fulham have been relegated from the premier league this evening, after a 4—1 thumping at watford.consigns their fate to championship football from august, after a turbulent one season stay in the top flight, has left them with a total ofjust 17 points with five games to go. they willjoin huddersfield, who were already relegated on saturday. well our reporter joe lynskey is here. it was a tall order this evening, and the scoreline reflected that. it was going to be a difficult ask for them. they felt the pain tonight. this confirms with five games of their season still left to play as well, but the results tonight has meetings. this is it now. you can see here, relegated alongside huddersfield. it is the first time we've had two sides go down this early and had their relegation confirm since 1995. fulham had to avoid defeat tonight to have any mathematical hope of keeping going in this division but they were beaten comprehensively, 4—1 at watford. the away side did have one brief moment in this game when ryan babel made it 1—1 just before half—time — the dutchman who they signed in

it isa it is a season where very little has gone right for fulham.championship last season. they spent a fortune last summer, more money invested in any newly promoted club up invested in any newly promoted club up to the premier league, yet it hasn't clicked. they have gone through three different coaches over the course of the season. they have conceded vastly more gold than any other team. four more shipped tonight, which means 76 goals over the course of the premier league season the course of the premier league season have been let in by for them, and frankly, with that sort of a defensive rate they were never going to give themselves a chance. defensive rate they were never going to give themselves a chancel defensive rate they were never going to give themselves a chance. i think we all realise and understand that when you get relegated from this division, there are some serious problems that your football club or serious issues that have gone on. i am sure at the right time in the right moment that we will sit down and obviously work out wher

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: relegated with five games left to play, fulham'sshahid khan, says they've let the fans down, but he remains committed to the club.

the miserable night for fulham.atford last night rounded off a miserable season. patrick gearey reports on where it all went wrong. any excuse for a party but this was one of them spent more than £100 billion trying to avoid. their relegation, proof that money can't buy premier league safety. the ending was macular. they managed to go into half—time 1—1 before watford put the first nail in the coffin. the story of the season followed, defence with the usual holes. the third was scored and then four. the 76th league goal of conceded this season. we all realised when you get relegated from this division, there is some serious problems, or serious issues what have gone on. i'm sure at the right time in the right moment, we will all sit down and obviously worked out where mistakes are made. the plan was so different. for them spent more money lost some than any promoted side but having raided they found out not much really fitted them. their unsettled side were bottom of the table when the manager was stacked. they brou

cardiff's premier league status hangs in the balance — after defeat at fulham and brighton's draw withle. bolton wanderers take a stand as the players go on strike over unpaid wages. saracens on the brink of victory in the premier 15s finals with a win over harlequins for the second year in a row. also coming up in the programme... valtteri bottas takes pole in azerbaijan as charles leclerc‘s challenge hits the wall. and find out why it was a day to remember forjockey bryony frost — as she enjoyed the perfect return from injury. hello and welcome to the programme. it certainly feels like the end of the season, but forget the premier league title race because today it's all about the battle at the bottom — with teams scrambling to stay in the top flight next season. some crucial results this afternoon that could prove the difference — including a very important draw for brighton this evening. they've managed to claim a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle. ayoze perez opened the scoring with this header causing some worried faces among the home fans. but brighton equ

fulham and huddersfield are already down, and cardiff are still in the relegation zone, five points off safety after they lost 2—0 to burnley. chris wood scored both for the clarets, the first on the half hour mark, then the second in injury time. they should be safe now. cardiff manager neil warnock was charged by the fa yesterday for calling premier league officials the worst in the world. referee mike dean overruled his assistant who had awarded the bluebirds a penalty for a burnley handball. the men gave it and he told me mike did not see it. but mike must have seen it because he said it hit part of his body so it cannot be handball. i thought darren made the right decision. i look forward to hearing what he said and i'm sure by the time i get in they will all sing from the same sheet. but i was told he did not see it, so if he did not see it, how can he see it hit his headif see it, how can he see it hit his head if he did not see it? i do not know. i can say i am at a loss for words. it is impossible for him to give it from there. he is 70 yards away and on the wrong side for his

