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on monday, djokovic met up with another sporting superstar — the brazilian footballer, neymar. paris saint—germain�*s early exit from the champions league gave neymar and team—mate marco verratti the chance to pop down to monte carlo to watch the tennis — and to play football with djokovic. and there's someone else looking forward to meeting djokovic in monte carlo — spain's number 8 seed, and recent winner of the miami masters, carlos alcaraz. looking for the first round, but obviously, it will be a good match against novak, play against the number one player of the world, is amazing for me. but, how to play well on the first round, how to beat him in the world finals? now to football where chelsea are in the spanish capital later as they try to keep their champions league hopes alive. the blues are 3—1 down to real madrid and thomas tuchel�*s side will need something special in their quarter final second leg in the bernabeu if they're to continue their defence of the title. not the biggest chance, given the first game results, and given the competition, and the

he beat djokovic last year. what do you make of this? give us an update on the status of the pandemic in london right now. >> i'm hoping i'm not your wimbledon correspondent for my tennis because that would be really pathetic. look, i think there was a feeling that djokovic got so much attention. in a way that whole charade destroyed that tournament. e cha destroyed that tournament. asya agulnik md: st. jude was founded with an understanding that no child should die in the dawn of life. to work with many partners all over the world, nothing stops in the way of us achieving that mission, not even war. marta salek md: when there is a need, people stand up and do what is right and ensure that they restart medical therapy as quickly as possible. carlos rodriguez-galindo md: any child suffering today of cancer is our responsibility. i know there's conflicting information about dupuytren's contracture. i thought i couldn't get treatment yet? well, people may think that their contracture has to be severe to be treated, but it doesn't. if you ca

and novak djokovic's coach afterwards but he - the final. and novak djokovic's coach afterwards but he was i the final. and novak djokovic's i coach afterwards but he was soon bussed. expensive lifestyle commitment including high—profile divorce and payments for a child conceived from a night with a russian model at a london restaurant saw him in financial trouble. career earnings of £38 million were gone. and three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy case, and failing to disclose a property in germany. and her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he had shown no remorse or to military. becker looked shocked and red—faced as he was sentenced to two and a half years with half on license —— remorse or humility point of this case has generated considerable interest across europe and the picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to show for his glittering sporting career, a man with a chaotic finances, wit

what is your reaction to djokovic, and what he has been saying that it is crazy to ban these russian and belarusian players from playing. >> well, it is his opinion, and if you are going back in his life, and there is no way to stop the bombings or the war, that he would use any way possible, and for me as a professional or ex-professional tennis player, the infiltration of ukraine which is part of europe, and if the russian government does not want to stop, then the russian citizens have to have a collective guilt, and they have to carry this onwards and sport is something that putin has taken big pride of. he is always placing the sports people up front of things, and not for them to not be able to participate in one thing. for me, it is not a problem. the problem is that they are silent, and they are neutral on the stand. they say they don't know politic, and they don't follow the news. it is hard to not follow the news when you have today, a three-month-old child killed in an odesa air strike, and it is hard to follow when all of the world is talking about the atrocities talking

there are no restrictions on unvaccinated people arriving in the uk, therefore novak djokovic will not have anything to worry about, as he did at the australian open. broadly speaking, tournaments like wimbledon, they want to do the bare minimum as as covid restricted our concern. all responsible germans have been following the government guidelines, but if those guidelines don't exist, then they don't want to overcomplicate things for players, coaching staff or visitors.- coaching staff or visitors. emma raducanu has — coaching staff or visitors. emma raducanu has made _ coaching staff or visitors. emma raducanu has made a _ coaching staff or visitors. emma raducanu has made a massive l coaching staff or visitors. emma - raducanu has made a massive name for herself, she has parted company with a coach. what did she have to say? she will be looking for a fourth coachin she will be looking for a fourth coach in just she will be looking for a fourth coach injust nine months after the decision to part company with her german coach. he has had a great deal of success grand slam level. it

