leinster took full advantage, finishing with eight tries — three of them scored by flanker jack conanmeanwhile in the second tier challenge cup there was a big win too for bath over their local rivals bristol. england wing semesa rokoduguni scored one of eight tries in a 57—22 win. a late try from grenoble denied newcastle a win in one of the other two matches in the challenge cup. the french side winning 31—27. elsewhere newport gwent dragons beat russian side enisei31i points to ten. sale sharks are being investigated for a potential breach of concussion management protocol. it follows an injury to back row t] in last saturday's defeat to harlequins, in which he appeared to be concussed, but remained on the pitch for the rest of the match. the rfu have announced a panel will meet to look at the incident. the rugby football league has agreed a deal that will see a new club set up in bradford for the start of the season. the old bradford bulls was liquidated earlier this month after its latest spell in administration. following yea rs of financial problems. the winning consortium was

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the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage.a 57—3 victory. bath also scored eight tries in their victory, over local rivals, bristol, in the second—tier challenge cup competition. england's, semesa rokoduguni one of the scorers in a 57—22 win. that's all sport for now. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sports website. i will have more for you in an hour's time. mike, thank you very much. jeremy corbyn is expected to use a speech in the next few minutes to defend his leadership of the labour party after claims by a centre—left think—tank it was too weak to win an election. the fabian society has warned labour would lose out on returning to power unless it could secure a coalition. at the speech in central london, mr corbyn is expected to say his party offers "a complete break from a rigged system". he'll also outline labour plans to bring care homes into public ownership. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is here. a rigged system, oh, that's donald trump rhetoric, that is. it is all rigged? absolutely. this speech today, h

failed to recover in time from a calf injury that he picked up earlier this month while playing for leinsterlso misses out on the murrayfield match with a hamstring problem. there's a double blow for wales in the pack lock luke charteris will miss the match against italy in rome on sunday. he has a fractured bone in his hand. and charteris' bath team mate, number eight taulupe faletau is also out, as he continues to recover from a knee problem. both should be fit for their second match which is against england in cardiff. the starting 15 will be named on thursday. the transfer window shuts at 11 o'clock in england,

leinster took full advantage, finishing with eight tries — three of them scored by flanker jack conanheir local rivals bristol.

leinster are nowjoint top of the table after thrashing bottom club zebre 70—6.m bottom treviso 26—8. scarlets secured a hard fought 16—13 victory against their playoff rivals ulster. a penalty try proved decisive for the llanelli side. as aled davies was held up over the line — he was only prevented from scoring by a high tackle from ulster‘s sean reidy. the win consoladates scarlet‘s spot in the top four. worcester wolves are into the quarter finals of the bbl trophy, beating sheffield sharks 99—68 tonight. danny huffor netted 31 points — supported by andy backman as well, as well, as worcester drained i6 three—pointers. that is all from us for now. coming up, the papers. the sport was a little short tonight, but not to worry. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the business academic, melanie eusebe and katie martin from the financial times. tomorrow's front pages... welcome back, 2017. glad you have not abandoned us. let's have a look at the front pages. the financial times says london faces at t

was expected to be rory best's deputy for the tournament but he tore a hamstring while playing for leinsterkely to be out for ten weeks. northern ireland's mark allen has knocked out former world champion john higgins at the masters snooker. it was a dramatic deciding frame, allen beating the world number three 6—5 at alexandra palace in london. it's the third time higgins has lost to allen in the first round of the masters. and another former world champion has been sent packing — stuart bingham thrashed 6—1 byjoe perry, who plays ding junhui next. four—time olympic champion laura kenny could miss the world track cycling championships in hong kong in april. she's pulled out of this month's british championships in manchester with a hamstring injury. kenny hadn't yet decided whether to compete at the worlds. commonwealth swimming champion fran halsall has announced her retirement from the sport. halsall made her olympic debut at beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both london 2012 and last year in rio. she won over 30 medals at world, european and commonwealth level. she said

