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i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre. here's what's coming up. a big moment for luke littler — the 16—year—old becomes the youngest ever person to reach the pdc darts world championship final. a depleted west ham secure a 4th—straight clean sheet as they're frustrated by brighton in a goalless draw at the london stadium. on a different track — the retired racehorses learning fresh skills before finding new homes. history has been made at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. 16—year—old luke littler has become the youngest person ever to reach the final and he did it in style. that's despite losing the first set to 2018 world champion rob cross. littler, who doesn't turn 17 for another 19 days, soon levelled and then took control, including an audacious 132 check—out which contained two bulls eyes. in the end, cross had no answer as littler came through 6—2. it's just unbelievable, unbelievable to even think i'm in the final, like i said. to win a game, come back after christmas, and i'm still standing. don't really — i shouldn't

i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre — here's what's coming up. big moment for luke littler — the 16—year—old becomes the youngest ever person to reach the pdc darts world championship final. a depleted west ham secure a 4th straight clean sheet as they're frustrated by brighton in a goalless draw at the london stadium. on a different track — the retired racehorses learning fresh skills before finding new homes. history has been made at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. 16—year—old luke littler has become the youngest person ever to reach the final and he did it in style. that's despite losing the first set to 2018 world champion rob cross. littler, who doesn't turn 17 for another 19 days, soon levelled and then took control, including an audacious 132 check—out which contained two bulls eyes. in the end cross had no answer as littler came through 6—2. it's just unbelievable, unbelievable to even think i'm in the final, like i said. to win a game, come back after christmas, and i'm still standing. don't really — i shouldn't be

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i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre — here's what's coming up. big moment for luke littler — the 16—year—old becomes the youngest ever person to reach the pdc darts world championship final. a depleted west ham secure a 4th straight clean sheet as they're frustrated by brighton in a goalless draw at the london stadium. on a different track — the retired racehorses learning fresh skills before finding new homes. history has been made at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. 16 year—old luke littler has become the youngest person ever to reach the final and he did it in style. that's despite losing the first set to 2018 world champion rob cross. littler, who doesn't turn 17 for another 19 days, soon levelled and then took control, including an audacious 132 check—out which contained two bulls eyes. in the end cross had no answer as littler came through 6—2. it's just unbelievable, unbelievable to even think i'm in the final, like i said. to wina game, in the final, like i said. to win a game, come back after christmas, and i'm still

we will be getting reaction from the sports centre.g down at the end of the season. he was the world's most famous reggae musician. now, a new biopic will trace the life of bob marley, from his rise to fame to his death at the age ofjust 36. our music correspondent mark savage got exclusive access to the film's london set and spoke with the actor kingsley ben—adir, who plays marley, about portraying a jamaican cultural icon. # get up. # stand up. # stand up for your rights.# you can't mimic him. you know, you can't copy him. it'sjust not possible. it's too... despite his reservations, he has transformed himself into bob marley. that process began on the barbie movie. some producer told me that we were starting injune and barbie, we started in march. so i was like, i have ten weeks. so i set up a little station in barbie land and i was just... i was listening to bob and, like, scrambling trying to learn basic chords. a station in barbie land. it was — it was just behind the mojo dojo casa. injanuary, in january, it paid injanuary, it pa

hello from the bbc sport centre. and check them partake with the latest news from bbc sport centre. —— chetan pathak. we start with novak djokovic — who is into his 48th grand slam singles semi final — after knocking out america's taylor fritz in four sets at the australian open. djokovic, a ten—time winner in melbourne, saved set points in the first set — ultimately edging it on a tiebreaker. fritz, the 12th seed, did level the match by taking the second set but djokovic, like he so often does, moved up the gears thereafter winning the third and fourth as he chases a record 25th grand slam singles title. this his 33rd win in a row at the australian open, he hasn't been beaten there for six years. this match was not an enjoyable match for me at bill, you know. of course, i'm proud to overcome the kind of challenge and obstacles and of course pleased to win. but it was not at all. it was really, yeah, a lot of suffering in every aspect. but no, you have days like that where you just have to accept it and face the circ

hello from the bbc sport centre. "amazing" is how luke humphries has described becoming world darts champion. he beat the teenage sensation, luke littler, in a really high class final to claim the title. he's overcome anxiety issues, and worked really hard on his health and fitness in the past couple of years, and says all that has paid dividends in the last few weeks. it feels amazing to me. i have worked incredibly hard over the last couple of years to be in these moments personally, but for last night to go on and become world champion on top of being world number one, it is something that dreams are made of and something i have worked incredibly hard for and to have that trophy right next to me is worth everything i have gone through. the game plan that worked was to try and get in front of him and test him and see what his strengths well i i was in front at the end, he still showed a lot of great and it was a really tough game, one of the hardest games had been involved in. it is a long three weeks, a gruelling

time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. — as his reaction might suggest — it didn't get off to the best of starts, beaten in the first round of the brisbane international. the scot took the first set against grigor dimitrov, who admitted to feeling a little rusty. the second seed shook off the cobwebs to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. murray is due to play the kooyong classic next week ahead of australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka's return after 15 months away was a winning one. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter shai. she defeated the unseeded german tamara korpatsch 6—3 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina pliskova. it felt really amazing and i think it is something you don't know you miss until you are away from it. it was really incredible to see so many little kids out there. for me, i didn't care too much... well, that's a lie, but the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season and i think it's one of those

hello from the bbc sport centre.is into his 48th grand slam singles semi final — after knocking out america�*s taylor fritz in four sets at the australian open. djokovic, a ten—time winner in melbourne, saved set points in the first set — ultimately edging it on a tiebreaker. fritz, the 12th seed, did level the match by taking the second set but djokovic, like he so often does, moved up the gears thereafter winning the third and fourth as he chases a record 25th grand slam singles title. this his 33rd win in a row at the australian open, he hasn�*t been beaten there for six years. this match was not an enjoyable match for me at bill, you know. of course, i�*m proud to overcome the kind of challenge and obstacles

hello and welcome to sportsday this monday lunchtime, live from the bbc sport centre.n the programme: is it his last match at the australian open? andy murray hints it could be as he goes out in the opening round. naomi 0saka's long—awaited return to grand slam tennis ends in defeat, but there are plenty of positives to take. what does the future hold for manchester united, as sirjim ratcliffe attends his first match at old trafford since his big money investment? we take world, european and commonwealth gymnastics championjake jarman back to where it all began. welcome along. thank your forjoining us. andy murray says there's a "definite possibility" he's played his final australian open after losing in straight sets to argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. it was a subdued display by murray, who's now 36 and has lost eight of his past 12 matches, including the last four. before the tournament he hinted this might be his final year on the tour and repeated that sentiment after losing today 6—4 6—2 6—2. there is a definite possibility that could be the last time i play

hello from the bbc sport centre.nd's brendan dolan. littler took the first four sets, but dolan fought back and it was at 4—1. they took a break and then littler came back out to win a fifth set. he will now play rob cross in the semifinal. a reminder that rob cross came back from 4—0 down to beat chris dobey 5—4 earlier. littler beat his hero raymond van barneveld in last 16. you can follow the darts on the bbc sport website and app. tennis and disappointment for andy murray who is out of the brisbane international, losing in the first round. murray started well, taking the first set against grigor dimitrov. but the second seed came from behind to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. murray is scheduled to play the kooyong classic next week ahead of the australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka said she was proud of herself for winning her first match back after 15 months away from professional tennis. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter. 0saka

hello from the bbc sport centre. the sport of darts has never seen anything like it — 16—year—old luke littler, on his debut, is through to the pdc world final. he'll take on another luke, luke humphries, who himself became world number one after his victory in the semi—finals. but it's littler who is making all the headlines. if he wins, it goes without saying, he'll be the youngest to do so, surpassing michael van gerwen who was 2a when he won his first title. and even littler can't quite believe what's happened. no, i wouldn't have thought i would. didn't even think i would reach the final. ijust wanted to win a game and come back after christmas. no goals had been set, so i'm not even going to set a goal to win it. this world championships, i've got nothing to lose. it's just a free hit for myself and here i am still standing at the world championships. there's no pressure. like i've said, it's my first time being here and i'm still here. so ijust take it in my stride and take it game by game. i've just got to be

