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Across the atlantic ocean. jasmine harrison, from thirsk in north yorkshire, set off from the canary islands in december. embarking on a 3,000—mile journey to antigua that took a total of 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes. with all the sport now, heres ollie foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. were into the final weekend at the australian open. naomi osaka has won a fourth grand slam singles title. the japanese player beat the americanjennifer brady in straight sets to be crowned c...

In a first grand slam final. but from lockdown she was before long a set down. a momentary misjudgment and against an opponent like osaka that rarely goes unpunished. osaka took the first set and from there she accelerated like only a player of her quality can, ruthless, relentless, offering brady little chance, serving out the match and the tournament. ifeel like playing right now is a super privilege. thank you for the opportunity. at 23, this is already osakas fourth grand slam title. an unce...

In london in november. the only player in the top ten he has not beaten since november is roger federer, who is injured. he has the pedigree to beat him, played more tennis than djokovic over the last fortnight and a lot of stress over a stomach muscle problem, which has cleared up. djokovic is fully fit but can be beaten. there will be live commentary on 5 live sport tomorrow morning and also highlights on bbc tv tomorrow afternoon on that. before we go, i will bring you up—to—date with som...

And from there, she accelerated like only a player of her quality can, serving out the match and the tournament. ifeel like playing a grand slam right now is a super privilege, and its something that i wont take for granted. so, thank you for this opportunity. atjust 23, this is already naomi 0sakas fourth grand slam title. an uncertain year, an uncertain tournament, but you can be sure 0saka will win more. adam wild, bbc news. now some rugby union news, and the six nations leaders france are st...

19—3 the score there. both teams have had a player sent off. naomi 0saka said she was gratefulfor the energy of the crowd, after winning the australian open. that is her fourth grand slam title, and it maintains her 100 per cent record in majorfinals. ata time at a time were little and tennis has felt certain, the threat of naomi 0saka is one of the few constants. it felt fitting that here also was a fine list a few expected people. jennifer brady spent her first two weeks in isolation forced ...

Do it on the clay of roland garros from the end of may and then conquer the grass of wimbledon? i would think so in time but grass is not a service she is familiar with and, in the past, she has been anxious about slipping and sliding and losing her footing but you suspect, in time, she will find a solution. we footing but you suspect, in time, she will find a solution.— she will find a solution. we have the mens _ she will find a solution. we have the mens final— she will find a solution. w...

Couldnt practice. injuries naturally have increased and then they institute a broad five day lockdown which they kicked families out of stadium mid match. finally the australian government and the tournament has become too expensive and allowed fans into the stadium to watch the last few matches of the tournament. paul: all right, dan? >> hit to the team at the nasa jet propulsion lab which landed the rover perseverance this week after a seven month trip through the heavens across nearly 300 mil...

There on the right. a different spacecraft in orbit caught this view of the parachute which carried the rover down to the red planet surface after a 300 million mile journey from earth. and then this selfie here, the rover being lowered on cables from the spacecraft before transmitting a color view of the landing area in an old lake bed. and "perseverance" also showed off one of its six wheels. the rovers mission is to look for signs of ancient martian life. and breaking news here, owe ps naom...

To last year. osaka, now a perfect 4-0 when it comes to competing in a grand slam title. american jen brady did give her a match. just overpowering brady with that powerful serve. osaka would win in straight sets. the 23-year-old dropping just one set all tournament long. only two active women own more titles than osaka. thats serena williams with 23. and her sister venus who has seven. all right. were less than a month away from march madness right now. the ncaa tournament announcing there wi...

Nasas perserverance rover. and a close up of one of the wheels in the martian dirt up next, the big heart of texas