nick parrott, bbc news. sad for our fans, for our boys, for the club. it is not a good moment.lub gives the next step. it's hard to understand why this happened, with many goals during the season. today we come here to play one final. we start in a bad way. we give for them what they want for the match. there's no doubt the new players arriving injanuary made a massive effort and a massive difference as well. that lifted all the other players here. for me, it's the hardest one i've done because of the fixtures that we had to face going into the last eight or nine games. to come out of those fixtures with a win against chelsea away, liverpool away, and arsenal at home. if you see what arsenal have done now since that victory, it shows you how big a task it was for us. and in the end we've done it with a game to go, i'm glad to say. so relief for sam allardyce‘s palace side but disappointment for hull and their fans, who had mixed emotions after the game. it was lost at the beginning of the season it was lost at the beginning of the season unfortunately. if you do not invest in t

nick parrott, bbc news.e table liverpool took a step closer to guaranteeing champions league football next season with a 4—0 thrashing of west ham. the win movesjurgen klopp's side up to third, a win from their final game against middlesbrough will see them secure a place in europe's elite competition, as maz farookhi reports. even from up here, the task for liverpool was crystal clear. anything less than a win and champions league qualification was out of their hands. the problem is, they haven't enjoyed visits to west ham in recent years. but then those were at their old ground. at the london stadium, philippe coutinho was able to slice through the hammers' defence, setting up daniel sturridge for his first goal since the beginning of the year. the home side had plenty of chances of their own in the first half but failed to make them count. it was more difficult for andre ayew not to score here but inexplicably, he only hit the post twice. after creating a goal, it was time for philippe coutinho to take ce

nick parrott reports.e at home but couldn‘t improve their awfulform unbeatable at home but couldn‘t improve their awful form on the road. many who travelled to selhurst park were resigned to their fate and they knew it wasn‘t going to be their day as early as the third minute. 0n their day as early as the third minute. on loan defender had built this match as the equivalent of a champions league final. his error that led to wilfried zaha‘s goal was more akin to what you‘d see in a park ona more akin to what you‘d see in a park on a sunday morning. the tigers proved toothless when they ventured forward , proved toothless when they ventured forward, not managing a single shot on target. palace scored all four of theirs. christian benteke given all theirs. christian benteke given all the space he needed to make his 2—0. hull might have scored had they been awarded a penalty for this. if referee martin atkinson missed it, he was on the ball in the second half. no dispute over palace‘s spot kick. the home side

their city rivals atletico in the competition, although they had to resist quite a fightback, as nick parrottadrid were going to need to draw on all the emotion of playing their final european match at their home stadium, overturning three goals against bitter rivals i’ow three goals against bitter rivals row madrid seemed unlikely until the 12th minute. sal magennis providing the early break they needed with his fourth goal in this is‘s competition. a remarkable comeback was onjust four competition. a remarkable comeback was on just four minutes later after fernando torres was brought down, with antoine grisman scoring. the shattering blow came just before half—time. isco snatching an away goal, with the home side needing another three. they might have got them but for the lightning reflexes of keylor navas and sergio ramos, allowing rail to give —— to inflict allowing rail to give —— to inflict a fourth painful defeat on atletico madrid wayne rooney says he wants his future to be at manchester united, even if he admits that his lack of game—time is frustrating. rooney has made just 22 unite

nick parrott reporting on the death of nicky hayden.paralympic team have been given a final warning to improve their doping controls or face a ban from the winter games next year. south korea hosts the event next march. the team was banned from the summer games in rio last year after a state—sponsored doping scandal. that ban will continue to pyeongchang unless the russian paralympic committee proves that it has changed its practices by early september. i think the thing is, we have already stated today that we haven't seen sufficient progress for them to be reinstated. therefore, the consequence of that, if they're not reinstated then they won't be in pyeongchang. it is a very, very serious moment, timewise. the british and irish lions head coach, warren gatland, says he's disappointed to lose star player billy vunipola, but thinks he and his squad must "look forward". saracens and england number eight vunipola will miss the summer tour to new zealand for further treatment to a shoulder injury. you know, i did try and persuade him to c

nick parrott, bbc news.cester city guaranteed their premier league survival with a 3—0 win over watford. sam vokes scored a late equaliser for burnley as they edged towards safety with a 2—2 draw against west brom. and bournemouth and stoke both know they'll be in the premier league next season after they drew by the same scoreline. today is all about the chase for european football. it's fifth versus sixth as arsenal host manchester united in the late kick—off. before that liverpool take on southampton, asjurgen klopp's side chase a place in next season's champions league. there is absolutely no club in the top spot who can waste points right now. that's how it is. not chelsea, not tottenham, not liverpool, city, or united, arsenal, no club has the opportunity to rest. we all have to fight with all we have and that makes the league so exciting. in scotland inverness caledonian thistle are still fighting to stay in the premiership the bottom club are nowjust four points adrift of safety after a 2—1 win again

