and rory mcilroy wins his first tournament for 18 months and is promoted to favourite for the mastersto sportsday with me, james pearce. all that to come later in the programme but first we're going to talk fa cup with chris sutton, a premier league winner with blackburn in 1995. no major upsets for the weekend, the teams we would have expected to go into the hat for the semifinal draw. spurs against manchester united, spurs off the back of the win at swa nsea, spurs off the back of the win at swansea, now they have home advantage for their semifinal. is that right? yes, it is right. we knew this was a possibility before the season started so i don't know what everyone is moaning about. do i like it? no, i'm a traditionalist, i would prefer the games to be at a neutral venue but that is by the by. as a former player, you want to earn the right to go to wembley and i think a lot of fans feel the same way. how much of an advantage will it be for spurs? they didn't just beat united, they humiliated united on that particular day and they will feel buoyed by that and they will feel buoyed

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and rory mcilroy blames fatigue for his early except in texas. —— exit. countdown is less than three months away, in russia. the manager has a two friendlies and he will try to decide his preferred line—up. a deserved victory in the netherlands. the laid—back city of amsterdam, where time can almost stand still but the england the clock is ticking — the world cup countdown starts now. and it's here at thejohan cruijff arena that their preparations ramp up. the first of four friendlies before the tournament begins in russia. amid political tension, england's participation has been questioned but their focus tonight was firmly on football. an experimental squad vying for seats on the plane. jordan henderson was made captain and came closest to scoring, in the first half that offered reasons to be encouraged. at the other end, jordan pickford was given the gloves but the question is whether he will keep them or does the search for a first choice goalkeeper go on? after the break, england showed more intent and felt they should have had a penalty when marcus

rory mcilroy avoids a bellyaches it from the matchplay in texas but he needs another win tomorrow to—— avoids an early exit from the matchplay in texas but he needs another win tomorrow to insure his progress. thanks forjoining us. plenty to come. england are preparing for the second day the first test match against new england hoping the new day brings a miracle, they were described by their coach as like a gearin described by their coach as like a gear in the headlights, trevor bayliss also said he was hurt and embarrassed watching england colla pse to embarrassed watching england collapse to 58 all that, their sixth lowest total in test match history. as our reporter reports, it could have been even worse. never in their darkest cricketing nightmares could they have envisaged this. england have seen a few collapses over the years. it's been taken. but once alastair cook went early their batting plunged almost uncharted depths. captainjoe root uprooted, the first of five players to go without scoring. including, on his comeback, ben stokes. it almost beggared belief, as one after a

rory mcilroy prepares to win his first masters in a fortnight, the favourite has been knocked out earlyt warm up event, blaming fatigue. rory mcilroy lost two of his three group games, beating today in austin by the us 18th seed, ryan harman. the northern ireland says he had not recovered from his busy week in which he won his first tournament for a year in which he won his first tournament fora yearand a in which he won his first tournament for a year and a half. england's paul casey is also out. johanna konta has made a successful start of the defence of her miami open title, the british number one seeded 11th in florida looked impressive against the awkward belgian, kirsten flipkens, winning in straight sets. earlier, liam broady lost his second round match. england's cricketers begin day three of the opening test against new zealand in a few hours, still a long way behind with paul whether their best hope of avoiding defeat. day two was mostly ruined by rain, a record for kane williamson of new zealand. —— poor weather. the home side resume on 229—4, leading england by 179 runs, it

while tiger woods faded rory mcilroy soared. 16 under. and a two stroke lead. radioactive materials didn't make -- rory mcilroy didn't make the cut last week. eagle putt on 16. and he is one shot behind. he wouldn't let him get closer. this for birdie to shut the door. he shot a 64. in the final round for his first pga win since 2016. among the favorites at augusta. defending champion north carolina was beaten by 21 in the ncaa tournament today and that wasn't the only bracket buster of the afternoon. the wolf pack trailed by 22 points against cincinnati with 11 minutes to go. with less than a minute left martin hits from the corner to tie the game 73-73. 15 seconds left. misses. nevada 75-73. a chance to tie or take the lead. time winding down. he loses his dribble. nevada holds on to advance, second sweet sixteen in school history. hoping syracuse could pull off an upset against michigan state. blocked. banks in. that is how the first half ended. with one last chance for michigan state, winston, can he get to drop? no. michigan state did not have a field goal

back in form as the world matchplay begins, but rory mcilroy is eyeing up the masters in two reakes'ime. i'm very happy to have my game into shape going into the first major tournament, of course. hello and thank you forjoining us on sportsday, plenty to come. we start with cricket, scotland will not be at the world cup next year. they failed to reach the main event after being beaten by the west indies and the weather at the qualifying tournament in zimbabwe. this was the table before today's match. a winner takes all in harare, with two teams going through from the preliminary super sixes. asjoe lyns key the preliminary super sixes. asjoe lynskey reports, if it wasn't for the rain, scotland might have been preparing for their second world cup ina preparing for their second world cup in a row. whatever the sport, whatever the stakes, there is an unmistakably scottish passion. but at this world cup, there is little room for sentiment. it's harder to reach than ever, and every ball counts. but with the very first one, scotla nd counts. but with the very first one, scotland got the per