fulham and huddersfield are already relegated.eir two outstanding championship fixtures by the english football league. today's match with brentford was called off last night after bolton's players said they would not play again until they received outstanding wages. bolton, who have been relegated to league one have been told to rearrange that game "at the earliest opportunity" — on the pitch in the championship — norwich just need to draw, in order to get promoted back to the premier league. they play blackburn later this evening. sheffield united are also chasing automatic promotion, they're playing already—relegated ipswich and they lead by a goal to nil through scott hogan. if they win tonight, and leeds fail to beat aston villa tomorrow, the blades will be promoted.derby beat bristol city in the chase for a play off race. at the bottom of the table, rotherham are down — after conceding twice in the last 15 minutes to lose 2—1 against west brom. leyton orient are back in the english football league. their goalless draw agains

huddersfield and fulham already relegated. brighton do have a game in hand on cardiff.gh run in. cardiff are home to title hopefuls liverpool next. brighton have wolves away. back to the champions league... and at least one english side will definitely be in the semi—finals. but will it be manchester city or tottenham. spurs have the advantage, after winning their quarter finalfirst leg 1—0, at their new stadium. but city still have hopes for the quadruple, and will go into the match at the etihad as favourites, despite having less preparation time than their opponents. —— human beings and they will be knowledge in the game and we need that knowledge, without support as he can go through so hopefully, i'm expecting and really curious how our fine jewellery —— expecting and really curious how our fine jewellery — — react expecting and really curious how our fine jewellery —— react tomorrow, i wa nt fine jewellery —— react tomorrow, i want to see they want us to get to the semifinals. they want to see the fans if they want us to get there. from the manchester city is one

cardiff peppered the fulham goal towards the end, but could not find a way through.me side securing their status in the premier league next season. calum wilson with the goal for bournemouth five mins from time — his second of the game. shane long, james ward prowse, and matt targett with the goals for southampton. dan gosling got bournemouth‘s first. so if brighton beat newcastle — cardiff are all but down. it has just kicked off at the amex. it's 0-0. elsewhere — crystal palace and everton played out a nil nil draw. wolves beat watford 2—1 at vicarage road to get some ravage for the fa cup semi final. bolton have now been told that they must complete their two outstanding championship fixtures by the english football league. by the english football league. today's match with brentford was called off last night after bolton's players said they would not play again until they received outstanding wages. bolton, who have been relegated to league one have been told to rearrange that game "at the earliest opportunity". on the pitch — norwichjust need to draw in order to

the former fulham midfielder lee clark believes the club didn‘t spend that money wisely.have recruited a large number of players for substantial amounts and ultimately those players have not delivered. i think one of the issues for me personally was they dismissed too many players to quickly who got them up from the championship. more from lee clark in sportsday at 6:30. he was chatting alongside a former wolves forward, as we compare the two promoted clubs this season, they are at home to manchester united tonight. the high street chemist boots will sponsor the home nations and the republic of ireland‘s women‘s teams in a deal worth £1 million over three years. england will be joined by scotland for the first time at the world cup, but all five nations in the british isles have been given a big boost with the news the chemist will be their main sponsor. scotland, england, northern ireland and wales have been involved in the same deal before, but the republic of ireland are included for the first time. england‘s record goalscorer, who retired from the international game i

elsewhere, cardiff's1—0 defeat at fulham leaves them in real danger of relegation.pton secured their top—flight future with a 3—3 draw against bournemouth. celtic are just a point away from retaining the scottish premiership after a 1—0 win over kilmarnock at celtic park. in the week of billy mcneill‘s passing, rather poignantly, it was their current no 5 who scored the winner. no 5 being the jersey worn by the former manager who died on monday. and jockey bryony frost has won herfirst race back after breaking her collarbone. her return at sandown saw her ride the favourite, black corton, to victory in the oaksey chase for trainer paul nicholls. her 50th win of the season, she was also crowned champion conditional jockey. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the results from qualifying ahead of the azerbaijan grand prix which takes place in baku tomorrow. holly, many thanks. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. good evening. the second half of the weekend promises to be rather less turbulent t

