the fellow who knocked out mark selby. how did you rate mark allen today? expected him from him. i think mark allen is becoming, he's been a top player for mark allen is becoming, he's been a top playerfor a while, but i think is becoming a marquee player in the game. triple crown under his belt, that has mentally made a difference. the difference for me is he has no wea kness the difference for me is he has no weakness in his game. whether fitness could play a part, to be fair, ithink fitness could play a part, to be fair, i think he will be all right. he is playing at the top of his game. it's all getting extremely interesting and rather intriguing. coverage continues online and by the red button this evening, plenty more to watch enjoyed before highlights 11pm. a 29—year—old runner died during yesterday's london marathon. matt campbell, who was from cumbria collapsed in the last four miles of the race and died later in hospital. he had completed the manchester marathon earlier this month in under three hours. the cause of death isn't known yet. campbell

joining ronnie o'sullivan in the last 64 will be world number one mark selby, who beat wang yuchen 6—urnament since 2014 came back from 2—0 down to the 20—year—old from china, who is ranked 91st in the world. selby will face scott donaldson tomorrow. in horse racing, there was a photo finish in the irish grand national at fairyhouse with renowned trainer gordon elliot claiming his maiden title in the race. elliot had thirteen runners, and it was general principle ridden by” slevin who claimed the tight victory ahead of willie mullins' trained isle of hope and dreams. iain poulter had been expecting to go to augusta this week as a tv commentator, but now he's heading there as a player after a remarkable victory at the houston open earned him the final place at the masters. poulter had been tied for 123rd place after his first round, but he won a dramatic playoff last night against beau hossler to earn his first strokeplay victory in the united states. the win just doesn't mean getting to augusta. there is a lot bigger things on the horizon. it has been a long road, the last couple of y

after an embarrassing exit from mark selby, ronnie o'sullivan has plenty to do if years to avoid a similares yesterday and desperate to try and get back into this one and avoid the fate of mark selby. live coverage across bbc tv and radio today. that is all from the bbc sport centre. plenty to feast upon on the bbc website. you can watch the snooker and the london marathon. also the fed cup. can heather watson and you're one can't turn things around. —— johanna konta. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the albert hall last night with performances from sting and kylie minogue. there was a broad range of music from across the decades and across the world, organised by the royal commonwealth society. andy moore reports. # ..unusual to go out at any time. sir tom jones kicked off the show, backed by the sound of traditional indian drummers. # if you should ever want to be loved by anyone. zoe ball presented a night she described as the biggest party of the year. like any one of us on our birthday, the queen has booked her local hall. it is, of course, the stunning and his

and in snooker world number one mark selby has the chance to claim his third china open in four years. we don't know who is going down. and in snooker world number one mark selby has the chance to claim his third china open in four years as he secured a place in tomorrow's final. the defending champion beat kyren wilson ten frames to eight and will face barry hawkins for the title after he beat neil robertson. that's all from sportsday. we were bracing ourselves for a manchester city party. they were 2—0 up, cruising towards the premier league. but manchester united beat them 3—2. the manchester city will have to wait. not the best week for them, i think it is there to say. good night from all of us. we had been watching the weather numbers today. 19.1; celsius at gravesend in kent, the uk's highest average of the year so far. not eve ryo ne average of the year so far. not everyone saw sunshine. in country, this afternoon was misty and marquee, grey and stamps. it will be better tomorrow. we have outbreaks of rain in scotland, gradually clearing north overnight. shower is clearing nor

and joining him in the last 64 as world number one mark selby. since 2014. he came back from two have nil down today and the chinese player ranked 91st in the world. he will face got donelson tomorrow. swedish golfer lindberg has won herfirst major after play—off victory against her south korean opponent. the final four holes played after darkness. this was the birdie that took it, her rival could not match it. lindberg is ranked just 95th in the world for this victory. that required a special celebration and here it is. following her caddie into the water. but it meant she was given the trophy a few minutes later wearing her dressing gown. not sure that she cared too much about that. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the trade war between the united states and china has escalated. the chinese have imposed a raft of tariffs of up to 25 per cent on more than a 120 products — including american pork, wine and fruit. the measures come into force today — and they're

