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this is very much about the power of saying no. it's about a woman who's in a bar, a man wants to buy her a drink and she's like, "no thank you, i'm not your honey." covid has made eurovision�*s mission to bring people together complicated, but more coveted than ever. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. time for a look at the weather — here's helen willetts. it has felt a bit more like autumn outside today than late spring. these are some of the gusts of wind we have seen in more exposed areas but even in mind they have been gusting at 40, 50 mph. we have this unseasonably deep area of low pressure which is thankfully moving into the north sea tomorrow but is allowing a northerly wind in. it will take its weather fronts with it. since the rain started yesterday we have had over 100 millimetres in some areas. yet more soaking
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conditions this may. this is the rainfall at the moment, it is pretty wet for many this evening. still windy as well. it dries up a little in the north and west overnight, clear skies a row a little bit of frost in scotland. for most of us the wind and rain is the main feature. cloud as we start the weekend, strong wind still coming down the north sea coast having to change direction to the north. a chilly direction. they blow the rain out of the way. there will still be a scattering of showers, some heavy, with strong may sunshine, which could be thundery into the afternoon. and temperatures even with the sunshine only 12—14, well below where they should be because once again wind is coming down from the arctic was that stops temporarily tomorrow night, a window of fine weather but again more widely chilly with a touch of ground frost. you may have noticed the next band of rain coming in. perhaps a dry start on sunday despite the chilly start but the rain coming in for a few hours in northern ireland,
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the showers following and then it pushes its way across the mainland uk in the afternoon. 12—13, no great shakes considering it is late may. let's hold our breaths, it might start showering next week but as we approach the middle of the week towards the weekend there is just a hint this high pressure will build and cut off all those showers and we may at last have a spell of dry weather. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are.
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hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. here's what's coming up on tonight's show. no more nuno at wolves — he's one of their most successful managers, but he's leaving the club on sunday. pep hails his city legend sergio aguero, who's also leaving after
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ten years at the club. what he has done for this club, legend. also coming up in the programme: we're live in south carolina to find out who's on top on another tough day at golf�*s pga. and the olympics will go ahead. that's according to the ioc. evening, lots to get through. we're starting with football and an important weekend in the premier league. adam will have all the permutations for europe at the touchscreen in a minute, but first to the surprising news today that the wolves' manager nuno espirito santo is leaving the club at the end of the season.
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he's been there four years, overseeing some of their most successful seasons. they're currently 12th in the premier league. well, earlier, i spoke to the former wolves player michael kightley, who told me he hoped it was nuno�*s decision to leave and not the club's. if it's a mutual agreement and nuno felt he taken his roles as far as he could take them and he wants to go back to see his family, that fair enough. he's done wonders for the club and i think the club would respect that. ijust hope that it's not the other way around, that the club i felt it's time to make a change. they could have a real relegation on their hands. when we hear the word mutual agreement, sometimes that's not the case, but that's how it's said to us and the fans. so, i hope he hasn't been
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pushed out the door. fans. 50, i hope he hasn't been pushed out the door.— fans. so, i hope he hasn't been pushed out the door. there are going to be a lot of — pushed out the door. there are going to be a lot of managerial _ pushed out the door. there are going to be a lot of managerial vacancies i to be a lot of managerial vacancies at the end of the season. would you like to see replaced him? i at the end of the season. would you like to see replaced him?— like to see replaced him? i would like to see replaced him? i would like to see replaced him? i would like to see _ like to see replaced him? i would like to see steven _ like to see replaced him? i would like to see steven gerrard, - like to see replaced him? i would like to see steven gerrard, frank| like to see steven gerrard, frank lampard, probably someone young and british. i think we've lost a lot of players over the last couple years. as he got ago the summer? i would like to see one of those two to make it. knowing that wolves have got that link with portuguese players and managers, wouldn't surprise me if they go down that road again. but i'd like to see girard or lampard. there are strong leaks with members of wolves, so could be another portuguese manager. why particularly would you like to see another british manager —— or a british
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manager? british manager -- or a british manager?— manager? wolves has a real connection _ manager? wolves has a real connection with _ manager? wolves has a real connection with of _ manager? wolves has a real connection with of fans -- l manager? wolves has a real. connection with of fans -- the manager? wolves has a real- connection with of fans -- the fans. connection with of fans —— the fans. i think they would both take wolves to the next level. they're both hungry, both one of the well—known... i'm not sure whether they'll get it. but for me, i'd like to see the them take it. wolves are playing manchester united on sunday. no hopes for a place in europe for them this time, but that's going to be the focus on the final day of the season with three teams vying for the last two champions league places. adam is here with all the permutations. who needs to do what then? it is rather complicated, so let's try and break it down. remember three european competitions from next season. we'll come onto the europa league and the new europa conference league in a moment, but let's start at the very top
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and the hunt for those champions league places. the top four qualify, but we know that manchester city and manchester united are already there so just two from the next three can go through — chelsea, liverpool or leicester. however, there is a permutation — there is always a permutation — that should chelsea finish fifth and win the champions league next week, then five english teams will qualify for the champions league. chelsea go to villa on sunday, liverpool take on palace and leicester play spurs. chelsea look in the best position there in third, a point ahead, but if they lose badly at villa and liverpool and leicester avoid defeat, they'll miss out on the top four. liverpool have a better goal difference than leicester, so if klopp's side can, for example, get a 1—nil win,
