but if there's could go all the way. but if there's one thing we learned tonight it's that germany's historic hold over england, that hoo—doo from the penalty spots, well, that'sjust england, that hoo—doo from the penalty spots, well, that's just as strong as it's always been. over the past month, england have done the st george's flag proud, the under—20s won their world cup in south korea. p the under—17s were euro runners up in croatia. p a final beckoned for the under—21s here in poland. whatever the age, any england player knows that important matches against germany are usually longer than 90 minutes and leave scars. davie selke picked his spot past jordan pickford for an opening goal the germans barely deserved. england's equaliser was messy. they caused panic from a set piece and demarai gray pounced. within five minutes of the restart, england were ahead. will hughes weaved and worked an opening for chelsea's tammy abraham. the 19—year—old was 20 minutes away from being a match winner. but that's when germany pulled themselves back into it. substitute felix platte forced the game into extra time. 30 minutes couldn't separate them. legs were tiring, minds perhaps straining towards the inevitable.

england said they practise penalties after every training session. abraham might have left early. germany had also missed one, effectively sending the match into sudden death. nathan redmond with the kick to stay in it. redmond with a kick that will haunt him. of course, there was a lot less at sta ke of course, there was a lot less at stake than italia 90, euro 96, but those england players will be hurting just as much tonight. as for germany, they're hurting just as much tonight. as for germany, they‘ re off hurting just as much tonight. as for germany, they're off to a friday night finalfor them germany, they're off to a friday night final for them against spain, who beat italy tonight. olly, thank you. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan with news of what's coming up. tonight, i'm live with the leader of the snp in westminster. did his party overreach itself with talk of a second

independence referendum? having enjoyed momentum in its favourfor yea rs, enjoyed momentum in its favourfor years, is it now in retreat? join me over on bbc two now. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm damian johnson. our main headlines tonight... heartbreak for the young lions. england are beaten on penalties yet again by germany, this time in the european under—21 championship semi—final. fifa investigators were told plans for england to play a friendly game in thailand to win backing for their 2018 world cup bid were "a form of bribery". and a record—breaking day for england's cricketers at the women's world cup, scoring 377 to crush opponents pakistan. england have been beaten in a penalty shoot—out by germany yet again.

this time it happened in the semi—final of the european under—21 championship in poland, which went to penalties. the match finished 2—2 at the end of extra—time. olly foster is in poland. whatever the age group, it's the same old story for england's footballers? it is. a touch of deja vu. i was at wembley in during 96 for the germany game. not as important as euro 96 or italia 90, but for southgate, piers, waddle, you can now put nathan redmond in that as well. it had that same kind of sinking feeling, oh, no, not again. that is the german dugout behind me now. their head coach scored in the semifinal from the spot in the shoot out and also during the match. let's show you what happened during the match. england have bolt up quite a momentum coming into the semifinal

against germany. they went behind, but demarai gray got an equaliser just before half—time after a good set piece from james ward—prowse. they took the lead after half—time through tami abrahams, great work from will hughes. felix platt, a lovely header from from will hughes. felix platt, a lovely headerfrom him from will hughes. felix platt, a lovely header from him to from will hughes. felix platt, a lovely headerfrom him to make it 2-2. lovely headerfrom him to make it 2—2. extra time couldn't separate them. and tami abraham is the one, germany missed one, it went to effectively sudden death —— missed one. it was nathan redmond who wa nted one. it was nathan redmond who wanted this stadium to just absolutely wanted this stadium to just a bsolutely swallow wanted this stadium to just absolutely swallow him up. the germans went uncelebrated in that goal as the england playersjust lay prostrate. they are the under 21 is, they have got their senior years ahead of them, but it really hurt for them tonight. not long after the final whistle went and they traipsed off, i caught up with the captain. i think we've all improved as players, collectively as a group we can all hold our heads high.

we've given everything and we've given ourselves the best chance to go and win a tournament. tonight hasn't been our night but we can all come away feeling pleased with ourselves, we gave ourselves a good chance. the boss was talking about, we practice penalties after every training session. does it go to show that in the heat of battle you can't really practice penalties?” that in the heat of battle you can't really practice penalties? i think it's hard to replicate the pressure that were under. we have to learn from it individually and collectively, and going forward we are all better from this experience. you cannot practice penalties, i think that's what they've learned from the couple of weeks in poland. as for germany, england will take little consolation that germany over all were the better team. england had quite a few early chances to put the game to bed, but germany kept their shape, they were very good. they are heading for a friday night final against spain they are heading for a friday night finalagainst spain in they are heading for a friday night final against spain in crack. that's where the spanish by italy tonight. —— in krakow. the atletico madrid

midfielder scored a hat—trick tonight. spain, who are the favourites, they've looked very, very good at this championship. but spain against germany on friday night in krakow, that's going to be a very special match. but obviously it's not the match we wanted. agonising stuff. thanks, olly. it might bejune, but next season's champions league has already started, and welsh side the new saints are already struggling to stay in the competition after losing their first qualifying round, first—leg tie 2—1 to europa fc of gibraltar. tns were 1—0 down when scott quigley equalised a minute before half—time with a quite brilliant flick and shot. alas for quigley and tns, they conceded a second goal with 12 minutes left, to leave them with an uphill task in the second leg. fifa officials investigating alleged corruption were told plans for england to play a friendly in thailand to win backing for their own world cup bid were "a form of bribery". the former fa chairman geoff thompson made the admission when interviewed during an inquiry into the bidding process

