to come here for a draw felt valuable on a day that meant this much to west ham.l fans may have been getting a little excited when city were 2—0 down. there's not much in it, but that draw ensure pep guardiola's side remain four points clear — however, liveprool do have a game in hand. but it means if city beat aston villa on the final day, they'll be crowned champions once again. both have done an incredible season in the premier league and yes, we are lucky to have a home game to decide it, so we don't have to look for anything else, wejust go decide it, so we don't have to look for anything else, we just go there and win our game and i am pretty sure that he stands will be sold out. it will be full and we will be ready. they will help us and we will help them, and we will do the perfect game to win that. it was a tense afternoon in north london too, with so much at stake at both ends of the table. tottenham moved back into the champions league places after beating burnley i—o, leaving the clarets with it all to do to avoid the drop. this is the business end of

manchester city beat west ham 3—0. and lester city and reading drawing 0-0.rld snooker championships in sheffield after the first frame of the evening session. however, the world number one was given a formal warning by referee olivier marteel for a gesture that o'sullivan made in the final frame of the afternoon session, after he had snookered himself.trump went on to win the frame, snookered himself. he looked a bit frustrated. trump went on to win the frame, but also appeared to be annoyed at the interruption in play. they're now into the evening session at the crucible. these are live pictures. trump won the first frame to reduce o'sullivan's lead to 5—4. o'sullivan is on the table at the moment. nice shot. you can follow all the action on bbc two and on the bbc sport website and app. emma raducanu produced arguably her best performance since winning the us open to surge past marta kostyuk and into the third round of the madrid open. raducanu lost to kostyuk at an event last october, but this time looked a different player, losing just three games in the

west ham have made an inquiry about signing england forward jesse lingard.e 16 of the giro d'italia, in the dolomite mountains, his first stage win at a grand tour. richard carapaz of the ineos grenadiers team finished fourth to keep the leader's pinkjersey, with five stages to go. warwickshire say there's "no timescale" on chris woakes' return from a knee injury. he is one of seven england fast bowlers who'll miss the first test against new zealand next week through injury. woakes hasn't played since the final test against west indies in march. if we cast our minds to last summer, one of the lasting memories of the toyko 0lympics was silver medallist kye whyte celebrating his team—mate bethany shriever�*s gold medal in the bmx by lifting her up at the finish line. shreve or had to crowdfund to get to those games, but she came a weightlifting champion. but now, 12 months on, the crowd will race for the first time in front of a crowd —— the parable race in front of a crowded first time. this weekend, they both compete in glasgow for the bmx world cup. 0ur rep

in frankfurt, west ham lost a defender to a red card in the 19th minute and conceded a goal soon afterers frayed on the touchline, west ham's manager david moyes was sent off and his team went out. the europa conference league meant little to leicester city until they began to excel in it. now a semifinal, soon this... commentator: fabulous goal! that was tammy abraham, the englishman reborn in roma. there's one roman forever idolised in leicester. yeah, it's you, claudio ranieri. but a european final was a dream too far. 2—1 overall, leicester's run all over. joe wilson, bbc news. chris kirchner is a step closer to completing the takeover of derby county. the efl board has today been advised that a deal to take the club out of administration and under the ownership of the american businessman is nearing completion. evidence of sufficient funds has been confirmed, but a significant issue remains still about the status of the stadium and its ownership. andy murray pulled out of his match against novak djokovic in the third round of the madris masters through illness. meanwhile, british

in the pressure west ham buckled.could have more and when gabrieljesus was fouled they had a penalty. a kick to almost seal the league, but saved. city's last match is at home to villa and three points they will do it. to come through here for a draw felt valuable on a day that meant this match to west ham. joe lynskey, bbc news. tottenham have moved into the top four for the moment with a narrow 1—0 win over burnley. it was a penalty that settled it, given for a handball from ashley barnes on the stroke of half time. referee kevin friend awarded the spot kick after consulting with var and having a second look. up stepped harry kane to slot the ball home, his 21st penalty in a row for spurs, putting them above arsenal and into the champions league places for the time being. elsewhere leeds have kept alive their hopes of surival after a frenetic home draw with brighton, thanks to a late equaliser. everton could avoid the drop if they beat brentford. it is half—time there at the moment it goodison park. they're currentl

manchester united beat west ham united 3—0. they'll stow two nil nil with bedding.otspur. later we will see everton take on tottenham hotspur. ronnie o'sullivan leadsjudd trump 5—3 at the world snooker championships in sheffield after the first session.. o'sullivan was 5—1 up at one stage, but trump fought back to narrow the deficit ahead of this evening session which starts at 7pm. hazel irvine was watching, with former champions stephen hendry and steve davis the opening session of this year's championship between ronnie o'sullivan and judd trump. eight frames played and what a fascinating afternoon. it looked at one point like it was all going ronnie's way. very much so in we were starting to fear the worst for a time. 7—1 may have been on the car was at one stage. it is advantage 185—3 but he will feel relieve the day and i think my pretty happy that he has got out 5—3. eight mikey was 5—1 down. in a little bit of trouble. how did you assess the way he got himself back the end of it? he managed to find his long potting game _ managed to find his long potting gam

