the best division in the world next year, and sheffield united will take part in it.oa ky united will take part in it. another manager with a croaky voice but you can perhaps understand why after what happened on sunday night. spurs manager mauricio pochettino says he's living the dream and has even invoked buzz lightyear ahead of their champions league semi final first leg against ajax. it's the club's biggest european night for more than half a century and will take place in their new stadium. but they'll be without both harry kane, who's still injured, and son heung—min, whose goals against manchester city helped get them this far. but pochettino is still thinking big. you need to centre your dreams... infinity and beyond. because if you put your dream here, and in a moment, you don't get this dream, you get this and maybe it's a bottle without water, so it's difficult to accept. i think when you are ambitious and do want to achieve big things, you need to set your dream. i always was oedema. —— a dreamer. let's bring you up to date with some of the other sports st

but celebrations in sheffield as united are promoted to the top flight.lso coming up in the programme, it's another mercedes one—two in azerbaijan. and find out what stopped this brave marathon runner from crossing the finish line. hello and welcome to sportsday, lots coming up on the programme but we start with manchester city who have returned to the top of the premier league after a 1—0 win at burnley. much to the disappointment of liverpool fans who were hoping city would slip up. with just one point between the two clubs and only two matches remaining, it looks like the fight for the title might go down to the wire. it was a scrapy match with city having a shout for a penalty turned down after the ball struck ashley barnes on the arm. but they did find the breakthrough when sergio aguero‘s shotjust about crossed the line, confirmed using goal—line technology. manchester city are now a point above liverpool with two games remaining. if they beat leicester and brighton they will retain the title. these kind of games you play with the tension which what

sheffield united moved up to 2nd with a vital 2—nil victory over nottingham forest.ffy opened the scoring with this curling strike. blades fans had to wait until the last ten minutes for enda steven to seal the win. it moves sheffield united into the automatic promotion spots on goal difference alone. leeds missed out on regaining second spot as io—man wigan came from a goal down to beat them 2—1 at elland road. play off chasing bristol city were held at home by reading meaning middlebrough now sit in the final play—off spot, with their win over stoke city. very bad news for bolton wanderers though, they were relegated to league one after defeat to aston villa. tomorrow, manchester city and tottenham meet for the third time in 11 days. with both sets of players and fans still recovering from the most remarkable of champions league matches, which saw spurs make it to the semi—finals. for now the attention is back to the premier league. city can't afford any slip ups as they try to retain the trophy with tottenham still hoping to secure a top 4 spot... patrick gearey h

sheffield united will return to the top flight next season after their promotion challengers, leeds united a controversial sporting gesture, as adam wild reports. in sheffield, united's players could only sit and watch, their promotion to the premier league would be decided on the other side of yorkshire. an unusual situation, but what they were watching would be quite extraordinary. rivals leeds united, if they failed to beat aston villa, their promotion would be secured, but things are buried at simple. with an aston villa player injured in the centre circle, his team—mates all but stopped, waiting for leeds to stop too. they didn't. in fact, they carried on and scored, prompting pandemonium on the field and furious rows off it. amidst the chaos, aston villa were reduced to ten men, but then the instruction from leeds manager marcelo belzer, and things got stranger. from the kick—off, aston villa were allowed to walk the ball almost unopposed to the other end, a bizarre sequence of events, but one that sparked wild celebrations over in sheffield, united promoted back to the premier leagu

sheffield united are nowjust three points behind norwich after a 3—0 win at hull. united's hopes of automatic promotion have taken a blow this evening after they lost 2—0 away at brentford. neal maupay scored the opener in the first half. before sergi canos bundled their second home. leeds stay in third, three points behiond second—placed sheffield united. elsewhere, play—off—chasing middlesbrough and bristol city both lost away from home. it means derby are now into the play—off places after two late goals against qpr. towards the bottom, rotherham and millwall are still in big danger of the drop — they both lost. aston villa's win over millwall was their 10th in a row, breaking a record more than a century old. reading should be safe now, they drew with west brom. so here's the top of the championship. norwich still out in front, but they'll have to wait for another chance to secure promotion. they're three points ahead of sheffield united, after the blades‘ win today. leeds are three points further back in third, after that loss at brentford. derby sneak into the

sheffield united have taken a 1-0 games. sheffield united have taken a 1—0 lead at hull city.mpion this afternoon. but smith bolstered their bid for an automatic promotion spot from league 1coming automatic promotion spot from league 1 coming from behind to beat coventry 2—1. it has pushed them up to second by the time being. ba rnsley to second by the time being. barnsley and sunderland can overtake them if they win their 3pm kick—offs. boxer ali has been banned and been signed for biting. he had his boxing licence suspended and his fight withdrawn after being disqualified in liverpool last month. he apologised after the fight saying his behaviour was not a true reflection of who i am. and the first round of the world snooker championship is continuing in sheffield this afternoon. let's go live just now. in the afternoon session, it is a five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan taking onjames cahill. he is the first amateur player to reach the crucible and it was a 23 from black ball took the first frame. 0n the other table, john higgins starting his bid to reach the final. he st

