hit a0 as the sixers chased down the target with two overs to spare.. to win by six wickets. it might be summer in australia, but the weather is not helping their cricketers take on pakistan in the second test in melbourne. opening batsman azhar ali scored an unbeaten century to lead pakistan to 310 for six as rain wiped out the entire middle session. australia s bowlers could only manage two wickets before the bad weather stopped the day s play azhar is 139 not out with mohammad amir on 28. after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace. they re into the second round. dave chisnall has made it safely through to the last 16. beating chris dobie 11 2 winning the final set in style with a 12 dart leg. londonderry‘s daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. gurney took the final two sets in a seven set thriller to book his place in the last 16 at alexandra palace for the first time in his career. tonigh
i ve been to meet the boss of one of them to see what s going on. good morning. in sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge. the swans are second bottom of the premier league. milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the national trust. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day. there is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. we have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north west. i will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will see you then. good morning. first, our main story. middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of serious health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to health officials. public health england says 80% of 40 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting