wales scrum half rhys webb looks like he's made his final appearance for the french side toulon.. webb will rejoin osprey‘s next season after being released early from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional after losing in straight sets to ba rbora strycova. konta has been struggling with a knee injury and will be looking to improve as she prepares for the australian open later this month. the number one seed wesley harms survived a scare to progress to the third round of the bdo world championship. he was taken to a decider by sweden's andreas harrison before winning the set by four legs to two. on to the nfl after a wild—card weekend that delivered on its name — setting up a divisional round for next weekend that looks very different than most people predicted. austin halewood is here to take us through the action. plenty of surprises — the biggest of all coming in new england. now, many casual fans of american football will know the new england patriots and their star player tom brady. they've been the most succesful team over

wales scrum half rhys webb looks like he's made his final appearance for the french side toulon.g released from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. the club's owner says webb has shown a "dishonest attitude" over his move back to wales and won't play for them again. johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional after losing in three sets to ba rbora strycova. konta has been struggling with a knee injury. the number one seed wesley harms survived a scare to progress to the third round of the bdo world championship. the dutchman was taken to a decider by sweden's andreas harrison before winning the match 3—2. india have submitted a proposal to host the commonwealth shooting and archery events in 2022 even though the games will be hosted by birmingham. both sports were dropped by birmingham to make way for other events. india, who have enjoyed great recent sucess in shooting, had initially threatened to boycott the games. they have offered to pay for the cost of staging the two events and the commonwealth games federation will consider the proposal in the coming weeks. now l

it looks like rhys webb's made his final appearance for the french side toulon.hown a "dishonest attitude" over his move back to wales. the scrum half will rejoin 0sprey‘s next season after being released early from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional tennis, as she prepares for the australian 0pen later this month. she lost in the first round in straight sets to barbora strycova — a player who konta's failed to beat in their three previos meetings including in the quarter finals of wimbledon last year. konta has been struggling with a knee injury, which she'll want to improve before melbourne. more from the bbc sports centre throughout the day. thank you very much. let's get more now on our top story — huge crowds have gathered in tehran as the country prepares for the funeral of general qasem soleimani. the senior iranian commander was assassinated in a us drone strike last week. it comes as president trump has said he'll impose harsh sanctions on iraq if the government there tries to make american forces le

wales have recalled scrum half rhys webb after he was released by french side toulon.lljoin ospreys next season but wales have relaxed rules allowing him to be picked again. jonny sexton will lead ireland during the championship after hooker rory best retired following the world cup. sexton is a doubt for the start of the tournament due to a knee injury. new zealand sounds nice at this time of year. where are your it's going to be a busy year for many of the british sportspeople, of the british sportspeople, trying to hit form at just the right time with the olympics fast approaching. for the great britain women's hockey team, they'll be starting their preparations in the pro league in february against australia and new zealand in slightly sunnier climes than bisham abbey. jo currie has more. it is a huge year for gb hockey women. in just over six months' time they will travel to tokyo to defend their olympic title. before that though, they have to tackle the pro league which involves them taking on the other top eight teams in the world, either at home or away. it's a

it looks like rhys webb's made his final appearance for the french side toulon.ext season after being released early from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional, as the preparations for the australian open later this month. she lost in straight sets to ba rbora strycova, a player who konta's failed to beat in their three previos meetings including in the quarter finals of wimbledon last year. konta has been struggling with a knee injury, which she'll want to improve before melbourne. and over the last few weeks we've shown you the various states the zlatan ibrahimovic staue was left in. toilet seats left on it, its nose was cut off. now severed at the ankles! it's had to be taken away for repair. the vandalism a result of the players investment in a rival swedish club. apparently the local authority in malmo plans to bring it back. perhaps for even more punishment! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the mother of a british teenager found guilty of lying about being gang—raped i

