shaun murphy has closed the gap on kyren wilson in their semifinal at the world snooker championshipsf the seven frames today, including one with this century break. wilson currently leads 12—11. the first to 17 frames will go through to tomorrow's final. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten—metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and it's the first competition for 1h months for the pair, who had already qualified for the games. they achieved a total of 453.60 from their six routines to finish clear of mexico and canada. and tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights in women's boxing. ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world champion at lightweight, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought nine years ago as amateurs at the london olympics. taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit boxing in 2015, but, after having a baby, she returned to the ring two years later. taylor doesn't beli

shaun murphy and kyren wilson resumed at 12—12. it is now 111—12 to murphy.ch on bbc two. first to 17 frames will reach tomorrow's final. and we still don't know whether it'll be mark selby or stuart bingham who will be in that final. they'll resume at the end of murphy v wilson, having failed to finish earlier. selby hit a break of 132 to move within one frame of victory at 16—14, but bingham kept his chances alive with a break of 85 in the next. time now for more of the day's other sport stories. and six—time world champion marc marquez had a lucky escape after crashing at 120 miles per hour in practice for the spanish motogp. medical checks have cleared him to race, but he'll start from 14th. championship leader fabio quartararo claimed pole for tomorrow's race. toulouse are through to rugby union's champions cup final for the first time in more than a decade. they beat bordeaux 21—9. leinster take on la rochelle tomorrow in the second semifinal. and pakistan eased to victory in their first test against zimbabwe in harare. hasim ali took five wickets to he

that's between shaun murphy and kyren wilson. it resumes at 7pm.to recover from 10—6 down to level the matchup at 12—12 all heading into tonight's decisive session. at 12—12 heading into tonight's decisive session. you can watch that, of course, play out on bbc two. tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights in women's boxing. ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world champion at lightweight, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought nine years ago as amateurs at the london olympics, where taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit boxing in 2015, but after having a baby, she returned to the ring two years later. taylor doesn't believe their previous fight will have much bearing on this one. i think every bite... this site is no different. she is obsolete technically very good. —— obviously. she had a bit of a rocky start, to her pro career, but in her last few fights she is shown she does deserve to be on the stage, so it's good to be a fantastic figh

murphy had been 10—4 down to fellow englishman kyren wilson but he fought back to win17—12.ont of a full house at the crucible, the first indoor sporting event to have a capacity crowd since the pandemic. 13 years after he burst onto the diving scene — britain's tom daley has won his first world cup event. he took gold in the 10 metres synchronised injapan along with team mate matty lee. the competition is a test event for this summer's olympic games. there's more on the bbc sport website, including tonight's boxing where katie taylor is defending her world titles against natasha jonas. back to you, kate. a campaign has been launched to raise money to build a memorial in st paul's cathedral to those who've died as a result of coronavirus. costing £2.3 million, it would be the first new structure of its kind inside st paul's for 150 years. charlotte wright reports. for centuries, st paul's cathedral has been a place to reflect on significant national events, which is why campaigners say it's a fitting site for this — a covid memorial. designed by an architect who himself lost

the world snooker semi final between shaun murphy and kyren wilson is set for a thrilling conclusionernight, but produced an improved performance, including this century break, to tie the match. 17 frames are needed for a place in the final, with mark selby or stuart bingham awaiting the winner. and we can bring you live pictures of that match right now which you can watch on bbc one. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised 10 metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for 1h months for the pair, who have already qualified for the games. they finished clear of mexico in second and canada in third to take gold. there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas... it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1 — who just beat master of the seas, in a photo finish at newmarket. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing — the jockey kevin manning is 5a and the owner, breeder and trainer of poetic flair — jim bolger

staying in sheffield, the world snooker semi final between shaun murphy and kyren wilson is set for aames all. murphy had been 10—6 down overnight, but produced an improved performance, including this century break, to tie the match. 17 frames are needed for a place in the final, with mark selby or stuart bingham awaiting the winner... and we can bring you live pictures of that match right now which you can watch on bbc one. selby has won the opening frame of this afternoon's session, so now trails byjust one frame. 13—12 to bingham. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised 10 metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo 0lympics and the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who have already qualified for the games. they finished clear of mexico in second and canada in third to take gold. next to tennis — britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estoril open in portugal after beating former wimbledon finalist marin cilic in straight sets. not such good news though forjo konta. she'

here after completing a remarkable turnaround, he was 10—4 down in his semi final before beating kyren wilsons the first time these two are facing each other at the crucible since 2007 — when selby won that semi final. manchester city could be crowned premier league champions today — if liverpol are able to beat second placed manchester united at old trafford. both sides will be desperate to win this afternoon: for united it would keep their slim title hopes alive whilst for liverpool, three points are needed if they're to stay in the race to qualify for the champions league: strange things can happen in football and i am pretty sure united have a good chance and so it will be a game where two teams try to win it. it is a good start for a football game, i would say. in both teams have to win it which is a good recipe for a good game as well. so let's see what we can make of that. the title has been long decided in scotland. the champions rangers are currently taking on celtic in the final old firm derby of the season (gfx)celtic desperate to stop rangers emulating their unbeaten league season

shaun murphy is through to the final after producing a stunning comeback to beat fellow englishman kyren wilsonince 2015. he will face either mark selby or stuart bingham. stuart bingham kept his chances alive with a break of 85 in the finalframe of alive with a break of 85 in the final frame of the afternoon session. they will resume shortly with selby leading, the first to 17 will make the final. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised 10 metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo 0lympics and it's the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who had already qualified for the games. they achieved a total of 453.60 from their six routines to finish clear of mexico and canada. next to tennis — britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estoril open in portugal after beating former wimbledon finalist marin cilic in straight sets. not such good news though forjo konta. she's out of the madrid 0pen, losing to world number 54 anastasija sevastova of latvia in the last 16. that's all the sport for

a capacity crowd in sheffield. 2005 winner shaun murphy pulled off a stunning comeback to beat kyren wilsone won eight frames in a row to go from 12—9 down to win17—12. murphy is through to his fourth world championship final and his first since 2015. i'd be struggling to find a time from, you know, so far behind in a match where i've and, erm, no—one�*s more shocked than me! you know? i've had a terrible run here in the last few years, and played out in that very arena and made the game look very easy at times and made it look unquestionably the most difficult game in the world. so, ithink, you know — john will back me up — it's when you're out there, it can be brutal or it can be the best place in the world. it can be brutal or it can be murphy will take on the three—time world champion mark selby. this outrageous piece of good fortune helped him eventually beat stuart bingham in an epic match by 17 frames to 15. valterri bottas will start on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton for this afternoon's portuguese grand prix. red bull's max verstappen is third on the grid thanks to

the 2005 winner shaun murphy pulled off a stunning comeback to beat kyren wilson in his semi final. ng to find a time from, you know, so far behind in a match where i have played as well as tonight. and, no—one is more shocked than me, you know! in fact, a terrible run here in the last few years and playing in that very arena and making a game that very easy at times and making it look unquestionably the most difficult game in the world. so i think when you are out there it can be brutal or it can be the best place in the world. and murphy will take on the three—time world champion mark selby. this outrageous piece of good fortune helped him eventually beat stuart bingham in an epic match by 17 frames to 15. you have got to bejoking. and tom daley and matty lee won gold at diving's world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who have already qualified for the games. they finished clear of mexico in second and canada in third to take gold. times daily back on top of the podium. —— tom daley. and there was