is already holding fans in sheffield is already holding fans in sheffield is already holding fans inen part of the government's pilot events for the safe return of spectators to venues. i pilot events for the safe return of spectators to venues.— spectators to venues. i think that as it is a monumental— spectators to venues. i think that as it is a monumental moment, i spectators to venues. i think that| as it is a monumental moment, to spectators to venues. i think that - as it is a monumental moment, to see people's faces again, the fans that come back year after year, you know, we ran this event behind coles, close doors this year and it has been really emotional to see people come here and actually see people that they met here for the first time in a long time. for them, it has been great but for a place and supporters as well. our players train, of course, year after year, we capped a week, and have done since being very most of them. —— week after week. they train for this one moment and what can the steps of the crucible theatre live crowd. that is what they deserve a spot on

the launch of hma's sheffield _ hma's sheffield was a momentous day, a real royal for two people in particularand present the bouquet to the queen. they represent the twin industries of sheffield. meeting the queen and especially the duke of edinburgh. it especially the duke of edinburgh.— especially the duke of edinburgh. especially the duke of edinburuh. , ., ., edinburgh. it is not you get to meet the _ edinburgh. it is not you get to meet the queen _ edinburgh. it is not you get to meet the queen and - edinburgh. it is not you get to meet the queen and the - edinburgh. it is not you get to l meet the queen and the prince in one day. it meet the queen and the prince in one day-— in one day. it was also the 50th birthday _ in one day. it was also the 50th birthday of— in one day. it was also the 50th birthday of the - in one day. it was also the 50th birthday of the duke. in one day. it was also the - 50th birthday of the duke. the whole — 50th birthday of the duke. the whole atmosphere was absolutely amazing — whole atmosphere was absolutely amazinu. �* ,, whole atmosphere was absolutely am

fans return for live sport this weekend with sheffield's crucible in the spotlight, for the world snookernship. and spectators will be in stadiums too — the fa cup at wembley this weekend, is part of the pilots we have to show we are tested to get in the stadium. so i deftly do want to test negative so i can get in. and can norwich hold their nerve — victory will see them promoted back to the premier league tomorrow night. also coming up in the programme... it's advantage great britain, in their play—off at the billiejean king cup. heather watson gives them the upper hand against mexico. and dan evans is flying high in monte carlo — could he go on to make a first masters level final, after victory over david goffin. hello there and welcome to sports day. spectators are returning to sport. this weekend we reach one of the key stages as we come out of lockdown. pilot events get under way to reintroduce crowds in england. football fans will be in wembley on sunday for one of the fa cup semi—finals. and the world snooker championship at the crucible in sheffield has plans to go from one third

fraser was treated at sheffield children's after he was born with spina bifida.ospital. i'm here today because of them. the hospital will always have a special place in my heart. mike clement has set up the fundraising challenge. he's in awe of his friend fraser. it's a real challenge for somebody to push themselves that distance, have to go out every in all weathers, all conditions. the support of the local community has been brilliant but i think his confidence has grown as well as his fitness as we've gone forward. it's been a tough challenge for fraser, pushing an average of six miles a day. what keeps you going day after day? knowing that i'm going to make a difference to people's lives. fraser will keep rolling on in 2021 until he completes his mammoth challenge. mark ansell, bbc news, bawtry in doncaster. you might remember this time last year, when the netflix documentary tiger king became a viral sensation. well, it turns out that keeping big cats as pets is notjust popular in the us, but in russia too. a warning in advance: don't try this at home. eliza

laura scott, bbc news, sheffield.w the snooker on the bbc sport website but, for now, back to you. more on our main story, the funeral of the duke of edinburgh at windsor. the queen, according to herfamily, has said that the death of prince philip has "left a huge void" in her life. they first met in the 1930s, they were married in 1947 — and their partnership spanned nine decades. our home editor mark easton reports from liverpool on how the queen and the duke of edinburgh became one of the most successful matches in the story of the monarchy. liverpool gives a true lancashire welcome to princess elizabeth. in spring 1949, a young couple went to liverpool's anglican cathedral at the end of hope street and drew a lovers�* knot on the third pier of the nave. the entwined e and p remains carved into the fabric of the building to this day, the physical embodiment of a marriage that was to last more than 73 years. among the choirboys attending that day was jeff holliday, now in his 80s. he recently lost his wife helen aft

