leah williamson very strong on that. she said the lionesses wanted to show solidarity with yucca bianco, who recently came out as a male openly gay player, first current international player to come out in the men's game, so they wanted to show solidarity with him to stop they wore the armband during the euros and she said it was a strong statement for the whole world to see the lionesses play with the one love armband on during the tournament yes, they would like to have those conversations again ahead of the women's world cup with fifa. they think it's a strong message against discrimination and the camera lionesses continue to show that solidarity. lionesses continue to show that solidari . . ., ~ , ., england against south korea is live on 5live tomorrow night. meanwhile, scotland and wales women are in action in the pinatar cup in spain today. scotland take on iceland from 2pm while wales face the philippines this evening. you can watch both those games on the bbc iplayer and on the bbc sport website. another huge s

forced in at the back post, leah williamson. after the break it was much of the same, and when ella toone's shot was spilled at the feet of kelly again there was only one possible outcome. mary earps was caught cold at the end with the best goal of the game, but it was a mere consolation for belgium, as leah williamson added a flourish for england's sixth. their third trophy under sarina wiegman extended their unbeaten run to 29 matches with two games left before they summer of reckoning. their summer of reckoning. just two games left in april before they head to the world cup, the tournament they have never won and have fallen at the semi hurdle at the last two attempts. but something magical is happening under sarina wiegman. they remain unbeaten under her and many believe they are the best side in the world right now, a bold claim but one fans hope comes true in sydney in august. studio: natalie pirks in bristol, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. i wanted to start by showing the stargazers what

and england captain leah williamson says she will wear the one love armband, that fifa controversially banned at the men's world cup. were not just impacting were notjust impacting football, where trying to have a positive impact on society. welsh rugby players will consider strike action during the week in which wales build up to hosting england in the six nations in cardiff. the possible industrial action is an option to be raised next week at a meeting of the body representing professional players in wales. wales face england on saturday, 25 february. welsh rugby's four professional teams can make fresh contract offers to players, but have yet to do so. i think the biggest thing is not about the money. we are not asking for more money but a voice. in the way things are run. just player welfare. how many games you play a season, mental health is massive at the moment. we are expected just a rock up for work, run into a brick wall, take our money at the end of day and gets up and go again. on the boys are asking for is a bit of help with their own density and mental health and their o

captain leah williamson returns after missing the november international break with injury, while everton�*sjess park keeps her place after scoring on her debut in the 4—0 win over japan in november. uncapped everton goalkeeper emily ramsey is called up for the first time while arsenal's beth mead remains sidelined with a knee injury. spurs midfielder bethany england also misses out. you cannot play the same players three times in a row within eight days. also with their schedule they have a club before this window and after this window so it is a great opportunity also to try out some things for all of us and also important for us to see more players and to get as much information about players at this time. well the lionesses success last year contributed to a doubling of the amount of time viewers spent watching women's sport in 2022 according to the women's sport trust. the research found the average viewer watched eight hours and 44 minutes of women's sport in 2022 compared with three hours and 47 minutes in 2021. last year's euros offered a boost of its own, with more than half

england captain leah williamson says the squad will continue to promote inclusivity ahead of wearing the onelove armband at this month's arnold clark cup. it comes after czech republic internationaljakub jankto announced he is gay. england play south korea tomorrow. we are a squad that promotes inclusivity, equality. we obviously have a number of people that feel very strongly about it and i think it is not even a question for us, really. you know, you havejust seen another men's player step out and be as brave as they can be and potentially changed their whole life. they don't know what is coming, so for us to stand also in solidarity with that is important to us. but yeah, it is something we have always done, something we will continue to do and yeah, like i say, we're notjust impacting football, we are trying to have a positive impact society. meanwhile, manchester united's ella toone, who was sent off against tottenham in the wsl on sunday has had her red card overturned. tottenham's eveliina summanen has been charged with deceiving a match officialfor her part in the incident an

a great night, too, for captain leah williamson, who also scored twice. the victory extends sarina wiegman�*s unbeaten run as manager to a impressive 29 matches. next, to the one major trophy still missing from manchester city's cabinet. that's the champions league. tonight they had the opportunity to move a step closer to the quarter finals but were denied victory at rb leipzig, with their first leg finishing all sqaure as patrick geary reports: across 12 years, across a continent, manchester city have been searching. if their hunt for the european cup has taught them anything, it's a value of patience. against rb leipzig they waited 21 minutes for one riyad mahrez. leipzig seemed in no hurry and bobbed along until in the second half and they found some urgency and fluency. the feeling was that city don't offer those chances often. 15 minutes later here was an even better one. scored by gvardiol, one of europe's rising forces. no rush or panic from manchester city but in the final moments of the game they pleaded for a handball, a penalty. there claim

