nick krygios responded by saying rafa nadal is too salty.tournament. a warning to nick krygios. we saw a number of upsets in the women's tour yesterday. more of the same today. three of the top five seeds are out. carol yuna push cover has gone out. also out is the number six seed belinda ben church. we have also seen serena williams go out. coco gough continues her impressive tournament. you just wonder now the way the women's draw is certainly opening up this year, you get a feeling perhaps that the winds of change may well be blowing through melbourne park this year. west ham's troubles continue — after they were knocked out of the fa cup today, by championship high—fliers west brom. conor townsend scored early on to send his side through to the fifth round. west ham put up little resistance even when the baggies went down to ten men with shemi ajayi being sent off with 18 minutes remaining. it wasn't like one player that came out of the blue. it was all planned and everything and we had to be confident in this team and they pulled us rig

australia's nick krygios and alex de minaur eventually came through 18—16 to reach the semi finals ofas been speaking to the bbc about his new 10 year plan for the sport. hearn, who took over the commercial side of the game in 2009, wants to double the current prize fund of 17 million pounds and continue the sport s global growth by staging new tournaments around the world. when i compare snooker with other major sports like golf and tennis, have a huge way to go. i would be very disappointed offending extend yea rs we very disappointed offending extend years we haven't doubled the prize money but it does depend on everyone doing theirjob and pulling together and having a common purpose and inspiring people around the world to see this game is notjust entertaining, it is also interesting to play and people will be inspired to play and people will be inspired to follow some of the great players we see currently on television. it's emerged that bet 365 aren't the only betting company to have bought rights to show fa cup coverage. a total of seven uk bookmakers have acquired rights for t

star—studded line—up too including roger federer, rafa nadal, serena williams, novak djokovic and nick krygios bowling ranks? he has had to return home because of a broken rib. jofra archer, chris woakes and mark wood are all vying to replace anderson. wood and archer though are battling to be fit themselves, so big questions forjoe root over the next 24 hours with the series tied at 1—1. well, one man whose place is never in doubt when he‘s fit is ben stokes. today he‘s been named the icc‘s player of the year — and how do you celebrate such an award? well, here‘s the answer — with a handstand during training today in port elizabeth. yet another award to add to the mantelpiece for the current sports personality of the year. and one which his captain thinks he deserves. it's it‘s the right decision, hands down. he has been outstanding. for me, at the moment, he is comfortably the best player in the world. he has affected a number of games across all formats, all three departments, and he is an invaluable member of our squad is a senior player, as a role model, and obviously has performances out

jamie murray and joe salisbury lost to nick krygios and alex de minaur in the deciding doubles, afteryou know, andy murray asked me, as the number one player, who could decide the captain. when he mentioned it, it made me think, andl he mentioned it, it made me think, and i was delighted to accept. it was obviously disappointing with his injuries that he wasn't able to be here, but i have thoroughly enjoyed it. i think liam smith is doing a brilliantjob at it. i think liam smith is doing a brilliant job at the davis cup, so it. i think liam smith is doing a brilliantjob at the davis cup, so i have no aspirations to do that either. so henman, having put us all through some exciting matches in his tiem, on the sidelines for this one, and very nearly into a semi final. you still shout out tim henman when you sit at matches on centre court! lets move on, and talk about the continuing discomfort between gambling companies and the fa cup. it is one that hasn't sat easily when that announcement was made. it's emerged that bet 365 aren't the only betting company to have bought rights to show