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it was a wild final day in the women's super league. the blues were champions...en't. but in the end, their championship credentials shone through as they beat manchester united 4—2 at kingsmeadow. jo currie was there. excited and expectant, these fans know how it feels to win league titles. those turning up today were hoping to see chelsea claim their third in a row. a win would seal it. anything less would leave the door open to arsenal potentially pipping them. perhaps it was nerves, but from the first whistle, chelsea looked, well, out of sorts. martha thomas finding the space and the net to give united a lead. a response was needed, and it came in the form of erin cuthbert. smashing it into the corner to ease nerves. however, united needed a win to keep any european hopes alive, and they kept up the fight. before the break, ella toone�*s deflected effort ensured chelsea went in 2—1 down. across london, arsenal's heats were fluttering. however, the change of ends brought about a change of mentality for chelsea. what a strike this is from sam kerr. simply unsto

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in the women's super league, arsenal got a big win in to close the gap on chelsea to just a point aton villa 7—0 at home. viviane miedema miedema scored twice, and it means arsenal are currently a point behind chelsea — but emma hayes�* table—topping side are away at bottom side birmingham city. that match is on under way. birmingham city are holding the champions, 0—0 in that one. manchester city beat west ham 3—0. and lester city and reading drawing 0-0. ronnie o'sullivan leadsjudd trump 5—4 at the world snooker championships in sheffield after the first frame of the evening session. however, the world number one was given a formal warning by referee olivier marteel for a gesture that o'sullivan made in the final frame of the afternoon session, after he had snookered himself.trump went on to win the frame, snookered himself. he looked a bit frustrated. trump went on to win the frame, but also appeared to be annoyed at the interruption in play. they're now into the evening session at the crucible. these are live pictures. trump won the first frame to reduce o'sullivan's lead to 5—4.

there's a huge game at the emirates stadium tonight where the women's super league title could be decidedg up the league tonight. our women's football reporter is emma sanders. basically, if arsenal leaves tonight, it means chelsea have won the title with a game to spare, such as the fans are hoping that happens, if arsenal draw, they are still in with a bit of a chance, they have a bit of a goal difference, but they would have to win on the last day and hope that chelsea lewis as well if arsenal win, then they moved to within a point of chelsea, so it keeps things very exciting in the final day, manchester united aeroplane chelsea in the final day, so it does make things quite tasty. a very exciting, lots of basic and potentially go, so the arsenal tottenham game commits at the merits tonight, in terms of the football then, what is the likely outcome that we will see? i then, what is the likely outcome that we will see?— that we will see? i think a lot of --eole that we will see? i think a lot of people are _ that we will see? i think a lot of people are expecting _ that we will see? i t

means for the women's team as well, they won the championship title and are back in the women's super leagues won every trophy good albanian english football, the premier league, the champions league, the fa cup, the super cup, the club world cup. let's not take away from the disappointment of missing out on the quadruple and missing out on the quadruple and missing out on a troubled, but for the players, this is what it means to be a footballer at liverpool football club and perhaps the message from mohamed salah and sadio mane a is that he gets to sign a contract and this is an opportunity for them to realise what it is to blame for this team and i'm not sure there are many other football clubs in world football that would see scenes like this for some would say, only, only winning two trophies, the fa cup in the league cup other than manchester city, every other city would swap in a second places with liverpool for scenes like this and the fans have turned out in their numbers in their thousands as you can see, to take this moment in, with the players, with the men's team, the women's tea

what it means for the women's team, they won the championship title and are back in the wind and super leaguese, forjuergen klopp, he has now won every trophy it could have an english football, the primary league of the champions league, the league cup, the fa cup on the super cup, the club world cup. look, let's not take away from the disappointment of missing out on a quadruple, the disappointment of missing out on a travel, but for the players, this is what it means to be a liverpool football club, perhaps a message here from mo salah who has yet to sign a track —— contract, this is an opportunity for them to realise what it means to pay for this team and make sure there are many other football clubs in world football that would see scenes like this for only, someone say only, winning two trophies, the league cup and the fa cup, other than manchester city, every other team in england would swap for scenes like this, and the fans have turned out in their numbers, and their thousands, as he can see, to take this moment in with the players, with the men's team, but the women's team holding th

a week ago holders chelsea became the first club and women super league history to win three titles incoach really well over the years. because the team has been well prepared mentally for that. also because the dressing rooms unbelievable. finding, just sustained success without also holding off on title celebrations despite the hangover to remain focus. because standing in the way of their domestic double hopes is a side who sends the return of the year have shown terrific form with a 13 match winning run in all competitions. manchester city haven't been without their problems. a rocky start to the season and key players missing through injury. but they adapted and gained momentum and went on to win the league cup back in march. that's when they ended chelsea's unbeaten run of the year, add a champions league spot to their emphatic performances and they go to wembley with renewed confidence. an emotional moment for chloe kelly who scores her first goal recovering from that horrific knee injury! we start together and we always believe that will qualify for champions league. to be in t