. 0'sullivan hasn't beenin and mark selby. 0'sullivan hasn't been in this tournament since 2000, but000. ian poulter admitted packing his bags to go home on friday, but bet he's glad he stuck around for the weekend. victory at the houston open earned him the final place at this week's masters. poulter was tied for 123rd after a below par first round, but he won a dramatic play—off last night against beau hossler to earn his first stroke play victory in the united states, and a place at augusta. it doesn't just it doesn'tjust mean getting to augusta. there are bigger things on the horizon. the last couple of yea rs has the horizon. the last couple of years has been a long road, with injury, questioning whether i've got a pga tour card or not, and then having some form and not quite finishing off in the past so, to get my first stroke play victory, that's a big one. to get the exemption is big. to move up in the world ranking points is a big one. it bodes well for him. elsewhere, an extra day is needed to decide the winner of the first women's major of the season. korea's inbee park an

, out in the early rounds at the crucible. and mark selby, out in the early there's more on the bbc sportnderland manager, while steve gerrard looks set to be the next rangers boss. let's return to our main story and the news that the home secretary amber rudd has resigned. and the news that the home secretary let's talk to our political editor laura keunssberg who's in dublin this evening. laura keunssberg who's laura, laura keunssberg who's how much of a surprise is this laura, how much of a surprise is this resignation, in your view? clyde, the timing is a surprise. in recent days, we have seen both attend and the home office really try to keep amber rudd in her position. there was a lot of sympathy for her inside the conservative party, and they tried on various defences of the mistakes that she said in her own words she had made. but it seems, in the last few hours, it had reached a tipping point, and the decision was that it was time for her to leave, rather than for her to try to stay on and stem the damage, much of which has already been done. so what now for the government, and t

the defending champion, mark selby, is trying to win a fourth world title and would love to play ronnielove to play ronnie o'sullivan in the final. to play ronnie in any final is always a massive match. to play him at the chris wall, the pinnacle of the sport, is stuff you dream of. —— the crucible. playing on the bigger stage in the world, on the biggest occasion. if that is the case, i will relish it. no surprise ronnie o'sullivan is the bookies' favourite to win, he has won a record equalling five ranking events this season, but insists it doesn't give him any extra belief coming into the crucible. i don't really rely on confidence, i believe in your belief and ability in again, if it is good enoughin and ability in again, if it is good enough in the day, so be it, if not, go home, watch it on tv and watch the other guys sweating it out. the tournament lasts 17 long and gruelling days, but the winner will not be complaining if they get their hands on this special trophy. now, those of you taking part in this weekend's london marathon please do heed warnings regarding the heat it coul

mark selby has defended his china open title, comfortably beating fellow englishman barry hawkins in the final in beijing. the tournament is the last event before the season ending world championships in sheffield later this month, and the world number one looked in great form, finishing with a break of 132 to claim the title. that is all from us. we will have more throughout the evening. the american border with mexico has become, in the trump era, a political line in the sand. a new book called the line becomes a river, by francisco cantu, takes you there, into dangerous and unforgiving territory, where the author, a third—generation mexican—american, worked for the us border patrol in pursuit of gun runners, smugglers, and of course the people who were simply trying to get across. a personal story and a lyrical account of the borderland which, for him, will always be heavy with ambiguity. what you are saying in this book, i think, is that borders, particularly this one, are never as simple as they seem. no, i mean, honestly... i think the core arguments of this book is that we are

the defending champion mark selby went out in the first round, as did former champions shaun murphy andlay in the second round —— bingham. stuart ring and. milkins will play in the second round -- bingham. had really bad tip problems come into the match, and it was pretty evident last night, i really struggled with that. i thought i did pretty well to keep it 6—3. i have to give robert credit for how he played. he was relentless throughout, and i had a slight sniff at 6—5, but he rattled off the last four friends amazingly well and deserved the win. not a great day at the table for the thai player, heading for a maximum 147 break. he missed the last red againstjohn higgins. he was disappointed and went on to lose 10-7. disappointed and went on to lose 10—7. now the baseball, and nelson cruz drove into mac runs, as the seattle mariners held on for a 4—3 win over the white sox. it is their 14th defeat in 16 games, in their worst start since 1950. and finally, a sprint to the line to take the first stage of the tour de normandy in switzerland. the peloton caught the breakaway riders in the

