pablo fornals had given west ham the lead. but palace were much improved in the second half.the second the crucial equaliser, following a goalfor hammers in—form michail antonio. demarai gray was on the scoresheet for everton for the second league game in a row — and in generous spirits after as his side beat brighton at the amex. dominic calvert—lewin's penalty made it 2—0 to rafa benitez�*s side, who are still unbeaten this season. for the team it's very good. not 'ust for the team it's very good. not just because we have the points, it's because the way that we are doing _ it's because the way that we are doing things. we are working as a team, as a unit. the players, they help each other, the fans are enjoying it because the players care about the shirt, so everybody is working hard. we are winning. so it is very positive. and there was late drama involving one of benitez�*s former clubs — newcastle. they thought they'd won it in the 90th minute, through allan saint maximin. but a penalty deep into injury time, tucked away by james ward prowse ensured a share of the spoil

west ham united maintained their place at the top of the table, despite being held to a 2—2 draw withproved performance by palace in the second half. the second the crucial equaliser — after hammers frontman michail antonio got on the scoresheet again. demarai gray was on the scoresheet for everton for the second league game in a row — and in generous spirits after as his side beat brighton at the amex. dominic calvert—lewin's penalty made it 2—0 to rafa benitez�*s side, who are still unbeaten this season. it's because the way that we are doing _ it's because the way that we are doing things. we are working as a team, _ doing things. we are working as a team, as — doing things. we are working as a team, as a — doing things. we are working as a team, as a unit. the players, they help— team, as a unit. the players, they help each— team, as a unit. the players, they help each other, the fans are enjoying _ help each other, the fans are enjoying it because the players care about _ enjoying it because the players care about the _ enjoying it because the players care about the shirt, so eve

we start with the premier league and its played two won two for west ham. 1 two for west ham.is tackle on fornals. from bad to worse for leicester, calamitous defending from caglar soyuncu presented the ball to michail antonio who found said benrahma for his side's third goal. he did pull one back for the visitors but he moved was written into western history books. two goals giving him this on the scoring charts and sending west ham top of the table. i'm pleased for him. a few choice words at half time and he did it at the second half. he made a few decisions in the first half but if you can keep him in good condition, he will always be a big threat. liverpool have said they won't release mo salah for international duty for egypt in their match against angola next week due to quarantine restrictions the striker would face on his return to the uk. along with other top european sides, liverpool are seeking exemptions from the rules for players returning from red list countries but with no agreement between the premier league and the government, salah will face a 10—day isolatio

west ham are close to signing chelsea's kurt zouma.rstood personal terms have been agreed, with a 25 million pound deal close to completion. going into the final day of the curtis cup, the amateur team from the usa hold this to make it six all against great britain and ireland heading into tomorrow's singles. french rider florian senechal held off the challenge of matteo trentin to win stage 13 of the vuelta a espana. there was no change to the overall standings with norway's 0dd christian eiking retaining the leader's red jersey. britain's adam yates remains eighth. formula one returns from its summer break, the title race will resume in the belgian grand prix at spa. lewis hamilton leads max verstappen by eight points in the standings but it's the dutch driver who was quickest in second practice today although it wasn't a perfect day after losing control of his redbull. here's our f1 reporterjenny gow. he set the fastest time but then crashed out, and it was an unfortunate accident which saw the rare and wash away from him. so how mu

castle twice held the lead, but they ended up losing for 2 on the back of a couple of goals from west ham ford. mikhail antonio barcelona started life without leonel messy on a windy note defeating real, sophia dad for to finish forward. martin braithwaite, who effectively replaces messy in the starting lineup, scored on either side of half time. back to tennis and italian, camilla georgia completed a studying run at the canadian open, feeding, curling up over in the final when the biggest title of her career, the world number 71 took the match and st set claiming her 3rd turn them victory. and 1st and almost 3 years, she's the lowest rank champion in canada for 10 years. on the pga tour 6 man play off was needed to find a winner at the windham championship in north carolina. and just like the start of a bad joke to americans, a canadian, one south african and australian and a south korean all made par on the 1st extra for at the next that kevin kiss. nor had a cellar approach shot and claimed victory with a birdie. it's only the 3rd time in pga tour history, that 6 players have gone to a