welcome to frankfurt on a massive night fair west ham united football club.night for frankfurt. hugely important clubs trying to reach every various european final in almost half a century. frankfurt will start this second leg with a one goal lead having one to have one in london last week, pat, evan and i will be bringing you tran radio five live on again this evening. did you see enough in that first leg to get west ham encouragement for this evening that they can turn it around and make the final? i’zre evening that they can turn it around and make the final?— evening that they can turn it around and make the final? i've seen enough of west end — and make the final? i've seen enough of west end the _ and make the final? i've seen enough of west end the season _ and make the final? i've seen enough of west end the season and _ and make the final? i've seen enough of west end the season and their - of west end the season and their better_ of west end the season and their better performances, they can easily do it, _ better performances, they can easily do it

a win will multiply your bet by 2.5 times the success of west ham by almost three, but do not forgetkely draw, which increases your pot by three and a half times. representatives of four championships are fighting for the rights to be the first to raise the conference league trophy over their heads. in one of the pairs, roma and leicester met, and the teams are spending far from the brightest season in their history. leicester in the premier league is outside the top ten and has practically lost the chance of getting into european competition. the only thing opportunity to win the conference league. roma, following the results of the last round of the series, but lost all chances for qualifying for the champions league and risks falling out of the european cup zone at the end of the championship. so it’s quite fair to assume that both teams will throw all their efforts into a modest, but still european tournament, and roma and leicester will definitely play on the attack and for the victory, so we suggest you take a closer look at the bet that both teams will score in this case your

the german side beat west ham 1—0 in the other semi. they began this match against leipzig 1—0 down after the first leg. they began with inspiration, with their captain... commentator: james tavernier! whatever expectations ibrox possessed, they were exceeded. glen kamara kept his composure, which meant that fans could lose theirs — joy. rangers lead. but with 20 minutes left to play, leipzig responded — it was all equal. rangers persevered, just like they've done throughout this competition. john lundstram's winning goal, a night to rival any, and a european final to look forward to. in frankfurt, west ham lost a defender to a red card in the 19th minute and conceded a goal soon after. that left them two behind in their europa league semifinal. there were no more goals, but after tempers frayed on the touchline west ham's manager david moyes was sent off and his team went out. the group conference league meant little to leicester city until they began to excel in it. now a semifinal, soon this... commentator: fabulous goal! that was ta

west ham's hopes were dampened when defender aaron cresswell, was sent off, in just the 19th minute.r they conceded the only goal and lost 3—1 on aggregate to the german side. moyes' red card came after tempers frayed on the touchline. he was sent off for kicking the ball at a ballboy. something for which he — sort of — apologised for afterwards. i have to apologise for kicking the ball. but the ball boy left it short. it was nicely on the volley for me. but i apologise for it. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you. now it's time for across the uk, where today we'll have a special look at how some regions have been reporting election results morning. when it comes to the local elections, even before all the results are in there's no doubt it's been historic for labour in london. after decades of trying to break conservative stronghold boroughs of westminster, wandsworth and brent — they've won all three. it was a good result too for the lib dems and green party, as our correspondent, karl mercer can tell us. hugs and

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

arsenal lead 2—1 at west ham in the premier league withjust arsenal lead 2—1 at west ham in the premier former ukrainian ambassador to the united states, between the years 2015 and 2019. thank you very much for being with us. first of all, let me ask you about the situation in mariupol. it does seem to be good news that at least some people are being evacuated from that city. you're right, some civilians. the main thing now, how to take out the civilians. and another important thing is how to survive for injured ukrainian soldiers. it is also important that we don't forget about that. that is also a rule of war and i believe this will happen. but unfortunately, putin wants to kill them. just kill them. and that's the main problem. now we need this combination of diplomatic efforts and military efforts. we've had nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, here in kyiv on a visit. are you getting the kind of help now from the west, from the united states and other western countries, that you need in terms of weaponry? heavy weapons is what you have been asking for. you know, the only chance how

chance to put one hand on the premier league trophy after having to fight back for a 2—2 draw at west hamsecond half goals to jack grealish and an own goal brought pep guardiola's side level. riyad mahrez saw a penalty saved by lukasz fabianski which means city with one game left to play are four points clear of liverpool who have two games remaining. both have done an incredible season and at the premier league, yes, we are lucky to have our home game there. we don't have to look to anyone else. wejust don't have to look to anyone else. we just go there and we will win our game, and i am pretty sure that it will be sold out. it will be full and we will be ready. they will help us, we will help them, and we will do the perfect game to win the title. everton could have guaranteed their premier league survival with victory over brentford but it was the bees who took the win 3—2 at goodison park. after taking the lead jarrad branthwaite's straight red card changed the game. an own goal drew the game level and despite a richarlison penalty restoring the toffees lead shortly after half time tw

