round match. american teenager nihesh basavareddy took the first set, but as we've seen so often, that only kick—started the serb into action. djokovic going on to take the next three sets and win the match. in the women's singles, wins forjessica pegula and coco gauff — who got the better of the 2020 winner sofia kenin. gauff reached the semi—finals here last year, and secured her spot in the second round in straight sets. —— in the third round. both gauff, and iga swiatek here, devoted their wins to the victims of the fires in los angeles, which continue to devastate the city. swiatek has had a strong start to the season, and she avoided any real alarms in a 6—3 6—4 win over czech player katerina siniakova. the classicos have gone "a little bit mad recently" according to the real madrid boss carlo ancelotti. his side were on the end of a 5—2 hammering by riv

novak djokovic says he may have played his final after playing alexander sarah.it in his quarterfinal. he took the opening set to a tie—break. he decided the pain was too intense to continue. he conceded defeat to the second seed and some of the fans booed him. he left the court for what may be the last time in melbourne.— may be the last time in melbourne. , ., . ., . melbourne. there is a chance, i will 'ust melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have — melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, -

a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murrayin's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season. they've beaten them in the league this season and now have the advantage going into the second leg of the carabao cup semi—final. eddie howe's side came away with a solid 2—0 win at the emirates, in a frustrating match for the gunners. alexander isak made the most of his opportunity to put the away side ahead in the first half.

all eyes are going to be on the rod laver arena later where the duo of novak djokovic and andy murrayic's box, the ten—time australian open champion kicking off his quest for a record 25th grand slam singles title against the american nishesh basavareddy. keep across that on your bbc sport app as well. lots more other sports on there as well. but from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. hello there. you'll be pleased to hear this really cold spell of weather is at an end. now, if i show you the temperature anomaly chart, any time you see oranges and reds, that's temperatures above average. so it's getting really mild for scotland and northern ireland — temperaturesjumping up, the snow will be melting. for england and wales, temperatures generally getting back to where they should be for the middle ofjanuary. and quite a contrast really early in the morning. we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly, though, for england and wales — any mist and fog patches will be lifting and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we hav

novak djokovic says he may have played his final after playing alexander sarah. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal. he took the opening set to a tie—break. he decided the pain was too intense to continue. he conceded defeat to the second seed and some of the fans booed him. he left the court for what may be the last time in melbourne.— may be the last time in melbourne. , ., . ., . melbourne. there is a chance, i will “ust melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have — melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, - willjust have to see, yeah, how the season goes and i want to keep going but whether i am going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. schedule or not for the next year, iam not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play and i have had the biggest success in my career here. so if i am fit, healthy and motivated, i don't see a reason why i wouldn't

booed off court — novak djokovic retires injured from the australian open semi—final.eeks of treachery and deceit, tonight all will be revealed in the season finale of the traitors. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... is the americas cup dream overfor sir ben ainslie after sirjim ratcliffe sacks him as skipper of ineos brittania? good evening. storm eowyn has battered the uk and ireland with winds of over 110 miles an hour. more than one million people are without power and one man has died in ireland after a tree fell on his car. schools and offices have been closed and there's been severe disruption to transport — with one in five flights from airports cancelled. scotrail has said there will be no trains at all in scotland until at least midday tomorrow. the storm saw two rare red weather warnings — meaning a danger to life — for northern ireland and scotland. the final extreme warning was lifted within the last hour, but an amber warning for high winds still covers scotland, northern england and wales — and there's a yellow warning for large areas across the u

the ten—time winner, novak djokovic, is on court right now facing the carlos alcaraz.out an hour and a quarter. alcaraz, who has never made it beyond the quarterfinals, took the first set 6—4. there have been a couple of breaks in the second set for both men. it has been quite a tussle. the winner of that match will face second seed alexander zverev in the semis. he beat the amercan tommy paul. the german took the first two sets on tie breaks and, though paul pulled one back, zverez sped through the fourth set 6—1 to reach the last four for the second sraight year. the women's champion aryna sabalenka is into the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park the world number one is looking to secure a hatrick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the third, but turned it round to take the decider 6—3. she will play paula badosa, who stunned the world number three, coco gauff. the spaniard, who almost quit

