and once again, celtic delivered.rformance, these fans won't care about that, because their side have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mcglocklin, bbc news, hampden park. probably as emotional as i everfelt with this club, you will never see this again. it is, it's all about them. i had to whip them a little bit at half—time, because we didn't start off the first time. and then, after the heart's score, we needed the heart's to score before we really got our energy levels up, and oui’ urgency. really got our energy levels up, and our urgency. the response then was brilliant. i told you before the game the hearts wouldn't let us off hazy, and it was a very good final in terms of pressure, emotion, but they've done it. it shows you the labs relentlessness, being 1—0 down, we believe we can win the game to matter what happens. they threw the kitchen sink at us, and yet again, we held out, we finished well, we finished with what we needed. for us, it's phenomenal, forthe finished with what w

will it be a treble—treble for celtic? or will hearts spoil the bus parade plans?hearfrom both managers ahead of the scottish cup final at hampden. and gb hockey captain alex danson says a serious head injury has been the biggest challenge of her life. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're just days away from a home cricket world cup in which england are favourites. so the last thing they need is a broken finger in the camp — least of all to their captain eoin morgen. but that's what happened today as morgan sustained a small flake fracture to his left index finger. it's ruled him out of tomorrow's warm up game gainst australia but they're expecting him to be fit in time for england's first game of the tournament on thursday. joe wilson reports from the oval. it's never simple. friday at southampton became a scrutiny of eoin morgan's fingers. at this stage of the catching session he seemed ok but later the captain went to hospitalfor an x—ray. he's the embodiment of the new england. liam dawson, elsewhere in practise was exercising his spinning fingers, a late addi

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given.until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be offered the job on a permanent basis. it wasn't their best performance. these supporters won't care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. peter and mr desmond and a few others came into the shower area, and said they wanted to offer me the job, and it isjust a privilege. there's always an ambition to come back and manage celtic, i am so pleased that this has come, it takes a lot of hard work. i know people areafan a lot of hard work. i know people are a fan of the blue, but i am a professional. very dedicated to my job, and had two great years at hibs, andi job, and had two great years at hibs, and i believed in my own ability. england won their penultimate warm—up game ahead of the women's world cup. they beat denmark 2—0 in walsall. it was

neil lennon has been offered the celtic manager ‘sjob neil lennon has been offered the celtic managers job permanently after the completion of a historic triple triple. here is chris maclachlan. the 134th scottish cup final. for celtic, though, three was the magic number. their prize — a treble for the third year in a row. for the men in maroon, a single—single would do just fine. the first half was pretty much like the mid—may glasgow weather — all a little bit dull. hearts sat in to soak up what celtic could offer, and despite this edouard chance, the champions offered up very little. but, shortly after the break, the goal the game was crying out for. this could be a big moment. it could be a very, very big moment! first blood to the underdogs, but their lead didn't last long. celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given. edouard's leveller providing relief for those in green and white. it all got a little bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be offe

and once again, celtic delivered.mance, these fans won't ca re best performance, these fans won't care about that, because their side have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mcglocklin, bbc news, hampden park. yelm are probably the best i've ever felt in this club, you will never see this again. it's all about them, i had to whip them a bit at half—time, because we didn't start off the first half. and then, the score, we will come again, but we needed hearts to score before we really got our energy levels up, and oui’ urgency, really got our energy levels up, and our urgency, and then the response was brilliant. i told you before the game, the hearts wouldn't let us go off hazy, and as a very big fan, in terms of pressure, emotion, well, they've done it. it shows you the lads relentlessness. in 90 minutes, we are 1—0 down, we believe we are going to win the game to matter what happens, they could throw the kitchen sink at us, and yet again, we held out, we defended well, and we held out, w

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given.eveller providing relief for those in green and white. it all got a little bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be offered the celtic job on a permanent basis. it wasn't their best performance. these supporters won't care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble—treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. well done to them. it is 5:32 a.m.. brea kfast well done to them. it is 5:32 a.m.. breakfast is coming up at six a.m.. now on bbc news it's time to witness history — which this month features five stories from lgbt history to mark 50 years since the stonewall riots. hello and welcome to witness history with me, ben hunte. we are in new york with a special edition to mark lg bt york with a special edition to mark lgbt pride. today we have some extra ordinary moments in the past, coming up, told to us by the peo

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given. bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, so there was enough for neil lennon to be offered the celticjob on a permanent basis. it wasn't their best performance. these supporters won't care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. england's women won their penultimate warm—up match before the summer's world cup in france — beating denmark 2—0 in walsall. nikita parris got the england break through just before half—time, but it was a far from flawless performance from phil neville's side. jill scott added some gloss to the scoreline, but they were outplayed for long periods by denmark. england play a friendly against new zealand next week, before their world cup campaign starts on june 9th. we did take them camping on wednesday night and a public got one or two hours sleep, we took them on obstacle courses, we act

