yet sofia kenin so minister when the two tight sets.er at the age ofjust 21, not remotely faced by being in the arena playing in the first grand slam semi final, may be the occasion got to her after all she was trying to become the first australian women to reach the single final here after 40 years but not at her best at all. and simona halep made a lot of the running in her match. she had four set points in the first set, she served for the second set of 5—3 but garbine muguruza who isjust grown second set of 5—3 but garbine muguruza who is just grown and confident so much after a fairly flexible of years, not been in a grand slam finals she won wimbledon in 2017, just seize the opportunity. as far as british hopes concerned with saw that was england —— and did in the first week. a fabulous effort with the american, when the semi final against two cassette players and they lost the first set, they we re and they lost the first set, they were a breakdown in the third set it has to be said helped by managing to serve five double faults

but it's bye—bye barty, as the top seed and home favourite crashes out, downed by america's sofia kenina flock of birdies for graeme mcdowell, as he cards a 64 to grab a share of the lead at the saudi open. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today here on bbc world news. we are going to start down under, where novak djokovic continues his bid for a record—extending eighth australian open title. that is after he saw off roger federer in straight sets to advance to his 26th grand slam final. he really does love it at melbourne park. the serb has lostjust three matches there in the last ten years. alex gulrajani was watching the action. for over a decade, the only time these two play each other is when it matters. roger federer‘s quest to keep on making history came with caution. if a groin injury didn't sow caution. if a groin injury didn't sow any signs of restricting him early on as he raced into a first—set lead. but novak djokovic, a seven time champion in melbourne, didn't let him get out of sight. he came. from the cusp of losing the first set, djokovic turned it all around, fo

ash barty, the world number one in the women's game, beaten today in straight sets by sofia kenin of kenin was in inspired form as she came through comfortably. disappointment, as you can imagine, for ash barty, who's been carrying the hopes of a nation here at this home australian open, hopeful that they would see the first female australian enter the final here in a0 years. the barty party is over, though. kenin goes on to face garbine muguruza, another surprise success for her over simona halep, a former australian open finalist here a couple of years ago, when she was beaten by caroline wozniacki. she fell just short this time, garbine muguruza also coming through in straight sets. and as a multiple grand slam champion, she'll be hoping to add a third grand slam to her trophy cabinet if she can come past sofia kenin and saturday's final. of course, we'll wait to see who goes on to face novak djokovic — dominic thiem and alex zverev. all eyes on that second semifinal to come tomorrow. john watson. and in that semifinal, roger federer said it was a match he only had a 3% chance of

the party party is over though, sofia kenin goes on to face garbine muguruza, her victory over simonaen finalist, she fell just short this time. garbine muguruza also in straight sets. the multiple grand slam champion she will be hoping to add a third grand slam to her trophy cabinet if she can come through sofia kenin and saturday's final. of course we will go on to see who faces novak djokovic in the men's final. all eyes on that second semifinal tomorrow. two brits made it through to finals today. in the wheelchair singles, 2016 champion gordon reid reached his fifth grand slam final with victory over belgium's joachim gerard. he'll face the top sea shingo kuneida of japan, who knocked out alfie hewett. and joe salisbury is into his first grand slam final, in the men's doubles, alongside rajeev ram. the 11th seeds face an australian wild card pair on sunday morning. a couple of days out now from the start of the six nations, so we're finding out who'll be starting in the opening games. wales coach wayne pivac has named george north at outside centre for the the beginning of their t

before that, the top seed and home favourite ashleigh barty plays the american sofia kenin. it's the first of the men's semi—finals, between roger federer and the defending champion novak djokovic. on to football — liverpool are now 19 points clear at the top of the english premier league, after winning 2—nil at west ham on wednesday. jurgen klopp's side have now gone 41 league games without defeat — stretching back to last january. alastair bruce—ball was watching. liverpool nowhere near their best but still too good for west ham. took the lead ten minutes before halftime. the referee pointed to the spot and salah tucked away. the next goal on the counter—attack as west ham were threatening from a corner. they are the best team in the premier league by a country mile and it's not going to be too long i don't think until they clench this premier league title. 2—0 liverpool. we just have to carry on, we will carry on and 70 things can happen at last. stop it's interesting, it can catch over there but it's just not decided and that's why we don't feel like it's already done. n

