paris opening her reign of terror down the right, finding fran kirby.zil were almost gifted an equaliser. but the situation was rescued. england almost ended with a flourish, an instinctive shot testing the brazilian goalkeeper but the lionesses had to settle for a 1-0 the lionesses had to settle for a 1—0 win. the scoreline may not reflect england's dominance in the match but a win like this against one of the world's top teams just eight months out of the world cup is a solid start to preparations. marta came, england conquered. next up is australia on tuesday night. there is more on the bbc sport website including news of nicola adam's becoming the interim wbo world flyweight champion and lewis hamilton's 80th pole position. many thanks indeed. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. a chilly start to the weekend, you will notice it will start to feel a little warmer next week. it all comes down to what is happening in the event, this area of cloud is hurricane leslie and there is some uncert

this afternoon they beat brazil 1—0 thanks to a fran kirby goal. ys , england. in the members of matches always attract the fans. but there was one of plan everybody‘s lips. she is a massive player for them. whenever you talk about the brazilian side she is always there at the front of it. just something i'io at the front of it. just something 110 one at the front of it. just something no one has got. special. the brazilian is the sixth time fifa world cup layer of the year. but england made today about them. this was a perfect start. she opened her reign of terror down the right to find fran kirby. in's number ten outshining her brazilian counterpart. but those words mean nothing on the pitch as england's defence stood strong. five minutes later and marked a's game was over before it brazil's loss was inman's game as they dominated the first half. paris coming close to doubling the lead firing off a shot when perhaps you should have passed. frustration for him and who should have been further ahead at the break. the second half brazil was almost g

this afternoon they beat brazil i—0 thanks to a fran kirby goal.nd brazil match always attract the fans. but today there was only one player on everybody‘s lips. today there was only one player on everybody's lips. marta is a massive player for them isn't she. everybody's lips. marta is a massive playerfor them isn't she. whenever you talk about the brazilian side, herface is you talk about the brazilian side, her face is always there in front of it. she has something else that no one else is god. the brazilian is the six time fifa world cup layer of the six time fifa world cup layer of the year. but england made it quickly about them. this was a perfect start. the key to paris opening her reign of terror down the right to find fran kirby. england pots are number ten outshining her brazilian counterpart. lucy bronze showed that rewards me nothing on the pitch as england's defence proved strong. five minutes later and marta's game is over before really got started succumbing to a suspected hamstring injury. they dominated the first half. she came cl

st paul goalkeeping letting fran kirby infor paul goalkeeping letting fran kirby in for the opener, andged to get a header equaliser from a corner. england should have had two penalties awarded and the goals also wrongly disallowed for offside. journalist has just ask me now what is my biggest concern about the rest of the world cup? may be the standard of refereeing, maybe. it is improving, i think the league is improving, i think the league is improving, but the referee on saturday, the portuguese referee on saturday, the portuguese referee on saturday, the portuguese referee on saturday, the french referee today, the second penalty was the biggest concern because she was actually nearer to the actual penalty decision than the actual linesmen and she referred to the linesman for help, which for me was astounding really. england's men trained today, a first chance to make an impression ahead of their nations league matches coming up over the next week. the 18—year—old was enjoying this first senior call—up. he has helped borussia dortmund to the top of the bundesliga. there was punishm

in the women's champions league — fran kirby scored a hat—trick as chelsea hammered fiorentina to makehe competition. emma hayes' side could only manage a single goal at home in the first leg, but found their scoring boots tonight with six. as well as that kirby hat trick, drew spence, erin cuthbert and ramona bachman added the others. millie bright was red carded late on and so will miss the next game. the draw for the quarterfinals, which take place in march, is on friday 9 november. the son of the leicester city owner killed in an accident at the weekend has written an emotional tribute to his father. vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four others died when his helicopter crashed outside the club's king power stadium on saturday night. tributes have poured in for the thai billionaire since. this afternoon the club released a message from his son top. it said, "i would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for this overwhelming support. what happened made me realise how important my dad was to many people all over the world and i'm touched by how many people kept him close to

