Been a great game for the england goalkeeper mary earps. She had two big saves. If the goalkeeper has had a good game, and things are not going your way. It looks like england has the corner now. 13 minutes of injury time has been played. We have gone through that, we are past that. The england goalkeeper tearing up the field, trying to cheer her players on. England corner, could be one of the last kicks of the game. The keeper is in the box, but it is the spain keeper who comes down and grabs it, hold onto it and that is it. Spain have won the womens World Cup Final. They beat england 1 0. The Substitute Pile onto the pitch. The players pile on top of each other in the penalty area. It tookjust one goal, that is all that separated two great teams who had remarkable tournaments, but it is spain who come out on top. Cheers from the player and tears. What an emotional moment for them. Unfortunately, that means heartbreak and disappointment for so many england fans, so many across the cou
Many people excited. Spanish flags, banners. How does it feel to be a world cup winner . It is banners. How does it feel to be a world cup winner . World cup winner . It is like a lot of sensations. World cup winner . It is like a lot of sensations. One world cup winner . It is like a lot of sensations. One of world cup winner . It is like a lot of sensations. One of the world cup winner . It is like a lot of sensations. One of the most i of sensations. One of the most important is proud because they did it, they won the world cup. Proud to those women who have won. How did you feel during the game, where nervous, during the first half . I was very nervous. I was very nervous. Ifeel i was very nervous. I feel my team is going to win. The england i feel my team is going to win. The england team was very good. Was england team was very good. Was a england team was very good. Was a player of the match that you thought was the best this final . I have to see the england keeper. Thank you v
While back home still one more sleep to go for these fans and millions of others preparing to watch the World Cup Final against spain in sydney. Elsewhere a goal down, then a man down, but still liverpool win in the premier league. Also coming up on sportsday. Kjt clinging on to the top three. She s one of the british medal hopes as the World Athletics Championships gets under way. And will this effect Warren Gatland s world cup squad selection . Wales beaten heavily by south africa. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday. For theirfans back home it s the night before. But for the lionesses it s already the morning after. England are waking up on the day of the women s World Cup Final knowing that only spain stand between them and a significant slice of history. Our Sports Editor dan roan is in sydney and sent us this report. A strong will and an undying belief. England into the World Cup Final. And this is a tournament the lionesses have had to battle through, overcoming injury, the
Cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. I knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. There was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. Have you played here much, nicky . They chuckle nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you so much for having me. Its an absolute pleasure. You were born and brought up in north ayrshire. What are your earliest musical memories at home . What memories do you have of music being played at home . The bee gees and abba. Later on, good dose of shania twain. That was all my dads taste. My mum definitely had a kenny g record. Um. She laughs saxophone . Theyll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but its the truth both of your parents were born in italy, werent they . Yes. Was it an italian household culturally growing up . Its a good question. I would say both parents
Beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the Windrush Generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. And those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a pr