city of culture? for one thing, reykjavik is one of hull's sister cities.th each otherfor 700 years, through the fishing industry they have traded with each otherfor 700 years, sometimes peacefully and sometimes in less friendly circumstances. they were both listed in the world's top ten cities to visit by rough guides in 2016. it is said that the cobblestones in hull's old town were brough from iceland by fishermen. but there are cultural links, too. that's what i'm here for. north atlantic flux, one of the major music festivals of the city of culture programme will celebrate hull's nordic connections. this is its curstor, john grant. john grant is an american who has lived in reykjavik for the past five years. in fact, he is such a nordic native that he co—wrote iceland's 2014 entry into the eurovision song contest. into the eurovision song contest. i metjohn at this coffee shop, his favourite place in reykjavik, and the setting for his pale green ghost album art. hull is a place that has been on my radarfor a long time. several of the artists i admire ha

annemarie caught up with her backstage at the hull city hall. audience in hull will pick up that maybe went over the heads of a radio 4 audience? i think when i call her surfy people will realise that we're both the real mccoy. as a woman working in the performing arts, do you find that you are treated differently asa woman? the arts have always been a bit more level pegging for women, and who would have thought that after second wave feminism that the most popular book for that length of time would have been 50 shades of grey, which is very definitely putting us back over a man's knee. it is obscene, really, but women, sometimes we are our own worse enemy. we don't go for it, we don't sit forward. the number of times i have heard women say "i hate my this, i hate my nose, i hate my breasts, i hate my legs", not to mention i have never heard a woman say "i was right for that part and i deserved it." are you hoping that by you and lucy being here as women who have achieved in the arts and are out there showing that woman from hull can do it, are

hull city keeping their heads above water.games unbeaten, it stretches back to 201k 41 games unbeaten, it stretches back to 2014 when he was managing in portugal at estoril. do— zero against watford today. they were going to ten men for a 65 minutes. we‘re going to appeal the sending off. hull city have a great record at home. what a job he is doing. let's hear from him now. i at home. what a job he is doing. let's hear from him now. lam really happy when we fight together, the players, the fans, all of the people who work here. it's amazing, and it's very important,. people continue to fight. i don't know what will happen in the end of the season, but we will continue to fight to remain in the premier league. if they had lost, they would‘ve dropped into the bottom three, because swansea won today, so they‘re just trying to keep in touch, but there are still 18th. a 2-0 touch, but there are still 18th. a2—0 win touch, but there are still 18th. a 2—0 win over swansea against stoke. they were 1—0 up with a headerfrom fernando, s

they stated points away from hull city.t that hull city have one as well, just showed it was absolutely right, because five points, at the gap of one to 5.4 games to go, i think the task would have been very difficult. we have got some momentum now. we played terrifically well. overall, i think we would deserve to win now we can move forward and look forward to our next game. manchester united not playing until tomorrow. everton could‘ve gone up to this today, but by all accounts, this was an absolute stinker. let‘s have a look at the top of the table. chelsea and spires are still 2-2 in table. chelsea and spires are still 2—2 in the fa cup semifinal. they‘re not playing today. everton claim a place to six. all the action was down at the bottom. let‘s go there now and see how those results affect things. the big winners today were bournemouth, because they really claimed. yes, her big win for bournemouth. middlesbrough now nine points adrift, five games to go. you have to say, it‘s almost mission impossible for them. anothe

hull city were beaten 3—1 at stoke. manager since arriving at hull. marko arnautovic giving stoke city believed, maguire equalised, giving hull probe of getting points on the road but goals from peter crouch and sid and shaqiri gave stoke the win, a big win for them because they've been on a bad run of form, it is their first win at six, first we'll hear from the manager on their poor win. —— on their poor form. we do have quality, we get a bit loose and things break down at key moments. both in defending and attacking faces. if we take that out of our play we are a good team, we have shown that over many years since we've come here, we are good when we get the details right and tha n kfu lly when we get the details right and thankfully we did. only our team has the possibility of changing the situation. when i feel we started a game like we start sometimes it is not easy to change this situation. it's impossible, you need to change this situation. crystal palace against leicester, before the match both teams might have

