The way we started the game and the way we controlled the game in the first half, i think we deserved a better result, but the opponent is difficult, the match was difficult, the stadium was difficult, so i cannot be happier with the players and our work. Voting is under way in the annual bbc womens footballer of the year award. Our fifth and final nominee Christine Sinclair is the face of football in canada, having quietly transformed her side from outsiders to olympic bronze medallists. The 33 year old Portland Thorns striker is a celebrity in her homeland with her own walk of fame star in toronto, and the canada captain is even related to the countrys prime minister, justin trudeau. Iam i am Christine Sinclair and you should vote for me because i am the second leading goalscorer in the history of football and i helped lead canada to back to back olympic podiums. Iam lead canada to back to back olympic podiums. I am kind lead canada to back to back olympic podiums. Iam kind of lead c
To world news today. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has called for european unity in the face of brexit and the election of donald trump. Speaking at an Election Rally in munich in southern germany, she said the events of the past few days had shown that the europeans could not necessarily rely on other nations. Translation we europeans must really take our fate into our own hands. Of course, in friendship with the United States of america, in friendship with Great Britain and as good neighbours, wherever that is possible also with other countries, even with russia. But we have to know that we must fight for our own future on our own, for our destiny as europeans. And thats what i want to do, together with you. Her comments follow the g7s failure to commit to the 2015 paris climate deal. Earlier the german leader described the talks as six against one, calling the summit in sicily very difficult and very unsatisfactory. Instead she described the relationship between berlin and new
the title goes to ethiopia again. for some, pace was irrelevant just get there when you can, joe wilson, bbc news. there was a huge shock in the prix de l arc de triomphe as the 66/1 shot torquator tasso claimed victory. with all eyes on the favourites, the german horse made a late charge. they claim the upset in the 100th edition of the race. the winner of the derby could only finish fourth. and not long now until the big league match, liverpool against manchester city. more for you in around an hour. fingers crossed for liverpool. thank you. more on the marathon, by the way.
the upset in the 100th edition of the upset in the 100th edition of the race, the winner of the derby could only finish fourth. that is all the sport from us for now, more on those stories including the latest of the big game at anfield on the bbc sport website. secondary school pupils across the uk have started to get their covid jabs. the vaccine is being offered to 12 to 15 year olds. organisers expect well over half of them to take up the offer. our social affairs correspondent, fiona lamdin, went to a school in weston super mare to see the rollout in action. normally, these 12 year olds are here for pe today, they are here for their covid jabs. my whole family has done it. my mum and my stepdad have done it. it can be safer for them because there is flu going around. itjust helps keep everyone else safe. the reason why i wanted to have the covid jab is because my mum has already had
win the 100th edition of the race. they take home more than £2.4 million. there s more on the bbc sport website. there s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we re back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one it s time for the news where you are. goodbye. a mixture of sunshine and showers today. blustery wind, as well, particularly across the far north of scotland. where we have got longer spells of rain. most showers into the western side of the uk, plenty of sunshine, at least earlier on today, across eastern parts of england. more cloud and a few showers have been working their way into these areas. overnight, we are keeping showers going across a large part of the country, it may get wetter across southern parts of england and wales