jo currie reports.oment. england's red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup. fitting, then, that they get their campaign under way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance in the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big tries. they also know how to score simple ones. claudia macdonald opening the scoring. england on the board within five minutes. and the world number ones dotted down twice more to build a comfortable lead before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack. a reminder that they, too, can turn it on. there is what fiji can do with the ball in hand. whatever was said in the england dressing room at half—time, it had an instant impact, and then the floodgates opened as they ran in ten second—half tries. as fiji faltered and tired... england were simply too quick, too strong, too good. macdonald shone as she picked up herfourth of the game, capping off a ruthless win for the relentless roses. a bit more composed in the second half, had a bit

jo currie reports.d or wales would make a route through to the knockout stages an uphill battle. plenty of pressure, then, which wales rode the better in the opening minutes. before scotland bit back, their forwards forcing their way over the line and lana skeldon getting her team on the scoreboard. and that woke wales up once more. kayleigh powell on the end of this well—worked try as they increased their lead. in a frustrating first half of few opportunities for scotland, their chance to reduce the gap before the break went begging. after the restart, though, they found a breakthrough. with wales a player down, megan gaffney touched down in the corner to give her side hope. and minutes later, she was in again to set up a huge final few minutes. helen nelson had missed all four of her kicks in the game so far. could she produce a sensationalfinish? she couldn't. but wales could. a last—minute penalty awarded. keira bevan, shouldering the pressure, snatched victory with the last kick of the game. the ce

jo currie reports.r—long covid delay means these players have had a long wait for this moment. england's red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup. fitting, then, that they get their campaign under way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance at the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big tries. they also know how to score simple ones. claudia macdonald opening the scoring. and the world number ones dotted down twice more to build a comfortable lead before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack. a reminder that they, too, can turn it on. whatever was said in the england dressing room at half—time, it had an instant impact, and then the floodgates opened as they ran in ten second—half tries. macdonald shone as she picked up herfourth of the game, capping off a ruthless win for the relentless roses. a bit more composed second half, had a bit more control. we went back to being england and managed to put out a decent performance second half. next up in

the celebrations that followed worthy of winning the cup themselves. jo currie, bbc news. but so proud of the girls. they kept believing right to the end, and slotted in that penalty. brilliant kick from keira, first half— brilliant kick from keira, first half the — brilliant kick from keira, first half the momentum was with us, great attacking, _ half the momentum was with us, great attacking, slow down the attacking hubs, _ attacking, slow down the attacking hubs, so _ attacking, slow down the attacking hubs, so we have got to be disciplined, brilliant shift from the girls _ in cricket, a week away from the start of the t20 world cup, england have beaten australia by eight runs in theirfirst warm up match in perth. they were put into bat, jos buttler made 68 whilst alex hales here hit 84 off 51 balls, nobody else really got going for england, who reached 208 for six. david warner then hit a half century, but once alex hales caught him out here, thanks to the bowling of mark wood, the lower order couldn't deal with the pressure of the final three overs, australia falling

jo currie, bbc news, auckland.f you'd like the results then stay right where you are. arsenal have stormed back to the top of the table, two points clear of manchester city, beating bottom side nottingham forest 5—0. elsewhere, manchester united beat west ham. celtic have restored their four—point lead over rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. their portuguese striker jota completed their 3—0 win at livingstone. it's been a busy day in the women's super league with every team in action. manchester united, arsenal and chelsea are level on 15 points. all won today but united are top on goal difference. hayley ladd was one of the scorers in their 3—0 win at everton. max verstappen has won the mexico city grand prix, that's the world champion's14th victory of the season, a formula one record, surpassing the old mark that he'd shared with michael schumacher and sebastien vettel. lewis hamilton was second in mexico. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website, and also highlights from the t20 world

jo currie reports. these england supporters could not stay away. a clash against australia enough for them to brave the torrential rain. but not even the rain could dampen the spirits of the captain sarah hunter on her 138th international appearance, which makes her england's most capped player. she got her side off to the perfect start. in the trying conditions it became obvious that this game would not be about pace and precision but power. marley packer leading the pack to increase england's lead, scoring twice in quick succession. but whilst they dominated the first half, australia bit back, sliding in before the break to show their style. after the restart, the conditions improved but england's resolve stayed the same as they relentlessly demonstrated their superiority. the world number ones barely made it into top gear. an impressive performance from the team and a memorable day for the captain. the most important thing today was about getting the team performance, getting that win against really

