the northern irishman picked up six shots in the second round of the abu dhabi championship thanks toncredible eagle on the last hole. he is now nine under par. it was a happy birthday for tommy fleetwood after a slow start to his round. he's back in contention. british boxer tyson fuel is a step closer to returning to the ring after the sports governing body agreed to lift his suspension once they received his current medical records. he had led 31. here is murphy trying to fend off a wasp in the fourth frame. murphy levelled it back to four frames frame. murphy levelled it back to fourframes all frame. murphy levelled it back to four frames all but two century brea ks four frames all but two century breaks sealed 86a win for trump. john higgins had no trouble. he cleared up the final frame with a break of 80. he will play ronnie 0 sullivan's conqueror. welcome both. let's see if we can get it right. many of the front pages are already in. let's start with the times which has a picture of donald trump and his daughter on the eve of their first anniversary of his inauguration. the fin

the northern irishman picked up six shot in the second round of the other derby championship thanks to final hole. years nine under par, three shots behind the leader. happy birthday for tommy fleetwood after a slow start to his round. now back in contention at ten under. tyson fury asa contention at ten under. tyson fury as a step closer to returning to the ring after the sports governing body agreed to lift his suspension once they receive his current medical records. last month he accepted a two year backdated ban for anti— doping and medical issues including taking steroids and hurricane. the last time is here for was back in 2015 when he took the world title. he admitted to using hurricane to help with depression. muster snooker at alexandra palace, trump had led 3-1 at at alexandra palace, trump had led 3—1 at the midsession interval while his opponent had a lot more to worry about. here as murphy trying to fend offa about. here as murphy trying to fend off a wasp in the fourth frame. he levelled at back to four frames all but to sentry breaks from trump sealed a win in the semif

was once again the biggest o bsta cle to sunday, was once again the biggest obstacle to the northern irishman'se the last to hold off mackerel and become the first asian golfer to win the event. rory mcilroy had a birdie putt of similar length, so his rival to his margin for error was small. i think most of the time i was one or two behind, so i wanted to keep myself in position and not going too far away. so quite happy with what i did. for rory mcilroy, second—placed represents a strong finish as he begins his return to golf after a less than impressive 2017. is somebody told me he would finished —— i would finished in second and third at the start of the year, i would have been happy. start of the year, i would have been happy---l start of the year, i would have been happy. —— i would finish. i think the competitor in me is disappointed, i wanted to win. but the plaudits go to the first chinese man to crack the world's top 50. staying with golf. brittany lincicome won the pure silk—bahamas lpga classic for the second straight year putting out in darkness on sunday when winning by two strokes

the northern irishman had a lot of pars on the front nine, but was able to break through into the red three shots off the lead. kyren wilson and mark allen are the first players through to the semi—finals of the masters snooker in london. wilson beat mark williams 6—1, while allen pulled off a shock victory over ronnie o'sullivan. he beat the defending champion 6—1 and o'sullivan said afterwards he was glad to be out because he's been struggling with illness. jamie broughton has the details of that. the rocket, ronnie o'sullivan. nobody receives more support than ronnie o'sullivan when he is playing in london at this tournament, which features the world's top 16 players. the defending champion gave his fans plenty to cheer about as he won the opening frame. o'sullivan is hard to beat when he gets a lead early on in a match, but mark allen kept with him. after drawing level with the seven time champion, he then continued to keep the pressure on him. alan was playing well and scoring quickly when he got the chance, and had a good lead at the midsession break —— allen. after the interval

it was nip and tuck for most of the final round — the northern irishman drawing level with the chineseart of the year you would finish third and second in your first two events i would have said i will take that. but being in the positions i've been in, and having two close calls the first couple of weeks of the year, it's a little difficult and i think the competitor in me is very disappointed right now, i wanted to win, i always want to win. and i didn't do enough when i needed to. england's netballers beat south africa to claim the runners up spot in the quad series. they held off a fightback injohannesburg to secure their best ever finish in the tournament. world champions australia beat new zealand earlier to regain the trophy. cheshire phoenix have won the british basketball league cup finalfor the first time in their history, beating worcester wolves 99—88 at the birmingham arena. cheshire led the wolves byjust a point at half time. but they asserted their dominance in the third quarter, storming to a ill—point lead.

