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we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, _ opportunities. we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, seven _ opportunities. we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, seven times - ronnie 0'sullivan, seven times champion against ryan day, and performed incredibly this morning. how did it go? ronnie started off very quickly out the box and ryan came _ very quickly out the box and ryan came back— very quickly out the box and ryan came back at him and an interesting matcn _ came back at him and an interesting match. ronnie hasn't reached the heights _ match. ronnie hasn't reached the heights yet but at a slight advantage. loss a good sneak in store _ advantage. loss a good sneak in store. g; ., advantage. loss a good sneak in store. 5: ., ., advantage. loss a good sneak in store. g; ., ., ., ., , store. 5-3 on that one and they will return this — store. 5-3 on that one and they will return this evening. _ store. 5-3 on that one and they will return this evening. the _ store. 5-3 on that one and they will return this evening. the match - store. 5-
we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, _ opportunities. we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, seven _ opportunities. we saw the return of ronnie o'sullivan, seven times - ronnie 0'sullivan, seven times champion against ryan day, and performed incredibly this morning. how did it go? ronnie started off very quickly out the box and ryan came _ very quickly out the box and ryan came back— very quickly out the box and ryan came back at him and an interesting matcn _ came back at him and an...
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0'sullivah — but i like what i hear from ronnie o'sullivan. his attitude seems to be in good _ o'sullivan. his attitude seems to be in good shape as well, so sometimes when that— in good shape as well, so sometimes when that is— in good shape as well, so sometimes when that is in good shape, he's very— when that is in good shape, he's very dangerous and hard to beat. it would _ very dangerous and hard to beat. it would take — very dangerous and hard to beat. it would take a wonderful performance by somebody to turn them over. it has to— by somebody to turn them over. it has to he — by somebody to turn them over. it has to be the level of luca brecel from _ has to be the level of luca brecel from last— has to be the level of luca brecel from last year. has to be the level of luca brecel from last year-— from last year. another player lookin: from last year. another player looking dangerous _ from last year. another player looking dangerous is - from last year. another player looking dangerous is kyren - from last year. another p
0'sullivah — but i like what i hear from ronnie o'sullivan. his attitude seems to be in good _ o'sullivan. his attitude seems to be in good shape as well, so sometimes when that— in good shape as well, so sometimes when that is— in good shape as well, so sometimes when that is in good shape, he's very— when that is in good shape, he's very dangerous and hard to beat. it would _ very dangerous and hard to beat. it would take — very dangerous and hard to beat. it would take a wonderful...
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and — ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match — as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it was always going to be tense, coming into a merseyside derby with plenty at stake of both teams — everton and liverpool both desperate for victory. and the honours went to everton, who won 2—0 at goodison park, dealing a huge blow to liverpool's title ambitions injurgen klopp�*s last season in charge. sean dyche�*s side went ahead thanks to a scappy goal from jarrad branthwaite, which trickled in, after alisson initially made the save. more relaxed defending in the second half from liverpool, allowed dominic calvert—lewin to head home. a much deserved win for everton, as they put more distance between them and the bottom three. for liverpool though — they miss the chance to move back level with arsenal at the top. and with four games to go, a tall order perhaps to get back in the running. what we need now is better football from our side and bad football from our side and bad football from our side and bad
and — ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match — as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it was always going to be tense, coming into a merseyside derby with plenty at stake of both teams — everton and liverpool both desperate for victory. and the honours went to everton, who won 2—0 at goodison park, dealing a huge blow to liverpool's title ambitions injurgen klopp�*s last season in charge. sean dyche�*s...
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and ronnie o'sullivan is closing in a place in the quarter finals at the world snooker championship, where he's aiming for a record eighth title. hello, welcome to the programme. arsenal held on in a tense match to beat local rivals tottenham hotspur 3—2 and — at the time — moved four points clear at the top of the english premier league table in their north london derby on sunday, but with second—placed manchester city able to close that gap later. an own goal by pierre—emile hojbjerg and efforts from bukayo saka and kai havertz put arsenal in control, 3—0 ahead at half—time. spurs did eventually fight back through a goal from cristian romero, followed by a late son heung—min penalty, but aresnal managed to hold on and claim three valuable points. you know how much it means to north london, this match, and we were really efficient in the first half, we were really good at the start of the second half, in the control we had. but we gave it away and we made a huge mistake, made another one for the penalty, but then i love the direction of my players. and to do what we'
and ronnie o'sullivan is closing in a place in the quarter finals at the world snooker championship, where he's aiming for a record eighth title. hello, welcome to the programme. arsenal held on in a tense match to beat local rivals tottenham hotspur 3—2 and — at the time — moved four points clear at the top of the english premier league table in their north london derby on sunday, but with second—placed manchester city able to close that gap later. an own goal by pierre—emile...
