sport today is coming up us on twitter. sport today is coming up next.ext. stay with us and thank you forjoining us this morning. the top stories this hour: in a dramatic comeback, the former malaysian prime minister, mahathir mohamad, has won a majority in the general election, defeating the governing party which has been in powerfor more than 60 years. here in the uk, the government's plans to transform child mental health in england will fail a generation according to mps. 0f health in england will fail a generation according to mps. of its top one in ten children in as a diagnosable mental health condition. many are not receiving help quickly enough. al social affairs correspondent alison holt has been speaking to three young women whose lives have been affected by mental health issues. i was 13 when i first went to the doctor about it and i was told i had anxiety and depression and i was shuffled out i was put on a waiting list for counselling but the waiting list took so long that things have gotten worse by that point. they did not ta ke worse by

hello, welcome to sport today.he latest from the international football matches in a moment. a successful return to grand slam tennis. to reach the second round, as adam wild reports. was time for the tennis to do the talking. talking. mother and her return to grand slam tennis was far from straightforward. tennis was far from straightforward. have the edge in a tight, deciding set. the captain, clearly the trick. afterwards she said it made her feel like a superhero. like a superhero. warrior in it, like a warrior princess queen. princess queen. always wanted to be a superhero and it is my way of being a superhero. it is my way of being a superhero. clots, god i don't know how many i have had in the past 12 months. have had in the past 12 months. pants a lot while i play so i can keep the blood circulation going. keep the blood circulation going. is fun, but it is also functional so i can play without any problems. i can play without any problems. proceedings, his opponent wasn't to go down a fight. go down a figh

hello, welcome to sport today.e international football matches in a moment. a successful return to grand slam tennis. to reach the second round, as adam wild reports. was time for the tennis to do the talking. talking. mother and her return to grand slam tennis was far from straightforward. tennis was far from straightforward. have the edge in a tight, deciding set. the captain, clearly the trick. afterwards she said it made her feel like a superhero. like a superhero. warrior in it, like a warrior princess queen.

hello, this is sport today. live from the bbc sport centre.erpool are through to the champions league final — despite losing to roma in italy. and justin langer is named as australia's new cricket coach. also coming up on the programme, i am here in jerusalem also coming up on the programme, i am here injerusalem as chris groom faces the media had at the start of the giro d'italia. —— chris froome. liverpool will meet real madrid in the champions league final after winning their semi—final tie against roma. jurgen klopp's side lost 4—2 on the night at the stadio 0lympico but came out 7—6 winners on aggregate. it's their 8th european cup final and first since 2007. rob schofield has more. the fans certainly got their money ‘s worth, even if it wasn't what roma fans

time now for all the sports news in sport today.y, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme... simon survives! britain's yates is the giro's clear favourite — after emerging from tuesday's time trial with a signifiant lead. pakistan coach mickey arthur hails his ‘big game' players on the eve of their test match in england. and it's gold for bronze... the lyon and england defender has been crowned the bbc women's footballer of the year. hello, welcome to the programme. simon yates has taken a huge step towards becoming the first british rider, to win the giro d'talia. he'll go into the final five days of the tour, in the leaders pinkjersey, after safely negotiating tuesday's time trial. yates now has a 56—second lead, over defending champion tom dumoulin in second. austin halewood reports... with a lead of more than two minutes heading into the final

time now for all the sports news in sport today. entre, this is sport today. coming up: going bananas. manchester city fans turn out in their thousands to celebrate a record—breaking premier league season. taking on the parisian pressure. thomas tuchal is the man charged with turning psg into a dominant force in europe and back on track. novak djokovic drops just four games en route to the second round of the italian open. welcome to the programme. 2a hours on from the conclusion of a triumphant season, a chance for manchester city to celebrate. tens of thousands of supporters lined the city's streets to greet the premier league champions. pep guardiola's title—winning squad enjoyed an open top bus parade, to acknowledge a record breaking season. among those in attendance, our sports correspondent, andy swiss.

