he'll play either michael van gerwen or darius la banuskas in the last four.chester after taking into — zero lead over... at the end howe stadium. i'll be back with another round up at 7:30. this week on the travel show i am in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysia's biggest estate. sarawak. in the western corners of malaysian borneo, sarawak has some of the world's most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. but it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights or the resorts of neighbour states. so i am going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way i will be hanging out with these guys. claiming jagged peaks. easily one of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult hikes i have done. i love sarawak. we are very unique in sarawak. we have 26 ethnic groups in sarawak. my trip starts here, in sarawak‘s biggest city, kuching. and the word kuching, it means something special? yes. it means cat. like the city of cats? yes. cat city. 0k, we are starting here in the state capital, kuching, and travell

defending champion michael van gerwen plays ricky evans later.ition. since becoming the first woman to win at the pdc, she's become a huge hit with fans, who've been calling her ‘the queen of the palace‘. sherrock‘s now into the last 32, after beating another top name, mensur suljovic, and said she couldn‘t sleep after the victory. it was amazing last night. i haven‘t had that much sleep. my adrenaline wasjust running wild last night. i‘ve only had a few hours because i couldn‘t switch off last night. when i went up there last night, i forgot all about what i had done on tuesday i‘m just focused on the game, like, i totally forgot about everything else, so i didn‘t put pressure on myself. again, it is alljust trying to sink in at the moment. it‘s still not sunk in. so, i‘m still in disbelief about what‘s going on. i never thought i would be in this situation and it‘s incredible and i‘m enjoying everything. i‘ve definitely like helped put women‘s darts on the map. i‘ve definitely heard a lot of stories about how i‘ve inspired more younger people t

he'll play either michael van gerwen or darius la banuskas in the last four.

he'll play the defending champion michael van gerwen next.y in the uk. well, did you know that today is the spanish equivalent? well we didn't, so we got rather curious when real sociedad tweeted that former wonderkid martin 0deegard was joining manchester city. the alarm bells should have been ringing by the fact the norwegian international is actually on loan from real madrid so couldn't technically join from sociedad anyway. it was the final sentence of the announcement that gave it away — "we are forced to take this difficult decision in order to avoid possible media storm for the next six months. what a relief!" that's all from sportsday. totte n ha m tottenham have equalised. we'll have more for you at 7:30. now on bbc news, colin paterson meets the cast of gavin and stacey on set, as they reunite for the first time in ten years, to film their christmas special. come and i'll show you the big, glamorous sets. he's rehearsing. here we go, rehearsal. stacey, would you kindly inform everyone that dinner is going to be ever so slightly dela

he'll play the defending champion michael van gerwen next. and we just have time to show you this.able for selection and your manager has given you the nod to play the whole match in goal. that's exactly what happened to ballymena united midfielder declan ca rville. it was going so well for him too, with the score nil—nil 86 minutes in. until this... carville saw his clearence bounce off a defender, leaving glentoran striker david mcdaid with a pretty easy finish. the glens added another in injury time to give them a 2—0 win. a day declan carville will remember for a while, but perhaps not in the way he'd have hoped. burnley versus manchester united is just kicking off in the premier league. there will be more on the bbc sport website. i'll be back with more after eight. now though it's time for click. are you well? that was great. trying to give spencer direction. we just did a stagger through which is about three hours behind schedule. hopefully it's all going to work out in the end when we go live at five o'clock. no pressure. fingers crossed it's all going to happen. i'm just c

