what did you make of mark samson's comments. isa you make of mark samson's comments.divide that he has maybe not felt as intrinsically before and it is maybe spelling out a little bit. is this england team feel different to the last one to play france in a major tournament? haven't spoken to the girls, absolutely. i would agree with that. there was a cup earlier this year that england lost in the last few minutes to france but as far as the major tournament, the girls are quite confident going into the world cup quite confident going into the world cu p two quite confident going into the world cup two years ago and came out with a bronze medal, having defeated germany for the first time ever. so there is certainly gaining momentum but it nine years down the line and nine years further into the grand master plan that mark samson implemented 3.5 years ago.” mentioned this great record that france have. england have not defeated them since 1974. i don't need to remind you of that. they have lost the last three major tournaments as well. you think there isa tournaments as

mark samson said in his press c0 nfe re nce is high.on said in his press conference yesterday that even if england are at their best company beat france. quite fighting talk. in some ways, you can understand they have cruised through their group. they scored ten goals. there on a bit of a roll. as you say, france have history and experience on their side. it will be a tough quarterfinal. quite a prize at sta ke. quarterfinal. quite a prize at stake. thank you. that's all the sport for now. there will be more on bbc news throughout the afternoon. now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we are taking a trip through pakistan's biggest city on a bus. this might be a bit crazy along the way. we are looking at dolphins in india from a paddle board. wow, did you see that one? that was right behind me. and we are crossing the great canadian prairie on a train. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, henry golding, coming to you this week from amongst the soaring skyscrapers of singapore where

england haven't won against them since mark samson took overin against them since mark samson took overcan change. mentally, we think we can beat them. we have been close in the past. we actually put them out of the qualification for the world cup in 2006. it was an away draw that put us 2006. it was an away draw that put us through. 0bviously back in march, we we re us through. 0bviously back in march, we were close. we are in a different place, physically, better prepared. ben proud has won a bronze at the swimming championships in budapest. he came third in the 50 metre freestyle final with caleb dressel from the usa winning goal. the 50 freestyle is the event to be meddling in. ithought freestyle is the event to be meddling in. i thought it was a fast race. between me and fifth, it was almost nothing. britain's james guy w011 almost nothing. britain's james guy won bronze in the 100 and the butterfly. he was tied in third with joseph schooling. caleb dressel from the usa also won that final. sebastian vettel will be confident of increasing his formula 1 drivers championship lead ove

they have not been that bothered by the comments from mark samson.ing to get better weather in deventer, and perhaps that germany quarterfinal yesterday that germany quarterfinal yesterday that was postponed. that one has to be played today as well because of the terrible rain. katie in the sunshine in deventer. thank you for that. we will be looking forward to that. we will be looking forward to that quarterfinal of the euro is a bit later on today. england's cricketers will start day four of the third test against south africa in a strong position, despite rain wiping out most of the afternoon's play at the oval yesterday. debuta nt bowler toby roland—jones took his fifth south african wicket in the morning session as the tourists were dismissed for just 175. as expected the weather took a turn for the worse after lunch, and in that time alistair cook became the only home wicket to fall. the day's play was abandoned because of rain — england will start this morning on 74 for one, a lead of 252 runs. if we can get up towards the 400, in reasonable t

mark samson's side is the best prepared and most well funded england team get.s have struggled at this tournament, england has three wins from three. next they face france, 18 they haven't beaten since 1974. the french have been one of the pretournament favourites but only just scraped through their group. still, there has been fighting talk between the camps. we are keen streetfighters and when we get poked a little bit we will have to poke back. i went back down from the challenge. look at the history of this team and what they've come through to get where they are, nothing has been given to them, nothing has been given to them, nothing has been easy. quarter-final on sunday promises to be a spiky affair, but england fans aren't ready to go home yet. so that's almost it for sportsday, but before we here's a quick reminder of some of the sport coming up on the bbc this weekend. there's two huge semi finals in rugby league's challenge cup, the first sees hull fc host leeds on bbc 1 from two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. this weekend, adam peaty goes for his third

people have said mark samson side needed to be more ruthless and major tenements and a more than answeredonvincing performance we have seen yet at these championships. it is also the first time england have won their opening game at a major tournament since 2005. that is something england midfielder karen hardy will remember as she was just 17 at the time and she scored the winner against finland. she said there was something different about this site in the netherlands. there isa this site in the netherlands. there is a confidence and not an arrogance. that is what you need. we have got that healthy mix and blend. i was before the game really at ease with the game plan and i knew the girls would execute it. we believe in ourteam as girls would execute it. we believe in our team as fully and we believed in the game plan and we executed it. it was a breath of fresh air watching the girls deliver it. you get the sense there will be a contrasting mood today at scotland's training camp. this was not the way they wanted to start their first appearance at a major tournament. they have a chance