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you hello there. our current cold snap may well be coming to an end, but before it does so, i think something of a sting in the tail. of course, over recent days, we've seen plenty of these snow showers — this one looking very heavy as it obscures the skyline of the island of sky. and it is in northern scotland we've seen the largest accumulations of snow. through wednesday, we had over 20 centimetres on the deck in lerwick, and that was before this loss arrived. this is a trough bringing particularly heavy showers, widespread, prolonged showers southwards, and that willjust increase the risk of seeing some disruption. now, for northern scotland, an additional 5—15cm of snow as we go through thursday, a much greater chance of seeing some disruption in northern ireland, too. i think we could see around 5—iocm of snow building in here, so a much greater risk of seeing some disruption. and for northern scotland, as well as all that heavy snow, winds gusting to around 40—50 mph, so blizza

hello from the bbc sport centre. the sport of darts has never seen anything like it — 16—year—old luke littler, on his debut, is through to the world championsip final. he'll take on another luke — luke humphries — who himself became world number one after his victory in the semi—finals. but it's littler who is making all the headlines and the chief executive of the pdc, matt porter, says the teenager is exceptional. we have got lots and lots of talented young players, but with luke, we are seeing a generational talent, somebody who is achieving something that is so unheralded and unheard—of, unprecedented, obviously we are being very careful with him. he is only 16 years old and there are also two issues around that that we are doing our best to manage and working with his management and parents etc, but we cannot hold him back. his talent is there for all to see and in less than 12 hours�* time, he could be world darts champion. novak djokovic�*s 43—match winning run in australia is over after he was beaten by alex

hello from the bbc sport centre.ke it — 16—year—old luke littler, on his debut, is through to the pdc world final. he'll take on another luke, luke humphries, who himself became world number one after his victory in the semi—finals. but it's littler who is making all the headlines. if he wins, it goes without saying, he'll be the youngest to do so, surpassing michael van gerwen who was 2a when he won his first title. and even littler can't quite believe what's happened. no, i wouldn't have thought i would. didn't even think i would reach the final. ijust wanted to win a game and come back after christmas. no goals had been set, so i'm not even going to set a goal to win it. this world championships, i've got nothing to lose. it's just a free hit for myself and here i am still standing at the world championships. there's no pressure. like i've said, it's my first time being here and i'm still here.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott.lo, from the bbc sport centre let's start with what was an extraordinary opening day in the second cricket test between south africa and india, with the hosts bowled out forjust 55 in cape town. mohammed siraj took six wickets as india skittled the hosts out in a little over 23 overs. the tourists were then dismissed for 153 themselves before south africa closed on 62—3 in their second innings, captain dean elgar dismissed twice on the opening day of his farewell test. staying with test cricket, australia are looking to complete a 3—0 series whitewash as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs — josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad rizwan hitting two sixes on his way to a top score of 88. australia eventually bowling them out for 313, and the hosts ended the day six without loss. novak djokovic�*s 43—match winning run in

hello from the bbc sport centre.k djokovic has extended his winning run at the australian open to 30 matches after beating australia's alexei popyrin. however the 10—time champion was made to work hard by his unseeded opponent and the crowd telling one spectator to "come down and tell it to my face" after repeated heckling. in any case, djokovic doing what he does best despite being taken to four sets with popyrin producing some exceptional tennis as he levelled that match at one set apiece. the world number one edged the third in a tie break before seeing off the world number 43 in a little over three hours. djokovic will face thomas martin etchevarry in the third round.

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hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news live.— after knocking out america's taylor fritz in four sets at the australian open. djokovic, a ten—time winner in melbourne, saved set points in the first set — ultimately edging it on a tiebreaker. fritz, the 12th seed did level the match by taking the second set but djokovic, like he so often does, moved up the gears thereafter winning the third and fourth as he chases a record 25th grand slam singles title. this his 33rd win in a row at the australian open, he hasn't been beaten there for six years. he'll play eitherjannick sinner or andrey rublev next. i suffered a lot the first couple of sets. also due to his high quality tenants, he was serving well, staying close to the line, he was really kind of suffocating me from the back of the court. most of the rallies i

rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.her day where some of us had sunshine, some of us had cloudy skies on thursday. the cloud, again, was coming in from the north sea, bringing with it some patches of drizzle for east scotland, eastern areas of england. but as the cloud came around the area of high pressure that's dominating to the northwest, it actually mixed in some slightly drier airjust above the cloud layer as those winds went across the mountains and that drier air evaporated the cloud. and so, what a glorious day it was across parts of the highlands, with not a cloud in the sky. we're going to have a similar kind of weather prospects, really, over the next day or so. with these clear skies in place in scotland, it's a very cold night in places, temperatures getting down into minus double figures, —10, —12 degrees, something like that. whereas where we keep the cloud, that is across large parts of england, wales and northern ireland, it'll stay largely frost—free. and so, for friday morning, it's another day where

rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.another day where some of us had sunshine, some of us had cloudy skies on thursday. the cloud, again, was coming in from the north sea, bringing with it some patches of drizzle for east scotland, eastern areas of england. but as the cloud came around the area of high pressure that's dominating to the northwest, it actually mixed in some slightly drier airjust above the cloud layer as those winds went across the mountains and that drier air evaporated the cloud. and so, what a glorious day it was across parts of the highlands, with not a cloud in the sky. we're going to have a similar kind of weather prospects, really, over the next day or so. with these clear skies in place in scotland, it's very cold night in places, temperatures getting down into minus double figures, —10, —12 degrees, something like that. whereas where we keep the cloud, that is across large parts of england, wales and northern ireland, it'll stay largely frost—free. and so, for friday morning, it's another day wher

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott.ia, with the hosts bowled out forjust 55 in cape town. mohammed siraj took six wickets as india skittled the hosts out in a little over 23 overs. the tourists were then dismissed for 153 themselves before south africa closed on 62—3 in their second innings, captain dean elgar dismissed twice on the opening day of his farewell test.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, hello, from the bbc sport centre the firstr semifinal but the blues are at home tonight and will be favourites to overturn the deficit. are at home tonight and will be manager mauricio pochettino has never won a trophy in english football and it's been six years since the club claimed domestic silverware we need to show it is really important for the club, for us, for everyone.

sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre.start with tennis where it's been a day of milestone comeback victories for two former grand slam champions. after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a yearin players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadalwas year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won

now for sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. from the bbc sport centre we'll start with football and and fulham travel to liverpool laterfor the first—leg of their league cup semi final. it's the first time the visitors, fulham, have got to this stage of the competition. their manager, marco silva, says making the final would be a huge achievement. if liverpool go on to win the trophy, it would be for a record tenth time. assistant manager pep linders says they're keen to get to wembley. when we're young we want to place the most iconic stadiums in the world in wembley is one of them. it has so much history and so many memories. we want to go there. i think the team has his hunger, it's the closest final we can reach. we need to be spot on in all departments, that's for sure. another stepping stool to face liverpool and be in the final. if you achieve something like that we're _ you achieve something like that we're going to talk again about one chance _ we're going to talk again about one chance that can make a story in this fo

sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre.amed club legend daniele de rossi as their head coach until the end of the season following the sacking ofjose mourinho. de rossi's only previous managerial post came with italian club spal where he oversawjust three wins in 17 games before being sacked. mourinho leaves roma languishing in ninth place in serie a, five points off the league's final champions league qualifying spot — and last week — they were knocked out of the coppa italia by city rivals lazio. england women's manager sarina wiegman has signed a new contract until 2027. wiegman guided the lionesses to a first major trophy at euro 2022. england also won the first women's finalissima against brazil last year before reaching the world cup final, which they lost to spain. wiegman has won 3a of her 45 matches in charge. her assistant arjan veurink has also agreed a new contract extension. wiegman said... three matches on day four of the africa cup of nations and the first is underway as burkina faso take on a mauritania side

now for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre.ena rybakhina. blinkova won it, beating one of the tournament favourites, in a deciding set—tie break which broke records. 42 points between them meant it was the longest tie—break, in a women's singles match, in grand slam history. blinkova winning that 22—20. taking the match two sets to one. the unseeded russian, then, into the third round — and said it would be a day she'll remember for the rest of her life. jessica pegula is another of the top players out. the fifth seeded american was beaten in straight sets to france's clara burel. who'd never beaten a top ten player before, but won comfortably, in just over an hour. the women's number one iga swiatek managed to survive a scare against american danielle collins — she came through that match in three sets to reach the third round. the four time grand slam champion is chasing a first title in melbourne and she overturned a double break deficit in the deciding set. win, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. emma raducanu's tournament is over — the britis

now for sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.rpool laterfor the first—leg of their league cup semi final. it's the first time the visitors, fulham, have got to this stage of the competition. their manager, marco silva, says making the final would be a huge achievement. if liverpool go on to win the trophy, it would be for a record tenth time. assistant manager pep linders says they're keen to get to wembley. when we're young we want to place the most iconic stadiums in the world in wembley is one of them. it has so much history and so many memories. we want to go there. i think the team

