antonio conte and arsene wenger would love to get to the final.city are waiting there and that would be a fantastic occasion as well. but you don't know if there is going to be anything else to be winnable this season if you're arsene wenger, yes, they're not out of everything, but they ain't going to league and probably neathers are chelsea. 0' —— neither are chelsea. the top managers expect silverware each season. somebody has to miss out. this is maybe the easiest one to win. so why not try. it is interesting in advance of the game arsene wenger say that unlike in times past, even in semi—finals, he has put out a weaker and younger team. he said he won't do that now. people ha suggested the team was wea k people ha suggested the team was weak in the fa cup and it was. but the fa cup was always the more important for most people, a semi—final of this competition when you have a chance to win, i think he is right. this is the more important and stronger side. they're practicing the light show. it is an 8 o'clock kick off. we will have commentary

perhaps surprising the language used by arsene wenger.ive, pointing aggressively at me. questioning his honesty. mike dean obviously will not be happy. very strong words and this follow—up penalty incident late in the match with arsenal reading when calum chambers was deemed to have handled the ball. a penalty was given and it was scored. arsene wenger was furious and you saw those comments there, branding, suggesting that mike dean was dishonest and calling him a disgrace. the fa has also warned arsene wenger this evening formally about his media comments before and after arsenal played against chelsea. he described the disputed refereeing decisions as concerning coincidences. so hot water therefore arsene wenger who has already been in the middle of this three—game touchline ban. and with this formal warning he could be further trouble if he reaffirms. for the moment, many thanks. as arsenal chase a spot in the top four paul lambert will attempt to lead stoke city to safety after replacing mark hughes yesterday. he faced the media today

arsene wenger has been handed a three—match touchline ban and fined by the football association over he made about the refereeing of sunday's premier league game against west brom. in a separate case, the arsenal boss has also been asked by the fa to provide his observations on what he said about penalty decisions in each of their past two matches over the festive period. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. ina in a statement today the fa said it follows the process in which arsene wenger admitted his behaviour and language was abusive and improper and questioned the integrity of the match referee for stop he will now miss the three matches, the game against nottingham forest in the fa cup, the first leg of their semifinal in the league cup against chelsea, and a premier league match away at bournemouth. in a separate casey has been asked for his observations about things he said around the festive period relating to penalty decisions —— separate case he has been asked for top arsene wenger seems to be suggesting there is a conspiracy against arsenal and he's not a happy

arsenal manager arsene wenger will serve a three—match touchline ban and has been fined £40,000 afterious with referee mike dean after a penalty decision allowed west brom to equalise late on. wenger said this morning that he serves football with "honesty and integrity" and was shocked to be charged by the fa over his behaviour. you imagine that i'm 21 years in the game, and what i've seen and heard in the corridors from people. you can quite understand that i'm surprised and shocked by having been charged. australia are in control after day two of the final ashes test. the hosts are 193—2 in reply to england's 346. patrick gearey in sydney. it's the most often repeated sentence of the ashes, steve smith is still there, alongside usman khawaja, not far short of his century, and they are batting australia into a strong position. earlier, england showed some fight. they lost dawid malan early on thanks to a spectacular catch by smith, but the rest of australia's catching not in the same class. pat cummins madea catching not in the same class. pat cummins made a terrible clanger in the f

arsene wenger has talked about tra nsfers arsene wenger has talked about transfers and said they willkhitarayan but it looks as though the deal will happen. he says nothing is happening with pierre—emerick aubameyang at the moment but a fantastic win. and they lost the war god. this is what asim wenger had to say. —— they lost theo walcott. we started very well. we played our game like we can play it, you know, quick, fast passing and good combinations and movement. some good chances. after that, i think the whole first half was all top quality. the second half didn't manage to keep the same urgency and drive but overall, it was a convincing win. now to arguably the win of the day, stoke beating huddersfield 2—0 which does not sound amazing but this man has only been there a couple of days. what has paul lambert done? kept a clean sheet because they conceded ten in the last three, joe allen with the first, the second was really well ta ken, allen with the first, the second was really well taken, great team move, finished off by mame diouf, the likes of xherdan shaqiri looks like diffe

