toulon boosted their hopes of joining saracens in the last eight.m josua tuisova in their match against bottom—side sale secured a bonus point for the french club, which means they're more likely to finish among the best three sides in the runner—up places in each of the five pools. james degale retained his ibf world super middleweight title in the early hours of this morning in new york but the fight between degale and badou jack ended in a controversial draw. degale began the fight strongly, knocking jack down in the first round and was the busier fighter over the next couple of rounds. but he showed signs of slowing in the fourth and fifth, where this happened. the referee taking a surprise left hook. jack is known for strong finishes and that's exactly what happened this morning. he knocked degale down in the final round. the judges took a long time to come to a decision eventually declaring it a majority draw. both men go home with their respective world title belts. he's not unbelievable. he's good at everything. i need to watch it back. ever

the sarries won the game 16—12. 0wen farrell getting all the points for saracens.lsewhere, it's eight defeats in a row for sale, as they were beaten by bottom side bristol. gloucester can't win either, another narrow defeat for them. harlequins' poor away form continued in a 24—17 defeat at struggling worcester — their 12th loss in 13 away games. there were also two

in rugby union's aviva premiership, champions saracens are point behind the leaders wasps after theyeat leicester 16—12 at welford road. sarrie's 0wen farrell scored all their points. the tigers defeat was compounded by another injury for manu tuilagi. he has been ruled out of england's six nations training camp. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. how many premierships prix teams would like it listen in to welford road is leicester's fortress. watching was england boss, eddiejones. with the six nations' looming, much attention was focussed on manu tuilagi but the injury—prone centre made little more than a cameo. another comeback cut frustratingly short. in a first—half dominated by the boot. the two sides trade pep tis, with 0wen williams putting leicester level, 6—6 at the

england's training camp next week after a knee injury forced him to limp out of leicester's defeat to saracens. elsewhere it's 8—defeats in a row for sale as they were beaten by the bottom side bristol. gloucester can't win either another narrow defeat for them. and harlequins' poor away form continued in a 24—17 defeat at struggling worcester, their 12th loss in 13 away games.

he limped out of the premiership match against saracens with a knee problem.arries won the game 16—12. and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson beat peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semi—final of the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. he will play michael van gerwen for the title later today. and what a final it should be, two players in scintillating form. sad to say goodbye to the mohican though. let's look at the papers, starting with the front page of the times. isis vows new campaign of terror, the hunt for the gunmen who killed 49 people in the nightclub in istanbul. we have been talking about that throughout the morning. lots of stories about george michael, i slept in my car as he died alone to the front page of the daily mirror. the daily telegraph has one of the

chris ashton crossed for saracens with 20 minutes left.nd glasgow warriors emphatically reached the champions cup quarterfinal by week beating leicester tigers a3—0 at welford road. jonny gray added bonus point try just before road. jonny gray added bonus point tryjust before the break, the result glasgow through to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. scarlets won 25—23 at sale sharks while, holders saracens beat toulon to top pool 3 and guarantee a home quarterfinal. ronnie 0'sullivan is into his 12th masters final at alexandra palace, coming from behind to beat marco fu 6—a. a break of 1a1 had helped fu towards a a—3 lead, but 0'sullivan, the defending masters champion, won three frames in a row to take the semi—final 6—a. joe perry plays barry hawkins play in the other semi final later this evening. probably the best match i've ever won, i have to be honest with you, under the circumstances and the way he is playing, massive tournament, new tip. i fancied the job, even with a new tip i thought if i could get a feel

he limped out of their 16—12 premiership defeat to saracens with a right knee problem.s semesa rokoduguni has been called in to join—up with the squad. tuilagi has suffered groin issues for two years and lasted just seven minutes before being carried off, all witnessed by england coach eddiejones..// the match was effectively won by the only try of the match which came from sarries fly—half 0wen farrell. there were also wins for bristol, worcester and northampton. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has

