“it fit some more rain, perhaps right and properfor some of us, some more rain, perhaps right and proper for some of us, enough to give the garden is a good watering moving northwards, the rain perhaps not arriving in scotland during daylight hours, but that marks a change as we move towards the weekend, back to pretty much where weekend, back to pretty much where we should be, sunny spells and april showers, feeling rather cool with a brisk breeze. that is all from the bbc‘s news at six, now wejoin that is all from the bbc‘s news at six, now we join the news team where you are.

hello this is bbc news with geeta gurumurthy. the headlines... mass funerals have taken place for the victims of the bomb attacks in sri lanka, as the death toll rises to 321. it's been confirmed that president donald trump, and his wife melania, will meet the queen and the prime minister during a three—day state visit to the uk injune. talks between the government and labour on ways to end the impasse caused by brexit have resumed this afternoon. change uk, the party

for remainers, launches it's european election campaign. and billy mcneil, the first british man to lift the european cup has died at the age of 79. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... at quarter past eight we'll be talking to an expert in northern at 8.30, we'll be finding out more about the life of the legendary former celtic captain billy mcneill — with his friend and fellow footballer, gordon smith. and later at twenty—to—eleven and half—past—eleven, we'll be taking a look at how the main stories are covered on tomorrow's front pages — that's with the political commentator, lance price and steve hawkes, deputy political editor of the sun. that's all ahead on bbc news.

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh woozencroft. our main headlines this evening... the biggest shock in snooker history? five—time winner ronnie o'sullivan is dumped out of the first round by temperature james cahill at the world snooker championship i'm feeling, i feel really heavy, i feel drained, no energy. tributes pour in for billy mcneill, the leader of the lisbon lions, who has died at the age of 79. and all he insists that he's the one to turn things around at manchester united, but i the playlist up to the job as well? —— players.

good evening... well five—time winner ronnie o'sullivan claimed he was — physically not 100% — as he was one the receiving end of probably the biggest upset in crucible history — beaten 10—8 by temperature james cahill in the first round of the world snooker championships in sheffield. as ben croucher reports, it was an unexpected performance from ‘the rocket‘ in more ways than one... they're calling it the greatest shock and snicker. james walked into the crucible a qualifier, and left today with a piece of history. it's nice to win and qualify and if everything, it's perfect. achieved

perfection this was an imperfect ronnie o'sullivan, when we had not come to recognise even without the drastic overnight haircut, nice, followed by another one, and then another one, he struggled to stay awake, james moves closer and overnight lead extended from 5—4 five. then what the assale then fans wa nt to five. then what the assale then fans want to see, the temperatures started to look like one and ronnie started to look like one and ronnie started to look like one and ronnie started to look like ronnie again 8-5 started to look like ronnie again 8—5 became eight and the rocket on a roll. james capitalise into the frame and showed all the coolness of the season proud to see out the match and send them out of sorts favoured home at the stage for the fourth time in 20 —— 27 this is to shut build. i feelvery fourth time in 20 —— 27 this is to shut build. i feel very happy my legs are shattered, i feel drained i

feel like i've no energy but you have to give credit to him no matter what, he got over that line.“ have to give credit to him no matter what, he got over that line. if i knew he was playing while i would not win that and i know that, i'm just happy be thrill and happy to play in that next round. how do you top that? aim for another shot next friday. what a day for him, appreciation from the audience and elsewhere, ta ke from the audience and elsewhere, take a look at this. the tour de france champion and bbc sports personality of the year showing appreciation simply saying... but who exactly is he? he hails from blackpool and trains impressed in the known fact he's stephen hendry matthew, but he puts much of his success matthew, but he puts much of his success to his mother because she was a top women's player in the 19805 was a top women's player in the 1980s and 90s, he has a pedigree as well, he reached the last 16 in the uk championship back in 2014 and

beat on the way there, he's been a former world champion in the shape ofa former world champion in the shape of a mark i stare at the uk championship study carried by farm and to this years event, but it hasn't been plain sailing, the 23—year—old said his head was finished with a game when he made a first—round exit at the uk championships at the end of 2016 and 2017, he actually dropped out of the professional tour taking nine months off think he has truly bounced back in style in sheffield this year, the first temperature to qualify for the well championship and we have been asking today on bbc sports is this the biggest shock and snicker history and it may well be. the team have reflected on it earlier today. the answer is yes, everyone agrees it's without question the crucible biggest upset and i have to think it's one of the biggest upsets in any sport, what makes it so?”

