the modern era to compete at three olympics in three completely different sports, but tonga's pita taufatofuaas had a bit of a nightmare start to his canoe sprint debut. the olympian, who's competed in taekwondo at rio and cross country skiing at pyeongchang, struggled to keep his canoe facing in the right direction even before the race had begun, and his bad luck didn't end there as the tongan finished last, crossing the line 2a seconds after everyone else. but he says he won't be giving up. the debut party is over. it can only get better from here. the debut party is over. it can only get betterfrom here. the same the debut party is over. it can only get better from here. the same thing that happened on ski in, everyone doubted it could be done. the debut was terrible. this is probably a bit worse. i have faith that god will help me and i will keep asking until help me and i will keep asking until he changes his mind. that's all from sportsday. 171-6 in 171—6 in the third ashes test between australia and england. we'll have more throughout the evening. a man who filmed a cardboard model of

now we've been following tonga's pita taufatofua as he tries to become the first athlete to compete atoeing at next year's tokyo games. but, as nick hope reports, his campaign hasn't got off to the best start. you can see that as his k—i you can see that as his k—1 200 metre race got under way, a gust of wind blew his kayak out of position. he is using a bigger training kayak as he isn't yet able to balance in a narrower racing one. he finished 2a seconds behind the rest —— race one of its as you want to be giving up. the debut part is over. it can only get better from here. the same thing that happened with ski — everyone doubted it could be done. the debut was terrible. this is probably a bit worse. i have faith, i have faith that god will help me and if not i will keep asking until he changes his mind. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — but from me — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. just when we thought it was all over, it looks like summer is set to return. temperatures rising across the country over the next few days, really hotting

tongan pita taufatofua is hoping to become the first man in this century to compete in three differentthlete. and we finish with some baby news, which was announced on social media. new zealand women's cricket captain amy satterthwaite has announced she's expecting her first child with team—mate lea tahuhu. it means the all—rounder will now take a break from the game, but hopes to return in time for when new zealand host the women's cricket world cup in 2021. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. from time to time, we replace our gadgets, don't we? what do you do with your old tech devices? research by the royal society of chemistry has revealed there could be a0 million old and forgotten electronic gadgets languishing in drawers and cupboards around the uk. each device contains precious materials the earth is rapidly running out of. scientists say we need to start mining our devices rather than tap into ourdiminishing natural resources. our science corre