saracens are guaranteed a place in the quarterfinal. scarlets‘ hopes of qualifying are now over. event since 2007, beating rory mcilroy in a play—off at the south africa 0pen. storm went into today's final round three shots clear of mcilroy but going up the 17th the world number two had turned it around to go one shot ahead. however on that penultimate hole, mcilroy did this, finding the bunker in consecutive shots. that meant both players finished the tournament i8—under—par. they would replay the 18th until there was a winner. 0n the third extra hole storm had this long putt to win, just missing, but he got it close enough to force the error from mcilroy on his par attempt, and storm, who nearly lost his european tour card last year, sealed just the second title of his career. it's five years since ronnie 0'sullivan last went out in the first round of snooker‘s masters but he came as close as you can get this afternoon. china's liang wenbo came from 4—2 down to lead 5—4 and had this black to win the match. having potted the black to force a decider, 0'sullivan, despite sufferin

the leicester centre manu tuilagi limped out of their premiership match against saracens with a rightn england's six nations training squad. the sarries won the game 16—12. tuilagi has suffered groin problems for two years and lasted just 7 minutes — all witnessed by the england coach eddiejones. the match was governed by tit for tat penalties until owen farrell — who scored all of the saracens points — broke free. sarries' victory came without a bonus so they're a point behind leaders wasps. there were also wins for bristol, worcester and northampton. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 steff evans crossed over to help the home side to a 8—3 lead at half time. scott williams scored scarlets' second try of the match to wrap up the win, they move up to fourth in the table. and there was one other game in the pro 12. ospreys are up to second after a 10—nil victory at newport gwent dragons in the south wales derby. a great atmosphere at alexandra palace with semifinals at the pdc darts world championship. first up, it's the battle of the scots, the defending champion the fly

saracens had to play 70 minutes with 1a men after richard barrington was sent off for illegally usinga stretcher and his side looked to be on course for victory until titi lamisotele bundled the ball over late on. alex lozowski slotted home the conversion to tie the scores and take sarrcens above wasps, who play leicester tomorrow. elsewhere... gloucester scored seven tries. quins beat shale. and bristol, bottom of the table, won today. ospreys are top of the pro12 after beating champions, connaught at the liberty stadium 29—7. the welsh side had a 14—0 lead by half time. ashley beck sealed the bonus point score in the final minute. glasgow play cardiff blues later this evening. australia beat pakistan by 220 runs in the third test at sydney to complete a 3—0 series whitewash. the tourists started the day on 55—1 and needed to bat out day five to save the test. but they lasted just 64 overs before being bowled out for 244. josh hazlewood and stephen o'keefe took three wickets each. it was a 12th successive test defeat in australia for misbah—ul—haq's side. the top seed and world numbe

the sarries won the game 16—12. 0wen farrell getting all the points for saracens. bristol. gloucester can't win either, another narrow defeat for them. harlequins' poor away form continued in a 24—17 defeat at struggling worcester — their 12th loss in 13 away games. there were also two games in the pro12. 0spreys are up to second after a 10—0 victory at newport gwent dragons. justin tiperic scored the only try of the game. scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the day's other south wales derby at parc y scarlets. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent on a year—long programme of cultural events, comprising at least one a day. eight city—centre buildings are being turned into giant screens which will be used to retell the city's history. and in just a few minutes, a spectacular fireworks display will get underway — at exactly 17 minutes past eight. colin paterson is in hull, and will tell us why. why is that time so crucial, colin? because hull, the city of culture in

toulon boosted their hopes of joining saracens in the last eight.d a bonus point for the french club, which means they're more likely to finish among the best three sides in the runner—up places in each of the five pools. james degale retained his ibf world super middleweight title in the early hours of this morning in new york, but the fight between degale and badou jack ended in a controversial draw. degale began the fight strongly, knocking jack down in the first round and was the busier fighter over the next couple of rounds but he showed signs of slowing in the fourth and fifth, where this happened. the referee taking a surprise left hook. jack is known for strong finishes and that's exactly what happened this morning. he knocked degale down in the final round. the judges took a long time to come to a decision eventually declaring it a majority draw. both men go home with their respective world title belts. he's not unbelievable. he is good at everything. i need to watch it back. everyone said it was a mad fight to watch, i showed a lot of hear

saracens have confirmed the signing of wales back liam williams from scarlets. caps since his international debut in 2012. the move could limit his appearances for his country, with the selection policy allowing only three non—wales based players to be picked. saracens director of rugby mark mccall said williams was "arguably one of the most talented backs in europe". with the first tennis major of the year the australian open just a week away, three british players have been in action overnight as they continue their preparation. dan evans won his match in sydney. as did the world number ten johanna konta who beat arina rodionova in straight sets — konta reached the semi—finals at the australian open last year. she'll be looking to match that run when the tournament gets under way, after what's already been a good start to the season. british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets. it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. and as well asjohanna konta, laura robson has been select

