tournaments, they have age and experience, coming into the senior team, like nikita parris, like georgia stanwayparris, like georgia stanway, who are used to this environment, and just wanting to get out on that field without the nerves so to get out on that field without the nerves so much, whereas when i was young, you went straight into the seniors and had to deal with it, kind of thing. sol seniors and had to deal with it, kind of thing. so i think he has got strength in depth, and i'm sure he will rotate the squad during the tournament. strength and fitness as well, shelley kerr said that she has all the squad that she was using in the lead up to qualify for the world cup, and also all the friendlies, everybody was fit, she didn't have that issue, which was a clear issue in 2017. how is that advantageous? it was crucial in our squad, the players that she wanted to be here, she could select them, and i think the arrest was really unfortunate, scotland were really unfortunate, some of those key players being lost so some of those key players being lost so close to the tournament, but now she

georgia stanway with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the finish to match. japan have world cup parody —— pedigree, but this site is young and inexperienced, but they caused england plenty of problems. just as japan were getting a foothold, ellen white struck again, with her third goal in france. england looking good. tournament football is about it in your stride at the right time, and so far england haven't put a foot wrong. so england top the group and will now face a seemingly easier task in the last 15, taking on one of the best third placed teams, where scotland, scoring five goals in the tournament and showing plenty of promise, but it wasn't enough to keep them in france, and they head home from theirfirst keep them in france, and they head home from their first world cup having learned a harsh lesson. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good evening, you're watching sports day on the bbc news. these are your wednesday night headlines were scotla n

the match was shown following a request from england's georgia stanway following a request from england's somewhere in the crowd was her brother. hundreds of thousands of people watching. apparently my brother was on someone's shoulders. england's progress is being felt at every level. enthusiasm for the women's game has reached new heights and in a football mad region like manchester, there is nothing unusual about seeing young girls having a kickabout. i watched it but i only watched the first half because my dad didn't let me stay up.” watched the first half because my dad didn't let me stay up. i like sergio aguero who play sports city. growing up it was always the men's teen with me so for these to be able to go home and watch them on the screen, they can think, that could be me one day. a huge test of that progress is about to come and england seem comfortable in the spotlight. this is a team growing in confidence. right now they feel they could take on the world and win. and tonight those england players will have a close eye on this marquee quarterfinal in paris between the holder

a link up between manchester city's georgia stanway and her club teammate alan white so england taken earlier. the striker neatly slotting in past. to get her 2nd of the tournament. england continued to have the lion's share of chances but yamashita kept her side in the game saving this long range effort from jill scott in the 18th minute. and soon afterwards getting her fingertips to strike to deny rachel doing i. miss saves continued in the 2nd half yamashita stooped low to prevent barcelona's tony dugan from doubling being when lead. when the 2nd goal came it was white again with the finish a perfectly placed strike to polish up a successful night in nice and a perfect start to the tournament for the lionesses who advance from group d. with 3 wins of 3. let's get your minder now of our top stories this hour the chinese president xi jinping has arrived in north korea for his 1st state visit there talks with host can jump on are likely to center on nuclear programs after some an earlier this year between can and president ended without any agreement. this is due to be news up next th

thousand were watching at on big screens at glastonbury — that came after a request from england's georgia stanwayter for them to show the match so that he could see her play. the girls were giving me stake sale they were not a chance i would get out. it was showing is the day, hundreds of thousands of people were watching. apparently, my brother was on someone's shoulders when i came on someone's shoulders when i came on the pitch and he was loving league glory. it is unavailable that they even played it, it was the perfect time to get the game on at glastonbury. 0bviously, that is thousands and thousands of people watching so unbelievable. nottingham forest have sacked manager martin 0'neill, replacing him with former france international, sabri lamouchi, as their new head coach. forest were four points outside the championship play—offs when 0'neill took charge, but he was unable to guide them to a top—six finish. lamouchi was recently in charge of rennes in the french top flight, taking them from the relgation places to the europa league. ac milan have been banned from european competition nex

