players have made it to the second round with konta, heather watson and kyle edmund coming through their opening matches. success down under has been a rare site for british tennis fans. but they're now witnessing a strength and depth that hasn't been seen for 30 years. konta seems determined to write her way into the record books. last year, she became the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since sue barker in 1977. the number nine seed's desire was clear to see, as she cruised past former wimbledon semifinalist kirsten flipkis in straight sets. former wimbledon semifinalist kirsten flipkis in straight setslj was prepared to stay out there as long as i needed to be. it was a tough first set. there wasn't much in. iti tough first set. there wasn't much in. it i was happy i was able to put my foot on the pedal a bit, but also manage well the difficulties that the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out in the first round. 12 months on, she's made of sterner stuff, battling hard for two and a quarter hours before

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through their opening matches in melbourne.rts. success down under has been a rare sight for british tennis fans but there are now witnessing a strength and depth that has not been seen for 30 years. johanna konta seems determined to right way into the record books. last year she became the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since 1977 with sue barker. the nine seed, her desire clear to see as she cruised past kirsten flipkens in straight sets. i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to but again there was a tough first set with not much in it and i wasjust happy to be able to put my foot on the pedal a bit. and alsojust manage ruby well the difficulties the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out to the first round and 12 months later she is made of sterner stuff battling hard for two and a quarter hours before she became the former us open champion sam stosur. just so positive for british tennis, we are spurring each other along and when i had the result

kyle edmund limbed out of the first round with —— limped out of the first round with cramp last year.ight sets. i had a great off-season with andy. even though i'm hitting with him. he's trying to get better. i'm trying to get better. he's great to learn from and get advice from. so, but at the end of the day we're just trying to get better. it's a positive that more british players are doing better. ultimate success in australia will be far harder. andy murray has lost five finals in melbourne and could face the early hurdle of a rejuvenated roger federer. johanna konta might have to get past serena williams in the past eight. alun wyn jones eight. alun wynjones will take over the wales captaincy for the six nations. jones has led the team five times before. captained jones has led the team five times before. ca ptained the jones has led the team five times before. captained the lions in the final test against australia in 2013. wales interim head coach has included seven uncapped players in his 36—man squad. warburton is still in the party. but the decision to ta ke in the party. bu

british number two kyle edmund is through to a first atp tour quarterfinal of 2017, after his opponenth, at the brisbane international. edmund, ranked 45 in the world, beat luca pwee, after the frenchman retired with blisters, when trailing 6—3, 3—1. edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight. great britain suffered another 3—0 defeat in the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless.

if kyle edmund wins tonight, there'll be three british men into the third round at the australian opene world number one, andy murray, who had an injury scare, and dan evans, who sprung the first major shock at the tournament by beating marin cilic. katherine downes reports. dan da n eva ns went dan evans went shopping on sunday to buy kit for the australian open. dropped by his sponsor last year, he has come back from the brink of quitting tennis to be two of the world's top ten players in the last two weeks. today's big scalp was marin cilic, who had looked too much for evans in the first set, as the dazzling sun sank low. but as the shadows lengthened, evans came to live, breaking the cilic serve to ta ke live, breaking the cilic serve to take the second set. and belief blossoming in the darkness, he dominated the third too. the fourth turned into a battle, evans saved eight break points. and cilic was getting frustrated. he had to serve to stay in the match, but evans took his chance. and what to do after beating the world number seven — get straight on the phone, there is big news

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.win over ernesto escobedo. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. it's been a largely clear and dry day, that means we are in for a cold night tonight. temperatures are going to plummet, particularly across central and southern parts of england. they could be some ice on untreated surfaces by the morning. temperatures particularly in the countryside about —4 or —5 towards the south. not quite as cold towards the south. not quite as cold towards the north west. increasing amounts of cloud, quite windy towards the northern isles, and a bit of rain for the west of scotland but most places looking drive. more in the way of sunshine can be found towards the south, temperatures round about five to 7 degrees. further north, hires at about eight or nine celsius. but a prison —— a pretty decent day. wednesday dry and u nsettled, decent day. wednesday dry and unsettled, cold towards the east. best of the sunshine towards the east; cloudy in the

