utterly peerless the middlesbrough manager is a fiery competitor and he will not be overawed by the sizee the journey down from tayside hoping for a repeat of that victory that middlesbrough took here in the league cup back in september and the winners remember will play for them for a place in the premier league at wembley on saturday the 26th of may. a fairly subdued location with the death of a fairly subdued location with the death oleloyd samuel. chelsea ladies can complete the double tonight. fa cup winners earlier this month, a draw is all they need away at bristol city women, jo currie is there for us. a fantastic season for chelsea. are they going to slip up tonight down in the south west? the sun is shining and welcome to a warm and sunny stadium, chelsea as you say come into this match a strong favourites, unbeaten in the league so favourites, unbeaten in the league so far this season. in terrific form having lifted the fa cup trophy at wembley just ten days having lifted the fa cup trophy at wembleyjust ten days ago. they have already played bristol in a couple of matches thi

but the bid to reach the premier league continues this evening, for middlesbrough and aston villa.action right now, in their play—off semifinal, first leg at the riverside. into the second half there, it's currently i—o. mile jedinak‘s header putting villa ahead. a reminder, derby have a 1—0 advantage over fulham after their semifinal first leg last night. it was a tight one in the league one play—offs as scunthorpe scored a late equaliser against rotherham to draw the first leg of their semi—final, 2—all. it was the away side, rotherham who had the better of the early exchanges and took the lead when a ball over the top found jon taylor in space. but scunthorpe levelled immediately after the restart when duane holmes‘ chip was put into his own net by michael e—hek—way. the millers thought they'd won it whenjoe miller scored with his first touch after coming on as a subsitute. but there was late drama, as cameron mcgeehan had other ideas. his first scunthorpe goal in the 88th minute made it all square going into wednesday's second leg in rotherham. shrewsbury play charlton in the o

middlesbrough hadn't created much, but had the chance to force extra time and this is how close theyit finished goalless on the night. so it's steve bruce and his team who will play fulham for one of football's richest prizes. a place in the premier league. those fans will make the trip to wembley for the play—off final at the end of the month. chelsea ladies have completed another league and cup double. the fa cup winners have secured the wsl one title with a win away at bristol city. our women's football reporter jo currie was at the match. what champions of england once again. adding the league title to the fa cup they won ten days ago. they only needed a draw to lift the trophy. given an early bright eyed bristol, before drew spends settle the nerves in the only goal of a dog at first half. it is not often a manager misses the team winning the league, but with pregnant with twins, she looked to reduce the stress after the break. the player of the season try her luck. before they put the tie and the title out of sight. there were still time to be denied by a superb saved. the abse

they'll meet either aston villa or middlesbrough, who play tomorrow night.ympic champion darren campbell says he's relieved to be alive, as he recovers from suffering a bleed on the brain. the 44—year—old's been talking exclusively to the bbc after having a seizure at his home last week. campbell — who won the four by 100 metres relay gold at the 2004 olympics — had to be resuscitated. he says he now wants to be left alone while he recovers from the trauma. british number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the italian 0pen. he beat malikjaziri of tunisia in three sets in rome. edmund, who recently broke into the world's top 20, taking the decider 6—3. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland, as the hosts fought back on day four of their inaugral test match against pakistan. well, following on, ireland were reduced to 95 for four at one stage earlier, with mohammad amir the pick of the bowlers for pakistan. stuart thompson and kevin 0'brien then put on a partnership of 113 to steady the ireland innings, with tho

for a play off spot — they'll face derby county in the semi finals, while aston villa take on middlesbroughn the 11th and 12th of may... well, at the bottom of the table, bolton scored goals in the last three minutes to come from behind to beat nottingham forest — theyjump out of the relegation zone on the final day — but defeats for both burton and barnsley mean they go down to league one. manchester city have been crowned premier league champions, with the trophy presented at the etihad this afternoon. but their truimphant season finished on a rather dud note on the pitch, as they were held to a goalless draw with huddersfield. adam wild reports. manchester city, premier league champions! rarely has a title been so champions! rarely has a title been so richly deserved, rarely has it been so, heads of the won. such has been so, heads of the won. such has been their dominance this season that this occasion was never going to be more than a celebration, a coronation for one of the finest sides the premier league has seen. their final sides the premier league has seen. theirfinal home sides t

