wayne rooney has not asked to leave everton — according to their manager sam alla rdyce. inciple, but has yet to sign it. this is what allardyce had to say about those rumours. there appears to be an interest from dc united, where that is and where that lies and where wayne lies with it, i cannot tell you, at the moment. so, only after i have spoken to him today will i find out where the situation actually lies. let's put this right, wayne rooney has not asked to leave, neither has wayne rooney had a confrontation with me, and we have not been in any difficult situation, because we are two adults and we talk. it's a big day for kyle edmund — who plays denis shapovalov for a place in the semi finals of the madrid open this evening. he's the british number one with andy murray injured, and his success in spain means he will move into the world's top 20 for the very first time. as our tennis correspondent russell fuller told me, edmund is having a good year. around about the time he turned 23, i don't think people expected him to reach the semifinals of the australian open, b

let's put this right — wayne rooney has not asked to leave, and neither has wayne rooney had a confrontationsed his gratitude for the support he and his family have received since his father sir alex suffered a brain haemorrhage. darren missed his doncaster side's final game of the league one season to be at his father's bedside, and thanked fans of his club and the wider sporting world for their well wishes. manchester united announced on wednesday that their former manager was no longer in intensive care and was being treated as an inpatient. —— treated as an outpatient. gareth southgate will name his final 23—man england squad for the world cup on wednesday. the fa will hand a 35—man provisional squad to fifa on monday, and southgate will then tell the players his final 23 two days later. england kick off their world cup campaign against tunisia on 18th june. juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments about referee michael 0liver, after their champions league defeat to real madrid. buffon was sent off for dissent after 0liver awarded real a late penalty,

wayne rooney has agreed a deal in principle that could see him leave everton for mls side dc united thiston last year — after 13 years at manchester united. he retired from international football last year, as england's leading goal—scorer. the bbc understands nothing has been signed yet but rooney's representatives have been in the usa to negotiate terms — the deal is said to be worth £12.5 million. returning to tonight's football action now and shrewsbury town have the upper hand after the first leg of their league one semifinal play—off. there was just one goal in it at the valley, but what a strike when it eventually came in the 80th minute. jon nolan giving the visitors an advantage to take back to shropshire for the second leg on sunday. he beat novak djokovic yesterday — today kyle edmund followed that with a straight—sets win over world number 10 david goffin at the madrid open. he's guaranteed a place in the world's top 20 after his recent run on clay — and broke twice in the first set to win 6—3. edmund's domination continued in the second — taking that 6—3 as well. and he's in

let's put this right — wayne rooney has not asked to leave, and neither has wayne rooney had a confrontationicult situation, because we are two adults and we talk. juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments about referee michael oliver, after their champions league defeat to real madrid. buffon was sent off for dissent after oliver awarded real a late penalty, which they scored to progress 11—3 on aggregate. buffon, playing in his final european game, said the english official had "a bag of rubbish for a heart" and should "sit in the stands eating crisps" for "ruining a dream". turning attentions to rugby union and the european challenge cup final — where it's an all—british affair in bilbao. thousands of rugby fans have descended on city. cardiff blues are taking on a gloucester side who have featured in three of the last four finals. it's currently 23—20 to cardiff at the san mames stadium, which will also hosting tomorrow's champions cup final between leinster and racing 92. there was a return to form for mercedes ahead of this weekend's spanish grand pri

with the daily mail, this story with wayne rooney and his future, rumoured to be that he could leave,what he will decide. i think he has had a good season for everton, has been one of the most important players in terms that they would have struggled without him, certainly in the first half of the season. so we will have to see what happens. you touched on it, so much uncertainty, even regarding the manager's future here and whether he will be here next season. exactly. i think all the fans just want clarity and the manager wants clarity, i think the players want clarity. it has been a really difficult season for everton, one that they couldn't afford to repeat next year, and i think it is up to the owners to act very quickly and let everyone know what is intended. could be an interesting day ahead here at everton, and regarding wayne rooney's future, that could be decided in the next 2a hours. stay with us — coming up later in the programme: we'll head to boreham wood ahead of the biggest game of the club's 70—year history. ireland, though, have to wait for their historic day, as rai

