the supporters group amsterdam spurs is an example. the chairman was born in holland but spent his formative years in london forming a bond with the lilywhites that has never been broken. my granddad lived close to tottenham and he said i will take you to totte n ha m. and he said i will take you to tottenham. he was in the saint john's ambience brigade person. he had a big trench coat. when we got to the ground, he told me to get under his coat and he squeezed me through this turnstile, i have to hold my breath. we walk through these channels and all of a sudden, hang ona these channels and all of a sudden, hang on a minute, i'm actually on the pitch. hejust sat me hang on a minute, i'm actually on the pitch. he just sat me down on the pitch. he just sat me down on the pitch! he did this about six or seven times. itjust goes to your heart. fans from england, holland, and further afield came down to one of the club's and further afield came down to one of the clubs events ahead of tonight's semifinal, with even the odd ajax scarf spott

and we'll also have the latest from amsterdam, where spurs have arrived for the second leg of their semifinal coming up in the programme: israel folau awaits his punishment as he's found guilty of breaching australian rugby's code of conduct over an anti—gay post on social media. and a bad day for the brits in spain. both kyle edmund and johanna konta are out of the madrid 0pen. good evening. we are on the anfield road. the fans from both sides, mostly liverpool, are waiting for the team bosses to come round the corner. stewards and police are here. they have been chanting for the last 45 minutes, waiting to see the teams arrive. what a special night it could be. there have been very special european nights here at anfield, but this one will top the lot if liverpool can reach the champions league final. they have to score three goals and keep a clean sheet at the very least. they got no reward whatsover for a brilliant front foot performance in barcelona last week. two late goals from lionel messi, including a wondrous free kick, look to have put this tie out of sight. that is his 600 goalfor

despite their champions league semifinal return leg in amsterdam on wednesday, spurs are not restingle ali and son, and they have been on top on the south coast, but it's still goalless. there's live commentary on radio 5 live. also under way are celtic, who can clinch their eighth scottish premiership title on the trot today. they need just a point at aberdeen in the lunchtime kick—off to win it yet again. and the champions have been victorious on their last five visits to pittodrie. aberdeen though need the points to hold onto third spot and secure european football next season. it's goalless at the moment. it's nearly half time. the double olympic champion caster semenya says "no human can stop herfrom running", after her victory in the 800 metres at the diamond league meeting in doha. it comes just two days after the south african lost a landmark case against athletics‘ governing body over plans to limit testosterone levels in female runners. the doha meet was semenya's final race before the iaaf‘s new rules come into force. tournament favourite judd trump continues to lead gary

then at how they got so close how they've got so close and start with that game in amsterdam because at half time spurs were losing three nil on aggregate they looked at him buried and then in the second half everything changed what was the catalyst you were in the i was in this a few weeks ago and we were speaking about you venters. i don't. remember korea the told to us you must give what they don't want. you must take the game to the direction they don't want they don't like and is difficult for them to cope with it. at tottenham they did it in the second of long ball tour and you're into flicking holding and with this chest waiting for support the less the ball is long ball you're in the second ball there they are the assist lookers goal everything was these acts wants to press high they cannot press because the ball is not there i was watching a game with. john barnes and we were having a laugh because i was saying that. i had accent and says sokol after the game they need a neck massage. because they didn't touch the ball in the second half and they were just. looking at the wall but the ball was

spurs travel to amsterdam tomorrow — for the second leg of their semi—final — against ajax.e manager, claimed he would consider walking away from the club — if they went on to win europe's elite competition. to win the champion lead with totte n ha m to win the champion lead with tottenham in this circumstance this season, maybe i need to think a little bit. maybe to do something different in the future. for sure. you've got to repeat this miracle. you've got to repeat this miracle. you know? england coach trevor bayliss feels batsman alex hales can come back to the team ‘stronger and better than ever.‘ hales was dropped from the world cup squad... was dropped from the world cup squad after a reported second failed test for recreational drugs — but bayliss feels hales can still have a future with the side. it has been related to him that it is not the end of the road. he has been an important part of the one they set up for a number of years and there is no reason why he cannot be going forward. leeds rhinos have sacked head coach david furner after just 1a league games. fur

despite the distinctly english conditions, the spurs fans in amsterdam are loving life. 2600 have tickets a long time coming. we've had some good nights in europe, but not the champions league. there's nothing like the champions league. we'll do this tonight and we'll beat liverpool on june the ist. tonight and we'll beat liverpool on june the 1st. liverpool lie in wait but ajax are the immediate problem. this young, dynamic team have thrilled the neutrals, sweeping real madrid and juventus aside and stunning spurs early in the first leg. scoring the crucial goal! the away goalfor leg. scoring the crucial goal! the away goal for ajax. spurs have work to do. it's important to keep the belief because everything is possible. we are still alive in this confrontation. harry kane is here but only as an injured cheerleader tonight. will he watch his team prevail, or miss a big opportunity? ajax fans are setting off fireworks behind me, as they did in the early hours of this morning outside the spurs hotel but the players will ta ke spurs hotel but the players will take that disruption everyday o

competition's greatest ever comebacks. 2a hours after liverpool knocked out barcelona, spurs scored a 96th—minute winner in amsterdamspurs take on liverpool for the title in madrid, onjune the 1st. the broadcaster danny baker has apologised after tweeting about the duke and duchess of sussex‘s son using a picture of an ape and being accused of mocking the duchess‘s racial heritage. danny baker — who presents on bbc radio 5live — made a comment about the birth, tweeting a black and white photo showing a well—dressed man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee. mr baker later deleted the tweet and wrote a new one saying that it was — in his words — supposed to have been a joke about royals versus circus animals in posh clothes but that it had been interpreted as about monkeys and race. an ancient anglo—saxon burial site, discovered between an aldi supermarket and a pub in essex, has been described as britain's equivalent of tutankhamun‘s tomb. the site is believed to mark the resting place of the brother of an anglo—saxon king. among the artefacts found were golden foil crosses and a painted wooden instrument

amsterdam would be the end of the road? spurs fans determined to enjoy.proved anything was possible. coming from three goals down, over half an hour remaining, that took some believing. i have watched that video over and over and over again. it isjust a dream that still has not hit. it is still has not hit now that we are here in the final. i don't know. just dominic only realising what had happened. fantastic front deserved it. didn't think about me. but the zone fights. now the final destination, just one step further. —— a book his own fly. 0ne destination, just one step further. —— a book his own fly. one final chapter in their travellers tail. we can talk to a couple of fans so we managed to get here to join us. emma from this tight in the supporter and neil atkinson. deliver full support of thought that we have been hearing about tottenham. —— a kind of thought that we have been hearing about tottenham. —— a totte n ha m hearing about tottenham. —— a tottenham supporter. can you quite believe you are here in the champions league final? no. i cannot.

one goal lead going into the second leg of their semi—final against spurs later, and the dutch side have home advantage in amsterdams will have forward son heung—min back after he was suspended for the first match. tottenham will also have defender jan vertonghen available— he's been training in a mask after suffering a nose injury last week. their manager mauricio pochettino wants them to approach the game without fear. it's an exciting game ahead, it's an exciting moment for us to be in the semi—final and i think we need to enjoy, we need to enjoy and feel more freedom to play. we need to start, the approach was good for our side. i think we need to feel more freedom to play tomorrow, nothing to lose. from the beginning, we know we need to win and try. rafael nadal plays canadian teenager felix auger aliassime in the madrid open on wednesday. the spaniard is yet to win a tournament this year but has claimed the trophy in the spanish capitalfive times. nadal knows it could be novak djokovic that he meets if he makes the final. the world number one made a strong start to his clay court season beating taylor fritz —

spurs defy the odds and score a last gasp winner against ajax to set up an all—english champions league final. there were tears ofjoy in amsterdamrom manager mauricio pochettino who called the performance a miracle. the stress of serving on the thin blue line — one in five police officers are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. we cannot win a war against water — the stark warning that some communities may have to move

