paul lambert was brought in at stoke to give them a new lease of life.in the end. they were relegated from the premier league today, beaten 2—1 at home by crystal palace? disappointing for stoke, one win in 13 for paul lambert, not good enough to keep them in the premier league. they had a couple of drawers, that that is where they slipped up. today, they took the lead, shakira keary scoring a one goalfor them. they were beaten 2—1 at crystal palace, the last time stoke were relegated was in the 805, it last time stoke were relegated wa5 in the 805, it took them 23 years to get back. the fans will be praying it is not the same situation. we can hear from it is not the same situation. we can hearfrom paul it is not the same situation. we can hear from paul lambert. they were very excited to try and pick up the points. i said before, if the lads have been playing the way that they did for me, then they would not be in the position they were in. we have to bounce back up, the club has to. it is too big, the supporters too big. it is a really good place, inf

he's left derby to take over from paul lambert who walked away following stoke's relegation from theports day from the bbc sport centre. lets round up some of the rest of today's stories. and, the wasps flankerjack willis could be out for up to a year because of a knee injury. the 21—year—old was hurt during saturday's premiership semifinal. so despite receiving his first call—up earlier this month, he'll also miss england's tour of south africa. a number of scarlets players haven't trained ahead of their pro 1a final because they suffered burns during their semifinal. scarlets have blamed glasgow warriors' artificial pitch. the warriors have responded, saying they‘ re happy with the surface. to tennis, and british number three cameron norrie will play in the singles at queen's after being awarded a wild card. six of the world's top ten are due to play in the tournament this year. and there's a mammoth task ahead for great britain's ice hockey players. the draw for next year's world championship was made today. they're in a group with canada, the usa and finland. world heavyweights o

paul lambert has left relegated stoke city, just four months afterjoining the club.harge. carlos carvalhal, as expected, has gone from swansea city. the club confirmed his departure from the liberty stadium despite staying in the premier league. one man relegated but staying at west brom is darren moore. he's been confirmed as boss on a permanent basis having replaced alan pardew in caretaker charge. another sprint finish at the giro d'italia. elia viviani claimed the 13th stage to make it a hat trick of wins for the italian while britain's simon yates maintains his overall lead. this weekend sees the giro heating up again as the race heads into the mountains tomorrow. in rugby league, wigan warriors have signed former castleford tigers full—back zak hardaker, who willjoin them when his 1a—month drugs ban ends in november. he's currently serving a suspension after testing positive for cocain in the build up to last year's super league grand final. and in tennis, world number two, rafael nadal, is through to the semi—finals of the italian 0pen. he beat fabio fognini i

manager, paul lambert, has left relegated stoke city four months afterjoining the club.t "whilst lambert was unable to guide us to premier league safety after being appointed injanuary, it wasn't due to a lack of effort, professionalism and dedication on his part. the club now planning for life outside the premier league." some of the world's greatest athletes and para athletes are gathering in manchester city centre for the great city games. it's all beginning about now. reporter ade adedoyin is there. what is coming up? it is urban athletics and they have erected a track in manchester city centre, a chance for members of the public to get up close and personal with the likes of allyson felix, one of the most decorated olympic athlete. jason smith, who competes in the visually impaired, georgina armitage who will be competing for athletes with cerebral palsy. it is a great opportunity for members of the public to see these athletes up close. the whole purpose of this format is to increase participation and draw new audiences to the sport. behind me, some of the schoolbo

only have two matches left as they continue their desperate bid for survival and their manager paul lambertnow, they are playing pretty well themselves, yeah, they are safe anyway so whether that is a good thing in a bad thing, remains to be seen. but they matter what we have to be ready and, them. steven gerrard says he's honoured to become the new manager at rangers. he's agreed a four—year deal to take over at ibrox and insists he isn't concerned about his lack of experience. it's the former liverpool and england captain's first managerialjob. he retired from playing 18 months ago and won everything except the premier league at anfield. he had been part of the club's under 18's coaching set—up. iam i am confident that we can do well. in terms of targets and that type of stuff, i just want to win football matches, that is what i love to do, thatis matches, that is what i love to do, that is my buzz, that is what i want to do here and that is the demand here, and! to do here and that is the demand here, and i am ready to do that. gerrard is unlikely to be managing his team, against ross co