and aston villa will take a 1—0 advantage over middlesbrough into the 2nd leg of their championship semi—finalriverside. boro created chances but failed to score so will trail villa in the second—leg on tuesday at villa park. a reminder, derby have a 1—0 lead over fulham after their semi—final first leg last night. it was a tight one in the league one play—offs as scunthorpe scored a late equaliser against rotherham to draw the first leg of their semi—final, 2—2. it was the away side rotherham who had the better of the early exchanges and took the lead when a ball over the top found jon taylor in space. but scunthorpe levelled immediately after the restart when duane holmes' chip was put into his own net by michael ehekway. the millers thought they'd won it when joe newell scored with his first touch after coming on as a subsitute. but there was late drama, as cameron mcgeehan had other ideas. his first scunthorpe goal in the 88th minute made it all square going into wednesday's second leg in rotherham. in the other semi—final, charlton will start the second leg tomorrow a goal down against sh

to get back into the premier league, aston villa take a slim advantage in their semi—final with middlesbroughfirst leg at the riverside to give them a lead going into tuesday's second leg. in the league one play—off semi—final first leg between scunthorpe and rotherham, cameron mcgeehan scrambled home a late equaliser for scu nthorpe, as they salvaged a 2—2 draw. in league two, coventry scored a controversial last—minute penalty to snatch a draw in their first leg against notts county. lincoln 0—0 with exeter. in scotland, ross county have been relegated from the premiership after a draw at stjohnstone. they needed a partick thistle defeat to keep alive any hope of survival, but partick beat dundee 1—0 thanks to this kris doolan goal. partick now face livingstone of the championship in a two—legged play off. the winner of which will be playing premiership football next season. chelsea ladies took a giant step towards clinching the women's super league title by beating sunderland 2—1. this goal from eni aluko's doubled the lead for chelsea, after fran kirby opened the scoring. chelsea need jus

and they‘ re middlesbrough and aston villa get under way and they're currently leading 1—0.ts and there's another semi final playoff letter for you. will have the results of that later on here on bbc news. in the super league they dented the city title hopes. arsenal were stronger the second—half scoring twice in ten minutes. the first i danielle and then a second to claim victory. chelsea have a game in hand arsenal are back in fourth place. just before we tell you about the f1 the rovers are back in the football league. more than a story later on for you but they're back in the football league and won the national league playoff. they've been boosted by taking his first pole since the start of the season. bridget will head to the spanish grand prix tomorrow is his mercedes team—mate between him and his main rival. nick pa rrott between him and his main rival. nick parrott reports. the circuit is one of the most familiar venues in formula 1. preseason testing takes place here and everyone should know what to expect. it can still throw off the odd surprise. they got one off

they'll face derby county in the semifinals, while aston villa take on middlesbrough.tom of the table bolton scored two goals in the last three minutes to come from behind to beat nottingham forest. theyjump out of the relegation zone on the final day — but defeats for both burton and barnsley mean they go down to league one. manchester city have celebrated the premier league title in front of their home fans at the etihad stadium. the trophy was held aloft by captain vincent kompany. it's their third premier league title in seven years and first under manager pep guardiola. it is, of course, two trophies this season after the league cup back in february. they drew 0—0 with huddersfield today. elsewhere in the premier league, two matches kick off at 4:30pm. arsenal host burnley in what's arsene wenger‘s final home match in charge at the emirates. there's a huge game at stamford bridge concerning champions league qualification, as fifth placed chelsea need all three points against liverpool. champions celtic came from behind to hand hearts their first defeat of the seas

fulham 1—0 in the first leg of their semifinal last night and today it is aston villa against middlesbroughers know that previous form counts for little. i'm not nervousjust yet. i think with any big games, you have to realise that is what we are in for. it is better that than finishing 13th last year and packing up finishing 13th last year and packing up to go on holiday! it was always the aim, to be there or there about and we are and we are in the play—offs and indie good position. difficult opposition to play against, obviously, buta big difficult opposition to play against, obviously, but a big couple of semifinals to try to get over. and if we can achieve being successful, as i have said many times, it is a great way to go up. we have got to a point now where you had to focus on yourself and making sure you do everything you possibly can to clear the minds of the players. you don't want them going out with any inhibitions, you want them to go out and give it their best shot. that is notjust on the park, it is off the park as well, making sure they are really focused. in gold, the thir

