phil neville has said he has been waiting for this match for 18 months so can england do it?an they get to a first world cup seniorfinalfor the do it? can they get to a first world cup senior final for the first time since 1966? following the lionesses and also watching the usa very closely is pat nevin. i know you watched the usa against france game in paris. what did france not do that england have to do? there was a little bit of fear involved in the french side for a large part of the game. england cannot afford to show that at any point. i don't think they will. phil neville has built this team up into a team that is a fearless a nd this team up into a team that is a fearless and will go out there and show their best. they are still under dogs right now but they are not coming up with a negative attitude, which is a brilliant thing, because for 30 years, the us have dominated women's football, but thatis have dominated women's football, but that is beginning to fade now. england and a number of other countries have said, we are going to test you. if england come out toda

phil neville spoke after the final whistle. he deserves after the final whistle. of credit given the controversy that accompanied his opponent by the fa, as do they deserve credit given the investor they put into disciples appears what he had to say. my players gave me everything. i said we had to leave our hearts and souls on the pitch and we did. we have gone toe to toe with the best team in the world. they showed great experience in the end with taking the ball into the corner. we went down to ten member probably ran out of steam at i asked him to play football the way i wanted them to play. we have come to this tournament and done our very best and we are not left anything in a dressing room. and i have told them there should be no tears tonight. we should be proud and we have touched the hearts of the nation back home and they have left the hearts on that football field so lam happy. i think with the fa will hope now is this acts as a springboard for this tea m this acts as a springboard for this team and for the women's game in general and it inspires more g

that is the reason why the fa brought in someone like phil neville, for his winning mentality.or, he has demanded and been critical of his side and brought them closer together and it is to emulate this manga of the american team. he wants them to come into the semifinal and not be overawed because they are used to the pressure. having been around the england team camp, they do seem very relaxed, very together, and they do not want to be known as and they do not want to be known as a semifinal team any more. that sense of confidence the team has, how important is it for the game in uk? what we saw four years ago in canada when they reach the semifinal, it was a watershed moment that increased interest and drove the professionalisation of the women's game in england. if they can win in france it will take it to a new level. the players will be household names, viewing figures would break records, i am sure, and participation would increase but beyond that it would almost transcend women's sport because the whole country will get behind this team. they would not be known as the w

phil neville at the coach is speaking, let'sjust listen in.ould do it that the way that she does, she will look forward to getting back to the hotel, she be upset and disappointed, but has been phenomenal and no blame should be attached to her. there is a bronze medal still to be played for, going into that match. that is football, thatis into that match. that is football, that is support and you've got to keep picking yourself up and we have a big game now on saturday, i have lost track of days. it will go again and will win that game. this team never gave up,. this is just one more week that we can add onto, it isjust incredible and she isa onto, it isjust incredible and she is a good player of the match, she saved us. she saved our buts today. this is such a great game for us and we made it to the final. how did that save change the momentum of this match? it was around the time marie knew we had to buckle down, we knew that they like that one touch to the ball and we just had to stick to the ball and we just had to stick to our defence and

"defeat in a semifinal would be a failure," phil neville had said.t ask for more. we've come to this tournament, we've done our very best. we've not left anything in that dressing room and i told them there, there should be no tears, tonight, we should be proud. we've touched the hearts of the nation back home and they've left their hearts on that football field so i'm happy. the usa had put england under pressure from the start. and afterjust nine minutes, they cracked, as christen press headed the defending champions in front. commentator: a dangerous cross here. and that's a free header. that's the opening goal of the world cup semi final! instead of wilting in the heat, england hit back. eleen white! it's 1-1. she's done it agian! this, ellen white's 6th goal of the tournament, things were looking up. but there is no keeping america quite for long. as another cross, another header brought another goalfor alex morgan. and a special goal scorer, alex morgan. england still had plenty of fight left in them. and white was at the heart of it all. with

phil neville has made three changes to the side that beat norway 3—0.cause he has a drop karen bardsley to the bench and carly telford comes in. this is only her second world cup start. he also dropped fran kirby to the bench. and unsurprisingly, he has dropped toni duggan to the bench and brought beth mead and on instead. the big news comes from the usa team because they have made two changes to the side that beat france 2—1. but the big news from the us camp is that their talisman, megan, will not start. instead, kristen press will start. instead, kristen press will start. she has 121 caps but does she have the character and the enigma to match? you can probably see that their seats are starting to fill up behind me in lyon. both usa france and england fans anticipating a huge match and they could witness history tonight because if england do beat the usa, they will be the first senior team in england to get to a world cup final since 1966. # i have to praise you like i should. # i have to praise you. # i have to praise you. # i have to praise you. #

