in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledon, that is one of my ambitions.ey was not easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his supported by his family, including his mumjudy, his dry supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humourdid his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some offer. but his popularity grew so some offer. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it is andy murray. it was notjust his result that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he isa do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from

the reigning wimbledon champion was beaten in straight sets by a former wimbledon champion petra kvitovafrom the czech republic, who needed a wildcard to qualify, won 6—4, 6—1, and will now face the bela russian qualifier aliaksandra sasnovich in the last four. in the other half of the draw, australia's ashleigh barty is through to the semi—finals. the home favourite and world number 15 was the runner—up in sydney last year and she's one win away from reaching the final once again. barty beat belgium's elise mertens in straight sets and now plays kiki bertens of the netherlands who beat yulia putintseva to reach the last four. to the footballing news that jordan are the first team through to the knockout stage of the asian cup. they beat syria to make it two wins out of two to qualify with a game to spare. india could have qualified as well but lost to the host nation, the united arab emirates. while thailand beat bahrain to claim only their second ever victory in a finals tournament. austin halewood rounds up thursday's action. ad ranked 119 the world, jordan has been the surprise packa

hopefully i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledons one of my ambitions. but the journey was not easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some offer. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it is andy murray. it was notjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from a great town. 0h, oh, i 0h, ithinkjust oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the bi

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hopefully i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledonmbitions. but the journey wasn't easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some off it. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it's andy murray. it wasn'tjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from a great town. oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. sir andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the birthplace of a great. lorna gordon, b

after 77 years a british man had , won wimbledon.wanted again years later, the same year he won his olympic gold-medal. all in the toughest era of permen with extraordinar powers. it is strange to be reminded that they are human. but by last year hknew the end was coming. he wants it to be on the grass courts where he made history. andy: i said i can kind of get through this until wimbledon. that is right i would like to - that was where i would like to is-- thahere i would like to stop playing. but i am also not certain i am able to do that. patrick: murray's plan may succumb to the pain. greatestitain's sportsmen will summon the energy to play roberto bautista-agut next week in london. be made th him on a tennis court. rajini: a brief time ago i spoke about andy murray's career with sean gregory of "time" magazine. se gregory, thanks for joining us. it was an emotional press conferce from andy murray. how much of a surprise was it? sean: it was pretty surprising. he had been struggling with injuries and was on the downside a bit, b

he might have one last wimbledon.l. when he does eventually get through the pain, both physical and emotional he's going through at the moment, he will be able to reflect, we hope, on a fantastic career, amazing achievements and as billie jean king has been tweeting, who knows what is to come yet? in the modern—day tennis era, without doubt he has been our best player he has ever had. apart from fred perry all those years ago, he has been a wonderful ambassador. he has won the olympic gold medal as well. he has been phenomenal, they have won the davis cup and you cannot get much better than that. if he hadn't had the injuries, he had another couple of years left. that will be in his head now and he will be feeling very sorry for himself. he has had a great career and he has lots of things to look forward to. he always gave 100% and that is all you can ever do in life. put into context for us, what he has achieved, both in the sense of his tennis career and overall, british sporting achievement? he has won wimbledon tw

wimbledon, that will definitely be -- definitively be it? he might not even get to wimbledon.s ruled out continuing as a doubles player. that will be at free him in professional tennis. the trouble is, knowing what is gone through, he's put in a lot. into one last go at this. sadly, it's not worked. can he even last four or five more months? i guess we will find out a bit more about that. when he plays in the first round. it's going to be a tough one. it's going to be an emotional impact, being his last match. his physical condition is not great. it could be very tough for him here. his beaming president —— incredibly disciplined in the road back to fitness. we are asking the question today to run out there, what is andy murray to you, in a way? you've written about him more than most of us. what is it you? he is one of britain's greatest ever sportspeople. how he came through adversity to win a grand slam in the end. he lost so many finals. the 2012 us open, two olympic gold medals but of course, biggest of all, to wimbledon titles, especially the first one. i don't think man

