you can watch more from that on the bbc sport website.m—mate bradly sinden, 20, who claimed bronze at the last edition two years ago, is also assured of a medal after four impressive victories landed him a place in the 68kg semifinals. ice hockey now and over the next five days great britain play three games which will decide their future at the elite level of the world championship. after four successive defeats gb have tricky games against finland and slovakia coming up, they will have to win their final game against france on monday to stay up. so there is plenty at stake and with so many games there are lots of tired players and seth bennett has been to meet the two women who make sure the team is ready to play. this is a tiring business. most of these players are approaching 100 games this season. that means some very tired bodies, aching muscles, that needs to be treated. players are used to playing a lot of games with this is intense, in a short period of time. you get a lot of players, their legs, their backs are aching. it is a b

you can watch it all live on the bbc sport website.ipas, takes on world number one novak djokovic in the final of the madrid open this afternoon. he beat rafael nadal for the first time — and on clay, the spaniards favourite surface. he'd already defeated roger federer at this year's australian open and this was another huge win in his fledgling career. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including build—up to the spanish grand prix. i'll be back in the next hour. three football clubs have moved to distance themselves from the use of their club crest by supporters who belong to a street protest organisation called the democratic football lads alliance. adrian goldberg from 5 live investigates explained why. the dfla started life originally as being the football lads‘ alliance and they emerged after the terrorist attacks in manchester and london in 2017. there was then a split in the organisation. the fla still exists, but the larger group is the dfla, the democratic football lads alliance. what is in

the monaco grand prix gets underway in just under an hour‘s time — head to the bbc sport website for found evidence that the snapchat app has become what it calls a "haven" for sexual predators who target young people. the newspaper has uncovered thousands of reported cases involving the photo—messaging app since 2014. john mcmanus reports. snapchat has helped to revolutionise mobile communication. it is a simple idea — photos and videos sent between users are deleted once they have been viewed, very quickly. that tends to induce a carefree attitude, which means if you feel like sending your mate an embarrassing picture of them or you, well, the image will quickly disappear once it has been seen. that makes the app popular with teenagers. but the sunday times says there is a dark side to the craze for sending what are known as "snaps". it says data it obtained under freedom of information requests shows that police officers are handling about three child sexual exploitation cases every day, in which snapchat has played some kind of role, although it doesn‘t specify exactly what. users

and she is now commenting on the bbc sports website throughout.s: ireland back row forward sean o'brien has been ruled out of the rugby world cup, he'll be sidelined for up to six months recovering from hip surgery. in a statement released by leinster on sunday, o'brien will have surgery "in the next few weeks". italy's dario cataldo claimed his first giro d'italia stage win after beating mattia cattaneo in a sprint finish to stage 15. richard carapaz stretched his lead over primoz roglic in the overall standings after roglic lost a0 seconds changing a team—mate's bike before crashing on the final descent. britain's laura muir had to settle for bronze in the women's elite westminster mile. the race, which starts on the mall and finishes outside buckingham palace, was won by melissa courtney for the second year in a row. in the men's race, chris o'hare was pushed all the way by elliot giles as he claimed his third westminster mile crown. o'hare just failed to break the four minute—barrier after finishing the race in four minutes flat. staying with

charlton is also under way — no score yet, around 8 minutes gone — there's text commentary on the bbc sport15pm, it's warrington against wigan and that's live on bbc one. later on, huddersfield play st helens. championship side bradford are the latest side to reach the quarter—finals — they shocked leeds rhinos of the super league, winning by 24 points to 22. mikey wood among the try—scorers. it's the final day of the iaaf world relays injapan. great britain were in both the men and women's 4x400 metre finals, but both teams finished sixth. later on, gb‘s men will compete in the 4x100. the reigning champions ran the fastest time in the world this year in their qualifying heat — you can watch it live on the bbc sport website. one of tennis‘s most exciting young players, stefanos tsitsipas, takes on world number one novak djokovic in the final of the madrid open this afternoon. he beat rafael nadal for the first time — and on clay, the spaniards favourite surface. he'd already defeated roger federer at this year's australian open and this was another huge win in his fledgling career. that's a

don't forget bbc sport website, lots going on. indies is batting first. it is going along very nicely indeed. john campbell, one of them i think has hit a century. they are both approaching their century. matching each other shot for shot. had to century. they are both approaching their century. matching each other shot for shot. hightower website you can watch that match. for me, that is it. i am out of here. lucky you, i'm not far behind you. asda has been criticised for trying to push through changes to the contracts of thousands of its workers. more than 150 mps have signed a letter saying the new terms could leave employees worse off. asda says the move will bring the company in line with industry standards. campaigners are calling for an independent inquiry into what's known as fii. it stands for fabricated or induced illness. it's where parents are accused of inventing their child's health condition — or deliberately making them poorly. it's a landscape which inspires adventure. and, for more than a0 years, the calvert trus

