kevin de bruyne scored a first—half patrick is part of four goals, leaving city clear of liverpool bywith “ust the slight games to go. these united are in deep trouble _ the slight games to go. these united are in deep trouble after— the slight games to go. these united are in deep trouble after a _ the slight games to go. these united are in deep trouble after a 3-0 - are in deep trouble after a 3—0 defeat at home to chelsea. romelu lukaku scored the third goal to take leeds' survival hopes out of their hands. they stay on the bottom three and level on points with burnley, who have a game in hand. fiur and level on points with burnley, who have a game in hand. our backs are against— who have a game in hand. our backs are against the _ who have a game in hand. our backs are against the wall _ who have a game in hand. our backs are against the wall and _ who have a game in hand. our backs are against the wall and it _ who have a game in hand. our backs are against the wall and it is - who have a game in hand. our backs are against the wall and it is a - are against the wall and it is a

kevin de bruyne scored the first four for pep guardiola's side, who remain ahead of liverpool with two an assist but this had the sense to be prolific, to score goals. he did again against chelsea, he scored a goal against madrid, and has been decisive scoring goals. this in the end is the greatest. inter milan have won the coppa italia after a 11—2 extra time win over juventus in the final. with the match level at 2—2 after 90 minutes, it went to extra time and ivan perisic scored a penalty, which he then followed up with a goal from open play a short time later, handing interan eighth win in this competiton and a first since 2011. celtic have been crowned scottish premiership champions, after a 1—1 draw away to dundee united. having been 25 points behind rangers last season, ange postecoglou has taken the club forward after being appointed and the hoops have now gone 31 games unbeaten on their way to a 52nd league title. and in the netherlands, ajax retained their eredivisie title with a game to spare, after thrashing heerenveen, 5-o. that's a record—extending 36th dutch league title

striker�*s new home, where it's likely he will form a formidable attack alongside the likes of kevin de bruynee stops in norway and austria, and the 21—years—old spent the last three years playing for borussia dortmund in the german bundesliga. a look at his goals to game reads more like from a computer game than top level football. well, the germans used to call him a machine. i think that you shouldn't call a human being a machine, but he is as close as you get. the way that he is tall, blonde norwegian, as you would imagine a viking coming to the uk 1000 years ago, but the only thing diffrent is that he's peaceful, he can score goals, he is strong, and his technical ability is great, he is a great, great goal—getter. manchester city lifting the premier league trophy is a familiar sight, but so too are the exits from the champions league. the latest the season just seconds away from reaching the final. he's passed every test of his footballing career so far with flying colours, now in the blue of manchester city, there will no doubt to face the toughest yet. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. manches

kevin de bruyne scored a first—half patrick is part of four goals, leaving city clear of liverpool byst the wall and it is a difficult situation. one in a scenario where none of us have lived this, in games where we make the exact same mistakes, but we are all in this together, and we are doing everything we can and we are trying to show them that i am up for the challenge so that i can help them be out for the challenge. everton were held to a goalless draw at already relegated wofford. frank lampard's side moved two points clear of the relegation zone, with three games left to play. former new zealand captain brendon mccullum has agreed to be the next england test coach — subject to the contract being finalised. the ao—year—old coaches the indian premier league side kolkata knight riders. but he's likely to end his work with the franchise to be full—time with england, and official confirmation could come in 2a hours. cricket reporter stephan shemilt thinks mccullum has a big personality to offer. people who know him well speak of someone who will be very energetic, wanting to create

and incredibly, kevin de bruyne scored four goals, including a first—half hat—trick, to send city threere a couple of huge games in the fight for premier league surival, and leeds united are in deep trouble, after a 3—nil defeat at home to chelsea. for the second game running, leeds had a man sent off in the first half and looked rather helpless. romelu lukaku slamming in the third goal. leeds didn't manage a shot on target and their survival hopes are out of their hands. they stay in the bottom three, level on points with burnley, who have a game in hand. 0ur backs are against the wall and it's a very difficult situation. one in a scenario where none of us have lived this where, in big games, we almost do... we make the exact same mistakes. but we're all in this together and we're doing everything we can, and i'm trying to show them that i'm up for the challenge, so that i can help them be up for the challenge. it's looking better for everton, who were held to a goalless draw at already relegated watford. frank lampard's side move two points clear of the relegation zone and have three

