so leeds rhinos against the lowest ranked team left in the competition. number ten. salford red devils. 48 years since their last wembley visit. number eight, they will play against hull kingston rovers who beat the super league tea m rovers who beat the super league team in the last round. hull kr currently in the championship. number two is castleford tigers. living up to their billing this year. clasie cats. number11, saint helens. what a tide that is going to be. saint helens five times winners since the turn of the century. numberfive. since the turn of the century. number five. featherstone rovers. last winners of the cup in 1983. number six, bear last winners of the cup in 1983. numbersix, bearup against last winners of the cup in 1983. number six, bear up against halifax. so an all championship tie. —— they're up against halifax. number sevenis they're up against halifax. number seven is hull fc, the current holders. so the first time they get the chance to defend their crown. who would they be at home against? number three, catalans dragons. at home to the f

leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giantsone interested spectator at headingly. and he was treated to a remarkable second—half performance from the giants. they took advantage of numerous handling errors by leeds to run in three unanswered tries, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield state tent but moved to within one point of warrington. the latest from the world snooker championship now, and the first semi—final, between defending champion mark selby and the man he beat in last year's final, ding junhui, and ding leads 5—3 after the first session. but it was selby who had the early momentum in the match, playing shots like this to take a 3—2 lead. but it was ding who managed to regroup, and ended strongly, winning the final three frames, the last of which was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. and in the other semi—final, four—times champion john higgins leads barry hawkins. 5-3. but 5—3. but hawkins fouled the black in an unusual fashion in the seventh frame, which begins one. but hawkins

also today salford red devils beat leigh centurions 12—6 and leeds rhinos were 52—24 winners at hullrow. five time champion ronnie 0'sullivan is in action against fel;ow englishman gary wilson in the afternoon session. it will be the 40th year that the crucible has played host to the tournament, and 0'sullivan would love to lift the famous trophy again. they scored four first half tries including this one, leading 28—0 at the break. didn't change much in the second half. sam johnson furthered the home side's margin. zebre did score a couple of consolation tries but it wasn't enough. sheffield's a great event, it a good tournament. everybody looks forward tournament. everybody looks forward to going there. it should be a great tournament again, whether it is the 40th or the 21st or the 140th. it is still the crucible, still seven days there, a great tournament. you get to pick the trophy up, it is an amazing feeling. and you can follow the snooker world championship across the bbc over the next couple of weeks. coverage begins over on bbc two at ten o'clock in the morning. there is al

. —— five from the championship at number nine, leeds rhinos. so straightaway.

meanwhile leeds rhinos cruised into the last 16 of the challenge cup with a 64—28 win over doncaster.cored a hat—trick of tries in the first half. after andy murray lost yesterday, there's been another shock at the monte carlo masters tennis with world number two novak djokovic beaten in three sets by david goffin. the belgian raced through the first set to take it 6—2 against the number two seed early in the second djokovic lost his balance and stumbled over. but he did recover well to take it 6—3. it was the number ten seed who progressed despite the serb saving four match points. as goffin set up a last—four meeting with nine time champion rafa nadal ellie downie has become the first british woman to win all—around gold at the european gymnastics championships. david mcdaid reports on what proved to be a thrilling final in romania. we knew eddie downey had in had to win the medal. she did it two days ina win the medal. she did it two days in a robust and she has made british gymnastics history in the process. it was a good start for downey through fault and bars. both those scores

with five super league games, and bottom—of—the—table warrington got their first win, against a leeds rhinosinal try for the hosts. elsewhere, there were wins for salford, wakefield and catalans dragons, while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula i grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned, after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forecast. second practice was cancelled, after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requirements dictate cars cannot run if the helicopter cannot fly. but lewis hamilton said there must be a rethink in procedure, so that racing can still go ahead in bad weather. the grand national at aintree is tomorrow, but today's big race, thejlt melling chase, was won by fox norton. the seven—year—old, trained by colin tizzard, finished well ahead of the pre—race favourite sub lieutenant. fox norton's win marked another success forjockey robbie power, who won the cheltenham gold cup last month. that's all from sportsday. there will be more sport here on bbc ne