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and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game? how long can you keep going for? you know? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who's able to do that. so welcome to the programme. lots coming up tonight. we're starting with the premier league because just look at the table — manchester city are now only a point behind leaders arsenal and they have a game in hand, although they do have superior goal difference. but city are trying to do their best about that that. they scored four tonight against brighton without conceding, and they were dominant throughout — phil foden with two goals and the others scored by kevin de bruyne and julian alvarez. if city can go all the way and win the premier league again, it'll be their fourth in a row — something no club has ever done before. every game is a mystery. what happened, what's important is that we are there. there's a lot of games to play — a lot, a lot and difficult ones. starting for, yo
and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game? how long can you keep going for? you know? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who's able to do that. so welcome to the programme. lots coming up tonight. we're starting with the premier league because just look at the table — manchester city are now only a point behind leaders arsenal and they have...
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ronnie o'sullivan there, and that is just about it from us. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland. temperatures just a little bit up on where they have been recently, eight to 15 degrees. no
ronnie o'sullivan there, and that is just about it from us. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems...
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things nowhere near as tight for ronnie o'sullivan though, with the seven time winner crusing into the second round. hazel irvine's leading the bbc�*s coverage at the crucible: day five of the road championship is been very busy one and quite a lot reflect upon with a wonderful world champions. and not least, his performance, the seeded player this time qualifier, king again, how did he do it? but time qualifier, king again, how did he do it? �* . time qualifier, king again, how did hedoit?�* .,, ., .,. he do it? but a performance with the match from — he do it? but a performance with the match from the _ he do it? but a performance with the match from the beginning, _ he do it? but a performance with the match from the beginning, but - he do it? but a performance with the match from the beginning, but the l match from the beginning, but the players slugging it out and it was a great performance from jack and he held his nerve and levelling at nine but he saw the end of the match and is good to see. but he saw the end of the match and is good to see-— is good to see. there ar
things nowhere near as tight for ronnie o'sullivan though, with the seven time winner crusing into the second round. hazel irvine's leading the bbc�*s coverage at the crucible: day five of the road championship is been very busy one and quite a lot reflect upon with a wonderful world champions. and not least, his performance, the seeded player this time qualifier, king again, how did he do it? but time qualifier, king again, how did he do it? �* . time qualifier, king again, how did...
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and ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there and welcome along to the programme.
and ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there and welcome along to the programme.
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and — ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match — as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it was always going to be tense, coming into a merseyside
and — ronnie o'sullivan is cruising in his first round match — as he looks for a record eighth world snooker crown. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it was always going to be tense, coming into a merseyside
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and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game, how long can you keep going for? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who is able to do that.
and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game, how long can you keep going for? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who is able to do that.
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and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game? how long can you keep going for? you know? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who's able to do that. so welcome to the programme. lots coming up tonight. we're starting with the premier league because just look
and seven—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan powers past his opponent at the crucible, proving age is just a number. what is possible in this game? how long can you keep going for? you know? can you win a world championship at 50, who knows? i'm probably the only player who's able to do that. so welcome to the programme. lots coming up tonight. we're starting with the premier league because just look
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as part of a new agreement, seven time world champion ronnie o'sullivan is opening his own academy in riyadh and he'll be involved in coaching aspiring young players over the next three years if you look at what china have done with their players and their youth, i think that's some if you can copy and paste that and saudi arabia can kind of develop academies where young players can go and play, create competitions, create events and take some really good coaches out there, which i want to be part of to make sure that they're getting the right type of coaching. the former wbc world heavyweight champion deontay wilder says he has one last chance, to try and make his way back to the top. he's due to face the chinese fighter zhilei zhang injune, and if he wins that, he could finally get to face another former champ — anthonyjoshua. he's been speaking to our reporter — ade adedoyin — about that prospect and his next fight in six weeks' time. this fight is very important, you know, forfuture plans moving forward that if i don't have my business, then a lot of things could be in jeopa
as part of a new agreement, seven time world champion ronnie o'sullivan is opening his own academy in riyadh and he'll be involved in coaching aspiring young players over the next three years if you look at what china have done with their players and their youth, i think that's some if you can copy and paste that and saudi arabia can kind of develop academies where young players can go and play, create competitions, create events and take some really good coaches out there, which i want to be...
