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

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

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

with all the sport now, here's chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.owned premier league champions this weekend, as long as they win at 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 and aguero starting. with around a0 minutes played at selhurst park it's 0—0. at the world snooker championship in sheffield, shaun murphy has cut kyren wilson's lead in their semi—final. wilson led 10—6 overnight but murphy won five of the opening seven frames this morning, including this one on the final black, to make it 12—11. the first to 17 frames will go through to tomorrow's final. and 2a swimmers were added to the team gb 0lympic squad this week as they aim to beat the total of six medals won at rio 2016. but topics out of the pool including precautions around the pandemic and athlete protests continue to dominate the build up to tokyo, as nick hope reports. we are in an era

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

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