the headlines on bbc news. hundreds of vetera ns the headlines on bbc news. hundreds of veterans have gathered in normandy for a day of commemorative events for those who helped hitler live at

—— helped liberate europe. these young men belong to a very special generation, the greatest generation. the new memorial is unveiled to those who made the ultimate sacrifice that the and subsequent days, paid for with money raised by vetera ns days, paid for with money raised by veterans themselves. don't say i'm a hero, i'm no hero, i was lucky, i am here. all the heroes are dead and i will never forget them as long as i live. a fly past by the red arrows as commemorations draw to a close. one other story, devastating blow for bridge end as ford confirms it will close its engine plant there, with 700 -- will close its engine plant there, with 700 "1700 will close its engine plant there, with 700 -- 1700 jobs will close its engine plant there, with 700 —— 1700 jobs at risk. ina with 700 —— 1700 jobs at risk. in a moment it will be time to join

the team for sportsday. first you look at what's coming up this evening. at 7pm, beyond 100 these will be looking at all the events today in normandy. then at 8pm following the news ford is closing its plant in bridgend we will discuss the future of the uk car industry and at 10:a0pm and 11:40pm we will have our likely look ahead to the next day's front pages. plenty to come this evening, but now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: less than a year on, another semi final. will engalnd mark their progress since the world cup with their first major final since 1966 they'll have a tricky time battling

for attention on sunday with a blockbuster opening game for the two home nations at the women's world cup. we're with the scotland camp. and pulling out all the stops... ..and balls from the air, as west indies and australia battle to keep their 100% records at the cricket world cup alive. also, on a storming run at roland garros the teenager who has reached the french open semifinals by knocking out the defending champion. and there is diamond league athletics in rome this evening, could this man beat the sport's next sprint king? —— be the sport's next sprint king? —— be the sport's next sprint king? welcome to sportsday.

two of international football's bright young things meet in the nations league semi finals tonight, giving england a chance to measure their recent progress against another team who've been on the rise in the last 12 months. our correspondent natalie pirks is in guimaraes for the match against the netherlands. natalie, another significant match for gareth southgate‘s side. an significant for fans as well because the rain has stopped and the rain has been torrential and all the england fans that are usually out and about enjoying the sunshine have been gathered in groups huddling under umbrellas for comfort. not that that is a bad thing, given we saw trouble last night and the police say the rain has helped perhaps dampen down the over exuberance, shall we say, we saw last night. for england this is a big one because we spoke to gareth southgate yesterday and he said you've got the european championships and world cups but he believes the nation's leak is the

third most important trophy england could win. —— this could cap off what has been a wonderful 12 months and how they could maybe go one further than what they managed in russia. it would be massive for everyone in an england shirt to be able to start winning trophies, winning, continuing to win big matches. that is the habit we want to create, that's the expectation we want to create and we've got players that are so create and we've got players that are so hungry to do that. they are no longer happy to just come and perform and play well. they have got high expectations, they are getting used to winning with their clubs, we are starting to develop a winning mentality with the national team. we expect ourselves to play well and to win matches. for gareth southgate an interesting

tea m for gareth southgate an interesting team selection, only a few days since the champions league final so much changed side, potentially. that has been reflected in the team news we've just had, england have just arrived and we understand jordan pickford, stones and maguire start with chilwell and stirling captaining the side. jayden sancho and marcus rochefort up front. that means all seven champions league finalists are drop to the bench and will not start and it's five changes from england's last match against montenegro. big news there, it's a bold move by gareth southgate. you could argue only the players that played in the champions league game and the only ones with any match fitness. however if you look how harry kane played, for example, only 27 touches, the list of any player on the pitch, you could argue they need a break. —— the least of any

player. harry kane is a talisman for the side but he spoke yesterday about how he specifically did not wa nt about how he specifically did not want one player to become the standard bearer, not one player carrying the can in the way they have in the past like wayne rooney, for example. big calls from gareth southgate on what is a big match against a very good netherlands side. more on that in a moment. as natalie mentioned portuguese police arrested two england fans after disturbances last night, they were detained in porto where we can join our correspondent. given how the game is not in portal, how much has that helped the situation there? —— in porto. if there is trouble it might not happen here, it could about an hour away from here and what police will be in both cities in order to avoid the ugly scenes of last night. it

was a relatively contained but in the fan zone in porto is where it began to kick off, a hardcore group of england fans began to throw beer bottles, portuguese police ran in with bat on and cleared the zone pretty quickly and two people were arrested. i spoke to local shopkeepers and they said they were frustrated by what happened, one cathy owner said to me it tarnish the image of portugal as the calm country but also the image of football as a whole. the fa called ita football as a whole. the fa called it a complete embarrassment and released a video warning england fa ns released a video warning england fans not to behave this way. so there will be hopes it will be calmer tonight and hopes for a good result for england, giving them a place in the final on sunday against portugal. let's find out more about england's opponents tonight. the netherlands have followed something of a similar path to england since the world cup.

