now to help with the appeal for the bushfire crisis, shane warne has raised $1 million australian dollarsat auction. test cricket's second most successful bowler wore the cap throughout his 145—test career, where he took 708 wickets. the money will go to the bushfire charity to help with the crisis, which has been now been going on in australia since september. 27 people have died. warne has said on social media that he was blown away by the generosity and the final figure was way beyond my expectations. meanwhile, the 6—time formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton says he's donating more than $500,000 us dollars to support the fire service and animal welfare charities, that have been affected by the situation in australia. he says: friday is the first day of competition at the winter youth olympics in lausanne, switzerland, with four gold medals up for grabs. thursday's opening ceremony marked the start of the third winter youth games. over the next 13 days, a record number of 1,872 athletes from 79 countries will take part in 16 different sports, with 81 gold medals to be decided in tot

it comes as numerous celebrities and sporting stars — including former australian cricketer, shane warnelp the victims. katy watson now reports from the state of victoria. a sleepy town in the line of fire. and authorities not prepared to take any chances, preparing to tell an entire village to evacuate before it's too late. going house to house, speaking to everyone. i'll certainly be watching the sides of the hills here, when the wind changes. not all residents were taking the advice to leave. i suppose it is a resistance, but we probably do expect at the same time that a lot of people will stay. it's perhaps a bit of a typical australian thing that people do want to stay and protect their properties, but i guess the learnings from previous fires is that people can lose their lives by staying and defending their properties. this is a rural part of australia with communities with houses sometimes miles apart from each other. so, it's a massive job to tell everybody to evacuate. renata and terry have stopped taking calls from worried relatives. they tell them there will be in touch if th

shane warne, and ricky ponting seen here with former women's captain alex blackwell, will captain the made up of other famous former aussie cricket stars. the game will take place on february the 8th, at a venue yet to be confirmed. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more in the next hour. now on bbc news — it's the travel show. since hg wells wrote of the martian invasion in his 1897 novel war of the worlds, the red planet has captured our imaginations. at over 33 million miles away, it's incredible to think we could one day colonise mars. this year, virgin galactic‘s first customers hope to head into space in a 90—minute sub—orbital flight, for a cool $250,000. but if you don't have that in the bank, but still harbour dreams of being a space explorer, there are options out there here on earth. so, for the next 2a—hours, i'll be learning how to live life like a mars colonist in spain. astroland is a project set up to see how humans would potentially cope living on mars from a psychological perspective, but to also test out potential technologies. so clearly, this is not a space sh

to help with the appeal for the bushfire crisis, shane warne has raised $1 million australian dollarsen australia cap was sold at auction. the legendary leg—spinner wore the cap throughout his 145—test career, where he took 708 wickets. the money will go to the bushfire charity to help with the crisis, which has been now been going on in australia since september. 27 people have died. warne said on social media that he was blown away by the generosity and the final figure was way beyond my expectations. meanwhile, the 6—time formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton says he's donating more than $500,000 us dollars to support the fire service and animal welfare charities that have been affected by the situation in australia. he says: on to golf, and johannes veerman of the usa leads after the first round of the south african open in johannesburg. the american opened up with a bogey—free round of 62 on the bushwillow course at randpark. he's 9—under par, one shot clear of the field overnight. defending champion and home favourite louis 0osthuizen is three shots off the lead at 6—under par

and shane warne's baggy green cap raises more than $500,000 at auction for the bushfires appeal.e'll start with football, as atletico madrid have beaten the reigning champions barcelona 3—2 to reach the final of the re—vamped spanish super cup, which is being played in saudi arabia. after a goalless first—half, koker put atletico madrid in front one minute after the re—start. barca replied with two goals in quick succession

raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, and the australian legend shane warne auctioning off his baggy green. the caps are stuff of australian sporting legend and it's expected to fetch an awful lot of money. the former england captain michael vaughan made a bid of $25,0000, but the current highest bid is just over $315,000. that's just over £165,000. remarkable. some news from tottenham this evening. they say they have found no evidence to support allegations of racism towards chelsea's antonio rudiger. play was stopped after the defender said he had monkey noises. spurs responded by launching a full investigation, alongside the police. the club has said that the metropolitan police have now exhausted all avenues of investigation. italian football has been plagued by racism and this weekend brescia stiker mario balotelli became the latest player to receive abuse during his sides defeat to lazio. balotelli said on social media — they should be ashamed of themselves. earlier, i asked european football writer & broadcaster nicky bandini what needs to happen to pu

shane warne, and ricky ponting seen here with former women's captain alex blackwell, will captain thery the 8th, at a venue yet to be confirmed. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more in the next hour. now on bbc news — it's the travel show.

