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and a smashing return to action — rafael nadal is through to the quarterfinals of the brisbane international welcome to the program. the magic of the fa cup was perhaps in short supply as ten—man everton drew 0—0 at crystal palace on thursday. the third round tie was overshadowed by a controversial var intervention. joe wilson reports. almost as old as football itself — the fa cup, not roy hodgson. definitely third round—weather. both managers picked strong teams. everton began with some purpose, especially danjuma. henderson's hand saved crystal palace there. it was important that palace took advantage of opportunities like free kicks. hit the target, eh? everton have been hoping that dominic calvert—lewin will rediscover his best goal—scoring form — not here. calvert—lewin was trying, competing for the ball. anything to see there? well, there was, once var slowed it down and replayed it, and perceived enough contact from studs for a straight red card. that is cup football in 202a. what else? well, dwight mcneil was stretchered off. berto and anderson had a kind of wrestle — no everton pena

and it's an unhappy new yearfor andy murray in the first round of the brisbane international.s for your company. 16 years old and into the semi finals of the world darts championship. if luke littler�*s impressive run at alexandra palace became the story to round off 2023 — could he go all the way and write a chapter in the 2024 fable that could be tough to top? on his world championship debut — he breezed past brendan dolan to reach the last four where even his opponent that's won the tournament before admits, littler will be the favourite. we'll start sportsday with this report from matt graveling. ladies and gentlemen, luke littler! in three days he could be world champion. in three days he could be world champion-— in three days he could be world champion. in three days he could be world chamion. . , ., ., ., champion. littler has averaging a hundred pretty — champion. littler has averaging a hundred pretty much _ champion. littler has averaging a hundred pretty much every - champion. littler has averaging a| hundred pretty much every game. champion. littler has averaging

tennis — and disappointment for andy murray who is out of the brisbane international, losing in the firsttrov. but the second seed came from behind to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. not the best preparations for the brit who's scheduled to play in the australian open later this month. 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 the brisbane international. speaking of having babies, the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova has revealed she is expecting her first child and won't be playing in the australian open. kvitova was scheduled to play in the tournament, but did not take part in the qualifiers or travel to melbourne. the 33—year—old married her coach, jiri vanek, last year and announced her news on social media, saying she was "looking "forward to spending some time at home w

tennis and disappointment for andy murray who is out of the brisbane international, losing in the firstond 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 the brisbane international. over in perth, world number one iga swiatek has helped poland become the first nation into the quarter finals of the united cup. she won her singles rubber against spain's sara sorribes tormo before combining with hubert hurkacz to breeze through the mixed doubles. against sorribes tormo and alejandro davidovich fokina, the duo didn't even drop a game to give poland a 2—1victory over spain and confirm their spot at the top of group a. to football now and liverpool ca

he made his comeback at the brisbane international after nearly a year out with a hip injury and he feltsmall muscle tear. nadal says it's not the same issue that required surgery injune but he's not ready to compete at the highest level in five—set matches and nd he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. one man who's been thwarted by nadal in the past, the former world number three grigor dimitrov, has won his first atp title in more than six years. the 32—year—old has seen off holger rune, a player in the world's top five and 12 years hisjunior, to win the brisbane international in straight sets. it was tighter than the scoreline suggests. the first set went to a tie—break and there was just one break of serve in the second. an emotional dimitrov said, "it's been a while since i held one of these", as he lifted the trophy. my love affair started 11 years ago out here in brisbane and it continues. i am very thankful that i am able to play in front of you guys and lift the trophy again. it means a lot to me for so many different reasons. i want to say thank you to my team. my pare

emma raducanu won herfirst brisbane international. her first match back on the court in auckland after 259 days out with injury. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks by players who had been out for nearly a year here in the arena. rafael nadal good as he beat dominic 75, 61. he wheeled off beneath his greatest hits in the first two games of the batch alone. he was exceptionally good of performance, one swallow does not make a summer. you notice about trying to back it up, game, match after match week after week after he returns to the tour after a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, very encouraging as well. winning a tight match having twice served for the match 5—2 against qualifier russo only to have her serve broken twice. she won the deciding set 7—5 on court for 2.5 hours. she served well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return as well for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returns at 301 in world rankings after nine months out. that is p

