i metjoe wilson at old trafford, think of a much indeed.uch just getting going, looking ahead, england's fixtures for next summer have today been released for both the men's and women's sides. the men start a very busy international 2025 summer building up to that ashes tour down under, with a one—off test against zimbabwe at trent bridge. it's the first time zimbabwe have played a test over here in more than 20 years. then its over to the white—ball side to play three one—dayers and three t20s against west indies. following that, there's the centrepiece of the english cricket summer, a five—match test series against india, starting at headingley at the end ofjune, before the summer closes with more one day and t20 matches against south africa. plenty there to look forward to. they also face west indies in two white—ball series, before they too take on india in a t20 and one—day series going on throughout the summer alongside that men's test series. it's also been confirmed today that the women will play their first—ever test match at lords

england start their test series against sri lanka on wednesday at old trafford in manchester.eamer matthew potts coming in for injured skipper ben stokes. dan lawrence comes in for the injured zak crawley. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. well, i know you're still digesting the hundred, but the next three weeks are an important window for test match cricket and an england team significantly disrupted by injury. now, the squad that gathered here at old trafford captained, of course, by ollie pope, but ben stokes torn hamstring, is overseeing things. now, we can only imagine his frustration to be close to the action. encouraging mightjust help his recovery as much as the team. but how to replace him? well, james anderson, in the hooded top, was advising the bowlers on his home ground, mark wood's leg under significant strapping, you will notice. but in the absence of all rounder stokes, the bowler re—emerging for england, matthew potts, who has done nothing wrong in his test matches so far, strengthens the bowling. but the ii is less balanced. greater responsibility on

and here's the situation at old trafford.t is certainly not a warm evening, but it is still bright, but please continuing and we will get a conclusion this evening. what's happened in the last few minutes is that jamie happened in the last few minutes is thatjamie smith in his first test match summer has come out into the middle tojoinjoe root, and smith is taking the attack back to sri lanka. he had a sixjust now, and they have put on 50 between them. it is reallyjust they have put on 50 between them. it is really just shifted they have put on 50 between them. it is reallyjust shifted things back into england's favour. at the moment, they need 34 to win, still just four wickets down. mark, we know not and not an awful lot to come in terms of england's batting this test match, quite a long tail, but i'm almost at the point from an england point of view where i could give you permission to start relaxing. studio: thank you very much! joe talking to us live from old trafford. a packed day of premier league action with 7 matches

here'sjoe wilson at old trafford with more for us.d trafford were assisted by the weather. the sun was fit for play. mark wood wasn't. england's fastest bowler thigh injury and in his absence dinesh chandimal looked comfortable. sri lanka's lead grew, as did england's frustration. talented kamindu mendis, in just his fourth test, made his third hundred — and he bowls with either arm, by the way. england had to make chances and hold catches. joe root, yes. harry brook here. hold on. he held on. finally, england had their wickets. it meant that england would begin their second innings at 2:45, needing 205 to win. sri lanka wanted ten wickets. captain ollie pope caught the reverse. sri lanka were in this game. don't forget three wickets down. england, withjoe root, needed discipline, caution. gradually as bowlers strived batting expanded four runs from harry brook released some tension, brook fell well held and it all tightened again. 119-4. how would young jamie smith deal with this? like that. he took the attack back to sri lanka. 39 f

a lovely evening there at old trafford. a lovely evening there at old trafford.t was pretty miserable for united fans last season, until the fa cup final... but new season brings fresh hope. absolutely. i have been speaking to a few fans, they think they are going to win it all and he is the best manager in the world. a new season, new hope, clean slate. if you support bournemouth you might be happy because you are top of the table. united in 80 minutes�* time will kick off against fulham. they did win the fa cup last season but finishing eighth in the league for many men united fans is not good at all. they have been sparely sporadic since and experts second son left. they want to see themselves competing for the title. lots of speculation on whether he would last during the summer. not only did he do that, they gave him a new three—year tl and plenty of money to spend. he has brought in a new defender but he is injured tonight. they have spent lots of money which suggests that erik ten hag's signings will be... how does erik ten hag feel about going into the se

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather.

