i mean, that, just standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, standing next to rory mcilroy, dustiny standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, tommy fleetwood. it was unbelievable. when i was standing next to the tee box my legs we re standing next to the tee box my legs were shaky. i tried to do stretches to get it off. but i was excited. every round i play, he is like my mascot. waiting at the back of green. and it was a surprise to be seeing him on the tee. i didn't expect to see him on the ropes but it was great. he hit a great shot. one for the future. winning the youth competition allowed him to rub shoulders with some of the game's greats. and inspired rory mcilroy, on his impressive return, opening 3—under par. sitting next to tommy fleetwood. oscar murphy. you heard it here first. definitely one to watch for the future. that is all on sportsday. thank you for watching from myself and the team, we will see you soon. coming up in a moment, it's the papers. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa cr

spain's defending champion sergio garcia and northern ireland's rory mcilroy, continuing to make hists. just as the skyscrapers appear, rory mcilroy seems determined to call his way back to the top of the world. he is currently ranked 11th after an injury plagued season but steadily, his rebuilding his game. he finished tied third in abu dhabi. even in the shade, the outcome was invariably right. he heads into round two tied third. it is nice to be excited to go into play and excited to be in a tournament. i feel really enthusiastic and i am really happy in with where my head is at the moment. in contrast, sergei garcia had a 2017 not worth remembering. —— to remember. he started solidly. five shots off the pace. the new kid on the block, tommy fleetwood is now at europe's number one player not that he's prepared to rest on his laurels he is lurking. but fleetwood and the rest are looking up to jamie donaldson with a round of 59 without having to make do with 62. a towering performance all the same. staying with golf brooke henderson of canada leads after the first round of the lpga

ross fisher is tied for the lead heading into the final day of the abu dhabi international, with rory mcilroy also in contention. mcllroy, who's onlyjust returned from injury, is third — one shot off the pace, after hitting eight birdies in his third round. fisher produced some of his best golf, hitting a round of 7—under par to take the lead, and move to 17—under for the tournament. there will be a new name on the masters trophy this evening with mark allen taking on kyren wilson. neither player has reached this stage before. allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semi—final, having already beaten ronnie 0'sullivan. wilson defeated world number three judd trump to make his first masters final. now how is this for impressive driving in winter conditions? a

rory mcilroy had a birdie putt of similar length, so his rival to his margin for error was small.o 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 american birdied the final two holes and four of the last five for a 7—under 65 and victory over wei—ling hsu in the event cut to sa holes after wind wiped out play most of friday. the 32—year—old won her eighth career title wi

why rory mcilroy could be the man to beat on the final day in abu dhabi.nty to get through but we start with football where a sergio aguero hat—trick has helped manchester city maintaina12 hat—trick has helped manchester city maintain a 12 point lead at the top of the table. after liverpool ended their winning run of the table. after liverpool ended theirwinning run in of the table. after liverpool ended their winning run in the league last weekend, city put the disappointment behind them, beating newcastle 3—1 to continue their seemingly relentless march towards the title. drew savage reports. pep guardiola said city were bound to set up sooner or said city were bound to set up sooner or later but history suggested their march to the title would continue today. last time newcastle united beat them at their own ground, that ground was main road and alan shearer was playing up front. they created a surprise early chance but lacked shiraz style benching. guardiola's side took control after that, just a question of when city would score. when they did, some w

the former world number one rory mcilroy is amongst the field.er is yet to tee off. the german won his first tour title on this course, and says it's the perfect way to start the year. this has become bigger and bigger, and even more difficult to win, but you get more satisfaction if you do. i have good success here and it is a good way to start the season. for me, practising in phoenix, coming here, similar conditions. so i feel very comfortable. in case you missed it, chelsea needed a penalty shoot—out to finally see off norwich, after a 1—1 draw in their fa cup third round replay. antonio conte's side finished extra—time down to nine men after late red cards for pedro and alvaro morata for diving. and there was some criticism for var not being used, when willian went down in the area and was booked for simulation. conte was furious on the sidelines, but chelsea eventually went through after winning the shoot—out 5—3. you know, we give everything. at the end of the game, we played nine against 11. we will come back at the end of the time, after