second placed sheffield united kept the pressure on norwich with an important win at preston.lost to strugglers millwall. aston villa are still firmly in the playoff places after a comfortable win at sheffield wednesday and sixth placed bristol city drew. at the bottom end — ipswich won their first game in a very long time against bolton, who are just above them and in the midst of a financial crisis. rotherham also won. apologies, norwich fans! ijust i just wanted to talk about the championship. more goals in the norwich match than the celtic... no, they could have won the league tomorrow if rangers lose but instead celtic were held to a goalless draw at hoem to stjonhstone. meanwhile there was a feisty edinburgh derby at tynecastle where hibernian came from behind to beat hearts and move into fifth in the scottish premiership. the result, though, was overshadowed by some troubling behaviour from the fans, as patrick gearey reports. it is the issue that is clouding scottish football. for the second time in a week, a flare is thrown onto the pitch in a scottish premiership mat

sheffield united are reaching the end of a longerjourney.promotion, 12 years after coming down. their manager chris wilder is a blades fan himself, he arrived with the club 11th in the third tier. but beating ipswich means only an unlikely goal swing will now stop them going up, and were he not the dugout, and were he not in the dugout, he would be in the stands himself. it is an amazing day, i have not slept a wink all week waiting for this game, such a reward for the way that supporters have stuck by us because we have had some tough times down here. after the celebrations it all starts again in the summer. for now the players can enjoy the applause and prepare for english football's biggest leap. hoping to avoid going the other way are brighton who took a huge step towards staying in the premier league. they claimed a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle, ayoze perez with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal but they'll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. that

sheffield united are currently leading 3—0 at hull.ans. elsewhere, middlesbrough and bristol city both losing away from home. towards the bottom, rather have the lead against birmingham with them. relegation rivals reading and west brom are currently goalless. portsmouth bolstered their bid for an automatic promotion from league 1 coming from behind to beat coventry 2-1. it coming from behind to beat coventry 2—1. it has pushed them up to second for the time being. barnsley and sunderland can overtake them if they win their respective through pm kick—offs. boxer kash ali has been given a six—month ban and fined £10,000 for biting david price during their old british heavyweight fight. ali had his boxing licence suspended and his fight purse withdrawn after being disqualified in the fifth round in the bout last month in liverpool. he apologised after the fight saying his behaviour was not a true reflection of who i am. money 0'sullivan has begun his campaign at the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one is up agai

sheffield united kept the pressure on promotion rivals leeds with a vital 2—0 victory over nottinghamd to create much in the first half but when yohan benalouane was sent off, mark duffy took advantage but when yohan benalouane was sent with this curling strik. and then enda stevens sealed the three points in the last ten minutes. the win moves sheffield united back into the top two but leeds will regain second spot if they avoid defeat at home against wigan. it's 1-1 with it's1—1 with wigan down to ten men. boating losing 2—0 to aston villa, they will be relegated to the championship if that game ends in defeat for them. they liked his cause up defeat for them. they liked his cause up and down across the country, chasing bristol earlier, held at home by reading. some manchester united players "need a reality check" after a poor run of form, according to manager ole gunnar solskjaer. united have lost five of their last seven games in all competitions and were knocked out of the champions league by barcelona on tuesday. ahead of sunday's trip to everton, they're sixth in the premier le

leeds stay in third, three points behind second—placed sheffield united. bristol city both lost away from home. it means derby are now into the play—off places, after two very late goals against qpr. towards the bottom, rotherham and millwall are still in big danger of the drop — they both lost. reading gained a valuable point after their against west brom ended goalless. west brom secure their place in the playoffs. there's a shock in the making at the world snooker championship, in sheffield. 23—year—old amateurjames cahill leads ronnie 0'sullivan 5—4, in their first—round match. cahill is the first amateur to qualify for the event and gave an early signal of his intention as he took the first frame. the world number one fought back, but has looked as if his mind is elsewhere at times and has made plenty of mistakes. cahill has created plenty of opportunities and already appears to feel at home in the crucible. he'll return to the table tomorrow with a five frames to four lead in a best—of—19 contest. four—times champion john higgins was made to work har

following that closely in a sheffield bar were the sheffield united players.to the premier league. there might be a few sore heads tomorrow. valtteri bottas is back out in front in formula 0ne's drivers championship after winning the azerbaijan grand prix. it was yet another one—two for mercedes with lewis hamilton finishing just behind his team—mate in baku. bottas started on pole ahead of the briton, and the finn just about kept hold of his lead going into the first turn. it turned into a tactical battle throughout the race with ferrari's sebastian vettel and charl leclerc briefly threatening, but neither could stop bottas and hamilton's dominance once again. bottas came out on top, and that gives him a point lead over hamilton in the standings. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. holly hamilton, thank you very much. the chairman of the conservative party says he still hopes that the uk won't have to take part in the european parliament elections next month. brandon lewis said he wanted to see the prime minister's brexit wi

