the win moves them 9 points clear of the relegation zone, whilst denting west ham's champions leagueopes. imran sidat was watching. the picture is looking a lot brighterfor the picture is looking a lot brighter for newcastle after last week's win at burnley, it wasn't long before they made their mark again, doing all the hard work before some calamitous defending did the rest. it was a double whammy for west ham as craig dawson was given a second yellow for a foul in the build—up. things went from bad to worse for the hammers as newcastle soon doubled their advantage, with comical goalkeeping leading to a gift. a man down and two goals down, surely this game is over. whatever david moyes said at half—time the trick, as they came roaring back in the second half. moments later, this was adjudged to be a handball. jesse lingard making no mistake from the spot. this breathless game had one final twist, spot. this breathless game had one finaltwist, he spot. this breathless game had one final twist, he had only been on the pitch for a matter of seconds before he headed in the winner. a cr

the reader talking about west ham.ce of finishing certainly in the top ten and if you had given us this at the start of the season, we would've taken them but we wouldn't want that now because we want once more. —— much more. ten matches in the championship today — second—placed watford dropped points forjust the second time in 12 games as they were held to a 1—1 draw at middlesborough. watford took the lead when philip zinckernagel�*s shot was deflected beyond the keeper by ismayla sarr, but the home side equalised with just 12 minutes to go. yannick bolasie heading home from paddy mcnair�*s cross. watford are still 10 points ahead of third—placed brentford, who have two games in hand. sheffield wednesday boosted their faint hopes of escaping the relegation zone by thrashing cardiff 5—0 at hillsborough. the owls swooped into the lead in just the fourth minute. but it was this devasting counter attack which tookjust 16 seconds from cardiff taking a corner till jordan rhodes slotted home — that was the pick of the goals

it is west ham 3- less than l. i— to be as well. it is west ham 3- less than l.n l. i will keep - to be as well. it is west ham 3- less than l. i will keep you - less than l. i will keep you updated. some breaking news is coming here from west midlands police. west midlands police have issued an urgent appeal to find the mother of baby found dead on supermarket car park in bilston today. bilston is close to wolverhampton. the police say, we were alerted by a member of the public who made the tragic discovery at the car park of morrisons on the black country route just after 9am. at the moment we do not know when they were born or how they came to be in the car park. they are appealing for information about the mother who is a priority at the moment. shops, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and gyms are among businesses making preparations to reopen with the easing of lockdown in england tomorrow. more than 400,000 nonessential shops are expected to open their doors. schools also return in scotland and wales where restrictions about travelling across the border are

in the 12:30 kick—off in the premier league between newcastle and west ham, a minute's silence was heldt st james�* park before the game, with players and officials wearing black armbands. play was paused at the world snooker championship at the crucible in sheffield to hold a minute's silence, the same happened in cricket and formula one. whilst there was also a minute's silence held before the women's six nations match between scotland and italy in glasgow. and we'll bring you up to date with all the sporting action from those events and more across the next ten minutes. we start at wembley, though, where the second half is just getting underway in the first fa cup semi final of the weekend. manchester city — chasing a potential quadruple this season — are playing chelsea. it could well be a dress rehearsal for the champions league final after both sides progressed in europe earlier in the week. chelsea had the ball in the back of the net inside the first 10 minutes through hakim ziyech, but timo werner was ruled offside. you can watch it live now over on bbc one. newcastle have taken

the win moves them 9 points clear of the relegation zone, whilst denting west ham's champions leaguee is looking a lot brighterfor the picture is looking a lot brighter for newcastle after last week's win at burnley, it wasn't long before they made their mark again, doing all the hard work before some calamitous defending did the rest. it was a double whammy for west ham as craig dawson was given a second yellow for a foul in the build—up. things went from bad to worse for the hammers as newcastle soon doubled their advantage, with comical

sure, but somehow west ham held on.. katie gornall, bbc news. confirmation of those results. and in the scottish cup tonight, hibernian beat queen of the south 3—1. referee rebecca welch has become the first appointed woman to officiate a match in the english football league. she took charge of port vale's 2—0 win at harrogate town in league two. ahead of the game she described it as the biggest achievement of her career. the 150—to—one outsider freewhelin dylan produced an upset in winning the irish grand national. the nine—year—old outperformed the 28—strong field, winning by a length and a quarter. it was jockey ricky doyle's first ride in the race, on the longest priced winner. and ahead of this week's masters at augusta, patty tavatanakit won golf�*s first major of the year, the ana inspiration in california. she won by two shots ahead of lydia ko, who produced a record equalling round on the final day. the 21—year—old from thailand celebrated with the traditional winner'sjump into poppie's pond. there's more on bb

