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the competition back in 1999, and have rubbed shoulders with professional clubs on occasion. the navy have a decent record in the competition after reaching the fourth round two years ago. at the track european championships in the netherlands, katy marchant took another step towards the olympics. she is now the first british woman to become european 500m time trial champion. marchant crossed the line just under four—hundredths of a second quicker than france's taky marie—divine kouame. it's her first european title, and she says all being well, she should be heading to paris. meanwhile, ethan hayter won gold in the omnium with victory in the final event — the points race. it's his second gold of the championships after being part of the winning men's team pursuit on thursday. it is the final of snooker�*s masters tonight at the alexandra palace, and ronnie 0'sullivan will be in it after a 6—2 win over shaun murphy. the world number one took a 3—1 lead at the mid—session break.

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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

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to fight throughout the match but managed to get back on track, and win the next two sets..securing his place in the second round of the tournament he has won 10 times. the defending women's champion aryna sabalenka had a much a more comfortable first round, making light work of german qualifier, ella seidel. the world number two took the first set 6—love against the teenager inside half an hour and breezed through the second 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. they're into the final session. and they are all square at six frames apiece. carter won the first frame of the session to lead six—three but 0'sullivan has responded like the champion he is, winning the next three on the spin in just 37 minutes to level things up. and that's all the sport for now.

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adam milne with four 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. the evening's session about to get under way, but it's carter leading 5—3 in the best of 19 frame final. hazel irvine is at the ally pally alongside former masters champions shaun murphy and stephen hendry. the 50th masters final and it sure is living up to expectations. stephen hendry, shaun murphy, you have both had your hands on the crystal trophy over the years but how is this one is shaping up and how is this one is shaping up and how do we assess ali carter's form to lead 523? it how do we assess ali carter's form to lead 523?— to lead 523? it is living up to the billin: to lead 523? it is living up to the billing and _ to lead 523? it is living up to the billing and be — to lead 523? it is living up to the billing and be expected - to lead 523? it is living up to the billing and be expected big - to lead 523? it is living up to the l billing and be expected big things

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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

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strain on paris's workforce, amid the fear of heightened security threats and chronic staffing shortages in police , hospitals and public transport. police unions have already called for a strike onjanuary to snooker�*s masters now. and the quarterfinal line up is complete after mark selby beat robert milkens in the last of the first—round matches at london's alexandra palace. he barely missed a ball against robert milkins and was three frames to nil up when he was distracted by what sounded like a dropped plate in the crowd just look at his reaction not impressed! but he recovered his composure and still won the frame and milkins could only get one on the board as selby cruised to a 6—1 victory. selby looking win his first masters in 11 years. and selby will play mark allen, in the last eight after allen got the better of two—time champion john higgins from scotland. it went all the way to a deciding frame. the northern irishman allen came through 6—5 — the first time he's made it to the quarter finals, since winning the tournament back in 2018. the board of english county cricket side yorkshire has approved a controversial takeover for the club from a consortium headed up

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them on wednesday. oliver crawford who only last week which the allegiance from the united states saw belarus is in the first round of qualifying for them was beaten, mixed fortunes on the women's side after 11 straight appearances in the main draw watson failed to make the last two as she lost to. fresco jones are still in the heart following straight set victories for the up what did you make of that, fran? thumbs up all around. thumbs up allaround. snooker�*s masters continues at alexandra palace in london — as former champions mark allen and john higgins are in higgins was up but alan took four on the span. including a 123 break to go 5—3 out. higgins hasjust the span. including a 123 break to go 5—3 out. higgins has just pulled it back to five all. it's going to a deciding frame. these are the live pictures you can watch on the bbc support website in the apple that eliminated the first hurdle in his

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are in action for the last of the first round matches, in snooker�*s masters from alexandra palace. earlier, mark allen got the better of two—time championjohn higgins. both launched comebacks of their own, higgins initially 3—1 up in theirfirst round tie. allen took the next four frames to lead 5—3, before higgins fought back to force a decider. the 2018 champion allen came through — the first time he's made it to the quarter finals, since winning the tournament back in 2018. since winning the we since winning the both had a lot of chances, is not a we both had a lot of chances, is not a normal mood much, we were both edgy i think because i've lost so many first rounds in a row. it meant so much more to me. i've tried to just stay clear mentally but ijust didn't perform today at all. that chance came along, could've made the most of it, that's not the way i want to be playing, i want to be scoring but itjust didn't come and you have to find a way to win. that's a match i would have lost a couple years ago. rory mcilroy says a "world tour" is his "dream scenario" amid ongoing talks aimed at ending the split that has dominated men's golf in recent years. golf's future remains uncertain

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leading administrators. he succeeded peter dawson as the boss of the r&a afterjoining the st andrews—based organisations in 2015. one of the most charismatic bosses in f1 has left his role. haas team principal guenther steiner, who has been with the team since its inception in 2016, has been replaced by former director of engineering ayao komatsu. mark allen is the latest player through to the quarter finals of snooker�s masters — for the first time since he won the tournament in 2018. he needed a deciding 11th frame to beatjohn higgins 6—5. hazel irvine is leading the bbc�s coverage at alexandra palace. day four at alexander palace in the match between two great former winners of this event, mark allen and john higgins. wow, it wasn't pretty. but now it's allen who was

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of the first round matches at snooker�*s masters. selby was in total control from the outset. he was four frames to zero up before milkens pulled one back. he closed out the next two, to seal his place in the last eight with no problems. selby looking win his first masters in 11 years. mark allen got the better of two—time champion john higgins from scotland. it went all the way to a deciding frame. the northern irishman allen came through 6—5 — the first time he's made it to the quarter finals, since winning the tournament back in 2018. it was just so nice to try and get over the line, both had a lot of chances, it's not the normal match that me and john have come over both edgy i think because i've lost so many first frames in a row, it meant so much more to me. and i'vejust tried to try and stay clear mentally but i just and tried to try and stay clear mentally but ijust and performed today i'll all. that chance came along, i could've made of it but that's not the way i want to be playing, i want to be scoring, but itjust didn't

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