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hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme supporters on the pitch at old trafford — manchester united fans protest against the club's owners, leading to their game against liverpool being postponed. history made — chelsea reach their first women's champions league final — after beating bayern munich. rangers hit four against celtic in the old firm derby at ibrox, just two games away now from an unbeaten league season. and some spectacular overtaking sees lewis hamilton win the portuguese grand prix
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to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight at old trafford, where manchester united's premier league game against liverpool was postponed. earlier around 200 united fans got onto the pitch — to protest against the glazer family's ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: 1:30pm outside old trafford, the concourse where protesters were
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expected to congregate. the anger expressed here is the long—standing opposition to manchester united's ownership by the american glazer family. by 2pm some decided to go further, ultimately onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the most famous football grounds in the world. that revered manchester united pitch, the scene of staring feats of football occupied. some of those who stayed peacefully outside were leaving. as we are speaking outside the ground there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. what do you think about that. it is fans actually on the pitch. what do you think about that.— you think about that. it is a frustrating _ you think about that. it is a frustrating thing, _ you think about that. it is a frustrating thing, because l you think about that. it is a - frustrating thing, because obviously as fans we want the best for our club. it has been from when we are young and watched it, it is magical, the history we have had, and people get so annoyed with it. do the history we have had, and people get so annoyed with it.— get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will— get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will be _ get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will be watching? - get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will be watching? i - get so annoyed with it. do you thinki the glazers will be watching? i hope the glazers will be watching? i hope the are, the glazers will be watching? i hope they are. but _ the glazers will be watching? i hope they are. but if _ the glazers will be watching? i hope they are, but if they _ the glazers will be watching? i hope they are, but if they haven't - the glazers will be watching? i hope
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they are, but if they haven't they . they are, but if they haven't they should _ they are, but if they haven't they should be — they are, but if they haven't they should be watching online so they know _ should be watching online so they know the — should be watching online so they know the supporters have been here and put _ know the supporters have been here and put everything on the table for them _ and put everything on the table for them so _ and put everything on the table for them so it— and put everything on the table for them so it is up to them now to decide — them so it is up to them now to decide the _ them so it is up to them now to decide. �* , ., them so it is up to them now to decide. �* , . , , ., ~ them so it is up to them now to decide. �* , . ,, .,~ ., , decide. as we are speaking outside the ground. — decide. as we are speaking outside the ground, fans _ decide. as we are speaking outside the ground, fans actually _ decide. as we are speaking outside the ground, fans actually on - decide. as we are speaking outside the ground, fans actually on the i the ground, fans actually on the pitch. do you approve of that? i pitch. do you approve of that? i don't approve of that. protest l pitch. do you approve of that? i | don't approve of that. protest is also taking _ don't approve of that. protest is also taking place _ don't approve of that. protest is also taking place at _ don't approve of that. protest is also taking place at the - don't approve of that. protest is also taking place at the hotel i don't approve of that. protest is - also taking place at the hotel where the manchester united team was staying. the players couldn't leave. there is a football match scheduled for the fourth are kick—off here against liverpool, a football match which was not happening. the initial announcement that kick—off had been delayed came with protest are still inside the stadium. the decision was made that the match couldn't be played. a gathering that had clearly outnumbered security became a protest to stop football. when that game will now be able to be played — is what we're waiting to hear. united are in europa league action on thursday —as are arsenal — who got a confidence boosting win over newcastle in the premier league earlier.