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.2,000 tickets have been sold for this evening's women's fa cup final between manchester city and west ham. city are one of the giants of the women's game and will be overwhelming favourites to lift the trophy for a second time. meanwhile, a possible west ham win has been described as a "fairytale". 0ur reporterjo currie is live at wembley. hi,jo. hi, jo. hello, mike. yes, we've got a wonderful weather today for what has become the pinnacle of the women's domestic season. i'm joined by former england and everton goalkeeper rachel brown. you won the fa cup in 2010, but it wasn't held at wembley. tell us what it's like for this current crop of players to play here. itjustifies where the women's game is now. we are hoping for 50,000 fans today, a record—breaking for 50,000 fans today, a record— breaking crowd, and for 50,000 fans today, a record—breaking crowd, and the fa cup final is always special, but to haveit cup final is always special, but to have it at an iconic stadium like this,

for now let us head back to the bbc sports centre.omorrow england will open the world cup in their match against south africa. they go into the tournament on home soil as favourites, which captain eoin morgan says hes happy about. their opponants south africa have been dealt a hefty blow however, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way against south africa. fear to see england do not have a great record in recent world cups. the last to admit four years ago they we re last to admit four years ago they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence around the team. they are the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes of jos impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny ba i rstow, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the lev

and you can follow the action on bbc2, the bbc sport website and app. er the next few days although things are turning colder. sunshine out there to be enjoyed. this is the view, beautiful bluebells taken by one of our weather watchers. the rest of the weekend, although we have a rest of the weekend, although we havea dip rest of the weekend, although we have a dip in temperature on the way, it will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. the brisk wins that we have out there today will be gradually easing through sunday and interbank holiday monday. most of the showers today are in the east, so for central and eastern parts of england, heavy showers, eastern and southern scotla nd showers, eastern and southern scotland also seeing some showers, which are falling as snow every highest ground. sunshine returning to northern scotland as we move into the afternoon. winds will be gusting over 45—50 mph, especially strong around these exposed eastern coast where we have heavy showers mixed with blustery hail, the odd rumble of thunder. it is quite blu

there's text commentary on the bbc sport website.bronze medal in the ax100m nethaneel mitchell—bla ke anchored the team, and caught china to secure third place. the british quartet ran a world leading time yesterday, but it was beaten today by the gold medal winners, brazil. gb will be looking to retain their world championship relay title in doha later this year. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including build—up to the spanish grand prix — and the website will also have audio commentary — the race starts at ten past two. the annual list of the richest people in britain is out — and it reveals that there's now a record 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth of £525 billion, and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sunday times. john mcmanus reports. if you woke up this morning to find that once again you haven't made it onto the sunday times rich list, well, don't be too envious. the very well—heeled can af

slovakia this afternoon — there's commentary from 315pm on radio 5 live sports extra, as well as the bbc sporthe sport — and they'll also face powerhouse nations the usa and canada later in the tournament. i don't think we have any worry or any pressure, i think we just have to keep together, keep getting better each game, using each game to be that little bit faster, that little bit quicker in decisions, and learning as we go. that is the most important thing because we have never been at this level. that's all the sport for now but there's coverage of third practice ahead of the spanish grand prix on the bbc sport website. now it's time for the weather. it has been a very turbulent weight, lots of heavy showers and much—needed rain for many because it has been so dry. not great news when i say high pressure is moving in and setting down the weather but it means we will see more sunshine and more dry weatherfor means we will see more sunshine and more dry weather for the weekend, but with the high pressure establishing itself for the next 11—5 days there won't be much rain, but that does not

he can watch that on the bbc sport website if you wish. and it can be life—changing for sufferers, causing them anxiety and depression. a lack of awareness means some aren't getting the treatment they need in time, which can make things worse, that's according to the charity, facial palsy uk. geraint thomas has more. people have called me a freak, sloth, after goonies, ugly, tramp. claire will always remember christmas 2003. it's the night, she says, that stole her smile. she woke up the following day with bell's palsy. 15 years later she still has a weakness of the muscles of the right side of her face, which can be painfulfor her. some days i can't open my eyes. some days i slur when i speak. i dribble when i drink. i try to act like it doesn't bother me, but it's your face. if you have spot on your face it's ten times worse for you than it is to everyone else. it's not life—threatening, but it is life changing. claire's been frustrated with her treatment, having been wrongly referred to in ear, nose and throat specialists on numerous oc