, hungary and italy. 18 goals for west ham this season.rjarrod bowen. he is a goall threat, he is direct, and i think hisjourney is really threat, he is direct, and i think his journey is really interesting in terms of the experiences he has had. a reminder that you don'tjust have to be an elite academy player and then come through that pathway, to play in the lower divisions and then have that experience is also a great route to go. works incredibly hard for the team at which we want all of ourforward players for the team at which we want all of our forward players to do. for the team at which we want all of ourforward players to do. so, yeah, he thoroughly deserves his call—up. west ham's kurt zouma has admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat. the video also showed him saying that he would kill the cat. the defender pleaded guilty to two counts under the animal welfare act when he appeared at thames magistrates' court in east london this morning. he was filmed on social media in february kicking and mistreating his pet by his younger b

and west ham defender kurt zouma pleads guilty to kicking and slapping a cat admitting two offences underl welfare act. and the train pulling in is three years late and four billion pounds over budget crossrail opens for business, as the first passengers catch the elizabeth line. it was a long wait, but it is here now. we are on it.— it was a long wait, but it is here now. we are on it. that “ourney time blew my mind. h good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. speaking for the first time, insiders who attended gatherings in downing street during covid lockdowns have told bbc news that they would arrive at work to find bins overflowing with empty bottles from the night before, and that parties were routine. they say staff sat on each other�*s laps at a leaving do in november 2020, where the prime minister has now been pictured and that security guards were laughed at when they tried to stop one party from taking place. borisjohnson is facing fresh questions about his attendance at the leaving party and the metropolitan police are facing calls to explain why the prime minister wasn't issued wit

west ham were 4—0 winners at norwich.they're to go back to the top of the table ahead of inter. and they have come from behind. into the second half it's 1—2 to milan. earlier there were wins for atalanta and venezia. salernitana against cagliari finished 1—1. in spain it's the madrid derby which is into the second half. real have already won the title, atletico are fighting for a top fourfinish. they lead 1—0 at the moment. third placed sevilla were held 1—1 at villarreal. chelsea have become the first team to win the women's super league title in england for three years in a row. it was a nervy final day of the season as they came from behind twice to beat manchester united 4—2. emma hayes�*s side were trailing at half—time, before two volleys from the division's top scorer sam kerr wrapped up the title. they finish a point above arsenal who won 2—0 at west ham. chelsea will now look to win the double, they face manchester city in the fa cup final next sunday. in tennis, what a few days it's been for carlos alcaraz. in

victory over brentford would take them six points clear of seventh placed west ham, having played a game of the madrid 0pen, after a straight sets win over ukrainian teenager, marta kostyuk. the 19—year—old us open champion won 6—2 6—1 to reach the last—16 of a wta 1000 tournament for the first time. raducanu who's playing in her first clay court season, advances to the third round to face another ukrainian, anhelina kalinina. the men's tournament got underway on sunday with the big names entering the fray later on monday. five—time winner rafael nadal returns from injury having not played since losing the indian wells final in march, but has a first round bye. iam good i am good physically, in terms of the rib is recovered. i have been doing tests, everything, a week, to see how the situation evolved. if i came here because of the tell me i have no risks. to the nba where the milwaukee bucks are 1—0 up in their best of seven eastern conference semi—final series against the boston celtics. giannis antetoukonmopo was at his imperious best for the reigning champions with a triple double in

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west ham's kurt zouma has admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat. counts under the animal welfare act when he appeared at thames magistrates' court in east london this morning. he was filmed on social media in february kicking and mistreating his pet by his younger brother yoan who plays for dagenham and redbridge — who also admitted one offence during the hearing. the animals are still being cared for by the rspca which raised the investigation. west ham have made an inquiry about signing england forward jesse lingard. his manchester united contract is due to expire at the end of next month. the 29—year—old had an impressive loan spell with the club at the end of the 2020—21 season. moyes has tried to buy him twice since then but now the player is expected to leave his boyhood club this summer, despite the arrival of new manager erik ten hag. the everton striker dominic calvert—lewen says talking about mental health saved his life. the england player missed much of the season with injuries, but scored the goal that ensured everton�*s premier league

