what a period it's been for arsene wenger and arsenal.ng, there have been protests inside and out of the emirates stadium, with more expected this evening. and after four straight defeats, there's pressure too on his counterpart this evening, slaven bilic. steve bower is in north london to look ahead to this one. welcome to the emirates stadium where both managers are in the spotlight as we wait to hear, soon, according to arsene wenger, if he will remain as arsenal manager. slaven bilic has had a vote of confidence from the west ham owners from its own future. arsene wenger has said it is getting harder and harder to finish in the top four but their cause not been helped by picking upjust their cause not been helped by picking up just points from the last 18. tonight they could be playing their third choice goalkeeper, emilio martinez, because there is a doubt over david 0spina and better checkis doubt over david 0spina and better check is not fit. they are also without laurent koscielny as they look to get back on track —— petr cech. we

arsene wenger says he's still not ready to speak about his future. ght has been damning on social media of arsenal's performance this evening. he said, at least i tried. that dressing room is lost. ben croucher reports. just when arsene wenger thought it couldn't get any worse, along came crystal palace. after a weekend where all those at the top, finger andros townsend put crystal palace ahead. abject arsenal were thankful to their third choice keeperfor making sure the damage was worse by half—time. surely a pep talk, a reminder of what's at stake would galvanise gunners. no. all be attacking came from crystal palace, as did the goals, yohan cabaye with an unstoppable effort. as easy as that, sam. a torrid night ten terrible when townsend tumbled. along came milivojevic, a first goal for the club, with a reaction we've all seen before. the defeat keeps arsenal seven points from the top four and keeps this man facing the same old questions. i don't deny we had a disappointing performance but we have to give crystal palace credit tonight. where does t

i am ina his players. -- arsene wenger.you think it would have the situation but you think it would help if you came out and said what that decision is? yes, i faced that in every press conference at the moment and tonight iam not conference at the moment and tonight i am not in the mood to speak about that. when do you think you will let the fans know? at the moment, i think i paid more respect to the fa ct think i paid more respect to the fact that we had a disappointing result and focus on that, not find excuses that are not excuses, but nope what counts is how we perform on the pitch. john southall with the questions, another difficult interview for arsene wenger, 8 games left for the club to try and turn things around. those fans who are already pretty angry with the manager or even angrier. yes the ones at selhurst park but social media got very swearing last night, a generation of fans who have never known anything but arsenal with arsene wenger, over 20 years. ian wright helped arsene wenger win his ist trophy of th

the pressure builds on arsene wenger as his arsenal side are beaten 3—0 at crystal palace.lus the usa, canada and mexico announce a joint bid for the 2026 world cup. argentina's football association has sacked edgardo bauza as coach of the national side as they struggle to qualify for next year's world cup. argentina are currently fifth in south america's qualification table and only the top four are guaranteed a place in russia. this has happened in the past our. i'm joined now by the bbc‘s south american football expert tim vickery. he was given a vote of confidence a few days ago? it's been a very messy time in argentina with the rumour mill is saying he's going to be sacked, but officials saying his job is safe. he got the job last year because of chaos in the argentinian fa —— rumour mills. lionel messi briefly retired in protest from international football and the previous coach retired in protest. they had an election for argentinian fa president last year, 75 institutions eligible to vote, it ended up 38 each, do the maths. rail chaos in the argentinian fa. that all

the calls for arsene wenger to leave arsenal are growing louder after their biggest league defeat of1 seasons there is commitment was questioned and there was also a question of whether or not arsene wenger had lost the dressing room. the manager would not reveal his plans for the future but anotherformer reveal his plans for the future but another former players at the french man's time is surely up.|j another former players at the french man's time is surely up. i worked under arsene wenger and man's time is surely up. i worked underarsene wengerandl man's time is surely up. i worked under arsene wenger and i have always been in the of yes, arsene wenger is great, he has done fantastic, with the champions league qualification and the money he brings to the club. but now ijust think it is time for him to go. i really do. it does hurt me to say that because i like arsene wenger. when i see him we have conversations andl when i see him we have conversations and i played under arsene wenger. last night he would call that performs an inept performance. british cycling has given an updat

i played under arsene wenger. have cold that performance and inept performance. liverpool ladies have signed a couple of players — the england internationals laura coombs and jess clarke. coombs has made her loan deal from chelsea permanent and clarke joins them from notts county ladies to bolster their attacking options ahead of the upcoming women's spring series, that starts later this month. british cycling has given an update on the work it's doing to improve the culture within the organisation. in response to an independent investigation into bullying and discrimination it is developing a new code of conduct as well as changing management structures. it isa it is a saga that has been going on for about a year now. british cycling released an action plan recently cycling released an action plan rece ntly o n cycling released an action plan recently on how to move forward and make improvements in terms of athlete and staff welfare. all of those points are good to make so it is always good for an organisation to