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given.eveller providing relief for those in green and white. it all got a little bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be offered the job on a permanent basis. it wasn't their best performance. these supporters won't care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble—treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the travel show, it's ladies‘ night in the atlas mountains. wejoin the historic cavalcade of pancho villa. and i'm stepping up to the plate in new york. i'll never be able to hit it that hard, but i'm going to give it my best shot. no pressure at all. well, there's a little bit of pressure. we're starting this week by heading off to morocco, tojoin a high country that's on trend. around the world, some tour companies have been reporting that bookings for women's only ad

so as in mcneill and chalmers' day, celtic reign supreme.ish football for some and of course for others concerned. can anyone catch them? so here's a check on todays scores. dundee are relegated after losing 1—0 at home to hamilton. that was dundee's tenth straight defeat. kilmarnock are up to third after beating hearts at tynecastle. the matches between motherwell and st mirren, and stjohnstone and livingston both ended ini—i draws. so here's confirmation of the table. champions celtic 12 points clear of their nearest rivals rangers who host hibernian tomorrow. dundee at the bottom. their relegation confirmed today. now for news on a big night ahead for premier league title chasing liverpool and a frustrating day for tottenham, here's holly. thanks, john. time is ticking in the premier league. and maybe the pressure is starting to show. earlier tottenham had the chance to seal a top four position and their place in next season's champions league but it all went very wrong for them at bournemouth. they lost to a late nathan ake goal after bo

so, as in billy mcneill and charmers' day, celtic reigned supreme. and charmers' day, celtic reignedn scottish football is a cause for admiration and for some others, because for concern. can anyone catch them? look away now if you dont want to know the results from the premier league today, where liverpool beat newcastle to take the closely fought title race to the final game of the season. they scored a late winner in their 3—2 victory to return to the top of the table. manchester city play leicester on monday, with the title set to be decided next weekend. earlier, cardiff city were relegated from the premier league. they had to beat crystal palace to avoid making an instant return to the championship, but lost 3—2. the result secures brighton's stay in the top flight. manchester city won the women's fa cup for the second time in three years, beating west ham at wembley. having missed out on the league title, the 3—0 win completes a domestic cup double. jo currie was there. wembley. it has been the scene of some fairytale finishes over the yea rs. west some fairytale finishes over

so as in mcneill and chalmers‘ day, celtic reign supreme.for some and of course for others concerned. can anyone catch them? certainly not now, can they? so here's a check on todays scores. dundee are relegated after losing one nil at home to hamilton. that was dundee‘s tenth straight defeat. kilmarnock are up to third after beating hearts at tynecastle. the matches between motherwell and st mirren, and stjohnstone and livingston both ended in 1—1 draws. so here's confirmation of the table. celtic 12 points clear of their nearest rivals rangers who host hibernian tomorrow. dundee at the bottom — their relegation confimed today. nobody able to catch celtic at the moment. we will have more news letterhead. but neal warnock‘s delegation for cardiff city. now for news on a big night ahead for premier league title chasing liverpool and relegation for neil warnock‘s cardiff here's holly cardiff have been relgated from the premier league after they were beaten comfortably by crystal palace. neil warnock‘s side needed a win to avoid going down. andr

our sports correspondent chris mclaughlin is at celtic park.cts. absolutely. emotional scenes inside st aloysius' church earlier. also emotional scenes here outside the stadium where billy mcneill made his name as a player and as a manager. thousands of fans you could probably see behind me have turned out to watch the service on the large screen here and to pay their respects to the funeral cortege that is expected here at any moment, coming down the front of celtic park. the family will spend some time at the billy mcneill statue that has become such a focal point for people to pay their respects since he died last week. billy mcneill the manager and former captain of this club always described celtic as a fairy tale. the fans know that for much of that very tail he was the hero. they are here to pay the final respects, to say theirfinal here to pay the final respects, to say their final farewell to the man they say is a hero of notjust scottish football but british football. thank you. the england team have started a packed summer of cricket

