and even the man who led them there could hardly believe it. no way, no way. but we are here. we did it. we are delighted to share what we have done together, so thank you so much to be here. and next season, you will see us again. it will be some act to follow. city have swept aside records as well as rivals. a dramatic final day win, taking them into uncharted premier league territory. 100 points for the season, racking up 106 goals in the process and some 32 victories. well, city fans are getting used to this sort of celebration. after all, this is their third league title in the last seven seasons. but the incredible way that they've won this one makes it very special indeed. i think pep‘s done a fantasticjob pulling the team together. there's an enormous positive team spirit. they've got so much chemistry, they know how to pass, they know how to play, they got a good manager.

manchester city, premier league champions. but are they the best ever? well, some believe sustained success will be the true test. i think it's too early to say the greatest premier league team. i think they've produced some football that we've never witnessed right now, there is no doubt. in terms of style and also statistics, the season and the celebration belonged to city will stop —— city. hello and welcome to

sportsday, i'm ben mundy. we're starting in manchester tonight. where tens of thousands of city fans have been out celebrating going bananas. the streets of manchester turn blue as city fans celebrate a record—breaking premier league season. fulham take a step closer to joining city next season, after winning tonight's championship play—off semi final. and could this be the man to clinch a first british motogp world title since the heyday of barry sheene? iam bad i am bad that we have a good group of people, and it was nice to be that one and lead a world title. we're starting in

manchester tonight. where tens of thousands of city fans have been out celebrating their premier league champions. pep guardiola's title—winning squad enjoyed an open top bus parade through the city, after a record breaking season. city amassed a record 100 points, 106 goals and won the most games on their way to the title. sportsday was there, with pep — and captain vincent kompany. it is brilliant. it is amazing. we are here again, and have turned out in numbers. the fans are wonderful. we were allowed to win it with four weeks to go. the quality that they had, as human beings and players is

outstanding. that is why we eat what we have done. —— did what we have done. celebrate winning city and millie today! what does it mean to you? coming together and prevent... what is it about city that you like so what is it about city that you like so much. they have been relegated, but they have come back up. they've got new managers, they have got new owners, and they have shown their strength of how good they are. owners, and they have shown their strength of how good they arem owners, and they have shown their strength of how good they are. it is amazing. white paper why were they so amazing. white paper why were they so good, this year? what was it that made them so good this year? absolutely amazing. now we start to enjoy this. this summer, believe me, we are going to see the world cup, good beer, good red wine and enjoying the season. so... and when

we are started, we will come back stronger than the season. phil have taken... fulham have taken a step closer tojoining city in the premier league next season, after clinching a place in the championship playoff final this evening. fulham, who were 1—0 against derby from the first leg, went ahead on the night through ryan sessegnon, his 16th goal of the season squaring the tie on aggregate. fulham then sealed the tie when denis 0doi's header put them further ahead. it finished 2—1 overall. they'll meet either aston villa or middlesbrough, who play tomorrow night. the former british olympic champion darren campbell says he's relieved to be alive, as he recovers from suffering a bleed on the brain. the 44—year—old's been talking exclusively to the bbc after having a seizure at his home last week. campbell — who won the four by 100 metres relay gold at the 2004 olympics — had to be resuscitated. he says he now wants to be left alone while he recovers from the trauma. british number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the italian 0pen.

he beat malikjaziri of tunisia in three sets in rome. edmund, who recently broke into the world's top 20, taking the decider 6—3. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland, as the hosts fought back on day four of their inaugral test match against pakistan. well, following on, ireland were reduced to 95 for four at one stage earlier, with mohammad amir the pick of the bowlers for pakistan. stuart thompson and kevin 0'brien then put on a partnership of 113 to steady the ireland innings, with thompson bringing up his 50 with a boundary. but the day belonged to 0'brien, who scored that historic century — he finished the day unbeaten on 118, taking ireland's lead to 139 by stumps on day four. meanwhile, the head of the england and wales cricket board has admitted young people are just not attracted to the sport. colin graves has given the strongest indication yet that the controversial new hundred format will stay as it is in a bid to correct that. he's told the bbc that it

will definitely start in 2020, despite widespread cricitism. as far as we're concerned and the ecb board is concerned, the new competition board is in place to launch the tournament. we will build it, we will work with the players, we'll work with the pca because we want them involved. from the players' point of view, this is bringing an extra £8 million worth of salaries into county cricketers. that's basically what the new tournament is going to generate for them. last week, there was a large scale fight at goodwood. this weekend, there was violence at ascot. and now, the head of the british racecourse association says courses might need to bring in more security to deter anti—social behaviour. our sports correspondent richard conway reports. drunken shouting for two consecutive weekends, this is the sight that has confronted racegoers at some of britain's premier courses.

