villa went 2—0 up when the ball was dropped under pressure from john mcginn of aston villa. 2—0 to aston villa, derby then had to go to try and save their season. then had to go to try and save their season. 0nly had about two minutes left. with about ten left they got one back, jack mariette‘s shot we think touched on by martin maicon, not clear if he got a touch but it was pretty academic. prince william in the stands could hardly bear to watch. there were so much tension in wembley and then it was all released on that final whistle. villa are absolutely jubilant, derby com pletely absolutely jubilant, derby completely gutted. they will have to stay in the championship another season. stay in the championship another season. villa will of course be much richer, a club with former european champions, former english league champions, former english league champions will feel they belong in the premier league and that is just where they will play their football next season. i know what it means to these aston villa fans. arsenal in the fa cup final and last year against fulham, thatis f

aston villa are back in the aston villa are back in the premier aston villa are back in the premier league, defeating derby county in the play—off final. johanne at konta gets a victory in the first round. —— johanna konta. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. aston villa are back in the premier league — beating derby in the championship playoff final. aston villa are back in the premier league after three seasons away in the second—tier championship. they will benefit by at least £170 million across three years. that could go up to 300 million if they manage to stay out for one season. there was a pretty entertaining player final we had here there was a pretty entertaining playerfinal we had here at there was a pretty entertaining player final we had here at wembley stadium, the deadlock was broken when the ball was shouldered in just before the break. a key time to score of course. villa went 2—0 up when the ball was dropped under pressure from john mcginn of aston

it is aston villa who go up after three seasons in the championship. they will now return to the premier league. financially it is game changing and for the club asa it is game changing and for the club as a whole, it is a massive deal. lots of passion from manager dean smith and local lad jack grealish — who the club should now be able to keep hold of? certainly more of a chance now. he has been linked to a move to totte n ha m has been linked to a move to tottenham but he is a boyhood aston villa fan, always dreamt of leading them to the premier league and he has donejust them to the premier league and he has done just that. he cut his eye on the trophy at one stage, that is one of the stranger injuries even ever hear of. he will hardly feel the pain though because it is a dream come true for him. they will help now they can keep hold of him. the club is more financially secure and with that premier league tv money is going to come in. a big dealfor management money is going to come in. a big deal for management team as well who have managed to get

for aston villa, hi profile players, what will happen with them next season? they have loan signings whose future is uncertain. if they do get to the premier league, it is estimated that promotion is worth £190 million to each club. that makes problems go away, and that is what these clubs are after this evening. england's cricketers are playing their third one—day international against pakistan at bristol. eoin morgan's men are 1—0 up in the series in what's really a warm—up for the forthcoming world cup in this country. no jos buttler orjofra archer today, they're being rested so there was a chance for some others in the squad to show what they can do as ben croucher reports. a home world cup on home soil with the home team then with a chance of winning it. two early wickets for chris woakes merely heightened the new—found optimism around the english team. 0ptimism over their batting line—up, but the bowlers found trouble afoot. just as pakistan got going, they found trouble afoot. at the other end, imam ul—haq was using his hands to fully fa ct

aston villa are a step closer to a second successive play—off final. so advantage villa in the first game. leeds are playing derby in the other championship play—off semifinal. they're well into the second half. leeds united are winning. kemar roofe with the goal. leeds, who came third in the table, on terrible run of form, picking upjust one point in their last four league games. derby, on the other hand, have only lost once in the last 12. leeds united currently winning1—0 away at derby county. sunderland ta ke away at derby county. sunderland take on portsmouth later on. it is a repeat of the fl trophy final, where portsmouth won on penalties. —— efl trophy final. salford have been promoted to the football league for the first time in their history. they beat afc fylde 3—0 at wembley in the final of the national league playoffs. emmanuel dieseruvwe putting salford ahead. and it was 2—0 shortly after halftime. carl piergianni with the header. and salford had a third moments later. ibou touray‘s fortunate finish sealing victory. a day to

villa went 2—0 up when kelle roos dropped the ball under pressure from john mcginn of aston villa. 2—0 to villa, a terrible time to make a mistake like that. derby then had to go to try and save their season and they only had around 20 minutes left. with about ten of them left, they did get one back. jack marriott's shot. we think did touched in by martyn waghorn. we're not clear if he got a touch but it was pretty academic. it was all about then whether derby could get that equaliser. prince william, in the stands, could hardly bare to watch. there was so much tension in wembley, and it was all released on that final whistle. villa utterly jubilant. derby completely gutted. they will have to stay in the championship another season. villa will, of course, be much richer. a club that are former european champions, former english league champions, will feel that they belong in the premier league and that is just where they will play their football next season. iam sure i am sure a lot of people didn't think we were going to make it. we just had to dig deeper. we had ten wins ina just ha

