the aston villa knows all _ for the way we were doing.aston villa knows all too well _ for the way we were doing. the aston villa knows all too well what it - villa knows all too well what it takes to win in europe, four times eight europa league champion with sylvia and villareal, and european success would rank up there. lights up, and showtime. ben croucher, bbc news all those games can be followed on the bbc sport website. now, sheffield united will start next season on minus two points if they are relegated to the championship. the efl sanctioned the club after they defaulted on a number of payments to other clubs in the 2022/23 season. they have also been handed a further two point deduction, suspended until the end of the next season they are in the efl. everton's prospective new owners have asked for more time to pay off a loan, which is holding up their takeover of the club. 777 partners are due to repay a £158 million loan to msp sports capital and two local businessmen by next monday. everton manager sean dyche is keeping his f

aston villa are left flying the flag in europe after a disappointing week for the premier league clubso norris takes pole position at the chinese grand prix. nelly korda is two shots off the lead at the chevron championship, as she bids to win her fifth title in a row. aston villa are the only british club through to a european semifinal, having beating lille in the conference league quarterfinals, eventually winning on penalities. both liverpool and west ham went out of the europa league. here's a reminder of what happened last night with joe lynskey. aston villa had just been minutes from the exit, 3—2 down to lille, matty cash did something priceless. they had to wind this from the spot and philip's keeper in a shoot—out is box office. and philip's keeper in a shoot-out is box office-— is box office. emily martinez had faced one in _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the world _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the world cup - is box office. emily martinez hadj faced one in the world cup final, and this

aston villa — have never been tempted to do it. aston villa is _ have never been tempted to do it.a is one of seven premier league clubs with a gambling firm as a shirt sponsor, a ban on that comes into effect in 2026. in the championship, stoke city is owned by about 365, tony is one of many lobbying for an end to all the gambling advertising and sponsorship in football. by educating the players earlier, it's hope that fewer follow file of thatjune —— danger of government action. james boville. that's it, thanks for watching. see you sometime tomorrow, goodbye. hello there. it is going to get warmer in the next few days, but the rain is not completely gone away just yet. and the rainfall that we've had this month at edinburgh botanic gardens is particularly noteworthy. so far this month, there's been 81 millimetres of rain, and afterjust ten days, that's twice the average rainfall already. and it follows on from what was the wettest march on record in edinburgh as well. now, we have had some rain in edinburgh today. the heaviest rain has been over the hills in western parts of sco

for most of this season, aston villa have been putting on a show.g manchester city and arsenal along the way and into the last eight of the way and into the last eight of the europa conference league. but for this stellar season, it has not always been this way. you have to go back to the 90s in the last time aston villa won a major trophy, the 80s for the last time they tasted european success and the fans would love so dearly to end that run this season. it love so dearly to end that run this season. ., , ., , ,., , season. it would be absolutely massive- _ season. it would be absolutely massive. for— season. it would be absolutely massive. for me, _ season. it would be absolutely massive. for me, on - season. it would be absolutely massive. for me, on a - season. it would be absolutely massive. for me, on a fan - season. it would be absolutely l massive. for me, on a fan level, season. it would be absolutely . massive. for me, on a fan level, i haven't really seen anything like it. it's exciting, it would be a starting block of hopefully a perfec

i aston villa to do it. - aston villa is run to do it. — aston villa is run with of to do do. — astont sponsor, a ban on that comes into effect in 2026. in the championship tony's former club stoke is owned by bet 365. tony is one of many lobbying for an ends to all gambling advertising and sponsorship in football. by educating these players early it is hoped fewer will fall foul of the dangers muslims across the country are celebrating the festival of eid today. the festivites mark the end of ramadan, a month of fasting. in leicester, thousands gathered at victoria park this morning for prayers followed by a day of celebrations as emily anderson reports. at nine o'clock this morning, hundreds gathered for communal prayers in victoria park. this marks the end of ramadan which is an auspicious and a holy month of ramadan. it's a family event, it is geared towards the children, a great day. and they certainly are — people have come to victoria park from all over the city to celebrate. and some have come from further afield, like abdullah who has travelled from cardiff simply because he

