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Candidates Campaign Team in the run up to sundayspresident ial election. And three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman guy hedger, shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. Tend to cross for sportsday. Time to cross. Welcome to sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce. These are our headlines this evening wasps and exeter claim home semi finals on the final day of rugbys premiership season. Five goals for Manchester City as they beat Crystal Palace to go third in the Premier League. And the teenage Motor Racing Driver whos vowed to drive again despite losing both his legs. Good evening, well have all the results and reaction to todays football in just a moment, but were going to start with rugby union. Its the final round of matches in the regular season in the english premiership and the pro 12. There was a lot at stake in the premiership, with three teams still able to finish top, and european qualification was also on the line elsewhere. Heres how the table looked at the start of the day. Wasps, exeter and saracens all in with a chance of a top two finish to guarantee an all important a home semi final. A win for leicester or avoiding a big defeat would guarantee the final play off place, whilst sixth and seventh placed harlequins and northampton faced each other for the final European Champions Cup place. So just a bit to be decided, and ben croucher followed all the twists. After 126 matches, it came down to a day were every match had something riding on it, a day were working out who finishes where would give you more of a headache than the rugby itself. Saracens had a number of players arrested. They had ben spencer, who spotted a gap to give the defending champions a surprise lead. It did not last. Thomas young, fun of the coach, scored twice before half time to give what they deserved advantage. While Saracens Focus may be on the cup final next weekend, wasps have just bullied. Christians bloggers . Tries, as it has been all season. This, his 17th, a premiership record. One more needed for an all important record. One more needed for an all importa nt bonus point. Record. One more needed for an all important bonus point. Hugh elliott daily, they try to take them top. Young completed his hat trick top. Young completed his hat trick to co m plete top. Young completed his hat trick to complete the perfect end to a near faultless season for wasps. A Home Semifinal assured, two more games to be crowned champions. No chance of the play offs at franklins gardens, but the winner would be guaranteed a shot in the cup next season. Harlequins had to avoid a heavy against northampton. All the big names on show. The scenes biggest name, george north, helped pull them back into it. Alex put them ahead not long after. Advantage northampton, until harlequins responded. Fixed in the table was anybodys guess. Northampton gave themselves ahead when this third try was bundled in. Another bonus point would see them lea pfrog another bonus point would see them leapfrog their opponents, an entire season leapfrog their opponents, an entire season boiled down to ten minutes. Harlequins survived the onslaught. Celebration in defeat, and after a long season, possibly if few sore him tomorrow. A few sore heads. So, heres how the regular season finished. The premiership semifinals to be played on the 20th of may. Wasps at home to leicester tigers. Exeter chiefs welcome saracens. Harlequins losing bonus point, ensuring that they finished ahead of saints, to finish in the final european place. London irish finished top of the championship and eased their way into the Playoff Final with a 39 22 victory over doncaster 711 25 on aggregate. Theyll play Yorkshire Carnegie for the right to replace bristol in the premiership. Its also the final day of the regular season in the pro12, and leinster can seal top spot with a win at ulster. But its not going their way in belfast. Ulster, who will finish just outside the Play Off Spots in fifth, are ahead. Number eight, roger wilson, ulsters most capped player in his last game before retiring, has scored the only try of the game so far, to help ulster towards a 10 6 lead. Andrew trimble has since added another, with a 17 6 lead. Another saying farewell to his club is Glasgow Warriors coach gregor townsend. Hes taking charge of the Scottish National team after this game with edinburgh and glasgow look on course to be sending him off with a win. Jonny gray scoring the only try so far as they lead 11 9. The trail at the moment by 12 11. Six games in all happening right now. Munster are beating connacht and as things stand theyd top the table. And in the battle of the bottom two, treviso are beating zebre. Lets catch up with all the days football in the Premier League, with olly foster and our football reporter steve crossman. Cheers, james. Six matches to chat about. Well show you what happened in the early kick off first. Manchester city playing Crystal Palace at home, and running riot to move up to third on goal difference. It finished 5 nil. Alex gulrajani reports. They would have wanted to be playing for much more than just a spot in next seasons Champions League. The Manchester City season is now based onjust Manchester City season is now based on just that. Crystal palace still have one eye at the other end of the table. The other was not on david silva early on. He started the move and coasted into the box on notice, to finished it. City