this was one of the few times anyone got near kevin de bruyne last night. he took the ball home. his finish. we now know next season he will play alongside erling haaland one of the world's best strikers. de bruyne is technically a midfielder but definitely a genius. this is sensational. he has scored a hat—trick in 23 minutes. there was then a goal drought of overjust half an hour before city cracked wolves open again. de bruyne with four goals. sterling, late, added a fifth and as city moved ever closer to the title, everybody needed to talk about kevin. the second part of the season, he played similar like today but he scored four goals and that would make the performance not worse, unstoppable, awesome, brilliant, outstanding, so, perfect. not adjectives that could be applied to leeds whose evening started badly when mason mount scored for third—place chelsea inside five minutes. the leeds manager has been trying to inspire them with the words of gandhi. if only danjames had considered the principle of non—violence before this tackle. red card, game effectively over. chelsea

kevin de bruyne says it�*s an opportunity for the club to change the way it�*s perceived.at we have been doing really well. obviously, it is a competition and the quality is very high, so it is very difficult to it�*s seven years, we did really well, but obviously, we did not win it. thousands of city fans have made the journey to the spainish capital. these supporters are optimistic they can make it to the final in paris. ijust hope for a 0—0 draw and a really— ijust hope for a 0—0 draw and a really boring match but obviously it is not _ really boring match but obviously it is not going to be that and i expect loads— is not going to be that and i expect loads of— is not going to be that and i expect loads of goals. is not going to be that and i expect loads of goals-— is not going to be that and i expect loads of goals. every game, you have 'ust not to loads of goals. every game, you have just got to win. _ loads of goals. every game, you have just got to win, and _ loads of goals. every game, you have just got to win, and it _ loads of goals. every game, you have just go

has to be the first thing to, to try to win there, to win this game — pep guardiola's described kevin de bruyne been decisive scoring goals, this is made the greatest. england have been confirmed as the host for the women's rugby world cup in 2025, australia will host the men's event in 2027, for more on that go to the bbc sport website, but from me all is all the sport for now. the foreign secretary liz truss has told her eu counterpart maros sefcovic that london would have "no choice but to act" on the northern ireland protocol if the eu did not show "requisite flexibility." vice president sefcovic has confirmed that there is no room to expand the eu negotiating mandate or introduce new proposals to reduce the overall level of trade friction. our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, says all this comes as the government's chief law officer, suella braverman, has received legal advice that it would be lawful to override parts of the post—brexit treaty for northern ireland — without the approval of the eu. and this could pave the way for new legislation scrapping checks on goods going f

he will be supplied by kevin de bruyne. it is going to be a very exciting team to watch.aland makes manchester city even weaker-— the germans used to call him a machine. — the germans used to call him a machine. i— the germans used to call him a machine, i don't think you should call a _ machine, i don't think you should call a human machine, i don't think you should calla human being machine, i don't think you should call a human being to a machine but he is _ call a human being to a machine but he is as— call a human being to a machine but he is as close as you would get. he is tall. _ he is as close as you would get. he is tall, norwegian, he is like a viking. — is tall, norwegian, he is like a viking. he _ is tall, norwegian, he is like a viking. he can score goals, he is strong _ viking. he can score goals, he is strong and — viking. he can score goals, he is strong and his technical ability is great. _ strong and his technical ability is great. he — strong and his technical ability is great. he is a very quick as well. he has— great. he is a very quick as well. he h

striker�*s new home, where it's likely he'll form a formidable attack alongside the likes of kevin de bruyne the 21—year—old spent the last three years playing for borussia dortmund in the german bundesliga. a look at his goals to games ratio reads more like from a computer game than top level football. well, the germans, they used to call him a machine. i think that you shouldn't call a human being a machine. but he is as close as you get. haaland, with his way that he's a tall, blond norwegian, as you would imagine, a viking coming to the uk a thousand years ago. but the only thing — he's peaceful, he can score goals, he is strong, and his technical abilities are great. he's a great, great goal getter. manchester city lifting the premier league trophy is a familiar sight. but so too are the exits from the champions league. the latest this season, just seconds away from reaching the final. erling haaland has passed every test of his footballing career so far, with flying colours. now in the blue of manchester city, he will no doubt face the toughest yet. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. yeah, so m