phil neville and the association can ta ke phil neville and the association can take great credit.and women participating in football and other sports, that in turn can lead to other equality financially when it comes to the future of the sport. the journey may be over in france but the future looks bright for this team. that is it on a disappointing night here in lyon. the final to be played on sunday will involve the united states who will take on either the netherlands or sweden who play their semi—final tomorrow. well, these fans spent the evening watching at battersea park and spoke about the disappointment. they could have done it but... disappointed. it isa shame, have done it but... disappointed. it is a shame, a real shame. devastated. i mean, that penalty, just lazy. just gutted but very proud. it isjust england. look at the crowd here tonight, would not had these four years ago and that's pretty good. england fans in battersea. eu leaders have for the first time chosen a woman to be the next head of the european commission. the job looks set to go to the german defence m

the squad and phil neville truly believe they could have beaten the usa and stay there and got to theenes at the final whistle, especially after that crucial penalty miss as well. england losing out to the best team in the world, no shame in that. it might have taken them a little while but they say they've picked themselves up and are ready to salvage something from the world cup in this third—place play—off. if they win they go back with a bronze medal and four years ago in canada that's what the england squad won. several of the girls in this current squad won that medal and they say they want to do just as well this time around. equally, there are some women in the squad who didn't win bronze because they went in the squad four years ago, so for them to go back holding ago, so for them to go back holding a medalfrom the ago, so for them to go back holding a medal from the world ago, so for them to go back holding a medalfrom the world cup, well, they would be very proud of that. sweden are the opponents, how much ofa sweden are the opponents, how much of a threat will they be? get

phil neville said in reaction to that it is not how he wanted his sat to behave. storm in a teacup? i will leave you with this stat. lucy bronze has never lost at the start to lyon. —— stadium in lyon. is that a good omen for england? lyon. is that a good omen for england 7 let's lyon. is that a good omen for england? let's hope so. sri lanka beat the west indies in what was the first dead rubber of the cricket world cup — both sides knowing they couldn't qualify for the semi finals of the tournament. but the fans in durham got their moneys worth. avishka fernando scoring a his first international century as sri lanka posted 338 in their 50 overs. chris gayle can be worth the admission alone. he started well, but gave his wicket away. he was out for 35, rihanna wasn't too impressed. and despite a magnificent 118 from nicholas pooran the windies fell 24 runs short. whilst the cricket world cup continues, the women's ashes starts tomorrow in leicester. australia will be aiming to retain to trophy having won it four years ago in english soil. england captain heather

even more of an incentive if it were needed for england and phil neville defied the extra two or 3% toel to get the edge over the best teams in the world and build on this progress. lets pick up isle of wight sue campbell was saying, success is not measured simply by what happens on the pitch. i have been speaking to kate dale who heads up sport england, this girl can campaign. the way they have inspired so many girls to talk about football and think about it, it has normalised it. it seems normal for about it, it has normalised it. it seems normalfor women to play football. it is no logger seen as something the boys do or something for the blokes. it is coupling on the four girls of all ages to go out there and feel that if they do well and if they are talented at what ca rd and if they are talented at what card they have a future in it. but also even at they do not want to do that, they just want to also even at they do not want to do that, theyjust want to have also even at they do not want to do that, they just want to have fun, that, they just want to have fun, thatis that, they j

phil neville has described her as the best player in the world.d is the fittest it has ever been. they are number three in the world. phil neville would not have taken this job had he in the world. phil neville would not have taken thisjob had he not believe that england could notjust get to a final but win it. someone who was involved in the last women‘s world cup was alex scott. she said she believes england can go one better. now a semifinal is not good enough, it is not good enough that we just get to a semifinal and play for a bronze medal match, this england team now want to win, they are not scared to say it. they believe they should be winning, which is different, it is a step forward. we have got to this stage three times ina row have got to this stage three times in a row so you need to go one better now and i love that they have the confidence to say that. they usa are also feeling confident going into their semifinal match and why shouldn‘t they? they are the defending champions, they are number one in the world. there has been possibl