he'll play either michael van gerwen or darius la banuskas in the last four.ck with another round up at 7:30. now on bbc news, private eye's editor, ian hislopjoins the bbc‘s media editor amol rajan to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons and satire. hello. ian. come in. good to see you. now, you are everywhere. thank you for having us in, thank you so much. how do you come up with a private eye cover like those? well, this was when theresa may, who — do you remember her? she was around at the beginning of the year. um, she used to be prime minister. anyway, she left and we had to think "how can we pay tribute to mrs may?" so i thought "perha ps a blank page will be good" and so we have the theresa may memorial issue — her legacy in full. and a little thing at the bottom, saying "er, thank you". which, again, seems quite cruel, but was quite funny at the time. do you know how each of those — do you ever keep tabs on how each of those sell? yeah. yeah, that was a seller. i'm afraid that was popular! and nigel farage? nigel farage. this is g

who won 6 sets to three , has also apologised for his conduct. he'll face reigning champion, michael van gerwenhe has money to spend in the january transfer but the manchester united manager is happy with his attacking options, mason greenwood's breakthrough season compensating for the loss of romelu lukaku to inter milan in the summer.... i am optimistic we can keep players fit. and if the right ones become available we do have the resources. and i do have the backing from the board but it is also about getting the right ones, it has to be, there is no point suddenly thinking, bringing someone else in nowjust for the sake of three orfour months. if that can disrupt any... not good feeling in the group, but the chemistry in the group because the chemistry is really good. rhys webb has signed a two—year deal to rejoin the 0spreys from next season which could see him back in the wales side. the scrum half has been at toulon who have agreed to release him from the final year of his contract forfamily reasons. he left 0spreys last year to join the french side for three years which ruled him out of

he will face the reigning champion, michael van gerwen who is one match away from successfully defendingr one beat nathan aspinall 6 sets to 3. van gerwen's attempting to win the title for a fourth time. rhys webb's signed a two—year deal to rejoin the 0spreys from next season which could see him return to the wales international side. the scrum half's returning to wales after toulon agreed to release him from the final year of his contract for family reasons. he left 0spreys in 2018 to join the french side for three years which ruled him out of test selection for his country but his return will make him available to new wales coach wayne pivac. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's ta ke let's take you to baghdad, iraqi security forces have been firing tear gas at militiamen, these are the pictures live. we are told a us ambassador had embassy staff evacuated from the building, protesters have been gathering to condemn air strikes carried out by the us on a rainy and backed militia bases on sunday. —— iranians. better time a

the defending champion michael van gerwen confirmed his place with a hard—fought 5—2 win over dariusot went to gerwyn price who beat glen durrant in the last few minutes — he'll face peter wright. there's more on that and all today's stories on the bbc sport website — but from me, goodnight. reeta. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. let's get more now on that knife attack in new york during thejewish celebration of hannukah, in which a man injured five people, two of them critically. the new york governor, andrew cuomo, has described it as "domestic terrorism". earlier my colleague, rachel schofield, spoke to armin rosen — a senior reporter at the tablet magazine — a jewish news website, who's been reporting on anti—semitic attacks there, for the past few months. nothing has really changed in the last five and a half months since i started writing about this. the official response has been lacking according to a lot of people in the community, the attacks have continued frequentl

he'll face reigning champion michael van gerwen in tomorrow's final. week became the first woman to win a match at the pdc world championship, has withdrawn from the bdo women's world championship next week. her decision comes after the bdo announced that they'd be reducing prize money following poor ticket sales. she says that was a factor. maria sharapova will make her comeback from a shoulder injury in next week's brisbane international. it's kept her out for almost a year, with her ranking dropping to 133. the tournament is a warm—up event for the australian open, the first grand slam of the new year. five—time grand slam champion sharapova last played a competitive match in the first round of the us open in august. rhys webb has signed a two—year deal to rejoin the 0spreys from next season, which could see him back in the wales side. the scrum half has been at toulon, who have agreed to release him from the final year of his contract forfamily reasons. he left 0spreys last year to join the french side for three years, which ruled him out of intern

