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by the european union intended to normalise relations with kosovo. you're watching bbc news...coming up it's the travel show but first it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. a five star showing from brighton — as the premier league side end grimsby�*s fa cup dreams of wembley semi—final. 8 points clear and flying — arsenal put crystal palace away at the emirates, with saka on the scoresheet twice. and exeter beat london irish in extra time to win the premiership rugby cup.

from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. as the fa cup quarter finals come to their conclusion. and real cracker to finish with. manchester united got the better of fulham at old trafford. in a fiery encounter. it was a relatively quiet first half — but it really sparked after half time. fulham took the lead thanks to aleksander mitrovic. who would later go from hero to villain. willian was judged to have handled on the line, blocking a shot from jadon sancho . which was going in, which meant a red card for him. where it all kicked off — with mitrovic given his marching orders, for his behaviour towards ref chris kavanagh — who also sent off fulham manager marco silva. bruno fernandes scored from the spot — to make matters even worse — united scored their second thanks to marcel sabitzer on the break. with fernandes getting their third. fulham's implosion costing them — and united go

through the semi—finals. the dream's overfor league two grimsby — they were hoping to become the first side from the fourth tier to reach the semi—final stage but they were no match for premier league brighton at the amex — who ran out 5—0 winners, to make a first fa cup semi—final since 1983. joe wilson reports. and this is because they have migrated again. grimsby town and the haddox inflatable excitable. this sense of occasion remakes the fa cups repetition. we are reminded of its purpose and you can see how much its purpose and you can see how much it means to grimsby. there was boundless hope for five minutes it means to grimsby. there was boundless hope forfive minutes in a changed grimsby, brighton and stripes took the lead. simple as

that. grimsby already knew they were playing one of the tough teams in england tough to be reminded so quickly. this is the club that keeps finding and developing players, evan ferguson is only 18. grimsby did for us if you see from brightens goalkeeper, the travelling fans did not need to show their oppression by throwing scraps of paper. the result was safe for brighton once ferguson destroyed through and his performance like the club was impressive. potential cup winners? why not? it all felt a little bit crew when the ball crept in for a 5-0. crew when the ball crept in for a 5—0. grimsby had some brilliant cup memories until this. swap the house up memories until this. swap the house up for a siegel and the significance of changes hands. brightens chance now. so two goals for brighton teenager evan ferguson then,

who continues to enjoy a great season so far. positives for grimsby — who's boss is happy with how far his team have gone. it's been unbelievable. credit to the lads as well i've they've been good to me when i've been plain. they've encourage me. so it's been very good. we have the hope and desire to go on and get to europe so i think that's our ambition. i think if we keep on going and winning games we could get there. this support is what i always come back t0~ _ this support is what i always come back to. they are fantastic and come out in _ back to. they are fantastic and come out in their_ back to. they are fantastic and come out in their numbers on many occasions _ out in their numbers on many occasions but the club as a hull as i said _ occasions but the club as a hull as i said in_ occasions but the club as a hull as i said in the — occasions but the club as a hull as i said in the pregame, or delete up, it's a _ i said in the pregame, or delete up, it's a community club. it's important to the community. i think they've _ important to the community. i think they've showcased that today and, hopefully, their extremely proud as well. arguably the most entertaining quarter—final was the match between two championship sides.

sheffield united came from behind to beat blackburn 3—2 at bramall lane. tommy doyle was the blades' hero, with a dramatic 91st minutes winner to set up an encounter with premier league side manchester city in the semi—finals. drew savage reports. this is what that wembley feeling looks like — sheffield united, through to the last four of the fa cup for the first time in eight years. their opponents had struck first after this jack robinson handball was spotted by var: penalty ben brereton diaz doesn't usually miss those. seven minutes later, united were level. and a stroke of fortune about their equaliser. celebrations as max lowe's shot went in with a great deal of assistance from the knee of blackburn's sam gallagher. but rovers are only three championship places behind the blades and in the second half sammie szmodics put them in the8 sammie szmodics put them in the lead again. and this is how close they came to making it 3—1. ryan hedges beat wes

foderingham but hit the post. sheffield united refused to be beaten — equalising with nine minutes left, through sheer determination extra time beckoned — but tommy doyle had other ideas. they hope to be playing manchester city in the premier league next season — but first, they can look forward to facing them at wembley. so, confirmation of those wembley games, then, for the semi—finals next month. manchester city — who hammered burnley 6—0 yesterday, with perhaps the favourable tie of the round, against championship side sheffield united. and brighton will faced a tougher task of manchester united. manchester united are through to the semi—finals of the women's fa cup for the first time — after beating championship side lewes 3—1.

