he's a genie in a bottle. liverpool back on top as georginio winaldum helps the reds negotiate a tricky test in cardiff. the party is on as paok seal a first greek league title since 1985 with a crushing win over levadiakos. and it's another ligue 1 championship in the bag for psg, sealed without even kicking a ball. fabio fognini becomes the oldest monte carlo champion in the open era after beating dusan lajovic in straight sets. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's been one of the most epic title races the english premier league has ever seen. the lead has now changed an amazing 9 times since march 10th but liverpool are back on top of the epl. they won 2—0 at cardiff to go two points clear of manchester city, who have a game in hand. jurgen klopps men were made to work hard for victory at their

relegation—threatened hosts. although they dominated possession, liverpool had to wait untiljust before the hour mark to make the breakthrough. georginio wijnaldum thundering a first—time effort in from a corner. james milner then made the points safe with around 10 minutes to go from the penalty spot. it means cardiff remain in the relegation zone, three points adrift of safety. butjurgen klopps team piling the pressure on city ahead of the mancherster derby on wednesday. we have to do it like we do it and we cannot change that. we have done it the whole season already is not like, come on, let's tried more. the boys try with all they have and i know that so we speak only about the things we have to do that. and before the game, how much we have to invest and the boys know that. the attitude is outstanding. it's a tough season but very positive as well. manchester united's hopes of a top 4 finish and a place in next season's champions league took a big blow on sunday. they were thrashed by everton 4—0 at goodison park. goals from richarlison,

gylfi sigurdsson, luca digne and theo walcott, means united have now lost six of their last eight games in all competitions, while a fifth successive away defeat — the first time that's happened since 1981 — leaves them facing the prospect of europa league football next season. i think everyone here can say with hands on their heart that that's nowhere near good enough. that's not where we are at a team. both for me asa where we are at a team. both for me as a manager, the staff, the players, you know that and we're going to hold our hands up. we apologise again to the fans but we promise we are going to come out on wednesday and do what we can to give them a performance. in spain — karim benzema's hat—trick helped real madrid ease to a 3—0 victory over seventh—placed athletic bilbao. the frenchman on a real hot streak he's scored real‘s last eight goals, beating fernando morientes‘ club record of six on the trot set in 1999. the win takes them 4 points behind 2nd place atletico madrid. jorge molina scored two in an 3—0 win for getafe over,

sevilla, with both sides reduced to 10 men. the result sees them leapfrog their opponents into 4th. dortmund are keeping up the pressure on bundesliga leaders bayern munich — with a 4—0 victory away to freiburg. jaden sancho, marco reus, mario gotze and paco alcacer with the goals. they're a point behind bayern. elsewhere, hertha berlin and hannover played out a goalless draw. undefeated paok thrashed levadiakos 5—0 to win the greek superleague for the first time in sa years on sunday. having missed out on last season's league crown due to docked points following fan trouble, there was no repeat this year. karol swiderski completed the rout nine minutes from time to ensure paok stay unbeaten in a near—flawless campaign. spurred on by a fiery crowd at their toumba stadium it means the thessaloniki—based side becomes the first non—athens team to win the league title since larissa did it back in 1988.

kylian mbappe scored a hattrick as psg beat monaco 3—1 at the parc des princes to celebrate winning ligue1 in style. the hosts wore specially designed shirts carrying the image of notre dame cathedral following the devastating fire there last monday. psg's eighth crown was confirmed earlier when second—placed lille were held to a goalless draw at toulouse. it continues to be neck and neck in the eredivisie. psv eindhove once again level on points with ajax at the top of the league after beating visitors ado den haag 3-1. donyell malen sealed the win in stoppage time. ajax and psv both have 77 points with three rounds of fixtures left. holders lyon will take a slender advantage to london after beating chelsea 2—1 in the first legs of the women's champions league semi finals. the visitors with a crucial away goalfrom erin cuthbert. magdalena eriksson‘s own goal and amandine henry had put the home side ahead — lyon are aiming for a 6th title. in the other semi barcelona won 1 nil away to bayern.

kheira hamrouai with the only goal of the game. now it promises to be a huge year for women's sport and this year's football world cup in france looks set to be the biggest ever. voting is now open for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award. the award is in its fifth year and we're hearing from all five nominees over the course of the week. today it's the turn of denmark and vfl wolfsburg forward pernille harder who was named uefa best player in europe last year after winning the league and cup double in germany. i don't really have one celebration. normally ijust do something crazy when i get really happy. i put my tongue out at one time. i play for a vf l tongue out at one time. i play for a vfl wolfsburg in germany and my name is pernille harder. winning the

championship and playing the champions league, the final was really big the first time for me. also scoring in the champions league final and then of course the personal awards i got, yeah, i got the best player in europe. it was a big moment for me. something i have been dreaming of and working hard for every day since i started playing football. my dad was a coach and my mum was the coach for my sister and yeah, it was only football in the family so it was quite natural that i would start to play. i think i wrote an essay when i was younger, when i was ten years old, that i wanted to be the best player in the world and stuff like this i think i always dreamt about it. i don't really have one celebration, normally ijust do something crazy if ijust get really happy. something crazy if ijust get really happy- i something crazy if ijust get really happy. i think when i did the goal in champions league, i put my tongue out. i don't know. i do something,