wenger has until 6pm on friday to respond.trated with other decisions this season. i must say... what is frustrating for me, it has happened many times this season. stoke, watford, manchester city, west bromich albion and that is a concerning coincidence for me. that is why i was not happy at all with the movement the ref made to show why he gave the penalty. it was not corresponding with what happened. 0n penalty. it was not corresponding with what happened. on that front, it is worrying. andy murray has called his rehab for a long—term hip injury "demoralising" after pulling out of the brisbane international ahead of his first match this week. the former world number one hasn't played competitively sincejuly, and admits he's considering having surgery. murray posted a picture of himself at school and a heartfelt message on instagram earlier where he said "the little kid inside me just wants to play tennis and compete". now, ahead of the fifth and final ashes test, starting on wednesday evening, fast bowler mitchell starc is

arsene wenger said his side did not deserve to win as holders arsenal were knocked out of the fa cupa three match touchline ban, selected a much changed side and watched from the stands as his side were well beaten. i knew before the game that away from home in a game like this it would be difficult but defensively you cannot afford the mistakes we made today and we did not get a good result. much better news for arsenal's north london rivals tottenham, who beat afc wimbledon 3—0. harry kane, who else, scored two of their goals and was part of a strong side selected by manager mauricio pochettino. i always say i try to put the best side to play. i think if you compare with the carabao cup it was a similar side, almost as strong. you know, i think we need to treat our players not like machines, like humans, and we need to manage them and provide them to play to all the squad, it's so important. he looks pretty happy and so he should — philippe coutinho was paraded at camp nou after sealing his $192 million move from liverpool which will be rubber stamped in the coming hours. and he jo

arsene wenger has until 6pm to respond.rprised and shocked about being surprised. serena williams. serena williams says she can compete — but she wants to do far better than that, and needs a bit more time before returning to the tennis circuit. she's pulled out of the australian open, which she won last year when she was eight weeks pregnant. williams gave birth to her daughter four months ago. there's another injury worry for a british tennis player... kyle edmund may not be fully fit going into the australian 0pen later this month. he was playing some great tennis in his quarter—final against grigor dimitrov in the brisbane international, taking the match into a deciding set. but he cried out in pain and collapsed to the floor after catching his right ankle and although he carried on with heavy strapping, he couldn't find a way past defending champion dimitrov. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the planned release on parole of multiple sexual offenderjohn worboys known as the black ca

arsene wenger will serve a touchline ban for the next three matches.r his behaviour and the max officials changing room after the draw against west brom on new year's eve. yet also been charged £110,000. the fa cup third—round kicks off tonight at anfield with a merseyside derby live on bbc one. manchester united are also in action as they take on derby county. more at 5:30pm. see you then. sales of new cars fell last year for the first time in six years. the industry body the society of motor manufacturers and traders says the number of cars registered was down by 5.7%, compared with 2016, while diesel sales fell by almost a fifth because of concerns about pollution. our business correspondent theo leggett has the details. for the past few years, car sales in britain have been booming. in 2015 and 2016, the industry set new records. but now, it may be going into reverse gear. 0verall, new car registrations were down 5.7% last year, according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders. that's the first decline in six years. no one is panicking j

arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the 811th premier league game.il they found a way through. alexis sanchez‘ free kick deflected. but that was far from the end of it. two minutes remaining, west from were offered a hand back into it. this, a penalty, gladly spoiling the special day for arsene wenger. 1—1. controversy, and drama, to the very end. exeter chiefs start the new year ten points clear at the top of the rugby union premiership. they beat leicester 30 points to six, with four second half tries at sandy park. that‘s tiger‘s sixth league defeat in a row, their worst run in over 50 years. alex gulrajani reports. 2017 will go down as a great year. exeter, champions for the first time. with the chiefs clear at the top of the table, the fascinating could be memorable as well. the hands were making far too many errors. chances missed. it took root strength to put the league leaders in charge. don carried them. a gap emerged between the sides. exeter needed no help. jonny may is was in a giving mood. straight into the arms of henry slade. those sup

clearly now this is a bidding war, isn't it, arsene wenger? he basically, i maintain what i said many times, that normally he should stay here until the end of the season but we will see. thank you very much for torturing me! laughter well, the press also tortured mr wenger on the future of theo walcott as well. he looks on his way to everton very soon, that's according to their manager sam allardyce, but it's the impending departure of a special player called sanchez that arsenal will miss most. well, arsenal and city aren't playing until sunday. chelsea are in action tomorrow at home to leicester and they could go second — for a day at least — with victory. but they'd still be some 13 points adrift of leaders manchester city and their manager antonio conte is still casting doubt over how long he'll stay at the club. i have another year on contract with this club. but as you know very well, in football anything is possible. in one moment, i stay here, in another moment you stay in another place. 0r another person replaces you and your job. ch

