hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm molly stephens. now, the first test between england and sri lanka at old trafford is underway. ollie pope captains the side for the first time, with ben stokes ending a streak of 32 straight tests due to a hamstring injury suffered in the hundred. sri lanka won the toss and are batting first. they're 14—3. we'll keep you up to date with the latest throughout the day. the men's tennis world number one jannik sinner has escaped a drugs ban after failing two tests back in march. the australian open champion — who lifted the cincinnati open trophyjust a day before the decision was announced — was found with traces of an anabolic steroid which can build muscle mass in his system, but avoided a suspension after successfully appealing.

the italian player's team claimed the substance had inadvertantly found its way into his body from a cream used by his physiotherapist for a cut on his own hand. the news comes with under a week until the us open begins and sinner says... but the decision has sparked backlash from fellow tennis stars. australian player nick kyrgios took to social media to say he thinks it's "ridiculous.

england midfielder conor gallagher's move from chelsea to atletico madrid has been confirmed. the 24—year—old joins the spanish club on a five—year contract for a fee believed to be in the region of $15 million. gallagher's move ends an 18—year association with chelsea which began at the age of six. in a statement, chelsea say they wish conor the very best as he begins a new chapter in his career. elsewhere, manchester city are working on a deal that could bring midfielder ilkay gundogan back to the club. the 33—year—old left for barcelona in 2023 after captaining pep guardiola's side to their historic treble. gundogan could provide a short term solution for the defending champions�* personnel issues, including the $105 million departure of argentina forward julian alvarez,

and an injury to norwegian winger oscar bobb. manchester city's phil foden was named the men's player of the year at the professional football association's awards on tuesday. the midfielder�*s 19 goals helped lead city to a fourth successive premier league title last year, as he became the youngest player to have won six league titles. foden also won the league's player of the season award and was named the football writers�* association footballer of the year. also last night, foden�*s england team—mate cole palmer of chelsea was named men's young player of the year — it's the first time in m years both the men's awards have gone to english players. meanwhile, manchester city made it two from two for the top awards last night. khadija shaw took home the women's player of the year award, after finishing as the top scorer

in the women's super league last season, with 21 goals in 18 games. the jamaica international beat two of her city team—mates — yui hasegawa and lauren hemp — to the prize, while manchester united's grace clinton, who's been on loan at tottenham this season, was named the young player of the year. it's a good feeling to know that all the hard work and effort that i've put in, every day in training, and the players push me every day to be the players push me every day to be the best i can be, and i actually get the reward with the trophies, it's a good feeling. argentina have named a 34—man squad for their home rugby championship matches against australia. lock guido petti gets his first call up since last year's world cup. argentina stunned new zealand in wellington earlier this month, before the all blacks won the second game at the weekend. new zealand travel to south africa at the end of august. they've retained josh lord and harry plummer, with patrick tuipulotu

and stephen perofeta still sidelined by injury. they're also hoping captain scott barrett will be fit to face the world champion springboks following a finger injury. and australia's cycling governing body has said it expects matt richardson to be ineligible to take part in competitive events for two years after he switched nationality to great britain. the 25—year—old track cyclist won three medals for australia at the paris olympics, but announced his change of allegiance last week. however, under rules from the cycling union, cyclists who change nationality are not eligible to compete at the next edition of the world and continental championships which follow the date of their switch. head to the bbc sport website for more on all of those stories, including the latest on the cricket, and the football transfer rumours. that's it, thanks forjoining us, goodbye for now.

some breaking news from the search operation going on off the coast of sicily. these are live pictures from porticello. wejust sicily. these are live pictures from porticello. we just had an update from the coastguard. they say their search operation has continued without stopping since the early hours of dawn. they say they are using naval, air and underwater resources, all being coordinated by the coastguard. you can see some emergency workers there in this live picture we have from porticello. we mentioned earlier about how remote controlled vehicles were being brought in and the coastguard have given us a little more information. they say the underwater investigations are being conducted by divers from naples and messina and they have been strengthened by this remotely operated vehicle which they say has high performance

characteristics. they say the robots are capable of operating up to a depth of 300 metres. the wreck itself is lined 50 metres down so it is well capable of operating at that depth. it can operate on its own for between six and seven hours. the robot is equipped with advanced technology that allows for the investigation of the sea bed. interestingly they also say that recording detailed videos and images that aim to provide useful and what they describe as timely elements to reconstruct the dynamics of the accident for the benefit of the public prosecutor's office. that detail coming from the coastguard, they say that remote controlled vehicle that is the robot that is down at that depth, also recording videos as part of the investigation that of course has been launched by prosecutors, and also we have heard that british investigators are also there, a team of four british inspectors from the marine accident

