and sloane stephens — like yourself, a us open champion. i don't remember so much. ijust remember the final when she won. yeah, very tough opponent. she won a slam so she is very good and she moves incredibly well. so i think it is going to be for sure a challenge, but i'm just happy to be out here and playing. and do you sense already that other players are doubly keen to beat you? i think that... maybe. i think that my opponents have been playing some great tennis when i've played them. that is always going to happen. it could be extra motivation. when you see someone young and you want to play them and put them in their place a little, maybe. so it's all part of it and i'm just taking it in my stride. it will happen, i will get my chances again. andy murray's hopes are over after he was beaten in the final of the sydney classic. murray was broken in the opening game and struggled on, out powered by his opponent. he battled hard towards the end of the second set, creating five break opportunities. but murray ultimately couldn't take them.

in three sets. —— 0pen champion sloane stephens in three sets.ard the us open champion. could emma raducanu relocate that level of play? well, look — the power, speed and touch all on show. first set, 6—0. so good. her opponent was sloane stephens who once won the us open herself. far too good to be overwhelmed. yes, well done. how would raducanu respond? a brilliant way to finish. she won the third set 6—1. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. already, incredibly, it's what we've come to expect from her. and it still what we see from andy murray. he was on court against a familiar opponent who is never predictable. nicoloz basilashvili can hit the ball anywhere. in the first set, he was at his worst. in the second, the georgian found his best form. intense tennis. murray's pivotal points often came from his opponent's forced errors. the longest game of the match. the biggest game of the match. yes, but in the fourth set, basilashvili, seeded 21, was perfect in the tie—break. murray driven to frustration. what would he have left?

her opponent was sloane stephens who once won the us open herself. far too good to be overwhelmed. murray. he was on court against a familiar opponent who is never predictable. nicoloz basilashvili can hit the ball anywhere. in the first set, he was at his worst. in the second, the georgian found his best form. intense tennis. murray�*s pivotal points often came from his opponent�*s forced errors. the longest game of the match. the biggest game of the match! yes, but in the fourth set, basilashvili, seeded 21, was perfect in the tie—break. murray driven to frustration. what would he have left? well, loads, actually. in the fifth set murray took back control. match point, yet another rigorous rally, and another victory. the quality, the desire... on the very court where three years ago, we thought, he thought, he�*d retired. truly, this is bonus time. joe wilson, bbc news. that�*s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. plenty of dry weather in the forecast for the rest of this week, although many of us will see a little bit of rain throug

error: sloane stephens once won the us open herself. —— her opponent, sloane stephens.redibly, what we are used to. the wartime anthems of dame vera lynn made her notjust the darling of the armed forces, but the voice of a generation. now the public has a rare opportunity to glimpse of a more personal side of the singer. herwardrobe, paintings and memorabilia have gone on display at an exhibition celebrating her life. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to see it. # we'll meet again # don't know where, don't know when...# this is the chance to meet dame vera lynn again, but also in many ways, for the first time, because the exhibition of her personal possessions shows not just the story we all know of the forces' sweetheart and her extraordinary career in showbusiness, but also her private passions and pastimes. she was a prolific painter. so we've got together here, obviously, performance costumes and things from her public role, which people are really familiar with, but also things like the paintings and personal items, give you a sense of what she was like, perha

raducanu faces a tough opening match in melbourne against fellow us open winner sloane stephens.the preparation hasn't been _ obviously the preparation hasn't been ideal, but for me i think the last week— been ideal, but for me i think the last week i — been ideal, but for me i think the last week i have just been really enjoying — last week i have just been really enjoying playing here. i haven't been _ enjoying playing here. i haven't been able to train that much even here because, ifi been able to train that much even here because, if i train so much, i williust_ here because, if i train so much, i williust get — here because, if i train so much, i willjust get injured. but the practices have been heading in the i’ili'it practices have been heading in the right direction. i'm just excited to play hopefully a good match in front of some _ play hopefully a good match in front of some fans. find play hopefully a good match in front of some fem-— of some fans. and this lunacy deepens. _ of some fans. and this lunacy deepens, like _ of some fans. and this lunacy deepens, like yourse

