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tv   Sportsday  BBC News  May 1, 2022 7:30pm-7:41pm BST

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around 100 people have been evacuated from a steel works in the ukrainian city of mariupol — where civilians and troops have been sheltering for weeks from heavy russian bombardments. the us speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, makes a surprise visit to kyiv and promises american support for ukraine — she says "until the fight is done". pressure mounts for reform of working practices in westminster — after mp neil parish resigns for watching pornography in the house of commons. police confirm a body found in the forest of bowland on friday is that of missing mum of two — katie kenyon. warnings of further food price increases for households — as inflation takes hold in the uk and the cost of living hits a 30—year high.
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now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a big win for everton keeps them in with a chance to avoid relegation from the premier league. celtic are a step closer to winning scottish title number 52. and katie taylor retains her titles in one of the best boxing fights of the year. good evening. if you're an everton fan, i bet you're feeling a bit better about your chances
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of staying in the premier league. frank lampard's side beat chelsea 1—0 at goodison park. they're still in the relegation zone two points behind burnley and leeds. but here's the thing — they've got a game in hand over those two. craig templeton has more. all smiles. as frank lampard faced his old club for the first time. the everton situation is serious. relegation is a real possibility and the opening exchanges reflected the tension. seamus coleman luckily not to be carded for this. chances were few and far between in the first half. anthony gordon had the best of them. the second half was a different story. less tha n less than two minutes into it, chelsea failed to clear. and richarlison slotted home. a huge goal for everton's made hopes of survival. and it really should have been two. they blazed over the bar. frustration clear to see. they thought they would respond and
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thatis they thought they would respond and that is what happened. only a mixture of the woodwork and some heroics from jordan pickford kept the side in the league. it did not matter which part of the england goalkeeper�*s body the ball hit. he was still keeping it out. he was fine to continue and continued making great saves. there is no way for chelsea but could there be a way out for everton? survival is still in their hands. it is what it is. it is an incredible experience for me because i have been fortunate enough to work in the upper reaches of the championship as a manager. champions league, chelsea manager. and now see the situation, that is a big dealfor me and i want to do is give my best to help this club stay in the premier league. and today was a huge game for us and when you see the fans turning up before the game, what they did to this game, they were can of the match.
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you might have noticed a lot of blue flares in that report. everton's scorer richarlison actually retrieved a smoke flare that had been lobbed onto the pitch and threw it back into an area where there were no fans. everton say they will investigate the incident. arsenal have reclaimed fourth spot in the table and the lucrative champions league place with a 2—1 win at west ham united. arsenal took the lead not long before half time — bukayo saka's corner was flicked into the net by rob holding. west ham were back on level terms before the break — an excellent finish by jarrod bowen, his 15th goal of the season. but arsenal struck again nine minutes into the second half, again thanks to one of their defenders — this time a back post headerfrom gabriel. tottenham had been fourth for a few hours after a 3—1 home win over leicester city, but still trail their north london rivals by two points. there was a goal for harry kane
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and two for son heung—min. leicester's kelechi iheanacho scored a consolation. celtic have their hands firmly on the scottish premiership after the final old firm derby of the season against rangers ended in a 1—1 draw at celtic park. rangers manager giovanni van bronkhorst said the match was a must win for his side who now trail celtic by six points with just three games to go. olly foster reports. it's the match that divides a city and defines seasons. when the smoke cleared on this may day meeting, it was celtic that led to the old firm fire. the opening goal was made. the japanese winger with the cross anticipated brilliantly midway through the first—half. celtic park erupted as the portuguese put them on their way. he then put it on a plate, the perfect pass not matched by the header. for rangers, this was their last chance to trip celtic up or at break their stride as they close in on the title. this player silenced the home
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support with an equaliser. joe hart was beaten by the post but was equal to the zambian's effort moments later. as the champions pushed for a winner there are great rivals were rattled. there are very few smiles at full—time. rangers needed more than a point to reignite their title hopes but, for celtic, that party is surely delayed. olly foster, bbc news. in the women's super league, arsenal got a big win in to close the gap on chelsea to just a point at the top of the table. they beat aston villa 7—0 at home. viviane miedema miedema scored twice, and it means arsenal are currently a point behind chelsea — but emma hayes�* table—topping side are away at bottom side birmingham city. that match is on under way. birmingham city are holding the champions, 0—0 in that one. manchester city beat west ham 3—0.
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and lester city and reading drawing 0-0. ronnie o'sullivan leadsjudd trump 5—4 at the world snooker championships in sheffield after the first frame of the evening session. however, the world number one was given a formal warning by referee olivier marteel for a gesture that o'sullivan made in the final frame of the afternoon session, after he had snookered himself.trump went on to win the frame, snookered himself. he looked a bit frustrated. trump went on to win the frame, but also appeared to be annoyed at the interruption in play. they're now into the evening session at the crucible. these are live pictures. trump won the first frame to reduce o'sullivan's lead to 5—4. o'sullivan is on the table at the moment. nice shot. you can follow all the action on bbc two and on the bbc sport website and app. emma raducanu produced arguably her best performance
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since winning the us open to surge past marta kostyuk and into the third round of the madrid open. raducanu lost to kostyuk at an event last october, but this time looked a different player, losing just three games in the match. raducanu, who's seeded ninth in the tournament, will play another ukrainian — anhelina kalinina — next. it's only the second time raducanu has won back to back matches at an event since winning in new york seven months ago. it's pretty rare to get a draw in rugby union but london irish came from 25 points down to earn a record—breaking fifth draw of the season with a last—gasp penalty try against wasps. the visitors led 39—14 with 13 minutes to play, but the home side rallied back with tries from tom pearson, henry arundel and ollie—hassell collins. and then the irish were awarded a penalty try as wasps brought this maul down to level the match at 42—42. the result all—but ends
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wasps�* play—off hopes, with both sides still batting for a champions cup place. if you like your boxing with two fighters slugging it out in the middle of the ring then you had a treat in the historic match up between katie taylor and amanda serrano. taylor beat serrano via a split points decision in the first headline women's fight at madison square garden. it was an iconic bout at an iconic venue and it's left people wanting more as ade adedoyin explains. and still... katie taylor retaining her world titles _ and still... katie taylor retaining her world titles after _ and still... katie taylor retaining her world titles after a _ and still... katie taylor retaining her world titles after a bruising l her world titles after a bruising encounter, a career defining performance and a career defining night for the sport. serrano all smiles on the way to the rank and maintain a calm and composed but it didn't take long for things to heat up. both found the target her early
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but then taylor decided to fight fire with faith and almost paid the price. the champion showed incredible reserves of courage to survive over the next two rounds. the fight had fluctuating fortunes but rallied in the final rounds, the final few seconds an incredible feat. a brilliant finish to a brilliant contest. a performance from both fighters that more than lived up to the occasion. this was billed as the biggest bout in women's boxing and what a way to write their names in the history of this iconic venue. it was an absolutely special, special moment. the best night of my career, for sure. i wasn't sure i could reach my olympic gold medal moment but tonight was absolutely the best moment of my career. the fight lived up to the height but there is already a clamour for a rematch, possibly in ireland, the perfect showcase for the rise of women's boxing. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. let's hope we can get to see more of
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