as harlequin comes up short.ty have won an unprecedented domestic treble in english men's football, by adding the fa cup to their league cup and premier league titles... and they did it in ultimate style, thrashing watford 6—nil at wembley the biggest fa cup final win since way back in i903....0ur correspondent david 0rnstein is there for us and david this city squad continue to write their names into the record books... it was incredible, wejust it was incredible, we just can't our breath, the stadium has finally emptied and the noise inside here was something else, manchester city had become used to success in recent yea rs had become used to success in recent years especially since the abu dhabi group bought them out in 2008, at the premiere of the title is, of course delete cup this season as well, but they have been waiting since 2011 friday fa cup, even more concerning in this competition was that in 2013, they lost to begin athletic or regulated a week later, when the grace upsets an fa cup history, this w

in the end it boiled down to a shootout between harlequins and northampton saints and it was saints whor watched the action. trying to keep track of the different permutations is enough to make anyone busy. likely northampton helter—skelter season was in their hands by beating exeter at least an early lead certainly helped. they rented to guarantee a top four finished disappeared with their discipline short—handed, northampton fell behind and he emerged from a quick hide and seek with the ball and the try, and bade that is further pushed to clear and said they could march no further. they confirmed the fate beaten by a0 points 221. all of this meant harlequin could sworn up the plath party only for the finale to have a sting in detail, the blow from josh may not have been too painful especially when you have joe may not have been too painful especially when you havejoe on your side, bulldozing them crucially clear, once you are stunned they come back and deliver more pain. justin said not once but twice dating the back lane to maintain their own hopes, of championship next season, strag

all this meant harlequins went to the party.e tail. the first from josh bassett may not have been too painful, especially when you have joe marcha nt too painful, especially when you have joe marchant your side. impressed, eddie? once a wasp has stung you, though, they can always come back and deliver more pain. joe simpson not once but twice evading the backplane to maintain their own fate hopes of champions cup rugby next season. staggering but struggling, queens were falling short. but hang on, somewhere in there was ali ali. putting the queens within touching distance of a top fourfinish. as queens within touching distance of a top four finish. as this rollercoaster campaign ticked through james laing had rollercoaster campaign ticked throuthames laing had the chance to win it. that close. nine months, 22 matches, 1762 minutes and it all came down to a matter of inches. enough to put your head in a spin. ben cutting, bbc news. —— benat crouch hill. defending champions leinster will face glasgow in the pro14 final after beati

before wesley fofana made it three tries helping them to a 36—16 victory to take them alongside harlequinsleague's challenge cup this weekend. three teams are already into the quarterfinals. halifax and wakefield will bejoined by hull, who overcame casteford tigers 28—12. they remain on course of a third wembley appearance in four years. olympic sailing champion giles scott says the decision to remove the finn class after next year's games will effectively end his olympic career. it's part of a major shake—up by world sailing who are seeking to improve gender equality and boost the sport's youth appeal. it's a great shame for the class. it is something i hold quite close. in terms of other boats i would be able to sail, it is pretty limited. the most difficult thing is really not for someone like myself but for the younger guys coming through. it is fair to say that potentially the way it is unfolding has been a bit of a bitter pill to swallow for some. and finally, russia's president vladimir putin has been showing—off his ice hockey moves with belarus's president alexander lu kashanko. t

tigers took a big step towards survival in rugby union's premiership tonight, despite losing to harlequins the tigers did have the lead at half time but quins came out much stronger in the second half. semi kunitani sealing the win and taking them back into the top four. but with the clock deep into the red, michael fitzgerald managed to snatch a try for leicester, enough to seal a vital losing bonus point for them. if we look at the premiership table, it means that newcastle now have to win both of their remaining games with two bonus points in each. just a single point from leicester's final game against bath next week will be enough to ensure their survival. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league after a hard fought 26 1a victory over castleford. this try from ben currie sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens who play on sunday. this tripe and ben kay keeping them second. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league after a hard fought 26 1a victory over castleford. this try from ben currie sealing

