the forecast, easing a little bit overnight tonight in the shower is fading, so a little bit quieter night with clear spells in quite a cool fresh night with temperatures between nine and 11 degrees or many of us. dry star many tomorrow but that will not last in the north of the uk. these frontal systems will bring huge amounts of rain across the western side of scotland and through the middle part of the week in the rain setting in across parts of northern ireland and western scotland quite quickly through the morning tomorrow. further south and east, parts of northern england and north wales will see rain to the south—east where it stays dry and breezy for all of us but towards the north—west wind picking up with gusts of a0 or 50 mph and the temperatures between 15 and 22 at best. through tomorrow evening the rain keeps coming, 100 millimetres possible across parts of western scotland and gail is likely to develop around some coasts in the west. it is still august and as we

get into thursday the frontal system clears through and things quietened down but we could see more wet and windy weather sweeping in for some of us during friday and as we get to the weekend, do things settle down? not really. we see further showers, may be longer spells of rain. quite breezy, not quite as windy as the middle part of the week and the temperatures are still a little bit disappointing. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. lam 0lly i am 0lly foster. pope gets england's blessing to be his own man as he stands in as captain for the series against sri lanka the world number one jannick sinner is cleared to play despite twice testing positive for

an anoblic steroid. an anaoblic steroid. and ahead of the paralympics, hollie arnold is looking to get back to the top of the podium. also coming up on sportsday... rugby rallies together for former player ed slater , completing their 2a hour cycle ride to raise awareness of motor neurone disease ijust kept thinking ads and the kids, to be honest, that is outside disease is. england's test side are back in action tomorrow. after a clean sweep against the west indies, they have another three tests series against sri lanka, the first of them is at old trafford that starts tomorrow, england have already named their 11, and today we've heard from the stand—in captain 0llie pope, although ben stokes, who's out for the rest of the summer

with a hamstring injury, won't be too far away if he needs advice. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson well, this test series offers steps forward for england, but it's a huge leap for 0llie pope, thrust into the captaincy ahead of schedule because of the injury to ben stokes. of course, he'll have plenty of help. he did a long practice session today with batting coach marcus trescothick, and pope still has to make his runs. very much in attendance, once again overseeing england's preparations, ben stokes. it is still his england team. so when it comes to the match itself, i wondered how exactly the decisions are going to be made. in terms of ben stokes being around, is it a case that he will give advice when you feel you need it, or do you think he will be giving advice when he thinks you need it? um, i think probably, i think he's going to let me go do my thing over the course of this series, which is good for me. but at the same time, he's obviously going to be watching, chatting with baz and then so i can

sort of have those conversations in the intervals if i think anything needs to change, and bounce a few ideas off each other. so i think he's sort of said he's more than happy to sort of let me do my thing. and there's we've got some great coaches and obviously he's just another brain in the changing room. if he sees something then him and baz can chat about it as well. so i think it's only a positive having him around. well, all of 0llie pope's predecessors would agree that captaincy is easy when you're winning matches. so how much resistance will sri lanka provide here? well, they are acclimatising still to english conditions afterjust one warm up match here. you need more preparation than that, don't you, in england, surely, before a test match? yes, maybe. you know, the conditions are quite different to asian countries. so, yeah, i think we wanted to play a few matches as well. but yeah, that's what we get. do you think your chances of victory are better because ben stokes is not part of the england team here? uh, maybe , yeah.

because he's the, i think the balance of the side, he's the key player for them. you know, when it comes to bowling and batting and everything, you know, and we have a good chance. you know, a new guy comes to play so i think, yeah, we have a good chance to win. yes, well it is a restructured england in manchester conditions and sri lanka will be relieved that james anderson is definitely coaching, not playing despite what we saw in the nets here today. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. jannick sinner won the cincinnati masters title over night, but it's emerged today that the world number one failed two drugs test during the indian wells masters in march for a banned anabolic steroid. he successfully appealed against an automatic suspension at the time and was allowed to continue playing pending the findings of a doping investigation. that was concluded last week, with a tribunal clearing him of any wrongdoing.

