well let's go to tennis now and a world number 2 rafael nadal has announced he will not take part in the u.s. open this year earlier the madrid open his home term that was cancelled male and female tennis players traditionally use the event to prepare for the french open which is still set to take place organizers in spain felt the current rise in cases meant a cancellation it was the only responsible action rafael nadal is the tournaments record a winner. that's your news update at this hour and don't forget you can always get the latest information our round the clock on our website at the d w dot com i'm claridge's and berlin thanks so much for joining us. images of those cars and. blue studios are kind of documents lives and bygone era on and leads to those living today. are guarding guns us ministers in the box. calling.

and tennis world number 2 rafael nadal has announced he will not take part in the u.s. open this year earlier at the madrid open his home tournaments was cancelled male and female tennis players traditionally use the event to prepare for the french open which is still set to take place now organizers in spain felt the current rise in cases meant that a cancellation was the only responsible thing to do rafael nadal is the tournaments record winner. let's get a reminder now of our top story here on d w 11 on's capital beirut is in shock after 2 massive explosions devastated the city the blasts tore through the city's ports killing at least 100 people and leaving thousands injured and we're looking now at live pictures of the site of the disaster down at beirut's ford we see rescue workers active there still searching for people under the rubble thousands have been injured as we said hospitals are overloaded and there are more and more calls for international help to arrive in you. you're watching the news coming up next hour show eco africa thanks for watching. i'm going.

rafael nadal hasn't chosen to travel.choosing to stay, roger federer back to the men's draw. an easier path for djokovic? he's a hot favourite. if you don't have nadal and federer, djokovic will be a clear favourite. there other players like stefano tsitsipas, it wouldn't be surprising if one of those did win the title, but djokovic is the favourite. a few things to worry about is a few neck problems. he's been involved in the tennis players association, not break breakaway from the atv tour. a lot of flak he's had from certain people to deal with. he doesn't normally play tennis the week before a grandson slam, but he was on court for nine hours —— a grand slam. he's absolutely a very clear favourite to win an 18th absolutely a very clear favourite to win an18th grand absolutely a very clear favourite to win an 18th grand slam. such an atmosphere in new york. the crowds are atmosphere in new york. the crowds a re really atmosphere in new york. the crowds are really raucous. do you think will favour over the fortnight, th

rafael nadal and ash barty among those not taking part because of fears over travelling to the us, which world no 3 dominic thiem says it was inevitable that a player would test positive at the event. there are so many people involved in this tournament and the possibility that somebody is going to be positive is pretty high, so ijust wish all the best to benoit paire. hopefully nobody else is positive, as well. that is the most important thing. of course, after he gets healthy very soon again, and that's it. british number one johanna konta plays her first match tomorrow against compatriot heather watson. and konta has risen two places to number 13 in the latest world rankings, thanks to her run to the semi—finals in the western and southern open at flushing meadows last week. she's seeded 9th at the us open. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back with an update in the next hour. now in a special interview on his last day in the job, lord hall reflects on his time as the bbc‘s director general, in conversation with o

joins reigning women's champion bianca andre school of canada and last year's men's champion rafael nadal in skipping the tournament at flushing meadows. now several moto g.p. drivers are lucky to be alive after a high speed crash in austria 7 time world champion bout and tino rossi and spanish rival maverick vin jada's came within a whisker being hit by 2 cartwheeling bikes. a high speed collision between franco moretti delhi and you'll hunt sako resulted in the terrifying scenes remarkably all 4 riders were left relatively unscathed later morbidity queues sark 0 being quote almost a murderer what he said was aggressive broad. you're watching news to get you know get all the latest news information around the clock on our website at safety w dot com i'm terry marchin to find me on twitter if you want to reach me at t.m. give strict thanks for watching. i'm skin the. that's hot and in the end it's the meat you don't want a month of the year and more we will send you back. are you familiar with this. witness smuggler's one minus the what's your story 'd. i'm a woman and women especially in

the organisers after some high profile pull—outs because of the coronavirus pandemic, including rafael nadalne has extended his contract to 2022, taking him beyond next year's world cup. the former wigan coach took over last year, but has yet to take charge of a match due to england's schedule for this year being postponed. it's been another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. the race is an important warm up for this month's tour de france. primoz roglic won today's second stage to take the leader's yellowjersey, with froome losing more time to team mate egan bernal, who slips to fourth overall. nick parrot reports. after a disappointing opening stage, chris froom got a pep talk from his indios team—mate, egan burnell. the champion says he wants the briton alongside him for cycling's biggest race. the colombian is just 23 years old and grand enough to realise the experience of others can help his experience. his immediate one is to win the criterium du dauphine. the second stage was billed as the hardest of the race and, with less than five miles ag

