from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.oasts, gusts of wind of up to 70—80 plus mph and for heavy rain. kind of widespread frost. they'll still be pretty frequent, particularly towards the southern half of the uk, but lots of dry weather, too, the showers lacking the potency that monday's did. western channel coasts. lightening for many of us. temperatures 7—10 celsius, perhaps some areas of brightness later on through the afternoon. as the low clears. and the west, and this time we're going to be seeing some could push further eastwards. a little cooler. bye— bye. hostages find out their loved ones are dead. of the hugely popular and cheap ai chatbot. hit. we've been seeing lots of reaction this morning to deepseek. in us history. development of a cheap new ai tool a �*good thing'.

but from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, it's goodbye for now.here. dry. will tend to build in to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. area of low pressure. of the uk. and a few down the east coast, but the bulk of the country dry ireland. for thursday morning. and northeast of scotland. later in the day, skies will cloud up for northern ireland and there's your thursday temperatures. the sunshine to compensate. now, this area of rain will be pushing into colder air. there'll be colder air ahead of it and behind it, of england and wales as it moves its way southeastwards. it will fizzle out as it pushes into high pressure, leave a legacy of cloud across eastern areas, again, a chilly day to come with those values in single figures across the board. begins to build across the south and the east. so i think most of the rain will stay out west both saturday and sunday, with many places staying dry and chilly with light winds and some mist and fog by denying her insulin. and out with the dragon, in with the snake. we begin in india where it has just

the final day of the champions league league phase. 18 matches, plenty ofjeopardy. at the bbc sport centre's goodbye for now. hello there. across the country. in fact, for the end of the week, to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. a few showers across northern areas thanks to the remnants of this area of low pressure. and we've got a new area of low pressure to the extreme south of england the channel islands could be very wet and windy — 50—60 mph gusts here. showers continuing northern scotland, northern ireland temperatures in single digits for most. northern ireland. again, some snow on the hills, and that will greet us for thursday morning. still a few showers and strong breeze across the north and northeast of scotland. and there's your thursday temperatures. it will feel chilly, but we could see some sleet and snow it will fizzle out as it pushes into high pressure, and we should see some good spells of sunshine across more northern and western areas. with those values in single figures across the board. high pressure begins to build across the south and the east. weather fronts

hello, from the bbc sport centre.re are two matches in the premier league at present — with manchester united, who went into the match 15th in the table up, against bottom of the ladder southampton. it's currently 0—0 at old trafford. garnacho had the best chance so far of putting it wide, currently 0—0. while in the earlier kick—off, ipswich town are looking to draw further away from the relegation zone. they�* re hosting brighton. that one is goalless with the second half about to be under way. more on the bbc sport website. emma raducanu is through to the third round of the australian open, after a straight—sets win over amanda anisimova. the 22—year—old, who's currently world number 61, won 6—3, 7—5 after fighting back from breaks down in each set. next up, she'll face polish second seed iga swiatek in the last 32 — and it's a match the briton is very much looking forward to. i'm going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. i think the last two matches i've had, the crowd's been amazing, the support here, i've re

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hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm tanya arnold. if he can get one more set. the previous holder of that was van gerwen, who was 24 when he won his first title. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm tanya arnold. luke littler is on the brink of becoming world darts champion. the 17—year—old needs just one more set to beat the three—time world champion michael van gerwen. having raced to a four sets to nil lead and then a 5—1 lead, it's currently 6—3 to littler, who'll become the youngest ever champion if he can get one more set. the previous holder of that was van gerwen, who was 24 when he won his first title. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander—arnold remains fully committed to the club despite a recent approach by real madrid which was rebuffed. with injuries and consistency. he had problems in the last, i would say, year, year and a half, like many players. but, of course, when he's consistent and can pla

hello from the bbc sport centre.yson fury has once again announced his retirement from boxing, and says he's loved every single minute of his career. fury�*s decision comes after losing his heavyweight rematch with oleksandr usyk last month for the wba, wbo and wbc titles. he also claimed he was retiring in 2013, 2017 and 2022, but all were short—lived. fury enjoyed two stints as heavyweight champion, and holds a record of 3a wins, two defeats, and one draw. if this is the end of fury�*s boxing career, we won't get to see a long—awaited fight with anthonyjoshua. that bout had been much anticipated for many years, and joshua's promoter, eddie, hearn beleives there is a chance it could still happen. fury doesn't want the fight, and if he doesn't want the fight, you can't recommend the ring. he's earned the right to make whatever decision he makes. i don't know whether this was a move to stop the flow of pressure, because with a jake calling flow of pressure, because with ajake calling him out, the pressure is mounting

hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm hugh ferris.ralia after a fiery first day in the final test against india in sydney, one that while ending with an indian bowler in the faces of his opponents, was dominated by those of australia. india need a win at the scg to tie the series and were without captain rohit sharma, who dropped himself after poor form. after batting first, they were immediately in trouble. scott boland picking up three of the first five wickets as india slumped to 120—5. he would finish with figures of 11—31, while mitchell starc got three of his own. india bowled out forjust 185. there was a moment of joy for the tourists. an angryjasprit bumrah removing usman khawaja with the final ball of the day. australia closing on 9—1, 176 runs behind. liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander arnold remains fully committed to the club despite a recent approach by real madrid being rebuffed with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season. slot wouldn't rule out alexander arnold being sold in the january tr

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.he country. so it will be a freezing friday in store. yes, a frosty start with some freezing fog as well first thing in the morning, gradually lifting to sunny spells. but as we head towards the weekend, something a little less cold on the horizon but still under the influence of high pressure. still the wind direction coming from the north. the only exception into the far southwest. here we've got cloud and showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow for a time down to the southwest, some freezing fog lingering in the southeast, and some icy stretches. they will lift to sunny spells into the afternoon. could still see a few coastal showers across the far north and east, but on the whole, not a bad afternoon. a little more cloud pushing through. wales, the midlands and southern england are showery rain continues to the southwest here. we'll see highs of seven degrees, but after that bitterly cold start, temperatures in manyjust a couple of degrees above freezing and that is going to lead

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. couple of days. thursday bringing some wind and rain, but for friday, storm eowyn, and so this met office amber warning with the risk of 90 mph wind gusts in some parts of the uk. now, that storm is developing right now in the atlantic. this is the satellite picture from a little earlier on, and you can see this stripe of cloud and just the beginnings of a hook appearing in that cloud as that area of low pressure begins to form. and it is going to strengthen, it is going to deepen rapidly as it approaches the uk, arriving and moving across the north of the uk during the day on friday. more on that in a moment. we start with thursday's forecast, which brings this band of rain eastwards, some snow developing over high ground in the north of scotland as that wet weather arrives. some very windy weather around the coasts of wales, the south and the southwest of england — gusts of 50—60mph here. some sunny skies following from the southwest as the day wears on. temperatures around 5—9 degr

from me and all of the bbc sports team and the bbc sports centre, that is it for now. goodbye.the new working week. this time, it's been named by the spanish met service because of the effects that it will have on the iberian peninsula. it's storm herminia. but also, some impacts here across the united kingdom, heavy rain and some strong gusty winds. there are met office weather warnings in place and this time, it's the southern half of the uk that will bear the brunt of the worst of the weather over the next few days. so, the storm's been brewing out in the atlantic. it's been pushing this mass of cloud and outbreaks of very heavy rain at times further northwards and eastwards through the night, that hook on the rain producing potentially still some very squally gusts of wind of up to 60mph to 80mph but clearing into monday morning, so this is how we'll start off the day. perhaps still some hill snow, just as that rain curls into southern central areas of scotland. there'll be squally showers out towards the west and some very strong gusty winds. heavier rain pushing eastwards

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.old at night. and we have further risk of snow and ice for northern and western areas primarily. but as we head into the weekend, something slightly less cold will begin to push in off the atlantic with temperatures recovering as we head into next week for some of us. now we've got some lower tier met office yellow warnings in force for snow and ice. northern and western scotland northern ireland, some significant accumulations of fresh snow over the highlands there and an ice warning. a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales. also some freezing fog patches for northern ireland, northern england, north wales through the morning could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher ground of southern england later on. but a cold day wherever you are, two or three degre

but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.ew year's day, it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into the weekend. overnight frost and ice could be a risk for some, and there's a potential for some disruptive snow. so we're under this, clearer skies at the moment, showers feeding in across the far north and west, that cold air descending right across the country. so ice could be an issue first thing, particularly along those exposed coasts where we've seen a rash of showers falling. elsewhere, a frosty start, a cold start, but lots of sunshine to look out for — just like we had this thursday. there will continue to be a feed of showers, particularly down through the irish sea, and some showers of snow in scotland again. temperatures struggling to climb above freezing in some places — generally around 2—4 degrees. now, as we move through the evening, once again, those showers will continue to tuck in along those exposed north and west coasts, so ic

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. in weather across the uk on monday. in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was very mild, and just along the road from here, we had temperatures up to 14 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, into northern england, the north midlands and north wales, as well. for most, it's going to be a mild start to the day on tuesday, but you mightjust see an odd nip of frost if we keep those skies clearest long enough over the next few hours. now, next few days, high pressure dominates our weather picture, and the h

