for anthony crolla it will be difficult to keep his emotions in check.ack at the manchester arena when his 17—year—old cousin, thankfully unhurt, was a few feet from the explosion. along with other members of his family she will be ringside on saturday. there were a few family members there that horrible night and friends. it's their first time back at the arena. very fortunate to be back at the arena after everything that happened and i appreciate every single one of them coming out. fraud of them it's the first going back. matched by the mutual respect fighters after each other, and undoubted pedigree. former world champion, been a fantastic, anthony crolla has it all to do on saturday night, he's got an opportunity to go in there and claim himself a big scalp and bookings himself a big scalp and bookings himself a big scalp and bookings himself a world title shot. after losing his title, anthony crolla is desperate to give his home crowd something to cheer. i'm just happy to be back, i've missed it, i've missed being in there. one saturday night it'll

anthony crolla will wear his city bees emblem on his shorts.the manchester bombing on that horrible night. it's their first time back at the arena. i am fortunate to be back at the arena, certainly after everything that happened. i appreciate every single one of them who will come out to support. for a lot of people it's their first time back there after that horrible night. i'm very proud mancunian, it's the best arena in the world for me. but i can't box on those emotions. i have too sick to the plans set out for me. —— i have to stick to the plan set out for me. aside from the international football, there is a full programme of fixtures in league 1. defender tom broadbent was still officially in the army at the start of the season, but he joined in the army at the start of the season, but hejoined up in the army at the start of the season, but he joined up with bristol rovers at the start of the season after a trial. we found out more about his extraordinary journey. can we talk about more about afghanistan? the guys in your team wouldn't h

two former world boxing champions go head—to—head in manchester tonight with ricky facing anthony crollahot. there was no trash talking in the build—up. mutual respect between the fighters as they prepare for a contest neither man can afford to lose. i look at every fright as the most important of my career because if it goes wrong it scuppers your future plans. the winner will go back to where we both feel we belong, challenging for world titles. for the loser, you have to drop down a level, which none of us like doing. i have no plans on retiring just yet. i know what is on the line. but i'm confident i will come through it. and that is all the sport. john, thank you. we're going to update you on some breaking news coming into us at bbc news. it has been reported, and this is confirmed by the met police, that at 5:40pm officers in the area of buckingham palace had observed a woman climbing the front gates of the palace itself. she is believed to be in her 30s and she was quickly detained by officers before she gained access to the palace grounds. the statement says she was arrested on

former world champions go head to head tonight in manchester with scotland's ricky burns facing anthony crollang in the build up to this one. mutual respect between the two fighters as they prepare for a fight neither man can afford to lose. i look on every fight as the most important in your career, because if it goes wrong it can scupper your future plans. for the loser, you have to drop down a level, which none of us want to do. i don't fancy retiring just yet. but it's one of them, i know what's on the line, and i'm confident i'll come through it. chris eubankjunior is also in action tonight in his world boxing super series quarterfinal. the ibo super—middleweight champion faces avni yildirim in stuttgart. a win for eubank and he'll set up an all—british semi—final in the series against either george groves orjamie cox, who fight next week. tyrell hatton will take an five—shot lead into the final round of the alfred dunhill links in scotland. defending champion hatton was tied with compatriot tommy fleetwood overnight, but shot a fine seven under par round of 65 at kingsbarns today. his ro

manchester's anthony crolla has put himself in pole position for another shot at a world title, afterlla delighted the home fans by edging a tight contest with a unanimous decision on the judges‘ scorecards. and finally, some dramatic pictures from the tour of lombardy, in italy. 40km from the finish, belgian laurens de plus somehow managed to escape serious injury after this frightening crash. the 22—year—old was taken to hospital, and was said to be ok. his team confirmed he suffered no serious injuries. the race was won by italy's vincenzo nibali. yes, i mean, it does look like a slightly soft landing on the other side of that barrier once he has landed. and when you see him going over, you don't know what's on the other side. it brings back memories, there were problems at the olympics in brazil. yes, where it was really slippery. and they come down so fast down the descent. sunny and dry there, just maybe misjudged the corner. he is ok, all good. mental health staff in the uk are working in a powder keg environment, as assaults by patients soar, a bbc investigation has revealed.

manchester's anthony crolla has put himself in pole position for another shot at a world title aftercision on thejudges the tight contest with the unanimous decision on the judges scorecards. and finally some dramatic pictures from the tour of lombardy in italy. 40km from the finish, the belgian laurens de plus somehow managed to escape serious injury after this frightening crash. totally fine and up he gets after a bit of a role in the meadow. he's lucky there was a meadow to roll in! laughter that has still got to be pretty brutal, to go over that barrier like that. i don't know, at least he didn't hit the tarmac for anything! over the barrier onto some grass was along that road? just because he goes flying over after misjudging the corner. but he's fine! eye dropper land on the grass. thank you very much indeed. it is 8:42am almost. when leif bersweden was rejected by oxford university, he decided to embark on a gap year adventure with a difference. and a happy ending, it has to be said. leif wanted to be the first person to see all of the uk's 52 wild orchids in one season, and i