staying two points behind aston villa and forth.k on all tueday�*s results bournemouth saw off crystal palace in the other match. you can get full reports on all the games on the bbc sport website. so with three of the bottom five in action what has that done in the battle to avoid relegation? forest edge three points clear of luton who are at arsenal tomorrow while everton stay just ahead of forest thanks to that calvert lewin penalty and burnley remain in deep trouble despite picking up a point against wolves. attention turns to the top of the table on wednesday with leaders arsenal and third place mancheser city both in action. the two sides battled out a goalless draw at the etihad stadium on sunday. after the match the city manager pep guardiola had an animated discussion with jack grealish who had come on for the last half an hour to try and break the deadlock. ahead of their match against aston villa, grealish's former club of course, guardiola was asked why he chose to remonstrate with his player so publicly, and he gave a s

they remain in fifth, two points behind aston villa. west ham stay seventh. is that the belief was there when we didn't win, and when we didn't get points. this is just the cherry on the cake and we will keep going for that. it is not necessarily everybody thinking about the next eight or seven games, its notjust that, it's about who you are as a club. burnley in its core has always been a fighting club. it has never been easy for us. we keep going. so west ham and tottenham with a 1—1 draw at london stadium. not to be, for spurs, and for them, they stay two points behind aston villa in fourth place. here are all of tuesday's results. bournemouth saw off crystal palace on the other match. you can get full reports on all the games of course on the bbc sport website. with three of the bottom five in action, what has that done in the battle to avoid relegation? forest edge three points clear of luton. they are at arsenal tomorrow. burnley remain in deep trouble, despite picking up a point against wolves. attention turns to the top of the table on wednesday, with

as we just mentioned in the day's late game third—placed manchester city host aston villa in fourth. mery�*s side won the return fixture at villa park i—o back in december. elsewhere brentford host brighton while 18th placed luton travel to second placed arsenal. luis rubiales, the former president of the spanish football federation, has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation. he was detained on his arrival in madrid from the dominican republic. he is suspected of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the spanish super cup competition in saudi arabia. prosecutors are seeking a two—and—a—half—yearjail term for mr rubiales, who denies any wrongdoing. separately, he's also due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing playerjenni hermoso on the mouth after last summers world cup final. emma hayes will face no further action after appearing to shove at the end of sunday's league cup final. arsenal beat chelsea 1—0 after extra time, meanwhile they will notjoin up with norway for their euro 2025 qualifier after collapsing in the same match

you may know carla ward as aston villa women's manager.t, job... what did you do at school today? we did science! did you?! ..mum to four—year—old hartley. 0k, are you going to sing to me? wednesdays are special for ward. it's the only day she makes it home to sheffield in time for the school run. you are getting an incredible mum. thank you so much. i feel honoured. thank you. what does hartley think of yourjob? she's very proud. yeah. she loves telling everyone that i'm a football manager. mama! ward co—parents hartley with her former partner. butjuggling the demands of motherhood and management is a struggle. it was just before christmas, hartley said to me, "why do we never "have a day off together?" because naturally i work on the weekends. it's mum guilt. it's tough, you know? you miss parents' evening. you miss shows that she's doing. and that's when you start to question, what are you doing? ward says she feels supported at villa. she is, though, one of only two mums managing in the top flight. while mothers in management are a rar

they remain in fifth, two points behind aston villa. west ham stay seventh.y seventh. the beautiful thing is that _ ham stay seventh. the beautiful thing is that the _ ham stay seventh. the beautiful thing is that the belief _ ham stay seventh. the beautiful thing is that the belief was - thing is that the belief was there when we didn't win, and when we didn't get points. this isjust the when we didn't get points. this is just the cherry on the cake and we will keep going for that. it is not necessarily everybody thinking about the next eight or seven games, is notjust that, it's about next eight or seven games, is not just that, it's about who you are as a club. burnley in its core has always been a fighting club. it has never been easy for us. we keep going. been easy for us. we keep main, been easy for us. we keep anoin. ~ , been easy for us. we keep main, ~ , ., been easy for us. we keep anoin. ~ , ., ., going. so west ham and tottenham _ going. so west ham and tottenham with - going. so west ham and tottenham with a - going. so west ham and tottenham wi

this wasn'tjust a spoiling effort from aston villa. get champions league football, but at this stage only four places are guaranteed, and they have a three point cushion ahead of spurs in fourth, while aresnal are looking up, with those two points now separating them and leaders manchester city. obviously very disappointed with the result, especially with the way they performed in the first half, one of the best first half we have played against a top team, should have been three, four, five, and we struggled to gain momentum, and then we conceded a very poor goal, after that we were chasing, we concede another one, very painful. west ham's chances of another season in european football were reduced further by a 2—0 defeat at home to fulham. andreas pereira scored both goals as the away side registered a first league win at west ham for 23 years. fulham move 12th, while west ham stay two points behind the two teams above them. rangers have not had a week to remember — a second aborted attempt to play their scottish premiership match at

