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the first former premier lea . ue league 2. the first former premier league side _ league 2. the first former premier league side to _ league 2. the first former premier league side to drop _ league 2. the first former premier league side to drop out _ league 2. the first former premier league side to drop out of- league 2. the first former premier league side to drop out of the - league side to drop out of the league altogether, oldham athletic going down out of the climax to that game, the last 30 minutes played behind closed doors. thank you. one other line from league two, crawley town have suspended their managerjohn yems after claims that he used discriminatory language towards his own players. yems has been in charge since 2019. the club have released a statement this morning saying they were made aware of serious and credible accusations that yems used discriminatory language and behavior and that he has been suspended indefinitely while they investigate. yems told the bbc earlier that he was not in a position to comment on the allegations. crawley lost today, meaning

we start in the premier league. the pressure was all on manchester city before their teatime matchup against leeds united as they were dropped into second spot early. but a comfortable 3—0 win did the trick. in a tense first half, rodri opened the scoring for city. nathan ake settled things for city showing the scoring insticts of a striker to smash home ruben dias�* knockdown. then gabrieljesus made it six goals in four premier league games. the win sends them back to the top of the premier league. now liverpool had briefly made things awkward for city. newcastle and liverpool had been the league's two form sides since january. but it was the reds who came out on top at stjames park with liverpool getting a crucial�*s 1—0 win that sent them top of the table for a few hours until city's win. patrick gearey has more. liverpool's quest for a quadruple offers no breaks — constant travelling and training, no time to slow down, no game to take easy. no tackle to pull out of. newcastle were not happy with that o

it's men's fa cup semifinal weekend at wembley with two all—premier league ties. chelsea take on crystal palace on sunday, but first up tomorrow is manchester city versus liverpool. just last sunday, the premier league title rivals played out a thrilling 2—2 draw at the etihad. that was for points, but this time it will see either city miss out on a potential domestic treble or liverpool's hopes of an unprecendented four trophies come to an abrupt halt. it's a big weekend in the scottish cup with two derby semifinals. on sunday, it's celtic against rangers but, first up, hearts take on hibernian at hampden tomorrow, the two sides facing off for the second time in as many weeks. hearts came out 3—1 winners in the league clash and are looking to inflict further misery onto their city rivals. we have done a small part of the job by doing in the league. this a we have done a small part of the “ob by doing in the leagued we have done a small part of the “ob by doing in the league. as a team we have to use — by doing in the league. as a team we have to use the

let's start in the premier league. a big day for clubs at both the top and bottom of the premier league. liverpool's crucial 1—0 win away at newcastle united in the early kick—off sent them top of the table for a few hours at least. patrick gearey has more. liverpool's quest for a quadruple offers no breaks — constant travelling and training, no time to slow down, no game to take easy. no tackle to pull out of. newcastle were not happy with that one but it started up the red machine, the parts moved, the spaces opened. incredible. inevitable. as liverpool celebrated comic var checked a bad tackle. the ball was one and the girl was given and newcastle stayed store. they will be figures of panic for liverpool suspected they were offside here but were relieved to get confirmation. it should have been more comfortable for them and there were many chances and strangely, missed. he usually scores subconsciously and with every passing liverpool opportunity it would become easier to believe in bad omens but their fears w

commentator: and it is 12 i premier league wins in a row for manchester city. but then had slip ups — liverpooljust kept winning to now close the gap and with one more win, today they'd go out in front. we were 1a points behind city and now we've clawed that gap back to one point and i think we should all be really proud of how far they've come this season, winning and getting three points at the etihad. don't think it would get much better than that. liverpool have just kept on winning, and that's why that gap is shortened tojust one point because they've been so relentless. and it just shows that the standards of these two teams and how they're they're really pushing each other towards greatness. i think they are the two best teams in the world without doubt, and it's going to be fascinating to see how it plays out. they've been so dominant, but so close. in four years of football and 144 games, there's one point between them. this year, one will lift the trophy with the fans back in to see it. it means so much to both of them in football's great modern riv