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given.odgy again until 10 minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. i victory, so there were an enough for neil lennon to be offered the celticjob on a permanent basis. it wasn‘t their best performance. the supporters won‘t care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. enjoy! there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome to bbc london news. i‘m charlotte franks. heathrow airport passengers could face a £15 surcharge if they arrive in an older, more polluting car. cells in the rain is been going to the evening or night as well, particularly in scotland, some heavier developing towards the west and northwest of northern ireland, seeing some rain coming back overnight pushing into its western parts of england and wales, later, remains dr

will it be a treble treble for celtic? or will hearts spoil the bus parade plans?tish cup final at hampden. gb hockey captain alex danson says the serious head injury she sustained has been the biggest challenge of her life. and just days before the cricket world ccup starts, odi captain eoin morgan is taken to hospital with a finger injury. hello and welcome to the programme. celtic have the chance to pull off an unprecedented domestic treble treble at the scottish cup final this weekend. but in their way stand hearts, and while they haven't beaten celtic yet this season — don't write them off. their manager, craig levin says they're going for the single single. kheredine idessane reports from hampden. walking out with the scottish cup at hampden, but only one of them gets to hold it on saturday. neil lennon is used to lifting silverware. this cup was his first trophy as a manager. fast forward eight years and he's just delivered manager. fast forward eight years and he'sjust delivered celtic‘s eight consecutive league title following brendan rodgers's surprise de

for celtic, three was the magic number. fourth yearin prize was a trouble for the fourth year ina prize was a trouble for the fourth year in a row. for the men in berlin, a single single would due. the first half was pretty much like the alaska weather, a little bit dull. hearts sat in two... despite this chance, the champions offered up... shortly after the break, the gold of the game was crying out for... first blood to the underdogs but the lead did not last long, celtic pushed and hearts tripped, the penalty given. edward's leveller providing relief for those in green tonight. it all got two with history in their sites, eduard once again made hampden park ruler. and enough for neil lennon to be offered the celticjob on a permanent basis. it was not their best performance, celtic have been about in the travel travel and chris mclaughlin, bbc news, at hampden park two england won the ultimate one up, beating denmark. the. the manager admitted he was bored at times. in a fortnight, west midlands and these are the greatest.

we have a recent test beating celtic —— history of beating celtic andl celtic —— history of beating celticpreparation and the la st and i feel the preparation and the last few weeks has gone well. england's women take on denmark in walsall later, in their penultimate warm—up match before the world cup in france. head coach phil neville said the starting line—ups for the final two friendlies will provide a good indication as to his starting eleven for their first game against scotland. he says his side will be ready for the pressure of france. we have not gone easy on them and let them cut corners because when it comes to nice the expectation we'd be on england to rebel trim and i wa nt be on england to rebel trim and i want the players to be prepared for that and if they go out there and enjoy themselves we will be happy and a force to be reckoned with. ferrari's charles leclerc was fastest in the final practice ahead of the monaco grand prix qualifiers. but he'll face a stewards‘ investigation for a speeding infringement while the virtual safety car was deployed. meanwhile, the race is on

celtic pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given.eller providing relief for those in green and white. it all got a little bit stodgy again until 10 minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made hampden roar. a victory, so there was enough for neil lennon to be offered the celticjob on a permanent basis. it wasn't their best performance. the supporters won't care about that, but celtic have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. you will never see this again. it is all about them. i had to whip them a little bit at half—time because we didn't start at the first half. i said if hearts scored, we would come again. we needed them to score before we got our urgency and the response was brilliant. i told you before the game hearts would not let us before the game hearts would not let us off easy. it was a very good final in terms of pressure. they have done it. tranmere are celebrating promotion to league one a year after returning to the football

so, as in mcneill and chalmers' day, celtic reign supreme.cause for admiration, for others, concern. can anyone catch them? patrick gearey, bbc news. that's it. we're back with the late news at 10.05pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good afternoon, i'm asad ahmad. in just over 2a hours, the muslim holy month of ramadan begins, hello, this is bbc news. now, police are stepping up security at mosques across the uk in response to fears that they could be targeted during ramadan, which begins this weekend. there's been concerns over safety amongst some in the muslim communities following the new zealand and sri lanka attacks. the bbc asian network's correspondent has more. from mosques across the country, the focus of this year's ramadan is on worshippers' safety as well as spirituality. for mosques like this and others across the country, ramadan is one of the most important and busiest times of the year. thousands of worshippers gatherfor year. thousands of worshippers gather for special prayers every single nig

it was also a first defeat in 16 games for celtic in the league.heir relegation from the scottish premiership. it comes a day after dundee ended a run of 10 consecutive defeats with a 1—0 win away to livingston. lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix — to re—take the lead in the drivers' championship. starting from second on the grid again, behind his mercedes team mate valteri bottas, hamilton managed to over—take him on the first bend in barcelona and he held on for the next 66 laps to take the full points. it's his third win of the season. bottas finished second, ahead of red bull's max verstappen, with ferrari's sebastien vettel in fourth. i wouldn't say that i was leading on my own, i think i obviously got my good start and then once i got ahead, it was just about having your head down and not looking back. really grateful for this incredible team thatjust continue to push the limits, bring some upgrades here this weekend which have really added to the car's performance and we know we are creating history day by day and weekend by weeke