rafael nadal has said that people "i love around me" forced him to take the decision not to defend hisves playing in new york but felt unable to take a long trip without knowing what could or could not happen. he announced yesterday that he won't be taking part in the tournament later this month. the tournament is still big, you know? it's a grand slam. i am not the kind of person that are saying iam not arrogant enough to say the tournament is not be because i'm not playing. there important players there, other important players are not travelling there. under the circumstances, it's still a grand slam and the person who wins it will still feel like the winner of the grand slam. it will be under special circumstances with a lot of important players not travelling there, so we'll see. won't be the same without a former major champion, will it? the coronavirus pandemic put paid to the first two majors of the golfing calendar — the masters and the open were both called off earlier this year. but the us pga will be played, starting tomorrow, albeit behind closed doors. new world number on

on the hummus with all the sporting glue it is raining us open champion rafael nadal pulls out of this year's tournament citing concerns over the corner virus pandemic. to begin with our breaking news from lebanon and the massive explosion that shaken the capital beirut 70 people have been confirmed dead and the lebanese health ministry says around 3700 people have been injured security officials say the blast happened in a warehouse at the port which had been housing $2750.00 tons of ammonium nitrate the 6 years lebanon's president has branded that unacceptable the cabinet is expected to declare a state of emergency in beirut when it holds an emergency meeting on wednesday into monohan report. a massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital the blast sent shock waves across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. and injuring hundreds. the streets were filled with panic and confusion as people try to make sense of what happened. much of this my call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries all because of the loss the last company up my call was like this on a

bianca andreescu dropped out today, citing the coronavirus pandemic, as did rafael nadal.williams will compete in new york. today, they played each other in kentucky, where serena won and leads the all-time series 19-12. up next, a man in a wheelchair is saved as a train barrels towards him. you're about to hear from the hero officer. h to believe it's not a movie. a man in a wheelchair is stuck on the train tracks. a train is barreling at him. without a second to spare, a hero police officer leaps into hero police officer leaps in cbs' mola lenghi has the incredible story. >> reporter: at >> reporter: at a busy railroad crossing in lodi, california, officer erika urrea knew something was out of place. >> as i was passing the tracks, i saw the gentleman on the tracks, sitting in his wheelchair. and it looked like he was kind of wiggling, like he was stuck. he's stuck on the tracks. >> reporter: her body camera shows that as she approached, a train was also approaching, and the man in the wheelchair was stuck. >> so, what i saw was the rear right wheel. it was actually in t

rafael nadal and and ash barty among those not taking part because of fears over travelling to the ustable that a player would test positive at the event. there are so many... people involved in this tournament and the possibility that somebody is going to be positive is pretty high, so i just wish all the best to bete noire and hopefully no one else is positive as well, that's the most important thing. hopefully benoit will get well soon again. that's it. that's all the sport for now. the eat out to help out scheme ends today in the uk. it's been enormously popular with 64 million discounted meals dished up in 84,000 restaurants and cafes across the uk. the idea was to help the hospitality industry get going again after the lockdown. the 50 percent discount applied monday to wednesday throughout august up to a maximum of £10 per person — and there have been calls for it to continue — as our business correspondent katy austin reports. trade has been sizzling this august in the olive cafe in bournemouth. its owner and chef credits the eat out to help out scheme for being fully booked m

open champ rafael nadal has announced he's skipping the tournament because of coronavirus concerns. the world's top women's tennis ashleigh barty says she will also skip the tournament because of covid. the u.s. open will begin later this month. kenneth, mona? >> megan, thank you. >>> time now for a look at your wednesday morning weather. what's left of tropical storm isaias has moved into canada after causing widespread damage from north carolina to upstate new york. the winds from the storm were so powerful in ocean city, maryland, they powered this ferris wheel, forcing it to rotate by itself. checking today's forecast, drying out on the east coast, in the 80s from washington to boston. 70s from chicago to minneapolis today, where thunderstorms are possible and another sunny day across much of the west coast. 76 in los angeles. >>> coming up, why winding finding clorox wipes is still a challenge and will be for a long time. >>> also ahead, president trump changes his tune when it comes to mail-in voting. >>> and a tourist looking for the perfect picture snaps off a priceless piec

