with midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan heading to arsenal as part of eight swap deal, united may have avoidedg a tra nsfer united may have avoided paying a transfer fee for centres but with his agent reportedly pocketing £50 million, the full cost of the zoning could turn into a staggering £180 million. —— of the signing. jose mourinho made clear his admiration earlier this month. the only word i can say is the same with everybody says, a phenomenal player. apart from that, arsenal player. not any more, megarich manchester city have been the favourites to sign him but even they were scared off by the money involved and it instead united to won the race for his signature and they must now hope he is worth it. many tributes have been paid to the former england football captain jimmy armfield, a member of the 1966 world cup winning squad, who's died at the age of 82. sir bobby charlton said he was "the most honest and genuine gentlemen i had the good fortune to meet". he spent his entire career at blackpool, playing more than 600 games for the club. armfield later became a manager and a highly—r

with midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan heading to arsenal as part ofa swap deal, united may have avoidedransfer fee for sanchez. but, with his agent reportedly pocketing £50 million, the full cost of the signing could turn into a staggering £180 million. jose mourinho made clear his admiration earlier this month. the only word i can say is the same with everybody says, he's a phenomenal player. apart from that, arsenal player. not anymore. mega—rich manchester city have been the favourites to sign sanchez, but even they were scared off by the money involved. instead, united won the race for his signature, and they must now hope he is worth it. no wonder manchester united can splash the cash. they have just been named the world's richest club by accountancy firm deloitte. united have hung on to top spot after making a profit of $812 million last season. they have beaten real madrid into second place byjust over $2 million, the closest margin in the rich list‘s 21—year history. barcelona are third, with bundesliga giants bayern munich in fourth spot, and manchester city fifth. talking of m

but with mesut ozil signing a new contract, and henrikh mkhitaryan coming into the club, a replacementerick aubameyang and alexandre lacazette, a flush of attacking options. since the start of the 2015, 2016 season, aubameyang scored 45 more goals than any arsenal player in that period. so although he is 28 years old, and some of the biggest clubs in the world is decided against coming in for, real madrid who had been linked with him in the past, some will be delighted to get him. £56 million is far lower than his quoted asking price a couple of years ago, around £100 million, so it will be seen as a good dealfor arsenal. £100 million, so it will be seen as a good deal for arsenal. arsenal fa ns a good deal for arsenal. arsenal fans and social media will be delighted with that news. not all good news for arsenal, though. 0livier giroud is off to chelsea. there is sadness around his departure, 0livier giroud joined arsenal in 2012 and became a bit of a favourite. he scored some key goals for arsenal, and hejoins chelsea for just goals for arsenal, and hejoins chelsea forjust under £20 m

henrikh mkhitaryan went to arsenal in a straight swap deal.o be thrilled to be joining the deal. alexis sanchez is said to be thrilled to bejoining the biggest clu b thrilled to bejoining the biggest club in the world and is likely to make his debut in the fa cup on friday. henrikh mkhitaryan meanwhile, ends an underwhelming speu meanwhile, ends an underwhelming spell at old trafford but said it was a dream come true to join arsenal. they always say that, don't they? here is a good news story for you from social media. you might remember the boston celtics's horden hayward suffered a gruesome broken leg during theirfirst hayward suffered a gruesome broken leg during their first match of the nba season against the cleveland cavaliers. he is now back on his feet and certainly has not lost his touch. his wife said this video, as he continued to just drill 3—pointer after three pointer. we won't make it back —— he won't make it back this season but his game is ready for a big comeback when he does. beautiful, nothing but net. you can get all the l

henrikh mkhitaryan, what do you think of him asa mkhitaryan, what do you think of him as a player.ralian open. she went out in straight sets to the world number 123, bernarda pera. konta's exit means there is no more british interest in the women's draw. it was only the second time pera had ever won a grand slam match. it's a bit frustrating, but also i think i'm still taking good stuff from this. i'm not... i don't feel by any means like it's a massive catastrophe. 0bviously, by any means like it's a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there until the end. so i definitely don't want to be going home this early. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. jess, many thanks. let's get more on the meeting between theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron, with both leaders expected to underline their commitment to continue working closely together after brexit. they'll set out a series of agreements, including a pledge from the gov

