andy carroll scores twice, including a late winner for west ham, as they beat west brom to move out of the relegation zone. and andy murray pulls out of the brisbane international, saying he may need surgery on a persistent hip injury. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. there were four english premier league games on tuesday. league—leaders manchester city were 3—1winners at home to watford, a result that moves them 15 points clear at the top of the table. the bbc‘s guy mowbray was commmentating on the game. a new year, no botherfor manchester city, as their march towards the title goes on. pep guardiola's team unbeaten in 13 months. it all started very early for them tonight. raheem sterling scoring 39 seconds into the contest. sergio aguero made it three and that sealed the points, for sure. and only an andrei gray goal was a consolation for watford, who have lost six games in seven in the premier league. it has been easy, and at times too easy for manchester city tonight, casual. we played really good. we could have scored i don't know how many goals.

andy carroll scores twice, including a late winner for west ham, as they beat west brom to move out ofd andy murray pulls out of the brisbane international, saying he may need surgery on a persistent hip injury. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. there were four english premier league games on tuesday. league—leaders manchester city were 3—1winners at home to watford, a result that moves them 15 points clear at the top of the table. the bbc‘s guy mowbray was commmentating on the game. a new year, no botherfor manchester city, as their march towards the title goes on. pep guardiola's team unbeaten in 13 months.

west ham's striker andy carroll is likely to be out for a month after injuring his ankle.s made one appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd ofjanuary. likely appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. likely to end hope of moving during the current tra nsfer hope of moving during the current transfer window after being linked with a switch to chelsea. one british player left in the singles competitions at the australian open. kyle edmund takes on bashilashvilli, and in under 90 minutes, edmund will be preparing to play in temperatures under a0 celsius. that is hot. johanna konta went out in straight sets to world number 193 to bernarda pera. johanna konta's form has deserted her off late. time to put it right in melbourne, that was the plan. earlier on she stuck to it but bernarda pera flourished in the spotlight. stealing a march in the match to win the first set. questions for konta and coach michaeljoyce, which she started to a nswer michaeljoyce, which she started to answer in the second. but t

andy carroll scored both the hammers goals.from bottom while stoke fall into the bottom three. meanwhile, championship leaders wolves have gone 12 points clear at the top after they beat brentford 3—0 at home. fulham beat ipswich 4—1 while birmingham move off the bottom of the table with a 2—0 win over reading. andy murray has called his rehab for a long term hip injury "demoralising" after pulling out of the brisbane international ahead of his first match this week. the former world number one hasn't played competitively sincejuly, and admits he's considering having surgery. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. this instagram post gives us a real insight into how he is feeling, and how traumatised he has been by the whole experience. this inability to do what he loves most which is competing against the best players in the world on a tennis court. his frustration is the advice that he was given seems to have been very much that rehab is his best option and he always worked incredibly hard at making sure he's done al

it came in the 94th minute from andy carroll, his second of the game.e his first of the season and take west ham out of the bottom three. if i was alan pardew i would be disappointed with the way the premier league have set this up for them. i've got sympathy for them. we have to play in two days' time as well, but at least tottenham are playing the same day as us so it is the same for both clubs. i must give credit to west brom. you wouldn't think they played two days ago. it was difficult for us. we stood up to it and it was brilliant and our defence was resolute, even though they were literally hanging in the last 15 minutes. it's ridiculous to play this game. mason crane will make his england test debut in the final match of the ashes series which starts tonight in sydney. the tourists are hoping for a consolation win after already losing the urn. crane is only 20. his captainjoe crane is only 20. his captain joe root says crane is only 20. his captainjoe root says crane is ready. the way he has conducted himself this whole trip, he has been outstan

snatched a late victory at home to west bromwich albion thanks to a second goal on the night from andy carroll barcelona and real madrid in the last sixteen of the copa del rey. holders barca travel to play celta vigo while real madrid, who are languishing fourth in the league after a 3—0 home defeat to barca at the end of last year, are away at numancia who play in the second tier. translation: we are a club that never tires of winning. it is true that we can sometimes be up here and then descend a bit before later going back up again. i still haven't finished my third year in charge. i will finish my third year and see what happens. i'm convinced that i still have enough energy for the next six months and so does the squad. golf's pga tour resumes later on thursday in maui with the tournament of champions. it's the first of back—to—back competitions in hawaii, both of which were won last year byjustin thomas. it is obviously a tremendous place here, the views are unbelievable, it isafun here, the views are unbelievable, it is a fun golf course. for a lot of us is a fun golf course. for a lot