in the championship, leaders fulham have moved another step closer to a return to the premier league. they beat queens park rangers 2—0 to stay 8 points clear at the top. nottingham forest have continued their charge towards to the playoffs. brennanjohnson scored twice to put them 3—0 up against blackpool before half time. before sam surridge added a fourth late on to seal the win for forest — blackpool did score moments later — but it was too little, too late. in the women's super league manchester city are within touching distance of the champions league places after beating west ham. it finished 2—0 in east london with georgia stanway scoring the opening goal after eight minutes. khadija shaw's header then sealed the three points in the second half. it means city are still in fourth but seperated from third placed manchester united only by goal difference. gareth southgate hopes the final round of premier league fixtures before the start of the world cup in qatar, won't hinder preparations for their opener against iran. the last set of league fixtures takes place the week

four goals forjesus and manchester city are four points clear in the premier league. we're getting closer to huge all—british world title fight as tyson fury defends his heavyweight crown against dillian whyte. verstappen wins the sprint to start on pole for tomorrow's grand prix at imola. good evening. we'll get to wembley later in sportsday and that huge heavyweight title fight, but let's start with the football and the premier league title race. with liverpool playing in the merseyside derby tomorrow, manchester city took advantage. they've stretched their lead at the top of the premier league to four points and they've also helped their goal difference with 5—1win over watford at home. gabrieljesus scored four at the etihad, two in each half. watford's hassan kamara had pulled a goal back to give them hope at 2—1, but a lovely strike from rodri from outside the box gave city a two—goal cushion at the break, beforejesus put the game out of sight in the second half. the situation it didn't change with victory today, we have to win all the games to be champio

two games in the premier league this afternoon. and leicester fans will certianly not want to be talking about bruno after guimares' goal in injury time secured the three points for newcastle. leicester took the lead at st james' park from a corner in the 19th minute — ademola lookman scored his eighth goal of the season. but newcastle also from a corner equalised, it wans�*t pretty though — bruno guimares' shot was initially stopped by kasper schmeichel, but the brazilian kicked the ball between the goalkeeper�*s legs and across the line — the goal was eventually given after var had a look at it. the game was heading for a draw. until guimares struck again with a flying header, in the fifth minute of injury time. he's an incredible person and an incredible footballer and so, we consider ourselves very fortunate to have him with us and we'll be grows and develops and her team and certainly excited and the levels that you met. and quickly and the supporters of certainly taking to him. ~ ., , ., him. we did not deserve that

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that will then go to the premier league for the test, and the government, of course. we understand representatives from each of those bids will be here tonight watching and seeing potentially what they want to put their money into. we know that rain group, the american investment firm, told all the bidders they have down to these last four, they have to have at least a billion extra to put into this club, to increase and improve the infrastructure. this is half the capacity of their big rivals in some cases, especially 0ld capacity of their big rivals in some cases, especially old trafford. there's that to deal with. we know the valuation of the club plus their background will really come to the fore and really be important. the next two weeks not least this match, not least the return at roger madrid, —— madrid, who could be the new owner of this club. the next two weeks are really huge for chelsea. absolutely. natalie pirks, thank you. at eight o'clock kick—off tonight. there's full commentary on bbc radio 5 live from stamford bridge. and in the other half of

we the premier league before this yo-yo existence. ~ ., ., ~' the premier league before this yo-yo existence. ~ ., ., ., existence. we did. it took a lot of eo - le existence. we did. it took a lot of peeple forget _ existence. we did. it took a lot of people forget that _ existence. we did. it took a lot of people forget that we _ existence. we did. it took a lot of people forget that we were - existence. we did. it took a lot of people forget that we were a - people forget that we were a pretty permanent fixture in the top flight for a while. there's been a lot of instability for the last few seasons. i just instability for the last few seasons. ijust think it instability for the last few seasons. i just think it feels very different this time around. we've actually romped to league this year, 17 mill away from home twice. scored 98 goals, we can break a hundred in the next matches if possible. at a0 back goals a record—breaking return and i think you'll be chomping at the bit you have a proper ago in the premier league this time and prove the doubters wrong.— premier league this time

instilled in the premier league installingjim bentley. so instilled in the premier league installing jim bentley. so there could still be more pep guardiola versusjurgen klopp action still to come. i'v e i've not think neutral plans would complain —— i do not think neutral fans would complain. so city can't do the treble, but liverpool can do the quadruple? let's hearfrom both managers.

i think the premier league needs to accept there have been some failings in the regulations and with the structures they have overseen in the last, you know, 20 years and that it is now time for a reform. cheering and applause here's a football success story, brentford. their route to the premier league involved substantial investment, but when the club moved to this new and still local stadium, the fans were consulted and the involvement of supporters at board level at brentford to maintain the club's tradition is one important example for football reformers. because while some clubs move toward sustainability, the general picture, supporters warn, is alarming. we looked at the 2020 figures and this is before the pandemic, remember, 52% of the clubs in the top four leagues are technically insolvent, so all those clubs are one bad owner or one bad decision away from disappearing altogether. so often we hear that fans are at the very centre of football. so often they feel distant from the decisions which affect them, the idea is to change that are not law yet. joe wilson, bbc news. on

instilled in the premier league installingjim bentley. so instilled in the premier league installing jim bentley. so there could still be more pep guardiola versusjurgen klopp action still to come. i'v e i've not think neutral plans would complain —— i do not think neutral fans would complain. so city can't do the treble, but liverpool can do the quadruple? let's hearfrom both managers. qualifying for the quarterfinal is the only— qualifying for the quarterfinal is the only way to do it, so it is a strange — the only way to do it, so it is a strange situation. 0ver the only way to do it, so it is a strange situation. over the moon. we beat the _ strange situation. over the moon. we beat the best football team and the strongest support team in the world and that's_ strongest support team in the world and that's a pretty special moment. we had the chances to equalise in the last minutes, _ when we put our pride - and who we are, so, yeah, it was a difficult fixture _ because we came from something... only we know exactly| where we c

maybe not so good news for the rest of premier league though. chris, where would you say is ranked among the greatest fairy league managers of all time . of anger, of course, leaving pat guardiola as more more than one premier league title and union club there. so he's there or thereabouts when you're looking at conversation with fantastic premier league managers, but it's one he brings to the club to liverpool. that makes them a better premier lee club, his relationship with the fans. he's coached average players into a world class plays andy robinson, for instance, your geo and yell them were both with clubs that were relegated before clock coach though. and louis the as is the latest want to come in and just hit the ground running. so yoga clock has something very, very special for liverpool. and if he wins the premier league this season, course manchester city laughs and then say about that, that i think people will start to regard him more of where they should do. so, as we mentioned earlier, live appli chase in a quadruple. do you think th

more than one premier league title and urine clubs there. so he's there or thereabouts, when you're looking at conversation with fantastic premier league managers, but it's what he brings to the club to liverpool, that makes them a better premier lee club. his relationship with the fans. he's coached average plays into a world class plays. andy robinson, for instance, eugenio in yelder were both with clubs that were relegated before clock coach them . and louis diaz is the latest want to come in and just hit the ground running. so gergen clock has something very, very special for liverpool. and if he wins the premier league this season, course mancha city have something to say about that, that i think people will start to regard him more of where they should do. manchester united, slim hopes of qualifying for next seasons champions league have dissolved even further. they dropped more points our home against 1st place that chelsea having fallen behind it. they did at least manage to strike back moments later with christiano. rinaldo earning

in the latest chapter of what they'd suggest brings together the premier league's fiercest foes. with just a point separating city and liverpool at the top of the table... manchester united's trip to anfield tonight is crucial to the title race. it's a big game. it's a massive game. the biggest clubs in the world. two of the biggest clubs in the world for sure. massive history. big sites in the past, big pat —— this time it's incredibly important game for both teams.— this time it's incredibly important game for both teams. sitting back and ho-tin game for both teams. sitting back and hoping keeping _ game for both teams. sitting back and hoping keeping fingers - game for both teams. sitting back| and hoping keeping fingers crossed that we _ and hoping keeping fingers crossed that we are not conceding any goals and it's_ that we are not conceding any goals and it's not— that we are not conceding any goals and it's not enough against the thiern — and it's not enough against the thiem liverpool so we need to have the best possible balance of being defensive he organised b

anthony gordon gives everton a huge boost in their bid for premier league survival and we'll bring you the latest from the women's six nations as unbeaten england and wales go head to head. welcome along to sportsday. so much sport to bring you on one of the busiest weekends of the year — but we'll start with the grand national which provides some brilliant stories, and the 147th edition of the famous race at aintree didn't disappoint. jockey sam waley—cohen won onboard noble yeats in the final race of his career, on a horse that was bought for him by his father robert and trained by emmet mullins. a remarkable way to bow out. our correspondent laura scott is at aintree. it really was, to quote sam waley—cohen, the winning jockey, he said, that's beyond words, if they're town fantasy. —— afairy —— a fairy tale and a fantasy for the top of this is reality. he was 50-1 the top of this is reality. he was 50—1 shot in the race. the only amateur among the a0 jockeys in the race. few would have backed him because he was a 50—1 chance but judging by the reception he got here

