katie gornall reports.s year nothing about it looks familiar. gone is the river thames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great 0use, they would have to make their own atmosphere. the pandemic and closure of hammersmith bridge has forced a change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage and yet the women's race was nervously close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, 0xfordshire on the right almost veered into cambridge�*s but the light blues fought back path, and found their rhythm. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started with the first female umpire. under her watch, both teams get their distance. teams kept their distance. without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt like a sprint to the finish with cambridge edging in front and while 0xford faile

our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. little over a week ago, real madrid and chelsea were willing to walk away from this after planning to destroy the champions league, these clubs are now fighting to reach its final, such as the modern game. with the burner bow being redeveloped, this tie was played in more modest surroundings. timo werner could and should have made chelsea right at home. their confidence, however, only grew and minutes later, christian pulisic would get better of courtois to give chelsea an impressive lead. what would get better of courtois to give chelsea an impressive lead. what a start for chelsea! _ chelsea an impressive lead. what a start for chelsea! but _ chelsea an impressive lead. what a start for chelsea! but madrid - chelsea an impressive lead. what a start for chelsea! but madrid have l start for chelsea! but madrid have won this tournament _ start for chelsea! but madrid have won this tournament 13 _ start for chelsea! but madrid have won this tournament 13 times - start for chelsea! but m

katie gornall has more.miliar. gone is the river thames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great ouse, the crews would have to make their own atmosphere. go! the pandemic and the closure of hammersmith bridge has forced the change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage, and yet the women's race was nervily close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, here on the right, almost veered into cambridge's path, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now. cambridge across the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started as sarah winckless became its first female umpire. go! under her watch, both teams kept their distance to make a powerful start. without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt like a s

katie gornall was watching.ars since chelsea last made it this far in the champions league, but now is the time to go all the way, according to their manager. thomas to cull�*s side had reason to be confident. they began this game 2—0 up, already tantalisingly close the semifinals. porto would have to strain every sinew to stop them. —— tuchel. 0—0 at the break suited chelsea. travel restrictions meant this tie was played in seville and chelsea didn't come here for excitement, or seemingly goals, it was porto that need to attack and eventually they emerged from hibernation. a wonder goal but too late to turn the tie. it is real madrid or liverpool next for chelsea. thejourney it is real madrid or liverpool next for chelsea. the journey continues. so chelsea through, but look who is out, the holders bayern munich. despite scoring the only goal on the night in paris, it wasn't enough. mauricio pochettino's paris st—germain advance in another twist on the road to istanbul. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on

katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ry good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are simon minty, the disability consultant and comedy producer and anna mikhailova, who is the deputy political editor of the mail on sunday. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... let's start with the deli to daily telegraph. let's start with the deli to daily telegraph. like many of tomorrow's papers, the daily telegraph leads on details of the duke of edinburgh's funeral — it writes that prince philip planned every element of his send—off over the past 18 years. the metro writes that princes william and harry will not walk side by side behind their grandfather's coffin at his funeral and will instead be separated by their cousin peter phillips. the sun adds that the brothers will be kept at arms length for the procession, in which it was confirmed today that no one would wear military uniforms. the daily mail has a picture of prince charles who was seen today with tears in h

katie gornall, bbc news.for the football results, because they are coming now. it was a day of comebacks in the premier league — manchester united beat brighton 2—1 at old trafford, but they're still 1a points behind leaders manchester city. elsewhere, tottenham drew with newcastle. fulham lost at aston villa. and southampton beat burnley. rangers will play celtic in the last—16 of the scottish cup. they beat the league one side cove rangers a—nil in the third round to set up the old firm tie. chelsea women remain top of the wsl, after another huge win — this time, 6—nil against birmingham city, in which sam kerr scored her third hat—trick of the season. chelsea are going for an historic quadruple. only two british sides will feature in the quarter—finals of rugby's european champions cup. sale willjoin holders exeter in the last eight, after they thumped scarlets 57—14 — aj macginty scoring 32 of those points for a club record. edinburgh and bristol were both knocked out today. back to you. thank you. there'

