for form of late though, he has turned tojonny wilkinson for assistance with his goal kicking, and with borthwick seeking a more expansive approach, smith is set to be given licence to run the show against france, with ellis genge selected as captain for the first time. farrell will be on the bench. i take every selection decision incredibly seriously. the players deserve that, our supporters deserve that. i want to make the best decisions in terms of the process. russ, i think, decisions in terms of the process. russ, ithink, you ve decisions in terms of the process. russ, i think, you ve got many good players and apes at this rate from the start that we want players always fighting to be in this 23 and myjob is to select to the right person to start, the right person to come off the bench is. rhys webb will make his first six nations start for wales since 2017 when they take on italy in rome on saturday. the 34 year old ospreys scrum half, who is believed to be considering
bruno fernandes added a third before wout weghorst sealed a comfortable victory. the second leg is next week. meanwhile arsenal s hopes of reaching the quarter finals hang in the balance. they drew 2 2 with sporting lisbon william saliba giving arsenal the lead in portugal. but two goals for sporting turned the tie around until this own goal from morita meant the tie finished 2 2 delicately poised heading back to north london next week. in to north london next week. europe, very difficult1 very in europe, very difficult to get very positive result that date and we come i think the game at different phases, especially since we gave too many balls away and in this competition, you have to go through difficult moments. we knew that and we had to play for the emirates and hopefully will play better and win in the end. michail antonio scored twice for west ham as they took a big step towards the quarterfinals of the europa conference league. their 2 0 win over aek larnaca
the revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. there s a new leader after stage five of the vuelta a espana, but it happened in the most unfortunate circumstances. estonia s ryan tara may was wearing the red jersey for only the second day, but lost it after getting caught up in this crash just seven miles from the finish. he got left behind as belgium s yasper philipsen claimed his second stage win of the race. frenchman kenny ellis onde is now the overall leader, five seconds ahead of reigning champion pree moz rog litch. that s all the sport for now. we ll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. thanks so much, mark. currently the situation at the
jersey for only the second day, but lost it after getting caught up in this crash just seven miles from the finish. he got left behind as belgium s yasper philipsen claimed his second stage win of the race. frenchman kenny ellis onde is now the overall leader, five seconds ahead of reigning champion pree moz rog litch. the final women s golf major of the year gets underway tomorrow, and this year s aig women s open will be extra special for the winner at carnoustie. an increase in prize money means the championship will become the most lucrative one we ve seen on the women s calendar. craig templeton reports. don t be fooled by the scenic views, there s reason my they when the sea breeze picks up, it becomes one of the toughest courses in the world. this becomes one of the toughest courses in the world- in the world. this might be the trickiest british in the world. this might be the trickiest british open in the world. this might be the trickiest british open that - in the world.