just to bring you up to date with events at old trafford before we go.y four beginning tomorrow. plenty more on that in all her stories on the bbc sports website. that is all for now from sportsday. good night. good night. hello. over the last 24 hours, storm lillian has brought us weather that felt more like autumn than august. the storm has now cleared, but things do stay quite unsettled through this weekend. rather windy, not as windy as it has been, though. some heavy rain at times, but some spells of sunshine in between. there goes storm lillian. it has been clearing away rapidly northeastwards during today. we've been in a window of somewhat drier weather, albeit with some showers, but further frontal systems approaching from the southwest, most notably this one here, bringing cloud and heavy rain across southern england, clipping into the south midlands and southeast wales as we go through the night. cooler, fresher but still rather showery conditions further north and west. but here at least there should be some sunny spells to start saturday mor

the old trafford test was hard one for england. it needed grit from joe root.rock in a changing team. of the england players who finished the last test match of last summer, only four of them are here preparing for this match, and the stand—in captain continues to stand—in — ollie pope working on his captaincy and his batting. hopefully over the next couple of weeks i can go and put some good scores together for the team. but yeah, i think the first one was probably a bit of learning for me and to how to manage the two things separately. i don't see it as a negative on my batting. um, obviously it's two weeks, two more weeks of it. so it's not like i'm staring down the barrel of some, some long fatigue. it's something that i've really enjoyed so far. every step ollie pope takes is towards ben stokes. he'll hand over the captaincy 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. to football, and there were seven ties in the second round of the league cup in engla

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.l was at the old course in scotland to round up the action. an impressive second day from the american, she beganjust one an impressive second day from the american, she began just one shot behind the overnight leader, charlie hall. but then showed why she is the world number one with a flawless second round with four birdies for the american. she birdied the 17th and 18th and then in her back nine went on to bertie the fifth and the ninth, meaning that nelly korda is on eight underfor the ninth, meaning that nelly korda is on eight under for the tournament and tops the leaderboard. england's charlie hall is still very much in contention. she was the overnight leader but has dropped several shots on her second round. she's three shots back on five under after a very up and down day. also in the mix for this women's open is the defending champion, america's lilia, she finished on five under as well and it is safe to say that she will make the predicted cuts, which at the moment is for o

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.l foden has been named the professoinal footballer�*s association men's player of the year. foden scored 19 goals in 35 top—flight appearances last season — and helped city to an unprecedented 4th premier league title in a row. he' won the award ahead of team mates rodri and erling haaland, who won it last year. it was a double for city — as khadija shaw was named women's player of the year. shaw was the wsl�*s leading scorer last season — netting 21 times. injury curtailed the jamaica international�*s season, as city finished the campaign in second to chelsea on goal difference. it's a good feeling to know that all the hard work and effort that i put in day in and out in training and all the players pushing me every day to be the best that i can be to actually get the reward of the trophy, it's a good feeling. some football transfers for you — southampton have announced the signing of midfielder mateus fernandes from portugese club sporting on a five—year deal, believed to be worth £1

it is manchester united at old trafford next sunday. next sunday-— next sunday. to get a great start like this, you — next sunday. to get a great start like this, you have _ next sunday. to get a great start like this, you have to _ next sunday. to get a great start like this, you have to work - next sunday. to get a great start like this, you have to work really| like this, you have to work really hard, and that is what the boy is dead. they kept working really hard without the ball, we started playing better and better and better during the second half, which led to many good chances was not the only thing we didn't do is kill the game earlier. —— that is what the boys did. to the vitality stadium then, where newcastle clung on to a point thanks to a very late var decision that left bournemouth furious. it ended 1—1 but that is far from the full story, as nesta mcgregor reports. but are always special. for bournemouth, it was a big one. 125 years since they were formed. special guests of the party were newcastle united, and it was the

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.ck sinner won the cincinnati masters title over night, but it's emerged today that the world number one failed two drugs test during the indian wells masters in march for a banned anabolic steroid. he successfully appealed against an automatic suspension at the time and was allowed to continue playing pending the findings of a doping investigation. that was concluded last week, with a tribunal clearing him of any wrongdoing. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss has more on the story he tested positive for a substance. the authorities say it was a very low level but it is on the band lists and he tested positive again for it's a few days later. jannik sinner said the reason for this was these physiotherapist had cut his finger and was using a spray to treated, a spray which he bought over the counter at the pharmacy in italy, but unknown to the physio, this spray contained cluster both, this spray contained the steroid, and in the process of giving messages to jannik sinner, he passed on