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and the draw for the world snooker championship has been made with ronnie o'sullivan taking onjackson page in the opening round as he tries to win a record eighth title at the crucible. meanwhile, luca brassell will begin the defence of his title against david gilbert, while the 2019 winner judd trump faces hossein vasai. this year's championship takes place once again at the city's crucible theatre. but eddie hearn, the chairman of the organisers of the event, says that he cannot guarantee the venue will continue to be hosted in sheffield after its current deal runs out in 2027. it would have to take an opportunity that would be difficult for us to refuse for the players, notjust for the business, but for the players. and if there was an opportunity to drastically change the price structure of the world championships and this is eddie hearn speaking, not world snooker speaking, for me, you have to look at that in terms of opportunities for the talent. there will be aggressive markets and saudi arabia might be one of them where they will make a huge play to bring the flagship event to
and the draw for the world snooker championship has been made with ronnie o'sullivan taking onjackson page in the opening round as he tries to win a record eighth title at the crucible. meanwhile, luca brassell will begin the defence of his title against david gilbert, while the 2019 winner judd trump faces hossein vasai. this year's championship takes place once again at the city's crucible theatre. but eddie hearn, the chairman of the organisers of the event, says that he cannot guarantee the...
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kyren wilson advanced with a 13—6 win over debutant joe 0'connor,and this man — ronnie o'sullivan — has also booked his place. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarter—final. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. after the match he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favourite. ever since i was a kid everyone must expect and i would win every tournament that i turned up in play. so i kind of grew with that as i played. i've just been conditioned to dealing with that sort of pressure so does not bother me. it is more pressure put myself under. i know i'm what i am capable of and when i don't produce it. when i find this game hard my life get hard and when the game is good to me life becomes a pleasant place again, you know? o'sullivan will play the 2015 world champion stuart bingham in the quarterfinal. bingham won the last two frames against fellow englishmanjack lisowski to reach the last eight, winning by 13 fram
kyren wilson advanced with a 13—6 win over debutant joe 0'connor,and this man — ronnie o'sullivan — has also booked his place. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarter—final. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. after the match he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favourite. ever since i was a kid everyone must...
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ronnie o'sullivan comes from behind to draw level with stuart bingham at the world snooker championship. and water sports join together, to call for rivers, lakes and coasts to be cleaned up in the uk. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. bayern munich against real madrid — with the stellar talent on show, promised so much, and their champions league semi—final duly delivered. two of england's big names, in harry kane and jude bellingham were facing up on opposite sides, with kane proving the catalyst, once again, to turn things around for bayern. and real scrambling a late equaliser, ahead of the second leg. john murray was watching. was a most enjoyable first leg of the clubs went added on the first half, they calm byron munich with sucker punch scoring the opening after tom this made a dominant start. but the match up to level after the break. first, flashing and the equaliser for 1—1 within four minutes, he retained converted from the penalty spot, his 33rd goalfor byron munich from the penalty spot, his 33rd goal for byron munich however, the last ten minutes, rea
ronnie o'sullivan comes from behind to draw level with stuart bingham at the world snooker championship. and water sports join together, to call for rivers, lakes and coasts to be cleaned up in the uk. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. bayern munich against real madrid — with the stellar talent on show, promised so much, and their champions league semi—final duly delivered. two of england's big names, in harry kane and jude bellingham were facing up on opposite sides, with...
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we asked a number of players how they felt, starting with the seven time world champion, ronnie o'sullivan, who has recently become an ambassador for saudi arabian snooker. history is just being recreated every day, this will be history at some point, this interview, and this tournament must everything becomes history at some point. i think it is inevitable that in 2027, may be the landscape will have changed in the snooker world of the next three or four years, so, but i'm just lucky that i've won here. i'm sure it won't be - here in a few years' time, and nothing against - the crucible or sheffield, but as a business, . and as a tournament, some things have to, you have to grow, . you have to change. wherever you take it, to a 2000 seater, 3000 seater you're never going to create the atmosphere that place creates. i know it is only 900 but it is sold out every year. 900 and there is the equivalent of 2000 somewhere else, you know? history will always be here, but people never forget it, so it can move anywhere. for me, honestly, if it stays in the crucible forever, - then i will be a hap
we asked a number of players how they felt, starting with the seven time world champion, ronnie o'sullivan, who has recently become an ambassador for saudi arabian snooker. history is just being recreated every day, this will be history at some point, this interview, and this tournament must everything becomes history at some point. i think it is inevitable that in 2027, may be the landscape will have changed in the snooker world of the next three or four years, so, but i'm just lucky that i've...