also, if west ham win and go sixth, that moves manhcester united down to seventh.ton and everton could avoid relegation with a win later, thanks to burnley�*s slip up earlier. cricket australia said it was "shocked and saddened by the death of former australia cricketer andrew symonds who has died after being involved in a car crash. the 46—year—old all—rounder played 26 tests matches and nearly 200 one—day internationals between 1998 and 2009. he won two 50—over world cups and was part of australia's ashes winning side in 2006—07. i was thinking on the way in affirming of the current australian team grew up with his poster on the wall. he certainly got kids playing cricket who wouldn't play cricket. he gelled communities in australia who didn't necessarily have to be cricket fans, just lovers of all things australia, which he represented. andrew symonds, who's died aged 46. iga swiatek has successfully defended her title at the rome 0pen, with a straight sets win in the final against 0ns jabeur. the world number one came through 6—2 6—2 to extend her winning strea

of a sixth premier league title in their own hands but two first half goals from jared bowen gave west ham after the break before an own goal for vladimir coufal levelled the score at 2—2. but a late penalty miss from riyad mahrez meant manchester city missed the chance to take all three points. a city win on the final day of the season against aston villa guarantees they would finish as champions regardless of liverpool's results. both have done an incredible season in the premier league and yes, we are lucky to have a home game to decide it, so we don't have to look for anything else, we just go there and win our game and i am pretty sure that he stands will be sold out. it will be full and we will be ready. they will help us and we will help them, and we will do the perfect game to win that. a harry kane penalty saw off a stubborn burnley side as tottenham moved above arsenal into fourth place. spurs move two points clear of their rivals and will stay above them going into the final day of the season unless arsenal beat newcastle at st james' park on monday. to stay in this race with th

west ham seem to have bounced back from their mid—week dissapointment in the europa league, they're 3city too hoping to bounce back form their champions league semifinal defeat to real madrid. as they look to overtake liverpool at the top of the table. and in scotland, rangers are hoping a win at dundee later will keep their title hopes alive. the defending scottish champions must win to stay in the race. celtic are nine points clear at the top after beating hearts 4—1 yesterday. and there's 15 minutes gone in that one, 0—0 at the moment. in rugby union, more european action today. sale sharks are in france to face racing 92 in the heineken champions cup quarterfinal. racing lead 6—0 there. the winners will face la rochelle in the last four. earlier, london irish were knocked out of the european challenge cup by toulon in the quarterfinals, they lost 19—18. that's despite henry arundell�*s incredible length—of—the—pitch try. there was a shock in boxing as one of the best pound—for—pound boxers, saul canelo alvarez, suffered a surprise loss to russia's dmitry bivol in las vegas. despit

each other on the way to the final eintracht in the playoffs of the europa league beat barcelona west hamtheir rival in the final, glasgow rangers, in turn, beat borussia dortmund red star braga and leipzig. an important nuance of today's final is the uefa rule according to which the winners of the europa league in next season he can play in the champions league, which is especially relevant and important for intrach there, which at the end of the season in the bundesliga took only 11th place. so to win today is the only chance for frankfurt to get into european competition. next year, the bookmakers consider the intract to be the favorite of today's final. the second round of the stanley cup began last night. there by bay who defends the championship titles and in the first round passed toronto the second round of the playoffs began with victory there by beat the best team of the nhl regular season florida match score 4:1 the key to victory was the game in unequal lineups three out of four goals the tampa hockey players scored in the majority against nikita kucherov today one plus one go

manchester united are back up to third, one point above manchester city — after they beat west ham 3— katie taylor beat amanda serrano in a classic at madison square garden in new york. that iconic boxing venue has seen it's fair share of thrillers and the first women's boxing headliner there joins that list. ade adedoyin was there... and still the undisputed lightweight champion of the world... _ katie taylor retaining her world titles after a battling and bruising encounter. a career—defining performance and a defining night for the sport. serrano, all smiles on the way to the ring. taylor, calm and composed. but it didn't take long for things to heat up. both found the target early. then taylor decided to fight fire with fire in the fifth, and almost paid the price. the champion showing incredible reserves of courage to survive over the next two rounds. but in a fight of fluctuating fortunes, she rallied in the late rounds. the final few seconds of the bout, an incredible feat. a brilliant finish to a brilliant contest. a performance from both fighters that more than lived up to th

and west ham thrashed the already relegated norwich 4—0. the champagne is on ice for celtic as rangers kept their slim hopes of retaining the premiership alive. they beat dundee 2—0. two second half goals from captainjames tavernier and manchester united loanee amad diallo secured the victory. celtic are six points clear at the top with just two games left but ange postecoglou's side are 21 goals better off. sale sharks have been beaten by racing 92 in the quarter—finals of rugby union's champions cup. they led at the break after this try from manu tuilagi had put them ahead on the stroke of half time. but the french side came storming back after the interval and took control with four tries, including this one from juan imhoff, eventually, running out winners by 41 points to 22. they'll face la rochelle in the semis. it was a tough day for english sides in europe because there was also disappointment for london irish, who were knocked out of the european challenge cup by toulon. charles ollivon's try gave the french side the lead in the se