fulham have already been relegated from the premier leaue but they managed to get their first away winn on what was the bourmeounth boss, eddie howe's 500th game as a manager. today's other premiere league results. watford are up to seventh place and the possiblity of european footballl next season after a 2—1 win over huddersfield who have been relegated. leciester are in eighth after a 2—2 draw with west ham. newcastle against southampton kicked off a few mintues ago 0—0. celtic will have to wait at least another week to wrap up the scottish premiership. that's after second placed rangers eased to a comfortable 3—1win at hearts, watched by ben croucher. if the title race in scotland has become a bit predictable as of late, then the squabble for the best of then the squabble for the best of the rest. rest is what the rangers have not been short of lately. playing for the first time in a fortnight, jemaine showed no signs of rust. 43, well, they didn't help careless in possession, chasing shadows without it, and soon chasing it. 2-0. at shadows without it, and soon chasing it. 2—0. at

my colleague the writable member from fulham and chelsea has spoken in length about the issues in the the discos, then the government in order to bring this to a resolution in the national interest would accept what the house voted for. the labour mp rosie cooper said that she was going to be sending a message to the state and permit the mode giving by the neo—nazi jack crenshaw. he is due to be sentenced next month. it came to write thanks to robbie millan, a former associate of him who turned his back on extremism and is now a member of the charity hope not hate. i would like to think everything a member of this house, the prime minister and the government for the kindness they have shown me over the last two years. i would also like to thank robbie mullins and hope not hate. without their actions i might not be here. i would also like to thank the parmenter authorities... the lancashire counterterrorism units and thank them for continuing to protect me. beyond thanking so many kind people mr speaker, i would like to make a serious point. i was to be murdered to send a message to th

elsewhere fulham were relegated after losing 4—1 at watford.a reported cost of almost $1.2 billion comes against the backdrop of spurs not having won in the league since the 10th of february i think as far as the community is concerned i think it is a massive lift for tottenham and for london. he could not come at a better time in view of the political situation we have at the moment with brexit. so we are definitely open for business. as far as the players are concerned, we business. as far as the players are concerned , we are business. as far as the players are concerned, we are all excited, and i have every confidence they will finish the season very strongly. the augusta open's amateur takes of the course in the next few hours. the same week the first of the women's majors is being played. the ana inspiration will tee off in california so is the timing an issue? typically, ana has several amateurs who get invited to play in the ana, and now these top amateurs are having to choose between playing in an lpga major or playing at augusta natio

cardiff's premier league status hangs in the balance — after defeat at fulham and brighton's draw withne. cardif only have two games left and with a far inferior goal difference there will be some nervous faces in the welsh capital tonight. we are not out of it yet. i think we had ten shots in the last ten minutes. i thought we could have been a bit more intense in the first half, if i'm honest, but probably a bit nervous, i don't know. i can't fault the lads effort, it is just one of those things. the one guy on the pitch who scores a goal like thatis the pitch who scores a goal like that is probably the one who is worth the most money, or a premier league player. we have had five or six great chances, really, and we can't finish one of them. let's ta ke a quick look at the rest of saturday's premier league results. spurs lost their first game at their new stadium — losing 1—0 against west ham. wolves got their revenge on watford, after that fa cup semi—final final defeat. they beat them 2—1— to go four points clear of watford. elsewhere, everton were held to a goalless draw by crysta

relegated fulham also beat everton 2—0.to move up to 16th. hearts are through to the scottish cup final. they beat championship side inverness caledonian thistle 3-0. side inverness caledonian thistle 3—0. they were booed off the pitch after a goalless first half but the 2012 winners scored three times in the second half. they'll play either celtic or aberdeen, who play their semifinal tomorrow. 0ne celtic or aberdeen, who play their semifinal tomorrow. one of the football line for you. south yorkshire police are investigating an incident at barnsley, after an alleged confrontation in the tunnel involving the fleetwood town manager j°ey involving the fleetwood town manager joey barton. a barnsley player claimed on social media that his manager was left with blood pouring from his face. although that post has since been deleted. the double 0lympic has since been deleted. the double olympic champion max whitlock has won gold at the european gymnastics championships in poland. he posted a huge score on the pommel to win his fi

