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it's back league titles for emma hayes's chelsea, they are — titles for emma hayes's chelsea, they are they are england's best again. there we have it, another— they are england's best again. there we have it, another chapter- they are england's best again. there we have it, another chapter for - they are england's best again. ll—ii” we have it, another chapter for the we have it, another chapterfor the ws l history book. what a journey it's been. over and out. england's record caps holder fara williams there talking us through some of the highlights of the wsl season. and someone who played alongside fara for england joins us now to tell us a little more about chelsea's success. the former arsenal and chelsea forward lianne sanderson is with us on sportsday. great to see, things were being on sportsday for us today. good evening. you played under emma hayes, when she was assistant manager at arsenal. what is she like to work with, and did you know she would go on to achieve so much success with chelsea. yes, definitely. ithink yes, definitely. i think emma yes, definitely. ithink emma

and the blows kept coming for emma hayes�* side.re outpaced and outplayed for the third goal. chelsea's european dream had become a nightmare. when a fourth went in, perhaps a blessing chelsea's fans weren't in gothenburg to see it. after the break, they searched for a consolation goal and had chances. but on a difficult night, theyjust couldn't get it right. chelsea devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona runners—up two years ago. finally, champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. we...are a classy team. and we behave, i think, as you should do, when you have been beaten by a better team. and that's one that acknowledges what we need to do to improve, and our owner came into see us, and all the girls were, you know, very quick to tell him that we will be back here and we'll work hard on the training pitch to make sure we do that. this is a fight that should sell itself. tyson fury says it will be biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet earth. he posted a video on social media last night saying that his world heavyweigh

we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first jo currie reports from kingsmeadowstory in their sights. chelsea aware that a win at home to reading would notjust hand them the league title but also their second trophy in a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing silverware, well, quick starts can be crucial. barely a minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike it —— strike put the home team ahead. questions may be asked about the goalkeeping. it seemed the only knockout blow could come from each other. captain magdalena eriksson eventually shaking this off to carry on. just before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done so many times this season, a 1—2, and chelsea had doubled their lead. a change of ends but no change of pace. the kerr—kirby strikeforce striking again — kerr holding the ball up before setting up her partner for her second of the game. minutes later and kirby returned the favour, this time kerr netting her 21st goal of the season, and with it bagging the golden boot. it was becoming a question not if

it would crown a brilliant season for emma hayes's side. time, as well as the league cup. and with the fa cup still to play for, this could be the third trophy of a possible quadruple. hayes says it would be phenominal for the women's game. when i talk about it being a dream, for me being in this dressing room with, as i have said, they are amazing women. they are inspiring generations, i hope. in fact, i know they are. i'm not talking about little girls here, i'm talking about boys as well, who are becoming big fans of women's football. so, the dream for me is about what i have always wanted for women's football, and being in this final after so many years with an english team not participating, i think it was about time, and, you know, i'mjust delighted that we got the opportunity. we have a blockbuster final to look forward to at the italian 0pen where novak djokovic will meet rafa nadal later, as the build—up to the french open continues. it'll be interesting to see how djokovic has coped with yesterday's schedule. after coming from a s

we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first, our reporterjo currie who was atow. history in their sites. chelsea over that a win at home to reading would notjust hand in the league title but also their second trophy and a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing civil war, quick starts can be crucial for civilian minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike. it seemed the only knock up could come from each other. the captain eventually checking this off to carry on. just before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done some eight times this season, 1—2, and chelsea had doubled their lead. a change of ends but no change of pace. the strikeforce striking again, kerr holding the ball up before setting up her partner verstappen of the game. minutes later and kirby returned the favour, this time kurt netting her 21st goal of the season, and with it bagging the golden boot. it was becoming a question not if chelsea would win but by how many. their fifth courtesy of this scrappy effort, erin cuthbert getting over the line fo

