but promotion is something fulham are used to.nce 2018 before immediate relegation. can they stop that happeing again? well they may be more optimistic given how far clear they are at the top of the championship this time round. well the reason fulham didn't go up over the easter weekend was due to nottingham forest. they've had a remarkable season, transformed by manager steve cooper, who came in after six defeats in their first seven games, and now has them stilljust about in touch with the top two after this 4—0 win over west brom last night, which featured that stunning goal forjack colback. the play—offs are probably more realistic for forest butjust to be in the race at this stage is extraordinary, after both that awful start and now more than 20 years outside the top flight. it's the best i've known the atmosphere with the fans in the players and the togetherness of the whole club and a lot of our fans will not have an anything like this. i worst start to a season in 107 years so they think where we are now is remarkable. i

and if forest lose, then fulham will be promoted back to the premier league.bbc sport website... but from all the team here on sportsday, enjoy the rest of your evening. that night. ——goodnight. when russia invaded ukraine, people flocked to social media to see for themselves what was happening, and support poured in from across the globe. scammers seized new opportunities to profit by making and sharing fake videos, spreading lies and stealing identities. i've seen thousands of dollars in bitcoin donated into fraudulent wallets. this particular wallet has a total balance of over 90,000 us dollars. money that would have gone to charities, instead stolen by criminals. they were soliciting several of my followers for money. as russian tanks rolled into ukraine, president zelensky vowed to stay and fight. for that, ukraine needed resources, and so his government put out a plea for donations. with the war affecting national infrastructure, zelensky signed a law to make cryptocurrencies legal in ukraine. it's one of the few countries to do so. so far, ukraine says

after a three nil—win over preston it was party time at craven cottage, fulham podcaster sammyjames wase you'll win the title as well, a great season but what needs to be done this summer, to break this pattern of going straight back down, you are bracing his office you know what happened you get relegated next season. but need to do the summer to break this ridiculous pattern of going straight back down again? man going straight back down again? won thins going straight back down again? “firm things already been achieved, we going straight back down again? ignrr'f things already been achieved, we got promoted automatically rather than by playoffs and that's a huge advantage, gives full of a lot longer to prepare in terms of transferring and personnel right for next season. the gaps are very short particularly the year we did in 2020 when we were affected by the covid pandemic. i think that's a massive step for the plus i think we just have a better squad overall in a better manager in marco silver. i am confident we can break the cycle next season. stop the yo—yo. they'll be nice if we

in the championship, leaders fulham have moved another step closer to a return to the premier league.r at the top. nottingham forest have continued their charge towards to the playoffs. brennanjohnson scored twice to put them 3—0 up against blackpool before half time. before sam surridge added a fourth late on to seal the win for forest — blackpool did score moments later — but it was too little, too late. in the women's super league manchester city are within touching distance of the champions league places after beating west ham. it finished 2—0 in east london with georgia stanway scoring the opening goal after eight minutes. khadija shaw's header then sealed the three points in the second half. it means city are still in fourth but seperated from third placed manchester united only by goal difference. gareth southgate hopes the final round of premier league fixtures before the start of the world cup in qatar, won't hinder preparations for their opener against iran. the last set of league fixtures takes place the weekend of the 12th and 13th of november which is a little over a week

and fulham will be playing the likes of liverpool and manchester united next season having sealed theireir championship clash at craven cottage courtesy of a double from aleksander mitrovic. it means marco silva's side could effectively secure the league title as early as saturday if they win at second—placed bournemouth. well, manchester city will be back on top if they beat brighton tomorrow. speaking before liverpool's win, city manager pep guardiola said his side will play every game as if it's a cup final. we are going to play every game to have an opportunity to play another one, another one until the end. we are going to challenge until the end. we are going to fight, that is for sure, end. we are going to fight, that is forsure, untilthe end. we are going to fight, that is for sure, until the end. end. we are going to fight, that is forsure, untilthe end. we end. we are going to fight, that is for sure, until the end. we try to play good and get good results. we try to play good and get good results. the scottish premiership is to introduce var as clubs overwhelmingly voted to i

fulham have edged ever closer to promotion from the championship thanks to a narrow 1—0 win over middlesbroughbeaten by west brom while nottingham forest boosted their own promotion hopes by beating coventry. ajax boss erik ten hag looks to be getting closer to becoming manchester united's next manager. the club still say it is too soon to say a deal has been done but it is understood that the 52—year old is very much the preferred candidate. ps6 and former spurs manager mauricio pochettino has also been linked with the old trafford post but bbc sport has been told it is felt ten hag would be a betterfit for the structure now in place at the club. england's opening group game against iran at the 2022 world cup will be shown live on the bbc. gareth southgate�*s side are in action on the opening day of the tournament in qatar on monday the 21st of november. england's last group game against the final european qualifier, which will be one of wales, scotland or ukraine, will also be live on the bbc. the second group game between iran and either wales, scotland or ukraine will also be broadcast liv