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breako a bit of a party spoiler. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: sinn fein's martin mcguinness has resigned as deputy first minister of northern ireland in protest at the dup‘s handling of a renewable energy scheme. the health secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, with a focus on children and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern ireland's power—sharing government is facing the prospect of a snap election after the deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, announced his resignation. he has been embroiled in a bitter row with the first minister and democratic unionist party leader arlene foster over her role in a mismanaged renewable energy sch

so murray and evans through, kyle edmund plays tonight, if he wins, then it will be the first time threethe third round in melbourne when the main draw has started with 128 players. there are more 3rd round replays in the fa cup tonight. non—league sutton united and lincoln city both knocked out league opposition last night to reach the 11th round. now league 2 plymnouth have a massive task as well. we can join our correspondent katie gornall at home park — katie they held liverpool to a goalless draw at anfield ten days ago, i presume they will be full of belief that they can knock klopp's team out. it still looks like an inexperienced liverpool start. jurgen klopp, is that still a gamble do you think? well, i think he has gone for more experience than the last time when he named his youngest ever starting eleven for liverpool. the youngest everin eleven for liverpool. the youngest ever in liverpool's history i should say. liverpool fans will take heart from that that he is taking this seriously. last time out they did trouble liverpool. but there is a huge amount of excitement here. th

british number two kyle edmund is through to a first atp tour quarterfinal of 2017, after his opponent retired in the second round of their match, at the brisbane international. edmund, ranked 45 in the world, beat luca pwee, after the frenchman retired with blisters, when trailing 6—3, 3—1. edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight. great britain suffered another 3—0 defeat in the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. leicester and england centre manu tuilagi will be out for the rest of the season, as a result of the knee injury he suffered during his club's premiership defeat by saracens at the weekend. tuilagi's latest setback comes after eddie jones confirmed that he would have been part of his international plans. it was frustrating for him. he's a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester and for england, and he w

kyle edmund is through to the quarterfinal of the brisbane international.nd rugby union head coach eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations, so long as he proves his fitness. hartley is currently serving a suspension after being sent off for club side northampton. his six week ban will end before england play france early next month. dyla n dylan is doing everything he can, has worked hard and to get into the england side is to be very fit. not playing games means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five or six weeks. he is doing that and putting himself in the best putting it -- putting himself in the best putting it —— position to continue as captain. that is all the sport. up until yesterday the uk‘s ambassador to the eu was a man called sir ivan rogers. but then he resigned, which was a surprise, not least because the uk starts its talks for exiting the european union after article 50 is triggered, which we know will be by the end of march. and sir ivan, an experienced negotiat

he's up to a career high a5th place, two ahead of kyle edmund.d kyle edmund will represent great britain in the singles in the davis cup tie against canada. andy murray retains his number one ranking despite his early exit in melbourne. it's the first time in 11 years that there have been three british men in the top 50. meanwhile, several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me and i saw people were following me and i saw people being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again, particularly this one may be, it is a bit ofa particularly this one may be, it is a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing for a couple of years, hopefully. that's all sport for now. despite a weekend of protests, petitions and court orders against it, the white house is st

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breakhat was edmund's 22nd birthday britain's laura robson has been selected for tennis‘s fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain — she's selected johanna konta, heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. that is all, coming up in a moment, the papers, see you later. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former conservative pensions minister ros altmann and the sports journalist mihir bose. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i, it leads on the political crisis in northern ireland. it says new elections are likely. the telegraph says a review has found that britain's most senior militaryjudge mishandled the trial of a royal marine, who was found guilty of murdering a wounded taliban fighter. the mail leads on the pressures on a&e. it says

kyle edmund beat santiago giraldo of colombia in straight sets. play in blue, passed information to the bristol camp ahead of a narrow defeat this month. seven sports are attempting to challenge the uk sport decision not to fund their programmes for the uk olympics and paralympics in 2020. badminton is among five sports which we re badminton is among five sports which were funded the rio 2016 and will challenge the decision. more on that atjust after 10am. so we've heard an awful lot of... brexit means brexit. now it's time to find out exactly what that means. prime minister theresa may is making her "big" brexit speech today and our political guru norman smith will be there. her speeches at 11115 and you will hear it on bbc news. norman? today is the day when we are meant to find out what it is theresa may is trying to achieve, what her game plan is, what her blueprint is for brexit. we know she will say we will not do some sort of hokey cokie, halfway inn, hardware and, we will not be associate members of the eu, we will not have partial members

