sri lanka are adapting. so england's lead 23. smith will start day 3, on 72.s atkinson alongside him. asitha fernando will be hoping for another fruitful day after taking 3 for 68 so far in the innings. it's also day 2 of the first test between pakistan and bangladesh in rawalpindi. the hosts declared on 448—6, thanks to a 1m from saud shakeel and an unbeaten 171 from mohammed rizwan. bangladesh are 27 without loss in reply, trailing by a21 runs. chelsea have a 2—0 lead following the first leg of their conference league playoff with servette. christopher nkunku opened the scoring with a penalty in the second half, to break the deadlock at stamford bridge, before noni madueke doubled their lead with 15 minutes to go. but there was some concern when cole palmer went off injured clutching his hamstring, but boss enzo maresca is hopeful it's not too serious. cole, yeah, he had some. he felt something, but it looks, it looks fine. they already checked him. he looks fine. he looks 0k. so hopefully it's not a it's not any problem. and he can be available for sunday's

sri lanka closed 82 ahead but six wickets down. news, old trafford. in fact, at times, it seemed like he was everywhere. sri lanka's skipper was out lbw, with his side still trailing. but there's normally light in a test match if you really seek it, and sri lanka then steadily batted towards it. a significant partnership built between angelo mathews and kamindu mendis, shifting the mood. sri lanka closed 82 ahead but six wickets down. mathews fell to a catch even the crowd might have been proud of. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. this programme continues on bbc one.

sri lanka have appointed ian bell as their batting coach for the upcomning series.test starting next wednesday. bell played 118 tests for england between 2004 and 2015. 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 shorter formats. his last t20 match was 10 years ago. two days into the tour de france femmes, dutch cyclist charlotta khul brought up her second stage win, but she hasn't claimed the yellowjersey, that's because there were two stages on tuesday, stage three a short time trial — squeezed in at the end of the day in rotterdam — and that was won by another dutch woman. the defending champion demi vollering, she leads by 5 seconds in the general calssification as the race heads into belgium. a reminder of our top story all those european matches in third round and champions the qualifying for the second year running, g

grim stuff, though, for sri lanka. england�*s bowlers kept coming.d sri lanka�*s day mainly that. joe wilson, bbc news, lord�*s. now, do you find this portrait unsettling? well, sir keir starmer is reported to have moved this painting of margaret thatcher from her old office in number ten. there�*s been no official comment, but sir keir�*s biographer has suggested the labour leader was less than comfortable with lady thatcher staring down at him. it�*s annoyed some conservatives, but the man who painted the portrait, richard stone, isn�*t too worried. my sense ofjudging a good portrait — if you sense you�*re in the presence of that person, all so he could bowl again, fast. gone! stone�*s return to the england team was hastened by injuries to others. any fortune, success here was hard earned and joyfully received. grim stuff, though, for sri lanka. england�*s bowlers kept coming. matthew potts there, and now gus atkinson. yep, he takes wickets too. new faces bowling like old hands, shoaib bashir perfect. now, it�*s been a tough test for england�*s sta

i am wonderin: against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wondering if — against sri lanka on wednesday.wondering if they _ against sri lanka on wednesday. i am wondering if they should have retired james anderson at the beginning of this year. he may not beginning of this year. he may not be playing, but he is very much present. be playing, but he is very much resent. ~ , , ~ be playing, but he is very much resent. , , ~ ., be playing, but he is very much resent. , , . ., present. absolutely. we spoke to dan lawrence earlier _ present. absolutely. we spoke to dan lawrence earlier today, _ present. absolutely. we spoke to dan lawrence earlier today, and _ present. absolutely. we spoke to dan lawrence earlier today, and as - present. absolutely. we spoke to dan lawrence earlier today, and as you . lawrence earlier today, and as you alluded to, him coming back into the england team, opening the batting is a big opportunity for him. lawrence said ben stokes would be overseeing things this weekend and we saw that from when the moment the training session began. because ben stokes was there p

