and eight in a row for verstappen. the red bull driver is romping towards another world title. welcome along. we'll start with football and a dramatic day at the women's world cup, there was despair in dunedin where the co—hosts new zealand were knocked out. there were wins for norway and morocco and a shock in sydney — the two—time champions germany can't afford another slip—up after losing to colombia. joe lynskey reports. new zealand will be a host nation flooded with tears tonight. fulltime in dunedin, new zealand exit their own party. the co—hosts are out

at the group stage. a 0—0 draw took switzerland through and in auckland gave norway a chance. they faced the philippines, they were emphatic. norway had been under pressure, they won 6—0. after a slow start they go through on goal difference. norway are former champions but for some teams in the group stage it is a breakthrough just to be here. morocco are ranked 72 in the world and yet they beat south korea for their first world cup win. history made by the score line and by their defender. morocco�*s nouhaila benzina became the first player to wear a hijab at the world cup. the last match of the day was lit up by columbia, few give them a chance against the two—time winners germany but in the 97th minute — this. now they need another! they have done it! colombia won 2—1 and sydney felt south american. the co—hosts may be out but the party goes on.

so huge disappointment for new zealand and in just a few hours�* time, fellow co—hosts australia will be doing all they can to avoid the same fate. they face olympic champions canada in melbourne in their final group match and have to win to be sure of making it into the last 16 i think it is a massive game in that sense and we can't shy away from that. we have spoken away from that. we have spoken a couple of times before about legacy and the legacy and the way about this team and the long—term legacy, is a different type of question, but if you talk sports and resolves this game is massive, yes, maybe hopefully in ten or 20 years from now we can look at other parts of the legacy other than one game, but right now we can't shy away from the fact this is a cross roads moment for sure. the european champions england play their final group game on tuesday in adelaide, a point against china will see them finish top — but they'll have to do it without key

midfielder keira walsh, who picked up a knee injury in the last match. it was obviously so difficult losing her, but we've got players to step into that role. you know, no—one is going to replace somebody else, everyone brings something different to the squad, their own unique ability. so it will be tough but we know that and we have got players to step in an automated team game, is not just about one individual. 0bviously just about one individual. obviously it is heartbreaking not to see her able to play with us but everyone will step up with us but everyone will step up for her. it is like bringing in a23 player squad who are capable of stepping up in these moments. we know that as a team, the players believe in that, staff believe in that, and i hope that everyone else in the outside believes in that. it is sad to see someone not be able to play but it's a opportunity for somebody else to do but, like you say, and it is experience for whoever does step in. like i said, is a team game and we have to see what serena was out there, but

everyone is capable of stepping in. you know, the resilient side of this team is something special. i think you saw it last year, you saw it this year, all the ups and downs and tough moments, that is the nature of the world cup tournament. teams around us are getting better and better and will have more chances against us, but we would hope for that. it's great for the game to see other teams rising and doing so well. we have played two really difficult positions and going onto a third. so we're going get tested and —— that's how we deal with it, resilience, and we'll take it into however many games. we'll take it into however many names. ., , ., ., ., games. you up-to-date with all the football. _ england's cricketers will need to take all ten australian wickets on the final day for victory in the final test at the oval — that would level the series. australia, who have already retained the ashes, are chasing 384. they made a strong start before rain forced an early close, on a day that started with a great reception for stuart broad, the england bowler who will retire at the end of this test. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.

well, the rain clouds which have dogged this series was so frustrated england at old trafford, here at the 0val they really foil australia, because they were going so well in a second innings. we had the emotional response from stuart broad at the start of the day a guard of honour from the australian players, of england came wearing stuart broad style headbands. but when it came to bowling, neither broad nor anderson nor any of the englishmen could really make much of an impression. usman khawaja has had a really good series, david warner less so, and he knows maybe this is his last chance to prolong his australian career, for his grand finale. looking at the state of the match, thinking about the state of the weather, could australia come here on the fifth day and chased down a record target to win? now, wouldn't that be a grand ending? so australia requiring another 249 to win. one of the england coaches, marcus trescothick, says they have the belief that they can take the ten wickets they need.

yeah, look, don't see why not. think we have seen over the course of this game that there wiggles a fall in different times, the new ball has definitely been the best time to but, it has been most free—flowing and easiest to score. we have to break the partnership and get on a roll, we have 250 runs in the bank, still a long way to go. again it was the game in an interesting predicament, more for australia's point of view, do they go for a victory or just to sit out and see what happens? most importantly, hopefully the rain stays away and we can get the cricket out there and get the result that everybody wants. it's now eight formula i wins in a row for max verstappen. his complete dominance continuing at the belgian grand prix. the defending world champion started in sixth, but made his way through the field to extend his championship lead to 125 points with ten races remaining. verstappen�*s team—mate sergio perez was a distant second, while ferrari's charles leclerc was third. at the netball world cup, the preliminary stage has come

