16c 16 c david gilbert leads four time champion john higgins at 16 c david gilbert leads four time championjohnthe snicko championship. and lionel messi marks a sixth century of goals with a beauty against liverpool in the champions league. —— the snooker world championship. and england's one—day captain eoin morgan doesn't hold back when explaining why alex hales has been cut from the cricket world cup squad. there has been a com plete world cup squad. there has been a complete breakdown in trust between alex and the team. thanks forjoining us. it's a big night for arsenal tonight as they look to try and reach the europa league final. winning the competition could be their best way into champions league football next season. they're currently two points off fourth in the premier league with two matches to go. standing in their way are valencia, pitting gunners manager unai emergy against his old club. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at the emirates stadium for the first leg of that tie. the europa league is overlooked in august and becomes a must win, in may. arsenal will probably come f

higgins, live between david gilbert and former championjohn higgins, live pictures from the sheffieldk to get to 12, there is still gilbert thatis get to 12, there is still gilbert that is leading but currently it is 12-9 with that is leading but currently it is 12—9 with higgins, you can keep up—to—date with that by the bbc. that is all this but for now, will have more later. the actor who played chewbacca has died at the age of 74. he appeared in the original trilogy and the more recent films. it was the weight that he played with no dialogue but a real range of human emotions that endeared him to millions of fans. he portrayed everything from he portrayed frustration. despair. 0ccasionally even a hint of menace. ina way in a way that audiences effortlessly knew how he was feeling. it was back in 1976 when, thanks to his seven foot height, the former hospital porter was cast in the first movie. he was word perfect on the script so that he could simultaneously physically portray the character's thoughts. whatever the circumstances. even learning the script so he could speak what chew

also coming up in the programme: we'll be at the crucible theatre in sheffield, where david gilbert hasead overfour—time champion john higgins in the semi—finals. and jofra archer gets his first international wicket as england have got themselves into a hole in their one day international against ireland in malahide. good evening — welcome to the programme. we begin in doha, where caster semenya may have just won her final professional 800 metres. she's hinted she may "walk away" from competition after the court of arbitration sided with athletics‘ governing body to keep strict limitations on testosterone levels in women. it could mean as of next week, the two—time olympic champion would have to take hormone supressing medication if she wants to race. adam wild has more. while the arguments and the acrimony continues to run on, so too for the time being does caster semenya. for how much longer? after the events of recent days, semenya's presence in doha is significant. what happens next, even more so. doha is significant. what happens next, even more so. on wednesday, the double dipping

101, seeing his place in the finalfour we re seeing his place in the finalfour were he will play david gilbertt champion anthony joshua says offers were made to fight dion tay wilder and tyson fury, and stepping in as gerald miller's replacement after he failed to two drug tests. joshua says he must now learn from his mistakes. i'm not going to knock him when he's down, he's facing issues he's got to come and it's a lesson that he needs to learn, keep it clean. this board is too dangerous and to regulated at this level. stay off of that stuff. the fairfight this level. stay off of that stuff. the fair fight is the way forward, we look at the top dogs, wilder, brazil fury, spoke to eddie and robert and we were like, we are in negotiations, it seems that in my short career i'm navigating my way around fighters. but it is clear that we made office to fury, wilder, 0rtiz, we made good office for these guys. so to move forward, we look at the next person in the landscape. he was ready, he justified, the next person in the landscape. he was ready, hejustified, is getting the fight to go ahead onjune

david gilbert has opened up a five three lead overjohn higgins in the other semi final.it back and was on course for a maximum one four seven break in the sixth frame. he potted all 15 reds, but missed the last black before the colours. what would you give up for a baseball? an la dodgers fan dropped a portion of french fries while trying to catch a foul ball in wednesday's two one defeat to the san francisco before losing a slice of pizza in the same manner moments later. suffered a tumble in the process. but he's not so lucky second time around. i don't know what he would be more frustrated about. the food or the clip going worldwide. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna isaac, the economics and trade correspondent at the telegraph and the political correspondent for evening standard, kate proctor. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph, the us will warn theresa may against granting huawei