it's the first time the 24—year—old has beaten djokovic in his career and it earns him a third title of the year already. world number one iga swiatek won her fourth consecutive wta title this year as she beat aryna sabalenka in straight sets to claim the stuttgart final on sunday. swiatek picked up her 23rd straight victory as she added stuttgart to title wins in doha, indian wells and miami. the polish player was relentless, breaking sabalenka's serve twice in the opening set, then greeting every point won with a clenched fist of celebration to seal a 6—2, 6—2 win. but is all of your sport for now. goodbye. —— that is all of your sport for now. players from afghanistan's national women's football team have competed in a league match in australia — their first time playing since fleeing the taliban. stephanie prentice reports. back of the net and a celebration for the afghan women's team. cheering and applause. these footballers fled to melbourne when the taliban seized kabul eight month ago. along with their families, they've been trying to rebuild their lives here, and g

the current wimbledon champion novak djokovic agrees. following his victory here at the serbia open over miomir kecmanovic, which took him into the quarter—finals, djokovic was asked for his thoughts about the decision wimbledon announced on wedneday: translation:, i translation: , i will always condemn translation:, i will always condemn more, i will never support war being a child of war. i know how much emotional trauma it leaves. in serbia we all know what happened in 1999. in the balkans we have had many wars in recent history and ordinary people suffer the most however i cannot support the decision of wimbledon, i think it's crazy. players, tennis players, sportspeople have nothing to do with that. when politics interferes with sport, the result is not good. meanwhile on the wta tour, the world number 3 paula badosa, at the top of your screen, is through to the quarter—finals of the stuttgart grand prix — but she was made to work hard for her 2nd round victory against elena rybakina of kazakhstan. the match went to three sets

. >>> novak djokovic will be allowed to play at wimbledon without a covid vaccine. the shots are not required to enter britain. the tennis star missed the australian open and was deported from the country because he's not vaccinated. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with what could be good news. today the white house took steps to make a pill for treating covid available to millions more americans. pfizer's antiviral drug paxlovid has been shown to reduce hospitalization or death in people with covid by nearly 90%. the drug that was once dubbed the biggest game changer since the vaccine hasn't had a true impact due to lack of availability. the free antiviral drug is available at around 20,000 sites around the country, but now there is hope that could change. that's not the only headline on the pandemic tonight. there is this breaking news. pfizer just asked the fda to authorize its booster for kids 5 to 11. that'

world number one novak djokovic is out of the monte carlo masters in the second round. the 34—year—old serb suffered a shock two sets to one defeat to alejandro davidovich fokina. djokovic was playing in his first tournament since february after missing the australian open because of restrictions over his covid—19 vaccination status. well, i would like to congratulate alejandro — well, i would like to congratulate alejandro he _ well, i would like to congratulate alejandro. he was _ well, i would like to congratulate alejandro. he was the _ well, i would like to congratulate alejandro. he was the better- well, i would like to congratulate i alejandro. he was the better player. i alejandro. he was the better player. i was _ alejandro. he was the better player. i was hanging — alejandro. he was the better player. iwas hanging on— alejandro. he was the better player. i was hanging on the _ alejandro. he was the better player. i was hanging on the ropes - alejandro. he was the better player. i was hanging on the ropes the - i was hanging on the ropes the entire

men's world number one and wimbledon champion novak djokovic says he thinks the decision to ban the players is "crazy." translation: iwilll always condemn war. i will never support war, being myself a child of war. i know how much emotional trauma it leaves. in serbia, we all know what happened in 1999. in the balkans, we have had many wars in recent history and ordinary people suffer the most. however, i cannot support the decision of wimbledon, i think it is crazy. players, tennis players, sports people have got nothing to do with that. when politics interferes with sport, the result is not good. in formula 1, carlos sainz has a two year extention with ferrari that will keep him at the team until 202a. the new deal means his contract is as long as the current fi championship leader and teammate charles leclerc. sainz, who joined the team in 2021, is currently third. there's been many good moments and i'm lucky to say that with only one year and the team and i've already... yeah, i can feel good moments coming. ifeel already... yeah, i can feel good moments coming. i feel like we are worki

