chetan pathak at wembley, with the i pathak at wembley, with the sprinklers — they always come on atsupporters can be accomodated again. sports minister nigel huddlestone told us the atmosphere at the cup will be unlike anything we've seen in a long time. we are testing a variety of testing regimes as well, in terms of people doing their test at home, versus going to a testing site and so on, so that impact on human behaviour does our, does testing put people off, and all of this kind of things, we will be looking at. and just the sheer volume is going to be important as well. but i think overall the atmosphere is going to be completely different from what we have been used for the past year, thatis have been used for the past year, that is going be really obvious, because the previous offensive and relatively small numbers, 4000, 8000. 20,000 looks and feels very different. it certainly does, doesn't it? 0ne match in the premier league this evening. champions manchester city travel to newcastle in an 8pm kick—off. city boss pep guardiola has been reflecting on what he calls a massiv

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so he walked from wembley back to leicester. city chairman. and we are trying to raise £19,400 and we are trying to raise £19,400 and we getting there, so you have 20 p in your pocket. brute we getting there, so you have 20 p in your pocket-— we getting there, so you have 20 p in your pocket. we will sponsor you. do not in your pocket. we will sponsor you. do rrot worry- _ in your pocket. we will sponsor you. do not worry. you _ in your pocket. we will sponsor you. do not worry. you talked _ in your pocket. we will sponsor you. do not worry. you talked about - in your pocket. we will sponsor you. j do not worry. you talked about what has happened in the last two years with leicester, you talked about the fact that you said earlier that they haven't won the fa cup until today. ijust haven't won the fa cup until today. i just want you to describe for our audience across the uk and around the world what today means for leicester city fans?— the world what today means for leicester city fans? what you got to remember is _ leicester

we closed the gap for 90 minutes— in wembley. we closed the gap for 90 minutes at— in wembley.hat we want to— minutes at city, and this is what we want to do— minutes at city, and this is what we want to do tomorrow. after already winning two trophies this season, including the premier league, manchester city are most people's favourites, but chelsea have the form in those head—to—head clashes. chris sutton is in porto covering the game for the bbc. who does he think has the edge? it's an interesting one, isn't it? chelsea have beaten manchester city on the last two occasions, well they have a psychological advantage? i don't think so. manchester city i don't think so. manchester city i don't think so. manchester city i don't think they really showed their hands in the last two games. we will see a manchester city at full strength, and they have had such a brilliant season can have the? blew everybody away in the pre—merely. portillo has done great things. in my opinion, is what pep rhodiola brought to manchester city four. the biggest game in league football, it is the champio

so, who will a face at wembley? so, who will they face at wembley?ey and swansea has just got underway. it's1—0 on aggregate to swansea. 0-0 at 0—0 at the moment. meanwhile, it's going to be another season in league one for sunderland. they lost their play—off semifinal to lincoln city. lincoln arrived at the stadium of light with a 2—0 lead from their home leg, but that was wiped out by first—half goals from ross stewart and charlie wyke. lincoln hit back after the break through tom hopper to win the tie 3—2 on aggregate. they'll face blackpool in the final at wembley next sunday. now for a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. cameron norrie's through to the final of the lyon open. he thrashed eighth seed karen khachanov 6—1, 6—1 injust over an hour. so the brit's now preparing for his second atp tour final injust three weeks. but a tough test awaits, he'll face number two seed stefanos tsitsipas in the final. the greek beat 19—year—old italian lorenzo musetti in three sets. tsitsipas has already won the monte carlo masters and reac

good afternoon from wembley...nd cried all the way home — something he probably couldn't get away with on tv. if i could speak to my eight—year—old self again now about going back to wembley, with leicester, it would be, "don't be so confident, because it can go wrong." hopefully it won't this time, for the 60—year—old that's going back to wembley, to watch his team again. it's been a long wait. let's hope it was a worthwhile wait. both chelsea and leicester have work to do in the league. they're not yet assured of a place in the top four. but cup final day demands tunnel vision. no distractions, no regrets. patrick gearey, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at five mins to four — bye for now. hello. welcome to the bbc news channel. i'm victoria derbyshire. good afternoon. let's get more now on the fa cup final from the bbc sport centre. here's gavin. good afternoon. over a billion people around the world are expected to tune in at some point to

