the un—seeded fabio fognini has knocked out the second seed kei nishikori.up last year but was always on the back foot in this quarter—final and lost the first set 6—4. the second set was even easier for the italian as he sent the world number four running all over the court to win it 6—2, meaning he's also the first un—seeded player to make the semi—finals in ten years, and he'll play the winner of rafael nadal and jack sock. and unique kerber is looking like

dan evans is out in the men's competition, losing in straight sets to kei nishikori.. six — three, 6—4. kyle edmund faces novak djokovic later. let's bring you up to date with today's rugby league action. two matches in super league this afternoon. top of the table castleford thrashed widnes 34—nil, that's their fourth win in a row. and a last—minute conversion gave wakefield a 211—22 point win victory over salford. the new zealand head coach steve hansen has told the bbc that eddie jones has instilled a work ethic into england's rugby union team that wasn't there before. a win over ireland next saturday in the six nations would seejones' side set a new world record of consecutive test wins — overtaking new zealand's achievement of 17. it would also see them win back—to—back grand slams. eddie has come in and instilled a want and desire that probably has not been there before, and a commitment to each other. we always felt england had plenty of talent, but they have not always wanted to work hard. but they seem to be doing that now. funnily enough, the harder you work

to tennis where japan's kei nishikori came through a tough test needing almost three hours to beat fernandohe number two seed took the first set in a tie—break before the spaniard fought back to level the match in the second set again in a tie—breaker. but nishikori dominated the third set winning it 6—1 to set up a last 16 match with argentina's federico delbonis 0n the wta tour, top seed and world number 0ne angelique kerber is through to the last 16 of the miami 0pen after a straight sets win over american shelby rogers. the german came back from being a break down in both sets which included losing the opening three games of the match to win 6—4, 7—5 and set up a fourth round match against japan's risa ozaki. to cycling and alejandro valverde won the tour of catalonia on sunday. the spaniard completed the win with his third stage victory of the seven—day race with his compatriot alberto contador second and his movistar teammate albert soler third. valverde has had a great start to the season — he beat contador at the tour of andalusia and claimed the one day tour of murcia for a fifth t

japan's second seed kei nishikori is through to the quarter—finals, surviving a second set scare against won 6—3, 4—6, 6—3 and next he'll play the unseeded italian fabio fognini. 0n the wta tour, karolina pliskova is the first player into the semi—finals of the miami 0pen. of croatia, winning in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. pliskova has won two out of four tournaments this season, triumphing in brisbane and doha. to cricket and india have completed a 2—1 series victory over australia after winning the fourth and deciding test in dharamsala by eight wickets. despite missing the match with a shoulder injury, the indian skipper virat kohli says he no longer considers australian cricketers as friends. the hosts needed 106 in their second innings to win and reached their target for the loss of two wickets in the first session on day four to reclaim the border—gavaskar trophy. india are still unbeaten at home since 2012 and kohli, who remarked on his friendship with some australian players before the series, said things had changed during the bitter contest. it has changed, for sure. i thought that

the un—seeded fabio fognini has knocked out the second seed kei nishikori.he japanese player was the runner—up last year but was always on the back foot in this quarter—final and lost the first set 6—4. the second set was even easier for the italian as he sent the world number four running all over the court to win it 6—2, meaning he's also the first un—seeded player to make the semi—finals in ten years, and he'll play the winner of rafael nadal and jack sock. and unique kerber is looking like she will head out against venus williams. she is serving for the match. —— angelique kerber. she is looking for her first title here since 2001 and the winner will take onjohanna since 2001 and the winner will take on johanna konta since 2001 and the winner will take onjohanna konta in the semifinals after knocking out simona halep. 10th seed konta threw away a three love lead in the first set to lose it 6—3 but recovered to level the match on the second set tie—break. konta broke in the fifth game of the deciding set and went on to win it 6—2 to become the first briti

