he liked mo salah is in his first season he liked mo salah is in his first season at liverpool and whatat was to put liverpool 2—0 up. mo salah turned providerfor sadio mane to make it 3— 04 liverpool before half—time, three goals in the space of less than 20 minutes. —— 3— 04 liverpool. that raised the roof on the place behind me and celebrations were spectacular. the only downside was an injury to mo salah that forced him off. we will wait to hear the extent of that and a booking for jordan henderson putting him out of the second leg at the etihad stadium next tuesday but it was a night to rememberfor next tuesday but it was a night to remember for liverpool on the pitch. indeed it was but deliverable hierarchy will not be too pleased with events before the match with damage done to manchester city bosz coach as they entered anfield. that is right. anfield road on the other side of the stadium is always used to welcome teams and their buses into the stadium, by fans lining the streets. it was wild, the atmosphere tonight and manchester city bosz buzz took the brunt of it from a small

and crowned the best player in the premier league — now can mo salah lead liverpool to champions leagueng up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, we look ahead to the first of the champions league semifinals as liverpool prepare to face roma at anfield. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last few minutes the world has had its first glimpse of the royal baby, the latest addition to the family of the duke and duchess of cambridge. the baby boy was born this morning atjust after 11 o'clock weighing 8lb 7oz. the duke and duchess stood on the hospital steps with their children princess charlotte and prince george to be congratulated by hundreds of well—wishers. wrapped up making his first public appearance. it will be one of many over the years, the newest addition to the royal family, over the years, the newest addition to the royalfamily, born over the years, the newest addition to the royal family, born seven hours earlier at the lindo wing in st mary's hospital. the duchess of cambridge arrived before 6am this morning. her son was born at 11:01am. the duke of

everybody knows that i brought mo salah, i brought mo salah. everybody knows that. everybody knows that. i was at chelsea and he was at basel. and i am responsible to the players i've bring into the clubs and he came into the club in my period so yes i was the person that you could say brought mo salah to the country. excellent in the last six years and more than deserved the play of the year and who knows if something more important is waiting for him. he did mention —— did not mention he was the man who sold him. a big game at the top of the championship this evening where fulham have gone second after a 2—1 win over sunderland. they had to come from behind though, after sunderland who've already been relegated opened the scoring throuthoel asoro. fulham were leveljust before the break when lucas pia—zon got on the end of this deflected cross. and then with just 15 minutes remaining alexander mitrovic headed in the winner. that puts them two points clear of cardiff having played one more game. defeat means sunderland will finish bottom of the table. cardiff can go

liverpool's exhilarating european adventure has owed much to the spectacular form of mo salah. once again, the egyptian delivered in stunning style. this the 42nd and possibly the best goal of a remarkable season. ten minutes later, the striker celebrating being named player of the year this week by doubling his team's lead. salah — simply unstoppable. if the italians thought half—time would bring some relief, they were badly mistaken. the conquerors of barcelona overwhelmed, as sadio mane added a third. and then roberto firmino two more, roma's defence in ruins. anfield's joy was tempered by two late goals by the visitors, edin dzeko and then diego perotti providing an unexpected twist. a fightback, however, that shouldn't detract from another european master class. liverpool will always have expected to use home advantage here at anfield but to score five goals tonight would have been beyond their wildest dreams. roma have already proved in this competition this year they're capable of remarkable comebacks, and they'll be dangerous in the second leg next week. but its place i

. —— mo salah.on win with a performance which will have one sam allardyce‘s critics around. —— which will not have one. and concussion hits hardly again forcing him out of the summer's tour of south africa. good evening. this has to be one of the defining nights in liverpool's season. the defining nights in liverpool's season. mo salah will be at the centre of it. his goal, all 41 of them helping the egyptian forward to them helping the egyptian forward to the pfa player of the year award. and a couple more against roma in the champions league semifinal could see liverpool crowned kings of europe once again. our sports editor brough reports. it's been an exhilarating european adventure that's revived memories of past glories. the ruble have exceeded expectations on the journey to the last for the champions league, even knocking out runaway premier league winners man city. the manager, not relishing the prospect of another moment is at anfield against roma. these are the very special moments and if y

mo salah is worth three times what liverpool paid him.l manager is because they made it an excellent buy. what about the violence last night at anfield? have been listening to lots of fans talking about they are thinking twice about travelling to rome next wednesday for that second leg, worried about violence. roma fans have a reputation for targeting fans from english clubs. do you think there will be danger is there for liverpool fans travelling? there will be danger is there for liverpool fans travelling ?|j there will be danger is there for liverpool fans travelling? i hope that uefa makes at their absolute duty in watching all that happened last night and takes the best resolution for next week. if we are talking about security for this kind of march, we are talking as semifinal, so i am expecting hundreds of policemen in the streets of rome to watch what happens the day before the match, the day of the match of the day following the match. real madrid are going for a third consecutive champions league crown. they travel to bayern mu