the semi final. and frankfurt where playing against west ham united there ok, they're quite a good sideresults as well. the ranges would have to be at their very best to win this tonight but it shouldn't be anything different. this is a major european final self at their very best it's a flipping coin and that's not bad and it will come down to a moment of madness and genius, who club specific conditions? that is quite important. dealing with that is incredibly hard. on top of that that tactics and the substitutions will count for a lot tonight and it may even be 120 minutes worth of good decision—making and that's not easy. he good decision-making and that's not eas . , , , easy. he said they were “ust ok but let's not dismiss h easy. he said they were just ok but let's not dismiss frankfurt. - easy. he said they were just ok but let's not dismiss frankfurt. they . let's not dismiss frankfurt. they did not have a great domestic season, they finished 11th but they have been very well in this competition but they put out by sedona and of course west ham and if they do when they see with

andriy yarmolenko is set to leave west ham at the end of the season.ect of huge attention when he scored goals for the hammers against aston villa and sevilla immediately after his return after being given time off to deal with issues arising out of the invasion of ukraine. his contract is due to run out at the end of the season, and as one of west ham's highest earners, manager david moyes has made the decision to let yarmolenko go. england have been named hosts of the 2025 women's world cup. the rfu have said they want 2025 to be the best attended women's world cup and aims to fill twickenham's 82,000 seats for the final. in the men's game, australia were unanimously voted the men's hosts for 2027, and it'll be a debut for the united states as they get set to host the 2031 tournament for the first time. it's been announced that bt sport and eurosport will merge, as part of a new venture between bt and warner bros discovery. the companies have struck a joint deal which could bring big changes to the uk tv sports market, and can see events such as the

west ham united defender kurt zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his pet cat in a videodon this morning. his younger brother yoan who filmed the video and plays for dagenham and redbridge also admitted one offence during the hearing. the animals are still being cared for by the rspca which brought the prosecution. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks was at england have called up west ham united forward jarrod bowen forjune's nations league matches against hungary, germany and italy. bowen's first cap is a reward for scoring 18 goals and providing 13 assists for west ham this season. the 25—year—old was in contention for the previous england squad in march but was ruled out by a fractured foot bone. there's also a first time call up for leicester city's james justin. the full squad is on the bbc sport website. england manager gareth southgate was also asked today for his thoughts on the recent fan disorder seen at football matches. there have been a number of pitch invasions after games in england in recent weeks with incidents of supporters attacking players. that inc

manchester city have a scare at west ham, but clinch a point to keep the race for the premier leagueic at the italian open in rome. hello and welcome to sportsday. it has been a dramatic afternoon at the top and bottom of the premier league. more of that in just a moment. but first... chelsea have done the double. ater claiming the wsl title last weekend, today emma hayes�* side won the fa cup for the fourth time. they beat manchester city 3—2 in extra time in front of a record crowd at wembley. rhia chohan was there. a long time coming. three fa cups a piece, yet these sides had not met in the final until now. in the early minutes, manchester city had the chances before england defender millie bright to set up the perfect ball. , ,. millie bright to set up the perfect ball. , , . , sam millie bright to set up the perfect ball._ sam kerr . ball. deep cross in... sam kerr heled ball. deep cross in... sam kerr helped it _ ball. deep cross in... sam kerr helped it over. _ ball. deep cross in... sam kerr helped it over. earlier- ball. deep cross in... sam kerr helped it over. earlier thi

england face hungary in the nations league on saturday and west ham's jarrod bowen has been includedm playing for non—league hereford in 2014 to making the england squad in a world cup year, and bowen can't quite believe the progress he's made. the time, it was confidence for paul, plaintiff my local team and that was it. you have dreams but you don't think someone from this area will get a move to holland in the first place knows just like playing follow, cool team and just weekly, out and sometimes i look back at ralph come from and you have to take my hat off to myself and say you know where come from to where i am now. stuart broad says england must play a style of cricket that will attract supporters to watch tests ahead of the first match against new zealand on thursday. it's the first game under new coach brendan mccullum who along with recently appointed captain ben stokes decided to recall both broad and james anderson to the squad. but none of the five days at lord's have sold out. to attract the fans to come and watch the team play is very much we have to build on that sty

there are three season—ticket holders for west ham in my family.that whenever they play in europe they have gone to a different level, found a new gear. i don't know what it is. they are fantastic at ibrox, but they have beaten the likes of borussia dortmund is now done it again. no wonder they were dancing on the good morning. it means rangers now have a chance, the week after next, to win their first european trophy in 50 years. their dream run in the europa league continued as they beat rb leipzig 3—1 at ibrox. they'll meet another german side, eintracht frankfurt — who beat west ham 1—0 in the other semifinal. sorry to the derbyshire household. while leicester city saw their european adventure come to an end, asjoe wilson reports. fireworks in frankfurt, british teams everywhere, three european semifinals, two different competitions. 0ne deep breath. right, first to glasgow, to rangers... they began this match against leipzig 1—0 down after the first leg. they began with inspiration, with their captain... commentator: james tavernier! whatever