need to keep answering the questions are being put to them by the clubs below them, most of all hull cityansea have had a good week, opening a new training ground and the american owners are in town but they have never beaten tottenham in the premier league and they were beaten 5—0 at white hart lane earlier this season. it does not mean to say that is how it will go tonight. what a period it's been for arsene wenger and arsenal. with a debate over his future ongoing, there have been protests inside and out of the emirates stadium, with more expected this evening. and after four straight defeats, there's pressure too on his counterpart this evening, slaven bilic. steve bower is in north london to look ahead to this one. welcome to the emirates stadium where both managers are in the spotlight as we wait to hear, soon, according to arsene wenger, if he will remain as arsenal manager. slaven bilic has had a vote of confidence from the west ham owners from its own future. arsene wenger has said it is getting harder and harder to finish in the top four but their cause not been helped by pickin

living in london have you found that people in the capital look at hull differently since we became cityof a snigger, end of the line, hull, but it was always funky. itjust didn't like. now people coming in and they will see it as folksy and funky and feisty and the other effort as well. -- the other f word. the music on the humber bridge is just one of the many pieces specifically commissioned for 2017. there will be all sorts of styles and genres including a brand—new work from one of classical musical superstars sir karljenkins. here's caroline milton with more. his music is known to millions from andy must... to his most highly acclaimed and popular piece, the armed man. sir karljenkins as britain's most successful living classical composer so successful living classical composer so when hull's philharmonic were looking for someone to write a special piece of work for 2017 they knew who to turn to. with the city of culture we wanted a real celebration of this amazing construction, we'd use the organ and why don't we try and commission a composer to write a piece especially for us? an

hull. marko arnautovic gave stoke city the lead, maguire is rising for hull and goals from peter crouch ande win. hull three points. the first win in six for stoke. we do have quality, we get a bit loose and things break down at key moments. both in defending and attacking phases. if we take that out of our play we are a good team, we have shown that over many years since we've come here, we are good when we get the details right and thankfully we did. only our team has the possibility of changing the situation. when i feel we started a game like we start sometimes it is not easy to change this situation. it's impossible, you need to change this situation. crystal palace have a terrible looking ram, they were at home to leicester today and they got one point. the happier of the two teams, both sides going into the game four winds from the last five games, robert hoof and jamie vardy gave leicester city the lead, christian benteke and ca baye leicester city the lead, christian benteke and cabaye the crisis. the third goal in four games for christian benteke. we will hear from craig shakespea

coupled with a jaw by hull city at southampton, they are down to the championship.e feeling for the supporters. they are the ones you feel most about. we will take collective responsibility from the top to the bottom. hull city are still very much in a scrap for safety despite their goalless draw with southampton. the hull keeper saved a penalty in stoppage time to earn a vital point for his side. burnley have taken a huge step towards safety with a 2—0 win at crystal palace. that's their first away win in the league this season. they're up to 4th place while palace slip back to 16th. brighton missed the chance to clinch the championship title, after a surprise defeat at home to bristol city. they lost 1—0, and now must better newcastle's result next weekend to finish top. brighton are already promoted of course. celtic continue to impress this season. and theyjust got their biggest away win over old firm rivals rangers yesterday, 5—1 they thrashed them. take a look at this from leigh griffiths. that put them 2—0 ahead after only 20 minutes, and they dominated this

hull city have maintained their unbeaten home record under marco silva.with 10 men. they needed to win as swansea who are in 17th also won, 2—nil at home to stoke. west ham and everton drew nil—nil. there was drama in great britain's fed cup tie in romania. and the host's captain, former grand slam winner ilie nastase, has been banned from tomorrow's play as a result. during johanna konta's match, nastase was sent out of the stadium after swearing at the umpire and shouting abuse at konta and her captain anne keothavong. konta was visibly upset by the incident and after some confusion the match was halted for 25 minutes. when play resumed konta had recovered her composure and took the match two sets to love. the tie is level at 1—1. heather watson had lost her rubber earlier on. saracens remain on course to retain their european champions cup title. they beat munster by 26 points to 10 in dublin to reach their third final in four years. they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final, that second semi—final takes place tomorrow. ronnie 0'sullivan

southampton returned to ninth beating crystal palace 3—1, while hull city who were bottom when marconuary secured a fifth win under the portuguese that takes them out of the drop zone. in spain's primera division real madrid protected their two point lead at the top with a 4—2 win away to leganes. alvaro morata was twice on target for zinedine zidane's side who still have a game in hand over their rivals. los blancos scored three goals in eight minutes with james rodriguez first on the scoresheet in a game that saw cristiano ronaldo and gareth bale rested. while second placed barcelona also scored three goals in eight first half minutes in their win over sevilla. lionel messi picking up two of them after luis suarez grabbed the opener meaning fourth placed sevilla are now winless in their last five games. in the german bundesliga rb leipzig won 3—2 against mainz an ill tempered game that saw ten yellow cards and a straight red for mainz defensive midfielder jean—philippe gbamin. naby keita scored the third goal for the visitors as they remain second, closing the gap on leaders bayern

