on the night lucy bronze could have beenin on the night lucy bronze could have been in monaco, pickingt none of the female nominees were there on the night. the bronze, business as usual as she and her england team—mates took the lead. roger with a vision in the past, jodie with the finisher. but it wasn't to be the award winning finish that the lionesses had hoped for. the belgium is sprang back into the game in comicalfashion. nikita parris bird england's blushes with a late penalty to rescue a draw. england's first match since the world cup and is in an unconvincing draw, but the night belongs to lucy bronze, the first—ever english player to be voted the best in europe. i'm surprised. i push myself to be the best every day, i'm not sure i got the capabilities to go get there, but i was myself every day and it's nice to get those kind of compliments. it may not have been a memorable night for bronze, but is goals like this board at the world cup... —— it is goals like this scored at the world cup that are ha rd to scored at the world cup that are hard to forget. liverpool defender vi

for her part, lucy bronze took uefa women's player of the year.op coaches in the women's game and journalists. congratulations to the winners. this weekend marks 80 years since the first shots were fired in world war ii. on september 1st, 1939 a nazi german battleship opened fire on a polish fort in the baltic sea. six years and more than 50 million deaths later, the world was changed forever. in asia, new regimes in china, korea and taiwan emerged from the shadow of the japanese occupation as old empires crumbled and new powers jostled to establish a new world order. i spoke to paul letters, journalist and historical novelist about the impact of world war two in asia. the ramifications, it depends on your point of view, it was positive for independence movements in indonesia, india and so on. it was positive for male, the nationalist who he fought against after world war ii and had been weakened by. —— mao. we see the ramifications of that. we had the start of the cold warand that. we had the start of the cold war and the first hotspot was career

lucy bronze took uefa's women's player of the year.op coaches in the women's game and journalists. congratulations to the winners. the who wants to track research in the human genetic manipulation. pressure has mounted for greater oversight of the ology after a chinese dangers disclosed last november he had altered the dna of twin girls in southern china. the who says that while gino editing technology held great promise to overcome diseases once thought untreatable, it poses unique ethical and social regulatory changes. this weekend marks 80 years since the first shots were fired in world war two. on september ist, 1939 a nazi german battleship opened fire on a polish fort, in the baltic sea. six years and more than 50 million deaths later, the world was changed forever. in asia, new regimes in china, korea and taiwan emerged from the shadow of the japanese occupation as old empires crumbled and new powers jostled to establish a new world order. i spoke to paul letters, journalist and historical novelist about the impact of world war

wales added a sixth in injury time for a thumping win england's lucy bronze was named the uefa women'sear a little earlier today. she is the first english winner, voted for by top coaches in the women's game and journalists. she's been in action for england tonight, against belgium in a friendly. england don't have to qualify for that tournament in 2021. lets head over to the bbc‘s gabby logan, with news of that 3—all draw in leuven. yes, england playing in belgium tonight, the first match since their world cup semifinal exit to the usa and phil neville was looking for the former performance of the lionesses and now they do not have to qualify for 2021 because it is in england but this was not the ideal start. notan but this was not the ideal start. not an exemplary performance from front to back, there were things we analyse the game that each department, each unit within the tea m department, each unit within the team will look to improve on, they we re team will look to improve on, they were at a position, and all three goals are pretty sloppy and i think we really missed the over t

lucy bronze the first english winner of uefa‘s footballer of the year award.riendly. uefa‘s decision to hold their annual awards during the women‘s international window meant none of the female nominees were there on the night. for bronze, business as usual as she and her england team—mates took the lead. georgia with a vision in the pass, jodie with the finish. but it wasn‘t to be the award winning finish that the lionesses had hoped for. the defence switched off to allow belgian back into the game in comicalfashion. handing belgian back into the game in comical fashion. handing them belgian back into the game in comicalfashion. handing them a 3—2 lead after the break. nikita parris spurred england‘s blushes with a late penalty to rescue a draw. england‘s first match since the world cup ends in an unconvincing draw, but the night belongs to lucy bronze, the first—ever english player to be voted the best in europe. i‘m surprised. i‘ll push myself to be the best every day, i‘m not sure i‘ve got the capabilities to quite get there, but i push myself every day an

