a brilliant win over bayern munich in west london chelsea were 2—1 down from the first leg, but fran kirbyll level thanks to a stunning strike from sarah zadrazil. ji so—yun restored chelsea's lead, it looked like extra time was coming before late goals from pernille harder — and fran kirby here with her second— ensured chelsea will face barcelona in the final on the 16th of may and their hopes of a quadruple stay alive. in the scottish premiership, champions rangers are just two matches away from completing an unbeaten league season. that's after they beat celtic 4—1 at ibrox in the old firm derby. kemar roofe gave rangers the lead. the away side had callum mcgregor sent off but did equalise moments later. they were level for just three minutes though — alfredo morelos putting rangers back in front with a great strike. roofe got a second before jermain defoe sealed the win late on to extend rangers' unbeaten run against celtic to six matches. geraint thomas says he can laugh now about crashing yesterday after winning a race for the first time since the 2018 tour de france. the briton star

fran kirby got her second into injury time, and chelsea knew they had achieved a landmark. big day for women's football. we can talk about it being a big day and week for chelsea, and it is. but women's football, we have always had to play second fiddle. i hope there are lots of little girls at home, thinking, god, they are going to the chap is the final. barcelona weight in the final later this month. what milestone is next for a team on track for the unprecedented? match of the day 2 follows the news so if you want to wait for the football results then don't listen for a bit, because they're coming now. nine years after his first premier league hat—trick, gareth bale scored another for tottenham as they beat relegated sheffield united 4—0. it moves spurs up to fifth. in the day's other game arsenal won at newcastle. scottish premiership champions rangers rubbed salt in rivals celtic�*s wounds by thrashing them 4—1 in their last old firm game of the season. celtic had a player sent—off and rangers took full advantage. it's rangers' first league title for a decade. lewis ha

just before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done some eight times this seasonhelsea 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 for somejohn —— getting over the line. job done and in ruthless mansion tonic fashion. —— ruthless fashion. next up, when they play in the first ever champions the final, when this set of players are hoping to continue this winning feeling. jo currie, bbc news, kingsmeadow. great pictures there. and asjo was saying, it could get even better. having already won the league cup, it moves them a step closer to what could an historic quadruple. my myjob has my job has always myjob has always been to put them into the position where t

because of the glory of fran kirby and sam kerr up front, the combinations that they provide, how impressiveel they have been this year?— been this year? fran, considering all she has _ been this year? fran, considering all she has gone _ been this year? fran, considering all she has gone through, - been this year? fran, considering all she has gone through, she - been this year? fran, considering| all she has gone through, she has come back arguing better than ever and this season she has such intelligence in her play, but that understanding with sam kerr upfront, sam, it's really strange to watch her as a player because people do this and i do not like it when there are comparisons with the men's game, but she finishes like any top strength player at any level. but she had a bad start to the season, she had a bad start to the season, she was missing loads of chances, but she kept getting there, kept trying and she slowed down, she got between her and the goalkeeper and when she was within the chelsea mindset, she started to slow down in front of goal and itjust went from there. the two of

just before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done so many times this season,d 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 chelsea would win but by how many. their fifth was courtesy of this scrappy effort, with erin cuthbert getting it over the line. job done and in ruthless fashion. champions again, chelsea defending their title and along with the league cup trip they've already won the season. in a week's time, they play in theirfirst ever champions league final, when this set of players are hoping to continue that winning feeling. jo currie, bbc news, kingsmeadow. yes, jo saying it could get even better. they either has to work quadruple. —— they eye that. myjob has always been to put them into the position where they can compete. when they

a brilliant win over bayern munich in west london chelsea were 2—1 down from the first leg, but fran kirbyarah zadrazil. ji so—yun restored chelsea's lead, it looked like extra time was coming before late goals from pernille harder — and fran kirby here with her second— ensured chelsea will face barcelona in the final on the 16th of may and their hopes of a quadruple stay alive. in the scottish premiership, the champions rangers are nowjust two games away from an unbeaten league season after beating celtic a—1 in the old firm derby at ibrox. the win extends their unbeaten run against their rivals to six games as michael redford reports. a final 0ld a final old firm match of the season. rangers already champions, celtic with nothing to play for. this derby, though, is never meaningless. celtic arrived at ibrox looking to end rangers' unbeaten league run, and nearly got the perfect start. games like this are often decided by small margins. the very next attack saw mcgregor file glen kamara. advantage was played instead. rangers will be glad it was. as they celebrated, celtic protested, mcgre

