johanna konta beats caroline wozniacki to claim the miami open title.r. it is looking good out there today? it is looking good out there today? it is. much better than yesterday. yesterday, lots of showers. ramos picture from the highlands of scotland, some goode action and here is my favourite, a nice the buzzing around sunflowers. what have we got in store this afternoon? a few scattered clouds. in some areas now, it isa scattered clouds. in some areas now, it is a bit overcast, for example the north—east of england and on the south coast. the idea is that the clouds will break up through the morning and many of us are in for a fine day, sunny sunday. beautiful weather along the south coast. no cloud at all over the english channel, or very little. looking cloud at all over the english channel, orvery little. looking out to sea, it is beautiful clear blue skies. this is that lunchtime, lots of fine weather. just this one area around lincolnshire, east anglia, where we might catch one or two matters showers silver clouds could be just about big enough

there were brea ks caroline wozniacki. there were breaks in surf but not intensity. mobil one and yet conquer started this as a great, a mark of her startling progress. —— johanna konta. bodies tyred, johanna konta kept going. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, johanna konta says she is benefiting in playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, notjust shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, not just myself shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, notjust myself but my team and my family back home. it's always good to get these sorts of, i guess, it's always good to get these sorts of, iguess, moments it's always good to get these sorts of, i guess, moments in your career. it gets, what's the word? a bit of a pat on the back for the work you are putting in it motivates you more to keep working hard and keep enjoying. there was a surprise defeat for premier league leaders chelsea yesterday — they went down 2—1 to crystal palace. second placed tottenham are k

. .. number two in simona halep, and then caroline wozniacki...place in the premier league today with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadium. that match kicks off at four. before that, swansea host middlesbrough. yesterday, chelsea saw their lead at the top of the table cut to seven points after they fell to a shock defeat at home to crystal palace. wilfried za ha equalised for the visitors before christian benteke scored the winner just 91 seconds later. it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september. now it is important to rest and prepare the next game but, for sure, there is a bit of disappointment for there is a bit of disappointment for the final result to talk i think we deserved at least a draw but this is football and we must accept these results. tottenham stay second after a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs title dream alive. its massive for us because after the game that chelsea lost, we were at seven

she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki 6—4 6—3 in the miami 0pen final.ne of the biggest matches of your life so far. johanna konta, british number one, with break one, in game one. in the florida sun, it takes energy to sit and watch let alone contend with the athleticism of caroline wozniacki. the first was a set of frequent breaks breaks in served but not intensity. like all the sport's best, konta peaked at the most important points. this one earned her the first set — 6—4. wozniacki is a former world number one and yet konta started this as favourite, a mark of her startling progress. the rankings are no accident. the danish woman never relented. as bodies tired, konta offered more energy—saving thunderbolts. no british woman had won this tournament before. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, jo konta says she's benefited from playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, notjust for myself but my team and my family back home. it's always good to get these sorts of

against the former world number one, wozniacki — who's currently 1ath in the wta rankings — she beganof a nervous first set, both players dropped serve several times. but konta came through to take it by 6 games to a. konta made the breakthrough in the middle of the second set, breaking the dane's serve to go a—3 up at that point. she needed to hold her servejust twice more but in the end she didn't need to, breaking wozniacki again to win it 6—a, 6—3. big win, and what a yearfor johannesburg on to. she has had the most extraordinary two years and after last year with such an amazing season for her there was feeling she would struggle to to reproduce the form but she is doing so because she is thoroughly deserving to be a top ten player. this year, she will be second in the race to the wta championship finals which take place in singapore at the end of the season, and she has won one of these big four titles for the first time. she was a deserved winner. there we re nerves she was a deserved winner. there were nerves on display. £950,000 for the winner but it is the prestige of winnin

wozniacki the final of the miami open, chasing her third title.men's final, federer will play rafael nadal. house sounds made by the humber bridge have been transformed into a piece of music for visitors to listen to as they walk along. and tomasz has the weekend weather. the weekend looks a little bit and it is. some of us may have to run to cover today from few showers but tomorrow is looking mostly sunny. good morning. first our main story. tensions are rising over gibraltar‘s position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltar‘s interests during negotiations. the enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions, in order to further its 300—year—old sovereignty claims. mark lobel reports. gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. it shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal between the uk and the eu would not apply to gibraltar without an addi

