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welcome back, roger federer!nked 20th in the world, was a determined opponent, if at comeback encouragements, he would have to earn it. it's brilliant tennis from both men! the first set requires a tie—break to win it, federer or produced this... 0h! now his fans might like to perceive roger federer as perfect. of course, he isn't. he wasn't. serve broken there, and the second set went to evans. 6-3. the british number one maintained an inspired level. it was late in the third when federer was finally too good. 7—5 there. can't wait for more. from both men. joe wilson, bbc news. last year's giro d'italia winner tao geoghegan hart has crashed out of the paris—nice cycle race on stage four. the ineos grenadiers rider was fifth in the peloton at the time, with just under 12 miles to go. geoghegan hart did get back on his bike, but had to abandon the race later on. primoz roglic broke away in the last two miles to win the stage. he now leads the race overall by 35 seconds with four stages to go. meanwhile in italy, b

fedor says he is excited to be back on the core in the qatar open. >> a lot has changed since roger federeralked out to prepare for a tennis tournament. the effortless ground are still there despite months away from the court. federer says he is now pain-free. >> i must be feeling good enough otherwise i would not put myself in this position. i am cious to find out how it is going to go. i do not know myself yet. any result is a good result at this point. >> federer had two lots of knee surgery last year. one tournament any particular on his mind. >> i am here to test it all out and go day by day. my first goal is from now until wimbledon, use this time the best i can to build up step-by-step. i have not had any setbacks the last few months and that has been positive for me and makes me believe good times are ahead, but matches are different to practice. i still have a long way to go. >> a record extending ninth wimbledon title in july it seem unlikely but if federer can stay happy and healthy, anything is possible. brent: here is a reminder the top story we are following. tens of thousands

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now his fans might like to perceive roger federer as perfect. of course, he isn't — he wasn't.he paris—nice cycle race on stage four. the ineos grenadiers rider was fifth in the peloton at the time, with just under 12 miles to go. geoghegan hart did get back on his bike, but had to abandon the race later on. primoz roglic broke away in the last two miles to win the stage. he now leads the race overall by 35 seconds with four stages to go. meanwhile in italy, british riders simon yates and geraint thomas finished safely in the main pack at the end of the first stage of the week—long tirreno—adriatico race. while van aert of the netherlands sprinted clear to take the stage win, and the race lead with it. everything else, of course, you can head to the bbc sport website. but that is all your sport for now. hello. march may have come in like a lamb, but the lion has now arrived early. and, after a stormy night, we have a very windy thursday to come — yes, some sunshine, but also heavy, blustery showers. all around an area of low pressure that's sitting to the north of us, but the t

well one of joker's biggest rivals roger federer is getting ready for his 1st competitive match in 14 months he 20 time grand slam champion has been out on practice court head of his return to action at the qatar open federer has had 2 knee operations in an effort to prolong his korea the 39 year old's been given a buy in to the 2nd round in doha he'll face either britain's dan evans michel of france kuala porter is back in charge of football club barcelona and the 58 year old that was elected president by club members on sunday and is returning at a time when the spanish team is facing a fight to maintain his base as one of the biggest clubs in europe for a smile reports. a lawyer and politician who left the club during their greatest period of success. will need to use all his powers of negotiation in the coming months. the future of lino massi will be his top priority the 6 time world player of the year wanted to leave the club before the season began the 33 year old's contract expires this year laporta has to tempt messi with a new deal at a time when the club is around a $1000000

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back to school in england up for another 2 months at home and in sports we're going to hear from roger federer as he prepares to make his comeback to competitive tennis after more than a year away. from. the u.n. human rights chief is urging me and morris police to allow protesters cornered in the elgon to leave safely and without the prices thousands more have defied the nationwide nighttime curfew taking to the streets to express their anger around $200.00 people are still trapped by riot police and the protesters are trying to divert the attention of the police the u.n. special envoy for me and maher has demanded that the protestors be released and then and to quote terror tactics cathy a lopez holder yan has the latest now on the day's protests. back on the streets defying a curfew in myanmar this protest against the military began like others with people marching in the streets of me. but moments later. at least 3 people were shot dead by security forces witnesses say several people were then hit by gunfire from nearby buildings it's. exactly right it's part of an ongoing crackdown on tho