spurs travel to amsterdam tomorrow — for their semifinal against ajax.ager, feels it'll take something special, if the team are to win a first european cup. the champion league win, and the circumstance in the season, maybe i need to think a little bed, may be to do need to think a little bed, may be to d0 something different in the future. fresh air. because for this miracle of... you know... interesting. british number one kyle edmund has slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat, beaten by world number 12 fabio fognini at the madrid 0pen. edmund beat novak djokovic in last year's tournament but has since suffered a dip in form. he lost the first set to the italian 6—4. by contrast fognini is on a high, having overcome rafael nadal on his way to the monte carlo masters title. the tenth seed took the second set 6—3 to close out the match. joanna konta has been beaten in straight sets by simona halep. konta began strongly before fading to lose the first set 7—5. halep, the world number three and current french open champion, picked up where she left off in

spurs won 3—2 on the night in amsterdam, taking them through on the away goals rule with the semi—finalo's club into a first ever european cup finalfor which he paid tribute to his players. isaid i said before, they are heroes. i've told you in the last six months. i think i repeat these sentences. i think i repeat these sentences. i think they are superheroes. to vote the club to the final of champions league, i think is very close to a miracle. at the madrid open, japanese world number one naomi osaka is through to the quarter—finals after she eased past bela russian aliaksandra sasnovich 6—2, 6—3. osaka pulled out of the semi—finals in stuttgart last month with an abdominal injury and in the last eight, the two—time major champion will face switzerland's belinda bencic. later on thursday, chelsea welcome eintracht frankfurt to stamford bridge in the second leg of their europa league semifinal. the west london outfit are level at 1—1 after the opening match in germany and have already qualified for next season's champions league thanks to a guaranteed top four finish in the premier le

and it is ajax who will take a one—goal advantage back to amsterdam, after beating tottenham1—0 in london. it is the second defeat in a row for spurser league this weekend. the result will leave the dutch league leaders feeling confident of making their first european top—tier final since 1996 when the sides meet again next wednesday. our sports correspondentjohn watson was watching the action. well, it is advantage ajax after this, the first leg of their semi—final at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a below par performance from tottenham in the first half, as demonstrated when donny van de beek was given the freedom of the tottenham penalty area

it is ajax who will take a one—goal advantage back to amsterdam, after beating tottenham 1—0 in london. it is the second defeat in a row for spurseir new stadium, after losing in the premier league this weekend. the result will leave the dutch league leaders feeling confident of making their first european top—tier final since 1996 when the sides meet again next wednesday. our sports correspondentjohn watson was watching the action. well, it is advantage ajax after this, the first leg of their semi—final at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a below par performance from tottenham in the first half, as demonstrated when donny van de beek was given the freedom of the tottenham penalty area to score the opening goal. it was an enforced change which gave totte n ha m was an enforced change which gave tottenham some much—needed impetus towards the end of the first half, a substitution for an injured player who went off after a clash of heads alongside his defensive partner as they challenged for the ball alongside the ajax goalkeeper, his header and a shot to dele alli, his header and a shot which was comfortably saved in the end.

nailed down on aggregate as the dutch side scored twice spurs fought back in the second half with two quick goals from lucas mora and with the amsterdam side so close to taking it more completed his hat trick in the six minutes of injury time to make it three three on aggregate so spurs go through away goals was not the best moment. in my. career for sure everyone deserved his moment but it looks gorgeous the president because this club is amazing and i'm still hoping to be part of the top in him family and to give his to this reporter saw joy and in our. thinking about the final. i said before they are heroes to you in the last six mourner if in a repeat these sentences i thin there are superheroes no. gods . the globes to the final often belleek i thinness. maybe goes to a miracle well i axes coach said it would take time to recover from the defeat after being seconds away from what would have been a first champions league final parents in twenty three years the babe and i told the players that it's difficult to find the right words but with this experience of tonight we have to go further you can't ask the players to forget this in

