i know you heard whatjustin thomas said and what rory mcilroy has been saying.p in particular. how different doesn't feel that some of the big players missing? it different doesn't feel that some of the big players missing?— the big players missing? it does feel different. _ the big players missing? it does feel different. the _ the big players missing? it does feel different. the build-up - the big players missing? it does feel different. the build-up to l the big players missing? it does l feel different. the build-up to the feel different. the build—up to the tournament has been dominated by the ongoing controversies that surround men's professional golf, and the split that is there following liv golf. the the headliners are missing because they are suspended from the pga tour having gone to the saudi funded league. cameron smith wasn't able to defend his title last year. one thing to say is that now we are under way, one thing to say is that now we are underway, it one thing to say is that now we are under way, it feels like a players championship. it is a g

rory mcilroy is in a three—way share of the lead at the players championship in florida.c sawgrass, recovering from a double bogey to birdie the last, to leave him tied with xander schauffele and wyndham clark at the top of the leaderboard. matt fitzpatrick and nick taylor are one shot off them. i didn't really have many expectations going out there today because i was like, 0k, it feels good on the range, feels good in practice but lets see how it is when you have a card in your hand. there is something to be said for that, just sort of lessening the expectations and going out and seeing what happens. but it was obviously a great start. afterfinishing seventh in his first formula i start in saudi arabia filling in for the absent carlos sainz, british ferrari driver 0llie bearman is targeting a full—time seat in 2025. team—mate charles leclerc believes it's only a matter of time before the 18—year—old is in f1 but for now, bearman says he's fully focused on his formula 2 season. you're only as good as your last race, so i think in a week's time or two weeks�* time this wi

rory mcilroy is in a three way share of the lead at the players championship in florida. at tpc sawgrass, recovering from a double bogey to birdie the last, to leave him tied with xander schauffele and wyndham clark at the top of the leaderboard. matt fitzpatrick and nick taylor are one shot off them. i didn't really have many expectations going out there today because i was like, 0k, it feels good on the range, feels good in practice but lets see how it is when you have a card in your hand. there is something to be said for that, just sort of lessening the expectations and going out and seeing what happens. but it was obviously a great start. afterfinishing seventh in his first formula i start in saudi arabia filling in for the absent carlos sainz, british ferrari driver 0llie bearman is targeting a full—time seat in 2025. team—mate charles leclerc believes it's only a matter of time before the 18—year—old is in f1 but for now, bearman says he's fully focused on his formula 2 season. you're only as good as your last race, so i think in a week's time or two weeks�* time t

and rory mcilroy urges golf to come together for the sake of the fans ahead of the players�* championshipi think if you just unify the game, that would be great for the fans. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the quarter final line—up for the champions league is complete after more late drama saw atletico madrid seal their spot in the last eight, after beating inter on penalties. inter went 1—0 up, thanks to federico dimarco�*s first—half goal. but atletico levelled and went ahead on the night, thanks to memphis depay�*s brilliant late finish. that made the score 2—2 on aggregate, and it was still level after extra—time. and from the resulting spot—kicks, it was argentinian lautaro martinez who skied the crucial one for inter. atletico winning 3—2 on penalties. and dortmund are into the quarterfinals for the first time in three years. they beat dutch side psv 2—0. they got off the mark early, thanks to jadon sancho — his early goal settling any nerves for the home side — marco reus wrapped up the victory in stoppage time, as the germans won 3—1 on aggregate to go through. so, co

and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at the players championship. welcome to the programme. let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarter finalfor the third year in a row. hugely pleased with the goals and a level of the performance and a level of the performance and how well the players did tonight. we were really unhappy from the first game. all the staff, the players, we felt we shouldn't have come out with the result we had. we had to live with that and try and put it right and tonight we did. there were remarkable scenes as bayer leverkusen kept their unbeaten season alive late on to beat qarabag. the visitors were 2—0 up, 4—2 ahead on aggregate, but xabi alonso�*s side went on to win 3—2 on the night, t

