00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Monday, January the 18th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing at the top level of
00:17world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.
00:22Over the last decade, 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly
00:27flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit over suspicions they have thrown matches.
00:33Chris Kermode, who heads the Association of Tennis Professionals, rejected claims that
00:37evidence of match-fixing had been suppressed for any reason or isn't being thoroughly
00:42investigated.
00:44The U.S. has imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian companies and individuals over a recent ballistic
00:50missile test.
00:51The new sanctions prevent 11 entities and individuals linked to the missile program
00:56from using the U.S. banking system.
00:59The move came after international nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted as part of
01:03a deal hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama.
01:07Turning up the temperature, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled repeatedly in Sunday
01:12night's presidential debate over who's tougher on gun control and Wall Street and
01:17how to steer the future of health care in America.
01:20It was the last Democratic match-up before voting begins in two weeks.
01:24Both sides were eager to rumble as polls showed the race tightening in the lead-off states
01:29of Iowa and New Hampshire.
01:32Manchester United are still in the Premier League title race, says manager Louis van
01:36Gaal.
01:37The Red Devils won 1-0 at Liverpool thanks to Wayne Rooney's strike to move back into
01:43fifth place, seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal and second-placed Leicester City.
01:50We have a lot of matches still to go, says van Gaal when asked if his side could mount
01:54a late charge.
01:56The investigative journalism drama Spotlight won the top prize at the Critics' Choice
02:00Awards, while award favorites Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the top acting
02:05prizes for Room and The Revenant.
02:09Both actors won Golden Globe awards and are considered front-runners for the Academy Awards
02:13too.
02:15And finally, weather.
02:16Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius, dropping to 14 degrees at
02:20night.
02:21That's all for now.
02:22Thanks for watching.
02:23And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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