ahead in under two minutes. Not what Sam Allardyce had planned for, with safety from relegation still not assured. Vincent company didnt offer any assistance in that regard. If Thumping Finish from the captain to double 30s advantage. They were not finished. Kevin obrien added a third. In thes attempts to keep it out summed ups palaces afternoon. From there, city pushed on and on. Raheem sterling got in on the act before a fifth goal from a test different goal scorer. The win wrapped up that moves City A Step Closer to sealing a place among europes elite next season. Big sam got through about eight pack of gum during that one palace had beaten arsenal, liverpool and cheslea in their three previous wins. They came undone against city. It was a good Manchester City performance. Vincent company, you wonder what he will be doing next season. Wonder what he will be doing next season. I was a bit worry for city because several players are injured. It was the kind of game you thought there is a shock in this match. But players like kevin, also on the scoresheet, had different ideas. Sam alla rdyce was scoresheet, had different ideas. Sam allardyce was a little disappointed in the way that his team played, but with 38 points, they probably enough already. Lets hear from with 38 points, they probably enough already. Lets hearfrom the with 38 points, they probably enough already. Lets hear from the two managers. It is tough. It is another competition in the world, six Strong Tea M Competition in the world, Six Strong Team is fighting for positions in spain, germany, it is so. Every season will be tougher and tougher, qualifying for the Champions League. There will be success with teams, maybe once in the europa league. We wa nt to maybe once in the europa league. We want to qualify for the Champions League and chelsea, cheltenham, arsenal, united, city, even everton is there. All the teams of course. So important for the club, for the players, for everybody to be there in the season. It lies in our hands. We will try to beat City A Week On Sunday and we have to have the nerve for that one. We have had a fantastic run that has come to an end with three disappointing defeats. We have to put it right next week and get back on winning ways. Sam alla rdyce mentioning Sam Allardyce mentioning the mass match coming up against hull next weekend. Hull against sunderland, match coming up against hull next weekend. Hullagainst sunderland, i spoke to the osmond yesterday who said it do not be surprised if sunderland, out, relegated yesterday, and play with freedom, all that weight of the and relegation of their shoulders and they beat hull 2 0. They have had that on their shoulders and since week one when moyes said they are in a Relegation Fight so it must, not be a relief, but at least theyre not playing under that cloud. Hull played very well. They were unlucky. The goalkeeper had very few states to begin the game, apart from getting near the two goals. And michael, 42 home games he had had before this three years, but now that winning home run is all overfor them. But they should have had two penalties in the game. The bicycle kick looked like it was locked by the arm ofjohn oshea. It was not his day. Lets hearfrom the arm ofjohn oshea. It was not his day. Lets hear from the two managers. We lost are focused on the second half and they conceded two goals in the set pieces are made of a problem. You come to the past again. Her team, a problem. You come to the past again. Herteam, in a problem. You come to the past again. Her team, in the a problem. You come to the past again. Herteam, in the past, considered too many calls on the set pieces because the focus. In the second goal, it was offside again. One more goal in offside and the referee do not see of course. But it is the football and now is the moment to rest and analyse what has happened and prepare the next. You hope that the players show pride in the jersey and i thought they did that. It would be difficult to be critical of anybody. They performed very well. One or two outstanding performances. We missed some chances, saved a couple of their good opportunities. Overall, it was a good performance. We have not been running much recently, so from our Point Of View we are thrilled to win the game. Not been winning much. Hull could slip into the bottom three if swansea win at home to everton. Swa nsea swansea are in the lead them to this call. Fernando has made a career out of scoring that kind of goal. They have missed him when he was out of the side i think. He missed a great chance to win the game for them at old trafford in swanseas last match but this is even more critical and if they get that victory, they will go about hull city in the lead. Swanseas next go about hull city in the lead. Swa nseas next game go about hull city in the lead. Swanseas next game if sunderland, so for mark was all but things are starting to look pretty bleak. 1015 starting to look pretty bleak. 