turnstiles are worrying again here as rugby fans return to see the newcastle falcons return see the southampton saintsing up in the programme... heartbreakfor heartbreak for chelsea as barcelona lift the champions league. good evening. fans returning to sporting venues up and down the country today. until now, permitted only under the government's pilot schemes, but football, rugby union and rugby league grounds all throwing open their gates to a limited number of spectators for their games today. along with several race meetings as well. so how's it gone? well, we'll hearfrom jockey megan nicholls in a moment, we'll be live at kingston park shortly, where newcastle face northampton in rugby union's premiership. but first let's sample the atmosphere ourselves, this the scene at the vitality stadium on the south coast, where just over 2,000 fans are watching bournemouth take on brentford in the first leg of their championship playoff semifinal. what a game to return for. around ii,500 will will also be watching the other semi between barnsley and swansea at 8.15. large stadiums can admit up to 10,000 s

southampton beat relegated fulham 3—1 at st mary's with subtitute nathan tella scoring his first senior goal for the club. theo walcott fired home the saintsto back league wins for the first time since december. and there's one more game in the premier league to come — brighton are home to west ham, kick off at 8:00pm. the hammers still chasing fourth spot. a win tonight, and they go above liverpool into 5th. rangers completed an unbeaten season, with a comprehensive 4—0 win over aberdeen, in the scottish premiership. it's a 55th overall title for the club — and a first for manager steven gerrard, asjoe lynsky reports. rangers are champions. this is the summit of ranger's _ rangers are champions. this is the summit of ranger's decade - rangers are champions. this is the summit of ranger's decade long i summit of ranger's decade long journey. they were sent down to the fourth tier and now they are back at the top in a season unbeaten. 0n the pitch and in the street they marked the ibrox invincible is. rangers 55th league title could be the most special. they ended the season how they started it, against aberdeen. and to reach perfection, it

southampton. he's been on loan from everton for most of the season. the 32—year—old forward has signed a two year deal at saintscourt has thrown a spanner in the works in the build up to the all—british heavyweight unification fight between anthony joshua and tyson fury in august. they've ruled that fury has to fight deontay wilder, the former wbc champ, for a third time before september 15th, thatjust a month afterjoshua and fury are set to meet in saudi arabia. fury�*s promoter frank warren says discussions are ongoing with wilder's team about reaching an agreement for him to step aside the australian bowlers involved in the infamous ball—tampering match against south africa in 2018 have released a joint statement again denying that they knew what was going on at the time. mitchell starc, pat cummins, josh hazlewood and nathan lyon have responded following an interview with batsman cameron bancroft, who was banned for using sandpaper to scuff up the ball in the cape town test. he appeared to suggest the bowlers would have known the ball had been tampered with. the quartet have protested their innocence and ha

southampton are hosting relegated fulham in the second premier league game of the day — latest score from st mary's 1—0. che adams putting the saint'sin the late game. the party is getting started in glasgow as rangers completed an unbeaten season with an comprehensive win over aberdeen. rangers are champions of scotland. this is the summit of rangers decade—long journey. this is the summit of rangers decade-long journey.- this is the summit of rangers decade-long journey. decade-long “ourney. nine years ago the were decade-long journey. nine years ago they were sent _ decade-long journey. nine years ago they were sent to _ decade-long journey. nine years ago they were sent to the _ decade-long journey. nine years ago they were sent to the fourth - decade-long journey. nine years ago they were sent to the fourth tier, - they were sent to the fourth tier, now they are back at the top in a season unbeaten. on the pitch and in the streets they marked the ibrox invincible. rangers 55th league title could be the most special. they ended this season how they started it against aberdeen. and to reach perfection is not always pretty. ranger

the big talking point of last night's draw between leicester and southampton was an early red card for saints penalty box, but the referee robertjones deemed the follow—through, on to vardy�*s ankle denied him a goal scoring opportunity and warranted a sending off. var didn't overturn it. the controversy galvanised saints, who led thanks to a james ward—prowse penalty, butjonnny evans equalised for leicester late on and they stay comfortably in third place. no fans at that game of course, but supporters could be able to attend the final two matches of the premier league season after a change in stance from the government. matchday 37 has also been moved back, meaning clubs will be able to have one home game with fans. up to 500 away fans could be also allowed to attend those final two matches. that's the first time since the start of the pandemic. don't expect any goal alerts or tweets on social media today, as football clubs, players, athletes and a number of sporting bodies continue their four—day boycott of social media, in an attempt to tackle abuse and discrimination, on their platforms.

southampton striker danny ings underlined his importance to the club as he made a goal—scoring return from injury. saintse switch to portugal is now likely. after 16 years with harlequins, mike brown's played his last game for the club following his red card against wasps last weekend. the former england full—back, who leaves for newcastle at the end of the season, has been banned for six weeks for stamping. it means, with just four rounds remaining, he won't feature for the club again and will miss the premiership final were they to qualify. nobody has played more games for the club than the 35—year—old. novak djocovic had a john mcenroe moment at the italian open, the world number one unhappy he was made to play on in the rain in rome. have a listen. i have asked you three times! you didn't ask to _ i have asked you three times! you didn't ask to check the court. i didn't— didn't ask to check the court. i didn't say— didn't ask to check the court. i didn't say that. an didn't ask to check the court. i didn't say that.— didn't say that. an extended altercation _ didn't say that. an extended altercation