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they are still on for a quadruple of trophies, emma hayes�* side won the league last weekend.de to get to the champions league final since arsenal won it in 2007. hayes was part of the gunner's backroom team then, but says that winning the trophy as manager would surpass everything she's achieved so far. it would be amazing — there's no point denying that. to come home and to be a part of a fantastic team that achieves success like that. as i said, i'm just so looking forward to these scores of little girls that are going to be inspired by this group of players because i never grew up with female role models. so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr, i think is the reason i get out of bed everyday to go to work. women's football, i hope, will then step into another place after the game on sunday because people are rightfully tuning in because of the quality on display. so either way, i think we have won anyway. three years ago, the legendary manchester united manager sir alex ferguson suffered a potentially life—threa

so jubilation for chelsea and manager emma hayes, who hopes the result can inspire the next generatione girl sat at home, i really do, thinking my god, they're going to the champions league final. i am a mum, iwant to the champions league final. i am a mum, i want that hope that the r sat at home and built their own stories and moments as i did at a ten—year—old, although it was the men's game, because i never had female role models and i have always wanted more than anything else is that little girls have their own and i hope today by making the final, we have gained a few more fans. meanwile in the women's super league, manchester city have beaten birmingham 4—0. chloe kelly scored the first two, but had to leave the pitch on a stretcher after a serious looking knee injury. esme morgan and sam mewis added late goals to complete the scoring. the win moves manchester city top for now, but title rivals chelsea have a game in hand. in the scottish premiership, the champions rangers are nowjust two games away from an unbeaten league season after beating celtic 4—1 in the old firm derby at

emma hayes made real reference after the game to the fact that they are the game to the fact that theym in europe which is one hell of an achievement in itself. but of course we knew how much she wanted the gold—medal. quickly, whether chelsea go from here? leicester have been promoted, they knocked manchester united out of the fa cup, increased competition in the wsl next season? we of the fa cup, increased competition in the wsl next season?— of the fa cup, increased competition in the wsl next season? we have seen the to five in the wsl next season? we have seen the top five teams _ in the wsl next season? we have seen the top five teams who _ in the wsl next season? we have seen the top five teams who have _ in the wsl next season? we have seen the top five teams who have been - the top five teams who have been playing at a really high level, teams the top five who are recruiting and striving to be into that file. it's getting harder and harder to be winners domestically in england. whichjust goes harder to be winners domestically in england. which just goes to show that in order t

it comes as no surprise, but emma hayes has been named women's super league manager of the season for campaign, with the blues winning back—to—back wsl titles, the league cup and reaching their first ever champions league final. chelsea striker fran kirby has also been named player of the season — she netted 16 goals in 18 appearences. hayes also became the first manager from the women's game to be amongst the top six contenders for the league managers association manager of the year award. and that award was won by manchester city boss pep guardiola — the spaniard being voted for by his fellow managers. it comes after city lifted the premier league trophy — his third league title with the club in four years. marcelo bielsa, david moyes, brendan rodgers and daniel farke were also shortlisted. and city will be hoping to add more silverware to their collection this weekend, when they turn their attention to the champions league final. phil foden has been one of their standout players this season. the 20—year—old has scored 16 goals in all competitions and made ten assists. with the fina

chelsea women's manager emma hayes is expected to sign a new deal to stay at the club.m to the champions league final for the first time. her current contract runs out next month. the men's euros take place this summer, next year it's the women's euros in england and the fa is targeting a record—breaking tournament. four years ago, 2a0,000 spectators attended the euros in the netherlands and they hope to treble that. the fa's director of women's footabll, baroness sue campbell, has been speaking to our sports correspondent katie gornall. i hope that out of the work we do in the host cities that we do some really good learning about how we reach those communities that we have not always successfully reached in women's football. we are working in inner—city areas a lot of the time and working with people locally, so really looking at how we reach people, how we empower different communities to play our game, enjoy our game, watch our game. so, for me, it was a big learning curve, a massive increase in participation, which is terrific, but hopefully we see a real uptake in

australian international picked up one in each half as they made it seven wins in eight games for emma hayes'sague final against barcelona to come. a glance at the table shows how tight it is in the race to win the title and the battle to avoid relegation. manchester city have to win at west ham on sunday and hope chelsea slip up while bristol city will be desperate to pick up a win and hope aston villa lose out. ole gunnar solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a police officer during sunday's protests at old trafford. frustrations spilt over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. the owners have faced heavy critcism for their part in the super league proposals, and solskjaer says he has spoken to them. i've been communicating with the owners. i've got an apology, personally. they have apologised to the fans how this came out. it is a difficult position for me to be in, this, because i got to focus on the football, and i've always had a good relationship, and

