Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss to leave club at end of season
The Frenchman departs a year before his latest contract was due to expire.
The Gunners are sixth in the league and set to miss out on a top-four spot for the second straight season, with their hopes of reaching the Champions League resting on winning the Europa League.
Wenger, 68, won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, including the Double in 1998 and 2002.
“I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years,” said Wenger. “I managed the club with full commitment and integrity.
“To all the Arsenal lovers, take care of the values of the club.”
Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke described Friday’s announcement as “one of the most difficult days we have ever had in all our years in sport”.
He added: “One of the main reasons we got involved with Arsenal was because of what Arsene has brought to the club on and off the pitch.
Appointed on 1 October 1996, he is the Premier League’s current longest-serving manager and has taken charge of a record 823 games.
Barcelona Hammer Sevilla 5-0 To Ein The Copa Del Rey
Sevilla were 3-0 down at half-time, Suarez tapping home Philippe Coutinho's pass to open the scoring in Madrid.
Lionel Messi doubled the lead before setting up Suarez for the third
Andres Iniesta added the fourth before Coutinho's penalty sealed Barca's first trophy since Ernesto Valverde took charge last May.
Sevilla, who had beaten Atletico Madrid on their way to the final, were completely outplayed in Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano.
At 1-0, Joaquin Correa missed a good chance from 10 yards out while Sandro Ramirez fired straight at keeper Jasper Cillessen after racing clear.
However, chances were few and far between as Barca eased to victory.
This victory helped ease the pain of losing to Roma in the Champions League in astonishing circumstances.
Barca conceded a 4-1 first leg quarter-final lead as they lost the second leg 3-0 in Italy.
Yet there was never any doubt they would blow this game once Suarez made it 1-0 from inside the six-yard area.
Valverde's side turned on the style on the way to the club's 30th Copa del Rey triumph.
Nadal & Nishikori reach Monte Carlo final
The Spaniard, 31, has won 34 straight sets on his favoured surface after a 6-4 6-1 semi-final victory.
Nadal will play Kei Nishikori in the final after the Japanese world number 36 beat Germany's Alexander Zverev.
Victory for Nadal will be a record-extending 11th triumph at the event and keep him at world number one.
Nadal needs to win the Masters 1000 tournament, one of the highest-ranked ATP Tour titles after the Grand Slams, to prevent Roger Federer overtaking him.
And few would back him to lose Sunday's final after another ruthless display against an opponent expected to push him closer.
Nadal broke to love in Dimitrov's opening two service games of the second set as the Bulgarian wilted, Nadal serving out to win the second set in 31 minutes.
Nishikori fought back from a set down to beat Zverev 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the second semi-final.
The 28-year-old Nishikori is yet to win a Masters title in three previous final appearances, including one against Nadal in Madrid four years ago when he led by a set and a break before retiring injure
Khan Targets Brook After He knocks Out Lo Greco In 40 Seconds
Khan, fighting for the first time in two years, first dropped Canada's Lo Greco after just 13 seconds with a blazing left-right combination.
And he delivered the coup de grace with a flurry of thunderous body shots soon after.
"I was a little nervous, but I am back with a big bang," Khan, 31, said.
"I want to become a world champion this year or next year."Khan's focus after the light middleweight bout turned to Kell Brook, who was ringside, with the Bolton fighter saying Brook had been "living off his name".
Former light-welterweight world champion Khan had not fought since his knockout defeat by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas in 2016, while his previous bout in Britain ended in a points victory over Julio Diaz in Sheffield five years ago.
"I have been out the ring for two years but I was still in the gym working hard, I have never taken a day off. I wanted to prove a point coming back," he added.Khan and Sheffield fighter Brook, 31, have long been touted for a potential grudge match, and are now both signed to promoter Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.
"That fight is something I am not rushing and not running away from," Khan added.
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