and england beat japan to nail to finish top of their group and progress to the knockout stage georgia stanway set up the opener with a crafty the root ball to manchester city teammates ellen white would make no mistake. all the lionesses kept up the pressure after the break and it was white again who scored the 2nd with another well placed initial win makes it 3 out of 3 for england defeated japan will also advance to the final 16. preparations are underway in belarus for the opening of this year's european games on friday 4000 athletes from across europe are expected to compete and belarus has poured. millions into making the event a success critics are calling it a whitewash for the nation's regime but the country's athletes for them it's all about the competition. and dimitri our son off is giving it all he's got is a boxer from belarus has been training every day before the showdown with hopes of coming out on top and winning gold in the 2nd 2 european games. came you know this is a big start for me and the 1st european games i won silver now i've set the bar higher because this competiti

georgia stanway set up the old one where the crafty threw the ball to manchester city team mate alan white who made no mistake. the lionesses kept up the pressure after the break and it was white's again who scored the 2nd with another well placed finish while the win it makes it 3 out of 3 for england defeated japan will also advance to the final 16. all right now a reminder of the top stories that we're tracking for you this hour. iran says it is close to ready for war after shooting down a u.s. spy drone over southern iran washington says it was in international airspace president trungpa said iran's action was a very big mistake on. the leaders are meeting there to decide who gets the box top jobs france and germany have clashed over who should become the next president of the european commission germany's as chancellor angela merkel is warning they make no we should agreement back to days summit. you're watching the debate is up next in that news asia meeting of old allies with major implications. that a whole lot more coming up for in just a moment also at the top of the our. f

victory was celebrated across england including at the glass 3 music festival one of the players georgia stanway actually off the festival organizers to started the match for her brother could watch. a little face france all you are sorry in the semifinals they play later on florida which in what is going to be the blockbuster game of the tournament sorry far with $100.00 against the defending champions part of the proms in paris is the venue. this is a magnificent showcase piece for our sport i said it's the most popular sport in the world now belief all women. in this game makes it bigger you know i think the attention to fanfare around it and behind it just draws more attention to it and if we can you know garner more support more sponsors more fans more little girls going out willing to kick a soccer ball from i'm watching this tomorrow night it's fantastic what i read out the french the especially on home soil where the early start of big united states this year conditions are going to be tough with the heat wave that we've been talking about temperatures of 30 degrees celsius expected in p

to england beat japan to neil to finish top of their group and progress to the knockout stage georgia stanway set up the opener with a crafty threw ball to manchester city teammate on why to make no mistake. the lionesses kept up the pressure after the break and it was white again who scored the 2nd with another well placed finish the wind makes a 3 out of 3 for england defeated japan will also advance to the final 16. and that does it for me focus on europe looks at the environmental dangers of a planned waterway and buggering off the at the top of the hour. surrounded by coal mines. this is the village of a creamy in northern greece. people were getting ready to move away until it turned out there's no call here. that was 8 years ago. up argument is a disaster no one seems to care for the government there. next to. the us he'd have to get through the disney get break without a football thanks again. to the insults coming in from the leafs of excitement absent emotion not some. insight into 90 minutes of. the goals of the results here on d. w. me. fake hair and real story. where i come from

meantime england beat japan 2 nails who finished top of their group and progress to that out stage georgia stanway instead of the open air with a crafty to move all to manchester city team mate alan white who made no mistake. now the lionesses kept up the pressure after the break it was white again whose for the 2nd with another well place finish the win makes it 3 out of 3 for england defeated japan will also would bounce to the final 16. spain's national football team coach luis in the k. has stepped down after less than a year on the job he cited ongoing personal reasons for the decision he became spanish coach last july after. the team's exit from the 2018 world cup when they lost to host russia in the last 16 replaced by his assistant robert moreno. a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you on t w e u leaders are meeting to decide who gets the block's top jobs france and germany have clashed over who should become the next president of the european commission germany's chancellor merkel is warning they may not reach an agreement at today's summit. and iran says that quote it

the match was shown, following a request from england‘s georgia stanway, because somewhere in the crowd on someone‘s shoulders when i came on the pitch and everyone was clapping him, so he was loving the glory. england‘s progress is being felt at every level. enthusiasm for the women‘s game has reached new heights and now in a football—mad region like manchester, there‘s nothing unusual about seeing young girls having a kickabout. i watched it, but i only watched the first half, because my dad didn't let me stay up! that's what happened to me, as well. i liked aguero, who plays for city. and now i like steph houghton. growing up, it was always the men's team with me, so for these to be able to go home and watch them on the screen and think, "do you know what? that could be me, one day", it's brilliant because then they get role models through that. a huge test of that progress is about to come and england seem comfortable in the spotlight. this is a team growing in confidence. right now, they feel they could take on the world and win. tonight, those england players will have a close eye