jo currie, bbc news, auckland.ks after going into administration, the future of wasps though they have been relegated from the premiership and suspended from playing, an offer has been accepted to buy the club. a consortium that includes former players is behind the bid to take over the men's and academy sides. arsenal have stormed back to the top of the premier league after a comfortable win over the bottom side nottingham forest. they won 5—0 at the emirates stadium to move two points clear of manchester city again. manchester united are currently beating west ham 1—0. celtic have restored their four point lead over rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. their portuguese striker jota completed the 3—0 win at livingstone. manchester united are top of the women's super league. they won 3—0 at everton this afternoon. hayley ladd scored the pick of their goals. they have won all five of their games so far this season and haven't conceded yet. they are above chelsea on goal difference. the england men's netba

them how much further they still need to go if they are to close the gap on the best in the world. jo currietered just one victory from four. they did edge scotland in their opener, but allowed australia to run away with a win in the pool stages, and suffered two heavy defeats to the black ferns. but captain hannahjones says she's proud of what her side has achieved. no regrets. before coming out, i asked the girls to give it their all, show some colour and some heart, and we definitely showed it. new zealand definitely stepped up from their last pool game and their offload game is absolutely insane. but they didn't come through us, they had to come round us, and that is testament to our defence. so france next for the black ferns, after they thrashed italy 39—3. joanna grisez was the star performer for france, with a hat—trick of tries to book her side's place in the last four of the tournament. closer to home, then, and the rugby league world cup — where england enjoyed their biggest ever victory at this tournament, with a crushing 91t—1t win over greece. dominic young starred with four fi

jo currie is in new zealand, and sent us this report. stepping out in the aukland sunshine.ured, this match was all about winning the group, and such was their strength in depth, they made 13 changes to their starting 15. one of those coming in got england off the mark early on. south africa would be no pushovers. their big hits reminding england they were in a big clash. quickly, england started to pull away in the first half, dotting down four more times, secured as they headed into the break. after the restart, there was no letup from the world number ones as their try count continued to tot up. gallagher touching down, a hat—trick on her world cup debut and a moment to remember. she wasn't only one to impress — connie powell also notching up three tries. relentless until the final whistle. england inflicting a thrashing on their opponents without ever really being tested. that's their 28th consecutive win and form they will need to continue heading into the knockout stages. england have cruised through this group stage. standing on their way next is a familiar foe as the

jo currie was there for us.erfor an english weather for an english game, that's what we like! weather warnings in place, but the supporters couldn't stay away. the clash against australia, enough for them to brave the torrential rain. england fans might have thought that this more familiar weather would fade, but no one had this deluge in mind. not even the rain could dampen the spirits of sarah hunter. on her 138th international appearance, england's most capped's player, she got her side off to cracking start. it was obvious the game wouldn't be about pace and precision but power. england increased their lead, scoring twice in quick succession. it wasn't pretty, but the world number one were getting the job done. and while they dominated the first half, australia fit back, sliding in before the break with style. they barely made it into top gear, australia couldn't keep up. an impressive performance from the team, and a memorable day for the captain. it has been a week where i tried to put it to one side, beca

so let's go live to our reporter jo currie, at wembley.mbley. probably very excited. that rain fans probably very excited. that rain may well dampen their spirits ahead of this game.— ahead of this game. absolutely. i think the fact — ahead of this game. absolutely. i think the fact that _ ahead of this game. absolutely. i think the fact that they _ ahead of this game. absolutely. i think the fact that they sold - ahead of this game. absolutely. i i think the fact that they sold 90,000 tickets for this game in less than 24 tickets for this game in less than 2a hours is all about what bands want to say today for them england fans are delighted to see their european heroes they'll also be taken advantage of a rare glimpse of the superstars of the us team play here on home soil. the european champions england versus usa is quite probably the biggest factor in women's football right now. this game expected to be anything but a friendly for the england of actually only beat the us twice before for the england of actually only be in the england