also, both times they beat the togliatti lada in the final of the super league cska and rostov-don willlay for the second year in a row, the last time the champions were the rostovites. the first match of the final will be held in rostov-on-don on may 23, and the second leg, when will the champions be determined in moscow on may 29? now four new clubs have applied for admission to the vtb united league. these are the moscow clubs emba and runa, as well as samara and yekaterinburg uralmash, the tass agency reports, the list of participants for the next season of the vtb united league will be approved after the current season ends will be adopted at a meeting of the council of the league in mid-june. well, let me also remind you that the final series of the vtb united league between cska and zenit will begin this coming friday. vera will ruin everything, while alexander thanks to sports news was alexander abramov in creating fake special operations in ukraine, the american military noticed their posts, allegedly in an air battle between the armed forces and the russian aerospace forces, t

or any of the scriptwriters, what is not a match in the final series of the women's volleyball super league is a drama. and here is the climax. the incredible atmosphere in the stands of the yantarny sports palace in kaliningrad lays its ears on the golden championship match, the local lokomotiv is trying defend the title. but, and uralochka to return it to herself after 17 years. the last time a club from yekaterinburg won gold was in 2006, when the great series of twenty championships in a row ended, which began back in the soviet union . but invariably one team is still managed by nikolai karpopol, the legendary titan of 84 years old for more than half a century. doctors, fearing for health. coach. they forbade him to fly to away matches from the post of chief, he left last year, his grandson became the head coach. mikhail raised him from the age of four, nikolai vasilyevich, but in the playoffs against kazan dynamo and in the final series of karpol, the senior is with the team all the time and the doctors do not order him. the home stands set the pace of the lock, the first two games, n

bardsley will be honoured at wednesday's women's super league home game against birmingham city. fully recoverfrom a hamstring injury picked up during the 2019 world cup has forced her to quit the game. it certainly wasn't easy. if i think about maybe having this conversation two years ago, i would not be able to get a word out, i would be bawling. so, yeah, it is disappointing when you know that you have still got an element of capability in you, but when your body does not match what your mind wants to do, it is a uniquely frustrating experience. everton have a spring in their step this bank holiday after a vital win over third place chelsea. a major talking point came after what proved to be richarlison�*s match—winner at goodison park. the fa say they will investigate after the brazilian forward threw a gas cannister back in the direction of the crowd after celebrating his goal. the club said he was aiming for a gap in the corner of the stadium. another major talking point was the performance ofjordan pickford in the everton goal, several saves from the england goalkeeper kep

on what was a thrilling final day, emma hayes�*s side lifted the women's super league trophy after beatingter united 4—2. jo currie was watching at kingsmeadow. it's cited and inspected, these fans know how it feels to win titles. anything less would leave the door open to arsenal potentially clipping them. perhaps it was nerves, but chelsea looked out of sorts. thomas finding the space. giving united a lead. response was needed, and it came in the form of aaron cuthbert. united needed a win to keep any hopes alive, and they kept up the fight. deflected effort, 2—1 down. the change brought about a change of mentality for chelsea. what a strike this is from sam kerr. chelsea fans finally able to relax. if he thought the earlier goal is good, this one was simply spectacular. champions of en . land was simply spectacular. champions of england once — was simply spectacular. champions of england once again. _ was simply spectacular. champions of england once again. they _ was simply spectacular. champions of england once again. they will- was simply spectacular. champions of england once again.

manchester city are also in women's super league action tonight.ame. final a5 minutes, arsenal winning at the moment and that one, and also another game. manchester city are also in women's super league action tonight. they're taking on birmingham, at the academy stadium birmingham, who are bottom of the table and need to win to take the relegation battle to final day. a draw orwin a draw or win for city, and they are backin a draw or win for city, and they are back in the champions league positions. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe says he is "not giving up" on taking over chelsea, despite reports today that his bid had been rejected out of hand. ratcliffe, who is the majority shareholder of the chemical group ineos, made a late offer of £a.25 billion for the premier league club on friday. a consortium led by la dodgers owner todd boehly is understood to be the preferred bidderfor chelsea. the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan spoke to ratcliffe today. there's been no communication. so it's a shame, i think, i would've expected at least the courte