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they're now 7 points clear of sheffield united in second and qpr are hurtling towards the relegationpionship matches. elsewhere, i mentioned sheffield united who are second and keeping the pressure on norwich with an important win at preston. but leeds are third — beaten at birmingham — and west brom also lost to strugglers millwall. aston villa are still firmly in the play off places after a comfortable win at sheffield wednesday and 6th placed bristol city drew. at the bottom end, ipswich won their first game in a very long time against bolton, who are just above them and in the midst of a financial crisis. rotherham also won. iam i am looking forward to the last few weeks of the championship mac season. “— weeks of the championship mac season. —— chamber championship. pretty good day in scotland. celtic could have one delete tomorrow if rangers had lost. that did not happen. they were held to a goalless draw at home to livingston. meanwhile, there was a feisty edinburgh derby at tynecastle, where hibernian came from behind to beat hearts and move into fifth in the scottish premier

sheffield united are reaching the end of a longerjourney.wilder is a blades fan himself, he arrived with the club 11th in the third tier. but beating ipswich means only an unlikely goal swing will now stop them going up, and were he not in the dugout, he would be in the stands himself. it is an amazing day, i have not slept a wink all week waiting for this game, such a reward for the way that supporters have stuck by us because we have had some tough times down here. after the celebrations it all starts again in the summer. for now the players can enjoy the applause and prepare for english football's biggest leap. hoping to avoid going the other way are brighton who took a huge step towards staying in the premier league. after cardiff lost to fulham. they claimed a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle, ayoze perez with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal but they'll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt

leeds are currently three points behind sheffield united in third.'ll have to wait for another chance to secure promotion. they're three points ahead of sheffield united after the blades' win today. leeds willjoin them on 85 points if they win at brentford. derby sneak into the play off play places after their late win against qpr. middlesbrough and bristol city both lost. at that bottom... reading and qpr arejust reading and qpr are just sitting above, looking good to secure their place for next season. portsmouth bolstered their bid for an automatic promotion spot from league one, coming from behind to beat coventry 2—1 at fratton park. second half goals from tom naylor and brett pittman has pushed them up to second for the time being at least. barnsley are back there now — after beating plymouth. sunderland drew with peterborough and sit 4th. just one match in the premier league this evening. chelsea could move up to third in the table with a win at home to burnley — there's full commentary on radio five live — the match kicks off at 8. it promise

they remain top of the table, seven points clear of third place sheffield united, with just four gameschampions chelsea have been knocked out of the women's fa cup. they lost 1—0 to manchester city in the semi finals. a horrible moment for magdalena eriksson, who scored an own goal in the 92nd minute to gift city the win. 0bviously ecstatic that we have another opportunity to go up to wembley, it is one of the best years for playing in the fa cup final. but i think the game was pretty even as a whole, so it's a cruel ending. city will play west ham in the final, after they beat reading in the day's early kick off. reading took the lead just after half time. but west ham were leveljust eight minutes later, alisha lehmann with their equaliser. fara williams then missed a penalty for reading, so it finished 1—1 after 90 minutes. no goals in extra time, so it went to penalties. cho so hyun's spotkick securing a 11—3 victory for west ham. it means an fa cup final in their first season as a professional team. what a performance, what a battle from start to finish. what a feeling, look at tha

sheffield united—nottingham forest gets under way at 12:30.e to aston villa later. boxing and jarrell miller, says he's "done nothing wrong" and will appeal the decision, to deny him a licence to face anthonyjoshua at madison square garden, on 1st ofjune. he returned an "adverse finding," in a drug test and has asked for his b sample, to be examined. former world champion paulie, mally—nadgi, says whatever the outcome in this case, boxing does have a problem. there are many dirty fighters in this sport and drug tests need to happen more often and be more stringent. you are going to see more guys get away with this. the fact that we catch them once in awhile does not mean you catch all the cheaters. we need the drug testing to be more strict and on a more regular basis. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thanks, will. leading democrats in the us have described robert mueller‘s report into president trump's links to russia as "disturbing". the document reveals mr trump's 2016 campaign did not collude with russ