kyle edmund is also out. britain's number two lost in straight sets to spain's pablo carreno busta.ouldn't match the power of his opponent's serve, losing injust an hour and 46 minutes. in the women's draw, britain's johanna konta will face former world number one caroline wozniaki in the third round. number nine seed konta eased to victory over naomi osaka ofjapan in straight sets. the british number one had few problems with the big serving 19—year—old, securing her tenth victory so far this year. british number two heather watson is out. she squandered five match points before losing her second round match to american qualifierjennifer brady by two sets to one. there was bad news, too, forjamie murray. he and brazilian doubles partner bruno soares were knocked out in the men's doubles first round by americans sam querrey and donald young. the defending champions and second seeds lost in straight sets. england are chasing 382 for victory in the second one day international against india at cuttack. fast bowler chris woakes reduced india to 25—3, but yuvraj singh and skipper ms dho

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too. escobedo. it's a busy day of british tennis today, with heather watson and dan evans starting their campaign in the hopman cup in the next 15 minutes. evans will face roger federer who's returning following a lengthy spell out of the sport through injury. the leicester centre manu tuilagi is out of england's six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side's defeat to saracens yesterday. it's the latest setback in a long list of injury problems. he only lasted seven minutes before being carried off, all watched by england head coach eddie jones. the only try of the match came from sarries fly—half owen farrell, to seal victory in the pro 12, owen farrell, to seal victory. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world champi

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breakbirthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. and as well asjohanna konta, laura robson has been selected for the fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain — she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time, with the first odi this coming sunday. that's all sport for now. more in around one hour's time. theresa may pledges to help schools and companies in england help deal with mental illness, announcing plans to help children and teenagers. the prime minister theresa may has set out a new strategy to address what she cal

he's up to a career high 45th — two ahead of fellow brit kyle edmund.ed marin cilic and bernard tomic in melbourne during his best ever run in a grand slam. evans and edmund will play in the davis cup against canada this friday. andy murray retains his world number one ranking despite that early exit in melbourne. meanwhile, several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me and i saw people being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again, particularly maybe this one, it's a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing for a couple of years, hopefully. six nations chief executive john feehan says relegation from the tournament will not be introduced in the short to medium term. georgia and romania have both been pushing to be included in the annual tournament. it

kyle edmund is also out. britain's number two lost in straight sets to spain's pablo carreno busta. losing injust an hour and 46 minutes. in the women's draw britain's johanna konta will face former world number one caroline wozniaki in the third round. number nine seed konta eased to victory over naomi osaka ofjapan in straight sets. the british number one had few problems with the big—serving19—year—old, securing her tenth victory so far this year. i definitely look to make my stamp on the match from the very beginning and look to dictate and impose myself on her. i knew that if i was going to give her any breathing room 01’ going to give her any breathing room orany going to give her any breathing room or any opportunity she was going to become more and more dangerous, so i did try my best to not let that happen and getting that break in the first set, i did a good job of running her down. british number two heather watson is out. she squandered five match points before losing her second round match tojennifer brady of the united states, 2—1. england's bowlers have struggled to co

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.port for now. the first 1a areas in england to be selected for so—called garden villages have been announced in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. the new villages must include green spaces and good transport links. the government says that the plans will help provide vital homes. but rural campaigners have warned there is still strong opposition to some of the projects. a phone app tackling food waste set up by some students in leeds is spreading across the country. restaurants, cafes and bakeries can sell off meals at the end of the day and hungry bargain—hunters can buy them for a couple of pounds. it's an idea that's selling like hot cakes, asjudith moritz reports. lunchtime in leeds, and the restaurant rush is on. customers queuing up for pizza, salads and wraps. the chefs expect a brisk trade, but they never know exactly how many dishes they'll sell, and there's almost always food left over. sometimes you may walk in, and everybody will have spicy chicken, and you ar

