he will retire at this here possibly after the upcoming australian open marie along with roger federer rafael nadal and novak djokovic have dominated the men's game in recent years together earning the title the big four but the quartet could become a trio in just a couple of weeks' time. ahead of this year's grand slam opener andy murray currently ranked two hundred thirty it addressed his lack of performance and dealing with chronic pain. i can still play it's it's a level low level that i'm happy playing. but also. you know it's not just the pain is is. you know is just too much for your. interest and thirteen murray became the first brit since nine hundred thirty six to win wimbledon bringing the title and tennis fever back to the u.k. but it was in twenty six team marie really took charge we need the a.t.p. world tour finals gold at the rio olympics a masters one thousand title and a grand slam all in the same calendar was a historic achievement in the sport maria said it's a world number one eight years becoming the first brit to do so since one nine hundred seventy three sadly in two thousan

an emotional news conference he may even quit after the upcoming australian open murray roger federer rafael nadal and novak djokovic have dominated the men's game in recent years when the lion's share of major titles and earning the name the big four but the quartet could become a trio in just a couple of weeks ahead of this year's first grand slam of the season andy murray ranked two hundred thirtieth addressed his lack of performance and dealing with chronic pain. i can still play it's a two level i'm happy playing. but also. you know it's not just that the pain is. you know is just too much really. having secured the u.s. open title in two thousand and twelve murray became the first british man since nine hundred thirty six to win wimbledon a year later bringing tennis fever back to the u.k. but it was in two thousand and sixteen when marie really shown he retained his olympic title in rio just weeks after winning wimbledon again. he then triumphed in the a.t.p. world tour finals the scot ascended to the world number one spot five in two thousand and seventeen murray injured his hip and was fo

and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovictirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. even thinking of our sport about him... even thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it's inevitable, as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. and we go to the scene of that golden triumph and join our sports correspondent natalie pirks at the all england club. you have been there for most of the day. what's the reaction been there to this news — has it been met by surprise? i think more sadness than surprise. he is held in great affection for obvious reasons but the writing has been on the wall for some time. he has obviously been suffering with the hip injury and tumbled down the world rankings to 230

completing with and beating three of the greatest talents ever to play the game, roger federer, rafael nadalsaid to do it, i'm not sure that any other athlete or even team had had to deal with the expectation that he was under to achieve those grand slams. it was here on centre court that andy murray became that rarest of things, a british champion at wimbledon that once, but twice in so, achieved legendary status. it's become hard to imagine this place without him, but we now know he may never graze this court again. either way, he will be remembered for not more thanjust way, he will be remembered for not more than just bits. one of the first high—profile tennis players to avoid the malkovich, murray consistently campaign for equality in the sports. —— to employ a female coach... in the sports. —— to employ a female coach. . . the in the sports. —— to employ a female coach... the incomparable andy murray. such was his popularity, murray. such was his popularity, murray with the only person to win sports personality of the year. not bad for a boy with a dream who through sheer hard work and

and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovicd the sporting world has been paying tribute. tennis legend billie—jean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. the world number one golfer, justin rose, urged him to keep going until wimbledon. murray's retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. even thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it's inevitable, as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. andy murray's journey took him from dunblane, where he survived the massacre at his primary school, to wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. this is where it all

it is not won as many grand slams titles as roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic, nowhere near approached the sport will make a memorable name for many years to come and it's sad to see somebody who's done all they possibly can to bring this hit back to life but it's a chronic hip injury and its apparent for a while he was never going to get the form he had in the past and he realises his races nearly run. how many hours before he hits the court? he will be under way from seven hours gmt on monday morning, schedules can sometimes mean that has a later start and we anticipate that against roberto bautista agut, the 22nd seed from spain, murray has his work cut out because he is a fully fit, match fit competitor who has won a title on the men's two this year so if murray does lose today it will be his final match. he would very much like to play at the wimbledon championships but i don't think you can continue asa but i don't think you can continue as a fully fledged professional between now and then. he is considering a second operation to improve his quality of life and that ma

rafael nadal wins he goes on to 18 grand slam titles. we have to give him the clay, he has won it every time. roger is on 19. the thought roger federerd are split on this. i am going to stick with rafael nadal because ijust feel that it is his time. he is serving well, hitting beforehand better than ever. he is going to attack novak djokovic, but you may as well just spent a attack novak djokovic, but you may as welljust spent a coin. and all about the changing of got the guard and this new crop of talent coming through, but these two are keeping them at bay, aren't they? yes, we we re them at bay, aren't they? yes, we were all talking about them, it looked like they were suddenly worrying them, but these two are like no way! it is great when in any sport, it rises above. you don't have to be a tennis fan to engage in a remarkable gladiatorial moment. absolutely, incredible stories, both of them. for novak djokovic a year ago, he was facing surgery, his ranking dipped, and he turned it around in the summer and he has basically been unbeatable for the last six months. and that gets rafael nadal going. he had to pull out of the us open