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.ence at the french open under way but has been battling notjust lucky loser, simone bolelli, but the elements as well after play was suspended due to rain in the french capital. nadal is on the hunt for an 11th title at roland garros but was made to work in the opening round. and despite a two set lead, he was was 3—0 down in the third against the impressive bolelli when the weather started to worsen. that game will be completed on tuesday as long as

sport today is coming up next.ysia's opposition leader, anwar ibrahim, is released from jail and declares a new dawn. meanwhile, police raid the defeated prime minister's home. uncertainty over the summit. president trump says he hopes his meeting with north korea's kimjong—un will still take place. the royal borough of windsor is usually a sedate sort of place. but with three days to go until the wedding of prince harry and megan markle at st george's chapel, reporters and camera crews have been arriving from around the world. there is particular excitement amongst the american networks, as david sillito reports. windsor is used to the media and crowded streets... prince harry y meghan markle. meghan markle. but this is different. royal wedding drama... who wants to attend the royal wedding? the royal wedding. every spare inch of space has been taken over by tv. this room that you're in right now is our set... cbs has ten rooms of the harte and garter, opposite the castle. they've even taken out the windows. if yo

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.n after a thrilling final, against alexander zverev, to win the italian open. nadal was a break down in the decider, when rain stopped play, but came back to win every game after the break to win in rome, for the eighth time. jim lumsden reports. it few players threaten adar lahm play, and zverev is one. the spaniard did appear to be cruising to another one —— few players

hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.d go marching on in europe. of course they do. the reigning champions cling on to beat bayern and reach the final of the uefa champions league. the dream makers. we catch up withjurgen klopp as he attempts to steer liverpool to a first champions league final in 11 years. and ding junhui has work to do in a suprisingly one—sided quarter—final against barry hawkins at the world snooker championships. well, well, well. by hook and by crook, real madrid just get the job done. zinedine zidane's side are into their fourth champions league final in five seasons, after seeing off bayern munich 11—3 on aggregate in a thrilling match at the bernabeu. joshua kimmich had given the visitors the lead afterjust six minutes, before a karim benzema double looked to have made the tie safe. bayern then equalised to make it 2—2 on the night, but madrid clinging on, and in the end given a huge helping hand by their opponents, as our football reporter rob schofield explains.

news in sport today.y, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme... ‘we want to be among europe's elite'. .. arsenal's new manager sets out his targets, in his opening press conference. no more taking the knee. the nfl is to ban on—field protests. and south africa's ab de villiers retires from international cricket, saying he's "run out of gas". hello and thanks forjoining us... we heard from the new arsenal manager on wednesday. unai emery is the premier league side's first new boss in almost 22 years having replaced arsene wenger. the spaniard, who joins after leaving french champions paris st—germain, thanked wenger — and accepted he's taking on a "big challenge". 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports from the emirates stadium. finally, we know the identity of arsenal's new manager. theirfirst appointment in 22 years and it's unai emery. today we had the opportunity to hear from unai emery. today we had the opportunity to hearfrom him unai emery. today we had the opportunity

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.afa nadal will regain the men's world number one position after a thrilling final, against alexander zverev, to win the italian open. nadal was a break down in the decider, when rain stopped play, but came back to win every game after the break to win in rome, for the eighth time. jim lumsden reports. it few players threaten adar lahm play, and zverev is one. the spaniard did appear to be cruising to another one —— few players threaten rafael nadal on clay. zverev had won his previous matches before the final and his accuracy overwhelmed rafael nadal who was making uncharacteristic efforts. the german 19 of the next 15 games and went 3—1 in the next set but the players were fought off court, bad news for zverev, better fauna players were fought off court, bad news for zverev, betterfauna dahl. he reeled off five games in a row to win the italian open, all the perfect warm up as he aims were a record 11th french open title. today's the day about thinking about this title, not about winn

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. let's kick things off with some football for you. one game in the english premier league on monday, tottenham hotspur have given them some breathing room in their hunt for uefa champions league football next season. they beat watford 2—0 at wembley to give mauricio pochettino‘s men a five—point lead over fifth placed chelsea with three games left to place. dele alli with the opener after 16 minutes before harry kane scored his 38th goal in all competitions this season, doubling the home side's lead just after the break. it means tottenham could perhaps even start looking up the table, with a game in hand, they find themselves just one point behind third—placed liverpool. it was important to take the three points, to win the three points. for us points, to win the three points. for us it was massive. it was a game that we needed to win and then we the i'm for 11- 7— .1.17 7,: ——::—: — 55:55 5; 55:55 555 555 — 2:1: great 55:5- 5; 51:55 555 555 — great but the performance wasn't great but the most important thing is the three points. th