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through their opening matches in melbourne.ave come through that, whether it was going to take two or three sets, i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to. but again it was a tough first set, there was not much in it and i was just happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal. managed really well the difficulties that the match presented. marco fu came from 3—0 down to beat the world number a judd trump in a thriller at the masters snooker at the alexandra palace. trump had been only one frame away from victory, but after drawing level at 5—5, a fluke from fu put him in contention to steal the win. let's go live to alexandra palace now, where neil robertson is playing ali carter. you can follow this match on the red button, and the bbc sport website. robertson at the table. not for long, though. he does lead to— one. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. donald trump becomes the a5th president of the united states on friday, that's when it's the inauguration of him as president. but we've been

british number two kyle edmund is through to a first atp tour quarter—final of 2017, after his opponent at the brisbane international this morning. edmund, ranked 45 in the world, beat lucas pouille, after the frenchman retired, when trailing 6—3, 3—1. edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight. great britain suffered another 3—0 defeat in the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. meanwhile, a shock defeat today for the 22—time grand slam champion serena williams, who lost in the asb classic to world number 72, madison brengle from the united states. williams lost in three sets, making a huge 88 unforced errors in the windy conditions of auckland. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you, jessica. see you after two o'clock. hello, good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i am jane hill. before we turn t

kyle edmund lost and so did heather watson, defeated by little—known american nearest the camera, jennifern'sjohanna konta beat talented naomi osaka in straight sets. save the shocks for another court. this one was konta's. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. this is southern spain. wintry weather has been causing problems in the mediterranean. this picture from the mediterranean. this picture from the south—east spain is an example of the scenes we have been seeing. winter really has taken hold across many parts of continental europe. these are the afternoon highs this afternoon across many central and eastern areas temperatures will not get above freezing. as areas of low pressure m ove get above freezing. as areas of low pressure move into the cold air across south—eastern spain and also as we saw earlier on italy, we have seen some significant snowfall

in the men's draw, kyle edmund beat colombia's santiago hiraldo in straight sets, taking just under twopablo carreno busta next. british athletics say they are confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them today. the six—time paralympic champion voiced his frustration with the governing body saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. but this morning, on twitter, weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. you can find those stories on the bbc sport website including the first round of the masters snooker. i will have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. we will hear more about the story that is dominating here today. theresa may outlining her plan for the uk after we leave the european union. here are the main points. the final

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.pion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semifinal. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. he'll play world number one mighty michael van gerwen in the final. he beat fellow dutchman raymond van barneveld in their semi, six sets to three, and with the highest three dart average in the history of the world championship — 114. that all of the sport for now, more in the next hour. studio: thank you. one ofjeremy corbyn's closest allies has suggested the labour leader could step down if the party's fortunes don't improve before the next general election, due in 2020. len mccluskey — the head of britain's biggest union, unite — has described labour's standing in the opinion polls as "awful." with me is our political correspondent chris mason. this is very surprising from len m cclus key ? this is very surprising

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.now. more known those stories on the bbc sport website, as always. i will have more for you in the next hour. thank you, jess. rail ticket price increases, introduced from today, have been described by public transport campaigners as a kick in the teeth. the government says the average rise of 2.3% will help deliver a modernisation programme. earlier, i spoke to lianna etkind from the campaign for better transport, who believes rail users are being unfairly penalised. passengers will feel angry that after a year when many people have suffered a substandard service, delays, hours of waiting, yet again they're going to be hit by rail fares and in some areas up to a third on some routes. i think the government really needs to take action, because at the moment many people have had years of stagnant wages and rail fares going up in another way of life getting harder. that's it, some people are going to be hit harder than others. some people don't feel much difference. all railfares are goi

johanna konta, kyle edmund and now heather watson all made it through in melbourne overnight.the uk it is fairly cloudy, mild, with outbreaks of drizzle. i'll have more details in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the prime minister will today set out her vision for the terms of britain's departure from the european union. theresa may has got a list of 12 demands for brexit in what's being trailed as a clean break from the eu. we'll talk to ian watson in downing street shortly but first our political correspondent carole walker has this report. after months of pressure to tell us more about her brexit plan, theresa may will strike an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global britain which gets out into the world. the prime minister may not be explicit but she will again signal that she's ready to take britain out of the european single market, and perhaps the customs union, too, in order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european law. i think it's highly likely we will be coming out of the formal structures of the customs

dan evans is through in men‘s competition that kyle edmund is out.an historic opportunity to right a wrong and says she wants to tackle the "huge stigma" around mental health. she‘s expected to announce that every secondary school will be given training to spot pupils who may be suffering from depression, anxiety or eating disorders. anti—discriminations laws being tightened to give greater protection to stop people with mental health issues losing theirjob. employers and organisations will be given additional training in supporting staff who need to take time off. expanding online services to allow symptom checks before getting a face—to—face appointment — and a review of the "health debt form", under which patients are charged up to £300 by a gp for documentation to prove they have mental health issues — an issue we highlighted on this programme a few months ago. if you experience mental health problems, let‘s hear your own experience, what should the prime minister to do tackle the stigma? and tell us about the support or lack of support you‘ve re

