and to come here to stamford bridge but the best team in the premiership and play like we did, but the, we have, and with huge personality, i am a lucky man. spurs left it late to come from behind and beat swansea 3-1 come from behind and beat swansea 3—1 and keep up their chase for second. dele alli equalised in the 88th minute for spurs before injury time goals from heung—min son and christian eriksen guaranteed the victory. there was relief for boss arsene wenger as arsenal eased to a 3—nil win over west ham, who have 110w 3—nil win over west ham, who have now lost their last five league games. second half goals from mesut ozil, theo walcott and olivier giroud mean arsenal are four points off the champions league spots in fifth, with a game in hand. it is a game where we needed to build results slowly and with patience. in the first—half, west ham defended very well and we needed to find the solution in the second half. it was much more convincing and we created many chances that won the game with a convincing performance. elsewhere, hull city are now out of the relegation zone than

there's an important night ahead at stamford bridge where the premier league leaders, chelsea, mightjust after that shock defeat by crystal palace on saturday. defeat to manchester city tonight and a win for spurs at swansea would see their lead at the top reduced to just four points. it is not easy to prepare the game but we tried to exploit two days to prepare the game in the right way. but for sure we are facing a great team. chelsea deserve where they are, they won an amount of points and win a lot of games in a row and they deserve to be there. it is another game, you have to take points as much as possible to be there and after we will see. so it could be a pivotal 90 minutes for both clubs this evening, phil neville is the summariser for radio 5live's full commentary at stamford bridge later. i think tonight is a massive game for both teams, you could not single out chelsea or man city for who needs the point is the most. if city have aspirations of catching them, and obviously chelsea because the way they slipped up against crystal palace. they will be wanting to get back to winn

we'll have a close look at crystal palace's shock win at stamford bridge injust a moment, but that ist that will give hope to the chasing pack. that includes liverpool, who have maintained their stranglehold on the merseyside derby. they beat everton 3—1 at anfield. patrick gearey reports. difficult to imagine now, but this corner of liverpool was once everton‘s. they were anfield's original occupants in the 19th century. in the 21st, they have become overly obliging guests. no one in blue interrupted sadio mane until he delivered his punch line. it brought the house down. liverpool's problems lie at the other end. the red guard left their posts and there was young matthew pennington from warrington for everton, his first for the club. but anfield groans would, within minutes, turn to gasps. philippe coutinho has tailored his reputation with moments of such silk, masterfully measured. despite such style, the reds often flirt with danger. everton might have equalised. then mane, their top scorer, went off injured. but there is a reason james bond is a liverpool fan. for all the risks a

after more than two decades, john terry is to leave chelsea after 22 years at stamford bridge.d evening and welcome to bbc news. north korea has stepped up its war of words with the united states, warning there will be "all—out war" if the us uses military force against it, and that it would be willing to use a pre—emptive nuclear strike. the comments to the bbc by the north korean vice—foreign minister came as the us vice—president, mike pence, who's visiting south korea, warned the north"not to test" warned the north "not to test" president trump's resolve. speaking to our correspondent john sudworth in pyongyang, the minister said despite the threat, the missile tests will go on. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means it would mean from that very day an all—out war. 0ur nuclear weapons protect us from that threat. we will be conducting more weapons tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. if you could send one message to donald trump today, what would it be? i would tell him that if the gs encroaches on oui’ be? i would tell him that if the gs en

after appearing to kick out at manchester city captain vincent kompany in last night's match at stamford bridge could face a ban. but referee mike dean did actually see the incident so the case can't be dealt with any further. a threatened strike by the republic of ireland women's team has been averted. after talks with the fai were successful. the players had claimed they weren't being treated properly and threatened not to train if demands for compensation whilst on international duty and improved support weren't met. watford will pay tribute to their former manager graham taylor with a pre—season memorial match against aston villa. the former england manager died injanuary at the age of 72. the graham taylor trophy will become an annual fixture between watford and any one of taylor's former sides. kyle edmund will play the first match of britain's davis cup quarterfinal tomorrow against france's lucas pouille. edmund helped britain to the last eight by winning his second singles in the tie against canada in february. he takes on pouille who reached the quarterfinals of wimbledon last year. d