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.ue football. hello. 0ur weather may well be turning a bit murkier right now, but it was a pretty stunning end to the day on tuesday with lovely sunsets here in highlands, scotland. we have a number of these sunset pictures sent to us from our weather watchers. we had a significantjump in temperatures over the last 24 hours. fylingdales in north yorkshire was monday's coldest spot atjust 3 degrees, but we had temperatures jump up here by 7 degrees celsius from monday into tuesday. tuesday itself was a day of variable cloud and a bit of sunshine at times. now, high pressure is dominating our weather picture for the next few days, bringing a quiet spell of weather and often feeding up some pretty mild air too. however, mild weather at this time of the year doesn't necessarily equate to sunny weather, and right now, what we're seeing is extensive low cloud. we've got some mist and fog around, and the low cloud is also bringing a few patches of drizzle with it too, particularly across parts

hello from the bbc sport centre.k as bournemouth moved up to 6th in the premier league for the time being after thumping newcastle united 4—1 at st james's park. the 25—year—old dutchman scored two in the first half before his third came in stoppage time to make it ten games unbeaten in the premnier league for the cherries on what was their longest away trip of the season. we have been playing very well, a very mature game. i cannot say a lot. i fully deserve the win. you have in front of you a very good team and you never feel confident because they always push. but i think we played our very best. we were not at our _ played our very best. we were not at our best _ played our very best. we were not at our best today, - played our very best. we were not at our best today, there i played our very best. we were not at our best today, there is| not at our best today, there is not at our best today, there is no doubt _ not at our best today, there is no doubt about that. technically, physically, not the team that we hav

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. over the last few days, whether that has been from extensive snowfall or indeed from widespread flooding, it's been the same weather system responsible. now, the good news is that weather system is now moving only slowly, but off in towards northern europe — have big impacts on tuesday in denmark, norway and sweden. but as it's only moving slowly, we'll remain on the western side of it and it's on the western side where we continue to bring the winds down from the north. so for the rest of the working week it does stay cold. sharp overnight frost, risk of ice, and we could see some of the lowest temperatures so far this winter by night later in the week, an ongoing risk of some snow, too. now for the morning on tuesday morning it's ice, which will be the widespread risk for some wintry showers overnight, particularly the north and west. and temperatures not quite as low as they were on monday morning for some — that's because more of a breeze. that breeze bringing frequent snow shower

hello from the bbc sport centre.nd. nottingham forest are looking to achieve a league double over liverpool after beating them 1—0 at anfield in september. despite almost being relegated last season, forest find themselves third — six points behind arne slot�*s side who are top. i think they have already showed, in retrospect, how good a team they are, leading up to that game they had two draws and a victory, and that is why in general, when liverpool lose a home game, that is something we don�*t expect. looking back at that and seeing where they are in the league, it is not such a shock result as i thought back then. it such a shock result as i thought back then. it was in the beginning _ thought back then. it was in the beginning of— thought back then. it was in the beginning of the - thought back then. it was in | the beginning of the season, and every team was starting the competition, knowing each other, _ competition, knowing each other, assessing weaknesses and strengths, and maybe it was a surprise, _ strengt

hello from the bbc sport centre. today, previewing friday's fa cup tie at aston villa. however, that press conference was cancelled, fuelling speculation that the spaniard is about to lose his job. west ham have won just two of their last eight games and are 7 points above the relegation zone. should lopetegui leave, it's a decision many fans saw coming. i wasn't having him from the moment he arrived, really.

hello from the bbc sport centre.rst grand slam of the year is just a couple of days away — the australian open, which gets underway in melbourne. for the defending men's champion, there's still a potential doping ban hanging over him. jannik sinner was initially cleared of charges, but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios — who's promised a hostile atmosphere if he takes on the italian. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is

hello from the bbc sport centre. novak djokovic says he may have played his final australian open, after he was forced to retire injured in his semifinal against alexander zverev. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal but fought hard to take the opening set to a tie break. after zverev won it by 7—5, djkovic decided the pain was too intense to continue. as he conceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chap who knows? i willjust have to see the season goes. —— there is a chance. i want to keep going but whether i'm going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play. i have had the biggest success in my career here, so if i'm fit and healthy and motivated, i don't see a reason why i wouldn't come. but there is always a chance, yeah.— come. but there is always a chance, yeah. we should stop blamin: chance, yeah. we sh

