hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards. coming up on the programme... champions in waiting? manchester city beat tottenham to put themselves on the verge of a historic premier league title. tiger admits he's tired of the fallout between the pga and liv golf, and calls on the two tours to find a way to work together.

and the countdown is on in riyadh, as tyson fury and oleksandr usyk arrive ahead of their undisputed heavyweight world title fight on saturday. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. there's only one place to start — and that's at tottenham hotspur stadium, where manchester city have taken a huge stride towards a fourth consecutive premier league title after they beat spurs 2—0 in a tension—filled match with so much at stake. the hosts came into the game as the kingmakers — a win or draw for them would have handed the advantage to their arch rivals arsenal going into the final day. so a bizzare scenario of arsenal fans supporting spurs but, despite several opportunities and the city keeper stefan ortega picking up the man of the match award, it's manchester city who now lead the table by two points.

ourfootball reporter john murray was at tottenham hotspur stadium. it was erling haaland's goals that took manchester city fc the brink of retaining their title — but the big moment came in the last five minutes when it was only 1—0, and son ran through for tottenham one—on—one with goalkeeper ortega, who had come on as a substitute. the whole of north london held its breath as ortega's right leg denied the spurs captain an equaliser and, within minutes, haaland shot home a penalty at the other end — his 38th goal of the season, taking the champions back to the top of the table. the city celebration sold you how close they are now. one home win against west ham on sunday, and they're guaranteed to be champions of england for an unprecedented fourth season in a row. these games are more difficult, but you want to do it. you know, that's why i said to the team, "enjoy today, we will work tomorrow, one day off, two

days to prepare for the final that we have, and with their people, we will do the best." —— with our people. it's a bummer, i guess we lost. tough game, some big moments, and they took them, we didn't. is that basically the long and short of it — you're content enough with the performance in many ways? yeah, i thought that was the summary of the game. i wish someone saw it differently, but that's how i saw it, yeah. where could you have possibly been better, then? taking the big moments, i mean, that's pretty much it. what did you make of the atmosphere? it was a game of football. so here is how the top of the table looks. that erling haaland double means city are in control of their own destiny — they will host west ham on sunday with a two—point cushion over arsenal, who welcome everton to the emirates. and let's also congratulate aston villa, who have confirmed their return to europe's top table for the first time since 1983. they'll be competing in the

champions league next season. and you can see what that means to the players — particularly with villa having been playing in the championship as recently as 2019, having taken over in october 2022 unai. but emery has turned villa's fortunes round. only manchester city, liverpool, and arsenal have collected more premier league points since the spaniard took charge. jude bellingham scored his 19th la liga goal of the season, as champions real madrid thrashed alaves 5—0 at the santiago bernabeu. the england international opened the scoring in madrid's first game since securing the title. bellingham's goal left him one adrift of girona striker artem dovbyk in the race for the golden boot, with two league matches remaining. the result means real madrid are one game away from equalling their club record of 31 la liga games unbeaten. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines.

olivier giroud has confirmed he'lljoin the mls side lafc when he leaves ac milan at the end of the season. the striker has signed with the club until 2025, but has the option to extend for a further year. in rugby union, english brothers billy and mako vunipola will both depart saracens at the end of the premiership season. mako has been with the club for 13 years, with billy there for ii. their former england team—mate jonny may is also on the move, announcing he's leaving gloucester. and france's valentin paret—peintre crossed the line for his first professional stage win on stage ten of the giro d'italia. tadei pogachar remains the runaway overall leader — almost three minutes clear of the rest of the field. the pga championship gets under way in kentucky this weekend, the second men's major of the year. but, despite its importance, it's still the ongoing debate

between the pga and liv tours that continue to dominate the headlines. tiger woods is one of those to have spoken out ahead of the tournament. he was asked about his role in the talks between liv golf and the pga — woods saying he's keen to see them come together for the sake of the sport's followers. the fans are probably as tired as we are of the talk not being about the game of golf, and not being about the players. it's about what liv is doing, what we're doing, players coming back, players leaving — the fans just want to see us play together, and how we get there is to be determined. there's been a big shock at the italian open — as the defending champion daniil medvedev is out. he was beaten in straight sets by tommy paul — the american cruising to victory 6—1, 6—4 in just over an hour.

paul will face hubert hurkacz in the quarterfinals, after he beat argentina's sebastian baez. no problems for the women's world number one iga swiatek, who moved a step closer to her third title in rome. she beat madison keys in straight sets, and will now play third—seeded coco gauff in last four. to saudi arabia — where fight week is officially under way for one of the most highly—anticipated fights this century, as tyson fury and oleksandr usyk get set to meet in the ring on saturday, in the first undisputed heavyweight world title contest for nearly 25 years. our reporter ade adedoyin was in riyadh to see the two fighters arrive. so the first setpiece media event ahead of what's a huge week for both men has just taken place. both men looked very relaxed — promoter frank warren is alongside me. you've promoted many huge fights over the years, frank, but explain why this is such a big occasion. this the biggest fight of the 21st century. it's the first time ever all