the opener came after ten minutes for antonio conte‘s side at stamford bridge as the belgian hazard putllero. sergio aguero levelled matters for pep guardiola's team before hazard had a penalty saved prior to half time but managed to tuck away the rebound for his 13th goal of the season leaving his side a step closer to the title. a big win. it is always difficult to play against man city. we did that. we scored enough today so we are very happy to stay top with seven points. you scored two goals with a bit of help. yes, a bit of work. sometimes we need this, we need this kind of help. i remember three years ago, we won the title and i thought the same penalty against crystal palace so it's a good sign. spurs who are second continue their chase of chelsea but left it late to come from behind and beat swansea 3—1. dele alli equalised in the 88th minute for spurs before injury time goals from heung—min son and christian eriksen guaranteed the victory. in the end, the goals, in the last minutes, it's crazy but i think we push and we play better, we create chance enough to win. and it's a g

it was good at stamford bridge, anfield, at home against arsenal.fficult and of course for everyone we have to play. game by game, try to win the points and of course, get into the champions league next season. if we finish fifth and they finish sixth, we are above them but it means nothing. if they finish third and we finish fourth, they are above us and we finish fourth, they are above us and it means a lot. this is not about city, this is about objectives and fighting for objectives. we want to try to play champions league foot ball to try to play champions league football and we still have two doors open. united are in an impressive run of form you have to say, unbeaten in the last 23 league games. they have won the last three league games including against burnley at the weekend but they have a lot of injuries. zlatan ibrahimovic out for the rest of the season, marcos rojo and paul pogba injured. as far as city are concerned, they will be hoping to bounce back from the fa cup semifinal defeat against arsenal at the weekend. in some ways, more p

goals too as his side went back seven points clear of the rest with a victory over southampton at stamford bridgewatching. would it be a step towards the title oi’ would it be a step towards the title or another stumble? with their lead down to four points chelsea knew they had little room for error but eden hazard slotted them ahead. southampton responded and their pressure paid off. against his old club, romeu with the equaliser. gary cahill rose to the challenge with an equaliser and they never looked back. diego costa got his 50th premier league goal, making one very happy premier league manager, and how they rounded things off. this was the smoothest of finishes from costa. bertrand scored a consolation goalfor costa. bertrand scored a consolation goal for saints costa. bertrand scored a consolation goalfor saints but this costa. bertrand scored a consolation goal for saints but this was very much chelsea's night. back to seven points clear and back on track for the title. when you play and when you have to fight and you are fighting for the title, it is normal to have this type of pressure,

diego costa the scourge of the saints helping see off southampton at stamford bridge with two goals. antonio conte's men

terry has been at stamford bridge for 22 years and in that time has made the third highest number ofor the club. he's won 1a major honours including four premier league titles, five fa cups and one champions league. in a statement he said he'll decide on his future in due course but that he's committed to helping the team achieve success this season. we've had the match of the tournament so far at the world snooker championship in the english city of sheffield. hong kong's marco fu is through to the second round after winning a tense deciding frame against luca brecel. fu, a semi—finalist last year, was 7—1 down at one stage but fought back to 8—8. they then shared the next two to set up a thrilling final frame. fu is well known for his comebacks and this is one which will live long in the memory. after the match he said he'd written off his chances of winning but he'll face either 2010 winner neil robertson of australia or thailand's nappon saenghham in the second round. northern ireland's mark allen who reached the last four in 2011 is through to the second round. he beat england's

diego costa the scourge of the saints helping see off southampton at stamford bridge with two goals.t was eden hazard who gave antonio conte‘s men a perfect start, putting them ahead with a neat first—time shot after five minutes. former chelsea man oriel romeu then equalised for the visitors before gary cahill scored on the stroke of halftime to make it 2—1. diego costa then extended chelsea's lead with his 50th premier league goal. he added a 51st in the 89th minute before another ex—chelsea player ryan bertrand gave the scoreline an air of respectability in added time. conte‘s men coping perfectly with the psychological pressure of a title run—in. we are playing with this pressure from a long time, but it's normal because when you play and when you have to fight, and you are fighting for the title, it's normal to have this type of pressure. you must be ready for this mental effort also, not only physical effort but also mental effort. but, yeah, it's not easy, not easy, but we are fighting and we are ready to fight from now until the end. over in spain, atletico madrid's faint tit

