now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.e back for the fa cup final — and they almost had something to celebrate at half time. we'll have the latest from chelsea against leicester. an invincible season — rangers see through the whole scottish premiership unbeaten — after thrashing aberdeen in their final game at ibrox. and tom daley and matthew lee take gold at the european diving championships — but they're stil not satisfied. it wasn't the best that we could have done it but, you know, at the end of the day, there is still room for improvement and we have got eight weeks, nine weeks until we compete at the olympics so we are very happy right now. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday — on fa cup final day. the big match at wembley, now into the second half. chelsea are taking on leicester — and it's in front 20,000 fans at wembley, as part of a pilot test event to ease covid restrictions. it was goalless at half time — perhaps the best opportunity to break the deadlock, falling to chel

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, welcome to sportsday. i'm austin halewood.ing up this evening... the season keeps getting better for stjohnstone. they add the scottish cup to their league cup triumph. 90 minutes from the premier league, brentford book their place in the championship playoff final. and it's more gold for adam peaty at the european swimming championships. an outstanding swim from myself, i don't like to be arrogant but i could not have done that any more. that gives me a confidence in my own strength. hello and welcome to sportsday. there's only one place to start tonight and that's in glasgow, because stjohnstone have been crowned scottish cup champions. they beat hibernian 1—0, and it's the icing on the cake of a brilliant season for stjohnstone, having already won the league cup. our sports news correspondent, chris mclaughlin, was at hampden park for us. green against blue in scottish football's showpiece final, no rangers or celtic inside this time. and with covid numbers rising in glasgow, no fans either. small towns and johnston were lo

that wraps it up from me and sportsday. 2016 we have followed the brexit story. through the referendum, through the long process to find a withdrawal deal and then a new trade deal, and now brexit is a reality and i want to look at if promises have been kept. i�*m going to assess three different areas starting with fishing which accounts for 0.1% of the uk economy but has always played a big part in this story. to those who support it, brexit is about taking back control. it's brexit is about taking back control. it�*s an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we it's an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we should be the guardians — fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of _ fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our _ fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own _ fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own seas, - fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own seas, not . the guardians of our own seas, not ministers we don�*t know, we haven�

right now, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm katie shanahan. coming up tonight.helsea are on their way back to london as champions of europe. it's a tangerine dream for blackpool at wembley as they win promotion to the championship. and naomi osaka is threatened with disqualification from the french open over her media boycott. good evening. thank you forjoining us. chelsea have done it, crowned champions of europe after beating manchester city with celebrations going well into the night. was it thomas to go's masterclass, or did pep guardiola get his selection wrong? —— thomas tuchel�*s masterclass. laura scott has been gauging the mood from the fans that were lucky enough to be out in porto. up early to remind anyone who might have forgotten that chelsea are champions of europe again. but while there was elation for one set of fans this morning, elsewhere there was deflation, and not just for the giant trophy. what's done is done, we've just got to move on and go on for next year. do you know what, we've come here, we've had a ball and we're going home. we're c

hello and welcome to sportsday.ane dougall. the countdown is on. both triumphant in their domestic leagues, but who will win the women's champions league? chelsea take on barcelona in sweden shortly. allison the hero as the goalkeeper scores an injury time winner to keep alive liverpool's champions league hopes. and bad weather in france leaves its marc on marquez in the moto gp. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with arguably the most anticipated match in women's football this year. the wsl champions chelsea take on barcelona in the champions league final. the squads have travelled to sweden where they'll kick off shortly. whoever wins, there will be a new name on the trophy. we're joined now by our women's sport correspondentjo currie. one — can you explain why this is so significant for chelsea can you explain why this is so significant for chelsea and the women's game?— significant for chelsea and the women's ame? , ., . ., women's game? chelsea in particular were already — women's game? chelsea in partic

now, on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, welcome to sportsday — i'm austin halewood.up this evening: liverpool and chelsea book their place in the champions league, but leicester city miss out, on the final day of the premier league season. a five—starfinish: champions manchester city finish the season in style. and it's max power in monaco. verstappen wins, to lead the formula one championship for the first time. good evening, welcome to the programme. well, there's only once place to start tonight, because within the last half an hour the full time whistle has blown on the premier league season. all 20 teams were in action and all eyes were on chelsea, leicester city and liverpool as they battled it out for the final two champions league spots. and after defeat at home to tottenham, it's leicester that miss out. well our reporter adam wild joins me in the studio. adam, a busy day, lots to keep across. leicester won't be in the champions league next season — how did it all play out? head has been absolutely breathless in the premier league, as you would expect on the