i think by against sri lanka at lords. cricket, from bowler gus atkinson this morning, and this afternoon sri lankan wickets have been tumbling. joe wilson is there for us — joe — what an innings from gus atkinson. are we efficiently —— officially calling him and all around her? i calling him and allaround her? i can rememberyou and calling him and allaround her? i can remember you and i speaking on the telly before the start of the series is saying the real problem with the england team in the absence of ben stokes was it was unbalanced, that tail was a bit long. i don't know if we can call gus atkinson a genuine all around her, but if we reflect on the way he played today, i think is biggest asset whether batting or bowling is he has an unflappable temperament coming out batting through the night yesterday as he had done yesterday. no slowing down, did not change his approach. when we look at the stats, 118 off of 115 balls, truly ben stokes stuff. it enabled england to get a first innings total of a27. i think by the en

so how much resistance will sri lanka provide here?atising still to english conditions after just one warm up match here. you need more preparation than that, don't you, in england, surely, before a test match? yes, maybe. you know, the conditions are quite different to asian countries. so, yeah, i think we wanted to play a few matches as well. but yeah, that's what we get. do you think your chances of victory are better because ben stokes is not part of the england team here? uh, maybe, yeah. because he's the, i think the balance of the side, he's the key player for them. you know, when it comes to bowling and batting and everything, you know, and we have a good chance. you know, a new guy comes to play so i think, yeah, we have a good chance to win. yes, well it is a restructured england in manchester conditions and sri lanka will be relieved that james anderson is definitely coaching, not playing despite what we saw in the nets here today. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. manchester city's phil foden has been named the professoin

sri lanka wanted ten wickets. captain ollie pope caught the reverse. sri lanka were in this game.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 from smith, england to the brink. joe root was still there to see it through. a finalflourish root was still there to see it through. a final flourish to end a proper contest, won by england pass to 7pm against worthy opponents. joe root finishing there on 62 not out. the fact that he only scored two fours in the whole of that innings tells you a lot about what kind of day this was. no room for flamboyance or extravagance. it was a real grind for england at times. very tense, an old—fashioned feel to this test match. there is still smattering of supporters inside old trafford. they have just been told that jamie smith is the man of the match. i think thatis is the man of the match. i th

sri lanka were 236 all out. their chance now to bowl. to resume when clouds allow. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. the last elephant in south africa's national zoo has been released into the wild after a0 years in captivity. the bull named charlie 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.

sri lanka are 80—5.oughout the afternoon here on bbc news. to football, where it's been confirmed the england midfielder conor gallager will be leaving chelsea. the 24—year—old has joined atletico madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of £33 million. he has signed a five—year contract with the spanish club. elsewhere today, manchester city are working on a deal that could bring midfielder ilkay gundogan back to the club. the 33—year—old left city for barcelona last year after captaining pep guardiola's side to their historic treble. however, the catalan giants' well publicised financial issues have prevented them from registering new signing dani olmo and releasing one of their higher earners would smooth that process. meanwhile, there's been lots of praise for another city midfielder, phil foden. he was last night honoured with the professional footballers�* association men's player of the year award. foden scored 19 goals in 35 top—flight appearances last season as city won a historic fourth su

it's important to —— pertinent in a way as we reflected on his life during a test match against sri lankan it was a brilliant sri lankan team always live in the memory of some of his finest moments. reflecting on his life and also the circumstances of his death and lessons for everybody in the awareness of the illness of depression.— awareness of the illness of depression. awareness of the illness of deression. , ~ depression. absolutely. joe wilson in manchester, _ depression. absolutely. joe wilson in manchester, thank _ depression. absolutely. joe wilson in manchester, thank you - depression. absolutely. joe wilson in manchester, thank you very - depression. absolutely. joe wilson i in manchester, thank you very much. conor gallagher's protracted move from chelsea to atletico madrid has finally been completed today. the england midfielder has signed a five year deal at the spanish club for a fee in the region of 33 million pounds. one out. one in as wingerjoao felix has moved the opposite way for 45 million. penning a seven year contract at stamford bridge. all that hokey cokey leaves

shrank have begun the reply, currently 86 fife five, england taking five wickets already —— sri lankahas 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 cit—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.