david gilbert has stuck himself in to the semi—final. his form has been outstanding.thursday 12th - - gilbert against higgins on thursday 12th — — on on thursday. you can follow it all on bbc .com. and we now know who anthonyjoshua's going to be fighting onjune first. he's going to take on this man — andy ruinunior — at madison square garden in new york. the mexican—american replaces jarrell miller, the man who was supposed to fight joshua before failing two drugs tests. there's still time to vote for your bbc women's footballer of the year as voting closes this thursday at 0800 gmt. saki kumagai, is a japanese international, who has won 12 major trophies in her time at european champions, 0lympique lyonnais. the 28—year—old defender will be a key part of the japan squad at the world cup in france, where she'll be hoping to play in the final that is being staged at her own home ground! translation: whatever i translation: whateverl achieve is not down to me. i have to thank my teammates. if it is me on my own, i cannot win. who is your sporting hero and why? translati

gary wilson and david gilbert are two men who are hoping to make it to the semi—finals after knockingsen tollett has been across the action for us on tuesday, and he caught up with ken doherty on the afternoon sessions. here we are at the crucible theatre in sheffield, and ken dougherty joins me. and judd trump's form has been inspiring. incredible, 7-1 up against stephen maguire. that last frame was absolutely beautiful, to go back to 6—2, he is still in the match, but 7—1, it is a big man to climb out, judd trump looking very good indeed. neil robertson, one of the favourites in the competition, he was ahead againstjohn higgins but you never underestimate john higgins. at your peril you do. for two down, looking very good, he has been the player of the tournament. john higgins‘s great determination, just his match play and his will to win, is second to none. a great comeback for him. they are equally poised at 4—4. that is going to be a classic, could go all the way through the match. both those quarterfinals continue on wednesday. we provide them with medical support and good nutri

john higgins has claimed his spot in the final, after beating david gilbert in a thrilling deciding framele at the semi—final stage and boy did we have a classic today. john higgins digging himself back against dave gilbert. guy's, three current —— isaac came back from five frames down. how would you describe it we witness this afternoon with several gargantuan performance. he was gone and the second session. he just hang around. he managed to cling on. it was a brilliant match. he was fabulous. he goes to the final and now all of the trauma which... higgins eventually final and now all of the trauma which. .. higgins eventually fell over the line after half an hour. falling over the wine is all well but forcing the decider is another. and forcing with a 139. absolutely my mental. the greatest player, one of the greatest players that is ever played. 0ne of the greatest players that is ever played. one of the toughest match players if not anybodyjust lots of courage. watts of character. very composed and calculated and very cool. he played, he had to dig very, very deep and boy did he dig

earlier, the four—time champion john higgins came from behind to beat david gilbert.k. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of newcastle's relegation from rugby union's premiership. but for now, that's all from me. that's all from me. goodnight. hello, this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. israel says it has responded with air strikes after palestinian militants fired around 200 rockets. the gazan health ministry says a mother and her baby are among four people who've been killed in the exchange of fire today. israel has closed a number of border crossings in response to the rockets. our correspondent jon donnison is here. just tell us a bit more about what has happened in the last few hours. it has been a dramatic day, certainly the most serious escalation on that border in months, more than 200 air strikes, tank shelling from the israelis, that was in response to rockets being fired from gaza, 200 rockets fired. israelis have hit 120 targets. we have heard, in the last hour or so, that the number of people killed in gaza has gone up to four, incl