organizers in spain felt the current rise in cases meant a cancellation was the only responsible action rafael nadal is the tournaments record winner. let's get a reminder now of our top story we're following for you here on g.w. lebanon's capital beirut is in shock after 2 massive explosions devastated city of blasts tore through the city's port killing at least 100 people and leaving thousands injured rescue workers are searching for survivors. you're watching d.w. news coming up next did any business with bends resilin thank you for watching. me more so. discounted and inexpensive but i am. they're suffering any environment is crying out. for the new trend healthy eating and feeding resource the. price war on the plates how good is cheap. made in germany. in 60 minutes on t w. in the height of climate change. africa's most of. what's in store for. the indians to make up for their futures in the. e.-w. comes quick and mega city to double digits in such a clear cut or. a new era has become. a fire point you feel it must. be inflamed. leno managed his 1st. blazes are still there for a piece of. flam

some star players including defending men's champion rafael nadal have opted out.re is out of the tournament after testing positive for covid-19. players and coaches will be sequestered throughout the tournament and front line workers will be honored each night. >>> now to the coronavirus. more colleges and universities are seeing a surge in covid-19 cases. some are sending students into quarantine. but others, they're closing dorms altogether. earlier i spoke with dr. alok patel about the latest headlines. cases at georgia tech have more than doubled in one week, and new york's governor has sent a medical s.w.a.t. team to suny oneonta. four dorms are quarantined at utah state and in california we just heard cal state chico has canceled in-person classes because of a spike in cases. what should parents need to know? should kids immediately come home when cases are reported? >> colleges are going to have outbreaks. it's going to happen. so it comes down to what they'll do to mitigate the spread and colleges should have some type of ability to isolate and quarantine

rafael nadal and ash barty among those not taking part because of fears over travelling to the us whichit was inevitable that a player would test positive at the event. there are so many people involved in this tournament and the possibility that somebody is going to be positive is pretty high. ijust wish all the best to benoit and hopefully nobody else is positive as well, that's the most important thing. of course after benoit gets healthy very soon again and that's it. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. almost 900,000 migrants arrived in greece back in 2015. today, those numbers are much lower. but the flow of people coming from turkey into greece, continuing through the balkans towards western europe, has picked up once more. the eu s borderforce, frontex, says the balkans route is now the most active route for migrants, with more than 9,000 people making the journey in 2020, up 70 percent since this time last year. many migrants make the difficult journey from northern greece into north macedonia, then serbia and on to bosnia, before reaching wes

it's a boost for the organisers after some high profile pull outs, including rafael nadal.players about travelling to america because of the coronavirus pandemic. djokovic says it wasn't an easy decision to make, but the prospect of competing again made him really excited. there will be no fa cup replays next season, in an attempt to ease pressure on the football calendar. the competition will start with the extra preliminary round on i september and the final is due to be played on 15 may next year. fa cup prize money has been halved to £1.8m because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the efl cup semi—finals will be reduced to one leg. there was a thrilling finish to the first champions league quarter final. remember all the games in the latter stages are being played in a straight knockout tournament in lisbon. atalanta were on course for a huge upset against paris saint germain. the italian side were 1—0 up as the game ticked into injury time and that's when psg pounced. two goals in the space of three minutes sent the french champions through to the se

. >> reporter: notable stars like rafael nadal and roger federer sitting out. novak, john and andy playing. on the women's side serena williams, coco gauff, sloan stevens. naomi osaka sidelined with a hamstring injury. >> i have more notches under my belt with no fans. it will take me back to when i first satarted on tour. >> reporter: robin montgomery, the youngest player making her debut, isolation in the bubble hasn't burst her excitement. >> i'm really excited to play against these top players. i want to take this moment and enjoy everything about it. it's such a great opportunity. of course, i want to win. >> reporter: still no word on whether naomi osaka will take to the court. ibm will blast crowd noise from last year's matches into the empty arthur ashe stadium. billy jean king said in life champions adjust. guys? >> i love what she said dash d dare a -- and i want to one. >>> coming up the shocking loss of chadwick boseman. we learn more about colon cancer and the big programming announcement you won't want to miss. >>> college in the era of covid-19,

rafael nadal won't defend his title at flushing meadows. the covid-19 pandemic is very complicated worldwide and it looks like we still don't have it under control. roger federer won't be there. he's out with injury. so different this year. no rally crowds. all the matches taking place without fans in the stands. >> nadal creeping closer to federer's grand slam title record. it's going a painful thing to miss. andy shoals, thank you so much. >>> for the tenth time in two weeks 1,000 americans are dead from coronavirus. task force members are not sharing the president's sunny outlook. >>> the death toll rising from a massive explosion in lebanon. the president's response could make matters worse. we'll explain. >>> oh, my god! these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a