it is difficult because i always wanted to finish playing at wimbledon.tch, that would be a great way to finish, amazing atmosphere, a really good match against a quality opponent. but then there is a bit of me that, i love playing, i want to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hip i have now, so the only option if i want to do that is to have the surgery but i know there's a strong possibility that i won't be able to get back after that, but it's my only option if i want to play again for longer than one event at wimbledon, so that's the decision i have to make. former british number two naomi cavadayjoins me now. naomi, what would you do now if you were murray? it's just such a difficult decision. both options are pretty awful, he stuck between a rock and a hard place. he wants to finish wimbledon but that would mean he has no chance of ever returning to professional tennis and that would be his last event. his only chance of playing more long—term than one tournament would be to have the operation. it's difficult, he is putting off the opera

handy, does that mean this must do like mac delhi —— andy, does this mean it might be your last wimbledone 31—year—old broke down as he described how he's struggled since a hip operation 12 months ago. even putting his shoes and socks on can cause severe pain. i'm not sure i'm able to... to play through the pain, you know, for another four or five months. murray is hoping to play wimbledon one more time, but fears next week's australian open could be his last tournament. also tonight: another u—turn over universal credit as the government admits the new benefit needs to be more compassionate and fair. cost—cutting plans mean 1000 jobs — more than half of the workforce — could go at ford's plant in south wales. the nine—year—old who died after an asthma attack — her family win a major legal victory in theirfight to have air pollution recognised as the cause of her death. and he was homeless at the age 01:14 — how the rapper 0ctavian has turned his life around and is following in the footsteps of adele and sam smith. and coming up on bbc news: all eyes on derby county — the club's training

he struggled at wimbledon last two yea rs struggled at wimbledon last two years and had an operationcoming and although he plans to retire after wimbledon if he gets there it is a small chance she will undergo surgery and, feeling better and get back to playing and feel good and then continue for longer. i think that is removed and the emotion and anguish in his face said it all. it is difficult news for one briton‘s ever sportspeople. one of the things that must make it difficult to seeing those older than him carrying on, what is it about his game on his body or something from your courtside view you feel it is about andy murray that has brought his career to a shorter end? from a young age those around andy murray knew he needed to bulk up physically, he was a spindly young man from scotland. you may remember when he broke through in 2005 when he turned professional he went five sets with thomas johansson he turned professional he went five sets with thomasjohansson and were struggling physically and they put him ona struggling physically and they put him on a strenuous physical p

he's hoping to end his career at wimbledon, but isn't sure he will make it.ot sure i'm able to... to play through the pain, you know, for another four or five months. the nine—year—old who died after an asthma attack — her family win a major legal victory in theirfight to have air pollution recognised as the cause of her death. nine out of ten people are not eating enough fibre every day — despite the fact that it can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. music and he was homeless at the age 01:14 — now the rapper octavian has turned his life around and is following in the footsteps of adele and sam smith. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — the leeds manager marcelo bielsa admits sending a spy to derby's training ground ahead of their championship match tonight. good evening. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has admitted that the controversial new benefits system, universal credit, is not as "effective" or as "compassionate" as it should be. today, she unveiled a raft of changes to the system, which rolls six benefits into one. she h

it is difficult because i always wanted to finish playing at wimbledon.t would be a great way to finish, amazing atmosphere, a really good match against a quality opponent. but then there is a bit of me that, i love playing, i want to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hip i have now, so the only option if i want to do that is to have the surgery but i know there's a strong possibility that i won't be able to get back after that, but it's my only option if i want to play again for longer than one event at wimbledon, so that's the decision i have to make. the british number one kyle edmund is also out. he reached the semi—finals in australia last year and was seeded 13th but he struggled from the off against the former world no 4 thomas berdych. he went down in straight sets to the czech veteran. edmund managed only one break point all match. but dan evans is through to the second round, after a straight sets win over japan's tatsuma ito — his first win in the main draw of a grand slam for two years. he's going to face roger federer next, thoug

