it's been another dramatic eb! it's been another dramatic da of thunder - it's been another dramatic day of thunder clouds. _ - it's been another dramatic day of thunder clouds. this - - it's been another dramatic day of thunder clouds. this was - - it's been another dramatic| day of thunder clouds. this was one of those working across the skies in shropshire, and always a sign of a vigorous storm, but then look at this, a covering of hail which kind of made things look like winter had come back to haunt us. on the satellite picture you can see the various big storm system is working in north and it will continue as we have downpours widely at the moment across the midlands, wales, northern england and they will be moving into scotland and eventually we will see the rain arriving across eastern counties of northern ireland towards the end of the night. temperatures similar to last night, six or 7 degrees and gradually the weather becoming a bit calmer later in the night across southern areas. tomorrow, the same area of low pressure is with us, the one that has been with us for ages so it will be another showery day. bursts of rain pushing northern scotland and a greater chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms in northern ireland and again we have storms developing across england and wales but the

bigger gaps between the showers means we have a better chance of dodging the downpours and the winds are a bit lighter and it will feel a bit warmer in the may sunshine. the channel islands, an area of low pressure will bring rain and there is a chance that the low could be further north, and if it happens we might see some of the rain working into the south of england as well. by into the south of england as well. by thursday, we have a familiar look to our weather picture. again, sunshine and showers developing although there will probably be some longer outbreaks of rain for some across parts of finland and wales. temperatures have not changed much either, —— ireland and wales. in the may sunshine it will still feel pretty pleasant. the area of low pressure will finally ease away later in the week but will be replaced by another into the weekend and that puts us right back to square one with showers through the forecast as we go through the weekend and lasting well into next weekend and lasting well into next week as well. a reminder of our top story. a coroner ruled that tend entirely

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hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme.. we'll be live at old trafford where manchester united know defeat to leicester will hand the title to manchester city. still awaiting confirmation from uefa — portugal emerges as the leading contender to host the all—english champions league final. and we hear from the academic who thinks wimbledon and royal ascot are being overly cautious with the limited number of fans they're planning to let in this summer.

good evening, welcome along, and thank you forjoining us. so we've said this a few times — but could this be the night the premier league title is finally back in manchester city's hands. leicester need to win at old trafford if that is to happen — they kicked off against manchester united at 6'0clock and our sports news correspondent andy swiss is there for us and joins me now changes made by ole gunnar solskjaer tonight — an eventful start. it's all square at the moment.— an eventful start. it's all square at the moment. that's right. as you sa , a at the moment. that's right. as you say. a pretty — at the moment. that's right. as you say. a pretty lively _ at the moment. that's right. as you say, a pretty lively start _ at the moment. that's right. as you say, a pretty lively start to - at the moment. that's right. as you say, a pretty lively start to the - say, a pretty lively start to the match. about half an hour gone, and it's currently manchester united 1— leicester — one. it took the lead after ten minutes and a brilliant volley from luke thomas giving leicester the lead. united equalised

five minutes later through mason greenwood, so it's currently one all as i said after around about half an hour. some interesting teams before the start of the match. united making ten changes to the team that lost, excuse me, beat aston villa at the weekend, so huge number of changes for them, the weekend, so huge number of changes forthem, including the weekend, so huge number of changes for them, including a w for their 19—year—old winger, anthony. now, they had warned us that this was coming due to the fixture congestion that they are currently in the middle of. three games in a space of five days. so huge number of changes for united. a real chance for leicester, but as i say, when all at the moment.— for leicester, but as i say, when all at the moment. harry mcguire missin: all at the moment. harry mcguire missing outcome _ all at the moment. harry mcguire missing outcome hopefully - all at the moment. harry mcguire missing outcome hopefully could | all at the moment. harry mcguire i missing outcome hopefully could be back for that europa league final. of course, manchester city watching this on to make to see if they are going to win the league, but it's a big one for liverpool fans, spurs fans for that race for the top four. , there is a huge amount at stake.

as you say, city fans will be watching this match anxiously because they know that if united lose here tonight, then city will be the champions. although, frank wickham if united here tonight... city title. as you say, much more important match for leicester city, champions league qualification spots, they are currently in fourth place in the table, but they have got a tough couple of matches coming up got a tough couple of matches coming up against chelsea come against tottenham, theirfinal up against chelsea come against tottenham, their final two up against chelsea come against tottenham, theirfinal two league tottenham, their final two league games, tottenham, theirfinal two league games, so they really need to get a victory under their belt here tonight if they've got a chance to cement their place in the top four. good old rain in manchester. we lost you for little while there, andy, but you are back, so i will stick with this. plenty writing on it, as you say, the last round we saw there, we saw those protests, the liverpool game called optima what has the security been like there tonight? yes, as you say, it's now ten days since those protests that

