and we can join chetan pathak, who is there for us. chetan, great to see you.h of simon is there a of this game with fans being in attendance? it is buildin: , with fans being in attendance? it is buildinu, it with fans being in attendance? it is building. it is _ with fans being in attendance? it 3 building, it is building. book with fans being in attendance? it 2 building, it is building. book and to wembley, not words i have ever said before, a privilege to be here. they've got these printers on, they have made this pitch looked immaculate. as you said the fans are back, 22,000, we are expecting, just over 6500 tickets have got to leicester fans, over 6500 tickets have got to leicesterfans, the over 6500 tickets have got to leicester fans, the same two chelsea fans, the rest will be local fans. leicester, 52 years since their last final, they are looking to win it for the first time ever, and chelsea aiming for a for the first time ever, and chelsea aiming fora european for the first time ever, and chelsea aiming for a european and domestic cup double. it wi

let's bring in check now and, -- chetan ahyan.t to be out there, bold, optimistic about the future when many people were not. that call has played out. what is next? chetan: the next as we will see a big pickup in the cycle globally in the u.s. as well as the rest of the world. the numbers we are highlighting is the capex numbers globally would rise 21% compared to pre-covid levels. in the u.s. it would rise 16% compared to pre-covid levels. this is something we've not seen in the last five cycles. even in the 1990's, the last big cycle, we are going to do better than the 1990's cycle as well. looking for strong pickup in capex. that will be the key driver for our global growth story. lisa: how much could this capital expenditure used gdp globally for the years after the rebound we are seeing currently? chetan: it will depend upon the infrastructure spending more than the we are expecting to see pickup. together with this structural shift in infrastructure spending that is going to come up as well as the pickup in capex, we think

hello, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.the atp tour on tuesday. the 20—time grand slam champion has only played a couple of matches this year after two knee operations in 2020. he's preparing for the french open by playing at the geneva open in his home country. the 39—year—old admits the landscape of the men's game has changed since he last took to the court. 0ne one thing is for sure and that is what i would expect. the generation. _ generation, have all again gotten better. naturally because they have more experience. rafa and novak are still where they offered you would think that the game has improved again and for me that is going to be an extra challenge. the all—british heavyweight boxing fight between anthonyjoshua and tyson fury has been thrown into doubt after a ruling by an american court. ajudge has said fury must fight deontay wilder for a third time before september the 15th. joshua and fury were close to finalising a bout in saudi arabia on august the 14th. following further easing of lockdown restrictions i

hello i'm chetan pathak with your sports news.s conference after they won the women's champions league for the first time in their history. all the goals were scored in the first 36 minutes as chelsea were thrashed 4—0. you can see how much barca's players enjoyed that, frustration though for the londoners who went behind in the first minute. they were extremely clinical. i think conceding so early, you have to remember one was an own goal, the second was a penalty, dating from there on and it was an uphill battle. it was too early in the game to concede. so it makes it difficult to impose yourself when a team has the momentum. next to the english premier league, where it looked like liverpool's hopes of realistically finishing in the top four were all but over — until in the 95th minute at west brom. alisson made history by becoming the first liverpool goalkeeper to score a competitive goal for the club. added emotion in a year where his father died. alisson�*s towering header from a corner ensured liverpool got a 2—1win which mo

i'm chetan pathak.up on tonight's programme — football's finest sing the praises of pep guardiola and manchester city as they secure their third premier league title in four years. casey stoney has made a huge impact as head coach of manchester united women. we ask why she's decided to leave. as andy murray returns to clay, we'll tell you what the tournament director of the french open believes his chances of getting a wild card are. and also on the programme before 7pm — and the reason why former world champion tony bellew is calling for social media companies to do more to tackle online abuse. i put on iput ona i put on a picture and the hate and the things it received, i would not be able to say the things on it camber that i was getting written to me on social media. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. welcome along, thanks forjoining us on a day where football's biggest names have been praising pep guardiola and manchester city following their fifth league title in nine years. they

