now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our headlines this evening. fran kirby kick starters chelsea s season as the wsl champions get their first win. early wickets holt england s progress as they try to take a 3 1 lead in the t20 series against pakistan. and joe joyce announces himself as the latest heavyweight talent with a world title shot on the cards. hello again, welcome to sportsday. the wsl season is riding a wave of popularity as the women s game enjoys a post euro buzz, but so far it has been pretty unpredictable. to teams who surprisingly lost their opening match is at last weekend played this afternoon, with the champions chelsea beating manchester city to belatedly get their first victory of the campaign. having lost their opening game of the season, there was little room for error for there was little room for error for the champions against manchester city and they nearly had the perfect start. fran kirby could not take advant
was closed session for the england players. the new team bus was outside and across the side of it where the words, england, the final. so everyone is getting worked up towards a sunday, even the players are getting excited. the towards a sunday, even the players are getting excited. are getting excited. the pelicans certainly concentrating are getting excited. the pelicans certainly concentrating on - are getting excited. the pelicans - certainly concentrating on something very hard there, very still! spain is an intriguing team, they have had off field problems but they have done so well. off field problems but they have done so well. yes, against all the odds, done so well. yes, against all the odds. really. done so well. yes, against all the odds, really, in done so well. yes, against all the odds, really, in stark done so well. yes, against all the odds, really, in stark contrast - done so well. yes, against all the| odds, really, in stark contrast with england, the spani
spain have been the form a team of the tournament in the world cup despite being a divided camp. the coach has been heavily criticised for his selection and tactics and his coaching ability and also his relationship with the players, this was building up to the tournament and several were frozen out of the team before being recalled and coming back in and some didn t, so this backdrop of a divided football team is quite surprising when you consider how well they have done so far. , ., ., , consider how well they have done so far. , ., ., , far. it s not really something you d ho -e for, far. it s not really something you d hope for, division, far. it s not really something you d hope for, division, but far. it s not really something you d hope for, division, but it far. it s not really something you d hope for, division, but it hasn t - hope for, division, but it hasn t affected them so full. affected them so full. they can continue in affected them so full. they can contin
turnaround as a quins running four tries against the stand exeter. there was then are 35 31 lead. patrick then restored exeter s advantage only forjoe marchand to put quins two points ahead and then with 80 minutes already gone, the breathtaking rugby continues. chris diving over to give exeter remarkable a3 a2 victory. dragons 23-70 remarkable a3 a2 victory. dragons 23 70 against munster was one of the shocks of the season so far. director of rugby dean ryan was not at the game but reports he had left the job at the game but reports he had left thejob amid off at the game but reports he had left the job amid off field problems. dragons kick their way to a 15 point lead until two swift tries, the second from ben healy and munster held a slender 17 15 advantage at the break. the irish side then failed to score at all in the second half. the dragons got theirfirst win over munster in a summit seven
problems chelsea truth of the quarterfinals after the 12 1 at lille. four has a one on aggregate. equalising just before the break and fall back stays on first book goal with 20 minutes remaining to secure the tie. confirm they are leading a group of investors that you make a bid for chelsea by friday s deadline. says he is also joining chelsea by friday s deadline. says he is alsojoining a consortium by x liverpool chairman to buy the club. former blues manager says he s working with british businessmen on a bit as well. roman abramovich is attempt to sell the club has been halted after he was sanctioned by the uk government. a huge shock in the uk government. a huge shock in the champions league tonight. diller riel thrashing in the event is interbrand but they are placed in ross forgot tour is putting feet tied to bed with fibres left on the