they will go into the play—offs, facing derby and aston villa will face middlesbrough on the other semi—finalt, moving out of the relegation. bensley and ba rnsley out of the relegation. bensley and barnsley drop down to legal and the. mark williams has a healthy lead after the second session of the world snooker championship final. he won the final three frames of the session to take a 10—7 lead over john higgins. it isn't over yet, though. last year, higgins held the same league going into the second day of the final however mark selby fought back to win18— 15, the best of 35. it resumes light on bbc two tomorrow at 2pm in the arson and. —— afternoon. johanna cotter is through to the next round at the madrid open. simona halep and caroline wozniacki are also through. elsewhere, kyle edmund and cameron murray won theirfirst elsewhere, kyle edmund and cameron murray won their first atp tour doubles title in portugal. or the rest of the details available on the bbc sport website. that is all the sport for now. health problems related to the way we live — ourdiets, drinking, smoking and lack of

they face derby in the play—offs, while aston villa will face middlesbrough in the other semifinal.m behind to beat nottingham forest. they moved out of the relegation zone on the final day, but defeats for both burton and barnsley mean they go down to league one. the final of the world snooker championship is under way in sheffield between two former champions, mark williams and john higgins. these are our live pictures. it's been an intriguing contest. two—time champion williams made a brilliant start, going 5—1 up before higgins took the last two frames of the afternoon session. 0ne each so far in the evening means williams now leads 6—4. but higgins is well on his way to making that 6—5, the first to 18 as the winner, you can watch that on bbc two or the bbc sport website and app. cycling now, and team sky rider chris froome remians 38 seconds off the lead giro d'italia after today's third. elia viviani won a second straight stage, while australia's rohan dennis retains the overall lead. meanwhile, the final stage at the tour de yorkshire was won by frenchman stephane rossetto.

to get back into the premier league, aston villa take a slim advantage in their semi—final with middlesbroughhe only goal of the first leg at the riverside, to give them a lead going into tuesday's second leg. in the league one play—off semi—final first leg between scunthorpe and rotherham, cameron mcgeehan scrambled home a late equaliser for scu nthorpe as they salvaged a 2—2 draw. in league two, coventry scored a controversial last minute penalty to snatch a draw in their first leg against notts county. lincoln drew 0—0 with exeter. tranmere rovers have been promoted to the football league again after a dramatic play off at wembley. despite having a man sent off in the first minute, tranmere won 2—1 to earn promotion. in scotland, ross county have been relegated from the premiership after a draw at stjohnstone. they needed a partick thistle defeat to keep alive any hope of survival, but partick beat dundee i—0, thanks to this kris doolan goal. partick now face livingstone of the championship in a two—legged play off. the winner of which will be playing premiership football next season. chel

to the football. where aston villa will take a i— nil advantage over middlesbrough into the 2nd leg ofmi—final playoff. villa took the lead in the 15th minute when mile jedinak headed in a jack grealish corner to open the scoring at the riverside stadium. boro created chances but failed to score and now trail villa, ahead of the second—leg on tuesday at villa park. a reminder, derby have a i—nil lead over fulham after their semi—final first leg last night. it was a tight one in the league one play—offs as scunthorpe scored a late equaliser against rotherham to draw the first leg of their semi—final, 2—all. it was the away side, rotherham who had the better of the early exchanges and took the lead when a ball over the top found jon taylor in space. but scunthorpe levelled immediately after the restart when duane holmes‘ chip was put into his own net by michael e—hek—way. the millers thought they'd won it when joe newell scored with his first touch after coming on as a subsitute. but there was late drama, as cameron mcgeehan had other ideas his first scunthorpe goal in the 88th minute ma

they'll meet either aston villa or middlesbrough in the final. 100,000 city fans last night — and after that record—breaking season in which they amassed 100 points. so it's far overdue that pep puts his feet up for a bit. to achieve what we achieved, what we have done with the quality of the players, it is absolutely impossible. we are herejust players, it is absolutely impossible. we are here just to players, it is absolutely impossible. we are herejust to hail them, but the quality that they have as human beings and players is outstanding. that is why we did what we outstanding. that is why we did what we have done. now we will enjoy it. i will not speak to next season. good beer, good red wine and enjoying the season. we will come back stronger than this season. british number one kyle edmund has produced another strong performance, this time in the first round of the italian open. he had to fight hard for a three—set win over world number 64 malikjaziri, and it's good to see he's in such solid form on clay, as we head towards the french open

to get back into the premier league, aston villa take a slim advantage in their semi—final with middlesbroughre was some late drama in the league one play—off semi—final first—leg between scunthorpe and rotherham. cameron mcgeehan scrambled home a late equaliser for scu nthorpe, as they salvaged a 2—2 draw. in league two, coventry got a controversial last—minute penalty to snatch a draw in their first leg against notts county. county players protesting the decision. marc mcnulty stepped up to get the draw for the sky blues. in the other semi—final, lincoln drew 0—0 with exeter. and tranmere rovers have been promoted to the football league again after a dramatic play—off at wembley. despite having a man sent off in the first minute, tranmere won 2—1 to earn promotion. in scotland, ross county have been relegated from the premiership after a draw at stjohnstone. they needed a partick thistle defeat to keep alive any hope of survival, but partick beat dundee 1—0 thanks to this kris doolan goal. partick now face livingstone of the championship in a two—legged play—off. the winner of which will be