the women's award went to lucy bronze. that's all. stay with bbc world news. more on all our stories go to the bbc news website. the address is bbc.co.uk/news or download the bbc news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong protests and business — as the city sees the 13th week in a row of demonstrations, we will get the impact on companies. india's economic slowdown, with the growth figures available, what the government is doing to attract investment. happy friday, everyone. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, rico oy. let's begin with hong kong. this weekend will mark the 13th week in a row of protests there —— mariko oi. there have been pressures to stop workers from taking part in the demonstrations. the biggest because of the so far has been cathay pacific. two bosses have resigned and some of its staff has been fired. for some, this has been the event that has changed the landscape of businesses in hong kong. i'm corresponded reports. because this is guaranteed by the

virgil van dijk won the men's award with lucy bronze winning the women's.s league for the fourth year in a row, she was also a member of the england squad that reached the world cup semi—finals. meanwhile, van dijk, who was nominated alongside lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo — helped liverpool to win the champions league and the netherlands to reach the nations league final. fantastic. it's been a great year. and you obviously get recognition for what we achieved last year is outstanding. and it is all credit to eve ryo ne outstanding. and it is all credit to everyone at the club. everyone who has helped me along the way as well. so great. i was aim ecstatic and super humble to have won the award —— aim ecstatic. up against two great girls, great players. they want to say a huge thanks to the lionesses, the england team, we had a great summer. the england team, we had a great summer. i don't think they would have won this award if it was not for them. some formula 1 now and mercedes has confirmed that valtteri bottas will be staying put for the 2020 seas

some other news from that in monaco, because lucy bronze has won the award for women player of the yearal with england reaching the semifinal earlier this summer. she also won the simply sent her —— she also the champions league. she was up against her lyon team—mates. and the men's are what has gone to virgil van dijk after his recognition earlier in the ceremony for defender of the year. and the champions league playerfor liverpool. let's move on and talk about this. aaron wan—bissaka and tyrone mings have won their first call—ups to the england men's senior squad while upcapped dquames maddison and mason mount are also included. there's no place for kyle walker though in manager gareth southgate's plans for their euro 2020 qualifiers against bulgaria and kosovo. he insists he will continue to give youth a chance. we've got a depth of talent now because we've approached it slightly differently, to look at younger players, and it's increased the pool can pick from. it means we lacked some experience in some positions, but we got to keep evolving as a team. we've had a two—year period p

well england's lucy bronze was given the women's player of the year award but the big talking point of the night was the acceptance speech by eric cantona when he quoted shakespeare as he was given the president's award take a listen. for lies. to wanton boys. we are for the gods. they kill us for sport. only. accidents crimes. walls. but unfortunately crimes and walls. we mutually like. i love. thank you very. well woodrow for the police group stage takes place later on friday an english premier league side and wondrous will be amongst the teams taking part after facebook best place in the main jewel for the 1st time in 39 years. beat italian side to reno 21 in a playoff on thursday as they went through 53 on aggregate. well this year's world championships in doha shaping up to be a thrill of the 1st diamond league final in syria on thursday provided a taste of what's to come next month noways cost and run the 2nd false just 400 metres hurdles of all time the world champion beat the competition in a time of 46.92 it was also a new year mean back. american sprinter noah lyall's is targ

england's lucy bronze has been named the uefa women's player of the year, while liverpool's, virgil vand journalists. she's been in action for england tonight as they took on belgium in a friendly. phil neville's side scored two goals in four minutes, through jodie taylor and this from beth mead. but the belgians responded with two of their own and then took the lead through ella van kerkoven, after some poor lionesses defending. england were given a lifeline from the penalty spot and nikita parris converted to make it 3—3, which is how it finished. unlike england, wales do have to qualify for the european championships in two years, and they started in the perfect way by winning 6—0 away at the faroe islands. they scored twice in the opening five minutes, with goals from natasha harding and emma jones. harding got her second from the penalty spot and the faroes scored an own goal before she sealed her hat—trick in style. wales added a sixth in injury time for a thumping win. to the us open then, at flushing meadow in new york, wherejohanna konta has made an impressive statement in her