wright won and will play defending champion michael van gerwen in tomorrow's final.n a match at the pdc world championship and reached the 3rd round, has withdrawn from the bdo women's world championship next week. a factor behind that decision is the reduction of prize money following poor ticket sales. don't forget a look back on the year in sport on the bbc news channel at around 8.30. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, it is over and out. do you call that an evening shift? that is pathetic?” out. do you call that an evening shift? that is pathetic? i have been through for a press enter is pathetic? i have been through four presenters now. i will see you next decade. do not be better. me? never. celebrations to usher in 2020 are taking place in many parts of the world... auckland in new zealand was the first major city to see in the new year and a new decade — with the sky tower at the centre of celebratory fireworks. china welcomed the new year with an 0lympics themed performance ahead of the beijing 2022 winter olympics. and in the last fe

he'll face reigning champion michael van gerwen in tomorrow's final.ld championship next week. her decision comes after the bdo announced that they'd be reducing prize money following poor ticket sales. the event has moved to indigo at the 02 in london after 3a years at the lakeside in surrey the manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer says he has money to spend in the january transfer but won't just for the sake of it, with the worry that he could upset the team. i am optimistic we can keep players fit. and if the right ones become available we do have the resources. and i do have the backing from the board but it is also about getting the right ones, it has to be, there is no point suddenly thinking, bringing someone else in nowjust for the sake of three orfour months. if that can disrupt any... not good feeling in the group, but the chemistry in the group because the chemistry is really good. the west ham captain, mark noble, has backed david moyes to turn things around at the club. there has been a mixed response from hammers fans to the sco

thinks i've done wrong and yeah maybe i was a bit 0tt' wright will face the reigning champion, michael van gerwenpinall 6 sets to 3. the dutchman is looking to win the title for a fourth time. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. 0lly foster there. iraqi security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of militiamen protesting at the us embassy in baghdad. the protesters gathered outside the embassy to condemn air strikes carried out by the us on iranian—backed militia bases in iraq on sunday. with me now is bbc middle east analyst alan johnston. the context is what the americans dead which they say they did in retaliation to something some of these groups had done to an american citizen? at the weekend the americans carried out a string of strikes on an iraqi militia group that has impact by iran. the americans say they are retaliating for attacks on their bases, one of which killed a us civilian recently. today there were funerals for some of those iraqi militia men killed at the weekend. they would have been highly charged and in the aftermath of them, ranks o

where he will face the reigning champion, michael van gerwen who is one match away from successfullyaspinall 6—3. van gerwen‘s attempting to win the title for a fourth time. rhys webb's signed a two—year deal to rejoin the ospreys from next season, which could see him return to the wales international side. the scrum half's returning to wales after toulon agreed to release him from the final year of his contract forfamily reasons. he left ospreys in 2018 to join the french side for three years, which ruled him out of test selection for his country, but his return will make him available to new wales coach wayne pivac. there's been a boost for england in their preparatiosn ahead of the second test with south africa in three days' time. ollie pope says he's ready to go if selected after recovering from the illness which ruled him out of the first—test defeat. the sickness has now affected 11 players in the camp. couldn't be worse timing really, with the test match but luckily feeling all right now. been feeling good for the last few days, so i'm on the mend and ready to go. i was a bit

michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title.e third round after beating fellow dutchman jelle klaasen. van gerwen is looking to win the tournament for a fourth time. british showjumper ben maher has enjoyed an incredible season with his ride explosion — winning three tour titles, two european medals and the prestigious champion of champions event last month. it raises hopes of an olympic medal next year. before that, however, maher will compete at the olympia horse of the year show in london next week. nick hope reports. explosion is being tagged a wonder horse, events and a generation and with ryder ben maher has enjoyed a stunning season. an incredible first and he every writer in our sport dreams of being able to write. he has the star quality and we have a day like today when he is looking over the door, he knows that you are here for him and made him out, he loves the attention and he wants to win as much as i do, and that is what brings us together. after winning three champions tour pebbles and a prestigious super grand p