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.harry kane on target as tottenham beat watford to go five points clear of chelsea in the race for champions league football next season. ole, ole! it's party time in barcelona as barca celebrate their 25th la liga title with their fans. and ding junhui cruises through to the quarter finals of the world snooker championship. we catch up with the chinese superstar. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. let's kick things off with some football for you. one game in the english premier league on monday, tottenham hotspur have given them some breathing room in their hunt for uefa champions league football next season. they beat watford 2—0 at wembley to give mauricio pochettino's men a five—point lead over fifth placed chelsea with three games left to place. dele alli with the opener after 16 minutes before harry kane scored his 38th goal in all competitions this season,

time now for all the sports news in sport today. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: records tumble — a fifth european title means lyon become the most successful club in women's champions league history. england are all out for 184 as pakistan dominate on day one of the first test at lord's. and we'll tell you who serena williams will face on her return to grand slam tennis. hello and welcome along to the programme. let's start then with the dominance of this 0lympique lyonnais side. they're celebrating yet again, this time for a record fifth women's champions league title. but they had to work for it. it was goalless after 90 minutes against wolfsburg in the final in kiev, before lyon went on to win 4—1 after extra time. they also become the first team to have won three in a row. 0ur reporterjo currie watched the action in the ukranian capital.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm ben mundy. bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up... he's up and running at the french open — but can novak djokovic really return to full form in paris. how manny fights does pacquiao have left? he says his next will show whether he'll retire. and, from football to fairways, we'll explain why nfl star peyton manning's been doing this! hello, thanks forjoining us... we're starting with tennis and the french open. where, novak djokovic was left dissatisfied, despite a straight sets win on wednesday. and, world number one simona halep began her bid for a first grand slam title with a gutsy fightback. adam wild has the details... it has taken until day for before simona halep began herfirst round. she struggled to get going, not that she was ever allowed

time now for all the sports news in sport today.oday, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme. arsenal are set to appoint former paris st germain coach, unai emery, as their new manager. kiev calling.... liverpool look towards the champions league final against real madrid. and morata misses out... the forward waves goodbye to a world cup place with spain. and serena williams won't be seeded for the forthcoming french open. hello there and welcome to the programme. first, arsenal are set to appoint unai emery as their new manager. the spaniard has been in talks with the club on monday as they prepare to appoint a successor to arsene wenger. former psg boss, emery, was a late contender for the job, as our correspondent david ornstein explained to me earlier. whether or not it is a surprise in turn lead to arsenal, certainly externally to the public, it will come as a surprise. it seemed all they had to do was press the button on mikael arteta, theirformer

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.upe de france for a record extending 12th time as they beat third tier les herbiers 2—0. southampton win at swansea city meaning west bromwich albion are relegated from the premier league. and defending champion simona halep is through to the last 16 of the madrid open after victory over belgium's elise mertens. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that paris saint germain have won the coupe de france for a fourth successive year after a 2—0 victory over third tier les herbiers. the result didn't provide the fairytale that many were hoping for as a goalfrom giovani lo selso in the first half was added to by an edinson cavani penalty 16 minutes from the end with the parisians continuing their bid to seal a domestic treble for outgoing coach unai emery. a record 12th title in this tournament also means psg have not lost in 42 domestic cup games with just the league required to make it a clean sweep of this years competitions in france

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.ay weekend have been making the headlines. and we are not alone. a quick look at western europe and you can see there are plenty of thunderstorms, great rafts of crowd —— cloud across germany and into the low countries and in the forthcoming week i expect we'll see further thunderstorms in places and it will be on the warm side, light winds and some mist and fog in the forecast. low cloud to start on monday and over the easter side of the pennines. elsewere, sunshine to start the day and once it pours through into the middle part of the afternoon some showers will pop up in east anglia and into wales. the eastern shores, plagued in places by low cloud but elsewhere much of scotland and the north of england and wales and over to northern ireland, dry, fine, sunny and warm. somebody in the south—east will be reporting 28 degrees, i think that will keep the showers going across a good part of the evening and low cloud will fall in from the north sea and no surprise when you see the overal

