after heavy losses in the local elections in england, the former home secretary, suella braverman, tells the bbc rishi sunak needs to "change course" if the conservative party is to avoid a political wipeout. china's leader, xijinping, has arrived in france. he's expected to meet french president emmanuel macron tomorrow, along with the president of the european commission. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a super start for kyren wilson, but it's lonely forjakjones at the world snooker final.

they had to come from behind — but rangers scored four to beat kilmarnock and stay in the title race — next up is celtic. we'll bring you right up to date on a goal—tastic day in the premier league. as liverpool put four past one of the teams chasing a champions league spot. also coming up on sportsday... have manchester city slipped up in the race for the wsl title? they conceed two late goals against arsenal. and at the giro d'italia, the race favourite taday pogarcher takes a tumble in yet another dramatic stage. welcome to the programme. we start at the world snooker championship final, where it could be

the most one sided final we've ever seen at the crucible. kyren wilson is thrashing qualifier jakjones 7 frames to 1 — remember, it's the first to 18. jones only got on the scoreboard in the last frame of the opening session and has a mountain to climb this evening. hazel irvine is in sheffield for us with steve davis and ken doherty. it is been a dominant performance so farfrom the it is been a dominant performance so far from the seeded player, kyren wilson, at the start of this year's world championship. what did you think of the way kyren wilson was in such a ruthless form? you think of the way kyren wilson was in such a ruthless form?— think of the way kyren wilson was in such a ruthless form? you never know how a session — such a ruthless form? you never know how a session is _ such a ruthless form? you never know how a session is going _ such a ruthless form? you never know how a session is going to _ such a ruthless form? you never know how a session is going to pan - such a ruthless form? you never know how a session is going to pan out, - how a session is going to pan out, but if you get off to a flying start it can lay the seeds of what happens during this first session. kyren wilson got out of the blocks so quickly. continuing his form from previous sessions and other rounds, and looked the dominant force for much if not all of that session. apart from frame eight, where jak jones finally got on the board. what

for you where the problems that were facing him right from the start? kyren wilson got out of the blocks very quickly, long ball game, much better_ very quickly, long ball game, much betterthan— very quickly, long ball game, much better than his previous opponents, jakjones _ better than his previous opponents, jakjones. and every chance he was getting. _ jakjones. and every chance he was getting. he — jakjones. and every chance he was getting, he was really scoring heavily, — getting, he was really scoring heavily, compounding more problems for his— heavily, compounding more problems for his opponent. as you said, he was completely ruthless and dominant in that_ was completely ruthless and dominant in that first _ was completely ruthless and dominant in that first session. their play to jakjones, — in that first session. their play to jakjones, he showed a lot of character— jakjones, he showed a lot of character and got something out of that last _ character and got something out of that last session. if he can take that last session. if he can take that into — that last session. if he can take that into the next session, you can h0pefutty_ that into the next session, you can hopefully start off on a positive form _ hopefully start off on a positive form. ~ ., hopefully start off on a positive form. ~ . ., ., ,, form. we have another ruthless fellow. this _ form. we have another ruthless fellow. this guy _ form. we have another ruthless fellow. this guy was _ form. we have another ruthless fellow. this guy was so - form. we have another ruthless i fellow. this guy was so dominant. what is it like to be dishing out the punishment in the way that kyren wilson was today? it is the punishment in the way that kyren wilson was today?— wilson was today? it is great. i think probably _ wilson was today? it is great. i think probably all _ wilson was today? it is great. i think probably all of _ wilson was today? it is great. i think probably all of the - wilson was today? it is great. i | think probably all of the players are good bullies. they love being the centre of attention, they love knocking the ball is in. if you get the chance for it, it is not easy to

keep on frame after frame being relentless, but some players focus in and are relentless, and that is exactly what we have been seeing with kyren wilson. ifjakjones can win the first frame tonight, maybe he can start to beat his way in, but if kyren wilson wins the first frame and starts to dominate the pattern, you don't know what the pattern could be. we you don't know what the pattern could be. ~ , , , could be. we will be very, very intriaued could be. we will be very, very intrigued to — could be. we will be very, very intrigued to see _ could be. we will be very, very intrigued to see how _ could be. we will be very, very intrigued to see how this - could be. we will be very, very intrigued to see how this one l could be. we will be very, very - intrigued to see how this one works out. you will be able to see it with us on bbc�*s two at seven o'clock. to football now, and in scotland, rangers came from a goal down to beat kilmarnock 4—1 and keep their title hopes alive. the scottish premiership could be decided next weekend as the top two face each other at celtic park in the old firm derby. it wasn't the best day for rangers captainjames tavernier who scored an own goal and missed a penalty. alex fletcher was watching. six points off celtic, this one a must win. every title race requires

