to wembley next, where nottingham forest will be playing premier league football after beating huddersfieldas literallyjust finished. what a huge moment for forest. yes, 1999 was the year that forest were relegated from the premier league, 23 long years they are fans have had to suffer, but they are now back at premier league. i whole generation of forest fans hadn't seen their team play in the premier league this century. but it is they who go through, beating huddersfield town by a goal to nil, it camejust before half—time, the bulk whipped into the huddersfield box, it looked to have come off ryan yates but it will go down as a levi colwell own goal, scrappy and not pretty but it is the one that nottingham forest fans will remember for is the one that nottingham forest fans will rememberfor a is the one that nottingham forest fans will remember for a very long time. it signals their exile... the end of their exile from england's football's top table. they are back and will play in the premier league next season. and will play in the premier league next season-— next season. really exciti

this the 23—year wait for nottingham forest is finally over.premier league football next season after beating huddersfield 1—0 at wembley. adam wild has more. it isn't the easiest route to promotion, it is invariably the most agonising, the most exciting. after nine months, this walk—out wembley way is the season because �*s final stretch. huddersfield nottingham forest, the riches of the premier league await, some at £170 million. 0ffer league await, some at £170 million. offer some set of fans, a party you cannot put a price on. not a time to let things slip by matt ryan yates's header, the best of the early chances. forest would have a moment before the break. given it in the box, lewis coyle defecting past his own keeper stop forest had the lead, now could they hold onto it? the second half a tale of two penalties that were not, both of the forest end, brought down, no penalty, even a video replay wouldn't change the referee's mine. moments later, perhaps an even stronger claim again forest seemed to get away without. forest seemed to get a

but for nottingham forest and dale murphy, if they can come up, they will never haveo buy a drink ingain. geoff: indeed. as we wrap up this conversation, i want to shift our focus to the states here and talk about the champions league, because at the start of this month, the seattle sounders won this one, the concacaf championship league, a historic victory for that team. tell us about it. roger: yeah, but the mls has been trying to win this champions league, which features the club teams of our whole region, north amica, central america. for the last two decades, it's become a real symbol that they utterly crave. they failed time and time again. but the seattle sounders beat the mexican team massively. mexi has always felt like the scooby doo league and mls has felt like scrappy doo, and they beat them 5-2 in front of a packed stadium of 68,000 delirious fans in seattle. the club is really reinforcing its status as the jewel of our nation. a first win for mls in this tournament in 20 years. seattle will go into the club world cup where they could play the likes of liverpool or real

he was given a ten year football band and nottingham forest said he was banned for life. said it seemed to be a targeted act of aggression even if it was not premeditated. she said there had to be some elements of the tyrant to other fans but this incident could have given a rise to further incidences. he hanged himself into police and his —— solicitor said he drank alcohol got carried away by the cps did say there has been a significant rise in football related criminalisty only this week the pfa said they want to be a review of matched a security and fan disorder. we know the efl are looking into potential action further down the line and could consider things like reducing the capacity of stadiums if the kind that incident this continue. today we heard from nigel the manager who said this is all cut a little bit concerning after one of his players was shelved by a fan who went on the pitch last night in their mexicans northampton town.— pitch last night in their mexicans northampton town. football from the to level northampton town. football from the tap level have — no

for them nottingham forest, well, the wait has been rather longerfor them than that.e twice european champions has been out of the english elite for quite so long. they have not played in the premier league this century. 1999 was when they were relegated. how their fans, century. 1999 was when they were relegated. how theirfans, and century. 1999 was when they were relegated. how their fans, and you can probably hear them, would love a victory this afternoon but it won't be easy, huddersfield town has been on journey themselves. in the championship last season, they were battling relegation and finished 20th so it has been quite some turnaround to be now one match from the premier league. for one set of fans, and they are really getting pretty noisy on wembley way, for one set of fans, there will be a party like no other, the promise of the riches of the premier league. for the others, well, it will be a wretched afternoon. it is a terrible way to end the season, losing in the play—off final. it can be cruel but it is always exciting. play-off final. it can be cruel b

they put us through the mill, nottingham forest, my- mill, nottingham forest, my nerves are shredded,forward to it— forward to it. it isn't the easiest wa to forward to it. it isn't the easiest way to get _ forward to it. it isn't the easiest way to get promoted, _ forward to it. it isn't the easiest way to get promoted, it - forward to it. it isn't the easiest way to get promoted, it is - forward to it. it isn't the easiest way to get promoted, it is often forward to it. it isn't the easiest. way to get promoted, it is often all at once the most agonising, the most exciting. in the end they needed a goal to beat huddersfield town and it came before half—time. the unfortunate levi cole deflecting into his own net. it was not pretty, didn't have to be the fans will remember the goal forever, didn't have to be the fans will remember the goalforever, the didn't have to be the fans will remember the goal forever, the one that ended the exile, the final whistle confirming it. i that ended the exile, the final whistle confirming it.- that ended the exile, the final whistle confirming it. i