biggest club in the world, as he moved to manchester united from arsenal in a swap deal with henrikh mkhitaryan him the highest—paid player in the premier league. he will be on a pre—tax salary of around £500,000, that is around $700,000, a week. 0ur sports editor dan roan has more. it is talent like this that has persuaded manchester united to make alexis sanchez the best—paid player in premier league history. the striker remarkably set to earn a report £500,000 a week after his protracted transfer from arsenal was finally completed. more akin to a movie trailer than a signing announcement,

united have announced the signing of alexis sanchez from arsenal in a deal which sees united's henrikh mkhitaryanrection. our football reporter, simon stone, has foolowed the story for some time. why has it taken so long? it has taken so long since weekend because they had to undergo medical which were done yesterday. today, bizarrely, both players ended up in liverpool where they had work permit hearings to have their permits altered so they could play with their respective clubs. they have been gushing in statements. mkhitaryan is a complete player and sanchez has said the chance to play at manchester united is one he could not turn down. they cannot playjust at the moment. henin mkhitaryan cannot play until a week on tuesday and alexis sanchez is available for the fa cup tie against yeovil which is live on the bbc. and good news on the blue side of manchester as well. a new deal for kevin de bruyne? yes, city have announced the deal, 30 seconds ahead of the manchester united deal. nicholas otamendi, david silva, they have secured a lot of what looks to be no title winning squad. well, there is

alexis sanchez changed from a fantastic player to a giant club, and henrikh mkhitaryan changed also foriger woods made his competitive return to golf on thursday at the farmers insurance open in california. the 42—year—old, who last featured on the pga tour at this event last year, carded a level—par round to sit seven shots off the pace at torrey pines. the second round of the dubai desert classic on the european tour is under way. with sergio garcia and rory mcllroy teeing off at 8:20 gmt. defending champion garcia had a solid first round 67, and the spaniard is looking to continue last year's great form, where he won the masters. by contrast, mcilroy had a frustrating 2017. he was sidelined by a rib injury in october, but has impressed on his return in abu dhabi last week with a third place finish. he's also in contention after a first round 65. now, in case you missed it, holders barcelona are through to the semi—finals of the copa del rey. they overturned a first leg deficit against their city rivals, espanyol, to seal their place in the last four. luis suarez scored for barca afte

it is thought that henrikh mkhitaryan could move in the other direction as pa rt could move in the other, so it is likely to happen. that is how the transfer market is. it is never, these kinds of things and never guaranteed. what links an nba team and a rap star? well, the toronto raptors and drake there, they are extending their relationship with basketball and canada set to benefit. they have pledged $1 million, and once that is done, they will continue to invest to grow the sport. there was a 96 point win over the detroit pistons on friday. they will next play at the san antonio spurs but will have their work cut out, they have lost the last four games against them. rugby union's oldest international competition, the six nations, gets under way injust competition, the six nations, gets under way in just under a week's time in england are going for a third straight title but are struggling with a number of big injuries. head coach eddiejones has named eight uncapped players in their squad and jones has lostjust one of his 23 test in charge, but speaking a little tongue in cheek, he do

manchester have signed arsenal's star forward alexis s sanchez ia swap deal that sees henrikh mkhitaryan move from united to arsenal. the deal is a major coup for united, who beat out manchester city to sign the chilean forward. sanchez will reportedly become the highest-paid footballer ever in the english premier league, earning 30 million euros a year. here is a reminder of the top stories s we are following for you. the u.s. vice president has told israel's parliament the american of the sea will move to jerusalem next year. mike pence's -- american embassy will move to jerusalem next year. arab-israeli legislators were thrown out of the knesset for protesting. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ on hans i got a phone thank at dot com. under said a watching live in paris on france24 the headlines this hour. the u. s. g government shutdown set to end on day three senate democrats agreed to sign off on spending in which said that what the republicans. to help the dream is the children

sanchez to manchester united is "likely to happen" and has also been discussing his interest in henrikh mkhitaryan. he was speaking at a press conference ahead of saturday's match against crystal palace. it can happen. really, still? at that stage? yes, that stage. do you think there is a chance that he could play in an arsenal shirt ain? could play in an arsenal shirt again? yes, of course. it is likely to happen, but these kinds of things are never guaranteed. but of the negotiation it would seem it would involve mkhitaryan? do you like in? yes, of course. of course i like the player. tommy fleetwood is the clubhouse leader at the abu dhabi championship, with rory mcilroy three shots back. mcilroy — the world number 11 — had three birdies in his round of 69, including this on the eighth hole but it was fleetwood who was setting the standard with a six under round of 66. he is just one shot ahead of a group including fellow englishman ross fisher. . that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — where you can also watch the quarter final of the uk

