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west ham stay in seventh. mikail antonio scored and had a second goal ruled out.ury time winnerfor west ham was taken off the board following a lengthy var review to the disappointment of the west ham manager, david moyes. it's not gone for us. not a lot we could do. we had two this week, one against freiburg, and one in midweek, didn't go for us. four handballs this week have gone against us. antonio is making a clear effort to pull in his hands, but the rule is any touch off the arm, it's going to be disallowed. well, that is what var do, we can't do anything. bundesliga leaders bayer leverkusen beat hosts freiburg 3—2 on sunday to return to being ten points clear at the top of the table, edging themselves closer to a first ever league title. florian wirtz put the visitors, who are unbeaten across all competitions this season, in front after two minutes with a scintillating solo run, before ritsu doan�*s shot in the 10th minute drew freiburg level. patrik schick flicked the ball into the back of the net of the net in the 53rd minute, giving bayer leverkusen a tw

west ham stay in seventh. mikail antonio scored and had a second goal ruled out.time winnerfor west ham was taken off the board following a lengthy var review to the disappointment of the west ham manager, david moyes. it's not gone for us. not a lot we could do. we had two this week, one against freiburg, and one in midweek, didn't go for us. four handballs this week have gone against us. antonio is making a clear effort to pull in his hands, but the rule is any touch off the arm, it's going to be disallowed. well, that is what var do, we can't do anything. bundesliga leaders bayer leverkusen beat hosts freiburg 3—2 on sunday to return to being ten points clear at the top of the table, edging themselves closer to a first ever league title. florian wirtz put the visitors, who are unbeaten across all competitions this season, in front after two minutes with a scintillating solo run, before ritsu doan's shot in the 10th minute drew freiburg level. patrik schick flicked the ball into the back of the net in the 53rd minute, giving bayer leverkusen a two—goal cushion w

west ham stay in seventh. mikail antonio scored and had a second goal ruled out.off the board following a lengthy var review to the disappointment of the west ham manager, david moyes. it's not gone for us. not a lot we could do. we had two this week, one against freiburg, and one in midweek didn't go for us. four handballs this week have gone against us. antonio is making _ have gone against us. antonio is making a — have gone against us. antonio is making a clear _ have gone against us. antonio is making a clear effort - have gone against us. antonio is making a clear effort to - is making a clear effort to pull in his hands, but the rule is any touch off the arm, it's going to be disallowed. well, that is what _ going to be disallowed. well, that is what var _ going to be disallowed. well, that is what var do, - going to be disallowed. well, that is what var do, we - going to be disallowed. well, that is what var do, we can't do anything. bundesliga leaders bayer leverkusen beat hosts freiburg 3—2 on sunday to return to being ten points clear at the top of the

var review to the disappointment of the west ham manager, david moyes.ne for us, so it's not enough what we can do with it to this week as well. 0ne against freiburg and one in midweek as well. didn't go for us as well, so we had four handballs as we were all going against us. for michail antonio is he's clearly making a clear effort to pull his hands in, but i guess the rules is any touch at all off the arm. it's going to be disallowed. well, let's see what the var doesn't. it's their decision, not ours. we can't do any about it. to the bundesliga next where leaders bayer leverkusen beat host freiburg three two on sunday to return to being ten points clear at the top of the table, edging themselves closer to a first ever league title. florian wirtz put the visitors who are unbeaten across all competitions this season in front after two minutes with a scintillating solo run before ritu dhawan�*s shot in the tenth minute drew freiburg level. patrik schick flicked the ball into the back of the net in the 53rd minute, giving bayer leverkusen a two goal cush

harvey's the hero for newcastle as they beat west ham. a fight of it in the women's six nations, pushing france all the way in edinburgh. and the light blues lead the way, but they have to forgo a famous boat race tradition. the premier league is back with a bang, the top three might all be playing tomorrow but we've had some great games today, seven results so far and so many late goals, there were a couple at st james�* park as newcastle united came from 3—1 down to beat west ham 4—3. craig templeton reports. st james�*s park hosted the return of premier league football after a two—week post for the international break. it would prove worth the wait. anthony gordon made his england debut in that time, and was lively early on, drawing a challenge from vladimir coufal. just two minutes in, a penalty. alexander isak kept his cool from the spot. his 17th goal of the season. whenjamaal lascelles limped off injured, michailantonio found a new gap in the new defence and slotted west ham back into the game. mohammed kudus then controversially g

west ham's fine european form continues, while leverkusen's unbeaten run remains, thanks to late europa league drama. we'll look ahead to the final weekend of the six nations with ireland in the driving seat to be crowned champions. and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at the players championship. welcome to the programme. let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half—time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarterfinal for the third year in a row. hugely pleased with the goals and a level of the performance and how well the players did tonight. we were really unhappy from the first game. all the staff, the players, we felt we shouldn't have come out with the result we had. we had to live with that and try and put it right and tonight we did. there were remar

