you look at ronnie sullivan, 48, 49, still- ronnie sullivan, 48, 49, still winning major titles.ooker, winning ma'or titles. we play snoook r— winning major titles. we play snooker, i billed _ winning major titles. we play snooker, i billed out - winning major titles. we play snooker, i billed out at i winning major titles. we play snooker, i billed out at 40 i winning major titles. we play i snooker, i billed out at 40 when i couldn't play the way i wanted to play, so i mean, it doesn't seem content on the table to be able to play, doesn't seem relaxed and you've got to enjoy it as well, if he's not enjoying the challenge so that's you have to think about it. he's been very courageous and open about his struggle with mental health the last couple of seasons and he seemed to be in a much better place. but clearly, still requiring that help at this point. it place. but clearly, still requiring that help at this point.— that help at this point. it is, and unfortunately — that help at this point. it is, and unfortunately for _ that help at this point. it is, and unfortunately for hi

sheffield and in the company of two world championships, and we were enjoying the progress of ronnie 0'sullivanrapid work he made of his opponent. 10—1. how was it was mark? he his opponent. 10-1. how was it was mark? ., , ., his opponent. 10-1. how was it was mark? ., ., ,, ., ., mark? he was an admission from the o enin: mark? he was an admission from the opening session. _ mark? he was an admission from the opening session, put _ mark? he was an admission from the opening session, put his _ mark? he was an admission from the opening session, put his other - mark? he was an admission from the opening session, put his other men l opening session, put his other men under pressure, no answer for the opponent to runny 0'sullivan. what opponent to runny o'sullivan. what was unusual — opponent to runny o'sullivan. what was unusual was _ opponent to runny o'sullivan. what was unusual was the _ opponent to runny o'sullivan. what was unusual was the fact _ opponent to runny 0'sullivan. what was unusual was the fact that ronnie 0'sullivan was so pugnacious and upfront of owning his talents and talking

he's playing right now — ronnie 0'sullivan is so close to a place in the quarterfinals of the world snookerve to the crucible for an update. irish eyes were smiling as rory mcilroy and shane lowry pair up to win the zurich classic of new orleans. we start with the news that the england rugby union international billy vunipola has apologised after being charged we start with the news that the england rugby union international billy vunipola has apologised after being charged in spain following an alleged incident on the island of majorca. vunipola called it a "misunderstanding" and said there was no violence. the bbc understands he was tasered by police who were called to a bar in the island's capital, palma. our sports news correspondent laura scott has been following this story. laura, what more do you know? well, we know that this incident happened after papp in palmyra on the early hours of morning. he described what happened as an unfortunate misunderstanding that got out of hand. we understand he was tasered and arrested and later appeared in court. he said today that there was no viol

ronnie 0'sullivan makes a solid start to his second round match at the world snooker championship ass his quest for a record eighth world title. and ukraine pip great britain to the final gold of the men's european gymnstics chamnpionships in italy. hello again. after liverpool dropped points yesterday, both arsenal and manchester city spent today trying to make sure they didn't do the same on what promised to be another pivotal day in the premier league title race. still a point separates the two after city won at notts. while arsenal held on to win a north london derby at spurs that ended up being a lot closer than it looked at half time. katie gornall reports. arsenal's players knew all too well the stakes were high on the margins were tight. with a first title in 20 years on the line, there was no room for error. instead, spurs slipped up. an own goalfrom hojbjerg. arsenal were up and running and saka was at the heart of everything. theirsecond, his 15th league goal of the season. spurs had top four ambitions of their own but that look to distance dream when havertz was amongst m

and ronnie 0'sullivan is closing in a place in the quarter finals at the world snooker championship,e programme. arsenal held on in a tense match to beat local rivals tottenham hotspur 3—2 and — at the time — moved four points clear at the top of the english premier league table in their north london derby on sunday, but with second—placed manchester city able to close that gap later.

