from rain clouds to shadows, england's day did not run to plan. play is continuing so we have withdrawn to this position but a moment ago i heard the roarfor the outstanding century by rahul. they are currently 245—2. outstanding. joe, thank you. time for a look at the weather here's stav danaos. thank you very much, george. good evening to you. behind me is the anomaly temperature map across europe indicating temperature is below the seasonal norm across the north and well above across the south. we have had that stifling heat wave affecting the mediterranean, slowly shifting westwards. it looks like iberia gets its round of heat for friday on the weekend where we could look at some record—breaking temperatures for southern spain through the weekend. this is one to watch. it doesn't look like we will tap into any of that heat across the british isles, stein largely settled. low pressure to the north of the uk will bring windy conditions across scotland, northern ireland, plenty of showers here. furthersouth, northern ireland, plenty of shower

the england players who would get into the india team? joe root, anderson? any others? michael vaughan very critical ofjoe roofs michael vaughan very critical ofjoe root�*s tactics in the field. joe wilson, live from lord's, india winning that second test to take a lead in the series. we've got the last few matches this week before the hundred comes to a close. southern brave women were already sure of a place in saturday's final, the oval invincibles guaranteed a spot in friday's eliminator, so not an awful lot riding on the game. brave kept up their good form. he won it. —— they won it. sophia dunkley scored an unbeaten 58. lost their last 1a wickets as the clubs for just 85 their last 1a wickets as the clubs forjust 85 all their last 1a wickets as the clubs for just 85 all out. they're going to have to up their game in that eliminator. you will have seen in the news how the taliban regime have re—gained control in afghanistan. before they were overthrown 20 years ago, the islamist group restricted the freedoms of afghan women,

england, north—west wales as well. the top temperature is 22. low pressure is bringing these weather fronts across the country. they cleared through so sunday looks like being the better of the two days of the weekend. but saturday, rain around and some of it looks to be heavy as well. the rain tending to push eastwards with showers following to northern ireland, wales on the south—west. the top temperature around 22, 20 three celsius across eastern areas. on sunday, the main rain band will fade away from eastern england and we will be left with a day of sunshine and showers. showers could be heavy, thundery and potentially slow moving across parts of the midlands, central, southern england and perhaps the south—east. we will have to keep an eye on those dampers. next week should be dry with some sunshine. thank you, for that. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good evening. hello, welcome to sportsday. i'm austin halewood. here's what's coming up in t

these are anxious times for england's top batsmen. england's chances and career is at stake. one nervous nudge, just like that, rory burns was gone. his replacement, zak crawley, lasted only a few minutes. pressure building. england needed a batsmen to stay around, drop anchor, take root. well, take that. root, the captain, once more taking control. when partner dom sibley was given out lbw, he immediately called for a review. such are their batting troubles right now, even not being out is a cause for celebration. root held his nerve. this took him to 50. his effort, rightly, richly appreciated. england's lead growing, and he wasn't done yet. for others, a little less to cheer. jonny bairstow was making some noise, before he was politely told to keep it down. buttler got started before he got unceremoniously finished. while the others departed,root remained. a quite brilliant innings, when his side needed at the most. a century that brought england right back into the match. he fell for 109. trent bridge, rising in recognition. olly robinson's wicket summoned the end for eng

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cloud and rain at times for wales and south—west england, the rain clearing from england, the rain clearing from england and northern ireland in the afternoon. all the while some showers pushing on across north—east scotland. feeling cool in the far north. 23 towards the east of england. and then through sunday evening some further showers drifting into north—eastern areas. starting the new week we have a north—westerly wind, quite a cool wind and quite a cruel week ahead with a fairamount wind and quite a cruel week ahead with a fair amount of clout especially across the western half of the uk monday. some brighter skies developing further east where we have the best of the sunshine. but for mid august 15, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england. high—pressure stills of the west and low pressure to the north—east through the week. quite a lot of cloud coming in across many parts of uk through the week ahead. there will be some sunshine but it will tend to feel fairly cool. you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. the last major city in northern afghanistan —

patchy, like rain coming to northern ireland, wales, western england. ahead of that, a lot of dry weather, but still a lot of cloud so temperatures struggling to 17 to 21 celsius. 0n temperatures struggling to 17 to 21 celsius. on friday, another weather front coming in from the atlantic bringing rain towards northern ireland. the odd shower ahead of that may be brighter skies developing across parts of england and wales giving temperatures a boost to 23 degrees. first half of the weekend could get warm across the weekend could get warm across the midlands and particularly the south—east of england. temperatures could reach 26 degrees in the sunshine. it will be short lived because that warmth is coming ahead of that rain. the rain develops more widely overnight and into sunday across england and wales and it could be heavy and thundery. that's all from the bbc news at six. so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello there and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. joe root says he'll learn from the

