In the men s draw, and canadian felix auger alliasime. medvedev fought back from two sets down to win it and go into the semi finals. it was an impressive display from the canadian who took the first set 7 6 in just over an hour. auger alliasime then broke early in the second set and went on to take it 6 3. but it was far closer in the third. medvedev taking it on a tiebreak, after a short rain delay. so into a fourth they went, which medvedev also won 7 5. the fifth and final deciding set finished 6 4. medvedev will play stefanos tsitsipas in the semi finals after he had a dominant straight sets win overjannik sinner. the 23 year old, who was beaten at the semi final stage in 2019 and 2021, won 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. now 10 days until the start of the six nations and already there s been a blow for england captain owen farrell will miss the entire tournament with an ankle injury that requires surgery.
England will defend their commonwealth games title this in birmingham next year. and the england boxing national amateur championships are at the semi final stage in cannock you can follow the action on the bbc sport website. and the uk snooker championship final is underway in york, best of 19 frames for the title decider between belgium s luca brecel and china s zhao xintong and it s zhao who leads 5 3 after the first session. so so let s have a look at the action now, which is live on bbc2 right now. you can follow that for the afternoon and it is chinese zhao xintong who is leading a 7 4, so the best of 19, remember, xintong who is leading a 7 4, so the best of19, remember, in xintong who is leading a 7 4, so the best of 19, remember, in that1 uk championship snooker final in york, live. top of the table leicester tigers have extended
Great britain and serbia have been awarded wildcards into next year s davis cup finals. great britain were knocked out at the quarter final stage of this year s competition. despite losing 53 63 today, england roses have wrapped up a series win againstjamaica, having won the first two of the three match series in nottingham. the contest was rearranged after coronavirus travel restrictions meant it was postponed back in january. england will defend their commonwealth games title in birmingham next year. and the england boxing national amateur championships are at the semi final stage in cannock you can follow the action on the bbc sport website. and the uk snooker championship final is underway in york, best of 19 frames for the title decider between belgium s luca brecel and china s zhao xintong and it s zhao who leads 5 3 after the first session. so let s get the thoughts of the jason mohammed and the bbc sport team covering the event. welcome to the barbican, the final
Lessons and you live and learn and we are an unforgiving society and that s a real shame. the uk snooker championship in york has reached the semi final stage. these other live pictures. kyren is currently taking on luca brecel. the first player to six frames will make it into the final and that is the first frame of that semifinal ongoing bear. so a very busy day in sports. there is all the latest updates on the bbc sport website this afternoon, including live women s rugby. you can find that on the website if you want to follow that and all of the days events. that s the sport for now. football fans in england will unite this weekend to pay tribute to six year old
These things don t sink in until later, if i am honest with you. obviously, it is a special moment, obviously, it is a special moment, it is brilliant for me, not only for me but my family, you know, my mum and dad and they re all their support and my wife, and her support. it is not being easy being a cricketer, i spend a lot of time away from home. eileen ash, the world s oldest former test cricketer, has died at the age of 110. the bowler played seven matches for england either side of the second world war and rang the lord s bell ahead of the women s world cup final in 2017. the uk snooker championship in york has reached the semi final stage. these are live pictures. kyren wilson is currently taking on luca brecel.