joe wilson is there for us — joe — what an innings from gus atkinson.l 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, truly ben stokes stuff. it enabled england to get a first innings total of a27. 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 i

gus atkinson is here to bowl, primarily.red a hundred anywhere before. well, there he'd done it with a flourish at lord's, ben stokes—style. england made a27. well, just behind me there is the ground where the match is played. here is the nursery, where the teams practice, 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.

gus atkinson is here to bowl, primarily. is the ground where the match is played. here is the nursery where the teams practise, and that tall, pale building over there is a hospital. it�*s where they inserted screws into the vertebrae of 0lly stone. all so he could bowl again, 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 b

well, gus atkinson was not keen to depart. highest ever score in cricket. and this was a test match at lord's. well, and attention. a confident push forwards and he was a 99, the precipice. what more would one more run mean? everything. gus atkinson got there, in fact, with a four. 100 gives you recognition, the mark of achievement acknowledged through history. and this was one of the fastest hundreds ever witnessed here, ben stokes style, truly. atkinson's innings, improbably and rapidly, took england passed a00. now, note the stunning catch by milan rathnayake to dismiss 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

in this match, the performance of gus atkinson was significant too.stokes with late order ones, 7a not out for him. and then passed 350. joe root dismissed for 143. one of those reverse scoop shots. 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. maskill�*s 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 big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox. she crashed out of her c4—5 500m time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velod

they've added to that tally with gus atkinson reaching his maiden century for england. he's on 108.one for 21. it was thejoe root show on day one, with a record—equalling 33rd century helping england into a strong position after they were put into bat. root hit 143 to move level with sir alastair cook for the most test centuries for england. sri lanka are yet to bat. england won the first test at old trafford. great britain got off to a flying start on day one of the paralympics in paris, winning two gold medals, three silvers and one bronze. teenage swimmer poppy maskill created history with britain's first gold at the games. the 19—year—old took victory in the 514100 metre butterfly. she broke the world record in that race, describing it afterwards as "unreal". that was followed shortly after by another gold, also in the pool. maskill�*s team—mate tully kearney taking victory in the s5 200 metre 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

we're seeing gus atkinson, we've seen shoaib bashir, we've seen jamie smith this summer.in the squad for the first time. so no doubt we'll see a new fresh player. and i have no question with this management group in charge of the test team, whoever they bring in, he'll do a good job. well, ahead of that test series against sri lanka — there'll be a familiar face in the opposition�*s changing room. sri lanka have appointed ian bell as their batting coach for the upcomning series. he'll begin his role on friday — with the first test starting next wednesday. bell played 118 tests for england between 2004 and 2015. james anderson might have played his last game for england but he is considering a move into white—ball franchise cricket. the 42 year retired from internationals earlier this summer as the most prolific fast bowler in test history with 70k wickets, but says he hasn't ruled out playing in shorter formats. his last t20 match was 10 years ago. two days into the tour de france femmes, dutch cyclist charlotta khul brought up her second stage win, but she hasn't claimed

gus atkinson reached his maiden century for england. hey were put into bat.d taking five wickets already —— sri lanka. england won the first test match at old trafford. blaine hunt has won great britain's first medal on day two of the paralympics, in the velodrome. hunt had posted the fastest time in the men's cit—5 1,000m time trial until australia's korey boddington went just over a tenth of a second faster to win the gold medal for australia. that meant that britain's jody cundy and archie atkinson narrowly miss out on medals, finishing fourth and fifth respectively, but cundy does have another chance on sunday of winning a medal at eight consecutive paralympics. the northern irish club larne has made history by becoming the first irish league club to make the league stages of a european club competition — and they now know who they'll play. they will face... the welsh side new saints are also celebrating after becoming the first domestic welsh club to do the same thing — and they can look forward to a trip to florence to play fiorentina. chelsea and heart

he'll have gus atkinson alongside him.do 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 not too serious. cole, yeah, he had some. he felt something, but it looks, it looks fine. they already checked him. he looks fine. he looks 0k. so hopefully it's not a it's not any problem. and he can be available for sunday's game. and you can see all the scores f

because gus atkinson was playing like ben stokes.. we forgive him? of course we can. it isjoe root. edi we forgive him? of course we can. it is joe root-— is joe root. of course we can. many thanks to joe _ is joe root. of course we can. many thanks to joe wilson. _ three british players are still standing in the singles draws at the us open, all of them playing today in the second round. katie boulter is on court right now, playing the spaniard jessica bouzas maneiro. and, after a topsy turvy opening set with several breaks of serve, it's maneiro who leads. plenty of work to do for boulter, who has just gone a break down in the second. very considerate scheduling, and for those wanting to what's dan evans on court six, but actually left it too late in the day to try to get a ringside seat, they would have realise that you need to get there early. you just never know in which direction these matches are going to go. katie boulter, jack draper and dan evans, back to back is perfect. and quite rightly, darren evans is the third member