sheffield united will return to the top flight next season after their promotion challengers leeds unitedn sheffield, united players could only sit and watch. their promotion to the premier league would be decided on the other side of yorkshire. an unusual situation but what they were watching would be quite extraordinary. leeds failed to beat aston villa and their promotion would be secured. really that simple. with someone lying injured in the circle, their players all just stopped waiting for leeds to stop, too. they didn't. in fact, they carried on and they scored, prompting pandemonium on the field and furious rows of it. amidst the chaos, came the instruction from leeds manager and things got even stranger. from the kick—off, villa allowed to walk the ball on most unopposed to the other end. 1—1, a bizarre sequence of events but one that sparked wild celebrations over at sheffield. an incredible achievement and an extraordinary circumstance. what do you think of that then? we were about to have a very heated discussion. let's tell everybody at home. ijust very heated discussion. let

sheffield united are reaching the end of a longerjourney.ating ipswich means only an unlikely goal swing will now stop them going up, and were he not the dugout, and were he not in the dugout, he would be in the stands himself. it is an amazing day, i have not slept a wink all week waiting for this game, such a reward for the way that supporters have stuck by us because we have had some tough times down here. after the celebrations it all starts again in the summer. for now the players can enjoy the applause and prepare for english football‘s biggest leap. hoping to avoid going the other way are brighton who took a huge step towards staying in the premier league. they claimed a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle, ayoze perez with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal, but they‘ll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. that‘s because cardiff could still catch them despite losing to already—relegated fulham, ryan babel with the only goal. cardiff only have two games

norwich and sheffield united are on the brink of reaching the premier.hampionship. amateur james caan hill leads world number one ronnie 0'sullivan five frames to fourin one ronnie 0'sullivan five frames to four in sheffield. —— amateurjames cahill. i will be back with those stories and the breaking news about the death of billy mcneill, including tributes to that great player, at 9:a0am. there's a warning that a lack of english classes for migrants will harm the integration of communities and fuel right—wing extremism after brexit. the muslim council of britain and the association of colleges have condemned a halving of funds over the last ten years. leigh milner reports. muna al—wadi from syria is one of 750,000 people in the uk that speaks little or no english. it's up to her 1a—year—old daughter to help her. when she has an appointment in the doctor or dentist or anything i go with her to help her because she doesn't know the language. and when she goes sometimes shopping i go to help her. the government is spending £50 million to help women like mun

following that closely in a sheffield bar, were the sheffield united players.ore heads tomorrow. barry hawkins has made a strong start to his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. he leads kyren wilson six frames to two after the first session. hawkins did reach the final of this tournament in 2013 but lost in the final to ronnie 0'sullivan. and the youngest player left in the tournament, zhou yuelong, has also made a good start in his match against ali carter. the 21—year—old leads 5—3. the winner will play gary wilson in the quarter—finals. he knocked out mark selby in saturday's shock result. and ding junhui is in control of his match againstjudd trump, he leads by 9 frames to 7 after their afternoon session. the world championship is only trophy missing for the chinese player in his bid for the triple crown. mercedes set an all—time record of four consecutive one—twos at the start of a season as valtteri bottas beat lewis hamilton to win the azerbaijan grand prix. joe lynsky reports. right now at f1, no team could put mercedes i

it moves sheffield united back into the automatic promotion spot.goal to win 2—1. the playoff chasing windsor city... meaning they sit in the final playoff spot thanks to their win over stoke city. bad news for bolton wanderers, they were relegated to league1 wanderers, they were relegated to league 1 after being defeated by aston villa. this will kick off in ten minutes' time. footballers across england and wales are leading across england and wales are leading a2li across england and wales are leading a 2k hour social media strike which started at 9am to protest how racism has been dealt by football authorities and social media companies. danny rose is taking part, he was abused during the 2020 run in montenegro in march. the protest kicks off the antiracism campaign entitled enough. protest kicks off the antiracism campaign entitled enoughlj protest kicks off the antiracism campaign entitled enough. i think it's great that players are coming together to make a statement as a i'm nota i'm not a great user of social media myself, i try and stay cle

sheffield united have a little bit of a lead now. it is in their hands.e nice football. it can come back to bite you. thank you. but bolton are down, relegated to league one after a 2—nil defeat at home to aston villa. they have had nine wins on that short. it's been a troubled season for bolton, who've been plagued by a series of off—field problems. and in scotland, celtic could win the title for the eighth year in a row tomorrow, if they beat hibs, and rangers don't win at hearts today. the defending world snooker champion, mark williams claims the sport would rather not see, a ali—year—old, has—been, winning the tournament again. those were his words. on the day, the 43 year old, starts his title defence against martin gould he says, "they want a youngster coming through, who can push the sport". actually he is 44 now, he was 43 when he won it. the point is he wa nts when he won it. the point is he wants young people coming through for the sport. i am paying attention. you looked concerned. british number one johanna konta, is hoping for more home—crow