novak djokovic made history when he overtook roger federer to compete in the most major singles matchesver. in his 430th grand slam contest he beat portuguese qualifier jaime faria by three sets to one to move into the third round. british number one jack draper also went through after digging deep to beat home hope ta nasi kokkinakis. the 15th seed came back from two sets to one down to win a gruelling five—set thriller against the world number 71. arsenal have suffered a huge blow ahead of wednesday's north london derby against tottenham. it's been confirmed that gabrieljesus will need an operation on his left knee after sustaining an acl injury during their fa cup defeat to manchester united. that said, mikel arteta is looking forward to an entertaining derby against their arch—rivals. well, the nicest game of the season to watch and to play, certainly, because of the atmosphere, because of what it means to our people, what it means to our people, what it means to our people, what it means to everybody involved in the game. this is something... let's create the best atmosphere that w

novak djokovic made history when he overtook roger federer to compete in the most major singles matchesbeat portuguese qualifier jaime faria by three sets to one to move into the third round. british number one jack draper also went through after digging deep to beat home hope ta nasi kokkinakis. the 15th seed came back from two sets to one down to win

novak djokovic says he may have played his final australian open, after he was forced to retire injuredad heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal but fought hard to take the opening set to a tie break. after zverev won it by 7—5, djkovic decided the pain was too intense to continue. as he conceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chap who knows? i willjust have to see the season goes. —— there is a chance. i want to keep

novak djokovic is going for a record—extending iith australian open men's title — he begins his campaignmerican teenager nishesh basavareddy. the former world number one though says he wants to "focus on tennis" after claiming in a magazine interview that he'd been "poisoned" when detained in a melbourne hotel three years ago. djokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination against covid. attention also turns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach — a unique opportunity according to the two time wimbledon champion. it gives me motivation, inspires me to be spending time on the court and we communicate a lot, we talk about a lot of different things. he is trying to understand me on different levels. so he is very meticulous and a dedicated professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised with his dedication and professionalism. considering he has never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. it the experience of working as a tennis coach.— tennis coach. it is a g

novak djokovic is on court right now trying to reach the semifinals of the brisbane open.e's up against america's reilly opelka with a place in the semifinals up for grabs. awaiting the winner in the final four is frenchman giovanni mpetshi perricard. the world number 31 beatjakub mensik in straight sets to progress. mpetshi perricard hit 19 aces during the match taking his total to 75 across just three contests this season. in the women's draw, top seed aryna sabalenka remains on course for her first title in brisbane. she's through to the semifinals after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. up next for the world number one is a teenager on a mission. 17—year—old mirra andreeva booked her place in the semifinals with an impressive straight sets win against ons jabeur. polina kudermetova will face anhelina kalinina in the other semifinal. at the united cup, the czech republic are through to semifinals for the first time. they beat italy to progress. karolina muchova gave her country the perfect start, beating the world number four jasmine paolini in straight sets, dro

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight.ael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we will always be in

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets — and will now play america's reilly opelka next. the brisbane international is one of the few titles djokovic has never won. ahead of their must—win final test against australia, india's head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. those are just reports, that is not the truth. and i don't think i need to answer to any reports to be honest. there are some honest words, that is all i can say and honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve great things. and it starts from all of us, but only from the players, the coaches as well. and i said indian cricket, the talent there is in indian cricket, i think we wi

novak djokovic surpassed roger federer�*s all—time record for the most grand slam singles matches asund. the 37—year—old was made to work in his 430th contest, but he emerged triumphant over portuguese qualifier jaime faria. this sport has always been giving me so much in my life, the opportunity to play at the grand slams and i try not to take it for granted after great achievements that i am very proud of. of course, grand slam matches in grand slam winds are what counts the most in our sport, so i am very thrilled with that. in tuesday's premier league matches, have nottingham forest proved they're set to stay the course after they managed a 1—1 draw with liverpool? from fighting relegation last season to challenging at the top, forest took the lead early thanks to striker chris wood. but liverpool found an equaliser through substitute diogojota, who headed home a corner to ensure liverpool maintain their six—point lead at the top. they maybe deserve not to concede a second or a third goal because they threw themselves for every ball, for every cross. they. . .they fight with ever

she was cheered on by compatriot novak djokovic on rod laver arena following his third—round victory.est on the australian open on the bbc sport website and app. manchester city striker erling haaland has signed a new long—term deal with the club that will keep him at the etihad until 203a. the norwegianjoined city from dortmund in 2022 and has scored 111 goals in 126 games for the club since. the striker�*s previous deal, which reportedly included a release clause, had been due to expire in 2027. renee slegers has been appointed arsenal head coach on a permanent basis after impressing in the interim role. the 35—year—old dutchwoman stepped up in the wake ofjonas eidevall�*s departure in october and has overseen an unbeaten run of ten victories and one draw across all competitions. slegers, who has signed a contract through to the end of the 2025—26 season, was named women's super league manager of the month for december and saw the gunners qualify for the champions league quarterfinals as group winners. the last two quarterfinals at the masters snooker take place this friday at alexa

a big shock in brisbane, where novak- in brisbane, where novak djokovic�*s hopes of winning the season—openingnow, his chances of a 100th tour title. he has been knocked out of the quarterfinals by a player ranked 267 places below the 2a time grand slam champion. it remains one of the few tournaments that djokovic has never won. arena stumbling a book to a place in the semifinals at brisbane after winning in straight sets. look littler says he is only focused on hitting doubles ahead of his world darts final against three—time winner michael van gerwen. victory for him atjust 17 years old will see the sport's popularity surge even more and make him the tournament's youngest winner as well. he beat the previous record by seven years. it was set by michael van gerwen in 201a. it was set by michael van gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to _ gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to it - gerwen in 2014. everyone else is looking forward to it more . is looking forward to it more th

novak djokovic has been knocked out of his first tournament of the season, losing in the quarter finals4—time grand slam winner is the world number seven butwas beaten by a player just seven places inside the world's top 300, american reilly 0pelka. djokovic is preparing for the australian open, when he'll have andy murray coaching him. but this defeat won't help. after losing the first set on a tiebreak, the second finished 6—3 to the nearly 7 foot tall 0pelka, who has denied djokovic a 100th tour title. no problems for the number one seed in the women's draw. aryna sabalenka booked her place in the semi finals in brisbane after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. sabalenka will face the 17 year old, mirra andreeva, in the finalfour. much more on our website, looking ahead to that world darts final. back to you. and now to the tech world — is siri snooping on people? tech giant apple has agreed to pay $95m to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. while apple's lawyers have said they permanently deleted indiviual siri re

the ten—time champion novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals at the australian open after a thrillingctory over spain's carlos alcaraz alcaraz, who beat djokovic in both his wimbledon final triumphs, took the first set 6—4 but from that point onwards, even though both men broke each other, the serb took control, winning the next three in a match that lasted over three and half hours and finished just before one in the morning. alcaraz, was third seed in melbourne but has never made it past the quarters. djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis. the women's champion, aryna sabalenka, will play paula badosa in the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hat—trick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed, anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the third, but sabalenka turned it around to take the decider. the champions league returns this week. it's the penultimate round of matches, with qualification

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

novak djokovic says he may have played his final australian open after he was forced to retire injureds semifinal against alexander zverev. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal — but fought hard to take the opening set to a tie break. after zverev won it 7—5, djokovic decided the pain was too intense to continue. as he conceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, how the season goes and i want to keep going. but whether i am going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play and i have had the biggest success in my career here. so if i am fit, healthy and motivated, i don't see a reason why i wouldn't come. there is always a chance. zverev will play the reigning champion janik sinner in the final. he beat the american ben shelton after a tight first set which went to a tie break, sinner won the next two 6—2, 6—2. it means the top two seeds will fa