joe wilson reports from old trafford.players. graham thorpe took his own life earlier this month. it's left a desire to both celebrate his career and reflect on his death that stretched emotions, especially for players here who knew him well as a coach and a friend. well, this match began with a wednesday morning crowd with sunshine and without ben stokes, injured and influencing england from there. she lang a's batters were underprepared. consequently uncertain and soon 643. and then out lbw. early in a test match everyone expects the ball to bounce, including the bowler. test match cricket is supposed to test ability, but that was tough and it left sri lanka at lunch on 80 45. the captain batted with courage and purpose and made 74. all the spectators he appreciated contest. they resisted the weather, breezy and gloomy. 0nly slow bowling permitted. the team went beyond 200. 0llie pope had a challenge and he told bashir to keep going. she lang care with 236 all out. the chance now to bell. ben duckett for england will ba

he's been ruled out of the series with a thigh injury picked up in that five—wicket victory at old traffordgame against the sri lankans earlier this month. wood's place in the xi though looks likely to go to olly stone for the second test which starts on thursday. wigan warriors are back level on points at the top of superleague after beating hull fc by 22 points to 4 wigan ran in two first half after beating hull fc by 22 points to 4. wigan ran in two first half tries to one for hull with zach eckersley scoring warriors' second at they led 10—4 at the break. hull won the reverse fixture but never looked like repeating that feat, and jack farrimond sealed wigan's victory to consolidate second place in the table. the only side below hull are still london broncos who were beaten 26—12 at home to leigh. four days before the games get under way the paralympic flame has been continuing itsjourney to paris it was lit yesterday has been continuing its journey to paris. it was lit yesterday at stoke mandeville hospital in buckinghamshire where the idea for the competition was born, and has today pa

we'll start at old trafford where england's three—test series against sri lanka is underway.reatest in english cricket. poignant scenes before the start of play this morning as players and fans held 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 co

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joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.arlie was captured from a national park in zimbabwe when just a calf, before being trained to perform tricks at a circus. his new home is a game reserve in south africa's northern limpopo province — and these are pictures of him just before he was set free. scientists in india have confirmed a theory that part of the moon was once covered in an ocean of liquid molten rock. remnants of magma were discovered by the team's lunar rover that landed on the south pole last august. their evidence supports the theory that when the moon was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, molten rock cooled and floated to the surface. time for a look at the weather.

new summer, same old trafford.n playing for half an hour and asitha fernando was already having the day of his bowling life. great. and here comes vishwa fernando, and there goes dan lawrence, dismissed for 30 on his return to england's team. england found themselves in unexpected adversity and remember, no ben stokes to turn to. he is out for the rest of the summer with injury. joe root captained england for many years. he led a recovery here with stokes approving on the balcony in the hoodie. root on 42, edged, safely caught. oh, it's asitha again. always leave them wanting more. england needed reassurance. harry brook got past 50. he already has a strong reputation as an england crowd pleaser. but prabath jayasuriya was bowling spin. wow. england five down, still 49 behind. harry brook saw it, did not quite believe it. the day was never truly warm but it stayed dry long enough forjamie smith to reach 72 and for england to take a narrow lead. three days left, plenty to think about. joe wilson, bbc news, old traff

just who's got the upper hand on the first day of the first test at old trafford? of comings and goings at stamford bridge. we'll try to work out if chelsea's transfer policy could pay off. and we'll be live at the home of golf to look ahead to the women's open. also coming up on sportsday... as match of the day celebrates it's 60th birthday, gary lineker relives some of his milestones on the iconic programme. a big part of my life, big part of my life right from the start. i watched as a kid. we'll look ahead to the paralympics too with one of paralympics gb�*s main medal hopefuls but we'll start with cricket and the first test between england and sri lanka and our first glimpse of how england would fair without their captain ben stokes. in his place — it started so well for the new skipper ollie pope as the bowlers tore through the sri lankan top order. the smiles would not last owing to a middle order revival. our correspondentjoe wilson has been watching all day at old trafford and, joe, talk us through a topsy turvy day. and, joe, first day of ollie pope capta

i'm outside old trafford as a new premier league season begins.r of scottish islands could help solve one of the planet's greatest mysteries about the ice age. and later on bbc news... we will be live at old trafford, in two hours' time manchester united kick off the new premier league season at home to fulham. coffee failed to follow its allergy process. —— from barking died after having a drink. good evening. the government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal. the previous government had announced the scheme in may after a report by the public inquiry. between 1970 and 1991, more than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis—c from contaminated blood products and transfusions.