elsewhere, hull city are now out of the relegation zone thanks to a 4—2 win over fellow strugglers middlesbroughgave bournemouth a draw away at liverpool and southampton moved into the top half with a win over crystal palace. disappointment for liverpool on the pitch tonight and bad news off it — they have been banned from signing academy players from other english clu bs for academy players from other english clubs for at least a year. they admitted a breach of premier league rules after having regular contact with a young stoke city player‘s family prior to an attempt to sign him, which included an offer to pay private school fees. the club has also been fined £100,000. after winning the title at the weekend, scottish premiership champions celtic maintained their unbeaten run, but could only draw 1—all at home with partick thistle. elsewhere, third—placed rangers and kilmarnock fought out a lacklustre nil nil draw at rugby park. kilmarnock stay seventh. motherwell and hamilton drew 0—0 to remain tenth and 11th in the table respectively. hamilton had darian mackinnon sent off for violent conduc

so, hull is the city of culture and what is happening is, with a full year of activity, whether it ise market across the uk. thank you very much indeed. if you are looking for somewhere that you haven‘t gone too, there is plenty happening this weekend in hull. yes, indeed, here is a live camera now. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson is there for us this morning to see some of the sights. lego daffodils that you can see if you‘re going to hull. a brand—new addition to the city of culture, just in time for easter, with a giant lego watering can as well. 1700 lego daffodils. it is all part of the idea of getting the exhibits to the city of culture into the centre of hull. this is king edward square. the reason we have come to hull is this week they went 100 days as city of culture, so we thought it was time for breakfast to catch up with what was going on in the city, and i ended up in some unusual places. the place would have spelt of carpet, overalls and a makeshift fire. hull, city of culture, where even taxis have been turned into theatres. and it raises up, by pumping a handle.

manchester city beat relegation threatened hull city 3—1 in the race for champions league qualificationinning ways after four games without. there has been quite a lot of stick for pep guardiola. you never relax. scoring the goal is so you never relax. scoring the goal is so important. you frustrated not to get a clean sheet? a little bit but we were defending poorly. defending poorly at set pieces. when you have many players playing an attack sometimes these things happen. bad news for swansea, who lost at west ham. as the pressure on? you can see the relief for slaven bilic. seven games without a win. it wasn't the best performances but a great goal. things seem to be going against them again but kouyate scored. it was a much needed win. big pressure 011 us. it was a much needed win. big pressure on us. i'm not talking about myself but the players. we gave everything and they recognised it. a much—needed three points. middlesbrough had a goalless draw with burnley. they needed those three points. he wasted opportunity. you can see how disappointed the likes of stewart downing are. the

swansea, they certainly did, defeated by this goal they remain in some trouble as do hull city.oke thanks to a very special goal. 0h, brilliant! what an outstanding goal! crystal palace improved their hopes of survival, coming back from 2—0 down to draw against leicester. and after a troubled week for barkly, he managed to focus his mind back onto football matters. his deflected shot helping everton two or 3—1 win against burnley. they now go above manchester united who play chelsea this afternoon. chelsea have the chance to regain their seven point lead at the top when they face manchester united at old trafford this afternoon. antonio conte‘s side were 4—0 winners when the teams met in the league earlier this season. they are a good team, strong physically and technically and for this reason we must pay them good attention because united also want to play to find a place for the next champions league and to arrive in the best form on the table. and they have the possibility to do this. they have a certain style of play, they stick to it, they do it very well, they do it very w

hull city's push for survival continues after a great comeback against west ham, 2—1 it finished.5th minute winner from andrea rannochia. andrew robertson had equalised for hull early in the second half. that's 2 wins in three for them and they are only in the relegation zone on goal difference. for me, the important thing is the present and the future. but that gives confidence for me. the secret is work. it is important. until now, we have not won anything. we need to continue to do our work and keep this promise because it is important. sunderland remain rooted to the bottom of the premier league after a one nil defeat away at watford miguel britos' scored the only goal of the game. his first in watford colours to end their four—game winless run. they're now up to 10th in the table. sunderland meanwhile have now failed to score in five consecutive games and are seven points from safety with nine games remaining. we knew it was game to get the results we needed. the players gave everything they could to do so. can you still believe you can keep them 7 you still believe you can k