masterminded wigan's revival in the 1980s as chairman, and was heavily involved in the creation of super leagueet continues. tom harrison, the chief executive of the england and wales cricket board, has resigned after seven years in charge. harrison oversaw success in limited overs cricket, with both england's women and men's teams winning the world cup. but recent failures in test cricket have seen an overhaul at the ecb, with a new test coach, captain, and managing director being appointed. harrison's biggest project was introducing a new limited—overs competition — the hundred — which started last year. london—born defensive end jack crawford has announced his retirement after a ten—year career in the nfl. he was draughted by the raiders in 2012 and played for the dallas cowboys, atlanta falcons, and tennessee titans. he recorded a sack and forced fumble for the cowboys at wembley stadium against the jacksonville jaguars, which he says was his career highlight. and that's all the sport for now. we will see you soon. rain which has been a feature is sweeping eastwards through this evenin: swe

final earlier this season, so they are going for example, as are chelsea as well, the women's super league, it's safe to say, cross the last year or so, she has a serious acl injury, which had physical and psychological issues around it but she battled back into some great positions a season. if she is. there is not a team in the league that can match our football ability. i think the way we play is brilliant and that is why i love playing here. chelsea sits in front of us and we know we beat them in the continental cup already this season and one that, so i think that gives us a bit of confidence as well going into the game. my brothers are really looking forward to it. growing up, always watching the fa cups, i think my family are looking forward to it more so than me! i have played at wembley before but without the fans there, so this time, to do in front of the family, it will be extra special. in myself, i knew that i would get back and i would be on the pitch, back to my best again. filth. pitch, back to my best again. oh, that was a — pitch, back to my best again. oh, that was a poor

arriving here, the women also are celebrating their championship title and promotion to the women's super league as well, they'll waiting patiently and hopefully in the next 20 or so minutes they will catch sight ofjurgen klopp and the and women's players on those top buses. —— men's and women's players. to wembley next, where nottingham forest will be playing premier league football after beating huddersfield 1—0 at wembley. adam wild is there for us, the game has literallyjust finished. what a huge moment for forest. yes, 1999 was the year that forest were relegated from the premier league, 23 long years they are fans have had to suffer, but they are now back at premier league. i whole generation of forest fans hadn't seen their team play in the premier league this century. but it is they who go through, beating huddersfield town by a goal to nil, it camejust before half—time, the bulk whipped into the huddersfield box, it looked to have come off ryan yates but it will go down as a levi colwell own goal, scrappy and not pretty but it is the one that nottingham forest fans will remember for is

the women's super league title race will go to the final day of the season after second—placed arsenalhrough the spurs defence. caitlin foord then scored twice effectively end the game. the win leaves arsenal a point behind leaders chelsea. the last round of matches on sunday. elsewhere, one of the founding members of the wsl, birmingham city are relegated. manchester city thumped them 6—0 at the academy stadium. the game was goalless at half—time. georgia stanway with two of their goals. birmingham finish bottom, but for city, that win lifts them back up to third and into the champions league places. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe says he is "not giving up" on taking over chelsea despite reports today that his bid had been rejected out of hand. ratcliffe, who is the majority shareholder of the chemical group ineos, made a late offer of £a.25 billion for the premier league club on friday. a consortium led by la dodgers owner todd boehly is understood to be the preferred bidderfor chelsea. our sports editor dan roan spoke to ratcliffe today. there's been no communication. so, it's

st helens have taken the outright lead in super league after a slow start at home to hull fc, the saintsary staying flat horse — stradivarius won his fourth yorkshire cup today. it was the veteran stallion's 18th top level win as he eeked out victory under jockey frankie dettori at york. stradivarius is in his final year in training and he'll now head to royal ascot where he'll attempt to win a fourth gold cup. finally — take a look at the moment a whirlwind interrupted at a football match in peru. semillero and san andres were playing a game on a dirt pitch. and just after a goal had been scored and the players were walking back, a whirlwind appeared behind one of the goals, it crossed the length of the pitch, everyone got out the way and watched it disappear off. luckily no one was hurt. and that's all the sport for now. good morning. promising start to the weekend, as high pressure is building from the south. isobars are opening up in the far north of scotland, where it was pretty breezy yesterday. so a quieter, calmer day awaits. a little bit of patchy mist first thing in the morning

football now — and chelsea have won their third successive women's super league title ? how it feels to win league titles. those turning up today were hoping to see chelsea claim their third in a row. a win would seal it. anything less would leave the door open to arsenal potentially pipping them. perhaps it was nerves, but from the first whistle chelsea looked, well, out of sorts. martha thomas finding the space and the net to give united the lead. a response was needed, and it came in the form of erin cuthbert — smashing it into the corner to ease nerves. however, united needed a win to keep any european hopes alive, and they kept up the fight. before the break, ella toone's deflected effort ensured chelsea went in 2—1 down. across london, arsenal's hearts were fluttering. however, the change of ends brought about a change of mentality for chelsea. what a strike this is from sam kerr, simply unstoppable. and that seemed to ignite something in the defending champions. guro reiten putting them ahead for the first time in the game. chelsea fans finally able to relax. and