cases had tripled since then and it was scheduled for race 24th and the race will run the 23rd and rafael nadalushing meadows. the covid-19 pandemic is complicated and it looks like we still don't have it under control and roger federer already out to injury. poppy and jim, you're not going to have those rowdy night crowds and some of the top players in the world are not participating at all. >> andy, it's a shame. a lot of cost to this across the sports world. thanks very much. >> thanks to all of you for being with us today. >> i'm jim sciutto. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. thanks for joining us for the next hour. he still doesn't get it. that's what a source says that's familiar with the president's appearance at the white house coronavirus task force meeting. he does not get it and does not grasp the severity of the crisis that we are now six months into. mind you, yesterday was also the first in-depth task force briefing that the president has joined since april. yes, april. back in the middle of april there were just over half a million cases in the u

being held in a bubble where no spectators are present and some of the world's best players like rafael nadal example are not participating. joining us for more on the economic implications of a tournament is meadows.om flushing i understand you are in one of the offices beneath the stadium, is that correct? lou: that's correct. and happy to be with you on the first day of the u.s. open. vonnie: the first week typically can be a hugely busy week because tickets are usually less expensive and fans get to come in and take in the whole atmosphere of the practice courts. how is it this year with literally no one around but your staff? lou: it is very unusual for all of us. for players, for staff. we ordinarily might have 60,000 or 70,000 people over the course of a day during the first week and this year, we have probably fewer than a couple thousand bodies on the grounds today between players, their coaches, staff, broadcast crews. security, food service, and the like. it is an unusual event. we get to take full advantage of a 42 acre campus to socially dispense everybody and ensure safety first

defending champion rafael nadal said he will not play in this year's u.s.cause of the pandemic. news is coming day after the current number one ranked woman ashleigh barty announced she would be missing the open as well. nadal said the concerns over the pandemic and decision to sit doubt a decision he never wanted to take but rather would not travel. nadal hoped to win the 2020 open, which would have equaled roger federer's grand slam titles. >>> let's talk weather for a minute. it was a big day for severe weather in the big portion of the east coast yesterday. i want to bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins to talk us through this. bill, wow, watching this progress at my place, up here in new york, it was incredible to see with high winds whipping. and there was a considerable amount of damage across the board. >> and there's still a lot of people waiting to get their power on, too, good morning to you, yasmin. isaias showed people that even a strong tropical storm in areas that don't get a lot of storms in the northeast doing a lot of damage. just imagin

tennis world i'm one of the talk of it has equalled rafael nadal's masters 1000 record of 35 career titlesthe serve and chief of the field in new york on saturday with a victory in the western and southern open final against me last round match chalking which winning 1663 and $6.00 full at will also means he is the 1st man to win each masters event at least twice this was the 1st tennis trophy to be awarded since the shooting of jacob blake at the hands of a police officer. i hope that there is some serious change or goes on through the us and that every black man and woman and child can feel safe in their own communities on the streets and i think that's obviously a lot more important than everything going on and i just. want to keep everybody stops that hopefully we can get the right people and make make a change meanwhile djokovic has resigned as head of the a.t.p. as player council he wants to form a new separate independent men's players' association the case it's a player's needs and concerns djokovic has already met resistance from roger federer rafa nadal and andy murray who feel g

rafael nadal has said that people "i love around me" forced him to take the decision not to defend his there will be important players there. there will be other important players without travelling there. of course will be a tournament and fleet neck under special circumstances. but it‘s still a grand slam and the winner will feel it like aware of plan would not grand slam. will be under special circumstances with a lot of important players not travelling there. my feeling. let‘s see. finally the schedule for the resumption of the delayed six nations has been confirmed with the remaining four matches of the competition taking place in the last week of october. ireland and italy still have two matches to fulfill and they will meet at the aviva stadium in dublin on the 24th of october. the fifth and final round of fixtures will all take place a week later on the 31st of october. and that‘s all the sport for now. for me mark edwards, we will see you very soon, for me mark edwards, we will see you very soon, bye—bye. hello. our focus of the last few day has been on the rain for the rest o

open tennis champion rafael nadal has confirmed he won't defend his title at this year's tournament the spaniard has pulled out of the events which begins at the end of august citing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic this year's competition will be staged without fans and will be the 1st grand slam since the main draw at flushing meadows in 1909 to not feature either an adult or roger federer who is currently recovering from knee surgery women's number one ashley barty pulled out last week one team that knows the dangers of coronavirus all too well is the miami marlins having had 18 players test pods of a couple weeks ago they were finally cleared to play again with replacements on tuesday although the game against the baltimore orioles was delayed by 40 minutes as the final test results came in the way it was worth it as the marlins shot out the orioles winning for nothing. over an oakland b. athletics beat the texas rangers 51 but the rangers had the catch of the day infield a great bird who had the night off and was relaxing in the empty stands made it look too easy he caught the

