let s me professionalize the domestic league in this country. that is our absolute priority. we need to strengthen the infrastructure that supports that and we need to support them to take larger leaps into professionalizing the sport and i think if we do that and then nurture the talent we will be in and then nurture the talent we will beina and then nurture the talent we will be in a really good position to compete in the world stage like we have done in the last couple of yea rs. have done in the last couple of years. and quite a lot of that success years. and quite a lot of that success in the world stage has come from a squad which i suppose as ever a new coach takes over. having to figure out how best to deal with the vetera ns figure out how best to deal with the veterans and how best to bring in those young players, is it fair to say it s a squad and a bit of flux at the moment? i think it is an understandable position for the pledge we are in at the moment in terms o
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hello and welcome to sportsday, with mejane dougall and ben mundy. the headlines this evening. tears again for england as the roses crash out of the netball world cup to new zealand. his to new zealand. putter has been on fire today. shane his putter has been on fire today. shane larry has been throwing the crowds at royal port rush, but will the irishman take the clericjob. you don t have to tell geraint thomas stage 14 of the tour de france is known as the long mountain, the defending champion loses more time to julian alaphilippe. also coming up on sportsday. the anniversary games return. paula radcliffe looks back at the afternoon s action from the london stadium. nothing welcome to sportsday. we start with the news that england s netball world cup dream is over. there were tears from the players and head coach after an incredibly tight match against new zealand, ended with the roses losing by 2 goals. that s now eight world cup semi finals that england have lost and they
the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. and rory mcilroy is hoping to win the first open to be held in his native northern ireland since the 19505. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england continue their winning run at the netball world cup they re through to the semifinals with a game to spare. good evening. the younger brother of the man who bombed the manchester arena is to appear in court charged with the murder of the 22 victims of the attack. hashem abedi, detained in libya two years ago, was extradited to the uk today and arrested by greater manchester police on his arrival. abedi left the uk some weeks before his older brother salman carried out his suicide bombing, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. siren wails. a high security convoy sweeping through south london, carrying the brother of the manchester bomber salman abedi, who killed 22 people at a pop con