the spaniard was virtually swamped courtside after holding an open training session at the brisbane internationale returned after 12 months out, with a win over dominic thiem on tuesday, and was preparing for his second round match against fellow wildcard jason kubler on thursday. a pioneer of boxing, former world champion jane couch is going to take her place alongside some of the greatest fighters in history. the fleetwood assassin is the first british woman to be inducted into the international hall of fame. she'll receive the accolade in new york injune, along with ricky hatton. ian haslam reports. five—time boxing world championjane couch is a legend in her sport, a fact further emphasised by her latest accolade. jane, you're in the boxing hall of fame. how does it feel? i'm just really overwhelmed. a girl from fleetwood, getting anywhere near the hall of fame isjust a remarkable achievement. i'm so excited about it. some of those names in that hall of fame include mohamed ali, i think barry. george foreman. frazier. just pinching yourself moments. it was back in the mid—1990s that jane took

continue their return to tennis, as rafael nadal prepares for his second round match at the brisbane internationalritain's emma raducanu is getting ready to face elina svitolina in the last 16 in auckland, after more than 250 days out injured. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both players return with impressive wins. two impressive comebacks by players who have been out for nearly a year. here in brisbane, in the pat rafter arena, rafael nadal was spectacularly good as he beat dominic thiem. 7-5. 6-1. he reeled out of many of his greatest hits. it was an exceptionally good performance, one swallow does not make a summer, nadal said. he knows he needs to back it up game after game, match after match. as he returns to the tour after a hip operation injune. as for emma raducanu in auckland, she was very encouraging. she won a very tight match, against the qualifier, only to have her serve broken twice. she managed to win the deciding set 7.5. she's on court for two and a half hours. she served pretty well for much of the match. it was an encouraging return for a woman who used to be th

nadalfelt discomfort in the same area during his quarter—final loss to jordan thompson at the brisbane internationald a very small muscle tear. the spaniard says it's not the same issue that required an operation injune but he's not ready to compete at the first grand slam of the year and he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. everyone is holding their breath. nadal knows he has only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending and i think he is at peace with that. he wasn't getting too light—headed. he had three match points to take his place in the semifinals and he is not getting too down about this latest setback, what we don't know yet, is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up the match count he will require if he is going to be as competitive as he would like to be later in the year, especially — on the clay—court season. the masters snooker is underway in london and the there was an upset in the opening match, with the world champion luca brecel going out in the first round. the belgian second seed was beaten by six frames to two by england's

and a smashing return to action — rafael nadal is through to the quarterfinals of the brisbane international

marked his singles return in style with a very convincing win in the opening round of the brisbane international. nadal hadn't competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but there were no signs of rustiness as he eased past dominic thiem — winning 7—5, 6—1, at 37 years old as well. today is honestly an emotional and important day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering and play i think at a very positive level, on the first day, i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. an impressive comeback performance too from emma raducanu. after 259 days out with injury, she won her first round match in auckland against the romanian elena—gabriela ruse by three sets in a match that lasted two and a half hours. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her s

on the comeback trail is naomi osaka, but the four—time grand slam champion is out of the brisbane internationalty match — she took the first set against former world number one karolina pliskova, but the czech fought back to take the next two to set up a clash with third seed, jelena ostapenko, in the last 16. and it was a comfortable start for world number one aryna sabalenka in her opening match of the season in brisbane — she tookjust 58 minutes to reach the last 16, beating italy's lucia bronzetti in straight sets, 6—3, 6—0. brighton manager roberto de zerbi has praised his side's "very smart game" after keeping a first premier league clean sheet of the season, in a 0—0 draw at west ham. it's the 4th clean sheet in a row for the hammers, who stay sixth, while it's brighton's first for 2h games. the point moves the seagulls into seventh place, above manchester united, while west ham are three points further ahead. david moyes�*s side were without key players — including mohammed kudus. he was made unavailable as he's off to the africa cup of nations, even though the tournament is still 11 da

on the comeback trail is naomi osaka, but the four—time grand slam champion is out of the brisbane internationalirst set against former world number one karolina pliskova, but the czech fought back to take the next two to set up a clash with third seed, jelena ostapenko, in the last 16. well, it�*s been an amazing first day of the second test between south africa and india in cape town — both teams have been bowled out in their first innings. south africa won the toss and chose to bat, but slumped to their lowest test total since 1932, as they were all out for just 55. mohammed siraj taking six wickets forjust 15 runs. india�*s response looked to be comfortable on 153—11, but their last six wickets fell for no runs. in their second innings, south africa are 22 without loss. “33 without loss. and pakistan have posted a score of 313 on the opening day of the third test against australia in sydney — pat cummins�* five—wicket haul had the visitors in trouble, but half—centuries from mohammed rizwan and aamerjamal rescued the innings. australia finishing the day 6 for none in reply. and we�*ve just t