the second have just got under way, for us leading 1—0. —— nottingham forest leading.dal, in the next round. but the clay court legend is in a real battle with felix auger aliassime, who's part—coached by nadal�*s influential former coach and uncle, toni nadal. it's currently one set all. britain's most successful female slalom canoeist, mallory franklin, has won her seventh european title. the dual 0lympic silver medallist and world champion took gold in the single paddle category in slovakia. that's the sport. back to you, huw. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10.10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. let's go back to texas where president biden and the first lady are visiting the memorial site at robb elementary school in uvalde in texas to pay their respects to the lives lost in tuesday's shooting. 0ur correspondentjane 0'brien is in uvalde for us now. so this is a difficult balance here that the president has to strike with this visit. it that the pr

but now nottingham forest have won promotion back to the premier league. htime? that's ri . ht, this celebrations this lunchtime? that's right. this is _ celebrations this lunchtime? that's right. this is a _ celebrations this lunchtime? that's right, this is a city _ celebrations this lunchtime? that's right, this is a city in _ right, this is a city in celebration mode. these fans have waited 23 years for this moment, but yesterday at wembley, their dreams came true as forest and promotion back to the premier league. they have wasted so long and for so long it seemed improbable that would happen. at the start of the season they had one single point after seven games. but there fortunes were transformed after the hiring of steve cooper, he has been up there lapping up the adulation of tens of thousands of fans. why does this mean so much? there is another financial implication, £170 million coming their way of nottingham forest next season in the premier league, but this is a proud footballing city. for so long they were at the top table of english footbal

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: partying like it's1999 — nottingham forest celebratearade. they're back in the top flight for the first time in 23 years, the longest ever wait for a premier league return. ukraine says russian troops have advanced into the largest city in the donbas region which is still under its control. moscow's forces are moving towards the centre of sievierodonetsk — a key target in its attempt to take control the whole of the donbas region. the question now is whether ukraine's troops can hold back the russian advance. our correspondentjeremy bowen and camera journalist fred scott have sent this report from bakhmut, a front line town that could become one of russia's next objectives in donbas. life was never easy in donbas, at least it was familiar. now, the war is getting closer to their care home and it's time to go. these women have no families to support them. one of the ukrainian volunteers said, "the russian soldiers are worse than animals, we can't leave these women behind." they're taking them west out of donbas, away from the russian adv

let's talk about nottingham forest. nottingham forest are back in the premier league.d reports from wembley. after almost a quarter of a century, nottingham forest are finally back amongst english football's elite. the prize, the prestige of the premier league awaits, but for now, it's the promotion party that can begin. absolutely over the moon, really. i have been supporting forest since i was, sort of, that high when my dad used to take me down and, yeah, it's just i've followed them all over europe and it's absolutely fantastic, isn't it, really? great day, obviously, premier league, first time in 20 odd years, brilliant day. they put us through the mill, . don't they, nottingham forest? my nerves are shredded, absolutely shredded. - so, premier league next season, looking forward to it. _ it's not the easiest way to get promoted. it is often all at once the most agonising, the most exciting. in the end, forest needed just one goal to beat huddersfield town. it came before half—time, the unfortunate levi colwill deflecting into his own net. it wasn't pretty, it did

nottingham forest lead 2—1 which is an advantage of the other advantage is here at the city ground because league fixture here in this calendar year but for every goal of the conceited, they have scored six. but she felt united with the police and fire especially from that late goal they scored at the lane in the first leg. both teams haunted by history as well. she felt united, a trips to the playoff they've never want to campaign. fourtrips the playoff they've never want to campaign. four trips to the semifinals they've yet to even make it to wembley. but the dream is there for both of them and it couldn't be a bigger dream. they both want to escape the championship and this is their way of doing it. england have named their provisional squad for the women's european championship this summer. it's an intial 28 player group but that needs to be whittled down to 23 by the middle of next month. the lionesses open the tournament at old trafford against austria at old trafford onjuly 6th. our reporterjo currie is here with me, jo, the big headline is that steph houghton is included jordan nob

they beat nottingham forest 1—0 to secure their return to the top flight.after an impressive victory over spanish side villarreal. they came back from 2—0 down in the first half, to win the match 3—2, and the tie 5—2. in villarreal, our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, was watching. they brought english weather to villarreal, but with it scouse optimism. liverpool fans were confident they were closing in on history. there is no better place on this earth and following this club around the world, best club in the world. if we win all four we are the greatest team in the world, never mind the invincible is. we greatest team in the world, never mind the invincible is.— mind the invincible is. we will be the best ever. _ mind the invincible is. we will be the best ever. as _ mind the invincible is. we will be the best ever. as the _ mind the invincible is. we will be the best ever. as the familiar - the best ever. as the familiar strains rang _ the best ever. as the familiar strains rang out, _ the best ever. as the familiar strains rang out, liverpool. the