you can follow them live on the bbc sport website. you can follow them on the bbc sport website.emergence of a video in which the emergence of a video in which the leader of the far right freedom party apparently promised public contracts in exchange for campaign support before the general election two years ago. he complains he is the victim of political targeting. a man has died after a fight in a street in rochdale last night. he's believed to be in his early twenties. greater manchester police say a woman, who's 25, has been arrested in connection with the murder investigation. the final of the 64th eurovision song contest takes place in tel aviv this evening, following israel's win last year. eurovision is one of the world's longest—running tv talent shows, and the biggest. this year dozens of artists have called for a boycott because of israel's treatment of the occupied palestinian territories. our arts correspondent david sillitto is in tel aviv. the organisers always describe eurovision as essentially a celebration of inclusivity, diversity and being very nonpolitical, a

i will have the rest of the day's sports news from the bbc sport centre, including kyle edmund's frenchjury. a knee problem forces him to quit during his second round match in paris. liverpool's virgil van dijk tells the bbc he would spot all his individual accolades for victory in the champions league final against tottenham on saturday. we will be live to madrid. and katie taylor prepares for a potentially career defining fight at new york's madison square garden. career defining fight at new york's madison square gardenlj career defining fight at new york's madison square garden. i have always wa nted madison square garden. i have always wanted to make history in the sport and cement my legacy and i have a chance to do that on saturday night. so the 12 cricket world cup is under way and it started here at the oval. injusta way and it started here at the oval. injust a few way and it started here at the oval. in just a few moments, we will show you how england beat south africa by 104 runs, but before that let's take a look at the format of the competition, because it slightly unusual

now on bbc news sport today.and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: brooks koepka has won his second pga championship ina row, but it was a far from convincing final round. vincent kompa ny ventures into management — the man city captain becomes player—manager at boyhood club anderlecht in belgium. and rafa nadal passes his toughest test before the french open, with victory over world number one novak djokovic in rome. welcome to the programme. brooks koepka successfully defended his pga championship title on sunday, finishing two shots clear of dustin johnson on eight—under—par, despite carding a four—over—par final round 7a, in testing conditions at bethpage black course. paul frostick was watching. it was supposed to be a comfortable march to victory for brooks koepka but there was still room for drama during sunday's final round. the man chasing him was justin during sunday's final round. the man chasing him wasjustin dunstan, the 7/ advantage at the beginning of p

now on bbc news, sport today.s is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal will start his french open defence against a qualifier after the draw was made in paris on thursday. cesare benedetti won stage 12 of the giro d'italia, while slovenian jan polanc takes the overall race lead. and hosts england name their squad of 12 for the netball world cup which gets underway injuly. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that the draw for the french open was made on thursday. the second of the year's grand slams gets underway in paris on sunday. the defending men's champion rafael nadal — who's seeded to meet the world number one novak djokovic in the final — is due to play qualifiers in the first two rounds. the reigning women's champion simona halep starts out against australia's ajla tomljanovic, while the world number 0ne naomi 0saka could play a grand slam winner as early as round 2. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller has more. 0saka has won

now on bbc news: sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.it late, but holders kashima antlers squeeze through to the last 16 of the asian champions league. and australia's caleb ewan claims a second win at this year's giro d'italia, taking stage 11 in a frenetic finish. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that plans to expand the 2022 world cup to 48 teams have been abandoned by fifa, after a thorough and comprehensive consultation process. fifa president gianni infantino said last year the expansion from 32 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to the 2022 tournament, but the change would have required qatar to share hosting duties with other countries in the region. the 2026 world cup will still increase to 48 teams, though, as planned. 0ur football correspondent john murray has more. 0ver over two years ago, fifa voted unanimously to increase the number of teams at the

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good evening.e well placed to win the fifth and final one day match against pakistan at headingley and take the series 4—0. chasing a target of 352, pakistan slumped to 6 for 3 after three overs, with chris woakes taking the wickets. earlier, joe root and eoin morgan both hit half centuries for england. pakistan have recovered somewhat, and a few moments ago were 165 for 4 but they still need to score at around eight runs an over. kilmarnock scored a late winner against rangers to clinch third spot in the scottish premiership. they looked to be missing out with aberdeen beating hibernian, but three minutes from time, stephen o'donnell had his shirt pulled inside the penalty area. eamonn brophy rifled home the penalty to earn killie a 2—1win and their first season in europe since 2001. celtic rounded off another title winning campaign by beating hearts 2—1. mikeyjohnston bookended the scoring at celtic park. they're about to receive the trophy for the eighth straight season. manchester city captain

now on bbc news — sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.tico madrid with the french world cup winner likely heading to barcelona. a blast from the past — formula 1 returns to the netherlands, as the latest grand prix to be added to the calendar. and some surprises at the italian open in rome — not least nick kyrgios starting with an underarm serve. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news announced in the past couple of hours that antoine griezmann has confirmed he's leaving atletico madrid after five years at the club. it's understood spanish rival barcelona will pay the $135 million buyout clause. the french striker released this video on social media, produced by gerard pique's media company. speaking in spanish he said "it's been an incredible five years, thank you very much for everything." in his time at atletico he scored 133 goals in all competitions.