harlequins were within a whisker of snatching fourth place but missed a last minute long range penaltyigers to take the final champions cup place. sale missed out on the elite european competition despite beating gloucester defending champions leinster will face glasgow in the pro14 final after beating irish rivals munster 211—9. (pres)johanna konta has become the first british woman to reach johanna konta has become the first british woman to reach the final of the italian 0pen in 48 years. the british number one had to come from behind to beat kiki bertens. the belgian winning the first set 7—5. but konta fought back, winning the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. she'll now play karolina pliskova in tomorrow's final. i've never really doubted my ability on this surface. i don't necessarily feel like this is massively out of the blue. double 0lympic taekwondo champion jadejones has added a world championships title to her long list of achievements after taking gold in manchester this evening. she was fairly comfortable in beating the defending champion ah—reum lee of south korea 14—7 in the und

tigers could condemn newcastle falcons to relegation from rugby union's premiership if they beat harlequins points to make themselves safe. great britain's inventors are dominating after the badminton horse trials. six other british writers in the top ten. it's the cross—country phase of the equestrian trial. welcome to badminton. the biggest, boldest, most prestigious of all the events and majors from all over the world. the very best and only the very best get here. this is to a venting what wimbledon is to tennis, acosta to golf, and we have artie had the dressage. we have this, the endurance phase. it's called the cross—country. peace writer has to write around the course almost as long as the grand national over. —— each writer has to. to find out what is like to take on this famous course, and what it is going to be like and! course, and what it is going to be like and i have a couple of first—timers here. you have both that really interesting stories. you're the on youngest competitor here, and you've got a fascinating story. you only took up writing eight years ago... my dad had rid

before wesley fofana made it three tries helping them to a 36—16 victory, to take them alongside harlequinsekend. three teams are already into the quarterfinals. halifax and wakefield will bejoined by hull fc — who overcame castleford tigers 28-12. they remain on course of a third wembley appearance in four years. roger federer has been knocked—out of the madrid open in the quarter—finals, beaten by dominic thiem, who had to come from a set down and save match points to end federer‘s clay—court return. the austrian won it 3—6, 7—6, 6—4 to set—up a meeting with world number one novak djokovic in the semi—finals. rafa nadal will play stefanos tsitsipas in the other semi. it's after the five time champion in madrid beat stan wawrinka in straight sets meanwhile in the women's event, simona halep is still no course to re—take the world number one spot. she's through to the final in madrid after beating belinda bencic. she'll play kiki bertens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the new world number one. that's all the sport for now. it is an improving picture through this weekend with hi

they could have been overtaken by harlequins had they beaten wasps, but this cake in the last minute,last minute, which would have won it, felljust short —— kick. saracens will play gloucester. england ‘s commonwealth games winning captain has been left out of the netball world cup squad. she struggled with injuries and missed the quad series with a knee problem. she still has not regained full fitness. the squad for the world cup ta kes pla ce fitness. the squad for the world cup takes place in liverpool injuly and that will be announced on thursday. just a reminder of our top story. vincent kompa ny is just a reminder of our top story. vincent kompany is leaving manchester city after 11 years after lifting the fa cup with them yesterday. now, and bbc news, the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are sunday times journalist, rosamund urwin, and the journalist and commentatorjosie cox. a warm welcome to you both. let's take a look at the front pages. the 0bserver‘s front page talks of labour's fears that the party's ambiguous stance on brexit could ha

harlequins were within a whisker of snatching fourth place but mist a last minute long range penalty.r tigers to take the final champions cup place. sale mist out on the elite european competition despite beating gloucester. defending champions leinster will face glasgow in the pro14 final after beating irish rivals munster 211—9. that's all the sport for now. defending champion brooks koepka and the other leaders have just teed off for their third rounds at the us pga championship. follow it all on the bbc sport website. we'll have more sport throughout the evening. the partner of murdered journalist lyra mckee has made a public plea for same—sex marriage in northern ireland. sara canning told the crowds gathered outside city hall for the rainbow rally that a law change would be a "win" for everyone. ms mckee, a 29—year—old journalist and author, was shot dead by dissident republicans as she observed rioting in londonderry last month. the differences made, and the rights not extended to same—sex couples is not acceptable. it is not fair, it is not right and it's an affront to us as i