aston villa's top four place could slip because brentford have equalised.back back next hour. and that's all the sport for now. an investigation's underway after two passenger planes collided on the ground at heathrow airport. the wing of a virgin atlantic plane collided with a stationary british airways aircraft. the virgin boeing was being towed at the time. virgin has launched an investigation. a heathrow spokesperson says no passenger injuries have been reported, and they are not expecting any impact on airport operations. the mayor of ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv, says there's been a second russian attack, killing one person. six people were killed in a drone attackjust hours earlier. the mayor says iranian—made drones in that first attack hit several buildings, including a residential blocks of flats, early on saturday morning. 11 people were injured. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford gave us this update from kyiv. there are constant strikes on kharkiv at the moment. it is becoming increasingly regular to hear of missile and d

you may know carla ward as aston villa women's manager. whl history!tantjob. what did you do at school today? mum to four year old hartley. are you going to sing to me? wednesday's are special for ward. it's the only day she makes it home to sheffield in time for the school run. you are getting an incredible mum. thank you so much. i feel old. thank you. what does hartley think of yourjob? she's very proud. she loves myjob. yes. she loves telling everyone that i'm a football manager. ward co—parents hartley with her former partner. butjuggling the demands of motherhood and management is a struggle. it was just before christmas, hartley said to me, "why do we never have a day off together?" because naturally i work on the weekends. it's mum guilt. it's tough, you know. you miss parents�* evening. you miss shows that she's doing. and that's when you start to question, what are you doing? why are you doing it? and is there longevity in it? it's a heavy heart, constant battle. there's not many female managers at the top of the game. but do you think the st

mentioned — manchester city are playing — and can go level on points with liverpool, with victory over aston villang kyle walker, goalkeeper ederson and now nathan ake with villa's ollie watkins ruled out with a hamstring issue. villa — who beat city back in december — are looking to do the double against them for the first time more than 50 years. champions city know whay they have to do in the run in. we have to win games, that's what we have to do. we have not many chances to draw points, but nine games, like you said, aston villa play for qualifying champions league and every team plays for something, so the last games are difficult to manage. it will be for all of us. each point we are playing in the premier— each point we are playing in the premier league now is very motivating for us because to repeat play in _ motivating for us because to repeat play in europe is a fantastic opportunity that we will have for the rest — opportunity that we will have for the rest of the season, and sharing to fight— the rest of the season, and sharing to fight in— the rest of the season, and sharing to fight

and that is 2—0 to aston villa. a in their hunt for the champions league, a big slip for arsenal — but there are still six games left. it was going to be always a bump in the road. we won ten, drew one. unbelievable. everybody is on board. win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, everybody is happy. very easy to maintain momentum and be on top of that. it's now, after the defeat, how you show your character, your leadership. liverpool also might have gone top, but they'd been beaten in europe in the week. and soon, crystal palace's eberechi eze was left in all sorts of space. a goal to make you say... wow, indeed, and wow again as liverpool missed chance after chance. might have been moments... curtis jones for liverpool. .. misses. ..in the manager's last season. liverpool are just two points behind manchester city — arsenal only one — but at this stage of the season, the champions can make any gap seem like a long, dark tunnel. patrick gearey, bbc news. in the last hour, everton have confirmed that they have fo

the first half of the game ended with a score of 2-0 in aston villa's favor. in other premier league games tonight, everton won at home with one goal against branford, folan and crystal palace drew one, and wolverhampton two and one over luton passed the 100. the italian serie a stoppage of yoh and monza in today's tonight's games in the rest of the week. the 33rd of this tournament tonight had the battles of the second and third teams in the standings and goals, not the winner of juventus, the third team in the standings tonight, had the opportunity to the earth. beat second place milan and reduce the gap with this team to two points. with this tie , milan got 70 points and juve was the third with 65 points. it was held. both goals went to samar after the 90th minute. kristovic scored in the second minute of overtime for the hosts. scored a goal and 4 minutes later matteo pesina scored for monza. in this framework , lazio and verona met each other an hour ago . after 60 minutes, the match ended in a 0-0 scoreless draw in the current spanish la liga, girona wo