but they ended up losing for 2 on the back of a couple of goals from west ham forward. mikhail antonio lino messy, received another huge welcome from p. s. g fans on saturday. this time though, from inside their home stadium, call the the arch in time superstar joined the other new members before the match against strasburg. messy said the reception was incredible. fans will have to wait a little longer though, before they get to see the former barcelona captain, an action until he reaches match fitness. it's been a very special wake to me. i want to thank all the people for the reception since i arrived in paris. it's been incredible. i feel very happy, excited to be here. i'm happy to be here. happy for this new stage that i will live . i'm very excited and i hope we can all enjoy this year and that it will be a great year for us. i'm very grateful and excited about all of this will mean, well, back in spain, barcelona coach ronald coleman, has urged his players to move on following the departure of messy. they start their season at home later on sunday, and fans will finally be allo

is 40 a goal for west ham was soon followed by number 49 united going top of the table after a 41 victory. american gymnast simone biles has been ranked as the most marketable athlete in the world. sports pro media came up with the list by tracking how often an athlete posts, how they engage with fans, and who they reach online. more than 7000 athletes were in the running with algorithms following activity on facebook, twitter, instagram, and tick tock. now the top 3 of these athletes are female including biles, tennis star, naomi, osaka, an american goalkeeper, ashlyn harris made the list christiano. rinaldo is surprisingly behind his teammate paulo. the bala and the phone sits the past is the top male tennis player out rincon. novak joke of ich, and roger federer, the director of sports pro media says the more marketable athlete is, it doesn't always mean that they are the most famous. one of the most interesting comparisons in this is list is christiana, and although, and the bala, the expectation for, for most of us would be will. of course, rinaldo is far more marketable and probably

tomorrow we get a first look at newcastle, west ham, tottenham and the champions manchester city.pionship where peterborough snatched victory from derby at the weston homes stadium. wayne rooney might have thought he'd overcome derby's problems, brought about by their finances and transfer embargo, when substitute jack stretton put his side ahead. but peterborough pounced in 11 minutes worth of added time with goals from substitutes harrison burrows and then siriki dembele to take all three points. only two games into the championship season and none of the 2a teams have a perfect record anymore. fulham are the very early leaders after a thumping 5—1 win at huddersfield. qpr also winning on the road — 3—0 at hull city and bournemouth got their first win with a 2—1 victory at nottingham forest. sheffield united get underway shortly, away to swansea. you can see all the other results on a busy day in the efl on the bbc sport website. no scottish premiership action today, but there were three games in the second round of league cup. livingstone, who reached the final last season, are

good evening. won two for west ham. tonight they beat leicester two nil at the london stadium.head after almost half an hour when pablo fornals finished off a neat counter—attack. leicester's problems were then compounded when ayoze perez was dismissed for this tackle on fornals. from bad to worse for leicester, calamitous defending from caglar soyuncu presented the ball to michail antonio who found said benrahma for his side's third goal. liverpool have said they won't release mo salah for international duty for egypt in their match against angola next week a few choice words and have time and he did it at the second half. he made a few decisions in the first half but to if you can keep them in good condition, kulas was be a big threat. —— he will always be a big threat. liverpool have said they won't release mo salah for international duty for egypt in their match against angola next week due to quarantine restrictions the striker would face on his return to the uk. along with other top european sides, liverpool are seeking exemptions from the rules for players returning from

