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
who are no match for the wsl side. we ll have more on the rest of the round. and a tougher than usual first round test for novak djokovic in the australian open, with andy murray due on court in the early hours. also coming up on sportsday: work for ronnie 0 sullivan to do to get back into this masters final. he trails ali carter at ally pally. we ll have the latest. and things are hotting up in the nfl playoffs, even if the weather s doing precisely the opposite, as the chiefs progress to the next round. hello there and welcome along to a busy sportsday. all the news to come from the opening day of the australian open, but first lets bring you up to date on the day s football. at old trafford, it finished 2 2 between manchester united and tottenham. united twice ahead, and twice pegged back by ange postecoglou s side with their new minority owner watching on. the result, though, helping them back up the premier league table. joe lynskey reports. in the stands at old trafford
and local authorities have declared an emergency. grindavik lies about a0 kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. charlie rose has the latest on this for us. in the dark icelandic winter, liquid rock spews angrily into the night sky. residents here have been told to flee these apocalyptic scenes. as the fishing town of grindavik, their home, slowly becomes a living hell. translation: we were just at home, and unlike before, we did construction workers just managed to save their trucks from this fresh onslaught. translation: we were just at home, and unlike before, we did what we were told this time. but i m flabbergasted that an eruption is possible under the town. it s something i can t believe. with temperatures reaching up to 1000 degrees celsius or more, this merciless lava is wiping out everything in its path. what is maybe more serious is the location. this is closer to grindavik and lava is flowing towards grindavik then that is a pretty serious situation. th
work for ronnie o sullivan to do to get back into this masters final. he trails ali carter at ally pally. and things are hotting up in the nfl playoffs, even if the weather s doing precisely the opposite, as the chiefs progress to the next round. welcome along. a busy sportsday coming up for you this sunday. all the news to come from the opening day of the australian open, but first let s bring you up to date on the day s football. at old trafford, its just finished between manchester united and tottenham. all the details of that to come. but lets start with the early game, where aston villa missed the chance to jump back above manchester city, and into second place in the premier league, after they were held to a goalless draw by everton at goodison park. it was villa boss unai emery s first 0 0 in the premier league in nearly 100 matches in charge, an indication of how free flowing his side have been. villa thought they had the lead in the 18th minute, courtesy of alex more
From behind to beat vietnam 11 2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2 1 first half lead when pham toon hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around wtih this goal from keito nakamura. japan eventually winning 4 2. the united arab emirates group c game match against hong kong finished with the uae winning 3 1. and iran havejust beaten palestine 4 1 in the same group as the uae and hong kong. to the australian open now, where the defending men s champion novak djokovic was given soemthing of a scare in his first round match by 18 year old dino prizmic. ultimately though, afterjust over four hours. djokovic s longest opening match at a grand slam, he got through in four sets. djokovic won the first set 6 2, but prizmic, who was playing in his very first grand slam main draw match, took the second set on a tie break. the world number one was made