By beating him to a place in the barcelona open semi finals. So lots to get through tonight. Were starting with world heavyweight title fight between britains anthonyjoshua and former champion Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium tomorrow night. The fighters weighed in this afternoon, withjoshua ten pounds heavier than his ukrainian opponent. Klitschko weighed in at 17 stone 2 pounds. Its is his first fight since losing his belts to Britains Tyson fury in 2015. But this is klitschkos 69th professional fight, joshua has had just 18. Joshua scaled 17 stone, 12 pounds, the heaviest hes ever been for a fight and is the bookies favourite to win. Six foot six apiece, a good fighter, but one that will have to come up against myself. I am ready to go as far as against myself. I am ready to go as farasi against myself. I am ready to go as far as i need to go to get the wind. I showed it before. Thats all it is. I have the skill and determination and are ready to dig deeper. And staying with wembley because tottenham have confirmed theyll play their home games there next season. Spurs are having a new stadium built next to their current home at white hart lane, but theyll need to move out for the 2017 18 season to finish off the new 60,000 plus seater venue. Its been quite a week at newcastle united. They clinched promotion to the Premier League on monday, were the subject of a raid by revenue and custom officials on wednesday and tonight needed to win at cardiff city to keep their hopes of the Championship Title alive. And a 2 0 win means they are now just a point behind brighton as Hannah Lupton reports. A show of solidarity in an extraordinary week for newcastle united. Whatever issues surround the club, their supporters always travel in numbers. The home sides doc first. It didnt count. The cardiff player penalised for climbing. The first half had an end of season feel. This strike creating a respite. At newcastle needed to avoid defeat. A rare spot. Newcastle had a scare shortly after the break. The game was craving quality. It was served up by the chelsea man who was position worthy at the Premier League. Precision worthy. Newcastle are able to change gears when it matters and eisenach aideds first goal since august sealed their 14th away win of the season. In the scottish premiership, liam boyce scored four goals as ross county won the Highland Derby to increase inverness caleldonian thistles relegation fears. Just over 20 minutes had gone when the striker pounced on keeper ryan essons error to score the opener boyce then made it 2 0 with a brilliant header. After the break he completed his hat trick from the spot before getting his fourth, again from the spot, after inveness Liam Polworth was sent off. The result leaves bottom of the table inverness five points behind dundee with four games to play. County are up to sixth. Andy murray is through to the semi finals of the barcelona 0pen after a hard fought victory against albert ramos vinolas, who knocked murray out of the monte carlo masters last week. The spaniard took the first set, but the world number one fought back to take the second and the third went to tie break which murray won 74. Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova is through to the semi final of stuttgarts wta tournament as she continues her comeback from a drugs ban. Sharapova saw off estonian qualifier Annette Kontaveit for her Third Straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. The 30 year old five time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart. Romanias Fed Cup Captain and former world number one ilie nastase has issued an apology for his behaviour during britains tie in romania last week. The 70 year old has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis federation for his conduct. He was also overheard making apparently racist comments about Serena Williams unborn baby. However, speaking to the bbcs David 0rnstein On A very crackly phone line, nastase defended his comments. Do you think if i said coffee with milk its a racial word . Do you think if i said coffee with milk its a racialword . Many do you think if i said coffee with milk its a racial word . Many people think and interpreted that. Many people think but who is the one person to decide . For me it is not racial. Serena williams wrote that the comment. She released a statement. Then it is racialfor her, everybody gets upset and i dont understand. What did you mean then . I dont mean anything. Because her husband is white and she is like this. I said a combination would be Something Like that, but nothing to do with racial. The first stage of the Tour De Yorkshire has been marred by a big crash within sight of the finish line in scarborough. Danish rider Magnus Cort Nielsen fell with less than 200 yards to go on the 107 mile stage. The crash brought down several other riders, including 22 year old briton Tao Geoghegan hart, whos in his first season as a professional rider with team sky. Dutchman Dylan Groene Wegen won the stage, all those caught up in the crash will be given the same time. There were two games in rugby unions premiership. Harlequins beat top of the table wasps, who couldve secured a home semi in the play offs. Quins had to manage without their captain danny care for most of the game, the england scrum half went off with a stomach muscle injury. It was a fitting send off for team mate nick evans, who kicked 22 points in his last game at the stoop before retiring at the end of the season. Joe marchants late try sealed a 32 13 win for harlequins. That means they could still qualify for the champions cup. But so could newcastle, after they beat worcester in tonights other match. In the pro 12 a last minute try from captain Grant Gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24 20 win over Newport Gwent dragons, there were also wins for cardiff and leinster. 