why does prince william support aston villa? i does prince william support aston villa ? i know does prince william support aston villa? i know it dates back from when he was really quite little. villa? i know it dates back from when he was really quite littlem anyone knows, get in touch. maybe he liked the kit. a perfectly good reason. it is blue and maroon, isn't it? a very well-known colour combination. we will have a look at the papers in just combination. we will have a look at the papers injust a minute, stay whether you —— where you are, sally. carol is taking a stroll in greater brockley this morning with a look at the weather. the sun is trying to come out and it is also quite chilly, so let's talk to somebody who knows a lot more about the reason than myself. tom plant, you are from the ramblers' association. has it changed its name? not changed its name, it is just an abbreviation of the ramblers assocation. they have been campaigning to improve access to spacesin campaigning to improve access to spaces in the countryside, but what is equally important is t

in the play—off final, aston villa have beaten derby, to win a very lucrative place in the premiership next season. and coming up on bbc news... british number one johanna konta breaks her french openjinx, reaching the second round for the very first time. good evening. the european elections have delivered punishing defeats for both conservatives and labour. in a night of remarkable results, the brexit party, led by nigel farage, and the liberal democrats, took full advantage of the deep disaffection among voters throughout britain. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said the very existence of the conservative party was "under threat" unless it delievered brexit. and labour'sjeremy corbyn is now under intense pressure to back another referendum. let's look at the numbers in more detail. the brexit party won over 31% share of the vote, just a few months after being formed — it wasn't around in 2014. the liberal democrats took 20% of the vote — up 13 percentage points. both labour and the conservatives had a gruelling time. and ukip‘s share of the vote collapsed from five years ago.

aston villa jubilant. villa will be much richer. former european and english leg champions, will feel they belong in the premier league and that is where they will play their football next year. the cricket world cup is almost upon us — it all starts on thursday morning, when england play south africa at the oval. and that's where england signed off their preparations with a thumping warm—up win over afghanistan today. austin halewood was watching. a chance for one last loosen up before the world cup and a chance to once again justify selection. once again they did. england were on the game, with a bowl and into the field. the captain run out for 14, the start of an afghan collapse. four wickets in eight balls forjust two runs, it was not good to watch other fans finally did have something to cheer about. 44 for nabi. the first ball for england for and that set the tone. a quick 550 from the opener with thejonny ba i rstow never too from the opener with thejonny bairstow never too far behind. —— a quick fire 50. england race

aston villa are a step closer to a second successive play—off final. leeds beat derby 1—0 in the first leg of the championship play—off semi—finals. it was dutchman kemar roofe who gave the whites the lead — he also had a chance just a few minutes later, saved by the rams‘ keeper kelle roos. moments later, derby were given a penalty after a tangle between jack harrison and jayden bogle. but the decision was then reversed, with leeds rewarded a free—kick instead. sunderland are taking on portsmouth in the first semi final of the league one play offs. it's a repeat of the efl trophy final. it is currently 0—0 in that match. doncaster face charlton in the other semi tomorrow. salford city — the football club part—owned by manchester united's famous ‘class of 92‘ has been promoted to the football league — for the first time in their history. they beat afc fylde 3—0 at wembley in the final of the national league play—offs. emmanuel die—seruv—we david beckham is one of the owners, ryan giggs as well. it is part of a plan for t

one lucky winner of derby county and aston villa gets a trip to the premier league, and with it at least £170 million over three years. if you stay up for one season, that becomes 300 million. it makes the 6.6 million going to next weekend's champions league winners look like peanuts. so, who wants to be a multimillionaire? villa buzzed first. on the brink of the break, anwar el ghazi the scorer with his shoulder. it's where it ends up that counts. derby's boss, frank lampard, won almost everything as a player, but the touchline could be a helpless place. he could only watch his goalkeeper kelle roos do this.

in the play—off final against aston villa awaiting the winners. austin halewood has more. they are one of english wood bowl‘s sleeping giants. elland road has seen three first division titles, but such former glories had been absent of late. for 15 season, leads have been away from the top flight. but the yorkshire faithful believe they have finally found the man to ta ke they have finally found the man to take them back to the big time. after a five first leg at pride park, they have the lead. translation: at the emotion is an ingredient that allows you to use better skills, we know there is a long path to reach our goal. we have just laid the first part and we have the second part to play. since france —— sicily tussled in the 705, leeds and derby have had a fierce rivalry, ordered off the pitch, the two sides are never far from controversy. in january,

jed steer was aston villa's hero as he saved two west brom spot kicks in a 4—3 penalty shoot—out victory in the second leg of of the championship play—off semifinal at the hawthorns. and rory mcilroy has confirmed his intention to play for ireland at next year's olympics in tokyo, while tiger woods has also suggested he could alsp represent his country at the games for the first time. back with all those stories that 9:30am. the body representing lawyers around the world has published a report saying one in three women in the profession has been sexually harrassed. the international bar association, which surveyed 7000 people working in law, found that three out of four cases were not reported, often because victims feared the repercussions. half of the women and a third of the men questioned by the association said they had experienced bullying at work. let's speak to international bar association legal advisor and the report's author,