leicester are 3—0 against saracens, saracens could return to the top with a win, they are currently losing—— in the pro12. scarlets had an early try. ospreys or dragons. that one starts at five 5pm. —— 5:05pm. a crowd of 70,000 at the mcg watched the big bash match between the two melbourne sides — the renegades and the stars. the renegades won by nine runs on the duckworth—lewis method. former england captain kevin pietersen took a terrific catch for the stars, despite declaring he was "rubbish in the field". the renegades went on to reach 171—11. cameron white hitting a hefty 64 off 43 balls. after a rain interruption, the stars were set 159 to win — pietersen only made 15 and in a bizarre penultimate over, three batsmen were run out. adam zampa breaking his bat in frustration, as the stars fell short. perth scorchers beat sydney thunder by 50 runs. ian bell hit two sixes as he top scored with a5, as scorchers reached 177 for four. eoin morgan — playing for thunder — was dismissed forjust eight runs, the defending champions fell short of their target, making 127 for eight. they remain wi

elsewhere, it was a poor night for the welsh clubs with scarlets beaten at home by saracens and cardiff getting ready for his second showdown against leo santa cruz — keen to prove his first victory over the mexican wasn't a fluke. the northern irish boxer will fight santa cruz tomorrow night in las vegas, hoping to retain his wba world featherweight title. thomas kane is following the build—up in america's gambling capital. las vegas is the gambling capital of the world and while the stakes are high, carl frampton believes it's not too big a risk to face the leo sa nta not too big a risk to face the leo santa cruz in a rematch. the belfast boxer wants to go all in for the rest of his career with potentially huge contests on the cards. it's the biggest payday and the biggest challenge so farfor biggest payday and the biggest challenge so far for frampton as he aims to become the king of las vegas. i can't wait to get going now. this is the top of the boxing world, topping the bill at the mgm. not too many people from the uk and ireland get to do that and not too many featherweights get

wasps will play leinster and saracens will host glasgow.rlequins were knocked out after losing 27—17 to stade francais. the match was delayed because of a frozen pitch. ronnie o'sullivan is playing joe perry in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. the rocket is looking to win the event for the seventh time. the defending champion was trailing 4—1 at one stage but has managed to tie things up at 4—1; at the interval. 0h, oh, we are on golf. i was not watching. that was tommy fleetwood winning the gulf. england's tommy fleetwood has won the abu dhabi championship, his second european tour title. we are all over the place now. fleetwood shot a final round score of 67, finishing on 17 under par — a shot ahead of us open champion dustin johnson. it's been a red letter day for british skiing. dave ryding has become the first british skier to claim a world cup alpine medal since 1981. he finished second in the men's slalom at kitzbuhel. he was quickest after the first run but was eventually beaten into second place by home favouri

wasps will play leinster and saracens will host glasgow.e european challenge cup, harlequins were knocked out after losing 27—17 to stade francais. the match was delayed because of a frozen pitch. easy understand bernie ecclestone could step down from his position as formula i executives as early as this week. it would end his 41 year reign in the sport. american company liberty media wants a revamp which could see ecclestone east side. ronnie o'sullivan is playing joe perry in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. it was 4—1; at the start of this session. ronnie o'sullivan has won the first frame after the interval. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking good to go 6—4 ahead. looking to win the event for the seventh time. first to ten wins who will take the title. england's tommy fleetwood has won the abu dhabi championship, his second european tour title. fleetwood shot a final round score of 67, finishing on 17 under par — a shot ahead of us open champion dustin johnson. and spain's pablo larrazabal. it's been a red letter

of the season, as a result of the knee injury he suffered during his club's premiership defeat by saracense weekend. tuilagi's latest setback comes after eddie jones confirmed that he would have been part of his international plans. it was frustrating for him. he's a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester and for england, and he was just coming back into some form. you could see he's getting his power back a bit, so it is enormously frustrating to him. for us, he's a player we would love to have in the camp, but if he is not there, we just get on with it. paralympic champion kadeena cox has defended her decision to take part in the channel a programme thejump, describing her life as a "ticking time bomb". uk sport today suspended her funding while she takes part in the show — in which participants learn to ski jump — and both cycling and athletics medical teams have advised her against it. on social media this evening, cox said her diagnosis of ms had changed her outlook on life, and she's going to enjoy skiing. that's all from sportsday. coming up ina that's all from sportsd