10 15 minutes into the second half, still 1 0 to swansea. Leicester, all about the ills, Fracking Manager earlier in the season, but they are into the top half of the table and are mathematically safe. Unbelievable to think that has happened. When the manager was sackedit happened. When the manager was sacked it was a moral outrage but it was a risk ruthless decision and Crick Shakespeare has transformed them. I do not think even as champions they thought they could finish higher than men, which is where they are, but their owners have made a strong call. The goalkeeper was pretty much untroubled during the game. A co mforta Ble Untroubled during the game. A comfortable 3 0 victory over watford. One player scored a brilliant goal. Lets see what his manager has to say. Obviously pleased with the result. Performance was not quite there today for both sides, i think. It was a bit of a scrappy affair at times but ultimately, it was about the result and another clean sheet, which is pleasant. When i took over, the most important thing was to be competitive in every game, to try to climb the table and never said a points target, but ultimately, now, we are mathematically safe and we have got three games left. A couple more matches together. You just think not much riding on them. They were good games starting with bournemouths draw against stoke city. We just saw city. Wejust sanosh city. We just sanosh king city. Wejust sanosh king briefly city. We just sanosh king briefly and shot. Would it not know if you will be credited yet with the final goal for bournemouth. It finished 2 2, but may go down as an own goal. But what a job Eddie Howlett on again this season. I do not know of bournemouth fans are the kind of supporters who will think that solidarity in the Premier League is boring. I bet you double zero but there are lot of Premier League fa ns but there are lot of Premier League fans of their clubs. Stoke city, maybe their supporters will look at it and think could we not be doing better than we are . A controversial goal. Lisa scored an own goal on a rare start for bournemouth. They have got lots of Injury Problems but you have to say, fair play to them. Lets hear from the two managers. Incredibly tough league and we find that again this year. Such highs and lows but we are delighted to see we will be playing in the Premier League next season. Disappointing. We are always very much on the front foot. We had a game plan to frustrate them and that worked really well for us. They did not really create too many of note. We have just slipped up on a couple of occasions. The last match, a west brom fan was making lots of funny noises for 90 minutes. Another 2 2. A good result this for west brom at albion because they just a good result this for west brom at albion because theyjust needed to solidify what they have done. They have had a great season off all. Salomon had not scored in 19 games before this match. Finally back on the scoresheet. His final game before that run, he scored a hat trick. Youre the kind of striker that West Bromwich albion has needed over the season. He has had a Good Campaign overall and that one of his is over. But sean dyce, burnley this season, i would not say that everybody was writing them off by any means, they are putting a lot of players from their last stint in their Premier League, but they know they are safe. Letter from the managers. Budgets, etc. But you cannot go around the premier League Running about everybody else, you have to think about yourself. We have focused on ourselves, took a few knocks as you do, but we have got to 40 points, which is a good marker for a team like ours, with still two games to go so we want to go hard on him as well. It isa it is a difficult place to come, they put you under enormous pressure and you have to defend, and fair play to them, they dont have to 12 stop we have gone into the last few games with only one striker, and that has been solomon, and he has had to dig the School Weight by himself. He works of socks off and today he has got his just reward and we are very, very pleased. I am pleased for the whole crew because they have all worked hard and have had a right go again today. Thank you very much. We will do it all again at 7 30pm and look at the tables, top and bottom, because there will be a little bit of change because swansea are still leaving everton at the liberty stadium. Will carry i think Inverness Caledonian thistle are still fighting to stay in the scottish premiership. The bottom club are nowjust four points adrift of safety after a 2 1 win against relegation rivals hamilton. Brad mckay scored their first on ten minutes. They doubled their lead with a penalty and hamilton could only manage a late consolation goal. Elsewhere today, dundee eased their relegation fears with an away win at kilmarnock. Ross county are safe from Automatic Relegation after winning at second from bottom motherwell. Champions celtic are still unbeaten in all domestic competitions, 43 matches, after a 4 1 win at home to stjohnstone. So heres the table, celtic are on 97 points with a remarkable 30 points lead. At the other end, inverness are chasing down motherwell and hamilton. Its the final day of the league two regular season with three sides all looking to win the league, seven sides vying for a play off place, and two clubs trying to stay in the Football League. 12 games in all, all kicking off at the same time. This is how it is looking at the moment. Still a lot to be decided but looking very bleak indeed for hartlepool, who are currently training at home to don foster. They need to win and hope that newport slip up. To doncaster. Newport are also winnings would look like hartlepool will be dropping out of the Football League. At the moment, doncaster heading for the title. Tranmere rovers are 90 minutes away from rejoining the Football League after a two year exile, thanks to their National League play off Semifinal Win against aldershot town. Having won the first leg 3 0, tranmere were always in control of the tie and a late strike from James Norwood gave them a 2 2 draw on the day a 5 2 win on aggregate. The Play Off Final is at wembley next sunday. Tranmere will face either forest green or dagenham, who are tied at 1 1 going into tomorrows second leg. In theirfinal warm up match before the Rugby League World cup in october england beat samao 30 points to ten in sydney. 