The new Women's Super League One season kicked off last night with debutants Sunderland earning a shock 2-1 win at defending champions Liverpool.

Beth Mead headed the Lady Black Cats ahead in the first half from Keira Ramshaw's right-wing cross. The England Under-23 international was then fouled in the box after the break and debutant Brooke Chaplen doubled the visitors' lead from the penalty spot.

Satara Murray pulled one back for the Reds but Sunderland held on to win.

On the subject of Roy Hodgson and all things England, the man himself will be speaking to the media at around 13:30 GMT today.

The England boss will be accompanied by skipper Wayne Rooney as the build-up continues ahead of Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley.

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Football Association chairman Greg Dyke is planning contract talks with England boss Roy Hodgson within the next year.

Hodgson, 67, saw his team bowed out at the group stage of last year's World Cup.

However, England are top of their 2016 European Championship qualifying group after winning their first four games. Hodgson's current deal runs to the end of that tournament.

"Sometime in the next year we will discuss what happens afterwards," Dyke said.

But first we should recap some of last night's stories....

Scotland were eventually rewarded for a patient performance with a late goal in a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland.

Christophe Berra headed Matt Ritchie's corner past Michael McGovern in the 85th-minute.

The win served as a worthwhile warm-up for Gordon Strachan's side ahead of their European Championship qualifier against Gibraltar on Sunday. Northern Ireland, too, can take heart from some fine individual displays ahead of their meeting with Finland.

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It might be early doors but there's already plenty to bring you up to speed on, not least over in Sydney where the second World Cup semi-final is under way.

India are chasing 329 for victory and you can keep up with every bat stroke over on our dedicated live page.

In Malaysia, we've already had the news that Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas have been passed fit to race in Sepang this weekend. Alonso has also been speaking for the first time and has had some interesting things to say.

And in football, fans will today protest against the price of match tickets by staging a demonstration outside a meeting of Premier League club executives.

It's 8am. It's tipping it down above BBC Towers in Salford.

It must be time for another Sportsday.

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