the scrum half is leaving the french side, toulon for the welsh side, 0spreys.g game against italy on the 1st of february, as they begin the defence of their title. and great britain lost their opening group match of the atp cup against bulgaria. it went to a deciding doubles rubber — butjamie murray and joe salisbury were beaten by the narrowest of margins, in a champions tie—break. austalia's nick kyrgios is also playing in the atp cup — and he's donating around 100—pounds for every ace he hits this month, to the relief fund for victims of the bushfires in his country. he sent down 20 aces in brisbane today, as he beat jan—lennard struff, so that's over two—thousand pounds already — and he was understandably emotional afterwards. i don't really care about the praise too much, you know, ijust think, you know, we have the ability and the platform to do something like that, and obviously we have got the most toxic air in the world, that's pretty sad. so, yeah, it's just... it's tough. prince william has once again joined up with some of football's famous faces to

it looks like rhys webb's made his final appearance for toulon.ar of his contract with the french side to return to ospreys, but toulon's owner says webb has shown a "dishonest attitude" over his move back to wales. some breaking news for you. there was an investigation on an alleged racist instrument on the 22nd of december the chelsea defender claimed that he was abused. that case has been closed, tottenham and the metropolitan police say that they have now exhausted all mines, at the news of investigation, and can find no evidence to support his claims —— all lines. they say that he has their full support, claims —— all lines. they say that he has theirfull support, but claims —— all lines. they say that he has their full support, but they can find no evidence whatsoever regarding that claim of racist abuse at the tottenham hotspur stadium just before christmas. we will have more on that in sports day at 6:30pm. the term is 5:30pm. —— time is 5:30pm. millions of iranians have gathered in tehran for the funeral of the military commander general

he's leaving the french side toulon for the welsh side, 0spreys.ince 2017 after the welsh rugby union introduced a selection policy that prevented any players that played abroad from representing their country. but following his return to wales, he will be available for their opening six nations game on february ist against italy. that's all the sport. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including text commentary from day one of the second test between england and south africa in cape town. bye for now. let's return to our main story. the most powerful military commander in iran has been killed in a us airstrike in baghdad. the pentagon said general qassem soleimani, who was the head of the iranian revolutionary guards' elite quds force, had been planning attacks against americans in iraq. the iranian supreme leader has promised vengeance and the us has told its citizens in iraq to leave immediately. let's take a look at how we got to this point. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military bas

it looks like rhys webb's made his final appearance for the french side toulon.onta's out of the brisbane internataional tennis as she prepares for the australian open later this month. she lost in the first round in straight sets to barbora strycova — a player who konta's failed to beat in their three previos meetings including in the quarter finals of wimbledon last year. konta has been struggling with a knee injury, which she'll want to improve before melbourne. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the labour party's ruling body has agreed the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. nominations will close on january 13th. people can pay £25 to become a registered supporter, allowing them to vote in the leadership election, but aren't classed as members of the party. and the ballot will run from february 21st until april the 2nd, with the winner announced on april 4th. five mps — emily thornberry, jess phillips, sir keir starmer, clive lewis and lisa nandy — have so far entered the running. shadow business secretary rebecca

he had previously been ineligible because he played for toulon in france, but after announcing he wasys for next season, wales rugby relaxed their rules and immediately picked him. eni aluko says she wants to drive women's football forward in the future after announcing her retirement at the age of 32. she won 102 caps for england, scoring 33 goals, and enjoyed a successful career at clubs like charlton, chelsea, and most recently juventus. aluko said she now wanted to repay the game and hopes to increase investment, opportunities and the profile of women's football. there's live sport right now on the bbc sport website, as kyren wilson faces jack lisowski in the opening round of the masters snooker. you can also watch it on bbc two. katie will have an update on that and the rest of the sport after 2.00. good afternoon. we look at a number of the main studies this lunchtime, but we begin with summer breaking news that has just come through to us news that has just come through to us from west yorkshire police in the last little while. this concerns a historical murder of a police offi

the scrum half is leaving the french side toulon for the welsh side, ospreys.e for their opening six nations game on 1st february against italy. great britain have lost their opening group match against bulgaria. cam norrie put them ahead but dan evans lost his singles match — before jamie murray and joe salisbury were beaten by the narrowest of margins in the doubles. ahead of this weekend's third round fa cup matches, prince william has once againjoined up with some of football's famous faces to encourage people to talk openly about their mental health. all games this weekend will start one minute late as fans are shown a film about the issue — narrated by the duke of cambridge. katy austin has more. in life, as in football, we all go through and lows. morecambe footballer kevin ellison knows exactly what that is like. footballer kevin ellison knows exactly what that is likelj exactly what that is like.” couldn't control it. i described my little bit has a dark cloud. i'd be happy and bubbly and all of a sudden, i could literally... bang, like a dark cloud ca