the winner's super league player has signed a contract to stay at arsenal.t least, the dutch forward is staying at arsenal. miedema has scored 117 goals in her 144 games since arriving from bayern munich and she says winning titles with arsenal will mean a lot more to her at the moment than winning them with other clubs. ferrari's charles leclerc dominated practise for sunday's spanish grand prix. the championship leader set the pace in both sessions in barcelona, but there was improvement for mercedes as lewis hamilton finished p2 third quickest, a fraction of a second behind his british team mate goerge russell. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport tesco has joined sainsbury tesco hasjoined sainsbury and saying it will be sticking to the original government deadline to ban deals forjunk food. original government deadline to ban deals for junk food. it original government deadline to ban deals forjunk food. it happened as well as outlawing healthy food adverts before the 9pm

in the women's super league, arsenal got a big win in to close the gap on chelsea to just a point at villa 7—0 at home. viviane miedema scored twice, and it means arsenal are currently a point behind chelsea — but emma hayes' table—topping side are away at bottom side birmingham city. that match kicks off at quarter to seven tonight. manchester united beat west ham united 3—0. they'll stow two nil nil with bedding. later we will see everton take on tottenham hotspur. later we will see everton take on tottenham hotspur. ronnie o'sullivan leadsjudd trump 5—3 at the world snooker championships in sheffield after the first session.. o'sullivan was 5—1 up at one stage, but trump fought back to narrow the deficit ahead of this evening session which starts at 7pm. hazel irvine was watching, with former champions stephen hendry and steve davis the opening session of this year's championship between ronnie o'sullivan and judd trump. eight frames played and what a fascinating afternoon. it looked at one point like it was all going ronnie's way. very much so in we were starting to fear the wors

trophy last year, he hasn't played since february and remains at odds over the new saudi funded super league. >> i think he should be here this week celebrating the monumental achievement he achieved last year. it's unfortunate. it's sad. >> i don't know what he is going through. but i know the comments he made about the tour. i just have a very different opinion on that. and so no, i have not reached out to him. >>> high school. baseball at oracle park. the san francisco city championship back after a three-year absence. the eagles erupted for six runs in the 50, beat lowell 6-1. and get this, snapped a 16-game losing streak against the cardinals as they win their first city title since 2012. >>> on to the big leaguers, a's and twins at the coliseum in about 15 minutes. giants and denver. moving pictures on "the late show" san anselmo's. the archie williams high school alum caught this foul pop-up in sunday's game against cleveland. when he gloved it earned him $500. why? when a pitcher catches a foul ball, the other pitchers have to pony up the money. that's a pretty nice ongoing bet. >>>

st helens ensured they will go into the challenge cup final break top of the super league, with a 12—ries from alex walmsley and tommy makinson put warrington's chances of victory just out of reach. st helens now have a four—point lead over second place catalans dragons, whilst warrington remain in eighth. and formula one has hit barcelona. it's the spanish grand prix on sunday — and, ahead of his home race, fernando alonso has been speaking to the bbc. the alpine driver says that lewis hamilton still has time to come good this season, even though the seven—time champion's mercedes has been a long way off the pace set by ferrari and red bull. well, this is the nature of the sport, you know, sometimes you have a better car, sometimes you have not such a good car and you still need to fight and make some progress. and this year, we see that the driver is very important in formula 1, but not crucial. he's driving as good as he has been the last eight years, and he was dying to micah dominating the sport and breaking all the records, 100 something pole positions, and now he's one second b

championship, where there is its own el clasico, rostov don cska played the first match of the super league south of the country for the don team. it was the final home game of the season and the hostess did everything to please their fans by the middle of the first half they were leading with a difference of four goals, the main threat to the cska goal came from messianna vyakhireva's handball in the first 20 minutes. she threw seven swords in the final series and brought the score to ten goals. as a result, rostov-don has made sure victory 27 22 the second game of the twenty-ninth of may in moscow victory everything, in principle, a good start two, but there is a third moment. i think that they could have scored more, a lot of unrealized moments, probably, this is more disappointment today, because i wanted more in the final of the single. the league is already waiting for us in st. petersburg tomorrow, the 3rd series of winline. derby zenit cska two matches in moscow without an alternative left for the hosts. the army team started stormily, and then calmly brought the matter to mind , th