there will be some heavy showers into the small hours across northern and eastern england but for the majority it becomes dry, a little misty and merck in places with lows of 13-15 c. merck in places with lows of 13—15 c. sunday, the low quite slow to make its way into the continent, will see some showers and a bit more cloud into eastern england through the course of the day. much more sunshine on offer across the board and with just light winds, we will feel a bit warmer but there will be isolated showers developing and we will see them bite slow moving because that will not be much wind so some areas could go up quite big downpour through sunday afternoon but those will be in the minority. 0verall sunday in much drier, brighter day. take a little look into the midlands and northern england through sunday afternoon where you can see some areas that are perhaps favoured, some of the more persistent showers and some on the far south—east of england, too. at the high pressure really does take over as we look to monday and that will suppress activity in the atmosphere, perhaps a lit

that weather front is heading into england and wales but the rain will peter out overnight and this is the main driver later on tomorrow with a windy weather heading into the north—west and the weather front first of all, this is where it is, across southern areas, hanging around, little or no rain on it and the cloud should then and break further north we will see the strengthening winds with low pressure bringing wet weather into northern ireland and into western parts of scotland, pegging temperatures back but towards the south—east and east anglia were some sunshine, temperatures could be closer to 25 degrees. by the end of the week, still pretty windy for many parts of the uk and more showers to come across scotland and northern ireland, even a few showers coming into england and wales as well. some sunshine and temperatures back down to nearer normal, between 18 and 22 celsius.— 18 and 22 celsius. record numbers of to urades 18 and 22 celsius. record numbers of tap grades for _ 18 and 22 celsius. record numbers of top grades for students _ 18 and 22 celsius. record numbers

torrential downpour this morning, that cleared away but you see the storms elsewhere through parts of england and is, really coming down in herefordshire, shropshire, somerset and storms nadia el—nakla here may cause flooding if they haven't already before gradually fading into the night. rain in northern ireland dying out, most places drive for the second half of the night and away from the city centres, dipping down into single figures. early rain affecting the isles of scilly and cornwall, a greater chance tomorrow of catching a shower in scotland, those most won't, a brighter day in northern ireland with a shower possible later. for england and wales, most staying dry with sunny spells, but slow moving and torrential thundery downpours that could bring some flooding and slowly fading as we get on into tuesday night. for wednesday, the focus of the heavy showers will be across northern areas and northern ireland, northern england and scotland could see the downpours on wednesday, there were a shower is possible just about anywhere. pleasantly warm where you get to see some sunny spells.

but his time as a manager in england, started with defeat. chelsea dominant from the start in this match, winning 3—0 — alonso, pulisic, and the young english midfielder trevoh chalabah on his premier league debut with the goals. vieira goes into this season as an unknown quantity — he's managed nice in france and coached the young players at manchester city, but he knows taking over from roy hodgson at palace is a different challenge. we know it will be challenging with chelsea and they have 20 international players but we showed the difference between the clubs. we still need to work and improve the squad. the window still open and i look forward to bringing in some more players. look forward to bringing in some more maven-— more players. very impressive performance — more players. very impressive performance and _ more players. very impressive performance and you - more players. very impressive performance and you have - more players. very impressive - performance and you have romelu lukaku to add to the mix. what performance and

goodness, england had a wicket. 97—1. and suddenly a sky of silver linings was james anderson charged in at 39. india's captain lasted precisely one ball. dismissing vera scully is one of the biggest deals in cricket. england will not have injured bowler joffre archer this year, so do not whisper retire anywhere near anderson. not sure what rahat he heard here. are we running? yes, no? bairstow�*s throw, run out. could have been even better for england, should have been. rahul was dropped on 52 force racing. on 52 force frustrating? should have been. rahul was dropped on 52 force frustrating? this was frustrating. the weather tormented them, players often unlike others, any tactics for this? where a jumper, keep smiling and at least you're not the stands. they were back on for one ball and then to later on with india stuck on 125—4. anderson's two bigots have taken him to 619 tests overall, joint third with the all—time list. there has been some serious news on the injury front with joffre archer ruled been some ser

