you have to say you would fancy stuart bingham,— you have to say you would fancy stuart bingham, you _ stuart bingham, judd trump has had 265, he struggled, but you never - 265, he struggled, but you never know in spot because every day is different and judd trump, more success than stuart bingham. but it's a classic matchup, and i think judd trump is to raise his game to have a chance to get into the final tonight which he normally does. so it's a classic encounter. the tonight which he normally does. so it's a classic encounter.— it's a classic encounter. the first frame is going — it's a classic encounter. the first frame is going to _ it's a classic encounter. the first frame is going to be _ it's a classic encounter. the first frame is going to be key - it's a classic encounter. the first | frame is going to be key because it's a classic encounter. the first i frame is going to be key because if stuart wins it he is like a runaway train, so far, isn't he? {lit stuart wins it he is like a runaway train, so far, isn't he?— train, so far, isn't he? of course, he has run _ train, so

before the defending champion fought back but he held on and will now face either kyren wilson or stuart binghamtting the win. wins in these big gala events have been something not on for me these last few seasons. to play our greatest ambassadors and achievers, who always plays was here, defending champion, and to get the win is very pleasing. these are the life pictures. mark selby taken on and iranian player. the first irani and to appear at this tournament. one of the snickers triple crown events and he has taken the first frame. but it is very much amongst the buzz and a potential time frame for a selby. you can watch more at bbc�*s website. the masters is being paid against the backdrop of a major investigation into mack's piston. the chairman of the body said the investigation is close to being completed. ten and chinese players are currently suspended. i chinese players are currently summed-— chinese players are currently suspended. chinese players are currently susended. ~ ., ., ., ., suspended. i think we are one to two weeks away — suspended. i think we are one to two weeks away from

the former masters champion stuart bingham enters this year's tournament tomorrow, but says he's stilly to deal with his worsening eyesight. bingham, who's 46, won the competition two years ago, but hasn't won a trophy since. he's failed to progress beyond the second round of any tournament he's entered this season and says he's trying out glasses and contact lenses to try and regain some form. i'm looking at shorts and they look good but i am missing them, sojust obviously trying to get my head round it, try on glasses, trying contacts. the year i won it, literally four days before i played my first match i contact him, so i didn't feel there was much distance, thatis didn't feel there was much distance, that is why i have kept them out, sort of thing. i am still trying anything to get my hands on a bit of silverware. british players katie boulter, lily miyazaki and jodie burrage have all progressed through their first round matches in the australian open qualifying event, but on the men's side liam broady is out. emma raducanu faces a race to be fit for the event which begins on mond

also through to the last eight is 2020 champion stuart bingham who despite going 5 frames to nil up against shaun murphy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. but is ended. there is so much more detail on our website on all the stories we have covered today, including the lovely news from naomi osaka, the tennis star, that she is expecting a baby, which is really, really exciting. plenty more to come on bbc news. in a moment, all the latest ology news and weather but also just having a look at this morning papers which are really dominated by the strike action we have seen certainly in the uk that has been taking place across the country. ambulance workers today staging their second day of strike action and now use that civil servants could be conducting strike action from early next month as well. a lot of this is being debated in this morning's newspapers which again is summarised in our website. there is an update on all today's front pages. i will see you soon.

the 2019 champion, judd trump, is playing the 2020 winner, stuart bingham. two frames. you can follow that across the bbc. if your new year's resolution was to get fit, then george sagar could give you a bit of inspiration — whatever age you are. the 83—year—old has picked up quite a big online following after posting his gym workouts. i can train as hard as anybody in this gem, i can lift more weight than most people in the gym and i love every minute of it. at the age of 83, george sagar from barnsley is fighting fit and in much better shape than three decades ago. what did you look like in your 50s? oh, 20 stone. massive. i looked like humpty dumpty. my wife, who i am married to now, was walking, i was out of breath, she put a finger in my stomach and she said "back to the gym". and i went back to the gym at 50. i weighed 20, nearly 21 stone, and i am now 16 and a half stone. until they put screws in my coffin i will never stop training because i love it. hi folks, george sagar, 86—year—old powerhouse. george is now a social media sensation racking up 400