he's leaving french side toulon to return to ospreys, but the rules state that any player with fewerection. webb only has 31 caps, but the welsh rugby union accepted his appeal, so he's available for the first match of their title defence, against italy on the 1st of february. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. thank you very much indeed. let's return to our main story. the most powerful military commander in iran — general qassem soleimani — has been killed in a us airstrike in baghdad. relations between the us and iran have long been strained, but have been increasingly difficult recently. let's talk you through some of the background. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. a us contractor was killed and four american and two iraqi servicemen wounded. us officials blamed an iranian—backed militia, kataib — although they denied responsibility. in response, the us launched air strikes in iraq and syria, targeting the bases of the iranian—backed militia. 25 fighters were reported killed. on 31st december,

he's leaving french side toulon to return to 0spreys, but the rules state that any player with fewercaps but the welsh rugby union accepted his appeal, so he's available for the first match of their title defence, against italy on the 1st of february. the bdo world championships get under way in london tomorrow with prize money being substantially cut this year due to a lack of sponsorship. former men's champion scott mitchell told us he thinks it may be time for the organisers to cut their losses. i think of the board needs to be bigger so there is more ideas coming you know? at the moment, the board is quite small, and i think that's you know, one person can have an idea and they can go with it and it's not seen as making the wrong decision, but, iam not sure it's not seen as making the wrong decision, but, i am not sure where it goes from here. if it's as toxic as people are saying, then, you know, is there a future for a? you know, is there a future for a? you know, it has to be coming to an end, it's a question of, we can't answer at this particular moment in time. rachel, that'

head coach wayne pivac has also recalled scrum half rhys webb, after he left french side toulon.ase him early from his contract. former england striker eni aluko has announced her retirment from football at the age of 32. she enjoyed a successful career with the likes of birmingham, chelsea, and most recentlyjuventus, and scored 33 times in 102 games for england. she said she'll keep working hard to drive the women's game forward in the next part of her career and push for more opportunities, coverage, and finances. shrewsbury town manager sam ricketts believes his side can beat liverpool in the next round of the fa cup even though they've gone more than a year without defeat in the premier league. shrewsbury sealed a home tie against the european champions when aaron pierre fired the league one side past bristol city in their third round replay. it isa it is a great occasion. it is why eve ryo ne it is a great occasion. it is why everyone is involved in football. we all grew everyone is involved in football. we allgrew up dreaming everyone is involved in football. we all grew up

he had previously been ineligible because he played for toulon in france.cked him. former england striker eni aluko has announced her retirment from football at the age of 32. she enjoyed a successfulcareer with the likes of birmingham, chelsea and most recentlyjuventus, and scored 33 times in 102 games for england. she said she'll keep working hard to drive the women's game forward in the next part of her career and push for more opportunities, coverage and finances. finally, if you were named international cricket council player of the year, how would you celebrate? well, here's how ben stokes did it ahead of england third test against soutrh africa tomorrow. he's already been awarded the bbc sports personality of the year award, as well as being voted players‘ player of the year. last year it seemed he could almost walk on water. so now he‘s walking in his hands. that‘s all the sport, i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. let‘s take you back to bradford. the duke and duchess of cambridge are out on a walkabout. they are about to v

he's leaving french side toulon to return to 0spreys but welsh rules state that any player with fewerr now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to the news that the us has killed iran's most senior general. let's get some more analysis on all of this. sir william patey was the former british ambassador to iraq. he also served as the uk's ambassador to afghanistan and saudi arabia, so knows the region wel. and hejoins me from his home in twickenham. this looks like escalation.” this looks like escalation. i think the iranians will take this very badly. qasem soleimani was the head of the irg sea, one of the most powerful organisations in iran. he was the mastermind of iranian involvement in lebanon, syria and iraq. basically has huge influence in iraq and so i think they will see this as an escalation of the recent tit for tat measures with the iranians attacking american targets and the americans attacking the backed militia and now qasem soleimani is an escalation in my view. we have seen president trump tweeting in the last hour or so that general qasem soleimani w