warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league after a hard fought 26 1a victory over castlefordm ben currie sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens who play on sunday. this tripe and ben kay keeping them second. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league after a hard fought 26 1a victory over castleford. this try from ben currie sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens who play on sunday. in the evenings other games, wakefield are up to third after a narrow victory at huddersfield. hull f.c‘s inconsistent season continues with defeat to catalans and salford beat leeds rhinos 2816. now for a quick round up of today's other sports news. bolton's rearranged championship game against brentford planned for next tuesday will now not take place. brentford will instead get three points for a one zero win. the match was supposed to take place last saturday but was called off as players refused to play over unpaid wages. johanna konta has reached the first clay court final of her career

the score is currently st helens 36, castleford 1a.s extra and via the bbc sport website. england's bronte law is still in the running for her first career lpga title. she shares the lead at the pure silk championship in virginia with japan's nasa hataoka heading into today's final round. at one point, it looked like she'd be returning to the clubhouse a shot behind, but managed to birdie the 18th — her sixth in a round that also included two bogeys. 20 years on from that famous treble—winning season, manchester united have beaten bayern munich again today. the likes of david beckham, paul scholes and peter schmeichel were all on show while sir alex ferguson took charge of the team to commemorate theirfamous win in barcelona. united won 5—0, and you can guess who managed to get on the scoresheet — the man who scored the winner back in ‘99, and current united boss, ole gunnar solskjaer opening the scoring. beckham got his goal in front of the stretford end on 90 minutes, while dwight yorke, nicky butt and louis saha got the other goals.

he was sacked last year by former club side castleford following a positive test for cocaine use beforeining wigan. he's since been banned for drink driving and he admits his experiences with castleford made him question his career. through the trouble is i was causing for myself and being a professional sportsman, the spotlight is on you, and all the backlog i was getting off of that, i was thinking, i don't think this is for me, and after the first few weeks, i just thought, i will not play. that will end my troubles. but now i know it doesn't work like that. i have gone away from the game and focused on myself and sorted a lot of things out and that has brought my love for the game back even more and i realise how fortu nate game back even more and i realise how fortunate i am to be in this position so i will not take it for granted again. scottish hammer thrower mark dry has been provisionally suspended by uk anti—doping after being charged with "tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control". he's understood to have violated the whereabouts system, where athletes

castleford tigers ended a four—game losing run and moved up to third in the super league table with atries at headingley, this the pick of the bunch from jake trueman against their yorkshire rivals. leeds have now lost four of their last five matches, including a challenge cup loss to bradford. for the second year running, the lawn tennis association has announced a massive financial loss — £8.8 million this year — that they blame on a downturn in the global market affecting their investments. they continue to invest plenty of time and effort in widening their participation levels, and this year, were the first governing body to sign sport england's charter, which aims to tackle the barriers that people from disadvantaged and bame communities face in accessing sport. rhia chohan reports. history, tradition. in the quintessential british country garden. it is often what tennis brings to mind. but the sports brand is not always the most diverse. in britain, our major events are held in affluent areas, wimbledon, kensington, edgbaston, so you would be forgiven for thinking this is still

leaders st helens taking on castleford. the score is currently st helens 20, castleford six.d at the pure silk championship in virginia with japan's nasa hataoka heading into today's final round. at one point, it looked like she'd be returning to the clubhouse a shot behind, but managed to birdie the 18th — her sixth in a round that also included two bogeys. 20 years on from that famous treble—winning season, manchester united have beaten bayern munich again today. the likes of david beckham, paul scholes and peter schmeichel were all on show while sir alex ferguson took charge of the team to commemorate theirfamous win in barcelona. united won 5—0, and you can guess who managed to get on the scoresheet — the man who scored the winner back in ‘99, and current united boss, ole gunnar solskjaer opening the scoring. beckham got his goal in front of the stretford end on 90 minutes, while dwight yorke, nicky butt and louis saha got the other goals. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more at 7:30pm. next up, it's click. welcome to london's piccadilly circus, one of the busiest j

castleford tigers ended a four—game losing run and moved up to third in the super league table with ae pick of the bunch from jake trueman against their yorkshire rivals. leeds have now lost four of their last five matches, including a challenge cup loss to bradford. formula 1 is in talks to hold a race in morocco. the last grand prix to be staged there was in 1958, when stirling moss won in casablanca. africa last hosted a race in south africa in 1993. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including news that nick kyrgios has been fined almost £47,000 after he forfeited his second—round match at the italian open, following an outburst of anger. you can see the video as well on the website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. good evening. it has been largely settled but things are about to change with more u nsettled things are about to change with more unsettled weather on the clouds. a deep end of the temperature with the arrival of a few showers. a weak front moving in from the east bringing more cloud for the remainder of tonight and a