so who will they face at wembley?second leg between barnsley and swansea is well underway. it was 1—0 on aggregate to swansea. and the swans have doubled their lead... matt grimes with the goal in the first half... there is just over half an hour to go in that one. meanwhile, it's going to be another season in league one for sunderland. they lost their play—off semi—final to lincoln city. lincoln arrived at the stadium of light with a 2—0 lead from their home leg, but that was wiped out by first—half goals from ross stewart and charlie wyke. lincoln hit back after the break through tom hopper — to win the tie 3—2 on aggregate. they'll face blackpool in the final at wembley next sunday. it's the final day of the premier league season tomorrow. but things have already been wrapped up in spain and atletico madrid are the new spanish champions. now, atletico needed to match the result of city—rivals real madrid to win the title. all the matches were being played at the same time... but atletico didn't need to worry about

good afternoon from wembley...he probably couldn't get away with on tv. if i could speak to my eight—year—old self again now about going back to wembley, with leicester, it would be, "don't be so confident, because it can go wrong." hopefully it won't this time, for the 60—year—old that's going back to wembley, to watch his team again. it's been a long wait. let's hope it was a worthwhile wait. both chelsea and leicester have work to do in the league. they're not yet assured of a place in the top four. but cup final day demands tunnel vision. no distractions, no regrets. patrick gearey, bbc news. for 264 hours, 50 drummers from across the world will play nonstop to raise funds for mental health charities. among them will be famous names, from coldplay and duran duran. mike liggins has been to meet some of those taking part. 77—year—old chrissy lee in her back garden, near colchester, still drumming, still loving every minute, and keen to take part in the drumathon. chrissy started drumming in a salvation army band

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over 20,000 fans are at wembley this afternoon, for the fa cup final.imes, but despite making four finals, leicester have never lifted the trophy. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at wembley stadium. what is the atmosphere like? it's pretty lively. lots of singing and lots of supporters, the first time in more than a year we have had this many fans at wembley so it is a shock to the system for a reporter like me. this is the final and largest pilot in the government research programme, they are collecting data in a bid to see how we can get back to normal with large events. last month we had the league cup final here but this is more than double the amount of supporters and it will be interesting to see how chelsea and leicester city players react to the extra noise in the stadium, the chelsea manager thomas tuchel leading out his side in front of chelsea fans for the first time as manager. for leicester supporters, it is about them, a very special occasion, the first time back at wembley for the fa cup final in 52 years, they are the only top—

natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley.motional occasion on many levels, not least for leicester owner aiyawatt �*top�* srivaddhanaprabha, who took over the running of the club after his father vichai died in a helicopter crash in 2018. manager brendan rodgers knew what the victory meant. it's an historical day for the football club. winning the fa cup for the first time in their history is clearly a special day, so i'm just so happy for the players. they were so courageous in the game. for the supporters, they have lost four finals, and now the fifth time, we have got a victory. and of course for the family, it was a dream of theirs to win the fa cup, and we have been able to deliver that. contrasting emotions for west ham in the premier league, with their champions league hopes all but over. said benrahma scored a brilliant late equaliser but they could only draw at brighton. it leaves them sixth — five points behind chelsea in fourth, with just two games remaining. leeds united's fine form continued, with a 4—0 thrashing

so i was scolding with scolding for a wembley pack and offer result and then it will not be enough. should and then what was, what was to come. failure to qualify for year 2000 and the 2002 world cup coast manager, trig greg his job and so begun. scotland hears of wandering in the football desert . me scotland decided to shake things up by bringing in their 1st ever foreign coach, german world cup winner, bertie full time there was like guidance lecture was that there was a law, it was more like maybe an experimental period for the national senior folks experimentation. look to paid off when mcfadden scored the only goal of the game against the dutch in the 1st leg of the year. 2004 play off, but his fix know the feet and amsterdam meant the monday cold. i'm sorry, i didn't get a sniff of a major championship. i think that is when the court for then scott, really not that sex. no game because it was 6. now after that one could have been 10 enough that i really like just this will slow the claim. after votes departure, rotating cost of hardy souls was charged with taking scotland bac