west brom and aston villa battle for a place in the championship playoff final. hello and welcome to sportsday. england showed why they're favourites to win this summer's cricket world cup as they put on a show of strength in bristol to beat pakistan in the third one—day international. they were set a competitive score by the visitors, but england set about their run chase quickly, and powerfully — as craig templeton reports. but the home team and shot of winning that, even stuffed animals are feeling patriotic. to early wickets for chris, and heightening the new—found optimism. but then mum started using his back to full effect and ended with a career—best.

in the championship norwich sealed the title with victory over aston villa, while derby have secured the final play off spot on the final day of the championship season. frank lampard's side just pipping middlesbrough who face another season in the second tier, amid plenty of drama. as james burford reports. if ever there was an afternoon for looking over your shoulder, this was it. frank lampard's players started on the front foot. the crispest of crosses, the coolest of headers. the man they can count on when time stands still. the pride of pride park clearfor all to see, time to tuck in and buckle up. these players have been on quite a ride in this roller—coaster of a championship season. fans started checking the scores, middlesbrough two up, a nightmare scenario which seemed unlikely but then threatened to become a reality. the goal that could put derby out of the play—offs. frank lampard in his days as a player played his hand. could mason bennett craft a chance? he scored one. just look at what it means. there was even time to seal it from the spot and harry walton did. no

tense times for fans of west brom and aston villa. it's gone to extra time, in their championship playoff semifinal, second leg. west brom won 1—0 winners on the night after full time. craig dawson with the goal. so that meant it was 2—2 on aggregate... no away goal advantage in the play offs so they've gone to extra time. the scores reamin level with just xxx minutes to go. penalties looking very likely as it stands. the premier league season is only just over, and already the managerial rumour mill is in full operation. brighton sacked chris hughton yesterday, and it looks like they already know who they want to replace him. it's this man — the swansea boss graham potter. brighton's initial approach to speak to him has been rejected though. hughton was let go, after brighton avoided relegation byjust a couple of points. brighton stayed up at the expense of cardiff — and they've confirmed that their boss neil warnock is staying at the cloud. they say he's the right man to guide them back top the premier league.

but aston villa are back in the premier league. they beat derby county 2—1 in the championship playoff final at wembley where patrick gearey was watching. roll up, roll up, for wembley‘s big bank holiday giveaway. one lucky winner of derby county and aston villa gets a trip to the premier league, and with it at least £170 million over three years. if you stay up for one season, that becomes £300 million. it makes the £6.6 million going to next weekend‘s champions league winners look like peanuts. so who wants to be a multimillionaire? villa buzzed first, on the brink of the break, anwar el ghazi the scorer with his shoulder. it‘s where it ends up that counts. derby‘s boss, frank lampard, won almost everything as a player, but the touchline could be a helpless place. he could only watch his goalkeeper, kelle roos, do this. and it‘s going to go! own—goal — beyond anyone‘s plan, beyond anyone‘s control. derby had 20 minutes to save their season. they gave it all they had. jack marriott‘s shot, touched in by ma

someone else getting a load of money, aston villa! now there was a big win on at wembly stadium for aston villa — the club beat derby in the championship play—off final — and that secured a place back in the premier league. and one of aston villa‘s supporters, yes, that‘s prince william celebrating in the stadium — a well known supporter of the club. he really went mad. but it struck me he has chosen the wrong claret and blue. but aston villa aren‘t the only team to play in claret and blue who are supported by a member of the royal family. prince charles is an avid follower of fellow premier league side burnley. not the only royalty to have a claret and blue shirt from burnley? i wear claret and blue shirt from burnley? iwear mine claret and blue shirt from burnley? i wear mine with pride! but did they not give him a free season ticket?” am waiting for mine! it was a little on the chilly side today thanks to quite a northerly breeze which also brought some heavy showers. further west the showers fading away through the

four minutes later, aston villa we re it. four minutes later, aston villa were ahead, jack grealish brought down, penalty. a massive moment in the tie, tammy abraham calmness personified. it would get worse for west brom before full—time, marcus gayle shown a second yellow card and sent off for this challenge. he will miss the next lag. aston villa are a step closer to a second successive semifinal. so advantage villa in the first game. leeds are playing derby in the other championship play off semifinal. they're well into the second half. leeds, who came 3rd in the table, on terrible run of form picking upjust one point in their last 4 league games. derby on the other hand, have only lost once in the last 12. currently goals, 20 minutes gone. —— goalless. sunderland take on portsmouth in the first semifinal of the league one play offs at 7.30. it's a repeat of the efl trophy final. doncaster face charlton in the other semi tomorrow. to the scottish premiership now. kilmarnock are back into 3rd. they beat hibs1—0. eam

