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he's just ten years old. anyone who knows the answer? sibahle? 540. translation: i'm the best at maths in the whole school. when people see me, they ask me to do sums for them to test how good i am. and they are surprised when i get the answers right. some people even give me money for doing difficult numbers. i give that money to my mother, and that makes me happy. he was discovered when a local policeman filmed him. 250 x 11? 2,750. at home, his mother may not be able to help him with his homework, but she is his biggest fan. we always dream big, most of the time. with me, i wish everything that could go well for him. i want him to explore. he loves challenges. 78... and so we put him to the test. times...
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550. 42,900,000. what? how did you do that? after a professional assessment, he is deemed a gifted child, but that brings other challenges. he becomes bored easily and needs unconventional teaching methods in order to thrive. professor belinda huntley runs the wits siyanqoba maths olympiad programme. and she wants sibahle tojoin her class and compete with some of the best minds in the world. if he isn't enriched now, he's just going to dissolve into the rest of the masses, he's just going to be expected just to keep up with the curriculum. and now admitted to the geniuses programme, young sibahle finally has a chance at a bright future. that's it from me.
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here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up, four wins on the spin — marcus rashford makes sure ole gunner solksaer‘s perfect record remains as manchester united manager. ahead of tomorrow's big game, liverpool bossjurgen klopp claims manchester city are still the best team in the world. ita it a really strong football team with an outstanding manager, and that's how it is. and andy murray's latest comeback tournament is over, as the former world number one crashes out of the brisbane international. yes, you're very welcome along this
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evening. it seems there's no stopping the perfect return to manchester united for ole gunner solksjaer as interim manager. it's four wins from four as his side beat newcastle united 2—0 at stjames park tonight. romelu lukaku came off the bench and opened the scoring with his first touch, before marcus rashford added the second. ben croucher watched this one. maybe it's not so tough being a manchester united manager after all. for games, solksjaer has joined manchester united manager after all. for games, solksjaer hasjoined sir matt busby is the only other matches united boss to win his first four games. this was a win of the scrappy kind. they barely had the ball, but new stossel graded thus opening in the first half. christian atsu was found wanting. newcastle were
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definitely making their presence felt. the tablet for united was ready and waiting. honestly, no surprise of the men who his name making magic happen off the bench did it again. solksjaer brought on sanchez and romelu lukaku at the same time. this was lukaku's first touch. one impact stuff on target, the other turned provider. sanchez‘s inch perfect pass allowed marcus rashford to double united's advantage, never in doubt. his status images unit is already secure some results like this and solksjaer‘s feature employment could be too. ben crutcher, bbc news. you'd be happy with four wins, in open play. i thought me first half, a bit too slow. passing was a bit too lackadaisical at times, but when you get that all the way, you control the game really well.
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defenders defended really well. we we re defenders defended really well. we were concentrated. overall, i'm very, very professionally performance. —— a very, professional. there were five other games tonight. there were six goals in the first half at the vitality stadium — none in the second — bournemouth and watford sharing the points after that 3—3 draw. just a point for chelsea — 70% possession — but they couldn't break down the southampton team. goalless draw there. a big win for burnley. they came from a goal down to beat bottom side huddersfield, who went down to ten men before the break. marko arnautovic scored twice to rescue a draw for west ham at home to brighton. and wolves, after toppling tottenham on saturday, lost 2—0 at home to crystal palace. let's take a look at where that leaves the table. manchester united stay sixth, but they are up to 38 points. just six points off chelsea in that champions league spot. maurizzo sarri's side with just a single point.
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wovles and watford have swapped places. at the bottom of the table... that win for burnley. .. that win for burnley... big move for them. they started the night in the relegation spots and have moved out with that win. and highlights of all the games are on match of the day at 10:45pm this evening. after this bulletin, you canjoin them. well, tomorrow night, it's the big one. the league leaders against the defending champions as liverpool travel to the etihad to face manchester city. seven points separate the two, with pep guardiola's side in third following back to back defeats in december. despite that, jurgen klopp has labelled city the best in the world and insists they remain the team to beat this season. it's a really strong football team with an outstanding manager, and that's how it is. before you play them, you never know. you have to be
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prepared, you have to be brave, yesterday full of desire, all that stuff, like all the other games. but with the knowledge that the opponent is, for me, still the best team in the world. that's how it is. it's a big opportunity for us. the focus is the same. everybody asking me in the la st the same. everybody asking me in the last days ago what is going to happen if you lose. but we're going to try to make our game, to win, to be there and fight as far as possible. our chance to fight for the premier league. coverage of that game is on 5live sport from 6.30pm tomorrow evening. you can also keep updated on the bbc sport website and app. chelsea have signed the usa international christian pulisic from borussia dortmund for £58 million, but they've loaned him
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back to the german club until the end of the season. he scored nine goals in 23 games for his country. he was linked with liverpool and arsenal in this transfer window but he opted for chelsea, saying it was "a privilege to have signed for such a legendary club." that 58 million is the biggest transfer fee paid for an american player. steve bruce has been named as the new manager of championship side sheffield wednesday. he will take charge from the first of february, with assistants steve agnew and stephen clemence taking control until then. he did receive support today from one of his predecessors in the hot seat at wednesday. this is nice, isn't it? theirformer manager carlos ca rvalhal tweeted. .. 2019 began well for andy murray.