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a lot changed since roger federer last walked out to prepare for a tennis tournament the facemask for starters but the effortless groundstrokes are still there despite months away from the course the federal says he's now a pain free. speech feeling good enough that i was i wouldn't put myself in this position so really curious to find out how it's going to go i really don't know myself yet any results a good result at this point. federer had 2 lots of nice last year for the 39 year old says he never contemplated retirement with one tournament in particular on his mind. i'm really here just to test it all out see how it goes and go day by day my 1st goal is really from all the way to wimbledon use this time the best i can to build up step by step. and not had any setbacks the last few. months and that's been really positive for me and that makes me believe that you know good good times are ahead but. you know much as are different to practice so go a long way to go. a record extending nights wimbledon title in july might seem unlikely right now pretty federer can stay happy and health

and sports we'll hear from roger federer as he prepares to make his comeback to competitive tennis to more than a year away. the un's human rights office is sounding the alarm about demonstrators it says have been surrounded by police in may in ma it's tweeted we are deeply concerned about the fate of some 200 peaceful protesters including women who have been cordoned by security forces again gone and may be at risk of arrest or ill treatment we urge the police to immediately allow them to leave safely and without for prizes. elsewhere there have been reports in local media that 2 people died after police fired on protesters in the northern town of michiana our trade unions are calling for a total economic shutdown in their campaign against the military coup the government has also revoked the licenses of 5 independent media outlets covering the protests scott hartnell is monitoring developments from bangkok in neighboring thailand. there's been some violence in the northern state there are protests up there in the capital city and that turned deadly for 2 protesters gunshot wounds to

tweeted that he'd skipped the tournament to spend more time with his family the serbians arch rivals roger federer and rafael nadal will also miss the miami event through injury. and that's if you're up to date this hour up next is our reporter series stay tuned for that i'll be back with more news headlines at the top of the hour and don't forget as always our web site data dot com and you can follow us on social media as well at g.w. news i'm rebecca ritter's from am the entire tank thanks very much for watching. you're. i'm going to. carefully. listen. to the.

british number one dan evans has set up a second round meeting with roger federer at the qatar open,evans saved ten break points, but eventually came out on top 6—4. and although chardy forced a deciding set, evans won that 6—2 to set up a meeting with federer, who's been training with the 30—year—old brit to prepare for his first tournament since last year's australian open. i have a tough draw, i feel, but let's be honest, any draw would've been a difficult draw after not having played for a year, so... but practice the last few weeks, i really feel like have been really good, so that puts me in a positive mindset for my first round here in doha. former masters champion danny willett has withdrawn from this week's players championship in florida after testing positive for coronavirus. the tournament is due to start on thursday, but willett won't be in the field. it's a setback for the winner of the greenjacket in 2016, with the masters starting in around a month's time. meanwhile, one man hoping to rediscover his form ahead of the first major of the year is the defending champion a

a lot changed since roger federer last walked out to prepare for a tennis tournament the facemask for starters but the effortless groundstrokes are still there despite months away from the course. says he's now pain free. speech feeling good enough that i was i wouldn't put myself in this position so i'm really curious to find out how it's going to go i really don't know myself yet any results a good result at this point. federer had 2 lots of nice last year for the 39 year old says he never contemplated retirement with one tournament in particular on his mind. i'm really here just to test it all out see how it goes and go day by day my 1st goal is really from all the way to wimbledon use this time the best i can to build up step by step. and not had any setbacks the last few. months and that's been really positive for me and that makes me believe that you know good good times are ahead but. you know matches are different to practice so i still got a long way to go. a record extending night wimbledon title in july might seem unlikely right now as a federal can stay happy and healthy a