to the other end of the football pyramid now. —— premier league now. as the tussle for the premier league title goes on between manchester city and liverpool, both sides will turn their attentions to european aspirations this week. liverpool face villareal on wednesday in the first leg of their champions league semi final, but, before that, manchester city take on real madrid tomorrow. jane dougall is at the etihad stadium for us. it isa it is a trophy that is alluded manchester city does far, but in sharp contrast, real madrid have won the competition 13 times. of course they are an old enemy of pep guardiola, he managed against the many times as barcelona head coach and acknowledged that this would be and acknowledged that this would be a tough task. he also reminded us that they had kept for clean sheets in their previous four champions league games which might stand them in good stead against players like kareem ben's amount. still he talked a great deal about the respect he had for history and quality of madrid. in had for history and quality of m

it's a record sixth relegation from the premier league for the canaries. but burnley�*s remarkable late run in the bid to avoid relegation continues. they came from a goal down at watford to beat them 2—1, with two goals in three minutes. elsewhere, brighton beat wolves at molineux by 3 goals to nil. a late winner from wilfired zaha gave crystal palace a late 2—1 win over southampton. the old firm meet again tomorrow in the scottish premiership. today third placed hearts drew 0—0 with ross county. elsewhere wins for aberdeen, dundee united, livingston and st mirren. england's women have won the six nations grand slam, beating france in bayonne by 2a to 12. england had a substantial lead at halftime, thanks to two tries from sarah bern and one from abbie ward. in the second half, england could only add to their lead from the boot of emily scarrett, but despite a late french try, the red roses held firm for the win and the grand slam. that's their fourth consecutive six nations title. it means so much. like, obviously we have fortunate to have a coup

premier league, and they understand the situation. england's women's cricketers will look to make history in the early hours of tomorrow morning when they aim to become the first senior english side to successfully defend a world cup. heather knight's side meet australia on the back of five straight wins — and the captain hopes they can bring the curtain down on an impressive tournament in style. i think it has been an outstanding world cup. the skill that has been on show, the brilliant catches, the drama, the tense nature of all the games, or most of the games, has been brilliant and the fact that so—called smaller teams are beating people, teams they would not expect the beat, i think it is actually really positive for the women's game. yeah, i imagine it probably will be a tight one tomorrow. i would love it to be like the semi what a nice finale that would be to obviously go on win it and put on a nice spectacle for everyone. the second round of fixtures in the women's six nations is underway. france followed up their opening

it's a record sixth relegation from the premier league for the canaries. we will try all began to try and come back up first. that's what we have to do, but it's a very difficult league to stay in. i spent 125 million here at villa to keep us up. in ourfirst season in the premier league. that's how tough this league is. you know, but you cannot, we had a terrible start, obviously two points after the game, it's difficult. but i cannot question the attitude of the players at least. today, they performed really well. burnley�*s remarkable late run in the bid to avoid relegation continues. they came from a goal down at watford to beat them 2—1, with two goals in three minutes. elsewhere, brighton beat wolves at molineux by 3—0. a late winner from wilfired zaha gave crystal palace a late 2—1 win over southampton. the old firm meet again tomorrow in the scottish premiership. today third—placed hearts drew 0—0 with ross county. elsewhere, wins for aberdeen, dundee united, livingston and st mirren. in spain, real madrid won the league with a thumping

elsewhere in the premier league. it is — here. elsewhere in the premier league, it is advantage - here. elsewhere in the premierj league, it is advantage arsenal here. elsewhere in the premier i league, it is advantage arsenal in the race. they beat manchester united 3—1. these are the scores. now, in germany, bayern munich have secured a tenth consecutive bundesliga title, beating barresi dortmund 3—1 on saturday. the win was secured and opened up a 12 point lead at the top with three games remaining. this victory took their unbeaten run to nine matches, having lostjust unbeaten run to nine matches, having lost just four times this unbeaten run to nine matches, having lostjust four times this season. max verstappen will start the grand prix from pole after winning the first sprint race this season. the championship leader got past him and the ferrari stayed in front until the ferrari stayed in front until the penultimate lap went max verstappen was finally be able to get back in front and secured pole position for the grand p