we're going to start in manchester at old trafford for day 4 of the first test with sri lanka.g seat having reduced the tourists to an 82 run lead but with only 4 wickets remaining. however it's been a totally different story on saturday. sri lanka stretching their lead. joe wilson is at old trafford for us where the weather has been playing up a bit, butjoe, looking ok now. up a bit, butjoe, looking ok now. what's the latest? yes. absolutely. i hope that you can tell that we do have sunshine here. we have only lost half an hour of play so far today. that has presented an opportunity for both teams. it is in sri lanka who have really taken it. they have just gone for lunch. 169 runs ahead on their second innings. they haven't lost a wicket through the morning session so far. significant news for england as mark wood is unable to bowl. we saw him leave build—up play yesterday. confirmation today that he has a right thigh injury. that is england's fastest bowler out of the action. as a consequence, we have seen outstanding play... 101 not out. in his fourth test match he has made

joe wilson was at old trafford for us while england's immediate task is to try to win the test match.he broader aim is to build a side capable of winning the ashes. jamie smith fits the bill in both regard. he was so technically correct, so composed in making his first test match hundred for england here, i think everyone believes there will be many, many more. well, smith's innings in particular enabled england to build the first innings lead of 122. sri lanka's second innings began like the first, with a collapse. they were revived by angela matthews, saving his very best cricket, it seems, for england. and much younger mendez, a real significant partnership for them to stop only really afternoon early evening when england took a couple of wickets, including angela matthews did their confidence return. still work to be done for england in this test match, and who knows, the weather may still play a part. sri lanka still battling. it's also day two of the first test between hosts, pakistan and bangladesh in rawalpindi. good batting conditions had seen pakistan declare on 448—6 after

i'm outside old trafford as a new premier league season begins. business on the pitch as usual and increasingly business in the boardroom also making the headlines. and how a cluster of scottish islands could help solve one of the planet's greatest mysteries about the ice age. and later on bbc news... we will be live at old trafford, in two hours�* time manchester united kick off the new premier league season at home to fulham. coffee failed to follow its allergy process. —— from barking died after having a drink. good evening. the government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal. the previous government had announced the scheme in may after a report by the public inquiry. between 1970 and 1991, more than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis—c from contaminated blood products and transfusions. more than 3000 of them have since died, many of them haemophiliacs who were given infected products as part of their treatment. the size of the payouts will depend on individual cir

look, iguess week on the first test match in old trafford. look, i guess injuries can happen.rtainly changes the dynamic of the series. joe wilson, or sports correspondent, many thanks indeed. 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 shorterformats. he hasn't played a t20 match for 10 years. the premier league starts on friday , champions manchester city will be targetting a fifth title in a row. it's now 18 months since 115 charges were brought against them for allegedly breaching the leagues financial rules. the hearing that will ultimately decide whether they face any sanctions could start as early as next month. the leagues chief executive richard masters has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. i think it is important that the situation does resolve itself. 0bviously when the case has been hurt, there will be a decision

the quarterfinal and then other games. 0bviously, david beckham's free kick against greece at old traffordland to that world cup, and then obviously beckham's redemption against argentina in sapporo in 2002. so, you know, there were some really good games. he probably underachieved slightly with england, given the quality of the players — beckham and rooney, and gerrard and lampard, and ashley cole and john terry and players like that. asking him why he didn't take on penalty of the psychology of plays. he on penalty of the psychology of .la 5, ., , ., on penalty of the psychology of plays. he also said it taken psychologist _ plays. he also said it taken psychologist on _ plays. he also said it taken psychologist on some - plays. he also said it taken psychologist on some of i those tournaments. goalkeeperjoe hart played for eriksson during his time as manchester city manager — speaking on bbc radio 5 live, hart said he was a hugely positive influence. you couldn't not respect him, you couldn't not behave under him. as chris was saying there in that era of the hairdryer, you did not want

