an impressive seven second half turnaround from castleford tigers saw them win 28—8 ina dramatic castlefordrd had trailed by 16 points at halftime but would back brilliantly in front of their home fans. this improvised try the important one that gave tigers the lead. they scored another to keep the pressure on the top two. we can remain in the bottom for. "4. a big win for sale —— sale sharks, as they beat harlequins. sale kept their lead thanks to the boot of mcginty. it was ladies‘ day of the grand national festival and today's feature entry, trained by willie mullins, coming home 20 lengths clear. it was not all good news, jockey barry garrity broke his leg and two horses died. england's charley hull is going well in the women's golf. she shot a second round of 69 to remain in contention at the ana inspirational major. that is all your support for now. it is looking like a mild weekend across it is looking like a mild weekend a cross m ost it is looking like a mild weekend across most parts of the uk but sunshine amounts will vary. eastern areas likely to be played by a lot of cloud and

huddersfield giants held on to beat castleford tigers in a thrilling super league game at thejohn smith'sum. castleford had edged ahead, but alex mellor went over to complete a hat trick of tries late on, and the hosts held on for a narrow 20—18 victory. there was a surprise in the sixth round of the challenge cup tonight, as championship side halifax beat super league london broncos 24—16. in the other match, hull kr knocked out leigh centurions — who sit a division below them. it finished 14—10 in that one. it's been a mixed day for england all—rounder ben stokes in his latest match playing for the rajasthan royals against the chennai super kings in the ipl. stokes made a quick 28 runs and then took a stunning catch off the bowling ofjofra archer as the super kings collapsed chasing their target of 152. beautiful catch there. the super kings had the last laugh, though. they needed three off the last ball — bowled by stokes — and new zealander mitchell sa ntner hit it for 6. great britain's claudia fragapane qualified for the floor final at the european gymnastics championships in poland

meanwhile castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south of france.sed to 37 points to 16 win. sam tomkins with one of them. that defeat means castleford slip down to fourth behind wakefield. catalans are sixth. boxer kash ali has been given a six—month ban and fined £10,000 for biting david price during their all—british heavyweight fight. ali had his boxing licence suspended and his fight purse withdrawn, after being disqualified in the fifth round of the bout in liverpool last month. he apologised after the fight, saying his behaviour was not a "true reflection of who i am". british cyclist teo geoghegan hart has won the first stage of his pro tour career, on the opening day of the tour of the alps. the team sky rider was front and centre of a select group into kufstein. he timed his sprint perfectly on the narrow streets to beat his teammate chris froome, who finished 6th. trainer willie mullins claimed a first irish grand national victory as burrows saint took the win at fairyhouse. the 6—1 shot favourite, ridden byjockey ruby walsh, led at the f

meanwhile castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south of france.tleford slip down to fourth behind wakefield. catalans are sixth. boxer kash ali has been given a six—month ban there's a shock in the making at the world snooker championship in sheffield. 23 year old amateurjames cahill leads ronnie 0'sullivan 5—4 in their first round match. cahill is the first amateur to qualify for the event and gave an early signal of his intention as he took the first frame. the world number one fought back but has looked as if his mind is elsewhere at times and has made plenty of mistakes. cahill has created plenty of opportunities and already appears to feel at home in the crucible. he'll return to the table tomorrow with a 5 frames to 4 lead in a best of 19 contest. three times champion mark selby is having a real battle with china's zhao xintong. he has won ten frames to seven. higgins is looking to make it third time lucky after losing the last two finals of the crucible. are subject —— sucha finals of the crucible. are subject —— such a tough game. mark lef

wigan warriors have beaten castleford tigers — in a close contest in super league. 6—4 the home sidetry of the match. the victory moves wigan up to eighth. there was success for great britain's women in their first home game in hockey‘s new pro league. they beat the usa 2—1 after it went to a shoot out in london — to earn a bonus point after the match had finished 1—1. dutchman robin frijns is the new leader in this season's formula e championship. he won the paris e—prix to move top of the standings. it's frijns' first formula e race victory and means there have been eight different winners in the eight races so far. to formula 1 now and there was drama in baku, ahead of the azerbaijan grand prix as valtteri bottas led a mercedes one—two in qualifying. but ferrari's charles leclerc pushed too hard and paid the price. jenny gow is there and can tell us more. the sun has set here in baku and what a crazy qualifying session. it was bottas and mercedes who ended up in proposition but all eyes were drawn to the headline of leclerc, the young ferrari driver desperately trying to use a seb

