lisa has worked most of her career in the nhs. her mum had bowel cancer as well. she feels her cancer should have been picked up much earlier. i feel like the nhs has let me down in some ways, and that... i don't want to face death and i don't want to think about that but it may be a reality for me in the next few years. and sometimes that fires me on to help other people, to make sure that this is something that we can diagnose much earlier and treat much earlier. hugh pym, bbc news. she's one of a new generation of female jockeys and today 23—year—old bryony frost certainly made her mark in the sport by making history. she became the first woman to win a grade 1 jumps race at the cheltenham festival, and described her win

as a "dream come true". andy swiss reports. a day when sporting magic was in the air. a rapturous reception for bryony frost after racing into the record books. no female jockey had ever won one of the big grade 1 jump races at the festival, but in the ryanair chase, frost and her horse, frodon, blazed an unstoppable trail. bryony frost, gradei winner at the festival! for frost, triumph and tears ofjoy. atjust 23 she'd made history without even realising it. i didn't even know, until i came back in and they said, "b, you know that was a grade i?" i said, "oh, god, yeah, it was!" i was still wrapped up in me and frodon, ithought, "we've had a great time." honestly, it wasjust bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done. " you think, "hey, you know, that's a cool thing, isn't it?" and the next race brought another poignant moment. victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth, but listening to the commentary on the tannoy and the roars of the

crowd, he shared the celebrations. it was, he later said, a dream come true. well, cheltenham is no stranger to raw emotion, but this was something very special. two remarkable winners in one unforgettable day. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. finally, two—time olympic champion james cracknell will become the oldest person to compete in the boat race after cambridge selected him for this year's contest in april. the a6—year—old, who won gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games, says it will be his "proudest moment in rowing" when he competes. thatisit that is it from us on bbc one. time for the news where you are. good night.

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. coming up on tonight's programme... arsenal pull the wool over rennes eyes, as they fight back to qualify for the quarter finals of the europa league. bryony frost makes history at cheltenham, as she becomes the first woman to ride a grade one winner at the festival. and england's tommy fleetwood is joint top of the leaderboard, after the first round of the player's championship in florida. hello, and welcome to tonight's sportsday, and it's been another successful evening for the english

sides in europe. with both chelsea and arsenal through to the last eight of the europa league. while things never seemed in doubt in kiev, arsenal had a bigger mountain to climb, as craig templeton reports, after being humbled in northwestern france, arsenal needed to shine or it would be lights out on their european campaign. and it was the man who so often stars who gave the early lead. that gives him his 21st goal of the season. 0ne early lead. that gives him his 21st goal of the season. one goal would not be enough to qualify, but it wasn't long before it was too. this time, he was the creator, leaving niles as the finisher. replay decided there was more, and they not impressed. pleasure nearly turned to pleasure in the second half, and by the end, they couldn't beat the post. but then it runs‘s race was run as he found 0bama young for his

second of the night. although he amassed his face, arsenal'sjoy second of the night. although he amassed his face, arsenal's joy was plain to see as the quarterfinals back in. emre has won this trophy three times before, and with performances like that, it could well have been four. craig templeton, bbc news. as for chelsea, they went into their second leg tie with a 3—0 lead. so they had every reason to feel confident of qualification this evening. and that confidence showed as they ran riot in kiev to claim an emphatic 5—0 victory and a place in the quarterfinals. sid kohli was watching. an intimidating atmosphere awaited chelsea in key. but a rampant first half performance filled them with confidence. he lost his cheek on the glass. and a sign of things to come after nearly two hours of football, he finally got the ball in the back of the net. no var, no problem. chelsea ran their times perfectly.

0livia theroux with the first time finished. after a sensational assist, he fancied himself up front and scored with a striker‘s touch. chelsea's third, the tie 6—0 at aggregate, all at walking pace. sugrue was determined to have his name up in lights. lightfoot, had foot —— left foot, had her. he buried his chance to score their fifth. a stumble in kyiv, no chance as chelsea cruised to the quarterfinals in some style. sid kohli, bbc news. in the women's super league, just one game this evening as arsenal beat bristol city 4—0. viviane miedema with a hatrick. katie mccabe also on the scoresheet, that result narrows that gap with league leaders manchester city to just two points. former manchester united midfielder paul scholes has quit his role as 0ldham manager afterjust 31 days in thejob. the ex—england international signed an 18 month contract last month

and got off to a dream start with a 4—1win over yeovil. since then he has overseen three draws and three defeats. in a statement, scholes said his decision was with deep regret, but felt he wouldn't be able operate as he had intended. it's been another exciting day at the cheltenham festival where bryony frost made history by becoming the first female jockey to win a top—level grade one race over jumps. she won the ryanair chase on her horse, frodon. 0ur correspondent andy swiss was there. what a memorable day we've had here at cheltenham. a little bit of history in one of the biggest races of the day, the ryan air chase, one by bryo ny frost, of the day, the ryan air chase, one by bryony frost, on board her horse, frodon. frost in the process became the first female jockey to win a grade one race over thejumps in the history of the festival. it was some ride by her, she got a wonderful