gus atkinson was their the star man yesterday. way. the longshaw sheep dog trials claim to be the oldest continuous trials in the country, taking place on the edge of the peak district near sheffield. they have been running for 126 years, interrupted only by the two world wars. our reporter cathy killick has been along to find out what makes it so special. the sheepdog trials at longshaw have been going 126 years this year, but the country art of herding sheep with dogs goes back centuries. for the trials, one shepherd and one dog must make sheep with minds of their own complete a complex course, ending in the finishing pen, and all in 12 minutes. easy it is not. it's an exhibition of the skills that shepherds use out in the hills. it's just phenomenal to watch. it's really entrancing. i think it is a great family event, you can bring your kids and children love to see dogs and sheep working in harmony. it's just a great event to come to. alan parker isn't a farmer and had retired when he got his first sheepdog, but he's got the b

gus atkinson couldn't hang around. that was an edge. it was a catch and he was out for 20.old trafford now a stage for mark wood to express himself. for the lead, to stretch past 100 and for the crowd to have fun. hold on. that needs a replay. one handed. seriously, catch taken with the drink protected. you can't coach that as england's staff acknowledged minimal spills. full respect. so the crowd enjoyed england getting to 328 in their first innings, that gave them a lead of 122 runs. we had time then for overs ahead right there. it was a catch and he was out for 20. if he felt he should have done even more, that may well be a sign that he soon will. for the lead, to stretch past 100 and for the crowd to have fun. that needs a replay. one handed. you can't coach that as england's staff acknowledged minimal spills. so the crowd enjoyed england getting to 328 in their first innings, that gave them a lead of 122 runs. we had time then for overs of sri lanka second innings and in that time england took two wickets, one for works and one for atkinson. i have to say that the ene

gus atkinson with the first, before chris woakes took two.le 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 be in the region of £33 million. he has signed a five—year contract with the spanish club. elsewhere today, manchester city are working on a deal that could bring midfielder ilkay gundogan back to the club. the 33—year—old left city for barcelona last year after captaining pep guardiola's side to their historic treble. however, the catalan giants' well publicised financial issues have prevented them from register

gus atkinson, like ben stokes. england to 358—7. their day — because it was anotherjoe root day. interview since the democratic race for president was upended six weeks ago — what does it tell us about how she'd govern?

it's been a day to remember for england bowler gus atkinson who's hit an extraoridnary century — hisually making 118 as england were all out for 427 in theirfirst innings. in reply, sri lanka are currently 8 wickets down, shoaib bashir dismissing prabath jayasuriya. the impressive kamindu mendis has hit a half century. the lankans are currently 182 for 8 at the drinks break. there have been plenty of comings and goings on premier league

we know he'll be back and an opportunity for someone to come through the system — we are seeing gus atkinsonx is in that squad for the first time — so no doubt we will see a new, fresh player and have no question with this management group in charge of the test team, whoever they bring in, they'll do a good job. dutch sprinter charlotta kool made it two stages wins out of two at the tour de frances femmes — but she hasn't claimed the yellowjersey that's because there were two stages today. stage three squeezed in at the end of the day in rotterdam — and that was won by another dutch woman. the defending champion, demi vollering, she leads by five seconds in the general calssification as the race heads into belgium. and boston red sox outfielder jarren duran has apologised, after being caught on camera directing a homophobic slur at a member of the crowd during their defeat to the houston astros. duran has been suspended for two matches after his comment to a heckling fan was picked up by a broadcaster. a heckler heckling me the entire game, and ijust let that moment get the best of me. i sai

they finished batting in the first session on 427, gus atkinson helping them by reaching his maiden centuryngland. sri lanka have begun their reply and are 124—7, matthew potts took two — bowling angelo matthews for 22 and then getting the captain de silva for a duck. olly stone took two as has chris woakes. sri lanka need 110 more runs to avoid the follow on. england won the first test at old trafford. to the paralympics and blaine hunt has won great britain's first medal on day two at the velodrome in paris. hunt had the fastest time in the men's c4—5 1,000m time trial until australia's korey boddington went just over a tenth of a second faster to win the gold medal for australia. that meant britain'sjody cundy and archie atkinson narrowly miss out on medals, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. however, cundy does have another chance of winning a medal on sunday in the team sprint. to football my. the northern irish club larne has made history by becoming the first irish league club to make the league stages of a european club competition — and they now know who they'll play. they'll

bowler gus atkinson continuing the sensational start to his career with a maiden century, becoming theman of the moment atkinson to leave the lankans 196 all—out. and england will resume on saturday 25—1, having lost dan lawrence late in the day. that's a lead of 256 runs. they are racing towards their fifth successive test when and what would be an unassailable 2-0 what would be an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. there's been plently on movement on premier league transfer deadline day. arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale has joined southampton in a deal worth up to £25 million. the 26—year—old has signed a four—year contract.