sheffield united beat brighton.e first time of asking. a goal from the penalty spot gave them a 1-0 from the penalty spot gave them a 1—0 win over millwall. they are going straight back up into the top flight, just like norwich. there were huge celebrations for hull city who bounced back into the championship after being relegated last season. they made sure with a 2-1 last season. they made sure with a 2—1 victory last season. they made sure with a 2—1victory at lincoln. but two sides have been relegated, swindon town, they are down afterjust one season following a 5—0 defeat. bristol rovers relegation was confirmed after their 1—0 loss at portsmouth. hibernian are the first team through to the semifinals of the scottish cup after beating motherwell on penalties at easter road. they looked to have it in the bag when they were 2—0 up with ten minutes to go. however, motherwell were not going down without a fight. they equalised with one minute on the clock. extra time could not separate them. it went to penalties. h

they represented the twin industries of sheffield. it is not every day you get to meet the queen and the prince in one day. it was also the 50th birthday of the duke. the whole atmosphere was absolutely amazing. and you remember him putting you at ease? as he came towards us, you could see him smiling as he came towards us. he was in awe because two girls were so similar, he would have a little joke. he told us we were so alike. that we must get up to some sort of fun with our boyfriends and doing swapping. we laughed it off, no we don't, really. this photograph where he is doing this, that was the 'oke about boyfriends. he had a twinkle in his eye? oh, yes. he was having a bit of fun. this one is "happy birthday from the gorgeous girls." the twins were surprised to find themselves in the papers the next day. sheila has kept all the mementos. which one of you is which? ithink... you're not sure? no, i'm not! we were in every daily paper. i remember one of the managers saying "crikey, you wouldn't think they had launched the ship yeste

this is sumo digital�*s studio in sheffield.working on medieval multiplayer heist game hood, slated for release later this year. we make video games for all consoles and mobile. we have many studios in the uk, from newcastle in the north down to brighton in the south. in the last two years, of which the pandemic has formed 50% of that, we have grown. we've added anotherfive studios to sumo digital. the group's headcount has grown 36% in 2020, so it has been a year of growth. these are both games companies producing blockbuster titles who have experienced recent expansion. during the pandemic, obviously it has been really hard for everyone. we have been very lucky in that our revenue hasn't stopped, as it has for some companies. but making games is hard. and making games when you're distributed around the world is even harder. and we were determined to still release games last year, so we actually ended up going on a bit of a hiring drive last year. we have accelerated our growth plans, so the growth we were expecting in the next

in the english premier league, where sheffield united have been relegated following their 1—0 defeat seven points from safety, kick off at arsenal at 1:30. second placed manchester united take on burnley at 4pm. there's an old firm derby at ibrox to look forward to this afternoon in the last 16 of the scottish cup. rangers are going for the double after clinching their first league title in a decade, whilst the holders celtic have won the cup four seasons running. league 2 stranraer are currently hosting premiership hibernian, and hibs lead 1—0 in that one with the second halfjust underway. after the holders manchester city thrashed aston villa 8—0, there are 14 more matches in the fourth round of the women's fa cup this afternoon. it's currently half time between birmingham city and coventry, with the home side inil up thanks to claudia walker's early goal. you can watch it live via the red button and iplayer — or the bbc sport website — where you can also follow the rest of the day's action. the british number one dan evans may have missed out on the singles final at the monte carl

he has already won five ranking events this season and it looks like he will be hard to stop in sheffieldng on the progress of the world number one judge trump. in the end it was a comprehensive victory over radium. what stood out for you about that performance today? i what stood out for you about that performance today?— performance today? i think it was the calmness _ performance today? i think it was the calmness about _ performance today? i think it was the calmness about how - performance today? i think it was the calmness about how he - performance today? i think it was the calmness about how he never really got into top gear and never really got into top gear and never really had to. that like there was plenty of reserve and look in complete control and his emotions. six more half centuries today. there was not anything flashy about it. but it was more than a patient. comprehensive victory against a player _ comprehensive victory against a player who did not perform so it may be easier_ player who did not perform so it may be easier for— player who did not perform so it may be eas

but confirmation came yesterday that sheffield united are relegated, following their defeat to wolvesjose scored the only goal at molineux to send them down with six games to spare. it's the end of their two—season stay in the top flight, they finished ninth last season, but have only won four games so far this campaign. the only thing we can control is the last six games and it's how we go out that's important now. how we go out, what we try and do in order to get things in place for next season which will be going on behind the scenes. it has been an inevitability about it and everyone has been waiting for it to happen. it's how we deal with it that's the most important thing. so, sheffield united go down to the championship, but coming up to the premier league next season is norwich city. they lost to 3—1 bournemouth last night, but automatic promotion had already been confirmed because of results earlier in the day. premiership winners rangers face scottish cup holders celtic this afternoon in the fourth round of the competition. aberdeen are already through to the quarter finals

