pierre emerick aubameyang's talent is being treated by controversy.it of making the wrong kind of headlines. —— in came borussia. arsenal that they have found a new goalscoring icon at a time that they needed the most. —— hope that they have found. well our sport correspondent david 0rnstein has been following this transfer from the very start — and it's a move that has been complicated. earlier he explained to me why aubameyang should be a good fit for arsenal. battle, pierre emerick aubameyang has inherited the famous number 1a shirt here at arsenal, one by germany. i don't think any arsenal player has dawned that since then. —— were run by thierry henri. arsenal agreed a deal with borussia dortmund border services. a club record fee in the region of 7019 89 billion us dollars. they have also agreed to go to. needed to happen to it to go to was to source a replacement. ——. they got a player ona loan replacement. ——. they got a player on a loan deal until the end of the season, while chelsea finally agreed a loan deal for the showroom. season, while

pierre-emerick aubameyang often landed in hot water with club bosses.pite his questionable behavior, auba silenced his critics on the playing field with his hunger for gold. in the current campaign, dortmund have not won a match without him, and his departure is sure to leave a gaping hole in the squad. but pastors await the 28-year-old. after years of speculation he would leave dortmund, the inevitable has happened, and arsenal have lured the star to london. a new beginning awaits one of the world's top strikers. brent: in motor racing, putting the brakes on this -- formula one racing says it is ending the practice of using scantily clad models before races. the so-called grade girls were used for tasks like carryin umbrellas and name boards. the sport's organizers say the custom is no longer appropriate or relevant, and does not reflect changing attitudes. grid girls have been used for decades in the sport. the change comes into effect this season. people around the world looking up to the sky tonight are being treated to a rare cosmic show. as is par

and the headline act on the final day was the move of pierre emerick aubameyang from borrussia dortmundal worth close to $80 million. and this was his reaction. said the league and they have the

new signings henrik mkhitaryan and club record signing pierre emerick aubameyang both made their debut to play. quick, sharp movement, agile and wa nt quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. that's very good. very positive signs. manchester city's lead at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after their 1—all draw with burnley. there were important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton whlie leicester city and swansea drew 1—all. in the scottish premiership, celtic suffered their second defeat under brendan rodgers. elsewhere, aberdeen closed the gap at the top of the premiership tojust closed the gap at the top of the premiership to just eight points after their 3—0 win over hamilton. bottom side ross county one and it endedin bottom side ross county one and it ended in a draw for partick thistle. tennis now and britain face an uphill battle in marbella to rescue their world group davis cup tie with spain, after losing in the doubles this afternoon. jamie murray and dominic inglot were beaten in straight sets by pablo carreno and feliciano lopez — w

sanchez for his new club manchester united — they beat huddersfield — and arsenals new boy pierre emerick aubameyangve past everton. joe lynskey reports. new arrivals at the emirates face a special kind of pressure, but this january, arsenal have gone all out to bring in the best. commentator: mkhitaryaan, in towards aubameyang, he chips the goalkeeper, it's a lovely finish. at £56 million, they'll hope it's just the start of the aubameyang dynasty. but on a day when arsenal put five past everton, it was an old head who broke new ground. a first hat—trick for aaron ramsey in his nine years at the club. and fresh faces have brought fresh hope. it looks like they have the quality to integrate with the game we want to play. they are quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. the transfer window puts the strain on football's relationships. february is time to show affection. alexis sanchez marked his old trafford welcome with a first united goal. he is the archetypal modern superstar at a club with a poignant past. this was the day they marked 60 years since the munich disaster. tributes were paid,

there were some twists and turns along the way buy it's now official, pierre—emerick aubameyang is ancord $80 million on the final day of the european transfer window. borussia dortmund agreed to the sale after striking a deal to sign chelsea forward michy batshuayi on loan. aubameyang has scored 21 goals in 2a matches this season for the bundesliga side. former arsenal striker ian wright is hopeful he'll make a big impact at his new club. i think ithink in i think in the current climate, i think that if you can get somebody of his quality, which we know he definitely has got polity in respects of the goals he has scored for dortmund. i think in the current climate and current market, that is not bad value. 0bviously climate and current market, that is not bad value. obviously the proof is in the pudding, once he gets his feetin is in the pudding, once he gets his feet in the premier league hopefully he will score the goals that arsenal desperately need at the moment. christain eriksen scored for tottenham after just 11 seconds in their 2—0 english premier league win over manchester u

pierre—emerick aubameyang scored for his new club but it was a familiarface, aaron scored for his newhat—trick in his tenth year at arsenal. manchester city's laid at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after the 1—1 draw with burnley. important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton while leicester city and swansea drew 1—1. celtic were beaten 1—0 by, and, only the second mistake defeats is rendon rogersjoined the the second mistake defeats is rendon rogers joined the club the second mistake defeats is rendon rogersjoined the club in the second mistake defeats is rendon rogers joined the club in may 2000 16. -- rogers joined the club in may 2000 16. —— brendan rodgersjoined the club. kilmarnock move up to sixth place while celtic are eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. there were also wins for aberdeen, ross county, premiership. there were also wins foraberdeen, ross county, carts premiership. there were also wins for aberdeen, ross county, carts and hibernian. all the sports news on the bbc website, including the latest from the wom