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the quarterfinal line—up will be complete today and among them is ronnie 0'sullivan.s hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day 13 frames to 7. a 52 break in his winning frame helped "the rocket" reach his 22nd world championship quarterfinal. kyren wilson is also through after beating joe 0'connor13—6. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the national crime agency has issued an unprecedented alert to all schools in the uk, warning about the danger to pupils of so—called sextortion. that's when criminals trick young people into sharing intimate images of themselves online and then blackmail their victims for cash. police say there's been an alarming increase in the number of cases. angus crawford reports. just 16, murray dowey ended his life. criminals posing as a girl online tricked him into sending compromising pictures. then they blackmailed him. he couldn't bear it. they've totally destroyed our family. murray was a happy, normal teenager. he was driven to take his own life by whatever threats and awful t

and seven—time world champion ronnie 0'sullivan powers past his opponant at the crucible.is game, how long can you keep going for?

the world snooker championship at the crucible theatre where there are some matches coming on, ronnie 0'sullivan more on the bbc sport website and app. let's bring you some breaking news. a primary school teacher has admitted murdering her partner, tying his body up and burying him in the garden. the remains of 42—year—old nicholas billingham were found in northampton in march 2020 two, four months after he was seen last. at the first trial fiona beale, who is 50, and you can see here on the bbc news website, used his phone to send messages to friends and work colleagues pretending he was still alive. a real trial at the old bailey has begun and beal is now admitted his murder. confirmation that a primary school teacher has admitted murdering her partner, tying his body up and burying him in the garden. a change of plea at a retrial at the old bailey that has begun, 50—year—old fiona beal admitting to the murder of 42—year—old nicholas billingham in northampton in march 2022. you can see that article on the bbc news website where you can get more on that case. a 13—year—old girl has appeared at

we're at the quarter—final stage of the world snooker championship, and the tournament favourite ronnie 0'sullivantuart bingham. bingham took the first two frames of the session, before 0'sullivan fought back to move ahead at 4—3. but the 2015 winner bingham then took the final frame of the session, to level the match ahead of wednesday's conclusion. 0'sullivan is looking to win the tournament for a record breaking eighth time. and the four—time champion john higgins fought back from four—nil down, to trail kyren wilson by five frames to three, after the opening session of their quarter—final, 13 is the target for a place in the semis. one of this year's favouritesjudd trump has a match on his hands — the 2019 champion is level at eight frames all with qualifierjakjones of wales. it's been a close contest, with trump edging ahead at 8—7 butjones made a century break in the final frame of the session to level the match going into wednesday's finale. and david gilbert is 10—6 up against stephen maguire. gilbert was 7—1 up at one stage, before maguire launched a fight back. a break of 7a in the final

and the draw for the world snooker championship has been made with ronnie 0'sullivan taking onjackson eighth title at the crucible. meanwhile, luca brecel will begin the defence of his title against david gilbert while the 2019 winnerjudd trump faces hossein vafaei. this year's championships take place once again at the city's crucible theatre but eddie hearn, the chairman of the organisers of the event, says he cannot guarantee the venue will continue to be hosted there after its current deal runs out in 2027. it would have to take an opportunity that would be difficult for us to refuse for the players, notjust for the business, but for the players. and if there was an opportunity to drastically change the price structure of the world championships and this is eddie hearn speaking, not world snooker speaking for me, you have to look at that in terms of opportunities for the talent. there will be aggressive markets and saudi arabia might be one of them where they will make a huge play to bring the flagship event to the kingdom. i'm at a loss in the sense that i love the game. i know t

kyren wilson advanced with a 13—6 win over debutant joe 0'connor,and this man — ronnie 0'sullivan — haslshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarter—final. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. after the match he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favourite. ever since i was a kid everyone must expect and i would win every tournament that i turned up every tournament that i turned up in play. so i kind of grew with that as i played. i've just been conditioned to dealing with that sort of pressure so does not bother me. it is more pressure put myself under. i know i'm what i am capable of and when i don't produce it. when i find this game hard my life get hard and when the game is good to me life becomes a pleasant place again, you know? 0'sullivan will play the 2015 world champion stuart bingham in the quarterfinal. bingham won the last two frames against fellow englishmanjack lisowski to reach the last eight, winning by 13 frames to 11. john hig

