simona halep going through to the final. confidence is very high and the fact that i have played so many matches and i have spent so many matches and i have spent so many hours on court but the fact that i have won this match and i can play the final again. world number 37 was trying to cause an upset in the other semi—final. she was taking on world number two caroline was the aki he was never one grand slam final before but you would not know it. despite a brief wobble, the world number two found her best game in the tiebreak. the second seed through to the final on saturday with not only a grand slam title on the line but also the number one ranking. it is another final, another great two weeks and regardless of what happens now, i have done my best and on saturday you have everything to win. in the men's draw, the fairytale tournament for england's kyle edmund came to an end. semi—final against for england's kyle edmund came to an end. semi—finalagainst marin for england's kyle edmund came to an end. semi—final ag

it means she now replaces simona halep as the world number one. that has just happened in melbourne so we will bring you a full report in an hour's time. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather with susan powell. hello. some rather gloomy weather prospects for the british isles this weekend. an area of low pressure to the north of us feeding all this cloud our way, but this little clearer slot here may bring some sunshine this afternoon but this curl to the far north is the centre of an area of low pressure so that will keep things windy with a risk of gales for the north and west of scotland but hopefully some sunshine here despite a few showers this afternoon. further south we're still under that more solid mass of cloud. here's a closer look, very windy for the northern and western isles, quite a few showers getting fed in on the wind but there will be some sunny spells. northern ireland after a grey start, in for a dry and sunny afternoon, sunshine creeping into northern england, still quite a bit of low cloud as we make our way into

simona halep, known for herfighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage her opponents the advantage her opponent's own battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with the first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. the winter olympics are just 3 weeks away, we have a story about a man overcoming a life—changing injury to return to the sport he loves. ed stephens was a british junior ski champion, but at 19 a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury and many complications. however, this week, 5 years on, he's done what many thought impossible, and returned to the slopes, in andorra, to learn to sit ski. mike bushell went with him. getting ready for one of the greatest sporting comebacks. in his room in his gloucestershire college where he stays, reminds us when ed stephens was british ski champion befo

simona halep, known for herfighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage her opponents own battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with the first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. the winter olympics are just three weeks away, we have a story about a man overcoming a life changing injury to return to the sport he loves. ed stevens was a british junior ski champion but at the age of 19 junior ski champion but at the age of19a car junior ski champion but at the age of 19 a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury and many complications. this week, five years on, he's done what many thought impossible, and returned to the slopes in andorra to learn to sit ski. getting ready for one of the greatest sporting comebacks. in his room in his gloucestershire college where he stays, reminds us when ed stephe

halep might edge it. but for me simona halep might edge it. now, sophie hahn is a paralympic gold medallist and a five—time world champion. she has cerebral palsy, a condition caused by problems with the brain before, during orjust after birth. it affects movement and co—ordination. in october at a parliamentary hearing into paralympic classification, the father of one of her team—mates claimed the athlete was benefiting from competing in the wrong category. but now in her first interview since the accusations, she told our reporter kate grey the claims were heart—breaking. sophie hahn is normally a private person. hi. hello. but after being named in a row over classification in paralympic sport, she's invited me to herfamily home to give her side of the story. it's just really heartbreaking for me, and it doesn't do the sport any good. we want to inspire people, we want people with disability to come and try it out. in october, while giving evidence to a committee of mps, michael breen, the father of olivia breen, who competes in the

the world number one simona halep, who's never won a grand slam title, plays the former champion angelique kerber. before that, it's caroline wozniacki against belgium's elise mertens. wozniacki, the number two seed, is showing the sort of form which took her to the top of the world rankings back in 2010. she's still looking to win her first grand slam, having twice been a runner—up at the us open. she now plays the only unseeded player left in the draw, belgium's elise mertens, who still can't quite believe she's made it to the semi—finals. if someone had said to you last monday that this is where you would be, what would you have said to them? laugh a little bit. of course everything is possible in tennis. i mean, if you believe in yourself anything can happen but of course tennis is, wow. got nothing to lose for sure, i've got no points to defend. i guess i'm the underdog. i have a lot of energy left, mentally, physically good. so i'm just going to give it all and we'll see where it ends. the second semi—final features the former champion angelique kerber who plays the world numbe

world number one at simona halep against angelique kober. it was the top seed the race to an early lead. the kerber serve rack and

simona halep, known for herfighting spirit, set point. simona halep, known for her fighting spirit, levelling the match. but just when her fighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage, her opponent's on battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with their first grand slam title and world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. you can see what it means to. ben stokes has been snapped up this morning for nearly £1.4 millions, in the auction of players, for the indian premier league. he's been bought by the rajasthan royals.