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. coming up in the programme...yes on the prize, we're live in porto ahead of the champions league final between manchester city and chelsea. and i'm all foster at the gates are open, the fans are pouring in and the teams have just arrived. brentford are promoted to the premier league as they return to the top flight for the first time in 7a years. and, having already won the tour de france, egan bernal is on the brink of another grand tour victory at the giro d'italia. we've got an action packed programme for you tonight. and where else to start but the biggest game in european club football. the champions league final between manchester city and chelsea gets under way in just under 90 minutes' time to find out who'll be crowned champions of europe. 16,500 lucky fans will be watching the game in porto. a huge occasion for all those involved. when all those involved. i start my career to play not even when i start my career to play not even one final champions league and look there's another one. we are here, more t

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.— i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme. supporters on the pitch at old trafford — manchester united fans protest against the club's owners, leading to their game against liverpool being postponed. history made — chelsea reach their first women's champions league final — after beating bayern munich. rangers hit four against celtic in the old firm derby at ibrox, just two games away now from an unbeaten league season. and some spectacular overtaking sees lewis hamilton win the portuguese grand prix to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight at old trafford, where manchester united's premier league game against liverpool has been postponed. earlier around 200 manchester united fans got onto the pitch — to protest against the glazer family's ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the co

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm katie shanahan.ir way back to london as champions of europe. it's a tangerine dream for blackpool at wembley as they win promotion to the championship. and naomi osaka is threatened with disqualification from the french open over her media boycott. good evening and thank you for joining us. chelsea have done it, crowned champions league winners after beating manchester city with celebrations going well into the night. was it thomas tuchel�*s masterclass, or did pep guardiola get his team selection wrong? laura scott has been gauging the mood from the fans that were lucky enough to be out in porto. up early to remind anyone who might have forgotten that chelsea are champions of europe again. but while there was elation for one set of fans this morning,

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.something to celebrate at half time. we'll have the latest from chelsea against leicester. an invincible season — rangers see through the whole scottish premiership unbeaten — after thrashing aberdeen in their final game at ibrox. and tom daley and matthew lee take gold at the european diving championships — but they're stil not satisfied. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello — and welcome to the programme. where leicester city have made history, winning a first ever fa cup. they beat chelsea in the final at wembley. in front 20,000 fans who got see it inside the ground. it's a special win for the club, and manager brendan rodgers. and we cross live now, to wembley, and join our natalie pirks. — this was a fitting final for the fans to be part of again. as you say, for brendan rodgers, his seventh win in seven finals. another momentous day in the history of this football club. they have been to four fa cup finals in the past in the last one was 52 years ago. they have never won it and

welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: on the verge of becoming premier league champions again — manchester city beat crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. swansea dent derby's hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship. max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese grand prix, with lewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. what a few days this could be for manchester city. on tuesday, they're hoping to reach their first champions league final. before that, they could be crowned premier league champions, if manchester united lose to liverpool at old trafford tomorrow. city did theirjob this afternoon, with a 2—0 win at crystal palace, asjoe lynskey reports. manchester city know they're close. a third title in four y

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun.ks continue over moving the champions league final from istanbul to london, but could lisbon spoil the wembley dream, as uefa decides. a big night for fulham in the premier league — their manager calls on his players to be brave, as they look to avoid relegation against burnley. and another blow for olympic organisers. a poll injapan shows a majority want them cancelled, with big name stars also expressing doubts. if people aren't healthy and if they are not feeling safe, then it's definitely a cause for concern. hello and welcome to the programme. we're still awaiting news over whether this season's champions league final between manchester city and chelsea at the end of the month will be remain in istanbul, or be moved to another venue — with wembley one of the stadiums in the mix. it follows the uk government imposing travel restrictions imposed on turkey and advising fans not to travel. talks between the government, the fa and uefa have been ongoing. our senior sports news reporter

