world number one jannik sinner has two wins from two at the atp finals.he bbc sport app, orfrom our website at the usual address. see you soon! hello there. so far this week, it's generally not been as gloomy. there was some sunshine around for many places on tuesday, but some parts of northern ireland and southwest scotland stayed misty and murky all day. that fog is lifting as cloud comes in, lifting temperatures in the northwest but ahead of it with clearer skies in england and wales away from the southeast, it's going to be cold to start wednesday, temperatures close to freezing in places and a few mist and fog patches in northern england, the midlands towards the west country, too. those will lift through the morning, sunshine developing. it looks quite cloudy for western scotland, a bit damp too cloud for northern ireland, moving over the irish sea into north west england and north wales, but further south and east we'll hang on to some sunshine — not a bad day. temperatures generally 11 degrees, i think, for england and wales. milder further north,

it was always going to be a treat for the home fans in turin to see world number one jannik sinner inle at the season ending event, to defeat taylor fritz. it was an entertaining 6—4, 6—4 win for the italian, who was pushed early on by fritz, but ultimately came out on top for his second win of the tournament so far. the win extends his great form on the indoor hard courts. sinner can make it three from three in the groups, when he takes on fourth seed daniil medvedev on thursday. fritz will be looking to secure a crucial win against alex de minaur in his bid to advance to the semi—finals for a second time. former champion daniil medvedev beat alex de minaur earlier in the day. the russian lost his first group game, but has kept himself in with a chance of reaching the knock—out stage. he won in straight sets and didn't face a single break point. there was no stopping the womens champions league holders barcelona — who ran riot against st polten — winning 7—0.

now, it was always going to be a treat for the home fans in turin to see world number one jannik sinner. and he certainly didn't disappoint. he defeated taylor fritz in the season ending event, in what was a repeat of this year's us open final. it was an entertaining 6—4, 6—4 win for the italian who was pushed early on by fritz, but ultimately came out on top to claim his second win of the tournament so far. sinner has an opportunity to make it three from three in the group stages, when he takes on fourth seed daniil medvedev on thursday. fritz will be looking to secure a crucial win against australia's alex de minaur in his bid to advance to the semi—finals. it was a very tough match, i think we got to know each other very well, actually, in a grand slam final. we knew exactly what to expect today, he was very aggressive and as i was prepared to, and ijust served a very good in important moments which i have done. the crowd is helping me a lot, it is a very special occasion for me and ijust hope that i can show some good tennis like today and let's see what is coming tomorrow. and that

before the world number one, jannik sinner, ended his remarkable year by beating tallon griekspoor tom double for italy after they also won the billie jean king cup this week. you have different pressure and a different weight of having it on your shoulders but i think we all handled it really well. if it would not be important, i would not be here. for me, it means so much. also sharing this moment, especially with this group. it means so much for me. i'm very happy and honoured to be part of this. in golf, america's lexi thompson has brought her professional career to an end. thompson won herfirst title at the age of 16, and became a major champion at 19 years of age. after carding a final—round two—over—par 7a in the season—ending cme group tour championship with one final putt, she retires at the age of 29. the ii—time lpga tour winner bid an emotional goodbye after announcing her retirement in may. cricket, and england women have beaten south africa in theirfirst t20. they won by four wickets in east london. chasing 143, nat sciver—brunt top—scored with 59, she was out in the fin

world number four in straight sets. it was fritz�*s 50th win of the season. meanwhile, the world number one jannik sinneroup. it was a home game for the italian, sinner, and he won comfortably, in straight sets. england's paul waring held off some off golf�*s biggest names to win the abu dhabi championship, the penultimate event of the dp world tour season. the world number 229 had already broken both the course and the european tour record in his opening two rounds he at yas links, and after a wobble yesterday, he carded a 6—under—par round of 66 in his final round today to take victory, beating a top—class field, including fellow countryman, tyrell hatton, by two shots, and rory mcilroy in a tie for third. it's waring's second win on the european tour, and it puts him fifth in the race to dubai standings, with the season—ending tour championship starting on thursday. it hasn't sunk in yet. obviously, i still think i have to do something else will go and play another hole or something because i never let myself think i was over the line at any point. i always knew there was a job to be done and work to