now, west ham throw away another three goal lead, could they? and him again.s just one minute left. leicester with just one goal behind and here is how close they came to an equaliser. joe wilson, bbc news. asjoe wilson said there, leicester's preparations were hampered before the game as james maddison, hamza choudhury and ayoze perez were left out for breaching covid—i9 protocols. the team was poor for the first hour today and brendan rodgers shared his thoughts afterwards. they're good boys. they're all good lads. i work closely with them, and there is no animosity, it's nothing like that, but we have a value to how we work on a daily basis and how we prepare for games. if anyone falls short of that, thenwe have to move on without them. a huge result at the bottom of the premier league for newcastle after their 2—1 win at burnley. matej vydra had put the home side ahead. but allan saint maximan setup jacob murphy to fire them level before he finished off a fine solo effortjust five minutes later to lift steve bruce's side six points clear of fulham the day'

west ham would say they were fighting to get into europe the hard way.their short lived subscription to their short lived subscription to the botched super leagues are now a common goal, champions league places at stake. six places the chelsea from a listless team that 0—0 with brighton this week to move their starting. chelsea captain almost gifted west ham the lead. much had been made of their struggle to score. mid—february was thomas�*s last goal untiljust before half—time. nathan mount�*s stock has visit considerably this season at the very fulcrum of his site's attack. he looked a shoe in for the second, much to the bemusement of the boss. the hammers then lost fabienne... chelsea three points clear in fourth and a trip to real madrid to look forward to. bbc news. that leave liverpool four points adrift of fourth place, the champions were held to a one all draw with newcastle who scored with virtually the last kick of the game mo salah had given them the lead inside three minutes. but after steve bruce's side had a goal ruled out for offiside joe w

, i think— and some other clubs, west ham, i think it's _ and some other clubs, west ham, i think it's great. in a global sport, many fans _ think it's great. in a global sport, many fans now — think it's great. in a global sport, many fans now follow _ think it's great. in a global sport, many fans now follow star - think it's great. in a global sport, | many fans now follow star players and not the clubs they grew up next to. what supporters think may determine what happens next and shape football for its future fans. katie gornall, bbc news. our correspondent laura scott is outside tottenham hotspur stadium. this has created a huge row within the sport. where does it go from here? , ., , here? the battle lines have been drawn over _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last 24 _ here? the battle lines have been drawn over the last 24 hours. - here? the battle lines have been| drawn over the last 24 hours. you have heard the division is rife. you have heard the div

sure, but, somehow, west ham held on. answer is — why not? who would have been saying that west ham were in the top four with eight games to go in the premier league, last year? if i had said that to you, yous would have all rolled about, holding your bellies, laughing at me. let's put it in perspective, we are doing a greatjob. the players have been unbelievable. i don't know if we can finish there. the teams around us are much stronger, more equipped. been there, done it, many more times, we haven't. so why should we not have a try and enjoy it? hibernian beat championship club queen of the south to reach the fourth round of the scottish cup. queens had knocked out hearts in the previous round but they couldn't find a way past hibs, christian doidge scoring twice in their 3—1 win. they'll play stranraer next. the resumption of one of snooker�*s greatest rivalries ended in victory for stephen hendry. the seven—time world champion beatjimmy white 6—3 in the first round of qualifying for this year's event. it was only hend

boyce to take advantage at west ham, the move at a blistering pace. and already stolen the show. ilva made it 3—2 after the break. nervous? sure, but somehow west ham held on. they are back in the top four with eight games remaining, hoping to end the season in style. katie gornall, bbc news. this of the premier league table looks following the game, lest him have leapfrogged —— west ham. remaining aids albeit with the game in hand, five points behind them. king talked about now and they've been talking about it and had a load of people on the radio talking about west ham, can they and pushing right to the end and seeing where they can end up. don't know where were going to be but at the moment, giving ourselves a great chance of finishing certainly in the top ten and at the start of the season, we would not take that now because you want much more. ten would not take that now because you want much more.— would not take that now because you want much more. ten matches in the chamions want much more. ten matches in the champions league _ want much more. ten matches in the champions

wolves taking on west ham who will be without declan rice. that's all from sportsday.that i stood on this beach, looked into that camera and said some pretty improbable—sounding things. first of all, click had been on airfor 20 years. secondly, the world was going into lockdown. and thirdly, because of that, we didn't know whether we were going to be able to continue making the programme. and then, of course, the next week, wejust forgot to stop. and now, 12 months on, the vaccines are offering us a way out and that is thanks to science and technology. and also, i'm still pretty much in one piece as a human being, and that is thanks in part to the person who i am so glad canjoin me on the beach today. hiya! oh, thank you! i've tried my best. we've spent a lot of time on zoom! yeah, we have. but not today. it's great to be here in real life and isn't this absolutely beautiful? yeah. every bit of normality feels so special right now, but as we edge towards the lives we once knew, work could have changed forever. many businesses have closed, people have lostjobs and for s