now on bbc news, sport today. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: defending champion brooks koepka leads by a stroke after the opening round of the pga championship in new york. meltdown in italy — nick kyrgios throws a chair on to the court, walks off and is then fined and forced to forfeit the 45 ranking points gained during the rome masters. and italy's fausto masnada claims victory on stage 6 of the giro d'italia, while his compatriot valerio conti seized the overall lead. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the golfing news that defending champion brooks koepka will take a one shot lead into friday's second round of the pga championship in new york.

now on bbc news, sport today.day, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: chelsea are the europa league champions, slamming four past arsenal in baku. rafa nadal eases into the third round of the french open in his quest for title number 12 at roland—garros. the cricket world cup gets underway in just a few hours' time, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. welcome to the programme. chelsea are the europa league champions. they beat arsenal, their london rivals 4—1. it was manager maurizio sarri's first major trophy in football, but a nightmare for arsenal in azerbaijan. sloppy defending and missed chances allowed chelsea to win in convincing fashion, and that means unai emery‘s side will have to settle for europa league football next season, and miss out on the champions league. 0ur correspondent 0lly foster is in baku for us. first impressions of this baku final words particularly good, hundreds upon hundreds of empty seats and a terrible atmosphere inside the 0lympic terrible at

now on bbc news, sport today.centre. coming up on this programme: arsenal's henrikh mkhitaryan is set to miss the europa league final overfears for his safety in azerbaijan. 2017 winners urawa red diamonds qualify for the last 16 of the asian champions league. and valerio conti still leads the giro d'italia, but stage 10 saw germany's pascal ackermann take a tumble that meant he missed out on a third stage win. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that arsenal midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan will not play in the europa league final against chelsea next week. it's understood the 30—year—old armenian feared for his safety on the pitch in the azerbaijan capital of baku. as a result of political tensions between azerbaijan and armenia, mkhitaryan has missed club matches played in azerbaijan in the past. it is bad

now on bbc news, sport today.s is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it took three sets but defending women's champion, simona halep, moves through to the second round of the french open. hats off as chelsea head coach, maurizio sarri, gets upset his team can't practice free kicks ahead of the europa league final against arsenal. and guilio ciccone overcomes the rain to take victory in stage 16 of the giro d'italia, as richard carapaz retains the race leader's pinkjersey. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from day three at the french open, in paris. after monday saw former australian open champion, caroline wozniacki, eliminated, it didn't get any easier for the big names at roland garros on tuesday. defending women's champion, simona halep, scraped through, as austin halewood reports. she may have been to the final three times before in paris but simona halep found it tough against australian, tomljanovic. after winning the opening set she l

now on bbc news sport today. sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: it is advantage ajax in the first leg of their champions league semi—final against tottenham. they take a one—goal lead, back to the netherlands for next week's second leg. we will be at the crucible with the latest from the quarter—finals of the world snooker championships. and, as part of our eye on india series, we travel to bellary, where olympic medals are on the agenda at the inspire sports institute. welcome to the programme. first to the champions league, 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 spurs at their 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

now on bbc news, sport today.the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: manchester city celebrate with their fans after bringing the premier league trophy home. they beat liverpool by one point to retain the title. the wait goes on for their rivals. no league crown since 1990, but a champions league final to look forward to. and novak djokovic wins another title, to draw level with rafael nadal for masters wins. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester city have held their nerve on the final day of the premier league season, and retained the title. pep guardiola's side won 4—1 at brighton to see off liverpool byjust a single point. they took the trophy back to manchester to celebrate with their fans. city end the campaign with a record i4 successive league victories, making it 32 in all, equalling the record they set last season. back—to—back is more and more difficult, so the first time last season was perfect, and congratulations liveable for this incre

