through to the knockout stages, and there is a pretty small—town here in valenciennes.the team having coffee nearby, they are staying very near to this stadium ahead of tomorrow's match against cameroon. you can probably see the stadium behind me, it has a capacity of around 25,000. quite a footballing town. the players have been milling around and having some time to get coffee. looking ahead to tomorrow, phil neville was speaking about, first of all the fact that england haven't really had that traffic challenge yet but they are expecting that from cameron even though they are only 46 in the world, they are expecting them to pose a challenge. the biggest tests are to come, there is more to get from this team in terms of performance. we are in a really good place to attack the lack 16. we have to keep clean sheets and later we going into the tournament, the defensive part of our game will have to keep improving. we will have to keep getting better at it because we will be more tested against better teams, and if we keep keeping clean sheets, we will be successful the j

jane is in valenciennes for us. a real test jane? the side. jane is in valenciennes for us.ome changes again. —— neville. he has made changes that beat japan neville. he has made changes that beatjapan 2—0. as neville. he has made changes that beat japan 2—0. as we know, this is a very physical cameron side england are taking on. three changes he has made, the goalkeeper remains. his back for remain the same. but alex greenwood is brought in. with midfield he sticks with and jill scott who becomes england's most capped player. he has bought nikita paris in. tony duggan remains from the japan game. she missed the first two games with a thigh injury. there has been some criticism that england perhaps have not played to their potential but this is a strong side and a statement that phil neville is making, setting them out against cameroon. at this stage, i don't think you can take any risks. it is worth saying that it is externally hot here in valenciennes. 30 degrees. walking around here, believe me, carrying equipment and walking upstairs on the way to get to the stadium, we

thank you jane in valenciennes.ey'll face either norway or australia, and you can watch that match live on bbc two at 8pm tonight. we already have one quarter—finalist. two time winners germany are into the last eight after a comfortable 3—0 win over nigeria in grenoble. however, var was once again influential, as miriam walker khan reports. the last time nigeria beat a european team was 20 years ago. 20 minutes and, it was bought who burst nigeria's bubble. a cornerfinds its way to her head and into the net. not a bad way to earn your 100th cap. minutes later, i nigerian player caught the knee of german and vr -- player caught the knee of german and vr —— mark all the penalty. back of the net. the germans in full control. easy as one, two, three. hard var shaped pill for nigeria to swallow, but picture perfect for germany who have still not conceded. afghanistan narrowly missed out on causing the biggest shock in the history of the cricket world cup. as india ground out an 11—run win in southampton. mohammed shami

katy gornall, bbc news, valinski n. —— valenciennes.the famous pyramid stage at glastonbury, but on saturday he'll be back. with his second solo album on the way, he took a break from rehearsals to speak to colin paterson about politics, you've got a busy time at the moment. yeah. shockwave, the single. yeah. sounds like you're quite angry. # you sold me right up the river # you had to hold me back... i'm sure a lot of people would just, you know, be lazy and go, "oh, it's about your brother." but there's a lot of snide people out there, notjust him, you know what i mean? so it could be aimed at a lot of people. that's up to you to find out, isn't it? # it's coming round like a shockwave, hey # it's coming round like a shockwave...# there's a lot of protests going on, what would you protest about in life? i'd have a word with that mayor. he seems to not be doing a good job, you know what i mean? all them kids getting knifed and all that. and the only thing that ever comes out of his mouth is, "london is open". what, open for knife crime

we have seen a number of the players this morning in valenciennes are out enjoying a coffee.aining for softening and as for the city itself, it really doesn't seem the city itself, it really doesn't seem to have embraced the women's world cup in a way that we have not really seen in some of the other cities so far. there are a lot of signs and posters up, you get the feeling there is a women's world cup happening here. when england have played in front of so many empty seats already, you just hope this enthusiasm is going to be reflected in the stands tomorrow. indeed, katie, thank you very much. events a re events are taking place across britain to mark national windrush day, the first in the uk has formally celebrated the contribution of people from the caribbean in the aftermath of the second world war and that of their descendants. the government has also announced a permanent monument at london's at waterloo station. it is more than 70 yea rs waterloo station. it is more than 70 years since the first of what is known as the wind was generation arrived by the ship the emp

