dan roan, bbc news.is through to the semi—finals of the masters snooker for the fifteenth time, despite calling himself awful in his win over barry hawkins. it was a scrappy match at alexandra palace in london with both players making mistakes. this miss by hawkins when he was 50 points ahead in the ninth frame cost him dear as 0'sullivan cleared the table to win by six frames to three. shaun murphy survived a scare against jack lisowski. potting this black avoided losing a third frame in a row and the 2015 winner secured a 6—3 victory to set up a semi final against 0'sullivan on saturday rory mcilroy looked anything but rusty as he opened the new golf season with a flawless round of 62 at the inaugural dubai invitational. he sank nine birdies to go two shots clear of the field. mcilroy hasn't played since finishing a distant 22nd in the dp world tour championship in november, and he said he'd even surprised himself, with how well he'd played at the dubai creek resort. you can get all the latest sports n

she's been speaking to our sports editor, dan roan.ard should be treated. some of the comments made showed the lack of understanding of my condition, which, obviously, as an elite athlete you'd expect the people classifying it —— you would understand the conditions to treat you fairly. understand the conditions to treat ou fairl . , ., understand the conditions to treat ou fairl . , . ., ., you fairly. explain what it all meant in _ you fairly. explain what it all meant in terms _ you fairly. explain what it all meant in terms of _ you fairly. explain what it all meant in terms of the - you fairly. explain what it all| meant in terms of the results you fairly. explain what it all - meant in terms of the results and the category they said you should not be computed in? it the category they said you should not be computed in?— the category they said you should not be computed in? it means that classification _ not be computed in? it means that classification date _ not be computed in? it means that classification date put _ not be comput

dan roan, bbc news.estions from mps and also at the public inquiry as to how faults with its horizon system could lead to nearly 1,000 post office managers being accused of theft and false accounting. our business editor, simonjack, is here to look at how fujitsu became a central player in possibly the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in british history: fujitsu�*s long and continued position at the heart of government technology projects began when it acquired a company called icl in the 1990s. it was like a british version of ibm. buying it gave fujitsu a seat at the top table when government contracts were being awarded. it has key questions to answer. in 1996, it won the contract to computerise transactions at the post office. it was rolled out in 1999 and there were reports of problems almost immediately. so the first question for fujitsu — when did the company know something was wrong? the post office said it had relied on assurances from fujitsu that the horizon system was "like fort knox". no—one, i

our sports editor dan roan has the story.true footballing force, with his passion, talent and trophies. but after nearly a decade in charge at anfield, jurgen klopp today stunned the game. i anfield, jurgen klopp today stunned the name. ., . , ., the game. i will leave the club at the game. i will leave the club at the end of— the game. i will leave the club at the end of the _ the game. i will leave the club at the end of the season. _ the game. i will leave the club at the end of the season. and - the game. i will leave the club at the end of the season. and this | the end of the season. and this afternoon _ the end of the season. and this afternoon at — the end of the season. and this afternoon at a _ the end of the season. and this afternoon at a hastily _ the end of the season. and this afternoon at a hastily arranged | afternoon at a hastily arranged press conference he elaborated on the toll he says his tenure has taken. ., ., ., , , , taken. you have to be the best version of _ taken. you have to be the best version o

here is the bbc sports editor dan roan.ps are asking whether they're being treated somewhat differently to manchester city for example. masters was asked about this today. he defended the process in effect but he also made clear that the situations are very different but he could understand the frustrations of fans. if any club whether the current champions or otherwise had been found in breach of the spending rules for year 2023,

our sports editor dan roan reports.lub has struggled to recover from its racism scandal stop the county find last year for failing to tackle the systemic use of discriminatory language. despite being chairman for part of that, colin graves is set to take over the club and having being criticised as describing some incident as banter and today he said sorry. in a statement, he said... promising fresh investment, his return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration. the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club's chief executive today telling me why the board approved the takeover. this is the viable _ approved the takeover. this is the viable option _ approved the takeover. this is the viable option that - approved the takeover. this is the viable option that keeps . the viable option that keeps yorkshire cricket operational. so it is a good day for yorkshire cricket. it so it is a good day for yorkshire cricket. it has been controversial. _ yorkshire cricket. it h

here is the bbc sports editor dan roan. you understand why fans of those two clubs perhaps are asking whether they're being treated somewhat differently to manchester city for example. masters was asked about this today. he defended the process in effect but he also made clear that the situations are very different but he could understand the frustrations of fans. if any club whether the current champions or otherwise had been found in breach of the spending rules for year 2023, they would be in exactly the same position as everton or nottingham forest, but the volume and character of the charges laid before man city i obviously cannot talk about at all are being heard in a completely different environment. there is a date set for that — for that proceedings. i think as well, mps today focused in on this concern about points deductions for two reasons. one — there's the danger it punishes fans of teams if they see their clubs docked points for actions that have nothing to do with them for the spending — the spending decisio

