by captain suzann pettersen to represent europe at the solheim cup. welcome to the programme. tributes are being paid to former england manager sven goran eriksson, who has passed away at the age of 76. the swede led the three lions to the quarterfinals at three major tournaments during his five—year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. andy swiss pays tribute to england's first non british manager. he brought a swedish cool to english football. but behind that studious surface, sven—goran eriksson�*s reign was anything but dull. he had made his managerial name

first with gothenburg, and then with the italian side lazio, but when england appointed him as kevin keegan�*s replacement in 2000, it sparked a storm of controversy. england had never had a foreign coach before. but if the traditionalists were upset, eriksson was unflappable. if it's the most difficult job, i'm very happy. then it will be my biggest challenge so far in my life. and he soon silenced his critics on a famous night in munich. john motson: oh, this is getting better and better and better! - a 5—1 thrashing of germany, and suddenly eriksson seemed england's saviour. they qualified for the 2002 world cup in dramatic fashion. beckham! yes! yes! he's done it! the feelgood factor was back, and eriksson was the architect. but qualification was followed by frustration. england were beaten in the quarterfinals by brazil, and his passive management style

was under scrutiny. come the 2004 euros, it was the same story. 0h, he's put it miles over the bar. as england again went out in the quarterfinals, the questions began to mount. by now, eriksson�*s private life was attracting headlines. his relationships with the italian lawyer nancy dallaglio, with the tv star ulrika johnsson, and with faria alam, an fa employee, which prompted turmoil at the organisation. and after he told an undercover reporter he'd consider quitting after the 2006 world cup, the fa announced he'd leave following the tournament. england went into it with high hopes, their team dubbed the "golden generation". but yet again, they crashed out in the quarterfinals, yet again, on penalties. eriksson later said it was the biggest disappointment of his career. i don't think england was ready to win a world cup in 2002. 2006? yes.

england should have done better. and if you take all the defeats i had in my life, that was the hardest one. after leaving the england job, eriksson spent a year at manchester city, followed by a string of other clubs, including notts county. his profile meant he was never short of offers. but it's as england's ground—breaking boss that he will be best remembered, the man behind one of english football's most eventful eras. eriksson�*s children lina and johan have released a statement in which they said...

"he expressed his appreciation and joy and stated that such beautiful words are usually only uttered when someone has died. i get to hear it while i'm alive and i'm incredibly grateful for that. " tributes pouring in from across the globe from inside and outside the football world. prince william, saying on social media... the football association meanwhile posted that... while wayne rooney, who was given his england debut by eriksen, posted... let's hear now from footballjournalist

henry winter to take us through some of the highlights from eriksen�*s reign as england manager. i was fortunate to cover many of the games. people talk about the football man, they were remarkable. the 5-1 football man, they were remarkable. the 5—1 in munich, the 4—2 against creation in 2004, england could've won that tournament understand if they hadn't gotten injured in the quarterfinal. 0bviously david beckham's kick at old trafford in 2002, to get england to that world comp and then obviously becomeredemption against argentina and sapporo in 2002, so there was some really good games. the quality of the players in that era, players

like that the good things that gareth southgate did is he got the players practising penalties, they made it more of a science rather than an old school victorian ethos that you wander up and it's a bit on sporting to practice things like that. the germans have done it for years and look where it's taken them. and, sven, ithink he years and look where it's taken them. and, sven, i think he took that. i talked to him about what he didn't work on penalties, the psychology of players. he also said he should have taken a psychologist to some of the tournaments. sven revealed he was a lifelong liverpool fan after sharing his diagnosis, and got the chance to manage a team of legends in a charity match at anfield earlier this year. he shared the dugout with former liverpool playersjohn barnes, ian rush and john aldridge. he wasjust a he was just a quiet, placid, he wasjust a quiet, placid, lovely gentleman. i was looking forward to meeting him. knew him for many years, i think he was a little nervous at first because it was such a big day for

him. what he's wanted all his life. 0bviously his presence, he spoke quite a few times and he said this is marvellous. he got really emotional, you know, at the end of the game. you could see, you know, the game. you could see, you know, the lap of honour, i was lucky enough to be by him and again, he kept on saying this is so special. a documentary about eriksson�*s life, simply entitled "sven", was released before his death and contained a message from him poignantly summing up his good humour, grace and dignity... sven—goran eriksson, who has died at the age of 76.

