hit a crocodile. when georgina laurie's twin sister was bitten and dragged underwater by a crocodile she lept into action and punched it repeatedly until it let go. her sister is recovered and georgia has been included on the king's gallantry list. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards. coming up on the program: 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.

our football reporter john murray was at tottenham hotspur stadium. it was the goals of erling haaland that took manchester city to the brink of retaining their title. at the big moment came in the last five minutes when it was only 1—0 and son ran through the tottenham one—on—one with the goalkeeper who had come on as a substitute. all of north london held its breath as ortega's right leg denied the captain an equaliser and in minutes, erling haaland shot home a penalty at the other end. his 38th goal of the season taking champions back above arsenal on the ladder. how close they are now. one home win against west ham on sunday and they are guaranteed to be champions of england for an unprecedented fourth season in a row. there is emotion and you want to do it and you,

that is where said to the team to enjoy today and take a day off, two days to prepare for the upcoming final and we will do our best. we lost and it was a tight game, big moments and they took them, we didn't. are you content enough with the performance i in many ways? unless somebody has seen it differently that is how i saw it. how could you have . possibly been better? taken the big moments. that is pretty much it. what do you make i 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 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 11. their former england teammate 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 10 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 underway 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 of not being about the game of golf and not being about the players. it is about what lov is doing and what we are doing. players coming back, players leaving. the fans want to see us play together and how we get there, that 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 quarter finals — 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 underway 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. the first set piece media event of what is a huge week for both both look relaxed. frank warren is alongside me here. you promoted many huge fights over the years.

explain why this one is such a big occasion. this is the biggest for a vote of the 21st century. the first time ever four belts have been on the line. they will all be unified 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 hanging on and holding on about until younger man. they are both fighters and we will see something extra extra special here in riyadh. two big personalities and two big characters, larger—than—life and we saw how they performed on stage today looking very relaxed but beneath it all it is not just the unbeaten record, it is legacy. it is legacy. the first time this has ever happened. when lennox fought there were three belts but this time there are four. this is the biggest fight a british fighter has ever been involved in. the consequences of the fight, no british boxer has ever done that. to go back to the uk with those four belts, he is cementing his legacy for ever in boxing.

the heavyweight champion of the world has always been the most famous sportsman on the planet. if tyson comes through and i hope hd will, that will be him on saturday night. that was frank warren the promoter. a massive week for both men and on saturday night hopefully we should 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 have a great culture here. a great group of staff and i think we are seeing that come through on the circuit with the results we are achieving. you don't get those results without a commitment. at the end of the date

is the team sport in the world. you need everybody rowing and synchronisation to hit the targets. 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, um rather unique way it was officially announced on tuesday. here's how canada soccer�*s ceo kevin blue revealed the news. canada is here and watching you and we are ready to get after it. i appreciate your belief in me. i assure you that i will pay you back at every level and this team is going to be something that the entire canadian community will be so excited about. ready to support and we will play with power and inspiration and go for it. thank you so much, i cannot 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 but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. 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 north—west 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.

live from washington, this is bbc news. skirmishes in the streets — and in parliament — as georgia's controversial

foreign agent bill gets one step closer to becoming law. america's top diplomat makes a surprise visit to ukraine, reaffirming us support for the country. and in donald trump's hush money trial, his former attorney michael cohen returns to the witness stand. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. riot police have now moved in, clashing with protestors in the georgian capital of tbilisi, as parliament passed a divisive foreign agent law that has already sparked weeks of mass protests. the law would force civil society and media organisations to register if they receive foreign funding. on tuesday, georgia's parliament passed the third and final reading of the bill, clearing a major hurdle before it can become law. it's likely to be vetoed by georgia's president, but parliament can override the veto with an additional vote. critics are dubbing it "the russia law". they say that it's similar to legislation russia uses

to suppress certain opinions and silence critics of the kremlin.