also coming up in the programme: find out how rory mcilroy and the rest of the british contingent are on at the dubai desert classic. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, but it's been a very busy day in the fa cup. two results are still to come in from the 11th round, but we have had a couple of upsets. teams from leagues 0ne and two continue to punch above their weight — with the biggest result of the day coming courtesy of wigan. the league one side have knocked west ham out of the cup, and made it look easy too. alex gulrajani reports: 0thers certainly do. top of league 1 and on top of premier league, west ham inside the open ten minutes. will grigg giving david moyes some early headaches. itjust kept on growing. wigan well on top against their visitors. upset was on the cards. west ham limited to just one meaningful chance in the opening half. rhys 0xford couldn't do much. their task got harder after the break. sent off for spitting at nick powell. with the man advantage, wigan pushed on and were given the chance of a second. reece burkejudged to have handled

also coming up in the programme, find out how rory mcilroy and the rest of the british contingent areting on at the dubai desert classic. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, but it's been a very busy day in the fa cup. one tie still to be played, we've had a couple of upsets in the 11 4th round ties that have been completed. teams from leagues one and two continue to punch above their weight, with the biggest result of the day coming courtesy of wigan. the league one side have knocked west ham out of the cup, and made it look easy too. alex gulrajani reports: there are some in wigan that might not remember winning the fa cup, others certainly did. but moments like that have been few and far between in the last five years, until now. top of league 1 and on top of premier league west ham inside the opening ten minutes. will grigg giving david moyes some early headaches. wigan on top against the visitors, an upset was on the cards. west ham were limited to one meaningful chance in the first half. the task got harder after the break. arthur masuaku sent off for spitti

rory mcilroy makes his return from injury at the abu dhabi championship. the players in black armbands to honour the former england international, widely regarded as a pioneer, who helped break down racial barriers in the game. brighton were hosting the premier league champions, chelsea, who were missing a number of first—team regulars through injury and suspension. one man who was playing was eden hazard. and it didn't take long for him to make his mark. three minutes later, half the brighton team could do nothing to stop this intricate passing move. the brazilian international, willian, with a well worked goal, which again involved hazard. and things didn't get any betterfor the home side, who felt they should have had at least one penalty in the first half. brighton did have their chances after the break, but it was that man again, hazard. a brilliant solo effort to put antonio conte‘s side 3—0 up and on course for all three points for the first time this year. but they weren't finished just yet. victor moses making it four. an emphatic victory for chel

rory mcilroy says he's got a spring in his step ahead of the dubai desert classic, which starts on thursdayuse of a rib injury the two—time winner missed last year's event because of a rib injury and hasn't won a tournament since september 2016, but looked in good form finishing in a tie for third in abu dhabi last weekend. mcilroy tees off with defending champion and winner of last week's singapore open sergio garcia, who, in contrast to mcilroy, had a golden 2017 which included a first majors title when the spaniard won the masters. and finally, a spanish goalkeeper has become famous not for saving but scoring. it happened during lugo's game against sporting gijon in spain's second tier. this is the keeperjuan carlos, with the shot from inside his own half. look at the power on that! he beat his fellow keeper diego marinoto to put his side 3—1 up with ten minutes to go. they won and have a goal of the season contender as well. wouldn't he be unhappy? the goalkeeper himself, the other one, happiest man in the world! you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/spor

after ending last season early, rory mcilroy said he is now mentally ready for the year ahead.an had a lot of pars on the front nine, but was able to break through into the red, late on, to finish 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 qu

under par rory mcilroy is three shots back but mcilroy only completed eleven holes to finish off a second round early on saturday morning. sebas john o'shea remains in the lead after the second day of the season opening monte carlo rally a french ford fiesta driver struggled in those liberal conditions still finished the day fifteen seconds ahead of his stony and driver ox tanakh o.j. is aiming to win his sixth straight world rally title. to poland now where the protect going to soon our next report can't help from standing out from the herd of cows for making headlines after running away from home form to join not the circus but a group of wild bison the suspicion is she may have left home following her libido . she follows them wherever they go. it's an unusual mix but this brown cow seems perfectly happy with a new family a herd of wild bison. which will have time to start when she joined them she may have been made a dyson and spice and she just like to spoil them so she states i think taking away from them would be impossible so they're horrible. but things may become more serious th

rory mcilroy seems to be enjoying his return to competitive golf. the second round of the other derby championship thanks to four birdies and an incredible eagle at the 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

and china's li haotong holds off rory mcilroy to become the first asian player to win the dubai desertme, where we start wih tennis and roger federer has underlined his status once again as the greatest of all time in the men's game as he won a 20th grand slam title at the australian open. he did so with a five set victory over marin cilic as james burford reports. the warning signs were there for all to see. 20 grand slams the prize for the swiss. he is already the most successful male singles player of all time. what an arena to surpass another milestone. not one to waste time, he started fast. this forehead looked as strong as ever. just 24 minutes in, and you did not give roger federer a second chance. in the heat, somehow he kept