phil neville says he has been planning for this match since the day he took the job. —— usa.y are two of the best teams in the world, the united states with the firepower and in england's defence, the brilliance of lucy. it's a exciting time for me. i can't wait to go up against the best. after three days of talks, eu leaders have agreed the names that will fill the top posts in the eu institutions. we'll be live in brussels. the chinese government accuses protesters who ransacked the territory's parliament of trampling the rule of law. and happy birthday to the walkman as the portable music device hits middle age this week. welcome. i'm christian fraser in washington, david is in london. in one hour, england's lionesses will ta ke one hour, england's lionesses will take on the reigning champions team usa in the semifinals of the 2019 women's world cup in lyon. they are seen as the overwhelming favourites but this is an england side full of talent, perhaps peaking atjust the right time and in the most recent meeting between these two, it was too dashed to. 2—2. meeting betwee

there is phil neville, he has made four changes to the line—up since the semifinal and this is live ont is the turn of the netherlands versus the united states where the final takes place. kick—off is at four o'clock and coverage starts on bbc one. emergency crews in southern california are tackling a number of fires and gas leaks after the state was hit with its biggest earthquake in more than 20 years. the epicentre of the quake, which had a magnitude of 7.1, was near the city of ridgecrest, about 150 miles north—east of los angeles. angus crawford's report contains some flashing images. oh, my god. fear and shock. two quakes in two days. this one, 7.1 on the richter scale, the largest for 20 years. nerves stretched to the limit. go, go, go! panic is infectious. 8:21am here on the air, we are experiencing... and very public. i think we need to get under the desk. 0k, we're going to go to break. will be right back. wow. in hollywood, tourists weren't sure what to make of it. everything's moving, and the chandelier was shaking, and the kids were saying, it's an earthquake. we saw that

it's not the match the england wanted to be playing in but phil neville says they have to finish theals. they were beaten by the defending champions usa in the last four and england play sweden this afternoon in the third—place play—off. jane dougall‘s in nice for us. jane, this is still a very focussed group of players who still have a job to do. yes, and despite not wanting to be here for a third place play—off, and wanting to be in the final, they've had to pick themselves up after that devastating loss to the and go on and aim win another match. for some members of the squad who weren't in the squad in 2015 at the last world cup when england won bronze, they don't have a medal from the world cups. to come away from this tournament with something tangible, something to be proud of, a medal, would be an achievement. equally, for the members of the squad that we re for the members of the squad that were at canada and did win a bronze medal, they don't want to do worse than they did back then. even though they are not fighting for a colour that they wanted, gold, they are fighting fo

phil neville says his england lionesses have to deliver against the reigning champions the usa.s the best they have played since he has been in charge but they will have to step it up charge but they will have to step it up again today? yes, i think he is right, it was the best they have played up to a point, but they needed to. we say it a lot, if it gets to the end of this competition you need to be the best teams along the way. tonight we will know how good england are because they are playing in a semifinal against a fantastic usa side. phil neville has brought an interesting tone to his press co nfe re nces brought an interesting tone to his press conferences and england training, which has gone through the camp. he is incredibly relaxed. you listen to him talk and wonder whether he is putting on a front. he genuinely seems to be relishing his role, loving thisjob, enjoying the matches and he has made a couple of really good tactical decisions during games. that was the area but haven't been tested so far. he has played his own role brilliantly up until that point and i thi

but phil neville predisaster mark samson has just been appointed manager of negative steven gauge i thinkamson who took england to the 2015 world cup in canada where the bronze medal. he also took them from 13th in the world that there in the world and where they still currently are in the rankings but that he was sacked in september 2017i did follow the evidence of inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour with a female —— female player in a previous role however, he then took the fa to a tribunal and he reached a settlement injanuary tribunal and he reached a settlement in january after an tribunal and he reached a settlement injanuary after an unfair tribunal and he reached a settlement in january after an unfair dismissal case. so the breaking news this hour mark samson, the former in that manager is back in football management as head coach of the two stephen h. the match on saturday will be four days after that heartbreaking semi—final defeat to the usa,how hard will it be for phil neville to keep his players motivated for so long following that huge disappointment? he went 20 minute

i saw a piece on phil neville whose said he isa a piece on phil neville whose said he is a coach who far has seen them win all five of their matches here in france, including that convincing 3—0 victory against norway in the quarter finals on thursday. england have only conceded one goal in the whole tournament. everything is pointing towards a good performance tonight. there is a realfeeling here that england's campaign is building to something special, but they face a tough task against the usa in lyon today, who are the world champions after winning this tournament in canada four years ago. i think we are all born winners, that is our mentality. we came here to win the world cup and that is still our aim. ijust think we're going to bring the ultimate energy, we're going to be 100% going out there and win the physical battle. and make sure that we are clinical. i think that's something that we've done really well in the tournament so far. we have created a lot but we have also finished and so i think that's something that we're obviously going to g oout ther and try and do. 100% be