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also a really good opening round from rory mcilroy in florida.elcome drier and brighter weather across parts of the south—east of england, east anglia, too. this was the picture in suffolk. i think over the next couple of days, we're still staying unsettled, though. so, through the day tomorrow, for friday, showery rain for some of us. still quite mild, particularly towards the south, slightly cooler air across the northern half of the uk. you can see the blue colours here, but the yellows and orange still with us further south and quite a few different weather fronts just drifting their way slowly eastwards. so, showery rain for this evening and tonight across much of scotland, a few showers for northern ireland, northern england, too. further south, some clearer spells, bit of a breeze blowing in later in the night. the next rash of heavy showers will work into wales, southern england as well. now, with the breeze, cloud and showers around, it's going to be a mild night — 10—11 in the south. further north, could just see a touch of frost in the

how do rory mcilroy�*s chances look during his third round at the players championship?eland have secured back to back six nations titles, beating scotland in dublin by 17 points to 13. a victory that gives them an unassailble lead in the championship with just france against england to come tonight. our correspondent andy swiss was there to see it at the aviva stadium. it was close at the end, but ireland are over the line. as you can probably hear the party is very much in full swing. ireland are once again the sensations for that goodness me, they had to work for it. in the last half hour we had a moment of all that i learned fans have been hoping to see. because ireland listed the six nations trophy after a win over scotland. the second year in a year that ireland are six nations champions will that last year they won the grand slam. no grand slam this year because of their defeat for that once again they have finished stop of the table and they had that famous trophy. —— top of the table. a real struggle at a time for ireland. they weren't at their best it was a pre

rory mcilroy has a one shot lead at the moment, five—under through ten.n to ryan fox, two off the lead and has just hit a hole in one it to be in contention at the moment. you also see the defending champion scottie scheffler yet to tee off. gareth southgate has named his squad for england's friendlies against brazil and belgium this month. brentford striker ivan toney is back for the first time since his eight—month ban for breaching fa betting rules. there are also first—time call—ups for newcastle forward anthony gordon — the 23—year—old has scored ten goals in all competitions this season for his club — and for 21—year—old defenderjarrad branthwaite, who's impressed for everton this season. the england manager is looking forward to working with him. with england, we have to experiments, play young players, as do well, win and do all those things but were happy with that, that's not a problem. definitely for us, there are lots of learning such a really important for us. meanwhile, manchester city midfielder kevin de bruyne hasn't been included in the b

rory mcilroy insists he played by the rules — after hitting a 7 under par round of 65 in the openingrsday — but twice went into the water to drop three shots in an otherwise excellent round. his wayward effort at the 7th — led to a io—minute discussion with playing partnersjordan spieth and viktor hovland about the penalty drop location — but mcilroy insists he followed the correct protocol. i feel like ifeel like i'm one of the most conscientious authors out here. if i feel like i've done something wrong, it will play on my conscience. for the rest of the tenements. i'm a big believer in karma, so if you are done something wrong, it will come round and bite you at some point. i try, obviously don't try to do anything wrong, and plagued by the rules and do the right thing. i feel like i obviously did that. there was two drops. from florida to portland — where the new york knicks�* excellent recent form continued — as they made it four wins from their last six — beating the trail blazers to maintain their play off push in the eastern conference. meanwhile the boston celtics have becom

and rory mcilroy urges golf to come together for the sake of the fans ahead of the players�* championship hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the quarter final line—up for the champions league is complete after more late drama saw atletico madrid seal their spot in the last eight, after beating inter on penalties. inter went 1—0 up, thanks to federico dimarco's first—half goal. but atletico levelled and went ahead on the night, thanks to memphis depay�*s brilliant late finish. that made the score 2—2 on aggregate, and it was still level after extra—time. and from the resulting spot—kicks,

and rory mcilroy urges golf to come together for the sake of the fans ahead of the players�* championshiphe fans. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the quarter final line—up for the champions league is complete after more late drama saw atletico madrid seal their spot in the last eight, after beating inter on penalties. inter went 1—0 up, thanks to federico dimarco's first—half goal. but atletico levelled and went ahead on the night, thanks to memphis depay�*s brilliant late finish. that made the score 2—2 on aggregate,

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rory mcilroy is concerned that "fans are losing interest" in watching golf because of the current fragmenteds of players to move from the pga tour — and the split means several of the world's best aren't competing at the players championship, in florida, which starts on thursday. if i were a fan, i would want to watch the best players compete against each other week in, week out. to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game and brought us all back together as a way, that would be great for the fans. the start of the new nfl league year is upon us, and that means teams across the league are confirming signings made in free agency. amongst the biggest is the baltimore ravens signing former tennessee titans running back derrick henry. hejoins the reigning afc north champions as they aim to go a step further in their super bowl hopes. they were beaten in the afc championship game by eventual champions the kansas city chiefs. a reminder of our top story on sportsday — the last eight of the champions league are

and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at theropa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half—time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace —

and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at thertably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win.