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott.r — the fa cup third round is under way. it's when clubs from the premier league and championship enter the competiton. there's an all premier league encounter to kick things off. crystal palace are hosting everton at selhurst park. they have played around 30 minutes there and it is still goalless. to tennis and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu as both continue their comebacks ahead of the australian open. nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler,

hello from the bbc sport centre. brisbane international to grigor dimitrov. in a repeat of the 2017 final, murray took the first set 6—4. but the bulgarian, who's back up to 1a in the world rankings, admitted to feeling a little rusty on court. he eventually found his stride to take the next two 7—5, 6—2. murray is due to play the kooyong classic exhibition next week ahead of australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka's return after 15 months away was a winning one. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter shai. she defeated the unseeded german tamara korpatsch 6—3 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina pliskova. it felt really amazing and i think it is something you don't know you miss until you are away from it. it was really incredible to see so many little kids out there. for me, i didn't care too much... well, that's a lie, but the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season and i think it's one of those things where

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's delyth. from the bbc sport centre, i'm delyth lloyd. let's start at the australian open, where there's been plenty of drama on day nine in melbourne. not so much though for the number two seed carlos alcaraz, who eased through to the quarter finals with a commanding display on the rod laver arena. the wimbledon champion lostjust eight games on his way to beating miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i am feeling better and better every day, i'm feeling better every match that i am playing, coming into the quarterfinal with a lot of confidence. and in that quarter final, alcaraz will face the sixth seed alexander zverev, who was taken to a fifth set tie—break by the 19th seed cameron norrie. the british number one twice came from behind to force a decider but it was zverev who booked his place in the last eight, sealing the tie—break10—3. despite the loss, though, norrie remains optimistic. there norrie re

let's head to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. cameron norrie�*s hopes of reaching a first ever men's quarter final at the australian open were dashed in a thrilling five—setter with alex zverev. he hadn't won a set against his german opponent in their previous four meetings — but the british number one came back to force a tie break, in the decider. nesta mcgregor reports. facing an old foe, cameron norrie promised to do the homework necessary to finally ace this german test. however, the maths didn't favour him. in four previous meetings with alexander zverev he hadn't won. an extraordinary rally. and when the first sets went against the british number one, another tennis lesson seemed on the cards. the pair know each other well. they practise together. but some things you just can't study for. 0h, he needed something special to get over the line. a set apiece, the german again showed his class a delicate touch at the net. oh, wow. remarkably, the 28—year—old brit had never taken a single set off his german opponent. but after t

— there, let's head to our bbc sport centre. drama they are? yes, plenty of drama and — centre.hey are? yes, plenty of drama and it _ centre. drama they are? yes, plenty of drama and it could _ centre. drama they are? yes, plenty of drama and it could be _ centre. drama they are? yes, plenty of drama and it could be reaching . of drama and it could be reaching its climax in a metal of seconds because luke humphreys is on a finish, the world number one could be about to claim the world title. it's been a dramatic night at alexandra palace. although it build up alexandra palace. although it build up in conversation prior to this was the focus and attention on luke littler, the 16—year—old who is now just about to potentially take it, he's going for a 88 to win the world title. the focus was on luke littler, and i can tell you that humphreys hasjust littler, and i can tell you that humphreys has just beaten the 16—year—old. let's recap how the drama unfolded, it all began unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago, the 16—year—old bursting onto the scene, what a raw talent he has been over

let's head to the bbc sports centre. anne—marie is there for us. hello from the bbc sport centre.art with snooker and, mark allen is taking on two—time champion john higgins for a place in the quarterfinals of the masters at alexandra palace. and it's higgins who took a lead into the mid—session break. the score currently 3—1 with both looking for a place in the quarter finals, with the fifth frame just under way. mark selby faces robert milkins in the final last 16 match later. football — and fulham travel to liverpool later for the first—leg of their league cup semifinal. it's the first time the visitors have got to this stage of the competition. manager marco silva says getting to the final would be a huge achievement. if liverpool go on to win the trophy, it would be for a record tenth time. assistant manager pep linders says they're keen to get to wembley. when we are young you want to play in the most iconic stadiums in the world and wembley is one of them. there is so much history and so many memories we already made there. so you want to go there. i think the team has this