now on bbc news, sport today.live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ajax wipe away their champions league disappointment, winning their 34th eredivisie title and first since 2014. tiger woods is ready to roar as the year's second major, the uspga championship, heads out in new york on thursday. and in terrible conditions pascal ackermann wins stage 5 of the giro d'italia — his second stage win of the year's first grand tour. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that ajax have won the dutch eredivisie for the 34th time. confirmation came on the last day of the season and helps wipe away the disappointment of losing out in the champions league semi—final last week. colm harrison has more. ajax went into the final round knowing that only a freak set of results would deny them the title and while it took a while to get going, the outcome was never in doubt after lasse schone scored after 37 minutes. the first of three goals in 30 minutes

now on bbc news, sport today.y, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: ‘four—midable' — manchester city parade their unprecedented trophy haul this year — as thousands of spectators line the streets. we've some spectacular action from the asian champions league — and we'll tell you who's through to the round of 16. and can the golden state warriors seal a place in the nba playoff finals for a 5th time in a row? we hear from their star player. thanks forjoining us on sport today.thousands of fans lined the streets as manchester city celebrated their stunning english domestic treble, with an open—top bus parade. pep guardiola's side became the first men's team — to claim an unprecedented domestic treble of the premier league, the fa cup and the league cup. our sports correspondent andy swiss was in manchester. well, it's been some party here for manchester city's players and fans to end what has been some season. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open—topped b

you can access it via the bbc sport website, app and connected tvs. used to chatting to their friends about football — but ask them to talk about their mental health and it's a trickier task. well, this morning a new campaign was launched by the duke of cambridge, which aims to use football to help end the stigma around mental health. and in a bbc documentary, prince william has teamed up with some former premier league players to highlight the issue. joe wilson reports. so, what do blokes talk about in the football changing room? how about this? suicide, for instance, is one of the highest killers of young men under the age of a5. and that's an appalling stat. the guys, there should be a turning point where we can really kind of maximise the reach and the potential of everyone involved. there are famous faces in dan walker's new bbc documentary, but also everyday men facing the everyday reality that mental health is fragile and sport can offer a solution. with regards to football and mental health recovery, it's notjust the game, it's the camaraderie

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.ht at anfield, liverpool qualify for the champions league final by putting four past barcelona. kim shin—wook‘s first half strike helps jeonbuk motors to a spot in the knockout stages of the asian champions league. and roger federer needs less than an hour to ease past richard gasquet in madrid — his first clay—court match for three years. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the astonishing news that liverpool have overturned a 3—0 first leg deficit against barcelona to win 4—0 at anfield and qualify for the champions league final. against all the oddsjurgen klopp's side became the first team to overturn a three—goal deficit in a champions league semi—final — and watching was our sports editor dan roan. one of the features of the season in the premier league and here is their resilience and they dug deeper than ever before to score the winner. quick thinking taking advantage of barcelona going to sleep on a set play and

now on bbc news, sport today.ay, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: a moment to remember on the opening day of the cricket world cup. ben stokes propels the host, england, off to a winning start. world number one naomi 0saka is given a scare on the way to sealing a place in the third round of the french open. and liverpool's virgil van dijk tells the bbc how much he would be prepared to sacrifice to win the champions league final. welcome to the programme. to the cricket world cup first, where england beat south africa by 104 runs in the opening match of the tournament at the oval in london. the hosts are under a bit of pressure to do well. they are on home turf and are favourites, and they didn't disappoint. patrick gearey was watching. world cup ‘s always begin with ceremony and choreography, but you can't plan everything. who could foresee south africa opening the bowling with aao —year—old leg spinner, nor this happening second bowl. jonny bairstow, zero. jason roy, one of england's b

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. now with the sportanks very much, clive. good evening. saracens are european champions for the third time in four years. they beat last year's winners, leinster, 20—10 in a close champions cup final in newcastle. patrick gearey reports from st james' park. in rugby, the final stretch can be the hardest. yet something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to this stage. a meeting of the game's biggest beasts. the toughest of all, the toughest to call. i feel that is too close. a match of even matches. they are unbeaten in this competition all season, they won this trophy two years in a row when leinster took it off them. these are the two dominant forces in european rugby. when two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows, but initially more bruises than points. it took until morrow tucci in the sin binfor it took until morrow tucci in the sin bin for leinster to battle a way through to the final furlong. the trial sparked sarries. sarries freed themselves from the claustrophobia. sarries wer