reception when she came back here afterwards simply honestly it was bonkers. i was like, oh my god. they said it was the first time it had ever been done, and you think, that's cool, isn't it? they say fairy tales never come true, only on very rare occasions. i fairy tales never come true, only on very rare occasions. i guess fairy tales never come true, only on very rare occasions. i guess i flip the coin and i've landed on a rare occasion today. that was followed by in the very next race, the stayers hurtle, another poignant victory, this time for the horse paisley park. now paisley park is owned by andrew gammel, who has been blind since he was born. he follows the racing via the on course commentary via the radio, and he was able to share in all the celebrations. he later said it was like a dream come true. still to come on the final day of the festival, it is the cheltenham gold cup with native river looking to defend the crown that he won here 12 months ago. andy swiss reporting there. tommy fleetwood is joint leader, as the first round of the player's championship

at sawgrass draws to a close in florida. the englishman made seven birdies in a bogey—free round of 65 to top the leaderboard. he's level with keegan bradley. 0ne shot ahead of korea's byeong hun an and two more americans, brian harman and ryan moore. northern ireland's four—time major winner rory mcilroy is a shot further back on 5 under. st helens unbeaten start to the new super league season continued with another emphatic win tonight. they thrashed huddersfield 110—12 at stjohn‘s stadium. regan grace scored in the corner during the second half, as st helens built on their lead. a flurry of second half tries followed, as a high kick from theo fages found tomy mak, who impressively set up dominique peyroux. st helens have won six out of six, and are top with 12 points. the final weekend of the six nations championship

is almost upon us and three teams can technically still win the title. however wales are the only ones left who can claim the grand slam. theyjust have to beat ireland in cardiff. and warren gatland has named an unchanged side. full back liam williams was a doubt but is fit to play. if wales lose, then england would win the title with a win over scotland, but if they lose as well, then ireland will retain the title. the irish have made three changes, including bringing rob kearney back in at full back. meanwhile, ireland coachjoe schmidt has hinted that the welsh have broken protocol in deciding to close the principality roof for the game. under six nations rules, both teams would have to agree on the issue. at the moment, i'm not sure about the roof. for us, last time we said, "look, we don't mind, you choose".

and they chose closed, but it made the field incredibly wet at the start of the game. so we will probably be happy enough if it's open anyway. we will adapt to whatever conditions. the final weekend of the six nations championship is coming up, three teams can still win it. the winger was man of the match against italy last weekend but he's replaced in the starting 15 and doesn't make the bench either. jack nowell comes back in after recovering from injury. centre henry slade also returns with two further changes in the pack. eddiejones says cokanasiga is still very much part of his plans. he's a good young player, and we will bring him through. for all young players you have to make sure you look after them. sometimes they need to be exposed and sometimes pulled back. it's important, particularly in england, because i've seen so many good young players

since i've been involved in top level rugby start with this boom, and then they play three or four tests. i want him to play 100 tests for england. just before i go, we can see the opening ceremony of the special olympics which took place in abu dhabi earlier today. the international games is for competitiors with intellectual disability and involves over 200 nations from across the world. it's the first time the competition will be hosted in the middle east and north africa region since it began 50 years ago. 0n the website, you'll find more from the the opening day of the uci para—cycling track world championships in the netherlands, where britain'sjody cundy and kadeena cox have both claimed gold. that's on bbc. co. uk/sport. that's all from me, more

throughout the evening. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, defence correspondent at the times, and anand menon, director of uk in a changing europe thank you both for being with us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times leads with mps voting to ask the eu in the brexit process. the telegraph describes the move as ‘one last roll of the dice'. the financial times says theresa may has a better chance

of getting her brexit deal passed as a result of this evening's vote. the express is less than impressed, branding mps failures for voting to delay brexit. the metro also goes with brexit, saying theresa may has secured herself some breathing space. the guardian carries a photo of the families of those killed at bloody sunday, it says they are dismayed that only one soldier will face prosecution. the mirror reports that over a third of offenders repeatedly caught with knives do not go to prison. and the mail reports that lord steel has been suspended from the liberal democrats after admitting he knew about the crimes of child sex abuser cyril smith. so a vaired set of front pages, let's take a look at a few of them in more detail. the guardian saying the split over stomach overwhelmingly to split per exec was a loop today was the day we finally found out that theresa may

is set to ask the eu to delay brexit until the end ofjune. is set to ask the eu to delay brexit until the end ofjune. what we will see you now to frame the debate is whether mps should accept her deal as she brings it back next tuesday for a third attempt to try and get it through the commons, or risk a long, possibly up to two years delayed a brexit. third time lucky, do you think? the numbers don't look good for her, she can narrow the gap but a lot of things will have to work in her favour to get her through tuesday. i'm sceptical, but she can come close. people are then talking about a fourth meeting, not necessarily a third one. could she get it through that third or fourth time? i have every confidence that if she loses by a narrow margin next week, that deal will come back to parliament at a future point and she will try a fourth time. all right, let's go on the financial times. vote for delay boost to may's's