belts have been on the line. all the belts will be unified on saturday night, and we will find out who is the number one heavyweight in the world in a fight that involves two undefeated heavyweights in their prime. not a guy handing over the baton to a younger man, but in their prime. brilliant fighters, both of them, and we will see something extra, extra special here in riyadh. two big personalities, two big characters, larger—than—life, we saw the way they performed on stage today and looked very relaxed — but underneath it all, it's notjust the unbeaten record, frank, but we are talking about legacy here. it is legacy, as i say, it's the first time this has ever happened. there were just three belts — this time, there is four. when he beat holyfield, there was three. —— there were four. this is legacy, this is the biggest fight a british fighter has ever been involved in. financially, the consequences of the fight, no british boxer has ever done that. so go back to the uk with those four belts — he's cemented his legacy forever in boxing. they heavyweight champion of the world has always been probably the most famous

sportsman on the planet. so tyson comes through, which i hope he will, that'll be him on saturday night. thank you, that was promoter frank warren. so a massive week for both men, and on saturday night, we should hopefully get the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world this century. red bull team principal christian horner says it's sad that lead designer adrian newey is leaving the team, but the time is right for change. newey is the biggest name to leave since allegations of innapropriate behaviour against horner came to light — although these allegations were later dismissed following an independent investigation. horner insists morale in the team is as good as it's ever been. i think that it all comes down to the morale of the people, and i think we've got a great culture here, a great group of staff, and i think we are seeing that come through on the surface with the results we are achieving — you don't achieve those kinds of results with the commitment that formula i takes. because at the end of the day, it's the biggest teams were in the world, and you've

got to have everybody rowing in synchronisation, to be hitting those targets. —— the biggest team sport in the world. and finally — we told you on monday that former leeds united manager jesse marsch has been announced as canada's new head coach, but what we failed to mention was the rather unique way it was officially announced on tuesday. here's how canada soccer�*s ceo, kevin blue, revealed the news. canada is right here watching you. nice. and we are ready to get after it, man. i appreciate so much your trust and your belief in me. you know, i assure you that i will pay you back at every level, and this team will be something that the entire canadian community will be so excited about, and ready to support. and we will play with power and inspiration, and we will go for it. so, thank you so much, i can't wait to get started — let's go, baby. some things should probably just stay private. you can get all the latest

sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. including a concert desktop or hint of round up of manchester cindy pom make 2—0 victory over tottenham hotspur. but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. —— including a round up of manchester is deep�*s two — zero victory over tottenham hotspur. hello. we've some damp weather out there at the moment, and there's also some rain in the forecast for wednesday — not an awful lot. here's the outlook for the rest of the week — a bit of a mixed bag, a little bit of sunshine, some scattered showers, but at least it'll be relatively warm. now, on the satellite picture, you'll notice this swirl of cloud — that's an area of low pressure. this is the weather front, and this low pressure

will stick around really for the rest of the week. so actually, the overall weather pattern won't change an awful lot across the uk, but there will be some regional differences from day to day, of course. here's the morning, then — around 7am, we will have had temperatures between 12—14 celsius, some damp, if not at times wet, weather from east anglia into lincolnshire and along these eastern counties. but elsewhere, it's a bright and even sunny start to the day, and through the afternoon, i think our best weather will be in the north of scotland. some sunshine there in the highlands, and temperatures could reach 23 celsius. that's the exception, though — for most of us, it'll be in the range of 18—20 celsius. now, with this low pressure not really moving away anywhere, the weather front�*s still in the same place, so thicker cloud and, at times, outbreaks of rain from east anglia and across northern england, and elsewhere, we'll see some clear spells. and here's thursday morning — again, the weather front still in the same place, at least roughly. there'll be some glimmers of brightness between

the layers of cloud, but also some rain at times — or at least showers — coming and going. and again, temperatures between around 18—20 celsius — maybe a little bit cooler where the clouds thicker and the rain's just that little bit heavier. into friday, then, you can see the distribution of showers in slightly different places in scotland, maybe the northwest of england, too. i think further south, it should be brighter, and again, temperatures don't really change — it's because that area of low pressure is basically carrying the same atmosphere, and the temperatures won't be changing. high pressure is starting to push in through the weekend, but it'll be a very slow process, so don't expect major changes. so here's the summary for the rest of the week and the forecast into the weekend — notice that actually more northern parts of the uk fare better as we head into the weekend, with some sunshine on the way for belfast, and really quite warm. bye— bye.

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thousands on the streets of tiblisi as the parliament in georgia passes its foreign agents bill. protesters fear it will stifle dissent, kremlin style. a dramatic day at donald trump's hush money trial in new york as his former lawyer is cross—examined on the stand. a man—hunt across france after a gang kills two prison officers in an ambush to free a convict. welcome to the programme. we begin in georgia, where there've been violent clashes between riot police and thousands of protesters after the parliament in georgia voted through a so—called foreign agents bill after weeks of protests.

critics are likening the bill to legislation in neighbouring