also affects my kids. 1 also affects my kids. after it also affects my kids. after ousting rob gabi from power over a year ago and promising to bring prosperity, scenes like these are a reminder to some of how little has changed. football, and champions manchester city have closed the gap to premier league leaders liverpool after a 3—0 win over wolverhampton wanderers. gabrieljesus opened the scoring with this move in the first half. wolves were then reduced to ten men after willy boly was sent off. city now trail liverpool by four points. andy murray is out of the australian open after losing a five set thriller, which could be, his final competitive match. the grand slam champion announced on friday that he's to retire this year, because of a chronic hip problem. there was a standing ovation from the crowd in melbourne, and tributes from fellow players at the end of the game. hywel griffith, has the story. the beginning of the end, or a finalfarewell? not even andy murray knows

if this was his last match. but just in case, he gave everything. initially that wasn't enough as roberto bautista agut gave him the run around, taking the first two sets and leaving murray limping. but then somehow he fought back, fist pumping points as if a grand slam was at stake. incredibly he took the next two sets on tie—breaks until eventually, the pain and his opponent was too much. afterwards he told us he still struggling to decide if major hip surgery is the right route to help him make it to wimbledon. it is difficult because i always wanted to finish playing at wimbledon, if tonight was my last match, like you said, it would be a great way to finish. it was an amazing atmosphere, it was a really good match against a quality opponent. but then yeah, there is a bit of me that...

obviously, i love playing. i want to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hip i havejust now. not surprisingly his fans don't want this to have been his swansong. epic. yeah, it was. it was like seeing opera or something like that. it was just emotional, i think, to watch. i don't think it is going to be his last game though. he's left you hanging? yes, totally. i don't think he has given up yet. he can push themselves through that pain barrier and he is still running for every ball. i think that is something unique about andy murray, his mental attitude towards the game. he just runs towards every ball. it's absolutely incredible. for four hours andy murray showed the same courage, bitter determination and anger that have characterised his iii years in professional tennis. his body was clearly failing but it refused to give up. defeated, maybe. beaten, well maybe not yet. as andy murray seems determined to finish his career on his own terms.

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. that's it. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins, your headlines tonight. the gap at the top of the premier league is down to four — as manchester city beat wolves at the etihad. city's next match is against bottom side huddersfield who today parted company with manager david wagner. and he will he or won't he? there's uncertainty over whether andy murray really will retire from tennis. there is a bit of me that, obviously, i love playing and i want

to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hit i have just now. -- hip. hello and welcome to sportsday. gabrieljesus scored twice as manchester city eased past 10 man wolves with a 3—0 win at the etihad. that cuts liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points. it was easy work, really, austin halewood has the details after a christmas to forget, the new year has brought a renewed ruthlessness to manchester city. 16 goals in two cup matches, a statement of intent for 2019 but back to the premier league means back to the premier league means back to the real business with liverpool still out in front, city

macro needed to respond, and it did not take long. a fifth goal in six days forjesus, as wolves were carved open inside six minutes —— city needed. the men from molineux needed to be at their best and they needed to be at their best and they needed all 11 players on the pitch but boly was red carded for a reckless challenge, the last thing they needed, and then the gaps began to show. the challenges carers from wolves, penalty. 0nce to show. the challenges carers from wolves, penalty. once again the heat was on jesus and wolves, penalty. once again the heat was onjesus and make that six goals in six games —— six goals in six days. this wicked ball from kevin de bruyne found itself going in, a clinical if not fantastic performance from manchester city, the gap back to four points and the

title is not going anywhere in a hurry. we had some incredible numbers so far in all competitions, and so with the problems we had, the players responded amazingly, and it was much better. now we have a game next sunday and after the league cup and after that the premier league again, and everybody is needed, so the next game, may be new players are going to play, so we need this kind of... we want to be in all competitions we need all players, it is important. david wagner has left huddersfield town as manager with the club bottom of the premier league. wagner led them to promotion to the premier league in 2017 and kept them up last season, with a 16th—place finish. but huddersfield have struggled this term, with just 11 points from 22 games. they are eight points adrift of safety. coach mark hudson will take charge of the next league game against manchester city on sunday. chairman dean hoyle said he had no intention of sacking wagner. in a statement released

by huddersfield, hoyle said... tottenham are investigating an allegation of racism against winger son hueng—min during yesterday's game against manchester united at wembley. the club say they are yet to determine if the alleged individual was a spurs supporter or not. the claim was made during the game by a spurs fan on social media. it's understood tottenham have spoken to the fan who made the allegation. martin o'neill is expected to become the new manager at nottingham forest.

