three in a row for iga swiatek as once again she s crowned french open winner. also coming up on sportsday. the very latest from the european athletics championships we ll be live in rome ahead of an action packed evening to come. and we ll find out about a special charity football match between two teams of dads, who each came together as a way to aid their mental health. welcome to the programme. now, today, the challenge cup finals at wembley were especially poignant. less than a week on from his death, rob burrow was remembered by those in attendance. st helens were comfortable winners in the women s final, beating leeds rhinos 22 0, while in the men s final, wigan survived a late warrington comeback to lift their 21st title. adam wild reports. this is the day rugby league came together, the sport s grandest occasion always a moment to remember. this year, even more so. fans of all club colours paying their own tributes to the light, the legacy of rob burrow, alleging o
Tonight we are delving into the north south hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up in the programme. Wayde van nierkerk retains his 400 metres world title, but theres a row brewing about the man who wasnt allowed to take part in the final. In the 800m, Kyle Langford lunges for the line but misses out on a medal by the narrowest of margins. And real madrid add to their trophy haul beating Manchester United to retain the european super cup. Well have news of the super cup shortly, but lets start with athletics day five of the world championships, and 0lly foster can round up the nights action on and off the track at the london stadium. Five gold medals. Isaac makwala thought he would go for one of the medals. He arrived at the stadium, hoping to get in. This was a day after he had been told he was suffering from norovirus. He should have been long lining up alongside wayde van niekerk, the world champion. But he was sent packing, told he had to be in isolation. To the race itself. Way
champion luca brecel among the first to get going. it s the sport s marathon event, with the later matches longer than any other tournament, played over more than two weeks in sheffield. after back to back century breaks in his first two frames, brecel is taking a 2 2 score in the interval. he went 2 0 because of those breaks but dave gilbert has won two since, 2-2 at but dave gilbert has won two since, 2 2 at the crucible. max verstappen has become the first driver this century to qualify on pole position for the opening five races of a formula one season. after winning the morning s sprint race at the chinese grand prix, the world champion qualified fastest for sunday s main race ahead of sergio perez and fernando alonso. lewis hamilton, who was second in the sprint, was then knocked out of the first session of qualifying and will start 18th out of 20 on the grid in shanghai. manchester city were knocked out of the champions league quarter finals by real madrid this week, but can sti
but can still win a double with the next step their fa cup semi final against chelsea on saturday. city lifted the fa cup last season along with the league, and champions league titles. erling haaland and kevin de bruyne are doubts for the game at wembley later. plus city will be up against one of their former players. cole palmer. who s having a sensational season for chelsea. i said many times maybe i didn t give the minutes he deserved. he wanted the minutes. and now he has at chelsea. i am happy for him. he is a lovely guy, a shy guy. he has incredible potential. otherwise he would not be here. so, it is what it is. max verstappen has become the first driver this century to qualify on pole position for the opening five races of a formula one season. after winning the morning s sprint race at the chinese grand prix the world champion qualified fastest for sunday s main race ahead of sergio perez and fernando alonso. lewis hamilton, who was second in the sprint, was then knocked ou