it made him a rich man, with a successful stint as a pundit and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. but boom boom was soon bust. expensive lifestyle commitments, including a divorce and child maintenance payments saw him in trouble. career earnings of £38 million were gone, and a tax evasion and bankruptcy case followed. i think today, the tennis world is a little bit sad about what's happened. when you see someone who was such a great talent, had so much to offer and is still a very lovable, likeable character, and i think it's very sad thinking about where he's at tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. he will now spend more than a year in prison. a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. the conservative mp for tiverton and honiton in devon, neil parish, has been suspended from the parliamentary party over allegations that he watched pornography in the house of commons chamber. the 65—year—old has referred himself to the parliamentary standards commissioner. he is in speaking to reporters. i will await the findings of the inquiry. will awai

novak djokovic was born in a war-torn country. he condemns war, but barring these athletes is, to his wording, >>> the ministry conducted a telephone survey. 1,000 people aged 18 or older responded. nearly 64% said japan should accept more evacuees from ukraine. about 42% say japan should step up sanctions against russia and belarus. regarding relations with china, about 62% said a strong stance against intrusions into japanese territorial waters should be the dr top priority. nearly 90% of respondents said they think the security environment in east asia is becoming severe. >>> north korean state media are calling for more loyalty from residents to kim jong un ahead of a military parade. the ruling workers party newspaper featured a long article thursday on the korean people's revolutionary army. the 90th anniversary of the country's military is next week. the article praised kim ill song, the current leader's grandfather and founder of the korean people's army. the article claimed hostile forces are starting the heart of the adm

wimbledon have also confirmed that world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his title at the all england club this summer as covid—i9 vaccines won't be required to play. the serbian 20 time grand slam winner was not allowed to play at the australian open injanuary following a row that centred around him being unvaccinated. ronnie o' sullivan has dominated his quarterfinal against steven maguire at the world snooker championship, the rocket leads by 11 frames to five, needing just two more to win. the match resumes at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. o'sullivan is aiming for a record equalling seventh world title. there's been a big upset in the semi—finals of rugby union's premiership cup. london irish have thumped league leaders leicester tigers 59—20 to reach their first final in the competition. both sides made a raft of changes but irish proved far too strong, to end leicester's hopes of winning three trophies this season. henry arundell with the opening try. albert albert tuisue, powered over from short range as the exiles stormed to a 25 point lead at the break.

novak djokovic's vaccine controversy, collin kaepernick kneeling during the anthem. should sports and politics be kept completely separate or is it just together? >> katie, we can go back to the berlin olympics of 1936, which hitler used to promote nazis. >> that's right. >> in the case of wimbledon, i think people should understand a lot of it is optics. wimbledon celebrate all things throughout their fortnite and there are great elegant examples what they can do. this wimbledon is the queen's platinum jubilee, it's also the century of centre court. i think wimbledon is afraid in the royal box there's going to be important people needing to applaud a russian. so that's all part of it. it gets nuts. it really does. i'm sorry it's come to this. two of the top ten men players in the worlds are russian. what they're saying, the wimbledon club chairman refuses to allow itself, he says, to be used to promote the russian regime. i don't think the players are trying to promote the russian regime. i think most people in the world are very much against what vladimir putin is

it made him a rich man, with a successful stint as abundant and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. but boom was soon bust. expensive lifestyle commitment, includg a high-profile divorce and payments for a child conceived one night at a london restaurant saw him in financial trouble. 38 million pounds were gone and a tax evasion and bankruptcy case followed. >> i think today the tennis world is sad about what happened. you see someone who wasn't such a great talent and had so much to offer and is still a lovable character. it is sad thinking about where he is tonight. correspondent: his partner left tonight to begin life without him. he will spend more than a year in prison. a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. host: natalie perks reporting. let's look at some of the other day's news. a british islamic state militant has been sentenced to prison for the beheading and killing of hostages. he pleaded guilty last september. he was involved in the killings of several hostages, including two american journalists. israeli security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bu

djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary because he hadn't been vaccinated. a record—breaking 290,000 fans are expected to attend the 150th open championship at st andrews injuly. there were more than 1.3 million ticket applications, which has led to the highest—ever number of general admission tickets. the previous highest attendance was 239,000 when tiger woods triumphed at st andrews in 2000. the 15—time major winner has said he intends to return there this summer. i think it was sold out before tiger announced that the masters that that would be his next majorfor sure. but now it will be the hottest ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tigerwoods, i ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, isaid ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, i said all the time, he doesn't move the needle, he is the needle. he is everything we want to golf and i for one will be like the tens of thousands of others. like the tens of thousands of others. ethan hayter has won the opening stage of

