chelsea and england striker fran kirby is the women's player of the year, bristol city's lauren hempive players from chelsea to be nominated. she's scored 22 goals in all competitions this season and they are unbeaten the league. it's very humbling for me, i have to say a massive thank you to everyone who voted for me, it's great that people don't mind me scoring against them once in a while. i'm happy to win this award, thanks to my team—mates who have been able to put me in this position, coming off a long—term injury. the main thing for me was to play as much as i could and happily i've done that, i want to win as much as i can with chelsea and hopefully with england as well. fran kirby's england team mate lucy bronze is one of five nominess for this years bbc women's footballer of the year award. the winner is voted for by you, here's a quick look at the shortlist with their highlights from the past 12 months. epic being at wembley, scoring the goal, winning the game, the whole experience of lifting the cup. that was pretty special, something i will never forget. it was the year

chelsea, who secured a champions league semi final spot last week, were gifted the opener, scored by fran kirby when beth mead ran from the halfway line and didn't need any help. arsenal remain fourth. the defending champions saracens have been knocked out of the european champions cup at the quarter final stage. there was only one point between the teams at half time, but they ended up well beaten by leinster in dublin. 30—19 was the final score and our reporter chrisjones was there. this was a test match like occasion, played at epic intensity, and just like ireland at twickenham to black lea ks wee ks like ireland at twickenham to black leaks weeks ago, leinster were too smart, too clinical and too physical. after a second half bits they marched on into the semifinals of the champions cup. here is the story of the game. the path to club rugby's greatest prize is clearer. saracens are the last english side left and those in the irish has been a problem of theirs. ireland's six nations win had leinster at its core. they knew that they had to quash the saracens early. garry ringrose‘s try was w

chelsea were gifted the opener scored by fran kirby.r arsenal who remain fourth. defending champions saracens are out of european cup after losing to lenner the. losing to —— leinster. the home side will face scarlets in the semifinal. there will be no premiership representation in the last four now. ant honyjoshua beat joseph parker last night. but the talks have moved on to what will happen next. joshua's team have told us happen next. joshua's team have told us their ready to start next as earl y us their ready to start next as earl yas us their ready to start next as earl y as next week for a fight with deontay wilder. he is one of biggest stars of british sport. joshua drawing another huge crowd and continuing on the path to greatness. in parker camea continuing on the path to greatness. in parker came a resilient opponent. which made for a cagey contest. joshua going the distance for the first time. he now has all except one of heavy weight belts — nobody has ever held the whole lot at the same time. that is the aim. has ever held

it's been a good couple of days for chelsea's fran kirby.les cricket board announced plans for a new 100 ball competition — shorter than the current twenty20, and the former england captain says the right balance must be found. how it works is really hard because obviously at the moment, all the money is in the shorter formats of the game, it is obvious to see, pretty much every tournament is thriving where as test cricket isn't thriving as it was say ten years ago because there is another alternative but there must be a way of trying to combine the two. the opening day ofjump racing's punchestown festival in ireland saw a chaotic finish to the champion novice's chase al boum photo led going into the last fence only forjockey paul townend to veer off course after appearing to think he was being directed away from the jump. he took out another horse in the process and has been given a 21 day ban. all horses and jockeys were okay it's not a good year to be a former champion at the world snooker championships in sheffield. 2015 winner stuart bi

chelsea, who secured a champions league semi—final spot last week, were gifted the opener, scored by fran kirby when beth mead ran from the halfway line and didn't need any help. arsenal remain fourth. the defending champions saracens have been knocked out of the european champions cup at the quarter—final stage. there was only one point between the teams at half—time, but they ended up well beaten by leinster in dublin. 30—19 was the final score and our reporter chrisjones was there. this was a test match like occasion played out epic intensity, and just like ireland act in two weeks ago, lei nster like ireland act in two weeks ago, leinster were too smart, too clinical and too physical. after a second—half blitz, they marched on into the semifinals. joan lipsky has the story of the game. the path to clu b the story of the game. the path to club rugby's gritters prize is clearing. the challenge has come from across the continent. saracens are the last english side left and facing the irish has been a problem of less. irish six nations win had leinster on the core. ringrose's try was inside fou

fran kirby scored.l. arsenal. arsenal remain in force. negotiations for a world heavyweight title unification fight between anthonyjoshua title unification fight between anthony joshua and title unification fight between anthonyjoshua and deontay wilder could start as early as next week, according to the promoter barry hearn. joshua added the wbo title to his ibf and wbo crowns with a unanimous points win overjoseph park on saturday. david ornstein has more details. this is one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches in many yea rs. anticipated boxing matches in many years. although it's perhaps did not quite deliver the drama many wanted, it was no less significant for anthonyjoshua on his path toward sporting greatness. there were 80,000 spectators inside the principality stadium and he has now sold out three stadium fights in the past 11 months, with a total attendance of around a quarter of a million people, an indication of josh wood ‘s wing appeal. he walked out againstjoseph park last nigh

and chelsea ladies extended their lead in the women's super league, fran kirby putting them ahead againstfeat at home to reading. defending champions saracens are out of the european champions cup after a 30-19 of the european champions cup after a 30—19 defeat to cleansed. the home side running in three tries in dublin including bus. they face scarlets at home in the semifinals, blasting your side left in the competition, there will be no open your ship representation in the last four. 400 metres hurdler ed doyle will become scotland's first—ever flag—bearers at the commonwealth games. it will be one of the highlights of her career she says, when she steps out into the stadium on wednesday, chosen by her fellow scottish team—mates. that's all for 110w. thank you. an abandoned chinese space laboratory — which has been in orbit around the earth since 2011 — has broken up on re—entry over the south pacific ocean. tiangong—1 was being used to train astronauts, but it stopped functioning in 2016, meaning technicians on the ground weren't able to manage its controlled descent to earth lebo dis