ronnie 0'sullivan�*s hopes of a record eighth world snooker championship title are still alive ater hend in sheffield. the rocket won the two frames he needed to finish—off his opening match against jackson page, sealing a 10—1 victory and set—up a meeting with another welshman — ryan day — next. 0'sullivan is also aiming to complete snooker�*s triple crown in a single season, following his wins at the uk championship and the masters. after that match the rocket said he thinks he is capable of winning another world title in his 50s. he's already the oldest snooker world champion after winning two years ago at the age of 46. i've already broken records for snooker, still going at 48 or a9, so i am just seeing what is possible to stop what is possible question mark what is possible to stop what is possible? how long can i go for? can i win a world championship at 50? who knows? i am probably the only player who can do that so let's experiment. to do what i have done this season and for your whole career, to win i've had a great careerfor 30 years stop the gracious career of any other sno

wilson will meetjoe 0'connor in round two and i can tell you that ronnie 0'sullivan has begun his campaigne frame up against the welsh qualifierjackson page. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. that's it from me. to greece now. skies over the south of the country including the capital athens turned orange on tuesday. it's after strong southerly winds carried dust from the sahara desert across the mediterranean sea engulfing the acropolis and other famous landmarks. today, the winds have begun to shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping. niko efstathiou, a journalist based in athens. he told me more earlier about what the situation was. we he told me more earlier about what the situation was.— the situation was. we have phenomenons _ the situation was. we have phenomenons like - the situation was. we have phenomenons like this - the situation was. we have - phenomenons like this happening roughly nine to 20 days a year but never before have we seen such intensity. even today the sky is clear but the dust hasn't settled yet so you can feel it in the sky. here is somethi

ronnie 0'sullivan will play jackson page in the first round as he bids for a record eighth title in thert website. earlier, world number three mark allen spoke to 5 live about the event, traditionally held at the crucible in sheffield, and admitted the tournament may have to move from the venue. i'm a i'm a traditionalist and that i love the game and i know the history of it, but times change and the sport needs to grow and evolve, so unless the crucible can find a way to hold more people, it is inevitable that it moves. i am not one to be pushing for that, it moves. i am not one to be pushing forthat, i it moves. i am not one to be pushing for that, i love the crucible and its atmosphere, a lot of history attached, but it might need to move away from the crucible, a sad statement. away from the crucible, a sad statement-— away from the crucible, a sad statement._ i | away from the crucible, a sad - statement._ i hope statement. stay in the uk? i hope so, it hope — statement. stay in the uk? i hope so, it hope it _ statement. stay in the uk? i hope so, it hope it will, _ statement. stay

we asked a number of competitors how they felt, starting with the seven time world champion, ronnie o sullivansaudi arabian snooker. it'sjen being recreated every day, this is going to be history at some point, this interview and it's going to be history at some point, this tournament, everything becomes history at some point. i tournament, everything becomes history at some point.— history at some point. i think it's inevitable _ history at some point. i think it's inevitable in _ history at some point. i think it's inevitable in 2027, - history at some point. i think it's inevitable in 2027, may l history at some point. i thinkl it's inevitable in 2027, may be the landscape of the change within— the landscape of the change within the snooker world in the next _ within the snooker world in the next 40 — within the snooker world in the next 40 years, but i'm just lucky— next 40 years, but i'm just lucky that i wanted here,. i�*m lucky that i wanted here,. i'm re lucky that i wanted here,. i'm pretty sure — lucky that i wanted here,. i'm pretty sure it _ lucky that i wanted here,. i'm pretty su