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the man who's looking to win the tournament for a record eighth time, ronnie o'sullivan, resumed his first round match against welshman jackson page, leading 8—1 from yesterday. he has taken the opening frame of the session and now leads 9—1, needing just one more frame for victory. on the other table, david gilbert is taking on milkins. he is leading 1—0. half of the top 16 are already out of the tournament. keep up to date on bbc two and the bbc sport website. geraint thomas has been named by ineos grenadiers as their lead rider for cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia. the briton missed out on victory last year by just 1a seconds to slovenia's primoz roglic. if thomas comes out on top this time, he'll become the oldest winner of the race — he turns 38 on the day of the penultimate stage. the giro gets under way near turin a week on saturday and will end in the capital rome on the 26th of may. the king of clay, rafa nadal, will only take part at next month's french open if he feels — in his own words — "capable enough to compete". the 14—time rola
the man who's looking to win the tournament for a record eighth time, ronnie o'sullivan, resumed his first round match against welshman jackson page, leading 8—1 from yesterday. he has taken the opening frame of the session and now leads 9—1, needing just one more frame for victory. on the other table, david gilbert is taking on milkins. he is leading 1—0. half of the top 16 are already out of the tournament. keep up to date on bbc two and the bbc sport website. geraint thomas has been...
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ronnie o'sullivan comes from behind to draw level with stuart bingham at the world snooker championship. and water sports join together, to call for rivers, lakes and coasts to be cleaned up in the uk. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. bayern munich against real madrid — with the stellar talent on show, promised so much, and their champions league semi—final duly delivered. two of england's big names, in harry kane and jude bellingham were facing up on opposite sides, with kane proving the catalyst, once again, to turn things around for bayern. and real scrambling a late equaliser, ahead
ronnie o'sullivan comes from behind to draw level with stuart bingham at the world snooker championship. and water sports join together, to call for rivers, lakes and coasts to be cleaned up in the uk. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. bayern munich against real madrid — with the stellar talent on show, promised so much, and their champions league semi—final duly delivered. two of england's big names, in harry kane and jude bellingham were facing up on opposite sides, with...
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ronnie o'sullivan survived a shaky start to finish the opening session of his world snooker quarter final level at four frames all against anotherformer champion stuart bingham — whilejohn higgins won the final two frames of his session to trail kyren wilson 5—3 at the crucible. hazel irvine is in sheffield for us. we have the perspective of two world champions from 1991, and 2010, neil robertson and john parrott. neil, the most successful snooker player from outside the stores, great to have your company this week. tell us what you thought of the opening exchanges on day one of the quarterfinals, starting this morning with the play betweenjudd trump and jakjones, how did it go? it was jakjones, how did it go? it was interesting to _ jakjones, how did it go? it was interesting to see _ jakjones, how did it go? it was interesting to see how- jakjones, how did it go? it was interesting to see how he - jakjones, how did it go? it was interesting to see how he came jakjones, how did it go? it was - interesting to see how he came out, and also _ interesting to see how he came out, and also
ronnie o'sullivan survived a shaky start to finish the opening session of his world snooker quarter final level at four frames all against anotherformer champion stuart bingham — whilejohn higgins won the final two frames of his session to trail kyren wilson 5—3 at the crucible. hazel irvine is in sheffield for us. we have the perspective of two world champions from 1991, and 2010, neil robertson and john parrott. neil, the most successful snooker player from outside the stores, great to...
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ronnie o'sullivan starts his attempt at winning a record eighth world title this afternoon, up against welsh qualifierjackson page at the crucible in sheffield. it gets under way injust under an hour. this morning, karen wilson finished his match against dominic dale. he needed just two frames to complete a ten victory for the the final frame saw him on a01a7 maximum until he missed this red 188. he saw him on 1101117 maximum until he missed this red 188. he meetsjoe o'connor, who beat mark selby. no o'connor, who beat mark selby. “if? disrespect to dom, but you don't often find yourself in a position with a free shot at it, and my family, my wife and kids, came up for today was a procession, so i thought it might be nice. they watched my last one for seven at school. i thought it might be nice to do one for them live dip every time a ball went in, the crowd got more excited, which got the adrenaline going and i felt under pressure to do it for the kids. b, pressure to do it for the kids. a great matchup between ding junhui and jack lisowski which went to a deciding frame. but this a
ronnie o'sullivan starts his attempt at winning a record eighth world title this afternoon, up against welsh qualifierjackson page at the crucible in sheffield. it gets under way injust under an hour. this morning, karen wilson finished his match against dominic dale. he needed just two frames to complete a ten victory for the the final frame saw him on a01a7 maximum until he missed this red 188. he saw him on 1101117 maximum until he missed this red 188. he meetsjoe o'connor, who beat mark...