country has become a bit of a tennis powerhouse recently, with the men's team — led by world number one jannik sinneravis cup for nearly half a century last year. unbelievable. it's a crazy year. i don't know, to finish like this, with a title and the billiejean king cup, it's amazing. i don't have words to describe it. it seems like you're on a platform, going up, up, up, up, up. you know, i'm trying just to enjoy every moment, because it's important also to understand where you are, you know, and ifeel lucky to be in this position. i feel lucky to be part of this team. and i think we played an unbelievable week, and i'm really happy that this year, we could bring the trophy home again. now, warren gatland says he does want to continue as wales rugby union head coach, as his side prepares to face the world champions, south africa, in cardiff on saturday. things haven't been going quite so well for gatland recently. he's overseen a record 11 successive test match defeats, and another loss this weekend would mean wales have gone a whole calendar year without a win — their worst run since 1937. gatland

world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcoming australia's alex defeel like every match is very difficult to play against him. he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play. i still feel like that every time we play, he changes a couple of things so i have to be very aware. it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122 to 120. the three time mvp made his case for another one with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists — numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat the minnesota timberwolves 95—94. his foul shot with under eight seconds to play was the difference for miami, who raise their record to 4—5. the kansas city chiefs narrowly maintained their perfect season with a last—gasp win over

numberfour in fritz to school, beating the world number four in straight sets, it was fritz 50th winner of the season. meanwhile the world number one jannik sinnertalian and comfortable we want it in straight sets. golf and england's paul waring held off some of the world's biggest names to win the abu dhabi championship, the penultimate event of the dp world tour season. there were number 229 had already broken both the cause of european record in his opening two games but after a while he carted a six under par, 66 in his final round to date to take victory beating a top—class field including fellow countrymen terrell hatton by two shots and laurie mcavoy tied for third. growing second win on the european tour and $1.5 million prize means he is now fifth in the race to device standings with a season—ending tour championship starting on thursday. it season-ending tour championship starting on thursday.— starting on thursday. it hasn't sunk in yet- — starting on thursday. it hasn't sunk in yet. obviously - starting on thursday. it hasn't sunk in yet. obviously i - starting on thursday. it hasn't sunk in yet. obviously i still . sunk in yet. obvi

home favourite and world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcomingde minaur in straight sets. i feel like every match, it is very difficult to play against him, he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play, but i still feel like that, you know, that every time we play against, he changes a couple of things, so i have to be very aware, you know, so it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122—120. the three time mvp made his case for another one — with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists — numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat the minnesota timberwolves 95—94. his foul shot with under eight seconds to play was the difference for miami, who raise their record to 4—5. and that's all

he won in straight sets and didn't face a single break point — medvedev next faces world number one jannik sinnerainst taylor fritz this evening. formula i's race director niels wittich has quit. it's believed the german has left because of his relationship with fia president mohammed ben sulayem. the fia say wittich "has stepped down from his position to pursue new opportunities." he will be replaced from the next race in las vegas by rui marques, most recently the race director for formula 2 and 3. england's all time leading test wicket taker james anderson says he thinks it will be �*fun' to try out t20 franchise cricket even though he's now 42 and hasn't played in the sport's shortest format since 2014. anderson insists he's open to offers to play in various competitions including the ipl. although he has ruled out a return to test cricket. there is so much wipe—out cricket now with the franchise leaves around the world. might be quite fun to try them. i've not experienced it. quite a few reasons behind it. the fact that i feel like i still could play, i'm fit enough and i've kept bowling, if

world number one jannik sinner is on court later on saturday, taking on casper ruud in turin.ic first semifinal between american taylor fritz and the two—time champion alexander zverev. fritz rook the first set 6—3, but the german responded in kind to force a decider. fritz has just taken it on the tie break — eventually booking his place in the final 6—3, 3—6, 7—6. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with victory overjapan. jasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from 1—0 down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to win the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi also in straight sets. they'll face the winners of poland or czechia in the last four. ireland's katie taylor, successfully retained her undisputed, light—welterweight title, with a contentious points win, over amanda serrano in texas. the pair served up another classic, in their rematch, but taylor repeatedly leaned in, with her head, opening up a