the tigers would try to claw back but saracens' defence held firm for a rare win at welford road.ght victory at home against cardiff blues. they scored two brilliant tries at a very chilly parc y scarlets. stef evans and scott williams both went over as they won 15—10 to complete the double over blues this season. the reigning champion, gary anderson, is through to the final of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. the flying scotsman, who is still on for a hatrick of titles, beat peter snakebite wright. he came through 6 sets to 3. he'll play the world number 0ne michael van gerwen or raymond van barneveld. a huge fireworks display has launched hull's year as uk city of culture. thousands gathered on the city's waterfront for the display — which organisers claim was bigger than london's new year's eve show. hull hopes to attract more than 1 million extra visitors over the next 12 months. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson was watching tonight's events. # what a good place to be # hull, celebrating its year as city of culture with fireworks bigger than those in

whilst in the club game saracens were all conquering, premiership and champions cup winners, connachtswelcome to wembley stadium for one of the showpiece events of the sporting summer. in rugby league 2016 was a year history making achievement and heartbreaking near misses. hull fc had famously never won at wembley, ahead, just, against warrington, they managed to cling on, whilst the wolves agonisingly let it slip. listen to the noise. for the black—and—whites. warrington did win the league shield, but when it really mattered, at the grand final, again, they fell short. wigan are the super league champions. the four nations then was an opportunity to test british rugby league against the game down under, for scotland, the progress continues apace. a draw with new zealand, their greatest ever result. for england, disappointment. defeat to the kiwis and then eventual winners australia shows the northern hemisphere is still some way behind. england's hearts are being ripped out. for england's cricketers, an eventful year. an historic series win over south africa, and then against sri lan

he limped out of their 16—12 premiership defeat to saracens with a right knee problem.i has been called in to join—up with the squad. tuilagi has suffered groin issues for two years and lasted just seven minutes before being carried off, all witnessed by england coach eddiejones..// the match was effectively won by the only try of the match which came from sarries fly—half 0wen farrell. there were also wins for bristol, worcester and northampton. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semi—final. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. and he'll play world number one mighty michael van gerwen in the final. he beat fellow dutchman raymond van barneveld in their semi, six sets to three, and with the highest three d

saracens have confirmed the signing of wales back liam williams from scarlets.s appearances for his country, with the selection policy allowing only three non—wales based players to be picked. saracens director of rugby mark mccall says williams is "arguably one of the most talented backs in europe". to cricket and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time, ahead of the first 0di this coming sunday. eoin morgan returns to captain england in three one—dayers. he says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing last 0ctober‘s tour of bangladesh over security fears. morgan and fellow batsman alex hales opted out of the tour after a siege at a cafe in dhaka injuly. when things have been announced like that, you plan how to deal with them and my way of dealing with that was actually getting away from things, wh

saracens have confirmed the signing of wales back liam williams from scarlets.his appearances for his country with the selection policy allowing only three non—wales based players to be picked. saracens director of rugby mark mccall said williams was "arguably one of the most talented backs in europe". joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time with the first odi this coming sunday. eoin morgan returns to lead england in three one—dayers. he says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing last october's tour of bangladesh over security fears. morgan and fellow batsman alex hales opted out of the tour after a siege at a cafe in dhaka injuly. when things like that have been announced you can plan how to deal with them, my way of dealing with that was to get away from things which i did. i didn't see a great

saracens topped their pool and secure themselves a home quarter—final.e made the final eight. extra chiefs are also out. in golf, terrill has and will ta ke out. in golf, terrill has and will take a 1—shot lead into tomorrow's final round of the able derby championship. he hit five nitties as he made for underpar to move to 13 under but he is faced with an intimidating chasing pack including dustinjohnson intimidating chasing pack including dustin johnson and martin intimidating chasing pack including dustinjohnson and martin came up. finally, andy murray and dan evans are in action in the fourth round of the australian open overnight. you can the australian open overnight. you ca n follow the australian open overnight. you can follow that an sport extra island on the bbc website. i was hoping you would not mention the results of the lester tigers but alas. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the sunday express leads with news of theresa may's upcoming meeting with president trump. the global protests against the new president m