phil neville said she will come on the pitch to earn her 104 to fourth cap.atches at the cricket word cup today. india and sri lanka is under way, australia play south africa later. india will finish top of the table if they win and the leaders australia lose. england will play the team that finishes second in semi—finals. sri lanka won the toss and are batting first at headingly. they're currently 118 for four in the 28th over now, click. this week, it is our birthday. we are 1000 episodes young, and to mark it, we are making the bbc‘s first interactive, multi—choice tv show. there will be flowcharts, elephants, flowcharts, data, flowcharts, and wizards. a warm welcome to click. welcome to click. welcome to click, i am spencer kelly. finally we have reached a very special milestone. we have been on air every week of every year, without a break, since we launched in the year 2000, which means this week you are watching season 1, episode 1000. and to celebrate, we are making a world first. doing new things is in our dna. i am floating on air. which is why we d

and she hasn't featured as much recently but she has been injured and phil neville told a story about got given the job, he got a text message and he wasn't sure who it was from. it was from karen and it was from. it was from karen and it said. i'm going to the world cup. and he thought, bit cheeky but he said he liked it and was impressed by how well she played for club and then after that, they bonded and of course she has got so much experience and that is one of the things she has got to this world cup. she has helped to natural younger players and bring them through. this is the fourth world cup and she has also played for great britain in the 2012 olympics without hundred and 43 caps. she has given everything for her country physically and mentally. she has been well documented to have suffered from depression for a number of years. and she said that shejust number of years. and she said that she just felt she had no number of years. and she said that shejust felt she had no more left in the tank and shall announce full retirement from international and her club. i asked about t

the side an outstanding tournament for england and as she has been one of the stars definitely phil neville her coach keeps calling her the best player in the world at the moment and on current form it's hard to disagree with him even if she did at the press conference yesterday but megan rypien has certainly been one of the stars she's really carried the u.s. through the knockout stages so far she scored all 4 of the u.s. teams goals in the last couple of games and so she will provide the absolute toughest test the bronze could have away from those 2 though there's also ellen white's who's been england star forward of the tournament she is the joint top goalscorer at the world cup and if anybody is going to trouble that us back one you would think it's going to be her so we'll see who comes out on top out of lucy bronze and ellen white and meghan repeat and alex morgan all right a lot to look forward to tonight over a movie for us and leon thank you. now a new spider-man film is set to open at cinemas across europe and the u.s. this weekend it sees the teenage superhero taking what he hope

defeat in the semi—final would be a failure, phil neville would be a failure, phil neville would say.e our very best. we have not left anything in oui’ best. we have not left anything in our dressing room and i told them that be no tears, we should be proud. we touch the hearts of the nations back home and they have left everything on the foot field so i am happy. the usa put england under pressure from the start. christen press headed the defending champions in front after nine minutes. instead of wilting in the heat, england hit back. this ellen white's six goal of the tournament. things were looking up the tournament. things were looking up that there is no keeping america quite for long. another cross, another header another goal for alex morgan. england still had plenty of fight left in them. white in the heart of it all. england were awarded a penalty and a lifeline. it was time for the captain to step up but steph houghton failed to seize the moment. a heartbreaking and to an impressive tournament. england's weight for a major trophy goes on. an impressive tournament. england's

phil neville says she will come onto the pitch at one stage to earn her 14ath cap.ay. australia can top the group if they beat south africa in manchester. india looks set to finish second and therefore play england in the semifinals. they are taking on sri la nka semifinals. they are taking on sri lanka at headingley. ms dhoni had a hand in the first four wickets as sri lanka slipped to 25—11. angelo mathews has had the welcome he has led the response from sri lanka with a patient half—century. a short time ago they were 200—5 in the 41st over. and...the tourde france is underway — they set off from brussells a couple of hours ago. geraint thomas the defending champion of course. you can follow it live via the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. work to protect a lake district beauty spot from flooding is finally complete after more than three years. glenridding was badly hit during storm desmond in 2015 — flooding twice in a matter of days — since then work's been ongoing to repair damage and protect the community. £1.2 millio