katie gornall has more.looks familiar. gone is the river thames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great ouse, the crews would have to make their own atmosphere. go! the pandemic and the closure of hammersmith bridge has forced the change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage, and yet the women's race was nervily close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, here on the right, almost veered into cambridge's path, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now. cambridge across the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started as sarah winckless became its first female umpire. go! under her watch, both teams kept their distance to make a powerful start. without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt

as katie gornall reports. as another huge success. after three defeats, his side set about trying to get their hopes of a top four finish back on track. everton had energy against crystal palace, but what they needed was accuracy. here is where james rodriguez comes in. the colombian has been out for more than a month, and how they have missed him. as the minutes ticked down, roy hodgson turned to those he had left out. here is the moment for batshuayi. and his impact was almost instant. palace had taken the biggest chance while everton continue to weigh spares. europe and now feels a little more distant. poised to take advantage at molineux were west ham, and they set off at a blistering pace. few players have the swagger ofjesse lingard right now, five minutes in and he had already stolen the show. he would have more tricks up the show. he would have more tricks up his sleeve as west ham cruised to a second through fornals. soon it would be three asjesse lingard set “p would be three asjesse lingard set up j

we can get more from our sports correspondent katie gornall. ng kidney condition her club reading called her "a true legend and pioneer". how important was she for the game? she has been huge for the game. recently i was asked to write a list of the best players in a wsl history and fara williams was the first name i put down, shejust has and fara williams was the first name i put down, she just has this incredible ability, she is a classy, creative midfielder, but has also played the game at the highest level for such a long time. she has played at seven major tournaments for england, she was an integral part of that team that won the bronze medal in the 2015 world cup and then in the w south, she has won back to back titles for liverpool as well as fa cups with the likes of everton and arsenal. as you read at the top, she has been described as a legend and pioneer of the women's game. she is at that generation of women's football those who have seen it all, had to play with the boys as they were younger and have seen this incredible growth in

katie gornall, bbc news.rding to france's sport minister. the tournament at roland garros is due to take place from the 23rd of may to the 6th ofjune. but after the country entered a third national lockdown on saturday — there are discussions over whether the dates should change. that's all the sport for now. lizzie, thanks very much. choirs are perfoming in churches in england for the first time in months after being silenced by the pandemic. but the sights and sounds of this year's easter music are looking a little different as our religion correspondent harry farley explains. for most of the past year, the choir at chingford parish church was silent. in places of worship around the country, singing has been restricted. now, for the first time in many months, the choir has returned. singing. the last time that we sang must have been in september, october time, so quite a few months. it feels really good. i think itjust doesn't have the same essence when you're singing to a backing track. i think a lot of wh

katie gornall, bbc news. our correspondent laura scott is outside tottenham hotspur stadium., , here? the battle lines have been drawn over _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last 24 _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last 24 hours. - here? the battle lines have been| drawn over the last 24 hours. you have heard the division is rife. you have heard the division is rife. you have the 12 founding clubs on the one hand saying this is good for football. they are in fierce opposition with the governing bodies that both domestic, european and world football level, politicians, fan groups and former players. fans i have been speaking to this morning outside tottenham hotspur stadium just want to know who is going to win this battle. is this super league ever going to happen, it has a website which promises the best clubs and the best players every week. but then you've got threats of judicial and sporting measures being taken to stop it. over the nex

katie gornall reports.g about it looks familiar.— about it looks familiar. known as the river tames _ about it looks familiar. known as the river tames lined _ about it looks familiar. known as the river tames lined with - about it looks familiar. known as i the river tames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. —— gone as the river thames lined with thousands of fans. they would have to make their own atmosphere. the pandemic and closure of hammersmith bridge has forced a change of scenery giving cambridge a home advantage and yet the women's race was nervously close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, 0xfordshire on the right almost viewed into cambridge's but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made for the men's race even started with the first e—mail umpire. under her wa

