after heavy losses in the local elections in england, the former home secretary, suella braverman, tells the bbc rishi sunak needs to "change course" if the conservative party is to avoid a political wipeout. china's leader, xijinping, has arrived in france. he's expected to meet french president emmanuel macron tomorrow, along with the president of the european commission, now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. harvey elliot scores one of four for liverpool as they raise their game to beat tottenham to the delight of managerjurgen klopp.

they had to come from behind — but rangers also scored four to beat kilmarnock and stay in the title race. next up, celtic. and have manchester city slipped up in the race for the wsl title? they conceed two late goals against arsenal. also coming up on sportsday... a super start for kyren wilson, but it's lonely forjakjones at the world snooker final. and at the giro d'italia, the race favourite tadej pogacar takes a tumble in yet another dramatic stage. welcome to the programme. this wasjurgen klopp�*s second last game at anfield and — despite the title looking out

of liverpool's reach — his side rose to the occasion, turning on the style, and putting four goals past tottenham. meanwhile, the decline of spurs continues as their hopes of reaching the premier league's top four faded even further. dan ogunshakin reports. with hopes of a 20th league title long turned to dust, the liverpool faithful dutifully filled and failed to pay tribute to jurgen faithful dutifully filled and failed to pay tribute tojurgen klopp for the penultimate time. despite being no longer any hunt for silverware, there was nothing to suggest liverpool was lacking in motivation. mo salah's last appearance had been marred by a spat with his manager. after hitting the bar earlier, he took his tally to 25 for the season. now and forever liverpool's egyptian king. liverpool's title hopes have been sunk by poor defending and missed chances. andy robertson was on hand to send them into the break

on hand to send them into the break on high. too soon became three and three soon became four. that one's for you, three soon became four. that one's foryou, boss. no wonderjurgen klopp was looking pleased. there a with cerne turn to grimaces. club struggled to explain where the control had gone. the full time whistle brought relief, three points and an opportunity for the second to last time. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. well, after the match, postecoglu said they didn't take their opportunities. liverpool's harvey elliot scored a cracking fourth goal and his manager said perhaps he should have picked him more often this season. did harvey elliot play enough this season? i'm not sure. it is a little bit moments, stuff like this. it was

outstanding. to be as dominant as he was today. a fantastic player. what a goal. i love it. all good. i will watch that, definitely. a goal. i love it. all good. iwill watch that, definitely.- a goal. i love it. all good. iwill watch that, definitely. played some reall aood watch that, definitely. played some really good stuff — watch that, definitely. played some really good stuff under _ watch that, definitely. played some really good stuff under pressure - watch that, definitely. played some really good stuff under pressure to | really good stuff under pressure to -et really good stuff under pressure to get out _ really good stuff under pressure to get out and getting to the front third. _ get out and getting to the front third, but whenever we got to the front_ third, but whenever we got to the front third — third, but whenever we got to the front third nothing. when that happens. _ front third nothing. when that happens, the opposition gets comfortable. a couple of good goal—scoring opportunities for ourselves, obviously the guy should some _ ourselves, obviously the guy should some creativity and presence up first _ it was a day of goals in the top flight — six at anfield, five at stamford bridge, but there was just one at the amex. it was a significant one, though, because it meant that aston villa missed the chance to secure their top four spot and a guarentee of champions league football next season after they lost 1—0 at brighton.

it took 86 minutes before the deadlock was broken with a penalty, as nesta mcgregor reports. unai emery was aiming to do what no aston villa manager had done for more than a0 years — book a place in europe's elite club competition. his side were facing a brighton team without a win in their last six league games. the first half was short on action. it wasn't until deep into added time that the away keeper was forced into a point—blank save. after the break, gross, again from close range. this time, no mistake. although var wrote that the german midfielder was offside. villa captainjohn mcginn�*s been one of the players pivotal in their lofty league position, and when he slotted home that saw a step closer. this time, the assistant referee had other ideas. the deadlock was finally broken when the brighton winger was fouled inside the box. from the spot, joao pedro at the second attempt.

the only goal of the game, brighton with all three points. as for villa, that wait to secure a place at europe's top table goes on — for another week at least. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. as we mentioned, there were five goals at stamford bridge, and it made for a miserable day for chelsea's opponants, west ham. chelsea's cole palmer scored his 21st goal of the season as his side dominated the match. mauricio pochetino's side may have been criticised for a mediocre season, but this result puts them up to seventh in the league. goals from connor gallacher, noni madueke and two from nicolas jackson made it five. west ham are down in ninth place. nice win, keeping the same feeling from the last game here, thursday against tottenham. fantastic game. great performance.

so pleased for the players and the staff, because they deserve to feel this way. so happy for them. they deserve the full credit. thousands of leicester fans turned out to celebrate the club's promotion to the premier league — lining the streets for an open—top bus parade. the club said it wanted to thank supporters by staging an "unforgettable" occasion. they secured the top spot in the championship with an away win at preston last monday. leicester return to the top flight alongside ipswich, who confirmed their promotion yesterday. bromley are into the football league for the first time in their history. they won the national league playoff final on penalties after a 2—2 draw with solihull moors. captain byron webster scored the winning penalty at wembley. sparking those scenes of delight and celebration. in scotland, rangers came from a goal down to beat kilmarnock 4—1 and keep their title hopes alive.