16 minutes to beat botic van de zandschulp 6—4 6—2 in the first singles match, before world number one jannik sinneressfully defended since the title since the czech republic in 2013. now to snicker. mark allen is through to the last 16 of snookehs through to the last 16 of snooker�*s uk championship but former champion had to really deep againstjackson page. hazel irvine has more. it was a pint of blood this afternoon at the barbican centre because mark allen played jackson page. my mark allen played jackson page. my goodness, it was a slog. even when mark came in here he didn't have a lot of positives to take from it.— didn't have a lot of positives to take from it. there was no breaks of _ to take from it. there was no breaks of note, _ to take from it. there was no breaks of note, i _ to take from it. there was no breaks of note, i think- to take from it. there was no breaks of note, i think it - to take from it. there was no breaks of note, i think it was | breaks of note, i think it was just one 70 all afternoon, causing fluid, there was no one visit windsor anything like that but in the end,

world number one jannik sinner is on court later on saturday, taking on casper ruud in turin.american taylor fritz taking on two—time champion alexander zverev. they've been on court for around 35 minutes and it's currently advantage to the american. fritz taking the first set six games to three courtesy of a solitary break of serve in the sixth game. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with japan taking on italy. t here was an upset in the opening match — world number 135 ena shibahara came from a set down to beat elisabetta cocciaretto, ranked 54th in the world. the result gave japan a 1—0 lead, butjasmine paolini has just levelled the tie by beating moyuka uchijima in straight sets. ireland's katie taylor, successfully retained her undisputed, light—welterweight title, with a contentious points win, over amanda serrano in texas. the pair served up another classic, in their rematch, but taylor repeatedly leaned in, with her head, opening up a cut on serrano's forehead in the fourth round, and she was eventually deducted a point for headbutting in the eigh

he won in straight sets and didn't face a single break point — medvedev next faces world number one jannik sinnerirector niels wittich has quit. it's believed the german has left because of his relationship with fia president mohammed ben sulayem. the fia say wittich "has stepped down from his position to pursue new opportunities." he will be replaced from the next race in las vegas by rui marques, most recently the race director for formula 2 and 3. and that's all the sport for now. returning straightaway to our top story. the archbishop of canterbury has resigned, he has been criticised for not taking action against who abused over a hundred boys and young men. we've had a statement from the archbishop of wales in the last few minutes he has said: "this is an acutely painful issue for all involved, and we hold everyone who has been affected by these events over the years in our thoughts. we also pray for the church of england and anglican communion at this difficult time," that's from the archbishop of wales, andrewjohn. let's speak to richard scorer, head of abuse law and public inquiries at s

16 minutes to beat botic van de zandschulp 6—4 6—2 in the first singles match, before world number one jannik sinnert started in 1900, and the first time a team has successfully defended the title since the czech republic in 2013. you have different pressure and different weight of having italy on your shoulders, but we all handle it really well. if it would be not important i would not be here, so for me it meant so much. for me it was also sharing this moment, special with this group, it meant so much for me, i am very happy and an honour to be part of this. it may not have come as a surprise, but for the fourth consecutive time, max verstappen is the formula one drivers�* champion. all he had to do was keep his challenger lando norris behind him in las vegas — and he managed to do just that. the red bull driver finished in fifth place, with norris in sixth. verstappen becomes just the sixth driver in history to win four world titles. patrick geary reports. once again there is no stopping verstappen. max on top of the world for the fourth time in a row. even in las vegas he had no need to gamble.

home favourite and world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcominginaur in straight sets. i feel like every match, it is very difficult to play against him, he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play, but i still feel like that, you know, that every time we play against, he changes a couple of things, so i have to be very aware, you know, so it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122—120. the three—time mvp made his case for another one — with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists, numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat the minnesota timberwolves 95—94. his foul shot with under eight seconds to play was the difference for miami, who raise their record to 4—5. and that's all your

before the world number one, jannik sinner, ended his remarkable year by beating tallon greekspor.cricket — and england women have beaten south africa in theirfirst t20. they won by four wickets in east london. chasing 143, nat sciver—brunt top scored with 59, she was out in the final over, but sophie ecclestone secured the victory with four balls to spare. england take a 1—0 lead in the series. and that's all the sport for now. we will have more for you later. polls have closed in the first round of presidential elections in romania — with a vote that's been dominated by concerns about inflation, emigration, corruption, and the war in ukraine. unofficial exit polls indicate that the current prime minister, marcel ciolacu, has received most votes. he will take part in a run—off against the second—placed candidate. let's speak to our centrtal europe correspondent nick thorpe, who is in budapest. bring us up—to—date with the latest. bring us up-to-date with the latest. , bring us up-to-date with the latest. . ~., : bring us up-to-date with the latest. , . ., latest. yes, marcel ciola