wasps will play leinster and saracens will host glasgow.rlequins were knocked out after losing 27—17 to stade francais. the match was delayed because of a frozen pitch. ronnie o'sullivan is playing joe perry in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. the rocket is looking to win the event for the seventh time. the defending champion was trailing 4—1 at one stage but has managed to tie things up at 4—1; at the interval. 0h, oh, we are on golf. i was not watching. that was tommy fleetwood winning the gulf. england's tommy fleetwood has won the abu dhabi championship, his second european tour title. we are all over the place now. fleetwood shot a final round score of 67, finishing on 17 under par — a shot ahead of us open champion dustin johnson. it's been a red letter day for british skiing. dave ryding has become the first british skier to claim a world cup alpine medal since 1981. he finished second in the men's slalom at kitzbuhel. he was quickest after the first run but was eventually beaten into second place by home favouri

stuart lancaster who is now doing a brilliantjob at leinster are perhaps was to come back to englishnglish rugby. the former south african coach, he is a free agent come the summer coach, he is a free agent come the summer so coach, he is a free agent come the summer so it is up in the air at the moment. michael van gerwen has won his second world darts championship. mighty mike beat the reigning pdc champ gary anderson 7 sets to 3 at alexandra palace. the dutchman, who is the world number one, was throwing for the match at 6—2 up when he was briefly interrupted by a prankster who had made his way on to the stage and lifted the trophy. he was quickly dealt with. the flying scotman, who was looking for a hatrick of world titles won that set but van gerwen, who won his first title in 2014 came through the next set, sealing the match with a bull to take the 350 thousand pound first prize. it's been an incredible season for the dutchman that his 26th title. that's all from sportsday. from all of us at the bbc sport centre, goodnight. it is getting cold across england and wales with wides

leinster are nowjoint top of the table after thrashing bottom club zebre 70—6. scarlets secured a hard fought 16—13 victory against their playoff rivals ulster. a penalty try proved decisive for the llanelli side. as aled davies was held up over the line he was only prevented from scoring by a high tackle from ulster‘s sean reidy. the win consolidates scarlet‘s spot in the top 1l worcester wolves are into the quarter finals of the bbl trophy, beating sheffield sharks 99—68 tonight. danny huffor netted 31 points — supported by andy backman as well, as worcester drained 16 three pointers to advance into the last eight. essex leopards are also through — beating manchester giants 86—84 that's all from sportsday. there will be more sporty or on bbc news in the morning but for now, good night. hello again. in contrast with other parts of europe our weather this weekend has been quiet. it should be on the mild side and you will should not have to worry about lost because there will be an awful lot of cloud around. they should not be a lot of rain around at all. most of

wasps will play leinster and saracens will host glasgow.e european challenge cup, harlequins were knocked out after losing 27—17 to stade francais. the match was delayed because of a frozen pitch. easy understand bernie ecclestone could step down from his position as formula i executives as early as this week. it would end his 41 year reign in the sport. american company liberty media wants a revamp which could see ecclestone east side. ronnie o'sullivan is playing joe perry in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. it was 4—1; at the start of this session. ronnie o'sullivan has won the first frame after the interval. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking to win the event for the seventh time. first to ten wins who will take the title. england's tommy fleetwood has won the abu dhabi championship, his second european tour title. fleetwood shot a final round score of 67, finishing on 17 under par — a shot ahead of us open champion dustin johnson. and spain's pablo larrazabal. it's been a red letter

expected to be rory best's deput for the championship, but he tore a hamstring while playing for leinster at the weekend, and he's likely to be out for 10 weeks. northern ireland's mark allen has knocked out former world champion john higgins at the masters snooker. a dramatic deciding frame. allen beat the world number three in a thrilling match, winning by 6 frames to 5 at alexandra palace in london. it's the third time higgins has lost to allen in the first round of the masters. four—time olympic champion laura kenny could miss the world track cycling championships in hong kong in april. she's pulled out of this month's british championships in manchester with a hamstring injury. kenny hadn't yet decided whether to compete at the worlds. commonwealth swimming champion fran halsall has announced her retirement from the sport. halsall made her 0lympic debut at beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both london 2012 and rio 2016. she won over 30 medals at world, european and commonwealth level. she said stepping away from the pool was "quite a scary decision", but she's ready f

expected to be rory best's deput for the championship, but he tore a hamstring while playing for leinsteror 10 weeks. northern ireland's mark allen has knocked out former world champion john higgins at the masters snooker. a dramatic deciding frame. allen beat the world number three in a thrilling match, winning by 6 frames to 5 at alexandra palace in london. it's the third time higgins has lost to allen in the first round of the masters. four—time olympic champion laura kenny could miss the world track cycling championships in hong kong in april.