it is always difficult to win a medal at a world cup, and phil neville has said that when this tournamentme. i want to send a message to my players that this game is important. we do — we do have certain positions that we will need to freshen up in, but my players know, they are under no illusions that this game is one we want to win. we want to go away from this world cup with something to show for the hard work we have put in but also, six wins, one defeat sounds better than five wins and two defeats, so i want to be laying on a sunbed next week happy that we have finished the tournament well and not finished on two defeats. england are the favourites for this match. sweden have struggled in attack. there are a few familiar faces in the swedish squad. two of their defenders both play for chelsea. and until recently so that their goalkeeper. she left at the end of the season. their key forward is available for that match, and thatis is available for that match, and that is crucial, because she was suspended for the match against the netherlands. it was a very tight match, just one goal s

and i really enjoy the way that phil neville has got them playing.from england in this and half. back to you. thank you very much for my been in battersea. indigenous people living in the amazon rainforest fear their survival is being threatened as more and more trees are cut down to make way for farming and agriculture. they say brazil's new president is now allowing deforestation in some of the 700 protected areas for indigenous groups within the brazilian rainforest, which cover more than a tenth of brazil's entire land area. around 900,000 indigenous people live there, but that's a tiny proportion of brazil's overall population. 0ur science editor david shukman has been to see one group fearing for its future. in a remote corner of the amazon, talk of conflict and how to prepare for it. the indigenous people of the forest feel the need to defend themselves. this man has dark memories of the first violent contacts with the outside world in the middle of the last century. his wife was wounded as a young girl. an attack left her with scars and kille

manager phil neville has been shortlisted for best women's coach.ish player to have been nominated in the men's category. england forward toni duggan has signed for spanish league champions atletico madrid on a two—year contract. duggan left barcelona earlier this summer, after spending two seasons with the catalan club. the women's open starts tomorrow at woburn — the women's world cup will increase, they made that decision after the success they made that decision after the success of the world cup in france, the people the president says the aim is to keep the momentum going. the women's open starts tomorrow at woburn — the final major of the year. there are high hopes for home glory with local charley hull competing and georgia hall there to defend her title. she's spent most of the last year in the states, and says she's excited about playing in front of a home crowd. i'm actually very excited i like the pressure it's nice for me to be home because i had been in the us probably year, except for me i done the hard travelling and now i can enjoy

england manager phil neville says his side gave a great performance.eave our hearts and souls on the pitch and they did, they gave everything. we have gone toe to toe with the greatest team in the world, they showed experience taking the ball into the corner and we went down to ten men. we probablyjust ran out of steam. in a moment we'll be talking to members of women's university football teams about this iconic tournament and what it means for the game. but first our reporter michael cowan was in london last night to watch the match with the parliamentary women's football team. we're here to watch the mighty lionesses. england versus the usa. and we're going to watch with the parliamentary women's football team for the night, to talk politics and penalties. go on, england! can you keep politics off the pitch? yeah. yes. yes, definitely. so there are labour and tories, people that are not aligned. there's all different kinds of people who play who are involved in politics and the whole point of it is actually that we all work in the same sort of space

we got to a semifinal, we had phil neville in charge so we can only hope to build on that.n its front page says postman is feel —— postman feel the pain of dog bites. there were over 200 attacks last year resulting in serious and permanent injury. —— 2000, over seven a day. people feel it isn't their responsibility to control their dogs. this is down to a rise in the number of online ordering, shopping and therefore an increase in packages arriving at people's' homes. ten or 15 years ago there was talk that the post was going to become obsolete because everything was going to be online and completely paperless. it turns out the internet has proved a massive base for both royal mail and delivery companies. yeah, it is interesting and easy to treat this asa interesting and easy to treat this as a light—hearted story but of course if you are trying to deliver this it is a serious issue and there are wider concerns about whether people are doing enough to control their dogs. i had a paper around as a schoolgirl and i can remember that my heart rate would just climb through the

another controversial intervention by the video referee in the 3rd place play off game in nice phil neville side hit back once after going to goals down to sweden in the 1st half hour only to be denied a crucial 2nd goal. the penultimate game at the women's world cup a foot consolation to 2 teams who appeared genuine chances to sing on the big stage sweden settled 1st to take advantage of an england era with just 10 minutes to go i . with the 1st before the breakout star of the swedish side sophia jakobsen extended the link. i heard growing highlight reel from france as england looked desperate for a spot to finally ignited a stiff friend could be but the stunning solo with. at the minuses could suddenly smell blood again and look to have drawn level with the opposition only to come face to face with the toughest opponent of the tournament the video assistant referee come on watch for oil does video killed the football stuff for a 2nd strike match on the sweet finish the. at the africa cup of nations south africa scored with just 5 minutes remaining to upset host egypt $10.00 the shock vict