what was his take on wimbledon success?he day he won and we did an interview the following day, you got a sense of someone who was at peace in that moment from the drive that he had within him. but it was only minutes later when he thought, right, that is wimbledon in the back, now what am i going to do. he did go on and whip it again. he won the olympics twice and he was world no one in an era where he was up against that he giants, who you know the like of who we will never see again. i think is extraordinary, this boy from scotland, where there are about two tennis courts and tha nkfully are about two tennis courts and thankfully a scottish mad mother and grandmother. did he speak to you about the pressures that were put on his body. tennis is well known, look at andre agassi, he said i have the body of an old man when he retired. did he raise concerns about his body and what he would do after tennis? yes, he didn't talk about whaefs going to do after te —— what he was going to do after te —— what he was going to do afte

one last wimbledon now his last goal. is i think i think i can get through this and to wimbledon.here i would like to... that's where i would like to... that's where i would like to stop, stop playing. but i'm also not certain unable to do that. murray's plan may succumb to the pain. one of britain's reddest sportsman will summon the energy to play agut next week in melbourne. it may be the last time we see him on a tennis court. around 15,000 families with three or more children will not have their universal credit capped, in another government u—turn on the benefit payment. the new work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, recently accepted there were problems with the system, as our political correspondent nick eardley reports. the government's flagship benefit reform has been controversial, dogged by delays in its rollout. opponents of universal credit say it has left some worse off, and forced others to use food banks to make ends meet. the new work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has pledged to listen concerns. i know that there are problems with universal credit, despite

open then wimbledon by which case i think people are starting to understand his personality he's dry wit and i think he's now an extremely popular figure and you think it's been part of tennis is greatest ever era i absolutely no doubt about that we're very lucky to have seen these four players and their incredible battles over a decade i'd also incredible to me that three of them are still going because all of them federer nadal and djokovic at times have looked like their career was becoming to an end their times of winning tournaments by becoming too and they've all still maintain this incredible level murray was doing that but now he's absolutely coming on in a different era head of one more than ten grand slams they welling is joining us there from one of the me more from lee in news great at around fifteen forty five gee thanks finale. well roughen a dallas had his own injury worries but he is through it surround sue he beat james duckworth in straight sets no doubt and that is twenty eighteen season early to undergo ankle surgery and he hasn't won this particular time since ba

a cheerful farewell after a year of struggling with hip problems he hopes to compete in one last wimbledon and admits he may not make it beyond next week's australian open. on little hawk thank you so much for your company everyone to reuters reporters remain locked up in myanmar today after a court there dismissed an appeal against their conviction for breaking the official secrets act and consequent seven year jail term journalists were investigating atrocities committed against her head to muslims during a brutal crackdown by mia mars' army the journalist lawyers argued that they had been framed by the police. not giving up while lone and quasi his wives came out of the courthouse defiant we still believe in their release today. i'll settle for we'll discuss with our lawyer what to do next i mean you know you want you know it's just the latest setback for the two journalists they were jailed in december two thousand and seventeen for violating the official secrets act but human rights activists say they were being punished for reporting on a massacre in iraqi state both insisted they ha

for the moment, from wimbledon, where we hope to see andy murray this summer, many thanks.on police spoke to acting suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday was an employee of leeds united. frank lampard's side travel to meet the leaders tonight. the pride park outfit say they are "in discussion with leeds club officials in relation to the incident" while leeds have not responded to the reports. derbyshire police have confirmed there was no damage to the fence and no arrests were made. england international sam underhill is set to miss the entire six nations tournament which start next month. the 22—year—old is expected to be out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. he picked up the injury during bath's victory over leicester at the last month. england travel to dublin to face ireland in their first match on the 2nd of february. underhill was part of england's 2018 six nations side and featured in three of the autumn internationals. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. plenty more reaction com

this will be her first grand slam away from wimbledon.n't played twice at wimbledon she plays the experienced russian in makkah robot in the first round in melbourne. those britons are all going to need to have a big upturn if they're going to get anywhere near challenging the big three, or the big number of players in the women's tour really. number one as well as serena williams of course, who was champion here two years ago, while she was pregnant. and caroline watson, pretty comfortable in the first round. she's the defending and incredibly she is claiming were matured arthritis, a condition which can limit her, she's to be the third seat next week, and it's an exciting tournament in this australian open. 15 people have been arrested in a series of raids in spain following a year long investigation into match—fixing in tennis. an armenian criminal gang is believed to be behind it and spanish police say 28 of the 83 people implicated, are professional players, and one featured in last year's us open. our sports correspondent david orns