higgins, a four time champion, came through an epic semi—final against david gilbert, fighting back from11 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and there's live coverage on bbc2, the bbc sport website and app from 2pm. it will start at two o'clock. stretching into tomorrow as well. rory mcilroy is in contention at the wells fargo championship heading into the final round in north carolina. the northern irishman, who turned 30 yesterday, is on nine under par for the tournament, which is two shots off the lead. he's won the tournament twice before, england'sjustin rose also has a chance, he's on eight under par. don't forget bbc sport website, lots going on. you can watch live the match between ireland and the west indies. west indies is batting first. it is going along very nicely indeed. john campbell, one of them i think has hit a century. they are both approaching their century. matching each other shot for shot. had to century. they are both approaching their century. matching each other shot for shot. hightower websi

trump is three frames away from another final and that resumes later, but it's john higgins and david gilbert back from five france down three times to beat him 17—16 clearing his place in ate the pro chamber chip final. the third consecutive year that scott has made the final finished running consecutive year that scott has made the finalfinished running up consecutive year that scott has made the final finished running up and that eight of the last two chapters. meanwhilejudd that eight of the last two chapters. meanwhile judd trump is that eight of the last two chapters. meanwhilejudd trump is through with brea ks meanwhilejudd trump is through with breaks he claimed the final two frames of this match. seeing his spotin frames of this match. seeing his spot in the final. his second world snookerfinal. spot in the final. his second world snooker final. judge trom i should say resumes at 7:30pm. this was him putting himself in the position there to book his place now in a second world snicker final. judge trom presenting at 7:30pm, we will bring that result later on. it is getting intense. i

final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came through an epic semi—final against david gilbertown to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begins at 2 o'clock on bbc two today. saul ‘canelo' alvarez has unified the middleweight division with a points victory over american danieljacobs in las vegas. the mexican tookjacobs' ibf belt to add to his wbc and wba titles. canelo says he's open to meeting kazakh fighter gennady golovkin for a third time. the two drew their first bout in 2017, before canelo took a controversial points win last year. as for golovkin, he was unimpressed by the fight. he tweeted this soon after: rory mcilroy is in contention at the wells fargo championship heading into the final round in north carolina. the northern irishman, who turned 30 yesterday, is on nine under par for the tournament, which is two shots off the lead. he's won the tourna

final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came through an epic semifinal against david gilbertback from five frames down to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begins at 2pm on bbc two today. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership. they lost at gloucester and are 10 points behind leicester tigers with one game left. leaders exeter lost 38—7 at second placed saracens but both fielded weakened sides because they are assured of home semi—finals in the play—offs . dom morris scored two second half tries. sarries will be back at full strength for next weekend's european cup final against leinster. british number one johanna konta missed out on her first clay—court title. she was beaten in three sets by maria sakkari in the morocco open final. konta was a set and a break up but the greek fought back to win 10 of the last 11 games in raba

david gilbert has a 10—6 lead over john higgins in the snooker.evel with qualifier gary wilson in the semifinals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. they resume at 2:30pm this afternoon. england and ireland in that one day match in the cricket. it is currently 55—1. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's revisit the results of the local elections. we've heard from all the political parties in reaction to the results which analysts say look like a response to national politics and indeed a backlash to the deadlock at westminster over brexit. well, this afternoon the prime minister has been speaking at the welsh conservative conference. as she took to the stage she faced a heckler calling for her resignation — let's take a listen. applause i'm not sure that was the right clip, but i will bring that to you later. the heckler was escorted out of the hole and the prime continued, addressing her party's disappointing results. this is a difficult time for our party, deselection re

final of the world snooker championship for the eighth time after an epic final frame victory over david gilbert 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. higgins will facejudd higgins will face judd trump higgins will facejudd trump in the final, he beat gary wilson by 17 frames to 11, to reach his second world championship final. the best of 35 final begins tomorrow afternoon and concludes on monday. that is all your support for now, simon, back to you. for the first time in more than 30 years, the kids from fame are to be reunited on stage. the tv show was a massive hit in the 80s — now eight of the original cast are getting together for two special, charity shows — and it's all thanks to a detective from liverpool who tracked them down. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has dusted off h

