england forward maro itoje is free to play for saracens in the premiership run—in after his citing forsed. he avoided a ban for the incident which happened during the victory over bath on friday. the news is a major boost for second—placed saracens ahead of their final two regular season games against bristol and sale sharks. the family of the late joe kinnear havejoined a group of claimants taking legal action against football's governing bodies for failing to take reasonable action to protect players from injury sustained by heading the ball. kinnear died last month. the former tottenham defender and wimbledon manager had been living with dementia since 2015. the allegation is that the international football association board, the fa, the english football league and the fa of wales failed to take action to reduce the risk to players of permanent, long—term, neurological injuries. there's a case management hearing today, with more than 8,000 pages of documents submitted by the claimants. players in the women's super league are six times more likely to suffer injuries at certain points

i said, no, this is saracens. i said, no, this is saracens . what. and people we saracens. what. and people were walking their dogs on the, on the rugby fields before the training. so we had to go and clean . it's like you can't make clean. it's like you can't make this up. and then i couldn't drive home because it's too far. so i slept in the car over lunch, drove around a bit to see the area and then the clouds opened up. i mean, it started bucketing down with rain. the field was muddy even before training. and then you training this mud, and then you go and shower and the it was like four little shower heads, like in a toilet chain . and i just toilet chain. and i just decided, no, i can't do this. i got into the car with my muddy clothes and drove back all the way m25. i got back at about half 11, so that wasn't a nice start . it was tough. it was start. it was tough. it was tough adapting, but we did. we met some incredible people, had some incredible times and just, that was a journey that taught me so much, about life and about people, you know, i'm becoming the one of the

so he hasn't actually played for england for a while, but of course he is still a saracens player andspanish police, and he was then later charged with resisting the law and find 2a0 euros. now he paid that fine, he came home, and a lot of footage had circulated on the internet of the incident itself — and vunipola himself came out and said he wanted to unreservedly apologise for the incident itself and those involved, but he was very clear to say, contrary to media reports at the time, he was keen to stress there was no violence or fight, and he didn't threaten anyone. and upon his return to the uk, saracens did their own investigation and issued him with a formal warning. 50 investigation and issued him with a formal warning.— investigation and issued him with a formal warning. so what of the rfu -- what have _ formal warning. so what of the rfu -- what have the _ formal warning. so what of the rfu -- what have the rfu _ formal warning. so what of the rfu -- what have the rfu said - formal warning. so what of the rfu -- what have the rfu said today? i —— what have the rfu said today

sale and saracens are the other two sides to reach the play—offs. ben croucher reports. spots, five teams up for grabs in four different games and only one set of eyes and ears to take it all in. stay with me. in the partnership timing is everything. four straight wins have provided the win between sales resurgent is harrison's up—to—date two. hope other summaries relied on beating a team they'd never lost two in the league at the stadium. that really look likely. not like when the priya showed the team barely given a prayer a few weeks ago ran out winners by 20 points to ten. bath only needed a point up or fear to seal their semis button style against the northampton side who are very qualified and thus rested a bunch of regulars so was with little surprise when beth marched through the saints with ease. six tries in total in a a3—12 win at semifinal against sale. saints play salaries for the bonus points, all this and bristles when over harlequins was in vain. and late exhibits that lesson wouldn't come to bite them. from a numberfour wouldn't come to bite them. from a

premiership playoff semifinals took place tonight, where northampton just edged out a resurgent saracenses helped produced a match—winning defensive play that halted saracens in their tracks. saints march on to twickenham, while it's the end of an era for owen farrell and the vunipola brothers mako and billy. and in the united rugby championship, glasgow were already assured of a playoff place, and they beat zebre 38—26. the italian side had the lead at half—time, but glasgow came back. sebastian cancelliere going over in the corner for glasgow's fourth try of the evening, means they can still finish in top two depending on final weekend results. zebre stay bottom with one urc win all season. at the french open, the world number three carlos alcaraz is looking good to make the last 16. he's two sets up against the american sebastien korda. a big shock earlier in the day, though, with the world number six andrey rublev knocked out. he was beaten by italy's matteo arnaldi, a player ranked 29 places below him, who won in straight sets. arnaldi will play stefanos tsitsipas next. in the women