he had initially planned to quit after this year's wimbledon but now feels melbourne might be his final of it. yeah i think i think it is because there's a chance that for sure. you know there's a chance of that for sure because. like i said i'm not i'm not sure. i'm not sure i'm able to. to flow through to you know for another. four or five months with murray set to leave the court to this will have to do without one of its cornerstones making way for the next generation of talent to break through. now when you think about the sport about legs vatican city probably doesn't come to mind but the tiny state has just launched its own international track and field team so will it be god's feet for the vatican in route to the olympics let's find out. a rare sight in st peter's square. this is part of the vatican city's new athletics team and they are ready to take on the world the vatican may be the smallest state on earth but the team as lofty ambitions because where they live. with regards to the olympics the dream we have is to be carrying the vatican flag during the opening ceremony of t

in 2014 -- winning the title of wimbledon in 2014 —— czech. winning the title of wimbledon in 2014 -tjust tastes very great so i am really happy to be there again. to be honest i think not many people believed that i can do that again, stand on the court and play tennis, and play in this level. it just really and play tennis, and play in this level. itjust really thrilled them i think level. itjust really thrilled them ithink and level. itjust really thrilled them i think and i am very happy to have those few around me, which is the best i think. and it definitely feels great hope lee for them as well, for my family and for everybody who was there when i needed it —— hopefully. everybody who was there when i needed it -- hopefully. the stakes we re needed it -- hopefully. the stakes were high for karolina pliskova and naomi osaka as they walked onto court in the second semi. the winner of this match will not only get to face petra kvitova in the final, but will also have the chance to take the world number one spot in addition to the australian open title. and eight sealed the first

i said to my team, look, i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon. i would like to stop, stop playing. um...but i'm also not certain i'm able to do that. if this is the end, murray can retire with his head held high. three times a grand slam winner, his first success came at the us 0pen, before his defining victory in 2013, overcoming the weight of history to end britain's 77—year wait for a men's wimbledon champion. there were two olympic gold medals, and he even inspired a tennis nation so often associated with failure to victory in the davis cup. commentator: great britain have done it. but the former number one's battle with his body proved too much. his time as a tennis player is coming to an end. when that will be, we don't know. but i think it will be sooner rather than later, because seeing him in that frame of mind, and that — i just can't see him going on too long. murray's record all the more remarkable given the era he played in, competing with and beating three of the greatest talents to ever play the game, in roger federer, rafa nadal a

—— andy murray is the wimbledon champion!pers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are the broadcaster, john stapleton, and the political correspondent at the evening standard, kate proctor. we will have our chat in a moment. but first, let's look at those front pages. let's begin with the times, where the warnings from top tory donors that brexit may never happen are their main story. the i says that even if the prime minister wins the vote on her deal next tuesday, the departure date of the uk from the eu could still be delayed. the daily mail features the transport secretary's comment that stopping brexit could lead to a rise in far right extremist groups. the daily telegraph has a picture of a tearful andy murray on its front page, and the paper's top story is the plan to scrap shorter prison sentences as some say they tend to lead to higher reoffending rates. the guardian reveals that a new study appears to show that air pollution is as likely to cause a pregnant woman to miscarry as smoking. those are the new resul

andy murray's a historic wimbledon win six years ago enabled british tennis fans the dream again.s came two yea rs. but after summary trials came two years. the star becoming so emotional when discussing a chronic hip injury. mary managed to return. sorry. but one as of the australian open beak would be his last tournament his answer became anguished. i think there is a chance of that first —— i think there is a chance of that for sure. i think there a chance for sure because like isaid i'm there a chance for sure because like i said i'm not, i'm not sure i'm able to play through the pain you know for another four or five months. murray had been hoping to continue his recovery from surgery a year ago, but his inability to com plete year ago, but his inability to complete became clear when visibly out of sorts, he cut short a practise match in melbourne just hours later admitting that the game was up. i said to my team i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon, that is where i would like to... that's where i would like to stop, stop playing, but i'm also not saying tha