to a close. defending champions new zealand made it three wins from three to coast into the next phase of the tournament, as have australia, who look like they could be the team to beat. the ii—time champions thrashed fiji 101—32 in theirfinal match to comfortably finish top of pool a. jamaica have a 100% record too, as they beat the hosts south africa in their final pool match — winning 67—49 in cape town. and england are the fourth and final team with a perfect record. they beat scotland 62—37 to finish top of pool b. despite it looking like the usual suspects for the title, former england captain ama agbeze says the so—called smaller nations are closing the gap. there is a big disparity in terms of sports in terms of the facilities and think they have their whim, australia, new zealand, england, they have a lot of money, they won't say that themselves, but they do

have a little money paid to other teams. there are other teams who don't have the resources were giving them the run for their money. jamaica don't necessarily have that much dental banking or commercial sponsors, but they are really up there. uganda gave new zealand a good shot in the game yesterday. so it is time melissa ranked nations are giving the higher ranked teams a run for their money. let's have a quick look at some of the other headlines. demi vollering has won the tour de france femmes. the dutch rider came second in the eighth and final stage, a time trial, and that was enough to keep hold of the yellowjersey, winning the tour by over three minutes. sarah sjostrom has broken one of michael phelps�*s records, with victory in the 50metre freestyle. it was the swede's 2ist individual world medal to overtake the american�*s tally. and iga swiatek thrashed laura siegemund to win the poland open in front of her home fans. swiatek won 6—0, 6—1 injust over an hour. in germany, alexander zverev also got to celebrate with home support after he won

the hamburg 0pen. celine boutier picked the perfect place to win her first major. beginning the day with a 3—shot lead, the french player extended that advantage to six shots to win the evian championship in front of her home fans. she's the first french winner at the evian resort. the final major of the year is two weeks away, the women's open, just outside london. it has been my biggest dream ever since i've started watching golf. this tournament has always been very special to me, even watching as a teenager and to be able to hold this trophy is pretty unbelievable. and if you have a fear of heights, probably best to look away now. this is estonian daredevil jaan roose setting a new world record for the longest led—lit, single—building slackline walk, which took place at the iconic katara towers in qatar. roose battled high winds to keep his balance and covered a distance of more then 150 metres, 185—metres above the ground. the line he was walking on was

just 2.5 centimetres wide. and he did it in his first attempt. you wouldn't want to do it twice. that's it. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. july has been a very wet month across the uk. and as we look towards the very end of the month, and, indeed, into the start of the new one, well, there's more rain on the way. spells of wind and rain this week, rather cool as well. now, looking back at the rainfall we've had so far, these figures are valid up to 10am on sunday. can see that in preston 285% of the averagejuly rainfall. that means preston has had close to three times the rainfall we would expecting in a typicaljuly. and those figures got a further top up as sunday went on because we saw a band

of heavy rain pushing northwards and eastwards in association with this frontal system still with us for monday morning. all tied in with this area of low pressure, which will be wobbling its way eastwards through the day. so a band of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some sunshine, at least for a time in the north of scotland, and then to the south of that, for northern ireland, for england and wales, large amounts of clouds and mistand murk, some splashes of rain and, actually, some really heavy and persistent rain across the channel islands that mayjust graze into southern counties of england at times. temperatures 17—21 degrees in most places. so at the oval for the crickets, i think we are going to see some showers at times. i'm hopeful of some lengthy dry spells as well to allow some play to take place. and then as we move through monday nights, well, quite a mishmash of weather. some areas of clouds, a bit of mist and murk, some splashes of rain. we mayjust see a few more clear spells working into the mix by the end of the night, temperatures of 12 or 13 or 14 degrees. now, tuesday looks set to be one of the drier days of the week. i can't promise it's going to be completely dry. there'll still be some bits and pieces of rain,

some showers around. but we should at least get to see some spells of sunshine and some decent dry gaps between the showers. rain, though, you'll notice, returning to the far southwest of england later in the day. and temperatures at best 17—21 degrees, not particularly impressive for the first day of august. and then for wednesday, well, this deep area of low pressure pushes eastwards. this is a very autumnal looking weather chart. there will be some really strong winds, particularly on the southern flank of this low around the southwest of england, also through the channel islands can be very windy indeed. some outbreaks of rain, and then it looks like staying decidedly cool towards the end of the week.

live from washington, this is bbc news. a deadly blast at a political rally in pakistan kills more than a0 people. after another drone attack on moscow, ukraine's president warns war is coming back to russia. and pro—coup demonstrations in niger turn violent as an ultimatum is issued to its military leaders.

hello. i'm carl nasman. thanks forjoining us. we start in pakistan, where at least 44 people have been killed in what police suspect was a suicide bomb attack at a politcal rally in the north—west of the country. more than 100 people were also injured in the blast which happened in pakistan's bajaur district close to the border with afghanistan. here's our correspondent, caroline davis. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. emraan was one of the rally�*s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all in'ured people around, all dead h bodies and flesh.

it was like doomsday.