0ur sports correspondent andy swiss has more on the story he tested positive for a substance. the authorities say it was a very low level but it is on the band lists and he tested positive again for it's a few days later. jannik sinner said the reason for this was these physiotherapist had cut his finger and was using a spray to treated, a spray which he bought over the counter at the pharmacy in italy, but unknown to the physio, this spray contained cluster both, this spray contained the steroid, and in the process of giving messages to jannik sinner, he passed on to jannik sinner�*s skin and him. the international tennis integrity agency investigated this accusation, and he has not been given any sort of suspension and he released a statement saying that he will now put this challenging

and deeply unfortunate behind me. i will continue through everything i can to to comply to the anti—doping programme and i have a team around me that are meticulous in their own compliance". it means he loses the points and prize money and points picked up during that tournament indian wells. the olympics might have come to an end, but looking ahead to the next games in los angeles, the performances of team gb�*s athletes seem to have been an inspiration. a recent poll by research company yougov showed that over a quarter of adults in britain think they could qualify for the olympics in four years' time if they started training today. the younger generation are more confident — with 39% of 18 to 2a—year—olds saying they'd make it. with 3a% of 25—a9 year olds believing they could qualify, too. but only 15% of those over 65 felt like they could compete at olympic level in four years' time, although they're not what uk sport are looking for at the moment, with their �*find your greatness�* recruitment programme for 16 to 2a—year—olds.

backed by 0lympic medallists it launched today around the country, lindsey prosser reports from salford music. seth has already been identified as a possible future 0lympic talent. it's amazing because, like, skateboarding is my, like, absolute favourite thing to do in the world. i love spending time with my family. i love spending time with my friends doing everything. it's just amazing. it's so fun. one of our neighbours, you know, gave us a penny board. he went on it and he could do it. and we were like, "whoa, that's ace". and it'sjust gone from strength to strength, and you don't know you're going to be good at something until you give it a go. these young children clearly enjoy being active, former 0lympic rowing champion katherine grainger is leading the campaign. great britain on a mission. all it is some some details of yourself. there's some tests you can do yourself, which is one kilometre run, a standingjump, how long you can hold a plank for.

so nothing you need any kind of expertise or equipment for, and then off the back of that, the next few months will be some testing centres set up throughout the country that people can go down to get invited to try some other tests, and then after that it becomes a bit more sport specific. rihanna paris smith. rihanna has one european track cycling gold medals. she joined the cycling pathway when her talent was spotted by a coach, and is now focusing on the los angeles 0lympics. i always rode my bike as a hobby with my family, and then i went to a sports college and there was a cycling academy there, and the guy basicallyjust took me under his wing and said, "yeah, we'll take you". and he sort of showed me the ropes of cycling. at first it was rode, and then he suggested a track, at first it was road, and then he suggested a track, and i started riding a little bit of the track and sort of started from there, really. powell, if he believes in it, i think it will happen. - judoka dan powell is competing at the paris para 0lympics, and he wants more disabled people to become elite athletes.

the fact that, you know, sport should be open to absolutely anyone. you know ability, backgrounds, um, you know, and it's this programme is giving anyone the chance. and if you're the right age and want that chance. tests will be held in the autumn. lindsay prosser, bbc north west tonight, salford. the paralympic games start next week, hollie arnold became world para champion for a sixth time in the javelin this year, and the british athlete is looking to reclaim the gold she won in rio in 2016 after taking bronze in tokyo three years ago. she's been speaking to charlie slater. hi, i'm hollie arnold and i'm an fa6javelin thrower, and this will be my fifth paralympics. i had to think then! i was like, "oh, my god, is it the fifth"?! five�*s a big number. yeah, it is. five�*s a big number. it really is. but after going to her first paralympics atjust 1a years old, hollie arnold, at 30,

is one of paralympic gb�*s all time greats. even going back from 1a—year—old hollie, you learn so much with time. you know, you learn from your mistakes, you learn from winning, you learn from losing. and i think thatjust everything in one, you take that pressure that, you know, that fire in your belly — as me and my dad always says — to every games, every majors, and you go out there and you just do your best. with paralympic gold in her locker from eight years ago, hollie then struggled at tokyo. notjust in the stadium, but out of it too. i lost my identity. i talked about obviously struggling with stuff myself, but i think that the important thing was, i then got to realise that i'm notjust hollie arnold, the sportsperson, like, i am hollie arnold, the person. so i started to find like my spark back again and just relying on other people to help, like, to be able to speak to people. so i really strongly believe, like, talking about it makes such a difference. when times are tough,

it can be easy to fall out of love with even the thing that you've loved the longest. yeah. in your case, the javelin. but from the person that's sat in front of me right now, the love is there, right? if it was ever gone, it's back now? 100%. there's always a time in everybody�*s life where theirjob, you have ups and downs. it'sjust, it's normality. it's just life, it's reality. but i absolutely love throwing the javelin and being able to showcase that in the worlds this year, just how happy i was, how excited, how in the moment i was, i was like, god, i love this sport and i am not retiring anytime soon yet! the little 1a—year—old hollie in beijing in 2008 is not the hollie in 202a, and i think thatjust mentally i've been able to deal with a lot. you know, there's been a lot happened in my career so far, and i think that if you — it'sjust, it's being prepared, it's being uncomfortable with the comfortable, you know, just going for it. and i know i've got an amazing family and, and team around me to support me and do everything they can.

