harriet dart and ryan peniston also lost in qualifying — and oliver crawford was the only british winner— he beat italy's francesco passaro in three sets and will face the czech world number 132 vit kopriva in the final round of qualifying. and the quarterfinals of the masters snooker has just got under way at the alexandra palace — and the crowd are in for a treat — they're watching the world number one ronnie o'sullivan. he's taking on world number 15 barry hawkins and... it is one frame each, these are live pictures from alexandra palace. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. this is bbc news. the family of a young woman who lost her life after an e—bike caught fire whilst she slept, say they don't want her death to be in vain. sofia duarte who died last year, would have been celebrating her 23rd birthday today. more than 30,000 people have signed a petition, backed by london fire brigade, which calls for tighter regulations for electric bikes and

oliver crawford was hoping to join them but lost in the final round of qualifying.layer to make it that far, but lost to the czech vit kopriva in straight sets. crawford is ranked outside the world's top 20 and has only the world's top 200 and has only recently started playing for great britain after switching his nationality from the usa. it's going to be andy murray's i6 appearance at the australian open and he has a tough first round against the seeded argentinian tomas martin etcheverry. murray has reached the final five times in melbourne but never won the title. now 36, with two hip operations behind him, he seems happy with his game. i definitely feel like i am enjoying it better. i think some part of that is, obviously, it's like the mental side of it. tennis is a difficult game in that respect when you're struggling and you're obviously out there on your own, it can be difficult at times, so part of it as that. also, the way you are playing, when you know you're capable of doing more than you are, if you're not happy with the way you're hitting forehand and

harriet dart is also through, as is oliver crawford, who only last week switches allegiance from the gone out to the german benjamin hassan. as has heather watson, beaten by lulu sun 6—4, 6—3. in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriot jack in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriotjack draper in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriot jack draper is in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriotjack draper is through to the quarterfinals, after he survived two match points in order to beat his opponent. that was in three sets. in auckland, british men's number one cameron norrie is through to the quarter finals. he beat luca van assche from france this morning. that one going to three sets, but norrie safely through, his preparations going well. he's seeded 19th for the main event beginning sunday. those seedings confirmed this morning. perhaps unsurprisingly, it's the io—time reigning champion novak djokovic who is seeded number one for this years draw. he was out practising in melbourne earlier. iga swiatek is top seed in the women's draw. a slight concern for britain's em

oliver crawford, who has two parents from birmingham, has now switched his nationality from the unitedately becomes the british number 9. now, when you think of arsenal football club, you might think of great players like charlie george, ian wright or thierry henry. their iconic red shirt probably also springs to mind. but this weekend, when they host liverpool in the fa cup, the gunners will be wearing all white. its part of the clubs no more red campaign — an initiative aimed at tackling knife crime in london. 18 teenagers died as a result of being stabbed last year. iam i am obviously in a fortunate position where i have become a footballer and now, i was that young kid once that looked up to people like myself, and it is an honourfor me to be able to help young kids, to talk and use my voice to show that i was a youngster once and i've been in top positions as well. for me it is all about youngsters growing up, being happy, feeling comfortable in their environment and living a good life. that is the main thing. you only get to live once and if you get a big opportunity, take it wit

oliver crawford who only last week which the allegiance from the united states saw belarus is in them was beaten, mixed fortunes on the women's side after 11 straight appearances in the main draw watson failed to make the last two as she lost to. fresco jones are still in the heart following straight set victories for the up what did you make of that, fran? thumbs up all around. thumbs up allaround. snooker�*s masters continues at alexandra palace in london — as former champions mark allen and john higgins are in higgins was up but alan took four on the span. including a 123 break to go 5—3 out. higgins hasjust the span. including a 123 break to go 5—3 out. higgins has just pulled it back to five all. it's going to a deciding frame. these are the live pictures you can watch on the bbc support website in the apple that eliminated the first hurdle in his last five appearances for the end the evening session sees mark selby against robert milken. tense between allen and higgins. five all as it stands. that is all the support from us. matthew will be back with more later on. let's get mo