the northern irishman shot four birdies and then this approach on the tenth set up his only eagle oflroy as he went round in 63 and shot of the day, well, that went to alexander levy of france, a hole in one on the par 3 fourth. he closed out round three on seventeen under par, three shots behind the leaders. mcilroy says he has work to do if he wants to take home the prize money. it was good to knock that birdie in at the last. i will probably need to play better tomorrow to win. it is two weeks into the season, and i've given myself a second chance to win a tournament. looking forward to tomorrow. bath preserved their unbeaten record in the anglo welsh cup beating newcastle 21—8. no points were scored until the second half at the rec, paul grant broke the deadlock for bath... they ran in three tries to newcastle's one with freddie burns' inch—perfect kick finding jack wilson. so that's played 3, won 3 for bath. elsewhere, london irish thrashed wasps 66—7. northampton — who were missing george north through injury — beat sale 24—20. leicester, harlequins and saracens all beat welsh

the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li haotong tees off at 8.45. now it is time for ben and the papers. now it is time for ben and the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning look at the papers. with me are the journalist james rampton and peter conradi, foreign editor at the sunday times. let us take you through sop of the front—pages at least. let us take you through sop of the front—pages at least. the sunday times says meghan markle plans to make a speech at her wedding. donald trump has criticised theresa may, according to the mail on sunday, who say the us president thinks the pm's approach to brexit hasn't been "tough enough". the independent on sunday leads with a dramatic picture of the bomb in kabul which has killed at least 95 people and injured many more. the telegraph says a cabinet source is warning of brexit betrayal, as civil servants backing remain are handling the terms of departure from the eu. a crackdown on rogue parking companies is the express‘s main story. and the observer leads with claims that ac

and becomes the first northern irishman to lift the trophy since dennis taylor in 1987. match went on, i feel like i got stronger. ifelt more at ease with myself and played the way i had done the rest of the week. i'm just very, very pleased. to be on the right end of it for a change. tottenham's hopes of qualifying for the champions league suffered a setback today as they were held to a one all draw with southampton, who remain in the premier league's bottom three. they had the chance to pull level with fourth placed liverpool, but made the worst possible start when davinson sanchez directed the ball into his own net. tottenham equalised soon after through harry kane, his 99th premier league goal, but that's how it stayed. liverpool can open a five point gap over spurs if they beat swansea tomorrow. the edinburgh derby went the way of hearts as the pair met in the fourth round of the fa cup. they'll now play albion rovers or stjohnstone. hearts won 1—0 at tynecastle thanks to a scrappy 86th minute goal, christophe berra's downward header was just touched on by substitut

his 10—7 victory makes him the first northern irishman to win the masters since dennis taylor back inarsenal in a swap deal in the coming days, he has been spotted with the number 7 shirt at old trafford. he will pass and fresh from her victory at the weekend, lizzy yarnold will lead the skeleton team at the winter games next month. more on all of those stories in 30 minutes. the head of the army will warn today that britain's military capability could fall behind that of potential enemies without extra investment. in a speech to the royal united services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russia's growing battlefield capabilities, and the threat posed by cyber warfare. this appeal is being made with the approval of the defence secretary, gavin williamson, who's made clear he wants more cash from the treasury. we were supposed to be speaking to chris parry, a former officer with the royal navy. i don't think we have the skype line, but we should be able to speak to him. let me check you are there. good morning, chris? we are having problems with that line, i'm afraid. ch

the northern irishman beat england's kyren wilson 10—7 in a tight match.r title yesterday by retaining the abu dhabi championship title. the european number one started the day two shots behind the overnight leaders but shot eight birdies to win the tournament. and an‘s cricketers have salvage something from their tour of australia. —— and england's. jos buttler scored a century. we will be talking to kyle edmund's coach later. he has done incredibly well. and in over a0 degrees. later. he has done incredibly well. and in over 40 degrees. there you go. talking about warmth. i will mention this in the papers. if your noseis mention this in the papers. if your nose is colder than normal, it is a sign you are working too hard.” don't believe that. i cannot believe you are talking down about scientific research. check your nose fiow. scientific research. check your nose now. lots of people believe the thing about eyeballs coming out of your head if you hold your sneeze. if you are thinking too much, blood goes to the wrong part of your body. here you go. prove

october how to shoot later the tenth but this way which shows on the sixteenth hole was handed the northern irishman challenge lee finished an autonomous raechel twenty three and that's a win by a shot from the twenty two year old second european tour title means he'll be the first chinese gopher to break into the world's top fifty i just i just didn't realize i can make part of fifteen i was here which i think i was a turning point you know and especially on eighteen they don't realize well make that one so eight or so was quite a head here and. just just happy. if someone had told me at the start of the year you'd finished there and second your first events i would have said yeah i'll take up but being in the positions i've been in and having to close calls the first couple of weeks of the year. it's a little difficult and i think i wouldn't your competitor in me is very disappointed right now i want to do when. i always want to win. and i just didn't do enough when i needed to for that kid senior his first league start for barcelona didn't quite go as he might have liked the club's record signing