second 12 minutes from time leaving them five points adrift of second placed manchester city while west hamr birmingham city against rivals aston villa taking the blues up a place to ninth. the spotify chief executive daniel ek, says he's put together a compelling offer to buy arsenal despite the club's current owner stan kroenke saying that he won't sell. the swede who's a lifelong gunners supporter says he wants kroenke to hear him out, that his offer is serious, and he has the funds in place. arsenal legends thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira havejoined his bid to buy the club which follows fan protests at the emirates last week. following the irish domination at the cheltenham festival last month, britain hit back earlier today after clan des obeaux raced to victory in the punchestown gold cup. the paul nicholls trained 10—3 shot, ridden by sam twiston—davies, managed to hold off the favourite — al boum photo. it's a third gold cup success for nicholls after neptune collonges won in 2007 and 2008. organisers of the tokyo olympics have released their latest guidance for at

tottenham in seventh need to win after seeing liverpool, chelsea and west ham above them get three pointsr on bbc radio 5 live. sheffield united play arsenal tonight. japan's hideki matsuyama is the man to catch heading into the final round of the masters at augusta. he's a superstar in his home country, looking to win his first major and shot a very impressive bogey free round of 65 to move four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard justin rose had led at the start of play — but an even par round of 72 means he'll start the round tied for second. i didn't play well enough today. simple as that, really. i think all in all, to have a shot, i'm delighted. i've been playing within the lead the whole week, and obviously there's been an hour of golf when hideki has moved out in front. all of the guys on 7—under are capable of the little run that hideki has had so it is all up for grabs. britain's sam bird continues to lead the formula e world championship — but couldn't add to his points total after crashing out on the final lap of race 2 at the rome e prix. bird was taken out by nick de v

earlier, there was a thrilling 3—2 win for west ham over leicester city.ad, but a brace from kelechi iheanacho made for a frantic finale. david moyes's side are back into the top four, but it's more dropped points for leicester, whose manager, brendan rodgers, was annoyed by his team's performance and at having to drop three players, including england midfielderjames maddison, for breaching covid—19 protocols. they're good boys. they're all good lads. i work closely with them, and there's no animosity, it's nothing like that, but we have a value to how we work on a daily basis and how we prepare for games. and if anyone falls short of that, then we have to move on without them. the day's early game saw a really good win for newcastle, who are now six points above the relegaton zone. they beat burnley 2—1. and in the late game, arsenal have just defeated bottom of the table sheffield united 3—0. inter milan are 11 points clear at the top of serie a after a 1—0 win over cagliari. matteo darmian, the former manchester united full—back, was the unlikely hero w

we have west ham. jesse lingard's return to form is doing west ham no end of good.ld have all rolled about, holding your bellies, laughing at me. let's put it in perspective, we are doing a greatjob. the players have been unbelievable. i don't know if we can finish there. the teams around us are much stronger, more equipped. been there, done it, many more times, we haven't. so why should we not have a try and enjoy it? in contrast, everton's champions league aspirations suffered a set—back as they drew i—all with crystal palace — michy batshuayi with a very late equaliserfor palace. queen of the south's run in the scottish cup is over, after they lost to hibernian. the championship side knocked out hearts in the previous round, but hibs were too strong — christian doidge scoring twice as they won 3—1. they'll play stranraer in round four. rebecca welch made an impressive debut, as she became the first woman to referee an english league game. she took charge of port vale's 2—nil win at harrogate in league two — and the match went without any major controversy, barrin

women's fa cup where — arsenal thrashed gillingham10—0 in the fourth round this afternoon whilst west hamwin over chichester and selsey in the day's early game birmingham beat coventry 5—1... claudia walker on her 50th appearance for the club scoring twice. it was only 3—1 after 90 minutes but sarah maylett scored twice in injury time to wrap up a convincing victory for carla ward's side. all the days other results are on the bbc sport website... next, a big blow for fulham's already slim chances of surviving in the premier league this season. they looked like they were going to leave arsenal with all three points this afternoon, only for the win to cruelly slip away in the dying seconds. lydia campbell was watching: with fulham needing a minor miracle to stay up, the emirates would have been the last place they wanted to visit. they have never beaten arsenal away from home, and if martinelli had got this right 30 seconds in, you wouldn't expect that to change. when you are scrapping at the bottom, you need all the luck you can get. danny thought he had taken the lead, only for it to be j