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with the wsl title and the league cup already secured, emma hayes' side are still on for a domestic treble dens park, with veteran midfielder charlie adam scoring the second. dundee are looking to return to the top flight after a two—year absence, whilst kilmarnock are hoping to extend their 28—year stay in the premiership. the second leg is at rugby park on monday. tottenham striker harry kane says he doesn't want to end his career with any regrets as speculation over his future continues. kane is midway through a six—year deal with the club and is yet to lift a trophy with them. it's been reported the england captain has a "gentleman's agreement" with chairman daniel levy to leave tottenham this summer and has formally asked to go. kane's been speaking with gary neville on the former manchester united defender�*s youtube show. here's what he's had to say... manchester city defender ruben dias has been named men's footballer of the year by the football writers' association. the portugal centre back receives the honour in his first season in the english game after signing for city from ben

and the blows kept coming for emma hayes�* side.�*s european dream had become a nightmare. when a fourth went in, perhaps a blessing, chelsea�*s fans weren�*t in gothenburg to see it. after the break, they searched for a consolation goal and had chances, but on a difficult night theyjust couldn�*t get it right. chelsea — devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona — runners—up two years ago, finally champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. there�*s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it�*s time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. iam the i am the caress iraq. ——... and we�*ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lizzy buchan, the political correspondent for the daily mirror, and matt dathan, the deputy political editor for the sun. that�*s coming up after the headlines. but to get us to all of that, let�*s catch up with the weather. with sarah keith—lucas. hello there. if we cast our minds back to april 2021 it was a very dry month, but for the first half of

chelsea women's manager emma hayes says it's their time to win the champions league.e barcelona in the final tonight. it would crown a brilliant season for chelsea. they won the wsl title for a record fourth time, as well as the league cup. and with the fa cup still to play for, this could be the third trophy of a possible quadruple. hayes says it would be phenominal for the women's game. when i talk about it being a dream, for me, being in this dressing room with, as i have said, they are amazing women. that are inspiring generations, i hope, at home. in fact, i know they are. i'm not talking about little girls here, i'm talking about scores of boys, too, who are becoming big fans of women's football. so the dream for me is about what i have always wanted for women's football, and being in this final, after so many years with an english team not participating, i think it was about time. and, you know, i'mjust delighted that we got the opportunity to do that. ospreys beat dragons by 42 points to 26 for their second win in the pro—14 rainbow cup. ospreys ran in five tr

catalans in their 2—1 second leg win over paris saint germain for a 3—2 aggregate result, while emma hayesmale role models and i always wanted, more than anything else, is that little girls would have their own and i hope today by making the final, we will gain a few more fans. world number two naomi 0saka is out of the madrid 0pen after losing her second round match on sunday to czech karolina muchova. the four—time grand slam winner lost the first set but fought back to level it before muchova, who was an australian open semi—finalist earlier this year went on to win the decider taking a 6—4, 3—6, 6—1victory and setting up a third round match against greek 16th seed maria sakkari. in the men's draw, top seed rafael nadal has a bye into the second round where he'll face the winner of adrian mannarino and carlos alcaraz. the spaniard is coming off the back of yet another win in barcelona while he last won this four years ago, and it means a great deal to him this year. yes, it is the most difficult event for me. everybody knows. but at the same time it is one of the most emotional events f

chelsea boss emma hayes has been named. boss emma hayes has been named women's super league manager ofs against travel to japan because of a surging coronavirus case number in the country. they stay they still anticipate american athletes will be able to safely travel and compete. the pga of america has apologised after spectators overwhelmed security officials and swarmed around phil mickelson and brooks kafka on the final hole of the pga championship on sunday. when phil mickelson's approach the green at the 18th at keio island he became surrounded by the crowd as spectators raced to follow him up the fairway. his playing partner, brooks kafka, who is recovering from a dislocated kneecap, said he had been dented a few times in the knee by the crowd. that is all your support for now. i will have more in the next hour. i think the word tank probably belies how painful that was. i think he was being polite. thank you very much. we have some breaking news coming up. this is in relation to the advice given by the government over guidelines for people living in areas where the indian varia