0nto rugby league and 20 unanswered points in the second half gave hull fc a 34 10 win over Warrington Wolves on what was a poignant night at the K Com Stadium as adam wild reports. Ian hull, a night to remember a hero. Notjust for ian hull, a night to remember a hero. Not just for rugby league ian hull, a night to remember a hero. Notjust for rugby league but the country. Jack harrison awarded the country. Jack harrison awarded the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. For the Clu B Battlefield a century ago. For the club he loved, a win would take them top. This try helping them towards an early 12 point lead. After a dismal start to the seasoned warrington are now a club with a point to prove, hitting back through russell and then this against the former side he played for. Hull reduced to just four points at the break. But they had a matchwinner, getting the ball down to score in the corner. Any doubt disappeared when hull quite literally ran away with it. Going almost the length of the field, albert kelly eventually bringing the smiles. They are looking some way above the rest. Elsewhere in super league this evening, st helens moved up to sixth in the table after beating Leigh Centurians 28 6. Sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula one drivers championship after topping the timesheets in practice ahead of this weekends russian grand prix. The ferrari driver was a quarter of a second ahead of his team mate Kimi Raikkonen and more than half a second ahead of the mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and championship rival lewis hamilton. Several teams showed their support for british Teenager Billy Monger who had both legs amputated following a crash in a formula four race a fortnight ago. More than £750,000 has been raised to help his recovery. John higgins is close to reaching the final for the first time in six years at the World Snooker championship in sheffield. The four time World Champion extended his lead against Barry Hawkins after winning a Marathon Final frame in the afternoon session to go 10 6 up. They start again at 10am tomorrow. And the other semi final is a tighter affair between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last years final. Selby began the session 9 7 up and won the first frame in style. But ding won five out of the next seven frames, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame to draw level at 12 12. Theyll resume at half past two tomorrow. Thats all from sportsday. There will be more sport here on bbc news in the morning. From all of us, good night. Lets see if the weather will be behaving itself this bank holiday weekend. It is looking a little mixed. The weather is looking pretty decent for most of us on saturday. But on sunday a bit of rain on the way. Not everybody will get the rain, so thats why it is looking at little mixed. Lets be what is happening in the short term. Weather fronts quite close to the uk. Just to the west of our neighbourhood, but far enough away to give us a dry night. The Rabies Fringing in the far north west. Spells for most of us. Far north west. Spells for most of us. The temperatures are going arent going to give away too low. We start on a very decent note. There could be areas of clouded a couple of areas, but they will break up couple of areas, but they will break up to give a decent enough day. At lunchtime tomorrow on saturday some nice weather along the south coast. A little on the breezy side, but pleasa nt a little on the breezy side, but pleasant enough. 12 degrees in brighton. The sun is very strong. 12 degrees at this time of year feels warmer than 12 degrees in winter time. 11 degrees in glasgow. A couple of showers across parts of scotland. The temperatures will peak at about 17 in london, where we get the best of the sunshine. Turning a easyin the best of the sunshine. Turning a easy in Western Areas and the winds will become a feature as we head into sunday. Turning breezy. This weather system approaches. The isobars suggest a strong east, South Easterly Winds developing. Many of us Early On Sunday will have lots of sunshine around, but it will bea lots of sunshine around, but it will be a breezy morning and afternoon. Rain in the south west moving through the west country in the Southern Parts of wales and central Southern Parts of wales and central Southern England forced not this rain will be slow. It will claw it self further northwards and eastwards as we go through sunday for sunday evening. 0n eastwards as we go through sunday for sunday evening. On monday showers breakout in Southern Parts. Some could be heavy, maybe with thunder in places. Sunday and monday a little bit messy, but there will be sunshine around. Certainly not a write off of a bank holiday weekend. But not ideal. Temperatures about average. But the average, 16 in london, low teens in the north. Whatever you are doing this bank holiday weekend, regardless of the weather, enjoy it. This is bbc world news. Our top stories north korea has launched another ballistic missile. The us military says the test failed, and did not pose a threat to america. It comesjust did not pose a threat to america. It comes just hours after the United States warned of dire repercussions of the world doesnt persuade north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. 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