police have been of the candidates. police have been deployed to safeguard the vote. the snap poll was called after the president... avoiding calls of being impeached. now in bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: the lionesses�* loss is spain's gain. it is they who are world cup winners. a 1—0 defeat in the final leaves england one game short of making history. i think we can be very proud of ourselves, only it doesn't feel that way at the moment. but here's an english woman who has been crowned champion of the world — katarina johnson—thompson wins britain's first gold in budapest.

also coming up on sportsday: a good day to be in claret and blue. aston villa and west ham pick up theirfirst win of aston villa and west ham pick up their first win of the season, as chelsea still wait for theirs. and a world cup reversal in the wheelchair challenge cup final — france beats england, as catalans take the trophy. hello again. welcome along to sportsday. it's been a tournament in which england have beaten adversity time and time again, but the final hurdle was one too many to overcome. spain won the women's world cup, beating the lionesses 1—0 in sydney, as england couldn't add a first global title to their european crown. our sports editor dan roan reports. for english football, the rarest and most treasured of occasions. come on, england!

just once before had their country contested a world cup final. now, for those fortunate enough to be here, a chance to witness history. at the end of a ground—breaking tournament, this a global platform, the like of which the women's game has rarely if ever experienced. 57 years ago, 11 men walked out at wembley and became immortalised. now, here on the other side of the world, could these lionesses become modern—day legends? standing between them and the ultimate prize, a spain team featuring some of the world's finest players. england naming an unchanged side for this, the biggest game of their lives. # god save the king #. england have grown into this tournament and were unfortunate not to take the lead. lauren hemp missing by the smallest of margins. commentator: how close can you get? but spain are the tournament's top scorers and immediately showed why. alba redondo denied by mary earps.

it wasn't heeded, spain once again on the attack. this is dangerous. it'si—o spain! captain olga carmona applying the ruthless finish. for 12 months, coachjorge vilda has been at the centre of a player revolt over his methods, with several stars exiled. so much for that affecting performance. salma paralluelo then going agonisingly close to extending the lead. england living on the edge. in need of something different, the lionesses introduced laurenjames at the break, back from her two—match suspension. but that didn't stem spain's dominance. earps again having to come to the rescue. and then what looked like the decisive blow, keira walsh adjudged to have handballed. the review confirming it. decision is, penalty. in earps, however, another reminder that england had one of the world's best keepers. mary earps comes up with a big moment! james had been in fine goal—scoring

form before her ban, and then came close to an equaliser. but despite their master tactician, england were running out of ideas. and after 13 minutes of added time, they couldn't find an answer. and that's it. it's heartbreak for the lionesses. a heartbreaking end, then, to this world cup for england. despite injuries to so many players, this squad almost went all the way. despite the disappointment, the future appears bright for this group of players. but for now, the overwhelming sense will be of a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity missed. spain triumphant, exceeding all expectations and defying the unrest that had marred their build—up. england, meanwhile, left to reflect on the history that had evaded them. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. pictures there of the england players, who stayed to watch as their opponents lifted the trophy in

sydney. there were tears, but also an acceptance that it hadn't been their day. it's really hard to take. but we gave everything. we can hand on heart say that we gave everything. in the first half, we weren't at our best, second half, we definitely bounced back, showed ourfight, showed our character. and we had chances. we did. we hit the ball, we had chances, we just didn't have that final edge today, and obviously they put theirs in the back of the net. of course it feels really bad now. you go into the final, you want to give everything, you want to win the final, and then you lose it, but that happens in sports too. but i think what we have done, how we have shown ourselves, who we are, how we want to play as a team, overcoming so many challenges, i think we can be very proud of ourselves, only it doesn't feel that way at the moment. you go into the final, you want to win the final, you lose it, but that happens in sports too. i know that we will look back in a couple weeks and feel. a great sense of pride.

not many people go| to a world cup final. i think there was a few things we could've done better, - but ultimately it is what it is. you are playing against a fantastic site and the result did not- go our way tonight. i think we've got more gears and levels we can go, - so of course that is exciting, but, yeah, not thinking - about that right now. spain had only won one match at a women's world cup before this tournament, but now, in just their third appearance, they've won the whole thing for the first time. their success is built to a large extent on the european champions barcelona and stars including aitana bonmati, who won the golden ball for the tournament's best player. i don't have words for this moment. it is unbelievable. i am so proud, because we did a great tournament, we suffered but also we enjoyed it. we deserve it, we deserve it. how did this team come together so well, given the last two years, controversy, worry, but tonight, perfect? everyone knew the goal at the beginning of the preparation of the tournament, everyone is competitive, everyone has a mentality to win.