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rory mcilroy finished his first round with a share of the lead and tees off in a few hours' time.ain story, the conservatives under fresh pressure over ties to the party donor frank hester at the centre of a racism row. the party has refused to confirm, or deny, reports that the donor has reportedly given more money to the party, than was known publicly. frank hester has apologised for what he called being "rude" about the mp, diane abbott, but said his comments were nothing to do with skin colour. let's speak to our political corespondent, hannah miller. thanks so much for your time. what more do we know about these reported donations that went known previously? hatchback, can you hear me? apologies, were having some issues coming to hannah. welcome back to it when we can. violent online content is now "unavoidable" for children in the uk, with many being exposed to it while still in primary school, according to a new 0fcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how

rory mcilroy has raised concern fans are losing interest because the fragmented nature of the sport but, thomas is not as worried. it’s the championship, thomas is not as worried. �* , , , , worried. it's still the biggest field in goal _ worried. it's still the biggest field in goal for _ worried. it's still the biggest field in goal for recent - worried. it's still the biggest| field in goal for recent years. worried. it's still the biggest - field in goal for recent years. you can always make the argument that the other

rory mcilroy is concerned that "fans are losing interest" in watching golf because of the current fragmentedthe world's best aren't competing which starts on thursday. ifi if i were a fan, i would want to watch the best players compete against — watch the best players compete against each other week in, week— against each other week in, week out _ against each other week in, week out. to me, that seems like _ week out. to me, that seems like the — week out. to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the — like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, 0k, not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you — but basically, ok, i think if you just _ but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game brought us all back together as a way, that— us all back together as a way, that would be great for the fans — the start of the new nfl league year is upon us, and that means teams across the league are confirming signings made in free agency. amongst the biggest is the baltimore ravens signing former tennessee titans running back derrick henry

and rory mcilroy urges golf to come together for the sake of the fans ahead of the players' championshiplong to sportsday. the quarter final line—up for the champions league is complete after more late drama saw atletico madrid seal their spot in the last eight, after beating inter on penalties. inter went 1—0 up, thanks to federico dimarco's first—half goal. but atletico levelled and went ahead on the night, thanks to memphis depay�*s brilliant late finish. that made the score 2—2 on aggregate, and it was still level after extra—time.

like current number two golfer in the world, rory mcilroy, telling "bbc sports" he would never join the >> if liv golf was the last place to play golf, i would retire. >> reporter: tiger woods reportedly turned down $800 million from the saudis to join liv, bashing players on cbs who left the pga tour. >> i think that what they've done is they've turned our -- their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. >> reporter: the backlash increased as fans discovered the money was coming from that state-sponsored investment fund. those early liv golfers being grilled on "sky sports golf." >> there's no danger you're also being seen as a tool of sportswashing? a saudi stooge? >> i don't condone human rights violations. i don't know how i can be any more clear. >> saudi arabia obviously has a horrific track record with human rights, with human atrocities, that make people very uncomfortable. >> reporter: at first, the pga wanted to remind the public of that human rights record in an attempt to stop liv. even allying themselves with the families of 9/11 victims who had been warning

rory mcilroy currently tied in tenth. and that's all the sport for now.ate candidate, bernie moreno, ahead of this thursday's primary. the former president's endorsement, the most coveted in the republican primary, hasn't yet sealed the deal for mr moreno, who's locked in a three—way race. let's speak to our correspondent carl nasman. donald trump no doubt adding to the spectacle. tell us about bernie moreno and about the importance of ohio. , , . , moreno and about the importance of ohio. , , ., moreno and about the importance of ohio. ,, . , ohio. this is really as practical. we saw donald _ ohio. this is really as practical. we saw donald trump - ohio. this is really as practical. we saw donald trump arrive i ohio. this is really as practical. we saw donald trump arrive in| ohio. this is really as practical. - we saw donald trump arrive in what is often called trumpet force one, very windy day here. you can sign —— but you can see behind me he is speaking at this rally in dayton. but he is here to support bernie moreno. he has already racked up the del