the paris chief executive also says that they've sold almost all the tickets. 0ur sports editor dan roan and sold to british people and it will be the french supporters and very excited to welcome you guys into paris for the games. angelique kerber�*s return to competition has suffered another setback after defeat at the linz open in austria. she was beaten by italy's lucia bronzetti 6—1, 6—3. (tx 00v)kerber has lost six of her seven matches since returning to the wta tour after having a baby. bronzetti will face fourth seed elysia mertens in the last 16. and finally, australian open championjannik sinner has been honoured by italian premier giorgia meloni.he�*s the first italian to win a grand slam singles title in nearly a half a century after defeating daniil medvedev on sunday. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. a fairly potent area of low pressure is going to move to the north of the uk. it's been named storm ingunn by the norwegian mets

our sports editor dan roan is at anfield and says jurgen klopp's impact during his time at the club cannot a decade now jurgen klopp has established himself as a major force, jurgen klopp has established himself as a majorforce, not jurgen klopp has established himself as a major force, not only in the premier league but in british sport more broadly. he helped win them when all there was to win. it will be remembered as the person who restored this site to its former glories, re—establishing them as one of the giants in world football. as well as all of the trophies there was the charisma, of course, for whichjurgen klopp has become renowned. this mall, the passion, thejoy. despite that renowned. this mall, the passion, the joy. despite that energy for which he is known, i think today's uses a reminder that all these managerial positions can take. the club and the manager seemed made for each other. they were synonymous with each other. fans not of course will hope that this news galvanises the site, drives them on, they are top of the premier league and still in the hunt for four trophie

here is the bbc sports editor dan roan. you understand why fans of those two clubs perhaps are asking whether they're being treated somewhat differently to manchester city for example. masters was asked about this today. he defended the process in effect but he also made clear that the situations are very different but he could understand the frustrations of fans. iii understand the frustrations of fans. . , . , fans. if any club whether the current champions _ fans. if any club whether the current champions or - fans. if any club whether the i current champions or otherwise had been — current champions or otherwise had been found in breach of the spending — had been found in breach of the spending rules for year 2023, they— spending rules for year 2023, they would be in exactly the same — they would be in exactly the same position as everton or nottingham forest, but the volume _ nottingham forest, but the volume and character of the charges _ volume and character of the charges laid before man city i obviously cannot talk

dan roan, bbc news.ers of the train drivers�* union, aslef, will take part in rolling strikes that begin onjanuary 30th. our transport correspondent katy austin is at one of britain's busiest stations, london waterloo. that's right, more strikes announced by drivers at 16 train companies, and they will be between tuesday the 30th of january and monday the 5th of february, although not on the thursday or on the sunday. importantly, the strikes will affect different operators on each day, so do check, and there will be an overtime ban that we can till the 6th of february. other unions include the rmt have struck deals, but there has been very little progress, no proper talks, but there has been very little progress, no propertalks, in but there has been very little progress, no proper talks, in the aslef dispute for quite some time now. it is about pay, it is also about the train companies and the government saying ways of working need to change, and they argued that the latest offer, which was rejected, w

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to etienne thobois. and sold to british people and it will be the french supporters and very excited to welcome you guys into paris for the games. and that's all the sport for now. new satellite data collated and checked by the bbc verify team, suggests over 50% of the buildings in gaza have now been damaged or destroyed. caroline hawley has been looking at the extent of the destruction. for weeks, aid agencies have been warning of the huge scale of suffering and destruction in the gaza strip, but no journalists have been allowed in independently. now bbc verify, working with academics who've used satellite radar mapping analysis, can show the extent of israel's military strikes. the un says a ceasefire is desperately needed. these maps showing how the damage has built up since the start of the israeli response to the hamas attacks on october the seventh. israel has repeatedly said hamas embeds itself, deliberately, in civilian areas. now, the analysis shows between 50% and 61% of buildings are either ba

i spoke to the bbc sports editor dan roan about it earlier it's no real surprise was asked about thee the champions no less, the dominant force in the english game were charged with breaching financial rules by the premier league, more than 100 charges, in fact, almost a year ago now after an investigation which began in 2018, it relates to a nine season starting in 2009, so it is a major case, this. city are still contesting those charges they are denying wrongdoings can assert ribozyme. no resolution in sight. contrast that with the situation confronting every ten, for example, who after being referred to an independent commission in march of last year have already been docked ten points having been found to have breached the perimeter of the's profit and sustainability rules. they've appealed. but now they find themselves charged for a second time of course. alongside nottingham forest. you can understand why fans of those two clubs perhaps they are treated somewhat differently to manchester city for example. and masters is asked about this today. he defended the process in effect