so, let'sjust give it a go. good luck to hollie arnold. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. chelsea have agreed a fee in the region of £a5 million for atletico madrid's portugal internationaljoao felix. that paves the way for conor gallagher to move in the other direction. burnley midfielder sander berge is close to joining fulham after a £25 million bid for the player was agreed. the player, who missed just one premier league game for the clarets last season, is having a medical today. wolves are looking to sign arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale on a season—long loan. the offer includes an option to make the move permanent for the england international next summer. ramsdale lost his place in the side to david raya last season paul heckingbottom is the new preston manager. he replaces ryan lowe who was sacked after they lost on the opening day of the championship season. heckingbottom won promotion to the premier league with sheffield united last year

but was sacked in december you'll have seen over the weekend real madrid's underwhelming start to the la liga season. the champions drawing 1—1 at mallorca. carlo ancellotti admitting that they are struggling defensively as he tries to find the right balance in the team since kylian mbappe�*s arrival. here's the spanish football writer and broadcaster semra hunter kylian mbappe it would have to pay a different way and adapt. he would have to more defensive efforts than he ever did at psg, no question about that. also, i think he's going to have to learn to play in a front through that is mobile and fixable, at times he would have to or nine, f times he would be a winner, if he chooses to be play on the left or right. there really is no structure in attack. there is independence but not going forward. carlo ancelotti

likes to give the players the creativity and freedom to do whatever best suits, so i think we will see a better version of kylian mbappe it, i think there's more to come from him, and i think both carlo ancelotti and playing alongside the likes of vinicius junior and roderigo and jude bellingham will get even more from kylian mbappe he, and perhaps the best we have ever seen from him. and you can see more of that interview with semra on the latest football news show on the bbc iplayer right now as they take a closer look at real madrid's at new look galacticos. just a few months ago, professional basketball in the uk was on the brink. triple seven partners, that had a a5% stake in the british basketball league and owned the london lions, the most successful mens and women's teams, lost their licence to run the league, with concerns over their financial position. against the odds , super league basketball, with nine teams, will launch next month, with a number of investors coming in to save some of the franchises that had folded. only this week london and manchester

secured their futures. plymouth city patriots is the only team that hasn't been able to find funding to take part. basketballjournalist sam neter who runs the hoopsfix website, spoke to me about the turmoil that the sport has been going through it's been one of the most difficult times the leak has ever faced. this us—based private equity firm, as michael, who people know from their attempt to take over everything, quite involved with the league, the basketball association had to get involved, and let them in a situation to find a solution to get the leak started ideally in time for the leak started ideally in time for the new season, which is next month. there has been a lot to do but it looks like we're finally getting to a place where we are getting declaratory —— clarity on the line—ups, nine franchises across the country, only losing one from last year, a ten year team league last year, and hopefully more news of the

coming weeks and we have a professional basketball league. haw professional basketball league. how 0 timistic professional basketball league. how optimistic about you are the future? it's been a tough task to get the lead going again?— it's been a tough task to get the lead going again? from what i've heard, the _ lead going again? from what i've heard, the leak _ lead going again? from what i've heard, the leak is _ lead going again? from what i've heard, the leak is positive, - lead going again? from what i've l heard, the leak is positive, number of sponsorships on the table, broadcast is on the table, i think triple seven partners involvement is a double edge sword in that yes it does lead to the situation we are in but also it is led to the situation we are in, thus of the deals on the table now and the interest they have, would never have happened if first michael had not gotten involved in the first place, they were the big one but for them to take a interest in british busbar, since then from what i am told, countless investors sniffing about franchises in the league regarding the best way to reach the stop and its potential we have spoken about for decades. you its potential we have spoken about for decades-_ for decades. you touch on the potential _ for decades. you touch on the potential in — for decades. you touch on the potential in great _ for decades. you touch on the potential in great britain - for decades. you touch on the potential in great britain of. potential in great britain of busbar, and it seems to be like a decade old conundrum of how to tap

