never say never, significant compensation to saracens.aracens. never say never, but i think by signing this deal until 2022, he is saying he is very happy at the premiership champions after winning his fourth title at the weekend with them. alex sanderson has signed a new deal, he was in the frame to be the new england defence coach and this news may have put paid to that. thank you. skateboarding will make its olympic debut at tokyo 2020 with organisers hoping it will bring greater ‘youth appeal‘ to the games. and preparations are certainly stepping up with a record number of elite competitions taking place around the world in 2018. one of those — the prestigious street league pro open — arrived in the uk for the first time over the bank holiday weekend and bbc olympic reporter nick hope was there for us? skateboarding is not a sport, it is a lifestyle. it is based on your creativity, your talent, your personality. it is the best feeling. it can be brutal. we are tackling concrete, nine times out of ten. whether you get the trick or not,

a few months ago saracens looked to be in the doldrums.ked out of the quarterfinal stage. like the champions they are they rallied and produced one of the best performances of the season on the biggest stage of all. here's the story of the games. saracens a third in the rose. top two teams in england but who will be number one. the chiefs had their number in recent meetings but started stronger. tab nine tenths of the early possession when saracens started to lay down the law. did not stop them from there. they made trite number two for the retiring chris wiles. he addedin for the retiring chris wiles. he added in the second score and the saracens could start to plan the farewell party. exeter were not quite done yet and givings —— giving some hope. sealing the win in the closing seconds. record equalling worth premiership title and saracens restored to their position as the dominant force in english rugby. elsewhere, in the proi4 final, defending champions scarlets are trailing european champions leinster, who are aiming to seal a histori

saracens march on to twickenham. will fraser, double winner with saracens in 2017.ance. as a spectacle and advertisement for premiership rugby, it couldn't have gone better. we had the running by gone better. we had the running rugby and the tries. some of the by rugby and the tries. some of the rugby played was through the roof. the big thing is conceding 33 points and how we back this up into the biggest game of the year. we know what a player owen farrell is for club, country and the british lions but he's done it again. he has been nominated as world player of the yearfor nominated as world player of the year for two years nominated as world player of the yearfor two years in nominated as world player of the year for two years in a row at his tender age. he has all the credentials. he was phenomenal. his kicking, his attacking rugby, his physicality in defence making turnovers. he has got the all—round game. if you can do that in the final, it will go some way to securing the final. that's right, defending champions exeter are into next weekend's premiership fin

exeter had nine tenths of the early position but then saracens started to lay down then saracens started try number two, from the law. then try number two, from the retiring chris wiles and when wyles added his second score, sarries could start to plan a farewell party. with 20 minutes left, exeter weren't quite done yet. some hope of holding onto their title. but sarries are masters at closing out tight games. earl securing the game in the final seconds. saracens restored their position as the dominant force in english rugby. elsewhere, in the pr014 final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won 40—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. in formula one, red bull had a bittersweet day ahead of today's monaco grand prix. while max verstappen‘s crash meant he will start today's race from the back of the grid. his teammate daniel ricciardo was more fortunate, grabbing pole position. lewis hamilton starts third on the grid. and rory mcilroy goes into the final day of the pga champ

this ties him into saracens until 2022.oup for the club but it potentially has knock—on effect for england and maybe ireland, because mark mccall would have been in the frame to succeed eddiejones as england boss or evenjoe schmidt as ireland head coach. this seems to have put paid to that although of course the rfu and the irfu could pay out big compensation if need be. as well as mark mccall, a host of his backroom staff have signed extensions at saracens including defence and forwards coach alex sanderson which again may rule him out of replacing paul gustard as england defence coach. it certainly makes it highly unlikely. big news today for both saracens and england. raheem sterling has defended his decision to have a rifle tattooed on his leg. some anti—gun campaigners have criticised the manchester city forward, calling it "totally u na cce pta ble". but sterling says the tattoo has a "deeper meaning" and refers to his father who died when he was a child. liverpool have made the first big—money signing of the summer.