after 3 seasons away aston villa back in the english premier league they beat darby county 21 in the play off final at wembley thanks to goals from. and john mcginnis disappointment for frank lampard and his 1st season in. charge at darby but a great moment for vela boss dean smith his players and their fans which included prince william who was watching in the stands this match is regarded as the richest game in world football with an estimated $215000000.00 in revenue to the winners and aston villa have already reached out to the prince on their twitter feed the club asking for him to give manager dean smith a knighthood when the next selections are made tottenham manager america says he side or rested and ready for the champions league final they'll take on liverpool in madrid on saturday for the top prize in european club football positiveness future as is remains unclear anything is best not to lose focus ahead of such a huge match we can make the story we can write the story we can provide our fans and i were people i thin and i were family of course. the base happiness in food

three months ago aston villa were seven points off the playoffs but coinciding with jack grealish‘s return to the side — went on a ten match winning run — culminating in 5th in the table. dean smith wants to make it a memorable end of the season for theirfans. the be all and end all is getting to the premier league. we are going through the play—offs lottery where there is 25% chance for all teams. it isa there is 25% chance for all teams. it is a tough route but a rewarding one if you do it. the other match — derby against leeds. remember when leeds boss marco bielsa got caught up in a spying scandal before this game earlier on in the season. no love lost between these too. sunderland — pompey in league one is a repeat of the football league trophy final. in league two — tranmere and forest green — who only recently came into the league via the playoffs — face each other in the first leg tonight. and, ben, what about the national league playoffs because we're guaranteed playoffs ? salford city against afc fylde at wembley stadium tomorrow. it promises to be a terrific matc

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: after three seasons away — aston villa return to the promised land of the premier league — details in the sports briefing. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 11,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri haliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she has left the spice girls. i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri. why? you'r

aston villa have one. first off, let us look through some of those are front pages. the financial times leads with the whatsapp security breach. the telegraph goes with the trial of a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network, involving senior figures at westminster. the i reports on the potential end of thejeremy kyle show — after a person who appeared on it died. the metro goes with the same story, reporting that the show has been taken off the air to protect its long—term future. the sun also leads on thejeremy kyle show, saying theresa may has expressed her concern. the guardian says the defence secretary has promised to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions for military veterans, but with the exception of those who served in northern ireland. and the times — anti—terror police are concerned about the creation of an official definition of islamophobia. so a varied set of front pages. we are going to start off with whatsapp. this had me reaching for my phone today trying to get the update through. it seems very targeted. neverthel

villa at wembley. it has been a bit of an obvious season, maybe because where we are at in the final and we are being talked about and we have had a good year and then i get links because of my 13 years of the top, understand the link but in terms of how i'm seeing it, i do not want to think about it, i do not want to talk about it, i do not want to talk about it, i want to talk about monday and work with the team, i wa nt to monday and work with the team, i want to get this over the line for us. the former arsenal manager arsene wenger has told the bbc he's not sure if he'll ever return to football management. he left the club a year ago and recently has been involved in developing a player—tracking system. i thought as well i will come back in to manage very quickly but i enjoyed quite to take a little distance and to maybe analyse well what i want to do, where i can be useful in our society. now i am at a crossroads and i will come back soon now in football. i cannot tell you exact in what capacit

tense times for fans of west brom and aston villa. it's gone to extra time, in their championship playoff semifinal, second leg. west brom won 1—0 winners on the night after full time. craig dawson with the goal. so that meant it was 2—2 on aggregate... no away goal advantage in the play offs so they've gone to extra time. the scores reamin level with just xxx minutes to go. penalties looking very likely as it stands. the premier league season is only just over, and already the managerial rumour mill is in full operation. brighton sacked chris hughton yesterday, and it looks like they already know who they want to replace him. it's this man — the swansea boss graham potter. brighton's initial approach to speak to him has been rejected though. hughton was let go, after brighton avoided relegation byjust a couple of points. brighton stayed up at the expense of cardiff — and they've confirmed that their boss neil warnock is staying at the cloud. they say he's the right man to guide them back top the premier league. and in scotlan

sports peter has all the details of aston villa's promotion to top flight. the above. the be. the be. the at the at. the be. the be. all at. the be. cyber support now here's peter. thank you very much refound the bell has made a commanding start as he chases a record 12 french open title the defending champion made short work of d.n.a. can from unranked 188th in the world dollars the 2nd seed for the student and dominated every sit in the 1st round match dropping just 6 games. no problems either for another former champion jockey which the world number one beat poland. cuts in straight sets up the riches looking for the 2nd title in paris championships. it was a scare for the 3 time champion serena williams as she dropped the 1st set against . go but she fought back to win dropping just one game in the rest of the match. some of the leading players have struggled including world number 13 caroline wozniacki 22 year old russian for running her crew their mettle roland garos debut to knock was me actually out of the 2. of the 3 seasons away aston villa are back in the english pr

city am looks at the business of the beautiful game as it points out aston villas promotion to the english premier league has netted it at least 170 million pounds. and finally, if you're a little bleary eyed right now, you might want to check out the guardian. it says you're more likely to be a deviant if you're sleep deprived. so let's begin. with me is eileen burbidge, co—founder and partner at passion capital. good to see you. i won't ask you how much sleep you had last night. we will come onto that later. the two papers together. the times and that ——of the daily telegraph. the fallout from the eu elections, trying to make sense of what the uk voters are saying they want when it comes to the next attempt to make brexit happen. and this differing of views as to whether, you know, the governing conservative party should really look at no deal is a realistic option and put it back on the table or whether, asjeremy hunt says, that would be suicidal for the party. it is in the interpretation. it was obviously the worst performance for the conservative party in 200 years. they placed

villa. bamford went down as though he had been hit in the face by villa's anwar el ghazi. shaun edwards will leave the wales rugby union coaching staff after this year's world cup. he's been defence coach since 2008, helping wales win four six nations titles and three grand slams. british number one johanna konta is through to the semi finals of the morocco open. she came from a set down to beat the taiwanese second seed hsieh su wei in three sets. konta will play australia's ajla tomljanovic in tha last four and in rugby league, wigan warriors came from behind to beat london broncos 18 eight, with fullback morgan escare scoring their third try. it was bottom side broncos seventh straight defeat. it's been a great day for british cycling. british cyclist jacob hennessy in wet conditions at the tour de yorkshire. the tour set off from doncaster and this year's route takes in eight host locations including halifax, barnsley, doncaster and leeds. hennessy won both intermediate sprints and the o

aston villa moved a step closer to returning to the premier league, three years after they were relegated. they beat west bromwich albion in the first leg of their championship play—off semifinal — coming from a goal down after dwight gayle's first—half strike. he was later sent—off. but not before villa had equalized and then converted a penalty to make it 2—1. meanwhile in the other semifinal first leg it's been a very long time since either derby or leeds were in the top flight. but leeds have the advantage. they're on the verge of full time at pride park and leeds are currently winning1—0 — kemar roofe the scorer. in the scottish premiership there were wins for kilmarnock, dundee and stjohnston. and inverness are through to the promotion play—off semi—finals with a 4—2 aggregate win over ayr. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high — by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer — emma mitchell — seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. mercedes continue to dominate

they still have the final to go against aston villa so plenty of work to do to reach the promised land again. and the comeback last night is featured heavily on the back pages with the daily mirror mentioning it but it leads onjose mourinho talking about manchester united suggesting that a nice guy in charge of manchester united can end up charge of manchester united can end up as charge of manchester united can end upasa charge of manchester united can end up as a puppet, possibly a veiled reference to olic on assault shop. eltonjohn‘s elton john‘s young eltonjohn‘s young sons will lead watford out at wembley for the fa cup semifinal against manchester city and elton himself won‘t be able to be there because he is on tour, playing in denmark. and the sun reports manchester city have already block booked the wembley hilton hotel next season in anticipation of reaching both the league and fa cup finals. how about that for confidence. chelsea midfielder ruben loftus—cheek is in danger of missing the europa league final after injuring his ankle in a charity match in the us. the

villa. yes they have been promoted. even if they don't stay in the premier league and they get relegated back again, after this season relegated back again, after this season they will get these parachute payments of £75 million for the next two seasons. that yesterday was extremely important to their livelihood. they have done well. they have spent a lot in the season compared to their counterparts in the same league but it seems to have paid off. indeed. let's switch to the guardian now. this one is fascinating. a subject very close to my heart and perhaps close to yours as well. if you are watching. the disrupted sleep pattern. this is not getting enough sleep. according to the guardian, this research. it can lead to true deviant behaviour. it's not as i initially thought, that it's just your, —— not as i initially thought, that it'sjust your, —— it's not that not as i initially thought, that it's just your, —— it's not that you are it's just your, —— it's not that you a

and in football aston villa have returned to the english premier league after beating darby county to walk in the championship play off final 2 and again scored the winner in the wembley showpiece which is known as the most lucrative game in world football for that will receive a windfall of at least $192000000.00 euros winning promotion to england's top tier there is heading to the premier league after a 3 year absence. up next here on d.w.i. quadriga panel gets to grips with last night so your election results was it a wake up call for brussels in just a time of motives for you at the top of the hour have a good day. entering the conflict zone with tim sebastian. i'll be challenging those in power asking tough questions demanding. as comforts intensify i'll be meeting with key players on the ground in the senses of. cutting through the rhetoric holding the prophet to account for the conflicts. conflict zone with tim sebastian fontaine john.