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

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

the crowd firmly on the side of novak djokovic and after racing through the first, he served out thesch and there was still time to finish with a flourish. straight set simplicity for the serbian. his place in the next round secured. a semi—finalist last year, coco gauff, hoping to go one better this time around, taking the first set 6—4. she soon had a break in the second... but she strikes again. ..and was able to make the most of it. she'll face belinda bencic in the last 16. also through is the defending champion arina sabalenka, getting the better of clara tauson on a good day for the favourites in melbourne. alex fletcher, bbc news. staying in australia, it's been a very different story for england women who've suffered a heavy defeat to the aussies in the third and final one day international. it means australia hold a 6—0 lead in the points based multi format series, so for england to take the ashes home with them, they'll need to win all three of the t20s and the test match, which is looking very unlikely. patrick geary reports. this was a ashes, ashes day. ash gardner batte

the ten—time champion novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals at the australian open after a thrillingning the next three in a match that lasted over 3.5 hours and finished just before 1am. alcaraz was third seed in melbourne but has nver made it past the quarters. djokovic remains in contention for a record—breaking 25th grand slam singles title. djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis. he beat the american tommy paul in four sets to reach the last four for the second sraight year. the women's champion, aryna sabalenka, is into the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hat—trick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the decider, but turned it around to take the decider 6—3. and she will play paula badosa, who stunned the world number three coco gauff. the spaniard, who almost quit tennis last year with a chronic back condition, won in straight sets to rea

novak djokovic is going for a record extending iith australian open men's title — he begins his campaign nishesh basavareddy. the former world number one though says he wants to "focus on tennis" . after claiming in a magazine interview that he'd been "poisoned" when detained in a melbourne hotel three years ago. djokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination against covid. attention also turns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach. it gives me motivation and inspires me really to be spending time on the court. and we communicate a lot. we talk about a lot of different things. he's trying to understand me on different levels, and so he's he's very meticulous, he's very dedicated, professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised with his dedication and professionalism, you know, considering he's never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. six golfers shared the opening round lead in the sony open — as first round play in honolulu was halted due to darkness. h

i the novak djokovic—nick kyrgios doubles partnership is over for now.e brisbane international were beaten in the second round by nikola mektic and michael venus. kyrgios and djokovic famously didn't get along which made it something of a surprise to see them teaming up here. but both are using the event as a warm up for the australia 0pen which starts on january 12th. world number two iga swiatek steered poland into the united cup quarterfinals with 2—1win over the czech republic. they had lost the men's singles but swiatek always looked like levelling things against karolina muchova. and after winning that tie 6—3, 6—4, she then went on to help hubert hurkacz make amends for losing to tomas machac, overcoming him and muchova in the mixed doubles. and great britain are taking on australia in the united cup. and in a weird twist of fate, britain's katie boulter has gone up against her fiance alex de minaur. the teams shook hands beforehand. boulter and de minaur shared a little kiss, which was cheered by the crowd in sydney, having recently announced the

whilst in the men's draw, the number one seed novak djokovic is already into the last eight. frenchman gael monfils in straight sets, and will now play america's reilly opelka next. in the nba america they might be struggling with injuries, but the new york knicks are showing no signs of stopping, as they extended their winning streak to nine matches, beating utahjazz 109—103. it's not going so well for the dallas mavericks. since losing their star man luka doncic, they've now lost three of their last four. the mavericks were beaten by the houston rockets 110—99, and their head coach jason kidd says they have be able to find a way to win, without doncic. i think it isjust... injuries are, no matter what, i think it isjust... injuries are, no matterwhat, illness, you know, it was dealt with. and we believe that we always have a chance to win and unfortunately we did not win these last couple of games on these last couple of games on the road. we can learn from it and now we have got to go back home. in the nfl, there'll be no record breaking moment for philadelphia eagles star