BBC Sport News Friday, 8 AM

0:00The latest BBC's 4D update. More snooker chat, Shorju, because I didn't realise it, so this could be the most watched match of all time this weekend. Yes, that's because the two biggest names in Chinese snooker will play each other in Round 2 of the World Championship today. The reigning world champion, Jiao Zintong, versus the original Chinese superstar, Ding Zhunhui. It's on Chinese Tele, more than 150 million people watched Jiao win the world title at the crucible last year, and they reckon that this match today, and over the next day or so, could top that, let's hear from both players, Ding first. I mean, it's hard to play a friend. It's quite difficult to concentrate sometimes. He's a very nice guy, and a nice boy smiling, and then enjoy his look like enjoying snooker and enjoying his life, so did well. Everybody keeps eyes on me and the Ding, I think. Yeah, very special. And hope we can enjoy the snooker. Yeah, no pusher. Because Chinese Derby. Yeah, Chinese Derby.

1:00It's at 2.30 pm that one starts at UK time. I mean, 9.30, Friday night in China. So, you know, big audience, I'm sure. Yeah, get a pop on it. Yeah, absolutely. Just to tidy up a result from last night, Neil Robertson through his first round match, 10.6. Let's talk about the football. We were talking to Riemo Singular, so much football on, so we feel like we said that all the time, but we mean it this weekend, because there's important matches in the Premier League, key matches in the Premier League, FA Cup semi-finals, women's champion league semis as well. But despite all of that, it's a game in the national league. It actually is probably the biggest of the lot. Yeah, in the fifth tier of English football, Rochtel versus York City, the top two in the national league, the result will determine who gets promoted back into the EFL. Both have had unbelievable seasons. Rochtel on 105 points after their 45 matches, York on 107 points. So, tomorrow, Rochtel need to win. York need at least a draw. Only one of them will go up automatically. The other will go into the playoffs. Last year, York finished second, went into the playoffs, didn't go up.

2:00Oldham, who finished 23 points below them in the league, went up. That stings, doesn't it, sure, sure. Really does. Rochtel, Captain, Ethan, Ebangs, Landel admits that it is really tough not to have at least two teams go up automatically. It's tough, but there's other teams that have happened to you. I've had great season, York had a great season last season. I've finished on 96 points, which is incredible. I'm finished second, and now there are 100 and whatever points. And we're around 100 and whatever points. Only one of us will be able to go up automatically, and I believe it will be us. Well, York have not been in the football league for 10 years, and the massive buzz around the city at the moment. 8,100 on Easter Monday at their stage. That's so many. Yeah, it's 11,000 for Bournemouth in the Premier League. Yeah. Imagine that. So, four years, they've been calls for the number of promotion spots to go up from two to three. The EFL have previously said it can't discuss all that until it's resolved its own argument with the Premier League about how much TV money is shared with them. It really frustrates fans in the national league, because they see their sides promoted, and then thrive in league two, and sometimes in league one and beyond, you know. The Las Vegas Raiders selected quarterback Fernando Mendoza

3:03as the first overall pick of the 2026 NFL draft. Last season's worst teams get to pick the best young talent first in the NFL. Mendoza was expected to be selected first, given that he led Indiana to the National Championship in College Football last season. However, the NFL journalist, Anthony Wutton, told us earlier, we're not likely to see much of Mendoza just yet. He's going to be under the tutelage of Kurt Cousins, who the Raiders have brought in. There's a free agent this tough season, and of course, there is the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. There's a certain Tom Brady, so I think there may be some... There may be an arm around Mendoza as he finds his way through the NFL. And Luke Little at one last night's Premier League darts in Liverpool, but he was booed again in case you're not up to this. Luke Little basically had a confrontation with the Dutch player, Guillain van Vein, on stage a few weeks ago. Then the next Premier League darts were in, or a couple of couple of weeks, last week, basically he was in the Netherlands. He was booed roundly all throughout the night, and he was booed again in Liverpool last night.

4:05He is from Warrington, but he's a Manchester United fan, and they know that. And it's the minority thing, right? I think he's not turning into darts as a supervert. There's a bit of Panto going on with that with Guillain van Vein thing, but he was a Manchester United fan and he was playing in Liverpool last night, so yeah, I'll show you how thank you very much. BBC Sports.