it is stjohnstone's cup! it is stjohnstone's season! chris mclaughlin, bbc news at hampden park.t a season it has been for them. staying with football... there was a brilliant game earlier in the championship play—offs. brentford came from a goal down to beat bournemouth and book their place at wembley for the final. so the bees are just 90 minutes away from the premier league, but as michael redford reports, it was anything but straightforward in west london. these brentford fans have been here before, nine play—off campaigns with not a single promotion. is this the day it all changes? before they could dream of wembley, they had to fight back against bournemouth, trailing 1—0, brentford had to score, so much so, they forgot how to defend. nobody close to the striker, nobody catching him. from brentford's corner, | bournemouth has struck! a penalty, from 12 yards out, he doesn't miss. calm and composed, the same cannot be said for the goalkeeper. 0r chris mepham. bournemouth defender who did not see the striker coming and did see red moments later. with a man advantage, brentfor

and it is stjohnstone's cup! it is stjohnstone �*s season! it is stjohnstone's season!urovision song contest was back tonight in rotterdam. and the result was one to forget for the united kingdom. the uk entrantjames newman came last — with zero points from the public — and zero points from the juries. italy were declared the winners with 524 points. and before we go, just to let you know that the home secretary, priti patel, will be one of andrew marr s guests at 9.00 tomorrow morning, here on bbc one. that's all from me. good morning. you are watching bbc news. let's look at the latest developments around the pandemic. in argentina, a doctor has told the bbc it was at almost 100% capacity and 39,000 new cases were reported on wednesday. argentina has started a nine—day strict lockdown. india's information technology ministry has written to social media companies asking them to remove content that refers to the indian variant. it says reports using the term were completely false. the world health organization has classified the variant that identified in india as being

small town stjohnstone were looking for the cup double.at 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

the season keeps getting better for stjohnstone.y 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 looking for the cup double. sean really�*s winner secured in the league cup b

we start with football because stjohnstone have been there's only one place to start.ave been crowned scottish cup champions. they beat hibernian 1—0 at hampden park and it's the icing on the cake of a brilliant season for stjohnstone, having already won the league cup earlier this season. shaun rooney scored the only goal in that final and he found the net again today after half an hour to put his side ahead. and that proved to be decisive. so after a 130 year wait for major silverware, stjohnstone have 2 trophies in less than three months. it's just the third time in history a club, outside the scottish big two, has won both cups in a season. unfortunately, though there were no fans in hampden park because of covid restrictions in glasgow. the boys just defended for their lives at the end there. it's unbelievable. to see where we were at the start of the season to where we are now, i can't... in one season! it'sjust unbelievable, etc to all the staff, the backroom staff, it'sjust been magnificent. staying with football, what a game we've already had in the championsh

stjohnstone have already won the league cup this year — they'll play hibs in 13 days' time.ed their lead at the top of the table after beating rangers 2—0. costa rica midfielder priscilla chinchilla scored both goals in the first half at rangers training centre. they're now six points clear of their glasgow rivals with seven games to play. it's now three wins in four races for lewis hamilton, who came out on top at the spanish grand prix. the world champion started on pole, the 100th of his career, but found himself trailing the red bull of max verstappen after the first corner. ben croucher reports. a winner for the 98th time in f1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple. in spain, this was a lesson in patience, in picking the time to strike. his main rival max verstappen had his chance at the start, elbows out into turn 1, no way through for hamilton. he hounded the dutchman lap after lap to no avail. his team decided to switch things up — a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? 22 seconds — you

stjohnstone are into the scottish cup final.den park. goals from chris kane and glenn middleton put them in their second final of the season, conor mccarthy pulling one back for st mirren five minutes from time. stjohnstone, who have already won the league cup, play hibs in just under a fortnight. in the scottish women's premier league, glasgow city extended their lead at the top of the table. they beat rangers 2—0. costa rican midfielder priscilla chinchilla scored both goals in the first half at rangers training centre. they're now six points clear of their glasgow rivals with seven games to play. it's now three wins in four races for lewis hamilton. the world champion started on pole, the 100th of his career, at the spanish grand prix, but victory over his title rival max verstappen wasn't that straightforward. ben croucher reports. a winnerfor the 98th time in f1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple. in spain, this was a lesson in patience, in picking the time to strike. his mai