we asked a number of players how they felt, starting with the seven time world champion, ronnie 0'sullivanfor saudi arabian snooker. it isjust being recreated every day, this will be history at some point, this interview, and this tournament must everything becomes history at some point. i think it is inevitable that in 2027, _ i think it is inevitable that in 2027, may be the landscape will have — in 2027, may be the landscape will have changed in the snooker world of the next three or four— snooker world of the next three or four years, snooker world of the next three orfouryears, so, but i'mjust lucky— orfouryears, so, but i'mjust iuckythat— orfouryears, so, but i'mjust lucky that i've won here. i�*m lucky that i've won here. i'm sure it won't _ lucky that i've won here. i'm sure it won't be _ lucky that i've won here. i'm sure it won't be here - lucky that i've won here. i'm sure it won't be here in a few years' — sure it won't be here in a few years' time, _ sure it won't be here in a few years' time, and _ sure it won't be here in a few years' time, and nothing - years' time, and not

it is the best of 25 frames, that means the first to 13, ronnie 0'sullivan just three frames away nowts at a number of campuses. the protesters — who some university officials claim are not exclusively members of their student bodies — have demands ranging from a ceasefire in the war in gaza, to universities ending investments in israeli enterprises linked to the military. the speaker of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, who's a republican, had this message for the protestors at columbia university in new york. today, hamas issued an endorsement statement of the protesters on this campus. they called them the future leaders of america. it is detestable. all of this has to be said because the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. it places a target on the backs ofjewish students. let's speak to ryan chandler, reporter with kxan news in austin whose been reporting on the ground on the protests at the university of texas in austin. it has been a very tense week here in austin and truly at university campuses acro

ronnie 0'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the worldeighth title at the crucible and only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day who rallied back to 2—2 before 0'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarter finals... elsewhere stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. follow all the live sport on our website or on the app. the tesla chief, elon musk, has met government officials in beijing. chinese state media is reporting the tech entrepreneur is there by invitation, for the promotion of international trade. they have discussed data and technology relating to electric vehicles. tesla has been facing a price war with chinese brands in the electric vehicle market. it has recently said it will lay—off 10% of its global workforce. let's speak to our business reprorter david waddell in the newsroom. why is elon musk in china is yellow his challenges, amongst other things that he is trying to sell more units of his tesla company. driving software. that is the softwar

sit top of the table with and the draw for the world snooker championship has been made — with ronnie 0'sullivanies to win a record eighth title at the crucible. meanwhile — luca brecel will begin the defence of his title against david gilbert, while the 2019 winnerjudd trump faces hossein vafaei. head to the bbc sport website to see the full draw — the tournament begins on saturday. and that's all the sport for now. hugh ferris is here at 6:30pm with sportsday, so he will see you then. gap great stuff, thank you very much. —— gavin. the jury at an inquest into a fire at a nightclub in dublin in 1981 which killed 48 people has delivered a verdict of unlawful killing in all the deaths. the fire broke out in the early hours of valentine's day in 1981. a further 200 people were injured in the blaze. it has been the longest running inquest in the history of the irish state. earlier i spoke with the bbc�*s jennifer 0'leary who has been following the story as you have outlined, it is where over 800 young people, many of them teenagers, went for a night of dancing and fun. but in the early hours of the

snooker world championship are under way at the crucible, with all eyes on world number one ronnie 0'sullivane frames all. —— 14—3 —— 11—3 ahead. he had been behind to the 2015 champion, but 0'sullivan has his sights set on an outright eighth world title here. first to 13 frames wins it. you can catch the action over on bbc two, the iplayer, and the bbc sport website. and let's take you to the other table now — where four—time champion john higgins is back, after his dramatic second round finish, which went right

ronnie 0'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world—breaking eighth title at the crucible and only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day, who rallied back to 2—2 before 0'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarterfinals elsewhere, stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. and these are live pictures of one of the afternoon session games. it involves the championjohn higgins who leads world number three mark allen 5—4. they started this session for a piece. you can follow that via the bbc sport website. that is also where you can find out most of what is going on in the world of sport. bournemouth now have a 2—0 lead over brighton. that is it, back to you. the tesla boss, elon musk, has met government officials in beijing. chinese state media is reporting the tech boss is there by invitation, for the promotion of international trade. they have discussed data and technology relating to electric vehicles. state media reports premier describing the meeting as a