spurs came from 3—nil down on aggregate to go through on away goals. here's the story of the night from our football correspondent john murray, watching on in amsterdam.e thought the champions league drama of an feel couldn't be matched to be in the second time in 24 matched to be in the second time in 2a hours, an english club came from 3-0 2a hours, an english club came from 3—0 down to win through. for spurs, it was just over half—an—hour to go after the first half goals put ajax in complete control but the arrival of the substitute changed things. two goals in four minutes rocked the dutch side. they recovered to set up a thrilling and when finale which was decided by the hat—trick goal five minutes into added time which sparked bedlam and reduced the manager to sobbing tears. i want to congratulate my player. they owned the ball. their delivery are great. for me, i said before, they are heroes. in the last six months, i repeat, these sentences. they are super humans. devote the clu b to they are super humans. devote the club to the final of champions league, i think is very close to a miracle. very special for me and i'm very happy, very proud of

nil down on aggregate as the dutch side scored twice spurs did fight back in the second half with two quick goals from lucas mora and with the amsterdam side so close to taking it the brazilian completed his hat trick in the six minutes of injury time to make it three three on aggregate so spurs go through away goals. the best moment in my career for sure everyone does their business to the coach list of the president because this club is amazing and i'm still hoping to be part of the top in him family and to give his to this reporter saw joy and and. think about the final. i said before they are heroes to you in the last six more no you've been a repeat these sentences i thin there are superheroes no. gold . the globes the final of john belleek i thin nice. maybe goes to a meter going well after two straight days now of stunning european semi final fight backs where about to find out if i'm tracked frankfurt's can pull off another one this time against chelsea in the europa league the german side are level at one one going into the second leg at stamford bridge but conceded an away goal last week on track to looking to reach their fi

spurs came from 3—nil down on aggregate to go through on away goals. here's the story of the night from our football correspondent john murray, watching on in amsterdam.d to be in the second time in 24 matched to be in the second time in 2a hours, an english club came from 3-0 2a hours, an english club came from 3—0 down to win through. for spurs, it was just over half—an—hour to

spurs go to amsterdam for the second leg next week.rgen klopp says his side will suffer at the nou camp against a barcelona side who haven't lost at home in the champions league for 31 games. judd trump's living up to his tag of favourite at the world snooker championships. he's got a huge 7—1 lead over steven maguire going into the final session of their quarter final at the crucible. and the man in charge of wimbledon says they can relax their wildcard rules to allow andy murray to play in this year's tournament. murray's working his way back from hip surgery, and if he wanted to play he'd have to apply byjune 18th. but richard lewis says they can make exceptions for injured players who need more time. it would be great to see andy murray at wimbledon this year. amazing. he should be able to stroll in to the grid whenever he wants to. whenever he likes. if you've done what he's done. that's the way it should work. i don't think it quite works like that but hopefully we will see him there. let's take a look at today's front pages. a p

amsterdam. a hat—trick from lucas moura saw spurs recoverfrom 3—0 down on aggregate, to progress on away goals.k i've ever cried at a football match before, and i did tonight. what time did i say we were going to score? 90th minute. you said we need a goal in the 90th minute, and what did we do? 96th minute! believe! well, with the all—english champions league final taking place in madrid onjune the 1st — the scramble for tickets is under way. the match is taking place in the wanda metropolitano stadium. it's athletico madrid's brand new stadium and has a capacity ofjust under 68 thousand. despite that, both liverpool and tottenham have been allocated just under 17 thousand tickets — around a quarter of the stadium's capacity per side. and they're not cheap — just over half of the tickets will cost more than 150 pounds. but the best seats will cost more than 500. as well as the ticket prices — those travelling to madrid will have to be willing to pay upwards of 700 pounds for flights — plus heavy premiums on accomodation. and with me now, i have two people very interested i'm joined keith sharp