and kyle edmund is also out. he lost in straight sets to spain‘s pablo carreno busta.ealistic at the same time and i‘m disappointed with myself so, yeah. iaim i‘m disappointed with myself so, yeah. i aim to do better all the time. number two seed novak djokovic is on court at the moment and has fought back after losing the first set to the unseeded denis istomin, it‘s currently one set all. we will keep you up—to—date with what is happening throughout the morning here on the programme. liverpool secured their place in the fourth round of the fa cup, butjust one goal settled it in their replay at plymouth argyle. after a goalless draw at anfield, 11 days ago captain for the night lucas leiva scored his first goal in seven years to break the deadlock at home park. the visitors missed a penalty but it was the league two side who came closest to equalising when jake jervis hit the post. liverpool face wolves in the next round. two, three, four nil that would have been 0k. two, three, four nil that would have been ok. so one, i‘m fine. i said before the game that we do not

johanna konta was the only british player to make it through today, after heather watson and kyle edmundaka, and will face former world number one caroline wozniaki in the next round. i definitely looked to leave my stamp on the match from the very beginning and to dictate and impose myself on her. if i was giving her any breathing room or opportunity, she was going to become more and more dangerous, so i tried to make sure that didn't happen. after getting the break in the first set i did a good job and i got the momentum a bit. there was bad news too forjamie murray. he and brazilian doubles partner bruno soares were knocked out in the men's doubles first round by americans sam querrey and donald young. the defending champions and second seeds lost in straight sets. england's steady progress has been halted by the loss of quick wickets in the second one day international against india at cuttack. fast bowler chris woakes reduced india to 25 for three but yuvraj singh and skipper ms dhoni both made centuries as india set a target of 382. in reply, england were 128 for i butjoe root, jas

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through overnight, konta, who is ranked ninth. i'm very happy to have come through, i was prepared to stay out as long asi i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to. again it was a tough first set and there was not much in it. i was happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal a little bit. and just managed the difficulties presented by the match. judd trump has been knocked out of the first round of the masters snooker tournament at the alexandra palace by marco fu. the world number three was only one frame away from victory, but fu stormed back and clinched the deciding frame with a century break. he'll play mark allen next. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website and i'll have more in sportsday at half past six. so the prime minister has confirmed that britain will leave the single market, and wants a different relationship with what's known as the european customs union. but what exactly does that mean? 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity, explains wh

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund join andy murray and dan evans, who won yesterday.kens 7—5 6—2. iam very i am very happy to come through that. i was prepared to stay at the as long as they needed but it was a tough first set and i wasn't much in it and tough first set and i wasn't much in itandi tough first set and i wasn't much in it and i was happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal but also just manage really well at the difficulties that the much presented. manchester city defender bacary sagna has been fined £40,000 by the fa for comments he made on social media. sagna posted ‘10 against 12‘ on instagram following city's 2—1 win over burnley earlier this month, in which city were reduced to ten men. the fa said the post ‘questioned the integrity of the match official' lee mason. city have not ruled out the possibility of appealing against the severity of the fine. liverpool are still uncertain about whether they‘ re able to play defenderjoel matip while the africa cup of nations is taking place. matip was named in cameroon's squad, but liverpool believ

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.ague match in hobart. featuring for the hurricanes was stuart broad, who dismissed fellow englishman chrisjordan forjust one. the hurricanes were set a target of 144 for victory, 60 of which came from d'arcy short, who smashed consecutive sixes. that's all the sport for now. back. i've been waiting a while, man. i think it's a tale of the time, to be honest. the most boring international football team i've ever watched! if i was in america right now and the police pulled me over, i'm staying stiff. at 4:40, we can now say that the decision taken in 1975 by this country tojoin the common market has been reversed. this will be a victory for real people, a victory for ordinary people, a victory for decent people. what's the first thing that comes to your mind? the first thing that comes to my mind? when you seen everybody voting out. when you found out we had voted out. i actually thought, no, i'm going to have to pay for a visa to visit spain and that! a lot of people didn't vote because

kyle edmund is through to the quarterfinal of the brisbane international. takes part in channel 4 winter sport programme the jump. cox, who won cycling and athletics golds in rio, is one of three current sports stars among the 1a participants, along with olympic taekwondo gold medallist jade jones and gymnast louis smith. the medical teams from both sporting organisations are believed to have advised cox against participating in the show but have allowed her to make her own decision. england rugby coach eddiejones admits that leicester centre manu tuilagi would be part of his plans, if it wasn‘t for the latest injury which means he has had to withdraw from the training squad for the forthcoming six nations championship. tuilagi suffered a knee injury in his club‘s match against saracens at the weekend. it is frustrating for him. he is a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for england and he was just coming back into form, so it is enormously fru

