FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez will make tweaks to his lineup which faces Real Betis on Sunday, in what has once more been described as a must-win and 'final'.
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what a great day for her. also in budapest, zharnel hughes is the first british man to win a hundred metres medal at a world championships for 20 years after clinching bronze as american noah lyles triumphed. it's a first individual global medalfor hughes, who'll now turn his attention to the two hundred metres on wednesday. catalans dragons swept aside holders leeds rhinos with a dominant display to win their first wheelchair challenge cup title. nico clausells was voted player of the match after grabbing five tries, with seb bechara scoring the last points of the game to make it 66—20. the dragons were beaten by leeds in last years final, and bechara says this success is payback for that defeat. talking about catalans so much over the last couple of years, well, over 13 years, about how they are the best team in the world, and we never got to prove that. i think today we came out there,
last year, when we came over and lost the challenge cup, it was a terrible feeling. i've talked about catalans so much, about how they're the best in the world. we never got to prove that, and today we came out there, we proved what we were worth and what we should've done last year. and, you know, a lot of respect to them, a brilliant team, but catalans dragons to me, best club in the world. before we go, let's return to our top story and england's defeat in the women's world cup final. we've heard about the support they've garnered over the last month from those back home, and some have let them knowjust that in the hours since the final. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted, to say... the prince and princess of wales said... and fran kirby, who had it been with the lionesses as a squad member if she had not been injured, said... —— who would have been.
also coming up on sportsday: a good day to be in claret and blue. aston villa and west ham pick up theirfirst win of aston villa and west ham pick up their first win of the season, as chelsea still wait for theirs. and a world cup reversal in the wheelchair challenge cup final — france beats england, as catalans take the trophy. hello again. welcome along to sportsday. it's been a tournament in which england have beaten adversity time and time again, but the final hurdle was one too many to overcome. spain won the women's world cup, beating the lionesses 1—0 in sydney, as england couldn't add a first global title to their european crown. our sports editor dan roan reports. for english football, the rarest and most treasured of occasions. come on, england!
southern brave with one game left. in the day's other match, welsh fire beat london spirit. and francesco bagnaia won the austrian motogp at spielberg to take another step towards a second successive world title. the italian also won saturday's sprint race. he's now 62 points clear of his nearest rivaljorge martin at the midway point of the season. catalans dragons swept aside holders leeds rhinos with a dominant display to win their first wheelchair challenge cup title. nico clausells was voted player of the match after grabbing five tries, and he also helped to set up the final one of the match, passing the ball on to his uncle, as giles clausells crossed over to make it 66—20. —— this was payback for the defeat last year. my heart has always been with catalans, i've always talked them up as the best club in the world, the best team in the world.
who is champion of the world — katarina johnson—thompson wins britain's first gold in budapest. also coming up on sportsday: last week, they were on the end of a thrashing, today they handed one out. astin forlb to form in the premier league —— aston villa bounce back to form. and a world cup reversal in the wheelchair challenge cup final — france beats england, as catalans take the trophy. hello again. welcome along to sportsday. it's been a tournament in which england have beaten adversity time and time again, but the final hurdle was one too many to overcome. spain won the women's world cup, beating the lionesses 1—0 in sydney, as england couldn't add a first global title to their european crown. our sports editor dan roan reports. for english football, the rarest and most treasured of occasions.