villa awaiting the winners. austin halewood has more. they are one of english wood bowl‘s sleeping giants. elland road has seen three first division titles, but such former glories had been absent of late. for 15 season, leads have been away from the top flight. but the yorkshire faithful believe they have finally found the man to ta ke they have finally found the man to take them back to the big time. after a five first leg at pride park, they have the lead. translation: at the emotion is an ingredient that allows you to use better skills, we know there is a long path to reach our goal. we have just laid the first part and we have the second part to play. since france —— sicily tussled in the 705, leeds and derby have had a fierce rivalry, ordered off the pitch, the two sides are never far from controversy. in january, two sides are never far from controversy. injanuary, leeds were fined £200,000 for sending a spite of one of derby's training sessions. since then and motions have run high, and for frank

villa. he went down after appearing to be had in the face but replays showed no contact. elmohamady has had his red card rescinded. the world number seven judd the world number sevenjudd trump's match against qualifier gary boson will start shortly. hazel irvine is at the crucible theatre. the first of the crucible semifinals and we had john higgins bidding for an eight final against dave gilbert, the 16th seed who is appearing for the 16th seed who is appearing for the very first time in the last four. it was gilbert who came out 5-3 four. it was gilbert who came out 5—3 ahead. how did he manage to manufacture that? he did very well from 2—0 down. he missed two greens issued a potted but then he settled down, settled into the venue. and he looked comfortable in the venue. i had to be honest played the better snooker in that session. john higginsa snooker in that session. john higgins a little loose, at times. 0ne higgins a little loose, at times. one or two we didn't expect from the mas

aston villa have returned to the premier league after beating derby county to-one in the chicken chop -- 2-1 in the championship playoff final. they are returning to the premier league after a three-year absence. reminder of the top story. germany's green party has celebrated major gains in the european parliamentary elections. games that came as centrist parties lost ground. the head of germany's ruling conservatives admits her party lost the vote on climate change and digitalization. we will have more analysis on the european elections coming up on the day in a few minutes. . yeah but it is welcome to live from paris world news and analysis from france twenty four i'm margot and these are the headlines. france's far right takes first place in the europeans this is the mainstream parties lose that both world grip on brussels the far right and the greens. the final say make decisions meanwhile t the u. . k. the bret party far outstrips the usual. political suspects. chance the kurds loses a vote of confidence oscars leader is swept aside and the continued fallout of the video scandal

the semifinal first legs will both be played on saturday — aston villa host west bromwich albion, and derby will be at home to leeds. in the scottish premiership, rangers have beaten hibs1—0. despite going down to ten men. that winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. winning goal was scored byjermain defoejust before half—time. it winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. it was a simple finish. the game was not without controversy as rangers goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off asjust a goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just a few minutes remaining. he will now miss next week's old firm match with celtic. the final of the world snooker championship is under way in sheffield. and its level pegging at the crucible. judd trump and john higgins are all square at four frames each after the first session. trump led 3—1 early on but higgins pegged him back. both players have compiled two centuries each. the evening session begins at 7pm and it will be live on bbc two. cricket and e

west brom levelled the tie in normal time, but it was aston villa keeper jed steer who was the hero, saving the first two baggies spot kicks. that left tammy abaraham to send villa through to the play—off final where they'll play derby or leeds. manchester city have insisted that their players did not mock liverpool supporter sean cox and the hillsborough disaster in a song during their premier league title celebrations. the club has been criticised over a video circulating online that appears to show players and staffjoining in a song that celebrates liverpool fans being "battered in the street". well, that story involving the city players has featured in most of the back pages this morning, including the mail — who say liverpool supporters have reacted with fury to that video which has been circulating on social media. jonny bairstow also features after his performance for england yesterday. he's on the back of the express too. they also have more speculation around a potential sha keup at manchester united, claiming the club could be forced to pay alexis sanchez 12 million not

aston villa and leeds have moved a step closer to returning to the premier league. villa beat west bromwich albion in the first leg of their championship play—off semi—final, coming from a goal down after dwight gayle's first—half strike. he was later sent off, but not before villa had equalised and then converted a penalty to make it 2—1. leeds narrowly beat the in—form derby county in their semi—final first leg. jack harrison's sublime curling cross fed kemar roofe, who scored the only goal at pride park. in the scottish premiership there were wins for kilmarnock, dundee and stjohnston. and inverness are through to the promotion play—off semi—finals. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer, emma mitchell, seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. that's it from me, but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including how valtteri bottas sealed another pole position ahead of lewis hamilton for tomorrow's sp

