from bbc centre, coming up on the programme: it is advantage real madrid. a strike edges the holders closer to the champions league final. another shock defeat for novak djokovic, this time knocked out in the second round of the barcelona open. and it is not just round of the barcelona open. and it is notjust in tennis that the big names are tumbling. 2010 winner neil robertson is the later to crash out of the world snooker championship. you are very welcome along to the show, wherever you are watching us. let's begin with titleholders real madrid i edging closer to a third consecutive champions league trophy. they left the alley on serena on wednesday with a win over bayern munich. kimmich put the hosts ahead, but having dominated possession and

created twice as many chances, marcelo levelling things up before the break and marco asensio on the breakaway the break and marco asensio on the brea kaway after the break and marco asensio on the breakaway after an error put them ahead. ronaldo had a goal ruled out for handball later on. so that ended his run of scoring in every game in the competition. translation: well, i think that we can be happy with the result. we had difficulties, especially at the beginning of the match, and we just had difficulty to create our game, to impose ourselves. but we played a better second half. we can be happy and satisfied. we didn't play very well off the ball, but in possession we did. it is not easy to come here and play. we know this, we are aware of this, and we can do better. we know that, but we can be happy and satisfied with the match tonight. translation: this is a semi—final, and there are two matches, and at

the end of that we have the final result. of course madrid has a big advantage because of the result tonight, but i think we have lost undeservedly and we should have won the match. that makes me optimistic toa certain the match. that makes me optimistic to a certain extent. so real madrid have the advantage going to the bernabeu. you can't predict anything in this season's champions league, but you can't see real madrid letting it slip at home. away goals gives you a massive advantage. home advantage at the bernabeu, remember their performance against juventus, and they find a way to win in the champions league, so it looks like real madrid will be heading to another champions league final. they are looking to win it for the third season are looking to win it for the third season in a row. arsene wenger has moved to clarify his comment that the timing of his departure wasn't really his decision. he says it related to the announcement on

friday rather than the decision itself, and insists he is happy in terms of when it was announced. wenger still had a year left on his contract when he revealed last friday that he would be leaving the clu b friday that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season, after 22 years in charge. speaking ahead of thursday's europa league first leg against atletico madrid, wenger says he is not sure what his future holds. honestly, i don't know what i will do. will i take a little rest? i will continue to work, that's for sure, but my pride has always been to give my best to where i'm employed until the last day of my contract and at the moment i am just focussed on that. 0ne one of fifa's most senior executives has been reported to their ethics committee to do with an undeclared link between them and the liverpool forward working in an ambassadorial

role for the moroccan world cup 2026 bid. 0ur sports news correspondent has the details. this relates to suppose a family relationship between her and the former liverpool player, both from senegal. and the task force has said that there is a family connection between the two, we should have been declared, and therefore both parties are subject to an ethics enquiry. in response, she says she is confident the charges will be defeated, that she has no relation to him, and that therefore she will be looking to a nswer therefore she will be looking to answer those questions if the ethics committee decide to take this forward. now the tennis, and the former world number one novak djokovic is still struggling to find consistency this season. the latest loss ca m e consistency this season. the latest loss came in the second round of the barcelona open. the slovak is ranked 140th in the world and beat djokovic 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. 140th in the world and beat djokovic

6—2, 6—1, 6—3. novak djokovic insists his long—term goal is to reclaim the world number one ranking. he will need to start reaching the latter stages of clay—court tournaments if that is to happen. beaten in the last 16 in monte happen. beaten in the last 16 in m o nte carlo happen. beaten in the last 16 in monte carlo last week, on wednesday he fell to the world 140 in barcelona. 6—2,1—6, 6—3 at the final score, in favour of the slovak. djokovic's 2018 record is winning five and losing five. you can work very hard on the practice courts, but when you get into the match it is completely different. i haven't had too many matches in the last 12 months, so it is... yes, it isa last 12 months, so it is... yes, it is a lack of that match play, lack of these kinds of situations, and hopefully i can get some more in the future. on the rise is grigor dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the

world number five, and dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the world numberfive, and showed dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the world number five, and showed there was a clear gulf in class as he beat simon. there were no surprises in the outcome of the match, featuring the outcome of the match, featuring the top seed, rafael nadal. the score of 6—4, 6—4 against his fellow spaniard suggested this was yet another routine win for the dominant clay—court player of his generation. but it wasn't. nadal had his serve can on three occasions, and needed a little more power than normal to win through. meanwhile, kerber beat kvitova in straight sets in stuttgart. she achieved a 6—3, 6—2 win on wednesday to keep her hopes ofa win on wednesday to keep her hopes of a third title at the event alive. the former australian cricket coach