from lucas mora and with the amsterdam side so close to taking it more completed his hat trick in the six minutes of injury time to make it three three on aggregate so spurs go through away goals it's not the best moment. in my career for sure everyone does their business but it looks cordially star of the president because this club is amazing and i'm so happy to be part of the top in him family and to give his to this reporter's joy and in our. think about the final. i said before they are heroes to you in the last six more akin they would beat these sentences i think they're super heroes you know. to build. the club to the final of term belleek i feel nice. maybe close to a major goal. well i axes coach said it would take time for his young team to recover from that of the fate after being seconds away from what would have been a first champions league final appearance in twenty three years the. one told the players that it's difficult to find the right words but with this experience of tonight we have to go further you can't ask the players to forget this in one day because this was very bitter to miss the final of the champions league that is such a

in the final spurs will hope for their own comeback in the second leg later on wednesday i actually buy goal and they have home advantage in amsterdam tottenham have never reached a european cup final while for time when is-i acts are hoping for their first appearance at the final since one thousand nine hundred ninety six. when you play a premier league team the intensity is different with experience that before with your ventus and the rail in the first match against tottenham you set up my team has got the ability to adapt and play at a high level. i think the moment for us to be in the semifinal i think we need to ensure we need to show you. more freedom to play to start again how we started to approach was was really really poor for our side. i think we need to feel more more freedom to play tomorrow nothing to lose from the beginning we know that we need to win and dry. tottenham's london rivals chelsea of how to appeal against a transfer ban rejected by the world governing body means they're not allowed to sign new players for the next two transfer windows the london scene broke rules on signing under eight hundred foreign pl

amsterdam one mil from the first leg and found themselves three nil down on aggregate as the dutch side scored through my taste a little and hakeem z.h. the spurs fight back came in the second half with two quick goals from lucas mora and with i.x. so close to taking it more or completed his hat trick in the sixth minute of injury time to make it three two on the night three three on aggregate and spews go through on the away golden rule. so i suppose when our face liverpool in the final in madrid the mood at the club is vibrant after the formal demolition of barcelona completed one of the most stunning comebacks in european cup history it's given little hope the chance to win europe's top competition for a sixth time one of the club's all time great players and managers believes that night will be remembered for a long time. there will be a wanted a bash no just a few but most clubs. to come from those the evening is one of the best teams in about four. if you want to the best night show. video that we can. get our brain back and isn't there a. chance he will take their transfer ban case to the court of arbitration for sport after fifo rejecte

amsterdam one mil from the first leg and found themselves three nil down on aggregate as the dutch side scored through my taste a little and hakeem z.h. the spurs fight back came in the second half with two quick goals from lucas mora and with i.x. so close to taking it more completed his hat trick in the sixth minute of injury time to make it three two on the night three three on aggregate and spurs go through on the away golden rule. so i suppose when our face liverpool in the final in madrid the mood at the club is vibrant after the formal demolition of barcelona completed one of the most stunning comebacks in european cup history it's given little hope the chance to win europe's top competition for a sixth time one of the club's all time great players and managers believes that night will be remembered for a long time. there will be a wanted a bash no just a few but most of both clubs. to come from the evening is one of the best teams in about a week for. every one of the best night through. video that we can. get our brain back in isn't there a. chance he will take their transfer ban case to the court of arbitration for sport after fifo re

amsterdam one mil from the first leg and found themselves three nil down on aggregate as the dutch side scored through my taste a little and hakeem z.h. the spurs fight back came in the second half with two quick goals from lucas mora and with i.x. so close to taking it more complete unease hattrick in the sixth minute of injury time to make it three two on the night three three on aggregate and spurs go through on the away gold rule so spurs will now face liverpool in the final in madrid the mood at the club is vibrant after their full demolition of barcelona completed one of the most stunning comebacks in european cup history it's given little hope the chance to win europe's top competition for a sixth time one of the club's all time great players and managers believes that night will be remembered for a long time. this will be what it is there's no just a few but most of both clubs. to conflate the egos of the evening is one of the best teams in about an unbeaten for. a school to be one of the best night through. video that we can. get our brain back and it's under chelsea will take their transfer ban case to the court of arbitration for spo

