hello and welcome to sportsday. lam i am tulsen tollett. england and australia prepare to face off in the women's world cup for a place in the final. spain have booked their place already with a late winner against sweden. and a big blow for manchester city — kevin de bruyne could be out for up to four months. hello there. welcome along to the programme. the countdown is on to a massive game in the women's

world cup — england will take on hosts australia in front of a sell out 80,000—seater stadium australia in sydney for a place in the final. our sports editor dan roan has more. (cheering) it was the lionesses�* greatest triumph, becoming champions of europe on home soil. a year on, they remain on course to surpass even that, with a first—ever appearance in the world cup final the prize, if they can beat familiarfoes here in sydney. it's going to be a very competitive game. lots of players from australia also play in the women's super league, so they know each other really well and of course, they want to beat us, but we want to beat them. so that's the main competitiveness we will get in front of us tomorrow. england's comeback victory over colombia in the last round has given them belief that this time they can go all the way, and seem to be relishing taking on the co—hosts, australia. in terms of the crowd, i think we're just super excited to play in front of a really intense, full stadium. for the women's game, that's what we want. that's what we expect now at these big tournaments, especially in a semi—final.

so for us, we thrive in those moments. these lionesses know that they're about to face their toughest test yet at this tournament, trying to overcome not only their opponents, australia, but also a huge and hostile crowd here at the national stadium. but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right here by beating australia, one of english sport's greatest ever moments. the matildas�* journey to a first semi—final has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament, from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer. its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final.

now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry. to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true, i think, for the tournament in particular. we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it's going to be. commentary: england are out of the women's world cup. - world cup semi—finals have become familiar and painful territory for england. the lionesses eliminated at that stage in the last two tournaments. the challenge now to go one better, reach sunday's showpiece and make history. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. well, we now know who england — or australia — will be playing in sunday's final in sydney, and that is spain, who beat sweden 2—1 in auckland on tuesday, with all the drama coming in the final ten minutes as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. the stakes could hardly be higher. sweden and spain emerge knowing a place in the world

cup final was within their sides, but who would seize it? it looked tight on paper and for 80 minutes it was, spain went close before the break and afterwards so did sweden. but a goal seemed elusive, until with 12 minutes left, spain our head through super sub salma paralluelo on the biggest of stages, the coolest of finishes. but the drama had onlyjust begun. fix, finishes. but the drama had onlyjust begun.— finishes. but the drama had onlyjust begun. only 'ust begun. a chance for the onlyjust begun. a chance for the equaliser. _ onlyjust begun. a chance for the equaliser. rebecka - the equaliser. rebecka blomqvist _ the equaliser. rebecka blomqvist blasted - the equaliser. rebecka . blomqvist blasted sweden the equaliser. rebecka - blomqvist blasted sweden level. but with barely a minute left on the clock, step forward 0lga carmona. a near 93 seconds after losing their lead, spain grabbed it back and after that moment of magic, this time there was no letting go. spain

are world _ there was no letting go. spain are world cup _ there was no letting go. spain are world cup finalists. - there was no letting go. spain are world cup finalists. and . there was no letting go. spain are world cup finalists. and it| are world cup finalists. and it has been _ are world cup finalists. and it has been some _ are world cup finalists. and it has been some journey. - are world cup finalists. and it has been some journey. the i has been somejourney. the spanish buildup to the tournament had been chaotic after some players are called for the because to be sacked. the question now of course is who will face them. andy swiss, bbc new. —— news. it's less than a year since 15 spanish players staged a revolt against coach jorge vilda, who remains in charge, with strong complaints about his training methods and inadequate game preparation amongst other issues. just three of the players who complained were brought back into the squad. 0ur reporter maz farookhi is in auckland. what is really sad still regardless of the road into the finals is that some of the best players that could be playing international football and the colours are spain aren't here. you think about the huge players for barcelona that help decide that the european champions league injune, who aren't here because of the

ongoing dispute. it is something upward tojorge vilda in a postmatch press conference about whether or not he believes that everything that has happened, the fact that he has happened, the fact that he has taken the team to the world cup finals order validates his position in a way. and hejust talked again of how thankful he is of the support that the federation has given him over the past ten months or so. but it certainly is going to be contentious, really, that people are going to be feeling somewhat reluctant, perhaps, to throw their whole support behind this spanish team because of everything that happened and has happened with jorge vilda in the past. bad news for manchester city, with their star midfielder kevin de bruyne ruled out for up to four months with a hamstring injury. the belgian limped off in their opening day win at burnley on friday night — lasting just 23 minutes of the eventual 3—0 victory. city boss pep guardiola says a decision on surgery will be made in the coming days. first of all i have to say it

