the first leg of the scottish premiership play off between dundee united and hamilton was goaless at this evening. but there was still plenty of drama. hamilton, who finished second bottom of the premiership, had the better of the first half and could have scored but the home side rallied in the second. dundee united ended the season second in the champiuonship, and their striker simon murray was sent off near the end for a second booking for diving. clubs can appeal against bookings for simulation so murray could still play in the second leg which takes place on sunday. after the departure of pablo zabaleta from manchester city, four more senior players are to leave this summer. gael clichy, bacary sagna, willy caballero and jesus navas will all leave as free agents. navas signed for city from sevilla in 2013 and made 123 premier league appearances for the club. he's been linked with a move back to the spanish side. there's been no news yet about midfielder yaya toure‘s future at the club. the first significant sporting event in manchester since since monday's terrorist attack took

hamilton beat dundee united in the play off final.l and french open action to come but we're going to start with motor racing and ferrari's 16 year wait to win the monaco grand prix again is over. sebastian vettel took the chequered flag and has extended his world championship lead over lewis hamilton to 25 points. hamilton finished in seventh, whilejenson button‘s one off return to formula one ended in a collision. nick parrot has the details. this monaco grand prix weekend was about as bad as it could get for lewis hamilton. he came here hoping to qualify on pole position and equal the total of his hero, but as it was, he had to watch from afar as ferrari dominated. as nick para reports. ferrari have lewis hamilton and mercedes on the run. qualifying 13 made winning on monaco's twisty streets almost impossible for hamilton. raikkonen starting from pole for the first time in nine years, ahead of team—mate sebastian vettel. as ferrari's number one driver it was no surprise that all ended up in the lead after the first round of pit sto

but dundee united came back strongly, they'd already had a goal wrongly disallowed when simon murray three minutes to go, paul dixon won it for united — with his first goal for five years. they'll play off for promotion against the side that finishes next to bottom of the premiership. celtic are on the verge of a remarkable achievement. if they win or draw their last match in the scottish premiership this weekend — they will have been unbeaten for the whole league season. this report from andy swiss contains some flashing images. when they first stepped out last august, they could barely have dreamt it. a season the like of which football has rarely seen. nine months, 37 games, not one single defeat. last night's thrashing of partick put celtic on the brink of history, a chance to become the new invincibles. i think any football coach, manager or player will tell you the difficulty. it doesn't matter what country it's in, what league it's in, it's a huge testament to the professionalism, the quality and mentality of the squad. in england, arsenal won the league unbeaten in 2004, but

well dundee united and falkirk are vying for a place back in scottish top flight.cond leg of their play—off semi final is this evening, and it's "finely poised" after a 2—2 draw in the first game at dundee united's home tannadice are hoping to manke an immediate return to the scottish premiership after relegation last season. promotion is a step closer for both bradford and millwall who meet in the league one play—off final at wembley tomorrow. bradford are trying to reach the second tier for the first time since their relegation in 2004, while millwall are hoping to erase memories of defeat in last year's final. emma jones reports. m illwa ll millwall are preparing for yet another trip to wembley. this will be their fourth another trip to wembley. this will be theirfourth leaguei play—off final in nine years. the team going to this one, hoping to raise last yea r‘s to this one, hoping to raise last year's memories of being beaten by barnsley. it is a difficult place to lose a game out, wembley. so many people come and there is so much love for the players and the

the premiership play—off final first leg between hamilton academical and dundee united. t 7:45. leeds united say they are shocked and disappointed after the manager garry monk resigned after less than a year in charge. he guided leeds to seventh in the table, missing out on the championship play—offs. he had been expected to stay after a change of ownership. the chelsea ladies manager emma hayes has hit out at the fa, saying women's football is seen as a "mere afterthought". she believes officials do not have the right training 01’ experience to run games. the fa say they are investing record amounts in the woemn‘s game to provide education and training for all referees. we've got referees that are coming into the women's game with zero training and development. they are paid training and development. they are pa id less training and development. they are paid less than half what they would be if they were refereeing a conference game. in addition to that there is no understanding that the massive style differences in the women's game. so there are massive concerns across

