welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre.ing up on this programme: ronaldo hits a hat—trick as real beat atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a first series victory in barbados. yes, welcome along. he looks happy and so he might. cristiano ronaldo‘s hat trick moving real madrid a step closer to another champions league final. a 3—0 win over city rivals atletico madrid in the first leg at the santiago bernabeau leaves the holders on course for a record extending 12th european title. from madrid, the bbc‘s conor mcnamara reports. we are only halfway through this champions league semi—final, but already, there is an inevitable feeling that real madrid already have a foot in the final. cristiano ronaldo, a hat—trick by him. not his first for the season. he also got one in november in the spanish domestic league against their local rivals. real madri

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.d the city slickers are still in a top—four shootout after wins on tuesday. pain in rome and no love from paris — sharapova retires hurt and gets rejected by roland garros. no wonder he's smiling — fabio fognini knocks out defending champion andy murray. and paris gets the presidential seal of approval to host the 2024 0lympics. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. arsenal have given themselves one final chance to sneak into the champions league next season. the gunners beat sunderland 2—0 to keep themselves in a top—four tussle with manchester city and liverpool. arsenal manager arsene wenger told the bbc, "we've got in on the final day many times" before.

time now for all the sports news in sport today.ello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the bbc understands arsene wenger has agreed a new two year contract to remain as arsenal manager. after a scare in paris, world number one andy murray is through to the second round of the french open. and britain have a better day at the americas cup. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that arsenal are set to announce manager arsene wenger will extend his 21 year reign at the north london club. the bbc has learnt that the 67—year—old frenchman has signed a new two—year contract with the gunners which will be officially announced on wednesday. our sports editor dan roan has more... he is already the longest serving manager in british football and now we know that arsene wenger‘s tenure at arsenal will extend to a 22nd year. the season's longest—running saga concluded after a meeting of the club's board and debate from fans. there will be an element who will

sport today is coming up next.ur: marine le pen and emmanuel macron have traded accusations and insults in the final televised debate ahead of sunday's french presidential election. after months of wrangling, republicans in the us congress may be close to repealing health care legislation introduced under barack 0bama. today will see local elections taking place in england, wales and scotland. nearly 5,000 council seats are being contested. there are also mayoral elections in doncaster and north tyneside, as well as in six new devolved regions in england. 0ur political correspondent vicki young has more details about the vote. almost 5000 seats are up for grabs but none in northern ireland. in scotla nd but none in northern ireland. in scotland these elections involve all 32 councils and were last contested in 2012. back then the snp on the most seats but labour wasn't far behind. a key battleground this time will be glasgow city council, where labour has held overall control since 1980. in wales, all 22 councils a

sport today is coming up time with us. sport today is coming up next. have a nice day.e top stories this hour. voting is underway in south korea's presidential elections — the front runner‘s policy is to increase contacts with the north. the philippine government has denied its war on drugs is causing a "new wave of killings". the un human rights councils questioned the country over alleged violations since president duterte's election. parts of the uk are having one of the driest springs for many years. areas in northern england have seen rivers unusually low or even dried up, with fears we could be facing a summer drought. danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales. across large parts of britain at the moment there is a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread sight in late summer but it's rare in may. when i had a ride around up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all year round. they're all dried out, they're absolutely bone

this is sport today live from the bbc‘s sports centre.lence to remember the victims of the terrorist attack on monday. manchester united won the final, 2—0 and confirm their place in next year ‘s champions league. hello there and welcome to the programme. we begin with the news that manchester united have won the united league after defeating ajax in stockholm. it was played in the backdrop of the tragic events in manchester less than 48 hours beforehand. 0ur sport editor was in sweden for the match which saw manchester united claim their second major trophy of the season. after the dreadful events on monday