for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, won by russia and qatar. a german newspaper leaked details of the report, but fifa said that they always intended to release it anyway. here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. yes, the focus is on russia and qatar and what they did. russia of course destroyed their computers in the aftermath of winning the bid, so evidence, information from them was hard to come by. as for qatar, there is more information there, some of which has been previously reported. england too doesn't escape censure in the report. michael garcia saying the england bidding team for 2018 tried to attempt to satisfy some of what he calls improper requests from voters. the duke of cambridge and the then prime minister david cameron were present when a discussion took place between england's bid team and the

south korean voter over votes. some very detailed information in there. richard conway. england's women are travelling to copenhagen this week as they prepare for their final warm—up match against denmark ahead of this summer's european championship in the netherlands. mark sampson's side beat switzerland 4—0 two weeks ago, and his players say they know the importance of the denmark match as part of their euro plans. i think we all feel the pressure, to be honest. no matter what game it is, we all feel pressure, because it's such a talented group of players, and any 11 could start. each day we've got a talented squad that can push each other. even if somebody else is starting, we're happy for them to start, there's no negativity. scotland will be without the injured jen beattie and kim little after they named their squad for the euros today. little misses out after she injured her cruciate knee ligament last month, and her manager knows she is a big loss. of course, it's difficult. but i

meani of course, it's difficult. but i mean i do think that's the difference now than it has been before, that we actually have much more players to select from. england posted a record—breaking 377 on their way to a crushing victory in the rain—affected world cup match with pakistan in leicester. it's a morale—boosting win, after they lost their opening game with india. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was at the game. world cup — turn right, and look for the floodlight. to choose cricket on a grey tuesday takes some commitment, but it was worth it. tickets were distributed to 38 local schools. umbrella, optional, but useful — watch out for falling sixes. pakistan's women had never beaten england, but the home team began under pressure. they were quickly two wickets down. two players then took control. that was the captain, heather knight. and here's the player england value so highly for theirfuture — natalie sciver. in this match, both made theirfirst one—day international 100s. pakistan might well be the weakest team in the tournament, and some of their play became

ragged, and england's domination came from classic batting. heather knight reaching her century. just over 2000 in to watch. natalie sciver made 137 from 92 balls, four sixes. a good 50 overs of entertainment, with england finishing on 377 — their highest ever score in the world cup. they had lunch without a care in the world, except perhaps the weather. how near could pakistan get? slowly, slowly, delayed agony. but out, no reviews here. pakistan three down. at least ayes ha at least ayesha safar can remember this date for the 50 she made, and she looked composed in this company. when the rain came in the 30th over, england were miles ahead in the adjusted targets. they could watch the covers happy, safe in their victory. novak djokovic's hopes of gaining some much—needed practice will have to wait for 2h hours at least after his match at the aegon international

in eastbourne was washed out. the former world number one had taken the first game against canada's vasek pospisil when the rains came and never went away. they'll try again tomorrow. as will i, perhaps! the current world number one andy murray pulled out of today's exhibition match at the hurlingham club in london, citing soreness in his hip. he is still expected to play at the club on friday, before beginning the defence of his wimbledon title on centre court on monday afternoon. and finally, footballers will do just about anything to stop an opponent by fair means or foul. the sneaky pull on the shirt‘s been a tactic for as long as the game's been played. well, in the norwegian league on sunday, the sandefjord midfielder pau morer was so fed up with thomas lehne olsen getting passed him, he grabbed a whole handful, hanging on for dear life and a free ride. both were booked after their coming together.

i think it may have been a foul! that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye for now. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are giles kenningham — communications consultant and former director of communications at the conservative party. and the ft‘s political correspondent, henry mance. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. brussels' 2.4 billion euro fine for google is the main story on the ft, which reports the decision could potentially have far—reaching implications for the tech sector and already—strained transatlantic ties. the metro leads with the european court of human rights

rejecting a plea to intervene in the case of critically ill baby charlie gard. it says the decision closes off the last legal avenue of appeal for the gard family. the i looks at the government's brexit strategy, reporting on divisions within theresa may's top team, as senior cabinet ministers square up in public over competing plans for the uk's future. the daily express focuses on a report by the office for national statistics, saying about 27 million britons may not have a big enough pension pot once they retire. the times carries a report on a fresh cyber attack, similar to the one targeting the nhs, hitting a number of big companies across the world. the telegraph leads with the bank of england warning that lenders were making it too easy to borrow money, raising fears of another financial crash. the guardian says the snp has abandoned plans to hold a second independence referendum before the uk leaves the eu. we have tossed coins, henry, yourfirst! good news for you. basically,

coins, henry, yourfirst! good news foryou. basically, cyber coins, henry, yourfirst! good news for you. basically, cyber attack causes chaos, another one. ransomware, they were trying to extort money, and this is ongoing. yes, people watching will be thinking, is this going to be a facet of life? you have terrorism threats, climate change threats and 110w threats, climate change threats and now cyber attacks, which seemed to be coming up readily. their staggering details, one is that the chernobyl nuclear plant is monitoring radiation levels manually because the window systems have crashed. that is the kind of effect being felt from around the world. we don't know where it originates or whether it has a political intent. the companies, employees, for ordinary citizens, this is going to cause havoc when they start up their computers tomorrow morning. when we we re computers tomorrow morning. when we were in government, we thought this would become as big a threat as terrorism, george osborne earmarked {1.9 billion to tackle this. it is going to become a reality for big

business and government, how do you deal with this? it can be absolutely crippling, you know, over how you deal with stuff. crippling, you know, over how you dealwith stuff. it's crippling, you know, over how you deal with stuff. it's part of the problem, henry, the suggestion that a lot of companies in the age of austerity—lite looking at their bottom line, checking the ledgers, realising there isn't much cash after the recession, not