. >> arnold palmer alert. arnold palmer alert. >> around palmer has been gone for over two years. will always be a favorite. trying to defend the title at bay hill, but the field got blitzed by francisco molinari. he missed the green by eight. when you're on fire, you do stuff like this. he was the leader by one on 18. he was just trying to get close from 45 feet. instead he knocked it in. that sealed a two-shot victory over matthew fitzpatrick. he shot a bogie-free 64 in the final to close it out. >>> trying to punch the ticket to the ncaa tournament, trailing northern iowa by as many as 18. trying to send the game to ot, but they would not have one shining moment. bradley is going to the dance for the first time since 2006. >>> across the pond, soccer match between birmingham and afton villa. play is stopped after a ball went out of bounds. a fan ran onto the field, and hit a player from behind. the fan was arrested. the player was able to finish the game and scored the game-winning goal in the second half. >> that happened in birmingham? >> yes. across the pond. >> dangerous st

. >> arnold palmer alert. arnold palmer alert. who wants sol arnold palmers? >> arnold palmer has been gone for over two years. his drink will go on forever, defending his title. but they would get blitz by that guy. right there. he finished on eight, but when you're on fire, you do stuff like that. one of four birdies on the front nine. a leader by 18, just trying to get it close from 45 feet out. look at it there. that would seal the deal really with the two-shot victory. shooting 64 to close it out. >> trying to punch their ticket to the ncaa tournament, trailing northern iowa by as many as 18 in the second half. they would take their first lead of the game. final seconds now. down three. trying to send the game to overtime. but they would not have that tiny moment. bradley is going dancing for the first time since 2006. >>> across the pond, the soccer match between farmingham and austin villa, playing the stop after going out of bounds and the fan would run onto the field and hit jack from behind. the fan was arrested, able to finish the game and score the

you alluded to the family watching and it's arnold palmer's tournament. what does it mean to you to have this on your resume? >> incredible. high up the with the best wins i've had nie was a special player and most of all, a special person and liked himam for the and coming here obviously, he and jack were up there as gods. to win here, t it's reallly special. >> aggressions. >> thank you. thanks. get>>o's k butac just two putts from here, o he'll take solcond. >> sometimes the hardest thing in the do is log it w told up with a give me two-putt. >> he has a little left. doesn't want to fall back into the group at 9 under. cilroy, if he's able to drop this in for birdie,sc willd in the top 10 of the fedex standings, rory a fedexcup champion two years ago, a chance to rise in that season long race. >> rory's fans areisappointed again really. this is seventh time he's been in the last group. >> that zing is in the last 12 months. seventh time in the last 12 months he's been in the final group final round on tour, no wins, scoring average in those rounds more

tiger woods says the neck injury that forced him out of last weekend's arnold palmer invitational tournamentlways be some pain after all the surgery he has had. the 14—time major winner returns at the players championship, saying his neck had been troubling him for a while. it is not painful now. it was getting to a point where it was affecting my set up, my backswing, my through swinging. it was just gradually, you know, getting worse. and that's just because my lower backis and that's just because my lower back is fused, and so the stress has to go somewhere. if i don't have movement. and so it is very important for me, going forward, since the surgery, is to keep playable, or else the stresses going to somewhere else. in rugby union, the six nations is considering an offer from private equity firm cvc to sell a stake in the sport's oldest championship. it is believed it could provide a windfall of more than $130 million to each union, but would mean partly surrendering control of the competition. the interest means the six nations face a dilemma between selling to private money or embraci