united were looking comfortable at 2—0 until this error by england goalkeeper mary earps was seized upon by emily kraft in spectacularfashion. they weren't able to add to that though. and substitute nikita parris maintained her record of scoring in every round, to secure the victory with just a couple of minutes left. in the day's other matches brighton beat birmingham city 2—0 and holders chelsea won 3—1 at reading. it's currently 1—0 between aston villa and manchester city. the draw for the semi's is on tuesday. arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the premier league to eight points after beating crystal palace at the emirates, in the only match in the premier league on sunday. the gunners got off the mark thanks to a smart finish by gabriel martinelli. and that lead was doubled thanks to bukayo saka. arsenal were comfortable in the second half — granit xhaka made it three before palace, who sacked former gunners midfielder patrick vieira this week as their head coach, pulled one back. saka then completed the win, to make it 4—1 — with his second of the day. mikel arteta's side now well clear of their nearest rivals manchester city.

the energy that we put in right from the game we were really determined and focused and we left thursday in the past and we played well and when the past and we played well and when the game. after playing 120 minutes you have to go back and play against a team today who had a lot of needs. they have been tough to beat in the last two games and we really dominance and won the game. it's life and it happens. it not every— it's life and it happens. it not every game you're going to score and play well _ every game you're going to score and play well it _ every game you're going to score and play well. it happens. yeah, of course, — play well. it happens. yeah, of course, i— play well. it happens. yeah, of course, i was sad. i spent the hull night _ course, i was sad. i spent the hull night thinking about that penalty but it's_ night thinking about that penalty but it's over and we came back today and had _ but it's over and we came back today and had a _ but it's over and we came back today and had a great game, and i scored and we _ and had a great game, and i scored and we got — and had a great game, and i scored and we got the three points, the most _ and we got the three points, the most important thing.

after the six nations was done and dusted with ireland's 29—16 victory over england yesterday — domestic matters are back on the agenda — and the premiership rugby cup went all the way to extra time today — with exeter getting the better of london irish. ajacob atkins' penalty early put irish ahead in west london — but aidon davis' tryjust before the break in extra time sealed the win 2a points to 20 win for exeter. it's the second time in as many years that irish have lost the final after extra time — the victory for exeter gives them a third domestic cup, since promotion to the top flight in 2010. in the last few minutes sergio perez has won the saudi arabian grand prix. the mexican started from pole and briefly slipped behind aston martin's fernando alonso. the spainard was later given a five second penalty for an incorrect starting position. drive of the day came from max verstappen. the dutchman started from 15th on the grid after his red bull broke down during qualifying, but he'd moved up to second by the half way point and stayed there. alonso completed the podium.

victory for perez leaves him a point behind verstappen in the drivers' championship. britain's george russell was fourth, just ahead of mercedes team mate lewis hamilton. sebastien ozhey is on the brink of winning rally mexico. the eight time world champion is driving part time this year. he won the opening rally of the season in monte carlo and this is just his second appearance. the frenchman is heading into the final stage 22 seconds ahead of his toyota team mate, britain's elvin evans, so will have to suffer mechanical problems or misfortune to lose. in tennis, there's a repeat of the women's australian open final at indian wells later, as elena rybakina plays aryna sabalenka. after that, carlos alcaraz has the chance to become the men's world number one, if he can get the better of daniil medvedev. if medvedev beats alcaraz, he'll become the first man since britain's andy murray in 2016 to win four titles in five weeks. it's just great sometimes when you beat some records or become

world number one or win a slam. when you're 70, you can still say you remember the year when you made four finals in a row! that's great but in the moment, it doesn't matter. the most important is to win this tournament and these matches. mikaela shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the world cup finals sunday as the american ended the season with yet another record. the victory moved shiffrin past vreni schneider, a week after matching the swiss skier�*s mark of 20 world cup victories. the american has won seven of the last eight events and took the giant slalom world title last month. it was also shiffrin�*s 138th world cup podium finish, breaking lindsey vonn�*s record. and finally. marc leishman is leading the liv golf tournament in arizona. well he came up against a potentially deadly opponent at the gallery golf club. a snake stopped him in his tracks. a big one.

looks like a rattlesnake, but leishman wasn't going to get too close to confirm it. the australian kept his cool in the desert — he says he's seen his fair share of snakes back home. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.

i'm beginning this week in northern france on a journey that two and a half million people take each year. you're kind of getting an idea of how popular this place must be because it's off season, it's super cold, but this bus is packed. you can see it. i've just got a glimpse of the abbey. it does look pretty special. this is mont saint—michel, one of france's most visited sites. it's an island off the coast of brittany in normandy, connected to the mainland by a half a mile—long bridge that opened back in 2014. and this year, the island celebrates a very special anniversary. it is the 1,000 anniversary of the construction of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1,000 years ago? mm—hm. yeah. this is the best of medieval engineering.

and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to saint michel — saint michael — in the year 708. then it took off. you know, the pilgrims started to come. they had to come across the bay, so walk through the sands, and then it developed in the 11th century with the construction of the church. the abbey sits at the top of the cliff, surrounded by the village below. even nowadays, there are quicksands out there. there are a lot of strong currents. so it must have been a really important site for people to want to make that kind ofjourney to see this place. yeah. it was the journey of a lifetime. it's just quite funny to come in here and the contrast with the medieval look and then you've got shops. people are often surprised, but, don't forget, there were pilgrims coming here. yeah. and they needed to be housed for one or two nights. so there's been inns and souvenir shops, even, for hundreds of years.

yeah.