he will play david gilbert next. showers breaking out the weather was predominantly fine. today a different story. it will be harder to dodge the showers across the uk. some areas will miss them but if you do get caught, they will be heavy and intense and you could have a few rumbles of thunder as well, through the afternoon particularly across the afternoon particularly across the midlands and northern england. the day starts with a few showers across northern england. showers feeding in from the irish sea into wales and the north—west of england early on in the day. more organised rainfall across scotland and by the time we get into the afternoon, with a little bit of help from the sun, we will see though showers developing. thunder probably most likely across the midlands and northern england. a different beast bringing this rain into southern and eastern scotland. this is a weather front with a more solid cloud. more persistent rain. it is on this front and its journey south which is the big story. many showers c

first up is four—time champion john higgins against david gilbert.rmerly team sky, is involved in the tour de yorkshire. team sky delivered six of the last seven tour de france titles. ineos will be hoping for more of the same. the team is owned by britain's wealthiest person, sirjim ratcliffe, who says if the sport and team weren't clean, he would not be involved. and this is a tweet that has been liked a few thousand times already from spain's world cup—winning captain iker casillas. the 37—year—old goalkeeper, who has played for his country 167 times, is recovering in hospital following a heart attack while training with his club side porto. he said, "everything controlled here, a big scare but with the forces intact. thank you very much everyone for the messages and the love." we wish him well. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, that's your thursday sport briefing. something that takes place at the beginning of may is the us sanctions against ir

in the other semifinal, david gilbert leads john higgins 13—11.match at aberdeen, so looking likely now to win the title again. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at az10pm. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. palestinian militants in gaza have launched dozens of rockets into neighbouring southern israel. the israeli military say more than 90 missiles were fired, and that it has been hitting back, targeting positions of the hamas organisation in gaza. the gaza health ministry say a 22—year—old palestinian man has been killed by the latest israeli strikes. the exchanges follows a heightening of tension in the area after fighting broke out along the border on friday. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, is injerusalem. these have been weekly protest that have taken place at the gutter perimeter fence, have taken place at the gutter perimeterfence, largely on fridays, ever since last summer, which have seen ever since last summer, which have seen the death of 20

david gilbert leads john higgins 13 frames to 11.luck along the way. higgins also showed some of the old magic, with a break of 143. the scot won the final frame of the session, and it promises to be an exciting contest when it resumes at 2:30. meanwhile, lets go to live pictures in the other semifinal. the underdog, gary wilson, is tryiing to stopjudd trump. he doesn‘t seem to be doing that so well today. trump has started really well, taking the first two frames of the session and he stretches his lead to 11—8, the first to 17 frames wednesday match. —— wins the match. and you can follow the action on bbc2, the bbc sport website and app. (pres)that‘s all the sport for now. with the bank holiday weekend upon us, the weather is looking mixed over the next few days although things are turning colder. sunshine out there to be enjoyed. this is the view, beautiful bluebells taken by one of our weather watchers. the rest of the weekend, although we have a rest of the weekend, although we havea dip rest of the weekend, although we have a d

final of the world snooker championship for the eighth time after an epic finalframe victory over david gilbertbeat 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 lost both of the last two. higgins will face judd trump in a repeat of the 2011 final. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11 to reach his second final, which begins tomorrow afternoon and concludes on monday. that's all the sport for now. enjoy the rest of your evening. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowned in a three day ceremony. his coronation comes at a time of political uncertainty for the country. a general election was held in march — the first since the army took control in a coup five years ago — but a new government has yet to be declared. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is a sight that few thais have ever seen, a new king pur

final of the world snooker championship for the eighth time after an epic final frame victory over david gilbertlbert 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 incredible for the four sessions. and i can't wait to walk back down the steps again. let's cross live to the other semifinal at the crucible now. judd trump leads gary wilson by 15—10. first to 17 to meet higgins in the final. you can follow the action on the bbc sport website, app

