at the 02 in london the day after roger federer played his last ever competitive match but still plenty of other action in the laver cup. there was disappointment for team europe s cameron norrie yesterday though. the british number one lost in a match tie break to taylor fritz of the world team. finally, mixed doubles usually involves a racquet, or maybe a bat how about a cue? there s a new mixed doubles snooker tournament that is taking place in milton keynes this weekend featuring the world s top four women and men. last night, reanne evans and ronnie o sullivan and took on neil robertson and nutcharut wongharuthai. reanne and ronnie won that one by three frames to one. that is good to see, good to see that format. that is good to see, good to see that format- that is good to see, good to see that format. ., ., ~ ., that format. can we talk about the cricket again?
six time moto gp champion marc marquez claimed his first pole position for three years ahead of the japanese grand prix. the spaniard was two tenths of a second clear at motegi. championship leader fabio quartararo will start ninth, with rival francesco bagnaia twelfth. britain s cal crutchlow was 23rd. to a novel competition in the snooker world now and the world mixed doubles is taking place in milton keynes a round robin format featuring the top four from the men s and women s games. it all builds up to the final tomorrow evening as imran sidat reports. a landmark day in milton keynes is mixed doubles made its return to the snooker calendar for the first time in more than 30 years. 19 world titles between ronnie 0 sullivan and reanne evans and they came into the event as the favourites but was soon up event as the favourites but was soon up against it as 0n yee of hong kong and judd trump raced into a two
friends lead leaving their opponents with plenty to ponder. sullivan won his seventh world crown earlier in the year but was struggling to make an impact today. on yee said she hoped the exposure of the tournament would inspire young girls to take up the sport. this brilliant clearance mayjust have gone some way to doing that. in the round robin format every frame is whether point and evans showed why she has dominated the game for so long as she salvaged some pride for the deal. mark selby did not take long to get going, 134 total laid down an early marker before another sublime break sealed the victory on an historic day for snooker. heavyweight boxing comes to manchester this evening britain s joe joyce puts his undefeated record on the line, taking on joseph parker. it s a fight with plenty at stake the winner gets a shot at oleksandr usyk s wbo title. new zealand s parker is a former champion, and the more experienced of the two so does that mean he s the
titles between ronnie o sullivan and reanne evans and they came into the event as favourites but was soon up against it with chat trump has meant team leaving their opponents with plenty to ponder. sullivan taking his world crown earlier this year but struggled to make an impact today. the exposure of the tournament will hopefully inspire young girls to take up the sport and this clearance may have done something towards doing that. in the round robin format every frame is point. mark selby in the other match of the afternoon did not take long to get going. laying down an early marker before another sublime break seem victory on an historic day for snooker. heavyweight boxing comes to manchester this evening