she beat caroline wozniacki in straight sets to win her third world tour title.in baking heat and playing one of the biggest matches of your life so far. johanna konta, british number one, with break one, in game one. in the florida sun, it takes energy to sit and watch let alone contend with the athleticism of caroline wozniacki. the first was a set of frequent breaks breaks in served but not intensity. like all the sport's best, konta peaked at the most important points. this one earned her the first set — 6—4. wozniacki is a former world number one and yet konta started this as favourite, a mark of her startling progress. the rankings are no accident. the danish woman never relented. as bodies tired, konta offered more energy—saving thunderbolts. no british woman had won this tournament before. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, jo konta says she's benefited from playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself it is an incredible accomplishment, notjust f

hour: johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years, beating caroline wozniackithe miami open. at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads. hundreds of families are missing. and a woman who volunteered with mother teresa in calcutta is featured on witness. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock, looming from the med, threaten britain's future relationship with the eu? gibraltar‘s been in british hands for more than 300 years, but it voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hop

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johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years, beating caroline wozniackimiami open, making her number 7 in the world. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. gibraltar‘s chief minister said brexit was complicated enough without spain trying to complicate it further. it's clear that what spain has done is as she has traditionally done since she became a member of the european union, which is to try to use the eu, now in the context of the brexit negotiations, to try and somehow steal a march in respect of her claim in relation to the sovereignty of gibraltar. these are draft guidelines but already, we are seeing spain making the moves that people were e

venus williams, simona halep and the former number one yesterday caroline wozniacki.ll's hopes of winning the first golf major in the women's calendar, the ana inspiration tournament have diminshed going into today's final round in california she finished round in california. she finished second last year, but a round of 71 yesterday has left her eight shots behind leader lexi thompson of america. ido i do not get out today and played pretty solid. i have got a lot of putts that had a good chance going into the hole, but they slipped out. iam into the hole, but they slipped out. i am looking forward to tomorrow, you never know what will happen. both the women's and men's boat races will both go ahead this afternoon. you can follow all the action on the bbc. let's stay with the story about the boat race this afternoon. the go—ahead has finally been given for the oxford and cambridge races. the police say they have removed an unexploded second world war bomb from the terms which was spotted near putney bridge close to the starting post for the race. kate gray is in putn

venus williams, simona halep and the former number one yesterday caroline wozniacki.an amazing achievement. manchester city can reclaim third place in the premier league today with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadium. that match kicks off at 4pm. before that, swansea host middlesbrough. yesterday chelsea saw their lead at the top of the table cut to seven points after they fell to a shock defeat at home to crystal palace. wilfried za ha equalised for the visitors before christian benteke scored the winner just 91 seconds later. it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september. tottenham stay second after a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs' title dream alive. elsewhere, hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — they came from behind to beat west ham 2—1. and there was another defeat for bottom side sunderland — they lost 1—0 at watford. celtic will win their sixth consecutive league titl

konta broke wozniacki, who's currently 14th in the wta rankings, in the first game.it by six games to four. and konta broke the dane twice in the second set, taking that 6—3. the win moves her up to a career high of seventh in the world. leaders chelsea suffered a shock 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge today. it cuts their lead at the top of the premier league table to seven points. all the goals came in the opening 15 minutes. cesc fabregas had put the blues ahead, but palace hit back straight away through wilfried zaha. and christian benteke secured the points with a lovely dinked finish. it lifts them four points above the relegation zone. now it is important to prepared for the next game. for sure there's a bit of disappointment for the final result. i think we deserved at least the two. but this is football and we must accept this result. second—placed tottenham took full advantage of chelsea's slip up, with a 2—0 win at burnley. the breakthrough, thanks to goals from eric dier and substitute heung min son. it's spurs‘ fourth league win in a row,

gearing up for the match against caroline wozniacki.open tennis tournament. can she win it? we will talk to a woman who can predict whether she will not, the former british number one. jo durie let's start with the obvious one, can she do it?|j jo durie let's start with the obvious one, can she do it? i think she can do it, but i think caroline wozniacki is going to bea to be a little bit different from the last match in australia where johanna konta won very easily, this time she will be far tougher. talk to us about what you see in your hannah conser, because do those of us hannah conser, because do those of us who watch, she seems like a confidence player, she has a style, she puts it out on the call, talk us through what her game has? look at the top ten. look atjo konta, she has turned herself around with the mental approach, steady as a rock, consistent with that, it has helped her game. she has a natural, good first serve, gets a lot in, she has improved her forehand. she first serve, gets a lot in, she has improved herforehand.

