pliskova, someone touted asa victories.skova, someone touted as a future champion, the number two seed. she knocked out angelique gerber, so anastasia pavyluchenkova has had some really big victories and that is going to boost her as well. garbine muguruza, we have a woman who knows how to win is a grand slam champion herself and despite the fact she didn't enjoy the best and 2019, she is coming to this and built some momentum so this one could be a close one i think that experience might tell with her again in that opening set. what a performance from simona halep. it was breathtaking. looking her place with a win against kontaveit and when you win like that, you feel perhaps the champion we're looking at right there, it a breathtaking performance. really composed, very cool and dominant and you just wonder, is she going to be the person to be this year. stanislas barranco, he goes up against zverev. —— wawrinka. we expect zverev to go far into the tournament. his first four matches. to be disparaging, they haven't been ag

elsewhere, karolina pliskova retained her brisbane international title. in three sets in sunday's final. pliskova won 6—4, 4—6, 7—5 to take the title for the third time in four years. it's the 16th wta title of her career. in the nfl play—offs, kansas city chiefs are through the afc championship after beating houston in their divisional play—off game. patrick mahomes led the way in one of the most incredible comebacks. the chiefs scored four touchdowns in second quarter, three for travis kelce, coming from 211—0 down to eventually win 51—31. they'll host tennessee titans in next week's championship game. meanwhile, seattle are at green bay in the nfc divisional play—off. it's currently 14—3 to the packers, in the second quarter. san francisco 49ers are waiting for the winners of that one. cricket, and west indies have beaten ireland by five wickets in the third and final one—day international in grenada, to complete a 3—0 series whitewash. ireland batted first after west indies won the toss, and they were bowled out forjust 203, despite the efforts of ski

pliskova, the second seed,is again today.da bencic knocked out. and we suddenly find that we have only got four of the women's top ten left. garbine muguruza beat another seed, and this is what often happens at the women's draw, particularly at grand slams. there weren't many u psets grand slams. there weren't many upsets in the first couple of rounds, but then suddenly it looks a little bit more familiar now. simona halep is still and ash party of australia is still in and they are probably the two players who still —— ashleigh barty of australia. they are the two players who still have a hope. we know the british interest in the singles have obviously ended. we saw jamie murray in the singles have obviously ended. we sanamie murray in action, but a disappointing result for them today. they went out in the second round, playing two very good singles players which can be awkward at times, particularly as they are out of the singles and they have got nothing to lose. again it was one of these final set tie—break, which went ag

pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open.but she's yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic took the atp cup final to a deciding doubles rubber, with victory over rafael nadal in sydney. spain went 1—nil up thanks to roberto bautista agut‘s victory in the morning singles, before the world's top two players took to the court. djokovic broke nadal twice in the opening set to take it 6—2 but nadal didn't go down without a fight, forcing a tie—break in a much tighter second set, only for djokovic to hold on. nadal said he didn't have enough energy to play in that deciding doubles but had complete faith in his team. they appear to be missing him though because djokovic alongside viktor troicki have taken the first set 6—3, leading pablo carreno busta and feliciano lopez. 16 points clear in the premier league following a record number of wins this season — liverpool manager jurgen klopp feels there remains room for improvement. no other team has started a season as well as liverpool in europe's top five leagues — a one

pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open.empting to get serbia back on level terms with spain, in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets to put the spaniards ahead. and world number two djokovic broke world number one rafael nadal twice in the first set of their singles match, to take it 6—2. it‘s going with serve in the second set. the pair could be back on court again straight after this match — they‘re both expected to play if the tie goes to a deciding doubles. 16 points clear in the premier league following a record number of wins this season — liverpool manager jurgen klopp feels there remains room for improvement. no other team has started a season as well as liverpool in europe‘s top five leagues — a one nil win over tottenham gave them their 20th win from their opening 21 matches —not that they‘ll sit back and rest on that record run. i will continue this so strong so said he will not get up, whatever pep guardiola says. then we have to play there and stuff like

pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open.lbourne last year, but she's yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic has taken the atp cup final to a deciding doubles rubber, with victory over rafael nadal in sydney. spain went i—nil up thanks to roberto bautista agut‘s victory in the morning singles, before the world's top two players took to the court. and djokovic broke nadal twice in the opening set to take it 6—2. but nadal didn't go down without a fight, taking the second set to a tie—break. the pair are likely to be back on court again straight after this match — they're both expected to play in the deciding doubles. 16 points clear in the premier league following a record number of wins this season — liverpool manager jurgen klopp feels there remains room for improvement. no other team has started a season as well as liverpool in europe's top five leagues — a one nil win over tottenham gave them their 20th win from their opening 21 matches — not that they'll sit back and rest on that record run. 0ur contenders

rod laver arena first up against home favourite ajla tomljanovic, followed by second seed karolina pliskovae in the night session rafael nadal continues his bid for a second title here but a 20th grand slam title overall, something he says he's not concerned about, though. this variant of will also be playing. on margaret court arena — sixth seed belinda bencic is playing former french open champion jelena ostapenko. men's fourth seed daniil medvedev follows on from that one while 2014 champion stan wawrinka features in the night session, as does fifth seeded ukranian elina svitolna in the women's draw. should we expect any shocks in the evening session later? possibly. we are looking out for them. we will see simona halibut in action later on. she faces harriet died, the first match in the evening session on the rob lever arena full what a moment for the young british player against the wimbledon champion and numberfour seed. against the wimbledon champion and number four seed. rafael nadal is last up on rod labour. we know a lot about him, don't we? made it through the final here last yea

but heather watson produced a tremendous performance to beat the world number 64, kristina pliskova.hn watson has at melbourne park for us with the gb davis cup captain leon smith. disappointment for dan evans in what has been very blustery conditions here today and that has affected things for him. leon smith the davis cup captain is here, and he will be disappointed because he has played some great matches this year. very disappointing when you go out early ina grand disappointing when you go out early in a grand slam especially when you are ina in a grand slam especially when you are in a seated position but he will leave here having played the atp cup and adelaide and now here and he has played some great tennis and he is on the right path, getting a seeding here. his performances in the 80 —— atb cup were outstanding. he will be disappointed but onwards and upwards from here. his opponent is a tough left—handed player vince said afterwards he just felt he played the conditions better than he did. it is still blowing a gale behind us, unpredictable, it is not moving in one direct

not a particularly tough morning's work, for karolina pliskova, who came through comfortably againststina mladenovic. a talented grand slam champion, and certainly deserves one, her talent deserves it. she lost last year to naomi osaka, and she will be hoping she can produce an impressive run, perhaps beyond the semifinals which she reached last year. someone who is already out, konta knocked out already. i am a pretty straight talking person, and if someone is not playing well, then fair enough. are there mitigating circumstances, do you think, forjohanna konta going out? possibly. she has as well been struggling with injuries. we know that. this is only her second tournament back since she competed at the us open last year. she has had a knee problem which affected her in the latter stages of last year. so perhaps having that nastiness as well, and obviously that content with. but she lost against the really tricky opponent today, ons jabeur of tunisia. worth pointing out that konta obviously has been struggling with that knee injury, but she didn't look as though she was troubled

and we have seen karolina pliskova going out, the player eve ryo ne pliskova going out, the player everyoneusive 24 won‘t be as she chases the elusive 2a grand slam, and naomi sacco went out to a 15—year—old, coco gough, i do wonder whether this could be one of those fairy tale stories for coco gough after what we have seen played out this year and at wimbledon when she replicated her run to the fourth round, there. she captured the imagination of the british public last week. the australian public getting behind the tournament. a lovely, sunny day in melbourne, what has the atmosphere been like? we we re has the atmosphere been like? we were saying this earlier, it is very different to wimbledon. if you spin the camera around, you can see there is one little bar, which is very nice, people enjoying themselves in the sunshine. i wouldn‘t say it is rowdy but more lively than you‘d expect of wimbledon. this is another rather nice bar, as you can see. this looks like the sort of place that charlie hangs out in the uk in the summer! lovely white seating, umbrellas, shady areas. where are you fr