making the team or professional, tactically aware, and also bringing in new young talent like georgia stanwaye can hearfrom him now where he talked about how difficult it can sometimes be to have a first match in sucha sometimes be to have a first match in such a large tournament like the world cup. we've probably got the most difficult first game out of all the teams in the competition because it's our nearest rivals, against a team that we've got a lot of respect for, players that know each other — both sets of teams have players that know each other. so it's a really difficult game for us, and we're just looking to get off to a good start, to keep building the confidence that we've got and the belief, and to grow into the competition. now, the last time these two sides met was in 2017 in the euros, and at that time, scotland had a number of injured players, and it was a comprehensive 6—0 winter england. i don‘t think it is going to be that type of scoreline tonight, because since then, shelley kerr has said that 100% of her squad are fully fit, but also scotland have developed in great spa

georgia stanway grew up idolising some of the players who are now her team—mates.had something else on her mind. what were you doing four years ago? sitting my gcses, i doing four years ago? sitting my gcses, i remember getting up in the middle of the night to watch the game. fell asleep watching it, another story, but i absolutely loved watching it and it is obviously crazy to be here now and it has only been four years. time flies. standing in their way is a familiarfull in flies. standing in their way is a familiar full in scotland. two years ago they faced each other at the euros —— a familiarfirst night. scotland, were swept aside, but this time they will be far harder to beat. much of their hopes rest with young star erin cuthbert. that's a very good effort! erin cuthbert! after a positive build—up to this tournament, their coach hopes they have peaked at the right time. i'm really excited about how we fare at a world cup. we came through the campaign, talked about it, we have certainly grown as a team. now it is about how we measure ourselves against, you kn

georgia stanway has asked glastonbury to put the match on a big screen, as her brother was there.ed, next to the west holt stage. this is how the crowd reacted... we will have a look at that a little later, or in a moment. in the end, thousands of them were singing its coming home, which we will hear later on. in terms of the next game, we don't know who we will play next, but the match is next week. in lyon, either france or their rivals. looking at the crowds, here we go. drinks in the air as the sun goes down. sunset at glastonbury. no music on the stage, just the big screen. if we listen, you can hear a familiar song you might just recognise. # its coming home... -- it's coming home. and it will be their toughest match against france oi’ their toughest match against france or the usa, but the belief, momentum, confidence and swagger that they played with yesterday, they can take on anybody, i am sure. theresa may will demand justice for the victims of the salisbury nerve agent attack when she meets vladimir putin at the g20 summit injapan in the next few hours. in an interview

that came after a request from one of the lionesses players, georgia stanway, who came on last night.estival, and stanway made a plea on twitter for them to show the match so that he could see her play. the girls were giving me stick saying there's not a chance you will get that. and obviously it was shown yesterday. hundreds and thousands of people watching and apparently my brother was on someone's shoulders when i came onto the pitch and eve ryo ne when i came onto the pitch and everyone was applauding him, so he was loving the glory. the music hadn't started at glastonbury so it was the perfect time to get the game on. that's thousands and thousands of people watching, so it is unbelievable. ac milan have been banned from european competition next season, that's after breaking uefa's financial fair play rules. the club, which finished fifth in italy's serie a, will miss next season's europa league. any club which has overspent in a three—year period, breaking uefa rules, faces sanctions. they appealed successfully against the sanction last season. roma will take their place in the

georgia stanway with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfectarody —— pedigree, but this site is young and inexperienced, but they caused england plenty of problems. just as japan were getting a foothold, ellen white struck again, with her third goal in france. england looking good. tournament football is about it in your stride at the right time, and so far england haven't put a foot wrong. so england top the group and will 110w so england top the group and will now face a seemingly easier task in the last 15, taking on one of the best third placed teams, where scotland, scoring five goals in the tournament and showing plenty of promise, but it wasn't enough to keep them in france, and they head home from theirfirst keep them in france, and they head home from their first world cup having learned a harsh