more sport news now, let's go the bbc sport centre, here's chetan.t spoke? there has been so — minutes since we last spoke? there has been so much. _ good afternoon. manchester city could be crowned premier league champions this weekend — as long as they beat crystal palace today and liverpool beat second placed manchester united tomorrow. it could be a monumental few days for guardiola and city, who can reach the champions league final on tuesday. eight changes today to the team, with sterling & aguero starting. half time at selhurst park, it's currently goalless. chelsea are playing and looking to secure a top four place. meanwhile in the championship, sheffield wednesday could be relegated to league one today if they lose at home to nottingham forest or don't better derby's result at swansea. the score at hillsborough is currently 0—0, they kicked off at half 12. tottenham are in no rush to appoint a successor as manager to jose mourinho. he was sacked by spurs under two weeks ago. since then, julian nagelsmann was linked with the job but has agre

i'm chetan pathak.crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. swansea dent derby's hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship. max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese grand prix, with lewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line.

i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: on the verge of becoming premier league champions again — manchester city beat crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. swansea dent derby's hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship. max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese grand prix, with lewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. what a few days this could be for manchester city. on tuesday, they're hoping to reach their first champions league final. before that, they could be crowned premier league champions, if manchester united lose to liverpool at old trafford tomorrow. city did theirjob this afternoon, with a 2—0 win at crystal palace, asjoe lynskey reports. manchester city know they're close. a third title in four y

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme supporters on theitch at old trafford — manchester united fans protest against the club's owners, leading to their game against liverpool being postponed. history made — chelsea reach their first women's champions league final — after beating bayern munich. rangers hit four against celtic in the old firm derby at ibrox, just two games away now from an unbeaten league season. and some spectacular overtaking sees lewis hamilton win the portuguese grand prix to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight at old trafford, where manchester united's premier league game against liverpool was postponed. earlier around 200 united fans got onto the pitch — to protest against the glazer family's ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: 1:30pm out

i'm chetan pathak.ing up on the programme: rolling back the years, phil mickelson makes history at 50 by becoming the oldest man to win a major. targeting champions league glory — phil foden talks to us about a special season at manchester city. and why time is running out for the british riders if they want to catch egan bernal at the giro d'italia. also coming up in the programme... three former sportsmen talk of the strong bond they've developed and their fight for mnd awareness. last time, we were all able to walk in. this year two of us needed a little bit of help. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight with the magical scenes at kiawah island in south carolina, where phil mickleson showed his staying power as he became the oldest man to win a major title. the 50—year—old finished two shots clear as he won the sixth major of his career. this one coming eight years after his last. joe lynskey reports. chanting. in few sports do they crown a champion who

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme..e live at old trafford where manchester united know defeat to leicester will hand the title to manchester city. still awaiting confirmation from uefa — portugal emerges as the leading contender to host the all—english champions league final. and we hear from the academic who thinks wimbledon and royal ascot are being overly cautious with the limited number of fans they're planning to let in this summer. good evening, welcome along, and thank you forjoining us. so we've said this a few times — but could this be the night the premier league title is finally back in manchester city's hands. leicester need to win at old trafford if that is to happen — they kicked off against manchester united at 6'0clock and our sports news correspondent andy swiss is there for us and joins me now changes made by ole gunnar solskjaer tonight — an eventful start. it's all square at the moment.— an eventful start. it's all square at the moment. that's right. as you sa , a at the moment. that's right. as you

i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.2000 fans were at bournemouth's playoff semifinal first leg against brentford, and it was the home fans who left smiling after seeing their side win1—0. arnaut danjuma with the goal. brentford, who finished third in the table, should have taken a draw back to west london, though. bryan mbeumo somehow missing the target here. the second leg is on saturday. in the other semifinal first leg, there were around a000 fans at 0akwell as barnsley played swansea. but this time, there was disappointment for the home fans as swansea left with a 1—0 win. andre ayew with the all—important goal in the first half. the second leg is also on saturday. tottenham have responded to reports tonight that harry kane has told told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season. kane's been frustrated after another disappointing campaign. but ahead of their final games against aston villa and leicester this week, as they chase european football, tottenham have said, "our focus is on finishing the season a

i'm chetan pathak with your sports news.mier league. and this time, chelsea have won. with supporters back at stamford bridge, antonio rudiger put them ahead early in the second half. var intervened to give chelsea a penalty, whichjorginho then scored. iheanacho pulled one back for leicester, but it finished 2—1. the win moves chelsea up to third, and if they beat aston villa on sunday, they're guaranteed to finish there. leicester's champions league hopes in peril now. liverpool will replace them in fourth if they beat burnley tomorrow night. it was a strong performance in it well—deserved result and it we are totally happy. but no diver celebration. thejob is not done yet. we games to go, and like i said it was a very deserved when with a strong performance and very happy to play in front of supporters that was a huge difference today. abs, play in front of supporters that was a huge difference today.— a huge difference today. a great season but _ a huge difference today. a great season but always _ a huge difference today