but defeats for rotherham and sheffield wednesday.y 3—1 after coming form a goal down to reach the next stage with danny mckay shrugging off defenders to score the second goal. the manager of the premier league leaders manchester city pep guardiola has said they're unlikely to buy a replacement striker this summer because they're all too expensive. sergio aguero will leave the club at the end of the season and guardiola has been looking at options for a new forward, but says they can't afford the asking price. a lot, lot, a lot of big chances we are not going to sign a striker for the next season, we cannot afford it. it is impossible. all the clubs are struggling financially, we are not an exception. they have played incredible in this position, young players in the academy who play. i don't what is going to happen. maybe it is going to be him, maybe, but maybe we are not going to buy any striker for the next season. now with covid restrictions still affecting super league, st helen's stadium hosted both of today's games. a tough day

events will be tried out in sheffield later thisj be tried out in sheffield later this month, too.ing — reservations. there is the thing about having your— reservations. there is the thing about having your liberties - reservations. there is the thing | about having your liberties taken away, which is really quite worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it. haifa worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it.— worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it. how do you make --eole also sort of get it. how do you make people feel — also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe _ also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and _ also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and reassured, - also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and reassured, but| people feel safe and reassured, but how do— people feel safe and reassured, but how do you — people feel safe and reassured, but how do you make sure that we still have that _ how do you make sure that we still have that freedom? it is how do you make sure that we s

now with culture mossman reversed she is a sociologist as well as a green party counsellor from sheffield in the u.k. welcome to day w. now the u.k.'s office of national statistics recently showed that 85 percent of white britons have reported that they were likely to get the shot that's compared to fewer than half the around 49 percent of black adults why is that. thank you for inviting me i think as you heard from the last best and this is a lot of suspicions but main problem is trust and also misinformation that's getting to the communities in the consent of black men to ethnic communities and those who have been minorities and have all said that mistrust with the health services says you probably have had many times that people as they were less should no one listen to us now those kind of words is the kind of that we had but the reaction also comes from years and years of racial is structural racism within within the public health and health services and health . services that did not really reach the communities and i think communities are know how to reach their actions seldom had

or the fa cup final— championships in sheffield or the fa cup final at wembley.vy trailing it in the nightclub in liverpool or maybe just see how _ nightclub in liverpool or maybe just see how it— nightclub in liverpool or maybe just see how it rolls out, and we have seen _ see how it rolls out, and we have seen us _ see how it rolls out, and we have seen us across europe, that governments are really keen to show that they— governments are really keen to show that they are trying to experiment with ways — that they are trying to experiment with ways of safely getting their population back to some semblance of normat— population back to some semblance of normal life. _ population back to some semblance of normal life, to do the things that what _ normal life, to do the things that what i _ normal life, to do the things that what i would call the grace notes of life, what i would call the grace notes of life. so _ what i would call the grace notes of life. so that — what i would call the grace notes of life, so that you can socialise, you can head — life, so that y

the launch of hms sheffield in 1971 was a momentous day, a real royal occasion.in industries of shipbuilding and engineering. 50 years on, sheila and ann remember meeting the queen and especially the duke of edinburgh. it was an honour to represent the town. yeah. and it's not everyday you get to meet the queen and the prince in one day, is it? it was also the 50th birthday of the duke, so the whole atmosphere was absolutely amazing. and you remember him putting you at ease? as he came towards us, i you could almost see him smiling, he was dying to ask us questions. i i think he wasjust so in awe that there was two girls that were so similar, that he thought he would have a little joke. he just said to us, - you are so alike, you really must get up to some kind of fun with your boyfriends _ and doing swapping? we just laughed it off and i said, "no we don't, really." of course, the photograph that got caught was this business where he is doing this... which is, do you know, "do you swap boyfriends?" but that was it. with a twinkle in his eye? oh, yes. yeah, a lit

laura scott, bbc news, sheffield.duke of edinburgh. the queen has described the death of prince philip as "having left a huge void" in her life. they first met in 193a and got married after the war in 19117 — a relationship spanning nine decades. our home editor mark easton now reports from liverpool on how the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been a remarkable team in the story of the monarchy. | liverpool gives a true lancashirej welcome to princess elizabeth... in spring 1919, a young couple went to liverpool's anglican cathedral at the end of hope street, and drew a lovers' knot on the third pier of the nave. the entwined e and p remains carved into the fabric of the building to this day, the physical embodiment of a marriage that was to last more than 73 years. the princess and the duke move into... . among the choirboys attending that day was geoff holliday, now in his 80s. he recently lost his wife, helen, after almost 50 years of marriage, and feels for the queen as she bids a final farewell to her husband

given the green light on the 21st ofjune after a test event at the world snooker championship in sheffieldd no positive covid tests. the mail warns that tens of thousands of families will have to continue to face strict funeral rules before restrictions are eased at the end ofjune. the sun says it's time for you to pack that suitcase for your summer holiday abroad, as europe will soon its doors to britons following the success of the uk's vaccination programme. the guardian carries an investigation into hundreds of thousands of soldiers from ethnic minority backgrounds who died while fighting for the british empire — the paper says the serviceman were not commemorated in the same way as their white comrades due to decisions underpinned by "pervasive racism". the i carries an exclusive interview with the sister of george floyd. latonya floyd says it's time to fight racism in the uk in her brother's name. and the mirror carries a message from the queen on her 95th birthday, where she thanked people for their heartfelt messages following the death of the duke of edinburgh, which left her fami

snooker returns to sheffield's crucible theatre tomorrow, and so do the crowds.nd all being well, that will rise to 100% for the final in a couple of weeks' time. former winner and broadcaster ken doherty says steps are being taken to keep everyone safe. everybody will be tested, even all the players, of course all the backroom staff, the bbc, and everybody, all the supporters, will be tested individually, you know, the lateral tests, to let them in. so plenty of precautions and protocols in place to make sure it is a safe environment for everybody, but it is a scheme backed by the government as well, we are so happy crowds will be allowed to come through the crucible dollars when it all starts. —— yours. dan evans got the win of his career as he beat world number one novak djokovic. it came in the third round of the monte carlo masters. the british number one will try and back that up against david goffin in the quarterfinals this morning. meanwhile, katie boulter returns for great britain today in the billiejean king cup, in their playoff tie with mexico. boult

trialled at some major sporting events this spring, including the world snooker championships in sheffieldhe fa cup final at wembley. more controversially, there will be a trial of what the government calls covid status certification, or what critics call vaccine passports. these would mean that you would have to prove you had been vaccinated or recently had a negative test, or actually had coronavirus in the last six months and so have some immunity. but just how widely would these certificates be used and how soon? would you like to take this opportunity to reassure the sceptics that while they could be useful for big events, people will not need to take a certificate to their local pub to gain entry? there is absolutely no question of people being asked to produce certification or covid status reports when they go to the shops or to the pub garden, or to the hairdressers or whatever on monday. and, indeed, we are not planning that for step three, either. may the 17th, as you know, we are hoping to go for the opening up of indoor hospitality. so, no imminent use of covid certificates. mo

sheffield united are bottom of the table, 18 points from safety, with just 21 left to play for.hey're all but down — but interim manager paul heckingbottam says that's not an excuse for heads to drop. everyone has got something to play foe. their own situation, as well as the team's. the moment you want a breather, you are not prepared to give 100%, you are no good for the team, no good for the club. we have to make sure that is the message. everything else can be a distraction if you let it. england women's manager hege riise says she's confident she can turn the lionnesses poor run of form around. england have lost 8 of their last 13 matches. the latest defeat coming on friday when they were beaten 3—1 by france. that was just riise's second game in charge after taking overfrom phil neville. her side face canada in another friendly tomorrow night in stoke. that's the last game before riise names her team gb squad for the delayed tokyo olympics. having the two games is for us as a team is important. now we get to see players in the best way we can, to see where we, as a team, n

laura scott, bbc news, sheffield. let's return now to our main story.ng — just 30 guests will attend the duke of edinburgh's funeral. 0ur correspondent graham satchell has been speaking to some of those involved with the preparations. at their barracks in windsor, state trumpeters from the band of the household cavalry are having their final rehearsal for this afternoon's ceremony. trumpeters play the reveille these trumpeters have played at royal weddings, state banquets, the opening of parliament. but there is a real pride being involved in today's service. it is a little bit nerve—wracking. but you hear so much, and hear so many stories, especially now, of what he did for the duke of edinburgh awards, what he did for the military, and such— a very, very inspirational man. the trumpeters have met prince philip over and over again, and remember his playful sense of humour. he would often walk through and while we were playing he would go, "what's on the flip side?" referring to the old lps, and would turn your music over while you were playing, to see

this is sumo digital�*s studio in sheffield.y launched sackboy�*s a big adventure for the ps5 and are working on medieval multiplayer heist game hood, slated for release later this year. we make video games for all consoles and mobile. we have many studios in the uk, from newcastle in the north down to brighton in the south. in the last two years, of which the pandemic has formed 50% of that, we have grown. we've added anotherfive studios to sumo digital. the group's headcount has grown 36% in 2020, so it has been a year of growth. these are both games companies producing blockbuster titles who have experienced recent expansion. during the pandemic, obviously it has been really hard for everyone. we have been very lucky in that our revenue hasn't stopped, as it has for some companies. but making games is hard. and making games when you're distributed around the world is even harder. and we were determined to still release games last year, so we actually ended up going on a bit of a hiring drive last year. we have accelerated our