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. party. champions, manchester city, have their hands on the trophy. and farewell to a favourite. arsene wenger waves goodbye to the emirates after arsenal hammer burnley in theirfinal home game of the season. and jason day wins the wells fargo championship in style with the australian claiming the victory is one of the best of his career. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start in england, where manchester city have been enjoying a premier league title party. the champions lifted the trophy in front of their home fans at the etihad stadium. captain vincent kompany doing the honours after his side drew 0—0 with huddersfield. city are still on course to make 100 points in the season. it's their third premier league title in seven years, a first under manager pep guardiola. but be warned, he said he accepts the challenge of trying to win back—to—back titles!

news in sport today. hello.ion, simona halep, is knocked out of the madrid open at the quarter—final stage. dustinjohnson is tired for a lead in florida. manchester united secure second place in the premier league after a goalless d raw away to west ham united. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with tennis and it was a day of shocks in madrid. women's world number one and the two—time defending champion simona halep crashed out in the quarter finals as did russia's maria sharapova. in the men's event world number six juan martin del potro was also sent packing, but the good form on clay is continuing for britain's kyle edmund. nick parrott has all the details. simona halep is not used to losing in madrid

time now for all the sports news in sport today. coming up on this programme...first british man to win the giro d'italia and complete a grand tour hattrick it's au revoir 0stapenko. kateryna kozlova sends the defending champion crashing out of the french open at the first round. willpower takes all hit the plaudits with his first win at the indy 500. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today we're going to kick things off with cycling and the holy trinity of prizes, a set of wins so tough to complete that only twice had it ever been done before... but chris froome has becomejust the third man to win all three of cycling's grand tours in a row. the team sky rider claiming his first giro d'italia after safely negotiating the ceremonial final stage in rome.

and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. liverpool have guaranteed champions league football next season, regardless of what happens in kiev. they hammered brighton to claim fourth spot on the final day of the premier league season. juventus clinch a seventh straight italian league title, sealing the crucial point they needed against roma. and world champion lewis hamilton dominates a dramatic spanish grand prix to win his second race in a row. welcome to the programme. we'll also tell you shortly how barcelona's dream of going the whole la liga season unbeaten was denied in their penultimate game in a shock result. but first, the english premier league season has come to an end, and what a way it finished. a goal—scoring frenzy, and late drama, involving the champions manchester city just one of the stories. the race for the champions league got plenty of attention too. liverpool claimed the final qualifying spot available with a 4—0 win over brighton. mo salah scored his 32nd goal in the premier league,

time now for all the sports news in sport today.rt centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal moves through to the rome masters quarter—finals, where he'll face local favourite fabio fognini. gianluigi buffon will bring down the curtain on hisjuventus career this weekend after 17 years in turin. and ireland's sam bennett wins stage 12 of the giro d'italia but simon yates still leads heading into friday's stage 13. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis and most of the big names have booked their spots in the last eight of the italian 0pen. rafael nadal looked unstoppable against denis shapovalov as he bids for a first title in rome since 2013. defending champion alexander zverev also made it through. nick parrott reports. the first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset

time now for all the sports news, in sport today. the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... mark williams wins a thriller to become the oldest world snooker champion in 40 years. novak djokovic powers past kei nishikori in a madrid opening masterclass. it's advantage aljazira in their afc champions league tie after a 96th minute winner. hello and thank you very much indeed forjoining us. we start with a thrillng end to the snooker — mark williams has won the world championship for a third time after close 18—16 victory overjohn higgins. the welshman led 15—10 from the afternoon's action but higgins pushed him all the way in the evening session, clearing up every time williams made a mistake. but the 43—year—old, who's now the oldest champion in 40 years, held his nerve. this was the red that clinched it. the welshman had thought about quitting the game, and didn't even qualify for last year's championship —

but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.in fact, a recordbreaker. 29 degrees. the warmest early may bank holiday weekend on record. and for the vast majority, there was a lot of sunshine. there were exceptions too. the western coastal fringe is seeing low cloud and mist and fog. temperatures, no better than 11 degrees. wherever you are, you can expect the temperatures to take a tumble in the next few days. we are swapping out the warm air with cool and fresh conditions from the atlantic. this is how we start off tuesday morning. temperatures in pretty decent shape for many. double digits in most places. and again, we will start off with some sunshine in eastern scotland, east wales, and potentially eastern portions of england. 0ut west, cloudy skies, still some grey and murky conditions along the coast. and through the day, a band of rain from the west across northern ireland into scotland, north—west england, parts of wales, and the midlands, and ahead of that, just the odd shower and still some warmth. with temperatures up