earlier in valenciennes, the dutch fa ns were earlier in valenciennes, the dutch fans were out in forceas temperatures hit 3a degrees, cooling brea ks were temperatures hit 3a degrees, cooling breaks were introduced, but it meant the game lost momentum, and with that italy lost their cool. goals from arsenal's vivianne miedema and another from stefanie van der gragt are the nettle and is heading their way into their first world cup semifinal. —— so the netherlands heading their way. at the cricket world cup, australia are still top of the table. they had a convincing win over new zealand at lords, pakistan have pushed england out of the semifinal places after a thriller against afghanistan at headingley. chasing 228 for victory, it all went down to the final over. imad wasim's boundary secured a three—wicket win to keep pakistan's tournament alive. stewards had to deal with pitch invaders and also some scuffles between fans. that result leaves england little room for error. they have two games left to try and qualify for the semifinals. fail to beat india at edgbaston tomorrow, and that

our reporterjane dougall is in valencienne for us where the match will be played.mood like there in the england camp? it was a very relaxed atmosphere and england have three wins out of three. this game will be a very different experience for england primarily because they are such a physical side. cameroon have only played against england players once in the past in 2012 and team gb played against them in the olympics. they talked about what a physical side cameroon would be and it has worked quite well for them in this tournament so far. they managed to get to the knockout stages even though they are 46th in the world. they are going to be playing against england, third in the world, and they are going to throw everything at it. steph houghton spoke to the bbc yesterday and she said it was just going to be another match for them. it is deemed on your performance for the day and we know we have to perform and this is the football we wa nt perform and this is the football we want to be part of. we want to be playing in the nitty—gritty of winning. this is game four

we spent some time with the squad training yesterday at their training base here in valenciennes.e a fully fit squad which is a relief because their barcelona forward missed the first two matches because of a thigh injury. she has recovered to play in the third match and she has the potential to play today as well. one of the issues today is potentially going to be the heat which might affect the players. it is forecast to be around 30 degrees which is going to be even hotter than their first match in nice against scotland. phil neville has spoken about that and said that the players are fitter than they have ever been and so they willjust have to deal with it. and if they get through to the semifinals, there will be even hotter weather then, so as i said, they are fitter than they have ever been so dealing with the heat is just one of the things they will have to cope with. he also said that going into this match, england are favourites. that puts some pressure on them, but he said that pressure is something that his players thrive from. as i said, they are pretty relax and expec

and there was an upset in valenciennes. as italy came from behind to beat australia.eir captain and star player sam kerr. her penalty was saved but she put away the rebound, for her first ever world cup goal. it's italy's first world cup appearance in 20 years. they face jamaica next. england's men have finished third — at the nations league finals. their play—off against switzerland was goaless after extra time. and gareth southgate's side were flawless in the penalty shoot out, with goalkeeper jordan pickford stealing the show! ——jamaica. in the dying moments of the game, england took the lead, with this rebound off the bar to callu m with this rebound off the bar to callum wilson. but then the old friend var again. the game that wouldn't end was heading to penalties. if you needed any more evidence that this had the air of a friendly, jordan pickford stepped up to ta ke friendly, jordan pickford stepped up to take england's kick. then it was jordan pickford again who put the game out of its misery. england left having gone one better than russia but still trophy li

group b — germany continue their bid for a first world cup since 2007 when they play spain in valenciennes20 qualifiers it was world champions france who got their group h campaign back on track. after losing to turkey on saturday they won 4—0 in andorra, with kylian mbappe picking up the first in the 11th minute and his side scored twice more before the half time interval while kurt zouma made sure of the result on the hour mark as he got the fourth in a result that puts france top of the group due to turkey losing 2—1 to iceland in reykjavik. germany were the night's big winners — with marco reus and serge gnabry each scoring twice as they thrashed estonia 8—0 in mainz. northern ireland are still three points clear at the top after winning in belarus where paddy mcnair scored the only goal of the game in the 86th minute. in group e, there were wins for hungary and slovakia who both push croatia into third place with hungary three points clear at the top. in group i, romelu lu ka ku scored twice for belgium as they beat scotland 3—nil in brussels. kevin de bruyne scored the other — as the

the european champions beat italy 2—nil in valenciennes. rhia chohan was watching.he surprise package in france. the lowest ranked squad to reach the quarters, they have attracted millions of domestic viewers with their skill and passion. and this was already beginning to show in the opening stages against the dutch. with the first real chance, it was the first half devoid of free—form attacking football, the searing temperatures taking their toll on the hot players. the second half saw the netherlands, but this kick. it was only a matter of time for this breakthrough. every set piece was looking more dangerous for italy and here's why. stephanie on target. and the dutch are through to the semifinals! and for some, they knew it was over. italy have defied pretournament expectations to get this far. breaking new ground for the women's came back home. but it is the european champions who marched on to their first ever world cup semifinals. the netherlands will play the winners of the match that has just kicked off in rennes. germany against sweden. germany the strong

england beat cameroon 3—0 in valenciennes to book their place in the last 8.ne from ellen white and a third from alex greenwood sending them through to face norway on thursday. the game though mightjust be remembered for cameroon‘s reaction to a disallowed goal. this effort from ajara nchout was ruled out by the referee for offside via var, with the cameroon players seemingly unwilling to restart the match. ashleigh barty will become the new world numberi when the rankings are published on monday thanks to her victory over julia goerges in the final of the nature valley classic in birmigham. the french open champion is the first australian woman to top the rankings since evonne goolagong—cawley in 1976. michael redford reports. this was a final that meant so much more thanjust this was a final that meant so much more than just a trophy for ashley barty. when in birmingham and she was the new world number one. to do that, she had to beat a familiar face. julia goerges is barty‘s doubles partner normally but this time they were at opposite ends of the court and

these are live pictures from valenciennes. not farfrom full—time.me. the score is currently 1—0 to the germans. france are back in action against norway in nice. you can watch that life from hpm. away from today's action, there are plenty more side's preparing for their next matches in france, including, of course, england and scotland, who are both in group d. we'll speak to katie gornall, who's with england in a moment, but first let's see how scotland are progressing. jane dougall has been with the scotland camp today and jane, are spirits still high, despite that opening defeat? they have had plenty of time to reflect a nd they have had plenty of time to reflect and put that behind them. they have had two rest days and spent it at their beautiful chateau an hour north of rennes. they have a lovely big front garden and a golf course and a machine that spits out footballs, a set of goals and even the head coach has been having a little bit of a go trying to show off some of the skills she still has alongside her assistant head coach andy thompson.

reached the semi—finals, for the first time, thanks to two second—half headers against italy in valenciennesl on wednesday. england and the usa play their semi final on tuesday. england's hopes of reaching the world cup semi finals have taken another blow — without even playing. pakistan's final—over victory against afghanistan means they have replaced them in the top four of the table and piled even more pressure onto their match against india on sunday. they now have to win both that game and their remaining fixture against new zealand to be certain of reaching the last four. joe wilson looks ahead. the thing about time, it does run out. for england to rescue the world cup, their world cup, they have two games and caution can go to the breeze. so they're prepared to recall hamstrung batsmanjason roy, even if it risks reinjuring him in the short term. tuesday's defeat to australia was their third in the tournament already. i asked the captain if his players had let him down. no, i can't fault the commitment or application that the guys have produced in every single game. where we've let our

world cup knockout stage with a game to spare after they beat cameroon at the stade du hainaut in valencienness and cameroon first meeting was somewhat forgettable but, after an uninspiring start, the match exploded into life. the european champions finally showed the class as vivianne miedema found the class as vivianne miedema found the target. they barely had time to celebrate though, less than three minutes later gabrielle onguene got the equaliser. her perfectly timed run exposing the dutch defence. after the break it was cameroon who we re after the break it was cameroon who were caught sleeping. this time another arsenal player, dominique bloodworth with the easiest of goals. cameroon had their chances to make a 2—2 but this was to be vivianne miedema's day, her goal sending them through the last 16 and making her the country's all—time top scorer. paul frostick, bbc news. tens of millions of people will be watching pakistan take on india in the cricket world cup later. it's one of the biggest global sporting rivalries, and the first match between the two neighbours since a dangerous fl