it's a great thrill for us to play at wembley _ wembley.thrill for us to play at wembley with fans - wembley. it's a great thrill for us| to play at wembley with fans back wembley. it's a great thrill for us i to play at wembley with fans back at the stadium. that something the whole country are looking forward to, i think, whole country are looking forward to, ithink, so whole country are looking forward to, i think, so we recognised democrat recognise there's a part for us to play in getting our country back in its feet. the vaccination programme appears to be successful, which is brilliant for everybody. we hope we can bring some enjoyment and entertainment to people. after the euros, hansi flick will be taking over as the new germany manager. he'll replacejoachim loew, who he served as an assistant for eight years, winning the world cup together in 2014. loew is stepping down after this summer's tournament, while flick left his role as head coach at bayern munich last week. manchester united play via real tomorrow evening. harry maguire

leicester city have beaten chelsea at the english football association cup final at wembley stadium indon. 21,000 fans attended the match, as part of the government's pilot scheme to test the safety of mass events. welcome to click. we're outside again. great to see you in the flesh again. and you. i can't believe it. no matter how long it is since i've seen people, as soon as i see friends and family again, it's like we've never been apart! yep, too right. although this time round, i think everybody�*s really gone for it with their hair, since the hairdresser�*s reopened. i don't know what you're talking about. i tell you what, though, it is true that we've spent so much time apart in the last year that when we do see people in the reals, you really notice the difference. my parents can't believe how much my kids have grown since they last saw them. and that's kind of what we're talking about today — the fact that even though we're all getting older on the outside, there are ways to stay younger on the inside by hacking our health. now, if you're anything like me you may be using an a

these are the live pictures from wembley. nil nil as you can see.til the 90 minutes is up in that one. chelsea are on the hunt for the ninth fa cup win and the manager's first trophy since taking over. leicester have never won the cup before, having lost four finals, the last of which was over 50 years ago. the game is on bbc one. to the premier league now — where leeds thrashed burnley 4—0 in the day's early match at turf moor. mateusz klich curled in from the edge of the penalty area shortly before half—time, jack harrison made it 2—0 after an hour. two more goals followed in three minutes, both from substitute rodrigo as leeds completed the 4 nil rout. southampton beat relegated fulham 3—1 at st mary's with subtitute nathan tella scoring his first senior goal for the club. theo walcott fired home the saints�* third as they completed back to back league wins for the first time since december. and there's one more game in the premier league to come — brighton are home to west ham, kick off at 8:00pm. the hammers still chasing fourth spot. a win ton

they've beaten lincoln city 2—1 at wembley in the league one play—off final.oaster of an afternoon for the seasiders. nesta mcgregor reports. most of us have a re—occurring dream about work, and chances are footballers are no different. so, picture this, blackpool versus lincoln, the league1 play—off final at wembley in glorious sunshine. perfect. the thing about dreams, some turn into nightmares. just 47 seconds in and lee turton turned the ball into his own net. despite conceding so early, the seaside is never looked in a panic on their big day out. never looked in a panic on their big da out. ., .,, never looked in a panic on their big da out. ., . , day out. dougal! it has crept in! can dougal— day out. dougal! it has crept in! can dougal with _ day out. dougal! it has crept in! can dougal with a _ day out. dougal! it has crept in! can dougalwith a rare - day out. dougal! it has crept in! can dougalwith a rare goal. - day out. dougal! it has crept in! | can dougal with a rare goal. just when it's on to the second half of the australian defensive midfielder

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it's something i've always wanted to do, come to wembley and watch leicester...s, with fans back in attendance at the fa cup. leicester city supporters are so excited, of course, but chelsea fans are confident too — back in 2012, they sacked their manager and went on to win the fa cup and then the champions league. could history be about to repeat itself? we haven't heard a noise like this for a long time... for thomas tuchel, it was a chance to meet the chelsea fans for the first time, including the ones who had forgotten umbrellas. but it was leicester who almost bagged the perfect start. and its over the bar... they needn't despair, though. the match was missing a spark, but youri tielemans would soon provide it. and hit it beautifully! boy did he, and right in front of the leicester faithful who were daring to dream. chelsea needed to commit more players to the cause, but the goalkeeper was having none of it. he was at it again just moments later. brilliant save! absolutely awesome! but there was late, late drama to come. chilwell sparked an eruption ofjoy fr

