one of them is luo honghao. sadly for luo it might be an extremely brief appearance.ed to dig up some footage of luo, who has some other skills he might be able to fall back on. talents abound. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. earth day is being marked around the world on monday. it's an annual day of events and activities promoting better protection of the environment. 0rganisers say more than one billion people take part each year in nearly 200 countries — including clean—ups in local communities, protests, and educational events. the president of the earth day network is kathleen rogers, who says she can get behind climate protests such as the one in london this past week. the first earth day brought 20 million people out into the streets in the united states. it remains the largest civic engagement event in human history. and that is our goal, particularly for the 50th. it is a major year in 2020. but i do think the extension re

he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy's 9—0 up in his first round match. was byjohn parrott back in 1992, so murphy looking to grab his own little piece of history. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me marc edwards and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. there are weather changes on the way this week, but we're going to see out the last day of this holiday weekend with plenty more sunshine and warmth. and what a weekend it's been! good friday, 2a degrees. saturday, 25.5. and then, for easter sunday, in the sunshine it was the warmest easter sunday on record in scotland, northern ireland and in wales. the record in england, 25.3, still stands. it came close to that, just topping out at 24.6 at wesley in surrey. but, as i indicated earlier, another fine day on the way. now, the satellite pictures showed on easter sunday there was some cloud north—west scotland, the western side of northern ireland. that has actually pulled away, and we are starting today dry and clear across the bulk of the uk

he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy is 9 frames to nil up in his first roundck in 1992, but murphy with a chance of grabbing a little slice of history in the next 2a hours. and paris saint germain were crowned champions of ligue un for an eighth time this evening. stephen mcguire is level right now. and paris saint germain were crowned champions of ligue un for an eighth time this evening. the players worespecially designed shirts carrying the image of notre—dame cathedral following that devastating fire there this week. the names were also changed on the backs of the shirts to notre—dame as kylian mbappe scored a hattrick to beat monaco 3—1, fans were urged to donate money to help fund the restoration project. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you. police in west yorkshire have arrested three men in connection with fires burning on ilkley moor. more than 70 firefighters and a helicopter have been battling a large fire covering around 25,000 square metres. in ukraine, president petro poroshenko has conceded victory to his rival, the comedian vol

the 2005 champion presumed this morning 9—0 up against luo honghao.phy will face anotherformer their second round. murphy will face another former champ, neil robinson in next round. snooker is a funny little gain. you can only really concentrate yourself. i can only worry about my game and what i am doing. ifi worry about my game and what i am doing. if i make the most of the chances that will come my way. i went to sit in my seat for 13 frames. i will get chances. if i make the most of them, it could be a classic. you can watch all the action live at the crucible right 110w action live at the crucible right now on bbc two. british cyclist has w011 now on bbc two. british cyclist has won the first stage of his pro career. the team sky rider was front and centre. he timed his sprint perfectly on the narrow streets to beat team—mate chris fromm who finished in sixth. that is all your but for now. i will have more in the next hour. goodbye from me. thank you. let's get more now on the series of bomb attacks which killed more than 290 people, including 8

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—nil up against chinese debutant luo honghao, and rattled off second round. murphy will face another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. snooker is a funny little game. really you can only really concentrate on yourself. i can only work on what i'm doing, worry about my game. if i make the most of the chances that come my way, i won't sit in my seat for 13 frames. i will get chances. if i make the most of them it could be a classic. mark selby has won and is through to the next round. in rugby league's super league, leaders st helens ran in 11 tries to hammer hull fc 62 points to 16. adam swift and kevin naiqama scored a hat—trick of tries each. saints are still four points clear of warrington who also had a big win — 511—6 at hull kingston rovers. elsewhere there were wins for huddersfield giants. the beat london broncos. the champions wigan warriors, edged out salford. and wakefield trinity, who beat bottom club leeds. meanwhile castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south of france. catalans dragons ran in six tries, as th

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up against luo honghao, and rattled off the first frame to 10—0 vcitory at the crucible back in 1992, against eddie charlton. these are live pictures. the three—time champion, mark selby, is facing zhao xintong. he has lost the first two frames, are he has lost the first two frames, a re really cagey he has lost the first two frames, are really cagey second frame which he lost. a long way to go though they are, first to ten, of course. 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 you can keep a cross that mark selby match at the crucible if you want. we could watch that cagey second frame. 0llie, thank you very much. the bodies of three world—renowned professional mountaineers have been found after an avalanche at canada's banff national park. two austrians — and an american, were attempting to scale howse peak, a notoriously difficult route in the canadian rockies. the group were reported missing last wednesday but recovery efforts were hampered by weather conditions. t