masters champion yan bingtao is through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffieldl of the morning session to come through 10 frames to 6. elsewhere, the former semi finalist david gilbert is through after a 10—4 win against fellow englishman chris wakelin. the four times championjohn higgins trails tee—an pengfei by four frames to three after the first session of their first round match. they'll play to a finish tomorrow afternoon. that's all from sportsday. with 20 minutes to go it looks like leicester will play chelsea in the fa cup final. for me and the team, thatis fa cup final. for me and the team, that is all for now. thanks for watching and good night. some areas today have been basking in warm april sunshine, but not everywhere. a weak weather front across scotland and northern ireland, producing more cloud than england and wales. a little bit of patchy rain. in england and wales, there has been plenty of sunshine. another dry day. this weather system sitting to our west, overnight it will take the rain away from scotland and northern ireland before bringin

defeat in a row and in reach of the three sides below them — rotherham, who have two games in hand, sheffieldr way. hibs lead motherwell 2—0 — christian doidge and jackson irvine with the goals. less than 10 minutes to go there. two more games tomorrow, including rangers against stjohnstone. kilmarnock face st mirren on monday. bristol city fought back from 2—0 down against aston villa to earn a precious point in their battle to avoid relegation from the women's super league. ella mastrantonio scored deep into injury time to make it 2—2. city remain bottom, with villa just above them on goal difference. last year's beaten finalist kyren wilson is through to the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship, after a fightback from barry hawkins. wilson had a five—frame advantage at one stage but he was pegged back to 9—9, before pulling away, to win13—10. he'll play the former champion neil robertson, who beat jack lisowski. and this evening, we'll see the resumption of the battle of the former champions — mark williams is 10—6 up againstjohn higgins after this morning's session, while on th

they beat sheffield united 2—1 — jack harrison's seventh goal of the season put them ahead. club equalised just before half time — oli mcburnie�*s deflected shot was turned in by ben osborn, goalline technology helping the referee give it. but philjagielka's own goaljust after half time consigned the blades to a 24th defeat of the season. they're 1a points from safety with just 8 games to play. gfx)0ne other game to tell you about. 9th against seventh would you believe. arsenal host liverpool. that one kicks off at 8. brora rangers almost pulled off another shock in the scottish cup this afternoon — but were beaten in extra time by stranraer. after knocking hearts out in round 2, brora were eventually beaten 3—1 in extra time by the league two side. fraserburuh and formartine were also beaten — ending non league interest in the competition. aberdeen and st mirren were amongst the premiership teams into round 4. celtic falkirk kicked off at 7:30. all of the scores can be found on the bbc sport website. west ham's first league win since before christmas has lifted them off the

masters champion yan bingtao is through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffieldhe morning session to come through 10 frames to 6. elsewhere, the former semi finalist david gilbert is through after a 10—4 win against fellow englishman chris wakelin. the four times championjohn higgins trails tee—an pengfei by four frames to three after the first session of their first round match. they'll play to a finish tomorrow afternoon. that's all from sportsday. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. the revenge thriller promising young woman is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year, and it's finally streaming in the uk this weekend. you just forgot your birthday. you don't want to have a party, you don't want to see your friends. you know i don't have any friends, mum. don'tjoke about it, don't. do you know how strange this is? you, you're still living here at home, working in that stupid coffee shop since you and nina dropped out of med school! you're out all night long doi

the world snooker championship is underway in sheffield — with fans allowed into the crucible theatrehampion ronnie 0'sullivan is playing the qualifier markjoyce in the first round. the rocket is going for a seventh title this year which would see him equal stephen hendry�*s record. he is currently leading 7—4, with the first to ten making it through. you can watch it live now on the red button or via the bbc sport website and app. hello there, good evening. there were some warm spring sunshine for many of us today. highest temperatures were around merseyside. we have seen some cloud coming in from the north sea across eastern parts of england, but it is quite thin, high cloud. most of it is sitting in the atlantic, and this will work its way into northern ireland and eventually into western scotland. the cloud coming in and thickens up, so we will start to see some rain pushing in from the west across northern ireland overnight. by across northern ireland overnight. by the early hours, it will arrive in western scotland. these areas will be milder overnight. for the rest of the uk, e