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o'sullivan academy which going to be a ronnie o'sullivan acinteresting which going to be a ronnie o'sullivan acinteresting it? which is interesting isn't it? >> packed. why yes, i'm >> it'll be packed. why yes, i'm sure it will be. >> he's he's. and what this is the quote he says i've given everything to and i'm everything to snooker and i'm grateful to be able to give something back. isn't that lovely of him? to grow the sport in new markets? it's all in his heart. he's gone to saudi arabia of places . of all places. >> we know how much dough there is involved in this. >> i would have thought be >> i would have thought he'd be doing for wouldn't he? doing it for free, wouldn't he? wasn't it for the wasn't he doing it for the goodness of his heart? >> it's giving back. >> it's giving back. >> it's giving back. >> it's giving back the young >> it's giving back to the young snooker of riyadh to snooker players of riyadh to try and them. it's all about and get them. but it's all about growing the sport. but saudi arabia, places . yeah. arabia, of all places. yeah. >> well i i mean >> yeah. well
o'sullivan academy which going to be a ronnie o'sullivan acinteresting which going to be a ronnie o'sullivan acinteresting it? which is interesting isn't it? >> packed. why yes, i'm >> it'll be packed. why yes, i'm sure it will be. >> he's he's. and what this is the quote he says i've given everything to and i'm everything to snooker and i'm grateful to be able to give something back. isn't that lovely of him? to grow the sport in new markets? it's all in his heart. he's gone...
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ronnie o'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan is looking to win a record—breaking eighth title at the crucible. he only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day, who rallied back to 2—2 before o'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarterfinals. elsewhere, stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. life football, live football, all on our website. 30 years after south africa's first democratic votes were cast, the country is facing a new reckoning, with pivotal elections taking place next month. some polls suggest the governing african national congress, which came to power in 1994, could receive less than 50% of the vote for the first time, as the country experiences high unemployment and crime, persistent economic inequalities, frequent power cuts and corruption allegations. nomsa maseko reports from south africa. singing drumming in celebration of 30 years of democracy. south africa's transition to democr
ronnie o'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan is looking to win a record—breaking eighth title at the crucible. he only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day, who rallied back to 2—2 before o'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarterfinals. elsewhere, stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. life football,...
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ronnie o'sullivan has taken his impressive form into his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan — who's looking to win a record breaking eighth title at the crucible — lostjust one frame in his frst round match and was quickly into his stride winning the first two against welshman ryan day. day hit back to take the third. first to 13 will reach the quarter finals. elsewhere stephen maguire leads shaun murphy 11—7. leads shaun murphy 12—8. and that's all the sport for now. police have moved in on a pro—palestinian protest at northeastern university in boston. officials said about 100 people were detained as they were taken away from the site. those with student identification will not face any legal action. it's the latest standoff in a wave of pro—palestinian sit—ins, at campuses around the united states — including this demonstration, which has been ongoing at columbia university in new york for one week now. a teenager who'd paid to be on the small boat crossing the channel last week, has told the bbc he decided not to make the journey
ronnie o'sullivan has taken his impressive form into his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan — who's looking to win a record breaking eighth title at the crucible — lostjust one frame in his frst round match and was quickly into his stride winning the first two against welshman ryan day. day hit back to take the third. first to 13 will reach the quarter finals. elsewhere stephen maguire leads shaun murphy 11—7. leads shaun murphy 12—8. and...
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two other quarter finals taking place today, these are live pictures of seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan as he takes on the 2015 champion, stuart bingham. o'sullivan, trying for a record eighth world championship. it is currently 2—1 in favour of stuart bingham. next to the champions league semi—finals — bayern munich host real madrid in their first leg later in germany. bayern manager tomas tuchel is leaving the club at the end of the season, but there's a chance he could go out on a high with a piece of silverware. bayern will be looking to their star striker harry kane to help them get past 14 time winners real madrid. the england captain has scored seven goals in ten champions league matches. including a penalty against arsenal in the quarterfinals. however, bayern are without a win in their past seven meetings with real madrid and carlo ancelotti's side are on the brink of winning la liga. tuchel says they'll need good fortune against such a formidable side. there is no way to play this game without the luck of the day, the inside of the post, the outside of the post, it is a
two other quarter finals taking place today, these are live pictures of seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan as he takes on the 2015 champion, stuart bingham. o'sullivan, trying for a record eighth world championship. it is currently 2—1 in favour of stuart bingham. next to the champions league semi—finals — bayern munich host real madrid in their first leg later in germany. bayern manager tomas tuchel is leaving the club at the end of the season, but there's a chance he could go out...
