very much in attendance, once again overseeing england's preparations, ben stokes.nd team. so when it comes to the match itself, iwondered 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. we've got some great coaches and obviously he'sjust 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 ollie pope's predecessors would agree that captaincy is easy when you're winning matc

the england test captain ben stokes will miss the rest of the summer. dred on sunday and is out of the series against sri lanka that starts next week. stokes hopes to return for the three—test tour of pakistan which begins in october. ollie pope will captain the side in his absence. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. it has been confirmed that ben stokes has torn his left hamstring. when we saw him go down clutching that part of his leg we feared it could be his knee. he did have surgery on that knee overwinter. that surgery of ben stokes has had extensive rehab and has been about getting him ready to play test match cricket as an all—rounder, a bowler as well as a better. we saw that earlier in the summer and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said he was playing for the northern superchargers in the 100 competition and it led to a lot of england fans questioning why if you're test match captain would you be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition. of course ecb are using this to try and popularise cricket and they

so,joe, england have opted to bring in a bowler to replace ben stokes, not try to find and a like for like replactement with an all rounder. that is right. one of the issues when you replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, he brings that balance for the team, because he is trying so hard... what is going on behind me is that a group of england's bowlers are running through their preparations, going through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling men tour, a certainjames anderson. but if you look at the balance of the england team, chris works will bat at seven, —— woakes. that is a long tail. you have to get 20 wickets to win that match, and during this selection they have given them the best chance of doing that when this series begins here against sri lanka on wednesday. i am against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wonderin: against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wondering if — against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wondering if they _ against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wondering if they should have retired james anderson at the beginning of this year

in the last hour it's been confirmed that ben stokes has been ruled out for the remainder of the summerearing his hamstring while playing for northern superchargers in the hundred. stokes had to be helped off the pitch on sunday and was clearly in some pain. the news will upset england fans as it means their captain will miss their three match series against sri lanka. our sports correspondentjoe wilsonjoins us now. we probably suspected as much when we saw stokes limping off, but how much will this impact england? injuries happen at any time. at 33—year—old sprinting, but i know that the reaction that the 33—year—old sprinting, but i know that the reaction from england fans was and will be, there is ben stokes in the colours for the superchargers, he is the test match captain who has done so much work to get back to being a test match all around her. why is he taking part in around her. why is he taking part in a 100 ball franchise competition on the eve of a test match series? well, england believe that the hundred is winterized cricket and take part in it. doubts for the rest of the

so,joe, england have opted to bring in a bowler to replace ben stokes, not try to find and a like forhen you replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, he brings that balance for the team, because he is trying so hard... what is going on behind me is that

but that surgery, ben stokes is extensive.o play test match cricket as an all rounder, as a bowler as well as a batter. we saw that earlier in the summer and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said, there he was playing for the northern superchargers in the hundred competition and it has led to a lot of england fans, i think, questioning why would your test match captain be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition? of course, the ecb are using the hundred to try and popularise cricket and they want their star players involved in that. it is interesting and pertinent that england have withdrawn chris woakes and ollie pope from playing in the hundred. woakes, of course, will have a big role to play now as the all rounder in the sri lanka test series and ollie pope, i can confirm, will captain england for the first time in these test matches against sri lanka starting next week for the first test match in old trafford. look, i guess injuries can happen at any time. it certainly changes the dynamic of

with ben stokes missing — it's bowler matthew potts who gets the nod for england as they prepare forest series with sri lanka later this week. and aryna sabalenka wins in cincinatti as she beats jess pegula to lift her second title of the year. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with football where at 37 years of age, jamie vardy is scoring in the top flight once again. he earned leicester a 1—1 draw at home to tottenham on their return to the premier league. vardy�*s second half goal cancelled out pedro porro�*s opener. vardy�*s header in the 57th minute was leicester's first effort on target. spurs handing a full debut to new signing dominic solanke. but despite spurs having 70% possession and 13 corners, the points were shared, thanks to vardy�*s 9th premier league goal against spurs. brilliant to get the first game a lot premier league debuts and club debuts and guys not playing in the premier league for a while and that's going to cause some anxiety and so, to get the second half as it was, we had the confidence built even more to move forward if we canjust get in even

