The Lionesses had stumbled at the same stage twice before but the European champions made no mistake this time to silence most of the 75,000 crowd and reach the final for the first time.

They took the lead nine minutes before the break with Manchester United…

Sydney (AFP) Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on as England shattered Australian dreams Wednesday with a clinical 3-1 win in Sydney to set up a Women’s World Cup final against Spain….