years, when he first won wimbledon, i was jumping for jov- won wimbledon, i was jumping for joy.s given everything in his career, he is not a quitter and this will be so hard for him yet and this will be so hard for him yet and this one... love him to bits, i am heartbroken for him. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag #victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you — and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. if you text, you'll be charged at the standard network rate. now — the murder and rape of a six—year—old girl called zainab in pakistan caused outrage this time last year. there were angry riots on the streets of the city she lived in, whilst on social media people across the world called forjustice to be done. many saw the publicity around the case as a potential turning point for the tackling of child abuse in a country where the topic is rarely openly discussed. but did it actually lead to any change? secunder kermani has been back to zainab's hometown to find out. six—

let's turn to the telegraph, and great news if it is true, suggestions it might happen, that wimbledon seen him in action. he is wonderful. you can... you could feel, when he was playing, the force of the crowd behind him up on henman hill, now it is murray mount, and the two—time wimbledon champion, he has revitalised british tennis in a spectacular way. and we will miss him when he is gone. he was as a teenager, he came onto the scene with massive fuzzy hair, very dour and grumpy, and it tooka with massive fuzzy hair, very dour and grumpy, and it took a while for us and grumpy, and it took a while for us to warm up to him, and perhaps the press gave him a raw deal as well. he hasjust gone and proved himself, two—time champion of wimbledon, the us open, the davis cup, he comes across as a good bloke, as a normal, decent guy who hasn't changed much despite all of the success, and to see him break down, that was the thing, he broke down, that was the thing, he broke down in 2012 when he lost to roger federer and we saw a different side to him. when we saw that, at the us... the to him.

we had henman hill, murray's mount, i wonder how he will be immortalised at wimbledon.what mcavennie murray and what he has achieved. they have come in thick thick and fast. we will get more out in due course. ollie, thank you very much, indeed, nice to go over the world media with you. to stay with some bbc world news. more to come, not least on andy murray. hello there. it won't be as cold to start this morning as it has been recent mornings. it will still be chilly, temperatures close to freezing in a few spots but not the widespread frost that we've had this week. and actually with high pressure close by, it looks mostly dry with a little bit of sunshine, but we've changed the air across the uk so behind this warm weather front on thursday, we had the arrival of some slightly milder atlantic air. but that weather front is pushing towards the alpine regions to give more heavy snow through the day ahead. there are red warnings out for the alps, that's the highest level warning, and indeed parts of norway, but across our shores, it's a generally milder air mass, if you

marion thank you very much andy murray onesies fairytale farewell at wimbledon britain's home of tennis but the thirty one year old doesn't know if he's body will last another few days little in six months in revealing plans to retire he says the australian open could be final professional tournament geragos get reports. from the moment andy murray walked in to face the price in melbourne his distress was clear his spirit broken because of his injured hip which hasn't healed well and fed up of the severe pain he just can't take it anymore murray admitted next week's australian open could be his last professional tournament and i can't keep doing this and. that i needed to have like an end point. because it was sort of just just playing with no idea where this or that the pain was going to penn's going to start. and i felt like making that decision you know it sets might seem like i think i can turn a depth or this and a hole into wimbledon that is where light. that that's where i would like to stop stop playing. but i'm also not certain i'm able to do that. the former world number one h

the thirty one year old initially planned to quit after this july's wimbledon but cheerfully he now feels melbourne might be his final event. saying i think news because there's a chance for sure. there's a chance of that for sure because. like i said i'm not i'm not sure. i'm not sure i'm able to. to fly through the pain you know for another. four or five months with murray set to leave the koch men's tennis will have to do with that one of its cornerstones. oh anything about athletics are normally very few reasons you might think of vatican city but the tiny state has just lowered to so international track and field team so will it be god's speed for the vatican routes to the olympics. a rare sight in st peter's square. this is part of the vatican city's new athletics team and they are ready to take on the world the vatican may be the smallest state on earth but the team as lofty ambitions. so they live. with regards to the olympics the dream we have is to be carrying the vatican flag during the opening ceremony of the games. a marathon running priest and a half marathon loving nu