mo salah played for roma before joining liverpool.e here, big credit to all the staff and the players at rome because they are all pa rt players at rome because they are all part of his development. in the end we are all professionals, the good thing is in football, i'm sure italian defenders are famous for not having friendly games, so he will feel pretty early in the game that they are not his team—mates any more and he can strike back in a football way, that's it. a fascinating contest coming up. dylan hartley out of the tour, due to concussion. he has not played since the match with ireland last month, previously ruled out for 14 weeks following two separate concussions, the last in their grand slam clinching victory over france, he admitted he had no memory of the trophy presentation. he admitted another significant head injury would force him to consider his future in the game. david weir celebrates his eighth london marathon men's wheelchair london marathon men's wheetébaxq has

mo salah will come up against his old club, roma, on tuesday in a champions league semi—final first legalfirst leg. salah tuesday in a champions league semi—final first leg. salah is tuesday in a champions league semi—finalfirst leg. salah is in superb form. liverpool manager klopp says salah owes much to his time at roma but the past is the past. we had a fantastic time, he became the player who we have here, and the players at roma are all part of his development. but at the end, we are all prepared for salah, and the good thing is in football i am sure that the italian defenders are famous for not having friendly games. so i think salah will feel very early in the game that they are not his team—mates any more, and he can strike back in a footballing way. translation: i don't think stopping salah, orany translation: i don't think stopping salah, or any other player, will win us salah, or any other player, will win us the match. i am sure we must play asa us the match. i am sure we must play as a group and we can do something special. they are notjust salah. they have other great play

mo salah scored 33 in 83 for the serie a club before joining liverpool at the start of the year and thishad a fantastic time there, he became the player there that we now have the. big credit to all the staff and the players at rome —— now have here. they are all part of his development. rafa nadal is a strong favourite this week as the clay—court season moves from monaco to barcelona. he beat kei nishikori in straight sets on sunday to win a record extending 11 the monte carlo masters title. next up, it is the barcelona open. yeah, here i am. barcelona again is a tournament i know very well. i feel a little bit like home, even though my home is majorca, i am from this club and i enjoy the fact i can play the in front of my people. the cleveland cavaliers and golden state warriors have met in the last three nba finals and cleveland are locked 2—2 in their series with the indiana pacers and the warriors suffered a setback of sorts on sunday after they lost in game four of their series against the san antonio spurs, kevin durant scored 34, antonio spurs, kevin durant scored 3a, he will hop

and mo salah helps to steer liverpool to victory in tonight's champion's league semi final.g up on sportsday on bbc news, mo salah makes his mark again — liverpool's star man plays a big role in their champion's league semifinal first leg against roma at anfield. good evening. president trump has warned iran of big problems if it restarts the nuclear programme that it agreed to limit in a deal struck in 2015. mr trump described that deal as insane, and has been threatening to reject an extension which has to be in place within weeks. france is urging him to preserve the deal. president macron was at the white house today as part of his state visit. during the day, the iranians warned of dire consequences if the deal fell apart. live to the white house and our north america editorjon sopel. they are getting ready here for what is the centrepiece of one of these visits, the state banquet for the macrons. these visits are judged on diplomacy, which is already a hand down victory for the french, but on policy too and there are signs of progress then maybe the french president is

mo salah had a good season. at rome, we had a player there but which we have now here.dit to all the staff and players at roma. they are all part of his development. at the end, we are all prepared. the good thing is in football that i am pretty sure that the italian defenders are famous for not having friendly games. mo will feel early in the game they are not his team—mates any more and he will strike back. jurgen klopp expecting a tough match for his side but also for mohamed salah. they have impressed so far in this competition, mo salah with eight goals in europe this season. it should be an intriguing contest. earlier i spoke to former liverpool legend steve mcmahon. i asked him iasked him how i asked him how difficult he thought this tie would be. very difficult. everyone thinks they are more difficult than manchester city. it begins now. roma have proven what a tough side they are, third in this area... it is difficult. they are 18 point adrift but they are still a tough team to play. barcelona are approved. there will be a huge focus on mohamed salah this eveni

mo salah is more thanjust a football in egypt, he is an icon.s become the country's biggest sporting star. it is said in the recent election, more than a million people tried to vote for him as president. and now, european scouts are looking for more egyptian talent. but the focus is notjust what happens on the pitch. we want to try and develop them as people, as well as as develop their football skills but life skills as well. and we want to give them confidence to not be afraid to make any mistakes, and to try everything that they practise in training. footballing superstardom is a fair way off for yehir, but he is ambitious. he says he wants to be a professional player better than mohamed salah. insha'allah. local media injapan are reporting that the renowned animator, isao ta ka hata, has died at the age of 82. ta ka hata was co—founder of the famous studio ghibli. he was probably best known for his work grave of the fireflies — a harrowing account of two small children trying to survive injapan during the second world war. the 5—time world