were beaten by aston villa , yesterday. last by aston villa, yesterday. then lille won two one. and then basically it went on went to penalties. emmy martinez, who's a bit of a handful argentinian goalkeeper who was i know his antics and it tries to put everybody off. he got a second yellow card during the penalty shootout, which everybody would think that's being a sending off, but apparently you i didn't even know this. and most sports people didn't know that . two people didn't know that. two yellow when it gets a yellow cards. when it gets to a penalty shootout, don't get penalty shootout, you don't get sent we'll be banned sent off. so we'll be banned from the semi—final. but aston villa liverpool are from the semi—final. but aston vill of liverpool are from the semi—final. but aston vill of the liverpool are from the semi—final. but aston vill of the europa,.iverpool are from the semi—final. but aston vill of the europa,.iverp beat re out of the europa, they beat atalanta in italy yesterday but it wasn't enough. they won one nil. they needed to win

in the conference league , aston villa, suna emiri reached the semi-finals, and spider with magomed azdoev. fiorentina put the finishing touches on victoria pylzeni, olympiacos turned out to be stronger than fenerbahce. as a result, in the semi-finals, which also starts on may 2, fiorentina will play against bruges. while aston villa will face olympiacos. now nikita kucherov is definitely the top scorer of the nhl regular season this season. for the second time in kucherov’s career wins the artos trophy, which is awarded for such an achievement. malkin once received this award twice, once ovechkin. this season, kucherov scored 144 points, becoming the third player in league history to reach this mark. only ahead. and colorado won 5:1 against edmonton. the opening match of the final playoff series of the continental hockey league has ended in magnitogorsk. at home, the metallurgist began the fight for the gagarin cup with yaroslavl lokomotiv. my colleague will tell you who won and how it happened. magnitogorsk residential and the industrial area is divided by the ural river, which is consid

it's going to be a bit of a challenge for him after that defeat in aston villa lost control of the titlenst byron munich which was kind of a positive result but our tent is said that they needed to play as well as they could have and going into that aston villa game to show they were back at the level needed and they were not able to do it. and the massive challenge to challenge to try to lift their squad because going to byron munich and one of the champions league replays of experience winning and serial winners in the coming away to a very tough crowd is going to be very hard for what is quite a young arsenal side. ~ ' ., u, ., ._ for what is quite a young arsenal side. ~ ' ., ., ., for what is quite a young arsenal side. ~ a, ., ., �*, side. we effort came today and he's iioin side. we effort came today and he's ioiin to side. we effort came today and he's going to be — side. we effort came today and he's going to be highly — side. we effort came today and he's going to be highly motivated - side. we effort came today and he's going to be highly motivated to - side. we effort came to

in the conference league , aston villas reached the semi-finals.f from bruga. fiorentina put the squeeze on victoria polzen, and olympiacos turned out to be stronger than fenerbahce. as a result, in the semi-finals, which also starts on may 2, fiorentina will play against brugge, while aston villa will face olympiacos. russian chess player, ian nepomniachtchi, played nechu in the twelfth round of the toronto candidates tournament. the opponents were the representative of india, ramesh babu, who ended up being the only one. nepomniacht lost his leadership and takes first place along with two more players, the american nakamura and another grandmaster from india gukesh, all with 7 and a half points. the next person ian nepomniachtchi will play against will be the direct competitor for the first line, the same nakamura, this will already be the thirteenth round. despite kirill kaprizov's goal, his club minnesota ended the season home defeat to seattle 3:4. kaprizov opened the scoring early. the us move to use frozen russian assets for military assista

in the conference league , aston villa emiri reached the semi-finals, and magomed azdoev was eliminatede finishing touches on victoria polzen, and olympiacos turned out to be stronger than fenerbahce in the penalty shootout. as a result , in the semi-finals, which also starts on may 2, fiorentina will play against bruges, while aston villa will face olympiacos. a russian chess player, i don’t remember, played necha in the twelfth round toronto candidates tournament. the opponents were indian representative ramesh babu. as a result , the sole leadership, the one who doesn’t remember, was lost and occupied. first place along with two more players, the american nakamura and another grandmaster from india gukesh. everyone has 7.5 points. the next person ian nepomniachtchi will play against will be the direct competitor for the first line, the same nakamura, this will already be the thirteenth round. despite kirill kaprizov's goal, his club minnesota ended the season with a home defeat from a setback with a score of 3:4. kaprizov opened the scoring. at the beginning of the first period, fini