let's put this right, wayne rooney has not asked to leave, and neither has wayne rooney had a confrontationyle edmund is bidding to reach the semifinal of the madrid 0pen. he's up against dennis shapovalov in the quarterfinal right now, but lost the first set 7—5 and it's 6—6 in the second. they are playing the tie—break, 3—3 in the tie—break at the moment. we will update you before the end of the bulletin. and there was a big win elsewhere for dominic thiem. the 24—year—old austrian stunned rafael nadal in straight sets 7—5, 6—3, breaking nadal‘s 50—set winning streak on clay. nadal‘s last defeat on the surface was also against thiem, in may 2017. the loss means roger federer will replace nadal as the world no 1. britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia, with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. the bora—hansgrohe rider pipped elia viviani just before the line, as the seventh stage ended in a bunch sprint. yates, who took the pink jersey with a 16—second lead after stage six, was among the group of riders to finish behind bennett. lewis hamilto

wayne rooney has not asked to leave, and neither has wayne rooney had a confrontation with me or we haveation with me or we have not been in any difficult situations since i have been here, because we are two adults and we talked. since i have been here, because we are two adults and we talkedm since i have been here, because we are two adults and we talked. it is are two adults and we talked. it is a big day for kyle edmund, who plays for a place in the semifinals in the madrid 0pen for a place in the semifinals in the madrid open this evening. these the british and one with andy murray injured, and his success in spain means he will leave into the world's top 20 for the very first time, as our correspondent told me earlier. edmund is having a good year. around the time you turn 23, i don't think people expected him to reach the semifinals of the australian open this year, beating record travel along the way. he has been an atp final as well, now, his first masters final. this is the top tier tournaments on the men's tour just beneath the grand slam, that is on clay, which is significan

the up, but, yes, there is a reputation that the players in the twilight of their career, and wayne rooney done that dropping back in midfield with england, leaving manchester united. if they move him in the summer, he would be a great addition for them in the mls, i think he could do a job. >> he is still everton's top goalscorer >> this season he is everton's top goalscorer england's all-time top goalscorer >> great thank you very much for that >>> different story altogether the stage is set for a summit between president trump and kim jong-un. both leaders will meet face-to-face in singapore on the 12th of june trump said he had high hopes of achieving something meaningful on the denuclearization of the peninsula. >> the relationship is good. hopefully for all of us, for all of us, the world, hopefully something good is going to happen they understand it's very important for them it's important for everybody so japan, south korea, china, everybody, i think it's going to be a very big success. >> the u.s. has imposed sanctions on three companies and six individuals havelinks to iran's re

the former england captain wayne rooney could be moving to the american capital washington dc and majord a deal in principle that could see him join dc united injuly for a fee of around $17 million. rooney began his career at everton and rejoined them last year after 13 seasons at manchester united, where he scored a club record 253 goals in all competitions. he retired from international football last year, as england's leading goal—scorer, with 53 goals in 119 games for his country. the mls transfer window re—opens on the 10th ofjuly. now to cricket, and ireland make their test match debut when they take on pakistan in dublin on friday. home captain, william porterfield, is targeting a shock win as ireland become the 11th team to play test cricket, and the first to make their debut since bangladesh 18 years ago. from dublin, alison mitchell reports. this is the club ground which has been transformed into a test match venue. it is the culmination of a long journey for ireland to gain full icc membership which began in 2007 with ireland causing a huge shock by defeating pakistan. it is

we will look forward to the championship play—off, and will former england captain wayne rooney leavehe premier league for american major league soccer? that is all coming up at 6:30pm. now on bbc news it is time for the film review... hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us to this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. what we have? yes, breaking in, with a twist. we have revenge, a gruelling thriller. and the cured, and you look at the old zombie formula. new zombies! it is a dark week, mr kermode, it really is. yes, bilbao film festival is on, strange week. this is our film with a twist, breaking in. gabrielle union is shaun, who inherits a house basically like a fortress, she goes there with her children and it is immediately broken into by thieves. then her children are held captive in the house, the thieves try to find a safe, and she is outside. they have said to her, you are the women at the mercy of strangers, you have no chance, but they have seriously misjudged her desire to prove that, in her own words, ma'ams don't run. use the clip... -- mum

football giants like cristiano ronaldo, wayne rooney, among others taking to social media to wish well to the man they call the boss. take a listen to what a couple of fans here in manchester told us earlier. >> i just heard about the news. and it's really sad because sir alex is, like, one of the most memorable -- persons in football. and that's really sad. so we'll all hope he will be better soon and i wish him all the best, of course. >> i'm actually devastated. i just hope he gets better and we're all praying for him. and i hope he makes a speedy recovery. >> you can hear there just the support of a heartbreak of many of his fans here in manchester, and of course around the world. this is the man that is considered the most successful manager in british football history over the course of more than a quarter century. he won 38 major trophies. and it's that winning spirit that his fans hope will get him through this latest health scare. rosemary? >> so very admired, isn't he? and how is this all being covered throughout britain and the media? and what is being said about the many ac

cup final on may nineteenth former united and current everton striker wayne rooney looks to be on his way out of the league the thirty two year old has agreed a deal in principle that will see him joining the sea and i said in north america's m.l.s. . now the troy lions coach matt patricia has been forced to publicly defend himself after a historical accusation of sexual assault resurfaced the franchise have come out in support of the new coach but admitted that failed to uncover the nine hundred ninety six allegation when researching his background there were claims made about me that never happened and why i don't think fall on one level that the process worked in the case was dismissed at the same time i was never given the opportunity to defend myself or to allow to push back with the truth to clear my name. we now have the completed lineup for the n.b.a. conference finals the boston celtics will face lebron james his cleveland cavaliers in the east the celtics beating the philadelphia seventy six ers as they stay on course to win basketball's biggest prize for the first time in a

wayne rooney will have talks with dc united in washington.ple with rooney, who has a year left on his contract at goodison park. sunderland expect to make jack ross their new manager. he guided st mirren to the scottish championship title and has been given permission to talk to sunderland, who will be in league one next season after back—to back back relegations. great britain's simon yates is still in leader's pinkjersey with four stages left to go at the giro d'italia. he leads by 56 seconds, but mountain stages over the next three days could see his rivals close the gap. next month sees the start of the one of the most spectacular events in sport. it's the tenth cliff diving world series, and a british diver, gary hunt, has won it six times. he is one of the pin—ups of the sport. a global superstar, who performs stunts like this to promote cliff diving. it's not for the faint—hearted. 12 years ago he won a bronze medal going off the 10 metre board at the commonwealth games, but when hejoined me in the bbc sport centre earlier, he told me

wayne rooney has agreed a deal in principle that could see him leave everton for mls side dc united thisternational football last year as england's leading goal—scorer. the bbc understands nothing has been signed yet, but rooney's representatives have been in the usa to negotiate terms — the deal is said to be worth £12.5 million. swansea city manager carlos ca rvalhal will leave at the end of the season. they're almost certain to be relegated from the premier league on sunday, after losing to southampton on tuesday. carvalhal is out of contract at the end of the season. he'd been in talks to stay on — but it's understood the swansea board decided not to take up that option after a run of eight games without a win. ian holloway has left championship side queens park rangers after 18 months in charge. holloway was in his second spell at loftus road and guided the club to 16th in the table this season. former england manager steve mcclaren, who spent time as a coach at the club in 2013, is one of the names linked with thejob. he beat novak djokovic yesterday — today kyle edmund had a strai

they tweeted: everton striker wayne rooney, who played under sir alex at old trafford, tweeted: formerter schmeichel said: and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said: thousands of people have gathered in central paris for a protest march against the policies of president emmanuel macron, marking his one—year anniversary in the top job. the rally was called by the main far—left party france unbowed and was mostly peaceful. police were out in force to prevent a repeat of the violence that marred a may day demonstration earlier this week. virginia langeberg reports. what had been a largely peaceful protest saw tensions flat as some anti— macron demonstrators reached bastille square in the centre of paris. riot police dispersed the crowd with smoke bombs after a media ban was attacked. earlier, it had been a party, of sorts, chamakh emmanuel macron‘s thirsty in the presidential office. —— to mark. rather than celebrating the marleston, this was a rally against the french leader and his economic reforms which his opponent safe favour the wealthy. translation: is's discontent and als

still ahead on al-jazeera in sport after fifteen years in the english premier league wayne rooney is making a new start on a new continent. the british government's apologized to a former libyan dissident and his wife for the role it spies played in their rendition to libya in two thousand and four. hodge and his wife abducted with the help of british agents and handed over to law get off his henchmen to be tortured lauren sleep reports. if revenge is a dish best served cold then the fourteen years it took abdelhakim bell and his wife fatima blood shot to get their apology will have been worth it so we come now to the statement by the attorney general in the british parliament a place which so often hears lectures about how other countries should have paid the rule of law the government finally admitted what had always said that it's had illegally kidnapped him and handed him over to the gadhafi government in libya to be tortured and on behalf of her majesty's government i apologize on reservedly we are profoundly sorry for the ordeal which you both suffered and our role in it. in tw

