here inside the etihad, city have played some stunning football this season but none of their fans haveeen able to watch it. every game he has been behind closed doors but it hasn't stopped their success. so what has been their secret? yes, they've had standout stars like boyhood city fan phil foden but it's their collective strength that's been key. to me, it's been special, because even i think it was january, february, when you see kevin de bruyne go down, you see sergio aguero go down, they are two of the best players in the world, but in that time i think city won every single game so i think that says a lot about the collective. and so city's decade of domestic domination now has a new chapter, and with a first champions league final to come it could be their greatest yet. andy swiss, bbc news, the etihad stadium. 4000 people are at london's 02 arena for 4000 people are at london's o2 arena for the brit awards. no facemasks, no social distancing, all part of the government research to help events return to normal. a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod

it's all eyes on the etihad tonight. out of fashion at tottenham — butjust two weeks later, jose mourinho bags a newjob with roma. on the bubble has been breached and the indian premier league covid cases ring an abrupt end to the action. hello and welcome to sportsday. there's a massive night ahead for manchester city with history on the line — a place in a first champions league final could be won as pep guardiola and his side host paris st germain and go into the second leg with a 2—1 lead. guardiola has won europe's top prize twice with barcelona, but has yet to bring that success to city in his five seasons trying. let's cross live to the etihad and speak to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan. braving the hail there, not quite the nice picture we would expect! but it could be a hugely significant night for manchester city, guardiola and this team?— and this team? absolutely, yes. as ou can and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see. _ and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see. the — and this team? absolutely

history, manchester city have reached a champions league final — beating paris saint—germain 2—0 at the etihadof some poor defending as he picked up city's first of the night 11 minutes in ps6 had chances to equalise but couldn't take advantage so when mahrez got on the end of a phil foden cross he made no mistake. pep guardiola's side in charge and their opponents struggling, angel di maria paying the price for his petulance and when the full time whistle went it was guardiola's side who moved through to play either chelsea or real madrid in instanbul on the 29th of may. real madrid's marcelo will play against chelsea tomorrow in the second leg of their champions league semi—final, after he was freed from electoral duty in the spanish capital. the brazilian had been called to work as a scrutineer for a regional election and the club had tried to free him of it, but it's understood a lady who has no idea who the defender is offered to step in meaning he could travel to london with his team—mates with the tie precariously poised at 1—1 from the opening leg. meanwhile chelsea and liverpool will

andy swiss, bbc news, the etihad stadium.ague goals for him this season. meanwhile, we still don't know where the all—english champions league final, between manchester city and chelsea, will take place. the culture secretary oliver dowden said the government "cleared the way" for uefa to host the final at wembley. the match will be moved from istanbul, but portugal is now the favourite to host the match. there's a new man in the leader's pinkjersey at the giro d'italia. alessandro de marchi finished second on stage 4 yesterday, and that was enough to put him at the top of the overall standings. ?a career first for the 34—year—old italian — clearly delighted to lead his home tour! britain's hugh carthy and simon yates are 10th and 16th respectively. now we've had some fairly torrential rain over here in the uk, and it's been the same in rome. at the italian open, one man, novak djokovic wasn't impressed that he had to carry on playing. take a listen to this. i didn't say that! djokovic eventually went on to win his second rou

our sports correspondent ben croucher is at the etihad stadium for us now. season. it's been a remarkable turnaround from them as well. they are a distant second to liverpool last year, the bottom half of the table in december but then won 15 games in a row to put them on the verge of a third title in four years. if it feels like it's a matter of when rather than f, the earth is the big question today. chelsea are in good form, chasing a top four spot themselves, and they got the meanest defence in the league since january. and if this game needed any more subplots, it's a rehearsalfor the champions league final as well. pep guardiola, though, says in this game and this competition, its most important for now anyway. {lilia competition, its most important for now anyway-— now anyway. 0k, we will what happens- _ the next news on bbc one is at six o'clock. we will see you then hopefully. bye for now. good afternoon. this whether it is bring us to weather ingredients lately. wet weather and some warm weather. it's all because of low pressure which you can see a