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the quarterfinal line—up will be complete today, and among them is ronnie o'sullivan. the seven—time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day 13 frames to 7. a 52 break in his winning frame helped "the rocket" reach his 22nd world championship quarterfinal. kyren wilson is also through after beating joe o'connor13—7. now, i'm sure you've heard the saying "defied the laws of gravity". well, this is something else. greek bmx rider george ntavoutian has made history by completing the largest full loop ever recorded in world biking. he performed the trick inside a disused pipe in the city of trikala. it was 7.5 metres high. worth watching again. that's as tall as a two—storey building. it looks incredibly dangerous — do not try this at home. his completion of the record prompted scenes of celebrations. and that's all the sport for now. it is the world's biggest election, and is being held over six weeks. the bbc is on the road covering the indian elections. almost a billion people are eligible to vote. pri
the quarterfinal line—up will be complete today, and among them is ronnie o'sullivan. the seven—time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day 13 frames to 7. a 52 break in his winning frame helped "the rocket" reach his 22nd world championship quarterfinal. kyren wilson is also through after beating joe o'connor13—7. now, i'm sure you've heard the saying "defied the laws of gravity". well, this is something...
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ronnie o'sullivan is taking on ryan day in the second round, and the seven times champion is currently 8—1; up at the first interval. it's the first to 13 for a place in the quarters. and that's all the sport for now. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there are also fears that five key dams on the tana river — kenya's longest — could overflow in the coming days, with people in affected areas advised to move to higher ground. these pictures are from kenya's makueni county south east of nairobi — so far at least 76 people have died there with a further 130,000 displaced. meanwhile in tanzania, flood waters have engulfed houses in the capital dar es salaam and displaced more than 200,000 throughout the country. tanzania's prime minister has blamed environmental degradation for the severity of the damage. our correspondent anita nkonge is in nairobi and gave us this update. we contin
ronnie o'sullivan is taking on ryan day in the second round, and the seven times champion is currently 8—1; up at the first interval. it's the first to 13 for a place in the quarters. and that's all the sport for now. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there are also fears that five key dams on...
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world number one ronnie o'sullivan has got his bid for a record—breaking eighth world title under way — he cleared up to take the first frame against welsh qualifierjackson page. he's currently 3—0 up. and that's all the sport for now. we know it happens here near the —— this town 300 kilometres away from ukraine orjust under 200 miles. we have verified the location of the video by matching some of the details like these storage tanks you can see two other images in the area you can see on the map. here is another video of another oil depot that was on fire today. it was filmed from a nearby village and we have verified the location by matching the outlines of trees and some buildings you canjust matching the outlines of trees and some buildings you can just about see in the video. drone strikes have also been reported elsewhere in western russia including... ukraine has been increasingly targeting oil depots and refineries across russia in the past month. since january we have tracked i9 in the past month. since january we have tracked 19 reported drone strikes on these facil
world number one ronnie o'sullivan has got his bid for a record—breaking eighth world title under way — he cleared up to take the first frame against welsh qualifierjackson page. he's currently 3—0 up. and that's all the sport for now. we know it happens here near the —— this town 300 kilometres away from ukraine orjust under 200 miles. we have verified the location of the video by matching some of the details like these storage tanks you can see two other images in the area you can...
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the quarter—final line up will be completed later today — and ronnie o'sullivan has booked his place. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarter—final. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was — pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was a _ pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was a kid _ pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was a kid my _ pressure of being the favorite. ee since i was a kid my mum expected an odd turn up and play. i think i kind of grew with that as i played. i just been conditioned to dealing with that sort of pressure. that doesn't bother me is more in the pressure i put on myself. knowing what i'm capable of when i don't produce it. when i find this game hard this life gets harder. when it's easy, life becomes a pleasant place again. two is continuing tonight. it is currently 10—9 to bingham in that one. t
the quarter—final line up will be completed later today — and ronnie o'sullivan has booked his place. he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarter—final. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was — pressure of being the favorite. ever since i was a _ pressure...
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any any reaction to ronnie o'sullivan? he says that he doesn't think he's the greatest snooker player of all time. he may well be up there with stephen hendry. of course . with stephen hendry. of course. he goes in now with seven world titles. >> yeah, going for the eighth. today's going for the for the eighth. ooh, i know isabel is a big ray reardon fan and we'll not have a word said against ray reardon. but ronnie o'sullivan, he's the greatest of all time. there's no question. i mean he's i think the style he has. >> but you know, you're talking about you look at steve davis, you look at stephen hendry. amazing players. so many so many snooker players. just just so brilliant. but, ronnie is longer, the shelf life. >> i mean, the thing is, ronnie has been around for so long, he has. yeah, 41 titles. he's going for the big three. he's already won the masters, the uk championship, and now the world title, which i would not put it past him that he'll win again. even though the crucible smells well. good luck to. that's what
any any reaction to ronnie o'sullivan? he says that he doesn't think he's the greatest snooker player of all time. he may well be up there with stephen hendry. of course . with stephen hendry. of course. he goes in now with seven world titles. >> yeah, going for the eighth. today's going for the for the eighth. ooh, i know isabel is a big ray reardon fan and we'll not have a word said against ray reardon. but ronnie o'sullivan, he's the greatest of all time. there's no question. i mean...