he has not recovered from a calf injury that he picked up earlier this month while playing for leinstern the murrayfield match with a hamstring problem. that is all for tonight. for now, don't forget our late edition of sportsday at 10:30pm. we will have the premier league results and the reaction from managers and see if any last—minute transfers have gone through, as well. see you then. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: mps will debate whether president trump should be granted a state visit to britain. the petition against the plan continues to gain signatures. a second petition calling for the visit to go ahead will also be debated. john kelly has defended president trump's controversial travel ban. he insists it is not designed to target muslims. mps have begun two days of debate on the bill that will help begin the process that will take the uk out of the eu. lets get more on the news that thousands of homosexual and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences have been posthumous pardon. it has been described as a momentous day. this government made a commitmen

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failed to recover in time from a calf injury that he picked up earlier this month while playing for leinsterter o'mahony also misses out on the murrayfield match with a hamstring problem. there's a double blow for wales in the pack lock luke charteris will miss the match against italy in rome on sunday. he has a fractured bone in his hand. and charteris‘ bath team mate, number eight taulupe faletau is also out, as he continues to recover from a knee problem. both should be fit for their second match which is against england in cardiff. the starting 15 will be named on thursday. the transfer window shuts at 11 o'clock in england, and at midnight in scotland. our reporter david ornstein is here — give us the headlines as we edge towards 11. certainly some deals are coming through. we start with southampton, and manolo gabbiadini. norwich have made a over 3.5 year contract for republic of ireland player who started his career at manchester united. finally odion ighalo for £20 million. many thanks. still 20 minutes to go for that english deadline on transfer deadline day. that is it from sportsd

the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage— jack conan, scoredcal rivals, bristol, in the second—tier challenge cup competition. england's, semesa rokoduguni one of the scorers in a 57—22 win. britain's dan evans will play in his first atp tour final this morning. he's due on court against gilles muller at around 8.30 at the sydney international. yesterday he beat andrey kuznetsov in three sets to reach the final. the first grand slam of the calendar, the australian open, starts on monday. traditionally, motorcross is an outdoor sport, given that it involves racing motorbikes overs hills and through mud. but now it's come inside, and this weekend riders as young as ten are competing in the arena cross event in glasgow, for the second leg of the uk championship. i've been finding out more. take a lot of soil, dump it in an arena, and shape it into bumps and jumps, and you have a championship opening the great indoors to motocross. and it is attracting fans up motocross. and it is attracting fans up and down the country. it is rock and roll sport.

leinster came back from seven points down at half—time to earn two points.r masters semi—final. neither player was at his best in a nervy match at alexandra palace. but at 4—3, hawkins won two in a row, to book his place in the last four. he‘ll play joe perry, who eased past ding junhui by six frames to one. that match is later today. the other semi—final is between ronnie 0‘sullivan and marco fu. great britain started it in the 1870s and for decades, dominated the world of longtrack speed skating — outside on the frozen fens. but as the climate changed, the sport almost died out... until now. the frozen fens in eastern england, where once the world‘s top speed skaters would draw huge crowds. come on, eliza! but in the second half of the 20th century, scenes like this and indeed the ice itself were thin on the ground due to climate change, and by the ‘90s, british long track speed skating had all but gone. but three years ago, the british long track programme was reborn. here in the netherlands, the country that now dominates this sport. looking more like a

