jane dougall reports. it is notjust scotland women's first world cup.f scottish children will grow up with female footballers who inspire them. come on, scotland! yay! the women take it more seriously than the men. the men, like, fall over more often. going into this match bottom of their group, scotland had to deliver on the pitch. no easy task, with opponents japan seventh in the world. and they showed why. 20 minutes in, a mistake by the scotland captain rachel corsie gifted mana iwabuchi a free strike. and it was the scotland captain who gave away the second goal, also, needlessly bringing down yuika sugasawa. she sent lee alexander the wrong way. it was a more positive scotland in the second half. erin cuthbert hitting the post. then, calls for a penalty from cuthbert, but they were waved away without consulting the video assistant referee. minutes before the end, retribution, with cuthbert pouncing on a mistake, and lana clelland did the rest. another loss, but still hope of getting to the knockout stages. scotland, though, will have to rely on re

live to the parc de princes and speak to jane dougall who has been following the team in france. jane, two narrow defeats for scotland, they are going to have to go for it tonight? yes, a draw or a loss will not do, scotla nd yes, a draw or a loss will not do, scotland have to beat argentina and then they still have to rely on other results if they want a chance of getting through to the knockout stages. theirfirst of getting through to the knockout stages. their first match against england, it was understandable they might have played defensively, they lost 2—1 but i have seen them play far better than they played in the first half, and the second half they played much better and claire emms late got the first ever scotland goal ina late got the first ever scotland goal in a world cup and then against japan in their second match they did something similar because again they set up defensively, they weren't attacking and they conceded two goals in the first—half and in the second half they played far better, they seem to play for more attacking

jane dougal in it reims.t is goalless in the second half. that will suit scotland note down for some i am here in reims because the defending champions usa get their campaign under way tomorrow kicking off against thailand. the last time they met in 2016, usa were 9—0 winners. i think the challenges will come further down the line for this defending champions team. sarah mulkerrins, thank you for some hopefully that stadium will busy up now. and that game between japan and stadium will busy up now. and that game betweenjapan and argentina continues on bbc two right now. lets have a quick look at the rest of today's sport news now. the west indies and south africa appointed piece after their abandoned world cup game for some over seven and half overs were both. they stop play and the game was called off a sub south africa will probably have to win their five remaining matches to qualify for the semifinals. better news from the england camp wherejobs better news from the england camp where jobs but where better

while jane dougal has been outside the building where platen he has been on stakeout duty, jane, todayt of paris, where he is he he is being questioned, a chance to get to the bottom of whether that boat back in 2010 was rigged, whether votes were bought for qatar to get the world cup, have we heard from platen he at all in any way? jo make no, not yet. as you've mentioned, there's always intrigue for the decision in 2010 to vote for qatar, because there was said to have been something of a gentleman's agreement between him and the then fifa president to vote for the american bid, to give them the 22 tournament. he said an attorney 15 that he might have told american officials that he would vote for the united states, but however, he changed his mind after a november 2010 meeting, hosted by the van president, nicholas are cosy, and qatar's prime prince, but platney has long insisted that that meeting did not influence his vote for qatar less than two weeks later. when it was announced, it was something of a shock in 2010, temperatures are so hot, it would be unbearable to play football

jane dougall has spent some time with shelley kerr's squad.ssion in the tomorrow morning, they will fly from edinburgh airport for the first match against england on sunday, when i should 91, easily the most experienced member but you know how to pack for world cup? are you ready to pack for world cup? are you ready to go? i probably wont find out until actually get to france, but i've managed to get through this, but as long as i have my boots i think i'll be ok. we look at the scotla nd think i'll be ok. we look at the scotland squad, there's so many players. so many members, do you know if you're prepared? yes, it gives us more of an insight of who will be plank against, we've got just a case of getting the tactics and the team right on the day and obviously that is up to shelley and we trust everything that the staff have for us. steve clark popped his head around, how do you feel that that just how much head around, how do you feel that thatjust how much the game has evolved in this country? it certainly has come a small thing like that m

many thanks, jane dougall and katie gornall.championship has been taking place in hastings and we even have a british champion. and although the number of people playing proper golf in recent years has declined, crazy golf is booming, as david sillito reports. this event is the greatest single ball minigolf tournament in the world. yes! thejoy, the despair, the intense passions of world—class crazy golf. do people take it seriously? very, very, very seriously. and no one takes it more seriously than mark "the force" chapman. come on! get the ball rolling off the ramp and it should get there. pointers from him on stance and address can change a game. yes! but he was also feeling the pressure. crazy golf is a growing game. i'd be lying if i said ididn‘t get nervous. i think it's very natural when something means a lot to you to feel the pressure. new courses are springing up across britain. the game is booming at a time when traditional golf has seen the decline of around a million players, which is one reason why young jess was h

