meanwhile, norway's casper ruud is the first player through to the semi—finals. already won three titles in 2022, and he reached the finals of the french open and the us open. rory mcilroy says greg norman is the major obstacle to golf�*s civil war being resolved. two—time open champion norman is the commissioner of the breakaway saudi—funded liv series, and they've recruited a number of star players from the more—established pga and european tours. speaking in dubai, ahead of the season—ending dp world tour championship, mcilroy — a leading critic of the liv series — says norman has to go. there are a few things that i would like to see on the liv golf side. i think greg needs to go, i think hejust needs golf side. i think greg needs to go, i think he just needs to exit stage left,, he has made his mark, and now is the right time to say you've got this thing off the ground but no one is going to talk unless there is going to talk unless there is an adult in the room that can actually try to mend fences. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — tha

and casper ruud beat felix auger—aliassime in straight sets at the atp finals, later on rafa nadal isd number one in the world as he faces taylor fritz in the round robin group stage. england are through to the wheelchair rugby league world cup final. the hosts play france on friday for the biggest prize in the sport, after a dominant performance against wales to win their semi final by 125 points to 22. here's drew savage this is what it means to set up a final against france for a third trip meant running. deja vu may be, but the opportunity in manchester awaits. england are ranked second in the world, wales third. but in this semi—final, the host nation opened up a gap that grew and grew. seb bechara was asking questions with his pace and power that wales if the healthy crowd that. the game, got reminded this this was world important this was. this was a world cup semifinal we've been waiting for this for five years we are finally there. and yeah, just going to make the most of this and our best week to we f’f our next week. but this is what england will be up against when it comes

djokovic will play either casper ruud or andrey rublev in tomorrow's final.oshen eased to victory, finishing eight—and—a—half lengths ahead of brewin'upastorm. and great britain's trampoline gymnastic team have ended the world championships in style, winning gold in the all—around team event. 0lympic medallist bryony page was part of that team, and she also took silver in the individual event. world champion max verstappen will start the final formula one race of the season from pole. the dutchman was almost a quarter of a second quicker than his red bull teammate sergio perez. ferrari's charles leclerc was third, while britain's george russell who won last weekend's sao paulo grand prix could only manage sixth. there are two matches today in the women's super league. leaders arsenal are currently in action against manchester united. to manchester united — and frida maanu. earlier, khadija shaw scored her eighth goal in seven league games, as manchester city beat everton 2—1 at walton hall park. that's five wins in a row for city, who are fourth. rory mcilroy

casper ruud also won his opening match, beating felix auger aliassime.vel�*s latest superhero film, black panther: wakanda forever, has smashed box office records in its opening weekend in north america, earning $180 million. globally it has taken $330 million dollars so far. the franchise has been praised for its strong portrayal of black characters. actress danai gurira said she hoped black panther paves the way for other franchisees to cast strong black female leads. los angeles based entertainmentjournalist k.j. matthews told us what this box office boost means to the industry. as they say, black panther still has it! it did really well. it really helped a very sluggish box office that was kind of ending the year kind of with a thump. it did really well — it was the largest debut opening for the month of november and the second largest for this year of any film, so yes, it's done incredibly well. it hasn't — i will be honest with you, though — it has not done as well as the first black panther. 0bviously, that one opened, i think, worldwide within it

the former world number one beat casper ruud, who reached this year's french and us opens, in straightors because of his covid vaccine status. he will be able to play at next year's australian open though, which starts in the middle ofjanuary. max verstappen has claimed another victory in the final grand prix of the season in abu dhabi. the world champion started from pole and won comfortably to claim a record extending fifteenth win of the season. charles leclerc finished ahead of sergio perez to beat the mexican to second in the drivers�* championship and secure runners up spot in the constructors championship for ferrari. lewis hamilton failed to finish, ending the year without a win for the first time in his formula one career. in snooker, the uk championship final is under way in york. china's ding junhui is hoping to win the title for a fourth time and took a commanding 6—2 lead against northern ireland's mark allen in the first session of the final. but allen, a beaten uk finalist in both 2011 and 2018, has been fighting back and it's currently level, six all. the first to ten f