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.good evening to stop a very warm welcome along to the programme. i'mjohn watson. warm welcome along to the programme. i'm john watson. the headlines tonight. the history makers — chelsea, wsl champions for a fourth time. cavani keeps the pl title race alive, as united beat villa. and lewis hamilton battles back to win in spain. good evening. chelsea have won the women's super league title for the second season in a row, a 5—0 victory over reading ending any hopes manchester city had of pipping them to the title on the final day of the season. we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first, our reporterjo currie who was at kingsmeadow. history in their sites. chelsea over that a win at home to reading would notjust hand in the league title but also their second trophy and a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing civil war, quick starts can be crucial for civilian minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike. it seemed the only knock up could

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall.hey take on barcelona shortly in the women's champions league final. allison the hero as the goalkeeper scores an injury time winner to keep alive liverpool's champions league hopes. when the striker scores like that, quite rightly, everyone says that is a worldy. and it's a tenth italian open title for rafa nadal as he beats novak djokovic in rome.

hello and welcome to sportsday. hello — and welcome to the programme.here leicester city have made history, winning a first ever fa cup. they beat chelsea in the final at wembley. in front 20,000 fans who got see it inside the ground. it's a special win for the club, and manager brendan rodgers. and we cross live now, to wembley, and join our natalie pirks. — this was a fitting final for the fans to be part of again. as you say, for brendan rodgers, his seventh win in seven finals. another momentous day in the history of this football club. they have been to four fa cup finals in the past in the last one was 52 years ago. they have never won it and finally and how because the goal that won it really will go down in history. 0ne really will go down in history. one of the one—day strikes of the fa cup. and if you have not seen it just prepare yourself. bea be a welcome sound of over 20,000 fans, the biggest crowd england first went into lockdown. the cup final has always been special but today felt even more significant. chelsea are eight times winners of

still to come on sportsday... squad for the olympics — 15 english, one welsh and two scottish: the highest level you can kinda go to. there is no sporting event like it. it is the biggest thing out there and i can't believe i'll be a part of it. now — there's always a certain amount of managerial movement at the end of a football season. the headline from today is that zinedine zidane is leaving real madrid — he's resigned after real failed to win a trophy this season. his departure, after nearly five years at the club — could trigger a domino effect of managerial changes across europe — adam wild is here to tell us more — a europe—wide domino effect? could it be true? a europe-wide domino effect? could it be true? ., . . a europe-wide domino effect? could it be true? ., . ~ ., it be true? how exciting. we have reached that _ it be true? how exciting. we have reached that time _ it be true? how exciting. we have reached that time of _ it be true? how exciting. we have reached that time of the - it be true? how exc

hello and welcome to sportsday.o the programme. 12 of his players are involved in european finals, so england manager gareth southgate felt he could only name a provisional squad of 33 for the upcoming euros, including seven extra players. his final squad won't be named until next week, just before england's warm up games. there were a few surprise inclusions for now, dan roanjoins us from st george's park.dan, how unusual is this, that seven players will be told next week, they aren't in fact needed? there is no doubt that he was not trying to hide the fact that england has some challenges to overcome ahead of their heroes. as you have been mentioning, not least the fact that this week 12 of their players are involved in european finals with chelsea and manchester city contesting the champions league final import sale over the weekend and then tomorrow night manchester united involved in the europa league final. 0n the one hand that is good for england. it gives some of their players big match experience and hopefu

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.in may and we are onlyjust past would normally get in may and we are only just past the would normally get in may and we are onlyjust past the halfway point of the month. loads more to come with a forecast staying unsettled. 0vernight note, many of the shower is well very gradually begin to fade away with clear spells open up across much of the country. temperatures 5—8. tomorrow, cloud and rain, heavy and sundry, working into wales and south—west england. 0therwise into wales and south—west england. otherwise a fine start to the day. sunshine. clouds build and in the afternoon we are looking at widespread heavy thunder showers with hail mixed in with the storms. greater chance of seeing heavy showers in northern ireland but some of the heaviest across wales, midlands, southern england. hello, i'm kasia madera. welcome to outside source. with fighting now in its second week, the united states calls on israel and the palestinians in gaza to avoid more civilian casualties. palestinians a

