we ll look ahead to what could be a defining week at the top of the table. after protesters disrupted the world snooker championship, we ll tell you how security s being stepped up at the crucible. i ll be very surprised if the protocols that were in place at the crucible yesterday are in place today. also coming up on sportsday before 7. how a special piece of kit s transforming how one woman s competing at this year s london marathon. we start tonight with the mountain chelsea have to climb if they re to salvage anything from this season. 2 0 down from the first leg, they need at least three goals against real madrid to remain in the champions league. a change of owner, half a billion pounds spent, yet another manager. nothing s transformed chelsea s fortunes so far as patrick geary reports. and so to chelsea s at last remaining bridge, the final road forward in a season of missed earnings runs through real madrid at stamford bridge but they have made things hard for themse
and other big sports events considering their security arrangemnets. george williams says it s a huge honour to have been named as the new england men s rugby league captain. the warrington wolves scrum half succeeds sam tomkins, who will retire at the end of the season. williams did captain the side for one game during the world cup last year, calling it the proudest moments of my life. lizzie deignan is set to return to cycling six months after having her second child. she ll race in belgium today, but she says she s disappointed the women s tour of britain will not take place this year. it s a blow to women s sport and cycling. organisers failed to find the funding required. i m disappointed, and i can also say that i don t quite understand how it has happened, because from my perspective, when i m out in the uk training on british roads, participation levels are higher than i ve ever seen before. friends, family, like, they all follow cycling more
morning, so we should be back on the air on bbc fourat morning, so we should be back on the air on bbc four at 7pm without the dust buster, we hope, this evening. thanks to hazel irvine on the team there. time now for some of the day s other sport stories. george williams is the new england men s rugby league captain. the warrington wolves scrum half succeeds sam tomkins, who s set to retire at the end of the season. williams will lead the side in an international against france in warrington on saturday 29 april. british rider tao geoghegan hart made it two wins from two at the tour of the alps with victory on the second stage in italy. the ineos grenadiers rider pipped australia s jack haig to increase his overall lead to 18 seconds. carlos sainz has failed in his appeal to have his five second penalty from the australian grand prix overturned, which saw him drop from fourth to 12th. race stewards decided that no significant and relevant new element had been presented by ferrari. t