in men's volleyball, the second finalist of the super league was determined; it was lokomotiv from novosibirsktplayed kazansky zenith on stas among the kultsev was at this match. the atmosphere in front of the kazan volleyball center resembles a friendly picnic, dance music, meat on fire and a game of pioneer ball, so the fans look forward to a big game in the stands, and even more colorful, the noisy landing of fans from novosibirsk practically eliminates the advantage of zenit in the home court. the most titled club in russia, kazan zenit, went through the regular championship of russia with only one defeat in 26 matches in the final of six kazan players. clear favorite moreover, they play at home until the championship title is only two steps away, but already in the semi-finals zenit meets with the novosibirsk locomotive, the second team of the regular season, such matches are called the hidden finals of the first game, while the thin one wins the lock 25-23. we tried to put pressure, tried to experience inside ourselves, because there was pressure, that's what we need first. we are strong

go or any of the scriptwriters, that not a match in the final series of the women's volleyball super league is a drama. and here it is, the climax of the noise, from which the ears are unbelievable. but the local lokomotiv is trying to defend the championship title, but the auralochka regain it after 17 years. the last time a club from yekaterinburg won gold was in 2006 then the great series of twenty championships in a row, which began back in the soviet union, has ended . but invariably one team is still managed by nikolai karpopol, the legendary titan of 84 years old for more than half a century. doctors, fearing for health. coach. they forbade him to fly to away matches from the post of chief, he left last year, his grandson mikhail became the head coach , he was raised by nikolai vasilyevich from the age of 4, but in the playoffs against dynamo kazan and in the final series of karpol, the elder is always with the team and the doctors do not decree. so, the coach will be instead of me to try the home stands set the pace of the lock, the first two games are not without difficulty, but co

chelsea restored their four—point lead at the top of the women's super league after holding on for victorywas the only goal of the game. the 1—0 win means the title race remains in their hands, with arsenal keeping the pressure on with their 7—0 victory over aston villa. the biggest fight in the history of women's boxing lived up to expectations in the early hours of this morning, as ireland's katie taylor beat amanda serrano at madison square garden to retain her undisputed lightweight title. with more on a night that will live long in the memory of boxing fans — ade adedoyin reports from new york. and still the undisputed lightweight champion of the world... _ katie taylor retaining her world titles after a battling and bruising encounter. a career—defining performance and a defining night for the sport. serrano, all smiles on the way to the ring. taylor, calm and composed. but it didn't take long for things to heat up. taylor decided to fight fire with fire in the fifth, and almost paid the price. the champion showing incredible reserves of courage to survive over the next two rounds. s

interrupted this sensation, 36 -match winning streak of kazan zenit in all tournaments in the super leaguefinal lokomotiv novosibirsk will play today with dynamo moscow, which defends the champion title. me, to be honest, blinds, kazan because they played a wonderful season. to be in the final, to be honest, but with this game the way we played. we deserve today too. i would say that probably it was not necessary to meet in the thickness of russia to decide in the decisive fifth match of the final series on the eve of uralochka from yekaterinburg beat the defending champions lokomotiv kaliningrad in the fourth match of the final, the game ended with a score of 3:2 in the games of the show, the final series to three wins, became 22, the decisive fifth match of the final will be held on may 12 in kaliningrad, if lokomotiv kaliningrad defends the championship title, then uralochka claims it for the last time. they were champions back in 2005 , and today it will become known. the first finalist of the russian football cup. in the first semi-final, dynamo moscow will play against vladikavkaz al

has not played since early february and is still at odds with the tour over the new saudi funded super league. >>> well, the nhl has heated up three elimination games tonight, and three game sevens tomorrow. one of those games being this guy right here, evander kane. he let kings fans know their series was going the distance. the former shark scored twice last night. he has seven goals of the series. edmonton wonder to stay alive. >>> and good news for padres manager bob melvin. he is out of the hospital, and no cancer was found following prostate surgery. and he is hoping to return to the team when san diego visits oracle park for a series against the giants next week that will do it for sports from the chase center. the teams have warmed up. we are ready to go. it's game six that feels like a game seven, because the last thing we want to do is head back to memphis and have this series carry on. the dubs have been pretty good at responding all season. i don't see why they don't do so tonight. >> i don't think they've lost at home in the postseason. get your seat. >> something about that ener

the women's super league's all—time leading goal scorer has signed a contract to stay at arsenal.nd 144 games since arriving. she says winning titles with arsenal will mean a lot more to her at the moment than winning with other clubs. formula one dominated practice for sunday's spanish grand prix. the leader set the pace in both sections in barcelona. but there was improvement for mercedes as lewis hamilton finished quickest, of refraction of a second behind george russell. that's all the sport for now, more later, but now it is time for the weather with ben rich. a beautiful picture is on the idol of white, and this shield brought a lot of rain across england and he swells during the morning, this stripe of cloud worked in from the west during the afternoon,. clearing eastwards with some quieter, drier weather to come. many towns and cities between 8—11. it may get cooler out in the countryside. for saturday, dry weather around first thing, some spells of sunshine. we will see cloud bringing rain across northern ireland, which then gets into parts of western scotland, northeast