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ronnie o'sullivan made a fine start to his bid to win a record—breaking eighth world title as he dominated the first session against welsh qualifierjackson page. o'sullivan is looking to move clear of stephen hendry�*s seven crucible successes and holds an emphatic 8—1 lead over 22—year—old page, the world number a3. o'sullivan needs to win only two frames when the match resumes on thursday. meawhile, china's ding junhui is out after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—9. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. and that's all the sport for now. we will keep you up—to—date with everything that goes on in the football a little later on. a little earlier in the programme we talked about the ukraine passage which passed the senate last night. attached to it is a bill that would ban ti
ronnie o'sullivan made a fine start to his bid to win a record—breaking eighth world title as he dominated the first session against welsh qualifierjackson page. o'sullivan is looking to move clear of stephen hendry�*s seven crucible successes and holds an emphatic 8—1 lead over 22—year—old page, the world number a3. o'sullivan needs to win only two frames when the match resumes on thursday. meawhile, china's ding junhui is out after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round...
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o'sullivan has booked his place... he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarterfinal. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. after the match, he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favourite.— the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there _ the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there was _ the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there was exposition - the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there was exposition i - the favourite. ever since i was a l kid, there was exposition i would win every tournament i played, so i agree with that as a played. i have been conditioned to deal with that sort of pressure, so it doesn't bother me, more the pressure i put on myself i knowing what i am capable of when i don't produce it. when i find this game hard, my life gets hard, when i finally give easy, life becomes a pleasant place again. that's all for this work. n
o'sullivan has booked his place... he comfortably beat welshman ryan day, 13 frames to seven. a 52 break in his winning frame helped the �*rocket�* reach his 22nd world championship quarterfinal. the seven time champion is hoping to get an outright record eighth this year. after the match, he spoke about dealing with the pressure of being the favourite.— the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there _ the favourite. ever since i was a kid, there was _ the favourite. ever since i was a kid,...
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ronnie o'sullivan and stuart bingham are tied at four frames all after the first session of their quarter—final. bingham won the first two frames of the session before o'sullivan fought back to level. they'll play to a finish tomorrow. and the four time championjohn higgins fought back from four—nil down, to trail kyren wilson by five frames to three after the opening session of their quarter—final. 13 is the target for a place in the semis. jofra archer has been recalled to the england squad for the first time in a year for the defence of their t20 world cup title injune. the 29—year—old hasn't played top level cricket since last may, because of a recurring elbow injury, with fellow fast bowler chrisjordan also recalled. the tournament has been expanded to 20 teams for the first time, with england in a group with scotland, australia, namibia and oman. he is that bowler that is just the so special, you do everything you can to try and get him back playing. we have taken the longer route this time, but as always, it is fingers crossed until he's out there playing. when you are waiting fo
ronnie o'sullivan and stuart bingham are tied at four frames all after the first session of their quarter—final. bingham won the first two frames of the session before o'sullivan fought back to level. they'll play to a finish tomorrow. and the four time championjohn higgins fought back from four—nil down, to trail kyren wilson by five frames to three after the opening session of their quarter—final. 13 is the target for a place in the semis. jofra archer has been recalled to the england...
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o'sullivan this afternoon. he's up against stuart bingham, in the first session. let's take you to live pictures now from that match — and o'sullivan has pulled it back, three frames all. —— 14—3 —— 4—3 ahead. he had been behind to the 2015 champion, but o'sullivan has his sights set on an outright eighth world title here. first to 13 frames wins it. you can catch the action over on bbc two, the iplayer, and the bbc sport website. and let's take you to the other table now — where four—time champion john higgins is back, after his dramatic second round finish, which went right to the wire, beating mark allen with the final black of the deciding frame. he's losing to kyren wilson. wilson five frames to two up in that. could be revenge for him, having lost to higgins at the championship last year. in this morning's quarterfinals, judd trump came from behind to draw level with jak jones. trump held his nerve here to pinch the last frame of the session — first the pink and just look at this black
o'sullivan this afternoon. he's up against stuart bingham, in the first session. let's take you to live pictures now from that match — and o'sullivan has pulled it back, three frames all. —— 14—3 —— 4—3 ahead. he had been behind to the 2015 champion, but o'sullivan has his sights set on an outright eighth world title here. first to 13 frames wins it. you can catch the action over on bbc two, the iplayer, and the bbc sport website. and let's take you to the other table now —...
