joe, surely leicester tigers, one of their biggest gains in recent times.think of leicester tigers, you think of english rugby's dominant force. they were in the final of the premiership for nine years in a row between 2004 and 2013, but in this match tonight they're fighting just to stay in the english rugby's top division itself. because this is how it stands in the table. just five points off the bottom of the table going into this game, and if newcastle falcons beat them in the north east tonight, then conceivably by the end of this weekend, leicester tigers could be in that single automatic relegation place with three rounds of matches to go. and that's a situation you'd never expect for a team who've won 10 premiership titles and two european cups. that makes them the most successful english club in terms of trophies one. and in fact, relegation or not, this'll be the first year they don't qualify for the top european competition in its 22 year history. the slump isn't down to a lack of talent either, with eight england internationals are in this seas

things aren't getting any better for leicester tigers. 8 defeats in 11 games had meant they'd dropped to tenth in the premiership, and in danger of relegation. today, they were thrashed 52—20 at home by league leaders exeter. james burford reports. the tigers flag is once synonymous with success. the premiership‘s most decorated team are trying to claw their way out of danger. the chiefs, top of the league, have drawn the gaze of many admirers, and this is why. this kind of speed would not be amiss at aintree. galloping with all the power of a resource, the early score. but determined to keep leicester firmly in the loop, johnny may did whatjohnny may does best — catch, shimmy, score. cue the tiger's roar. the chiefs are the leaders of the pack for a reason. theirs is a swashbuckling brand of rugby, near impossible to stop. they don't just find the line, they leap forward. such acrobatics forced mistakes. a red card for tom youngs, much of the fans' dismay, capping off a dismal day. and thereafter, the floodgates opened. a man down, they

relegation threatened leicester tigers are taking on fellow strugglers newcastle falcons.13—0 up ree games in the pro 1a tonight as well. 0spreys in control of their match with southern kings. benetton lead munster by 28 to 20 and the game between edinburgh and ulster is 10—0 to ulster. the top two in superleague are currently going head to head. leaders warrington wolves are taking on st helens. the score there currently 8—6 to st helens. in the nights other game it is wakefield zero wigan four. both those games kicked off at 7:45. ellie downie has just missed out on another european all round gymnastics title in poland. she has though taken silver. downie led going into the floor routine, but was eventually pipped by france's melanie dejesus dos santos, who snatched gold. angelina melnikova of russia was third. i'm ecstatic. coming in yesterday honestly i didn't think i would get that, so i'm so to be honest it means the same to me so i'm very happy. coming in is not as easy but being second i'm still so close and i'm still over the moon. that's all the sport for now. i'

leicester tigers have boosted their hopes of staving off relegation with a thrilling win at newcastleemiership with three games remaining. jonny may's early try helped the tigers move to lead with the half—time deficit cut to just a point but the winning try came from guy thompson, a win that lifts them up guy thompson, a win that lifts them up to ninth, eight points above newcastle. in the pro14 ulster secured top spot, a huge blow over edinburgh at murrayfield, a 29—7 win while ospreys murrayfield, a 29—7 win while os preys ra n murrayfield, a 29—7 win while ospreys ran in seven tries as they beat southern kings 113—7, dan evans' patrick keeping them alive, they are above cardiff blues in that conference table. st helens have gone back to the top of super league, they began the evening ahead of science but six tries from six different scorers did damage for the home side. in the night's other match wakefield continued their good form as they beat wigan. an australian horse is said to have achieved racing mortality after extending her victory run to 33. she was described as the great

