vincent kompany says i wa nt to win more.to retain a title for the first time but europe is the big thing. can they go one and crack that? guardiola himself said he was not sure if they were ready but that is what matters to man city now, europe. that is what matters to pep guardiola. city have never won the champions league, and guardiola has not won it since he left barcelona. some people, a minority, they say you only won the champions league because he had lionel messi. because he could not win it with bayern munich. regardless of what some players might think about retaining the premier league title, the champions league is the next thing. fantastic champions league is the next thing. fa ntastic stuff. champions league is the next thing. fantastic stuff. many thanks for drawing us. there are five matches in the premier league spread across the next four nights. there's one this evening at the london stadium and it's all about the relegation battle. west ham have pulled themselves six points clear in recent weeks, stoke a

first goal from vincent kompany, before going on to lose 3—2.lose 3—2. first goal from vincent kompany, and then this from brenda blethyn —— from gundogan, and then manchester united through chris smalling and paul pogba with a dramatic turnaround. and in golf, patrick reed is still the man to catch with a short lead, but rory mcilroy is really giving him a run for his money in augusta. this eagle at the eighth was one of the highlights of his third round. he is 11 under and the american patrick reed responded in some style, two eagles on his back name keeping him at the top of the leaderboard going into today's final round. patrick has a three shot lead so round. patrick has a three shot lead soi round. patrick has a three shot lead so i feel all the pressure on him. he has to go out and protect that and he has a few guys chasing him who are pretty big—time players. you know, he has that to deal with and sleep on the night, so, you know, i feel i can quote there and play like i have got nothing to lose. sebastian vettel will start today's bahra

watching on tv, city captain vincent kompany, city. g with his family, and the fans also in a party mood. if we win it today, it is dreamworld. some of the football has been outstanding all year. some of the best players in the country. the triumph of city has been emphatic, but the title has not been won it this early in the season for yea rs. won it this early in the season for years. they may have had disappointment in europe, but their domestic dominance is beyond dispute. under manager pep guardiola, they scored a staggering 93 goals. success with a swagger. make no mistake, pep guardiola has done brilliantly. he has won two trophies. everyone is delighted. can he do that next step further? he has the credentials. he has done it with all the other clubs. pep guardiola was relaxing yesterday with a round of golf. his footballing talents have guided city to emphatic triumph. anti— swiss, bbc news. —— andy swiss. just watch this. this is vincent kompany just watch this. this is vincent kompa ny watching united just watch this. this is

vincent kompany left, credit to guardiola. house, talk of the quadruple not long ago, is it disappointing? when the quadruple was on, it would be so difficult to do it, win or four in this day and age. it was a huge ask. to get the premier league in, in the style they have done it in is so impressive. the players and manager. . . impressive. the players and manager... they talk about winning the next game. there is hunger and desire them to do it. breaking records in this season, the 18 game run they have had, record goals, the style of play, it has been so impressive to everyone. finally, how important is pep to city's long—term dominance? there is talk of extending his contract. he doesn't stick around anywhere for long does he? he doesn't. but my personal opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabrieljesus opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabriel jesus came opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabrieljesus came in at 19, leroy sane, both 19, john stones, benjamin mendy, they are 23 and under. it tells me he is

city captain vincent kompany drops to the bench, while former liverpool forward raheem sterling isn't will start. thanks forjoining us on salah will start. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. well, let's get more now on the news that yulia skripal, the daughter of a former russian spy, who was poisoned in along with her father, has left hospital in salisbury. sergei skripal is also said to be responding to treatment, more than a month after the nerve agent attack, which the government has said was most likely carried out by russia. medical staff said they hoped he would also be discharged soon. we can speak now to professor martin mccauley, who's a russia analyst and author of russia, america and the cold war. he joins us live in the studio. thanks for talking to us. we know that yulia skripal has made in some ways a miraculous recovery. she has left hospital. does that surprise you? it does, which it wasn't as badly affected as her father from the beginning, and it is extremely good news that she has left hospital, which means presumably that she will be given a clean bill of health,