the fourth premiership title and saracens returned to their position asa dominant saracens returned to english by. elsewhere, in the pro14 final, defending champions scarlets are trailing european champions leinster, who are aiming at sealing a historic double at the aviva stadium in dublin it's lei nster leinster is leading 14—11. conversions from johnny sexton put them ahead at close to the end of them ahead at close to the end of the first happened there. in rugby league, one match today catalan dragons leading leeds rhinos 29 points to 14, the dragons second from bottom in superleague still to come in the programme: we'll have the latest from lordes as england battle to avoid an innings defeat to pakistan. and if you dont know your 0llies from your nollies or your flips from your fakies. we've got it all covered as the street league skateboarding world tour rolls in to london. i clearly do not know the difference, do i? let's be honest. before we get onto that... first though let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories around today. after early frustrations on the c

saracens in the premiership champions following a victory over exeter in today's final at twickenham.ed eight points ahead of saracens after the 22 game season, but couldn't get the better of saracens's stubborn defence at twickenham today, as they clinched their third title in four years. it has been yet another tough day ‘s ring when's cricketers who surrendered wickets cheaply in the second innings of their first test against pakistan at lord's. only just managed to move past that your‘s first innings total. defeat shortly looms forjoe root‘s site. some things take time and technique. like test match batting, especially when you are 179 runs behind. england's alastair cook is a master but got a court. lb double, no question. everything is in doubt, even the bounce of the ball can't be trusted. out, perhaps forsome even the bounce of the ball can't be trusted. out, perhaps for some time. nearly 150 behind, it wickets left, joe root batting against the tide. and for a time, inwards's catcher picks out a karma patch. those precious moments couldn't last, pakistan awoke with a sudden s

it'll be their third final in as many years, saracens attempting to lift the title they won againstple of years, we gave them too much of the league, and we came back in the second half, so is a bit too much to do. so yeah, we definitely are aware of that, but we are much better than we were two years ago. that's all from sportsday. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot, uk correspondent for france 2a and president of the foreign press association, and owen bennett, deputy political editor for huffpost uk. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times says financial markets in spain and italy are becoming increasingly unstable following a vote of no confidence in the spanish government, and problems appointing new italian ministers. the front page of the express focuses on high costs at hospitals, the newspaper says bosses are fleecing patients and their families with high charges for phone calls, parking and shopping. the times leads with an investigation into boots, which it says i

it is anchored against saracens.season and it will be their third final in as many years. saracens are attempting to lift the title they won against the chiefs two years ago. a couple of years ago we gave them too much of a lead at the start. we did well to come back but in the second half we probably gave ourselves too much to do. we definitely are aware of that. but i think we are a much better side than we we re think we are a much better side than we were two yea rs think we are a much better side than we were two years ago. that's all from me tonight, and that is all from me tonight, and that is all from the sportday team. from all of us, goodbye. hello. we are all going to see some warm sunshine this weekend, but they will be some big thunderstorms around as well. before we get there, overnight it is turning quite murky, really. some low cloud and fog patches stretching across parts of the midlands, east anglia, like misty over cheltenham and the downs as well, a few showers running in across parts of southern

it's all about saracens and exeter. saracens won this title in 2015 and 2016.summit of english rugby by winning a title last year in 2017. it's all set up magnificently. lovely morning down here in london and we have the two best teams, the best coached teams, and some fantastic head—to—head matchups on this two display today. it's also the final of the pro 1a later. can scarlets stop leinster? leinster on the verge of history after that staring champions cup victory spearheaded by stuart lancaster, once of england. but the scarlets are the defending champions. they took glasgow a part in the semifinal. bit of a clash of style, a contrast. it's in dublin, giving leinster a huge advantage. if scholars can replicate the quality of this time last year and that semifinal against glasgow than the welsh side have a real chance. fantastic. what a day ahead. can't wait. it's all eyes on chris froome when the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia starts in a couple of hours. he's got a 40—second lead after reeling in fellow brit simon yates yesterday. froome's aiming t

it is all about saracens and exeter. saracens won the title in 2015 and 2016.ampionship to the summit of english rugby by winning the title last year in 2017 so it is all set up magnificently. lovely morning down here in london and we have the two best teams, the best coached teams and some fantastic head—to—head catchups on display today. matchups on display today. also the final of the pro14 later and can scarlets stop european champions leinster? good question. leinster on the verge of history after the stirring champions cup victory spearheaded by senior coach stuart lancaster, once of england, of course. but scarlets are the defending champions and took glasgow apart in the semifinal. it's a clash of styles and a contrast. it is in dublin which gives leinster a huge advantage. it's qualifying day for the monaco grand prix, and it's been an eventful third practice session this morning. max verstappen had got off to a flyer, but crashed into the wall at the swimming pool chicane — it's the dutchman's fifth crash in monaco in four years and he's left his red