today, the cricketing legend shane warne assault his baggy green cap at auction.lf £1 million. it isjust really die for everyone and unthinkable for some of these people and what they're going through. every dressing images which break your heart. cricket here makes an impact. the test captain met rescue workers who have been fighting the bushfires and players are giving cash for wickets and sixes. glenn maxwell's pledged $250 per each big bash hit. that idea has spread around the world. brighton's goalkeeper will give up every top flight save this weekend. the images that you see, some that i have seen, looking like hell on earth. choppers flying over the top end of the smoke, it is quite daunting to look at. though hamilton has bypassed exams and given six figures in one go. his spirit are still assessing if the australian grand prix can happen. that is scheduled for a month after the tennis final. major stars here have pledged cash to. she did it every time she gives her coach a rough ride. there is no doubt on how the smoke will affect by, but for 110w the smo

australian cricket veteran shane warne sold his baggy green cap to an anonymous bidder for1 million australianw south wales, says he will give £260 for every save by premier league goalkeepers this weekend. nick kyrgios is among a number of australian tennis players fundraising — he has pledged to donate more than £100 for each ace he hits. while world number one ashleigh barty gave her winnings from the brisbane international. that's it from me and the team. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. sheffield united beat west ham to move up to fifth in the premier league. we also hear from former premier league referee bobby madley, talking about the video that lost him hisjob. i cannot apologise enough for it. this is not me being blase about it, andi this is not me being blase about it, and i let myself down and let a lot of people down. stress that i should not have done. and a day shy of her 19th birthday, boxer caroline dubois tells us how she feels about stepping up to the senior ranks. welcome to sportsda

australian cricket veteran shane warne sold his baggy green cap to an anonymous bidder for1 million australianew south wales, says he will give £260 for every save by premier league goalkeepers this weekend. nick kyrgios is among a number of australian tennis players fundraising. he has pledged to donate more than £100 for each ace he hits, while world number one ashleigh barty gave her winnings from the brisbane international. us president donald trump has expressed sympathy for the queen following the decision by the duke and duchess of sussex to step back as senior members of royal family. in an interview this evening, he was asked if had any advice for the british monarch. i think it's sad. i do, she is a great woman, she has never made a mistake because options have all this time was up i think harry should go and come back. i think, i don't want to get into the whole thing but i find it... i have such respect for the queen, i do think that should be happening to have a stop ——i that should be happening to have a stop —— i don't think this should be happening to her. police investigating

raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, and the australian legend shane warnet — by auctioning off his baggy green. the caps are stuff of australian sporting legend, and it's expected to fetch an awful lot of money. the former england captain michael vaughan made a bid of $25,000, but the current highest bid isjust over $300,000 — that's just short of £160,000. alan shearer has praised the first use of a pitch—side var screen this season. referee michael 0liver used the screen to send off crystal palace‘s luka milivjevic in their fa cup defeat to derby. shearer says the premier league needs to take note. it is about time it happened because it can't be a coincidence that it has never happened in the premier league. we started in august, now in january, not one referee has been to the pitch side monitor and that is what is needed. i am not saying he should go there regularly, but in terms of making and getting the correct decision and his on field decision, i think it is a key and hopefully that is the first of many. the draw for the fourth round of the fa cup w

shane warne says he's been "blown away" by the generosity that saw his "baggy green" australia cap raisealf a million pounds for the bushfire appeal. the cap was bought by a bidder from sydney, with the winning bid ofi million australian dollars coming in the final minute of the auction. warne wore it throughout his career, in which he became test cricket's second most successful bowler. several warm up tournaments for the australian open have been affected by the bushfires, including an event the british number six katie swan played in. it was due to be held in the capital canberra but the players weren't able to train there due to the air quality and it had to be moved to melbourne. we were advised not even to go outside. they told us to try and buy masks, so that whenever we were outside, we could breathe, basically, not on hell all the smoke. they were able to move the tournament to a different city, so we ended up staying in canberra for three days without being able to practice or merely use the gym, because the smoke was inside as well as outside. world number two novak djokovic h