and hopes fade that wembley could stage the champions league final.vel to turkey was banned, now portugal is set to host the all—english final. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... is this the goal that sends fulham back down to the championship? we'll have more on the basement battle from craven cottage. good evening. the government today confirmed that from next monday people in england can socialise indoors, visit galleries, theatres and cinemas again, go on holiday and even hug loved ones and friends. the prime minister called it a considerable step on the road back to normality. as restrictions are eased further, pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside. indoor venues like cinemas and soft play centres will reopen, as well as hotels. for the first time in over a year we will actually be allowed to hug each other — though we're being told to do it cautiously. six people or two households will be able to meet indoors and stay overnight. 0utdoors, the rule of six is scrapped and people will be able to meet in gro

and it's fa cup final day — chelsea play leicester in front of 20,000 fans at wembley.er are looking to win it for the first time, chelsea are hoping to win it for the ninth. good afternoon. hamas militants have fired dozens of rockets at israeli cities, killing one man. it followed an israeli air strike overnight on a gaza refugee camp, which palestinian officials say killed at least 14 people, ten of them from one extended family. in the latest air strike, a building in gaza city housing international media has been targeted by israeli warplanes. 0ccupants were given a one hour warning to evacuate. 0ur correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. in the dark of another long night in gaza, a desperate search for signs of life. a four—storey building in a densely—packed refugee camp hit repeatedly, according to eyewitnesses, and razed to the ground. the rescue operation was frantic. yielding only a catalogue of death. two families, obliterated, at least seven people, including five children aged from five to 14. mohammed hadidi has lost almost everyone. his wife and

they face chelsea at wembley.allowed to watch the match. it's part of a government trial to see how crowds can return safely to big venues. bbc radio leicester commentator ian stringer is on his way. he left leicester on monday and has run the 100 miles to wembley for charity. he told me what it would mean if leicester finally won the fa cup final today. what you've got to remember is that obviously covid—19 has affected the world and the uk but also the city of leicester a lot. we've not been out of lockdown. leicester, you remember, was the first local lockdown. leicester has had hotspots of covid—19 since the pandemic started, so the people of leicester have struggled a lot, so they look to their football club for a bit of salvation, for a bit of fortune, for a bit of positivity, and leicester city have done that regularly. they have won the premier league in 2016, which was an incredible story. you saw a quarter of a million people on the streets of leicester. we love our club. we love our sport. we are an act

and could the champions league final be moved from this stadium in istanbul to wembley? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk's coronavirus alert level is being lowered from four to three — which means that while the virus is still in circulation, transmission is no longer high or rising exponentially. and the prime minister has confirmed that restrictions in england will ease significantly from monday. pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside. and indoor venues like cinemas and soft play centres will reopen, as well as hotels. for the first time in over a year, we will actually be allowed to hug each other — though we're being told to do it cautiously. six people or two households will be able to meet indoors and stay overnight. outdoors, the rule of six is scrapped and people will be able to meet in groups of up to 30. some foreign travel will be allowed without quarantine to a small number of countries. scotland has tonight announced it too will permit some foreign travel and pupils in secondary schools will no longer need to wear

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the swans have been to wembley and won before. nsformative moment. that day, it changed the course of my life. it�*s a life—changing game. it was described then as the £90 million game, but it was more than that for us all. the season comes to an inevitable conclusion for swansea city. the heartbreak of relegation followed a seven season stay in the premier league. now, the chance to return. it would mean everything, wouldn�*t it, so we know without maybe talking about it too much, what i can show supporters much, what i can assure supporters and yourselves is we know exactly what it means, this game, and it�*s our biggest motivation. at brentford, meanwhile, this is all new. a home built for the future, ready for success. the big occasions, the biggest guests, now, a game away. we all know that if we win, you know, everyone know the headlines of the newspapers, and we also know the headlines of newspapers if we lose, and both things can happen, so we need to go in with that open minded, but of course believe and think we can do a

that includes brent, where wembley stadium will host european championship matches next month.increasing confidence that our current vaccines are effective against it. so the message is to get the jab when called and not to pass up the chance of that second dose. breaking news is the latest coronavirus statistics from the government. we are told that there are another six deaths that have reported within 20 days of a positive covid—19 test. that compares with nine reported yesterday. in terms of the number of new cases, there have been another 2,694 cases confirmed compared with 2,829 yesterday. data shows that just over 37 million have had a first dose and just over 22 million have had a second dose. dr helen wimalarathna is a molecular epidemiologist at the university of buckingham. she says it's very important for younger adults to get vaccinated to stop the spread of new variants of covid. it is important that those of us who are perhaps in a younger age group who think that our own personal risk of serious illness and the consequences are not that great, we understand ther