male tennis player of all time, but for the moment, it's novak djokovic because he has overtaken roger federerin spending the most time at the position of world number one. in fact, djokovic has now been at the top of tennis for 311 weeks. federerjust one week fewer. that is five years and nine months. many have been sending their congratulations to the 33—year—old serb. a message on wimbledon�*s official twitterfeed reads... "a lifelong dream achieved. congratulations to novak traffic djokovic." djokovic has spoken exclusively to the bbc�*s lee james about his achievement, saying he's very lucky to have played in an era with federer and rafa nadal. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all really tall, they are very powerful, they have big serves and everything happens very quickly on the court. i think rafa, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that. i feel like we have been able to do that very well and the rivalries that i had with fedor and nadal over the years have made me also a stronger and a better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and,

the latest head to the bbc sport website. 2a hours after beating british number one dan evans, roger federerreturn after over a year out following two knee operations — but the 20—time major winner was defeated in three sets by georgia's world number 42 nikoloz basilashvili. full back max maylins will make his first start for england in their six nations match against france at twickenham on saturday. after six appearances on the bench, he replaces elliot daly in one of three changes to the side beaten by wales, with luke cowan—dickie starting at hooker and charlie ewels named in the second row. maylins will line up alongside anthony watson and jonny may in the back three. really impressed us since he has been in the squad, he started in autumn, he has got a good kick return game, he has a good feeling for the game, brings pace on the ball and particularly playing against a team like france which had the highest kicking and longest kicking game in the world, the fullbacks are pretty busy, so he will have a bigger role for us. france return to action for the first time since covid—i9 hit the

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for the most weeks as world number one.slam title and his ninth australian open crown in melbourne. his great rivals roger federer and rafa nadal both have 20 slams, but the big three can't stay at the top forever. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all very tall, very powerful, they have big serves and everything happens very quickly on the court so i think rafer, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that but i feel like we have been able to do that very well and the rivalries i have had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also stronger and better player. of me also stronger and better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going and of course each one of us has their own uniquejourney and it's course each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage. we're less than half an hour away from kick off at stamford bridge where it could be a defining night in the race for champions league football. fourth placed chelsea are taking on everton

british number one dan evans will play roger federer at the qatar open, after beating jeremy chardy bys first tournament since last year's australian open. gareth davies comes in to the starting 15 for wales in saturday's match against italy in the six nations. he replaces scrum half kieran hardy who was ruled out with an injury. lock cory hill starts in place of adam beard. wales have won the triple crown and victory in rome would leave them one win away from a second grand slam in three years. 22—year—old swiss rider stefan bissigger won stage three of the paris—nice cycle race. bissigger posted the fastest time on the 8.6 mile time trial course by hundredths of a second, to take the overall lead. it's his first race as a professional and he'll start day four in the yellowjersey. sports coaches who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17—year—olds in their care will be breaking the law — that's under government plans to close a legal loophole in england and wales. it's one of a number of new measures being introduced to parliament today in an effort to overhaul the justice system. l

a lot changed since roger federer last walked out to prepare for a tennis tournament the face mask for starters but the effortless groundstrokes are still there despite months away from the course federer says he's now pain free. feeling good enough that i was i wouldn't put myself in this position so really curious to find out how it's going to go i really don't know myself yet any results a good result at this point. federer had 2 lots of nice surgery last year for the 39 year old says he never contemplated retirement it's one tournament in particular on his mind. i'm really here just to test it all out see how it goes and go day by day my 1st goal is really from all the way to wimbledon use this time the best i can to build up step by step. and not had any setbacks the last few. months and that's been really positive for me and that makes me believe that you know good times are ahead but. you know matches are different to practice so go a long way to go. a record extending nights wimbledon title in july might seem unlikely right now but see federer can stay happy and healthy anythin

novak djokovic has now beaten roger federer�*s record for the most weeks as world number one.derer and rafael nadal both have 20 slams, but the 33—year—old knows the youngsters are coming. the new generation of top men's tennis players are all very tall, they're very powerful, they have big serves, and everything happens very quickly on the court, and so i think rafa, roger, myself, we had to adjust to that, but i feel like we have been able to do that very well. and the rivalries that, obviously, i had with federer and nadal over the years have made me also stronger and better player. of course, they also keep motivating me even more to keep going, and of course each one of us has their own unique journey and it's wonderful to share the stage. now to cycling, where australia's michael matthews is the new leader after the second stage of the paris—nice race. britain's giro d'italia winner tao geoghegan hart is a contender. he's ia seconds off the lead. but the first two stages have both been ones for the sprinter. watch on the right of your screen in black — the flying dutchma

