week's second leg. we will be at the crucible with the latest from the quarter—finals of the world snooker championships. and, as part of our eye on india series, we travel to bellary, where olympic medals are on the agenda at the inspire sports institute. welcome to the programme. first to the champions league, and it is ajax who will take a one—goal advantage back to amsterdam, after beating tottenham 1—0 in london. it is the second defeat in a row for spurs at their new stadium, after losing in the premier league this weekend. the result will leave the dutch league leaders feeling confident of making their first european top—tier final since 1996 when the sides meet again next wednesday. our sports correspondentjohn watson was watching the action. well, it is advantage ajax after this, the first leg of their semi—final at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a below par performance from tottenham in the first half, as demonstrated when donny van de beek was given the

freedom of the tottenham penalty area to score the opening goal. it was an enforced change which gave totte n ha m was an enforced change which gave tottenham some much—needed impetus towards the end of the first half, a substitution for an injured player who went off after a clash of heads alongside his defensive partner as they challenged for the ball alongside the ajax goalkeeper, his header and a shot to dele alli, his header and a shot which was comfortably saved in the end. despite that performance it was ajax who almost doubled their advantage with a great chance to give ajax a crucial second away goal. we had to amsterdam next week. totte n ha m goal. we had to amsterdam next week. tottenham know they must score to stand any chance of progressing to their first ever champions league final. they will be boosted by a returning attacker, but there is plenty for tottenham to do, and at this stage, with home advantage to

come in the second leg, it is ajax who will be favourite to progress through to another champions league final. remember, they haven't been there for a very long time, 1996 the last time they reached the final of the european cup. but they will fa ncy the european cup. but they will fancy their chances of getting there once again. translation: i think we should have had more chances, but if you win1—0 in should have had more chances, but if you win 1—0 in the first leg of should have had more chances, but if you win1—0 in the first leg of the champions league semi—final, that is an amazing result, and i think the tea m an amazing result, and i think the team deserves all the credit. however, we do realise this is only half way. we need to up our game to make sure we get into the final, and that's what we're going for. my players i still thinking the same, out players i still thinking the same, our heroes. to be in the situation we need to be in today, we need to give them the full credit, but of course, the first half—an—hour wasn't the best. under the circumstances that we are fighting, i think we are still alive in the

game and in the tie. we are into the quarter finals of the world snooker championships, after a thriller which saw england'sjudd trump come back to beat ding junhui of china to seal his place in the last eight. gary wilson and david gilbert are two men who are hoping to make it to the semi—finals after knocking out former champions. tulsen tollett has been across the action for us on tuesday, and he caught up with ken doherty on the afternoon sessions. here we are at the crucible theatre in sheffield, and ken dougherty joins me. and judd trump's form has been inspiring. incredible, 7-1 up against stephen maguire. that last frame was absolutely beautiful, to go back to 6—2, he is still in the match, but 7—1, it is a big man to climb out, judd trump looking very good indeed. neil robertson, one of the favourites in the competition, he was ahead againstjohn higgins but you never underestimate john higgins. at your peril you do. for two down, looking very good, he has

been the player of the tournament. john higgins‘s great determination, just his match play and his will to win, is second to none. a great comeback for him. they are equally poised at 4—4. that is going to be a classic, could go all the way through the match. both those quarterfinals continue on wednesday.

we provide them with medical support and good nutrition and a place to train. the institute currently focuses on athletics, wrestling, boxing and judo, and brings in the most talented youngsters from across

the country to live and train together. translation: the facilities are really good here, and the coaching and training has helped me become much better. the food on the accommodation is also great, and the accommodation is also great, and the institute has helped me to register for competitions, which has meant i was able to go to the youth olympics and win a medal. while most of the athletes have their eyes on paris in 2024, this wrestler has a more immediate goal in mind. the target is going to be the world championships in september. doing well in the world championship would also help me get a place for tokyo 2020, and of course at the olympics i would definitely be looking at having my country a medal. the unique thing about the institute is that it unique thing about the institute is thatitis unique thing about the institute is that it is privately funded, with companies paying to cover the facility's running costs. what that means is the best athletes, irrespective of their backgrounds, can train and live here for free. so