his handsome fortune in his battle with david gilberts who hadn't made a part —— past the second round resume tomorrow, trading by 11th frames to 13. some luck over the qualifier gary wilson and the other semi, trump one four frames the qualifier gary wilson and the other semi, trump one fourframes in a row with some fluid snooker and will resume tomorrow leading by nine frames 27. that's on the spot for now, you can find more on our website. it feels like a weather has got a little bit weird, really. with a 21 celsius we saw in february and now we are intimate as we get some snow stop that we have been seeing today, a bit of snow in the hills in scotland, wintry showers have been moving in over recent hours. you can see it here on the radar. some are sleet, sohail, some over the hills. called area is arriving over the struggle of rain which is a cold front which continues to drift southwards as the rent turns heavier across the hills of wales we could see flakes of snow here as well overnight. temperatures down into low single figures at the wind is preventing much in the way of a fro

david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the other semifinal.e the colours. that's all the sport for now. hello, bank holiday weekend just around the corner and of course you wa nt to around the corner and of course you want to know what is the prospect. it won't be a reflection of last year which was a record breaker, on mayday we had a high of 29 celsius. we might be breaking records this may day but for a different reason, it could be disappointingly cool with some places in temperatures below the average for this time of year. if you want somebody to blame, don't blame the forecasters, blame this cold front that is slipping its way south and west as we speak and it is going to open the floodgates for this cold air to spill out from the north. the ice of ours squeezing together, the winds are significant feature as well, particularly in the far north of scotland for friday. it's going to be a windy day. friday is the transition because the cold front will be sinking its way south and west, bringing a blanket of cloud, if you spits and spots o

the semifinal between david gilbert and former champion john higgins is ongoing, these are life pictures, these are life pictures and 11 — seven and gilbert's favour. it is live on the bbc, higgins assigned a few errors, he's missed some simple pockets, but you can keep up to date on bbc. one game going on in the premier league this evening and every ten are looking to stay in the hunt for a euro per league placement, they might be doing it after 20 minutes there, they are leading 1—0. we will keep you up—to—date throughout the evening. that is all the support, we will be back throughout the day with updates, we can find more on the bbc website. it has been the last day of business for seven marks & spencer stores and they shut their doors for good. some are in towns where they have been trading for more than a century. the company plans to close lose 100 stores bite 2022 and today its director explained that the closures are vital to protect the retailers future. here's our business correspondent. 1929, and a new m&s store in bedford, state of the art back then, today it's in its final

he's had some fortune in his battle with david gilbert, who hadn't made it past the second round untill frame of the session, and will resume later trailing by 11 frames to 13. tournament favourite judd trump had the edge and some luck over qualifier gary wilson in the other semi. 0h, oh, that had a reaction. a good trick shot. trump won four frames in a row with some fluent snooker and will resume tomorrow leading by 9 frames to 7. leicester tigers took a big step towards survival in rugby union's premiership, despite losing to harlequins at the stoop. quins go back into the top four with the win, but with the clock deep into the red, this try from michael fitzgerald snatched a vital losing bonus point for leicester. it means they only need one point from their final game against bath, while newcastle need to win both of theirs with two bonus points in each. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—1a victory over castleford. this try from ben currie, sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens. wake

he's had some fortune in his battle with david gilbert, who hadn't made it past the second round untilhe session, and will resume later trailing by 11 frames to 13. tournament favourite judd trump had the edge and some luck over qualifier gary wilson in the other semi. // trump won four frames in a row with some fluent snooker and will resume tomorrow leading by 9 frames to 7. it's always a key date in the diary for women's football, but today's fa cup final is set to break records. more than 50,000 tickets, have been sold for the fixture between west ham and manchester city — as the defending champions look to do the double...over a team who are chasing a fairy tale, ending to their remarkable season. our reporterjo currie has more. just 12 months ago, west ham were playing in the third tier of women's football but after heavy investment from the club, they recruited a new squad of professional players and we re squad of professional players and were awarded a spot in the super league —— super league and now they arejust league —— super league and now they are just 19 league —— super