and in sports we'll show you how roger federer got on in his 2nd match since returning from injury. it's exactly a year since the world health organization declared the corona virus outbreak a pandemic every country has been touched by the virus but with the production of vaccine some nations are beginning to see hope according to 326000000 vaccine doses to be to administer it globally nearly 100000000 of them have been given in the u.s. more than 2000000 a day no and the 7 day average number of deaths has hov since january when it recorded more than 4000 new deaths and some days in brazil though it's a different story about 12000000 vaccination doses have been to administer it but on wednesday the country suffered its worst day for related deaths recording more than 2000 for the 1st time and it looks like a 3rd wave could be sweeping parts of the just 44000000 vaccine doses have been given across the block and infections have risen 50 percent in italy in the last 2 weeks. germany has recorded its largest any increase in corona virus cases in more than a month while in france the he

male tennis player of all time, but for the moment, it's novak djokovic because he has overtaken roger federer at the top of tennis for 311 weeks.

whether to run out overseas fans at the take your games and after more than a year out injured roger federer makes a winning return to reach the course of finals that qatar open tennis tournament. target and $1.00 trillion dollar covert relief bill has passed in the u.s. house of representatives is one of the largest economic rescue packages in u.s. history and the 1st major legislative victory for the biden administration the president will sign the bill into law on friday it includes $1400.00 checks to individuals earning less than $80000.00 a year or couples i think less than 160000 the bill also has the biggest increase to federal health aid since the obama era of food. able care act around $34000000000.00 in subsidies will go to expanding that coverage around $55000000000.00 will be allocated to increasing covert $900.00 testing the public health workforce and vaccine distribution while 350 $1000000000.00 will go to state and local governments struggling with huge tax revenue shortfalls well alan fischer is in washington d.c. for us alan it's being called the most progressive bill in u.

but slovenia's premoz roglitch still leads after five stages roger federer has been beaten in the second round of the qatar open. this was his comeback tournament after a year out of action, but he was defeated in three sets by nikoloz basilashvili, the world number 42 from georgia. the players championship, the unofficial fifth golf major, is under way at sawgrass in florida. rory mcilroy is the reigning champion but he's going to struggle to make the cut after a dreadful first round he was starting on the back nine, began with a double bogey and then had a nightmare on the 18th, he hit his first tee shot into the water... and then just moments later he hit his third shot, from the drop zone, into the water again! he ended up with a quadruple—bogey eight. he finished his round on seven over par. matthew fitzpatrick is having a much better day though. the englishman is second on four under par. three shots behind leader sergio garcia. india came out on top in the test series against england, and now it's the turn of the t20 and one—day teams. there's going to be a lot of cricket over the

that he had skipped the tournament to spend more time with his family the serbians odds rivals roger federer and rafael nadal will also miss miami event through injury. you're watching daytime news you're up to date up next is world stories the wake in reports tuesday june that we'll have more news headlines for you out of a top of the hour and if you can always stay tuned on our web site stay up to date probably on our web site data dot com i'm rebecca written as invalid so you think. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. magic or a. hot spot for some such and some great cultural memorials to boot. double trouble free goes. by 2050 more than half the world will be leaving with limited water resources we haven't had to think about our war or worry about. i think that era is over because this is the crisis of our time it's a financial product like any other financial. world is changing your most important commodity boom it is called the free syrian army mississippi or commodity stores march 22nd on d w. this week on the world stories. searching for a missing activist in syria. a coura

tennis great roger federer comeback is already over for now the 39 year old swiss has pulled out of the upcoming a.t.p. event in dubai after being away from the sport for longer than a year due to injury federer reconsidered his return because he said he was getting tired easily the last of the qatar open quarterfinals on thursday for number one on the went to knee operations and turned 20 he had planned to return for last month australian open but he's stripped the grand slam tournament and says he will now play in events that will help him regain fitness before wimbledon. 2 your racing now in the america's cup defending champions team new zealand and of italy traded wins on the opening day and they did so again on day 2 of the defenders made quite a comeback in the 2nd race to level the score of 2 all the race was tight and so team new zealand took advantage of some mistakes by its opponents call the victory threshing after getting in from for several 100 and. a collage of digital images a soul for almost $70000000.00 in a world 1st from a georgian house the work by a contemporary art