. | west ham bounced back from their midweek europa league exit and got a big win to enhance their hopesnil. a first half brace for said benrahma and goals from michail antonio and manuel lanzini helps them stay five points clear of eighth placed wolves. in scotland, the champagne is on ice for celtic, as rangers kept their slim hopes of retaining the premiership alive — preventing their fierce rivals from being crowned champions. they beat dundee 2—0. two second half goals from captainjames tavernier and manchester united loanee amad diallo secured the victory. celtic are six points clear at the top with just two games left. but ange postecoglou's side are 21 goals better off. it tops off a brilliant week for rangers, after they reached the europa league final after beating rb leipzig. sale sharks have been beaten by racing 92 in the quarterfinals of rugby union's champions cup. they led at the break after this try from manu tuilagi had put them ahead on the stroke of half time. but the french side came storming back after the interval and took control with four tries, including this on

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west ham's vladimir cool fall headed into his own net to make it to, to from their city, increased the pressure and their efforts seem to have paid off as they won a penalty inside the last 10 minutes. ah, but there was to be another twist. react morris re add maurice was denied by lucas barbie and see the much finished to to but to when on the final day of the season will ensure they will win the title ahead of liverpool. now with no debate about goldy friends, no debate about anything is just when our game to champion it will when will we be champion? liverpool. play south hampton. on tuesday. if you're going club side can win that game, they will trail city by a single point heading into the season. final round of game will be to hail malik again, just 0 big. now putting them back into the champions league places after beating burnley. any controversial 1st off penalty in this one thing. given spurs after the humboldt by ashley bombs hurricane would go in to convert the spot. pick 2 points about all small, but london rivals do have game in hand leads secured a crucial point in their

get a pass of you politic. manchester city made the worst possible start in this much against west ham. they were behind in the 24th minutes with jared bowen. getting the opener to city. we're aiming for 3 valuable points to boost their hopes of retaining the premier league title. instead, they were 2 down before halftime bowen again with the goal and the league leaders were stun time pep. guardiola needed a reaction from his side and he got one just after the break. respiratory cities big money, some assigning jack relish come in good at the right moment. they then got a real slice of lock west times. vladimir cool fall headed into his own net, to make it to, to from there city, increase the pressure and there, if it seemed to have paid off as they won a penalty inside the last 10 minutes. ah. but there was to be another twist. react, morris react, morris was denied by lucas vaviante. the much finished to, to but to win on the final day of the season will ensure they will win the title ahead of liverpool. no, no debates about goldie friends. no debate about anything is just when our g

west ham's kurt zouma has admitted kicking and slapping his pet cats.the world number two encountered few problems from the argentinian facundo bagnis... easing to a comfortable straight sets win 6—2, 6—2, 6—2. later former champion simona halep and 2021runner—up stefanos tsitsipas will take to the court for their opening matches. emma raducanu says she's "proud" of the way she battled back from a set down to win her first round match. a year ago she was sitting her a—levels, now the teenager has won a match at every grand slam going. she beat linda noskova, who's two years younger than her at 17 — a qualifier from the czech republic and was last year's junior champion. raducanu took the deciding set 6—1 and will next face aliaksandra sasnovich of belarus tomorrow. rafa nadal says he hopes the powers that be that run tennis and wimbledon can get together soon and sort out the row over ranking points. nadal beatjordan thompson in straight sets at roland garros yesterday. he spoke yesterday and is did not say whether he agreed or disagreed. four time gran