david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the first semi—final at the world snooker before the colours. at 7:00 this evening, gary wilson takes onjudd trump in the other semi. chelsea and arsenal are involved in europa league semifinals this evening. chelsea face eintracht frankfurt in germany whilst arsenal are at home to spanish side valencia. we can join sports reporterjoe wilson at the emirates. arsenalfans will reporterjoe wilson at the emirates. arsenal fans will be wondering which arsenal fans will be wondering which arsenal team will turn up tonight. absolutely. we have had sunshine and showers in the past hour here in london and what side of arsenal will be c? will it be the resolute, supremely organised team which knocked out napoli in the last round or the one that has conceded so many goals in the premier league? this tournament which may be overlooked in august has become so significant to arsenal‘s season. if they win this trophy they can say that they have had a successful season. and they have a manager who made his name in the europa league. before t

david gilbert and the veteran four—time champion john higgins gilbert beats 16 frames to 15. -- is firstning into. the 11—2 shot magna grecia won the first flat racing classic of the season, the 2000 guineas at newmarket. magna grecia was steered home by donnacha 0'brien, a horse trained by his dad aiden. how about that for a story. it gave 0'brien senior a tenth victory in the 2000 guineas. king of clay came in second at 66 to one, with skardu third at 8 to one. british number one johanna konta's has been beaten in the morocco 0pen final in three sets by maria sakkari. this was konta's first final since 2017, and her first ever on clay. she took the first set comfortably 6—2. then she was a break up in the second, but it all fell apart with sakkari battling back taking the game overall 2—6, 6—a, 6—1. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership today as the top two, saracens and exeter, met at allianz park. both were guaranteed a home semi—final spot in the play—offs. paul frostick reports. a clash between the top two sides in the premiership would normally have

through to the final of the world snooker championship after an epic final frame victory over david gilbert career. three years running, i've lost the latter two, i would dearly love to when it third time lucky. yeah, just trying to save it, really get out there and enjoy it and savour it. it is not going to last forever. higgins will face judd trump in a repeat of the 2011 final. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11 to reach his second world championships final. the best of 35 final begins at 2:00 on bbc two today. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership. they lost at gloucester yesterday. they are 10 points behind leicester tigers with one game left. the top two played each other yesterday. saracens beat exeter 38—7, but both fielded under—strength sides because they are sure of a home semi—final in the play—offs. two second half tries from dom morris saw sarries take a bonus point. they now turn their attention to next weekend's european champions cup final against leinster. british number one johanna konta missed out on her first wta clay—cour

through to the final of the world snooker championship after an epic final frame victory over david gilbertns will face judd trump in a repeat of the 2011 final. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11 to reach his second world championships final. the best of 35 final begins at 2pm on bbc two today. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership — they lost at gloucester yesterday, they are 10 points behind leicester tigers with one game left leaders exeter lost 38—7 at second placed saracens but both fielded weakened sides because they are assured of home semi—finals in the play—offs. dom morris scored two second half tries. sarries will be back at full strength for next weekend's european cup final against leinster. british number one johanna konta missed out on her first clay—court title. she was beaten in three sets by maria sakkari in the morocco 0pen final. konta was a set and a break up but the greek fought back to win 10 of the last 11 games in rabat. it was konta's first final since 2017, and her first on clay. despite the loss, konta's moves up t