wright has reached the final once before, in 2014, where he lost to michael van gerwen, who is currentlydc world championship, fallon sherrock has been given a place in all of the world series of darts events next year. sherrock made it through to the third round at the alexandra palace before eventually being beaten by chris dobey last friday. her historic first—round win there meant she secured a place at the 2020 us darts masters event in new york — but she's also now been included in the other five international world series events. that's all from sportsday. you can stay updated on the website. that is it from as this evening. goodbye. it has been another mild day across most of the uk. but in the short term we are expecting a touch of frost tonight across the northern half of the uk. scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the last 2a hours we have seen this weather front streaming in out of the subtropics, pushing mild air in our direction which has been spreading across other parts of europe, but this weather front will be sinking southwards and the colder air that is be

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipace after beating darius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in the world series of darts next year including the us darts masters in new york, that's all the sport for now. there's more on all those stories over on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport plenty of reaction to come with the david moyes press conference to come. police in sussex are into the tenth day of searching for a father of four who disappeared after a night out with friends. firefighter anthony knott hasn't been seen since the 20th of december. his fiance says she feels numb, not knowing what's happened to him. jon ironmonger reports. ten days gone, anthony knott‘s disappearance remains a total mystery. a firefighter with the london fire brigade, the 33—year—old went missing during a work night out in lewes in sussex on the

michael van gerwen is one match away from successfully defending his title at the world darts championship the final after beating nathan aspinall 6 sets to 3. van gerwen's trying to win the title for a fourth time. and you wont miss his oppoinent — peter wright who beat gerwyn price — this was a much frostier affair, after wright went over egging on his opponent after winning the first set. which he did not appreciate too much, as you can see. but price got his own back after winning the second set... ..letting rip with a huge cheer which was directed at wright. but wright kept his cool to win it. no handshakes at the end, though. i'm sure the final will be a more cordial affair. before we go, just to mention there is a illness update from england's cricketers in south africa. opener dom sibley is feeling better and is expected to train tomorrow after he was the latest member of the team to be affected by a bug in the camp. around 11 or so players affected. there is also live big bash from australia on 5 live sport extra — the new year's eve game between sydney thunder and top side adelai

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipatue of zlatan ibrahimovic has been vandalised yet again. this time the nose has been sawn off. this is the third time the statue has been attacked. the nose has gone with a gaping hole and it has been covered in silver paint. vandals previously tried to sort through one of its legs and put a toilet seat around its neck. the statue was unveiled in october, but when zlatan ibrahimovic announced he was investing in a rival team it angered many of his fans. it does not look like it will last long. we will have more for you later. there are growing indications that the so called islamic state group is re—organising in iraq, two years after losing the last of its territory in the country. kurdish and western intelligence officials have told the bbc that the is presence in iraq is a sophisticated insurgency, and is attacks are increasing. lahur talibany is a kurdish counter terrorism official and director of one of the two intelligence agencies in iraq. he told orla guerin that a different k

michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title.ough to the third round after beating fellow dutchman jelle klaasen. van gerwen is looking to win the tournament for a fourth time. and doddie weir has won this year's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. he set up the ‘my name's doddie' foundation, which has raised more than £4 million for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year. and doddie will be presented with the award at tomorrow night's sports personality of the year award in aberdeen. you can find more about the event and all our stories on the bbc sport website. and, of course, sports personality of the year is live on bbc one tomorrow night at 7pm. the prime minister is visiting the north—east of england , where a surge of conservative support in traditional labour heartlands helped him storm to victory. borisjohnson has promised to repay the trust of people who vot

world number one michael van gerwen is already through to the quarter finals after a thumping 4—0 toed, chris dobey in front of an electric crowd at alexandra palace. the 25—year—old became the first woman to win a game in the tournament and followed that with another in the second round. we spoke to sherrock earlier on the bbc breakfast programme and she thinks more women should be allowed to compete in the championship iam hoping, obviously, they look into it a bit more, and maybe even four women, because there are more women that can play to my standard, if not better. we just need more opportunities to prove ourselves and show that we can beat the men, and i mean, if we had four women in it, just say, you would probably see more of us beating the men and more shocks and it would be great entertainment. the yacht comanche, skippered byjim cooney has won the 75th edition of the annual sydney to hobart race. the annual race started back in 1945 and covers roughly 630 nautical miles of the tasman sea and the treacherous bass strait. it's australia's premier yachting event and conside