england test captain ben stokes will miss the rest of the summer, after tearing his hamstring playingd is out of the series against sri lanka that starts next week. stokes hopes to return for the three—test tour of pakistan which begins in october, with ollie pope captaining the side in his absence. our sports correspondent joe wilson has more on this. we have to say that injuries can happen at any time and there is a 33—year—old sprinting, they do tear hamstrings but i know the immediate reaction from fans was and will be, there is ben stokes in the colours of the northern superchargers. why is england's test match captain who has done so much work over the winter to get back to being a test match all—rounder, why is he taking part in a 100 ball test match series? england believe the hundred is a way to popularise cricket and they want their stars taking part but his absence from the rest of the summer has major repercussions. england already missing the injured zak crawley and there will be a reshuffle of the balance of the team, they haven't called up a replacement but 0llie pope w

when we look at the stats, 118 off of 115 balls, truly ben stokes stuff. i think by against sri lanka at lords. there was a brilliant century, his first in first class cricket, from bowler gus atkinson this morning, and this afternoon sri lankan wickets have been tumbling. joe wilson is there for us — joe — what an innings from gus atkinson. are we efficiently —— officially calling him and all around her? i calling him and allaround her? i can rememberyou and calling him and allaround her? i can remember you and i speaking on the telly before the start of the series is saying the real problem with the england team in the absence of ben stokes was it was unbalanced, that tail was a bit long. i don't know if we can call gus atkinson a genuine all around her, but if we reflect on the way he played today, i think is biggest asset whether batting or bowling is he has an unflappable temperament coming out batting through the night yesterday as he had done yesterday. no slowing down, did not change his approach. when we look at the stats, 118 off of 115 balls, tr

ben stokes with— significant too.rder ones, 74 not out for— with late order ones, 74 not out for him. and then passed 50 — out for him. and then passed 350. joe _ out for him. and then passed 350. joe root dismissed for 145 — 350. joe root dismissed for 145 one _ 350. joe root dismissed for 143. one of those, england, of course, — 143. one of those, england, of course, will forgive him. great britain have got off to a flying start on day one of the paralympics in paris, claiming two gold medals, three silvers and one bronze. teenage swimmer poppy maskill created history with britain's first gold. the 19 year old claimed victory in the s14100m butterfly. she actually broke the world record in that race, describing it afterwards as "unreal" that was followed shortly after by another gold, also in the pool. maskills team—mate tully kearney claiming victory in the s5 200m freestyle — a win she said was �*redemption' following her silver medal in tokyo last time around. not such positive news though for one of britain's bi

i think it is important for all the not to try to beat ben stokes because he is obviously a very dominant around this week, overseeing things and helping out wherever he can. not having stokes is obviously a big loss for the team, so another opportunity for all to step up, get practice as captain and for other younger players to perform. irate practice as captain and for other younger players to perform. we will hear from the _ younger players to perform. we will hear from the stand _ younger players to perform. we will hear from the stand in _ younger players to perform. we will hear from the stand in captain - hear from the stand in captain himself in the next hour. more on the website. thanks forjoining us. it's august and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing — it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. for three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter meghan owen is there. what have you got in store for us now? ., , , ., ~ what have yo

matthew potts comes in for the injured captain ben stokes. also coming up on sportsday...gic was rugby league's big weekend, with numbers significantly down over the two days at elland road? evening. we'll get to tonight's match between leicester and spurs in the next couple of minutes, but what have we learnt from the weekend? there weren't any shock results, last season's top four all won — manchester city, arsenal, liverpool and aston villa — but there were still plenty of talking points. with the transfer window open for another 11 days, managers are still shaping their squads, players finding out if they are wanted, either by another club, or in the case of raheem sterling, their own. he missed the cut this weekend as enzo maresca tackled the stamford bridge conundrum for the first time, how to keep a a2—man squad happy. adam cottier reports left out by england, i know seem mikasa side byjosie, raheem sterling curries at the crossroads. so time. i shall see his light is faded and his representatives are seen for clarity on the situation in a statement released shortly

it's been confirmed that ben stokes has torn his left hamstring. play test match cricket as an allaround her, a ready to play test match cricket as an all around her, a bowler and batter. we saw that earlier in the summer, and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said, there he was playing for the northern superchargers in the hundred competition. and it has led to a lot of england fans questioning, why would your test match captain be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition? of course the ecb are using the hundred to popularise cricket, and they want their star players involved in that. it is interesting and pertinent that england had withdrawn chris wilkes and ali pope from playing in the hundred. chris works will have an important role to play, and ali pope i can confirm it will captain england for the first time in these test match against sri lanka, starting next week, with the first test match in old trafford. james anderson might have played his last game for england, but he is considering a move into white—ball f