chelsea women's manager, emma hayes is expected to sign a new deal at the club.after she won her fourth league title with chelsea and took them to the champions league final for the first time. they lost a—0 to barcelona at the weekend, but chelsea could still come away with three trophies this season. as well as the wsl title and the league cup, they're still in the fa cup and play their fifth round tie against everton tomorrow. hayes three—and—a—half year contract comes to an end injune. the fa is targeting a record—breaking women's euros in england next summer, with the hope of almost trebling the previous number of tickets sold for the tournament to 700,000. four years ago, 2a0,000 spectators attended the euros in the netherlands. i balance with the stadium that we want to be ambitious, and believe me 700,000 tickets uefa think is incredibly ambitious, so we wanted to be ambitious, but equally we want to be ambitious, but equally we want to be ambitious, but equally we want to be realistic. whether we have that balance right, it would be great if we completel

australian international picked up one in each half as they made it seven wins in eight games for emma hayeser city have to win at west ham on sunday and hope chelsea slip up while bristol city will be desperate to pick up a win and hope aston villa lose out. ole gunnar solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a police officer during sunday's protests at old trafford. frustrations spilt over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. the owners have faced heavy critcism for their part in the super league proposals, and solskjaer says he has spoken to them. i've been communicating with the owners. i've got an apology, personally. they have apologised to the fans how this came out. it is a difficult position for me to be in, this, because i got to focus on the football, and i've always had a good relationship, and they listen to me, and they do listen to the fans, and i'm sure there will be better communication coming. those protests meant manchester united's game a

it comes as no surprise, but emma hayes has been named women's super league manager of the season forwomen's game to be amongst the top six contenders for the league managers association manager of the year award. and that award was won by manchester city boss pep guardiola — the spaniard being voted for by his fellow managers. it comes after city lifted the premier league trophy — his third league title with the club in four years. marcelo bielsa, david moyes, brendan rodgers and daniel farke were also shortlisted. and city will be hoping to add more silverware to their collection this weekend, when they turn their attention to the champions league final. phil foden has been one of their standout players this season. the 20—year—old has scored 16 goals in all competitions and made ten assists. with the final against chelsea just five days away, foden's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. i would've never thought that it would've happened so quickly. you know, i would always laugh and joke with my mates about playing in the champions league final, i never thought that i would

with the wsl title and the league cup already secured, emma hayes' side are still on for a domestic trebleheir 28—year stay in the premiership. the second leg is at rugby park on monday. tottenham striker harry kane says he doesn't want to end his career with any regrets as speculation over his future continues. kane is midway through a six—year deal with the club and is yet to lift a trophy with them. it's been reported the england captain has a "gentleman's agreement" with chairman daniel levy to leave tottenham this summer and has formally asked to go. kane's been speaking with gary neville on the former manchester united defender�*s youtube show. here's what he's had to say... manchester city defender ruben dias has been named men's footballer of the year by the football writers' association. the portugal centre—back receives the honour in his first season in the english game after signing for city from benfica last summer. he's the first defender to win it since liverpool's steve nicol 32 years ago. dias beat his team—mate kevin de bruyne and harry kane in a poll of almost 700 writers

it would crown a brilliant season for emma hayes�*s side — they�*ve won the wsl title and the league a the third trophy of a possible quadruple. when i talk about it being a dream, for me being in this dressing room with, as i have said, they are amazing women. they are inspiring generations, i hope. infact, i know they are. i�*m not talking about little girls here, i�*m talking about boys as well, who are becoming big fans of women�*s football. so, the dream for me is about what i have always wanted for women�*s football, and being in this final after so many years with an english team not participating, i think it was about time, and, you know, i�*mjust delighted that we got the opportunity to do that. you�*re up to date with the sport. now on bbc news, here�*s ben with the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, the editor of labourlist sienna rodgers and the deputy editor of the daily express michael booker. good morning and thank you for being with us. borisjohnson is under pressure to reconsider monday�*s relaxa

and the blows kept coming for emma hayes' side.pe. jo currie, bbc news. we are a classy team. and we behave, i think, as you should do when you have been beaten by a better team. and that's one that acknowledges what we need to do to improve, and our owner came into see us, and all the girls were, you know, very quick to tell him that we will be back here and we'll work hard on the training pitch to make sure we do that. liverpool are still on for a top four finish thanks to the most amazing injury time winner against west bromwich albion, from their keeper allison, it was 1—1, liverpool had to win, so this was the last throw of the dice sending up the brazilian for a corner with seconds left on the clock. an incredible header and was mobbed by his team—mates. liverpool are now one point outside the top four with two games left to play, that's how important it was. allison was overcome with emotion afterwards, dedicating the goal to his late father who died earlier this year. we all know there are more important things than footbal

