fran kirby could not take advantage of the poor backpass.hen went close for city, but there was equal effort and you have to take your chances against chelsea, because in an instance, they can do this. kirby with a simple finish. city nearly replied instantly and it was just kept out. in the second half, chelsea were pushing. laurenjames coming close to getting her side a second before the moment that sealed it. chelsea win a penalty. and up stepped maren mjelde to double the lead. from there, city had no answer with the chelsea for the season. first three points with chelsea. three teams at the top of the table, having won both of their opening games. manchester united and aston villa. brighton also win earlier, merseyside derby at 6:1i5pm at anfield. wales are hoping to avoid the same nations league fate that england suffered the other day, they must beat poland tonight to prevent relegation from the top tier of the competition. they are bottom currently of group k four, but they will send poland down if they went. they have been plagued b

euro winners chloe kelly and fran kirby are back in the england squad ahead of the international friendlieswere heavily beaten by kosovo in the group's relegation after cyprus were heavily beaten by kosovo in the groups of the game. shane did score the end goalfor the visitors the game. shane did score the end goal for the visitors against greece. chelsea inspires midfielder, gus. euro winners chloe kelly and fran kirby are back in the england squad ahead of the international friendlies against world champions usa and the czech republic next month. the pair missed england's world cup qualifiers through injury last month. west ham defender lucy parker and everton midfielderjessica park, both received call ups for the first time. but there's been no call up for former captain steph houghton, she's not featured for the lionesses since sarina wiegman was appointed in september last year. i had ihada i had a conversation with her again and i think she is not ready. also taking the opportunity, so we've already experienced this and bringing in some young players, it's ten months still to go to th

fran kirby kick—starts chelsea's season as the wsl champions get theirfirst win.orld title shot on the cards. hello again, welcome to sportsday. the three games before today in the t20 series between pakistan and england have been full of runs but not close finishes. match and about fourin not close finishes. match and about four in karachi provided quite the opposite. given a relatively modest start, 167 are needed to win, england flirted with heavy defeat and then remarkable victory before pakistan eventually dramatically triumphed by three runs. adam reports. having win the toss and put pakistan into backs, england saw a strong start for the hosts who reached 97 without loss before azam was caught. this and they would be comfortable facing a target of 230

for error for the champions against manchester city and they nearly had the perfect start, but fran kirbye advantage of steph houghton�*s poor backpass. lauren hemp then went close for city, but ann—katrin berger was equal to the effort and you have to take your chances against chelsea, because in an instance, they can do this. kirby with a simple finish. city nearly replied instantly, though, and laura coombs�* effort just about kept out by berger. in the second half, chelsea were pushing. laurenjames coming close to getting her side a second before the moment that sealed it. chelsea won a penalty which 0uahabi handled in the box. and up stepped maren mjelde to double the lead. from there, city had no answer with chelsea off the mark for the season. first three points for chelsea. not one of the three teams at the top of teams at the top of the table, who won both of their opening games. manchester united 2—0 against west ham and aston villa by the same score at leicester. liverpool are trailing rivals everton by 2—0. a day after saint helens were crowned super league champions the fourt

england star fran kirby fired in chelsea's equaliser before half time. sam kerr had made it 2—1, defender millie bright headed in her first wsl goal for two years. arsenal are through to the group stage of the women's champions league after vivianne miedema's goal gave them victory over ajax. with the gunners held to a 2—2 draw at meadow park in the first leg of the second round qualifier, the goal in amsterdam sends them through rangers meanwhile are looking for a place in the group stage for the first time in their history. took their match against benfica to extra time. the portuguese insured it wouldn't go to penalties, with goals of each of the additional hats to win 2—1 on the night and progress 53 on aggregate. the danish national team's third kit for the world cup will be black as a protest against qatar and its human rights record. the sports brand hummel, who've designed the kit, said black was "the colour of mourning" and that they wanted to tone down all the details even on the main kits including the logo. they said they didn't wish to be vi