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.orecast for the next few days. feeling warm in the sunshine as well. it isn't quite that simple, because, in southern areas in particular, there is a risk of showers on thursday. this has snuck in from the near continent. it introduces an extra bit of energy and moisture that it needs to generate those showers and storms. it drifts westward as we go through the day. in north—east england, there is a lot of cloud and fog that can burn back towards the coast. things bringing up as the day goes on. here is how it looks on our high—resolution model. in england, showers and thunderstorms drift westwards. it should brighten for east anglia. and much of the midlands. we do have some long spells of sunshine in scotland and england, low cloud latching on to the north sea coastlines. as we go through the day. consequently, tem pters through the day. consequently, tempters in aberdeen and newcastle back at 11! or 15 degrees. elsewhere, real warmth in the best of the sunshine. highs of 22 or 23. w

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.s looking fine across the uk. on wednesday it will feel warm as well. clear blue skies on the way. not necessarily from the word "go". in the morning, in eastern and northern counties, it will be cloudy. it's the big picture across this part of the world, here, the jet stream with system is being diverted northwards. in the direction of iceland and scandinavia, this jet stream this far north, we are well away from it. so the weather will be settled. warming up across europe over the next few days. the warmth is heading through us to the end of the week. short—term, this is how it looks. those are the morning temperatures. here is the cloud first thing, it burns back to the coastal line that these coastal districts here could stay cool and cloudy. here are those yellows compared to the deep oranges. a contrast across the uk. it could even be a 10 degrees difference. 23 in london, 13 in newcastle. but for most, a fine and beautiful day. a slight change, quite a big change, on. it may be

but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. good morning.ly wet start for some, some heavy rain around first thing, rain will clear most areas at least through the day, and then we're into a story of sunshine and one or two showers. this is the weather system bringing in the wet weather overnight, into the morning. clearing away from western scotland, northern ireland as we start the day, so temperatures will take a little bit of a dip late in the night here. but elsewhere, not quite as cold a start to the day as we saw yesterday morning, but for the commute, it will be a thoroughly wet one. eastern scotland, through a good part of central england and eastern wales, a few showers in the east. but a few get away with not too much wet weather early on, but it does turn wetter through the middle part of the day. as the rain clears from central and western parts, we see sunshine and just one or two showers. some of those showers could be wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains, some hail mixed in too. and temperatures down a little bit on

but from me ben mundy and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.ulent mood through the day ahead because while there will be some spells of warm sunshine, there will also be some vicious thunderstorms, torrential downpours which could lead to localised flooding and certainly the risk of some travel disruption, especially across central and southern parts of the uk. the earlier satellite pictures show the showers and storms have been gathering across continental europe. they are drifting north at the moment and these showers will start to show their hands during the first part of thursday. not a bad start for many, but with a lot of mist and murk and low cloud, a few showers up towards the north—west. but it is these heavy downpours towards the south—east that we will be keeping a very close eye on. it is hard to predict where the worst of the weather will be, but right across the south—east, east anglia and then eventually into the midlands, wales and the south—west, there is the risk of some really intense, thundery downpours which could give enou

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.he king of clay, rafa nadal has got his title defence at the french open under way but has been battling notjust lucky loser, simone bolelli, but the elements as well after play was suspended due to rain in the french capital. nadal is on the hunt for an 11th title at roland garros but was made to work in the opening round. and despite a two set lead, he was was 3—0 down in the third against the impressive bolelli when the weather started to worsen. that game will be completed on tuesday as long as the weather behaves itself. before the rain came there were plenty more talking points from roland garros. a big one was stan wawrinka's exit from paris at the first stage. last years runner up knocked out in 5 sets by 34—year—old guillermo garcia—lopez. .. it means wawrinka, who won the french open in 2015, will drop out of the top 250 after an injury plagued season. . . here's ben croucher rounding up the best of monday's action it hasn't been a vintage 2018 for novak djokovic, just once t