points clear of fulham the day's final premier league game is at bramall lane where bottom placed sheffieldndre lacazette's goal has put mikel arteta's side in front at half time. in the scottish premiership, the champions rangers are still on course to finish the season unbeaten and they're 100 are still on course to finish the season unbeaten and they're100% home record intact too after they beat hibernian at ibrox. joe aribo and ryan kent with the goals for steven gerrard's side who held on for a 2—1 win after kevin nisbet scored late on. next, it's going to be a gripping night for those of you staying up for the final round of the masters. england'sjustin rose, twice a runner—up at augusta, teed off a short while ago. and he remains four shots behind the leader hideki matsuyama, rose is part of a group of players playing catch up which includes -- hasn't had the best of starts, dro -|n~ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dronping a _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dr0pping a shep- _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dropping a shop. 50 _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dropping a sh

this is sumo digital�*s studio in sheffield.st recently launched sackboy: a big adventure for the ps5 and are working on a medieval multiplayer heist game hood, slated for release later this year. we make video games for all consoles and mobile. we have many studios in the uk, from newcastle in the north down to brighton in the south. in the last two years, of which the pandemic has formed 50% of that, we have grown. we've added anotherfive studios to sumo digital. the group's headcount has grown 36% in 2020, so it has been a year of growth. these are both games companies producing blockbuster titles who have experienced recent expansion. during the pandemic, obviously, it has been really hard for everyone. we have been very lucky in that our revenue hasn't stopped, as it has for some companies. but making games is hard. and making games when you're distributed around the world is even harder. and we were determined to still release games last year, so we actually ended up going on a bit of hiring drive last year. we have accele

confirmation came yesterday that sheffield united are relegated following their defeat to wolves lastback to the premier league at the first time of asking. they lost 3—1 to bournemouth last night but had almost gone up because of other results. only watford, eight points behind them, can deny them the championship title. in scotland ranges in celtic go head—to—head today in the fourth round of the scottish cup, aberdeen are already through to the quarterfinals after penalty shoot—out went over livingston. ross scoring the decisive penalty after the match had finished 2—2 after extra time. not a bad first game in charge for the new manager stephen rice. two rugby, france will play england in next week's women's six nations final after a comprehensive victory over ireland. france, who are ranked fourth in the world, finished top of the pool and ran riot over the irish defence. two tries as they won by 56 points to 15. ireland will face italy in a game for third place after they beat scotland in glasgow by 41 points— 20. to formula 1, lewis hamilton said he needed a perfect but a little

but defeats for rotherham and sheffield wednesday.ola has said they're unlikely to buy a replacement striker this summer because they're all too expensive. sergio aguero will leave the club at the end of the season and guardiola has been looking at options for a new forward, but says they can't afford the asking price. a lot, lot, a lot of big chances we are not going to sign a striker for the next season, we cannot afford it. it is impossible. all the clubs are struggling financially, we are not an exception. they have played incredible in this position, young players in the academy who play. i don't what is going to happen. maybe it is going to be him, maybe, but maybe we are not going to buy any striker for the next season. now with covid restrictions still affecting super league, st helens�* stadium hosted both of today's games. a tough day for leigh as they were beaten 44—12 by warrington while castleford came through a tight match with leeds 18—10. alex gulrajani watched the action. the dream return to super league for leigh was

the first of the semi—final spots have been taken at the world snooker championship in sheffield.n wilson won the five frames required without reply against former champion neil robertson, next up for wilson will be either the world number one judd trump or shaun murphy. mark selby raced through his quarterfinal against fellow 3 time champion mark williams with a session to spare, he was 6—2 up overnight and went through 13—3. selby says he hopes that is a good omen, he beat maco fu13—3 in the 2017 quarters and went on to win the title. selby will face stuart bingham in what promises to be another great crucible match up. bingham pulled through in an epic quarterfinal against anthony mcgill, bingham won by xxx you may have seen over the last week, the german gymnast sarah voss and some of her teamates at the european championships, competing in full—body suits, not traditional leotards. the german gymnastics association said that the move was a stand against sexualisation. voss has been speaking to the bbc. the reason we did it was to feel more comfortable and be a role model for

sheffield wednesday manager darren moore has revealed he's contracted pneumonia.ts on the lungs, following a recent bout of coronavirus. he only returned to the touchline for tuesday's championship defeat by swansea, following a spell in self—isolation — but he'll now take a further unspecified period of leave. now it's turning it quite the week for dan evans. the british number one won his first match on clay for four years on monday and now he's beaten novak djokovic at the monte carlo masters. evans had never faced the current world number one before, and on his least favourite surface, he pulled off the biggest win of his career. as jim lumsden reports. not many gave him a chance, but evans had never played a djokovic, so anything was possible. the perfect start for the british number one, an immediate break of serve. djokovic had lavish praise on evans this week, calling him smart, explosive, and possessing a great variety in his game. the momentum had been building for evans, a first atp title injanuary, two victories on clay this week, his first in almost f