jane dougal, bbc news, renne.here england have comfortably cruised to victory against the west indies. they were helped in part by a century from joe roo, although captain eoin morgan was injured, whilst fielding. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. in southampton the morning skies were ambiguous, but, by recent world cup standards, that was brilliant. can you stand away from your umbrellas? the sun is out. it is blisteringly hot. england won the toss and they will be bowling. they came in, in part, to watch chris gayle hit it out of the ground. well, he tried. england had dropped him once but bairstow hung on, here. gayle, out for 36 equals relief. now, the english catching wasn't perfect, but they got plenty of practice. the west indies aimed for six, and some. and thenjofra archer wrapped it up. he was born and bred in barbados, but he followed his dream to play for england. it was, he said, "very nice to play against some of my friends". he got three of them out. injury claimed two of england's p

jane dougall. the time is 13:17pm.nservative leader and prime minister intensifies today, with a second round of voting by mps on the six remaining candidates. and still to come... how a flood hit community in lincolnshire faces more devastation, with more rain forecast. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, a solid start from england in their world cup match against afghanistan at old trafford. more weather warnings have been put in place as thunderstorms, torrential rain and flooding look set to batter parts of the uk. some flood—hit communities, such as wainfleet in lincolnshire, could face further damage and 600 homes have been evacuated. alison freeman reports. all eyes are on the river as the threat of more rain looms. a crack has been seen in the banks of the steeping near to this hole which has already been plugged. two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet. almost 600 homes had to be evacuated. pretty horrendous, really. there was water up to our

jane dougall has been there for us.ought to the building behind me.. the anti—corruption to the building behind me.. the anti—corru ption office of to the building behind me.. the anti—corruption office of the judicial police are based in this building and they have been questioning him all today. his lawyer left a little earlier and went back into the building and was rented by a throng ofjournalists but did not answer any questions at the time. and no sign of platini himself either. but his focus was a hasissued himself either. but his focus was a has issued a statement. it was issued in french i will paraphrase it somewhat. he said he is in no way under arrest, that he is being questioned for technical reasons and that he is answering all questions and has nothing to reproach himself over and he is confident of the outcome. no reaction from uefa today 01’ outcome. no reaction from uefa today orfrom outcome. no reaction from uefa today or from fifa either. outcome. no reaction from uefa today orfrom fifa either. they

jane dougall has been there for us.o have been brought into the building behind me. the anti—corruption into the building behind me. the anti—corru ption office of into the building behind me. the anti—corruption office of the judicial police is based on this building and they have been questioning him all today. lawyer left a little earlier. he was surrounded by a throng of journalists but he didn't answer any questions at the time and no sign of platini himself that his spokesperson has issued a statement. he was in no way under arrest. he is answering all questions that he has nothing to reproach himself over. absolutely confident. there has been no reaction today or from fifa. absolutely confident. there has been no reaction today orfrom fifa. they say they are not in a position to comment further but french police can detain michel platini for up to 48 hours in this building. defending champions kashima antlers beat sanfrecee hiroshima 1—0 in the home leg of their asian champions league last 16 clash on tuesday. th

jane dougall is following the scottish team in france.rfrom here, and whence it will travel to the park for this crucial match against argentina. it spoke to a few of the players today and they are so aware that this is a must win game. evenif aware that this is a must win game. even if scotland to beat argentina they still might not qualify because they still might not qualify because they are dependent on other countries results. out of the six groups the top two in each of them will automatically qualify, but then four of the countries will also go through and scotland will have to help that they are one of those countries. the scotland keepers spoke to the media today and said they must leave everything on the pitch. i think they have to feel confident. i think i perform pitch. i think they have to feel confident. ithink i perform in pitch. i think they have to feel confident. i think i perform in the second half showing we have desire and try to get back into the game and try to get back into the game and creating the opportunity in

jane dougall has been at lyon's parc 0lympique. both camps are very much up for this match.mifinal with england up against defending champions here in this magnificent stadium. phil neville said he'd been waiting 18 months for this match ever since he took the job. the waiting 18 months for this match ever since he took thejob. the usa head coach ellis is actually english. she was born in portsmouth and moved to the usa a long time ago but was asked in her media conference whether she felt at all english in the lead up to this match. her captain alex morgan was beside her and said, no, she's100% american. she was asked whether she would have had the same opportunities in the women's game if she hadn't moved to the usa. i grew she hadn't moved to the usa. igrew up she hadn't moved to the usa. i grew up playing with boys in the schoolyard and my brother in the backyard so i had had zero opportunity to play football over here so that's what america gave me is an environment to put on my first ever tea m is an environment to put on my first ever team uniform terms of soccer andi