rafa cabrera bello leads after the first round of the arnold palmer invitational — he's seven under parpion rory mcilroy couldn't get going and had to settle for par in an ordinary opening round. da points reacted to his shot at the par three 7th as if it was just another iron. anything but... an ace! but back to back bogeys afterwards meant his round was just par for the course, he's seven shots off the lead too. phil mickelson had the highlight of the round. playing right handed he thinks it's good but in reality the ball was at his feet. still he ended the day 4—under. the man is a genius steel! the english premier league champions manchester city are being investigated by european football's governing body for alleged financial fair play violations. uefa says they'll focus on recent claims made by the german news magazine der spiegel which include the accusations city have decieved uefa over the value of their sponsorship deal with etihad airways. city have described the claims as "entirely false." city, meanwhile, remain on course to win five trophies this season. they've already p

tiger woods has withdrawn from this week's arnold palmer invitational at bay hill after suffering from currently ranked 12 in the world hopes to play in next week's players' championship at sawgrass. the usa eagles beat samoa 27—0 to win a second sevens title in a row on home turf. the las vegas win was their first on this season's world rugby sevens series and they are now clear at the top of the world rankings ahead of new zealand. the great britain rugby league team is back. it was announced on monday that they'll play new zealand, tonga and papua new guinea in a southern hemisphere tour later this year, 13 years after their last tour. the funeral of england world cup winner gordon banks, who died last month aged 81, has taken place in stoke. thousands lined the streets to say goodbye and pay their final respects. the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan was there. for one final time, they'd come to honour the greatest goalkeeper this club, this country has ever had. fitting that the final journey of gordon banks began here at stoke city, where he went from legendary player to club presiden

francesco molinari sank a as—foot birdie putt to come from five shots behind on sunday and win the arnold palmer no one got closer than two shots the rest of the way. he won for the fourth time in the last nine months. matt fitzpatrick shot a 1—under 71 to finish alone in second. andrea dovizioso held off marc marquez to win a thrilling motogp season—opener in qatar. it was a close finish as the italian ducati rider won with the reigning world champion just 0.023 back on his honda. britain's cal crutchlow was third. in dublin, ireland claimed a bonus point victory over france to keep their six nations hopes alive. captain rory best set the tone with an early try whilejohnny sexton, jack conan and keith earls also crossed, as the defending champions redicovered their form which seemed to have deserted them during this tournament. yoann huget and camille chat scored late consolation tries for france, but failed to mask another disappointing performance. wales on the hunt for what would be a first grand slam since 2012. england also very much in the mix. they take on scotland at twickenham while fr

tommy fleetwood out in the states, where he has a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the arnold palmer's 9—under. he followed up his opening roudn 69 with a second round 66 on 9—under alongside keegan bradley. the pair are four shots clear of the field. he's chasing a maiden win in the united states and he's well placed heading into the weekend. this would be a comeback the athletics world would love to see. britain's four—time olympic champion mo farah has hinted he may return to the track for this year's world championships in doha in october. the 35—year—old retired from the track running two years ago to concentrate on the marathon and will run a half marathon in london this weekend before the full distance in the city next month. but his mind is beginning to look elsewhere. i think it is possible if i am in great shape. if my body can hold well. my capable of going for my country, why not? i watch my fellow athletes competing and it is more of cani athletes competing and it is more of can i do it? that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello, and

northern ireland's graeme mcdowell is three shots off the lead in the first round of the arnold palmer rafael cabrera is the clubhouse leader on seven under par. five—time major winner phil mickelson was presented with the biggest challenge of the day. known as lefty, the american uncharacteristically tried using his right hand, with the club face also the wrong way round to get out of trouble on one hole. unfortunately the ball rattled around some netting and promtly popped out not far from his feet. he's on four under par. the world triathlon series gets under way in abu dhabi tomorrow. reigning world champion vicky holland will be one of five female british athletes starting their season when the series gets under way. it's probably more me that it is important for than anybody else. i don't think that race matters in terms of what i will get of the whole season or what my goals are, yes, around the world series, but around olympic qualifications, which happens a bit later in the year. but i really wanted to go to that first race of the year as the defending world champion, to start

