this is bbc news. the headlines. the veteran british tv presenter phillip schofield says he has agreed to step down from itv s this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky meets uk prime minister rishi sunak at the g7 summit injapan after landing zelensky tweeted that peace will be closer as a result of his meetings. russia hits back at a deal to supply ukraine with f 16fighterjets saying it s fraught with massive risks for the west amid claims from the notorious wagner mercenary group that bakhmut is now under russian control. in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest party in local government with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. breaking news, manchester city at the champions of the premier league after a second placed arsenal have just lost to nottingham forest at the city ground, meaning they have no chance of catching them before the s
republican political party, sinn fein, is on track to become the largest party in local government that calls for the return of local rule in stormont. now on bbc news it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, i m chetan pathak. coming up the programme. all eyes on nottingham can forest beat arsenal to move closer to premier league survival, and send the title to manchester city. spurs are beaten by brentford and they re not the only team who s european hopes are dented on the penultimate weekend. can england s callum tarren keep his momentum? we ll be in new york as the leaders and the chasing pack prepare to tee off on day three of the pga championship also coming up on sportsday before 7. wigan show their warrior spirit coming from behind to knock leeds out of the challenge cup. and katie taylor prepares to make history on her homecoming night as big time boxing returns to ireland: i m just excited to be here, really excited to have a chance
staying in scotland, after well over a century of being in the football league, albion rovers have been relegated from league two it s spartans who ll take their place after they won their pyramid play off final 1 0, 2 1 on aggregate. meanwhile hamilton academical are playing airdrie for a place in the championship next season. it s the second leg of their playoff final. hamilton were a goal down from the first leg but drew level on aggregate when connor smith put them ahead in the first half. it s currently still 1 1 on aggregate in the second half. tottenham have thrashed reading 4 1 in the wsl meanwhile watford have made an immediate return to the women s championship after beating nottingham forest 1 0 in the national league play off. poppy wilson s first half header was all that separated the two teams at stadium mk ensuring that wales all time leading scorer helen ward ended her career on a high with the club. defeat leaves forest in the third tier for a 12th successive season
have three. doesn t matter what happens, they already have the title. mccasland manchester united just a point away from ceiling champions that football buffer next season in newcastle playing at leicester on monday night. liverpool will have to make do with fifth place. still a fight going on here. brighton, aston villa, spread is possibly trying to get in on the european places. let s have a look at the bottom half of the table. this is what nottingham forced will be looking at with a smile on their face tonight because safety for them, six points clear of the relegation zone, it is leeds united to have work to do. they have less ham and tottenham to play in their last two games. can they get the winds they need to survive? every ten will go to the final day for them as well. it s a home game against bournemouth. it is tight, but what a win for nottingham forced this afternoon. stockport county have reached
28 league goals now. none of his team mates come close. moves like this have been so rare. emerson royal so close to a second. brentford are missing their kane. star striker ivan toney is beginning an eight month ban for breaking betting rules, so others must step up. bryan mbeumo showed the way. his colleagues took notice. barely ten minutes later they looked for him again. 2 1 to brentford. mbeumo had transformed the game and with it the mood. for spurs it was about to get worse. ollie skipp lost it. before long, yoane wissa finished it. that s going to be the winner, surely. brentford keep rising. tottenham are saying sad goodbyes to a sorry season. patrick gearey, bbc news. here are the thoughts of both managers. first tottenham s interim boss ryan mason who was asked for his thoughts on how