you re watching bbc news. now is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m paul scott live at the bbc sport centre. a hammer blow as arsenal drop points in the premier league title race with west ham coming from 2 0 down to earn a draw. chelsea s quest for the treble is still on as emma hayes side reach the women s fa cup final with a narrow victory over aston villa. and jessica gadirova leads the way for great britain with a third gold medal at the european gymastics championships in turkey. hello and welcome to the programme. it could turn out to be a pivotal sunday at both ends of the premier league, after west ham came from 2 0 down to earn a point against league leaders arsenal. it s a result that leaves the gunners 4 points clear of second placed manchester city having played a game more. whilst it s a boost to west ham s survival chances. olly foster reports. with manchester city breathing down their necks, arsenal knew they could ill afford any more slip
While this lets turn to the main headlines. Hamas leaders are looking at a new Ceasefire Proposal from israel, with the white house describing the offer is a good one. A leaked document says a teenager who vanished during Anti Government protests in iran was sexually assaulted and killed by the Security Forces. A study in the gambia suggests a stick on Vaccine Patch could help the fight against measles. We will hear from the legend of irish dance, michael flatley, who talked of the bbc about his glittering career to the bbc. Now we can go to the sport news. Hello from the bbc sport centre. We start with the World Snooker championship in sheffield where its at the early stages of the quarter finals. But already world number two judd trump has had to recover from a slight wobble, hes Taking Onjakjones as he looks for a second title. Trump opened up this match with a superb 110 break, but then fell away. Jakjones showing how dangerous he can be, taking the second and third frames. However
personal record against dave gilbert, it is 13 wins to nil. does this happen very often in matchups? not one like that many, for whatever reason stuart has got the evil eye on him. john parrot there with hazel irvine and seven time world champion stephen hendry. lets take you straight to the evening session then. these are live pictures from the crucible. belgium s luca brecel currently leading ricky walden by 6 frames to 5. 0n the other table, ali carter is taking onjakjones. you can watch live coverage right now over on bbc four and the bbc sport website. british heavyweightjoejoyce says his journey will continue . that s despite suffering a shock defeat in his fight to china s zhilei zhang in london. the technical knockout provided the first loss ofjoyce s professional career. when a victory could have landed him a shot at a world title. he was troubled early on. before the ringside doctor twice had