lots of history on the shoulders of cal crutchlow.s at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, steven wyeth, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. 21 celsius was our high on monday. tuesday could be a little bit warmer. it's settling down, really, this week, a lot of dry weather around, some sunshine just as we saw yesterday. the week ahead sees very little rain at all. very weak weather fronts heading our way because high pressure is essentially in charge. it will be a bit cooler around the middle part of the week. the cooler air is going to come in behind that very weak weather front there. that's the first one to approach the uk but it's running into high pressure. not completely plain sailing, mind you, because there's areas of mist, fog and low cloud around some north sea coasts, burning back to the coast, lingering perhaps around the south—west approaches, then our weather front around scotland, northern ireland, with it a little rain or drizzle. late sunshine in the far north—west but

cal crutchlow, his first race victory in the czech republic in 2016 ended a 35 year wait for a britishthe first written to lead the world championship since barry sheene in 1979. —— first briton to lead. he did not have much time to savour that success come to clashes in his next races have seen him dropped to seventh. i do not think there was pressure from the team, from honda and the british public, for myself, it was just as it was and i think we have to take the positives from it that we were leading the championship and had a good run so far this season. we still have a lot of races to go. with his three race wins he is the most successful british rider in grand prix racing since barry sheene. but he says that comparisons to the two times world champion are unfair. to be spoken of in the same sentence as barry sheene is an honour that he won a lot more races and championships than me and he was on a completely different level. but we are trying to make it back to that. the legacy of barry sheene weighs heavily on old british riders in moto gp but there's one thing that cal crutchl

cal crutchlow hopes so. manchester city centre where in about 15 minutes manchester city premier league winning team will make their way onto the stage behind me to celebrate with fans after a record rating season. i'm joined by manchester city legend mike sotheby. i spoke to you midway through the season and it was freezing cold and we spoke about what this team could possibly want to achieve. have they lived up to your expectations?” cuddled up to you like that! what did you make of their season? fantastic. the football has been unbelievable. they all know what to do, and they're all good lads. pep guardiola timmy is a magician, what he have done is unbelievable. you have heard it all before but he has been amazing and they are a great bunch of lads. the backroom staff are great bunch of lads but they've played amazing football. and just to watch them play every week, the grounds that i've travelled to and seen grounds that i've travelled to and seen the opposition fans staying behind to clap the team off

his lcr honda went sideways exiting the corner, and crutchlow landed awkwardly on his back. and he did give the crowd a thumbs—up before being placed in the back of an ambulance. if he's cleared to compete, he'll start tomorrow's race from 13th on the grid. it's rugby league's magic weekend — seven games over two days, all played at newcastle's st james' park, three games tomorrow and four today. kicking off the action, first versus second in the championship, a hat—trick of tries from liam kay helped the leaders, toronto wolfpack, beat toulouse 43—30. all a great advert for second—tier rugby league. apart from this. mark kerilla missed his conversion for toulouse, but both touch judges gave it, so the referee couldn't overrule them. it didn't affect the result in the end, though. then it was the turn of super league leaders st helens to put on a show for the crowd on tyneside. ben barba's try one of the highlights of a tight first half against widnes. 22—18 at the break. but st helens ran away with it in the second half — three more tries, including two from ryan morgan. wi

just to say that cal crutchlow did win the motogp race! ye5, crutchlow did win the motogp race! yes. the grand slam is still on for great britain's 0liver townend — he's in second position going into the final day of badminton horse trials. he won at burghley in september, and in kentucky last month — the badminton title would make him only the third rider to win the rare and coveted triple crown. cross—country day at badminton is always influential. this year has been particularly so for several reasons. firstly, the governing body have change the scoring system slightly, dressage is slightly less influential. also, it is incredibly hot today and the ground has been sticky. it has been really hard work. one man has been standing next to me that knows onlyjust how difficult it has been, 0liver townend. you are in second place, but only just. you are on the same penalty points, but because your time was not as quick, you are currently in second place but you have done very well today. the horses have been great. as you said, the ground is very, very sticky. the weather, the sun i