jo currie was there.of the world up against the defending champions in their back yard for a place in the semifinals. wales women would need all the support they can get. after pleasantries were exchanged, wales found themselves with an early chance, which they wasted. opportunities like that wouldn't come around very often, as the black ferns started to find their feet... and the width of the pitch. as time and time again, they found themselves in at the corner as they built up a commanding lead. there was a change of ends, but no change of tactic from the world champions. that's portia woodman�*s 20th world cup try — a new record for the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! under the lights, the black ferns looked very much at home, in a performance that was hard to fault, whilst wales found themselves outmuscled and outmanoeuvred, as new zealand put on a show worthy of the packed—out crowd. they'll now move onto the final four, where they'll face france. for wales, there's now a long flight home. this res

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jo currie reports.s against france are rarely comfortable. usually labelled le crunch, this uk breakfast time clash renamed the brunch started with some bite. the french lost two key players early on. emily scarett touched down, kicking the conversion and penalty to put her side ahead. after the restart, england built but blundered and as pressure mounted, tempers flared. and spilled over. in this kind of game points mattered. england's lead was stretched with that kick. that kick proved to be a wise decision. that kick proved to be a wise decision. france put themselves on the scoreboard in a few minutes and were right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong, they could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins from two. meanwhile more world cup heartache from scotland. having led australia, they were overrun in the second half, eventually succumbing to another narrow defeat which leaves them needing to beat new zealand next weekend f

jo currie is there, for us.rd for a place in the semifinals. wales women would need all the support they could get. after pleasantries were exchanged, wales found themselves with an early chance, which they wasted. opportunities like that would not come around very often as the black ferns started to find their feet and the width of the pitch. as time, and time, and time again, they found themselves in at the corner and they built up a commanding lead. there was a change of ends but no change of tactics for the world champions. that is porsche woodland's record try in the tournament.— try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! _ try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black— try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black audi _ try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black audi black - try in the tournament. absolutely l sumptuous! black audi black ferns look at home under the lights with a performance that was hard to fault whilst wales found themselves outmuscled and outmanoeuvred as you see th

jo currie is in new zealand. they made many changes to the starting 15.ig hits reminded england they were in a big clash, but quickly england started pulling away in the first half, dotting down four more times. the bonus point secured as they headed in at the break. after the restart, there was no letup from the world number ones, as their try count continue to top top. a hat—trick on her world cup debut, and a moment to remember. she wasn't the only one to impress. relentless till the final whistle, and then inflicting a thrashing without ever really being tested. that is the 28th consecutive win, form they will need to continue as they head into the knockout stages. england have cruised through the script stage, standing on their way next is a familiar foe, as next weekend they take on australia in the quarterfinals. the red roses will start as favourites, but it is a rivalry worse sparks always fly. four games in the premier league to update you on — leaders arsenal are in action — they're away at southampton. all the games into the second half. arsen

jo currie reports. 0ur our home nations clash on the other side of the world.feat for scotland or wales would make a breakthrough to the knockout stages an uphill battle. plenty of pressure, then, witts wales wrote the better in the minutes. the contest was under way. a penalty kick was added minutes later. these are the moments which will come to matter in a game of fine margins. scotland bit back. the forwards force their way over the line. that will quilt up once more. katie powell on the end of this well worked try as they increase their lead. in a frustrating first half, few opportunities for scotland. a chance to reduce the gap before the break went begging. after the restart they find a breakthrough. megan gaffney touched down in the corner to give her side hope. minutes later she was in again to set up a huge final few minutes. a last—minute penalty awarded. victory snatched with the last kick of the game. celebrations that followed worthy of winning the cup itself. wales now head into those games with the all important wins on the board and much—needed

jo currie is in new zealand.with their place in the quarterfinals already secure, for england, this match was all about winning the group. and such was their strength and depth, they made 13 changes to their starting 15. one of those coming in, rosie galligan, got england off the mark early on, the driving maul eventually crashing over the line. south africa would be no pushovers, though, that big hits reminding england they were in a big clash. but quickly, england started to pull away in the first half, dotting down four more times. the bonus point secured, they headed in at the break. after the restart, there was no let up for the world number ones as their i can't continue to tot up. galligan touching down her third of the game, a hat trick on her world cup debut to she and a moment to remember. she wasn't the only one to connie the only one to impress. connie powell also up three relentless ufifrlffiefifial uufiisfle thrashing on england inflicting thrashing on their opponents without ever really being tested. t