and the blows kept coming for emma hayes�* side.a blessing chelsea's fans weren't in gothenburg to see it. after the break, they searched for a consolation goal and had chances. but on a difficult night, theyjust couldn't get it right. chelsea devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona runners—up two years ago. finally, champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. we are a classy team. and we behave, i think, as you should do when you have been beaten by a better team. as you should do when you have been and that's one that acknowledges what we need to do to improve, and our owner came into see us, and all the girls were, you know, very quick to tell him that we will be back here and we'll work hard on the training pitch to make sure we do that. desperate times need desperate measures. you need a goal. in the last minute of stoppage time you get a corner. what do you do? send the keeper up of course. liverpool did that against west brom in the premier league. level at 1—1 — then allison did that. he managed to score an incredible win

emma hayes has been named in the squad and frank abi has been named player of the year. hal robson kanu has been left out of their training camp in portugal ahead of next month's euros. with their final squad to be announced on sunday, it's increasingly unlikely he'll be included. he was one of the stars of their run to the semi finals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarter final win over belgium. spain have left out captain sergio ramos from their squad. the real madrid centre—back who is 35, has played 180 times for spain, but has been struggling with injury and has only played once since march. his absence means that surprisingly, no players from real have been picked by head coach luis enrique for this summer's tournament. egan bernal, the colombian riding for the british ineos grenadiers team, has strengthened his grip on the giro d'italia. he won stage 16 and now leads by 2 minutes 2a seconds. it was a bad day for simon yates. the british rider slipped from second overall to 5th, after losing over two and a half minutes. bernal attacked the field, on a stage shorte

emma hayes side could be on for a remarkable quadruple.at home and they built their own stories, their own moments, like i did as a ten—year—old, albeit it was the men's game. because i never had female role models and i always wanted, more than anything else, that little girls would have their own. meanwile in the women's super league, manchester city have beaten birmingham 4—0. chloe kelly scored the first two, but had to leave the pitch on a stretcher after a serious looking knee injury. esme morgan and sam mewis added late goals to complete the scoring. the win moves manchester city top for now, but title rivals chelsea have a game in hand. steven gerrard has certainly enjoyed this season — his rangers side beat celtic for a third time this campaign to inch closer to an unbeaten league season. goals from kemar roofe and alfredo morelos either side of a odsonne edouard strike gave rangers a half—time lead, roofe added his second before jermaine defoe wrapped things up in injury time. the final score was 4—1. an ipl match between kolkata

with the wsl title and the league cup already secured, emma hayes's side are still on for a domesticlsea in porto next saturday, and he'll be aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to our own dan walker. for us to be in the final of the champions league, we have never been before. we have never been in semifinals. but once, now, never to been in the final already. but for sure, we want to win. the best way to win the final is to be ready. in the games you still have to play. it is a dream come true again, so, yes, for this club, never been before. going to the final of the champions league is a dream. so hopefully we can do a good performance. you can see more you can see more of you can see more of that interview tomorrow on football focus. well, city's neighbours, manchester united, also have the chance of european glory next week. they play villarreal in the europa league final. sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup as united manager, and speaking ahead of a premiere of a film about his life and care

chelsea women's manager emma hayes says her side is ready for the champions league final against barcelona. it would be amazing. there's no point denying that. to come home and to be a part of a fantastic team that achieves success like that. as i said, i'm that achieves success like that. as isaid, i'mjust that achieves success like that. as i said, i'm just so looking forward to these scores of little girls that are going to be inspired by this group of players because i never grew up with female role models. so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr, i think is the reason i get out of bed everyday to go to work. women's football, i hope, will then step into another place after the game on sunday because people are rightfully tuning in because of the quality on display. so either way, in because of the quality on display. so eitherway, i in because of the quality on display. so either way, i think we have won anyway.— display. so either way, i think we have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the have won anyway. looking forwar

after wininng the league title and taking her side to to their first champions league final, emma hayesess sue campbell says it�*s better to aim high than low. 0ur balance with the stadium was, yes, we want to be ambitious, and believe me, 700,000 tickets ua for think is incredibly ambitious. yes, we wanted to be ambitious, but equally, we want to be realistic, whether we�*ve got that balance rights, you know, it would be great, wouldn�*t it? if we complete the sell out every stadium endeavour but he says you should of had a bigger stadium. i will be delighted. in a few hours time, roy hodgson will take charge of crystal palace for his final match at selhurst park — with supporters in attendance. hodgson announced yesterday that he�*ll step down as palace manager at the end of the season, which comes on sunday against his former club liverpool. tonight, arsenal are the visitors. the fans and supporters are very very important to the club, and everyone — very important to the club, and everyone knows that. they've been very good _ everyone knows that. they've been very good at supporting