the top two sides in england played out a tense draw in the premier league last week — but in this one, liverpool were 3—0 up at half—time and looked to be cruising to victory until city mounted a comeback. our reporter matt graveling is at wembley for us. matt, there was plenty of drama in this match. is matt, there was plenty of drama in this match. , matt, there was plenty of drama in this match-— this match. is never boring, is it, between city _ this match. is never boring, is it, between city and _ this match. is never boring, is it, between city and liverpool? - this match. is never boring, is it, between city and liverpool? and | between city and liverpool? and today was certainly no different. first and foremost, fantastic to have the fans back in the stadium, because when man city were here a year ago, because when man city were here a yearago, no because when man city were here a year ago, no fans due to covid and they made their voices heard today, and it did not take long for liverpool to open the scoring in a first happy dominated. strong header to make it1—0. fir

the supporters' trust played a decisive role in that club's progress to the premier league, and to a new, local stadium. so often, we hear that fans are the centre of football, so often they feel distant from the decisions which affect them. the need for reform is accepted in government, but not necessarily by all in football. the changes are not law, yet. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. only scotland has had its average rainfall this april so far, it is that dry. some parts of the uk particularly the south and south—east have only had round about 30-35% of the south—east have only had round about 30—35% of the average april rainfall. in perspective, it was dry last april so we are in a run of dry aprils at the moment but at this stage there is no sign of rain to the rest of the month, with high pressure with us, keeping things so dry at the moment, pretty breezy with dust flying around, and that high pressure continues to slip south across the uk for the rest of this week. as well as being dry it is also cloudier today. you can see

three games underway right now in the premier league — chelsea running amok against southampton — off the back of two losses, they're 6 nil up at st. mary's. a win for arsenal would see them leapfrog tottenham into fourth for the moment — losing 1 nil to brighton. and watford, in the relegation zone — losing 1 nil to leeds, who are just three places above them. in the scottish premiership, leaders celtic are in cruise control — 3 nil up at home against st. johnstone. in the championship, second placed bournemouth have moved one step closer to promotion to the premier league, but had to settle for a point away to sheffield united with a goalless draw. the home side will be disappointed though that they didn't win all three points with filip uremovic missing a glorious chance in injury time. sheffield united stay in fifth for now. to champions cup rugby union now, the first legs of the round of 16 ties are taking place. and it's a very slight advantage to bristol, they beat sale sharks by 10 points to 9 in their all—english encounter in manchester. in a game that never really bu

another hammer blow for everton as david moyes wins against his former side in the premier league. and oxford finally make a splash in the boat race as they end cambridge�*s winning run on the thames. hello and welcome to sportsday. celtic have tightened their grip on the scottish premiership title with victory in the old firm derby over rangers at ibrox. they're now six points clear of their rivals with six games remaining. joe lynskey was watching.... in glasgow and in football there are a few days more intense. an old firm rivalry renewed, a top two who are so close and the return of away fans, but those 700 from celtic were soon engulfed by this. rangers won the league last year in silence, now things are different. celtic came here with a lead at the top and unbeaten since september. it took just four minutes for them to draw level and then they sensed a chance. for the team and for the coach, a 2-1 for the team and for the coach, a 2—1 lead was precious but then things got ugly. joe hart came out for the second half and found glass in his goal. shards of broken bottles wo

i think the premier league needs to accept there have been some failings in the regulations and with the structures they have overseen in the last, you know, 20 years and that it is now time for a reform. cheering and applause. here's a football success story, brentford. their route to the premier league involved substantial investment, but when the club moved to this new and still local stadium, the fans were consulted and the involvement of supporters at board level at brentford to maintain the club's tradition is one important example for football reformers. because while some clubs move toward sustainability, the general picture, supporters warn, is alarming. we looked at the 2020 figures and this is before the pandemic, remember, 52% of the clubs in the top four leagues are technically insolvent, so all those clubs are one bad owner or one bad decision away from disappearing altogether. so often we hear that fans are at the very centre of football. so often they feel distant from the decisions which affect them, the idea is to change that are not law yet. joe wilson, bbc news. o