swansea and whole —— hull city both lost.lost 47th match in a row. they were beaten 2—0 at home. they now occupy the relegation play—off position. also, it wins for rangers and aberdeen. england's ben youngs scored this crucial try ten minutes from time to ensure his side ran out emphatic winners, 30— three. leicester are now in pole position to secure the last play—off spot after bath were beaten. munster have moved to the pro12 and ensuring fair play in the play—offs. mercedes drivers on pole position for tomorrow's byram grand prix. but it isn't lewis hamilton. —— bahrain. hamilton will start from second on the grid, with sebastian vettel third. very happy. it is the first pole position in my career. it took a few races, but i got it. hopefully it is the first of many. i was losing quite a bit and this was my weak point. i will work on a per tomorrow. but they have found some great pace through the per sector. the second and third were quite good. but overall, a little bit down. but a great battle, and that is how close i

elsewhere, hull city came from behind to beat west ham 2—1. to a goalless draw at home by west brom. watford beat bottom of the table sunderland1—0 and it was 0—0 between southampton and bournemouth. british tennis number one johanna konta has won the biggest match of her career, beating former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets to take the miami open title — her third and biggest wta honour so far. it was a bit of nervous first set, with both players dropping serve several times. but the brit overcame wozniacki — currently 14th in the wta rankings — by 6—4. and konta broke the dane in the second, eventually taking that and the match 6—4, 6—3. and the third round is under way at the first women‘s golf major of the year. these are the players that are teeing off around now, lexi thompson with a one shot lead on eight under. britain‘s charley hull is three shots back. that‘s all the sport for now. here in the uk, over a hundred yellow cars have driven in convoy through a cotswold village in support of a pensioner who had his ca

hull city are one place above them still in 17th, beaten 3—1 at stoke.rystal palace moved a little bit closer to safety. they came from 2—0 down against leicester to draw 2—2. palace have only lost once in their last seven league games and are now seven points clear of the bottom three. and plenty of emotion at goodison park today. merseyside remembered the 28th anniversary of the hillsborough disaster before everton's match against burnley. it was a game everton won 3—1. romelu lukaku scoring his 2a league goal to stay the league's top goal—scorer. everton move ahead of both manchester united and arsenal into fifth place in the league and manager ronald koeman praised ross barkley‘s response to a testing week. iam i am really pleased. there were difficulties in the beginning of the game but he was showing those qualities, he created difficulty in the second half and scoring at 2—1 was very important. the boy was focused on the football. and not about all of the staff that came out after last sunday and that is a big continent for a young boy. —— a big c

david moyes's side can be relegated, if they fail, to at least match hull city's result at southamptonood run of results for things to go our way but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win. we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so. what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. less than a week, after being beaten in the scottish cup semifinal by their biggest rivals, rangers today have the chance to gain some revenge in the league. celtic have already won the title and beat their glasgow neighbours 2—0 at hampden park last sunday. the midday kick off at ibrox, will see rangers try to inflict, celtic‘s first domestic defeat of the season. rangers need to win to give themselves a chance of catching second place aberdeen, who are nine points ahead. final practice ahead of qualifying for the russian grand prix is under way at the sochi autodrome. ferra

key when the batman and for hull city. it is tight. important win.o beat west ham. they remain in the relegation zone. just on goal difference, the game tomorrow. swansea middlesbrough could really affect the bottom of the table. how will be watching that with bated breath. what is really important is the present and the future. really good numbers. this is work, the secret is work. it is important. until now, you do not wa nt important. until now, you do not want nothing. we need to continue to do our work and to keep this because it is important. good progress for hull. sunderland's mystery continues. they looked lost, they look like they are drowning, another defeat today the watford, and the mystery continues at sunderland for david noyes. we knew it was a game to get the results and points we need, we have to try and win. the players gave everything they could and we will try to do it again on tuesday night. do you have the belief you can keep up still? of course we can. let's take a look at the table. we start at the bottom. sunderland drowning