19—year—old us open champion who's seeded 17th has been handed a tough draw against american sloane stephens five—time runner—up at this grand slam and still believes he can go deep into major tournaments. ranked 113 in the world, he'll go up against 21st—seeded georgian nikoloz basilashvilli. and for more on that and everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello. moonlit skies for many, but it does mean a chilly start to tuesday morning, widespread frost, the exception being parts of western scotland, northern ireland. a bit more of a breeze here. but temperatures away from towns and city centres could get as low as —3 to —5, particularly through the heart of england. it's here where there's the greatest chance of some fog patches forming to take us into the morning commute. some of that will be pretty dense in places, slow to clear. away from that, though, most will go through the morning fairly sunny. a bit more cloud develops across the south into the afternoon. and across northern ireland and scotland, the cloud will increase more gene

she looks in pretty good touch, up she looks in pretty good touch, up against sloane stephens. women are us open champions so a tough assignment for both of them and, of course, this year will be emma — all of the attention will be on her to see how she copes with the fame and responsibility of being the us open champion. by the australian open well and truly under way here. thank you. it's a question that has plagued historians ever since the end of the second world war — who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? anne frank died in a concentration camp in 1945, at the age of 15, after two years in hiding in amsterdam. her diary, published after her death, is probably the most famous first—hand account ofjewish life during the war. anna holligan reports from amsterdam on the conclusion of a lengthy investigation. the final entry in anne frank's diary. tuesday 1st august 19114. three days later, thejewish teenager was arrested. this was the frank family's hiding place during the nazi occupation of the netherlands. and this question of who betrayed the frank family, who

murray has a good chance against the japanese qualifier, and emma raducanu, how she played against sloane stephensg the us open, if she can continue that 0pen, if she can continue that form she has every chance of winning that second match and making progress, they should both be thinking about making the second week, and the raducanu is seated, a grand slam champion, should there be any reason why she should not have high expectations? i will not say she will be an expert she should be thinking about going deep into the second week. thinking about going deep into the second week-— a big day of tennis ahead tomorrow. it's a big night in the fa women's league cup with all four quarterfinals taking place this evening. the record five—time winners arsenal are playing manchester united, and our reporter vicky sparks is at meadow park. iam here i am here at the home of arsenal women, the most decorated side in english women's football history, up against manchester united he was still looking for the first major trophy in their history, this has all the ingredients to be a mouthwatering clash because i

playing grand slams a seated player, as a grand slam champion, against a very tough opponent in sloane stephenstuff. she struggled on the wto to her, she's had a recent bout of covid as well. she played brilliantly in the first set —— wto tour. this was the first sightings that she's played at grand slam level, so we have to remind herself how inexperienced she is. to get through the first round, i think, is a significant —— as significant as winning the us open. andy murray also had a great win. how impressed were you with him? mat how impressed were you with him? not 'ust how impressed were you with him? iirrt just another andy murray match, a match on the same court as the match he played in 2019 that we all feared would be his last match. he lost in five sets in the 2019 tournament. before that, he had an emotional press conference saying how he could hardly move. he tried to get through this match. he might play through wimbledon, but then, that kind of would be it, and we all thought this would be it, and we all thought this would be it, and we all thought this would be the end. and three

in the last hour, she beat american sloane stephens in three sets. a little since that last grand slam win, but she got off to a brillaint start — cruising to the first set against another former us champion 6—0 injust 17 minutes. some errors crept in and stephens upped her game in the second, taking that 6—2. but raducanu dug in and reasserted her control on the match to wrap up the third 6—1. she'll face montenegro's danka kovinic next. and there was a big win for andy murray. he came through a five—set thriller to beat georgian seed, nicolas basilashvili. you might remember a tearful murray on court in melbourne three years ago, when he wondered if that might be the end of his career. but a new metal hip, and lots of hard work has paid off. he's into the second round. it's been a tough three or four years. i put in a lot of work to get back here. i've played in this court a number of times and is the support has been incredible. this is the one where i thought potentially i played my last match three years ago, but amazing to be back winning a fiv

19—year—old us open champion who's seeded 17th has been handed a tough draw against american sloane stephensny, but it does mean a chilly start to tuesday morning, widespread frost, the exception being parts of western scotland, northern ireland. a bit more of a breeze here. but temperatures away from towns and city centres could get as low as —3 to —5, particularly through the heart of england. it's here where there's the greatest chance of some fog patches forming to take us into the morning commute. some of that will be pretty dense in places, slow to clear. away from that, though, most will go through the morning fairly sunny. a bit more cloud develops across the south into the afternoon. and across northern ireland and scotland, the cloud will increase more generally, bringing some outbreaks of rain, particularly for northern ireland and western scotland. but they will be fairly showery in nature. still some dry weather to be had. 9 or 10 celsius here with that breeze coming off the atlantic. where the fog lingers the longest, a chilly 3 to 5 celsius are the highs even with some brightn

ameen while, american sloane stephens will is not make it past her opening round.e reigning champion emma raducanu. and barty breezed through. on the men's side, no novak djokovic. but sixth seeded rafael nadal advancing to the third round. >>> turning now to the nhl, we'll begin in the nation's capital, where alex ovechkin scored his league-winning 27th goal this season. helping the caps to a 4-3 win over the winnipeg last night. meanwhile, there's a pair of spectacular saves to show you in philadelphia. the islanders going back, oh, wow, with the stick hand to stop the puck from across the line into the net. this is a spectacular save keeping the flyers from taking the leave. the islanders go on to beat philadelphia 4-3 in a shoot-out. we should note, in hockey, of course, the puck has to go completely over the goal line for the goal to count. in dallas, montreal's goalie stopped that from happening laying backwards. fell back. but it works. stopped from crossing the line, canadiens beat the stars 5-3. >>> 64 years ago today, willie o'ree broke the barrier when h