coming up: west ham's fine european form continues, while leverkusen�*s unbeaten run remains, thankso late europa league drama. we'll look ahead to the final weekend of the six nations rugby with ireland in the driving seat to be crowned champions. and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at the players championship. welcome to the programme. let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half—time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarterfinal for the third year in a row. hugely pleased with the goals and the level of the performance and how well the players did tonight. we were really unhappy from the first game. all the staff, the players, we felt we shouldn't have come out with the result we had. we had to live with that and try and put it right and tonight we

for west ham, i point is, isn't it? for west ham, the inconsistency.o win over the supporters. when you look at draw and certain ones, other teams, this one be the one you want to avoid. you've got to be a best. you've got to beat the best. it's a difficult draw, but why not. it’s difficult draw, but why not. it's fascinating. — difficult draw, but why not. it's fascinating, because let the kitten could play liverpool in the final. we believe it's there for the time, thank forjoining us. much more on all of those draws on the website. all of that football to come in april and may. nowhere near as long to wait for the big race at cheltenham. it's the gold cup this afternoon, marking its 100th anniversary. let'sjoin lizzie greenwood hughes who is there for us... lizzie the weather looks fine behind you now — so at least a bit of respite from the rain? yes, it's just suddenly got very windy. it's been quite blow it all day. rain overnight, and on and off all be clear. that on top of three months of rain in this part of the country. it is wet, and conditio

let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace —

let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win.

yeah. >> my soccer team, west ham united.y much every game this season, and it's great. and i want you -- is there a way that you can come if we tape it for the show? >> seth: oh, any -- i think probably a better chance to come if nbc doesn't have to pay for it. >> okay, great. okay. [ laughter ] >> seth: i think if it's out of my own wallet -- >> but it's on peacock. >> seth: oh yeah. >> all the games are on peacock. >> seth: oh that's right. the games are on peacock. >> i'm saying. >> seth: all right. we'll figure -- >> corporate synergy, seth. >> seth: oh, my god. [ light laughter ] >> that's what i'm talking about. corporate synergy. >> seth: i do know this. going to a west ham game with you is going to spoil me forever, and so i cannot wait to do it. >> well, i went to the final in prague. >> seth: oh, wow. >> i went to -- we won -- west ham and -- a we won a tournament last season. i flew from l.a. to paris to prague. i was there for 26 hours and then flew prague to amsterdam back to l.a., and it was the greatest -- the

timejarrod bowen took full advantage. 3—1 west ham. time jarrod bowen took full advantage. 3—1 westy. he wasn't done yet. 89th minute, edge of the box, queue absolute pandemonium. 4—3 newcastle, and an absolute premier league classic. ~ ., , ., , classic. we got some unbelievable professionals _ classic. we got some unbelievable professionals in _ classic. we got some unbelievable professionals in there, _ classic. we got some unbelievable professionals in there, we've - classic. we got some unbelievable professionals in there, we've still| professionals in there, we've still got the spirit where we never give up. an incredible game. i think it was one of those games you will always remember, and it was a pleasure to be part of it. it is a reminder we are still in there fighting, we haven't given up on achieving something tangible this season. the crowd haven't, either, and they are still with us, that means more to than anything. it’s means more to than anything. it's not eas , means more to than anything. it's not easy, we've lost a game when we should _ not easy, we've lost a gam

in a match with west ham, they expected to score more.he post, then they missed out through the flag. but replay showed hayashi was on site when she scored — no var meant a chelsea reprieve. it stayed 1-0 meant a chelsea reprieve. it stayed 1—0 until three minutes from time — chelsea had pushed and found something in fatic. —— in fatic. that goal difference cushion doubled up that goal difference cushion doubled up ijy that goal difference cushion doubled up by a cracker as chelsea go for the title — these two goals take them one step closer. —— emphatic. joe lynskey, bbc news. everton and liverpool played out a goalless draw in the merseyside derby, in an uneventful afternoon at goodison park. bethany england scored her first women's super league goal of the season to earn tottenham victory over bottom—side bristol city, at ashton gate. and possibly an argument for game of the weekend at the king power stadium, as brighton came from behind to beat leicester 3—2. 0ne game going on at the moment, with aston villa taking on arsenal. what a