behind the leader haotong li heading into tomorrow's final round at the dubai desert classic the northern irishmand in 63 and shot of the day, that went to alexander levy, ...a hole in one for the frenchman a hole in one for the frenchman on the par 3 fourth. he closed out round three on seventeen under par. it was good to knock that birdie in the last. hopefully, i will probably need to play better tomorrow to win. it is two weeks into the season, and i've given myself a second chance to wina i've given myself a second chance to win a tournament. looking forward to tomorrow. bath preserved their unbeaten record in the anglo welsh cup beating newcastle 21 —8. no points were scored until the second half at the rec, paul grant broke the deadlock for bath. they ran in three tries to newcastle's one with freddie burns' inch—perfect kick finding jack wilson. so that's played 3, won 3 for bath. elsewhere, london irish thrashed wasps 66—7. northampton — who were missing george north through injury — beat sale 24—20. leicester, harlequins and saracens all beat welsh opposition. it's currently worcester 31

the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li how—tangck in, and have added. the way they bounce back. andy murray with a hip operation. yet to bounce back, but he will. he will. it's the big question that's been dominating the internet this week, exactly how many legs does reese witherspoon have? digital photo trickery is now so widespread that we only really notice when it goes wrong. as it did for vanity fair earlier this week. this is the cover of the magazine's annual hollywood special, shot by the celebrity photographer annie leibovitz. it features 13 stars, including reese witherspoon, who appears to have a third leg! this wasn't the only error picked out by eagle—eyed social media users though. take this photo of reese and oprah winfrey sharing a joke with tom hanks, and then count how many hands oprah has! vanity fair have since tweeted that witherspoon's leg is simply an optical illusion caused by the lining of her dress. but it did admit that oprah's third hand was a genuine photoshop mistake. we're joined now by professional p

earlier on saturday due to falling delays the previous day despite a two drop shot early on the northern irishman caught it before on the round of sixty eight to stay within one of the league's lead. it off so you've got to start by just a couple a couple of those ones missed a short one on four and then and maybe on it so that wasn't no wasn't too good but to come back with a five under back nine was was good was going to knock that birdie on at the last and stay within one of of lee but. yeah you know you know probably need to play a bit better tomorrow to win but you know i have you know it's two weeks into the season and you know this is you know of give myself a second chance to win a tournament so looking forward it's more. the head of the defense of the snowboard cross a limp dick tired limp young chang next month french german pierre voltaire may just have rediscovered his form at the right time the thirty year old one he's first snowboard cross event of the season in bang so in bulgaria on saturday he also moved to the top of the world cup standings. yesterday was well apparently my day

the northern irishman drawing level with the chinese leader and eventual winner li howtang. had told me at the start of the year you would finish third and second in your first two events i would have said i will take that but being in the positions i've been in and having two close calls the first couple of weeks of the year it's a little difficult and i think the competitor in me is very disappointed right now, i wanted to win, i always want to win. and i didn't do enough when i needed to. england's netballers beat south africa to claim the runners up spot in the quad series. they held off a fightback injohannesburg to secure their best ever finish in the tournament. world champions australia beat new zealand earlier to regain the trophy. cheshire phoenix have won the british basketball league cup finalfor the first time in their history, beating worcester wolves 99—88 at the birmingham arena. cheshire led the wolves byjust a point at half time. but they asserted their dominance in the third quarter, storming to a 14—point lead. worcester fought back in the closing stages,

rounder earlier on saturday due to for delays the previous day despite to drop shots early on the northern irishman carded a four under round of sixty eight to stay within one of lee's lead. i think after two you've got to start by just a couple a couple of those ones mr short one and four and then and maybe i'll be on it so that wasn't no wasn't too good but to come back with a five hundred back nine was was good was going to knock that birdie on at the last and stay within one of of lee but. yeah you know you know probably need to play a bit better tomorrow to win but you know it's two weeks into the season and you know this is you know i've got myself a second chance to win tournaments so looking forward to more ben stokes problems away from the cricket pitch haven't put off suitors or at the indian premier league auction england star all rounder was sold for just under two million dollars to the rajah's son royals stokes was named the i.p.l. as most valuable player last season and is currently under investigation in the u.k. he has been charged with a free for an altercation outside a nightclub

the northern irishman shot four birdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li haotong true champions come to the fore. there is criticism about his opponent who is taking very slow play and trying to control the game. such a bugbear of the game. it puts people off who don't play golf, from even trying to attempt it, they see it as so slow. if they see it on tv it won't inspire them in real life. we will stick to a sporting theme. we will stick to a sporting theme. for some people it's a sexist and old fashioned idea. for others it's a traditional part of darts and helps make the sport fun. models who introduce players at tournaments, or "walk—on girls", have been scrapped by the professional darts corporation after talks with broadcasters. now there are calls for other sports to stop the practice too. radio presenter beverley turner is a former f1 reporter and joins us now. nice to see you, morning. it is amazing we are still talking about this. it is. if you were reading that out i was thinking this is 2018. there is no place in professional sport to have women as mer