rory mcilroy is competing in the third round at the cognizant classic in florida.e tour de france champion taday pogarcher has won the prestigious strade bianchi one—day race in italy for the second time in his career. the slovenian took the lead with 50 miles to go and rode alone for two hours before crossing the finish line in siena. britain's tom pidcock, who won last year, finished fourth. the women's race was decided in the last 500 metres, when world champion lotte kopecky surged past italian champion elisa longo borghini. belgium's kopecky went on to claim her second victory in the race having also won two years ago. cheltenham gold cup—winning trainer mark bradstock has died at the age of 66 after a long illness. bradstock also won the 2011 hennessy gold cup with carruthers and the 2018 bet365 gold cup with step back. josh kerr and laura muir are bidding to win gold in front of a home crowd at the world athletics indoor championships tonight. they both go in the 3000 metre finals after 8pm and you can follow all the action on bbc two. earlier, great britain

it was a mixed second round for rory mcilroy.n 6 under, which is eight off the lead. england's matt fitzpatrick has stormed into contention. his round of 69 leaves him 9 under par, five shots behind the leader, clark. and in tennis, the us open champion coco gauff has been knocked out in the semi—finals of indian wells to greece's maria sakkari who, despite letting a 5—2 second—set lead slip, regrouped to beat the 20—year—old third seed in three sets. she'll now play the world number one. iga swiatek, in sunday's final. a second day of voting is taking place in russia's presidential election. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has more. russia's democracy is the best in the world — the kremlin says. at polling station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. democracy in action, right? not quite. realistically, only one man can win this. vladimir putin! the man who has been on russia's political stage for the last quarter of a century. vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. his fiercest rivals are i

rory mcilroy is concerned that "fans are losing interest" in watching golf because of the current fragmentedfessional game. liv golf has attracted dozens of players to move from the pga tour, and the split means several of the world's best aren't competing at this week's players championship in florida. ifi if i were a fan, i would want to watch the best players compete against each other week in, week out, and to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, 0k, lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game and brought us back together in some way, that would be great for defence. that is it, matthew. more later on. gavin, thank you very much. the first minister of wales has attacked borisjohnson's handling of the covid pandemic, saying he was like a football manager who was largely absent. mark drakeford was giving evidence at the covid inquiry, which is currently focused on how the pandemic was dealt with by the authorities in wales. hywel griffith has the latest from cardiff. it was t

how do rory mcilroy�*s chances look during his third round at the players championship? again. welcome along to sportsday. ireland are on the verge of back to back six nations titles. of the four teams that entered the final weekend with a chance of winning the tournament, much was in their favour — mainly the maths. a win against scotland in dublin would do it, as would a draw... even defeat with two bonus points... but with about ten minutes to go, they lead to 17—6 at the aviva stadium. the story of the game so far. scotland's finn russell who's the leading scorer in the six nations this season was the first to put points on the scoreboard in the eighth minute at the aviva stadium. butjust five minutes later, ireland hooker dan sheehan saw his chance to hit back with the first try of the match. russell though kept scotland in touching distance, just a point behind at half time. not long after the restart, jack crowley gave ireland a boost to put them four points clear. in a game of tight margins taidgh furlong thought he'd got ireland's second try, but the television

and just a day before golf�*s players championship in florida, rory mcilroy is concerned "fans are losingt due to the splits which have seen several of the world's top names defect from the pga tour, to saudi backed liv golf. it means the championship at tpc sawgrass won't see the likes ofjon rahm, cameron smith and brooks koepka taking part. if i were a fan, i would want to watch the best players compete against each other week in, week out, and to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game and brought us back together in some way, that would be great for defence. way, that would be great for the fans. that's all the support from us or no. lithuania says the kremlin ordered a hitjob on one of alexei navalny closest allies, who is living in exile in vilnius. this is leonid volkov, a long time ally of mr navalny. this is , a long time ally of mr navalny. since russia started this massive war against ukraine now more than two years ago. he has had two effects. one is to reinvigorate naito and solidify the