. —— rory mcilroy. hello again. six nations title could be settled on this penultimate weekend of the competition. ireland are in the driving scene with three from three. england are aware that another defeat could end their third shot at it in a row. here isjoe wilson. in dublin, they light up this week: undefeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident. both are in contention. if ireland when, they could be six nations champions by saturday night. in scotland when, then everything seems wide open. round out a bit england. the group has confidence, but they also have awareness of how good ireland are. and how good we will have to be to win, and we will have to be better than we were against england. we are excited to get back out of the field and get going again. but you know there are nervous and a little bit of, you know, worried about the threat of scotland bring. dublin's match would about the rugby they bring. kids kick off fragile grants versus uncertain england? with me and all m

it's that time of year when golfjournalists will be asking rory mcilroy if this is the year that he wins at augusta national. the masters is the only major which alludes the former world number one. the timing couldn't be better for mcilroy, just two weeks to go until august. better for mcilroy, just two weeks to go untilaugust. i'm very better for mcilroy, just two weeks to go until august. i'm very happy to go until august. i'm very happy to have my game into shape going into the first major of the year, of course. you know, even if i hadn't have one last week, just to see the signs that my golf game was in good shape would have been good enough to me, knowing that going into augusta i was ready to play well. mcilroy has just teed off against peter uihlein in texas. he hasjust played the ist hole, all square between those two. justin thomas, the us pga champion, is one in his match, as is the world number one dustinjohnson. a couple of all english affairs as well. ian poulter is one up on tommy fleetwood. that's all from sportsday, we will have more throughout the evening. on the team

in the last few minutes rory mcilroy has won we arnold palmer invitational.victory since 2016. he won the tournament in florida by three strokes by the final round of 64, the masters was the only major he hasn't won will be less than two weeks ago —— the masters, the only major tournament he hasn't one is in less tha n major tournament he hasn't one is in less than three weeks. more information on the bbc sport website. thank you. an art teacher from london has won a million—dollar prize recognising an outstanding contribution to the teaching profession. she works in a school with a high proportion of individual pupils. we watched the ceremony in dubai. the big secret, who is the best teacher. ghouta! an art teacher from brent in london ghouta was centre stage as winner of the global teacher price. good morning girls. working in a deprived inner—city community she was praised the going the extra mile to build links between school and pa rents to build links between school and parents and structuring activities around students's individual needs. to all the st

rory mcilroy played his best round in years to win the arnold palmer invitational on sunday — his firstwin in 18 months. and for the second weekend running tiger woods was hovering near the top of the leaderboard seemingly putting injury woes behind him. it's a timely boost for the sport ahead of the first major of the year. so is woods looking forward to augusta? it is frustrating to know i am young enough to play the event but i have not been able to physically do it which is difficult. i have had a lot of success of that as well. so rory‘s rolling them in and tiger is back on track but how badly does the sport need these two players to feature heavily in the final round of the masters? espn senior golf writer bob harig breaks down why the two stars are key components of golf‘s success. they are two of the most popular players in the game. rory is still a young quyr players in the game. rory is still a young guy, someone players in the game. rory is still a young guy, someone who has been around for almost a decade yet he's not 30. a lot of good golf ahead of him. tiger's comeback is

there was no such heat up from rory mcilroy.ne was superb, especially on the back nine, finishing with a flourish. five birdies in six holes. the american made mcilroy work hard for his victory. his eagle putt at the 16th left in one shot behind. but mcilroy saved his best till last, holding a superb 25 foot birdie at the 18th to ta ke superb 25 foot birdie at the 18th to take his first pga tour title in 18 months. and the northern irishman will now be one of the favourites for next month's masters as he tries to co m plete for next month's masters as he tries to complete a career grand slam. in germany, there's been a shock as runaway bundesliga leaders bayern munich were beaten 2—1 at rb leipzig. bayern with just their third defeat of the season. back—up striker sandro wagner gave the visitors an early lead at leipzig's red bull arena. but the hosts came back at them in style. michy batshuayi goal. the belgian, on loan from chelsea, had already hit the post before scoring the decisive goal with a wonderful piece of individual