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: see you in cardiff. juventus are into the champions league final after schooling monaco 4—1 in their semi final. we'll have action from the asian champions league, as adelaide united are dumped out. and maria sharapova may have been beaten in madrid, but tennis tournaments are still welcoming her with open arms. hi, wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. there was spectacular theatre in turin on tuesday. football magnificence. and at the end of it all, juventus secured their place in the champions league final. dani alves volleyed in one of the goals of season on juventus‘s way to a 4—1 aggregate win over monaco, in theirsemi final. here's our football reporter john bennett with his analysis. monaco started well and had some decent chances but juventus monaco started well and had some decent chances butjuventus killed the game with two goals in the first half. here yet again was dani alves. he set up the first call and scored the second

time now for all the sports news in sport today.gramme: see you in cardiff. juventus are into the champions league final after schooling monaco 4—1 in their semi final. we'll have action from the asian champions league, as adelaide united are dumped out. and maria sharapova may have been beaten in madrid, but tennis tournaments are still welcoming her with open arms. hi, wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. there was spectacular theatre in turin on tuesday. football magnificence. and at the end of it all, juventus secured their place in the champions league final. dani alves volleyed in one of the goals of season on juventus's way to a 4—1 aggregate win over monaco, in theirsemi final.

welcome to sport today.ed out of the french open, as he aims to preserve longevity. with less than two weeks to go until the second grand slam of the year, the world number five will avoid the clay, in his quest to conquer again on grass. ben croucher reports. this

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: roger says game, set, match to roland garros. federer will bypass the french open. conte celebrates at stanford bridge, as champions chelsea fight back to beat watford. and going for glory and green. the england football club which is saving energy and money. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. his mind is still sharp as a tack, but his body may be getting weary, so roger federer has pulled out of the french open, as he aims to preserve longevity. with less than two weeks to go until the second grand slam of the year, the world number five will avoid the clay, in his quest to conquer again on grass. ben croucher reports. this time last year it was injury that ruled roger federer out of roland garros. this time it is a desire to keep on playing which is behind the decision. now 35, he says he wants to continue competing with the world's best for many years to come. playing on clay, in his words, probably isn't the best physi

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the gunners and the city slickers are still in a top—four shootout after wins on tuesday. pain in rome and no love from paris — sharapova retires hurt and gets rejected by roland garros. no wonder he's smiling — fabio fognini knocks out defending champion andy murray. and paris gets the presidential seal of approval to host the 2024 olympics. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. arsenal have given themselves one final chance to sneak into the champions league next season. the gunners beat sunderland 2—0 to keep themselves in a top—four tussle with manchester city and liverpool. arsenal manager arsene wenger told the bbc, "we've got in on the final day many times" before. alexis sanchez‘s brace means the gunners could yet secure a top—four finish by beating everton at home on sunday, but only if fourth—place liverpool, who are a point above them, fail to beat middlesbrough. arsenal could also mathematically catch third placed

now it is time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.orld titles in four years as mark selby dazzles on snooker‘s biggest stage. some acrobatics from emre can moves liverpool closer to champions league qualifcation. as ronaldo and real eye european club football's biggest prize. after 17 days of snooker we've witnessed a sensational finish to this years world snooker championship. the world number one mark selby proved why he's the world best as he successfully defended his title beating scotland'sjohn higgins by 18 frames to fifteen in the final at the crucible theatre in sheffield in england. a match watched byjim lumsden. the world number one began the second day of the final trailing 10-7 but second day of the final trailing 10—7 but needed to win the last three frames. selby was down on sunday after a gruelling semi—final but seemed a man reborn

now it is time for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. a first spanish league title in five years. while arsenal miss out on the champions league for the first time in 20 seasons. and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 11—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked our football reporterjohn bennett if their head

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: chelsea move a step closer to the english premier league title. cool hand and a level head. it's higgins who leads after the first day of the world snooker championship final. taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock, gary cahill with a close—range finish before willian marked his entry to the game with a late third. manager antonio conte closing in on a trophy in his first season in england. we must be pleased because we played a game with the head. and this part of the season it's very important to use before the head, then your heart and then yo

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kim si woo becomes the youngest to win golf‘s prestigious players championship championship. roma rumblejuventus in italy, while real reign supreme in spain. and rafa takes the crown in madrid for a fifth time as he gears—up for tilt at a tenth french open title. hi there. wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. in the past hour south korean kim si woo has become the youngest ever winner of the players championship at sawgrass.kim carded a final round of 69 to finish 10 under par. the 21—year—old kim began the day two shots off the lead but took top spot in a faultless final round. three birdies on the front nine. england's ian poulter made a big charge for the lead but couldn't make a dent on kim's composure. the englishman played just 13 tournaments in 2016 with a foot injury. he returning to some hot form. rafa cabrera bello had an incredible run home with the first ever double eagle or albatross at the 16th. then he sunk a birdie at t