we have been working a lot of years for this moment and we have the trophies. well, after the spanish celebrations had died down, i spoke to our reporterjane dougall about that controversy that the winning team overcame. but she started by giving me a sense of the atmosphere inside stadium australia for the final. in this huge stadium of 75,000—plus, the majority of the fans were english, and you could hear them roaring any time england got the ball. there was a lot of support here, which was fantastic to see, and the lionesses did hear that. of course they're devastated, to have come all the way to the final, despite all the obstacles thrown up in front of them, of course they wanted to win it. and they were the favourites going into it as the european champions.

they have had to overcome quite a lot to get this far. they had the keira walsh injury in the second match against denmark, then they had the laurenjames suspension in the match against nigeria, which went to extra time and penalties, than they had to come from behind against colombia. it just felt like perhaps spain was a step too far. of course spain have not had the best tournament at all. they lost 4—0 to japan in the group stages, they have had a lot of animosity between their players and their coach, jorge vilda. watching the match, it was clear that spain were the better side. their passes just linked together far better than england's. england seemed to lose their shape towards the end of the match and it was not very clear what their tactics were. there were quite a few substitutions made that had some people raising eyebrows. and at the end of the day, spain were far the better team and i don't think england can have any complaints about that. you mentioned the conflict between a group of players and jorge vilda, and jorge vilda, the spanish coach. how has that affected how those

spain players still in the squad, after a partial but not complete resolution of that conflict, winning a world cup in front of you there? yeah, no—one even expected them to get to the final. before the tournament started, 15 of the spanish players revolted and said that they would not be available for selection for the world cup because they said thatjorge vilda's working conditions that he had created were giving them mental health issues and were affecting their wellbeing. every match that we have seen spain play, there has been very clear bad feelings between the coach and his players. when he has either gone to speak to them or he is trying to celebrate with them, the body language is very obviously not positive towards him, so it is almost as if the spanish players were proving a point, that they were playing for themselves, not for their coach, and to notjust get to a final

but to actually win that final, despite the fact the spanish fa seemed to be against them, their coach was at odds with them, is an amazing feat. it is almost like the wounded animal that comes back and strikes a bit harder. and that is what spain have done here. a final point about the lionesses — it is hard when you're on the other side of the world to get a real sense of what kind of support emanates from back home, but i know they have got a sense of it because clearly they will get all the information and messages that come from on high and all sorts of important people. do you get a real genuine appreciation of that, even though you are thousands of miles away? yes, and the time difference not help either, does it? millie bright spoke in the press conference the day before the match, and she said that, yes, they were very aware of the support back at home, that they'd watched a lot of videos on social media, messages of support, and also all of the fans watching the matches and their reactions to the goals, and she said they were very grateful, and she thanked the fans as well. she is not the only player. many of them have reacted on social media to some of the support

many of them have reacted on social media to some of the supportive messages that have been sent to them, and they are aware, even though the support, the majority of the support, is thousands of miles away, they are playing for the england fans. they are more than aware of how much they inspire the younger generation, they are more than aware of how many young girls have now taken up football after watching england play and win throughout this tournament. so the england players are very grateful for the support they have received, and the thing is, even though they did not win today, they have achieved something that no other senior england side has achieved for more than half a century. they have gone to a women's world cup final. jane dougall for us in sydney. and what of those supporters, then? england had won all their games on the way to the final and were the favourites to triumph. so for many fans, expectations were high. natalie pirks joined some of them watching the game.