mark selby has defended his china open title, comfortably beating fellow englishman barry hawkins inng world championships in sheffield later this month, and the world number one looked in great form, finishing with a break of 132 to claim the title. that is all from us. we will have more throughout the evening. the american border with mexico has become, in the trump era, a political line in the sand. a new book called the line becomes a river, by francisco cantu, takes you there, into dangerous and unforgiving territory,

one of the favourites to win this year, the closest he came in 2016 was when he was runner—up to mark selbyosed out the important third frame to take a 3—0 lead and after that he wasn't that confident. this morning, i played good safety, and he got some chances to play but he didn't make it that well and he kept giving me the chances to pot. i just keep scoring and i feel good. former champion stuart bingham is another big name to go out, the englishman, who won the title in 2015, was beaten 10—7 by compatriot, making it four former world champions who have now lost in the opening round. in cricket, england test opener alastair cook says he's not an droppable. his double century in melbourne in the last ashes series was his only highlight of a poor winter and they lost the series to new zealand with english cricket proposing another format recently of 100 balls, he doesn't want the test cricket format to be overlooked but he admitted to joe cricket format to be overlooked but he admitted tojoe wilson his ball needs to improve if he is to keep his place. there's no entitlement if i don't sco

joining him in the last 64 will be mark selby. layer. selby will face scott donaldson tomorrow. in horse racing there was a photo finish the irish grand nationalfor gordon elliott claiming his maiden title in the race. he had 13 runners, it was general principle who claimed the victory. ian poulter had expected to go to augusta as a tv commentator now he is heading as a player after a remarkable victory in the houston 0pen. he had been tied for 123rd after his third round. he won a dramatic play off. this was a shot that got him into the play off. the unfortunate man who got beaten by poulter in that play off. the wind just doesn't mean getting to augusta, there is a lot bigger things on the horizon, it has been a long road. the last couple of years with injury, you know, questioning whether i have got a pga tour card 01’ whether i have got a pga tour card or not, around then obviously having form and not finishing off in the past, to get my first stroke play victory, that is a big one, to get the exemption is a big one, to move up

the defending champion mark selby is trying to win a fourth world title and would love to play ronniein the final. to play ronnie any final is always a massive match but to play him here at the crucible, the pinnacle of all sport in the final, it's the stuff you dream of as a kid playing the best player in the world on the biggest occasion. if that is to be the case i'll relish it when it comes. no surprise ronnie o'sullivan is the bookies favourite to win this tournament. his won a record equalling five ranking events this season equalling five ranking events this season but insists it doesn't give him any extra belief coming into the crucible. i don't but on confidence, i rely on belief and ability in the game and if it's good enough on the day, so be it. if it's not, go home, watch it on tv, watch the other guys sweat it out. this tournament last 17 long and gruelling days but the winner certainly won't be complaining if they get their hands on this special trophy. jamie broadley, bbc news, sheffield. from me and the rest of the team, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead

so far in sheffield we've seen the reigning champion mark selby knocked out and also the five—time championround wobbles. ding looks in great form though. it is good to come back with the last important frame in third to ta ke last important frame in third to take the lead. after that, he is not so take the lead. after that, he is not so confident to play the rest of them. and this morning i played good safety, and it was some chance to play, but he did not make it that well. there were some easy chances to play. gent—mac, ijust keeps going andi to play. gent—mac, ijust keeps going and i feel good. to play. gent—mac, ijust keeps going and ifeel good. —— to play. gent—mac, ijust keeps going and i feel good. —— yeah, to play. gent—mac, ijust keeps going and ifeel good. —— yeah, i keep going and i feel good. plenty more action coming up this evening, and hazel irvine can tell us what we can look forward to. stewart bingham, the 2015 champion, finds himself one frame down against a qualifier. ken doherty, and john, thatis a qualifier. ken doherty, and john, that is a cracking match so far. cent

the world number one mark selby said before the tournament he wanted to play ronnie 0'sullivan in thework to do. up against stephen maguire, he lost the first four frames of the match. he trails by six frames to three going into today's session. ‘the rocket‘ is looking for a record sixth ranking title of the season. as we've been hearing, today's london marathon is expected to be the hottest on record with temperatures predicted to reach 23 celsius. but that's not the only record that could tumble — mo farah could beat the men's british marathon record which has stood for 33 years. 2 hours 7 minutes is the time to look out for. after a glittering track career, the four—time olympic champion says he won't be holding back. i have to give — just knowing myself, you know, i am — i haven't trained for nothing for the past three months, haven't been away overseas and not see my kids and it has been pretty difficult at times. and, um, i know all the work i've done, i'm going to go into it and give it the most and, um, we will see what happens. so you're going hard? you're going hard. i'm goi