in those ways, sri lanka stay in the game.land needed jamie smith in his first test match summer to really dig deep to finish... smith already seems like a crucial component. england will resume with a chance to build significantly but they know they are in a real game. session by session, sri lanka are a dowsing... it's also day two of the first test between pakistan and bangladesh in rawalpindi. the hosts declared on 448—6, thanks to a mi from saud shakeel and an unbeaten 171 from mohammed rizwan. bangladesh are 27 without loss in reply, trailing by a21 runs. england's charley hull leads the way after the first round of the women's open at st andrews, after a difficult day because of windy conditions. jane dougall wraps up the action. england's charley hull has charged up england's charley hull has charged up the leaderboard and ends the first day on five under at st andrews. this afternoon the winds to drop quite significantly and some of the bigger names including hull didn't tee off until that time. so the condition is im

a good day for england against sri lanka.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 morning. not so across the southern counties

the second test between england and sri lanka starts on thursday. captaincy started with a five wicket win at old tarfford in the first test , but after a poor return with the bat, he has admitted that he needs to get the balance right with being skipper and a top order batter. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. sri lanka have found summer at lord's. after a tight first test, they're confident, warmed up. test cricket revolves around the ball. bowlers depend on its condition. if it goes out of shape early, it can be replaced. that happened for england in the first test. sri lanka felt it changed the game and when they were bowling they also had queries. captain, can ijust check with the ball change, you were saying. do you think the umpires responded in the same way when you brought it up to when england brought it up? they were consistent. yeah, but they had their chance with the ball, so we haven't got that chance. the old trafford test was hard one for england. it needed grit from joe root. match winning knock, the rock in a changing team

sri lanka closed 82 ahead but six wickets down. after round one — and defending champion lilia vu, her closest challengers, on five under. jane dougall 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

his batting flattened sri lanka's mood and made anything seem possible for england.en stokes—style. england made a27. well, just behind me there is the ground where the match is played. here is the nursery, where the teams practice, and that tall, pale building over there is a hospital. it's where they inserted screws into the vertebrae of ollie stone. all so he could bowl again — fast. gone. after so many injuries, you can appreciate the joy here, but no relief for sri lanka. england's bowlers kept coming. matthew potts and now gus atkinson. yep, he takes wickets too. shoaib bashir, perfect. gone. eight down there. it's been a tough test for england's stand—in captain, but when ollie pope took aim here his throw was delayed and true. a run out, and sri lanka's day felt like that. england were batting again by the close, 256 ahead. and that's ben duckett, batting like gus atkinson. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. this programme continues on bbc one.

spices in the era... it is successfully grown in vietnam, cambodia, china, brazil, but also here in sri lankalarge plantation, mainly occupied by coconut and rubber, with cinnamon, durian, rambutan, turmeric, nutmeg and black pepper vines planted in the free space. sri lankan pepper is valued all over the world, everyone knows it, you can’t find it better. when the berries begin to turn red, workers manually collect them in canvas bags and send them for processing. we use special tools to separate the berries from the bunch, then remove the stem, then wash, then put the whole thing in boiling water for a minute. why disinfect to get rid of bacteria? and after such processing , black color appears. surprisingly, one plant produces as many as four varieties of pepper. classic black is berries dried in the sun; by the way, they lose a lot of weight; from 10 kg of raw materials , only 3 kg of spice is obtained, which is why it has always been expensive. if the berries that have reached ripeness are no longer so evil, they they turn red and become fragrant, and when dry they do not lose color, alt

the government of sri lanka has opened such entry for citizens of 35 countries. visa-free entry on the island will start in october and will be valid for six months. show tourist visa to sri lanka for 30 days when issued in advance costs 50 dollars for belarusians. by the way, this resort is gaining popularity among compatriots. last year, three times more belarusians vacationed there than the year before, that is almost 11 thousand people. these were the economic news, have a good day and see you on air.