from an english point of view, they we re from an english point of view, they were at the world cup, the netherlands did not make it last year but the nations leak has really galvanise them. they were in a tough group as well. world champions france and 2014 world champions germany in their group. and they came through on goal difference. played four, won two, drew one, lost one. seven points. for the netherlands, home form the difference with those wins over france and germany. and just like with englandm a nation believes in their football team again. i wonder if that is reflected by the fa ct i wonder if that is reflected by the fact and the way of that was written by the nation because of ajax's performances in the champions league, we have been following them and thinking they are back so i guess the national team is also back. it sort of follows a similar pattern. we build looking at some of

the great dutch sides of the past like of the 19705. i picked out the theme of the 1988 european championships, when they won. i highlighted the players that either played for ajax at the time or at 5ome played for ajax at the time or at some point. over half of that team. also in that season as well, they had also in that season as well, they ha d su cce55 also in that season as well, they had success in the european cup, psv eindhoven won it. if we move through until 2019 and the year when the dutch team actually did so all right in europe with ajax getting to the 5emifinal5 of the champions league, there is only three members of the current dutch side that play for ajax at the moment. two other player5 had time there as youngsters. whilst ajax doing well in europe and psv ain't over and ajax doing well in the 805, there is not so much correlation but may be more down to the manager.

ronald koeman channelling his inner erik ten hag then. it seems england face a very good side tonight. he has been flying with ajax of late alongside the colossus of roger van dyck. tho5e alongside the colossus of roger van dyck. those two have formed the partnership that the manager has based his team around. he's been attracting the attention of the top teams around europe and also potentially joining teams around europe and also potentiallyjoining his centre back partner at liverpool. virtual i5 partner at liverpool. virtual is more experienced, he won his first big title, to become a start you need to win big titles. and he had a great season with ajax and we will choose what is the best for his future. that is the young and now to the

old. ryan babble in particular. dump pipe in liverpool, went to turkey in the united arab emirates, recalled in 2017 to the national team. he has been thriving on the trust that the manager placed on him. depay really came to the fore, had a torrid time at manchester united. depay largely by trade, has been playing up front and revelling in it with 11 goals in his last 1a game5. and revelling in it with 11 goals in his last 1a games. if we delve deeper into 5tat5, holland manager bringing the best out of his creativity, eight goal5 bringing the best out of his creativity, eight goals in 12 games under the former everton manager. 38 chances created. it all comes through him. 58% of

chances under this manager coming from depay. the netherlands have lost ju5t from depay. the netherlands have lost just one from depay. the netherlands have lo5tju5t one of their five competitive fixture5 against england. of course the one they did lo5e wa5 england. of course the one they did lo5e was in euro 96. you are making us feel all very old. there is full commentary of the game between england and the netherlands on bbc radio five live, the build—up has already started. you can also follow on the bbc sport website and app. kick off at 7:45pm. it could well turn out to be the biggest deal of the summer transfer window. chelsea are reported to have agreed to sell eden hazard to real madrid for an initial £88 million. despite no official confirmation from either club, it's thought the forward could cost up to £130 million with add ons, which would be

a record fee for both. hazard's in the last year of his contract and hinted after chelsea's europa league win that the final would be his last game with the club where he's won six major trophie5, including two premier league titles. sunday is shaping up to be a huge day of sport, england could be in the nations league final, the cricket world cup, and the small matter of scotland ver5u5 england any women's world cup. not long to go now, jean. the scotland squad arrived here late yesterday afternoon, it was raining yesterday afternoon, it was raining yesterday in scotland so this is 5lightly yesterday in scotland so this is slightly more pleasant a5 yesterday in scotland so this is slightly more pleasant as the squad we re slightly more pleasant as the squad were travelling in the news broke scotla nd were travelling in the news broke scotland defender jane were travelling in the news broke scotland defenderjane beattie left her club manchester city and rejoined for arsenal which means she willjoin her compatriot rejoined for arsenal which means she will join her compatriot kim rejoined for arsenal which means she willjoin her compatriot kim little and lisa evan5 for next season. the