they will play norway and we go live now to jane dougal who was watching the game. win but it has to be said, about cameroon players and how they handle themselves. yet, it really was incredible scenes. he said it was going to be a physical match but i don't think we anticipated how physical it was in the third minute. she took an elbow to her face, fortu nately she took an elbow to her face, fortunately she was ok, but the cameroon player got a yellow card just three minutes and just before the first goal, strange incident. walking away from the cameroon keeper and one of the cameron defenders, spat on her. we don't know if there was deliberate or not, i spoke to her afterwards and she says that she just had saliva on her and it certainly wasn't hers. but looking at the replays, that is what happened. she was spat on by why the cameron players the dying moments of the match, they took a right off the pitch, and i spoke to her and she is 0k pitch, and i spoke to her and she is ok but it looked like it was a really difficult challenge on her. we knew it was going to

against norway, in the world cup quarter finals, in le havre, which is where we find our reporter, jane dougallt of all, i have to ask about the temperatures. we have been hearing all day in the news about how hot it is in europe. what is it like they'reyes, the heatwave has certainly hit northern france, yesterday was incredibly hot, operates at 30 degrees. not pleasant to train or play in. today, however, you can tell there is a bit of a breeze, it has cooled down slightly to stop this is an evening match, as well. hopefully went kick off happens it will have cooled inside the stadium behind me. plus, we know that england are playing in all whites, maybe that will deflect the rays of the sun and help the players. bill neville says they have trained for playing in the heat, they had trained in saunas, warn thermals to train in. plus, he says, this moment is something that his players have been building up to four years. they are certainly not going to let elizabeth pete get in the way. we say all the time, three, four years ago when we were crying out to get to these levels of attention and vi

jane dougall has been with the scotland camp today and jane, are spirits still high, despite that openingeflect a nd they have had plenty of time to reflect and put that behind them. they have had two rest days and spent it at their beautiful chateau an hour north of rennes. they have a lovely big front garden and a golf course and a machine that spits out footballs, a set of goals and even the head coach has been having a little bit of a go trying to show off some of the skills she still has alongside her assistant head coach andy thompson. a few of the players we have been speaking to have been saying how much they've enjoyed being away from the hustle and bustle and the noise of a busy city like rennes. they have been saying they have bonded a bit more and spend more time together. the wi—fi isn't great so they have been playing board isn't great so they have been playing boa rd games isn't great so they have been playing board games and pool. their training ground is very isolated as well. they have been demonstrating how much fun they've been having at training as well because one of

we can cross to jane dougall now in northern france.idents took place in the game and fifa have now confirmed that they are taking a look at them? yes, a very brief statement from fifa, that they are looking into the situation and the behaviour of the cameroon players, but a more robust response from the confederation of african football. they are president of the women's committee told us that it was an embarrassing situation and went on to say that yesterday's match reflected badly not only on african women's football but african football on the whole. it is an issue that will be addressed and dealt with at the appropriate levels of governance. some pundits have said that the cameroon players were very emotional and we should remember that they are not professional footballers but there are many nations competing at this world cup not from a professional set up and we have never seen professional set up and we have never seen this type of behaviour at the women's game at international level, threatening to walk off the pitch, refusing

payment from former fifa boss sepp blatter let's cross to paris where platini is being questioned jane dougalle. it is deeply embarrassing? yes. he is very well respected in france than in his playing days, the head of uefa in 2007 and was instrumental in bringing the world cup to france. it was very successful. this morning it was reported he was brought here to these buildings behind me, to the judicial police based in the ministry of the interior. his lawyer has been seen leaving the building but as yet there has been no sign of michel platini yet. there has been a statement for michel platini's solicitor. roughly translated from fran -- solicitor. roughly translated from fran —— mike french, he has been released for technical reasons. also and this is a direct translation from french to english, he expresses them self serenely and precisely putting that he answers the questions put to him. that is a direct translation, so basically saying he is not sure about the fact he has been questioned behind. he is being questioned about the awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar which was such a sh

let's cross to france now and join jane dougall who's there. sta rt start on those concerns.e progress? we knew steph horton would be a doubt because of that dreadful tackle she got in the match against cameroon. she did train with the rest of the squad today. she took pa rt rest of the squad today. she took part ina rest of the squad today. she took part in a full training session. she can't be that badly injured which is a real relief. but then phil neville in his media conference said that she would still be a doubt especially to start for tomorrow's match. we were kind of expecting that but what we were not expecting was the news that her partner and centre defence millie bright was going to be in major debt because of a virus. i asked phil neville what kind of virus she had and he kind of shrugged and said just sickness. he wouldn't expand on it too much. nearly break did not train with the rest of the squad today. she did not ta ke rest of the squad today. she did not take part, both of them had been a co nsta nt for take part, both of them had been a constant for phil