celtics bush, hearts tripped, penalty given.tle bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, eduard once again delivered the goods. history, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be offered the job on a permanent basis. celtic have made world football history. the trouble trouble is there's —— treble treble. you will never see this again, it is all about them. i spoke to them a bit at halftime because we didn't turn up in the first half, then we needed parts to score before we really got our energy levels back, and the response from them was excellent. but hearts wouldn't let us excellent. but hearts wouldn't let us off easy and it was a very good final in terms of pressure, emotion, but they've done at. the climax of the league one campaign is upon us with sunderland set to face charlton athletic in the final match of the season to determine who will play in the championship next year. meanwhile, it's tranmere who move to league one after snatching a dramatic late winner in the league two

the 134th scottish cup final, that for celtic, three was the magic number.ther, all the little bit dull. soaked up what celtic could offer, despite this, the champions offered up very little. it wasn't great all around, actually, this chance sort of summed it up just before half—time. but shortly after the break, the goal of the game was crying out for, first blood to the underdogs. but their lead didn't last long, celtic pushed past, and a penalty was given, edward leveler, relief for those in green and white. all a little bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end, with history, henderson, edward, once again made hampden goal. his fans came along here hoping to see something special, and once again, celtic delivered. it wasn't their best performance, these fans won't care about that, because there team has made football history, the trouble trouble is theirs. england won their penultimate warm—up game ahead of next month's women's world cup. they beat denmark 2—nil in a friendly in walsall — but it was a far from perfect performance as manager phil

celtics with the first lead of the night. but doesn't last too long.pen up the second quarter on a 9-0 run of their own, capp off khris middleton's floater in the paint. milwaukee leads 52-39, just at the break. so, the third quarter, giannis antetokounmpo takes it coast to coast for the big an. giannis with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists. the bucks close out the celtics, 116-91 and await the winner of the toronto/philly series. t man, i got tell you, the bucks look so good. >> yeah, they do. >> that going to be tough moving forward. >> it is, indeed. all right, thank you, ♪ (vo) i know what you're thinking. electric, it's not for you. ant. you're probably righ ' electric just doesn't have enough range. it will never survive the winter. charging stations? good luck finding one of those. so, maybe an electric car isn't for you afteall. or, is it? ♪ >>> sure, there have been plenty of great players who have won the nba slam dunk coest, but they may have met their match. wait for it. juno the otter has learned to play some great ballt the oregon zoo. zo

celtic, of course, had swept away all in front of them domestically this season.mestically this season. in fact, how about this for a start? they have won their last 26 cup matches in a row. quite incredible. hearts will take some comfort from the fact they are one of the few sides to have beaten celtic domestically this season. the last time these two met in the scottish cup final was 1956, hearts winning tu- cup final was 1956, hearts winning tu— one in front of a crowd of 133,000. changed days, hundred and 50,000 are making their way in. the flags are ready, i'm told that fireworks are ready. will we see an historic triple treble or a scottish cup upset? not long to wait now. thank you very much. and, before we go, time to dig out your unionjack dresses, your tracksuits and leopard print because last night the spice girls returned to kick off their first arena tour in nearly a decade. baby, scary, ginger and sporty took to the stage, minus posh, for their first performance since 2012's opening ceremony of the london olympics. here's ben ando. scary, baby, ginge

so as in mcneill and chalmers' day, celtic reign supreme.rs concerned. can anyone catch them? now to one of the biggest occasions in the women's footballing calendar — the final of the fa cup. in the end, it was a comfortable 3—0 win for league giants manchester city over west ham— in what was their first season as a professional side. for city, redemption after missing out on the wsl title. goal scorer kiera walsh says it's a relief to end this season on a high. proud of the players, they have been exceptional all year, but it was off the back of last year where we didn't achieve what we set out to achieve it. for three quarters of the season, we were good, and then in the fa cup semifinal and the league, to be undefeated this year and you have two trophies and to be disappointed we didn't win the league? i am disappointed we didn't win the league? iam proud disappointed we didn't win the league? i am proud of the players, the staff, everybody involved. veteran four—time champion john higgins is through to the final of the world snooker cha

he says it‘s an honour to return to celtic park.k at the helm is a wonderfulfeeling, and one that i accept with great humility and understanding. and ambition. you know, obviously i am ambitious, and i want more success as possible for the club. legendary celtic striker harry hood has died at the age of 7a. the club has paid tribute, describing him as a celtic great. he made 310 appearances for the hoops between 1969 and ‘76, scoring 123 goals. he‘ll be remembered for scoring a hat—trick in an old firm game against rangers in 1973. coventry city say they have a groundshare venue and agreement in place for next season in case they are forced out of the ricoh arena. coventry owners sisu and rugby union club wasps — who own the stadium — are in talks over city staying at the ground, which is coventry‘s preferred option. but an ongoing legal case is causing problems with those negotiations, meaning the club‘s use of the stadium next season remains unclear. england‘s bronte law remains in the running for her first career lpga title at th