there are still four quarter—final places up for grabs at the world snooker championships in sheffieldhe looked to be in good form this afternoon — he's 9—6 up against mark allen of northern ireland, while 2005 champion shaun murphy leads yan bingtao10—6. more live action this evening on bbc two and the bbc sport website and app. sometimes in sport you have those days where everything goes right and ravindra jadeja definitely had one of those for chennai super kings today in the indian premier league. he equalled the competition record for most runs by a batsman in an over — hitting 37 in the final over against royal challengers bangalore which included five sixes. he also took three wickets and had this direct—hit to run out dan christian as chennai won by 69 runs to go top of the ipl. not a bad days work! that's all from sportsday. thank you for your company. the cracked thank you for your company. dry the cracked ground, very dry and particularly across england and wales, through the week ahead, a few scattered showers in the forecast but once again, things are turning cold showers

play was paused at the world snooker championship at the crucible in sheffield to hold a minute's silencee same happened in cricket and formula one. whilst there was also a minute's silence held before the women's six nations match between scotland and italy in glasgow. and we'll bring you up to date with all the sporting action from those events and more across the next ten minutes. we start at wembley, though, where the second half is just getting underway in the first fa cup semi final of the weekend. manchester city — chasing a potential quadruple this season — are playing chelsea. it could well be a dress rehearsal for the champions league final after both sides progressed in europe earlier in the week. chelsea had the ball in the back of the net inside the first 10 minutes through hakim ziyech, but timo werner was ruled offside. you can watch it live now over on bbc one. newcastle have taken a big step towards ensuring they're still in the premier league next season, after beating west ham 3—2 in a dramatic game at stjames park. the win moves them nine points clear of the relegation

they beat sheffield united 2—1 — jack harrison's seventh goal of the season put them ahead.e — oli mcburnie's deflected shot was turned in by ben osborn, goalline technology helping the referee give it. but philjagielka's own goaljust after half time consigned the blades to a 24th defeat of the season. they're 1a points from safety with just 8 games to play. leaders manchester city are at 3rd placed leicester in the 5:30 kick off. goalless at half time — both teams had goals disallowed for offside. later arsenal host liverpool just the one game in the championship today where brentford's hopes of automatic promotion were hindered by a 1—1 draw at huddersfield. they didn't help themselves when some slack defending gifted the ball to lewis o'brien, who fired the home side side ahead afterjust seven minutes. the grabbed the equaliserjust after the break when mads sorensen eventually prodded the ball home. the point leaves them nine behind second placed watford with a game in hand. brora rangers of the highland league stunned hearts in the second round of the scottish cup but th

the trophy goes back as _ sheffield from 1977. the trophy goes back as far— sheffield from 1977.g well, fingers crossed, we will see a capacity crowd at the final in may. slowly building up to it. increasing numbers of fans through the opening rounds up to the semifinals and final, and hopefully a full house for the final. this semifinals and final, and hopefully a full house for the final.- a full house for the final. as long as it is safe- _ a full house for the final. as long as it is safe. can _ a full house for the final. as long as it is safe. can i— a full house for the final. as long as it is safe. can ijust _ a full house for the final. as long as it is safe. can i just say - as it is safe. can i 'ust say something? h as it is safe. can i 'ust say something? dan _ as it is safe. can ijust say something? dan evans. as it is safe. can i just say i something? dan evans beat as it is safe. can i just say - something? dan evans beat novak djokovic, the world number one. biggest win of his career so far. it was interesting how dan evans was saying that djokovic kept him waitin

the british para swimming international starts in sheffield tomorrow.uble as the gb paralympic trials. hannah russell will be taking part. she won two golds in rio but had to take a break in 2019 because of anxiety and depression. she's been speaking to kate grey. in the 2019 season, i was really struggling. the support of british swimming, i have two boys that their support is absolutely brilliant. 0bviously mental health, is starting to be a bit of an opener and sport now. people are starting to talk about it more, which is brilliant. i deftly encourage people to do so because even though in these dark areas where you might be struggling, when you do reach out to people, the support networks are there, and for me personally, i had a lot of support around me, and me personally, i had a lot of supportaround me, and i me personally, i had a lot of support around me, and i only managed to go from strength to strength, and now here i am, hopefully qualifying for my parenting for games and striving towards tokyo. five years ago in rio dejaneiro, ten athlete

