leinster beat saracens in dublin.control of a second test against new zealand in christchurch. hello and welcome to sportsday. chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the champions league have suffered a major blow at the hands of london rivals tottenham. the 3—1 victory was spurs‘ first at stamford bridge since february 1990. spurs are now eight points clear of fifth placed chelsea with only 7 games remaining. nick parrott watched the action. stamford bridge is a fortress that tottenham have failed to conquerfor 28 years. their hopes of changing that would have been higher had harry kane fit to start it. without him, that attacking threat was initially limited, whilst chelsea tested the keeper a couple of times before alvaro morata found a way through. the home side was seemingly in control. but in christian eriksen, but have a player who can turn a match in a moment. his eighth league strike a contender for goal of the season. that inspired others to have a go. while son was left frustrated, dele alli wasn't. he marked hi

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provided the only respite as leinster picked up with a left off of.on top by adding to his flawless kicking. scarlets would have been left red—faced but for the consolation. and arresting play monster. there will be an all british final and european challenge cup. the second tier of european. cardiff blues 16-10. tier of european. cardiff blues 16—10. daily try of the match. they have booked a ticket to that final. be against gloucester in bilbao. two games in the fifth round of the by games in the fifth round of the rugby league challenge cup this afternoon. in witness annihilated. 90-0. the afternoon. in witness annihilated. 90—0. the wolves braked bradford bulls one—sided as well. 511—6. the fed cup tie with japan is finally poised. 0ne all after the first day. the first was helen watson against the japanese ranked 55 places and took the set 6—2. the second set 6-3. the took the set 6—2. the second set 6—3. the hosts took an early lead. these are playoffs to get into the world group two. they have not played at that level for 25 years, the british

racing will meet leinster in the final on may 12th in bilbao. were six fixtures in the fifth round of rugby league's challenge cup today. with minnows york city knights of league one up against super league's catalans dragons. york city gave a good account of themselves and the match was tied at 10—10 shortly before half time. but catalans pulled away after the break,

they we re against leinster on sunday.d equalling third success for the european crown but found themselves behind in just the fourth minute. they got within a point at one stage butjames added a third try for the irish side. the top seeds will face scarlets in the semifinals. the dutchman has got the tour of flanders. he powered past three leaders, taking a 15 second advantage. no one could catch him and he held on for victory along with mads and phillipe. meanwhile, anna ven won the women's. she was neverin anna ven won the women's. she was never in danger of being caught. it was a clean sweep for the dutch. that is there from asked. you can, of course, get the latest on the websites —— from us. —— website. we will see you soon. goodbye. hello there. easter sunday was a little bit disappointing across many areas. it was rather cloudy, cool. the best of the sunshine was reseraved across the north and the west of scotland. now we look to the south, to the next area of low pressure, which is going to bring disruptive weathe

the interval provided the only mass respite as leinster picked up only mass respite as leinster pickedardiff arms park. there was little to choose between the two sides. cardiff‘s only try came from welsh international gareth anscombe in the sixth minute of the game. 11 points from the boot of jarrod evans earned the blues a final in bilbao against gloucester. tennis next and great britain‘s fed cup tie with japan is level at one all after the first of two days competition in miki. first to play was heather watson against world number 22 naomi osaka. the japanese player took the first set 6—2 and the second 6—3 to put the hosts one up. these are the play offs to get to world group two the next level of the competition. great britain haven‘t played at that level for 25 years. but, british number one johanna konta fought back for her side. she beat kurumi nara 6—4, 6—2 to make it one all. the reverse singles and doubles will take place early tomorrow morning from four o‘clock all the action will be live on the bbc sport website. acting throughout the whole batch you did an incrediblejob

leinster will face scarlets in the semifinals.ership representation in the last four. just a reminder that day four be set and final test between england and new zealand resumed in around ten minutes in christchurch. england leading by 231 runs with seven wickets in hand. england need to win the match to level the series. you can he live commentary on bbc radio 5. you can get up—to—date with the golf as well. that is all your sport for now. in other words, there is a loss of sport. thank you. a sugar tax in britain will come into effect on friday, aimed at tackling childhood obesity, which is a serious and growing health risk around the world. well, in amsterdam, health officials have come up with an anti obesity programme that brings together schools, doctors, and neighbourhood groups — and so far it's seen a 12% drop in the number of obese and overweight children. jeremy cooke reports for us now from amsterdam. meet tyrell — a typical nine—year—old but struggling with weight, caught up in the global childhood obesity crisis. wit