be going to new york because of concerns about coronavirus and also the reigning men's champion rafael nadale prague open on sunday. the world number two from romania beat belgium's elise mertens in straight sets — 6—2, 7—5 — injust over an hour and a half in herfirst event since february. meanwhile japan's kei nishikori has tested positive for covid—19, and pulled out of this week's cincinnati masters, which is actually being played at flushing meadows in new york. nishikori — who's currently ranked 31 in the world — says he's "feeling well" and will now self—isolate, before another test on friday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. the world's oldest giant captive panda bear has celebrated her 37th birthday day. ——38 birthday. she received a kick of bamboo shoots and watermelons are more than 100 fans were there at the birthday party as a zoo. to wish you all the very best. hello there. we had lots of thunderstorms across england and wales on sunday, but it's not every day you see one of these. yes, a waterspout that formed out in the bristol chan

begin his preparation with a term in cincinnati several top players including defending champion rafael nadal have pulled out over fear of the coronavirus 20 time grand slam winner roger federer is also sidelined after nice surgery djokovic has already had coronavirus and recovered. major league soccer's leaving that safe haven of disney world in florida to start its regular season up to $5000.00 fans are allowed to watch if they agree not to sue if they catch the coronavirus well over in texas some dallas fans booed their own players kneeling for the national anthem. both the dallas and nashville teams were showing support for the fight against a racial injustice dallas defender reggie cannon was shocked by what he heard. i think it was absolute disgusting you got fans booing you for people taking a stand for what they believe in when millions of other people support this cause and we've discussed with every team and the league we're going to do and we've got fans blowing us in our own stadium how disgraceful is that on the pitch it was a welcome return both for both teams who were unable to

open champ rafael nadal has announced he's skipping this year's tournament because of coronavirus concerns top women's tennis player, ashleigh barty, says she will also skip the tournament because of covid. the u.s. open will begin later this month. kenneth, mona? >> all right, megan, thank you. >>> now to the statue fail in italy. >> check out this guy posing for a picture in a museum outside venice. he jumps onto the base of a 200-year-old statue, and he breaks off some of its toes. the man, who lives in austria, reportedly told police it was a stupid move. he may face charges. museum officials found the missing pieces for those that don't know, that statue is of napoleon bonaparte's sister pauline. >> he tore off the toes? >> he just had to. >> sir, i implore you, stay away from the statue of david. >> yeah. >> please. >>> coming up, where snow is falling right now this morning. >> what? >>> plus the creative punishment that one couple came up with for their 14-year-old son, who took their pricey range rover. he took the range for a joyride. >>> later, tony bennett's 94th birthday blowo

sony's hit with the sport and 2 great champions one playing one ranked tiger woods rafael nadal let's start with the one who isn't u.s. open tennis champion. rafa nadal has been explaining why he won't defend his title at this year's tournament this minute has pulled out of the event which begins at the end of the month because he's concerned about the coronavirus situation in the u.s. the tournament is played in new york because this year's competition will be staged without fans and will be the 1st grand slam since the 99 u.s. open to not feature either no doubt ovadia federer who is recovering from knee surgery and now says he feels sorry for the stage my personal feeling my house. have long run well. without knowing exactly what can happen. my. situation looks good. and wait for the future. but i've read san francisco tiger woods in the wilds of the top golfers are preparing for their 1st major in fact say moments on usually also usually the page each object is the last major of the year because of the coronavirus situation is met major challenges and it's the 1st major to be play

has decided to play despite others like rafael nadal choosing not to he says he's participation is not a p.r. exercise. no i don't i don't see it that way and i don't think that i'm going to show a different face because. people know my face mostly from the tennis courts there was also not the deciding factor of why i came to new york 1st of all i miss i miss tennis and this competition with federer and nadal and not coming to. 2 tournaments every other top players here i did not make my decision because rafa pulled out the l.a. clippers have taken the lead in the n.b.a. playoff series against the dallas mavericks co i learned was the standout player with 56 points as he looks to win he's 3rd championship with as many different franchises he's won with the san antonio spurs and that's one to wrap his previously the clippers winning this one by 8 points and leading them 2 games to one in the best of 7 series game 4 is on sunday so amazing that fast very scary quiet. place you know you can see the game you know it's. just it's never a rush you know his heart ago i thought this. was incre