but it's bye—bye barty, as the top seed and home favourite crashes out, downed by america's sofia kenincards a 64 to grab a share of the lead at the saudi open. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today here on bbc world news. we are going to start down under, where novak djokovic continues his bid for a record—extending eighth australian open title. that is after he saw off roger federer in straight sets to advance to his 26th grand slam final. he really does love it at melbourne park. the serb has lostjust three matches there in the last ten years. alex gulrajani was watching the action. for over a decade, the only time these two play each other is when it matters. roger federer‘s quest to keep on making history came with

we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin. roger federer up against the defending champion, novak djokovic. the big talking point today, though, the exit of rafa nadal here at melbourne. john watson in melbourne. in the last few hours it's been announced that the 2020 world athletics indoor championships in nanjing, china have been postponed. they were due to be held in march, and are the latest sporting event to fall victim to the coronavirus. in a statement world athletic said the advice from their medical team was that "the spread of the coronavirus both within china and outside the country is still at a concerning level and no one should be going ahead with any major gathering that can be postponed". with details of other sports that have been affected, here's our reporter alex gulrajani. yes, the coronavirus is having an impact on the sporting schedule with a wide range of events and a number of sports moved, postpone, or cancelled completely in some cases. let's start with the latest event to go and it is the first test

champion and world number one, and then trying to come back and take out a tough competitor in sofia kenin she struggled to adjust and recover, which is perfectly natural for a 15—year—old. she has a game that is bigger than a 15—year—old's, but i expect her to continue to learn from this as she has from so many of her experiences. surely just a matter of time before we see coco gauff in a grand slam final. plenty more excitement to come tomorrow, not least because we have nick kyrgios in action against rafa nadal. no love lost between these two, and when nick kyrgios takes to the court, it is never dull. it is always box office with the australian. we can expect more fireworks tomorrow, a match you will not want to take your eyes off. rugby union, now and the premiership champions saracens were heavily beaten in their first league game, since being relegated for salary cap breaches. they lost 41 points to 1a at harlequins, the win moving quins up to sixth in the table. adam wild has more. saracens are, for the moment, a club in confusion. relegation is a certainty, but the future of their

sofia kenin faces gruber.e‘s been nursing. but he says he‘ll keep going and believes he can add to his 20 grand slams. meanwhile, there are two british players in finals in melbourne — gordon reid in the men‘s wheelchair event, and joe salisbury in the men‘s doubles, with his american partner rajeev ram. jamie murray and bethanie mattek—sands play their mixed doubles semi final tomorrow. fed basically saying he is 97% below par, i suppose. fed basically saying he is 97% below par, isuppose. let‘s move fed basically saying he is 97% below par, i suppose. let‘s move on, the six nations gets under way, it is going to be a crackle. —— cracker. we‘re just a couple of days away now from the start of the six nations. wales face italy in cardiff on saturday. this will be wayne pivac‘s first test since succeeding warren gatland as head coach of the reigning six nations champions, and we now know george north will start at outside centre with wales struggling with injuries in midfield. uncapped scarlets wing jonny mcnic

been eliminated from the australian open. 15-year-old coco gauff was eliminated by fellow american sofia keninyear's champion naomi osaka. osaka posted an emotional tribute to kobe bryant reading in part thank you for being you. you'll forever be my big bro, mentor and inspiration. bryant's death prompted a response from tiger woods. >> it's a shocker to everyone. unbelievably sad. one of the more tragic days i think -- for me, the reality is setting in because i was just told about five minutes ago. >> he and kobe became stars around the same time. woods won his first masters in 1997. just as kobe finished his rookie year with the lakers. coming up on cbs "this morning" more on the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant. "this morning" more on the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant. i had a heart problem. i was told to begin my aspirin regimen, and i just didn't listen. until i almost lost my life. my doctors again ordered me to take aspirin, and i do. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. listen to the doctor. take it seriously. if your mouth is made to

american sofia kenin has stunned top seed and home favourite ash barty at the australian open to reach she'll move into the world's top 10 whatever happens on saturday. who she'll face in the final is being decided right now. unseeded garbine muguruza is looking to reach her first grand slam final since winning wimbledon three years ago. she's facing the number four seed and current wimbledon champion simona halep, and muguruza has just taken the first set on a tie—break. isn't it odd how quickly things change? so she won wimbledon three yea rs change? so she won wimbledon three years ago, muguruza, and she is now unseeded. she kind of disappeared. i didn't know she was unseeded! she went through a difficult patch and she had an injury for a while. so you just drop out of the ranking, that's what happens! if you are injured you can't play for a while and you drop down and you drop down. unseeded means she wouldn't have been the top players for that tournament. exciting match whatever. it should finish while we are on the programme. staying with the australian open. .. and great britain