27—year—old finished two shots ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher, while northern ireland's rory mcilroyhat we carried on going forward. it's all well and good having a great year and it was the best year of my life but we wanted to keep pushing. like i say, i always want to know where my potential will take me but i wanted to keep pushing and make sure that we... that wejust, you know, kept improving and it was important to do that and this week feels like another step along the way, hopefully. the masters snooker is into its final session. we can bring you some live pictures now from bbc two. northern ireland's mark allen playing kyren wilson. they are tied at 4-4 playing kyren wilson. they are tied at 4—1; going into the final session this evening, this is the first session after the break. wilson at the table currently. looking to pot the green in a very tight opening frame. the first to ten wins it. neither man has been this far at the tournament previously. we will have a debut victor. the match will conclude tonight. it is live on bbc two. in netball, scotland beat northen ireland

rory mcilroy finished second at the dubai desert classic.rdie saw him finish on 22 under but that was one shot behind the winner. if someone 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 th

two shots back is rory mcilroy. indoor bowls championships rebecca field couldn't stop katherine rednall from claiming the ladies‘ singles title for the second year running. she won 2—0 to claim her third world title. jose mourinho has committed his future to manchester united after signing a contract extension until 2020. he's been preparaing his team for their fa cup fourth round tie with yeovil tomorrow night. and facing the media today praised the deal done to bring alexis sanchez from arsenal. something he called a great bit of business for both clubs. i got igota i got a fantastic player, and they got a fantastic player. alexis change from a fantastic club to a giant club. and mkhitaryan changed but changed also for a fantastic club, so! but changed also for a fantastic club, so i think it was a great deal for everybody. success for england's cricketers in their one day series has salvaged some pride after defeat in the ashes. and now they are determined to finish the series with a 5—0 whitewash. moeen ali say

just a shot behind us rory mcilroy he's looking good on his return from a three month jury. i one of the world's toughest off road insurance events has reached the finish line in the argentinian city of cordoba the dakar rally has traversed three countries and thousands of kilometers of unforgiving to rain the veteran spanish drive a car science winning the car race. was at the finish line for us. the somme it's only the taking part that counts for others only victory will do and then there are those off to two grueling weeks to some of the toughest to reign on the planet i just glad it's will over time now to reflect on what might have been for me was a mistake on the role of the simple but i defer spot was a lot on my in the first couple days in the cigar. when we started we just saw so much by that or to me. more than three hundred cars trucks motorbikes quad bikes and buggies plus a huge support network from around the world covering nine thousand kilometers is also a logistical and environmental challenge and the race debut in one nine hundred seventy eight seventy comp

still ahead an al-jazeera in sports rory mcilroy turns out the age of the by desert classic and he's here with that story. this time for the sports here's andy. thank you very much your fourth member of the usa gymnastics board has resigned after former team doctor larry nasser was sentenced to up to one hundred and seventy five years in prison for abusing young female athletes the u.s. olympic committee says the entire eighteen person panel should now quits on wednesday nasa pleaded guilty to ten counts of sexual assault with testimony being heard from more than one hundred and fifty victims of the gnostics governing body in the u.s. has been criticised for failing to protect its athletes well earlier i spoke to the u.s. force it's an example of pope who says judge aqualina decision could be a turning point in the country's social history she slammed the gavel and said his time is up and i think that her actions. and the way she addressed him and looked directly into the soul of a monster and said this is over and cindy sentencing him to forty to one hundred seventy five years in pr

and in sports rory mcilroy closes in on the lead of golf's dubai desert classic. binny's ping skies by the time hot. or is the sun sets in the city of angels. however we've got more cold and snowy weather for central parts of china attempted to shanghai china higher than around four degrees celsius not too bad in hong kong at around ninety degrees southerly winds but a fair bit a cloud of strong to just make its way through further north a cloud somewhat thicker the snow continuing across northern parts of this area of disturbance to the south of that system other lively downpours which stretch their way down towards northern parts of vietnam and that's a rather large outpost making their way towards the philippines over the next day at present is not cheap bad law to clear and sunny with some pleasant conditions there but quite a scattering of showers through much of southeast asia showers longer spose of rain set in for a loose on as we go through saturday some big downpours here scattered showers across the region heat of the day showers as one would expect at

27—year—old finished two shots ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher, while northern ireland's rory mcilroy carried on going forward. it's all well and good having a great year and it was the best year of my life but we wanted to keep pushing. like i say, i always want to know where my potential will take me but i wanted to keep pushing and make sure that we... that wejust, you know, kept improving and it was important to do that and this week feels like another step along the way, hopefully. mark allen and kyren wilson are locked together at 4—1; after the opening session of the masters final at alexandra palace. they've been neck and neck. wilson recorded the biggest break of the afternoon, 89 in the seventh frame to make it 4—3. but northern ireand's allen won the final frame of the session to make it 4—4. the final resumes at 7pm and will be live on bbc two and the bbc sport website. in netball, scotland beat northen ireland 52—31 in their final world cup qualifying match in perth. both teams had already qualified for the 2019 world cup in liverpool ahead of the match. scotland's victor

their governments of links to organized crime and then sports former world number one goal for rory mcilroy he remains in the hunt at his first competitive event since october. but first one of the world's richest men the billionaire saudi prince. has been released from detention and says he will be cleared of corruption charges within days he's been held in the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh since november along with about two hundred others it's all part of what the government is calling an anti corruption campaign ordered by the crown prince mohammed bin someone on the hawks reports. just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin talib was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined been tile is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he'd been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding not charges ok just some discussions with him and we got you know i

tommy fleetwood is the clubhouse leader at the abu dhabi championship, with rory mcilroy three shotsd three birdies in his round of 69, including this on the eighth hole but it was fleetwood who was setting the standard with a six under round of 66. he is just one shot ahead of a group including fellow englishman ross fisher. . that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — where you can also watch the quarter final of the uk masters snooker between ronnie o'sullivan and mark allen. in what looks like a departure 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

rory mcilroy went into the third round of the the dubai desert classic with five birdies in his lastd the day on 15 under. an eagle took to 16 under par. andy sullivan is also 16 under par. andy sullivan is also 16 under after shooting 63. it is goalless in the early stages between peter browne leicester. —— peterborough and leicester. now on bbc news, click. this week: preserving people during life and after death. the digital legacy that you leave behind. and lots of freezers. ah, the streets of san francisco! mecca for technology innovators and aficionados. a destination where the cult of geek reigns supreme. everyone's got that billion—dollar idea here and everyone wants to save the world. the ethos of nothing's impossible runs in the veins and twitter feeds of every twentysomething zuckerberg wannabe. now silicon valley is taking on life's biggest challenge, death. dave lee has been looking at how silicon valley is trying to help us all live longer. this will be my last mealfor 36 hours. like a growing number of people in silicon valley, i'm about to try fasting, something some

asian player to win the dubai desert classic when he won by a shot from four—time major winner rory mcilroyip also carded a tournament record score of 23—under. the 22—year—old will also become the first man from china to break into the world's top 50 when the latest rankings are released, while for mcilroy it was a case of so near yet so far. that is all we have got time for, back to you. tonight is one of the biggest nights of the year for the music industry — the grammy awards. this year's ceremony takes place in new york, and a number of superstars are expected to perform, including sir elton john, who will duet with miley cyrus. in previous editions, the award has been criticised of racist bias against black artists, but this year it is sexual harassment on centre stage. singers plan to wear a white rose in solidarity to the time's up movement. 0ur reporter nada tawfik is there on the red carpet. nada, looking very glamorous, how much is the sexual harassment problem and question on the agenda there, do you think? well, i can tell you that here on the red carpet, we have seen tell you

being chased down by the likes of rory mcilroy.s expected to break into the world's top ten on monday after another dazzling display of driving in the desert. he finished on 22 under par, in a performance which mcilroy called "obscene!" it was just important we carried on going forward. i'm having a great year. it was at the best year of my life but we wanted to keep pushing. like i say, i want to know where my potential will take me that wanted to keep pushing and make sure that wejust, to keep pushing and make sure that we just, you know, to keep pushing and make sure that wejust, you know, kept improving and it was important to do that and this week is a step along the way, hopefully. lots of you have shared the annual priests on the piste competition in poland. all you need is your cassock for the run down the 800 metre slalom course as they chase thejohn paul the second cup. which clergy gets the divine intervention is in the hands of the almighty. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. b