after fifteen years in the english premier league wayne rooney is set for a new start and you continent. mohamed has been sworn in as malaysia's prime minister following his unexpected election when the ninety two year old was confirmed as the country's seventh by king sultan home at the fifth day. in the eighty's and ninety's the win makes him the oldest elected leader in the walls. who is tainted by corruption scandal when he has. it was a long day for my had see a mohammed as he waited to be sworn in as the seventh prime minister of malaysia the ceremony eventually happened in the palace behind me in kuala lumpur just before ten in the evening local time the expectation was that it would happen on thursday morning the morning after the election because that is what we have seen happen in the past it didn't pan out that way in fact there were several day delays throughout thursday and the fact they were a few delays would have created a few nerves among supporters of marketeer mohammed and his victorious coalition given that leading up to this election there was sticky elation there w

everton striker wayne rooney, who played under sir alex at old trafford, tweeted "get well soon boss.y at this sad time." and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said "my thoughts are with alex ferguson and his family. wishing him a full and speedy recovery. " france has protested over comments by donald trump suggesting the 2015 attacks on paris that killed 130 people could have been stopped by giving people guns. here in britain, a london hospital has criticised mr trump after he appeared to compare them to war zones because of the levels of knife crime. simonjones reports. can we have some quiet for the handover, please? 0k, 20—year—old male, victim of a street robbery. this is the hospital it's believed donald trump has likened to a war zone. the royal london. bbc cameras recently saw how it treats many of the capital's stabbing victims. the patients we are seeing now have more severe injuries, they have more injuries per person and they are getting younger. dr martin griffiths told the bbc recently how some of his colleagues had likened their work to being in a military h

everton striker wayne rooney, who played under sir alex at old trafford, tweeted "get well soon boss.y at this sad time." former united goalkeeper peter schmeichel said "please be strong. win this one." and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said "my thoughts are with alex ferguson and his family, wishing him a full and speedy recovery. " one of britain's most wanted men, arrested on friday in barcelona, has been denied bail by a judge in spain, ahead of extradition proceedings. jamie acourt had evaded the police for two years. mr acourt, who's wanted for alleged drugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the infamous murder, 25 years ago, of a black british teenager, stephen lawrence. he's always denied involvement. from barcelona, tom burridge sent this report. he was a top target for spanish and british police. today, jamie acourt is finally in police custody. he was arrested at this gym in central barcelona. spanish police tell me that when officers moved in, mr acourt claimed he was an italian tourist. simon macdonald was at the gym. the story, the gossip is tha

thoughts on cleaning up boxing at our website dot com slash sports well former england captain wayne rooney is set to join a long list of successful european players who finished their careers in the u.s. there are reports that rooney has agreed in principle to join washington based m.l.s. side d.c. united he spent the past season with his boyhood club everton where there's a trend after a late. night it became england's all time leading scorer before retiring from international football in twenty seventeen. this is. brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. having a close encounter with. notts movie credits his kids. aquaculture . of the problems with the school remains on. africa. it's one of the engines supply. even. the good guys to those afflicted with the corporations are making big promises promises all . the good in forty five minutes w. . is going to. manage. nothing. you know the banks. and so watch the language of the banks. speaking the truth. the music. the answer. the call to. not lose time simply. by. playing. people who put big dreams on the big

england football i've come now wayne rooney looks like he's ready to join a long list of great european players who've moved to north america to wind down their careers british and us media reporting that he's agreed in principle to join washington d.c. united rooney has spread the past season with everson but it was with manchester united that he made his name and eventually became england's all time greatest international goalscorer of the transfer window for major league soccer in america opens in july. boxen of lot of it klitschko dominated the world of boxing for the better part of twenty years twelve of those as reigning world heavyweight champion in twenty seventeen he threw his last punch in a pro boxing ring in a loss to me joshua and then retired and now he's ready to take on his next opponent doping as he told d.w. in an exclusive interview but i have take away some of their recent scandals related to dubbing it's definitely betraying the philosophy of this board it's about competing against each other and the best have to win must win there is no teams that are outside of th