scottish premiership place, they'll have to win a two legged play off again championship side dundee unitedressure on liverpool, who are leading the women's super league one spring series. city are up to third but there was a downside, as world player of the year carli lloyd was sent off for elbowing late in the game & could receive a three—match ban for violent conduct. city are behind second place chelsea on goal difference — who thrashed sunderland 7—nil. hibernian ladies have won the scottish wpl league cup for the second year running. they beat celtic women 4—1 with rachel small scoring the winning goal. it's hibs' second victory over celtic in a week, after their midweek win in the league. world number two novak djokovic has confirmed he'll be coached by andre agassi at the french open, after being comfortably beaten by alexander zverev in the italian open final. the german got an early break in rome and held on as he went—on to take the first set 6—4 against an under—par djokovic. zverev continued his impressive display in the second set, winning it 6—3. at 20 he becomes the youngest

well dundee united have taken a step towards returning to the premiership tonight, they beat greenockomplete a 5—1 aggregate win in their playoff. they'll now face falkirk over two legs, with the winners of that tie facing the team second from bottom in the premiership over two matches for a place in the top flight. birmingham city ladies say they will not fear manchester city in tomorrow's women's fa cup final. birmingham knocked out holders arsenal and 2015 winners chelsea to make the final, but manchester city are looking to seal a domestic treble and a first fa cup win as well. they are hatched a plan. birmingham city ladies have created two cup u psets city ladies have created two cup upsets and now they are hoping for a third against the best team in the land, manchester city. they played arsenal and chelsea, two good teams, and a real pleasure to play against them and put ourselves against them. now we have another fantastic challenge at manchester city. we know it will be tough, but we are really looking forward to it because there is no other way to do it. we are not going to

that's going to be dundee united or falkirk, who are facing each other over two legs.ay's struggles on clay continues, he had been defending his title but it didn't last long. he was up against fabio fognini in the second round, he never got into it. broken twice as he lost the first set 6—2. murray from fognini in inspired form. although he broke when the italians served for the match, the first time fognini didn't mess up his second chance, ending murray's rain in rome. johanna konta won her second match in rome. meanwhile, maria sharapova has not been given a wild card to play at the french open later this month the two—time champion at roland garros is playing in rome, but she pulled out with a thigh injury while leading her second—round tie against mirjana lucic—baroni. defeat in rome means she misses the chance to qualify for the main draw at wimbledon, which she could have achieved by reaching the finals in the italian capital. the french open organisers say it would send out the wrong message to give her a wild card in paris. i'm very sorry for maria, i'm very

greenock morton and dundee united are meeting tonight trying to keep alive their hopes of gaining promotionscottish premiership. simon marion borras buttle scored the goals. the winner will take on falkirk for the right to meet the team finishing second from bottom in the premiership for a place in the top flight. manchester city have gone up to second in the wsl spring series table after a 3—0 win at bristol city. toni duggan scored an 18 minute hattrick to give city women their second victory in their three games so far. they sit three points behind leaders liverpool, who've played a game more. more needs to be done to highlight mental health issues within football. according to one player who has tried to take his own life. forfar striker david cox was speaking after figures showing almost two thirds of scottish footballers surveyed said they had experience of the issue. chris mclaughlin reports. footballing highs, celebration, reward and recognition. but for some, there is another site. for some, there is another site. for some, the dressing room usually packed, noisy and buzzing can be

dundee united and falkirk are playing in the championship proimotion playoff tonight.scotland —— promotion play—off. clubs from the women's super league 2, have been invited to submit applications to join the wsl1 to replace the now defunct notts county ladies. clubs have until the end of the month to demonstrate how they would meet additional licence criteria and financial demands. notts folded just two days before the start of the spring series in april. a decision on the successful bidder will be made next month. now tuson tennis. british number one johanna konta is into the third round of the italian 0pen after knocking out yulia putinseva from kazakhstan. konta is the fifth seed and breezed through the first set 6—3. she then stepped it up, and took the second 6—0. next up for her is the winner of tomorrow's match between venus williams and the ukranian lesia tsurenko. in the men's draw, andy murray plays fabio fognini of italy later for a place in the third round. already out is aljaz bedene. the british number three lost in straight sets to novak djokovic, altho