saracens won the title in 2015 and i6.title last year in 2017 so it is all set up last year in 2017 so it is all set up magnificently, lovely morning down here in london and we have the two best teams, the best coached teams and some fantastic head—to—head matchups on display today. also the final of the pro 14 later and can scarlets stop european champions leinster? good question, lei nster champions leinster? good question, leinster on the verge of history after the stirring champions cup victory spearheaded by senior coach stuart lancaster, once of england, of course but scarlets are the defending champions and at glasgow apart in the semifinal. it may clash of styles and a contrast. it is in dublin which gives leinster a huge advantage. chris jones. england had started the third day of the verse test against pakistan in much betterfashion the verse test against pakistan in much better fashion and the first two days. the visitors are still well in control of the england were bowled out for 184 on the birthday but as you

this ties into saracens until 2022. it isa this ties into saracens until 2022.me to succeed eddiejones as england boss or even joe frame to succeed eddiejones as england boss or evenjoe schmidt as ireland head coach. this seems to have put paid to that although of course the rfu and the irish rfu could play out big —— pay—out big compensation if need be and as well as mark mccall, a host of his backroom staff has signed saracens extensions including defence and forwards coach alex sanderson which again may rule him out of replacing paul gustard as england defence coach. it certainly makes it highly unlikely. big news today for both saracens and england. raheem sterling has defended his decision to have a rifle tattoed on his leg. some anti—gun campaigners have criticised the manchester city forward calling it "totally u na cce pta ble". but sterling says the tattoo has a deeper meaning and refers to his father who died when he was a child. the former england goalkeeper rob green says the liverpool ‘keeper loris karius might have to move abroad to get out of the

next weekend in the premiership final after both came through their semifinals today, saracens beatth 0wen farrell kicking 27 points. and mauro to jay went over to end the hopes for the wasps of a comeback and ensure saracens reached out for the premiership final in five years. on the other semifinal, exeter ran home 36-5 the other semifinal, exeter ran home 36—5 winners over newcastle falcons. the magic weekend per rugby league, seven games over two days at the home of newcastle united. super league leaders st helens put on a show against widnes, the try from dame barbara one of the highlights ofa dame barbara one of the highlights of a tight first half, the saints just four points up at the break but they ran away with it in the second half. scoring three more tries, including two from ryan morgan by widnes did not manage another point. saints to get 38—18 in the end and there were wins for second placed wigan, who came past warrington and castleford beat leeds. in tennis the world number two, rafael nadal, has beaten novak djokovic to reach the final of the italian 0pen. djokovic

the better of saracens stubborn defence as they clinched their third title in four years.nd will start at the back of the grid. red bull's max verstappen crashed in practice meaning he was unable to take any further part in qualifying and will start from the back of the grid, teammate daniel ricciardo grabbed pole for tomorrow's race after he set yet another track record. britain's lewis hamilton will start from third on the grid. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. just to keep you updated on the situation in dublin when we are waiting for the official declaration of the referendum result, referendum on ireland's abortion laws and all indications are that evil have voted resoundingly to change and that would loosen restrictions on the circumstances in which a woman can be given an abortion. —— that people have voted. the official declaration will be made but we are still waiting for the declarations from three constituencies. you can see on your screen there to the left of your screen there to the left of your screen, the green bar and the pink baror your s

the first of the play—off semi—finals saw saracens dominate wasps, running out 57-33 saracens dominateiership final in five years. england captain 0wen farrell kicked 27 points, chris wyles scored a fifth semifinal try in eight years and the 11 tries and 90 combined points were all records. billy vunipola lasted a half as the england man showed no ill effects as he returned from... exeter had a great win, 36—5 winners over newcastle in the other semifinal. it isa newcastle in the other semifinal. it is a magic begin phillip bailey, seven games over two days at newcastle united, st james' seven games over two days at newcastle united, stjames' park. the super league leaders, st helens, but on a show against widnes and ben barber's tribe was one of the highlights. saints but the break but they run away with it in the second half, scoring three more tries, including two from brian morgan. widnes did not score another point in the game. saints taking a 38—18 in end. second—place wigan kept up the pressure on saints with a 38—10 over warrington in the final day of the game, castleford are c

