then you have sandgren, a bit ofan to watch.dgren, a bit of an unknown, 97 in the world. his debut in australia, never won a grand slam match before this year and then he's in the quarter—finals and then he's in the quarter—finals and he's done it the hard way, he defeated number nine seed wawrinka, not fully fit, though, after knee surgery, not fully fit, though, after knee surgery, then dominic thiem, you can't say he's not fully fit, he a lwa ys can't say he's not fully fit, he always is. he came through that one in five hours. he's looking relaxed, he's playing his tennis, enjoying his tennis and would you believe the 58th ranked chung or the 97th ranked sandgren will be in the australian 0pen semifinals, it's incredible to think we moments away from them walking out to rod laver and i'm excited to see how they get on and how they perform on this court, will the nerves get to them? they both have big games so it will be exciting. both came in believing and one dream is going to come true. thanks for talking to us from melbou

after his match, tennys sandgren read a preprepared statement from his phone instead of answering questionsrece nt coverage questions. it was in response to recent coverage of his social media activity, which has included disparaging remarks concerning serena williams, and messages that sandgren re—tweeted from figures associated with the far right. gonna he seemed to put people in these of the boxes, searching and order in the boxes, searching and order in the world in pre—concealed at that the preconceived ideas. bats preconceived ideas. to write and entry —— and edgy stories. you would rather perpetuate propaganda machines, instead of researching. you dehumanise with pen and paper, and turn labour against neighbour. in so doing, you find the hastening... well, the world's number one, simona halep19 games in a rain dome —— in a row. she beat pliskova. she now faces angelique kerber. the big one tomorrow morning, kyle edmund the british that the two is going to stop onto the arena, face first grand slam semifinal. croatian, marin cilic, stands between him in what would have been one of the

tennys sandgren — yes, that is his christian name — is next up for chung. the shocks of the tournament. the world number 97 had never won a grand slam match before this week but has already beaten former champion stan wawrinka and now thiem on his way to the quarter—finals. meanwhile, roger federer hsa roared through to the quarter finals — becoming the oldest man to reach the last eight since ken rosewell in 1977. he beat hungary's marton fucsovics in straight sets — he'll face czech tomas berdych next. at around 3.30am in the morning kyle edmund tyakes on third seed grigor dimitrov of bulgaria for a place in the men's semi—finals. it's been a breakthrough tournament for edmund who could even overtake andy murray as british number one if he pulls off an upset against dimitrov. the crowd are really into it. this and the us open is where they get loud and intimate. quarterfinals is the best result in a grand slam. no point celebrating that. you only celebrate when you win the tournament. i want to try and go over the winning line. confirmation that the edmun

last time out, chung blew past american tennys sandgren in straight sets to book his place in the laste challenge now facing the world number 58 is the biggest of all. he's the highest paid player in premier league history and alexis sanchez could be making his manchester united debut later on friday, in the fourth round of the fa cup at yeovil town. the lowest ranked team left in the competition take on the 12—time winners, and the united bossjose mourinhio is looking forward to seeing his new signing in action. i got igota i got a fantastic player, arsene wenger got a fantastic player. alexis sanchez changed from a fantastic player to a giant club, and henrikh mkhitaryan changed also for a fantastic club. so i think it was a great deal for everybody. tiger woods made his competitive return to golf on thursday at the farmers insurance open in california. the 42—year—old, who last featured on the pga tour at this event last year, carded a level—par round to sit seven shots off the pace at torrey pines. the second round of the dubai desert classic on the european tour is under way. with

south korea's chung hyeon takes on tennys sandgren of america in the quarter—finals of the australiansday, after the biggest win of his career against novak dyokovic. 21—year—old chung hyeon is nicknamed "the professor" due to his trademark thick—rimmed glasses. he only took up tennis after a doctor recommended that peering at a green court would help his weak eyesight. the south korean has never looked back. tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes, as the country's most active volcano continues to shoot huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. the army has been drafted in to help clear an 8km—wide danger zone around the mayon volcano, with experts warning that a hazardous eruption could happen at any time. andrew plant has the latest. timelapse footage of indonesia's most active volcano. its latest eruption shooting molten rock climb into the air. its ash cloud billowing across the landscape, just a taste, scientists believe, of what is to come. an eruption is now rather imminent in the next few hours or days and it also means the danger z

he'll now face fellow last eight debutant tennys sandgren.g to copy novak because he is my idol! i cannot believe this tonight. dreams come true. he was a better player on the court tonight and he deserves to win, no question about it. whenever he was in trouble he came up with some unbelievable shots. passing shots and you know, from the back of the court, it was like a wall. it's impressive, i wish him all the best. meanwhile roger federer hsa roared through to the quarter finals — becoming the oldest man to reach the last eight since ken rosewell in 1977. he beat hungary's marton fucsovics in straight sets — making quick work of him too in under two hours. this will be federer‘s1ath melbourne quarter final and his 52nd overall in grand slams. he'll face czech tomas berdych next — their 26th meeting. greg rutherford won't be defending his long jump title at this year's commonwealth games — he's pulled out of team engalnd due to what he says is a lack of preparation. rutherford clinched gold at glasgow four years ago but his decision to take

south korea's chung hyeon takes on tennys sandgren of america in the quarter—finals of the australian after the biggest win of his career against novak dyokovic. 21—year—old chung hyeon is nicknamed "the professor" due to his trademark thick—rimmed glasses. he only took up tennis after a doctor recommended that peering at a green court would help his weak eyesight. the south korean has never looked back. here's the timelapse of the most active volcano in the philippines, mount mayon, which has been raining ash on local communities. there are fears of a major eruption after two weeks of activity. 40,000 people have already fled the area. and aircraft have been warned to steer clear because of the risks posed to their engines by sucking in ash. a south korean delegation has crossed into the north to inspect venues ahead of the winter olympics. the two countries will compete under a unified korean flag at the games next month. as part of the agreement, south korea's ski team will spend a short time training in the north,

