in december, has never won successive triple crown events in the same season. he s hoping to become the oldest and youngest champion at this event at the same time, having won first won the masters back in 1995. bit of history at stake for carter too a second final for him, having lost to stuart bigham in 2020. and a first major win at stake too. can he hold his nerve against the rocket? it is 6-4 it is 6 4 to carter at the moment. all the action on bbc two, the iplayer and bbc sport website. an exciting finish to that match, hopefully to come. can he do it? let s see. there was a really exciting finish to the dubai invitational,
goalkeeper zion suzuki. the japanese were able to turn things around taking the lead through this stunning strike from keito nakamura, and they sealed the win with one more goal in the second half. the united arab emirates got their group c campaign off to a win, beating the lowest ranked side in the competition hong kong three goals to one. hong kong scored their first asian cup finals goal in 56 years when philip chan converted everton camargo s cross to equalise. the uae rode their luck in parts. two of their goals came from var ruled penalties. zayed sultan among the other scorers for them. away from football, the first tennis grand slam of the year has begun in melbourne. the australian open got under way in the early hours of the morning. there s already one briton heading home, we ll have details of that in just a moment. but first, let s talk about the mens defending champion novak djokovic. he s a ten time winner
unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained like that and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. ghana take on cape verde in a few minutes time. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare to beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. the japanese were able to turn things around taking the lead through this stunning strike from keito nakamura, and they sealed the win with one more goal in the second half. the united arab emirates got their group c campaign off to a win, beating the lowest ranked side in the competition hong kong 3-1. hong kong scored their first asian cup finals goal in 56 years when philip chan converted everton camargo s cross to equalise. the uae rode their luck in parts, two of their goals came from var ruled penaltie
on that rugby is not always about crash, bang. - you can play around it and yes, it is physical at times, - but you can always play around that. having been put through their paces and taking on valuable advice, there was still time to capture memories of the day an all blacks legend took pe. it has been absolutely incredible, and all my friends have been talking about getting a high five from kaino. it has been brilliant. it is truly unbelievable. a great experience that i will remember for the rest of my life. what a day for those lots. it s so cold here in the uk, there might be a few frozen pitches in the coming few days, but that s nothing in comparison to the temperatures during the kansas city chiefs nfl game, where fans had to endure temperatures of 20 degrees celsius. their play off match win against the miami dolphins was the fourth coldest nfl game on record. with wind chill, it felt like 34. though not all had dressed for the weather!
eventually clinched a gruelling victory on a six match point. he had secured the longest opening match of his grand slam career, and he and everyone here will remember the name dino prizmic. everyone here will remember the name dino prizmic dino prizmic. grilling rallies, very -h sical dino prizmic. grilling rallies, very physical game. dino prizmic. grilling rallies, very physical game, almost dino prizmic. grilling rallies, very physical game, almost four - dino prizmic. grilling rallies, very| physical game, almost four hours, four sets, physical game, almost four hours, foursets, ifelt physical game, almost four hours, four sets, ifelt at physical game, almost four hours, four sets, i felt at some point that i was playing myself in the mirror almost. he has every shot in the game to improve but for an 18 year old, i am game to improve but for an 18 year old, iam most game to improve but for an 18 year old, i am most impressed with his physical state. his legs are super strong