wimbledon. 49 singles titles, a glittering ia year career, then after that he went on to become novak djokovic�*s coach, was a very successful pundit for the bbc at wimbledon and other media institutions. of course he was also a brand ambassador. he earned a lot of money, £38 million in total. but then there were expensive lifestyle commitments as he put it. he had a very high—profile divorce in a very high—profile paternity claim arising from a night spent with the russian model at a london restaurant, and things just began to spiral. £38 million gone and with it today his career and it's hard to see just how the reputation and career can recoverfrom this. bbc is not coming whether we will ever see him working here again but for the next two wimbeldons at least, he will be in prison. to snooker�*s world championship at the crucible where there's been plenty of drama. judd trump had been leading by 11 frames to five to start the evening session. but an extraordinary comeback from three time champion mark williams. he won the evening session by six frames to two meaning tomorrow they'

world number one novak djokovic is out of the monte carlo masters in a second round. the 34—year—old served shocked, he was playing in his first term and meant since february after missing the australian open because of restrictions over his covid—19 vaccination status. i of restrictions over his covid-19 vaccination status.— of restrictions over his covid-19 vaccination status. i would like to congratulate _ vaccination status. i would like to congratulate alejandra. _ vaccination status. i would like to congratulate alejandra. he - vaccination status. i would like to congratulate alejandra. he was i vaccination status. i would like to i congratulate alejandra. he was the better— congratulate alejandra. he was the better player — congratulate alejandra. he was the better player i_ congratulate alejandra. he was the better player. i was _ congratulate alejandra. he was the better player. i was hanging - congratulate alejandra. he was the better player. i was hanging on- congratulate alejandra. he was the better player. i was hanging on thei better player.

earlier in the novak djokovic on the australian open, we know what happened there. novak djokovic won the australian open countless time but shows when it comes to these grand slam tournaments the tournaments themselves like the australian open will make difficult decisions. because to them sport is bigger than any individual. when we look at it from wimbledon point of view and also the point of view here it is also something they probably looked at and thought no individual is bigger than the game. therefore we want to ensure that there isn't any controversy. we want to ensure that there isn't any controversy-— the news a few moments ago that a report into the killing of cinematographer hayna hutchinson on the side of the movie rust last year has found that the production company knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed onset. demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety. i mean, it's really damning, this report which is been done by the new mexico environment department. rust movie productions the company behind the films the has been gi

it made him a rich man, with a successful stint as a pundit and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. but �*boom boom' was soon bust. expensive lifestyle commitments, including a high—profile divorce and payments for a child conceived one night at a london restaurant, saw him in financial trouble. career earnings of £38 million were gone, and a tax evasion and bankruptcy case followed. i think today, the tennis world is a little bit sad about what's happened. when you see somebody who was such a great talent and had so much to offer, and is still a very lovable, likeable character, and i think it's very sad thinking about where he's at tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. he will now spend more than a year in prison. a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. let's get some of the day's other news: a member of the infamous group of islamic state extremists known as the beatles because of their british accents has been jailed for life in the us. alexanda kotey admitted more than half a dozen charges linked to the abduction, torture and murder of

world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his wimbledon title this summer. the all england lawn tennis club has today confirmed that covid—19 vaccines won t be required to play. djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary because he hadn't been vaccinated. he applied for a medical exemption, which was originally accepted but eventually overturned, and he was removed from the country. leeds rhinos have re—signed england full—back zak hardaker until the end of the season. he was released by wigan last week after a troubled spell, which included him being stood down for "failing to meet expected standards". hardaker won three grand finals, two challenge cups and the 2015 player of the year with leeds, before leaving to join castleford and then wigan. the six—time world snooker champion ronnie o'sullivan has a healhty advantage in his quarter—final match against stephen maguire. o'sullivan leads by 6 frames to 2, after their first session. he's looking in outstanding form in sheffield — and he's already added another record to his list thi

