the father of british snowboarder ellie soutter says the pressure of elite performance could have been her death. we all thought that ellie had come out of the other side of a particularly dark time in her life, and that was a lot to do with the fa ct and that was a lot to do with the fact that she was unable to compete. and england turn to rashid to turn their test fortunes around. he's the only specialist spinner in the team to face india tomorrow. hello, and welcome to sportsday. there was a full house at the olympic park this evening, to see england's women take a must—win victory over south korea which means they progress to the quarter finals at the hockey world cup. it finished 2—0 to the tournament hosts at the olympic park and was watched byjo currie. a big win for england, jo? england was like world cup campaign continues after a comfortable victory here in front of another sell—out cloud described, they found themselves having to win this last crossover to reject, or they would have gone home. sophie brey settled the nerves early on with her first goal of the world cup, her

tributes have been paid to ellie soutter, one of britain's most talented young snowboarders, who diedtain at the 2017 youth 0lympic winter festival, and carried the british flag at the closing ceremony. herfather tony said he was "so proud of the beautiful young woman she had turned into." richard conway is with me. desperately sad, so young and tip to represent team gb again. exactly. ellie soutter was tipped for greater success in the future perhaps a contender in 2022 with the beijing winter olympics. she had been training abroad in europe and died near her home in france. no further details have been released. her father tony saying he was so proud of her and father tony saying he was so proud of herand said, father tony saying he was so proud of her and said, this cruel world took my soulmate on her 18th birthday. ellie, iwill took my soulmate on her 18th birthday. ellie, i will miss you more than you could imagine, rest in peace, you little champion. and amy williams, skeleton champion, saying, such tragic news to wake up to and hugh robertson adding his condolences saying ellie

ellie soutter died on a trip in france. british ski and snowboard posted a link to a suicide prevention charity when announcing her death. she was expected to begin competing in new zealand next month. >>> and britain's geraint thomas capturing the tour de france title on sunday in paris. the 32-year-old won the tour by 1:51. four-time champion chris froome who started the tour as the odds on favorite came in third. thomas' win, team sky has won six of the last seven tour de france tiitles. he said the win is incredible. >> nice to see. >>> 4:57. a check on cnn money. looking like a gloomy day for stocks. global markets are lower. the s&p 500 is within 2% of a new high despite selloffs in facebook and twitter. both days poiisappointed with qy results. apple is expected to deliver its corpora corpora corporate report card next week. >>> and on friday, the new yorker published an article which six women accused les moonves of sexual harassment and it raised questions of the culture of the network. the board will oversee an in

this was ellie soutter at her very best. she took bronze last year at the youth 0lympics... to be. her body was found in a remote part ofj late at night on her 18th birthday. she had been upbeat the day before, but her father believed her past history of mental health issues, coupled with the pressure of the elite performance, may have been the ca ta lysts performance, may have been the catalysts to ending her life. unfortunately, it all kind of... which then meant she didn't go training with the gb squad. she felt she'd let them down, let me down, and tragically it just takes one silly little thing like that the tip somebody over the edge. ellie soutter had spent the last season competing on the free ride junior to her, and just last month was named the senior gb squad for the snowboard cross europe circuit. but training and accommodation at that level comes with a price, over £30,000 a year. as a family and a friend, we all thought ellie had come out of the other side of a particularly dark time of her life. that was a lot to do with the fact that she was unable to compete

the father of ellie soutter has spoken publicly for the first time since her death.irthday. the family have set up a foundation in her name which they hope will help young winter sports athletes needing financial support. there is a lot of pressure on children, and mental awareness needs to be looked at and made more public. as we all know it has been lately but as a family and as her friends we all thought that ellie had come out of the other side of a particularly dark time in her life and that was a lot to do with the fa ct and that was a lot to do with the fact that she was not able to compete last season and do what she would have loved to have done to total lack of funding. that is why this foundation is so important to me and the rest of her family and her mother. uk sport has released a statement regarding ellie soutter‘s death. they say "this is a desperately sad situation and our thoughts are with all of ellie's family and friends. we are working with all of our olympic and paralympic programmes and the mental health charity mind to make sure appropriate su

the family of bridges snowboarder, ellie soutter say they have set up a foundation.pport. riyad mahrez can return to training for manchester city later this week after coming off with an ankle injury in the first half of a 3—2 friendly win over bayern munich. a scan has shown that there is no significant damage. lionel messi has been using some unorthodox training techniques. here he is showing off with his dog. in the back garden. he is back to training with barcelona tomorrow, and he doesn't actually let his dog get a look in. the dog is called hulk. paul hulk. we will be back at our posix. but that is of the sport from me, goodbye. rail passengers travelling with the operator, northern, have again complained about late and cancelled services following another round of timetable changes. this morning, dozens of trains that were withdrawn to manage the severe disruption caused by an earlier timetable overhaul were reinstated. manchester mayor andy burnham has written to theresa may asking her to intervene. let's remind ourselves of the timeline of events leading up

ellie soutter won a bronze medal for great britain at last year's youth 0lympic winter festival.o salzburg to try to get support for her brexit plans. she'll meet the austrian leader and the czech prime minister, as she seeks to reduce the risk of britain leaving the eu without a deal. there'll be a spectacular sight in the skies tonight, as we witness the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. the moon will pass through the widest point of the earth's shadow from 8:15 this evening. rain clouds and thunderstorms could scupper the view for some skygazers. 0ur 5cience correspondent victoria gill explains. 0ur familiar satellite is heading into our own planet's shadow. tonight, as it rises over the uk at 9pm, the moon will be turned a dusky red as the earth passes between it and the sun. this particular lunar eclipse, or blood moon as it's known, will be the longest this century, lasting for one hour and 43 minutes. you need to be able to have a clear, south—eastern horizon as the moon comes up. sea low down to the south—east and then as it rises, you will see it more and more

tributes have been paid to ellie soutter, who died on the 18th birthday.ing ceremony. herfather tony british flag at the closing ceremony. herfathertony said british flag at the closing ceremony. herfather tony said he was so ceremony. herfather tony said he was so proud of the beautiful young woman she had turned into. skywatchers will be treated to the longest lunar eclipse this century, this evening. the phenomenon known as a ‘blood moon' occurs when the earth comes between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to turn a reddish brown colour. the eclipse will be visible in the uk, clouds permitting, between 9pm and 10:15 this evening. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, has more. 0ur familiar satellite heading into our own planet's shadow. tonight, as it rises over the uk at 9pm, the moon will be turned blood red, as the earth passes between it and the sun. this particular lunar eclipse, or ‘blood moon' as it's known, will be the longest this century, lasting for one hour and 43 minutes. you need to be able to have a clear south—eastern horizon a