spurs engineered their own astonishing path to madrid. commentator: they have done it, i cannot believe it. an amazing hat—trick in the second half in amsterdamit isa dream league final. this is so special. it is a dream come true, anyone who knows football, how many people will be watching because i know how many finals i have seen in my life already and they know what is at sta ke. already and they know what is at stake. it will be very special. sparkling in the sunshine, the trophy was a big hit as it made its way through the city this morning. it will stay here now for three more days. after that, it is england bound. natalie pirks, bbc news, madrid. the cricket world cup is under way, and so far it's been a good start for the pre—tournament favourites, hosts tst england, taking on south africa at the oval. andy swiss is there for us. welcome to the oval, 25,000 fans packed inside this ground. most of them arrived here in pretty buoyant mood. england, the pretournament favourites for this world cup, but they have had to recover after shaky start. they waited for years for this, but they will have to wait a bit longer. queues outside the o

spurs beat dutch team ajax 3—2, going through on away goals. it's it means they'll face liverpool in the final in madrid onjune1st. natalie pirks is live in amsterdamill try. if liverpool's comeback against barcelona was unbelievable, then a second english club coming back from 3—0 down inside 24—hour is in the champions league was simply unfathomable. yet for all of the spurs fans, the thousands that made their way here, this was never in doubt, although they really did it the hard way. # champions league. ..#. with hope and a smile, they came in their thousands — liverpool's stunning comeback had given them belief spurs would be facing them in the final. well, look at liverpool last night — done it, didn't they? can we do it, boys? easy, easy! if we was to get to the final, it would be the icing on the cake, and it is only one game, you know? we'll get through, we'll be there. madrid here we come! that was more than a tad optimistic. a frenzy of ajax flags quickly turned into a flurry of attacks. a frenzy of ajax flags quickly turned into a flurry of attacksm is in towards him. ajax's 19—year—old captain matthijs de ligt losing kieran trippier an

winner in the dying moments of the game, meant spurs progressed to the final where they'll face liverpool. the former tottenham player jermainejenas was in amsterdamu know a lot of the players who are there, now, you are mates with a lot of those players. and you say it's difficult to put into words. can you even begin to explain — tottenham in a champions league final, the year they move into their new stadium, and what it will mean for some of those players? well, ithink, you know, you look at certain players, alderweireld, and vertongan and eriksen, they've been at that football club for a long time, kind of developing themselves. and trying to get to the highest level, you know, at tottenham. i never... i don't think they ever thought or envisage they will be playing in a champions league final for tottenham and itjust shows how far the football club has come. the new stadium's one thing, but what's been happening on the pitch is another thing. and those players have shown, you know, a remarkable level of belief, you know. for teams like liverpool, united, so on, they've been in champions league finals for years and their history is deep and i

tonight then it's the turn of tottenham. they travel to amsterdam to face ajax in their semi—final. spursup an all english final for the first time since 2008, and boss mauricio pochettino has hinted that he might have to leave the club if they go on to win the champions league. to win the champions league we need totte n ha m , to win the champions league we need tottenham, in this circumstance, this decision, may be a need to think a little, maybe to do something different in the future. for sure. ok. because to repeat this miracle... you know? what does he mean by that? england's final one day international series before the world cup begins at the oval this afternoon. they face pakistan in the first of a five matches with the world cup starting on home soil on the 30th of may. head coach trevor bayliss says that the squad is not set in stone. it was a really bad day for the british number ones at the madrid 0pen tennis. first, johanna konta was knocked out in straight sets by the world number three simona halep. this tournament is played on clay, so is seen of a good indicator of form

tonight it's the turn of tottenham — they travel to amsterdam to face ajax in the second leg of the other semifinal. spursochettino has hinted that he might have to leave the club if they go on to win the champions league. and we'll have all the build up to that match on sportsday on the bbc news channel at 6:30. then there's full match commentary on bbc radio five live from seven o'clock. england are naming their squad for this summer's women's world cup, and they're doing things a little differently. the announcement has been staggered throughout the morning with the names being announced on social media. captain steph houghton was the first to be confirmed by prince william. and the names keep coming... this is the lionesses twitter feed where the squad is being announced with the help of some famous faces. james corden, david beckham and actress emma watson amongst those getting involved. greg james from radio one is also there. england kick off their campaign against scotland on the ninthjune. all results are expected to be confirmed by midday today. and in the last half an hour, it's been announced