england defender lucy bronze has been giving us her reaction to being named uefa's women's player ofwhich came after an outstanding season for her country and club, lyon. she's the first english player to win the award, but she was on international duty last night and couldn't collect it in person. she spoke to us via skype this morning and told us her mum had ideas about taking her place in monaco. i texted her and told her about it and she said, "i'll go there and i'll pick the award up for you, i'll sit next door to ronaldo, so i can chat to ronaldo." isaid, "mum, i've already got the award." she said, "i'll go anyway." i would much rather be on the pitch than all dressed up speaking in front of 100 people that i don't know. i am not that great of a talker in front of strangers, so it is probably better that i was on the field. i think ithinki i think i would have liked to see her speaking to cristiano ronaldo. that's all from sports day, thanks for joining that's all from sports day, thanks forjoining us. more throughout the rest of the evening. warm in some parts of the uk. clou

england defender lucy bronze has been giving us her reaction to being named uefa's women's player ofhe was ecstatic and humbled to receive the honour, which came after an outstanding season for her country and club, lyon. she's the first english player to win the award, but she was on international duty last night and couldn't collect it in person. she spoke to us via skype this morning and told us her mum had ideas about taking her place in monaco. i texted her and told her about it and she said, i will go there and i will pick the award up for you, i will sit next door to ronaldo so i can chat to ronaldo. i said, mum, i've already got the award. she said, i'll go anyway. i am not that great of a talker in front of strangers, so it is probably better that i was on the field. second practice is due to get under way this hour in belgium for the first grand prix after the summer break. ferrari's sebastian vettel set the fastest time in first practice. but it's been a tough morning for lewis hamilton who's had power issues and tyre problems — although he was able to set the 6th quickest

and, before we go, sticking with football, england's lucy bronze has been named the uefa women's playeration defy the odds to reach the semi—finals of the world cup in france this summer. holland's virgil van dijk took the men's award. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. liverpool and manchester city face familiarfoes, in the draw for the champions league groups. we'll have more, on what's set to be an exciting start to the competition. wales' women get their european championship qualifiers off to a perfect start. and success forjohanna konta and dan evans at flushing meadows. hello and welcome to sportsday, welcome to the programme. we start with the draw for the champions league, that has thrown up some intriguing fixtures for the coming months. four english teams were in the pot atthe star—studded event at the star—studded event in monaco. the great and the good of european football were all in attendance, where the uefa players of the year were also announced. we'll have more news on

she joins the trio of england stars already at the french club — lucy bronze, nikita parris and izzyr. that's all the sport for now. if it is dry whether you are looking for, you may have to wait. certainly not while low pressure is in charge. when you it as beautiful swell of cloud here on the satellite, well in the heart of that there is a centre ofan area the heart of that there is a centre of an area of low pressure, which is going to be drifting its way eastwards over the next couple of days and will provide some very heavy, thundery downpours, albeit with some spells of sunshine in between. so this is how we start off tomorrow morning. the eastern side of england, actually starting on a dry node but those jar was already going in the west, they will swing is woods through the day. quite hit and miss but some of the cells will be happy with some hail some thunder infor be happy with some hail some thunder in for good measure. down towards the south it will be quite breezy. the further north you are, the winds will be like, particularly across scotland. ciao was with a crop up co

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england defender lucy bronze has been giving us her reaction to being named uefa‘s women‘s player of first english player to win the award, but she was on international duty last night and couldn‘t collect it in person. she spoke to us via skype this morning and told us her mum had ideas about taking her place in monaco. i texted her and told her about it and she said, i will go there and i will pick the award up for you i will pick the award up for you i will sit next door to ronaldo so i can chat to round i said, mum, i‘ve already got the award. she said, i'll already got the award. she said, i‘ll go anyway. i am not that great ofa i‘ll go anyway. i am not that great of a talker in front of strangers, so it is probably better that i was on the field. liverpool‘s virgil van dijk beat lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo to the men‘s award, after winning the champions league with his club last season. well, lucy bronze may be more comfortable on the pitch but she couldn‘t help england to victory against belgium last night. they let a two—goal lead slip, in what was their first match si