and stjohnstone are celebrating the greatest season in their history after beating hibs in the scottishll this in callum davidson's first season as a manager in his own right. probably starting to sink in a little bit. after saturday, it's been a bit of a day, really, probably this is the first morning i've managed to wake up, lovely scottish summer, it's hard to think about what we have achieved. i think when you compare it to, like in aberdeen, rangers, celtic, the teams that have won it, for a club like saintjohnstone to do it, the size that we are, it's a phenomenal achievement. i think sometimes it will, hopefully, the players will be remembered, the club will be remembered, the club will be remembered in history is probably the greatest team that stjohnston have had, for what they've achieved. and how they played as well. i like to think i'm level header, the mode is uploaded and you've got to come and enjoy them. as a club have got to enjoy this time. wales forward hal robson—kanu has been left out of their training camp ahead of next month's european championship. with the final

stjohnstone are celebrating the double.beat hibernian to lift the scottish cup having already won the league cup earlier this season. shaun rooney scored the only goal in that final and he scored again yesterday. 1—0 the final score, just the second time in history a club outside of the old firm have have done the double in the same season, all in manager callum davidson's first season in charge. unbelievable, you know, i don't think i've got words to describe it. to get a double for a club like stjohnstone to win the cup, double win, not many teams outside the old firm have managed to do it. so, a small club like stjohnstone, achieving that, for me, it's all credit to everybody involved this year. adam peaty�*s dominance continues, adding another gold to his collection. the latest, the 50 metre breaststroke title at the european championships in budapest. he's already won gold over 100 metres and the mixed medley, with last night's win a 15th european title. he'll go for another today in the men's 4x100 relay. an outstandi

so, just over an hour gone, it's still 1—0 to stjohnstone.ns in glasgow. you can follow the game on the bbc sport website. staying with football, what a game we've already had in the championship play—offs. brentford came from a goal down to beat bournemouth and book their place at wembley. that means they're just 90 minutes away from promotion to the premier league. well, bourneouth had a one—goal advantage from the first leg, and they got off to the perfect start in london. arnaut danjuma with the goal. brentford then got one back, but the tie turned on its head when bournemouth's chris mepham was shown a red card. and 10—man bournemouth couldn't keep the bees out. marcus forss with their third and decisive goal to send them to wembley. so, here's confirmation of that result. so here's confirmation of that result. brentford have booked their place in the final, so who will meet them there? well, swansea host barnsley later. the swans 1—0 up after the first leg. that one kicks off at 18.30. now, after the joy of claiming the 100th pole posit

stjohnstone are into the scottish cup final. face hibernian. substitute glenn middleton scored what proved to be the winner from a free kick. stjohnstone have already won the league cup this season. lewis hamilton has stretched his lead in the formula 1 drivers�* championship to 1a points. starting on pole, he lost the lead to max verstappen, but overtook his title rival with six laps remaining. victory at the spanish grand prix means that he has won three of the first four races. harlequins are looking good for the rugby union premiership play—offs, after an incredible victory against wasps at the stoop. fly—half marcus smith scored 28 points, and that included a last—minute try which he then converted to seal victory by 48 points to 46. and that's all the sport for now, mishal. thank you. that is it from us on bbc one, the news where you are, goodnight. hello, this is bbc news. i'm mary and machinery. more than 400 athletes, including us athletejustin gatlin, are taking part in a test event at the olympic stadium in tokyo. it

stjohnstone have already won the league cup this year — they'll play hibs in 13 days' time.ts after winning the spanish grand prix. the reigning champion had to work hard for his victory, though. hamilton, starting from pole for the 100th time in his career, but max verstappen got past him at the first corner. hamilton struggled to keep up with him, but opting for a second pit stop gave him fresher tyres and the extra speed to catch the red bull driver with six laps to go. the briton took the chequered flag for his 98th race win. valtteri bottas completed the podium. cardiff blues edged out dragons by 17—16 in the second round of the pro14 rainbow cup. despite losing their lead after centre 0wen lane was sent off for this foul, the hosts fought back to win at cardiff arms park. replacement lock teddy williams�* converted try giving cardiff their first win in this season's competition. rory mcilroy is well placed to win his first title since 2019. he heads into today's final round of the pga tour event in north carolina two shots off the lead. this birdie putt in a third roun

ali mccann, who won the scottish cup with stjohnstone last week, scored his first international goal. exeter have booked a home play—off semi—final after thrashing newcastle by 74—3. it's the chiefs�* record win in the top flight, with this try from henry slade one of 12 they ran in. harlequins women have won their first premier 15s title. they beat saracens by 25—17 at kingsholm. quins managed to hold on, despite an impressive comeback from saracens and also going down to 13 players. great britain finished third at the european team athletics championships in poland. lawrence okoye won the discus in his first gb appearance since london 2012. while the victory for beth dobbin in the 200 metres was inside the olympic qualifying time. it's one of the sporting signs of springtime, as the french open has started today in paris. and there's already been plenty of controversy. the world number two, naomi osaka, has been fined and threatened with disqualification if she continues to boycott media duties, a decision she says is to protect her mental health. adam wild has more. paris in the su