she suffers with nerves possibly more than simona halep. it isjust a huge opportunity, you cannot not be affected. finally, your prediction? iam going affected. finally, your prediction? i am going with halep, but i think it will be long and tough, but somehow, ifeel it will be long and tough, but somehow, i feel that after the french open when she lost ostapenko, and it hurt her so much, i think somehow she will dig deeper and find the answers. but both have had match points against them coming through. they are such great fighters, but for me, halep isjust the they are such great fighters, but for me, halep is just the favourite. we will find out in tomorrow's final. sue barker in the studio early today. sophie hahn denies she is cheating the classification system and says it was heartbreaking to have her impairment question. the five—time world champion has cerebral palsy, but at a parliamentary hearing into classifications invigorate, the father of a team—mate said she benefited from competing in the wrong category. in herfirst inte

simona halep came toa won grandson before. simona halep came to a cracking semi against angelique kerber, winning the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm. today it was like a roller—coaster, up and down. i didn't give up. not even a ball. what matters is that. because if you don't give up you can win the match in the end. i did it really well and i'm proud of myself, actually. applause rightly so. david horsey has a two shot lead after the first round of golf‘s dubai desert classic. he had a nine under par round of 63. an impressive first day for him. the field includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, who was only two back on seven under par. chris paisley and tyrrell hatton are also on seven under par. ahead of the fourth 0di in australia, moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a whitewash in the one—day matches. this is the one series we really wa nt to this is the one series we really want to whitewash. especially in australia. i don't think

simona halep, known for herfighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage her opponents own battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with the first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. did you know there's a radio station for spies. dozens of coded messages are broadcast every day by undercover agents from around the globe and anyone can tune in. our security correspondent has more. they can be heard all over the world, russia, north korea, south korea, cuba, usa, britain. they work pretty simply and that's the key attraction. the truth is stranger than fiction, perhaps. here to decode the weather it is then over the other side of the newsroom. hopefully you will not need to be a spy hopefully you will not need to be a spy to understand this weather forecast. it is cloudy out there. pretty drab, dismal skies over

it is so sad for simona halep. it was one of those matches where you didn't wa nt of those matches where you didn't want either player to lose. she is there be good on the clay, maybe she will get her chance at the french open. i hope so. they both slam. attention switches to the men's, two grand slam champions in that one. roger federer with a few more, shall we say, than marin cilic. what are your expectations for the final? they are saying it could be hotter tomorrow for the final, and that could be an issue if it goes on, but the way fedor —— federer has an playing, he has been racing through the draw. but cilic is a dangerous opponent, and roger knows that. he's got big weapons from both sides. if he is on his day, he has a chance to win it, but you just feel that roger has to be a little bit. what roger did against chung in the semifinal, stepping in, so aggressive, inside the baseline, if he starts dip hating the points, there will only be one winner. he is playing better tennis now, roger, now at 36 tha

the new women's world number one simona halep will play destanee aiava of australia. wimbledon champion, garbine muguruza, takes on france'sjessika ponchet. maria sharapova will face tatiana maria of germany. the british players might feel their draws could have been worse — jo konta against american madison brengle, while heather watson has a first round match against kazakhstan‘s yulia putintseva. — so with all the details — here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller from melbourne. johanna konta has won only four of their —— one of theirfour johanna konta has won only four of their —— one of their four matches. she's an awkward opponent, she is 83 places below johanna konta but ifjohanna konta makes progress to the second week, she will have some very challenging matches. but given how she finished last season, losing five matches in a row, she would relish that opportunity. she has a very good record. she could play karolina pliskova in the next round and current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals. that's a conversation for anot

simona halep, known for her fighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage her opponents own battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with the first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. my my voice is shaking, i never cry. my voice is shaking, i never crym has been a great turn and for me. i started not very well with an ankle injury, but ijust wanted to give my best every match, which i did. i'm really happy that i could play the final again really happy that i could play the finalagain in the really happy that i could play the final again in the grand slam. of course i'm sad i couldn't win today but caroline was better than me. for sure i will fight and i have many years to go, so hopefully i will face another challenge like today. rory mcilroy is just one shot behind the leader haotong li heading into tomorrow'