there's been some incredible goals this weekend, just look at this from sam clucas from hull city.ch does their chances of staying in the premier league the world of good, they're two points clear of the bottom three now. also in the relegation battle are swansea, but they've boosted their survival hopes. they beat stoke 2—0, which is theirfirst win in seven games. in yesterday's other premier league game, everton and west ham finished goalless. it's been confirmed that zlatan ibrahimovic will miss the rest of manchester united's season because of injury. the striker, and defender marcus rojo, both have cruciate ligament injuries, which they picked up in the europa league quarter final on thursday night. so united will have to manage without their top goalscorer ibrahimovic in today's game at burnley. in the day's other premier league match, liverpool are at crystal palace. it's that time of the year where teams start moving up and down the leagues. swindon town were relegated from league one, and leyton orient have dropped out of the football league after 112 years. they'll be rep

that, coupled with hull city's draw at southampton means david moyes' side are down.inted, feeling more for the supporters that support the club. they come and watch regularly, they are the ones you feel most about. we take collective responsibility, from the top to the bottom. because of that, we will dust ourselves down, look at it over the next few weeks and see what we have to do. is it the one overriding thing that has gone wrong this season, or an accumulation? i think it is an accumulation. for me to give you a snap answer to that after the game, i can't really do it. i would rather take some time to think about it and put it in the right place. hull are still very much in a scrap for survival despite their goalless draw at southampton. hull keeper eldin jakupovic saved dusan tadic‘s penalty kick in stoppage time to earn a vital point for the tigers. they're now three points above the drop zone. burnley have taken a huge step towards safety with a 2—0 win at crystal palace. ashley barnes gave them the lead in the eighth minute. andre gray wrapped up victory for

hull, city of culture, were even taxis are being turned into theatres. up and down. for the next three months, wayne jackson is performing his show, now then, about people's memories of hull to an audience of six in the back of his father's cab. it's quite close. and the show is only 20 minutes, so i'm doing it, kind of, eight times a day. so, it's demanding and challenging. and his dad is loving it. it's absolutely brilliant. it's combining my son's work and mine. we've always been so proud of him. had you ever done anything arty before? nothing at all, whatsoever. and venues have been popping up all over the city. this week's big opening, flood, a state—of—the—nation parable, is performed on a floating stage right in the middle of a residential area. these people in their flats have been looking down upon us for six weeks. we've been chatting to them, we've been to local primary schools, to say hello, to teach them a song that in the play. we have a little boy called jim, who comes by every day on his way back from school and says, "what are you doing?

elsewhere, hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — theyt ham 2—1. and there was another defeat for bottom side sunderland — they lost 1—0 at watford. celtic will win their sixth consecutive league title if they beat hearts later today. brendan rodgers' side are 22 points ahead of their nearest rivals aberdeen in the scottish premiership. thejob was to the job was to win it in the best way we possibly could. there are different ways to win. people will tell you that you can win something and then not be the same feeling, but to win and fostered the spirit we have here throughout the whole football clu b we have here throughout the whole football club can make it easy special, and also the way we have played football. special, and also the way we have played football. bbc sport understands that shelley kerr will become the new manager of the scotland women's team. she'll take overfrom anna signeul, who will step down after this summer's european championships having been in charge for 12 years. kerr twice led arsenal ladies to fa cup success

elsewhere, hull city came from behind to beat west ham 2—1. leicester's good run continues.vardy. man united were held to a goalless draw at home by west brom. the south coast derby between southampton and bournemouth also finished 0—0. watford beat bottom of the table sunderland1—0. david moyes‘ side are seven points from safety. celtic will win the scottish premiership tomorrow if they beat hearts. there were four games today. hamilton are off the bottom of the table after a 1—0 win over st johnstone. the winner coming in the 89th minute. stjohnstone had two of their players sent off at the break for fighting with each other. inverness are now bottom after a 1—1 draw with kilmarnock. partick thistle came from behind to beat ross county 2—1. rangers and motherwell drew 1—1 at ibrox. rangers are now ten points behind second placed aberdeen. they played last night, beating dundee 7—0. wasps are out of the european champions cupm —— cup, losing 32—17 to leinster. the irish side put four tries past the premiership leaders to set up a semi—final against either clermont auvergne

david moyes‘ side can be relegated, if they fail, to at least match hull city's result at southampton'll need a really, really good run of results for things to go our way, but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win. we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so. what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. sebastian vettel will be hoping to claim pole position for the first time this season after dominating final practice for the russian grand prix. the german topped the timesheets by more than three tenths of a second from his ferrari team mate kimi raikkonen. and vettel was more than half a second clear of his championship rival lewis hamilton who was fourth behind mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. qualifying gets under way at one o'clock and you can follow the action on bbc radio five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. john higgins lea