jane dougall is at the parc de princes. such a crucial match tonight here at the parc des princes. loss or draw will not do, scotland need to beat argentina. that will not be an easy thing to do because argentina despite being ranked 37 in the world have had a great world cup so far. they had a draw againstjapan and a very narrow one nil loss to england so very narrow one nil loss to england so scotland will have to break them down if they have any chance of getting out of the group stages. all the squad now they will have to throw everything at this match tonight. even in the england and japan game when we were down to nil eve ryo ne japan game when we were down to nil everyone saw we were better in the second half and we don't know how we ended up in the position so tha nkfully ended up in the position so thankfully upping our game but hopefully it won't go that way and hopefully it won't go that way and hopefully we know what we need to do and the three points as the main focus. we are joined by a former glasgow and scotland midfielder. how does shelley kerr have to set up again

with all the sport now, here's jane dougal at the bbc sport centre. good evening.ve sealed a premiership and european champions cup double for the second time. they were 11 points behind exeter in the second half, but the defending champions pulled off a great comeback in the premiership final at twickenham to win their fourth title in five years. adam wild was watching. these are the premiership's top two teams, but in truth, they have long been in a league of their own. for the big finish to the season, this was quite a start. exeter chiefs forcing their way through, just 27 seconds gone. saracens would not take that lying down. having already conquered europe, the push was on to prove they could rule england, too. but such is the rivalry, exeter summoned the extra effort. back in front, the first half breathless. the second half relentless, with the chiefs charging and finally finding space. sam skinnerfinding henry slade and anii—point lead. but exeter were brought back down to earth within moments. saracens taking the aerial route, liam williams brilliant. and

our reporter jane dougal joins us higher than cameroon. our reporter jane dougaljoins us now. group games but is there a feeling they have got another gear? well, yes, they haven't had to get out of second gear because as you mentioned, they won all three of their group matches and finish top of the group. i think there is a lot more potential to be seen from england and perhaps they are saving that for later on in the tournament when they are challenged and if they do get through to the semifinals, then the way it looks, they could be facing either the usa or france. so they will need to fulfil their potential for that. the cameroon game will be very different to the previous three matches that england have played so far. they are a very physical side. that is how they like to play their football and physical side. that is how they like to play theirfootball and it physical side. that is how they like to play their football and it has done very well for them so far this tournament. they got into the knockout stages by beating new zealand with a last—minute goal but yes, they

i'm jane dougall with the rest of the day's sports news from the bbc sports centre.he french open. serena williamsjoins the top seed naomi osaka in going out of the tournament. and find out how saracens pulled off a great comeback to win their fourth title in five years at twickenham. hello, good evening. the way is almost over. less than half an hour to go into a pick—up between liverpool and spurs in the first all english champions league final since 2008. the question on everyone's lips before kick—off is what is your prediction. i would lips before kick—off is what is your prediction. iwould not lips before kick—off is what is your prediction. i would not stick my leg —— neck outjust yet. too hard to call for many. the biggest question of all is harry kane going to start? the manager giving his talisman the nod. harry kane has scored 2a goals in all competitions for the club at this term but has not places injuring himself in the quarterfinal against manchester city back on april the 9th. east gets the star asked us harry winks in central midfield. he had hip sur

the lionesses are favourites to win but scotland are growing in confidence, as jane dougall reports. rivalry between these two nations, especially in the beautiful game. fans have descended on picturesque nice, and the banter has begun. credit to scotland, first time they qualified, and it is great... game on...! ranked third in the world, phil neville's england are favourites, but he knows that it could be a potential banana skin. it is a game where you can get caught up in the emotion, notjust of the rivals but of the first match in the world cup. if we don't succeed in this world cup we have to accept the criticism that goes with it. we spoke about our ambitions and what we want to achieve, and if we don't achieve what we want to achieve, we leave ourselves open for criticism. scotland may be the underdogs, but with players like erin cuthbert, they could cause an upset. i think we have grown and developed and matured as a team. i think we have played a different brand of football, we have certainly bridged the gap, but that is up to us to make it happen on the pitch where it matte

jane dougall reports from paris. their last chance.elves for the most important match in their history. and they rose to the occasion. a flash of pink when erin cuthbert struck in the box. the keeper parried, not far enough. 1—0, scotland! immediately into the second half, a cross found the head of beattie. scotland were flying, and another from a set piece. leanne crichton headed to goal. the keeper saved, but cuthbert followed up. argentina got one back, and then a defensive error from scotland led to this. it's in! 3—2, and a nervy final ten minutes. it wasn't over — another controversial video assistant referee decision against scotland. it came down to this kick. lee alexander thought she was the hero, but was judged to have come off her line. a retake, and scotland were out. tears, but still a team. their first world cup ended, but scotland have entertained and inspired. ina in a nutshell, just absolutely gutted to be out of the tournament. 0k, gutted to be out of the tournament. ok, i gutted to be out of the tournament. 0k, ifee