in the conference league , aston villa with unai emery reached the semi-finals, and spider with magomeda put the squeeze on victoria polzen, and olympiacos turned out to be stronger in fenerbahce. as a result, in the semi-finals, which also starts on may 2, fiorentina will play against brugge, while aston villa will face olympiacos. now for sure, nikita kucherov is officially the top scorer of the nhl regular season this season. second time in in the careers of kucherov and ovechkin, this season kucherov scored 144 points, becoming the third player in league history to reach this mark. only lemieux's walnuts are ahead. the only one who could catch up with nikita was makina, but two points in the last match of the regular season were not enough for him. but in the same game, valery nichushkin scored a double, and colorado, in the end. won 5:1 against edmonton. despite kirill kaprizov's goal, his club minnesota ended the season with a home defeat to seattle 3-4. kaprizov opened the scoring at the beginning of the first period, finishing the attack with an accurate and effective throw. he

aston villa , in a dramatic match, was stronger than the french lille.xander yakubovsky will tell you more. liverpool started brightly. match with tatalanta in italy, and it couldn’t have been any other way, after a 0:3 defeat in a home game, to win back a serious handicap, the mersesians took over in the seventh minute, salah converted a penalty, but this is all an investment from the attacking potential of the british, juan musa helped out the bergamo team in several episodes, and his team is absolutely on point going to the semi-finals, then marseille is on the way of the apennines, the olympians saved themselves at the end of the match with benfica, and after aubamiyang’s cross, cameroonian paris mumbai will bring it to his team. victoria 1:0. in a penalty shootout, the clubs will ultimately determine who should play in the semi-finals. world champion angel di maria will hit the frame, and antonia usilva will not be able to beat pau lopez. marseille's players were impeccable, four accurate attempts. marseille in the semi-finals. bayer remains the onl

phil foden and rodrigo hernandez made a significant contribution to manchester city's victory over aston villast round match of the english premier league yesterday. foden scored a hat-trick, birmingham were defeated 4:1. the townspeople are third, but have caught up with liverpool in the championship table, however, jurgen klopp's team has a game in hand. arsenal achieved a 2:0 victory over luten town. who is currently the leader of the championship. however, in terms of lost points, liverpool is higher than the gunners here too. odegaard and hasioka scored for luton. baer is close to the trophy not only in the bundesliga. the day before, the team, transformed by xabi alonso, reached the german cup final. leverkusen defeated fortuna with a score of 4:00. the scoring was opened in the seventh minute by frimpong. in the twentieth, amin adli doubled the lead. finally, the same wirtz scored a double, converting a penalty in the sixtieth minute. 4:0. bayern will meet in the final with kaiser-slautern, which is stronger than sahr brücken in the semi-finals. 2:0. the meeting will take place on may 2

you may know carla ward a5 aston villa women's manager.ortant, job... what did you do at school today? we did science! did you?! ..mum to four—year—old hartley. 0k, are you going to sing to me? wednesdays are special for ward. it's the only day she makes it home to sheffield in time for the school run. you are getting an incredible mum. thank you so much. i feel honoured. thank you. what does hartley think of yourjob? she's very proud. yeah. she loves telling everyone that i'm a football manager. mama! ward co—parent5 hartley with her former partner. butjuggling the demands of motherhood and management is a struggle. it was just before christmas, hartley said to me, "why do we never "have a day off together?" becau5e naturally i work on the weekends. it's mum guilt. it's tough, you know? you miss parents' evening. you miss shows that she's doing. and that's when you start to question, what are you doing? ward says she feels supported at villa. she is, though, one of only two mums managing in the top flight. while mothers in management are

liverpool were defeated by crystal palace and arsenal lost 2—0 to aston villa at home.eir first defeat in the league since new year's eve. arsenal could have returned to the top of the table, but remain in second, two points behind manchester city. leon bailey and ollie watkins scored villa's goals inside the final ten minutes at the emirates stadium. that gives them a three point cushion in fourth. arsenal saw their title challenge unravel at around the same time last season, and they also have to win at bayern munich on wednesday to stay in the champions league. but arteta says this loss is a blip. we should have scored three, four, five goals and it would have been a completely different game. the impact is now how you react to that. it was going to be always a bump in the road. we won ten, drew one. unbelievable. everybody is on board. as we mentioned, liverpool lost 1—0 to crystal palace — it's their first premier league home defeat since october 2022. their loss at anfield comes three days after a 3—0 home defeat to atalanta in the first leg of the europa league q