they've beaten lincoln city 2—1 at wembley in the league one play—off final.llercoaster of an afternoon for the seasiders. nesta mcgregor reports. most of us have a re—occurring dream about work, and chances are footballers are no different. so, picture this, blackpool versus lincoln, the league one play—off final at wembley in glorious sunshine. perfect. the thing about dreams, some turn into nightmares. just 47 seconds in, ollie turton turned the ball into his own net. despite conceding so early, the seasiders never looked in a panic on their big day out. dougall! it has crept in! kenny dougall with a rare goal. just minutes into the second half of the australian defensive midfielder may have been pinching himself... he's done it again! ..to check this really wasn't a dream. and even when reality did hit, the realisation was blackpool and its fans are on cloud nine. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. elsewhere, ian baraclough has got his first win as northern ireland manager after his side beat malta 3—0 in a friendly behind closed doors. ali mccann, who won the scot

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our senior sports news reporter, laura scott, is at wembley for us.bring us up to date with the developments so far? well, with the developments so far? it's been a fraud fe\ discussion well, it's been a fraud few days of discussion since turkey was added to the red list on friday, and today, meetings took place between ua fog, uk government officials and the faa and it became clear that meeting what you for needed if they were to move the from istanbul to london. it's important to note that it now seems highly unlikely that the final will go ahead and istanbul on the 29th of may but that's because vans from chelsea and manchester city would be unable to make the journey to turkey and watch their teams play. wimbley had been considered an option from your member last week, the uk government offered to host the uk government offered to host the final saying it made sense with two english clubs, but at this meeting today, ua for me it clear that they needed a quarantine exemption for up to 3000 stakeholders that sponsors international media and official

i�*”2 dreamt of it as a kid, is something i was wanted to do, come to wembley watch leicester.— watch_ watch leicester. we've been waiting for this all our lives. _ watch leicester. we've been waiting for this all our lives. it's _ for this all our lives. it's starting _ for this all our lives. it's starting to _ for this all our lives. it's starting to feel - for this all our lives. it's starting to feel like - for this all our lives. it�*s starting to feel like old times, with fans back in attendance, supporters are so excited, but chelsea fans as confident as well. backin chelsea fans as confident as well. back in 2012 they sacked their manager and went on to win the cup and then the champions league. could history be about to repeat itself? it was a chance to meet the chelsea fans for the first time including the ones who had forgotten umbrellas, but it was leicester who almost bagged the perfect start. they needn't despair though, the match was missing a spark but one player would soon provide it. boy, did he! and right in front of the leicester faithful who were daring to dream.

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

champions league final between chelsea and manchester city on the 29th of may could be played at wembleyto decide by wednesday whether to switch the game from istanbul to london. turkey, which is in full lockdown because of conronavirus, has been placed on the uk government's international red list, with people advised not to travel there other than in extreme circumstances. our sport news correspondent laura scottjoins me now: uefa's meeting with uk government officials and the fa today — how likely is it that the final will be moved? a lot will depend on how those meetings go between uefa, the government and the fa in turns of which way this goes, weather it remains in istanbul without fans being able to travel from the uk or whether they move it to wembley but it is incredibly complicated to move a final with such short notice. uefa only found out about turkey being added to the very best on friday when we all did. and it said that moving it is still on the table but it is a hugely complex issue. a key point here seems to be whether the uk government would grant a quarantine exemption

all that drama in front of 21 fans inside wimbley. —— wembley.al, but today felt even more significant. chelsea are eight times winners of this competition, whereas leicester were looking to put their name on the trophy for the first time. it was the blues from london who had the better of the first half, the inform mason firing a warning shot. not quite. as you can see, the rain brought the need to improvise. he might have given chelsea the lead.— improvise. he might have given chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. _ chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they _ chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they would - chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they would rue i neck far enough. they would rue those misses _ neck far enough. they would rue those misses because _ neck far enough. they would rue those misses because the - neck far enough. they would rue those misses because the game | neck far enough. they would rue - those misses because the game was about to come alive with a mom

