and he will play. it s been a battle for all of us, it s notjust about novak. obviously, we ve been defending him every possible way we could, because we know he is a truthful and rightful guy. novak djokovic announced onjanuary 4th that he was going to australia after being granted a medical exemption a move that angered many australians who ve endured strict covid 19 rules. onjanuary 5th, he arrived in melbourne but was held by border force officers. his visa was revoked, and he was taken to an immigration detention hotel, where he remained until today, when his lawyers argued that his visa cancellation was unreasonable and a judge agreed, allowing him to stay in the country. while many in the tennis community believe djokovic was unfairly treated, some argue that meeting any country s vaccination rules will pose problems for him beyond australia.
hello. thanks very much for joining us. novak djokovic is back in training, his visa is still valid and the prospect of a tenth australian open singles title lives on. but if it sounds like game, set and match to the serb, his court victory still doesn t guarantee that he can stay and compete. the country s immigration minister, alex hawke, could use personal powers at his disposal to revoke that visa despite the judge suggesting that mr djokovic did everything he could have done to comply with the rules for entry to australia. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. within hours of today sjudgement, novak djokovic posted this picture on twitter, saying he was pleased and grateful that thejudge had overturned the visa cancellation. and despite all that has happened, he wants to stay and try to compete at the australian open. cheering
nfc - claimed the number one spot in the nfc by the tennessee titans joined them as afc leaders with a win on sunday. they will both get a first round by when the playoffs got under way next week. so this is how the playoff picture looks altogether super wild card weekend takes place this weekend, and you can follow all the action on the bbc sport website. lydia campbell there, i can see all these teams sacking their coaches on black monday after failing to make those playoffs. that s it for me, a reminder of our top story. novak djokovic says he is focused on playing in the australian open next week after winning a court battle that overturned his visa cancellation. the world number says he practised on court in melbourne within hours of leaving an immigration detention hotel. but australia s immigration minister still has powers to re cancel the visa and deport the unvaccinated player. that s all from sportsday.
saying he was pleased and grateful that thejudge had overturned the visa cancellation, and despite all that has happened, he wants to say and try to compete at the australian open. cheering. and this is the moment his supporters found out about his victory. he won, djokovic won! what we saw today here in the court that the australian legal system is functioning, it is evidence based, it is about justice. yeah, i m extremely happy, as anyone, everyone - in the serbian community here. i m very worried, but i don t want to think like that. ijust hope it will stay like this, that he will be free and he will play. it s been a battle for all of us, it s notjust about novak. obviously, we ve been defending him every possible way we could,
during the first lockdown. one in 12 teachers were absent from england s schools last week, as the 0micron variant of coronavirus, spread rapidly. a medicalfirst in america, where doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig s heart, into a human patient. the organisation that runs men s professional tennis says the controversy over novak djokovic in australia has been, damaging on all fronts. the men s world number one won a court battle yesterday to overturn his visa cancellation, and he s since been practising on a court in melbourne for next week s australian open. here s shaimaa khalil. the first pictures of novak djokovic playing a day after a judge overruled his visa cancellation. the world number one has been held in an immigration detention hotel since his arrival. now, he says, he s