at the australia open, britain's heather watson came from a set down to beat kristyna pliskova in theound but dan evans is out. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. authorities in china say they are at the most critical stage of control a new virus. the rapidly spreading respiratory virus originated in the chinese city of wuhan but there are a number of confirmed cases elsewhere including japan, thailand and now seattle in the united states. the world health organization will consider whether to declare an international public health emergency and the uk is expected to begin monitoring flights arriving from china as part of a series of precautionary measures. the health authorities in china say nine people have died after catching the virus and the vice minister of the virus and the vice minister of the health commission there is a 440 other cases have been confirmed. our health correspondent tulip mazumdar has this report. a city on high alert. wuhan, where this mysterious virus first emerged, is bracing itself. several hospitals in the city are already dealing with hundred

serena williams out, naomi 0saka out and karolina pliskova is also out., beaten finalist last year, he is on top in his match, so he appears as though he will progress. we talk about the matches today, as far as raff is concerned we know about his pedigree and we know how desperate he is to wina and we know how desperate he is to win a second australian title, but he will face nick kyrgios in the next round. nick kyrgios is in action late on. there is some history between these two. no love lost. rafa nadal said nick kyrgios lacked a bit of respect for his sport and himself. nick kyrgios said rafa nadal is super salty. super salty? not a name i have often heard. is there a changing of the guard in women's tennis? serena williams out, 15—year—old coco gauff through? yes, it felt that yesterday. we often talk about it, in the men's game, when will the younger players come through and challenge the established order? it felt like a defining moment in tennis yesterday. serena williams, 38, chasing that elusive 24th grand slam title. it won't be coming this ye

a couple of surprises in the women's draw, as karolina pliskova, the second seed, went out, as did theten by two—time grand slam champion garbine muguruza. simona halep is through. and that is all this bought from us for now. —— the sport. the uk's leading mental health charity for military veterans, combat stress, says it is unable to deal with new cases because of in funding. the charity, which helps treat servicemen and women suffering from complex mental health problems, has lost millions of pounds of support from nhs england. they're known as tough and resilient, but years on the front line can take its toll, with some military personnel like paul smith facing battles with their mental health. i was verbally abusive to my wife, my children. i alienated them. i'd walk round and i'd be looking at escape routes, i'd be looking for people carrying weapons. at night, i'd go to our bedroom and hide behind the bed and cry my eyes out. i'd have nightmares. i'd have flashbacks. paul says the leading charity for veterans‘ mental health, combat stress, saved his life when he was referred to

a couple of surprises in the women's draw though as karolina pliskova — the second seed — went out.the two—time grand slam champion garbine muguruza. wimbledon winner simona halep is through though. in rugby union's premiership, bristol came out on top in the west country derby against gloucester. a superb second half display at ashton gate from bristol after a try—less first half for both sides secured their first premiership win since november. elsewhere today tom homer scored both of bath's tries as they edged past leicester 13—10. sale sharks climbed to third in the premiership after surviving a late fightback to beat leaders exeter 22—19, while wasps hung on to claim a narrow 30—26 bonus—point victory over worcester at sixways. 0nto netball and england are out of the nations cup after defeat to jamaica today. they lost by 70—66 at the copperbox in london to bring their tournament to an end. they trailed by eight goals at half time and managed to reduce the arrears in the second half but not by enough. jamaica will now play world champions new zealand in tomorrow's final. that's

three of the top five seeds also went out today, karolina pliskova, the second seat was one of them.se of elina svitolina, and belinda bencic, the number six seed, is also out. it was a day of upsets in the women's draw, just as we saw u psets in the women's draw, just as we saw upsets yesterday in the shape of naomi 0saka upsets yesterday in the shape of naomi osaka and serena williams going out, as the 15—year—old coco gauff marches on. as things open up in the women's draw, you perhaps get the feeling that the winds of change are blowing through melbourne park this year. it's fa cup fourth round weekend with the first of 10 ties today at griffin park as brentford from the championship host leicester city. it took the premier league sidejust four minutes to take the lead when kelechi ihaenacho scored from close range. these are live pictures from west london with about 30 minutes played. leicester are still leading 1—0. you can watch it right now on bbc one and the bbc sport website and app. and on the iplayer and online — women's fa cup action with the manchester derby. city are t