djokovic, serena williams, sloan stevens and sofiaken and naomi osaka and out is roger federer and rafael nadal and ashleigh barty and the number two player. all of these two change tomorrow as we get more news so we'll be watching it. it is a fluid situation. and this news coming with the back drop of those historic sports protests that have been happening this past week. we know naomi osaka had a protest previous to the u.s. open and she plans on continuing that platform during this actual tournament. we don't know what form that is going to take as well. so a lot of developments, a lot of moving parts here. >> yeah, absolutely. and we're going to pick up on and the sports world with the nba. but this is on would would have been arthur ash day. that sunday before the tournament begins which again does begin tomorrow. and that would be obviously in honor of arthur ash, a man who was remarkable legend as a tennis player and an activist and protest for racial equality. so there you have it. thank you so much. >>> the boston celtics and toronto raptors on the court at this hour kicking off a day

open tennis tournament rafael nadal confirms he wants to find his title this month in new york because of coronavirus fans. we begin this news in lebanon where politicians have declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut following tuesday's devastating explosion the death toll continues to rise 135 people are now confirmed dead 80 others are still missing around 5000 people injured several port officials are being put under house arrest from beirut and as a result a honda begins our coverage. the people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and come. they hand the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble telling them what. my hus

open tennis champion rafael nadal has confirmed he won't defend these title at this year's tournament the spaniard has pulled out of the event which begins at the end of august citing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic this year's competition will be staged without fans and will be the 1st grand slam since the main draw at flushing meadows in 1990 to not feature either an adult or roger federer who is recovering from knee surgery at all says he feels safer at home at this stage. my personal feeling my hearts. have long rattles. without knowing exactly what can happen. at all in that situation. and wait for it or. one team that knows the dangers of coronavirus wellies major league baseball's miami marlins having had 18 players test positive a couple of weeks ago they were finally cleared to play again with replacements on tuesday although the game against baltimore orioles was delayed by 40 minutes as the final test results came in the way it was worth it as the marlins shut out the orioles winning for nothing. over in oakland the athletics beat the texas rangers 51 but the rangers h

she joins rafael nadal who will also not be competing.ever, the number one ranked men's player, novak djokovic who tested positive in june after some would argue some irresponsible behavior that ended up making him more vulnerable to the virus says he will be competing. >>> and new zealand's prime minister has extended a lockdown on the country's biggest city auckland after the discovery of a new outbreak. this comes after the country had reported zero locally transmitted cases for 102 straight days. >>> dr. anthony fauci joined actor matthew mcconaughey for a discussion on instagram live. mcconaughey asked about herd immunity. the idea of just letting the virus spread unchecked. fauci said the american public is simply not equipped for that. take a listen. >> if you look at the united states of america with our epidemic of obesity as it were and the number of people with hypertension, with the number of people with diabetes, if everyone got infected, the death toll would be enormous, and totally unacceptable. >> joining me now is msnbc s

open at the same venue djokovic has decided to play despite this like rafael nadal choosing not to say he's participation is not a p.r. exercise no i don't i don't see it i don't think that i'm going to show a different face because. people know my face mostly from the tennis courts there was also not the deciding factor of why i came to new york 1st of all i miss i miss tennis i miss competition with federer and. not coming to. 2 tournaments every other top players here i did not make my decision because rafa pulled out. fernando alonso has finished his final practice session of sunday's indy 500 the former f one champion is making his 3rd team to clinching motorsports triple crown having already won the monaco grand prix on the mall 24 hours you could only post the 23rd 4th 5th time on friday in indianapolis though that means he will still 26th on the grid. a tie moto g.p. world champion mark mark is will miss at least the next 2 months of the world championship injured he's right on that last month spanish is not expected to return at least until december we go 3. that's all we'll l

open at the same venue djokovic has decided to play despite others like rafael nadal choosing not to he says his participation is not a p.r. exercise. no i don't i don't see it that way and i don't think that i'm going to show a different face because the people know my face mostly from the tennis court so that was also not the deciding factor of why i came to new york i 1st of all i miss i miss tennis and it's competition with federer and nadal invoking not coming to. 2 tournaments every other top players here i did not make my decision because ruffo pulled out of the n.b.a. playoffs and the l.a. clippers have taken the lead in this series against the dallas mavericks chua and it was the standout player with 36 points as he looks to win his 3rd championship with his 3rd different franchise he's won with a stone in 10 years has in the to run turn back to the clippers won this one by 8 points and now lead the mavs 2 games to one in the best of 7 series game force on sunday it's amazing though that fast pace required to get this place you know you can see the game you know what's crazy