second 12 minutes from time leaving them five points adrift of second placed manchester city while west hamong gunners supporter, says he wants kroenke to hear him out, that his offer is serious, and he has the funds in place. arsenal legends thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira havejoined his bid to buy the club which follows fan protests at the emirates last week. following the irish domination at the cheltenham festival last month, britain hit back earlier today after clan des 0beaux raced to victory in the punchestown gold cup. the paul nicholls trained 10—3 shot, ridden by sam twiston—davies, managed to hold off the favourite, al boum photo. it's a third gold cup success for nicholls after neptune collonges won in 2007 and 2008. 0rganisers of the tokyo 0lympics have released their latest guidance for athletes attending the games this summer. amongst the measures for those taking part includes having to take two tests before arrival and then daily testing while in the country. participants will also not be allowed to use public transport or visit any tourist areas, shops, r

west ham's fabian balbuena sent off after clearing the ball — and catching ben chilwell.ecked on var — with the defender shown a red card on review. it was a six pointer, and we could steal the points, and i think well deserved. we played an amazing first half and the second half we suffered in the first 15 minutes of the quality and we did not come out of the dressing room with the same intensity, like in the first half. so we suffered instantly from their quality and physicality, but we came back strong. congratulations to watford fans at this moment, they confirm that their promotion back to the premier league. these were the scenes in the dressing room — after watford beat millwall i—o yesterday. they'll be returning to the top flight along with norwich, who beat qpr — but couldn't secure the title because of watford's win. hibernian are the first team through to the scottish cup semi—finals after they beat motherwell in a thriller. hibs had led 2—0 but squandered it and the game ended up going to penalties — ryan porteus with the decisive spot kick. rangers play stjo

those dropped points for liverpool has given west ham or chelsea the chance to pull clear in fourth placeave the advantage, thanks to timo werner. they're into the second half at the london stadium. chelsea are a goal to the good. a special day for watford and their fans who've been promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking... ismail sarr�*s penalty after 11 minutes was enough to secure a 1—0 win over millwall. they're going straight back into the top flight along with norwich, who beat qpr today — but couldn't secure the title because of watford's win. and at the other end of the table, birmingham city are safe from relegation after beating derby 2—1. but wayne rooney's side in real trouble and could still go down — they're fourth from bottom, following their fifth defeat in a row and in reach of the three sides below them — rotherham, who have two games in hand, sheffield wednesday and wycombe. the first of the scottish cup quarterfinals is well under way. hibs lead motherwell 2—0 — christian doidge and jackson irvine with the goals. less than 10 minutes to go ther

west ham's first league win since before christmas has lifted them off the bottom of the women's superdamage with a hattrick as they beat reading 5—ni. all of the goals came in the first 37 minutes. now the women's six nations. it's a bit different in 2021. it's moved to april — avoiding a clash with the men's tournament. there's two groups of three with a playoff round to decide the winner and it's all being shown on the bbc. so much is different but on the pitch — nothing's changed for england. the defending champions continue to power past all before them — kicking off with a big win over scotland. michael redford reports like most things in sport during the pandemic this was a different version of the women's six nations. a two month later than planned in the shorter format. that mean you champions as well? not if england have anything to do with it. they were soon dominant once again. two early tries. the home side very much in control. scotland had no answer england sued had a bonus point and a moment to rememberfor england sued had a bonus point and a moment to remember for brio

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on loan from manchester united — jesse lingaard's brilliant form in a west ham shirt continues afterr city and move back into fourth place. they're nowjust a point behind leicester in third with champions league football next season very much a possiblilty asjoe wilson reports. at the london stadium, silence for the duke of edinburgh. then a thrilling football match about europe. was tampons my progress towards champions league qualification has been supercharged by one man. that's him. lester dreaming of offside here, jerrod bowen was on and guess who was alongside him? 2— 02 lynn guard. the move which brought westhampton a third was finished by bowen. lester had to respond but players were missing. hamza, james madison, dropped by the manager after covid breaches, lester described as extremely disappointing. lester did have you not show there. now, westhampton throw away another three goal lead, could they? and not show again. david told his players there was just one minute left. lester with just one goal behind and here is how close they came to an equaliser. joe wilson, bbc news

in the women's super league, west ham climbed off the bottom with a 5—0 thrashing of reading. in the first 37 minutes. it's their first league win since before christmas. two games in superleague this afternoon. hull have two wins from two after a 35—4 triumph over salford. australian half backjosh reynolds scored two of their five tries. it takes them second — behind st helens only on points difference. catalan dragons are also unbeaten. they beat huddersfield giants by 20 points to 10. huddersfield are still without a win to start the new season. plenty more to tell you about. let's quickly zip through some of the day's other stories and charley hull tees offjust after 9 30 in the third round of the a—n—a inspiration — the first golf major of the year. she's three shots behind leader patty tava—tanakit. lewis hamilton's team le qualified fastest in saudi arabia ahead of tomorrow's semi final and final in the new extreme e series. not such a good day though for claudia hurtgen, who luckily walked away unscathed from this huge crash. and the four time championjump jockey richa