alexis sanchez with details emerging tonight of a deal which will see the armenian international henrikh mkhitaryanr direction with no additional money included in the transfer. mkhataryan signed for united in a 30 million pound deal in 2016 but has failed to hold down a regular position in the side under jose mourinho this season. he's expected to complete his medical by monday. it's as you were at the top of the premier league after another busy saturday of action. manchester city remain 12 points clear after a sergio aguero hat—trick earned them a 3—1win over newcastle united. city had 81% of possession to put their defeat to liverpool last weekend behind them. tough defeat in enfield, also important to make too bad results in a row and now it is ok, several points, winning ten more victories to be champion and we are going to try next one and next one. we have two options, see what happened behind us, see what happened in front of us. behind them are arsenal, who, without alexis snachez, beat crystal palace 4—1 to maintain their push for the all—important champions league places, the damge done

manager says his star striker, alexis sanchez, is likely to move to manchester united, with henrikh mkhitaryanway is 68 years old. he's terminally ill with motor neurone disease. he says he feels entombed by his illness and simply wants the right to a peaceful and dignified death. today he won the right to appeal a ruling that forbids assisted suicide. the court of appeal will now consider if he should be allowed help to end his own life. the issue of whether or not there should be a "right to die" provokes passionate opinions. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has spoken to two campaigners with opposing views. sarah jessiman from warwickshire knows her time left is limited. breast cancer has spread to her spine and the treatment has at times been extremely painful. sarah, who has an unrelated hearing disorder, fears for the future. the possibility that i'm going to have the painful and prolonged death, and i'm scared. i am very scared of the thought of being bedbound in agony for weeks or months. sarah wants a doctor to be allowed to prescribe her a lethal dose of drugs if her final mont

sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryanlayers will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan‘s paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian‘s contract at arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's 4—1 win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. the premier league paid tribute to cyrille regis, with fans across the country taking time to remember the former england striker, who died last week. on the field, there were few surprises with those fighting for a top four finish all winning, as drew savage reports. before the action, time for reflection. football took a minute to celebrate the life of west brom, coventry and and england striker cyrille regis, who died this week at the age of 59. and then, business as usual. manchester city took another step towards the premier league title. record scorer sergio aguero was at it again — his 11th hat—trick for city. last week's defeat at liverpool, a distant memory. newcastle united on the receiving end,

influential forward alexis sanchez to depart for manchester united in the next couple of days, with henrikh mkhitaryanarents in england are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't been properly funded by the government — that's according to a new survey. many nurseries say they're struggling to cover costs, and are having to ask parents to help for fees, nappies and lunches. the government says the funding was never intended to cover the cost of meals or additional services, and that it's investing £6 billion in childcare by 2020. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has the details. how many of the pink beads have we got? at sparkling stars preschool in poole, the numbers don't add up. it's struggling financially to provide children with 30 hours of free care a week and says the government hasn't provided enough funding for the scheme. we are funding big—time here in poole. preschools in poole are paid £3.77 per hour to deliver funded childcare. 0ur true cost of provision is closer to £5 per hour. the only person that this policy is free to is the government. it's not free to providers.

sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryanboth have their medicals today. mkhitaryan's paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian's contract at arsenal and his salary is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's 4—1win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. there's one premier league match today. spurs could go fourth with a win at southampton in the 4pm kick—off. spurs beat the saints 5—2 on boxing day but mauricio pochettino is bracing himself for a tough match. i don't have doubt that they are going to success because the club is so strong, great manager, great coaching staff and great players. i have no doubt that they are going to win success, but i hope after sunday because for us it is so important, the three points, but i know it will be very tough because they need three points, too. in the scottish cup fourth round, it is the edinburgh derby between hearts and hibs. rangers were due to play fraser brown of the highland league but the match has been called because

