2019 was the year a british World Champions. She is going to take the gold medal. Dina has done it. Of world cups. In cricket. Netball. Football. And rugby union. A year when new stars emerged. A dream debut for the 15 year old. When new stars emerged. A dream debut for the 15yearold. And others refused to go away. The top seed triumphs in the longest final in wimbledon history. A year when barriers were knocked down. Who gets cold . He does it again of landmarks we thought wed never say. The first man to run a marathon in under two hours. Of champions no longer waiting stops i am absolutely incredible performance from judd trump to win his first World Championship. Simona halep is the wimbledon champion. And records still just out of wimbledon champion. And records stilljust out of reach. Serena remains on 23 grand slam titles. Year of opportunities on home soil. The cloud lifting these players. And new frontiers. It was a year of redemption. Losers last two times. Winners today. Its
From where he left off last year because he paid phenomenal tennis with the biggest title of his career, so with the biggest title of his career, so lots to play for. Roger fedor amassed went tomorrow to stay in the championships. You can watch that on bbc two at two oclock. So rafa nadal plays his first match tonight, yesterday there was a win for Novak Djokovic and a defeat for roger federer. The big three, with 55 grand slam titles between them, still the main draw after so many years at the top. Sally nugent spoke to all of them last night. All of them last week. Its either all of us stop or none of us stop. I am going to be the first to go, i am the oldest year. But i think it will be interesting. We are not sure how much there is left, but i think the best thing here is that we have all enjoyed ourselves on the chair in general. I think it is a privilege that we are still so healthy and doing so well and being so successful. How mentally tough is it to keep going . Its an individ
Hello and welcome to sportsday, im gavin ramjaun. A shock in the tennis in london. Alexander zverev defeats the world number one, rafael nadal, at the atp finals. The pressure is on for non league harrogate, theyre losing to portsmouth in the last of the first round fa cup matches. And silver for kadeena cox at the world para athletics championships, but the medal triggers a relapse of her eating disorder. Having so many people around me in so having so many people around me in so many eyes on having so many people around me in so many eyes on me, having so many people around me in so many eyes on me, kind of pushed me to do more extreme things, which is frustrating for me. Hello and welcome to sports day. Im gavin. First, to a real shock at the atp world tour finals. Alexander zverev has beaten world number one rafael nadal for the first time at londons 02 arena. Nadal looked out of sorts. Hed been struggling with injury in the run up to the event, and he was farfrom his best, as zver
Where weve got more shelter from those freshening breezes. Could be quite milder in the north west of scotland. Likewise, double figures in southwest of england where it should be a drier and brighter day than today. Heading into thursday and its going to be a windy day on thursday. Weve got some rain coming in from the north west. Heavy rain over the hills of western scotland ahead of it some sunshine. Strong to Gale Force Winds but for all of us, a very mild day. Hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. The headlines. Thousands of people in south eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. The us is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, where theres been an attack by thousands of iraqi militiamen. Lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country legally and will not face any legal consequences, after he fled japan where he was awaiting trial. And many countries have seen in 202