nottingham forest are back in the premier league for the first time in 23 years.hest game in football. adam wild reports from wembley. it isn't the easiest route to promotion. it is invariably the most agonising, the most exciting. after nine months, this walk up wembley way is the season's final stretch. for either huddersfield or nottingham forest, the riches of the premier league await. some value that at £170 million. but for one set of fans, a party you can't put a price on. not a time, then, to let things slip by. ryan yates' header did just that — the best of the early chances. but forest would have their moment before the break. driven into the box, lewis colwill deflecting past his own keeper. forest had the lead. now, could they hold onto it? the second half, a tale of two penalties that weren't. both at the forest end. huddersfield's harry toffolo brought down — no penalty. even a video replay wouldn't change the referee's mind. and just moments later, perhaps an even stronger claim. again, forest seemed to get away with it. for huddersfield, this was a

fans but people around the country and around the world have a soft spot for nottingham forestt would happen in modern football outside of the premier league. haifa in modern football outside of the premier league.— in modern football outside of the premier league. how much do you think this is _ premier league. how much do you think this is down _ premier league. how much do you think this is down to _ premier league. how much do you think this is down to steve - premier league. how much do you think this is down to steve cooperl think this is down to steve cooper and what he has done for the club? what would you say to him now? i can remember a — what would you say to him now? i can remember a manager _ what would you say to him now? i can remember a manager in _ what would you say to him now? i can remember a manager in modern history, even brian clough didn't have this immediate effect. i love the football we play under steve cooper. we were playing miserable defensive football before and he's allowed these amazing young players, many of them home—grown, to play this fantas

the 23—year wait for nottingham forest is finally over.dersfield 1—0 at wembley. adam wild has more. it isn't the easiest route to promotion. it is invariably the most agonising, the most exciting after nine months, this walk up wembley way is the season's final stretch. either huddersfield or nottingham forest, the riches of the premier league awaken some value that at £170 million but for one set of fans there is a party you cannot put a price on. not a time to let things slip by. ryan yates's eder did that, the best of the early chances. but forest would have their moment before the break. driven into the box, lewis colwell deflecting past his own keeper and forest had the lead. now, could they hold onto it? the second half was a tale of two penalties that weren't. both at the forest end with harry toffolo brought down but no penalty, and even a video replay would not change the referee's mine. moments later, perhaps a stronger claim, and forrest seem to get away with it. forrest seem to get away with it. for huddersfield, this was agon

congratulate his nottingham forest.g sanctions on him over his links to russian president vladimir putin. we just hope these american owners, they passed the fit and proper owners test, that they prove to be good owners, they're an exceptional team and the club can move forward with a little bit more security. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines today. the football league chief executive trevor birch has sent an open letter to fans — warning of ground closures if pitch invasions continue. this after a spate of incidents across the league this season. boston celtics are into the nba finals. jayson tatum lead his side to their first final since 2010, as they held off a determined miami heat for a 100—96 game—seven win. they will face the golden state warriors. emma raducanu has decided to play an extra grass court event — her first tournament on british soil since winning the us open. staying with tennis, we're into the latter stages of the french open now, and while no british interest i

and following the match between nottingham forest and sheffield united, where a nottingham forest fan professor of law at the university of manchester. can you talk us through why we are seeing this increase in pitch invasions? are you expecting to see some of those pitch invasions taking place? tt some of those pitch invasions taking lace? , , :, , , , some of those pitch invasions taking lace? , :, place? it is possible. the fact that we don't know _ place? it is possible. the fact that we don't know for _ place? it is possible. the fact that we don't know for sure _ place? it is possible. the fact that we don't know for sure tells - place? it is possible. the fact that we don't know for sure tells us - place? it is possible. the fact that l we don't know for sure tells us this doesn't happen at every match. the vast majority of matches, we don't have pitch invasions at all, but it is certainly possible, particularly from home fans because they are a lot more difficult to keep off the pitch than away fans, because there is more of them than at the away end. tt is more of them than a

for nottingham forest, this was about where they come from.not been at the top division in england the century and those who lit up that illustrious past set abuzz about the future stop till you cannot get football out of you. make excited just anybody else. i can't wait for this order to come around and will always be there. we've had some bad times in all honesty. now, we have been a success and should enjoy it. the other 17 manager has decided in style and substance. when we took over, but there are a bottom, but that they climb potentially to a different level entirely. and with steve cooper — different level entirely. and with steve cooper and _ different level entirely. and tn steve cooper and what the different level entirely. and try steve cooper and what the players have done, and feel something very special was happening that feels long—term and so, i keep trying to tell myself that hopefully will happen but in life, you can always presume you get another go at it. staying in the premier league for now at— staying in the premier leag