heather watson came from a set down to beat kristyna pliskova,, but dan evans lost to yoshihito nishiokadart are the only britain's left in the singles draws. arsenal had david luiz sent off early on against chelsea but they came away with a draw — captain hector bellerin scoring a late equaliser to make it 2—2. sergio aguero came off the bench to score manchester city's winner at sheffield united — but city are still 13 points behind liverpool at the top of the table. mo farah have said he is happy for any of his previous samples to be tested after world anti— said it would investigate all athletes who trained with his band former coach. really interesting words from mo farah yesterday. he released a little statement himself, it wasn't through a journalist, he just said it himself. he is happy for any of his samples for previous years gone by to be tested. thank you very much was that we will look at the papers ina minute. was that we will look at the papers in a minute. we would do an update on tidy house. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. lovely to see you in the stu

she came from a set down to beat kristyna pliskova.more i feel happy and confident in myself. i am enjoying my tennis at the moment, especially the tough moments. even in the past, when i have let that get to me or bring me down, it is not affecting me now and thatis down, it is not affecting me now and that is what is making me strong. the bad news is that dan evans is expecting a tough match. he lost in straight sets. the prize of playing novak djokovic was waiting, but he couldn't find a way through. watson is up against the 16th seed. dart faces the formidable prospect of the wimbledon women's champion simon halep. let's talk cricket. the final test in south africa is on friday and all eyes will be onjoffre archer. 2-1 up in series, so england wa nt archer. 2-1 up in series, so england want all their quick bowlers available and jofra archer should be available and jofra archer should be available for that final test in johannesburg on friday. one of the stars of last summer, many thought they would miss it during the series but the

a really good performance from her as she beat pliskova. she says how much she beat pliskova.rmance of harriet, another british player who booked her place in the second round. it means that heather watson and harriet, the two remaining british players left in the singles and we will see both of them in action here on day four. john in melbourne. there were no shocks for the big names with novak djokovic and osaka and serena williams and roger federer through as well. williams is aiming to wind a 24th record equalling grand slam title. the manager says... arsenal got a two all draw against chelsea. chelsea looked to have the game one when they scored in the 81st minute but there is still time to equalise for dot arsenal are ten points behind chelsea in the league. manchester city turned to pass a stubborn united. what a game it was, everton two nil up but then two goals in the last few minutes. a wacky game is how he described it. that is all your support for now. we are now going to president trump. the average and implement rate for my administration is the lowest in recorde

three of the top five seeds also went out today — karolina pliskova, the second seed was one of them. a day of upsets in the women's draw, just as we saw upsets yesterday in the shape of naomi 0saka and serena williams going out, as the 15—year—old coco gauff marches on. as things open up in the women's draw, you perhaps get the feeling that the winds of change are blowing through melbourne park this year. in rugby union's premiership, bristol came out on top in the west country derby against gloucester. a superb second half display at ashton gate from bristol, after a try—less first half for both sides, secured theirfirst premiership win since november. elsewhere today, tom homer scored both of bath's tries as they edged past leicester 13 points to ten. sale sharks climbed to third in the premiership after surviving a late fightback to beat leaders exeter22—19,' while wasps hung on to claim a narrow 30—26 bonus—point victory over northampton at sixways. football is far too dependant on money from gambling sponsorships, that's according to the sports minister, nigel adams. his warning

well, heather watson was also due to play today but her match against czech kristyna pliskova, has beenfive games on the way to a fairly comprehensive victory in melbourne. nadal is looking to win his 20th grand slam and at the same time equal roger federer‘s total. south africa captain faf du plessis has been left out of their squad for the one day series against england next month. wicket keeper batsman quinton de kock will lead an inexperienced squad for the three match series. a third of the 15 players are uncapped. england currently lead the test series between the sides 2—1, with one game left to play following victory in port elizabeth yesterday. one of the world‘s best footballers kylian mbappe has told the bbc that he‘s not considering a move to the premier league not until the end of the season at least. the french world cup winner is currently at paris saint germain and on course to win a third straight league title. despite being linked with moves to real madrid and liverpool he feels he owes some loyalty to the french giants. it is not the moment. everybody will talk about