the world number one, mark selby said before the tournament he wanted to play ronnie 0'sullivan in thee's to make the final, he's got work to do. up against stephen maguire he lost the first four frames of the match. he trails by six frames to three going into today's session. the rocket is looking for a record sixth ranking title of the season. it isa it is a busy afternoon, a busy day ahead, really, with the london marathon due to get under way. the elite men and women wheelchair races are heading out in the next half an hour or so. we have got mo farah, we could have a record—breaking day. let's hope so. every year there are some incredible people who take part in the london marathon, and this year is no exception. joining us from the start line is sue strachan who has vascular dementia, and hugh brasher who's the event's director. good morning to you both. good morning. good morning. there has been lots of warnings in the last couple of days about the temperature and how does it feel to you, as a vetera n and how does it feel to you, as a veteran of organising the event? does it lo

defending champion mark selby plays joe perry. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website.ingham, will face world number 30 jack lizouwski in his first round match. bingham was banned from snooker for six months last october after breaking betting rules. he gambled on himself and other players, but there was no suggestion that he aimed to "influence matches or engage in any corrupt activity". three months of the ban were suspended. he has been speaking to tom williams. there you go! stuart bingham, after 20 years... he is regarded as a journeyman, now forever a world champion. memories to cherish, the crowd, the applause, thejubilation. in fact, he liked it so much he bought the table. i didn't realise i could purchase it at that time, but i remember coming out the back door, andi i remember coming out the back door, and i bumped into one of the table fitters, and i said, what happens with the table? he said, you get first refusal. something flashed in my head, i said, yeah, first refusal. something flashed in my head, isaid, yeah, i first refusal. something flashed in my h

joining him in the last 64 is the world number one, mark selby, who won 6—4. ar—old from china. he will face scott donaldson tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won herfirst major tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first major after tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won herfirst major after a tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first major after a play—off victory against her south korean opponent in california. the final four of the eight play—off holes we re four of the eight play—off holes were played today after darkness ended play on sunday. this was the putt which one it. a birdie which her rival could not match. this attempt to match it doesn't go in. asa attempt to match it doesn't go in. as a result, she was the upset victor. which of course needed a special celebration, and here it is. straight into the pond behind her caddie. the only problem with that, she had not thought so far ahead. she was presented with a trophy wearing a dressing down, although i am sure those pictures will adorn her mantelpiece for

mark selby the defending champion already out.aten byjoe perry 10—4. elsewhere, five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan is trailing stephen maguire 6—3. a couple of big fights taking place. amir khan fighting for the first time in almost two years against phil lo greco while carl frampton is fighting nonito donairre of the philippines. i am confident i will win this fight. the only time i have been confident is the second fight against martinez, the world title. always doubts that this fight there are no doubts. i have had the best training camp! are no doubts. i have had the best training camp i have had. there is zero doubt in my mind that i will be victorious. you can follow it on the bbc sport website. you can get in touch with me on twitter. we'll end with memories of one of the world's biggest dance music stars — the swedish dj avicii — who's died at the age of twenty—eight. i want to be remembered for the life i lived. not for money i made. she sings "addicted to you" # i'm addicted to you. # hey brother. # do you still believ

after a rather embarrassing exit from the world number one mark selby yesterday, ronnie 0'sullivan hasffield. at the moment, he is facing sean maguire and it is 9—6. that is to acquire. so ronnie 0'sullivan having plenty to do to avoid the fake that befell the current world number one yesterday. you can follow that the bbc sport website. live pictures on bbc sport website. live pictures on bbc two throughout the day. that is the sport. it is back to you. many thanks indeed. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the albert hall last night with performances from sting and kylie minogue. there was a broad range of music from across the decades and and across the world, organised by the royal commonwealth society. andy moore reports. # ..unusual to go out at any time. sir tom jones kicked off the show, backed by the sound of traditional indian drummers. # if you should ever want to be loved by anyone. zoe ball presented a night she described as the biggest party of the year. like any one of us on our birthday, the queen has booked her local hall. it is, of course, the st