yeah, hosted film today managed to be the champions 4—0, setting up a mouthwatering tie with nottingham forestnd luton against huddersfield will be the other play—off game. the winners of those two ties will face each other at wembley for the most lucrative lottery ticket in football, i think, lucrative lottery ticket in football, ithink, into lucrative lottery ticket in football, i think, into the premier league. football, i think, into the premier leaaue. ~ . . football, i think, into the premier leaaue. ~ ., ., ~ ,, ., league. millwall and middlesbrough are missin: league. millwall and middlesbrough are missing out, _ league. millwall and middlesbrough are missing out, some _ league. millwall and middlesbrough are missing out, some hopes- league. millwall and middlesbrough are missing out, some hopes going| are missing out, some hopes going into this final day of the championship season, but not to be for them. championship season, but not to be forthem. play—off championship season, but not to be for them. play—off places decided, we knew already, let's move on to league 2. huge drama in t

for nottingham forest the wait has been longer than that.om the top flight, how their fans would love to win this afternoon but huddersfield town have been on a journey of their own because they were battling relegation last season, they finished 20th so some turnaround for them to beat one game away from a return to the premier league. for one set of fans it will be a party like no other and a place in the premier league, for the other set its a wretched way to end the it's a wretched way to end the season. it's cruel but it's always exciting. it season. it's cruel but it's always excitina. . legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby a record nine times, has died aged 86. he won 30 british classic races in a career which yielded 4,493 winners. he also had 116 royal ascot victories and was named championjockey 11 times between 1960 and 1982. piggott, who was partially deaf, won the derby at epsom for the first time in 1954 aboard never say die. his ninth win came on teenoso in 1983. the record—breaking jockey lester piggott, who has

the 23—year wait is over for nottingham forest. they're back in the premier league.l's sergio perez wins a chaotic monaco grand prix. hello and welcome to sportsday. liverpool have returned to merseyside as heroes, despite their defeat in the champions league final against real madrid. the team have been showing off their fa cup and league cup trophies in front of thousands of fans. chetan pathak is there for us. chetan, the atmosphere looked incredible. you haven't mist a party entirely, if you look over to my right, that isjurgen klopp�*s bar, a bar that jurgen klopp frequently goes to, add the cleaning trucks entering passed at the moment, huge clean—up operation that is going to take place in liverpool city centre. fans are refusing to believe the party is over, jumping and dancing, bongo drums, trumpets and trombones. thousands upon thousands of liverpool fans lined the streets in the last half—hour, the team buses

nottingham forest fans are celebrating promotion back to the premier league after 23 years away.r a celebration parade this afternoon following the 1—0 win over huddersfield at wembley yesterday. it's an achievement made all the more impressive given manager steve cooper only took charge in september with the club bottom of the table. cooper said the two time european cup champions �*belong' in the premier league. one other football line to bring you and the football league will discuss with clubs the possibility of introducing tougher sanctions for pitch invasions next season. efl chief executive trevor birch has sent an open letter to fans — warning of ground closures if pitch invasions continue. it follows what he described as �*ugly and unacceptable' behaviour in the final weeks of the 2021/22 campaign. arguably the most shocking incident saw a nottingham forest supporter jailed for 2h weeks after he headbutted sheffield united captain billy sharp at the end of their sky bet championship play—off semi—final. emma raducanu will play on home soilfor the first time since last ye

huddersfield are favourites to reach the final against either nottingham forest or sheffield united.football only 8 years ago. jonathan park is at thejohn smiths stadium. poised between his field in luton and the two teams played out at the road they scored first in a game with them taking it back in the first half and either the sites featuring the playoff mix come the end of the season and frankly not many people, including fans of both sides, really. in the print leave just three years ago, theyjust, they were not on the team is eight years ago but bidding to become the first to play the premier league. there were the first division team but they got relegated the season before the premier league started and fans are travel here tonight really bullied by what it's been a remarkable season. they stand in the way and their manager has said that his into control their emotions because it will be a big cloud at the stadium tonight and says his players, the injury, he still has a few games in the tank. ready for tonight smash. the play at the nottingham forest at the playoff final in a

yesterday, a nottingham forest fan was jailed for head—butting sheffield united's billy sharpe who laterayers union, the pfa, say some fans' behaviour is toxic, aggressive, and dangerous. they say people are at risk of being seriously hurt or worse. since last year's lockdown and the violence which marred the euros final at wembley, police say fan disorder has increased. so, what can be done to keep supporters off the pitch? part of it is affecting stewarding, part of it may be physical measures, but not fencing. the most effective way will be for supporters and everyone to agree that you don't go on the pitch. but as the premier league reaches its climax this weekend, one of the managers going for the title has urged for calm. i think we can celebrate things without threatening ourselves and the opponent. i would say that is super possible. at a time in the season, then, when emotions are running high, how fans show those emotions is under the spotlight. andy swiss, bbc news. a quick look at the rugby union results. exeter�*s hopes are over after they lost to bristol but sale could sque