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan.burg for chelsea's women in the champions league final. barcelona are on the brink of winning the trophy for the first time, they lead 4—0 early in the second half. the first scored within a minute — an own goal. caroline graham hansen with the fourth on 36 minutes. next to the english premier league, where it looked like liverpool's hopes of realistically finishing in the top four were all but over — until in the last seconds at west brom their goalkeeper alisson made history by becoming the first liverpool keeper to score a competitive goal for the club. added emotion in a year where his father died. alisson's towering header from a corner ensured liverpool got a 2—1 win, which moves them within a point of the champions league places — with chelsea and leicester above them playing each other on tuesday. it is the best goal i've ever source code by a goalie! is not a scrappy one, the boot in or whatever, a second ball, all those kinds of things, it is... the striker scores like that,

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon.ade their way through the barriers and onto the pitch before this afternoon's premier league game againt liverpool in protest against the owners of the club the glazers. kick off, which was scheduled for 430, has been delayed with no revised time yet. the fans wanted to make their feelings clear, following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league, of which manchester united were one of the clubs involved. as were liverpool. the protest started outside but these supporters were able get past the barriers and into the ground. they did eventually make their way off the pitch. that wasn't the end though, some were then able to make their way into the stands before police ushered them away. thousands remain outside the stadium where the protest continues. arsenal claimed a confidence—boosting win over newcastle ahead of their crucial europa league semifinal second leg against villareal. mohamed elneny got the first — and his first ever in the premier league — in

hello, i'm chetan pathak with your sport news.e after beating leicester 2—1 at stamford bridge. three days after losing the fa cup final, thomas tuchel and chelsea ensured there was no repeat in front of 8,000 supporters, as fans returned for the first time this year. goals from antonio rudiger and then ajorginho penalty got thejob done it was a strong performance, a well—deserved result. i am very happy. thejob well—deserved result. i am very happy. the job was well—deserved result. i am very happy. thejob was not well—deserved result. i am very happy. the job was not done yet. we have two more games to go. like i said, it was a well—deserved win with a strong, strong performance, very happy to play in front of supporters, it was a huge difference today. this is what it all means in the fight to finish in the top four and qualify for next season's champions league. chelsea are guaranteed third if they beat aston villa in their final game on sunday. liverpool will move above leicester into fourth on goal difference if they beat bu

jonathan: coming up, chetan ahya of morgan stanley. good to be back with you. is one of your properties. jonathan: a really important weekend going into payrolls. the band is back together. i know i go home more relaxed when you have a day off. i don't know why. this is bloomberg. ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. it is considered one of the most serious threats to apple in recent years. today a federal court in california their trial begins over the company's app store. the maker of the popular videogame fortnite epic games says apple has turned the app store into an illegal monopoly that squeezes mobile developers for a big chunk of their earnings. apple denies those claims. the u.s. denies it is close to a deal with iran to revive the nuclear agreement. officials also denied in a radiant report the u.s. has agreed to a prison swap and a release of billions of frozen iranian funds. world powers are trying to broker a new u.s. iranian deal. container shipping rates are heading higher again. the rate for a 40 foot container from shanghai to lo

i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.uma with the goal. brentford, who finished third in the table, should have taken a draw back to west london, though. bryan mbeumo somehow missing the target here. the second leg is on saturday. in the other semifinal first leg, there were around 4000 fans at 0akwell as barnsley played swansea. but this time, there was disappointment for the home fans as swansea left with a 1—0 win. andre ayew with the all—important goal in the first half. the second leg is also on saturday. tottenham have responded to reports tonight that harry kane has told told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season. kane's been frustrated after another disappointing campaign. but ahead of their final games against aston villa and leicester this week, as they chase european football, tottenham have said, "our focus is on finishing the season as strongly as possible. that's what everybody should be focused on." manchester city are at brighton tomorrow, and the champions have had some good news — kevin de