it all kicks off at old trafford, where manchester united host fulham.ttias de ligt and noussair mazraoui, will be in the squad. manager erik ten hag is concerned his team aren't ready. the new players have onlyjust arrived and he says he has injury concerns across several key positions. it is not able to play those who are not available. last season was about the players who are available and we had a good group and can make a strong selection and put out a

england beat the visitors by five wickets in the first test at old trafford last week, chasing down angs target of 205. england captian ollie pope says he's expecting another challenging game from sri lanka who impressed with their tenacity in manchester. for the guys to put together some good scores, and set us a chase from a hundred deficit is a credit to them. but i think we can hopefully keep getting better and i'm sure they'll be confident and they will feel strongly. if we can play our best cricket we can come out on the rights and the result. we have to be — the rights and the result. we have to be accurate when executing our plans either batting _ executing our plans either batting or bowling. we have to bring _ batting or bowling. we have to bring our — batting or bowling. we have to bring our a batting or bowling. we have to bring oura game batting or bowling. we have to bring our a game into the first innings— bring our a game into the first innings and that is the point we missed in the first match in manchester. we have ended better— manchester. we have ended better in_ m

anglers are 1—0 up in the series, but at the old trafford, you can bowl left arm her right arm makinginnings that is like a dream. you make test match cricket seem easy, how do you do it? yeah, i think it's a... i make things seem simple, so i do basic things and try to keep calm. i hope in the lord �*s, it will be warmer so i think our team is in a good position. first and the net for england today, ben stokes still absent for injury but by the looks of it, getting close to being fit and probably 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, ali stone has earned his. manchester united have agreed a 50 million euro fee with paris saint—germain for midfielder manuel ugarte. this includes a further ten million euros 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 r

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. hello. or so, unfortunately, storm million will play its part over the next 24 hours. very wet and very windy —— storm willian. medically for this time of year. this is the storm arriving, pushing into northern ireland and southern scotland and northern ireland. heavy rain and a couple of inches through the night ininches couple of inches through the night in inches where we have seen a lot of rain so far this week. but the winds will be the key concern. and the key feature. widely, gusts of around 40 to 50 mph. particularly across the scottish borders, northern england come into the north midlands. could also see in some spots to higher ground, gusts potentially as high as 65 to 75 mph. so a windy start, a wet start. and this heavy rain as well could contain some thunder as it pulls away. quite promptly, it has to be said, during the friday morning. so by lunchtime, it will be moving away to scandinavia. behind it, the winds is a touch. still a pretty windy afternoon with a scattering of sh

that's manchester united's erik ten hag whose side play fulham at old trafford with the familiar probleme fore again. the team is not ready. the league starts and there are problems, we can deal with these problems but we have rules and principles and we have rules and principles and we have to make a start. we can't hide ourselves or run away from it. we have to deal with it. united can call upon new signings mattijs de ligt and noussair mazraoui... but another recent addition leny yoro is injured... as is luke shaw... again. the left back only made 15 appearances last season before going to euro 2024 with england, has picked up a different injury in preseason which is a frustration united legend peter schmeichel as he looks ahead to his former team's campaign. i think it is really difficult to have any kind of expectations of what is going to happen tonight. obviously, we have come through the euros, there has been this big tour in america where manchester united went with one squad and the players added on. we have had injuries and added on. we have had injuries and added players. the

it's notjust incomings at old trafford, though, as bbc sport also understands that aaron wan—bissakaat west ham united ahead of a move to the london stadium. wan—bissaka played 190 times in five years at the club but has struggled to displace diogo dalot as the club's first choice right back. andrey rublev is through to the final of the montreal 0pen after a straight sets win over matteo arnaldi. having knocked out world number one jannik sinner in the last round, rublev quickly continued his good form as he took the first set in just over half an hour. there was no way back for his opponent, with the russian taking the second set 6—4 to progress to the final where he will face australian alexei popyrin. amanda anisimova is through to the canadian 0pen final after a two sets to one victory over emma navarro. amnisova is ranked 132nd in the world but was able to take the first set 6—3. and despite navarro hitting back in the second, the 22—year—old kept her composure in the decider and came out on top with this win, making it four straight victories against players in the top 20. she