the time of the year when golf journalists again asked rory mcilroy if this is the year he wins at augustahe former note, world number one, afterward in his first pga tour a event since 2015 at the weekend, the timing couldn‘t be better with two weeks to go until augusta. i‘m happy with my game before the first major of the year. even if i hadn‘t won last year, to see the signs my game was in good shape would have been good enough to me going into augusta i was ready to play well. ipad three goes at winning the slam, this will be my fourth. i‘ve played in 12 or 13 majors before i won the first one, you could say the first one was a bit more hard, i had a few more chances, you only get one chance a year at augusta. the last three yea rs year at augusta. the last three years it went 0k, year at augusta. the last three years it went ok, i played well, not well enough, hopefully i put the last piece of the puddle in there this year and get it done. whether he won last year or not he's always a force, he just needs to be healthy. just being rested, healthy and on the right path meant this year

rory mcilroy bounced back to defeat his opponent, he needs to defeat his opponent, he needs to defeatthrough to the last 16. our contenderfor shot chance of going through to the last 16. our contender for shot of the day was this effort you are about to see from molinari, as he made it two wins out of two for the italian. wonderful. a former dallas cowboys quarterback made his pga tour debut in the dominican republic. he u nsuccessfully attem pted to in the dominican republic. he unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the us open on three occasions and began his round with back—to—back bogeys. in a field which has ten major champions, he showed his own skills. halak at this for a putt. after a further bogey on seven, romo came right back to level par with a birdie on eight, but struggled to keep it together and finished 14 strokes behind the leader. now the tennis, and the world number one, halep, is through to the third round of the miami open. she was made to work hard for her victory, and had to come from a set down to beat a woman ranked 98 in the world. she qualified as a lucky

in the sport, rory mcilroy is very much the story. rory mcilroy is very much the story. ix, henrik stenson, all the big names you would expect to be there. that leaderboard looked very tasty indeed. let's have a look at how rory mcilroy closed off the arnold palmer invitational. the northern irishman hit five birdies in the last six holes to finish on 18—under—par, three shots clear of the rest of the field. tiger woods's rejuvenation continued. the 14—time major winner was tied forfifth, eight behind mcilroy. all these little barriers that you have to overcome, whether it be physical or mental, it's huge for my confidence going into the next few weeks. and, you know, i kept saying i didn't need a win going into augusta. ifeel like i had a chance. ijust wanted to see signs of good golf, and thankfully i've been able to get both today. another brit returning to form was laura davies. she finished tied for second at the founders cup, in phoenix. it is her best finish on the lpga tour since 2007. she said maybe now people will stop asking her when she will retire. 54, laura

rory mcilroy is the new favourite for the masters, after picking up his first tournament win for 18 monthsnd of golf" at the arnold palmer invitational in florida, closing with a 64 to finish three shots clear of the field. he sank five birdies in his last six holes, and said he'd been missing the buzz of playing so well. all these little barriers that you have to overcome, whether it be physical or mental, you know, it's huge for my confidence going into the next few weeks. you know, i kept saying i didn't need a win going into what buster, i felt into what buster, ifelt like i had a chance, i just into what buster, ifelt like i had a chance, ijust wanted to see signs of good golf, thankfully i've been able to get both today —— going into augusta. of course the other big story from that event was the continued resurgence of tiger woods. he finished tied for fifth at bay hill, after a second place the week before. his return to the game has reenergised the sport, and he's been explaining how he was continuing to overcome the back problems that interrupted his career. i don't know anyone wh

rory mcilroy had to make do with a 7k — that is three over par. bunker shot at the seventh. mcilroy is seven shots behind the leader, corey conners. the canadian rookie, who failed to qualify and only got through as a late replacement, opened up with a four—under—par 67. he is one shot clear of the field. cricket, and india beat bangladesh in the latest match of the tri—nations t20 series on thursday. bangladesh batted first after india won the toss, and made 139—8 from their 20 overs. in reply, shikhar dhawan top—scored with 55 as india, who lost their opening match to sri lanka, reached their target with six wickets in hand and eight balls to spare. we bowled really good length, so right from ball one. and the most important thing is we kept taking wickets at regular intervals, which gave us wickets at regular intervals, which gave us momentum wickets at regular intervals, which gave us momentum in the game, and we we re gave us momentum in the game, and we were able to restrict them to 138, 130 nine. so that is very important, and how you take

. >>> at bay hill, rory mcilroy who hasn't won on the pga tour in 539 days was out of his mind. the place that arnie built. bay hill, tiger woods within a shot of the lead. but this tee shot on 16 is going to find a bush out of bounds. he would bogey that hole and 17 as well. but he'd finish up with a nice par putt on 18. 3 under on the days, 10 under for the tournament. finished tied for fifth. yesterday's leader henrik st stenson one shot back of mcilroy. he's scolding that titleist. rory hasn't won on the pga tour since 2016. chips in for birdie. part of a four-birdie run in a row. bryson desham bault makes it interesting. rory took care of that. 8 under 64 on the day. birdied five of his last six holes. money. he's the winner at 18 under par. >> something clicked into place with my long game. obviously something clicked into place with my putting as well. and this is the result. just so nice to see everything come together finally. >> if you had asked me at the beginning of the year that i would have a chance to win two golf tournaments, that's -- i would have taken that in

not and i just have not been able to physically do it the masters is the only my jury looting rory mcilroy he also had inclined to tour victory since the twenty fifth of september twenty sixth the day that onil palmer died but the northern irishman strauss hinted at the events named after the break. yeah really proud of myself i've hung in there over the past sort of year with injuries and. you know taking a little bit of time off at the end of last year to to sort of get myself right come into this year and. you know all the all that were hard workers. has finally paid off mcelroy had started the round two shots behind those and i played a henrik stenson. but birdied five of the last six holes for a round of sixty four and just three shots take three. i mean i played a perfect going to golf i get myself pretty chances on basically every hole. you know just executed shots the way i the way i wanted to when i needed to mcelroy another big name that will now be considered a contender for the cues from my job was released home an al-jazeera but after that when out to the press conference and

rory mcilroy had the round of the day. birdied two of his last three holes, including 18 to set up the birdie. playing well 10 under. two back the leader. dechambeau, couldn't get it going today. he was even par. take the to your leader. stenson only 1 under 71, atop the leaderboard 12 under for the second time in four years heading into sunday's final round. cactus league action. oakland rocking block early after an rbi double. goes off the wall. 2-0, a's. sheldon noisy making some noise. a two-run blast. the a's are up 7-2 in the fifth. i think sometimes an unappreciated legend as a coach. people just assume they're going to be in the big dance every year. she's one of my favorite people and coaches here in the bay area. doesn't get enough respect. >> if you do it every year, they expect it every year. >>> next on abc7 news at 5:00, do you have your tickets? ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stabi

tiger woods made a run at the title but back-to-back bogeys ended that while rory mcilroy who hasn't on the pga dur in 539 days was out of his mind. tiger within one shot of the lead, 5 under par on the day until this tee shot on 16 finds a bush out of bounds. he would bogey that hole and 17 as well. but tiger would fin wish a par on 18, 3 under on the day, 10 under on the tournament, tied for fifth. watch out for him at the masters. yesterday's leader henrik stenson a chance on tie on 14 for the birdie, it rims out. he's scolding that titlist. rory hasn't won since 2016. chips in for birdie on 15, takes a two-shot lead, part of four birdies in a row. bryson dechambeau is one back but rory would ice it, 25-foot birdie putt on 18, and nothing but net. 8 under 64 on the day, birdied is the winner at 18 under par. >> something clicked into place with my long game, obviously something clicked into place with my putting as well, and this is the result so it's so nice to see everything come together. >> if you were to ask me the beginning of the year that i would have had a chance to win t

tiger woods made a run at the title but back-to-back bogeys ended that while rory mcilroy who hasn'ton the pga dur in 539 days was out of his mind. tiger within one shot of the lead, 5 under par on the day until this tee shot on 16 finds a bush out of bounds. he would bogey that hole and 17 as well. but tiger would fin wish a par on 18, 3 under on the day, 10 under on the tournament, tied for fifth. watch out for him at the masters. yesterday's leader henrik stenson a chance on tie on 14 for the birdie, it rims out. he's scolding that titlist. rory hasn't won since 2016. chips in for birdie on 15, takes a two-shot lead, part of four birdies in a row. bryson dechambeau is one back but rory would ice it, 25-foot birdie putt on 18, and nothing but net. 8 under 64 on the day, birdied five of his last six holes, he is the winner at 18 under par. >> something clicked into place with my long game, obviously something clicked into place with my putting as well, and this is the result so it's so nice to see everything come together. >> if you were to ask me the beginning of the year that i wo

rory mcilroy and let's bring in again our own tampa resident, gary koch. you talked about ticket sales spiking yesterday. i know you've talked with tracy who runs the tournament. what's the latest? >> i have. i talked to tracy west. ticket sales soaring well above 25% ahead of last season. the tournament staff working nonstop to kind of help enhance the fan experience. additional admission gates created. more parking. larger autograph zone. as tracy west told me this morning, we're preparing for an epic week. >> yeah. i know all the copperheads out there at the course in the tampa area excited to get that field there. it's going to be an exciting finish here, jake. the hole-out by justin thomas, the mickelson quest for the elusive pga victory. it's got a lot of spark to it. >> what impressed me about justin, he three-putted and he knew he had to put it in the fairway because he was going to have a wedge. we heard bones say will he take it on. he did. he holed it for an eagle. >> tremendous finish by justin thomas. how about phil mickelson. nobody wants it

yesterday's leader heinrich stenson and rory mcilroy, a chance to share the lead. rims out and he's scolding and he hasn't won on the tour since 2016. chipping for birdie on is a. got. it takes a two-shot lead and part of four b dechambeau, eagle putt. find the bottom of the jar. rory would ice it with a 25-foot birdie putt. an 8 under 64. birdied five of his last six holes and he's the winner at 18 under par. >> something clicked in game in my long game and with moy putting as well, and this is a result, so it's -- it's just so nice to see everything come together finally. >> if you had asked me at beginning of the year that i would have had a chance to win two golf tournaments, that's -- that would have been -- i would have taken that in a heartbeat. >> raiders and patriots doing business today. silver and back sent cordarrelle patterson to new england along with a fifth round pick for the patriots fifth round pick saving the raiders $2.5 mill in cap space. fartherson had 31 catches for 309 yards. now, if you could trade patterson why not michael crabtree. they j

rory mcilroy a hissing form just a few weeks out from the first major of the story coming up in school. thank you so much. as taste of defeat for the first time. the trophy at the indian wells tournament in california. reports. well number one roger federer was returning to the court for this final against one martin del potro having extended his career best on a beat and run to seventeen matches. but it looked like he would have his work cut out if he was to try to make it to eighteen his opponent showing no signs of the wrist problems that of competition in recent years. keeping the pressure on poetry forced the experience thirty six year old to make monk characteristic unforced errors. and with it the option trying to take the stance that. sweeping federal side is no easy task. del potro may have come out on top at last year's us open but lost to the swiss a month later in basel and federal level to match at one settle. i asked the battle would continue into this time i del potro and showed his determination slowly during out his opponent with one final unforced error six four six s

four—time major champion rory mcilroy won his first title for 18 months last weekend and former worldurite for the masters in two weeks' time. whether he won last week or not, he is always a force and needs to be healthy. just being rested and healthy. just being rested and healthy and on the right path, going forward , healthy and on the right path, going forward, rory is rory, and so he should always be a favourite at any event. it's winner—takes—all between west indies and scotland in harare later, with a spot at next year's world cup on the line. the two sides have never faced each other before, but whoever wins will guarantee themselves a spot at the tournament. there's another big night of nba action across north america on wednesday. the pick of the matches sees lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers host high—flying toronto. the raptors are top of the eastern conference with the cavs third. but the raptors have shown that they can be beaten having lost 132—125 at home to the oklahoma city thunder on sunday. and after back—to—back wins and the return of all—star forward kevin

and rory mcilroy falters again in florida.day on the course. this six nations title could be settled on this penultimate weekend. ireland are in the driving seat after three wins while england know another defeat could end their shot ata another defeat could end their shot at a third title in a row. here's joe wilson. in dublin they line—up this way, and defeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win they could beat six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win, everything seems wide open. the group has confidence but they know how good ireland are and how good we will have to beat to win and will have to be better than we were against england. we're excited

was sacked by the fa for inappropriate conduct earlier in. his career; ' ~ ' ~ ' ' golf, could rory mcilroyatigue. he lost two out of three group games in boston, the winner will hold three of the four heavyweight titles. joshuais joshua is currently the ibf and wbo champion. there are no excuses. once we got the surgery done, going to the final in march 31, it is whoever is best to win. i'm100% ready. there were no injuries, so i'm ready to put on the best performance. england's cricketers will be waking up in auckland now and peering out of the window and hoping for some more rain for the continuation of the test against new zealand. they will need the help of the weather after their miserable first day. all out for 58. day two was ruined by rain. the kiwi captain got his 18th test century. after just 23 overs, play was abandoned when new zealand were 229—4 the forecast is not much better over the weekend. it is a two match series. the sport relief match is coming to an end. 96 goals to 95 from robbie savage's team. they have been playing teams from the fa people's cup in aid of sport rel

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rory mcilroy has won his first tournament in more than a year and a half with a stunning victory at theay fired 5 birdies in the final six holes to finish on 18 under par, a lead of 3 shots over bryson dechambeau. the northern irishman had dropped from the top of the world rankings to number 10, having not won a tournament since september 2016. the band, and not surprising. —— a happy man, and. tiger woods return to form continued as the 1a time major winnerfinished tied for 5th on 10 under par. chelsea are through to the fa cup semi—finals after predro scored in extra—time to give them a 2—1 win against leicester at the king power stadium. chelsea took the lead just before half—time when willian broke free and found alvaro morata, who scored his first goal of the year. leicester's equaliser came a quarter of an hour before the end. jamie vardy bundling the ball home, to take the tie into extra time. but it was chelsea who ended up celebrating. it was pedro who scored the winner at the end of the first period of extra time. it's chelsea's 10th fa cup semi—final in 18 years. we must be p