wozniaki broke early on and had served for the set before simona halep came back to a tie—break. wozniaki will go above halep to become world number one if she does win. in the second set, it is1—1. live commentary of that women's final on bbc radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. highlights on bbc one from 1:15 this afternoon. it was a good debut for the man, who is worth 18 times the whole yeovil squad, remember, as 12 time winners manchester united eased to a 4—0 win. a goalfrom marcus rashford — set up by sanchez — got them on their wayjust before half time. and then the 87 league places separating the sides really started to show as ander herrera, jessie lingard and romelu lukaku added second half goals to make it 4—0 in the end. so just a few days afterjoining manchester united from arsenal, jose mourinho chose to start alexis sanchez. the highest—paid player in premier league history was kicked, booed by the locals, but he was finally sent home with the sponsors‘ man of the match award. how did his managerfeel he got on? he will bring us also t

and a first grand slam title for caroline wozniacki after she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. she wins herfirst she wins her first major tennis title at her 43rd attempt. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police say a car involved in a fatal crash which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night is believed to have been travelling at high speed. two of the boys have been named tonight as harry rice and george wilkinson. a 28—year—old man who was in the vehicle has been arrested. police are searching for a second man who is also thought to have been in the car. ben ando reports. friends, classmates, mourners. three, two, one... grieving together — an improvised memorial for a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected to mark the deaths of three teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes in middlesex yesterday evening. two of those who died have been identified as harry rice, on the left, and george wilkinson. the identity of the third teenager, named locally as josh, has not been confirmed. two were 16, the other 17. jake webb was

the danish second seed defeated simona halep in three sets to win the australian open. it took her 43 attempts to win a slam — and her reward isn't only that shiny trophy. she'll also become the world number one. she was playing really well and i was thinking it looks like it may not be my day but i was never really nervous. i was just going to go out there and give it my all and swing for it and play aggressively. i think i played well. they could have gone either way but i'm happier when my way. rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victory in 17 months the four—time major winner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. that is all the sports for now. homes and businesses in paris are on high alert as the river seine threatens to overflow its banks. weeks of rain have pushed the water level up and its thought the river will peak six metres above normal. museums including the louvre have been shut. in smalle

simona halep, known for herfighting spirit, set point. simona halep, known for her fighting spirit, levelling the match. but just when her fighting spirit, levelling the match. butjust when she thought she had the advantage, her opponent's on battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. with their first grand slam title and world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. the new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. you can see what it means to. ben stokes has been snapped up this morning for nearly £11; millions, in the auction of players, for the indian premier league. he's been bought by the rajasthan royals. that's despite facing a charge for affray, after an incident, outside a nightclub in bristol. the all—rounder was the most valuable player of the twenty20 tournament last year. stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players. here are the other english players who've been bought so far. chris woakes has

she beat simona halep in three tense sets in melbourne, as adam wild reports. there are few stages in the game more spectacular than melbourne and the welcome could scarcely have been more fitting. the winner takes it all... the world's top two toe—to—toe down under, the final already had all the sparkle it needed. a match worth the wait, and waiting is something with which simona halep and caroline wozniacki are all too familiar. neither had won a grand slam before. this was wozniacki's 43rd attempt. she started like a player not prepared to wait any longer. halep too is battle hardened, forcing the first set to a tie—break before finally seeing it slip away. a moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool — not easy in the blistering evening heat. still, somehow she managed, fighting back to level the match. the temperatures now becoming the battle with both having to leave court to cool off. it was heating up, the final set befitting such an occasion, going one way then the other, this taking wozniacki to the brink. commentator: no way. the best point o

the women‘s trophy will have a new champion because neither simona halep. caroline wozniacki have won a grand slam before. simona halep beat angelique kerber, winning the decider 9—7. extraordinary tennis from both women. arsenal beat chelsea last night. chelsea already had a goal disallowed by the time eden hazard put them ahead. arsenal were soon back level, and doubled the direction —— a double deflection... is they will face manchester city in next month‘s final. is they will face manchester city in next month's final. in the end, i would say, yes, it was a little bit ofa would say, yes, it was a little bit of a deflected goal on the first, and the second as well was a bit lucky. overall, ifelt and the second as well was a bit lucky. overall, i felt we controlled the game well in the second half. rangers jump above aberdeen. john mcginn‘s goal was enough to seal victory for the burning. ross county lost the motherwell. celtic are still 11 points clear at the top. england women‘s new head coach phil neville won‘t face any disciplinary actio