elsewhere today, hull city came from behind to beat west ham 2—1. united were held to a goalless draw at home by west brom. watford beat bottom of the table sunderland1—0 — they are seven points from safety. leinster came out on top in the first of the weekend's european champions cup quarter—finals. they put four tries past the premiership leaders wasps to win 32—17 and set up a semi—final against either clermont auvergne or toulon. they'll be joined by rivals munster in the last four, they thrashed toulouse 41—16. in super league, warrington wolves remain winless but picked up a first point of the season with a 22—22 draw against hull fc. in the day's late kickoff in perpignan, wakefield trinity ran out 38—18 winners over catalan dragons. benjones bishop scored twice in the opening 16 minutes — and added a breakaway try for his hat trick to help wakefield up to sixth. in the day's other game, widnes beat leigh 37—24. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national livi

now on bbc news, anne—marie tasker and kofi smiles present highlights from hull 2017 in britain's cityf 2017 is the uk's city of culture. and this is the humber bridge, just the latest location to take

hull city are still very much in a scrap for safety despite their goalless draw at southampton. tal point for the tigers. burnley have taken a huge step towards safety with a 2—0 win at crystal palace. goals from ashley barnes and andre gray secured burnley‘s first away win in the league this season. they're up to fourteenth place while palace slip back to 16th. celtic registered their biggest away win over old firm rivals, rangers, at ibrox with a 5—1 thrashing yesterday. leigh griffiths' spectacular effort put them two up inside 20 minutes, and they dominated this one throughout. mikael lustig curled in the champions' fifth late on. celtic are still unbeaten in the league this season. elsewhere there were wins for stjohnstone, kilmarnock, and dundee. hearts drew with partick. lewis hamilton could be in for a tough afternoon at the russian grand prix after qualifying well off the pace in fourth. championship leader, sebastian vettel, qualified on pole position in sochi, alongside kimi raikkonen. hamilton, for the second race running, was outqualfied by his teammate, valterri bot

hull city are still very much in a scrap for safety despite their goalless draw with southampton. alace. that's their first away win in the league this season. they're up to fourteenth place while palace slip back to 16th. celtic continue to impress this season. and theyjust got their biggest away win over old firm rivals rangers yesterday, 5—1 they thrashed them. take a look at this from leigh griffiths. that put them 2—0 ahead after only 20 minutes, and they dominated this one throughout. celtic are still unbeaten in the league this season. elsewhere there were wins for stjohnstone, kilmarnock, and dundee. hearts drew with partick. lewis hamilton could be in for a tough afternoon at the russian grand prix after qualifying well off the pace in fourth. championship leader sebastian vettel qualified on pole position in sochi, alongside kimi raikkonen. hamilton — for the second race running — was out—qualified by his teammate valterri bottas. andy murray is still searching for the impressive form he was in last season, after returning from an elbow injury. he's been knocked out of th

and there's a big game at the bottom of the table as hull city host middlesbrough. clubs for two years. they admitting a breach of premier league rules after having regular contact with a young stoke city player's family prior to an attempt to sign him, which included an offer to pay private school fees. the club has also been fined £100,000. the republic of ireland women's football team are to meet their governing body in the next hour, amid threats of a strike. a group of players have spoken out about the poor treatment and lack of support they've received from the fai, and are fighting for compensation for loss of earnings whilst on international duty. former england cricket captain alastair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essex, because of a hip injury. cook was due to face international team—mate james anderson on friday, when essex take on lancashire. essex say cook's been receiving treatment for the injury for several weeks but it isn't thought to be serious. the annual par—3 competition is just getting underway at aug

swansea, they certainly did, defeated by this goal they remain in some trouble as do hull city.ed their hopes of survival, coming back from 2—0 down to draw a against leicester. and after a troubled week for barkly, he managed to focus his mind back onto football matters. his deflected shot helping everton two or 3—1 win against burnley. they now go above manchester united who play chelsea this afternoon. so today sees liverpool take on west brom, and then chelsea will try and move seven points clear at the top of the table against manchester united. they are a good team, strong physically and technically and for this reason we must pay them good attention because united also want to play to find a place for the next champions league and to arrive in the best form on the table. and they have the possibility to do this. they have a certain style of play, they stick to it, they do it very in the scottish premiership, champions celtic face ross county this lunchtime. meanwhile, dundee's problems are escalating. they lost for the seventh match in a row. they were beaten 2—0 at home