bend his lcr honda went sideways exiting the corner, and crutchlow landed awkwardly on his back.d give the crowd a thumbs—up before being placed in the back of an ambulance. if he's cleared to compete, he'll start tomorrow's race from 13th on the grid. that's all the sport for now. and in cuba, officials say they've retrieved the black box of the boeing 737 which crashed on take off from havana airport yesterday killing a hundred and ten people. three women pulled alive from the wreckage remain in critical condition. two days of national mourning have been declared. in the united states, several people remain critically ill after being wounded in a school shooting in texas yesterday. ten people were killed — nine students and a teacher. dimitrios pagourtzis — a 17—year—old student at the school in santa fe — has been charged with murder. an alliance led by the shia muslim cleric and former militia commander moqtada as—sadr has won iraq's parliamentary election. mr as—sadr fought the us led invasion of iraq. he cannot himself become prime minister as he never stood for election bu

cal crutchlow set a track record on saturday, to take pole position for the spanish motogp.ne minute, 37.653 seconds on the recently repaved track, for his first pole since the british gp in 2016. defending world champion marc marquez will start sunday's race from fifth on the grid, while points leader andrea dovizioso is eighth. that's all the sport for now. today marks 200 years since the birth of karl marx, the german thinker who came up with the theory of communism. to mark the event, a statue of him was unveiled in his home town, trier. the huge bronze cast was a gift from china, whose leader xijinping has described marx as the greatest thinker of modern times. not everyone was in a mood to celebrate. the unveiling in trier was met by a counter—protest, and the far right alternative for germany party said the statue was a slap in the face to the victims of communism. i've been speaking to the political theorist maurice glasman, a labour life peer in the house of lords. it is the marker of the thought. there is a huge split in europe between east and west. there is a rev

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship.ow know who will contest rugby union's premiership final next weekend. saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale. sarries scored six tries, and england captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points, as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. scarlet ‘s will face leinster in the pro 1a. this early try from jack conan and munster played back but only a point separated the two irish sides at the end. only a point separated the two irish sides at the end. there was a entertaining opening day at rugby league's magic weekend, held at the home of newcastle united, st james‘ park. there'll be seven games in all, three to come today yesterday super league leaders st helens put on a show on tyneside — ben barba's try was one of the highlights as they beat widnes. i

marc marquez made it back to back victories in motogp at his home race injerez, as britain's cal crutchlowce'sjohann zarco, while his main title rivals andrea dovizioso, jorge lorenzo and dani pedrosa crashed in the same incident with eight laps left, after crutchlow had gone out while in fourth place. the final of the world snooker championship is under way in sheffield between two former champions, mark williams and john higgins. these are our live pictures. mark williams making it 5—1, a fantastic mark williams making it 5—1, a fa ntastic start mark williams making it 5—1, a fantastic start from him. he hasn't played a final since back in 2003. john higgins was runner—up last year and needs a big turnaround so far. you can follow that match on bbc two tv at the bbc sport website and at. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. as many as 1500 junior doctors who were offered posts as registrars have had theirjob offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process. the royal college of physicians said the error meant medics w

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship.premiership final next weekend. exeter booked their place by confrontably beating newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. saracens beat wasps in their semifinal. scarlets will face leinster in the final of the pro 1a after the european champions narrowly beat munster in dublin. leinster took an early lead with this try from jack conan try. munster fought back, as only point separated the two irish sides at the final whistle. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds, warrington picking up the victory on a split decision. 0n the undercard, double 0lympic champion nicola adams returned to action after some time away from the sport with a convincing win over soledad del vall

having wed in three different bikes in moto gp cal crutchlow seems to finally form —— finally found hism on the honda. maybe the long wait could $0011 the honda. maybe the long wait could soon be over. let's go back now to manchester and the city parade now with katharine. the streets are packed in every direction with manchester city fans. the flags are flying and we are just a few minutes away from pep guardiola and the team taking to the stage to parade the premier league trophy and the cup of course which they won back in february but that's no fa cup, no champions league title, but what are these it ever been for manchester city nevertheless. 100 points, the new benchmark to beat. once the premier league reconvenes in august. but there will be no rest for manchester city and the class of 2018 because the world cup starts in a month. thank you for watching. goodbye. you're watching bbc news. there's been a sharp rise in the number of children under 11, referred for mental health treatment by schools in the last four years. data obtained by the children's charity the nspcc, shows tha

