this, after youssef en nesyri had put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute. sevilla, who knocked out manchester united in the quarter finals, have won the europa league a record six times, most recently in 2020. i m optimistic for the second leg, because this team has shown during the whole season they are able to surmount difficulties. i think the lads deserve this draw, and above all, the chance to play in the finals, so i am happy for them. was they did tonight, they are a truly great team. in the other tie, edoardo bove fired roma to a win over bayer leverkusen in their semi final first leg match. he scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the stadio olimpico, allowing jose mourinho s side to take a slender lead into next week s second leg in germany. the win gives mourinho the chance to reach his second european final in as many years as roma coach after winning the europa conference league last season. semifinals are never emotionally easy. they are neve
hello from the bbc sport centre. let s start with the question marks over declan rice s future at west ham manager david moyes says there is a good chance the captain will leave at the end of the season. the midfielder s contract is set to expire in 2024, although the club do have an option to extend that by a further year. so far rice has rejected all efforts to get him to sign an extension, amid interest from other top clubs. we honestly hope declan stays, that is the biggest thing, we would love declan to be a west ham player. but we are aware that might not be the case come the end of the season. that is one of the scenarios you talk about planning. 0ur that is one of the scenarios you talk about planning. our plan is we have him here, but we are aware we don t have that chance. manchester city boss pep guardiola says he doesn t understand the scheduling of their fixtures as they face into a hectic few weeks until the end of the season. city are chasing a possible trebl
hours. a convicted child abuser has been found guilty of murdering a seven year old girl in sunderland in the north east of england more than 30 years after the killing took place. nikki allen was beaten and stabbed before her body was dumped in a derelict building. this afternoon a jury convicted david boyd of her murder. danny savage reports. a little seven year old girl brutally murdered more than 30 years ago. last seen skipping after a man she was being lured to her death by the river wear. we now know who that man was. david boyd, 25 years old at the time, now 55. pa rt part of the team investigating the murder of nikki allen. advances in dna evidence found traces of him on nikki allan s clothes. nikki lived in a ground floorflat on this estate in sunderland. her killer lived on the third floor of the block. the whole estate has since been demolished. sharon is nikki s mum. it s hard to comprehend the effect this has had on her life. your life just changed and nobody.
week. hello and welcome. the high court in his lab is bad has ordered the release of pakistan s president imran khan. this follows his dramatic arrest of charges. there was a heavy presence of media and security. he is expected to speak to supporters after a wave of violence and unrest. this is the scene inside court earlier as mr khan was released on bail. he is unwilling to leave that courthouse until the details of that bail are provided to him. let s take you live to our correspondent. just bring us up to date, we had been waiting for these pictures and expecting to see him leave court. we are told he is waiting for the paperwork to be handed to him. waiting for the paperwork to be handed to him. , , handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for the handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for the court - now he is waiting for the cou