still to come tonight,, shaun murphy takes on stuart bingham british number one cameron norrie is throughusa's jenson brooksby 6—3, 6—4, and now faces richard gasquet in tonight's final as he bids for his first title of the season, just days from the start of the australian open. but not such good news for compatriotjack draper who missed out on a first ever atp final as he lost his adelaide semi—final to south korea's kwon soon—woo in three sets. england wheelchair rugby league world cup that's all the sport for now. police believe a woman who died after a dog attack in surrey was walking a number of dogs at the time of the incident. the woman, who was 28, died in caterham yesterday. eight dogs were also detained at the scene. inspector lyndsey whatley, borough commander for tandridge spoke earlier. yesterday afternoon at 2:1i5pm officers were called to reports of dogs attacking members of the public. sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 28—year—old woman from london was pronounced dead the scene. the woman is believed to have been walking a number of dogs at the time of the

it's the semi—finals at the masters snooker today, judd trump takes on stuart bingham this evening. with those matches across the bbc this afternoon. you can follow us on the bbc website or bbc one, i believe. that's all the sport for now. new research suggests hormone replacement therapy, which helps control menopause symptoms, could reduce the risk of alzheimer's in women. the study found hrt was linked to improved memory and cognitive function in the 25% of women who carry a particular gene linked to alzheimers. the charity alzheimer's research uk says more studies are needed on a larger scale. simonjones reports. hrt, taken to help control symptoms of the menopause. but could the therapy also have another benefit? that's what researchers at the university of east anglia are suggesting. they looked at the results of cognitive tests and brain volumes recorded by mri scans and concluded that the use of hrt is associated with better memory and larger brain volumes among women carrying the apoe4 gene. about a quarter of women in the uk are thought to have the gene, which is considere

he needed to win the match by six frames to five in the 2019th champion will play shawn murphy stuart binghamay. that's all the support for now. much more later on. adidas has lost a court case to stop fashion designer from using a four—stripe design. the sportswear brand argued that luxury brand, thom browne inc's design was too similar to their three stripe design. browne responded, arguing that consumers were unlikely to confuse the two brands partly due to the differenmt number of stripes. with me now is hayleigh bosher, senior lecturer in intellectual property law at brunel university. do you think adidas ever had a chance of winning this, or where do you draw the line, as it were, if a company were told they couldn't use four stripes, company were told they couldn't use fourstripes, because company were told they couldn't use four stripes, because another company has three? i four stripes, because another company has three?- four stripes, because another company has three? i think adidas nearthat--- _ company has three? i think adidas near that. .. they've _ company has three? i think a

the defending champion fought back, but murphy held on and will now face either kyren wilson or stuart bingham hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field last monday. suffered a cardiac arrest nyheim hines returned the kick—off all the way into the end zone on an emotional day at orchard park against the new england patriots. hamlin's number three was painted onto the playing surface at the 30—yard line, with his number worn across the league in support, including patriots coach bill belichick. before kick—off, the bills put an image of hamlin on the big screen and an emotional rendition of the national anthem followed. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much, olly foster. parts of western australia have begun the huge task of cleaning up after the state's worst flooding on record. torrential rain from ex—tropical cyclone ellie has swamped the kimberley region. from sydney, phil mercer reports. in northern parts of western australia, there's water as far as you can see. this is a land well used to nature's extremes. but these are record—breaking floodwaters. as we know, people in the