leicester tigers took a big step towards survival in rugby union's premiership, despite losing to harlequins this try from michael fitzgerald snatched a vital losing bonus point for leicester. it means they only need one point from their final game against bath, while newcastle need to win both of theirs with two bonus points in each. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—1a victory over castleford. this try from ben currie, sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens. wakefield are up to third with a win over huddersfield. victories too for catala ns and salford. britain's lizzie danan, finished in the pack, on the opening stage of the women's tour de yorkshire. the former world champion, was racing in britain, for the first time since the birth of her daughter. the stage was won by dutch rider lorena veeb. britain's lizzy banks claimed the queen of the mountains jersey. rick zabel, won the second stage of the mens race the german taking the sprint finish in bee—dale. chris lawless was the top briton cl

leicester tigers took a big step towards survival in rugby union's premiership, despite losing to harlequinssnatched a vital losing bonus point for leicester. it means they only need one point from their final game against bath, while newcastle need to win both of theirs with two bonus points in each. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—14 victory over castleford. this try from ben currie, sealing the victory which keeps them second, two points behind leaders st helens. wakefield are up to third with a win over huddersfield. victories too for catala ns and salford. britain's lizzie daynan, finished in the pack, on the opening stage of the women's tour de yorkshire. the former world champion was racing in britain for the first time since the birth of her daughter. the stage was won by dutch rider lorena viebes. britain's lizzy banks claimed the queen of the mountains jersey. rick zabel won the second stage of the mens race the german taking the sprint finish in bedale. chris lawless was the top briton claiming third for team ineos. the rac

leicester tigers took a big step towards survival in rugby union's premiership, despite losing to harlequinssnatched a vital losing bonus point for leicester. it means they only need one point from their final game against bath, while newcastle need to win both of theirs with two bonus points in each. warrington have kept up their pressure at the top of super league, after a hard fought 26—14 victory over castleford. johanna konta has reached, the first clay court final of her career, at the morocco open in rabat. the british number one beat the australian fourth seed, ajla tomel—yanovic in straight sets. konta hasn't won a tournament for two years and has dropped to 47 in the world. it's the sport that involves doing wacky races on horse back and this week it's one of the highlights of the mounted games calendar, when the home nations battle it out for the title at the royal windsor horse show. i went along to warwickshire to see what's involved in the mounted games. and they're off. and back on again. the agility needed in the mounted games which has been testing the skills of young riders

harlequins can sneak into the last playoff spot in the top four but need to beat wasps. change everything because northampton are losing at leaders exeter. it's been a high scoring contest at sandy park — level at half time with three tries a piece but matt kvesic‘s try early into the second half has put exeter back in front. exeter name a strong side for the clash with northampton, knowing a win will ensure they finish top of the table. updated scores on the website. catalan dragons are celebrating after beating wigan in a historic super league match in spain. they won 33—16 at barcelona's nou camp — in their first appearance at the stadium. catalans scored the game's first try — michael mcilorum going over against his former club. wigan fought back though — this superb solo try from liam marshall reduced the deficit to two points at half time. but catalan were too strong in the second half — scoring four tries to win in front of a record cloud of over 31,000. caleb ewan won stage eight of cycling's giro d'italia. the australian sprinter followed pascal ackermann into t

they could have been overtaken by harlequins had quins beaten wasps.00 at barcelona's nou camp saw catalan dragons beat wigan. barcelona were so impressed by the dragons' challenge cup win last year that they invited the french side to play there. catalan rewarded the crowd five five tries in a 33—16 win. wins too for hull and london broncos. let's just get back to that fa cup final, our top story. you might have spotted this on the bbc coverage. man city's players all had their metals and the celebrations were dying down comedy season over for them, the trouble complete. pep guardiola obviously spotted raheem sterling do something he didn't like and gave him a right dressing down. raheem sterling saying yes, bass, yes, boss, won't do it again. after his hat—trick! yes, boss, won't do it again. after his hat-trick! it wasn't a hat—trick, just two. we were wondering. raheem sterling put this on twitter if few hours later. a p pa re ntly on twitter if few hours later. apparently pep guardiola wasn't happy with the fact that he tried to nick gabrielle joa