his is a squad packed with experience — and youth. 20—year—old georgia stanway grew up idolising someng my gcses. i remember doing that and i remember getting up in the middle of the night to watch the game. whether i fell asleep watching it was another story, but i absolutely loved watching it and it is obviously crazy to be here now, and it has only been four years. time flies. standing in their way is a familiar foe in scotland. two years ago they faced each other at the euros, and scotland — hampered by injuries — were swept aside, but this time they will be far harder to beat. much of their hopes rest with their young star erin cuthbert. that‘s a decent effort from distance. that‘s a very good effort! erin cuthbert! and after a positive build—up to this tournament, their coach hopes they have peaked at the right time. i'm really excited about how we fare at a world cup. we came through the campaign, we topped the group, we've certainly grown and matured asa team. we are here on merit, but now it is about how we measure ourselves against, you know, some of the best teams in the wo

england forward georgia stanway has tweeted glastonbury to ask if they can screen the quarter—final gamestormzy, we have to show the foot ball instead. screen it. sorry, stormzy, we have to show the foot ball insteadm has been done before, but not for quite a few years. it's more than ten days since nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british charity workerjailed in iran on spying charges, went on hunger strike. her husband, richard, is doing the same thing here in the uk. the joint protest at her treatment by iran appears to have fallen on deaf ears, however, as she has now been told she must serve her five—year sentence in full. that is according to mr ratcliffe, whojoins us now from outside the iranian embassy in london. good morning to you. thank you very much forjoining us. i understand you were told she would have to serve her full sentence yesterday, and she was as well. do you know how she reacted to that, richard? that's right, yesterday we had it announced by thejudiciary right, yesterday we had it announced by the judiciary publicly that she will serve her full sentence, and she wa

it was reinforced when she pounced on a georgia stanway pass and the ball bobbled home. to miss the rugby world cup is the england hooker dylan hartley who's struggling with a knee problem. the regular captain led england to back—to—back six nations titles in 2016 and 2017, but hasn't played since december. eddiejones is also expected to leave out danny care and chris robshaw when he names his first training squad today. now how about this, it's the final over, your team needs eight runs to win, step forward kane williamson who got new zealand over the line against south africa at the cricket world cup. the captain hit a huge six and a four to reach the target with three balls remaining. the four wicket win moves them above england and top of the standings. australia play bangladesh today. geraint thomas says he will be ok to defend his tour de france title next month, but thought his chance had gone when he had a nasty fall in the tour de suisse on tuesday. he needed hospital treatment but a gash above his eye that required stitches was the worst of it. luckily for him.

about a certain england football game that is happening this thursday, and the england player georgia stanway. we will look out for your brother — i think he will get well looked after, a bit of that going on, maybe. let's hope that going on, maybe. let's hope that that can add to the atmosphere of glastonbury. also available live on bbc. thanks, sally. just getting a little plug in. for children with special educational needs and disabilities and their parents, every day can be a fight to be treated fairly and with respect. today they are taking that fight to the high court, where they will accuse the government of failing to properly fund their schooling. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been following this case for a long time. she is outside the high court this morning to tell us more. you have followed them every step of the way and here you are at the high court today. yes, and this legal action really is unprecedented. what we will see today are three children with special educational needs, nico, dakota and benedict, going head—to—head with the chancellor of the exchequer and the secret

at 20 years old, manchester city's georgia stanway is the youngest member of the squad, and during the watching them was another story. but i absolutely loved watching it, and obviously it is crazy being here now, and obviously it's only being four yea rs, obviously it's only being four years, so obviously time flies. india got their cricket world cup campaign off to a winning start with a six—wicket victory over south africa in southampton. set a modest 228 to win, india lost skipper virat kohli to a brilliant catch by quinton de kock. but they were seldom troubled again. rohit sharma made 122, leaving hardik pandya to hit the winning runs. south africa have played three, lost three. new zealand made it two wins from two after scraping home against bangladesh at the oval. set 245 for victory, they survived a batting collapse to win by two wickets, with 17 balls to spare. and england's women play the first of two one—day internationals against west indies in leicester today. they are two wins away from qualifying for their world cup in 2021. if you are wondering why we are not talking