sri lanka still battling.t'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 day one, while the tourists ended the day on 316 for five. bangladesh trailing by 132 runs with five wickets remaining. world number one, nelly korda has a three—shot lead after a blemish—free 68 in the second round of the women's open at st andrews. the american is eight—under for the week with england's charley hull — who led after round one — and defending champion lilia vu her closest challengers on five under. jane dougall was at the old course in scotland to round up the action. it's been a very impressive second day from the american, she beat out just one shot from the overnight leader charlie hall, but then he 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 on the back nine went on to bertie the fifth and the ninth, meaning that nel

sri lanka stretching their lead.s 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 his fourth test match hundred. one of the most exciting players in international made his fourth test match hundred. one of the most exciting players in international cricket made his fourth test match hundred. o

we'll tell you how sri lanka overcame an early wobble to frustrate england on the first day of the firstest at old trafford. good evening. four bodies have been found on the luxury yacht the bayesian that sank in a storm off the coast of sicily on monday. two of the bodies have been brought ashore by rescue and recovery teams, while two others remain inside the wreckage. none of their identities have been disclosed. it means there are still two people on board who are yet to be accounted for. the bayesian sank after being caught in a tornado at sea. from sicily, mark lowen sent this report. in this awful story, and grimly inevitable chapter — the first of four more bodies found today from the bayesian taken ashore. their identities are not yet confirmed. it takes to the number is known to have died as the super yacht sank. two others are missing. divers had been searching since first light, helped by remote control vehicles that could be on the sea bed for several hours, far longer than the ten minutes each dive team is allowed at that depth. they have been trying since monday to get int

jae the latest car i have for you is sri lanka in reply 35-2.— lanka in reply 35-2.month and has the backing of a road campaigner whose partner died after being hit by a driver who was filming himself driving at over 120 miles per hour. sean dilley reports. our lives, ourworld was destroyed that day. calvin buckley's partner frankie and their unborn baby niamh were killed by a dangerous driver last year. they were struck on the hard shoulder of the m66 by 22—year—old adil iqbal. he was filming himself on his mobile phone. he was driving at speeds over 120mph, and just before he crashed into frankie's car, which was pulled over on the hard shoulder, there's footage of himself weaving in and out of other cars driving recklessly. calvin hopes the artificial intelligence cameras mounted to vehicles and trailers on roadsides will help to crack down on dangerous drivers. from next tuesday, transport for greater manchester is trialling the a! camera system to capture drivers using hand—held mobiles and those not wearing seatbelts. the high—tech cameras have been piloted in

sri lanka were in the scheme, don't forget.hree wickets down, england withjoe root needed discipline, caution. gradually, as bowler stride, discipline, caution. gradually, as bowlerstride, batting discipline, caution. gradually, as bowler stride, batting expanded. four runs from harry brooke released some tension. brooke fell, well held, and it tightened again. no crash and bash cricket now. every delivery, each possibility making anxious test match moments. and here's the situation at old trafford. it 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 real

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. pakistan have moved on to 366—5 in what is the first of a two—match test series. chelsea begin their european campaign later. enzo maresca's side are up against servette in the europa conference league play—offs. but, away from the on—field actio

england and sri lanka are making theirfinal preparations before the second test at lord's tomorrow.t the visitors by five wickets in the first test at old trafford last week, chasing down a fourth innings 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

sri lanka won the toss and are batting first. they're1ii—3.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.