extend their lead at the top of the premier league to 7 points when they play southampton at stamford bridgeand fa cup double in their sights after their semi—final win against tottenham on saturday. southampton manager claude puel says chelsea are the best team in the premier league. they have a fantastic counterattack and it is difficult to play against this team. they had plenty of opportunities to score and for themselves they have quickness, they can do fantastic actions and quality on the pitch. the quality of their play, they can make the difference every time. england's women have been drawn in the same group as wales for the 2019 women's world cup qualifiers. northern ireland and the republic of ireland are also together, in a group also including norway and the netherlands, while scotland are in group 2 alongside switzerland. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website. we look forward to playing two good games against wales but you cannot underestimate the likes of russia and kazakhstan. we are the top ranked team in our group so all of the teams are going to be a challenge

it's 1-1 still it's 1—1 still at it's1—1 still at stamford it's 1—1 still at stamford bridge. he does not think gay sex is a sin — having declined to answer the question on several occasions during the election campaign. in an interview with bbc news, mr farron — who's a christian — acknowledged that the matter had become an issue for him. mr farron was speaking to our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. i think it's fair to say i've answered the question. it's a subject he's been asked about again... you won't say whether you think having gay sex is a sin... and again... does the honourable member think that being gay is a sin? and again... you said, homosexuality is not a sin. they said that you didn't answer when they asked you whether gay sex was a sin. while he said being gay was fine, until today, the lib dem leader, a committed christian, has refused to answer this question. i don't believe gay sex is a sin. i take the view that, as a political leader, though, myjob is not to pontificate on theological matters. this had become a talking point, an issue. in that ca

terry has been at stamford bridge for 22 years and in that time has made the third highest number offour premier league titles, five fa cups and one champions league. in a statement, he said he'll decide on his future in due course, but he's ‘committed to helping the team achieve success this season. it's been a crucial day in the championship. brighton are on the verge of a return to the top flight of english football for the first time in sa years. they beat wigan 2—1, which means they are all but mathematically up, they have a vastly superior goal difference on huddersfield and would have to lose all of their remaining matches which means huddersfield would need a near perfect end to their season if they fail to beat derby in the tea—time kick—off. brighton will be promoted, so far huddersfield have taken an early lead. ipswich beat second placed newcastle 3—1. if huddersfield can win their two games in hand, they will bejust huddersfield can win their two games in hand, they will be just two points behind rafael benitez‘ side. will have maintained their championship play—off hope

after appearing to kick out at manchester city captain vincent kompany in last night's match at stamford bridgee is concern over whether world number one dustin johnson will compete after falling down some stairs and injuring his back. i'll be back with more on all those stories just after half past. for the first time since his election, donald trump will meet the leader of the world's other economic superpower, president xi jinping of china. mr trump has said he believes the summit in florida will be very difficult. relations have become fraught with the us president taking a confrontational stance on trade and the north korean nuclear programme. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports. musketeer in iowa, the pearl of the mississippi. an old industrial town in the american heartland, a brief stopping point for mark twain and more recently for another famous visitor. xijinping has friends here. he met them during an agricultural research trip as a young man 30 years ago and returned for a reunion shortly before he became president. this is the house where he stayed? yes, and i think he h

teas and has been at stamford bridge the 22 years and it that time has made the third highest numberjor honours so far including. ina he won 1a major honours so far including. in a segment he says he will decide on his future in due course but he is committed to helping the team team at reeve ‘s success this season. brighton are on the verge of return to the premier league. they are but mathematically up. they have a vastly superior goal difference on huddersfield and hat would have to lose all of their remaining matches which would mean huddersfield would need a perfect end to the season. if they fail to beat derby tonight brighton will be promoted. into the second half, huddersfield lead. automatic promotion will see more of a probability after ipswich beat second—place newcastle by 3—1. if huddersfield win two games in hand they will be just two points between they will be just two points between the side. fulham have maintained their championship play—off hopes with a 3—1win over aston villa. leeds united lost at home to wolves. they are now in the seventh spot but are they are n