some luck. james tavernier had all but run out early on. kilmarnock taking a surprise lead. a quick chance for redemption asjoe wright's had both saw him dismissed and had the rangers captain stepping up and had the rangers captain stepping up to the spot. it is and had the rangers captain stepping up to the spot-— up to the spot. it is a brilliant save from _ up to the spot. it is a brilliant save from will _ up to the spot. it is a brilliant save from will dennis! - up to the spot. it is a brilliant| save from will dennis! nerves up to the spot. it is a brilliant - save from will dennis! nerves now visible all around _ save from will dennis! nerves now visible all around ibrox. _ save from will dennis! nerves now visible all around ibrox. a - save from will dennis! nerves now visible all around ibrox. a vital - visible all around ibrox. a vital goal on the stroke of half—time. belief from the bench then brought change. ben davies the quickest to react as rangers turned the game around. if that wasn't a bad introduction, tom lawrence went one better, the sweetest of strikes to secure all three points. the home side had one more goal in them. john souter had the four things stoppage time. the best type of preparation for next week's old firm derby.

in the premier league, it was a day of goals with five at stamford bridge, six at anfield — but there was just one at the amex. it did mean that aston villa missed the chance to secure their top four spot and a guarentee of champions league football next season after they lost 1—0 at brighton. it took 86 minutes before the deadlock was broken with a penalty, as nesta mcgregor reports. unai emery was looking to do what no aston villa manager had done for more than a0 years, book a place in europe's elite club competition. his side were facing a brighton team without a win in their last six league games. the first act was short on action. it wasn't until deep into added time that the away keeper was forced into a point—blank save. this time, no mistake. although var wrote that the german midfielder was offside. the captain john mcginn's has been one of the players pivotal in their lofty league position, and when he slotted home that saw a step closer. this

time, the assistant referee had other ideas. the deadlock was finally broken when the brighton winger was fouled inside the box. from the spot, jelle pedro had the second attempt. the only goal of the game, brighton with all three points. as for aston villa, that way to secure a table at europ's top table goes on, for another week at least. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. liverpool survived a late fight back from tottenham to return to winning ways injurgen klopp's penultimate match at anfield. eight days after his touchline fight up with klopp, mo salah was back to doing what he does best — scoring goals. his 25th of the season putting liverpool ahead after 15 minutes. liverpool added a second moments before half—time. trent alexander—arnold's cross found

andy robertson, who teed up salah. his shot was saved but robertson was on hand to convert. cody gakpo added a third before elliott would score the pick of the game's goals just before the hour mark. spurs would make it a nervy finish as richarlison and then son heung—min, on his 300th premier league appearance, both scored but liverpool held on dent spurs' hopes of the top four. it was a miserable day for west ham, who lost 5—0 at stamford bridge. chelsea's cole palmer scored his 21st goal of the season as his side dominated the match. mauricio pochetino's side has been criticised for a mediocre season, but this result puts them up to seventh in the league. goals from connor gallacher, noni madueke and two from nicolas jackson made it five. west ham down in ninth.

nice win, keeping the same feeling from the last game here, thursday against nottingham. fantastic game. great performance. so pleased for the players and the staff, because they deserve to feel this way. so happy for them. they deserve the full credit. thousands of leicester fans have turned out to celebrate the club's promotion to the premier league — lining the streets for an open—top bus parade. the club said it wanted to thank supporters by staging an "unforgettable" occasion. they secured the top spot in the championship with an away win at preston last monday. leicester return to the top flight alongside ipswich, who confirmed their promotion yesterday. bromley are into the football league for the first time in their history. they won the national league playoff final on penalties after a 2—2 draw with solihull moors. captain byron webster scored the winning penalty at wembley.

sparking those incredible celebrations. in the women's super league, two goals from arsenal's stenis blackstenius stalled manchester city in their race for the league title. the leaders lost 2—1 at home and — while city are still five points clear at the top — title rivals chelsea could cut that to three shortly — they're about to kick off against bristol city. jim lumsden reports. thejoint the joint longest victory streak in wsl history. and lauren hemp put them ahead after a quarter of an hour. . ., , . , them ahead after a quarter of an hour. ., ., ,.,, hour. razor-sharp, across the goalkeeper- — hour. razor-sharp, across the goalkeeper. as _ hour. razor-sharp, across the goalkeeper. as soon - hour. razor-sharp, across the goalkeeper. as soon as - hour. razor-sharp, across the goalkeeper. as soon as they l hour. razor-sharp, across the l goalkeeper. as soon as they got hour. razor-sharp, across the - goalkeeper. as soon as they got it is that snatch _ goalkeeper. as soon as they got it is that snatch it _ goalkeeper. as soon as they got it is that snatch it back, _ goalkeeper. as soon as they got it is that snatch it back, with - goalkeeper. as soon as they got it is that snatch it back, with chloe l is that snatch it back, with chloe kelly a constant threat. the gunners began to make a better impression with almost connecting. after the break, city turned up the heat