coming up in the sport, as a new favourite for golf masters in a couple of weeks it is rory mcilroy afterrst tournament victory since september, 2016. doctors have restored the sight of two patients with the most common form of blindness in the uk. more than 600,000 people in the uk sufferfrom age related macular degeneration and doctors hope the treatment could be widely available within a few years. the team at moorfields eye hospital in london used surgery to insert stem cells at the back of the eye. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. before his pioneering stem—cell treatment, douglas waters was completely blind in his right eye. now he can see. everyone wanted to go outside when the... rain finally stopped. that's perfect. so, this is an amazing improvement, mr waters. ijust couldn't believe it. and each morning, i picked things out in the bedroom to look at, out of the garden. i'd do this. and it's unbelievable. i'm really chuffed, i suppose you could say! and so is his surgeon. two patients with age—related macular degeneration had the sight—restoring treatment at moorfi

and rory mcilroy blames fatigue for his early exit from the world golf championship in texas.than three months to go. gareth southgate's two friendlies this week will help them decide which side to start. again the netherlands, a deserved 1—0 victory. the laid—back city of amsterdam where time can almost standstill. but for england, the clock is ticking. the world cup countdown sta rts ticking. the world cup countdown starts now. it is here at the year in croydon arena that preparations rampart. the first four friendlies before the tournament begins in russia. its political tension, england's participation has been questioned but the focus tonight was on football. an experimental squad flying full seats on the plane. jordan henderson, the captain, came closest to scoring in a first half that was encouraging. given the gloves, the question is whether he will keep them, or does the search for a first choice goalkeeper go on. after the break, england showed more intense and will they should have had a penalty when marcus rashford went down in the box. they were getting closer, mo

and now for british golf fans, it looks as though rory mcilroy is back to his best.t tournament win for 18 months, and all the more exciting because the masters, the first major of the year, starts in just a couple of weeks. because rory mcilroy has won this tournament, he is now the favourite to win that green jacket. after the tournament, he said "i played a perfect round of golf", and you can understand why when you see birdie putts like this. he made five birdies in the last six holes to finish on 18 under par. that was three shots ahead of the rest, and this is mcilroy‘s first win since september 20 16. rest, and this is mcilroy‘s first win since september 2016. all these little barriers that you have to overcome , little barriers that you have to overcome, whether it be physical or mental, is huge for my confidence going into the next few weeks. i ke pt going into the next few weeks. i kept saying i didn't need a win going into augusta to feel like i had a chance, ijust wanted to see signs of good golf and thankfully, i have been able to get both today. coverag

rory mcilroy is a new favourite to win gold‘s first major of the year, the masters, after his first victory charnley has joined warrington wolves ending 17 months did in rugby union with sale. back with more on those stories at half past five. let‘s go back to our top story — the news that britain and the european union have reached agreement on arrangements for a transitional period after brexit in just over a year from now. questions remain, however, over the nature of the irish border. the bbc‘s northern ireland business and economics editor, john campbell, is in belfast. let‘s talk more about this today because this is clearly one of the unresolved areas which still has the potential to cause massive political albums for theresa may. what is the reading in belfast? well, certainly, the hype today has been around the transitional deal. but i think in terms of the irish issue, we‘re not very much further forward. it was way back in december, three potential solutions to the irish border were laid out. the first is it will be solved in terms of an overarching trade deal, the second was a s

and coming up in the sport, rory mcilroy is favourite to win golf‘s first major of the year, the masterss first victory in 18 months, at the arnold palmer invitational. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the brexit secretary, david davis, and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, say it is a decisive step forward. they announced this morning that they've reached agreement on a large part of the deal for britain's departure from the eu — from the rights of eu citizens, to the transition period and how much the uk will pay. but how to avoid a hard border in ireland is still an issue. the announcement comes ahead of an eu summit later this week which the prime minister hopes will pave the way for talks on trade. our europe correspondent, damian grammaticus, is in brussels. today has been a busy day here in brussels, david davis called it a significant step, mr barnier called ita significant step, mr barnier called it a decisive step. the outline agreement for this transition period that would come in in one year's time when the uk leads the eu, the link all the rules an

fresh from his first tournament victory in 18 months, rory mcilroy struggles in his first match sincee world matchplay in texas. good evening. the tensions between britain and russia have deepened following borisjohnson‘s latest reflections on the chemical attack in salisbury, when a former russian spy and his daughter were poisoned. the foreign secretary — answering questions from a parliamentary committee — drew parallels between president putin and adolf hitler, and suggested that mr putin would try to use the forthcoming football world cup in russia in much the same way that adolf hitler used the 1936 olympic games in berlin. moscow said that mrjohnson was "poisoned with hatred and malice." our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has more details. it was an invitation that some had refused. reporter: ambassador, why are you taking part in this meeting? but these foreign diplomats had accepted, to come and hear moscow's side of the story on the nerve agent attack. britain sent a diplomat to the foreign ministry, but the british ambassador stayed away. this is what he missed. tra