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up against luo honghao, and rattled off the first frame to a 10—0 victory at the crucible back in 1992, against eddie charlton three time champion mark selby has been struggling against china's xhao zintong. he trails 3—1 — only a century in the final frames before the mid session interval preventing a total one sided opening session. the five—time world champion, ronnie 0'sullivan, plays his first round match against james cahill this afternoon. it could be a mismatch. cahill is the first amateur to qualify for the world championship, 0'sullivan is world number one, with five tournament wins this season. if you would give me the trophy now and say world champion i would say fantastic but if i don't win it then thatis fantastic but if i don't win it then that is just how sports goes sometimes. you've got to be in its to win it. if you ask me when i was 25 would i win one, i would have been pretty doubtful, so you have to think back to those days and think to have five, i don't want to be too greedy and sounds too big headed, but i would have

he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy's 9—0 up in his first round match.ce of another in the next 2a hours. all the scores from the cricible are on the bbc website, that's bbc. com/sport. that's all the sport for now. the queen has attended an easter service in st george's chapel at windsor castle on the day she celebrates her 93rd birthday. she wasjoined by family members including the duke and duchess of cambridge and the duke of sussex. the duke of edinburgh, who has retired from public duties, and the duchess of sussex, who is expecting a baby in the next few weeks, did not attend. and that's how it looks around the world so far this evening. thank you for watching. big weather changes on the way in the week ahead but before they start, going to squeeze out a fine end to this holiday weekend and what a weekend it has been. good friday in the sunshine, 2a celsius, 25 yesterday, and plenty more sunshine today. the temperature topping close today. the temperature topping close to 25 celsius, perhaps not the uk's warmest on record but it has been for scotl

the 2005 champion shaun murphy has resumed 9—0 up against luo honghao.whitewash in the history of the tournament. is not on the table at the moment. yes, he is, he's back now. the three times world champion mark selby is on the other table, his first round match just getting going againstjhao xintong. you can follow that across the bbc. that's all the sport for now. is he at the table or isn't he? he is, he's just moving very slowly, as shown murphy does. is not alone in that! thank you very much. a comedian who has never held political office has won ukraine's presidential election. exit polls suggest that volodymyr zelensky took nearly three quarters of the vote. the incumbent, petro poroshenko, has conceded defeat. mr zelensky is best known for starring in a satirical television series in which his character accidentally becomes ukrainian president. 0ur correspondent jonah fisher is in kiev. it's retty mind—bending stuff. fact has followed fiction here in ukraine and yes, as you say, it is a landslide for this comedian with no political experience, vo

he's playing china's luo honghao, the score is 4—0. 0n the other table england's gary wilson is playingcel. live coverage right now on bbc two. great britain are back in the lead in their fed cup tie with kazakhstan. it's thanks to johanna konta's impressive win over yulia putintseva in her second rubber. she had trailed by four games to one in the final set, but fought back to win. great britain will win the tie if katie boulter wins her rubber against zarina diyas. we will keep an eye on that and plenty more for you later. the bbc sport website has updates on everything for you now. police say they've now arrested more than 830 people protesting in london over climate change. the protest organised by group extinction rebellion is now in its seventh day. hundreds of extra officers have been drafted in to monitor protestors on waterloo bridge, parliament square, and the main demonstration site in oxford circus — which has now been cleared. simonjones is at marble arch, the officially designated protest site for the group. simon, how many protesters are still down there because i walked

he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy's 9—0 up in his first round match.there's a chance of another in the next 2a hours. and these are live pictures from sheffield, where steven maguire is trailing china's tian pengfei by seven frames to five. live coverage right now via the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. in ukraine — exit polls suggest a comedian with no prior experience of politics — has won a landslide victory —— in the country's presidential election. volodymyr zelenskiy, who stars in a ukrainian tv show as a fictional president, has now beaten the current president, petro poroshenko, with nearly three—quarters of the vote. well a little earlier, i spoke to our ukraine correspondent, jonah fisher, who was at the zelensky campaign headquarters in kiev. i began by asking him about the reaction to this result. we have had a concession from ukraine's president and it is now official that the next president will be zelensky, a comedian with no political experience and one who is currently starring in a television series in which he plays

