they george north in a match at the beginning of the month and they also wa nt beginning of the month and they also wantan beginning of the month and they also want an explanation as to how we are a few premiership rugby investigated the incident and failed to sanction the clu b incident and failed to sanction the club for not following head injury protocols and removing him from the game. george north is still sidelined and missed the victory tonight against sale sharks. it ended a losing streak for saint to go ended a losing streak for saint to 9° up ended a losing streak for saint to go up to sixth in the premiership, sale sharks did manage a try of their own, scored by their new rugby league signing, but they have now lost seven in a row. a couple of matches in the pro 12. ulster at up to fourth after defeating conduct 23-7. to fourth after defeating conduct 23—7. stuart mccusker got the first of both their tries. and the other match tonight, between the bottom two teams, treviso defeated fellow italians, zebre. patrick of autograph has left hospital, the victim of a knife attack on home, and vowed to return to tennis, after and vowed to return to tennis, after a four hour operation on her hand. the surgery was successful but

doctors say she will not be able to play again for six months. the smallest of smiles after a terrifying trauma. bearing the scars from her ordeal, today addressing the public for the first time since the public for the first time since the knife attack that could have cost her her career, and nearly cost so cost her her career, and nearly cost so much more. iam happy so much more. i am happy to tell you that i feel well. the medical staff, the police, my family, well. the medical staff, the police, family, my well. the medical staff, the police, my family, my team, they have all provided me with amazing support in the last couple of days. in this difficult situation. i want to thank each and every one of them for the important part they have played in the past four days. on tuesday she was at her apartment in the czech republic when she was attacked by an intruder wielding a knife. in the struggle she suffered lacerations to her playing hand. one day later she underwent four hours of surgery. her nerves and tendons damaged, her

resolve, unbroken. i will use all my energy to focus on my recovery. i will do everything i can to return to the sport i love as $0011 can to return to the sport i love as 50011 as can to return to the sport i love as soon as possible. she is one of the poster girls of world tennis, a likeable personality, infectious smile, and 26, in the prime of her career. she is twice a winner of wimbledon. two of making career titles, winning over £18 million in prize money. but for now her victories are in a different scale. yesterday morning during a session with the doctor i was able to move the fingers on left hand. this was the fingers on left hand. this was the greatest christmas present i could have wished for. her surgeon says she will not be able to even pick upa says she will not be able to even pick up a racket for three months. a return to court will have to wait until the middle of next year. a year we will see her fight like we have never seen before. the defending darts world champion,

gary anderson, is through to the third round of the world championships, the flying scotsman fired in six maximums, did not drop a set in his win over andrew gilding. check out of 134 and 132 helped him to secure victory by 4—0. he has got big bend in the next round. the man anderson defeated in the final last year, adrian lewis, is also through, the 2011 and 2012 champion also had a whitewash win over the rock star, joe cullen, who never found his rhythm. over the rock star, joe cullen, who neverfound his rhythm. he could face anotherformer neverfound his rhythm. he could face another former champion next, raymond van barneveld, barney. the demolition man, darren webster, sailing into the third round with another 4—0 win over the 17th seed, the wizard simon whitlock. he secured a 140 check out but tougher tests lie ahead. next up, a possible matchup against the world number

one, mighty michael van gowan. the former england cricketer, james taylor, had a particularly unkind 2016. diagnosed with a serious heart condition he had to retire from playing at the age ofjust 26 with a defibrillator fitted playing at the age ofjust 26 with a defibrillatorfitted inside his chest already saving his life. angela rafferty went to see him. it was a day that changed his life for ever. the day that he nearly against the odds, survived. a lot of these cases are found in postmortems. but is there any rate they detect it. and it is too late by then. luckily, my body did its job. my heart, certainly, did its job. my heart, certainly, did its job. so i am very lucky, but also unlike in other ways. i cannot dwell on what could or should have happened. nobody could have predicted how life has turned out. he was in his cricketing prime, playing for england, living the dream. all i wanted in my career was

