mark williams wins a thriller to become the oldest world snooker champion in a0 years. novak djokovic powers past kei nishikori in a madrid opening masterclass. it's advantage aljazira in their afc champions league tie after a 96th minute winner. hello and thank you very much indeed forjoining us. we start with a thrillng end to the snooker — mark williams has won the world championship for a third time after close 18—16 victory overjohn higgins. the welshman led 15—10 from the afternoon's action but higgins pushed him all the way in the evening session, clearing up every time williams made a mistake. but the 43—year—old, who's now the oldest champion in a0 years, held his nerve. this was the red that clinched it. the welshman had thought about quitting the game, and didn't even qualify for last year's championship — but now has another world title, 15 years after his last one. it is unbelievable. i mean, 12

months ago, i was not even here. and to come out and just to playjohn in the final is an experience in itself, because i have not been here for a long time. the crowd have been fantastic. i just can't for a long time. the crowd have been fantastic. ijust can't believe it. today i am 13— seven behind. i didn't want to lose this bear. tonight, luckily i came out and put some pressure on. but it wasn't to be. it must have been a good match to watch them but obviously i'm disappointed. two of the biggest names in tennis went head to head in the first round of the madrid open on monday. novak djokovic's unusually low seeding of tenth saw him miss out on a first—round bye. and the unseeded kei nishikori — a madrid finalist in 2014 — was drawn to face the two—time former champion. nick parrott was watching.

the grateful look says it all. former world number one, novak djokovic, has been struggling for months. he claimed coming back too soon from elbow surgery in january was the cause of his poor form. so to get ahead of kei nishikori must‘ve been a relief. it was a straight sets victory that was not easy. it took more than an hour for the winner to take the victory. it took novak djokovic until the 10th game to break kei nishikori. the set and match soon followed. he will certainly be hoping to build from here. after serving a doping ban, maria sharapova is still trying to get to the top of the women's game. she is ranked 52 in the world and before this tournament lost four matches in the row. the russian had

to work hard to reach the second set. she took the first set 7—5. she dominated the second set 6—1 to take the match. is she can repeat that tournament victory of four years ago, she will soon move up the rankings. the club said the procedure went well, but there has been no update on his condition since. the 76 continues to receive get well messages. we have heard from ryan giggs and philjones today. ryan giggs, who starred in all of ferguson's seasons said he was a legend. such a legend in my eyes. he brought me to the club and give me

the opportunity to play for one of the opportunity to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world. he took me under his wing like a father and yes, it was shocking. sad, but i know his character and he has that fighting and, hopefully, he will recover well. he has all his family and friends around him and support from all the players and staff at manchester united, and all the fans around the world. it is great that the football world has come together to show support. we are all rooting for him and i am sure he will be fine. just one match in spain's primera division. levante won 3—0 against fellow struggles leganes. the result not too significant for their fortunes though. both have already secured their futures in spain's top flight next season. aljazira beat persepolis 3—2 thanks to a goal deep into stoppage time, in the first leg of their afc champions league round of 16 tie on monday. it was 2—2 in the 84th minute — when khalifa alhammadi put

aljazira back in front in the sixth minute of stoppage time. they take a one goal advantage to tehran for the second leg next week. one other result to bring you from the asian champions league. boualem khoukhi scored both al sadd goals, as the hosts won 2—1 in theirfirst leg, over saudi arabian side al ahli in doha. wherever the euoprean champions league final is held hotels see it as an opportunity to make money from fans who are desperate to be there. the ukrainian capital kiev is no different, with accommodation going for more than $2000 a night! this has upset local people, who think it reflects badly on their country. one man, victor kylymar, set up a facebook group, to offer free accommodation to fans of both real madrid and liverpool. i think that after a revolution of dignity and the wall with russia, we

have a volunteering movement in ukraine, so people are open for such options. i am very, very glad that this idea worked and that people could help stability to visit kiev, because for me personally this is the best time to visit kiev. i am also glad that they will stay for a few days because a lot of them were saying that they were not thinking of coming to kiev, or not staying for the night, because theyjust wa nted for the night, because theyjust wanted to fly back the day that they can hear. and that is really, really great that they will have such an opportunity to stay here in kiev. wolverhampton wanderers have been celebrating their championship title, and, with it, their premier league promotion with a parade. thosands turned out to cheer on the team. an open top bus carried them through wolverhampton, before a party in the city's park in front of 30,000 people. next season will be wolves' first in the top division since 2012. it looks like a glorious day there.

