in his opening press conference. no more taking the knee. the nfl is to ban on—field protests. and south africa's ab de villiers retires from international cricket, saying he's "run out of gas". hello and thanks forjoining us... we heard from the new arsenal manager on wednesday. unai emery is the premier league side's first new boss in almost 22 years having replaced arsene wenger. the spaniard, who joins after leaving french champions paris st—germain, thanked wenger — and accepted he's taking on a "big challenge". our sports correspondent david ornstein reports from the emirates stadium. finally, we know the identity of arsenal's new manager. theirfirst appointment in 22 years and it's unai emery. today we had the opportunity to hear from unai emery. today we had the opportunity to hearfrom him unai emery. today we had the opportunity to hear from him for the first time and he spoke in english,

despite not being fluent. i think that will gain him early credit. let's hear what he had to say. that will gain him early credit. let's hear what he had to saym that will gain him early credit. let's hear what he had to say. it is a challenge. but in my career, every year, i grow up with a new challenge. and for me, the challenge is to win. also we have from the arsenal chief executive, who explained the whole recruitment process. he said there were eight candidates for thejob process. he said there were eight candidates for the job and they whittled it down to a final three. the unanimous choice was unai emery. a little later i spoke to him and he said that unai emery is the man who can lead arsenal back to the top table of domestic and european football. our ambition is winning the biggest trophies in the game. that's where we need to be and we need to recognise that this transition is one of the biggest

challenges we face and you do not kick your fingers for overnight success, we kick your fingers for overnight success, we need to understand this isa success, we need to understand this is a process of proving more every day and working hard every day, working with unai, and listening to him. our players can develop dramatically under unai, if they ta ke dramatically under unai, if they take his message and are prepared to commit. an impressive first day in thejob for commit. an impressive first day in the job for unai commit. an impressive first day in thejob for unai emery but he has a very big job on his hands. a rebuilding job, as arsenal try and galvanise their players and reunite theirfan base. galvanise their players and reunite their fan base. it galvanise their players and reunite theirfan base. it is a galvanise their players and reunite their fan base. it is a shortened summer their fan base. it is a shortened summer with the world cup and also the transfer window closes earlier for the first time this summer. he needs to get to work immediately, before the premier league get going again on the weekend of the 11th of august. carlo ancelotti is back in football after being named as the new head coach of napoli. the 58—year—old has been out of work, since being sacked by bayern munich — and has signed a three year contract.

ancelotti takes over from maurizio sarri — whose side pushed juventus for most of last season in the serie a title race. ancelotti has won league titles in four separate countries, including italy, where he won his only title in 2004 with milan. toulouse have the advantage, in their battle to stay in the french top flight next season. they won 3—0 against ajaccio on ligue deux. max gradel, christopherjullien and yaya sanogo with the goals. the sides will meet again on sunday in toulouse for the second leg. the ligue un side will no doubt be feeling confident of staying in the division. teams in the nfl will be fined, if players kneel for the american national anthem. it's under a new policy set out by commissioner roger goodell. last season, players knelt during the star spangled banner, saying the protests were against police brutality of african americans. the movement began with former 49ers quarterback colin kapernick in 2016. the american football league says it will also discipline players

who fail to stand and show respect for the flag and anthem. clearly, our objective as a league and to all 32 clubs, which was unanimous, said that we want people to be respectful to the national anthem and we want people to stand. that is all personnel, and make sure that they treat this moment in a respectfulfashion. that they treat this moment in a respectful fashion. that is something we think we owe. we have been sensitive in making sure that we give players choices, but we do believe that that moment is an important moment and one that we are going to focus on. south africa's ab de villiers is retiring from international cricket. a huge figure in the sport, he played 114 test matches, 228 one day internationals... and 78 t20 internationals. the 34—year—old finishes his career with over 20,000 international runs... and has a batting average of over 50, in both test and one day cricket.