west ham have got two excellent czech republic players and they are trying to get a third, and they are midfielder. we think that will be done before the deadline at 11pm. fans from different clubs have things to watch out for. the big news is cristiano ronaldo confirming he is going back to manchester united. we have known for a few days but we know we will see him back in the red. but will we see him back in the red. but will we see him back in the number seven shirt? that the red. but will we see him back in the number seven shirt?— the number seven shirt? that is the interestin: the number seven shirt? that is the interesting thing, _ the number seven shirt? that is the interesting thing, and _ the number seven shirt? that is the interesting thing, and kind - the number seven shirt? that is the interesting thing, and kind of- the number seven shirt? that is the interesting thing, and kind of links. interesting thing, and kind of links to manchester united selling daniel james to leeds. he wore the number 21 shirt. edison cavani where the 21 shirt for uruguay. if you take that at uni

west ham go top after thrashing leicester city.ichail antonio becoming the club's record scorer in the premier league, and celebrating with a cardboard cut out of himself. where the weeds are running wild — how a decision to stop using weedkiller has left one local council in a tangle. good council in a tangle. morning. today we are starting with good morning. today we are starting with low cloud and mist and fog in places. most will lift and many will have sunshine but some will cling to the case and that will pull back the temperature is there. all the details in about 25 minutes. it's tuesday the 24th of august. our top story. the prime minister will chair crisis talks with the g7 nations today as they race to evacuate people from afghanistan. it's expected borisjohnson will use the virtual meeting to ask us presidentjoe biden to extend the deadline beyond august the 31st. the taliban say any delay would be a violation of the agreement with the us. helen catt has this report. as thousands continued to try to flee afghanistan, th

a goal scoring record is within mikella, antonio's reach when west ham face lester. later on monday, the striker needs one more to take him to a club record tally of 48 overtaking paulo. the can you is like a cheese. so it should do because when you look through the cell, the eaters isn't touch some medic make plants. so i think for mickey to get a chance to do it being started probably maybe a window, but anyway, back in a wing back and day for this period and career center for what will afghan athletes have not been able to make it to the tokyo paralympics because of the turmoil that's going on in their country, but they will be acknowledged at tuesday's opening ceremony. we will included the f gangster flag in the ceremony as a sign of solidarity. we have invited you and hcr representative here to act as the flag bearer. and i think is just important to highlight that to you because it's a message basically of solidarity and piece that we send to the where are we that attitude, we will like to have them here. unfortunately, it's not possible, but they will be here

west ham, reportedly close to signing, defend lima from london, rivals chelsea. and if he does join, he'll be planning for the fire. you are the surprise anita of england's top division. so i can make out on pony school twice in west times for one with eva lester. on monday, the come the clubs, all time leading scorer and the premier league, passing apollo to carry you now to ins from games. if david more, you know, greg said it to make what he's please improve so much. he's all road play as a center for what for when we 1st to many videos notice is greatly improved and you know, he started, he's got few goals don't make assists. you could maybe school development tonight, so all really push for making denmark, captain simone car and the medical team that saved christian erickson's life, that the europe in championship will receive this year. you way for president ward . the mid photo suffered a cardiac arrest during denmark's opening match the torments, and had to be suffered, tasted on the pitch, the head of european football, governing body. alexander saffron.

significant. indeed, and it is effectively made barcelona competitive with the likes of say less to 60 and west ham in the premier lee can. of course, pop loaner are used to being of the table so it will reduce costs. but how do you replace many se if you've got to spend money to have players of a high caliber and it's difficult to see how boss look software can do that. under the present cost control measures. jennifer, who do you think ultimately bears the most responsibility for what happened? is it barcelona? is it legal or is it messy? i think at 1st i think referred to save economy by cheating on day. so here we did the day on the sheet and with these that will see the feel of the messy this up here. a complete the, a of course, the duty of deborah club is to fix that in here. you since the middle left in a barrier is a they have not being able to sell yours to lower the siding salary, a 110 percent exceeded. and a also can reach an agreement with with 12 players to, to, to be in the club. it was complicated like these to sign a contract like leels punish. nick starts in a week and seem possi

he's now west ham's top premier league scorer and he helped send his club to top of the table.stadium, with antonio scoring two of the goals. he's now passed paulo dicanio�*s club record. known for his creative celebrations, antonio had a cardboard cut out of himself ready and waiting by the side of the pitch so he could recreate the lift from the film, dirty dancing. i'll have more for you in the next hour. over the last week, we've seen chaotic and desperate scenes at kabul airport, as people try to flee afghanistan. one of those trying to leave was a young woman from nottingham, who was visiting relatives with her mother and two young siblings when the taliban took control. they've now managed to make it back to the uk — as our correspondent, navtej johal, reports. glad to see you again. lovely to see you. you look so handsome! thank you! the sound ofjoy and relief. rageeb has spent the past week worrying about his wife, adult daughter and two small children who have been trying desperately to leave afghanistan. they travelled there last month from their home in nottingham t

west ham go top after thrashing leicester city.

there were also draws at aston villa, newcastle and west ham.are now bottom of the table. everton and leicester also won today. hibs and hearts are still level on points at the top of the scottish premiership. both won today, as did motherwell. it's the old firm match tomorrow. england's cricketers beat india by an innings and 76 runs at headingley to level their test series. it's now 1—1 with two matches left to play. adam wild reports. in leeds, they came ready for a carnival. what they got, in fact, was a procession. history tells us to expect the unexpected at headingley. england here springing the surprises. cheteshwar pujara didn't seem to see that coming. 0llie robinson and england up and running. pujara gone for 91, but the big prize was that of virat kohli. he had passed 50, but couldn't get past the waiting hands ofjoe root. robinson wreaking havoc — so too england's more established names. this wasjimmy anderson undoing ajinkya rahane. moeen ali offering a quick break from the quick bowling, no less deadly. but the morning belonged to

west ham against palace was 2—2. top of the table after a 4—1 win over augsburg. also wins for cologne and mainz, freiburg are second after beating stuttgart 3—2, while defending champions bayern munich beat hertha berlin 5—0. in spain, real madrid are in action against real betis 110w. it's still 0-0. celta vigo lost 1—0 at home to athletic bilbao. in italy, juventus have started life without cristiano ronaldo against empoli, and they are losing 1—0. fiorentina are beating torino. england's cricketers have levelled the test series against india after a huge win in the third test. they bowled india out by lunch on day four to win by an innings and 76 runs. the series now stands at 1—1 with two to play. extremely proud and it shows the character in the dressing room, four players to be able to take a loss like that and come back and play and such a clinical performance shows a huge amount of what the group is about and it can be a difficult place, test cricket, when it is not going your way and you have to really be a

and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a hammer blow for the foxes — west ham take the leader down to ten men. we'll bring you all the news from the london stadium. good evening. as desperate afghans continue their attempts to flee their country, the defence minister, ben wallace, has said the uk has "hours, not weeks" to airlift people out. as the deadline of august 31st looms for foreign troops to leave the country, borisjohnson is expected to use a virtual g7 summit tomorrow to urge president biden to keep a military presence there beyond that date. but today the taliban appeared to rule out any delay to the withdrawal and to the current evacuation mission. the prime minister this evening spoke to president biden about the ongoing efforts to get people out. our first report tonight is from our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani. it's crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. so many children in such a terrible place. this woman worked alongside german forces. "i've been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for

dancing to the top of the table — michail antonio breaks a west ham premier league goalscoring record place under strict covid rules. nearly 11,500 athletes from 162 countries will be competing, with paralympics gb our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. 364 days after it was meant to start, the waiting was finally over. despite the delay, despite the pandemic, at last, the paralympics had come to tokyo. the title for the opening ceremony is we have wings. it's set in an imaginary airport. organisers said they wanted to highlight the power of paralympians. and after that early spectacle, there was soon another — a fireworks display lighting up the night sky. but forjapan, simply staging these games at a time of record covid rates has been a huge challenge, and after the entrance of their flag, their national anthem echoed around the stadium... she sings thejapanese national anthem. ..and soon it was time for the athletes. could all passengers please prepare for their much anticipated arrival? 162 teams are here in tokyo, but the early focus was on one that isn't. afghanistan's f

