ronald koeman also said he wants to manage barcelona monday.ing this afternoon for the first time since the shock news that aaron lennon had been detained under the mental health act. lennon was taken by the mental health act. lennon was ta ken by police the mental health act. lennon was taken by police to hospital for assessment after concerns were raised over his welfare. there has been an outpouring of support for the 30—year—old from the world of football and beyond and here is what his manager had to say. you know that the club is mentioned that aaron is in a stress—related illness and it is a private question. a private situation what happened and we are trying to give all our support. he will come back as soon as is. ronald koeman was in the headlines when he was reported to have said in an interview that it is his dream to coach barcelona. he spent six years there is a player and has never hidden his affinity with the club. but he onlyjoint effort in from southampton last summer effort in from southampton last summerand effort in from s

the everton manager ronald koeman says he hopes to see his winger, aaron lennon, back in his squad soone player's well being is paramount. the club will give lennon all their support after he was detained under the mental health act and koeman has confirmed that they've had contact with lennon and his family now. as you know, that the club mentioned that aaron is in a stress—related illness. it's a private question. a private situation, what happened. we try to give him all the support. and that he's coming back as soon as possible. now they're on course to win every major trophy in scotland, and so not surprisingly celtic fans are already getting excited about next season. 2,500 celtic fans turned out for the launch of their clubs new kit in scenes that look more like a rock festival and out they came in the new strip which celebrates 50 years since the class of 1967 won the european cup in portugal and became known as the lisbon lions. in rugby league, castleford tigers remain top of super league after beating huddersfield giants 26—21. the league leaders were missing three key player

the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contractl has a year left on his current deal and koeman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in 10 days time. insisting he ‘prefers to work with players who want to stay.‘ it's up to clip here but we don't wait until august. —— it's up to the player but we don't wait until august. we need to know what is happening. if we are going to go on holiday, either he accepts a contract or resell him. what do you think? i don't know. ithink if contract or resell him. what do you think? i don't know. i think if he needs so many times and he has doubts. andy murray's preparations for the french open have stalled again. the world number one has been knocked out of the madrid open at the last 16 stage by borna coric, a player ranked 59 in the world. adam wild reports. in sport, progress comes in many forms. in madrid, it was the electronic coin toss. it is progress of sorts. looking to the future as well as andy murray. with early—season injuries behind him, looking to find form befor

the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contractan says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in ten days' time believing the longer it takes the more doubts barkley must have and koeman says he prefers to work with players who want to stay. the fa chairman greg clarke has defended the rights of football clubs to pay agents whatever they see fit. clarke has spoken in the light of a fifa investigation into the £89 million transfer of paul pogba from juventus to manchester united last summer. they have written to united asking for clarification after allegations that pogba's agent mino raiola, was paid £41 million for the deal, 22 of which, it's claimed, came directly from united. if manchester united want to pay an agent that much money, and i do not know, i have not looked into each individual transfer, that is what they will pay. they are accountable to their owners and fans. if they think it is good value for money, how much should we pay to players and agents? if football wants to change that and limit the amount

and in the sport, the everton manager ronald koeman says he hopes to see his winger aaron lennon backs the most important thing. he was detained by police on sunday under the mental health act and is being treated for a stress— related and is being treated for a stress—related illness. manchester united managerjose mourinho says they are now making the europa league their priority as a pathway to the champions league. they play celta vigo tonight in the first leg of their semifinal. and england's women's cricket captain heather knight has a stress fracture in her foot, but should be fit to lead the side at next month's world cup. more on those stories at 4:30pm. voters are going to the polls for local and mayoral elections in england, wales and scotland. nearly 5,000 council seats are vacant in 88 councils in scotland and wales, and around another 30 are up for grabs in england. some councils will begin counting ballots as soon as polls shut at ten o'clock this evening, while others will start counting tomorrow morning. results will be announced throughout the day tomorrow. the two re

the everton manager, ronald koeman, said social media puts a lot more pressure on players than in hison lenin, after he was detained under the mental health act for a stress—related illness. castleford go marching on in rugby league. the super league leaders came from behind to beat huddersfield giants 26—21, to extend their advantage at the top of the table to three points. and a huge day for irish cricket — for the first time they take on england in england. the home side are being captained by eoin morgan, who was born in dublin and used to play for ireland. that could change in the future as ireland establish themselves as a test nation. irish players will be tempted to stick. the weather. sarah is there for us. icy some sunshine. absolutely. good morning. sunshine for much of the country. this is a sunrise captured by some weather watchers. dry but breezy. the best of the sunshine in the north of the country. high pressure in charge in the north. further south, a front moving into what the south—west. a squeeze in the isobars. blustery in the south—west. this morning, dry and bri

