Premier League kick-off at the Emirates Stadium is 4pm BST
Manchester United defeated Bournemouth 3-1 earlier in the day
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ByDan Ripley for MailOnline
Published: 08:09 EST, 14 August 2016 | Updated: 13:45 EST, 14 August 2016
Liverpool held on to prevail in a seven goal thriller at the Emirates Stadium.
Theo Walcott opened the scoring for the Gunners, having already had a penalty saved, but Philippe Coutinhos magnificent freekick leveled in first half stoppage time.
Adam Lallana, Coutinho and a brilliant Sadio Mane strike surged Liverpool into a 4-1 lead. However Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Calum Chambers reduced the deficit, but Jurgen Klopps men held on for the three points in a pulsating battle in north London.
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Follow Sportsmail"s coverage of the Premier League as Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in a huge clash to continue the opening weekend of the season.
Arsene Wenger"s side will be hoping to go one better than last season"s runners-up finish to Leicester City in their bid for a first title since 2004.
But the Gunners have been given a tough start as they host a Jurgen Klopp side who at least have eyes on a top four finish this season.
The Walking Dead Season 7 Spoilers 2 Lucille Victims And AMC Cracking Down On Youtube TWD News
A new sneak peek for "" season 7 has been released following the preview special airing on Sunday, August 14. The nearly a minute trailer focuses entirely on Dwight, played by Austin Amelio.
Dwight is riding his motorcycle before he encounters some walkers under the bridge. One of the zombies near the railway is trying to grab him before he kills it. In the scene, Dwight is seen wearing Daryl"s vest, fueling speculation that something might have happened to Daryl.
During an interview with Talking Dead"s Chris Hadwick, Austin and Yvette Nicole Brown discuss the seventh season of the zombie series. A Twitter question asks Austin if he thinks Dwight has remorse for killing Denise and he says no.
Chris plays a video of , who plays Negan, telling how much his life has changed since he has been on "", "All that has aired for me is twelve minutes and I have been to Comic-Conn probably 10 times in the past twelve years and I have never seen anything like this."
"It is a different deal, the amount of excitement and anticipation for this show is mind blowing," he continues, "When we walked out on the convention floor it was like being the Beatles, it was that kind of crazy. I think the show has such a special relationship with its fans. A lot of care is taken to make sure the fans get what they want and which is a great television show. And, for me now to be a part of that, is just awesome, I couldn"t be happier."
Lennie James confirms that Morgan will end up on the road to the Kingdom.
"The Walking Dead" seventh season premieres on AMC on October 23 at 9 p.m. ET.
An actor on the long-running US drama Criminal Minds has been sacked after allegedly kicking a producer.
Thomas Gibson apologised over the incident, which occurred last month while he was directing an episode of the new season. He said in a statement on Thursday: There were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. I regret that it occurred.
On Friday ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios said Gibson had been dismissed. They said details on how his character would be written out of the show would be announced at a later date.
Gibson had played special agent Aaron Hotchner since the show began in 2005. He also directed six episodes in recent years. The show focuses on an elite team of FBI profilers who try to anticipate and prevent criminal behaviour.
Fans reacted with anger to the news, with some threatening to boycott the show, using the hashtag #NoHotchNoWatch.
Others made a direct appeal to producers on the official Criminal Minds Twitter account.
Gibson had been facing a two-episode suspension following the incident. His character was to have been written out for those episodes, and it is likely that the storyline will now turn into him being excluded permanently.
The actor said he loved the show and had put his heart and soul into it for the past 12 years. I had hoped to see it through to the end, but that wont be possible now. I would just like to say thank you to the writers, producers, actors, our amazing crew and, most importantly, the best fans that a show could ever hope to have, he said.
Gibson, 54, had previously starred in the sitcom Dharma and Greg and the hospital drama series Chicago Hope. The new Criminal Minds season begins in the US on 28 September.
Emma Coburn wins 3000m steeplechase final, clinches Rio bid
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.
Initially outside the qualifying places, the Ethiopian was rewarded following a protest by three teams, including her own with a place in Monday"s final.
This is what happened:
Diro was cruising along comfortably in the pack with a couple of laps to go when she got tangled up with some other competitors and her right shoe came half-off. For precious seconds, the Ethiopian athlete knelt on the track and tried to pull the shoe back on.