you cannot look past stuart lancaster, who is doing a brilliant job with leinster, but perhaps wantscome back to english rugby. there is jake white, the former south africa manager. he will be a free agent in the summer, so it is up in the airat agent in the summer, so it is up in the air at the moment. michael van gerwen has won his second world championship title. he beat gary anderson 7—3 at alexandra palace. the dutchman, the world number one, was throwing for the match at 6—2 up. when he was briefly interrupted bya up. when he was briefly interrupted by a prankster, who had made his way onto the stage and lifted the trophy. he was quickly dealt with, as you can see. the flying scotsman was looking for a hat—trick of world titles, he won that set. but michael van gerwen, who won his first title in 2014, took the next set, sealed the match, and he takes the £350,000 first prize, as well as the trophy. it has been an incredible season for the dutchman. that is his 26th title. that is it from sportsday. from all of us at the bbc sports centre, for now, good night. welcomes our look

the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage — jack conan scoredstol, in the second—tier challenge cup competition. england's semesa roko—duguni one of the scorers in a 57—22 win. there will be a new rugby league club in bradford for the start of the season after the rugby football league agreed a deal with a consortium. the old bradford bulls club was liquidated earlier this month after its latest spell in administration. it followed years of financial problems. the winning consortium was one of four bids to revive the club. traditionally, motorcross is an outdoor sport, given that it involves racing motorbikes overs hills and through mud. but now it's come inside, and this weekend riders as young as ten are competing in the arena cross event in glasgow, for the second leg of the uk championship. i've been finding out more. take a load of soil, dump it in an arena, and shape it into bumps and jumps and you have the championship that's opening up the great indoors to the world's motocross riders. it is attracting sell—out crowds up and down the cou

the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage— jack conan, scoredrivals, bristol, in the second—tier challenge cup competition. england's, semesa rokoduguni one of the scorers in a 57—22 win. britain's dan evans will play in his first atp tour final this morning. he's due on court against gilles muller at around 8.30 at the sydney international. yesterday he beat andrey kuznetsov in three sets to reach the final. the first grand slam of the calendar, the australian open, starts on monday. dan into the final. and yesterday at this time and johanna konta is almost undoubtedly going to win. first hour is rising. —— her star. an unprecedented humanitarian crisis or simply a busy winter week for hospitals? the national health service in england has come under huge scrutiny in the past few days as the war of words between doctors and the government becomes increasingly bitter. we'll talk more about that in a moment but first let's get an idea of how hospitals in the rest of the uk are coping. the nhs in scotland does look a little better than it does in e

leinster came back from seven points down at half—time to earn two points. home advantage in the last eight. jonny bairstow will replace alex hales in england's twenty20 squad to face india. hales will miss the remainder of the tour, after suffering a fractured hand. the opener damaged it during the second one—day international defeat on thursday. he will fly home today. england play the final game of their three—match one series tomorrow, before the twenty20 series starts on thursday. barry hawkins has denied world number one mark selby the chance to hold the world, uk and masters snookers crowns at the same time, after beating him 6—3 in their masters semi final. neither player was at his best in a nervy match at alexandra palace. but at 4 frames to 3, hawkins won two in a row, to book his place in the last four. he'll will play joe perry, who eased past ding jun hui by six frames to one. that match is later today. the other semi final is between ronnie 0'sullivan and marco fu. just a word that, —— the tennis. there was a word between dan evans and he spot

and wing rory 0'laughlin scored twice as leinster moved into second place with a 22—7 victory over ulsterinished an injury plagued 2016 on a high, beating david gough and in straight sets to win the world tennis champion chipped in abu dhabi. —— david coffin. he will now head to lisbon ahead of the australian open. sir andy murray came third. more the —— more sport on the bbc website. the london ambulance service says technical problems in the early hours of this morning meant staff in the control room were forced to log emergency calls by hand, delaying response times and treatment. the computer difficulties on what is usually the busiest night of the year began at half past midnight and lasted until 5.15am. with me is our correspondent jon ironmonger. do we know what happened? the computer system went down at 12:30am and stayed down until 5:15am. so control room staff had to log emergency calls manually. essentially they had to write them down on bits of paper and handle the bits of paper to someone who would prioritise the calls and assign ambulances. a spokeswoman told me that inevita