burnley had been 2—0 up through david fofana and a konstantinos mavropanos own goal but west ham hitrom lucas paqueta and then ings. burnley are off the bottom with the point but still 10 points off safety. chelsea are through to the first fa cup as they attempt to win it. the only goal in a 1—0 win over everton. the usa international has only just returned from a long—term knee injury but has scored in both games since. spurs join chelsea in their last four after their win on penalties over manchester city. leverkusen took a step towards a first ever bundesliga victory in germany with a win over wolfsburg. it was helped thanks to an early wolfsburg red card. alonso's side ten points ahead of bayern munich. still unbeaten in all competitions this season. the destination of title in italy is nailed on. inter started 18 points clear but the places below them still very much up for grabs. milan won thanks to a goal. they have gone second afterjuventus couldn't then beat atalanta. that game finished 2—2 as it did in florence where roma had a last minute equaliser to stay fifth. in spain,

west _ familiar opponents tonight. they're playing freiburg. west ham - familiar opponents tonight.e and away. they will be confident. rangers have a difficult away tie against benfica, massive challenge for them. against benfica, massive challenge forthem. rangers, could be of pivotalfew forthem. rangers, could be of pivotal few weeks forthem. rangers, could be of pivotalfew weeks in forthem. rangers, could be of pivotal few weeks in their season. two big games to come. joe berlinski, thank you. you can keep across the sport website. the top two in the women's super league go head to head again this evening — this time for a place in the league cup final where arsenal await. chelsea played manchester city three weeks ago in the wsl — a game city won to end chelsea's 22 match unbeaten run and go joint top with their rivals, and that's why chelsea manager emma hayes is expecting another tough test. top team, they took points off of us at home _ top team, they took points off of us at home. not a lot between the two sides _ at home. not a lot between the two sides if— at home. not a l

let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham were 2—0 up at half time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, then went on to win 5—0 on the night — mohamed kudus with a brace — to help them on the way to the win. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarter finalfor the third year in a row. hugely pleased with the goals and a level of the performance and a level of the performance and how well the players did tonight. we were really unhappy from the first game. all the staff, the players, we felt we shouldn't have come out with the result we had. we had to live with that and try and put it right and tonight we did. there were remarkable scenes as bayer leverkusen kept their unbeaten season alive late on to beat qarabag. the visitors were 2—0 up, 4—2 ahead on aggregate, but xabi alonso�*s side went on to win 3—2 on the night, thanks to two stoppage time goals from patrik schick. elsewhere, rangers are out after being beaten 1—0 on the night by benfica at ibrox. liverpool are

burnley had been 2—0 up but west ham hit back to leave burnley ten points from safety.e them off the bottom of the table. holders chelsea are through to the semi finals of the women's fa cup as they attempt to win the trophy for a fourth straight season. catarina macario got the only goal in a 1—0 win over everton. the usa international has onlyjust returned from a long term knee injury. but has scored in both games since. spurs join chelsea in the last four after their win on penalties over manchester city. bayer leverkusen took another step towards a first ever bundesliga title in germany with a 2—0 win over wolfsburg. leverkusen�*s cause was helped thanks to an early wolfsburg red card. but after goals from nathan tella 11 minutes later. and then florian wirtz. xabi alonso's side are ten points ahead of bayern munich with nine games left. and they're still unbeaten in all competitions this season. the destination of the title in italy is pretty much nailed on. inter started the day 18 points clear, but the places below them are still up for grabs. milan beat empoli t

but former player danny ings salvaged a point for west ham with a 91st—minute equalizer.am hit back to leave burnley 10 points from safety, although the point does take them off the bottom of the table. holders chelsea are through to the semifinals of the women's fa cup as they attempt to win the trophy for a fourth—straight season. catarina macario got the only goal in a 1—0 win over everton. the usa international has only just returned from a long—term knee injury, but has scored in both games since. spurs join chelsea in the last four after their win on penalties over manchester city. bayer leverkusen took another step towards a first ever bundesliga title in germany with a 2—0 win over wolfsburg. leverkusen's cause was helped thanks to an early wolfsburg red card. but after goals from nathan tella 11 minutes later, and then florian wirtz, xabi alonso's side are 10 points ahead of bayern munich with nine games left. and they're still unbeaten in all competitions this season. the destination of the title in italy is pretty much nailed on. inter started the day 18 points

west ham stay seventh.fter an injury time winner for west ham was taken off the board following a lengthy var review to the disappointment of the hammers boss david moyes. we have had two this week as well, one against freiburg and one midweek didn't go well for us. i guess the rules as any touch at all from the arm is going to be disallowed. it is their decision not our, we can't do anything about it. tennis's world number one, iga swiatek, has won the indian wells title for the second time after beating maria sakkari of greece in stright sets. swaitek hasn't dropped a set all week in the california desert and she beat the world number nine, 6—4 6—love. it is swiatek�*s second title of the season. the men's singles final between defending champion, carlos alcaraz and daniil medvedev starts in the next hour. and that's all the sport for now. steve harley, who fronted the long—running band, cockney rebel, has died at the age of 73. his best known song, make me smile (come up and see me), reached number one i