mo salah will start. thanks forjoining us on salah will start. thanks forjoining us on sportsday.'s get more now on the news that yulia skripal, the daughter of a former russian spy, who was poisoned in along with her father, has left hospital in salisbury. sergei skripal is also said to be responding to treatment, more than a month after the nerve agent attack, which the government has said was most likely carried out by russia. medical staff said they hoped he would also be discharged soon. we can speak now to professor martin mccauley, who's a russia analyst and author of russia, america and the cold war. he joins us live in the studio. thanks for talking to us. we know that yulia skripal has made in some ways a miraculous recovery. she has left hospital. does that surprise you? it does, which it wasn't as badly affected as her father from the beginning, and it is extremely good news that she has left hospital, which means presumably that she will be given a clean bill of health, and no brain—damaged, because the field was the nerve agent could have affected the brain. but it a

so when mo salah struck after the break, his 39th of a remarkable season, guardiola's face said it allthe game was up and soon city were out. their fate ruthlessly confirmed by roberto firmino. city fans left to rue what might have been, but for liverpool another european night to remember. liverpool through to their first champions league semi—final for ten yea rs. champions league semi—final for ten years. city are out as remarkably a barcelona despite leading 4 had—1678 they have been knocked out by roma. a tough night for two of european football's biggest names, reeta. andy, thank you. newsnight is about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. here is emily. as we hear from the american social media expert known as the queen of facebook and we talk to a russian dissident who says he has twice been poisoned by the state. what advice will he give yulia skripal as she leaves hospital? join me now on bbc two. that's it. welcome to sportsday. liverpool knocked manchester city out of the champions league. it's a goal for liverpool... there's a shock in italy as roma overturned a thre

match up tomorrow tonight though it's liverpool hosting roma all eyes are on the liverpool superstar mo salah who played for roma just last season egyptian international is fresh from being named the english premier season's players' player of the. most the love returns to italy is one of the world's hottest talents to gyptian has been on fire this season scoring forty one goals across all competitions unlading liverpool to an unlikely champions league semifinal spots. knows all drama teammates won't be giving him any favors into knots class but he is confident his star men will broad's above the challenge . football i've pretty sure. each of you and your friends are famous for. not having friendly games so i think mobile will feel pretty early in the game that they are not his teammates anymore and then he can strike back in a football way that would. have fared pretty well without this season they knocked out in the quarterfinals overturning a four one first leg deficit i think that will go down as one of the competitions greatest comebacks and they're ready to flex their muscles once again

mo salah's 39th goal of the season, that precious away goal ended city's hopes, and liverpool took command it 2—1 on the night. so city's hopes of a famous comeback dashed in the end. it was a lwa ys comeback dashed in the end. it was always going to be an incredibly difficult night for them. staying with football, england's women have eaten bosnia herzegovina in a qualifier. the side were reduced to ten players when alex greenwood was sent off. they took the lead soon after thanks to an instinctive finish. england won a penalty in injury time and it was duly dispatched byjudy taylor. england have overtaken wales at the top of groupi in european qualifiers. scotland, meanwhile, beat poland 3—0 in group 2, with all the goals coming in the last 11 minutes. the striker got the first with ten minutes remaining, and claire hemsley scored the second for the scots. it puts the scots second, behind group leaders switzerland, having played a game less. now to the commonwealth games, and day seven as well under way on the gold coast. our reporter is in queensland. and there has been a result of the

responsible for mo salah and was quick to remind everyone that chelsea it was he who brought the egyptiana, he was at basel. and i am responsible for the players i bring to the clubs, and they come to the clubs in my period, so yes, i was the person that you can say brought salah to the country. absolutely fantastic season, more than deserved, player of the year, and who knows if something more important is waiting for him? barcelona will be bidding farewell to one of their most decorated players after andres iniesta confirmed he'll leave the club at the end of the season. the 33—year—old is a barca legend, having come through the ranks to make 669 appearances over 16 seasons. he's won 31 trophies in the process, plus three major tournaments with spain. he'll play at this summer's world cup and is expected to then move to china. at the world snooker championship in sheffield, ronnie 0'sullivan has work to do again. after the first session of his second—round match, the five—time champion is 5—3 down against world number 15 ali carter. that match resumes later this evening. that is all for

manchester united's david de gea is included along with liverpool's mo salah, chelsea's marcos alonsohree spurs players including harry kane. rodriguez has denied he used racist language. there's another premier league match tonight, all eyes will be on the manchester united teamsheet against bournemouth at the vitality stadium.. united were poor against west brom on sunday, the one nil defeat that handed city the title and united have also got an fa cup semi final coming up on saturday what is the criteria, i only know one criteria it is the way you play. it is the only way i can select players. 0r it is the only way i can select players. or do you want me to go for the price they cost, or their salary or their beautiful face?! the only way is to go with performance. chelsea are playing burnley tomorrow and the manager antonio conte gave his scheduled pre match news conference...a bit of background on etiquette at these things, everyone in attendance is always asked to switch off their mobile phones. ..everyone. .. until tonight we have the possibility to respond... phone rings my ph