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak.ing up on the programme: rolling back the years, phil mickelson makes history at 50 by becoming the oldest man to win a major. targeting champions league glory — phil foden talks to us about a special season at manchester city. and why time is running out for the british riders if they want to catch egan bernal at the giro d'italia. also coming up in the programme... three former sportsmen talk of the strong bond they've developed and their fight for mnd awareness. last time, we were all able to walk in. this year two of us needed a little bit of help. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight with the magical scenes at kiawah island in south carolina, where phil mickleson showed his staying power as he became the oldest man to win a major title. the 50—year—old finished two shots clear as he won the sixth major of his career. this one coming eight years after his last. joe lynskey reports. chanting. in few sports do they crown a champion who

hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us.t tonight at old trafford, where manchester united's premier league game against liverpool was postponed. earlier around 200 united fans got onto the pitch — to protest against the glazer family's ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: 1:30pm outside old trafford, the concourse where protesters were expected to congregate. the anger expressed here is the long—standing opposition to manchester united's ownership by the american glazer family. by 2pm some decided to go further, ultimately onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the most famous football grounds in the world. that revered manchester united pitch, the scene of staring feats of football occupied. some of those who stayed peacefully outside were leaving. as we are speaking outside the ground there a

hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm olly foster.larke has named his scotland squad for next month's european championship. always an exciting moment, but even more so, because this is going to be their first major tournament for 23 years. and with 26 players allowed rather than the usual 23, that's given the manager the scope to "bring the young boys in" as he put it today. alastair lamont reports. a squad announcement for the modern age. some established names and some yet to make their mark at international level.- yet to make their mark at international level. , ., international level. they are three very talented _ international level. they are three very talented players, _ international level. they are three very talented players, certainly i very talented players, certainly nathan patterson and david turnbull have caught the eye up here in scotland with their performances for rangers and celtic. billy gilmour is a player i have known for some time and he is very well—regarded chelsea. i and he is very well-regarded chelsea. ~

speak now to former wimbledon champion and french tennis player marion bartoli — who joins us on sportsday has gone through those press conferences, do you agree with naomi's stance? you have gone through all those press conferences, do you agree with naomi's stance on this?— naomi's stance on this? where she wants to go — naomi's stance on this? where she wants to go and. — naomi's stance on this? where she wants to go and, you _ naomi's stance on this? where she wants to go and, you know, - naomi's stance on this? where she wants to go and, you know, naomi| naomi's stance on this? where she - wants to go and, you know, naomi has often expressed to the fact that for her, it has been difficult to deal with all the expectations and media and everyone always following her all around the world constantly, and she always states that sometimes she not in a great place mentally, and i think probably having some tough losses on play in the build—up maybe has been affecting her, especially, you know, the questions in the press conference afterwards, that said, you know, it is part of the job of a

james, thank you i very much indeed for talking to us here on sportsday.f luck with your future career. we are watching some of your highlights now, and they are great. so thank you again.— highlights now, and they are great. | so thank you again._ nice so thank you again. thank you. nice 1. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. see you soon. hello, welcome to bbc news. we are going to turn back to this evening's press conference at downing street. the prime minister has been giving further details about the next stage of lockdown easing in england, happening a week today on monday may 17th. he confirmed that: the rule of six will now apply to people meeting indoors, with the rules for meeting outdoors relaxed to groups of 30 a whole host of indoor activities will be allowed, including eating in restaurants and drinking in pubs, with cinemas, theatres and museums also opening. we can hug ourfriends and family from next week, but the prime minister urged people to take responsibility to make their own decision about the safety o

