hello and welcome to sportsday. a vital point for newcastle — their late equaliser against spurs provides a boost to their survival hopes. it's a double for cambridge — success in a new—look boat race for both the men's and women's teams over oxford. and sale make light work of scarlets in wales to advance to the champions cup quarterfinals,

hello and welcome to sportsday. iam i am gathered around june. —— i am gavin. we'll start with a day of drama and plenty of goals in the premier league. newcastle left it late to secure a vital point against tottenham, who themselves were vying for a place in the top four. a welcome result for steve bruce and his under—pressure side. nesta mcgregor was watching. easter sunday and while some of us spent it searching for sugary treats, newcastle and tottenham were on a different hunt, for three points. the spurs defence cracked first, joelinton tapping home only his second league goal of the season. 1—0 up, magpies manager steve bruce looked excited. in football, it's often said you're most vulnerable after scoring.

just 90 seconds later, harry kane proved that to be right. albeit a bit fortunate. the forward's second goal was anything but lucky. a great first touch, then a fierce low shot into the corner of the net. the second half saw newcastle pushing for the equaliser and spaces began to open up via this breakaway. harry kane was inches away from his hat—trick. that miss would prove costly, as, with the next attack, newcastle drew level, the goal scored byjoe willock on loan from arsenal. the game would finish 2—2, leaving steve bruce's newcastle still nervously in the relegation battle. we needed that. after such a disappointment no—show a couple of weeks ago,... the one thing we all need is to show what we are about, come out and put out a performance like we did. the points and a hug shared,

but neither manager a 100% happy bunny. newcastle could have fallen into the relegation zone today if fulham had beaten aston villa. they failed to do that, despite taking the lead in the second half, aleksandr mitrovic capitalising on a defensive mix—up in the villa ranks. tyrone mings won't want to see that again. that was was with around half and hour to go. until dean smith's side turned things around, and fast too. mings making amends to set up trezeguet, who bagged two in three minutes. ollie watkins sealed villa's 3—1 victory. for fulham, they know time is ticking to find points. we need to understand where today we failed and where we went wrong, and understand, be brutally honest with ourselves, that we weren't good enough, as individually, as a team at times and like you said there are seven games left. we put ourselves in a great position and we will keep going from that. the day's early match saw southampton fight back for a much—needed win at st marys.

they got the better of burnley, who went two goals up — matej vydra with their second. but an action—packed first half saw saints level by the break, danny ings making it 2—2. and nathan redmond's stunner won it for ralph hassenhuttl�*s side, 3—2 the final score. they're now ten points clear of the bottom three. the three points are important for the relegation battle and we think we are in a good position now and we haven't won so many games in the second half of the season, so we have had massive problems with injuries and everything, and now coming back to a team. it's also been a busy day of action in the women's super league. chelsea thrashed birmingham 6—0 to remain at the top of the table, leading scorer sam kerr scoring a first—half hat—trick for emma hayes�* side. chelsea are two points clear of second—placed manchester city, who won 3—0 at tottenham. that's now 12 successive league wins for city.

meanwhile, manchester united's hopes of qualifying for next season's champions league have suffered a blow after they lost 1—0 at brighton, inessa kaagman�*s penalty the difference between the two sides. everton and arsenal also won. the league cup final later this month at wembley has been approved as an official crowd test event. it's been confirmed that the clash between tottenham hotspur and manchester city will be played in front of 8,000 spectators. a number of tickets will be allocated to fans from both clubs for the tie in three weeks�* time. there will also be tickets made available to local residents and nhs staff as a thank you for their service during the covid—i9 pandemic. this year's french open tennis could be postponed in light of the spike in coronavirus cases in the country, according to france's sport minister. the tournament at roland garros is due to take place from the 23rd of may to the 6th ofjune, with qualifying the week before. but after the country entered a third national lockdown on saturday, there are discussions over whether the dates should change.

it's been a day to celebrate for cambridge, both the men's and women's team won their respective boat races this afternoon. it all took place on the river great 0use, in cambridgeshire, the first time since the second world war it's taken place away from the thames. katie gornall reports. it's one of sport's most traditional showdowns, but this year nothing about it looks familiar. gone is the river thames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great 0use, they would have to make their own atmosphere. the pandemic and closure of hammersmith bridge has forced a change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage and yet the women's race was nervously close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, 0xfordshire on the right almost

veered into cambridge�*s but the light blues fought back path, and found their rhythm. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started with the first female umpire. under her watch, both teams get their distance. teams kept their distance. without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt like a sprint to the finish with cambridge edging in front and while 0xford failed to push them, they failed to reel them in. a double victory then for cambridge in a year unlike any other. time to toast a new chapter. in this event's storied history. katie gornall, bbc news.