you're watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack.uodecimo. they are into the champions league final. the asian champions league is hotting up. group toppers kashima antlers finish on a high before the knockout stage. and who's going to bring back bill from japan? we've got the draw for the rugby world cup. hi, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. it was fiesty and ferocious at the vicente calderon stadium on wednesday. a madrid derby with the added spice of a spot in the champions league final up for grabs. real were 3—0 up from the first leg, and despite two atleti goals sparking hopes of a comeback, real put an end to the tie with an isco strike.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: jose mourinho‘s manchester united hold a 1—0 lead over celta vigo after the first leg of their europa league semi final. usain bolt tells us what he hopes his legacy will be. and shannon gabriel tears into pakistan as west indies win the second test in barbados. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that a marcus rashford goal has helped manchester united to a 1—0 win away to celta vigo in the first leg of their europa league semi final. the 19—year—old curled a wonderfully struck free kick past the outstretched arms of sergio alvarez in the 67th minute for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old trafford next thursday against the spaniards. united haven't played in a european final since 2011 and victory in this competition guarantees the winner a champions league place next season. the way we started the game and the way we controlled the game in the first half, i thi

welcome to sport today.s plays in the final threepenny elite games as he now focuses on winning the rope league final. -- focuses on winning the rope league final. —— premier league games. they set upa final. —— premier league games. they set up a showdown with ajax. the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. they are through to

news in sport today.sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... tiger woods says his arrest for driving under the influence was due to an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. barcelona announce that ernesto valverde will take charge at camp nou next season. huddersfield are back in the top flight of the english game for the first time since 1972 after winning their play off against reading on penalties. and nine—time champion rafael nadal breezes through his first match at the french open. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news coming out of the united states on monday that one of the world's greatest ever golfers, tiger woods, was arrested in the south florida town ofjupiter for driving under the influence. woods who was released a few hours later is second on the all—time list with 14 major titles, but his last win on tour was back in 2013 at the players championship while his last major win came at the us open in 2008. the 41—year—old h

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — the fans celebrate as real madrid claim a first spanish league title in five years. while arsenal miss out on the champions league for the first time in 20 seasons. and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 4—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked our football reporterjohn bennett if their head so many people question whether he had the personality to be in the dugout. some thought he may have been a yes—man for the president, some said he not have the experience. but he has proved eve ryo ne experience. but he has proved everyone wrong. he has bee

you're watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack.oming up: juve look out. real madrid are going for duodecimo. they are into the champions league final. the asian champions league is hotting up. group toppers kashima antlers finish on a high before the knockout stage. and who's going to bring back bill from japan? we've got the draw for the rugby world cup. hi, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. it was fiesty and ferocious at the vicente calderon stadium on wednesday. a madrid derby with the added spice of a spot in the champions league final up for grabs. real were 3—0 up from the first leg, and despite two atleti goals sparking hopes of a comeback, real put an end to the tie with an isco strike. it finished 4—2 on aggregate. real will play juventus in the final. it was the final european game at the estadio vicente calderon, and the estadio vicente calderon, and the supporters made it a special occasion, and suddenly the impossible felt possible. a header in the 12th minute, and antoine grisman scored a pena

you're watching sport today live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack.oming up: the europa league final line—up is complete. manchester untied will face ajax in stockholm. the world number one is wobbling. andy murray is knocked out early in madrid. and the swiss speedster.. —— why is sergio garcia high—fiving? hi, there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. jose mourinho says he won't hesitate to rest his plays in the final threepenny elite games as he now focuses on winning the rope league final. -- focuses on winning the rope league final. —— premier league games. they set upa final. —— premier league games. they set up a showdown with ajax. the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. they are through to the final. but only after some scare. they led 1—0 after the first leg and seemed to be in control when they went 2—0 up on aggregate in the first half, with a goal by marouane chamakh in. it stayed that way until five minutes before the end. —— fellaini. one more goal would then ta ke fell