djokovic will play either casper ruud or andrey rublev in tomorrow's final.winning gold in the all—around team event. 0lympic medallist bryony page was part of that team and she also took silver in the individual event. all sorts of problems here with all of our pictures, so you don't have to put up with me any more for the let's hand you to the weather. severe flood warnings in force in scotland. you can see the impact on aberdeen for top an hour a half offering. with those flood warnings we have seen in place, there is the possibility of further rain during the next 2a hours. it comes from this area of cloud which has been putting off the atlantic and taking away the nothing sunshine in everywhere. that rain will become a bit erratic so there will be some dry moments in it, but it pushes it, happier times. dry moments in it, but it pushes it, happiertimes. later, some dry moments in it, but it pushes it, happier times. later, some cold air, so that could be sleet and snow on the hills, and it stays pretty windy in the far north—east of scotland, helping tra

the number 5 seed from canada bounced back from his defeat by casper ruud to power through 6—3, 6—4.ger—aliassime has kept alive his hopes of reaching the semi—finals. i felt just better today. my surf was great. at the return on the backend was much better. i was hitting it with much more consistency and precision, quality. when i am playing like this, i can have proven to myself that i can compete and beat some of the best players in the world. i beat some of the best players in the world.— in the world. i don't think i foruet in the world. i don't think i forget how— in the world. i don't think i forget how to _ in the world. i don't think i forget how to play - in the world. i don't think i forget how to play tennis l in the world. i don't think i i forget how to play tennis and how— forget how to play tennis and how to — forget how to play tennis and how to be strong enough mentally. ijust need to kill the cover— mentally. ijust need to kill the cover all of these positive feelings— the cover all of these positive feelings and all this confidence and this strong mentality that i

for only the second time of his career and his hopes of progressing hinge on taylor fritz beating casper ruudcan. is the last day of first—round matches in this championship and it has been an eventful afternoon. steve davis has been watching, judd trump was taking on xiao guodong and this went all the way, rather unexpectedly to a final frame decider. , ., , ., unexpectedly to a final frame decider. , ., , ., decider. yes, it was a struggle for judd trump. _ decider. yes, it was a struggle for judd trump. it _ decider. yes, it was a struggle for judd trump, it wasn't _ decider. yes, it was a struggle for judd trump, it wasn't that - decider. yes, it was a struggle for judd trump, it wasn't that he - decider. yes, it was a struggle for i judd trump, it wasn't that he played badly, it wasjust judd trump, it wasn't that he played badly, it was just a was a tough match against rita opponent and i think he will be delighted to have got over the line. relieved to some degree because a lot of top seeds had already been knocked out. a venue wherejudd also says it doesn't particularly play well and d

the former world number one beat casper ruud 7—5 6—3 in turin.to claim his first uk snooker title. he fought back from 6—1 down to beat ding junhui 10—7 in the final to win his first uk championship. the match is already being hailed as one of the most enthralling finals in the a5—year history of the tournament. max verstappen won the final grand prix of the season in abu dhabi. it was his 15th win of 2022 at the abu dhabi grand prix. sebastian vettel was 10th in his last f1 race. lewis hamilton retired meaning it's his first ever season without a victory. you can probably see now some of the support staff who are beginning to gather here, the fans will be arriving a bit later on ahead of at one o'clock, all eyes on that one, as they will be for the big one tonight, wales against the united states, astonishing to think, just the second day of the world cup and we have both home nations in action. john, more from you later, for now, many thanks. nhs leaders in scotland have discussed abandoning the founding principles of the service by having the

casper ruud's later victory confirmed the spaniards exit from the competition.it feels like there is a shift happening. finally, in men's dennis. move over. thank you. we will all move over now. here's carol. good morning, a cold start. where we have clear skies, you might run into a pocket of fog. today, sunny spells and showers until rain arrives later. you can see cloud on the picture which are showers. some have had thunder when they went through this morning. cloud to the east. that produced the heavy rain yesterday. it is still ensconced across north—east scotland where it is windy. no pressure is bringing rain today. drifting northwards. windy conditions around it. before a ridge comes into settle things down a little. showers in the west and south this morning. this is the rain heading into the northern isles. still gusty. for shetland, the next few days and nights, gales and severe gales at times. some showers will fade through the day. in the south—west of england. you will find cloud will build and we will see rain coming in and the wind here will str