thank you very much and be merry onesies fairytale farewell at wimbledon britain's home of tennis but the thirty one year old doesn't know if he's body will last another few days later learned six months in revealing plans to retire he says the australian open could be his final professional tournament joanna guys are off school reports. from the moment andy murray walked in to face the price in melbourne his distress was clear his spirit broken because of his injured hip which hasn't healed well and fed up of the severe pain he just can't take it anymore murray admitted next week's australian open could be his last professional tournament you know i can't keep doing this and. i needed to have like an end point. because. i was sort of just just playing with no idea where this or that the pain was going to penn's going to start. and i felt like making that decision you know it sets might seem like i think i can kind of get through this and settle into wimbledon that is where the light. that that's where i would like to stop stop playing. but i'm also not certain i'm able to do that. th

x janeiro, he won a second wimbledon title injuly.was up —— six months. yet that was the last fully competitive match we saw him play. a hip problem he has had since his early 20s became unmanageable. even though it has become a long and drawnout process, he opted for rehabilitation and then he went the surgery, rehabilitation and then he went the surgery, and now he has ultimately realise that it is nowjust impossible to be able to continue an elite sporting career with such a chronic condition. hips up the crucial to tennis players. —— are pretty crucial. albatrosses on new zealand's south island have become unlikely internet stars. three years ago, rangers set up a 24—hour live stream of an albatross nest in the hope of saving the giant seabirds. now, millions tune in from around 190 countries to watch the endangered chicks hatch and grow on the otago peninsula. i spoke to sophie barker from the royal albatross centre in new zealand. i asked her if she was expecting the albatross webcab to be such a hit. i don't think we were, it's

sports news here is peter three thank you very much andy murray onesies fairy tale fail well at wimbledon person's home of tennis but the thirty one year old doesn't know if he's body will last another few days let alone six months in revealing plans to retire he says the australian open could be he's final professional tournament john to go drop the reports. from the moment andy murray walked in to face the price in melbourne his distress was clear his spirit broken because of his injured hip which hasn't healed well and fed up of the severe pain he just can't take anymore murray admitted next week's australian open could be his last professional tournament i can't keep doing this and. the i needed to have like an end point. because. i was sort of just just playing with no idea when this or that the pain was going to pen's going to start. and i felt like. making that decision you know it sets might seem like i think i can tend to get through this and i will and so wimbledon that is where the light. that that's where i would like to stop stop playing. but i'm also not certain i'm able to

thank you very much and be merry onesies fairytale farewell at wimbledon britain's home of tennis but the thirty one year old doesn't know if he's body will last another few days later learned six months in revealing plans to retire he says the australian open could be he's final professional tournaments joanna go to rob scott reports. from the moment andy murray walked in to face the price in melbourne his distress was clear his spirit broken because of his injured hip which hasn't healed well and fed up of the severe pain he just can't take anymore murray admitted next week's australian open could be his last professional tournament you know i can't keep doing this and that i needed to have like an end point. because. i was sort of just just playing with no idea where this or that the pain was going to penn's going to start. and i felt like making that decision you know it's a sense might seem like i think i can turn a depth or this and so on and so wimbledon that is where the light. that that's where i would like to stop stop playing. but i'm also not certain i'm able to do that. t

a lot of the papers have gone for that picture of him, that first wimbledon win, and that is what wethat him, but it was the whole country. it was such an time watching that matched, and i am nota an time watching that matched, and i am not a tennis fan but i remember thinking, could we do this are the country, it was very inspiring. thinking, could we do this are the country, it was very inspiringm is the end of a fantastic sporting era theme, but like billiejean king said, —— era for him, like she said, there is a lot waiting for him. where would you like to see him moving into? here at the bbc! he will be signed up by teatime. commentary, but so much more than that, he has written some amazing pieces about gender equality and sport, i think if he can take more ofa sport, i think if he can take more of a strategic role in making sure that women and guys are treated the same in sport and being an authority on that, that would be a powerful thing for him to do with the rest of his career. it is interesting to know that he is working with young talent, i did not know that. his academy