liverpool's mo salah already has his hands on one trophy, voted the best in england by his peers.hy is still a long way off at the crucible, but we'll have the latest from the first round in sheffield. hello and welcome to sportsday. the fa cup semi finals dominated the weekend sports news, this week our attentions turn towards the last four in the champions league and also the europa league. there's english interest in both. tomorrow night it's the first leg of the champions league semi final between liverpool and roma. jurgen klopp gave his prematch thoughts to the media today, from anfield, here's hugh woozencroft. welcome to the calm before the storm though the nerves are already beginning to fray ahead of another pulsating night of european football here and fields, but it may well boil down to experience. jurgen klopp was a losing finalist in 2013 with borussia dortmund but how exactly is that experience going to feed into his players? for them, it's a very different story. liverpool have not been semifinalists in the champions league since back in 2007 when they we re leagu

all eyes are on their star man mo salah.in story. into pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. the suspect has been named as 25 year—old alek minassian. he was arrested shortly after the attack. ruled out terrorism. 0ur north america correspondent nada tafiq reports. the north york area of toronto in an instant turned to chaos and carnage. instant turned to chaos and carnage. and hitting anything in its path for roughly one mile. roughly one mile. spared injury describe the horror that unfolded. that unfolded. hitting people one by one, going down. oh, man. it was a nightmare, man. man. blocks away, police stopped the driver. driver. he yelled for the officers to shoot him in the head to kill him. him in the head to kill him. moments as he was arrested without a single shot fired. single shot fired. alek minassian, a resident of the toronto suburb of richmond hill. toronto suburb of richmond hill. they believe this was a deliberate attack. attack. national security based on the information available at this time. informatio

the big question for liverpool ‘s fitness of star striker mo salah, who picked up that injury at anfieldt leg. no signs yet as to whether he will be fit to start the game tonight. such a key player for liverpool. they are in control of this tie, but despite the scoreline, they are taking nothing for granted. we are only in the lead. no problem with that, it is better than i could have expected, but we all know, and i think you almost, that there is still a lot of work to do. and that is why we are here, and not thinking about who is now favourite or whatever. it is all about going into the next round. but we will try our best. defending a 3-0 lead here is going to be a bit of a strange situation. but i think we need to come in with the mindset that it is still 0-0, come in with the mindset that it is still0—0, we want come in with the mindset that it is still 0—0, we want to win the game, and we know that the trouble scoring goals. we also know as a team that we can defend pretty well.” goals. we also know as a team that we can defend pretty well. i don't think i'm main bridge to anyone

mo salah and roberto firmino with the goals. roberto firmino with the goals.rld cup after a 2—1victory over bosnia and herzegovina. over bosnia and herzegovina. the second from the penalty spot after beth mead was fouled. after beth mead was fouled. jodie taylor converting. taylor converting. buses as they played all —— altered offensively against his side. offensively against his side. diving silver in the synchronised three metre springboard. —— english duo. duo. england currently second on the medal table behind australia. medal table behind australia. that is all the sport for matsuyama. is all the sport for matsuyama. more later on. thank you very much. 10:41am. and many others will follow suit. mackenzie who was at that meeting in ealing. ealing. noisy on both sides but tell us why the council voted this way? us why the council voted this way? residents to have the protesters removed. removed. council had promised to look at the issue. issue. police, gathering evidence, consultant with the public. consultant with the public. really based on everything th

mo salah has scored 31 premier league goals this season. 32 would be a record.ander arnold stopped in his tracks, by jack butland. the score remained at nil nil but nobody really knew how... including peter crouch. salah came close again before half time... not so much action after it but the game‘s biggest talking point came with three minutes to go. liverpool convinced they should have had a penalty... the officials less certain that erik pieters had moved his arm towards the ball. after that, the home fans relieved to see shawcross just fail to make the right contact. so... call it a draw then. whether it‘s enough to help stoke avoid the drop remains to be seen... whilejurgen klopp seemed pleased enough to get everyone off the pitch in one piece... there‘s the small matter of a champions league semi final coming up shortly. i‘ve thought everything from the boys, what i wanted to see, apart from fluency, fun and joy, because it is hard work. i thought stoke we re it is hard work. i thought stoke were lucky, but it is what it is. 0-0,i were lucky, but it is wha

we see the blue jesus putting manchester city ahead, but the 39th goal of the season for mo salah.tter signing by a premier league side who has had as big an impact in his first season? yes, the impact, he has hit the ground running. the body expected him to play as well as he has, but certainly score as many as he has, and have the assists he has had. i think whether the experience at chelsea, having played in the premier league, knowing what is all about, he was determined to come in and show what a top player he is. and at the moment, leading his team on on. manchester city have the lion's share of possession last night, as we imagined it would, but they did not create enough chances, which was the problem. that was the tale of possession last night, as we imagined it would, but did not create enough chances, which was the problem. that was the tail over both legs. they did not test loris karius enough last night, the goal raheem sterling scored was with a mistake, virgilvan dijk sterling scored was with a mistake, virgil van dijk getting caught out. throughout 18o virgil van di

