were wrongly prosecuted for fraud has forced the former head of the post office to hand back an honour she received from the late queen. former us president donald trump insists he has immunity from prosecution following a court hearing in washington. and france appoints 34 year old gabriel attal as prime minister. he becomes the youngest and first openly gay man to hold the role antony blinken due to address after rounds of speaking. and france appoints 34 year old gabriel attal as prime minister. he becomes the youngest and first openly gay man to hold the role in modern french history. more and all of the stores coming up in a moment or two but first let s get the round up the sport. attention turns to the league cup tonight, which has reached the semi final stage. tomorrow, liverpool take on fulham in theirfirst leg,
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down under because we ve reached the semi final stage of the women s world cup with the matches due to be played on tuesday and wednesday. ahead of the tournament, it was estimated that some two billion viewers would watch the games that s nearly a quarter of the world s population. so, is the popularity of women s football at a tipping point, one that will consistently bring in more money? we re nowjoined by dorothy calba, who is a senior research analyst at euromonitor. thank you forjoining us today. what do we know about whether the tournament has actually lived up to hopes and expectations when it comes to fan engagement and viewership? good morning. we have seen the world cup has been on par with those expectations of reading records from 2016 and already beat that record with games still to play and that is encouraging. in terms of viewership numbers, still a
real top quality player. i think that formation, they looked a lot more settled at the back. they didn t look so vulnerable. whether serena keeps it the same, will it be a bit too soon for keira walsh, we don t really know sarina. it s going to be a bit more power, but england has to be able to control that and step up and put of another great performance on. let’s that and step up and put of another great performance on. great performance on. let s see if the can great performance on. let s see if they can do great performance on. let s see if they can do that. great performance on. let s see if they can do that. faye great performance on. let s see if they can do that. faye white, - great performance on. let s see if. they can do that. faye white, thank you very much. faye white, thank you very much. well at the world cup four years ago, england sjourney ended at the semi final stage by the eventual winners the usa. the current holders have stalled at this tournament in a
what has been described as a minor issue, the first match with the ashes starts onjune 16. england s record test wicket taker james anderson wasn t able to bowl for lancashire on day two of their county championship match today with what s being described as a minor issue. the first match of the ashes starts onjune the 16th. there was a home winner on stage 7 of the giro d italia. davide bais won the second of the mountain stages on a tough day for the riders in the rain and headwinds of the gran sasso d italia. just like in the football league, rugby union is about to begin its playoff phase. the premiership is at the semi final stage this weekend, and all four coaches have named their teams today. saracens, who came top of the regular season table, have recalled six england