again. the same could be said of arsenal's beth mead, who found herself with only khiara keating to beat. but then city cracked and collapsed with blackstenius snatching first the equaliser... would you believe it? followed by an injury time winner that will be met with dismay by fans of city but relished by those of both arsenal and chelsea. the relished by those of both arsenal and chelsea-— relished by those of both arsenal and chelsea. . , , , and chelsea. the grass will be fine. we knew we _ and chelsea. the grass will be fine. we knew we had _ and chelsea. the grass will be fine. we knew we had obviously - and chelsea. the grass will be fine. we knew we had obviously a - and chelsea. the grass will be fine. we knew we had obviously a little l we knew we had obviously a little bit of leeway, because you want to win the game to date no doubt. we wanted to be in control and we have kind of lost a little bit of that, but we still have one more game. after defeating liverpool, chelsea manager emma hayes says she thought the title race was done. it is now anything but. jim lumsden, bbc news. four games in total today. liverpool beat manchester united 1—0. west ham and leicster drew i—i.

and as we mentioned chelsea are playing at kingsmeadow against bristol city, kicking off in the next few minutes. to rugby's champions cup now, and it's toulouse who will meet leinster in the final after they beat harlequins in a ferocious, ten—try thriller in france. toulouse resisted a fightback from quins and the 38—26 victory means they'll have the chance to win a sixth european cup on the 25th of may. ben croucher reports. a first champions cup semifinal, this may have been one daunting step into the unknown for harlequins, but with the quality on show it was exactly what to expect. try scored. faced with relentless pressure, quins match the five times champions for nearly half an hour. at this stage against this toulouse team, give them an inch and there can be no stopping them. give them an inch and there can be no stopping them-— no stopping them. backwards once more! from _ no stopping them. backwards once more! from 12-12 _ no stopping them. backwards once more! from 12-12 to _ no stopping them. backwards once more! from 12-12 to 19 _ no stopping them. backwards once more! from 12-12 to 19 points -

no stopping them. backwards once i more! from 12-12 to 19 points behind at half-time, — more! from 12-12 to 19 points behind at half-time, harlequins _ more! from 12-12 to 19 points behind at half-time, harlequins had - more! from 12-12 to 19 points behind at half-time, harlequins had a - at half—time, harlequins had a mountain to scale. but they had a winger who can fly to great heights. they needed all of their agility to escape out of this one. when tyrone green clawed them to within five, they couldn't could today? an emphatic no. confirmed a final showdown with leinster. harlequins knew what was coming. they couldn't do anything about it. ben croucher, bbc news. let's take a quick look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. three—time champion jockey silvestre de sousa rode "elmalka" from last place to win the 1,000 guineas at newmarket. the brazilian rider only returned to action in march after a ten month ban for a breach of betting rules. scotland are into this year's women's t20 world cup for the first time. they beat ireland by eight—wickets in the semifinal of the qualifying tournament in abu dhabi. captain katherine bryce took four wickets and also hit the winning runs.

demi vollering won her second stage of the week to claim the vuelta femenina title. the victory was sweeter after losing last year's race byjust nine seconds. it's the dutch rider's second major title after winning last year's tour de france. let's stay with cycling. after a disappointing opening day, tadej pogacar bounced back to win the second stage of the giro d'italia and take the overall lead. the two—time tour de france champion has now won stages at all three of cycling's grand tour races. britain's geraint thomas is now his closest rival after yet another dramatic day, as nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the world's most entertaining read racis was enhanced with more highs and

lows. withjust was enhanced with more highs and lows. with just six was enhanced with more highs and lows. withjust six miles was enhanced with more highs and lows. with just six miles to go, tadej pogacar slipped up again because of a puncture. fortunately, it was only a brief setback. within minutes, his team—mate had guided him back to the main group. the slovenian has been billed as the start of this show and he went on to put on a magnificent performance. with 2.5 miles to go, he took the lead. by the time he reached the summit finish, his rivals were nowhere to be seen. britten's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall. but the gap to tadej pogacar is a5 seconds and likely to increase between now and the finish in rome in three weeks' time. nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes

welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris.