now it s time for sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to another busy saturday sportsday. sunderland give fulham a scare in the fa cup. but this progress to the fifth round. it sabalenka s arena and her time to shine, she comes back to win the australian open and her first ever grand slam. herfirst ever grand slam. it s third time lucky for alfie hewett who wins the men s wheelchair singles title in melbourne for the first time. also coming up in the programme, knockout king anthony benna video is in anthony yarde s back yard tonight. is a benna video is in anthony yarde s back yard tonight. back yard tonight. is a difference between thinking back yard tonight. is a difference between thinking something - back yard tonight. is a difference between thinking something and| between thinking something and knowing. i m going to be the unified heavyweight champion of the world. hello and welcome along to sportsday on another busy weekend of fa cup action. there was potenti
cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became orange. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ben croucher. day two of the french open is well under way and though a soggy parisian day has thwarted play on the outside courts for the best part of five hours, the matches under the roofs have seen the big names all safely progress most notably iga swiatek who is bidding for a fourth title in five years. she underlined her favourites tag with a crushing 6 1, 6 2 victory over home qualifier lolia jeanjean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to set up a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been stru
so a great day at the tennis, and to round it all up, earlier i spoke to former british player and radio 5live analyst annabel croft. and we started by talking about sabalenka s win, and whether she and rybakina could go on to boss the women s game in the future. i don t know if they are going to dominate it because you have iga swiatek who went out relatively early and won two grand slam titles last year but you certainly feel they are young, in their mid 20s, and maybe we might see them going after grand slam titles in finals again in the future. but it was a terrific final, almost two and a half hours, nip and tuck all the way, a lot of tension, a lot of nerves, a few twists and turns but eventually sabalenka got herself over the line. alfie hewett, a win for him, an emotional win, you could see how much it meant when he won the title, the first men s singles wheelchair title he has won. it was amazing because it s his seventh overall but his first at the
playing another singles final is something i was extremely motivated for, really delighted to be able to get over the line this time. it s a massive weight off my shoulders. so a great day at the tennis, and to round it all up, earlier i spoke to former british player and radio 5live analyst annabel croft. and we started by talking about sabalenka s win, and whether she and rybakina could go on to boss the women s game in the future. i don t know if they are going to dominate it because you have iga swiatek who went out relatively early and won two grand slam titles last year but you certainly feel they are young, in their mid 20s, and maybe we might see them going after grand slam titles in finals again in the future. but it was a terrific final, almost two and a half hours, nip and tuck all the way, a lot of tension, a lot of nerves, a few twists and turns but eventually sa balenka got nerves, a few twists and turns but eventually sabalenka got herself over the line. eventually saba