think now, it is time for him to go, i really do, and it hurts me to say that, because i like arsene wengerr arsene. you would call last night's performance and inept performance. it's the first of the champions league quarterfinals this week. leicester are off to madrid for their first leg tomorrow against atletico, tonight borussia dortmund face manchester city's victors monaco, and barcelona are in italy to face juventus. they had a wobble in la liga over the weekend, losing at malaga, but their strike force of messi, neymar and suarez will surely test one of the the meanest defences in club football, the bbc of barzagli, bonucci and chiellini. juve boast higuain and dybala as their attacking threat so it should be a good old match, that one. liverpool ladies have signed a couple of players, the england internationals laura coombs and jess clarke. coombs has made her loan deal from chelsea permanent and clarke joins them from notts county ladies to bolster their attacking options ahead of the upcoming women's spring series that starts later this month. british cycling has given an update

the gunners have never failed to finish outside the champions league places under wenger in 20 seasons. former arsenaling their commitment and also claiming that wenger had lost the dressing room. another former player says that the frenchman's time is up. i worked under arsene wenger and i've always sort of been in the camp of you know, arsene wenger‘s great, yes, he has done fantastic, another champions league qualification and the money he brings in to the club, but i just the money he brings in to the club, but ijust think now, i think it's time for him to go. i really do. it hurts me to say that, because i like arsene wenger, and whenever sigh him we have conversations and i played under him and i think last night you would call that performance an inept performance. an inept performance. it's a champions league week, leicester are off to madrid for the first leg of their quarterfinal tomorrow against atletico. tonight borussia dortmund face manchester city's victors monaco and barcelona are in italy to facejuventus. they had a wobble in la liga over the weekend losing at malaga but their strikef

the pressure builds on arsene wenger as his arsenal side are beaten 3—0 at crystal palace.a joint bid for the 2026 world cup. argentina's football association has sacked edgardo bauza as coach of the national side as they struggle to qualify for next year's world cup. argentina are currently fifth in south america's qualification table and only the top four are guaranteed a place in russia.

there was relief for boss arsene wenger as arsenal eased to a 3—nil win over west ham, who have 110wam, who have now lost their last five league games. second half goals from mesut ozil, theo walcott and olivier giroud mean arsenal are four points off the champions league spots in fifth, with a game in hand. it is a game where we needed to build results slowly and with patience. in the first—half, west ham defended very well and we needed to find the solution in the second half. it was much more convincing and we created many chances that won the game with a convincing performance. elsewhere, hull city are now out of the relegation zone thanks to a 4—2 win over fellow strugglers middlesbrough josh king‘s late equaliser gave bournemouth a draw away at liverpool and southampton moved into the top half with a win over crystal palace. disappointment for liverpool on the pitch tonight and bad news off it — they have been banned from signing academy players from other english clu bs for academy players from other english clubs for at least a year. they admitted a breach of premier league r

with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league — of doing well in this competition. the fa cup also continues today, arsenal take on manchester city in the semi—final at wembley, at 3 o'clock. with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league — they're seventh in the table — he's well aware of the importance of doing well in this competition. what i expect in the semifinal is to go to the final. i played 11 semifinals in the fa cup. it is a special experience. the match is a good opportunity to show how much we are ready for a fight and want to go to the final. it is maybe our only opportunity to get a trophy. i say many times to them and they still don't believe how good they are. it's a lot of stress, a lot of pressure. when you handle that and you were going to win, next time it will be easier. england's tommy fleetwood carded a final round of 9 under par at the shen—jen international, to have a tie for the lead, but lost the play—off hole to austria's bernd weisberger. fleetwood

as the vultures continue to circle around arsene wenger, following another defeat for arsenal, the manhe team the first two times wenger won the premier league has told his new players they're going to get a kick up the backside. there is some flash photography coming up. tony adams has taken over at la liga side granada until the end of the season. the team are in relegation trouble in spain, having lost five of their last six games. and in his firstjob since leaving a club in azerbaijan six years ago, adams has been tasked with keeping them up. we're going to fight for granada and get three points. that's what it's about. i'm focusing on it game by game. i'm going to try a few things in training, liven up the team, try and shock the team, motivate the team. and hopefully, obviously, i'll do my best to achieve a miracle. clubs from league one and league two will be given the option of scrapping the efl checkatrade trophy when they vote about its future next month. clubs from league one and league two will be given the option of scrapping the efl checkatrade trophy when they vote about

arsene wenger has called on arsenal's fans to stand behind the team, despite the ongoing uncertaintyf skirmishes both inside and outside the emirates stadium. wenger has reminded fans the focus should be on the performance of the team and not whether he will sign a new contract to stay at the club beyond this summer. it is not about a majority or minority. just what you want from the fans is to stand behind the team and the club, that is what they did. i have said many times, it is not about me, what i care about, arsenal, the club, what we have achieved and what we want to achieve. that'll want to do. i will support arsenal when i am not here any more, exactly the same, you know? i think what you want for the fa ns know? i think what you want for the fans was to stand behind the team. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says it's possible that their leading scorer sadio mane could miss the rest of the season. he picked up a knee injury in the merseyside derby. he was forced off after scoring the opener in the win over everton. jurgen klopp says the outlook is not positive, but the clu b o

