it's about wawrinka today. he has one grand slams titles.ld argue, do you want to have a bit of extra much time on your legs. he's been on the scene for a long time, knocking on the door to try and win that first grand slams title and alongside the likes of thiem, tsitsipas and medvedev, and he will do that if you can beat wawrinka. the one looking for is nadal against thiem, a replay of the french open final. most of those matches coming on clay. only once before have they met on the ha rd once before have they met on the hard court. that was at the us open and that went the distance over five sets. write nadal came out on top. with thiem a bit more experience. you wonder if this could be a close match. you saw thiem push nadal close. the world number one hoping to get to the final this year of course and it's just a fascinating prospect that we need to. the young quy prospect that we need to. the young guy against the more mature nadal and that is the one that we could potentially, if you're looking for an upset, it could come later agains

we sought stan wawrinka knocked out daniil medvedev earlier in the day, daniil medvedev earlier in thes a possible champion, only one of two players this year to have made a grand slam final but stan wawrinka progressing over five sets. in the women's draw four and champions remaining after angelique kerber was not close—up —— was knocked out. all eight places have now been taken for the last eight and those are the matches which we can look out for com day nine tomorrow. —— those are the matches we can look out for on day nine tomorrow. last week, saracens found out that they will be relegated at the end of the season for continuing to break the salary cap rules. the reigning premiership and european champions will be plying their trade in the championship, where life is a little different. joe lynskey reports. saracens are used to the view from the top, they are champions of england and europe, nine of their tea m england and europe, nine of their team played in the world cup final. breaking the rules beans relegation is coming and life in rugby's second—tier is a very different. thi

wawrinka coming through in five sets. anotherformer champion is out though.stasia pavlyuchenkova to become the latest big name to fall in the women's draw. last week, saracens found out that they will be relegated at the end of the season for continuing to break the salary cap rules. the reigning premiership and european champions will be plying their trade in the championship, where life moves at a different pace. joe lynskey reports. the view from the top. they are champions of england and europe, nine of 13 played in the world cup final, but breaking the rules means relegation is coming, and life in rugby's second is very different. this is empty the rugby club, one of the sides saracens will face in the championship next season. the changing rooms are over there, the pitch is this way. so players have to walk through this would to reach the playing surface. we are rural, we are very basic, very scenic. 0n the playing surface. we are rural, we are very basic, very scenic. on a good day, the match day experience is sublime and very good. 0n good day, the ma

dominic thiem marches on into the semi—finals where he will face alexander zverev, after stan wawrinka cheque of around £2 million to the bushfire relief effort if he goes on to win the tournament this year. in the women's semi—final, that is all complete. we saw simona halep progress to the last four, she will play garbine muguruza who came through in straight sets against anastacia pavlyuchenkova. all eyes on the women's semi—finals tomorrow. we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin. muguruza and halep will be in action as well. we will also see 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 sprea

the number 7 seed came from a set down, to beat the 2014 champion stan wawrinka in four sets and reachgrand slam for the first time in his career. he also restated his promise to donate his prize money from the tournament to the australian bushfires appeal. this earlier on dayio, simona halep and garbine muguruza this both made it through to the semi—finals of the women's singles — both winning in straight sets. halep, the number 4 seed, enjoyed a comfortable win against anett kontaveit. the reigning wimbledon champion thrashed the number 28 seed from estonia 6—1, 6—1 injust 53 minutes. halep — who hasn't dropped a set at this year's championships — is through to her second australian open semi—final. perfection doesn't exist but i'm very happy with the way i played. perfection doesn't exist but i'm very happy with the way i playedli felt very happy with the way i played.” felt great on court, i was moving great and i felt the ball really, really good. it was a great match. meanwhile, garbine muguruza's return to form continues. the former world number one — who's unseeded at this year

zverev, meanwhile, broke new ground by reaching the semifinals when he beat wawrinka.e is in the final because he is more relaxed. i have done well and other tournaments. i have one finals, but the grand slam was a lwa ys finals, but the grand slam was always the week where i kind of even wa nted always the week where i kind of even wanted it too much. i was doing things ina wanted it too much. i was doing things in a way to professional. you know, i was not talking to anybody, i was going out with friends, i wasn't having dinner, i wasjust really... almost too focused, and change that a little bit this week. i'm doing much more things outside the court. i also was playing that bad at the cup that i didn't have any expectations. i wasn't really expecting myself to be in the semifinals of the quarterfinals. so yes, maybe this is a stepping stone. maybe this is how it should happen. and we will see how it goes now.|j think it is the first time that i am playing a grand slam semifinals and lam the playing a grand slam semifinals and i am the older player, so a new situati