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipdarius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women to play in the world series of darts next year including the us darts masters in new york, great to see how much she has done for the women's game. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. are you on tomorrow? iam not, are you on tomorrow? i am not, i are you on tomorrow? iam not, i had it off. are you working tomorrow? iam working tomorrow? i am working tomorrow so happy new year and i am working tomorrow so happy new yearand do i am working tomorrow so happy new year and do behave. i will try, not promising. i know, never. police in sussex are into the tenth day of searching for a father of four who disappeared after a night out with friends. firefighter anthony knott hasn't been seen since the 20th of december. his fiance says she f

michael van gerwen isjust one match away from successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipee. van gerwen is trying to win the title for a fourth time. he'll need to beat peter wright who beat gerwyn price in a bad tempered match at alexandra palace — they did not shake hands at the end. wright last made the final in 2014 when he lost to van gerwen. great trousers. i was going to say that. i think you could get a pair of those, dan. may be over the weekend. thank you, john. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tarah welsh. young volunteer police cadets are being used to help the met fight against knife crime. over the last six months, teams in every borough have helped carry out searches of parks and other public spaces for knives and weapons. we launched it in november, 2018 following a successful operation. i was asked by the head of the crime task force do not sit across the whole of london. this is our six—month operation, and the 26 knife. during that period we have deployed 353 of our volunteer police cadets, and

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championship and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women to play in the world series of darts next year. we look forward to watching her hopefully be successful again.” we look forward to watching her hopefully be successful again. i was hearing on the radio on the weekend her going to the states to play. that is brilliant. it is fabulous. the profile she has brought to the women‘s game. the profile she has brought to the women's game. we will see you shortly. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. two teenagers are in hospital after a shooting last night on st james street in walthamstow. the 18—year—old is in a stable condition but the 17—year—old is in a critical condition with stab wounds and a gunshot injury. police are appealing for any information. new figures show the number of people killed in accidents on london‘s roads has risen year on year. provisional statistics show 126 people have died

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipkas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in the world series of darts next year. we look forward to seeing her. great news. isn't it? it is so nice to see her profile rising and bringing more attention to the women's game. she has been brilliant the last few weeks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will be back with the major headlines injust a we will be back with the major headlines in just a few minutes time. good morning from bbc london. two teenagers are in hospital after a double shooting in walthamstow last night. here's greg mckenzie. the police were called here to st james ‘s street just the police were called here to st james ‘s streetjust after 10:30pm last night the reports of gunfire. when they arrived they discovered an 18—year—old who had been shot altered by a 17—year—ol

michael van gerwen is one match away from successfully defending his title at the world darts championships through to the final after beating nathan aspinall six sets to three. van gerwen‘s trying to win the title for a fourth time. and you wo't miss his oppoinent — peter wright who beat gerwyn price — this was a much frostier affair, wright went over egging on his opponent after winning the first set. but price got his own back after winning the second set, letting rip with a huge cheer which was directed at wright. but wright kept his cool to win it. no handshakes at the end though. i don't think they will be wishing each other all the best in the new year. it was tense. a bit frosty there. in stark contrast to his get up. as you can see. thank you. the big day has almost arrived for some couples. although, it's not marriage they're preparing for but a civil partnership. as of today, mixed—sex couples in england and wales can celebrate their relationship with some not—so traditional plans that were previously only permitted for same—sex couples. fiona lamdin is in wirksworth. i think th