also this big comeback at the arnold palmer invitational.a final round of the arnold palmer behind leaders rs but 36-year-old played what he called the best putting ground of his career flawsless at 8-under finished minus 12 a fantastic birdie on hi final hole sealed a two-shot victory at a check for more than 1.6 million dollars. the beautiful putt on 77nd hole tiger woods did not play because of a strained neck but confirminged sunday tige her play in this week's players championship. this comes sunday the ncaa men's basketball tournament selection is show three schools got in sunday to bracket never before hit gardner web university been here but running bulldogs from boiling springs north carolina school of 2600 plus when big south conference overgo to ncaa so does bradley and liberty. something we "don't ask, don't tell" see every day a soccer player gets attacked by a fan . sucker punches on the pitch and english championship match jack -- gets suck orer punched by fan but gets ultimate revenge scores game winning goal and he wins at b

the tiger woods withdrawing from the arnold palmer invitational in orlando.in the tournament with a neck strain. he has been dealing with a neck strain in a few weeks. hopes to compete in the players championship. tiger woods out of the arnold palmer. melissa: tragedy in alabama. deadly tornadoes in the state. we're live on the ground in lee county where the search for survives continues. changing the way how america votes. a new proposal could majorly shake up presidential elections and the traditional path to the white house. ♪ limu's right. liberty mutual can save you money by customizing your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh... yeah, i've been a customer for years. huh... only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? connell: well joining what is already a crowded field the former governor of colorado john hick enlooper joining the candidates for president, citing division

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he plays it for par and that it's his first victory on the pga tour since the arnold palmer invitational. >> i think it was the experience is had starting the year. good chance in hawaii and mexico and last week and the culmination of getting those experiences. i felt more and more comfortable each time. i almost liked today because it was tough. i knew guys weren't going to get away from us, especially when i made a double on 4. i knew it was similar start to yesterday and chances coming up. i stayed as patient as i possibly could. any time i looked at thesed i hr three shots behind and that gave me a little encouragement to keep going and play a great back nine. >> it only makes sense that the irishman wins the players championship on st. patrick's day sunday. if you're wanting to follow the march madness it gets started tuesday, march 19th. that's it for sports. more news after this break. the y is ♪ >>> so festive, the spirit of st. patrick's day is alive today. this is in ireland. marching bands and floats kicked off the celebration and people gathered in the streets cheering on all

matthew fitzpatrick has a one—shot lead over rory mcilroy going into the final round at the arnold palmer only dropped three shots so far at bay hill. he produced a bogey—free five under 67 to take the lead. but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman was seven back overnight but he hit seven birdies as he carded 66 to move into contention. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. sir cliff richard has joined a campaign demanding legal anonymity for anyone suspected of committing a sexual offence, until they're charged. the singer was named after he was accused of an offence, but never arrested or charged. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani has this report. vindicated by the high court, sir cliff richard after he won his landmark privacy battle against the bbc last year. it's going to take me a little time to get over the whole emotional factor, and so i hope you'll forgive me. the bbc broadcast a police search of his surrey home after being falsely accused of a sexual offence. a seniorjudge said it was a serious breach of his privacy and shoul

phil mickelson found himself in a spot of bother on the first day of the arnold palmer invitational ine, or the netting, and the renowned lefty had to use his right hand for a change. he thought he'd hit a beauty and got himself out of trouble, but actually the ball hit the netting and remained near his feet. he recovered his composure, though, and managed to finish his first round on four under par to leave him injoint third place. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back with more on afternoon live from two o'clock. see you then. see you, kat. thanks very much indeed. back to our story about the shoreham airshow pilot. the pilot whose plane crashed during the shoreham airshow killing 11 men, has been cleared of their manslaughter. andrew hill, who's 5a and from hertfordshire, had been attempting a loop when his former military hawker hunterjet exploded into a fireball on the a27 august 2015. following the verdict andrew hill gave this statement outside court: 1,295 days ago i lost control of