he has also expressed an interest in henrikh mkhitaryanjoining expressed an interest in henrikh mkhitaryand on tra nsfers for part of the deal. i have worked on transfers for 30 years, so it is likely to happen. but any moment, any minute, things can break down. that's how the transfer market is. as long as it's not over the line, we have to accept that it can, as well, not happen. these kind of things are never guaranteed. this would be an exchange of players, and i think one would replace the other. are we still on the transfer after that? yes. andy carroll is likely to be up through at least a month after injuring his ankle. he has only made one appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. the one appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd ofjanuary. the injury is likely to end any hope the 29—year—old has of moving during the tra nsfer 29—year—old has of moving during the transfer window, after he was linked with the switch to chelsea. johanna konta insisted there were positives to take from her exit in the second round of the australian open. she struggled with a very ho

sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryanrwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian's contract at arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's a—1 win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. the premier league paid tribute to cyrille regis, with fans across the country taking time to remember the former england striker, who died last week. 0n the field, there were few surprises with those fighting for a top fourfinish, all winning, as drew savage reports. before the action, time for reflection. football took a minute to celebrate the life of west brom, coventry and and england striker cyrille regis, who died this week at the age of 59. and then, business as usual. manchester city took another step towards the premier league title. record scorer sergio aguero was at it again — his 11th hat—trick for city. last week's defeat at liverpool a distant memory. newcastle united on the receiving end, beaten 3—1. it is so important because we need goals and we sc

sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryanchester. the premier league paid tribute to cyrille regis, with fans across the country taking time to remember the former england striker, who died last week. 0n the field, there were few surprises with those fighting for a top four finich all winning, as drew savage reports. before the action, time for reflection. football took a minute to celebrate the life of west brom commentary and england striker cyrille regis who died this week at the age of 59. and then, business as usual. manchester city took another step towards the premier league title with scorer sergio aguerro at it again. last week‘s game against liverpool a distant memory. beaten 3-1. it is so important because we need goals and we score in the past and present and we will score the future. it is an important finish. city are still 12 points ahead of manchester united. family had two on target. lu ka ku manchester united. family had two on target. lukaku put on the hard yards. martial put it away. that puts the site in

the deal could see united's henrikh mkhitaryan, move in the other direction.t is how the transfer market is. so as long as it isn't over the line, due have to accept that it could not always happen, these kind of things are never guaranteed. rory mcilroy‘s back from injury and on a competitive golf course for the first time in three months. he shot a first round of 69 at the hsbc championship at abu dhabi yesterday, that was three shots behind england's tommy fleetwood, who shot a bogey free round of 66 to ta ke thejoint lead after the first round. some of the players are out on the course now, both fleetwood and mcilroy tee off just after 8 opclock this morning. —— o'clock this morning. now, an odd issue for a premier league football manager to have to deal with in a press conference, but burnley boss sean dyche has been forced to deny that he eats worms during training sessions. one of dyche's former team—mates said he often saw him eating earthworms and it was one of the reasons for dyche's gravelly voice, but the manager says it's all a bit of a misunderst

the deal was a straight swap for midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan.w on afternoon live let's go nationwide — and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. stewart white is in norwich, where bbc look east have been given exclusive access to a study showing the increase in the internet sex trade. and in a moment we'll be crossing to hull where peter levy can tell us more about yorkshire's own kyle edmund reaching the semi—final of the australian open. welcome to you both. stewart, what does this study show? it has come up with a lot of things. they talked to 641 sex workers and 233 of their clients. these are people that work us clients. these are people that work us escort, webcam, phone sex and that kind of thing. it shows a whole industry, the sex industry has changed dramatically. most are independent sole traders, about 72%. only 51% of them are earning less than £20,000 a year. so it is not big money. a lot of people say they are doing it because they enjoy it and there is job satisfaction. webc

sanchez to manchester united is "likely to happen" and has also been discussing his interest in henrikh mkhitaryan, it seems old trafford will be his destination. it can happen. it cannot happen. really? i've bounced stages. do you think there is a chance he can play for arsenal again? of course. if it does not go through, he will be playing on saturday. things can break down. these things are never guaranteed. as part of the negotiations, a player coming in? mkhitaryan? do you like him? of course. if it is a possibility, i would play him. plenty more tra nsfers would play him. plenty more transfers before the end of the month. that‘s all the sport for now. we‘re just we‘rejust going to we‘re just going to update you on this wolf on the loose... wolf on the loose! it escaped from a sanctuary, last spotted near a village eight miles from the conservation sanctuary. it escaped from at some point overly, we are on the wolf sanctuary website! this was caused by the bad weather. high winds. causing damage to the fencing. it has allowed the wolf to escape! reporters have said that police and animal expe