microscopic plants, encased in shells of leinster. .. more than 30 yea rs shells of leinster. ..ugh the oceans carrying the name of one of his most famous programmes. david shukman, bbc news. studio: wonder. ! —— wonderful stuff! time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor... yes, a bit more of this coming our way over the next few days as things turn warmer and sunnier across the uk. this is sandwiched between low pressure on the west, high pressure in the east, which will dominate through thursday and friday. there is that cloud, breaking up for a time across england and wales, producing a few spots of rain, a few heavy showers to begin with in scotla nd heavy showers to begin with in scotland and wales but they will ease generally through the night. double figures for most into the morning. some clear skies to start the day across southern coastal counties. lots of cloud elsewhere, patchy drizzle in wales and north—west england initially. northern ireland with a spell of damp weather through the morning. rain working then across western parts of scotland, confined to th

racing will meet leinster in the final on may 12th in bilbao.ere six fixtures in the fifth round of rugby league's challenge cup today. with minnows york city knights of league one up against super league's catalans dragons. york city gave a good account of themselves and the match was tied at 10—10 shortly before half time. but catalans pulled away after the break, scoring three more tries to eventually win by 3a points to 22. elsewhere, whitehaven, leigh centurions and hull kr were all amongst the winners. as were toronto wolfpack who just came past barrow. and that is all from sportsday, all the sport on bbc news throughout the evening, next is meet the author. a contemporary crime writer takes on one of the great stories of ambition and revenge. jo nesbo‘s macbeth has as its central character a policeman, not a warrior who, nonetheless, murders his way to the top. listening of course to the siren voices of the witches on the way. they are drugged—up prostitutes. and being egged on by his wife in this retelling of the story, known simply as l

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scarlets were thrashed 38—16 by leinster.nd their strong form continued. the first—day of the world snooker championship in sheffield. mark selby the defending champion already out. winning three of the last four crowns at the crucible but was well beaten byjoe perry 10—4. elsewhere, five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan is trailing stephen maguire 6—3. a couple of big fights taking place. amir khan fighting for the first time in almost two years against phil lo greco while carl frampton is fighting nonito donairre of the philippines. i am confident i will win this fight. the only time i have been confident is the second fight against martinez, the world title. always doubts that this fight there are no doubts. i have had the best training camp! are no doubts. i have had the best training camp i have had. there is zero doubt in my mind that i will be victorious. you can follow it on the bbc sport website. you can get in touch with me on twitter. we'll end with memories of one of the world's biggest dance music stars — the swed

scarlets have failed to reach rugby union's europen champions cup final after a heavy defeat to leinstering racing in the other semi final tomorow just like last weekeknd's grand national at aintree, there was a photo finish in today's scottish grand national at ayr. the race was given to the outsiderjoe farrell. the 33—1 chance, ridden by adam wedge, beat the fast finihsing ballyoptic by a nose. there's been a shock on the first day of the world snooker championship. the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the first round. joe perry beat him 10—11. selby was chasing a fourth crucible title in five years. you can follow all the snooker on the bbc sport website, and from 4am tomorrow morning you can watch great britain's fed cup tie againstjapan, their world group play off is tied at 1—1. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. a disturbed night on the way particularly across parts of england and wales, after a lovely day. warmer in western and northern parts and temperatures into the high teens here. clear skies have given way

champions cup holders, saracens, have been knocked out of the competition at the quarterfinal stage by leinster racing 92 are also into the semifinals after beating clermont auvergne. into the semifinals at the first major of the women's golf season, england's charley hull and jodie ewart shadoff are still in contention, four shots off the lead of pernilla lindberg, withjust one round remaining at the ana inspiration. while ian poulter is trying to qualify for the first major of the men's season, the masters. to qualify for the first major poulter needs to win the houston open to secure a place at augusta national. the houston open to secure a and the houston open to secure a he is top of the lead one and he is top of the leaderboard, one shot ahead after 13 holes. that's all for now from the bbc sport centre. and finally, an eight—tonne piece of spacejunk is making its descent towards earth. of spacejunk is making 13 space agencies are tracking the chinese module tiangong—1. it's expected to hit earth in around three hours' time. but fear not — much of it will break up before impact, and it's