world number one jannik sinner and norway's casper ruud are currently battling it out for the right tothe first set 6—1. earlier fritz became the first american to reach the final in 18 years. he beat alexander zverev in a thrilling three sets in turin. not since 2006, whenjames blake lost to roger federer, has a us player reached the final of the season—ending tournament and it's the fourth time fritz has beaten the german this year. fritz eventually won 6-3 3-6 7-6. more balls being put in place near the end and at the and to the balls were just huge and when i try to be aggressive i didn't feel like it was doing much so ijust didn't feel like it was doing much so i just told myself at the end ijust had to fight and be solid and try to take care of my serve the best they can but give him absolutely nothing from the back. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with a 2—1 victory overjapan. they'll play either poland or the czech republicjasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from one down. the world number fou

before the world number one, jannik sinner, ended his remarkable year by beating tallon greekspor to and england women have beaten south africa in theirfirst t20. they won by four wickets in east london. chasing 143, nat sciver—brunt top scored with 59, she was out in the final over, but sophie ecclestone secured the victory with four balls to spare. england take a 1—0 lead in the series. and that's all the sport for now. officials at a hospital in northern gaza say their director has been seriously injured in an israeli drone strike. dr hossam abu safiya heads the kamal adwan hospital, one ofjust two medical facilities partly operating in northern gaza. medical sources say the israeli military targeted the hospital's oxygen facilities and diesel storage with drones. the israeli army says it is looking into the reports. israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza so a freelancer for the bbc has interviewed dr hossam abu safiya. translation: we have been asking the world to send - doctors with surgical specialties, so we can treat those who arrive at kamal adwan hosp

eventually won 6—3 3—6 7—6 he'll play the winner of saturday�* second semifinal between world number one jannik sinnerth a 2—1 victory overjapan. jasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from 1—0 down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to wind the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi in straight sets. onto rugby union's autumn internationals. arguably the standout match comes later in paris where france take on new zealand. earlier scotland beat portugal 59—21. england — on a four match losing run — arejust about to take on double world champions, south africa at the allianz stadium in twickenham. the springboks swept aside scotland last time out, whereas england lost to australia. i'm really excited. you know, i've been working really hard the last couple of months to try and push my game on, on the back of not being selected. so, you know, i'm very grateful for this opportunity. what better game to come back for than south africa at home? they're a brilliant outfit. they're very well rounded.

jannik sinner once again cemented his status as world number one by inspiring italy to the davis cupner first won his singles match to level the tie and then beat the argentinian pair of andres molteni and maximo gonzalez with doubles partner matteo berrettini to complete the comeback. they will face australia in the last four tomorrow in what is a repeat last year's final. germany are against the netherlands in the other semi later on friday. it was action—packed opening day of the first test between australia and india in perth. india won the toss and decided to bat and it looked like that had backfired when they were bowled out in two sessions forjust 150. australian bowlerjosh hazlewood doing a lot of the damage with five wickets. but australia's also struggled to make runs. they were 67—7 at stumps, trailing by 83 runs. captainjasprit bumrah with four wickets. in baseball, los angeles dodgers�* shohei ohtani has won his third mvp award. he is the highest paid player in the sport and was unanimously voted the national league�*s star performer by all 30 members of the baseball wri

jannik sinner once again cemented his status as world number one by inspiring italy to the davis cupi—finals. sinnerfirst won his singles match to level the tie, and then beat the argentinian pair of andres molteni and maximo gonzalez with doubles partner matteo berrettini to complete the comeback. they'll face australia in the last four tomorrow in what is a repeat last years final. germany are against the netherlands in a few hours�* time. it was an action—packed opening day of the first test between australia and india in perth. india won the toss and decided to bat, and it looked like that had backfired when they were bowled out in two sessions forjust 150. australian bowlerjosh hazlewood doing a lot of the damage with four wickets. but australia also struggled to make runs. they were 67—7 at stumps, trailing by 83 runs. captainjasprit bumrah also with four wickets. the cleveland browns came from behind to beat the pittsburgh steelers 2a—i9 in a dramatic game on thursday night. the two teams fought through blizzard conditions in ohio. the browns led early, before the steelers cam