ham and benfica will meet marseille. the return games of this stage will be held on 23rd and 30th of april 1403 respectively. also, based on this draw, in the semi-final stage, the winner of milan, rome, and the winner of lorca, west ham, and the winner of the match between liverpool and atalanta, will compete with the winner of the match between benfica and marseille. giving the return games of this stage are on may 13 and 20, respectively, and the final match of this league season europe will be held in dublin on june 2 next year. but the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the european conference league were also drawn today, according to which , in the quarter-finals, brokeh, pak thessaloniki, olympiakos , fenerbahce, aston villa, lille, and viktoria plzen , in less than a week, our national team is going to the world cup qualifiers. on the second day of farvardin in tehran, on the seventh day in ashgabat , we have two round-robin games with turkmenistan. many people are waiting to see the process of rejuvenation in th

burnley had been 2—0 up through david fofana and a konstantinos mavropanos own goal but west ham hitcas paqueta and then ings. burnley are off the bottom with the point but still the disappointment of that final goal conceded, it is at the forefront of your feelings, i think, in the end the team fought really, really hard, we created ourselves chances, we were in the game for 100 minutes plus, and, yeah, it is unfortunate but we will have to muster the same energy for the next game. we probably looked a bit hungover from the game on thursday night when we started the game, but we certainly came back into it strongly. missed quite a lot of chances in the end. i think we have had a day where a lot of decisions have just not gone for us. in football, you need small things to go for you. we have won a couple of games late on recently, won at everton, sometimes it has to happen that way, but just today, today we just were not quite at it right from the start. that is how the bottom of the table looks after the weekend's fixtures. the bottom three all drew, but you can see how important th

the result is west ham's biggest ever in european competition.t of the ball, philippe clement's side were unable to find an equaliser, losing 3—2 on aggregate. liverpool are easily into tomorrow's quarter final draw, they beat sparta prague 6—1 on the night, 11—2 on aggregate. they were 4—0 up inside 15 minutes, with mo salah back amongst the goals. brighton were only playing for pride having lost the first leg 4—0 awaits aroma, danny welbeck gave the home site something to cheer in the first half and during the final moments there and it is still 1—0. in the europa conference league, aston villa look like they'll be in the quarterfinals. they lead 4—0 against ten—man ajax. it was goalless from the first leg in amsterdam. 0lly watkins gave unai emery�*s side the lead midway through the first half — although he went off injured not long after, which might be a worry for gareth southgate, who's just selected him for the england squad. leon bailey, jhon duran and moussa diaby also got on the scoresheet that was still ongoing, into the last minute of

still 3— to four west ham against newcastle. and that's all the sport for now.nto turmoil following the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he was arrested on thursday along with a 57—year—old woman who's been charged with aiding and abetting additional offences. they'll both appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster. he says he'll strenously contest the charges. let's speak to ben lowry, editor of the belfast news letter. clearly a blow for the party. how are they handling it so far? it is difficult to find out. i do editor unionist daily newspaper, we have good contacts with dup, we were trying yesterday to phone everybody we could think of, most of the phone calls were ringing out. there wasn't enthusiasm to talk to the press, even to the press that they speak a lot with. but we did get to talk to some people in dup. the easiest way to describe it is, they are reeling. i talked to somebo

still 1—1 newcastle and west ham. i will have another update for you in the next hour.y into the home was shared on social media. the raid is part of a corruption inquiry dubbed "rolexgate". the police were searching for more than a dozen rolex watches that the president has allegedly not declared. the investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in december 2022. peru's government called the raid an �*intolerable outrage'. to the netherlands, where a man has been arrested after a number of people were held hostage for several hours at a nightclub. the man emerged from the venue in the town of ede, wearing a balaclava and can be seen here following police instructions to put his hands on his head. riot police and explosives experts had been deployed and the town centre evacuated. police say there's no indication of a terrorist motive. the oxford—cambridge boat race has been one of the world's best—known amateur sporting events since it first took place in 1829. crews from both univer

but two stoppage time west ham goals ruined their day at goodison park.nks to beto, who'd earlier missed a penalty. the hammers fought back, though — kurt zouma equalised. tomas soucek then scored a second for them, with edson alvarez completing the win for west ham, who move up to seventh with their second victory in a row. the boys showed great resilience, stuck at it and maybe a few things went for us today which have not gone in the last 6—8 weeks. people getting sent off and penalty kicks, so quite a few things that have not gone our way. today the goalkeeper makes a great save from the penalty and we scored, thomas scored a brilliant goal and the third one is a counter attack. well done to the lads, they did a brilliantjob today. late goals at tottenham too, ange postecoglou's side coming from behind to beat crystal palace in north london. son heung min capped off the 3—1win, which moved them closer to fourth place at the time. christian romero and timo werner with the other goals for spurs. it's palace manager oliver glasner's first defeat in charg

