gianluigi buffon will bring down the curtain on hisjuventus career this weekend after 17 years in turinand ireland's sam bennett wins stage 12 of the giro d'ltalia but simon yates still leads heading into friday's stage 13. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis and most of the big names have booked their spots in the last eight of the italian open. rafael nadal looked unstoppable against denis shapovalov as he bids for a first title in rome since 2013. defending champion alexander zverev also made it through. nick parrott reports. the first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset in montreal, the spaniard wasn't going to let it happen again in rome. the canadian teenager dispatched in straight sets, keeping alive nadal‘s hopes of an eighth italian title and a return to the top of the rankings. happy for the victory against a difficult opponent and let's see, excited to be in the quarter—finals against white defending champion alexander zverev had a much to

the italian goalkeeping legend gianluigi buffon is leaving juventus after 17 years at the club.nced his retirement. the 2006 italian world cup winner had already retired from national duty after italy failed to qualify for russia 2018. but he hasn't yet retired from club football. he says he's had some interesting offers on and off the pitch and will decide next week on which path his career will take. what he has confirmed is that his time as a juve player is up after he lifts a ninth league trohy with them this weekend. saturday will be my last match with juventus. i believe this is might best way to conclude this amazing adventure. to finish with a victory will be a perfect way to say goodbye. my fear was to come to my time with juventus goodbye. my fear was to come to my time withjuventus and up for my agent to have broken down by contact you that this is not the case and i'm proud that up to the age of a0 have been able to put in performances worthy of this great club. livingston will take a one—goal lead into the scottish premiership play—off final second leg, after 2—1 wi

juventus‘ goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments he made about the refereeuve‘s champions league defeat to real madrid. buffon was sent off for dissent after michael oliver awarded real a late penalty, which they scored to progress 4—3 on aggregate. it was an eventful start to formula 1 practice ahead of the spanish grand prix. there were some high profile spins including red bull's max verstappen. his teammate daniel ricciardo came in second to mercedes‘ lewis hamilton who finished quickest in second practice. britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. second tier leigh have knocked out super league salford from the challenge cup. the promotion challenging centurions claimed a 22—10 sixth—round victory at the sports village. the win extended the home sides winning run to 10 matches. today was meant to be a historic one for irish cricket but the rain in dublin had other ideas — delaying the start of their first ever test match. ireland are hosting pakistan at malahide cri

gianluigi buffon will bring down the curtain on hisjuventus career this weekend after 17 years in turino d'italia but simon yates still leads heading into friday's stage 13. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis and most of the big names have booked their spots in the last eight of the italian 0pen. rafael nadal looked unstoppable against denis shapovalov as he bids for a first title in rome since 2013. defending champion alexander zverev also made it through. nick parrott reports. the first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset

juventus goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments he made about the refereent after michael 0liver awarded a rare late penalty which they used to address 4-3 penalty which they used to address 4—3 on aggregate. and even full start to f1 practice ahead of the spanish grand prix. —— and eventful start. some high profile spins, including red bull's max verstappen. daniel riccardo came in second to lewis hamilton, who finished quickest in second practice. the uk's simon yates retained the overall lead of the giro d'italia, with island's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. —— island's. and second—tier league have knocked out super salford from the challenge cup. the century and claimed they 22- cup. the century and claimed they 22— ten six round victory at the sports village. the win extends the home side winning run to ten matches. today was meant to be a historic day for irish cricket, but the rain in dublin had other ideas, delaying the start of the republic of islands first—ever test match. they are hosting pak stance. the match will make them the 11t

some big football news in italy, gianluigi buffon is leaving juventus after 17 years at the club.s retirement. the 2006 italian world cup winner was going to bow out this summer after the world cup, but italy didn't qualify. he now says he's had some interesting offers, on and off the pitch, and will decide which path his career takes next week. what he has confirmed is that his time atjuve is up, after this weekend. translation: saturday will be my last match withjuventus, and i believe this is the best way to conclude this amazing adventure. to finish with a victory would be the perfect way to say goodbye. my fear was to come to the end of my time with juventus, and was to come to the end of my time withjuventus, and for my engine to have broken down, but i can tell you that this is not the case, and i'm proud that up to the age of a0 that this is not the case, and i'm proud that up to the age of 401 have proud that up to the age of 40 i have been able to put in performances worthy of this great club. gigi buffon, who also apologised, today, for that verbal assault on the englis

juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments about referee michael oliverto real madrid. buffon was sent off for dissent after oliver awarded real a late penalty, which they scored to progress 11—3 on aggregate. buffon, playing in his final european game, said the english official had "a bag of rubbish for a heart" and should "sit in the stands eating crisps" for "ruining a dream". turning attentions to rugby union and the european challenge cup final — where it's an all—british affair in bilbao. thousands of rugby fans have descended on city. cardiff blues are taking on a gloucester side who have featured in three of the last four finals. it's currently 23—20 to cardiff at the san mames stadium, which will also hosting tomorrow's champions cup final between leinster and racing 92. there was a return to form for mercedes ahead of this weekend's spanish grand prix. after valterri bottas topped the timesheets in the morning, lewis hamilton set the pace in the second practice session. the four—time world champion was more than a tenth of a second quicker than

italian giantsjuventus said a fond farewell to one of their greatest ever players, gianluigi buffon,yed his final home game for the club. the fans made their feeling known with the 2006 world cup winner given a rapturous reception before their match with chievo verona. buffon played his part, helping this year's serie a champions to a 2—1 win on the day. he didn't complete the match, though, given a guard of honour from his teammates, as he was replaced in the second half. a sad moment for the fans and for his family as well, who watched on from the stands as a similarly tearful buffon waved fans goodbye before leading the trophy celebrations at the allianz stadium. to rugby union now, where the sport is building toward its own finale, in both the english premiership and the pro 14. the first of the play—off semifinals saw saracens dominate wasps, running out 57—33 winners to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. it was watched at allianz park by chrisjones. this will go down as one of the great premiership semifinals with saracens winning by an extraordinary 57-83. saracen

juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments he made about the refereerogress 11—3 on aggregate. it was an eventful start to formula 1 practice ahead of the spanish grand prix. there were some high profile spins including red bull's max verstappen. his teammate daniel ricciardo came in second to mercedes' lewis hamilton who finished quickest in second practice. britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory.

juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments he made about the referee penalty, which they scored to progress 4—3 on aggregate. rafa nadal has been defeated by dominic thiem, with a 24—year—old austrian beating nadal in straight sets, breaking the world number one's 50 set winning streak on clay. britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. and it was an eventful start to the formula 1 ahead of the spanish grand prix. there were some high profile spins including red bull's max verstappen. his teammate daniel ricciardo came in second to mercedes' lewis hamilton who finished quickest in the second practice. today was meant to be a historic one for irish cricket, but the rain in dublin had other ideas — delaying the start of their first ever test match. ireland are hosting pakistan at malahide cricket club — the match will make them the 11th nation to play the longest format of the game. but heavy overnight showers with further rain on friday have pushed back the start to

italy goalkeeper gianluigi buffon will play his final game forjuventus on saturday after 17 years with006 will lift his ninth serie a title after the game. buffon says he's received job offers both on and off the pitch. translation: my fear was to reach the end of my career being a sort of burden tojuventus, like a plane with a broken engine. i can say it has not been like this. i am proud to have put in great performances honouring my name and juventus into my 405. i have received some interesting offers of work on and off the pitch, less week in a less emotional setting than this i will decide what is best for me. —— next week. and finally, after a record breaking debut season for liverpool, mo salah has had yet another honour bestowed upon him. already the golden boot winner with a record number of goals, voted players player of the year, football writers player of the year, the egyptian is now having his boots displayed alongside objects from ancient egypt at the british museum in the run up to the champions league final. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that

juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments about referee michael 0liverwhich they scored to progress 11—3 on aggregate. buffon, playing in his final european game, said the english official had "a bag of rubbish for a heart" and should "sit in the stands eating crisps" for "ruining a dream". britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. the bora—hansgrohe rider pipped elia viviani just before the line, as the seventh stage ended in a bunch sprint. yates, who took the pink jersey with a 16—second lead after stage six, was among the group of riders to finish behind bennett. lewis hamilton has edged red bull's daniel ricciardo and max verstappen after second practice at the spanish grand prix. there were some high profile spins in barcelona, including verstappen in an eventful start to the weekend. his red bull team—mate ricciardo came in second to mercedes' hamilton who finished quickest in the second practice. and the weather has got in the way of what should have been a h

juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments about referee michael 0liverating crisps" for "ruining a dream". it's a big day for kyle edmund — who plays denis shapovalov for a place in the semi finals of the madrid open this evening. he's the british number one with andy murray injured, and his success in spain means he will move into the world's top 20 for the very first time. as our tennis correspondent russell fuller told me, edmund is having a good year. around about the time he turned 23, i don't think people expected him to reach the semifinals of the australian open. beating dimitrov along the way. but he has been in an atp final now as well. and now the first masters quarterfinal — this is the top tier tournament on the men's tourjust beneath the grand slams. and this is on clay which is significant, because even though he's a fine hard—court player he looks a different animal on clay — a very fine player indeed. he hits it powerfully and has a big serve and he looks very impressive when he imposes himself on matches on this surface. denis shapovalo