england's jos buttler continued his stunning form at the indian premier league with his second century of this year's tournament for rajasthan royals. buttler, the 2022 ipl�*s top run—scorer, hit 103 from 61 balls against kolkata knight riders in the royals' 217 for 5. geoffrey bouchard has won the opening stage of the tour of the alps. the frenchman crossed the finish line five seconds ahead of the peloton to secure the first win of his career. ben swift was the highest placed briton finishing sixteenth. former tour de france champion chris froome was well down the field in 73rd. the boston marathon has taken place on its traditional patriot's day date for the first time in three years following cancellations and postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic. the finish to the women's race was one of the most dramatic in years with the lead changing six times in the final mile. eventually the olympic and new york marathon champion from kenya peresjepchirchir got the better of ethiopia's ababel yeshana to claim the victory in a time of two hours, 20 one minutes and one second. brit

in the premier league's bottom three for the first time since december 6, 2019. if we create atmospheres like today again on and off the pitch, then it will be difficult to deal with us for 95 minutes and that being the case, i've thought everton did what they had to do. we deserved three points and i really think with a performance like today, they can get the points they need. ac milan have moved back to the top of serie a as they came from behind to beat lazio 2—1, thanks to a dramatic injury—time winner from sandro tonali. french striker 0livier giroud levelled for milan in the 50th minute after ciro immobile had given the capital club the lead. milan's pressure paid off at the death when sub zlatan ibrahimovic set up tonali to spark wild scenes of celebration. they're now two points clear at the top of the table. red bull's max verstappen dominated a wet—dry emilia romagna grand prix to revive his title hopes as rival charles leclerc threw away third place with a costly error. the ferrari driver was pushing to try to pass verstappen�*s team—mate se

league but that race _ manchester the premier league but that race is — manchester the premier league but that race is godly going to go all the way— that race is godly going to go all the way until the end. if you look at liverpool, a front three, you pick— at liverpool, a front three, you pick them, _ at liverpool, a front three, you pick them, could be for me know or are a _ pick them, could be for me know or are a plethora, loads and loads of talent _ are a plethora, loads and loads of talent and — are a plethora, loads and loads of talent. and jurgen klopp will be finished — talent. and jurgen klopp will be finished tonight because as i mentioned they are chasing so many trophies _ mentioned they are chasing so many trophies and if liverpool can win tonight, — trophies and if liverpool can win tonight, it — trophies and if liverpool can win tonight, it means he probably can rest some — tonight, it means he probably can rest some of their big names for next _ rest some of their big names for next week, _ rest some of their big names for next week, but let's not forge

—— premier league club. also coming up in the programme: we'll be looking ahead to the final round of the women's six nations, the tournament could be set for a dramatic finish. i'll be in from bayonne, where france take on england in a six nations title decider. hello there —— the former wimbledon champion boris becker has received a two and half year prison sentence, after falling foul of bankruptcy laws. becker was found guilty on four charges under the insolvency act. natalie pirks has more. bring us up to speed with what happens today and how the court arrived at this verdict.— happens today and how the court arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of hiding _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of hiding millions i arrived at this verdict. becker had i been accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, and if you just explained from his bankruptcy case back in 201

and all change the premier league club burnley. a shock announcement and that sean day should has been at burnley for ten years, the longest serving manager in the premier league, he has seen them relegated at the end of 2015 and brought them back up to the premier league and there have been a funereal message is when they have almost been relegated over the years —— a few near misses so that has been some scathing reaction. chris sutton called move any tick and gary lineker used the worst want and gary lineker used the worst want and you will have to read that onto and you will have to read that onto a thumb because i cannot repeat it and he said sean dyche did a brilliantjob but let's look at and he said sean dyche did a brilliant job but let's look at why this happened, burnley are four points off safety with eight games to go, only 1a times this season which leaves them facing relegation unless they can perform a medical. the chairman said this is incredible difficult but change is needed. premier league managers do not usu

three other games are underway in the premier league. with liverpool playing tomorrow, manchester city can stretch their lead to four points with a win against watford at home. gabrieljesus has given them an early lead. leicester v aston villa norwich v newcastle (pres)the top two in the championship are meeting you can see the late kick—off is at brentford and spurs, if they win, would fit into fourth on the table above arsenal on goal difference. the top two in the championship are meeting on the south coast — fulham who won promotion to the premier league in midweek are looking to all—but—seal the title as they travel to second placed bournemouth — who have guaranteed a play—off place at least, they have games in hand but are only a point above third, earlier, luton missed the chance to strengthen their position in the play—offs with a 1—1 draw at home to blackpool. elijah adebayo gave them an early lead. but gary madeen equalised from the penalty spot in the second half. luton are fourth but nottingham forest could go