they all came in kyren wilson's quarterfinal with david gilbert.follows in the footsteps of his fellow countrymen ian poulter, luke donald, lee westwood and justin rose as the face of the tournament. he says it's an honour after an incredible year. again, it's been really nice for me. they've had four previous hosts which have been ian poulter, luke westwood, they've achieved a lot more. i'm proud to be doing that. i put my face to it, you get to have inputin put my face to it, you get to have input in the venue and doing things like this, which is really cool. i might go over and above when i'm there. you've had an amazing year, you've had great fun. if i can ask a bit about the masters, because you we re bit about the masters, because you were there, what an extraordinary performance by tiger. what was it like? i would have preferred it to be me. it was great. last year it was his return, he hadn't played for three years and i played him for the first two rounds that year. it was a special atmosphere in a sense that he had just come back and ever

through to the final of the world snooker championship after an epic final frame victory over david gilbertas made the final, and the eighth of his career. three years running, i've lost the latter two, i would dearly love to win it third time lucky. yeah, just trying to savour it, really get out there and enjoy it and savour it. it's not going to last forever. higgins will face judd trump in a repeat of the 2011 final. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11 to reach his second world championships final. the best of 35 final begins at 2:00 on bbc two today. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership. they lost at gloucester yesterday. they are 10 points behind leicester tigers with one game left. the top two played each other yesterday, saracens beat exeter 38—7 but both fielded under—strength sides becasue they are sure of a home semi—final in the play—offs. two second half tries from dom morris saw sarries take a bonus point. they now turn their attention to next weekend's european champions cup final against leinster. british number one johanna kont

david gilbert is also through. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm.t a landmark case against new rules restricting the amount of testosterone in female runners. semenya has a condition that means she has unusually high levels of the hormone, and now the governing body of world athletics has brought in rules forcing athletes like her to take medication, in order to lower their testosterone. i can talk now to dr gemma witcomb, a sports psychologist from loughborough university. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you very much for talking to us. are you surprised by today? u nfortu nately i us. are you surprised by today? unfortunately i am not surprised by it. i think it is a sad thing. i think it is a sad thing for any women who are is an athlete who has a dsd that this ruling has been made. but i think that the iaaf had to do something and this is what they have chosen to do. what is another alternative? is there something else that like this has been going on for ten years, it is incredibly fraught and controversial issue. the athletes: dif

favourite following a number of notable casualties and the early round, david gilbert opened up a 53ist for a maximum 1— for— seven break in the sixth, but it all 15 rads but list —— missed the last block before the condos. big disappointment. to let you know that arsenault had equalised up the emirates against valencia, alexandre lacazette with the ache goal around 20 minutes gone. that's all for now, plenty of time at sports day at half past ten see you then. john, thank you. the canadian aerospace firm by da has announced it selling his plant and belfast. the company employs around three and a half thousand people in northern ireland, building aircraft wings and other parts, they say they are committed to finding the right buyer. unions and that one can't be fined for northern ireland biggest manufacturer, government should step in. john campbell reports. this morning announcement came as a surprise to many bombard ea workers. but it's not a total shock. bombard ea has been reshaping and strengthening its business in recent yea rs. strengthening its business in recent years. it's

earlier david gilbert, opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the other semi final.otted all fifteen reds, but missed the last black before the colours. british cyclist jacob hennessy will wear the red king of the mountains jersey for stage two of the tour of yorkshire later today after a really impressive opening stage in some really tricky, wet conditions. hennessy won both intermediate sprints and the only climb of the day. jesper asselman of the netherlands won the final sprint to take the opening stage. the race finishes in leeds on sunday. king of the mountains sounds odd in yorkshire. you cycle round there, it will feel like a huge mountain, especially like today, the weather is not amazing. it is tough. some of the climbs are worthy of johanna konta will play in her first ever clay—court semifinal today at the morocco 0pen. the british number one will face australia's ajla tomljanovic in rabat after she beat taiwan's hsieh su—wei yesterday. konta had to come from a set down to take the match in almost two and a quarter hours. it's her first tour semifinal sin