as exeter and saracens go head to head.astle in the play offs. they are the current champions, in a third final in as many years, saracens attempting to lift the title they won against the chiefs two years ago. a couple of years ago we gave them too much of a lead at the start and although we did well to come back the second half, we realistically give ourselves a bit too much to do. yeah, we are definitely aware of that, but we are much better side than we were two years ago. leinster will look to add domestic honours to the champions cup they lfted in bilbao earlier this month after thir european triumph over racing 92. it's scarlets their opponents, who are the tournament's defending champions but lost here at the aviva stadium to the european champions just a month ago in teh champions cup. the two captains isa nacewa and ken owens standing with the pro 14 trophy which they will contest come six o'clock tomorrow evening. that game, we look back at it, learnt a lot, so what went wrong, andl learnt a lot, so what went wro

saracens beat wasps in their semifinal.ions narrowly beat munster in dublin. leinster took an early lead. munster fought back as only one point separated the two. in boxing, josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby. warrington was fighting in front of his home crowd and he dominated in the early exchanges. the fight went the full 12 rounds. warrington picked up the victory on a split decision. meanwhile, nicola adams returned to action after some time away from the sport with a convincing win over her opponent. and that is all be bought for now. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more to catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and the brother of a man killed in last year's manchester arena attack are among those who've signed the letter. james waterhouse reports. the timing of this letter is certainly poignant, not only is it a year since young ariana grande fans were

goes on with wasps, we've had the first season of the premier 15's, you reached the semi—finals, saracensons. how healthy is the women's game at club level? it's in a fantastic place in this year we have had the first ever investments properly from the rfu into the club game and it is really coming to the forefront in terms of the standard of the game. we are having professional coaches, video analysis, physios, nutritionists, all the aspects that a professional elite setup needs and eventually i hope to see that there will be professional contracts for club players and international. many many congratulations for a fantastic england career, and good luck for the future. we have reached the semifinal stage at the world snooker championship. first up this afternoon was the four time champion john higgins and kyren wilson who is in the last fourfor the first time. barry hawkins and mark williams begin their semifinal in the next 15 minutes. jason mohammed is at the crucible. welcome back to the crucible theatre. we have seenjohn higgins go in front, at— john higgins and a nosebleed from kyr

he will —— with saracens. he will hope to do a similarjob.ainst pakistan. back in the test squad for the first time in 18 months isjos buttler who has cut short his stint in the indian premier league. hers's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. how do you bat in test match cricket? there are remind erps of way things were done. buttler did not play many forward defences in india. but his boundary hitting impressed the selectors. jos buttler a key selection when english cricket is trying to enthuse people, engage people, excite people and it struck me that buttler‘s role is to do that and that was a point i put to him when we spoke earlier.|j and that was a point i put to him when we spoke earlier. i try and be positive and score runs. that is what the game is about. however fashion you do that as great cricketers have all generations have done it in their own way. that is what has been asked of me to play a way that suits me. but the bigger picture that you have asked about there, i don't think that... necessarily affects me. but i think thati

exeter are the current champions, in a third final in as many years, with saracens attempting to liftad at the start and in the second half we probably gave ourselves too much to do. we are definitely aware of that but i think we are a much better side than we we re we are a much better side than we were two years ago. rory mcilroy is in fine form at the pga championship at wentworth he leads after the second round, on 12 under par, three shots ahead of his nearest rival. he produced a seven under par round of 65. can't say the same for thomas pieters of belgium — who couldn't hide his frustration after two dropped shots through his opening three holes. snapping his club round his neck like a piece of celery! he said sometimes hejust gets mad. do you get replaced the club would you just have to play with the small one? now how are your layu ps? — your —— your ollie —— yourollie ups? the world's biggest skateboard competition, comes to the uk for the first time this weekend. london's copper box arena, is hosting the first leg of the, street league skateboarding world tour. i've been do