bournemouth have been promoted to the premier league after a 1—0 home win over nottingham forest.saw eight minutes of added—on time, the full—time whistle sparked wild celebrations as the cherries returned to the top flight after a two—year absence, while their opponents will have to target the play—offs. at the madrid open, ninth—seed emma raducanu has been knocked out in the last 16 by unseeded ukrainian anhelina kalinina. after losing the first set, the 19—year—old us open champion fought back to claim the second, but she couldn't maintain the momentum and lost the final set, with kalinina taking it 6—2, 2—6, 6—4, setting up a quarterfinal against switzerland'sjil teichmann. in the men's draw, former world number one andy murray is up against 14th seeded canadian dennis shapovalov, who knocked the scot out of wimbledon last year. murray, who was granted a wild card at this event, won the opening set 6—1 before shapovalov responded to level matters 6—3. he was named as the new england cricket captain last week, and today we heard from ben stokes for the first time since he was o

yesterday, a nottingham forest fan was jailed for head—butting sheffield united's billy sharp, who lateright's at everton, is raising serious concerns. the pfa say some fans' behaviour is toxic, aggressive and dangerous. they say people are at risk of being seriously hurt or worse. since last year's lockdown and the violence which marred the euros finals at wembley, police say fan disorder has increased. so what can be done to keep supporters off the pitch? part of that is effective stewarding, part of it may be physical measures, but not fencing. the most effective way will be for the supporters and everyone

headbutting sheffield united's captain, billy sharp, at the end of their play—off defeat at nottingham forest'slt and occasioning actual bodily harm, and was jailed for 24 weeks. wales have called up the uncapped nathan broadhead for next month's world cup play—off final. the sunderland striker has scored 13 goals in 26 games on loan from everton this season. of course, gareth bale is the first name in the squad, despite his limited appearances for real madrid. it was his two goals against austria that gave rob page's side a place in the final, where they'll face scotland or ukraine. leicester goalkeeper danny ward and bournemouth striker kieffer moore also return from injury. for the first time at a men's world cup, there will be female referees officiating. france's stephanie frappart, rwanda's salima mukansanga, and japan's yoshimi yamashita have been selected to take charge of games in qatar. there also three female assistant referees on the list of officials released by fifa today and premier league referees michael oliver and anthony taylor have also been chosen to officiate at the tourna

free kick late in the game to take a second leg win and move through to wembley against either nottingham forest's still no agreement about the proceeds of any sale. and time is running out — chelsea are currently operating under a special licence from the uk government which ends on 31 may. the club agreed terms with a private—equity funded consortium led by us investor todd boehly, co—owner of the la dodgers baseball team. two of britain's biggest tennis tournaments, queen's and eastbourne, will keep their atp ranking points, but the governing body is yet to make a decision on wimbledon. the lawn tennis association opted to ban competitors from russia and belarus due to the conflict in ukraine. after deliberation with players and tournament organisers, the atp says the events will "proceed as normal". but the decision on wimbeldon, organised by the all england club, "remains under review". there will be disciplinary action for the lta for breaching its contract by issuing the ban. the atp player council in particular had felt very, very strongly about this, and reminded to retaliate. and one o

.�* fans have turned up and fans have turned out in their thousands to celebrate nottingham forest'serjoined the club in september when they were bottom of the championship. they narrowly missed out on automatic promotion but they made it eventually. cooper said the club belonged in the premier league. they came in the thousands. they cheered. they chanted. they cherished this special moment. the atmosphere and market square is absolutely electric. fans have waited more than 20 years of this moment but they tell me, it's been worth the wait, yes? best moment but they tell me, it's been worth the wait, yes?— worth the wait, yes? best night ever, worth the wait, yes? best night ever. best _ worth the wait, yes? best night ever. best day _ worth the wait, yes? best night ever, best day ever. _ worth the wait, yes? best night ever, best day ever. we - worth the wait, yes? best night ever, best day ever. we have . worth the wait, yes? best night. ever, best day ever. we have been waitin: ever, best day ever. we have been waiting for— ever, best day ever. we have been waiting for this _ ev

it's been a 23 year wait, but nottingham forest are back in the premier league, after a narrow win overl at wembley. it's a victory worth around $214 million. they are back to the top—flight after a brilliant turnaround to their season, where they had started with six defeats in seven. the african champions league final takes place later today in casablanca. record 10 time winners al ahly face wydad casablanca in a one off match, which is controversially taking place in morocco at wydad's homeground. egyptian giants ahly are seeking an unprecedented third title in a row, while wydad are aiming for their third crown and a first since 2017. to tennis, rafael nadal set—up a quarter—final tie against his long time rival novak djokovic, after a thrilling five—set win over felix auger—aliassime. the 13 time french open champion dropped the first set, before bouncing back to win 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. i head the good hopes, positive hopes after rome. are even don't know if they will be able to be here, so i am just enjoying the fact that i am here for one more year, and being honest, every match

so a half—hour left to play in that one between bournemouth nottingham forest. ukraine's opponent, the 25—year—old ukrainian took the opening set 6—2, but am i led 11—2 in the second set with a place in the quarterfinals up for grabs. former world number one andy murray is facing canadian denis shapovalov as they both look for a place in the last 16. the 14th seeded shapovalov knocked wild card murray out of wimbledon last year and it's all the results on that and the other match on the bbc sport website, of course. new england captain ben stokes has been speaking to the media today — for the first time since being announced asjoe root�*s successor. in 2018, he was found not guilty of affray after a fight outside a bristol nightclub, while last year he took a break to protect his mental health. he says that as a leader, he wants to make people feel valued — and wants to be his own man in the role, and to help instill a "winning mindset" after the side's poor recent run of results. i want selfless cricketers who make decisions that are based on winning the game o

