major league baseball major league soccer the national hockey league naomi osaka in tennis when all of these folks in quick order in a matter of hours decided that they were going to go on strike for black lives it was such a remarkable moment because it is an equal in sports history we're dealing with history without a compass we've never seen athletes step up to this degree and we've certainly never seen them use their labor power to say that racism needs to be challenged. and that's right that happened because so many different sports happened because jacob blake who who thankfully is not dead was shot by the police in the back and that video went viral and then after that when we're not playing we can't. play i want to share with you shannon ryan stuart she's a sports reporter at the chicago tribune and she let me dave says this is something that very different that's happening with sports and athletes let's take a look usually when we think about athlete protests we're thinking about individuals maybe muhammad ali or tommy smith and john carlos raising their fists at a 960 olympic

world number two naomi osaka has extended her winning run to 23 matches after reaching the quarter finalsion beat elise mertens in straight sets two days after beating o'sullivan to instruct the tour championship neil robertson has lost his opening two matches in the championship league. he was beaten byjoe perry and towel. he was beaten by joe perry and towel. and have you ever been confused by the duckworth lewis method of settling a rain effected cricket match? well, you're not alone. confusion reigned during new zealand's t20 win over bangladesh. a mix up with the maths meant the run target set for bangladesh was increased twice after initial calculations were wrong. they eventually fell short by 28 runs. finally to the parkour athlete who says she is "breaking stereotypes of stereotypes". sara mudallal has been talking to bbc sport about free running while wearing the hijab, finding her style and empowering other women to play sport. what makes me love parkour is freedom of movement. when you are moving so effortlessly there is nothing around you but bliss. it's absolute freedom and

naomi osaka's impressive 23—match winning streak is over, as she was beaten by maria sakkari in the miamioy has signed for sunrisers hyderabad in the indian premier league, replacing australian all—rounder mitchell marsh. roy went unsold in the ipl auction, but will nowjoin up with international team matejonny bairstow. the surrey opener is the 14th england player to sign up for this year's tournament — that starts next friday. and finally, the son of a former england cricket captain has hinted that he might be able to follow in his dad's footsteps. 18—year—old josh de caires scored an unbeaten century for leeds—bradford universities against yorkshire today. the name doesn't give it away, but he's the son of former england opener michael atherton, and he's already got a deal to play for middlesex. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. the last of the warmth willjust hold on today across south wales and southwest england. we could to make 20 degrees in one or two spots but for most of us today it will feel cooler and fresher with temperatures returning closer to seasonal norms. th

anyway, naomi osaka was at the australian open when this happened >> flying around her yeah, there itly on your legs," and naomi osaka's going to take it to safety. >> i saw that, and i was like, what isn't that cute. that butterfly is all of us. we all think naomi's perfect and want to give her a little kiss on the nose. and then, when the butterfly wouldn't leave, naomi gently took it off of her face and set it down. i saw that and was like, what? she is so sweet. because, if a butterfly landed on my face in the middle of a really important thing, i'd have just smashed it, because [ bleep ] a butterfly. then, the funniest thing in the world happened a texas attorney during a trial could not get rid of his zoom filter look >> can you hear me, judge? >> i can hear you. i think it's a filter -- >> it is, and i don't know how to remove it i've got my assistant here she's trying to, but, i'm prepared to go forward with it, if that's -- i'm here live. i'm not a cat. >> i saw that and was like, what are you if you aren't a cat? you sure look like a cat to me "i am not a cat. that's exactly

line of female athlete activists who have spoken up, from track and field stars to tennis star naomi osakao fellow basketball players maya moore and tiffany has ta hayes. >> i think what you were hearing is these are not usual times. >> reporter: the wnba as a league also led the way. in july dedicating the entire 2020 season to social justice issues, honoring the black lives matter movement, and the say her name campaign. in a controversial move, then dream co-owner kelly loeffler opposed the plan. the conservative millionaire republican was an appointed u.s. senator and faced an upcoming election in november. >> she's a law and order conservative who backs the blue. >> reporter: she wrote to the wnba commissioner saying, the lives of each and every african-american matter, and there's no debating the fact that there is no place for racism in our country. however, i adamantly oppose the black lives matter political movement. i believe it is totally disaligned with the values and goals of the wnba and the atlanta dream, where we support tolerance and inclusion. >> the wnba has embraced the

naomi osaka booked her place in the fourth round of the miami open without lifting a racquet, after herarolina pliskova, is out of the tournament — beaten in three sets by the americanjessica pegula. pegula extending her winning streak over the 2019 finalist. pegula took the first set easily, but pliskova came back in the second, winning five games in a row, to take it 6—4. the third was a cagey affair, and level at 4—games all, but pegula then won four games in a row, to take the final set and book her place in the last 16. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team — we'll see you soon. we will indeed. let's show you some scenes from earlier in germany, and there's always something strangely mesmerising about watching pictures like these. a former coal station in lunen, north of dusseldorf, was partially demolished in three controlled explosions, bringing down the power plant's chimney, cooling tower and boiling house. it took 420 kilograms of explosives to bring them down, and it comes as ge