davies rob watts thank you for bringing us that very important reporting for now tennis great roger federer's comeback has already ended for now the 39 year old swiss has pulled out of the upcoming a.t.p. event in dubai after being away from tennis for longer than a year due to injury federer reconsider it is return because he said he was getting tired easily he lost in the qatar open quarterfinals on thursday the former number one underwent 2 knee surgeries in 2020 he had planned to return for last month's australian open but he skipped the grand slam and says he'll now play in events that will help him regain fitness before wimbledon. and yacht racing the america's cup the defending champions team new zealand and italy traded wins on the opening day and they did so again on day 2 the defenders had quite the comeback in the 2nd race to level the score it to all the race was tight until team news. took advantage of some mistakes by their opponents they called a victory a thrashing after getting in front by several 100 meters. and a collage of digital images has sold for almost $70000000.00 in

bennet took his second stage win, but slovenia's premoz roglitch still leads after five stages roger federerdefeated in three sets by nikoloz basilashvili, the world number 42 from georgia. the players championship, the unofficial fifth golf major, is under way at sawgrass in florida. rory mcilroy is the reigning champion but he's going to struggle to make the cut after a dreadful first round he was starting on the back nine, began with a double bogey and then had a nightmare on the 18th, he hit his first tee shot into the water... and then just moments later he hit his third shot, from the drop zone, into the water again! he ended up with a quadruple—bogey eight. he finished his round on seven over par. matthew fitzpatrick is having a much better day though.

tennis star roger federer says he has no plans to retire the former world number one is making a comeback at the qatar open after a 13 month injury layoff the 39 year old says he's preparing to go. i'm really here just to test it all out see how it goes and go day by day my 1st goal is really from now all the way to wimbledon use this time the best i can to build up step by step i don't know yet what i'm going to play on the clay i basically don't know what i'm going to do next week yet so i'm just going to really take it one day at a time i have not had any setbacks the last few. month and that's been really positive for me and that makes me believe that you know good good times are ahead but. you know matches are different to practice or go a long way to go. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines at least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a military base negatory again is largest city of butter and 600 people were injured the president says it was caused by the mishandling of dynamite's saudi arabia is promising to take all necessary measures to protect its

right sports now in tennis great roger federer is comeback has already ended for now the 39 year old swiss has pulled out of the upcoming a.t.p. event in dubai after being away from tennis for longer than a year due to injury federer reconsidered his return because he said he was getting tired easily he lost in the qatar open quarterfinals on thursday the former number one underwent 2 nice surgeries in 2020 he had planned to return for last month's australian open but he skipped the grand slam and says he will now play in events that will help them fitness before wimbledon. to yacht racing and the america's cup defending champs to new zealand and italy traded wins on the opening day and they did so again on day 2 the defenders had quite the comeback in the 2nd race to level the score and to all the race was tight until team new zealand took advantage of some mistakes made by their opponent and they called their victory a crushing after getting in front by several 100 meters. let's get a reminder of our top story now protesters are once again out on the streets in myanmar to call for

former world number one roger federer returns to competitive tennis today for the first time in over he feels the story's not over yet. he plays his regular practice partner, british number one dan evans, in the last 16 of the qatar open. federer has had two knee operations in his time away. i'm really curious to find out how it will go, there's still obviously an amazing amount of question marks surrounding my comeback. for me personally i don't know what to expect. i know that expectations from my side are extremely low and i'm just very happy that i'm playing a tournament again regardless of the outcome of this event. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. the next few hours of our includes the latest around coronavirus. the welsh health minister has said the public health situation in wales is continuing to improve and the welsh government will set out the results of the current restrictions review on friday. vaughan gething also said that contact tracing and testing were being expan