the minsk resident was up against world number 213 oliver crawford from great britain.urt, winning the first set 3:6; in the second set, ivashka managed to take revenge with the same score, but did not put the finishing touches on her opponent in the decisive game... 1:6, failed to reach the second round of the women’s qualification singles and irina shimanovich. the belarusian met with the thirteenth seed in the qualifying round tennis player olga danilovic from serbia. our athlete took only two games from her opponent in the first set 26-06. defeat in an hour and 12 minutes. dynamo minsk yesterday celebrated the first home victory of the new year for the ubrs in a regular season match. khl beat one of the leaders moscow spartak. thus, the white-blues extended their successful streak to two matches in a row and continue their pursuit of the seventh team in the west - severstal. the topic will be continued by alexander yakubovsky. guys, milk, good game, complete game, and i and the defense, defenders, handsome men, to survive in the minority, and yet to be charming ther

oliver crawford who only last week which the allegiance from the united states saw off belarus is inmen's side after 11 straight appearances in the main draw watson failed to make the last two as she lost. frescojones are still in the heart following straight set victories for the up what did you make of that, fran? all those players attempting to make the main singles draw at the australian open — where there will be only one brit seeded — that's cameron norrie who'll be the number 19. the top ten look like this — novak djokovic is at the top of the list. he's never lost a match at melbourne as the number one seed. 42 wins in a row. wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz is next. world number one iga swiatek, who's on a i6—match winning streak is the top seed in the women s singles with defending champion aryna sabalenka the second seed. numbers three and four are recent grand slam winners too. new rules have been introduced which should prevent matches running after 11pm on both the atp and wta tours, who have requested that no more than five matches per day should be scheduled on each

but eight other players as you say on the men's side, the new british player oliver crawford will bepent all his life in the united states, and on the women's side there is harriet dart who had a good week last week, reach the final of the wta event in canberra which is just a little below the full wta tour. heather watson and also lily me is lucky who you might remember qualified successfully for the us open last year. that tournament in brisbane that featured rafa nadal's comeback was won by grigor dimitrov. it's the bulgarian's first atp title in more than six years. dimitrov beat holger rune, a player in the world's top five and 12 years hisjunior, to win the final in straight sets. it was tighter than the scoreline suggests. the first set went to a tie—break, and there was just one break of serve in the second. an emotional dimitrov said as he lifted the trophy, "it's been a while since i held one of these." i think my love affair started 11 years ago out here in brisbane, and it continues. so i'm very thankful that i'm able to stay in front of you guys, and lift that trophy aga

oliver crawford, whose parents are from birmingham, has now switched his nationality from the united britain. the 24—year—old from south carolina, with a world ranking of 215, becomes the british number nine. arsenal's iconic red shirt is being rested this weekend for their fa cup clash with liverpool. the gunners will be wearing all white as part of the club's no more red campaign, an initiative aimed at tackling knife crime in london. 18 teenagers died as a result of being stabbed last year. midfielder declan rice says it's an opportunity for the team to use their status for good. i'm obviously in a fortunate position where i've become a footballer, and, now, i was that young kid once that looked up to people like myself. and it's an honourfor me to be able to help young kids, to be able to talk and be able to use my voice to show that i was a youngster once and i've been in tough positions as well. for me, it's all about youngsters growing up, being happy, feeling comfortable in their environment and living a good life. that's the main thing. you only get to live once, and if you

oliver crawford, who has two parents from birmingham, has now switched his nationality from the united for us this morning. i know we had a lot of rain and i know you will tell us we will have some more rain, but can you tell us something else that is happening other than rain? 50 tell us something else that is happening other than rain? so far this month _ happening other than rain? so far this month for _ happening other than rain? so far this month for most _ happening other than rain? so far this month for most of _ happening other than rain? so far this month for most of the - happening other than rain? so far this month for most of the uk - happening other than rain? so far| this month for most of the uk has been _ this month for most of the uk has been very— this month for most of the uk has been very mild and it doesn't really feel like _ been very mild and it doesn't really feel like january except for the relentless rainfall but exceptional and incredible cold is not far away. let me _ and incredible cold is not far away. let me show you the pictures from scandinavia. this wa