in dublin there's one game in the scottish premiership semifinal play offs betwen falkirk and dundee unitedt leg — and falkirk have taken the lead... james craigan put them ahead in the tie for the first time, in the 11th minute. so falkirk 3—2 up on aggregate, although away goals don't count in the playoffs so an equaliser would put dundee united right back in it. england under 17s are hoping to create history tonight in the european championship final against spain this evening as they aim to become the first team to lift the trophy three times. callum hudson—0doi got the young lions off to a great start with a lovely solo effort, curling the ball in to the net from just inside the box. but spain soon equalised just before half—time, mateu morey scoring his third goal of the tournament. it's still 1—1 in the second half. england after scored though, they are leading 2—1. —— england have just scored, though. arsene wenge is still keeping everyone guessing about his future as manager of arsenal. it is understand there's some news this evening on the ownership of arsenal football club... min

they will face dundee united in a two—legged premiership play—off. the first match is on thursday.g alloa athletic 5—4 on penalties, following a seven—goal thriller in the second leg of their play—off final. brechin led 1—0 from the first leg. but seven goals, ending with this one from alloa's dylan mackin, took the match to extra—time, and eventually penalties. it went to sudden—death, with iain flannigan first to miss. james dale had already been named man of the match, before dispatching the winning penalty, to return brechin to the second tier after an 11—year absence. in the women's super league one spring series, arsenal move up to second, after beating fa cup runners—up birmingham city 4—2. they had to come from behind after england's rachel williams headed the blues into a surprise lead in the first minute. arsenal equalised, before danielle van de donk‘s cool finish gave them a 2—1 lead. two goals from louise quinn then secured the win. in the day's other game, bristol and liverpool drew 1—1. despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic was on top form, as he brushed asi

retained their place hamilton have retained their place in the scottish premiership after beating dundee unitedith the thai goalless after the first leg greg docherty scored the winner just after the hour mark. blackpool have been promoted to league one after beating exeter 2—1 in the play off final at wembley. that's despite only selling around 6 thousand tickets for the match, with many of their fans deciding to stay away in protest at the running of the club. the sides were i—all at the break, but the winning goal came in the second half from mark cullen. so after back—to—back relegations, finally something for blackpool fans to celebrate. england have beaten the barbarians 28—14 at twickenham in their last match before next month's tour to argentina. with much of eddie jones' side elsewhere including some on lions duty, the starting line up featured seven debutants including nathan earle, who was first across over the line. england scored three tries in all, the second from another new face, that of nick isiekwe. danny care claimed the third as they won 28—14. the 100th giro d'italia went r

hamilton will now face dundee united in a two legged premiership play off. scottish championship after beating alloa athletic on penalties. james dale had already been named man of the match before scoring the crucial spot kick. exeter will play wasps in the premiership final. they'll meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens‘ hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens on a mission, their target was a second successive european and domestic double. the first part achieved in edinburgh last weekend. could exeter stop them achieving the second? given a place in the commission finalwas upforgrabs, it was a tight first half, 6—6, no tries. jack nowell proving why he will play for the british and irish lions with the first try. the defending champions would not give up their title without a fight. somehow touching down. there was a twist. 30 seconds to go, sam simmons somewhere under there, denied saracens the double. that ended 18—16. the second semi was e

while hamilton are through to the playoff against dundee united.ayoff takes place on thursday. alloa athletic are taking on brechin city in the second leg of their championship playoff final. brechin went into the match at indodrill stadium with a one—goal lead that became two in spectacular fashion thanks to james dale. the advantage didn't last long though with greig spence orchestrating a comeback with a penalty. and this before half—time to level the score on aggregate. alloa are hoping to return to scotland's second tier after being relegated last season. still five minutes left in that match. in the women's super league one spring series, arsenal move up to second after beating fa cup runners—up birmingham city 4—2. arsenal had to come from behind after conceding in the first minute, danielle van de donk‘s cool finish gave them a 2—1 lead. just moments later, birmingham were level, england's rachel williams with her second of the match. but two goals from substitute louise quinn secured the win for arsenal who remain unbeaten in the spring se

they'll face dundee united in a two—legged premiership play—off, the first match starts on thursday.chin led 1—0 from the first leg, but seven goals, ending with this one from dillon mackin, took the match to extra time and eventually penalties. it went to sudden death, with flanagan first to miss. james dale had already been named man of the match before despatching the winning penalty to return break into the second tier after an 11 year absence. big celebrations there tonight, i'm sure, that is all the sport for now. dozens of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped from the nigerian town of chibok three years ago have been reunited with their families. the girls were released earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who'd been holding them. whether it's french champagne or italian prosecco, the uk's love of fizz shows no sign of slowing down. but the technique for making it was first documented not by a frenchman or an italian — but by a 17th century scientist in england. nick higham has more. some call it brit fizz, or sim