so arsene wenger has been splashing the cash this january.emirates just now where our correspondent david 0rnstein is keeping his ear to the ground for us. david, a record signing in aubameyang. fans already calling him the new thierry henry. he has got the shirt anyway. no pressure there, with the famous number 1a. i don't think any arsenal player has won that since thierry henry left the club. many fans at the stadium and on social media, there is a great feeling about the signing of prm in a club aamer yamin. some confusion about exactly where he will play in a club that at also includes alexandre lacazette. —— pierre—emerick aubameyang. but with mesut ozil signing a new contract, and henrikh mkhitaryan coming into the club, a replacement for alexis sanchez, pierre—emerick 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 again

wenger has until 6.00pm on friday to respond.realise his achievement. it will sink in once all the dust has settled over the next few days or whatever and i get some time with the family. but no—one, no—one could have written it. not even me last year. i expected to win more games than what i lost this year. but no—one could have put it in that context no—one could have put it in that co ntext a nd no—one could have put it in that context and said that that was going to be the outcome. it would have been amazing. i probably would have chewed their arms off last year. that's all the sport for now, will have more for you in the next hour. next up is holly hamilton. for decades china has been importing plastic waste from other countries, including britain, for recycling. but now, it has banned the trade, citing environmental worries. it means thousands of tonnes of plastic — separated and put into recycling bins by households here in the uk — now needs to find a new destination, which is putting huge pressure on the british recyclin

arsene wenger hasn't won the league cup, only domestic cup he missing, but switching on the defence after control and they deservedly reached the final. pedro had a goal ruled out for offside but hazard scored and then minutes later monreal equalised. an element of good fortune for the winner with lacklustre‘s cutback took a ricochet and granite jacques reacted. it won't be could have wrapped it up but caballero made the save. chelsea, not filing on all cylinders, rarely looked like troubling arsenal. they made us work for it. i felt in the first half there were psychological and tactical reasons for us not expressing the quality of oui’ for us not expressing the quality of our game. we rectified that at half—time. at the end i would say that yes it was a deflected goal on the first and the second one as well was a bit lucky but overall i felt we controlled the game well in the second half. there's big disappointment because when you're at this point you want to reach the final in this competition. we had a great desire, a great will to try to play at wembley. i think we started very well

i got fantastic player and arsene wenger got a fantastic player.s a great dealfor from a fantastic club so it was a great deal for everybody. tiger woods made his competitive return to golf on thursday at the farmers insurance open at torrey pines in california — 12 months after he last appeared on the pga tour, at this event. woods opened up with a level par round of 72. he's 7 shots behind the leader tony finau. welshman jamie donaldson was on course to shoot the first ever 59 on the european tour before having to settle for a io—under—par 62 in the ist round of the dubai desert classic. he's still top of the leaderboard — one shot clear of england's anthony hall and david horsey. spain's defending champion sergio garcia and northern ireland's rory mcilroy, continuing to make his comeback, are also in contention. rob heath reports. just as the skyscrapers appear, rory mcilroy seems determined to call his way back to the top of the world. he is currently ranked 11th after an injury plagued season but steadily, his rebuilding his game. he finished

and in his post—match press conference, the arsenal manager arsene wenger confirmed that their star player the club in the next 48 hours. nick parrott has more... there is as much drama off the pitch as on it for the gunners. their manager is still serving a touchline ban and he left alexis sanchez on the bench with the chilean forward trying to secure a move away from the club. they beat bournemouth 3—0 in september with sanchez only involved as a late substitute. they could not claim going behi% but after the interval they came to put things right. after six minutes they got in front. that might have made arsenal feel more comfortable, given they have never lost to bournemouth. if they were complacent it proved costly as callum wilson continued his run of scoring every time he has faced arsenal. less than five minutes later, they were blown away. ayew with the first goal for bournemouth to lead them away from the relegation zone and pile yet more pressure on their manager. we make mistakes, that we cannot afford at that level. overall, from upstairs, we did not create enough chances. no