shaun murphy and stuart bingham face off later this evening at alexandra palace, as they bid to joine of last year's beijing winter olympics, when she helped the russian team to gold. it was then revealed she'd failed a drugs test the previous december, but rusada said she bore "no fault or negligence" for it. the world anti—doping agency had wanted a four—year ban and have said they will not hesitate to exercise its right to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. england got their men's hockey world cup campaign off to a winning start, with a 5—nil thrashing of wales in india. wales are making their debut in the competition, and nick park put england ahead at the beginning of the second quarter. the full—time, experienced english side showed its strength against the part—time opposition, with nick bandurak rounding off the convincing victory. it puts england top of group d, after hosts india could only beat spain 2—0. we knew we were going to have a really _ we knew we were going to have a really tough opening game against wales _ really tough opening game against wales. they

before the defending champion fought back but he held on and will now face either kyren wilson or stuart binghamfew seasons. to be one of our greatest ambassadors and achievers, who always plays was here, defending champion, and to get the wind is very pleasing. mikaela shiffrin has equalled lindsey vonn's women's record of 82 skiing world cup victories. the american produced two dominant runs to win the giant slalom in slovenia, her eighth victory of the season. the two—time olympic gold medallist is now only four world cup victories short of the overall record held by sweden's ingemar stenmark. the buffalo bills have scored a touchdown on their first play since their player damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field. zak moss returned the kick off all the way into the end zone on an emotional day at orchard park. hamlin's number three is coloured on the field at the 30 yard line, with people across the league wearing the number in support, including patriots coach bill belichick. before kick—off, the bills put an image of damar on on the big screen and an emotional rendition of the na

still to come tonight, shaun murphy takes on stuart bingham from 7 o�*clock.adelaide semi—final to south korea�*s kwon soon—woo in three sets. england wheelchair rugby league world cup winnerjames simpson has announced his retirement after 10 years in the sport. simpson took up the game after he lost both legs in an explosion whilst serving with the army in afghanistan. he led leeds to super league and challenge cup success, and was, last year, part of england�*s world cup—winning side. that�*s all the sport for now. millions more people in england and wales could be prescribed daily cholesterol—lowering pills — statins — to cut their risk of a heart attack or stroke, under new draft guidance for the nhs. the national institute for health and care excellence says given the low cost of statins, and the possible health gains, they should be considered more often. in england, high cholesterol leads to about 7% of all deaths. i�*m nowjoined by dr paul chrisp. he is the director of the centre for guidelines at national institute for health and care excellence. a ve

the former masters champion stuart bingham enters this year�*s tournament tomorrow, but says he�*s stillooking at shots and they look good but i am missing them, so just obviously trying to get my head round it, try on glasses, trying contacts. the year i won it, literally four days before i played my first match i had contacts in, so i didn�*t feel there was much difference, that is why i have kept them out, sort of thing. i am still trying anything to get my hands on a bit of silverware. exeter hooker luke cowan—dickie will miss at least the start of the six nations with a "serious" ankle injury. cowan—dickie went off during the second—half of exeter�*s win over northampton last weekend. england begin their six nations campaign against scotland at twickenham on the 11th of february, with the hooker�*s absence a blow for new head coach steve borthwick. that�*s all from me for now. but olly foster�*s back at 6:30pm with sportsday. thank you. well, let�*s get more on the series of strikes across the uk. one of the unions that may take strike action over pay and conditions is the fire brig

construct a break that he needed that lead to a 6—5 victory in the 2019 champion goes through either stuart binghamr charged with driving whilst above the prescribed limit for alcohol. he'll appear before magistrates in the city later this month. i'm going to have to make in addition —— a decision closer to the game in consultation with him. i'm not 100% sure. i think he knows the seriousness of the situation. i can't go into too much detail out of respect for the case, but i think he understands his responsibilities and we're now in a position where we're supporting him, and we also understand it's a football club and it's a serious situation. the premier league weekend starts tonight at villa park with two teams in the bottom half of the table who had a dramatic end to their third—round fa cup ties. leeds salvaged a late draw at cardiff, while aston villa lost at home to league two stevenage. despite that defeat, manager unai emery insists there have been improvements since he took over. we are doing some things, i think, so quickly— we are doing some things, i think, so quickly very well. but we