it made him a rich man, with a successful stint as a pundit and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. but boom boom was soon bust. expensive lifestyle commitments, including a divorce and child career earnings of £38 million were gone, and a tax evasion and bankruptcy case followed. i think today, the tennis world is a little bit sad about what's happened. when you see someone who was such a great talent, had so much to offer and is still a very lovable, likeable character, and i think it's very sad thinking about where he's at tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. he will now spend more than a year in prison. a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. natalie pirks reporting there. the premier of the british virgin islands — a british overseas territory in the caribbean — is due to appear in court in florida, charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. andrew fahie was detained on thursday by us agents posing as members of a cocaine cartel. nomia igbal reports. just over a week ago, andrew fahie was opening an athletics game. now, the l

straight sets 7—6, 6—3 win over the russian medvedev, and it means 20—time grand slam champion novak djokovic remains top of the rankings, despite not featuring in florida. i knew that hubert can play great tennis, and for me it was more important in a way just to win the match itself than to become a number one. by winning the match, i saw it more as a bonus, so i don't feel like i was tired or anything because of this. imean, i... to be honest, i played a lot of matches where i had the pressure, a different one. and it's not like something new happened today in terms of, like, going out of court and feeling crazy tired or something. so i don't think that nerves were part of this. in the women's draw, naomi osaka came from a set down to beat olympic champion belinda bencic. the japanese four—time grand slam champion was a 4—6, 6—3, 6—4 winner over the swiss, as she seeks a first championship in this event. and you can get all the latest sports news, of course, at our website — that's bbc.com/sport — but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news fo

it made him a rich man, with a successful stint as a pundit and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. but boom boom was soon bust. expensive lifestyle commitments, including a high—profile divorce and payments for a child conceived from one night at a london restaurant, saw him in financial trouble. career earnings of £38 million were gone, and a tax evasion and bankruptcy case followed. i think today, the tennis world is a little bit sad about what's happened. when you see someone who was such a great talent, had so much to offer and is still a very lovable, likeable character, and i think it's very sad thinking about where he's at tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. he will now spend more than a year in prison. a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. natalie pirks there. let's get some of the day's other news. a usjudge has thrown out a motion to overturn the conviction of ghislaine maxwell for sex trafficking, for her role in helping jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse teenage girls. maxwell sought a retrial after one of the jurors in the ca

djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary, as he hadn't beenjabbed. london irish have reached rugby union's premiership cup finalfor the first time, after thumping leicester 59—20. they ran in nine tries to upset the league leaders, and end leicester's hopes of winning three trophies this season. irish will play gloucester or worcester, who meet tonight. and ronnie o'sullivan's eyeing another slice of history as he closes in on a record—equalling seventh world snooker title. the rocket leads stephen maguire 11—5 in their quarter—final at the crucible, needing just two more frames to win. so barring an extraordinary turnaround, he'll be in good shape to round things off when play resumes at 10 o'clock. there's coverage on bbc two, as well as the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. back to you, victoria. thank you, john. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres has said his organisation is prepared to evacuate civilians stranded in the ukrainian city of mariupol. speaking during a visit to moscow, mr guterres s

djokovic has never been broken nine times in a best of three match. how did the spaniard do it? paul: for novak, that is two or three months of the year on his calendar with that number of errors. when you see there were 31 break opportunities at 8:00 p.m.. by 8:00 p.m. you suddenly have on the tv you have an announcer saying the president of the french republic is and you have the face of the winner appearing. so if you want to know the result, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. host: are they the only people on the ballot or can you write in someone else or vote no choice? tell us what the ballot itself looks like. guest: these very simple. we are blessed, the majority is the majority and on the second round you can say no choice, it is called the french white vote. it has no influence on the result what matters is the majority really, so the first one is elected president. i voted yesterday, i was given two. i put one in the envelope and it's done. will have the parliamentary elections another day. in six or eight weeks we vote for the house -- what would be your house of representat

and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, novak djokovic can defend his wimbledon title after organisers allow unvaccinated players to compete. good evening. as the conflict in ukraine enters its third month, the united nations secretary—general has embarked on a diplomatic mission to moscow. antonio guterres took part in talks with president putin, after which the russian leader repeated his stated reasons for invading ukraine, while claiming that he still hoped for a diplomatic solution. in a major policy move, germany has now authorised the supply of dozens of tanks to ukraine. and the us has committed to supporting ukraine's resistance "for the long haul". our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. he was trying to show it was business as usual. in the kremlin, vladimir putin began the day meeting russian olympic champions. like them, he hates losing. with the olympians, putin was up close and personal. not so with his next guest. the un secretary—general had come to talk about russia's invasion of ukraine. the seating plan said everything about the gap bet