turning our attention to the last tennis grand slam of the season, the us open. is under way at flushing meadows in new york. 202i women's singles champion emma raducanu is among the british players who start their campaign tomorrow. right now british qualifier jan choinski is in a scrap with world number 55 roberto carballes baena. the spaniard dominated the first set taking it 6—2. choinski was committing too many unforced errors and he soon lost the second set by six games to 3. but choinski has just struck back to make a fight of it winning the third set by seven games to five. british number three harriet dart is in action later against chloe paquet of france. we caught up with our tennis correspondent russell fuller ahead of that match, and he told us the omens are good for dart heading into this one. well, the good knees for harriet dart, she is actually played chloe,

and she's won three of the four matches. a very good year for harriet dart, she had that win against katie bolter, the second out of wimbledon was basically disappointed though to throw a very promising position in the final set of her third round match there, but she often does, she bounced back well. she generally seems to be full of confidence, she's been coached by her mother because her actual coach doesn't travel and her mum who has quite a tennis history herself is a schoolteacher so she is certainly available for the first week of the us open. there might be a conflict of interest in week number two as the school year begins. captain suzann pettersen says it was an "obvious" choice to select probably taking in a lot of the atmosphere and probably enjoying that. atmosphere and probably en'oying that. , . ~ , ., , that. yes, and i think very wary also of the _ that. yes, and i think very wary also of the fact _ that. yes, and i think very wary also of the fact that _ that. yes, and i think very wary also of the fact that she's not i that. yes, and i think very wary | also of the fact that she's not in the best of form. she is playing a

representative of france, in the first round of the french open this year. coco gauff has struggled in the two main wta events on the hard courts in north america but to decide to go home, had a ten day training block, and she says she responds well to a training block. the pressure of being a defending champion might be an issue, this is the first time she defends a grandson title, she makes a point that she's used to this. venus williams at wimbledon reached the fourth round at a for 18—year—old, she thinks there for actually being defending champion here will not bring much in the way of extra pressure. ibig bring much in the way of extra pressure-— bring much in the way of extra ressure. �* ., ., _, pressure. big name on the court later, pressure. big name on the court later. novak _ pressure. big name on the court later, novak djokovic _ pressure. big name on the court later, novak djokovic looking . pressure. big name on the court later, novak djokovic looking to | later, novak djokovic looking to carry on that form post his 0lympic carry on that form post his olympic gold. carry on that form post his olympic old. , . ., , carry on that form post his olympic old. , ,., ., , gold. yes, coming up against the aualifier, gold. yes, coming up against the qualifier, radu _ gold. yes, coming up against the qualifier, radu albot. _ gold. yes, coming up against the qualifier, radu albot. he - gold. yes, coming up against the qualifier, radu albot. he is - qualifier, radu albot. he is currently 138 in the world, but

everyone expects djokovic to make good progress and certainly to the first week of the draw. since wimbledon he has just played the olympics but of course he won the 0lympics but of course he won the olympics and that's the elusive metal he had been craving. it was the best feeling, he said, winning a gold medalfor serbia beating carlos alcaraz. and the humidity of new york at the age of 37, can he win? i'm not saying no, but we have to remember every time he walks out of the court now exactly how old he is. it doesn't matter how great he is, that must leave him with a slight disadvantage against the others. captain suzann pettersen says it was an "obvious" choice to select georgia hall as a wild card pick for europe's solheim cup team to face the united states next month. england's hall had to rely on being one of pettersen�*s four choices after failing to qualify automatically. pettersen stacking her team with experienced players to combat being, in her words — "underdogs as always in the us".

a lot of these players are very aggressive players by nature. so ideally, they sued the match play format really well. georgia and anna, probably haven't played their best goals but they are good enough to find this and i thinkjust the confidence of being on the team and kind of come by the time you get there with the atmosphere of the surroundings of the team, you just, you just rise to the occasion and they've done it before. they know what it takes. ideally you would always pick for, but at the same time playing away, experience and, kind of... the mental, having the mental feistiness and you, you want players who can block stuff out and kind of go out in you, you want players who can block stuff out and kind of go out there and not care about the environment or if the crowd is screaming or shouting. for more on that story in the

line—up as a whole for the solheim cup, do head to our website bbc .com/ support. on wednesday the paralympics opening ceremony takes place in paris — as paralympics gb target another haul of medals. they won gold in wheelchair rugby at the last paralympics in tokyo in 2021. and say they're determined to do it again in paris. lauren moore has been speaking to some of the team. the paralympic games are days away now. the athletes are busy packing, ready to head up to paris looking for metal glory. i've been lucky enough to catch up with our wheelchair rugby team training and stand more here, just before they head off to the french capital. what they will be looking to defend that gold medal that they one in tokyo. does that add kind of any pressure at all? �* , ., ., .,

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