city captain vincent kompany in last night's match at sta mford kompany in last night's match at stamford bridgeg race of the day at aintree. cue card finished second. thanks, jessica, see you a little bit later. the chair of the us intelligence committee, devon nunez, says he will step down. mr nunes cites what he said were "entirely false" accusations filed against him, concerning his close professional relationship with donald trump. us house speaker paul ryan has since said that mr nunes still has his trust, and that he supports his decision to step aside. he has earned my trust over many yea rs he has earned my trust over many years for his integrity and dedication to the critical work that the intelligence community does to keep americans say. he continues to have that trust and i know he is eager to demonstrate to the ethics committee that he has followed all proper guidelines and laws. in the meantime this process would be a distraction to the intelligence committee's inquiry into russian interference. devin nunes has agreed to step aside as the lead republican on this probe and i fully

they have seen off saints at stamford bridge and it's a good turn in form for chelsea, they have lostr last four league matches, but now they have seen their lead cut from ten to four, now back to seven, and eden hazard scored after just four, now back to seven, and eden hazard scored afterjust five minutes directly from material from diego costa. southampton back into it through romeu, 20 minutes later, who certainly enjoyed scoring against his former club. diego costa's 50th premier league goal gave chelsea a 3—1 lead, he then scored again at the death and there was a nathan redmond goal a few moments before the end, 4—2. it's now over to tottenham hotspur, they ta ke now over to tottenham hotspur, they take on crystal palace on wednesday at selhurst park and they will be looking to regain or cut that lead at the top. thank you for the update. this is dale earnhardtjr. plans to retire from the nascar monster cup series at the end of the 2017 season. this guy is a legend. he's been most popular driver 14 times! he's had 603 starts 26 victories. he's had a rough time this year though

terry has been at stamford bridge for 22 years and, in that time, has made the ‘third highest‘ numberier league titles, five fa cups and one champions league. in a statement, he said he'll decide on his future ‘in due course', but he‘s ‘committed to helping the team achieve success this season‘. it is the end of an era. he has served his club and england so well, hands football in general. i think he would go abroad rather than play in the premier league and play against chelsea. i would think he is going to china and another big payday for him. it is the end of an era andi payday for him. it is the end of an era and i am pleased forjohn terry have the career he has had a chelsea. manchester city women are still on course for a domestic treble after reaching the final of the women‘s fa cup. they beat liverpool ladies 1—0 in their semi—final this afternoon. melissa lawley with the goal. while ellen white scored the winning penalty, as birmingham made it through to the final at the expense of last year‘s runners—up, chelsea. to today‘s action, then, on this, the third day of the champio

all the goals at stamford bridge came in the first 15 minutes, christian benteke with the palace winnerat anfield. there were also wins for hull, leicester and watford. manchester united drew at home to west brom, southampton against bournemouth was also goalless. celtic will win the scottish premiership title tomorrow, that's if they beat hearts. today's matches saw some movement at the other end of the table. hamilton are on the up after beating nine—man stjohnstone with two of their players sent off for fighting each other. inverness are now bottom after a 1—1 draw with kilmarnock. partick thistle beat ross county 2—1 and rangers drew with motherwell. wasps have been knocked out of rugby union's european champion's cup. the two—time winners were outclasssed by the three—time champions leinster in dublin, the home side scoring four tries in their quarterfinal. 32—17 the final score at the aviva stadium. and on a good day for the irish sides, munster also knocked out toulouse. 41—16 was the final score at thomond park as the province reached their 12th semi—final in the competition. an

chelsea beat manchester city 2—1 at stamford bridge, with their belgian international eden hazard scoringe the rebound and claim his 13th goal of the season. big win. you know, it's always difficult to play against man city. when they start to play, you need to play well. and we did. we scored enough today, so we are very happy to stay top with seven points. you scored two goals, with a bit of help. yeah, a bit of help. sometimes we need this, we need this kind of help. i remember three years ago, we won the title and i thought the same penalty against crystal palace, so it's a good sign. meanwhile, tottenham scored three times in the last six minutes, as they came from behind to win 3—1 at swansea. third—placed liverpool were held to a 2—2 draw by bournemouth, while arsenal are up to fifth, after beating west ham 3—0. there were also wins for hull and southampton. and the top two both won in spain. alvaro morata scored twice, as real madrid won 11—2 at leganes. they remain three points clear of barcelona, who beat sevilla 3—0, with lionel messi scoring two for the home side. real madrid