england haven't won against them since mark samson took over in 2013, but that is a record be confidentbeat them. we have been close in the past. an 87th minute equaliser in 2011 and then beaten on penalties. we put them out of the qualification for the world cup in 2006, but got two draws. it was an away draw that put us through. we were close back in march. we are in a different place now, physically better prepared and hopefully that will get us along. england's cricketers will hope the better weather as they tried to build a commanding lead in the third test against south africa at the 0val. the home side 74—1 in their second innings when rain stopped play on day three, leader of 252 runs. toby roland—jones got fifth wicket as the tourists were 175 all out. if we can get up to hoards daily—macro up towards the 400, in reasonable time, we will be happy with that. i'd hope we can bowl them out ina with that. i'd hope we can bowl them out in a day, in a session. we have some big hitters to come in towards the backend who can speed up the run rate. so that will be the way we will be loo

the work mark samson has done, obviously we work closely together at saint georges park.ll. they are an impressive group of characters. not only are they good players but they have got a real good team spirit, so i'm not surprised to see them doing as well as they are. there's been more success for british swimmers in today's morning session at the world championships in budapest. james guy has broken the british record in the heats for the 100m butterfly. guy is the olympic champion in the 200 metres... but failed to win a medal in that event earlier in the week. world 50 metres butterfly champion ben proud also came through his 50m freestyle heat. meanwhile after south africa's chad leclos claimed 200 metres butterfly gold on wednesday... his adoring father bert has spoken to the bbc. le clos senior shot to fame when cheering his son on at the london 2012 olympics... but it's been a difficult time for the family with both bert and his wife finding out they had cancer before the rio games. it was horrendous. horrendous. he got through it, for me, he's a superstar. for me

under mark sam samson they finished third at the 2015 and arrive here fitter than ever before.st major tournament. but they are without a number of their key players including the world—class arsenal midfielder kim little. they have put so much into the team to help us to this point, we would just love them to experience this. but they're not here and that brings us closer together as a team. adversity, yeah, but we will face that head on. while scotland's players are preparing for the biggest game of their careers, england's have been brushing up on more than just tactics. everyone knows that rivalry, that battle. yesterday we had a meeting, it was kind of a history lesson about the rivalry. because we all know yes, there is this rivalry, but actually what is behind it. so we had a sit down and if my history lessons would have been like that in school, i think i would have listened a bit more! history favours germany, who have won the past six european championships. but this is a country with its own footballing folklore. england and scotland will hope it is also where they m

england coach is mark samson says his french counterpart is wet behind the years as their coach againstan championship. a0 people have been injured — one seriously — after a commuter train crashed in barcelona. the incident happened during the morning rush hour at the francia station, in the city centre. reports said the train did not brake when entering the station, hitting the buffers at the platform. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has resigned after the country's supreme court unanimously ruled that he should be disqualified over corruption allegations. the ruling follows accusations relating to the panama papers published two years ago, in which mr sharif‘s three children were implicated. he and his family deny any wrongdoing. with me is secunder kermani. is this a surprise? after the unanimous court decision against him saying, recommending he is disqualified from office, i think the prime minister had little choice other than to go. ev had not, we wouldn't have likely seen mass protests on the streets. the panama papers lea ks case protests on the streets. the panama paper

mark samson say they will get better.th the quality, it is looking difficult. we will make sure we get the right talk, it is a bit of information, to build up, these players, a belief, one thing i am proud of was when i watched them walk on to the field. they felt like they want to be here. this is stage for them. the pressure is great for us, the more pressure the better we we are form. also in football, celtic are through to the third qualifying round of the champions league, so only have two more teams to get past to reach the group stage. they completed a 6—0 aggregate win over northern ireland champions linfield, thanks to a 4—0 second leg victory at celtic park last night, and play rosenborg of norway next. chelsea have agreed a fee of around 60 million pounds with real madrid for alvaro morata. the spain international is on his way to london for a medical. morata was being linked with manchester united for most of the summer, before they beat chelsea to the signing of romelu lukaku, leaving the way clear for the pr