tuilagi is out of england's six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side's defeat to saracenshe only lasted seven minutes before being carried off, all watched by england head coach eddie jones. the only try of the match came from sarries fly—half owen farrell, to seal victory in the pro 12, owen farrell, to seal victory. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semifinal. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. and he'll play world number one mighty michael van gerwen in the final. he beat fellow dutchman raymond van barneveld in their semi, six sets to three, and with the highest three dart average in the history of the world championship — 114. that's all sport for now. we have another update in abo

that means saracens are through to the quarter—finals, but ended scarlets‘ chances of getting to thehe match. but 0‘sullivan, despite suffering with a heavy cold, won that frame and the next to win 6—5. glen durrant is the new bdo world darts champion, after beating danny noppert of the netherlands by seven sets to three. the man from middlesbrough took control of the match from the halfway stage, winning four sets in a row and taking out double sixteen to ensure he‘ll be taking the trophy back home to teesside. it‘s been a weekend to remember for english golfer graeme storm. the 38—year—old won just the second european tour event of his career at the south african 0pen. he and rory mcilroy went to a play—off after both finishing the tournament on 18 under par, but mcilroy made the first error on the third extra hole, and storm, who nearly lost his tour card last year, sealed a first win since 2007. that is a great story. he stormed it! he only did his tour card because patrick reed pulled out. it meant he played in the south african open and one is first tournament in ten years. mci

england's training camp next week after a knee injury forced him to limp out of leicester's defeat to saracensbristol. gloucester can't win either another narrow defeat for them. and harlequins' poor away form continued in a 24—17 defeat at struggling worcester, their 12th loss in 13 away games. there were also two games. scarlet beat cardiff. the defending champion gary anderson has booked his place in the finals at alexandre pato is. he defeated fellow scot, peter slate by six sets to three. andersson found his form with the arrows taking the last three sets. he will play the world number one. he looked very good form. six sets to three he w011 very good form. six sets to three he won with the highest three dart average in the history of the world championship at 114. ok, that is all the sport for you for now. a huge fireworks display has launched hull's year as uk city of culture. thousands gathered on the city's waterfront for the display, which organisers claim was bigger than london's new year's eve show. hull hopes to attract more than one million extra visitors over the next 12 months.

saracens are top of their pool in rugby union‘s anglo welsh cup, thanks to a 32—17 win away to scarletsa 17—17 draw at bath. ben vellacott‘s late try and james hook‘s conversion rounded off a great contest at the rec. tiger woods told reporters he was "rusty", after missing the cut in his first competitive tournament for 18 months. he managed a par round, but he was always in peril after opening with a 76. he said he needed to get more rounds under his belt — and that‘s what he‘s planning to do. justin rose still leads — he‘s a shot clear of the field on eight—under—par. that‘s all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i‘ll have more in the next hour. i have got some news for you about bird flu. you may have seen it on the screen. there has been a second outbreak of bird flu confirmed in lancashire. the avian flu strain was confirmed in a flock of pheasants at premises in preston by the veterinary services. defra says there is a business link between the site and a nearby farm when the infection was found in a flock of about 10,000 p

the leicester defender limped out of today's match against saracens. he has a right knee problem.included in england's six nations training squad. that matches one of four in the premiership. you can see last just ahead. 9—6. the premiership. you can see last justahead. 9—6. bristolare the premiership. you can see last just ahead. 9—6. bristol are not what any more. they have beaten sale sharks 24—23. tom rondell in that victory scored a 90th cry in the premiership. that equals a record. gloucester are beating northampton saints. george north is back for saints. george north is back for saints. was the warriors are thumping harlequins. —— worcester warriors. a couple of matches in the pro12. dragons against ospreys kicks off in the next hour. that's all the sport for now. arsenal are still winning 1-0. thanks, ollie. a fire has caused the cancellation of a planned new year's day street party in perth. the early—morning blaze at the fishers hotel led to the evacuation of the site and forced guests to be moved to other nearby hotels. the disruption meant the plan party could not go