the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contractleft on his current deal and koeman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in 10 days time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts barkley must have and koeman says he ‘prefers to work with players who want to stay.‘ it is up to the player. we don't wait till august. we need before next week, we need an answer. if we go for a holiday, we need to know. accept the contract or we sell the player. what is your feeling? i don't know. if you need so much time, then you have doubts. andy murray's preparations for the french open have stalled again. the world number one has been knocked out of the madrid 0pen at the last 16 stage by borna coric, a player ranked 59 in the world. adam wild reports in sport, progress comes in many forms. in the dread the electronic coin toss. progress of sorts was looking to the future is andy murray with early—season injury behind him was that here and opportunity to find form before the grand slam season starts. few expected him to b

the everton manager, ronald koeman says he hopes to see his winger, aaron lennon, back in his squad soonill give lennon all their support, after he was detained under the mental health act. and koeman has confirmed that they've had contact with lennon and his family. as you know, that the club mentioned that aaron is in a stress—related illness. it's a private question. a private situation, what happened. we try to give him all the support. and that he's coming back as soon as possible. jose mourinho has taken his manchester united team to the atlantic coast of spain tonight, with winning the europa league, his main priority this season. they face celta vigo in their semi final first leg, and lifting this trophy would not only mean champions league football next season, but would see united enter an elite group of teams who have won, all three european trophies, including the now defunct cup winners cup. the only teams to have done this before, are bayern munich, ajax, juventus and chelsea. it is the only competition that manchester united have never won it and it would be great to close

ronald koeman says he‘s prepared to lose ross barkley aveda from sign a new contract soon.n days‘ time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts he must have and he prefers to work with players who wa nt to prefers to work with players who want to stay. manchester united are 90 minutes away from their first appearance in the final of the europa league. they‘ll defend a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semi—final against celta vigo of spain at old trafford tonight. united managerjose mourinho won the competition with porto back in 2003 and has made it his priority in recent weeks as winning the trophy, would mean a place in next season‘s champions league. it was not a gamble, just a consequence of our situation. so we are in this situation now. and we have to fight for it, so let‘s see if tomorrow we can do it and if we can go to the final. nottinghamshire are playing durham in the northern group of the royal london monday cup. durham won the toss and batted. alex hales have been making hay in the nottinghamshire sunshine with this six on his way to a half—century.

everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contracteman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in ten days' time. he believes the longer it takes, the more doubts barkley must have, and koeman says he "prefers to work with players who want to stay." the fa chairman greg clarke has defended the rights of football clubs to pay agents whatever they see fit. clarke has spoken in the light of a fifa investigation into the £89 million transfer of paul pogba from juventus to manchester united last summer. they have written to united asking for clarification after allegations that pogba's agent mino raiola was paid £41 million for the deal. 22 of which, it's claimed, came directly from united. if manchester united want to pay an agent that much money, and i don't know, the fa knows, but i haven't looked into the transfer, that is what they will pay. they are accountable for their owners and to the fans. if they think it is good value for money, how much we should be the players and agents is a commercial thing. if that want

everton manager ronald koeman is prepared to lose one of his star players if he doesn't sign a new contract in straight sets by the croatian, borna corich, who is the world number 59 — and only qualified for the tournament as a "lucky loser." murray has now failed to reach the quarter finals, in two of his last three tournaments. rory mcilroy is six shots behind the leader at the players championship in america, after a difficult first round. he finished one over par after a round of 73. masters champion sergio garcia, also ended the day on one over, but had a slightly more memorable round. mainly because he hit a hole—in—one on the 17th. he hadn't had the greatest round until then, he was 3 over par until this point, but he likes it, the crowd loves it. durham beat nottinghamshire, by 4 wickets in their one day cup match, but one astonishing six from alex hales stole the headlines. he managed a total of three, in his innings of 104. but with this one, he found the only open window in a radio commentary box. and the ball was picked up by one of the two gentlemen from the bbc covering the ma