in his way northern ireland brendan dolan, dylan faced a teenager making his own history. ever to win a match at this tournament soon to control this one. control became domination. his three dart average rose to 121. with that he swept the second set.- dart average rose to 121. with that he swept the second set. 2-0 to the teenaaer. he swept the second set. 2-0 to the teenager- dolan _ he swept the second set. 2-0 to the teenager. dolan could _ he swept the second set. 2-0 to the teenager. dolan could get _ he swept the second set. 2-0 to the teenager. dolan could get into - teenager. dolan could get into the mat. the third _ teenager. dolan could get into the mat. the third and _ teenager. dolan could get into the mat. the third and fourth - teenager. dolan could get into the mat. the third and fourth set - mat. the third and fourth set went to littler. despite dolan pulling on back it was only ever one winner. this teenage dream come to an end. while littler has burst onto the scene his talents were honed from a young age. this footage posted by his mum shows a young lu

but he wasn't fazed, this time coming out the winner — 4—1 so into the quarter finals he went, brendan dolane, but once again, littler raced to victory, 5—1, and into the final four where he met former champion, rob cross, for a place in the final. joe wilson was watching. let's go to our reporter who is there for us. there must be such a buzz around this final.— buzz around this final. there is a buzz around this final. there is a buzz around _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, not - buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, not so - buzz around this final. there is a l buzz around the final, not so much right now because we are still about six hours away from the first throw of the night, but this place is going to be absolutely rocking. you talk about the run to the final from the 16—year—old from warrington, i think what we saw last night against rob cross, the former champion who won his debut in 2018 was the first time luke had to answ

to the semi finals of the world darts championship following a 5—1 win over northern ireland's brendan dolantwo more quarters to go tonight. michael van gerwen takes on scott williams before luke humphries meets dave chisnell. keep across it all on the bbc sport website and app but from all of us at the bbc sport centre. thanks for watching. and happy new year. i want to bring you an update on our top story of that earthquake in japan. we are hearing from the news agency injapan that four people have now been confirmed dead in that quake that struck earlier today. we will keep you updated on that. at the moment the news agency reported four people are now confirmed dead. here in the uk... period underwear could be set to fall in price after the government said the product would no longer be subject to vat from today. the treasury says removing the tax should make the pants up to two—pounds cheaper per pair. they are seen as a greener alternative to tampons and sanitary towels. for more on this story i'm joined now by the founder and director of the love your period campaign, molly fenton, wh

eight of the world darts championship. 16—year—old luke littler has just taken to the oche against brendan dolan — where the escalation of deadly attacks by both sides continues. the russian—installed authorities in donetsk say ukrainian shelling has killed four people. meanwhile, ukraine says one person was killed in the port area of 0desa after russia launched 90 attack drones last night — 87 of which were destroyed by the country's air defence systems. president zelensky has promised to increase the domestic production of weapons and ammunition this year — including the construction of at least a million drones. now to russia, and many russians are still willing to believe the kremlin�*s narrative that the west is to blame for the war. the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg, one of the few remaining western journalists in the country, takes a look at what people in russia think about the future of the war. so i've driven about 60 miles east of moscow to the town here and i've come here because after nearly two years of war in ukraine and after nearly two years of tough international sanctio

in the last few minutes, 16—year—old luke littler has beaten northern ireland's brendan dolan. took a break and then littler came back out to win a fifth set. he will now play rob cross in the semifinal. a reminder that rob cross came back from 4—0 down to beat chris dobey 5—4 earlier. littler beat his hero raymond van barneveld in last 16. you can follow the darts on the bbc sport website and app. tennis and disappointment for andy murray who is out of the brisbane international, losing in the first round. murray started well, taking the first set against grigor dimitrov. but the second seed came from behind to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. murray is scheduled to play the kooyong classic next week ahead of the australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka said she was proud of herself for winning her first match back after 15 months away from professional tennis. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter. 0saka beat the unseeded german tamara korpatsch 6—3, 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina pliskova at th

earlier the 16—year—old beat northern ireland's brendan dolan 5—1. four sets, but then dolan began to fight back. it was 4—1 when they took a break. however, littler came back out and won his fifth set, giving him the match. he picks up £100,000 in prize money for that. he'll now play fellow englishman rob cross in the last four on tuesday. littler said that — despite a nervy start to the match — he thinks he has a chance to win the tournament. it always takes a few legs to settle in at that stage, and i went 2—0 down with the darts and then i have come back, went 1—0 up and then i was 4—0 up. so itjust takes a few legs to get myself focused and find my rhythm. you've just got to beat whoever is in front of you and that's what i have done so far. i know i've got a good chance, i know in myself i've got a good feeling that i can go all the way now. tennis — and disappointment for andy murray who is out of the brisbane international, losing in the first round. murray started well, taking the first set against grigor dimitrov. but the second seed came f

