it all remains the arsene goodbye. it all remains the arsene wenger and arsenal's three more premier league games and they have been off the pace in the premier league for some time. he has said he wa nts to league for some time. he has said he wants to lend league for some time. he has said he wants to [end his love story with arsenal wants to lend his love story with arsenal well, sophie but as he knows in football, there are no guarantees. he was born 4 months early — when his mother was just 2a weeks pregnant. when he came into this world, frankie thompson weighed less than a tin of baked beans. but he defied the odds and suffered none of the usual complications associated with premature births. when he was born, he wasn't breathing. they had to resuscitate him next to us. put him in a little sandwich bag. if you saw him, he looked like a little bird. his eyes were fused together and his skin was see—through. so we didn't really hold out much hope. but he's proved everyone wrong and it's amazing. it was a day by day process. every day got better and,

boxing day, we came home. i am so proud and ijust can't stop looking at him, thinking it could have been different. but he is here and he obviously really wants to be here. michelle and pete thompson at home with frankie — who's now eight months old. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. a former black rod, one of the most seniorfigures in west a former black rod, one of the most senior figures in west minister tells us that the commons speaker john bercow does meet the standards of those in commons life. john bercow denies the claims, join me on bbc two. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm mike bushell.

wenger‘s happy european ending is ruined by a familiar foe with diego costa once again playing the ogre as atletico madrid reach the europa league final. that's yer lot for trott. former england batsman jonathan trott announces he'll hang up his bat at the end of the season. and its early advantage to barry hawkins, after the first session of world snooker‘s semi final against mark williams. thanks forjoining us. let's start then with the europa league semi—finals, and arsen wenger

wanted a fairy tale ending to his arsenal story, but in all fairy tales, there are ogres, that can return at any time to ruin the happy ever after, and once again, a familiar foe made wenger‘s team pay, and it is atletico madrid who are into the europa league final, our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. you have to fill for arsene wenger but it wasn't meant to be cut because of the so hard to score against atletico at home. that's not such a good point. at the stadium here, the first season that madrid have played here, and la liga, through the entire sedona home they conceded just four goals. they go months without conceding a goal here. this week we have seen some chaotic defending. crazy kind of matches. as atletico know how to defend. it was always going to be difficult for arsenal to get past him. thousands of fans in red and white heading for home here at the moment. believing that the team is secure and european football is one

of the biggest teams in the continent. as of the madrid fans, and arsenal fans. i suppose what we saw today was the benefit of having somebody of fraud was going to intimidate defendants. who really knew that his job was simply to try and get in there and score goals. diego costa has done this kind of thing to english defences at chelsea, especially against arsenal. maybe they knew what was coming. i don't think costa is at its best these days any more but he was enough to get that goal. arsenal had plenty of chances here this evening. we saw them attack and attack and attack especially in the second half but without any real great confidence of actually getting the gold that they live. remember what happened one, even right up to the final seconds would have taken it after time. there was aaron ramsey with a chance. maybe that was one of the best ones of the night. jack wilshere came off the end for the second half and the guitar and came on. he had a chance, that was over the bar. so suddenly there were

nervy moments especially for diego simeone, the aft of the common good manager. such a declaration to the team, vendors to the stands. —— atletico madrid manager. there were some of the arsene wenger at the end and supporters maybe now have thought that he should go and arsenal have been off the pace for so arsenal have been off the pace for so long but i think that filling in madrid here today this week suddenly was that he deserved something to and with anaheim. he deserves recognition for all these years because 250 games in europe for arsene wenger as a manager and no european trophy. that is almost a unique record of what some would call failure. some stood the test at. thank you, joe for that brilliant round up. i can tell you as well, that madrid could well be playing at marseilles, dramatic night and playing at marseilles, dramatic nightand. in playing at marseilles, dramatic night and. in salzburg. to nail on the night it was too salzburg. two

on aggregate by marseille have scored in extra time just a minute ago, marseille up on aggregate. looks like they will play against madrid. now cricket. former england batsman jonathan trott has announced he'll retire from cricket at the end of the season. trott was a member of three ashes—wiining sides, including the squad that won the ashes in australia for the first time in 25 years, in 2010/11. earlier i spoke to our cricket reporter henry moearan, who reflected on trott‘s successful career idumping i dumping jonathan trott‘s impact on access cricket bat england cricket can be underestimated. he was a key pa rt can be underestimated. he was a key part of that also sets aside between 2019 at 2013. at the two test matches averaging over 1111 burst past 100. usually important player and if you look to the context of england out, and how much they would give for reliability and consistency of a jonathan trott, it would biker hand—off for that sort of player.‘ really good point you made because a lot of people moore remembered it in an somewhat with him in england. he

came back because of stress—related problems but it is important to really recognise the legacy abroad and domestically. absolutely. he is the sort of player that wasn't necessarily always the most flowing on the day. he played with kevin pieterson and the likes of that sort of batsmen that was slain the expense of cricket that perhaps got more notice, butjonathan trott offers something and this belligerent batsmen where he could get england out of a bit of a holdback for time and offer a little bit with the ball as well. we played so bit with the ball as well. we played so many important inning for warwickshire as a side as well. crucial player that every cricket side needs to succeed. not always as isaid side needs to succeed. not always as i said the prettiest but so consistent and so reliable and perhaps his england career didn't necessarily in that they wanted to come he left the ashy series with that stress—related illness in 2013 and when he did return two years later at the top of the order it didn't work for him. those factors cannot be really taken into account when he considered quite witty opera and the england side and works are