losing to —— leinster. the home side will face scarlets in the semifinal.yjoshua beat joseph parker last night. but the talks have moved on to what will happen next. joshua's team have told us happen next. joshua's team have told us their ready to start next as earl y us their ready to start next as earl yas us their ready to start next as earl y as next week for a fight with deontay wilder. he is one of biggest stars of british sport. joshua drawing another huge crowd and continuing on the path to greatness. in parker camea continuing on the path to greatness. in parker came a resilient opponent. which made for a cagey contest. joshua going the distance for the first time. he now has all except one of heavy weight belts — nobody has ever held the whole lot at the same time. that is the aim. has ever held the whole lot at the same time. that is the aimlj has ever held the whole lot at the same time. that is the aim. i think like 2018 was always a time to ca ptu re all like 2018 was always a time to capture all the belts and we're one away now. i think sky's

racing 92 host munster today in the semifinals of the champions cup with new the winners meeting leinster on the bench today. he says his role at the club is as much about inspiring as it is plain. this korea where i have been able to win plenty of trophies and titles and there is no betterfeeling in rugby andi there is no betterfeeling in rugby and i want the younger guys in this tea m and i want the younger guys in this team to experience that. that is why iam team to experience that. that is why i am trying to push this team to help everyone get better, to basically put the team first. no, i could be sitting here getting annoyed i am on the bench or whatever happens. but it is not like that for me. i have got my last couple of months here, am not going to slacken off, i'm going to work harder than i have ever worked. certainly inspiring the next generation, dan carter and chris jones. that is the sport, back to you. thank you very much indeed. john watson. the government is to increase the powers available to police and the security services to try and stop terror attacks at an early s

racing 92 host munster today in the semifinal of the champions cup with the winners meeting leinsterugby union weekly podcast, he says his role at the club is as much about inspiring as it is playing. this career where i've been able to win plenty of choices trophies and titles, there's no betterfeeling than rugby. i want the younger guys in the team to experience that and that's one trying to push the team to help everyone get better to basically put the team first, and you know, i could be getting annoyed on the bench or whatever happens, but it's not like that for me. i have my last couple of months here, i went slack off, i'm going to work harder than i've ever worked. dan carter speaking to radio five live podcast. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. that is coming up but we've got a few more news stories before we get to the travel show. thank you very muchjohn to the travel show. thank you very much john anyway! it's now two weeks since these scenes played out on screens around the world. two weeks after the suspected chemical attack i

racing will meet leinster in the final on may 12th in bilbao.und of rugby league's challenge cup today. with minnows york city knights of league one up against super league's catalans dragons. york city gave a good account of themselves and the match was tied at 10—10 shortly before half time. but catalans pulled away after the break, scoring three more tries to eventually win by 3a points to 22. elsewhere, whitehaven, leigh centurions and hull kr were all amongst the winners. as were toronto wolfpack who just came past barrow. the school was 16—12. and that is all from sportsday, all the sport for now, we will be back with more throughout the evening. hello, welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, mark kermode is back with us. what have you been watching, mark? hello. a strange week. we have every day, a teen romance with a difference. we have let the sunshine in, juliette binoche, in the new film by claire denis. and the awkwardly named the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society, which doe

reigning champions, saracens, are dumped out of the champions cup by leinster.oking forward to seeing that putt again in all its glory. it is worth looking at if you are at home. and we will talk to a correspondent in houston to get the latest on the reaction on one of the greatest wins of his career. it has been wintry all weekend. i know i am not supposed to moan about it. it does get the way of golf. it shows it. it does get the way of golf. it snows more times at easter than it does at christmas, but it doesn't meani does at christmas, but it doesn't mean i have to like it good morning. well, it is a cold start to the day as well. —5 at the moment across the west highlands but compare that to the plus ten we currently have in south—west england. there is a good 15 degrees difference in temperature north to south. we also have some lying snow, mainly in the hills. two centimetres in the hills of west yorkshire, one centimetre in staffordshire. some of our roots are pretty high so you may find they are affected by snow first thing this morning. do take extra c