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and west ham are looking to make first major european final in 46 years. the first leg. and it's crunch time in the europa conference this evening too — leicester, playing in theirfirst ever european semifinal, are level with roma from the first leg. it's 1—0 roma, england striker tammy abraham, in the stadio 0lympico. and the other game sees feyenoord in france to marseilles, the dutch side with a 3—2 lead from the first leg. in tennis, dan evans was knocked out of the madrid open in straight sets by andrey rublev. the british number two had his chances. he broke rublev in the opening game of the match, and then had set point in the tie break but couldn't capitalise, losing the opening set. rublev took the second set 7—5 to win in just under two hours, 30 minutes. earlier, andy murray pulled out of his match against novak djokovic in the third round through illness. murray was going into the match in good form, having already knocked out 2020 us open champion dominic thiem and canada's denis shapovalov. essex have been fined £50,000 by the england and wal

other on the way to the final of the intract in the playoffs of the europa league beat barcelona and west haments in the final glasgow rangers in turn, they beat borussia dortmund red star braga and leipzig an important nuance of today's final is the uefa rule according to which he, the winner of the europa league next season, will play in the champions league this especially important for eintracht, which, according to the results of the seasons in the bundesliga, took only eleventh place. so to win today is the only chance for the germans to get into european competition. next season, the bookmakers consider the team from frankfurt to be the favorite of today's final. the return of daniil medvedev turned out to be unsuccessful. the second racket of the world danil medvedev lost in the 1/8 finals of the atp 250 series tournaments in geneva. daniil lost to frenchman richard gasquet , who today ranks only seventy-fifth in the atp rankings 2667 russian defeat in two sites. for an hour and a half three times, during the match , medvedev gave his serve. it was the first time on the court. medvede

many expected to see two representatives of foggy albion at once, the decisive stage of europe, west hamicester conference league, but it wasn’t there. in the main club tournament of the old world , only liverpool remained among the applicants for the trophy and the rest of the participants from the premier league of their european cup company finished over the west committee added not only a home defeat, but a secret path in the first match 1:2, but also the fact that the hammers had never won in germany, their position was aggravated in the seventeenth minute when the last red card came hope. received aaron chairs the hosts soon opened the scoring as a result of a quick counterattack point, which put rafael bory. this goal turned out to be the only one in the match on may 18 in the intrah meet in the spanish seville from the eyes of go rangers scots. even in the first half return meetings. with leipzig , they not only equalized the overall score, but also took the lead. james tavern closed chamber at the far post. and glen coma. carried the goal with a shot from outside the penalty are

were temporarily fourth after beating leicester 3—1, but arsenal replaced them with a 2—1 win at west ham premiership title after a 1—1 draw with rangers. jota gave the home side the lead in the old firm derbyjust after 20 minutes. but rangers eqaulised mid—way through the second half through fashion sakala. the result means celtic stay six points clear at the top with three games to go. chelsea restored their four—point lead at the top of the women's super league after holding on for victory at birmingham city. pernille harder�*s second half penalty was the only goal of the game. the 1—0 win means the title race remains in their hands, with arsenal keeping the pressure on with their 7—0 victory over aston villa. the biggest fight in the history of women's boxing lived up to expectations in the early hours of this morning, as ireland's katie taylor beat amanda serrano at madison square garden to retain her undisputed lightweight title. with more on a night that will live long in the memory of boxing fans — ade adedoyin reports from new york. and still the undisputed lightweight champion o

18th of the season in the league as the red devils remain sixth, six points ahead of 7th—placed west hambe at the club next season. the way that he played again tonight, not only because he scored a goal he got a penalty, he also helped, defensively, tonight, so, why should he not be a player still part of the squad and the team, this is a question you have to ask him once he is here and also christiano himself, his role and his position. liverpool take a 2—0 lead into the second leg of their uefa champions league semi—final against villarreal in spain later. jurgen klopp's side are still in with a chance of claiming four trophies, having already won the league cup, are in the fa cup final and sit second in the premier league and there's real belief among the team. this is always the best time of the season for the lads, everything is a final, pushing on all fourfronts everything is a final, pushing on all four fronts really, it's, these are the exciting games you want to be playing, you want everything on the line you want everything on the line you want everything on the line you want

share some insiders talked about the fact that dynamo will play against some british clubs there, west hamcity, we understand that they have a very busy season, maybe there is some kind of preliminary agreement with someone, unfortunately i think that it will not happen i really expected and wanted, but i think that because of all the traffic, there is still something in europe, uh, there was no agreement there. shakhtar did they want to with menciti, but i think that in the near future it cannot be cured. when will they still play friendly matches before during the euro season or something like that, but i don't think about the low time, but i still think that after you see this match in dortmund, that the match with borussia mechelmladbak, when the national team of ukraine will play against them, it will be very, so strong the same match is also possible for andrii information that the national team of ukraine will play with some top british club maybe there is a british national team and maybe er well , these days, how are they preparing for the match with scotland maybe so and maybe we