are looking to win it for the first time, face fa cup regulars chelsea — in front of over 20,000 at wembleya billion following around the world. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there's been no let—up in the violence in gaza, with palestinian officials saying the latest israeli airstrike has killed seven people, including five children, in a densely—populated refugee camp. hamas militants have fired more rockets at cities in southern israel, but there have been no reports of casualties. today, palestinians commemorate what they call al—naqba, the catastrophe, when israel came into being in 1948 — in which hundreds of thousands of palestinians were expelled from their homes for the creation of the israeli state. diplomatic efforts to end the fighting are intensifying with the arrival in the middle east of a us envoy. helena wilkinson reports. there is no letup in this latest devastating conflict. this is what's left after the latest israeli air strike. palestinian health ministry officials say a home in a refugee camp west of gaza city was targeted. seven

kevin, _ sense just to have it at wembley. kevin, what is your feeling around that? i kevin, what is your feeling around that? t, t, , t, ”i that? i agree. in a strange way, the fact that the — that? i agree. in a strange way, the fact that the number _ that? i agree. in a strange way, the fact that the number of _ that? i agree. in a strange way, the fact that the number of fans - that? i agree. in a strange way, the fact that the number of fans is - fact that the number of fans is reduced, but the percentage of the true funds in the city and watching the games is probably slightly higher than it would normally be for a champions league final, so i'm sure there's going to be a great atmosphere. i think it is what it is not. we have to sort of forget the issues that we've had. a week ago, no funds were going to go to the champions league final, now both teams have got 6000 supporters are able to go, so let's take the positives, let's go and have a great day, let's hope city win, of course, and you with everything else after that. �* , , ., ., , and you with everythin

they'll face forest green rovers or newport county at wembley. now, for a look at some of the day's other sports stories. three riders crashed out of the giro d'italia, early on in the 15th stage, and racing was suspended for more than 25 minutes. belgium's victor kapanaerts took the victory. egan bernal retained his overall lead ahead of britain's simon yates. britain's eflyn evans has won his first rally of the season at rally de portugal. he started the day 10 seconds clear of his nearest rival and went on to win by almost half a minute. he remains second in the standings behind reigning champion sebastien ogier. and with just a couple of months to go before the tokyo olympics, britain's emily craig and imogen grant won gold in the lightweight, double sculls at the latest world cup event in switzerland. there was also gold in the men's fours. now, it's been a memorable day for max verstappen. he's won his maiden monaco grand prix and, in the process, gone to the top of formula one's world championship for the first time. knocking off reigning

marcus forss with their third and decisive goal to send them to wembley. 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 position of his career last time out, lewis hamilton could only manage seventh on the grid for the monaco grand prix. the world champion struggled on the tight and twisty streets of the principality. on his final charge he clipped the barriers, just before the tunnel section and eased off to prepare to have another go. but before he could start another lap charles leclerc crashed, bringing qualifying to a premature end , but the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappen. and mick schumacher, son of five—time monaco winner michael schumacher, missed qualifying after crashing at the end of final practice. he'll have to start the race from last place. champions leeds rhinos are playing st helens in the second of today's w

it was hebburn town�*s first wembley final in their io9—year history. and they enjoyed it!wigan warriors prop tony clubb has been charged with using racist language by the rfl. he�*s alleged to have made a comment to a hull player on thursday. he faces a minimum eight—game ban if found guilty. netball�*s superleague leaders team bath have pulled further ahead in the table, after beating third—placed manchester thunder 44—41 in an incredibly close game. and new zealand have knocked world champions england off the top of the one—day international rankings. eoin morgan�*s side have slipped to fourth overall, but remain top of the twenty20 rankings. eoin morgan is currently playing in the indian premier league, captaining the kolkata knight riders, but two of his team—mates, varun chakaravarthy and sandeep warrier, have tested positive for covid. today�*s match against royal challengers bangalore has been postponed. the ipl has pledged to carry on, despite the covid crisis in the country with the death toll over 200,000. the cricket broadcaster prakash wankakar spoke to me from

it's something i've always wanted to do, come to wembley and watch leicester. ., ., , leicester.ng for this for - leicester. you have been waiting for this for all - leicester. you have been waiting for this for all of l leicester. you have been i waiting for this for all of our lives. it's starting to feel like old times with fans back in attendance, and leicester city supporters are so excited, but chelsea fans are confident too. back in 2012 they sacked their manager and went on to win the fa cup in the champions league. could history be about to repeat itself?— to repeat itself? haven't heard a noise like — to repeat itself? haven't heard a noise like this _ to repeat itself? haven't heard a noise like this for _ to repeat itself? haven't heard a noise like this for a - to repeat itself? haven't heard a noise like this for a long - a noise like this for a long time. it a noise like this for a long time. ., , ., a noise like this for a long time. ., ., . ., . a noise like this for a long time. ., . . . . ., time. it was a chance to meet the chelsea — time. it was a chance to m