it's one of the biggest upsets in any sport, what makes it so? i think the greatest key list that ever had a kid playing against a player that's a qualified but an temperature still, a player that sometimes has his opponents beat before he goes out there to play, a player who has the best season arguably it his career pick and choose his way through and he has a play that many but everyone seems to have one against a player with no help effectively. how did it happen and why? he had belief and confidence, he didn't balk at the opportunity presented to him, he had lots of composure and you know, he'd break build like a professional, like he had been on tour for many years it was great to see and he did it with a big smile on his face and pulled it up to probably the greatest player ever. absolutely no question he played beautifully a lot of people as you say but this guy had real composure stop leo and me

and you could see he cleared the ball very well there were a few hiccups along the way but there was also a critical moment that writing this that peak that could've the equation but he didn't, ronnie did not look completely eased out there he looked out of sorts but regardless of that, he showed result of the end but couldn't overturn the fa ct of the end but couldn't overturn the fact that james was playing a freely. record-breaking season, extending in every honour of respect to what extent has it put a damper on it? huge damper, he wants to get to seven and equal stephen hendry record, he still on five and one more rank and title is more centuries and but, this is the elusive tournament he wants to win seven times and equal the record and that may be a bridge too far we may not know but ronnie 0'sullivan is so good and could come back and play to lease 50, so he has more opportunities but as he gets older

it becomes a bit more difficult and he will on reflection will be extremely disappointed. he will on reflection will be extremely disappointedm he will on reflection will be extremely disappointed. it up and up the drawer here we have a new favourite finale of the second favoured —— they are in a bother and the first round match, so all so all in all yes, we are in shock. indeed we can feel the shock waves all the way from sheffield to here as well. changing tones and slightly because sadness today, captain leader legend, one of the attributes seen in honour of billy mcneil today, the former celtic captain and france britain to lift the european cup dying at the age of 79. died at the age of 79...0ur scottish sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin looks back at the life and career of the man who led the ‘lisbon lions'. this was the moment billy mcneill became more than just if a bother. more thanjust became more than just if a bother. more than just a captain. becoming the first british man to let the european cup, secure his status as a

legend. the victory was over into milan in 1967. that was the high point ofan milan in 1967. that was the high point of an illustrious career. born in beltsville and after a ballot, add the south taken from then on, as add the south taken from then on, as a player, only celtic. what a scene it was. and scottish cup final in 1965. his goal and being an eight year barren spell for the cloud and kick—starting the glory years that led to lisbon. together him and his captain went on an incredible journey, and nine successively titles, seven scottish cup metals and three cup metals. he turned out for scotland on 29 occasions. he was

devoted to his family and talked often about the strain of having to travel and leave them behind. but he predicted a game of football. as a manager, there was a —— manchester city aberdeen and aston villa but his real celtic. two separate spells as boss, his favourite success. celtic are the champions. winning five league titles, to scottish cup that one week cup of. not many people get the opportunity to stand and theirwinners, people get the opportunity to stand and their winners, done in people get the opportunity to stand and theirwinners, done in many occasions and it's wonderful into play for a cloud and the associated for me with this cloud, if and brilliant. said he went on to become a celtic ambassador and was a regular around the cloud, it was unusual mutual love affair, so much so unusual mutual love affair, so much so celtic immortalized in bronze.

the greatest captain guiding their park reminding all of the clubs greatest triumphs. a lion sleeps, but a legend design. well let's discuss the life of billy mcneill with journalist alison walkerq* you have worked with billy in the past before, what kind of person was he? this is so sad because we've been feeling his loss for a number of yea rs feeling his loss for a number of years because he was diagnosed with dementia in 2010, so we have not really seen that much at the end of late, certainly not that last years and in it's good to have that privacy because dementia isa have that privacy because dementia is a horrible edit —— illness enemies most people remember him as the great figure he actually was, the great figure he actually was, theicon the great figure he actually was, the icon at football, the big man and big heart, we knew that work when we came for the bbc, everyone knew who big billy was and when i