the premier league or will they open up the door in the title race against manchester city at stamford bridge? good evening. syria and russia have both come under intense criticism at an emergency session of the un security council. syria stands accused of mounting a gas attack in idlib province which killed at least 70 people and injured hundreds of others. president trump called it a terrible affront to humanity. but mr trump's ambassador to the united nations went a step further, accusing russia of helping syria to carry out war crimes. our correspondent nick bryant reports. five—year—old ibrahim went to bed and woke up to the latest horror in syria's unending war. his grandmother was at his hospital bedside caring for him and his sister because their father was killed in the attack. lives ended, lives ruined by a toxic cloud that filled victims‘ lungs with poison. translation: my grandchildren were sleeping. everyone woke up to a loud noise. they went outside and that‘s when they came across the chemical attack. they just fell to when they came across the chemical attack. theyjust fell to

chelsea's premier league title charge appears to be back on after they beat southampton li—two at stamford bridgefive matches remaining after gary cahill, eden hazard and diego costa all scored to put pressure on their nearest rivals tottenham who play on wednesday. maria sharapova will play her first match in 15 months when she takes on roberta vinci in stuttgart later on wednesday. the former wimbledon champion was banned for two years in 2016 after testing positive for meldonium at the australian open. but her return has not been greeted with widespread approval as she's been given wildcards to this and events in madrid and rome, because her ranking doesn't justify her taking part. the five times world champion ronnie 0'sullivan is in danger of going out of this year's tournament. he's trailing ding jun hui ten frames to six in their quarterfinal after the chinese number one won five frames in a row — his progress only thwarted when 0'sullivan scored a century in the final frame of the session. the first to reach 13 frames will win the match which concludes on wednesday afternoon. better news

and after more than two decades, john terry is to leave chelsea after 22 years at stamford bridge.d evening and welcome to bbc news. north korea has stepped up its hostile language towards the united states, warning there will be "all—out war" if the us uses military force against it. north korean officials said it would be willing to use a pre—emptive nuclear strike. the comments to the bbc by the north korean vice foreign minister came as the us vice—president mike pence, who's visiting south korea, warned the north not to test president trump's resolve. john sudworth reports now from the north korean capital pyongyang, where his activities are being monitored and tightly controlled. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration. the next, in kim il—sung square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean, from that very day, an all—out war. our nuclear weapons protect us from that threat. we will be conducting more missile threats on a

it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september.ter a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs' title dream alive. elsewhere, hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — they came from behind to beat west 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

it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september. for sure, there is a bit of disappointment for there is a bit of disappointment for the final result to talk i think we deserved at least a draw but this is football and we must accept these results. tottenham stay second after a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs title dream alive. its massive for us because after the game that chelsea lost, we were at seven points now but it is important for us to be there if chelsea fail and we are there, we are there fighting for the premier league we are fighting to be as high as possible. elsewhere, hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — they came from behind to beat west 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's side are 22 points a

a win at stamford bridge over southampton tonight would do it. good evening.our has taken steps today to spell out its approach to the brexit process if it wins the election. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said a labour government would. it would retain the option of remaining in the eu customs union subject to some reforms. and eu nationals would still be allowed to move to the uk if they had a guaranteed job offer. it's being presented as a significant clarification of labour's policy, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. this is where the election‘s being decided, not in political meetings, but on the streets, in the homes and in the heads of voters. we're choosing a path for britain after brexit, and on this nation—dividing issue, labour's taking a gamble that will win some voters and maybe lose a lot of others. here in barking, in a lot of places where people voted labour and then chose to leave the eu. today labour's out to show it's more pro—europe, more open to compromise than theresa may's tories from the start. eu nation

after appearing to kick out at manchester city captain vincent kompany in last night's match at stamford bridgeuggestions that the spaniard could face a ban, but referee mike dean did actually see the incident so the case can't be dealt with any further. neither chelsea manager antonio conte or his city counterpart pep guardiola saw what happened. the republic of ireland women's team have reached an agreement with their governing body, after allegations from players that they weren't being treated properly. the team had threatened not to train if demands for compensation whilst on international duty and improved support weren't met. after mediation talks, fai confirmed this morning that all issues have now been resolved, and the players will resume training ahead of monday's game against slovakia. kyle edmund will play the first match of britain's davis cup quarter—final tomorrow against france's luca pwee. edmund helped britain to the last eight by winning his second singles in the tie against canada in february and takes on puy who reached the quarter—finals of wimbledon last year. dan evans,

