this year s women s world cup is proving to be the most open in years. the holders, usa, slipped up in their second group game. more on that in a moment. but perhaps the shock of the tournament so far nigeria s super falcons holding on to beat the tournament co hosts australia, a team ranked 30 places below. joe lynsky reports. first the evening in brisbane and nigeria made sure this host knows that they ve arrived. this is a team will be moved with noise and play with hope. they ve been taught all nine world cups but have one just four teams and now, they face australia who were still without the star, sam kerr is injured and so they need goals from elsewhere. up front for the second game was in the lead. a breakthrough created in brisbane by 50,000 fans and the striker on the bench. at the first half stoppage time, the noise
the british driver was fastest in the first session but who else to steal the limelight? max verstappen. the championship leader with his fifth pole in a row, as he heads the grid. joe lynsky reports. in f1 right now, it is so hard to catch the champion. for the fifth race in a row max first up and start after a saturday at silverstone marked by chaos in the rain. the turns in the wet at nearly 200 miles an hour led to this for lewis hamilton. others came off the track towards the track and the garage, a bump in the pit lane meant he needed a new front wing. but as the sky cleared and the track dried, it brought a thrilling finish to the race here for pole. for just a few seconds, a home dream was alive. lando norris goes on to take provisional pole! lando norris crossed the line quickest.
is a multiformat series and england are currently trail australia by six points to two and that means should england lose tonight australia will retain the trophy and a best england can only draw the series but this vital match wasn t big enough by itself it is also the 25th anniversary since the women s ashes were created. for these players on both sides it is the first time playing abroad so very special moment. the match is under way. you can follow it live on the bbc. you can follow it live on the bbc. lando norris was so close to securing pole in a rain affected qualifying at silverstone, ahead of tomorrow s british grand prix. the british driver was fastest in the first session. but who else to steal the limelight max verstappen the championship leader, with his 5th pole in a row as he heads the grid. joe lynsky reports. in f1 right now it is so hard to catch the champion. the first race
newcastle at st james park. the gunners are just a point behind manchester city with today s opponents in 3rd and looking to secure one of the champions league positions. joe lynsky reports. at st james s park, at stjames s park, the noise gets their team results. newcastle united had lostjust once at home all season, but arsenal came here and had to keep believing. they arejust still in touch with manchester city at the top, but to win the league now they need it all to go their way. they did get a break in the first eight minutes, newcastle thought they had a penalty, but a check ruled no handle. arsenal went on the front foot and woke to the ball to the kaplan. martin now has five goals in five games and arsenal had left off but newcastle were fragile. saw them first at the post,
after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sportsday. max verstappen wins a delayed australian grand prix after three red flags and a bizarre and confusing climax. and who s next for anthonyjoshua after victory at the 02. talk turns to whether he ll face tyson fury. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the battle to avoid relegation from the premier league is set for an exciting few weeks. leicester city are the latest to make managerial changes brendan rodgers sacked by the club today, with leicester now in the bottom three. joe lynsky reports. crystal palace for the last kick of