sofia kenin against muguruza.efend that title next year due to a change in disabilty classifications. also jamie murray is through to the mixed doubles final, alongside his partner bethany mattek sands. jamie murray's chasing an eighth gra nslam doubles title. today we've heard from england ahead of their six nations opener against france in paris on sunday. they've left prop maku vunipola out of the squad although 12 of the starters in that disappointing world cup final defeat to south africa have retained their place in the 15. coach eddie jones has reshuffled his backs — with northampton full back george furbank set to make his international debut. anthony watson's been ruled out so furbank will line up in the back three along with elliot daly and jonny may. he is one of the first place players i noticed when i came back from the world cup. very composed. good core skills, good positional sense. he showed all of those things under pressure. he thoroughly deserves the opportunity. the six nations kicks off in ca

—year—old coco gauff, her impressive run is over after a fourth round defeat to fellow american sofia keninatson is in amongst the crowd in melbourne for us where they're enjoying a home favourite on the main court. john. you join me at a great moment. plenty of australians turning out to see ash party. ash party is the world number 1 and see ash party. ash party is the world number1 and home favourite here. her opponent beecher at wimbledon last year. she will be hoping for a different outcome this year. it is currently going with serve. it is australia day here, as well, so a huge amount of support, hope and expectation that ash party can deliver the result today as she looks to go deep into the 2nd week in the 1st grand slam of the year. a former french open champion, as well. she has endeared herself to the australian public. she has been behind the bushfire effort and the funds that have been raised. i spoke toa funds that have been raised. i spoke to a reporter here and asked her why she was so popular with the australian public. australians have really got behind her because it has b

she was beaten by sofia kenin in what was a really close mat, in sweltering conditions here.ch a certain level, but it never got to a third that because kenin up and straight sets. it is worth pointing out that ash barty did have two set points in each of those respect sets, but kenin, such a fighter out on court, came through to win and straight sets. and i guess, really, it is a huge amount of disappointment, not least because it felt like it was the narrative to this year's tournament, the performances of ash barty and carrying the hopes and expectations of an entire country on her shoulders. and she has looked so cool and calm the way she has negotiated our way through to the semifinals. at that run ended by a impressive performance by kenin at the united states. she really found some form last year with the five title she won and she certainly carried it into this year. so she is into herfirst grand slam vinyl. who she plays, of course, we will find out in the next few hours. with simona halep and the arena must deliver on court now. both formal wendle —— wimbledon champ

she is up against sofia kenin at the moment.l drop the second. she is behind at the moment. she produced that incredible result on the rod laver arena to my right hand side when she beat the defending champion naomi osaka. it underlines a reputation as a grand slam champion in the making. you might remember when she was out of court she was asked had she met rod lavey yet and she said she would love to have a selfie with him and she hadn't met him. and rod lavey junior said he would do that. she would hope to make it through the final. she has plenty of work to do at the moment. let's have a word out some of the australian fans. it is an incredible atmosphere. very different to wimbledon, which is a more serene and traditional atmosphere. this is a cool and relaxed environment. and as its australia day we have some australia fans. to be honest with you, we could not let the world ‘s not see this fantastic array of headwear. where did you picked pick this up from? the reject shop. big celebrations today, australia day. let's not

a bit of a surprise considering how many top seeds fell at the early stages —— sofia kenin against garbinet melbourne park but muguruza and ken it is, two surprise packages but you would expect muguruza with the experience would go in as favourite. we saw novak djokovic beat roger federer yesterday, comfortable in the end, perhaps the result we expected when you consider the dominance djokovic has had over 30 of late, certainly in the grand slams, and djokovic hoping to win a record eighth australian open in melbourne. who he will face later? two rising stars, zverev and thiem. zverev of germany, criticised in recent years for failing to produce his best performances at the grand slam, the first time he's played in a grandslam semi—final, but dominic thiem, a bit more experience in the latter stages of grand slams, he has reached two french open finals, lost to rafa nadal on both occasions but beat him in the quarters here. perhaps the tides are turning and we will see one of these make the final ofa see one of these make the final of a grandslam for the first time but it will be able test

the 15—year—old's impressive run was brought to an end by fellow american sofia kenin.ff herfirst grand slam quarterfinal. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest in the scottish premiership. but that's it from me. many thanks, jane. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello, this is bbc news. emergency teams in turkey are continuing to search for survivors of friday's earthquake. at least 35 people are known to have been killed and more than 1,600 injured after the quake in the east of the country. our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, has the latest. she is just five years old, and covered in blood, but this girl is now safe. the rescue team pulling her out from under the smashed blocks of concrete and other debris brought down by the earthquake. for the rescue teams, speed is now essential to save lives in freezing temperatures. this emergency worker using a mobile phone to speak to a family trapped underneath the debris,