spurs have their work cut out against ajax in amsterdam next wednesday.. they take on a barca side who haven‘t lost at home in 31 champions league matches. bossjurgen klopp says they "will suffer" at the nou camp, but they‘ll have chances too. meanwhile, the club have condemned the behaviour of a man seen pushing people into the fountains in barcelona. two videos have been posted online, and the club say it‘s "totally u na cce pta ble". aaron ramsey has played his last match for arsenal. he‘s out for the rest of the season after injuring a hamstring in the europa league last month. ramsey‘s agreed to joinjuventus when his contract expires at the end of next month. mo farah has turned down a place in great britain‘s marathon team, for the world championships in doha this autumn, increasing speculation that he plans to make a return to the track. after finishing fifth in the london marathon on sunday, farah said his brain was "all over the place" and he‘s yet to decide which event to contest in qatar. he‘s won gold in the 10,000 metres at the last three wor

join liverpool in the final spurs will hope for their own comeback in the semifinal second leg in a few hours' time i aks lead by a goal and they have home advantage in amsterdam autonomy of never reached a european cup final while four time winners i.x. hoping for their first appearance in the final since one nine hundred ninety six. two russian international football is have been jailed for more than a year after assaulting people in moscow last october alexander corcoran of zen it sent petersburg on krasnodar. but was sentenced in a moscow court on wednesday they were convicted on hooliganism charges after being caught on video on a violent spree in the russian capital cochrane had been due to play in last summer's world cup before injury kept him out of. the top women's players are making lights work of things that tennis is madrid open third seeds moana how it cruised into the quarter finals needing just forty four minutes to beat victoria kuzma six love six love how it faces us the party in the last eight elsewhere topsy nomi of soccer not just five games against alexandra sustenance. i in the men's cane issue corey had a tougher time to reach the last s

comeback in as many days — spurs defy the odds and score a last gasp winner against ajax to set up an all—english champions league final. there were tears ofjoy in amsterdamm manager mauricio pochettino who called the performance a miracle. the stress of serving on the thin blue line — one in five police officers are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. we cannot win a war against water — the stark warning that some communities may have to move because of the threat of climate change. good morning from windsor stop you can see the castle resplendent in the sunshine. we are here for the 76th royal windsor horse show. the forecast for the uk today has rain and showers in it. the driest weather is likely to be in scotland in south—west england. more in 15 minutes. it's thursday may the ninth. our top story — a second incredible night of sporting drama. after liverpool ‘s heroics against barcelona on tuesday, tottenham staged their own stunning comeback with a winner goal in the 96th minute to beat ajax. it means the biggest game in european club football will be an all english affair for the first time in 11 years. john, it's been an amazing 48 hou

tottenham are in amsterdam to take on ajax — and perhaps they can take inspiration from liverpool. they're only 1—0 down from the first leg. spursompetition. we look forward to that tonight. indeed, now, let's talk about women's football and the world cup and the fa have chosen rather unique way of announcing who is in the squad. it's been incredibly innovative. the names have been revealed one by one on the lionesses twitter feed today, but the fa have asked celebrities to announce each name in a series of videos, starting with one of the most recognisable and the president of the fa, prince william. fittingly, he announced the captain steph houghton. no surprise at her inclusion there. and in fact, not that many surprises in the squad seletion. sadly, houghton's former city team—mate izzy christiansen doesn't make the squad after she was injured at the shebelieves cup in february. and the names kept coming. james corden, david beckham, actress emma watson, ian wright amongst those getting involved. the full squad is on the bbc sport website. england kick off their campaign against scotland on the 9thjune, and manager phil nevi