the familiar feeling of victory for cambridge again — this year on familiar grounds of the 0use in a year where training has been disrupted for both teams. the winning sides felt their opponents put up a valiant stand. awesome rowing. yeah, massive congratulations. awesome day for women's sport. yeah, really proud of this team. it has been awesome. the last ear, this team. it has been awesome. the last year. two — this team. it has been awesome. the last year, two years, a lot of time in training — last year, two years, a lot of time in training has gone into this moment... i don't know how, what you can moment... idon't know how, what you can say— moment... i don't know how, what you can say for— moment... i don't know how, what you can say for two — moment... i don't know how, what you can say for two years' worth of training — can say for two years' worth of training and hard work and... it just— training and hard work and... it just means _ training and hard work and... it just means so much, don't think there's— just means so much, don't think there's anything you can quite compare — there's anything you can quite compare it to.— there's anything you can quite compare it to. you can say that aaain! sale sharks are through to the quarterfinals of the european champions cup after thrashing scarlets 57—14. it was a five—star performance from sale, teenager raffi quirke scored his first try for the club and the final one of six for his team. up next for them in the quarters is la rochelle.

english premiership leaders bristol lost 36—17 to bordeaux. they'd lead untiljust before half time, but the french side fought back, rounding off their victory in the final minute of the match. racing 92 await bordeaux in the quarterfinals. the french team inflicted edinburgh's heaviest defeat of the season, running in seven tries as they thrashed the scots 56—3 in paris. teddy thoma with the pick of the tries. let's take a look at the some of the day's other sports news now. charley hull's hopes of victory at the ana inspiration tournament in california are slipping away. she's tied for fifth heading into tonight's final round but the englishwoman is now seven shots behind leader patty tavatanakit, from thailand. the team led by 2016 formula i world champion nico rosberg, rxr, has won the inaugural extreme e event in saudi arabia. australian molly taylor was first over the finish line. the new event highlights climate change and promotes sustainability. after six hours of racing over 158 miles, denmark's kasper asgreen beat

defending champion mathieu van der poel to win the prestigious tour of flanders one—day race. britain's beth potter ran the fastest 5k road race by a woman last night. the triathlete from glasgow, seen wearing a blue top, crossed the finish line in a time of 14:41. that beat the world record by a couple of seconds and sliced ten seconds off paula radcliffe's british record. however, it's thought the race in barrowford didn't meet the stringent criteria needed to make potter's record official. it only really started to sink in when i had about a kilometre to go and i saw the clock, and it said 11 something. i was trying to do the maths in my head. that's about 14 something. a kilometre in about four minutes... i was convinced the clock was wrong. i couldn't believe it. amazing, isn't it? just before we

90, amazing, isn't it? just before we go, time to tell you manchester are trailing 1—0 in the premier league. that is all from us here, banks are watching, we will see you soon. good evening. for most of us, easter sunday has brought sunshine and temperatures for some as high as 17 degrees. but if you're in the north of the uk, you will know the weather has been changing. that was the scene in shetland earlier on, with snow showers and very cold air, and that cold air is going to dig its way all the way southwards through tonight and into tomorrow. so, the start of the new week, some cold days and frosty nights in store. there will be snow showers quite widely, and blizzard conditions

across northern scotland, the snow really packing in here as we head through the night. cold air coming in behind this cold front, bringing a band of cloud and patchy rain. in southern areas overnight, temperature staying above freezing but in the northern half of the uk, very cold indeed, —8 in parts of scotland, where it will be snowing in parts in the morning, especially in the north. a band of patchy rain will tend to break up and push southward but behind that, all of us getting the cold conditions with a mixture sunshine and showers. showers down the eastern coast, into northern ireland and perhaps wales and the south west as well, blowing on strong winds, particularly in northern scotland, gusts up to 70mph. so while the thermometer may read between three and nine degrees, it will feel subzero for some, —4 the feels—like temperature in aberdeen, and the snow keeps coming across northern scotland. some really poor travelling conditions here. monday night, widely it will be cold

with a frost for most places and then getting into tuesday, another day of sunny spells and showers, most of the showers falling as snow or perhaps hail in places. mainly across coastal areas, though some developing inland in parts of england and wales across the afternoon. another cold—feeling day but a subtle change on the way as we head into the middle part of the week, courtesy of this frontal system developing out west. it is a warm front, bringing cloud and patchy rain but also something a little less cold. no heatwave but those temperatures will climb a little through the middle part of the week, double digits towards the south, but in northern areas, friday will turn cold again.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8... england is to trial covid passports in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamza says he's under house arrest. he's accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. petrol bombs and hijacked vehicles in a second night of violent protest in a loyalist area of northern ireland. a scaled—back easter sunday, although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. 0n home water, it is still theirs.

cambridge have the victory. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's