and wing rory 0'laughlin scored twice as leinster moved into second place with a 22—7 victory over ulsterburgh. i found the dow finished an injury plagued 2016 on a high, beating rafa nadal be david goffin and in straight sets to win the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. the third time he has won the trophy. he will head to the brisbane international ahead of the australian open. andy murray came third. 70,000 people watched the big bash match between the renegade stars and the melbourne stars. kevin pietersen playing. the stars were set 134 to win. it was a bizarre final over as three batsmen run out as the stars fell short. that is all the sport. the london ambulance service says technical problems in the early hours of this morning meant staff in the control room were forced to log emergency calls by hand, delaying response times and treatment. the computer difficulties on what is usually the busiest night of the year began at half past midnight and lasted until 5.15am. it's understood ambulances had to be tracked manually using maps, while drivers had to drive without their satn

leinster boosted their chances of securing a home qualifier.or connacht would deprive them of home advantage in the last eight. ronnie o'sullivan plays in the snooker but 1:15pm. matches are live on bbc television and online. hawkins denied mark selby the chance to hold the uk masters after beating him. neither player was at his best ina him. neither player was at his best in a nervy match. bookings won two frames ina in a nervy match. bookings won two frames in a row to claim his place. —— hawking ‘s. alex hales will miss the remainder of the tour after suffering a fractured hand. the opener damaged it during the second one—day international on thursday, so he will fly home. england play the final game of their three match one—day series before the twenty20 series starts on thursday. that is all the sport. a reminder, you can watch highlights ofjohanna konta's fantastic win at 3pm today. you can keep up with all the sports stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more for you in the next hour. rescue teams in italy have freed four more pe

the wasps was play leinster after a convincing win over zebra in italy.t daly who made his 150th appearance for the club. just time to tell you that ronnie o'sullivan leads joe perry 8—11 to tell you that ronnie o'sullivan leadsjoe perry 8—11 in the final of the masters snooker is, he has won seven the masters snooker is, he has won seven frames in a row, the first to ten and you can see the coverage on bbc two. more in the next hour. voting has been taking place in france today in primaries to decide the socialist party's candidate to contest the french presidential election. seven candidates are on the initial ballot paper, butjust two candidates will make it through to the next round of voting. amongst those trying to win the nomination is former prime minster manuel valls. our correspondent, hugh schofield is in paris. what to the partial risk results suggest? we have a result, it's not a definitive score but a tendency is quite clear but the people going through our manual valls representing continuity, the social democrats right wing of the socialis

number of names in the frame, you can never look past stuart lancaster, doing a brilliantjob with leinsterh africa coach, he is a free agent come the summer. so it is up in the air at the moment, the first of the day's six premier league matches is under way. champions leicester are in middlesbrough, that match kicked off at half 12. they are coming up to half time, still 0—0. elsewhere today, fresh from five wins on the bounce, manchester united make the trip to west ham. but before that, jurgen klopp's liverpool side could trim the gap on leaders chelsea to three points if they can beat sunderland at the stadium of light. and klopp says he's not giving away any team news. we played already with those two together, it is an opportunity already, but actually i do not want to give david moyes any information about our line—up! bournemouth striker benik afobe has pulled out of the africa cup of nations, with the dr congo releasing a statement simply saying that "afobe has forfeited from the tournament". afobe has scored twice in his last three games for bournemouth, and there have been repor

brilliantjob lancaster who is now doing a brilliant job with lancaster who is now doing a brilliantjob with leinstern the world cup in 2007. he is a free agent. it is up in the air at the moment. roger federer made a winning return to tennis by helping switzerland beat great britain at the hopman cup event in perth. federer hadn‘t played competitively since wimbledon in the summer, but he comfortably beat dan evans in the day‘s singles matches to help his country to the win. joe lynskey reports. this is the long—awaited return of a champion. roger federer is back after six months away and back with after six months away and back with afamiliar after six months away and back with a familiarflourish. after six months away and back with a familiar flourish. he was leading switzerland in the hopman cup. in this team event they were facing great britain. trying to cope with the master was dan evans. it looked like federer had never been away. back to the court and making it all look serena. it took an hour to win 6-4, 6-4. in this look serena. it took an hour to win 6—4, 6—4. in this event, the country w