jane dougall reports from rennes. that decisions did not go their way in that against decisions did not go their way in that - against japan but they decisions did not go their way in that - put 1st japan but they| if , ili' ‘ti' im - ressive |entina, [m im - ressive |entina, m imresjigaijaf shelle i;.;.;;;;.;. 9: imresjigaijaf shelle kerr m "44754114 9: imresjigaijaf shelle kerr watch 2:54? 9: against england. shelley kerr watch that game and said, nothing changes, we need to beat argentina to give as a chance, it is a scenario we have had in our head since the draw was made. scotland can still technically qualify, if they beat argentina and other results go their way. in each of the six groups the top two teams automatically qualify for the knockout stages, then four of the teams that finish in third place will go through. if scotland are to be one of those four teams then they at least need to beat argentina and hope that other teams do not do as well. if not, they are flying back to edinburghfar well. if not, they

jane dougall, bbc news, in paris.cted 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. andy murray will take a break from all that soft play with his kids as he makes his competitive return to tennis at queens today, weather permitting. he's playing alongside feliciano lopez in the doubles. he told sally this week how he's been f

and i'm jane dougall with all the day's other sports news from the bbc sports centre. send—off they wanted. the lionesses lose against new zealand in their last friendly before they leave for the world cup. and find out how saracens pulled off a great comeback to win their fourth title in five years at twickenham. welcome to sports day. the nurse beginning to jangle in madrid. fans on the outskirts of madrid beginning to spill their way into the stadium less tha n to spill their way into the stadium less than 90 minutes to go until the most important 90 minutes of this long football season. plenty of things to discuss over the next half an hourorso but things to discuss over the next half an hour or so but today we have seen the build up really get to melting point. especially hot here and lots of singing and through bases and lots of suntanned because it is 30 degrees and very hot for the players and when the match does kick—off, the fans have been enjoying themselves in the middle of madrid today. many of them calling this the biggest match involving two british side

our sports reporter jane dougall has been spending time with both camps this week.h, so the short answer to your question is it could go either way. but as you mentioned, england are one of the favourites for the tournament, and certainly the favourite for tonight‘s match. they are ranked third in the world in the fifa rankings, and theyjust w011 in the fifa rankings, and theyjust won silverware in march, the she believes cup in america. and phil neville who took over as england manager earlier last year, that is his first piece of silverware, but he took thejob his first piece of silverware, but he took the job saying his intention was to win the world cup, so he has also been credited with making the tea m also been credited with making the team or professional, tactically aware, and also bringing in new young talent like georgia stanway and arsenal‘s leah williamson. we can hearfrom and arsenal‘s leah williamson. we can hear from him and arsenal‘s leah williamson. we can hearfrom him now where he talked about how difficult it can sometimes be to have a first matc

our sports correspondent jane dougall reports. elation for england after an emphatic win.e's lucy bronze. what a goal! and bronze showed why, scoring england's third goal and sending them to lyon. i have been dreaming of playing in lyon and getting to that semifinal again. i have had to wait four years. there is all that kind of pressure and passion came out in that strike. it was bronze who was the playmaker from the start, shooting down the right to cut back. jill scott was there. then a tap—in from ellen white and she was celebrating. her fifth goal in this world cup, making her joint top scorer. back in england, 6lastonbury even changed the music momentarily. # it's coming home, it's coming # football's coming home...# the girls were so good. that lucy bronze goal wasjust phenomenal, honestly. i can feel it's been building. even to this moment, like, it's well exciting and we're really excited to see it. we are into the semifinals now. one lioness 6eorgia stanway had asked organisers to show the match for her brother. hundreds of thousands of people watching. apparentl

jane dougall is there. what a start! it has been a shock start to the champions league final. have handled the ball in the box so to have handled the ball in the box so mo salah stepped up for club and scored, but in liverpool i—o so mo salah stepped up for club and scored, but in liverpool 1—0 up. delighting the fans inside the stadium in madrid but what about the fa ns stadium in madrid but what about the fans back in liverpool? well, stuart flinders is at the big screen in liverpool, hoping the club can do one better than last year, when they we re one better than last year, when they were beaten by real madrid in the final. what was the reaction? everybody was taken by surprise, i think. that handful in the penalty area then it went quiet as mo salah stepped up to take the penalty and when it went in, it was such an noise. quite a few gallons of beer we re noise. quite a few gallons of beer were spilled because quite a lot of it is being drunk. scarves and shirts, they have come down because spurs are getting back into the game a little and it is tense but surely with that

jane dougal is there.ficult result for them to take but it was always going to be a tough task against the japanese. yes, and another pillar first half of scotla nd yes, and another pillar first half of scotland once again, much like in the england game, japan had all the chances of the first half, kim little even having to clear the ball off the line with a header. 20 minutes then, the scotland defence just could not hold any further, the captain making a terrible mistake, heading the ball into the ground and directly into the path of a japanese striker and she slotted the ball past lee alexander. already, scotla nd past lee alexander. already, scotland on the back foot. japan we knew were going to be difficult, tactically aware, they are seventh in the world. but the scotland captain was responsible for the second goal as well, a player needlessly brought down in the box, it looks as though the ball was about to roll off, the referee gave about to roll off, the referee gave a penalty, a clear goal—scorin