men's fourth seed daniil medvedev follows on from that one while 2014 champion stan wawrinka featuresnight session, as does fifth seeded ukranian elina svitolna in the women's draw. should we expect any shocks in the evening session later? possibly. we are looking out for them. we will see simona halibut in action later on. she faces harriet died, the first match in the evening session on the rob lever arena full what a moment for the young british player against the wimbledon champion and numberfour seed. against the wimbledon champion and number four seed. rafael nadal is last up on rod labour. we know a lot about him, don't we? made it through the final here last year and lost to know that djokovic. you wonder, if we are going to see an upset it could come in the next round because he is potentially in line to meet net kyrgios if they get there. i don't think we will see an upset with simona halibut against harriet dart but let's hear from simona. being a top layer is an advantage and not so much an advantage and not so much an advantage because everybody wants to get you. but if y

we have noticed a lot of tennis players, stan wawrinka, grand slam champion, garbine muguruza wengerpictures of themselves with kobe bryant on social media. nick kyrgios is an action later today, a big basketball fan, iam action later today, a big basketball fan, i am sure we will see him reflecting on the terrible news before and after he takes to the court against rafael nadal in his fourth round much later on. we will talk about nick kyrgios in a moment. as you say, play is already under way here on day eight. simona halep in action at the moment against elise mertens and other grand slam champions. simona halep now very much in control of this one. she took the first set and then co mforta bly took the first set and then comfortably took the second set as well. so, simona halep safely through to the quarter—finals. many predicting she could reach the final here this year. 6—a, 6—a was the outcome of that one. it means we will see dominic thiem in action against gael monfils, the frenchman who always puts on a show whenever he is out on court. a brilliant performer, he struggles t

stan wawrinka and novak chuck of itch, the defending champion, posting pictures on social media.yrgios. two characters poles apart the hard—working and determined rafa up against the hard—working determined rafa up against the ha rd—working and combustible determined rafa up against the hard—working and combustible nick kyrgios. sometimes it undermines his talent. has alluded to that. as we know, nick kyrgios has responded saying that rafa nadal is super salty, suggesting he can be a little bit off, rafa nadal. if you beat him, he seems to be ok. if you lose against him, in the words of nick kyrgios. it is an intriguing contest. nick kyrgios hasjust kyrgios. it is an intriguing contest. nick kyrgios has just hit back to take the second set 6—3. 1-1. as back to take the second set 6—3. 1—1. as we know, rafa nadal a beaten finalist last year, hoping to add to that one solitary australian open title he has to be his name, but how the australian cloud would love to see nick kyrgiosjoining ashleigh barty in the finals. you are even ahead of the pictures we have coming into the buildin

there have reached the last four of the men's draw after beating 2014 champion stan wawrinka.wiss veteran won the opening set, but zverev fought back to win by three sets to one to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal. after a short break i'll be back to take you through "the day." stick around for that. we'll be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] twenty four france twenty four .com. yeah me too 9e welcome to live from paris so will use a an ananalyss from france twenty four on marco in these of the main world news headlines. flying the flag cheers and songs from the probe breaks it t camp led y nigel farage in the european parliament this is the e. u. votes by six hundred and twenty one to forty nine to accept the departure of the u. k. we'll have the latest analysis from all correspondence and guests saying well the story. goes from here. president trump is verbally lead into his one time national security advisor john bolton. the white house is blocked t

before that we will see the conclusion of alex perez and stan wawrinka, he is looking to take a 2—1 leadffer something interesting because we talk about the established order in the men's game, the big three, the men's game, the big three, the austrian could perhaps rival those for the title this year. it will be interesting when they meet for the semi—final place later. i've been getting the thoughts of chris, a former olympic semifinalist in the doubles, working here for austrian tv, andi working here for austrian tv, and i got a sense of what he thought. he'sa he's a better player now and he has a few tools, rafa depends heavily on the backhand with a high ball, dominic can attack this now and that will be important and this match will be one from the baseline, directly on the baseline, not three metres behind. this is important, court position, aggressive shotmaking and that is where i see dominic peaking because he played so good against gael monfils. that is his prediction. he feels you have to take the game to rafa nadal, and that is what dominic thiem will attempt to do later and

dominic thiem will march on where he will face zverev, who defeated wawrinka.ire relief effort if he wins. the women's semifinals is complete. we saw simona halep defeat kontaveit. all eyes to the women's semifinals which will be played tomorrow. we will see world number one ash barty and the australian hope. muguruza and simona halep will be in action and roger fetter u p halep will be in action and roger fetter up against the defending champion, mode —— novak djokovic. the big talking point, that exit of rafael nadal. —— roger fetter. that's all the sport for now. wednesday was a day of contrast across the country. for england and wales, decent sunny spells. a little milder. a different story in the far north of scotland. this instant rain bringing a couple of inches to western scotland in 2a hours. this low pressure will be an issue into tomorrow but one unifying factor, a south—westerly flow driving milder air right across the country through the end of this week. so what a difference a day makes. wednesday morning pretty much all of us were greeted by temp

dominic thiem marches on into the semifinals where he will face alexander zverev, after stan wawrinkaat victory, promised to donate the winners check to the bushfire relief effort if he goes on to win the tournament this year. in the women's semifinal, that is all complete. we saw simona halep progress to the last four, she will play garbine muguruza who came through in straight sets against anastacia pavlyuchenkova. we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin, muguruza and halep will be 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 f