it's a boost for the organisers after some high profile pull outs — including rafael nadal and women'serica because of the coronavirus pandemic. there will be no fa cup replays next season, in an attempt to ease pressure on the football calendar. the competition will start with the extra preliminary round on 1 september, and the final is due to be played on 15 may next year. meanwhile, the efl cup semi—finals will be reduced to one leg. mark selby has turned round his semifinal against ronnie o'sullivan at the world snooker championships. resuming the match at 5—3 down, selby put in a gritty performance at the crucible. he won six out of eight frames in the afternoon session, crucially taking the last one to lead 9—7. it's also tight in the other semi between kyren wilson and qualifier anthony mcgill. they're level at eight frames all with wilson winning six of this morning's eight frames. it's been another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. the race is an important warm up for this month's tour de france. primoz roglic won today's second stag

prevented her from pairing properly for the competition the canadian joints reigning men's champion rafael nadal in skipping the grand slam. that news will bode well for 23 time grand slam champion serina williams she beat she was beaten by andrea scare in last year's final and she's been warming up in her 1st official told them it in more than 5 months in kentucky serena was up against a venus williams in the 2nd round of the lexington open in what was the 31st professional meeting in a rivalry that stretches back 22 years where she battled back from a set down to beat her older sister 366-3642 reach the course of foreigners. former f one champion fernando alonso has suffered a setback to his hopes of winning the indy $500.00 the spaniard crashed in the final hour of thursday's practice session was making his 3rd attempt at winning the final leg of most sports triple crown having already won the monaco grand prix on the mall 24 hour. in the n.b.a. bubble damian lillard was the star of the show for the portland trailblazers he's called 42 points is the edge pass the brooklyn nets with a one poin

germany's young lennon strophes to reach the last fall which is one win away now from equalling rafael nadal's record haul of 35 masters titles. he'll be joined in the last 4 bottomless ryan it is the canadian coming back from a set down he said the match points to defeat for crying of it take 846-7675 the world in the 30 aiming to win his 1st masters title game. manchester united star paul pogba has been left out of francisco after testing positive for corona virus the world cup winner of the now self isolate for 14 days will miss france's nations league game in sweden on saturday in a home game against croatia 3 days later english premier league team chelsea reporting that 4 of their players have carded 19 a further 4 in quarantine that same with tested at the end of last week on returning to pre-season training chelsea kick off their new season gets bronson on september the 14th and when jason roy is pulled out of england's t 20 squad for the series against pakistan he'll miss the 3 matches against the former world champions due to a side string the series which starts in friday meant to be

kiki burton's fellow world number one ash barty who withdrew last month defending men champion rafael nadalhas also pulled out plenty of stars competing at golf's p.g.a. championship the 1st major in 13 months but it's a little known chinese player who has taken round 2 by storm has moved to 8 under par in san francisco. that's free of the fear of staying in the u.s. and the f.b.i. continues at disney world no booking box top spot in the eastern conference on thursday but they had to do it the hard right the box with 19 points down against miami heat at one stage. to compile and chris middleton scored 33 points age as the bucs recovered to eventually win by 40 in our psyches and i joe the calgary flames approach to the stanley cup playoffs on thursday i faced the british jets in edmonton it was going for the best of 5 series but the flight was widely the 50 caliber and say listen to the for nothing when. i'm here is the at learn surprise big blue jays for for. me has tightened up its coronavirus rings after a few outbreaks and they celebrations took social distancing to a new level but i ca

one ash barty who withdrew last month or because of coronavirus fields defending men's champion rafael nadal 2016 when a stand of inca and nick carriers have also pulled out and there's been another positive test of a low risk cardinals baseball so their game on friday against it you had to be perspire and the cardinals who previously announced 13 tests have not now played for 9 days which means their fixtures backlog is really starting to build up the postponed t 20 cricket world cup in australia will now be delayed by 2 years until 2022 the tournament was thought of by the pandemic but cannot be held next year because there was already another one planned in india which is still going ahead it's also been confirmed the women's 50 over world cup in new zealand has been moved from next year to 2022 and pakistan if they're in a good position to win the 1st test against england after day 3 pringles bowl is fighting hard to get them back into the match currently taken it's pakistan continuing to build on that substantial 1st innings advantage by late by 244 rounds and we finished with some posi