nottingham forest lead sheffield united 2—1 after the first leg of their championship play—off semi—final philip zinkernagel�*s shot was saved but jack colback followed up to make it 1-0. blades defenderjohn egan was caught napping by forest'sjoe lolley in the second half — they'd had numerous chances but this one was finally put away by brennanjohnson, 2—0 to forest going into injury time. but in the 91st minute, sheffield united pulled one back — sander berg gave them hope going into the second leg on tuesday night. celtic lifted the scottish premiership trophy in front of their fans at celtic park this afternoon. the league title was already secured before their game with motherwell and it sparked a bit of a party as they won 6—0. craig templeton was watching for us. the countdown is over after grasping the league title on wednesday, now celtic can hold the trophy aloft. we aet a lot celtic can hold the trophy aloft. - get a lot of rewards for what we do, and there is a lot of pressure, but this is the special bit. this is the bit that you can't explain what it means, notjust for mysel

broken foot just in time to help their promotion push, with the goal that sealed it against nottingham forestemier league for the first time, a really special moment for the team and the fans. and means it won't go down to the last game of the season. now, how about this for turning back the clock. for the first time in five years, andy murray will face the world number one novak djokovic in the third round of the madrid open. that's after murray beat denis shapovalov in three sets to go through. murray has known, djokovic, a 20—time grand slam champion since they were children and have faced each other 36 times in their professional careers. emma raducanu's recent good run is over, she's out of the compeition after losing her third round matchshe lost to anehilina kalinina of ukraine who took the first set. raducanu, having taken a medical timeout for a back injury, forced a decider but her opponent clinched it sending the british number one out. britain's cam norrie is also in action right now, he's currently into a deciding set against spains roberto bautista agut. you can follow that on t

after billy sharp was assaulted at the end of sheffield united's championship play—off loss at nottingham forestod afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as soaring energy bills hit millions of households. official figures show uk inflation, the rate at which prices are increasing, rose to 9% in april, up from 7% in march. higher food and fuel prices, driven by the war in ukraine, are also pushing the cost of living up. the prime minister today said he would look at all the measures needed to get people "through to the other side". our economics correspondent andy verity reports. 360, 65, 70... this is how inflation happens. 380... when there's not enough to go round, buyers bid up prices. that's what has happened to the global price of energy, and this is what those global energy prices have to do with the price of fish. well, the biggest price rises that we've seen is the cost of actually importing the fish, because the cost of fuel for the vessels bringing the fish from iceland has gone up, the cost of transport, the fish actually a

nottingham forest will have the advantage going into the second leg of their play—off semifinal againstitors were just two minutes away from leaving sheffield with a richly deserved two—goal lead, but sander berg managed to pull one back in the 91st minute to give the blades hope. drew savage reports. neither side will be completely happy but forrest gave their fans more to cheer about. they dominated the first half, slicing through the blades defence time after time. fotheringham blocks the shot but not the follow—up. this was sheffield united's response, egan on the end of a corner and sam's storage in his way. with betterfinishing forest could've wrap this up i have time. chance after chance, they couldn't find a way past bartering him. john egan was caught napping with 20 minutes ago. this time, johnson wasn't going to miss. forest in control until injury time, one last year and i keep from sheffield united and popped up to give them hope and something to play for in the second leg on tuesday night. now to rugby union, and leinster are through to the champions cup final. they sealed

nottingham forest return to the premier league.eating huddersfield at wembley. and ahead of the platinum jubilee, we get a tour of the queen's floating palace — the royal yacht britannia.

was apparently assaulted by a fan during a pitch invasion after their championship play—off at nottingham forestum closures to crack down on pitch invasions. one of the most familiar faces of coronavirus pandemic — the deputy chief medical officer professor sirjonathan van—tam — has had to miss his knighthood ceremony after testing positive for covid. he was due to be invested yesterday for his work over the past five years, including during lockdowns. in afghanistan, secret schools are being set up to educate girls, in defiance of the taliban, who have refused to allow them back into the classroom. officials have repeatedly insisted that girls schools will reopen, but secondary schools have so far remained shut. a decision to reopen them was overruled by the taliban leadership earlier this year. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has visited one of the secret schools. hidden away in a residential neighbourhood... ..a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls — like most in the country — have not been allowed back to school by the taliban... ..so they're attending lesso

yesterday, a nottingham forest supporter was jailed for head—butting sheffield united's billy sharp,red last summer's euros final, and a general increase in fan arrests. so what can be done to address it? part of that is effective stewarding. part of it may be physical measures, but not fencing. the most effective way will be for supporters and everyone to agree, though, that you don't go on the pitch. but this weekend is the climax of the premier league season. emotions will be running high. how fans show those emotions, though, will be under the spotlight. andy swiss, bbc news. the time is 1:17. our top story this lunchtime... civil servants who are expected to be named in sue gray's report into lockdown parties in and around downing street have been given until 5pm on sunday to respond to herfindings. the duke and duchess of cambridge in cruise control, at the uk premiere of the long—awaited follow—up to top gun. coming up on the bbc news channel, rory mcilroy goes into day two of the us pga championship top of the leaderboard. he's got a one—shot lead as he looks to end his eight

the 23—year wait is over for nottingham forest. they're back in the premier league.

