but hosts england hold their nerve to book a place in the women's cricket world cup final. wham—bam aubameyang. one of europe's most coveted strikers scores twice in a high—profile pre—season friendly. and michael matthews wins a windy stage 16 of the tour de france, while chris froome stays in the shelter to retain the race leader's yellow jersey. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we are going to kick things off at the women's cricket world cup, where drama and tension were served up aplenty. the first semi—final went right down to the wire, as hosts england held their nerve to book a place in the final. patrick gearey reports on their two—wicket win over south africa in bristol. what a game of cricket we have seen here today. a place in the grand finalup here today. a place in the grand final up for here today. a place in the grand finalupforgrabs here today. a place in the grand final up for grabs until the final

over, until the final few deliveries, where england, the hosts, finally got there. and the cou nty hosts, finally got there. and the county ground breathed out. england had bowled and fielded very well, there are efforts epitomised by sarah taylor, who took a quickfire stumping. south africa recovered thanks to their 18—year—old batsman, who had restored so be stability for a period but england's captain, have a period but england's captain, have a night, brought herself on to bowl, and got her on the second delivery. that swung momentum england's way. south africa could not get many runs going, could not get the run rate up, and england would have fancied chasing 219 the reg world cup final. they were going well, having lost both openers. sarah taylor batted well for her 50, but taylor was run out and south africa sees their chance. they got rid of heather knight, the england captain, and england looked to have problems for a while. the game went deep into the final over. england needed three from the final over, two from the

last four balls, when laura marsh was delivered. they still needed those final runs. shrubsole hit two, to ta ke those final runs. shrubsole hit two, to take england into the final. that final will be sold out at lord's against either india or australia. if it is anything like today it will be some game. the group matches continue at the women's european championship in the netherlands. austria were 1—0 winners over switzerland in the day's early game, nina burger with the goal. switzerland's rahel kiwic was shown the first red card at a women's euros since 2009. meanwhile, france beat iceland 1—0. sarah mulkerrins was watching. so france got there, but they did it the hard way here. they were pushed all the way by this i team, who pressed them and really harried them, wouldn't let france play their usual brand of flowing football that they like to bring —— iceland team. their supporters were in equally good voice, bringing the thunderclap

here to the stadium. on the balance of play, though, france 21 attempts, five on target. iceland just the four but none on target so when ellenjensen four but none on target so when ellen jensen gave four but none on target so when ellenjensen gave away four but none on target so when ellen jensen gave away a four but none on target so when ellenjensen gave away a penalty four but none on target so when ellen jensen gave away a penalty and eugenie le sommer stepped up to slot that home for a 1—0 win for france, you felt it was the worthy result on the balance of play. so france off toa the balance of play. so france off to a winning start. in the day's early game, there was a big win for austria on their debut at this tournament. they want 1—0 against their neighbours, switzerland.” tournament. they want 1—0 against their neighbours, switzerland. i am sad for my players, because of their effort. how much work ethic they have, the mentality. when we were playing three very young players in this big status, they were so well mentally prepared. notjust this big status, they were so well mentally prepared. not just from this big status, they were so well mentally prepared. notjust from my work, but also from the experienced players that helped them a lot. everything was very good tactically, also. in this decision, of course, nobody in football wants to have a

huge decision like this decisive in how the results. so i am sad, and also proud. borussia dortmund striker pierre—emerick aubameyang has served a timely reminder why he is one of the most coveted players in europe, ahead of the new season. he grabbed a double as the german side beat ac milan 3—1 in a high—profile pre—season friendly in china. here is austin halewood. after making ten signings already this summer, the new season means a new beginning for milan. tuesday was a chance to roadtest their new era against another of european football's biggest clubs. it was the germans who started the stronger. they scored from outside the box. a formerjuventus defender was added to the squad and his late signing meant he couldn't make it to china for the game and it looked like they missed him in defence. a foul and the box, penalty. pierre—emerick

aubameyang scored 31 goals for dortmund last season, so there was no surprise when he was the man to double the lead. still within the first half—hour, a goal back for the italian side, to leave them one behind at the break. but into the second half, despite being linked with a move away from the club, aubameyang seemed to be enjoying his football and enjoying scoring goals. the new age has not kicked into gear just yet for milan, but for dortmund, promising signs and another win under new manager peter bosz. after much speculation over the summer, chelsea manager antonio conte has signed a new two—year contract with the english premier league champions. the 47—year—old italian led chelsea to the league title at his first attempt last season, and they also reached the fa cup final, which they lost to london rivals arsenal. the deal does not actually extend his commitment to the club, as he signed a three—year contract when hejoined in 2016,