still to come on sportsday...career—ending crash last year, romain grosjean is ready for one final ride in an f1 car. can you imagine them growing up without a dad. that's why gave me that last push to jump out of the car when i thought it was all over. he horse racing has started a two—month pilot of saliva testing jockeys, to provide on—the—day screening for cocaine and other banned substances. previously, testing methods used blood, urine and hairsampling. the british horseracing authority said they were concerned by the rise in cases over the past two years, and they expect penalties to be increased for jockeys who test positive. by increasing what we do, jockeys will know that there can be caught doing the wrong thing will increase. by doing the wrong thing will increase. by increasing the frequency in which we sample and being able to turn around very quickly, that means that we will be in a position to be able to ensure that jockeys we will be in a position to be able to ensure thatjockeys who may have done

that's all we've got time for on sportsday. goalless. man united still lead against fulham. —— half—time at both. have a very good night. hello again. our weather pattern continues to be very unsettled. the days showers will take a long time to fade away overnight. eventually they become a bit drier and the exception to that theme is northern scotland commitment a cloud of rain here and some heavier burst of rain pushing eastwards across southern areas of england. temperature similar to what we had over recent nights. 0r wednesday morning, we start with rain, northern scotland in southeast england and otherwise dry with some sunny spells but through the afternoon shower clouds will develop in this time the heavy showers and thunderstorms are most likely across a scotland in eastern england along the straw. further west the pressure rising in southwest england and wales in northwest england and probably the west midlands, here is much more likely to be dry to the afternoon with long spells of sunshine and in the sunshine should

coming up on sportsday... fans return.among the sports to open its gates to fans, as restrictions are eased in england. after iii long months, the turnstiles are worrying again here as rugby fans return to see the newcastle falcons return see the southampton saints. also coming up in the programme... heartbreakfor heartbreak for chelsea as barcelona lift the champions league. good evening. fans returning to sporting venues up and down the country today. until now, permitted only under the government's pilot schemes, but football, rugby union and rugby league grounds all throwing open their gates to a limited number of spectators for their games today. along with several race meetings as well. so how's it gone? well, we'll hearfrom jockey megan nicholls in a moment, we'll be live at kingston park shortly, where newcastle face northampton in rugby union's premiership. but first let's sample the atmosphere ourselves, this the scene at the vitality stadium on the south coast, where just over 2,000 fans are watching bournemouth

hello there and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun.nty on the way, with build up the wembley fa cup final. iam i am live here at wembley stadium, pitch cited, as leicester city look to win the fa cup for the first time in their history and chelsea go chasing a european and domestic cup double. good news, but hurdles to jump for fans travelling to the champions league final in portugal — after the government there allows tourists from monday. and still holding a torch for the olympics, but can the games really go ahead? we'll hear from the head of the international paralympic committee. also coming up later in the programme: chelsea talk about the motivation to go on and win the quadruple ahead of their women's champions league final this weekend. it is the reason why we train every day, why we fight so hard to get better all the time, and it's a big dream for everyone. hello there, and welcome to sportsday. and it really is a packed show tonight. one place to start, and that is at wembley ahead of tomorrow's fa cup final, which will be

hello and welcome to sportsday.here's a massive night ahead for manchester city with history on the line — a place in a first champions league final could be won as pep guardiola and his side host paris st germain and go into the second leg with a 2—1 lead. guardiola has won europe's top prize twice with barcelona, but has yet to bring that success to city in his five seasons trying. let's cross live to the etihad and speak to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan. braving the hail there, not quite the nice picture we would expect! but it could be a hugely significant night for manchester city, guardiola and this team?— and this team? absolutely, yes. as ou can and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see. _ and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see. the — and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see, the heavens _ and this team? absolutely, yes. as you can see, the heavens have - and this team? absolutely, yes. as . you can see, the heavens have opened here, we are currently in a hailstorm, but it could still

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hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak.up on tonight's programme — football's finest sing the praises of pep guardiola and manchester city as they secure their third premier league title in four years. casey stoney has made a huge impact as head coach of manchester united women. we ask why she's decided to leave. as andy murray returns to clay, we'll tell you what the tournament director of the french open believes his chances of getting a wild card are. and also on the programme before 7pm — and the reason why former world champion tony bellew is calling for social media companies to do more to tackle online abuse. i put on iput ona i put on a picture and the hate and the things it received, i would not be able to say the things on it camber that i was getting written to me on social media. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. welcome along, thanks forjoining us on a day where football's biggest names have been praising pep guardiola and manchester city following their fifth league title in nine years. they