the scottish premiership could be decided next weekend as the top two face each other at celtic park in the old firm derby. it wasn't the best day for rangers captainjames tavernier, who scored an own goal and missed a penalty. alex fletcher was watching. six points off celtic — this one a must win for philippe clement's side. but every title race requires some luck. james tavernier�*s had all but run out early on. kilmarnock taking a surprise lead. a quick chance for redemption asjoe wright's hand—ball saw him dismissed and had the rangers captain stepping up to the spot. it's a brilliant save from will dennis! nerves now visible all around ibrox. silva did his best. a vital goal on the stroke of half—time. belief from the bench then brought change.

substitute ben davies the quickest to react as rangers turned the game around. if that wasn't a bad introduction, tom lawrence went one better, the sweetest of strikes to secure all three points. the home side had one more goal in them. john souttar added a fourth in stoppage time. the best type of preparation for next week's old firm derby. let's update you on the women's super league now. two goals from arsenal's stenis blackstenius stalled manchester city in their race for the league title. the leaders lost 2—1 at home and — while city are still five points clear at the top — title rivals chelsea could cut that to three shortly. they're currently playing against bristol city. jim lumsden reports. city had been galloping towards the title, having won all of their last 14 league games. the joint longest victory streak in wsl history. and lauren hemp put them ahead after a quarter of an hour. razor—sharp, across the goalkeeper. side netting. arsenal were seeing

little of the _ side netting. arsenal were seeing little of the ball. _ as soon as they got it, city snatched it back, with chloe kelly a constant threat. the gunners began to make a better impression with almost connecting. after the break, city turned up the heat again. the same could be said of arsenal's beth mead, who found herself with only khiara keating to beat. but then city cracked and collapsed with blackstenius snatching first the equaliser... would you believe it? ..followed by an injury time winner that will be met with dismay by fans of city but relished by those of both arsenal and chelsea. the girls will be fine. we knew we had obviously a little bit of leeway, because we wanted to win the game today no doubt.

we wanted to be in control and we have kind of lost a little bit of that, but we still have one more game. after defeating liverpool, chelsea manager emma hayes says she thought the title race was done. it's now anything but. jim lumsden, bbc news. four games in total today. liverpool beat manchester united 1—0. west ham and leicster drew i—i. and as we mentioned, chelsea are playing at kingsmeadow against bristol city. it's half—time and 2—0 to chelsea. guro reiten scoring a penalty in just the sixth minute and sjoeke nusken with the second on the 23rd minute. to rugby�*s champions cup now, and it's toulouse who will meet leinster in the final after they beat harlequins in a ferocious, ten—try thriller in france. toulouse resisted a fightback from quins and the 38—26 victory means they'll have the chance to win a sixth european cup on the 25th of may. ben croucher reports. in a first champions cup semifinal, this may have been one daunting step into the unknown for harlequins, but with the quality on show

they knew exactly what to expect. try scored. faced with relentless pressure, quins matched the five—times champions for nearly half an hour. at this stage against this toulouse team, give them an inch and there can be no stopping them. backwards once more! from 12—12 to 19 points behind by half—time, harlequins had a mountain to scale. but they had a winger who can fly to great heights. they needed all of their agility to escape out of this one. when tyrone green clawed them to within five — they couldn't, could today? the answer? an emphatic no. confirmed a final showdown with leinster. harlequins knew what was coming. but they couldn't do anything about it. ben croucher, bbc news. now to the world snooker championship, where it looked as though it was going to be the most one—sided final we've ever

seen at the crucible. kyren wilson won the first seven frames against qualifierjakjones. jones only got on the scoreboard in the last frame of the opening session and has a mountain to climb this evening. well, he is climbing it — these are live pictures from the crucible. jones has won the first two frames of the evening session, so that's three in a row. jakjones is back up at the table. it is 7-3 jakjones is back up at the table. it is 7—3 at the moment. he's had a word with himself and his play has picked up. this is a first world championship finalforjakjones. wilson got to the final four years ago but lost out to ronnie o'sullivan — so he wants to go all the way here. remember, it's the best of 35 frames. you can watch over on bbc two, iplayer or the bbc sport website. let's take a quick look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines...

three time champion jockey silvestre de sousa rode "elmalka" from last place to win the 1,000 guineas at newmarket. the brazilian rider only returned to action in march after a ten month ban for a breach of betting rules. scotland are into this year's women's t20 world cup for the first time. they beat ireland by eight—wickets in the semifinal of the qualifying tournament in abu dhabi. captain katherine bryce took four wickets and also hit the winning runs. demi vollering won her second stage of the week to claim the vuelta femenina title. the victory was sweeter after losing last year's race byjust nine seconds. it's the dutch rider's second major title after winning last year's tour de france. we will stay with cycling. after a disappointing opening day, tadej pogacar bounced back to win the second stage of the giro

d'italia and take the overall lead. the two—time tour de france champion has now won stages at all three of cycling's grand tour races. britain's geraint thomas is now his closest rival after yet another dramatic day, as nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb. with just six miles to go, pogacar slipped up again because of a puncture. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback. within minutes, his uae team—mate had guided him back to the main group. the slovenian has been billed as the star of this show and he went on to put on a magnificent performance. with 2.5 miles to go, he took the lead. by the time he reached the summit finish, his rivals were nowhere to be seen. britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.