ronnie 0'sullivan and gary wilson are tied at four frames all after the first session of their tour championshiphe final. jordan spieth hit a hole in one at the texas open. it was at the 16th, but despite that, he's still six shots off the lead. that is held by america's akshay bhatia and brendan todd. rory mcilroy is four shots back. activist group animal rising says it will not disrupt the grand national next saturday and is suspending its campaign of direct action against horse racing. last year's national at aintree was delayed by m minutes after protesters from the group entered the track. and lewis hamilton has said mercedes had their best session of the year on friday's practice at the japanese grand prix. the seven—time champion was fifth quickest. max verstappen was fifth quickest. max verstappen was fastest. the weather hasn't been great around england today. it must be the start of the county cricket season. nine matches were set to get under way at the start of the day — but four of the opening day's were abandoned without a ball being bowled, including at old trafford, where lancash

wilson will play ronnie o�*sullivan tomorrow.r victory overnight sealed the one day series, and their sixth win out of seven was comprehensive too by 56 runs. alex fletcher has more. arriving in hamilton with a spring in their step, england looking to seal the series. tammy failed to score a run in wellington, but the boot was on the other foot here. early reminders of her capabilities. going onto top score with 81, all smiles in the middle, but the breakthrough was on its way. that was not a breakthrough was on its way. that was rrot a good — breakthrough was on its way. trust was not a good shot, she will not look back fondly on that. england's inninus look back fondly on that. england's innings now _ look back fondly on that. england's innings now finally _ look back fondly on that. england's innings now finally poised, - look back fondly on that. england's innings now finally poised, and - look back fondly on that. england'sl innings now finally poised, and once again, they turned to amyjones, whilst the wickets fell around h

snooker�*s world championship gets under way this weekend and ronnie 0'sullivan is favourite to win the when you don't play great, you have to rely more on your own experience, your mental capacity, to not collapse or be a bit more patient, a bit more like... it's a long session match here. you don't have to get it won in the first two. i canjust hang in there. you learn a lot of that is you go along and experience tells you have to play great and brush up and other areas. that's all the sport for now. hello. for some parts of the uk, april has been a very wet month so far, but this weekend does promise something a little bit drier. however, it isn't all plain sailing, certainly, if you're hoping for warmth and sunshine. it will often be quite cloudy and quite chilly. the best of the warmth and the sunshine will be across the west of the uk, particularly in northern ireland. so, an area of high pressure is building in from the west — that is what is drying things out. but around the top of the area of high pressure, that's where we find the jet stream passing well to the north of the uk

in snooker, the tour championship final is under way in manchester, where ronnie 0'sullivan is currentlyed into a 3—1 lead just before the break. 0'sullivan recovered with breaks of 102, 127, 59 and 121 to lead 5 frames to 3, with the evening session to come shortly. olympic champion tom dean qualified fastest for tonight's highly—anticipated men's 200m freestyle final at the british aquatics championships. deal will be in illustrious company in the london aquatics centre pool. the race is being described as the most competitive in domestic swimming with 2023 world champion matt richards, 0lympic silver medallist duncan scott, and james guy all competing. now, west ham united captain kurt zouma and women's vice—captain hawa cissoko havejoined members of the local community at a special iftar event at the club's chadwell heath training ground. iftar is a community meal during the holy month of ramadan when people of the muslim faith, of other faiths, or of no faith are invited to come together at sunset to break their fast. football focus reporter liam macdevitt went along. ramadan is a t