the us open champion beat american sloane stephens in three sets.nother former us champion 6—0 injust 17 minutes. some errors crept in and stephens upped her game in the second, taking that 6—2. but raducanu dug in to wrap up the third set 6—1. elsewhere, andy murray says he "couldn't have asked for any more" after coming through a five set thriller to make the second round. he beat nicolas basil—lashvili three years on from his tearful scenes on court at the same stage of the event. many thought that could have been the end of the three—time grand slam champion's career, but hip surgeries and a lot of perseverance since then has seen him win again at melbourne park. he fought all the way through a tense match, eventually overcoming the 21st seed from georgia. it's been a tough three or four years. put in a lot of work to get back here. it's been... i played on this court many times in the atmosphere is incredible. i always have fantastic support. this is the one where i thought potentially it would be my last match, but amazing to be back winning a

turn of emma raducanu, a battle of two former us open champions as she takes on the 2017 winner, sloane stephensost his second appeal over his deportation. and it looks as though he could miss out on defending his french open title too. the french government has performed a u—turn, insisting that only vaccinated sports people will be able to perform in the country, which could have an impact on other sports people. the 20—time grand slam winner is unvaccinated, and back in serbia after leaving australia. police were called to a hobart hotel where england and australia cricketers were drinking together following the conclusion of the ashes series. the england and wales cricket board says it is investigating. in a statement, it added... "the hotel management received a noise complaint by a hotel guest, and as is commonplace in australia, the local police attended the scene. when asked to leave by hotel management and the tasmanian police, the players and management in question left and returned to their respective hotel rooms. the england party have apologised for any inconvenience caused." scotti

the us open champion beat american sloane stephens in three sets.aking that 6—2. but the 19—year—old raducanu responded to wrap up the third set 6—1. elsewhere heather watson and dan evans progressed while harriet ducked and liam brody went out. and the mary did what he does best, winning five set matches when he held off the georgian rival. it's been a tough three or four years. put in a lot of work to get back here. it's been... i've played on this court many times, and the atmosphere is incredible. i've always had fantastic support. this is the one where i thought potentially i played my last match three years ago, but amazing to be back winning a five—set battle like that. couldn't ask for any more. there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones�* 36—man england squad for next month's six nations. in—form wasps back row alfie barbeary is called up. the 21—year—old has scored four tries in seven games for his club this season after returning from injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford

a very tough draw for the us open champion emma raducanu against another us open champion sloane stephensrtable win over spurs, to reach the league cup final. already 2—0 up from the first leg, antonio rudiger scored the only goal, of the game at the tottenham hotspur stadium. chelsea's opponents at wembley will be either arsenal or liverpool, who play the first leg, of their semi—final tonight. west ham manager david moyes said jarrod bowen is knocking on the door of the england team, after he scored both goals in their 2—0 win over bottom side norwich. a result that took the hammers back into the top four of the premier league — not that that counts for much, according to their manager. i don't think being forced this moment is time has got any real importance except that shows you have been a good, consistent site for half of the season. we have picked up some good wins, the business end starts probably once you get to march, april, so as long as we can get into the mix for the european places that will be very good but obviously we always want to look up and if we can hang onto the co

she started brilliantly, cruising to the first set against another former us champion, sloane stephensping up with the cost of living. if you look at the wages between september and november they rose by 3.8%. between august and september they raised by 4.1%. the rate of inflation was 5.1%. so we are being squeezed. but some believe thatis are being squeezed. but some believe that is a temporary thing because the number of vacancies out there is a record number, 2.1 million vacancies. 400,000 people have left thejobs vacancies. 400,000 people have left the jobs market perhaps to take early retirement or long term sick or gone back to become a student. that is going to give many workers in some sectors a bit of a stronger position when it comes to renegotiating their pay packet. that is why some believe that greece is going to be temporary. the chancellor has come out today and said these are fantastic numbers it shows that the fellow scheme is working. earlier i spoke to one who said we should really focus on the fact that wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. the unemploym

