our sports editor dan roan has more. it was the lionesses' greatest triumph, becoming champions of europe on home soil. a year on, they remain on course to surpass even that with a first—ever appearance in the world cup final the prize, if they can beat familiarfoes here in sydney. it's going to be a very competitive game. lots of players from australia also play in the women's super league, so they know each other really well and of course, they want to beat us, but we want to beat them. so that's the main competitiveness we will get in front of us tomorrow. england's comeback victory over colombia in the last round has given them belief that this time they can go all the way, and seem to be relishing taking on the co—hosts, australia. in terms of the crowd, i think we're just super excited to play in front of a really intense, full stadium. for the women's game, that's what we want. that's what we expect now at these big tournaments,

especially in a semi—final. so for us, we thrive in those moments. these lionesses know that they're about to face their toughest test yet at this tournament, trying to overcome not only their opponents, australia, but also a huge and hostile crowd here at the national stadium. but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right here by beating australia, one of english sport's greatest ever moments. the matildas�* journey to a first semi—final has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. like a 12th man out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer, its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter

in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it's going to be. commentary: england are out of the women's world cup. - world cup semi—finals have become familiar and painful territory for england. the lionesses eliminated at that stage in the last two tournaments. the challenge now to go one better, reach sunday's showpiece and make history. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. we now know who england — or australia — will be playing in sunday's final in sydney. and that is spain who beat sweden 2—1 in auckland on tuesday. with all the drama coming in the final ten minutes — as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. the stakes could hardly be higher. sweden and spain emerged knowing a place

in the world cup final was within their sights. but who would seize that? it looked tight on paper, and for 80 minutes it was — sweden went close before the break and after so did spain for the a goal seemed stubbornly elusive until with just ten minutes left... spain ahead on the biggest of stages, the coolest of finishes. but the drama had onlyjust begun. a chance for the equaliser! rebecca blasting sweden level in extra time seem to be beckoning. but with barely a minute left on the clock, step forward olga. a mere 93 seconds after losing their lead, spain had grabbed it back. and, after that moment of magic, this time there was no letting go.

spain are world cup finalists! that it has been some journey. spain's build—up had been chaotic after some players called on the coach to be sacked. but he has now led them to the final and the question now is who will face them? andy swiss, bbc news. it's less than a year since 15 spanish players staged a revolt against coachjorge vilda, who remains in charge, with strong complaints about his training methods and inadequate game preparation amongst other issues. just three of the players who complained were brought back into the squad. our reporter maz farookhi is in auckland. what's really sad regardless of this run to the finals that some of the best players that could be playing international football in the colours of spain are here. —— are not here. two huge players for barcelona hoping to lift

the champions league injune, they aren't here because of this ongoing dispute. something i put to him in the post—match press conference about whether or not he believes given everything that happens the fact that it's taken his team to the world cup final sort of validates his position in a way, and he talked again of how thankful he is of the support that the federation has given him over the last ten months. certainly is going to be contentious related that people are going to be feeling somewhat reluctant perhaps to throw their whole support behind this spanish team because of everything that happened with george vilda in the past. bad news for manchester city, with their star midfielder kevin de bruyne ruled out for up to four months with a hamstring injury. the belgian limped off in their opening day win at burnley on friday night, lasting just 23 minutes of the eventual 3—0 victory. city boss pep guardiola says a decision on surgery will be made in the coming days. first of all, i have to say the injury is a blow for us.

kevin has specific qualities that you can lose for 1—2 games, but for a long time it's really tough for us. but before we make a decision, i spoke with his doctors and officials with him, he said, "i feel good," i said, "ok, it's better to start at half—time, a0 minutes," but unfortunately it happened. it's official — neymar is leaving paris saint—germain, and is moving to saudi arabian side, al hilal. the deal is expected to be around 90 million euros — about $98 million, plus add—ons. neymarjoined the french champions in 2017 for a world record fee of over $254 million. but he was apparently not part of new coach luis enrique�*s plans, so he's the latest big money transfer in the saudi pro league. chelsea have agreed a fee of £53 million, plus £5 million in add—ons for southampton midfielder romeo lavia.

