victory in a snap general election. provisional results show they got aroud 42% of the vote. the prime minister antonio costa said they had secured an absolute majority in parliament. the election was called in november after parliament rejected the minority government s budget. five hours and 24 minutes, that s how long it took to. i want script, were you? i was gripped. time now for the latest sports news. it s a moment of sporting history that will be talked about for quite some time rafael nadal has become the first man to win 21 grand slam titles after victory at the australian open, he beat world number two, daniil medvedev in an epic five and a half hour marathon five setter. it is nadal s second title at melbourne park and it means that he becomes the most successful men s singles player of all time, surpassing his greatest rivals roger federer and novak djokovic. he s also the first player to win the australian open from a two set deficit since 1965. mohamed salah scored a
they ve beaten egypt on penalties after the game finished goalless following extra time. in a match billed as being a battle between two liverpool stars, mo salah from egypt and sadio mane from senegal, it was mane who provided the game s most pivotal moments. he netted the winning spot kick as senegal beat egypt 11 2 on penalties. so, a huge moment for senegal and the players from the teranga lions were keen to celebrate, including gatecrashing the post match press conference being held by their manager, aliou cisse, to make sure he received a traditional soaking of champagne. more sporting history here now. new zealand has won its first ever gold medal at the winter olympics. it came courtesy of snowboarder zoi sadowski synnott. the 20 year old clinched the top spot in snowboard slopestyle after a dramatic final run that ended
is in place from 5am until 6am tomorrow morning with a clean up and the counting of the cost begins again. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s karthi. it s a moment of sporting history that will be talked about for quite a while. rafael nadal claimed his 21st grand slam title by winning the australian open men s singles final beating world numbertwo, daniil medvedev in five sets. it is nadal s second title at melbourne park and it means that he becomes the most successful men s singles player of all time surpassing his greatest rivals roger federer and novak djokovic. it was an epic final that lasted over five hours with medvedev winning the opening two sets, and he seemed to be heading for a comfortable victory but then came the fightback. nadal, as he has done in so many matches dug deep and won the next two sets to level before eventually coming out on top in a tense fifth set. an achievement made all the more
now time for a sports update. we can get the latest from john. in just under half an hour, the opening ceremony to the winter olympic games will get underway, with team gb aiming to win more medals than ever before. their highest total is five achieved in sochi in 2014 and pyeongchang four years later. but when british athletes do win a medal, there s normally a story to tell as paddy gearey reflects on past successes. despite how it sometimes feels, the uk is not a cold country. we are short on mountains, low on snow. and yet, frozen in our sporting history, our moment of fire on ice. like the sparks that seems to fly from john curry s skate at the winter olympics in calgary in 1976. john curry s skate at the winter olympics in calgary in 1976- in calgary in 1976. john curry did not ut a in calgary in 1976. john curry did not put a foot in calgary in 1976. john curry did not put a foot wrong. in calgary in 1976. john curry did not put a foot wrong. gold - in calgary in 1976.
"That was an incredibly troubling outcome," doping expert April Henning says of Russian skating star Kamila Valieva's collapse. She says Valieva "was failed at all levels" by the adults around her.