— going the length of the pitch. 39—22 the final score — and wasps will play european champions saracen'sooker‘s world championship, john higgins reached the final for the seventh time, beating kyren wilson. he needed all his experience to come through 17—13. higgins was beaten in last year's final — and he'll face either barry hawkins or mark williams this time. there's more on the bbc sport website including coverage of badminton horse trials — great britain's 0liver townend going for the grand slam of eventing there — but from me.... goodnight. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. now police in northern ireland are exploring a possible homophobic motive. a possible homophobic attack and certainly a brutal one say police. the victim, a 38—year—old woman, was making her way along here, railway street. it's one of the main roads into the town centre. when her attacker appeared. what happened next has been described to us as like something from a horrorfilm. from what i've learned of the detail, this is a horrendous, monstrous,

european union signed new comprehensive and i thought the ship agreement before me and president saracens output that you would improve that was when he was when he was the last november november just last year six most of the deliberate is not true not true so this means a very shrewd melissa in the sense that duration is not true because we had no election soft or you can say that there is a hole because they were hoping that you would improve after the agreement had been so exactly. what happened one day after that from november what we'd eat but what was the mistake or you were allowed on to power as long as you could when it was apparent to people no longer want to do that did anybody believe that these mass mobilization will happen nobody know where they did not find you know when i say nobody except me called pushing on and he'd speak he's in your so called maybe. it's not the right way to say now. irony faced with you know that everything was bad and you know to me you know you had many problems of this revolution was irrevocable nobody believed that even in it's in he's political

wasps move on to meet saracens in the play—off semifinals. newcastle end a fourth on the table.r look in good shape ahead of that match. they have a bonus point win today at harlequins. dnipro14, munster ove rca m e harlequins. dnipro14, munster overcame edinburgh 20— 16. they progressed to an away semi—final against leinster, will be scarlets one 43— eight in their reporting play—off quarter—final against the cheetahs. elia play—off quarter—final against the cheeta hs. elia viviani play—off quarter—final against the cheetahs. elia viviani has won the second stage of the chirat italia. the italian fought his way through on the sprint to be spanish line in tel aviv. he claims the second stage victory of his career. chris froome appears to have recovered from his poor start yesterday. he was —— crossed the line in the main stage. he is 38 seconds behind the australian rohan dennis who has taken the lead of sprintjersey. tomorrow is the final stage in israel before the race resumes in italy on tuesday. finally, tony belli has once again beaten david haye with a fifth round stoppage

exeter are the current champions in a third final in as many years, with saracens attempting to liftentworth. he leads after the second round on 12—under par, three shots ahead of his nearest rival. he produced a 7—under par round of 65. can't say the same for thomas pieters of belgium, who couldn't hide his frustration after two dropped shots through his opening three holes. new clubs, please! the world's biggest skateboard competition comes to the uk for the first time this weekend. london's copper box arena is hosting the first leg of the street league skateboarding world tour. i've been down to the queen elizabeth olympic park to see what's in store. the greatest skateboarding broker on earth has finally arrived in the uk and this is what the crowds packed into the copper box arena can expect this weekend, the skateboarding basketin this weekend, the skateboarding basket in the glory of becoming an olympic sport. a team of 40 flown in from the usa are spending three days getting the copper box arena transformed into this world cup skateboarding venue and with the sport making its

saracens are english rugby union's champions after beating exeter 27—10 in the premiership final at twickenhamiefs but scored four tries in a repeat of the 2016 final, and clinched their third premiership title in four seasons. lei nster have leinster have beaten the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. england lost wickets at regular intervals on the third day. and at one stage it seems pakistan would win the match with two days to spare. england have a lead of 56 with four wickets remaining. in formula one, red bull had a bittersweet day ahead of today's monaco grand prix. while max verstappen's crash meant he will start today's race from the back of the grid. his teammate daniel ricciardo was more fortunate, grabbing pole position. lewis hamilton starts third on the grid. that's all the sport for now. the names of the first colleges in england that will teach new technical qualifications have been announced by the government. the courses for 16—year—olds are intended to be on a par with a levels. there have been concerns that the courses, some of which start bei

wasps will meet second place saracens in the semi—final play—offs. exeter chiefs in the other semi. exeter look in good shape ahead of that match — they enjoyed a bonus point win at harlequins in the pro1li, munster overcame edinburgh 20—16 to progress to an away semi—final against irish rivals leinster, while scarlets are leading 43—3 in their pro14 play—off quarter—final against cheetahs. —— leading 43—8 in their pro14 play—off quarter—final against cheetahs. the may day bank holiday means the final stages of the world snooker championship. earlier today, john higgins beat kyren wilson 17—13 to secure his place in the final. higgins will play either barry hawkins or mark williams in the final. they've resumed their match — these are live pictures from the crucible. 0ver over on bbc two. also available on the website. williams is a two—time champion looking to meet higgins in the final. hawkins playing well so far. he is currently 60 — 29 up in this frame. you can follow that on bbc two and on the sports website. that's all the sport for now. more t