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, chloe kelly and fran kirby will return to the lionesses squad anglesey in north wales, where they lived in the early years of their marriage, and the city of swansea in south wales. prince william�*s office says there are no plans for an investiture on the scale of the one seen in 1969 when the then prince charles was crowned. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports on the day�*s events. a first tentative step back onto familiar ground. for this inaugural visit as prince and princess of wales, william and catherine returned to anglesey — somewhere they knew the welcome would be warm. hip hip... hooray! the island was their home for three years, when william served as a search and rescue pilot. it�*s a place where he can claim some local knowledge. half a century ago, the tone was very different as charles was formally invested as prince of wales. the palace has made it known that there are no plans to repeat this kind of ceremony any time soon, as most people struggle with the cost of living. i don�*t think we need a grand investiture as

england star fran kirby fired in chelsea's equaliser before half time.nal are through to the group stage of the women's champions league after vivianne miedema's goal gave them victory over ajax. with the gunners held to a 2—2 draw at meadow park in the first leg rangers will be joining them. looks like they might make it to the group stage for the first time in their history. took their match against benfica to extra time. the portuguese insured it wouldn't go to penalties, with goals of each of the additional hats to win 2—1 on the night and progress 53 on aggregate. the danish national team's third kit for the world cup will be black as a protest against qatar and its human rights record. the sports brand hummel, who've designed the kit, said black was "the colour of mourning" and that they wanted to tone down all the details even on the main kits including the logo. they said they didn't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives. the cacti supreme committee who organises the tournament ——the qatar supreme co

euro winners chloe kelly and fran kirby are back in the england squad ahead of the international friendlies for former captain steph houghton, she's not featured for the lionesses since sarina wiegman was appointed in september last year. i had a conversation with her again and i think she is not ready. also taking the opportunity, so we've already experienced this and bringing in some young players, it's ten months still to go to the world cup. the door is still open. i had conversations with her and i will meet her again at the end of october and we will see where we are at that moment. the everton forward toni duggan is pregnant and will miss the rest of the women's super league season. the 31—year—old who's recently returned to the side has also played for manchester city and barcelona. she revealed the news on social media saying "while my own little team is growing, i'll still be supporting my other one, everton women who have been so supportive." former england midfielder fabian delph has announced his retirement from football. the 32—year—old won the premier league twice with manche

fran kirby this coder. they lead by 1—0.pponents down instead if they win the match at cardiff city stadium tonight. they have been played by injuries and suspensions, but ca rtersville injuries and suspensions, but cartersville has declared himself fit to start, having appeared as a second—half substitute during thursday's defeat in belgium. i’m thursday's defeat in belgium. i'm closer than _ thursday's defeat in belgium. i'm closer than i _ thursday's defeat in belgium. i“n closer than i have been in the last three years, but it's about playing minutes and games, and i'm starting to do that a lot more often now. so the more i play, the future i will get, and hopefully i can start to peek and get stronger and stronger, as quick as possible. great peek and get stronger and stronger, as quick as possible.— as quick as possible. great britain had finished _ as quick as possible. great britain had finished top _ as quick as possible. great britain had finished top of _ as quick as possible. great britain had finished top of the

this goal had it in on a corner but chelsea equalised before half—time as fran kirby fired in a third goalless as it stands. all the support for now, back to you, tim. an investigation by bbc panorama has exposed what is described as a toxic culture at one of the uk's largest mental health hospitals. an undercover reporter working at the edenfield centre near manchester filmed patients being mocked, inappropriately restrained and enduring long periods of seclusion in small, bare rooms. the hospital, which is run by the nhs, says it has taken immediate action to safeguard patients and that some staff have been suspended. it's also commissioned an independent clinical review. this report from our social affairs editor alison holt contains some distressing details. this is the edenfield mental health hospital in prestwich. it feels like the walls are closing in. my chest is closing in on me. the patients in its care are vulnerable, sometimes challenging. there's a serious risk they could harm themselves or others. what's going on at this hospital, by and large, isn't working for the pati