for a play off spot — they'll face derby county in the semi finals, while aston villa take on middlesbrough day — but defeats for both burton and barnsley mean they go down to league one. manchester city have been crowned premier league champions, with the trophy presented at the etihad this afternoon. but their truimphant season finished on a rather dud note on the pitch, as they were held to a goalless draw with huddersfield. adam wild reports. manchester city, premier league champions. rarely has a title been so richly deserved, rarely has it been so comprehensively won. such has been their dominance this season that this occasion was never going to be more than a celebration, a coronation, for one of the finest sides the premier league has seen. their final home game of the dazzling season began with a guard of honour. few would deny them their day in the sun. manchester city's brilliance has ensured that there would be, for them, no late—season drama. a brilliance only seen in flashes against huddersfield. the hard work done long before today. for the visitors, the battle continues. ea

they'll meet either aston villa or middlesbrough in the final.uardiola is expecting a relaxing summer after their stunning premier league season left them dubbed the centurions. he and his team celebrated with some 100,000 city fans last night — and after that record—breaking season in which they amassed 100 points. so it's far overdue that pep puts his feet up for a bit. now it's time to enjoy, i'm sorry, i'm not going to speak about next season. believe me, we are going to see the world cup on the sofa, good beer, good red wine, and enjoying the season. when we come back, we'll come back stronger than this season. gareth southgate will have to make some big phone calls. he is ready... in russia begins and gareth southgate will have to make some big calls and some phone calls in the next 24 hours. he's already given fifa details of his provisional 35—man squad. and tomorrow he'll trim that down and name the 23 players he will be taking to russia. former england captain gary neville is trying to be positive about england's chances. world cups are

they'll face either aston villa or middlesbrough, who meet again tonight. villa are 1—0 up. out for their first game at the world cup. he's given fifa details of his provisional 35—man squad, and tomorrow he'll name the 23 players he'll be taking to russia. former england captain gary neville is positive about england's chances. world cups are really tough, and it would be wrong to put a —— huge pressure on the team, but it would be wrong to say it would be great to get out of the group. i always remained optimistic. it is the nature of the englishman to always feel spirited. kyle edmund has produced another strong performance, this time in the first round of the italian 0pen. he had to fight hard for a 3—set win over malekjaziri, and it's good to see he's in such solid form on the clay as we head towards the french open. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland on day 4 of the match against pakistan. that helped their recovery after they were forced to follow on. going into the final day, ireland are 139 runs ahead — this is their first ever

let's speak to sir richard dalton — former british ambassador to iran, who is our middlesbrough studiog question. can european powers together with other signatories deal along with orion and keep this deal alive? we hope that they can. it is a long shot britain has done badly hitherto in putting together the packages of financial and business support that would enable us to fulfil our obligations completely. under the jcp ora. we obligations completely. under the jcp or a. we are going to have to work harder than we have ever done before if we are to fulfil our promise in that excellent statement by the three heads of government including theresa may of ensuring that iran gets the full economic benefits of the deal. that is the key. iran has a strong point and it says that it has been cheated by the usa and british business has a strong point when it regrets the boycott of trade and investment in iran mac in defiance of government policy. it is vital for peace and security of the region, and for the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. the british garment and its partners and the iran

derby play middlesbrough in the other.re now 12 points clear at the top of the table. mark williams leads going into the final day of the world snooker championship final. the two—time champion won the final three frames of last night‘s session to take a 10—7 lead over the four—time winner, john higgins. the first to 18 is the winner. the match resumes live on bbc two at 2pm this afternoon. britain‘s johanna konta is through to the second round of the madrid open. the british number one beat 16th seed magdela na rybarikova in straight sets. elsewhere, britain‘s kyle edmund and cameron norrie won their first tour doubles title in portugal pre—race favourite greg van avermaet held on to win the 2018 tour de yorkshire yesterday. the olympic road race champion finished second on the final day the stage victory went to frenchman stephane rossetto in an incredible solo effort which saw him race the final 75 miles on his own. and take a look at this. one volunteer marshal had a very near miss while flagging up a traffic island in