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre.d scottish premiership champions for the eighth successive time. a 3—0 win over aberdeen handing them a 50th league title. patrick gearey watched the match. on the day celtic could win their latest trophy, they paid tribute to two men who won their most famous one, two of their european cup winning side, billy mcneill and stevie chalmers, both passed away recently, and this one would be for them. a point against aberdeen was all they needed for the title but the dons were reluctant to give it to them. celtic knew they had got away with one and made good on that reprieve, up from the back was a defender with a strikers timing, mikael lustig. the rest was an extended lap of honour, jozo simunovic this time, the difference between celtic and the rest was illustrated by their third goalscorer, odsonne edouard was signed for £9 million, beyond the reach of any of their rivals. it was their eight in straight scottish title. i am very thrilled, taking great moments in your life and your caree

more on that story on the bbc sport website. big weekend of premier league football to come.now, and manchester city could be crowned champions on monday night if results go their way over the next few days. austin halewood's got more details. one of the fiercest title races in history that i can remember. it could actually be all over in the next few days, hard to believe. could actually be all over in the next few days, hard to believem is. it could all be over by monday night, because manchester city are the team and the driving seat and they could be crowned champions on monday. if you look at the table, we can see it here right at the top. manchester city are in the lead come a point ahead of liverpool, just the one point in that. so let's see weekend's fixtures. the people are away at newcastle on saturday in the late kick—off wall city host leicester in theirfinal late kick—off wall city host leicester in their final premier league season match at home. what are the permutations? if the ruble loose at newcastle and city beat leicester on monday night, city will be the

follow it all on the bbc sport website. we'll have more sport throughout the evening.—sex marriage in northern ireland. sara canning told the crowds gathered outside city hall for the rainbow rally that a law change would be a "win" for everyone. ms mckee, a 29—year—old journalist and author, was shot dead by dissident republicans as she observed rioting in londonderry last month. the differences made, and the rights not extended to same—sex couples is not acceptable. it is not fair, it is not right and it's an affront to us as individuals, as couples, as families. to our love, to our loved ones and our children, we pay our taxes. we are governed by the same law, we love deeply and we love dearly. should we not be afforded the same rights in marriage? the us has warned that commercial airliners flying over the persian gulf face a risk of being"misidentified" amid heightened tensions between washington and tehran. in recent days, the us has deployed warships to the gulf, and withdrawn diplomatic staff from iraq over what it describes as iranian threats. iran's foreign m

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.cation of theresa may's revised brexit withdrawal bill, which was due tomorrow. it will now be made public in the first week ofjune. meanwhile, downing street has appointed the treasury minister mel stride as commons leader, following andrea leadsom's resignation. she stood down from the cabinet yesterday, over the government's plans for brexit. our chief political correspondent vicki young has more. one vicki young has more. more do we know about me stride? one more do we know about mel stride? he has been given this job because of the resignation of andrea leadsom. he has previously been a minister, this is a potion for him though, he will be in the cabinet. he was a remainer, he was on that side of the arguments during the referendum. interestingly, he is the person behind the scenes he was running the unofficial leadership campaign of michael gove. this has all come about because andrea leadsom decided last night she could no longer stay in the cabinet because she felt she couldn't

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc 0n on bbc 0n bbc one, we will bejoined by the bbc one at hining in hampshire, where england's cricketers made a promising start, to the second one—day international at southampton. put into bat by pakistan, they reached 115 before losing their first wicket — johnnie bairstow out for 51. jason roy has also made a half—century. they're now 116 for 1 in the 20th of their 50 overs. you can follow text commentary on the bbc sport website, where there's also live coverage of ireland's tri—nations match against west indies. it will be a field of international stars, this evening, as two european giants meet in newcastle, in the final of rugby union's biggest club competititon, the champions cup. leinster are the defending champions and they're hoping to lift the trophy for a record fifth time. saracens have won all eight of their matches, in this competition coming into the final — and they're aiming for their third title in four years. we have a load of respect for leinster and the quality of the player that they have. it is stacked with british l

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. —day cup matches. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's get more on the news that school breaks in england have been getting shorter over the past 20 years as teachers try to pack more lessons into the day. researchers at university college london believe that it could have an impact on the wellbeing of pupils. children's social lives seem to have been curtailed as well, with fewer students than in 2006 reporting they had visited a friend's house after school. earlier on the victoria derbyshire programme, my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to child psychologist, sam wass, and david fisher, head teacher at kings langley school, with some of his students — that school is looking to cut breaks for pupils. when making a decision like this, we take into consideration the students, first and foremost, and then the staff. but also, our community. to put it into context, the school already has this day on a friday. speaking to all of those stakeholders, this day really works for them at our school. it a