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through overnight, konta, who is ranked ninth sets. i am very happy to have come through that. if it was going to take two or three sets i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to. but again, it was a tough first set, there wasn‘t much in it, and i was just happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal and really manage the difficulties the match presented. manchester city are considering an appeal against the severity of bacary sagna‘s fine for the comments he made on social medial. the fa has fined sagna £40,000 for questioning "the integrity of the match official". he posted "10 against 12". but still fighting and winning as a team", referee lee mason had sent off a city player during their 2—1 win against burnley. british athletics say they‘re confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them today. the six—time paralympic champion voiced his frustration with the governing body saying he doesn‘t want to race for his country again. weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i offic

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.icester centre manu tuilagi is out of england‘s six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side‘s defeat to saracens yesterday. it‘s the latest setback in a long list of injury problems. he only lasted seven minutes before being carried off, all watched by england head coach eddie jones. the only try of the match came from sarries fly—half 0wen farrell, to seal victory four. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and 0spreys are up to second after a 10—0 victory at newport gwent dragons. justin tipuric scored the only try of the game. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today‘s final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semifinal. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. he‘ll pla

kyle edmund plays tonight. the third round of 32. british sprinters james ellington and nigel levine are "conscious and stable" after a motorbike accident in tenerife. the pair had been involved in warm—weather training on the island, and posted this video on social media earlier in the week. ellington has twice competed at the olympics and twice won gold as part of the ax100m relay teams at the european championships. ellington has had surgery on a broken leg. his injuries are thought to be more serious. levine won european relay golds in 2013 and 201a. british athletics staff are liaising with hospital doctors over their treatment. scotland head coach vern cotter has named his six nations squad for his last championship in charge before he departs for montpellier in the summer. scrum half and points kicker greig laidlaw, who is heading to cotter‘s old club clermont auvergne at the end of the season, retains the captaincy, and matt scott is also recalled. scotland finished fourth in the championship last year

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breakiler. and as well asjohanna konta, laura robson has been selected for the fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain, she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time, with the first 0di this coming sunday. diego maradona says it would be a great idea to increase the number of nations playing in the world cup from 32 to 48. maradona was playing in a fifa legends match in zurich, ahead of an awards ceremony tonight. on his side was fifa president gianni infantino, and the expansion is one of his boldest suggestions, since

british number two kyle edmund is through to a first atp tour quarter—final of 2017 after his opponent trailing 6—3, 3—1. edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight. great britain suffered another 3—0 defeat in the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. that's all sport for now. hugh woozencroft will have more in the next hour. thank you. let's return now to the news that britain's outgoing ambassador to the european union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the government's preparations for brexit. labour's keir starmer has written to david davis seeking urgent clarification about the government's plans for this country's departure from the eu because of that resignation. well, before we heard the news about keir starmer, i was talking to the former conservative leader, a prominent eurosceptic, iain duncan smith, who was crit

he's up to a career high 45th — two ahead of fellow brit kyle edmund.best ever run in a grand slam. evans and edmund will play in the davis cup against canada this friday. andy murray retains his world number one ranking despite that early exit in melbourne. meanwhile several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard in switzerland people we re when i heard in switzerland people were following me and i saw people we re were following me and i saw people were really happy for me that i won a slam again and particularly this one, maybe it is a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing. that's why i took the six months off to hopefully to play for a couple of yea rs. dmitiri payet has been paradedd by marseille today after completing a £25 million transfer to the french club, which has left a bitter taste in the mouth