halep in the final of the australian open. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police say a car involved in a fatal crash which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night is believed to have been travelling at high speed. two of the boys have been named tonight as harry rice and george wilkinson. a 28—year—old man who was in the vehicle has been arrested. police are searching for a second man who is also thought to have been in the car. ben ando reports. friends, classmates, mourners. three, two, one... grieving together, an improvised memorial for a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected to mark the deaths of three teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes in middlesex yesterday evening. two of those who died have been identified as harry rice, on the left, and george wilkinson. the identity of the third teenager, named locally as josh, has not been confirmed. two were 16, one was aged 17. jake webb was one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. i could see the incident in fron

simona halep has levelled the match and won that by 6—3. it is 1-1 at the match and won that by 6—3. it is 1—1 at the moment, just about to start the deciding set. the heat is really intense. very hot and humid. there might be a break of ten minutes or so before that final set. live commentary of that women's final on bbc radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. highlights on bbc one from 1:15 this afternoon. ben stokes has been snapped up this morning for £1.a million, in the auction of players for the indian premier league. he's been bought by the rajasthan royals. that's despite facing a charge for affray, after an incident outside a nightclub in bristol. the all—rounder was the most valuable player of the 20—20 tournament last year. stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players. here are the other english players who've been bought so far. chris woakes has fetched £820,000 from royal challengers bangalore. wicketkeeperjos buttlerjoins stokes at rajasthan royals forjust under a90,000. moeen ali, who has

halep also remains on track after fending off american lauren davis in a tense battle that took nearly four hours won the marathon final set fifteen thirteen in the men's draw a reigning champion roger federer was as dominant as ever in his match the swiss master beat france's reshad gus get in straight sets and novak djokovic also won in straight sets he beat spain on vino last six to six three six three the serbian is chasing a record seventh australian open title. carlos science has triumphed in the dock of rally for the second time the fifty five year old spaniard wrapped up victory in the car section on the final stage through the argentinians to the of cordon off the former all former double world rally champion gave to israel their third win in three years in the two week long event the french carmaker is quitting the grueling and durrance race after this year science one previously in two thousand and ten. the bonus they get show follows after the break with all of saturday's goals so don't go away there's been some surprise results today see if plucky freiburg could get the be

the women's trophy will have a new champion — because neither simona halep or caroline wozniaki have won a slam before. halep reached her third grand slam final following a thrilling win against the 2016 champion angelique kerber — wining the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm, but today was like a roller—coaster, up and down. but i didn't give up. that is what matters. if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end. so i did itand i am proud of myself. denmark's caroline wozniaki overcame a late bout of nerves to beat unseeded belgian elise mertens and reach her first australian open final. the seeded second, saw off the world number 37, 6—3 7—6 to reach her third majorfinal. jose mourinho has committed his future to manchester united after signing a contract extension until 2020. he's been preparaing his team for their fa cup fourth round tie with yeovil tomorrow night. and facing the media today praised the deal done to bring alexis sanchez from arsenal. i got a fantastic player, and they got a fantastic player. alexis change from a fantastic club to a giant cl

halep also remains on track after fending off american lauren davis a tense battle that took nearly four hours won the marathon final set fifteen thirteen in the men's draw a reigning champion roger federer was as dominant as ever in his match the swiss master beat france's reshad gus get in straight sets and novak djokovic also won in straight sets he beat spain on vino last six two six three six three the serbian is chasing a record seventh australian open title. carlos science has triumphed in the dock rally for the second time the fifty five year old spaniard racked up victory in the car section on the final stage through the argentinian city of cordova off the former all former double world rally champion gave their third win in three years in the two week long event the french carmaker is quitting the grueling and durrance race after this year science one previously in two thousand and ten. the bonus they get to show follows after the break with all of saturday's goals so don't go away there's been some surprise results today see if plucky freiburg could get the better of last

halep in melbourne the day and led out for a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break before haul up to level while snacky held her nerve to claim the finals set at her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six four the final score roger federer faces more until it's in the men's final on sunday. and the bundesliga on saturday afternoon table toppers by a nick went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players hit the target for the variance in a five to rout in munich's only answering a including your own boa tang who headed home half an hour into the game rb life say she could only manage a draw with relegation threatened hamper. and that's all from us here at d w news more coming at the top of the hour and as always you'll find the latest on our web site www dot com thanks for. your support t.v. the smarter with the d w four small. what you want when you want to look to do it extraordinary. and decide what's on sunday oh more. to come smart the. climate change. least. pollution.