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today. live from the bbc sport centre. next season. they blow a lead against huddersfield, to miss out on the top 4. tantrums for kyrgios — the australian makes a real racket in madrid, as he's beaten in the first round. and max homa wins the wells fargo championship for his first career pga tour victory. hello and thanks forjoining us. manchester united's hopes of competing in next seasons champions league are over after they failed to beat bottom club huddersfield on the penultimate matchday of the english premier league. 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s team will have to settle for europa league football next season after they drew 1—1 at the already relegated club. the terriers had managed just four points in their previous 23 games — but they earned a draw as isaac mbenza's first goal for the club levelled scott mctominay‘s first—half effort. the result means united can't catch either chelsea or tottenham and have only a slim chance of finishing above arsenal in fifth. we haven't deserved to be top four. we've chased the pack.

now it's been ‘change the game' week across bbc sport — where we've been focussing on women's sport,ite female athletes have to deal with. the american gymnast katelyn o—hashi was an internet sensation earlier this year with her ‘perfect io' routine but she's had her struggles, notjust with injury but also body image. she's been speaking to our correspondent, jo currie. it was the gymnastics routine that flipped the internet on its head. and injanuary, it turned us collegiate athlete, katelyn ohashi, into a viral sensation. it's crazy. the next day my phone kept going off, my twitter notifications and i looked and i had like 50,000 more followers than i had that morning. i had people screen shotting, celebrities posting the video. this is so crazy, i don't even know what's happening, but it's so amazing. but behind that smile, 0hashi has had a difficultjourney. quitting sport when she was younger, a lot of coaches told her she was too large to be a gymnast. despite being a rising star. i was told that i didn't look like a gymnast. i was told that i looked like i'd swallowed an elepha

it's also on the bbc sport website.tish premiership, and celtic have secured an eighth successive title with a convincing 3—0 win away at aberdeen. neil lennon's side are now two—thirds of the way towards a third consecutive clean sweep of domestic trophies after already lifting the league cup. patrick gearey reports. on the day celtic could win their latest trophy, they paid tribute to two men who won their most famous one. two of the european cup side billy mcneill and stevie chalmers passed away. this one would be for them. a point against aberdeen was all they needed for the title. but the dons were reluctant to give it. one they ought to have scored here. they made good on that reprieve was up up on the back was michael lustig, with a good strike. another cross, another header, the difference between celtic and the reds was it was treated by the third goal—scorer. he was signed for a club record £9 million beyond the reach of any of their rivals. and the manager had fulfilled his brief, and eight straight scottish

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.nder the age of 18. at present 16 and 17—year—olds get less than adults, with the labour leader, jeremy crobyn, saying society shouldn't be "discriminating against young people." but some business leaders warn there's a risk employers may decide not to employ as many younger workers in order to cut costs. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. how much should you pay a young person to work for you? 16 and 17—year—olds can be paid less than their older colleagues. today, jeremy corbyn said he would change that. workers should be rewarded fortheirwork, not theirage. equal rights for workers means just that, irrespective of age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. that would be a big change for small businesses like this cafe in north london. workers under the age of 18 are currently entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 per hour. just over half the amount of over 25. labour has a plan for a real living wage of £10 per hour and said that will extend to 16 and 17—year—olds, adding two

bbc two. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website...anchester united's failure to qualify for the champions league. i do more for you in the next hour. see you then. there's been a lull in hostilities between israeli forces and palestinian militants in the gaza strip after two days of worsening violence. over the weekend palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into israel during a protest against the blockade of gaza — prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. unconfirmed reports from a hamas tv station say a ceasefire has been agreed. there's been no word from israel. four israelis and more than twenty palestinians have been killed since the violence erupted. an 18—year—old man has been stabbed to death in south—east london. police were called to tiverton street in southwark yesterday evening after reports the victim was being chased by another man who then attacked him. he died in hospital shortly before 11.00pm. no arrests have been made. the united states is sending an aircraft carrier to the middle east as a warni

you can find the latest on the bbc sport website. thank you.ing the help they need , because health professionals often overlook their symptoms. the down‘s syndrome association warns that emotional symptoms — are sometimes written off as challenging behaviour — caused by a learning disability. jayne mccubbin has been to find out more. right, ladies. what do you all know about menopause? it's the change. the change. it's something what men don't have to go through. there's a reason it's been given to women — because we can cope. sorry, man in the room! i'm here to be abused — it's fine! this is the award—winning cafe leap in leeds. it's run for and by people with learning disabilities. but this session is to help women prepare and go through the change. feeling sad and tearful, depressed, forgetting things. you can get angry. i get quite tearful. you can get quite tearful sometimes. you've got lots of support here. we're all sisters. should we do a group hug? it's something, susan, every woman sat in this table is going to go through, sweetheart