and two england stars are on the list. 15 women are named in total, including chelsea's fran kirby and bronze won the bbc‘s women's footballer of the year award back in may. brazil's marta won the fifa award this year. full details on the website. both those england players should be involved against australia in anotherfriendly at craven cottage tomorrow night. jo currie has been with the squad today. the world cup is fast approaching. yesterday marked eight months until the tournament gets under way in france. but the lionesses have a few hurdles to step over before then — namely hosting australia at craven cottage tomorrow evening. it comes after an impressive victory over brazil on the weekend, but manager phil neville has warned his squad that the team from down under will pose a much greater threat. we've not played australia for a long time, and jody taylor plays in australia and tells me all the time how physically fit they are. i actually do think they could be one of the dark horses to win the world cup. tomorrow night's match will be the lionesses‘ first game in the capital

lucy bronze of england, and her compatriot fran kirby, are nominated.ven cottage. australia are ranked sixth in the world against england's third. they will offer another test of the cut lionesses continue their preparations for the world cup next year. it will be a really physical game, i think australia are similar to the usa in terms of physicality, they have real running power and strength in the team. regardless of who they have brought or not, they have players that can play in any league, on any stage. 0ur players will have to show their quality. the fa is investigating comments made by manchester united manager jose mourinho to a television camera after saturday's win over newcastle. mourinho's remarks were in portuguese and have been interpreted as offensive. the fa will get an official translation before deciding what course of action to take. after winning rugby league's man of steel last night, ben barba has thanked st helens for allowing him to enjoy playing the club again. he joined saints last year after a speu joined saints last year aft

lyon's champions league winner lucy bronze and chelsea star fran kirby. saturday, both should be involved against australia in another friendly at craven cottage tomorrow nightjo currie has been with the squad today. the world cup is fast approaching and yesterday marked eight months until the tournament gets under way in france. but the lionesses have a few hurdles to step over before, namely hosting australia coming after a impressive win over brazil on the weekend. but the team down on her poses a greater threat. we have not played australia for a long time and she plays in australia and tells me all the time how physically fit they are and i do think they could be one of the dark horses to win the world cup. tomorrow night's match will be the lionesses first game in the capsule for four years and last time out they were thrashed 3—0 i germany at wembley. a lot has changed not the least of which the training and recovery. and it involves inflatable unicorns. we started off with the ducking and training, throwing about so the unicorns are training, thro

awarded, and two england stars are on the list. 15 women are named in total, including chelsea's fran kirbyhis year, is also there. both those england players should be involved against australia in another friendly tomorrow night. phil neville's squad trained today ahead of the game at fulham's craven cottage. australia are ranked sixth in the world, with england third, so they will offer another stern test to neville's side as they continue their preparations for next year's world cup in france. they are so fast, they are so physical, and we are going to have to have all our energy. we are going to have all our energy. we are going to have all our energy. we are going to have to show our quality, and it will definitely be a step up from playing brazil on saturday, that is for sure. i have told the players that this morning, if they think tomorrow night will be similar to brazil, they are wrong. it is going to bea brazil, they are wrong. it is going to be a real physical game, this one. the fa are investigating comments made byjose mourinho at the end of manchester united's match on saturd

fran kirby scores for england. the backing of the manchester united board head of the game against newcastle this evening. i will be back with more sport in the next hour. some patients could see theirgps in groups under plans being considered by the nhs. doctors have been trialling shared appointments for up to 15 patients with the same condition, ranging from raised blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, to chronic back pain and asthma. the royal college of gps says patients like getting the support of others, while gps say it stops them having to repeat advice. earlier i spoke to a doctor and patient, who have taken part in some of the group sessions. patient, who have taken part in some of the group sessionslj patient, who have taken part in some of the group sessions. i used to go to see the doctor weekly and it was a three—hour group session. and the good part about it were people ask questions that you might not have thought of asking yourself. and also it was nice to see other people and talk to them. and