all companies are expected to donate all companies are expected to donate a percentage of their turnover towards these initiatives. it is not only about sport, but it is about creating good citizens of india. so many companies align with that kind of view. india's last track and field metal was all the way back in 1900, but there is a group here hoping to end the drought sooner rather than later. we are trying to teach the athletes to be professional in a different way. we have a good physio team. we have a good high—performance centre. we have cryotherapy, good high—performance centre. we have cryothera py, i good high—performance centre. we have cryotherapy, i think it is unique in india, in the national centre. i think everything is made for the athletes here. it will be great. if we do the right thing, i think india will be a great nation on athletics, for sure. the countdown is on for tokyo 2020, but the institute is thinking longer term than that. the real impact of this place in india's olympic success this place in india's olympic success will be at paris 2024. between now and then, there's still

a lot ha rd between now and then, there's still a lot hard work to do. wimbledon organisers have increased the prize money at the tournament by over 11%, with the 2019 men's and women's singles champions set to take home just over $3 million each. at the same press conference, the all england club chief executive, richard lewis, also said that they will give two—time champion andy murray as long as possible to recover from his hip surgery before making a decision on giving him a wild card entry. he will be treated just like eve ryo ne he will be treated just like everyone else in the sense that there is a system, and if he chooses not to use his protected ranking to apply for a wildcard, we have a well worn statement that we have a wildcard meeting worn statement that we have a wildca rd meeting and worn statement that we have a wildcard meeting and it would be considered then. and if there was something going on where andy was just asking for a bit more time, it is not unprecedented for us to allow players a bit more time to see

whether an existing injury clears up. so there is even precedent to give somebody a bit more time than that wildcard meeting, which is about ten days before the championship starts. so it is a question of wait and see. bahrain—merida riderjan tratnik won the prologue stage at the tour de romandie on tuesday, on a day which saw the debut of team ineos. team ineos were formerly known as team sky, and tour de france champion geraint thomas marked their first appearance by finishing fifth—fastest in the time trial. but it was a bad day for the new hour world record holder, belgium's victor campenaerts, who lost control and came off his bike. you can get all the latest sports news on our website. from me and the rest of the team, thank you for watching and we will see you very soon indeed.

hello there. at the beginning of the week it was 21 degrees in northern scotland. by the end of the week, it's going to be 6 degrees. it's turning colder everywhere. but yesterday, we did have some warm sunshine around, helping temperatures to 18 or 19 degrees. at the same time, though, we've got this band of cloud here. it's been moving very slowly eastwards, some showery bursts of rain still amongst all that cloud at the moment. but ahead of it, some clearer skies towards the south—east of england, east anglia and lincolnshire, so turning a little bit chilly. but elsewhere, those temperatures a bit higher than they were the previous night. as we head into the morning, we expect more cloud across scotland, most of any showery rain towards southern areas for the time being. but it should have moved away from northern ireland, a much drier, brighter, sunnier day, and feeling a bit warmer as well. but some pockets of showery rain coming in across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlands, further east, some patchy mist and fog, with those clearer skies for east anglia, the south—east

and lincolnshire. it should tend to lift in these areas, dry for most of the day, but we're likely to set off a few showers almost anywhere, really. some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine, perhaps. but temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south, and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see a little bit of mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as we move into thursday, then, and we've got more of these showers, may showers of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery, wet weather moving down across scotland into the north—east of england. the wind direction changes as a sign of things to come. colder air arriving in northern scotland, further south, highs still of 15 or 16 degrees. but as we move into friday,

we've still got more cloud moving down into england and wales, where we'll see some heavy showers developing again. but the showers in scotland, they're going to be of a wintry flavour, even to some lower levels as well. temperatures of six degrees on friday in northern scotland. 15 for southern parts of england and wales. but that northerly wind, that colder air, is going to come sweeping down across all areas during friday night and into the start of the holiday weekend. so we may start with a touch of frost around. quite a chilly feel in that wind down the eastern side of the uk on saturday, and there may be a few showers around as well. but on the whole, the bank holiday weekend looks dry for many places, and those temperatures recovering by monday.

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