3rd place unfortunately is really the it's awful that no one wants to win now the english coach phil neville. said that when he didn't want to move in so for this game he had to be reminded by a colleague that it's only a bronze medal although if you hold it in the right light it looks a little bit like home. for him that's not a consolation that he's going to get to enjoy because in them will be in 21 by the swedes in nice here's how that came a vote. the penultimate game at the women's world cup offered consolation to tooting to appear genuine chances to sing on the big stage sweden settled 1st to take advantage of an england era with just 10 minutes i have with the 1st before the breakout star of the swedish side sophia jakobsen extended the link i having to her growing highlight reel from france as england looked desperate for a spot to finally ignited a die state friend could be but the stunning solo with i the linus's could suddenly smell blood again and look to have drawn level with the opposition only to come face to face with the toughest opponent of the tournament the video assista

phil neville says they simply have to win, and we will be live there in the next 15 minutes.ree tv licences for over 75 is. good morning, radio superstar listeners. when the bbc first revealed the pay if its stars, the top ten was entirely male. things have changed. zoe ball is now one of three women in the list of highest—paid stars. alongside claudia winkleman and vanessa feltz. how does it feel being on the top earners list? i'm not quite sure how these things are calculated and i'm not certain that it's an accurate assessment of who is actually earning what. indeed many famous faces are not on the list. those employed by bbc studios do not appear but what it does show that the number being paid over £150,000 has increased from 64 to 75. all at a time when nearly 3 million pensioners are about to lose their free tv licences. i understand the dilemma of somebody who is thinking, i am having the licence fee taken away from me, of course i do. i understand that. £154.50 a year is a lot of money for people. on the other hand, what comes back from our consultation is, we also w

in the 2nd half and then that is how things ended now phil neville the england coach said that when you've been trying to get him self motivated for this game. a colleague mentioned to him look it's only a bronze medal but if you hold it in a lot it looks a little bit like goat unfortunately he's not even going to have that pleasure but there's a positive in there for his swedish part and always the silver lining now the courage on peahens the u.s. to taking on the netherlands of the see in the final tomorrow but there's been something of a scheduling oversight as an absolute yeah there are also 2 men's final is taking place on the same day tomorrow that's the fun of the gold cup between mexico and the usa so both usa national teams in action tomorrow and the final of the cup america between. brazil and peru now this is obviously something of a distraction for the spectators from the women's world cup final which is the world cup final is the biggest and in football it doesn't really suggest that the women's game is how it is held in such high his statement by the responsible plan is now i

liverpool today. 16 nations are taking part, including england — led by tracey neville, twin sister of phil nevilleonwealth gold last year. but australia and jamaica are also strong contenders. kate grey is in liverpool. you join mejust as you join me just as they have started practising for the opening ceremony that will start later this afternoon. we have had a brilliant morning of netball here this morning, with lots of great atmosphere stop the prize for the best supporters has to go to zimbabwe, who have lit up this stadium with singing and chanting throughout the match that they did indeed win. come this evening, there will be plenty for the home nation fa ns to will be plenty for the home nation fans to cheer about. liverpool is set to host the most competitive and unpredictable world cup to date. 16 nations go into battle with over 100,000 spectators expected throughout this tournament. netball is certainly having its time in the

manager phil neville has been shortlisted for best women's coach.ve been nominated in the men's category. england forward toni duggan has signed for spanish league champions atletico madrid on a two—year contract. duggan left barcelona earlier this summer, after spending two seasons with the catalan club. he has won three gold medals and broke his own world record in the process , broke his own world record in the process, not back from an incredible successful championships, he joins us successful championships, he joins us now, how did it feel to win all three of your goals? great, i did the triple—double now and three world championships and a four by one was completely unexpected, so... along the way you became the first man who swam under 57 seconds, project 506i think you call that. was the aim in the semifinal to do it? i knew i could was the aim in the semifinal to do it? i knewl could get was the aim in the semifinal to do it? i knew i could get under it but the whole race had to come together and on the first 50 kind of get used to it and