strengthened their hold on a top four finish finish with that win, they are now seven points clear of west ham37—year—old is england's most capped player with 172 appearances for the lionesses. williams said on social media that it had been a pleasure and a privilege to have had a career of more than 20 years within the women's game. it's been confirmed that former arsenal players thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira are joining spotify co—founder and lifelong gunners supporter daniel ek in a bid to buy the club. fans have become discontented after arsenal's involvement in the failed european super league, with many calling for owner stan kroenke to sell, and our reporter laura scott says supporters want a greater say regardless of the owners... some that i spoke to see any involvement from this trio of them as a positive, and they also seem to like daniel ek, given he seems to be a long—running supporter of the club, but what is clear is that whoever owns the club in the future, they want more fan involvement. chelsea manager thomas tuchel has criticised the new champions league

that experience again but enjoy it. >> seth: i will -- i will take that advice. >> i would love west ham that would be great. >> seth: it would be a perfect outcome to the season. >> and if chelsea could drop out because that's a blood sport >> seth: thank you, john i really do hope one of these days we see you in person again. >> yeah. that would be great. >> seth: "last week tonight" airs sunday nights on hbo and it's available to stream on hbo max. patrick radden keefe's book, "empire of pain: the secret history of the sackler dynasty" is out now we'll be right back chloe zhao ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ comfort in the extreme. ♪♪ the lincoln family of luxury suvs. new dove men plant-based body wash is different. with plant-based cleansers... ...and moisturizers. for healthy and hydrated men's skin. relax your body and mind. shower with new dove men. ♪ the things, you say ♪ ♪ your purple prose just gives you away ♪ ♪ the things, you say you're unbelievable. oh! ♪ applebee's irresist-a-bowls are back. dig in for just $8.99. we believe applebee's irresist-a-bowls are back. in coffee that opens mor

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the result means chelsea are 4th 3 points clear now of west ham so you cannot be distracted by too many regions and too many goals that are too far away but we have i'm very happy with the consistency of quality i'm very happy with with a level that we can deliver every 3 days and that we play courage going on we do it's always a team effort and in this very very high level that we can produce consistently or by munich have missed out on the chance to wrap up the german league title the world champion slip into a surprise to see one defeat against meit's biased on the brink of willingly but in this league for a 9th straight season and he just one win from their last 3 games to secure the championship erling holland here is at it again scoring points goals in a way for brush adornment over was spurred in a way to now to 25 goals for the season dortmund are one point off the top for the place and next season's champions. is very important as you as you can tell by his goes every week who is trying his best and you know i'm happy to be back out there playing with him and i'm happy for

be leicester $32.00 gerrard bowen scored west ham's 3rd as they went 3 in a lump and they survived a late less to come back to go back about chelsea into 4th while lest they stay. athletic a majority can retake a top spot in the spanish league with at least a true against betis that match kicks off in around 5 minutes athletic i all without doubt that to a top scorers luis suarez are more costlier and say both players are suspended and suarez also injured his leg in training and is likely to be out for at least 3 weeks dak samarium it's a blow but remains confident in his team. yes we have lost a very important player like luis suarez for the upcoming weeks he's a very decisive player for the goals he scores for the team but we have players like and had a career who wants to prove himself or sure why felix i see his role like it was against chelsea i only see positive things for my team and there are plenty of positive things. tennis world number one novak djokovic tends to action at the monte carlo masters next week in his 1st event since winning the australian open almost 2 month

beat leicester $32.00 gerrard bow in scored west ham's 3rd as they went 3 in a lump and they survived a late less to come back to go back above chelsea into 4th or leicester stay. tennis is number one and novak djokovic returns to action at the monte carlo mostest next week in his 1st event since winning the australian open almost 2 months ago he admits he's missed the game and is physically and mentally prepared for the tournament and looking further ahead the next grand slam is the french open which stops in may and has been delayed by a week in the hype that more fans will be able to attend of its things this could make things difficult for top prizes every time you move any tournament for a week i mean particularly grand slam it messes up with a calendar and a schedule and that's going to be a big challenge for it to be a no every time you make you make that kind of a call you have to see how that impacts the entire tour and need impacts it affects many tournaments and many weeks refound out also hasn't played since taking part in melbourne and he to makes his return at the same t

