"we“ ‘e‘ei‘i “a $5“? w w. a it is going to happen at the professional level first and definitely at the men's level and filter down. i think what the golf manufacturers are doing for the arbiters is making it more enjoyable and they're doing that really well. so not only can they hit them further but they are keeping it in place so that is hopefully going to speed it up. i don't see many amateur saying that courses too short for me. i suppose it is all well and good hitting the ball long but you still have to keep it straight. we changed you think we would see a change in the order of world golf as we see it now? rory mcilroy and others hit it the furthest and are still going to be the ones who hit furthest. but graeme mcdowell won last week, so i think there will be a few people might suffer but the cream will a lwa ys might suffer but the cream will always rise to the top. we saw last week in athletics they introduced new measures restricting the nike

trainers. they have outlawed some of the prototype said they're bringing in. how we are going to start seeing golf been policed quite heavily with restrictions being placed on drivers and balls and things?” restrictions being placed on drivers and balls and things? i think it needs to be. i do think the manufacturers and the players have had too much power and it is up to the likes of the authorities to start measuring that. they have done it with measuring how fast they play. they need to take a bit more responsibility of this and tha nkfully responsibility of this and thankfully they are. are we at risk though of stifling innovation? since golf started, 100 years ago, we have been developing equipment, courses, technology. is this notjust a natural progression? do we need to act straightaway? well, they're not going to are they, it is going to ta ke going to are they, it is going to take a good year. i think everybody needs to get their heads together and do this together. we don't want any and do this together. we don't want a ny d estroy and do this together. we don't want any destroy meant and it is the golf courses, st andrews house tournament next year. people are not going to

these fabulous golf courses because they are too short for them. i want to see them play the likes of royal melbourne and see what a true test that is. of course this is not a problem at the moment for the women's game, they do have the luxury of being able to plan those courses. do you think we will get to a point where we have to restrict how far women can hit? at the moment, no. ithink how far women can hit? at the moment, no. i think women's game is ina moment, no. i think women's game is in a fantastic state because the top women pi’os in a fantastic state because the top women pros will hit it as far, well, very far, 260 yards, so further than most amateurs. but somebody else on tour like most amateurs. but somebody else on tourlike me, i most amateurs. but somebody else on tour like me, i hit it as faras most amateurs. but somebody else on tour like me, i hit it as far as the average male amateur. we look forward to seeing where golf goes in the next five, ten years. many time —— many thanks for your time. is time running out for serena williams to win at least one more grand slam? she's currentlyjust one short

of margaret court's all—time record but hasn't won a major for three years and has lost all four finals since returning from the birth of her daughter. now 38, she was beaten in the third round at the australian open last month. here's what she had to say in the aftermath of that. ijust didn't, i made far too many errors to be a professional athlete today. i seem to do well at the last two slams of the year. and, you know, i don't know, ijust feel like irun know, i don't know, ijust feel like i run them all several times so each of them is an opportunity to go out there and win. but, you know, it is not even about the slams, it is just about me playing good tennis and i didn't do that today. serena's good tennis is generally better than most people's good tennis. but something's got to change according to her coach patrick mouratoglou. he spoke tojohn watson in melbourne. she had everything to retire. 23 grand slam titles, 37 years old when

she had her baby and becoming a mother. but she decided to come back, she decided to make all the physical efforts, the mental effort also to come back to the game. with the goal to score more grand slams and beat the record of all times. of margaret court. how difficult it is, it is extremely difficult. we have seen it. she came back by been four times in the final of a grand slam but she hasn't been able to win that last match. so no more grand slam titles since she came back. it is difficult how many chances she will have. it is difficult to say because i don't know how long she is going to be able to play. but being able to be able to play. but being able to reach four grand slam finals also says a lot about her levels and she is not that far. this australian 0pen was very disappointing, we didn't expect at all to be losing so early. i mean, to be losing at all actually! but even less so early. i

think her level is good enough but we have to understand what is going on and why she is not able to win one. because there is a big difference between reaching a final and winning one. maybe she has changed a few things in her strategy. we have to accept that it is not working since she is back and again may be come back with a different angle and a different strategy and different goals. so she can make it. is she still feeling positive? she does for positive, she feels negative too because it is a failure when she doesn't win a grand slam. and we have to face reality but she is positive that she can make it, otherwise she probably wouldn't be on a tennis court any more. she believes that she can make it and more. she believes that she can make itandi more. she believes that she can make it and i believe too and i still believe that she can come back to an incredible level of tennis. she is not that far but we have to change a things. here's a few other stories catching our eye this tuesday.... two thirds of fans surveyed by yougov say that var is making

the premier league less enjoyable this season. most fans didn't want to see the video assistants scrapped though but rather modified. kieran trippier is a doubt for atletico madrid's champions league knockout tie with liverpool in two weeks. he's undergone surgery on a groin injury and double paralympic champion georgie hermitage has retired from athletics due to injury at the age of 30. having also picked up four world titles, she said it was heartbreaking but was looking forward to spending more time with her daughter tilly. now many people right now will be braving the cold winter nights to pound the pavements in training for the london marathon. for most, just getting to the finish is a monumental achievement, something to tick off the bucket list. running it once is impressive. running every single one takes some doing. 10 men have donejust that and hope to add number a0 to the list this april. chris slegg's been to meet them.

