sarina wiegman is not one to shy away from the issues.ard for uefa women's coach of the year last month, she used her acceptance speech to talk about the women's football team and their achievements and said that winning the world cup and their celebrations had been spoiled by what happened. today, she was asked about the developments since luis rubiales had stood down from his position, and this is what she had to say. players need to be listened to and we need to move on. the women's game has improved so much, but there still a way to go, and not only in spain but i think everywhere. there's many, many players, top athletes, who still have lots of challenges which i think we should work on altogether and stay connected and try to make the world better for those players. so this is a chance for england to dust themselves off after the disappointment of that world cup final, but there's a lot more at stake here than just pride. olympic qualification is on the line. if england can reach the final of this nations league tournament, they can

sarina wiegman says all her players — tomorrow. sarina wiegman says all her players are _ tomorrow.nd _ tomorrow. sarina wiegman says all her players are fit and healthy - her players are fit and healthy ahead of the game, apart from alessia russo who has given a few more days rest since they won't be available for the match. by the 24—year—old is expected to return at the lioness's following match next tuesday. next to reykjavik — where wales women will take on iceland tomorrow night in their opening nations league match. and the first competitive game of any kind for gemma grainger�*s side since they lost in the play—offs for the world cup in october last year. mark poyser reports. all smiles and a picturesque location. wales continue to competitive action for the first time in nearly a year in the first ever women's nations league. really excited, i think— ever women's nations league. really excited, i think that _ ever women's nations league. really excited, i think that as _ ever women's nations league. really excited, i think that as a _ ever women's nations league. really exc

how much of that will be on sarina wiegman�*s mind? that will be on sarina wiegman's mind?ind? ~' ., ., , that will be on sarina wiegman's mind? ~ ., mind? gal, i think it has to be on her mind it little _ mind? gal, i think it has to be on her mind it little bit. _ mind? gal, i think it has to be on her mind it little bit. let's - mind? gal, i think it has to be on her mind it little bit. let's not. her mind it little bit. let's not forget, this is a team that went on a 30 group match unbeaten run, they went entire calendar year in 20 20s without losing a single match. won the european championships. but they have not been at the top level —— in 2022. they were not quite there during the world cup. yes they reach the final, but even the players themselves omitted there were not reaching those levels of performance as they had been prior to the tournament. they had some big injuries. they are still missing captain leigh williamson, a huge mist to the team, also fran kirby. obviously beth mead, a top score at the euros. there are some key players missing and that will have a

women's nations league to look forward to — including a very special occasion for england manager sarina wiegmaner home nation — and former employer — the netherlands, as the two sides meet in utrecht. it'll be the first time wiegman has returned to the netherlands with her current side, as england aim to make the dutch, a step up again in quality and rankings from what scotland are in scotland were a bit more fitness ready and lasted better in that game against england on friday and i think the dutch will give us another tough test tonight. in the same group, scotland are at home to belgium — whilst wales have a home game against denmark. northern ireland are also at home, they face albania, looking for their first win of the tournament, after losing to the republic of ireland in their opening match. manager tanya 0xtoby says her players are looking forward to the occasion. from our point of view we had a plan coming in and were trying to follow that process and rest recover and get the players ready to go and see where we are at but we're pretty confident we are a good place and from our point

one reason sarina wiegman gave is the short turnaround.o, england were playing in a world cup final, and now they find themselves preparing for their next competitive fixture. that's something england manager says she is worried about. and players only had six days off, which, after such a high level, high pressure competition is not good for them, and that's gone for a long time because we have major tournaments and some or all the time. so, the urgency to make it better is really high. in time. so, the urgency to make it better is really high.— time. so, the urgency to make it better is really high. in the weeks since the world _ better is really high. in the weeks since the world cup _ better is really high. in the weeks since the world cup final, - since the world cup final, discussion has been dominated by what happened on the pitch after the final. and the actions of the spanish football federation president. sarina wiegman is not want to shy away from big issues. you may remember when she accepted her award last month, she used her

also speaking at the champions league draw, england women's head coach sarina wiegman. her uefa women's coach of the year award to spain, saying they deserve to be listened to. spanish football federation president luis rubiales has been widely criticised for kissing forward jenni hermoso on the lips following spain's world cup victory over england. we all know the issues around the spanish team — and that really hurts me as a coach, as a mother of two daughters, as a wife and as a human being — and it shows we just talked about �*88. the game has grown so much but there's also still a long way to go in women's football and in society. and i would like to dedicate this award to the spanish team, the team that played on the world cup, such great —— the team that played on the world cup such great football that everyone enjoyed. applause. i was going to ask to get this applause afterwards but this team deserves to be celebrated and deserves to be listened to and i'm going to give them again a big applause and i hope you willjoin me. uefa president aleksander ceferin has d