rory mcilroy needed a good start if he was to force himself into contention, but three bogeys and a doubleis final round with two birdies but a couple of bogeys on his front nine has left him six off the lead, which is currently held by america's xander schauffele on 18 under par. although his countrymen wyndham clark and scottie scheffeler are both hot on his hells, just a shot behind. royal challengers bangalore have won the women's premier league in india, handing delhi capitals a second straight defeat in the final. after australian sophie molineux took three wickets in four balls to restrict delhi to just 113 in their 20 overs. bangalore only reached it in the final over, with richa ghosh sealing an eight wicket win. it's the royal challengers' first title in the second edition of the wpl. in the last half hour, world number one iga swiatek powered past greece's maria sakkari to claim her second indian wells wta title. sakkari was competitive in the first set and broke back to level at 4—4. but after that, swiatek dominated to win eight games in a row to cruise to a 6—4, 6—0 win. it's

golf now, and day one is under way at the players championship at sawgrass in florida, and rory mcilroynine birdies and one bogey to lead by one, but has since dropped a couple of shots with a double bogey on his 16th hole, so he trails by one on 6—under. xander schauffele has a round of 65, the leader at the moment on seven underfar. and that's all the sport for now. lovely, thanks, sarah. you are watching bbc news. welcome back. let's get more now on the government setting out a new definition of extremism. it's part of its promise to tackle what is says is an "increased threat" since the hamas attacks in israel last october. several groups were named in parliament as possibly facing restrictions under the new definition. but concerns have been raised that it could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. let's the very latest from our political correspondent peter saull. hello to you. take us through the political reaction to that statement.— political reaction to that statement. . , political reaction to that statement. ., , , ., ., statement. there have been some real concerns in the —

rory mcilroy has had a great start to the players championship in florida. of the lead after his opening round on seven under par. he hit his tenth birdie of the day at the last hole to join xander schauffele in first place. canada's nick taylor is a shot behind them on six under. the afternoon groupings are all out on the course and you can follow that and all the days sport on the bbc sport website, that is it for me from the moment. a uk government spokesperson has confirmed that a royal air force plane carrying the defence secretary grant shapps had its signaljammed as it flew near the russian territory of kaliningrad this week. this image, released by the ministry of defence, shows mr schapps on the plane during the journey in question. the electronic interference is understood to have happened on wednesday evening. mobile phones could no longer connect to the internet and the aircraft was forced to use alternative methods to determine its location. the uk government says it isn't unusual for aircraft to experience this when flying near the russian terr

mcilroy pointed out before the player championship which you have been bringing us common tree on, theg the year outside of the majors. the tournaments during the year outside of the majors-— of the ma'ors. the only time they come of the majors. the only time they come together — of the majors. the only time they come together at _ of the majors. the only time they come together at the _ of the majors. the only time they come together at the majors. i of the majors. the only time they j come together at the majors. the first on the men's calendar is next month at the masters. we had to set a players championship which was a fantastic event won by the world number one, but i hesitate to say, asterisk, but the fact of the matter is that neither the masters champion northern us pga champion were there becausejohn rammed the masters winner and the winner of the pga championship now compete on the liv tour and suspended from the pga tour. certainly there is a big feeling within the management of the main tour is that they need these big players back on side, but how you achieve that positio

rory mcilroy is under way in his third round at the cognizant classic in florida.ur de france champion taday pogarcher has won the prestigious strader bianchi one—day race in italy for the second time in his career. the slovenian took the lead with 50 miles to go and rode alone for two hours before crossing the finish line in siena. britain's tom pidcock, who won last year, finished fourth. the women's race was decided in the last 500 metres, when world champion lotte kopecky surged past italian champion elisa longo borghini. belgium's kopecky went on to claim her second victory in the race having also won two years ago. cheltenham gold cup—winning trainer mark bradstock has died at the age of 66 after a long illness. bradstock also won the 2011 hennessy gold cup with carruthers and the 2018 bet365 gold cup with step back. josh kerr and laura muir are bidding to win gold in front of a home crowd at the world athletics indoor championships tonight. they both go in the 3000 metre finals after 8pm and you can follow all the action on bbc two. earlier great britain'sje