very quickly, roger federer is planed the british number one, dan evans, it's his first match in over rita. a vote of no—confidence is being debated this afternoon against collin �*s deputy first minister. ——against scotland's deputy first ministerjohn swinney. the scottish conservatives, who've tabled the motion, have criticised delays in releasing legal documents to the committee investigating the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints. the conservative leader in the scottish parliament has called on msps to support the vote of no confidence. ruth davidson's party had tabled the motion. 0n the 4th of november 2020, this chamber voted for the following motion, that the parliament calls on the scottish government to publish all legal advice they received regarding the judicial review into the investigation of the allegation— alleged behaviour of the former first minister kamal examined. upon his passage, john sweeney did nothing, and missed the deadline of the 13th of november to hand over the 13th of november to hand over the information. on the 20 for the november a

roger federer returned to the tennis court for the first time in more than a year on wednesday and managedan evans over three sets to move into the quarter—finals. it has been a long and tough road for me. i enjoyed no. i must say it's been a huge challenge of mine in my tennis career and to come back at my age is not something very simple, but i have had a wonderful team around myself that have always supported me throughout. and that's made it much easier. the players championship gets under way at sawgrass in florida later with rory mcilroy the defending champion. last year's event fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic with the northern irishman having won the event when last played in 2019. i guess it's just i guess it'sjust nice to be back. it's been a year since the world changed. i think everyone here, in terms of the players that are playing, are just grateful that we are back doing what we want to do, which is playing golf and trying to win tournaments. primoz roglic leads the paris—nice race by 35 seconds heading into stage five later. the slovenian broke away late on in the st

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one. been on top of the rankings. djokovic won his 18th grand slam title and his ninth australian open crown in melbourne last month. he says now he has this record, he's going to focus his attention mainly on mainly grand slam victories as he targets nadal and federer�*s 20 titles. big—hitting bryson dechambeau has beaten lee westwood to win the arnold palmer invitaional in florida westwood the arnold palmer invitaional in florida. westwood was unlucky to land his ball in a divot on the final hole. he didn't drop a shot but still finished one behind the american, who showed his power best when he drove straight across the water to take a huge short cut on a par—five and landed just short of the green. that's all your sport for now. there's more on the equal prize money study, and on rangers' title win in scotland and a look at what's going wrong at liverpool on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you later. scotland's deputy first minister john swinney has been holding the daily cor

truth to protect me and my husband a couple of other stories but a sport actually tennis legend roger federer has said he has no plans to retire a former world number one is making a comeback here in doha at the qatar open after a 13 month injury layoff the 39 year old apparently still raring to go. i'm really here just to test it all out see how it goes and go day by day my 1st goal is really from now all the way to wimbledon use this time the best i can to build up step by step i don't know yet what i'm going to play on the clay i basically don't know what i'm going to do next week yet so i'm just going to really take it one day at a time i have not had any setbacks the last few. months and that's been really positive for me and that makes me believe that you know good good times are ahead but. you know matches are different to practice a long way to go. and a 1000 year old mayan queen has been brought to life in a new exhibition mexican archaeologists of assembled up close to a creation of the mayan red queen found in 94 and a display reveals never seen before jewelry and the monarchs intr

will be held in switzerland later on friday. 2a hours after beating british number one dan evans, roger federer two knee operations, but the 20—time major winner was defeated in three sets by georgia's world number 42 nikoloz basilashvili. new zealand's sonny bill williams has confirmed his retirement from both codes of rugby to restart his boxing career. williams won two rugby union world cups with the all blacks in 2011 and 2015, and was also part of the kiwis�* squad that reached the final of the 2013 rugby league world cup. he also won a super rugby title in union with the chiefs, and two nrl premiership titles in league with the roosters and the bulldogs. williams now wants to resume a boxing career in which he's won seven fights out of seven so far and became new zealand heavyweight champion. sergio garcia holds a two—stroke lead heading into the second round of the players championship in florida later. he carded an opening round 7—under, dropping just one shot but finishing with this eagle at the 9th, which was the final hole of his round. it wasn't as enjoyable for his playing partner