earlier in valenciennes, the european champions, the netherlands, secured their spot in the semifinalsried the dutch to the last four for the first time. despite qualifying on the front row, lewis hamilton will start sunday's austrian grand prix from fourth. it's after he was penalised for impeding alfa romeo's kimi raikkonen earlier in the session. charles leclerc will start on pole for ferrari alongside max verstappen. sebastian vettel is down in ninth. wimbledon is less than two days away now and world number three karolina pliskova says she's been playing quite perfect as she won the eastbourne international. she beat the reigning wimbledon champion angelique kerber in straight sets in the final. she didn't drop a set all week en route to a second eastbourne crown. that's all the sport for now. thank you. it's day two of the glastonbury festival in the west of england — it's an event where wellington boots and a lot of mud are usually among the headliners — this year however festival—goers are enjoying the music under a baking hot sun. vampire weekend opened with a laid—back secret

the first of today's three games at the women's world cup is under way in valenciennes.t was 1—0 going into half—time. there are around 25 minutes to play and you can watch it live on the red button or online. there's a big match coming up later, as england and scotland begin theircampaigns against each other. the match in nice kicks off at 5 o'clock and it's live on bbc one. england go into this match as one of the tournament favourites — they're ranked third in the world, having won the she believes cup in march. and manager phil neville has created a really confident squad, with great camaraderie, apparently. we get on all right, don't we? i mean it. do we? i think so. i have huge respect for phil. as soon as he came in it was all about building relationships and making sure that i knew what he wanted from me as a captain, first and foremost i need to put in a performance for my team and play the way i have been playing all season and improving as much as ican. scotland are playing in the world cup for the first time, and they've shown a huge improvement under former

. —— valenciennes.i—ratcliffe, the british uranium jailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. let's get more on this with our correspondent, andy moore. imprisoned in iran since 2016, accused of spying, a charge that she denies, her daughter, gabriella, is in iran, staying with her parents, she has recently celebrated her fifth birthday, and nazanin has said that if she were still in prison when she was five, she would go on hunger strike, so there was an event outside the embassy, her husband said that he willjoin the hunger strike, not taking any food, just water, until his wife came off her hunger strike and i think we may be able to see what he said a few hours ago. in fairness, i had some wind back about understanding that gabriella's birthday was a marker, i said, we would be lucky if we get to the end ofjune would be lucky if we get to the end of june without another would be lucky if we get to the end ofjune without another hunger strike. previous phone ca

it wasn't the greatest of games, but the european champions made their way past italy 2—nil in valencienneshing. qualifying for the quarterfinals in 20 years, italy had been the surprise package in france. the lowest ranked squad to reach the quarters, the ressurgance attracted millions of domestic viewers with the skill and their passion. and this was already beginning to show in the opening stages against the dutch. with the first real chance. it was the first half devoid of free—form football, the searing temperatures taking their toll on the players. in the much needed calling for the momentum. the second half saw the netherlands afforded chances around the box, allowing this kick. so it was only a matter of time before this break through. every set piece conceded was looking more and more dangerous for italy and here's why, stephanie right on target. and the dutch is surely through to the semifinals. and for some, they knew it was over. italy had defied pretournament expectations to get this far, breaking new ground for the women's game back home. but it is the european champions who m

b — germany made it consecutive wins to move three points clear of spain who they beat 1—0 in valenciennesurning from a one—year ban for his part in a ball tampering scandal. the opener had been quite subdued in the tournament so far but against pakistan he cut loose. his 107 took australia to 307 all out as pakistan fell short in their chase — all out for 266 and a man of the match award for warner. four—time tour de france winner chris froome is in intensive care after he suffered multiple fractures in a high—speed crash while on a training ride ahead of stage four of the criterium du dauphine. froome's british compatriot adam yates took the overall lead after finishing sixth in the 21.6km time trial in roanne — while belgian wout van aert won in a time of 33 minutes and 38 seconds. the third major of the men's golf calendar gets under way at pebble beach in california later on thursday. world number one brooks koepka won last month's pga championship and is bidding to become the first man since willie anderson in 1905 to win this event three times in a row. it's a major championship, i'