fisher has a share of the lead heading into the final day of the abu dhabi international, with rory mcilroyund — he's third, one shot off the pace, after hitting eight birdies in his third round. fisher produced a 7—under par round of 65 to catch the overnight leader thomas pieters, finishing his round with this birdie putt to move 17 under overall. england have won their opening match of the netball quad series against new zealand 64 points to 57 at the copper box arena in london. the match had to go to extra time after the score was level at full 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. mark allen will play kyren wilson in the final of the masters snooker tomorrow. allen prevailed 6—3 against the two—time winner john higgins at london's alexandra palace. earlier, wilson surprised judd trump. it's the first time both men have been made it to the masters final. that's all the sport for now. thank you, john. sinn fein has announced who

rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victoryng li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. that is all the sports for now. homes and businesses in paris are on high alert as the river seine threatens to overflow its banks. weeks of rain have pushed the water level up and its thought the river will peak six metres above normal. museums including the louvre have been shut. in smaller towns along the seine, people are having to use boats to get around flooded streets. in the last hour i spoke to a lecture in the city and he'd tell me how the river is looking this evening. —— he told me. how the river is looking this evening. -- he told me. it's high but it is not causing any panic and it is saturday night and the bars and cafes are open and we have not run out of wine and coffee and we are getting on with things. laughter wine or coffee, i love it, but what are the parisians saying about it? to be honest, i've spoken to some, and the people i've spoken today who i have been lect

the field includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, who was only two back on seven under par.ll hatton are also on seven under par. ahead of the fourth 0di in australia, moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a whitewash in the one—day matches. this is the one series we really wa nt to this is the one series we really want to whitewash. especially in australia. i don't think we've ever been 3—0 up here before. it is something all of the guys are... after the ashes, you know, even the one—day boys are keen to win this 5-0. bad news for england before that match because they will be without liam plunkett for the remainder of the series after he pulled out with a hamstring injury during their win against australia on sunday. paula radcliffe's mixed gender race world record could be broken by kenny's —— by a kenyan athlete. her record had stood for 15 years. athletics world governing body recognises two world records, mixed gender and women only. last year she broke paula radcliffe's women only time. that's

rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victoryshot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. it was good to make the birdie at the last and stay within one of lee. yeah, i will need to play better tomorrow to win, but it is two weeks into the season and i've given myself a second chance to win a tournament so looking forward to tomorrow. and now rugby union. english sides had a good day in the anglo welsh cup saracens, harlequins and leicester all beat welsh opposition. london irish thrashed a much changed wasps line—up 66—7. bath made it three wins from three against newcastle. worcester beat exeter whilst george north missed northampton's victory against sale. the professional darts corporation are to stop using so—called "walk on girls" after talks with broadcasters. this weekend's masters will be the first where no women will accompany players to the stage. world number one michael van gerwen says the tradition should end whilst his compatriot raymon

rory mcilroy is well placed in the dubai desert classic.g—delayed second round on saturday in the lead with five birdies in his last seven holes. he's got a few holes left, this eagle at the tenth took him to 17 under overall. also well placed, after shooting a nine under par round of 63, is england's andy sullivan at 16 under. team gb will be sending their largest—ever team to a winter olympics next week and amongst them will be the snowboard cross athlete, zoe gillings—brier. it'll be her fourth games, but first as a mother. nick hope has been to meet her and daughter lea at their base in austria. board boa rd cross board cross is among the most dramatic and unpredictable winter 0lympic events and zoe gillings—brier has had herfair share of ups and downs but life away from the slopes now has its own little challenge. lea arrived in 2016 and it's clearly a case of like mother, like daughter. lea is awesome, i love her but i'm her mum so awesome, i love her but i'm her mum soi awesome, i love her but i'm her mum so i would think she's the b

he held off the challenge of a—time major winner rory mcilroy for his second european tour title.erer, wants to taste more titles. i think most of the time, just only to one behind, so ijust want to keep putting myself in the position and just don't go too far away. so quite what i did. barcelona remain undefeated in spain's primera division, but it needed a strong second half to see off alaves 2—1 at camp nou. the hosts had trailed until inside the last 20 minutes. but first, luis suarez and then lionel messi helped them to victory, maintaining the catalan club's 11—point advantage at the top. now to something that's caught our eye on social media and you may not have heard of him, but you soon might know him a little better. sandeep lamichhane, the first cricketerfrom nepal to play in the indian premier league. he's signed up to play for the dehli daredevils for the tournament that starts in april. the spinner will be playing alongside mohammad shami, gautam ghambir, glenn maxwell and colin munro. famous names from the cricketing world were keen to congratulate him, including th

