hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster.ter. is what is coming up for you this here is what is coming up for you this evening. tea m team gb could be stripped of their olympic relay silver as c] ujah bridges anti—doping rules in europe. india have been piling up on england, we will be by their necks. romelu lukaku signs a five year deal at chelsea. we will get to that c] ujah drugs story from tokyo in just a moment but we will start with the cricket. it's been a really tough day for england's cricketers in the second test at lord's. joe root won the toss and put india into bat, and bat they did. big scores for both openers and england's only highlights, a couple for wickets from james anderson. they are still playing because of a bit of a rain delay at lord's they are still playing because of a bit of a rain delay at lords and the first session. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is live at lord's for us, hindsight a wonderful thing, but putting india in first hasn't really paid off. thought they could get early wickets but

i'm olly foster. it is a nailbiter at lord's, as england look to save the second test.is the end of an era? at the age of 40, can federer return to the top after his latest knee operation? tom daley�*s also considering his future, but what an inspiration he has been so far. any young kids out there that feel like they're never going to achieve anything just because of who they are, they know that, with hard work, you can achieve anything, no matter who you are, where you come from. hello there. welcome along. what a brilliant's days _ hello there. welcome along. what a brilliant's days cricket _ hello there. welcome along. what a brilliant's days cricket we _ hello there. welcome along. what a brilliant's days cricket we have - brilliant's days cricket we have had, and they are still going at lord's, just. england's hopes of victory were ended pretty quickly with some brilliant batting from india. it is the taurus now pushing for the win. let's head to lords and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. i think there's been another roar of another wicket, just one mo

i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday this evening. glory for sarah storey — she's made a golden start to the paralympics. what a start for england at headingley, bowling india out in the third test and already building a first innings lead. after a whole summer of speculation, harry kane says he's staying at spurs. and coming up in sportsday as well... serena williams has pulled out of the us open. that's another blow for the final grand slam of the year, with the tournament already missing some of the top players. good evening. we've had the first day of competition at the paralympics. a solid start for the british team in tokyo with six medals. only one of them was gold, but a what a win for dame sarah storey in the velodrome. she broke her own world record on the way to successfully defending her individual pursuit title and completing the first part of her quest to become the greatest british paralympian. patrick gearey reports. the seemingly never—ending story. dame sarah storey won her first paralympic medal in barcelona in 1992

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming on sportsday.c flame is shining bright in tokyo. we'll look ahead to 12 days of competition. will dame sarah storey leave japan as the best british paralympian? from the track to the road, she's looking to make history. i'v e i've got really big mental strength, and i'll be calling on that every day. no doubt, i'm expecting it to be tough. and barrow back in the bigtime — it could be a very special night for them in the league cup. also coming up in the programme... one of c] ujah�*s relay teamates breaks his silence about the possibilty of losing their olympic silver medals. and england and india turn up the heat ahead of what could be a fiery third test at headingly. good evening. 364 days later than planned, the tokyo paralympics are under way. japans emperor naruhito and the country's prime minister yoshihide suga were inside an almost empty stadium for the opening ceremony. the city is the first to host the paralympic games for a second time — they also staged the games in 1964. just like the

i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre.olympics. that's after two more golds on the 14th day of the games. one of them came in the velodrome, with laura kenny becoming the most successful female british olympian. she and katie archibald won the madison. kenny is also the first british woman to win golds at three consecutive games. the british pair dominated the 120—lap race, winning ten of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, over twice as many as the danes who finished second. out of all the medals kenny has won, this fifth gold seems to mean the most. i have never wanted to win a race so badly in all my life, and that was the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said the one. i messaged jason this morning, isaid ifeel the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said ifeel it my the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said i feel it my olympic and stewed a. that was really our main target. i love the team pursuit, but it was giving me fears like i have never had before. once that was out of the way, it is almos