leicester tigers fears of relegation have worsened after a heavy 52—20 defeat at the hands of exeterscoring seven tries with seven different try scorers at welford road. the tigers head to bottom side newcastle on friday with just a five—point cushion and four games to play. golf and angland's megan maclaren has missed out on winning thejordan mixed open. it was the first to see women compete against men for the first money and prize money. maclaren started the final round in the lead, but a bogey and double bogey on the back nine saw dutchman daan huizing win by two shots. that's all the sport for now. james, thank you. let us bring you some other news. gkn aerospace has announced it will close it's kings norton factory in 2021, which means around 170 people will lose theirjobs. gkn was bought by the melrose group in a hostile takeover last year. a statement from gkn says it has "regrettably" concluded its site in kings norton did not have a sustainable future, but the unite union said, the closure decision "flew in the face" of assurances given at the time of the takeover. our busi

and a thriller in rugby unions premiership where leicester tigers have dealt newcastle a major blow inortsday, i'm adam wild good evening. lets start with the premier league. newcastle united are now ten points clear of the relegation zone after a much needed win over leicester city. the only goal of the game coming from the spanish striker ayoze perez in the first half. that win pushes newcastle up to 13th in the table. it was a good game. we had a good tea m it was a good game. we had a good team and we did really well, credited to our players there working so hard and i feel like the fence, you could see from the first minute to the last minute, that players were trying to do their best and the fans were doing the same. now, some sad football news to bring you. the former liverpool defender tommy smith has died at the age of 7a. smith played a67 games for liverpool and scored 36 times. the most famous of those came in the 1977 european cup final when liverpool beat borussia moenchengladbach 3—1. smith — who was one of football's toughest players — also captained the side to the the

leicester tigers have boosted their possibility of staving off relegation with a wind at newcastle.chris harris and ta kalua assisted quickfire scores from chris harris and takalua assisted in their victory. edinburgh have been beaten by murrayfield. benetton will have to lose in orderfor edinburgh murrayfield. benetton will have to lose in order for edinburgh tattoo clinch the finals spot. southern kings were beaten in port elizabeth. the welsh side's title bid was kept alive by moving above cardiff blues. st helens have gone back to the top of super league tonight after a 38-12 of super league tonight after a 38—12 victory over warrington. the wolves had begun ahead of saints on points difference, but six drives from six different scorers did the damage. mark perceval and regan grace among the scorers. wakefield kept their good form up, beating wigan warriors. va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas edged out sebastian vettel and practice at the chinese grand prix. the mercedes driver managed to recover from an early spin to stay out in front. lewis hamilton also spun early and could onl

and coming up on the bbc news, leicester tigers prepare for a crunch match against newcastle falcons fight to avoid relegation from rugby union's premiership. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. sweden is considering whether to reopen an investigation into allegations of rape made against wikileaks founderjulian assange. he was arrested yesterday after ecuador revoked the asylum which had allowed him to live in its embassy in london for nearly seven years. the united states is attempting to extradite him on charges of conspiring to hack into a government computer, but labour says he should not be sent to the us because he exposed evidence of atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. julian assange has gone from self—imposed captivity at the ecuadorian embassy, which ended a bru ptly yesterday ecuadorian embassy, which ended abruptly yesterday as his hosts withdrew their support, to an actual prison. not only is he likely to be jailed for breaching his bail, he is also awaiting what promises to be a better extradition battle

the rugby union premiership‘s most decorated side, leicester tigers, are in real danger of relegationthrashed 52—20 by exeter chiefs. they also had their captain tom youngs sent off as the chiefs ran in seven tries with seven different scorers. leicester have the worst defence in the premiership. they are five points above bottom side newcastle who they play next friday. england's meghan maclaren just missed out on winning the jordan mixed 0pen. this tournament is the first to see women compete alongside men for the same trophy and prize money. maclaren started the final round in the lead and produced this remarkable putt on the third. but dropped shots later on allowed dutchman daan huizing to win by two strokes. it hurts to not win but i know whenever i get home and think about it and stuff, i am proud of what i've done this week and i hope i've represented the let and women's golf in general as well as possible. it deserves a bit of a spotlight. if this just kicks things up a little bit then i'm proud of what happened. a historic day for the women's game. america's jennifer kupcho