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship and will race today. chris froome is up to fifth overall. yates extended his lead to almost 1.5 minutes. champions exited teeth will defend their title against saracens in the premiership final. —— exeter chiefs. saracens beat wasps in their semifinal. and scarlett will face leinster in the final of the pro 1a after european champions narrowly beat munster in dublin. leinster took an early lead. munster fought back as only one point separated the two. in boxing, josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby. warrington was fighting in front of his home crowd and he dominated in the early exchanges. the fight went the full 12 rounds. warrington picked up the victory on a split decision. meanwhile, nicola adams returned to action after some time away from the sport with a convincing win over her opponent. and that is all be bought for now. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do

and now cal crutchlow will start on pole for tomorrow's spanish grand prix in her as the british rider set a lap record on his way to claiming a first pole position sense twenty sixteen question though is fourth in the standings after he won the archon time grand prix it last month reigning champion mark marquez qualified in fifth place for his home grand prix. and he's back karl marx the man considered the father of socialism in all its forms today two hundred years after he was born in germany dignitaries unveiled a huge statue of him in the town it's a gift from the world's largest nominally communist state china the chinese ambassador to germany was there to see the unveiling festivities to celebrate the anniversary have been taking place all day although some have been protesting with the whistle sounded sounding out throughout the speeches. and a reminder of the top story we're following here for you russian authorities detained opposition leader oleksandr vonnie and more than a thousand other protesters during anti-government rallies and moscow and across the country the protest

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship.iefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale. sarries scored six tries, and england captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points, as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. there was a entertaining opening day at rugby league's magic weekend, held at the home of newcastle united, st james' park. there'll be seven games in all, three to come today yesterday super league leaders st helens put on a show on tyneside — ben barba's try was one of the highlights as they beat widnes. in the days other games there were wins for wigan and castleford. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an ac

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship.to. if you hit it with a hammer, it insta ntly if you hit it with a hammer, it instantly ha rdens. if you hit it with a hammer, it instantly hardens. like an airbag. you can flex and move your spine, but on impact, it hardens. keeping with the finals theme, we now know who will contest rugby union's premiership final next weekend. saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale. sarries scored six tries and england captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points, as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter, after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion, after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went

crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship.s. they have this amazing material that they wear that feels like play—doh, all flexible, but as soon as the impact hit, it hardens and protects your spine. and it is the speed at which it happens, one minute you are on the bike, the next you are flat on your back and scraping across the car. —— tar. keeping with the finals theme, we now know who will contest rugby union's premiership final next weekend. saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale. sarries scored six tries and england captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points, as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion, after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dom

there was disappointment for britain's cal crutchlow — who crashed out, having started pole...s day was made even better, when his main title rivals; andrea dovizioso, jorge lorenzo and dani pedrosa all—white kigen out with eight days to go. —— all wiped each other out. having claimed victory in a dramatic sprint finish yesterday, italian rider elia viviani once again left it late to win the third stage of the giro d'italia. team sky rider chris froome finished further back in the main peleton, as did australia's rohan dennis, who retains the overall lead. the final stage at the tour de yorkshire was won by frenchman stephane rossetto... greg van avermaet, the 2016 olympic road race champion and pre—race favourite held on to win the overall title by nine seconds. now, to boxing news and tony bellew is targeting money—spinning fights with tyson fury and andre ward. after stopping david haye in the fifth round of their heavyweight contest last night, bellew knocked down haye three times on his way to a second win in 11! months over his rival in london. bellew said he would meet b