and in the women's super league, arsenal are within a point of leaders chelsea after thrashing aston r the news where you are. have a very good evening. more now from kyiv and my colleague ben brown, earlier this afternoon, i'm joined here in kyiv by valeriy chaly, a former ukrainian ambassador to the united states, between the years 2015 and 2019. thank you very much for being with us. first of all, let me ask you about the situation in mariupol. it does seem to be good news that at least some people are being evacuated from that city. you're right, some civilians. the main thing now, how to take out the civilians. and another important thing is how to survive for injured ukrainian soldiers. it is also important that we don't forget about that. that is also a rule of war and i believe this will happen. but unfortunately, putin wants to kill them. just kill them. and that's the main problem. now we need this combination of diplomatic efforts and military efforts. we've had nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, here in kyiv on a visit. are you getting the kind of help now from the west,

bardsley will be honoured at wednesday's women's super league home game against birmingham city.orld cup has forced her to quit the game. in just over half an hour's time, the final session of the world snooker championship will begin, and it's heading to a dramatic conclusion tonight, withjudd trump on the comeback charge against ronnie 0'sullivan. trump started the day seven frames behind with some even wondering if this final would last into the evening session. but the 2019, champion has won six of the eight frames this afternoon and now trails by only three, helped by this remarkable red in the last frame before the break. play resumes at 7 with 0'sullivan leading 14—11. he's chasing a seventh world title which would take him level with stephen hendry as the most successful player at the tournament. a shock at the vitality london 10,000m earlier — four—time olympic champion mo farah was beaten by a club runner. farah said he'll make decisions about his future on a "race—by—race" basis. it was his first competition since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. 25—year—

manchester city and women's super league champions chelsea are targeting a fourth fa cup triumph.. the is our sports reporter rhia chohan. first time he sa it the first time he says this fixture. it is remarkable given the pre—eminence of both these teams that they haven't met in their final until two months ago in the continental league cup when it was actually manchester city came from behind to beat chelsea. emma hayes chelsea have their sights on a domestic double, they have won a third consecutive women's similar league title and now they will want to get their hands on fa cup silverware. to get their hands on fa cup silverware-— to get their hands on fa cup silverware. �* ., , , ., ., silverware. both sides going for silverware _ silverware. both sides going for silverware after _ silverware. both sides going for silverware after success - silverware. both sides going for silverware after success already this season. in a sense, this is a better match than yesterday's potentially because they have had such a good season? i potentially because they have had such a good season

chelsea have become the first team to win the women's super league title in england for three years iner united 4—2. emma hayes�*s side were trailing at half—time, before two volleys from the division's top scorer sam kerr wrapped up the title. they finish a point above arsenal who won 2—0 at west ham. chelsea will now look to win the double, they face manchester city in the fa cup final next sunday. in tennis, what a few days it's been for carlos alcaraz. in the same week as his 19th birthday he's beaten rafa nadal, novak djokovic and now the spanish teenager has beaten alexander zverev in the final of the madrid 0pen. it took him just 64 minutes to sweep aside the defending champion — taking the first set 6—3 and he made light work of the second — winning that 6—1. it follows his first masters 1000 title in miami last month which took him into the top ten of the world rankings for the first time. and mark cavendish has won the third stage of the giro d'iitalia launching, a long sprint for the line after the flat 201 kilometres to lake balaton in hungary. it's his 16th stage win on th

the winner's super league -ia er has together.lace. —— mcavoy. mcilroy tees off alongside tiger woods and jordan spiethjust after 7.30. charles leclerc was quickest in the first practice session for the spanish grand prix. the championship leader was less than a tenth quicker than his team—mate carlos sainz in barcelona, with red bull's max verstappen in third. the mercedes pairing of george russell and lewis hamilton were fourth and sixth. second practice is under way. that's all the sport for now. thank you, lizzie. nurseries in england say plans to allow staff to look after more children will not cut costs for parents. the government says it is considering changing the rules to try to help reduce the expense of childcare, amid the growing cost of living crisis. they say it could also improve the choice and availability of childcare places — but it's led to fears the move could affect childrens�* well—being and development. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. thank you so much. ashley has four children, including her

to the women's super league now — and manchester city moved into the champions league places after thrashing— she scored two goals in each half as city leapfrogged neighbours manchester united into the top four. united play west ham this lunchtime. in rugby's english premiership, chris ashton scored a hat—trick of tries in leicester tigers' win over bristol to become the premiership�*s all—time leading try scorer with 95. elsewhere, gloucester earned their biggest premiership win. they scored ten tries against local rivals bath, this one from matias alemanno finished things off — 6a—0 to gloucester. ronnie o'sullivan is still on course to win a record—equalling seventh world snooker title. the rocket needed just an hour and a quarter to wrap up his semifinal against three—time champion john higgins last night — winning the two frames needed for a 17—11 victory, to reach the final at the crucible in sheffield for the eighth time. if there's one thing you can guarantee with me, i never think i'm over the line because i lack confidence, you know? that is probably why i needed help. i am not a v