while another team who will be in the championship next year — fulham — got a surprise 1—0 win at bournemouthcity are a point clear at the top, with a huge trip to manchester united to come next wednesday. second placed liverpool travel to cardiff city tomorrow looking to respond. watford's win moves them above leicester and wolves up to seventh. this is how the bottom looks for now. bournemouth stay 12th and confirmation of the vital point for brighton. cardiff will be desperate to respond tomorrow, but it couldn't be tougher as they welcome title chasing liverpool. plenty still to play for, it will be a great end to the season. any thoughts of an easter sunday title party for celtic have been spoiled after rangers kept up theirfaint hopes in the scottish premiership with a 3—1 win against hearts at tynecastle. steven gerrard's side now trail the leaders by eight points with four games to play. ben croucher reports. if the title race in scotland has become a bit predictable as of late, then rangers and hearts tend to squabble for the best of the rest. rest is what the rangers have not been s

cardiff's premier league status hangs in the balance — after defeat at fulham and brighton's draw witht game. cardiff only have two games left and with a far inferior goal difference there will be some nervous faces in the welsh nervous faces in the welsh capital tonight. where not out of it yet,. i thought we could have been a bit more intense in the first half. probably a bit nervous but i can't fault the lads effort. it is one of those things. the one guy on the pitch he scores a goal like that is probably the one worth more money, or a premier league player. we've had five or six great chances, really. and we can't finish one them. spurs lost their first game at their new stadium — defeated 1—nil by west ham. wolves — who are 7th — got their revenge on watford, after that fa cup semi—final final defeat. they beat them 2—1, to go four points clear of watford. elsewhere everton were held to a goalless draw by crystal palace at selhurst park. celtic are just point a point away from retaining the scottish premiership, their 8th in succession after a one nil win over kilmarnock — on an

relegated fulham won their first away game of the season at bournemouth. over huddersfield. west ham and leicester drew 2—all. and ayoze perez scored a hat—trick at the bottom of the table brighton secured an important point the scottish premiership hasn't been decided quite yet. a rangers victory today means celtic will have to wait at least another week if they are to retain the title. steven gerrard's side beat hearts 3—1 to move to within eight points of the top spot. it was 1—all between hamilton and motherwell. aberdeen leapfrogged kilmarnock into third place in the table after a 1—nil win. kilmarnock had three players sent off in that game. livinston went down to 10 men and lost 3—1 to st mirren. and dundee are six points adrift at the bottom of the table after losing at stjohnstone. manchester united have won the women's championship title, only 11 months after being re—formed. united thrashed crystal palace 7—nil this afternoon to be crowned champions, just three days after they sealed promotion to the super league. united had axed their women's t

that's because cardiff could still catch them despite losing to already—relegated fulham, ryan babel only have two games left and will be relegated if they lose to palace next weekend. southampton secured their premier league status thanks to a point with bournemouth. matt targett headed in saints‘ third goal in a 3—3 draw. manager ralph hasenhuttl says they've stayed up in style. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt to move back on top with victory over burnley later — they'd be a point clear with two games to play. it's one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvement their title rivals have made. the difference between this season and the previous season is one reason, it is liverpool. we did the same the last season, the same. the only difference is liverpool were much better. the other clubs were in the same level last season, but the reason why this season is different is liverpool. they improve a lot, they bought incredible players, last season and this season. celtic are just point a point away from winning thei

fulham and each car here is compliant apart from one. we do need change if we are going to compromise. she says she is still hoping that in the uk can lead earlier than that it mps finally approve her withdrawal deal. an inquest found that a botched ira warning call contributed to or 1974 caused 21 deaths in the 1974 birmingham pub bombings. sally challen, whose conviction was quashed at the court of appeal is granted bail ahead of a fresh trial. any moment it will be time for sports day, but we will be getting all the updates on brexit and theresa may's request for a further extension. we'll be hearing about the rescued at sea otter pops that had been making a splash. and that 10:30pm and 11:30pm, the daily express editor will be here to review tomorrow's front pages. that is all had to stop now it is time for sports day. hello, i'm hugh ferris. welcome to sportsday. the first weekend in april is always one for sports addicts. a couple of days circled in their calendars every year. aintree plays host to the greatest steeplechase in the