she beat american sloane stephens in three sets.e tearful farewell after losing in the first round in melbourne. many thought that could have been the end of the three time grand slam champions career, but one metal hip later, a lot of hard work, he reached the second round of the tournament. he came through a tense match with momentum swinging both ways, eventually overcoming the 21st seed from georgia. murray said he hopes to enjoy a deep run, and will feel confident of making the third round when he plays qualifier tyrone daniel next. it�*s been a tough three or four years. i put in a lot of work to get back here. i�*ve played on this court a number of times and the support and atmosphere has been incredible. this is the one where i thought, potentially, i played my last match three years ago, but amazing to be back winning a five—set battle like that. i couldn�*t ask for anything more. also into the second round, heatherwatson, who beat mayer sherif in three sets. she is one of only two british female players to qualify automati

and emma raducanu faces a tough start against the former us open champion sloane stephens.ored both goals in their 2—0 win over bottom side norwich. a result that took the hammers back into the top four of the premier league. onfire at on fire at the moment and cannot top scoring. haste on fire at the moment and cannot top scorinu. ~ ~ , on fire at the moment and cannot top scorinu. ~ ,, , ., , ., scoring. we will keep an eye on developments _ scoring. we will keep an eye on developments in _ scoring. we will keep an eye on developments in australia. i scoring. we will keep an eye on developments in australia. yes| developments in australia. yes whether there _ developments in australia. yes whether there is _ developments in australia. jazz whether there is an announcement from the immigration minister. thanks, mike. pressure is building for the prime minister, as calls for his resignation come from both sides of the political divide — though his cabinet are still showing a united front. we're joined now by labour's lisa nandy, the shadow secretary for levelling up. thank

david goffin, liam broady against nick kyrigos at around eight, and then emma radacanu up against sloane stephens a u—turn, insisting that only vaccinated sports people will be able to perform in the country, which could have an impact on other sports people. the 20—time grand slam winner is unvaccinated, and back in serbia after leaving australia. police were called to a hobart hotel where england and australia cricketers were drinking together, following the conclusion of the ashes series. the england and wales cricket board says it is investigating. in a statement, it added... scottish top—flight football has returned — and that meant the return of full capcity crowds, too. the spl brought forward its winter break after crowds were limited to just 500 under restrictions to limit the spread of covid. celtic beating hibernian last night — they scored early on, they got their second from the penalty spot to win 2—0, and move within three points of leaders rangers. burnley�*s premier league game at home to watford has been postponed tonight because of a high number of injuries and covid cases in t

isolation, testing positive upon arrival in adelaide, and a very tough draw for raducanu against sloane stephenses in a row. david coffin is dan evans�*s first round opponent at the australia open. also the ruins in sydney and continued his unbeaten run with a straight set winds over basilashvili. liam brody and harriet dart have both reached the final round of qualifying for this really no pain. graham stokes and jonny bairstow are desperate to prove their fitness in time for the final ashes test in hobart. it is indicated the pair could be used as specialist batters leaving stokes unable to bow all and jonny bairstow, both key figures in the england dressing room. thea;t bairstow, both key figures in the england dressing room. they are still in good _ england dressing room. they are still in good spirits, _ england dressing room. they are still in good spirits, seem - england dressing room. they are still in good spirits, seem greati still in good spirits, seem great around the group andhappy, a great indication they are still in a good mindset to potentially play the game. i am sure they will

her three set victory over sloane stephens, her first ever at the australian open.eing able to get to sleep as early because of the adrenaline you are running _ because of the adrenaline you are running on — because of the adrenaline you are running on. so, i think it will be a good _ running on. so, i think it will be a good experience learning from that. you forget those late finishes they have to contend with in melbourne. are chelsea out of the title race? manager thomas tuchel says his team are mentally and physically tired. perhaps they need a lie down. a book and a coffee! their 1—1 draw at brighton leaving them 12 points behind leaders manchester city. he said they'd had a tough schedule, with seven matches in 21 days, but have taken just three points from a possible 12. hakim ziyech scored first for chelsea last night. but adam webster equalised for brighton, who are ninth. rangers saw their lead in the scottish premiership cut to four points, after a 1—1 draw with aberdeen. a fantastic delivery from ryan kent left iannis hagi with a tap—in, to put rangers

of a slump after winning the us open in september but she returned to form with her win over sloane stephensn early lead in her match. doing _ playing? she is doing well. an early lead in her match. doing well. - lead in her match. doing well. thanks, mike. _ lead in her match. doing well. thanks, mike. there - lead in her match. doing well. thanks, mike. there is - lead in her match. doing well. thanks, mike. there is some l lead in her match. doing well. - thanks, mike. there is some sunshine out there today and of course carroll will bring that anyway. there is a lot of sunshine for many of us and that is going to be the forecast today and you can already see from one of the weather watchers pictures taken in leicestershire earlier we have the sunshine but it is cold and currently at —1 so we are looking at a widespread frost and some wintry showers peppering the north of mainland scotland on the north of mainland scotland on the northern isles and we could see one or two wintry showers on the north york moors but most of the showers we see along the east coast will be rain and also some