and in valenciennes, italy came from one down to beat australia. in injury—time, in italy's first world cup appearance in 20 years. england's men won the third—place play—off in the inaugural uefa nations league, beating switzerland on penalties in portugal. the final was won by the hosts, who beat the netherlands 1—0, goncalo guedes with the goal. it is portugal's second trophy in three years, following their success at euro 2016. there was a contentious end to the canadian grand prix. ferrari's sebastian vettel led, from start to finish but although he took the chequered flag in montreal, he had a five second penalty hanging over him for dangerous driving mid—way through the race when he almost collided with lewis hamilton. the reigning champion was given the win ahead of vettel — although the german made it very clear who he thought should have finished second. rafa nadal has won a record—extending 12th french open title, beating dominic thiem in four sets. the spaniard, who now has 18 majors to his name, won a high octance first set 6—3, but th

england play cameroon tomorrow afternoon in valenciennes in their last 16 match.y in the quarterfinals. from me taking the job we put a lot of pressure on ourselves so we did that because when we get two moments like this we practised for 16 months and of going out there and as the favourites, as the team that eve ryo ne favourites, as the team that everyone wants to beat and being able to perform under that pressure soi able to perform under that pressure so i think our players thrive under that now and because we have been practising it now for forever since i've got thejob. world number 38 gilles simon is into the final of queen's tomorrow after beating daniil medvedev. it was another gruelling three—setter for the frenchman — he's gone the distance in all four of his matches this week. but he eventually got the better of medvedev after ‘over two and a half‘ hours on court. thought the shot. and he'll face feliciano lopez in that final after he beat the 18 year old canadian felix auger alia—seem in straight sets. and lopez was working hard today as he went stra

earlier in valenciennes, the european champions, the netherlands, secured their spot in the semi—finalsa and stefanie van der gragt carried the dutch to the last fourfor the first time. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's austrian grand prix from fourth after he was given a penalty in qualifying. the championship leader had qualified in second behind ferrari's charles leclerc. but the stewards punished hamilton for "unnecessarily impeding" alfa romeo's kimi raikkonen. max verstappen will start alongside leclerc on the front row. taylor fritz, who beat kyle edmund in the semifinals, is the men's champion at the eastbourne international tennis. it was an all—american final, he beat sam querrey in straight sets in exactly an hour. it's the 21—year—old's first tour title. he faces tomasz berdych in the first round at wimbledon on tuesday. in the women's final, world number three karolina pliskova defeated wimbledon champion angelique kerber in straight sets. the czech pliskova didn't drop a set in the whole tournament. we are playing ball in the london stadium for the first time. not footb

our reporterjane dougall is in valencienne for us where the match will be played.gland camp? we spent a better time with the lionesses yesterday as they trained in the north of france. it was very relaxed, actually, very confident. they might well be confident because as you mentioned, they finish top their group as you mentioned, they finish top theirgroup and as you mentioned, they finish top their group and won three matches from three. so yes, i think going into this match against a team that oui’ into this match against a team that our 46th in the world in the fifa rankings, they might be confident. i think one of the they will have to face today is the heat. later on todayit face today is the heat. later on today it is forecast to be 30 degrees. so within the stadium behind me, iwould imagine the conditions will be fairly tough to have to deal with. and their first game of the tournament, which was against scotland in the south of france, the temperatures were at 25 degrees and they found that fairly tough to deal with. despite that, they are in the best cond

and in valenciennes, italy came from behind to beat australia.er penalty. but italy levelled through barbara bonansea, who scored her second with a header off a corner in injury time. in italy's first world cup appearance in 20 years. england's men won the third place play—off in the inaugral nations league, beating swizerland on penalties in portugal. 0—0 after extra—time — so it went to a penalty shoot—out and jordan pickford — who'd already stepped up to score one — saved yosef dermich's spot—kick to secure third place. portugal are currently playing netherlands in the final now. rafael nadal claimed an historic 12th french open title. and 18th overall grand slam crown with a four set win over austria's dominic thiem. it was a repeat of last year's final, and this time thiem did manage to win a set. but once again the king of clay was just too good. the win means he becomes the first player to win the same grand slam tournament 12 times. and puts him just two behind roger federer‘s all—time record of 20 majors. india have continued their impre