a fulham football fan living in the us is suing the california department of motor vehicles after theye the letters c—y—o—w on his car's number plate. university professor jonathan kotler says he has supported the london club for decades, and wanted to show his allegiance by using the letters which stand for come on you whites — fulham's shirt colour. but officials in california ruled that the slogan could have hostile racial connotations. that is a summary of the main news today. they're the new protest group asking thousands of people to break the law. extinction rebellion is fighting climate change and has been making headlines over the last few months — very recently by stripping almost naked in the house of commons. they say 222 of their activists have been arrested so far. their latest plan is to blockade london next week, where they're asking people to camp in the capital — and they want more arrests to attract the attention of the government to their cause. our reporter catrin nye has been given access behind the scenes late night in east london, and this lot are illegally fly—

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, yes, we are at harrington's fulham andif we are going to compromise. she says she is still hoping that in the uk can lead earlier than that it mps finally approve her withdrawal deal. an inquest found that a botched ira warning call contributed to or 1974 caused 21 deaths in the 1974 birmingham pub bombings. sally challen, whose conviction was quashed at the court of appeal is granted bail ahead of a fresh trial. any moment it will be time for sports day, but we will be getting all the updates on brexit and theresa may's request for a further extension. we'll be hearing

championship are brighton, who took a huge step towards staying in the premier league after cardiff lost at fulham behind against newcastle. ayoze perez with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal, but they'll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt to move back on top with victory over burnley later. they'd be a point clear with two games to play. it's one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvemnet their title rivals have made. the difference between this season and the previous season is one reason. it is liverpool. we did the same as last season, the same. the only difference, liverpool is much, much better. the other clubs are the same level as last season. the reason why this is different is because of liverpool. they improve a lot. they bought incredible players, and they are incredibly consistent, like us this season and last season. the day's action is underway at the world snooker championship in sheffield. barry hawkins is taking on

after cardiff lost to fulham. with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal but they'll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt to move back on top with victory over burnley later — they'd be a point clear with two games to play. it's one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvement their title rivals have made. the difference between this season and the previous season is one reason, it is liverpool. we did the same the last season, the same. the only difference is liverpool were much better. the other clubs were in the same level last season, but the reason why this season is different is liverpool. they improve a lot, they bought incredible players, they were incredibly consistent last season and this season. celtic are just point a point away from winning their eighth successive scottish premiership title after a 1—0 win over kilmarnock. in the week of club l

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: relegated with five games left to play, fulham's says they've let the fans down, but he remains committed to the club. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may is preparing to meetjeremy corbyn, to try to forge an agreement over brexit which could break the deadlock in parliament. at prime minister's questions, mrs may said there were a number of areas where the two leaders agree, and she was determined to deliver brexit ‘as soon as possible‘. but her decision to negotiate with mr corbyn has provoked anger amongst tory brexiteers and, this morning, one of her ministers, nigel adams, resigned, accusing mrs may of making a ‘grave error‘. and there are risks for the labour leader too. here‘s our political correspondent, nick eardley. prime minister will it be a labour brexit? can you fix the cracks in your cabinet this way? this is not prime minister wants to be, but after failing three times to times to get a deal through parliament, she is now looking to labour. she has tried to get that through un—conservative

bournemouth beating brighton, burnley beating cardiff, fulham and southampton also winning.he government about a loan of £100 million in order to meet eu emissions rules. newly—issued free—carbon permits could have been used to settle the compa ny‘s pollution bill for 2018. but the steel maker has been affected by a european union decision to suspend uk firms' access to free—carbon permits until a brexit withdrawal deal is ratified. earlier i spoke to our business correspondent rob young who had more on the story. what we know is british steel is involved with talks with the department for business for a loan of about £100 million in orderfor it to meet the eu emissions rules. every year, each large company has to pay for the amount of pollution that they emit. ordinarily, a company can pay the bill for the previous year with the next year's allocation of free carbon permits, but uk companies have not yet been given this year's allocation of those free carbon permits because the withdrawal agreement has not yet been ratified, britain's relationship with the eu has not yet be