dominic thiem marches on into the semifinals where he will face alexander zverev, after stan wawrinkahiem had those three match points, taking it on the third in that fourth set, tie—break. it means it is the earliest exit of rafa nadal since he lost at this stage in the tenant back in 2018. dominic thiem marches on into the semifinals where he will face alexander zverev, after stan wawrinka today. after that victory, promised to donate the winners check to the bushfire relief effort if he goes on to win the tournament this year. in the women's semifinal, that is all complete. we saw simona halep progress to the last four, she will play garbine muguruza who came through in straight sets against anastacia pavlyuchenkova. we will see ash barty, world number one and big australian hope in action against sofia kenin, muguruza and halep will be in action as well. we will also see roger federer up against the defending champion, novak djokovic. the big talking point today, the exit of rafa nadal here at melbourne. john watson in melbourne and as he says the big games keep coming, we've got

when the by mr borisjohnson and the taoiseach wawrinka arrive here, arlene foster and michelle o'neillese promises, now we need the money. —— datsyuk leo varadkar. promises, now we need the money. -- datsyuk leo varadkar. thank you very much, keith. the headlines on bbc news. the queen will hold talks with the duke and duchess of sussex to find a way forward for the couple after their decision to step back from royal duties. labour leadership contenders are making their last pitches ahead of the deadline for nominations this afternoon. they need to get the backing of 22 mps and meps to make it on to the ballot authorities in the philippines are warning a hazardous eruption is possible within hours or days after a volcano began spewing lava. in the sport, sergio aguero becomes the premiership‘s record ever scrub with a hat—trick in the 6—1win at aston villa. wales and british lions playerjames hook aston villa. wales and british lions player james hook has aston villa. wales and british lions playerjames hook has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season, he wants to

an impressive performance against stan wawrinka, zverev promising to donate all of his winners checks already raised through those matches he has won already. in the women's draw, it was co mforta ble already. in the women's draw, it was comfortable for simona halep of romania. the wimbledon champion, came through her match against kontaveit in straight sets looking cool and composed, you fancy on the basis of this performance at this late stage in the tournament at the quarterfinal stage, you wonder whether we could be looking at the women's champion this year. she goes on to face garbine muguruza in the semifinal, referee: who came into struggling with a bit of illness, has put in some performances of her own. knocking out two top ten players in the process. this one deducted to be at lot closer against pavlyuchenkova, it was muguruza who went through in straight sets to com plete went through in straight sets to complete that final and we will see ash barty in action tomorrow in what is women's semifinal day tomorrow. rugby league player keegan hirst has been talking to us about i

he is into the semifinals, beating the formic grand slam champion stan wawrinka.has won this year, that could come on top of the 25 thousand he has already donated. he says he doesn‘t play for money, other people need it more than he does. those people trying to rebuild their lives, they need it more than he does and he said if he winds the tournament he will donate that winner‘s check to the relief effort. what a lovely gesture. in the meantime, the women‘s semifinal line—up is complete. who is through? yes, we know ashleigh barty was already there. joining the semifinals is the simona halep of romania, the reigning wimbledon champion. she came through her match in straight sets. she won come to be 6-1, 6-1. in straight sets. she won come to be 6—1, 6—1. really dominant performance from simona halep and playing like that at this stage in the tournament, you wonder whether she will win the tournament this year. her opponent came through with a comfortable win despite the fact she has been struggling with illness at the start of this year‘s tournament. she will fac

medvedev and wawrinka i still playing. and tonight nadal takes on home ground favourite kyrgios.u say nadal will do? i think he will pummel him. i might be wrong. the city of wuhan has been in lockdown as authorities try to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus. everyone must wear a face mask. two british teachers have not left their apartment for several days. thank you forjoining us on the programme. telus a little bit about what the last few days have been like? we have not left our apartment in five days now so we're getting a bit of cabin fever but we have not been able to leave. we did a massive food shop, a pileup of food and water but now all transport in the city has stopped. no cars, trains, nowhere to go we are pretty much stuck. jason, what is it like outside? is anybody out there? we have not been outside. looking from our windows, it is a ghost town. ba rely our windows, it is a ghost town. barely anyone on the street. they have bad personal vehicles so it is just emergency vehicles. normally the streets are completely packed so it is weird to see. you had to go t

he beat stan wawrinka by three sets to one.the women's semis. that might have been slightly more than 90 seconds. i apologise. the only person i apologise to is the person i have kept waiting. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it could be called again by the looks of things. good morning, everybody! as louise said, it is a cold day. some frost around, you may have to scrape your car windscreen this morning and there is also the risk of ice on untreated surfaces once again where it has been so damp. and if there are any problems because of this you can find out more on your busy local radio station where you are. today we have a transient ridge of high pressure a cross we have a transient ridge of high pressure across england and wales. this weather front coming in from the atlantic will bring rain, somehow and snow. 0ne the atlantic will bring rain, somehow and snow. one look at the isobars tells you it is going to be a blustery day. we start off on a cold and frosty note, we also have some sunshine to look fo