in rugby union, english brothers billy and mako vunipola will both depart saracens at the end of then. mako has been with the club for 13 years, with billy there for 11. their former england teammate jonny may is also on the move — announcing he's leaving gloucester. and france's valentin paret—peintre crossed the line for his first professional stage win on stage 10 of the giro d'italia. tadei pogachar remains the runaway overall leader — almost three minutes clear of the rest of the field. the pga championship gets underway in kentucky this weekend, the second men's major of the year — but despite its importance — it's still the ongoing debate between the pga and liv tours that continue to dominate the headlines. tiger woods is one of those to have spoken out — ahead of the tournament. he was asked about his role in the talks between liv golf and the pga, woods saying he's keen to see them come together for the sake of the sport's followers. the fans are probably as tired as we are of the talk of not being about the game of golf and not being about the players. it is about what lov

if we spend a lot of time looking to see if saracens are doing what we need them to do, we don't give on ourselves and what we need to do, and we'll take what comes. back to football then, and the weekend's slate of pivotal action starts tonight with southampton and west brom meeting for a place in the championship playoff final. the winner will play leeds at wembley after they beat norwich, who sacked their manager david wagner today in response to their defeat. mike apps is at st mary's stadium. well, the match doesn't kick off your until eight o'clock this evening but as you can see fans are already gathering in large numbers outside the stadium. that's after southampton asked their supporters to arrive early so they can welcome the team coach in the next hour, because they want to have as lively an atmosphere here tonight as possible. the stakes this evening are huge, it's the chance to get through to the championship playoff final at the end of the month against leads, and a chance to return to the premier league for the first time in three seasons for west brom and one yearfor f

sale and saracens are the other two sides to reach the play—offs. ben croucher reports.the partnership time and can be everything. four straight wins have provided the wind be high sale for the upstairs and slip up today would help to. helps other home rely on beating a team they never lost two in the league. that rarely looked likely. not least when rob depree ensured the team who work barely given a prayer a few weeks ago ran out winners by 20 points— ten. babb only needed a points— ten. babb only needed a point but preferred to sail their point but preferred to sail their point and style against the northampton sidewall really qualified and rested a bunch of regulars. it's little surprise when bath marched through the settings with ease. six tries in total in a 43-12 with ease. six tries in total in a a3—12 win for the semifinal against sale, saints and against errands. all meant bristles win over harlequins was in and men exit defeat at leicester wouldn't come back to bite them after all the number crunching four teams are just eight ties away from that 20 number fin

england international billy vunipola will leave saracens at the end —— and his brother... of the seasone club. vunipola is regarded as one of their greatest players after winning five premierships and three european titles. the club say that he's leaving �*for a new challenge' but it hasn't been announced whether that's in england or abroad. the man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player adamjohnson has been re—bailed. johnson, died last october, after being struck in the neck with a skate during a game in sheffield. one of his teamates, who was on the ice, says he'll never be able to forget what he saw. victor bjorkung, who played with johnson at the nottingham panthers, left the club shortly afterjohnson died, admitting he found it too hard to be a part of the team, following the incident. i do think about it every day, more or less. obviously more when... i mean, my season is done now, so i don't think about it maybe as much, but obviously when i'm still playing and i put my maybe neck guard on it for practice orfor a game, or even when i'm

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they are four points clear of saracens, who beat in—form bristol bears by 111—20 at ashton gate.o games in super league today with wigan up to third — wigan warriors have gone top of super league after a 118—6 win against huddersfield giants. a hat—trick of tries from liam marshall and a brace from bevan french helping them dominate proceedings in west yorkshire. catalan dragons also won today, they beat leeds rhinos 26—0 to move up to fourth. it's 75 years since the first badminton horse trials, the most famous and prestigious three day event in the world. this year's competition has been as tough as ever, but there are five brits still in the top ten and as it's an olympic year there's a little extra tension. lizzie greenwood—hughes has been there with two of great britain's best placed riders. welcome to badminton, the wimbledon of the sporting event. i don't know what your knowledge of sporting events are like, but i can tell you it is a horse triathlon. the first part is the triage, a kind of precision course of movements, were there to perform precision movements and they a