ronnie 0'sullivan raced into the semi—finals of snooker�*s tour championship in manchester. between 2010 and 2013, left f1 at the end of the 2022 campaign after six years at ferrari and two with aston martin. not really. i mean, people ask and keep asking, but i've obviously retired, not to set a date on a comeback, but i also said you never know what happens. i think i'm still sane, i'm happy, life is good, but you never know with an opportunity opening up, it might be appealing and something to consider or think about, so obviously loads of stuff happening for next year, it's still early, and obviously it does cross my mind eventually, but not a priority at the minute. everything else on the website, of course, but that is all your sport for now. hello there. the coldest, wettest weather today was across scotland. we're all going to see some rain in the next few days, but we should all see some higher temperatures as well. now, at the moment, all the weather is rattling in from the atlantic, that's going to bring us some rain later tomorrow. that's going to bring us some r

ronnie 0'sullivan is three frames from victory after the first session of his tour championship quarterfinalree kilometres, everyone involved gets the same finishing time as the peloton. the stage was won by belgian rider quinten hermans. finally — street art is becoming an ever more popular way of immortalising legends of the game. and it's certainly evident around liverpool — the likes ofjohn barnes, ian rush — and the current boss jurgen klopp are part of the famous murals produced by marc silver. he's been taking us on a tour of the city, and showed us how they're put together. this is where it all began for us with the jordan this is where it all began for us with thejordan henderson mural. we were working on this the night that liverpool were giving their premiership trophy for the first time. he lifted the trophy, we got the picture, and we have done this through the night. a couple days later, he came down with his dad and had his picture taken. he signed the wall. everyone takes a different amount of time. juergen klopp was probably the longest one we did because it was five days on

meanwhile he might not be the defending champion this year, but ronnie 0'sullivan will start as the one.. what would claiming a record world title number eight mean to him...? ifi if i did when it this year it would have to be the best season, masters, uk, shanghai, ican�*t have to be the best season, masters, uk, shanghai, i can't run by the key events i have one and i have not got this master plan where i've plotted out, ijust picked up and played and got it right and whenever i've got it right. sojust got it right and whenever i've got it right. so just keep playing regardless if i get to eight, great, nine, 1011, 12, ageist the number. i've realised once and around a snooker table i feel like a snooker table to look at teenagers that is all that really counts and i will just keep putting them in their place. 0nce qualifying has completed tonight, tomorrow morning it's the draw for the 32 players who've made the world snooker championship. you can listen on 5 live breakfast around 845am. it'll also be on the bbc sport website and app. the majority of elite female athletes questioned

ronnie 0'sullivan needs just three more frames to book his place in the quarterfinals of the world snookera place in the last eight at the crucible. he's level with stephen hendry on seven at the moment. the pair will play to a finish later today. and stephen maguire is through to the quarterfinals after 13—9 victory over 2005 winner shaun murphy. the scot will face david gilbert in the last eight. a bit ofa a bit of a shaky day yesterday, ronnie, but he is looking good at the moment. ronnie, but he is looking good at the moment-— ronnie, but he is looking good at the moment. . , , ., ~ , ., the moment. certainly is. thank you ve much the moment. certainly is. thank you very much indeed. _ labour says it will reform mental health services if it wins the next election, with plans to train up more mental health staff and put support in every school. labour's deputy national campaign coordinator ellie reeves joins us now. morning team. let's start there, shall we? if labourforms morning team. let's start there, shall we? if labour forms the next government you are planning to prioritise menta

ronnie in a rush... o�*sullivanrstanding. also coming up on sportsday... and after travis clayton took his next step on the road to the nfl, we speak to his former rugby coach about a player whose new career could make him millions yes, it�*s a bit more than three bear

ronnie 0'sullivan does not believe he is the best snooker player ever.s sijiahui, who made a winning break of 77. williams says he's got no plans to retire but says he doesn't know if he'll be back at the crucible. i'll be 50 years of age next year. so, you know, you've got to make the most of all you can. i've loved every minute of it. i wish i could have won. but, you know, i'vejust got to take my hat off to him. what a break that was! i mean, there's not many players that could make that break at that pressure - at 9-9. so, you know, i think he's definitely going to be a future world champion. he has been there and done it all, hasn't he? this picture was taken a few years ago. fast forward. this is rocky now. this is former england captain freddie flintoff�*s son rocky, who only turned 16 this month. he made 116 and what made it all the more unique, some of those runs were made with older brother corey batting down the other end. cricketing talent runs deep in the flintoff family. 0nly cricketing talent runs deep in the flintoff family. only 16. cric