tiger woods made a run, but rory mcilroy went on a run and took the prize.d. until this tee shot of the day goes right, find it is bush out of bounds. he would bogey 16 and 17. 3 under par on the day, 10 under on the tournament. yesterday's leader, henrik stenson, one shot back of the lead. birdie try on 14, too much speed rims out. meanwhile rory hasn't won on the pga tour since 2016. chips in for birdie on 15, takes a two shot lead, part of four birdies in a row. bryson dechambeau making things interesting, only one back, but rory would ice it with this birdie shot on 18. birdied five of his last six holes he's your winner at 18 under par. >> something clicked into place with my long game and putting as well. this is the result. it's nice to see everything come together finally. if you asked me at the beginning of the year i would have had a chance to win two golf tournaments, i would have taken that in a heartbeat. >>> men's final, fedder against del potro. fed just misses the line wide. dp takes it. second set went to fedder. 18-point tie breaker. goes t

golf, could rory mcilroy has been knocked out early, blaming fatigue.en by the us 18th seed brian harman. he said he had not recovered from his busy week in which she won his first tournament for a year. this is the only major mcevoy is yet to win. johanna konta has made it says. to the defence of her open title. she looks convincing and won in straight sets. liam brady was knocked out in the men's draw. new zealand boxerjoseph parker says he is in the best shape ahead of his title fight against anthonyjoshua. the wba heavyweight champion has only just the wba heavyweight champion has onlyjust made it public that he underwent surgery last year on his elbow but he says he is fit and ready for the bout against anthony joshua. the winner will hold three of the four heavyweight champions will —— championships. of the four heavyweight champions will -- championships. there are no excuses. once we got the surgery done, going to the final in march 31, it is whoever is best to win. i'm100% ready. there were no injuries, so i'm ready to put on the best performan

rory mcilroy, the new favourite for the masters next month, looks to be heading out of the world matchplay remaining, defeat may see him make it —— not make it out of the groups. michael fitzpatrick leading paul casey in an all english affair. after being bowled out the just 58, england cricketers a long way behind after day two in auckland, due to rain, not as bad as it could be in the opening test in new zealand. kiwi captain kane williamson did have time to finish his century, 18 test century, a record for new zealand. after just 23 overs, century, a record for new zealand. afterjust 23 overs, rain came down, new zealand, 229—4 leading by 171 ru ns new zealand, 229—4 leading by 171 runs when play was eventually called off, the forecast is not much better over the weekend. two match series. meanwhile, ireland have missed out on qualifying for next year's cricket world cup, they lost to afghanistan, sealed the final place of the tournament, ireland beaten by five wickets in what was effectively a straight knockout for a place in the finals, world cup has been reduced from 14 teams to ten,

a big deal in basketball brackets are busted all across the great nation >>> and we got rory mcilroy 2018 arnold palmer invitational by three strokes at bay hill a big pot for rory it was vintage rory as he caught fire on the back nine. he birdied five of the last six holes. tiger woods was also in the mix until an errant out of bounds shot he finished eight strokes behind >>> let's get a check on what's happening outside the world of business nbc's frances rivera is in new york with the latest hello, frances >>> good morning to you. residents in austin, texas are on edge after being rocked by fifth explosion in months. this follows a string of package bombings that killed two people and seriously injured two others officials are offering a $150,000 reward for information leading to an arrest >>> today, president trump set to unveil his opioid plan for the epidemic administration officials say the plan also includes prevention efforts in expanding access to residential treatment for medicaid patients thereof there are only programs to reduce the prescription of painkillers by a third

rory mcilroy, meanwhile, had the round of the day. 5-under 67. birdied two of his last three holes.ng to set up that final birdie. don't count him out. he's 10 under two, back of the leader. second-round leader bryson dechambeau couldn't get it going, even par but he's still only one back of the leader heinrich stenson. atonight leaderboard at 12 under. putts like that, second time in four years heading into sunday's fnal round. >> i felt like 7 was within reach. i know i'm four back right now but i'll be five or six by the end of the day and maybe a low one tomorrow will give me a chance to kind of steal one from behind. >>> let's serve them up. indian wells, men's semis roger federer against korich. 11:00 a.m., early match. set point for federer. too much muster. federer evens the match. shot going to go wide. roger federer advances to the finals with a three-set victory. in the other semi juan martin del potro against milos raonic. del potro breezes through this match. up five games to two. handcuffs his opponent. return goes long. then the match point. raonic will find net. del