coming up on sportsday on bbc news, saracens director of rugby mark mccall commit his future to the premiershipignal to england. last year a record number of people in the uk chose to donate their organs after they died. donations have increased dramatically over the past decade but there's still a shortage of donors from black and asian communities. that's despite patients from these backgrounds being more likely to need a transplant because they're more susceptible to illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension, which can result in organ failure. adina campbell, our community affairs correspondent, has this special report. i've had kidney failure for quite a while... ashley's kidneys are now only working at 5%. she runs a support group for people with similar experiences, and is hoping to find a donor. like ashley, nearly a third of those on the active transplant list are either black or asian. and people from these communities wait an extra year, compared with white patients. ashley's had to scale back her work as a make—up artist, because her health is deteriorating. ethnicity matters becau

deepening concerns that's one of the major ones at the moment now harriet's keeping that in mind saracens hared tweets and my question would be how long would this ceasefire last the cease fires do little to help the overwhelming through that and medical supply shortages and gaza whether people want to recognize that or not gaza is essentially an outdoor prison for palestinians being at that hospital this week harry what stood out to you the most what did you find most striking. well i think it is the fact that these people will be coming back and back and back for more and more medical care and from some of them it will be you know we've already seen a large number of amputations as well these are life changing injuries you know i was there in the operating theater speaking to and i.c.r.c. surgeon and he was having to sort of rootless around inside the ankle of this young man who'd been shot several weeks ago looking for bone fragments that had been left behind presumably in the in the rush because of the sheer pressure of numbers and it doesn't just go to to what's happening the medical

saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale.nd captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points, as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. scarlet ‘s will face leinster in the pro 1a. this early try from jack conan and munster played back but only a point separated the two irish sides at the end. only a point separated the two irish sides at the end. there was a entertaining opening day at rugby league's magic weekend, held at the home of newcastle united, st james‘ park. there'll be seven games in all, three to come today yesterday super league leaders st helens put on a show on tyneside — ben barba's try was one of the highlights as they beat widnes. in the days other games there were wins for wigan and castleford. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at l

saracens beat wasps in their semifinal.champions narrowly beat munster in dublin. leinster took an early lead with this try from jack conan try. munster fought back, as only point separated the two irish sides at the final whistle. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds, warrington picking up the victory on a split decision. 0n the undercard, double 0lympic champion nicola adams returned to action after some time away from the sport with a convincing win over soledad del valle frias. that's all the sport for now, i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much, see you later on. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more to catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and th

line—up for the premiership semi—finals is complete — leaders exeter will play newcastle, while saracense same day as the fa cup final and the royal wedding. busy day, what to watch? munster overcame a stubborn edinburgh to progress to an all—irish proi4 semifinal against rivals leinster. keith earls scored after some lovely play by simon zebo to help munster to a 20—16 win in dublin... an emotionaljohn higgins said he was ‘so proud' to reach another world snooker championship final, at the expense of kyren wilson. the four—time winner at the crucible put in a battling performance to come past wilson by 17 frames to 13 and is aiming to improve on his runner—up showing of last year. what can you say aboutjohn higgins, a four—time world champion through to his seventh final. he first played ken doherty in 1998. what does it say about his longevity?m is the mark of a man, a great champion, one of the best players that has ever picked up a cue. remarkable performance against a young girl who put it up to him and threw everything at him. everything he threw at him he had an answer for. what a

saracens are english rugby union's champions after beating exeter 27—10 in the premiership final at twickenhamfs but scored four tries in a repeat of the 2016 final, and clinched their third premiership title in four seasons. elsewhere, in the pro 11! final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won 40—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories including a look ahead to today's monoco grand prix on the bbc sport website. we will stay with sport, and the dominating story this weekend. liverpool's dreams of lifting the european cup for a sixth time came to a crushing end last night when they were defeated 3—1 by real madrid in the champions league final. the spanish side have won the tournament three times in as many years under manager zinedine zidane. the goal of the match — gareth bale's incredible overhead kick, only minutes after coming off the bench. it was a different story for liverpool goalkeeper loris karius, th