in the women's premiership, saracens secured second place and a home semifinal in the play—offs with campbell's second try of the day ending gloucester�*s hopes of finishing the season unbeaten. in the super league, warrington wolves beat the catalan dragons in peripignan in france, winning 16—8 to go second in the table, level on points with st helen's. it was a rather cagey first half in the south of france, ending 2—2 after two sin bins, one for each side. in the second half, though, warrington accelerated into the lead, up 14—2 at one point. wigan warriors could join warrington wolves and at the top of the table when they play salford red devils tomorrow. now, is red bull's period of domination in formula one coming to an end? max verstappen was expected to retain his world title with ease this year. he's already failed to win two races, and today in monaco, he failed to claim pole for the first time this season. starting from the front where it matters most will be charles leclerc. nick parrott reports. the most glamourous date on the formula i calendar is one of the toughest. m

coming up on bbc news, and within saracens * receives a formal warning from the football union for hisy further sanctions. hundreds of people in the uk do not know that they are living with hepatitis c after being infected with contaminated blood. up to 27,000 people were exposed to the virus, which attacks the liver, after having blood transfusions in the 1970s, �*80s and �*90s. but the bbc has found that around as many as 1700 people are still believed to be living undiagnosed with the condition because both the government and the nhs failed to raise awareness or trace those who were most at risk of having the virus. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. i didn't know for 27 years that i was walking around with hepatitis c. somebody in a&e blurted it out to us, that mum had liver cancer. i went in, i had a baby, and i was given a death sentence. remembering the thousands who have died after being given blood contaminated with potentially fatal hepatitis c during surgery. doctors knew a quick diagnosis could save lives but transfusion cases are still coming forward, even decades after b

with the try here that maintains gloucester�*s strong lead in the division, nine points clear of saracensome of the other stories making the headlines today. lorcan tucker hit a half century as ireland set pakistan a target of 194 in their second t20 international in dublin. overs in their chase. chennai super kings beat rajasthan royals to move up to third in the indian premier league. they reached their target of 142 with ten balls to spare. elsewhere, royal challengers bangalore beat delhi capitals. spain'sjorge martin won the french grand prix to extend his advantage at the top of the motogp championship by 38 points. martin moved clear with six laps to go and powered to victory with marc marquez finishing second. eight time world rally champion sebastien ogier has claimed a record sixth rally portugal win and sixtieth career victory. the frenchman is only driving in selected events this season, but this was his second consecutive win. his toyota team mate, britain's elvin evans could only finish sixth, but remains second in the drivers�* championship. to a shock in rome now, as mens

in the women's premiership, saracens secured second place and a home semifinal in the play—offs with day ending gloucester�*s hopes of finishing the season unbeaten. in the super league, catalan dragons are currently playing warrington wolves in peripignan in france. warrington are currently 8—2 up early into the second half. they went ahead thanks to this josh thewlis kick. however, this high tackle from lachlan fitzgibbon saw him sent to the sidelines in one of two sin bins. the tackle also presented frenchman arthur mourgue the opportunity to equalise, which he did, before a george williams try just a short time ago. the wolves, backed by over 1,000 fans in the south of france, could go level with st helens at the top with a win. now, is red bull's period of domination in formula one coming to an end? max verstappen was expected to retain his world title with ease this year. he's already failed to win two races, and today in monaco, he failed to claim pole for the first time this season. starting from the front where it matters most will be charles leclerc. nick parrott reports. t

leave gloucester at the end of the season, while brothers billy and mako vunipola will both depart saracensder against pakistan in dublin. ireland batted first — setting pakistan 179 to win — but it was never enough. pakistan chasing down their target with six wickets in hand and three overs to spare. the teams will meet again in the group stage at next month's t20 world cup. and we'll finish where we started with football and some good for fans of the fa cup. bbc sport will continue showing the competition on free—to—air television after agreeing a four—year deal with tnt sports which begins next year. under the partnership, the bbc will screen fourteen games per season, including the final at wembley. and just enough time to say, there's a couple of minutes left at tottenham hotspur stadium, manchester city still leads 2—0, so they take a two point advantage over arsenal. but from all of us of the bbc sport centre, that's all for now. hello there, good evening. it was cool and cloudy for many of us today with outbreaks of rain quite heavy through the morning from a front gradually pushing