. >> laura: is it just me or did she at a couple of leinster in press conference looked like sh ate some bad something. she did not look all that thrilled. she had to be there, but she doesn't like trump. she doesn't like being bossed around by the americans, but she had to come here and she ha to deal with him for. what was your thought westmark. >> i think she is motivated by her own china problems. the german media has now expose quite a bit of technology by china, serious internal influence operations inside germany. the rise of china in terms of german attention to it is a big following and there is an effor for the germans, the french and others through the use communio to join action with the united states on these predatory prate trade practices. she didn't mention that montauk but i think it's behind the scenes which is going through her mind. >> laura: she wanted some relief from the terrace my sources are telling me the president did not give her the relief she wanted on may 1. we will see what happens after that. she came to get some assurances on that front and donald trump

so far there have also been wins for connacht who beat irish rivals leinster and the cheetahs have beaten led to a dramatic near crash between the two torro rosso drviers. joe lynskey has the details. in formula 1 every nation brings its own challenge. azerbaijan is about conquering the streets but when it is narrow and congested, danger comes into play. this is how close pierre came to a devastating collision. the team—mate he dodge pulled up with a tyre puncher, he was one near miss away from something much worse. lewis hamilton knows the road to a third career title is even trickier this year. he has ground to make up on the championship leader and once again he missed out on pole position. taking it to his final lap. that paved the way for sebastien vettel to ta ke paved the way for sebastien vettel to take pole position. three races ina row to take pole position. three races in a row where he will start in front. in bacuna, stein streetsmart could be the key. richard johnson has been named champion jockey for the third time in a row at sandown park. johnson was runner up to ap mccoy

leinster produced a knock out of their own, dumping the welsh side scarlets out of the champions cup and their form continued as they ran in five tries. johnny sexton scoring 18 of leinster‘s points, rounding off his flawless kicking with their final try. great britain are one match away from securing promotion to the fed cup world group two afterjohanna konta beat naomi 0saka to give them a 2—1 lead overjapan. konta beat the in—form 0saka 6—3, 6—3, breaking twice in the first set and once in the second. heather watson will secure victory for britain if she defeats kurumi nara in today's second singles in miki. that match is under way now. watson lost the first set, though, after letting three set points slip by. it's 4—5 in that second set going with serve. if she does go on to lose, the best—of—5 tie will be decided by a doubles rubber later today. the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the opening round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one mark selby said before the tournament he wanted to play ronnie 0'sullivan in the final. well, the

leinster produced a knock—out of their own, dumping the welsh side scarlets out of the champions cup,e holders saracens to reach the last four and their form continued as they ran in five tries. johnny sexton scoring 18 of leinster‘s points rounding off his flawless kicking with their final try. great britain will need to win theirfinal tie if they are to secure promotion to the fed cup world group two. in the day's first singles, johanna konta beat naomi 0saka 6—3 6—3, to give great britian a 2—1 lead overjapan. the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the opening round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one, mark selby said before the tournament he wanted to play ronnie 0'sullivan in the final. well, the joke was on thejester from leicester as he lost to world number 22, joe perry by 10—4. if ronnie's to make the final, he's got work to do. up against stephen maguire he lost the first four frames of the match. he trails by six frames to three going into today's session. the rocket is looking for a record sixth ranking title of the season. it

thrashed by leinster. that also coming up in the programme. keeps great britain in their fed cup tie at against japan. one all britain in their fed cup tie at againstjapan. one all in the final day. good evening to you, has been a day of football ups and downs. details of football ups and downs. details of the promotion that delegations throughout the football leagues coming up. i we will get a start at wembley this evening. manchester united into the fa cup final for a 20th time. they came from behind to beat the hot spurs 2—1. we speak to oui’ beat the hot spurs 2—1. we speak to our correspondent david, where are you? there our correspondent david, where are you 7 there he our correspondent david, where are you? there he is, it i thought he was over my shoulder. pitch aside, the rollers are out and getting ready for chelsea against southampton tomorrow. wasn't the greatest semi final, but you just felt that united with their name on the trophy 12 times, it was their big—game experience wasn't it that saw them through towards the end? yeah, m