and coming up on sportsday bbc news. 20 times grand slam winner, roger federer, returns to the courtopen. there's been so much pressure on intensive care units during the pandemic, that senior consultants and surgeons have been drafted in from other parts of hospitals to help support the intensive care nurses. at kings college hospital in london, they set up a family unit, a team who were tasked with keeping patients in touch with their relatives. now the unit is being wound down. reeta chakrabarti has been talking to some of the team before they go back to their normaljobs. it's been a year where all staff at king's college hospital have had to dig deep. for orthopaedic surgeon, sarah phillips, this is her last day working on the specially created team liaising with families of those in critical care. relieved that we're no longer needed, because obviously the numbers have come down. but in some respects i'll miss it, i learnt an awful lot. it's a very slow process... when relatives were barred from visiting their loved ones in hospital, sarah's team was a human lifeline, giving upd

that's his 20th win in a row on the atp 500, a run only bettered by roger federer and andy murray overhing and see you soon. we will see them soon, probably this time tomorrow. it's international women's day, and in zimbabwe one 16—year—old has been breaking boundaries. tanya muzinda has taken on the male—dominated world of motorcross — becoming her country's off—road circuits champion. she's been appointed youth, gender and sports ambassador for zimbabwe to the eu, making her one of the world's youngest ambassadors. and she named junior sportswoman of the year by the african union. she's been speaking to the bbc about her passion for her sport and the challenges she faces. being on a bike makes me feel very free. the speed and the wind is kind of like being a bird. itjust makes me feel like i'm able to do anything. my like i'm able to do anything. my name is tanya, and a 16—year—old motocross rider from zimbabwe. i started when i was nine. my proudest moment was nine. my proudest moment was my first race, i hoped to come in the top ten but it started my whole career and just made me w

roger federer returns to a tennis court for the first time in more than a year later on wednesday as djokovic in the 2020 semifinal of the australian open. he's had two operations on an injured knee and is looking foward to testing out his form on the court. you always do have doubts, you know, when you have surgery, there are always daisy feel better and worse but overall, i'm a positive person and have a great team around myself, wonderfulfamily, and am also very distracted and the idea was to be fully fit again, one day. — — there are always days you feel better or worse. and stage four of paris nice takes the riders into the hills for the first time in the race as it finishes in a first category climb in chiroubles on wednesday. probably not a stage that will favour the current wearer of the race leader's yellow jersey, stefan bissegger of switzerland. he took the lead after the time trial in only his second race on the world tour. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that is your sport

tennis great roger federer's comeback has already ended for now the 39 year old swiss has pulled out of the upcoming a.t.p. event in dubai after being away from tennis for longer than a year due to injury federer reconsidered his return because he said he was getting tired easily the last of the qatar open quarterfinals on thursday the former number one on the went to need surgeries in 2020 you have planned to return for last month's australian open but he skipped the grand slam and says he'll now play in events that will help him regain fitness before wimbledon. a collage of digital images has sold for almost $70000000.00 in a world 1st for a major auction house the work by a contemporary artist people exists only as a j. pic file and was 13 years in the making people said the price tag which makes him one of the it's most expensive living artist in the world was unfathomable the winning bidder is now the owner of the digital asset known as n n f t or nonfunctional token the sales of any of teams have risen. you're watching t.v. news coming up next indeed have you news asia india be

novak djokovic targets roger federer and rafa nadal�*s 20 grand slam wins as he spends a record 311thill begin with jury selection today. derek chauvin faces charges of second—degree murder and manslaughter after being filmed with his knee on mr floyd's neck in minneapolis last may. the incident sparked black lives matter protests around the world. barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis, and a warning, her report does contain distressing images. # we live all the time... # keep it straight, keep it raw. that's what they say in krump. in a time of raw emotions, this fantastically physical street dance is a cathartic release. krumping has helped them work through their anger and pain over george floyd's death, and it will help them deal with the trial of the man charged in the killing, derek chauvin. however this trial is going to end, will be really big, either on the bad side or the good side. and i believe that it shows us how much our government cares about us, or not. the graphic video of the white police officer pinning down the black man has made this perhaps the most famou