they beat swansea 2—0 at wembley as adam wild reports.provide motivation, and a penalty within ten minutes, ivan toney with the coolness that belied the pressure. 74 years away from domestic football�*s top tier, now here they were in a hurry, emiliano marcondes finishing a move that brought them from one end of the pitch to the other and the premier league almost interview. at this spectacular effort from ivan toney fall on the other side of the line the celebrations might have begun even before half—time. still the weight went on, time is slipping away for swansea, with this red card they hope disappearing as well, and this was finally brentford�*s time. it may be the richest game in football but these are the moments money can�*t buy. adam wild, bbc news. and just before we go, imagine this in your garden or local park... billions of cicadas, known as brood x or brood 10, are emerging. it happens in a synchronized event that only takes place in the us every 17 years! there�*s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we�*re

if you go all the way, all but one matches will be at wembley.cognise there's a part for us to play in getting our country back in its feet. the vaccination programme appears to be successful, which is brilliant for everybody. we hope we can bring some enjoyment and entertainment to people. after the euros, hansi flick will be taking over as the new germany manager. he'll replacejoachim loew, who he served as an assistant for 8 years, winning the world cup together in 2014. loew is stepping down after this summer's tournament, while flick left his role as head coach at bayern munich last week. manchester united play villarreal in the europa league final tomorrow evening in gdansk. united skipper harry maguire is a doubt for the match tomorrow with ankle ligament damage — as they look to lift a first trophy since 2017. but ole gunnar solskjaer believes it's an opportunity for his side, to get back the club back to where he feels it belongs. it might be the stepping stone for something better to come, a bright future. this team is a young team, it'

on a more positive note, let's discuss the celebration in wembley. watch it. it's another momentous day in the history of this football club. four finals in the past, they've lost. they haven't been in an fa cup final for 52 years. what a way to win it. how fitting that it was in front of fans. this goal will go down in leicester folklore. humans fans. this goal will go down in leicesterfolklore. humans bursting leicester folklore. humans bursting through leicesterfolklore. humans bursting through chelsea's defence, and the strike, what an absolute wonder strike, what an absolute wonder strike it was. sending fans into absolute eruptions ofjoy. it's not to say chelsea didn't have their chances. there was absolute drama with just minutes ago, when former leicester player ben chill well burst down leicester's right and was deflected into the goal. chelsea fans went crazy. then drama, rolling it off, pulling it out of sight. at the final whistle, just tears from players, fans and leicester's

that final is not the only important one, because brentford and swansea will battle it out at wembleythose final spots in the premier league. with the olympics the premier league. with the 0lympicsjust eight the premier league. with the olympics just eight weeks away, the 0lympics just eight weeks away, the japanese government is extending the state of emergency in tokyo as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. good evening, welcome to portugal. this feels really big, as big as that enormous blow—up trophy behind me, the focal point for all the fans over the next 2a hours. this time tomorrow to my manchester city and chelsea will be arriving at the stadio do dragao for the champions league final, thousands of their fans have arrived in porto, for the champions league final. and the fans are here in their thousands, and stood —— still arriving in the thousands as well as the next day or so. so special for them, as football opens up again. 6000 from each, we will get to the fans injust a moment, but let's bring in michael brown, who has promised to be impartial despite his city connectio

wembley was uefa's preferred option and they talk about exhaustive efforts to try to get it here buton to all the stakeholders uefa wanted to be there for the final. that could have been up to 3000 people. you if i had to look elsewhere in order to the obligation that's why they settled on porto. which is stepped in. in portugalfor the second year in a row. now hosting the champions league finaljust by not being scheduled to do so. and alexander the aua for president has said that it's all down to the portuguese authorities that they been able to make this work. and clearly, the focus for ua for getting the stakeholders then but primarily getting the fans from both chelsea and manchester city into what's the final. and confirmation today that both clubs will get in allocation of 6000 tickets for the final on the 29th of may. speaking of manchester city. it's only been two days since manchester city won the premier league title, but manager pep guardiola has already admitted it will be even tougher to defend their crown next season. guardiola expects all of their rivals to improve ove