. >> final round of the arnold palmer invitational in orlando.ck was thinking he could get his first pga tour tour win. no one saw this coming from molinari. 11th hole, chipping from the rough, a birdie. a boeing free round. wins the t by two strokes and he capped off his amazing day with a 43-putt on 18 for birdie. 12 under on the tournament. he wins a trophy and a $1.6 million check. i would love to know what that feeling is like. >> you take the trophy and i will take the check. >> no. other way around. >> bizarre burglary coming out of fresno. you can see the man on the video break the window of a piano the ross spring dress event is here-finally! so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! or stop and ask yourself, "can i afford both?" at these prices, oh, yeah. or find a look that's, like... wow ...at a price that's, like... whoa. that's yes for less. seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! more new d at the ross spring dress event. on now! tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock. the re

. >>> round one arnold palmer's bayhill invitational. phil mickelson had one of the more challenging lies you're going to see. lefty decided to hit it right- handed using the back side of his club. bad result. the ball got wrapped up in the fence and dropped to the ground. he double bogeyed the hole but s&p still only three back of the leader. and by the way, tiger did not play in that tournament because of a pain in the neck. i'm dennis o'donnell. have a great weekend. >>> time now 4:57. bikini barista backlash. coming up, the bay area city saying one coffee kiosk is a little too hot. >> reporter: it might get a little worse before it hopefully gets better. but new express lanes will start getting installed along 101. we'll tell you exactly where. re. ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. >>> now on "kpix 5 news t

go for rory macrorie is big on the defense of his arnold palmer invitational title in florida but it's what the northern irishman said off the course that's causing a stir mcelroy is a four time major winner but he builds up to the last as he was reminded of last year's faltering final round and asked how he deals with that kind of failure which he said this i've become comfortable with the fact i've tried four times i feel old but you know abraham lincoln lost the first thirteen elections he was ever in the and i've been a present united states so i've still got a bit of time le bron's nickname is king james and that's for good reason is now pushed michael jordan out of the top four on the old time highest score list in the n.b.a. the bronze scored thirty one points for the lake is in this game against the nuggets still ended up on the losing side james who is thirty four is now part of an elite group of basketball stars at the top of the list as kareem abdul-jabbar who has thirty eight thousand three hundred ninety seven points he's followed by cole malone with thirty six thousand po

matthew fitzpatrick has a one—shot lead over rory mcilroy going into the final round at the arnold palmerhots so far at bay hill. he produced a bogey—free 5—under 67 to take the lead. but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman had been seven back overnight, but he hit seven birdies as he carded 66 to move into contention. that is all the sport for now. find the build—up to today's rugby union and premier league games today on the bbc sport website. more on the breaking news that an ethiopian airlines plane has crashed on its way from addis ababa to nairobi, 150, more than 150 people on board in fact. we've been hearing in the last few minutes that there we re in the last few minutes that there were no survivors according to ethiopian authorities. nobody has survived the crash. let's speak now to our correspondent larry madowo. what more are you hearing? we have just heard in the last few minutes that authorities have confirmed there were no survivors of that ethiopian airlines 302 flight from nairobi to addis ababa. it was involved in an accident six minutes after ta ke—off invo

including tiger woods, arnold palmer, and bubba watson.really gained national attention when, at the age of 3, he hit a golf ball 100 yards. he then went on national tv and showed his skills to ellen. >> wow! >> reporter: now he's one of the top kid golfers in the u.s., nationally ranked. but he still plays other sports. >> his main sports are soccer, baseball, and golf. >> and tennis, and basketball. >> and tennis, and basketball. >> reporter: but it's not just about winning. tommy is also trying to help other kids who face challenges growing up. >> one day, he'll be very proud of knowing that other kids kept their arms and legs, because of his efforts. >> reporter: tommy's hard work paying off this season in the home opener after he hit that shot to the outfield. it was a home run. >> it was really cool. i was just hoping i would hit a home run, and i actually did. >> reporter: this inspiring athlete may still be young, but he has words of wisdom for other kids. >> anything is possible with the right attitude. >> we will be watching tomm