what�*s being called the richest game in football takes place today when huddersfield town and nottingham forestgh-stakes indeed! it isjust after quarter to i indeed! it is 'ust after quarter to nine. the london fire brigade has made major changes to the way it deals with blazes in high—rise buildings, following the grenfell tower fire five years ago. the anniversary is coming up any couple of weeks. the inquiry into the disaster made several recommendations on how the force can improve its policies, procedures and equipment — and most of them have now been implemented. our reporter karl mercer has been to see a training exercise in action. just put this over your head. this is london fire brigade�*s latest training. they are training firefighters and control staff in how to get people out of burning tower blocks. we were invited to this disused block in north london to see what has changed since the grenfell tower fire nearly five years ago. much has. the brigade now has new appliances with longer ladders, some the tallest in europe. there is new technology for fire safety guidance, or the fsg

has consequences, sheffield united's billy sharp needed stitches after he was attacked by a nottingham foresthey beat united in a championship play—off final. the fan has since been jailed. and when everton sealed their premier league survival, crystal palace manager patrick viera was involved in an altercation with a fan during yet another pitch invasion. just last weekend, after manchester city clinched the title, villa keeper robin 0lsen was assaulted as fans invaded the pitch there. joining me now for more on thsi is our sports news correspondent, laura scott. laura there's no doubting there is a serious issue here. have football authorities control? there is a serious issue here. some there is a serious issue here. people think perhaps perhaps some people think perhaps they have, perhaps social unrest is just a football issue but a nationwide issue. but quite clearly, there is a problem here with pitch invasions resin disorder at football that needs tackling the summer. quite why this is this is happening is perhaps a combination of factors. it could be to do with the post covid—19 feeli

yesterday a nottingham forest fan was jailed for head—butting billy sharp, who later needed stitches.. the pfa say some fans behaviour is toxic, aggressive and dangerous. they say people are at risk of being seriously hurt or worse. since last year lockdown and the violence which marred the european finals at wembley, police say fun disorder has increased. so, what can be done to keep supporters of the pitch? effective stewarding, part of it may be physical measures but not fencing. the most effective way will be the supporters and everyone to agree you don't go on the pitch. tags agree you don't go on the pitch. as the premier league reaches its climax, one of the managers going for the title has urged for khan. t for the title has urged for khan. i think we can celebrate things without threatening ourselves and the opponent. that should be possible. that the opponent. that should be tossible. �* ., the opponent. that should be tossible. �* . , ., possible. at a time in the season when emotions _ possible. at a time in the season when emotions are _ possible. at a time in the season

.�* fans have turned out in their thousands to celebrate nottingham forest's return to the premier leaguean 20 years of this moment but they tell me, it's been worth the wait, yes? best day ever, best day ever. 23 years, we have been waiting for this and it's unbelievable! irememberthat first. time around and i never irememberthat first- time around and i never time around and i never thought we would ever see this again. absolutely amazing. we were there and we cried, it was just so emotional. we waited so long for this. look at it, it's brilliant! what a wonderful day for the city! my leg were jelly, i was clearing my eyes out. i would never forget this moment for as long as i | live. holding 40,000 people, but two glorious hours, there wasn't a space to be seen. i've never seen anything like it. you have to see the city come together as one and this is what football is all about. nottingham brought to a standstill. fans in fine voice. emma raducanu will play on home soilfor the first time since last year's us open victory next week. the 19—year—old has accepted a wild card for the roth

huddersfield town are taking on nottingham forest at wembley for a place in the premier league and therst time are solihull moors. they beat chesterfield in the national league play—off semifinal, coming from behind to win 3—1. callum howe's header from a corner sealed it for the west midlands club, who were created 15 years ago when solihull borough merged with moor green. they'll play grimsby in the final next sunday. australia's jai hindley has won the giro d'italia, after safely finishing stage 21 in verona. over 2000 miles and three weeks of racing ended with an 11—mile individual time trial. hindley started with a lead of one minute 25 seconds after taking the pinkjersey yesterday and never looked in any trouble. he's become the first australian to win the race. that's all the sport for now. the monaco grand prix has been badly affected by rain, delayed and stopped and restarted. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. more for you later. thank you, speak to you later. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has made a rare trip out