the result means leaders fulham will seal promotion back to the premier league if they win at relegation—threatenedague ties. chelsea take on crystal palace on sunday, but first up tomorrow is manchester city versus liverpool. just last sunday, the premier league title rivals played out a thrilling 2—2 draw at the etihad. that was for points, but this time it will see either city miss out on a potential domestic treble or liverpool's hopes of an unprecendented four trophies come to an abrupt halt. it's a big weekend in the scottish cup with two derby semifinals. on sunday, it's celtic against rangers but, first up, hearts take on hibernian at hampden tomorrow, the two sides facing off for the second time in as many weeks. hearts came out 3—1 winners in the league clash and are looking to inflict further misery onto their city rivals. we have done a small part of the job by doing in the league. this a we have done a small part of the “ob by doing in the leagued we have done a small part of the “ob by doing in the league. as a team we have to use — by doing in the league. as a team we have to use the

the championship season and bournemouth have taken a big step towards automatic promotion alongside fulhamt home to preston. league one bound derby won 2—0 at blackpool whilst bristol city thrashed hull city 5—0. cardiff and birmingham drew i—i. play—offs bound huddersfield won 2—1 at coventry. middlesbrough could yetjoin them after beating stoke 3—1. millwall beat relegated peterborough 3—0. nottingham forest still have automatic promotion hopes after thrashing swansea 5—1. west brom finally were 1—0 winners at reading. it's been an exciting final day of action in league one, which has decided both promotion spots, three relegation places, and the last three play—off places. wigan have been confirmed as champions, and rotherham united will be promoted alongside them — they won 2—0 at gillingham, georgie kelly scored the goal that means they'll return to the championship after being relegated last year — a result that means gillingham go down to league two. both sets of fans invaded the pitch afterwards. that means that the third team in contention for automatic promotion, mk dons, will go

hibernian won at st mirren fulham missed out on the chance to all but seal the championship title afterurnemouth. marco silva's men clinched promotion earlier this week. luton town have dropped to fifth after they could only draw with blackpool. elijah adebayo gave them an early lead in the lunchtime kickoff but gary madeen equalised from the penalty spot in the second half. it means that luton haven't quite sealed a play—off spot yet with just two games still to play. also today in the championship, birmingham and play—off chasing millwall shared four goals. already relegated derby lost 3—1 to bristol city. hull city beat reading 3—0. nottingham forest's1—0 win at peterborough confirmed the home side's relegation to league one. play—off chasing sheffield united beat cardiff 1—0, while stoke also won 1—0 against qpr. qpr have really tanked in recent weeks, i can testify to that, i was unlucky enough to watch them at huddersfield and they lost there, so their play—off hopes are fading. the games at swansea and west brom ended in draws. oldham athletic have dropped out of the football lea

and fulham will be playing the likes of liverpool and manchester united next season having sealed theirh end 3—0 in their championship clash at craven cottage courtesy of a double from aleksander mitrovic. it means marco silva's side could effectively secure the league title as early as saturday if they win at second—placed bournemouth. former tennis world number one ashleigh barty has fuelled speculation she may attempt a top—level career in a third sport by signing up to for a golf exhibition. the aussie announced her shock retirement from tennis in march aged just 25. she is a keen amateur golfer with a reported handicap of four. she'll play in the icon series injuly, alongside manchester city boss pep guardiola and olympic champion swimmer michael phelps. barty had previously turned her hand to professional cricket, playing in the women's big bash league in 2015. to tennis and british number one cameron norrie found his feet on clay with a hard—fought victory over world number155, egor gerasimov in his opening match at the barcelona open. norrie had to come from a set down and an ea

three promotions in five years for fulham.. hossein vafaei came through two rounds of qualifying to make his debut... it's a very big achievement for me and my country, they cannot believe, they can do it as well and the younger players and whoever plays their sport. we did it! they can do it as well so hopefully i can go so far in the tournament and be totally respected by my opponents. hopefully, i'll play well and show a good performance and make history again. and former world number one maria sharapova has annnouced that she is pregnant.... the 5 time grand slam winner announced the news on instagram on her 35th birthday. she retired from tennis in 2020 and later that year got engaged to british businessman alexander gilkes. that's all the sport for now. the palestinian red crescent says more than seventy palestinians have been injured in clashes with police at a settler outpost near the occupied west bank village of burqa. the incident follows a march by as many as twenty thousand israeli nationalists to the evacuated ou