jo t ushursday as our coverag t ofhe arnold palmer invitional begins at 2:00 eastern time and continues on saturday at 2:30. west coastept on the is your local news and tonight at 7:30 on nbc, the nashville predators in minnesota to take on ryan ster on star sunday. >>> so long from the honda classic. vijay singh gave it a crack. brooks koepka was impressive and so was rickie fowler who won two years ago. they all stand behind keithll mitcho wins the honda for his first pga tour win. dearest britain. we love you. maybe it's your big hearts. your sense of style. welcome to ba100. (ba100, you're clear for take-off). how you follow your own path. you've led revolutions... of all kinds. yet you won't shout about it. it's just not in your nature. instead, you'll quietly make history. cake. beds. poetry. trouble. love! hope! and rather a lot of tea. the best of britain, from the moment you step on board. >>> right now at 6:00, live team coverage tonight on the storm team 4 weather alert. a winter storm warning in effect fo chunks of our area, including here in frederick county. we're going to

third round of the arnold palmer invitational unatlanta. that's a birdie and this is not a replay. this is a 14th hole again. the green side bunker. he'll chip it in for another birdie. tied at third for seven under. matthew fitzpatrick is looking for his first career pga tour victory. and he leads defending champion rory mcilroy by one shot. >>>. ♪ happy birthday >> do you still have the oxygen intyke blow those l out all at once? yes. that is fantastic. it's one, two, three, caribbean. >> and we surprised our big friend after the game tonight with a birthday cake. >> that's a lot of fun. that's from your abc 7 family. this abc 7 sports report -- i'm glad your eyebrows and your hair weren't burned off. >> i was sweating, yeah. >> nice way to put it. >> by the way he says there were only 21 candles. i don't know what universe. i don't know what universe. thanks for joining us. i don't know what universe. thanks for joining us. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect

england's matthew fitzpatrick had to settle for second place at the arnold palmer invitational.i won the tournament with a remarkable final round of 6a, which included this monster birdie on the 18th to finish two shots clear.tommy fleetwood was joint third. ronnie o'sullivan has become the first snooker player in history to record 1000 century breaks. it came at the players championship in preston and ever the showman, ronnie took his time over the pot that took him to the landmark. he went on to win the match with the break of 13a and with it the tournamnet, as he beat neil robertson ten frames to four. that's all the sport for now. strong winds of up to 65 miles per hour have caused disruption across parts of the country, bringing down trees, closing roads and leaving hundreds of homes in wales without power. winds knocked scaffolding into a road in west london, crushing these cars. meanwhile, gusts blew part of the roof off this supermarket in broadstairs in kent. the family of a 23—year—old british woman missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety.

matthew fitzpatrick has a one—shot lead over rory mcilroy going into the final round at the arnold palmerk, who is looking for his first pga tour title, has only dropped three shots so far at bay hill. he produced a bogey—free 5—under 67 to take the lead. but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman had been seven back overnight, but he hit seven birdies as he carded 66 to move into contention. that is all the support for now. you can that is all the support for now. you ca n follow that is all the support for now. you can follow the big half on the sport website or app. but now, ben brown with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are business commentator josie cox and education editor at the sunday times sian griffiths. welcome to both and thank you being with us. let's take a look at the front pages. the mail on sunday says a nurse who took care of renowned scientist stephen hawking is the subject of a tribunal. the sunday telegraph leads with an opinion poll suggesting public support for a no—deal brexit is currently at 44%. staying with bre

rafa cabrera bello leads after the first round of the arnold palmer invitational.ound, but phil mickelson is four under, despite this fail. he thinks he has hit the ball miles. he thinks he has hit the ball miles. he is playing a right—handed, even. trying a trick shot, which doesn't come off. look at his face. even though he failed there east hills finished four under par. —— failed there he still finished. the top seeds at the indian wells open all enter the fray in the next few days. they all had a bye in the first round of what is one of the most prestigious tournaments outside the four majors. roger federer will be looking to claim a record sixth title there. it would be another landmark for the man who picked up the 100th title of his career in dubai last week, and he's pleased it's out of the way. winning dubai and getting to number 100 and not having to carry that 99th title with me for the entire season and talking about it every week, are you going to win your hundredth title here or there, it is out of the way and i thought it was a perfect week for me.