defending champion mark selby went out in the first round, as have former champions shaun murphy andant to get a much talked about boxing bout to happen, why not take to social media? that happen, why not take to social media ? that is just happen, why not take to social media? that is just what the wbc heavyweight champion has done. he offered $50 million for a unification fight with the wbo, ivf champion anthonyjoshua and went so far as to edit an older video showing joshua saying he would accept the fight for that amount. tell you a man to check their e—mail. i have something specialfor you. and by the way, all the money is in the bag. so i expect you will be above your word. ok, i will take $50 million upfront. we will see, it rumbles on. you can get the latest sport news on our website. that is your sport briefing for now. authorities in california believe they have identified the so—called golden state killer, thought to be responsible for at least 50 rapes and 12 murders in the 1970s and ‘80s. the man they have arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook h

mark selby has defended his china open title, comfortably beating fellow englishman barry hawkins inast event before the season ending world championships in sheffield later this month, and the world number one looked in great form, finishing with a break of 132 to claim the title. that is all from us. we will have more throughout the evening. this tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the good friday agreement in northern ireland. the deal brought an end to the troubles in northern ireland and began power sharing at stormont. on the eve of the anniversary commemorations bbc northern ireland's political editor mark devenport spoke to tony blair — prime minister at the time of the agreement — and asked him if he was concerned the achievements of the deal were in peril because of the current political deadlock. we are celebrating the anniversary of the good friday agreement, the belfast agreement, and ijust think it's important that people remember what things were like before we had the peace process, before we had the agreement. i'm of a generation, you are pretty much of a generatio

mark selby certainly with his work cut out. this one is live on bbc two at the moment.y at the table, lining up the red. it has been a good start as well there for him, his opponent has the great experience. still plenty of frames remaining there in that match will stop that is all the sport. next up, time for the weather. hello. thank you forjoining me. our latest thoughts on how the rest of the weekend will pan out where ever you may be. still a lot of fine, warm weather throughout the rest of today. it is not quite like that everywhere, even though we have still got a high pressure dominant which has brought this extraordinary speu which has brought this extraordinary spell of weather, and there is no disguising this weather front not1 million miles away. there are other changes available as well. we have already seen a massive cloud moving through the western channel bringing the threat of a shower into the west country in the first part of the day. certainly by mid—afternoon, that threat could extend to parts of wales, into the midlands and southern england. they a

the defending champion mark selby is chasing the fourth title in four years.rday at ten o'clock, live on bbc tv and online. that is all the sport for now. more on all those stories at the bbc sport website. the queen has formally opened the commonwealth heads of government meeting, during a ceremony at buckingham palace, which highlighted her own contribution to the organisation. it's expected to be the last such meeting to be opened by the queen. leaders from many of the fifty—three countries which make up the commonwealth have gathered here in london to discuss issues including ocean conservation, cyber security and trade. theresa may told the leaders the summit would "take on some of the 21st century‘s biggest questions". over many decades this organisation has brought together out common bonds. there have been difficulties, su ccesses bonds. there have been difficulties, successes and controversies, but i believe wholeheartedly in the good that become a world can do and this week as young people from our many nations gather and contribute their views, our

mark selby made a terrible start to the defence of his world snooker title in sheffield.ourth title in five years, playing jo perry, and lost the first four frames of his opening round match. perry had to play three qualifiers to make the main draw, selby did take the first two frames after the break, he is trailing 4—2 currently. this is the live action from table one, selby, not at the table currently. after pulling those two frames back in the second half of the session. perry is at the table, reading now. 41—14 in that frame. you can follow it all on bbc two. the other first—round match two. the otherfirst—round match is hong kong's marko through against chan, the chinese qualifier making a great start against fu who has more experience in this tournament, but going well. fu at the table is leading in this break. that is all the sport for now. now, it is time for click. this week, near miss... bullseye! and, a lifesaver. with spencer away this week, i've been left drone alone. we are in andalucia, spain, where some important testing is going on which could be crucial