west ham had two goals disallowed for handball as they drew 1—1 with aston villa in the one premier leaguesecond ruled out, while there were 104 minutes in the game after an injury time following a lengthy review. elsewhere bayer leverkusen have re—established a ten—point lead at the top of the bundesliga with a 3—1win at freiburg. meanwhile milan are three points clear ofjuventus in second in serie a after they beat verona and juve's goalless draw against genoa. manchester city are level on points with chelsea at the top of the women's super league after a 4—1victory at brighton. lauren hemp and mary fowler scored in the first half before khadija shaw and laura coombs made it four. city need to continue with similar score lines in the wsl as they trail leaders chelsea on goal difference. it's finals day at indian wells. the world number one iga swiatek will play greece's maria sakarri later. meanwhile in the men's draw, the two—time grand slam champion carlos alcaraz has ended jannik sinner�*s19—match unbeaten run to reach the final. the defending champion dropped the first set 6—1 in a m

celtic�*s amy gallacher and kirsty smith of west ham are recalled by manager pedro martinez losa.onal football scale, you'll find nauru. in fact, the micronesian island isn't even on the scale, given they've never played a game. off the coast of australia, it has a population of 12,500 and now a former premier league player as their national team manager. dave kitson has gone from reading and portsmouth to a place with only one pitch, as lewis coombes reports. an island about as remote as they come, known primarily for its lucrative phosphate mines, its use as an immigration detention centre, and now dave kitson. i knew a little bit about the history of the island and what it's been through and it's an incredible story. made a fortune from selling phosphate, billions and billions of dollars, but it's had a bit of an issue in terms of distributing that wealth. and, of course, a lot of people stopped working. that led to an importation of food and has led directly to an obesity crisis. and this is part of the reason for trying to start up the island's first ever football team. the b

fans, west ham both west ham fans, a west ham spurs you expect people spurs match.ately house, engush stonehenge, a stately house, english testing stonehenge, a stately house, english cameras testing stonehenge, a stately house, english cameras teprotect body worn cameras to protect staff visitors. staff from abusive visitors. i mean, the goes to mean, who the hell goes to stonehenge? thinks beating stonehenge? thinks about beating up and then spray up a staff member and then spray painting name the stones ? painting the name on the stones? it's of where are it's just a sign of where we are in world or certainly in the world now, or certainly in the world now, or certainly in country. we have no in this country. we have no respect anything. well, respect for anything. well, punishments aren't hard enough. >> isn't it? >> that's the thing, isn't it? >> that's the thing, isn't it? >> yeah, yeah, i mean, >> yeah, yeah, yeah, i mean, people get away with that. people just get away with that. >> you imagine in >> could you ever imagine in pubuc >> could you ever imagine

part of the leak is back after a 2 week break in newcastle, a currently an action against west ham, in the flight for european places, new castle were in front after just 6 minutes. anthony gordon was brought down by vladimir seph fall in the penalty area. it took v or over 3 minutes to come to a decision for the alexander eustace, essentially with nope, steak from the spot. 15 minutes later though, west ham wise with how antonia scored his 4th goal of the season, deepen to add a time in the 1st half west ham completed the turn around. mom of kudos make me to one. the 2nd half is underway. it's now $31.00 matched united are one place above west time and they'll be looking to continue their push for champions league places against brent serve. later air 10 hog side or 6 points behind 5th place, talk them which could be enough to qualify for the tournament. next season, 18 year old colby avenue made his england debut during the international break kind of hog size. it was a proud moment for the club. a. we're not surprised. lose file. we have seen where he's capable of and that the can f

chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham.cond minute gave them the lead. it wasn't until two minutes from full time that they made sure of the points — a lovely goal from erin cuthbert. they've moved back above manchester city on goal difference. both sides have five games left to play this season. arsenal also won. they're third in the table, six points behind chelsea and city. they had to come from behind to win at aston villa. they were trailing 1—0 at half—time but second—half goals, including two in the last ten minutes, saw them win 3—1. elsewhere, the merseyside derby finished goalless between everton and liverpool at goodison park. tottenham beat bottom side bristol city, beth england with the only goal — her first league goal of the season — after returning from injury. brighton came from behind against leicester to win 3—2. there was an emotional winner of golf�*s valspar championship in florida as the american peter malnati sealed his first pga tour title in nine years. malnati carded a final round of 67, finished

west ham are the final premier league club in action tonight in the competition as they travel to freiburgother ties to keep your eye include marseilles against villarreal and ac milan against slavia prague. sporting and atalanta drew 1—1 on wednesday. and there are eight matches in the europa conference league later — perhaps the pick of the ties — dutch side ajax at home to aston villa. villa manager unai emery aiming to add the europa conference league to his four europa league titles with sevilla and villarreal. india ended day one of the fifth test in dharamshala on top, after england won the toss and elected to bat. england started brightly, with opener zak crawley making 79 taking his total runs in the series to over 400 before he became one of five wickets for kuldeep yadav. he also took the scalp ofjonny bairstow on his 100th test, out for a rapid 29 off 18 balls. ravichandran ashwin — also playing in his 100th test — took the remaining four wickets as england slumped to 218 all out. in reply, india reached stumps on 135 for one... trailing byjust 83. captain rohit sharma with an

west ham stay seventh.t ham was taken off the board following a lengthy var review, to the disappointment of the hammers boss david moyes. to this week as well, one against freiburg and one in midweek as well didn't go for us. for handbills this week have gone against us. i guess the rules as — week have gone against us. i guess the rules as any _ week have gone against us. i guess the rules as any touch _ week have gone against us. i guess the rules as any touch at _ week have gone against us. i guess the rules as any touch at all- week have gone against us. i guess the rules as any touch at all from i the rules as any touch at all from the rules as any touch at all from the arm — the rules as any touch at all from the arm is — the rules as any touch at all from the arm is going to be disallowed. is the arm is going to be disallowed. is not— the arm is going to be disallowed. is not our— the arm is going to be disallowed. is not our decision, we can't do anything about it. it's finals day at tennis�* india

ham, while there were comfortable away wins for liverpool and brighton.mand duplantis showed his brilliance again — as he retained his pole vault title at the world indoor championships. it was an eventful final day in glasgow as joe lynskey reports. this is sweden's armand duplantis, the man taking pole vault to heights not seen before. he goes home with more golds for his collection. but, for a while, he looked set to fall short. he hit the bar twice at 5.85m but dupla ntis reset. nearfailure brought out the best. he went clear to win the title at 6.5 metres. it took a lot from me today, more than i would have liked. even, you know, going in as a big favourite, of course — pole vaulting is very hard, it is very difficult, and it's very tough to get all the numbers right. i don't think my mum is too happy with me. i think that's too many third attempts for my poor mum, but my second world indoor title, that is super cool and so i'm just glad i was able to pull it out. this time for duplantis, there was no world record. instead that came in the women's 60

not such a good night for fellow german side freiburg — as they lost 5—0 at west ham in their secondeat slavia prague. fellow italian side atalanta beat sporting lisbon whilst roma lost at brighton but still progress — winning 4—1 on aggregate. in the europa conference league — olympiakos booked their place in the quarterfinals after a stunning win against maccabi tel—aviv. trialing 4—1 from the first leg, they won the second leg 6—1, to win 7—5 on aggregate. a big win too for aston villa — as they thrashed ajax 4—0 in their second leg — to book their place in the last eight of a major european competition for the first time since 1998. elsewhere, there was a straight forward win for clubbe brugge — as they moved past molde whilst lille are also through. fenerbahce, fiorentina, paok salonika and viktoria plzen also all booked their place in the last eight after winning their ties. to tennis where carlos alcaraz remains on track to defend his indian wells title — but his place in the semi finals came at a painful — and somewhat unique — price. the two time grand slam champion was stun

let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the lastht of the competition. west ham put themselves 2—0 up at half time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, but went on to win 5—0, mohamed kudus with a brace, to win the tie 5—1. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarter final for the third year in a row. elsewhere, rangers are out after being beaten 1—0 on the night by benfica at ibrox. while liverpool scored four in the opening 15 minutes against sparta prague — they won the first leg 5—1 rememeber, so safe to say they'll be in the next round. brighton don't look likely to bejoining them, 4—0 down against roma from the first leg. it is goalless there. and bayer leverkusen versus karabec is also goalless. in the europa conference league, aston villa v ajax. ollie watkins escort for aston villa and i can tell you as well ollie watkins has just gone off injured but aston villa are leading i—o. rory mcilroy has had a great start to the players championship in florida. mcilroy is in a share of the lead after his ope

in other matches, brandford will face chelsea, everton , west ham, fullan, brighton, newcastle, wolverhampton , tottenham, crystal palace, and luton will face stan villa. the new round of training for the girls' football team the youth of our country are going through the training to participate in the kafap tournament in tehran . god willing, we will go to the kafap tournament . we will come back alive . there is a lot of excitement here among the young soccer girls in the camp . i see a strong will in the team, especially the coach. this year, the kafa championship is going very well for us , we have made good progress since the first camp. and i think the coaches will be satisfied with us, motivated girls who will be the cheerleaders of the women's national football team. . these motivated girls are now preparing themselves to reach the distance of their opponents in the kafa cup . it was late this month, but it happened to be in april . well, this is a very good process, a very good time. he turned to us to be able to. let's work more on the team work of the children. these children are t

chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham.nd minute gave them the lead. it wasn't until two minutes from full time that they made sure of the points — a lovely goal from erin cuthbert. they've moved back above manchester city on goal difference. both sides have five games left to play this season. arsenal also won. they're third in the table, six points behind chelsea and city. they had to come from behind to win at aston villa. they were trailing 1—0 at half—time but second—half goals, including two in the last ten minutes, saw them win 3—1. elsewhere, the merseyside derby finished goalless between everton and liverpool at goodison park. tottenham beat bottom side bristol city, beth england with the only goal — her first league goal of the season — after returning from injury. brighton came from behind against leicester to win 3—2. there was an emotional winner of golf�*s valspar championship in florida as the american peter malnati sealed his first pga tour title in nine years. malnati carded a final round of 67, finished on

ham with a 9ist minute equalizer.off the bottom with the point but still 10 points off safety chelsea are through to the firat— chelsea are through to the first fa _ chelsea are through to the first fa cup as they attempt to win it — win it. the only goal win it. - the only goal in win it. — the only goal in a win ii. — the only goal in a 1—0 win over everton. the usa international has onlyjust returned from a long—term knee injury but has scored in both games since. spursjoin scored in both games since. spurs join chelsea scored in both games since. spursjoin chelsea in scored in both games since. spurs join chelsea in their last four after their win on penalties over manchester city. leverkusen took a step towards a first ever bundesliga victory in germany with a win over wolfsburg. it was helped thanks to an early wolfsburg red card. alonso's side ten points ahead of bayern munich. still unbeaten in all competitions this season. the destination of title in italy is nailed on. inter started 18 points clear but the p

tomas soucek then scored a second for them, with edson alvarez completing the win for west ham, who mover second victory in a row. the boys showed greater resilience, stuck at it and maybe a few things went for us today which have not gonein went for us today which have not gone in the last 6—8 weeks, people getting sent off and penalty kicks, so quite a few things that have not gone our way. today the goalkeeper makes a great save from the penalty and he scored, thomas scored a brilliant goal and the third one is a counter attack. well done to the lads, they did a brilliantjob today. late goals at tottenham too, ange postecoglou's side coming from behind to beat crystal palace in north london. son heung min capped off the 3—1 win to move his side to within two points of fourth—placed aston villa ahead of their game at luton. christian romero and timo werner with the other goals for spurs. it's palace manager 0liver glasner's first defeat in charge of the side. they stay 14th. chelsea scored late on to pick up a point against london rivals brentford, with a 2—2 draw in their first premie

elsewhere, west ham and brighton finished goalless towards the bottom end of the table., after a 3—0 win away at relegation threatened livingston. the result sees brendan rogers�* side leapfrog rivals rangers, as drew savage reports. back on top four in least another week, brendan rodgers and his team did what they needed to do to keep the title race alive. bottom club livingston made things as hard as they could — celtic had to wait for first half injury time for their first shot on target. a one—game ban kept rodgers away from the dressing room but their luck improved after the break. sometimes you need a slice of fortune and this was it for celtic. an own goal — livingston keeper shamal george's save came back off team—mate jamie brandon. celtic had dominated possession so this came as no surprise although a hint of a deflection about goal number two. the bhoys were heading for an eighth consecutive win against livingston. goal difference could be a factor come the end of the season, and matt o'riley�*s effort meant celtic�*s is now one better than rangers. all of whi

ham.onference league, aston villa's reward for thrashing ajax sees them face lille — the winner taking on olympiakos or fenerbahce in the semi finals. the other quarter finals sees club brugges face paok and viktoria plzen against fiorentina. and a huge day is underway in the world of horse racing — with the final day of the cheltenham festival taking place. the most prestigious race of the day — the gold cup — is less than 45 minutes away — with record—breaking irish trainer willie mullins looking to win it for the fourth time in six years mike bushell is there for us. here we are at the top of the famous cheltenham slope right by the winning post where the winner of the 2024 gold cup will be running, galloping past your later this afternoon, notjust in any year within the special year when they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of this iconic gold cup race. 0n the famous course, cleeve hill in the distance forming this natural amphitheatre which amplifies the roar of the crowd as the

chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham.n the second minute gave the visitors the lead. but it wasn't until 2 minutes from full time that they made sure of the points, a lovely goal from erin cuthbert — they have moved back above manchester city on goal difference. both sides have five games left to play this season. arsenal also won and are third in the table — six points behind chelsea and city. they had to come from behind to win at aston villa. they were trailing 1—0 at half—time, but second half goals incuding two in the last 10 minutes saw them win 3—1. elsewhere the merseyside derby finished goalless between everton and liverpool at goodison park. tottenham beat bottom side bristol city. beth england scoring herfirst league goal of the season after returning from injury. brighton came from behind against leicester to win 3—2. there was an emotional winner of golf�*s valspar championship in florida as the american peter malnati sealed his first pga tour title in nine years. malnati carded a final round of 67 to finish