japan's kei nishikori who saw off british player dan evans, winning 6—3, 6—4.s reached two finals in 2017 and he'll next face 28th—seeded gilles muller of luxembourg. what a difference 12 months makes. this time last year roger federer was recovering from knee surgery. in the next few hours, the australian open champion faces frenchman stephane robert, as his quite incredible comeback continues. the expectations have risen. that is nice. i like how i played in australia. totally free. nothing to lose. that was new to me again after all these years. i will try to keep that same approach. after how i felt, everything that happens from here on now is like a bonus, really. france's caroline garcia overcame british 11th seed johanna konta in a tough three set contest eventually prevailing 3—6, 6—3, 7—6, in their third round match. it took garcia more than two hours to level her head—to—head record against konta after four encounters and she'll now play either roberta vinci or svetlana kuznetsova for a place in the quarterfinals. to golf, and on the pga tour, canada'

meanwhile, in the second round of the men's singles, dan evans is playing kei nishikori and it is for. kyle edmund fa ces n ova k three to nishikori. kyle edmund faces novak djokovic later. andy murray made a shock exit yesterday. murray lost to canadian, vasek pospisil in the second round, in straight sets 6—4, 7—6. despite winning the dubai championship earlier this month, murray was far from his best. it's not all over for murray though, he'll now concentrate on the doubles competition alongside his playing partner evans. todayit today it was not so much these serve volley, it was my own serve. rather than not getting enough opportunities when he was serving. soi opportunities when he was serving. so i think that was more the problem. let's bring you up to date with today's rugby league action. two matches in super league this afternoon. top of the table castleford thrashed widnes 34—nil, that's their fourth win in a row. and a last—minute conversion gave wakefield a 2a—22 point win victory over salford. the new zealand head coach steve hansen has told the bbc that eddie jones has

he lost in straight sets to kei nishikori.se against the world number five but couldn't keep up with him. 6—3, 6—4, the score. kyle edmund is the last british man in the draw. he faces novak djokovic later. andy murray got knocked out yesterday. marco fu and judd trump are into the final session of the players championship final in llandudno. fu went into it leading 5—4. butjudd trump has taken the first four frames of the evening, he leads 8-5. he four frames of the evening, he leads 8—5. he isjust too four frames of the evening, he leads 8—5. he is just too frames away from victory. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. political parties in britain have been warned to protect themselves against potential cyberattacks, following allegations that russian hackers tried to influence last year's us presidential election. the national cyber security centre, which is part of the gchq spying agency, says it has written to the leaders of political parties, offering to help strengthen their network security. last

the un—seeded fabio fognini has knocked out the second seed kei nishikori in the miami masters.ini becomes the first un—seeded player to make the miami semi—finals in ten years. he now faces rafa nadal who beat the american jack sock in straight sets. africa is not a continent usually associated bobsleighing, or even other winter sport. no bobsleigh team from nigeria or any country in africa has ever competed at the olympics. but now, the women's team's in nigeria is on the verge of that dream coming true. it only needs to complete three more competitions to qualify for the 2018 winter olympics in south korea. here's their story: these are the three things you need to bea these are the three things you need to be a successful bobsled driver. weimann, fearlessness. —— 0ne. to be a successful bobsled driver. weimann, fearlessness. —— one. you have to be able to live on the edge of. two, determination. you have to have the ability to focus. and three, discipline, because the team in the country relies solely on your ability as a driver to qualify. my my goal is to get this team rep

he faces kei nishikori in round two. that's all the sport for now.ort website. bbc.co.uk/sport. more for you in the next hour. we look forward to, that mike. thank you. the german carmaker volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an american court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal. vw has admitted that between 2009 and 2015 vehicles were fitted with illegal software allowing them to pass emissions tests, while still producing high levels of pollution. sarah corker reports. volkswagen's scandal over rigging emissions tests sparked a global backlash and multiple law suits and the fallout for the world's top—selling car maker continues. in court in detroit, the company admitted that for six years, diesel vehicles were fitted with illegal softwa re vehicles were fitted with illegal software to cheat emissions tests. it's the first time they've actually pleaded guilty, as they did so, they said, it is because we are guilty. i think it was also interesting that thejudge said he think it was also interesting that the judge said he wan