hello there, i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today. coming up on this programme: antonio conte‘s chelsea are just one win away from claiming the premier league title. sulley muntari tells the bbc fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. and eugenie bouchard wins her grudge match against maria sharapova at the madrid open. hello there, and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we start with the news that chelsea are just one victory away from winning the english premier league title after a 3—0 defeat of middlesbrough, who are relegated. antonio conte‘s side need just to win at west bromwich albion on friday night to guarantee the title in his first season in charge at stamford bridge. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. this was pretty much a perfect night for chelsea. the wingback system worked perfectly. regards pulled the strings from midfield. the game was over by half—time. —— fabregas. the crowd were giving antonio conte a standing ovation. they loved him here for his passion and energy, those qual

now it is time for sport today. hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.ve to within a point of claiming the spanish league title as cristiano ronaldo scores twice. juventus make it a third successive coppa italia as they remain on course for an historic treble. world number one angelique kerber crashes out of the italian open in the second round hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that real madrid are within touching distance of a first spanish league title since 2012, after a 4—1 victory at celta vigo on wednesday. zinedine zidane's side need just a point away to malaga on sunday. it was their talisman cristiano ronaldo who was again at the centre of it all with goals in either half that were added to by karim benzema and toni kroos late on meaning anything but defeat

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello and good morning.y day in the sunshine. we also had some similar temperatures in the south—west of scotland. again, nice and warm with some 5un5hine. the best of the weather over the week ahead will probably be acro55 we5tern scotland and northern ireland. we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are the temperatures by the time we get to early tuesday. seven or eight degrees typically. a little bit of mist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could 5poil things a bit, coming in off the 5outhern north sea. we‘ll see some 5howers. a mi5hmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and 5outhern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well a

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.pionship championship. roma rumblejuventus in italy, while real reign supreme in spain. and rafa takes the crown in madrid for a fifth time as he gears—up for tilt at a tenth french open title. hi there. wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. in the past hour south korean kim si woo has become the youngest ever winner of the players championship at sawgrass.kim carded a final round of 69 to finish 10 under par. the 21—year—old kim began the day two shots off the lead but took top spot in a faultless final round.

time now for all the sports news in sport today.centre. coming up on this programme: the race for top goalscorer in the premier league goes into overdrive, as harry kane scores four for tottenham, who put six past leicester city. stan wawrinka knocked out of the rome masters, asjohn isner powers past the swiss third seed. and fernando gaviria makes it a third stage win in the giro d'italia by claiming thursday's stage 12. hello, and welcome to the programme. the english premier league title race may have been decided but the race for the golden boot will go down to the wire between tottenham's harry kane and everton's romelu lukaku. kane scored four in his team's 6—1 win at last year's champions leicester city. that took his tally to 26 goals in the league — two clear of everton's lukaku in the battle for the league's top scorer award.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the race for top goalscorer in the premier league goes into overdrive, as harry kane scores four for tottenham, who put six past leicester city. stan wawrinka knocked out of the rome masters, asjohn isner powers past the swiss third seed. and fernando gaviria makes it a third stage win in the giro d'italia by claiming thursday's stage 12. hello, and welcome to the programme. the english premier league title race may have been decided but the race for the golden boot will go down to the wire between tottenham's harry kane and everton‘s romelu lukaku. kane scored four in his team's 6—1 win at last year's champions leicester city. that took his tally to 26 goals in the league — two clear of everton‘s lukaku in the battle for the league's top scorer award. tottenham's south korean forward son heung—min scored the other two goals as mauricio pochettino‘s side enjoyed their biggest away win of the season. obviously delighted to get four goals, first time in my p

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.lish premier league title. cool hand and a level head. it's higgins who leads after the first day of the world snooker championship final. taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock,

time now for all the sports news in sport today.m the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the bbc understands arsene wenger has agreed a new two year contract to remain as arsenal manager. after a scare in paris, world number one andy murray is through to the second round of the french open. and britain have a better day at the americas cup. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that arsenal are set to announce manager arsene wenger will extend his 21 year reign at the north london club. the bbc has learnt that the 67—year—old frenchman has signed a new two—year contract with the gunners which will be officially announced on wednesday. our sports editor dan roan has more... he is already the longest serving manager in british football and now we know that arsene wenger‘s tenure at arsenal will extend to a 22nd year. the season's longest—running saga concluded after a meeting of the club's board and

