At the club for 21 years, but fans are divided on whether he should stay or stand down. Wenger edges remarkable reign at arsenal will extend to a 23 year. The seasons most contentious saga finally over. Amid fears among the fa ns finally over. Amid fears among the fans wengerface finally over. Amid fears among the fans wenger face the media today. Identify myself so much with the clu b identify myself so much with the club that of course when you can be where you love to be, thats easy. Difficult because you want to respond to the demands of all the people who love this club. The pressure has intensified this season. Pressure has intensified this season. Arsenalual milliated in europe and failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. With the highest Ticket Prices in football, the fans fury boiled over. Wen Arsene Wenger we wa nt fury boiled over. Wen Arsene Wenger we want you to go. Arsenal unexpectedly beat chelsea to win the seventh fa cup of wengers tenure. His decision to stay has left the fa ns his decision to stay has left the fans divided. His uncertainty caused the players uncertainty in the dressing room. You know, its all wrong. He should havejust dressing room. You know, its all wrong. He should have just gone after the cup final. He needs to earn the right now to get the fans back behind him. That is what we will wait to see. Today is a reminder of the immense be power that Arsene Wenger wields here at the emirates. His tack now must be to keep arsenals best players, to invest in new ones and to justify his new contract, worth an estimated £16 million. After ten major trophies its become hard to imagine arsenal without wenger before 13 yea rs arsenal without wenger before 13 years after they last became champions his legacy hangs in the balance. Dan rowan, bbc news. Good evening welcome to sportsday, plenty to come including news from the french open and a look ahead to crickets Champions Cup but first, football arsenal today confirmed manager Arsene Wenger has signed a two Year Contract extension, ending months of speculation about his future. This was Arsene Wenger speaking earlier. What is the basic dna of the club, lets be together to support our players and to support the club and give absolutely altogether of our best to be at the level where we want to be. We can move up to the next level, im convinced of that. By having faith in the way we want to play and supporting the players we have already. And of course we will try to strengthen our squad, to be stronger next season. To strengthen our squad, well, majority owner stan kroenke was approached for his shares earlier this month by another of the clubs major investors alisher usmanov. Although he has agreed with the decision, he has reminded the club and its fans it must make changes to its approach. In a Statement Today the uzbek born Russian Billionaire said england are into the last eight of the under 20 world cup after they beat costa rica 2 1 in south korea. Sorry, its time to hear from the arsenal chief executive ivan gazidis. His dna is the same as this clu b gazidis. His dna is the same as this club and he is given to take us forward and driven to evolve and given to those objectives of winning for this club and making ourfans proud. When we look at the world of football and you think about the great candidates there are and there are many great Coaching Candidates in the world, and arsenal is a club that all of them will want to work for because of the things we represent in football. But when you look around and make that deep assessment, you dont find any better candidates than Arsene Wenger. Excuse my impatience. England are into the last eight of the under 20 world cup after they beat costa rica 2 1 in south korea. 19 year old everton striker Ademola Lookman scored both goals either side of the break, to ensure paul simpsons side progress to the quarterfinals for the First Time Since 1993. Theyll face either mexico or senegal next monday. Manchester city are up to second in the Womens Super League spring series with a 1 0 victory away at sunderland. City dominated with 20 shots at goal but had to wait until the 91st minute for georgia stanways winner. There were also wins for chelsea and arsenal. Birminghams match with yeovil ended level. Defending champion Novak Djokovic is into round 3 of the french open after a straight sets victory over portugals joao sousa. The second seed raced through the first set and was tested a little more in the second and third to wrap up the win injust over two hours. Djokovic will face the argentine Diego Schwartzman next. Rafa nadal is also through, he beat dutchman robin haase in straight sets. British number three aljaz bedene lost his second round match against the czech republics jiri vesely, and then sought to clarify reports suggesting he might switch allegiance back to slovenia, the country of his birth. Having been blocked from Representing Britain in the davis cup, bedene says he will fight on. I read a few interviews and i dont actually remember because i get nervous, what im saying, but one of the things is until it looks like its done, its not done yet for me. I really want to play for Great Britain and im still hoping, really. So, yeah, i havent really thought anything outside of that. Two time wimbledon champion petra kvitovas comeback has been cut short. She was knocked out in round two beaten in straight sets by the american Bethanie Mattek sands. Kvitova missed five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar last year. Sam warburton will captain the British And Irish Lions for the first warm up match on their tour of new zealand. The flanker is set to appear for the First Time Since suffering a knee injury in april. The lions flew into auckland overnight, just three days before their first match, against the new zealand provisional barbarians. Head coach Warren Gatland concedes the schedule will be tough. England will open the icc champions trophy tomorrow, against bangladesh as the favourites to win the tournament. The top eight one day sides in the world take part, with england hopeful they can end their long wait for a first 50 over trophy. Patrick gearey reports from the oval. This is englands window, which ever way you look at it, as hosts and favourites, this is their opening to do what they have tried to do over 18 attempts in 42 years. Win a one day trophy. We have been here before well, not here, but up the road at lords. 