and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, novak djokovic and rafael nadale all—time greats. the sporting world has been paying tribute. billiejean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. justin rose urged him to keep going until wimbledon. his retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it is inevitable, as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. andy murray's journey took him from his home town of dunblane to the centre court at wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. this is where it all began for sir andy murray, on the local courts in his h

there has been this great rivalry in tennis with roger federer, prof alma del -- rafael nadal,ovak djokovicandy murray made it the big four and the other guys are still going at it, and to hear andy say this could be his last tourname, there is a sense of sadness in the tennis community. rajini: you mentioned wimbledon there. two brits like me it defined his career. sean: he won the tournament in 2013, becoming the first player from great britain to wi wimbledon in 77 years. i think back to the 2012 wimbledon final when he lost to roger federer and he broke down s tears and he cried and his emotions were on heve. he basically said, i'm sorry, i did my best. i think a lot of people outside greate britain fell in lovth him and started rooting for the guy. he was an underdog. about a month ter in london, at the same venue, he wins e gold-medal in the olympics, 2012 olympics for great britain, beating roger federer. the next year he wins wimbledon and he won the u.s. open in 2012. he won three majors in his career. he won wimbledon ain in 2016. had a really distinguished career. what he diin th

he has not won as many grand slam titles as roger federer, novak djokovic or rafael nadal, nowhere near world number one. he has two olympic gold medals. and the way he has approached the sport has made him on the names that will be remembered many years to come. it is very sad to see somebody who has tried to do everything they possibly can to bring this hit back to life, but it is a chronic hip injury, it has been apparent after several months he was never going to be able to regain the form he showed in the past. he has finally realised that his race is nearly run. how many hours to be have to wait before he ta kes to hours to be have to wait before he takes to the court? he will be under way from seven hours gmt on monday morning. schedules can sometimes mean that is a bit of a later start then we anticipate. but against roberto bautista agut, the 22nd seed from spain, andy murray really has his work cut out, because he is a fully fit match fit competitor who has already won a title on the men's tour this year. so with andy murray does lose today it is possible it will be his final

the rising young greek star stefanos tsitsipas, the man who knocked out roger federer, taking on the number two seed, rafael nadal first leg of paris saint—germain‘s champions league tie against manchester united next month. the brazilian forward was substituted in tears, after suffering what appeared to be an injury to his right ankle as psg beat strasbourg 2—0 in a french cup tie on wednesday. neymar left the pitch after an hour of the match at the parc des princes. psg visit manchester united in three weeks's time for the first leg of their last 16 tie in the champions league. in england, the holders, manchester city, are safely through to the final of the league cup. the second leg of their semi—final against third tier burton albion was a formality really, because city were 9—0 up from the first leg. pep guardiola still decided to start sergio aguero, kevin de bruyne and rihad mahrez, and it was aguero who gave city a 1—0 win on the night. 10—0 it finished, on aggregate. they'll face either tottenham or chelsea, who play the second leg of their semi—final on thursday night. one result in spain to bring you a

and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, novak djokovic and rafael nadal world has been paying tribute. billiejean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. justin rose urged him to keep going until wimbledon. his retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it is inevitable as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. andy murray's journey took him from dunblane, where he survived the massacre at his primary school, to wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. this is where it all began for sir andy murray, on the local courts in his hometown of dun

you have to remember he's been in such a high level era, with the likes of roger federer, novak djokovic, rafael nadalrhaps we have seen his best years, that's for sure. and i guess as well, he needs to think about those two kids that he wants to run round after. i heard some reports are saying that it hurts him even to put his socks on in the morning. so he's got to think about life after tennis as well and being able to just walk, run around and function? i think that's right because sometimes when you watch ceremonies that take place on great centre courts around the world and you see some of the great players from years gone by walking out there, and a lot of them are sort of on walking sticks and sort of quite crooked when they're walking out there and you think, not such a great advert for the sport. because it is a sport that really hammers thejoints, and, you know, a lot of the tennis is no longer played on grass courts, obviously, we have wimbledon on the grass but the rest of the tour is played on quite hammering hard courts, on the clay courts as well, with long drawnout rallies. and it's a

point nine meters also in the men's draw world number two rafael nadal had a little trouble against australia's james duckworth and roger federer also work on the women's side germany's. number two seed crust easily passed cruised easily past the mean is a polo to headstock the former champion maria sharapova showed no mercy against british qualifier had it starts to prove one six lost six love. you watching t w news. reminder of our top story the man of the city of good as has died after being stabbed as a fundraising event on sunday night more which was a leading figure in the country's opposition mutiny. on britain's prime minister's recently has called has made a last ditch call for support for her breasts that they were told that lawmakers bassekou back it or risk having no breasts at all but the deal is unpopular and looks likely to be voted down in poverty.