jane dougall is outside the government building where platini is being questioned. breaking news? michel platini, one of the country's most famous footballers? it is a fifa organised event. the news broke not that long ago and alreadyjust outside these offices there are a great number of french media. it has been reported widely. security stopping the media from going to close, we are all waiting to see weather michel platini will come out of here. it has been reported he has been brought here at the offices of the anti—corru ption offices been brought here at the offices of the anti—corruption offices of the judicial police. we understand this is foran judicial police. we understand this is for an questioning over the awarding of the 20 20 world cup. a number of issues have come up over that decision. —— 2022. some have been that when —— like human rights concerns that concern qatar. he was banned by fifa along with their former president following a verdict from the governing bodies ethics committee. following investigation including by american officials, 16 of t

jane dougal.went on to say in the report, published in april 2017, that the southern end of the bridge represented an attractive location in which to attack bystanders with a bladed weapon after crashing the vehicle. that is almost exactly what happened injune 2017. questioned about this report today on the stand was the witness who has been on there for most of the morning, deputy assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police, lucy dorsey, in charge of special operations in london and nationally. she said she was not aware of the report because it had been commissioned by city of london police. she said even if she had been aware of the report, she probably would not have been rushing to put barriers out because she said those who wrote the report did not have access to the kind of intelligence that she had to make assessments about what places were at greatest risk. she said it was that intelligence which deemed where it was important to put security operations in place to resist the kind of

have played at a world cup in contrast to england who finished third in canada four years ago. jane dougall earlier today, in the team news from their cup is at the barcelona forward limped off with a thigh injury and will be in doubt for tomorrow's match. some good news coming out of england's camp, demi stokes, who had been suffering with a new problem, trained with the rest of the squad, and it looks like she will be all right for selection. but scotla nd will be all right for selection. but scotland have no injuries to speak of, which is a far cry from the last time the two sides met, but england copperheads of lee beat scotland 6—0 in the euros in 2017. scotland missing some clear debts key players for that match. scotland improving dramatically since then, with all their key players available for selection to then. no matter the results, the stadium will be electric. scotland fans will be expressing their first first ever cup match. but for england? this is the first step for them in their bid to attempt to win this tournament. what a night it's going to be tomorrow night. jason roy h

jane dougall in rennes. on bbc one. manager phil neville is looking forward to one of football's great rivalries, being renewed. what you have got with this game is the football history and rivalry. what you have got with this game is the football history and rivalrylj think that is what we have got to handle and when the draw was made the scotland— argentina games were the scotland— argentina games were the games where youthful we have to handle the occasion as well as the game, and all the emotion of the game, and all the emotion of the game and the rivalry of both scotla nd game and the rivalry of both scotland and argentina. this is another game where we will have to handle that kind of emotion. the football is bound to dominate the back pages tomorrow morning. for the day, though, the us open is the lead on many of the morning back pages. justin rose is the leader by one stroke in the us open making the telegraph. but it is rory on a roll with a picture of concentration on the face of rory mcilroy in th

our sports correspondent jane dougall reports. elation for england after an emphatic win.final again. i have had to wait four years. there is all that kind of pressure and passion came out in that strike. it was bronze who was the playmaker from the start, shooting down the right to cut back. jill scott was there. then a tap—in from ellen white, and she was celebrating. her fifth goal in this world cup, making her joint top scorer. back in england, glastonbury even changed the music momentarily. # it's coming home, it's coming # football's coming home...# the girls were so good. that lucy bronze goal wasjust phenomenal, honestly. i can feel it's been building. even to this moment, like, it's well exciting and we're really excited to see it. we are into the semifinals now. 0ne lioness, georgia stanway, had asked organisers to show the match for her brother. hundreds of thousands of people watching. apparently, my brother was on someone's shoulders when i came on the pitch and everyone was clapping him, so he was loving the glory. now either the hosts france or the holders u

jane dougall is at the parc olympique in lyon for us. up for this match. such an exciting semifinal. england against the defending champions here in this magnificent stadium in lyonjust the defending champions here in this magnificent stadium in lyon just as the pa system kicks in. they are playing katy perry which is a good for the lionesses. the coach said he's been waiting for this ever since he took the job. jill ellis is actually english. she was asked in the lead up whether she felt at all english? a captain said she felt very american. she was also asked if she had stayed in england would she have had the same opportunities in england as she did in the us? i had zero opportunity to play foot ball i had zero opportunity to play football here so that is what america gave me, and environment to put on my first ever team uniform in terms of soccer and i always love the sport and now itjust kind of gave me a vehicle to kind of experience it even more. now, one of the things that makes the semifinal so tasty is the individual matchups b