manchester city are through to their first ever champions league final beating paris st germain 2—0 at the etihad week picked up both city's goals while psg finished the match with 10 players when angel di maria was sent off a petulant kick out at fernandinho. but it's the premier league champions elect who are through to istanbul later this month. reaching the final of champions league help us to make like you said the biggest picture we have done over the last a years. what we have done for years. what we have done for years is incredible, in terms of the premier leagues and the caps and every competition played and in reaching the final, it helps us to understand what we have done. real madrid's marcelo will play against chelsea later in the second leg of their champions league semi—final, after he was freed from electoral duty in the spanish capital. the brazilian had been called to work as a scrutineer for a regional election and the club had tried to free him of it, but it's understood that a woman who had no idea who the defender is offered to step in meaning he could travel to london with

andy swiss, bbc news, the etihad stadium.are now premier league champions. in the night's other game, southampton fought back to beat crystal palace by three goals to one at st mary's. both sides already knew that they are guaranteed premier league football next season. danny ings scored twice to make it 12 league goals for him this season. meanwhile, we still don't know where the all—english champions league final between manchester city and chelsea will take place. the culture secretary 0liver dowden said the government cleared the way for uefa to host the final at wembley. the match will be moved from istanbul, but portugal is now the favourite to host the match. the heavyweight fight everyone wants to see. anthonyjoshua against tyson fury looks set to take place in saudi arabia. boxing promoter eddie hearn confirmed the location, with the fight likely to take place on either the seventh or 14th of august. joshua fought in the saudi capital riyadh in december 2019, when he won a rematch against andy ruinr. now we've had so

other clubs involved in football's failed breakaway, the fans who braved a hail storm outside the etihady emerged into what looked like bleak midwinter but this is a team in the hottest of form. despite the conditions, after winning the away leg, a slip—up against paris st germain seemed unlikely their advantage was soon extended. riyad mahrez breaking the ice and putting his team firmly on course for a first ever final. now 3—1 down on aggregate, the visitors needed goals and marquinhos and then angel di maria showed the threat they still posed. how psg's star striker kylian mbappe must have wished he was fit enough to start. even brazilian talisman neymar finding their way through. city's defence defiant. the hosts have been simply irresistible in this competition and once again showed their ability to break at pace. mahrez again the beneficiary of sublime teamwork. with city in control, psg lost control. di maria seeing red for this moment of madness. phil foden went close to capping anotherfine display but the victory was secure. the dominant force in the english game nowjust one mor

here inside the etihad, city have played some stunning football this season but none of their fans havestandout stars like boyhood city fan phil foden but it's their collective strength that's been key. to me, it's been special, because even i think it was january, february, when you see kevin de bruyne go down, you see

they are looking to reach a first champions league final, when they host paris saint germain at the etihad evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of the leading government scientists behind the first lockdown last year says it's unlikely that there will be any more lockdowns in the uk. professor neil ferguson says life should start getting back to normal this summer thanks to the vaccination programme. he said questions do remain over summer holidays — particularly travelling abroard this year — but he was optimistic about life returning soon with far fewer restrictions. here's our health editor hugh pym. master social distancing, strict limits on gatherings and socialising, unprecedented restrictions on everyday life for much of the pandemic, but an increasing sense that things could be much closer to the old normal by the summer. one of the key scientists involved in lockdown policy told me that he is more confident. it policy told me that he is more confident-— policy told me that he is more confident. ., ., ., confident. it will feel a lot more normal in _ confident. it will f

beat chelsea to win the league and though they took the lead, they lost 2—1 in injury time at the etihadtle tomorrow if manchester united lose at aston villa. we've had three other results in the premier league, the reigning champions liverpool beat southampton i—0 beat southampton 2—0 and are up to sixth, there were also wins for leeds and crystal palace. it was all about the relegation battle on the last day of the championship season and wayne rooney's derby county have stayed up at sheffield wednesday's expense. wednesday took the lead twice, but it finished 3—3, martyn waghorn with his second of the game from the spot. the draw was all derby needed. wednesday drop down to league i along with wycombe and rotherham. if you're in scotland, cup highlights follow the news, but stay there if you want to know what happened in the first of the semi—finals. hibernian beat dundee united 2—0 to reach the scottish cup final for the first time since they won it back in 2016. they'll return to hampden park in a fortnight to face either st mirren or stjohnstone who play their semi tomorrow. lewis