the top two in the championship are meeting on the south coast — fulham who won promotion to the premierd placed bournemouth — who have guaranteed a play—off place at least, they have games in hand but are only a point above third, earlier, luton missed the chance to strengthen their position in the play—offs with a 1—1 draw at home to blackpool. elijah adebayo gave them an early lead. but gary madeen equalised from the penalty spot in the second half. luton are fourth but nottingham forest could go above them. for all the latest scores, go to the bbc sport website. (pres)rangers have cut celtics lead to three points rangers have cut celtics lead to three points in the scottish prmiership after winning 3—1 at motherwell srangers had taken the lead early on but were reduced to iomen when liam balogan was sent off for an awful tackle on dean cornelius by the break motherwell had drawn level, but goals from scott wright and james tavernear saw rangers take the win, celtic play tomorrow. it's a formula one weekend, the emilia romagna grand prix is tomorrow, and a shorter sprint race, which s

in the championship, already promoted fulham are winning 1—0 at second placed bournemouth.ol at home. elijah adebayo gave the visitors an early lead. but gary madeen equalised from the penalty spot in the second half. they could drop to fifth by the end of the day. for all the latest scores, go to the bbc sport website. rangers have cut celtic�*s lead to three points in the scottish prmiership after winning 3—1 at motherwell rangers had taken the lead but were reduced to 10 men when liam balogan was sent off for an awful tackle on dean cornelius by the break motherwell had drawn level, but goals from scott wright and james tavernear saw rangers take the win, celtic play tomorrow. max verstappen will start tomorrow's emilia romagna grand prix from pole after winning this afternoon's sprint race. the world champion started the sprint race from pole, but championship leader charles leclerc got past him before the first corner at the imola circuit. the ferrari stayed in front until the penultimate lap when verstappen was able to finally get back in front and hold on to secure p

fulham have edged ever closer to promotion from the championship thanks to a narrow 1—0 win over middlesbroughtion hopes by beating coventry. ajax boss erik ten hag looks to be getting closer to becoming manchester united's next manager. the club still say it is too soon to say a deal has been done but it is understood that the 52—year old is very much the preferred candidate. psg and former spurs manager mauricio pochettino has also been linked with the old trafford post, but bbc sport has been told it is felt ten hag would be a better fit for the structure now in place at the club. england's opening group game against iran at the 2022 world cup will be shown live on the bbc. gareth southgate's side are in action on the opening day of the tournament in qatar on monday, 21 november. england's last group game against the final european qualifier, which will be one of wales, scotland, or ukraine, will also be live on the bbc. the second group game between iran and either wales, scotland, or ukraine will also be broadcast live. tributes tonight are being paid to the former scotland and british an

three promotions in five years for fulham.am retiring after the fight. he looks confident, as he always does, tyson fury but i don't think dillian whyte should be underestimated, only lost twice in his career. i know they are selling it and giving it the big build—up but when you step in the ring, i guess there is always a risk of anything can happen stopping at an important reminder, neverforget anything can happen stopping at an important reminder, never forget to take the bins out. exactly, forget the fight, remind himself, but a note on the fridge, tyson. it i the fight, remind himself, but a note on the fridge, tyson. if i did that on monday, _ note on the fridge, tyson. if i did that on monday, i _ note on the fridge, tyson. if i did that on monday, i would - note on the fridge, tyson. if i did that on monday, i would miss - note on the fridge, tyson. if i did that on monday, i would miss it i that on monday, i would miss it because our collection is monday morning. because our collection is monday morninu. ., because ou

and fulham will be playing the likes of liverpool and manchester united next season having sealed theiry win at second—placed bournemouth. well, manchester city will be back on top if they beat brighton tomorrow. speaking before liverpool�*s win, city manager pep guardiola said his side will play every game as if it�*s a cup final. we are going to play every game to have an opportunity to play another one, another one until the end. we are going to challenge until the end. we are going to fight, that is for sure, until the end. we try to play good and get good results. the scottish premiership is to introduce var as clubs overwhelmingly voted to implement the technology next season. it�*s understood out of 42 clubs — only one was opposed. the vote means it will be installed at every premiership ground over the coming months, with a full launch expected following the conclusion of the world cup in december. world heavyweight champion tyson fury has vowed to retire after saturday�*s fight with mandatory challenger dillian whyte at wembley stadium. fury said last month that he would quit a

fulham missed out on the chance to all but seal the championship title after conceding a 98th minuteomotion earlier this week. earlier, luton failed to strengthen their position in the play—offs with a 1—1 draw at home to blackpool. elijah adebayo gave them an early lead but gary madeen equalised from the penalty spot in the second half. luton are fourth but nottingham forest could go above them. also today in the championship, birmingham and play—off chasing millwall shared four goals. already relegated derby lost 3—1 to bristol city. already relegated derby lost hull city beat reading 3—0. nottingham forest's1—0 win at peterborough confirmed the home side's relegation to league one. play—off chasing sheffield united beat cardiff 1—0, while stoke also won 1—0 against qpr. the games at swansea and west brom ended in draws. in league 2, the match at bottom side 0ldham was abandoned after a pitch invasion at boundary park stopped play inside the final 15 minutes. they were losing 2—1 to salford city, a result that would see them relegated. let's speak to our reporter joe lynskey, who h