forward vivienna miedema and stefania van der 6ragt heading the european champions through in valenciennesrand prix from fourth. it's after he was penalised for impeding alfa romeo's kimi raikkonen earlier in the session. charles leclerc will start on pole for ferrari alongside max verstappen. sebastian vettel is down in ninth. there were two brits on the podium at the montreal leg of the world triathlon series. none on the top step though. 6eorgia taylor brown finished 11 seconds behind the winner, america's katie zaferes. jess learmoth came third. major league baseball has ventured to europe for the first time with the london stadium hosting the boston red sox and new york yankees. aaron hicks got a little piece of history by becoming the first player to score a home run this side of the atlantic for the yankees. new york led all game but nearly let boston back into it. this double play at the bottom of the ninth ended the red sox resurgence. yankees winning in the end 17—13 — the second highest scoring game ever between the two great rivals. that's all the sport for now. you can find mo

former england keeper rachel brown finnis is part of the commentary team in valencienne. england stars, ellen white has been their top scorer so far this season. that linkup play between nikita parris and lucy bronze has been world class and lucy bronze has been world class and that is something to watch out for. beth mead down the left—hand side has also been amazing and we have a young keira walsh who has been the pivotal player in front of the back four for england been the pivotal player in front of the back fourfor england in midfield. the girls have not really admittedly got going to full throttle yet so if you're watching tonight, i'd like to see them stamp their authority on this, go full out and get lots of goals tonight. good luck to the lionesses. in the men's game.. after being booed during their opening two matches of the copa america, brazil responded in style against peru. the hosts and eight—time champions won 5—0 in sao paulo. but have a look at this. liverpool's roberto firmino scoring this bizzare goal, capitalising on the goalkeeper‘s error before prov

there was an upset in valenciennes, as italy came from behind to beat australia.ut she put away the rebound, that was her first ever world cup goal. 1—0 at halftime, italy levelled through barbara bonansea after a defensive error. and when italy won a corner in injury time, bonansea headed home at the far post for the victory. it's italy's first world cup appearance for 20 years. they face jamaica next. australia face brazil england's men have finished 3rd at the nations league finals. their play—off against switzerland was goaless after extra time. and gareth southgate's side were flawless in the penalty shootout with goalkeeper jordan pickford stealing the show!. the match in guimaraes. it was the last game of the season and again no one wanted. pressure was on for england to deliver. they almost had something to cheer from the off from harry kane. switzerland, the bored kids in class, england trying to give a footballing lesson but missing their queues. finally, in the dying moments of the game, england took the lead. callum wilson but here was old friend var.

a little bit like england pot — make england's football match yesterday in valenciennes.meroon. manager phil neville said he was ashamed by the behaviour of the opposition following a string of incidents in the match. as katie gornall reports. this was a match that had everything but only one thing really matters to england, they're still standing. from the start, cameroon tried to throw them off course, but it all started to unravel when cameroon's goalkeeper picked up a backpass and in the melee, england's toni duggan appeared to be spat on. what they needed was a cool head in the cauldron. step forward, steph houghton. commentator: houghton, 1-0! cheering. england are ranked a3 places above cameroon and soon ellen white pressed home their advantage. into white...flag stays down, ellen white! it was a goal confirmed by var but still, cameroon's players felt hard done by. in the second half, ajara nchout looked to have caught england cold, only to have var steal the spotlight. now the drama and the anger had reached new heights. england, too, were rattled but when it mat

. —— brazil 13-0. there was an upset in valenciennes as italy came from behind to beat australia.e rebound, that was her first world cup goal. 1—0 at halftime, italy levelled through barbara bonansea after a defensive error and when italy won a corner in injury time, bonansea headed home at the far post for the victory. it's italy's first world cup appearance for 20 years. they face jamaica next. england's men have finished 3rd at the nations league finals. their play—off against switzerland was goaless after extra time and gareth southgate's side were flawless in the penalty shootout. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was at the match in guimaraes. it was the last game of the season and the game that no one wanted, but the pressure was still on a per england to deliver for the fans who turned out in their thousands. kane almost gave them something to cheer from the author, but there was a distinct end of school feel to this match. —— from the off. england are trying to give a footballing lesson, but are missing their queues. in the dying moments of the game, england took the