next in the teenager's sights is northern ireland's brendan dolan.ing to fear, no one to fear, because my game can be better than anyone is on my day. it's unbelievable to start my day. it's unbelievable to start my new year off with a win. 0bviously getting to the semifinal but it's all about what happens on the day and preparation towards me as day. it feels like there's nobody can't beat at the moment and will be hoping to reach the final. and that's all the sport for now. the archbishop of canterbury has called on political leaders contesting elections this year to show respect for one another. justin welby urged them to disagree passionately but not to focus on division. 0ur correspondent jon donnison has more. in the year he crowned a new king, archbishop justin welby opens his new year message on the coronation. all: god save the king! and, in particular, the example set by the country's military. for the first time in 70 years, our forces swore an oath to a new monarch. they promised to be faithful and to observe and obey all orders. they und

the 16—year—old beat northern ireland's brendan dolan in the last hour.ng the first four sets, but dolan began to fight back. it was 4—1 when they took a break, but littler came back out and won his fifth set, giving him the match. he picks up £100,000 in prize money for that. he'll now play fellow englishman rob cross in the last four on tuesday. littler said that — despite a nervy start to the match — he thinks he has a chance to win the tournament. it always takes a few legs to settle in and that stage. you can see that i was two down with the darts and then i came one up and four up, so itjust takes a then i came one up and four up, so it just takes a few legs to then i came one up and four up, so itjust takes a few legs to get yourself focused and find your rep. you just have to be too bear is in front of you and that is what i've done so far. i know i have a good chance and in myself, i have a good feeling that i can go all of the way now. —— you just have to beat whoever is in front of you. tennis, and disappointment for andy murray, who is out of

the world darts championship. 16—year—old luke littler takes to the stage very shortly against brendan dolanou on a bit but moving on. the archbishop of canterbury has called on political leaders contesting elections this year, to show respect for one another. justin welby urged them to disagree passionately but not to focus on division. 0ur correspondent jon donnison has more. in the year he crowned a new king, archbishop justin welby opens his new year message on the coronation. all: god save the king! and, in particular, the example set by the country's military. for the first time in 70 years, our forces swore an oath to a new monarch. they promised to be faithful and to observe and obey all orders. they understood that it wasn't about being served by us, but to serve. hip, hip. all: hurray! and at a time when headlines have been dominated by wars, much of the archbishop's message is focused on the world's conflicts — first in ukraine. wars seem everywhere, at the moment. wars we know about, wars forgotten. i've seen for myself the ongoing human cost of war. in ukraine, i went to bucha,

the trophy after another impressive victory in the quarter finals at alexandra palace, beating brendan dolan's only lost one set all tournament and takes on 2018 champion rob cross in the semis tonight. i know i've got a good chance and i know and myself have got a good feeling. i'd love to get author mark. if i do go a step down i've got to come back because there's quite a few breaks now. don't want to jinx it but every game i've played has gone or to set up for a good player to get off the mark quickly. i got hope of going all the way. going all the way would bring luke littler for the hospitality box as you saw but it all started at the st. helens arts academy under the watchful eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half — eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half years _ eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half years ago _ eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half years ago and - eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half years ago and luke - eye of coach carl holden. we set up ten and half years ago and luke justj ten and half years ago and luke just t

in his way, northern ireland's brendan dolan. commentator: takes the first set. control became domination. his three—dart average rose to 121 and, with it, he swept the second set. 2—0 to the teenager. dolan couldn't get into the match. the third and fourth set went to littler. luke littler. and despite dolan pulling one back, there was only ever one winner. commentator: there is no sign of this teenage - dream coming to an end. unbelievable. i know i've got my... i've got the ability to go all the way but if it's not to be tomorrow night, then it's not to be. but whatever luke littler turns up then is what it is. while littler has burst on to the scene, his talents were honed from a young age. this footage, posted by his mum on social media, shows a young luke the nuke was throwing atjust 18 months old. so the fairy tale continues. and, for the lad from warrington, who celebrates every victory with his favourite fast food, he's nowjust two kebabs away from one of the biggest achievements the world of darts has ever seen. matt gr