the lionesses may have been thousands of miles away, but at the home of english football, belief was high. enjoying the noisy build up were some of the original lionesses from 1972, the first women to play after a 50—year ban. 50 years ago, we just never imagined anything like this would ever happen. what we started, they'll bring it home and there's future lionesses in this room as we speak. perhaps like little tess from wakefield, whose dancing at the euros last summer made front page news. but it was spain who drew first blood. we'd been here before. at half—time, fans had faith. there's 45 minutes left. i think we can do it. all day long, we got this. but when spain were awarded a penalty, some couldn't watch. others sensed a comeback. mary earps, the best goalkeeper in the tournament,

the woman whose shirts you can't buy, with a priceless save that had the whole country on its feet. in the newcastle sunshine, in the pubs of grimsby, and with families in staffordshire, all were now fully paid up members of the earps fan club. it wouldn't be enough, though. prayers were offered up, but england couldn't bridge the gap to an exuberant spain team that seemed to have all the answers. as the lionesses sobbed in sydney, their heartbreak was replicated at home. gutted that we didn't manage to get the world cup. however, so proud of our girls, like, they have done phenomenal. will you carry on supporting the lionesses? yeah, just because someone loses something, it doesn't mean you shouldn't still believe in them to do other things. they're great for women's football, just from them in this country. - it's just unbelievable and i i'm forever proud of them. they've done really well. pride was also the overriding

emotion for those whose shoulders the current squad stood on. they couldn't have done any more. i don't think we can ask any more of them. we're still so proud of them, yeah. well done, spain. bobby moore's statue stands proudly here as a symbol of �*66. when the european champions are commemorated, it will serve as a reminder that pain is temporary but class is permanent. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. we will have more football before the end of sportsday. but it wasn't long ago that katarina johnson—thompson was on the brink of giving up athletics. but after a succession of injuries that eventually ruined her tokyo olympics, the heptathlete has won her second world title, claiming britain's first gold of the championships in budapest. ben croucher reports. in 2019, she experienced the highest of highs. she's the world champion, katarina

johnson—thompson of liverpool! then at the tokyo olympics in 2021... oh, no, it all comes crashing down! now, the woman they call kjt is back on top of the world. she started the day second in the heptathalon but sprung into lead in the long jump. javelin is seldom seen as her strongest suit, but she produced her furthest ever throw, to stun maybe even herself. 46.14. wow! a new lifetime best! in the 800 metres, all she had to do was keep anna hall in her sights. chasing the american for two laps, two days of competition came down to the final few strides. you can do it, come on! it's close! hall's across the line! that is going to be a gold medal. give it to kat, it's hers! another personal best, another crowning glory.

i've committed to the vision, i've committed to trying again, i've committed to getting my heart broken again, and this time, i didn't. it's all come good and i'm just so happy. not long ago, katarina johnson—thompson had considered giving it all up. well, there's no stopping her now! ben croucher, bbc news. day 2 in budapest is all over, but we can head there and speak to our correspondent alex capstick. that is not the only medal for great britain so far on day two, but let's start, with katarina johnson—thompson, as she has been for many in the nation the roller coaster ride of athletics supporting. and she is back at the top of that particular ride. absolutely, this was a gritty, ultimately glittering performance by katarina johnson—thompson in this heptathalon over two really hard days, in sweltering conditions. she talked about how tough it would be for her and all of the other athletes. remember, as you were hearing, so many difficulties over the past few years, the ruptured

achilles and the disappointment of tokyo, and as you say, was not sure at all that she was going to come back to the sport but she's most ethically back and she said before she came here to budapest that her main motivation was next year's paris olympics. this has been some preparation for that. has paris olympics. this has been some preparation for that.— paris olympics. this has been some preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed — preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was _ preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was to _ preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was to be _ preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was to be of _ preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was to be of got - preparation for that. has come and a bonus indeed was to be of got a - bonus indeed was to be of got a very large picture of zharnel hughes alongside you —— yes, and a bonus indeed. the first medal in the 100 metres for a british man in 20 years. metres for a british man in 20 ears. , . , metres for a british man in 20 ears. , ., , ., metres for a british man in 20 ears. , .,, ., ., metres for a british man in 20 ears. , ., ., ., , years. yes, last done at the paris championships — years. yes, last done at the paris championships back _ years. yes, last done at the paris championships back into - years. yes, last done at the paris| championships back into thousand three. he came into this competition as the fastest man on earth, this season, and he got through the grounds. he was not completely on song, he thought. he was fourth fastest going to the final. but in the final of it was a very, very close race. zharnel hughes was in contention all the time, but the winner was noah lyles, the american,