then tomorrow, england face cameroon, in valenciennes. var, after scotland's dramatic exit, when argentina retook a penalty, after scotland goalkeeper lee alexander stepped off her line. england manager phil neville, says it's not var that's to blame. what we've been told will happen if the ball is not on the line, it's going to be retaken or a penalty would be given so actually the referee in va! has actually worked. the bigger discussion is whether that rule needs to be implemented in the first place. that is the major issue, not the fact that the referee issue, not the fact that the referee is doing hisjob or herjob or the vey ——va only doing ourjob as well so vey ——va only doing ourjob as well so i've got to say, i think va are as good for the game. it's all gone horribly wrong for england's promising under 21 team. remember, some of these players were world champions at under 17 level. and had high hopes, but a crazy six goals towards the end in italy last night meant they lost 4—2 to romania, and so they're out of the european champ

let's cross live to valenciennes where the match is taking place and speak to our reporterjane dougall. they are currently the lowest ranked team still in the competition, and they managed to get to the knockout stages. i spoke to the england midfielderjill scott yesterday about the last time any england players were involved in a match with cameroon. it is when they played in the olympics, they were a very physical side. they are going to be playing england, third in the world, this is a huge match for them soi world, this is a huge match for them so i imagine they will be throwing everything at it. that could mean some reckless challenges potentially going on. phil neville said he was aware of that, he also said it might affect his starting lineup, they would be taking that into account. they are a team that is very unpredictable. i don't think they are a team that is the 46th best team in the world, i think they are better than that. their performances, i think they are probably alongside us in the group. dangerous players in the attacking third. that is something we have not really

let's cross live to valenciennes. how do you see this one going? tournament but england are absolutely favourites with firepower up absolutely favourites with firepower up top. england's front three have been fantastic so far in this tournament. cameroon are less organised at the back and there will be space for england to get in and get a mark on this tournament. lots of people have been getting into the women's world cup but it will be a huge audience back here in the uk for this one. give people who have not been following at some of the angle starts to look out for. the world cup has been marred a little bit by va if we are talking about stars ellen white has been their top scorer, the linkup play with lucy bronze has been world—class, and we have a young kid of all she has been pivotal in front of the back four. the girls admittedly have not got into full throttle yet so if you are watching tonight i would like to see them stamp their authority on this and go for light and get lots of goals. on var phil neville has said in his press conference

through to the last 16 at the women's world cup with a game to spare. they beat cameroon 3—1 in valenciennesta ble. the first a0 minutes was forgettable. after an uninspiring start the match exploded into life. the european champions finally showed their class as vivianne miedema found the target. they barely had time to celebrate. less than three minutes later the equaliser, a perfectly timed run exposing the dutch defence. after the break it was cameroon who were caught sleeping. this time another arsenal player with the easiest of goals. cameroon had their chances to make it 2—2 but this was to be vivianne miedema's day. her 60th international goal sending them through to the last 16 and making her the country's all—time top scorer. england face two—time finalists japan on wednesday to determine who finishes top of group d. the lionesses are already sure of a place in the last 16 after yesterday's victory over argentina in le havre. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. today the england players will be reflecting on that game and feeling quite pleased with themselves that above

katie gornall, bbc news, in valenciennes. france are also in the quarterfinals.evening it is sweden against canada on the red button. andy murray said it was incredible he had won his comeback event with a metal hip. he and feliciano lopez beatjoe salisbury metal hip. he and feliciano lopez beat joe salisbury and metal hip. he and feliciano lopez beatjoe salisbury and rajeev ram to win the doubles at queens. it is only five months since murray had hip surgery that saved his career and he says he is not writing back into singles actionjust and he says he is not writing back into singles action just yet. it would be nice to play at the us open. i got so much enjoyment winning a first round doubles match here that, you know, that‘s enough. like, i don‘t have to be getting to the us open this year and be, you know, really competitive and have to win the tournament for me to enjoy it. you know, it would be nice, but i really don‘t mind. it. you know, it would be nice, but i really don't mind. qualifying for wimbledon started this morning. it is live micron the red but