a confident start for a player who wobble, but sabalenka slight wobble, but sabalenka came back. the perfect start celebrated with a viral moment. in contrast, grand slam success has evaded alexander zverev, but ranked a career—high second in the world, he is once again one of the favourites in the men's troll. a former semifinalist here could have proved a tricky opponent, but alexander zverev made light work of him. a confident start for a player who is looking to turn his form into our major grand slam. so zverev chasing a first grand slam, sabalenka looking for a third straight australian open title. that win was her 15th straight at the tournament, it's day one of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. shortly, shaun murphy takes on gary wilson. but first, there's been an extraordinary battle between two—time winners john higgins and neil robertson. hazel irvine sits down with steve davis and mark allen to talk us through this nailbiter. well, a golden start to the golden anniversary edition of the masters tournament here at alexandra palace, and for all the world, a book

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

china's zheng was runner—up to aryna sabalenka last year and is the olympic singles gold medallist, butis the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose so far at melbourne. i have a lot of chance to break her in the first set, but in that moment may be my concentration is not there. i was making easy mistakes in that moment plus a bit tricky for me in the first set, a tricky way to lose, because i didn't feel my performance was good enough but at the same time i felt that she was playing very good today. i wanted to come out courageous, i wanted to come out courageous, i wanted _ wanted to come out courageous, i wanted to show the variety of my game, _ i wanted to show the variety of my game, be very aggressive and that is_ my game, be very aggressive and that is what i did and i am particularly happy about howl maintain _ particularly happy about howl maintain that throughout the match — defending champion aryna sabalenka dropped her serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro 6—3, 7—5, rattling off the last five games in a ro

and they become true bristol bears fans _ earlier, world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbanece. the belarusian didn't have things all her own way in the final but eventually prevailed over her russian opponent polina kudermetova in three sets for an 18th career title. later this month, sabalenka will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive australian 0pens since martina hingis in the late 1990s. i'm definitely super happy to finally lift this trophy. it is really important before heading to the australian open and the final match was a bit tricky. everyone was overhitting and over shots and a crazy match and i'm glad i got this win. in the men's tournament, it didn't take long for czechia'sjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american, who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career, was forced to retire due to back issues when he was 4—1 down in the first set. team usa won tennis�* united cup for the second time after beating poland in sunday's final in sydney. taylor

sabalenka will face the 17 year old, mirra andreeva, in the finalfour.ng ahead to that world darts final. back to you. and now to the tech world — is siri snooping on people? tech giant apple has agreed to pay $95m to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. while apple's lawyers have said they permanently deleted indiviual siri recordings collected by them before october 2019, claimants in the lawsuit are saying the apple is continuing to record users unintentially, without having to say �*hey, siri'. let's speak to jake moore, global cyber security advisor at eset. thank you very much forjoining us. there was another case involving amazon's alexa, which was caught out listening to people. tell us more about this particular case and the principles of personal security at stake. �* ., ii" principles of personal security atstake.�* ., 11" at stake. before 2019, apple and amazon _ at stake. before 2019, apple and amazon with _ at stake. before 2019, apple and amazon with alexa - at stake. before 20

sabalenka is looking to become the first player to win three straight australian open women's singlesy warning three times in a row but once again, i do not over think about that, ijust again, i do not over think about that, i just want to do myjob and hopefully, by the end of this tournament, i would be super proud of myself and i'll be able to put my name in history. in the men's draw, number 2 seed alexander zverev, will face french wildcard lucas pouille in the last match on rod laver arena on the first day's play. the german reached the semi—finals last year, where he was beaten by eventual runner up daniil medvedev. this year zverev is aiming to go all the way and win his first grand slam. everybody knows what i am chasing and everybody knows what might ago and my dreams are. it is to win. number two in the world, i think go

sabalenka won the first set on a tie break, she leads 3—2 in the 2nd set.he men's draw, the number one seed novak djokovic is already into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets, and will now play america's reilly opelka next. in the nba america they might be struggling with injuries, but the new york knicks are showing no signs of stopping, as they extended their winning streak to nine matches, beating utahjazz 109—103. it's not going so well for the dallas mavericks. since losing their star man luka doncic, they've now lost three of their last four. the mavericks were beaten by the houston rockets 110—99, and their head coach jason kidd says they have be able to find a way to win, without doncic. i think it isjust... injuries are, no matter what, i think it isjust... injuries are, no matterwhat, illness, you know, it was dealt with. and we believe that we always have a chance to win and unfortunately we did not win these last couple of games on these last couple of games on the road. we can learn from it and now we have got to

earlier, world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for herher own way in the final but eventually prevailed over her russian opponent polina kudermetova in three sets for an 18th career title. later this month sabalenka will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive australian 0pens since martina hingis in the late 1990s. iam i am definitely super happy to finally win this trophy. it is a really important tournament before heading to the australian open and the final match was a bit tricky. everyone was just like overheating and i am really curious about the average spade. i am curious about the average spade. iam really curious about the average spade. i am really glad that i got this win. in the men's tournament... it didn't take long forjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career... was forced to retire due to back issues when he was a—1 down in the first set. and that's all the sport