was in charge at the city ground but fast forward 25 years and you will find arsenal boss arsene wenger, starting his touchline ban. the gunners boss had the perfect view of the opening goal. eric lichaj breached the defence right under the crossbar. that didn't last long, three minutes to be exact. the quickest on the rebound, levelling scores. at half—time, a moment of brilliance. eric lichaj on hand again. he beat ospina in the arsenal goal, a contender of goal of the round. rob holding gave the championship side a penalty with the clumsy challenge. step up 18—year—old ben brereton, a cup shock in the making. when arsenal got another goal through danny welbeck to reduce arrears, more drama was to follow. forest through on the goal... debussy with a foul. and it was another penalty. this was converted by on loan everton‘s kieran dowell, but not without controversy, did he kicked the ball twice? it didn't matter, the season's winners last year were sent packing. the victory that would make the one and only brian clough proud. it was frustrating. unfortunately it was a case of seeing th

it's emerged that arsene wenger labelled the premier league referee mike dean a disgrace and not honesteleased about the manager's touchline ban. the referee awarded a late penalty against his team. dean is quoted as saying he was very aggressive, leaning towards me... chelsea head coach antonio conte has this afternoon said he does not think the club have joined the race to sign arsenal striker alexis sanchez, one player who does look to be on the move is sanchez‘s team—mate, theo walcott who was on merseyside today ahead of what is a proposed £20 million move tojoin sam allardyce‘s side. with the world football still coming to terms with the death yesterday of former west brom striker cyrille regis, one of his fellow black players at the club, brendan batson, has been paying tribute his friend and team—mate helps change attitudes towards black players in the english game. awful. i think where everybody concerned just feels really non—, shocked. saddened. can't believe it. —— just feels really non—, shocked. he inspired a lot of people, black and white you want to become professional f

and football and arsene wenger says that a deal to take alexi sanchez to manchester united is likelyppen with the possibility of thitaryanjoining happen with the possibility of thitaryan joining the gunners as pa rt thitaryan joining the gunners as part of the deal. sanchez is out of contract in june and part of the deal. sanchez is out of contract injune and is thought to have agreed personal terms with the old trafford club. i have worked on transfers for 30 yea rs. i have worked on transfers for 30 years. it is likely to happen. but any moment, minute, things can break down. that is how the transfer market is. so, as long as it is not over the line. you have to accept that it can also not happen. this kind of things are never guaranteed. this would be an exchange of players. i think that one would replace the other. we still are on the transfer market after that. yes. west ham's striker andy carroll is likely to be out for a month after injuring his ankle. he has made one appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd ofjanuar

minutes through callum wilson and jordon ibe to lift themselves up four places to 13th, while arsene wengeride are winless over five games in all competitions, has said he would review the defeat in a harsh way. it was not good enough for us. we had to win the game and on the other hand, we changed and they did not concede. i believe that we made many m ista kes concede. i believe that we made many mistakes and that is what we paid. —— paid for. in spain's primera division barcelona came from 2—0 down at real sociedad to win 11—2 and reassert their 9 point lead at the top. the hosts were on course for a shock victory after finiding the net twice in the first half. but first, paulinho gave them hope when luis suarez set him up before the uruguayan himself got a double to put them in front. and then a lionel messi free—kick five minutes from the end completed the comeback. elsewhere, sevilla missed the chance to draw level with 11th placed real madrid after they lost 1—0 at relegation threatened alaves, meaning they've lost four of their past five matches. alaves climb out of the bottom three

arsene wenger a couple of days ago said it would not be long before a player earns £1 million a week.elder henrikh mkhitaryan heading to arsenal as part ofa swap deal, united may have avoided paying a transfer 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 ar

in five years for arsenal, will knock out chelsea, they've never won the league cup under arsene wengerneville‘s first day in the job could have gone better, an apology for sexist tweets and the fa underfire for appointing him in the first place. and edmund will be waking up soon for the biggest match of his life...we look forward to the australian open semi—finals. coming up, it is almost that time again, six nations under one ruth here today. we will bring your highlights from the official launch. under one roof. good evening, arsenal have made it into next month's league cup final. it was goalless after the first leg against chelsea and they fell behind at the emirates tonight but a 2—1 victory in normal time sees them head to wembley, where they'll face manchester city. tim hague reports. for the third time this month arsenal and chelsea will leave the tunnel together but which lantern light will shine brightest? there was a blue tint to the start of this one, pedro putting chelsea ahead but momentarily. no matterfor the spaniard, he assisted rather than scoring the opener, into ede