. —— mo salah.cross his former club so scored twice across his former club so muted celebrations from the egyptian. roma did score two away goals which gives them a glimmer of hope going to the second leg in rome next wednesday. we have been reporting those violent clashes between fans that blighted the time. concerns for fans ahead of the world cup with manager tempt. —— when jurgen klopp having to take him off. stephen warnock said that he felt he would have been a starter for england at the world cup. arson vendor will leave at the end of the season and said that it wasn't his decision. the 60 dural said that he had not given much thought to his future and he would not be retiring 01’ future and he would not be retiring or taking part future and he would not be retiring ortaking part in future and he would not be retiring or taking part in choosing his successor. one of fifa's most senior executives has been reported to the ethics committee. our sports news correspondent has the details. this rel

from scorer, mo salah turned provider, setting up to make it 3— nil.roma had other ideas and gave them selves a quiver of ——a glimmer of hope through dzeko, allowing the deficit to be further reduced. the tidejust allowing the deficit to be further reduced. the tide just about alive going into the second level they will —— leg. liverpool find themselves in a commanding position but how costly might those two away goals prove? we will find out in italy next wednesday. now we have two work again to rome, thatis now we have two work again to rome, that is no problem. it would have been worked for us to do when we win five mill. rome would have tried everything to strike back anyway. that's not a big difference. we can win the second game as well, even if it isa win the second game as well, even if it is a little bit different. chelsea and england forward fran kirby has added another trophy to her collection. just a couple of days after winning the pfa women's player of the year, she's been named the first ever football writer's association player of the y

goal number 39 of the season for most other helps liverpool —— for mo salah helps liverpool into their memorial service has been taking place in south africa for the anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, who died earlier this month at the age of 81. she was one of the leaders in the fight against white minority rule, when her husband nelson mandela was in prison. a state funeral will be held on saturday. nomsa maseko reports from the orlando stadium in soweto. a sendoff fit for the mother of the nation. hundreds gathered here at orlando stadium in soweto for the woman known to many simply as mamma winnie. she was the best. she tried and she was a great fighter. we all loved her. her grandson, bambatha mandela, lambasted those he said were dragging his grandmother's name through the mud. the people are angry, we're hurt. and we will not tolerate your defamatory messages or disrespect. many have described her as a fearless woman who took the apartheid system head—on. rita ndzanga, who was jailed with mamma winnie, said the anti—apartheid activist gave the best years of her life for t

coming up on sportsday on bbc news, guess who's claiming the credit for signing super striker mo salahindon is one local authority facing the polls. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar has been there, to test the mood amongst voters. your turn, will you try for me? whichever way you read it... much better... ...just giving our children a decent education is costing more and getting harder. this school gets high marks from inspectors, but it's also in one of the country's poorest areas and on top of a tight school budget, it's feeling the squeeze on local council social services and childcare. though this school gets great results, those results are now in jeopardy, because we are not able to put all our teachers into teaching time, we have to provide a great deal of time to support social work. we have children's centres in swindon, these are being closed and ours is being closed. that means we're not intervening with young children at a time when they are very vulnerable and they need support. let's just look at the nationalfigures. the government put in an extra £1.3 billion last

at selhurst park, liverpool's mo salah equalled a record by scoring in 21 different premier league matchesseason. he sealed a 2—1 comeback that leaves crystal palace two points above the relegation zone. perez moved newcastle closer to safety, and left huddersfield in danger of dropping back into the championship. they're just three points above the drop, along with swansea. the welsh side lost 2—0 at united. romelu lukaku became the youngest foreign player to reach a century of premier league goals. it strengthens their grip on second place, but they can only delay manchester city's inevitable crowning as champions. a 3—1 victory over everton means pep guardiola's side will win the league if they beat united next weekend. in the scottish premiership, celtic beat ross county to keep brendan rodgers' side on course for a seventh straight title. meanwhile, rangers came from two goals down to rescue a draw with motherwell at fir park. the home side had gone in front with two early goals, but rangers scored twice in three second—half minutes to draw level. aberdeen stayed in touch with rangers

so when mo salah struck after the break, his 39th of a remarkable season, guardiola's face said it all confirmed by roberto firmino. city fans left to rue what might have been, but for liverpool another european night to remember. liverpool through to their first champions league semi—final for ten yea rs. champions league semi—final for ten years. city are out as remarkably a barcelona despite leading 4 had—1678 they have been