wolves' premier league match against sheffield united on saturday has been moved from a 3.00 kick—offd a clash with the duke of edinburgh's funeral. premiership rugby have moved four matches and changes have also been made to the horse—racing schedule. the football league have confirmed the dates for the playoffs. 12 fixtures will played over the space of seven days at the end of may, with the three finals staged at wembley across the bank holiday weekend with a limited number of fans expected to be allowed in. a new women's baseball league and a national team is being formed in the uk, as the game continues to grow in the country. the southern belles will be one of eight sides starting the competition next month. lewis coombes has been to one of their training sessions at the national baseball centre in slough. the bases are loaded, the field is set. the captures poise. women's baseball is ready to smash it out the park. i baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. ., , ., baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. . , ., .,, baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. . , ., ., baseb

champion mark williams is through to the second round at this year's world snooker championship in sheffieldfor a place in the quarterfinals. for all today's results, head to the bbc sport website. britain's simon yates has retained the lead at the tour of the alps after stage 3, as he prepares for the giro d'italia next month. italy's gianni moscon, in the dark blue of the british ineos grenadiers team, was fastest to finish from a breakaway to win stage 3. yates finished safely in the main group, saving energy for the hardest stage of the race tomorrow. he currently leads by 45 seconds. and for more on that and every thing else, of course, the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello. where yesterday a weather front produced cloud and a little rain in scotland and northern ireland, today has been dry with plenty of sunshine this afternoon. that weather front works southward across england and wales with some cloud. though, frustratingly, if you wanted some rain on the garden, there's been barely any rain. following on, a new area of high pressure building across the uk

given the green light on the 21st ofjune, after a test event at the world snooker championship in sheffield covid tests. the mail warning that tens of thousands of families will have to continue to face strict funeral rules before restrictions are eased at the end ofjune. according to the financial times, the italian prime minister, mario draghi, is to announce a recovery package worth more than £200 billion to help the country's economy recover from the pandemic. there's the ft. the sun says it's time for you to book your summer holidays abroad, as europe will open its door to britons following the success of the uk's vaccination programme. and the mirror carries a message from the queen on her 95th birthday, where she thanked people for their heartfelt messages following the death of the duke of edinburgh, which left her family "deeply touched". some of the front pages that we have already in and as always, very good of both of you to join us on this wednesday evening, and a lot to get through. we are going to start with the metro and, maya, let's start with you. the headline, basically t

trump's already won five tournaments so far this season and is the favourite to win in sheffield forble. it is day ten here at the crucible and the world number onejudd trump has made it through to the quarterfinals, rendering for micro sentries along the way. he looked in good form. sentries along the way. he looked in aood form. , , , ,, good form. yes, very impressive. once at some _ good form. yes, very impressive. once at some closer— good form. yes, very impressive. once at some closer frames - good form. yes, very impressive. once at some closer frames and l good form. yes, very impressive. | once at some closer frames and it changed the whole dynamics of the match, but he looks very good at the moment. —— won some close friends. and there are still some games to go. he has not been at his best so far, he was looking forward to getting into the tournament and feels like it comes lives in the quarter and semi is and it is all about, so watch this space. two matches tonight, mark selby against mark allen, selby is looking back to his best. he mark allen, selby is looking back to

gratulations to sheffield and ellen aka you're doing great work keep it up. under is an all round success but the stone work to do. it up the surface of i think the best thing we could achieve is to no longer be different for us to just be us in the church and in the world. and maybe we'll have a channel for seniors about incontinence or whatever hops are no one is different i'm more. inclined to them and stephanie and helen roscoe say they may just keep on running their you tube channel until they're old and growing themselves. this is a fine shot and it finally being upset by the pandemic. migrant workers not only do they use their wages to support their families but. also supporting the local economies of their home country. new ideas to help ensure that their families are provided for it in the future. it means minutes on t.w. . how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll all miss trying to do through the topics covered and the weekly radio program. if you would like and more information on the chrono laroche or any other science topic you sho

the crucible theatre in sheffield is set to be at full capacity from sunday for the final of the worlda monumental moment, to see people's faces as well again. we ran this event behind closed doors last year and it has been really emotional to see people that have come here and actually seeing people that they met here two years ago for the first time in a long time. forthem, it has ago for the first time in a long time. for them, it has been great but for our players and our sport as well. our players train year after year, we cut a week and since they have been very young, for this one moment to walk down the steps of the crucible theatre in front of that live crowd and that is what they deserve and it has just been fantastic to see that happen. meanwhile, the semifinals are on going, with last year's finalist kyren wilson well ahead going into tomorrow morning's session. he leads shaun murphy by 10 frames to 6, with the first to reach 17 heading to the final. murphy with this shot at the end of their session to close the gap to four frames. meanwhile, you can follow all the action i

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