my my name is kenjones. make the only ten people to have one every year. —— to have run it every year. they are now in training for their 40th london marathon. my favourite london marathon was the london marathon in 1985. it was a year when everything really ca m e 1985. it was a year when everything really came together. my training was going well, i was in my mid—20s, iran my was going well, i was in my mid—20s, i ran my personal best that day to -- 28. and i i ran my personal best that day to —— 28. and i look back with fond memories on that day. —— 228. —— 28. and i look back with fond memories on that day. -- 228. my best memory was in 2005 when i ran with all three of my children. my daughter ran with me in 2000 and i think she shamed her older brothers into signing up and we also cross the finish line together, so that

was a great family occasion. my favourite marathon was in 1991. that year it finished on westminster bridge as i wasjust coming up to the finish at the houses of parliament, i suddenly heard a big shout saying come on, dad! and i looked over to the left and they're sitting on a big stone lion when my three sons. for each of these runners, 39 very special marathon memories so far. and at least one more to come. chris legg, bbc news. best of luck to them and everybody else running the marathon. five fa cup replays including newcastle against 0xford cup replays including newcastle against oxford united. these are live pictures from oxford right now. the players just arriving ahead of that fourth—round replay. the

dressing room looking spot—on. the mascot is looking forward to it as well. you can look forward —— you can watch it on bbc one this evening. that's all from sportsday. the best goals and reaction from those fa cup ties in our late sportsday with katie at 10:30. dojoin us then. goodbye. hello. there is a whole lot of whether heading our way but not for a few days. in the short term it is actually going to be very quiet indeed. we have had some strong winds in the last couple of days, they have died down now. the skies are clearing, the temperature is dropping and frost is on the way. this is what the weather map look like during tuesday evening and then basically through the early hours of wednesday the skies will continue to clear. we have this cold air sitting

on top of us but it will not last very long. through the early hours of wednesday, clearing skies across much of the country, mist and fog developing here and there. quite a widespread frost. not a harsh frost, in towns and to cities just above freezing but outside of town i'm sure you will have to scrape the windscreen. wednesday, the high pressure is not just windscreen. wednesday, the high pressure is notjust established across the uk but much of north—west europe. where the fog lingers during the morning the temperatures may struggle a little bit but on the whole for most of us it is looking dry, sunny and the worst may be some hazy sunshine. in the north—west of the country it looks like it will be a little bit more breezy and perhaps some showers there in the western isles but that is more or less it. seven or eight degrees the top temperature wednesday. wednesday night to thursday, the high pressure has a tendency to slip away towards central europe but still very much in charge of the weather. thursday

morning it will be nippy, mist and fog around, a bit of frost too. during the afternoon it will be very similarto during the afternoon it will be very similar to wednesday. both wednesday and thursday across the uk looking fine. even fine across the north—west of scotland, try here too. temperatures struggling in a few spots just a little bit. friday, probably our last settle day. the high pressure has gone to eastern europe. weather fronts are starting to approach. the wind is starting to freshen through the day across western parts of the uk as this weather front, heavy rain and gale force winds approaches ireland here. suck for central and eastern parts of the country friday is looking absolutely fine. after that, a big change on the way. we see nasty weather systems lining up there in the atlantic, multiple weather systems, the first of which arriving during the course of the weekend.

from the weekend onwards we expecting potentially multiple storms heading in our direction. large waves out to sea, but sickly western parts of the uk. high tides and the risk of disruption. those gales may well move inland, notjust affect coastal areas. there is a powerful jet stream across the atla ntic powerful jet stream across the atlantic and this jet stream is basically the wind and rain superhighway sending these nasty weather systems in our direction. which part of the uk will be hardest hit by these weather systems? it is too difficult to set the stage but it looks as though the whole of the country is at risk of getting some very strong winds and gales are likely not just through very strong winds and gales are likely notjust through this but next week as well. there is likely to be snow across the mountains in the north as well, so some very rough weather. i would say probably the stormiest period we have seen this winter so far. that is it, batten down the hatches but enjoy the settled weather for now.

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