naomi 0saka. time now to hearfrom one of the paralympic�*s biggest stars.r ten world titles and three europeans to her name. hannah cockroft is a force to be reckoned with. and she's going for gold again in tokyo next week, at her third games, which, like the olympics, will feature no spectators injapan due to covid. sally hurst has been talking to hannah at herfamily home in halifax before she set off for tokyo. hannah "the hurricane" cockroft is one of the paralympic games' biggest names — two golds in london, three in rio. will there be more in tokyo? it is going to be a very different games to the last two that i've experienced. but that's the magic of the games. no two are the same. so this one's going to be very, very different! a trip back to the family home is a chance to reflect on the past 12 months and a build up to a games like no other. i feel like that extra year, it gave me the chance to just rest a little bit and work on things that sometimes get swept under the rug. i actually really enjoyed that part of the process, just going back to, act

but in the two weeks since, naomi 0saka in particular has been targeted with online abuse, with someows as well. back in 2016, she also caused shock here, becoming the first mixed—race women to be crowned miss universe japan. watching the olympic opening ceremony, ariana says she was pretty sceptical. translation: i don't know why they were chosen. - it seems like it was to get good publicity. japan has a lot of mixed—race celebrities and sports stars. biracial people are often held up as being more beautiful, even more intelligent. but ariana says within that, there is still a hierarchy. translation: half-white people are greatly celebrated _ injapan, but when it comes to half—black people, it's different. when i was working as a model, i was told that a lot of japanese wouldn't want the clothes that i wear since my skin colour is very different. so they wouldn't allow me to model their outfits. i kind of look at japan as a... baye mcneil is a writer who has lived in japan for 17 years. he says naomi osaka lighting the olympic cauldron will not change the fact that most japanese sti

naomi 0saka, simone biles, both of whom in different circumstances did not win medals and very courageously glover, a brit, mid 30s, a champion in rowing in the past, who decided after having three kids to make one last crack at getting a medal. i was a moved when she just missed and she and her partner came in fourth just outside the bronze medal position. she made a point which is too often overlooked. she said the reward is knowing that we crossed the line and gave it our all. the frustration and defeat would've been coming away and thinking we had more and we didn't give it. it's kind of put things in context and it reminds us that it's not all about winning, it's not all about the medals. absolutely. true 0lympian spirit, that. to train to your best and perform to your utmost and take part and accept defeat as with the same cheerfulness as victory. modesty from the irish rovers as well, their victory this week. mina? i want to say, please pay| attention to paralympics. for me, i think the story i don't think it's gettingl enough attention, they have been protesting in iran, - particula

naomi 0saka broke down in tears at her first press conference since pulling out of teh french open forour—time grand slam winner was threatened with expulsion from roland garros after declaring she wouldn't fulfil her media duties. she missed wimbledon, competed at the olympics and in her first press conference in almost three months at the cinccinnati 0pen became emotional when asked about her difficulties in facing the media. when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? well, you said you don't especially like the press conference format. yet that seems to be the, obviously, the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public. hm, that's interesting. um, i would say the occasion, like when to do the press conferences, is what i feel is the most difficult. andy murray is into the second round in cincinnatti, he withdrew from the singles at the tokyo 0lympics. murray, who has won the tournament twice, completed a straight sets victory over richard gasquet. it's the first singles match he's played since his thi

naomi 0saka says she felt "ungrateful" at points during the last year for being unable to appreciatenumber two was speaking after coming from a set down to beat american teenager coco gauff in the second round of the cincinnati 0pen. 0saka withrdrew from the french open and wimbledon earlier this year to focus on her mental health: i've had a really weird year. i'm wondering if i was scared because sometimes i would see headlines of players losing, then the headline next day would be a collapse or, like, they aren't that great any more. so then i was thinking... me waking up every day, for me i should feel like i'm winning, you know? like, the choice to go out there, to play, to see fans, that people come out and watch me play, that in itself is an accomplishment. i'm not sure when along the way i started desensitising that. it started not being like an accomplishment for me. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. hundreds of firefighters in france have spent a third day battling a fast—moving fire near t

naomi 0saka says she felt "ungrateful" at points during the last year for being unable to appreciateo gauff in the second round of the cincinnati 0pen. 0saka withrdrew from the french open and wimbledon earlier this year to focus on her mental health. i'm wondering if i was scared because sometimes i would see headlines of players losing, then the headline next day would be a collapse or, like, they aren't that great any more. so then i was thinking... me waking up every day, for me i should feel like i'm winning, you know? like, the choice to go out there and play, to see fans, that people come out and watch me play, that in itself is an accomplishment. i'm not sure when along the way i started desensitising that. it started not being like an accomplishment for me. that's all the sport for now. one of the uk's most recent afghan arrivals has told the bbc he faced the prospect of being beheaded if he stayed in his homeland. he was resettled in glasgow, and spoke to our reporter, connor gillies. it was the hardest and the most difficult time i had in my life. this man's life is under

an emotional naomi 0saka has given herfirst press conference in three months.sed to speak to the media at french open, and when faced with expulsion withdrew before taking some time away from the game. when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? well, you said you don't especially like the press conference format. yet that seems to be the, obviously, the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public. hm, that's interesting. conferences, is what i feel is the most difficult. andy murray is into the second round in cincinnati, he withdrew from the singles at the tokyo 0lympics. murray, who has won the tournament twice, completed a straight sets victory over richard gasquet. it's the first singles match he's played since his third round defeat at wimbledon six weeks ago and a good gauge of his form. when he retuned after his resurfacing operation at this event two years ago, he lost to the same opponent in the opening round. i thought i did well. i think i moved pretty well for my firs

to tennis, and world number two naomi 0saka is out of the cincinnati masters after a surprise third—round lockdown, they've cancelled next weekend's game in perth and two home matches against south africa. rennie said their players only found out through social media and that rugby australia weren't consulted. and it's the eliminators in the hundred today, with a place in tomorrow's inaugural final up for grabs. this evening, southern brave play trent rockets in the men's competition, but first up in the women's it's the oval invicibles who host birmingham phoenix, and invicibles' bowler tash farrant has already got her sights on the top prize. i mean, i have seen the trophy, actually, it's huge! so i don't know if i can pick that up but i reckon a couple of us could. 0bviously with it being the first year, it makes it even more special. for us, getting to the final and the brave doing well and being underdogs, we are feeling confident. i think we have some big match players and i'm sure we will do our best to try and get there. and you can watch 0val invicibles versus birmingham phoenix