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

and sri lanka made up for lost time. wa to get rid of the dynamic ben duckett.as already having the day of his bowling life. great. and here comes vishwa fernandez. 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's 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 hoody. 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. yes. but prabath jayasuriya was bowling spin. wow! england five down, still 49 behind. harry brook saw it, did not quite believe it. still, with jamie smith persisting, england were betting their way into a lead. you can play when it's dry, no—one ever said it had to be warm. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the w

sri lanka are yet to bat. 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

just enough time to recap our top story, and england will resume on day two of the first test with sri lankage the tourists were 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 fa

it felt like one of those days on tour for sri it felt like one of those days on tourfor sri lanka.t, as we followed the ball, so did the crowd. the catch met some close attention, one—handed, not forsure attention, one—handed, not for sure but for a attention, one—handed, not forsure but for a practical purpose. a drink to hold and protect on the other hand. very difficult to coach such technique, as the england staff acknowledged. minimum spills, full respect and england lead. sri lanka began their second innings 122 runs behind and they were soon in trouble. 0—1 trouble. 1— to trouble. quick wickets where welcome news in particular for england's captain. ollie pope reading on the field while the injured ben stokes retains a strong influence. in fact, at times, it seemed like he was everywhere. the sri lankan skipper was out lbw with his side still trailing, but there is normally light in a test match if you really seek it and sri lanka then steadily batted towards it, a significant partnership built between angelo mathews and commend mendez, shifting the mood. matthews on 65 and

sri lanka won the toss and are batting first. they're 14—3.e'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. the italian player's team claimed the substance had inadvertantly found its way into his body from a cream used by his physiotherapist for a cut on his own hand. the news comes with under a week until the us open begins and sinner says... but the decision has sparked backlash from fellow tennis stars. australian player nick kyrgios took to social media to say he thinks it's "ridiculous. england midfielder conor gallagher's move from chelsea to atletico madrid has been confirmed. the 24—year—old joins the spanish club on a five—year contract for a fee believed to b

and england opener zak crawley has been ruled out of the test series against sri lanka later this monthawley suffered the injury while attempting to take a catch in the third test against west indies last week. dan lawrence will open alongside ben duckett in crawley�*s absence, with the first match against sri lanka on august 21st. celtic started the defence of their scottish premniserhip title wtih a win, one that already gives them the advantage over glasgow rivals rangers afterjust the opening weekend of the season. the champions had four different scorers in their a—nil win over kilmarnock at celtic park and puts them two points ahead of rangers, who could only draw on saturday. elsewhere dundee came from behind twice to draw their derby with dundee united, while st mirren, who took a step closer to european football last week beat hibernian. italy's enea bastianini completed a british motogp double at silverstone. after sprint victory on saturday, he overtookjorge martin on the penultimate lap to win the grand prix. martin's second place was enough to move him into the lead in the

— bright skies above, sri lanka's captain decided after winning the toss_ captain decided after winningbly— the toss to bowl. at lunch he probably felt it was a decent decision_ probably felt it was a decent decision because england were three _ decision because england were three down, and one of the batterers _ three down, and one of the batterers dismissed 0llie pope, who continues to ekuban the standing _ who continues to ekuban the standing captain and potentially * better with the sequence of low scores. the context _ sequence of low scores. the context then forjoe root was realty — context then forjoe root was really significant, because other— really significant, because other batterers were falling around _ other batterers were falling around him. he played a classic joe r00t— around him. he played a classic joe root innings. taking his time, — joe root innings. taking his time, picking his moments, seeing _ time, picking his moments, seeing the gaps, methodical, all the — seeing the gaps, methodical, all the way to another test match _ all the way to another test match hundred

sri lanka's players chased the ball, the coach sought extra layers and gus atkinson helped england to. smith sprinted for the two runs he needed to get to his first hundred. this is just his fourth test match, a vital contribution in this contest and extremely positive for england for their challenges which lie ahead right there. gus atkinson couldn't hang around. that was an edge. it was a catch and he was out for 20. jamie smith chasing, edging and gone for 111. if he felt he should have done even more, that may well be a sign that he soon will. smith's innings here left england in a strong position, old trafford now a stage for mark wood to express himself. for the lead, to stretch past 100 and for the crowd to have fun. hold on. that needs a replay. one handed. seriously, catch taken with the drink protected. you can't coach that as england's staff acknowledged minimal spills. full respect. so the crowd enjoyed england getting to 328 in their first innings, that gave them a lead of 122 runs. we had time then for overs ahead right there. it was a catch and he was out for 20. if he