halep or sixth seed karolina pliskova for a place in saturday's final. watching that match and still in awe of that performance is our commentator in melbourne, what did you think of that, not a sweat? we've been asking the question of journalists following her through the year, is tree as good as 2016 when she won the australian open, the us open and even pigs and people saying she is better. —— and 0lympics. she has changed her coaching setup. she is enjoying herself, she is smiling too on court. it's a good matchup with madison keys, madison keys, big hitter, us open finalist, but in terms of ahead to head it is skewed towards the german, she uses the pace of keys, she counterpunch to perfection. you mentioned the scoreline and the time, seven u nforced scoreline and the time, seven unforced errors. what this win will also do, not only put her in the australian semi—finals, but it will put her into the top ten because she went to the mid— 20s last year. having been a former world number one. she is sensational, unbeaten so far this year and sh

halep in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a time break before hall of true level was an iraqi held her nerve to claim the final set and her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six four in the final score roger federer faces martin chelates in the men's final on sunday. bennis is getting a head start on this year's carnival season the italian lagoon city kicked off its calendar of events with a water parade along one of its main canals a full week ahead of the official opening the theme of this year's carnival festivities well you guessed it the circus hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to flock to the coral stronghold famous for its masquerade ball. and don't worry soccer nuts we haven't forgotten about the bun display guess that herman will be up after the break with all of the action from saturday's games here's a sneak peek a league leaders byron took on hoffenheim a side they haven't beaten in two years stay tune to find out what happened spoiler for you there was no shortage of goals in this game. that's due to every

earlier, world number one simona halep beat karolina pliskova to reach the women's semi—finals. halep went 3—0 down in the first set but fought back. after saving a second break point she won nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. she angelique l355? in the other women's semifinal, they will both be played overnight in the next fisher hours, a dries mertens will play caroline wozniacki. —— elise merton ‘s. the six nations is almost here. england are looking for a hat=trick of titles and travel to italy a week on saturday but there'll be a big challenges from scotland and ireland. the teams have been congregating in london today for the tournament launch. our sports correspondent joe wilson was there for us. the tournament is selling itself, look, there is conor o'shea, it revolves around these traditional rivalries so what is new this time? england and ireland will play in the final weekend, that could be the decider. wales, with injuries to contend with, face scotland in the opening weekend and that's a resurgent scotland who beat australia twice si

halep seven six three six six four in melbourne the day after a nail biting for assess went all the way to a tie break before how the true level was an iraqi held her nerve however to claim the final effects and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be played on sunday. and i'm going to take it much day twenty got off to a training start as frank first defeated fellow european hopefuls back to new haven transpose hang put the host ahead on the forty third minutes before any cage over field victory in injury time it was the all known strikers third goal in as many games on track to move up to second in the table ahead of the rest of this weekend's fixtures that's it for me for now you are watching dude over the news coming to you live from brother and more at the top there. is no. manager. in the banks. and so watch the language of the bank. speaking the truth. that matters g.w. may. never regain any. of either tells his story. to. the sort of.

halep seven six three six six four in a melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break before holland drew level while he held her nerve however to claim the final set and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be played on sunday in the bundesliga match day twenty got off to a thrilling start as i try frankfurt defeated fellow european hopefuls. two zero kevin prince boateng put the hosts ahead on the forty third minute. sealed the victory in injury time it was the on loans strikers third goal in as many games the win saw troughed move up to second in the table ahead of the rest of this weekend's fixtures and elsewhere in the bundesliga it's that time of year again hamburg have sacked another coach they've made a habit of bringing in new blood during the season and despite plenty of poor results in recent years they have always managed to avoid the drop but will work one more time on saturday the new coach will face like six in his first game in charge. it was all smiles from a new hamburg coach banned all of us the one time no frills

one is back to winning ways after a torrid twenty seven season care but will face women's top seed simona halep in the next round after the remaining one in straight sets kind of after score but is media reporting the dog and star struck appear emerick a balmy house on the verge of a move to ask he's considered one of the best strikers in the world who supported this league is top scorer last season thirty one goals and figure the bill would restore him to twenty thirty also a manager asked and very confirmed that are in talks to sign him but wouldn't comment on a possible deal. contradict or not contradict it don't know. if the moment you have done. not close to do any deal if you do bomb a young man you you don't. to honoring one of his most are recognized people took it so long disney's first lady minnie mouse received her stop legendary hollywood walk of sight. many was a. boyfriend to mickey. mickey was the first costume ever to get a star for teen yes. one of the top stories out this german chancellor angela merkel has told the world economic forum in davos that protectionism is not

halep in the next round after the remaining one a straight sets won in straight sets over czech carlina unseeded showing chung's amazing run in melbourne continues he saw off tennis. in straight sets to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal whirl he he'll meet up against roger federer or told us that it. and just for a go reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today on t.w. news there's no let up in turkey's military offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria despite international calls for restraint the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people. it's all your news for now it will be with you at the top of the next hour with another full bulletin thanks for being with us. from. the. center. seat. fine to. discovery. video and audio podcast and language courses. in the d w media center at media center dot w dot com.

halep in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break for hall of drew level wasn't that he held her nerve to claim the final set and her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six for the final score roger federer faces martin in the men's final on sunday. mostly on saturday afternoon table toppers byron munich went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players hit the target for the variance in a five to rout and unix only on serena including jerome but what tang who headed home half an hour into the game and rb life say she failed to make strides in their bid for a champions league spot when they could only manage a draw with relegation threatened hamburg so let's get a check now of all the weekend's bundle your results so far. well there you see the confirmation of that win for byron as well as the draw for life safety shaka easily handled stood guard dortmund scored late to draw with freiburg cologne for each got a point for him and hair to berlin also only managed to draw on friday frankfurt big log off and on sunday

halep seven six three six six four in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set that went all the way to a tie break before hala drew level well ziac held her nerve however and to claim the final set and a first ever grand slam title the men's final will be on sunday in the bundesliga on saturday afternoon table toppers byron munich went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players to hit the target for the variance in a five to rout in munich allianz arena including jerome boateng who headed home half an hour into the game and failed to make strides in their bid for a champions league spot when they could only manage a draw with the relegation threatened homburg. you're watching the w. news more coming up at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest information and news on our website around the clock thanks for. those values and germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do this and if something henderson says we must overcome it. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters t.w. made for mines.

halep or sixth seed karolina pliskova for a place in saturday's final. watching that match and still in awe of that performance is

halep she is also still on track fighting off the challenge of american lauren davis it was a tense battle which took almost four hours to complete halep winning the marathon final set fifteen games to thirteen in the men's competition reigning champion roger federer still as dominant as ever the swiss master beating french mint. skate in straight sets and djokovic is also still in the running he won his match in straight sets he beat spain's albert ramos winola six two six three six three this by the way chasing a record seventh australian open title. now the world cup race in kitzbuhel in austria is known as one of the most difficult races downhill races in the world this is austria's holland slope this is a race down the one income took place today as every year it got going from a starting gate over sixteen hundred metres above sea level competitors reaching speeds of more than one hundred kilometers per hour sometimes with limited visibility. but high on income race known as the streak is not for the faint of heart even for the best alpine downhill skiers last year's third plac

halep in melbourne the dane lead after a nail biting first set went all the way to a tie break before hall of drew level was nakheel the nerve to claim the finals set her first ever grand slam title seven six three six six four the final score roger federer faces morron challenge in the men's final on sunday and then go to sligo on saturday afternoon table toppers byron munich went on a scoring spree against hoffenheim five different players hit the target for the variance in a five to rout in unix ali on serena including jerome but what tang who headed home half an hour into the game and rb lifes a failed to make strides in their bid for a champions league spot when they could only manage a draw with relegation threatened him bark. is a check now of all this weekend's bundesliga results so far let's check out that table there is that confirmation of the byron win and a draw for life's a shelf that easily handled more excuse me dortmund scored late to draw with freiburg cologne in augsburg got a point each braman battle here to berlin on saturday's late game and on friday frankfurt be

are geneses now simona halep will face carlene of us new yaki in saturday's. australian open final in melbourne well that's after the top seeded romanian got the better of germany's i'm going to leak kerber in sri marathon sets in the other semi number two seed wozniak he overcame a second seat wobble to defeat belgium sillies matins the dane is a former world number one but has yet to win a grand slam title meanwhile maher in chile is through to the men's final on sunday the dispatched britain's col edmund in straight sets he'll play either defending champion roger federer or the unseeded shown here for the title you're up to date with g.w. news i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see. the d w media center. i. find it again. discovery. video and audio podcast and language courses. in d w media center at media center done deal with dot com.

