months. especially when you get injured putting body on the line for your club. mental health is real. more reaction to that story at half past seven. and it was an eventful day for ronnie o sullivan at the welsh open snooker in llandudno. the tip of his cue came off twice in his match against scotland s ross muir. you can see it bubbling along. he was then penalised for not hitting a red at the third time of asking, being forced to concede the frame as a result. o sullivan came through the decider though to book his place in the third round with the 4 3 win. he always makes us a little bit uncomfortable, doesn t he? how does it happen? there is always something. he is fiddling with his qt match. we love the drama of it. that is what he is synonymous with.
a certain lionel messi as his paris saint germain side faced bayern munich. for all his flair, though, bayern held firm. and, come the second half, kingsley coman fired the german champions to a 1 0 win. messi and co still have the second leg but they have work to do. andy swiss, bbc news. england will look to entertain in the two test series in new zealand insists captain ben stokes, who says that has been key to their recent successes. england have won nine of their past ten test matches in thrilling fashion, including a historic 3 0 series success against pakistan in december, but it s worth noting they have not have not won a test in new zealand since 2008. stokes wants his team to maintain their recent mindset and mentality when they take on the black caps in the first test on thursday. it was an eventful day for ronnie o sullivan at the welsh open snooker in llandudno.
with a comfortable win over ireland. chasing 106 to win, a 21 ball half century from alice capsey set them on the way as they ran out winners by four wickets. their next match is against india on saturday. ireland face pakistan tomorrow. and finally, ronnie o sullivan sailed into the second round of the welsh open snooker. the rocket, who s aiming for a fifth title in llandudno, saw off fellow englishman oliver lines, winning by four frames to nil. that s all the sport for now. hundreds of grassroots football referees in england have told the bbc that they fear for their safety on the pitch. out of almost a thousand referees who responded to a bbc radio 5 live questionnaire, just under 300 said they d been physically abused by spectators, players, coaches or managers. some described being punched,
cruised to victory. australia have won their first two matches, but bangladesh have lost both theirs. it was an eventful afternoon for ronnie o sullivan at the welsh open snooker in llandudno. the tip of his cue came off twice in his match against scotland s ross muir. he was then penalised for not hitting a red at the third time of asking, being forced to concede the frame as a result. o sullivan came through the decider though to book his place in the third round with the 11 3 win. i said to the guy afterwords, if it comes off once more i have tojust pull out because i can t keep changing my tip every five or six shots. it s not fair on the opponent or the crowd. so, it stayed on and we have to wait and see. it never happened to me before.