investigation branch has arrived at the site and they are going to conduct a preliminary assessment there today. those of the new lines we have on that. we have a live page “p we have on that. we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website and app with the latest from sicily. you can see in those live pictures, the coastguard and emergency services working throughout the day, this is day three of the search as they try to get into the cabins of the yacht where the six missing people are believed to be. sadly it is that they will be looking for bodies rather than anyone alive. now, do you, like my director ed, like a ham sandwich? well, you might want to listen up to this health news. eating two slices of ham a day can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15% over 10 years, according

to a large study. data analysed by the university of cambridge also found that consuming 100 grams of unprocessed red meat a day — about as much as a small steak — may lead to a 10% higher risk of developing the disease. we are joined with professor nita forouhi, who is one of the researchers on the study. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what did you find? we've found that when we — news. what did you find? we've found that when we look _ news. what did you find? we've found that when we look at _ news. what did you find? we've found that when we look at people's - that when we look at people's intakes that they have self—reported, this was across a lot of people, nearly 2 million people in 31 different studies and 20 countries, people who did not have diabetes at the start, we look at their diet, and over time, diabetes at the start, we look at their diet, and overtime, an average of ten years, they increase their risk of developing that diabetes depending on how much processed meat or unprocessed red meat like lamb and beef and pork, that they eat. our research was extremely robust because we adjusted

for all different factors, a huge variety that could have influenced the results. other healthy behaviours, our people physically active, what else do they eat, what about their body mass index, are they obese or not obese? it's a powerful and compelling result, the most comprehensive so far in their field that has been done elsewhere. the crucial question is, how worried should we be particularly when you say it's two slices a day of ham. right, firstly we need to know that this is about habitual regular consumption. this is not about if you happen to have it very infrequently. this is about habitual consumption on almost a regular, daily basis. that's 41 stop second, our research is based on diabetes but we need to contextualise it in the wider evidence space for cancer. for instance the world health organization have already pronounced that processed red meat, things like

ham, bacon, sausages, hot dogs, they have been extremely severe in their recommendation that they are classed as a carcinogen. so for cancer risk the advice is to avoid them completely or minimise us much possible. for red meat, the evidence for the whole red meat, cooked at home, the link is not as strong as for processed meats. so it is a simple thing. people, when they want to have better health and health outcomes, they can think about how to reduce that.— to reduce that. professor, i am auoin to to reduce that. professor, i am going to have _ to reduce that. professor, i am going to have to _ to reduce that. professor, i am going to have to leave - to reduce that. professor, i am going to have to leave it - to reduce that. professor, i am going to have to leave it there | going to have to leave it there because we have run out of time but thank you for your time. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. the weather in the next couple of days is going to be pretty wet and windy across many parts of the country. what's happening is low pressure is driving the weather. we've got various weather fronts which are all coming our way, bringing the wet and windy

conditions, although some of us started off on a sunny note this morning, it is clouding over from the west as the rain continues to push in across northern ireland, much of scotland, north—west england and eventually north—west wales. come further south, it's drier, it's brighter, but it's blustery in the south. windy in the north, these are the gusts of wind you can expect, so some coastal gales particularly in the northwest. temperatures today ranging from 13 to about 22 degrees. so as we head on through the evening and overnight period, the rain will continue to push steadily eastwards, and then hot on its heels comes in the next band of rain taking a very similar track. the wind is going to strengthen, there will be gales through the irish sea, the rain eventually getting in through northern england, wales, and later into the southwest. but there will be some clear skies in the southeast. temperatures a little bit higher to start the day tomorrow than they were today. so here is this weather front. it's got the remnants of hurricane ernesto embedded in it, and it's going to produce heavy rain as it moves from the north, pushing south—eastwards.

but as it heads towards the southeast it will start to break up and fragment and behind it we are looking at sunshine and blustery showers driving in, driven in by the wind. it's also still going to be quite windy down in the south of the country with highs here getting up to about 21. 1a in the north. moving on, then, as we head on into thursday night and friday, this system comes in, bringing wet and windy weather. it will be particularly windy for a time across northern england to start the day. it will gust as much as 50 miles per hour, plus this heavy rain, but it does push away into the north sea by lunchtime. the rain across southern england also clears and once again we are into some sunshine and also some showery outbreaks of rain coming in across the northwest. temperatures, 13 to 23 degrees, north to south. the rain in the northwest will push across england and wales during the course of saturday. and then for sunday and monday, it's a mixture of sunny spells and also a few showers.

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