we start with the news that england captain leah williamson has been named in sarina wiegman's squad t austria and italy. it's williamson's first re—call since she was ruled out of the women's world cup last summer with an acl injury. the 23 player squad leaves for spain after this weekend's wsl fixtures. jo currie was at st george's park for us. with george's park for us. england missing out on olym qualification with england missing out on olympic qualification knockout games, it means sarina wiegman can use this international window to take a squad to spain for a warm weather training camp and play a couple of friendly fixtures. the seniors will be there alongside the under 23 squad and the manager said there will be plenty of opportunity for players to impress her, especially those who haven't played many minutes under her recently. leah williamson has been recalled, since rupturing his acl ten months ago. it is recalled, since rupturing his acl ten months ago.— recalled, since rupturing his acl ten months ago. it is nice to have her back because _ ten months ago. it is nice to ha

england captain leah williamson is back in the squad for the first time since a knee injury forced herr. she's one of 23 players selected to face austria part of the liverpool legends management team for a charity game at anfield against ajax legends in march. said last month that he's "always wished to be the manager of liverpool". saudi arabia continues to spend big on sport. world snooker says a newly created event will be held in the country from this year. called the saudi arabia snooker masters, it will offer a $2.5 million prize fund and become the sport's "fourth major". that makes it the second—richest event on the schedule, with the inaugural tournament to be held in riyadh at the end of august. shabnam younus—jewell has more of the details. it is that prize pot of £2 million that puts itjust behind the world championship, which is about £2.11 million in prize—money, with the top prize being half a million. that shows you the investment in this tournament. of course, we have that first event, the invitational with the golden ball that will happen next month, not to be confuse

leah williamson has been recalled, since rupturing his acl ten months ago.have seen that too. even though she has been out for months, coming back, and her decision—making is really good. her decision—making is really good. yes, she is still building. i think the team picked up last year very well, players stepped up, but it is really nice to have her back. sarina wiegman talked about her concerns when players would have rest periods this year in what looks like another congested calendar. and then we got down to the important subject of pancake day. last one from me, slightly away from football — it is pancake day. yeah, i learned that this morning. i've never heard of that. what kind of pancake are you going to eat? i was going to ask, what is your pancake topping of choice? i don't very many pancakes, but very simple, with a little bit of apple on it. and cinnamon? sugar? little bit sugar, yes. yes, the players named in the england squad will play with their wsl clubs this week before jetting off to spain. there, they will face austria in a friendly next

england captain leah williamson made her first start since suffering an acl injury in april.—0 up through alessia russo. and england team—mate of her. after a penalty gave west ham the equaliser. hawa cissoko clinched the three points and a first—ever win over arsenal in the wsl. so a point for chelsea in the late game will be enough to retake the lead from manchester city. they're playing everton. guro reiten has given chelsea the lead from the penalty spot, 1—0 at half—time. elsewhere nikita parris scored twice for the second game in a row as manchester united beat brighton. liverpool and spurs drew 1—1. you're watching sportsday. time for some of our other headlines. harlequins women beat sale sharks by 53—12 in the premiership. ellie kildunne was the star of the show with four tries. quins move up to sixth with the win. judd trump leads china's sijiahui by 6—4 in the german masters final. they're playing to a finish this evening with the first to ten taking the title in berlin. dutch rider mathieu van der poel has won the world cyclocross title for a sixth time. it follow

england lioness captain leah williamson has been named in sarina wiegman�*s squad for the first time missing out on the women's world cup last summer. the arsenal defender has been included in the lionesses' 23—woman squad for upcoming matches against austria and italy in spain. williamson returned to her club arsenal last month after nine months out with a serious knee injury. jess park, who last played for the lionesses in october, is also back, while millie bright is unavailable for selection due to injury. thousands of fans in ivory coast have come out to cheer the squad after their africa cup of nations success. the team were paraded around the streets of abidjan with the trophy, which they won for a third time after beating nigeria 2—1 in sunday's final. their victory is all the more remarkable after they were almost knocked out of the group stages of their own tournament and then sacked their coach. the elephants dramatically recovered to add to their 1992 and 2015 titles. england could play two seamers for the third test against india with spinner rehan ahmed perhaps the most

leah williamson has been named in the england squad for friendlies against austria and italy.s herfirst recall since missing the world cup because of injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leader is facing criticism for being too slow to withdraw support for the rochdale by—election candidate azhar ali after it emerged he made anti—semitic comments — apparently in a local meeting. the conservatives say it shows labour �*is unfit for government'. labour say that sir keir starmer took a �*swift decision�* in withdrawing backing for mr ali. our political correspondent peter saull has the story. this is azhar ali, he was until recently expected to become the next labour mp for rochdale. the election was expected to be a slam dunk for labour but what happened here in april caused fury, he said israel allowing the hamas attacks that killed 1200 people and killed spot the following conflict. labour said it was standing by its man until a recording apparently from the same meeting emerged and in it he discusses the treatment of the mp andy mcdonald who w

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it's been a long road for leah williamson.pper tells us about her return from injury. while harry kane has club matters on his mind as his bayern munich battle for a place at the top of the bundesliga. welcome to sportsday. and welcome to those watching on the bbc sport website. we start the programme with the draw for the semi finals of the women's league cup, which we'll do in a moment in the company of former manchetser city and englnad defender abbie mcmanus. hello to you abbie. but first let's remind ourselves of who's made it to the last four. here's joe lynskey. ball number one in this draw are chelsea. 5—0 winners over sunderland in the last round. emma hayes side have lost just once all season. in her last year as coach, they could still win four major trophies. manchester city faced spurs in the last eight. they went through with this strike. a 1—0 victory. part of a nine game winning streak. aston villa owe their place to daphne van domsellar. who's saves from the spot sent them through in a shootout. they've never

and england captain leah williamson recently returned to the gunners' ranks after a serious knee injuryto give myself wholly to it during this period of time. i don't think i would extend that right now. that's not how i see things. it's a lot of work. you know, to pick a team every week and all those kinds of things — i'm not sure it's for me. coaching not for all, it seems. the los angeles lakers basketball team have unveiled a bronze statue in tribute to legend kobe bryant. the five—time nba champion died aged 41 in a helicopter crash, alongside his 13—year—old daughter and seven others, in 2020. the statue will be situated outside the lakers' stadium. it shows bryant, who played for the lakers his entire career, in his famous number eightjersey, and depicts the moment he left the court having scored 81 points against the toronto raptors in 2006. i think it is really fitting, actually, when statues capture a moment in time, rather than just the person standing there, but a historic moment from his incredible career. �* , ., career. and it is a good statue, because we _ career. and it