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipandra palace. van gerwen will face another englishman, stephen bunting, in the last 16. and finally, the weather's not been great here for sporting events, but spare a thought for the riders in the cyclo—cross world cup in belgium. it's rained so much that the course isjust like a tough mudder! the conditions caused chaos for the riders — almost impossible to get up to any speed. plenty of spills we've carefully picked out for you. but several did manage to complete the course — the winners, triumphantly crossing the line — covered in mud! that's all the sport for now. dozens of former thomas cook employees say they're struggling to access benefits and pay their bills, three months after the travel chain collapsed. some of those affected say they've received just £50 in 12 weeks. the government has apologised, saying its dedicated staff have helped thousands of people. simon browning reports. disbelief. pilots and cabin crew, their dreams over. the collapse of thomas cook has left a de

michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title. ter—finals of snooker‘s scottish open where world number one judd trump was knocked out by david gilbert. the world number 12 won by five frames to two in glasgow. he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan 5—a in his quarterfinal. defending champion mark allen is also through after beating scott donaldson. after regaining his heavyweight belts last weekend, anthonyjoshua appears to have set his targets for 2020. he says a unification fight with fellow world champion deontay wilder, or an all british bout with tyson fury "has to happen". joshua reclaimed his three world heavyweight titles last saturday after beating andy ruiz junior in saudi arabia. tomorrow, we'll find out the winner of this year's bbc sports personality of the year, but we already know the winner of this year's hellen rollanson award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. scottish rugby legend doddie weir has been named this year's winner. and with good reason. after being diagn

he'll play the defending champion michael van gerwen next.ke monatee with rachael blackmore on board. delta work could now be a contender for march's cheltenham gold cup. kennedy also won the day's other feature race on apple's jade. the first british man to win an olympic medal in skeleton since 19118 has announced his retirement from the sport. dom parsons won bronze in pyeongchang three years ago as britain took home half of the silverware on offer in the event. having taken a year off to complete a phd he had returned to the sport at the start of this season but said his desire to keep striving for perfection had faded. now you know we have april fools day in the uk. well did you know that today is the spanish equivalent? well, we didn't. so we got rather curious and a touch excited when real sociedad tweeted that former wonderkid martin odeegard was joining manchester city. the alarm bells should have been ringing by the fact he's actually on loan from real madrid so couldn't technicallyjoin from sociedad anyway but we approve of the bel

wright won and will play defending champion michael van gerwen in tomorrow's final.t the pdc world championship and reached the 3rd round, has withdrawn from the bdo women's world championship next week. a factor behind that decision is the reduction of prize money following poor ticket sales. a couple of other new year's eve headlines... rhys webb will rejoin 0spreys in the rugby union pro14 from next season. the scrum—half has been released from the final year of his contract with toulon. his return means he'll be eligible for wales selection again. maria sharapova will make her comeback from a shoulder injury in next week's brisbane international. the tournament is a warm—up event for the australian open — the first grand slam of the new year. and how about this for a run out in the australian big bash league? adelaide strikers' peter siddle with the catch, and without looking he removed the bails to dismiss usman kawaja in their victory against sydney thunder. siddle announced his international retirement over the weekend. the ecb have said they're "cautiously" i

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshiprwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships — fallon sherrock will be the first woman to play in the world series of darts next year. i'm excited for her, that is great news. she has done so well. let's go back to a story that has broken in the last hour. a british woman has been found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus six months ago. a district court ruled the woman, aged 19 at the time, had lied about being attacked by israeli teenagers in the holiday resort of ayia napa. thank you forjoining us. her legal tea m thank you forjoining us. her legal team are claiming there was a clear breach to their mind of a right to a fair trial, how was the verdict met in the courtroom? well, essentially, thejudge saw that in the courtroom? well, essentially, the judge saw that all the defence witnesses were either... sorry, it's pouring down here. the defence witnesses w