i want to let you know that i have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect. i've had my turn and to be honest, i'm tired! it's a tough decision, i thought long and hard about it and i would like to retire while still playing decent cricket. it wouldn't be right for me to pick and choose when and where, and in what format, i play. it is not about any more, i'm running out of gas and it's time to move on. everything comes to an end. for cricket fans in south africa and around the world, thank you for your kindness and generosity. and, today, for your understanding. the first of two test matches, between england and pakistan — begins at lords in london on thursday... for england, it's a chance to start afresh after a miserable winter — with ashes humiliation, then a series defeat in new zealand. untarnished by that, is 20—year—old spinner dom bess, who will make his test debut. from lords, here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. you we go, the start of another

english test match summer. put yourself in the position ofjoe root. his position in the batting order will be number three. that means more responsibility. of course, he's the captain and needs to lead the test team after a disappointing winter. he plays a crucial role in all formats of english cricket. now, he insists he still thrives on that. he is energised by that and long may it continue from the england point of view but in his test match he needs some positivity. hence the recall of jos buttler and what we see from dom bess. i have been speaking to the england captain. good to see you! and you! dom bess sat in that chair yesterday and was very entertaining. are you ready to unleash on test cricket? i am, years a confident young man with a lot of energy, as

young man with a lot of energy, as you expect. it seems as though he is really clear in what he wants to do in the game and how he will approach this week. that's all you can ask of someone making their debut. it is exciting for me, as captain. and i remember mine, and that feeling. all you want to do is for someone to come round and give you look up and then get out! the weather here has been perfect at lord's, time to try out your new sunglasses! but relying on the weather in this hemisphere is notoriously difficult. as the pakistan captain has discovered in the last few weeks. we have played county. it has been too cold, then to heart, and then in ireland, it was very cold! then it was too hot! the weather here is good. as a captain, isee the weather here is good. as a captain, i see england at the moment as being a little less confident as

as being a little less confident as a team. we will try our best to take on the team. we have a couple of young players in this talented team. we will do our best to perform well here. pakistan promised they will be more positive in pursuit of victory than in their last english test tour. more aggressive and attacking and of course, england desperately need energy that comes from a victory. all in all, it promises to be an intriguing miniseries. it's difficult to get used to the weather in england, isn't it! britain's simon yates has retained his lead at the giro d'italia — after a wet sprint finish to stage 17, in iseo. italy's elia viviani took his fourth stage of the 2018 tour... in a chaotic final push for the line, as rain soaked the italian streets. yates had begun the day with a 56—second lead over reigning champion tom dumoulin, and managed to maintain that gap, after safely finishing in the main pack. now, last week we showed

you what happened — when real madrid's marcelo let his son hang out with some of his teamates. enzo became an overnight internet sensation... as this did the rounds on social media. he completed the bin—challenge, with the 12 time european champions. sergio ramos playing a key role... in it goes. they loved that, didn't they? well, unsurprisingly the 8—year—old plays for one of real‘s youth teams... and his dad went along to see them in their changing room....well... to try another challenge! not quite as clean this... but... in it goes. another fine example of top skills! you can get all the latest sports news at our website —

that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, plenty more spring sunshine in the forecast for the next few days. feeling warm in the sunshine as well. it isn't quite that simple, because, in southern areas in particular, there is a risk of showers on thursday. this has snuck in from the near continent. it introduces an extra bit of energy and moisture that it needs to generate those showers and storms. it drifts westward as we go through the day. in north—east england, there is a lot of cloud and fog that

can burn back towards the coast. things bringing up as the day goes on. here is how it looks on our high—resolution model. in england, showers and thunderstorms drift westwards. it should brighten for east anglia. and much of the midlands. we do have some long spells of sunshine in scotland and england, low cloud latching on to the north sea coastlines. as we go through the day. consequently, tem pters through the day. consequently, tempters in aberdeen and newcastle back at 11! or 15 degrees. elsewhere, real warmth in the best of the sunshine. highs of 22 or 23. we expect further showers and thunderstorms to drift up from the near continent. moving further north at this stage. north—eastern scotla nd at this stage. north—eastern scotland with coastal mist and fog. no cloud rolling a little further inland as the night goes on. temperatures generally 8—14d. during

the day on friday, further pulses of wet weather. to the north, northern ireland and scotland with long spells of sunshine. further south, i suspect it will be cloudy for much of the time. 19 degrees, muggy in plymouth and cardiff. 20 in the sunshine in belfast. temperatures set to climb as we move on through the weekend. we tap into this warmer air, across the near continent, it moves in our direction. and we also bring up from the south further areas of wet metrical foundry rain. especially towards the south—west of the uk. there is a further influence further north. dry weather and sunshine further south, some real warmth but the risk of thunderstorms. hello. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm ben bland.

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