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.te's silence to remember the victims of monday's bomb attack. united's opponents ajax express their sympathy, saying the final has lost its glow. and tom doumolin retains the overall race leaders pinkjersey as defending champion vincenzo nibali wins stage 16 of the giro d'italia. hello and welcome to the programme and there's only one place to start and that's in manchester. the tragic events which have unfolded over the past 2a hours or so have resonated all around the world, but in the city it's also been felt in a sporting context. manchester united, a worldwide brand, notjust a football club, face ajax of amsterdam in the europa league final in stockholm on wednesday, and the hierarchy at old trafford have been reacting along with many others to the news that 22 people died in what prime minister theresa may has called a "callous terrorist attack". austin halewood reports. the people of manchester will pull together as one, that is the message from managerjose mourinho is the tragi

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: arsenal end manchester united's 25—match unbeaten run in the premier league and keep up hopes of securing a place in the top four. heartbreak for feyenoord fans, as neighbours excelsior spoil the party, meaning the race for the dutch eredivisie goes down to the final week. and maria sharapova will meet one of her staunchest critics, eugenie bouchard, in the second round of the madrid open. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through. we start with the english premier league and arsenal beat manchester united 2—0 to keep alive their feint hopes of finishing in the top four. a moment of good fortune gave the home side the lead. granit xhaka's shot deflected in off ander herrera and beyond david de gea in the united goal. the second though was a moment of quality, a cross from the right, headed in by the former united forward, danny welbeck. arsenal remain sixth, two points behind united also ending the visitors record 25—match unbeaten run in th

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: juventus on the verge of the champions league final after a 2—0 victory away to monaco in their semi—final first leg. bertrand traore scores twice for ajax, as they win their europa league semi—final first leg 4—1 against lyon. and illie nastase won't be invited to wimbledon this year following his recent fed cup behaviour. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news thatjuventus are on the brink of reaching the champions league final after winning the semi—final first leg away to monaco 2—0. gonzalo higuain scored both of juve‘s goals, one in each half, to leave monaco with a mountain to climb when they play the second leg in italy next week. it's now more than 600 minutes sincejuventus last conceded a goal. translation: i am translation: iam pleased translation: i am pleased with all my players. bouffon has been so strong, always number one, and has been decisive when we played against barcelona. higuain scored two beautiful g

hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: real madrid move to within a point of claiming the spanish league title as cristiano ronaldo scores twice. juventus make it a third successive coppa italia as they remain on course for an historic treble. world number one angelique kerber crashes out of the italian open in the second round hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that real madrid are within touching distance of a first spanish league title since 2012, after a 4—1 victory at celta vigo on wednesday. zinedine zidane‘s side need just a point away to malaga on sunday. it was their talisman cristiano ronaldo who was again at the centre of it all with goals in either half that were added to by karim benzema and toni kroos late on meaning anything but defeat on sunday on the costa del sol will see them crowned champions. and there's confirmation that real are three points clear heading to malaga while barcelona need to win at home to eibar in the hope that their fierce riva

this is sport today live from the bbc‘s sports centre.he manchester united and ajax players observe a minute ‘s silence to remember the victims of the terrorist attack on monday. manchester united won the final, 2—0 and confirm their place in next year ‘s champions league. hello there and welcome to the programme. we begin with the news that manchester united have won the united league after defeating ajax in stockholm. it was played in the backdrop of the tragic events in manchester less than 48 hours beforehand. our sport editor was in sweden for the match which saw manchester united claim their second major trophy of the season. after the dreadful events on monday evening which is always going to be an occasion charged with high emotion, especially for manchester united. for their fans, thousands emotion, especially for manchester united. for theirfans, thousands of whom who are coming in support of their but also in remembrance of the victims who had been affected by the atrocity back in manchester. also for the players, because they

welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre.atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a first series victory in barbados. yes, welcome along. he looks happy and so he might. cristiano ronaldo's hat trick moving real madrid a step closer to another champions league final. a 3—0 win over city rivals atletico madrid in the first leg