saracens are into the quarter finals of rugby union's european champions cup.try earning a 22 points all draw with scarlets, a result which sends the holders through, but ends the welsh side's chances of qualifying. but ends the welsh side's chances and exeter knocked today's opponents ulster out of the competition as they ran in a total of five tries in a 31 points to 19 victory at sandy park, to keep alive their own slim hopes of reaching the last eight. to keep alive their own slim hopes that's all your sport for now. to keep alive their own slim hopes with the baftas and oscars just around the corner, one film tipped to do well, is the denzel washington directed movie ‘fences,’ based on a pulitzer prize winning play. it tells the story of an african american family in the 19505, dealing with racial tensions and a troubled past. viola davis has already won a golden globe for her performance, and is tipped for an oscar. a golden globe for her performance, she was in london today, speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz. i've been right here with you, troy.

and saracens are into the quarter—finals of rugby union's champions cup.s the holders through, but ends the welsh side's chances of qualifying. that's all the sport for now. chances of qualifying. thanks, john. that's it. i'll be back with the late news at 10:30pm. now though, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. for the news where you are. hello again, this is bbc news, our latest headlines: well, in fact, let's get more on the government's plans to exit the european union. earlier i spoke to the former cabinet minister and leading leave campaigner, iain duncan smith. he began by talking about why he believes a hard brexit is the best option for britain. i know what i believe is right is that we will make it very clear to the european union that what we want is a proper clean break. we don't want to be in the internal market, and they are not likely to offer it to us because we want control of our borders. so that means not in the internal market and not in the customs union because we want to set our trade deals but it does mean however, as

saracens will host glasgow. ronnie 0'sullivan has won a record seventh masters title.spite having had problems with the tip of his cue, which he bit off at the end of the match. 0'sullivan had been 4—1 down, before winning seven frames in a row to lead 8—4. he had shared the record of six masters wins with stephen hendry, but victory number seven puts him out in front on his own. it is great to get, you know, some records. there is still the world championships to get so i will try and nick that one of him as well. but listen, when i was young i was just happy to have won one. so to have won seven, someone must be looking after me. that's all the sport for now. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the financial times leads with more reaction to the trump administration's hard line against what it is calling the "dishonest" media. the i says the prime minister's post—brexit plan is to reboot british industry. the daily express has claims from a leading brexit campaigner that up to a million eu migrants may head to the uk over the next two years. the metro

the fact that they have not been at there with the likes of saracens does perhaps make this inevitableat welford road. he has been involved with leicester as a player and a coach since 1982, after retirement and playing a bit in france, he returned as an academy coach, then the forwards coach, head coach, then the forwards coach, head coach, director of rugby. he won coach, director of rugby. he won coach of the year awards, and for a man like him, so indelibly etched into the very soul of leicester tigers, for him to be sacked by the clu b tigers, for him to be sacked by the club is a very significant moment. but go back to the original point, leicester have not been the force they were ten years ago or so in the last couple of seasons, and perhaps there has been a tension over the past year or so, and on that sense, almost inevitable that he has gone, but still a sad day for him and the club. so the end of an era, where do they go from here, i guess they look for a replacement, but how do they get back to the top? very good question, and you are right to call at the end of an era, th

of the season, as a result of the knee injury he suffered during his club's premiership defeat by saracensack comes after eddie jones confirmed that he would have been part of his international plans. it is frustrating for him, he is a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester, he really wants to play well for england, and he was just coming back into some form. you could see he was getting some power back. it is enormously frustrating for him. for us, he is a player we would love to have in the camp, but if he is not there, we willjust get on with it. paralympic champion kadeena cox has had her uk sport funding suspended while she takes part in channel 4 winter sport programme the jump. cox, who won cycling and athletics golds in rio, is one of three current sports stars among the 14 participants, along with olympic taekwondo champion jade jones and gymnast louis smith. the medical teams from both athletics and cycling are believed to have advised cox against participating in the show but have allowed her to make her own decision. two england cricket captains past and present w