led 5—1 before robertson fought back, but, he held on and will now face either kyren wilson or stuart binghamntong's place after the chinese star became one of ten players suspended from the tour amid an investigation into match—fixing. vafaei made three half—centuries and two century breaks on his way to a 6—2 victory. weekend of plenty shocks, wasn't it? that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that's all the sport for now. another group of workers who could be taking action are junior doctors in england. they could stage a three—day walk—out in march, if they vote for a strike in a dispute over pay. the british medical association union will ballot around 16,000 of its members from today. let's get more on this from junior doctor and deputy chair of the bma, dr emma runswick. thank you forjoining us. sell us a bit more about what is behind this industrial action, bit more about what is behind this industrialaction, orthis bit more about what is behind this industrial action, or this vote for industrial action, or

and another tale of succeeding in the face of adversity, as stuart bingham beat wilson by six frames struggling with his eye sight until trying new contact lenses and enjoyed the view as he lapped up the love from the crowd. that's all the sport for now. let's cross over now to salford and my colleague nicky campbell on 5live. he's with the paul nowak — the general secretary of the tuc — which represents the majority of trade unions in england and wales. he is effectively the most poweful trade unionist in britain. they're taking calls from the public on how they've been affected by the strikes, whether they support them and what kind of pay increase sounds reasonable. let's listen in. nicky: at ten right now. we have paul, the general secretary of the tuc, answering loads of questions from our listener. welcome to viewers on the us channel. let's go with james in gloucestershire. good morning, what would you like to say to the top man at the tuc?— what would you like to say to the top man at the tuc? good morning, ho -e top man at the tuc? good morning, hope you're — top man at the

match in the one frame snooker shoot out in leicester by beating former men's world champion stuart binghamm golf�*s dubai desert classic on the bbc sport website. rory mcilroy and patrick reed share the lead on six under par after their first rounds. many players' first rounds were delayed by rain. for more go to the bc sport app and the bbc sport website. events are taking place across the world to mark international holocaust memorial day. held each year on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp. let's cross over to there now to take a brief listen. this year the german parliament is focusing for the first time for those who are persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity. as the years past there are fewer and fewer shipwright —— survivors from that time who can remember the horrors that they live through. in the uk, people are being invited to take part in a national moment of reflection by placing a candle in their windows at 4pm this afternoon. holocaust survivor lily aybert was deported to auschwitz by the nazis when she was just 20—years

trump wasn't as fluent as williams in his 6—1win over stuart bingham, but crucially won several scrappy came from behind to beat england 61—58 and force a decider in the three—match series. jamaica'thaniele fowler shone throughout, scoring 56 goals. the last crucial match will be shown live across the bbc at 2:15pm this afternoon. emma raducanu says she is in a good place and ready to take part at the australian open. that starts tomorrow. her particiaption was in doubt after she rolled her ankle in auckland ten days ago. it led to her sixth retirement since the start of last year and threatened her participation in melbourne. but it has healed now, she says. and even if preparation for this particular grand slam has been a little thin, she says she is feeling optimistic again ahead of her opening—round match tomorrow, where she will play germany's tarmara korpatch. everything gets going in melbourne midnight hour time tonight. andy murray, meanwhile, says he is ready to make a statement at the australian open. he has been runner—up five times in melbourne. he has a tough first—round ma

led 5—1 before robertson fought back, but, he held on and will now face either kyren wilson or stuart binghamestigation into match—fixing. vafaei made three half—centuries and two century breaks on his way to a 6—2 victory. an emotional night in america as the buffalo bills played their first game since damar hamlin's cardiac arrest. there were tributes across the league, his number three on the pitch and worn by players and coaches, including the head coach of the team they were playing, the bills going on to beat the new england patriots 35—23. and the good news is hamlin is up and responsive in hospital, which meant he wasn't going to miss it. tweeting "gametime" with an image of himself and two of his family. and he continued to react to the game on social media throughout the night. a remarkable story and recovery and he was following his team every step of the way. he was following his team every step of the wa . ., he was following his team every step ofthe wa . ., , , ., of the way. relief to everybody to see that picture, _ of the way. relief to everybody to see that picture, it _ of