into it and really raise the level into it and really raise the level in this country.— into it and really raise the level in this country. 100%, more than a decade, in this country. 100%, more than a decade. you _ in this country. 10096, more than a decade. you can — in this country. 10096, more than a decade, you can dig _ in this country. 10096, more than a decade, you can dig up— in this country. 10096, more than a decade, you can dig up articles - in this country. 10096, more than a | decade, you can dig up articles and news pieces from a0 years ago, 50 years ago, where people say basketball in the duke it would be the next big thing. it is always had a huge participation base, millions of players that love playing it, but the disconnect between the participation and the actual viewership and audience and people consuming it as a fine rather than plate. and that is where many people are betting on being able to create that connection, so, hopefully, this would be the start of a new era, and we will start seeing that connection beginning to form, and a thriving leak with a big fine base, a growing fan base, and british busbar being what we all believe he can be. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other stories lily miyazaki is into the second round of qualifying at the us open, after beating slovenian dalila jakupovic in straight sets.

miyazaki joins fellow brtis heather watson, sonay kartal and pauljubb who went through yesterday. despite a summit finish, stage four of the vuelta a espana ended in a sprint. three—time champion preemoz roglitch came out on top and claimed the leader's red jersey. the slovenian is eight seconds clear of portugal'sjoao almeida. adam yates, wearing white, is the top british rider almost two minutes behind just six weeks before the start of the t20 world cup, the tournament has been moved to the uae because of civil unrest in bangladesh. all the matches will be played in either dubai or sharjah. england and scotland are both taking part leeds rhinos forward james donaldson will leave the club at the end of the season to pursue a career as a quantity surveyor. the 32—year—old recently had several months out with a neck injury. he won the challenge cup with leeds in 2020 the final women's golf major of the year starts on thursday,

the women's open at st andrews. it's been six years since any of the majors were won by a british player, that was georgia hall, at the 2018 0pen which was held at royal lytham. charley hull is ranked inside the top ten and she's been talking today about her chances and we've also heard from gemma dryburgh who'll get lots of local support. i think i've had seven top tens, so a good steady season apart from the honorifics and another one, but i was injured so shouldn't of played that week, but are part from that a solid season, so hopefully i get a few wins in and play well. very excited, the most iconic thing in golf— very excited, the most iconic thing in golf to _ very excited, the most iconic thing in golf to play at saint andrews, and play— in golf to play at saint andrews, and play at the women's open here does not _ and play at the women's open here does not get much better, so i circled — does not get much better, so i circled it — does not get much better, so i circled it on my calendar for a few years _ circled it on my calendar for a few years it — circled it on my calendar for a few years it will—

circled it on my calendar for a few years. it will depend on the weather, _ years. it will depend on the weather, it would be interesting because — weather, it would be interesting because it will be quite windy, so maybe _ because it will be quite windy, so maybe something around nine or ten might— maybe something around nine or ten might win _ maybe something around nine or ten might win it, but we will see, it depends— might win it, but we will see, it depends on how the weather goes, but yes, we _ depends on how the weather goes, but yes, we will— depends on how the weather goes, but yes, we will see. we showed you yesterday how a group of rugby union players were getting on with their 350—mile cycle ride to raise awareness of motor neurone on with their 360—mile cycle ride to raise awareness of motor neurone disease, inspired by theirfriend and former team—mate ed slater, who was diagnosed with the condition two years ago. it was a 2a—hour challenge that started and finished at gloucester�*s kingsholm stadium and jayne mccubbin was with ed at the finish line this was the end of an epicjourney inspired by the very personal journey faced by ed slater, the gloucester rugby legend who was diagnosed with mnd two years ago. billy said to me he was inspired by me, um, but the feeling is completely the other way for me. i love the guy. the pain he has put his body through, all with

a smile on his face. it's a huge effort for the team. and, um, in the forefront of our minds is always for ed. wind of about 40 miles an hour. and it'sjust me and johnny on the bikes, and all the lads are having a rest because we knew we needed their help in the night. and ijust kept thinking, ed and the kids, to be honest. and that's how sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is finite. in fact, they beat their target of 350 miles in 2a hours. 23 hours, 57 minutes and 1a seconds. and they beat the target they set to raise money for the mnd community. you are aware it has now reached 76 grand for what you wanted to and it's still going up. so well done. it's a community which has kept them going all the way.

