she's up against russian veronika kudermetova next — boulter had a point to prove afer failing to makegrand slams last year. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need any really good team i have been involved in, you have a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad, and marrow is a guy i think everyone can see he is a world—class player, a incredible professional who never spent —— immense respect for, and ifeel there really developing a good depth of leadership in the squad. snooker�*s world number one judd trump us through to the quarter finals of the masters after a 6—1 win over barry hawkins. the two—time champion pounced on his opponents mistakes — hawkins scored just 59 points in the first five frames. trump finished in style with a break of 112 and will face ding

elsewhere, katie boulter was beaten by russia's veronika kudermetova.oulter was in her second round match 7—6, 2—6, 6—2. in what was the 15th grand slam appearance of her career, 28—year—old boulter has never gone past the third round. in snooker — shaun murphy is through to the semi—finals of the masters with a six frames to two win over australia's neil robertson. murphy, the 2015 winner, had already secured the frame and was on target for a maximum 147 break before he snookered himself on the yellow, but he moves through to the last four and will face the winner of tonight's second quarterfinal between mark allen and mark selby. rory mcilroy is five shots off the pace after the opening round of the dubai desert classic as he bids to win the title for the third successive time. the northern irishman chipped in on the seventh as he finished the round on two under with a group of three players out in front on five under par including us amateur david ford. more on the bbc sport website, anita, but that is all your support for now. now it's time for your

she's up against russian veronika kudermetova next and boulter has a point to prove afer failing to make at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need in any really good team i have been involved in, you have a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad, and maro is a guy i think everyone can see he is a world—class player, an incredible professional who they have immense respect for, and ifeel they are really developing a good depth of leadership in the squad. the full—time whistle has gone at the city ground, and the final premier league game of the evening, it is finished afternoon first 1—1 liverpool, so the ripples still have a six point lead over nothing and for us. that is all this work for now, we have more later. hello there. good evening. generally dry for most of us today with more low clouds, some outbreaks of drizzle towards some western coasts, but also some sunshine. the mild air of course helping the snow to continue melting where we still hav

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