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12:28: And that’s it! Thank you very much for joining us this morning, hope you’ve all enjoyed. South Africa are 238 runs away from victory in the cricket, as the action continues in Cape Town.

But for now, adios!

12:25: Wood has done it! Tanner Wood has defeated Lewis Rodgers to be crowned 2020 Rock,Paper, Scissors champion.

12:24 F1 TV’s audience plummeted by 8.6 million viewers in 2019 following the arrival of Sky Sports as exclusive UK rights holder for live races. 

12:20: Serena Williams also kicked off her 2020 season with victory over Camila Giorgi in the first round of the Auckland classic. There were also wins for Caroline Wozniacki, who has started her final year on the tour, while world number one Naomi Osaka beat Maria Sakkari to progress in the Brisbane open.

12:16: In the tennis, Britain gave themselves a chance of qualifying for the Quarter Final’s of the ATP Cup by sweeping aside Moldova. Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans comfortably beat Alexander Cozbinov and Radu Albot, while Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury won their doubles against the same pair. Britain are guaranteed qualification if Belgium beat Bulgaria later on today.

12:11: South Africa are now 249 away from victory on day five of their test against England

12:09: It’s now 3-3 in the Rock, Paper Scissors championship. A real humdinger of a contest going on there.

12:06: Researchers are today beginning an investigation into the link between football and dementia. Ex-professionals are to be serially tested to understand why football causes such a high rate of dementia.

12:02 Chelsea’s Danny Drinkwater is to undergo a medical at Aston Villa today ahead of a proposed loan deal. The England midfielder has just come back from an unsuccessful loan at Burnley.

12:00: Heading to the Rock, Paper, Scissors championship, Lewis Rodgers is 2-1 down to Tanner Wood in an enthralling encounter.

Chelsea’s owner Roman Abramovich paid £247m into the club in 2018/19, including £26.6m paid in compensation to Antonio Conte following the Italian’s sacking after the 17/18 season.

England still need five wickets to claim victory in Cape Town, while South Africa need another 252 runs to match the 438 target set by England.

And speaking of Liverpool, the Premier League leaders have today announced a kit deal with Nike from the 2020/21 season in what they have revealed as a multi-year deal. They have spent the last five years with New Balance, and won a court battle with the US sportswear company to terminate their deal.

Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster is expected to sign a loan deal with Swansea today. The young Englishman has impressed for the reds a youth level, and featured in their 1-0 Merseyside Derby FA Cup third round win over Everton.

In F1 news, Max Verstappen has today signed a new contract with Red Bull Racing until 2023. The Dutchman has won eight races in Formula One, and is hopeful of a title push from the Austrian team next year, during their third season powered by Honda.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today’s sporting news. Let’s kick off with some cricket news, shall we? England have just taken their fifth wicket on the fifth day against South Africa in the second test match.

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