With birdies on the final two holes, to see off the challenge of rory mcilroy on the final day. fleetwood, the overnight leader, capitalised on a bogey by mcilroy ahead of the last hole, to finish on 19 under a shot ahead of the world number two, and south africa s thriston lawrence. and it s a big day in the snooker calendar at alexandra palace in central london. ronnie 0 sullivan taking on ali carter in the final of the masters, the second of the season s triple crown events. 0 sullivan has already become the oldest winner of the uk championship this campaign, he could take the same record in this competition with a win here. but it s carter who leads by 5 frames to 3 after the first session it s first to ten in this final. carter was a losing finalist back in 2020, he s hoping to win his first major title today. and that s all the sport for now. five people have died after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble after attempting to launch from a beach south of calais, according to reports in france.
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Set 6 1 to go through to the second round. now to the final of snooker s masters at alexandra palace, where ronnie 0 sullivan is in action against ali carter. and we ll take you live to alexandra palace where they re back from the mid session interval. it is absolutely fascinating, seven frames all at the moment in the final. carter took an early lead in the first session, going 5 3 up, 6 6 in the second session and it is still level at 7 7, the first to ten frames will win the masters title. definitely keeping an eye on much. thank you. it is an election year in the us. final polls ahead of caucuses in iowa that start tomorrow, show donald trump well ahead in the republican primary contest. the des moines register nbc news poll
With the two best players of the week so far and ali s scoring boots up week so far and ali s scoring boots up early on and he has putted up to us to live 11 and is great worthy of his advantage. is us to live 11 and is great worthy of his advantage. us to live 11 and is great worthy of his advantage. is made to centuries on the way his advantage. is made to centuries on the way which his advantage. is made to centuries on the way which means his advantage. is made to centuries on the way which means in - his advantage. is made to centuries on the way which means in now - on the way which means in now jointly owns the record of the most made in a single masters addition of eight. he has been far and away the best scorer of the week. it is eight. he has been far and away the best scorer of the week. best scorer of the week. it is the best scorer of the week. it is the best i ve seen best scorer of the week. it is the best i ve seen andy best scorer of the week. it is the best i ve seen andy carter- best scorer of the week. it is the best i ve seen andy carter play, | best scorer of the week. it is the | best i ve seen andy carter play, i have best i ve seen andy carter play, i have to best i ve seen andy carter play, i have to be best i ve seen andy carter play, i have to be honest, in terms of his scoring have to be honest, in terms of his scoring and have to be honest, in terms of his scoring and cue ball control, i think scoring and cue ball control, i think as scoring and cue ball control, i think as short choice is more aggressive which is upping him and he is aggressive which is upping him and he is putting it up to ronnie was basically he is putting it up to ronnie was basically bullied everyone at the table basically bullied everyone at the table ali basically bullied everyone at the table all week but has come up against table all week but has come up against someone who would stand for it. , ., against someone who would stand for it. , . ., , ., ., it. yes, and carter is in the mood to punish it. yes, and carter is in the mood to punish any it. yes, and carter is in the mood to punish any errors it. yes, and carter is in the mood to punish any errors or it. yes, and carter is in the mood to punish any errors or even - to punish any errors or even reckless, you could describe them, shots from ronnie. the reckless, you could describe them, shots from ronnie. shots from ronnie. the biggest difference out shots from ronnie. the biggest difference out there shots from ronnie. the biggest difference out there is - shots from ronnie. the biggest difference out there is that - difference out there is that 0 sullivan played the cabinet style he played all week but he has been punished for it this match. ali carter with a 90% for success for those post frames. hard to beat.