and coming up on bbc news, jurgen klopp hails mo salah as he inspires liverpool on a memorable championse night at anfield. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. a danish inventor has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of the swedish journalist kim wall. she was invited to interview peter madsen aboard his homemade submarine. but 11 days later, her dismembered remains were found at sea. maddy savage has been following the case and is in copenhagen. well, in sentencing pedro madsen to live, thejudge well, in sentencing pedro madsen to live, the judge described the killing as cynically planned and of a brutal nature. he also suggested peter madsen had shown little concern roar morse fric kim wall, even text in his wife minutes after he had killed her. —— little concern or remorse for kim wall. he had invited other women on board his submarine that summer but he said no. kim wall. a promising freelance journalist from sweden, who loved to travel. last august she was about to move to china with her danish boyfriend. but first, she had one last story to finish. in the s

mo salah has scored 31 premier league goals this season. 32 would be a record.d usually finish this... well maybe not quite with his eyes closed. stoke, four points from safety this morning, went for it. mame biram diouf frustrated... and at the other end, trent alexander arnold stopped in his tracks, by jack butland. the score remained at nil nil but nobody really knew how... including peter crouch. salah came close again before half time... not so much action after it but the game's biggest talking point came with three minutes to go. liverpool convinced they should have had a penalty... the officials less certain that erik pieters had moved his arm towards the ball. after that, the home fans relieved to see shawcross just fail to make the right contact. so... call it a draw then. whether it's enough to help stoke avoid the drop remains to be seen... whilejurgen klopp seemed pleased enough to get everyone off the pitch in one piece... there's the small matter of a champions league semi final coming up shortly. i thought we deserved it. it was a really good gam

many clubs are now scouring the country, trying to find the next mo salah.d and full all crazy. he has come with his father to this suburb in cairo, to improve his skills and live his dream. who is his favourite player, you might ask. well, the colour of the shirt might be a clue. translation: i like mohamed salah. he plays well, passes the ball on strike swell. he has a lot of good moves. i try to imitate him. strike swell. he has a lot of good moves. itry to imitate him. is strike swell. he has a lot of good moves. i try to imitate him. is not the only one. mohamed salah is more than just the only one. mohamed salah is more thanjust a the only one. mohamed salah is more than just a football in egypt, he is an icon. water in a small village north of cairo, he has become the country's biggest sporting star. it is set in the recent election, more than1 million is set in the recent election, more than 1 million people is set in the recent election, more than1 million people tried to is set in the recent election, more than 1 million people tried to vote for hi

. —— mo salah. liverpool remain third in the league.rd in the league. wilfried zaha scored twice as crystal palace beat brighton 3—2 to third improve their chances of survival. burnley beat leicester city by a 2—1. wolves have been promoted to the premier league without even kicking a ball today. their players are preparing for tomorrow's match against birmingham. here they are watching from their hotel as brentford took a late equaliser and install, meaning the wolves cannot be caught in the promotion places in the championship. they returned to the premier league after a six year absence. elsewhere, motherwell are through to the final of the scottish cup. they ran away with the semi— indian, beating aberdeen by 3—0. celtic play rangers in the other semifinals at hampden park tomorrow. in rugby union's premiership, wins for wasps and gloucester today, while leicester's play—off hopes we re while leicester's play—off hopes were dealt a big blow by local rivals northampton. they lost 27— 21 at welford road, and havejust two games left to

none more so than mo salah, such is his form, a 38th goal of the season seemed almost inevitable.hrilled and phil, what followed was simply sublime. he can hit one! 0h, he can hit one!

over bournemouth, mo salah's 30th league goal described as believable not by his own manager but bournemouthpton now five points away from safety after throwing away a two—goal lead to lose 3—2 at home to chelsea. saints needing the results to go their way after swa nsea, needing the results to go their way after swansea, crystal palace and huddersfield picked up points yesterday. southampton looking down, wolves on the up, playing birmingham in the championship today, safe in the knowledge they have already been promoted to the premier league without even kicking a ball, after i2 drew with wolves come true with brentford. they returned to the top flight brentford. they returned to the top flight for the first time in six yea rs. celtic and rangers face off in the second scottish cup semifinal at 2:30 p:m., playing motherwell, who reached their first final in seven yea rs, reached their first final in seven years, beating aberdeen 3—0 at hampden park. motherwell also not the dons out of the league cup. that is the sport. now, this is the papers. hello and welcome to our look at the sunday pap

liverpool's mo salah will be looking to prove a thorn in the side of his old team once again in thatanchester united manager jose mourinho says he's responsible for salah and was quick to remind everyone that, while at chelsea, it was indeed him who brought the egyptian to this country. everybody knows that i brought salah. everybody knows that. i was at chelsea, and i am responsible for the players i bring into the clubs. and they come into the club and my period. so, yes, iwas the and they come into the club and my period. so, yes, i was the person that you can say brought salah to the country. absolutely fantastic season. more than deserved player of the year. and who knows, is something more important is waiting for him. barcelona will be bidding farewell to one of their most decorated players after andres iniesta confirmed he'll leave the club at the end of the season. the 33—year—old is a barca legend having come through the ranks to make 669 appearances over 16 seasons. he's won 31 trophies in the process, plus three major tournaments with spain. he'll play at this summer's wo