the england men�*s test cricket captain, ben stokes, has been ruled out for the rest of the summer.ies against sri lanka, which begins next week. stokes is hoping to be fit for the winter tour of pakistan. team gb�*s athletes are back after their success at the paris olympics. many returned clutching medals. but for others, the games did not go to plan. like everyone else, the marathon runner, rose harvey, had been training intensely for months for her debut at the olympics on sunday. but at the very last minute, it all went wrong. i spoke to her this morning. this was not the way rose harvey wanted her olympic debut to end. her training had been going perfectly. she was in the best shape of her life, but three weeks ago, her hip suddenly felt tight and despite treatment, it didn�*t get better. it was going to get worse in the marathon. we knew that. we knew the risk, but there was a good chance that it would get me through and i would be able to run a pretty decent race and actually do my training justice. so that was the glimmer of hope that i was holding on to going into the olym

he replaces captain ben stokes whose out of the 3 matche series with a hamstring injury. other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. he has been working so hard to get back to being a bowlerfor england. what working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. what is working so hard to get back to being a bowlerfor england. what is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mantle, a certainjames anderson. but if you look at the balance of the english team now, chris woakes will bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail. but you know the old saying, if you have to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think this selection, england have given them the best chance of doing that when the best chance of doin

he replaces captain ben stokes, who's out of the three—match series with a hamstring injury.ce come in for injured opener zak crawley. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson says the focus of this selection is on taking wickets. 0ne one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he does bring that balance for the team because he's been working so hard to being a bully for england as well. what is going on in the middle behind me is a group of england positive bowlers, including matthew potts, running through their preparations, going through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certainjames anderson, but if you look at the balance of the england team met with potts in it, chris woakes will bat at seven, then potts and woods and beshear, so that is, as they say in creating circles, a long tail, but there's an old saying that if you've got win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and england have given themselves the bastions of doing that when the first test of the series begi

first in the net for england today, ben stokes still absent for injury but by the looks of it, gettingably batting away some of the boredom. we saw a glimpse as well of the big figure ofjosh hall here training with england, he is in the test match squad, 20 over squad, 50 over squad. fast bowlers will always have injuries and opportunities. my goodness, ollie stone has earned his. manchester united have agreed a e50 million fee with paris saint—germain for midfielder manuel ugarte. this includes a further eio million in add—ons, with the uruguayan expected in manchesterfor a medical, as the deal looks to move at the same time as scott mctominay�*s potential transfer to napoli. ugarte is reported to have already agreed personal terms. arsenal have completed the signing of spain midfielder mikel merino from real sociedad for a fee that could reach £31.6 million on a four—year contract. merino was part of the spain squad who won euro 2024, featuring in all seven matches in the tournament. us solheim cup captain stacey lewis has named lexi thompson as one of her three wild card picks ahead

big setback for ben stokes, the england captain will miss the rest of the summer with a hamstring tearetherlands on the same day at the tour de france femmes. hello there, it's been a busy night across europe in the third round of champions league qualifying, io sides have made into the play—offs, but rangers aren't one of them. it was i—all against dynamo kyiv after the first leg but they lost 2—nil in glasgow, and they were furious with the referee, who had sent off their brazilian wingerjefte for picking up a second yellow card, for what seemed to be a fair aerial challenge early in the second half. down to 10 men, rangers conceded twice late on. dynamo will face salzburg in the play—offs, the winner of that will go into the new 32 team league phase, in the champions league. rangers have dropped into the europa league after what the manager

with ben stokes missing — it's bowler matthew potts who gets the nod for england as they prepare fors in cincinatti as she beats jess pegula to lift her second title of the year. hello and welcome to the programme.

ollie pope captains the side for the first time, with ben stokes ending a streak of 32 straight tests are batting first. they're1ii—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.