meanwhile, castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south of france. defeat means castleford slip down to fourth, behind wakefield, catalans are sixth. trainer willie mullins claimed a first irish grand national victory, as burrows saint took the win at fairyhouse. the 6—1 shot favourite, ridden byjockey ruby walsh, led at the final fence and had enough to hold off two of mullins' other horses in isle—of—hope—n—dreams and acapella bourgeois. mullins' historic win comes just a month after winning his first cheltenham gold cup. it is still too— one chelsea against burnley, 20 minutes gone in that match. —— 2—1. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. thank you very much indeed, gavin. friends of the young journalist who was shot dead last week in londonderry have daubed paint on an office used by political groups linked to dissident republicans. lyra mckee was killed while covering a riot involving dissident republicans on thursday night. mark simpson reports. the protest was by friends of lyra mckee. this buil

third placed castleford tigers look like they're heading for defeat in the south of france.s one. trainer willie mullins claimed a first irish grand national victory as burrows saint took the win at fairyhose. the 6—1 shot favourite, ridden by jockey ruby walsh, led at the final fence and had enough to hold off two of mullins other horses in isle—of—hope—n—dreams and acapella bourgeois. mullins' historic win comes just a month after winning his first cheltenham gold cup. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. thanks for watching. we will see later on. good evening, it really has been the perfect easter break, hasn't it? 0nce perfect easter break, hasn't it? once again we have seen records broken. the warmest easter weekend across the uk. looking at 25 celsius. there were a few showers in the southwest by the end of the day and they will linger first thing on tuesday. affecting south wales as well. a breeze that is going to drag some cloud across the country. it is a little bit cooler on the exposed coast. it is all changed on wednesday with these

for the warriors, against his former side. an incredible second—half turnaround next when the castleford tigerse, but they fought back brilliantly, in front of their home fans and went in front, thanks to, tuoyo egodo. so they keep up, the pressure on the top two, while wigan remain in the bottom four. elsewhere there were wins for wakefield, and warrington, who stay top. great britain's charley hull remains in contention at the first women's major in the air in california. a second round of 69 to finish on three under par. south korea's in—kyung kim, leads the event on eight under. this is the culmination of a penalty shoot out in hockey. normally you just hit the bullet in. and the south korean captain lee nam—youg dribbles the ball up before wow, lifting the ball up on his stick then flicking it up and in over the head of the indian goalkeeper as south korea clinched the title for the third time. idid not i did not think you would be allowed to do that. you can. a brilliant skill. want to try in the park later. it's the mixed gender sport, that's played in 70 countries around the world. korf

wigan warriors beat castleford tigers in super league to move up to eighth.ks continue at the world snooker championship with three—time champion mark selby out in the second round. gary wilson, who is a former taxi driver, won by 13 frames to ten in sheffield. this break of 92 sealing the win in style. it's the second time the qualifier has knocked out a seed in this tournament. he'll meet either ali carter or china'sjo yoo long in the quarter—final. the defending champion mark williams also out, another big upset. he was beaten by 13 frames to 9 by david gilbert. williams was in hospital on friday after suffering from chest pains. what a story forjockey bryony frost who made a winning return after breaking her collarbone last month. she suffered the injury four days after becoming the first woman to ride a grade 0ne winner over jumps at cheltenham, but returned in style — riding black corton to victory at sandown on the final day of the national hunt season. there was success for great britain's women in their first home game in hockey‘s new pro league. the

meanwhile, castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat.g david price during their all—british heavyweight fight. -- £10,000. ali had his boxing licence suspended and his fight purse withdrawn after being disqualified in the fifth round of the bout in liverpool last month. he apologised after the fight, saying his behaviour was not a "true reflection of who i am". trainer willie mullins claimed a first irish grand national victory as burrows saint took the win at fairyhouse. the 6—1 shot favourite, ridden byjockey ruby walsh, led at the final fence and had enough to hold on for victory. mullins' historic win comes just a month after winning his first cheltenham gold cup. and finally, it was all about team usa. in the finals of the world indoor skydiving championships, as they won three gold medals, including one for the 12 and 13—year—old siblings noah and kayleigh wittenburg, who took the title in the dynamic 2—way 0pen. have we seen them before? we have seen have we seen them before? we have seen them before. they are incredible. 12 and 1

was a cracking game in the super league last night, as the huddersfield giants held on to beat castleford tigers side, leeds. there was a great return to competition for great britain's claudia fragapane at the european gymnastics championships. she has had a tough year after snapping her achilles just before the commonwealth games. but she looked somewhere near her best in poland as she posted the leading score on her way to the floor final. 0h oh my gosh, i am so excited to be here and i was so nervous going up there but i feel a bit emotional seeing everything that has happened last year and then coming in and doing a big floor routine and mailing it, i am doing a big floor routine and mailing it, iam really, really happy. have you played rugby at all? no. nor was i a kicker, actually. what did you do? it is a good question. that is why he is here. take a look at this, this is really, really impressive. this is bath's freddie burns with a double kick. it might take you a few looks to see exactly what he's done. one ball on top of the other, the bottom one goes over the posts first, then the s