the club has paid tribute, describing him as a celtic great.'ll be remembered for scoring a hat—trick in an old firm game against rangers in 1973 and scoring the winning goal in the final of the 1971 scottish cup against rangers. staying with scottish football and st mirren and dundee united contest the premiership play off final laterfor the right to play in scotland's top flight next season. meanwhile, charlton face sunderland at wembley with the opportunity to secure a place in the english championship. sunderland managerjack ross isn't phased by the weight of expectation on his team. quite calm and focused, i don't know whether it is because we have been at wembley already this season. even this week, i've not sensed anything different about them. they are in a good place, but not any extra excitement, just really focused on trying to win the game this weekend. england'sjos buttler has played down injury concerns after his side were beaten by australia in yesterday's warm up game in southampton. england bowled and fielded well but lost mome

so as in mcneill and chalmers' day, celtic reign supreme.rs concerned. can anyone catch them? veteran four—time champion john higgins is through to the final of the world snooker championship for the eighth time after an epic final frame victory over david gilbert. higgins fought back from five frames down three times as he beat gilbert 17 frames to 16. gilbert had led 16—15 before higgins made a break of 139 to force a deciding frame. the scot then capitalised on a missed black by gilbert, sealing his spot in the final with a match—deciding break of 55. it's the third consecutive year higgins has made the final, having finished runner—up in each of the last two world championships. absolutely incredible. i was saying before we went out there, it was as if playing the semi final at wembley, isn't it? i thought, if playing the semi final at wembley, isn't it? ithought, he just kept that special for the final. when you're walking down the stairs, we have done it for the four sessions, and it added to the atmosphere. the atmosphere was incredib

the treble treble four celtic? and now winning the treble treble. three years in a row winning all three titles, it is unbelievable. and of all the places to be offered thejob and of all the places to be offered the job permanently, in and of all the places to be offered thejob permanently, in the and of all the places to be offered the job permanently, in the shower! you just wonder how that worked out. for a while it looked like hearts might spoil the party but celtic came back from a goal down to beat them 2—1. it's the third season running they've won all three domestic trophies, completing the treble treble. with more on their unprecedented achievement, here's chris mclaughlin. the first half was like the mid—may glasgow weather, all of it well. hearts soaked up what celtic could offer, and despite this attempt, they offered up very little. but finally, the goal the game was pouring out for. but shortly after, the goal the game was crying out for. first blood to the underdogs. but their lead didn't last long.

celtic are looking to make history this afternoon.y are going for their third treble in as many years when they face hearts in the scottish cup final at hampden park. good morning welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. spice girl fans get what they really, really want — as the band returns for their first tour in ten years. we all thought that it was coming up shortly. it's saturday, 25th may. our top story: the race to become the next conservative party leader has begun. theresa may has confirmed she will step down next month, meaning a new prime minister could be in place by the end ofjuly. in the last hour, the health secretary, matt hancock, has joined four current or former cabinet ministers by announcing he will stand in the conservative leadership contest. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. stepping out to acknowledge it's over. never easy to admit failure, least of all when so many are watching on. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female

playoffs and the milwaukee bucks have squared the series against the boston celtics yes that's gone but it was the standout player for the bucs with twenty nine points in front of a home crowd as they went on to win by twenty one the seven game series is now locks that one of peace with game three coming up on friday in boston elsewhere the golden state warriors beat the houston rockets to go to up in this series. is great. but i noticed your stay humble. gave three on the road now you know every game is going to get tougher and seven seven they keep playing. just one out and hope you get good three. well it's playoff time in the n.h.l. to show was the stuff this time as they shots he scored the first half of his career and leads him to victory i was with the colorado avalanche the final score was four two means the sharks now only two one in their western conference semifinal series in full is thursday. over in ohio the columbus blue jackets beat

it was decided by the rangers board not to have a guard of honour for celtic. league one play—off semi—final between doncaster and charlton is also under way — no score yet, around 8 minutes gone — there's text commentary on the bbc sport website. there are two games in rugby league's challenge cup today — at 2:15pm, 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 ope

celtic are just dominating at the moment.th consecutive title, it is just. .. they winning their sixth consecutive title, it isjust. .. they have the trouble trouble this time. the trouble trouble this time. the trouble trouble. it is unprecedented. —— treble treble.|j like the hearts manager saying he was going for the single single. celtic have the chance to claim an unprecedented domestic treble—treble in the scottish cup final at hampden this afternoon. they've already won the league cup and the premiership title and have won every scottish honour available for the past three seasons. but standing in the way title are hearts, who have not won a game since their semifinal victory over a month ago. hearts another obstacle, difficult obstacle hearts another obstacle, difficult o bsta cle we hearts another obstacle, difficult obstacle we have to overcome. i am wa ry obstacle we have to overcome. i am wary of everyone talking about ayes ha wary of everyone talking about ayesha hazarika and bus parades. we have got to play the

