into north west england. again falling on pretty saturated ground. the winds will pick up but it will not be as windy as it is today. on friday, a chilly start but a much more settled deal weather for most. this is bbc news, the headlines: funerals are being held for 2h soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war in gaza began. there s been intense fighting around khan younis israel says it s surrounded the southern gaza city. but could a hostage deal be close? israel proposes a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with hamas. the us and uk carry outjoint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. we will take you through the oscar nominations in about ten minutes time. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. afternoon. afternoon, thank you. we start dennis. cash we st
while this incident raises once again the question of what constitutes protest in sport as political, it is clear the biggest concern is still regarding the well being and whereabouts of peng shuai. to matters on the court in melbourne, and daniil medvedev is into the quarter finals, after taking more than three and a half hours to beat maxime cressy in four sets. medvedev apologised to his opponent afterwards, for venting his frustration especially in dropping the second set. the us open champion, having ended novak djokovic s tilt at the calendar grand slam last year and he ll face felix auger alliasime next. stefanos tsitsipas was also put through the mill. he came from behind twice to beat taylor fritz, who produced some stunning shots. tsitsipas has reached the semi finals in melbourne twice, but he s still looking for a first grand slam title. the crowd absolutely loved it tsitsipas said the atmosphere was overwhelming . he meets jannik sinner next.
are expected to hold talks with the english football league tomorrow. it follows positive developments over the championship side s future, with the wealthy us based binnie family submitting a bid in the region of £28 million to buy the club on friday. let s take you to the australian open, where day nine is about to begin rafael nadal among the star acts on show in the coming hours. daniil medvedev is into the last eight, after taking more than three and a half hours to beat maxime cressy in four sets. stefanos tsitsipas was also put through the mill he twice came from a set down to beat taylor fritz, who produced some stunning shots. tsitsipas has reached the semi finals in melbourne twice and was a runner up at roland garros last year, but he s still on the hunt for a first grand slam title. the crowd absolutely loved it tsitsipas said the atmosphere
is about to begin rafael nadal among the star acts on show in the coming hours. daniil medvedev is into the last eight, after taking more than three and a half hours to beat maxime cressy in four sets. stefanos tsitsipas was also put through the mill he twice came from a set down to beat taylor fritz, who produced some stunning shots. tsitsipas has reached the semi finals in melbourne twice and was a runner up at roland garros last year, but he s still on the hunt for a first grand slam title. the crowd absolutely loved it tsitsipas said the atmosphere was overwhelming he meets jannik sinner next. in the women s draw, kaia kanepi has knocked out second seed aryna sabalenka in a final set tie break. it was one set all and 8 7 in the third, when kanepi edged in front she thought the match was over and celebrated early but needed another point.