venus williams, simona halep and the former number one yesterday caroline wozniacki.here are two games in the premier league today. middlesbrough travel to swansea for the lunchtime kick off, while at four manchester city can reclaim third place with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadium. arsenal have fallen to sixth after losing four of their last five matches in the premier league. i think it is two teams who, when you look at the numbers, have the best numbers in the final third of the league, so it promises to be a very positive, attacking game. both teams really attack, we go for it, so it should be a promising game. i travelled with barcelona and bayern munich and it was always so difficult. sometimes we lose, sometimes we drop. it is always difficult because it is the emirates, it is a top team, always fighting to be in the top four, so i know how difficult it is, but we have a good chance to make a step forward. to make a step forward. celtic will win their sixth consecutive league title if they beat hearts. that match kicks off in around 10 minutes. bren

wozniacki gets to it but kicks it into the net and konta gets the break.ta far court. lobs it over. a running wozniacki originally ruled out. replay showed it was in. konta wins it straight sets. men's final tomorrow is federer and nadal. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. now, federer and nadal met in the men's final 13 years ago, their first ever at this event. just met in the australian open in which roger won his 18th major. and rafa's 0-4 in the finals in this event. he'd like to change that. >> yeah. but nadal used to own federer. >> used to. >> yeah. roger's been coming back lately. thank you, shu. that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news co

but the brit overcame wozniacki — currently 14th in the wta rankings — by 6—4.d the third round is under way at the first women‘s golf major of the year. these are the players that are teeing off around now, lexi thompson with a one shot lead on eight under. britain‘s charley hull is three shots back. that‘s all the sport for now. here in the uk, over a hundred yellow cars have driven in convoy through a cotswold village in support of a pensioner who had his car vandalised. somebody had apparently decided his yellow car spoiled the view in the tourist hotspot and scratched the word "move" into the bonnet. it was a day to celebrate all things yellow in bibury. an act of solidarity — over 100 yellow cars driving through the cotswolds, coming from as far afield as north yorkshire tojoin in the rally. they came in support of local pensioner peter maddox, who until earlier this year had parked his beloved yellow car outside his home. until, that is, someone vandalised it. it was apparently spoiling the view of the picture postcard village. it was a very sad moment fo

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but she did not even play her best tennis, it was a jittery match against caroline wozniacki, but onceing and serving were aggressive and she had very aggressive groundstrokes from the back of the court. two years ago she was ranked 147 in the world and all of us knowjust how hard she has been putting in the hard yards in the practice court and off court as well. she worked with a mental coach who has sadly has now passed away, but he helped put in a lot of improvements. all the jigsaw puzzle pieces seem to be coming together. the calibre of the players she played this week. venus williams, former world number two simona halep and the former number one yesterday caroline wozniacki. an amazing achievement. england opener haseeb hameed is to have a scan on a hand injury he picked up this morning during his maiden first—class outing of the season. he was playing for lancashire against cambridge and was forced to leave the field of play after 23 balls. the 23—year—old made his england debut in india last year and scored 219 runs in three tests before a finger injury forced him out of the f

on the wta tour caroline wozniacki is through to the third round of the charleston open after beatingh first set that was decided by a single break of serve the dane secured her path through to a third round meeting against australia's anastasia rodionova with a convincing second set losing just the one game. there's less than a year to go before the 2018 commonwealth games take place on australia's gold coast. the city is in preparation mode as it reaches near—completion for the 21st edition of the games, taking place between the fourth and 15th of april next year. it's an event that seems to have lost a little of its gloss over the years with many countries not keen on taking on such an event. but the chairman of the gold coast games believes such an occasion is still relevant. post brexit the commonwealth is going to be more relevant than ever before. we have a third of the world's population in the commonwealth. it is notjust india, with its large population, some say it would be the biggest economy in 2050, we have fantastic schools in malaysia, the uk, africa, you name it. we ha

conta lobs it past wozniacki but it was originally ruled utout b replay shows the ball is out. roger federer tomorrow and rafael nadal. >>> san jose 1-0 quakes. minutes later. harrison with a shot. gets his hands on it. across for the tieing goal and quakes go on to lose 2- 1 that final. we'll have highlights later tonight. see you then. >>> millions were imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 9, rough sailing, terrifying moment on the water in southern california. case of two-year-old girl who went missing a year ago and the family hoping someone has answers. >>> star trek and social media star george decay got the ball rolling early told his 12 million followers that he was running for house taking on devin nunes in the 2018