so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr,t 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—threatening brain hemorrhage. his recovery from that, and his extraordinary career, now form part a new film, directed by his sonjason. before the release of sir alex ferguson: never give in this month, sir alex has been looking back on his life with our sports editor dan roan and reflecting on the way football, and footballers have changed. the players are inherited at aberdeen and manchester united were strong and powerful, and it is changed, but it has become a more protective life nowadays, you know? and i know that with social media and things like that are supposed to solve all problems, but then the men, i was very lucky to inherit the of clear—s

chelsea striker fran kirby has also been named player of the season — she netted 16 goals in 18 appearencese 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 be playing in one. so, so, y

very minute on the clock when the strike by melanie leupolz put them ahead and before the break, fran kirbyelsea doubled their lead. a change of ends and no chase of pace, the kerr and kirby strikeforce working again. it was becoming a question of not if chelsea would win but by how many. the ff courtesy of their scrappy effort with erin cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. jab cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. , .,, ., . ,, the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. the line. job done in a ruthless fashion- my — the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job _ the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job has _ the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job has always - the line. job done in a ruthless. fashion. my job has always been the line. job done in a ruthless - fashion. my job has always been to fashion. myjob has always been to put them into a position where they could repeat these things. so as i always say to them when they are such grey and old, it will be these things they talk about. champions auain, things they talk about. champions again. chelsea

so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr,n 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. the premier league have agreed to renew a three—year deal for its uk broadcasting rights. they've rolled over their existing contract with sky sports, bt sport, amazon prime video and the bbc. even though they haven't gone through the normal tender process, they have been given government approval because of the financial impact of the pandemic over the last 12 months. £100 million of additional funding will also be made available across the football pyramid below the championship. british diverjack laugher has won silver at the european aquatics championships. he clinched it with his last dive in the i—metre springboard final in budapest. laugher won synchro gold at the last olympics. it's the second british medal so far in the competition. yo

chelsea striker fran kirby has also been named player of the season — she netted 16 goals in 18 appearences 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 be playing in one. so, so, yeah, it's all gone so quick, and ijust want to enjoy the occasion as much as i can because you never know if you are going to get another opportunity. yeah, and when you think about it, you are only 20 — about it, you are only 20 — 21 this week — but given your age, the players tha

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brilliant coach in emma hayes and brilliant players in fran kirby and sam kerr.in over reading, ended any hopes manchester city had of pipping them to it. they lost just one league game all season. and after these celebrations, they go again, and with the league cup in the bag, they could win two more trophies with the champions league final and fa cup to come. myjob has always been to put them into the position where they can compete for these things. so as i always say to them, when they're sat grey and old, it is going to be these things they talk about. of course, the shared experience, the friendships, but winning. from celebrations to those still on ice, manchester city made to wait in their pursuit of the premier league title. manchester united avoiding the defeat that would have handed their rivals the title. 3—1 they beat aston villa. edison cavani rounding off the scoring. the only sour note — an injury to harry maguire with the europa league final and euros ahead. with two games this week, they could trim the gap to city to four points. ole gunnar sols

fran kirby with the final goal on break when bayern had their keeper up—field., i'm a mum. like, iwanted... i hope that 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 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 tim

fran kirby scored twice. they finished two points clear of manchester city.cored what proved to be the winner from a freekick. stjohnstone are on for the cup double having already won the league cup. lewis hamilton converted the 100th formula one pole position of his career into another victory. he won the spanish grand prix to stretch his lead in the championship to 14 points. ben croucher reports. a winnerfor the 98th a winner for the 98th time in formula 1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple. in spain, this was a lesson in patience, taking the time to strike. max verstappen had his chance at the start, elbows out into turn 1 and no way through for hamilton. he hounded the dutchman lap after lap. his team decided to switch things up, a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? 22 how far have i got to catch up? seconds, how far have i got to catch up? 22 seconds, you have done it before. how far have i got to catch up? 22 i seconds, you have done it before. 22 secows, you have do