mickey arthur says it would be good for steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft to be given the chance to play county cricket in england over the coming months. smith and warner are serving one—year bans while bancroft is out for nine months of their part in a ball tampering scandal in australia's series in south africa last month. in a way i feel really sorry for them. you know, i can understand they were really stupid, they have paid a massive price for it. i know steve smith would be absolutely gutted. cameron bancroft isa absolutely gutted. cameron bancroft is a new guy on the block, so for him it would be really hard to swallow. for them to be missing the amount of cricket they are missing is tough on them. so yes, if the ecb allowed it, it would be good for them to keep playing, because i think they have paid a big price already. neil robertson has been knocked out of the world snooker championship. he lost 10—5 two

robert milkins in their first round match. so far it has been a tournament full of shocks. the defending champion mark selby went out in the first round, as did former champions shaun murphy and stuart ring and. milkins will play in the second round —— bingham. stuart ring and. milkins will play in the second round -- bingham. had really bad tip problems come into the match, and it was pretty evident last night, i really struggled with that. i thought i did pretty well to keep it 6—3. i have to give robert credit for how he played. he was relentless throughout, and i had a slight sniff at 6—5, but he rattled off the last four friends amazingly well and deserved the win. not a great day at the table for the thai player, heading for a maximum 147 break. he missed the last red againstjohn higgins. he was

disappointed and went on to lose 10-7. disappointed and went on to lose 10—7. now the baseball, and nelson cruz drove into mac runs, as the seattle mariners held on for a 4—3 win over the white sox. it is their 14th defeat in 16 games, in their worst start since 1950. and finally, a sprint to the line to take the first stage of the tour de normandy in switzerland. the peloton caught the breakaway riders in the final run. the spaniard proved the stronger, taking the stage. as

always, stay updated on the website. i will be back soon. hello there. well, wednesday was a classic april day — sunny spells and heavy april showers. these big cumulonimbus clouds developing through the day, bringing downpours, some hail, and some thunder. this gorgeous weather watch picture from sue in wakefield shows one of those cumulonimbus clouds decaying in the sunset. now, as we head through the night and into thursday morning, our showers will still be pouring in from a north—west direction on a fairly brisk breeze. but by the end of the night, and into thursday morning, they will become confined more to western areas,

whereas southern and eastern england should be largely dry with clear spells. should be largely dry it's going to be quite a chilly start to thursday, temperatures for many into low to mid single figures. but it does mean that thursday starts off on a bright note. it could be chilly. lots of sunshine throughout the morning. showers from the word go across western areas will filter eastwards. the difference for thursday is that there will be far fewer showers around wednesday. and in fact, much of england and wales will be largely dry, especially in the south and east, with temperatures reaching 15, maybe 16 celsius. but again, feeling quite fresh further north, especially where the showers are. heading into friday, looking to the south—west to this area of low pressure, which is going to move into the south—west of the uk, bringing increasing amounts of rain through the day here, some of it quite heavy, strengthening winds, as well. it looks at this stage like it will spread across much of england and wales, perhaps not the very far north of england. for scotland and northern ireland, here, another day of sunshine and showers. maybe even some wintriness or hail

over the higher ground. and it's going to feel much cooler, as well, with temperatures of 8—12 celsius. it will feel miserable as the rain moves in. and not much changing into the weekend. it looks it's going to be unsettled, because we have to hold onto low pressure. most of the rain will be across southern and eastern parts of the country. there will be some sunny spells around, as well, and it's set to turn windy, especially across the south—east. this is saturday's picture, then. not bad day for many northern and western areas. a few showers around in scotland, some of them heavy and wintry over the hills. but not a bad day, like i mentioned, with some cloud across the south—east. temperatures again on the cool side — 8—12 celsius. and then, as we head into sunday, looks like that area of low pressure could return to the south—east of the country, bringing some heavy and persistent rain, and also the winds picking up here, with gale—force gusts of 50 or 55 mph, could cause disruption. better weather further north and west, with the greatest chance

of seeing some sunshine, but again it's going to feel on the cool side. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. 0ur america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: emmanuel macron says he believes president trump will walk away from the iran nuclear deal despite their friendship. wearing skullca ps in solidarity: thousands from different faiths and backgrounds join anti—semitism rallies across germany. warnings of a new migrant crisis in the mediterranean. libyan authorities say even more are trying the dangerous crossing than a year ago. and watching the worst of the web so you don't have to: we meet facebook‘s content moderators.