he's the 30th seed. but remember murray had that impressive run to the third round last year and is a five time beaten finalist in melbourne. cam norrie is the british number one — he's seeded 19th and will faces peru'sjuan pablo varillas in a part of the draw which appears to be kind for him. that's not the case for dan evans, coming back from a calf injury, waiting for him in the first round wil be italy's world number 46 lorenzo sonego. if evans wins that — carlos alcaraz most likely awaits in the next round. and as forjack draper — on a good run of form at the moment, here he is in adelaide earlier beating america's tommy paul to reach the semi finals in straight sets, 6—1, 6—4. at the australian open, his first round opponent will be another american — marcos giron — who's ranked 60th and has never been past the first round in melbourne. despite playing what he callled awful snooker at times — ronnie o'sullivan is through to the semi—finals of the masters for the fifteenth time after beating barry hawkins.
after his conduct was deemed "not consistent" with salford�*s expected standards. qualifying for the australian open that starts on sunday is under way, lily miyazaki is out, but fellow brits ryan peniston and billy harris have made it through to the second round as they look to reach the main draw for the first time. british number 2 dan evans has qualified by right but will be unseeded for the first time in 5 years he�*s 5l,'ipped to ito in the world rankings after being out since october with a calf injury. he impressed on his return, beating australian rinky hiji kata in straight sets to reach the last 16 at the adelaide international. emma raducanu�*s preparations for the australian open could have been better. she was knocked out in the second round of the auckland classic last
brits ryan peniston and billy harris have made it through to the second round of the australian open qualifying as they look to reach the main draw for the first time. british number two dan evans has qualified by right but will be unseeded for the first time in five years. he's slipped to 40 in the world rankings after being out since october with a calf injury. he impressed on his return, beating australian rinky hijikata in straight sets to reach the last 16 at the adelaide international. ican i canjust i can just tell you the first leg of that league cup semifinal between middlesbrough and chelsea hasjust ended and it is a 1—0 victory in the first leg for middlesbrough, so good full time scenes at the riverside there. you can get all the reaction to that game on the bbc sport website and app, but that is all from me at the moment.
to earn a 2—2 draw in the first leg of their europa league playoff against swedish champions hacken, with the winners making the group stage. meanwhile, hearts lost 2—1 at home to greek side paok at the same stage of the europa conference league. the second legs are next week. more problems for england ahead of the rugby world cup — two big players suspended for the start of the tournament. and now wing anthony watson will miss the whole thing with a calf injury. he's played in the last two world cups and would have been a likely starter. the final warm—up match is against fiji on saturday. courtney lawes will skipper the side on his 100th cap. around £14.5 million is waiting for the winner of golf�*s season—ending tour championship in atlanta. rory mcilroy has won it three times, he's the defending champion. he's made a good start to this year's event despite injuring his lower back this week. he's three shots off the pace after an opening round of 70. this tournament features the top 30 players on the american tour.
joins asher smith in the final. anthony watson has been ruled out of the world cup with a calf injury. the british and irish lion with 56 england caps adding to a turbulent build—up for the 2003 champions with the global extravaganza kicking off in just over two weeks. the news comes just 24 hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell and the only specialist number eight in the squad, billy vunipola. we caught up with head coach steve bortheick for his thoughts on the injury. anthony injured his calf in the game against ireland on saturday. investigation afterwards became clear that he wouldn�*t be able to go on the field for a number of weeks. we are also leaving for france next week, it became clear that he couldn�*t be part of that 33 that travels out. we are desperate for him, he is an important member of the squad and one that has enormous
finally this is bbc news, the headlines. there's happiness for some but gcse he said mr prigozhin was a talented man who made serious mistakes for that police investigating the fire at the cricket house pub have arrested two men on suspicion of arson. there is happiness for some by gcs e pass rates fall into northern england and northern ireland. now for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. rugby union and another day another hammer blow for england. deputy watson has been ruled out at the world cup with a calf injury. british and irish in line with a turbulent
you're watching the context on bbc news. coming up, will be live in atlanta, georgia where the authorities coming up, we'll be live in atlanta, georgia where the authorities are awaiting the arrival of the former president. donald trump will surrender in the next few hours to the sherrif at the fulton countyjailhouse, where he will processed for the fourth time in five months. we start with rugby union and another day, another hammer blow for england. anthony watson has been ruled out of the world cup with a calf injury. the british and irish lion with 56 england caps adding to a turbulent build—up for the 2003 champions with the global extravaganza kicking off in just over two weeks. the news comes just 2a hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell
this is bbc news, the headlines. there's happiness for some but gcse he said mr prigozhin was a talented man who made serious mistakes for that police investigating the fire at the cricket house pub have arrested two men on suspicion of arson. there is happiness for some by gcs e pass rates fall into northern england and northern ireland. now for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. rugby union and another day another hammer blow for england. deputy watson has been ruled out at the world cup with a calf injury. british and irish in line with a turbulent
hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. coming up, will be live in atlanta, georgia where the authorities coming up, we'll be live in atlanta, georgia where the authorities are awaiting the arrival of the former president. donald trump will surrender in the next few hours to the sherrif at the fulton countyjailhouse, where he will processed for the fourth time in five months. we start with rugby union and another day, another hammer blow for england. anthony watson has been ruled out of the world cup with a calf injury. the british and irish lion with 56 england caps adding to a turbulent build—up for the 2003 champions with the global extravaganza kicking off in just over two weeks. the news comes just 2a hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell
necessarily played out a great deal in women's football.— in women's football. it has surpassed _ in women's football. it has surpassed so _ in women's football. it has surpassed so many - in women's football. it has - surpassed so many expectations and packed out the partisan crowds. many expected sweden to get the final and obviously they have got to get through these next 45 minutes, but what a chance. this through these next 45 minutes, but what a chance-— what a chance. this is a historic da for what a chance. this is a historic day for both. — what a chance. this is a historic day for both, potentially, - what a chance. this is a historic i day for both, potentially, certainly australia who have never got this far in the competition before. england have reached three world cup semifinals but never gone that extra stage to the final. this is the first time they have got past any major semifinals when they won the euros last year. for them this is a hugely significant game, particularly because the only team that have beaten england under sarina wiegman under this run of success was australia, earlier this year. i imagine, as we approach half—time, they will be trying to call upon that, and their star striker, sam kerr, who has started this match, although yet to find the back of the net for australia, having recovered from that calf injury that has been such a story of the matildas' world cup. the