women's world cup has not yet sta rted women's world cup has not yet started but already the issue of equal pay is being widely spoken about and that's because the usa world cup winner hope solo the skype fifa i5 world cup winner hope solo the skype fifa is being entrenched in so —— chauvini5m over prize money. the usa i5 chauvini5m over prize money. the usa is taking legal action over their preparation for similar reasons and nobody‘s play at once be representing her country in this tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie wa5 tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie was asked ju5t tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie was asked just a few hours ago about the issue and she 5aid hours ago about the issue and she said she acknowledged it was still a factor in the room in's game but great strides have been taken. —— in the women's game. they are entitled to their own opinion and they are doing their own thing but all i can see is the scottish fa has massively backed as from the moment to be qualified for two tournaments and they have been great with us. the have been giving us great with us. the have been giving us the best possible preparation. jane beattie. the last major

competition meeting between these two was forgettable for scotland. how much is that providing motivation? it was forgettable for scotland because they lost 6—0 to england, in the netherlands for the euros two years ago. some of the player spoke about it but all they said was they we re about it but all they said was they were not really thinking about it because so much has changed since then. fir5t because so much has changed since then. first of all, today was the first full training session the squad had since arriving here and unlike the last thing scotland met in england they have a fully fit squad. similar5chooling in england they have a fully fit squad. similar schooling i5 in england they have a fully fit squad. similar schooling is pretty unlikely. also, they have a brand—new head coach in shelley kerr who has been credited with building a comprehensive squad. coaching scotla nd a comprehensive squad. coaching scotland to e 1—0 win over brazil, the first time any scotland squad has ever beaten brazil and also a narrow lo55 against the usa, ju5t 1-0. narrow lo55 against the usa, ju5t 1—0. don't forget, this is the old enemy, it's like a derby match which

means on sunday anything could happen. if it doesn't you can see it on the bbc. jane, thank you. full coverage of the women's world cup on the bbc. amanda anisimova has become the youngest semifinali5t at the french open for 13 years and she beat defending champion, simona halep. it's not only a french open title that separates simona halep and amanda anisimova, there is also a decade between them. from the offset the unseeded american seem to take it in her stride, this is what a taste of things to come. she had never won a match at roland garros before this year but shots like this show why she was yet to drop a set. playing hard and deep, this wasjust teenage kicks. the youngster ran away with the first set 6—2 and she was running away with the

quarterfinal in breathtaking fashion. looking unstoppable, it was almost as if the teenager, daughter of russian immigrants, was growing before our eyes. at this stage, the romanian could only hang on. amanda anisimova continued to make her mark before taking it for her own, 6—4. even she was in disbelief. there are no no grand slam champions left in the woman's draw, making way for a new plant in paris. —— making way for new blood. she will play ashleigh barty in the semifinals after the australian leached her first grand semifinals after the australian leached herfirst grand slam semifinal, beating america's madison keysin semifinal, beating america's madison keys in straight sets. they will meet tomorrow in the last four. the men's world number one reached his first french open semifinal since 2016 with a clinical straight sets win. he was chasing a fourth

great grand slam. —— fourth straight grand slam. what a match at the cricket world cup, australia taking on west indies at trent bridge. australia batted first, scoring 288 and in the last few moments they have hung on to win by 15 runs. these are two of world cup cricket's great sides, west indies and australia, reputation and expectation around trent bridge just anticipation. with such a rich history there comes tradition. thomas the fast bowler part of the new west indies generation, quick, uncomfortable, still yet immediately struggling. forced into errors, west indies taking the chances brilliantly at times. they face australians are starting to put their own past behind them. here at steve smith beginning the revival. a5 west indies were beginning to

lose their grip, he caught hold of it again and again. it was going to ta ke it again and again. it was going to take something special to get rid of smith, one of the catches of this or any tournament did the trick. 92 from nathan took australia up to 200 is it with the targets set. with the -- 288. with chris is it with the targets set. with the —— 288. with chris gayle at the wicket almost anything is possible. he seems determined to make the most of his last world cup. having survived two overtime dismissals he could not escape the third. west indies have new talent waiting to ta ke indies have new talent waiting to take his place. as west indies were coasting things were suddenly confused. run out, stranded, the course of the match turning. mitchell starc once again spectacular, west indies falling short, still yet once more living up to that reputation. —— australia once more living up to that

reputation. england made an