the romanian overcame the 15th seed and olympic champion 6 3, 6 3. so cirstea will face karolina muchova who is through to the quarterfinals of the us open for the first time after victory over china s xinyu wang. the tenth seed started strongly, only for the world number 53 to power back in the second set. but she went on to take the third. it feels good, but yes, i don t want to stop here, so i don t really put it in my head like it s something. i am really proud of myself that i made it here but still looking forward to go for the next round. ben shelton is into the quarterfinals of the us open for the first time after beating fellow american tommy paul. the unseeded 20 year old sealed a shock four set victory when 14th seed paul went long on a forehand, meaning the world number 47 shelton advances. he becomes the youngest american man to reach the us open quarterfinals since andy roddick in 2002. he ll face another american in the quarters, francis tiafoe. now to the prem
the next generation. hello there, and welcome along to the programme premier league football resumes this evening with implications for the top and bottom of the table. with leaders liverpool in action tomorrow arsenal or manchester city could re take the lead. we ll talk city s game with fourth placed villa in a moment but the gunners who are now two points behind liverpool take on luton town at the emirates later. luton themselves desperate for three points in their search for safety as they try keep pace with nottingham forest who won last night. a tall order, given arsenal s sensational form winning eight from nine in the league this year. this is where we want to be, and now we want to take this opportunity and make it happen. we work every single day with passion to make it happen, and i m enjoying the moment as well. i see the team really flowing and they are really excited about playing this game, and that has two drive this journey to the end. the ars
ft se 100 closes on a record high boosted good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. by the vote to leave the eu. the russian president, vladimir putin, has said that he won t expel any us diplomats from the country, in a surprise response to president obama s decision to order russian diplomats out of the us. mr obama, who s also imposing sanctions, had accused russia of interfering in the us presidential election. despite advice from his foreign minister, mr putin has decided not to retaliate for now. mr putin also said that positive developments in relations between russia and the uk would be mutually beneficial. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. following accusations of cyber attacks on america, the us had expelled 35 russian diplomats. so, how would moscow respond? well, today, russia s foreign minister proposed tit for tat. he said he had asked president putin to expel 35 american diplomats. but the kremlin leader said no no americans would be expelled. he would wai
buenos aires, to begin the new year in shanghai, apparently becoming the world s highest paid footballer. £32 million a season in the csl, it s rumoured. trevor watkins, a sports lawyer who s worked in china, told me these deals will force the world to pay attention. we have a situation where the csl is commanding the way in which the transfer market is moving. they are the ones with the big money, the ones prepared to put it down on the table. they have a slightly different transfer window to european football, and arguably they are distorting, or actually advancing the european market. consider oscar, 25, at his peak, and leaving chelsea tojoin a different shanghai side. so, are chinese clubs now a threat to the premier league? sam allardyce said today he d rejected a chance to manage in china, but thinks more players will go there. with their population and the fact that the people will go out and watch football at that level, only time will tell whether it s the right th
vladimir putin, has said that he won t expel any us diplomats from the country, in a surprise response to president obama s decision to order russian diplomats out of the us. mr obama, who s also imposing sanctions, had accused russia of interfering in the us presidential election. despite advice from his foreign minister, mr putin has decided not to retaliate for now. mr putin also said that positive developments in relations between russia and the uk would be mutually beneficial. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. near the kremlin tonight, they were putting on a seasonal show. ahead of the new year celebrations, there was song and dance and some musical theatre. but that was nothing compared to the political theatre being played out inside. first up on stage, the foreign minister who advised president putin to expel 35 us diplomats. america had expelled 35 russians. in other words, tit for tat. cold war style. it seemed inevitable. but, no, vladimir putin said, he wasn