over such a long period of time. over such a long period of timelj do think he will be remembered? a very strong character at the end for coming back and playing on for so long having been to those problems. yet and he spoke openly about that. it takes a lot occurs to speak about thoseissues it takes a lot occurs to speak about those issues in such a public way. he wrote a book that was well—documented and well publicised as well. i think it will be remembered as one of the key figures of that all countryside, and a lead and had a lot of key figures that made a lot of runs for england to ta ke made a lot of runs for england to take a lot of runs for england into ta ke take a lot of runs for england into take a lot of runs for england into take a lot of wickets butjonathan trott will be an end that england support is at somebody that scored those friends and help england in a lot of difficult circumstances and also some of their finest days. think back to the 2010 series. jonathan trott, a key member of that side and started thinking about a time for english cricket supporters during that period. —— and it's harder to think about a better time. we finish with some cricket.. as expected justin langer is australia's new cricket coach. the former opening batsman takes

overfrom darren lehmann in the wake of the ball—tampering scandal. they have a one day series in england next month but top of his to—do list..getting the cricket world back on side .. 0ne one of the things that is really important is that we keep looking to respect worth more than all the gold in the world. in respect, on the cookeville, i think also another really important foundation over the last six years and cricket is willing to encourage great cricketers but also great people. and we can encourage more people over the next four years starting from day one, that is really important foundation for us. a bit more news. it's advantage barry hawkins, after the first two sessions of his world snooker semi final against mark williams. the 2013 beaten finalist has a 5—frames—to—3 lead over the two—time champion mark williams at the crucible. hawkins had led 3—1 and 5—3 before williams took the final frame of the evening to stay in touch. the match continues at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile john higgins' search for a fifth world snooker title

is going well at the crucible. the four—time champion, is making his experience count in his semi final against kyren wilson. he started the day well, taking a 3—0 lead, but wilson, who's taking part in his first world semi final, has reduced the arrears a little. higgins leads 5—3, with the pair resuming tomorrow. yorkshireman harry ta nfield, has won the first stage of the tour de yorkshire. the 23—year—old, who won commonwealth silver for england last month, caused a major upset, as he held off his rivals, in a sprint finish, for the stage between beverley and donaster. mark cavendish finished further back in the main peleton. tomorrow's second of four stages starts in barnsley. it hasn't sunk in. getting over the finish line wasjust... it hasn't sunk in. getting over the finish line was just... i would like toi finish line was just... i would like to i celebrate? i didn't know if alice... i thought he might come back at me. just amazing. never drip

of that happening. —— i never dreamt of that happening. —— i never dreamt of that happening. —— i never dreamt of that happening. the women's event is a two—day race. the netherlands kirsten vild, edging this bunch sprint at the line. she was the favourite prior to the stage, alss from beverley to doncaster, and had too much power, for everyone else. she won the one day race years ago. britain's alice barnes finished third. ulster and ireland wing andrew trimble has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 33. the wing is ulster‘s most capped player after 229 appearances for his native province. he also collected 70 ireland caps over a 13—year career. trimble scored 17 tries for his country and appeared at the world cup in 2007 and 2011. in an open letter, trimble told fans he had "realised not one but two dreams by playing for ulster and ireland". regan grace scored his fifth try, in three games as super league leaders st helens, beat catalans dragons 26 points to 12. grace scored, either side ofjodie broughton's second half try, but a lewis tierney‘s,

last minute point was nothing, more than a consolation for the dragons. the victory means st helens go four points clear, of second—placed wigan warrior, while catalans, continue to search for back to back wins at the bottom of the table. wednesday the 2nd of may, marseille play. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former trade minister lord digbyjones and broadcaster and campaigner henry

bonsu. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times leads with bt‘s overhaul, the paper says analysts expect 6,500 job cuts to help win back investors. the i reports on the thousands of people who have called the breast cancer helpline after the nhs screening error more claims cancer helpline after the nhs screening error. more claims about the behaviour of the speaker of the house of commonsjohn bercow, he denies the allegations. the daily mirror shows an 81—year—old windrush victim, being met by her son and grandson at the airport after nine years exile. the daily telegraph says ministers have been told britain won't be able to leave the customs union before 2023. the sun shows six police officers and the footballer ian wright in a group photo, the paper claims the local force were too busy to investigate a nearby incident.

the guardian focuses on britain's new drive to strengthen an anti—russia alliance. a lot of different pages. local elections also making different pages. the ft, let's talk about that. they have a picture ofjeremy corbyn and a bit of a pond, labour chasing capital gains in the local election. remarkably punished for the fbi thought. i think one thing they would have a problem with, they have to well tonight. basically, if the government always does well in local elections. but the other point, they have to be careful of when you think that corbin thornberry and abbott have contiguous north london constituencies and mcdonnell is just too constituencies away, if you're up too constituencies away, if you're up in lancashire, or in dewsbury and leads, this has about as much releva nce

leads, this has about as much relevance as the moon. and what they have to be worried about them i do and they will not be because they are ever get him believe that marx is britain is on its way, your problem is they would do well in london but london is not great. —— they are ever again. how significant they are ever again. how significant the think this is? the they are significant, not just in the think this is? the they are significant, notjust in london. the big metropolitan centres like manchester, leeds. how may people enough of the newcastle that go around describing themselves in the latest terms your compadres... leeds, newcastle, 4000 seats across the country. that's a lot. a decent bellwether band and another thinks people will be voting on, local issues like ben's and cleanliness, and local environment. but also in places like chelsea, responses to green felt, and every is