backing up his confidence coming into these games. in bronze, he had to wait a while for it to be confirmed, but when it was, zharnel hughes was absolutely delighted, hugging anyone that was near him. really backing up all of the promise that he has shown this season. his temper and it's not over. he has the relays to come and the 200 metres. where he will have to face noah lyles again! also a day of heat and semifinals and in the 1500 metres, five british runners in total through to the men's and women's finals? . ., �* , .,. finals? yeah, in the women's race, laura muir— finals? yeah, in the women's race, laura muir and _ finals? yeah, in the women's race, laura muir and katie _ finals? yeah, in the women's race, laura muir and katie snowden, - finals? yeah, in the women's race, | laura muir and katie snowden, they were in a very tough semifinal. they got through, laura muir in fourth place, katie snowden in fifth, but the two people in front of the real favourites for this race. faith kipyegon and the fantastic dutch athlete, the winner of the london marathon, they are the favourites

for the 1500 metres in the women, melissa courtney—bryant also got through the earlier semifinal. a fantastic fighter, she battled all the way, and although laura muir was fourth in this semifinal, you cannot count her out for a medal in that final. in the men's race, josh kerr got through to the final. he was in front, leading in the front, unusual for him. he says he did not mind doing that and in the end comfortably getting into the final. neil gurley had to fight a bit harder, finished in fifth place, said he did not know what happened to come up using to the final. thanks to alex capstick for that. back to football, then, and the premier league, where chelsea are still looking for their first win of the season after losing 3—1 at west ham. the hammers took the lead in the seventh minute — new signing james ward prowse

providing the delivery for nayef aguerd to head home. but chelsea equalised with a brilliant goal from carney chukwumeka — his first in the premier league. enzo fernandez then had a chance to give them the lead from the spot but couldn't convert, alphonse areola with the save. michail antonio wasn't so wasteful, as he struck in the second half to put west ham 2—1 up. ward—prowse again the provider. aguerd was then sent off for two yellow cards. but despite being down to ten men, lucas paqueta sealed the win with a late penalty in west ham's first three points of the new season. meanwhile, after being hammered on the opening weekend, aston villa did the same to everton this afternoon, winning 4—0 for their first win of the season. winger leon bailey laid on the first forjohn mcginn, who said afterwards they were hurting after their defeat at newcastle. a second came from the penalty spot, before bailey scored himself in the second half after a miscue by michael keane. jhon duran wrapped up the comprehensive vicotry 15 minutes —— comprehensive victory. i don't want to start

making excuses. that is just not good enough. that is way off where we want to be a boy off the consistency a keep harping on about last season and the season, week to week and throughout, the amount of minutes played. in the details, they kill you in the premier league if you don't get them right. we need a much firmer resolve when things go against you, because you are still in the game. never more so than now. you're still in the game. too many mistakes, got punished, but overall, i'm not going to make an excuse — they were far better than us today. brendan rodgers has lost a domestic cup game for the first time in his two spells as celtic manager. they were knocked out of the league cup, beaten 1—0 at kilmarnock. the only goal of the game came in the second half through marley watkins, who poked in from close range. celtic had won this tournament in six of the last seven seasons. the draw for the quarterfinals has already been made, kilmarnock will play hearts, who beat partick thistle 4—0 today. hibs also went through with a win over raith and they'll play st mirren. ross county against aberdeen and rangers v livingston

are the other last eight ties. celtic remain top of the scottish women's premier league after beating hamilton academical 7—1. rangers are second, trailing them only on goal difference after they beat aberdeen 5—1 at broadwood stadium — chelsea cornet with the pick of the goals. in the day's other games, there were wins for champions glasgow city, hibernian, hearts and motherwell. you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. calvin harrison took the best bowling figures in the history of the men's hundred to help manchester originals beat northern superchargers. the leg spinner onlyjoined originals yesterday and claimed five for 11 as superchargers were all out, with originals winning by 81 runs. they'll reach the knockouts if they beat southern brave on wednesday. in the women's hundred, the northern superchargers' chances of qualifying automatically for the final suffered a blow after a three—wicket defeat by manchester originals at old trafford. it means superchargers stay second and two points behind leaders

southern brave with one game left. in the day's other match, welsh fire beat london spirit. and francesco bagnaia won the austrian motogp at spielberg to take another step towards a second successive world title. the italian also won saturday's sprint race. he's now 62 points clear of his nearest rivaljorge martin at the midway point of the season. catalans dragons swept aside holders leeds rhinos with a dominant display to win their first wheelchair challenge cup title. nico clausells was voted player of the match after grabbing five tries, and he also helped to set up the final one of the match, passing the ball on to his uncle, as giles clausells crossed over to make it 66—20. —— this was payback for the defeat last year. my heart has always been with catalans, i've always talked them up as the best club in the world, the best team in the world.