mark selby, defending champion, winner of the last three tournaments, he trailed jo perry 7—2, he hasjustte. selby just pulling it scene in sheffield at the minute. selbyjust pulling it to eight frames to four. you can follow this on the red button and online. that is all the sport for now, more for your next half—hour. a funeral service for the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush, has taken place in houston, texas. the wife of george bush senior died on tuesday at the age of 92. she will be buried later today. fourformer presidents, including barack 0bama and bill clinton, were at the service. cbs correspondent weijajiang is in houston. she told me the funeral was deeply personal. mrs bush herself planned many elements of it, and it was called the celebration of family, faith, and service, and those other three pillars of the first lady's life, and the three things we have been celebrating here in houston all week and certainly here at the service because not only was she the matriarch of this extraordinary political family here in the matriarch of this extraordinary pol

world snooker championship is one—day—old and is defending champion mark selby is already out, chasingost of the damage was done in the first session, losing seven of the first nine frames. ronnie o'sullivan is in danger as well, trailing stephen maguire 6—3. you are up to date from the bbc sports centre. the funeral for the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush, has been held in houston, texas. four former presidents were among the mourners but president trump stayed away, with the first lady attending. barbara bush died at the age of 92 on tuesday. her sonjeb bush spoke a little earlier. the last time my mom went into the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so that he could be with her. that's my theory at least, because literally a day later, he showed up with an illness. he came into her room when she was sleeping and held her hand. his hair was standing straight up, he had on a mask to improve his breathing, he was wearing a hospital gown. in other words, he looked like hell. mom opened her eyes and said, my god, george, you are devastatingly handsome! laughte

the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the first round. joe perry beat him 10—11.rom 4am tomorrow morning you can watch great britain's fed cup tie againstjapan, their world group play off is tied at 1—1. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. a disturbed night on the way particularly across parts of england and wales, after a lovely day. warmer in western and northern parts and temperatures into the high teens here. clear skies have given way from the south to cloud. this brought showers. and this has brought rumbles of thunder and potentially torrential downpours tonight. the first ones across wales and northern england will push off quickly. some across east anglia and the south—east. some will avoid them altogether and most will have pushed away at the end of the night, when we turn attention to the west and wet weather will bring a change tomorrow. the warmer air eventually swept away by a weather front. it will bring showers and introduce fresh air by the end of the day. a big change across western areas. we ca

mark selby has made a disastrous start to the defence of his world snooker title in sheffield.five years. he's playing joe perry but lost the first four frames. perry had to play three qualifiers to make the first round. he leads selby by five frames to two. and that's all the sport for now. john, thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at a:35pm. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. a police investigation has been launched after a three—year—old boy died in a swimming pool at a leisure centre in leeds. officers were called to a david lloyd club in leeds at about 9:45am this morning following a report that a child had entered the pool and drowned. the boy was taken to leeds general infirmary, but later died. police are treating the incident as an accident, but are appealing for anyone who was in the pool at the time to contact them. let's return to our main story this afternoon. north korea's leader says he is suspending nuclear missile tests, and shutting down a key test site. kim

think is the favourite now, with the fa ct think is the favourite now, with the fact that he and mark selbyt proof he can do it but there are so many great players, could it be ding junhui? the chance of a new name on the trophy is massive. we shall see, thank you. it all begins again at seven o'clock on bbc two, hope you join us then. he was the better player, i was hanging onto him trying to make a game of it. he got in first trying to make a game of it. he got infirst in trying to make a game of it. he got in first in more or less every frame andi in first in more or less every frame and i did a few clearances, but i was second to the punch every time, he did a mayweather on me. in the past i have been guilty of ronnie intimidating me, like probably has done to a lot of other players. he turned me over here four times, twice in the final and it is nice to finally get one up. like i said before, i feel like a different person now since i last played him in 2012, i have been through so much. i am delighted to win and get through. sebastian vettel will be on pole position for tomorrow's aze

who is the favourite now, with the fact that he and mark selby are gone?he has proved he can do it here, but could it be dingjunhui, the proved he can do it here, but could it be ding junhui, the chance of a new name on the trophy is massive. we shall see. it all begins again at seven o'clock on bbc two and we hope you join us there. seven o'clock on bbc two and we hope youjoin us there. he seven o'clock on bbc two and we hope you join us there. he was a better player, i was hanging onto him and trying to make a game of it and he got in first every frame more or less, idid got in first every frame more or less, i did a few clearances, but i was second to the punch every time. he did a mayweather on me. in the past i have been guilty of ronnie intimidating me, like probably has done to other players, he has turned me over here four times, twice in the final and it is nice to get one up the final and it is nice to get one up finale. i feel like a different person now since i last played him in 2012, i have been through so much in my life. i am delighted to w