dan evans won his match in sydney, but kyle edmund was knocked out. world darts championships, three—time champion martin "wolfie" adams came from behind to beat fellow englishman ryan joyce 3—2, and reach the second round. there was no dividing the pair so the fifth set went to sudden death and adams finished with a double nine to take the match. england's lisa ashton beat sharon prins of the netherlands to reach the second round in the women's draw. ashton has won this title twice, and she looked comfortable in a 2—0 victory. and you know when we were talking about secret sa ntas and you know when we were talking about secret santas and clubbing together? oh, yeah. there's often talk about football clubs giving back to supporters but here's an example of fans literally giving back to their club. morecambe managerjim bentley was recently fined £1,000 after being sent from the touchline against cheltenham. but with the league two side struggling financially, supporters have clubbed together and given bentley the cash to pay the fine. he was moved to t

kyle edmund won in straight sets. the rfu are investigating a complaint from sale sharks.s day. david waite has voiced his frustration with governing body british athletics and says he doesn't want to race his countries again. after winning four gold medals at 2012, he returned empty—handed last month from rio. seven sports are challenging the removing of their funding for the paralympics and 0lympics removing of their funding for the paralympics and olympics in 2020. mike —— badminton is among five sports which lost funding after rio 2016. they'll joined by sports which lost funding after rio 2016. they'lljoined by gold ball and table tennis which only gets paralympic funding. that is all the sport. naomi brodie is still one set up sport. naomi brodie is still one set up and a breakdown in the second set 4-2. the department for transport has welcomed the offer. aslef said they would suspend action if they agreed to new talks. we are hearing that in response to that announcement, it is offering to suspend the industrial action. the chief executive of thames link railway sa

but british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breakor her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first provisional team announcement since she took over as captain. she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. chelsea manager antonio conte says he may appealjohn terry's red card in their 4—1 fa cup win over peterborough yesterday. terry was sent off for a last—man tackle, but conte said the decision was wrong and terry himself wrote on instagram that if referee kevin friend watched the incident back, he would realise there was no contact. joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root stayed behind when the squad flew out on thursday to be with his partnerfor the arrival of theirfirst child, who arrived on saturday morning. he is expected to fly out on wednesday, with the first 0di this sunday. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the issue of how disabled passengers are treated on flights has come

young kyle edmund is also playing well, he made the fourth round of the us open.rosport starting on sunday at midnight. lots for british tennis fans to enjoy. greg rusedski, former british number one. it's all so live on five live. some breaking news, we are hearing that french investigators will investigate renault over diesel emissions. the paris prosecutor ‘s office is quoted on this on the associated foreign press news agency. it says the car—maker is under suspicion of cheating in emissions tests. that's all we have at the moment on that. no independent confirmation, but afp reporting renault will be investigated in france over diesel emissions. it follows on from fiat chrysler being accused in the united states of not telling authorities about software that regulates emissions in thousands of its diesel vehicles, and that followed on from what happened with volkswagen. another car company potentially in the frame, but no confirmation of the frame, but no confirmation of the beyond a reportjust coming through from the afp news agency about renault being inves

he is up to a career—high 45th, two ahead of kyle edmund.for his 18th major with an epic five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me, and! switzerland people were following me, and i saw peoplejust being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again, it is a fairy tale after the comeback to combat this week, the goal was absolutely to be playing, which is why took the six months off and hopefully continue playing for a couple of years. what a story, quite a player, that roger federer! vitoria. thank you very much, tim. this morning, this programme has discovered that aston villa did not go to the police after parents and boys raised concerns about a scout at the club abusing boys. he was however sacked by villa within months of the abuse being raised. 20 years later, that scout, ted langford, admitted sexual offences between 1976 and 1989, a year after he left the club. this morning in an exclusive interview, former professional player tony brien has waived his right to anonymity to tell us about the abuse

kyle edmund lost, and so did heather watson, defeated by a little—known american nearest the camera,hird set, and watson had five match points. but in dark blue, here, britain's anaconda was conned's. court. this one was conned's. definitely look to really ”eke ' court. this one was conned's. definitely look to really % my = i definitely look to really make my stamp on the much —— i looked to impose myself on her. i knew that if i was going to give her any breathing room or opportunity that she was just breathing room or opportunity that she wasjust going breathing room or opportunity that she was just going to become more and more dangerous, so i did try my best to not let that happen, and after getting that break in the first set, i felt i after getting that break in the first set, ifelt i did after getting that break in the first set, i felt i did a after getting that break in the first set, ifelt i did a good job of running with the momentum a bit. and serving well also helped. england's cricketers have lost the one—day series against india. yuvraj singh and ms dhoni hit brillian