british motogp rider cal crutchlow will be on the grid for today's french grand prix despite a heavyay. the british rider spent saturday night in hospital in le mans, his lcr honda team saying he avoided "serious injury" after he was stretchered away from the circuit. he was dicharged from hospital this morning and was passed fit. stage 15 of cycling's giro d'italia is under way, with britain's simon yates leading the race. but team sky boss sir dave brailsford says chris froome can still win despite being three minutes off the pace. the british four—time tour de france winner had a difficult first two weeks but won a first giro stage yesterday. brailsford says froome‘s experience of riding grand tours will help him in the closing stages. the thing about these three—week races is fatigue built up, like the first week, the second week, then the residualfatigue first week, the second week, then the residual fatigue really starts to play a key part. one of the reasons we see the key guys good at this come to the top, rise to the top, is they have this incredible ability to recover, and

despite yesterday's spectacular crash and take to hospital, cal crutchlow finished eighth in the britishh second whilst valentino rossi was third. that is all the sport for now. we should say to livingston, they are backin should say to livingston, they are back in scottish football top flight. back in scottish football top flight. more on the bbc sport website. but that is all the sport for now. venezuelans have been voting today in a presidential election which has been dismissed as a ‘sham' by europe and the us. president nicolas maduro is almost certain to be re—elected despite the oil—rich country being in deep crisis, with people going hungry and thousands fleeing every day. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from caracas. the likely winner cast his vote and cast aspersions on his biggest critics. there was ferocious pressure from the government of donald trump to stop the elections in venezuela and they could not do it. we hope the people express themselves and that the will of the people is respected here throughout the world and in venezuela. campaigning is banne

despite yesterday's spectacular crash and visit to hospital, britain's cal crutchlow managed to recoveruez who won. the spaniard claimed his third victory in a row for honda to extend his lead to 36 points at the top of the championship. danilo petrucci finished second, whilst fellow italian valentino rossi was third in le mans. that's all the sport for now. the mexican charter company whose plane crashed in cuba on friday had received prior safety complaints — that's according to two former pilots. one hundred and ten people are now known to have died in the plane crash near havana. ninety—nine were cuban. the boeing 737 was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of ol—geen when it crashed shortly after take off at havana airport. one of the plane's flight recorders has now been recovered from the wreckage. will grant reports. cuba is in mourning. two full days of national mourning are taking place for the victims, more than 100 of them, in the island's worst air disaster since the 1980s. amid their pain, people also want to know the full story, how a plane on a routine flight across

there was disappointment for britain's cal crutchlow — who crashed out, having started pole...france'sjohann zarco who he now leads in the championship standings... having claimed victory in a dramatic sprint finish yesterday, italian rider elia viviani once again left it late to win the third stage of the giro d'italia. team sky rider chris froome finished further back in the main peleton, as did australia's rohan dennis, who retains the overall lead. the final stage at the tour de yorkshire was won by frenchman stephane rossetto... greg van avermaet, the 2016 olympic road race champion and pre—race favourite, held on to win the overall title by nine seconds. new zealand'sjonelle price has won this year's badminton horse trials, just beating briton's 0liver townend into second place to deny him the grand slam of eventing. lizzie greenwood—hughes was in gloucestershire for us. this year's badminton has been won by a female riderfor the first time in 11 years, congratulations. it is nice to break that spell. a female rider on a female horse. you came third, it was a fantastic ri

rider cal crutchlow has set a track record in qualifying for sunday's spanish grand prix the honda ride a lap to the new lever prayed as track and just a fraction i have a one minute thirty seven point six five seconds to still pole position from several spanish stars it's crossroads first polls in two thousand and sixteen last year's race when a dunny by that also will start second on the great while defending world champion cares could only manage fifth quickest in qualifying. the cavan cavaliers of the chance to go three nothing op in the n.b.a. playoff series with the toronto raptors later on the bron james and his team hold a two nothing advantage in the eastern conference semifinals and the cavs have never lost a series with that kind of lead and fast days of the eastern conference semifinal the boston celtics could also go three are over the philadelphia seventy six ers they've never lost a best of seven playoff series from the position. that pool hall is have been playing a major league baseball for eighteen faith and on friday he added a very special chapter to his stellar care