the lionesses are favourites to win but scotland are growing in confidence, as jane dougall reports.s always been rivalry between these two nations, especially in the beautiful game. fans have descended on picturesque nice, and the banter has begun. credit to scotland, first time they qualified, and it is great... game on...! ranked third in the world, phil neville's england are favourites, but he knows that it could be a potential banana skin. it is a game where you can get caught up in the emotion, notjust of the rivals but of the first match in the world cup. if we don't succeed in this world cup we have to accept the criticism that goes with it. we spoke about our ambitions and what we want to achieve, and if we don't achieve what we want we leave ourselves open for criticism. scotland may be the underdogs, but with players like aaron cuthbert, they could cause an upset. -- erin —— erin cuthbert. i think we have grown and developed and matured as a team. i think we have played a different brand of football, we have certainly bridged the gap, but that is up to us to make it happen

jane dougall is close to the team hotel.play his strongest squad. he confirmed yesterday on his media conference that captain steph houghton still was a doubt. team against norway, following the very dangerous tackle she received towards the end of the match against cameroon. but she did train with the squad yesterday, completing full training session, obviously not that bad injured. phil neville said central defensive partner millie bright was suffering from a virus and was also a doubt, giving him a headache in defence because the two of them have been his pairing for quite a long time. when he was asked about their replacements, potentially, abbie mcmanus, leah williamson, he said he would put his life in their hands, how confident he was. don't forget, he is... he does often tinker with the squad, he has made quite a lot of changes, one of them, a match, he made eight changes beforehand. he said this is why he has 23 members of the squad for situations like this one. he will get himself a reputation of a new tinker man.

the lionesses are favourites to win but scotland are growing in confidence, as jane dougall reports.land! there has always been rivalry between these two nations, especially in the beautiful game. fans have descended on picturesque nice, and the banter has begun. it is the first time they qualified, and it is great... come oi'i qualified, and it is great... come on england! ranked third in the world, england are favourites, but the coach knows that it could be a potential banana skin. it is important not to get caught up in the emotion, notjust of the rivals but of the first match in the world cup. if we don't succeed in this world cup we have to accept the criticism that goes with it. we spoke about our ambitions and what we wa nt spoke about our ambitions and what we want to achieve, and if we don't achieve what we want we leave ourselves open for criticism. scotla nd ourselves open for criticism. scotland may be the underdogs, but with players like aaron cuthbert, they could cause an upset. with players like aaron cuthbert, they could cause an upsetlj with players like aaron cuthb

jane dougall has been with the team.to — one loss behind them and travel to — one loss behind them and travel to paris where they have to beat argentina if they are to have any hope of progressing through the gi’oup hope of progressing through the group stages of this world cup. argentina who have had the impressive tournament so far with a 0-0 impressive tournament so far with a 0—0 draw, and then that 0—i impressive tournament so far with a 0—0 draw, and then that 0—1 loss against england. the scotland manager watched that match and said nothing changes following that result we need to beat argentina together is a chance which is a scenario we have had in our heads since the draw was made. scotland can still technically qualify, only if they beat argentina, and if other results go their way. in each of the six groups the top two teams automatically qualify for the knockout stages. and then four of the teams that finished in third place will go through. if scotland are to be one of those four teams then they at least ne

jane dougall is following the scottish team in france.y are aware this a must win game. even if scotla nd aware this a must win game. even if scotland beat argentina they still might not qualify because they are dependent on other country's results. the top two in each of them belonged to magically qualify but four of the third—place countries will also go through and scotland will also go through and scotland will have to hope they are one of them. lee alexander the scotland keeper spoke to the media today and said they must leave everything on the pitch. we have to feel confident. we've got things to build on from our previous two games. we've come away with zero points but i think we've come away with zero points but ithink our we've come away with zero points but i think our performances in the second half show we have a desire to try and get back into the game. we are creating the opportunities, that's what's important, putting teams under pressure. we know we have to start better but we know it's in our hands, we need to get points

