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
a writer needs many qualities to win a grand tour, endurance, the ability to deal with all weather conditions and to stay healthy for three weeks. sometimes, to pick your battles and look at the bigger picture. that was the case for geraint thomas today. that pinkjersey can be a mixed blessing it means an hour of interviews every day, while your rivals are already recovering. primoz roglic, in the black and yellow of thejumbo visma team is two seconds behind thomas in the standings but he was playing it safe too. so as the race reached flatter terrain a clearer picture emerged. a breakaway group was allowed to gain minutes and minutes. germany s nico denz won his second giro stage, while in the second group across the line was the unheralded frenchman bruno armirail. he d started the day 22nd but as the thomas group, tactically, trundled over the line 20 minutes later, armirial inherited the race lead. the welshman content to let that pinkjersey go for now the french rider more t
in the standings but he was playing it safe too. so as the race reached flatter terrain a clearer picture emerged. a breakaway group was allowed to gain minutes and minutes. germany s nico denz won his second giro stage, while in the second group across the line was the unheralded frenchman bruno armirail. he d started the day 22nd but as the thomas group, tactically, trundled over the line 20 minutes later, armirial inherited the race lead. the welshman content to let that pinkjersey go for now the french rider more than happy to accept it and all that comes with it. danny savage, bbc news. drew savage. it s a big night of boxing. as the light weight world champion ireland s katie taylor hopes to become only the second fighter in the modern era to hold all the major belts, at two different weights. the fight against england s chantelle cameron is a homecoming too.