halifax and wakefield will bejoined by hull fc — who overcame castleford tigers 28-12.nocked—out of the madrid open in the quarter—finals, beaten by dominic thiem, who had to come from a set down and save match points to end federer‘s clay—court return. the austrian won it 3—6, 7—6, 6—4 to set—up a meeting with world number one novak djokovic in the semi—finals. rafa nadal will play stefanos tsitsipas in the other semi. it's after the five time champion in madrid beat stan wawrinka in straight sets meanwhile in the women's event, simona halep is still no course to re—take the world number one spot. she's through to the final in madrid after beating belinda bencic. she'll play kiki bertens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the new world number one. that's all the sport for now. it is an improving picture through this weekend with high—pressure building killing a lot of the showers and produce more sunshine. gradually the temperatures will rise but we're not expecting a heat wave. but it will feel better than it has done of late. rain clearing from southern part

super league leaders st helens restored their six—point cushion with a comfortable win over castleforde match, as they reached double figures in under 20 minutes. they were never really threatened as they won 26—13. wins for leeds and hull kr. some bad news for ireland's rugby union world cup hopes — their back row forward sean o'brien has been ruled out of the tournament. he's set to be sidelined for up to six months recovering from a hip injury. in a statement released by his club leinster earlier today, they said o'brien will have surgery "in the next few weeks". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. government sources have told bbc news, there have been serious expressions of interest from buyers for british steel, 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

have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—14 victory over castlefordone beat the australian fourth seed, ajla tomel—yanovic in straight sets. konta hasn't won a tournament for two years and has dropped to 47 in the world. it's the sport that involves doing wacky races on horse back and this week it's one of the highlights of the mounted games calendar, when the home nations battle it out for the title at the royal windsor horse show. i went along to warwickshire to see what's involved in the mounted games. and they're off. and back on again. the agility needed in the mounted games which has been testing the skills of young riders since the 1950s. there is more imagination on display here than at the grand nationals. come on, come on, get over those steppingstones. the mounted games were started in 1956 by prince philip the duke of edinburgh to create a fun competition for ordinary kids with ordinary ponies now the 250 mounted games clubs across the uk. it's a great combination of the fund sports, the silly sorts in the spectacular stunt racing all the

he says his experienes with castleford made him question his career.sportsman, the spotlight is on you, and the battle of getting off of that, i don't think this is for me, and for the first few weeks, ijust thought, i will not play. that will end my troubles. but now i know it doesn't work like that. i needed to focus on myself and sought a lot of things out. that hasjust got my love for the game back even more and i realised how fortunate i am to be in this position sol i realised how fortunate i am to be in this position so i am not taking it for granted again. football fans often wonder who a referee supports when their team is on the end of a decision they don't like. well, we've been left in no doubt about premier league official mike dean's allegiance. as tranmere rovers overcame forest green rovers to reach the league two play—off final, thanks to james norwood's crucial goal, who should appear among the fans celebrating the win but mr dean, there in the middle of your shot, standing on a barrier and punching the air in delight. that's all the

have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—1a victory over castlefordt helens. wakefield are up to third with a win over huddersfield. victories too for catala ns and salford. britain's lizzie danan, finished in the pack, on the opening stage of the women's tour de yorkshire. the former world champion, was racing in britain, for the first time since the birth of her daughter. the stage was won by dutch rider lorena veeb. britain's lizzy banks claimed the queen of the mountains jersey. rick zabel, won the second stage of the mens race the german taking the sprint finish in bee—dale. chris lawless was the top briton claiming third for team ineos. the race finishes in leeds tomorrow. meanwhile... geraint thomas — in the black and blue jersey — narrowly missed out, on taking stage three of the tour de romandie. he was one of the leaders, going into the uphill finish, but a near miss with another rider, meant he lost momentum...france's meant he lost momentum, france's davide gaudu, took his first world tour win. johanna konta has reached, the first clay cou

have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—14 victory over castlefordd with a win over huddersfield. victories too for catala ns and salford. britain's lizzie daynan, finished in the pack, on the opening stage of the women's tour de yorkshire. the former world champion was racing in britain for the first time since the birth of her daughter. the stage was won by dutch rider lorena viebes. britain's lizzy banks claimed the queen of the mountains jersey. rick zabel won the second stage of the mens race the german taking the sprint finish in bedale. chris lawless was the top briton claiming third for team ineos. the race finishes in leeds on sunday. meanwhile, geraint thomas — in the black and blue jersey — narrowly missed out on taking stage three of the tour de romandie. he was one of the leaders going into the uphill finish but went backwards after a near—miss with another rider. france's david gaudu took his first world tour win. johanna konta has reached the first clay court final of her career, at the morocco open in rabat. the british number one bea