history, manchester city have reached a champions league final — beating paris saint—germain 2—0 at the etihaduardiola's side in charge and their opponents struggling, angel di maria paying the price for his petulance and when the full time whistle went it was guardiola's side who moved through to play either chelsea or real madrid in instanbul on the 29th of may. real madrid's marcelo will play against chelsea tomorrow in the second leg of their champions league semi—final, after he was freed from electoral duty in the spanish capital. the brazilian had been called to work as a scrutineer for a regional election and the club had tried to free him of it, but it's understood a lady who has no idea who the defender is offered to step in meaning he could travel to london with his team—mates with the tie precariously poised at 1—1 from the opening leg. meanwhile chelsea and liverpool will have a supporter presence in future decisions at board level of their respective clubs. it follows both clubs withdrawal from a proposed european super league which saw a backlash from both sets of supporters. a

there's only one place to start tonight and that's at the etihad, because manchester city could be crownednd half has just got under way and city lead 1—0. well, let's go live to the ground, where we can speak to our sports correspondent andy swiss. city in the lead, tell us about the first half. it city in the lead, tell us about the first half. ., , ., , ., , first half. it was a strange first half, not first half. it was a strange first half. not a _ first half. it was a strange first half, not a lot _ first half. it was a strange first half, not a lot happened - first half. it was a strange first half, not a lot happened for i first half. it was a strange firstl half, not a lot happened for the first 44 minutes, not too many chances, but one minute before half—time, city took the lead with a tap in for raheem sterling and moments after that, city were awarded a penalty, a foul on gabriel jesus. they then chipped a penalty into the hands of the goalkeeper. it's one of the things that looks fantastic if it works and leaves you looking stupid if they don't and sergio aguero will be embarr

without mbappe for tehir league game on saturday and faces a late fitness test for the match at the etihadere better. we were better and they were worse. they lost and they play bad if they win, they play good. but if you ask my opinion, they play good. they are going to play good, i know. the ipl face a race against time to rearrange the postponed tournamnet after calling a halt to the competition today. organisers said they had to prioritise the health and wellbeing of those involved in light of the pandemic. eleven english players competing will now return home. india are meant to tour england this summer and then stage the 2020 world cup there later this year, limiting the window to conclude the competition. that's all from the bbc sport centre for now. plenty more to come in sports day at 6:30pm, for now, back to you. care home residents are being allowed to go on some trips outside from today in england without having to isolate for two weeks on their return. campaigners have welcomed the new guidance, which means residents can go for a walk or visit a loved one's garden. those leavi

now arrived in the portuguese city after the city staff gave the squad quite a send—off from the etihad6,000 tickets for the final, but chelsea did return some of theirs. there will be a crowd of over 16,000 in total and despite the tests they need to do, it's the best feeling to be away supporting their teams again. we got a holiday quite cheap, we got apartments quite cheap but the tests have cost more than the holiday. getting here — nightmare. covid test before... it's not every day you get to see the champions league final. - happy to do it to see the boys bring it home. even if people don't get- to the game, there's a fan place there, and we can go to a bar, i go to a pub, we can sit in there, the vibe'll be great, _ just watching the game together. now, it could be one of the most sensational returns in football management. tottenham have contacted mauricio pochettino, over their manager's job — just 18 months after they sacked him. pochettino took spurs to the champions league final, but he was replaced byjose mourinho six months later. pochettino is currently manager of paris s

manchester city fans came in hope and expectation outside the etihad stadium.gh. city's blocks were being celebrated like goals. soon, mahrez gave them another opportunity for the real thing. pace, teamwork, clinicalfinishing, the hallmarks of pep guardiola's vision in one swift counterattack. out and soon down to ten men, paris st germain's drizzly misery was compounded when former manchester united winger angel di maria's petulance got what you would expect. still, city know expectation and reality are rarely aligned. but for all their promise, all their success in the last decade, one trophy has eluded them. now, they'rejust one match away from being hailed european champions. ben croucher, bbc news. so, a fantastic night for city and manager pep guardiola. afterwards he said it was a shame there weren't any fans inside the stadium to celebrate the victory, especially after the bitter disappointment of losing in the quarter finals two years ago. it is a pity. played the semifinals, we lost the semifinal against tottenham two years ago, and a bit disappointed