celtic are looking to make history this afternoon.ey're going for their third treble in as many years, when they face hearts in the scottish cup final at hampden park. spice girl fans get what they really, really want — as the band returns for their first tour in ten years. good morning. it is a largely warm and sunny start for this bank holiday weekend across much of southern and eastern england, but there as some cloud on outbreaks of rain in the north. it could be cool and disappointing. all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday the 25th may. our top story: more senior conservatives are expected to enter the race to become the next prime minister over the weekend after theresa may set out her timetable for departing downing street next month. four current or former cabinet ministers have already put their hat in the ring. mrs may had been under increasing pressure from both sides of her party over her handling of brexit as our political correspondent, jessica parker reports. stepping out to acknowledge it's over. never easy

celtic rounded off another title winning campaign by beating hearts 2—1.t celtic park. before they received the title there. british number one johanna konta says ‘she's pleased with her progress'. despite defeat in the final of the italian open... it was one of her biggest career matches to date but the world number four kiki bertens proved a bridge too far. rhia chohan watched konta's 6—3, 6—4 defeat. you have to go back to 1971 for the last time a british woman reached the italian open final. johann oco nto the italian open final. johann oconto was excited, because regardless of whether she would follow in the footsteps of virginia wade, she had found the form and depth to beat to top ten players to get here. at the nerves of what was writing on this showed a shot into the net handed care lena a break in her opener, that some couldn't watch. sharper fewer errors, her opener, that some couldn't watch. sharperfewer errors, the world number seven served up the first set 6—3. warmed up by the second set, the british number one stood firm, but it was just fo

we have recent history of beating celtic.he game, particularly the last two or three weeks, has gone extremely well. on what women take on denmark in their penultimate warm up match before the world cup in france. phil neville said the starting line—ups for the final two friendlies will provide a good indication as to his starting 11, their good indication as to his starting ii, theirfirst good indication as to his starting 11, their first game good indication as to his starting ii, theirfirst game is good indication as to his starting 11, their first game is against scotland. we have not gone easy on them, we happened let them cut corners. when it comes to the 9th of june, the expectation will be on england to do well in the tournament and the want the players to be prepared for that. if they are prepared for that. if they are prepared and they go out there and enjoy themselves, we will be happy and bea enjoy themselves, we will be happy and be a force to be reckoned with. we are five days away from the start of the cricket

we have recent history of beating celtic.weeks has gone extremely well. england's women take on denmark in walsall later, in their penultimate warm—up match before the world cup in france. head coach phil neville said the starting line—ups for the final two friendlies will provide a good indication as to his starting 11 for their first game against scotland. he says his side will be ready for the pressure of france. we've not gone easy on them, we'd not cut corners and we have not let them cut corners, because when it comes to nice on the 9th ofjune, the expectation will be on england to do well in the tournament. i want oui’ to do well in the tournament. i want our players to be prepared for that and if they are prepared, they go out there and enjoy themselves, we will be happy and be a force to be reckoned with. we have a big weekend of rugby union in store, with two premiership semi—final play—offs and the pro14 final — play—offs and the pro14 more more than 40,000 fans are expected at celtic park for glasgow warriors agai

mikeyjohnston bookended the scoring at celtic park. it's an 8th successive title for celtic.espite failing in her bid to win a first major title on clay, this afternoon. she was beaten by a worthy winner — the world number seven, karolina pliskova in straight sets in the italian open final. having beaten two top—10 players to get to this final, konta will now be seeded at the french open, which starts later this month. rafael nadal comprehensively beaten novak djokovic 6—0, 4—6, 6—1 to claim his ninth rome masters title earlier today. the spaniard raced through the first set in just 39 minutes, the first 6—love between the rivals in 141 previous sets. djokovic did manage to force the match to a deciding set, but nadal was dominant, winning in two hours and twenty—five minutes in his last tournament before the french open later this month. it's been an excellent medal haul for britain's tom daley at diving's world series event in london today. first he won a bronze in the men's 10m platform, and then he won gold alongside grace reid in the mixed 3m synchro springboard, with th

it was also a first defeat in 16 games for celtic in the league.his mercedes team—mate, valteri bottas, hamilton managed to overtake him on the first bend in barcelona. he held on for the next 66 laps to take the full points. it‘s his third win of the season. bottas finished second, ahead of red bull‘s max verstappen, with ferrari‘s sebastien vettel in fourth. mumbai indians have won the indian premier league, clinching the competition by a single run against the chennai super kings. it‘s their fourth ipl title. lasith malinga took the wicket of shardul thakur with the final ball. chennai scored 20 runs in the 18th over to give them chance of victory, but it wasn‘t to be. that‘s all the sport for now. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to international trade restrictions during the war with iraq. andy beatt reports. america