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.ng bad over the next few days. we cannot guarantee completely dry weather but we need a bit of rain at least from time to time and on tuesday there is a risk of downpours with thunder across the south of the uk in particular. as far as the short—term is concerned, the next few hours are very quiet across the uk. a bit of cloud across the north—west where we have a weather front across northern ireland and scotland. it is a very weak weather front so it's mostly cloud and not a lot of rain. the early hours of tuesday morning, a few spots of rain across scotland, to the south of the country we have clear skies and not cold at all. 12 in london but fresher in the north—west of scotland. let's look at the weather first thing in the morning. it's looking great but there is a chance of showers across kent and sussex. but the vast majority of the country is looking dry. not necessarily sunny everywhere, a bit more cloud in the north—east, some across scotland and partly sunny skies in norther

but from me, steven wyeth, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. was our high on monday. tuesday could be a little bit warmer. it's settling down, really, this week, a lot of dry weather around, some sunshine just as we saw yesterday. the week ahead sees very little rain at all. very weak weather fronts heading our way because high pressure is essentially in charge. it will be a bit cooler around the middle part of the week. the cooler air is going to come in behind that very weak weather front there. that's the first one to approach the uk but it's running into high pressure. not completely plain sailing, mind you, because there's areas of mist, fog and low cloud around some north sea coasts, burning back to the coast, lingering perhaps around the south—west approaches, then our weather front around scotland, northern ireland, with it a little rain or drizzle. late sunshine in the far north—west but it's ahead of the front where we have the warm sunshine and perhaps highs of 23 celsius. the weather front pushes down from scotland and northern irel

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.unday was a beautiful day. it brightened up pretty nicely. and we had some great pictures sent in by our weather watchers, including this one from helensburgh in argyll and bute. blue skies and waters quite calm. as we head through this coming week, similar scenes, with high pressure often in charge of the weather. things are looking largely dry. some spells of warm sunshine in the next few days before we see a cooler interlude through the middle of the week. the satellite image shows the cloud that we have had. that has been moving in from both the west and also towards the east as well. so a bit of a cloudy sandwich with a clearfilling in between. in the early hours of monday morning, a chilly start with clear skies and light winds. but it will warm up fairly quickly. we will have that cloud just edging across northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and later on to western fringes of england and wales. also this cloud in the east is bringing some mist and murk to the eastern coa

but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.of this week and into the weekend as well. the temperatures are going to change a bit and we've got some chilly nights on the way, but here in hampshire, we had the highest temperature on tuesday, 23.7 celsius, but the next few days will be cooler by day as well as by night, but a lot of dry weather and some sunshine around as well. now, the cooler air comes around this area of high pressure following that weather front there. ahead of that weather front, we've got some stronger winds, making it feel chillier across many parts of england and wales, together with all this cloud, so cloudier skies. on the weather front itself, there's not much rain around, as you can see, at all. as you head further north, increasing amounts of sunshine, perhaps in north wales, certainly across northern england and some good sunny spells for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures will be lower across the board than they were on tuesday, and quite a significant drop for eastern scotland. quite

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.. saw so many weather watcher picture scenes like this one, in warrington in cheshire, of a flowerful field and shrubs, with the blue skies above, and a lovely end to the day with some gorgeous sunsets. but, like the last few nights, temperatures really falling away under those clear skies, particularly across eastern scotland. for much of england and wales, close to freezing in one or two places, with a touch of frost in fact, but not so much for the north and west of the uk. in western scotland and northern ireland, here a veil of cloud will continue to move in from the atlantic, so it'll be less cold here to start to friday. a chilly start elsewhere, another lovely sunny one expected for england and wales. more cloud, though, across scotland and northern ireland could spoil things a little bit bit. some holes still, with sunny spells, and those temperatures up a notch, i think, compared to thursday, around 19 in the south and the east. high pressure still the dominant feature of our

sports. it comes after today's landmark u.s. supreme court ruling. the justices struck down a federal law that barred states from authorizing their own sports gambling. tonight, one state assemblyman is moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment. that would make it legal for people to bet on sports teams. >> the reality is we do have it in california. we live in the era of the internet. people can get on their phones and wager in sports today. they're just doing it illegally. we can eliminate that by having a regulated marketplace, that's taxes. they are following the decision saying if it allows not to do so, each state is free to act on its own. according to the gaming industry report, the black markets for sports betting is anywhere from $150 to $400 billion nationwide every year. >>> now to hawaii where the danger on the big island is growing by the hour as new fissures erupt. another crack opened to the earth today sending more lava to the surface. these vents have been popping up almost daily. some are a thousand feet long. dozens o