elsewhere in the premier league, there were wins for aston villa, who are on course for a champions leaguealace, who are surely safe now after thrashing west ham. there'll be an all—glasgow scottish cup final after rangers beat hearts 2—nil to set up the first rangers v celtic scottish cup final for 22 years. real madrid have extended their lead at the top of la liga to 11 points after a thrilling el classico. it was 2—2 at the bernabeu until the 9ist minute whenjude bellingham smashed a late winner for real into the top corner of the barcelona net. the result puts them firmly on track to reclaim the league title with just six games left to play this season. new bundasliga champions, bayer leverkusen, are still unbeaten, but only just. they needed a stoppage—time equaliser byjosip stanisic to draw 1—all at borussia dortmund. if leverkusen can keep their unblemished record for the remaining 4 games, they'll be the first team to do it in the german league's history. a record number of people took part in the london marathon with around 50,000 finishing today. and there was also a record brok

arsenal lost to aston villa 2—0 at home.r first defeat in the league since new year's eve. they could have returned to the top of the table, but remain in second, two points behind man city. leon bailey and ollie watkins scored villa's goals inside the final ten minutes at the emirates stadium. that gives them a three—point cushion in fourth. arsenal saw their title push unravel at around the same time last season. they also have to win at bayern munich on wednesday to stay in the champions league. obviously very disappointed with the result, especially with the way that we perform in the first half. it was one of the best first half that we played this season against a top team. should have been three, four orfive. we have not scored and in the second half the game changes. we struggled to get momentum. we struggled to regain the ball in certain areas and were very sloppy as well with the ball. and then we conceded a very poor goal. on top of that, we were chasing. we concede another one and very painful lost. 100% very pro

aston villa forward rachel daly, part of england's euro 2022 winning side, announces her retirement fromotball. good afternoon. a major report into gender services for young people says that medical interventions given to the under 18s are based on "remarkably weak evidence." the report's author — dr hilary cass — says the long—term impact of using puberty blockers and hormones, which make people's appearance either more masculine or more feminine, is uncertain and should only be given with "extreme caution." she suggests that young people who are questioning their gender might be having their other healthcare issues — such as autism or mental health — overlooked. the report stresses it is not intended to undermine trans identities, but to improve the care of the growing number of children and young people with gender—related distress. our health editor hugh pym reports. it isa it is a landmark review with a stark conclusion that children had been let down because of remarkably weak evidence on medical interventions in gender care. this report follows an interim review, which has already

matches tonight as luton travel to arsenal, brentford host brighton while manchester city host aston villarwegian was critiscised following their 0—0 draw with arsenal. he is the best striker in the world. if he helps us to win this season, the reason we don't create more chances for early, we need more presence. an exceptional game against arsenal but we miss more people in the final third. for the quality and skills that we have but erling is exceptional. arsenal manager mikel arteta says that his luton counterpart

there could be glory in europe for aston villa, though, as they cope with the pressure of penalties ands of the europa conference league. getting back to her best, emma raducanu eases past linda noskova to reach the quarterfinals in stuttgart. and a surprise early contender at the chevron championship as world number 94 lauren coughlin sets the pace. hello there and welcome along to the programme. on wednesday, we found out the semifinal line—up for the european champions league, now we know the final four teams in the europa league and the europa conference league. we'll start in bergamo in italy wherejurgen klopp's hopes of finishing his time as liverpool manager teams in the europa league and the europa conference league. we'll start in bergamo in italy wherejurgen klopp's hopes of finishing his time as liverpool manager with a european trophy are over after they were knocked out by atalanta. liverpool won the second leg 1—0 but it wasn't enough to avenge their first leg 3—0 defeat at anfield. vicki sparks is watching. after so many down the years, there was to be no great european c

opponent's player, scored, and west ham's two goals ended in a 2-2 draw with crystal palace and aston villa with chelsea. week 30 of the third league spain followed and girona took the place of barcelona in the second place in the table with a 2-0 victory over las palmas with 71 points. the number of puppet's games without losing reached 46. we talked and this matter is over for me. i feel the same for salah. i 'm not chelsea's all-rounder. mauricio pochettino, the head coach of chelsea , who was under pressure from the media after the 56 defeat against arsenal and the removal of jan hazbi , appeared at the press conference and reacted to these pressures. my responsibility is to make the team perform well . but i'm not all about the club. i here i don't make all your decisions. this should be clear. according to the italian media report, juventus is looking to recruit alvar and marta from atletico madrid to bring him back to the allianz. according to toto media, jue morata has reached an agreement with juventus and will probably be dusan vlahoch's rival next season. it is said that biancone