i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre.. he firstjoined united as an 18 year old and went on to score over 100 goals, winning every major trophy in a six year spelljohn donnison reports. guesses back. most of the faces may have changed but before the signing was announced, the new boss was clearly excited. he was announced, the new boss was clearly excited.— clearly excited. he is a legend of this club. he _ clearly excited. he is a legend of this club. he is _ clearly excited. he is a legend of this club. he is the _ clearly excited. he is a legend of this club. he is the greatest - clearly excited. he is a legend of. this club. he is the greatest player of all time, if you ask me. i was fortunate enough to play with him. i coached him. the fortunate enough to play with him. i coached him-— fortunate enough to play with him. i coached him. the deal was confirmed in the tweet- — coached him. the deal was confirmed in the tweet. welcome _ coached him. the deal was confirmed in the tweet. welcome home - in the tweet. welcome

with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.rom the england captain joe root at lord's. an unbeaten 180 has given them a first innings lead in the second test against india. patrick gearey reports. if this was a weekend for the return of raucous full houses, then that's not lord's on a saturday morning. for englishmen in the seats and at the crease, important not to get carried away. just top things up. old friendsjoe root and jonny bairstow made serene progress on a pitch so helpful to batsmen, that maybe india could have done with the extra man. just not, perhaps, that extra man. despite the brilliant disguise, his test career is probably over before it started. unfortunately, jonny bairstow was deceived a little easier here. he'd scored 57 but that face showed regret at a chance missed. he'd have wanted to be there when root went to his 22nd test century. he's in the kind of form that puts him among the world's best. it's another hundred forjoe root. the problem is bringing his team with him. jos buttler then moeen ali stayed

hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening.the eve of paralympics in tokyo, we'll look at some of the stars set to light up the games. after europe's strong showing at the open, now their sights are set on the solheim cup. and we'll cross live to france after a ligue one match is abandoned after fighting between players and fans. hello there, and welcome along. the paralympic games start this week after tomorrow's opening ceremony in tokyo. 12 days of competiton starts on wednesday. the 227 british athletes are in position, and they'll be taking part in 19 of the 22 sports. five years ago, the team finished second in the medal table with 147 medals. paul carter reports. for british power lifter alliejoe wide, the one year delay to the paralympics for the last year was a blessing in disguise. a flare—up of crohn�*s disease meant he was too ill then to compete. but now, he's fighting fit for tokyo. i then to compete. but now, he's fighting fit for tokyo.— fighting fit for tokyo. i would've not qualified — fighting fit for tokyo.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre here's olly foster. had to give at anfield with liverpool and chelsea both looking to maintain their winning starts to the season. it finished 1—1, chelsea took the lead through a kai havertz header butjust before half—time, blues defender reece james was sent off for handling on the line and mo salah equalised from the penalty spot. chelsea hung on for the draw against the odds but their manager didn't agree with the red card. he maybe would have changed his mind if he saw the whole situation. moving pictures, a deflection, because i heard already explanations from referees that it is not going to be punished if it is a deflection and not a very unnatural arm position. arsenal have made their worst start to a season in 67 years. they lost 5—0 at manchester city. ilkay gundogan and ferran torres had put city two up inside 15 minutes and arsenal went down to ten men by half—time, when granit xhaka was sent off for serious foul play. further goals from jesus, rodri and another from torres gave city their b

with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.in at the paralympics, seven more golds including a first in wheelchair rugby, but there was a very familiar champion on the athletics track. from tokyo here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. it's become one of british sport's most gloriously familiar sights. hannah cockroft has never lost at the paralympics and once again she did what she always does. fix, the paralympics and once again she did what she always does.— did what she always does. a new world record! _ did what she always does. a new world record! a _ did what she always does. a new world record! a sixth _ did what she always does. a new world record! a sixth paralympic| world record! a sixth paralympic title for her _ world record! a sixth paralympic title for her hoop _ world record! a sixth paralympic title for her hoop prepared - world record! a sixth paralympic title for her hoop prepared the l world record! a sixth paralympic i title for her hoop prepared the heat of tokyo in a plastic greenhouse at her home in c

hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday.back now — lionel messi outlines his ambition at paris saint—germain, but can the club justify the mega—wages for a 30—something mega—star? chelsea signed off last season as european champions. tonight, they are in belfast looking to win the super cup. problems for england ahead of the second test against india at lord's. there will be changes tomorrow. also coming up in the programme — charlotte worthington shows off her olympic gold and talks us through that bmx back—flip. good evening. after that tearful farewell in barcelona, lionel messi's time in paris is officially under way. he's addressed the media and had his photo—opportunity on the parc des princes pitch. a new chapter begins for arguably the greatest player of all time. let's cross live to paris and speak to our senior sports news reporter laura scott. still feels a bit strange, this. what kind of reception did he get? he got a reception like he was a club legend at psg. thousands of fans came out to greet him outside the

i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. race, winning ten of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, over twice as many as the danes who finished second. out of all the medals kenny has won, this fifth gold seems to mean the most. i've never wanted to win a race so badly in all my life, and that was the one. i messaged jason this morning. isaid, "i feel like my olympics end today." like, that was really our main target. i love the team pursuit, but it was giving me fears like i've never had before. once that was out of the way, it's almost hard to say, but i felt relieved because the one race i really wanted to do was coming. and all of a sudden, we went and did it! jack carlin added to his silver in the team sprint with a bronze in the individual event. he beat russian denis dmitriev for a spot on the podium, along with two dutch riders who won gold and silver. team gb's 18th gold of the games came from kate french in the modern pentathlon. it's been a sport that's provided a great deal of success since the women's

hello, i'm olly foster, here's whats coming up on sportsday this evening: out of the madness of the madisonanother magical gold for laura kenny alongside katie archibald. they all mean so much to me. i got to be honest, i probably did enjoy that one the most! there's also gold for great britain in the modern pentathlon as kate french saves the best for last. still no athletics gold for team gb but pure muir relief, silver for the scot in the 1500 metres. also coming up in the programme... a twist to the harry kane saga — the striker says he would never refuse to train and will return to the club tomorrow as planned. and we'll get the latest from the lions aghead of the deciding test against the springboks. hello and welcome to sportsday. team gb head in to the final weeknd of the olympics after another brilliant day in tokyo. they are up to fourth in the medal table, with two more golds. we'll start with the one in the velodrome, that saw laura kenny become the most successful female british olympian of all time. victory in the madison, alongside katie archibald. her fifth gold across three

join olly foster if you can at 6:30pm for sportsday if you can. back to you.there are concerns about the growing gap in achievement between independent and state schools. in a moment, mairead smyth will give us the overview from manchester, but first, james waterhouse has spent the morning with some nervous pupils in hounslow. after an unusual year, a familiar sight. yep, your mix of shock... oh, my god! this was good shock, by the way. ..and possible dread... science, i got a grade 3. english language, a grade 3. english literature, a grade 3. and then for functional skills, i failed that one. she's one of half a million pupils to get their grades through things like coursework and mock exams. to be honest, it weren't that hard like everyone makes it out to be. it'sjust that online bit isjust a bit — it was boring. it's a system which has given students the benefit of the doubt after a disruptive couple of years. in 2019, irina could barely speak english after arriving here with herfamily from ukraine — yet has passed every exam. oh, my mum is super proud for

you will be able to hear more from her in sportsday at 6:30pm with olly foster. that is all for me.ban. the events in afghanistan undermine the credibility of the west and the world's free societies. in this case, i think we are witnessing three major mistakes. the first mistake was made by president trump, who agreed on a so—called peace accord with the taliban, declaring that he would leave afghanistan. so obviously the taliban did not have any incentive to engage seriously in those peace negotiations. second mistake was made by president biden, who implemented that agreement and fixed the 31st of august as the date where americans would leave afghanistan, so the taliban could just wait us out. and the third and very serious mistake is our hesitation to help interpreters and other people who have assisted us during our mission in afghanistan. that is really an act that undermines our credibility. denmark was one of those countries that was willing to support the invasion of afghanistan back in 2001. obviously your involvement but also others in your country, in terms of support, w