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. manchester united's 25—match unbeaten run in the premier league and keep up hopes of securing a place in the top four. heartbreak for feyenoord fans, as neighbours excelsior spoil the party, meaning the race for the dutch eredivisie goes down to the final week. and maria sharapova will meet one of her staunchest critics, eugenie bouchard, in the second round of the madrid 0pen. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through. we start with the english premier league and arsenal beat manchester united 2—0 to keep alive their feint hopes of finishing in the top four. a moment of good fortune gave the home side the lead. granit xhaka's shot deflected in off ander herrera and beyond david de gea in the united goal. the second though was a moment of quality, a cross from the right,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.oncerns over the exploitation of north korean workers plague russian organisers. we head to paris and trace the background of chelsea and france star n'golo kante. and tom dumoulin tightens his grip on the overall lead after stage 18 of the giro d'italia. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with news about the 2018 world cup in russia. when fans gather to watch the first semifinal at next year's tournament in the newly built stadium in st petersburg, to what extent did those who helped build it suffer? fifa have found evidence north koreans who worked on the site were subjected to appalling conditions. our sports news correspondent richard conway takes up the story. the heads of four nordic football associations wrote to the fifa president because they had been made aware of allegations,

but from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye this is the shape of things many during the course of sunday, which was a decent and update the many and weather watchers were out in force, but it did cloud up across southern parts through the afternoon and into the evening. that came as we began to see the first signs of very humid air piling its way out of the channel and into the southern parts of the british isles and then later in the day the first signs of thunderstorms brewing up through france and some of those will have worked their way into the southern half of britain. very muggy fare and something fresher in the northern parts of scotland where it will start drying on monday that it will not last all day because there is a general progression of cloud and rain from the north and northern ireland ever further north such that by the middle part of the day we will see some brightness just about holding on and then down across the moray firth, further south, murky fair drizzly rain for many and maybe the odd moderate burst across the western side of sc

the sa—year—old, who won 11 british javelin titles, confirmed her retirement from the sport today, afterte at three olympic games. she is still waiting to receive her bronze medal from the 2008 olympics, where she came fourth behind the russian doping cheat, mariya abakumova, who had won silver. the best moment of my career was stolen, which is incredibly frustrate, and you know, i've been angry about it, but also happy that ican angry about it, but also happy that i can say that potentially i'm an 0lympic medallist. i dread to think how much i have lost financially in responsibilitier ship, how much i have lost financially in responsibilitiership, especially leading into a home 0lympic responsibilitiership, especially leading into a home olympic games. that doesn't matter as much as missing the moment on the olympic podium, having produced such a good performance. i broke the british record and produced one of the furthest performances for someone finishing outside the medals, that performance on that day would have been a solid silver medal in every 0lympics, so it's, you know, it's a

we will turn our attention to the sport briefly with sports today.ed hold a minutes silence. united ‘s opponents say the final has lost its glow. hello and welcome to the programme. there is only one place to start, and that is in manchester. treasury agents have unfolded over the past 24 hours or so and have resonated all around the world. but in the city, it has also been felt in a sporting context. manchester united, a worldwide brand, notjust a football club, based ajax. the hierarchy at old trafford have been reacting along with many others to the news that 22 people

that is all the time for me here at sport today. goodbye. hello there.ry seeing the best of the sunshine. if we look at the weather watcher's picture from herefordshire, this illustrates the point nicely. there was cloud topping and tailing the country in the cloud, but enough for outbreaks of showery rain in the far north west of scotland. this is how we closed out the day yesterday with cloud and rain in the north and a little cloud lingering down to the south—west and that will still be with us first thing this wednesday morning. some coastal and some sea fog here. it will be quite a warm start, however, to the day. mid teens already and so temperatures are set to lift as we go through the morning. but we keep the cloud to the south—west with the best of the brightness really across south—eastern and eastern areas. we will chase cloud through the day but we get the best of the sunshine and temperatures will respond. into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland but these will primarily sit towards

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.er united hold a 1—0 lead over celta vigo after the first leg of their europa league semi final. usain bolt tells us what he hopes his legacy will be. and shannon gabriel tears into pakistan as west indies win the second test in barbados. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that a marcus rashford goal has helped manchester united to a 1—0 win away to celta vigo in the first leg of their europa league semi final. the 19—year—old curled a wonderfully struck free kick past the outstretched arms of sergio alvarez in the 67th minute for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old trafford next thursday

hello, i'm on the road to nowhere and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. to tennis at the french open in paris. sebastian vettel celebrates extending his lead in the formula one world championship after victory in monaco. and tom domoulin claims the 100th giro d'italia, the first time a dutchman has won this race. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that, in paris, women's world number one angelique kerber has become the first top seed to have ever been knocked out of the french open in the opening round. but it was a happier return to the court for petra kvitova as patrick gearey reports. it has never taken petra kvitova so much to reach the first round. five months ago everything was in doubt. a knife attack at her home left with tendon damage on her left hand, her playing hand. she has to rely on skill and