arsene wenger says he wants to stay in management next season, even though he is yet to reveal whether. for old people, retirement is dying, he declared before the match. while the french man is very much alive, his side were lacking the joy of life. for a while, city looked like they might bag hatful. some of arsenal's players have been accused of lacking spirit and commitment, but theo walcott worked ha rd spirit and commitment, but theo walcott worked hard to draw them level. it took him just two minutes and 11 seconds for his efforts to be undone. sergio aguero found himself on the sidelines at city untiljesus was injured, but three goals in four league games is showing pep guardiola his will. but city could be welcoming at the back. arsenal came back early in the game in the second half. but there was no way of knowing which way this would go, so it was perhaps unsurprising it ended in stalemate, leaving arsenal fans hoping for a more definitive result on the arsenal's future sooner rather than later. on the arsenal's future sooner rather than later. it was a game where we were no

has the pressure eased on arsene wenger? probably not. ant arsene wenger to carry on as manager. he is out of contract in the summer, but the big win for contract in the summer, but the big winfor him contract in the summer, but the big win for him in wembley. sergio aguero gave city the lead at wembley before nacho monreal equalised for arsenal, drilling at the far post from 0xlade—chamberlain's cross, and thenit from 0xlade—chamberlain's cross, and then it went into extra time. 1—1 after 90 minutes. this was alexi scrambling in a winner to book arsenal and fa cup final day with chelsea. hugely significant for both managers. arsene wenger, it is not often we have seen him smile this season. seventh in the premier league, with so much speculated about his future, but he is on to win the fa cup for the seventh time. not so good for this man, pep guardiola. he will end this season without a trophy, the first time in his coaching career that he has done that. we expected special things. the former barca and bayern munich boss, no trophy for h

where we start with the footballing news that arsenal have eased the pressure slightly on manager arsene wengeriddlesbrough in the english premier league. the gunners were looking to avoid five successive away losses in the league which last happened in 1984. alexis sanchez scored the opener with a wonderful free kickjust before the half time interval for his 19th league goal of the campaign and 23rd overall.

where we start with the footballing news that arsenal have eased the pressure slightly on manager arsene wengerfter a 2—1win away to relegation—threatened middlesbrough in the english premier league. the gunners were looking to avoid five successive away losses in the league which last happened in 1984. alexis sanchez scored the opener with a wonderful free kickjust before the half time interval for his 19th league goal of the campaign and 23rd overall. despite alvaro negredo levelling matters five minutes after the break it was mesut oezil who grabbed the winner giving arsenaljust a third victory in their past nine league games and moving them up to sixth. i think it was not all perfect but the commitment and the focus was there and when we were tested when it was down to 1—1, again we found a response and managed to win the game. although, as you said, it was a big mental test for us tonight because middlesbrough gave absolutely everything. there'll be a new team in the premier league next season. brighton and hove albion have been promoted from english football's second tier after a 2—1win o

meanwhile, arsenal manager arsene wenger believes his striker alexis sanchez wants to stay at the clubnext summer, but there have been reports suggesting he is keen to leave. wenger, though, is confident he will renew his deal. i believe that basically he wants to stay at the club, and it is down to find an agreement with his agent. you know, ithink find an agreement with his agent. you know, i think the players first—half to see they are happy at the club, and after most of the time it is down to finding an agreement. but where the finances are involved, yes. england's women have been in action this evening. they have been playing a friendly against italy, at vale park. both sides have qualified for this summer's european finals. it finished i—i, jodie taylor with the goal for england. mark sampson's side had their chances, but couldn't convert them. brighton are back on top of the championship, after a 2—1 win at queens park rangers. glenn murray put them ahead after the break, and sebastien pocognoli's inch—perfect free kick made it 2—0. matt smith pulled one back for qpr. brighton

meanwhile arsenal manager arsene wenger believes his striker england's women have been in action this, they've been playing a friendly against italy at vale park. both sides have qualified for this summer's european finals. it finished one all, jodi taylor with the goal for england. mark sampson's side had their chances but couldn't convert them. brighton are back on top of the championship after a 2—1 win at queens park rangers. glenn murray put them ahead after the break and sebastien pocognoli's inch perfect free kick made it 2—0. matt smith pulled one back for qpr. brighton are two points clear of newcastle, but they've played one game more. one other football line for you — and it's emerged that the amount of money paid by english clubs to agents or intermediaries has gone up by more than a third across the premier league and efl. and as david ornstein reports, there are now calls for the huge pay—outs to be capped. football has never been so wealthy. as income has risen, it's not only the clubs and players who have profited. new figures for england show that payments to agents h