let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the news today in the premier league. manchester united midfielder bruno fernandes has signed a one—year contract extension with the club. the 27—year—old is now under contract until 2026, and this new deal includes an option for a further one—year extension. tottenham striker and england captain, harry kane, has been named premier league player of the month for a seventh time, equalling former manchester city striker sergio aguero's record. kane scored four goals and had two assists in march to help spurs' push for a champions league place. and west ham midfielder manuel lanzini is sore but ok, after being involved in a car crash on the way to training, says his manager david moyes. the car he was travelling in crashed and hit a tree in east london on thursday afternoon. we're into day two of golf�*s first major of the year, the chevron championship, in california. england's georgia hall started her round on four under par, just two shots off the overnight lead of americanjennifer kupcho and australian minjee l

the premier league. chelsea's women stretched their lead over arsenal at the top of the women's super league to four points by beating tottenham 2—1. beth england's opener was cancelled out by kerys harrop's equaliser before sam kerr struck the winner for the blues. chelsea have played a game more than title rivals arsenal, but will secure a third consecutive league title if they win theirfinal two games. ben stokes has told the ecb that he expects james anderson and stuart broad to come back into the england reckoning after they were dropped from the tour of west indies earlier this year. stokes's first series as the new test captain will be against new zealand injune. the 30 year old all—rounder takes over from joe root who stood down earlier this month. everything that's happened will stand him in good stead for what is now going to do and is also at the point where you end up maturing, like we all do when you get a bit older. and you start understanding where you have to box level at times it had

then just for a 2nd off the premier league season 202220. 23. in some to the african things that are coming in for a lot of the new fast consumes in particular categories and known quantity does not give them a slight advantage coming into this world cup. do you think? absolutely, andy, just here in december, denisia and algeria played the final of the fee for our cap more where he as well and egypt, and they got a feeling of what it's like to play inside the the stadium. but also there's a huge community of tenicia and of moroccans that i leaving here in kata. and especially for moral crime, because that is good relations between the 2 countries. but also the cast supercop has been played here since 2900 twice last year. so some of those players been been chucky and you know, some of them that have really played with roger casablanca, molig lee of play dia as parents. and it's a nice, they know what it feels like to play here. so they'll be feeling a tom, also the food and the culture. and just generally the country of guitar and socialist spri

liverpool are top of the premier league after a win

there's a huge match for everton tomorrow, as they fight for survival in the premier league. they face manchester united at goodison park, having lost their last two league games. you have to look at the opposition's strengths, weaknesses, focus a lot on yourselves and how we can improve. the last two performances have not been bad, performances have been pretty good. we mentioned the mistakes. effective results in both those games, so we must take confidence in the idea that performance is good, but work to improve it, worked to improve it, and then results come. three of the home nations were involved in women's world cup qualifiers this evening. it was a pivotal night for northern ireland, but it didn't go to plan, their hopes of getting to next years' tournament taking a blow. they lost 3—1 to austria. both sides had gone into the match level on points in group d behind england, but defensive errors cost northern ireland — nicole billa punished julie nelson's poor backpass. northern ireland did get a consolation goal five minutes from the end, a weak clearance going s

liverpool are back on top of the premier league on a chastening night for manchester united after they were thrashed four nil at anfield. during the match both sets of fans paid tribute to the family of cristiano ronaldo after the united star revealed he and his partner had lost a baby son at the weekend. our correspondent joe wilson reports. applause from manchester united's number seven. applause from manchester united's numberseven. he applause from manchester united's number seven. he was not playing but he was on everyone's thoughts. the death of his baby son is a deeply personal loss. a sadness that can be shared universally. there is times evenif shared universally. there is times even if above and there is no place for rivalry. a match is always a match. by the seventh minute, liverpool were already winning. this is one of the most competitive fixtures in football, traditionally. alex ferguson in the face of every united fan. one team just waiting for direction. the other seeking trophies, lots of them. 3—0. the race going on and manchester united are nowhere near it. he prov

good evening, tottenham are back in the premier league's top four after demolishing newcastle. that win moved spurs above arsenal and west ham, who overcame struggling everton to boost their european hopes. ben croucher rounds—up the day's action. into april and still west ham's bubble has not burst, air europa league quarterfinal on thursday but the priority was ensuring they would be back in europe for next year. opposition for them this season has generally proved out of reach, aaron cresswell�*s caulker did little to alleviate relegation fears. the deflected effort from mason colgate helped. level forall of deflected effort from mason colgate helped. level for all of five minutes. when jarrod helped. level for all of five minutes. whenjarrod bowen marked his return from injury with the fastest reaction, everton�*s number was up. 11 went down to ten as michael keane's red card put paid to hopes of a comeback and when you are down where everton are, it can be a long and lonely walk back. tottenham just had to avoid defeat to newcastle to move above west ham only they ha