the first goal came through captain vincent kompany, first goal came through captain vincent kompa nyell, so what are moments for kompany to score his opening goal and celebrate in front of the manchester united fans. the second goal was scored by a player who has also gone through injury problems. ilkay gundogan, a new signing and vincent kompany, who made it 2—0. city were cruising at that point, on course for a third premier league title in seven years. and to confirm their dominance over manchester united, who after so many yea rs of manchester united, who after so many years of dominance, city have finished in front of them for the last four seasons. but manchester united have won back stop its all to play for and celebrations on hold. david ornstein of the etihad stadium in manchester. england continue to win medals at the commonwealth games in brisbane, with golds in swimming, gymnastics and double success in a new event, paratriathlon. gymnastics and double success wales' world champion cyclist elinor barker took gold at the velodrome. cyclist elinor barker took but there's co

vincent kompany celebrated the title win with his wife's family.imecity‘s twitter account celebrated. he then went to celebrate with more of the players and the fans. it has been fantastic. they have played the most wonderful football. it is amazing. fantastic. i have been watching since 1996 when i was ten. first gamer got beaten by paul bail out home. to what is within the last two years has been fantastic. the team have been magnificent all season. ten games ago they should have won it. it has just been the football. my it. it has just been the football. my god. it is just unbelievable. after manchester united beat city in the derby last week, jose mourinho said their defeat to west brom was a bad reaction. this was his response to city's title win. at first i knew it, i knew it. grey hair, lot‘s of yea rs it, i knew it. grey hair, lot‘s of years and years in the top competitions. of course they knew it. they were the best team. sooner oi’ it. they were the best team. sooner or later they were going to get the points. no dramas when the best tea

that is captain vincent kompany west brom. that is captain vincent kompa ny getting the west brom.ng the party started in the pub last night with some of his city team—mates and fans. they have an unassailable 16 point lead with five games to play. arsenal are the only team in all four english league is not to pick up a single point on the road in 2018. they were beaten 2-1 the road in 2018. they were beaten 2—1 yesterday thanks to goals from ayoze perez and matt ritchie. they have their premier league status, newcastle. rafa benitez‘s site on 41 points. and the scottish marathon runner who collapsed while leading the race at the commonwealth games has been discharged from hospital. callum hawkins is fit to fly home with his team—mates but scotla nd fly home with his team—mates but scotland have asked the games' organisers why he had to wait several minutes for treatment the former director of the fbi has accused donald trump of being "morally unfit" to be president because of what he called his constant lies, views on race, and his treatment of women. james comey‘s comments came i

captain vincent kompany put them ahead midway through the first half, and within five minutes they doublede gea. city looked in control after that and their fans thought they had it in the bag, singing and giving the team a standing ovation as they went down the tunnel at half—time. those celebrations came too soon. there we re celebrations came too soon. there were no changes after the break for the united managerjose mourinho, but perhaps an inspiring team talk, because his side came out a com pletely because his side came out a completely different because his side came out a com pletely different tea m because his side came out a completely different team after the break. two goals in two minutes from their world record signing. pol pot are their world record signing. pol pot a re really their world record signing. pol pot are really showing his work denied. -- paul are really showing his work denied. —— paul pogba really showing his work tonight. after that it was in united's cans, chris smalling completing the comeback with what would be the winning goal. city threw everything at it

captain vincent kompany putting them ahead, and it was... heading in from a corner.two goals in the space ofjust five minutes per city. they took advantage of a poor clearance from david 0'hehir which, knitted in a beautiful town in by uk and want to put the ball past the united keeper. the fans were confident after that. they were singing, gave the team a standing two goals in two minutes from paul pogba. the man who city manager pep guardiola said he was going to sign in january. chris guardiola said he was going to sign injanuary. chris smalling completing the comeback. there were huge calls for a penalty soon after bouts, when sergio aguero was brought down by ashley young in the box. there was a bit of a scuffle which involved almost all of the outfield players, just a few minutes after that. back on the pitch, much to city threw everything at it in the final minutes. they were denied with just a minute to go. sergio aguero denied by davitt hey, raheem sterling hitting the post as well. then it was all over, that great comeback i manchester united inflicting the