katie gornall, bbc news.pions league can earn up to around 82.5 million euros over the tournament. rotherham united's grip on their place in the championship slipped further with defeat at brentford, losing 1—0. bryan mbeumo scored the only goal of the game for thomas frank's side, who are assured of a play—off spot, while the millers, despite having a game in hand, will need to rely on results going their way if they're to avoid the drop. now, just to warn you that there are some flashing images coming up because cheltenham town have sealed promotion to league one after a 1—1 draw with carlisle united. they haven't played in league one since 2009 and, as you can see, their manager michael duff is quite pleased with the achievement. like me on a night out! the head of the professional footballers association, gordon taylor, speaking to a parliamentary committee has denied that the organisation has been too slow to act over increasing evidence that concussion in sport is linked to neurological conditions like

katie gornall, bbc news.inal result at st james' park and it was what could be crucial point for newcastle as they battle relegation. however, they could still endup in the bottom three tonight if fulham win at aston villa. chelsea women remain on top of the wsl after another huge win, this time against birmingham city. sam kerr scored her third hat—trick of the season and england striker fran kirby got two as they eventually won 6—0. chelsea are going for an historic quadruple this season. only two british sides will feature in the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup. 0n the final day of the last 16 games, edinburgh were thumped 56 points to three by racing 92 and bristol lost to bordeaux. scarlets v sale is on now and the winner willjoin holders exeter in the last eight. and britain's beth potter has run the second fastest 5km road time by a female. now it is time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. during the pandemic, we've brought you lots of stories about the nhs staff

katie gornall, bbc news. so the question now is, can west ham hold on to their position?e all rolled about, holding your bellies, laughing at me. let's put it in perspective, we are doing a greatjob. the players have been unbelievable. i don't know if we can finish there. the teams around us are much stronger, more equipped. been there, done it, many more times, we haven't. so why should we not have a try and enjoy it? hibernian beat championship club queen of the south to reach the fourth round of the scottish cup. queens had knocked out hearts in the previous round but they couldn't find a way past hibs, christian doidge scoring twice in their 3—1 win. they'll play stranraer next. the resumption of one of snooker�*s greatest rivalries ended in victory for stephen hendry. the seven—time world champion beatjimmy white 6—3 in the first round of qualifying for this year's event. it was only hendry�*s second match since he came out of retirement, with the goal of reaching the crucible once again. he posted on twitter — "wasn't pretty, hoped it would be a better match but hap

everton's european ambitions have suffered a setback after they were held at home by crystal palace as katie gornallts his aside set about trying to get their hopes of a top four finish back on track. everton had energy against crystal palace, what they needed was accuracy. here's where rodriguez comes in. the colombian has been out for more than a month, how they have missed him. as the minutes ticked down, roy hodgson turned to those he left out. find turned to those he left out. and here is the _ turned to those he left out. and here is the moment, and he takes it! and his _ here is the moment, and he takes it! and his impact was almost instant. palace had taken their biggest chance while everton continue to waste theirs. you're up for now feels a little more distant. was to take advantage at molineux are west ham and they set off any blistering pace. few players have the swagger ofjesse lingard right now, five minutes in and he had already stolen the show. lynn gard would have more tricks up his sleeve as they chris to a second. to have his or her after 40 minutes, soon it would be three as lynn

in the first leg of their champions league semifinal with real madrid. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornalls after planning to destroy the champions league, these clubs are now fighting to reach its final, such as the modern game. with the burner bow being redeveloped, this tie was played in more modest surroundings. timo werner could and should have made