nottingham forest are through to the championship play—off final after beating sheffield united on penaltiesnight was brice samba — the forest keeper saved three spot kicks, the final one from gibbs—white, which sparked the wild celebrations and the fans onto the pitch. forest take on huddersfield in the final later this month for a chance to be back in the top flight for the first time since 1999. steph houghton has been included in england's 28—woman provisional squad for this summer's european championships. the former captain has been out injured since january and hasn't played under boss sarina wiegman yet. however, tough news for arsenal midfielderjordan nobbs — she's been left out after picking up a knee injury earlier this month. she looks set to miss another major tournament, having not played at the 2019 world cup. yes, so the arsenal midfielder, jordan nobbs, she went to the world cup in 2015 but barely played because she went injured and wasn't really fit to play while she was out there. she's talked about how hard it was to be part of a squad that won a bronze medal, and her bar

seville, back here, the fa says it's investigating "as a matter of urgency" an incident following nottingham forest'se after sheffield united captain billy sharp... was knocked to the ground during the pitch invasion and required stitches. sharp's taken to social media to thank fans for their support. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban. the pfa meanwhile says they are "shocked and appalled" by the incident. a new equal pay agreement has been announced and hailed as potentially changing the game around the world. you're a sucker since the the thank you forjoining us. it's been a fractured few years of the women's team and the federation. there has been lawsuits of a discrimination of people pay. i wanted to they seek today as a victory for the women's team? .. ~ today as a victory for the women's team? . ~' ,. today as a victory for the women's team? . ~ i. ., ., , team? thank you for having me. they do see this as — team? thank you for having me. they do see this as a _ team? thank you for having me. they do see this as a victory. _ team? thank you for having me. the

free kick late in the game to take a second leg win and move through to wembley against either nottingham forestivate—equity funded consortium led by us investor todd boehly, co—owner of the la dodgers baseball team. two of britain's biggest tennis tournaments, queen's and eastbourne, will keep their atp ranking points, but the governing body is yet to make a decision on wimbledon. the lawn tennis association opted to ban competitors from russia and belarus due to the conflict in ukraine. after deliberation with players and tournament organisers, the atp says the events will "proceed as normal". but the decision on wimbeldon, organised by the all england club, "remains under review". there will be disciplinary action for the lta for breaching its contract by issuing the ban. the atp player council in particular had felt very, very strongly about this, and had been minded to retaliate. and one of the main tools at the atp's disposal, pretty much the only tool, would be to remove ranking points from the event. bu ultimately, after a lot of collaboration with the tournaments, the atp board has deci

nottingham forest back into the premier league. eintracht frankfurt. kick off at 8pm. we feel may be the stars are aligning for rangers at the moment. that sense of anticipation, the excitement. will it end with the ultimate prize, the silverware? just a second major european title in the history of the club. we wait to see. i am history of the club. we wait to see. iam imagining robert's history of the club. we wait to see. i am imagining robert's classmate watching him on tv getting his ticket for the game, green with envy this morning. furious. i ticket for the game, green with envy this morning. furious.— this morning. furious. i know, and imaaine this morning. furious. i know, and imagine robbie's _ this morning. furious. i know, and imagine robbie's reaction - this morning. furious. i know, and imagine robbie's reaction if- this morning. furious. i know, and i imagine robbie's reaction if rangers win. that would be where filming. brute win. that would be where filming. we will win. that would be where filming. - will get that

nottingham forest lead sheffield united 2—1 after the first leg of their championship play—off semi—finalin the week, but scored six goals, with kyogo scoring twice. celtic finished 25 points behind rivals rangers last season, but have recovered brilliantly in manger ange postecoglou's first season in charge. i bring you some sad news next. former australia cricketer andrew symonds has died after being involved in a car crash. the 46—year—old all—rounder played 26 test matches, nearly 200 0ne—day internationals and 14 t20s between 1998 and 2009. he won two 50 over world cups and was part of australia's ashes winning side in 2006—07. he also played county cricket at gloucestershire, kent, lancashire and surrey. cricket australia said it was shocked and saddened by the news. we will turn our attention to tennis next. warming up for the french open. novak djokovic has reached another milestone in men's tennis. he has now won 1,000 matches in his professional career and got through to the final of the rome open in the process. the world number one beat norway's casper ruud 6—4, 6—3, and will

nottingham forest are celebrating after claiming promotion back to the top flight of english footballevement was all the more impressive given manager steve cooper only took over in september with the club bottom of the table. marinakis wrote on instagram that the club now aims to "rewrite history and win more trophies" every time we have had a mini setback, we have recovered, that is what winners do. i'm just pleased for everybody connected with the football club. we are a big football club, full of history and tradition and we stand on that proud, but i've always said let's try and create a next positive chapter and we've managed to do that. ferrari made 'too many mistakes' according to charles leclerc. that was his view after a series of errors from his team led to red bull's sergio perez winning the monaco grand prix. leclerc started from pole, but dropped from first to fourth over four laps in a rain affected grand prix. red bull capitilised on ferrari's poor strategy, with perez, moving into the lead. crucially, championship leader max verstappen finished third, ahead of leclerc