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mohamed elneny got the opener — and his first goal in the premier league — on five minutes to set arsenal on their way, before pierre—emerick aubameyang on his return to the side doubled the lead with a fine finish from martinelli's cross. just what mikel arteta needed ahead of their second leg against villareal this week which they have to win. winning and playing the way we have done today, keeping a clean sheet, it gives the team comfort and confidence and this is exactly what we need. we are going to play at home and make sure we believe that we can beat them and we beat them. chelsea will play in the final of the women's champions league. they came from 2—1 down in the first leg to beat bayern munich 5—3 on aggregate. it'll be the wsl leaders first european final and it means they're still on course for an historic quadruple this season. maz farookhi reports: some of the sport's biggest names signed for one of the biggest of
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occasions. chelsea have spent considerably to put themselves on the stage this season. defeat last week left them with work to do but as they do so often some keren frank abe combined to get them back into it. it would take something special to beat the meanest defence in english football, her first goal in europe one to remember. this matchup was always going to be a tight one decided on fine margins. finding the gap to level things up once more before another set piece proved decisive. getting perhaps that the player they'd broke the world's transfer fee to sign would be the one to get the final touch. frank abe added their second deep into injury time and chelsea knew they had their landmark. i do injury time and chelsea knew they had their landmark.— injury time and chelsea knew they had their landmark. i do think it is a bi da had their landmark. i do think it is a big day for— had their landmark. i do think it is a big day for women's _ had their landmark. i do think it is a big day for women's football. i had their landmark. i do think it is| a big day for women's football. we can talk about it being a big day for chelsea are a big week for chelsea but women's football, we
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have always had to play second fiddle and ijust hope there are lots of little girl sat at home thinking, my god, they are going to the champions league final. barcelona await in the final later this month. what milestone is next for a player on track for the unprecedented? meanwhile in the womens super league, manchester city have beaten birmingham 4—0. chloe kelly scored the first two, but had to leave the pitch on a stretcher after a serious looking knee injury. esme morgan and sam mewis added late goals to complete the scoring. the win moves manchester city top for now, but title rivals chelsea have a game in hand. in the scottish premiership, the champions rangers are nowjust two games away from an unbeaten league season after beating celtic 4—1 in the old firm derby at ibrox. the win also extends their unbeaten run against their rivals to six games... as michael redford reports. the final old firm match of the season, rangers already champions in
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celtic with nothing to play for, but this derby is never meaningless. celtic arrived at ibrox voting to end rangers's unbeaten league run and nearly got the perfect start. games like this are often decided by small margins. the very next attack saw callum mcgregor file glen kamara. advantage blazed and rangers will be glad it was. as they celebrated celtic protested, mcgregor shown a second yellow card and sent off. odsonne edouard on the right place and time for celtic to consolidate and stick a pact. maybe not. a moment of magic from alfredo morelos. celtic had their chances to equalise but rangers were far more clinical. kemar roofe revved up and rangers in top gear and exhilarating to an unbeaten league campaign. jermain defoe adding the finishing touches. celtic humiliated and humbled, rangers simply too good.
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time now for some of the day's other sport stories and jack laugher and dan goodfellow have won britain s second gold of the diving world cup in tokyo — finishing first in the synchronised 3 metre springboard final. both divers have already secured a place for team gb in the event at the tokyo games this summer. geraint thomas has won his first race since 2018 tour de france. thomas finished third in the final stage of the tour of romandie, but that was enough to secure victory — almost half a minute ahead of his ineos grenadiers team mate richie porte. frankie dettori has won his 20th british classic in the 1000 guineas today. riding the irish trained filly — mother earth, dettori convincingly held off his rivals at newmarket to give trainer aiden 0'brien his 5th success in the race in the past six years. and jack miller has ended his five year wait for a motogp victory by winning the spanish grand prix. the australian's ducati team mate francesco bagnaia finished second to snatch the championship lead from fabio quartararo who finished thirteenth.