england forward maro itoje is free to play for saracens in the premiership run—in, after his citing forst for second—placed sarries ahead of their final two regular season games against bristol and sale sharks. the american kristen faulkner was first over the line in stage four of the vuelta femenina in spain. australia's georgia baker was second, with dutch rider marianne vos coming third to become the overall leader. warrington wolves half back leon hayes will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a serious fracture dislocation to his ankle during their loss to salford on saturday. the club confirmed he'll undergo surgery this week and will be out for six months. some shock news from the crucible today, with world number twojudd trump losing in the quarterfinals to world number 44 jakjones. also into the last four, england's dave gilbert, who beat stephen maguire13—8 and will face either kyren wilson orjohn higgins in the semifinals. ronnie 0'sullivan and stuart bingham are also in action. hazel irvine rounds up a fascinating day. still processing the news that the world nu

four points clear of saracens, who beat in—form bristol bears by 41—20 at ashton gate.s bulls edged past glasgow, despite a late comeback from the visitors. bulls, based in pretoria, led by 27 points going in to the final 15 minutes, eventually winning by 40—34. despite defeat, glasgow remain top of the table. two games in super league today with wigan up to third — for the time being — after a 48—6 win against huddersfield giants. a hat—trick of tries from liam marshall and a brace from bevan french helping them dominate proceedings in west yorkshire. catalan dragons could go above them with a win against leeds. the score in that one currently 14—0 to catalan. it's 75 years since the first badminton horse trials, the most famous and prestigious three day event in the world. this year's competition has been as tough as ever, but there are five brits still in the top ten and as it's an olympic year there's a little extra tension. lizzie greenwood—hughes is there with two of great britain's best placed riders. welcome to the biggest about this, the wimbledon of the sporti

brothers billy and mako vunipola will both leave saracens at the end of the season, having spent moreme at the club. it's not yet been announced which clubs the vunipolas will be joining or whether they are heading abroad. the pga championship gets under way in kentucky this weekend. you can follow it across the weekend on the bbc sport website. tiger woods is amongst the 156 strong field and has been preparing for the tournament today. he was asked afterwards about his role in the talks between live golf and pga. he says he's very keen to see them come together. the says he's very keen to see them come touether. ., , ., , ., , says he's very keen to see them come touether. ., ,., , , together. the fans are probably as tired as we are of the talk of not being about the game of golf and not being about the game of golf and not being about the game of golf and not being about the players. it's about what we are doing and what liv is doing, players coming back and leaving. the fans just want to see us play together. how do we get there is to be determined.— let's take a look at some of t

they beat saracens away for the first time in 20 years to confirm their spot.or the time of year, but we will notice from midweek onwards, a cooler feel, will notice from midweek onwards, a coolerfeel, it will notice from midweek onwards, a cooler feel, it will be wetter and windier with widespread rain spreading across the country. that shows up on the weather forecast symbols chart for the week ahead in the capital cities. the other thing to point out are the temperatures, they are going to fall away a little bit, it is they are going to fall away a little hit, it is going to be called for the time of year, temperatures only falling back to where they should be after a particularly warm spell across some parts of the uk. but the rain and symbols showing that the dry spell is over for many. not completely dry over the past few days, one or two possible today, but let's talk about the mist and fog first of all, the stuff across the south and east is starting to lift and shift, the fog across western coasts will shift away, but some will linger around the north—