leah williamson! after the break, it was much of the same, and when ella toone's shot was spilled at the feet of kelly again, there was only one possible outcome. mary earps was caught cold at the end with the best goal of the game, but it was just a consolation for belgium, as leah williamson added a flourish for england's sixth. their unbeaten run now stands at 29 matches, with two games left to play before their summer of reckoning. can england really win a world cup? definitely. we won the euros. we've got it in the bag. a mix of experience and youth talent, i'd say they've got i a really good chance. definitely. ten out of ten, we're going to win. some believe england are the best team in the world right now — how the fa would love that to come true in australia. natalie pirks, bbc news, bristol. more money for lower league clubs, more redistribution from the wealthy elite, and more powerforfans....all proposals that would be re—enforced by an independent regulator. there are the main recomme

well, returning home for the game is the captain of the lionesses leah williamson. she's been given the freedom of milton keynes after leading the side to victory during the euros in 2022. she's been looking back on the journey which led there and has been speaking to our reporterjames burridge. the best thing about team sport is the relationships and connections you have with people. the feeling of being part a team turning up on a saturday morning, my family would be there and that kind of community feel was the best part of those years. feel was the best part of those ears. ,, , feel was the best part of those ears, ,, , , ., feel was the best part of those ears. ,, , ., years. she 'ust said to me, mum i want to years. shejust said to me, mum i want to play _ years. shejust said to me, mum i want to play football _ years. shejust said to me, mum i want to play football when - years. shejust said to me, mum i want to play football when she - want to play football when she was about _ want to play football when she was about sex — want to play football when she w

off the post, leah williamson. after the break, it was much of the same and when ella toone's shot was spilled at the feet of kelly again, there was only one possible outcome. mary earps was caught cold at the end with the best goal of the game but it was a mere consolation for belgium as leah williamson added a flourish for england's six. their unbeaten run now stands at 29 matches with two games left to play before their summer of reckoning. can england really win a world cup? definitely. we've got it in the bag. a mix of new talent and experience and i'd say we've got— a really good chance. definitely. so like, ten out of ten, we are going to win. some believe england are the best team in the world right now. how the fa would love that to come true in australia. natalie perks, bbc news, bristol. it was a frustrating night for manchester city in the champions league, as they were held to a 1—1 draw, in germany, in the first leg of their last 16 tie, at rb leipzig. city should have been out of sight by half ti

four other lionesses were also named in the team of the year — captain leah williamson, lucy bronze, keira walsh and beth mead. lionel messi cut a sharp looking figure out on the green carpet. no surprise after lifting the world cup late last year, he was named men's player of the year. alexia puttellas won the women's award. while this brilliant goal from polish amputee marcin 0lesky, won goal of the year. a perfectly executed bicycle kick. he becomes the first person with a disability to win the award, beating off competition from kylian mbappe and richarlison to win that trophy. having watched city rivals united scoop the first domestic trophy of the season, manchester city can move a step closer to a first fa cup title in four years. they face bristol city in one of four fifth round ties tonight. four more are tomorrow night. city in the running for two other trophies, the premier league, and champions league. they actually knocked out arsenal in the last round, who let's not forget are league leaders. and mia brooks, the gb snowboarder who beacme the youngest snowboard world cha

england captain leah williamson has spoken of the squad�*s commitment to promoting inclusivity ahead of wearing the onelove armband at this month�*s arnold clark cup. it comes after czech republic internationaljakub jankto announced he is gay. england play south korea tomorrow. where a score that promotes inclusivity and equality. we have a number of people that feel very strongly about it. i think it�*s not even a question for us really. seen on other men�*s players step out and be as brave as they can be and potentially change their whole life. and they don�*t know what�*s coming. for us to stand in solidarity with thatis for us to stand in solidarity with that is important to us. it is something we have always done and something we have always done and something we have always done and something we will continue to do. like i said, we are notjust impacted football we are trying to have a positive impact on society. that is all your support for now. nato members are trying to ramp up supplies for russia. underground in ukraine russia says it is broken through to ukrainian