i'm chetan pathak with your sports news.ened to give chelsea a penalty, whichjorginho then scored. iheanacho pulled one back for leicester, but it finished 2—1. the win moves chelsea up to third, and if they beat aston villa on sunday, they're guaranteed to finish there. leicester's champions league hopes in peril now. liverpool will replace them in fourth if they beat burnley tomorrow night. it was a strong performance, a well—deserved result. i'm absolutely happy. but it's no time celebration. the job is not done yet. we games two more games to go, and like i said, it was a very deserved when with a strong, strong performance. very happy to play in front of supporters, it was a huge difference today. the players have had a great season, but it was always going to be after 38 games. so, it's up to us. we've got to recover and just really concentrate on ourselves really, and get three points on sunday and see where we end up. if it's in the champions league, then amazing. if it'sjust outside, the players have still had a gre

here's chetan. good evening. we are going to start at old trafford.g to protest against the club's owners — edinson cavani gave them something to cheer with a brilliant chip a quarter of the way through the first half. united, though, could not find a second, and with a quarter of an hour to go, joe brian headed in the equaliser for fulham. leeds' fantastic end to the season continues. they're up to eight place after a 1—0 win at southampton — patrick bamford with the winner. the champions manchester city lead 2-1, the champions manchester city lead 2—1, and the one with a goal of couple minutes in, cancelo with another, before an brilliant individual goal by trossard. a repeat of the fa cup final for both sides needing a win. i can seat five minutes played, it is 0—0. roy hodgson is leaving crystal palace at the end of the season — that's this weekend. he's 73 and says the time is right to step away from the rigours of the premier league. though he has neverfinished the season in the top half of the table with palace, he's the only manager to keep th

sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. sports news reporter laura scott. logistics of the final have been hastily arranged and it was only need to istanbul to put to a few weeks ago but the stage is now set and we were down on the waterfront last night where supporters of both clubs were in high spirits and many of them have told us they have actually made the journey without tickets. local police dismissed a couple of minor skirmishes nothing special. we know the numbers will grow over the next day or so and thousands of fans have been restricted to special charter flights which have to fly in and out on the same day but here in the fun day will make the loan the atmosphere was building. the teams are training at the stadium a couple of miles away from here this afternoon and we will hear from both managers. will it be as second champions league title for chelsea of a long—awaited first for manchester city? wales manager ryan giggs will go on trial injanuary accused of headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controlling her. th

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon.ut turkey being added to the uk government's red list on friday, when we all did. and they've said that moving it is still on the table, but it is a hugely complex issue. a key point here seems to be whether the uk government would grant quarantine exemption to everybody that would need to come over to wembley for that final from abroad, that could be up to 3,000 people including international media, sponsors and uefa officials. so whether the uk government will grant that, or on the flip side, whether it had to take place in istanbul, would the uk government give the players and club staff at chelsea and manchester city a quarantine exemption so they didn't have to go into hotel quarantine for ten days with the euros so close? we haven't heard anything from the turkish football federation about what they think about potentially losing out on the champions league final. clearly we know fans are disappointed at not being able to see their teams, but the uk government and uefa and the fa

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good morning. be subjected to stricter measures amid concerns of the indian variant of covid spreading into japan. the players and fans of manchester city and chelsea have been settling into porto ahead of their champions league final tomorrow night. both teams have now arrived in the portuguese city after the city staff gave the squad quite a send off from the etihad complex. they're looking to add this trophy to the premier league title and league cup they've already won this season. fans continue to arrive in porto, some of them even caught sight of the team buses making their way to their hotels yesterday. there'll be a crowd of over 16,000 in total, and despite the testing, supporters are happy to be supporting their teams on the road again. we got a holiday quite cheap, we got apartments quite cheap but the tests have cost more than the holiday. getting here — nightmare. covid test before... it's not every day you get to see the champions league final. - happy to do it to see the boys bring i