and if you are a west ham fan, who have had a great season this year, and you are told even though youinished fourth, you will not be in this top level of european football, what's the point? i think it will result in a lot of missed games, and it is absolutely wrong. >> britain has said they will do everything in their power to stop this super league from happening. they said all options are on the table and they will even discuss ways of potentially penalizing the six english clubs that have signed up. can the government of britain actually accomplish this? can they actually prevent the super league from happening? >> it is difficult. we should remember that we are in britain which is very liberal and very business-orienked. it is really ironic that it is a conservative problem and they have the perfectionist measure to go against the development of business when they want to take their money away after brexit. now the question -- can they do it? more likely, they can. it is a government, and they can always regulate. they will always have recourse to the different authorities. there

the former norwich, west ham and england keeper rob green is with me. could name another few.the semis. they are favourites but i don�*t think it will be tonight either. i think it will be tonight either. i think after the first leg, they have that verbal defeats against wes braun —— that horrible defeat. i do expect them to go through, but it won�*t be as plain as people think. that freak defeat against struggling west brom is thomas tuchel �*s one defeat. what have you made in his short spell so far?— short spell so far? you're going to come across _ short spell so far? you're going to come across defeat. _ short spell so far? you're going to come across defeat. i _ short spell so far? you're going to come across defeat. i don't - short spell so far? you're going to come across defeat. i don't think. come across defeat. i don�*t think anyone envisage that one. certainly in the manner of the defeat, but other than that it�*s been very controlled. he�*s very, very coached and at times, and attacking cents, up and at times, and attacking cents, up until the game against crystal

chelsea took a big step towards next season's champions league with a 1—0 win against top four rivals west hamammers stay fifth, three points behind chelsea. liverpool are still sixth after they drew with newcastle. and watford secured promotion back to the premier league at the first time of asking. a 1—0 win against millwall was enough to do the job. hibs are through to the scottish cup semi—finals after a thrilling win over motherwell. the visitors scored twice in the final eight minutes to level the match before hibs went on to win 4—2 on penalties. the draw for the semi—finals will be made on monday. there's been a second medal in two days for british teenager jessica gadirova at the european gymnastics championships. the 16—year—old won silver in the vault, to add to her all—around bronze. there were two other medals for britain on the penultimate day of the competition. there's more on the bbc sport website, including olympic champion greg rutherford's attempt to win another gold, this time at the winter olympics. rita. that's all from me. have a good night. goodbye. it has been another

west ham have never played in the champions league, but they're into the english premier league's topthe final qualification place as things stand. david moyes�* side nearly threw away a 3—0 lead again — like they did against arsenal last month — but this time they managed to hold on to win 3—2 at wolves. they're a point clear in fourth, with 8 games to go. jesse lingard — on loan from manchester united — continued his great form with the opening goal. there are two mouthwatering quarter final first legs to look forward to in the champions league on tuesday. real madrid take on liverpool. both sides last met in the final in 2018 which real won, though a year later liverpool took their ci’owi’i. manchester city meanwhile are hoping to win the competition for the first time, pep guardiola's side face borussia dortmund and will come up against erling haaland. — who's been in outstanding form. dortmund reportedly want over 200 million for the young striker if they're to sell him. he's scored 33 goals in 32 games this season and is being linked to several clubs including city, who are look

newcastles' game against west ham at 12.30 and the fa cup semi—final between manchester city and chelseaected to be able to attend. the semi—finals will begin from the 17th of may, with the finals weekend at wembley from the 29th to the 31st. up to 10—thousand supporters, or a quarter of the stadium's capacity, whichever is smaller, will be permitted inside the grounds — as long as the government's road—map out of lockdown continues as planned. irish jockey rachel blackmore says she has her eyes set on winning the cheltenham gold cup next after what's been a remarkable month. she was named the leading jockey at this year's cheltenham festival, before making history as the first woman to win the grand national on saturday. well our senior sports news reporter, laura scott, spoke to her exclusively from ireland. rachel still five weeks clear. two weeks since _ rachel still five weeks clear. two weeks since the _ rachel still five weeks clear. two weeks since the historic victory of the grand national but she still cannot believe it happened despite re—watching the replays. celebrations are

later, there's a big london derby with west ham hosting chelsea.op four. in the late match, already relegated sheffield united host brighton. "what a feeling" is how graeme mcdowell described his hole in one at the zurich classic team event, in louisiana. he teamed up with england's matt wallace and at the par three 17th. wallace and at the par three 17th he served up the perfect response to what had been a rather he celebrated the hole in one by ordering a bucket of beers to be delivered to the media centre. what's more, his team then birdied the final hole and finished eight under par overall — five shots off the leaders. england's justin rose and sweden's henrik stenson are just two off the lead. one man not out in louisiana is tiger woods, who's released the first image of himself since his car crash in february. taken on his practice course at home in florida, you see a smiling woods on crutches alongside his dog, bugs. he says work is progressing faster on that course than was progressing in his recovery. there's more on the bbc sport website