there was another twist in the premier league title race as leaders manchester city went 2—0 down at west hamrod bowen scored twice for the home side in the first half. but the defending champions responded after the break with goals from jack grealish and this own goal from vladimir coufal. city had the chance to win it late on, but riyad mahrez had his penalty saved. it means pep guardiola side can retain the league title if they beat aston villa on the final day of the season. second—placed liverpool are four points behind, but have a game in hand. tottenham have moved into the top fourfor the moment, with a narrow 1—0 win over burnley. it was a penalty that settled it, given for a handball from ashley barnes on the stroke of halftime. referee kevin friend awarded the spot kick after consulting with var and having a second look. up stepped harry kane to slot the ball home, his 21st penalty in a row for spurs. into the champions league places for the time being with arsenal in action tomorrow. nobody in the 18 yard box has appealed for a penalty. you could go inside an 18 yard box and put a

pep guardiola's side did come from 2—0 down for the first time in his reign at west ham.he 2—2 draw at the london stadium means that if liverpool win their game in hand the two teams will go into the final day of the season on sunday just a point apart. but klopp isn't expecting city to provide them with the slip up they need. i don't know when city dropped points the last time, two games in a row. historically. so i don't expect them to drop points but it has no influence on our game tomorrow. in an ideal world we go in the last match day one point behind. that would be the perfect scenario and that's what we are trying to do. so liverpool's game in hand is at southampton tomorrow night. both mo salah and virgil van dijk are signifcant doubts for the match agaisnt ralf hasenhuttl�*s side — with the southampton boss intrigued by the role they could play in the title race. it is fantastic for the premier league to have such a close title race. everybody is electrified from this battle. and we are now part of this battle. and we are now part of this duel, if you want. we ha

west ham will face an equally raucous crowd as they head to eintract frankfurt having lost 2—1 at thenge things in germany, it'll be a first european final for the hammers since 1976. if you get to the semifinal of a european competition, it is huge for anybody. i think for me as well, i want to take the team to the final, i am preparing the team to go to the final, we believe that if we get it right we can do so. we have to manage that and the players are in the same place as i am. we know frankfurt are in front and we have a bit to do. and it's also the semifinals of the inaugural europa conference league. leicester city are in the italian capital to face jose mourinho's roma. the tie is level at 1—1 after last weeks game at the king power stadium. we've also showed not just the experience, but that we can complete the task, so yeah, you have to embrace that, you want to go into a great stadium, it should be full, most of the supporters against you, but that is ok, we have won games before in those circumstances, and we will go out there with no fear, looking to win the game, and th

up like they did, they were man of the match _ arsenal reclaimed fourth spot with a 2—1victory at west hamm back into the champions league places after tottenham beat leicester 3—1 earlier, and arsenal responded by grinding out a vital three points at london stadium. you had to find a way to win, and today we won. we have to recognise the way we have done it, we showed an incredible spirit because we could not play the game we wanted to play, then we have to find another way to play, probably that they would prefer. we adapted and it is important to win again. ronnie 0'sullivan leadsjudd trump 9—4 at the world snooker championships in sheffield. they're into the second session session in sheffield. first to 18 will win the trophy. world number one 0'sullivan given a formal warning by referee 0livier marteel for a gesture made in the final frame of the afternoon session, after he had snookered himself — trump went on to win the frame, but also appeared to be annoyed at the interruption in play. the biggest fight in the history of women's boxing lived up to expectations as ireland's katie ta

race is still in manchester city�*s hands, despite having to come from 2—0 down to draw 2—2 with west hamld have secured their top flight status but they lost 3—2 to brentford. leeds�*s hopes of survival remain after a 1—1 draw with brighton. and tottenham moved into the top four with a 1—0 victory over burnley, who drop into the relegation zone. stockport county have won promotion back to the football league, after 11 years. they entered administration in 2009 and were relegated to the national league in 2011. but stockport beat halifax 2—0 today to secure their return. stjohnstone are in the scottish premiership play—offs after they were defeated 4—0 by hibernian. livingston beat relegated dundee 2—1, while aberdeen and st mirren drew. novak djokovic has won his first title of the year at tennis�* rome masters. the world number one beat stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets in the final. djokovic could claim a record—equalling 21st grand slam title at the french open which starts next sunday. that�*s all from the bbc sport centre. reeta. thank you so much. now, if you�*re up in the early

next couple of minutes for you details from dmitry terekhov albion europa league decisive stage west ham leicester conference league but it wasn’t there in the main club tournament of the old world among the applicants for the trophy, only liverpool remained, and the rest of the participants from the premier league of their european cup company completed over westem, updated not only the home defeat, but the secrets of the tract in the first match 1:2, but also that, that the hammers had never won in germany, their situation was aggravated in the seventeenth minute when the red card went to the last hope. received aaron chairsell the hosts soon opened the scoring as a result of a quick counterattack the point at which set by rafael bore this goal was the only one in the match on may 18 in intrach to meet in the spanish seville from the eyes of the grangers. scots. even in the first half return meetings. with leipzig. not only equalized the overall score, but also took the lead. james tavern closed chamber at the far post. and glen coma. carried the goal with a shot from outside the penal