and dundee united will face falkirk in the scottish premiership promotion play—off semi—finals afterester city, in today's women's fa cup final at wembley. it's live on bbc two from 5pm. birmingham will have to overcome a side aiming to seal a domestic treble. it's exciting for us. this is the third year that the women's fa cup final as been at wembley. we want to put on a great performance, we are not going there to be another team that has been an fa cup final. we wa nt to that has been an fa cup final. we want to do better, we want to win, showcase what we are about as a team. we are a good bowling team. we show grit and determination as well we cannot wait to go and play at wembley. you always dream of playing at wembley. ever since i have tried this club it is about trying to win the fa cup and we are closer to doing that. up there with the stuff i have achieved so far. lewis hamilton was third quickest while the fourth—place managed eight minutes. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series. in treacherous conditions in yokohama,japan, he was caught up i

dundee united will place —— face falkirk.fear manchester city in today's women's fa cup final at wembley, live on bbc two from 5pm. it is exciting for us. we are not just going there to beat another tea m just going there to beat another team in the fa cup final, we want to showcase what we are about as a team. we showed grit and determination. we cannot wait to play at wembley. you dream of playing at wembley and dream of being captain of your side and since i have joined the club it is about winning the fa cup and we are one step closer. definitely up there with the stuff i have achieved so far. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series injapan, being caught up in a crash oi'i injapan, being caught up in a crash on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings. he carried the damaged bicycle to the transition point and finished in a0 second place. you can see highlights tomorrow on bbc two. gloucester lost 25-17 to tomorrow on bbc two. gloucester lost 25—17 to stand francais in the

dundee united will have the chance to bounce back to the top league at the first attempt. winner with three minutes to go — his first goal for five years. they'll play off for promotion against the side that finishes next to bottom of the premiership. talking of play—offs, bradford and millwall meet in the league one final at wembley later today. there is full commentary on radio 5live. england under 20 team are head against argentina in the their opening world cup match. only a few minutes left to go. the opening goal came seven minutes before halftime. then seven minutes after the break, newcastle's adam armstrong doubled the lead. their next game is against guinea and then they play korea, the hosts. the tournament is trialling video assistance for referees. there we see an example. the elbow spotted on replays. so argentina's martinez was sent off. the under 17s lost the final of their european championship. a last minute equaliser took the game to penalties. england missed two of their three kicks. spain didn't miss any. they took the trophy from the young lions' gras

it's approaching half time in the first leg of the scottish premiership play off between dundee unitedrying to avoid relegation to the scottish championship. it's currently goalless at tannadice. wayne rooney says he has "more or less" decided about his manchester united future but won't say what that is for another two weeks. as for his international career, well that looks to be coming to a close. he's been left out again by gareth southgate. the england head coach has named his squad to face scotland and france next month. southgate says he has better options in rooney's favoured number ten role or upfront, the likes of dele ali and marcus rashford. rashford's inclusion means that he won't go to the european championship with the under 21s. goalkeeper jack butland's been recalled for the first time in over a year and there's a first call up for spurs defender kieran trippier. wales manager chris coleman has dismissed speculation linking him to the vacant manager's job at crystal palace. he was speaking ahead of their world cup qualifier against serbia. 16—year—old ethan ampadu has b

hamilton academical have retained their scottish premiership status after beating dundee united 1—0 inn the second leg greg docherty, who has been at hamilton since he was eight years old, scored their winner. at hamilton since he was eight years blackpool have been promoted to league one with a 2—1 win over exeter city. to league one with a 2—1 it's an immediate return after relegation to league two last season. after relegation to but only around 6,000 blackpool supporters went to wembley due to an ongoing protest against the club's owners. sir ben ainslie's great britain team have lost both of their races today in the qualifying stages of sailing's america's cup in bermuda. of sailing's america's they are in second place in the six team table after mistakes in both of today's races but they are aiming to become the first british crew to win the prestigious competition. to become the first british crew qualifying continues tomorrow. to become the first british crew alexander to become the first british crew noren has won the championship alexander noren has won the pga championship a