victory would see him surpass stephen hendry and mark selby, although he has not won the tournament since from now. more in the next hour, julian. syrian rebel fighters and their families are evacuating eastern ghouta, according to syrian tv. (00v) the evacuees are being bussed from the town of douma — the last rebel held stronghold in the enclave outside damascus. the evacuation follows a deal struck between rebels, civic leaders and the russian government. many residents of eastern ghouta have lived under siege forfive years. china has imposed more than two billion pounds worth of new import taxes on a series of us goods in response to president trump‘s decision to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. beijing claimed the move was necessary to "safeguard" its interests. there are concerns that such actions could spark a global trade war. chris buckler reports from washington. china was one of the country‘s foremost in president trump‘s mind when last month he detailed steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. the american steel aluminium industry has been ravaged by

as is tradition, the defending champion is in action first, that is mark selby, that man there, looking is the action now from table one, selby with a score of 16 already in this opening frame. there he is just of 16 already in this opening frame. there he isjust lining up his next shotin there he isjust lining up his next shot in front of the crowd in sheffield crucible. you can follow that on the bbc sport website, and there is plenty of live coverage on tv and radio as well, this one on bbc two at the moment. selby sinking the blue there. the other first round match taking place is marco fu against lu hao chan, fu at the table there. and that fan out is all your sport. back to you. john, think you very much, see later. let's turn to financial news now. men receive, on average, £28 more a week from the state pension than women. women who have temporarily left the workforce in order to care for children, or elderly parents, have led to inconsistentcies in national insurance payment, this according to a new study. the consumer group which says reforms introduced two years ago are starti

he follows other former champions shaun murphy and mark selby with a first round defeat — beaten 10—7lf out of an awkward spot. did you notice what he did? he didn't even need to look at the cueball. there he is. that's clever, isn't it? could you do that? clever angles. very clever. nearly two years ago, an internal labour inquiry, set up to look at allegations of anti—semitism, found there was an "occasionally toxic atmosphere" in the party. the row has continued to overshadow labour and yesterday jewish groups expressed "disappointment" at a lack of concrete action after a meeting with leaderjeremy corbyn. jonathan arkush from the board of deputies of britishjews was at that meeting and joins us now. thank you very much are joining us. being described as disappointing. why is that? it was cordial but a com plete why is that? it was cordial but a complete lack of substance. lots of warm words and we suggested a pretty minimal list of outcomes which would put some action to the words. and we got none of them. is it up to you to decide what the labour party should do? it's up to us to

the world snooker championship got under way at the crucible in sheffield today but already mark selby lost the first four frames against stephen maguire but despite a ronnie fightback, maguire won the final two frames of the afternoon session and will take a 6—3 lead into the conclusion of their game tomorrow. carl frampton‘s promoter frank warren has promised him a world title bout at windsor park this summer. first he must win his fight tonight against former four weight world champion nonito donaire for the wbo interim featherweight title at the sse arena. warren says a victory for the northern irishman will ensure a bout at the national stadium. frampton is in little doubt how tonight will go. i‘m so confident about winning this thing. the only one i have ever been fully confident is martinez. there will always be doubts. for this fight there is no doubts. as the best training camp i have ever had. i will do whatever it takes to win this fight. there is zero doubt in this fight. there is zero doubt in this mind that all will come victorious. amir khan is also in action tonight. he

after the shock of losing the world champion mark selby in the first round, snooker world championship o'clock news. see you then. thank you. the last surviving suspect in the 2015 paris islamist attacks has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being found guilty of attempted murder in a separate incident. three officers were injured in a shootout as they tried to arrest salah abdeslam in 2016, four months after the paris attacks which left 130 people dead. live to our correspondent gavin lee who is in brussels. take us back to those days in the early 2016 when this was the most wa nted early 2016 when this was the most wanted man in europe. yes, salah abdeslam had been on the run for four months. he was suspected to be amongst the ten attackers in paris in november 2015. they killed 130 people and injured hundreds more at the bataclan concert hall, at the restau ra nts a nd bars the bataclan concert hall, at the restaurants and bars and at their stadium. the other nine either kill themselves or were killed by police. he was on the run. the case involving the paris attacks will com