a draw was enough for stjohnstone to clinch fifth place in the table meaning they're guaranteed a place we also have the second leg of the championship play—off — which has just kicked off — dundee against raith rovers, dundee with a 3—goal advantage there. leicester tigers edged a thrilling match at welford road, to beat harlequins 35 points to 29 in the premiership. quins pulled back to within six points at one stage, but the damage was done in the first half. zack henry making the game safe for leicester — who go 6th, with harlequins remaining 4th. wasps fought back from 16—19 down. to beat worcester. despite being a man short after ben morris was sent off. somewhere in the middle of that maul is tommy taylor, and his try helped secure a win that keeps wasps in contention for next season's european champions cup. 23—19 the final score. and cardiff blues claimed a late victory over scarlets. in the pro14 rainbow cup after a second half of drama. scarlets came back from a 10 point defecit at half time, to take the lead. with a try from angus 0'brien but the blues regained the lead minu

a draw was enough for stjohnstone to clinch fifth place in the table meaning they're guaranteed a placee also have the second leg of the championship play—off in just over an hour. dundee with a 3—0 lead over raith rovers. leicester tigers edged a thrilling match at welford road, leicester had ta ken leicester had taken the lead. they have half an hour or so to go in the fa cup final there. possibly on for a first fa cup trophy there. so there we are. leicester looking good at the moment. chelsea have got half an hour to turn it around. leicester tigers edged a thrilling match at welford road, to beat harlequins 35 points to 29 in the premiership. quins pulled back to within six points at one stage, but the damage was done in the first half. zack henry making the game safe for leicester — who go sixth, with harlequins remaining fourth. wasps fought back from 16—19 down to beat worcester. despite being a man short after ben morris was sent off. somewhere in the middle of that maul is tommy taylor, and his try helped secure a win that keeps wasps in contention for next season's european c

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and for only the second time in their history, stjohnstone when the scottish cup final.on. in total, more than 3&00 cases of the indian variant have been detected across the uk. the numbers have doubled in the week. jim reed

and there were wins for ross county, stjohnstone and motherwell.g leicester in the final of rugby union's european challenge cup later this month. they narrowly beaten by montpellier19—10. joe lynskey reports. british sport is looking to a summer where the supporters come back, these challenge cup semifinal was empty but the finals at twickenham with a crowd of 10,000, that was the incentive for bath is knew beating montpellier would set up an all english final. with tom dunn scoring, they had the lead in three minutes, but bath's problem is letting teams backing montpellier scored and then led at half—time. to get to the home of english rugby men just as much to the french side, they barely stopped defending when their shirts came off, and that kind of commitment kept bath at bay and for the premiership side this was a missed opportunity. the challenge cup is a european rugby's secondary competition but the prize for montpellier is the occasion to come, final in three weeks' time when the noise is back. joe lynskey, bbc news. lewis hamilton just m

celtic were the big winners on the night — they beat stjohnstone 4—0.idemical. manchester united have announced that casey stoney will leave her role as women's head coach at the end of the season. the former england defender was appointed as the club's first manager back in 2018. she secured promotion to the women's super league in her first season, but after spending three years in thejob and then missing out on champions league qualification by a point — she said now was the right time to step away and allow someone else to lead the team. a decision on porto hosting this season's all—english champions league final between chelsea and manchester city, is expected tomorrow. the city's estadio da drago remains the front—runner. wembley was under consideration, but the government couldn't offer uefa guarantees that quarantine restrictions would be lifted. the game on the 29th may was originally due to be in istanbul. liverpool's virgil van dijk has ruled himself out of this summer's european championship. the netherlands defender suffered a knee ligament

good morning, a big day of scottish cup final action and it is hibs against stjohnstone, stjohnstonef the season, were talking about the scottish cup final, a piece about st johnstone and hibs, stjohnstone going for the cup double this season, also at peace with the scottish goalkeeper david marshall and looking ahead to the euro is where scotland play england and wales are involved as well, so in terms of what's happening in the premier league, all the teams played tomorrow, we know who's going down and who has won the title, manchester city, but that fourth spotin manchester city, but that fourth spot in the premier league and a chance to shape play in the champions league is up for grabs, leicester had been there for so long, liverpool have overtaken them on goal difference so lots of attention on their games, we will also talk about manchester city, they still have the champions league to come at the end of this month, they finish their domestic season against everton and i had the chance to sit down with pep guardiola this way and fittingly i am wearing the same outfit i work fo