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening.stake for arsenal, a place in the europa league final, we'll have the latest from the emirates. manchester city and chelsea have been told they will play their champions league final in istanbul, but is that realsitic with turkey in lockdown? alun wynjones lead the [ions as expected, but there have been some big calls in the squad for the tour to south africa. good evening to you. over the next few hours we will find out if there's going to be another full english of european finals, manchester city face chelsea in the big one, tonight we've got the second legs of the europa league semi—finals. manchester united are as good as through against roma. it's just arsenal that have work to do, trailling villareal 2—1. we'll get the latest from the emirates in a moment but first ben croucher looks ahead to the games this evening. the clock is ticking on arsenals time in europe. it mayjust be another 90 minutes, and others are my final but, eight o'clock tonight time mightjust stand still. but

more of this of course later in the programme and also on sportsday.tion by the government, on the advice of historic england. the protected status means the wreck can be dived, but its contents are protected by law and must not be moved. however, there's a twist to this story — as the submarine is not what it was first thought to be, as our reporterjohn danks explains. just off the south devon coast and 50 metres below the surface, a 100—year—old submarine wreck emerges from the gloom. but for the diapers, exploring what was supposed to be a german u—boat, something wasn't quite right. it was said to be a u—boat that was sunk on a work patrol, and yet it had more that had ropes stowed, we thought that was really strange. while we were underwater, that really stood out. after looking at these pictures, historic england confirmed it was indeed british. a prototype d class submarine. it was launched in 1908, but it became obsolete in 1918 because the technology was developing so quickly. what was really important was developing this technology to detect

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... night for arsenal ahead. they have to beat villareal to reach the europa league final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the island ofjersey has become the latest flashpoint in post—brexit tensions between the uk and the european union. it's all down to the vexed question of fishing rights. a protest by dozens of french fishing boats around thejersey port of st helier has now ended but not before boris johnson dispatched two royal navy vessels to the area — a move matched by the french government. so what's the row about? under the brexit trade agreement only french crews with a history of fishing in the area qualify to get a licence to continue doing so now. so far, 41 permits have been granted. but the french say these licences include conditions that have not been mutually agreed. our correspondent robert hall is in st helier. they had left their home port before dawn, not to fish but to carry a message to their island neighbours. many of these vessels have been visi

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. coming up in the programme...d of the champions league final between manchester city and chelsea. and the last few fans are making their way into that final. interest continues coming up. brentford are promoted to the premier league as they return to the top flight for the first time in 7a years. and, having already won the tour de france, egan bernal is on the brink of another grand tour victory at the giro d'italia. we've got an action packed programme for you tonight. and where else to start but the biggest game in european club football. the champions league final between manchester city and chelsea gets under way in the next few minutes. minutes' time to find out who'll be crowned champions of europe. 16,500 lucky fans will be watching the game in porto. a huge occasion for all those involved. when i start my career to play not even one final champions league and look there's another one. we are here, more than grateful, lucky all of us we are. we are not overexcited to be here. we want to be overexcited tomo

here is what is coming up for you on sportsday this evening.re are still more trophies to win this season. the premier league title race is still alive

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welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak.crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. swansea dent derby's hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship. max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese grand prix, with lewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line.