playing jordan thompson in quarterfinals of brisbane international he took the first set 7-5. s an equally tight affair and read all the way to the tie—break, with the australian eventually winning it 8—6. in the third and decisive set, serve has been broken, thompson leads 4—1. aryna sabalenka looked impressive ahead of her australian open title defence. she strolled into the semifinals in brisbane with a straight sets win over daria kasatkina, the numberfive — it was her 14th straight win on austrlian soil. she'll face victoria azarenka next. australia bowlerjosh hazlewood took three wickets in an over as pakistan suffered a batting collapse on day three of the third test in sydney. pakistan had bowled the hosts out for 299 but hazlewood struck in penultimate over, first removing saud shakeel. sajid khan followed two balls later before he rounded off his trio of wickets by taking salman agha. that left the tourists on 68—7 in their second innings — a lead of 82 runs. australia have already taken the series, after winning the first two tests. in the big bash, adelaide strikers

and at the brisbane international, the former wimbledon champion, elena rybakina handed aryna sabalenkaalenka's is—match winning streak on australian soil. avenging her defeat in melbourne a year ago. there are eight more games to come in the english fa cup on sunday, with premier league sides unscathed so far in the third round. could there be an upset across the coming hours? luton, manchester city, nottingham forest and west ham are all at home to lower league opposition, whilst west brom of the championship face non—league aldershot town. the pick of the games is at the emirates, where arsenal play liverpool. they're battling for the premier league title too, but what do both managers say? it is special for me and i have so many memories of playing against them and that is because they are a top side so it requires a big operation and a lot of detail in everything that we have to do. that was proven again a week ago when we played them at anfield, for both teams. if we want to win these games, we want _ if we want to win these games, we want to— if we want to win these games, we wan

continue their return to tennis, as rafael nadal prepares for his second round match at the brisbane internationalcanu is getting ready to face elina svitolina in the last 16 in auckland, after more than 250 days out injured. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both players return with impressive wins. two impressive comebacks by players who have been out for nearly a year in brisbane in the arena, rafael nadal is spectacularly good as he beat dominic thiem 75—61. it was an exceptionally good performance, one nadal has said he knows it's about matching it up. as for emma raducanu, that was very encouraging. she won a very encouraging. she won a very tight match having served for the match at 5—2 against alayna russo. she managed to win that 7—5. she was on court for two and a half hours and served pretty well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returned that 301 in the world rankings after nearly nine months out. a couple who have been re—homing retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful

.— to an end there in the brisbane international. he second round, but— international. yes, ended up the second round, but i _ international. yes, ended up the second round, but i think- international. yes, ended up the second round, but i think she - international. yes, ended up the| second round, but i think she will be delighted with the two matches she has played, she their against her opponent in straight sets in her opening match and was today, winning this title more than anybody else, or upon instrument she is a three—time champion. she, like osaka, is a well number one, and it was a fantastic match. at that would've been a quarterfinal or semi—quarterfinal, he wouldn't have had any complaints. there is almost nothing between them. one more point than osaka, and the difference really, was her ability to say ten to 12 break points, that big servant of hers very, very handy and she won the deciding set 6—4. again, you just have to be in awe of how well osaka explained plain, having had a baby injuly. very powerful but very consi

his singles return with a very convincing win over dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane international23 australian open last january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but he's back on the court, looking razor sharp, as well, beating dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1. at 37 years old, as well! todayis today is honestly unemotional and important day for me. probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing cloud... and play i think at a very positive level on the first day i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. something that will probably make us feel proud. well, also hoping for a big win is luke littler. a huge night awaits for the 16—year—old. he's back in action in the semifinals of the world darts championship, where he will take on fellow englishman rob cross in the final four. littler has already won £100,000 in prize money and is now the favourite to win the title. it was just my dad, he always played in the house, never played in a pub league or

marked his singles return in style with a very convincing win in the opening round of the brisbane internationaljanuary and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but there were no signs of rustiness as he eased past dominic thiem — winning 7—5, 6—1, at 37 years old as well. today is honestly an emotional and important day for me. after probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing crowd... cheering

comfortably beatenjason kubler in straght sets to make it through to the quarter finals of the brisbane internationale spaniard, who had a hip operation last year, is using the tournament as a warm up to the australian open. he dropped just three games, winning 6—1. 6-2. he'll now playjordon thompson in the last eight. for me i had the chance to play again tomorrow, it means a lot to me and the victory after a long time being outside of the professional tour is something that made me feel good and happy for that and i can't thank enough everybody. emma radacanu, whose also on the comeback trail, is out of the auckland classic after being beaten by second seed elina svitolina in three sets. she too was playing just her second match after 9 months out with injury and there were encouraging signs for radacanu who won the first set on the tie break. but svitolina won the next two to win 6—7, 7—6, 6—1. india have won the second test against south africa in cape town afterjust two days of play. after a remarkable day one where 23 wickets fell, south africa were bowled out for 176 in their second innings, a

. >> disappointment for andy murray, who is out of the brisbane international, losing the first roundid start well, but the second seed came from behind to win the next two sets. he is scheduled to play next week ahead of the australian open. elsewhere, naomi osaka said she was proud of herself after she won her first match back following 50 months away from the professional game. the four time grand slam champion is playing in her first tournament since giving birth to her daughter. a psaki won 6-3, 706, setting up a meeting at the brisbane internationa petra kvitova has revealed that she is expecting her first child and won't be playing at the australian open. she was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but she didn't play in the qualifiers or travel to melbourne. the the 30 three-year-old married her coach last year and announce her news on social media, saying she was looking forward to spending some time at home while preparing for this exciting next chapter in her life. over in paris, the world number one iga swiatek has helped poland become the first nation to the world c

might suggest — it didn't get off to the best of starts, beaten in the first round of the brisbane international who admitted to feeling a little rusty. the second seed shook off the cobwebs to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. murray is due to play the kooyong classic next week ahead of australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka's return after 15 months away was a winning one. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter shai. she defeated the unseeded german tamara korpatsch 6—3 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina pliskova. it felt really amazing and i think it is something you don't know you miss until you are away from it. it was really incredible to see so many little kids out there. for me, i didn't care too much... well, that's a lie, but the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season and i think it's one of those things where i feel i'm playing well enough so it will come eventually. over in perth, world number one iga swiatek has helped poland become the first nation into the quarter finals of

looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane internationalanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one but returns at 301 in the world rankings after nearly nin

andy murray, after being beaten in the opening round of the brisbane international by grigor dimitrovthe bulgarian — who's back up to 1a in the world rankings, admitted to feeling a little rusty on court, but eventually found his stride to take the next two 7—5, 6—2. the second seed called his performance gutsy. elsewhere, naomi 0saka won the first match on her comeback to the court by beating tamara korpatsch in straight sets. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament for 15 months after taking time off to give birth to her first child. 0saka defeated the unseeded german korpatsch 6—3 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina pliskova. it felt really amazing and i think it's something that you don't know you miss until you're away from it. it's just really incredible to also see so many little kids out there. for me, i don't really care too much... that's a lie, i care if i win or lose, butjust the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season. i think it's one of those things where i feel like i'm playing well enough so come eventually.

from tennis, he's marked his return to singles action with a win over dominic thiem at the brisbane internationaled school inspection had contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry, who took her own life. her family have called for root and branch reform. well now the new chief inspector says the inspection process needs to be "far more empathetic". in his first interview since taking charge of 0fsted, sir martyn 0liver said lessons must be learned. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. hisjob matters for children and parents. the new boss of 0fsted will oversee inspections, including schools. schools facing the challenges left by the covid lockdowns. it's a difficultjob 0fsted has to do, because ultimately we also have to be about high standards for the children and saying to parents, these are the standards that are being provided. but i think we can do that in a way which is far more empathetic. an 0fsted inspection at this primary school contributed to the suicide of head teacher ruth perry. the coroner has warned more lives are at risk without changes. i'm determined that we

a defeat too for naomi osaka in the second match of her comeback at the brisbane international, losing as britain's emma raducanu continues her comeback tomorrow, she's received the news that she won't have to qualify for this month's australian open — she's been given direct entry into the main draw. our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, explains. she was only about six spots outside the main draw, not with her actual ranking, which is 301, but with the protected ranking of 103. that reflects where she was when she left the tour in late april to ultimately have three operations, two on her hands, one on her ankle. as long as you are away from the two of the six month and able to use this protected or special ranking. so enough players have withdrawn, including today, lauren davis of the united states with a shoulder injury. her loss is emma's gain. she doesn't need to worry about qualifying. she is directly into the main draw for the championships which begin on a which begin a week on sunday. rory mcilroy says he would be open to playing in a liv backed competition if golf�*s con