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

he replaces captain ben stokes, who's out of the three match series with a hamstring injury. other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has been on taking wickets with this selection. one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. he has been working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. what is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certain james anderson. but if you look at the balance of the english team now, chris woakes will bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail. but you know the old saying, if you have to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think this selection, england have given themselves the best chance of doing that when the test of this series begins against sri lanka on wednesday. leicester city make their return to th

remember, in the absence of ben stokes, an unbalanced england line—up, smith already seems like a crucial, england will resume with the chance still to build a significant lead, but they know they're in a real game and session by session. sri lanka are adapting. so england's lead 23. smith will start day 3, on 72. he'll have gus atkinson alongside him. asitha fernando will be hoping for another fruitful day after taking 3 for 68 so far in the innings. it's also day 2 of the first test between pakistan and bangladesh in rawalpindi. the hosts declared on 448—6, thanks to a 1m from saud shakeel and an unbeaten 171 from mohammed rizwan. bangladesh are 27 without loss in reply, trailing by a21 runs. chelsea have a 2—0 lead following the first leg of their conference league playoff with servette. christopher nkunku opened the scoring with a penalty in the second half, to break the deadlock at stamford bridge, before noni madueke doubled their lead with 15 minutes to go. but there was some concern when cole palmer went off injured clutching his hamstring, but boss enzo maresca is hopeful it's no

every step ollie pope takes is towards ben stokes. when the series is done, but england discuss their strategy, knowing it's likely their summer is about to get harder. joe wilson, bbc news at lord's. football, and there were seven ties in the second round of the league cup in england — with six of them involving premier league sides. wolves are through after two goals from gonzalo guedes helped them beat burnley. ipswich are out however after losing to wimbledon on penalties. southampton scored twice in injury time to beat cardiff. brentford had a narrow win over colchester united of league two. wycombe upset swansea who are a division above them to progress. west ham scored late through jarrod bowen to beat bournemouth. and newcastle are through after their game against nottingham forest went to penalties. let's end the programme back at the paralympics. boccia champion david smith won gold at the rio games in 2016, did it again in tokyo three years ago, and so he's hoping to make it a hat—trick of golds in paris. but he's also hopi

but ollie pope says the team is still ben stokes�*s as he prepares to lead them in the injured skippers absence. an injury has ruled stokes out of the three matches against sri lanka and despite him still being around the squad, pope will try and make the captaincy his own. i think he's going to let me go do my thing over the course of series, which is good for me, but at the same time he will obviously be watching, chatting with baz, so i can have those conversations in the intervals that i think anything needs to change and bounce ideas off each other. he has said he is more than happy to let me do my thing, and we've got some great coaches. obviously, he isjust another and we've got some great coaches. obviously, he is just another brain in the changing room. if he sees something, him and baz can chat about it. it is only positive having him around. the premier league's opening weekend is all done but there are still plenty of moves expected before the transfer window shuts at the end of august. and perhaps unsurprisingly chelsea are at the forefront of the latest one. they've agree

he comes in for the usual captain, ben stokes.matters, but ollie pope said he never dreamt he would be in this position. it's a massive honour for me to lead the team and captain your country, that's a massive honour in itself. i wouldn't say it's always been something that i've sort of dreamt about as a kid. i think your first thing was trying to get into the team. but i guess you could say, i guess you could say that as well. but yeah, like i said, it's a massive honour and something i don't take lightly, and it is a great opportunity for me. the other big news this morning is that the world number one in men's tennis jannik sinner, failed two drugs tests back in march. sinner who is an australian open champion and was beaten in the quarter finals at wimbledon this summer was found with a trace of an anabolic steroid that can build muscle mass in his system. he avoided a suspension though after succesfully appealing — his team claimed the substance had inadvertatly found its way into his system from a cream used on a cut by his

you might be injured and unable to play, but ben stokes i5 injured and unable to play, but ben stokeste important for ollie not to beat ben stokes, because he is obviously a very dominant character. it's very good he is around this week because he will oversee things and help out wherever he can. not having him is obviously a big loss for the team, but it is another great opportunity for ollie to step up and get some practice as captain, and then for us younger players to go out there and put on a performance. talking of incredible feats this morning — 2021 us open champion emma raducanu will lead british hopes when the us open, the final tennis major of the year gets underway in new york next week. hoping tojoin her there are heather watson, the first of four british women who face three rounds of qualifying. and she made a good start, beating a formerjunior wimbledon champion clervie ngounoune. in men's qualifying there was an all british tie in the first round. pauljubb, who's shot up the world rankings since the beginning of the year, beat jacob fearnley who's also had a good seas