It just wouldn"t go and runner after runner passed her. Finally giving up on it, Diro ripped the shoe off completely and threw it away, took a few steps, then removed her right sock, too.
She ran the rest of the grueling race, the best part of three laps, with just one shoe on and her right foot bare, negotiating the barriers and the water jump, and overtaking a number of rivals as the crowd urged her on.
She finished seventh and fell to the track, exhausted and clutching her foot. She"d thought she"d missed out.
But following protests by the Ethiopia, Ireland and Jamaica teams, Diro, Ireland"s Sara Treacy and Jamaica"s Aisha Praught were advanced to the final.
Diro was clipped from behind, but her shoe issue also caused a pile up of runners behind her, with Praught taking a tumble because of it.
"I went down pretty hard. You brace because you don"t expect that," Praught said. "All I know is the girl in front of me stopped to put on her shoe. She stopped right in front of me. That"s when I fell ... You don"t expect that."
Praught said "brake lights" on the runners ahead of her would have been helpful.
As for her own shoes, Praught said: "I tie them very tightly."
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Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson admitted her timeline was off when she suggested that President Obama and Hillary Clinton were somehow to blame for the death of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died in Iraq in 2004 when George W. Bush was commander in chief.
What I was talking about is Donald Trump has no connection with anything to do with Capt. Khan, Pierson said on CNNs New Day Wednesday morning. Hillary Clinton voted for the war in Iraq. She did not support the surge. Barack Obama made things worse by invading more countries than President Bush did.
Donald Trump wasnt there, she added. That was the only point. Donald Trump is being blamed for something he had nothing to do with.
During a discussion with CNNs Wolf Blitzer the night before, Pierson was asked if her boss had any plans to apologize to the Khan family for suggesting that Ghazala Khan, Humayuns grieving mother, was not allowed to speak at last weeks Democratic National Convention because she is Muslim.
What exactly is Mr. Trump supposed to be apologizing for? Pierson asked. It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life.
The gaffe went viral overnight, as a hashtag (#KatrinaPiersonHistory) mocking her grasp of history began trending on Twitter.
Pierson even used the hashtag herself.
But it backfired.
The war of words between Trump and the Khans began at last weeks Democratic National Convention, where Khizr Khan delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump over his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States a policy that would have prevented his son from serving in the U.S. military.
Donald Trump, youre asking Americans to trust you with their future, Khan said. Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. Look for the words liberty and equal protection of law.
Khizr Khan said Piersons comments were another example of a lack of factual correctness among Trumps surrogates.
Please, show some decency, Khan said on CNN Tuesday following Pierson, a frequent guest on cable news.
On Wednesday, Pierson admitted she was absolutely wrong to assert Obama and Clintons actions cost Khan his life.
Thats why I used probably, she said. I was just going through the timeline. Because since then, we have had tens of thousands of soldiers that have been lost, 1 million wounded. Six trillion dollars later, how can we possibly put any of the onus on Donald Trump? Its absolutely absurd, and thats why you see so much confusion around this issue.
But no one was blaming Donald Trump for Captain Khans death, CNNs Alisyn Camerota said. You were blaming President Obama and he wasnt president yet.
Emma Coburn: Dreams and Dedication Press Release from New York Road Runners:New Balance 5th Avenue Mile to Feature Olympians and Runners of All Ages and Abilities on Saturday, September 3
New York, July 21, 2016--The most iconic road mile race in the world will return to New York City"s most prestigious thoroughfare for its 26th running on Saturday, September 3, with Team New Balance Olympians Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn set to lead the way at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, it was announced today by New York Road Runners.
"Bringing in professional athletes such as Jenny and Emma -- both Team New Balance Olympians -- to race a historic 20-block stretch of New York City is a terrific way to kick off the inaugural New Balance 5th Avenue Mile," said Peter Ciaccia, president of events for New York Road Runners and race director of the TCS New York City Marathon. "New York Road Runners and New Balance share a powerful commitment to helping athletes and giving back to the communities they are a part of, and we are excited to partner with USATF.tv to ensure fans everywhere will have the chance to watch the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile."
