mick harford talking to james burridge.f the snooker uk championship is under way in milton keynes, with some tasty match—ups already on the horizon. ding junhui is the reigning champion, butjudd trump and seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan are the men in form. shabnan younis—jewell is there for us. we will get to the action in a moment. but we had some withdrawals to the covid—i9. moment. but we had some withdrawals to the covid-19. two players had to pull out today. ryan day in anthony hamilton both tested positive and they are all tested regularly before these tournaments which are being held at the marshall arena in milton keynes this season. it was hoped that the uk championships, some will be held at the home in new york but that has not been possible so at the marshall arena which has been a secure bubble environment. the players have been staying there as well. accommodation on site for them but they are allowed to go home in between matches and in between tournaments as well which puts them at risk so two player

the former luton town striker mick harford, who is now the club's recruitment officer, said he is confirmed confirmed about his own health after a 20 year playing career. you'll make my experience of it is, it started when i was at school and we played with those heavy cases and i can remember heading balls playing for my school team and blacking out for my school team and blacking out for two or three seconds after heading the ball because it was that heavy. i have memory lapses in all fairness, me and my old team—mates reminisce can i'll be honest, some of the things i cannot remember and i think it fit my age or heading the football? i've been doing it for the majority of my life since i was young so i don't know, and i am fea rful of young so i don't know, and i am fearful of that and of having dementia. on a wet and windy night in glasgow, it was munster who came out on top in the pro 1a clash with a 27.213 when against the warriors, the conference be leaders made it six wins out of six on a miserable night at scotstoun. the hosts remain with just one win competition so far. snooker‘s

the former luton town striker, mick harford, who's now the club's recruitment officer, says he's concernedy experience started at school and i can vividly remember heading the playing for my school team and blacking out for 2—3 seconds after hitting the ball because it was that heavy. i do have memory lapses, i speak to the old team—mates of mine, we chat and reminisce and some of them i can't remember and i think, why is that? is that my age? is that because i have been heading balls for the majority of my life? i do fearfor that, i do fear for having dementia. on a wet and windy night in glasgow, it was munster who came out on top in their pro 14 clash with a 27—13 win against the warriors. the conference b leaders made it six wins out of six on a miserable night at scotstoun. the hosts remain with just the one win in the competition. snooker‘s uk championship got under way today. it's being held in a covid—secure bubble at the marshall arena in milton keynes. two players, ryan day and anthony hamilton, had to pull out after testing positive for coronovirus. former winners mark selby and

the former luton town striker mick harford, who's now the club's recruitment officer, was a prolificall during a 20—year playing career. he says it's a dangerous business. my my experience of it is that it started when i was at school and we used to play those heady cases. i can vividly remember heading balls playing for my school team and blacking out for two or three seconds after heading the ball because the ball was that heavy. i do have memory lapses, in all fairness. i speak to old team mates of mine, which happened me reminisce about things and, i'll be perfectly honest with you, some of them i can't remember and i think, why is that? is that my age because i've been heading balls for the majority of my life since i was a young boy? so, ido of my life since i was a young boy? so, i do fearfor that. of my life since i was a young boy? so, i do fearforthat. ifearfor having dementia. the preisdent of the confederation of african football has been banned from the sport for five years by fifa. ahmad ahmad was also a vice—president of the world governing body but he's been found gui

the former luton town striker mick harford, who's now the club's recruitment officer — says he's concernedy experience started at school and i can vividly remember heading the playing for my school team and blacking out for two or three seconds after hitting the ball because it was that heavy. i do have memory lapses, i speak to the old team—mates of mine, we chat and reminisce and some of them i can't remember and i think, why is that? is that my age? is that because i have been heading balls for the majority of my life? i do fear for that, i do fearfor having dementia. the preisdent of the confederation of african football has been banned from the sport for five yea rs by fifa. ahmad ahmad was also a vice—president of the world governing body but he's been found guilty of breaching various codes of ethincs, including his duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position and misappropriation of funds. he's also been fined £150,000. he's previously denied any wrongdoing. russia's daniil medvedev has added his voice to concerns that january‘s australian open may not go ahead.