and japanjoined them after beating costa rica 2—0. england unchanged for the final ashes test, which means a0 year old bowlerjimmy anderson keeps his place. and a year and counting until the paris olympics begin as they prepare to put on the most sustainable games of all time. hello and thanks forjoining us. we begin at the women's world cup, where japan and spain have become the first teams through to the knockout stages of the tournament. both teams looking in impressive form.

spain easing past zambia and japan, seeing off costa rica to maintain their perfect start. canada close to joining them in the last 16 after fighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. tournament football is all about building momentum. and while japan will face bigger tests than zambia and costa rica, two wins will do for a start. it's 12 years since they won the world cup. albert fujino was just seven years old then. aged 19, she made history with their second goal against costa rica, becoming her country's youngest scorer at a women's world cup. japan will play spain on monday to decide who wins group c and who goes through in second place. the spaniards qualified in style with a five nil win against zambia. teresa abelleira sent them on their way. it hasn't been the best introduction to world cup football for the zambians.

jenni hermoso and alba redondo added two more each. goal difference means a draw against japan would see them win the group, but their captain is playing down expectations. translation: favorites? no, i don't think we're one of the favorites. we have to go game by game. now we've got the game againstjapan. then we'll have the round of 16 and we can't think beyond that. we'll stay in the present. but having the future in our heads because that's our dream and our objective to be champions. pressure, we like it. ireland needed at least a point against canada to have any chance of reaching the knockout stages. captain katie mccabe gave them hope, but the olympic champions equalised through a megan connolly own goal before a winner from manchester united's adriana leon left canada on the brink of the knockout stages. but ireland's exit from their first world cup is now guaranteed before their final group game against nigeria on monday. drew savage, bbc news. well, there's another busy day of action on thursday and for the latest

scores and analysis, do head to our website at bbc.com/sport. on friday, the european champions england are back in action where they go head to head with denmark. england have travelled from brisbane to just north of sydney to their permanent base. should be given some rave reviews by the squad. our correspondent katie gornall has been allowed into the lionesses�* den and was able to give us this rather impressive tour. welcome to england's base camp, as they call it, on the central coast. it's pretty impressive, isn't it? it's got everything the players could possibly need. this is a communal room. there's pictures of the players all on the wall here. they've also got this craft desk here, which has proved popular with the players. we spoke to esme morgan the other day. she says she really enjoys making friendship bracelets while she's here and she's got some downtime. but there's loads of cool rooms around here. come and have a look at this. it's pretty impressive. well, this is the scott room. it's the relaxation room.

all the different rooms are named after england legends. and you can imagine, given how competitive the players are, they're going to enjoy spending time in here. we've got table tennis. there's retro arcade games as well, which is pretty impressive. that's something i've not seen in an england hotel before. there's also darts as well, which i know the players enjoy. there's a few marks on the wall up there. we weren't told who made those. maybe they're keeping their names quiet. and for the more traditional in the team, you can even read a book. in fact, they've got the whole harry potter collection down there, too. plenty to keep them entertained throughout the course of the tournament. i'm one of the player's favorite things here at base camp is this. well, one of the really special touches here at the england team hotel is this. it's a portrait of all the players from when they first started out playing football. the players absolutely loved it. they've been trying

to guess who's who. we've got lucy bronze over here. if you come over this way, look, we've got ellen toone looking much the same. keira walsh. there's georgia sta nway. georgia, of course, scored the only goal, didn't she, against haiti in england's opening game. and i think they'll all be hoping that more of them can get involved come denmark on friday. meanwhile, in the men's game, another big name departure to saudi arabia is edging ever closer. liverpool captain jordan henderson confirming he's leaving the club after 12 years. he's expected to join saudi club al—ettifaq and team up with former teammate and new al—ettifaq manager steven gerrard. to cricket in england have named an unchanged side for the fifth and final ashes test, which gets under way on thursday at the oval in south london. that meansjimmy anderson keeps his place as part of the bowling attack, despite only taking four wickets in the entire series. as for australia, well, a victory would see them win their first ashes series in england since 2001. so there's plenty still to play for. joe wilson was at the oval. well, another perfect day

of cricketing weather in south london for the practice sessions. what good could have come from that damp, dismal draw at old trafford? well, it meant that england's players got an unwanted rest. and so it seems they're raring to go here for the fifth test. mark wood preparing to sprint in again and give it his all. stuart broad and james anderson preparing to bowl together again. anderson seems to have struggled in this series. he's still the best fast bowler that has ever been, according to his captain. ben stokes, by the way, was practising his spin bowling in the nets today. maybe that's a long term strategy in the here and now. he knows england have got to move on from that unique deflation at old trafford. you know, shaking hands with the umpires in the opposition at the end, you could see that from both sides. it was just sort of like an emotionless australia retain the ashes. we couldn't win it back, but it was just like, yeah, it was, it was very bizarre. and that's, you know, two teams of professional athletes. from your perspective, what's the motivation to get you from that flatness to to the point where we always see you in a match? well, i was putting the shirt on, walking out, representing the country and leading this