they move on to meet second placed saracens in the play—off semifinals.her semi. exit of it in good shape ahead of that match. they enjoyed a bonus point win today at harlequins. in the guinness pro 1a, munster overcame edinburgh 20— 16. they progress to an away semi—final against their irish rivals leinster, while the scarlet ‘s one 43— eight. that was against the cheetahs. elliot viviana has won the second stage of the giro d'italia. the italian fought his way through on the sprint to the finish line in tel aviv. he claims the second giro d'italia stage victory of his career. chris froome has recovered from his poor start yesterday. he crossed the line in the main field. but he does remain at 38 seconds behind the australian rohan dennis, who has taken the leads pink jersey. tomorrow is the final stage in israel before the race resumes in italy on tuesday. the may day bank holiday means the final stages of the world snooker championship, of coui’se. the world snooker championship, of course. earlier todayjohn higgins beat karin wilson 17— 13 to secure h

despite losing an early wicket they are currently 46 for1 needing 18 saracens are english rugby union'ssarries had finished the regular season in second place behind the chiefs but scored four tries in a repeat of the 2016 final, and clinched their third premiership title in four seasons. elsewhere, in the pr014 final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won 40—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. rory mcilroy is on the course in the final round of the pga championship at wentworth. he started the day tied for the lead with francesco molinari, the italian has birdied third and fourth to take the outright lead by several shots at 15—under. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories including a look ahead to today's monoco grand prix on the bbc sport website. earlier we spoke to sports psychologist bradley busch, and asked him what advice he'd give to the liverpool players. don't pay too much attention to social media. everybody tends to write in ex

line—up for the premiership semi—finals is complete — leaders exeter will play newcastle, while saracensports fans hoping for a rainy day so you have a good excuse to stay in and watch the semifinal 5aw so you have a good excuse to stay in and watch the semifinal saw that and the fa cup final, megan and harry hoping for a sunny day. i'm working that day, it will be all 5port hoping for a sunny day. i'm working that day, it will be all sport in a sports centre. munster overcame a stubborn edinburgh to progress to an all—iri5h pro14 semifinal against rivals leinster. keith earls scored after some lovely play by simon zebo to help munster to a 20—16 win in dublin. an emotionaljohn higgins 5aid he was so proud to reach another world snooker championship final, after beating kyren wil5on. the four—time winner at the crucible put in a battling performance to come past wilson by 17 frames to 13 and is aiming to improve on his runner—up showing of last year. what can you say about him, a four time world champion through to his seventh final over a 20 year span. you first played ken doherty in 19

european champions leinster in the pro 14 at six o'clock. at twickenham, as exeter and saracens go headselves too much to do. side than we were two years ago. rory mcilroy is in fine form at the pga championship at wentworth. of his nearest rival. he produced a seven under par round of 65. through his opening three holes. this is what he does, he snaps his club around his neck. club around his neck. did this same at the opening 2016 when he broke a driver on his knee. when he broke a driver on his knee. a driver being a club. but he could take a different club out of his bag. out of his bag. but he can play it with a different club from his bag. club from his bag. he can't replace it properly until the next round. it properly until the next round. he threw one into a bush! threw one into a bush! gets mad, and that is part of his game. game. do you think he meant to break it? i think he did. we should probably move on. thank you very much. let's get more on our top story. is the expected result of the irish referendum. referendum. people have backed a move to relax the abortion laws. mcd

there was not one but two rugby union finals today, saracens becoming the premiership champions for the third time in four years nathan earle's try one of four they ran in as they sealed a 27—10 win against defending champions exeter at twickenham, who had topped the table at the end of the regular season but couldn't break down a sacarcens side who led for most of the match. while leinster secured the double as they beat scarlets by 40—32 as they added the pro“; title to the european champions cup they won earlier this month. and the red bull of daniel ricciardo will start on pole at tomorrow's monaco grand prix. world champion lewis hamilton starting from third. all the reaction from qualifying is over on the bbc sport website. thank you. you can see more on all of today's stories hello, let's you can see more on all of today's stories hello, let's you can see more on all of today's stories see hello, let's you can see more on all of today's stories see how hello, let's you can see more on all of today's stories see how the hello, let's you can see more on all of today's stories see h