michael van gerwen is one match away from successfully defending his title at the world darts championshipets to three. van gerwen's trying to win the title for a fourth time. and you won't miss his opponent, peter wright, who beat gerwyn price. this was a much frostier affair. wright egging him on after winning the first set. but price got his own back after winning the second set, letting rip with a huge cheer which was directed at wright. but wright kept his cool to win it. no handshakes at the end though. a little bit better between the two as the fans celebrated that victory. —— bitter. you won't miss it, will you? you —— bitter. you won't miss it, will you ? you never —— bitter. you won't miss it, will you? you never do. some serious gear. that roaring gets on his way as he heads towards the dartboard and you think to yourself... it is a good job christmas has gone because there wouldn't be any presence between them. we are talking about how to retain christmas presents shortly actually. —— how to return christmas presents. atjust 21, anna taylor scaled new heights when she became th

world champions like michael van gerwen and gary anderson are in action this evening.y of the event. she's now into the third round and will face chris dobey this afternoon. you suspect that is going to be the biggest cheer of the day when she walks out on stage. i am not crying! i have terrible sneezes. i was trying not to sneeze and that makes me cry. she loves the crowd and she makes it work to her advantage. me cry. she loves the crowd and she makes it work to her advantagem worked in the last round against an opponent who struggled with the fact that no one was rooting for him. are you ok? that no one was rooting for him. are you 0k? yes, thanks. i have the cold. i suspect a lot of people have it. with unusually high temperatures in winter and heavy downpours over the summer, it's been a year of varied and extreme weather in the uk. the national trust has been looking into how that's affected our wildlife over the past 12 months. fiona lamdin is at the ebworth estate in gloucestershire to tell us more. we can see you now. yes, the fog has lifted. i am on the edge

michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title.le klaasen. van gerwen is looking to win the tournament for a fourth time. there was an upset in the quarter finals of snooker‘s scottish open where world number onejudd trump was knocked out by david gilbert. the world number 12 won by five frames to two in glasgow. he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan five four in his quarterfinal. defending champion mark allen is also through. and finally doddie weir has won this year's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. he set up the my name's doddie foundation, which has raised more than £4 million for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year. and doddie will be presented with the award at tomorrow night's sports personality of the year award in aberdeen. you can find more about the event and all our stories on the bbc sport website. and of course sports personality of t

defending champion michael van gerwen plays ricky evans later.pdc — she's now progressed to the last 32, after beating world number 11 mesur suljovic. she says she couldn't sleep after the win and hopes to inspire a new generation of players. it was amazing last night. i haven't had that much sleep. my adrenaline was just had that much sleep. my adrenaline wasjust running had that much sleep. my adrenaline was just running wild last night. i've only had a few hours because i couldn't switch off last night. when i went couldn't switch off last night. when iwent up couldn't switch off last night. when i went up there last night, i forgot all about what i had done on tuesday i'm just focused on the game, like, i totally forgot about everything else, so i didn't put pressure on myself. again, it is alljust trying to sink in at the moment. it's still not sunk in. so, i'm still in disbelief about what's going on. i never thought i would be in this situation and it's incredible and i'm enjoying everything. i've definitely like helped put women's darts o

michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championshiprwen will face another englishman, stephen bunting, in the last 16. bath have ended a run of five defeats in all competitions after thrashing london irish in rugby's premiership. they won 38—10, anthony watson making his comeback from injury, scoring one of their six tries. the win moves bath up to seventh, london irish drop to ninth. and finally, the weather's not been great here for sporting events, but spare a thought for the riders in the cyclo—cross world cup in belgium. louise, i know you'll like doing a triathlon and you like running in bad weather... in the mud. in the mud, yeah. it's rained so much that the course isjust like a tough mudder! the conditions caused chaos for the riders, almost impossible to get up to any speed. obviously we have picked out plenty of spills for you. several did manage to complete the course, the winners, triumphantly crossing the line covered in mud! definitely need a good, hot bath after that. and a lot of washing powder! yes, i pity those peopl