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next to formula one, where lewis hamilton has shown — yet again — why he's a seven time world champion after he fought back brilliantly to win the portuguese grand prix... ahead of his rival max verstappen, who he now leads by 8 points in the championship race. nick parrott was watching: lewis hamilton is facing some of the greatest challenges to his supremacy. sandwiched between mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas son max verstappen�*s red bull, not a great place to start, and things soon got worse. kimi raikkonen first bask first lap collision forced a restart and max verstappen got the jump restart and max verstappen got the jump on hamilton. the world champion says he wants to be hunted this season but now he was the hunter and a ruthless one. it tookjust four laps to get his place back. valtteri bottas had claimed pole but couldn't
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match the pace. 0nce bottas had claimed pole but couldn't match the pace. once in front, hamilton never looked back. after giving up his lead the thin surrendered second place. on cooler tyres he was easy pickings for max verstappen but for the second year in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal. in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal-— and portugal. very windy out there so very easy _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot - and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot wrong, l so very easy to put a foot wrong, and just didn't quite get as good a start as valtteri and lost out on the restart which was not good, so today wasn't all perfect. istutith the restart which was not good, so today wasn't all perfect.— today wasn't all perfect. with his championship — today wasn't all perfect. with his championship lead _ today wasn't all perfect. with his championship lead now - today wasn't all perfect. with his championship lead now eight - today wasn't all perfect. with his i championship lead now eight points hamilton are starting to take control. max verstappen will be hoping to change that next weekend in spain. the second session of the world snooker championship final between mark selby and shaun murphy is under way in front of a capacity crowd. at the crucible theatre in sheffield. and we can bring you live pictures. the match resumed this evening with murphy holding a 5—3 lead. and it's now 6—4 to murphy. the first to 18 frames wins
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the title, so still a long way to go across today and tomorrow. you can watch the action right now on bbc two. the european champions cup final will be an all—french affair after la rochelle beat leinster 32—23. leinster were on course to reach the final — leading their opponents 13—12 at half time — tied furlong with their try. but la rochelle scored two tries in the last 1a minutes to secure the win — and reach the final for the first time, where'll they play toulouse at twickenham on the 22nd of may. and finally it was one of the most eagerly anticipated fights in womens boxing. last night the bout between katie taylor and natasha jonas certainly didn't disappoint. the pair, who fought as amateurs back at the london 2012 0lympics went ten very even rounds but katie taylorjust managed to cling on to maintain her
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undefeated record and remain as the undisputed world lightweight champion before we go time to tell you that there is one premier league game under way at the moment, tottenham hotspur lead sheffield united 1—0 with a few minutes until half—time. gareth bale with a great flick. tottenham at the moment would be up to fifth in the premier league, five points within chelsea and that final champions league spot. you can keep up—to—date with that over on the bbc sport website as well as the rest of the day's use in reaction to those protests at old trafford, but for me, that is all for now. good night. we have got a mixture of sunshine
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and showers at the moment, still some quite heavy showers around right now but those showers will gradually ease through this evening and clearer skies for a while but out towards the west the cloud will be increasing and we start to see some rain coming in from the atlantic, the breeze picking up. frosty night will be more limited to eastern scotland and the east of england. many places will start the day therei on monday but wind is blowing in this cloud and some rain, pushing across the west, taking most of the day to reach the south east of the day to reach the south east of england and east anglia, may be drier in northern scotland and western areas turning more showery. low pressure driving the wet and windy weather and the strongest winds to the south across england and wales, gusts of 50—60, and staying one day as we head into the evening. because of the wind and the rain and all that cloud it will be a cold day on monday and stays cold through the week ahead.
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at eight. the headlines at eight. people in england may not people in england may not need to self—isolate, need to self—isolate, if they've been in close contact if they've been in close contact with someone with coronavirus. with someone with coronavirus. daily rapid tests will be suggestion aid worker, daily rapid tests will be offered as an alternative offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. to ten days quarantine. if you want to get to a position at if you want to get to a position at the end where we can get back is a the end where we can get back is a close to normal as possible, but close to normal as possible, but there will still need to be some there will still need to be some safeguards in place. safeguards in place.
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the foreign office plays down any the foreign office plays down any suggestion aid worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is to be released, after iran's state tv claimed the uk had paid to secure it. manchester united's match against liverpool, which could have decided the premier league title, is postponed after fans, opposed to the club's oweners, invade the pitch at old trafford. in liverpool, after friday night's rave —
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