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: who's in and who's out?e names his 26—man scotland squad for next month's european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. borisjohnson has tried to calm fears that the so—called indian variant of covid could undermine britain's successful vaccine rollout. speaking in parliament, the prime minister said that after looking at the latest data he had increasing confidence that the vaccines were effective. his comments come amid a growing debate among health experts aboutjust how infectious this new variant is. the new variant is. health secretary said the emergence the health secretary said the emergence of new variants needed even more important for people to get vaccinated. our health editor hugh pym reports. a vaccine bus in brent, no bookings needed, people can walk up and have theirjabs. d0 needed, people can walk up and have their “abs. ., ., needed, people can walk up and have their'abs. ., ., , , their “abs. do not run away because i am theirjabs. do not run away because i am auoi

that's all from us at sportsday. and if you watching the champions league final, enjoy the game.e've got a few more days of this on the way. beautiful evenings, perfect for a walk in the park. or some time in the beer garden, you've earned it. but mind the sunshine, it's strong, you've not been used to it for quite some time now, so you may want to consider sunscreen if you're out the whole day. ok, let's have a look at the forecast then. and the warm weather has spread much across the uk but into scandinavia and many other parts of europe as this high pressure continues to build. the winds are light, there's plenty of sunshine, it was a beautiful day on the east coast today. but out towards the west, you can see a little bit more cloud. that cloud is in the process of melting away. so, through this evening and overnight, we are talking about largely clear skies. however, we have got some low cloud in the north sea and a bit of onshore wind, so that does mean by the early hours of sunday morning, it could turn quite overcast and murky on the north sea coast and in fact, all the w

hello, welcome to sportsday — i'm austin halewood — coming up this evening...place in the championship playoff final. and it's more gold for adam peaty at the european swimming championships. good evening, welcome to the programe. now, there's only one place to start tonight and that's in glasgow because stjohnstone have been crowned scottish cup champions. they beat hibernian 1—o. and it's the icing on the cake of a brilliant season, having already won the league cup. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin was at hampden park for us. green against blue in scottish football's showpiece final, no rangers or celtic inside this time. and with covid numbers rising in glasgow, no fans either. small town stjohnstone were looking for the cup double. shaun rooney's winner secured in the league cup back in february... and he was at it again on the half hour at hampden park. that is the first blow- of the scottish cup final! where the club from perth ready to upset the odds yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond

here is what is coming up for you on sportsday this evening.helsea are women's super league champions again, but there are still more trophies to win this season. the premier league title race is still alive after manchester united win at villa. and from pole to chequered flag, hamilton wins in spain to stretch his lead in the formula 1 championship. good evening to you. chelsea have won the women's super league title for the second season in a row, a 5—0 victory over reading ending any hopes manchester city had of pipping them to the title on the final day of the season. we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first jo currie reports from kingsmeadow. history in their sights. chelsea aware that a win at home to reading would notjust hand them the league title but also their second trophy in a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing silverware, well, quick starts can be crucial. barely a minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike it —— strike put the home team ahead. questions may be asked about t

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hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. english champions chelsea are on track for a quadruple, they take on barcelona shortly in the women's champions league final. allison the hero as the goalkeeper scores an injury time winner to keep alive liverpool's champions league hopes. when the striker scores like that, quite rightly, everyone says that is a worldy. and it's a tenth italian open title for rafa nadal as he beats novak djokovic in rome. welcome to the programme. chelsea women are just moments away from kicking off in the champions league final against spanish champions barcelona. it's a match that emma hayes has been waiting for her whole career. her side has the chance to win four trophies this season after securing the wsl title. earlier i spoke to former chelsea player pat nevin. he expects chelsea to beat barcelona, because he says every member of the squad is world class. chelsea have got such strength and such quality. i mean, everywhere, everywhere on the team. in—depth, the squad is special as well. that's t

hello, welcome to sportsday — i'm austin halewood. coming up this evening...er city miss out on the final day of the premier league season. back in their hands — manchester city... finally — get to lift the premier league trophy. and it's max power in monaco. verstappen wins to lead the formula one world championship for the first time. good evening, welcome to the programme. well, there's only one place to start tonight, because the full time whistle has blown on the premier league season. all 20 teams were in action this afternoon, but all eyes were on chelsea, leicester city and liverpool as they battled it out, for the final two champions league spots. and after defeat at home to tottenham, it's leicester that miss out. well, our reporter adam wild joins me in the studio. thanks forjoining us. lots to be keeping across. let's start with the champions league. chelsea lost today, but they still managed to sneak in. . ., ., ., sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well _ sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well for _ sneak in. yeah, thanks to that