andy swiss, bbc news, the etihad stadium. he would not bet against more success to come.nment �*cleared the way�* for uefa to host the final at wembley. the match will be moved from istanbul, but with quarantine restrictions likely to remain in place here, the switch to portugal is now likely. after 16 years with harlequins, mike brown's played his last game for the club following his red card against wasps last weekend. the former england full—back, who leaves for newcastle at the end of the season, has been banned for six weeks for stamping. it means, with just four rounds remaining, he won't feature for the club again and will miss the premiership final were they to qualify. nobody has played more games for the club than the 35—year—old. novak djocovic had a john mcenroe moment at the italian open, the world number one unhappy he was made to play on in the rain in rome. have a listen. i have asked you three times! you didn't ask to _ i have asked you three times! you didn't ask to check the court. i didn't— didn't ask to check the court. i didn't say— didn't ask to che

manchester city fans came in hope and expectation outside the etihad stadium.eague final, come what may. 2—1 up from the first leg, riyad mahrez broke the ice to put his side on track for a first champions league final. a rearguard was needed to keep them in front but whatever paris st germain sprung their way, it pinged straight back. not even neymar could break through. city's blocks were being celebrated like goals. soon, mahrez gave them another opportunity for the real thing. pace, teamwork, clinicalfinishing, the hallmarks of pep guardiola's vision in one swift counterattack. out and soon down to ten men, paris st germain�*s drizzly misery was compounded when former manchester united winger angel di maria's petulance got what you would expect. still, city know expectation and reality are rarely aligned. but for all their promise, all their success in the last decade, one trophy has eluded them. now, they'rejust one match away from being hailed european champions. ben croucher, bbc news. so a fantastic night for city. here's their manager pep guardiola. re

manchester city fans came in hope and expectation outside the etihad stadium.mer manchester united winger angel di maria's petulance got what you would expect. still, city know expectation and reality are rarely aligned. but for all their promise, all their success in the last decade, one trophy has eluded them. now, they'rejust one match away from being hailed european champions. ben croucher, bbc news. well, psg were without their star man kylian mbappe. but pep guardiola's side well worthy of their place, becoming the ninth different english club to reach the final. a far cry from their days playing in the third tier of english football 22 years ago. the champions league, make the bigger picture what we've done the last four years. what we have done the four years is incredible in terms of the premier league, the cops, every competition we played. and reaching the final helps to understand what we have done. and we remain on course for an all—english final. chelsea will be hoping to join city in istanbul which stages the final in three weeks' time. uefa hope

teams have now arrived in the portuguese city — this is how city's staff saw off their squad from the etihadd return some of theirs. in all there will be a crowd of around 16,000. despite the official process and the tests, it is the best feeling for fans to be away, supporting their teams again. we got a holiday quite cheap, we got apartments quite cheap but the tests have cost more than the holiday. getting here — nightmare. covid test before... it's not every day you get to see the champions league final. i happy to do it to see the boys bring it home. even if people don't get- to the game, there's a fan place there, and we can go to a bar, i go to a pub, we can sit in there, the vibe'll be great, _ just watching the game together. tiger woods says just walking on his own is his number one goal as he continues his recovery from a horrific car crash in february. speaking to a magazine, woods, who won the masters two years ago, wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd ever play golf again. he says he's taking it one step at a time. he suffered multiple leg injuries in the crash in los angeles. the

manchester city can win today — they'll be crowned premier league champions if they beat chelsea at the etihadhester united. if we win, its over. so honestly, with these four games left, with the premier league, there is one thing or thought about what united are going to do. it is in our hands and we have the first match and if it does not happen, we have another one, another one, another one to take the two points, so, to be champion. there was a really important result in the premier league last night — newcastle won 4—2 at leicester, which means they're one point from safety. callum wilson scored twice for newcastle, denting leicester's champions league hopes, but it's a huge sigh of relief now for steve bruce's side, as they are almost certain now to avoid the drop. now, nine of the original european super league clubs, including the premier league's 'big six', have been given a fine of around £1.4 million each as their punishment from uefa. the payment will be used to benefit children's and grassroots football across europe. they'll also have 5% of their income from uefa competitions wit