the championship club parted company with aitor karanka last week. o'neill had five years as manager of the republic of ireland, that ended in november. before that he managed wycombe, leicester, celtic, aston villa and sunderland, he enjoyed great success at forest as a player in the 70's winning the league and the european cup andy murray says he will decide in the next week if he will undergo a second hip operation following defeat in the first round to roberta bautista agut. he said he would do everything he can to play at the australian open again but would be happy if his dramatic five set defeat was the final match of his career. andy swiss was watching. goodbye, perhaps, to a sporting great. but if this was andy murray's signing off, he did it in typically thrilling style. earlier his fans had flocked to melbourne, knowing they could be seeing the end of an extraordinary era. i'm just breaking my heart, and i have to be there to witness this event. fantastic player. the guy's brilliant. nobody has hit his level in british tennis before.

it will be a real shame to see him bow out. by the time murray announced the sentimental support was deafening. could he defy the odds one more time? well, the early signs weren't encouraging. that troublesome hip was soon being giving the runaround — roberto bautista agut taking the first two sets. this was getting painful. but boldly, brilliantly, murray began to drag himself back. his mum loved it, and so did most of melbourne. the third set went to a tie—break, and guess what? commentator: he's got it! suddenly it was like old times, and even better was to come — as murray edged another tie—break to make it 2—2. was this remarkable career in for another remarkable chapter? well, it wasn't to be, as his fitness finally faded and bautista agut triumphed. but murray was far better than most had expected, and as he tried to control his emotions, the question everyone was asking — is this the end?

murray's been forced to conceed he now faces two options. take four months off and prepare for a possible final appearance at wimbledon. 0r undergo surgery which will dramatically increase the quality of his life, but will run the risk of never being able to play professional tennis again. it is difficult because i always wanted to finish playing at wimbledon. if tonight was my last match, that would be a great way to finish, amazing atmosphere, a really good match against a quality opponent. but then there is a bit of me that, i love playing, i want to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hip i have now, so the only option if i want to do that is to have the surgery but i know there's a strong possibility that i won't be able to get back after that, but it's my only option

if i want to play again for longer than one event at wimbledon, so that's the decision i have to make. the british number one kyle edmund is also out. he reached the semi—finals in australia last year and was seeded 13th but he struggled from the off against the former world no 4 thomas berdych. he went down in straight sets to the czech veteran. edmund managed only one break point all match. but dan evans is through to the second round, after a straight sets win over japan's tatsuma ito — his first win in the main draw of a grand slam for two years. he's going to face roger federer next, though. and katie boulter claimed one of the best wins of her career, knocking out ekatarina makarova in three sets — and taking the decider on a tie—break — the first woman to do so, under the new australian open rules. but other british players heather watson, harriet dart

and cameron norrie are all out. former team sky and british cycling doctor richard freeman will face a charge that he ordered testosterone to enhance the performance of an athlete. freeman is alleged to have lied to "conceal his motive" for the order of 30 sachets of testogel to the national cycling centre in manchester in 2011. the use of testosterone by athletes is banned at all times. his case will be heard at an independent medical practitioners tribunal in manchester starting on 6 february. wales number taulupe faletau is set to miss the six nations after again breaking his arm. faletau suffered a fractured forearm playing for bath in october and missed the autumn international series. he made a return in his side's champions cup win over wasps on saturday but has suffered another break. he has a slim chance of making

the final round of matches on the 16th of march. england star emily scarratt is a doubt for the start of the six nations after suffering a hamstring injury —?scarratt was injured at?the dubai sevens at the?end of november, and hasn't played since. she?faces a race to be fit for england's opener against? ireland in dublin on? february the 1st. the world cup winning centre recently became one of the first fully professional england women players after switching from the sevens programme. seven—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan eased past stuart bingham 6—2 to reach the quarter—finals of the masters. 0'sullivan made 66 and pinched the eighth frame to win on a nervy, re—spotted black. he'll face ryan day next. there have been two notable shocks in the tournament so far. defending champion mark allen and two—time winner john higgins are both out. ding junhui also booked his place in the quarter—finals with a comfortable 6—1win over debutant jack lisowski. never really in doubt

for the chinese player and he will face world number 1a luca brecel next at alexandra palace. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are dia chakravarty, the brexit editor at the telegraph, and the broadcaster and political commentator, steve richards. guess what the papers are leading on? you guessed it, brexit. the financial times says

despite her last ditch attemps to persuade mps to back her, the prime ministerfaces a humiliation in the vote tomorrow. the independent lists the milestones of the past two and a half years and asks how big the defeat for mrs may will be. the metro repeats the question posed by the prime minister in the commons today: how history willjudge what happens next? the daily telegraph says mrs may has run out of options to save her deal and that she faces a heavy defeat tomorrow. the guardian says labour are poised to call for a no—confidence vote if, as the paper expects, the rejection of the deal is crushing. the daily mail devotes its front page to it's plea to mps — back the deal and in so doing, reunite the country. the times repeats claims made by the prime minister that a rejection of her deal on what it calls brexit d—day could open the door to a corbyn government. and the sun chooses to ignore the impending brexit vote and focus instead on a pregnant duchess of sussex, revealing prince harry meditates every day to prepare him forfatherhood.