Wickets for the black caps. elswhere, india beat afghanistan by six wickets; whilst sri lanka saw off zimbabwe by three wickets. let s head to alexendra palace now, where we re well under way in the final of snooker s masters. ronnie 0 sullivan, looking for an eighth title, is taking on ali carter, who s playing in his second masters final. 0 sullivan hoping to become the oldest winner in this competition. these are the live pictures now of the evening s session. it is very much under way, but it s carter leading 5 3 in the best of 19 frame final. earlier, in the first session, 0 sullivan, who is chasing that record extending eighth title, and carter both made century breaks as they shared the first four frames. carter then enjoyed a sublime run of i22, and won two of the next three frames to establish an advantage. world number one 0 sullivan, who won the uk championship
What about this evening, best of 19, first of ten will go through? it is a long evening in prospect. how do you expect 0 sullivan to respond here going for an eight masters title? i here going for an eight masters title? 4 ., .. , title? i think the carter camp will exect a title? i think the carter camp will expect a response title? i think the carter camp will expect a response and title? i think the carter camp will expect a response and roddy - title? i think the carter camp willj expect a response and roddy will expect expect a response and roddy will expect to expect a response and roddy will expect to hit the ground running in the past expect to hit the ground running in the past couple of friends. it only can maybe the past couple of friends. it only can maybe share the first four framas can maybe share the first four frames before the interval and stay in france frames before the interval and stay in france before the end of the final, in france before the end of the final, i in france before the end of the final, i think he can win it. the first final, i think he can win it. the first couple final, i think he can win it. the first couple of final, i think he can win it. the first couple of frames. we final, i think he can win it. the first couple of frames. final, i think he can win it. the first couple of frames. we are back on the air at first couple of frames. we are back on the air at seven first couple of frames. we are back on the air at seven o clock- first couple of frames. we are back on the air at seven o clock sharp i first couple of frames. we are back| on the air at seven o clock sharp on bbc two. ali carter win a first triple crown title or will it beat number eight spot 0 sullivan? catch as then. number eight for 0 sullivan. there was a really exciting finish to the dubai invitational, with tommy fleetwood just pipping rory mcilroy to victory. it was a roller coaster final round from mcilroy. the northern irishman led by a shot going into the last hole, but he overcooked his tee shot, ending up in the water. that cost him dear as he went
America s emma navarro is clearly on form ahead of the australian open. she upset two time champion elise mertens to secure her first wta title on saturday with a battling win at the hobart international. while on the atp tour, jiri lehecka won his first title at the adelaide international, beating britain s jack draper in the men s singles final. draper took the first set, but the czech player levelled at one set all and then won the decider. ronnie o sullivan is on course for a record extending eighth masters title after beating shaun murphy in the semi finals at alexandra palace in london. o sullivan took an early lead, going two frames to nil ahead but fellow englishman murphy came back into it and was only 2 3 down at one point before o sullivan showed his world number one status to take the remaining frames to win 6 2 as he aims to become the oldest champion in the tournament s history at the age of 48, almost 29 years after becoming the tournament s youngest winner.
American emma navarro upset two time champion elise mertens to secure her first wta title on saturday with a battling win at the hobart international. whilejiri lehecka won his first atp title at the adelaide international, beating britain s jack draper in the men s singles final. draper did take the first set, but the czech levelled it up and then won the decider. ronnie o sullivan is on course for an 8th masters title after beating shaun murphy in the first of the semi finals at alexandra palace in london. o sullivan raced out in front, to lead two frames to nil. but fellow englishman murphy pulled it back. it was 3 2 at one point before o sullivan showed his class to take the remaining frames untroubled, winning 6 2, as he looks to become the oldest champion in the tournament s history. and that s all the sport for now. we will be back later on. the un special envoy for yemen has urged maxiumum restraint by all parties involved in the country after the us and uk
I still feel my brain is still pretty quick around a snooker table, which is enough. they need to get their act together, i m going blind and have bad knees! while the second semi final is ongoing at the moment. these are live pictures from alexandra palace. ali carter is in action against mark allen, carter currently has the lead by three frames to one. mark allen has just got a century break and is attempting to come back looking for a 1 4 3. carter has a lead over alan and the winner will play o sullivan on sunday. and that s all the sport for now. president biden says the us has delivered a private message to iran, about the houthi movement in yemen, which iran backs. he said the us and its allies are well prepared for any further attacks in the red sea. the us and the uk launched dozens
Play in the main draw begins tomorrow and novak djokovic is the men s defending champion and top seed. ronnie o sullivan is on course for a record extending eighth masters title after beating shaun murphy in the semi finals at alexandra palace in london. o sullivan took an early lead going two frames to nil ahead. but fellow englishman murphy came back into it and was only 2 3 down at one point, before o sullivan showed his world number one status to take the remaining frames to win 6 2, as he aims to become the oldest champion in the tournament s history at the age of 48, almost 29 years after becoming the tournament s youngest winner. i don t feel that old, i feel. laughter i know what my age is, but i feel young in my mind, i feel younger around a table than i do when playing these young players, they look old, the way they. their brains are quite slow, so, for me. cheering