already through to the quarter—finals are halifax and wakefield — and hull, who eased past castlefordsouthport, and leads on 12 under par, ahead of compatriot ross fisher — and sweden‘s niklas lemke, who came close to equalling the european record for consecutive birdies but felljust one short, with 8 in a row. there‘ll be no mouthwatering semi—final match—up in madrid, between novak djokovic and roger federer because the 20—time grand slam champion, was knocked out by dominic thiem. federer had match points, before losing in three sets. rafa nadal will play stefanos tsitsipas in the other semi—final. and simona halep, remains on course, to reclaim the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she‘ll play kiki bertens. victory would take her back above naomi 0saka, in the rankings. time now is 739. nearly 900 children, many of whom who were recruited as child soldiers have been released by a vigilante group in nigeria. the civilianjoint task force has been working with the country‘s military to fight the terrorist organisation boko haram. more than

halifax and wakefield are joined by hull, who eased past castleford tigers 28—12 in the all—superleague roger federer because the 20—time grand slam champion, was knocked out by dominic team. —— thiem. federer had match points, before losing in three sets. rafa nadal will play stefanos tsitsipas in the other semi—final. and simona halep, remains on course, to reclaim the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she'll play kiki bertens. victory would take her back above naomi 0saka, in the rankings. after a washout on wednesday, england will be hoping for sun in southampton today, for the second one—dayer against pakistan. james vince could press his case, for a world cup spot on his home ground, ifjason roy fails to recover from a stomach injury. first and foremost try and win the series and loco say, if i do get another opportunity try to stake my claim and do as well as i can. if i can end up in the world cup squad, that would be great. afghanistan won their world cup warm—up match against scotland, edging to a two—run victory in a rain—affected

already through to the quarterfinals are halifax and wakefield and hull, who eased past castleford tigerstan. james vince could press his case for a world cup spot on his home ground, ifjason roy fails to recover from a stomach injury. first and foremost try and win the series and, say, if i do get another opportunity try to stake my claim and do as well as i can. if i can end up in the world cup squad, that would be great. afghanistan won their world cup warm—up match against scotland, edging to a two run victory in a rain—affected one—dayer in edinburgh. that meant defeat for scotland‘s new coach shane burger in his first game in charge. the world cup starts at the end of this month. when it comes to british sporting success stories over the last decade, taekwondo is right up there. brits have won 0lympic and world championship gold medals in this korean martial art and this coming week, the world championships are coming to manchester. so i‘ve been to take a few kicks and punches from the british stars in training. britain‘s tae kwon do athletes standing taller than ever before, especi

league leaders st helens restored their six point cushion at the top with a comfortable win over castlefordax, as they reached double figures in under 20 minutes. cas did get on the board but never really threatened st helens as the leaders won by 36 points to 16. in the day's other games there were wins for leeds rhinos and hull kr over london broncos and salford respectively. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a former inspector at the care quality commission says a report into whorlton hall hospital, carried out nearly four years before bbc panorama revealed alleged abuse of patients with learning disabilities and autism, raised concerns about the unit, but was not published. ten care workers have been arrested in a police investigation. our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. whorlton hall hospital in county durham now stands empty following the allegations in the panorama programme that some staff were bullying and intimidating patients with learning disabilities or autism. the current owners, who took over injan

helens restored their six point cushion at the top of the super league with a comfortable win over castlefordrn munich, the two teams took to the field in a special charity game at old trafford.some familiar faces there — peter schmeichel, paul scholes and david beckham with sir alex ferguson taking charge of the team to commemorate their famous win in barcelona. united won 5—0 — and guess who managed to get on the scoresheet in the first few minutes. the man who scored the winner back in 99, and current united boss, ole gunnar solskjaer. beckham got his goal in the final minute, in front of the stretford end. they love that, don't they. it would have been so much fun to watch. i once drove around the monaco racetrack. i don't know whether you can do that anymore but years ago, there would have it all set up and i think it was immediately afterwards, you could pretend like you're in the race in your own car. was your car fast car you're driving around? race in your own car. was your car fast car you're driving around ?m was a renault five. you could do the thing where you are the tunnel, you