naomi osaka's impressive 23—match winning streak is over, as she was beaten by maria sakkari in the miamint unsold in the ipl auction, but will nowjoin up with international team matejonny bairstow. the surrey opener is the 14th england player to sign up for this year's tournament — that starts next friday. and finally, the son of a former england cricket captain has hinted that he might be able to follow in his dad's footsteps. 18—year—old josh de caires scored an unbeaten century for leeds—bradford universities against yorkshire today. the name doesn't give it away, but he's the son of former england opener michael atherton, and he's already got a deal to play for middlesex. and that's all your sport for now. hello there. despite there being more cloud around across southern britain on wednesday, we still manage to make highs of 24 celsius in the sunny spells across the far southeast. for today, though, it is cooler and fresher for most areas. that is away from the southwest and south wales. here we have the warmth just holding on for one more day, but this area of high pressure with it

very well known venture capital, not maybe very well known, very successful, a lot of athletes, naomi osaka, the great soccer player, northern genesis. >> and that is one of the things - >> look at all these names just priced in the last couple of days. all trading below 10 >> oh, my god. >> and so the question becomes, you just stop pricing them right? at some point. >> yes. >> and this is going on for a while. behind the scenes things have been decelerating for a period of time which is why i talked about the so-called spac-out yesterday because it wasn't just day one that somebody pulled down the curtain you have pipes private investment, public equity that typically comes along when a spac announces their deal those are getting renegotiated those have not been pricing. and you had deals that have actually, you know, at least not been ready for prime time, jim so to your point, we're getting there. can you imagine the flood, it is now a trickle. >> and these big mutual funds that we're in, i mean we're going to look back and say they aided and abetted it we're going to look back and say

what a run naomi osaka is on.aken the us open and australian open titles in that time. good luck to maria sakkari who she faces next in florida. that�*s all the sport for now. thank you very much. it has just gone 9:35am. police in london are appealing for help in tracing a teenager who has been missing for a week. richard okorogheye who is 19, was last seen leaving his home in west london. we�*re going to talk now to richard�*s mum evidencejoel, and his dad, christian okorogheye. thank you forjoining us. i wonder if you could tell our audience what you know about richard�*s last movements? haste you know about richard's last movements?— you know about richard's last movements? ~ ., ., movements? we saw on the camera richard leaving — movements? we saw on the camera richard leaving home _ movements? we saw on the camera richard leaving home heading - movements? we saw on the camera richard leaving home heading to - richard leaving home heading to ladbroke grove, sainsbury�*s area. when was the last time you had se

naomi osaka has extended her winning run to 23 matches after reaching the quarter—finals of the miamiek chauvin kneeling on mr floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. he denies the charges against him. our correspondent, lebo diseko, sent this report from minneapolis. let's all say, i do. i do. thank you, you may be seated. derek chauvin facing a jury of his peers. the central question for both sides in this case, what caused george floyd's death? we're going to ask that you find him guilty... the prosecution says it was chauvin kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. on may 25 of 2020, mr derek chauvin betrayed this badge, when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george floyd. counsel, mr chauvin... the defence argued that the officers were facing an increasingly hostile crowd, distracting them from mr floyd's care. his death, they said, was the result of drug use and poor health. the evidence will show that mr floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia that - occurred as a result - of hypertension, his coronary disease, the ingestion _ of methamphetam

australian open champion naomi osaka will be looking to continue her 23—match winning run when she playsssion on race and ethnic disparities says while there is evidence of overt racism, social class and family structure have a bigger impact on inequality. the labour leader keir starmer said he was disappointed by what he�*d heard so far. i haven�*t seen the full report yet and i want to read that. i have seen the briefings out of it and i am disappointed. on the one hand, there is an acknowledgement of the problem is, the issues, the challenges that face black and minority ethnic communities but on the other hand a reluctance to accept that is structural. we have had report after report, we have seen the disproportionate impact on black and minority ethnic communities of the pandemic, and what we now need to see is a proper acknowledgement of the depth of that, the structural nature of that, but also to act on the many recommendations we have had for many years, whether that is from the business community at board level, in the criminaljustice, or the pandemic, and i think we need a rac

naomi osaka has extended her winning run to 23 matches after reaching the quarterfinals of the miamiian open titles in that time. maria sakkari is next in florida. now a lot of people, even if they're cricket fans, might be confused with how the duckworth—lewis stern method works. that's the calcuation to decide revised totals when a match has been delayed by rain. but it turns out sometimes even the umpires have a problem or two. bangladesh began the run chase in their t20 match against new zealand in napier thinking they needed 148 from 16 overs after the home side's innings was shortened because of the weather. but after nine balls the umpires stopped the game to change the target to 170 after someone realised it was wrong. at the end of the 13th over, the target was again revised to 171. new zealand eventually won a confusing match by 28 runs. that's all the sport for now. the mets go on to say —— they go on to say that the vast majority of those who attended the vigil did so in a dignified, respectful and lawful manner, but the atmosphere changed after 6pm, and officers face con