alcaraz is the second big name to exit the tournament following world number one novak djokovic who lost his opener on tuesday. korda winning 7—6, 6—7, 6—3. ididn't i didn't think about the expectation that the people has for me. yes, ijust focused on me, what i have to do. as i said, you have to play on clay—court, more matches. you can follow the monte carlo masters on the bbc sport website but from all of us here, that's all your sport for now. before we finish, i'd just like to bring you these pictures from ukraine, and a happy story. rescuers digging with their bare hands managed to pull out a puppy alive from the rubble of a building, as you can see in this video released by the donetsk regional police. the rescuers heard the puppy whining as they were picking through the rubble. the puppy doesn't seem to be too seriously injured. he was reunited with his grateful owner who praised the rescuers for acting so quickly to find his best friend. hello there. apart from the odd shower, it does look like many places will stay dry for the run—up to easter and for many of us it wi

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set it up. it is _ competition, the way they set it up, it is really, really good _ meanwhile, novak djokovic will be allowed to defend his wimbledon title, after officials at the all england club confirmed the decision. players won't be required to be vaccinated to compete at the tournament. the world number one, who defeated matteo berrettini to win his sixth wimbledon crown last year, has played only three tournaments in 2022, because of entry restrictions imposed by various countries. the 20—time grand slam winner wasn't allowed to play at the australian open injanuary, following a row around his vaccination status. former world number three dominic thiem's hopes of stepping up his comeback from injury suffered a setback, when he lost in the first round at the estoril open in portugal. the 2020 us open winner was playing just his second tour—level event of the season, after suffering a wrist injury injune last year, which required surgery. he was beaten in straight sets, by frenchman benjamin bonzi. bonzi's triumph means he'll take on sebastian korda in the second round. to the world

world number one novak djokovic is out of the monte carlo masters after losing his second round match in three sets to spain's alejandro davidovich fokina. it was only the number one seeds fourth match of the year having been denied a chance to defend his australian open title in january after opting not be vaccinated against covid—19. the serb who was a two time champion at this event was optimistic about his upcoming tournaments but was feeling the strain of having played very little tennis. well, i would like to congratulate alejandro, he was a better player but he could have, he could have won this match in straight sets and i just kind of fought my way through the third but then i was just physically completely collapsed, i couldn't move any more. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. lawyers for the actor johnny depp and his former wife amber heardhave given their opening statements in his defamation case in the us. depp is suing ms heard for 50 mill

landing a number of other gigs including brand ambassador, sports kperpbt stator and coach to novak djokovic. but he had a series of failed business ventures and his income didn't keep up with his life style. this is not the first time he landed in hot water over financial woes. in 2002 he was convicted of tax evasion in germany and owes 4.7 million euros to the swiss authorities. his barrister said he was too trusting on financial advisors. there was also an element of his bearings. >> it is time for truth or fake our fact checking segment. you are looking at this that claims to show a staged set-up with palestinian actors injured at the hands of israelis. >> there is a clip doing the rounds on social media showing a young boy pretending to be surrounded by cameras and film crew and claim it is a staged set-up of an attack at the hands of israeli forces but it is not the truth. if we look at this video, before i get into it i would like to clear up this time hollywood for viewers that don't know what that is. it is a term coined in 2005 used sometimes by pro israeli media referring to alleg

men's world number one and wimbledon champion novak djokovic says he thinks the decision to ban the players is "crazy." translation: iwill| always condemn war. i will never support war, being myself a child of war. i know how much emotional trauma it leaves. in serbia, we all know what happened in 1999. in the balkans, we have had many wars in recent history and ordinary people suffer the most. however, i cannot support the decision of wimbledon, i think it is crazy. players, tennis players, sports people have got nothing to do with that. when politics interferes with sport, the result is not good. in formula 1, carlos sainz has a two year extention with ferrari that will keep him at the team until 202a. the new deal means his contract is as long as the current f1 championship leader and teammate charles leclerc. sainz, who joined the team in 2021, is currently third. there's been many good moments and i'm lucky to say that with only one year and the team and i've already... yeah, i can feel good moments coming. i feel like we are working very well already, they won two in bahrain after the

