0:00:04 > 0:00:07Good morning, Team Newsround - I'm Jenny, live with all the top
0:00:07 > 0:00:08stories this Wednesday.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Keep watching...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13for this cyclist's epic journey around the world,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16why tourism is causing a problem on Skye,
0:00:16 > 0:00:22and watch this mascot's unlucky moment.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33First, It's been a great summer for Women's sport in the UK.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35England won the cricket world cup, and Johanna Konta became
0:00:35 > 0:00:38the first british woman, in nearly 40 years, to get
0:00:38 > 0:00:39to the semi finals in Wimbledon.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42But against the backdrop of this success, the Women's rugby union
0:00:42 > 0:00:45team has decided not to renew contracts next season.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Ayshah has been finding out more.
0:00:49 > 0:00:58I'm Rebecca, I'm 14 and a massive rugby fan.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I play for my local team as a winger and I love rugby.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Rebecca, is rugby something you want to do in the future?
0:01:04 > 0:01:05It is definitely a dream.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08It's something I'd love to do.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10But there is a problem.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12At the moment the women's England team are all
0:01:12 > 0:01:15professional - that means they get paid to play the game.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But in the future the people who run rugby in
0:01:18 > 0:01:22England say they will only pay women who play
0:01:22 > 0:01:23the 7-a-side version of
0:01:23 > 0:01:28the game, instead of the traditional 15-a-side.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33This is different from the men, who get paid to play both.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Someone who thinks this is a problem is World Cup winner Maggie.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41She captained the England team to victory in 2014.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43As a former player I am disappointed, because
0:01:43 > 0:01:47understandably you want to ensure there is full investment in both
0:01:47 > 0:01:57formats of the game.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59All governing bodies can still invest in their
0:01:59 > 0:02:02women's sports and teams because we have seen with further
0:02:02 > 0:02:03investment greater success can come.
0:02:03 > 0:02:11We put these points to the current England vice captain.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I think there are 7s contracts next year, they've talked
0:02:14 > 0:02:16about how they want to bring 15s contracts back into play.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I think when Rebecca reaches an age where
0:02:18 > 0:02:21she could be playing women's rugby professionally, hopefully they will
0:02:21 > 0:02:24be back in play and it's really important girls can aspire to be
0:02:24 > 0:02:27professional rugby players.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29So after hearing from these two players, what
0:02:29 > 0:02:32does Rebecca think?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Personally, I believe it's not fair they've made
0:02:35 > 0:02:40these contract changes, the men's they've kept
0:02:40 > 0:02:45the same and they've changed it for the women.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I don't believe it's right.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49What is it mean for your future in playing rugby?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54I think eventually it will go back but at the moment
0:02:54 > 0:02:58it is a bit worrying to see whether I could make it onto 7s.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Football now, and Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by European
0:03:03 > 0:03:08champions, Real Madrid, in last night's Super Cup.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Although Lukaku managed to score for United, Casemiro
0:03:10 > 0:03:12and Isco's goals for Madrid...
0:03:12 > 0:03:17meant the Spanish side lifted the Super Cup for a fourth time.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Meet Mark Beaumont.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21He's on a mammoth mission to cycle around the world,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23in a record breaking 80 days.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28And he's just reached the halfway point of his journey in Australia.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Watch this.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Mark Beaumont wants to be on the record books.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42Back in 2008, he cycled around the world in 194 days and set a new
0:03:42 > 0:03:44world record.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47His next adventure took him from Alaska in North
0:03:47 > 0:03:50America to Argentina in South America.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54And in 2015 he cycled the length of Africa from Cairo to Cape
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Town in just 42 days.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02But nearly ten years on from his first round the
0:04:02 > 0:04:04world record, it has been broken by other riders
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and now stands at 123 days.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10This time he isn't just trying to beat the existing record by a
0:04:10 > 0:04:11couple of days.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12That would be too easy!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15He is aiming to do it in just 80.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It has not been easy.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Putting miles in the bank feels great.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25My front wheel went in, it was a huge hole.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31I felt a broken tooth in my mouth, I've chipped a good amount of it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32End of day 26.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That is the Chinese border.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And it is closed!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39This is the end of leg one.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45I'm in Australia.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46That's it, it hasn't sunk in.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47It feels a bit weird.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I am here with my hot water bottle, food and I
0:04:50 > 0:04:53will be asleep in about 20 minutes.
0:04:53 > 0:05:00It is an 18,000 mile journey in total which means he will have to
0:05:00 > 0:05:03bike more than 200 miles each day to set the record.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Watch this space.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It's where movies like the BFG and Transformers were filmed.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12The Isle of Skye in Scotland, is famous for its beautiful
0:05:12 > 0:05:13mountains and sparkling lochs.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16But now its got a problem, because it's getting
0:05:16 > 0:05:19full up of tourists, who locals say are trampling
0:05:19 > 0:05:21the landscape and dropping litter.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24They want extra funding from the Scottish government
0:05:24 > 0:05:27to help look after it.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29If you've been watching the World Athletics Championships
0:05:29 > 0:05:32you may have noticed the event's official mascot.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Hero the Hedgehog - he's been trying to get
0:05:34 > 0:05:39into the sporting action too.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Here he is trying to balance himself, but can he make it?
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Ouch!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46But can he save himself?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Nightmare!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50That's all from me, but fear not, Newsround's back
0:05:50 > 0:05:51at 4:20pm with Ricky.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Head online to work out what your summer
0:05:53 > 0:05:56holiday hobby should be - I'm a writer, apparently.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Bye!
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Hello, everybody!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09My favourite TV programme on CBBC is Whoops I Missed The Bus