gloucester road is an old stadium with that energy and i remember the west ham fans when they moved fromowling ground stadium in upton park they moved to this grand -- brand-new fancy stadium, the fans hated it. does that resonate with you with an rate in boston, the olympic stadiums are the stadiums that the fans appreciate? tom: this is something that the ownership dead. when i joined bloomberg this was a raging battle in boston and they had the courage to rebuild fenway park which desperately needed it and save all of the character of it. i bring this up because it believes it will dock in -- darken the door for a more interesting show at 9:00. when i see that i cannot envision the vip boxes, or even whatever it is called, the fancy -- you have to be out in the seats. jonathan: i know from the fact that when hammond goes to see the queen parks rangers he seats in the cheap seats. governor king i saw at villa park 10 years ago and i was sitting right in front of them, and he was not in the cheap seats. because, at that point it was a nightmare. mohammed is coming up later from queens c

from seagulls to eagles, as crystal palace spoiled west ham's perfect start. it will feel like two points dropped for david moyes, early days but his side are top. newcastle thought they had their first win of the season. but then, late into stoppage time, this... penalties are something that james ward—prowse excels at. drama right at the very end. the constant swings of the premier league. for only the second time in his career george russell will start a formula one race from the front row of the grid — last time he was standing in for lewis hamilton — this time he guided his williams through the treacherous conditions at spa in belgium to get ahead of hamilton and will start behind the red bull of max verstappen. fellow briton lando norris was fortunate to escape unhurt from this crash. he qualified ninth, but may have to start from the pitlane. that's all the sport for now. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the sunday papers. with me are mo hussein, a former conservative advisor, and the author and journalist, rachel shabi. britain out of afghan

marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle, but then threw it back intompaoli had to be held back by his staff. after a long delay, the nice players came out to finish the game, but the marseille players refused to do so. tennis, and andy murray beat american noah rubin in the winston—salem open first round. he was due to be playing nick kyrgios, but the australian pulled out with a knee injury. murray won in straight sets 6—2, 6—0 and took victory by winning 10 successive games. the final tennis major of the year, the us open starts next week. that's all the sport for now. borisjohnson is expected to ask president biden to delay withdrawing the last american forces from afghanistan to give more time for evacuation efforts. he'll make the request at an emergency g7 meeting tomorrow. just a reminder that we have been hearing from the reuters news agency in the last few minutes quoting taliban sources that they won't accept an extension of the 31st of august deadline for western armies to leave. thousands of people are crowded outside kabul airport, despera

west ham came from behind twice to beat newcastle 4—2 at st james' park.rts 3—2. japanese forward kyugo furuhashi scored the winner at parkhead. the full draw for the quarterfinals is on the bbc sport website. roger federer will have further knee surgery which will keep him out of action for "many months". the 40—year—old had double knee surgery last year and says the latest operation will, in his words, "give myself a glimmer of hope to return to the tour in some shape or form". but he also admits he's realistic about his future. kevin kisner won the pga tour's first six—way play—off to claim the wyndham championship. all six parred the first play—off hole before kisner put himself closest on the next with his second shot into a long parfour. everyone else missed their birdie chance before he putted in to take his tenth pro title and put himself in contention for a ryder cup place. that's all the sport for now. from today, people in england and northern ireland who've received two doses of coronavirus vaccine will no longer have to automatically self—isol