final round of the arnold palmer invitational in orlando.w this performance from fran checesco molinari. 11th hole. that's a birdie. finished with bogey free 64 to win the tournament. and capped off a macing day with 18 with this amazing putt. 43 feet for birdie. he was 12 under for the tournament and gets a trophy plus cool $1.6 million. nascar kyle bush races all three national series, truck, xfinity and truck series. picked up 199th career victory. 52 of those coming in the monster energizer ease. very accomplished. this "abc7 news" is sponsored by river rock. >> and all good with skit >> i prefer m&m. >> thank yo remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. ♪ i'm wearing m

tiger woods has withdrawn from this week's arnold palmer invitational because a strained neck. hopes to play the player's championship next week. president mark cuban? owner of the dallas mavericks and co-host of shark tank told the new york daily news last night that he could see himself running in 2020. a reported net worth of $4.1 billion, cuban said it would really have to take the exact right set of circumstances. if you have a message that people want to hear and will grab onto, it doesn't matter if you're an independent or one of the two main parties. if circumstances were right, i would. cuban cited current uncertainty because of, quote, what's going on with the mueller report before he'll make a decision. president trump compiling quite a collection of champion sports jury sighs, this one -- jury-je, this one given by the buy son bn team. like the big boys in trea clems, they were treated to some fast food. >> chick-fil-a, he knew better than i knew. >> 150 people from the bison program attended. tracee: what do you think he does with the jerseys. >> i would get those

the win marks his 15th pga tour victory and his first since last year's arnold palmer invitational. >, i think it was just all the experiences that i had starting the year. you know, a good chance in hawaii. a good chance in l.a., chance in mexico last week and i think it's a culmination of just getting those experiences and i felt more and more comfortable each time and i almost liked today because it was tough. guys weren't going to get away from us. especially when i made double on 4. i just knew it was a similar start to what i had yesterday. there were chances coming up so i stayed as patient as i possibly could and any time i looked at the leader board, i was pleasantly surprised that i hadn't fallen two or three shots behind. so that gave me a little bit of encouragement to keep going and play a great back 9. >> it only makes sense that the irishman wins on st. patrick's day sunday. if you're wanting to follow along, all the march madness gets started with the first four play of games on tuesday march 19th. we'll be back with more news after this break. ♪ [ camera shutter click

. >> that was 2017 arnold palmer invitational. i don't know if i would be that brave to do that.ented by mastercard, this weekend hopefully no gators down there. >> win >> martha maccallum and i will be on at 7:00. she will be on a lot longer than i will. [laughter] >> offer of jedediah. >> you ever noticed there's never a shortage of deer stories? >> the master gator. if you ever lose these people come i will introduce you to an amazing high school student, tanner wilson a student in arkansas saved his money for over two years to buy his friend brandon a new electric wheelchair. brandon was having a hard time using his manual wheelchair around school so his friend, tanner, decided to save his money and cash for two years to make that happen. when he was asked what inspired him to buy it, tanner simply said to come i feel like life is little too short to be and you should think about others than just yourself. it is amazing you can have a kid like this out they are, so giving, so whenever you lose faith in humanity, gets out there like this. >> i love it because it was a surprise