i am responsible for mo salah — that'sjose mourinho's claim today.asked about salah in his weekly press conference and was quick to remind us that while at chelsea it was he who bought the egyptian to this country. everybody knows that i bought salah, everybody knows that. everybody knows that. i was at chelsea, he was at basel. and i am responsible for the players i bring to the clubs, if they come to the clubs in my period, so yes, i was the person that you can say brought salah to the country. absolutely fantastic season, more than deserved, player of the year, and who knows if something more important is waiting for him? jose mourinho taking a slice of the glory. newcastle united manager rafael benitez has revealed today that talks over his future at the club are under way. fans are concerned that since owner mike ashley has admitted there's no money available to fund a push towards the top of the table next season, benitez may be lured away from st james's park. former newcastle star paul gascgoine is among them. rafa is an unbelievable manager

and liverpool should have mo salah back after injury. back after injury.onised event on friday. but better news for wales. david phelps taking the men's 50m prone rifle title. bronze in one of two home teams' shooting clean sweeps. let's get back and try and speak to some of the gymnasts. some of the gymnasts. so many medals around your neck and you have obviously taken them off. you have obviously taken them off. three golds and countless silvers and bronzers. and bronzers. what an amazing game for you. for you. europeans and the next olympics, and proud to win the medal haul i have. proud to win the medal haul i have. was any one particular medal more special than the other? special than the other? mean so much, was there anyone that you won't quite expecting? you won't quite expecting? i mean, the team is always the favourite. the team is always the favourite. compete with the country and do so well is very special. well is very special. for me, the all round was amazing. all round was amazing. two weeks ago i didn't know if i was doing it. i didn't kno

liverpool's mo salah with the goal. team now has a f >>> play of the day from champion league soccer in england. roma at liverpool. livermore >> using the left to go top left, liverpool's most solid with the goal, his team 5-2 lead with the second half of the match to be played in rome, italy, moving them one step closer to the champions league final. >>> months after the deadly wine country wildfires the devastation remains as the work to rebuild starts, the push lawmakers will make today for recovery funding. >>> plus, how many undocumented immigrants were just taken into custody in a southern california i.c.e. raid. >> and a triple shooting suspect is caught during a dangerous chase after lead shooting two police officers. the investigation unfolding now. >>> oh, it was crazy. just something like you see in the movies. >> firefighters on the defense in concord right now after a fire lit up a five-story building. a live report on the evacuation still under way. plus -- >> it is necessary to learn the truth and let the cards fall where they may. >> for the first time an inside look

liverpool's mo salah has been named pfa player of the year. liverpool to the champions league semi finals. chelsea's fran kirby took the women's award. gary lineker was among those to congratulate salah, describing him as a breath of fresh air for english football. and liverpool legend ian rush says the award is fully deserved. it will be red versus blue in this year's fa cup final, where chelsea will take on manchester united at wembley. the line up was completed with chelsea beating southampton 2—0 in yesterday's semi—final. 0livier giroud and alvaro morata scored to set up a showdown between chelsea and their former managerjose mourinho next month. arsene wenger‘s fairwell to arsenal started in perfect fashion with a 4—1 win over west ham. arsenal scored three goals in the last ten minutes, including two from alexander lacazette. this was the first match since it was announced wenger will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two decades in charge. after the match he expressed disappointment at some fans behaviour. the fan

and coming up on bbc news, jurgen klopp hails mo salah

look who scored again, for the 31st time in the league, mo salah — that equals the record for the mostdon. as far as excuses go for not winning, have you heard this one. klopp claims the pitch was too dry. it is football so we need good circumstances and if you play football, you need a normal pitch. if the pitch gets dryer and dryer, then it is not good for the football—playing side. that's it. so you think it should have been watered a bit more? i'm not sure if it should. it's only — it's like it is. 0bviously, each club can decide it like they want and now, if there is a promise to do, um, has to make the game more or have more possession next year in the championship but i'm pretty sure they have — the pitch will be watered. as one drops out, wolves prepare for their return. having secured promotion last weekend they wrapped up the title, beating bolton 4—0, moving 13 points clear of fulham in third and 12 clear of cardiff in second, who only have three games left. spare a thought for sunderland fans, relegated for the second season in a row after losing to burton. wigan have been