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.ed the amber weather warning. it's going to be valid until 6:00am on monday morning. they've shrunk the area a little. it includes the lake district. some areas could see as much as ten 10—15cm of further snow, on top of already significant snowfall and blizzard—like conditions, with strong winds close to the centre of the low. we'll continue to see some snow showers through the night across northeast scotland, across the peaks and pennines as well, across the north of england. rain elsewhere, but with temperatures here in rural spots falling below freezing, ice could be an issue as well first thing. so an icy start. be careful if you're going to be out on the roads early on, particularly if the snow showers are set to continue. as we go through the morning, there'll be further snow showers driven along by strong north to northwesterly winds. some of those will run down through wales and into the midlands here. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. south of the m4 corridor, some bright

hello from the bbc sport centre.harge any clubs for breaches of its profit and sustainability rules. all clubs were deemed financially compliant for the 2023—24 season. everton and nottingham forest were both sanctioned last season for breaches, and were docked eight and four points respectively. leicester city avoided a points deduction after they won an appeal against a charge in september. an independent panel found the premier league did not have the jurisdiction to punish leicester as the club had been relegated to the championship when their accounting period ended. in a joint statement, leicester and the premier league say the matter remains "the subject of confidential arbitration proceedings". well, despite 15 double faults, emma raducanu started her 2025 season with a scrappy win in the australian open first round. the british number two had her preparations disrupted by a back injury. she lost her serve six times before digging deep to beat russian seed ekaterina alexandrova, 7—6, 7—6. and her reward a mat

hello from the bbc sport centre. we were expecting to hear from the west ham manager julen lopetegui today, previewing friday's fa cup tie at aston villa. however, that press conference was cancelled, fuelling speculation that the spaniard is about to lose his job. west ham have won just two of their last eight games and are 7 points above the relegation zone. should lopetegui leave, it's a decision many fans saw coming. i wasn't having him from the moment he arrived, really. i thought it was a bad decision for the club to let david moyes go. it didn't seem like the right appointments from the off, never endeared himself to the supporters. lots of fans who watched lots and lots of football games, don't need a uefa pro licence to say when their team isn't playing well. that is what we have seen all year long from him, never looked good. we have been too weak in the back. he was too stubborn, the new players he brought in made our midfield hugely worse. it never looked to me like it was going to work out. it is a shame

hello from the bbc sport centre. novak djokovic says he may have played his final after playing alexander sarah. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal. he took the opening set to a tie—break. he decided the pain was too intense to continue. he conceded defeat to the second seed and some of the fans booed him. he left the court for what may be the last time in melbourne.— may be the last time in melbourne. , ., . ., . melbourne. there is a chance, i will “ust melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have — melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, - willjust have to see, yeah, how the season goes and i want to keep going but whether i am going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. schedule or not for the next year, iam not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play and i have had the biggest success in my career

hello from the bbc sport centre. milan staged a remarkable comeback to beat internazionale 3—2 and lift the italian super cup trophy in saudi arabia. inter looked on course for a fourth consecutive triumph, after goals from lautaro martinez and and mehdi taremi gave them the lead in riyadh but theo hernandez and christian pulisic drew milan level before tammy abraham's injury—time winner handed them victory and their first trophy under new boss sergio conceicao. julen lopetegui is taking training at west ham today, despite rumours he's on the verge of being sacked and that the club has already held talks with graham potter about replacing him. lopetegui has been under huge pressure after two heavy defeats at the hands of liverpool and manchester city. he onlyjoined last summer, replacing david moyes who left at the end of his contract. west ham's technical director has been pictured talking to former chelsea and brighton boss potter, who has previously been linked with the hammers job. morgan gibbs white says he didn

hello from the bbc sport centre.it was not her day as she was beaten in the second round in the biggest shock of the tournament so far. china's zheng was runner—up to aryna sabalenka last year and is the olympic singles gold medallist, but lost to german veteran laura siegemund. the fifth seed is 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 main

hello from the bbc sport centre.reat britain's emma raducanu has made the third round for the first time in her career. the world number 61 fought back from breaks down in each set and needing treatment for a back injury to beat amanda anisimova 6—3, 7—5. up next though, she faces the huge challenge of second seed iga swiatek. i'm going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. i think the last two matches i've had, the crowd has been amazing, the support here. i have felt at home. it hasjust support here. i have felt at home. it has just been a support here. i have felt at home. it hasjust been a nice feeling to be part of, so i'm looking forward to going out there and testing my game against the best because ultimately, you play tennis... for more sport, you canjoin the sport website, but i'm handing you back to bbc news. let's go live to the house of commons where we are hearing from david lammy, who is delivering a statement to parliament on the gaza ceasefire.— parliament on the gaza ceasefire. �* ., , ., ceasefir