on saturday at ascot, two groups of men fought inside the main grandstand after the final race, with the drunken brawl spilling onto the pavement outside. 0rganisers estimated, based on cctv images, that six to eight men were at the core of the fighting. but videos posted to social media suggest larger numbers were involved. the incident came one week after a man was brutally kicked in the head during shocking scenes of violence involving up to 50 people at goodwood. in a statement, the british horseracing authority said... the bha is now promising to look at the availability of alcohol when a review of racecourse licenses takes place later this year. numbers and visibility of security staff will also be examined.

sniffer dogs could also be brought in by officials to stop people entering courses with illegal drugs such as cocaine. the public, and indeed the sort of people who will go to the races with a mind to this kind of violence, need to be able to see high visibility uniforms and a significant, visible police presence or security presence that sends out a clear message, they cannot start fights on racecourses. racing's reputation as a family friendly sport is under scrutiny in light of back—to—back weekends or violence. it now faces the task of reassuring the public it remains a safe day out. richard conway, bbc news. there once was a time when british racers dominated motorcycle grand prix racing, but it's been 41 years since britain had a world champion. one man is hoping to change that — coventry rider cal crutchlow, who rides for lcr honda in motogp. 0ur reporter azi farni's been to meet him... if is a long time since british

riders had any real success in motorcycle grand prix racing, 1977 was the last of the late great barry sheene and his world title is but one man has been working hard to step out of his long shadow. over the years it has been a long time in moto gp that british riders are not always there at the front end of the championship but i'm glad we have a good group of british talent and riders in the moto gp passes at the moment. it was nice to be that one to be able to lead a world title. cal crutchlow, his first race victory in the czech republic in 2016 ended a 35 year wait for a british win. his third in argentina last month in the first written to lead the world championship since barry sheene in 1979. —— first briton to lead. he did not have much time to savour that success come to clashes in his next races have seen him

dropped to seventh. i do not think there was pressure from the team, from honda and the british public, for myself, it was just as it was and i think we have to take the positives from it that we were leading the championship and had a good run so far this season. we still have a lot of races to go. with his three race wins he is the most successful british rider in grand prix racing since barry sheene. but he says that comparisons to the two times world champion are unfair. to be spoken of in the same sentence as barry sheene is an honour that he won a lot more races and championships than me and he was on a completely different level. but we are trying to make it back to that. the legacy of barry sheene weighs heavily on old british riders in moto gp but there's one thing that cal crutchlow can still achieve that even the great barry sheene could not, winning the british grand prix here at silverstone. i've had a love hate relationship with silverstone, my first grand prix i never even

raced i was in hospital with a broken collarbone. i went on the podium in 2016, i was fourth in 2017 so you have to think it will turn around and hopefully we can win one. having ridden three different bikes in moto gp cal crutchlow seems to finally found his form on the honda. maybe the long wait could soon be over. that is all from sports day. it is home to the papers up next. hello there. and welcome to our look

ahead. with me thejournalist rachel, and the coeditor of the conservative woman website. have a look at the front pages, now. carnage in gaza. that is the metro's headline. 0ne carnage in gaza. that is the metro's headline. one of several papers to lead our needs day —— lead. financial times. another image of the clashes dominates the front of the clashes dominates the front of the i, that. more pictures of those clashes in the guardian. a smiling ivanka trump is shown next to palestinian protesters rushing one of the wounded. and then attention to meghan markle's father. it has

been reported that he may not be walking her down the aisle on saturday. he may not attend, it is also the message from the times. back to the drawing board on customs reads the daily telegraph. says that the prime minister... and the mirror tells the story that of freya, a 15—year—old manchester bomb victim who raised thousands for the hospital that saved her. the papers dominated by two stories, meghan markle and the situation in gaza. that is going to be the focus of our work edition of the papers, tonight. the guardian, charmed's new embassy opens and dozens are killed— two adjusting pictures, that, rachel. 0ne adjusting pictures, that, rachel. one of adjusting pictures, that, rachel. 0ne ofa adjusting pictures, that, rachel. one of a smiling ivanka trump on one

side, and the flip side of that coin, the to open that embassy. side, and the flip side of that coin, the to open that embassylj think coin, the to open that embassy.” think this juxtaposition has coin, the to open that embassy.” think thisjuxtaposition has it —— says it all, really. 0n the one hand we have a banker and jarrod trump opening is in the provocative mood. jerusalem is seen by being settled community, eastjerusalem is seen as occupied territory. jerusalem is seen as the shared capital for both israelis and palestinians, which is why no other country puts it embassy that. it is a very provocative move and comes on the eve of the 70th anniversary of commemorations that mark both israel's independent as a state, but also he palestinian catastrophe, the dispossession of so