the defeat ends any hope muguruza may have had of replacing simona halep at the top of the rankings before the australian open. i felt ifelt in i felt in trouble in the second set, when i was 2—0 up. i started to feel my calves were cramping, and i continue to think that, with the match, it might go away. and then there were increasing, increasing... then i had a large part of my body cramping. i felt then i had a large part of my body cramping. ifelta then i had a large part of my body cramping. ifelt a little bit in the warmup already that i was feeling very, like, heavy, buti warmup already that i was feeling very, like, heavy, but i think it was just the toughness of the match and, you know, a lot of good rallies, very intense, very hot humidity, and, i don‘t know, i don‘t really cramp lot, so i am actually surprised today that my body was like that. no such concerns for roger federer, who helped switzerland to another win at the hopman cup in perth. in their second match of the group phase, the swiss beat russia 3—0, with federer beating karen khachanov in straight sets. he to

halep fend off american more davis in a tense battle that took nearly four hours how it won the marathon final set fifteen thirteen and novak djokovic is also through to the fourth round after beating spain's albert from us the last in straight sets the service chasing a record seventh australian open title more news coming up here at the top of the hour with my colleague chris for sprint gate until then this is our web site b w dot com. beat the germans new and surprising aspects of choice and culture in germany. u.s. american keep losing takes a look at germany this increasing use of their traditions every day drives language i can just come out of my lungs and i thought yeah groups. like to pick up t.w. dot com beat the german.

halep fended off american lauren davis and a tense battle that took nearly four hours howlett won the marathon final set fifteen thirteen and now that talk of it is also through to the fourth round after beating spain's albert ramos in the last and straight sets the service chasing a record seventh australian open title more news coming up here at the top of the hour but stay tuned for our business news coming up next thanks for watching and see you next time. when i'm traveling like to be comfortable. but i also want to stay up to date on the latest news events. and d.-w. makes that part.

art to tennis now and that simona halep will face a carolina was an iraqi and saturday's australian open final in melbourne that's after the top seeded romanian got the better of germany's actually cared for in a three marathon sets in the other semi and number two seed was the at the over came a second set wobble to defeat a belgium's a nice the dane is a former world number one but like a look as yet to win a grand slam title meanwhile marion shelter which is through to the men's final on sunday the croat dispatch britain's col edmund in straight sets will play either defending champ roger federer or the unseeded chang haye on for the title are you watching the news we still have a lot more to tell you about here's what's coming up a dump truck arrives at the world economic forum in davos can he convince the meeting of globalists that his america first agenda is good for the world economy. all right that a whole lot more coming up in the business block but gary hart alferez and i'll see you again at the top of the out. on the phone. with. us. when i'm traveling to the coast of all time

halep also still on track she fought off the challenge from american lauren davis it was a tense battle taking nearly four hours halep winning the marathon final set fifteen games to thirteen in the men's competition reigning champion roger federer still as dominant as ever the swiss master beating frenchman gas key in straight sets and novak djokovic also won his match in straight sets he beat spain's albert ramos six two six three six three the sub by the way chasing a record seventh australian open more from us at the top of the hour you're watching news to stay with us if you can. every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word for it will be. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn a simple online on your mobile and free yourself from the w e learning course you can speak german made easy.

