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start saddling up and the social media start saddling up for the challenge of a lifetime at badminton horse trialsorjoining us, here's your latest sports news. leeds united have confirmed the department department the departure of harry grazia and confirmed sam allardyce�*s appointment. allardyce is tasked with guiding leads to safety with just four games remaining, there are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference for now. a tough first game for him in charge against the leaders, manchester city on saturday. let's speak to the former leeds defenderjon newsome about this appointment. thank you for giving up yourtime this appointment. thank you for giving up your time to speak to us. what was yourfirst giving up your time to speak to us. what was your first reaction when you heard that sam allardyce is taking over? my you heard that sam allardyce is taking over?— taking over? my first reaction i wasn't surprised _ taking over? my first reaction i wasn't surprised in _ taking over? my first reaction i wasn't surprised in all- taking over? my first reaction i | wasn't surprised

and a muddy course makes it tough going at badminton horse trials — with ros canter currently in there — and welcome along to the programme — celtic are champions of scotland — retaining their title with a 2—0 win at hearts this afternoon. it puts ange postacoglou's men on track for a treble — having already won the league cup. chris mclauglin was watching... they had come from a party knowing it was a case when and not if. they had not lived up to expectation, today was to be no different. the ar helped, they denied an obvious goal—scoring opportunity, after a look at the monitor, hearts, after a feisty first up, down to ten. they were almost down on a manager too, thank thankfully he saw the funny side. the man who broke the deadlock, who else? the 30th goal of the season and are fitting that he should be the man to get the party started. the title was confirmed ten minutes before the end, oh what a season for celtic and an 11 title in 12 years, the league cup secured and the scottish cup final to come. celtic�*s unwavering dominance of scottish football continues. rangers have to

britain's ros canter produced the biggest winning margin in elite eventing history, to win the badminton horse trialse at this years badminton horse trials will be mostly remembered for the wet weather and the subsequent mud which could have ended the whole event early, actually, if it wasn't for the coronation, which meant the cross run a day later when it was sunny. but as always, the sport here has been top class, from the grace and the position of the draw sergeant in the position of the draw sergeant in the first phase of the equestrian trials to the dramatic cross country where many failed by the wayside in just over a third of the field got round the whole course. so it was really torrential and really tall. then the tense finale of the show jumping. but it worked out to be a good yearfor great jumping. but it worked out to be a good year for great britain. this jumping. but it worked out to be a good yearfor great britain. this is a european championship year, the group watching closely to see who they put down on their list for those championships in the summer and there will be one name thr

and a muddy course makes it tough going at badminton horse trials — with ros canter currently in the

you were putting your feet up or enjoying a street party yesterday, those competing at the badminton horse trialsgejumps and go really fast, and it was very wet and it was very influential. today they do the showjumping, where they have to jump showjumping, where they have to jump the colour poles and leave the fences up. before that, they have to do this. this is to make sure the horses and the riders are fit and ready to continue in this competition. they have been looking absolutely beautiful. it is normally absolutely beautiful. it is normally a fashion parade. everybody is wearing hoods. it is the show jumping that is coming up from 2p and with the top 20 riders. britain is in the lead. ross kantor, the world champion, she was seven last year. she is in the lead at the moment going into this final phase. she has to showjumps in hand. she can afford to not down two fences and still win the greatest prize in the sport. she has someone breathing down their neck, tom o'connerfrom ireland. and oliver townend. it is on the bbc life to be in.— ireland. and oliver townend. it is on the bbc life to b

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