to recap our top story, and england will resume on day two of the first test with sri lanka at old traffordwere 113—7. 74 from the captain to silver and a half century on debut from from rathmakaye saw sri lanka reach 236 all out with chris woakes taking three wickets. england were on 22 without loss at stumps, trailing by 214 runs. you can get details on all of that and follow the second day on the bbc sport website, forwards sport. thanks for watching. a spell of wet and windy weather currently making its way across the far north of the country and will take its time to clear, so heavy rain easing slowly on thursday and it will stay windy through the day, and in the area of low pressure with the isobars and you will get gusts of wind at 50 or 60 miles and some of the rain persistent and it will ease away from scotland, and as it pushes south and east across england and wales it will also weaken to our band of cloud and showery rain and gusts of wind is generally between 40 and 50 mph and may be stronger on exposed coasts and that will drive in a few sharp showers in the far north and west

england have begun their preparation, after a five wicket win at old trafford last week. stone was in the squad for that one but comes in to start forjust his fourth test cap, following wood's withdrawal due to an injury and he's hopeful he can make an impact. this year especially i have just tried not to look too far ahead, enjoying my cricket and go out there, whether it was from nottinghamshire or club cricket or whatever, i said nottinghamshire or club cricket or whatever, isaid i nottinghamshire or club cricket or whatever, i said i would go out there and enjoy it. i love playing there and enjoy it. i love playing the game and i knew if i had gone out there and put those performances together, then this cult might come and thankfully it has and i am going to go out there and enjoy every moment and play with a smile on my face. heather knight leads a is—player engalnd squad selected for the women's t20 world cup in the uae in october. england have named wicketkeeper—batter bess heath and spinner linsey smith in their squad with lauren filer the only player missing fro

olympics, manchester united manager erik ten hag believes the foundations are in place for success at old trafforde pitch during preseason. since the arrival of new owners ineos and sirjim ratcliffe, there have been significant changes to the clubs�* boardroom and coaching staff, something ten hag feels can help manchester united progress. we knew we had to change when we started the project and it's good. the new structure, the new leadership is coming in. players... new players coming in. we improve the dressing room, but of course, the structures are still there. the club has made changes and can look forward with people with great abilities and i am sure that this will give us an even better foundation and that we can attack. and that's all the sport for now. venezuela's foreign minister yvan gil has accused the us of being at the forefront of a coup attempt against his government, after the us secretary of state antony blinken recognised opposition candidate edmundo gonzalez as the winner of sunday's presidential election. more than a thousand people have been arrested in anti—government prot

england won the first test at old trafford.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've reached halfway in the first test between england and sri lanka at old trafford, and the hostsfar. sri lanka won the toss and batted first, but lost three wickets for just six runs at the very start of the match, with england's chris woakes taking two wickets in a maiden over. and the visitors are continuing to struggle, with only captain danan—jya de silva's half century putting up any sort of resistance. they're currently 135—7. we'll keep you up to date with the latest throughout the day on bbc news. in golf, the players have been preparing for the women's open, which starts tomorrow at st andrews in scotland. world number one nelly korda of the usa will tee off with defending champion and compatriot lilia vu — who's ranked just behind her in second — and the uk's charley hull. they'll tee offjust after 1pm on the old course at the historic club, which the players say poses different challenges to other courses. it is all about the weather and taking it a shot at a time, being very present and it is also fun because it is a different creative side to golf where you have to w

now, the first test between england and sri lanka at old trafford is underway.eak of 32 straight tests due to a hamstring injury suffered in the hundred. sri lanka won the toss and 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.

this is an idea of how old trafford is looking after a pretty wet morning. so no play has been possible. the forecast is for the weather to improve later, and england will be looking to press home the advantage they built on day one. they bowled out sri lanka for 236 after the tourists won the toss and chose to bat. bad light on wednesday meant england's reply was just four overs old before the players were forced off. so england, under the temporary captaincy of ollie pope, will be looking to build a first innings lead. you can follow the action when play does get under way on the bbc sport website and we'll bring you updates throughout the day on bbc news. meanwhile, saud shakeel and mohammad rizwan have impressed with the bat, as pakistan build a healthy first innings total on day two in the first test against bangladesh. shakeel made 141, while rizwan blunted the bangladesh bowling attack. they added 2a2 together for the fifth wicket before shakeel was stumped by bangladesh wicketkeeper litton das. rizwan remained unbeaten on 133 at the tea interval. pak

