a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. you shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s, ithink, the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and novak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particular moment. we have someone that s come - from overseas, and all of a sudden he s been exempt and can play. and i think it s- an absolute disgrace. and i won t be watching it. january was melbourne and the will he, won t he saga of novak djokovic. visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released, welcomed and then deported. a row in the background a racket in the foreground, one case in court. other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both
doctor monitoring the 95 years old condition. the philippines is dealing with a christmas weekend storm that turned deadly. heavy rain and floods there and devastating the eastern central and southern parts of the country. officials say the death toll risen to 29 with dozens more missing. and this is a live look at sidney austria, one of the big stories there tonight, novak is back, he s preparing for his return for the 2023 austria open. almost a year after he was deported after his refusal to get vaccinated against covid. with strict vaccination rules lifted there, the 21-time major winner have been allowed to compete. some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight, we ll be right back. wondering what actually goes into your multivitamin? at new chapter,
even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. you shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s.| think the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and novak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particular moment. we have someone that s come i from overseas and all of a sudden he s been exempt and can play. and i think it s- an absolute disgrace. and i won t be watching it. january was melbourne and the will he, won t he saga of novak djokovic. visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released,
even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. you shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s.| think the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and novak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particular moment. we have someone that s come i from overseas and all of a sudden he s been exempt and can play. and i think it s- an absolute disgrace. and i won t be watching it. january was melbourne and the will he, won t he saga of novak djokovic. visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released,
it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s i think the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and novak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particular moment. we have someone that s come i from overseas and all of a sudden he s been exempt and can play. and i think it s- an absolute disgrace. and i won t be watching it. january was melbourne and the will he, won t he saga of novak djokovic. visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released, welcomed and then deported. a row in the background. a racket in the foreground, one case in court. other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own noise. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations murrayfield in february. a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts.