sri lanka had angelo matthews in the shot got them to 50.00 yards, angelo matthews made 107, days to go but enough so far to make you glad you brought that flag. joe wilson, bbc news. andy murray says he's gutted to miss the australian open after no workable solution could be found to allow him to play following his positive test for coronavirus. the 33—year—old was set to fly out to melbourne last week, but wasn't allowed to travel after being found to have covid—19. he's since tested negative, but says finding a way to travel to australia and then going into quarantine before the tournament starts on february the 8th has proved too difficult. with six months to go to the scheduled olympic opening ceremony in tokyo, ioc president thomas bach says he's confident the games will go ahead. bach has also insisted the event has the "full support" of japanese officials after a newspaper report claimed the country's government has "privately concluded" that the olympics and paralympics may have to be called off due to rising coronavirus rates. and

angelo matthews experienced, defiant and scoring. while he remained, sri lanka's lead increased. lanka were all out. now england just needed 7a to win. hold your nerve, when the test. oh, dear. 3—1. next, crawley caught 12—2. still, there was the captain. oh no, there was not. joe root in a scrambling, tangling —— for a not. joe root in a scrambling, tangling —— fora run not. joe root in a scrambling, tangling —— for a run which he did not make. check the mood. faces of stone. there is in tatters. what is coming next? well, the umpire saw bad light. england remainjust three down, just 36 to win. the end is close. we knew at the wicket was doing. it was obviously big spin, and with that new ball against the sri lankan spinners, it was always going to be a tricky period. but i think we have consolidated pretty well. johnny and dan played really nicely, and i think the way dan has played has really been great to see, and i think we can come back and get the remaining runs tomorrow. they certainly hope so! staying with cricket... india fought back on day three of the fourth test agai

angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. one game in the premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the premier league, efl and women's super league put out a joint statement, reminding players to follow their covid protocols. there's been plenty of breaches in league and fa cup games recently, with players continuing to hug when celebrating a goal. the leagues say they've introduced enhanced coronavirus protocols for this week's games, adding that they need to be followed if the season

well, england had mark would bowling fast, sri lanka had angelo matthews. this shot got him to 50.od is 90 mph. gender mile, finally come after all that effort, reword! but on balance, the bat held sway with the 229 runs that sri lanka scored, angela matthews made 107. days to come, but enough so far to make you glad you brought that flag. joe wilson, bbc news. great stuff from angela matthews. quick round up some of the day's other stories and we'll stay with cricket because in australia england's alex hales hit a century as his side the sydney thunder posted the highest big bash total in history. they beat top of the table sydney sixers by 46 runs. hales hit nine fours and eight sixes, reaching his century off only 52 deliveries as the thunder scored 232 for five. they're on course to reach the play—offs, which start next week tyrell hatton leads the way on 12 under par at the abu dhabi golf championship — he was through 13 holes on his second round, before play was stopped for bad light, rory mcilroy is five shots back on seven under. the second match of the netball legends seri

angelo matthews making 100.s were both out cheaply again, at one stage they were 5 for 2. but their captain came to the rescue once more — joe root not out on 67, as england were 98 for 2 at the close. it was a really good effort to keep them under 400. we know now we have a lot of time to try and win this game, but that's what you got to do. got off to a decent start today. we just need a couple guys to go big. and ben ainslie's dreams of becoming the first british skipper, to win sailing's america's cup are still very much alive. his team ineos beat the italians, to win their qualifying competition, so they now go on to take on either italy again, or the usa, next month for the right to face new zealand for the one of sport's oldest trophies in march. straight for the team because we've had a _ straight for the team because we've had a tough start. i'm incredibly proud _ had a tough start. i'm incredibly proud of— had a tough start. i'm incredibly proud of everyone. that said, we know _ proud of everyone. that

angelo matthews will resume tomorrow on 107 not out.got is controlling the weight and keeping the pressure on, and i think that last session really, for about 70 or something, not as great pressure from us as a group. and —— data is great pressure, and we keep that pressure on and we have to keep out as much as we can and keep hammering away and trying to force an opening. when you get that opening, you have to be right behind. meanwhile down in australia, england's alex hales smashed a rapid century as his side the sydney thunder posted the highest big bash total in history. they beat top of the table sydney sixers by 46 runs. hales hit nine fours and eight sixes, reaching his century off only 52 deliveries as the thunder scored 232 for 5. victory lifted the thunder up to third in the table, five points behind their city rivals. the top four teams reach the play—offs, which start next week. britain's elvin evans has the overall lead at the end of the second day of the monte carlo rally. he took the top spot after toyota team mate and w

angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in.g it with wonderful control. a bird scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. 0ne game in the premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the premier league, efl and women's super league put out a joint statement, reminding players to follow their covid protocols. there's been plenty of breaches in league and fa cup games recently, with players continuing to hug when celebrating a goal. the leagues say they've introduced enhanced coronavirus protocols for this week's games, adding that they need to be followed if the seasons are to be finished. football hasn't always, has and always w

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angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. with wonderful control. a suite from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. 0lympic bronze medalist nile wilson has announced his retirement from gymnastics following a spate of career threatening injuries. he was part of a golden generation for british gymnastics, becoming britain's first 0lympic medallist on the high bars in rio and won three golds at the commonwealth games on the gold coast in 2018. posting about his retirment he said gymnastics gave him experiences he could never have dreamed of but his body can't take anymore. and the masters snooker continues this evening, but there was a bit of a shock earlier — the world number 5 kyren wilson was knocked out of the quarter finals by david gilbert, who came back to edge a finalframe decider to make the last four. let's take you to the live action from milton keynes now. defending champion stuart bingham's in action, he playing shaun murphy for a place in the semi—fina

since then, though, it's been hard going for england's bowlers and angelo matthews has passed his halfey defended brilliantly, digging in for most of the match. keeper nick pope making some fantastic saves, and then late on they got a break at the other end when liverpool keeper alisson fouled ashley barnes, and it was barnes who dusted himself off to score and move burnley away from trouble in the lower half of the table. but what about the defending champions, now six points off the top? we have to work harder, to do the right things more, for longer, more consistent, all these kind of things. but not talking like it's an easy race, it's not, it's not. it shows a lot of things, it shows how incredible, how good the boys, how consistent the boys were. but that was never something that anyone should have taken for granted. because now we see they are all human beings. we had to work very hard for the performance as you do in these places — performance as you do in these places i— performance as you do in these places. i said they had to be diligent _ places. i said they had to be dilig

he picked up where he left off, removing century—maker angelo matthews early on.hether to reach south—western parts of england and wales. around the coasts, mostly rain. further n, there will be snowfall. here we could have a good covering of snow. when oliver voysey found out the charity that changed his life was on the brink of collapse — he wanted to do anything he could to help them. so oliver — who has learning disabilities — is doing a series of challenges to celebrate his birthday, to raise money for the outdoor activity centre in the lake district that has given him experiences his family didn't think were achievable. so far he's raised an incredible £27,000. we'll speak to oliver and his family in a moment, but first his mum sarah explains why it holds such a special place in his heart. hello, we are the voysey family from newcastle. our i2—year—old son oliver had a catastrophic brain injury when he was only two days old, leaving him with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, learning difficulties, and a severe vision impairment, meaning he is registered blin

the hosts closed on 229 for 4, with angelo matthews on 107 not out and james anderson was once againain, and bowling, the eternal one. joe root, safe hands. rested in the first test. struck twice in the opening minutes of this one. on! anderson again. shri langer were picking in a mess. the hero —— sri lanka. sri lanka had their own support on the fort. this is how he does it. anderson delivers and the batsmen just can't help himself. england had mark would bowling fast. shrill anchor —— sri lanka hands matthews. 0verall, beneath the beating sun, the day became placid. mark ward is 90 miles an hour. finally, after all that effort, reward. but the bat held sway. after 229 runs, sri lanka scored, matthews made 107. days to come, but enough so far to make you glad he brought that flag. 0lympic organisers hope the covid—19 vaccine will mean the rescheduled tokyo games can take place injuly, despite a newspaper report on friday casting doubt on their going ahead. the international olympic committee and the international paralympic committee released a statement to say the report was categ