Dundee Champions of Scotland 1961-62 Sixty-two years ago today, Dundee Football Club were crowned champions of Scotland after a victory 3-0 victory over St Johnstone at Muirton Park in Perth. 1961-62 was a golden season for The Dee as they won the Scottish League Division One title, the top tier of the Scotland football league … Continued
now on bbc news, it,s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a breathtaking match at wembley — manchester united are through to the fa cup final by the skin of their teeth — after coventry city pushed them all the way. double dessers for rangers means they'll meet celtic in the scottish cup final after defeating hearts at hampden. and liverpool leave london with three points and their title hopes still alive after a win at craven cottage. also coming up on sportsday... a record number ran in the london marathon today
coventry city. composure than they did here against coventry city-— coventry city. thank you so much come from _ coventry city. thank you so much come from wembley. _ coventry city. thank you so much come from wembley. -- - coventry city. thank you so much come from wembley. -- live - coventry city. thank you so much | come from wembley. -- live from come from wembley. —— live from wembley. in scotland there will be an old firm scottish cup final for the first time in 22 years after rangers beat hearts two nil at hampden. cyriel dessers scored both for rangers. they'lljoin their bitter rivals celtic in the final after they beat aberdeen on penalties in the other match yesterday. sheelah mclaren was watching. after yesterday's dramatic shoot—out, hopes were high for another enthralling encounter. it certainly started with a bang asd the deadlock was broken within five minutes. dessers with a fine turn and finish, as rangers drew first blood. there was a blow for the ibrox side when their winger abdallah sima had to go off with injury a short time later and hearts fought hard for an equaliser. alan forrest and frankie kent
and a record was broken in the women's race with kenya's peresjepchirchir sprinting to victory. plus, a passion outside of football, we watch as england's georgia stanway inks her very first tattoo. welcome to the programme. what an incredible, nail biting match at wembley — many thought this would be a straightforward win for premier league side manchester united in the semifinal of the fa cup — taking on coventy who sit eighth in the championship. manchester united are through to the final where they'll play rivals manchester city — but it's been far from a walkover, going to penalties after extra time and united losing a 3—0 lead. andy swiss joins me now live from wembley.
incredible comeback she will ever see but ultimately, manchester united are going through to the final. , . ., ., , , final. very cruel for coventry city and manchester _ final. very cruel for coventry city and manchester united - final. very cruel for coventry city and manchester united making l final. very cruel for coventry city l and manchester united making life difficult for themselves not for the first time. , . , first time. yes. if manchester united had — first time. yes. if manchester united had thrown _ first time. yes. if manchester united had thrown away - first time. yes. if manchester united had thrown away a - first time. yes. if manchester l united had thrown away a three first time. yes. if manchester - united had thrown away a three goal lead, goodness knows what that would have meant. the new manchester united co—owner was in the crowd, what would he have made of it? and what would he have made of it? and what would he have made of it? and what would have meant for erik ten hag if manchester had lost from being three goals up, we can only speculate. but united will need to perform far better than they did in the final against manchester city. a repeat of last year's final. city won last year but united will be hoping they can turn things round. but they will have to show more composure than they did here against
forcing jack butland into action. but for all their efforts they could not find a way through and rangers saw dessers get the second of the game just 12 minutes before the end. there was a final flurry of chances for either side but no more goals to be had. they started with the right mentality, they wanted to score fast. we put a lot of attention to that. we did that the same way with ross county. and we did it and we showed more composure with the ball. frustrated and disappointed with the outcome because l frustrated and disappointed with i the outcome because i want to win. that is the overriding - emotion at the moment. the game got off to a terrible j start, we cannot lose an early cheap goals like we did. it is all set up for may the 25th, the first old firm scottish cup final since 2002.
at the fa cup as the way to salvage their season. you have to always see the circumstances. but i am not thinking in this moment about this. i am thinking about sunday, i am thinking about, how do we go to beat coventry city? it's all about this. and the rest is for later. and of course we are planning for next season, but for now, in this moment in the season, it's all about sunday. it is really difficult _ season, it's all about sunday. it is really difficult challenge. there is no doubt — really difficult challenge. there is no doubt about it. i hear people talk about— no doubt about it. i hear people talk about manchester united artist, or that, _ talk about manchester united artist, orthat, but talk about manchester united artist, or that, but the truth of it is, they've — or that, but the truth of it is, they've got top players, they've got top, they've got top players, they've got tap, tap _ they've got top players, they've got top, top players, so we got be able top, top players, so we got be able to deal— top, top players, so we got be able to deal with — top, top players, so we got be able to deal with the situation but also deal with— to deal with the situation but also deal with manchester united and the threat _ deal with manchester united and the threat that they pose, which is a significant — threat that they pose, which is a significant one. another big cup semifinal today has finished. and it's celtic who are into the scottish cup final, after they beat aberdeen on penalties at hampden park following a thrilling and dramatic match. chris mclaughlin reports.
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