the game could have been further from their reach, but from the fingertips of lee alexander, and when lana collins finally gave scotland some hope, it was all too late. having fought their way to france, they now need a win in their final game if they are to have any chance of staying. katie gornall, bbc news. from one world cup to another — cricket now, where england have comfortably cruised to victory against the west indies. they were helped in part by a century from joe root, although captain eoin morgan was injured whilst fielding. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. in southampton the morning skies were ambiguous, but by recent world cup standards that's brilliant. please stand away from your umbrellas. the sun is out. it's blisteringly hot. england won the toss. they will be bowling. they came in in part to watch chris gayle hit it out of the ground — well, he tried. england had dropped him once when bairstow hung on here. gayle out for 36 — equals relief. now, the english catching wasn't perfect, but they got

plenty of practice. west indies aimed for six — and sunk. and thenjofra archer wrapped it up. he was born and bred in barbados, followed his dream to play for england. it was, he said, very nice to play against some of my friends. well, he got three of them out. injury claimed two of england's players — jason roy and captain eoin morgan will be assessed. england batted on regardless. 213 to win, they made the small target look microscopic. joe root hit a serene hundred as they won with acres to spare. there are still many cities, many weeks to this cricket world cup, but england are now three wins from four, and what's more, today they looked like potential champions. joe wilson, bbc news, southampton. that's it.

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. a tap—in from taylor helps take england into the last 16

of the women's world cup with victory over argentina. but contrasting fortunes for scotland, who's world cup hopes hang by a thread after being beaten byjapan. and joe root hits a hundred as england thrash the west indies by eight wickets at the cricket world cup. welcome to sportsday, thanks forjoining us. england's women are through to the next stage of the world cup in france with a 1—0 win over argentina. jodie taylor scored the winning goal, herfirst in 14 months, after england had missed a first half penalty.

our reporter katie gornall is at the stadium in le havre. manager phil neville said before the game it would be tight, and he was right. he really was. it looked frustrating for england here. in terms of resources and ranking, the gulf between the two sides was huge. they we re between the two sides was huge. they were given a really tough game by argentina here tonight. they had the chance to take the lead in the first half as he mentioned when alex greenwood was brought down for a penalty. nikita perez stepped up but waiting for the net to ripple but carrera the argentine goalkeeper was in the form of her life here this evening. she made a fantastic keep out paris and really she had stemmed the tide all the way through until midway to the second half when jodie taylor came to the rescue for england after a really slick move

from fran kirby and beth mead on the left—hand side. that goal ended a 14 month goal drought for taylor. she was very relieved at the final whistle as were a lot of england's staff and players because it had been such a battle this game. and speaking afterwards to us she said it was a relief to get the job done. patients was key. he sit all weekend before the game and through qualifying we have had a lot of experience will beget frustrated and did not play our best football but today, we had that patients and we we re today, we had that patients and we were encouraging and had the quality and eventually it paid off. england are through to the last 16 but they'll want to make it three wins in a row and make sure they win the group on wednesday? definitely. the manager has spoken all the way for the tournament about

maintaining their standards. he was crossed after a disappointing second half against kyle and there was much more pleased after tonight's performance. but he wants to make it three wins out of three. they are through the knockout stages with a game to spare but if they topped the group they face a much easier on paper route to the quarterfinals. if they do top the group, they face one of the best third place finishers from group b, group b or group app it if they finish second, they could play canada or the netherlands in the last 16. so a much tougher group potentially there and another reason why england will want to finish with three wins out of three and just build momentum going into the knockout stages. thank you, katie. meanwhile, scotland are facing a battle to stay in the world cup after losing 2—1 to japan in rennes. that result, coupled with their defeat to england, means they're rooted to the bottom of group d and will have to beat argentina in theirfinal game if they've got any hope of progressing. jane dougall reports. it is notjust scotland

women's first world cup. this generation of scottish children will grow up with female footballers who inspire them. come on, scotland! yay! the women take it more seriously than the men. the men, like, fall over more often. going into this match bottom of their group, scotland had to deliver on the pitch. no easy task, with opponents japan seventh in the world. and they showed why. 20 minutes in, a mistake by the scotland captain rachel corsie gifted mana iwabuchi a free strike. and it was the scotland captain who gave away the second goal, also, needlessly bringing down yuika sugasawa. she sent lee alexander the wrong way. it was a more positive scotland in the second half. erin cuthbert hitting the post.

then, calls for a penalty from cuthbert, but they were waved away without consulting the video assistant referee. minutes before the end, retribution, with cuthbert pouncing on a mistake, and lana clelland did the rest. another loss, but still hope of getting to the knockout stages. scotland, though, will have to rely on results elsewhere. jane dougall, bbc news, rennes. let's bring you some of the day's other sport stories. maurizio sarri is set to leave chelsea afterjust one year. an agreement with juventus was reached late last night. derby county boss frank lampard is the favourite to take over at stamford bridge. reigning super league champions wigan warriors are closing in on the play—off places after beating leeds rhinos at headingley. tony clubb rounded off the scoring in a hard—fought 23—14 win. they had a poor start to the season, but are nowjust two points off castleford who are in fifth place. great britain men's hopes of reaching hockey‘s pro league semi—finals hang in the balance

following a shoot out defeat by the netherlands. gb play new zealand in their final round—robin match at the stoop in london on sunday. england'sjustin rose has maintained his momentum at the us open golf, and currently remains the man to catch at the top of the leaderboard on day two. our golf correspondent ian carter is watching the action unfold at pebble beach in california. not as blistering a round from justin rose, but he'll be pleased all the same? yes he well. i think he is very satisfied with his halfway position which is at 7—under par. it was a 78 today, a i—under part round but threatened to be better than that. -- 70. he threatened to be better than that. —— 70. he had the first nine holes at 2—under and felt the front nine would be easier but a couple of

shots were frittered away and there was an errant t—shirt on the fourth which found the beach down to the right hand cycles of that cost them a buggy there and once again the short game was razor—sharp. as a consequence, he was able to sign for that round of 70 and is in the clubhouse at seven under par and top of the leaderboard. he says of the really the big danger man is brooks koepka, a second successive 69 for the defending champion. he is at four under par. yes, koepka battling the wind today but still very much in contention. what about rory mcelroy? he teed off an hour ago, have a seat getting on? off to a very steady start. he just knocked at his first birdie part of the round as i speak and that takes him to four under par, three parts to open his round and into the very awkward light pitching to a relatively short range and tapping infor relatively short range and tapping in for that party. so he is at four under par. rose's lee come to a single