the last 16 — van den bergh was in brilliant form and suljovic hardly had an opportunity. and in the last eight van den bergh will face one of the sport's rising stars, england's rob cross. the bbc understands that a heavyweight unification fight between britain's anthonyjoshua and joseph parker is close to being confirmed. joshua is seeking to add parker's wbo crown to his wba and ibf titles . the main stumbling block until now has been how the revenue would be split. parker was said to be demanding a0%, but a compromise appears to have been reached that will see the new zealander take between 30 and 35 per cent. the cheltenham gold cup winner sizing john fnished well down the field in the big race of the day , the christmas chase at leopardstown . it was won by the 8—1 shot road to respect. ridden by sean flanaghan and trained by noel meade he came home comfortably ahead of 66 to 1 shot balkos day flow and outlander. that completed a one— two— three for the jigginstown stud. sizing john finished seventh. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.

the last 16 — van den bergh was in brilliant form and suljovic hardly had an opportunity. and in the last eight, van den bergh will face one of the sport's rising stars, england's rob cross. the 20th seed beat scot john henderson 4 sets to one this afternoon. rafael nadal‘s ongoing knee injury has forced him to pull out of the brisbane international, the traditional warm up event for the australian open. roger federer does not have any injury worries and has been enjoying sun, sand and sea in melbourne. he is staying typically grounded. expectations are higher, but i try to remind myself, i don't think it's normal and realistic to aim for the same things i did this year. i will try to keep it cool, try my best and we will see what happens, but preparation has been good so far. we will see how things go in perth. that's it from us. you can listen to commentary on crystal palace against arsenal on radio five live, and test match special is on this evening. is i will be back with more sport throughout the evening, but now it is time for meet the author. vera stanhope rides

the last 16 — van den bergh was in brilliant form and suljovic hardly had an opportunity. and in the last eight, van den bergh will face one of the sport's rising stars, england's rob cross. the 20th seed beat scot john henderson 4 sets to one this afternoon. rafael nadal‘s ongoing knee injury has forced him to pull out of the brisbane international, the traditional warm up event for the australian open. roger federer does not have any injury worries and has been enjoying sun, sand and sea in melbourne.

van den bergh from belgium in the last 16 — van den bergh was in brilliant form and suljovic hardly had an opportunity. and in the last eight van den bergh will face one of the sport's rising stars, england's rob cross. the 20th seed beat scot john henderson a sets to one this afternoon rafael nadal‘s ongoing knee injury has forced him to pull out of the brisbane international, the traditional warm up event for the australian open. the spaniard hasn't played since withdrawing from the world tour finals in london last month and pulled out of an exhibition event this weekend. however nadal is still hoping to be fit in time to play at the australian open. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and we'll have more for you in sportsday at 7.30. the increasing pressure on teenage boys and men in their 20s to have the ‘perfect‘ body has led to increased consumption of anabolic steroids. now the british cardiovascular society is warning tens of thousands of people who take the drug that they could be puttin