west ham have already kicked off against freiburg in the europa league.come of this match will have a big say in whether it's the premier league or the bundesliga that get five champions league places next season. it's tight between england and germany in uefa rankings, to a hammers win over a german side will boost english chances. the same goes for rangers against benfica. 2—2 after the first leg in portugal. it is goalless at half—time at eye brok. scotland only get one automatic champions league spot, and they are in danger of losing that, with czech republic the nation looking to pinch scotland's spot. brighton's first season season looks like it's coming to an end. liverpool truly want thorough whiffle goal —— four goal lead. it o'clock kick—off. there's nothing between aston villa and ajax in the conference league after a goalless first leg in amsterdam last week. from edinburgh to amsterdam, supporters have travelled in their thousands this season. the biggest game so far comes tonight in the more familiar surroundings of villa park. �* , more fam

coming up: west ham's fine european form continues, while leverkusen's unbeaten run remains, thanks to of the six nations rugby with ireland in the driving seat to be crowned champions. and ten birdies in his opening round has world number two rory mcilroy in a share of the lead at the players championship.

ham, while there were comfortable away wins for liverpool and brighton.uplantis showed his brilliance again — as he retained his pole vault title at the world indoor championships. it was an eventful final day in glasgow as joe lynskey reports. this is sweden's armand duplantis, the man taking pole vault to sites not seen before. —— heights. he goes home with more golds for his collection. for a while, he looks set to fall short. he hit the bar twice at 5.85m but he went clear to win the title at 6.5 metres. it took a lot from me today, more than i would have liked. even, you know, going in as a big favourite, of course — pole vaulting is very hard, it is very difficult and very tough to get all the numbers right. i don't think my mum is too happy with me. too many third attempts for my poor mum, but my second world indoor title, that is super cool and so i'm just glad i was able to pull it out. this time for duplantis, there was no world record. instead that came in the women's 60 hurdles. devon sheldon of the bahamas had set that record just last month.

west ham are the final british club in action tonight in the competition as they travel to freiburg.c milan against slavia prague. sporting and atalanta drew 1—1 on wednesday. it�*s the best attended tennis event, outside of the grand slams, but the fans won�*t be seeing rafael nadal in action at indian wells because he has pulled out. he hasn�*t played since picking up a hip injury injanuary, and feels he�*s not ready for such a big event. andy murray is there — and is through to the second round. the 36—year—old beat belgian david goffin in straight sets. and up next, it�*s a big test against the fifth seed, russia�*s andrey rublev. scotland have made three changes to their starting line—up for saturday�*s six nations match away to italy. cameron redpath comes in at inside centre to replace the injured sione tuipulotu. he�*ll miss the rest of the tournament after limping off against england. george horne takes over from ben white at scrum—half. and andy christie comes in to the back row, instead of former captain jamie ritchie. and heavyweight boxing is back in saudi arabia — with

chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham.d minute gave them the lead. it wasn't until two minutes from full time that they made sure of the points — a lovely goal from erin cuthbert. they've moved back above manchester city on goal difference. both sides have five games left to play this season. arsenal also won. they're third in the table, six points behind chelsea and city. they had to come from behind to win at aston villa. they were trailing 1—0 at half—time but second—half goals, including two in the last ten minutes, saw them win 3—1. elsewhere, the merseyside derby finished goalless between everton and liverpool at goodison park. tottenham beat bottom side bristol city, beth england scoring herfirst league goal of the season after returning from injury. brighton came from behind against leicester to win 3—2. there was an emotional winner of golf�*s valspar championship in florida as the american peter malnati sealed his first pga tour title in nine years. malnati carded a final round of 67 to finish on 12—under par, tw

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west ham are the final premier league club in action tonight in the competition as they travel to freiburg. other ties to keep your eye include qarabag against xabi alonso's bayer leverkusen and benfica hosting rangers. sporting and atalanta drew 1—1 on wednesday. and there are eight matches in the europa conference league later — perhaps the pick of the ties dutch side ajax at home to aston villa. villa manager unai emery aiming to add the europa conference league to his four europa league titles with sevilla and villarreal. india ended day one of the fifth test in dharamshala on top — after england won the toss and elected to bat. england started brightly, with opener zak crawley making 79 taking his total runs in the series to over 400, before he became one of five wickets for kuldeep yadav. he also took the scalp ofjonny bairstow on his 100th test, out for a rapid 29 off 18 balls. ravichandran ashwin — also playing in his 100th test — took the remaining four wickets, as england slumped to 218 all out. in reply, india reached stumps on 135—1, trailing byjust 83. captain rohit sharma wit