3010. Samoa had their moments in the second half but overall it was an encouraging performance from england as joe lynskey reports. They have come half way around the world, in the middle of the season, but little sentiment is geared for england on these shores. In sydney, this was also samoas chance in the spotlight and the working to make an impact. But the visitors arrived with their own agenda, with just one test before the world cup, every minute matters. Ryan gave them the lead inside two minutes. For england, this was of much about standing out from one another as their opponents. Players like ratchford a re their opponents. Players like ratchford are bidding for a starting place in october. He is now had england fully in control, and opal samoa did respond, Wayne Bennetts tea m samoa did respond, Wayne Bennetts team were finding the gaps. First josh, then james graham team were finding the gaps. First josh, Thenjames Graham extending the lead. Suddenly, a distinct super league field in sydney. After disappointments in the autumns formations, this was the performance they were expecting. Five tries mean england take to the skies with the winning feeling. So a good win for england. It follows australias win against new zealand in their only warm up game yesterday. So next up is the world cup in the autumn, and our rugby league correspondent dave woods says englands chances of winning the tournament were enhanced by todays performance. On the back of what we have seen, you would say that england would be second big bets for this world cup. The New Zealanders a little bit disappointing, australia still very much up there, all of the pedigree and star players. If you were to make a bold prediction at this point, you would predict and australia england final in the world cup. But samoa would be good. Fiji would be good. Tonga had a very good win. There might be a lot of underrated nations who might punch through this world cup. Germanys Ingrid Klimke leads the Badminton Horse Trial after todays Cross Country event. She goes into the final days showjumping competition tomorrow leading with 0. 4 of an advantage over the reigning badminton and olympic Champion Michaeljung whos on 40 penalties in second. Rosalind canter is the highest placed briton in sixth place. No woman has won the overall title in ten years. Theres coverage throughout the weekend on the Bbc Red Button and online. Iamso i am so proud of bobby, because he was bold and he was really tough. It was bold and he was really tough. It was not an easy ride. I would say, i could not wave to the crowd. Enjoyed myself too much i knew that everything was coming very quick and he wanted to go so fast. He was a bit strong sometimes because he wa nted bit strong sometimes because he wanted to go even faster and i really wa nted wanted to go even faster and i really wanted to prepare. But every time he saw the line, he right away jump time he saw the line, he right away jump and was a fluent and pure fun, really. Crickets attempt to grab a new audience has been successful with 20 20, now its the turn of golf to try to adapt to the changing demands of spectators in the 21st century. Two tea ms two teams are facing each other with a bit of razzmatazz thrown in as well. James burford has been watching the action. This board has been given a makeover and with entrances like boxing ring walks, the first day delivered a knockout punch . 16 countries are divided into four groups of four. Each team plays each other and the top two go through to the quarterfinals. What is new . It is all played over just quarterfinals. What is new . It is all played overjust six holes. Englands pair are through to tomorrows quarterfinal topped group, which means they will will ta ke group, which means they will will take on italy. Scotland are also into the knockout rounds. They made sure they finished second behind thailand. They will face portugal tomorrow. So, has the event been a success . Pa rents so, has the event been a success . Parents and children alike seemed to enjoy what they saw, and this is what it is all about. Changing the game to inspire the next generation. Andre greipel has taken the lead of the giro ditalia after the second stage in sardinia. At the end of a 137 mile ride, the german had the most left in the tank to power past his rivals and take a four second lead over austrias lukas postlberger, who won the first stage yesterday. Britains Geraint Thomas finished eighth and has climbed to 11th in the overall standings, 14 seconds off the lead. Churchill the 6 4 favourite has won the first classic of the flat season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. The win gave trainer aidan obrien a record breaking eighth win in the classic. It was jockey ryan moores second win in the race, having ridden obriens previous winner gleneagles back in 2015. Barney roy was second ahead of third favourite al wu kair. A week on from that Epic Heavyweight Contest At Wembley and a potential future opponent for anthonyjoshua has been in the ring this morning. Joseph parker, the wbo heavyweight champion, was fighting in his native new zealand against a former sparring