he reached the last 16 at wimbledon. he has achieved more than any greek in the sport. and beating roger federer to reach the last eight in melbourne, an incredible achievement given he is only 20. he beat bautista-agut to get to the semifinals. you have been picking out some of the shots in his armoury. he spent a lot of his childhood watching roger federer videos on youtube. it is reflected in his gape. here is an example of some of the shots from court today. that backhand firing, the timing as well, was truly impeccable, against the guy that knocked andy murray out of the tournament. he is 611", he has a good touch and feel round the court. a lovely drop shot in the third set and then he has a big booming serve to match it up as well. winning in four and a first grand slam semifinal for the well. winning in four and a first grand slam semifinalfor the greek star. fascinating stuff. and we are talking about what he can produce on the court. it is worth pointing out some the interest he has away from the court, and certainly on some of the court, and certainly on some

hopefully, i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years, in senior wimbledon, and junior wimbledone swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court, he was supported by his family, including his mum, judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some off it. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it's andy murray! it wasn'tjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from a great town. oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. sir andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the birthplace of a great. lorna gordon, bbc news, dunblane. some amazing pictur

a second wimbledon title in july and the second time, a second wimbledon title injuly and six monthsetitive match we saw him play. a hip problem he had since the early 20s was now unmanageable and even though it's been a long, drawn—out process, he opted for rehabilitation and surgery and has now realised it'sjust impossible to be able to continue an elite sporting career with such a chronic condition. hips are pretty crucial to tennis players. thank you very much for that update. of course, the australian open featuring many others as well, more coming up later in sport today. albatrosses on new zealand's south island have become unlikely internet stars. three years ago, rangers set up a 24—hour live stream of an albatross nest in the hope of saving the giant sea birds. now, millions tune in from around 190 countries to watch the endangered chicks hatch and grow on the 0tago peninsula. earlier i spoke to sophie barkerfrom the royal albatross centre in new zealand. i asked her is she was expecting the albatross webcab to be such a hit. i don't think we were, its just amazing to think

interesting thirteen murray became the first brit since one nine hundred thirty six to win wimbledon bringing the title and tennis fever back to the u.k. but it was in twenty sixteen murray really took charge we need the a.t.p. world tour finals gold at the rio olympics a masters one thousand title and a grand slam all the missing calendar was a historic achievement in the sport murray ascended to world number one it nears becoming the first brit to do so since one nine hundred seventy three sadly in twenty seventeen murray injured his right hip and was forced to cut his season short opting to have surgery rarely making tournaments over the last two seasons murray withdrew from last year's australian open french open and wimbledon he had initially planned to quit after this year's wimbledon but now feels melbourne might be his final of it. yeah i think i think it is because there's a chance for sure. yeah there's a chance of that for sure they can it is. yeah like i said i'm not i'm not sure. i'm not sure i may have. to play through the you know for another. for five months with murr

busy tearful farewell after a year of struggling with his problems he hopes to compete in one last wimbledon but admits that he may not make it beyond next week's australian open. plain. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. a court in myanmar has rejected an appeal by two journalists serving seven year prison terms authorities arrested while lone and quasi to a year ago after the pair investigated the massacre of ten rohingya boys and men during a brutal crackdown by myanmar's army now the journalist lawyers argued that they had been caught in a police sting not giving up while lone and quasi his wives came out of the courthouse defiant. we still believe in their release today. we will consult with our lawyer for what to do next. it's just the latest setback for the two journalists they were jailed in december twenty seventeen for violating the official secrets act but human rights activists say they were being punished for reporting on a massacre in iraqi and state both insisted they had followed international norms in reporting on the killing of ten row hinge of me

and it was -- he said that he was going to be playing wimbledon.n against a tricky first round opponent that is due to start next week, the 22nd seed murray will not start favorite for that despite being clearly, if on the day a better player with more ability. but he gave this news conference in melbourne earlier today where, well, he said his body can't do it any more >> i can still play to a level, not a level that i'm happy playing at but also, you know, it's not just that. the pain is, you know, is too much really. and, yeah, it's not something that i want to -- you know, i don't want to continue playing that way i said to my team, look, i can kind of get through this until, until wimbledon. that is where i would like to -- that's where i would like to stop, stop playing and -- but i'm also not certain i'm able to do that. i'm not sure i'm able to play through the pain, you know, for another four or five months. >> i read a guardian article this morning that called watching that tape, witnessing a warrior laying down his shield they say, suppo