can extend the gap over their nearest rivals tottenham hotspur with victory over southampton at stamford bridgekely to be recalled for the game. they can do a fantastic contact attack, with diego costa. it is a lwa ys attack, with diego costa. it is always difficult to play against his tea m always difficult to play against his team because they don't give opportunities to score and for themselves they have quickness, they can do fantastic action and quality of the pitch. the quality of their play, they can do the differences, they can make a difference every time. newcastle willjoin the likes of chelsea and southampton in the premier league next season. rafa benitez‘s side secured their return after beating preston 4—1 in the championship last night. their former goalkeeper steve harper says there's still plenty of work to do though. it isa it is a big summer, everybody in the premier league has a head start. they generated a £30 million profit la st they generated a £30 million profit last year and i think he'll probably need double that to be able to compete because some of the players have

leaders chelsea suffered a shock 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge today.e table to seven points. all the goals came in the opening 15 minutes. cesc fabregas had put the blues ahead, but palace hit back straight away through wilfried zaha. and christian benteke secured the points with a lovely dinked finish. it lifts them four points above the relegation zone. now it is important to prepared for the next game. for sure there's a bit of disappointment for the final result. i think we deserved at least the two. but this is football and we must accept this result. second—placed tottenham took full advantage of chelsea's slip up, with a 2—0 win at burnley. the breakthrough, thanks to goals from eric dier and substitute heung min son. it's spurs‘ fourth league win in a row, but it came at a cost. winks was seen leaving on crutches, with his leg still in a brace. liverpool maintained their impressive record in the merseyside derby, as they beat everton 3—1 at home. they haven't lost this fixture for over six years and 1999 the last time everton won at anfield. he

stamford bridge, london, the best team, and to play like we played.ky guy. second placed tottenham were 1—0 down at swansea with two minutes left on the clock. they then scored three goals through delle ali, son heung—min, and christain erikksen, in a remarkable recovery. fifth—placed arsenal boosted their champions league hopes with a 3—0 victory over west ham. 0livier giroud curled in the third. the hammers are sixth from bottom after a fifth consecutive premier league defeat. hull cllimbed out of the bottom three with a 4—2 victory over relegation rivals middlesbrough. harry maguire scored the fourth. boro remain second from bottom. elsewhere, bournemouth scored a late equaliser to draw 2—2 at liverpool while southampton beat crystal palace 3—1. after winning the title at the weekend, scottish premiership champions, celtic, maintained their unbeaten run, drawing 1—1 at home with partick thistle. rangers and kilmarnock fought out a lacklustre 0—0 draw at rugby park. st johnstone beat hearts, and motherwell drew with hamilton. now, this is a big stor

the former england captain will leave stamford bridge at the end of the season.f the monte carlo masters. it's after he beat compatriot dan evans in straight sets in the first round. shaun murphy sets up a second round meeting with ronnie o'sullivan at the world snooker championship before claiming the five—time world champion can't get away with criticising the sport in the media. despite all the action going on at the moment, ronnie o'sullivan still commanding all the headlines following a bit of a fallout with world snooker and he's received a letter warning him about his behaviour, he's not happy, he gave an interview after his first—round match and everyone is talking about him, overshadowing the action. you can understand the frustration. he's the biggest name in the sport. you wa nt to the biggest name in the sport. you want to hear from the biggest name in the sport. you want to hearfrom him and what the biggest name in the sport. you want to hear from him and what he has to say but world snooker has to recognise he has to check what he is saying at times