hello from the bbc sport centre. we've had the first of the quarterfinals at the australian open.djokovic, is on court right now facing the carlos alcaraz. they have been playing for about an hour and a quarter. alcaraz, who has never made it beyond the quarterfinals, took the first set 6—4. there have been a couple of breaks in the second set for both men. it has been quite a tussle. the winner of that match will face second seed alexander zverev in the semis. he beat the amercan tommy paul. the german took the first two sets on tie breaks and, though paul pulled one back, zverez sped through the fourth set 6—1 to reach the last four for the second sraight year. the women's champion aryna sabalenka is into the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park the world number one is looking to secure a hatrick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6—2 but lost the second by the same margin and then went a break down in the third, but turned it round to take the decider 6—3. she will play pau

hello from the bbc sport centre.nt alexander arnold from liverpool. we understand the spanish side had made an approach — which liverpool pushed back on. spanish media also reported real were willing to buy the england international this month — but ancelotti refused to be drawn on the situation. translation: it is very difficult to talk about it in this context, we will see. that is all i can say. we will see. we have so many games in january and that is all we are focussed on now. that is all there is. talking about the market is not easy for me at the moment. tennis and poland are on course for a second successive appearance in the final of the united cup. they�*ve reached the final four of the tournament — after beating great britain in the quarter finals. hubert hurkacz got them off to a winning start — beating billy harris in straight sets. and iga swiatek secured the victory, beating katie boulter in the second singles match. swiatek lost the opening set, but fought back to win in three — and set poland up for

hello from the bbc sport centre.ng alexander sarah. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal. he took the opening set to a tie—break. he decided the pain was too intense to continue. he conceded defeat to the second seed and some of the fans booed him. he left the court for what may be the last time in melbourne.— may be the last time in melbourne. , ., . ., . melbourne. there is a chance, i will 'ust melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have — melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, _ melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, -

hello from the bbc sport centre. their must—win final test against australia, their head coach gautam gambhir has denied that the squad is divided. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy, something they've held since 2018. following their most recent defeat, gambhiradmitted harsh words were spoken in the dressing room but says it was all for the good of the team. that is not the truth. and i don't think so. i need to answer to any reports, to be honest. and there are some honest. and there are some honest words, that is all i can say. it honesty is very important. honesty is extremely important. honesty is extremely important if you want to go on and achieve some great things and achieve some great things and it starts from all of us. not only from the players, from the coaches as well. and i said it, the kind of talent that is an indian cricket, i think will always be in safe hands, yes. there might be times when we don't get the results and we will have to be

hello from the bbc sports centre.nold remains committed to the club. player's contract ends at the end of the season. he would not rule alexander ronald being sold in the january transfer window, only the janua

hello from the bbc sport centre.g champion aryna sabalenka moved into the third round in straight sets against spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro. 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 be

hello from the bbc sport centre. we'll start with some breaking news. g with immediate effect. the former heavyweight champion put a video on social media — saying he was leaving the sport, for the third time. the announcement comes just two days after promoter eddie hearn revealed wembley had been reserved for fury to fight anthonyjoshua in the summer. fury lost his wbc crown to 0leksandr usyk last year, and then the subsequent rematch in december. straight to the australian open tennis. rising british tennis star jacob fearnley called it the "best match he's ever played" — after beating the home favourite nick krygios in straight sets, to make the second round in melbourne. former wimbledon finalist kyrgios was making his first appearance at melbourne park since 2022 after a string of serious injuries. he struggled through, with signs of the abdominal injury which had affected him in the run up. kyrgios — who is due to play in the doubles alongside thanasi kokkinakis — reiterated it could have been his australian open farewell as a singles player. idid

hello from the bbc sport centre.ecutive triumph, after goals from lautaro martinez and and mehdi taremi gave them the lead in riyadh but theo hernandez and christian pulisic drew milan level before tammy abraham's injury—time winner handed them victory and their first trophy under new boss sergio conceicao. julen lopetegui is taking training at west ham today, despite rumours he's on the verge of being sacked and that the club has already held talks with graham potter about replacing him. lopetegui has been under huge pressure after two heavy defeats at the hands of liverpool and manchester city.

hello from the bbc sport centre. we'll start with the tennis and the first grand slam of the year is just a couple of days away — the australian open, which gets underway in melbourne. for the defending men's champion, there's still a potential doping ban hanging over him. jannik sinner was initially cleared of charges, but could yet face a ban, after the world anti—doping agency appealed the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. sinner has been defending his right to play in the tournament, and didn't have much time for criticism from home player nick krygios — who's promised a hostile atmosphere if he takes on the italian. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is to have my people around me who i can trust. novak djokovic is going for a record—extending iith australian