Simpson, 29, of Boulder, CO, is the only four-time women"s champion of the 5th Avenue Mile, and has won the event each of the last three years. The New Balance athlete is a two-time IAAF World Championship medalist over 1500 meters, and earlier this month she finished first in the distance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for her third Olympic Games. Before shifting to the 1500 meters, Simpson was the American record-holder in the 3000-meter steeplechase, placing ninth in that event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
"For the sixth year in a row, the finishing stretch of my summer season will be the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile," Simpson said. "I can"t wait to return to the most iconic road mile in the world to try to take home my fifth title. There"s nothing in our sport that quite compares to the electricity of running a straight mile in the heart of New York City within the wall of fans cheering us on. It"s an experience I cherish each year, as it signals the end of one season and reminds me how hard I want to continue to work so that I can return for the next one."
Coburn, 25, also of Boulder, CO, is training partners with Simpson and is fresh off winning the 3000-meter steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, her fifth national title in the event. At the 2012 London Olympics, Coburn was the youngest runner on the U.S. track and field team at age 21, and finished ninth in her event. This May, she broke Simpson"s American record in the steeplechase with a mark of 9:10.76 at the Prefontaine Classic.
The rest of the world-class professional athlete field for the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile will be announced following the conclusion of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in August.
"Thousands of runners of all ages will run the world"s most iconic road mile, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 80th Street to Grand Army Plaza at 60th Street," said Michael Capiraso, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. "This is a fantastic opportunity with New Balance to show its support for runners of all ages and abilities -- from kids to Olympians -- in New York City during its first year as title sponsor of the event."
The New Balance 5th Avenue Mile will be comprised of 23 races this year, including specialty heats such as the NYPD/FDNY Mile, the George Sheehan Memorial Miles for runners 60 to 69 and 70+, and the women"s and men"s NYRR Road Mile Championships, featuring top local athletes. There will also be kids" races for kids ages 2-6.
NYRR and New Balance have gradually launched a new relationship in 2016 that will reach full engagement in 2017, covering a wide range of areas including event sponsorship, youth programming, global licensing, and e-commerce and retail rights for footwear and apparel. This year, New Balance has become the title sponsor of both the New Balance Bronx 10 Mile and the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, and is also working together with NYRR on the opening of a new NYRR running center, set to open in late 2016 near Columbus Circle.
In 2017, New Balance will become an NYRR Foundation Partner and the Official Athletic Footwear and Apparel Partner of NYRR. The year-round engagement will feature sponsorship of the NYRR Five-Borough Series (United Airlines NYC Half, Airbnb Brooklyn Half, NYRR Queens 10K, New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, and NYRR Staten Island Half), NYRR Heritage Races (NYRR New York Mini 10K, New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, and the NYRR Midnight Run), and the TCS New York City Marathon.
Tough loss for the U.S. women"s soccer team Friday in Rio. The U.S. were eliminated from the Olympics bySweden on penalty kicks following an Olympic quarterfinal game that ended in a 1-1 draw.
Apparently, it"s not sittingwell with goalie Hope Solo.
Here"s more of what Solo had to say after the game concluded:
"We played a creative game. We had many opportunities on goal. We showed a lot of heart. We came back from a goal down. Im very proud of this team."
We played a bunch of cowards. The best team did not win today. I strongly, firmly believe that.
"Sweden dropped back. They didn"t want to open play. They didnt want to pass the ball around. They didnt want to play great soccer, entertaining soccer. It was a combative game. A physical game. Exactly what they wanted. Exactly what their game plan was. We had that style of play when Pia was our coach. I think it was very cowardly. But they won, theyre moving on. And were going home,"
Meanwhile, Swedish coach and former U.S. national team coach Pia Sundhagehad a stern reply to Solo.
According to Hope Solo, I think you should define what is a good team. Well, usually especially with the Americans a good team is when theyre winning.
And theyre winning all the time. Thats the best team in the world. But for once they didnt go the whole way through. We won the game. They played more attacking football than we did. We defend very well. And the fact thatit went to penalty kicks says something about our defending. U.S.played better in the attack, we played better in the defense. And at the end of the day we won the game and thats what all counts.
Its OK to be a coward if you win.
After the initial outburst, Solo tried to soften her earlier comments.
"Youve got to take your hat off to them because they beat us. So theyre going on, like I said, and were going home. They dont have as quality of players as the American team does or as Brazil does, so they have to play a way thats going to give them hope to beat a team like Brazil or the USA."
"And I think thats part of the tactical side of things. And Pia is somewhat of a tactician, so she dropped her team into a 50 and tried to hit long b***s. They could only really score on the opportunity for a long ball or on set pieces.So I guess you can say its smart, but I dont think its respectful to the game."