hamilton beat dundee united.6,000 blackpool fans were at wembley. many staying away in protest at the way the club is being run. it's estimated at least a £170 million awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle united and brighton in promotion to the premier league. sometimes the feeling if you're not a reading supporter then nearly everybody in england, in britain, and maybe in europe supports huddersfield town and likes to bring this fairytale to a happy end. so this looks like the second fairytale in british football in a row after leicester last season and this is what we are feeling and we are feeling that we are getting backed from a lot of people all over britain. we need to think about what we need to do now to win that game and that's what we're going to be facing. we're not going to be thinking about what it does to the club or to the city if we win. there is also a chance that you lose. chelsea ladies hammere

hamilton will now face dundee united, in a two—legged premiership play—off.already been named man of the match before scoring the crucial spot—kick. exeter will play wasps in the premiership final. they will meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens's hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens were a team on a mission, and their target was a second successive european and domestic double. and, while the first part was achieved in edinburgh last weekend, could exeter chiefs stop them from achieving the second? and, with a place in the premiership finalupforgrabs, there was nothing in this during the first half, 6—6 and no tries. but that would soon change, with jack nowell proving why he has been selected for the british and irish lions tour to new zealand this summer. yet the reigning champions were not about to give up their title without a fight. mike ellery touched down with just five minutes remaining, before there was one final twist. 30 seconds to

a year after they were relegated from the scottish premiership, dundee united will have the chance toinst falkirk 4—3 on aggregate. paul dixon was their hero, scoring the winner with three minutes to go, his first goalforfive years. they'll play off for promotion against the side that finishes next to bottom of the premiership. talking of play offs, bradford and millwall meet in the league one final at wembley later today. there is full commentary on radio 5live. you've heard this before, an england team has gone out of a tournament on penalties. this time it was the under 17s at the european championship. they were just seconds away from a record third title, when spain equalised in stoppage time. england missed two of their three penalties and spain didn't miss any, so they took the trophy from the young lions‘ grasp. in rugby union, scarlets are into the final of the pro 12, despite having to play more than half of their semi—final withjust 14 men. scarlets scored three tries to leinster‘s one in the first half but then had steffan evans sent off. they still held out though to set

hamilton academical have retained their scottish premiership status after beating dundee united 1—0 inn over exeter city. it's an immediate return to league one after their relegation last season but blackpool only had around 6,000 supporters at wembley due to an ongoing boycott by fans in protest against the club's owners. england's rugby union side have beaten the barbarians in their final match before heading on tour to argentina next month. thank you. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. hello. this is bbc news. let's go back to the bank holiday weekend british airways chaos. in rome, ba passengers have been told by staff that it may be tuesday before they can be booked onto flights home. of course hundreds of passengers who were supposed to fly out of heathrow or gatwick have had their travel disrupted — earlier my colleague sean ley spoke to eddie leviten and his daughter esther about their experiences at heathrow yesterday. we were due to fly to marseille to spend a week in the south of france. it was

and dundee united will face falkirk in the scottish premiership promotion play—off semi—final after beating live on bbc 2 from 5pm. birmingham will have to overcome a side aiming to seal a domestic treble. it‘s exciting for us. this is the third year that the women‘s fa cup final has been at wembley. we want to put on a great performance. we‘re notjust going there to be another team that has been in the fa cup final. we want to do better, we want to win, we want to showcase what we‘re about. we‘re a footballing team and we show grit and determination. we can‘t wait to go and play at wembley. you always dream of playing at wembley, and you always dream of capping your side. ever since i have joined this club it's about trying to win the fa cup and we're one step closer to doing that. definitely up there with the stuff i have achieved so far. jonny brownlee‘s return to the world triathlon series was almost as dramatic as his collapse at the end of last season. in treacherous conditions in yokohama, he was caught up in a crash, on the last lap of the bike leg and was sent flying over the raili