partner, the romanian razvan cojanu. He had to step in a quite late notice. The fight went the full 12 rounds but it wasnt much of a spectacle. Parker retained his wbo belt with a unanimous points decision, but his performance will have done little to worryjoshua. A teenage Racing Driver who lost both his legs in an horrific crash has vowed to race again. Billy monger was racing in the formula 4 championship at Donington Park last month when he collided with a stationary car. Nick quaraishi reports. His story has Touched Motor Sports Fa Ns his story has touched Motor Sports Fans around the world and billy monger, or billy wizz as he is not, cannot believe this. It is amazing. To turnover and it is the signatures of many world champions. Lewis hamilton. That really touched my heart. Tragedy struck less than three weeks ago. Billy was racing in the Formula Ford Championship when he was involved in a 120 mph collision with a stationary car. He was flown to the Queens Medical Centre in nottingham, where it was decided he would have to have both legs amputated. Now, on his birthday, billy has helped staff who have helped through the ordeal. Without them, i would helped through the ordeal. Without them, iwould not helped through the ordeal. Without them, i would not be here today. So, a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. £800,000 has been raised for billy, and his payback will be to race again. I definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. Still got a few years left in me, for sure. Billy has celebrated turning 18 with his first legal pint. Today, there will be more cheer, as this brave teenager returns to the family home in surrey. A very tough young man so so good luck to him bust up distil1 1 at everton. We will be back at 7 30pm. See you then. Good luck to him. It is still 1 1 at everton. Good evening. It has been a lovely day, mainly for the northern half of the uk today. Some interesting clouds as well. This is lenticular ios cloud, with the wind blowing over the hills. Lenticular rs cloud. Not much cloud for scotland. Much more as you hit further south into herefordshire. The oilseed rain and grey skies. There is the grey skies we have had. The sunshine in scotland. Also had some thicker Cloud Running through the channel, bringing some rain. That has been affecting the Isles Of Scilly into southernmost coastal areas of cornwall and through the channel islands. So near, so far, it is trying to move northwards but ultimately, that Rain More Peter Out and head into the near continent. A little drizzle coming into the north east of scotland. Otherwise, dried. Cloudy for most but chilly will be keep the clear skies, rural parts of northern ireland, south west scotland and north west england. The best of the early sunshine likely to be here. Cloudy in the morning for the northern isles, northern parts of the mainland, Eastern Scotland. A little bit of drizzle as well, Cloud Running through the central belt as well. If i may start for northern ireland, north west england. A nice day. Different story The Other Side of the pennines. Always more acquired through the day. Further south, quite a cloudy start for wales, the midlands and Southern England as well. Temperatures starting at around ten or 11 degrees. Some changes to the day. Things will improve at lords as well. The odi cricket between england and ireland. Slowly brightening throughout the day. Some sunshine in the afternoon and it will feel a bit warmer as well. Cool breeze blowing and fulfil a bit warmer as well. Cool breeze blowing in workload for northern and Eastern Scotland, a few spots of drizzle in North East England as well. Cloud breaking up to england, wales and eventually across southern part of england. Best of the sunshine across northern ireland, temperatures not far off 20 degrees. Coolerfor northern and Eastern Scotland and those north sea coasts, with that on shore breeze, but sunshine elsewhere and 18 whately. Stronger winds of the north sea on monday blowing in workload for eastern areas. That may break up for workload for eastern areas. That may break upfora workload for eastern areas. That may break up for a while but the best of the sunshine will be across the west of the uk once again. The highest temperatures across the west as well. Ease away into the mid teens, but chilly for North East England and Eastern Scotland. It stays quiet cloudy for many eastern areas on tuesday as well but as you get the sunshine on wednesday, like headless temperatures begin to rise and the ones are much lighter by then as well. Look at those temperatures begin to rise. Those temperatures could be higher by several degrees than 15. Looking around 80, possibly even 19 degrees. 18. This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. The Prime Minister campaigns in Key General Election Battle Grounds in the midlands, and plays down talk of a landslide victory. That was after the conservatives local election success. Im taking nothing for granted over the next five weeks. I need support from across the United Kingdom to strengthen my hand. Jeremy corbyn is out in the East Midlands and he admits his party is facing a huge challenge. He insists his message on key issues can cut through with voters. Of course i am disappointed but we are giving a message about how the economy and society could be very different. The Liberal Democrats pledge a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and social care. If we want the best health and social care for our families