west ham united are in action against leicester city.ntly 0-0. liverpool have said they won't release mo salah for international duty for egypt in their match against angola next week due to quarantine restrictions the striker would face on his return to the uk. along with other top european sides, liverpool are seeking exemptions from the rules for players returning from red list countries, but with no agreement between the premier league and the government, salah will face a ten—day isolation period after playing in egypt. the third test at headingley starts on wednesday. england are one down in the series after losing against india at lord's last week. fast bowler mark wood is going to miss the match with an injury, something captainjoe root has described as a hammerblow. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. england prepared at headingley knowing they must bat with greater resolve and aware there is another bowling problem to solve. mark woods out, having injured his shoulder at lord's, making a desperate diving stop — fully com

michail antonio will very happy this morning after becoming west ham's top premier league scorer andcreative celebrations, antonio had a carboard cut out of himself ready and waiting by the side of the pitch so he could recreate the lift from the film dirty dancing. maybe if i could run to someone, someone could pick me up, and i can be baby, you know? i wanted to be baby. but then i realised that i'm 94 kilograms, no one is really going to baby me. so i decided to do it to myself, i got a cardboard cut out of myself and i decided to lift myself up in the air~ _ nobody puts michail in the corner! england captainjoe root says england can still win the series against india ahead of their third test at headingley, despite being 1—0 down after a poor performance at lords. england drew the first test and were criticised after a dismal batting performance in the second. they've had a further blow with bowler mark wood being ruled out of the third test with a shoulder injury. we're only 1—0 down, three games to play. we've found ourselves in this situation before. and you have seen us come

marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle, but then threw it back intoon—salem open first round. he was due to be playing nick kyrgios, but the australian pulled out with a knee injury. murray won in straight sets 6—2, 6—0 and took victory by winning ten successive games. the final tennis major of the year, the us open starts next week. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the 2020 paralympic games kick off in tokyo tomorrow. more than 4,000 athletes will take part, but those with intellectual disabilities are still competing under the shadow of a cheating scandal that happened 21 years ago. in sydney, the spanish basketball team won gold, only to have to give back their medals when it was revealed only two of the team members were genuinely disabled. one of those two is ray torres. here's his story. we won all the games and the final we won russia and i didn't believe it. it was something that i think everybody would say, it's a dream come true. these people went to sydney without doing no tests and not being special. f

from seagulls to eagles, as crystal palace spoiled west ham's perfect start.s in india's second innings, a really impressive display from him. craig 0verton took three himself including the final one to seal the match. the win means thatjoe root has set a new record for the number of test wins as captain with 27. for only the second time in his career george russell will start a formula one race from the front row of the grid. last time he was standing in for world champion lewis hamilton at mercedes. but this time he guided his williams through the treacherous conditions at spa in belgium to get ahead of hamilton and will start behind the red bull of max verstappen// the red bull of max verstappen. fellow briton lando norris was fortunate to escape unhurt from this crash. he qualified ninth, but may have to start from the pitlane. still thinking on what happened. the team put me on the right track with the right tyres and when it mattered we delivered, i don't really know what to say. we delivered, i don't really know what to say-— we delivered, i don't reall

marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle, but then threw it back intoafter a long delay, the nice players came out to finish the game, but the marseille players refused to do so. gareth bale scored his first spanish league goal since what a finish we had to the women's open at carnoustie where it went right down to the wire, with sweden's anna nordqvist taking her third major title. england's georgia hall impressed as did scottish amateur louise duncan, finishing in the top ten. joe lynskey reports. from scotland, louise duncan. this has been the week of louise duncan's life. she is 21 and a student in stirling, here in contention at carnoustie on the last day of the major. as an amateur, she couldn't even win the prize fund, and around her on the scoreboard she faced so much quality. anna nordqvist last won a major four years ago but through the weekend she's been inspired. chasing her at the top was georgia hall, a former 0pen champion, who at five under for the day knew she'd come close to history. no englishwoman has won it twice before. but out in