saracens are english rugby union's champions after beating exeter 27—10 in the premiership final at twickenhamere, in the pr014 final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won 40—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. in formula one, red bull had a bittersweet day ahead of today's monaco grand prix. while max verstappen's crash meant he will start today's race from the back of the grid, his teammate daniel ricciardo was more fortunate, grabbing pole position. lewis hamilton starts third on the grid. chris froome is looking to make history today by becoming the first british man to win the giro d'italia in its 101—year history after retaining the leader's pink jersey at the end of stage 20. the team sky rider now only needs to negotiate the largely ceremonial final stage to win. tim hague is in rome. just talk about what is an amazing achievement from christopher. as you said, 101 and chris through the first british man to win one. when you add that he is the reigning tour de france

regular season leaders exeter take on newcastle, while second place saracens will play wasps. qualify for the champions cup. munster beat edinburgh 20 points to 16 to set up an away pro 14 semifinal against irish rivals leinster. scarlets stayed on course to defend their title by thrashing cheetahs 43 points to 8 in their play—off quarterfinal in clanethlli. they'll play glasgow away in their pro 14 semifinal. mark williams will face john higgins in the final of snooker‘s world championship. williams beat barry hawkins late last night in sheffield. it finished 17—15 to the welshman, who will be going for a third world title. he faces four—time championjohn higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbc from two o'clock this afernoon. you don't have to miss it if you're going outside, bring your mobile phone, it is one the app as well. we were debating the best way to watch, drag your telly to the window, the radio. the warm and sunny weather looks set to continue for the rest of the bank holiday weekend. this is outside our studio in salford quays. and this

saracens are english rugby union's champions after beating exeter 27—10 in the premiership final at twickenhamwhere, in the pro1a final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won a0—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. in formula one, red bull had a bittersweet day ahead of today's monaco grand prix. while max verstappen's crash meant he will start today's race from the back of the grid. his teammate daniel ricciardo was more fortunate, grabbing pole position. lewis hamilton starts third on the grid. and rory mcilroy goes into the final day of the pga championship at wentworth tied for the lead after a late surge in his third round. mcilroy birdied both of his last two holes to salvage a round of one under par. he's level with francesco molinari on 13 under going into today's fourth round. mcilroy‘s looking to win at wentworth for the second time after success here in 201a. he isa he is a manchester united fan, rory mcilroy. i wonder what he thinks about that? we are going to talk

saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale.be a third in a row for defending champions exeter, after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion, after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds. an enthralling battle and we needed the judges score cards to decide it. warrington picking up the victory on a split decision. on the undercard, double olympic champion nicola adams returned to action with a convincing win over soledad del valle frias. adams had taken some time away from the sport but now is aiming to challenge for a world title soon. and off course, nicola is from leeds as well, she would have been behind them as well. excellent pronunciation as well. it's hugh grant's first appearance in a tv drama for 20 years. this

regular season leaders exeter take on newcastle, while second place saracens will play wasps.rday. elsewhere, leicester beat sale to qualify for the champions cup. munster beat edinburgh 20 points to 16 to set up an away pro 1a semifinal against irish rivals leinster. scarlets stayed on course to defend their title by thrashing cheetahs 43 points to 8 in their play—off quarterfinal in llanelli. they'll play glasgow away in their pro 1a semifinal. mark williams will face john higgins in the final of snooker‘s world championship. williams beat barry hawkins late last night in sheffield. it finished 17—15 to the welshman who will be going for a third world title. he faces four—time champion john higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbc from 2 o'clock this afternoon. looking forward to that. to a onwards. hopefully not another late night. there is a choice this afternoon, do you sit inside and watch the super or go outside and enjoy the weather? just bring your phone. it is now app as well. can you wedge and watching tv on your phone? when it is bright you

saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale.ership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. there was a entertaining opening day at rugby league's magic weekend, held at the home of newcastle united, st james' park. there'll be seven games in all, three to come today yesterday super league leaders st helens put on a show on tyneside — ben barba's try was one of the highlights as they beat widnes. in the days other games there were wins for wigan and castleford. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds. an enthralling battle and we needed the judges score cards to decide it. warrington picking up the victory on a