it's the first time since arsene wenger took over the mangerial reigns at the gunners in 1996 that they've this stage. the frenchman was forced to watch the tie from the stands as he served the first of a three—match touchline ban handed down by the football association and he saw his side give away two penalties. it was very frustrating and u nfortu nately it was very frustrating and unfortunately it was a case on top of that to see the team lose because we played a very good nottingham forest tea m we played a very good nottingham forest team who were sharp, focused, won the challenges that were decisive, you know? and i think overall our performance was not good enough today to win the game. no such problems for arsenal's north london rivals totteham as harry kane scored twice in a 3—0 win over wimbledon. jan vertonghen claimed thelast goal with all of them coming in the second half at wembley against their third tier opponents. i always say i try to put the best side to play. i think if you compare with the carabao cup it was a similar side, almost as strong. you know, i think we need

arsene wenger a couple of days ago said it would not be long before a player earns £1 million a week.midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan heading to arsenal as part of eight swap deal, united may have avoided paying 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 car

arsenal manager arsene wenger says alexis sanchez‘s move to manchester united is right for the playerg this morning wenger outlined why he thought sanchez wanted to leave arsenal for their premier league rivals.... 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 a

the last time arsene wenger was banished from the dugout at chelsea, he ended up sitting next to hisdener. he had different kind of diggers foucault tonight, the british press. his crime, his outspoken opinion of referees. martin atkinson was in action tonight with the help of the video assistant. no goals, but a bit of a argy—bargy, and an maitland—niles penalty shout. nothing given. it was only a week ago these two sides met onlyaueek agoftbesetwgssidesmetl 2— ti! the for a 2— to thrill in the league. andreas christensen had more than one chance. as did alvaro morata. he actually got them into the semifinal. would that video refs help to break the deadlock? and welbeck get the ball cleanly from fabregas in the box? conte wanted the tb treatment. the voices in atkinson's had told him he had got it right again. another chelsea and arsenal draw. at least we know there has to be a winner in the second leg ina has to be a winner in the second leg in a fortnight. england have recalled fast bowler mark wood for their two—test series in new zealand that starts in march. he wasn't fit enoug

and arsene wenger believes alexis sanchez could move to manchester united in the next 24—48 hours, withours, with mkhitaryan moving as part of that. i will be back with more after half—past. thank you. woody allen's adopted daughter has appeared on cbs this morning to talk about her sexual assault claim against the director. allen was investigated over a 1992 claim by dylan farrow that he sexually assaulted her at the family's connecticut home. prosecutors did not charge the film—maker and he has always denied the allegations, which he claims had been fabricated by his former partner mia farrow. she said she wants to bring woody down. this is really what she was trying to do. bring him down. why should i not want to? why should i not be angry? why should i not be hurt? why should i not feel some sort of outrage. 0ak hurt? why should i not feel some sort of outrage. oak ridge that after a ll sort of outrage. oak ridge that after all these years, being ignored and disbelieved, and tossed aside... why should people believe you now?|j why should people believe you now?” suppose that is on t

correspondentjohn murray who's in north london for the game let's hearfrom both managers — first arsenal's arsene wengers these games are always attritional. we have played many times chelsea. it was always a tight result, apart from at home last year, when i think we beat them 3—0. after that, we played them many times and it was always a big battle. chelsea comes back as well in good form, you know? they have been consistent recently. it is a big challenge for us. my expectation of the players is that we stay here, and try to continue to work. also because, i repeat, our squad is not big. for this reason, i think that it is impossible to send on loan one player or sell one player if we don't take another player. let's take you to the emirates — kick off is 7.45 with live commentary on bbc radio 5live — correspondentjohn murray will be alongside former england and manchester city defender danny mills. the emirates stadium tonight, on what is actually quite a mild night after storm eleanor has blown across the country. what about the match tonight? what sort of much can we expect? it is going to be inte

eden hazard converted it for chelsea, to leave arsene wenger unhappy.oppage time. chelsea stay third behind manchester united, arsenal are five points off the top four. i love football and i would like to talk about football not referees and that's, that would be nice at some stagings but there were also some thrilling homes to concentrate on in the game, weren't there? yes, i think it was a great football game, when you come here, you see football and that is what you want people to talk about. an exciting game for the people watching, this game. less for us, for me, and yes, also for the players because there is a disappointment at the end, because i think that when you are so close to winning the game. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. lawyers for president trump have threatened legal action against his former chief strategist. an explosive new book quotes steve bannon as saying that a meeting between mr trump's son, donald junior, and a group of russians during the election campaign was "treasonous". the presiden