it was two goals from fran kirby in a 5—0 win over reading that ended manchester city's hopes of pipping, when they're sat grey and old, it is going to be these things they talk about. of course, the shared experience, the friendships, but winning. the way they are going at the moment there will be many more. 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. there would be no great escape for west brom, after losing 3—1 at arsenal, they drop out of the top flight — sam allardyce relegated from the premier league for the first time in his career. unfortunately, without the right victories in the past couple of months, where we have had the opportunity to give ourselves a better chance of survival, we have not taken that. so

so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr, 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 forward to it- in the last — have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few— have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes _ have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes it - have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes it has i it. in the last few minutes it has been announced premier league clubs have unanimously agreed to renew a three—year deal for the uk's broadcast rights. the deal includes agreements with sky sports, bt sport, amazon prime video and bbc sport. clubs have also agreed additional funding of £100 million for national league; league one and two, the women's game and grassroots football. the british diverjack laugher has picked up a medal at the european aquatics championships. his last dive in the 1—metre springboard final was enough to earn

fran kirby with the final goal on breakaway when bayern had their keeper upfield.g to the champions league final." like, i�*m a mum. i want that. 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�* champion

fran kirby has been named player of the year.lson'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 variance is a variant of concern. the government published its advice online on friday. it says that the areas affected where informed, but the elected mayor of north tyneside said that consistent local messages having the biggest difference to our communities, but when i find out conflicting messages coming in, i work with local mps and council officers to get clarity for our reside

she had a heart condition and was suffering that for 18 months —— fran kirby, then having her best seasonsea. i know you will be watching, as we all _ one chelsea. i know you will be watching, as we all will - one chelsea. i know you will be watching, as we all will be. i one chelsea. i know you will be i watching, as we all will be. great to speak to you this morning, abbie mccarthy, thank you very much for that. and, as abbie was saying, there is reason for them to be confident, they have lostjust once in the wsl season. it could be in the bag. they could mirror the achievements made by arsenal of those years ago. —— arsenal of those years ago. let's have a look at the weather. nick, it looks quite nice in cheshire? it is! there is some sunshine out there across some areas of the uk, but i think the word is evenif of the uk, but i think the word is even if your days starting off like this, you are probably going to see a heavy shower at some stage of the day, because that is very much the forecast. again, there will be some downpours with paler times, but also around these areas, sunshi

training this morning we're told with a potential quadruple on the horizon it was two goals from fran kirbyhead. united could trim the gap to city to four points with a game against leicester tommorow and liverpool on thursday. sam allardyce says it's too early to talk about his future after his first relegation from the premier league as west brom dropped out of the top filght with a 3—1 defeat at arsenal david moyes says that west ham will keep pushing for a champions league place, despite their top four hopes taking a blow after losing 1—0 at home to everton. elsewhere wolves beat brighton 2—1. england rugby has confirmed three home mens matches this summer. an england a side will face scotland a in leicester on sunday the 27th ofjune, then eddiejones�* side will play tests at twickenham against the usa on sunday ath july and canada on saturday 10 july. fans will be admitted for the first time since december, with at least 10,000 able to attend each match at twickenham. he's had a great clay court season so far — but dan evans has lost in the opening round of the rome masters this mornin

chelsea striker fran kirby has also been named player of the year — she scored 16 goals in 18 appearances 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 being born without several fingers and toes. former england internationals rio ferdinand and karen carney will manage a team of footballers from across the home nations, who'll attempt to tackle online abuse. brought together by their own experiences of online hate, hope united will feature

the chelsea and england forward fran kirby has been named women's footballer of the year by the football champions league final in gothenburg on sunday. it's the second time kirby has won this award. next month's turkish grand prix has been cancelled only two weeks after it was added to the formula one calendar. it was deemed to be unworkable when turkey was placed on the uk's travel red list, with so many teams based in this country. there'll now be a second race in austria next month, with the french grand prix brought forward by a week. in rugby league it took a golden—point winner for leeds to beat wakefield in the super league. both these sides are struggling this season, and rhyse martin's extra—time penalty gave leeds a 15—13 victory to halt their five—match losing streak. wakefield have lost all six games so far. and it was close in rugby union's premiership, where sale moved up to second with a late bonus—point win at bath. the home side took an early lead and looked set for victory before curtis langdon went over to win it for sale by 24—20. ireland's robbie henshaw got the cru