chelsea's fran kirby and lyon's lucy bronze. — bronze won the bbc‘s women's footballer of the year awardthere/ award this year is also there. full list is on the website too england's women are preparing to face austraila in a friendly tomorrow — however they'll be without manchester city midfielder, jill scott, who has withdrawn due to injury. phil neville's squad trained today ahead of the game at fulham's craven cottage. australia are ranked sixth in the world, with england third, so they'll offer another stern test to neville's side, as they continue their preparations for next year's world cup in france. so so fast, so physical and we are going to have to have all our energy and show all our quality and he will definitely be a step up from playing brazil, and evicting tomorrow night is going to... if it's going to be similarto is going to... if it's going to be similar to brazil, they are wrong. it's when you get a physical game. british number one kyle edmund has reached a career—high of 14th in the world tennis rankings. he made it to the semi—finals of the china open last week an

it's england's lionesses who are upstaging her at the moment, and nikki parris‘s creativity set up fran kirbynd goal. it's i—0 approaching half time. while the speculation about his future intensifies, jose mourinho is preparing his manchester united team to face newcastle at 0ld trafford this evening. the bbc understands that contrary to newspaper reports, the manager's departure is not imminent and indeed mourinho has the backing of the board, despite not winning any of their last four matches. the third edition of the summer youth 0lympics get under way with the opening ceremony in buenos aires this evening. 43 team gb athletes are hoping to follow in the footsteps ofjadejones and tom daley who have competed at previous events before going on to claim senior 0lympic medals. bbc sport's nick hope is in argentina for us. buenos aires, a breathtaking city steeped in history and traditions, of tango, steak and football. but for the next 12 days the city is embracing the new for the third edition of the summer 0lympics. embracing the new for the third edition of the summer olympics. the inaugur

in the women's champions league, fran kirby scored a hat—trick, as chelsea hammered fiorentina to make the first leg, but found their scoring boots tonight with six. as well as that hat trick, drew spence, erin cuthbert and ramona bachman added the others. millie bright was red carded late on and so will miss the quarter—final, which takes place in march. that's all the sport for now. hello. it did stay largely dry across the country for trick or treat as this evening. it has been going downhill both across the south—east and also across western areas. two weather fronts, the rain has been quite heavy across central and southern scotland, wales, the south—west of england, thunder and lightning in some places. the rain will continue to move eastwards. where we have the cloud and rain and 80 conceited temperatures not fully below 6— 10 degrees. western scotland and northern ireland have a frosty start with mist and fog in the morning. you will have sunshine to start the day. central and eastern areas start of grey with outbreaks of rain. the rain will clear away. the brighter skies were

england's lucy bronze and fran kirby are among the 15 players nominated. h chelsea. the ceremony will be in paris on december 3. england's women are in action tonight, they take on australia at fulham's stadium, craven cottage. australia are ranked sixth in the world, as against england's third, so they'll offer another good test as the lionesses continue their preparations for next year's world cup. it is gonna be a real physical game this one, where australia i think are similarto usa this one, where australia i think are similar to usa in terms of the physicality. they have real running power and strength in the team. regardless of who they have brought 01’ regardless of who they have brought or not, you know, they have got players that can play in any league in the world, on any stage and our players are going to have to show all their quality. the fa are investigating comments made by manchester united manager jose mourinho to a television camera, after saturday's win over newcastle. mourinho's remarks were made in portuguese and have been interpreted