sheffield united will return to the top flight next season after their promotion challengers leeds unitedild reports. sheffield, players could only sit and watch. an unusual situation, what they were watching will be quite extraordinary. if rivals leeds united failed to beat aston villa the promotion will be secured, things are rarely that simple. with a villa player lying injured in the centre circle his team—mates all but stopped. waiting for leeds to stop as well. they didn‘t. in fact, they carried on. and they scored prompting pandemonium on the field, furious rows of it. chaos, the lit reduced to ten men, then came the instruction from leeds manager. things got even stranger. from the kick—off, the kick—off, the law allowed to walk the ball almost unopposed to the other end. 1—1, a bizarre sequence of events but one that sparked wild celebrations in sheffield. united promoted back to the premier league. an incredible achievement, extraordinary circumstances. adam wilde, bbc news. celtic have been made to wait at least another week before they can win the scottish premiership. that‘s

relegation battlers bolton wanderers were hammered 4—0 by derby county, while promotion—chasing sheffield united go back into second if they avoid defeat against sheffield wednesday in the yorkshire derby. it is currently 0—0 there. police are investigating an alleged incident involving the management to it but if that defector put bette boutin had confronted the monthly benefit by wednesday that the blood is that the plate has been deleted. seh is that the plate has been deleted. self meant police have confirmed that they are investigating a lot by the way of combining the assisted the way of combining the assisted the police with inquiry. max whitlock has won pommel gold at the european gymnastic championships in poland. it was his first major title for nearly two years. there was also a bronze for ellie downie in the vault. david mcdaid has been watching the action for us. made two of the five year and an attitude metaphor that bitten‘s him this and as bold as that the effect that came from maxim but not that that came from maxim but not that that he had not won a major international since 20

sheffield united will play in the premier league next season after their promotion rivals leeds unitedhad the champagne on ice in anticipation, as they return to the top flight for the first time since 2007. valtteri bottas is back on top of the formula one drivers championship after winning the azerbaijan grand prix. it was a mercedes one—two as bottas, who now has two race wins, finished 1.5 seconds ahead of his teammate lewis hamilton. that is four consecutive one—twos for hamilton and bottas now. ferrari's sebastian vettel finished third, and his team mate charles leclerc fifth. andy murray says he is pain—free, and suggested he could return to action sooner rather than later. the 31—year—old hasn't played since the australian open and has since undergone a second hip operation. but speaking at the london marathon, where he was an official starter, murray was optimistic about his future. it's really good, actually. no pain anymore, and just a bit weak from where i got cut, kind of on the side of my leg, from the operation. i'm doing well, and i'm happy, pain free and enjoying my li

sheffield united—nottingham forest — goaless there at half time.league one if they lose to aston villa later. scotland all—rounder con de lange has died aged 38. he was being treated for a brain tumour. born in south africa, he played 13 one—day internationals and eight twenty20s for scotland between 2015 and 2017 and spent two seasons with northamptonshire in 2012 and 2013. now some boxing news, and jarrell miller, says he's "done nothing wrong" and will appeal the decision, to deny him a licence to face anthonyjoshua at madison square garden, on 1stjune. he returned an "adverse finding" in a drug test and has asked for his b sample, to be examined. former world champion paulie malignaggi says whatever the outcome in this case boxing does have a problem. there are a lot of fighters in the sport that are dirty and the drug testing needs to be more strict, stringent and more often and more capable. you are going to see more guys get away with this. the fact that we catch them once in awhile does not mean you catch all the cheaters. it is just showin

to the championship then and it looks like sheffield united will be playing in the premier league nextthanks to goals from scott hogan and jack 0'connell. mathematically leeds can still catch them. if they fail to beat aston villa tomorrow, the blades will be promoted. so the championship could be done and dusted this evening — with leaders norwich in action right now if they avoid defeat by blackburn the will secure promotion. meanwhile, rotherham united have been relegated after west brom came from behind to beat them 2—1 at the hawthorns. derby beat bristol city in the chase for a play off race. and bolton's game against brentford was postponed with the players on strike — gavin will have more on that story in just a moment. and yeovil town will be playing non—league next season after drawing two all with northampton today. notts county survive another week — after beating grimsby, but leyton orient are back in the english football league. their goalless draw against already—relegated braintree town confirmed them as champions of the national league. the 0's only needed a point to s