simona halep was 3-0 women's semifinals. simona halep was 3—0 down in the first set but for back to win nine games in a row on her way to winning in straight sets. she will face angelique kerber in the last four after the german thrashed madison keys. angelique kerber has won all 14 singles matches she's played so far this season. we will have the latest from melbourne in around half an hour. we brought you the news earlier that knife crime in scotland has reduced massively in the last decade — at a time when similar crimes in england and wales are at their highest level since 2011. the police in scotland have adopted what's known as a public health approach to dealing with the issue. louis lee ray went to meet a former gang member who's turned his life around. a warning — his film contains graphic descriptions of violence. stabbed in the head. fractured skulls. stabbed in the back, punctured lungs. i started to get involved in violence when i was about 12. gang fighting, from the age of 12, 13, i remember getting brou

halep she is also still on track fighting off the challenge of american lauren davis in a tense battle that took almost four hours to finish that winning the marathon final set fifteen games to thirteen meanwhile in the men's competition reigning champion roger federer is as dominant as ever the swiss master of beating frenchmen skate in straight sets and it was also a straight sets victory for novak djokovic she beat spain's ramos six two six three six three the sabai the way chasing a record seventh australian open title. now turning to a shock victory for german downhill skier thomas dyson as he beat a host of more experienced competitors at the world cup race in the austrian resort of kit's bill let me just remind you he did that on one of the most difficult and dangerous slopes in the sport the high on income slope competitors launching themselves from a starting gate of a sixteen hundred meters above sea level reaching speeds of one hundred kilometers per hour. but hahn income race known as the streak is not for the faint of heart even for the best alpine downhill ski years last

simona halep isa started in australia. simona halep is a setup against angelique kerber. caroline wozniak has already made it through to her third majorfinal and if kerber wins, wozniak will overta ke if kerber wins, wozniak will overtake halep as the new world number one. arsenal will play manchester city in the final of the league cup next month. they came from behind to beat chelsea 2—1 in the second leg. granit xhaka scoring the decisive goal. the fa say it won't be charging the new england womens head coach phil neville over past comments he's made on social media. there had already been controversy over his appointment due to his lack of both management experience and involvement in the womens game. we are looking forward to it. we will be looking at this story. there was the young table tennis girl that we interviewed yesterday. really eloquent for an 11—year—old! we interviewed yesterday. really eloquent for an 11-year-old! she was used to the limelight. the inside pages in a few minutes but first matt has the details of the weather. good morning. you have a

simona halep foughta real battle against angelique kerber, but the world number one came through and she will face caroline wozniacki in the final. new england women's boss phil neville will not face fa charges despite tweets in 2011 and 2012 that were disparaging to women. i'll be back with morejust 2012 that were disparaging to women. i'll be back with more just after 11:30am. the prime minister has said she was appalled by the presidents cup event. as we heard in an interview this morning, she went on to say, i thought that sort of approach to women, that objectification of women, that objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. the education minister, nadhim zahawi, has been reprimanded by number 10 for attending the men—only charity dinner. the minister said he felt uncomfortable and left the event early. alexandra mackenzie reports. the annual presidents club charity dinner for men only at the dorchester hotel. women were hired as table hostesses. there are claims they were groped, they were made to were revealing outfits and specific underwear and their p

simona halep taking on caroline wozniacki. wozniacki up 5-4. halep hit it is behind her, setting up championship point where wozniacki gets a little help from the net. caroline wozniacki, her first grand slam. former warrior and current boyfriend david lee looking on. 7-6, 3-7 and 6-4. wozniacki almost lost in the second round. had to rally from down 5-1 in the third to win that. warriors and celtics tonight. looking forward to it. >> can't wait. >> yeah. >> wish i was there. >> you'll be here watching. the postgame show. >> you won't hear the trash talking from here. >> not the same. larry, thanks so much. >>> it's not something you see every day. >> just ahead, the story of are we >>> a cat who loves car rides on the hood is getting a lot of attention near portland. >> listening l. ins to this. someone spotted pixie perch on a car. pixie's owner says she has been riding in the car since a kitten and her curiosity first brought her out on to the hood. >> he uses a harness and only drives slowly in parking lots. there is no law in oregon agains

halep in a thrilling final to take the crown at the australian open. at least sixty three people have been killed more than one hundred fifty injured in a blast in the afghan capital kabul the taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing using an ambulance near the old interior ministry building which comes a week after another taliban attack on the city's intercontinental hotel for glass has more from kabul so let's start with the situation there what has come out with the latest lines on that attack. well afghan officials are calling it a massacre sammy as you said it was an ambulance packed with explosives pretending to head to the hospital that is on that street but when it didn't make the turn into the hospital entrance police became suspicious and then the driver detonated his explosives on a very very busy streets it is a very heavily guarded street there are a number of checkpoints that the ambulance had gotten through one checkpoint and detonated at the second checkpoint that street is home to a number of government offices to some