. >>> round one arnold palmer's bayhill invitational. phil mickelson had one of the more challenging lies you're going to see. lefty decided to hit it right- handed using the back side of his club. bad result. the ball got wrapped up in the fence and dropped to the ground. he double bogeyed the hole but is still only three back of the leader. and by the way, tiger did not play in that tournament because of a pain in the neck. i'm dennis o'donnell. have a great weekend. >>> it is 6:25. coming up, this cat survives months in a california fire zone. this morning, he is headed home. >> reporter: and a new express lane project officially starts this morning. we'll tell you which stretch of 101 construction crews will be focusing on. ou which str of 101 construction crews will be focusing on. ♪ ooh woo, i'm a rebel just for kicks, now ♪ ♪ i been feeling it since 1966, now ♪ ♪ might be over now, but i feel it still ♪ ♪ ooh woo, i'm a rebel just for kicks, now ♪ ♪ ooh woo, i'm a rebel just for kicks, now ♪ ♪ let me kick it like it's 1986, now ♪

tiger woods has pulled out of the arnold palmer invitational because of a next brain but he says it's not a long term injury he has won this invitational eight times already but says he hopes to be back for the players championship next week woods only just returned to golf last season after a long layoff following a spinal fusion surgery he says his back didn't play a role in missing out on playing this week folks as canelo alvarez and daniel jacobs made the final stop on their press told to promote their upcoming middle white world championship fight unification bouts will be held on the fourth of may in the us they get all roads holds the dummy be a super titles well jacobs known as miracle man is the i.d.f. champion jacobs famously battle cancer in two thousand and eleven but was able to return to boxing the following year. park and represent them but at the bottom and why daniel i know he's a tough opponent and i know he's complicated but he is a world champion and i've always said i've always wanted to write history and i've said to be the best you have to beat the best this is

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tiger woods has withdrawn from this week's arnold palmer invitational at bay hill after suffering fromome lower back is unaffected and he has no long—term concerns. he hopes to play in next week's players' championship at sawgrass. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. we will be back with more later. thousands of people have lined the streets of stoke for the funeral of world cup winning goalkeeper gordon banks. fellow england goalkeepers peter shilton and david seaman were among the mourners. also there were sir geoff hurst and sir bobby and jack charlton, all whom played alongside banks in the 1966 world cup—winning squad. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports. for one final time, they'd come to honour the greatest goalkeeper this club, this country has ever had. fitting that the final journey of gordon banks began here at stoke city, where he went from legendary player to life president. the funeral procession pausing at the statue — which, since his death last month, has become a focal point for fans' tributes. some of the game's most famous

matthew fitzpatrick has a one—shot lead over rory mcilroy going into the final round at the arnold palmer under 67 to take the lead. but mcilroy is on the charge. the northern irishman had been seven back overnight but he hit seven birdies as he carded 66 to move into contention. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the final of snooker‘s players championship. the five—time world champion whitewashed northern ireland's mark allen by six frames to nil in preston. o'sullivan faces another former world champion, neil robertson, in today's final. thank you very much, follow it all during the course of the day, premier league nip and tap! some breaking news to bring you, and ethiopian airlines plane has come down on its way to the kenya capital nairobi. no details of prime minister but the ethiopian prime minister but the ethiopian prime minister has tweeted condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. we will keep you up—to—date with developments here on the bbc news channel. most of us wouldn't fancy going for an outside dip at this time of year. but for some the colder the better. ice sw

ethic put tommy on the radar of some of the world's biggest golf stars, including tiger woods, arnold palmerthe age of 3, he hit a golf ball 100 yards. then he went on national tv and showed his skills to ellen. >> wow! >> reporter: now he's one of the top kid golfers in the u.s., nationally ranked, but he still plays other sports. >> his main sports are soccer, baseball, and golf. >> and tennis and basketball. >> and tennis and basketball. >> reporter: it's not just about winning, tommy is trying to help other kids who face challenges growing up. >> one day he'll be very, very proud, i think, of knowing that other kids kept their arms and legs because of his efforts. >> reporter: his hard work paid off this season in the home opener after he hit that shot in the outfield. it was a home run. >> it was really cool. i was just hoping i would hit a home run, and i actually did. >> reporter: this inspiring athlete may still be so young, but he has words of wisdom for other kids. >> anything is possible with the right attitude. >> yes, it is, tommy. such an inspiration for not only kids with disa