and coming up on the bbc news channel: three in a row for chelsea in the women's super league. hearfrom their manager emma hayes, after their final day title winning drama. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he will quit if he is fined by durham police for breaking covid rules last year during lockdown. he's been under pressure after the police announced they would be investigating an event at which he drank beer and had a curry with party workers at an mp's office. in a statement this afternoon sir keir insisted repeatedly that no laws were broken — but that as a matter of principle and integrity he will stand down if he is issued with a fixed penalty notice. the deputy leader angela rayner has confirmed she will step down if she too is fined. here's our political correspondent ben wright. the questions were not going to stop. mr the questions were not going to sto -. ~ ,, . the questions were not going to sto. ~ ,. the questions were not going to sto. ~ ,,. , stop. mr starmer, will you resign if ou are stop. mr starmer, wi

during her spell, the 35—year—old won a women's super league title, three fa cup and three league cupspent the past two seasons on loan, at everton and more recently aston villa. police have arrested a man after sheffield united captain billy sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of championship playoff semi—final against nottingham forrest who won on penalties. sharp was knocked to the ground during a pitch invasion and required stitches. he's taken to social media to thank fans for their support. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban and the fa say they will be investigating. it's one of the biggest matches in rangers' history and and tens of thousands of fans are in seville to support them ahead of the euopa league final. police expected up to 100,000 supporters to travel to the spanish city for the match against eintract frankfurt — who'll bring 50,000 of their own fans. but, the stadium hosting the final can only host just under 43,000. ijust hope i just hope they won ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight. _ ijust hope they won it. it is

it's the penultimate weekend in the women's super league.omas's header gave the hosts an early lead. an own goal from west ham defender grace fisk then put manchester united 2—0 up inside the first 20 minutes. second—placed arsenal play aston villa — you can watch that live on bbc two at 2:15pm. and later, league leaders chelsea travel to birmingham. two female fighters made history overnight. katie taylor and amanda serrano served up a classic at the iconic madison square garden. it's a boxing fight that will be rememberd for years to come. taylor got the win, retaining her undisputed world lightweight boxing title. she won on points via a split decision over amanda serrano, who proved to be a really dangerous opponent. taylor was on the brink at one stage and she described the fight as a war for ten rounds. it certainly looked that way in what was an electric night for women's boxing. everyone was talking about it. just even walking out of the ring today, the stadium was packed, unbelievable. this was a special moment. the best night of my

masterminded wigan�*s revival in the 19805 as chairman and was heavily involved in the creation of super leagueve ralph rimmer said, "he will be remembered as one of the most significant leaders in the sport's history." london irish teenage back henry arrandell has been named in a 36—man england squad for a training camp next week. the 19—year—old only made his premiership debut in february but he's been in blistering form. he's scored 11 tries in 15 matches for irish and england under—20s this season. 0wen farrell, manu tuilagi, mako vunipola and anthony watson all make their return to the squad. england take on the barbarians in a non—cap match onjune 19, before heading to australia for a three test series. and finally, cycling royalty has been honoured by british royalty. jason and laura kenny have become the first couple to receive a knighthood and damehood together. seven—time olympic gold medalist jason and five—time olympic champion laura received their honours from prince william at a ceremony at windsor castle. jason has recently become a coach while laura continues her training with t

only one place to begin, a champion will be crowned in the women's super league today.ooking to defend the trophy they won last season. all they need is a win to retain their trophy — and after a shaky start — it's going to plan. they trailed manchester united twice — but two quick goals at the start of the second half has them leading 3—2 — guro reiten with chelsea's third — what a huge goal that could be. but if chelsea do drop points — arsenal can snatch the title on the final day. you're looking at live pictures from east london. the gunners are taking on west ham — where it's currently goalless. so will it be arsenal's kim little lifting that trophy or chelsea's magda erickson? it's live now on bbc two. it's also a huge day in the premier league. manchester city can go three points clear at the top — after liverpool could only draw 1—1 against tottenham last night. city face newcastle this afternoon at the etihad — knowing four wins from their last four matches will see them crowned champions. but manager pep guardiola isn't looking that far ahead. iam not i am not