leeds stay in third, three points behiond second—placed sheffield united.w into the play off places after two late goals against qpr. towards the bottom, rotherham and millwall are still in big danger of the drop — they both lost. aston villa's win over millwall was their 10th in a row — breaking a record more than a century old. reading should be safe now, they drew with west brom. in rugby league's super league — leaders st helens ran in 11 tries to hammer hull fc. 62 points to 16. adam swift and kevin naiqama scored a hat—trick of tries each.. saints are still four points clear of warrington who also had a big win — 511—6 at hull kingston rovers. elsewhere there were wins for huddersfield giants. the beat london broncos. the champions wigan warriors, edged out salford. and wakefield trinity, who beat bottom club leeds.... meanwhile castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south of france. catalan dragons ran in six tries, as they cruised to 37 points to 16 win. sam tomkins with one of them. that defeat means castleford slip down to fourth behin

sheffield united could join them if they win and leeds slip up against aston villa on sunday. ted as well. in league one, luton town could be on their way back to the second tier for the first time in 13 years — that would be a consectuive promotion if they seal it this weekend, while walsall could be relegated to league two. remarkable story at bury this season, who could go up this weekend despite massive financial problems, and this could be the weekend sol campbell seals safety against the odds for macclesfield town. if they win, then notts county and yeovil could both be relegated. a nervy weekend. indeed come and we have more football coming up but first, the stories of the day. the fa have welcomed uefa's decision to force montenegro to play their next home match behind closed doors after their home fans racially abused several england players last month in a euro 2020 qualifying game. england cricketer alex hales has been suspended following an "off—field incident", according to a spokesman for the batsman. hales missed nottinghamshire's one—day cup games last week for

the championship leaders need third—placed sheffield united to slip up at nottingham forest this lunchtime wednesday to return to the top flight after a three—year absence. more than 720,000 tickets have been sold for the women's world cup in france, according to fifa. the opening match between the hosts and south korea in paris on 7thjune is sold out, along with the semi—finals and final, and some group matches. the sales are about 60,000 higher than at this stage four years ago, for the women's world cup in canada. castleford held off a comeback before winning their super league game against wakefield. they led by 22 points to 4 at half time but they let wakefield get to within two points and gave themselves a nail—biting final ten minutes or so. they won 28—26 to stay third in the table. elsewhere, catalan dragons trashed london broncos. jarrell miller, says he's "done nothing wrong" and will appeal the decision, to deny him a licence to face, anthonyjoshua at madison square garden, on the 1st ofjune. he returned an "adverse finding," in a drug test and he's asked for his b sample, to b

leeds united are edging closer to a return to the premier league. they beat yorkshire rivals sheffield points behind leaders norwich and three points clear of third placed sheffield united, who drew 1—1 with millwall. police are investigating an alleged incident involving fleetwood manager joey barton in the tunnel after his side's defeat at barnsley in league one. barnsley striker cauley woodrow tweeted that manager daniel stendel had blood pouring from his face after a confrontation between the two — that tweet has since been deleted. nobody from either club carried out the usual post—match media interviews. barnsley say they are "assisting the police with its enquiries". hearts are through to the scottish cup final after a 3—0 win over inverness cally thistle. all the goals came in the second half at hampden, including this from john soutter. it will be hearts‘ 15th scottish cup final appearance. they'll take on the winners of this afternoon's other semifinal between aberdeen and the holders celtic. england international billy vunipola was booed after coming off the bench for sarace

it also looks like sheffield united will bejoining them. e ipswich 2—0 thanks to goals from scott hogan and jack 0'connell. mathematically, leeds can still catch them, but united have far better goal difference. if they fail to beat aston villa tomorrow, the blades will be promoted. celtic are just point a point away from retaining the scottish premiership, their 8th in succession after a one nil win over kilmarnock — on an emotional day at celtic park. in the week of billy mcneill‘s passing, members of the famous lisbon lions team, who won the european cup in 1967 were present for a special tribute to theirformer captain before the game. and, rather poignantly, it was their current number 5 — jozo simunovic — who scored the winner, with ironically, 67 minutes on the clock. elsewhere, aaron mcgowan‘s last minute penalty secured a 3—3 draw for hamilton against livingston. they go tenth, above st mirren, who drew 1—1 with stjohnstone. motherwell edged out the league's bottom side dundee 4—3, thanks to a stoppage time winner from david turnbull

relegation battlers bolton wanderers were hammered 4—0 by derby county, while promotion—chasing sheffield unitedice are investigating an incident involving shelly barton in the tunnel after his club fox for two loss. a barnes lake striker said that there was a confrontation between the managers that has resulted in blood from one of the managers. the police confirmed they are investigating an incident while ba rnsley have are investigating an incident while barnsley have confirmed they are assisting police with their inquiries. max whitlock has won pommel gold at the european gymnastic championships in poland. it was his first major title for nearly two years. there was also a bronze for ellie downie in the vault. david mcdaid has been watching the action for us. day two of the finals here and two more metals for great britain gymnasts and a maiden goal as well. that came from the elephant champion max whitlock. he had not won a major international gold—medal since 2017 but today he put on a master class display on the pommel horse, scoring a huge 15.5 to comfortably place him on top of the podi