leicester tigers fears of relegation have worsened after a heavy 52—20 defeat at the hands of exeterastle on friday with just a five—point cushion and only four games to play. saracens kept up the pressure on leaders exeter with a bonus point comeback win against bottom side newcastle falcons. bath boosted their hopes of a spot in the premiership play—offs with a 26—19 derby win against bristol. wasps beat worcester 28—16. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport i will see you a bit later on. thank you, james. you always leave us wanting more! hundreds of people have been protesting in central london against brunei‘s strict new laws on homosexuality. protestors gathered outside the dorchester hotel, which is owned by the brunei investment agency. brunei has increased the punishment for sex between gay men to stoning to death, while lesbian sex will be punished by a0 lashes or ten years in jail. jon ironmonger reports. many protests start at the dorchester, but this time it‘s the target. this time, there‘s a

rugby union premiership's most decorated side leicester tigers are in real danger of relegation afterers. leicester have the worst defence in the premiership. they are five points above bottom side newcastle who they play next friday. st helens' 100% start to the super league season has come to an end. they were beaten by catalans dragons. saints were looking for a ninth straight win — and they got off to a great start thanks to dominic peyroux. but the dragons twice came from behind to win18—10. england's megan maclaren just missed out on winning thejordan mixed open, the tournament was the first to see women compete against men for the same trophy and prize money. maclaren started the final round in the lead and produced this remarkable putt on the third. but dropped shots later on allowed dutchman daan huizing to win by two shots. it hurts do not win but i know whenever i get home and think about it, iam proud whenever i get home and think about it, i am proud of what i've done this week and i hope i've represented women's golf in general. as well as possible. it deserves a bit of

leicester tigers have boosted their hopes of staving off relegation in rugby union's premiership with remaining. jonny may's early try helped put the tigers 13—0 up, but quickfire scores from chris harris and tane takulua cut falcons' half—time deficit tojust one point. the winning try though coming from the tigers‘ guy thompson. that win lifting them up to ninth, eight points above newcastle. in the pro 14 ulster secured a play—off spot and dealt edinburgh's end—of—season aspirations a huge blow with a bonus—point win at murrayfield. robert balacoon amongst the try scorers there in a 29 points to seven win. 0spreys ran in seven tries as they beat southern kings by 43 points to seven in port elizabeth. dan evans' hat—trick keeping the welsh side's title play—off bid alive by climbing above cardiff blues in the conference a table. st helens have gone back to the top of superleague after a 38—12 victory over warrington. the wolves had begun the evening ahead of saints on points difference. but six tries from six different scorers did the damage for the home side. mark percival and winge

pictures from bt sport meanwhile, the leaders, exeter chiefs are battling it out against leicester tigersre is 36—20 to exeter. saracens kept up the pressure on leaders exeter with a bonus point comeback win against bottom side newcastle falcons. two counterattacking tries from sean maitland and max malins in either half punished the falcons. sarries get closer to securing their top—four play—off place. meanwhile, number eight nathan hughes went over twice as wasps beat worcester 28—16. st. helens are hoping to stretch their winning streak with a win over cata la ns their winning streak with a win over catalans dragons. they're in action in the south of france. another win will take saints to the top of the table above warrington. they got off to a great start thanks to dominic peyroux. and it is currently 10—10. the third season of the women's rugby league super league starts on sunday. this year, wakefield have been added to the league — taking it from 7 to 8 teams. the wigan warriors start their title defence this sunday, as they host local rivals st helen's. miriam walker—khan reports

leicester tigers have boosted their hopes of staving off relegation in rugby union‘s premiership witharris and tane takulua cut falcons‘ half—time deficit to just one point. the winning try though coming from the tigers‘ guy thompson. that win lifting them up to ninth, eight points above newcastle. in the pro 1a, ulster secured a play—off spot and dealt edinburgh‘s end—of—season aspirations a huge blow with a bonus—point win at murrayfield. robert balacoon amongst the try scorers there in a 29 points to seven win. 0spreys ran in seven tries as they beat southern kings by 43 points to seven in port elizabeth. dan evans‘ hat—trick keeping the welsh side‘s title play—off bid alive by climbing above cardiff blues in the conference a table. billy vunipola could face disciplinary action after the england international showed his support for controversial social media posts by australia‘s israel folau, who‘s been sacked for saying that ‘hell awaits‘ gay people. vunipola, who‘s also a christian, refused to ‘unlike‘ the message and the rfu say they disagree with the number 8‘s views and will m