on social media, from wayne rooney. and coronation street stars shed a picture with one of the big. displays of solidarity. here on a manchester tram. # are we all somebody to lean on. but it was last night that the city apparently showed its resistance through colour, light, music andjoy. yes, there were tears that this was an extraordinary day of remembrance and celebration, in an extraordinary city. # all you need is love. # love is all you need. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the most senior roman catholic priest convicted of covering up child sexual abuse, the australian archbishop philip wilson, has announced he'll step aside from his duties, but isn't resigning. the archbishop of adelaide, who faces up to two years in prison, said he was still considering the court's reasons for thejudgment. south korea's former president lee myung—bak, who was detained in march on charges of taking bribes while in office has arrived for the first court hearing in seoul. lee, who was president from 2008 to 2013, is accused of accepting bribes worth about 10 mill

the former england football captain, wayne rooney, could be leaving the premier league and heading told see the 32—year—old leave everton for the major league soccer side dc united this summer. hundreds of thousands of people from the south asian community play cricket for fun in britain, but hardly any play the game professionally. now the england and wales cricket board is trying to change that by getting more involved in the sport. they want better talent—spotting as well as better access to equipment. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson has been to east london to find out what more needs to be done. cricket is part of the history in this corner of east london, but what does it stand for today? there's a community here with roots in south asia, with a big interest in cricket, which hits a barrier. it's a huge pool of talent that i think we are under—utilising so, yes, i hope that this leads to more faces from south asian communities playing cricket, at all levels. so what difference will this scheme actually makes? what differences are we going to see? well, the ecb are talking abou

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: wayne rooney is heading to the us for discussionslaying career over there. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. marks & spencer has suffered a big fall in profits, as it battles to modernise its business, and to adapt to the changing way we shop. its strategy of closing stores and revamping its online business caused profits to slump by almost two thirds over the last year. sales of food, clothing and homeware all declined. yesterday, m&s said it plans to close 100 shops by 2022, accelerating an overhaul it says is "vital" for its future. the company's chief executive has been talking to our business correspondent, emma simpson. first the store closures. this one in northampton one of a hundred that will go at it is an overhaul which is costing the m&s dear. the expense of closing these stores made a huge dent in its annual pre—tax profits today, down by 62% to just under £67 million. sales are also down in clothing, home and food. i spoke to be boss about the challenges and changes taking place. steve, your statement i

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, is wayne rooney on his way to the mls? everton forward has agreed a deal in principle tojoin dc united this summer. and his wife whe were fereibly taken which involved the cia and mi6. abdel hakim belhaj and fatima boudchar were handed over to the gaddafi regime during the so—called war on terror. today, the attorney general told mps there'd been an out—of—court agreement, and a "full and final settlement" for the "appalling" treatment they'd suffered. mr belhaj has been speaking to our security correspondent gordon corera in istanbul. we canjoin we can join gordon we canjoin gordon now. after yea rs of we canjoin gordon now. after years of damaging revelations and court battles, the government finally faced up to one of the more disturbing episodes of the recent past, and here at the british consulate i've been talking to the man at the centre of the story. in istanbul, britain's ambassador stands alongside abdel hakim belhaj, a man who says britain colluded in the six years of torture he suffered in a libyan prison. the

wayne rooney will have talks with dc united in washington in the next 24 hours.ooney — he's broken away from a family holiday in the caribbean to find out more about the club. everton have given him permission to hold talks even though he has a year left on his contract at goodison park. one of south africa's greatest batsmen, former captain ab de villiers, is retirning from international cricket. he's been a huge figure in the proteas side for over a decade. he played 114 test matches, 228 odis and 78 t20's. he broke the news with a video message across social media. i wanted to let you know that i have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect. after 114 test matches, 220 81—day internationals, and 78t20 international, it is time for others to ta ke international, it is time for others to take over. i have had my turn, andi to take over. i have had my turn, and i am tired. this is a task decision, and i would like to retire whilst still playing decent cricket. it's now feels the right time to step aside. i like that, to be honest, i