leinster are into the quarterfinals after a big win against montpellier last night.ack collins scored three out of eight tries in a 57—3 victory. joe root will star in tomorrow's one—day international against india. just days after becoming a father. he missed both warm up matches after his partner gave birth to their first child last weekend. owen morgan has said he has great faith in giroud. he has been an integral pa rt in giroud. he has been an integral part of our success in the last couple of years. —— joel route. we are thrilled he has become a father. it is great news for the team. he could go three or four months and go back into the side. he is a level—headed man and he feeds on where he is at at the moment. he had a reasonably strong test series in tough conditions. he looks in good form. that is the sport for now. now the weather. a quieter day for most of us today. a quieter day for most of us today. a scattering of showers but hopefully some sunshine to go with it as well. some showers down on the north sea coast could be wintering and the north—westerl

you cannot look past stuart lancaster who is doing a greatjob with leinster but might want to come backir at the moment. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour thank you. see you later. a couple who went missing after walking in the cairngorms have been found by mountain rescuers. a man aged 60, and a 57—year—old woman — were reported missing last night after failing to return from a day in the mountains. rescuers say they spent the night on the hills in freezing conditions. their condition is not yet known. the first 1a areas in england to be selected for so—called "garden villages" have been announced, in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. the new villages must include green spaces and good transport links. the government says that the plans will help provide vital homes. but rural campaigners have warned there is still strong opposition to some of the projects. 0ur correspondent daniela relph has been to longcross in surrey — one of the proposed locations. well, over the next couple of years, the idea is that this area here in longcross in surrey, clos

in the european champions cup in rugby union, lei nster champions cup in rugby union, leinster beatingt montpellier with just 1a men, they will make it through to the quarterfinals. thank you very much indeed. the labour mp tristram hunt, who's been critical of the party leaderjeremy corbyn, says he's quitting parliament to take up a newjob as a museum director. mr hunt represents stoke—on—trent central, an area where many people voted for brexit. he's the second labour mp to stand down in recent weeks, and the by—election he's triggered could be challenging for labour. john pienaar, our political correspondent, reports. stay with labour, convinced they will lose, or walk away and leave politics behind? tristram hunt chose to walk. his leader doesn't like it, but for this famous tv historian, when i caught up with him in stoke, thisjob offer was too good to turn down. being director of the victoria and albert museum, the greatest museum of art and design, was my dream job, and it was not something i could turn down. you've been pretty clear that labour is heading for trouble withjeremy

wasps will play leinster in the quarter—finals of the european champions cup, after a convincing 111—even tries, including one for man of the match elliot daly, who was making his 150th appearance for the club. connaught are out, after a 19—10 defeat to toulouse. arthur bonneval scored the pick of the three tries for the french side. a losing bonus point would have been enough to see connaught through, but they were just short. here is the full draw for the quarter—finals. saracens will host glasgow. ronnie 0'sullivan has won a record seventh masters title. he beatjoe perry 10—7 at alexandra palace, despite having had problems with the tip of his cue, which he bit off at the end of the match. 0'sullivan had been 4—1 down, before winning seven frames in a row to lead 8—4. he had shared the record of six masters wins with stephen hendry, but victory number seven puts him out in front on his own. it is great to get, you know, some records. there is still the world championships to get so i will try and nick that one of him as well. but listen, when i was young i was just happy to have wo

number of names in the frame, you can never look past stuart lancaster, doing a brilliantjob with leinster a free agent come the summer. so it is up in the air at the moment, i wonder whether the clu b the moment, i wonder whether the club will see whether they have the man to drive them forward over the next few months until the end of the season, and then take stock in the summer. chris jones, thank you very much forjoining us. the premier league gets under way in the next quarter of an hour with champions leicester travelling to middlesborough. leicester haven't won an away match in their past nine attempts and will still be without theirjoint—top goal scorers jamie vardy, who's still suspended, and islam slimani, who's ill. riyad mahrez starts up front in what will be his last game for the club before he leaves for the africa cup of nations. lots of other premier league action today, with five matches following that game in middlesbrough. fresh from five wins on the bounce, manchester united make the trip to play west ham. awinfor a win for middlesbrough would seep —— see them but befo

