a good win for andy murray. always like that for andy murray. he had that terrible defeat to rba but he is getting himself over the line, but it is hard work and it certainly was today. but it is hard work and it certainly was today-— was today. within the last six months or — was today. within the last six months or so, _ was today. within the last six months or so, he _ was today. within the last six months or so, he is _ was today. within the last six months or so, he is winning l was today. within the last six j months or so, he is winning a was today. within the last six i months or so, he is winning a match they're losing in the second round, with the exception of the event in sydneyjust before with the exception of the event in sydney just before the with the exception of the event in sydneyjust before the australian open, where he reached the final, and that looked like it could be a first tour title for over two years, but it has been a struggle over the last couple of weeks and that was a real grind ag

in dubai — andy murray and novak djokovic in action. what happened ?en. he played a fantastic match and andy murray was not able to lead today. he is in the pattern at the moment of winning a match and losing a match after that fantastic run in sydney at the start of the air. know that djokovic winning in straight sets against and divide he's in the quarterfinals. he needs to keep winning but if medvedev wins the title in acapulco that medvedev will take over as the world number one. he won his in the early hours of the morning. he won his in the early hours of the mornin:. a . ., he won his in the early hours of the mornin:. 1, . ,, ., ~ _, he won his in the early hours of the mornin:. ., ~ �* he won his in the early hours of the mornin. ., ~ �* . morning. back to mexico. i'm a radical note _ morning. back to mexico. i'm a radical note been _ morning. back to mexico. i'm a radical note been plane - morning. back to mexico. i'm a radical note been plane in - radical note been plane in guadalajara. we remember at the australian open she was hampered by

andy murray's bid to reach 700 wins on the atp tour will have to wait a little longer after losing tohips. another second round exit for andy murray who has gone out of the stage for his past four tournaments dating out to the australian open last month. the decisive break, tight first, much more dominant in the second winning four of the final five games to a 7—56— to win. emma raducanu was forced to retire in a real marathon match in mexico overnight — her first competitive outing since defeat at the australian open. the reigning us open champion was top seed at the guadalajara 0pen, but was clearly struggling with her left hip after spending three hours and 36 minutes on court in herfirst round match against australia's daria saville. raducanu was down a break in the deciding set when she called it a day. mixed fortunes for british riders. mac having this crashing early on but managed to complete the 112 mile stage. miss murk cavendish. adam yates is up to fourth overall after stage four of the uae tour. after 112 miles of riding it came down to a battle between the briton who ride

andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open.the rotterdam open. murray won in straight sets. the british formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the end of 2025. the 22—year—old finished sixth in last seasons standings with four podium finishes, and he also claimed his first pole position as the team finished fourth in the constructors championship. i have good confidence in the team, and the team have confidence in me. so we want to achieve this together. i want to win a championship with mclaren and win races, at least. and that's our goal, notjust mine, it's our goal. i'm happy to be staying here much longer, spending more time with the boys and girls club and all of mclaren. meanwhile, red bull have revealed the new car they hope will help max verstappen to retain the world title. the team launched the car, the rb18, on social media. they also announced a new title sponsorship with the us technology giant oracle. it's said to be among the most lucrative in f1 history at a

andy murray was beaten by the world number ten jannik sinner earlier in the day.n out of the mexican open for attacking the umpire's chair at the end of a doubles match which went to a deciding tie—break, in which zverev argued with the umpire over a line call here. once he and his partner were beaten, zverev let his frustrations out on the umpire's chair, and the atp says zverev, who was the defending singles champion, has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct. well, zverev has been on social media to apologise, saying... the six nations is back this weekend, and ireland will be without iain henderson due to coronovirus. the ulster captain has returned home to isolate after testing positive as the squad assembled on monday. henderson missed ireland's opening six nations win over wales through injury before returning from the bench in the defeat to france. captainjohnny sexton has recovered from injury. and wales have left wing louis rees—zammit out of their squad to face england at twickenham. the 21—year—old damaged his ankle in the

britain's andy murray won only one game, as he lost in straight sets to roberto bautista agut in thefinals as alejandro davidovich fokina came from behind to win their encounter. 2018 tour de france winner geraint thomas says he can still be competitive even at the age of 35. he started his sixteenth season as a professional rider by finishing 32nd on the opening stage of the tour of the algarve in portugal. he says there's less expectation on him this year at his ineos grenadiers team, but he wants to make the most of competing at the tour de france and commonwealth games. and they've been two of the biggest names in british boxing for the last decade, but amir khan and kell brook have never faced off in the ring — until now. their near 20—year feud will reach its climax in their fight at manchester arena on saturday night. this is one of the big fights in my career, which i have to go in there. between the both of you don't want you to that which is what everyone knows everyone sees that. and i cannot lose against kell brook will be very upsetting to my career if i lost kell brook

andy murray came from a set down to beat australian qualifier christopher o'connell in three sets.e victory comes a week after murray suffered one of the heaviest defeats of his career, 6—0, 6—1 against roberto bautista agut in doha. he'll now face either alejandro davidovich fokina or world number ten jannik sinner. chelsea are in chapmions league action on tuesday as they welcome lille to stamford bridge, but all the pre—match talk has centred around their misfiring star striker romelu lukaku, and in particular his recent premier league outing at the weekend. chelsea's most expensive player, who was signed at the start of the season for $115 million, only touched the ball seven times in saturday's win at crystal palace, the lowest number any player has managed in a 90—minute premier league appearance since at least 2003, when that data was first recorded.. it can be like this, and this is of course know we want and of course not what he wants, but it's also not like... it's not a time to laugh about him and makejokes like... it's not a time to laugh about him and make jokes about

since 2004 — that the world number one hasn't been one of djokovic, roger federer, rafael nadal or andy murray our top story. delegates from ukraine and russia have begun their first talks since vladimir putin ordered his troops to invade last week. the two sides are meeting at the border with belarus, but hopes for progress are not high, with the ukrainian president calling for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of russian forces. fierce fighting has continued in many areas. ukraine's president zolodomyr zelensky has been speaking in the last few hours. he said the response to the russian invasion had been these talks, along with every other negotiation that happens notjust recently, before this invasion but throughout this crisis, expectations are low. president zelensky will go into them wanting to things. he wants a ceasefire and for russian troops pullback. that might sound familiar, mounted? russian troops pulling back, given that since last april those russian troops have been gathering in their tens of thousands across ukraine's borders and as well as on the shores to the south.

earlier andy murray was beaten by the world number 10 jannik sinner in dubai. rlier andy murray was beaten by the world number 10 jannik sinner in dubai. the world number one was chaired onto the court in the divide it was another second round exit for murray who has gone out at this stage at his past four tournaments. sinner claimed the decisive break in a tight first set but was much more dominant in the second, winning four of the final five games to seal a 7—5, 6—2 win. the world number 3 alexander zverev�*s apologised — after being thrown out of the mexican open for attacking the umpire's chair at the end of a doubles match. last night which went to a deciding tie—break — in which zverev argued with the umpire over a line call here. once he and his partner were beaten zverev let his frustrations out on the umpire's chair and the atp says zverev, who was the defending singles champion, has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct. the six nations is back this weekend, and ireland will be without iain henderson due to coronovirus. th

andy murray came from a set down to beat australian qualifier christopher o'connell in three sets.o bautista agut in doha. he'll now face either alejandro davidovich fokina or world number ten jannik sinner. chelsea are in chapmions league action on tuesday as they welcome lille to stamford bridge, but all the pre—match talk has centred around their misfiring star striker romelu lukaku, and in particular his recent premier league outing at the weekend. chelsea's most expensive player, who was signed at the start of the season for $115 million, only touched the ball seven times in saturday's win at crystal palace, the lowest number any player has managed in a 90—minute premier league appearance since at least 2003, when that data was first recorded. it can be like this, and this is of course not what we want and of course not what romelu wants, but it's also not like... it's not a time to laugh about him and makejokes about him. he is in the spotlight, and of course we will protect him because he is our player. now, at the peak of his career, jack wilshere was seen as one of the bes

andy murray was beaten by the world number ten jannik sinner earlier in the day.re. once he and his partner were beaten, zverev let his frustrations out on the umpire's chair, and the atp says zverev, who was the defending singles champion, has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct. well, zverev has been on social media to apologise, saying... the six nations is back this weekend, and ireland will be without iain henderson due to coronovirus. the ulster captain has returned home to isolate after testing positive as the squad assembled on monday. henderson missed ireland's opening six nations win over wales through injury before returning from the bench in the defeat to france. captainjohnny sexton has recovered from injury. and wales have left wing louis rees—zammit out of their squad to face england at twickenham. the 21—year—old damaged his ankle in the warm—up against ireland, but still played in the defeat in dublin. he's been released to play for gloucester against leicester on saturday. england's all—time leading wicket—takerjame

andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open.finishes, and he also claimed his first pole position as the team finished fourth in the constructors championship. i have good confidence in the team, and the team have good confidence in me. so we want to achieve this together, you know, i want to win a championship with mclaren and win races, at least. and that's our goal, you know, it's notjust mine, it's our goal. so i'm happy to be staying here much longer, spending more time with the boys and girls in mtc and all of mclaren. and red bull have revealed the new car they hope will help max verstappen to retain the world title. the team launched the car, the rb18, on social media. they also announced a new title sponsorship with the us technology giant oracle. it's said to be among the most lucrative in f1 history at an estimated £74 million a year for the next five seasons. and that's all your sport for now. from me and the team, good night. hello. a colder day for all of us on thursday, but across the northern half of the country,

since 2004 — that the world number one hasn't been one of djokovic, roger federer, rafael nadal or andy murrayvladimir putin, handed control of the club to its charitable foundation over the weekend. the bbc understands the foundation are yet to accept his offer — with concerns around their legal responsibilities and whether commission rules will allow them to assume control. in football, oleksandr zinchenko will feature for manchester city in their fa cup game against peterborough on tuesday. the ukrainian was on the bench for city's premier league win over everton on saturday. i think it will be good for him to play and show that he is a magnificent player to play football. the game as a final, they are not in the best position in the championship, but he's more conditioned, weird doing that tomorrow, and so, yeah, we will prepare — tomorrow, and so, yeah, we will prepare well, we prepared well today, — prepare well, we prepared well today, tomorrow, to go through and -et today, tomorrow, to go through and get the _ today, tomorrow, to go through and get the qualifier. leeds united have conf

bbc sport website, including on the sacking of dundee managerjames mcpake this afternoon and on andy murray'sack to you, reeta. more now on the ongoing tension between russia and ukraine. the of native sify is seen any evidence of de—escalation and effects fact said the opposite. at a news conference, he said this may change but currently they are see russia maintain a massive invasion force ready to attack. let's speak to drjeffrey mankoff. good afternoon to you. we are seeing difficult at the best of times to read what russia is doing, but one might assume that its claims that it is withdrawing troops was a signal that diplomacy was working, and yet the secretary general of nato does not think so, the us does not think so and the ukrainian president does not think so. what do you think going on? not think so. what do you think auoin on? ., ~ i. not think so. what do you think going on?— not think so. what do you think uaoinon? ., , . not think so. what do you think ttoin on? ., ~' , . �*, going on? thank you very much. it's very difficult — going on? thank you very much. it's very difficult

britain's andy murray won only one game as he lost in straight sets to roberto bautista agut in the lastdan evans also failed to reach the quarterfinals, as alejandro davidovich fokina came from behind to win their encounter. sir mark todd has been given an interim suspension by the british horseracing authority, after a video on social media appeared to show him hitting a horse with a branch. the former olympic equestrian champion turned racehorse trainer — will be unable to race horses while investigations continue. the 65—year—old, who trains in wiltshire, has apologised for his actions. on sunday, the bha condemned the video. it appears to show todd strike the horse multiple times, while attempting to coax it towards the water jump in a cross—country schooling session. and they've been two of the biggest names in british boxing for the last decade. but amir khan and kell brook have neverfaced off in the ring — until now. their near 20—year feud will reach its climax in their fight at manchester arena on saturday night. this is one of the big fights in my career which i have to go in

andy murray is also there competing alongside djokovic having faced questions over his immediate futurehe was thrashed 6—0, 6—1 at a tournament in qatar last week, and afterwards he said this performance gave him hope that he can compete at the top level. the holders are back in champions league action this evening as chelsea welcome the french side lille in the first leg of their last 16 tie. the build—up has focused on chelsea striker romelu lukaku, who touched the balljust seven times in 90 minutes in their last premier league match. that stat prompted some jokes at his expense from fans, but his manager says it's time to get behind their £90—million man. it can be like this and it's of course not what we want and of course not what romelu wants but it's also not like... it's not the time to laugh about him and make jokes about him. he is in the spotlight, of course, and we will protect him because he's our player. well, the final of this year's champions league is due to be held in st petersburg. uefa say there are no plans to switch that as things stand. european football's governi