murray breaks down at a press conference where he announces he'll be retiring at the end of his wimbledonoubles. jordan are the first team through to the knockout stages of the asian cup after beating syria 2—0. and qatar's nasser al—attiyah extended his overall lead in the dakar rally with victory in thursday's fourth stage. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis and the news that former world number one andy murray has annouced he'll retire from playing after this year's wimbledon championships. at an emotional news conference ahead of the australian open in melbourne, murray left the room in tears before returning a few minutes later. he's been plagued by a hip injury for much of the past 18 months and was a doubt for this yea r‘s australian open which starts on monday. murray has played in 11 grand slam finals, winning 3 of them —

petra kvitova is all one two grandslam finals at wimbledon.ill really have her work cut out, a pretty tough one to call, that. one of the day's quarter finals is already underway. the man who knocked out the defending champion roger federer is playing the man who knocked out andy murray. what's the latest on that one? yeah, they are just starting here. it is very interesting match this one. he beat roger federer a couple of nights ago, a very different kind of nights ago, a very different kind of task facing him here because it is in the daytime, as opposed under the lights at night time. it is going to be warm. i do not think it will bother him too much but that history he has got, is just a will bother him too much but that history he has got, isjust a ball machine, he does not miss and it does mean that unlike roger federer, which was a real shotmaker‘s match, tsitsipas is going to have two make all the running here. i do not think the spaniard is going to give it to him. he is playing his first semi—final here, so a huge dealfor bautista.

the sport after a year of struggling with his problems the old should compete in one of the last wimbledon but it meant see you may not make it beyond next week's australian open. thank you so much for your company everyone. the democratic republic of congo has told the international community it should back the outcome of its presidential election while the head of the country's election commission was addressing the un security council as debate at the result which saw opposition leader felix dady declared the surprise winner opposition rival martin for you who who came in a close second has dismissed the result and said he will challenge it at the congo's constitutional court. this may not look like what you'd expect to see from supporters of a candidate who just lost an election but these jubilant scenes are at a rally in kinshasa for the loser of the presidential vote in the democratic republic of congo the crowds are boyd that runner up martin for you will who says he's challenging the election result in court he claims that he won by a landslide. break up rise up sons of the congo t

the official wimbledon twitter account says: this was alongside a picture of his winning moment fromeather watson posted on instagram, saying: let's speak to former british number one, john lloyd, who joins us from florida this morning. a very good morning to you. every time you watch the moment in a press conference, it does not get any harder or easier to watch, does it? are motions. what did you think when you saw it unfold? —— raw. it is very —— it is never easy when you retire from a sport but generally speaking you retire because maybe you have had enough or you realise that perhaps you are not winning as many matches as you would like and so on many matches as you would like and so on and so on but this came with andy were he could have another three orfour more andy were he could have another three or four more years at the top without the injury and the realisation at the australian open we re realisation at the australian open were it finally happened, that this was it, it must have been extremely difficult and, you know, i can understand why he got so emotional. you know h

we will still see him at the french open, wimbledon and the us open and he will win one of them.se better soon. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore stay with us. we will be hearing from the chef who has turned indian street food into a fine dining experience as part of a new series on asia's foodie empires. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. by the end of this forecast we will be talking about something much colder but in the short—term it is relatively mild. west or south—westerly wind across the uk. cold air behind this front sinking south eastwards is bigger through wednesday into thursday but on tuesday at the front is draped across the north of scotland, heaviest and most persistent rain here slowly northwards through the day. the south, mainly dry and cloud with drizzle particularly to western hills. a few breaks in the cloud east of high ground and a breezy day fall on tuesday. windspeeds, average wind speed through the afternoon but mild, temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. the cloud will be fairly stubborn across much of

murray is hoping to play wimbledon one more time, but fears next week's australian open could be hisl credit as the government admits the new benefit needs to be more compassionate and fair. cost—cutting plans mean 1000 jobs — more than half of the workforce — could go at ford's plant in south wales. the nine—year—old who died after an asthma attack —