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
hello there. it s another cracker of a test match we re being treated to by england and new zealand. one day to go and all three results are still on the cards. before play, england were forced into a change with wicketkeeper sam billings replacing ben foakes who tested positive for covid. when day 4 got going at headingley, jack leach shone with the ball as new zealand set england 296 to win. england s reply as is the modern way in this series has not been lacking drama. patrick gearey reports. sam billings had been busy. last night behind the wheel, this morning behind the stumps. he had driven from canterbury to headingley to be a covid replacement. in front of him, new zealand s roadblock. tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three testifying england. now they build a lead. and slowly tucked in. england s scribbling for crumbs, both kiwis made 50s, always staying just out of reach, always surviving. such was there escape all that you that even being given out
hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. in the last hour the scottish national party leader, john swinney has launched his party s campaign for the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accusing labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. there are some people telling me to forget about this election, but after looking at sir keir starmer s series of u turns, i think people are crying out for political leadership. for leaders who argue for what they actually believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and fairer country. snp leaderjohn
on papua new guinea in guyana. it is 53-a, the it is 53 a, the west indies looking to make a fast start and get their tournament after the best possible start. the first match saw the tournament s other hosts, the usa, beat canada by 7 wickets in texas. keep up to date on the app. and we re under way on the final day of the us womens open, where there s a three way tie for the lead in pennsylvania. australian minjee lee carded an impressive round of 66 and sits on five under par with thailand s wichanee meechai and andrea lee the american, who was bogey free on the back nine. japan s hinako shibuno trails the leaders by two shots, with compatriot yuka saso a further stroke back. obviously in a major championship it is hard to get high on expectations, because it is always tough. it is tough when you have high expectations in the course is hard and difficult, you know? week to week it has been getting better and better, in all aspects of my game,
scoring with 65 and a score of 215 for nine off their 50 overs. the southern vipers are falling two runs short in the test. a day after saint helens were crowned super league champions the fourth year in a row, the race tojoin next champions the fourth year in a row, the race to join next season has moved a step forward. the bulldogs who finished six are through to the chairmanship final after a surprising 32 28 victory over featherstone which sparked delirious scenes amongst their fans and players. they will now play leeds century is for a place in the super league after they were comfortable winners over york. and rugby union, exeter chiefs beat harlequins a3 a2 at a sandy park, one of the most thrilling matches of the season so far. extent run rings around quins in the first half, a bonus point winning fourth try came before the break. the match saw an astonishing