at some point novak djokovic and rafael nadal and roger federer, but they will be needing some to comeadal hasn't played in five months. he is a sporting phenomenon. he is ridiculous, so is novak. stephano tsitsipas is a real deal, he plays beautifully, lovely on the eye, and a great style to the man. and he gives a great press conference afterwards. so the game is looking in good shape, men and women. just a quick question away from this, did you have a hip operation? yes, i have a lovely shiny titanium hip. have you seen it? yes, he showed it to me, i was like, i don't know... he wouldn't give me the old one. i could have given it to the dog. i am asking because of andy murray and the decisions... you are laughing! what do you think will happen?“ decisions... you are laughing! what do you think will happen? if he had a new hit two years ago i think he would be in a position to win a lot of matches now —— a new hip. he is on the same path as many, many people before him. he is going to feel wonderful and pain free when all of this is over. and, knowing his appetite for winning, for pl

pretty easy for rafael nadal and roger federer.ed total of 109 years in prison. aram kurd and arkan ali were each given a sentence of 38 years in jail while hawkar hassan was sentenced to 33 years. they deliberately caused the blast as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. sima kotecha has this report, and i should warn you it begins with images of the explosion. shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building. it killed the five people inside it. shane‘s girlfriend, 18—year—old leah beth reek. they were all enjoying a quiet sunday evening in their flat. it is still not real. we know she is gone, but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again. it hurts all the time. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flat, 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva. she had been conspiring with three men, hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they were all sentenced to decades injailfor murder. they deliberately caused the fire as part of a

roger federer to crash out. but the swiss went down to twenty year old greek fourteenth seed the finest it's a part. of the defeat and sped response for a third straight title. more predictable as rafael nadal's advance only one of his seventeen grand slam titles have been won at this event in two thousand and one. and the dollar an easy win at this time out beating thomas burdekin straight sit. next up when the dog is frances to you. you can expect in a quarter finals of a grand slam you can suspect you can not despair and he might. just can say from my side i happen to be in that round. women's world number two angelica of a never look close to the sort of form that seen her win three grand slam titles. the german beaten in this fourth round match by american daniel poland a player right in this tournament and never been past the first round of a grand slam event. i had a tear mindset of what i was going to do and from the very first point i showed her that i was going to lead her into the match and i was going to dictate the entire way through and i stuck to my game plan and clearly worked out well for me and pretty much made sailing throughout the entire thing and i was feeling really gre

associated issues and when you see the likes of roger federer selling through without a serious injury in his career, novak djokovic as well although rafael nadaltaxing, running to and from the net and also across the baseline putting strain on his limbs and a way that others have not had to do. sadly injuries have a lwa ys had to do. sadly injuries have always fought around, and the reports he said andy murray has a lwa ys reports he said andy murray has always come back with this looks like sadly the one he does not come back from but he will still have a great influence on tennis whether it is on or off the court, he does a lot of things around the sport, he has commentated and is very outspoken and integral to negotiations with only the player council, supportive of women's rights in sport especially also spoken well about politics. i interviewed him last year when he said he was setting up a talent management agency to be a mentor or two young athletes coming through inspire the next generation and don't forget he won two 0lympic inspire the next generation and don't forget he won two olympic gold medals as well so on top of his success me

rafael nadal has powered his way into a fifth career final at the australian open in melbourne on thursday was up against greece's rising star finals this impasse the fourteenth seeded greek upset roger federer earlier in the tournament but in his first grand slam semifinal appearance he was simply overwhelmed by the doubt spaniard winning six two six four six love the open is the only grand slam title nadal has not won at least twice he says his game is all about adapting to a new challenge. that's what i did during all my career just that i had to adapt my game about. with the circumstances that i went through that's the reason why at this moment i still hear competing at high level because i know doing that. fifteen sixteen years seventeen years of things professional thanks larry i'm going to going to lose things on my way so i need to what new things and that's what i've tried to do during all my career to improve the things that i can improve japan's samia soccer has reached her second grand slam final in a row off to beating kerry in a prescott a soccer as the first japanese woman to win a grand slam off to a u.s. open victory last year and she was in championship form a she took the

at the australian open has beaten roger federer in spain's roberto bautista aghade reaches his first australian open semifinal. next for the rising star is rafael nadalrd this aircraft which has gone missing. that was confirmed to be the case by the french civil aviation authoritylater that morning. we know that the plane took off from france last night and didn't reach its destination here in cardiff, but did lose contact with air traffic controllers around 8.30 that evening. a search and rescue but had to be called up around two o'clock this morning because of deteriorating weather conditions. that set started again at eight o'clock this morning and we are due to hear in the next couple of hours whether that will last overnight or will be called off until tomorrow. but the club, in the last few hours, have said their thoughts are with emiliano sala's family and of course the family of the pilot, who was also on board. they say they are distressed by the news, but that they pray for positive news. as everybody does. but it is getting dark and we are talking about january temperatures. it is not going to be easy. not much above zero here in cardiff t