year old the world of darts. 16 year old luke littler is gearing up to face northern ireland's brendan dolanast eight at the pdc darts championships. pdc world darts championships. so after storming past five time world champion raymond van barneveld to reach the quarter finals, can fans sense further victory in the air? so let's dart over to alexandra palace and speak to our reporter theo chikomba theo , a big match ahead chikomba theo, a big match ahead i >> -- >> huge to say the least. uh, loads of fans have already arrived here. 3.2 people are going to be here today. majority of them we've spoken to will certainly be cheering . certainly be cheering. >> uh, luke littler on 16 years old. he was saying in his story in the last couple of days when he was just 18 months, and he was hearing music of some of his idols, like phil or also idols, like phil taylor, or also known as phil the power taylor. >> um, and raymond van barneveld, who who's also , uh, barneveld, who who's also, uh, beaten to get to this stage. >> and today he will be taking on brendan dolan from northern ireland as part of

he's then it's brendan dolan. he's done well. from done very well. contenders maybe in contenders who maybe thrives in that hostile environment. i that hostile environment. but i think story think everyone for the story will want him to get through. and like football, and you think like in football, you michael you think wayne rooney, michael owen through different owen came through at a different or age. emma or similar sort of age. emma raducanu as well, two and a half years seems while years ago seems quite a while ago open, ago since you won the us open, didn't of 17, didn't it? at the age of 17, without set 16 years didn't it? at the age of 17, with not set 16 years didn't it? at the age of 17, with not to set 16 years didn't it? at the age of 17, with not to only set 16 years didn't it? at the age of 17, with not to only have et 16 years didn't it? at the age of 17, with not to only have that years old, not to only have that incredible ability, but also to have that mental strength have that that mental strength and that composure that you need

next in the teenager�*s sights is northern ireland�*s brendan dolan.gside big darts fanjames maddison. here they are taking a picture together. that is james maddison�*s trademark celebration. no wonder he was doing a little bit of that with luke littler yesterday. he doesn�*t practice very much? about an hour a day. you see the performances he has been putting in, it has worked. performances he has been putting in, it has worked-— it has worked. switching off, a bit of football- _ it has worked. switching off, a bit of football. rubbing _ it has worked. switching off, a bit of football. rubbing shoulders - it has worked. switching off, a bit. of football. rubbing shoulders with england footballers. it is working for him. england footballers. it is workin: for him. . ~ now it�*s time for �*year in review�* — which takes a look back at some of the biggest stories to make there�*s a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political pe

year old luke littler has won his quarterfinal clash in the world darts championships against brendan dolanhievement for the young lad, 16 year old sensation luke littler. good lad, littler followed up his victory against the legendary rayman van barneveld with a51 win at ali harbi ali. he will play win at ali harbi ali. he will play former champion rob cross in the last four for tomorrow. wow, what a long way he's come so yes, 2024 is here and that means one thing new year's resolution and guilt trips . resolution and guilt trips. whilst this could include a range of promises to yourself, the focus is often on improving our health. and from giving up the booze to hitting the gym, dieting and improving our general well—being . well, why do general well—being. well, why do we start the new year with all these rules and why, when do , these rules and why, when we do, can we never stick them ? and can we never stick to them? and are they even any good for us? well, joining me now to discuss this is a director of a spa and wellness centre, penny weston. penny looking the picture of health there

little littler has already become the tournament's youngest semi—final ever after he beat brendan dolann, rob cross , stands between rob cross, stands between littler and a place in the final i >> obviously, um , yeah. luke, >> obviously, um, yeah. luke, what a breath of fresh air. you know, he's he's incredible . know, he's he's incredible. well, um, actually, i think it's brilliant what he's achieving in the game . um, and it's going to the game. um, and it's going to be, it's going to be a real tight one. and i've got a perform tonight and, um, put my best foot forward. of course. obviously um, i think me , in obviously um, i think for me, in 2018, when i won it, it was a fairy tale. everyone loves an underdog story. and um, realistically , it's no different realistically, it's no different with him. you know, he's just a lot younger, and it's incredible what he's doing at his age. and he's so mature for his age. you know, i would say that. so he's got. yeah, he's got a very bright future ahead him. sort bright future ahead of him. sort of fortunate . i'm a bright future ahead of him

confident luke little was during the game that he played yesterday against brendan there two legs brendan dolaneckout you can score in darts treble 20, treble 20. if he'd scored a bull's eye then he one would have won the leg. so he throws the first two darts. looks around at the crowd as if to say what shall i do? what want me to go for what do you want me to go for it? then he go for it, it? and then he did go for it, hit semi ball and then ended up winning, ended up winning hit semi ball and then ended up win game ended up winning hit semi ball and then ended up win game e he's up winning hit semi ball and then ended up win game e he's just ninning hit semi ball and then ended up win game e he's just magnifici the game and he's just magnifici at 16 and he's the favour right now to win the world title . now to win the world title. >> know that michael van gerwen is out and we should say and this i've got the pictures that we used earlier on. so this is not michael van gerwen but that's my son jack and his, his girlfriend grace crawford , who girlfriend grace crawford, who won a prize at a fan