arsenal's manager, arsene wenger, insists discussions about his future will not distract him from hiser of the year nominee alexis sanchez, whose contract ends next summer. there have been some reports he's been offered as much as £300,000 per week to stay. first of all, i cannot confirm we have offered that, secondly, we will do as always, you know, we have to considerfinancial do as always, you know, we have to consider financial potential, to sustain the wages for the whole squad, and what is for sure, is what he is paid performance week today was 20 years ago per year, we will that continue to go up? i don't know. i am tempted to say no but i was always wrong on that front. i am tempted to say no but i was always wrong on that front. sebastian vettel looks like the man to beat at this weekend's formula one bahrain grand prix. he was fastest in both practice sessions — three tenths quicker than lewis hamilton, despite his ferrari breaking down in second practice. tom clarkson was watching for us. it has been a very busy week for formula one, first, the freight had to be transported

usmanov say the club's board must "bear huge responsibility" for the club's poor season and notjust arsene wengern't have a seat on the board has criticised the owner stan kroenke. the gunners could jump above manchester united into fifth with a win tonight but face a crystal palace side who have won 4 of their last 5 including a victory against leaders chelsea. the win of crystal palace at chelsea shows the strength of the premier league. surprising results. the difference between the teams has become shorter and smaller. so anything can happen in any game. it doesn't change basically my thinking about the game. we know that we have to play at our best to win the game. i think that it's even more important that we make sure we don't lose against arsenal. like i say, it is not arguably that we have got the hardest run in. we have got the hardest run in — there is no doubt about that, but we are in good form at the moment and hopefully that form will continue and more importantly the results will come with it. the deadline has expired for sunderland manager david moyes to respond to the fa after t

in sport, the pressure mounts on arsene wenger as arsenal are beaten 3—0 by crystal palace in the premiereague. indistinctive speech... if mumbling in television dramas really annoys you, we'll put different acting styles to the test to see which ones you find acceptable. and carol has the weather. always perfectly clear is carol with the weather. good morning. eight chilly start to the day, for some a touch of frost around but for most it will be dry with sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud, except for the north and west of scotland where there is more rain around and later we will see some gales. further details in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. lovely there this morning. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump and theresa may have discussed what they call a window of opportunity to persuade russia to drop its support for syria's president assad in the wake of last week's chemical attack. the prime minister and the us president spoke on the phone last night as foreign ministers from the g7 group of countries meet in italy to try to co—ordinate their response. greg dawson re

arsene wenger is not only to blame for the club's predicament, the opinion of the club's second largestthey face crystal palace tonight. iam back face crystal palace tonight. i am back in the next 15 minutes with a full update. libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other, and that directly affects how much we all pay for our mortgages and loans. now the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in the rigging of the libor rate. the 2008 recording adds to evidence that the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their libor interest rates down. it was obtained by our economics correspondent andy verity for a panorama investigation. the libor scandal first blew up scandal blew up in 2012 in 2012, in 2012, when barclays boss bob diamond was forced to resign. until recently, libor used to be set by a member of staff at the biggest banks, called a submitter, saying what interest rate they thought they'd have to pay to borrow money. an average was taken, called the london inter—bank 0ffered rate, or liborfor

arsene wenger says that he wants to stay in management next season, even though he has yet to reveal he declared before the match with manchester city. well the frenchman is very much alive, his side were lacking inch wide vivre. for a while, manchester city looked like they might get another tier. theo walcott worked ha rd they might get another tier. theo walcott worked hard to draw them level. u nfortu nately for walcott worked hard to draw them level. unfortunately for him it took just two minutes and 11 seconds for his efforts to be undone. sergio aguero found himself on the sidelines at city until gabriele —— gabriele who is this was injured. arsenal were brought back into the game early in the second—half. but a bit like arsene wenger‘s future, there was no way of knowing which way this would go. so it was perhaps unsurprising that it ended in stalemate, leaving arsenal fans hoping for a more definitive result on dear manager's future sooner rather than later. saracens will be the only british side in the semifinals of rugby union's champions cup after they beat glasgow 38—15.

arsenal's manager arsene wenger insists discussions about his future will not distract him from his jobontract ends next summer. there have been some reports he's been offered as much as three hundred thousand pounds per week to stay... first of all i cannot confirm it has been offered. secondly, we will do as always, you know? we have two question financial potential to sustain the whole squad and what is the sure is what is paid per week today was 20 weirs —— years ago her year and if that continues to go up, i don't know. i was tempted to say no, but i was always wrong on that front. great britain's cyclists has finally won a gold at this year's track cycling world championships it's in the women's omnium and it was won by katie archibald. the omnium is a multi event decided by points over four different races. archibald, who's the olympic champion, was second going into the final event, the points race, but she did enough to beat australia's amy cure. it's the second world title of her career but her first individual gold. i feel ifeel in i feel in pain, primarily, but really privil

