27/02/2016 Newsround

Good morning and welcome to your weekend Newsround

with me, Hayley.

The dogs helping out at a tennis match.

AND the surfer taking on an 18 metre wave.

First, the UK's entry for the annual

Eurovision Song Contest was announced last night.

Six acts competed to represent Britain and members

of the public chose Joe and Jake.

The pop duo will perform in the international

song contest in may in Sweden.

Unfortunately, though, Great Britain has not had much luck

in recent

years, they've not won for 19 years and last year they came last.

Jenny's been looking into why.

Ready?

Go!

43 countries, millions of dreams, one chance to have the best

song in Europe.

Here are our top results.

But, since 1997, the UK has done pretty badly.

So why haven't we been so successful recently?

Lately, the winner has always had an upbeat,

up-tempo song OR a kind of downbeat ballad like Conchita

a few years ago.

Look how successful she was when she wanted.

Also, there's more competition now with countries in

the Eurovision Song contest.

Plus, a lot of people say that people only vote

for their neighbours.

And our only real neighbours are Ireland, so we're always

outnumbered.

This year, the conversation takes place in Sweden's capital Stockholm.

What are our chances? I think the United Kingdom has

a really, really good chance this year.

Better than in most recent times anyway because the voting system

has changed slightly.

Us, we, the Great British public have the say on who we want

to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Next up, take a look at this surfer taking on a huge wave.

This is John John Florence riding an 18 metre wave in Hawaii.

His surfing skills won him more than ?50,000 at a big

competition in Hawaii.

At 23, he is one of the youngest winners ever to take the prize

after beating 27 other competitors.

Next to a new career, for homeless dogs in Brazil.

Thanks to tennis.

They haven't learned how to play

the game just yet, but at a match in Sao Paulo, dogs Ruffal Nadal

and Roger Fetcherer acted as ball boys and girls,

although they weren't too keen to give the balls back.

It's hoped the match will encourage more people in Brazil to adopt

abandoned dogs as pets.

Head online where we want to know why you think Pokemon

is so successful, and how it compares to your other favourite

games as the Japanese classic turns 20 years old.

That's all from me, Newsround's back just before 12.

Catch you then.