england manager sarina wiegman dedicates her uefa women's coach of the year award to spain.f the second round of the us open. so, we'll start with the champions league draw, then, which took place in monaco earlier today and, as usual, produced plenty of talking points. now, defending champions manchester city were handed a pretty favourable draw as they were paired with rb leipzig for the third time in a row, as well as red star belgrade and swiss club young boys. manchester united have been drawn with harry kane's bayern munich in group a, along with fc copenhagen from denmark and turkish side galatasaray. mikel arteta's arsenal, who are playing in their first

are tuesday's fixtures in the top tier of the women's nations league — it's a special day for sarina wiegmanengland side take on her home country the netherlands in utrecht, while in the same group scotland face belgium. you can find the rest of tuesday's fixtures on bbc sport website. 19 months on and with the 2022 beijing winter olympics�* team figure skaters still waiting for their medals, russia's kamila valieva's doping case is set to be heard by the court of arbitration for sport on tuesday. valieva failed a drugs test after winning team gold in beijing. the russian anti—doping agency found that valieva bore "no fault or negligence" for the positive test but the world anti—doping agency is appealing those findings. while the hearing begins in lausanne, vincentjo, part of the usa team that won silver at the games, has been critical of the lack of transparency since. we haven't heard a single word from the party responsible for handling the party responsible for handling the case. i think the lack of communication raises eyebrows, i think it's an issue that as the athletes were directly

a match which, for england boss sarina wiegman, held extra significance — as she returned to her homeion and former employer. but it ended up a night to forget, as england lost 2—1. the netherlands opened the scoring through a controversial lieke mertens goal before alessia russo equalised. but renate jansen sealed the deal for the dutch, with a dramatic 90th minute winner to hand england their third defeat under wiegman. it means england are third in group a1 after two games. there were mixed fortunes for the rest of the home nations. scotland, who're also in england's group, are still bottom despite sophies howard's 94th minute equaliser getting them a late point against belgium, who top the group on four points. pernille harder scored a hat trick as wales were outclassed by denmark. the republic of ireland cruised past hungary. and tanya oxtonby's first home game in charge saw northern ireland beat albania. there were seven games in the english football league trophy on tuesday night. current holders manchester united got their title defence under way with a convincing 3—0 win agai

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i think for sarina wiegman, she will be disappointed. this sarina wiegman, she will be disappointed.— to — disappointed. as the first time she returned to her _ disappointed. as the first time she returned to her home _ disappointed. as the first time she returned to her home country - disappointed. as the first time she returned to her home country with | returned to her home country with england, and defeat for her. something does hinge on these matches, if england win, they took their nations league group, that would secure qualification for team gb at next summer's olympics. a personal disappointment for her, but a team disappointment because they want to try and win these matches. that would be incredible. bill want to try and win these matches. that would be incredible.— that would be incredible. all four home nations _ that would be incredible. all four home nations involved _ that would be incredible. all four home nations involved last - that would be incredible. all four home nations involved last night| that would be incredible. all four i home nations involved last night b

manager sarina wiegman though has been questioning the busy schedule of her players.layers only had six days off, which, after— some players only had six days off, which, after such a high level, high pressure _ which, after such a high level, high pressure of— which, after such a high level, high pressure of competition, is not good for them _ pressure of competition, is not good for them. that has been going on for a long _ for them. that has been going on for a long time _ for them. that has been going on for a long time because we have major tournaments in the summer all the time _ tournaments in the summer all the time the — tournaments in the summer all the time. the urgency to solve it and make _ time. the urgency to solve it and make it _ time. the urgency to solve it and make it better is really, really high — and wales have made 13 changes for their next world cup matc against portugal in nice on saturday. hooker dewi lake, who was injured for the victory over fiji, will captain the side with his co—skipper, jac morgan, rested. taulupe faletau and louis rees