with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league — of doing well in this competition. was i expecting the semifinal is to go to the final. i played 11 semifinals in the fa cup. it is a special experience. the match is a good opportunity to show how much we are ready for a fight and want to go to the final. it is our baby, and the opportunity —— it is maybe i say many times to them and they still don't believe how good they are. it'sa still don't believe how good they are. it's a lot of stress, a lot of pressure. when you handle that and you were going to win, next time it will be easier. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour a man's died after being run over by thieves who stole his car in manchester. 35—year—old michael samwell and his wife were woken by a large bang outside their house in chorlton, and he went out to investigate. greater manchester police have begun a murder investigation and are appealing for witnesses. the boyfriend of tv celebrity ferne mccann has been arrested in connection with an alleged ac

arsenal and in particular their manager arsene wenger have responded to their critics.o face chelsea for the trophy next month. for city and pep guardiola, its huge disappointment. celtic are still on for the treble, the premiership champions and league cup winners are into the scottish cup final to face aberdeen. that's after they beat rivals rangers 2—0 at hampden park. scott sinclair scored their second from the spot. in the premier league, third—placed liverpool lost 2—1 at home to crystal palace. christian benteke scored twice against his former club and manchester united are still fifth after winning 2—0 away at burnley. great britain finished fourth in their standings at the european gymnastics championships. ellie downie won four of their six medals in romania. the 17—year—old, who won all around gold earlier in the competition, finishing with a silver on the floor. and also in romania, great britain lost their fed cup tie. johanna konta was defeated in the decisive rubber. that's it. now it's time for all the news where you are. this is bbc news. i'm martine cr

with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league,e importance of doing well in this competition. what i expect when you go in the semifinal is to go to the final, you know. i think somebody told me i played 11 semifinals in the fa cup, so it is a special experience and a good opportunity to show how much we are ready, and how much we want to go to the final. it is maybe our only opportunity to get a trophy this season. i would like to put in my players' heads how good they are. i say many times to them, but they still don't believe how good they are. we need help to win more because you realise you have lived that experience when you win a title, a final — it is a lot of stress, a lot of pressure, and you handle that, and you are able to win, so the left time will be a little bit easier. looking forward to that one. don't forget, coverage of the london marathon is on air on bbc one right now, and you can also see it on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the boyfriend of tv celebrity ferne mccann has been

so, arsenaland, in particular, their manager, arsene wenger, have responded to their critics.avid ornstein and, bbc news, wembley. people questioned us. but it isa wembley. people questioned us. but it is a difficult time so you can be divided in what is natural inclination, or you can be united. and today we have shown the right response and stayed together. celtic are just one win away from their first domestic treble in 16 years after they beat their old firm rivals, rangers, 2—0 to reach the scottish cup final. they've already wrapped up the league title and the scottish league cup this season, and after only ten minutes, callum mcgregor put them ahead. scott sinclair was able to double their lead with this penalty in the second half, the third goal he's scored against rangers this season. celtic will face aberdeen in the final next month. there were two games in the premier league today. third—placed liverpool lost at home to crystal palace 2—1 philip coutinho put the hosts ahead with a great free kick, but two goals by former liverpool forward christian benteke gave pala

up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: one of arsenal's biggest shareholders say arsene wengers one of the seven natural wonders of the world. you can see it from space. but scientists say rising water temperatures have stripped the colour from around two thirds of it and it's in danger of being destroyed. mass bleaching happens when the coral gets stressed — it makes it fragile and can kill it. the reef is home to more than 130 species of shark and 1,600 varieties of fish. our science editor, david shukman, reports. a world of brilliant colour, teeming with life. this is the great barrier reef at its best. the largest single biological structure on earth. but vulnerable to the slightest change. this is how part of reefs look — a ghostly white. the corals more like a graveyard. a new survey has found long stretches of reef have turned pale. for the second year running. giving the corals no chance to recover and the scientist in charge says he is worried. it seems likely between this event and last event, roughly 50% of coral will have died ina roughly 50% of coral will have die

arsene wenger insists discussions about his future will not distract him from hisjob. contract ends next summer. there have been reports sanchez has been offered as much as £300,000 per week to stay. first, i cannot confirm that we have offered that. secondly, we will do, as always, we have to consider our financial potential to sustain the wages for the whole squad. what is for sure is that what he is paid this year, will it still below? i was tempted to say no. great britain's cyclists have finally won a gold at this year's track world championships it's in the women's omnium and it was won by katie archibald. the omnium is a multi event decided by points over four different races. archibald who's the olympic champion, was second going into the final event, the points race, but she did enough to beat australia's amy cure. it's the second world title of her career, but her first individual gold. i feel ifeel in pain! i feel in pain! but yes, ifeel in pain! but yes, really privileged to pull it off in the end. it was an unbelievably gripping race, i thought i had lost