the chances of united being successful could rest on whether henrikh mkhitaryan agrees to move in the who's fallen out of favour at old trafford... considering his options. more on carillon going into liquidation. carillon used an extensive network of small firms who are now waiting to learn that they will be paid. alan soady is with me from the federation of small businesses. i spoke a while ago to the managing director of the small landscape firm in cambridge who said that carillon owes them nearly £1 million and he is desperately worried there will not be paid. if that are familiar worry? it is an extremely worrying time for hundreds of small suppliers and would've had a direct relationship with carillon, but then many smaller businesses who supplied the suppliers, if you like. that is why it is important that as many smaller businesses who are owed money by carillon do get paid because otherwise potentially those businesses could be put in jeopardy, as will thejobs of businesses could be put in jeopardy, as will the jobs of those who work for those businesses, meaning the economic

the deal was a straight swap for midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan — a player wenger has long admired andvals.... for their premier league rivals... he is 29 years old, 30 in 2018. maybe it was his last contract and ina maybe it was his last contract and in a financial aspect, it is important. it indicates a great contract. i think mkhitaryan has qualities to integrate the game, it is based in a lot of movement and technical quality. i think he has a good team attitude as well. ben stokes won'tjoin up with england for the tour of new zealand until after his court appearance on february the 13th. the all—rounder is due at bristol magistrates' court on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a twenty20 match. stokes has been charged with affray after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. england's netballers have narrowly lost to world champions australia in the second match of their quad series. the roses couldn't follow up their victory against new zealand with a win over the top ranked side at london's copperbox arena, losing 50—46. england

confirmed that alexis sanchez has signed for manchester united from arsenal, in a swap deal with henrikh mkhitaryand is expected to earn £14 million a year after tax. and england's netballers have missed out on their first win over australia in five years. they narrowly lost 50—16 to the world champions in the second game of the quad series. they will now travel to johannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. iam i am slightly staggered by the amount of money. after tax. but he says it is not about the money, it is about the history of the club, and that he has always wanted to play at manchester united. a lot of speculation. a lot of work has gone into that. maybe that is why it to deal took so long. —— maybe that is why the deal took so long. and we will keep you up—to—date with kyle edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyes. edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyeslj edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyes. i am trying to do that split i think. after the chill of last week, things are much different tod

said he expects alexis sanchez to depart for manchester united in the next couple of days with henrikh mkhitaryanof the deal. i will have more on those stories just after half past. we are all waiting for prince harry and meghan markle to arrive in cardiff. it is 2001 people waiting for them because sarah campbell is there as well but how late is their train? everybody is loving my headline that one day the prince will come! points failure at didcot parkway, something commuters may be familiar with and meghan markle is 110w familiar with and meghan markle is now familiar with it. it is running about an hour later. i think it is pulling into cardiff central station as we speak so they should be here shortly because it is just a short distance from there to hear at the castle. they said they could make available space for 2000 people but i don't think they're right that many, maybe in the hundreds rather than the thousands and it has somewhat dissipated because people might have come in their lunch hour and that has now finished so it is 110w and that has now finished so it is now dwindled and it i

henrikh mkhitaryan will go in the opposite direction.es seem that manchester united are the favourites. if chelsea are interested, they need to tell the manager, because antonio co nte tell the manager, because antonio conte has been talking about it today. he was asked about sanchez and he looked perplexed and he said i don't know but i don't think so, when asked if sanchez was coming to chelsea. i think we need to bear in mind that antonio conte is not the main person in charge of transfers so main person in charge of transfers so he may not know about it but there is a suspicion that this may bea there is a suspicion that this may be a red herring and it is manchester united who are in pole position. thank you, david on steam. better informed than antonio conte. wales have named two uncapped players for their next match. warren gatland has also picked george north for his 39 man squad even though he also has a knee injury. greg laidlaw returns to a0 man scotla nd greg laidlaw returns to a0 man scotland squad. he has not played a test