that's all the sport for now. today the german thinker who came up with the theory of communism. to mark the event, a statue of him was unveiled in his home town, trier. the huge bronze cast was a gift from china, whose leader xijinping has described marx as the greatest thinker of modern times. not everyone was in a mood to celebrate. the unveiling in trier was met by a counter—protest, and the far right alternative for germany party said the statue was a slap in the face to the victims of communism. i've been speaking to the political theorist maurice glasman, a labour life peer in the house of lords. it is the marker of the thought. there is a huge split in europe between east and west. there is a revival of marx's thought in the west, the forming of global markets which may be alone from his time, marx predicted but on the other hand, there is a legacy of inhumane mass murder. that is alive and the hearts of people who love —— lived under that system. if marx was alive today, what would he made of the forecast he ma

elsewhere in sport today, rory mcilroy has made a bright start to the bmw pga championship at wenworthee cameron norrie claimed the biggest win of his career. it came againstjohn isner in the quarter finals of the lyon 0pen. he‘s ranked at number ten in the world. this was a big win. he‘s into his first atp semi final. norwegian politician linda helleland has revealed she wants one of the most important roles in international sport. the 40 year—old has told the bbc she is declaring her candidacy to become the next president of the world anti—doping agency. she‘s been speaking to our sports news editor dan roan about her ambition to clean up the world of anti—doping. right now i‘m very concerned about the confidence and the trust in anti—doping. iam the confidence and the trust in anti—doping. i am convinced that wada is the right body to increase and enhance the fight against doping. so we can have a clean sport. so we can have our children and my two sons who love sport, but they can have role models that are clea n, they can have role models that are clean, that‘s my inspiration. and

let's have a quick look at some of today's other sport stories 110w. some of today's other sport storiese about the referee afterjuventus‘ defeat in the champions league to real madrid. he was sent off for dissent after michael 0liver awarded a rare late penalty which they used to address 4-3 penalty which they used to address 4—3 on aggregate. and even full start to f1 practice ahead of the spanish grand prix. —— and eventful start. some high profile spins, including red bull's max verstappen. daniel riccardo came in second to lewis hamilton, who finished quickest in second practice. the uk's simon yates retained the overall lead of the giro d'italia, with island's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. —— island's. and second—tier league have knocked out super salford from the challenge cup. the century and claimed they 22- cup. the century and claimed they 22— ten six round victory at the sports village. the win extends the home side winning run to ten matches. today was meant to be a historic day for irish cricket, but the rain in dublin had other ideas, delaying the start of t

people can get on their phones and wager on sports today. they're just doing it illegally. we can eliminate that by having a regulated marketplace that's taxed. >> according to gaming industry reports, the black market for sports betting in the u.s. is anywhere from 150 to $400 billion every year. >>> all right. the warriors are looking like a good bet to make their fourth consecutive finals. after last night's game, golden state want to houston and put on an impressive performance in game 1 of the western conference finals. kevin during rant leading the way with 35 points. warriors went on to win 119 to 106. game 2 is in houston tomorrow night. i got a chance to show my daughter that game. she was watching for the first time. i thought she was getting really into it, and then, right around, like, 5 minutes to go she was like, "daddy, can we watch úsesame street'?" . >> i caught the last 5 minutes of the game. >> we got our blues and yellows. >> looks good. >> oftentimes i am totally blended. >>> . glad to see they're making it. here's a look at our forecast. we do i have hi

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.inal in a moment, but we start with football. and a historic football relegation. hamburg fans threw flares and delayed the match, as their side exited the german bundlesliga after 55 seasons in the top flight. wolfsburg's win over cologne meant hamburg were always going to be relegated regardless of their result. and hamburg's 2—1win over borussia moenchengladbach was held up for ten minutes. a minority of the home fans acting angrily to the relegation, with several flares lit and thrown behind the gladbach goal. confirmation of that result. hamburg will join cologne in the second division next season. wolfsburg go into a relegation playoff. at the other end of the table hoffenheim pipped bayer leverkusen and rb leipzig to fourth place, as they beat borussia dortmund 3—1 to secure champions league football next season. there are 36 days until brazil play their first game at this year's world cup. and neymar has just given them a huge boost. the forward's resumed training after undergo