katie gornall, bbc news.mer footballer and host of match of the day — gary lineker about his reaction to plans for a super league. probably pretty much the same as most people's reaction i think. one of alarm. one of concern. and disgust in many ways at the way this has been done. i think the main issue is, i have looked at it largely now is it is the closed—shop aspect. there is a bit of a power play going on, well a massive power play going on, well a massive power play going on, i wonder if there will be some sort of compromise with the proposed super league and uefa, because i know the big clubs have been disgruntled and sometimes irritated by the way uefa have done certain things, particularly with the new concept for the champions league that was coming up. so i wonder if there will be a comp miz. i hope so. because if it goes ahead planned with the new super league, it will have massive ramifications on the game in this country and wreck the pyramid system that has been so important to local football c

katie gornall, bbc news. this of the premier league table looks following the game, lest him have leapfroggedeing where they can end up. don't know where were going to be but at the moment, giving ourselves a great chance of finishing certainly in the top ten and at the start of the season, we would not take that now because you want much more. ten would not take that now because you want much more.— would not take that now because you want much more. ten matches in the chamions want much more. ten matches in the champions league _ want much more. ten matches in the champions league today, _ want much more. ten matches in the i champions league today, second-place champions league today, second—place dropping points to the second time 12 games as they were and to a 1— all draw. the shot was deflected beyond the keeper of but the home site equaliserjust 12 minutes to go and heading home and cross watford, still ten points out of third place in two games in hand. faint hopes of escaping the relegation by thrashing cardiff 5—0. the owls swooped in but it was this devastating counterattack, to 16

katie gornall, bbc news.n't find a way past hibs. christian doidge scoring twice in their 3—1 win. they'll play stranraer next. rebecca welch made an impressive debut as she became the first woman to referee an english league game. she took charge of port vale's 2—0 win at harrogate in league two and the match went without any major controversy, barring two first—half penalty appeals, which she turned down. there was a huge upset in the irish grand national, where the 150/1 outsider freewheelin dylan romped home. ridden by ricky doyle and trained by dermot mcloughlin, he led from the first fence at fairyhouse. he's the longest—priced winner in the history of the race, first run in 1870. stephen hendry beat his old rivaljimmy white in the first round of quaifying for the world snooker championship. it was only hendry�*s second match since he came out of retirement, with the goal of reaching the crucible again. the pair met in four world finals, hendry winning all of them — and he beat white 6—3 in sheffield. h

katie gornall, bbc news.t twice as likely to suffer concussion playing football than teenage boys. researchers at the university of glasgow and in the us are now calling for more work to be done looking at the risks to girls, who are less likely to be subbed off, and take longer to recover than boys. this is a controversial thing to suggest, but maybe we need to think about sex specific differences in engagement with the game. so maybe if girls are getting concussed more regularly from heading a ball, orfrom, you know, in collision with a ball we should think about, should adolescent females actually be heading the ball at all? should we even be thinking about differences in heading approach in young athletes? now for some exciting news from wimbledon. organisers are hoping that up to 10,000 fans will be able to enjoy their fix of strawberries, cream and tennis this year. henman hill could also be open for business, with social distancing in place. but there will be one major change to the schedule, with tenn

katie gornall, bbc news. it was an historic night for northern ireland.ated. an incredible achievement for a team made up mostly of part—timers. they only reformed to 17 years ago. it's unbelievable for the country. and, you know, there's going to be a ripple effect for years to come with us qualifying for the euros. so, it's absolutely unbelievable, and women's football in northern ireland can push on from here on in. and i would just say to any young girl watching tonight, i know the whole country was behind us, dreams really do come true. england suffered a second friendly defeat in the space of four days, with a goalkeeping blunder contributing to a 2—0 loss to canada. the interim boss said individual mistakes led to their defeat. evelyne viens put the canadians ahead in stoke following a defensive error, but keeper karen bardsley was at fault when nichelle prince made it 2—0. england lost 3—1 to france last week. and wales came from a goal down to draw 1—1 at home to denmark — jess fishlock with the equaliser. yesterday we showed you ben stokes getti