nick parrott, abc news. -- bbc —— bbc news. for the club, of course, this is not a good moment.. of course, we've come here to play well. and it started in a bad way. of course, we've given them what they wa nt course, we've given them what they want for the match. no doubt the new players arriving in january made a massive effort. and, a massive difference as well. it lifted all of the other players here. for me, it is the most of done. the fixtures that we had to face going into the last eight or nine games, to come out of those fixtures with a win against chelsea away and liverpool away, and arsenal at home. if you see what arsenal have done now, since that victory we had here, it shows how big a task it was for us and in the end, we did it with a game gone, i'm glad to say. so that result means palace avoid relegation — as do swansea city as well... their players celebrated keeping their place in the top flight next season, defender angel rangel posted this on social media. at the start of the year the swans were bottom of the table and four points from safety. but three win

nick parrott reports. a life on two wheels was nicky hayden's destiny. of three and racing from five. his journey led to the pinnacle of two wheeled motor sport, beating valentino rossi to be crowned moto gp champion in 2006. he reached the top tier of the final time in australia and 2016. that same year he finished fifth with honda in the world superbike championship, winning one race in malaysia. last wednesday, he was hit by a car while training ona wednesday, he was hit by a car while training on a bicycle. he suffered head and chest injuries that left them ina head and chest injuries that left them in a critical condition. a statement from the hospital said he died on monday afternoon. he was 35. nick parrott reporting on the death of the former moto gp champion nicky hayden. russia's paralympic team have been given a final warning to improve their doping controls or face a ban from the winter games next year. south korea hosts the event next march. the team was banned from the summer games in rio last year, after a state—sponsored doping scandal. t

nick parrott was watching. after two years of relegation, emotions got the better of millwall fans.tle will soon be forgotten. the huge release of tension came as a result of getting the better of a bradford side who had looked more likely to win. the best chance of an end to end first half full of missed opportunities felt to billy clark. a goal looked inevitable but jordan archer did just enough to keep him out. both sides could have done better in the second half that was littered with plenty of spurned chances. it was almost too much to bear as the clock ticked down with extra time looming. with nerves shredded, this combination was perfection, a half chance turning into a perfection, a half chance turning intoa hammer perfection, a half chance turning into a hammer blow. heartbreakfor into a hammer blow. heartbreak for bradford but delirium for the lions roaring back to the championship two years after relegation. there's been a battle going on in the scottish premiership as the bottom two jostle for survival. but it's hamilton academical who get a stay of execution. inverness

nick parrott reports.rton only had pride to play for and against the relegation threatened swansea city. it often comes before they fall. despite boasting the premier league‘s top scorer in romelu lukaku, league‘s top scorer in romelu lu ka ku, the league‘s top scorer in romelu lukaku, the omens were not looking good. a moment of hope in the first half coming for the welsh club. the spaniards‘s 13 from the goal of the season spaniards‘s 13 from the goal of the season will not be remembered for the finish but as it comes out to be lucky for swansea it will be remembered for years. they could and perhaps should have had more. only last ditch defending stopped them. a mess kit cost jordan last ditch defending stopped them. a mess kit costjordan eu what would have been his first goal for the club. in the end, it didn‘t matter, one goal enough to give swansea pride in theirfirst home one goal enough to give swansea pride in their first home league win against everton, and put their destiny back in the own hands

nick parrott was watching.s. but confrontations after the final whistle will soon be forgotten. the huge release of tension came as a result of getting the better of a bradford side who had looked more likely to win. the best chance of an end—to—end first half full of missed opportunities fell to billy clark. a goal looked inevitable, butjordan archer did just enough to keep him out. both sides could have done better in a second half that was littered with plenty of spurned chances. it was almost too much to bear, as the clock ticked down with extra time looming. with nerves shredded, gregor and morison held theirs, a half chance turning into a hammer blow. heartbreak for bradford, but delirium for the lions, roaring back to the championship two years after relegation. inverness have been relegated from the scottish premiership, despite winning their last game of the season. they needed a win and for hamilton academical to drop points. but though inverness beat motherwell 3—2, hamilton beat dundee by 4—0. so ha

nick parrott reports. it was a rare sight neither set of supporters were expecting to see.anuary. first time since marco silver took over injanuary. already relegated sunderland are celebrating their first victory in 11 matches. jermaine defoe struck in the second half to make premier league tigers and endangered species. what is important is today's result. we don't need to change anything, we need to work harder with in the next week to prepare for the next game. it is not a good moment but the moment had to come. the threat to hold's existence in the top—flight with swansea keeping vehicle to secure a win over evidence of the first time in their history. the 13th goal of the season will not be remembered for the finish but it was enough to see the swans fly over hull and it out of the relegation zone. if they stay there, the effort of the spaniard will be remembered for years. when you do not get that second goal you are always wondering if you will be punished for it. one of the post, a couple of great saves, a header that was deflected, there are a fair few chances but