is a blow for us. it is a big loss. even having specific qualities that you can lost it for one game or two games, but it is really tough for us. i spoke to the doctors, the physios with him. he told them he feels good. i said you need to start at half time, a0 minutes, but unfortunately it happened. it's official — neymar is leaving paris saint—germain and is moving to saudi arabian side al hilal. the deal is expected to be around 90 million euros, about $98 million, plus add—ons. neymarjoined the french champions in 2017 for a world record fee of over $25a million. but he was apparently not part of new coach luis enrique's plans so he's the latest big money transfer in the saudi pro league. chelsea have agreed a fee of £53 million plus £5 million in add—ons for southampton

midfielder romeo lavia. he was a target for liverpool it looks like he'll be the second target they've missed out on to chelsea after moises caicedo's preferred destination was stamford bridge. defending champion borna coric is through to the second round of the cincinatti 0pen after battling past american sebastian korda for a 7—6, 6—a win. the match had started on monday but was suspended due to bad weather and it was the croatian who prevailed after claiming the critical break in the third game of the second set. it was a welcome result for the 15th seed who had crashed out in the first round in toronto the previous week. two former champions went up against each other as 2021 winner alexander zverev defeated 2017 champion grigor dimitrov 6—2, 6—2. the german 16th seed will now face japan's yoshihito nishioka for a place in the last 16. while world number 18 lorenzo musetti saw off british player dan evans with a 6—a, 6—3 win. for evans, it's a second successive first round loss after going out in toronto and musetti will now face third

seed daniil medvedev in the second round. and there's been a u—turn from ben stokes — he's going to be part of england's one day side looking to retain the cricket world cup later this year. stokes will come out of retirement and be part of the squad for a four—match series against new zealand next month. the world cup follows in india in october. 0fficial confirmation is expected on wednesday. to rugby union. england captain 0wen farrell has avoided a suspension and is free to play in the rugby world cup in france kicking off next month. farrell was given a yellow card that was upgraded to red by the bunker review system for a tackle on wales forward taine basham. it means the 31—year—old is free to feature in england's two remaining warm up games before their world cup opener against argentina in marseille on september 9. it is great news for us. we are over the moon as a squad, as a team. 0bviously they have gone

through the disciplinary process and come to the outcome they have come to, which is — yes, it is great for us in terms of having our captain and leader back in. not back into getting away with — with obviously going through the process and cracking on as normal. some news from south africa ahead of their match against wales — captain siya kolisi will return to lead the side at cardiff. the 32—year—old hasn't played since april because of a knee injury. there first match at the world cup next month is against scotland. of course, you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc. co. uk/sport. for me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, till next time, goodbye for now. hello. well, we'rejust into the second half of august, and guess what?

it looks like summer is not over yet. in fact, over the next few days, it is going to turn warmer, more humid. and this time next week, some of the computer models are indicating even warmer weather. but that's still a long way off. let's concentrate on the here and now. a weak area of high pressure is over us. that means light winds, fairly stable conditions out there. we've had some clear spells, apart from central and eastern scotland, where it has been damp in places, a relatively mild—ish morning between 10 and 13 degrees. but because of the light winds and all of the moisture we've got out there, it does mean it's foggy in places, certainly around dawn and just after, certainly across england and wales, the more prone spots. but it won't last for very long. it never does this time of the year. so lots of sunshine eventually and then clouds will bubble up. there's cumulus clouds and we'll see a few showers,

but very hit and miss. here are the temperatures. 22 celsius in glasgow, 22 celsius in birmingham, about 26 celsius expected in the south—east, a bit like on tuesday. now, tuesday, wednesday, we'll see this and into thursday we'll see this area of high pressure still across the uk, but it's drifted a little bit further towards the north. and with the help of this low pressure here, we're picking up more of a breeze from the south—southeast, a very warm direction this time of the year. so that does mean that the temperatures are going to be creeping up. so, yes, one or two showers developing here and there, but generally speaking, a bright, if not sunny day. and look at these values, 23 celsius in liverpool, 23 celsius expected in glasgow and no doubt in some spots it'll be even warmer than that in the south—east, possibly 27—28 degrees celsius. and then thursday into friday, these low pressure weather fronts try to sweep in and they will. we are expecting some rain showers to move into south western and western parts of the uk. so i think friday, overall, quite a cloudy day with a chance of rain, but also humid and warm. look at these temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain still low or mid 20s. and then the outlook into next week, look at these values, 27—28 degrees celsius, maybe even 29 celisus at some point. so certainly looking warmer.

and in the north, it looks as though temperatures will rise a little bit as well.

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wanted to seek refuge there. hello, i'm caitriona perry. welcome. new details are emerging on just what happens next with donald trump's legal proceedings in georgia. this comes a day after a grand jury brought a total of a1 charges against the former president and 18 of his allies. they have until friday august 25th to turn themselves mr trump and the others will be booked into fulton county's jail — either in person or virtually, as dictated by the presiding judge. at least one defendent has been pushing back. former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, who faces racketeering charges in the georgia 2020 election probe has filed a motion to move the case to a federal court. the 1a page filing argues that the indictment occurred during his tenure serving

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