rory mcilroy is concerned that "fans are losing interest" in watching golf because of the current fragmentedan, i would want to watch the best players compete against each other week in, week out, and to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game and brought us back together in some way, that would be great for the fans. london lions have become the first british men's team to reach the eurocup semi—finals after beating romanian side cluj—napoca 91—79. the lions had already made history be reaching the quarterfinals and continued their progress with victory in romania. the win followed the london lions women making history as they became the first british basketball team to reach a european final by beating umana reyer venice in the eurocup at london's copper box arena. and that's all the sport for now. a reminder that borussia dortmund have made that last eight of the champions league, beating psv eindhoven in their round of 16 tie in the interim and nine match has gone to extra time against atletico madr

rory mcilroy�*s in a share of the lead at the players championship in florida.rabia filling in for the absent carlos sainz, british ferrari driver 0llie bearman is targeting a full—time seat in 2025. team—mate charles leclerc believes it's only a matter of time before the 18—year—old is in f1 but for now, bearman says he's fully focused on his formula 2 season. you're only as good as your last race so i think in a week's time or two weeks' time this will all be forgotten and i will be judged two weeks' time this will all be forgotten and i will bejudged on my previous f2 race, so that is my main focus and i have to do great for the rest of the year in f2, i am currently at last having mr race weekend jetta, so after some work to catch up but that is my main focus i want to do as good as i can in the f2 championship and see where we are at the end of that. you can stay up—to—date on all the news using the bbc sport website but for me and the team, see you later. hello. whilst many of us did have a lot of cloud and showery rain on thursday, not everywhere. we had

and rory mcilroy here onúthe ninth hole sinks the birdie putt.- bobbleheads honoring penguins great jaromir jagr were actually stolen on their way to the stadium. their fans, though, got vouchers instead. all right, this game here, we'll pick it up tied three third period. that is, until that wrist shot there making it four three penguins. sharks lose 6 to 3. the 11th loss in their last 12 games. but we couldn't end the day withoutc wishing a leged himself will pull that up here in a second. steph curry it's his birthday, his 36th birthday narrowsúa three pointer. the warriors they're dropping that video ahead of steph's birthday there. and i'm sure he's celebrating appropriately.c try to recover from that injury. >> yes all of that accomplished at 36 years old i know what's when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists... put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,... i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. check. when uc held me back... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when uc go

it has been a mixed day for rory mcilroy.s about red bull principal christian horner�*s behaviour is to appeal against rebel�*s decision to dismiss her complaint. she was suspended from her position last week by red bull and accused him of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. she will ask red bull to reconsider the decision, made after an investigation conducted by a lawyer. he has always denied the accusations made against him. gloucester have claimed english rugby's first piece of silverware this season by beating leicester tigers to lift the premiership rugby cup. leicester had two players in the sin bin when gloucester scored their two tries, as they went on to win by 23—13. saint helens beat leeds rhinos 18—8 into night's super league game. they were trailing at the break but second—half tries so them get back to winning ways after last week's defeat, and they remain second while rhinos are fifth. that is all yours but for now. goodbye. hello again. friday was a day of sunny spells and passing showers. as those showe

mcilroy, is out on course right now. that penalty shot and the failure to get up penalty shot and the failure to get up and down meant a double bogey six. but otherwise he was very tired, fitzpatrick excellently put too many weights into the grip of his club over previous months and only discovered that in the build up to this championship, and has reaped the benefits thereafter. so a return to form for him, he's in second place at the moment, nine under par. five shots off the lead, wyndham clark so impressive, a second success of 65, just one shy of the 66 hole record. rory mcelroy, just happen for a birdie, 66 hole record. rory mcelroy, just happen fora birdie, keeping him at seven under par, so seven shots the lead. . ~ seven under par, so seven shots the lead. . ,, ,., seven under par, so seven shots the lead. . ~' ,. , seven under par, so seven shots the lead. . ,, y., , . ., it's one of the feature events of the us basketball season, but the british version of the all star game has been absent for 13 years. this y

