catching up with them according to their manager ole gunnar solskjaer— we didn't have the spark tonight and it is understandable. at times, you know, because they have been fantastic, the players, the last three or four months, played every three or four months, played every three or four days and they have been on a great run and itjust caught up with us, all the games. today wejust didn't caught up with us, all the games. today we just didn't have that extra zip, extra authority and confidence. the players want to succeed, we are very ambitious to be the best we can be and _ very ambitious to be the best we can be and we _ very ambitious to be the best we can be and we know that we are playing against _ be and we know that we are playing against some really big opponents, but that_ against some really big opponents, but that is— against some really big opponents, but that is the challenge and test that we _ but that is the challenge and test that we are all enjoying a juicy performances like tonight, equality, calmness _ performances like tonight, equality, calmness and aggression, yeah, they are playing _ calmness and aggression, yeah, they are playing really well for us going forward _ earlier on sunday, chelsea secured their spot in the semi—finals — after the eight time winners fought hard to beat sheffield united 2 nil at home. sheffield united 2—0 at home. an ollie norwood own goal and a last

gasp strike from hakim ziyech kept them in the competition. natalie pirks was watching. hammered last weekend in the league, sheffield united had looked like a team shorn of confidence since the departure of their manager, but the cup was a chance for a fresh start. unfortunately it was away at chelsea, the blues unbeaten in 13 matches under thomas tuchel. the blades held their own for 20 minutes. own for 23 minutes. and deflected into his own net for an own goal! an unfortunate norwood flick broke the deadlock. ollie norwood's second mistake was almost as costly, but this tumble was enough for aaron ramsdale. but something had switched for blades in the second half, and when a cross found this player all alone, an equaliser was surely on the cards? the fighting spirit almost came good in injury time through rhian brewster, but in the end it was chelsea who showed their quality in the dying seconds, hakim ziyech with an emphatic finish. and chelsea are into

the fa cup semifinals! the blues ending this match, as so often before in this competition, dominant. natalie perks, bbc news. so as well as going 1a games unbeaten, chelsea have now also kept seven successive clean sheets — although manager thomas tuchel admits they were fortunate to extend that run today. i could see after 1a matches consecutive i could feel us tired and a bit lack of concentration. many little faults and strong opponent in the second half, so we were lucky in the second half to keep the clean sheet, but i think it was not the first time in ia matches where we are lucky. so confirmation then of the semi—final draw — leicester city will face southampton. while chelsea will take on manchester city. those ties will be played on 17th and 18th april. in the premier league, arsenal came from 3—0 down to draw with west ham at the london stadium.

david moyes�* side raced into what seemed like a comfortable three goal lead inside 32 minutes, before a couple of own goals and a header from alexandre lacazette levelled it up. a share of the points doing little for either side's hopes of a top four finish. alex gulrajani reports. graduation time is looming for west ham and their european ambitions. injesse lingard, they have a player who knows what it takes to get there. a fifth goal in his seventh appearance got them started early with arsenal and his foresight and quick thinking helped them double the lead. arsenal switched off, jarrod bowen switched on. arsenal were in complete disarray and the punishment wasn't over yet. michail antonio and thomas combined, 3—0. but west ham's czech star of the season had a helping hand at the start of arsenal's comeback. alexandre lacazette benefiting this time from another deflection.

they were back in this and another helpful hammers assist from craig dawson gave them a further impetus. were west ham throwing this away? yes. alexandre lacazette got his name on the score sheet and the comeback was complete. european football next season is still on offer for both, for now. alex gulrijani, bbc news. the team has done a good job. we are in a really good position, you know, we are in a really good position, you know, we are challenging at the top. it would have been nice to take another two points, let me tell you, because it would have kept us right in even closer, but we have not lost too much ground today. it was a point, i would have liked it to have been more, but it was still a good point. and under way right now is aston villa

against tottenham in the late game in the premier league — jose mourinho has made seven changes from their europa league exit earlier this week. to scotland now as rangers remain on course for an unbeaten premiership season after drawing at celtic in the old firm derby. the ibrox club are now just five games from an �*invincible' league campaign. our correspondent chris mclaughlin has this report from celtic park. a game behind closed doors, a stadium behind a ring of steel. fans were told to stay away, the police were taking no chances. inside, rivals united and standing instead of kneeling to highlight football's ongoing fight against racism. glen kamara the latest player to be targeted. with the league contest over, celtic were in search of some pride. they struck first and in some style. mohamed elyounoussi's header doing the damage. much to the delight of his interim manager. but the champions levelled soon after. finally, an old firm goalfor alfredo morelos at the 15th time of asking.

that was to be it in terms of goals, but it was the home side who dominated. but rangers remain unbeaten in the league. following the scenes witnessed after rangers' title win two weeks ago, there was a huge focus about what might happen outside the ground today. on the pitch, a draw, clearly a result neither side wanted, but one perhaps the authorities were hoping for. chris mclaughlan, bbc news, celtic park. let's take a quick look at some other stories making the news today. bristol city are off the bottom of the wsl table after a 1—1 draw with tottenham. this fantastic siri worm free—kick not enough for a spurs win, as gemma evans levelled for city. spurs are eight points clear of the relegation zone. lee zii jia from malaysia is the men's singles champion at the all england open badminton championships. he beat former world champion viktor axelsen from denmark in this afternoon's final in birmingham.