he was a target for liverpool it looks like he'll be the second target they've missed out on to chelsea, after moises caicedo's preferred destination was stamford bridge. defending champion borna coric is through to the second round of the cincinatti open, after battling past american sebastian korda for a 7—6, 6—4 win. the match had started on monday, but was suspended due to bad weather, and it was the croatian who prevailed after claiming the critical break in the third game of the second set. it was a welcome result for the 15th seed who had crashed out in the first round in toronto the previous week. two former champions went up against each other, as 2021 winner alexander zverev defeated 2017 champion grigor dimitrov 6—2, 6—2. the german 16th seed will now face japan's yoshihito nishioka for a place in the last 16. while world number 18 lorenzo musetti saw off british player dan evans with a 6—4, 6—3 win. for evans, it's a second successive first—round loss

after going out in toronto, and musetti will now face third seed daniil medvedev in the second round. and there's been a u—turn from ben stokes — he's going to be part of england's one day side, looking to retain the cricket world cup later this year. stokes will come out of retirement and be part of the squad for a four—match series against new zealand next month. the world cup follows in india in october. 0fficial confirmation is expected on wednesday. england captain 0wen farrell has avoided a suspension, and is free to play in the rugby world cup in france kicking off next month. farrell was given a yellow card that was upgraded to red by the bunker review system for a tackle on wales forward taine basham. it means the 31—year—old is free to feature in england's two remaining warm up games before their world cup opener against argentina in marseille on the 9th of september. it's great news for us, we are over the moon as a squad, as a team. 0bviously they've gone through the disciplinary

process and come to that outcome they've come to, which is — yeah, it's great for us in terms of having our captain and leader back in — well, not back in, but getting away with obviously going through the process and cracking on as normal. some news from south africa ahead of their match against wales — captain siya kolisi will return to lead the side at cardiff. the 32—year—old hasn't played since april because of a knee injury. their first match at the world cup next month is against scotland. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello.

well, we'rejust into the second half of august, and guess what? it looks like summer is not over yet. in fact, over the next few days, it is going to turn warmer, more humid. and this time next week, some of the computer models are indicating even warmer weather. but that's still a long way off. let's concentrate on the here and now. a weak area of high pressure is over us. that means light winds, fairly stable conditions out there. we've had some clear spells, apart from central and eastern scotland, where it has been damp in places, a relatively mild—ish morning between 10—13 celsius. but because of the light winds and all of the moisture we've got out there, it does mean it's foggy in places, certainly around dawn and just after, certainly across england and wales, the more prone spots. but it won't last for very long. it never does this time of the year. so lots of sunshine eventually and then clouds will bubble up. there's cumulus clouds and we'll see a few showers, but very hit and miss. here are the temperatures. 22 celsius in glasgow,

22 celsius in birmingham, about 26 celsius expected in the south—east, a bit like on tuesday. now, tuesday, wednesday, we'll see this and into thursday we'll see this area of high pressure still across the uk, but it's drifted a little bit further towards the north. and with the help of this low pressure here, we're picking up more of a breeze from the south—southeast, a very warm direction this time of the year. so that does mean that the temperatures are going to be creeping up. so, yes, 1—2 showers developing here and there, but generally speaking, a bright, if not sunny day. and look at these values, 23 celsius in liverpool, 23 celsius expected in glasgow and no doubt in some spots it'll be even warmer than that in the south—east, possibly 27—28 celsius. and then thursday into friday, these low pressure weather fronts try to sweep in and they will. we are expecting some rain showers to move into south western and western parts of the uk. so i think friday, overall, quite a cloudy day with a chance of rain, but also humid and warm.

look at these temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain still low or mid 20s. and then the outlook into next week, look at these values, 27—28 celsius, maybe even 29 celisus at some point. so certainly looking warmer. and in the north, it looks as though temperatures will rise a little bit as well.

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there as soon as you can amid criticism of his response to the deadly wildfires. three bulgarian nationals suspected of spying for russia while living in the uk are arrested and charged. and helping indigenous communities in indonesia to protect its biodiversity. we speak to the american co—founder of the charity planet indonesia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. former president donald trump now faces his fourth criminal case brought against him in five months. the us state of georgia has charged him and 18 other defendants with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. he's facing 13 new charges, including