the standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against the gambia. ian williams reporting. two major tournaments the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup with two of the continent s powerhouses, japan and iran, beginning their campaigns. japan came into the tournament on a ten game winning streak and underlined their credentials as one of the teams to watch in qatar with a 4 2 win over vietnam, as dan ogunshakin reports. beaten finalists in 2019, japan are many people s tip for asian cup glory this time around. and with the likes of takumi minamino in their ranks, they will take some stopping. 1 0 up and in control against vietnam, the samurai blue was suddenly pegged back. nguyen dinh bac s spectacular header saw the golden stars back on level terms and vietnam sensed an upset. pham tuan hai edging them in front, turning the match o
to elect a new president. my colleague steve lai is in taipei and joins me now. thank you very much. we have heard from william lai is acceptance speech saying those words about keeping china at arms lead. we have heard in the last few moments were from china and their response to the elections we ve seen play out in taiwan. china has said reunification is still inevitable, taiwan is part of china in these elections can t change the basic framework and the direction of cross strait relations. it is a lengthy message but you get the idea of what they are saying was up the idea of what they are saying was up we have a more and our website on china s reaction. in the meantime, let s focus on the dpp who have won for the third successive year. an unprecedented term in office for the president from one party. just around of the results coming through today, citing local media, the dpp is projected to win 51 seats, 52, and the tpp have eight, the last few seats going to independent
but this time it s much closer to the town. thankfully, people living in homes nearby have already left the area. the local authorities have declared an emergency. grindavik lies some a0 kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. with more on this, let s speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following in the story. we ve seen the pictures there, buildings on fire, how wise is the extent of the spread of the molten lava? what more do we know about damage caused? lava? what more do we know about damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it has damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it has been - incredibly striking, it has been more and more turbulence throughout the day, so we have been following this from around 8am, when eight fissure started to erupt. actually, what more concerning was a second fissure which d
and drama in the final moments again for exeter a late conversion puts them in the european knockouts. also coming up on sportsday. heartbreak forjack draper. his hunt for a first atp title goes on, after defeat in the final of the adelaide international. hello there and welcome along to sportsday on saturday plenty on the way but a rather quieter day in the football, as this round of fixtures is spread over two weeks, providing teams with a winter break of sorts. but we ve a game on our hands at st james park between newcastle and manchester city. city had the lead, bernardo silva scoring after 25 minutes with the cheekiest of backheels. alexander isak then brought the home side level, with this magnificent finish past stefan ortega, who replaced the injured ederson early on. within just a few minutes, however, newcastle were in front, anthony gordon sending stjames park wild. what a match that s 2 1 at half time. chelsea s resurgence in the league rolls on. the blues
ian williams reporting. two major tournaments the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup with two of the continent s powerhouses, japan and iran, beginning their campaigns. japan came into the tournament on a ten game winning streak and underlined their credentials as one of the teams to watch in qatar with a 4 2 win over vietnam, as dan ogunshakin reports. beaten finalists in 2019, japan are many people s tip for asian cup glory this time round. and with the likes of takumi minamino in their ranks they will take some stopping. 1 0 up and in control against vietnam, the samurai blue was suddenly pegged back. nguyen dinh bac s spectacular header saw the golden stars back on level terms and vietnam sensed an upset. pham tuan hai edging them in front, setting the match on its head. unfazed, japan responded. liverpool s present and past combined. wataru endo to minamino and japan were level, but