also today salford red devils beat leigh centurions12—6 and leeds rhinos were 52—24 winners at hull fcthe five—time champion ronnie ensemble is in action. it will be the 40th year that the crucible has been host to the tournament and 0'sullivan with love to lift the famous trophy one more time. sheffield is a great event. it's a good tournament and everyone looks forward to going there every year so yeahit forward to going there every year so yeah it should be a good tournament, whether it's the 40th of the 20th or the hundred and 20th, is still the crucible, the old days there, and it's a great tournament, yeah. you get to pick the trophy up at the end, it's amazing. coverage is across the bbc for the next few weeks, coverage begins over on bbc two at ten o'clock in the morning. there is also coverage on the bbc sport website. the iaaf president lord coe, is "disappointed" by the lack of progress made by russia in its anti—doping reforms. the country is currently banned from competing in international athletics after a report claimed over 1,000 athletes benefited from a state—sponsore

hull fc are losing to leeds rhinos and salford 6—6 with leigh centurions. hat—trick of this year's ipl on his debut yet still finished on the losing side. he plays the royal challengers bangalore. he took 4—9 infour challengers bangalore. he took 4—9 in four others against the mumbai indians, rohit sharma was his hat—trick wicked. mumbai chased the target of 143, carting england scene tymal mills for six to win the game. more sport field in the next hour, joined us them. thank you, lizzie. the iraqi government has told people living in mosul to stay inside as security forces prepare for an assault aimed at dislodging so—called islamic state militants. thousands of civilians are still trapped in the city, which has been held by is since 2014. the iraqi government fears that locals in the town are being used as human shields. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale is embedded with troops. the prize is in their sight. the old city of mosul and its most famous landmark, the leaning minaret of the al—nuri mosque. this is where abu bakr al—baghdadi first appeare

leeds rhinos were 54—24 winners at hull fc.inished on the losing side. the spinner, who plays for royal challengers bangalore, took four for nine in his four overs against the mumbai indians with rohit sharma his hat trick wicket. mumbai managed to chase their target of 143 — carting england seamer tymal mills for six to win the game. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in sportsday 6.20pm. thank you. a huge operation is under way to move around 30,000 people from besieged towns in syria. in a deal between the government and rebel forces people from two rebel—besieged shi'ite villages in northwest syria are being taken to government—held areas near aleppo, while evacuees from rebel—held madaya, near damascus, have been bussed to idlib province. joining me now from amman injordan is alun mcdonald, a regional manager for save the children which works with local partners on the ground in syria. how bad weather conditions in the

leeds rhinos have moved up to second with a 26—18 victory over wigan. th win in a row. britain's charley hull is 3 shots off the lead after the second round of play at the first women's golf major of the year in california. hull finished off her first round with this birdie at the 18th before immediately starting her second round — that was because of delays to the tournament caused by bad weather. norway's suzann pettersen leads on seven under the semi—finals of snooker‘s china open start this morning. she finished joint second last year, so she finished joint second last year, so fingers crossed she can produce the goods. sad not to see tiger woods. yes, i think it is. a sorry end to an incredible career. i think thatis end to an incredible career. i think that is the reality, at what point is he going to let go and stay enough is enough? yes, so many times there has been a setback. is this really the end? he is really clinging on... that is part of what has made him so great, if that drive and determination, which she obviously has in abundance. but i

leeds rhinos have moved up to second with a 26—18 victory over wigan. final try. that's their fourth win in a i’ow. try. that's their fourth win in a row. all eyes on miami. several hours of tennis watching ahead. 6pm, british time, it gets under way. gearing up for the match against caroline wozniacki. we will talk a little more about that now. johanna konta has become the first british woman to play in the final of the miami open tennis tournament. can she win it? we will talk to a woman who can predict whether she will not, the former british number one. jo durie let's start with the obvious one, can she do it?|j jo durie let's start with the obvious one, can she do it? i think she can do it, but i think caroline wozniacki is going to bea to be a little bit different from the last match in australia where johanna konta won very easily, this time she will be far tougher. talk to us about what you see in your hannah conser, because do those of us hannah conser, because do those of us who watch, she seems like a confidence player, she has a style, she p

leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giants tries after the break, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield stay tenth but move to within one point of warrington. finally, something so very rare. a polite and dignified press conference ahead of a big rocks in contest. 0ne conference ahead of a big rocks in contest. one of the biggest nights in british boxing ever, really. anthonyjoshua against the mighty wladimir klitschko. 0nly pleasantries were wladimir klitschko. 0nly pleasa ntries were exchanged. wladimir klitschko. 0nly pleasantries were exchanged. there is 14 years of age between them, but just a few inches, and nothing but respect between these two ahead of the fight. it is amazing to have this promotion where we are actually polishing the sport of rock scene, without any f—words, punching each other in the faces without this, or throwing chairs or glass bottles in each other‘s faces. so i'm very happy about that. it doesn't matter about who i am fighting. ijust enjoy what ido,| who i am fighting. ijust enj