the rocket, ronnie o'sullivan.ort 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, the man from northern ireland continue to take his chances. o'sullivan could see victory slipping away as he went 5—1 down. the final frame of the match saw o'sullivan continued to struggle. itjust saw o'sullivan continued to struggle. it just hadn't saw o'sullivan continued to struggle. itjust hadn't been his day will stop but take nothing away from allen, who played really well, and was soon completing one of the best wins of his career. any win agains

ronnie o'sullivan rattled through his first round match at the masters snooker.me back to alexandra palace, day three and what today and what a performance from ronnie o'sullivan. dominic from start to finish. marco fu played one bad safety shot, his first shot and from then there was no doubt. you need to have sympathy with marco fu, there was just nothing he could do today. ronnie o'sullivan was in magnificent form. he has had some great results here anyway. to think of the age of 42 he is still producing possibly his best snooker is amazing. and considering he came in earlier and said that he had a virus! well these days we have a lot of players getting a lot of compliments, they're putting on pressure and i find that hard to understand. so mark allen is going to be under pressure. he normally is up to be under pressure. he normally is up for these big occasions but ronnie o'sullivan in that form, it is hard to see how he could not win the tournament. and a standing ovation from the crowd today. he gave them value for money but every day is different on the sn

the master snooker, and ronnie o'sullivan is out. the rocket said he was glad of the result.had been struggling from illness. here are the thoughts of jason mohammed and from illness. here are the thoughts ofjason mohammed and two of the game's greats. welcome back to alexandra palace, the main headline is that ronnie o'sullivan has lost to mark allen. yes, he won frames in one visit, which is what you have to do to win against your ont. if you have your opponent under pressure, it is still down to you as the player, in the case of mark allen, to put the boot in. if he had given ronnie breathing space, he could have recovered but he kept ronnie in the chair for most of the day. athumping win day. a thumping win for allen? a huge amount of confidence? yes but he has been level headed. he has won two matches, he still has two before winning the field. are waiting for mark allen to win a major. he has the ability, the match play, the determination. he must dominate some of the top players in the game. that will have given him a big boost. there are big names and heads left but i

and why defending champion ronnie o'sullivan said he was glad to be out of the 2018 masters snooker. in melbourne, where it's day five at the australian open and play is already under way in scorching heat. temperatures could soar past 40 degrees celsius. so let's head live to melbourne park and our reporter gigi salmon. nadal glad to be in the evening session no doubt, no such relief for britain's kyle edmund. he's certainly is. nadal is

allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semifinal, having already beaten ronnie o'sullivanwilson defeated world no 3 judd trump to make his first masters final. the final is just getting underway at alexandra palace. these are live pictures. you can follow the action on bbc two or the bbc sport website. in netball, scotland havejust beaten northern ireland 52—31 in their final world beaten northern ireland 52—31 in theirfinal world cup beaten northern ireland 52—31 in their final world cup qualifying match in perth, scotland. both teams had qualified for the 2019 world cup in liverpool and head of the match but this is scotland victory means they will top their group. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, time to the travel show. not quite yet, but it will be soon, after the weather. yes, very important to keep an eye on the weather today. a real mix in eastern areas in particular is a pretty heavy snow in places, wet snow and sleet down to levels so there will be some travel issues. you can see this stretching through scotland through northern parts of england, do

sport website — where you can also watch the quarter final of the uk masters snooker between ronnie o'sullivan from the recent threats and aggression, north and south korea have agreed to march together — under a single flag — at the opening ceremony of next month's winter olympics. the two countries — still, technically, at war — will also field their first joint team, for the women's ice hockey. they've just held their first diplomatic talks in two years. but some of the major world powers, meeting in canada, have questioned the north's motives. from there, laura bicker reports.. the two sides will walk together under one flag at the open ceremony at the winter olympics. the first time that they will compete together. this is bob slade diplomacy. the two that have come to an agreement surprisingly quickly. some fear that it will come at a cost. is this just propaganda from the north while they continued to build up their weapons. they're obviously calculation is going on, as to the actions, but i think, in the end we have to make the most of it. the problem —— the end we have to make the mos

allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semi—final, having already beaten ronnie o'sullivan can find out more about all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more for you in the next half—hour. people with hidden disabilities in england could soon be entitled to blue badge permits for free parking. the department for transport said the change would make it easier for those with conditions such as autism and dementia to access services they needed. helena lee has this report. the blue badge scheme was first introduced in england in the 1970s. today, around 2.4 million people with disabilities have one. it allows them to park free of charge on roads, and normally without a time limit. the government is now proposing to extend the scheme. it wants people with hidden disabilities and conditions, like autism and dementia, to be able to qualify for a blue badge, so they too can enjoy the freedom to get out where and when they want. just being able to be a more active member of society, public transport can be really difficult for disabled people, whether that is lack

you called mark allen's win against ronnie o'sullivan yesterday.nd semifinal. a tough match because wilson is on his way up and judd trump will put him in his place. we will see you then, goodbye for now. as we saw a little earlier shaun murphy had more to contend with than just the skills of his opponent. this was murphy midway through fourth frame when he was at the table, and was forced into evading a wasp. i'm not sure it's quite the season for wasps. certainly caused him a few difficulties. a new year and a new rory mcllroy, one free of injury he hopes. after three months away recovering from a fractured rib the former world number one has returned to action at the abu dhabi championship. he starts the year outside the world's top ten for the first time in seven years. but he's in contention at the halfway stage in what could prove to be a defining season in his career. our golf correspondent ian carter has been watching. it had to be patient. in fact he needed the patience of a saint today because his play from tee to green was absolutely imm

allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semifinal, having already beaten ronnie o'sullivaninal is just getting underway at alexandra palace. these are live pictures. you can

allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semi—final, having already beaten ronnie o'sullivanl. england won their opening match of the netball quad series against new zealand 611—57 at the copper box arena in london last night. the match had to go to extra time after the score was level at 49 points all at the end of regulation time. it's the fourth edition of the round robin format series between england, south africa, new zealand and australia, with all the teams preparing for april's commonwealth games on the gold coast. history was made at ascot yesterday as un de so won the clarence house chase for a record third time. in testing conditions, jockey paul townend patiently guided the favourite home. it's the 8th grade one win for un de so who's trained in ireland by wille mullins. how's this for impressive driving... a mistake in heat one saw british bobsleigh duo meesha mcneill and montell douglas nearly come out of their sled at the final world cup event, before the winter olympics, but thanks to mcneill‘s quick reactions the pair narrowly escaped crashing. that's all the

ronnie o'sullivan says he is glad to be out of snooker‘s masters tournament.tage by mark allen. o'sullivan lost by 6—1 before revealing he was suffering with dizzy spells and double vision. mark allen will play eitherjohn higgins ryan day in the final, and was delighted with his win over the defending champion. any win over the defending champion. any win against ronnie is big. i am a realist in that. he is the benchmark of our game. realist in that. he is the benchmark of ourgame. i realist in that. he is the benchmark of our game. i am very happy. i scored really well up to 4—1. of our game. i am very happy. i scored really well up to 4-1. from my perspective, i'm pretty glad. if i had got through that and come back fred game on saturday, it is not much fun when you're out there feeling physically unwell. you want to do yourselfjustice. these are live pictures. you can follow this match via the red button or on the bbc sport website. it is wilson with the advantage, 2—0 up in frames. the mind games have already started ahead of the six nations, with england

he will playjudd trump next but has been singing the praises of ronnie o'sullivan. the moment, he gets to the line and runs over it. everyone else struggles with that to a degree. i mean i didn't feel like i was battling him, but i had my chance to win. i didn't take them. if i'd lost i would only have myself to blame. an update on the fa cup. swa nsea lea d to blame. an update on the fa cup. swansea lead world, wigan leading bournemouth, still goalless between chelsea and norwich at stamford bridge. we'll be back with sportsday and show you all of those goals if there are any. mps have approved a key piece of brexit legislation paving the way forward the final hours of debate in the commons on key brexit legislation have begun. the ayes to the right, 324. the nos to the left, 295. the commons approving the eu withdrawal bill that transfers all european union laws into uk legislation with a majority of 29 votes. it will now face scrutiny from peers at the end of the month. anthony scaramucci lasted six days as donald trump's white house communications director, but