saracens narrowly beat toulon to top their pool and earn a home quarterfinal, 0wen farrell —— a penaltynalty earned toulon evaluable losing bonus point meaning they also qualify. this weekend marks the last set of group matches, leicester leading a rather dismal glasgow. ronnie 0'sullivan is into his 12th masters final at alexandra palace, coming from behind to beat marco fu 6—4. a break of 141 had helped fu towards a 4—3 lead, but 0'sullivan, the defending masters champion, won three frames in a row to take the semi—final 6—4. joe perry plays barry hawkins play in the other semi final later this evening. probably the best match i've ever won, i have to be honest with you, under the circumstances and the way he is playing, massive tournament, new tip. i fancied the job, even with a new tip i thought if i could get a feel of it, i am playing well enough to counteract that. last year i was really under pressure because i done and i was doing residues and you thought i was losing the plot. it wasn't that. nothing personal! i did not think i'd ever play properly again, i'd done my back in s

for the six nations championship the bath prop nathan catt, leicester forward mike williams and saracensthey will head to portugal on monday for a week long training camp. dylan hartley is included, he is serving a six week ban for striking in a club match and he will have to prove that he is match—ready before regaining the captaincy. moving in the right direction. he has progressed since autumn when we would have given him a five out of ten, and at the moment he is, in terms of ready to play, about a seven out of ten so given that he has a good couple of days training in portugal and i anticipate him being in the reckoning for the first test team. gymnast dan keatings has retired from the sport, aged 27. keatings is a two—time european champion on the pommel horse and he won gold on that apparatus for scotland at glasgow‘s 2014 commonwealth games. he also won an all around silver at the world championships in 2009. keatings wrote on social media that he needs to kick back, eat a few takeaways, drink some beers and spend some time with the wife. the last of the quarterfinals at alexandr

saracens have confirmed the signing of wales back liam williams from scarlets.to be picked. saracens director of rugby, mark mccall, said williams was "arguably one of the most talented backs in europe". three british tennis players have been in action overnight in the run—up to the australian 0pen. dan evans won his match in sydney. johanna konta beat arina rodionova in straight sets. konta reached the semi—finals at the australian open last year and she has had a pretty good start to the season. but british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets. it was edmund's 22nd birthday too, so a bit of a party spoiler. as well as johanna konta, laura robson has been selected for the fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first provisional team announcement since she took over as captain. she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. chelsea manager antonio conte says he ma

training squad, the leicester centre manu tuilagi limped out of the home premiership match against saracensand lasted just seven minutes before being carried off — all witnessed by england coach eddiejones. the match itself was governed by tit—for—tat penalties until owen farrell broke free. sarries' victory came without a bonus point, so they're a point behind leaders wasps. there were also wins for bristol, worcester and northampton. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 at in the derby at parc y scarlets. steff evans crossed over to help the home side to a 8—3 lead at half time. scott williams scored scarlets' second try of the match to wrap up the win, they move up to fourth in the table. that's all sport for now. thank you. the body of a man was discovered near dover after they were alerted bya near dover after they were alerted by a member of the public during a search by coastguards. the body of another man and a woman were found. officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man. a fire at a hotel in pitlochry in perthsire has caused the cancellatio

tuilagi suffered a knee injury in his club‘s match against saracens at the weekend.o it is enormously frustrating for him. for us, he is a player we would love to have in the camp, but if he is not there, we just have in the camp, but if he is not there, wejust get have in the camp, but if he is not there, we just get on with it. that is all the sport for now. the next update at 12:15pm. thank you. the husband of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran has said he is terrified about the possible outcome of his wife‘s appeal. charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has been sentenced to five years for allegedly plotting to topple the government in tehran, but details of the charges against her have been kept secret. nazanin‘s husband richard ratcliffe is with me now. richard, wellcome, good to see you. iimagine it richard, wellcome, good to see you. i imagine it has been a difficult time with christmas and new year. we had a very difficult december with nazanin going on hunger strike and feeling suicidal. there was a fallout with signing away rights but christmas

saracens have gone top of their pool in rugby union's anglo welsh cup, thanks to a 32—17 away to scarletsk in the last few minutes to earn a 17—17 draw at bath. ben vellacott‘s late try and james hook's conversion rounded off a great contest at the rec. more than 5000 runners from 42 countries are bracing themselves for the pain and fear that they will experience in a final ever tough guy challenge this weekend. it started 30 years ago and has led to many other extreme obstacle event is being held around the world. there is now even a movie out to tell the story. i've been onto the course this week ahead of final weekend. it is the end of an era, on a farm in the west midlands, where for decades people from around the world have come together. why? to share the ultimate pain and fear. pushing their bodies over eight miles. but after this weekend there will be no more tough guy. it has definitely changed my life. it will be a huge pa rt of changed my life. it will be a huge part of my life that will cease to be. hundreds of thousands of people have attempted this tough guy challenge over t