and aston villa manager unai emery has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2027europa conference league this season and potentially into the champions league, with the club currently fourth in the premier league. liverpool will be without diogojota for tomorrow's merseyside derby at everton and for around a couple of weeks thereafter, after managerjurgen klopp confirmed the portugal international picked up an injury against fulham on sunday, in what was his first start since february. and michael oliver and anthony taylor have been selected as referees at the european championships this summer in germany. david coote and stuart attwell have also been selected, but as video assistant referees. a couple of those officials we've just mentioned, anthony taylor and stuart attwell, were in the spotlight at the weekend because they were among those in charge of everton�*s win over nottingham forest at goodison park. the visitors were furious afterwards about what they called "extremely poor" refereeing decisions, and the latest today is that the pgmol, the body responsi

liverpool were defeated by crystal palace and arsenal lost 2—0 to aston villa at home.t defeat in the league since new year's eve. arsenal could have returned to the top of the table, but remain in second, two points behind manchester city. leon bailey and ollie watkins scored villa's goals inside the final ten minutes at the emirates stadium. that gives them a three point cushion in fourth. arsenal saw their title push unravel at around the same time last season, and they also have to win at bayern munich on wednesday to stay in the champions league. we should have scored three, four, five goals and it would have been a completely different game. as we mentioned, liverpool lost 1—0 to crystal palace — it's their first premier league home defeat since october 2022. their loss at anfield comes three days after a 3—0 defeat to atalanta at home in the first leg of the europa league quarterfinals. the loss was at the hands of crystal palace�*s eberechi eze�*s who's 14th—minute goal was the only one of the match. head coach oliver glasner said he enjoyed watching his side re

aston villa were one of the three sides to claim an advantage after the first leg of the europa conference their 2—1 win over lille watched by two of their more famous fans. ollie watkins gave the premier league side an early lead against lille and it was 2—0 just after half time throuthohn mcginn. bafode diakite's late header has given the tie a different look though, as villa attempt to reach their first european semi final in 42 years. there are two greek sides left in the conference league. olympiacos held on to win 3—2 against fenerbahce after being 3—0 up, while paok lost to club bruges. and in poland. plzen and fiorentina provided the only goalless draw of the night. everton�*s prospective new owners have asked for more time to pay off a loan, which is holding up their takeover of the club. 777 partners are due to repay a 158 million pound loan to msp sports capital and two local businessmen by next monday. everton manager sean dyche is keeping his focus on the football. running a football clubs not an easy business, there must be so many different things to go through in so many ch

chelsea aston villa to come a bit later on as well.six nations. keep up to date with all of that on our website. but that is all from us here. we will see you again soon. hello there. it certainly has been a saturday of contrasts across the country. we started off grey and wet across southern england. the rain petered out to a blanket of cloud and drizzle. a lot of cloud across wales, the midlands, for much of the day. further north it was a different story. sunny spells and scattered showers but escape those showers, a beautiful afternoon in fife, as you can see. we have more heavy rain though arriving through the night tonight. it is across the south. that rain — some of it really quite intense — will gradually drift its way steadily north and east as we go through sunday. once again a day of contrasts because the rain will continue to move its way out of the midlands, up into the north—east of england and eastern scotland. west will certainly stay drier and brightest for longest. into the afternoon we should see an improving picture

aston villa 2-1 goal against ac milan. aston villa 2—1 against lille. t closed to gap. currently 2—1 with a few seconds of the game remaining. confirmation of that scoreline and the others. olympia cross against fenerbahce, goalless in poland. the premier leagues bottom side sheffield united will start next season on minus two points if they are relegated to the championship, which looks likely. the football league have sanctioned the club after they defaulted on a number of payments to other clubs last season. they have also been handed a further two point deduction, suspended until the end of the next season they are in the efl. everton's prospective new owners have asked for more time to pay off a loan, which is holding up their takeover of the club. point of football is not an easy business there must be so made different things to go through and so many checks that have to be done. i don't imagine for one second it is a simple process. it is taking more time, that is the way it goes. i certainly am not involved at that level of what we do here so ye

only one representative of the foggy albion remains in the conference league, aston villa in...uld not have been any other way, after a 0:3 defeat in the home game. the mercenaires took on the serious handicap in the seventh minute, with salah converting the penalty. but this is all investment from attacking potential british. juan musa helped out the bergamo team in several episodes and his team is absolutely heading to the semi-finals. and then on the way of the apennians, marseille, the olympians saved themselves in the end of the match with benfica, and after aubamiyang’s cross, the cameroonian paris mumbanya will bring his team victoria 1:0. in the penalty shootout, the clubs will ultimately determine who should play in the semi-finals, world champion angel di maria will hit the woodwork, and antonia usilova will not be able to beat pau lopez. marseille's players were flawless, scoring four tries. marseille to semi-finals not knowing the bitterness of defeat this season, although in the return match with westham the liverkusen player almost allowed the opponent to make a co