1975, the first cricket world cup, won on english soil by west indian skill. Since then, kits, bats and hairstyles have changed. The outcome hasnt. Until now, perhaps . If you are near an england net session today, you are best off keeping an eye out. These guys are specialists in big hits, and big scores. Whats bad news for visiting bowlers and local pigeons is good news for expectant england fans coming into the tournament as one of the favourites is pretty flattering. This trophy, and the world cup, they are huge opportunities for this squad of players. They are hard working and talented, and recognise that we do have something special. Making the most of that is hopefully gathering some silverware along the way. Bangladesh remember when england got it wrong. These were the scenes when tomorrows opponents knocked england out of the last cricket world cup. Australia and new zealand are also in englands group. If they get out of it, india may await. This competition is short and sharp, the least forgiving in the sport. It cranks up the excitement. It is one thing we havent had in the last two years, must win games against the top eight teams in the world. Its very exciting in that respect. And like i said, it is part of our development as a team, to turn performances on and off. You cannot turn injured knees on and off, so england are being careful with ben stokes. They will decide how much he bowls tomorrow morning. Decisions about risk and reward are key to this tournament. England know the line between the two is ever thinner. Patrick gearey, bbc news. Just time for one line from horse racing finally and the British Horse Racing Authority is to bar inexperienced apprentice jockey gina mangan from riding rank outsider dee ore lear in saturdays epsom derby. The authority says its made the decision to put responsibility first. Thats all from sportsday. Coming up in a moment, the papers. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are rachel cunliffe, Deputy Editor of the political news website, reaction. And 0wen bennett, deputy Political Editor of huff post uk. Welcome to you both. Tomorrows front pages. The guardian Sasteremy Corbyn challenged amber rudd over the impact of the governments spending cuts following his last minute decision to take part in the bbc election debate. The Daily Telegraph notes that the Home Secretary represented theresa may in the debate, just 48 hours after the death of amber rudds father. The times reports that the Prime Minister is concentrating on brexit after her refusal to take part in tonights tv debate. The Daily Express leads on theresa mays warning that Jeremy Corbyn is plotting uncontrolled immigration if labour wins the election. Under the headline justice the metro leads on the surgeon whos been jailed for 15 years for carrying out needless Breast Cancer operations. The ft reports that china and the eu have agreed a climate pact as doubts emerge over the uss commitment. We can begin with that debate in cambridge. Was it a mistake for theresa may not to take part because Jeremy Corbyn at the last minute did . This is the front page of the times, have faith in me. Implying that theresa may is hard at work on brexit. She once this election to be about brexit, but it is not really being talked about with people. And ive been out with mps, it is rarely coming up on the doorstep. Ive been out with mps, it is rarely coming up on the doorstepm ive been out with mps, it is rarely coming up on the doorstep. It was supposed to be the brexit election. That is what she would like it to be, it is what tim farron would like it to be, who said he is representing the 48 , but it is simply not about brexit. It could have been a mistake her not turning up, buti have been a mistake her not turning up, but i dont thinkJeremy Corbyn did enough to make it a mistake. The debate will not have changed anyones mine. The opportunity was there forJeremy Corbyn. How did you seeit . There forJeremy Corbyn. How did you see it . Slightly scrappy. Shouting. Yes, amber rudd was auditioning for the role of theresa may, and she said, it is going to be a coalition of chaos if they get in, and they started arguing and shouting over each other, proving that point. I feel bad because the last time i was oii feel bad because the last time i was on this programme i said she was within her rights to not debate and it seems like a smart decision, and it seems like a smart decision, and it was at the time, but with the poll gap having closed it is now looking more risky. But i think it would have done her more damage if she had you turned yet again and decided at the last minute that she would be there. Every single leader would be there. Every single leader would have made the point that this is her yet would have made the point that this is heryet again would have made the point that this is her yet again not strong and stable, but just making is her yet again not strong and stable, Butjust Making Another u turn. Stable, Butjust Making Another uturn. Although it was a uturn for Jeremy Corbyn. Yes, which never mentioned. He said he wouldnt take pa rt if mentioned. He said he wouldnt take part if she didnt, but then he did. The guardian had got the same debate story, Jeremy Corbyn confronting amber rudd over cuts, in a fractious debate, but that is what you would expect with the seven politicians arguing over 90 minutes. Actually, Jeremy Corbyn did not confront amber rudd enough, he started off, saying, have you been to a food bank, and i thought he was going to act like this is a choice between him, the Leader Of The Labour Party who has turned up, and the underling