fran kirby got the goal in a 1—1 draw.some bad decisions by the officials. the one day series between sri lanka and england gets under way later. england are hoping to maintain their number one ranking as they prepare for next year's world cup. and plans have been revealed for a women's motorsport series, designed to find a formula 1 star. it'll start next year and invite drivers to race identical cars in six races across europe. i think ithinki i think i would quite like to have a go at that. i think you should. definitely. it is about time. yes. talk to you in a moment with the papers. carol is at severndroog castle with a look at this morning's weather. have you heard of seven drew castle? —— severndroog castle? have you heard of seven drew castle? -- severndroog castle? never heard of it before. it is in greenwich. it is rather interesting, isn't it? it is rather interesting, isn't it? it is rather interesting, isn't it? it is rather interesting. it certainly is. you can see is rather interesting. it certainly is. you

qualified for the world cup next summer, the lionesses beat brazil 1—0 over the weekend thanks to fran kirbyeading 1—0 15 minutes into the second half. they also had a perfectly good goal disallowed for offside. the matildas are missing their star player sam kerr. england men trained today, a first chance forjadon sancho to make an impression ahead of their nations league matches over the next week. the 18—year—old has helped borussia dortmund to the top of the bundesliga this season. before spain next week, they face croatia on friday, behind closed doors in rieka. punishment for a swastika being burnt into the pitch in a euro qualifier. it will be very different atmosphere to the world cup semifinal three months ago, when croatia beat england. these are the teams you want to play a yes, you want to play against the best. it does not matter who we are plated gift devour the play as many games asi gift devour the play as many games as i can. it will be a very strange atmosphere. behind are playing a closed—door before but we will go focused and hubby to get points. to cricket, and england vi

fran kirby with a hat trick. that's 7—0 on aggregate. closing moments in italy.nger has told the bbc his nextjob will not be in england. wenger has been out of work since leaving arsenal last may and has been linked with a number ofjobs around the world. but he says we won't be seeing him return to the premier league. i will be back, yes. but not in england, probably? certainly not, because i am... dedicated my whole life to one club, you know, and... it would be a bit different certainly and would not be well accepted. an emergency anti—doping summit at the white house has been told that athletes have been "failed" by the world anti—doping agency. the meeting in washington has called for an inquiry into claims of bullying at the organisation. it comes after wada athlete committee chair beckie scott recently told the bbc that some of the organisation's most senior officials tried to bully her over her opposition to lifting a ban on russia. the meeting also called for an overhaul of wada's governance and for it to have more respect for the "the voice of athletes".

despite opening the scoring through fran kirby, england were denied two penalties and had a goal wronglys world cup next year. england will hope to improve on their third place finish from three years ago.. but neville said standards must improve. it's easy to say, you can't criticise people within the women's game because it's the women's game. no, if the standards on bright... i criticise my team for not being ruthless enough will stop they need to access it. we need to be brave enough and say, this needs to improve. the search is on for geraint thomas' tour de france trophy which was stolen from a cycling show in birmingham last month. the coupe omnisports, awarded each year to the winner of the race, was on loan from team sky to their bike supplier pinarello when at the end of the event, it was stolen. thomas has pleaded with whoever stole it do the right thing and return it. it may not have the prestige as some other big trophies, the world cup or the fa cup, but there is of course some emotional value, as thomas becoming just the third british rider to win te race. that's all the s

they drew 1—1 in london, opening the scoring through fran kirby, but as well as having a goal disallowedere will be no var technology at the women's world cup next year and neville is concerned that poor officiating will count against his team and damage the appeal of the game. it is easy saying you can't criticise people within the women's game because it is the women's game, no, if the standards are not right, ijust criticised the players for not being ruthless enough and they have accepted it. i think for the women's game to get better, we need to have conversations like this and be brave enough to come out and say that this needs to improve. he feels they should have won it out right with the chances they had that is frustrated and feels the standard of refereeing needs to be looked at. and to some tennis, and a productive morning in china so far for the british contingent? edmund is through to the last 16 of the shanghai masters beating andreas seppi as his good run continues. he made the semi finals of the china open last week. it was a straight sets win over the italian. edmund wh