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up against chinese debutant luo honghao and rattled off thery at the crucible back in 1992 against eddie charlton. murphy will face another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. snooker is a funny little game. really you can only really concentrate on yourself. i can only work on what i'm doing, worry about my game. if i make the most of the chances that come my way, i won't sit in my seat for 13 frames. i will get chances. if i make the most of them it could be a classic. these are live pictures from the crucible where the three—time champion mark selby is in trouble against another chinese player making a first crucible appearance. zhao xintong took the first three frames. up up mark selby pulled one back but he is now down in his. the five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan plays his first—round match against james cahill this afternoon. cahill stunned mark selby at the uk championship last year and he is the first amateur to qualify for the world championship, but 0'sullivan is world number one with five tournament wins this season. he

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up against chinese debutant luo honghao and rattled off thee another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. snooker is a funny little game. really you can only really concentrate on yourself. i can only work on what i'm doing, worry about my game. if i make the most of the chances that come my way, i won't sit in my seat for 13 frames. i will get chances. if i make the most of them it could be a classic. british cyclist teo geoghegan hart has won the first stage of his pro tour career, on the opening day of the tour of the alps. the team sky rider was front and centre of a select group into kufstein. he timed his sprint perfectly on the narrow streets to beat his team—mate chris froome — who finished sixth. that's all the sport for now. back to you. highly, but thank you very much. in ukraine, a comedian — volodymyr zelensky — has been elected the country's next president in a landslide victory against the incumbent petro poroshenko. he won 73% of the vote with no previous experience in politics, though he does star in a ukrainian televis

he's on for a whitewash against china's luo honghao, murphy's 9—0 up, the same score that neil robertson ever been one other whitewash at the crucible, a couple of chances for another in the next 24 hours. leinster are through to the final of rugby union's champions cup after beating toulouse in the semifinal. the irish provincial side will face saracens of the premiership at newcastle united's st james's park next month. ben croucher reports. after a year in ireland to the champions cup is starting to feel at home with leinster. it has only spent as long in the toulouse trophy cabinet as the one in dublin in its history. for a return to france, toulouse would have to defend better. the irish side were relu cta nt to better. the irish side were reluctant to wave goodbye to their trophy. it looked as if toulouse might have waved the white flight by half—time, only for a penalty in the build—up. leinster had to waitjust 12 minutes after the break to go further ahead. with toulouse chipping away, there was some french resistance. garry ringrose touched the ball down at the same time, so the

the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—nil up against chinese debutant luo honghao and rattled offobertson in the last 16. british cyclist teo geoghegan hart has won the first stage of his pro tour career, on the opening day of the tour of the alps. the team sky rider was front and centre of a select group into kufstein. he timed his sprint perfectly on the narrow streets to beat his team—mate chris froome — who finished sixth. in rugby league's super league, leaders st helens ran in ii tries to hammer hull fc 62 points to 16. adam swift and kevin naiqama scoreda hat—trick of tries each. saints are still four points clear of warrington who also had a big win — 54—6 at hull kingston rovers. elsewhere, there were wins for huddersfield giants, wigan warriors and wakefield trinity. third placed castleford tigers look like they're heading for defeat in the south of france. they trail catalan dragons 19—1; with about 20 minutes left. the dragons have run in three tries to the tigers one. trainer willie mullins claimed a first irish grand national victory as burrows saint took the win at

there's a chance it could happen this afternoon as shaun murphy leads by nine frames to nil against luot notre dame cathedral last week. players from the french champions sported the image of the famous cathedral on their shirts for the game against monaco. fans were asked to donate money to help fund the restoration project. the players' names on their shirts were all changed to read notre dame. a lovely touch. 0bviously a lovely touch. obviously it's touched many people in france and around the world. if you are a football commentator... it's tricky, isn't it? lucky paris saint—germain area isn't it? lucky paris saint—germain are a very well—known side so if you are a very well—known side so if you area are a very well—known side so if you are a football commentator worth your salt, we recognise them from the players and what positions they play. because the numbers were still on. you don't really look at the players on the back. —— the names on the back. it would have been tricky. and the ball goes from notre—dame. he has played it to notre—dame. nice touch. let's return to our top s