amber hill has earned great britain a tokyo olympic games quota place with victory in the women's skeet at the international shooting sport federation world cup in india.hill federation world cup in india. hill represented team gb in rio in 2016. there was a dramatic finish in rugby union's premiership — as leaders bristol needed two late tries to secure a 28—21 win at northampton saints. it extends their lead at the top of the table to seven points from exeter in second. nick parrott watched this one. franklin's gardens is a tough place to visit, with northampton unbeaten at home since november. but bristol are their bogey team. there was little separating the sides until midway through the first half, when henry purdy suddenly came hurtling through to open

the scoring for visitors. if that try was all about quick jinking, the next was pure quick thinking. stephen spotted an opportunity and took it. but instead of building on that momentum, the pendulum started swinging the way. started swinging the other way. nick broke through before half—time and a stroke of good fortune for george furbank early in the second half saw the saints leading. they looked to have the beating of the bears until a sudden final twist — with five minutes remaining bristol hit back, with two tries in as many minutes. luke morahan and andy turned the contest on its head to extend their lead at the top of the premiership to seven points. nick parrott, bbc news. in the day's other game, sale beat london irish by 41 points to 13. byron mcguigan scored a hat—trick at the a] bell stadium as the sharks ran in six tries. the bonus point win gives them a six—point cushion over the fifth—placed northampton saints. irish stay sixth.

in the pro 1a, the dragons have kept their hopes alive of a top four finish in conference a — but not without a scare. they beat the glasgow warriors this afternoon, but it was the scottish side who were ahead 17—9 at half time. they scored two tries — including this stunning effort from rufus mclean. but the dragons fought back, scoring two tries of their own — including a great effort from jordan williams, giving them a 26—17 win. former wales rugby union fly half gavin henson made his rugby league debut this afternoon in the challenge cup. the 39—year—old turned out for 3rd tier side west wales raiders against widnes vikings in the 1st round of the competition. the seven—time winners though, easily saw off henson�*s part—time side — 58—1; the final score. the weekend's other results are on the bbc sport website.

fast bowlerjofra archer will miss england's upcoming one—day series against india and the start of next month's indian premier league because of his ongoing elbow problem. the elbow "deteriorated" during the five—match t20 series, and archer will return home for treatment. the three—match series starts in pune on tuesday with lancashire spinner matt parkinson now added to the squad. archer is due to play for the rajasthan royals in the ipl, which runs from 9th april to 30th may. disappointed forjofra archer and for us, but it is clear something we need to get to the bottom of. we will make sure he has every resource around him that we can. get to the bottom of what is going on and hopefully get him back fighting fit for the future for england. obviously he is going to miss the early stages of the ipl, but we will be led by the medics on where we go from there, really. but first and foremost, we will be making sure thatjofra archer is ok. that's all from sportsday.

ican i can tell you it is still goalless between aston villa and tottenham in that premier league game. stay updated on the website, but from me and the sportsday team, have a lovely evening. good evening. the weather pattern is set to change over the coming weekend. mixed weather pattern, and overnight tonight we will see cloud probably coming back in from the atlantic into northern ireland into western scotland and western england. more viable cloud elsewhere and where we had the cloudy skies for longer, parts of north—east england, down into the woodlands and wales, and even into eastern scotland those temperatures will be freezing by morning, one or two frost patches by morning as well, but they won't last for long. on

monday, quite cloudy, for western scotland and northern ireland, a dream breeze and some drizzle... elsewhere, it looks like it will be dry with sunshine from time to time, has temperatures 10—14 , the weather a bit cloudier in the din midlands, also the north—east of scotland. high pressure in charge, at the centre of the high drifting away towards continental europe on tuesday, allowing more of a south or south westerly breeze, a noticeable breeze picking up in most areas on tuesday and we may have a fair bit of cloud around, the best of the sunshine across more sheltered eastern areas and in northern ireland and western scotland a weather front arriving bringing some rain, a bit of drizzle some western areas through the day as well. that weather front will signal a change. it is not bring much rain at all, but it will move down across the country, opening up more than atlantic air stream heading our way and bringing with it some more unsettled weather. this weather front there is producing a bit of rain and drizzle as it heads east

through the midlands into east anglia and then some sunshine for some showers coming to the north—west, where we have got the strongest winds, wettest in the north west of scotland, temperatures dropping away here, but otherwise not a great deal of change. as we move through wednesday into thursday and the wind starts to pick up more, the weather system comes in more than the atlantic, so no longer high pressure, it much will be much lower by thursday and we have some showers and sunshine. perhaps some heavy showers towards the north—west, a longer spell of rain sweeping across northern ireland and parts of scotland. again, temperatures 11-13 , scotland. again, temperatures 11—13 , new normalfor the time scotland. again, temperatures 11—13 , new normal for the time of year. a quiet start to the week, things turn a bit wet and windy, particularly in the north—west, and then breezy later in the week and it does turn a bit chillier.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. the government warns the european union that any attempt to block the export of doses of coronavirus vaccine to the uk, would be "counterproductive". yesterday saw another record—breaking number of vaccinations in the uk — nearly 850,000 administered — but a warning that facemasks and some social distancing could be with us for years. it comes as more questions are raised over whether people can plan forforeign holidays this summer. i think it would be premature to do that. it would be potentially risky stop we are seeing growing variants. we have done a huge amount of work, the taxpayer to my nhs staff, my constituency being in lockdown since september, and i don't want us to

throw that away.