a glittering 1a year career, and then after that he became novak djokovic's coach, he was a very successful pundit for the bbc at wimbledon and other media institutions, and he was also a grand ambassador. he earned a lot of money, £38 million in total, but then there were expensive lifestyle commitments, as he put it. he had a very high—profile divorce, paternity claim arising from a night spent with a russian model at a london restaurant, and things just began to spiral. £38 million gone, and with it today his career, and it is hard to see just how his reputation and career can recover from this. to see just how his reputation and career can recoverfrom this. the bbc is not commenting on whether he will ever work for them again, but for the next two wimbledon at least, he will be in prison.— he will be in prison. natalie pirks, thank ou he will be in prison. natalie pirks, thank you for— he will be in prison. natalie pirks, thank you for that. _ he will be in prison. natalie pirks, thank you for that. let's _ he will be in prison. natalie pirks, thank you for that. let's turn - he

and that is not gone down well with athletes — that is not gone down well with athletes like novak djokovic but also they have come from regions with civil— also they have come from regions with civil strife and they claim they— with civil strife and they claim they have _ with civil strife and they claim they have been very badly affected lry they have been very badly affected by that _ they have been very badly affected by that and they don't really want to see _ by that and they don't really want to see other tennis players in the this particular generation of tennis players _ this particular generation of tennis players being affected in the same way. players being affected in the same way so _ players being affected in the same way. so they have to make this move but it _ way. so they have to make this move but it will_ way. so they have to make this move but it will not — way. so they have to make this move but it will not be smooth sailing. is but it will not be smooth sailing. is difficult — but it will not be smooth sailing. is difficult to draw the line if you are an organ

well, in new york city he has remained active in the tennis world, most notably as the coach of novak djokovic as well. and also, frequent media appearances as a commentator and a pundit as well over the years. send it right back to you. >> i am nick watt. for our international viewers, inside africa is next. for everyone else, the news continues after a break. do your eyes bother you? because after all these emails my eyes feel like a combo of stressed, dry and sandpaper. luckily, there's biotrue hydration bot eye drops for instant moisture biotrue uses naturly inspired ingredients. and no preservatives. try biotrue i am here beuse they revolutionized immunotherapy. i am here because they saw how cancer adapts to different oxygen levels and starved it. i am here because they switched off egfr gene mutation and stopped the growth of tumor cells. there's a place that's making one advanced cancer discovery after another for 75 years. i am here... i am here.... because of dana-farber. what we do here changes lives everywhere. i am here. my auntie called me. she said uncle's had a heart attack. i

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a9 singles titles, a glittering ia year career, then after that he went on to become novak djokovic's coach, he was a very successful pundit for the bbc at wimbledon and other media institutions. of course he was also a brand ambassador. he earned a lot of money, £38 million in total. but then there were expensive lifestyle commitments as he put it. he had a very high—profile divorce, a very high—profile paternity claim arising from a night spent with the russian model at a london restaurant, and things just began to spiral. £38 million gone and with it today his career and it's hard to see just how the reputation and career can recoverfrom this. bbc is not commenting whether we will ever see him working here again but for the next two wimbeldons at least, he will be in prison. to snooker�*s world championship at the crucible where there's been plenty of drama. judd trump had been leading by 11 frames to five to start the evening session. but an extraordinary comeback from three time champion mark williams. he won the evening session by six frames to two meaning tomorrow they'

wimbledon have also confirmed that world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his title at the all england club this summer as covid—19 vaccines won't be required to play. the serbian 20 time grand slam winner was not allowed to play at the australian open injanuary following a row that centred around him being unvaccinated. ronnie o' sullivan has dominated his quarterfinal against steven maguire at the world snooker championship, the rocket leads by 11 frames to five, needing just two more to win. the match resumes at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. o'sullivan is aiming for a record equalling seventh world title. there's been a big upset in the semi—finals of rugby union's premiership cup. london irish have thumped league leaders leicester tigers 59—20 to reach their first final in the competition. both sides made a raft of changes but irish proved far too strong, to end leicester's hopes of winning three trophies this season. henry arundell with the opening try. albert tuisue, powered over from short range as the exiles stormed to a 25 point lead at the break. leicest