england "touched the hearts of the nation" according to head coach phil neville, but they could onlycup after defeat by sweden. the team thought they'd secured an equalizer until the goal was disallowed after a controversial var decision. that word controversial and dar are glued together so often. with us now is annejohnson who plays for kidderminster harriers, and in london is kate dale from the women's sport trust. morning. give us a sense, because what has been striking about this tournament is how mainstream women's football has become. it is worth starting by retracing to what it used to be like, the experience for women players some years ago when the picture was just totally different. completely different. i first started to play 30 years ago and we did not have half the opportunities. it was not in the public eye and we do not have any role models. it was not normalfor girls to play football. there were situations where girls were told they could not play. yes, i was chosen for my primary school team andi chosen for my primary school team and i wasn't allowed to play becaus

phil neville says reaching the last four should not be considered an achievement and only by winningrcampaign bea by winning the tournament would their campaign be a success. sarah, we hear so much about how great this usa side is, how big a gulf is their inability between them in england? i think it is certainly getting closer between these two sides. in six hours‘ time, we will find out when the usa, the defending champions, kick—off against england. we know that the usa are three times champions. they‘re looking to make it four. england are looking to make their first world cup final. they know that heartbreak of what going out ina know that heartbreak of what going out in a semifinal feels like, because four years ago, in canada, the exited at that stage. then, at the exited at that stage. then, at the euros two years ago they also exited then. the england team and players have been using that emotion and saying that they do not want to feel like that again denied. it will bea feel like that again denied. it will be a tall order but, whether this usa side, theyjust refuse to lose

of all the games they face, this is the one phil neville says he is prepared for most.at is part of it. it feels like a fingers crossed today. but if we get through, that is england in a final. we haven't seen it since 1966 in this country. i hear a song. keep your predictions coming in. who do your predictions coming in. who do you think will make it? which two teams? but now, let's return to hong kong. let's now go live to our correspondent martin yip who is in hong kong for us. it isa it is a calm morning so far. plenty of media still around here because we are seeing of media still around here because we are seeing one of media still around here because we are seeing one after the other legislators and assistance coming back to the site, surveying the damage inside the legislative council complex. there has been no protesters apart from one lone man shouting slogans nearby but mostly it is about cleaning up the area. police has moved in, with no riot gear. some detectors will come in to conduct some sort of evidence gathering. we had the police commissioner as well

phil neville said they were rut less, and t a piece you need to stay on top. you have to have a little bit of arrogance. the u.s. team showed that and they proved it on the field. laura: what was your favorite moment of all of their victories? joanna: i've been thinking about that receny. i think my favorite moment was seeing megan rapinoe hit the third penalty kick, and my teemate rose lavelle score second goal. to see what she has battled back from injury and to see her ev olve as a player and a person in this world cup was such a moment for her. laura: the fact that the team are not afraid to voice their opinions about things off the pitch as well as on, is that a shift in their position as role models? joanna: i think s i think it is great to see athletes use their platform for social justice this team stands for something. they stand for equal rights, they stand for equity,quality, and they are standing up for an entire gender. they realize that their quest is not just about winning the world cup, it is about standing up for what they believe in and raisi

phil neville described england‘s third place play off as nonsense and the players were crestfallen afterwards—— sofia jakobsson got the first one. fran kirby got a call and there was another intervention by there was another intervention by the da r. ellen white thought she had scored a crucial equaliser but replays showed she had handled the ball in the build—up so it finished 2-1. ball in the build—up so it finished 2—1. england‘s tournament is over. either the usa or netherlands will win the trophy this afternoon, the meat in the final this afternoon. the european champions will also have their say with the usa the favourites. the netherlands very nearly did not make it to france. the only qualified by a play—off but despite not bringing the best football to the tournament, they are on the verge of a first world title. they know they are up against formidable opponents. the usa have won the world cup three times and have olympic gold four times. they seem built to win. there star player is an equal right campaigner and activist. she was kept out of the england game with a hamstring industr

it is different for phil neville's squad now. feel nervous and they are ready. it is about beating they are ready. it is about beating the best, if you win the world cup and get to the final you want to know you have played all the teams and deserve it. last time we played america was in march and we drew 22. we have beaten them in 2000 and 1710—macro in the same tournament. we are getting closer to it and the girls believe today there is a wonderful opportunity. they have a different mental strength, the americans because three times world champion, 0lympic winners as well. it is something we are still learning but today is the chance for england women to put themselves there and they know they have got there and they know they have got the support of the nation. so many people will be tuning in and people in the pubs to watch it on the big screens back home to support them. that will filter through to the players and give them extra motivation. let's see some of them in action, ellen white, joint top scorer, what makes her such

phil neville described england's third place playoff at the world cup as nonsense.t 22 minutes. sofia jakobsson getting the second. england rallied later in the first half and got a goal thanks to fran kirby. and their comeback would have been complete were it not for another intervention from the var. just like in the semi final against the usa.