back home for sarina wiegman as she takes her lionesses to the netherlands for a nations league typeped for. newsnight�*s diplomatic editor mark urban secured rare access to one brigade, the 24th mechanized brigade, which is fighting in the east. some of the soldiers and their families spoke to him about how they are bracing themselves for a long war with no end in sight. in this war, there are the hunted and the hunters. the ukrainians say their russian enemy has far more drones, which makes camouflage, and remaining unseen, vital. so we were expecting a fire mission within five minutes. and then word came down on the radio to stand down, because a russian drone has been sighted somewhere near here. and that�*s really very typical of what�*s been happening — a constant battle of wits, a deadly battle of wits. this russian video shows what happens if you get it wrong — ukrainian self—propelled guns destroyed. we watched the artillery of the 24th mechanised brigade as its own drones searched for targets. then the order came through that they had won. 0nce they�*d fired, we were told t

england lionesses manager sarina wiegman says it will be special but strange to face her home countrybefore repeating the feat with england in 2022. britain's ellie aldridge won the european kitefoil title in portsmouth as the sport prepares to debut at the 2024 olympics in paris. the 26—year—old prevailed across four days of competition. after europe's women's retained the solheim cup yesterday in southern spain, attention now turns to rome and the ryder cup that starts on friday. europe's men suffered a crushing defeat in the usa two years ago, losing by a record 19—9 at whistling straits. today, we heard from both captains. i certainly have a lot of belief in my team. i know it is going to be a difficult next few days, it really is. the us are very strong. we know that. we are coming off our worst defeat ever in a ryder cup. us players are strong. they are high up in the world rankings, they have some great partnerships, they have had a lot of success, so we have our work cut out, but as i said, you have to have belief in your team that you're going to get them into a place where t

lionesses' head coach sarina wiegman will coach great britain women's team at the paris 0lympics nextll step down from her role as director of women's football at the football association next year. the 74—year—old joined the fa in 2016 and has been credited with helping to transform the women's game. tottenham's ivan perisic is expected to miss most of the season with a serious acl injury. the croatian international — who's featured for spurs in every game this season — picked up the injury during a non—contact training session. british gymnastics has published a list of 62 people who have been banned or expelled from the sport over the past 30 years. most of them are coaches. it comes after last year's whyte review — an independent report that found systemic abuse within gymnastics. 0ur correspondent natalie pirks has been across this story. natalie, why did british gymnastics feel compelled to release this list? well, like you mentioned, last year's whyte review painted this picture really of a sport when the well—being of gymnast was not put at the heart of british gymnastics cult

manager sarina wiegman, though, has been questioning the busy schedule of her players.ritain got their campaign under way in manchester — kicking things off against australia who they beat 2—1. there was a brilliant debut for 21—year—old jack draper — up against thanasi kokkinakis in the opening singles rubber, who's 32 places above him in the world rankings, he won 6—7 6—3 7—6. british number two dan evans put on a great performance to see off world number 12 alex di minaur, in the second singles match. coming through 6—1,2—6, 6—4 to earn an unasailable 2—0 lead for great britain. evans was then back in action with wimbledon champion neal skupski in the doubles — but the pair lost to the australian duo of matthew ebden and max purcell. evans though, delighted with victory in their first round—robin match. i was incredibly nervous walking out, practising here this week, it was a lot bigger than i first expected and very much closer to the court then we played before. it was amazing basically, and yet, thanks for all your support.— and that's all the sport for now. from

being the manager sarina wiegman says it will feet— the manager sarina wiegman says it will feel specialeing rested against scotland last week. in the nowjoint top of— scotland last week. in the nowjoint top of their— scotland last week. in the nowjoint top of their group. former scotland and everton striker duncan _ former scotland and everton striker duncan ferguson will be the new inverness— duncan ferguson will be the new inverness caledonian thistle manager. he left forest green rovers injuty_ manager. he left forest green rovers injuly following just manager. he left forest green rovers in july following just one win in 18 games— in july following just one win in 18 games in— in july following just one win in 18 games in charge after which they were _ games in charge after which they were relegated from league 1. and in— were relegated from league 1. and in cricket, england's assistant coach _ and in cricket, england's assistant coach markus trescothick says freddie — coach markus trescothick says freddie flintoff has sprinkled gold dust on— freddie flintoff has sprinkled gold dust

last night it was like a homecoming for sarina wiegman in the ryder cup . little ryder cup.at sort of thing them. so what sort of thing would inspire you in the video? in the video? >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> well a great great players great ryder cup players of the past or the european side. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> apparently some of them are in tears . you they're in tears. you know, they're trying you can go so trying to really you can go so far bringing families into it. you how proud of you we are you know how proud of you we are and how important it is. i mean, not be like this if there was too much of this video. but he's doing them. gets doing that to inspire them. gets underway so very underway on friday. so very excited that. excited about that. >> that europe can >> well, i hear that europe can dictate certain things. >> i'm not exactly sure if that means where the pin is, they means where the pin is, but they can length of the can determine the length of the grass greens , for instance. >> well, there's the greens, but there's the rough now, the rough , rough.

