and was three frames to nil down in their english open quarter final when he found form. the 47 year old celebrated the third maximum break of his career, but it wasn t enough to stop him losing the match 5 3. history has been made at the pdc world darts championship, with 18 year old beau greaves, becoming the youngest woman, to play on the alexandra palace stage. g reaves had been on superb form on the women s tour ahead of her match against willie o connor, and showed signs of her quality througout this match. but despite her best efforts, o connor prevailed by three sets to nil, with both players soaking up the applause, afterwards. it wasn t just the players enjoying the atmosphere at the darts. singer/songwriter lewis capaldi took part in the nine dart challenge ahead of the evening s matches. with that celebration, i think it s fair to say he enjoyed himself when he took to the stage.
government has made a clear staying the night at the palace is not an option, so he will be returning to abu dhabi the same day. wendy urquhart, bbc news. to tennis now, and wimbledon has been stripped of its ranking points from the sport s governing bodies. it comes after its decision to ban russian and belarusian players from competing at this summer s championships because of the war in ukraine. players will now receive no ranking points for taking part in wimbledon. bbc sport s lizzie greenwood hughes has more on the story. the background is the all england lawn tennis association, the lta, decided to ban russian and belarusian athletes from wimbledon in response to what is happening in ukraine. obviously, the war in ukraine. they decided to do that. now, that didn t go down particularly well with the atp, the men s world tour, or the wta, the women s tour, and itf, which look after wheelchair tennis
things stand, chelsea are struggling, and arsenal would be joint fourth, just behind spurs goals on goal difference. everton desperate on points behind to leicester. wimbledon bosses say they have banned russian and belarusian tennis players because it s their responsibilty to play a part in government sanctions. wimbledon has become the first of the four grand slams to make the move. it means men s world number two and us open champion, daniil medvedev and the women s world numberfour aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian tennis players have been allowed to play other high profile tournaments under a neutralflag and no national anthem. after the announcement both the mens tour the atp and the women s tour the wta released similar statements, criticsing the move by the all england lawn tennis club. the atp says we believe that today s unilateral decision by wimbledon and the lta to exclude
daniil medvedev and the women 5 world number 4 aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian tennis players have been allowed to play other high profile tournaments under a neutralflag and no national anthem. after the announcement both the mens tour the atp and the women s tour the wta released similar statements, criticsing the all england lawn tennis club for its decision. boxing management company mtk global has announced its ceasing operations in light of the us government s sanctions on founder daniel kinahan. kinahan, who left the mtk in 2017,
we have not been doing well enough, when we re not quite on our game, it s creating chances and at this stage, it can be a crucial point for us. we have to fight and have to show those qualities and show commitment and the players showed that. they certainly showed it and it s sensational in terms of his attitude. we got the point we deserved. wimbledon bosses say they ve banned russian and belarusian tennis players because it s their responsibilty to play a part in government sanctions. wimbledon s become the first of the four grand slams to make the move. it means men s world number two and us open champion, daniil medvedev and the women s world number 4 aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian tennis players have been allowed to play other high profile tournaments under a neutralflag and no national anthem. after the announcement both the mens tour the atp and the women s tour the wta released similar statements, criticsing the all