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of a world cup semi—finals hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. saudi arabia is set to host the men's 2034 world cup after australia opted against mounting a rival bid. the decision was confirmed only hours before fifa's deadline for declarations of interest on tuesday in their accelerated bidding process. saudi arabia was the only other country to put their name forward to host the tournament, so they are effectively the sole bidder.... something that might shock some people but was expected as dan roan reports.... if you thought a winter world cup was a one off, then thi...

for declarations of interest on tuesday, in their accelerated bidding process. saudi arabia was the only other country to put their name forward to host the tournament, so they are effectively the sole bidder — something that might shock some people, but was expected, as dan roan reports. if you thought a winter world cup was a one—off, then think again. less than a year since qatar staged football's showpiece event, it's emerged neighbouring saudi arabia is set to play host in 2034 — the sole bidder after australia chose not to try, ahead of today's deadline. once again, extre...

to take it 6—1. the third set was an absolute nailbiter. swiatek 4—1 down and seemingly out somehow survived breakpoints and even a matchpoint to take the set 7—5. she's now won 16 consecutive singles matches at roland—garros. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open is alive and well. over on the men's side, carlos alcaraz needed to dig deep to beat inspired qualifierjesper de jong and reach the french open third round. spain's alcaraz looked subdued at times in a 6—3, 6—4, 2—6, 6—2 victory over a player ranked 173 places below him. a rusty performanc...

of pounds that saudi arabia has been investing in sport in recent years. the sense is that all of that has been gearing up to this moment, but i think it will come as a shock to people. after all, because of the extreme temperatures, it's likely that the traditional summer slot will have to be moved again, as it was in qatar. with all the disruption that that would entail. there is concern over the way that fifa appear to have paved the way for the saudis�* bid by accelerating and restricting the bidding process rules. and then, of course, because of saudi arabia's notorious human ...

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. london's free newspaper, the evening standard, is to scrap its daily print edition and move to a weekly publication instead. let's return to that breaking news from new york and donald trump's hush money trial. we heard earlier that thejury we heard earlier that the jury had returned to ask further questions. they wanted to hear some of the evidence again as they continue their deliberations. our north america correspondent nada tawfikjoins us now. just bring us up—to—date on what's been happening where you...