there are reports of a significant police presence at the office of his lawyers in melbourne. earlier, a judge in melbourne ruled that he must be released immediately from immigration detention. djokovic arrived at the airport last week to defend his australian open title, which begins next monday. he was initally granted an exemption from covid vaccination rules, after recovering from the virus last month. djokovic s lawyers argued that cancellation was unreasonable the government conceded this, and judge anthony kelly also agreed. but as fans celebrate outside the court, counsel for the australian govenrment told the hearing that the immigration minister might exercise his legal powers to cancel the visa regardless. let s cross live to melbourne and talk to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil. she has been following all the twists and turns of this. shaimaa do
ben stokes has had further surgery on his damaged index finger and will almost certainly miss the ashes tour to australia. he s taken an indefinite break from cricket sincejuly to protect his mental health. the ecb chairman ian watmore has stood down, just 13 months into his five year term. he says the demands of the job during the pandemic has taken its toll. lorena wiebes won a sprint finish on stage seven of the women s tour of britain. her dutch compatriot demi vollering still leads the general classification. the main event for boxing fans over the weekend is in las vegas. the wbc world heavyweight title is on the line once again when tyson fury and deontay wilder meet for a third time. let s cross live to las vegas, ade adedoyin there for us. fight weeks are strange things stop both fighters and their entourage is just turning up the dial, as we approach the fight. what have we had
a nightmare for those who had to leave their homes, but everyone s chipping in to help as best they can. translation: there is much shock because of the tragedy | happening around us, but there has been an immense wave of solidarity from all the towns in the region to help these people who have left their homes so quickly. there s speculation these fires may have been started deliberately. the flames burn on, the battle to contain them continues. tim allman, bbc news. it s been quite a weekend of surprises and upsets at the us open. on saturday, britain s emma raducanu won the women s singles title. then on sunday, daniil medvedev pulled off a shock victory over novak djokovic in the men s event. are we finally seeing a changing of the guard in the game? let s cross live to melbourne and speak to courtney walsh, former chief tennis writer for the australian newspaper.