perhaps why head coach emma hayes called this one the sweetest. apartments during the christmas break and new year's, we said, we are not finishing the season without winning every trophy, so that's our plan. we've got two mode to go and it is amazing right 110w. from those celebrations to those still on ice, manchester city made to wait again for the premier league title. manchester united avoiding the defeat that would have handed it to their rivals. edinson cavani scoring in a 3—1 win over aston villa, the only sour note — an injury to harry maguire with the europa league final and euros ahead. united could trim the gap to city to four points with two games to come this week. ole gunnar solskjaer spoke to match of the day's steve wilson after the game. but we will not be hearing from him. no great escape this time for west brom, after losing 3—1 at arsenal, willian with the pick of their goals, as sam allardyce is relegated from the premier league for the time in his career. without the right victories, in the past couple of months, where we ha

emma hayes�* side could be on for a remarkable quadruple.hat. i hope they were sat at home and they built their own stories, their own moments, like i did as a ten—year—old, albeit it was the men�*s game. because i never had female role models. i�*ve always wanted, more than anything else, that little girls have the role model. mark selby has an important lead at the halfway point of the world snooker championship final. he finished last night�*s evening session leading shaun murphy by ten frames to seven. the final resumes later on from 1 o�*clock and you can follow all the action on bbc two. selby is seeking his fourth world title — murphy, his first for 16 years. lewis hamilton showed why he�*s a seven—time formula 1 world champion with a remarkable drive in the algarve to win the portuguese grand prix. he had to to use all his experience to overtake rival max verstappen and then hunted down team—mate valterri bottas. the victory extends hamilton�*s lead in the drivers�* championship to eight points after three races. it could be early to

with the wsl title and the league cup already secured, emma hayes' side are still on, for a domesticeven—time world champion lewis hamilton. he made the comments to a spanish newspaper with the backdrop of the glitz and glamour of monaco, ahead of one of the most famous of the grand prix weekends. he said there's no way he could break into the sport from his working—class background, if he tried to do so now. hamilton was third quickest in practice, yesterday, ahead of final practice and qualifying tomorrow. what a year it is becoming for british number two. cameron norrie claimed the biggest win of his career by beating world number four dominic thiem, in the lyon open. norrie produced a brilliant performance to beat the austrian in straight sets — 6—3 6—2. he's enjoyed a strong start to 2021, having already won a joint career—best tally of 21 matches. norrie will play france's arthur rinderkneck, in the last eight. the olympics can't come soon enough for britain's swimmers, after another gold at the european swimming championships in budapest. adam peaty says he's even more excited

with the wsl title, and the league cup already secured, emma hayes' side are still on for a domestic manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker. for us to be in the final of the champions league, we have never been before. we have never been in semifinals. but once, now, never to be in the final is to be ready. but for sure, we want to win. the best way to win the final is to be ready. but still you have to play. it is a dream come true again, so, yes, for this club, never been before. he going to the final of the champions league is a dream. so hopefully we can do a good performance. that will be some final. well, city's neighbours — manchester united — also have the chance of european glory next week. they play villarreal in the europa league final. sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup as united manager, and speaking ahead of the release of a film about his life and career, he told us that united's star quality mightjust make the difference. overall, a decent team. i saw them against arsenal and they played well. i have seen our boys playing well. i have seen our boys pla

emma hayes was part of the backroom team then but she says winning the trophy as manager would surpasslity on display so either way i think we have one. the premier league have agreed to renew a three—year deal for its uk broadcasting rights. they rolled over their existing contract with sky sports, bt sport and the bbc although they have not gone through the normal bidding process, they were given government approval to bypass that because of the financial impact of the pandemic. £100 million of additionalfunding impact of the pandemic. £100 million of additional funding will also be made available across the football pyramid below the championship. that is your lot for now, i will be back after 1:30pm. the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role as a lobbyist for greensill capital. the finance company collapsed in march. mr cameron tried to persuade ministers and officials to allow the firm access to emergency covid loans. meanwhile the newly appointed adviser on the rules for government ministers has trhis morning said he's "dete