sheffield united have been promoted to the premier league after leeds failed to beat aston villa in oneds went ahead with around 20 minutes to go through mateusz klich, but chaos ensued afterwards with aston villa players and staff angry that leeds hadn't stopped when a villa player went down injured. leeds boss marcelo bielsa then told his players to allow aston villa to score. it finished in a 1—1 draw. but both teams will be in the playoffs. valteri bottas is back out in front in formula one's drivers' championship after winning the azerbaijan grand prix. it was yet another one—two for mercedes, with lewis hamilton finishing just behind his team mate in baku. bottas started on pole ahead of hamilton — and the finn just about kept hold of his lead going into the first corner. it turned into a tactical battle throughout the race, with ferrari's sebastian vettel and charles leclerc briefly threatening, but neither could stop the mercedes dominance once again. bottas came out on top and that gives him a one—point lead over hamilton in the standings. that's all the sport for now. the uk's

and joining them there, sheffield united who all but secured promotion beating ipswich 2—0 — scott hogan to play, they do have a vastly superior goal difference. hoping to avoid dropping into the championship are brighton, who took a huge step towards staying in the premier league after cardiff lost at fulham earlier in the day. they claimed a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle. ayoze perez with the opening goal. they equalised through pascal gross with a huge goal, but they'll have to wait another week before their survival is confirmed. after livepool‘s win on friday, manchester city will attempt to move back on top with victory over burnley later. they'd be a point clear with two games to play. it's one of three fixtures today. and pep guardiola was quick to pay credit to the improvemnet their title rivals have made. the difference between this season and the previous season is one reason. it is liverpool. we did the same as last season, the same. the only difference, liverpool is much, much better. the other clubs are the same level as last season. the reason wh

sheffield united are up to second on goal difference after a 2—nil win over nottingham forest.land road. bolton wanderers were relegated to league one after defeat to aston villa. footballers across england and wales are leading a 24—hour social media strike, which started at 9 o'clock this morning, in protest at how racism has been dealth with by football authorities and social media companies. among those taking part is tottenham defender danny rose, who was abused during england's euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro in march. the boycott kicks off the professional footballers' association's anti—racism campaign, entitled #enough. i think it is great that players are coming together to make a stand and a big statement as a group and i think that is a very powerful thing and hopefully that does change mindsets and beliefs. i'm not a great user of social media myself. i try to stay clear of all forms of it. that is just my own personal preference. i know from players that it is an important part of their lives these days. so it certainly i think it can make a difference. anthony

norwich and sheffield united are now on the brink of reaching the premier league.e found guilty of racism in football. he says clubs should be deducted points as well as being forced to play three matches behind closed doors. and there could be a big shock at the world snooker championship. amateurjames cahill leads world number one ronnie 0'sullivan five frames to four in sheffield. talks about chelsea at the top of that. but also well done, but only. a good point. thank you very much. we will see with the papers in a couple of moments. we know the weather has been glorious. will it continue? carole, good morning. good morning. today it is. but as we go through this week it is not. it is quite chilly outside. you will need a light jacket. later on quite chilly outside. you will need a lightjacket. later on it will warm up quite nicely. not quite what we saw at the weekend. we look at easter monday temperatures. 0n easter monday temperatures. 0n easter monday temperatures. 0n easter monday we had record—breaking temperatures in each of the four nations, as you can

they also needed sheffield united to drop points at hull — instead they won 3—0. to put the pressureck off at brentford in the next few minutes. elsewhere play—off—chasing middlesbrough and bristol city both lost away from home. derby are into the play off places after a late win over qpr. towards the bottom, there were wins for birmingham and wigan while relegation rivals reading's game against west brom ended goalless. portsmouth bolstered their bid for an automatic promotion spot from league one, coming from behind to beat coventry 2—1 at fratton park. second half goals from tom naylor and brett pittman has pushed them up to second for the time being at least. barnsley and sunderland can overtake them if they win their respective three o'clock kick offs. boxer kash ali has been given a six—month ban and fined £10,000 for biting david price during their all—british heavyweight fight. ali had his boxing licence suspended and his fight purse withdrawn after being disqualified in the fifth round of the bout in liverpool last month. he apologised after the fight, saying his behaviour w