to tennis, and jannik sinnerfinished off a perfect group stage at the atp finals with a straight sets win over daniil medvedev, which knocked out his russian rival. world number one sinnerals — that's thanks to alex de minaur beating taylor fritz earlier in the day. victory means sinner tops the group, heading into the semifinals with a perfect three wins from three. so, taylor fritz is also through to the last four after a three—set victory over alex de minaur in his final group game. that means that seventh seed de minaur goes home without winning a single match in on his tournament debut. former manchester united and uruguay striker diego forlan, who's now 45 years old, has played his first professional tennis match. he lost, though, in the first round of the doubles on home soil in the uruguay open. his partner was argentinian federico coria, but they lost 6—1, 6—2 to the bolivian pair boris arias and federico zeballos on the challenger tour. forlan says he was grateful for the opportunity but will now focus on tournaments for the over 45s. to rugby union now, and new zealand coach scott robertson says his side cannot wait to face this man — antoine dupont — as they

jannik sinner has become the first italian to win the atp finals title, after a commanding straight—sets win over american taylor fritz in turin. the world number onehich he also won the first two grand slam titles of his career, of course, with a 6—4, 6—4, victory over fritz — his 70th win of the year. the 23—year—old, the first player to take the title at the season—ending atp finals without losing a set since ivan lendl back in 1986. great britain have beaten canada to reach the semi—finals of the billiejean king cup. emma raducanu gave them a great start, beating rebecca marino in straight sets, the former us open champion top of your screen here. playing for only the second time in almost two months following a foot injury, opened the quarter—final tie against marino and took that first set 6—0. second set was tighter, raducanu, though, grinding out the win, winning it 7—5 and giving britain the first point of the tie against the defending champions. in the second set, rebecca really upped her level. i think she started swinging on pretty much every ball, whether that was wide, whether that was fast and serving great. a lot more first serves,

—1, 6—2 meanwhile jannik sinner has become the first italian to win the atp finals title after a commanding straight—sets win over america's taylor fritz in turin. the world number oner fritz. rory mcilroy says it's a fitting end to 2024, after his season ended in style, winning his third dp world tour championship — and the sixth race to dubai title of his career. the northern irishman only needed a top—ii finish to reach the summit of the season rankings, but won the tournament, finishing 2 shots clear of rasmus hojgaard. the world number three joins the late seve ballesteros in second place in the all—time list, with six triumphs, only colin montgomerie is ahead of the pair, with eight victories. to put my name alongside secular, never in my wildest dreams. to win today for the the time here with only close because i have recently, thinking back to the us open, irish open, wentworth, to get one over the line and finished the layer —— finish the year on a high, i get emotional thinking of everything that has happened this year and i couldn't think of a better way to end 202a. and that's all the sport for now — head to the bbc sport website for the latest on the fi

we do world number one jannik sinner is into the final of the atp world tour finals after easing pastfirst american to reach the final in 18 years. he beat alexander zverev in a thrilling three sets in turin. not since 2006, whenjames blake lost to roger federer, has a us player reached the final of the season—ending tournament and it's the fourth time fritz has beaten the german this year. fritz eventually won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with a 2—1 victory overjapan. they'll play either poland or the czech republicjasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from one down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to win the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi in straight sets. rory mcilroy is on the verge of winning a sixth race to dubai title. he needs to finish in the top 11 at the season ending dp world tour championship and he'll head into the final round in dubai tied for the lead with denmark

meanwhile, jannik sinner has become the first italian to win the atp finals title after a commanding straight—sets win over america's taylor fritz in turin. the world number oneth a 6—4 6—4 win over fritz. cricket, and rain has stopped play in the fifth and final t20 international in st lucia. england won the toss and put west indies in to bat, they were 44 without loss before the rain came after just five overs. england have already won the series 3—1. rory mcilroy says it's a fitting end to 2024, after his season ended in style, winning his third dp world tour championship — and the sixth race to dubai title of his career. the northern irishman only needed a top—11 finish to reach the summit of the season rankings, but won the tournament, finishing two shots clear of rasmus hojgaard. the world number three joins the late seve ballesteros in second place in the all—time list, with six triumphs, only colin montgomerie is ahead of the pair, with eight victories. a day after drawing the opening match of their four—match series with jamaica, england have rebounded with a win in game two. after finding themselves level after the first two quarters, the roses edge