a number of names linked throughout the window, andy carroll and peter crouch amongst them, but 0livier some of the deals he was looking for early in the window were not happen. —— not happening. we think you will not play tonight, 0livier giroud, having come off the bench for arsenal against swansea last night. but he is now a chelsea player. is not the only recent arrival. edson palmieri has also arrived from roma, a versatile left—sided player. he has struggled with injuries this season, though, so it might be a while before he is fully fit and able to play again. but antonio conte has bolstered his ranks, which means that michy batshuayi has made way, going to borussia dortmund on loan for the rest of the season. underwear talks that he was offered to spurs as part of a swap deal for fernando llorente, but michy batshuayi apparently turned that down because you wanted to be a first choice striker at dortmund rather than playing second fiddle to harry kane and stop them. the reason for these moves, both of them wanted to play for belgium and france respectively next summer. —— in the

and that kick is headed in, with andy carroll for liverpool! they have certainly got history.ome into the tie in strong form, having won their last three matches. in stark contrast, everton have struggled for a win in four games, but liverpool have had their problems, they will be without mo salah and felipe coutinho. what impact will not have? let's speak to somebody who knows a thing or two about the fa cup, danny murphy. thank you forjoining us. ijust mentioned some injuries that liverpool are dealing with. that's not their only concern. there is speculation about philippe coutinho‘s future. will that be a distraction tonight?” coutinho‘s future. will that be a distraction tonight? i don't coutinho's future. will that be a distraction tonight? i don't think so. distraction tonight? i don't think so. i think the bigger picture, you have to look at how you replace them oi’ have to look at how you replace them or how the team plays without him, but tonight the barbie looks after itself. one thing liverpool don't like is creativity. they have lots of players to try and get a st

andy carroll is likely to be up through at least a month after injuring his ankle.nce from the subs bench since the 2nd ofjanuary. the injury is likely to end any hope the 29—year—old has of moving during the tra nsfer 29—year—old has of moving during the transfer window, after he was linked with the switch to chelsea. johanna konta insisted there were positives to take from her exit in the second round of the australian open. she struggled with a very hot conditions in melbourne, losing 6—4, 7-5, conditions in melbourne, losing 6—4, 7—5, and ends britain's interest in the women's draw. it's a bit frustrating, but also i think i'm still taking good stuff from this. i'm not... i don't feel... by any means like it is a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there till the end, so i definitely don't want to be going home this early. kyle edmund is the only brit left in the australian open. that's all the spot for now, more in sportsday at 10:30pm. parents in england are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't been properly funded by the govern

and there was also a big win for west ham, as andy carroll scored his first two goals of the season —ints from safety. it could have gone either way, the game, especially the first half, we were not good, but the second half we were much more like it. and in recent games we felt hard done by, with a decision against newcastle, we were certainly against bournemouth in the last game, and we slipped into the bottom three, and today we were rewarded for keeping at it and, sort of, just being diligent and not giving up. the fifth and final ashes test match sta rts the fifth and final ashes test match starts this evening. england have lost the series, but they have drafted in mason crane to help construct drafted in mason crane to help co nstru ct a drafted in mason crane to help construct a first victory of the tour. there is a bit of sydney harbour site that is four over teesside, the harbour bridge organised built by the english, made great in australia, as the locals would have it, much like cricket. england arrived in slightly more steady shape than they might have been, still no victo

andy carroll will be in a couple of minutes.urne and tried to absorb the atmosphere in the arena. and she certainly looked comfortable out there. the match lasted little over an hour and konta only dropped four games against madison brengle. she‘ll play another american, bernarda pera. the six—times champion novak djokovic has been back in action for the first time since wimbledon, and he came through with ease, only dropping serve once in beating donald young. djokovic is seeded 14th, after missing the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury. and he was wearing quite a fetching kind of arm long/ coloured sleeve to play in melbourne this morning. manchester united have done their best to take advantage of manchester city‘s defeat at liverpool, narrowing the gap at the top of the premier league to 12 points. they beat stoke 3—0 last night, with new stoke manager paul lambert watching from the stands. and jose mourinho isn‘t quite giving up the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i‘ve been ther