well, this match began with a wednesday morning crowd with sunshine and without ben stokes, injured anddinesh chandimal got this. out lbw. early in a test match, everyone expects the ball to bounce, including the bowler. well, test match cricket is supposed to test every part of a cricketer�*s ability, but that was tough, and it left sri lanka at lunch on 80—5. dhananjaya de silva batted as the captain with courage and purpose. he made 7a. all the spectators here appreciate a contest. they resisted the weather, breezy and gloomy. only slow bowling permitted. milan rathnayake now took it on, past 50 on his debut, his team beyond 200. stand—in captain ollie pope had a challenge. he told shoaib bashir to keep going, and rathnayake finally found a fielder. sri lanka were 236 all out. their chance now to bowl. ben duckett for england will bat like that whatever the location or situation. bad light finally curtailed the play. they leave to resume when clouds allow. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. the last elephant in south africa's national zoo has been released into the wild after a0 yea

well, there he'd done it with a flourish at lord's, ben stokes—style. england made a27.ctice, and that tall, pale building over there is a hospital. it's where they inserted screws into the vertebrae of ollie stone. all so he could bowl again — fast. gone. after so many injuries, you can appreciate the joy here, but no relief for sri lanka. england's bowlers kept coming. matthew potts and now gus atkinson. yep, he takes wickets too. shoaib bashir, perfect. gone. eight down there. it's been a tough test for england's stand—in captain, but when ollie pope took aim here his throw was delayed and true. a run out, and sri lanka's day felt like that. england were batting again by the close, 256 ahead. and that's ben duckett, batting like gus atkinson. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. this programme continues on bbc one.

and this was one of the fastest hundreds ever witnessed here, ben stokes style, truly.s atkinson for 118. wow. and then the handshakes from the sri lankan players. good cricket and good entertainment. and england? there is dinning �*s finally ended on a27. time for sri lanka to respond before lunch. time to lose two wickets in similar ways. lunch. time to lose two wickets in similarways. first lunch. time to lose two wickets in similar ways. first the chris woakes and then to olly stone, returning to england's team after injury and surgery and withjoy. joe england's team after injury and surgery and with joy. joe wilson, bbc news, lords. it's also day two of the paralympic games in paris. and after a golden start for paralympics gb, there are high hopes for more medals this afternoon. the early action is already under way, and sally hurst has the latest. fresh from victory in the 200 metres freestyle last night, tully kearney was back in the pool this morning for her favourite event, the 100 metres freestyle and there were no signs of fatigue as she won her heat comfort

ollie pope is leading the side for the first time in place of the injured ben stokes, an honour he haseld a moments applause for the former england batsman graham thorpe, who passed away earlier this month. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat but were soon made to regret that decision by england's pace attack, losing early wickets. gus atkinson with the first, before chris woakes took two. nishan madushka and then angelo matthews were both dismissed and at that stage the tourists were 6—3. they rallied a little but lost their fourth, in kusal mendis, to a vicious delivery from mark wood. sri lanka's fifth going downjust before the lunch break, the spin of shoaib bashir doing the damage. so here's how things stand at the lunch interval. sri lanka are 80—5. play is due to get underway for the afternoon session at old trafford in the next few moments, we'll keep you across that throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. to football, where it's been confirmed the england midfielder conor gallager will be leaving chelsea. the 24—year—old has joined atletico madrid for a fee believed to

you know, a so-called inexoerienced _ ben stokes.you always have to. we wanted to take the pressure off ollie a little bit, but he spoke with us well, talked about different options and i thought he did a really good job. winning the 800 metres gold medal at the paris olympics might have been the best moment of keely hodgkinson's career, but she ends 202a unbeaten in nine races but without the chance to compete at the diamond league next month. it was herfirst global title. a hint at the sprawling nature of qualifying for the european football competitions today. welsh side the new saints have been doing it since the beginning ofjuly, while chelsea are entering the fray only now. hearts and kilmarnock make up the list of those playing tonight. while chelsea's list of players is the main talking point at stamford bridge right now. there are a2 on the books after another summer spending spree. but again there's no place for raheem sterling in the squad for their europa conference league playoff against servette. i spoke with raheem bef

well, there, he�*d done it with a flourish at lord�*s, ben stokes—style. england made 427. fast. gone! stone�*s return to the england team was hastened by injuries to others. any fortune, success here was hard earned and joyfully received. grim stuff, though, for sri lanka. england�*s bowlers kept coming. matthew potts there, and now gus atkinson. yep, he takes wickets too. new faces bowling like old hands, shoaib bashir perfect. now, it�*s been a tough test for england�*s stand—in captain, but when 0llie pope took aim here, his throw was delayed, but true. a run out and sri lanka�*s day mainly that. joe wilson, bbc news, lord�*s. now, do you find this portrait unsettling? well, sir keir starmer is reported to have moved this painting of margaret thatcher from her old office in number ten. there�*s been no official comment, but sir keir�*s biographer has suggested the labour leader was less than comfortable with lady thatcher staring down at him. it�*s annoyed some conservatives, but the man who painted the portrait, richard stone, isn�*t too worried. my sense ofjudging a g