we're less than an hour away from kick—off in the scottish cup final — hibernian against stjohnstoneee the trophy lifted, because of covid restrictions in glasgow. well, our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin is outside the ground for us. —— inside the ground. chris, safe to say not the final line up people were expecting? i think that's absolutely fair. scotland's showpiece cup final without celtic or rangers is a rarity in deed, but here we are. we have had bernie and is, the favourites, they last won the competition back in 2016. the manager very confident going into the game. they are very much the favourites, but what about saint johnstone from perth? they last won the competition, in fact first when the competition, in fact first when the scottish cup back in 2014, but under their manager they have already won the league cup. they are going for the cup double. absolutely the underdogs, many people who don't really have skin in the game very much rooting for saintjohnstone. but, no fans, it promises. it promises nevertheless to be an interesting encounter. whats the situ

stjohnstone are into the scottish cup final.ula one pole position of his career into another victory. he won the spanish grand prix to stretch his lead in the championship to 14 points. ben croucher reports. a winnerfor the 98th a winner for the 98th time in formula 1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple. in spain, this was a lesson in patience, taking the time to strike. max verstappen had his chance at the start, elbows out into turn 1 and no way through for hamilton. he hounded the dutchman lap after lap. his team decided to switch things up, a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? 22 how far have i got to catch up? seconds, how far have i got to catch up? 22 seconds, you have done it before. how far have i got to catch up? 22 i seconds, you have done it before. 22 secows, you have done it before. 22 laps. seconds, you have done it before. laps. in the red corner. seconds, you have done it before. 22 laps. in the red corner. i don't - seconds, y

elsewhere there were wins for ross county, stjohnstone, aberdeen and motherwell.r pole position in qualifying for tomorrow's portuguese grand prix. instead, his mercedes team mate, valterri bottas, beat him byjust seven thousandths of a second to start first on the grid in the algarve. max verstappen was third. there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas. it was won by poetic flair, who just beat master of the seas in a photo finish at newmarket. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing — thejockey, kevin manning, is 54 and the trainer, jim bolger, 79. 13 years after he burst onto the diving scene, britain's tom daley has won his first world cup event. he took gold in the 10 metres synchronised injapan along with team mate matty lee. the competition is a test event for this summer's olympic games. and the line up for snooker�*s world championship final will be decided today — it's live on bbc 2 and the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you kate. there's more throughout the evening on the b

a draw was enough for stjohnstone to clinched fifth place in the table meaning they're guaranteed a placeionship play—off tonight — dundee take a 3—0 lead over raith rovers into that match. great britain's liam heath had already qualified for tokyo — and he's now added canoeing world cup gold to his collection. he won the k1200—metres in hungary, which will give him a real boost as he prepares to defend his olympic title injuly. he qualified for the games two years ago, when he regained the world title over the same distance. world number one novak djokovic returned to the clay in rome a different player, after his quarter—final against stefanos tsitsipas was held up overnight, due to rain at the italian open. he was a set and a break of serve down, but he turned it around to win in three sets — he said it was his toughest match of the year so far and he'll be back on court this evening against home favourite lorenzo sonego, who came from a set down to knock out the 7th seed andrey rublev. the italian is through to the semi—finals of a masters event for the first time. he said it was a dr

they'll return to hampden park in a fortnight to face either st mirren or stjohnstone who play their. the world champion was three hundredths of a second quicker in qualifying than his title rival max verstappen. after three races, hamilton leads the red bull driver by eight points. bristol bears are sure of a place in the play—offs in the rugby union premiership. the leaders trailed their local rivals bath at half time but roared back to win by 40—20. max malins scored two of their tries. there were also wins for gloucester, exeter and newcastle. we've had the last of the quarter finals in rugby league's challenge cup, hull fc beat wigan 20—10. but it was much tighter in the other quarter, castleford needed extra—time to get past salford. gareth o'briens golden—point drop goal saw them make it through to the semis 19—18. finlaly, british fighter billyjoe saunders has a world title fight in the early hours tomorrow morning, you can follow that on the bbc sport website with commentary on 5 live. that's it from us. tomorrow morning, nicola sturgeon and michael gove will be on the andre