captain vincent kompany leading from the front, jubilation from the hosts, one hand on the trophy.y went into dreamland, the party now in full swing. a standing ovation for the home side at the break. but they should have been further ahead. and how costly that would prove, because shortly after half—time united hit back, their world record signing, paul pogba, breathing new life into the contest. just two minutes later the frenchman, again, showed his worth, to draw the visitors level in a game that was living up to the hype. still, though, there was time for more drama. defender chris smalling showing a striker‘s instinct to complete an extraordinary comeback for united and leave their arch rivals shellshocked. the performance in the second half, ok, you can have mistakes like that, when the opponents are good, but in that situation it is tough when you concede and are up against a good team. now we need six points to finish top four. now we need three less to finish second, which is our target after finishing top four and to win here, against the best team of the premier league,

city captain vincent kompany opened the scoring with a cracking header.ent in at the break looking like the title was theirs but paul pobga had other ideas. he scored twice in the space of two minutes. then chris smalling made the come back from united complete meaning city will need to win next weekend against totteham and hope that united lose to get their hands on the title. you can stay ten, 50 minutes when the opposition is good in the second half, but to concede the girls, that is tougher against one good team, but after that we recovered and we 90, but after that we recovered and we go, and we tried, but we could not win, 0k. hopefully it will not do too much damage until next tuesday, but we have to stand up and move forward. elsewhere in the premier league their early kick off between everton and liverpool ended goalesss. tottenham held on for a 2—1win away at struggling stoke. west brom's run of eight successive defeats came to an end but they could only manage a draw with swansea. rangers have lea pfrogged aberdeen to go second in the scottish

the celebrations suite for captain vincent kompany. —— sweet.tion to the other end of the table. northampton hosted stoke. both teams are facing relegation. they have a lot of work to do with just five games remaining. novak djokovic has worries of his own, the former world number one has been struggling for form and fitness so far in 2018. he is the main attraction at the monte carlo masters on monday as he tries to turn his season around. rafael nadal is the defending champion and is aiming fora nadal is the defending champion and is aiming for a record extending eleve ns is aiming for a record extending elevens title. thrilling end to the regular season, the nba play—offs have a to live up will stop so far, things have not gone miami's way. they trail the philadelphia 76ers 1-0. they trail the philadelphia 76ers 1—0. ben simmons help to get them over the line with this lamb in the third quarter. it finished 130— 133. "130- third quarter. it finished 130— 133. -- 130- 103. the miami third quarter. it finished 130— 133. —— 130— 103. the miami h

watching it on tv, vincent kompany. and then on the phone with team—mate kevin de bruyne. going to be a nice party. as for the fans, well it doesn't get much sweeter. handed on a plate from their lot across the road after last week. dreamworld. well city's triumph has been emphatic, the title has not been won this early in the season for 17 yea rs. this early in the season for 17 years. they may have had this appointment in europe, but their domestic dominance is beyond dispute. 16 points clear with 93 goals, they have proved almost unstoppable as tottenham discovered yesterday. pep guardiola praise today, even from his rival. they we re today, even from his rival. they were the best team, no drama when the best team wins the league. no drama. as for pep guardiola, he was pictured playing golf today, a relaxing way to clinch the title. tonight he described his players as awesome and after this, city fans will certainly agree. celtic can still win all three domestic trophies for the second yearin domestic trophies for th