and later on, west ham can move up to fourth with a win at wolves, who are also precariously close tothe first women's golf major of the season — the ana inspiration in california. she made a fantastic start to the final day — an eagle here at the second hole — and a closing round of 68 left tavatanakit two shots clear of a charging lydia ko, for herfirst win on the american tour. she's come a long way since she finished as top amateur in this event three years ago. it's a dream come true every time i play here. i remember exactly, i was on this green, receiving my low amateur award and i saw they were jumping and i actually took a snapchat and the caption was, "one day." it has been crazy. here's a blast from the past for snooker fans. seven—time world champion stephen hendry will play fellow legend jimmy white in world championship qualifying later today. hendry made his professional comeback last month. he is 52 years old, white is 58. back in the late �*80s and �*90s hendry beat the "whirlwind" four times in the world championship final. the scot knows he has a target on his back.

leaves leicester third in the premier league, but takes them seven points clear of fifth—placed west hamto change him about with injuries he has had and he has come in and been exceptional. just in his goal and his overall play and linkup play. his work rate, he is so happy to work hard for the team. in nuc has quality, it is phenomenal. —— and you see. the opening leg of the champions league semi—final between real madrid and chelsea will be played in spain later on tuesday. chelsea visit the 13 time winners high on confidence after a revival under thomas tuchel who joined the blues in late january. and after the european super league upheaval last week the german believes his team don't deserve to be penalised because of it. we deserve to be in the semi—finaljust like real madrid deserve to be there and not because of political decisions or influence or size or nice shirts or because of our logo. we deserve because we came a long way. three—time winner mark selby is through to the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship after easing past mark allen. the englishman was a 13 fra

arsenal have thrashed gillingham 10—0 in the fourth round of the fa cup this afternoon, west ham wenth appearance for the club scoring twice. it was only 3—1 after 90 minutes but sarah maylett scored twice in injury time to wrap up a convincing victory for carla ward�*s side. reigning masters champion yan bingtao is through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. resuming his match at 4—4 against martin gould, yan took control of the morning session to come through 10 frames to 6. four—times world champion john higgins is at one frame all with tian pengfei of china, while david gilbert is 8—4 up against fellow englishman chris wakelin. before we go just to let you know that britain�*s tom pidcock has won the amstel gold race. that�*s all for me for now but i will be back with more spot at 6:30pm. let�*s return to coronavirus news. the global number of covid—19 deaths has now passed three million. in brazil more than 370—thousand people have now died. yet the president there refuses to lock down despite a sharp rise in infections. mark lowen sent us this fro

west ham's fabian balbuena sent off after clearing the ball and catching ben chilwell. six pointer, and we _ very controversial, that one. it was a six pointer, and we could - very controversial, that one. it was a six pointer, and we could steal i a six pointer, and we could steal the points. — a six pointer, and we could steal the points. and _ a six pointer, and we could steal the points, and i— a six pointer, and we could steal the points, and i think— a six pointer, and we could steal the points, and i think we - a six pointer, and we could steal- the points, and i think we deserved. we played _ the points, and i think we deserved. we played an— the points, and i think we deserved. we played an amazing _ the points, and i think we deserved. we played an amazing first - the points, and i think we deserved. we played an amazing first half- the points, and i think we deserved. we played an amazing first half andi we played an amazing first half and the second — we played an amazing first half and the second half we _ we played an amazing first half and the second half

strengthened their hold on a top—four finish finish with that win — they are now seven points clear of west ham said on social media that it had been a pleasure and a privilege to have had a career of more than 20 years within the women's game. it's been confirmed that former arsenal players thierry henry, dennis bergkamp, and patrick vieira are joining spotify co—founder and lifelong gunners supporter daniel ek in a bid to buy the club. fans have become discontented after arsenal's involvement in the failed european super league, with many calling for owner stan kroenke to sell. and our reporter laura scott says supporters want a greater say regardless of the owners. some that i spoke to see any involvement from this trio of them as a positive, and they also seem to like daniel ek, given he seems to be a long—running supporter of the club, but what is clear is that whoever owns the club in the future, they want more fan involvement. chelsea manager thomas tuchel has criticised the new champions league format, saying coaches and players have not been consulted on plans to add more games to an a