arsenal manager arsene wenger says his side's struggles this season prove finishing in the premier league'sasy as it looks". he's led them to a top—four spot and champions league qualification for the past 20 seasons. but with 10 games left, they are currently in sixth place, seven points adrift. it is a good challenge, but i think it is perfectly possible, you know. for 20 years i have done it and it looked always like it is nothing and suddenly it becomes important, so i am quite pleased that people realise that it is not as easy as it looks. if you listen to what was said the other day, to achieve top four in england is a trophy. we have a difficult task in front of us, but i am happy that people realise suddenly that it is not as easy as it has always looked. chelsea forward eni aluko says england coach mark sampson is sending a ‘dangerous message' by not selecting players based on form. aluko was left out of sampson's squad for euro 2017 despite ending the season as the top scorer in the women's super league. she believes it shows young players that ‘popularity‘ is the most important f

the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to completely stop players betting would be toing altogether. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police say they've foiled an active terrorist plot after carrying out an armed raid in north—west london. a female suspect was shot during the operation and is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. six people have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts. two women, two men and a 16—year—old boy were arrested at or near the property yesterday evening; another woman was detained in kent. police said the operation was unconnected to the arrest yesterday of a 27—year—old man armed with knives in westminster. richard galpin reports. early yesterday evening in north west london. and armed police begin their raid on a house here. gunshots sparking alarm in the neighbourhood. as i made my way to the living room i heard bang, bang, bang! so i ran to the front window and i saw police officers aiming and i ran to my partner in the kitchen and said there are armed officer

the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to avoid players betting on matches would beate gambling altogether in society. wenger says he's not surprised many people become addicted since betting is ‘found everywhere'. his comments come in the wake of burnley midfielderjoey barton's 18 month ban for breaking rules concerning gambling. it is like smoke. if you don't want people to drink, don't sell alcohol. if you don't want people to bet, don't make betting official but everywhere you incite people, so out of 100 people you get five to get addicted so if you don't want to have a problem, for bid to betting. that's all sport for now. more on those stories on the bbc sport website. plus there's coverage of the semifinal between ding junhui and mark selby at the world snooker championship, selby currently winning 8 frames to 7. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. good afternoon. nicholas 0wen here. we have just been hearing afternoon. nicholas 0wen here. we havejust been hearing in afternoon. nicholas 0wen here. we have just been hearing in the last

and coming up in sport on bbc news, a former arsenal player says it's time for arsene wenger to go —ther says he's lost the dressing room after their biggest league defeat of the season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. g7 foreign ministers have failed to reach agreement on sanctions on russia, but have said russia cannot be part of syria's future. foreign secretary borisjohnson have been pushing for sanctions on senior russian and syrian figures following syria's suspected chemical weapons attack which killed more than 70 people. ministers were trying to agree a common position on the syrian conflict before the us secretary of state flies to russia to try to persuade it to abandon its allegiance to bashar al—assad. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports from the g7 meeting in italy. the g7 foreign ministers meeting ended without any agreement, to a public and dortmund of possible future targeted sanctions aimed at seniorfigures in russia's and syria's armed forces. borisjohnson had hoped for some form of explicit support, but the final communique does

with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league —g well in this competition. it's a good opportunity to show how much we are ready for a fight. it may be our only opportunity to get a trophy this season. i have said many times to them, they still don't believe how good they are. it's a lot of stress, a lot of pressure. when you handle that and you are going to win, the next time it will be easier. that will be a great match. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the boyfriend of tv celebrity ferne mccann has been arrested in connection with an alleged acid attack in a nightclub. arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackney last week. keith doyle reports. the emergency services were called to the mangle nightclub in dalston in east london on easter monday, after reports that people had come into contact with a corrosive substance and had suffered burns. a 22—year—old woman and a 24—year—old man were both blinded in one eye. last night, the metropolitan oli

manager arsene wenger says he believes talisman alexis sanchez wants to stay at the club.lly he wants to stay at the club. it is down to finding an agreement with his agent. you know, ithink finding an agreement with his agent. you know, i think the players first have to see are they happy at the club, and after most of the time, it‘s down to find an agreement, but the finances are involved in it. yes. well, it‘s the news liverpool fans feared most. forward sadio mane is set to miss the rest of the season after he suffered a knee injury in last weekend‘s win over everton. he‘s started all but five of their league games this campaign — and all five liverpool failed to win. so here are the weekend‘s premier league games. tomorrow, spurs can close the gap on chelsea to four points, at least for a few hours if they beat watford. a couple of important fixtures at the bottom of the table as middlesbrough host burnley and swansea visit west ham. chelsea go to bournemouth, hoping to at least preserve their lead at the top. celtic manager brendan rodgers has signed a new four year

arsene wenger says he believes alexis sanchez wants to stay at club.d of the season. despite reports suggesting he wants to leave, wenger is confident he'll renew his deal. suggesting he wants to leave, wenger is confident he'll renew his deallj believe that basically, he wants to stay at the club. it's down to find an agreement with his agent. you know, i think the players first have to see are they happy at the club. and after, most of the time it's down to find an agreement. but where the finances are involved in it. sadio mane has been ruled out for the rest of the season. he has a knee injury. juergen klopp said he was pretty sure he needed surgery. he started all but five of their league games this campaign. all five liverpool have failed to win. the olympic marathon champion has failed an out of competition drugs test. the 32—year—old kenyan won't be able to defend her london marathon title later this month, after testing positive for the blood booster epo. she is provisionally suspended. she'll‘ face sanction it's her b sample also failsment ——