sports now and tennis great roger federer's comeback has already ended for now the 39 year old swiss has pulled out of the upcoming a.t.p. event in dubai after being away from tennis for longer than a year due to injury federer reconsidered his return because he said he was getting tired easily he lost them a proton importer finals on thursday the former number one underwent 2 nice surgeries in 2020 he planned to return for last month's australian open but he skipped the grand slam and says he'll outlane events that will help him regain fitness before wimbledon. to yacht racing and the america's cup defending champs team new zealand and luna rossa of italy traded wins on the opening day and they did so again on day 2 the defenders had quite the comeback in the 2nd race to level the score to all the race was tight until team new zealand took advantage of some mistakes made by their opponent they called a victory a thrashing after getting in front by several 100 metres. and a collage of digital images sold for almost $70000000.00 in a world 1st for a major auction house the work by con

the latest, head to the bbc sport website. 2a hours after beating british number one dan evans, roger federerback max maylins will make his first start for england in their six nations match against france at twickenham on saturday. after six appearances on the bench, he replaces elliot daly in one of three changes to the side beaten by wales, with luke cowan—dickie starting at hooker and charlie ewels named in the second row. maylins will line up alongside anthony watson and jonny may in the back three. really impressed us since he's been in the squad. started in autumn, he's got a good kick return game, he's got a good feeling for the game, brings pace onto the ball and particularly playing against a team like france, which have the highest kicking and longest kicking game in the world, the full—back�*s pretty busy, so he'll have a bigger role for us. france return to action for the first time since covid—i9 hit the squad. they're unbeaten in the championship after wins over italy and ireland. powerhouse centre virimi vakatawa missed those games with a knee injury, but he's back in the star

. >> i love my wife and roger federer! aaron rodgers! >> jimmy: the answer is yes, you would.expected triumph of the night was when tracy morgan gave the award for best original score to my cousin sal, instead of the movie "soul." >> and the golden globe goes to -- sal. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: congratulations, sal. it's about time you were recognized for your achievements in music. [ cheers and applause ] today, by the way, in case you just woke up is march 1st. march is here. guillermo, can you believe it's march? >> guillermo: time goes fast. >> jimmy: yeah, well, you know. you're not alone in disbelief. it's time for another montage of incredulous newscasters. >> can you believe it's march 1st? guys, i woke up this morning, like wow. >> can you believe it's march 1st already? >> no. >> can you believe it's march 1st? >> march 1st? can you believe that? >> march 1st, can you believe it? >> march 1st, can you believe it? >> march 1st, can you believe it? >> oh my gosh, hard to believe. >> hard to believe we are already into the month of march. >> hard to believe it's already m

well roger federer wants to compete tokyo 2020 before that though he's back in action at the quarterfinals of the cats are open later the 39 year old swiss made his comeback in doha after recovering from a double knee surgery that kept him out for 405 days if not played since last year's australian open and he was up against britain's number one dan evans and he took the opening set on a tie break. evans won the 2nd set to level things up but it was federer that came through in the decider take it 7 games to fight much the light of the socially distance crowd who were happy to see the 20 time grand slam champion back home courts face nicolas. really on thursday she spent a long and tough road for me. i enjoyed it though you know i must say it's been a huge challenge of mine in my tennis career and to come back at my age is not something that's very simple but i've had my wonderful team around myself that always supported me throughout and that made it much easier it's great fun and thank you to people to come out that was. all right that is all yours but for now i have wolf we later polly

coming up on sportsday on bbc news: world number one for 311 weeks — novak djokovic has beaten roger federer sweat and tea rs. millions of school children in england have returned to their classrooms for the first time this year after months of home schooling. mass testing is under way in secondary schools where teenagers are also wearing masks in class. it's the first step in the easing of a lockdown that has been in place since january. some primary school children began returning to school in northern ireland today, whilst some younger pupils in wales and scotland have already gone back. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. 0k, early years, welcome back. come on in. this is a moment of such joy and relief. and that's just the parents. of course, it's massive for children of course, it's massive for children as well. this is the chance to get back to normal. it is a wrench, and there were a few tears. for working parents, it's also a reprieve. i’zre parents, it's also a reprieve. i've not parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three — parents, it's also a reprieve. i've got three