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.the uk as we push into monday morning. met office amber warnings are in force for severe gales with damaging gusts and heavy rain. this heavy rain combined with snow melt, because of milder temperatures across northern areas, is likely to lead to localised flooding. the centre of storm isha passing to the north of scotland, widespread severe gales on the southern flank pretty much covering most of the uk. these are the sorts of wind gusts we can expect, even inland up to 60 mph or more, in excess of 70—80 mph around irish sea coasts and 90 mph over parts of northern ireland and western scotland. the amber warning is valid until 6am. these are the temperatures we can expect to start monday morning, 6—ii celsius. so, storm isha's likely to bring significant disruption to travel on monday morning. stay tuned to your local radio bulletins and also bbc breakfast for the latest updates. monday itself looks very windy — though storm isha pulling away into the norwegian sea, staying blustery w

hello from the bbc sport centre. west midlands police have vowed to make more arrests after fighting broke out in the stands during the fa cup tie between west bromwich albion and wolves yesterday. play was suspended for 38 minutes in the second half as police and stewards tried to control the disorder that spilled onto the pitch. it's believed it could have been sparked by a number of wolves fans having tickets in the home end. some of the west brom players�* friends and family were seated in that section of the ground. kyle ba rtley was seen taking his children to safety. five arrests were made in relation to the violence. a number of police officers were injured and one supporter aiming tojoin them this will be their first afcon knockout match in for mauritania and they say they will "continue to make history" they've only won once in nine matches at the tournament — that was the victory over algeria in their final group match that saw them qualify for the knockout stage. later on it's the holders versus the hosts

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello.on down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north, mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight are falling to —2 or —3 widely, even in our towns and cities — colder than that in the countryside. through monday, then, more snow showers across the northern half of scotland, gales up towards shetland still and some snow and icy conditions across northern ireland, so we have got yellow warnings in force here. could be the odd wintry show

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie foster.or the first time since jadon sancho returned to borussia dortmund on loan. the 23—year—old is back at his old club until the end of the season after being frozen out of the ten hag's first teams plans for the last four months. he publicly fell out with the maanger after he was left out

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, hello, from the bbc sport centre the firstgue cup finallist will be confirmed later this evening. middlesbrough lead chelsea 1—0 after the first leg of their semifinal but the blues are at home tonight and will be favourites to overturn the deficit. are at home tonight and will be manager mauricio pochettino has never won a trophy in english football and it's been six years since the club claimed domestic silverware we need to show it is really important for the club, for us, for everyone. we want to be in the final, but first of all we need to beat a very good team, middlesbrough, in the first leg that we cannot beat and they beat us and it will be tough. certainly expect the best version of them. think we know what we're walking into. i think we got a big boost and a lot of confidence from the first game, but that is... that's kind of as far as it goes, you know, we know what we're getting into, we know what we're coming to face in individual quality and a team that's well coached and collectively very strong. kalvin phillip

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie foster.ello from the bbc sport centre. a busy day of premier league news conferences today. we've heard from the manchester united manager erik ten hag for the first time since jadon sancho returned to borussia dortmund on loan. the 23—year—old is back at his old club until the end of the season after being frozen out of the ten hag's first teams plans for the last four months. he publicly fell out with the maanger after he was left out of the game against arsenal in september. ten hag saying that he wasn't at the level required and sancho claiming that he was being used as a "scapegoat" for the team's failings. i hope he is doing well, i wish him the best of luck. i5 i hope he is doing well, i wish him the best of luck.— the best of luck. is that it? that's it. i hoe the best of luck. is that it? that's it- i hepe he _ the best of luck. is that it? that's it- i hepe he is — the best of luck. is that it? that's it. i hope he is doing _ the best of luck. is that it? that's it. i hope he is doi

from me marc edwards and the rest of the team here at bbc sport centre, we will see you soon.well be coming to an end, but before it does so, i think something of a sting in the tail. of course, over recent days, we've seen plenty of these snow showers — this one looking very heavy as it obscures the skyline of the island of skye. and it is in northern scotland we've seen the largest accumulations of snow. through wednesday, we had over 20cm on the deck in lerwick, and that was before this lot arrived. this is a trough bringing particularly heavy showers, widespread, prolonged showers, southwards, and that will just increase the risk of seeing some disruption. now, for northern scotland, an additional 5cm—15cm of snow as we go through thursday. a much greater chance of seeing some disruption in northern ireland, too. i think we could see around 5—iocm of snow building in here, so a much greater risk of seeing some disruption. and for northern scotland, as well as all that heavy snow, winds gusting to around 40—50 mph, so blizzard conditions, significant drifting of the snow an