arsene wenger is hoping his team can put that behind them. we lost two points, that was really frustrating. we know it puts us even more under pressure. england have one chance to win the ashes test in australia, the fifth and final match is under way. the english struggled after the draw in melbourne but the australians look like they will have a boost with mitchell starc returning after he missed the last test with an injury. raheem sterling and sergio aguero are among the goals for manchester city. they got back to winning ways on tuesday, defeating watford 3—1. the side saw an 18 game winning strea k the side saw an 18 game winning streak halted by crystal palace weekend when they failed to score for the first time in the season. city are still unbeaten. they are now 15th clear at the top of the table with 16 matches remaining. after we dropped two points we spoke about what our reaction would be. because they are big teams. they took points but not too much. since the beginning we had a good performance and were better in the opening gam

arsene wenger labelled the premier league referee mike dean a disgrace after arsenal's 1—1 draw withn. that exchange was between mike dean and arsene wenger in the referee's changing room after that match. the chelsea head coach antonio conte has said that he doesn't think the clu b has said that he doesn't think the club have joined the has said that he doesn't think the club havejoined the race has said that he doesn't think the club have joined the race to sign the arsenal striker alexis sanchez. 0ne the arsenal striker alexis sanchez. one player who looks to be on the move is his team—mate, theo walcott. he has had a medical at everton ahead of what would be a £20 million move to link up with sam allardyce at everton. with the world football still coming to terms with the death yesterday of the former west brom striker cyrille regis one of his fellow black players at the club has been paying his tributes to his friend and team—mate, who helped change attitudes towards black players in the english game. all full. i think where everybody concerned feels shocked and saddened. —— awf

arsenal manager arsene wenger has said a deal to take alexis sanchez to manchester united is "likelyhis interest in henrikh mkhitaryan moving the other way as part of the deal. 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 th

minutes through callum wilson and jordon ibe to lift themselves up four places to 13th, while arsene wengere would review the defeat in a "harsh way" barcelona have bought back from 2—0 down away at sore dad. suarez scored twice to drive them into the lead against the basque side —— sociadad. sevilla were dealt a blow when relegation threatened alaves defeated them 1—0. india still trail south africa by 152 runs after day 2 of the second test in centurion despite an unbeaten 85 from captain virat kohli. india bowled the hosts out for 335 before lunch — ravi ashwin claiming four wickets. the visitors reached 183 for 5 at stumps as they look to level the three test series. the australian open starts in just under three hours' time with defending men's champion, roger federer, again one of the favourites. the 36—year—old swiss who won his first grand slam for five years in melbourne last year, before adding a further wimbledon crown later in 2017, believes his age should count against him. with age i feel like, you know, i play down my chances just because i don't think a 36—year—old should be

they‘ve been runners up twice since then though and arsene wenger knows fans want more silverware. the premier league. the winners will face manchester city or bristol city at wembley stadium on february 25th. winning is something the atlanta hawks can only dream of at the moment. the stats don‘t lie — they‘re currently the worst team in the nba. victory over the denver nuggets on tuesday night would give the team a much needed confidence boost. atlanta are having a miserable time — their defeat to the los angeles lakers on sunday was their 30th loss of the season. finally a win for north korea with international relations! they‘ve agreed to send a delegation, including athletes, to next month‘s winter olympics in south korea. the breakthrough announcement came as the countries meet for their first high—level talks in more than two years. the delegation will include athletes, officials and a group of cheerleaders. now sam sunderland isn‘t cheering after the defending motorbike champion was forced to pull out of the dakar rally. the british ktm rider had to be helicoptered to hospit

speaking this morning wenger outlined why he thought sanchez wanted to leave the club.n 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. webcam operations take up a large pa rt webcam operations take up a large part of this? we