pierre—emerick aubameyang, arsenal's club record transfer this week, scored for his new club.e wa nt we have the quality to play the game we want to play. we are quick, agile and won the ball. that is very good. a very good sign, positive signs. manchester city's lead at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after their 1—all draw with burnley. there were important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton whlie leicester city and swansea drew 1—1. in the scottish premiership, celtic suffered only their second domestic defeat under brendan rodgers as kilmarnock claimed a 1—0 victory at rugby park. elsewhere, aberdeen close the gap at the top to just eight points after the 3—0 win over hamilton. ross county beat dundee 4-1 hamilton. ross county beat dundee 4—1 and there were also wins for hearts and hibs, and it ended in a draw at work act between motherwell and partick thistle. —— at four park. tennis now and britain face an uphill battle in marbella to rescue their world group davis cup tie with spain, after losing in the doubles this afternoon. jamie m

broke the club's transfer record for the second time in six months to bring striker pierre—emerick aubameyangaking about a player who scored 98 times in 144 games while in the bendesliga. he is great pace and a good ratio and games played and goals scored. he has the good workrate, as well. he has the good workrate, as well. he isa he has the good workrate, as well. he is a team player, so we lost sanchez, our good goal—scorers. he will really compensate on that front. now to some extraordinary hitting from batsman david willey, who very nearly became the first england player to hit six sixes in an over as england cruised to a twenty20 win over a prime minister's 11 in canberra. fseussegf—eéazég‘ e‘esf‘e, a, —>mfl—— a t20 tri—series co—hosted by australia and new zealand begins on saturday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. keep up to date with the action in the davis cup. i'll be back with more in the next hour. thank you. good afternoon, you're watching bbc news. we'll hear more about one of our main stories today. darren osborne h

new signing pierre—emerick aubameyang scored a debut goal and aaron ramsey his first hat—trick as arsenalute with just his fourth goal of the season. three others quickly followed before half—time with tv replays showing aubameyang's effort should have been ruled out for offside. everton substitute dominic calvert—lewin pulled one back before ramsey claimed the first hat—trick of his career, doubling his tally for the season in one match. but it was arsenal's two new faces in january — aubameyang and henrikh mkhitaryan — who caught the manager's eye. it looks like we have the quality to integrate in the gaming want to play. we are quick, sharp, agile, once the ball. —— want the ball. they are very positive signs. well, one of the players who left arsenal in the january transfer window — alexis sanchez — was also on the scoresheet. he scored a penalty in manchester united's 2—0 win at home to huddersfield.. united, though, are still 13 points behind leaders manchester city who were held 1—1 at burnley. elsewhere, stoke drop into the relegation zone after losing at bournemouth, brighton bea

a debut goal for arsenal's record signing pierre emerick aubameyang... aaron ramsey steals the headlines with a hat tick against everton. tributes and tears as west brom remember cyrille regis and manchester united commemorated the 60th anniversary of the munich air disaster. kilmarnock enjoy their first win over celtic in nearly six years, as brendan rodgers suffers only his second domestic defeat at the club. also coming up in the programme. doubles trouble for great britain as spain take a 2—1 lead in their world group tie. and australia get off to a flyer in the t20 tri series, beating new zealand by seven wickets they'll face england on wednesday morning. what a start to the six nations campaign. earlier we saw wales claim a stinging victory over scotland in cardiff. but there was plenty of drama still to come in paris, it all came down to the final seconds of the game and a stunning performance from johnny sexton who finished what he had started to clinch victory with a last gasp drop goal from the half way line. in the six nations france have been

sanchez for his new club manchester united, they beat huddersfield, and arsenal's new boy pierre emerick aubameyangf pressure, but this january, arsenal have gone all out to bring in the best. commentator: mkhitaryaan, in towards aubameyang, he chips the goalkeeper, it's a lovely finish. at £56 million, they'll hope it's just the start of the aubameyang dynasty. but on a day when arsenal put five past evidence, but on a day when arsenal put five past everton, it was an old head who broke new ground. a first hat—trick for aaron ramsey in his nine years at the club. and fresh faces have brought fresh hope. it looks like they have the quality to integrate with the game we want to play. they are quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. the transfer window puts the strain on football's relationships. february is time to show affection. alexis sanchez marked his old trafford welcome with a first united goal. he is the archetypal modern superstar at a club with a poignant past. this was the day they marked 60 years since the munich disaster. tributes were paid too at the hawthorns on west brom's fi

—— pierre—emerick aubameyang.y. in spain barcelona have an 11 point lead over atletico madrid. they bought philip —— philippe coutinho recently. two days after tra nsfer philippe coutinho recently. two days after transfer spending in the premier league reached record levels, arsene wenger said the mystery of picking the winner in these competitions is being destroyed. when you look at the five big leagues in europe, you could see the predictability, the unpredictability of the competition has gone down, because we are in december. we knew already the four champions of the five leagues so that means something is not right in our game. that means something is not right in ourgame. and that means something is not right in our game. and the huge power, the huge financial power of some clubs is destructing the competition. david moyes says he is shocked by alleged racist comments by one of the club's officials and has since been suspended. a report claims the director of play centre in e—mail saying he did not want to

yesterday was the biggest final day and the man behind you, pierre—emerick aubameyang, is very happy.number13 —— number14 very happy. he will be wearing the number 13 —— number 1a shirt of thierry henry. they got their man to £56 million. the strikerfrom gabon was the german club's top striker. elsewhere, tottenham paid £26 million for brazilian winger lucas moura. he joins from paris saint—germain after only playing six times for the french side this season manchester city are now 15 points clear at the top of the premier league after they won and nearest rivals manchester united lost at tottenham. christian eriksen scored the quickest goal of the season, just over ten seconds after kick off to set up a two nil win for spurs. and great britain's davis cup team are waiting on the fitness of kyle edmund for the first round tie against spain which begins in marbella tomorrow. edmund picked up the hip problem during his semi—final defeat to marin cilic at the australian open last week. i will have known all that transfers after 6:30 a.m.. there is a lot to go through. quite a bit. here's