he'll now face kei nishikori in round two.ade three birdies in the final four holes of his second round this morning, before this approach on the ninth took him to six under par in his third round before bad light ended play. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. thank you forjoining us. good night. springlike weather to tell you about today. this was the view in essex today. this was the view in essex today. this was the view in essex today. warm sunshine. 18 in the sunshine, 16 for northern ireland making it the warmest day of the year so far. a lot of cloud elsewhere. not producing much rain but the rain will pep up through the evening. another weather frontjoins forces with it. moving across northern ireland through the end of the night. it will be mild, murky tomorrow morning. damp across the eastern side of england compared with the day. some central area seeing some decent spells of sunshine. it tends to be drought, the weather front. later, sunshine. it tends to be d

he lost in straight sets to world number five kei nishikori. nishikori, 6—3, 6—4 the final score. kyle edmund is the last british man in the draw, and he faces novak djokovic later tonight. andy murray got knocked out yesterday. judd trump has won the players championship title, after a 10—8 frames win over marco fu in llandudno. trump had missed some routine pots in the opening session, and found himself 5—2 down. but three centuries in four frames helped him to the seventh ranking title of his career. that's all the sport for now. act to you, see you soon. —— back to you. irish citizens in northern ireland and elsewhere could be given the right to vote in irish presidential elections. prime minister enda kenny confirmed that the government had decided to move forward with plans to hold a referendum on the issue. speaking in philadelphia as part of the st patrick's day celebrations, mr kenny said extending the franchise to irish citizens worldwide would be a profound recognition of the importance that ireland attaches to all of its citizens, w

the british number three will now face kei nishikori in round two.ee tries, while marc snayed kicked 12 points too. saints are now third from bottom, with just one win from their first four games. great britain's husband and wife pairing, chris and gabby adcock, i read to the semifinals once again at the all england badminton championships. this is like the wimbledon of badminton and the pair beat the elliptic champions from indonesia coming from one set down. it is the second year in a row they have reached the last format, and comes soon after gb badminton had its funding cut. we really didn't come out too great at all today. it took us a full set, really, to get into the groove. a came out sharp and controlling. obviously without a good start to the second and then they'd raked us back again. slightly off plan, but a bit of a comeback from17— off plan, but a bit of a comeback from 17— 19 in the second, in the third we really felt aggrieved and we are happy to get through to number seven. they are into the semifinals in birmingham. some sad news in

the briton has avoided roger federer, rafa nadal, del potro, kei nishikori and novak djokovic.lu or a qualifier. i feelfresh, i against either hensen lu or a qualifier. ifeelfresh, i knew against either hensen lu or a qualifier. i feel fresh, i knew i had to take a decent break after melbourne. hopefully i can play some good stuff. my results have been a bit inconsistent so hopefully i can doa bit inconsistent so hopefully i can do a bit better this year. british freestyle snowboarder katie ormerod has posted on social media that she has suffered a broken back while training. british freestyle snowboarder katie ormerod has suffered a broken back in training for the world championships in sierra nevada, spain. ormerod, who became gb‘s first ever big air world cup winner earlier this year, describes the injury as "nothing too serious" but will now miss the event, although she hopes to return to action before the end of the season. the teenager is seen as one of britain's biggest medal hopes for the 2018 pyeongchang winter olympic games in south korea. "pretty gutted i broke my ba

while british number two dan evans was beaten by kei nishikori, also in straight sets.own to beat marco fu 10—8 in the final of the players championship in llandudno, that's trump's second ranking title of the season. that is it for now, much more coming up that is it for now, much more coming up in the headlines at 10:30 a.m.. good morning, welcome to the programme. this morning, we've been telling you about a pioneering trial which has the potential to save lives and save the nhs millions of pounds. but is there a reluctance amongst some in the medical community to adopt it because it involves dogs? initial studies show specially trained dogs can detect prostate cancer in urine in 93% of cases. in an exclusive film for this programme, the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith tells us he wants to see it rolled out across the nhs. england's health secretaryjeremy hunt has promised he will personally take a look at the results of an initial trial. we played you iain duncan smith's full film earlier in the programme. here's a short extract. my name is iain d