and the blows kept coming for emma hayes' side.dn't get it right. chelsea devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona runners—up two years ago. finally, champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. we are a classy team. and we behaved, i think, as you should do when you have been beaten by a better team. and that's one that acknowledges what we need to do to improve, and our owner came into see us, and all the girls were, you know, very quick to tell him that we will be back here and we'll work hard on the training pitch to make sure we do that. kilmarnock boss tommy wright says he's encouraged by their end of season form as they get ready to face dundee for a place in next season's scottish premiership. a 2—0 win over hamilton wasn't enough to overhaul ross county who also won on sunday. the playoff is over two legs, the first of which is one thursday. it's been a long time coming but fans can return today for the first time this year outside of government pilot events in england. there are no premier league games until tomorrow. bo

chelsea boss emma hayes has been named fa women's super league manager of the year for the second consecutive the scottish premiership. they beat kilmarnock in the play—off final. dundee won the second leg 2—1, to win the tie 4—2 on aggregate. joy for dundee, but disappointment for kilmarnock, who are relegated, ending a 28 year stay in scotland's top division. its a rest day at the giro d italia today, and simon yates is going to need all his powers of recovery. the british rider lost over two and a half minutes on stage 16 and slipped from second to fifth overall. he s now four minutes 20 seconds behind colombia s egan bernal. yates' compatriot hugh carthy finished fifth and is now third in the race. britain's liam broady beat jasonjung in the first round of qualifying for the french open. harriet dart is also through to the next stage, after knocking out barbara haas. britain's francesca jones is out, beaten in straight sets by vera zvonreva. jones made headlines after qualifying for the australian open in february, despite having been told she'd never become a professional player, after b

emma god. who wrote messages right in the middle of a gorgeous sunday afternoon and hayes valley. this dark square board showed up, but soon it became a collage of color and kindness. when tragedy happens, especially to the families involves like it seems like everything changes for them. but the world kind of moves on. so this is just. small part that we can play did to remind them that we're way also have a heart for them and for what's going on, and we are not gonna forget. philip about to turn five was one of the first to sign the board. his mom of local supporter of gun control, found herself explaining to him the tragedy of wednesday's mass shooting a few people at the park. we're aware that earlier in the day yet another shooting at a club in florida left two people dead and wounded more than 20. others it's endless. the number of. people who lose their lives every year is in the tens of thousands. and if you compared with any other country, it's just preposterous. i think that's the thing that's disturbing because you know you don't want it to become like something that ju

emma julie within just one hour of putting that chalkboard in the middle of a hayes valley park. the whole board was covered with beautiful messages. some calling for healing others for gun control, right in the middle of a gorgeous sunday afternoon and hayes valley, this dark square board showed up, but soon it became a collage of color and kindness. when tragedy happens, especially to the families involves, like it seems like everything changes for them. but the world kind of moves on. so this is just a small part that we can played it to remind them that were we also have a heart for them. and for what going on, and we are not gonna forget. philip about to turn five, was one of the first to sign the board. his mom, a vocal supporter of gun control, found herself explaining to him the tragedy of wednesday's mass shooting a few people at the park. we're aware that earlier in the day yet another shooting at a club in florida left two people dead and wounded more than 20. others it's endless on the number of people who lose their lives every year is in the tens of thousands. and i

emma hay was part of that side that achieved that all those years ago. how much will that help her and her team in potentially achieving the success they want this season? —— hayesr. the champions league is a big thing for her to take off and a dream for any player as well. find big thing for her to take off and a dream for any player as well. and we have to ask — dream for any player as well. and we have to ask about _ have to ask about their opponents, barcelona, they have won the domestic title as well. and the way they play, they have played in the traditional barcelona way, haven't they? let's not underestimate the challenge and the size of the task facing chelsea later?— facing chelsea later? absolutely, the have facing chelsea later? absolutely, they have one — facing chelsea later? absolutely, they have one or _ facing chelsea later? absolutely, they have one or 36 _ facing chelsea later? absolutely, they have one or 36 of _ facing chelsea later? absolutely, they have one or 36 of the - facing chelsea later? absolutely, | they have one or 36 of the games facing chelsea later? absolutely, i they have one or 36 of the games in their early. —— they have won