and yes, sandgren's first name really is "tennis"! ‘head—scratching' moment regarding the new video assistant referee system came last night with a controversial moment in chelsea's fa cup third round win over norwich at stamford bridge. 1—1 after 90 minutes... the game went to extra time with chelsea's willian seemingly going down under a challenge in the penalty area. the referee booked him for diving and the decision remained ‘no penalty‘ after being checked it meant the tie went all the way to penalties with eden hazard sending them to a fourth round meeting with newcastle, but all the discussion afterwards was about var with alan shearer clearly not a fan... we all think that is a clear and obvious penalty. and he books for diving. who the hell is looking at that screen and does not think that isa that screen and does not think that is a penalty. that is why it is all wrong. someone else's opinion. that is why it is a shambles. well things were a lot clearer as league one leaders wigan shocked bournemouth of the premier league wi

hindered by his troublesome knee, he failed to put up a fight against american tennys sandgren, who easedndgren‘s first name really is "tennis"! nothing to do with the sport sadly though, it's a swedish name. arsenal manager arsene wenger has said a deal to take alexis sanchez to manchester united is "likely to happen" and has also been discussing his interest in henrikh mkhitaryan moving the other way as part of the deal. he was speaking at a press conference ahead of saturday's match against crystal palace. it can happen. really, still? at that stage? yes, that stage. do you think there is a chance that he could play in an arsenal shirt ain? could play in an arsenal shirt again? yes, of course. it is likely to happen, but these kinds of things are never guaranteed. but of the negotiation it would seem it would involve mkhitaryan? do you like in? yes, of course. of course i like the player. tommy fleetwood is the clubhouse leader at the abu dhabi championship, with rory mcilroy three shots back. mcilroy — the world number 11 — had three birdies in his round of 69, including this on the e

chung beat american tennys sandgren in straight—sets earlier.the semifinals at the strolling open. earlier, world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the womens semifinals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back. after saving a second break point, she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. halep will face angelique kerber in the last four, after the german thrashed madison keys. kerber has won all 1a singles matches she has played so far this season. sometimes it can feel like athletes are getting younger and younger, but this year one of wales representatives at the commonwealth games will be just 11 years old. you can go to the website to find out about that. anna hursey has been chosen to represent her country as part of the table tennis squad making her the youngest person to represent wales at any sport at senior level. a little more information about the story that has dominated today, the fallout covering undercover story at the financial times, annual fundraiser in london, update

he'll now face fellow last eight debutant tennys sandgren.l. i can't believe this. dreams come true tonight. he was a better player on the court tonight and he deserved to win, no question. when ever he was in trouble, he came out with some unbelievable shots, passing shots and you know just unbelievable shots, passing shots and you knowjust from the back of the court he was like a wall. it is impressive. i wish him all the best. meanwhile, roger federer has roared through to the quarter finals — becoming the oldest man to reach the last eight since ken rosewell in 1977. he beat hungary's marton fucsovics in straight sets — making quick work of him too in under two hours. this will be federer‘s 14th melbourne quarter final and his 52nd overall in grand slams. he'll face czech tomas berdych next — their 26th meeting. england's netballers are losing to australia in their second game in the quad series. the roses came from behind to beat new zealand at the weekend. they will need to show similar form weekend. they will need to show similarform —

he'll face fellow last eight debutant tennys sandgren next. of team england due to what he called "a lack of preparation". rutherford took gold in glasgow four years ago but his decision to take some time away from athletics has left him feeling unable to sufficiently prepare to compete on australia's gold coast in april. 400 metres hurdles runnerjacob paul has taken his place in the squad. that is all the sport for now, i will have more in the next hour. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. mary rhodes is in birmingham, where midlands today have been given access to one of the main carillion building projects a week after the construction giant's collapse. and in a moment i'll be speaking to donna traynor in belfast about the potholes which are costing the department of infrastructure £500,000 in compensation to affected drivers. but first to mary in birmingham. carillion is a huge story for all of us but how has it affected birmingham cit

win 2—1. scored the winner in the second half. of the table to 11 points. win over american tennys sandgrenp bid karolina pliskova to reach the women's semifinals. the women's semifinals. four after the german bid madison keys earlier this morning. —— beat. of ten for the winter olympics in pyeongchang. following an overspend by the governing body. they finished in the top ten in four of their eight world cup races. alexis sanchez on twitter. former harlepool united defender pete hartley. of his shirt, but pete doesn't seem to have alexis‘ piano skills. my son does the shoulder shuffle! there's so many things i love about that, including the pouring rain. that, including the pouring rain. to add to the drama... and then this. that's a shame! i want more parodies, bring them on! parodies, bring them on! very clever, enjoying that! competitors to take part in the commonwealth games. on australia's gold coast in april. shejoins us now from cardiff. good morning to you. hello! lovely to have you on the programme. to have you on the programme. australia for the commonwealth games? i was really e

he beat american tennys sandgren in straight sets earlier. for eight years. world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the womens semi—finals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back after saving a second break point. she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. halep will face angelique kerber in the last four after the german thrashed madison keys. kerber has won all 1a singles matches she has played so far this season. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more after the lunchtime news at half past one. a deaf woman is suing the promoter of a concert by the pop group little mix for failing to provide a sign language interpreter for two support acts. sally reynolds and two deaf friends took their daughters to the concert last september where, after repeated requests, the promoter provided an interpreterfor the main act, but not the support artists. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. kate, mary and herfriend megan are massive little mix fans. last year, kate's mum sally bou