the premier league, chelsea boosted their champions league qualification hopes with a 1—0 win at west hamnext up for thomas tuchel�*s side is a trip to real madrid on tuesday for a champions league semi—final first leg. this is clearly something very special. biggest club may be in europe. and biggest club in the last ten years of champions league history, clearly. so a good challenge but to arrive with the self—confidence and with a trust in ourselves that we can perform in tight matters on this level is a very good feeling. yeah, once again a very good experience for us and the next step is to take on tuesday. joe willock scored in the last minute of the game as newcastle earned a 1—1 at liverpool. mo salah had given the home side the lead after three minutes, but willock�*s equaliser moved newcastle further away from the relegation zone, and kept liverpool out of the top four. the final game of the day in the premier league is into the second half. already—relegated sheffield united have the advantage against brighton — who were seven points from safety ahead of kick—off. david mcgoldr

third place leicester are at west ham at two o'clock, the hammers can go back into fourth with a win.e football, take on manchester united. spurs were 6—1winners at old trafford earlier this season, but neither manager says that matters now. i that matters now. think that 6—1 doesn't reflect th! reality. i think that 6—1 doesn't reflect the reality. it can happen, of course it can happen between two big clubs, these crazy results, they can happen. but they happen in an isolated way. we gave ourselves a difficult game by having _ we gave ourselves a difficult game by having ten men. preseason was short_ by having ten men. preseason was short and — by having ten men. preseason was short and we weren't up to the standard — short and we weren't up to the standard required. but we were so poor and _ standard required. but we were so poor and i'm pretty, pretty sure that we _ poor and i'm pretty, pretty sure that we will see some players wanting — that we will see some players wanting to prove that we are better than that — japan's hideki matsuyama is the man to catch heading into the final

newcastle are now nine points clear of the relegation places after a vital 3—2 win against west ham.me yesterday that sheffield united are relegated, following their defeat to wolves last night. willianjose scored the only goal at molineux to send them down with six games to spare. it's the end of their two—season stay in the top flight, they finished ninth last season, but have only won four games so far this campaign. the only thing we can control is the last six games and it's how we go out that's important now. how we go out, what we try and do in order to get things in place for next season which will be going on behind the scenes. it has been an inevitability about it and everyone has been waiting for it to happen. it's how we deal with it that's the most important thing. so, sheffield united go down to the championship, but coming up to the premier league next season is norwich city. they lost to 3—1 bournemouth last night, but automatic promotion had already been confirmed because of results earlier in the day. premiership winners rangers face scottish cup holders celtic this

it allows teams like west ham to do so well this season.ocal community club promoted to the next level. fora community club promoted to the next level. for a whole host of reasons, ethically, morally and, indeed, just about the future of the game, i'm completely opposed to it.- about the future of the game, i'm completely opposed to it. thank you ve much completely opposed to it. thank you very much for— completely opposed to it. thank you very much for talking _ completely opposed to it. thank you very much for talking to _ completely opposed to it. thank you very much for talking to us, - completely opposed to it. thank you very much for talking to us, thank. very much for talking to us, thank you, professor laura mcalister. over 35% did some work at home in 2020 — an increase of 9.4% compared with 2019. it might be more than that. that's according to new figures from the office for national statistics. now, as companies look beyond the pandemic, employers are working out who should return to the office and when. for some, remote work cou

newcastles' game against west ham at 12.30 and the fa cup semi—final between manchester city and chelseaom the 29th to the 31st. up to io—thousand supporters, or a quarter of the stadium's capacity, whichever is smaller, will be permitted inside the grounds — as long as the government's road—map out of lockdown continues as planned. irish jockey rachel blackmore says she has her eyes set on winning the cheltenham gold cup next after what's been a remarkable month. she was named the leading jockey at this year's cheltenham festival, before making history as the first woman to win the grand national on saturday. well our senior sports news reporter, laura scott, spoke to her exclusively from ireland. rachel still five weeks clear. rachel still five leagues clear. two weeks since the historic victory of the grand national but she still cannot believe it happened despite re—watching the replays. celebrations are on hold, though that has not stopped some stars getting in touch. it will take some time for it to properly sink in but there has been a lot of messages and people that have not spok

and coming up on sportsday — twojesse lingard goals help west ham beat leicester, moving them back intoace in the premier league. good afternoon. the duke of edinburgh has been remembered today in a service at canterbury cathedral led by the archbishop of canterbury. at windsor, members of the royal family attended a private service this morning, speaking afterwards about the impact of the death of the duke — who prince andrew described as "the grandfather of the nation". he said the queen had described his passing as leaving a huge void in her life. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on a day of pause and reflection, players for the duke were said. in many church services, and after the service at the chapel of all saints in windsor great park, members of his family spoke about him. it is a great loss. i think the way i would put it is that we've lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother, who's feeling it, i think, probably more than everybody else. she described it as having left a huge void in her life, but we, the fam