arsene wenger admits defeat in the battle to retain his star striker, starting a bidding war. evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. president trump's visit to britain next month is off. wife—mn...” gage,” , 7 7 r did. . "v f, 1 i did. 5 this country, mjfifi others did, ,, maya?! ~ jeremy not to president's decision not to open this building signals that actually for him at least britain is not a priority. so, for now, the closest we will get to seeing mr trump at the new embassy is this waxwork, as ministers say they look forward to a visit at some point in the future. well, it is for the us president to determine his travel priorities. 0bviously, determine his travel priorities. obviously, it's an important diplomatic partner for the uk. obviously, it's an important diplomatic partnerfor the uk. we wa nt diplomatic partnerfor the uk. we want the closest possible relationship with the us. tonight, as mrtrump relationship with the us. tonight, as mr trump honoured martin luther king, he was caught up in yet another row, having to deny making racist remarks about african co

the arsenal manager, arsene wenger, did not sell alexis sanchez last august the manchester city afteracement. it is thought that henrikh mkhitaryan could move in the other direction as pa rt could move in the other direction as part of the deal. i have worked on this for 30 years, 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 bi

goals and has been a key figure at dortmund since joining him twenty thirty arsenal manager arsene wenger confirmed that arsenal are in talks to sign him but they wouldn't comment on a possible deal. confident or not going to do i don't know. if the moment we have done. the. close to do any deal. our the nominations for this year's oscars are in the shape of water tops the list with thirteen nods. fantasy romance is in the running for best picture and best director sally hawkins was nominated for best actress for her leading role of human world war two drama doesn't care she is next with eight nominations the movie that's dominating the hollywood award season of three billboards outside missouri received. the oscars take place on the fourth of more. after a break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that. coming . to see a culture. the media in germany always has its finger on the cause. of the world. are good the. instruments the world. belonging to one official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. it's already

arsene wenger watched his arsenal team play chelsea from the press box in the first leg of the englishte in his report after it ended in a stamford bridge stalemate. the draw for the australian open tennis is due to be made shortly. six—time winner novak djokovic should be there after six months out with an elbow injury. he returned to court at the kooyong classic in melbourne beating dominic thiem in straight sets. the elbow needed more time to recover. i am getting in the groove, getting my elbow into matchplay. and today was the first best of three match i have played since wimbledon last year, so i am very happy with the way it went, and that is all i can say. 13—time champion sebastian loeb has abandoned the dakar rally. the nine—time world rally championship winner withdrew from the race after his co—pilot daniel elena suffered an injury when their peugeot fell into a sand hole. yazeed al rajhi also had a bad day, realising his car was off—road, but not off—land. stephane peterha nsel extended his overall lead after winning the fifth stage. and here is what has been catching oui’

i got igota i got a fantastic player, arsene wenger got a fantastic player.nd henrikh mkhitaryan changed also for a fantastic club. so i think it was a great deal for everybody. tiger 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 agai

arsenal manager arsene wenger has said he is resigned to losing striker alexis sanchez to another clubuth beat the gunners 2—1 this afternoon, which leaves arsenal five points adrift of fifth place tottenham in the league. billy vunipola is set to miss england's six nations campaign, after fracturing his forearm during saracens's draw with 0spreys in the european champions cup yesterday. vunipola was forced off at half—time in the match. he had only recently returned to action after undergoing a knee operation last summer. the 25—year—old is set to see a specialist this week. the initial impressions are that he could be out for ten weeks. england start their campaign against italy in rome on 3 february. leinster have secured a home champions cup quarter—final tie after thrashing glasgow warriors 55—19 in dublin. leinster ran in five tries, and gained a bonus point before half—time. it is five wins out of five in pool three for the irish side. leicester's dismal run continued, though. they are certain to finish bottom of pool four, after being thrashed 39—0 at castres. it was leicester'

at west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the 811th premier league game, a new record.be allowed to start. his team certainly made him wait. it wasn't until the second half before they found a way through. and even then it took a bit of fortune. alexis sanchez‘ free kick, deflected. but that was still far from the end of it. two minutes remaining, west brom were offered a hand back into it. this, deemed a penalty. and jay rodriguez gladly spoiled arsene wenger‘s special day. 1-1. a year laden with controversy and drama to the very end. and plenty more premier league action starting off today. exeter chiefs start the new year ten points clear at the top of the rugby union premiership. they beat leicester 30 points to six, with four second half tries at sandy park. that's tiger's sixth league defeat in a row, their worst run in over 50 years. alex gulrajani reports. 2017 will go down as a great year in exeter. champions for the first time, devon, now a must—stop shop for the england head coach. and with the chiefs clear at the top of the table, 2018 could be memorable as