wayne rooney has agreed a deal in principle that could see him leave everton for mls side dc united this from international football last year as england's leading goal—scorer. the bbc understands nothing has been signed yet but rooney's representatives have been in the usa to negotiate terms — the deal is said to be worth £12.5 million. the owner of leeds united — andrea radrizzani — has told the bbc he doesn't regret taking the club on a controversial visit to myanmar. he's faced criticism for travelling to a country whose military has been accused of ethnic cleansing of the rohingya muslim minority. our reporter nick beake caught up with radrizzani at the team hotel. what do you say to people who say you are more interested in making money than the reputation of your football club? we are not making any money out of this game. you say that business ventures in may and mark. yes, with companies and i have a good relationship with the guys in the federation and we are starting a contract with the media and we are going to visit our friends and anything else is not related to hear becaus

wayne rooney will have talks with dc united in washington in the next 24 hours. om a family holiday in the caribbean to find out more about the club. everton have given him permission to hold talks even though he has a year left on his contract at goodison park. it's just over three week to the world cup and ruben loftus—cheek believes gareth southgate's young squad bodes very well for the future. the cheslea midfielder, who's made a big imapct on loan at crystal palace this season, has just two caps to his name, the whole squad is the third youngest england group to head to a world cup and the most inexperienced in over 65 years. the squad is still so young. but so good at the same time. if we can deliver when it matters, then i think the boys can do that. we could have a really good tournament. 0bviously looking into the future, as we are still so young, we can develop into a top team. the future of british cycling is looking good on the road and the track. simon yates is leading the giro. the cyclist who rose to prominence after setting up his own amateur team,

ruefully play a little bit when really let's put this right way really there's not really i'm not as wayne rooney or conflict confrontation with me. or. we've not been to any difficult situation hundreds are because we're two adults and we talk. a global report into football finances has put manchester united at the top of the world league when it comes to earning power but the brand finance survey say barcelona are the team most fans around the globe have awareness of with growing supposin china india and the united states the german bunds league attracts the biggest crowds and abi leipsic have the fastest growing brand of any team in the world middle eastern companies account for more than thirty percent of all shirt sponsorships for top level teams and the english premier league still the cash king with eighteen teams making the top fifty rich list earlier on i spoke to bryn anderson one of the people behind that report he says the cost of relegation from the premier league can be devastating. broadcasting revenues can represent up to eighty percent of their of their earnings and obviously the

wayne rooney is in washington to have a look around the club he could leave everton four.inciple with him. andrew strauss has said he will step back from his role as director of cricket while his wife undergoes treatment for cancer. andy flower will will fill in. i will have more on those stories just after half past 11. a further seven victims of the grenfell tower fire will be commemorated today, including a mother and her toddler. warnings have been given to the attendees in advance about " pa rticula rly upsetting" content following emotional scenes yesterday. footage of the tower engulfed in flames was broadcast as part of a commemoration without anyone being warned beforehand. our news correspondent, angus crawford, joins us now from the inquiry in west london. it has been said by one of those involved in these hearings, talking about half of the survivors and relatives, it is feeling likes them they are attending funerals every day. it is difficult for some. it is very difficult for them but it is also the most important thing, which is to speak about their loved on

former manchester united striker wayne rooney looks set to leave his boyhood club after just one season back with everton that's two year old has agreed to deal in free will to join d.c. united in north america and that. it was mohammed could set a new premier league goal scoring record if he finds the back of the net in his side's final game of the season against brighton on sunday has already made league history with thirty one goals this campaigning matching the record for thirty eight game season he's forty three goals in all competitions has led to him being awarded numerous accolades including the football writers association award on thursday liverpool need a draw with brighton to be sure of finishing fourth in the league and securing a champions league spot before because it's all on this year's champions the final against old israel madrid on may the twenty six. i think everyone now expects to emigrate to win not everyone but most of the people say the game would be easier for them rather read but you know we. would be to the room in a good way so i'm very excited about the gam

wayne rooney could be heading to america. mer, but his representatives have been over to washington for talks. a deal is yet to be signed, though. what a week it has been for kyle edmund! he beat novak djokovic. the rise and rise after we did that peace with him last weekend. did that spurred him on? it didn't curse him, that's what i'm worried about cash spur. —— spur. he beat novak djokovic on wednesday and kyle edmund has followed that with a straight—sets win over world number 10 david goffin at the madrid 0pen. he's guaranteed a place in the world's top 20 after his recent run on clay and is into his first masters quarter—final. the british number 0ne will play denis shapovalov in the last eight tonight. i'm in a good place and it was good to beat novak and it gives you confidence but winning big matches, it is nice to back it up. it is good you can play consistently well at big tournaments. meanwhile, the world number one rafael nadal won his 50th set in a row on clay as he beat the argentinian diego schwartzman. that br