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.describing it as "truly remarkable. " ethel, who lives in a care home in surrey, is now thought to be the oldest person in europe. her secret to a long life? "never arguing," she says. "i listen, then do what i like anyway." works for me! time for the weather. here's stav. clive, thank you very much. storm lillian is quite a punch this morning. left a pretty decent afternoon for many. lots of showers across the north and west. for many it is a bank holiday weekend and it will be quite mixed. wet and windy weather towards the north but warming up a bit in the south and east, particularly sunday onwards. we continue with showers across northern england, parts of wales, northern ireland and scotland, some clear spells in between. we look to the south to this area of rain spreading up from the south and it will be heavy and persistent. temperatures coming up with it as well. mid—teens in the south but fresher further north with clear skies. let's hone in on this rain for tomorrow morning.

it's notjust incomings at old trafford though as bbc sport also understands that aaron wan—bissaka isical at west ham united ahead of a move to the london stadium. wan—bissaka played 190 times in five years at the club but has struggled as the clubs first choice right back. tottenham hotspur�*s yves bissouma has apologised for a "severe lack ofjudgment" after footage emerged appearing to show the midfielder inhaling laughing gas. the 27—year—old posted a video of himself on social media on saturday which showed him inhaling from a balloon. possession of nitrous oxide for recreational use has been a criminal offence in the united kingdom since 2023. tottenham have confirmed they will look in to it as an internal matter. and finally to some remarkable pictures from nascar, as austin dillon was victorious in richmond. however, it came in highly controversial circumstances on the final lap, with dillon sending joey logano into a spin before doing the same to denny hamlin moments later to take his first win for over two and a half years. dillon was not penalised for the incidents and said

at old 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 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 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 hearts are also in the league stage. you can see the full fixture list on the bbc sport website. it

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 sm 100 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 ss 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 big hopes 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. dutch rider caroline groot took the gold medal. posting on instagram, cox said, "the last two paralympics i've woken up next to a medal grateful it

england have edged ahead on day two of the first test with sri lanka at old trafford.re was a delayed start because of rain, but when play did get underway, joe wilson was watching. when sri lanka's players watched off the pitch here when the drizzle came down again, they knew they were behind in the match. they knew they still had wickets to take. but the captain was smiling, and i think with good reason. they out bowled england. delivery to get rid of ollie pope will live in their memory. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott. thank you, let's start with cricket. england have edged ahead on day two of the first test with sri lanka at old trafford. there was a delayed start because of rain, but when play did get underway, joe wilson was watching. when sri lanka's players watched off the pitch here when the drizzle came down again, they knew they were behind in the match. they knew they still had wickets to take. but the captain was smiling, and i think with good reason. they out bowled england. delivery to get rid of ollie pope w

it all kicks off at old trafford, where manchester united host fulham.ted's new signings, mattias de ligt and noussair mazraoui, will be in the squad. manager erik ten hag is concerned his team aren't ready — the new players have onlyjust arrived — and he says he has injury concerns across several key positions. the issues are there. it's not about the players who are not available. always last season, it is about the players who are available. and we have a good group, we can make a strong selection and we can put out a strong team, so it will do. ipswich are back in the top division for the first time in 22 years — they'll begin their campaign at home to liverpool on saturday. they managed to keep hold of their highly rated manager kieran mckenna — and are set to strengthen with a loan move for manchester city's kalvin phillips. but the players know what awaits, with tough matches to open their season. we are not naive to think there's going to be plain sailing, probably the biggest challenge we've had as a football club. it's probably a clip of what w

manchester united manager erik ten hag believes the foundations are in place for success at old traffordoff the pitch during preseason. since the arrival of new owners ineos and sirjim ratcliffe there have been significant changes to the clubs�* boardroom and coaching staff, something ten hag feels can help manchester united progress. we knew we had to change when we started the project and it's good. the new structure, the new leadership is coming in. players... new players coming in. we improve the dressing room, but of course, the structures are still there. the club has made changes and can look forward with people with great abilities and i am sure that this will give us an even better foundation and that we can attack. and finally, tributes have been paid to the former leicester city football manager craig shakespeare, who died at the age of 60 on thursday. england and manchester city midfielder jack grealish, who worked with shakespeare at aston villa, said: "one of the greatest people i've ever met not only in football but in life. everyone really will miss you, shakey. absolutel