it's just coming to me what i do and sometimes i have like this arm. of course it's weird, but when you're in the game, it's not, it's normal. you don't about it. it's more like the days before the game and the days after and be a bit troubling. i also what to beat her but i want the best for her so it's a special feeling. a small town in the middle of denmark, a cosy city, everyone knows each other. i have a lot of friends. i think everybody from my home town knows who i am and they are also really proud of me, i hear that all the time. you can find details of all the nominees for this year's award and cast your vote for the winner on our website — head to bbc.com/womens football — the vote closes on thursday the 2nd of may at 8 in the morning gmt. it's been a long time coming

but italy's fabio fognini has won a masters 1000 event for the first time with a straight—sets victory over dusan lajovic at the monte carlo masters. the 31—year—old becoming the oldest monte carlo champion in the open era. having come into the tournament without a win on clay so far this season, fognini beat the king of clay himself rafael nadal on his way to the final, and he continued that form to chalk up the biggest win of his career, 6-3 6-4. he becomes the first italian to take the monte carlo crown since nicola pietrangeli in 1968 and will rise to number 12 in the world rankings. i'm happy because ijust won a tournament. whatever we can call it, the ranking, i just tournament. whatever we can call it, the ranking, ijust feel happy because i won a tournament and that was always my goal in my career and i think everybody, when you are

growing up and you start and you decide to play tennis, you dream to wina big decide to play tennis, you dream to win a big tournament. we are talking about masters in series and the next one. it's the second in a level. nothing to say, it's time to enjoy with family and friends tonight. the first round of the world snooker championships justin spark recorded his 100th home run as a member of the bluejays. belting a two run drive into the centre of the field. that turned toronto's 3—1 lead into a much more co mforta ble toronto's 3—1 lead into a much more comfortable advantage. the first round of the world snooker championships continues in sheffield and the 2005 champion shaun murphy is in great form. he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy's 9—0 up in his first round match. there's only ever been one other whitewash at the crucible that was byjohn parrott back in 1992, so murphy looking to grab his own little

piece of history. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me marc edwards and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. there are weather changes on the way this week, but we're going to see out the last day of this holiday weekend with plenty more sunshine and warmth. and what a weekend it's been! good friday, 2a degrees. saturday, 25.5. and then, for easter sunday, in the sunshine it was the warmest easter sunday on record in scotland, northern ireland and in wales. the record in england, 25.3, still stands. it came close to that, just topping out at 24.6 at wesley in surrey. but, as i indicated earlier, another fine day on the way. now, the satellite pictures showed on easter sunday there was some cloud north—west scotland, the western side of northern ireland. that has actually pulled away, and we are starting today dry

and clear across the bulk of the uk. a little chillier than this in some rural parts of central and eastern england, maybe a little misty in one or two spots, but it's a sunnier day in north—west scotland, the northern and western isles, in the western side of northern ireland, where you have had a few of cloud. but there will be high cloud spilling northwards through much of england and wales, the sun will be hazy, there will be more cloud around in recent days here. there may be a late shower somewhere in south—west england and south wales, especially on the hills, very isolated. temperatures — high—teens, low—20s, feeling every bit as one, maybe mid—20s in the warm spots, it could be the warmest easter monday on record so we will keep you updated on that. it will be breezier, mind you. 0n through monday night into tuesday, well, a lot of high cloud around, still the chance for a few showers, the channel islands, south—west england, south wales and temperatures where they have been chilly in recent nights will be higher. big picture for tuesday, drifting up from the south and along with the high cloud a bit of saharan dust as well, so cameras at the ready, there could be some fiery looking sunrises and sunsets to be watched on tuesday, and maybe for a few days beyond as well. a lot of fine weather again on tuesday. it is hazy sunshine.

still fairly breezy out there. and still, the further west you are, you could pick up one or two showers as the day goes on. it's still very warm, though temperatures may have come down a degree also on where they have been, and that is a process that accelerates from mid—week. losing the warmth, low pressure setting up as it becomes unsettled and the cooler air moves in, particularly at the end of the week and into next weekend. so, gradually turning cooler as the week goes on. you can see this process is under way here. we are changing from sunshine to increasing chances of wet weather, not necessarily a bad thing on the gardens and the fields. so, the cooling trend, temperatures may be below average by next weekend, some showers, even some thunderstorms, spreading northwards. bye— bye.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: grief and shock across sri lanka, as a wave of bomb attacks on churches and hotels leaves more than 200 dead. translation: i heard the explosion and then the roof fell on us. we took the children and ran out from the rear door but when i came to the hospital i saw my brother—in—law and son on the ground. a government minister tells the bbc police were briefed about the threat ten days ago but the prime minister wasn't told. the million—dollar question was, this was sent on the 11th of april