was a young reporter back then, my first ever interview, first—ever football interview that i was set out to do was with the great billy mcneill, i was so nervous going to celtic park and i got my notes ready i'll do and all my questions i was in her early 20s, and billy saw me and it was in the days are got access to access you don't get now and he put his arm around me as i was nervous and he said come on, you know football that sit down and had a chat it was one of my best experiences in life in terms of career, because he looked after me and from then onwards, he was great and from then onwards, he was great andi and from then onwards, he was great and i did not have the same concerns going out at all to interview managers after that. big billy gave and guided me through that and throughout my career when he was working here as well, he always had a work of years he walked into the office and spoke to everyone and he did notjust talk office and spoke to everyone and he did not just talk about himself office and spoke to everyone and he did notjust talk about himself he a lwa ys did notjust talk about himself he always wanted to hear about you and your stories and it's fitting now that the family that you're seeing,

they tell his stories and they say sing his praises and celebrate his life because we all have, we all have a story about him because he was like that with everyone a big loss completely. thank you so much for giving us more about his life. alison walker there on the former celtic captain billy mcneill who has died at the age of 79. still to come on sportsday... we take a closer look at one arda hegerberg — one of the nominees for the bbc women's footballer of the year award... . the award came and i was like wow, so . the award came and i was like wow, so it's been, what a year it has been. sticking with football. well it was a pretty important easter weekend of football across the country and there's no rest for the wicked with more games to come throughout the week. austin halewood can help us through it. any idea what's happening with manchester united ?

we've heard it plenty of times before, hugh, but what a difference a few weeks can make in football. just last month 0le gunnar solksjaer was confirmed as the permanant manager of manchester united. they were riding high after beating paris saint germain in the french capital, but they go into tomorrow night's derby, 3 points off the top four, with all sorts of pressure on them. that's because of a really bad run of results, including sunday's woeful performance at everton, where they were outplayed in a 4—nil defeat. there were reports of rifts in the changing rooms after paul pogba said the players "didn't respect the club or their fans" during the defeat. but that was just the latest in a long line of disappointing results for manchester united. since 0le gunnar solskjaer was appointed as the permanent manager they've lost 6 of their 8 matches in all compeititons and while they've scored 5 goals

they've conceded 12 in that time. but despite such a bad run of form, in his pre—match press conference today, solksjaer said he is the right man for the job. i'm confident in my team and myself and i'll be ready to take this challenge on and i know it's a big challenge on and i know it's a big challenge and that's why i came and when i did as well, i come in the air i'm going to say i will enjoy this every single second. i don't like losing, but it's a great challenge and it's a challenge all managers at this cloud had had when you go through bad results, you have to still be confident enough to say this is the way we do it and plan ahead. well of course it's a big match for manchester city as well tomorrow, they're two points behind liverpool at the moment, but this is their game in hand. win and they'd be one point ahead with the final four games to go and manager pep guardiola doesn't think a trip to old trafford

is as daunting as it used to be. this cloud in the last decade grew a lot. and that's why it's not scary to go there and play before it was difficult to because of the distance especially for the players like they had in the last ten seasons, and makes it more equal than before where it may have been a bigger gap. massive game to look forward to tomorrow with united wanting a top 4 spot, plenty to play for at the tottenham hotspur stadium later at both ends of the table. it does but looking at the top, no one wants to be sealing a place there. chelsea dropped points last night, while arsenal, manchester united and tottenham lost at the weekend. well tonight's another chance for spurs to cement their place in third, they would go three points clear of chelsea with a win over struggling brighton.

the seagulls are just three points above the bottom three, they've only taken one point from the last five notches they are very close to the relegation zone at the bottom. in these five matches they have not scored a goal, would you believe it? and things won't get any easier after tonight, with games against arsenal and manchester city to come. if we look at the bottom of the table, they are just one place above the drop zone. three points ahead of them. and southhampton players as well tonight and they are away at wofford and if they win it, it almost certainly be a straight shoot out between brighton cardiff city. thanks austin — let's have a quick look at some of the days other sport's stories.. england winger callum hudson—0doi is to have surgery this evening,

after rupturing his achilles tendon in chelsea's 2—2 draw with burnley in the premier league last night. he's tweeted to say he's ‘gutted' to end his season with injury. world heavyweight champion anthony joshua says jarrell miller "does not deserve to be in a ring with me or any other heavyweight". the pair were due to face each other injune but miller provided "adverse findings" in two separate doping tests. and the milwaukee bucks are through to the second round of the nba playoffs for the first time in 18 years. they beat the detroit pistons to complete a four—game sweep. voting is now open for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award. the award is in it's fifth year and we're hearing from all five nominees over the course of the week. today is the turn of star striker arda hegerberg,