sarina wiegman say she�*s really disappointed that the netherlands opening goal stood last night andof poor run of form. mauricio pochettino revealed he�*s been playing bass for challenge to try and improve confidence. he joined injanuary but has failed to score in 22 appearances. two days out now from the start of the ryder cup, john brown says he�*s been getting advice from two team europe legends in ian poulter and sergio garcia, despite bass players being ineligible to compete after quitting the dp world to. we are talking about the school absence crisis which has increased considerably. different attitudes from parents post—pandemic. it has been one of the things identified. it's been one of the things identified. it�*s been called a national crisis,. from 10:00, for viewers on bbc two and bbc news its time for the latest national and international news. for listeners on bbc sounds we�*re discussing: the uk economy. how is it for you? just over a year since liz truss�*s government�*s mini—budget. a good moment for us to take stock of how you�*re finances are doing. we will have

sarina wiegman has dedicated her uefa women's coach of the year award to the spain team that defeatedjenni hermoso on the lips following the final. we all know the issues around the spanish team, and that really hurts me as a coach, as a mother of two daughters, as a wife, and as a human being. and it shows, wejust talked about 88, the game has grown so much, but there's also still a long way to go in women's football and in society. and i would like to dedicate this award to the spanish team, the team that played in the world cup such great football that everyone enjoyed. england's women have won their first t20 international the against sri lanka at hove in a rain—affected game. alice capsey didn't mind the delayed start as she hit a quick half century. and after england made 186 for 4 in 17 overs, 17—year—old mahika gaur took her first england wicket as the weather shortened the game further. sri lanka were unable to reach the revised total of 68 from 6 overs, losing by 12 runs. and a number of those athletes who featured at the world championships were back on the track for the di

. >> mr speaker , i'd like to start >> mr speaker, i'd like to start by congratulating sarina wiegmaneir fantastic performance at the world cup. >> we are all incredibly proud of them. mr speaker, i also know the whole house will want to join me in sending condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of sergeant graham saville. it is a testament to his bravery that he died in the line of duty and a terrible reminder of the work that police do every day to keep us safe. mr speaken do every day to keep us safe. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house.i addition to my duties in this house. i shall have further such meetings today . meetings later today. >> louis french thank you, mr speaker . >> louis french thank you, mr speaker. labour used speaker. the labour party used to claim that it represents working people , but working class people, but labour's ulez expansion to greater london will now hammer millions of working people with bills of £12.50 per day, or 4500 pounds per year. does the prime ministe

england women's head coach sarina wiegman says it's time to move on from that kiss by the former presidenterything that has happened surrounding luis rubiales, after he kissed jenni hermoso. rubiales resigned earlier this week — and wiegman says it's time to celebrate the football. we should celebrate the players, the spanish players who have — who won the world cup. and we hadn't been talking about that at all. and of course, yes, we all have seen and followed the news that things are still going on. i would like to leave that now with the people that are working on that, and celebrate those players. yes, players need to be listened to and they need to... yeah, we need to move on. and, you know, the women's game has improved so much, but there's still a long way to go. i think ithinka i think a lot of people will be feeling that, aren't they, after the last 25 days? we haven't been talking about the football, have we? we have been talking about that kiss. ~ , w' we have been talking about that kiss. ~ , a ., , kiss. we will stick to the sport, ideally we _ kiss. we will stick to the sport

sarina weigman. she'll come up against her home nation and former employer the netherlands. it'll be the first time wiegmannetherlands with her current side. and former england captain faye white says it'll be a tough test. the dutch are a step up again in quality, in the rankings, then what scotland are, and it showed how obviously scotland were in their season, fitness ready, lasted better in the game against england on friday, and i think the dutch will give us another tough test tonight. the excitement is building in rome ahead of the ryder cup, which gets started on friday. team europe will be looking to extend their home record and win the cup back from the usa. they'll be trying to do so with a team that features four debutants. captain luke donald says his team are ready to write a new chapter in ryder cup history. i think every team is different. this is a team that has some new faces and some guys that have been part of the ryder cup that are not here, but they understand it is their opportunity now to write their story and write their history this week and create, start writing and creating that