arsenal manager arsene wenger insists any discussions the club's board may be having about his futurer. there have been some reports he's been offered as much as £300,000 per week. first of all, i cannot confirm that we have offered that. secondly, we will do as always. we have to consider ourfinancial will do as always. we have to consider our financial potential to sustain the wages for the whole squad and what is for sure is what is paid per week is what was page 20 yea rs is paid per week is what was page 20 years ago per year and will continue to grow? i don't know. i was always tempted to say no but i was always wrong on that front. the iaaf president lord coe is "disappointed" by the lack of progress made by russia in its anti—doping reforms. the country is currently banned from competing in international athletics after a report claimed over 1,000 athletes benefited from a state—sponsored doping programme. coe believes there is still a lack of cooperation and transparency. i'm frustrated on behalf of the athletes. more progress should have been made. it has always been our amb

and look at that picture of arsene wenger. after all of that criticism. al, coming from behind after city had taken the lead through sergio aguero. the gunners though found an equaliser through nacho monreal to send the game into extra time, before alexis sanchez then grabbed the winner. people questioned us a lot recently. we had some tough times. but in these difficult times, you can be divided, which is the natural inclination, or you can be united. and i think today we showed the right response and stayed together. we are not in the final. we tried to do it. umm... so, i don't have too many regrets. i don't have regrets with the team. we tried to do what we wanted to do. and that is it. so, no trophy for pep guardiola this year, and manchester united are breathing down their rivals' necks in the premier league. a 2—0 win at burnley means jose mourinho's side are nowjust a point behind city and the fourth champions league spot. which gives thursday's manchester derby an extra bit of spice. united have something of an injury crisis, wayne rooney made jus

and in sport, aaron ramsey say his team wants to wind the fa cup or arsene wenger, the manager who ist's 500 goals for leo messier in a barcelona sure. he blew the lid legal title wide open. and crystal palace took a giant step towards premier league safety after a 2—1 wind at liverpool. they lose ground to finish in the top four with manchester united still in the hunt. more stories at 1130. join us then. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, has said that theresa may would not rule out a pre—emptive nuclear strike. he was speaking afterjeremy corbyn said in a bbc interview yesterday, that he would never be the first to use nuclear weapons, and that he would order a review of defence policy if he became prime minister. let's get more from our assistant political editor norman smith in westminster. thank you very much. 0dd sort of election day, i have to say. there are on the first week of the campaign of the election campaign, you will not see theresa may out and about, senior cabinet ministers jostling to get embedded cameras, there will not be any conservative policy announcem

as the vultures continue to circle around arsene wenger following another defeat for arsenal... has told his new players they‘re going to get a kick up the backside. there is some flash photography coming up... tony adams has taken over at la liga side. there is some flash photography coming up. granada until the end of the season. the tea m until the end of the season. the team are in relegation trouble in spain having lost five of their last six games... and adams has been given the last seven of the season to save them from going down. it‘s his firstjob since leaving a club in azerbaijan six years ago. i‘m going to fight for granada. and get three points. that‘s what it‘s about. and focusing in on its game by game. i‘m going to try a few things in training, liven up the team, try and chock the team, motivate the team. —— try and shock the team. hopefully i will do my best to achieve a miracle. it‘s a champions league week, leicester are off to madrid for the first leg of their quarterfinal tomorrow against atletico. tonight borussia dortmund face manchester city‘s victors mon

as the vultures continue to circle around arsene wenger, following another defeat for arsenal, the mano get a kick up the backside. there is some flash photography coming up. tony adams has taken over at la liga side granada until the end of the season. the team are in relegation trouble in spain, having lost five of their last six games. and in his firstjob since leaving a club in azerbaijan six years ago, adams has been tasked with keeping them up. we are going to fight for granada and... we are going to fight forgranada and... get three points. that's what it's about. i'm focusing in on it game by game. i'm going to try a few things in training, liven up the team, try and shock the team, motivate the team. and hopefully, i'll do my best to achieve a miracle. leicester have arrived in madrid... for their historic champions league quarter final against atletico, the last eight ties start tonight, with a mouthwatering meeting of juventus and barcelona. juve are once again dominating serie a in italy and face a barcelona team who had a wobble in the spanish league at the weekend, losing

arsenal manager arsene wenger says his side's struggles this season prove finishing in the premier league'sampions league qualification for the past 20 seasons. but with 10 games left, they are currently in sixth place, seven points adrift. it isa it is a good challenge, but i think it is perfectly possible, you know. for 20 years i have done it and it looked always like it is nothing and suddenly it becomes important, so i am quite pleased that people realise that it am quite pleased that people realise thatitis am quite pleased that people realise that it is not as easy as it looks. if you listen to what was said the other day, to achieve top four in england is a trophy. we have a difficult task in front of us, but i am happy that people realise suddenly that it is not as easy as it has always looked. there are further questions for david moyes to answer today. the football association will ask for his observations of an incident in which he told a female reporter she ‘might get a slap'. moyes will be in the dugout for sunderland's trip to leicester in the premier league this evening but