never look past stuart lancaster is now doing a greatjob with leinster and perhaps wants to go back to near. he is a free coach in the summer, so it is near. roger federer made a winning return to tennis by helping switzerland beat great britain at the hopman cup event in perth. federer hadn't played competitively since wimbledon in the summer, but he comfortably beat dan evans in the day's singles matches, to help his country to the win. joe lynskey reports. return of a champion. roger federer is back after six months away and with a family flourish. leading switzerland in this team and facing great britain. trying to cope with the master, dan evans. as if federer had never been away. back to making it all but easy. it tookjust over one hour to see what happens. on the march to the australian open and looking formidable. the country that wins the best—of—3 matches goes out on top. next, the women. britain's heather watson. from a set down, watson rallied to swear things but in the end, her opponent was too strong. the second match was still in which made the final meeting a formality.

elsewhere, leinster beat zebre, and newport gwent dragons beat treviso.just to be called mo — was surprisingly beaten into second place last year. he's using the event as part of his preparation for the track world championships in london later this year, and admits he'll have his work cut out against some cross country specialists this afternoon. it is going to be tough. they will try and put me down and beat me as quick as possible. that is what makes cross—country exciting. this is the event. i will fight for it. but it suits certain athletes better. it will be tough. now as the big teams enter the fa cup this weekend, i am sure we will see some silky skills on display — but none as spectacular as those performed by players in the sport of sepak takraw. it isa it is a work of art, isn't it? it's been one of asia's biggest sports for centuries. it does hurt to head that. it's heavy, yeah! outshot! go easy! close range. you don't want it on your head. i'm used to it now. let's see how it is properly played. it is asia's best—kept secret, the sport that h

elsewhere, leinster beat zebre, and newport gwent dragons beat treviso.ral concerns. the exemption allows athletes to take medication would normally be banned, and although froome had used them twice in the past, when given the option two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said that your condition is severe enough that you could use one, and i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something that i was prepared to... itjust didn't sit well morally with me, but that was something i was going to do. earlier we saw how sir andy murray got on. this afternoon sir mo farah is in action at the edinburgh cross country. the four—time olympic champion, who insists he's happyjust to be called mo, was surprisingly beaten into second place last year. he is using the event as part of his preparation, for the track world championships, in london later this year, and admits he'll have his work cut out against some cross country specialists this afternoon. it is going to be tough, they will try and put me down and beat me as quic

he's failed to recover in time from a calf injury picked up earlier this month while playing for leinsteremier league spending in the january transfer windiow expected to reach a record high. the bbc‘s kevin kilbane is here to look ahead to some of the transfers we can expect to see. before we do, big game in the premier league tonight. sevenin seven in total. the big onesies liverpool against chelsea. a tough task potentially for liverpool. not on the best run of form themselves. —— the big one is. on the best run of form themselves. -- the big one is. not being very creative. they were opening up teams that will earlier in the season. they cannot get back to that form. i feel they have to win. if they do not win tonight and they get a draw, there is still the ten points. you would expect arsenal and tottenham to win tonight as well. i feel it has to be a winter night or nothing for them. if liverpool lose, it would be their fourth straight defeat. let us hearfrom would be their fourth straight defeat. let us hear from the managers. i would give the advice to everybody who wants to help,

elsewhere, leinster beat zebre, and newport gwent dragons beat treviso.try. the four—time olympic champion, who insists he is happyjust to be called mo, was surprisingly beaten into second place last year. he is using the event as part of his preparation for the track world championships in london later this year, and admits he will have his work cut out against some cross—country specialists this afternoon. it is going to be tough. them guys will try and hunt me down and beat me as quick as possible. that is what makes cross—country exciting. i am not going to come out there and go, oh, i am not going to... i will fight for it, but it suits certain athletes better, and it is going to be tough. i think it might be, in my opinion. now, as the big teams enter the fa cup this weekend, i am sure we will see some silky skills on display, but none as spectacular as those performed by players in the sport of sepak takraw. it has been one of asia's biggest sports for centuries, and now it is in the uk as well. i've been along to find out more. it is asia's best—k