rory mcilroy, as we know, has had a great start to the year so far.y we will have some guests joining us, and as we know, it is a very worthy cause which has raised £330 million for charity since its launch. i will not be on my own, but will have many people joining launch. i will not be on my own, but will have many peoplejoining me. did someone take your ball away?|j know, did someone take your ball away?” know, i am did someone take your ball away?” know, iam missing did someone take your ball away?” know, i am missing one. did someone take your ball away?” know, iam missing one. it did someone take your ball away?” know, i am missing one. it is probably the best. my skills are not the best. i am waiting for you to join me later. we will be joining you ina join me later. we will be joining you in a little bit. and a slightly rubbish sound effect accompanying his shot. what would your sound effect be? it would be better than that. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. if you are off to any sports relief events, a l

rory mcilroy returns to the inner circle in his first pga victory since 2016 while tiger woods came within a stroke of the lead on the back nine. but mcilroy would birdie five of the last six to pull away and secure the win. but tiger, his second tournament in a row where he's showing his stuff like he's making a comeback. >> a lot of people are excited about his performance, hoping that he gets closer to that record for the most pga titles. >> and i'm interested to see yasmin's bracket. >> we've asked her to show it to us, but she won't. she said only when the tournament is over. >> i don't want to spill the secrets, my friend. i want to keep it going. >>> still ahead, another controversy for facebook. a new investigation has revealed that cambridge analytica harvests information from millions of facebook accounts without their permission. >>> plus, president trump's lawyers are now seeking millions of dollars if in damages from adult film stare stormy daniels. the latest on that battle coming up next. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. tha

that is obviously royal -- lori mcilroy -- rory mcilroy. ?response is anybody talking about that in germany? allies get together and give a show of support if theresa may makes a move like that? that would be huge because soccer is important to europeans . guy: football. matt: football. it happens that spies kill each other in different countries. it is true, historically, when these big sporting events are canceled or receive less coverage, stocks like adidas and nike suffer. adidas trading strongly this morning. later today, you get this response beginning to emerge. we will watch this story. it could be an interesting angle. sponsor. a major fifa the stock rally over the last year has marked an ugly truth. investors are worried about corporate debt as monetary policy starts to loom. high leverage companies are experiencing crisis-era losses. now, the person digging around this story, dani burger. seemed to have recovered at this point, but the duration risk is there when it comes to the gearing and the leverage ratio. dani: you can look at

with the masters a few weeks back rory is favourite. mcilroypalmer invitational. the northern irishman sunk five birdies in the final six holes he described his final round is perfect. former england wingerjosh charnley is returning to rugby league with immediate effect. he ends the 17th month stint. world number one roger federer‘s winning run has come to an end, after losing the final of indian wells to juan martin del potro. the argentine is the first player to beat federer in 18 matches. i'll be back with more on those stores after half—past. one of the largest inquiries into the alleged abuse of teenage army recruits in britain has collapsed, after the royal military police bungled the investigation. a judge branded the three—year police probe "seriously as he halted the first of three court martials amid problems of missing evidence and claims that witnesses were forced to make statements. the trial has been made public for the first time, after a judge lifted reporting restrictions our defence correspondent is with me now. tell us what i

not and i just have not been able to physically do it the must as is the only my jury looting rory mcilroy he also had inclined to tour victory since the twenty fifth of september twenty sixth jane the day that onil palma died but the northern irishman strauss hinted at the events named after the goshen way was yeah really proud of myself i have hung in there over the past sort of year with injuries and. you know taking a little bit of time off at the end of last year to to sort of get myself right come into this year. you know all the all that were hard work as. has finally paid off mcelroy had started the round two shots behind us and i played a henrik stenson was but birdied five of the last six holes for a round of sixty four and a straight shot to take drink was was i mean i played a perfect going to golf i get myself ready chances on basically every hole. just executed shots the way i the way i wanted to when i needed to mcelroy another big name that will now be considered a contender for the queues for most my job was released home an al-jazeera roger federer says his loss in the fi

when you're losing to rory mcilroy, that is okay., tiger would be struggling to beat. so i think that is fine. leading up to the masters, this is a godsend. for the sport this is a godsend. he is excited. he is fit. he is approachable. i think that he is getting something that rarely happens in sports, a redo. he put some pressure on himself. he was a bundle of nerves. if he heard something in the stands, someone came up to him at the wrong time, auto graph here and there, he tended to be a little abrupt. he has changed. i watched his tournament interview. stuart: a lot of smiles. the man was fernable. he used to be abrupt. he was personable at this time. i would love to see, if he does well in the masters which starts on thursday, april the 5th by the way, if he does well in the early rounds, the ratings on saturday and sunday will be astronomical. >> why not? we love the stories, very larry replicated. montana was out year-and-a-half, comes back with the chiefs, gets in the championship game. almost like you pulled him out of canto