look who scored again, for the 31st time in the league, mo salah, that equals the record for the mostthrough jake livermore and salomon rondon. as far as excuses go for not winning, have you heard this one. klopp claoims the pitch was too dry. it is football, so we need good consensus. to play football, you need a normal pitch will stop if the bitch gets dry, it is not good for the football playing side. so it should have been watered a bit more? each club can decide what they want, but i'm sure the pitch will be watered. it's sure to be an emotional day at the emirates as arsene wenger takes charge of arsenal against west ham. it'll be the first home game for wenger since it was announced he'll be stepping down as the gunners boss at the end of the season after 22 years in charge. while stoke face burnley knowing a win is vital to keep their survival hopes alive. as west brom drops out, wolves prepare for their return having secured promotion last weekend they wrapped up the title, beating bolton 4—0, moving 13 points clear of fulham in third, and 12 clear of cardiff in second who on

liverpool's mo salah equalled a record by scoring in 21 different premier league matches in a 38 gameong with swansea. romelu lu ka ku became the youngest foreign player to reach a century of nearly goals. it strengthens their grip on second place, but they can only delay manchester city's inevitable crowning as champions. a 3—1victory over everton means pep guardiola's side will win the league if they beat manchester united next weekend. in the scottish premiership celtic beat ross county to keep brendan rodgers' side on course for a seventh straight title. meanwhile rangers came from two goals down to rescue a draw with motherwell at fir park. (00v) the home side had gone in front with two early goals, but rangers scored twice in three second half minutes to draw level. aberdeen stayed in touch with rangers in the hunt for second place with a 4—1win over stjohnstone. there were also wins for kilmarnock and hibs. england's cricketer‘s are on top after day 3 of the 2nd and final test against new zealand in christchurch. james anderson and stuart broad got all new zealand's 10 wickets

mo salah gets the vote from his fellow pros. the liverpool striker is the professional footballer associations‘ player of the year. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has restated the government's commitment to leaving the eu customs union, ahead of a symbolic vote on the issue in the commons this week. theresa may said quitting the customs union would enable britain to strike deals that "suit the uk. " her remarks are likely to reassure supporters of brexit who fear a failure to leave the customs union would leave the uk unable to strike trade deals with countries around the world. our political correspondent chris mason reports. the local election campaign trail for the prime minister, the west midlands, and a furniture manufacturer in dudley. today's row is the new front line in the seemingly never ending debate about what brexit will look like. theresa may used this visit to restate why she believes leaving the customs union is essential. this is a great local business which is trading not

mo salah scored his 30th premier league goal of the season — his 40th in all competitions — as they beatlose 3—2 at home to chelsea. substitute 0livier giroud with the winner. saints are now five points from safety after the sides around them all picked up points. somejubilation now. these are some of the wolves players you can see celebrating here, and with good reason — they won promotion to the premier league without even kicking a ball. brentford's late equaliser against fulham confirmed wolves‘ return to the top flight after six years. they'll have a spring in their step when they play birmingham city later today. motherwell are into the scottish cup final after beating aberdeen 3—0 and will face either celtic rangers who played today. elsewhere kalanick beat hamilton in the day's only premiership match. —— dalmarnock. and the chinese grand prix is underway in shanghai. sebastian vettel started from pole. lewis hamilton starting from fourth after struggling once again in his mercedes in qualifying. vettel is hoping for a third consecutive win of the season and no driver has failed t

mo salah scored his 30th premier league goal of the season — his a0th in all competitions — as they beat to lose 3—2 at home to chelsea. substitute olivier giroud with the winner. saints are now five points from safety after the sides around them all picked up points. from despair to celebration. these are some of the wolves players you can see celebrating here, and with good reason — they won promotion to the premier league without even kicking a ball. why? well, brentford's late equaliser against fulham confirmed wolves‘ return to the top flight after six years. they'll have a spring in their step when they play birmingham city later today. and sebastian vettel will start on pole for the chinese grand prix which starts at 7:10 this morning. his ferrari team—mate kimi raikkonen'sjust behind him, with lewis hamilton starting from fourth after struggling once again in his mercedes in qualifying. back here on the last day on the beach, broadbeach, you can see a client/server tackling those waves, dramatic stuff, a dramatic end to these commonwealth games but the action is now officially ov

manchester united‘s david de gea is included along with liverpool‘s mo salah, chelsea‘s marcos alonsoo bournemouth. united were beaten by bottom side west brom at the weekend and mourinho criticised some of his players, saying they‘ll have to earn their place in the line up for saturday‘s fa cup semi final against tottenham. victory this evening will see them move four points clear of liverpool in third place. what is the criteria, i only know one criteria, it is the way you play. it is the way you play. it is the only way i can select players. 0rdo you want the only way i can select players. or do you want me to go for the price they cost or their salary or the beautiful face, the price they cost or their salary or the beautifulface, the only price they cost or their salary or the beautiful face, the only way is to go with performance. the director of the london marathon says they are ready to deal with any medical issues that may arise next sunday. temperatures are expected to exceed twenty degrees the last time it was that hot, during the 2007 race, 5000 runners needed medical assi