property and now to see these women competing on the same golf holes we've seen jack nicklaus and arnold palmerubba watson, people are going to be in far treat >> how long have you been at the helm now at nbc sports? >> about six months. it's been about six months and it's been a lot of fun >> has someone mentioned the similarities between the audiences of "squawk box" and golf i mean, that the demos are similar. and any cross promotion would probably be good for both? >> absolutely. i'll bring the coffee cup. >> people -- i don't know. it's just the demos are very similar between -- i don't know any coverage by -- >> premier league soccer rights, too, actually. >> we do we're huge fans of the premier league >> i always bring that up with lazarus every time to where he's god, oh, i get it. haven't covered the ryder cup yet spp that coming back >> the ryder cup is going to be at whistling straits in 2020 then rome 2022 and beth paige in 2024 which will be here before you know it. >> awesome thank you. and i don't know how to ask you if you've shot your age. either you have or it's any day. >> no

now at choicehotels.com >> bill: tiger woods has withdrawn from the tournament this weekend the arnold palmers been very successful there. he made the announcement citing a neck strain as to why he won't play. >> most interesting, bill. tiger has won this event. has been successful eight times and you would think this would be a comfortable place for tiger to go back to to add to his career pga wins of 80. he says this is a strained neck and some folks who are a little suspicious say really? what's going on here. because two weeks ago at the world golf championship in mexico there was no visible signs that tiger had neck problems. he didn't talk about it at all. he did also evade the media for two rounds. he has had four back surgeries. >> sandra: he can have neck pain that can stop him from playing. >> if we sleep funny we can still come to work. >> bill: he said due to a neck strain i've had for a few weeks i'm forced to withdraw from the api. i have been receiving treatment. my lower back is fine. that's important. i have no long-term concerns and hope to be ready for the players. >> the p

five—time major winner phil mickelson was presented with an unusual challenge on the first day of the arnold palmertically tried using his right hand, with the club face also the wrong way round to get out of trouble on one hole. unfortunately the ball rattled around some netting and promptly popped out not far from his feet. ami am i stating the obvious in saying it was obviously going to get caught in the net? it is a difficult one to get out of but such a pro, he still managed to finish on four under par and tied for third. there is a reason why he is one of the best—known golfers in the world. reason why he is one of the best—known golfers in the worldlj was thinking of you, climbing up a steep green. four kilometres of pain. this is the start of the cycling road championships for the first time in 37 years to yorkshire in september. for amateur riders mike purcell, i was trying to chase the hill. how did you go? i did have an inspirational message from grand. if you can do it, anyone can do it. it was an awful day as well. the wind was blowing, the rain was falling. i do not want to make excus

matthew fitzpatrick has a one—shot lead over rory mcilroy going into the final round at the arnold palmer is on the charge — the northern irishman had been seven back overnight, but he hit seven birdies as he carded 66 to move into contention. ronnie o'sullivan's through to the final of the players championship in snooker. the five time world champion whitewashed northern ireland's mark allen by 6—0 frames in preston. o'sullivan faces another former world champion, neil robertson, in today's final. and there was controversy at yesterday's race meeting at sandown when the wrong winner was announced for a race. after this photo finish in the 1.50pm, officials gave the victory to the 12/1 shot one for rosie, seen on the far end here, when, in fact, third wind who was the winner. —— was. it's emerged that the photo was taken from the wrong finish line. it was later corrected but not before many bookies had already paid out. too late for them. human error than. human error, yeah, difficult one. we've seen certain controversies at racing courses over the years. this one a technical error, so ma