we saw before the liverpool game. some of the fans got onto the pitch. the game had to be postponed which is why they've got this fixture congestion. now come around the front of the stadium, there is a much more visible security presence here today. rows of police vans, security staff, lots of metal fencing, but no sign of any protesters here this evening. so united, the club, will be keeping theirfingers united, the club, will be keeping their fingers crossed that the match passes off smoothly. find their fingers crossed that the match passes off smoothly.— passes off smoothly. and liverpool arrived there on thursday, that odd situation tonight of meeting manchester united to win 1—0, we will —— one all, we will leave it there. what a few weeks this could be for manchester city, with the champions league final to come at the end of this month against chelsea. for the moment it's still scheduled to take place in istanbul but because of the coronavirus situation in turkey — uefa could move it to portugal. wembley has been talked about as well of course. our senior sports news reporter laura scottjoins me now. it was hoped we'd have a decision by now laura —

uefa met with uk government officials and the the fa — but this is not an easy thing to sort out? know, and i think delay to finding out which venue they are going to go with highlights the complexities of actually moving the venue, given all the restrictions with border controls and whether fans can get there and you wait for stakeholders as well. what has become clear over the last few days from speaking to people involved is that for you a file, they really do want the fans from chelsea and manchester city to be able to be at that final, which is why is stan ball highly unlikely to be the venue on the 29th of may, they had emerged as the front runner, and we thought that that would be confirmed today, given that it's on the uk government's green list for travel, so fans can travel there without having to quarantine on their return. however, the key parts of this is that the portuguese government need to give you a for mac the assurances that they will

let english fans into portugal to attend the game. at the moment, portable's borders are only open to returning residents and a few other exempt individuals, but not football fans. so they would need that assurance, and our understanding is that that has not been given yet. wimbley is still in mind, you know, on the table —— wimbley, but a key issue for them is that they need their stakeholders to be able to be there. that's international media, sponsors, officials and vips, the uk governments and at the moment, haven't given them the assurances that they would give those exemptions. we heard from oliver dowden, the culture sector —— secretary, they said that they had constructive discussions with you a cup's president. his help obey my get it there, but we do also need to protect certain principles like the integrity of our quarantine system. it may be that the uk government can work out a compromise that they

allow international media to attend the final edge wimbley, but not other personnel who they don't deem it essential for the operation of the final. but, still, as i say, no decision as of yet, which highlights how difficult this is.— how difficult this is. tomorrow, surely tomorrow _ how difficult this is. tomorrow, surely tomorrow we _ how difficult this is. tomorrow, surely tomorrow we will - how difficult this is. tomorrow, surely tomorrow we will now. l how difficult this is. tomorrow, - surely tomorrow we will now. well, we were told _ surely tomorrow we will now. well, we were told to _ surely tomorrow we will now. well, we were told to expect _ surely tomorrow we will now. well, we were told to expect the - surely tomorrow we will now. ,ii we were told to expect the decision today, i mean, with 18 days to go, you wait for will be hoping that it is tomorrow. they would've hoped that they could of got the green light from the portuguese government or the uk government to be able to decide on the venue today, but, i mean commence after 6:30pm and we haven't had a decision yet. so it's clear what the process would be, they would go to ua file a proposal for the dash for it to be signed off, and our understanding is that they have not had a proposal as of yet. they have not had a proposal as of et. , ., , they have not had a proposal as of et. , . _ j~ they have not had a proposal as of et. j~ ., , ., yet. they are saying 48 hours, that was yesterday. _ yet. they are saying 48 hours, that was yesterday, so _ yet. they are saying 48 hours, that was yesterday, so let's _ yet. they are saying 48 hours, that was yesterday, so let's see. - yet. they are saying 48 hours, that was yesterday, so let's see. we - yet. they are saying 48 hours, that| was yesterday, so let's see. we will wait and see, 01’ or sports news reporter, laura scott, thank you. as laura was saying, ——

as laura was saying moving the champions league final from turkey to portugal is not an easy decision to make. our reporterjoe lynskey�*s been getting reaction from both countries to the proposed switch. joe's a, you are a reporter in portugal were the infection rate has been low for some weeks now, is there a feeling amongst the public that it there a feeling amongst the public thatitis there a feeling amongst the public that it is safe enough to stage a champions league final? yes. that it is safe enough to stage a champions league final? yes, it is uuite champions league final? yes, it is quite safe. — champions league final? yes, it is quite safe. and — champions league final? yes, it is quite safe, and it _ champions league final? yes, it is quite safe, and it will _ champions league final? yes, it is quite safe, and it will be _ champions league final? yes, it is quite safe, and it will be quite - quite safe, and it will be quite safe on the 29th when it is the final, portugalshall safe on the 29th when it is the final, portugal shall have, safe on the 29th when it is the final, portugalshall have, i safe on the 29th when it is the final, portugal shall have, i think 50% of the population with the vaccine, so we don't have any other restrictions. the airport is open. last year, in the middle of the crisis, we, the portuguese federation offered a solution for staging the final eight. so this time i think that we are also almost playing like a sleeper behind the