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jo currie is in new zealand. stepping out in the autumn sunshine.ut winning the group, and such was their strength in depth, they made their teens changes to their starting 15. england got off the mark early on. driving and eventually crashing over the line. south africa would be no pushovers. their big hits reminding england they were in a big clash. england they were in a big clash. england started to pull away in the first half, jotting down four more times, secured as they headed into the break. after the restart, there was no letup from the world number ones as their try count continue to top up. gallagher touching down, a hat—trick on her world cup debut and a moment to remember. she wasn't only want to impress, connie powell also notching up three tries. pele-“e"- whistle. relentless until the final whistle. england pushing their opponents. that's the 28th consecutive win and form they will need to continue heading into the knockout stages. england have cruised through their group stages. standing on their way next is a familiar foe as they a

jo currie reports.ainst france are rarely comfortable, usually labelled le crunch, this uk breakfast time clash, redubbed le brunch, started with some white, the french losing two key players early on before the roses struck. emily scarratt crashing through a resolute defence to touch down, kicking the conversion and a penalty to put her side ahead the break. after the restart, england built, but blundered. and as pressure mounted, tempers flared and spilled over. in this kind of game, points matter, skerritt stretching england's lead and that kick proving to be a wise decision as moments later, france showed their class, putting themselves on the scoreboard and right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong in the closing stages, keeping england at bay, they themselves could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins out of two. meanwhile there was more world cup heartache for scotland. having led australia 12—0 at the break, they were

jo currie, bbc news. we are back with the late news. top of the premier league — at least, until arsenal play liverpool tomorrow. it was another big win for pep guardiola's side against a southampton team who've lost four in a row. joao cancelo opened the scoring, and phil foden made it two before half time. riyadh mahrez put city three up after half time, before erling haaland scored his 20th goal for the club. we had the chances again. he scored a brilliant goal. he had chances. it is an incredible weapon for us. a big threat for the opponents and, yeah, we are so satisfied. elsewhere, leicester remain in the relegation zone, after losing 2—1 to bournemouth. they're joined by wolverhampton wanderers, who were thumped 3—nil by chelsea, with goals from kai havertz, christian pulisic, and armando broja scored his first goal in a blues shirt. newcastle marked a year since their takeover with a 5—1 win over brentford. brighton and tottenham has just kicked off. celtic made sure they'll finish the weekend on top of the scottish premiership,

they ran in 14 tries, for a record breaking victory that extends their winning run to 26 tests. jo currier way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance in the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big tries. they also know how to score simple ones. claudia macdonald opening the scoring. the world number one did it twice more, before they felt lead, before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack, a reminder that they too can turn it on. macdonald picked up herfourth. there was a ruthless win the relentless roses. in pool c, they face france next weekend. celtic have made sure they'll finish the weekend on top of the scottish premiership, but they did it the hard way with an injury time winner at stjohnstone. celtic dominated the first hour, but only managed to score thanks to a slice of luck — sead haksabanovic�*s shot deflected in off andy considine. and it looked like stjohnstone made them pay for not taking their chances, when alex mitchell drew them level in the third minute of injury time but with just 20 seconds of stoppage time left, celti

jo currie reports.ames in women's football. european champions england up against the world champions, usa. but this match has been overshadowed in the last week after a report was published into the pizza place in the us domestically, the nwsl has suffered. and now megan rapinoe spoke to the press and how that abuse has affected the players over the years. it is horrifying, i am sure everybody read the report and have read the reporting that has been going on last year. i mean, even when you know it, it is just horrifying over and over to read. just to have to deal with that on such an incredible occasion, to be here at wembley and be able to participate in this game, which is so exciting, the juxtaposition participate in this game, which is so exciting, thejuxtaposition is ridiculous. but hopefully this can be, you know, a moment in time and none of this ever happens again. we know the england players have been in direct contact with us players. there is a plan in place tomorrow for england players to