he's failed to recover in time from a calf injury picked up earlier this month while playing for leinster. wales lock luke charteris will also have to sit out their six nations opener against italy in rome on sunday. he has a fractured bone in his hand. bath team—mate taulupe faletau is also a doubt — he will have a late fitness test. it's transfer deadline day in england and scotland. but manchester united manager jose mourinho isn't expecting a lot of movement at old trafford. he's confirmed nobody will be leaving before the window closes at 11pm tonight, including midfielder ashley young, who had been linked with a move away from the club. they are staying. yes, yes. he definitely stays and he is selected for tomorrow. he does not go to china in the next month? he stays with me until the end of the season. and liverpool face league leaders chelsea in one of seven premier league fixtures tonight. the reds are on a poor run of results having lost their last three matches at anfield and remain ten points adrift of antonio conte's side. i would give the advice to everybody who wants to hel

he's failed to recover in time from a calf injury picked up earlier this month while playing for leinster for wales in the pack. lock luke charteris will miss the match against italy in rome on sunday. he has a fractured bone in his hand. and charteris' bath teamate, number 8 taulupe faletau is also out, as he continues to recover from a knee problem. both should be fit for their second match which is against england in cardiff it's transfer deadline day in england and scotland. managers up and down the country will be multitasking. mike phelan, the former hull city manager, probably relieved he will not be participating. what do you make of tra nsfer participating. what do you make of transfer deadline day? as of midday today, premier league clubs were in the black, doing more selling than buying. it seems quiet on that front. that is possibly because they overspent in the first place early on in the season. it is interesting because there was a lot of money in football, and a lot of deals that need to be done, but some are good and some not so good. manchester united, jose mourinho says

elsewhere, leinster beat zebre, and newport gwent dragons beat treviso.cond place last year. he's using the event as part of his preparation for the track world championships in london later this year, and admits he'll have his work cut out against some cross country specialists this afternoon. it is going to be tough. they will want to hunt me down and beat me as quick as possible. that is what makes cross—country exciting. this is the event. i will fight for it. but it suits certain athletes better. it will be tough. i used to love cross—country. i wasn't one of those who tried to escape. i was quite good. it is quite a tough event, especially when it is more the in the winter. it is a completely different skill to track running. it takes different muscles afterwards. indeed. good luck, mo farah. if there was an upset today, i think it could be one of the premier league teams going to a championship team. maybe crystal palace at norwich. enjoy it. it is also a day that has been named sunshine saturday. today is predicted to be the busiest day of the yea

they'll face leinster in the last eight while saracens will play glasgow. at alexandra palace, despite having had problems with the tip of his cue, which he bit off at the end of the match. 0'sullivan had been 4—1 down before winning seven frames in a row to lead 8—4. he had shared the record of six masters wins with stephen hendry, but victory number seven puts him out in front on his own. it's great to get, you know, some records. still some world champions to get so i will try and nick that one of him as well. listen, when i was young i was just happy to have won one. to win seven, someone was young i was just happy to have won one. to win seven, someone must be looking after me. england finished their disappointing one day series against india with victory in the third and final match — the first on the entire tour this winter. ben stokes was named man of the match, hitting a half century and taking three wickets. chasing 322 — india needed six to win from the final four balls — but failed to score any more, losing five five runs. india still won the se

they will play leinster in the last eight. saracens will play glasgow.t means he has ended his run of three defeats in finals this season. it is great to get some records. i will try to nick world championships off him as well! no, listen, when i was younger i was just happy to have won one. to have won seven, someone up there just happy to have won one. to have won seven, someone up there must be looking after me. dave riding has become the first british skier to claim a world cup alpine medal since 1981. he finished second in the men's slalom in austria. he was quickest after the first bruntwood —— but was eventually beaten into second place by the home favourite. no britain has ever won and alpine skiing race in 50 years of the competition. what a victory. that is all the sport for now. that is all the sport for now. still to come, did theresa may deliberately mislead parliament over the reliability of trident during a key debate over whether the nuclear weapons system should be renewed? that is the claim after report of a failed missile test last yea