west ham came from behind twice to beat newcastle li—2 at st james�* park.n where we can fight to win tomorrow. the score never really got away from us which was great. so it's going to be a great day tomorrow, hopefully. kevin kisner won the pga tour's first six—way play—off to claim the wyndham championship. all six parred the first play—off hole before kisner put himself closest on the next with his second shot into a long parfour. everyone else missed their birdie chance before he putted in to take his tenth pro title and put himself in contention for a ryder cup place. he might have noticed that tom daley has been speaking to us exclusively here on breakfast. and tom daley has been telling me why he's taking a break from diving. you can hear all about that in an hour's time, how he's yet to decide whether to go to another olympics and how this one was so special. in 2016 when it didn't go anywhere near the way that i wanted it to, actually lance said to me, maybe you weren't meant to win a gold medal this time, maybe your son needs to see you become an

leicester city, west ham, rangers and celtic are all involved.e provided a place to stay during the pandemic. but around 29,000 were still in emergency accommodation or returned to the streets. the government says the figures are misleading. the housing chairty shelter obtained those figures and their chief executive, polly neate, joins me now from west london. thank you forjoining us. first of all, is this a missed opportunity? does it represent a missed opportunity to tackle the issue of homelessness? it opportunity to tackle the issue of homelessness?— opportunity to tackle the issue of homelessness? it really does. the government _ homelessness? it really does. the government made _ homelessness? it really does. the government made a _ homelessness? it really does. the government made a fantastic- homelessness? it really does. the i government made a fantastic effort. it's brilliant that they provided the funding to make sure that, as much as possible, nobody was sleeping rough during lockdown is and at the height of the pandemic, but the gov

while west ham, on their return to european football, are in group with dinamo zagreb.hank you very much. let's return to our top story now and the situation in afghanistan. the taliban's takeover poses a major challenge for the international community. there was plenty of rhetoric at the g7 meeting earlier this week on the leverage the west might use against afghanistan's new rulers. but, after 20 years on the ground, what influence can western nations actually have, now that they're gone. here's caroline hawley. the taliban triumphant inside the presidential palace when they took kabuljust 12 days ago. its leaders are sanctioned as terrorists, but they are in charge of afghanistan now and calling the shots. as the taliban advance through the country, western leaders had warned they would be international pariahs if they took power by force. they would be cut off from funds. now it has happened, and there is the dilemma of exactly how to respond. the g7 leaders, and leaders across the eu, nato and the un, all agreed that we will stand united in our approach to the tali

michail antonio will very happy this morning after becoming west ham's top premier league scorer and, dirty dancing. i'm really pleased for him because he got a few choice words at half—time and he certainly knew how to shut the manager up with what he donein to shut the manager up with what he done in the second half. i thought he needed few decisions in the first half that were at the wrong choices, but he played really well in at the second half. if we can keep him in good condition he is always going to be a big threat. maybe if i could run to someone, and someone could pick me up, and i could be cut like a baby. i wanted to be cut like a baby, but i realise i'm 94 kilograms, so i decided to do it to myself. england captainjoe root says england can still win the series against india ahead of their third test at headingley, despite being 1—0 down after a poor performance at lords. england drew the first test and were criticised after a dismal batting performance in the second. they've had a further blow with bowler mark wood being ruled out of the third test with a shoulder injury

he's now west ham's top premier league scorer, and he helped send his club to top of the table. cardboard cut out of himself ready and waiting by the side of the pitch so he could re—create the lift from the film dirty dancing. that's all the sport for now. the tokyo paralympics is getting underway, with the opening ceremony taking place under strict covid rules. the paralympics feature athletes with disabilities competing in 539 events, across 22 different sports. each sport has different physical demands, so each has its own set of classifications to decide which athletes can compete in each event. we can speak now to jan burns, who is professor of clinical psychology at canterbury christ church university. she has been working with the international paralympic committee as part of their three—year review of the classification code. just explain to us how the classification system works and how you have been reviewing it.- you have been reviewing it. thanks for the invitation. _ you have been reviewing it. thanks for the invitation. it _ you have been reviewing it. thanks for