defenders, and if uefa needs them, portugal has all the conditions to stage the final.— stage the final. james, will bring ou in stage the final. james, will bring you in here. _ stage the final. james, will bring you in here. it— stage the final. james, will bring you in here, it is— stage the final. james, will bring you in here, it is a _ stage the final. james, will bring you in here, it is a much - stage the final. james, will bring you in here, it is a much more i you in here, it is a much more distressing health situation in turkey at the moment, but this is still a country that loves its football, that loves its premier league football. our people they're upset that it looks like this final is now moving away from his temple? it's quite difficult to gauge people's opinions on the street because — people's opinions on the street because i'm not allowed out in the streets. _ because i'm not allowed out in the streets, really, most illogicalto the shops— streets, really, most illogicalto the shops once a day to buy essential— the shops once a day to buy essential goods. think of the scale. his stumbled as a city alone has more _ his stumbled as a city alone has more people living in it. turkey has desperately tried to keep its economy open because it has quite pronounced economic crisis of the moments. — pronounced economic crisis of the moments, and so, really, the government was hoping the tourism at the end _ government was hoping the tourism at the end of— government was hoping the tourism at the end of this pandemic would help to kind _ the end of this pandemic would help to kind of— the end of this pandemic would help to kind of lead in economic fight back, _ to kind of lead in economic fight back, and — to kind of lead in economic fight back, and that hasn't so far happened. this champions league final happened. this champions league fihat is_ happened. this champions league final is going to be part about. so there _ final is going to be part about. so there are — final is going to be part about. so there are bigger issues going on,

but this— there are bigger issues going on, but this is— there are bigger issues going on, but this is a — there are bigger issues going on, but this is a football mad city, and they deserve to have you know, champions league final. so it looks like its— champions league final. so it looks like it's not— champions league final. so it looks like it's not going to be here, but i think— like it's not going to be here, but i think there are bigger things that people _ i think there are bigger things that people have to deal with here. | people have to deal with here. i think people have to deal with here. think that people have to deal with here. i think that would be a very good sign to all of us that's our normal life is coming back. it represents at least 30% of the tourists in portugal during the summer. so it is very, very important that we keep this situation.— this situation. what i'm surprised b is this situation. what i'm surprised by is there _ this situation. what i'm surprised by is there hasn't _ this situation. what i'm surprised by is there hasn't been _ this situation. what i'm surprised by is there hasn't been ua - this situation. what i'm surprised by is there hasn't been ua for - this situation. what i'm surprised | by is there hasn't been ua for was taking _ by is there hasn't been ua for was taking away the final. it's not a massive — taking away the final. it's not a massive controversy. i don't think massive controversy. idon't think many— massive controversy. i don't think many people are going to be surprised if it doesn't take place. i think— surprised if it doesn't take place. i think most people are surprised that it _ i think most people are surprised that it is — i think most people are surprised that it is still on the agenda to be honest _ time now for some of the day's other sport stories... scotland midfielder kenny mclean says he's "absolutely devastated" to be missing the european championship which begins next month. he injured his knee during norwich's final championship game of the season

against barnsley on saturday. anthonyjoshua world heavyweight fight will take place in saudi arabia, he suggested it could take place on either the seventh or 14th of august. cameron nouri's good runnerform has continued, victory in the first round of the italian open. he made it to the final in the earlier month. and he beat spain's contender in straight sets. now, there are calls for wimbledon to be more ambitious with the spectator numbers —— there are calls for wimbledon and royal ascot to be more ambitious with the spectator numbers they're currently planning for this summer. the all england club says wimbledon will have 25% attendance whilst royal ascot next month is set for 4,000 racegoers — which is 7% of normal. organisers at both events say the numbers could still change depending on the science and the situation at the time.

but dr colin axon from brunel university, who's an expert in engineering and ventilation, has told me he thinks they're being overly cautious. i would say they were overly cautious. i think they can afford to be considerably more ambitious, both are predominantly outside events, and transmission outside is negligible to zero. baseball has reopened in the us, they have had 100% capacity. there has been no implication on the transmission rates or levels of infections at all. we can learn from that. there are some differences, principally in the way people get to and from the venues, but the venues themselves do not present a risk in my view. mould not present a risk in my view. would ou not present a risk in my view. would you expeet — not present a risk in my view. would you expect organisers _ not present a risk in my view. would you expect organisers at _ not present a risk in my view. would you expect organisers at wimbledon, at royal ascot, to be cautious? there is still uncertainty about the

pandemic, questions about how