world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his wimbledon title this summer. the all england lawn tennis club has today confirmed that covid—i9 vaccines won't be required to play. he was barred from the australian open injanuary, because he hadn't been vaccinated. he applied for a medical exemption, which was originally accepted but eventually overturned, and he was removed from the country. the six—time world snooker champion ronnie 0'sullivan has a sizeable advantage in his quarterfinal match against stephen maguire. 0'sullivan leads by six frames to two, after their first session. he's looking in outstanding form in sheffield, and he's already added another record to his list this year — for the most matches won at the crucible. he's now on 71. it's a long way back for maguire, who hasn't made the last four since 2012. and three—time champion mark williams produced a vintage display to claim a 6—2 advantage over yan bingtao. the welshman made four half centuries and compiled his 11th century of the tournament with a 106 in the sixth frame. play in

djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary, as he hadn't beenjabbed. ronnie 0'sullivan is looking good in his bid for a record—equalling seventh world snooker title. the rocket leads stephen maguire 11—5 in their quarterfinal at the crucible, needing just two more frames to win, so, barring an extraordinary turnaround, he'll be in good shape to round things off when play resumes at ten o'clock. we talked about neil robertson and the 147 stop never to be outdone, ronnie 0'sullivan. i suspect he has something else of his sleeve, which could be equalling stephen hendry�*s record, which would be a big story. i love it when the snooker is in sheffield. as a resident. a lot of people come to visit. there is more activity during the day. and a buzz around the town centre. they are a dedicated bunch. they will travel far and wide. and as far as big events are concerned it does not get much bigger. the crucible is the home. you are talking with modern, that is at the heart of it. i took my wife and a friend, not much into snooker, a view years ago. to thi

it also made him a rich man with a successful stint as a bbc pundit, and novak djokovic's coach afterwards. his career earnings totalled £38 million. but boom boom was soon bust. i've been fortunate enough for the last 33 years to make a lot of money. i made my first million at 17 years old, winning at swi9. i've been blessed. i come from a good family background, so money was never the incentive, never the issue. i think there were different problems that came along. problems like his expensive lifestyle commitments. £22,000 a month on rent for his home in wimbledon, but also problems in his personal life, including a high—profile divorce and payments for a child conceived at london restaurant nobu. after being declared bankrupt in 2017, becker had been accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, including two wimbledon trophies, to avoid paying his debts. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him, including failing to disclose property in germany and hiding a £700,000 loan. in theory, today, he could be jailed for up to seven years for e

there has been criticism from the likes of novak djokovic, — criticism from the likes of novak djokovic, martina navratilova and the sport's governing body. the atp that runs _ the sport's governing body. the atp that runs the men's game says the ban is _ that runs the men's game says the ban is discriminatory and unfair and has the _ ban is discriminatory and unfair and has the potential to set a damaging precedent _ has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game. similar sentiments from the wta who run the women's _ sentiments from the wta who run the women's game who said the decision to focus— women's game who said the decision to focus such discrimination against athtetes _ to focus such discrimination against athletes competing on the owners individuals is neither fair nor justified _ individuals is neither fair nor justified. it is a move that has been — justified. it is a move that has been backed by several ukrainian ptayers~ — been backed by several ukrainian players. one has been speaking about the wider— players. one has been speaking about the wider impa

the men's world number one novak djokovic thinks the decision to ban the players is �*crazy�* i will always condemn all war and i will never support war myself being a child of war. i know how much trauma it leaves. in serbia we know what happened in 1999. in the balkans we had many worries in history and ordinary people suffer most but i cannot support the decision of wimbledon. i think it's crazy. tennis players and sportspeople have got nothing to do with that. politics interferes with sports the result is not good. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. co. uk/sport. well, let's get more now on the announcement today by manchester united on their new manager, erik ten hag. he's currently in charge of the dutch side, ajax. united fans will be hoping he'll be able to change the fortunes of the club, who are currently 6th in the premier league and have never replicated the success enjoyed under sir alex ferguson.we can speak now to andy mitten, author and editor of the united we stand magazine. he joins us from manc