we will have a look at the table in the moment but with fulham and huddersfield town committee race isl be relieved because they beat bournemouth 3—1 today. burnley have been on a terrible run of form and it looked like continuing when bournemouth took the lead — ashley barnes had headed—in an own goal. but as burnley dug in, bournemouth‘s defence really disappeared. ashley barnes made amends — scoring at the right end to seal the victory. a crucial win for burnley and their manager sean dyche. i thought so many parts of the performance was strong there. we know they're strong and it's not an easy place to come down to, and i thought we worked in all areas today, especially the mentality the mentality of going one down. there was no nervousness. we stayed clear minded. we came back quickly and affected the game from then on in. good shape, good energy and a good desire. and some real good moments of quality, actually. to other teams at the wrong end of the table playing at st. james park. newcastle encrusted palace. surely the winners safe. crystal palace have got the three points. the

fulham and huddersfield are already down, and cardiff are still in the relegation zone, five points off2—0 to burnley. massive victory them. chris wood scored both for the clarets, the first on the half hour mark then the second in injury time. they should be safe now. cardiff manager neil warnock was charged by the fa yesterday for calling premier league officials the worst in the world. referee mike dean overruled his assistant, who had awarded the bluebirds a penalty for a burnley handball. the lies gave it the step to tell me that mike did not see it that mike must have faith in him because he tested lives been a part of his body so tested lives been a part of his body so it cannot be an office that i thought the life and then the light division that might have been hesitant on the people to hear what hesitant on the people to hear what he said that the pure medicine and the 17th fet that i was told he did not say that that that if he did not fit ina not say that that that if he did not fit in a have to be seated at his head but that i don't know if that left a word that. i think th

fulham will go the way of huddersfield and be relegated from the premier league tonight if they loselast summer, but they've lost their last eight league games. they're without a permanent manager, after sacking claudio ranieri at the end of february. i think we realise our performances have progressively got better, but we sit here with no wins for sometime now and, yeah, like i said, i think we understand that, a result is key. former england manager steve mclaren has been sacked by queens park rangers he'd been in the job for less than a year and leaves qpr 17th in the championship, afterjust one win in 15 league games. england's sam curran took a hat—trick to help his kings eleven punjab side to a remarkable victory in the indian premier league. they were playing the delhi capitals, who looked to be heading for a comfortabe win, but curran took four wickets injust five balls, clean bowling their last batsman as the kings eleven won by 1a runs in chandigarh. kash ali has had his boxing licence suspended after he bit david price in their heavyweight bout in liverpool on saturday. a

that‘s because cardiff could still catch them despite losing to already—relegated fulham, ryan babele back on top with victory over burnley later — they‘d be a point clear with two games to play. it‘s one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvemnet their title rivals have made. defence between this season and the previous season is one reason, it is liverpool. we did the same the last season, the same. the only difference is liverpool were much better. the other clubs were in the same level last season, but the reason why this season is different is liverpool. they improve a lot, they bought incredible players, they were incredibly consistent. last season and this season. celtic are just point a point away from winning their eighth successive scottish premiership title after a 1—0 win over kilmarnock. in the week of club legend billy mcneill‘s death, members of the team who won the european cup in 1967 were present for a special tribute to theirformer captain before the game. and, rather poignantly, it was their current number 5 — jozo simuno

elsewhere in the premier league, already relegated fulham beat everton 2—0 at craven cottage and thereester following yesterday's tie at old trafford. the club have said they'll identify the fans, pass their details to the police and ban them for life. they say that they do not want people like this associated with the club. and that their behaviour is not welcome at west ham or in civilised society. police are investigating an alleged incident involving fleetwood manager joey barton in the tunnel after his side's defeat at barnsley in league one. barnsley striker cauley woodrow tweeted that manager daniel stendel had blood pouring from his face after a confrontation between the two — that tweet has since been deleted. south yorkshire police confirmed they are investigating an incident while barnsley say they are assisting the police with their enquiries. hearts are through to the scottish cup final after a 3—nil win over inverness cally thistle. all the goals came in the second half at hampden, including this from john soutter. it will be hearts' 15th scottish cup final appearance. th

fulham owner says he is fully committed to the club and is disappointed that he has let them down. have been relegated they spent over £100 million on new players following last seasons promotion through the championship play—off final, the most by a newly promoted club. they have sacked 2 managers through the season and former player scott parker, is currently in a caretaker role. i think we all realise and understand when you get relegated from this division there is some serious problems in the football clu b serious problems in the football club or issues. i am sure it would be right time and in the right moment we will sit down and work out where mistakes were made. manchester united could have moved back into the top four last night but lost 2—1 at wolves. ole gunnar solksjaer says his team must win 5 of their remaining 6 league games if they're to qualify for next season's champions league. the wolves winner came via this bizarre own goal from chris smalling. united also had ashley young sent off. spurs finally get to play in their new home tonight, six months after it was d

tomorrow. 20 years ago today the television presenterjill dando was murdered outside her home in fulhama local man, barry george, who had a history of stalking and sexual offences, was convicted of her murder two years later and sentenced to life imprisonment, but was acquitted in 2008 after forensics evidence was proved to be inaccurate. jill's murder is still unsolved. i spoke to her cousin judith, and she told me what sort of person jill was. well, she was very kind. she was very considerate. she was very, very generous. she was very family—orientated. despite the fact that, you know, she was very busy. but she always found the time to spend time with us whenever we had sort of big family events. and she always was thinking of us. and tell us where you were and how you found out aboutjill‘s death? well, i was returning from having worked the winter in the french alps, actually. i was on my way back whenjill was actually killed. very fortunately, i didn't switch the radio on. so i actually got all the way home to the west country before... ..i found out from my sisters who came to vis

later on, cardiff will be as good as down, if they lose at fulham, and brighton beat newcastle.ish premiership title if they beat kilmarmock in the lunchtime kick—off. amongst the other fixtures dundee could be relegated with defeat at motherwell. congratulations as well to ross county, who sealed promotion to the premiership last night with victory over queen of the south. england's danny rose says he's lost for words, after uefa's decision to force montenegro to play their next home match behind closed doors. no fans will be allowed to watch their next euro qualifier against kosovo, after their supporters racially abused england players during the 5—1victory in montenegro last month. rose says it's not harsh enough. england cricketer alex hales has been suspended, following an "off—field incident". hales missed nottinghamshire's 0ne—day cup games last week, for what the county described as "personal reasons". whilst the issue is not cricket related, hales accepted that it was right, that he was suspended. it's been a dramatic start to the formula one weekend in azerbaijan. geo

that's because cardiff could still catch them despite losing to already—relegated fulham — ryan babeld, it is therefore you to take this game now. it is up to you, lads. i thought we fought better than them in the second half, and then at the end we just couldn't get it in, could we. the bar, the post, you name it. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt to move back on top with victory over burnley later — they'd be a point clear with two games to play. it's one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvement their title rivals have made. defence between this season and the previous season is one reason, it is liveable. we did the same the last season, the same. the only difference is liveable were much better. the other clubs were in the same level last season, but the reason why it is different is liveable. they include a lot, they bought and credible players, they we re bought and credible players, they were incredibly consistent. last season and this season. —— bought in credible players. celtic are just point a point awa

fulham will go the way of huddersfield and be relegated from the premier league tonight if they loset their last eight league games. they're without a permanent manager, after sacking claudio ranieri at the end of february. i think we realise now our performances have been progressively, got better, but we sit here with no winds for some time now. like i said, i think we understand that that result is key. manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer insists paul pogba is happy at manchester united, amid speculation linking the france midfielder with real madrid. pogba has described real as a dream club for every player, and their head coach zinedine zidane says he likes him a lot. zidane is a fantastic manager. he used to be a fantastic player. i played against him myself. and he's just politely answered that question. paul is happy here. he's going to be a big, big part. i've always said it. you like to build your team around them. and that hasn't changed at all. everton are investigating an alleged incident involving england goalkeeperjordan pickford. video published on social m