prevented her from preparing properly for the competition the canadian joins reigning men's champion rafael nadal in skipping the grand slam event. that news will bode well for 23 time grand slam champion serena williams she was beaten by andrea in last year's final and she's been warming up in her 1st official tournament in more than 5 months in kentucky serena was up against us to venus in the 2nd round of the lexington open in what was the 31st professional meeting in a rivalry that stretches back 22 years she battled back from a sit down to beat her older sister 366-3642 reach the quarter finals. a setback for former formula one world champion fernando alonso as hopes of winning the indy 500 the spaniard crashed in the fryer of those practices a long answer is making his 3rd attempt at winning the final leg of motorsports triple crown having already won the monaco grand prix and lamont 24 hour. another boost for england's resurgence summer of cricket they've enticed archrivals australia for $31.00 day internationals and 3 t 20 s. next month will take place in a fire secure environment like th

play in protest against social injustice tennis will number one never talk of it as equal the rafael nadal's masters 1000 record of 35 career titles the serb chief the feat in new york on saturday with victory in the western and southern open final against me last round match jacobites winning 1663 and 6 for that win also means he is the 1st man to win each masters event at least twice earlier this week the tournament also experienced player protests at the shooting of jacob blake i hope that there is some serious change or goes on through the us and that every woman and child can feel safe in their own communities on the streets meanwhile talk of h. has resigned as head of the a.t.p.'s player council he wants to form a new separate independent men's players' association to cater to players needs and concerns djokovic has already met resistance from roger federer rafa nadal and andy murray who feel given the coronavirus pandemic this is not an appropriate time for his idea there's been a couple of groups of $200.00 plus players that have been formed. create covidien also during cove it and s

rafael nadal won't defend his us open title when the tournament starts later this month.ic is "not under control". it means that the us open will be the first grand slam event since the year 2000 not to feature either nadal or roger federer. the swiss player is recovering from knee surgery. rory mcilroy will have tiger woods for company when he tees off at the uspga tomorrow. the all—star group will be completed by the new world number one justin thomas. it's the first major golf tournament to be held since the start of the pandemic, and in line with most other sports, there will be no crowds in san francisco. and woods says it'll be a little calmer out on the course. it's different than most of the times when you go from green to tee, people yelling or trying to touch you. you know, that part is different. as far as energy, while i am competing and playing, that's the same. i'm pretty intense when i play and pretty into what i'm doing. he will have to deal with the weather in san francisco. it is expected to be chilly and cold. that's all from us for now, more sport on t

mean there will not be any fans or a number of top players, including men's defending champion rafael nadal. those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 31st. >>> good monday morning. thank you for starting your week with us. will reeve is going to be with us all week. >>> we begin this half hour with the devastation in louisiana days after hurricane laura. >> at least 18 people were killed in louisiana and texas. more than 300,000 still in the dark with no electricity in louisiana. and officials say power and water outages could last for weeks. some people are now living in hundreds of thousands of people still in dire need. no electricity or water. in hard-hit lake charles, many are living in their cars with temperatures feeling like the triple digits. >> we just do the best that we can. if it rains, we stand out in the rain just to cool ourselves off. >> reporter: this new drone video showing hurricane laura's destruction along this street. at this walmart, hundreds of storm victims lining up for food and supplies. >> we were just passing by, i saw the salvation army over th

high—profile withdrawals from the event, due to fears over travelling to the united states, with rafael nadalt, to be honest, it willjust take me back to when i first started on tour, and not too many people at my matches. i‘m still going to compete just as hard regardless, whether there are fans or not. that is all the support for now. more throughout the day. rachel, back to you. holly, thank you very much. now on bbc news, it‘s time for your questions answered we‘ve been asking you to send in your questions on why coronavirus cases around the world are continuing to rise, but deaths remain relatively low in comparison to earlier in the pandemic in many places. with me to answer some of them is professor chris smith, who‘s a consultant medical virologist at the university of cambridge. and linda bauld who‘s a professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. great to have you both with us. we might as well just great to have you both with us. we might as welljust dive straight in. linda, let me start with you. a question that has come in from karen davis duncan in portsmouth. do yo

rafael nadal won't defend his us open title when the tournament starts later this month.illing finish to the final one day international as ireland beat the world champions, england. it all went down to the last couple of balls in southampton. kevin o'brien hitting the winning runs as ireland chased down their target of 329. england had already won the series, but this was a significant win for ireland — just their second ever win over england. from southampton to old trafford, where england's test team start their 3—match series against pakistan this morning as long as it's not raining of course. there's still a big question mark over the fitness of star man ben stokes. he's been struggling with an injury since the end of the series against the west indies, and england will make a late decision as to whether he's fit to bowl as well as bat. fingers it does crossed not rain but it does not look too good. thank you and see you later on. sales of new cars are on the rise, but they have a long way to go before they fully recover from the pandemic. nina is at a car showroom i