bbc news. now with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. good evening.hird time in four years. they beat last year's winners leinster 20—10 in a tight game at stjames park. it took over half an hour for the first try. ireland prop tadhg furlong bundling over while saracens had a man in the sin bin. saracens hit back through scotland's sean maitland to level the scores at 10—all at the break. and after another very tight third quarter they pulled away — england's billy vunipola scoring as saracens held on to win. england's one day batsmen have been at their swashbuckling best — as they look set to beat pakistan in their latest international ahead of hosting the world cup this month. jos buttler hit a brilliant century offjust 50 balls in southampton. ben croucher has the story of the match so far. sit back and enjoy the soundtrack of the summer. also england hope, anyway. these matches against pakistan are designed to get the tea m pakistan are designed to get the team in tune ahead of the world cup. looks to be working. 87 from jason roy. get him out and

dharshini david, bbc news, southern germany. with all the sportrs have completed a 4—0 series win over pakistan. the 54 run victory came in their final one day international before the world cup starts later this month. patrick gearey reports. the next time you see england cricketers cross the boundary, they will be walking into the biggest tournament of their lives. they will be favourites for their home world cup. after four years in which they've notjust raised the ceiling of one—day batting, but at times, smashed the roof in. whether it's eoin morgan orjoe root, this is a team that seen scoring runs all over the place. today, they threatened another monumental total, but sometimes the higher you aim, the wobblier the foundations. after they went for 84, others followed. england stalled, and still scored 351. somehow. amid the exclamation marks, the questioh mark is around england's bowling. here's chris's answer. the first of three wickets in his first two overs, pakistan steadied themselves, but were then spun off course. this was cricket's e

you can follow the action on the bbc sport website, app and red button.of striking a deal with north korea, despite reports that pyongyang has carried out another missile test. kim jong—un is thought to have become frustrated with the united states' refusal to ease sanctions. the south korean government see it as both a worrying development and a breach of a military agreement between the north and the south. a plane with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into a river injacksonville, florida as it attempted to land during a thunderstorm. the chartered flight was carrying naval personnel from the us base at guantanamo bay — but none were seriously hurt. however, some pets are still on board the aircraft, while the authorities wait for inspectors to declare the aircraft safe to board. the commanding officer of the naval air station says the cause of the incident is yet to be determined. it's a miracle. i could have ended... we could be talking about a different story this evening. so i think there is a lot to say about the professionalism of the fol

i'm gavin ramjaun — with the latest from the bbc sports centre.ccessive champions league final, after the most sensational of comebacks. they were trailing by 3 goals to barcelona, the spanish champions, in their semi—final first leg. but against the odds, jurgen klopp's side won 4—0 at anfield — sending the fans home delirious — as liverpool knocked out the competition favourites in the most unlikely of circumstances. our sports editor, dan roan, was at the match. if ever liverpool needed enfield to roll to the rescue it was now. 3—0 down from the first leg, they knew to have any hope they had to score early but with two of the top three strikers, where would the goals come from? and filled erupting with a surge of belief. in a breathless first half, barcelona always threatened with what would always be a decisive away goal. messy a danger. an inspired introduction, the midfielder soon doubling his side's lead. and then just two minutes later as barcelona began to panic, adding another. three all on aggregate. liverpool rampant and enfield witnes

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. which was placed in compulsory liquidation on wednesday. but reports that the government has set a two week deadline for a sale, have been dismissed. it's understood uk as well as foreign firms, have made enquiries. earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to our business correspondent, katy austin — who said the only other option apart from somebody buying the company — is for the government to nationalise it. the insolvency of the company means 5,000 jobs are directly put at risk. and 3,000 of those are at scunthorpe, where there's that huge steelworks. otherjobs are also at risk in locations such as teesside and 20,000 others, potentially, in the supply chains. so there is a lot at stake here. british steel is still trading though while urgent effort going on behind the scenes to try and find a buyer. we do understand there has been a serious interest both domestically and from foreign quarters. so perhaps uk firms and some international firms might be interested in buying it. the sund

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin.win rugby union's champion's cup for the third time in four years. they came back from a losing position in the first half, producing a relentless performance at st james park in newcastle. patrick gearey reports in rugby, the final stretch can be the hardest. yet something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to the stage. the toughest of all, the toughest to call. i feel that is too close. a match of even matches. they are unbeaten in this competition all season, they won this trophy two years in a row when leicester took it off them. these are the two dominant forces in european rugby. when two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows, but initially more bruises than points. leinster battled away through until the final furlong. sarries freed themselves from the claustrophobia. sarries were level by the break. saracens' red army lumbered forward. no try but a penalty. 0wen farrell did the necessary. it was still so tight when leinster were struck by a bolt from billy —