thousands of people have lined the streets of glasgow for the funeral of the celtic and scotland legend manager for celtic. lorna gordon reports. billy mcneill was one of the giants of scottish football, a man who led his beloved celtic to its greatest triumph and whose role in the game transcended all divides. everyone remembers billy holding up the european cup in lisbon — what a sight that was. his already imperious presence and stature was magnified by the achievement. the greats of the game past and present came to pay their respects. billy mcneill secured his place in footballing history by leading celtic to a 2—1win against inter milan in 1967. newsreel: merely seven minutes from time came the winning goal. becoming the first british player to lift the european cup. in 1965, mcneill scored the winning goal in the scottish cup final, kick—starting the glory years that would lead them to lisbon. at parkhead, celtic‘s family of fans gathered to remember with sadness and pride the history billy mcneill leaves behind. i was 16—years—old when they won the european cup and that's why i

we have a recent history of beating celtic. few weeks, has gone extremely well. ferrari's charles leclerc was fastest in the final practice ahead of the monaco grand prix qualifiers. but he'll face a stewards' investigation for a speeding infringement while the virtual safety car was deployed. meanwhile, the race is on to get teammate sebastian vettel‘s ferrari back on track for qualifying at 2pm, after he crashed out earlier at turn 0ne. mercedes' valtteri bottas finished second fastest teammate lewis hamilton followed. we have a big weekend of rugby union in store, with two premiership semi—final play—offs and the pro14 final. more than 40,000 fans are expected at celtic park for glasgow warriors against leinster. meanwhile, the defending champions' leinster head coach leo cullen apologised for saying "glasgow rugby players all support rangers". it was a throwaway remark made in jest. and i didn't mean to offend anyone. for any individuals i did offend, i apologise to them. leinster feel very privileged to be here. we are all

it isa it is a privilege to manage celtic, it isa it is a privilege to manage celtic, it is a huge club to be back at the helm is a wonderful feeling, and one that i accept with great humility and understanding. and ambition. you know, obviously i am ambitious, and i want more success as possible for the club. st mirren and dundee united contest the premiership play off final later for the right to play in scotland's top flight next season. meanwhile, charlton face sunderland at wembley with the opportunity to secure a place in the english championship. charlton manager lee bowyer has only been in the permanent role since september, but he's telling his players to treat today's game like any other. nothing changes for me. just preparing the lads, like we have for any other game. because it's still a game of football, between two teams. nothing changes there. so, it's looking at their strengths, their weaknesses, and making sure that we put the right side out. making sure that everybody is ready, mentally and physically. england'sjos buttler has played down injury concerns after his side

it was also a first defeat in 16 games for celtic in the league.o re—take the lead in the formula one drivers' championship. starting from second on the grid and once again behind his mercedes team mate valetteri bottas, hamilton managed to over—take him on the first bend in barcelona, and he held on for the next 66 laps to take the full points. it's his third win of the season. bottas finished second, ahead of red bull's max verstappen, with ferrari's sebastien vettel in fourth. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors to reach the quarter—finals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went overfor wigan to level the scores. with it still level at 24—all, stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington victory — 26—24 the final score. they play hull kr next. st helens beat huddersfield to set up a meeting with wakefield. the full draw is on the bbc sport website and somerset will play hampshire in the final of cricket's one day cup. somerset beat nottinghamshire while holders hants beat

the playoff series and led the warriors to fifth straight nba final the first time since the boston celtics did it more than 53 years ago. >> you can talk about every single guy that stepped on the floor tonight that came with that mentality and we walk off the court with some fancy hats, celebrating the fifth straight finals, a pretty special moment. >> i can't say enough about the competitive desire about the group of players we have here and the culture they have built. >> not a lot of guy get to go to one final let alone five straight. i really can't believe it. i can't wait to get started again. >> we understand how hard it is to win at this level and we don't want it to end. >> tonight is the eighth time under head coach steve kerr that the warriors over came 17 point deficit in a playoff game to come away with the win. five of those wins have come against the trail blazers. at the moda center. abc 7 sports. >> they don't get serious until their down 17 sometimes. so now they get to rest and heal for nine whole days. >> huge. >> before they face either milwaukee or toronto in the fina