first—half goals from vincent kompany and this from talakai go to gun had given the side a comfortables smalling completed a dramatic turnaround. we make a good performance in the second half, ok, always you can stay ten minutes when it is good, but in that situation but at... we go, we tried and we could not win, ok. so hopefully we did not do too much damage and told next tuesday, but we have to stand up and heads up and move forward. golf's first major of the year, the masters, is all set up for a dramatic final day. patrick reed remains the man to catch, he has a three shot lead, but rory mcilroy is really giving him a run for his money at augusta. this eagle at the eighth one of the highlights of his third round — he's 11 under. but the american, reed, responded in some style — two eagles on the back nine keeps him at the top of the leaderboard going into todays final round. patrick is got a three shot lead and i feel the pressure is patrick is got a three shot lead and ifeel the pressure is on him. he has got to go out and protect that and he has some guys chasing him that are pr

sami, i think it is vincent kompany was speaking about that.d the title nailed down since december.m like nigel say we have had the title nailed down since december. it is upsetting but it is the truth. united have not been good enough, as have most teams in the league. city have most teams in the league. city have deserved it but we have to make sure tomorrow is not the day. sam, you have been a fan since four, this is not the best season? it is not. can you explain to people who do not come from manchester, how much does it hurt on a personal level that city are doing so well? it is obviously very painful. it is staggering. the reason city were chosen to be taken over for the money was to overhaul united. when the money came in at that time you could not see them tipping back. ten yea rs could not see them tipping back. ten years down the line and they have, my uncle is a city fan, my dad is united, the bragging rights are there. it is as painful, the only thing that would be more painful as liverpool finally winning, tha nkfully liverpool fi

this is vincent kompany in the pub, celebrating with fa ns kompany in the pub, celebrating with fansthe fourth team to score more than 100 in a premier league campaign. 95 points was the record points tally in the premier league set in 2005. you imagine they could beat that. and should they beat west ham, southampton and brighton in huddersfield, manchester city, they will get 15 away wins to beat chelsea on that. so many accolades coming their way. most agree that the title win is fully deserved. this is the view of gary lineker. the seriously interesting thing is how pep guardiola has improved so many footballers, not just footballers really young, but kyle walker, even kevin de bruyne. you could make the list throughout the size. i think that is where his levels of management are above eve ryo ne levels of management are above everyone else‘s this season, the fa ct everyone else‘s this season, the fact he has improved so many players. a lot of manchester united fa ns players. a lot of manchester united fans will be thinking, have your day, manchester city fans. but a big moment, b

captain vincent kompany leading from the front, jubilation from the hosts, one hand on the trophy.en further ahead. and how costly that would prove, because shortly after half—time united hit back, their world record signing, paul pogba, breathing new life into the contest. just two minutes later the frenchman, again, showed his worth, to draw the visitors level in a game that was living up to the hype. still, though, there was time for more drama. chris smalling showing a striker‘s instinct to complete an extraordinary comeback for united and leave their arch rivals shellshocked. the performance in the second half, ok, you can have m ista kes second half, ok, you can have mistakes like that, but in that situation it is tough when you are up situation it is tough when you are up againsta situation it is tough when you are up against a good team. now we need six points to finish top four. now we need three less to finish second, which is our target after finishing top four and to win here, against the best team of the premier league, it's a fantastic result for us. these city fans a

the title with five games to spare when nearest rivals money united lost on sunday and caps in vincent kompanyproving he's a leader on and off the page. yes in the. room. for fear. that. thousand. well are all the more sober atmosphere on the other side of manchester after united's hung last to bottom side west brom united all still second in the table but the sixteen points adrift of the new champions. is in that position. i'll be very upset if somebody says that they want a title because manchester united lost against arsenal michel if they want a title because it was the best team because they they won. a great amount of points little lost only two matches because they were the best in the parsonage amount of pain dominance in the french league this season pastry clinching the seventh title with a seven one thrashing of defending champions monaco their dressing room go to the recycling after that victory is pearce chase fifth title in six years but success in the champions league continues to elude them. as we have very happy and proud today we want to seventh title for the club and for me