european champions cup holders saracens narrowly beat toulon 10—3 to top their pool and secure themselvese day though came at welford road, where glasgow hammered leicester 43 —0 to reach the quarter finals for the first time in the club's history. elsewhere exeter are out, after a heavy defeat at clermont auvergne. ronnie o'sullivan will face joe perry in the final of snooker‘s masters at alexandra palace in north london this evening. o'sullivan had to recover from 4—3 in his semi—final with marco fu — and having to replace the tip of his cue. he won three frames in a row to seal a 6—4 win. ijust felt, like, all the way through that match i felt, i can win thism but i have to play well, and i can't make many mistakes. and the little shot was missable. i thought it is a tap against me, but i can do this. when i did it i was so relieved, because now i have another day to get used to the tip. joe perry trailed barry hawkins 5—2 in their semi final before an astonishing come back — the game hinged on this snooker in the eight frame. he then went on to win fourframes in a row. and will now tr

of the season, as a result of the knee injury he suffered during his club's premiership defeat by saracensknow, he's a good kid. he really wants to play well for england and leicester, and he was just coming back into some form. he was just getting his power back a bit, so it's enormously frustrating for him, for us. he's a player we'd love to have in their camp, but if he's not there then we just get on with it. paralympic champion kadeena cox has had her uk sport funding suspended while she takes part in channel 4 winter sport programme the jump. cox, who won cycling and athletics golds in rio, is one of three current sports stars among the 1a participants, along with olympic taekwondo champion jade jones and gymnast louis smith. the medical teams from both athletics and cycling are believed to have advised cox against participating in the show but have allowed her to make her own decision. two england cricket captains past and present were the key figures in today's big bash game where the sydney thunder beat the melbourne stars first, kevin pietersen impressed first, kevin pietersen im

squad for the six natiosn championship bath prop nathan catt, leicester forward mike williams and saracensncludes james haskell, maro itoje, anthony watson, jack clifford and jack nowell. british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race. he came second in a time of 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes, about 16 hours behind the french winner armel le cleach. hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records prior to being overtaken in december after a few problesm with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second—placed finish in the race back in 2001. are amazing to be finished. you never knew really know when it is going to happen, i relied a couple of hours before that i was definitely going to finish. it is a long, long way, and it isjust great to finally be here. i think 24,36 hours ago, i knew that was the end, so hours ago, i knew that was the end, so congratulations, what a great race he has done, he really deserved it, so two seconds and a first, that isa it, so two seconds and a first, that is a great record, i thin

saracens have returned to the top of the premiership after coming from behind to draw 13—13 with exeterng champions connacht 29—7. ashley beck secured the bonus point win with a try in the final minute. glasgow also won, they beat cardiff blues. the bdo world darts championship is under way at lakeside. in the men's draw, this year's world number and top seed for the tournament glen durrant is safely through to the second round. he beat wales' nick kenny by three sets to one. in the women's draw, the world number five trina gulliver is also safely through. she beat fellow english player claire brookin by two sets to nil. sir mo farah‘s attempt to win the great edinburgh international cross country for a second time ended in disappointment. the two—time double olympic champion struggled at holyrood park, finishing seventh in his first race of 2017. britain's callum hawkins was beaten into second by america's leonard korir in a sprint finish. i'm definitely a little bit behind. yes, the last bit of training hasn't gone as well as i wanted. but it is a team event, and i want to come out he

tuilagi is out of england‘s six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side‘s defeat to saracensilliams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and 0spreys are up to second after a 10—0 victory at newport gwent dragons. justin tipuric scored the only try of the game. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today‘s final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semifinal. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. he‘ll play world number one mighty michael van gerwen in the final. he beat fellow dutchman raymond van barneveld in their semi, six sets to three, and with the highest three dart average in the history of the world championship — 114. it will be some contest later... magic darts. you talked about the isle of man flag and 0livier giroud, that‘s the picture on the back pages this morning. let me pick this up with you on this bank holiday monday... 0ne with you on this bank h