and what their wives caught they put on this pizza, the pizza itself is bread, since the ancient saracens’s like the ancient sorocins, here’s the dough, this is called a gluten film, this is the 24-hour fermentation, that’s it. we don’t give much to the dough so that all the oxygen goes to the edges, there is such a belief as - it’s called cornichon, there are standards, that is, cornichons, corniz, this side should not exceed 2-3 cm there, it should not be perfectly round, because it is handmade, just like it was born, this is how we give it to guests, the tomatoes are the san marzano variety. grown in the vicinity of vizuvje, without adding any sugars, salts, not dry, no spices, everything is natural, everything is fresh, the basil is fresh, this is a margherita pizza, it’s as if made under the italian flag, we use cheese of our own production (turov milk plant, buffalo), or use one-day-old cheese from buevalic milk, one-day cheese, but it is very similar. that is , this is mozzarella in brine, why am i working without gloves? a lot of people ask why i'm not wearing gloves? firstly, you

and saints are four points clear of saracens who beat in—form bristol bears by a1—2o at ashton gate.ound for rory mcilroy means he's just one shot off the lead at the wells fargo championship in north carolina. he's a three—time champion at the tournament and was four shots behind leader xander schauffele after the second round but a bogey—free, ll—under par—67, leaves him right in contention ahead of today's final round. english 17—year—old phoebe gill has recorded the second—fastest time in history for an under—18 female athlete after running an astonishing 800 metres in belfast. in sweltering conditions, gill, from st albans, set a new european record, finishing nearly two seconds quicker than the previous record, which had lasted for 45 years, and shaving close to four seconds off her personal best. it puts her in joint second place in this year's world 800m rankings. the huge strength of british 800 metres running, though, means the teenager still faces a very tough task in securing a place at this summer's olympics. tadej pogacar has extended his lead at the giro d'italia after

meanwhile in the women's premiership, saracens have secured second place and a home semifinal in thee super league leaders later as they take on salford red devlis. warrington wolves are level on points with st helens at the top after a 16—8 win over catalans dragons. it was a cagey first half but warrington eventually accelerated into the lead. matty ashton with that try. elsewhere today, london broncos will take on hull kr. for the first time this season max verstappen won't be starting a formula 1 race from pole after a tough qualifying in monaco. the world champion's hopes ended when his red bull hit the wall at the first corner of his final run, leaving him sixth. ferrari's charles leclerc will be hoping he can win his home race for the first time after claiming the third monaco pole of his career, ahead of oscar piastri and carlos sainz. lando norris in fourth. some sad news to bring you next. pga tour golfer grayson murray has died at the age of 30. he withdrew from the charles schwab challenge event in texas on friday through illness and was a two—time winner on the tour, inc

first place from seventh — all seven teams can still make the play—offs, but northampton saints and saracensat match last season but they were beaten in the final by leigh. you can see today's match live on bbc one, kick off is at 1:15. that is all the spot for now. charlie is getting very excited about the boxing. it is charlie is getting very excited about the boxing.— charlie is getting very excited about the boxing. it is going to be uite an about the boxing. it is going to be quite an occasion _ about the boxing. it is going to be quite an occasion and _ about the boxing. it is going to be quite an occasion and we - about the boxing. it is going to be quite an occasion and we will i about the boxing. it is going to be quite an occasion and we will chat| quite an occasion and we will chat more. i was a little distracted just a moment ago because i am seeing pictures of a dog festival. the festival season is approaching, and this year, our furry friends are getting involved — with events tailored to man's best friend fast becoming a big business. this weekend, one of those events, �*goodw

the bbc understands the england and saracens number eight was tasered by spanish police and later charged with his clubmates before his move to montpelier. he's since apologised to those involved. warrington wolves are top of rugby league's super league — after holding off a second—half fightback from hull kr to win by 20—8. in front of their home fans, warrington made a blistering start and had toby king to thank for his two tries before kr improved after the break. the win sees warrington leapfrog wigan at the top of the table, albeit having played two games more. a summer of international cricket is almost upon us. tomorrow, england women get their series against pakistan underway at edgbaston. they'll play three t20s before three one—dayers. vital preparation and game time for the squad ahead of the t20 world cup in bangladesh in september. for us, it's... after the series, we'll be reflecting on what worked and what didn't and what we can take forward going then into the new zealand series. and i think as long as we keep doing that, we'lljust keep developing our game ready for the wo