title with five games to spare when nearest rivals manchester united lost on sunday and captain vincent kompany proved he's a leader on and off the pitch. streets in the room over the years old the room the room grew very. dangerous the of the rest are serious you didn't. see it here every night of the night that. you drove. the was. over the roof of the. parasangs your man had been dominant in the french league this season p.s.g. clinched their seventh title when that with a seven one thrashing of defending champions monaco their dressing room got a thorough soaking after that victory it's p.s.g. is fifth title in six years but success in the champions league continues to elude them. this is we are very happy and proud today we want to seventh title for the club and for me it's something amazing the players worked very hard this season to win the toss we still have a target to go to claim the last title of the season the french cup so we have very proud and happy to finish against monaco with that result and that quality of game this match was perfect. so degrassi scored a goal and had three a

the champions—elect couldn't have wished for a better start, captain vincent kompany leading from theropes and soon came another devastating blow, ilkay gundogan slotting city into dreamland, the party now in full swing. a standing ovation for the home side at the break, but they should have been further ahead, and how costly that would prove, because shortly after half—time united hit back. their world record signing paul pogba breathing new life into the contest. and just two minutes later, the frenchman again showed his worth to draw the visitors level in a game that was living up to the hype. still, though, there was time for more drama. defender chris smalling showing a striker‘s instinct to complete an extraordinary comeback for united and leave their arch rivals shellshocked. we made a good performance. in the second half, 0k, obviously there's ten or 15 minutes when the opponent is good, but in that situation we conceded three goals and that's tough against a good team. now we need six points to finish top four, and now we need three less to finish second, which is our target

city captain vincent kompany rounded up a few team—mates last night, they need three more wins and 11ite a few wobbles, including was into liverpool in the champions league, it has been a brilliant season, the former player thinks that pep guardiola is laying the foundations for city to dominate the english game for several years. look at the recruitment, the ages of the players he gets, gabrieljesus, brian stirling, john stones. —— raheem sterling, they are all 23 and under, that tells me he is wanting to build something. they are running club is now, yes, but looking forward five yea rs, if now, yes, but looking forward five years, if these young players keep improving, city could well dominate for the next format or five years. british tennis player dan evans will return to competition later this month in glasgow after a 12 months drugs ban. he tested positive for cocaine during the barcelona open last year, but is free to play again after passing a tree checks by the lawn tennis association. he says he has learned a lot about himself during his ban, and thanks everyone who has sup

the title with five games to spare when nearest rivals man united lost on sunday and caps and vincent kompany proving once again he's a leader on and off the page. yes in the car over there. was already. own journey. for fear. that thousand. while there was a are all the more sober atmosphere on the other side of manchester after united's hung lost the bottom side at west brom united they'll still second in the table but the sixteen points adrift of the new champions league show was in their position. i won't be very upset if somebody says that they want a title because manchester united lost against first of all michelle if they want a title because it was the best team because it they won. a great amount of points and then lost only two matches because they were the best in the parson jamaat have been dominance in the french league this season pastry clinching the seventh title with a seven one thrashing of defending champions monaco dressing room getting a pretty thorough soaking after that big treats pastries fifth title in six years but success in the champions league continues to elude

their captain, vincent kompany, led the celebrations in the pub on sunday when the title was confirmedmeet with some staff and some players, some fans as well, theyjoined us. it was a fantastic moment to be able to celebrate with all of them. chelsea's marcos alonso has been charged with violent conduct by the football association. the spaniard appeared to stand on the leg of southampton striker shane long during their premier league game on saturday, but the incident went unpunished by referee mike dean. alonso faces a three—match ban if he accepts the charge, which would rule him out of sunday's fa cup semi—final against southampton and premier league games against burnley and swansea. four men have been summoned to appear in court following an incident in which the england rugby union head coach eddiejones was verbally abused. it happened outside manchester oxford road train station in february. after england's calcutta cup defeat against scotland in the six nations championship. jones had travelled from edinburgh by train. british transport police say the men, aged between 22 and 2