.# let's cross to our correspondent, jane dougall, who's in northern france.mpressive victory. very convincing win, goals from jill scott in the first few minutes, they put down a marker to show how determined they were to get through to the semifinal, a goal from determined they were to get through to the semifinal, a goalfrom ellen white who is now on five goals, joint top scorer of the tournament, on onto potentially get the golden boot which is fantastic for her, she's worked so hard for this team and lucy bronze who put in a fantastic performance, player of the match and understandably so. she was quite modest about it afterwards, i spoke to her and she said she didn't feel she played that well. she's been recovering from a little bit of illness, her voice was going when she was doing the interview and it is quite incredible how well she played, especially in the second half and that goal which we've just watched, just shows again, how much work they put in, the training ground, that was a training exercise, she said she'd been practising that first thing

jane dougal can bring us up to date with the talking points.wn to this penalty kick. lee alexander thought she was the hero but wasjudged lee alexander thought she was the hero but was judged to have come off hero but was judged to have come off her line. a retake and scotland were out. i feel like we her line. a retake and scotland were out. ifeel like we have her line. a retake and scotland were out. i feel like we have done a little -- out. i feel like we have done a little —— been a little bit hard done by with some of the decisions and to give away a three—goal lead in the world cup is absolutely getting put on a positive note, i think the girls have been unbelievable. it has been such an incredible journey being if the first time and i feel like we have well and truly earned our place on the stage and hopefully we will be backin the stage and hopefully we will be back in four years. despite the result, this has been an historic journey for scott and‘s women in their first world cup and although they are travelling home, they can do so wit

we can go a lift to valencia and now and speak to our sports reporter, jane dougal. —— val ncn —— .omen‘s game at all. i have been covering it for almost seven years now and many of us, journalists watching on, had not seen behaviour like that at all. i think phil neville alluded to it, the game is in the spotlight at the moment and the eyes of the world are on the women‘s world cup. so often female footballers are held up as role models, especially to young girls, because they don‘t roll around on the ground after a hard tackles have gone in, they get back up, they don‘t argue with the referee generally. to see that sort of behaviour was incredibly surprising for a lot of people who follow the women‘s game. also refusing to restart the game because they didn‘t agree with some of the decisions that var had made, that is not something we generally see. a lot of times when a referee makes a decision in the women‘s game, there is not much arguing and the players get on with it. and in the huddle as well, not wanting to restart the game, arguing, crying because the goal they had scored

jane dougall is there — lots to look forward to...we are here in this because both the england and scotland caps have their bases here. and both the teen hotels are just across the road from the speech, so not a bad place for the player to have some down time. but it all starts tonight in paris at the parc des princes, where the hosts france take on south korea. it is sold out, said thousands will watch as the hosts play them. france are one of the favourites of the tournament, possibly because so many members of their squad playfully on. but england are definitely the favourites for the tournament as well. they arrived on tuesday and trained on wednesday, and there is a genuine belief within the camp that they can go at least one better than four years ago in canada, when they got to the semifinals. as for scotland, this is the first time they have ever qualified for a world cup, so theiraim they have ever qualified for a world cup, so their aim is to get into the group stages, and they face each other on sunday. a huge amount of int

jane dougall is still in rennes, where scotland were beaten by japan yesterday. oal has given them some hope but what it is it like since that defeat? yeah, i spoke to quite a few of the players after the match and understandably, they were disappointed. i think there was hope that perhaps they could have snuck a draw against japan, especially after watching japan, especially after watching japan play argentina in the opening match, where they were quite lacklustre. but unfortunately japan just dominated scotland in the first half, it was just an onslaught and after 20 minutes, the scotland defence just couldn't put up with it anymore and rachel corsie headed the ball into the path of the japanese attacker. and then of course there was the penalty not long afterwards and again unfortunately it was the scotla nd and again unfortunately it was the scotland captain who gave that penalty away. but in the second half, scotland did play far better and when i spoke to erin cuthbert just after the match, she was furious because there were two major incidents where she fel

as jane dougal can tell us.the team hotels are just across the road from the speech, so not a bad place for the players to have some downtime. it starts tonight in paris where france take on south korea and it has sold out. 48,000 people will watch. france are probably one of the favourites of the tournament, possibly because so many members of their squad play the lyon, the current holders of the champions league. england are one of the favourites. they arrived on tuesday and trained on wednesday and there is a genuine belief in the camp they can go at least one better than four years ago in canada when they got to the semifinals. as for scotland, this is the first time they have ever qualified for world cup so they are desperate to get out of the group stages and they face each other on sunday. i don't think anyone discount the usa, they are the favourites overall for this tournament. they are such a dangerous side when they raise their game in tournaments. the difference between this world cup and the previou

let's cross live to valenciennes where the match is taking place and speak to our reporterjane dougall. janeion, not least after the success that the england women have enjoyed in their group matches. as the atmosphere there? there is a lot of confidence around the england team, especially following the fact they topped the group, they had three wins from three. we spent some time with the squad training yesterday at their training base here in valenciennes. the mood was very relaxed. we have a fully fit squad which is a relief because their barcelona forward missed the first two matches because of a thigh injury. she has recovered to play in the third match and she has the potential to play today as well. one of the issues today is potentially going to be the heat which might affect the players. it is forecast to be around 30 degrees which is going to be even hotter than their first match in nice against scotland. phil neville has spoken about that and said that the players are fitter than they have ever been and so they willjust have to deal with it. and if they get through to the semifina