david gilbert got some outrageous luck here.nexpectedly potted it and landeds perfectly on the pink. it's the question that's tantalising tennis fans — will andy murray be fit enough to play at wimbledon? well, the man in charge of the tournament says they can relax their wildcard rules if murray wants to play. he's working his way back from hip surgery, and he'd have to apply byjune 18th if he wanted to be considered for a wildcard. but richard lewis says they can make exceptions for injured players who need more time. wimbledon have announced an end to a 95—year tradition. don't worry, it's not the strawberries and cream. there is an increased prize pot for the winners of the men's and women's singles. it's hard to believe it is just around the corner. meanwhile it was mixed fortunes for the british number one on court — kyle edmund has been knocked out in the first round of the atp event in munich. there was joy for johanna konta though. she's through to the second round at the morocco open in rabat, as she came from behind t

david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the first semi final at the world snookerth club jobs in england and france. that‘s all the sport for now. don‘t forget the fifth tour de yorkshire is well underway. stage one, heading into selby, can be followed on the bbc website. both mark cavendish and chris froome are involved. you can follow that, and all our stories, on the bbc sport website. now on afternoon live, let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country, in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let‘s go to david lumb in oxford to tell us about a proud father who decided to take a stand against twitter trolls. i will be with you in a moment. mary rhodes is in birmingham to tell us about exoskeletons, and how they are being used in a coventry warehouse. david, another example of how low internet strolls can go? absolutely. i have been to see ella markham at her home in northamptonshire this morning. she is a tottenham hotspur fan and she has found herself at the centre of a media storm this week after her dad posted this video on so

david gilbert is 5—3 ahead againstjohn higgins in the other semifinal. performance of both labour and the conservatives in the local elections in england is being blamed on a brexit backlash. let's go over to annita mcveigh, who's in westminster. thank you very much. yes, a painful night for the conservatives and to a lesser extent, for labour, although let's see what the day brings and how the figures shape up by the end of today. a lot of very strongly supporting labour councils, those votes ca m e supporting labour councils, those votes came in overnight soak at labour's number of losses clocked up through the day? let's see. reeta chakrabarti has been looking at some of the key results. one of the main themes of the night has been the loss of seats by the two main parties, the conservatives and labour, and the liberal democrats making gains, largely at the expense of the conservatives. so the screen here gives you a good impression of what has happened overnight. councils like bath and north east somerset, hinckley and bosworth, the liberal democrats

david gilbert has a ten frame to six lead overjohn higgins at the crucible., currently the favourite to the title. britain's lizzie dayna was racing in britain's lizzie dayna was racing in britain for the first time since the birth of her daughter in september. no one came close to the dutch rider who stormed clear of the rest in the finished print. meanwhile you can keep track of the men's race in the toady auction. had there now, but thatis toady auction. had there now, but that is all the sport, and right now, —— in the told the yorkshire. back to election coverage of the election 2019. we are approaching the end of this electoral race. we have 40 councils that are not declared yet. we have 1700 councillors to go. very much in the final stretch. the conservatives now are within ten losses of 8000. i think if this pattern continues, they will have lost more than a thousand councillors in this contest, which i have to say, given what people are saying to us before today and yesterday is very much at the upper end if not beyond the upper the upper end if not

david: that was bloomberg's matt miller speaking to the ecb vice president. alix: joining us now is martin gilbertdard life aberdeen vice-chairman, and former co-ceo. thank you for being here. last time we talked, we didn't touch on europe. when you take a look at what is happening in the bond market, what is happening in portugal ?nd spain, what do you think martin: they look very overvalued compared to emerging market bonds, but it is a flight to safety at the moment, even in europe. david: what about european financials? a lot of what the ecb talked about was european financials and why they are having such a hard time. martin: i think for various reasons, banks are having tough times, largely may be of the domination and the investment banking market of the big u.s. banks. shareholders are questioning whether the banks should be an investment banking at all or whether they should revert back to the more profitable domestic banks they have or cards or whatever. i think that is one of the things, plus the very tight margin on rates. overvalued,he banks or are there some bargains there? is it wor