but derby were level five minutes into the second half and then, a fulham own goal sealed the win forto score four tries, including this late one from jono ross, to win 35—29 on the night, 114—39 on aggregate. in the super league, leaders st helens remain top after their win over wigan, mark percival crashing over with their final try to secure a 22—1; victory. they're nowjust two points ahead of catalan and wigan. elsewhere, hull kr overcame rivals hull fc in their derby. ahead of the start of the world snooker championship, defending champion mark selby has been talking about his battle with depression. he won for the fourth time last year but said he felt emotionless when he won in 2016 to claim his second title. he is likely to be the man to beat. he has the honour of playing jamiejones in the opening match at the crucible this morning. he says he's just having to take it day by day. been working with some psychiatrist doctor in london who has been brilliant and sort of helped me a lot, so i've been working with him since january, when i announced it in social media, and ifeel lik

championship leaders fulham don't play until tomorrow but will get promoted later today if nottinghamho could finish the day in the play—offs if they win. no goals yet at the riverside. the bottom three teams will be relegated to league one if results go against them. they'll be hoping that reading slip up at home to swansea. snooker�*s world championship continues in sheffield. two more first round matches are under way — northern ireland's mark allen is facing scott donaldson from scotland. and donaldson hasjust taken the fifth frame to go 3—2 up. the winner of this one will face the six—time champion ronnie o'sullivan. there's a close match on the other table. anthony mcgill leading liam highfield 8 frames to 6. it's the first to 10 at this stage emma raducanu is in stuttgart ahead of her first wta tournament on clay. she was struggling with blisters during her billiejean cup defeat in prague, that contributed to gb's loss to czech republic over the weekend. the teenager's participation was in doubt but she's been limbering up ahead of her first match against the australian storm s

fulham, meanwhile, can be promoted if they beat preston later.llen is the latest player through to the second round of the world snooker championship after victory over scott donaldson. later this morning, neil robertson will bid to join them. he leads qualifier ashley hugill 6—3 overnight. world number one ronnie 0'sullivan could be fined for appearing to make a lewd gesture at the world championship, after failing to pot the black during his match against david gilbert on sunday. 0'sullivan has been referred to a disciplinary committee. former world champion amir khan says he has been robbed at gunpoint while out with his wife in east london. the olympic silver medallist was with wife faryal when his watch was stolen, but said "the main thing is we're both safe." and maybe some good news for english cricket after a diffiuclt winter. over in india, jos buttler�*s stunning form continues as he smashed a century in the indian premier league — his second in this year's competition — as his rajasthan royals side beat the kolkata knight riders. how t

fulham meanwhile can be promoted if they beat preston later. at the crucible theatre in sheffield. let's go live to the crucible now where austrlia's neil robertson went into the mornin session leading ashley hugill 6—2. he now leads 9—3. 0ne he now leads 9—3. one more frame and a takes that victory. one more frame and a takes that victory. over on table one, yan bingtao is facing chris wakelin. it is 2-2. it is 2—2. you can follow all the action on the bbc sport website and the app. meanwhile, world number one ronnie 0'sullivan could be fined for appearing to make a lewd gesture at the tournament when he failed to pot the black during his match against david gilbert on sunday. the six—time world champion has been refered to a disciplinary committee. former world champion amir khan says he has been robbed at gunpoint while out with his wife in east london. the olympic silver medallist was with wife when his watch was stolen, but said "the main thing is we're both safe". former tennis world number one ashleigh barty has fuelled speculation she m

a win now in theirfinal game against the already promoted fulham will seal a play—off spot.th—placed exeter. it was a big night in rugby league, as leeds rhinos managed a second win in a row for the first time this season, as they ended hull kr's six—match winning streak at headingley. meanwhile, wigan are now level on points with super league leaders st helens after victory at warrington. ethan havard crashed over with their final try to win 40 points to 22. it leaves warrington seventh in the table. elsewhere, st helens beat salford to stay top of the league, thanks to a greater points difference. we're seeing two of the best semifinals in recent history at the world championships in sheffield and both are still hard to call. judd trump had dominated the opening session of his semi until three—time champion mark williams pulled off an extraordinary comeback in the evening to cut the deficit in their semifinal to 13 frames to 11. in the other semifinal, the world number one ronnie o'sullivan does now have a 10—6 lead overjohn higgins. it had been a really close start after