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his first tournament since september started with a comfortable win in the first round of the brisbane international. but the former world number one has crashed out in the second round — beaten by russia's daniil medvedev — prompting concern over his fitness ahead of the australian open in less than two weeks' time. miriam walker—khan reports. new year, new murray? it seemed so after day one. but, it all went wrong on day two of the year — and his second day of the brisbane international. murray's meeting with a much tougher opponent, unsurprisingly, ended that winning momentum. russia's daniil medvedev, currently ranked 16th in the world... compared to murray's 240th. it began, full of pace and power — not easy for someone who recently admitted he's still experiencing "some pain" in his hip. it's in a "better place", though, he says, than it was this time last year in the build—up to the australian open. and that'll be murray's next challenge, in just under two weeks. whether it is issues with your game, if you aren't serving as well,
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or if you're not moving as well, the better players exploit that. like i said, he's a top player and is able to do that. so i need to try and find a way of working out how to get around some of the things i struggle with a bit now. but the scotsman eventually lost control and was overpowered by medverev, who won 7—5 6—2. as out of character as it is for him to be knocked out in the second round, it might be something he'll have to start getting used to. miriam walker—khan, bbc news. there was also bad news for britain's number one kyle edmund. he was on the wrong end of an upset, losing to the japanese qualifier yasutaka uchiyama in straight sets. and britain's women's number one johanna konta is also out. after that impressive win yesterday
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over the world number six sloane stephens, she was beaten in straight sets by isla tomlajanovic of australia. let's take a quick look at some other stories making the news. rafael nadal has pulled out of the brisbane international with a left thigh strain but hopes to be fit for the australian open. the world number two said his doctors advised him not to continue. sam underhill could be out of the six nations. the england flanker damaged ankle ligaments in bath's win over leicester on sunday. england start with a visit to defending champions ireland on february 2. the uk anti—doping agency says it's deeply concerned by the failure of russia to allow an inspection team full access to its laboratories. last week, the delegation from the world anti—doping agency reported they were unable to complete their work. the matter goes to the independent compliance review committee later this month. and finally, we've seen how mascots
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can often steal the show. look at this. before georgia and texas squared off in tuesday night's allstate sugar bowl, the teams' respective mascots had a tense pre—game meeting of their own. as the handlers for bevo the longhorn steer and uga the bulldog tried to position the pairfor a photo, bevo took exception to uga's presence there, knocking down the metal barriers surrounding him and leading to a brief moment of chaos. up up next, is the papers. good night. hello there. welcome to our look
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ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with merely spectators. with me... a very happy new year to you. i want —— what a brexiteers going to be. excited? good. there is no consensus on what the concert will be. and expect. a star with the metro. a worried from labour that overcrowding on trains is going to get worse... a picture there of demonstrators in the southern indian state, were two women become the first one to answer a historic tempo —— to answer temple
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only just a historic tempo —— to answer temple onlyjust for men. a historic tempo —— to answer temple only just for men. the a historic tempo —— to answer temple onlyjust for men. the financial times says there are concerns after tesla cut the price of its vehicles in the us. the brexit to —— former brexit sterry dear david davis urges the prime minister to... he says the more likely a good dealfrom the prime minister to... he says the more likely a good deal from the the prime minister to... he says the more likely a good dealfrom the eu at the 11th hour will come. brexit makes the front of the guardian, saying jeremy corbyn will defy members calls for a second referendum, insisting the government should secure a new deal with the eu if theresa may's deal is voted on by mps. comedian billy connolly says he's not afraid of dying, saying instead it's an adventure. times says universities have been warned there on the brink of a credit crunch as they mount a bit trying to attract more students from home and abroad. and finally, the daily mail
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