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the 15—year—old ‘s impressive run brought to an end by fellow american sofia kenin, who won in three. day eight is due to get under way in the coming minutes. a rather sad night for basketball and for sport in general. indeed. thank you, tolson. speaking of kobe bryant, the accident in los angeles, michael jordan, arguably the most famous basketball player of all time, has been speaking to the magazine sports illustrated, and he said: china says the coronavirus which has killed 56 people and infected at least 2000 more is infectious before any symptoms show. health officials there say efforts to contain the disease are now at a crucial stage and thus tougher travel restrictions are being imposed. the province at the centre of the outbreak, hubei, is an effective lockdown. here, the government says it is looking at all available options to help british people leave china. on the outskirts of wuhan, the race is on to beat the coronavirus. every bulldozer and excavator that can be found is being used to clear land for a 1000—bed isolation hospital. it must be finished in two weeks. the

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. >>> and the american earning a spot in the australian open final. 21-year-old sofia kenin, the 14 seed, upsetting the top seed, the australian ash barty, 7-6, 7-5. it was a sweltering semifinal. she's facing spanish star garbine muguruza in saturday's final. >>> when we come back, made in america is back tonight. the invention, the owner and his dog with his own triumph tonight. [sneeze and sniffles] are you ok? yah, it's just a cold. it's not just a cold if you have high blood pressure. most cold medicines may raise blood pressure. coricidin hbp is the... ...#1 brand that gives... powerful cold relief without raising your blood pressure. you want a fresh-smelling home, but some air fresheners use heavy, overwhelming scents. try febreze one; a range of innovative air fresheners with no heavy perfumes that you can feel good about using in your home to deliver a light, natural-smelling freshness. febreze one neutralizes stale, stuffy odors and releases a subtle hint of fragrance like bamboo or lavender & eucalyptus. to eliminate odors with no heavy perfumes, try febreze one. brand power.

but she was upset in her match against sofia kenin.nly as a junior, but then couldn't really kick on from that point. but picked up kick on from that point. but picked up some titles last year and has really continue that brilliant form into this year to reach her maiden grand slam final. where she will face garbine muguruza. a two—time grand slam champion beating simona halep. many people predicting simona halep. many people predicting simona halep could have gone on to reach the final once again, she did so a couple of years ago. but garbine muguruza had such powerful hitting, coming through in straight sets. not the final that many are addicted. we look forward to that women's final and it means we will have a first—time winner in the women's singles here at melbourne park. first—time winner in the women's singles here at melbourne parkm will be fascinating to see how that one plays out. even though they've gone 19 points clear in the premier league, liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he's not feeling like the title is wrapped up ju

we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin, muguruzabe in action as well. we will also see roger federer up against the defending champion, novak djokovic. by talking point today, the exit of rafa nadal here at melbourne. manchester united has condemned an attack on the home of one of its executives, ed woodward. videos on social media appear to show a number of hooded figures throwing flares outside his house in cheshire. 0ur correspondent katie gornall is at old trafford— is at old trafford, what's the latest katie? this has been quite a distressing escalation in the tension between manchester united's fans and the club's hierarchy. we have known for sometime are unhappy with how the clu b sometime are unhappy with how the club is being run, perceived failures in the transfer market and the fact manchester united have fallen behind their premier league rifles. 35 points off the title race at the moment. we have heard that in the stands, that toxic atmosphere has spilled into the terraces, songs at recent gains celebrating the death of

we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin.ve strongly condemned an attack on the home of their executive vice—chairman ed woodward. cheshire police confirmed they were called to deal with an incident of "criminal damage" involving a "large group" at the property. they were chanting that woodward was "going to die". he and his family weren't home at the time. united say anyone committing an offence will be banned for life. united are fifth in the premier league, 33 points behind the leaders liverpool and there's been growing frustration amongst some supporters. england fast bowler jofra archer's been ruled out twenty20 series against south africa next month because of an elbow injury. the 24—year—old returned to england after the 3—1 test series win in which he played the first match but missed the next three. he'll be replaced by saqib mahmood. that's all your sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. as we've been hearing, bbc news is to cut around 450 jobs as part of plans to meet a savings target of 80 million