he has avoided roger federer, rafael nadal, kei nishikori and novak djokovic.kovic. his first match will be against a qualifierlj and novak djokovic. his first match will be against a qualifier. i am coming in and i feel will be against a qualifier. i am coming in and ifeel well will be against a qualifier. i am coming in and i feel well and will be against a qualifier. i am coming in and ifeel welland i will be against a qualifier. i am coming in and ifeel well and ifeel fresh. i took a decent break after melbourne and hopefully i can play some good stuff. it is a place where i have struggled in the past, my results have been inconsistent and hopefully i can do a bit better this year. in badminton the british parents won their game and will face the olympic champions in the next round on friday. the last british winners of the competition were nathan robertson and gail emms in 2005. there were some long rallies in that match. the arena is playing quite slow, but we like how it is playing out there. we stuck to the plan well today. it is a mean partnership and

the british number three will now face kei nishikori in round two.wo of hull's three tries, great britain's husband and wife pair chris and gabby adcock are into the semi—finals, once again, at the all—england badminton championships. this is like the wimbledon of badminton, and the pair, beat the olympic champions from indonesia, coming from a set down. it's the second year in a row, they've reached the last 4, and comes soon after gb badminton had its funding cut by uk sport. the last time lincoln city played arsenal in a competitive fixture they won 1—0. that was 102 years ago, but this afternoon they'll be hoping history can repeat itself. it's a momentous day for the non—league side and the 9,000 fans who'll make the journey down to the emirates stadium with them, on 53 coaches and even a specially—arranged train. one of those making the trip will be bob dorrian, the club's chairman. we'll be speaking to him in a moment, but first let's hear from some of the club's young fans. people around lincoln are really excited for the quarter—finals again

the british number three will now face kei nishikori in round two.d championship, on a motorbike and then in a car and tributes have been paid to john surtees, who‘s died at the age of 83. he started off as a brilliant motorcyclist who dominated, for much of the late 19505, before then surtees moved on to four wheels and immediately established himself as a leading figure, winning the formula 1 world championship for ferrari in 1964. damon hill has said what all of us feel. "such a lovely man. we have lost a true motorsport legend," our thoughts to his friends and family, of course. let‘s go back to the six nations. one man who knows about this rivalry with england and scotla nd about this rivalry with england and scotland is the former england tape and world cup winner from 2003, scotland is the former england tape and world cup winnerfrom 2003, mike tindall himself who joins us from our london studio. good morning. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. teams you good morning. thank you forjoining us. teams yo

last week, the briton has avoided the likes of roger federer, rafa nadal, juan martin del potro, kei nishikori had to pay, a decent break after melbourne. and, yeah, hopefully i can play some good stuff, as the players have struggled a bit in the past year, my result has been a bit inconsistent. hopefully i can do it this year. british freestyle snowboarder katie ormerod has posted on social media that she has suffered a broken back while training. ormerod, seen here in a previous training session, became gb‘s first ever big air world cup winner earlier this year, and describes the injury as "nothing too serious" and says she'll be back in six weeks. but she will now miss the world championships in spain. british ski and snowboard have described the problem as a small, stable fracture in one of her vertebrae. that's all sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in sportsday at 6:30pm. more now on the fallout from yesterday's budget, and the chancellor philip hammond has been defending his decision to raise the rate of national insura

and dan evans lost to the world number five kei nishikori, also in straight sets.dno. finally, let's return to football. it seems that some of the professionals of today are retiring early. we have a new recordholder. this is a japanese player has made history by becoming the oldest professional player to score in a competitive match. he is 50 years and 1a days old. the only goal in this match in the second division japan. he defeated the record that backin japan. he defeated the record that back in 1955 by sir stanley matthews who scored at the age of 50 years and five days. that is all the sport news for you this morning. i am down here at buckingham palace. like i was saying earlier, the queen will be putting the message of hope and friendship into the commonwealth baton to invite athletes from around the commonwealth to take part in the commonwealth games which begins in april next year on the gold coast in australia. and one lucky girl from southport has been picked to give the baton to the queen. the queen will then put the message in the baton. that girl is