last year, when we came over and lost the challenge cup, it was a terrible feeling. i've talked about catalans so much, about how they're the best in the world. we never got to prove that, and today we came out there, we proved what we were worth and what we should've done last year. and, you know, a lot of respect to them, a brilliant team, but catalans dragons to me, best club in the world. before we go, let's return to our top story and england's defeat in the women's world cup final. we've heard about the support they've garnered over the last month from those back home, and some have let them knowjust that in the hours since the final. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted, to say... the prince and princess of wales said... and fran kirby, who had it been with the lionesses as a squad member if she had not been injured, said... —— who would have been.

universal praise for the lionesses, even if it might be tough to think about right now. but this team has played a part in a tournament that has set records and helped the game reach new levels. so while success in sport tends to be about winning, that, for england, may well be some consolation. thanks for watching sportsday. bye—bye for now. the finish line is in sight. the ultimate goal nearly completed. music: this is me from the greatest showman # this is brave, this is bruised, this is who i meant to me # this is me... what a play, olga carmona! saved! # this is me... # spain, world champions.

# this is me! # hello there. we had some lovely spells of sunshine through much of england and wales on sunday, a little more cloud at times through scotland and northern ireland with a few showers. and as we head through the course of sunday evening and sunday night, some clear skies with light winds through england. we'll see some low cloud, mist and fog developing through southern counties. more of a wind around parts of west wales, in towards the west of scotland, northern ireland. and, actually, that means temperatures here holding in the mid—teens. cooler elsewhere with light winds and clear skies. for the week ahead, we've got low pressure to the north—west, high pressure to the south—east, and that set up sticking

with us for a few days. what it means is that, actually, through parts of scotland and northern ireland, cloudier skies with some showers or rain at times. the driest, warmest weather likely through central and south—east england, and then a cooling trend for all by thursday and certainly friday. first thing on monday, we've got that mist and low cloud lifting fairly smartly and then plenty of sunshine for england and wales. a few showers at times across parts of wales and the north of england. through scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells and a few showers. more of a breeze here as well from the south or south—west and heavier rain pushing in towards the highlands and islands. in the best of the sunshine, though, through parts of central, southern and eastern england, temperatures reaching the mid—20s. cooler elsewhere. this is tuesday now, and some heavy downpours across parts of the west and north—west of scotland, with low pressure once again towards the far north and north—west. elsewhere, some sunshine, and in the best of the sunshine through parts of central and south—east england, reaching 25 degrees once again, but cooler elsewhere. and certainly looking ahead towards midweek now, we still have low pressure

to the north, high pressure to the south—east, but this feature here bringing some showery outbreaks of rain through parts of wales and into the midlands. if you're south of that line, still largely dry and fine, perhaps a few showers in towards east anglia. north of here, sunny spells and a number of showers, heaviest across parts of the west and north—west of scotland. temperatures again in the sunshine reaching the mid—20s, cooler and fresher elsewhere. more like mid to high teens, probably, at best. and for the end of the week, well, low pressure becoming the dominant feature across the uk, so staying unsettled across the north, drier in the south. but, actually, that warmer weather we've had being pushed back to the near continent. that's the forecast for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. spain beat england 1—0 to win the women's world cup for the first time. cheering. this was the scene back in madrid as fans celebrated their country's historic triumph. it was a sad loss for england's lionesses but king charles praised their spirit and determination. in other news, ecuador heads to the polls following a presidential election campaign marred by violence and assassination. a huge tropical storm brings high winds and heavy rains to mexico and hillary is now heading to california.

and "moscow we have a problem" — russia's mission to the moon ends in failure. welcome, thank you for watching bbc news. we start in australia, where the spanish women's football team are celebrating, following their 1—0 victory over england in a gripping world cup final. there was jubilation among the spanish players as they lifted the trophy, crowned champions for the first time. they were joined by spain's queen letizia, who was in sydney for the match with her teenage daughter. in spain itself, this was the reaction at the fanzone in madrid as the whistle was blown at full time. let's hear the thoughts of some of the spanish fans watching. translation: this is for women's football, for women's history. - they deserve it. we must keep pushing and giving visibility. translation: it's a double success.