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hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday tonight. matsuyama says the floodgates will open as he makes history forjapan at the masters. after making racing history at aintree, rachael blackmore tells us about the homecoming. i haven t really processed the fact. i haven t really processed the fact. i watched the replay a few times, but still just hard i watched the replay a few times, but stilljust hard to comprehend it all. and another step in
to be honest, it hasn t even sunk in. the grand national is the first race as a kid that would have caught my imagination sparked my interest. to finish way ahead in front is just beyond belief. britain s sam bird continues to lead the formula e world championship but couldn t add to his points total after crashing out on the final lap of race two at the rome e prix. bird was taken out by nick de vries on a chaotic final lap that had just resumed after a late safety car. belgium s stoffel vandoorne held off the challengers to claim his first win of the season. and after five years away from the sport, double olympic champion helen glover has marked her competitive return with a gold medal at the european rowing championships in italy. competing alongside team mate polly swann in the women s pair, they held off a romanian charge in the final 200m to cross the line in first place. glover decided to make a comeback after spending time on a rowing machine during last year s
it s hard to even comprehend it right now, to be honest, it hasn t even sunk in. the aintree grand national is the first race as a kid that would have caught my imagination or sparked my interest. to finish with your head in front is just beyond belief. as well as tributes at aintree, football clubs across the uk also paid their respects to prince philip. players and officials wore black armbands at all english premier league matches, and moments of silence were observed at all league matches in england, wales and scotland. tributes were also paid in both codes of rugby there was a two minute silence before england women s six nations match in italy, and a pause for reflection before rugby league s challenge cup matches. in the premier league, manchester city s lead at the top of the table could be cut to 11 points this afternoon if rivals manchester united win at tottenham