rory mcilroy is eight shots off the lead going into today's final round at the players championship atfavourite who wins the tournament in florida, fitzpatrick is the only non—american in the top nine. it's taken four attempts — but leigh leopards wait for a first win of the new super league season is over and it was worth the wait. they thrashed hull fc 54—4 — scoring nine tries. matt moylan got one of them and kicked nine goals on an afternoon to remember. elsewhere, there was a win for hull fc�*s rivals hull kr as they beat huddersfield giants and catalans dragons eased past castleford tigers. carlos alcaraz through to the final of indian wales stop he will play down the end medvedev later today. john barclay now a sport abundant the former scotland rugby player will be on later to do a deep dive into the six nations chat. we will stay with a sporting theme. not quite sure what i feel about this. cold water swimming. not quite sure what i feel about this. cold waterswimming. i5 not quite sure what i feel about this. cold water swimming. is it the cold water or— this. cold water swim

and rory mcilroy here on the ninth hole sinks this birdie putt.ies tied a players championship record he co-leads with xander schauffele at seven under 65. and tonight the sharks versus the penguins. that shipment of bobbleheads honoring penguins great jaromir jagr were stolen actually in route to the game. so fans got the next best thing. vouchers to get bobbleheads later on. we'll pick things up in the third period here. tied three three. jon ludvig scores the wrist shot there 4 to 3. penguins. sharks would go on to lose 6 to 3. it's their 11th loss in their last 12 games, and giants opening day is 22 days away. not that anybody's counting, right, but the team is still down in arizona now at spring training. they are clearly having fun, but maybe nobody as much as third baseman casey schmidt. >> somebody love me. i'm all alone. my friends don't want to talk to me today. where do i sit ? you want to sit with me? you said that. yes these are my friends. over. why do you think they're being extra mean to me today? what's that? >> all right. as i wa

rory mcilroy has a lot of work to do later — he's eight shots off the lead at the halfway stage of golflliant recovery shots along the way, though, as he finished on 6—under. england's matt fitzpatrick has stormed into contention. his round of 69 leaves him 9—under par and he is five shots off the leader, the us open champion wyndham clark. after a second gold cup win in a row, record—breaking trainer willie mullins says he's already looking forward to completing a hat—trick at next year's cheltenham festival — that's after galopin des champs capped off a memorable week for mullins. the favourite, ridden by paul townend, defended the gold cup in style in the 100th running of the race. it has been extraordinary. our horses been in such good form coming here, the preparation went so easy, so well. we said to ourselves last saturday morning that we could have a big week and that's exactly what happened. st helens bounced back from their first super league defeat of the season to beat leeds rhinos at headingley last night. they were trailing at the break but second—half tries — including fr

workday, able to do -- and then he steals rory mcilroy's golf cart. >> it is a good commercial. >> theret for apple as steve is here. test for apple as europe's strict new tech laws kick in today. the digital market act would force apple to allow third party apps on the iphone or face billions -- additional billions in fines. steve kovach joins us now with more. >> that would be on top of the $2 billion we were talking about on monday. the digital markets act better known as the dma only hours old and apple is testing the law's limits. this morning, the european commission, which is responsible for enforcing law, tells cnbc it is investigating apple's compliance with the dma, that includes that it still wants a charge other app developers and kicking epic games out of the app store yet again this week. let's explain what the dma is. it affects companies like apple, google, meta and amazon and there are lots of new rules in here, most of the tension is on apple because it is the most profitable of the group and the most resistant to regulations like this. the dma forces apple for the firs

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rory mcilroy had a day to forget in the pga tour cognizant classic third round.round 60 musicians, including bruce springsteen, slash, sting, and ringo starr. yesterday, the dire straits musicians were at st james�*s park to hear it being played for the first time ahead of newcastle�*s match against wolverhampton. mark also gave the bbc some insight about what it was like to record the new version of the song. the thing is, people�*s contributions were so fantastic, notjust the thing is, people�*s contributions were so fantastic, not just from this country. there were stuff coming in from america, from studios and things like that, so i go in one day and we would have already had eric clapton and pete townsend, you name it, we had them. and then i�*d come in and there would be bruce springsteen would send something in. how long is this thing going to be? we can speak now to guy fletcher, who was part of dire straits for so many years, and k collins, from the teenage cancer trust. guy, first of all, it has been an absolutely extraordinary project. the roll of name