team out as all the emotion that i need for australia. i think the motivation is simple. if they were to retain the ashes by winning this final test match, there would be a proper sense of celebration. now, pat cummins his captaincy came in for a bit of criticism at old trafford, but here he is giving the broader context. you know, winning the world test championship over here. we've lost one test match out of five matches, winning three. that's a really impressive tour to retain. it's not easy. again, it's been 20 odd years since we've won it. so so that's the goal. but, you know, in some regards i still think our best cricket is ahead of us, which is exciting. well, i think this series does deserve a fitting climax. remember, we have two mature teams and for several players on both sides, this opportunity won't come again. cycling halfway through the eighth stage long tour de france, pham and belgium's loss of capecchi is still in the yellow jersey.

dutch rider yara castellano got her reward for a long range breakaway, taking stage four to move up to seventh place. overall, capecchi finished in 1ath, but that's enough to keep her at the top of the overall standings with a 43 second lead. and exactly one year's time, the paris olympics will get underway. and to mark that milestone, organizers say the games will offer a blueprint for those that follow with sustainability at the front of their plans. paris 2024 will be run entirely on renewable energy, and there will also be a first opening ceremony outside of the stadium. correspondent alex capstick was in paris for us. at this time, in 12 months, this area around the river seine is going to be absolutely jammed packed. hundreds of thousands of spectators will be about to witness what should be a spectacular opening ceremony, the first outside the stadium ever. it will be a flotilla of boats cruising down the same past all the historic sites

with athletes from all the countries taking part. and it's all part of paris wanting to make these games very, very different, unlike any other games before. another standout issue is their ambitious plans for the environment. they want to halve the carbon footprint of previous games in rio and in london. earlier today, thomas bach was in town. he was actually here to mark the one year countdown and to send out the official invitations to all of the countries who will be coming here in 12 months time. and he was asked afterwards to give his impressions of what paris is delivering. paris is maybe, at this stage, the best prepared city ever, because normally one year to go before the games, you know, you still have some discussions in the countries. among the authorities, you have many questions. and here it's a totally different. therefore, we can really look

forward to an excellent olympic games in one yearfrom now. but there are problems. there are challenges that lie ahead. one of them is here on the same for the opening ceremony. the organisers admit that is a big risk. it would have been much easierfor them to have it in the stadium where the closing ceremony is going to be. but they have expressed their full confidence in the security operation, which they say is the biggest in france, unprecedented in france, and they're confident it is going to work at the olympics next year. and that's the report for now from me, mark edwards and the rest of the team here at the bbc sports centre. bye bye. hello there. generally, over the next few days, it's going to be a mixture of sunshine, but also some showers. over the last 2a hours, we have seen quite muggy air heading our way from the atlantic.

it's brought with it a lot of cloud, had some rain around as well. but before the rain arrived in eastern england, it was quite warm on wednesday. suffolk was the warmest place in the country with temperatures of 2a degrees. but this was the cloud that's been streaming in from the atlantic. it's been bringing with it some steady rain as well. all on these weather fronts here, the worst of the rain is going to get moved away out into the north sea. it dries off later on in the night, but there's still a lot of cloud. and so it's going to be a much warmer start to thursday with temperatures typically 1a or 15 degrees, but a dull, misty, damp start and fog over the hills. the rain may continue on and off through the day in northern parts of mainland scotland, possibly through the english channel and along the south coast, where it's going to be breezy. elsewhere, the winds do become lighter. it may well brighten up a little bit, as well.

some sunshine coming through. that could trigger some showers, a few sharp ones in the north—east of england. but it should be slightly warmer across northern ireland, wales and western areas of england, with the highest temperatures again in eastern parts of england. first day of the fifth the test match begins at the oval and it may well be a bit frustrating. some help for the bowlers, but there may well be some rain around, especially in the afternoon. as we head into the end of the week, and we're going to keep an eye on this area of low pressure that's sort of dominating the weather at the moment. but it gets closer and brings more showers in on friday to northern ireland, especially later on in the day, perhaps into western most parts of scotland. otherwise, a few mist patches, some sunshine at times, a few showers developing here and there, but probably not too many. many places, i think, we'll have a dry day on friday. and those temperatures could still reach 2a, maybe even 25 degrees across east anglia. but another weekend, another area of low pressure — that's going to dominate the weather again. it'll slide its way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. and this is where we may well find some persistent rain at times and there'll be some stronger winds wrapped around that area of low pressure initially in northern ireland, then moving over the irish sea

into the north—west of england and north wales. so, maybe the wetter weather for northern parts of the uk. whilst there'll be some sunshine in the south, there will be some showers and it's not particularly warm.

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