the problems continue for leicester after they were beaten 23—20 by bristol. it means the tigers to seal their win. to add to leicester's woes, it's been confirmed that manu tuilagi will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. in the pro 1a, dragons dented scarlets champions cup ambitions for next season, with a 311—32 victory on judgement day in a nine—try thriller. scarlets have qualified for europe's top tier every season since the inception of regional rugby in 2003 — and it was level pegging after this try from matthew screech made it 32 points all in the 79th minute. but then the pressure was on dragons fly half jason tovey to kick this conversion, which he did to seal victory by two points. the other two teams who were chasing that final playoff place. benetton have it — after beating fellow italians zebre 25—11. edinburgh were in the running — they're playing glasgow who can finish top of conference a with a win and with a home draw in the play—off semi finals. saracens have won the premier 15s final after a comfortable victory over harlequins. saracens came

the problems continue for leicester after they were beaten 23—20 by bristol. it means the tigersen confirmed that manu tuilagi will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. it's the final weekend before the playoffs in the pro 1a, all the teams are in action today. all the games are derbies — scarlets were aiming to secure at play off place against the dragons. but they failed, losing out to the dragons in an incredible game at the principality stadium stadium. this try from matthew screech levelled the scores at 32 points all in the 79th minute. then all the pressure was on fly half jason tovey to kick the conversion, which he did to seal victory by two points. the other two teams chasing that final playoff place — are benetton who are currently leading against zebre 25—6 — they started at five. and edinburgh who play glasgow later. there's been a big shock at the world snooker championship, where the three—time champion mark selby has been beaten by qualifier gary wilson in the second round. wilson, who is a former taxi driver, won by 13 frames to ten in sheffield.

the struggles continue for leicester — they were beaten 23—20 by bristol. it means the tigersad wasps 28—7. it's the final weekend — before the playoffs in the pro 1a — all the teams are in action today. all the games — are derbies — scarlet‘s dragons is the only game finished so far, scarlets aiming to secure at play off place. but they failed, losing out to the dragons in an incredible game at the principality stadium stadium. this try from matthew screech levelled the scores at 32 points all in the 79th minute. then all the pressure was on fly half jason tovey to kick the conversion, which he did to seal victory by two points. the other two teams chasing that final playoff place — are benetton who are currently leading agaist zebre seven points to 6, they started at five. and edinburgh who play glasgow later. there was success for great britain's women — in their first home game in hockey‘s new pro league. they beat the usa 2—1 in a shoot out in london to earn a bonus point after the match had finished 1—1. there's been another big shock at the world snooker championship, w

leicester tigers have boosted their hopes of staving off relegation in rugby union's premiership with 13—0 up. but quickfire scores from chris harris and tane takulua cut falcons' half—time deficit to just one point. the winning try though coming from the tigers' guy thompson. that win lifting them up to ninth, eight points above newcastle. in the pro 1a ulster secured a play—off spot and dealt edinburgh's end—of—season aspirations a huge blow with a bonus—point win at murrayfield. robert balacoon amongst the try scorers there in a 29 points to seven win. 05preys ran in seven tries as they beat southern kings by 43 points to seven in port elizabeth. dan evans' hat—trick keeping the welsh side's title play—off bid alive by climbing above cardiff blues in the conference a table. st helens have gone back to the top of superleague after a 38—12 victory over warrington. the wolves had begun the evening ahead of saints on points difference but six tries from 6 different scorers did the damage for the home side. mark percival and winger regan grace amongst the scorers. in the night's other m