only rory mcilroy was closer to the pin.tioned earlier, alexis sanchez could be signing for manchester united on friday. a social media post from manchester united's jesse lingard could have fans a little excited, a little before time though because the midfielder pretended that he bumped into alexis sanchez at the training ground for his medical. hello, welcome. you ok? how are you? how are you enjoying your time he? enjoy it. all right, bye. onlyjoking, he time he? enjoy it. all right, bye. only joking, he captained time he? enjoy it. all right, bye. onlyjoking, he captained the video, just in case all the manchester united fans were getting your hopes up. well, that is your sports briefing for this friday. our question for the day, our conversation is why is it that golf is struggling to get millenials on—board? we have had some good response from you as well, just want to pick up on two or three them. ignore stroke counts, make it fastest round wins, then you'll see athleticism, speed and dynamics. i think we do have spe

rory mcilroy lies in second place going into today's final round of the dubai desert classic.irdies and an eagle to finish his third round one behind leader li haotong of china, who's 20 under. mcilroy 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

rory mcilroy is on his own in second place after a 4—under par 68.e green. so mcilroyjust one shot behind haotong li. it was quick to knock the birdie in the last and stay within of li but yeah, hopefully, i'll probably need to play a bit better tomorrow to win but, you know, it is two weeks into the season and, you know, this is — you know, i have given myself a second chance to win a tournament, so i am looking forward to tomorrow. they were knocked out in the cup in midweek but real madrid restored some cheer with a hard fought 4—1 victory over valencia in la liga. cristiano ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot, but the result still leaves them trailing leaders barcelona by 16 points. it does ease pressure on manager zinedine zidane, who said he was enduring his worst time as real manager after their recent form. tens of thousands of revellers have flocked to the lagoon city of venice for the start of carnival season. spectacularly dressed acrobats, dancers and musicians were part of a show with a circus theme. it's one of the oldest carniva

he's is—under par, alongside rory mcilroy, two shots behind leader thomas pieters, with ross fisher inat's all the sport for now. it's now time for click. this week, cars, bars and a police ride. siren. i'm on my way to a reported incident, on one of las vegas‘s busiest highways. on your channel, 76, accident on rainbow and 95. with the last rain falling overfour months ago, the oily roads mixed with fresh water have become a lethal recipe for disaster. in the driving seat is sergeantjuan arias from nevada highway patrol. he's using waycare, software that alerts him to an incident as soon as it soon as it's reported by someone calling 911 as it's reported by someone calling 911 or through driving apps like waze and it provide him with details and the best route to get to the scene. it'll tell me the location, what kind of accident, if it's debris, how long it's going and if there's any responders that are assigned to the call that are on their way. it constantly updates him on the situation, as it develops. having a robust system in place doesn'tjust help with weather—related collision

27—year—old finished two shots ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher, while northern ireland's rory mcilroy of the masters snooker is under way at alexander palace... these are live pictures from bbc two. mark allen is playing kyren wilson — its three frames all. first to 10 wins it. as you can see, wilson is about to make it 4—3. neither player has reached the final of a masters before. you can watch that on bbc two, if you wish. that is the sport for me, we will have more in an hour's time. let's return to events in kabul, and afghan officials say at least 18 people are now known to have died in a taliban attack on the intercontinental hotel yesterday. earlier, the afghan interior minister told the bbc it had been a mistake to transfer security at the hotel from the police to a private company three weeks ago. we can get the latest from our correspondent zia shahreyar live from kabul. tell us more about what the interior minister has been saying. that's right, there was rather more criticism of the interior ministry, so it was more response to those criticism because in the nantes contine

rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic, chasing a first victoryner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third—round 68, aided by two birdies in the last three holes. it was quick to knock the birdie in the last and stay within of him but yeah, hopefully i will need to play bit better tomorrow to win but you know it is two weeks into the season andi know it is two weeks into the season and i have given myself a second chance to win a tournament so i am looking forward to tomorrow. the professional darts corporation are to stop using so—called ‘walk on girls‘ after talks with broadcasters. this weekend's masters will be the first where no women will accompany players to the stage. world number one michael van gerwen says the tradition should end, while his compatriot raymond van barneveld is supporting a petition to reinstate it. that's all the sport for now. milos zeman will be the president of the czech republic once again, he has won a second five—year term following a tightly contested election run—off. he fier