andy murray is still struggling to put a run of wins together — he's been knocked out of the rotterdamkes on british number one cameron norrie in the quarter—finals. that's all the sport for now. now, some breaking news that will be of interest to anyone who is thinking of going to spain for the holidays because we were just talking about the problem in terms of families with children over the age of 12, they had to be double vaccinated to go to spain. so a lot of people have been cancelling the holiday to spain. well, there has been a change of that. let me bring you the details. spain is going to allow in unvaccinated british teenagers from monday, as long as they have had a pcr test. the secretary of state for spanish tourism has told us that 12 to 17—year—olds who have not been vaccinated against cove it will still be allowed to go into the country, into spain, from monday the 14th. -- country, into spain, from monday the 14th. —— cove it. as long as they present a negative pcr test taken within 72 hours of arrival into spain. so that is good news for anyone who is planning to take

andy murray came from a set down to beat australian qualifier christopher o'connell in three sets.sta agut in doha. he'll now face either alejandro davidovich fokina or world number ten jannik sinner. let's bring you up to date with all the squad news for this weekend's six nations. and a boost for wales ahead of their crunch tie with england at twickenham. taulupe faletau is back in the squad after recovering from injury. the british and irish lions back rower played 80 minutes on saturday in his second match back for bath after seven months out injured. faletau comes into the squad following wales' victory over scotland in round two, having lost their opener to ireland. scotland head coach gregor townsend has added six players to the squad, to face france at murrayfield on saturday. jonny gray was among the big names to drop out due to injury. uncapped glasgow warriors duo ollie smith and kiran mcdonald are draughted in, along with simon berghan, oli kebble, marshall sykes and james lang. and james lowe is back in the ireland squad, for their upcoming match against italy on sunda

andy murray's bid to reach 700 wins on the atp tour is going to have to wait a little longer after her murray who has gone out at this stage at his past four tournaments, dating back to the australian open last month. sinner claimed the decisive break in a tight first set but was much more dominant in the second, winning four of the final five games to seal a 7 5, 6 2 win. and there was disappointment for emma raducanu who was forced to retire in a real marathon match in mexico her first competitive outing since losing at the australian open. the reigning us open champion was top seed at the guadalajara open, but was clearly struggling with her left hip after spending three hours and 36 minutes on court in herfirst round match against australia's daria saville. raducanu was down a break in the deciding set when she called it a day. that is all the sport for now, back to you. we have got the latest ons figures about death rates. joining me in the studio with more bbc head of statistics robert cuffe. what are the figures showing regarding the number of people dying with covid? taste reg

andy murray said he didn't agree with novak�*s decision not to get vaccinated. last week in qatar. we're trying not to get too disappointed by maybe not performing as well as i would like and sort of... he sighs. you know, accepting — or trying to accept — the situation that i'm in just now. like i say, i want to be doing better... but, yeah, obviously i have an opportunity now this week to achieve a goal of mine — i've been wanting to get to 700 match wins, which i think is, you know, when it happens will be a great achievement. now, they say life can be tough at the top. as chelsea's record signing romelu lukaku is finding out. with jokes at his expense. bought for £90 million, he only touched the ball seven times in their last game. that's the lowest by any player in the premier league since records began. and whilst many rival fans are seeing the funny side, his manager isn't ahead of their game in the champions league against lille tonight. it can be like this, and it's of course not what we want, and of course not what romelu wants. but it's also not like,

andy murray is still struggling to put a run of wins together — he was knocked out of the rotterdam openst deal the sport has with any circuit. bahrain was the first middle eastern state to host a race when it made its debut back in 200a. abu dhabi and saudi arabia have since followed. it will stage the season—opening grand prix next month. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. now the phones going off here, i can safely say. on the silage, i'm sure. fully vaccinated passengers arriving into the uk will no longer have to take any covid tests — either before departure or on arrival. the change — which kicked in at four o'clock this morning — means travellers who haven't received at least two vaccine doses will still need to provide proof of a negative covid result — and book a post—arrival pcr test. it comes as hundreds of thousands of people prepare to travel abroad for the half—term break. and this morning it's been announced spain will allow in unvaccinated uk teenagers from monday. spain's secretary of state for tourism told the bbc that 12—17 year old