bowler gus atkinson continuing the sensational start to his career with a maiden century, becoming the first england number—eight to make a test tonne in 11 years as the hosts made made 427 at lord's. sri lanka struggled with the bat. some resistance came from kamindu mendis, who followed up his century in the first test with a defiant 7a. his was the last wicket to fall, taken by man of the moment atkinson to leave the lankans 196 all—out. and england will resume on saturday 25—1, having lost dan lawrence late in the day. that's a lead of 256 runs. they are racing towards their fifth successive test when and what would be an unassailable 2-0 what would be an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. there's been plently on movement on premier league transfer deadline day. arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale has joined southampton in a deal worth up to £25 million. the 26—year—old has signed a four—year contract. plenty of over deals being spoken about but not over the line yet. you can get all the latest transfer deadline day news on the bbc sport website and app. glasgow rangers will play b

gus atkinson made a rapid unbeaten 7a — england in a good position 358 for 7 at the close of day one.s in paris, great britain have their first medals of the games. the first gold came from swimmer poppy maskill in the s14100m butterfly. she actually broke the world record for that victory. in the last half hour, paralympics gb have their second gold, it also came in the pool tully kearney winning the s5 200m freestyle . not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox. she crashed out of her c4—5 500 metre time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. details of all those stories, plus all the latest from tonights europa league and europa conference league playoff ties over on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. french authorities have charged telegram ceo pavel durov with six charges relating to illicit activity on his app. the 39—year—old billionaire was released from custody on a 5 million euros bail. he is forbidden from

it's been a day to remember for england bowler gus atkinson who's hit an extraoridnary century — hisst in test cricket — with england in charge against sri lanka on day two at lords. he effectively reached it at a run a ball, with 11 fours, four sixes, eventually making 118 as england were all out for 427 in theirfirst innings. in reply, sri lanka are currently 8 wickets down, shoaib bashir dismissing prabath jayasuriya. the impressive kamindu mendis has hit a half century. the lankans are currently 182 for 8 at the drinks break. there have been plenty of comings and goings on premier league transfer deadline day. arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale hasjoined southampton in a deal worth up to £25 million. the 26—year—has signed a four—year contract. you can get all the latest transfer deadline day news on the bbc sport website and app. glasgow rangers will play both manchester united and tottenham in the new—look league phase of the europa league.(full frame gfx)the scottish premiership side will play spurs at ibrox, with united welcoming rangers to old trafford for their first meeting

gus atkinson, like ben stokes. england to 358—7. their day — because it was anotherjoe root day. wilson, bbc news, at lord's. time for a look at the weather. this programme continues on bbc one. kamala harris gives herfirst interview since the democratic race for president was upended six weeks ago — what does it tell us about how she'd govern? the tory leadership contest is cranking up. four of the six candidates worked in the home office — a department and a leading think—tank says today failed to properly budget for asylum costs. kamala harris gives herfirst interview since the democratic race for president was upended six weeks ago. welcome to newsnight for your weeknightly interviews and insight. later — shoplifting. look at this footage from a couple who run a shop in tenby. today the british retail consortium said some stores are taking goods that have been stolen to order by shoplifters. more on that later. welcome to newsnight for your weeknightly phil collins, former blair and starmer speechwriter, the political editor of the telegraph, ben riley—smith, and our own nick

and anyway, gus atkinson filled the ben stokes gap — his 74 helped england past 350.tories in scotland. —— great stories in football. larne — a small town 22 miles north of belfast — have made history by becoming the first irish league club ever to make the group stages of a european club competition. and they weren't the only ones, celebrating a major milesstone, as the new saints, a team who play in oswestry, in shropshire but play in the welsh league, became the first domestic welsh club to reach the group stages of a major european competition. as for larne, they did it thanks to a hat—trick from andy ryan, which helped them defeat lincoln red imps — a team from gibraltar — 4—3 on aggregate. this was in the uefa conference league play—off. qualification will see larne receive approximately £2.6 million in participation money — like winning the lottery in irish league terms. and you can see what it means to them. they'll further swell their coffers with media money, especially if they were to draw chelsea in the first round proper. chelsea lost on the night in swit