jo currie has been watching.ould get. after pleasantries were...exchanged, wales found themselves with an early chance, which they wasted. opportunities like that wouldn't come around very often as the black ferns started to find their feet. one chance, one try. as time and time again they found themselves in at the corner as they built up a commanding lead. there was a change of ends, but no change in tactic from the world champions. that's portia woodman's 20th world cup try — a new record for the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! under the lights, the black ferns looked very much at home in a performance that was hard to fault, whilst wales found themselves out—muscled and out—manoeuvred as new zealand put on a show worthy of the packed out crowd. they will now move on to the final four, they will face france. for wales, there is now a long flight home. no regrets. before coming out, we asked the girls to give it their all, show some character and some heart and we definitely showed it. this result will hurt,

it's a tough ask for the welsh, so let's got to our reporter jo currie, who is in whangerai — ahead oftalk to us about this tough asked really for the well side up against the defending champions on home soil. it is going to be difficult, isn't it?— home soil. it is going to be difficult, isn't it? good evening. good morning — difficult, isn't it? good evening. good morning here _ difficult, isn't it? good evening. good morning here in _ difficult, isn't it? good evening. good morning here in new- difficult, isn't it? good evening. i good morning here in new zealand because we have 12 hours ahead. it's just gone 630 in the morning here, in a few hours' time orjust over 12 hours' time wales will take on the defending champions in their back yard, new zealand for a place of the quarterfinals without the expectations are to be an incredibly tough task for the welsh food to get past new zealand put up they only played each other in the group stage a week or so again in new zealand get them 56—12. they know what they're up against, she is coming back into the side today for that she knows s

jo currie reports.k. emily scarratt crashing through a resolute defence to touch down, kicking the conversion and a penalty to put her side ahead the break. after the restart, england built, but blundered. and as pressure mounted, tempers flared and spilled over. in this kind of game, points matter, skerritt stretching england's lead and that kick proving to be a wise decision as moments later, france showed their class, putting themselves on the scoreboard and right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong in the closing stages, keeping england at bay, they themselves could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins out of two. meanwhile there was more world cup heartache for scotland. having led australia 12—0 at the break, they were overrun hope of making the quarterfinals. alive with a 30—17 win overjapan. meanwhile, it's the end of another turbulent week for men's domestic rugby union, with wasps�* game at exeter called off because

a1 points to 5, the final score on a very wet day in auckland, jo currie was there for us.nough for them to brave the torrential rain. england thought the weather would favour their side but no—one had this devilish in mind. it not even the rain could dampen the spirits of the rain could dampen the spirits of the captain, the most capped player, and she started with the perfect start. it became obvious that this game would not be about pace and precision but power. molly parker leading the pack to school twice. it was not pretty but the world number one by getting the job done. australia beat back, showing their style before the break. after the recent the conditions improved but england result stayed the same as they demonstrated their superiority. not everything was perfect but it did not need to be. the world number one barely made it into top gear, australia still in amateur status simply could not keep up. all seven of the tries came from forwards. an impressive performance from the team and a memorable day for the captain. it has a week that i kind of put it to one si

jo currie was watching.n the relentless roses. they face france next weekend. joe currie, bbc news. max verstappen is well positioned to win his second formula one world title after taking pole position at the japanese grand prix. he just pipped ferrari's charles leclerc who'll start tomorrow's race from second. carlos sainz took third, lewis hamilton 6th, george russell 8th. verstappen can become champion tomorrow if he wins the race and takes the point for fastest lap. the first black footballer to be called up for england in 1925 has been awarded an honorary international cap by the football assocation. jack leslie was the only black player in the english leagues when he made the squad. but he was then dropped — his family believe it was because of racism. leslie's team at the time — plymouth argyle — also unveiled a statue to him with the help of his granddaughters. he spent 1a years at argyle scoring more than 130 goals. it would be another 50 years before viv anderson became the first black player to p