Loss against sweden. Three us players, inlcuding theirstar, megan rapinoe, missed in the deciding penalty shootout. Now on bbc news sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im paul scott At The Bbc Sport centre heres whats coming up. Not to be england fall short in their bid for Netball World Cup glory. Over and out megan rapinoe s dream of further world cup success comes to an end, as sweden book their place in the last 8. And bouncing back Mathieu Van Der Poel recovers from this crash to become world road champion. We start with disappointment for englands netballers. They have fallen just short in their quest for world cup glory, after losing to australia 61 45 in the final in cape town. Ben croucher reports. In cape town, if you try to take on all the dramatic scenery, you could miss what is right in front of you. Cut out the distractions, remove the noise for englands roses, their sights were set on one thing. A step into the unknown in a first World Cup Final. England started o
Hello. First to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. The leaders of nigers coup have hours to restore the ousted president , or face the possibility of military action. Thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. Despite International Condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria , which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Niger s Prime Minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. He has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. Marie roger biloa is a west Af
This is bbc news. the headlines: the deadline for the militaryjunta in niger to hand power back to the country s president passes, as thousands gather to support the coup leaders. west african leaders had threatened militatry action if the junta refused to step down. at least 30 people are dead after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. the train was heading for karachi when several carriages overturned. the country s railway minister says at least 1,000 people were on board. in the uk, the rule which deducted prison living costs from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people has been scrapped by the government. it follows the case of andrew malkinson who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. and at the women s world cup, the two time defending champions, the usa are knocked out of the tournament after a dramatic
This is bbc news. the headlines: the deadline for the militaryjunta in niger to hand power back to the country s president passes, as thousands gather to support the coup leaders. west african leaders had threatened militatry action if the junta refused to step down. at least 30 people are dead after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. the train was heading for karachi when several carriages overturned. the country s railway minister says at least 1,000 people were on board. in the uk, the rule which deducted prison living costs from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people has been scrapped by the government. it follows the case of andrew malkinson who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. and at the women s world cup, the two time defending champions, the usa are knocked out of the tournament after a dramatic