fran kirby gave them the lead against arsenal before beth mead‘s leveller. rafa nadal injured, john isner stepped in to win the miami open, the biggest win of his career. the big—serving american finished it in predictable style with an ace against alexander zverev. he tweeted, "so this is what it feels like to be roger federer every other week." he‘ll break into the world‘s top 10 as a result. and you might remember the name billy monger. he‘s been on breakfast before, he‘s the 18—year—old racing driver who lost both his legs after a crash last year. well, on saturday he was back out on the track competing for the first time since that accident. an exceptionally determined teenager, he finished third in the opening race of the british f3 championship. he‘ll be in action again later today at 0ulton park in cheshire for the second and third races. wow. what a way to start. if you told me this last year i would not have believed it. such an inspiration. yes, a very brave and courageous fellow. we are going to talk about squash. for the commonwealth games athle

fran kirby scored both goals in chelsea's 2—0 semifinal win over manchester city today. finished second in the medal table, including getting gold against australia in the netball. in scotland and wales had their best commonwealth games ever. this report from the gold coast... when it came to its finest moment, england saved the best until last. with one second left, needing a goal to beat the dominant force of world netball, helen has behaved just one shot. cheering —— helen had just one shot. cheering -- helen hadjust one shot. it's a dream. we've not beaten them once in the whole cycle of being here. to beat them at that time is stupendous. but there are some for whom today didn't go as planned. commentator: he's in a bad way... studio: scotland's callum hawkins was leading the marathon but with one mile to go the heat tickets toll. he is now ok but it meant michael shelley from australia took the gold. yet another example of the host country's stranglehold on the medal table. this wildlife century has been a big hit during the games for the quintessential australian

chelsea and england striker fran kirby has won the first football writers association women's footballer the final of the women's fa cup and are in the champions league semifinals. kirby also starred for england as they reached the semifinals of euro 2017. ding junhui is through to the second round of the world snooker championship after beating xiao guodong in the first round this morning. the world number three held a healthy 6—3 overnight lead, and quickly reeled off four frames in a row to clinch a 10—3 win, setting up a clash with either anthony mcgill or ryan day next. ricky walden isjust ricky walden is just a frame away from joining him. that is all the sport for now. you can get all those stories on the bbc sport website... we are building up to the big game at anfield and we will be back with you at 6:30pm for a special sports day. we look forward to that. now our top story... president trump has formally welcomed the french leader, emmanuel macron, to the white house for talks, with the focus on trade and the iran nuclear deal. they've been holding a news conference in the las

they won 2—0 with both goals from england striker fran kirby.ations in more ways than one. this is scottish marathon runner callum hawkins collapsing just a mile from the finish line. he was leading at the time but succumbed to the 30—degree heat. he was taken to hopsital, but has since been released. the race was won by australia's mike shelley. 0h oh dear. it's uncomfortable to watch, isn't it? it took people too long to get to him. people were shouting for help. he is fine. since released. in the run—up, he had baseball caps with freezing cold water on his head. he saw it coming. heat exhaustion, which is very, very dangerous and serious. it is almost impossible to regulate your body temperature at that heat. awful to watch, but he is fine. and now for a slightly more positive note. there was a massive win for england's netballers. england coach, tracey neville, says it feels like her team have broken the seal of southern hemisphere domination after that dramatic late win over australia to take netball gold. either australia or new zealand ha

chelsea' fran kirby took the womens award.s completed with chelsea beating southampton 2—0 in yesterday's semi—final. 0livier giroud and alvaro morata scored to set up a showdown between chelsea and their former managerjose mourinho next month. arsene wenger‘s fairwell to arsenal started in perfect fashion with a 4—1win over west ham. arsenal scored three goals in the last ten minutes including two from alexander lacazette. this was the first match since it was announced wenger will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two decades in charge. after the match he expressed disappointment at some fans‘ behaviour. 0urfans, they did not give the image of unity i want at the club all over the world. that was hurtful because i feel the club is respected and, overall, the image we gave from our club is not what it is and not what i like. new premier league champions manchester city celebrated in style with a 5—0 win over swansea. kevin de bruyne was on target with this fantastic strike. it was the first game since ci

fran kirby won the women‘s player of the year award scoring 22 goals in all competitions and she was1 to put wolfsburg in the driving seat ahead of the return lake in germany. manchester city have karen barnsley to thank for this last gasp said. the first match and 28 that man city have failed to win, the return leg in france on sunday. former arsenal by his chairman david dean says arsene wenger will go down in history as the greatest arsenal manager ever. the french man announced last week he was stepping down at the end of the season after almost 22 years in charge. some fans have turned on him in recent years holding up placards at recent matters, his team starting the very well in the perfect way winning a—1 against west ham. the last two goals scored in the space of four minutes. for one man to stay in the job in modelling with all its quite exceptional, quite extraordinary. just got to hope that the new guy coming in will be able to certainly inherit the values for the club which have been quite extraordinary. and he‘s got to be successful, the only advice i can give him is ye