but gives him improved terms. england goalkeeperjoe hart has completed a loan move to west ham from manchester city for a season. the 30—year—old had been told by city boss pep guardiola that he could find another club, after spending last season on loan at italian side torino. busy day for the hammers — they have also agreed a deal with stoke city for the signing of austria forward marko arnautovic. the hammers had already seen two bids rejected. the head of spain's football federation, angel maria villar, has been arrested as part of an anti—corruption investigation. spanish media have been reporting that the allegations centre on the falsification of documents and skimming profits from international football matches. he is one of the top men notjust in spanish football, but in the world, having been head of the spanish fa as well as sitting on the fifa council for close to 30 years. he is also a fifa vice president. chris froome fought off tricky windy

conditions to protect the yellow jersey on stage 16 of the tour de france, which was won by australian michael matthews. simon brotherton was watching. and easier day, with the alps looming tomorrow, and thursday no chance. hot, healy earlier on, and the racing was hard all day. at the end of it, chris froome retained his race lead, while michael matthews w011 race lead, while michael matthews won the intermediate sprint and the stage, to close that gap in the race for the greenjersey to stage, to close that gap in the race for the green jersey to just 29 points, with marcel kittel dropped and out of the picture. of the overall contenders, dan martin lost out as a front group split in the wind near the end, finishing 50 seconds adrift. he now drops, with simon yates up to sixth overall, and still in white is the best rider. two tennis grand slam semi—finals, and now a career—high world ranking — it has been quite an 18 months forjohanna konta. the briton will take that momentum into the hard—court season, culminating with the us open at the end of august. johanna joined us here at the bbc sport centre earlier,

to reflect on climbing to four in the world rankings. it does sound nice. obviously it has just happened since monday, so it is something that is new for me to see and hear. but it is a nice achievement for me. but definitely come are definitely looking to keep moving up. and what about the experience of a second grand slam semi—final? it happen for you very recently at wimbledon. how has that perhaps giving you an extra bit of self belief and confidence?m perhaps giving you an extra bit of self belief and confidence? it has definitely given me a lot of confidence. i had two really epic rattles, two matches where it really could have gone either way, and i was just really happy with how i was able to stay really present, very much in the match, and also really enjoyed being a part of those great battles. have you got a sense, now, though, that there is an opportunity for you there at the very elite level of the women's game? venus and serena, they can't go on forever. is

this your time, happensed, to step up this your time, happensed, to step up and windows major titles, those big events? —— perhaps. up and windows major titles, those big events? —— perhapslj up and windows major titles, those big events? -- perhaps. ithink she is doing a greatjob and will go on for ever! but to be honest, i think to be part of the game while they are still a part of it, i think that is just are still a part of it, i think that isjust a are still a part of it, i think that is just a privilege and an honour. are still a part of it, i think that isjust a privilege and an honour. i think what they have done for our sport, i hope they keep playing for a very, very long time. and serena has said she has every intention of coming back one she has given birth. soi coming back one she has given birth. so i don't doubt that that is true. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. that includes more on the chelsea boss and his new and improved contract, having won the english premier league in his first season. and england's gary ballance will not feature in the third test, after breaking his finger against south africa. head over to the website.

but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, there. i've got the thunderstorm glow behind me, because huge thunderstorms broke out across the south of the uk during the latter part of tuesday. but that was after quite a glorious day on tuesday afternoon. plenty of sunshine up and down the uk, and pretty decent temperatures. 26—28 celsius was tuesday afternoon's high. lots of sunshine in the north, a little bit hazier in the south, and then thunderstorms broke out, initially in the south—west of england, and then spreading into southern and south—eastern counties. torrential downpours, flash—floods reported, and also strong, gusty winds and very large hail. so there is likely to be further disruption for more showers

and thunderstorms during the overnight period and into wednesday morning. keep tuned to your bbc local radio for the latest updates. now, thunderstorms continue to rattle on across england and wales during the overnight period. if you catch one, it could be very severe, and likely to be disruptive as well. but not all areas will get them. another warm and muggy start to wednesday. wednesday morning dose thunderstorms and showers will trundle northwards into scotland, and we'll see further thundery showers pushing into northern ireland, and then into wales and north—west england into the afternoon. but for england and wales, for the majority it will be a fine afternoon. the sunshine will come out, it will feel humid, and temperatures will be 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlands. further west you are, it will be a bit cooler, cloudier, and showers and thunderstorms will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland.

but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers breaking out in scotland. so that's how it's looking through wednesday afternoon. now, as we head on through the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially some severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds with these storms. behind it, it starts to turn a little bit cooler and fresher, with clearing skies for northern ireland, into the far west of britain. but ahead of it, again, another warm and muggy night to come with the showers and thunderstorms. for thursday, again, it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. those showers and thunderstorms continuing in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear. something brighter pushing in and something fresher. we'll notice that, too. temperatures reaching 17—23 celsius in the south—east. that will be feeling much cooler than the last few days. into friday and saturday we're into that cooler regime. westerly winds bringing sunshine and showers off the atlantic. temperatures ranging from 18—20 celsius. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley.

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