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leicester would then have to beat spurs by a five—goal margin. it's very close — one point separating the three — that's the bottom line. here are the managers. the majority of the seasons are finishing. — the majority of the seasons are finishing, and this year, it took us a little _ finishing, and this year, it took us a little bit — finishing, and this year, it took us a little bit longer. but it's always like this — a little bit longer. but it's always like this if— a little bit longer. but it's always like this. if you want to qualify for the — like this. if you want to qualify for the champions league, you have tom _ for the champions league, you have to... ~ . . ., to... we arrive at the end of the season and _ to... we arrive at the end of the season and sometimes - to... we arrive at the end of the season and sometimes don't --| season and sometimes don't —— somehow— season and sometimes don't —— somehow don't _ season and sometimes don't —— somehow don't make _ season and sometimes don't —— somehow don't make it - season and sometimes don't —— somehow don't make it to - season and sometimes don't —— somehow don't make it to the l somehow don't make it to the champions _ somehow don't make it to the champions league. _ somehow don't make it to the champions league. that- somehow don't make it to thel champions league. that would somehow don't make it to the - champions league. that would be really. _ champions league. that would be really. really _ champions league. that would be really, really misfortunate. - champions league. that would be really, really misfortunate. our. really, really misfortunate. our focus _ really, really misfortunate. our focus is — really, really misfortunate. our focus is on— really, really misfortunate. our focus is on finishing _ really, really misfortunate. our focus is on finishing the - really, really misfortunate. our focus is on finishing the seasonj focus is on finishing the season strong~ — focus is on finishing the season stronu. �* , . �* , focus is on finishing the season stronu. h . �*, . strong. it's exciting, it's nice if ou -la strong. it's exciting, it's nice if you play for— strong. it's exciting, it's nice if you play for stuff— strong. it's exciting, it's nice if you play for stuff and - strong. it's exciting, it's nice if you play for stuff and in - strong. it's exciting, it's nice if you play for stuff and in the . strong. it's exciting, it's nice if l you play for stuff and in the end, it keeps— you play for stuff and in the end, it keeps you on the edge and brings out the _ it keeps you on the edge and brings out the best in you and you can absolutely _ out the best in you and you can absolutely feel the incitement.
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so that's the race for the champions league. obviously, that has a bearing on the europa league as well, as one of those clubs will drop down into the europa league places. one of those clubs will drop down. this is where it gets super complicated so bear with me. the fifth placed team qualifies — however, because leicester city have already got a europa league place by winning the fa cup, the sixth placed team also goes into the group stages. so, for the europa league, it's a race for sixth place. here is how it stands going into the final day. west ham in prime position. they've already equalled their best points haul from a premier league season. another point against southampton would seal their europa league spot. defeat though, opens the door for spurs or everton who are level on 59 points. tottenham though with a much superior goal difference. here are the fixtures then — west ham against southmapton.
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spurs have that game against leicester and everton have the uneviable prospect of going to champions manchester city. now, as if that all wasn't complicated enough. from next season, we have the new europa conference league. normally, the winners of the efl cup would get a place in that, but manchester city are in the champions league so a place opens up in the qualifying round for the team finishing seventh. that will be either west ham, spurs, everton or arsenal. technically, leeds united can still finish 7th, but the sequence of events that would have to happen is fairly imporbable, and this is complicated enough, but, as i've said, spurs and everton have really tough games — so arsenal have a big chance, with them taking on brighton. i'm just relieved that we also don't have relegation or mutations because that would be the whole show! thank you very much. now, as well as being the last game
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of the league season, for new champions manchester city, it'll also be the end of an era when club legend sergio aguero plays for them in the premier league game for the final time. the striker has scored 258 goals in his ten years at the club — winning five league titles, one fa cup, six league cups and potentially a champions league title if he plays in the final. but right now, his manager isjust thinking about sunday's game against everton. the impact of this guy and his ten years here, the numbers speakfor himself and the humanity, he's one of the top class players in the world. i would say he has to be incredibly proud. what he has done for this club will remain like a legend. hopefully he can play the last game against everton, and the
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champions league. we want to start to win the final champions right now. no way the referees are going to decide to start. so, yeah, pleasure to be there and of course, our focus is brighton pleasure to be there and of course, ourfocus is brighton because the best way is to be ready against... still, you have to play, but it's a dream come true. for this club, going to the final champions league is a dream, so hopefully we can do it perfectly. tottenham have welcomed the arrests of eigth men after one of their players was racially abused on social media. police are investigating what they described as "utterly unacceptable" comments made during spurs' defeat to manchester city on april 11th. it comes on the same day bbc sport announced its collaboration with sky sports to spread their hate won't win campaign against online abuse to a wider audience.
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on wednesday dawson took silver in the 50 metre backstroke. and italy's giacomo nizzolo sprinted to victory on stage 13 of the giro d'italia. colombian egan bernal retained his overall lead. british riders hugh carthy and simon yates stay in fourth and fifth place. stjohnstone are going for an historic cup double the course for this year's pga championship is continuing to test the best golfers with some high—scoring and yo—yo style rounds kiawah island's ocean course in south carolina. let's go live to the course now where the bbc�*s golf correspondent ian carter is following the action. thank you forjoining us. what's the latest? thank you for “oining us. what's the latest? ~ , , . , latest? well, this is a very challenging _ latest? well, this is a very challenging day _ latest? well, this is a very challenging day for - latest? well, this is a very challenging day for the - players on this golf course. next of the atlantic open. —— ocean.

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