conta lobs it past wozniacki but it was originally ruled utout b replay shows the ball is out. roger federer tomorrow and rafael nadal. >>> san jose 1-0 quakes. minutes later. harrison with a shot. gets his hands on it. across for the tieing goal and quakes go on to lose 2- 1 that final. we'll have highlights later tonight. see you then. >>> millions were >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 9, rough sailing, terrifying moment on the water in southern california. case of two-year-old girl who went missing a year ago and the family hoping someone has answers. >>> star trek and social media star george decay got the ball rolling early told his 12 million followers that he was running for house taking on devin nunes in the 2018 election his followers were elated happy to see him take on the russian encouple bent that, then later said i'm not running. he later told fans his prank was to draw attention to flipping congress in 2018. >> who was about to good where no star trek actor had gone before. >> that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. have a great evening. -

she plays caroline wozniacki for what will be her biggest title to date if she can beat.ll be her third title on the wta tour. and mark williams is through to the final of snooker‘s china open. he dominated the match including making this century break to go four frames up. he will face either kiran wilson world number one mark selby in the final. and that for the moment is all the sport. 0ver final. and that for the moment is all the sport. over on the bbc website at the moment you can watch the world figure skating championship live from finland at the moment, the men's free skating happening at the moment. that is all from me at the moment, back to you, julian. john watson, thank you very much. now on bbc news it is time for that click. this week: adventures in sound with posh cams, invisible speakers and cloning brian eno‘s brain. today i'm in the lair of the wizard who likes decibels, who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. don't know if i should show you how this works. let's just find the... these are just not bits of speakers, they are working

she's facing former world number one caroline wozniacki.facing the two time kings of europe wasps in dublin and it was the irish who made home advantage count. leinster into the semi—finals after winning 32 points to 17. the visitors failed to make any impact early on until they finally managed to get passes together, also the thought. willie larue failed to the thought. willie larue failed to the ball. the loss of control was inexplicable for the wasps head coach. leinster did not need another invitation to move further ahead. but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly they were finding an extra burst of speed. it was lei nster extra burst of speed. it was leinster though who found the crucial point to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and larue left to reflect on the costly mistakes. better news for bath, they are through to the semi—finals of the european challenge cup after beating french side brive at the rec by 3a points to 20. elsewhere warrington have picked up their first point of the

johan that konta is in action in the women's final, up against wozniacki. the bbc sport website. there is skating there at the moment. that is live on the red button. you can follow that as the action unfolds out in finland. the figure skating world championships there. it's the men's free skating there. it's the men's free skating there as well this morning. full coverage on the website. that's all from me, back with more at around 11. 15. patients referred to the nhs for fertility treatment in scotland will be eligible for three full cycles of ivf treatment. from today, the scottish government is increasing the number of cycles funded by the health service for women under a0 from two to three. it's expected to cost about £1 million a year. helena lee reports. it is thought that around one in seven couples experience difficulty having children. in scotland, up until now, women under a0 have been offered two cycles of ivf on the nhs. that is now changing to up to three. older women between a0 and a2 will also be offered one cycle if they fit certain criteri

johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in 40 years — she beats caroline wozniacki

and agnieszka radwa nska players like caroline wozniacki and agnieszka radwanska have said that then't be happening. she will not play at tournaments like wimbledon or the french open unless she gets a wild card, either into the main draw or into qualifying. she is the 2004 wimbledon champion, of course. would she get a wild card for wimbledon? it's up to the tournament to decide if you will get on at the french open. we will find out in may. she herself says she would play in the junior tournament just to get junior tournamentjust to get the chance to play in the grand slams. thank you, hugh. we'll catch up with you later. the charity commission is investigating concerns about 17 students' unions that campaign for a boycott of israel. support for the bds movement has been growing on british campuses. but critics accuse it of fuelling anti—semitism and attacks againstjewish students. john ironmonger has this exclusive story. no—one protected us. no—one was there to keep us safe. no—one was there for the aftermath of it. no—one asked if we were ok. people breaking through windows, ba

later briton‘sjohanna konta faces caroline wozniacki in the women's final at the miami 0pen.here will look to enjoy the occasion a little bit more. it is a great tournament to be a part of an tool the end. it is also something we will work hard for, to get opportunities like this. artic to play against incredibly tough opponents and somebody who has been at the top of the game for so long. i think overall, just to have the good join and of the challenges. —— enjoyment of the challengers. no title just yet for runaway leaders in the scottich prmeiership celtic. they will have to wait until sunday — at least — before they can call themselves champions after second—placed aberdeen beat dundee 7—0 at last night. had they lost, celtic would have been champions. it's not often you see a defender score a hat trick. we did last night andrew considine made it 4—0 just before half—time // celtic are still 22 points clear at the top. considine getting the seventh and his hat trick goal late on. liverpool will be without jordan henderson and adam lallana for today's merseyside derby agai