hello, i'm james pearce and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. of securing a place in the top four. 2—0 to keep alive their feint hopes of finishing in the top four. a moment of good fortune gave the home side the lead. granit xhaka's shot deflected in off ander herrera and beyond david de gea in the united goal. the second though was a moment of quality, a cross from the right, headed in by the former united forward danny welbeck. arsenal remain sixth, two points behind united also ending the visitors record 25 match unbeaten run in the league. we need to be patient and we are serious. 0urfirst goal was we need to be patient and we are serious. our first goal was lucky. the second was a great goal. we are happy. lim we want to try to win the europa league. more important to us than finishing fourth. we really want to try to win it. we need to give rest to players. 0ur squad is very short at the time. liverpool stay third after a goalless d raw at home to southampton. their best chance a penalty from james milner which was superbly saved by frase

a lot of sports today. >> it wasn't all good. >> no. it wasn't. it was a beautiful day out at at&t park and a horrible day at at&t park. we'll bring you the highlight and the warriors finally know who they are going to face in round two of the playoffs. we'll get draymond green's report. ♪ happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. nexgard kills fleas and ticks all month long. and it comes in an easy-to-give tasty chew. and that makes dogs and owners happy. no wonder vets love it too. reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. see your vet for more information on flea and tick protection you and your dog will love. nexgard. the vet's #1 choice. reserves shaun livingston and >>> well the warriors know they'll face the jazz in the second round of the playoffs. reserve shaun livingston and matt barnes are likely to return from their injuries as golden state had a week off but there is still to decision on if steve kerr will be on the bench. he missed the last two playoff games due to co

such a busy day of sport today. we start at wembley.beaten chelsea 2—1 to win the fa cup at wembley. it's was a high tempo game, with arsenal saving one of their best performances of the season until the last game. aaron ramsey scored the winnerfor arsenal in the 79th minute. so much to talk about, including a sending off and manager arsene wenger‘s future. olly foster is at wembley as you can imagine, it is very noisy here. we're at the quieter end, the chelsea end. chelsea arejust here. we're at the quieter end, the chelsea end. chelsea are just about to climb those steps which will feel so to climb those steps which will feel so much steeper because they have lost this fa cup final to arsenal against all the odds. the chelsea that won the premier league title couple of weeks ago just didn't turn up couple of weeks ago just didn't turn up today. arsenal with their ramshackle makeshift defence were absolutely magnificent. before we see this cup lifted a few moments by those triumphant arsenal players, here is the story of the match. se

lots going on in the world of sport today. here's an update.mier league after a 1—0 win over everton at the liberty stadium. fernando llorente got the crucial goal in the 29th minute, and it was the spaniards 13th league goal of the season and it could prove to be the most vital. swansea's win means that hull drop into the relegation zone — they lost 2—0 at home to already relegated sunderland. billyjones and jermaine defoe scored for the black cats. it was marco silva's first experience of a home defeat in three years as a manager in europe. to lose our focus likely lose in the second half, of course it's a problem. it's like you come to the past again. our team in the past conceded too many goals in set pieces, because of losing focus. this afternoon, the second goal is of side again, and the referee don't see, of course. but that is football, and now is the moment to analyse what's happened for the next. here are the rest of the day's premier league scores. crystal palace still aren't safe from relegation after being thrashed 5—0 at manchest

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it's time for a look at some of the other stories in sport today.all club, has been charged with 29 sexual offences, alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1998. george ormond, who's 61, will appear before magistrates in newcastle next month. geraint thomas has pulled out of the giro d'italia, after he was involved in a nasty crash during the race last weekend. thomas had actually been in second place overall at the time but he injured his shoulder and knee and he says that carrying on "would be a case of trying to survive each day, rather than racing". tom dumoulin of the netherlands still holds the leader's pinkjersey at the giro by over two minutes. but it was all about the sprinters on stage 13 — particularly colombia's fernando gaviria. earlier today mark cavendish tweeted he was thankful that gaviria isn't competing at the tour de france injuly, and this is why. his fourth stage win at this year's giro. london 2012 olympic silver medallist gemma gibbons has announced her retirement from professionaljudo. she missed out on a place at t