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. i think something of a sting in the tail. of course, over recent days, we've seen plenty of these snow showers — this one looking very heavy as it obscures the skyline of the island of skye. and it is in northern scotland we've seen the largest accumulations of snow. through wednesday, we had over 20cm on the deck in lerwick, and that was before this lot arrived. this is a trough bringing particularly heavy showers, widespread, prolonged showers, southwards, and that will just increase the risk of seeing some disruption. now, for northern scotland, an additional 5cm—15cm of snow as we go through thursday. a much greater chance of seeing some disruption in northern ireland, too. i think we could see around 5—10cm of snow building in here, so a much greater risk of seeing some disruption. and for northern scotland, as well as all that heavy snow, winds gusting to around 40—50 mph, so blizzard conditions, significant drifting of the snow and, for some communities, it'd be very difficult

i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre. here's what's coming up. bullseye — luke humphries wins the darts world title after seeing off 16—year—old sensation luke littler in the final. girona keep pace with real madrid at the top of la liga after a dramatic late win against atletico. and trailblazing boxer jane couch prepares to become the first british woman inducted into the international hall of fame. hello, welcome to the program. we begin at alexandra palace in london, where it's been a tournament to remember at the world darts championship. luke humphries has been crowned the new world champion, after ending 16—year—old luke littler�*s sensational run. the world number1 coming through 7—4 in the final as matt graveling reports. the fairy tale is over for the 16—year—old from the north of england luke the nuke littler who falls at the final hurdle. luke humphreys had done so well in the six games before, really disposing all of his opponents with ease, including former world champions, including his idle and hero, three—time world champion from

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott.lo from the bbc sport centre it's one of the most anticipated weekends in the english football calendar — the fa cup third round is under way. it's when clubs from the premier league and championship enter the competiton. there's an all premier league encounter to kick things off. crystal palace are hosting everton at selhurst park. they have played around 30 minutes there and it is still goalless. to tennis and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu as both continue their comebacks ahead of the australian open. nadal cruised to a straight sets victory overjason kubler, whilst elina svitolina came from a set down to beat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller has more on both matches. he's playing well, and its referent meadow, a previous champion. i've been played matches already and having a third againstjordan thompson, three measures in two days, than for matches in five days, it's exactly what you need when returning to the tour having had a year

i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre. here's what's coming up. crystal palace in the fa cup. declan rice tells us of his pride in arsenal's attempts to tackle knife crime in london, ahead of their fa cup tie with liverpool. i was iwas ina i was in a fortunate position where i become a footballer, and i was that young kid wants that look up to people like myself. it's an honour. and a smashing return to action — rafael nadal is through to the quarterfinals of the brisbane international.

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello.sruption down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north — mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight are falling to —2 or —3 widely, even in our towns and cities — colder than that in the countryside. through monday, then, more snow showers across the northern half of scotland, gales up towards shetland still and some snow and icy conditions across northern ireland, so we have got yellow warnings in force here. could be the odd wintr

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.is week. on sunday, of course, we saw temperatures in highland, scotland of 20 celsius. and after a frost, typical temperatures monday afternoon were six celsius. highest temperatures this time were across southern parts of the uk. cloud breaking up here and there to give some sunshine and 14 degrees in cambridgeshire. in between, we had thicker cloud on these weather fronts, an area of low pressure, bringing some wet weather, that's moving away into the north sea. so it is turning drier. keeping more cloud, though, for england and wales. that'll keep the temperatures up. clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland. it could be a frosty start early in the morning, but the promise of more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland. a cloudy start for england and wales. still a bit dampness in the east, but we'll see some sunshine developing more widely as the cloud retreats back towards east anglia and the southeast. here, temperatures could make double figures, but i think 7—8 degr