first australian woman to reach the final of her home grand slam in 40 years, coming up against sofia keninshe had the juniors. prodigy. failed to kick on from the success she had thejuniors. last year picked up several titles and has carried that form. it means she will go on to face garbine muguruza, huge disappointment as you can imagine for ashleigh barty, carrying the hopes of a nation. you cannot go anywhere here in melbourne without seeing her in adverts or staring down at you from a tv billboard and i think she thought she could go on this year and with the title, she's had huge home support. but another upset, i think it's fair to say, you consider she was playing simona halep, the reigning wimbledon champion, having reached the final, simona halep, some years ago, has real pedigree on the hard courts. certainly out here in australia. she was hopeful of adding to the two grand slam titles but garbine muguruza, we know what a powerful player she is and she was too much. she came through in straight sets and she will be hoping to add to the french open and wimbledon titles she alread

she is up against sofia kenin tomorrow.als, around $400, £200, but the tickets for the women semifinals is around $80. they are struggling to sell out. the full allocation of the tickets for the women semifinals. there is worry for ash barty here is a big australian hopeful at her home grand slam that she might be playing in front of a half empty court because they are struggling to sell out the women semifinals will allocation at the moment. that is disappointing to hear. john watson in melbourne for us. after being kicked out of australian rugby union, israel folau has switched back to rugby league, signing for the french club catalans dragons. folau was sacked last may for posting offensive homophobic comments on social media, so as you can imagine, there‘s been a strong reaction, not least from keegan hirst, the first british rugby league player to come out, and he‘s here with us now. good morning. first, your reaction that israel folau has this newjob in the south of france. it's frustrating, really, i‘m frustrated bec

. >> sofia kenin has conquered the group number one >> kenin, what a tournament she's having she knocks out the number one seed, ashley barty moves on to her first grand slam title. she'll make muguruza >> this might be too hard for you to do -- >> i can't >> seven-time australian open champion novak djokovic over roger federer. he did it in straight sets he's off to the finals one again. he's never lost a title match. >> are you okay? >> so that happened. maybe that's why i dressed backwards today. i was distracted i've been up since 3:30 a.m. watching the match >> look at her tag >> no lie. well, that happened. there's always next year >> let's head over to mr. roker for a check of the weather >> good morning. we've got a system that's right now developing over mexico subtropical jet stream will bring it out to the gulf light snow in the northwest. this system will bring severe storms likely for florida, heavy rain also another system bringing light snow for the great lakes on friday. then saturday, that storm moves out into the ocean that's what the models say right now. if it moves

barty next faces the american sofia kenin, the 14th seed, who knocked out coco gauff earlier this weeknament protocols after they staged a protest calling for the margeret court arena to be renamed. the australian, who holds the record for the most grand slam singles titles, has been criticized for her homophobic views which navratilova says are hurtful to the lgbt commuinity. ijust i just felt that the conversation had stopped. i thought we gotta go ona had stopped. i thought we gotta go on a couple of years ago and i thought tennis australia would do something. they are the ones that make the decision, but nothing has happened and margaret keeps doubling down. england bowler stuart broad has been fined 15% of his match fee, for swearing at the south africa captain faf du plessis during the fourth test in johannesburg. the pair were involved in a tetchy exchange yesterday, with england on their way to victory to seal the serreis 3—1 broad has also been given a demerit point for the incident, deemed to be a breach of the icc‘s code of conduct. tonight's match in the nba bewteen the la

serena out, but coco gauff will play either china‘s zhang shaui or fellow american sofia kenin in theon the fourth, which took it to a decider. the fifth was incredibly tense — it kept going with serve until it got to a tie break and then millman was 7—4 up before federer won six points in a row to go on to win by two clear points. england opener zack crawley has scored his maiden test 50 on day one of the fourth test against south africa injohannesburg. afer forging a solid opening stand with dom sibley — crawley was eventually dismissed for 66. joe denly has since gone for 27 and stokes for just 2. england are 172 for 4 as they look to wrap up a 3—1 series win. --179-4. the former england bowler ryan sidebottom is part of the cricket social team on the bbc sport website and app, he believes there are promising signs forjoe root‘s side. there is always going to be questions about whether he can contribute. can then go vote to put his stamp on the team? —— can he put his stamp on the team? —— can he put his stamp on the team. i think slowly and gradually, he is putting his stamp on th