the most read story, in at number one now, is about a fulham fan in california suing a state departmentpersonalised number plate. officials fear the slogan "come on you whites" had racist connotations. this is a university professor, jonathan kotler, and he has said the california department of motor vehicles violated his right to freedom of speech. you can read the story in at number one. let's take a look at what you are watching, i really recommend you look at the story that is at number two on the most watched. really quite good fun and it is aboutjohn bercow‘s brexit stardom, is what they stay say here and how he is becoming really well known around europe for his rather distinctive phrases in the house of commons. let's take a look. order! order! they are having quite a go at that, but not quite catching the dulcet tones ofjohn bercow, his fame is now resonating well beyond the chamber of the house of commons, as we will see. so we really recommend you have a look at that one. number two in the most watched. and further on down, rather lovely and rather more sedate than rather lov

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, fulham fight for premier league survival. way forward with the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and the house of commons to agree the uk‘s future relationship with the eu. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. after two failed attempts at brexit and a big split in cabinet, the prime minister finally felt forced to consider compromise. her announcement in downing street, a dramatic change of direction. i know there are some who are so fed up with delay and endless arguments that they would like to leave with no deal next week. i have always been clear that we could make a success of no deal in the long—term. but leaving with a deal is the best solution. so we will need a further extension of article 50, one that is as short as possible, and which ends when we pass the deal. i am offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition and to try to agree a plan that we would both stick to, to ensure that we leave the european union and that we do so with a deal. if we cannot agree on a single unified approach, then we w

fulham have been relegated from the premier league.te forking out £100 million on transfers. manchester united boss 0le gunnar solksjaer says his team must win five of their remaining six league games if they're to qualify for next season's champions league. their hopes of doing so were damaged by a 2—1 defeat at wolves. the winner coming via this bizarre own goal from chris smalling. united had ashley young sent off earlier and remain fifth. kean, who had beenjeered throughout the game, struck from close range with five minutes left and then stood in front of the cagliari fans behind the goal and opened his arms. play was halted and the warning was broadcast that the crowd. the referee blew the final whistle shortly afterwards. incredibly, juventus defender suggested that moise kean was partly to blame for the incident. this is the quote... moise kean put a picture of his celebration on instagram and said, the best way to respond to racism, not pretty. —— #notoracism. the second biggest club ground in the uk will host its first compet

he was withdrawn from their win over fulham on saturday.al, the biggest ever in women's football. now, the home nations will be sponsored by boots, in a deal worth at least £1 million over the next few years. england will be joined by scotland that the world cup but all five nations in the british isles have been given a boost with the news that the chemist will be their principal sponsor, scotland, england, northern ireland and wales. and the republic of ireland are included for the first time. she has a knee problem that needs to be managed ahead of the world cup to come this summer. england play canada in manchester on friday, and then spain and swindon four days later as part of the road to france series. the united states women's team say that their lawsuit against us soccer isn'tjust about money, but improving the sport for women playing at all levels. the entire squad of 28 is involved in the action which alleges gender discrimination when it comes to pay. they say that we are trying to address a far wider issue.|j they say that we a

elsewhere in the premier league, already relegated fulham beat everton 2—0 at craven cottage and theremitic songs on the tram in manchester following yesterday's tie at old trafford. the club have said they'll identify the fans, pass their details to the police and ban them for life. they say that they do not want people like this associated with the club. and that their behaviour is not welcome at west ham or in civilised society. leeds united are edging closer to a return to the premier league. they beat yorkshire rivals sheffield wednesday 1—0 to move three points behind leaders norwich — and three points clear of third placed sheffield united — who drew 1—1 with millwall. ipswich town's 17 year stay in the championship is over. they've been relegated after a 1—1 draw at home to birmingham. it means they'll play in the third tier of english football for the first time since 1957. police are investigating an alleged incident involving fleetwood manager joey barton in the tunnel after his side's defeat at barnsley in league one. barnsley striker cauley woodrow tweeted that manager dan