the top two seeds will meet for the brisbane international men's title, with holger rune up against grigorabalenka will face elena rybakkina will face elena rybakina in a repeat of last year's australian open final, which sabalenka won. and us open champion coco gauff is still on course to retain her auckland classic title. she'll face elina svitolina in the final. they all, of course, have their eyes on a bigger prize in melbourne. and for the first time, the opening grand slam of the season will start on a sunday. the first round is played over three days, not two days, so you take away the intense pressure that you have of either matches finishing late or inclement weather challenging it. so also to get free weekends in. so now people that work have an opportunity to come and start an event on a sunday rather than a monday, to have a massive opening on a sunday night will be something special. you can follow all of the sport on our website and our app, but it is back to you, lucy. in bangladesh, prime minister sheikh hasina seems almost certain to win a fourth succesive term in office i

nadal felt discomfort in the same area during his quarterfinal loss tojordan thompson at the brisbane internationaliard says it's not the same issue that required an operation injune, but he's not ready to compete at the first grand slam grand slam of the year. he's returning to spain for treatment and rest. nadal knows he has only one relatively serious injury away from his career ending and i think he is at peace with that. he wasn't getting too light—headed. he had two match points to take his place in the semifinals and he is not getting too down about this latest setback, what we don't know yet, is whether he will be able to spend enough time on court to build up the match count he will require if he is going to be as competitive as he would like to be later in the year, especially ethiopia's tigist ketema has broken the world record for the fastest marathon debut by a woman. the 25—year—old won the dubai marathon in two hours 16 minutes and seven seconds. that's the eighth fastest time by a woman and smashed the dubai course record byjust over a minute and that's all the sport for now. now to

looked like he'd never been away as he eased past dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane internationalile emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland — after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks from players who have been out nearly a yearin players who have been out nearly a year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadalwas year in brisbane in the pat rafter arena. nadal was very good as he beat dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1, reeling off many of his greatest hits in the first few games of the match alone, an exceptionally good performance, but nadal says it is about backing it up and improve week after week match after match after he recovers from a hip operation lastjune. as for emma raducanu, that was also very encouraging. she won a very tight match after twice serving for it at 5—2 in the third set, only to have her serve broken twice, she managed to win that deciding set 7—5. she was on court 2.5 hours and she served pretty well for much of the match and it was a very encouraging return

sabalenka says she's happy to be back after losing the brisbane international just a week ago.art the process of selecting their nominee for the 2024 presidential election. leading up to the big night, the headline out of iowa has not been candidates donald trump, nikki haley, or ron desantis — it's been the weather. intense winter storms have caused major disruptions to republican presidential hopefuls campaigning in the midwestern state. a blizzard dropped about 15 inches that's 38 centimetres of snow across iowa causing some candidates to cancel events. so just how cold will it be on monday? some forecasts in des moines, the state capital, say the low will be —18 degrees fahrenheit — that's —28 celsius. it's expected to be the coldest caucus day on record. here's candidates nikki haley and ron desantis talking about the wild winter weather. i've been campaigning here for 11 months now, all over this state, and in october or november, i was — at every one of the town halls — i was, like, it is cold. laughter and that's what they did, in october, november, they laughed and the

the top two seeds will meet for the brisbane international men's title, with holger rune up against grigorlian open final, which sabalenka won. us open champion coco gauff is still on course to retain her auckland classic title — she'll face elina svitolina in the final. they all, of course, have their eyes on a bigger prize, in melbourne. and for the first time the opening grand slam of the season will start on a sunday. the first round is played over three days, not two days, you take away the intense pressure that you have even matches finishing late or whether challenging it. so now people that work have an opportunity to come and start an event on a sunday rather than a monday, to have a massive opening on a sunday night will be something special. golden state warriors guard chris paul broke his left hand in their 113—109 victory over the detroit pistons in the nba. the team said he'd need surgery after suffering the injury going for a loose ball in the third quarter. meanwhile, paolo banchero recorded the first triple—double of his career as orlando magic rallied for a 122—120 win ov