hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins.remier league points deduction for nottingham forest. they're punished for breaking financial rules. kenny calls time on her cycling career. britain's most successful female olympian retires from racing. and mcilroy has high hopes, as the pga and liv golf tour continue to talk about a potential merger. we start with a huge day at the bottom of the premier league — where nottingham forest have dropped into the relegation zone after breaking the division's profit and sustainability rules. their punishment comes after the club admitted losses last season that breached the threshold by {34.5 million, but that might not be the end of the story as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. frustration at the final whistle for nottingham forest after letting a lead slip against their relegation rivals. "points deduction, it's coming for you," the luton town fans sung. and they weren't wrong. two days on and forest were ruing another result as an independent commission found them guilt

i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up on the programme: a goal fest for the gunners.ace in the premier league title race. a big miss forjump racing's biggest festival as constitution hill is ruled out of cheltenham. and plans begin to bring the world athletics championships back to the uk in 2029. you're very welcome along to the programme, wherever you are watching around the world. well, arsenal have kept up the pressure in this season's title race in the premier league. the gunners hammered bottom side sheffield united 6—0 to move two points behind leaders liverpool, and arsenal became the first english league side to win three away games in a row by a margin of five or more goals. captain martin odegaard opened the scoring just five minutes into the game. ajayden bogle own goal, along with scores from gabriel martinelli, kai havertz and declan rice had many home fans leaving early at bramall lane. ben white then rounded things off after the break as the blades improved a little in the second half. so mikel arteta's side are third,

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins.lo from the bbc sport centre. let's start with the europa league, where west ham have comfortably beaten freiburg to reach the last eight of the competition. west ham put themselves 2—0 up at half time, to take a 2—1 lead on aggregate in the tie, but went on to win 5—0, mohamed kudus with a brace, to win the tie 5—1. it means david moyes has led the team to a european quarter final for the third year in a row. elsewhere, rangers are out after being beaten 1—0 on the night by benfica at ibrox. while liverpool scored four in the opening 15 minutes against sparta prague — they won the first leg 5—1 rememeber, so safe to say they'll be in the next round. brighton don't look likely to bejoining them, 4—0 down against roma from the first leg. it is goalless there. and bayer leverkusen versus karabec is also goalless. in the europa conference league, aston villa v ajax. ollie watkins escort for aston villa and i can tell you as well ollie watkins has just gone off injured but aston villa are

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hello i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport sensor.kudus scored the pick of the goals — running from his own half to score. the result is west ham's biggest ever in european competition. they will learn their last eight opponents when the draw is made on friday. rangers are out though after losing 1—0 to benfica at ibrox, rafa silva's second—half goal sending the portuguese side through, given after a var check for offside. despite having most of the ball, philippe clement's side were unable to find an equaliser, losing 3—2 on aggregate. liverpool are easily into tomorrow's quarter final draw, they beat sparta prague 6—1 on the night, 11—2 on aggregate. they were 4—0 up inside 15 minutes, with mo salah back amongst the goals. brighton were only playing for pride having lost the first leg 4—0 awaits aroma, danny welbeck gave the home site something to cheer in the first half and during the final moments there and it is still 1—0. in the europa conference league, aston villa look like they'll be in the quarterfinals. they lead 4—0 agains

hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm sarah mulkerrins. hello.behind manchester city who were in second. british number one katie boulter said, "this one is pretty amazing," as she won her first wta 500 title, coming from a set down to beat ukraine's marta kostyuk in the final of the san diego open. she'll now break into the world's top 30 for the first time. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. this could take a while to sink in. the end of a brilliant week for britain's katie boulter. at times last year, she was ranked outside the top 150 and struggling. how times have changed. standing in her way was marta kostyuk of ukraine, a quarterfinalist at the australian open. boulter was going to have to do this the hard way. from a set down, the british number one fought back and then dominated. oh, my word! fabulous winner. after taking out a succession of seeded players in san diego this week, the biggest win of her career was now within reach. a win that lifts her to 27th in the world, her highest—ranking yet. watching on, her boyfriend,