the 2010 champion followed shaun murphy, stuart bingham and reigning champion mark selby out of the crucibleace a limit on the amount of natural testosterone allowed in female athletes. it will only apply to athletes, taking part in track events from 400m up to a mile. this could effect the double olympic and triple world 800m champion, caster semenya. after her first world title in 2009, she underwent a gender test. a rule was then brought in which made women that produced high levels of testosterone take hormones to suppress them. this ruling was later overturned, and semenya has dominated since. the change will come into place in november, and athletes like semenya could lose pace. the wbc world heavyweight champion deontay wilder has offered anthonyjoshua more than £35 million for a unification fight. wilder holds the only belt that joshua needs to be the undisputed heavyweight champion, and he has posted a video saying that he's made an offer tojoshua's promoter. anthony, you know what your man eddie, and barry hearn, tell them to check your e—mail, i've got something specialfor check y

instead, world number one mark selby has the chance to claim his third china open in four years as heew robertson. but is it a sports day. just to let you know that it is 3-2 to day. just to let you know that it is 3—2 to manchester united in the manchester derby. city could win the title today. 69 minutes gone. manchester united leading. we will have lots more on that game and the outcome at 7:30pm. a bit ofa a bit of a mixed bag this week ends. temperatures not doing too badly in the double figures for most of us. it does come with some rain. this is not a total wash—out. some sunny spells at times. it has brightened up across central and eastern parts this afternoon. this photo from eastbourne. cloudy skies in northern wales. we have seen outbreaks of rain. cloud working its way north through the day, bringing outbreaks of rain for western parts. moving into northern england, southern and central scotland. some bright intervals in the south—east. the rain working north as we move through this evening and overnight, becoming patchy. dry skies behind it sounds a few clear spells. mor

defending champion mark selby plastoe perry. underway. the us space agency has just launched its tess telescope from cape canaveral in florida. it's mission — to find thousands of new worlds beyond our solar system. the telescope will monitor the stars closest to earth. scientists are hoping to catch the dips in brightness that occur when orbiting planets cross their surfaces. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports from florida. all set and ready to go. nasa's new mission to discover whether the stars we see at night have planets around them. on board this falcon nine rocket is a space telescope that will study the stars closest to the earth and find out whether in orbit around them are planets capable of supporting life. lift off. the spacex falcon nine... once in space the test spacecraft will start scanning nearly the entire sky. as it looks for stars it will also detect any tiny decrease in the light that comes from them. that small dip is a sign that there is a planet in orbit. the big question is whether there are

the 2010 champion followed shaun murphy, stuart bingham and reigning champion mark selby, out of theo m e other and the pressure does not really come on the qualifiers until the last 16 when they are trying to get to the quarterfinals. stoger resumes at one o‘clock at the crucible. you can follow it across the bbc. -- crucible. you can follow it across the bbc. —— snooker. that‘s all the sport for now. we are going to talk further about theissue we are going to talk further about the issue of children sexually abusing other children. we have been speaking with a mother who says her primary aged son was raped by a boy from his school. it happened during a play date within her family home. you may not want children to hear this short extract from the interview. to protect the anonymity of the young children involved in this case we‘ve changed the mother‘s name. we‘re calling her ‘sarah‘, and her words are spoken for her. we‘ve also left out some of the details. just a warning that some of things you‘re about to hear are upsetting — and you may not want your children to watch. the film

opening frame of the session, a man who is now favourite to win the title with defending champion mark selbyfollowing developments at westminster. yes, he will be straight into it, a few hours after being appointed he was telephoned by the prime minister, given thejob, and then he will have to be on his feet responding to an urgent question from labour about the issue, the ongoing issue about the windrush generation and how it happened that they got caught up wrongly, sometimes being threatened with deportation. what is his immediate task? to make sure he is properly briefed and can answer the questions, if amber rudd's experience was anything to go by, but more seriously he needs to find a way out of the windrush problem and he needs to stop worrying about the impact on eu citizens, 3 million of whom will have to change their status, and he also needs to look at theissue status, and he also needs to look at the issue of knife crime which has rocketed in recent months and the lack of funding for the police. a very wide agenda. amber rudd is not the first home secretary to run into problems a