the ceo of theng up we hear from co-owner of boston's beloved celtics.nterview coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ carol: welcome back to "best of bloomberg technology." this week in boston, i am carol massar. rising trade tensions between the u.s. and china had market watchers on edge. on tuesday we caught up with a guest who is no stranger to market volatility. he is the cochairman of one of the leading investment firms. he is the co-owner of boston's legendary nba team the celtics. >> this has been a long time coming. we have had a trade imbalance for 30 years. initially, when you had emerging markets it was a good thing. a billion people have come out of poverty because of global trade. businesses have prospered. these markets are not emerging anymore. it is time to rebalance. carol: you have investments in china. i am curious, basically saying china is not our friend. see the chinese market in terms of transparency issues and where they are positioning themselves? of successave a lot in a chinese markets. they crossed over to a service economy for

mikeyjohnston bookended the scoring at celtic park.trophy for the eighth straight season. manchester city captain vincent kompany says it's "the right time" to leave, after 11 years at the club. his final game saw city secure an unprecedented domestic treble in the english men's game, with the fa cup final victory over watford yesterday. the belgian is returning to anderlecht, as their player—manager. this is how they made the announcement this morning on social media. he came through the youth ranks at anderlecht from the age of six, so his career has come full circle, as he prepares to take his first steps into coaching. british number one, johanna konta says she's ‘pleased with her progress' despite failing in her bid to win a first major title on clay, this afternoon. she was beaten by a worthy winner — the world number seven, karolina pliskova. in straight sets in the italian open final. having beaten two top—10 players to get to this final, konta will now be seeded at the french open, which starts later this month. great britain'

we have recent history of beating celtic. extremely well. england's women take on denmark in walsall later in their penultimate warm—up match before the world cup in france. head coach, phil neville, said the starting line—ups for the final two friendlies will provide a good indication as to his starting eleven for their first game against scotland. he says his side will be ready for the pressure of france. we've not gone easy on them, we've not let them cut corners, and we've not let them cut corners because when it comes to nice on the 9th ofjune, it will be, the expectation will be on england, expectation will be on england to do well in the tournament. and i want my players to be ready for that, and prepared for that, and if they are prepared and they go out there and they enjoy themselves, we will be happy and we will be a force to be reckoned with. and england against denmark is live on bbc one this afternoon, kick off is at one o'clock. clearly, training going pretty well too... have you ever nutmegged anyone? when you

so celtic reign supreme.an anyone catch them ? course for others concerned. can anyone catch them? —— the greatness of scottish football. silverware will be won at wembley this afternoon in the women's fa cup final. manchester city up against west ham, in what could be a record crowd for this fixture. around 50,000 around 50 , 000 expected around 50,000 expected there. city the favourites, having just missed out on the league to arsenal. they are unbeaten. west ham very much the underdogs. they lost heavily to city 7—1 and 3-1. they lost heavily to city 7—1 and 3—1. around five minutes or so gone and it remains goalless. you can watch it live on bbc one or via the bbc sport website. 0nto the premier league now. tottenham knew a win at bournemouth would seal champions league qualification heading into their semi—final second leg on wednesday, but it was a disastrous afternoon. they had two players sent off, losing 1—0 on the south coast. james burford reports. with one eye on wednesday's mammoth champions leag

carol: that was steve pagliuca, cochairman of bain capital and owner of the boston celtics.. ♪ -- coming up, we explore the competitive apparel. this is bloomberg. ♪ carol: welcome back to "best of bloomberg technology." i am carol massar. we spent some time with reebok which is in the midst of a turnaround. a decade ago adidas bought them for $4 billion. revenue dropped 3% in 2018 causing the company to cut costs more. adidas is looking for reebok to expand. we caught up with the vice president. >> we are in the fortunate situation, we have a diversified strategy. carol: you have been doing that for a while. >> this makes us less dependent on the portion we are producing in china. carol: not so much of an issue. having said that, china is an important market, and i am curious as you innovate new products, i remember your sneakers, but you have made a commitment to being about 100% fitness. you see dramatic growth in apparel. >> the fitness industry is not just about footwear, luckily for me. power plays an important role, -- apparel plays an important role, and innovative p

steve mentioned the celtics, they went to 10 consecutive finals, there are four teams that have been to four straight finals. the other key factor i think, the warriors have nine days off to rest. he will get healthy, what about kevin durant? the warriors may actually be better, when it is time to attempt the finals crown. despise those boys need a rest, for sure. you dennis. >>> let's pass it over to kpix's betty yu, she is live in south city, where warriors victory t-shirts are already coming off the presses. betty? >> reporter: ken, many of you have already seen these shirts on the players demographic sportswear this since 9:30 tonight. take a look, the shirts are literally coming hot off the presses. they tell me they will be at this until six: 00 a.m. here's a shot, won the west 2019 demographic sportswear says they've done this 25 years in a row. >> reporter: game four on the movie screen drew a huge crowd tonight. >> it was a sweet. suites. >> how are you feeling? >> we are so proud i feel so good the warriors did it again. >> make that the fifth straight nba finals appearance