four—times major winner rory mcilroy finished tied for third alongside matt fitzpatrick.losing nine holes. it was just important that we carried on going forward and it's all well and good having a great year and it was the best year of my life but we want to keep pushing and like i say, i want to know where my potential will take me but i wanted to keep pushing and make sure that we just kept improving and it was important to do that and this week feels like another step along the way. playing some excellent golf at the moment. england captain eoin morgan says their one day cricket win against australia is probably their best as a group yet. england have taken an unassailable 3—0 lead in the series, thanks largely to an unbeaten century from wicketkeeper jos buttler in sydney. he was helped by 53 not out from all rounder chris woakes as england posted 302—6 from their 50 overs. australia fell 16 runs short in their reply, with controversy over steve smith being caught out. mark wood picked up two wickets. the final two one—dayers take place in adelaide on friday and pert

he's 17 under par, along with thomas pieters, a shot ahead of rory mcilroy.he clarence chase three times. a full round—up later. more now on the one year anniversary of donald trump's presidency. any celebrations he may have had planned have been somewhat marred by the shutdown on services announced in congress last night, but how has he performed on some of his key election pledges? christian fraser takes a look at the first year in the trump white house. 12 months in the white house, his first year as a politician. so what does the report card of the 45th president look like? let us remind ourselves what candidate trump had promised. the mantra was, of course, "make america great again". and here is how he proposed to do it. isis will be gone if i am elected president. 0bamacare has to be replaced. i am going to build a wall and mexico is going to pay for it, right? complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. 0urjobs are being stolen like candy from a baby. it's not going to happen any more, folks. let's start with the economy, because there i

rory mcilroy is one off the lead heading into the final round of the dubai desert classic.see you then. new research suggests that plastic found in many second—hand toys could pose a risk to children's health, as it doesn't meet current safety standards. scientists tested 200 used plastic toys they found in nurseries, charity shops and homes for nine hazardous elements. twenty toys had traces of all nine elements, with some concentrations high enough to fail european standards. earlier my colleague nick owen spoke to dr andrew turner, who was behind that research. he started by asking him what kind of toys we should be concerned about. we are talking about toys which were manufactured before the original european toy safety directive, which was 1994. we are looking at chemicals which have toxicities over a sustained period of time. the risk is ingestion or exposure to these very small quantities over a period of time. it wouldn't have any immediate, let's say, physical signs, but it's the impacts that could be effective later in life. years ago people talked about lead in t

butjust one shot behind is rory mcilroy, back after three months out with a rib injury.. england netball has admitted it may struggle to fund the national team in the future. the players turned professional in 2016, but the majority of the funding the sport receives has to be spent on grassroots. jo currie's been investigating, ahead of england's match against new zealand tonight. netball is booming. over a million people play in england. next year, this board will descend on liverpool for the world cup. it should be a defining moment for the sport. that said, there are fears a funding shortfall could leave the national team's future in jeopardy. it's a huge worry, it's the thing that probably keeps me awake at night, andi probably keeps me awake at night, and i would certainly not want it as my legacy as ceo. no one wants to think that under their period as ceo, the school would not survive. sport england was one of the guest funders of netball last year, but only £3 million and the money can be used by elite players, one that money has gone, there will be a big hole in

rory mcilroy missed out by one shot on another title at the dubai desert classic.ple of wayward shots on the closing holes left him behind the eventual winner li haotong. mcilroy finished with a birdie to go to 22—under overall and outright second place. that's all the sport for now. thank you. time for a look at the weather. thank you and good afternoon. not a bad day for many, in fact, a very mild day for the time of year, particularly when you get to see some sunshine. some of us are seeing sunshine. our weather watcher in devon with some blue skies overhead. it isn't like that everywhere. this is saint andrews earlier on. lots of cloud, outbreaks of rain and scotla nd cloud, outbreaks of rain and scotland is where we have the thickest of the cloud and outbreaks of rain at the moment. where this hole is an the gabba, east wales, the midlands, lincolnshire, sunspots have already reached 14 degrees —— this hole in the midlands. the best of the sunshine and high september just. their mother cloud elsewhere and outbreaks of rain pushing northwards across scotland ——