phil neville described england's third place playoff at the world cup as a "nonsense" game and said hisosing 2—1 to sweden in nice. the lionesses were 2—0 down in the first 22 minutes... sofia jakobsson getting the second. england rallied later in the first half and got a goal thanks to fran kirby... and their comeback would have been complete were it not for another intervention from the var. just like in the semi final against the usa, ellen white thought she'd scored an equaliser. but replays showed she'd handled the ball in the build up. so while england's tournament is now over, the competition isn't. one of the usa and the netherlands will win the trophy this afternoon in lyon. katie gornall is there. the netherlands very nearly didn't make it to france. they struggled. they only qualified via a play—off, but despite not bringing their best football to the tournament, they are on the verge of a first world title. they know they are up against formidable opponents, they will be the underdogs. the usa have won the world cup three times, olympic gold four times, a team seemingly buil

well, one england team, of course, got that far this summer, coached by phil neville — his sister traceyrture comes at the perfect time. if someone said to me, what would be your ideal scenario to win a gold medal? you think, i want the whole stadium full of red and white, but more importantly i want to do this with the team, and i think that at the moment i feel that we've got a massive tick box on all them characteristics of being able to come out of his tournament with a win. these athletes now have a major platform to build a legacy for the sport. england's captain is relishing the opportunity. to be able to lift the world cup on home soil, in front of friends and family, supporters, young boys, young girls, just everyone who has followed us on this journey up until this point, would just be monumental. this morning, australia began as they mean to go on, thrashing northern ireland 88—21! — a reminder, if england needed one, that diamonds thrive under pressure. natalie pirks, bbc news, liverpool. at least they don't have to worry about the weather this weekend, they are indoors, but

phil neville described england's third place playoff at the world cup as a "nonsense" game and said histhe lionesses were 2—0 down in the first 22 minutes. sofia jakobsson getting the second. england rallied later in the first half and got a goal thanks to fran kirby. their comeback would have been complete were it not for another intervention from the var. just like in the semi final against the usa, ellen white thought she'd scored an equaliser. but replays showed she'd handled the ball in the build up. it finished 2—1. and they take the bronze medal. so england's world cup is over, but the tournament isn't. the final in lyon between defending champions the usa and the netherlands is on bbc1 this afternoon. kick off is at apm. after losing the first two one day internationals, england's women have something approaching a must win game in the ashes against australia. it's the third odi in the multi format competition. the home side are batting first after winning the toss in canterbury. australia currently 21—1 after 6 overs. sarah taylor's back in the team. but all rounder katherine b

the head coach phil neville questioned the need for a bronze medal match, describing it as a "nonsenseeports. nice is where england's world cup campaign began, and it's here theirjourney will end. still the chance of a medal, but the lionesses had to get past the gold and blue of sweden, which proved difficult. 0n the attack from the start, a cross blocked by alex greenwood unwittingly set up kosovare asllani. commentator: 1—0 to sweden. england were looking exposed at the back. a pass to sofia jakobsson, who was left free to shoot. it's a terrific finish. the lionesses looked like they had wilted in the heat. but then jill scott fought through midfield and found fran kirby. kirby! 2-1. 0n fire now, top goal—scorer ellen white chested the ball down and thought she'd put them level. 2-2! but it was the referee who looked again. handball, and just as in the semifinal, var denied white an equaliser. it then fell to lucy bronze for a last chance, but a superb clearance by the sweden defender and the lionesses‘ hopes were gone. heartbreak for england again. in a tournament which they had am

phil neville described england's third place playoff at the world cup as nonsense. and the players were pretty crestfallen afterwards too. they lost to sweden in nice after going 2—0 down in the first 22 minutes. sofia jakobsson getting the second. england rallied later in the first half and got a goal thanks to fran kirby. and their comeback would have been complete were it not for another intervention from the var. just like in the semi final against the usa. ellen white thought she'd scored an equaliser. but replays showed she'd handled the ball in the build up. it finished 2—1. i just think maybe there was a carry on from the semifinal and emotion. and the two goals, actually, probably sparked us into a bit of life. after that, i don't think i've seen us play better after that, after that first 20 minutes. i thought the courage to keep going forward, the energy at the end, both teams were on their knees, to be fair. they gave everything. we gave it our best shot, we fell short. and we've just got to make sure next time we're better. so while england's tournament