but aston villa did it the hard way, they beat lille on penalties after drawing 3—3 on aggregate. through when they led 2—0 on the night and 3—2 on aggregate but villa equalised three minutes from time to take it to spot kicks. villa will now play olympia because in the final four after they beat fenerbahce on penalties. the match was level on aggregate after extra time. the other semifinal sees fiorentina taking on club brugge. to texas now where golf�*s first women's major of the season is very much up and running at the chevron championship. but there's been a surprise early contender setting the pace — world number 94 lauren coughlan has hit the ground running on the opening day, going round in six under par after herfirst round. that leaves her two shots clear of fellow american and world number 147 marina alex. post round, coughlin admitted home comforts had really helped her play her best golf. you had two changes at four championship, if i remember your husband on the bag and the putter. how do you think those two changes have kind of propelled you a little bit? yeah. i me

at other clubs such as manchester united behind me and manchester city, aston villa as well who votedhe idea today amid fears it could mean players have to be sold and handed an advantage to european rivals. there is a split within the premier league and talks will be advanced with a club vote perhaps in the summer. the players union have also expressed concern. there is still a long way to go it was an important step forward. english clubs might have been knocked out of the champions league but there are still two key english players involved. the first leg of bayern munich against real madrid is tuesday night in germany, a game which over here is understandably being billed as harry kane against jude bellingham. having managed his current team against bellingham's former side borussia dortmund, thomas tuchel is talking from experience when he said the england midielder�*s development has been extraordinary. he was fantastic here in the bundesliga and how he progressed showed the level of personality and i think this is only possible with a huge personality. everyone who plays for re

elsewhere, phil foden scored his second hat trick of the season as city eased past aston villa 4—1 at at anfield, managerjurgen klopp says his players must stay professional and not let distractions affect them emotionally. i think ithink in i think in the last press conference is one of the last important things was to get through this period which is to ignore the outside mess. that goes up and down and it is emotional and obvious things and we are to be professional and we have to be emotional but in the right way. we have to be the best version of ourselves, we have to try to buy the best football we can play in what outcome is. 12th place chelsea host manchester united in sixth at stamford bridge. united manager erik ten hag believes their performances so far have showcased their ability to compete with premier league teams while mauricio pochettino urged his team to play with commitment to the club and defend resolutely

ahead of the match against aston villa tomorrow, pep guardiola was asked why he chose to remonstrateperson on the team, _ there's no fee must person on the team, i_ there's no fee must person on the team, i don't recognise any camera, i team, i don't recognise any camera, | -o team, idon't recognise any camera, i go to— team, idon't recognise any camera, i go to sleep— team, i don't recognise any camera, i go to sleep with that incredible satisfaction, so that's is a reason why. _ satisfaction, so that's is a reason why. ill— satisfaction, so that's is a reason why. i'lltry— satisfaction, so that's is a reason why, i'll try to criticise the players _ why, i'll try to criticise the players there, let them feel how bad they are, _ players there, let them feel how bad they are, especially when erling haaland has scored three goals, the complainant has to be with me and not complainant has to be with me and hot them, — complainant has to be with me and not them, that is why i use the cameras — not them, that is why i use the cameras when they're there. my dachshund. as soon as the premie

the conference league also risked being left without british teams, but aston villa surpassed lily intic match. cash will send the game into extra time in the eighty-seventh minute. here's a goal. the lions will lose 1-2 in regular time and here in the lottery, and everything will be decided by two saves from world champion martinez. benjamin andre. the last one to come up. olympiacos astonovi's rival in the semi-finals, the greeks defeated fenerbahçe in a penalty shootout in one fourth. 1:0. the return game was left to the turks. the penalty was the finest hour for goalkeepers. and this duel will be for dzalakis. banouchi doesn't score. steps from the decisive match of last year's conference league finalist fiorentina. lily beat victoria polzen in extra time. the result was 2:0 in bruges. arina sabalenka was able to win for the first time. the eighth number in the career ranking did not reach the final of the wta tournament in stuttgart in germany the second racket of the world did not marquette vandrousheva from the czech republic. other belarusians, lidiya morozova and alena faley,