but it's hamilton academical who get a stay of execution through to the play—off against dundee unitedof the season. inverness needed a win and for hamilton to drop points but they lost 3—2 to motherwell. while hamilton beat dundee by 4—0. elsewhere, ross county beat kilmarnock. the alloa v brechin championship playoff second leg kicked off at 17.15. brechin lead 1—0 on aggregate. in the women's super league one spring series, arsenal move up to second after beating fa cup runners—up birmingham city 4—2. they had to come from behind after england's rachel williams headed the blues into a surprise lead in the first minute. arsenal equalised before danielle van de donk‘s cool finish gave them a 2—1 lead. two goals from louise quinn then secured the win. liverpool play bristol city at 6pm. england under—20s have beaten argentina in their opening group game at the world cup. everton's dominic calvert—lewin got the opening goal seven minutes before half—time in south korea. and seven minutes after the break, newcastle's adam armstrong doubled the lead. it finished 3—0 as chelsea's dominic s

retain a scottish permission place all have to win a two legged play—off again championship side dundee uniteduper league 1's big series leaders liverpool. city are to thurber there was a downside with world player of the year ca rli lloyd downside with world player of the year carli lloyd sold off for elbowing late in the game. she could receive a three match ban for violent conduct. city are behind second placed chelsea on goal difference. chelsea thrashed sunderland 7—0. tennis is old guard is continuing to struggle at the moment. novak djokovic was beaten in the italian open final by alexander zverev. the german got an early break in rome and held on as he went to ta ke break in rome and held on as he went to take the first set 6—4 against an under par djokovic. severe birth continued —— zverev continued his impressive display in the second set, winning its exciting three. the youngest player to win a masters title since djokovic herself. there are reports, and i must add just reports, only from one agency so far, but andre agassi has taken over as novak djokovic's new coach. andre agassi,

hamilton will now face dundee united, in a two—legged premiership play—off.e had already been named man of the match before scoring the crucial spot—kick. officials at wembley stadium say appropriate action will be taken, if needed, following the pitch invasion after millwall's victory over bradford city in the league one play off final. steve morison scored in the 85th minute at wembley to return the london side to the second tier of english football, two years after they were relegated. hundreds of lions fans invaded the pitch afterwards. morison complained those supporters responsible ruined the post—match celebrations for him. exeter will play wasps in the premiership final. they will meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens's hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens were a team on a mission, and their target was a second successive european and domestic double. and while the first part was achieved in edinburgh last weekend, could exit chiefs st

greenock morton and dundee united are meeting tonight trying to keep alive their hopes of gaining promotionton lead 1—0. the winner will take on falkirk for the right to meet the team finishing second from bottom in the premiership for a place in the top flight. just the first leg to night. andy murray is through to the third round of the madrid open after a hard fought win over the romanian marius copil. the world number one did win in straight sets, but had to battle to eventually take the first 6—4. before improving in the second to claim it 6—3 and go through. murray is attempting to reach the final in madrid for a third year in a row. meanwhile, maria sharapova will continue her controversial return from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham. as it's expected she'll be given a wildcard for the event by the lta. several players have criticised the number of wildcards she's received since returning from a 15 month suspension. the tour de france champion chris froome has been knocked off his bike while training near his home in monaco. the british rider, who was unhur

hamilton will now face dundee united in a two legged premiership play off.‘ll meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens‘ hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens on a mission, their target was a second successive european and domestic double. the first part achieved in dublin last weekend. could exeter stop them achieving the second? given a place in the commission final was up for grabs, it was a tight first half, 6—6, no tries. jack now proving why he will play for the british and irish lions with the first try. the defending champions would not give up their title without a fight. somehow touching down. there was a twist. 30 seconds to go, sam simmons somewhere under the, denied saracens the double. that ended 18—16. the second semi was even closer. wasps going for their first semi was even closer. wasps going for theirfirst final in semi was even closer. wasps going for their first final in nine years. ki rtley beale for their first final in nine

hamilton have retained their place in the scottish premiership after beating dundee united 1—0 in theen croucher reports. a season that started over ten months ago came down to one final game. ali crawford was almost single—handedly pushing hamilton towards that win, but time and time again, dundee ‘s campbell kept him from the jackpot. murphy ‘s reflexes did not help. they continued to be saved by bell at the other end as squandered chances were beginning to ta ke squandered chances were beginning to take their toll. after 153 minutes of stalemate, it needed something special to end its. enter greg doherty. only his second goal of the season, he has seldom scored one more valuable. simon murray had the chance to salvage, but it would prove a costly mess. for hamilton, spoils and riches and another priceless season in the premiership awaits. in england, blackpool have been promoted to league one after beating exeter 2—1 in the play off final at wembley. blackpool had only sold around 5,000 tickets for the match, with many of their fans deciding to stay away in protest about the runnin