celtic were the big winners on the night — they beat stjohnstone 4—0. the women's super league in her first season, but after spending three years in thejob and then missing out on champions league qualification by a point — she said now was the right time to step away and allow someone else to lead the team. a decision on porto hosting this season's all—english champions league final between chelsea and manchester city, is expected tomorrow. the city's estadio da drago remains the front—runner. wembley was under consideration, but the government couldn't offer uefa guarantees that quarantine restrictions would be lifted. the game on the 29th may was originally due to be in istanbul. liverpool's virgil van dijk has ruled himself out of this summer's european championship. the netherlands defender suffered a knee ligament injury in october's merseyside derby. he says he hasn't suffered a setback, but that pre—season with liverpool is a more realistic goal. managerjurgen klopp says they club won't rush his return. the plan is for us that he can start the

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stjohnstone are celebrating the double. in manager callum davidson's first season in charge. unbelievable, you know, i don't think i have got much to describe. to get a double for a club, a double win, not many teams outside the old firm managed to do it. a small club likejohnston to achieve that, everybody involved... he like johnston to achieve that, everybody involved. . .- like johnston to achieve that, everybody involved. . . everybody involved... he had his clothes on _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that point. - everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that point. his - clothes on at that point. his clothes on at that point. his clothes off at this point, though. well, landmark moments deserve a befitting celebration. how about a bare—chested bellyflop across the dressing room? that is callum davidson. pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a great — pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a

celtic winning 4—0 against stjohnstone in the premiership.the table, hamilton academical lost to ross county, meaning they are all but relegated. in a shock announcement, manchester united have confirmed that women's head coach casey stoney will leave at the end of the season. the former england defender secured united's promotion to the women's super league in herfirst season at the club. but after three years in the job and missing out on champions league qualification by one point, she says now is the right time to step away. we could get to see andy murray playing at the french open at the end of this month. tournament director guy forget said the former world number one deserved a wild card. murray has been hampered by injuries, his latest a groin problem picked up in march. but he was winning again yesterday evening in the first round of the italian 0pen. he and fellow briton liam brody, beat australian pair luke saville and max purcell. and finally in the netherlands, ajax have decided to share their championship trophy with theirfans.

stjohnstone are through to the scottish cup final, after beating st mirren 2—1 at hampden park.ut this from lewis hamilton, turning his 100th pole into the 98th win of his career? it wasn't easy at the spanish grand prix with max verstappen overtaking him at the first corner. the world champion hit back thanks to fresher tyres, taking the lead with six laps remaining to extend his lead in the championship. rory mcilroy has that winning feeling again for the first time in 18 months. this putt saw him win the the wells fargo championship by a stroke, in front of a packed 18th green in north carolina. the crowd loved it. it's the northern irishman's first tournament win since november 2019 — and look what it meant to him. when we came back from the pandemic, i thought i'd enjoy the peace and quiet a little bit. i soon realised that to bring the best out of myself i need this. and ifeed off the energy so much and may be here more so than anywhere else, because i think it was the first because i think it is the first place i have won three times. so the crowd have just been awesome a

tomorrow will be a big day for both stjohnstone and hibs fans.large numbers at the moment. please enjoy the game, celebrate if your team wins, but for your own sake and for the safety of others, please do so safely. and that is something that i urge him on every football fan watching the game tomorrow. a final point i want to make before ending is reallyjust about point i want to make before ending is really just about the overall course of this pandemic. ever since we got the first news of the successful pfizer and astrazeneca vaccine trials last autumn, we have believed that vaccination would provide us with a route out of this pandemic and i want to stress today, that's still the case. i still firmly believe that. in fact, if anything, the performance of vaccine so far in real—world conditions, not just clinical trials, has been remarkable. and actually better than we could have dared hope back at the end of last year. but we also knew and we still know that the route out of the pandemic is never going to be completely straightforward. com ple

they“ll face either st mirren or stjohnstone who play later today.xing event in america. saunders had been growing into, what was a close contest, before a brutal punch from alvarez in the eighth round resulted in saunders“ corner calling an end to the fight before round nine could start. two formula one now. lewis hamilton will be on pole position for the 100th time for today's spanish grand prix. the seven—time world champion edged out max verstappen in qualifying at barcelona to reach the milestone. a win today would also move hamilton to a record extending 98 race victories. he is top of the drivers standings as well with max verstappen just behind him on eight points behind. that is your spot.— it's been a cold and wet weekend, which means plenty of us will be looking at that government list of green countries we can visit, from england, after may 17th, without the need to quarantine on return. but it's notjust sun—seekers who are desperate to get away. many people will be looking forward to long—awaited family reunions. one of them is clara fer