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

chasing sri lanka's first innings total of 236, england led by 23 runs overnight, with jamie smith ending on 72 not out. they've moved on to 287 for 6, smith is currently 94 not out. brazilian side flamengo are through to the quarterfinals of the copa libertadores despite losing the second leg of their last 16 tie against bolivar 1—0. the bolivians needed to score at least twice to overturn a 2—0 deficit from the first leg, in the high altitude of la paz. and they had hope when their brazilian midfielder bruno savio put them 1—0 up on the night. this was as close as they came to scoring again — henry vaca's shot was saved with eight minutes to go so flamengo are through 2—1 on aggregate, they'll play penyarol of uruguay in the quarterfinals. chelsea have a 2—0 lead following the first leg of their conference league playoff with servette. christopher nkunku opened the scoring with a penalty in the second half, to break the deadlock at stamford bridge, before noni madueke doubled their lead with 15 minutes to go. there was though some concern when cole palmer went off injured clutching his

they bowled out sri lanka for 236 after the tourists won the toss and chose to bat.t 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

sri lanka won the toss and put the hosts in to bat.r a good start, england are 30 for 1. the defending men's us open champion, novak djokovic, is through to the third round after his opponent retired. djokovic was leading 6—4 6—4 2—0 when laslo djere was unable to continue with an injury. even with the retirment the pair were on court for more than two hours in the extreme heat and humidity in new york... he obviously had an injury that took him out of the tour for some time and he is struggling to come back physically to his level. he's such a good player,

in their second innings sri lanka are 50 for two.razilian side flamengo are through to the quarterfinals of the copa libertadores despite losing the second leg of their last 16 tie against bolivar 1—0. the bolivians needed to score at least twice to overturn a 2—0 deficit from the first leg, in the high altitude of la paz. and they had hope when their brazilian midfielder bruno savio put them 1—0 up on the night. this was as close as they came to scoring again — henry vaca's shot was saved with eight minutes to go. so flamengo are through 2—1 on aggregate, they'll play pen—ya—rol of uruguay in the quarter—finals. pep guardiola says the decision to bring former captain, iklay gundogan, back to manchester city was an easy one. the 33—year—old has signed a one year deal, with the option of a second one. he won 1a trophies during seven seasons at the etihad stadium before moving to barcelona last summer. of course he is not a teenager any more but there is a reason why we decided this is the chance to do it, is for the level he played la

and record breaking joe root makes history as england continue to dominate the second test against sri lankae along, thank you forjoining us — the latest on a history making day forjoe root to come — we start tonight with football and manchester city who are looking to maintain their hundred percent start to the season. this one finished a short while ago for that 3—1 against west ham for the all scores by holland a week on from his hat trick for the seven goals now in cities first three games league games. yes, west ham managed to pull one back for the early heartland here making sure that it was job well done for manchester city, back at the top of the premier league with three wins from three or pep guardiola your side. earlier, last season's runners up, arsenalfailed to make it three wins from three. as did brighton. with both sides sharing the points at the emirates. the defining moment of the game came early in the second half as declan rice was sent off. arsenal were made to pay thereafter as alex fletcher reports. the end of the transfer window and teams have taken shape for the emir

he fell for one, and having opted to bowl first, sri lanka were on top at lord's.es, still going strong. time to activate once morejoe root. once in the middle he waits for the bad ball and makes the most of it. it's been the same for a dozen years, the world over. fashions change. in england's new attacking era, joe root�*s ongoing success is the triumph of a balanced mind. if you can play with that kind of freedom and that mentality, first off, you're always going to give yourself a better chance of, you know, being confident in yourself, in your own game and making good decisions under pressure. and there was pressure. england were six wickets down whenjoe root guided his way to the 33rd hundred of his test career, inspiring the crowd, equalling england's record, level with the commentating alastair cook. root was carrying england's hopes modestly and methodically until he tried his trick shot and fell. well, one error is forgiveable when you make 143. and who was that swiping sixes? gus atkinson, like ben stokes. england to 358—7. their day — because it was ano