a year after, they were relegated from the scottish premiership, dundee united will have the chance to.. paul dixon was their hero, scoring the winner with three minutes to go — his first goal, for five years. they'll play off, for promotion against the side, that finishes, next to bottom of the premiership. talking of play offs, bradford and millwall meet in the league one final at wembley later today. there is full commentary on radio 5live. you've heard this before — an england team has gone out of a tournament on penalties. this time it was the under 175, at the european championship. they were just seconds away, from a record third title, when spain equalised in stoppage time. england missed two of their three penalties, and spain didn't miss any, so they took the trophy from the young lions‘ grasp. meanwhile cardiff blues, won'tjoin scarlets in european rugby's, elite club competition next season. they hold out. they play their semifinal later. meanwhile cardiff blues, won'tjoin scarlets in european rugby's, elite club competition next season. they lost their champions cup qualif

a year after, they were relegated from the scottish premiership, dundee united will have the chance to their hero, scoring the winner with three minutes to go — his first goal, for five years. they'll play off, for promotion against the side, that finishes, next to bottom of the premiership. talking of play offs, bradford and millwall meet in the league one final at wembley later today. there is full commentary on radio 5live. england's under 21 nil up against argentina... sorry, not argentina. you've heard this before — an england team has gone out of a tournament on penalties. this time it was the under 17s, at the european championship. they were just seconds away, from a record third title, when spain equalised in stoppage time. england missed two of their three penalties, and spain didn't miss any, so they took the trophy from the young lions‘ grasp. in rugby union, scarlets are into the final of the pro 12, despite having to play, more than half of their semi—final, with 1a men. scarlets scored three tries, to leinster‘s one, in the first half but then, had steffan evans sent off

in the championship playoff first leg, falkirk twice came from behind to draw 2—2 at dundee united.nini. his straight sets defeat isn‘t the ideal preparation for the french open, and his next competitive match will be in the first round at roland garros next week. coach ivan lendlflies to europe this weekend to join murray‘s team, and he‘s got a lot of work to do. a lot of people will think i‘ve got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks, but, you know, i do thinki can, it is certainly not going to be easy. i‘m going to have to work hard the next ten days and, you know, really, you know, prepared very well, make the most of every single day and... and then really work my way into the tournament. it is going to be tough but i think i can still do well there. sounding understandably glum. british number one joanna konta is into the third round of the italian open after knocking out yulia putinseva from kazakhstan. konta is seeded fifth and won in straight sets. maria sharapova has won the french open twice but will not take part in this year‘s tournam

the first leg of the scottish premiership play—off between dundee united and hamilton finished goalless at the academy stadium, as manchester city hosted chelsea in the women's super league spring series. a toni duggan goal gave city a 1—0 win, a result which moves them into second place in the table, just a point behind leaders liverpool. formula 1 championship leader, sebastian vettel, was fastest in second practice ahead of this weekend's monaco grand prix. lewis hamilton was quickest in the first session, but slipped down to eighth. on his return to the sport, forjust one race, the 2009 world champion, jenson button, was 12th—fastest. button is standing in for fernando alonso at mclaren this weekend. the spaniard is driving in the indianapolis 500. england all—rounder ben stokes is a doubt for the second one—day international against south africa tomorrow. stokes injured his knee in the victory in the first match of the three—game series earlier this week, and had to leave the field for treatment. he was due to have a scan last night, which should reveal the extent of the injury. in

and dundee united came from behind to win 2—1 at greenock morton in the first leg of their scottish premiershipue spring series. he was the most expensive player ever when he moved from juventus to manchester united last summer — but now fifa are investigating paul pogba's world record transfer. they want to know who was involved in the £89.3 million deal and how much money they got out of it. united say fifa have the necessary documents from last august. fifa has decided to replace two of the leaders of its reform programme. investigator cornel borbely and judge hans—joachim eckert have banned numerous football officials — they say the move was politically motivated and effectively ends fifa's efforts to reform. tour de france champion chris froome had a lucky escape yesterday, when he was knocked off his bike while training near his home in monaco. the british rider, who wasn't hurt, posted this picture on social media writing "just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement!" thankfully i'm 0k. bike totalled. driver kept going!" he reported the incident to