at west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the 811th premier league game, a new record.rations would be allowed to start. his team certainly made him wait. it wasn't until the second half until they found a way through. and even then it took a bit of fortune. alexis sanchez‘s free kick, deflected. but that was still far from the end of it. two minutes remaining, west brom were offered a hand back into it. this, deemed a penalty. and jay rodriguez gladly spoiled wenger‘s special day. 1-1. a year laden with controversy and drama to the very end. manchester united manager jose mourinho says he has got problems ahead of today's premier league game at everton. united have slipped to third after a run of three draws. mourinho has to contend with injuries to romelu lukaku and zlatan ibrahimovic as well as ashley young beginning a three match ban. we have problems. we have difficulty now to rotate players. i think the fa ct now to rotate players. i think the fact that we don't play capital cup semi—finals, i think is a good thing for us. i think it is a good thing for us. i thin

it's the first time since arsene wenger took over the managerial reins at the gunners in 1996 that they'veom the stands as he served the first of a three—match touchline ban handed down by the football association and he saw his side give away two penalties. it was very frustrating and u nfortu nately, it was very frustrating and unfortunately, it was a case on top of that to see the team lose because we played against a very good nottingham forest team who were sharp and focused. they were decisive and overall, our performance was not good enough today to win the game. no such problems for arsenal's north london rivals tottenham as harry kane scored twice in a 3—0 win over wimbledon. jan vertonghen claimed the last goal, with all of them coming in the second half at wembley against their third tier opponents. so confirmation of those results, while premier league west ham have been forced into a replay after they were held to a goalless draw at shrewsbury town, who are two divisions below them. goalkepperjoe hart described the hammers performance as terrible while leeds united were knocke

arsenal boss arsene wenger says he expects his influential forward alexis sanchez to depart for manchesterkh mkhitaryan moving to north london as part of the deal. parents 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 polic

after the game, the arsenal manager, arsene wenger, admitted that the future of his star forward, alexis ryan giggs is set to be named as the new wales' manager. giggs won 64 caps and was a former wales' captain. he will succeed chris coleman who left the role in november. an official announcement is expected tomorrow. england's cricketers made an impressive start to their one day international series against australia winning their first game by five wickets. jason roy hit the highest one day international score by an englishman — a record 180. and roy says england will be "ruthless" after a disappointing ashes test series. adam wild reports. for english cricket the time to rebl, recover and restore reputations. a fresh start and it soon reputations. a fresh start and it soon became a rather good one for england. early wickets falling but this is australia and after dominating all winter they weren't about to go easy on their old rivals. a century for from aaron finch helping them to 304. in days gone by, such targets were imposing but now it is merely invite. jason roy taking up the ch

elsewhere, a big day on the calendar of a different sort at west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenalcelebrations would be allowed to start. his team 78 in weight. it was not until the second half until they found their way through and it took good fortune. sanchez‘s free kick deflected in. with just fortune. sanchez‘s free kick deflected in. withjust moments left, that was far from the end of it. two minutes remaining, west brom handed a hand back into it. this was deemed a penalty and arsene wenger‘s special day was spoiled. drama to the very end. looking ahead to this afternoon... manchester united managerjose mourinho says he has problems ahead of today's premier league game at everton. united have slipped to third, after a run of three draws. mourinho has to contend with injuries to romelu lukaku, and zlatan ibrahimovic, as well as ashley young beginning a three match ban. we have problems. difficulty to rotate players. the fact that we do not claim the capital cup semifinal isa not claim the capital cup semifinal is a good thing for us because we have no players to play these ex

arsene wenger, who made nine changes to his team, has won the fa cup a record seven times and had neverss forest are in mid table in the championship but won 11—2 at the city ground. newport county from league 2 are into the 11th round draw for the first time in almost a0 years. they beat championship side leeds united 2—1, thanks to shaun mccoulsky‘s header in the final minute. elsewhere, tottenham beat afc wimbledon, but west ham were held by league one shrewsbury. manchester city women have made it six wins out six in this season's super league. they beat reading 5—2 away, scotland's claire emslie with the pick of their goals at adams park. city are two points clear of chelsea, who beat arsenal today. exeter‘s lead in the rugby union premiership is down to 5 points. the champions were beaten by newcastle. second placed saracens made up ground with a bonus point win at 3rd placed wasps. alex goode scored two of their five tries in the 38—15 win. don't forget, the bbc sport website for more on all those stories, and from 11.30, you'll find text coverage and radio commentary from the fi