evening, i'm sure we are going into the live text commentary, will have the build—up to that game on a sportsdayod evening. more showers to come in the next few days, and it will feel cold for the time of year, as well. yesterday'swet and windy weather swept through as the low pressure eased away. we have had a lot of showers following on behind that, and cold winds, too. the winds are actually coming down from the north, maintaining the chilly feel. they will be easing overnight, and a lot of the wet weather we have seen today will fade away as well, most of the wet weather moving its way towards wales in the midlands for a while. clearskies towards wales in the midlands for a while. clear skies will follow but increasingly wintry showers will arrive for the northern parts of scotland, it will be cold at night and last night, not as windy or wet widely. where we have clear skies, scotland and northern england, we are more likely to have a frost. some sunshine tomorrow, wintry showers will move them toward scotland, more showers for northern ireland, over the irish sea come into wales, and they

that is all or on sportsday.or now. well, i think skies will look a lot like this over the weekend. sunny spells interrupted by occasional downpours, some with hail and thunder and gusty winds as well. and the showers really will be quite widespread across the uk. this is the rainfall accumulation map both for saturday and sunday, and it tells us how much rainfall we're expecting. you see some deep blue colours there indicating heavier rainfall across many parts of england and wales. so, onto the forecast, then. early hours of saturday morning, a weather front splashes its way across the country. by the end of the night, the weather front across central, southern england, the midlands, wales, showers further north as well. and then basically through the morning into the afternoon, that weather front will move northwards, and then behind it, we see that volatile atmosphere that will build big storm clouds, cumulonimbus clouds. and that spells the downpours with thunder and lightning, but also some sunshine, so it'

that's all from sportsday. have a very good night. good evening.r of showers out and about. by the time we get to tomorrow, we have got another area of rain coming in. not as persistent and widespread as we had thursday, friday, not as windy as well. that low pressure is moving out of the way. but already behind me we have got the next one bring up. a little ridge of high pressure, though, through this evening and overnight will find that we will have quite a chilly night. the showers tending to fade away, certainly becoming lighter, this skies clearing, temperatures falling. last night, we had a touch of frost in scotland, tonight it could be more widespread. by the time we get to dawn, temperatures, even in the towns and cities, will be close to 2—3 in places. so, a grass frost around, although not in the west, because by morning we have got that next band of rain coming in. it looks like a spell of two or three hours of really quite wet weather, fairly strong winds with it for a time, as well. not as windy as thursday and friday either, but stil

that's all from sportsday. manchester, one, leicester city one at half—time.hampions this weekend as if —— this evening as if leicester lewis. but for me and the team, that's all for now. good good evening, you are watching bbc news. the families of ten people shot dead on the streets of west belfast during the troubles have succeeded in a 50—year battle to clear their relative's names. an emotional press conferences afternoon, we heard from some of the victims families. 44—year—old joan conley was a housewife and the mother of eight. her daughter, bree, said the parachute regiment were cowards. my cowards. my mother was no gun woman. the corners finds are clear. she was innocent. her only crime was love. her only love for her family, as she went down to make sure we were all safe. love for a stranger who she tried to help as he cried out in pain. after being shot by the army, unlike mummy, the parachute regiment only had hate in their hearts when they gunned down her and the others. they were not peacemakers. they were not brave soldiers, they were nothing bu

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes.'s coming up on tonight's show. no more nuno at wolves — he's one of their most successful managers, but he's leaving the club on sunday. pep hails his city legend sergio aguero, who's also leaving after ten years at the club. what he has done for this club, legend. also coming up in the programme: we're live in south carolina to find out who's on top on another tough day at golf�*s pga. and the olympics will go ahead. that's according to the ioc. evening, lots to get through. we're starting with football and an important weekend in the premier league. adam will have all the permutations for europe at the touchscreen in a minute, but first to the surprising news today that the wolves' manager nuno espirito santo is leaving the club at the end of the season. he's been there four years, overseeing some of their most successful seasons. they're currently 12th in the premier league. well, earlier, i spoke to the former wolves player michael kightley, who told me he hoped it was nuno�*s dec