. >> it happened as aston villa defeated derby county, advancing to the highest level in english soccer. >> aston villa shared the video on instagram, calling it the win that gets the royal seal of approval. >> pretty nice there. >> he just looks excited. i kind of like it. >> i know. >>> back here at home, "aladdin" is now in a league of its own. >> our parent company, disney's, remake of its 1992 classic has soared to a massive $113 million memorial day haul at the north american box office, $234 million worldwide. >> some wishes come true. yeah, it comes as the genie himself, will smith, surprised a aladdin fans at a movie in calabasas, california, complete with handshakes and selfies. oh, wait, he didn't come dressed up. >> he didn't. he had some little funky reviews there. but apparently people didn't care. >> didn't really matter. >> they said, we're going to go see this, it's going to be great, will smith is going to be great. "aladdin." parent company, disney, abc. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> on this memorial day, america paid tribute to its service members who paid the ultimate price for t

in the play—off final, aston villa have beaten derby to win a very lucrative place in the premiership next season. good evening. the european elections have delivered punishing defeats for both conservatives and labour. in a night of remarkable results, the brexit party led by nigel farage and the liberal democrats, who want to stop brexit, took full advantage of the deep disaffection among voters throughout britain. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the very existence of the conservative party was under threat unless it delievered brexit, and labour'sjeremy corbyn is now under intense pressure to back another referendum. let's look at the numbers in more detail. the brexit party won over 31% share of the vote, just a few months after being formed. it wasn't around in 2014. the liberal democrats took 20% of the vote, up 13% points. both labour and the conservatives had a gruelling time, and ukip‘s share of the vote collapsed from five years ago. in terms of seats, the brexit party has 29 meps, the liberal democrats 16, labour ten, and the conservatives just four. the greens m

in the other semifinal, aston villa beat west bromich albion 2—1. on to the scottish premiership now and kilmarnock are back into 3rd. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a 32nd—minute penalty. kenny miller scored the only goal for already relegated dundee, who ended a run of 10 straight defeats with victory at livingston. and stjohnstone secured seventh place, with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals motherwell. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer, emma mitchell, seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. just a quick one to finish — valtteri bottas has pipped lewis hamilton, his mercedes team—mate, to pole for the spanish gp tomorrow. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. labour has announced plans to introduce a £10 an hour minimum wage for all workers including those under the age of 18. at present 16 and 17—year—olds get less than ad

villa, but most of the interest took place at pride park frank lampard's derbyjust held on to their place in the play—offs. two goals in three second—half minutes from mason bennett and harry wilson saw them finish insect, to set upa wilson saw them finish insect, to set up a play—off semifinal against leeds united. to the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. we can go live there right now. judd trump and john higgins, the four—time champion, battling it out in the evening session. they went into the session for — four. trump is now leading 6-5. for — four. trump is now leading 6—5. you can watch the drama unfold on bbc two right now. in cricket, and can claim to a seven wicket win over pakistan in their one—off t20 match at cardiff. archer claimed his maiden wicket on debut, and ended with figures of 2—29. there was a fine innings from james vincentjoe root before the captain, morgan, clinched the win with four balls to spare. britain's piggy french has won the badminton horse trials and her first major title. she beat the overnight leader by a si

now in football aston villa have returned to the english premier league after beating derby county $21.00 in the championship championship play off final john maginnis clinched the winner in the wembley match which is known as the most lucrative game in the world villa will receive a windfall of at least $192000000.00 euros for moving up to england's top tier they were turning to the premier league after a 3 year absence to formula one now mercedes run of 5 consecutive 1st and 2nd place finishes has come to an end but lewis hamilton is still on top of the driver standings after winning the monaco grand prix on sunday the brit doesn't usually need a helping hand but he said he drew inspiration from the recent death of his friend formula one legend niki lauda. a minute of silence for a 3 time world champion niki lauda who passed away at the age of 70 last week lewis hamilton even more this red helmet as a tribute to his mentor and friend drawing strength tom loudest passing hamilton consolidated his lead from pole position on the 1st corner but making him with some nifty attacks max fresh o

villa at wembley. it has been a bit of an obvious link all season. if i say maybe because of where we are at in the final and we have been talked about and we have had a good year and i get linked because of my 13 years at the clu b linked because of my 13 years at the club and! linked because of my 13 years at the club and i understand the link but in terms of it, i do not want to think about it, talk about it, i wa nt to think about it, talk about it, i want to work with the team and get this over the line for us. not many have crossed this divide but abbie mcmanus has left manchester city to join newly promoted manchester united. the england defender spent 12 years at city and was the club‘s longest—serving player. but she‘s always been a united fan and described joining them as a childhood dream. british number three katie boulter travelled to paris for the french open tennis only to withdraw before the tournament starts. boulter had been ruled out for the whole clay season with a back injury

