harlequins survived the onslaught.fter a long season, possibly if few sore him tomorrow. —— a few sore heads. so, here's how the regular season finished. the premiership semifinals to be played on the 20th of may. wasps at home to leicester tigers. exeter chiefs welcome saracens. harlequins losing bonus point, ensuring that they finished ahead of saints, to finish in the final european place. london irish finished top of the championship — and eased their way into the playoff final with a 39—22 victory over doncaster — 711—25 on aggregate. they'll play yorkshire carnegie for the right to replace bristol in the premiership. it's also the final day of the regular season in the pro12, and leinster can seal top spot with a win at ulster. but it's not going their way in belfast. ulster, who will finish just outside the play—off spots in fifth, are ahead. number eight, roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring, has scored the only try of the game so far, to help ulster towards a 10—6 lead. an

harlequins‘ losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead of northampton saints to finish in theshed top of the championship — and eased their way into the playoff final with a 39—22 victory over doncaster — 711—25 on aggregate. they‘ll play yorkshire carnegie for the right to replace bristol in the premiership. on the final day of the regular season in the pro12, munster took top spot in the table as leinster slipped up to ulster in belfast ulster, who finished just outside the play—off spots in fifth place, went ahead early on. the opening try scored by roger wilson. ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring. scrum—half ruan pienaar is also leaving the province. he set up winger andrew trimble, added another try after the break to help ulster seal a 17—13 victory. a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. he‘s taking charge of the scottish national team. stuart hogg, a player he‘ll undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edi

bath are at sale and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european championsr saints to make up for a frustrating season. it's been very disappointing. the squad we've got and the players have got, was not really done as well as we should have this year and i think if we can just scrape in top six, and rebuild for the boys who are staying here and the coaches rebuilding next year, hopefully picking up some pieces and learning from what the skier has brought us. novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team, including marian vie—da who had been with him for most of professional career. djokovic was knocked off the top of the world rankings by andy murray last year. explaining his decision, he said "i'm a hunter and my biggest goal is to find the winning spark on the court again". djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach. sport it seems, is increasingly trying to downsize to make itself more marketable and watchable, think of the success of 20/20 cricket, the rise of rugby sevens, now golf is trying ‘sixes'. at st albans this weekend there's

here‘s a look at the final table: harlequins‘ losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead ofseason top of the table to secure themselves a home semi—final. they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13. roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player who retired after the game, scored their first try with andrew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn‘t give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he‘s off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. some other rugby union news this evening, england‘s ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lion‘s tour to new zealand next month after the wife of his brother and teammate tom, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland‘s greg laidlaw has been called up. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that‘s a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0‘brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore‘s second win in th

harlequin's losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead of northampton saints to finish in thero12, munster took top spot in the table as leinster slipped up to ulster in belfast ulster, who finished just outside the play—off spots in fifth place, went ahead early on. the opening try scored by roger wilson. ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring. scrum—half ruan pienaar is also leaving the province. he set up winger andrew trimble added another try after the break to help ulster seal a 17—13 victory. a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. he's taking charge of the scottish national team. stuart hogg, a player he'll undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edinburgh claim a 29—18 win. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that's a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0'brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore's second win in the race, having ridden 0

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.—racing, taking home 11 champion jockey titles during nearly half a century in the saddle. now 81, lester piggott has been reflecting on his extraordinary career ahead of the 2,000 guineas at newmarket, a race he won exactly 60 years ago. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. as legends of horse racing these two are used to photo finishes. frankie dettori may be a household name, but, back in the ‘80s, lester piggott was amongst those who mentored the then unknown italian when he first came to britain. a while ago, anyway, but we had some good times. but a great teacher, i would imagine? yes, yes. he comes from the best. you've got to listen to everything he says. he doesn't say very much very often, but when he says something, i listen. that reference stems from piggott‘s insatiable appetite to win. commentator: already winner of the 2000 guineas, with lester piggott on his back, he is calm and confident. it's now 60 years since he triumphed for the first time in one o

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.—offs. scarlets and 0spreys should join them. it will be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh. you are exchanging notes. we are talking about what might happen later. if you want to invest in the end of the football season, midday today, football focus.” end of the football season, midday today, football focus. i was expecting something a bit more. is there anything more?” expecting something a bit more. is there anything more? i know you wa nt is there anything more? i know you want it. power. talking of power. it's cross country day at the badminton horse trials in gloucestershire. it's billed as the world's premier three—day—event, with top riders hoping to win the sport's most prestigious prize. bbc sport's lizzie greenwood—hughes is there. where is she? lizzie. i knew you would be by some water. that is a hugejump. would be by some water. that is a huge jump. even though would be by some water. that is a hugejump. even though it looks pretty, pictur

meanwhile, northampton and harlequins were battling for the final guaranteed spot in next season's championsrtake quins in the table. leicester's victory over worcester gave them the final playoff semi final spot. they'll travel to wasps in a couple of weeks. bath miss out in fifth. if gloucester win the challenge cup on friday, they'll take the champions cup play—off spot ahead of northampton. bristol were already relegated. in the pro12, munsterfinished the season top of the table to secure themselves a home semifinal. they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13. roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player who retired after the game, scored their first try with andrew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn't give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he's off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. scrum half ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lions tour to new zealand he's staying in england to be with his fami

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.ay—offs. scarlets and 0spreys should join them. it will be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh. in rugby, team work is everything. yet, despite their best efforts, the british and irish lions haven't won a series in new zealand since 1971. this year's squad of english, irish, welsh and scottish players gather on mass for the first time on monday, and some of the team have bonding in the malvern hills. i went along to join them. in a field of sheep, three lions going offroad. right, straighten up now. with one of them blindfolded. laughter keep coming forward. you're good there, left hand down. unable to see where he's going, it's england's billy vunipola. keep coming. being guided by leigh halfpenny of wales just in front of the bonnet. and being thrown around in the back, ijoined england's kicking king, 0wen farrell. i'm tipping here. it does feel like it. it does feel a lot worse when you're in here than it does when you're watching on the outside. 0n

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