following that closely at brammall lane were the sheffield united players.ue for the first time since 2007. there might be a few sore heads in south yorkshire this morning! celtic have been made to wait at least another week before they can win the scottish premiership. that's after second placed rangers beat aberdeen 2—0 at ibrox. rangers secured victory with two penalties from james tavernier. hibs and hearts remain in 5th and 6th after they drew one each at easter road in the edinburgh derby. that's all the sport for now, bit don't forget the world snooker championship resumes at1o' clock this afternoon across the bbc, with the second round matches between kyren wilson and barry hawkins and ali carter and zhou yuelong reaching their conclusion. you can watch those live on the bbc sport website. next month will see the publication of the first part of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in the church of england. and an investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme into past cases of abuse in the diocese of lincoln has revealed that in 2015, the

if sheffield united loses, then later on, norwich can be promoted.they will get promoted anyway. they had this philosophy of investing on players, believing in them. and it has worked. my voice as well. believing in them. and it has worked. my voice as welllj believing in them. and it has worked. my voice as well. i am glad iamon worked. my voice as well. i am glad i am on this side. forget the voice. mobile phones band... this is what gareth southgate did for england. get rid of all the old photographs, vivid images and colours and going oi'i vivid images and colours and going on the tour of germany, private jet, not economy. telling the players... you are special. if they have the money... talking of flights, have you been on a plane when you are sat next to someone a bit bigger than you. it is a good picture. two of the world 's strongest men, eddie whole and one of his rivals from america. they will put next to each other on america. they will put next to each otheron an america. they will put next to each other on an economy flight and they aske

sheffield united are also chasing automatic promotion, they're playing already—relegated ipswich andoted.derby beat bristol city in the chase for a play off race. at the bottom of the table, rotherham are down — after conceding twice in the last 15 minutes to lose 2—1 against west brom. leyton orient are back in the english football league. their goalless draw against already—relegated braintree town confirms them as champions of the national league. monday's goalless draw against solihull had put orient into pole position to win promotion as long as they avoided defeat by braintree. they got the point they needed to secure a return to the efl after two seasons in the fifth tier. more than 8,000 home fans flooded the pitch at the end to celebrate the news. celtic are just a point away from retaining the scottish premiership after a 1—0 win over kilmarnock on an emotional day at celtic park. in the week of legendary captain billy mcneill‘s passing, members of the famous lisbon lions team that won the european cup in 1967 were present for a special tribute to him before the game. and p

sheffield united are also chasing automatic promotion — they are in the early stages against alreadyrotherham are relegated after conceding two in the last 15 minutes to lose 2—1 against west brom. yeovil town will be playing non—league next season after drawing two all with northampton today. notts county survive another week — after beating grimsby. yeovil will be replaced by leyton orient who are back in the english football league after a two year absence. their goalless draw against already—relegated braintree town confirmed them as champions of the national league. more than 8,000 home fans flooded the pitch at the end to celebrate the news. celtic are just point a point away from retaining the scottish premiership. after a 1—0 win over kilmarnock — on an emotional day at celtic park. in the week of billy mcneill‘s passing, members of the famous lisbon lions team, who won the european cup in 1967 were present for a special tribute to theirformer captain before the game. and, rather poignantly, it was their current number five — jozo simunovic — who scored the winner, with ironi

time, mario vrancic snatched the draw, which leaves them five points clear at the top, ahead of sheffield unitedroubled season for bolton, who've been plagued by a series of off—field problems. it was a very good friday for super league leaders st helens. they beat bitter rivals wigan by 36 points to 10 at the dw stadium. regan grace scored the pick of saints' six tries, to secure the first hat—trick of his career. and there was a hat—trick forjack logan, as hull fc beat their city rivals hull kingston rovers in style, winning 56—12 and running in nine tries in the process — that's a record derby victory. the defending world snooker champion, mark williams, claims the sport would not be keen to see a 44—year—old has—been winning the tournament again. on the day he starts his title defence against martin gould he says, "they want a youngster coming through, who can push the sport" and you can watch live coverage of the world snooker championship, across the bbc. british number one johanna konta is hoping for more home—crowd energy as great britain aim for fed cup promotion. the team, led by anne

sheffield united will play in the premier league next season after their promotion rivals leeds drewthey return to the top flight for the first time since 2007. in the scottish premiership, rangers have postponed celtic‘s title celebrations for another week with victory over aberdeen. a james tavernier penalty double aided steven gerrard's side to a 2—0 win at ibrox. that means celtic need just a point against the dons next week to be crowned champions. arsenal have been crowned womens super league champions with a game to spare after thrashing brighton a—0. in front of a wsl record crowd, the gunners led 2—0 by the break before beth meade added to their tally in the second half, ending their seven year wait for the title. heartbreak, though, for chelsea who were knocked out of the women's champions league in their semi—final second leg against holders lyon. they drew 1—1, which means it's the french side go through 3—2 on aggregate. in formula one, mercedes driver valtteri bottas has won the azerbaijan grand prix ahead of team—mate lewis hamilton. it's the first time a team have com