shane warne says he's been "blown away" by the generosity that saw his baggy green australia cap raisemillion coming in the final minute of the auction. warne wore it throughout his career, in which he became test cricket's second most successful bowler. and formula one world champion lewis hamilton says he'll donate more than £380,000 pounds to the fund. he said he "can't help but grieve for the defenceless animals thought to have died" in the fires. the formula one season is due to get underway in melbourne in march. here's a bit of role—reversal for you — 15—year—old coco gauff telling off her dad for swearing. he was giving her some on court coaching during her defeat in the auckland classic yesterday. let's have a listen. she has a focus on that in the middle of the match. dad, don't swear. she took it quite well. i like the fact that he didn't even know. never mind. in november 2012, 20—year—old matthew lea hy took his own life. he'd been in the care of a mental health trust in essex — his family said he was alone, scared and failed in the most appalling way. since then, his moth

raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, and the australian legend shane warne expected to fetch an awful lot of money. the former england captain michael vaughan made a bid of $25,000, but the current highest bid isjust over $300,000 — that's just short of £160,000. jurgen klopp called his young side sensational as they beat everton in the third round of the fa cup. this stunning strike from 18—year—old curtisjones was enough to win the merseyside derby at anfield. klopp made nine changes to the side that beat sheffield united in the premier league last time out. everton still haven't won at anfield in more than 20 years. the game was so intense for the kids, unbelievable. it was for sure the most intense game they have had so far in their career, in a derby, incredible. it was decided by a sensational goal bya it was decided by a sensational goal by a scouser. couldn't wish former. elsewhere the only real shock on sunday came as derby of the championship beat premier league side crystal palace. the big talking point of the game though was var, with the pitch—s

meanwhile, australian great shane warne is auctioning off his baggy green cap to raise money for thosesporting legend and as it's something warne wore throughout his career its expected to fetch an awful lot of money. the former england captain michael vaughan made a bid of around £15,000. but the current highest bid is more than £166,000. 0n the subject of those fires in australia, less than a fortnight before the start of the australian open tennis, melbourne lies under a blanket of bushfire haze. today the tournament organiser craig tiley has said they'll be closely monitoring air quality, while hoping that the tournament will go ahead at the end ofjanuary. and var in the headlines again, what's happened this weekend? pitchside monitors have been lonely things. premier league referees told not to use them. yesterday in the fa cup michael 0liver used the screen to send off crystal palace's luka milivjevic in their fa cup defeat to derby. alan shearer says the premier league needs to take note. he was the face of the campaign to instate the ar in the premier league. it is about time i

a stunning cricket legend shane warne has already raised more than $650000.00 to help those who've suffered from bushfires having auctioned off his baggy green cap now he's joined up with other former captains ricky ponting michael clarke and women's captain alex blackwell who will come out of retirement for one of much to support relief efforts the cricket bash will be played on fiber to the eye with profits going to the red cross. look i think everyone's come together where everyone's trying to do their bit i think the images that we're all saying has touched people around the world and we all everyone just trying to do their bit sounds great the cricket australia have got behind this and pulling together quite quickly obviously we don't know where it is as alex said before but i'm sure pano myself and everyone applies will draw it out best and make it an entertaining game all right that's it for now i have to stand. and that's it for me for this news hour fully will be here in just a moment always more of the dice. yeah. frank assessments the one being about these bush bars is that reall

australian cricket legend shane warne has already raised more than $650000.00 to help those who have suffered from bushfires having auctioned off his prized baggy green cap now he's joined up with other former australian cricket captain ricky ponting michael clarke and women's captain alex blackpool who will come out of retirement for a one off match to support relief efforts the bushfire cricket bash will be played on february the 8th with profits going to the red cross. look i think everyone's come together where everyone's trying to do their bit i think the images that we're all seeing has touched people around the world and we all everyone just trying to do their bit sounds great the cricket australia have got behind this and pulling together quite quickly we don't know where it is as alex said before but i'm sure panto myself and everyone applies will try to give it our best and make it an entertaining. most sports is coming up again later so you're going there in ok we'll see later on peter thank you very much and thanks for watching the news hour on al-jazeera that set myself