of three points today thanks to an excellent performance from xherdan shaqiri and a 3—1win over hull cityts above the relegation zone, only thanks to results elsewhere. when i feel like we start a game like we stop sometimes it's not easy to change the situation. you need to change the situation. crystal palace have moved further away from the relegation zone, coming from 2—0 down against leicester city to draw 2—2. robert firth andjamie leicester city to draw 2—2. robert firth and jamie vardy gave the visitors the lead but second—half goals from cabaye and christian benteke means palace have only lost once in their last seven league games and they are now seven points clear at the bottom three. the fightback was tremendous. i think today's point feels like a win, 2—0 down, coming back to 2—2, could have made it 3—2, tried to force the winner in the end. it is a tremendous fightback by the players and something that would not have happened when i first arrived. confirmation of today's results. one game has just kicked one game hasjust kicked off, they are almost nine minutes into the game

david moyes‘ side can be relegated if they fail to at least match hull city's result at southampton.e not going to admit to anything else. we've got to try and win. we have done and said it in every other game, that we have to try and win, and we've not done so. what i would say about this one, it's at home, we've got a great chance, we've played quite well in the recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we get a result from it. andy murray is through to the semi—final of the barcelona 0pen after a hard —fought victory against albert ramos—vinolas. the spaniard knocked murray out of the monte carlo masters last week and took the first set here, but the world number one fought back to take the match two sets to one. meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continues her comeback from a doping ban. sharapova saw off estonian qualifier anett kontaveit for her third straight win after 15 months out of the game. excuse me! sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula 1 drivers‘ championship after to

there's been some incredible goals this weekend, just look at this from sam clucas from hull city.e, swansea's survivals hopes have also been boosted. they beat stoke 2—0 which is their first win in seven games. in yesterday's other premier league game, everton and west ham finished goalless. some worrying news for manchester united, they'll be without zlatan ibrahimovic and marcos rojo for the rest of the season. both suffered cruciate ligament injuries in the europa league quarterfinal on thursday night against anderlecht. ibrahimovic is united's top scorer with 28 this season. united are at burnley this afternoon. while liverpool are at crystal palace in the day's other premier league fixture. it's that time of the year where teams start moving up and down the leagues. swindon town were relegated from league one, while leyton orient drop out of the football league after 112 years. they'll be replaced by lincoln city. they're back after a six year absence following their 2—1 win over macclesfield. terry hawkridge scored both goals for lincoln in the victory that secured the natio

elsewhere hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — theyltic will win their sixth consecutive league title if they beat hearts later today. brendan rodgers's side are 22 points ahead of their nearest rivals aberdeen in the scottish premiership. my myjob was to get the best win we possibly could. there are different ways to win. people will tell you that you can win something and it not be the same feeling but to win and get the spirit we had here throughout the whole football club, it can make it very special and also the way we have played football. so for me, to share that with the players and the coaching staff and eve ryo ne players and the coaching staff and everyone at the club, to make eve ryo ne everyone at the club, to make everyone at the club, to make everyone a champion, would be very special. there were four games in the scottish premiership yesterday. partick thistle came from behind to beat ross county 2—1 and strengthen their position in the top six. partick now four points clear of kilmarnock who drew one all with inverness

there‘s been some incredible goals this weekend, just look at this from sam clucas from hull city.heir survival hopes have been boosted. they beat stoke 2—0, which is theirfirst win in seven games. in yesterday‘s other premier league game, everton and west ham finished goalless. bad news for manchester united, their top goalscorer zlatan ibrahimovic is out for the rest of the season. as is their defender marcos rojo. both have cruciate ligament injuries, which they picked up in the europa league quarterfinal on thursday night. ibrahimovic has got 28 goals this season, so you have to wonder where their firepower will come from now? united are at burnley this afternoon. liverpool are at crystal palace in the day‘s other premier league fixture. it‘s that time of the year where teams start moving up and down the leagues. swindon town were relegated from league one, and leyton orient have dropped out of the football league after 112 years. they‘ll be replaced by lincoln city. they‘re back after a six year absence, following their 2—1 win over macclesfield. the victory also secured the n