sabalenka prevailed sa balenka prevailed over sabalenka prevailed over her opponent in three sets forinutes. the american was full to retire due to back injuries when he was 4—1 down injuries when he was 4—1 down in the first set. you can follow the football via the radio in the uk or the bbc sport website. the first big film awards of the season take place later — with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. emma vardy has more. the golden globes kicks off hollywood's awards season with what's known as the biggest party of the year. and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're green. iam. wicked, the wizard of oz reimagined, has been spellbinding audiences as a stage show for two decades. now, as one of the biggest films of the year, it could win best musical or comedy at the globes with cynthia erivo and ariana grande up for acting awards. are you...english? no, no, i'm not english...why?

world number one aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for her australianhree sets for an 18th career title, she'll now try and become the first woman to win three consecutive australian open singles titles since martina hingis in the late 1990s. i'm definitely super happy to finally lift this trophy, it's a really important tournament before heading to the australia open, the final match was a bit tricky, everyone was overhitting. iam i am really curious about the average speed of our shots. it was a crazy match but i'm really glad i got this win. in the men's tournament, it didn't take long forjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american, who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career, was forced to retire due to back issues when he was 4—1 down in the first set. team usa won the united cup for the second time after beating poland in sunday's final. taylor fritz overcame hubert hurkacz in an epic two—hour, i9—minute encounter to give his team an unassailable 2—0

at the australian open tennis, defending champion aryna sabalenka moved into the third round in straightiro. coco gauff and naomi osaka are also through. but the biggest shock of the tournament so far came when last year's runner—up, zheng qinwen, lost to german veteran laura siegemund. the fifth seed is the highest ranked playerfrom either singles draw to lose in melbourne so far. i had ihada i had a lot of chances to break her in the first set but in that moment perhaps my concentration was not there. there were easy mistakes in that moment. it was a bit tricky for me in the first set also. i didn't perform good enough but, at the same time, i thought she played really good today. novak djokovic made history when he overtook roger federer to compete in the most major singles matches ever. in his 430th grand slam contest he beat portuguese qualifier jaime faria by three sets to one to move into the third round. british number one jack draper also went through after digging deep to beat home hope ta nasi kokkinakis. the 15th seed came back from two sets to one down to win

in the women's draw, top seed aryna sabalenka remains on course for her first title in brisbane.he's through to the semifinals after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. up next for the world number one is a teenager on a mission. 17—year—old mirra andreeva booked her place in the semifinals with an impressive straight sets win against ons jabeur. polina kudermetova will face anhelina kalinina in the other semifinal. at the united cup, the czech republic are through to semifinals for the first time. they beat italy to progress. karolina muchova gave her country the perfect start, beating the world number four jasmine paolini in straight sets, dropping just four games. her team—mate tomas makatch then went one better, dropping just three games as he beat flavio cobolli and sealed the victory with a match to spare. they will play former champions, the usa, next. i think these kind of tournaments, this is the highest i can play and i'm really happy i managed to play this kind of match today. it is an important point and i was surprised that i played great without any mistakes, s

sabalenka will face the 17—year—old mirra andreeva in the finalfour. play champions gloucester—hartpury at ashton gate. the 28—year—old american, who won sevens bronze at the paris olympics, is quite possibly the most recognised player in the world because of her huge social media profile. she's signed a three—month contract with bristol and has already made a big impression on her teammates. she's doing really well. you say superstar, but she's just here to play rugby. and she's a very, very good rugby player, and i think she will add a lot to the squad, notjust because of her rugby, but because she's experienced, she's played at a very high level. so, for me, as one of the leaders, there's plenty of leaders around, she's going to add to that, too. so looking forward to playing on saturday and training alongside her. and in the last few seconds, luke littler has become the new world darts champion. the 17—year—old beat the three time world champion to bite seven sets to three. he becomes the youngest ever world champion. the sport has surged since he

maintain _ particularly happy about howl maintain that throughout the match — defending champion aryna sabalenkaropped her serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro 6—3, 7—5, rattling off the last five games in a row. meanwhile, naomi osaka came back from a set down to beat karolina muchova 1—6 6—16—3. it is the first time the two—time australian open winner has reached a grand slam third round since returning from maternity leave last year. in the men's draw, four—time grand slam winner carlos alcaraz dropped just five games in an ominous display to sprint into the third round, beating japan's yoshihito nishioka in 81 minutes. novak djokovic surpassed roger federer�*s all—time record for the most grand slam singles matches as he reached third round. the 37—year—old was made to work in his 430th contest, but he emerged triumphant over portuguese qualifier jaime faria. this sport has always been giving me so much in my life, the opportunity to play at the grand slams and i try not to take it for granted after great achievements that i am very prou