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o'sullivan is favourite to win the famous trophy a record 8th time. the world number one is trying to play down his chances but admits he can still win matches even when he's not at his best. i think it's a good attitude to go in with. just try and play your way into the tournament. now it's a real good chance. when you don't play great, you have to rely more on your own experience, your mental capacity, to not collapse or be a bit more patient, a bit more like... it's a long session match here. you don't have to get it won in the first two. i canjust hang in there. you learn a lot of that is you go along and experience tells you have to play great and brush up and other areas. the london marathon takes place tomorrow and it will be a poignant occasion for the men's elite runners who'll be remembering last year's winner kelvin kiptum who died in a car accident in february. kiptum is the london course and world marathon record holder and as a mark of respect to the late kenyan, the race will start with a 30 second applause. it's a star studded field in
o'sullivan is favourite to win the famous trophy a record 8th time. the world number one is trying to play down his chances but admits he can still win matches even when he's not at his best. i think it's a good attitude to go in with. just try and play your way into the tournament. now it's a real good chance. when you don't play great, you have to rely more on your own experience, your mental capacity, to not collapse or be a bit more patient, a bit more like... it's a long session match...
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ronnie o'sullivan's pulled off that famous move before a tournament for which they're favourite to insist they're not the favourite. the odds suggest o'sullivan will win a record eightth world title at the crucible, where he'll have to wait until wednesday to get under way. and despite playing down his chances, the world number one reckons it is possible for him to win when not at his best. i think it's a good attitude to go in with — i think it's a good attitude to go in with. just try and play your way into the _ in with. just try and play your way into the tournament. now it's a real good _ into the tournament. now it's a real good chance. when you don't play great. _ good chance. when you don't play great. you — good chance. when you don't play great, you have to rely more on your own experience, your mental capacity. _ own experience, your mental capacity, to not collapse or be a bit more — capacity, to not collapse or be a bit more patient, a bit more like... it's bit more patient, a bit more like... it's a _ bit more patient, a bit more like... it's a long — bit more patien
ronnie o'sullivan's pulled off that famous move before a tournament for which they're favourite to insist they're not the favourite. the odds suggest o'sullivan will win a record eightth world title at the crucible, where he'll have to wait until wednesday to get under way. and despite playing down his chances, the world number one reckons it is possible for him to win when not at his best. i think it's a good attitude to go in with — i think it's a good attitude to go in with. just try and...
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the draw has been made for a tournament that ronnie o'sullivan will enter as the favourite two years on from his seventh title. can he win a record eighth? o'sullivan will play jackson page in the first round at the crucible, where luca brecel is the current champion. judd trump will be a contender again after winning the trophy in 2019, while the four—time champion mark selby takes onjoe o'connor in his first match. o'connor came though qualifying and is the only debutant in the draw, but knows selby very well as they're both from leicester. it sort of like a dream draw, i think. obviously before the draw was made, i was thinking, you think. obviously before the draw was made, iwas thinking, you know, probably want to play with the likes of mark or tom ford, even the later stages in the tournament, you know, like a final would be perfect, but it's a dream draw. it's an occasion i will cherish.— it's a dream draw. it's an occasion i will cherish. you know each other because you _ i will cherish. you know each other because you are — i will cherish. you know each other because y
the draw has been made for a tournament that ronnie o'sullivan will enter as the favourite two years on from his seventh title. can he win a record eighth? o'sullivan will play jackson page in the first round at the crucible, where luca brecel is the current champion. judd trump will be a contender again after winning the trophy in 2019, while the four—time champion mark selby takes onjoe o'connor in his first match. o'connor came though qualifying and is the only debutant in the draw, but...
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in snooker, the tour championship final is under way in manchester, where ronnie o'sullivan is currently facing mark williams. the rocket did not get off to the best of starts in the afternoon session as williams raced into a 3—1 lead just before the break. he had an impressive come back with 4 centuries to end the afternoon session two in front of mark williams. the evening session has just started and williams has just closed back to within one frame. it's 5—4 now. olympic champion tom dean qualified fastest for tonight's highly—anticipated men's 200m freestyle final at the british aquatics championships. dean will be in illustrious company in the london aquatics centre pool. the race is being described as the most competitive in domestic swimming with 2023 world champion matt richards, olympic silver medallist duncan scott, and james guy all competing. it is very special time for a muslim footballers observing ramadan. west ham united captain kurt zouma and women's vice—captain hawa cissoko havejoined members of the local community at a special iftar event at the club's chadwe
in snooker, the tour championship final is under way in manchester, where ronnie o'sullivan is currently facing mark williams. the rocket did not get off to the best of starts in the afternoon session as williams raced into a 3—1 lead just before the break. he had an impressive come back with 4 centuries to end the afternoon session two in front of mark williams. the evening session has just started and williams has just closed back to within one frame. it's 5—4 now. olympic champion tom...