oldham lost 2—1 and became the first former premier league side to drop out of the football league. zak hardaker has rejoined leeds in superleague after leaving wigan last week. the england international signed a short term contract with the club where he made his debut 11 years ago and is likely to go straight into the team to play hull kr at headingley on friday. england captain sarah hunter will miss saturday's six nations grand slam decider against france with a rib injury she picked up in sunday's victory over ireland. the 36—year—old will still travel to france and join the squad to support their preparations but in an off—field capacity. to wimbledon now and that decision by the tournament organisers to ban russian and belarusian players from this summer's competition. it's a move that has been criticised by the governing bodies of both the men's and women's professional tennis, as well as russian president vladimir putin, who says the decision is "discrimination based on nationality". we considered our options in the context of the continuing aggression in ukraine from

this premier league season is _ eriksen does that. this premier league season is in _ eriksen does that. this premier league season is in its - eriksen does that. this premier- league season is in its penultimate month. the race for the title is so close. liverpool beat watford to win their tenth game in a row. form that is so good but for now keeps them second. the only team above them at their next league opponents, manchester city.— their next league opponents, manchester city. their next league opponents, manchester ci . ~., , ., manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm — manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm and — manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm and hitting _ manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm and hitting the - manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm and hitting the back. manchester city. man city hitting an early rhythm and hitting the back of| early rhythm and hitting the back of the net through kevin de bruyne! when city hit full stride they are unstoppable

it's first v second in the premier league — manchester city v liverpool. the champions v runners up. only a point seperates the two sides and many people are calling this the title decider. here's what the managers think. i don't know. it will be, you know, it will be massive. an important three points. still remains seven games, 21 points. a lot of things involving the champions league and fa cup, so it's important of course it is. very important game, i'm looking forward _ very important game, i'm looking forward to— very important game, i'm looking forward to it. bigger challenges you can face _ forward to it. bigger challenges you can face in— forward to it. bigger challenges you can face in football but that's really — can face in football but that's really nice and why i do this kind of thing — really nice and why i do this kind of thing 15— really nice and why i do this kind of thing. 15 points behind it will still he — of thing. 15 points behind it will still he a — of thing. 15 points behind it will still be a great game, but... lack

commentator: and it is 12 i premier league wins in a row for manchester city. but then had slip ups — liverpooljust kept winning to now close the gap and with one more win, today they'd go out in front. we were 14 points behind city and now we've clawed that gap back to one point and i think we should all be really proud of how far they've come this season, winning and getting three points at the etihad. don't think it would get much better than that. liverpool have just kept on winning, and that's why that gap is shortened tojust one point because they've been so relentless. and it just shows that the standards of these two teams and how they're they're really pushing each other towards greatness. i think they are the two best teams in the world without doubt, and it's going to be fascinating to see how it plays out. they've been so dominant, but so close. in four years of football and 144 games, there's one point between them. this year, one will lift the trophy with the fans back in to see it. this it means so much to both of them in football's great moder

but what are everton�*s chances of staying in the premier league after another damaging defeat drags them even closer to the bottom three? also coming up on the programme before 7... ahead of the biggest race of the year, we speak to history maker rachael blackmore as she returns to aintree to defend her grand national title. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. most of the talk heading into the start of golf�*s first men's major of the year has centred on one man — tiger woods — returning little over a year after suffering life—threatening injuries when he crashed his car. he's not the only story on day one of the masters at augusta, but it's obviously where we start tonight. our correspondent andy swiss has been following the day's play so far. been watching tiger woods, how is he getting on? 50 been watching tiger woods, how is he caettin on? ., been watching tiger woods, how is he caettin on? . , , getting on? so far, pretty well. it seemed almost _ getting on? so far, pretty well. it seemed almost unthinkable thatl seemed almost unthinkable that you would be here a fe

another goodbye in football — the premier league's current longest—serving manager, sean dyche, is sacked by burnley. and emma raducanu rises to the occasion as she wins her first professional match on clay in the billiejean king cup. welcome along to sportsday.