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
who were arrested by the taliban in afghanistan earlier this year. coach travellers in dover are still facing long delays sometimes up to 8 hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the easter getaway backlog. you re watching bbc news. first is sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. brendan rodgers pays the price at leicester city, he departs afterfour years in charge. newcastle move above manchester united into third after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sportsday. max verstappen wins a delayed australian grand prix after three red flags and a bizarre and confusing climax. and who s next for anthonyjoshua after victory at the 02, talk turns to whether he ll face tyson fury. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the battle to avoid relegation from the premier league is set for an excitin
in afghanistan earlier this year. coach travellers in dover are still facing long delays sometimes upto 8 hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the easter getaway backlog. the port said pver 100 coaches were waiting to cross the port said over 100 coaches were waiting to cross the english channel earlier today. and pope francis has led mass in st peter s square in front of more than 30 thousand people, kicking off the year s easter services, just a day after leaving hospital in rome following treatment for bronchitis. you re watching bbc news. coming up. click. but first, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. brendan rodgers pays the price at leicester city, 0n he departs afterfour years in charge. newcastle move above manchester united into third after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sports
you re watching bbc news. in 15 minutes the latest technology news with click, but now time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. the second derby to go arsenal s way this weekend. they extend their lead at the top of the premier league with a rare win at rivals spurs not a perfect day for arsenal. their transfer target mikhailo mudryk signs for chelsea in a deal that could cost them nearly 90 million pounds what would sam kerr be worth to chelsea s women.? a late goal keeps her team ahead of the pack in the wsl. also coming up in the programme. little between them in the world rankings and on the court. but england edge out jamaica in their decider hello and welcome to sportsday, hello again. if manchester city opened the door in their derby defeat yesterday then arsenal have kicked it down in their own today. they won 2 nil at spurs to claim a north london derby victory at their rivals for the first time in nine league