good evening — it's a busy day of sport today with the rugby and football seasons coming to a close —ons decided, trophies won — and there's been a big one at wembley today. chelsea have won the women's fa cup. they beat their london rivals arsenal 3—1 in front of a record crowd of over 16,000 — and among them is our reporterjo currie jo, jo, what a day it has been at wembley, what a match. chelsea coming out on top? a wonderful match. you can probably see behind me that players are still on the pitch, still celebrating. they are yet to receive their medals and the trophy at wembley. chelsea are really rewriting history. two years ago they came to wembley, they played arsenal in the fa cup final and losti—o. played arsenal in the fa cup final and lost 1—0. today, chelsea were a different team. the key difference was that today they had ramona bachmann, the swiss star. they took the lead, and after the break chelsea explodes out of the dressing room, fran kirby setting up ramona bachmann. an exquisite finish. that finish was so good that she decided to repeat it just finish was so good

. >>> the ruling today from the supreme court that could pave the way for legal sports betting in california. >>> it is cool out there today and we had a lot of wind. givers will be on the cool side for the next couple of days. >>> is hunters point safe? the hearing today on the cleanup at the former naval shipyard. >>> a live look right now at the evening commute. this is the san mateo bridge and guards on the right are heading east over san mateo. it is a little slow going, but not that bad for this time of the night. >>> we head over to the golden gate bridge and traffic is moving along just fine. we have more on the weather coming up. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more.

want them to bet online or bet in your arena if you are a sport owner. >> stick around, we'll bring in our guest here, draft kings announcing today that this decision will pave the way for them to move beyond fantasy and into real life sports betting. joining us now is jason robins, it is good to have you with us >> thank you for having me >> you guys have long said that what your business is is not gambling, it is a game of skills as to a game of chance you are very, very ready and delighted, i believe, that now you are able to transform and fully conceived of what you have been providing is in fact partly a game of chance you are happy about this, radioigradiight >> i would not put it that way, what we have been providing stays the same we are excited to be able to offer the new prouduct which i think is regulated differently how fantasy sports is regulated. >> will you urge through lobbyist or your own efforts to allow people to wager online which is how they play draft king generally as opposed to have togo to a point of purchase a casino and a racetrack. >> well, i think that's what most people want and certainly there maybe

[applause] >> the aspen institute hosting a series of discussions on the future of college sports. today a conversation about what might happen if student athletes were compensated. some of the speakers today will include former college basketball coaches and players. ncaa officials and experts on sports law. this should be starting shortly. your watching live coverage on c-span2. up this. [inaudible conversations] >> hello everyone. i'm the executive director of the aspen institute. sports society program. welcome to our new

sports fan. [laughter] let me introduce you today to our panelists. here to my right is lindsay sarah krasnoff. she is a historian and writer who has written on a range of global sports for news and sports media outlets. next to her we have tom bogen. tom was raised in bringing 10 -- bring them 10, new jersey and currently serves as the associate vice president of student affairs at boston college. before that he worked at villanova, where he also taught in the history department developing courses about sports history and global sports history. on the end here we have got frank fitzpatrick. some of you may be very familiar with him. he is a native philadelphian and has been a philadelphia inquirer editor and sports writer since 1980. he has been the beat writer for the eagles and covered nine olympic games. so first i just kind of want to set the scene in terms of 1968 and the sports world. so i am going to turn it over to frank to talk about what was going on here in sports world at that time. frank: well, first of all in me, the focus of sports fans was much more exclusively focused on philad

sports fan. let me introduce you today to our panelists. ght, lindsay sarah krasnow, and historian and writer who has written for a range of news and sports media outlets. next her, we have tom logan, who was born and raised in brick and 10, new jersey, and currently serves as the associate vice president of student affairs at boston college. the for that, he worked at villanova, where he also taught in the history department about sports history and global sports history. on the end, frank fitzpatrick. some of you will be very familiar with him. he is a native philadelphian and a philadelphia inquirer at her and sports writer. he covered -- editor and sports writer. he covered nine olympic games. first, we want to just set the scene in terms of 1968 and the sports world. i am going to turn it over to frank to talk about what was going on at that time. frank: in 1968, sports fans my focus much more -- was much more exclusively on philadelphia. you had to really work at it to be a sports fan, if you wanted to be a sports fan be on philadelphi