elsewhere this evening, arsene wenger will be looking for a first win in four league games as arsenalcity host middlesbrough. liverpool have been banned from signing academy players from other english clubs for two years. they admitting a breach of premier league rules after having regular contact with a young stoke city player's family prior to an attempt to sign him, which included an offer to pay private school fees. the club has also been fined £100,000. the republic of ireland women's football team are to meet their governing body in the next hour, amid threats of a strike. a group of players have spoken out about the poor treatment and lack of support they've received from the fai, and are fighting for compensation for loss of earnings whilst on international duty. former england cricket captain alastair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essex, because of a hip injury. cook was due to face international team—mate james anderson on friday, when essex take on lancashire. essex say cook's been receiving treatment for the injury for several wee

the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to avoid players betting on matches would bedfielderjoey barton's 18 month ban for breaking rules concerning gambling. it is like smoke or with alcohol, if you don't want people to drink, don't take alcohol for is that if you don't want people to bet that don't make betting official. everywhere, you incite people to bet. out of 100 people you get five who are addicted and bet. if you don't want that to happen, forbid betting. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula one drivers' championship after topping the timesheets in practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix. the ferrari driver was a quarter of a second ahead of his team mate kimi raikkonen and more than half a second ahead of the mercedes of valtteri bottas and championship rival lewis hamilton. several teams showed their support for british teenager billy monger who had both legs amputated following a crash in a formula four race a fortnight ago. more than three quarters of a million pounds has been raised to help his recovery. mari

the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to avoid players betting on matches would bee wake of burnley midfielderjoey barton's 18 month ban for breaking rules concerning gambling. if you do not want people to drink, you do not serve alcohol. if you do not want people to bet, do not make betting official. it is inside people to bet. some get addicted and bet. we don't want to have that. mark selby has staged an early comeback in his world snooker championship semi—final with ding junhui. the defending champion came into today trailing 5—3 but took the first four frames of the second session to build a 7—5 lead in what's a repeat of last year's final. it's been back and forth since then but selby has managed to keep a 2—frame advantage — now leading 9—7. in the other semi finaljohn higgins leads barry hawkins 5—3 after their opening session. they'll resume shortly at the crucible. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula one drivers' championship after topping the timesheets in practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix. the ferrari

usmanov say the club's board must "bear huge responsibility" for the club's poor season and not just arsene wengernners could jump above manchester united into fifth with a win tonight but face a crystal palace four of their last five including a victory against leaders chelsea surprising results because all the difference between the teams has become shorter and smaller. so anything can happen in any game. it doesn't change basically thinking about the game. we know that we have toe play ot our best to win the game. i think that it is even more important that we make sure we don't lose against arsenal. like i say, it is not arguably that we have got the ha rd is not arguably that we have got the hard pest run in. we have got the hardest run in, there is no doubt about that, but we are in good form at the moment and hopefully that form will continue and more importantly the results will come with it. the former arsenal and england captain tony adams has been made head coach of the spanish side granada until the end of the season. he's been working as an advisor at the struggling club, but takes ov

we will talk about the future of arsene wenger, what the latest on that is. episode seven. i know!— mark warburton at forest. we're live at various grounds and amy mcdonald with premier league predictions. her fiance was sent off for fighting last week, wasn't he! all that, jermain genus and well and on bbc one at midday and i promise not to mention the golf. or the horse racing. it all merges into one.” think you're in charge, you can mention what you like. can i? all right half an hour on golf. looking forward to it. the former england rugby star brian moore is recovering in hospital in london, after suffering a heart attack. moore, who's played over 60 times for his country as hooker, in the scrum, is in intensive care. these days he's a regular commentator with the bbc. he's now 55, and has been on twitter thanking the health professionals who saved his life. we wish you a speedy recovery. great britain face an uphill struggle to stay in the davis cup. without world number one andy murray, they trail france 2—0, after a disappointing first day of their quarterfinal in rouen. ky

the headlines this evening: could there be some much—needed joy for arsenal and arsene wenger?up semifinal. there will be another cup finalfor semifinal. there will be another cup final for celtic, who semifinal. there will be another cup finalfor celtic, who beat rangers and takea finalfor celtic, who beat rangers and take a big step towards a domestic treble. and a world record in the women's race of the london marathon. good evening. i'll also have news of tennis, snooker, gymnastics and much more too, but let's start at wembley. i was iwas going i was going to say they were seconds away, they are now literally as i speak t0 away, they are now literally as i speak to you they havejust won. still having a chance of finishing the season with a trophy, they have come from behind to win the fa cup semifinal against manchester city in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time with the winner. for both sides wembley is apart well trodden, no team has won it more than arsenal. thereafter fewer fans demand succes