bardsley will be honoured at wednesday's women's super league home game against birmingham city.ring the 2019 world cup has forced her to quit the game. andy murray says he's "not supportive" of players from russia and belarus being banned from wimbledon. 0rganisers ruled last week that players from the two countries can't play at this year's grand slam due to russia's invasion of ukraine. murray said there's no "right answer" on the issue and says he "feels really bad for the players who aren't allowed to play." murray isn't alone in criticising the decision, with world number one novak djokovic calling the ban "crazy". while russian world number eight andrey rublev said it was "complete discrimination" and "illogical". that's all the sport for now. we will keep you up—to—date with the snooker later on. look forward to it, gavin. thank you, and we will see you later. more than 350 migrants have crossed the english channel in small boats in the past two days, following 11 days without any crossings. let's get the latest from dover and our correspondent simonjones. what do we make

chelsea are the women's super league champions.en 2—1 by manchester united and the title was heading to north london. but, as has been so often the case this season, sam kerr rescued the blues scoring twice including this beauty. it's the first time in the wsl history that a club has won the title three times in a row and they can make it a double if they beat man city at next sunday's fa cup final. it sunday's fa cup final. feels amazing. this season i been it feels amazing. this season has been really difficult. it has been up been really difficult. it has been up and down, we have lost lots of players through injury and pregnancy, we have kept fighting, kept grinding, so to finish it off like we did today it makes it more special. arsenal kept up their end of the bargain by beating west ham 2—0, but in the end, it proved futile, with an understandably subdued reaction at the final whistle. another important day in the premier league. we're into the second half at the emirates, where arsenal are 2—0 up against leeds united, who a

bardsley will be honoured at wednesday's women's super league home game against birmingham city. the 2019 world cup has forced her to quit the game. it certainly wasn't easy. if i think about maybe having this conversation two years ago i don't think i'd be able to get a word out, i would just be bawling. it is disappointing when you know that you still have an element of capability in you. but when your body doesn't match what your mind wants to do it is a uniquely frustrating experience. mark cavendish will compete at the the giro d'italia for the first time since 2013 — it starts in budapest on friday. cavendish is 37 this month and made a stunning return to the podium with the quick—step alpha vinyl team at last year's tour de france, having considered retirement after injury, illness and depression hampered his form. fellow briton simon yates, who finished third overall last year, will be aiming to win the pink jersey, as the leader of the bikeexchange—jayco team. andy murray says he's "not supportive" of players from russia and belarus being banned from wimbledon. organiser

it's the final day of the women's super league tomorrow with the title still to be decided.two teams no inglorious lying in the weight. as it stands, chelsea in line for their third title in a row. if they beat manchester united, it will be them lifting the trophy. they have been the team to beat over the past two seasons. in that time, they have won five domestic trophies. the combination of having ilic�*s top goal—scorer and having best defensive record has helped them to the top of the week. but they will need to stand firm at home against the manchester united team in need of a win themselves. if they are to have any hope of securing that some champions league football next season. we champions league football next season. ~ . champions league football next season. ., ~ ., champions league football next season. ~ ., ~ ., ., �*, ., , .,~ season. we all know what's at stake. we've been — season. we all know what's at stake. we've been in _ season. we all know what's at stake. we've been in this _ season. we all know what's at stake. we've been in this position _ season. we

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the women's super league title could be decided tonight, but arsenal can ensure the race against chelseaeir north london rivals, tottenham. a0 years ago today the royal navy destroyer, hms sheffield was sunk after it was hit by an argentinian jet during the falklands war. it was the first british warship to sink in enemy action since world war ii. 20 crewmen died and the ship was fatally damaged. today, a memorial in honour of those who served on the ship, has been unveiled at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. phil mackie has this report. it was the moment the realities of the falklands war struck home. hms sheffield was the first british ship to be sung in action since the first world war.— first world war. hms sheffield, a -e a2 first world war. hms sheffield, a type 42 destroyer _ first world war. hms sheffield, a type a2 destroyer was _ first world war. hms sheffield, a type a2 destroyer was attacked i type a2 destroyer was attacked and hit late this afternoon by an argentine missile. zf} hit late this afternoon by an argentine missile.— hit late this afternoon by an

in the women's super league, arsenal have cranked the pressure up on chelsea at the top of the table.ater. manchester united are back up to third, one point above manchester city — after they beat west ham 3—0. the match between between leicester and reading ended goalless, everton are at home to spurs. we saw a huge moment in boxing history as katie taylor beat amanda serrano in a classic at madison square garden in new york. that iconic boxing venue has seen it's fair share of thrillers and the first women's boxing headliner there joins that list. ade adedoyin was there... and still the undisputed lightweight champion of the world... _ katie taylor retaining her world titles after a battling and bruising encounter. a career—defining performance and a defining night for the sport. serrano, all smiles on the way to the ring. taylor, calm and composed. but it didn't take long for things to heat up. both found the target early. then taylor decided to fight fire with fire in the fifth, and almost paid the price. the champion showing incredible reserves of courage to survive over the next