meanwhile world number one aryna sabalenka made it through to the final of the brisbane internationalva. .. awaits her in the final in the morning our time. and lebron]ames overtook basketball legend michael]ordan for the most 30—point games in nba history. as he helped the los angeles lakers to a 119—102 victory over the atlanta hawks. lebron scored exactly 30 to achieve the feat for the 563rd time and pass the mark set by]ordan in 2003. 0ne darts reporter wrote that in the future, the sport will have been split into two eras pre—luke littler and post—lu ke littler. the 17—year—old's impression on darts and his influence in growing it now includes a first world title, won by beating the three—time champion michael van gerwen in the final at london's alexandra palace. today he spoke to our reporter matt graveling, who asked whether littler had managed to get any sleep since. ijust nodded off as soon as i put my phone down and fell asleep. put my phone down and fell aslee -. . , put my phone down and fell aslee. .,, , ~ put my phone down and fell aslee. , ~ , put my phone down and fell

no issues though aryna sabalenka on the rod laver arena — the two—time defending champion beat sloanea third straight australian open women's singles title, and the first since martina hingis in1999. great britain and ireland's golfers wrapped up victory over continental europe in the team cup in abu dhabi with eight matches to spare on sunday. tommy fleetwood's 3 and 1 win over matthieu pavon helped seal a 17—8 victory in the three day competition. it gave the englishman, who also claimed the winning point at the 2023 ryder cup, a 100% record this week. and that's all the sport for now. i the sport for now. will be back in an hour in another i will be back in an hour in another update. studio: we will see you then. the leader of sudan's paramilitiary rapid support forces has admitted losing a key city to their army rivals, one of its biggest setbacks since the civil war began. these images are from wad madani, where celebrations broke out after the sudanese army officially announced the capture of the city. but in an angry audio message, the rsf�*s general mohamed hamdan dagalo vowed

no issues for aryna sabalenka on rod laver arena though — the two—time defending champion beat sloane just the seventh player to claim a third straight australian open women's singles title, and the first since martina hingis in 1999. in the men's draw, second seed alexander zverev cruised through his opening round tie with french wildcard lucas pouille. the 27—year—old, who reached the semi—finals in with a convincing 6—4 6—4 6—4 win. the bigger story of the day though, qualifier hady habib making history as the first player from war—damaged lebanon to win a grand slam match. the world number 219 was aready the first man to represent his nation in a major singles tournament, but he beat china's bu yunchaokete 7—6, 6—4, 7—6 to etch his name in the history books. probably one of the best days of my career, honestly. such an incredible feeling to get this victory not only for myself but for lebanon and lebanese dennis. the crowd there was absolutely wild, making it even more special —— lebanese tennis. it's not been a good start for england in the women's ashes — beaten by australia in

no issues for aryna sabalenka on rod laver arena though.ld is aiming to become just the seventh player to claim a third straight australian open women's singles title, and the first since martina hingis in1999. and that's all the sport for now. as always, many thanks, mark. back to our main story. we know that when speeds are picking up. now we're going to kosovo live to our colleague. just bring us up to date on the situation. —— we are going to cross over i live. 0ur colleague. cross over i live. our colleague.— cross over i live. our colleague. cross overi live. our colleauue. , , colleague. this is a was ackley with the weather _ colleague. this is a was ackley with the weather forecasters . with the weather forecasters have been saying that those wings that we have been experiencing at the last few days, the santa anna windass, who come into this area every year about this time but these conditions or fries are so serious with a lot of dry brush because it has been a long, hot dry summerand has because it has been a long, hot dry summe

meanwhile, world number one aryna sabalenka made it through to the final of the brisbane internationaler in the final in the morning our time. and lebronjames overtook basketball legend michael jordan for the most 30—point games in nba history, it has changed massively. i can now buy things that i couldn't have a few years ago but the biggest thing is helping my family out. talk to me about last night. you've played so many games and had higher averages. given the scale of the event last night, the competition, was that the best match you have ever played? it might go down as one of the best i have been involved with. but to get a win over the player who michael is, he has been around for years and he was hoping for another title. but i so wanted my first, and i got it. we keep talking about the littler effect in darts. are you aware of the impact it's having on the sport? it has been crazy, the family section, all the kids with my shirts on, the 180 cards that they want signed. it is good to see. it was absolutely rocking. you have won so much so young, the first professional year, tr

no issues for aryna sabalenka on rod laver arena though.just some news to bring you into golf, great britain and i live has beaten continental europe in the team cup in abu dhabi. an 11—4 lead with 13 points and tommy fleetwood and another place it was a victory in the early days at�* play. good to see you. thank you very much, gavin. turning back to the ongoing disaster in los angeles, firefighters raising to fight the biggest of the deadly fires, reaching brentwood, one of the city �*s at most exclusive areas. with strong winds forecast to return, the palisades fire is continuing to spread. sixteen people are now known to have died during the past five days. let's cross over to the pacific palisades area and cbs news correspondentjoins us, china, we can see the —— shyly, we can see the instruction there. just give us a sense of the intensity of the palisades fire. that wreck we can see the destruction. fire. that wreck we can see the destruction-— destruction. tragically, that ste - h destruction. tragically, that steph told _ destruction