to play for england, ifought dream. all i wanted in my career was to play for england, i fought so hard, there had been some ups and downs, and i felt hard, there had been some ups and downs, and ifelt i should have played more than i did, so i grabbed it with both hands, and it wasjust coming good. then it was all taken away from me again. the best moment i have ever had in my life was one of the last days i ever played cricket for england, the catch in johannesburg, winning a game for england, amongst some great guys in the team, playing for your country, it does not get any better, it is what i set out to do, and i achieved it, ijust did it less than i imagined and hoped. coming to terms with life after cricket has been tough but they smile is neverfar away cricket has been tough but they smile is never far away from the cricket has been tough but they smile is neverfar away from the man who believes that social media support helped him through the dark days. i was lying in bed, support helped him through the dark days. iwas lying in bed, being cynical, thinking, ifi days. iwas lying in bed, being cynical, thinking, if i die, who will miss me? it was overwhelming. i had 26 million tweets about me in

the first two hours. positivity coming my way. i dread to think where i would be mentally if that support was not there. i have always been invincible, the fittest, the strongest, good at cricket, one of the best... then i realised, damn. that was the toughest moment. but i realised the important things in life. and life is not too bad, that's for sure. from all of us at the bbc sports centre, good night. you are watching bbc news. it is 10:36 p.m.. reports are coming in that one of the original star wars cast, carrie fisher, has suffered a heart attack, the actress, famous for playing princess leia, was travelling on a plane from london to la, according to the la times the

60—year—old was ta ken la, according to the la times the 60—year—old was taken to hospital when her plane landed at lax airport. joining us now is the bbc los angeles correspondent, peter, tell us all about what has happened. we understand that she is now in a los angeles hospital in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack, a cardiac arrest during her flight attack, a cardiac arrest during her flight from london to la, and this is all unfolding over the last couple of hours, the middle of the afternoon here, the flight arrived at about noon, the paramedics had been alerted, at los angeles airport, and were waiting for the flight, airport, and were waiting for the flight, she was taken away to hospital, we don't know the precise details about what had happened, a number of people on the flight have been tweeting that they were sitting close to where she was in the cabin and that she had been unresponsive,

it seems, for several minutes, really that is all we know, at the moment, that she is being treated in hospital, her condition is being described in various reports is critical, and a lot of people, of course, she is carrie fisher, princess leia, became famous in the star wars movies, a lot of people hoping for the best for her. she is best known to us for her role in starwars she is best known to us for her role in star wars but she has been promoting a book, lately. yes, she has been producing, promoting, her latest autobiography. she has written several books like this, about her life, over the yea rs, this, about her life, over the years, she has been very open about some of the problem is that she has had over the years, with some mental problems, she wrote extensively about her relationship with her mother, debbie reynolds, there she is, the daughter of debbie reynolds, and of course she is hugely famous in her own right, and she has had a great career in hollywood, from those early days, when she started in starwars, those early days, when she started in star wars, that is what catapulted her to fame and fortune, but she has appeared in many other

movies since then, but really made her mark as a writer. for the moment, thank you very much, with the latest from los angeles. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will bring us tomorrow, with as is the political commentator, james miller, who promised a glitter appeared on twitter, but has not delivered. and a journalist, matthew green, who is helpfully wearing a colour appropriate tie. nice to have you both. front pages, the headline in the i is, isis killer shot dead by rookie. the european open border policy being blamed for the suspect fleeing 1000 miles across the country is, the telegraph also leads

that story saying that counterterrorism experts are warning that open borders put security at risk, the guardian headline, end of the manhunt, it says that the moroccan authorities had warned germany about the wanted man, the times, a picture of the body of the wa nted times, a picture of the body of the wanted man, under a times, a picture of the body of the wanted man, undera blanket in a milan street, it also carries the story of a banking terrorist blacklist which apparently is so useless it includes a three—year—old member of the royal family. useless it includes a three—year—old member of the royalfamily. the daily mail has advice for any but u nwell over daily mail has advice for any but unwell over the festive season, pushed by christmas. the paper says that health chiefs have prescribed self isolation to keep the pressure off casualty units, and the daily mirror, chocolate sa ntas off casualty units, and the daily mirror, chocolate santas could kill. it reports that the co—op has withdrawn them from their shelves at button batteries were found inside. a bit of festive cheer. let's make a start with the story