there he is. it's all he needed. this is the man that's been the inspiration to all of you. he's the one that's been driving you on. and that's it. that's all. like, i remember there was a time in the morning when it's _ dark and it was raining, - and you just think that's all you got to think about is one bloke. did you guys miss ed being with you this time around? oh, yeah, definitely. yeah. yeah, yeah. that brings it home. yeah. of course. yeah, yeah, yeah. it's his ride. it's not ours. it's his. that's the thing. so... ok, you couldn't do it but, you know, carry it on. two years ago, just after his diagnosis, ed was able to lead out this same ride himself. back then, over three days. go on, ed. this time round, he was cheering them from a support vehicle as they raced past all of his old rugby clubs and arriving at the home of rugby close to midnight before heading back to gloucester. to see where he's at now is,

you know, it's heartbreaking really. but yeah, you know. he never stopped smiling. exactly. he never stopped smiling. he's got to, you know, i think, you know, that's part of what he's got to do and that's who he is as well. me and ed got up at five this morning to try and track them down. and even then we were trying to, "where are they now? where are they" ? so no, we're so proud of them. and it's been so amazing to see the support along the way. amazing. amazing feat. when have the tears hit? oh, a moment ago when i hugged billy, actually, to say thank you. i so, and they're probably going to come again. - so best go. 0k. that'sjust awesome. the risk of developing mnd is one in 300. six people are diagnosed every day, and six people will die every day. the rugby community is committed to making a difference. 2a hours of pain is nothing compared to people the life of mnd and we've got to make it change. it's got to change.

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. worth it, the pain for the money they— worth it, the pain for the money they raise. — worth it, the pain for the money they raise, they were targeting around — they raise, they were targeting around £75,000 as you are there. they're _ around £75,000 as you are there. they're just — around £75,000 as you are there. they're just shy, we checked a few minules— they're just shy, we checked a few minutes ago of £100,000 for those motor— minutes ago of £100,000 for those motor neurone disease charities. the pfa are holding their annual awards ceremony in manchester tonight. manchester city's erling haaland is in contention to win the player of the year award for a second year in a row, teammates phil foden and rodri are also on the shortlist, while chelsea striker cole palmer, arsenal captain martin 0degaard and aston villa forward 0llie watkins are also in the running. laurenjames is looking to become the first woman to win both the young player of the year and senior award in the same year. she's joined by chelsea teammates niamh charles and erin cuthbert, along with manchester city trio yui hasegawa, lauren hemp and khadija shaw,

that award sermon is taking place tonight at the opera house in manchester and interviews with the winners should pop up on the bbc sport website later this evening. and you can read much more on all our stories on sportsday today as well as a build up to the first test between england and sri lanka tomorrow at old trafford, but for now from me and the rest of the team, good night. hello there. good evening. some unseasonably wet and windy weather coming up in this forecast. it certainly is going to feel like autumn at times this week, but there will also be some sunshine. lots of blue sky around today, for example, but also some heavy, blustery showers, most of those out towards the north and the west, such as here in the lake district. now, that really sets the scene as we head through the rest of the week, with northwestern areas of the uk bearing the brunt

of the worst of the weather, wettest and windiest here. but there will be some sunny spells. it's looking quite changeable at times, and you can just see that tight squeeze on the isobars out towards parts of western scotland earlier on today. strong gusty winds, a cold front going through, introducing fresher feeling conditions for tonight. so the skies will clear, the winds will ease down a little. there'll still be a few showers around, but a largely dry start to the day tomorrow, and certainly a cooler one than we saw earlier on this morning. many of our temperatures could drop back into high single figures. so a mostly dry start to the day on wednesday with some early brightness around, but cloud is thickening from the west and through the morning, we're going to see rain piling across northern ireland into western scotland. the rainfall totals really starting to rack up here, and that rain will be pushing eastwards across scotland and perhaps as far eastwards as the pennines. some strong, gusty winds, too. and there could be some coastal overtopping, some large waves with high spring tides. but further south it's mostly dry story but just

turning a lot cloudier — temperatures below the seasonal average. and it's the same again on thursday, more rain on the way, although this time the rain is a lot further south — some humid feeling air. this system contains the remnants of hurricane ernesto, and that humid air will last longest across parts of east anglia. very windy on thursday across the board, gusts of wind of a0—50 miles an hour, potentially. once again, temperatures in the high teens, the low 20s in celsius. so you can see the tight squeeze on the isobars on thursday. the winds turn a little lighter for most on friday, but still blustery by anyone's standards, and some more heavy downpours of rain as we head through friday. possibly some more rain too, in the south and the east as we head into friday night and saturday morning. here's the outlook for our capital cities as we head through the rest of the week. do keep an eye on the forecast. at the moment, it looks like an improving picture through the weekend. bye— bye.

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