but how will a new look england fair without ben stokes? we have some wet and windy

wednesday, stand—in captain ollie pope says he will be able to call upon the advice of injured skipper ben stokesled out of the series with a hamstring injury but will be in and around the squad. i think he's going to let me go do my thing. it's good for me, but at the same time, he's obviously going to be watching, chatting with baz and having those conversations in the intervals. i think he said he's more than happy to let me do my thing, and we've got some great coaches. he's another player in the changing room. ithink coaches. he's another player in the changing room. i think it's certainly a positive having him around. one other cricket story to bring you — and with less than six weeks to go, the upcoming women's t20 world cup has been moved from bangladesh to the united arab emirates. bangladesh's former prime minister sheikh hasina recently resigned and fled to india after weeks of anti—government protests and unrest in the country. the international cricket council says the tournament will now be staged at two venues in the uae — dubai and sharjah — starting on october 3rd. some football

ollie pope was leading on the field while the injured ben stokes retains a strong influence. lbw, with his side still trailing. but there's normally light in a test match if you really seek it, and sri lanka then steadily batted towards it. a significant partnership built between angelo mathews and kamindu mendis, shifting the mood. sri lanka closed 82 ahead but six wickets down. mathews fell to a catch even the crowd might have been proud of. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. in fact, at times, it seemed like he was everywhere. sri lanka's skipper was out lbw, with his side still trailing. but there's normally light in a test match if you really seek it, and sri lanka then steadily batted towards it. a significant partnership built between angelo mathews and kamindu mendis, shifting the mood. sri lanka closed 82 ahead but six wickets down. mathews fell to a catch even the crowd might have been proud of. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. this programme continues on bbc one.

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take the reigns for his first series as england's test cricket captain but he says it is still ben stokes's has ruled stokes out of the three matches against sri lanka and, despite him still being around the squad, pope will try and make the captaincy his own. i think he's going to let me go do my thing over the course of series, which is good for me, but at the same time he will obviously be watching, chatting with baz, so i can have those conversations in the intervals that i think anything needs to change and bounce ideas off each other. he has said he is more than happy to let me do my thing, and we've got some great coaches. obviously, he is just another brain in the changing room. if he sees something, him and baz can chat about it. it is only positive having him around. the premier league's opening weekend is all done, but there are still plenty of moves expected before the transfer window shuts at the end of august. chelsea have agreed a fee forjoao felix to move from atletico madrid, with conor gallagher moving in the other direction as part of the deal. the england midfielder almo

he replaces captain ben stokes, who's out of the three—match series with a hamstring injury.at the balance of the england team now with potts in it, chris woakes will bat at seven, then atkinsons, potts and woods and beshear, so that is, as they say in cricketing circles, a long tail. but there's an old saying that if you've got to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think with this selection, england have probably given themselves the best chance of doing that when the first test of the series begins here on wednesday. aryna sabalenka has won her second title of the year — and a first since the australian open injanuary — after beating world number sixjessica pegula in the final of the cincinnati open. sabalenka won the first set 6—3, but was taken to a tie break in the second, eventually winning it 7—5. she'll move up to number two in the world rankings on monday. the men's final gets under way later, as world number one jannick sinner takes on american francis tiafoe. after winning three medals for australia at the paris olympics, track c

every step ollie pope takes is towards ben stokes.rategy, knowing it's likely their summer is about to get harder. joe wilson, bbc news at lord's. the former wales wing louis rees zammitt has had a set—back in his quest to become an nfl star. he quit rugby union to try an make it in american football at the start of the year and he was picked up by super bowl champions kansas city chiefs after coming through a ten week international player pathway training camp, but he hasn't made it onto their playing squad for the new season that starts next week. so what are his options? former playerjason bell, says he can still make it. this is still good news because i understand how rosters are constructed, and hejust needs understand how rosters are constructed, and he just needs to understand how rosters are constructed, and hejust needs to be developed, so right now you're 53 guys on the roster, 48 suit up for a game, so were looking at the bottom half of the roster, you think how do i want to develop? and because the nfl has an exemption on