but recurring characters, in ronnie sullivan they have a genius and yet the sport lacks a young prodigyxt level and we mustn't live in a goldfish bowl. they barry has never been constrained by geography or modesty. he is officially, nominally retired but as it is prudent in snooker in particular, he is still looking for the next angle. at ten o'clock this morning and across the bbc for the next two and across the bbc for the next two and a bit weeks. irate across the bbc for the next two and a bit weeks-— a bit weeks. we do get some great characters in _ a bit weeks. we do get some great characters in snooker, _ a bit weeks. we do get some great characters in snooker, don't i a bit weeks. we do get some great characters in snooker, don't you. i characters in snooker, don't you. we'll be back with the headlines at eight o'clock. time now for newswatch. the challenge of fake videos in the middle east's propaganda war. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up, how did the bbc go about verifying the footage posted online last weekend after iran's attack on israel? so your book,

mark williams will face ronnie 0�*sullivan in the final of the tour championship later today after beatings in swizerland today. after seeing off the united states team, scotland were beaten by canada, losing 9—4. the canadians will play sweden in the final later. and alsojust to and also just to let you know, england�*s women have lost in that one—day match against new zealand, but ultimately won the series, so all well that ends well in that one. that is in the cricket?— we saw some lovely pictures on the rugby and football. not everybody is that lucky. we�*ve had some pretty soggy months recently, with the met office marking last winter as the eighth wettest on record in the uk. 0ne football club in barnsley say all this rain is making them face an uncertain future as the pitch is constantly waterlogged. club officials at wombwell main fc say they may be relegated or even have to fold if they can�*t play at home, as 0livia richwald reports. there has been football played here at wombwell main for almost 150 years. this holiday club is nurturing the next generation of players. but even w

ronnie 0'sullivan is back at the world snooker championship this morning.o nine to make the last eight for the second year running. he'll playjudd trump in the quarters and the 2019 champion trump — who beat tom ford — has revealed that he's rejected an approach to join a potential breakaway snooker tour. the 2019 champion said he was "not interested one bit".there's been increased speculation the sport's biggest names could be tempted to leave the existing world snooker tour and play in lucrative events elsewhere. the british number one cam norrie is through to the third round of the madrid 0pen tennis. norrie, bottom of your screen here, beat the brazilian teenager joao fonseca in straight sets to make it to round three for the third successive year. he'll next play the norwegian fifth seed — and two time french open runner—up casper ruud, who won the barcelona title last week. and rafael nadal has his first win over a top 20 player in 527 days after he beat alex de minaur in straight sets in madrid. big win for nadal — against the player who beat him in

ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the final of the tour championship in manchester.well, they are no ordinary shorts, they were worn by muhammad ali in the epic thrilla in manila victory overjoe frazier. that changes things doesn't it? the auction house sotheby�*s are selling them and they're expected to fetch more than $6 million — that's £4.8 million — at auction next week. the thrilla in manila, back in 1975 in the capital of the philippines, is said to be one of the seminal bouts in boxing history. i'd tell you what, selling it for that much, what a profit. brilliant stuff! $6 that much, what a profit. brilliant stuff! '1 ~ ., that much, what a profit. brilliant stuff!_ absolutely. i stuff! $6 million! absolutely. s - orts stuff! $6 million! absolutely. sports memorabilia, - stuff! $6 million! absolutely. sports memorabilia, the i stuff! $6 million! absolutely. i sports memorabilia, the market for that and for that fight in particular, tell you what, good eye for it back then.— for it back then. great profit. they will within a _ for it back then. great profit. t