judd trump might hope he is losing the semifinal to stuart bingham later today in the snow clad becausebout _ it. and there is inspiration online, as we are about to _ it. and there is inspiration online, as we are about to see _ it. and there is inspiration online, as we are about to see from i it. and there is inspiration online, i as we are about to see from george sagar. he could give you a bit of inspiration. he is 83 now and he has become a bit of an internet sensation after posting his gym workouts on line. ican train i can train as hard as anybody in thisjinn, ilove i can train as hard as anybody in thisjinn, i love every minute of it. at the age of 83, george sagar from barnsley is fighting fit and in much better shape than three decades ago. what did you look like in your 505? 2g ago. what did you look like in your 505? z: , ., ago. what did you look like in your 50s? :: , ., ., ,, ago. what did you look like in your 505? i: , ., . ,, ago. what did you look like in your 505? z: , ., ~ 50s? 20 stone, massive. looked like hum- 50s? 20 stone, massive. looked like humpty dumpty- _

stuart bingham beat kyeran wilson by 6 frames to 3.ortly with another update. an independent investigation has found the national union of students has failed to sufficiently challenge anti—semitism in its own structures across the uk. testimony given to the inquiry detailed how on one occasion a student was turned away from a prayer room at an nus conference because it was being used for a meeting. the nus has apologised and said it would implement the report's recommendations. kat stark is their director and gave us her reaction to the report. i think it is shocking, the anti—semitism that we have found to be taking place in and around the nus. i think what is most important is that we stop and listen and reflect on what the report has found. and ultimately that we take action, which is why we published an action, which is why we published an action plan alongside the report because what students need to see from us is action to sort this out. and to make sure that the whole of the student unions and everybody involved, that these ar

the former masters champion stuart bingham enters this year�*s tournament tomorrow but says he�*s stilllenses to try and regain some form. i�*m looking at shots and they look good but i am missing them, so just obviously trying to get my head round it, try on glasses, trying contacts. the year i won it, literally four days before i played my first match i had contacts in, so i didn�*t feel there was much difference, that is why i have kept them out, sort of thing. i am still trying anything to get my hands on a bit of silverware. now you might remember that england�*s netballers made history with a maiden commonwealth gold back in 2018 and later this year they�*ll look to secure their first world cup title. this week they begin their preparations for the event with a three—leg series against jamaica. the first game is in manchester tomorrow. the �*vitality roses�* are ranked third in the world, just ahead of their opponents, butjamaica won commonwealth silver last year while england finished fourth. coachjess thirlby insists the team are on the right track though.. that breakthrough mom

in the day's other match, the 2020 champion stuart bingham beat kyren wilson by six frames to three.h fiving the whole front row of the crowd. look at him go. just like charlie when he comes in in the _ just like charlie when he comes in in the morning to greet the team. it's in the morning to greet the team. it's the _ in the morning to greet the team. it's the excitement, isn't it? and finally, more recognition, for rob burrow and kevin sinfield, who have done so much to help those affected by motor neurone disease. they have both received the freedom of leeds. with kevin unable to attend, due to his new role with england, rob and his wife lindseyjoined guests at a ceremony to receive leeds city council's highest civic honour. burrow spent his entire playing career with leeds rhinos. the freedom of the city is recognition of rob and kevin's campaigning and fundraising work for all those impacted by motor neurone disease, for their courage, committment, and inspirational strength. and afterwards rob burrow said he felt deeply humbled because of the list of— felt deeply humbled becau