staying with football, and there is still time for you to vote for your bbc women's footballer of the year. five players have been nominated, all hoping to succeed norway's ada hegerberg, who won the trophy in 2017. here's a snapshot of the nominees, with voting details to follow. scoring the goal, winning the game, you know, the whole experience of that, lifting the cup, that was an expression and something i won't forget. it was really big for a

nation like denmark to go all the way to the final. the goal in the final was, of course, way to the final. the goal in the finalwas, of course, a big moment, ata finalwas, of course, a big moment, at a great goal. ——. finalwas, of course, a big moment, at a great goal. --. the tournament of nations, i had come in and had not scored for my national team, and that tournament just made not scored for my national team, and that tournamentjust made me think i could do it at any level. —— and a great. winning all the three titles, it is an amazing feeling. winning the euros in your own home country in front of the crowd, unbelievable. scoring in the final is unbelievable. and then we won 4—2. so it was an amazing final. good luck to all the nominees,

there. you can vote for your favourite at the bbc sport website. that's bbc.com/womensfootball. voting closes at 8:00 gmt on tuesday the 8th of may. the winner will be announced on tuesday 22nd of may here on bbc world news. and this is an event to have for your diaries. this weekend marks the start of the grassroots of motorsport — the british lawnmower championship. it's known, apparently, as the formula 1 of the fields. mike creswell, several times champion, won the group two race. the british championship was apparently dreamt up over a few pints in a pub in 1973. i think that's what you call cutting edge. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.

hello there. what a bank holiday weekend that turned out to be. in fact, a recordbreaker. 29 degrees. the warmest early may bank holiday weekend on record. and for the vast majority, there was a lot of sunshine. there were exceptions too. the western coastal fringe is seeing low cloud and mist and fog. temperatures, no better than 11 degrees. wherever you are, you can expect the temperatures to take a tumble in the next few days. we are swapping out the warm air with cool and fresh conditions from the atlantic. this is how we start off tuesday morning. temperatures in pretty

decent shape for many. double digits in most places. and again, we will start off with some sunshine in eastern scotland, east wales, and potentially eastern portions of england. 0ut west, cloudy skies, still some grey and murky conditions along the coast. and through the day, a band of rain from the west across northern ireland into scotland, north—west england, parts of wales, and the midlands, and ahead of that, just the odd shower and still some warmth. with temperatures up to 28 in the south—east. 0ut west, temperatures beginning to take a tumble. and as we push this weakening rain band further eastwards through tuesday night we will all get into the cooler and fresher air from the west. a little ridge of high pressure just about building its way in to start wednesday. so, not a bad start to the day. some fine weather, some spells of sunshine. 0ut west, things already changing. thickening cloud for northern ireland and scotland. some rain. the further south and east you are, especially in england, staying dry and bright into the afternoon. temperatures even here a good few degrees down

on where they have been. 20 degrees in london and maybejust 11 in belfast. we push that system eastwards wednesday night into thursday. it tries to build its way back in. so, thursday, not a bad looking day. decent spells of sunshine perhaps. a few showers blowing in towards the north—west perhaps. even given the strength of the sun at this time of year, temperatures will not be as impressive as they have been over the weekend. 13 to 17 degrees at best. and a similar story really on friday. a fine start. our next atlantic frontal system then pushing in from the west strengthening the winds and bringing outbreaks of rain. and sticking with that cooler, fresher feel. top temperatures on friday afternoon, 12 degrees in aberdeen, a high of 18 in london. that's all for now. this is bbc news in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories — american allies lobby to try to save the iran nuclear deal. president trump says he'll announce his decision on tuesday. another four years at the top of russian politics.

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