chelsea took another step towards the premier league title with a 11—2 win over southampton at stamford bridge of chelsea's goals — his second this slick move through the saints defence. they are seven points clear of tottenham again — but they've played a game more. spurs will try to narrow that gap tonight. they travel to selhurst park to play a crystal palace side who've already beaten arsenal, liverpool, and chelsea this month. maria sharapova makes her return to tennis today, after a 15—month ban for doping. the former world number one is playing at the stuttgart 0pen as a wildcard. ronnie 0'sullivan is up against it in his world snooker quarter—final against ding junhui — 0'sullivan trails by ten frames to six. first to 13 wins — they resume at half past two this afternoon. ronnie 0'sullivan is running out of time to make it through to the quarter—finals. but if anyone can, surely he can. thank you very much. we will have some or paper throwing. let's have a look at the weather this morning. carol is with us. i mentioned earlier, look at the moody cloud. it's a cumulonimbus, they give th

their lead is cut to seven points after a 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge.s the weather. it promises to be a nice day today. lots of sunshine on the way. yesterday we had to dodge a few showers but not today. good morning. first, our main story. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they're treating it as a hate crime. the 17—year—old victim suffered severe head injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. andy moore reports. the young man believed to be kurdish iranian was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. he was attacked after telling them where he came from. we believe it's a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they were from and when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when the frenzied attack took place. police say the gang chased the man round the corner and into this street where they kicked him in the

there's an important night ahead at stamford bridge where the premier league leaders, chelsea, mightjustlace on saturday. defeat to manchester city tonight and a win for spurs at swansea would see their lead at the top reduced to just four points. it is not easy to prepare the game but we tried to exploit two days to prepare the game in the right weight. —— the right way. but the short we are facing a great team. chelsea deserve where they are, they won and amount of points and win a lot of games in a row and they deserve to be there. it is another game, you have to take points as much as possible to be there and after we will see. elsewhere this evening, arsene wenger will be looking for a first win in four league games as arsenal host west ham. and there's a big game at the bottom of the table as hull city host middlesbrough. liverpool have been banned from signing academy players from other english 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

able to win at stamford bridge, and field, at home against arsenal.r objectives and fighting for objectives, we want to try to play champions league football and we still have two doors open. 8pm kick off tonight. that‘s all the sport for now. more in the next hour. new figures show the number of crimes recorded by police across england and wales last year went up by 9%. there were particularly sharp increases in offences of violence. it‘s the final set of crime statistics before the general election. there is no doubt that the police are recording crimes more effectively and consistently than they were before. they have recategorised some offences, particularly for violence, that will encounter for some particularly for violence, that will encounterfor some of particularly for violence, that will encounter for some of the increase. more people are coming forward to report offences, particularly sexual offences, we know they have confidence in the police, so that explains a substantial part of the increase in terms of sexual offences, but the experts,

seven—point lead at the top of the premier league last night, with a 4—2 win over southampton at stamford bridgego costa hadn't scored in seven games for chelsea but got two last night, to make sure of the victory. you must be ready for this mental effort, also. not only physical effort but also mental effort. but, yeah, it is not easy, not easy, but we are fighting and we are ready to fight from now until the end. tottenham are chelsea's nearest rivals — and will try to narrow the seven—point gap tonight. they travel to selhurst park to play a crystal palace side who've already beaten arsenal, liverpool, and chelsea this month, and spurs will need to bounce back from losing to chelsea in the fa cup semifinals on saturday. when you are competing in that level it's so difficult. there is no time to regret, not time to complain, not time about nothing but to be ready in the present, the game that we have ahead and try to give your best. world number one andy murray is through to the third round of the barcelona open, after his opponent bernard tomic withdrew shortly before they were due on court.

points clear again at the top of the premier league, thanks to a 4—2 win over southampton at stamford bridgeed in seven games for chelsea, but got two last night to make sure of the victory. you must be ready for this mental effort also, not only a physical effort, but also a mental effort, but yeah, it is not easy but we are fighting and we are ready to fight from now until the end. tottenham are chelsea's nearest rivals and will try to narrow the seven point gap tonight. they travel to selhurst park to play a crystal palace side who have already beaten arsenal, liverpool, and chelsea this month and spurs will need to bounce back from losing to chelsea in the fa cup semi—finals on saturday. when you are competing at that level. it is so difficult. there is no time to regret. there is to time to complain. you have to be ready and to look at the game we have and to try and give your best. world number one andy murray is in action at the barcelona open today where he takes on bernard tomic. maria sharapova makes her return to tennis, following a 15 month suspension for doping. the former wimbl