rory mcilroy is going for victory in the final round of the dubai desert classic.he clubhouse after his round of 68. england have just a won in the final few seconds by 12 runs in australia. having already won the series, they have now secured it confidently 4—1. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. that's good news, thank you. more than 12,000 people have signed a petition to reinstate walk—on girls at all professional darts corporation competitions. it follows a decision by the corporation that it will no longer employ women to escort male players onto the stage — that moves came after discussions with broadcasters and its been welcomed by campaigners for gender equality in sport. i6 and i7—year—olds in wales are to be given the right to vote in local elections, under plans published by the welsh government. if approved, wales would follow scotland, where the voting age has already been lowered for national and local elections. the labour party has called for the idea to be extended to the whole of the uk. gavin thomas reports. after yea

rory mcilroy leads the dubai desert classic as he starts his third round.ound on saturday with five birdies in his last seven holes. and he'sjust birdied the second hole of his third round to move to 16 under — three shots clear of the field. i mentioned the bbc sport website, it is the place to follow all of the fa cup action and the latest news from the australian open women's final. you have all of the fixtures and the build—up. later on, you can watch the goals as well. i will have more, and possibly the result of that australian open final. did you say five birdies in seven holes? he is going some! a bit like your golf? i wish! well, crazy golf... the prime minister has welcomed a landmark ruling by trade authorities in the us, overturning a decision to impose huge tariffs on planes which are partly built in the uk. the aerospace firm bombardier won a surprise victory in its dispute with the american company boeing about selling its passenger jets to us airlines. the wings for the planes are manufactured in belfast, where unions claim around 1000 jobs

rory mcilroy is really enjoying his return to competitive golf.und of the abu dhabi championship thanks to four birdies and an incredible eagle at the last. he's now nine—under—par, just three shots behind leader thomas pieters. and it was a happy birthday for tommy fleetwood — after a slow start to his round, he's back in contention — a 68 took him to 10—under. tyson fury is a step closer to returning to the ring. last month, the former world heavyweight champion accepted a backdated two year suspension after testing positive for a banned steroid. he hasn't fought since taking the world title from vladimir klitschko in 2015. his license was suspended in 2016 over a range of issues. he admitted to using cocaine to help with his depression. but after an interview with the british boxing board of control this morning he has been reinstated subject to medical clearance. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i will have more for you in the next hour. including the very

rory mcilroy is one of the lead in the dubai desert classic he on 19 under par.r on bbc news, see you then. scientists tested 2000 used toys they found in charity shops and schools and homes for particular elements. some tories had concentrations high enough to fail european standards. earlier my colleague spoke to doctor andrew turner who was behind that research and started by asking him what toys we should be worried about. —— some toys had concentrations high enough toys had concentrations high enough to fail european standards. we are talking about toys which were manufactured before the original european toy safety directive, which was 1994. we are looking at chemicals which have toxicities over a sustained period of time. the risk is ingestion or exposure to these very small quantities over a period of time. it wouldn't have any immediate, let's say, physical signs, but it's the impacts that could be effective later in life. years ago people talked about lead in toys and pencils and all sorts of things. we've come a long way since then. is there any eviden

rory mcilroy birdied the final three holes to build a two—shot lead after two rounds of the dubai desertprevious day, and made five birdies in seven holes. he hasjust birdied the he has just birdied the second hole of the third round to move to 16 under. jcj anderson has become the oldest winner of a snowboard event, but i have to say he is not that old. 42. maybe old although board in. he claimed his 28th career win on the parallel slalom in bulgaria. good timing as well because this is the penultimate event before the winter 0lympics. anderson is the only rider to compete in every 0lympics since snowboarding made its debut in the winter olympics. to be doing it at the top level for all those years, the top level for all those years, the impact on your knees. what is impacting most for you? i have just started, so what is impacting most for you? i havejust started, so i what is impacting most for you? i have just started, so i will give you three guesses. what and hips. have you got special pants? impact pants. lots of snowboarders have them. impact shorts. shall i update you on the ten

four—time major winner rory mcilroy says he feels more energised as he prepares to return to action forg the end of last season. he revealed last week that he was being monitored for a minor heart irregularity but can't wait to get back on the course. i'm feeling good. it's been a really productive three and a half months of looking after myself and getting myself fit and healthy again and stop i'm working on a few things in my game. it's good, ifeel like i needed the time off but i'm definitely ready to get back and get out there and play golf tournaments again. the masters snooker continues at london's alexandra palace this afternoon. it's an all—english affair between shaun murphy and ali carter in the first round and the 2015 champion has made a blistering start, sealing a 4—0 lead before the mid—session interval with a break of 87. play resumes shortly with murphy needing just two more frames to progress to the second round. and simon it's always very unprofessional to laugh at the misfortune of others... but we're going to see nick kyrgios beat victor troicki in the second round a