on the back page of the mail, wayne rooney potentially going to play in america for washington, dc perhapsough the morning. andy murray, there's a suggestion he might not be fit for wimbledon according to the times and mail this morning. he had back surgery in january and hasn't played since last yea r‘s january and hasn't played since last year's wimbledon, he was due to play a warmup tournament shortly and he's not ready so lots of people are speculating that means he doesn't have enough of a run—up to be ready for wimbledon. he's had a big operation, it's been toojo very tough. do you want rats or rubbish? —— it's been very tough. tough. do you want rats or rubbish? -- it's been very tough. sounds terrible! this is rats on south georgia island just off south america, they got rid of rats that have been there for hundreds of yea rs, have been there for hundreds of years, this is because lots of people posted pictures on social media of bang, they rubbish that's been building up in various places. an entire spread in the daily mirror —— lots of rubbish. an entire spread in the daily mirro

wayne rooney is in washington to look around the club he could leave everton for this summer.n his visit and a final decision on his future will be made by the club as he has a year left on his contract. lucy bronze has been awarded a bbc women's footballer of the year after a public vote. she helped lyon reach the champions league final this week by scoring this win against old club, manchester city, the semifinals.” feel a bit surprised. manchester city, the semifinals.” feela bit surprised. i manchester city, the semifinals.” feel a bit surprised. i didn't know why everybody was clapping at first! lam why everybody was clapping at first! i am still surprised and obviously very grateful to receive the award. i was really grateful to even be nominated and the people nominated alongside me were also great players so alongside me were also great players so it is really special to win it this year. simon yates is favourite to win the giro d'italia despite having his lead cut in half. you can see from the grimace on his face he was digging in because the man in the campus is defe

what is going on with wayne rooney?n tuesday. after a run of eight games without a win. the city's mps. to flee the country. 0ur reporter nick beake caught up with radrizzani at the team hotel. money than the reputation of your club? club? we are not making any money out of this game. this game. but you see your business ventures. we have other companies with different interests. different interests. relationship with the president of the federation. the federation. football, we played to back games and then leave. and then leave. —— two games and then leave. number 10 david goffin at the madrid 0pen. first set to win 6—3. masters quarterfinal. he'll play either denis shapo—valov or milos raonic in the last eight. in time for the grass—court season. out of wimbledon. still working hard on his come—back. everything he can to be ready —— lay—off for him. lay—off for him. environment from an injury unless you are 100% fit. you are 100% fit. everything he can and i'm sure when he has news he will share it. he has news he wi

the former england football captain, wayne rooney, could be leaving the premier league and heading toich could see the 32—year—old leave everton for the major league soccer side ‘dc united‘ this summer. iam going i am going to be taking my kids there, i tell you. interesting. let‘s head to the bbc sport centre and talk to sarah mulkerrins. .. sarah, it follows quite a number of premier league stars who have gone to mls, beckham, lampard, defoe, gerrard. robbie keane. we could go on. we could go on and on, the story at everton, it was not a fairy tale return to everton, so i suppose it is no great surprise he will take the money that is on offer? it seems to be becoming a trend, when we think back to david beckham going into thousand seven, he went to la galaxy. 0ver into thousand seven, he went to la galaxy. over the summer we have seen is latter and go there as well, amid all the fanfare he brought back, and you could go back to the 70s before the mls, when pele, arguably the greatest footballer, when he played for new york cosmos. a lot of franchises have since 2007 had this for new

sam allardyce says that wayne rooney has not asked to leave the club. has not asked to leave the clube is yet to sign that deal. sign that deal. play dennis apostle of for a place in the semifinals. in the semifinals. david goffin yesterday at the day after beating novak djokovic. england's... .. england's... windy, and the toss has been delayed. delayed. we will have more on this tour is in the next hour. tour is in the next hour. —— those stories in the next hour. today bbc news is taking a look at renting in britain. government figures suggest that there are many of middle age. there are many of middle age. there will be more strain on the benefits system in the future. why worry about climbing the property ladder? cumbria, and is one of the growing band of middle—aged renters. your age, actually. convenience, and it's cheap. it allows me to come and go as i want. do you worry about the future? i don't want to know where i am going to be in ten years' time. place. that is actually what scares me more. outlook for many is decades of renting. let's look at the numbers. 26% of 35 to 4