jimmy anderson took another in the penultimate over of the day — south africa 126—2 at the close shane warnees in australia. he wore it in each of his 1a5 tests and the current highest bid is more than £166,000. less than a fortnight before the start of the australian open tennis, melbourne the tournament organiser craig tiley has said they'll be closely monitoring air quality because of the wildfires and could stop matches if it's deemed to be harmful johanna konta's been knocked out of the brisbane international. she lost in the first round in straight sets to ba rbora strycova. konta has been struggling with a knee injury of late. footabll — italy has resumed after their winter break, a matches yesterday and 6 today, including he return of zlatan ibrahimovic at ac milan. he helped them to their last league tile 9 years ago and has signed a six month deal to try and get them moving up the table. milan fans are happy to have him in their city. welcome back ibra the message in the san siro as they faced sampdoria. they drew 0—0. meanwhile, another footballing icon cristiano ronaldo scored hi

stars such as shane warne and ricky ponting will come out of retirement to play in the match next monthst trying to do their bit so it is great that cricket australia have got behind this. hopefully a few big names will get involved as well, whether it be music, film, tv, sport from all different codes. the rugby league community gathered together at headingley stadium in honour of leeds rhinos legend rob burrow who's been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. here we can see robert taking to the fields in front of more than 20,000 people at a special preseason friendly featuring current and former players of the rhinos and bradford bulls. since going public with his illness, he's raised more than £235,000 for his mnd fund. overwhelmed, humble. great to watch. amazing day. one to remember. out here to win some trophies but that today, bringing it now, it is something beyond that so lovely. a lovely day. what a man. he is here with us. what a man. he is here with usm is really hard to watch, isn't it? it was a very difficult thing for him to do when he was running out. he is here with us

shane warne has said he has been blown away by the half £1 million raised by his baggy green cap goingold us to try to purchase masks so that when we were outside we could breathe, basically. and not inhale all of the smoke. they were able to move the tournament to a different city, so we ended up staying on camera for three days without being able to practice or use the gym because the smoke was inside as well as outside. back to the atp cup, novak djokovic has taken serbia into the semifinals. he was one set down to denis shapovalov before winning the decider on a tie—break. he had an unbeatable lead over the canadians and they will now play russia in the semifinals. serbia winning 3—0 against the canadians. we will have more sport later on. thank you. the duchess of sussex has returned to canada — amid the fallout from the announcement that she and prince harry intend to step back as senior members of the royal family. the queen, prince charles and prince william have instructed their staff to find a solution within a matter of days. simon jones has more. prince harry and meghan‘s f

we saw shane worn auctioning off his historic baggy green. —— warne.nted, what we have seen playing out in australia, the terrible bushfires. so many so many homes, farmlands damaged and obviously all the animals affected. i think for all those players who have come here, they recognise they don'tjust want have come here, they recognise they don't just want to be have come here, they recognise they don'tjust want to be seen to be flying in and flying out and playing here, as they will be, they want to show they are aware of what is going on and give something back, and i think we're going to see a lot of that through this fortnight. because it won't be forgotten, that's for sure, even though conditions have improved somewhat here this week stop and enjoy the games, john. that was sports reporterjohn watson joining us from outside rod laver arena in melbourne. the private american aerospace company spacex has been conducting a trial with nasa of its plans to take astronauts to the international space station. it tested the emergency landing system neces

raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, and the australian legend shane warneister boris johnson, who arrived back from holiday yesterday, accused general qassem soleimani of being "a threat to all our interests". we'rejoined now by formerforeign secretary, jeremy hunt, who's in westminster for us. do you think it was a mistake to kill general soleimani? 0nly do you think it was a mistake to kill general soleimani? only time will tell but we have a dangerous tinderbox situation because both sides of fundamentally estimating the strength and resolve on the other side. the iranians thought that america just wants to get out of the middle east and is not really committed long—term to the region and they can get away with their proxy wars but the americans have been predicting for a long time that iran will come to its knees because of economic pressure on the regime has held out and that is the real danger we face at the moment. that risk of unintended consequences, because neither side wants to. both sides will feel the need to retaliate when they are attacked. y