england captain leah williamson has spoken of the squad�*s commitment to promoting inclusivity ahead of wearing the 0nelove armband at this month�*s arnold clark cup. sarina wiegman�*s side host south korea tomorrow, before playing italy and belgium. it comes after czech republic internationaljakub jankto announced he is gay. earlier, i spoke to our football reporter, emma sanders, at st george�*s park, who told me what williamson had been saying. yes, leah williamson very strong on that, she said that the lionesses wanted to show solidarity with jakub jankto who had recently come out as a openly gay player, the first current international player to come out in the men�*s game, so they wanted to show solidarity with him. they wore the armband during the euros and she said it was a really strong statement for the whole of the world to see, the lionesses play with the 0nelove armband on during the tournament and yes, they would like to have those conversations again ahead of the world cup with fifa. they think that it is a strong message against anti—discrimination and the li

captain leah williamson returns after missing the november international break with injury while everton'sjess park keeps her place after scoring on her debut in the four nil win overjapan in november. uncapped everton goalkeeper emily ramsey is called up for the frst time while arsenal's beth mead remains sidelined with a knee injury. spurs midfielder beth england also misses out. according to the limits or stress. the research from the average viewer watched eight hours and 44 minutes of women sport in 2022 compared with three hours and 47 minutes and 2021. last years euros offered a boost on its own with more than half of those watching the tournament new to women sport going on to watch more after england won the final. another retirement to bring from the wales football squad. midfielderjoe allen has retired from international football at the age of 32. the swansea city player made 7a appearance for his country and helped the team qualify for three major tournaments, including last year's world cup in qatar. the ex stoke and liverpool player's news follows that of gareth bale who quit the

they are the defending champions and lionesses captain leah williamson will be wearing the one love armband which was banned by fifa during the men's world cup in qatar. the skipper says the team feel it's important to continue making a stance on equal rights. lewis hamilton says he'll continue to speak his mind on issues that are important to him, despite a formula 1 ban on free speech from drivers. he was talking ahead of the new season at the unveiling of his new mercedes car. the seven—time f1 champion said he would ignore the new rule stopping "personal, religious and political statements" without written consent, even if it means he picks up penalty points. nothing will stop me from speaking on things that i feel i'm passionate about and issues that there are. i feel this sport does have a responsibility, still, always, to speak out on things, to create awareness on important topics, particularly as we are travelling to all these different places. and so nothing changes for me. it's a huge day in rugby league with the start of the new men's super league season. it kicks off later, w

captain leah williamson, lucy bronze, keira walsh and beth mead. interesting to note, not a red carpet, but a green carpet. see what they've done there. lionel messi looking very sharp. no surprise after lifting the world cup, was named men's player of the year. one of the biggest cheers of the night went to polish amputee marcin olesky who won the award for goal of the year. the first person with a disability to win it. here's his effort for his club warta poznan. a perfectly executed bicycle kick. he beat off competition from kylian mbappe and richarlison to win the award. and i'm going to give you another name now. mia brookes. notjust because we'll be chatting to her in an hour's time. she's16. here she is competing in the slopestyle event at the world championships which she won to claim gold for the very first time. she was too young to compete at the last winter olympics, but produced this historic run, nailing a trick that's never been done before. she has long been seen as a future star of the sport. she is now the youngest world champion

captain leah williamson returns after missing the november international break with injury while everton boss jessica park pizza place after scoring on her debut in the 4—0 win overjapan in november. uncapped goalkeeper emily ramsey is called up for the first time at arsenal's beth mead remain sidelined with a knee injury. beth england also misses out. midfielderjoe allen has retired from international football for wales, at the age of 32. the swansea city player made 74 appearances for his country and help the team qualify for three major tournaments including last year's world cup in qatar. the ex stoke and liverpool player's news follows that of gareth bale who quit the national side as well as all football, last month. non—league wrexham go again in a replay against sheffield united from the championship, with the winner hosting tottenham hotspur in the fifth round. joe ljudski looks ahead. stoppage time last sunday, and non—league wrexham are on course for the fifth round. an fa cup upset and a hollywood story but football brought as a brutal twist. btu! hollywood story but fo

they are the defending champions and the lionesses captain leah williamson will be wearing the one love armband which was banned by fifa during the men's world cup in qatar. lewis hamilton says he'll continue to speak his mind despite a formula one ban on free speech from drivers. he was talking ahead of the new season at the unveiling of his new mercedes car. the seven—time f1 champion said he would ignore the new rule stopping "personal, religious and political statements" without written consent. england's cricketers made 325 before declaring on the first day of the opening test in new zealand. after the loss of an early wicket, ben duckett and harry brook took centre stage. brook made 89, while more estabished stars around him struggled. rugby league's new men's super league season gets underway this evening, with last year's beaten grand finalists leeds rhinos taking on warrington wolves. the big question for the year ahead though, is whether any team can get close to st helens, who are aiming for a fifth title in a row, as adam wild reports. this is super league's reawakening an