villa have returned to the english premier league after beating derby county $21.00 in the championship play off final john mccain clinched the winner in the wembley match which is known as the most lucrative game in the world the will receive a windfall of at least 192000000 euro's from moving up to england's top tier they were turning to the premier league after a 3 year absence. our minds are now our top story germany's green party has celebrated major gains in the european parliamentary elections again that came as europe's centrist party has lost the head of germany's ruling conservatives admits her party lost the youth thought on climate change and digitalization. and will have more analysis on the european elections coming up on the day in just a few minutes. i mean this is the entire session when i ask him for jurors or dealing with an image that i killed many civilians i mean the irish come in including my father one day suddenly i was a student and i wanted to build a life for myself a lot of days to totally but suddenly life became our kind of sob. providing insights global n

aston villa who finished in 5th, are hosting neighbours, west brom, who ended the season a place above them. it's goalless. later on derby host leeds, in the other semi. mercedes told lewis hamilton there are not many areas he can improve after dominating final practice ahead of qualifying for the spanish grand prix. the world champion was more than half a second quicker than the ferrari of sharl leclair at the circuit de catalu nya near barcelona. the briton‘s mercedes team mate valtteri bottas had been on top in friday's practice, but despite this mistake the finn went on to end up third. ferrari's other driver sebastian vettel was fourth in a session that ended early after briton‘s george russell crashed his williams. that's all the sport — now it's time for click. this week, click dives into facial recognition and surveillance. casinos are betting on it. the police are driving forward with it. but this man doesn't like it. i got a £90 fine, here you go, look at that. £90 — thanks lads, £90, well done. this face opens doors, you know. well, actually it doesn't, but it doe

aston villa face west brom at lunchtime, while derby take on a leeds side, who for much of the season, looked to be heading for automatic promotion. we're focused on ourselves and we mustn't forget the fact that we have beaten us twice, the fact that they finished points above us in the league. they are a strong team who looked a certainty to be promoted at one point. the competition is great and they dropped out of that but i still expect a great challenge. we prepare as we would for anyone, we watch them and focus on what we can do. rafael nadal plays stefanos tsitsipas for a place in the madrid 0pen final later — that's the evening match, but this afternoon, its world number one novak djokovic against dominic thiem, who ended roger federer‘s first clay court tournament for three years. thiem survived two match points against him before knocking out the 20—time grand slam champion in three sets. and simona halep remains on course to reclaim the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she'll play kiki bertens. victory would take her back a

and west bromwich albion are leading their midlands rivals aston villa after dwight gayle took advantage of a mistake in the villa defence. it is the away leg for west brom. it's approaching half—time there. later on, derby county take on leeds united in the other semifinal. mercedes told lewis hamilton there aren't many areas he can improve on after dominating final practice ahead of qualifying for the spanish grand prix. the world champion was more than half a second quicker than the ferrari of charles leclerc at the circuit de catalu nya near barcelona. hamilton's mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, had been on top in friday's practice, and despite this mistake, he went on to end up third. ferrari's other driver, sebastian vettel, was fourth in a session that ended early after briton george russell crashed his williams. qualifying starts at 2 o'clock. great britain face 0lympic silver medalists germany in their opening game of the ice hockey world championship in slovakia this afternoon. it is the first time in 25 years that britain have competed at the top level of the sport and

in the other semi—final aston villa beat west bromwich albion 2—1. 0nto the scottish premiership now and kilmarnock are back into 3rd. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a penalty. kenny miller scored the only goal for already—relegated dundee, who ended a run of 10 straight defeats with victory at livingston. and stjohnstone secured seventh place with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals motherwell. england's matt wallace has a share of the lead of the british masters at southport going into the final round. wallace, who is chasing a fifth european tour title, had raced to a three shot lead early on the third round, but dropped his first shots of the tournament on the back nine to finish on 1a—under par overall, to leave him tied with sweden's marcus kinult. wasps are through to the netball superleague final, after a 20—point victory over loughborough lightning. the defending champions, who topped the table after the regular season, won 74—54 in front of a sell—out crowd of nearly a thousand to progress to the final, keeping their hopes fo a third successive titl

the championship season over with norwich as champions after they beat aston villa. the big issue to be resolved yesterday was the final play—off spot, which has gone to derby county which managed to hold on to six. they beat west brom and if they didn't middlesbrough would have taken their spot but they won 3-1 with have taken their spot but they won 3—1 with frank lampard's side facing leeds in the semifinal. west brom play villa. steven gerrard is frustrated, he says he is running out of ideas when it comes to improving his rangers' players‘ discipline improving his rangers‘ players‘ discipline after their 12th red card of the season. they won the match 1-0, of the season. they won the match i—o,jermain of the season. they won the match i—o, jermain defoe with the only goal of the game before half—time. rangers were already sure of finishing as runners—up to celtic but their keeper, allan mcgregor, was sent off for that. stupid. stupid. sent off for a petulant kick with a couple of minutes remaining, trying to convince the referee it was just a n