today england's building was focused on taking wickets. headingley is associated with real aerobic england victories in the past. if you don't have much experience here, certainly in test match is... in terms of england's batching, this new look opening partnership, haseeb hameed does like to open the batting with rory burns. they batted with real patients but also took the chance to play their shots. there was one notable six from rory burns, lots of four too, so they kept the scoreboard ticking over, did not get stuck in what we have seen from england's top order in recent times. it is really early days but certain terms of that early partnership, an ongoing issue for england for severe we suggest they are —— dare we suggest they are a step closer to solving it. the -- dare we suggest they are a step closer to solving it.— closer to solving it. the first day ofthe closer to solving it. the first day of the third _ closer to solving it. the first day of the third test _ closer to solving it. the first day of the third test at _ of t

but through england and wales a lot more in the way of drier and brighter weather. temperatures slowly starting to pick up was a lot more in the way of drier and brighter weather. temperatures slowly starting to pick up. that's how it's back to a blustery day with a mixture of sunny skies followed by those downpours. temperatures maybe lifting a little bit on recent days with tuesday a ridge of high pressure building, notice future showers on the map. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action, the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony. more gold medals for team gb — lauren price wins the women's middleweight final, and cyclist jason kenny, becomes the country's most decorated olympian. another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. new changes to the uk's covid trav

england winning by an innings and 76 runs in all before lunch. headingley had expected a day of drama. what it got was an english morning masterclass. adam wild, bbc news. england captainjoe root was delighted with how his team had performed. extremely proud, and it shows the character in the dressing room. for players to be able to take a loss like that, come back and put in such a clinical performance shows a huge amount of what the group is about. it can be a difficult place, test cricket, when it's not going your way, and you have to be really able to stand up and look it in the face. and be ready to put yourself back out there under pressure and deliver. and the group had done that exceptionally well this week. it's been the most successful day of the games so far for great britain at the paralympics in tokyo. the team have won seven gold medals — including a dramatic double — for a golden couple in the velodrome. andy swiss's report contains some flashing images. meet british sport's new golden couple — neil and lora fachie, husband a

ollie 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 pastjoe root. this wasjimmy anderson undoing ajinkya rahane. moeen ali offering a quick break from the quick bowling was no less deadly. but the morning belonged to robinson. this saw off ishant sharma, his fifth wicket. india are now eight down and still over 100 behind. this big, india are now eight down and still over100 behind. this big, but nothing like as big as his side needed. craig 0verton delivering the final knockout blows. england winning by an innings and 76 runs in all before lunch. headingley had expected a day of drama. what it got was an english morning masterclass. adam wild, bbc news. more highlights are on today at the test at seven o'clock on bbc two where you can also hear more from england captainjoe root who was delighted with how his team had performed. extremely proud, and it shows the character in the dressing room. to put in such a clinical performance shows a h

these anxious times for england's top batsmen. england's chances and career is at stake. one nervous nudge, just like that, rory burns was gone. his replacement, zak crawley, lasted only a few minutes. pressure building. england needed a batsmen to stay around, drop anchor, take root. well, take that.— take root. well, take that. that's aood take root. well, take that. that's good looking- — take root. well, take that. that's good looking. joe _ take root. well, take that. that's good looking. joe root, - take root. well, take that. that's good looking. joe root, the i take root. well, take that. that's i good looking. joe root, the captain, once more taking _ good looking. joe root, the captain, once more taking control. _ good looking. joe root, the captain, once more taking control. one i once more taking control. one partner dom sibling was given out lbw, he immediately called for a review. such are their batting troubles right now, even not being out is a cause for celebration. joe root held his nerve. this took him to 50. his effort, rightly, richly appreciated.

rain ruins the final day at trent bridge — the first test between england and india is abandoned — ending in a draw. and an emotional lionel messi says goodbye to barcelona. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. so the tokyo olympics have come to an end. the games like no other — held during a pandemic and delayed by a year — and marked by a fittingly unorthadox closing ceremony in the olympic stadium. no spectators as has been the case for all the events but it was still spectacular. the games' official sign—off featured music, football freestylers, breakdancers and bmx riders. the traditional athletes' parade was much more muted — 62 of the countries weren't represented by a flagbearer, because of the tight restrictions. but laura kenny was there for team gb — afterfinishing the games as her country's most successful female olympian as well as the most successful female olympic cyclist. well, laura kenny was involved in the action on the final day at the velodrome, as was her husband jason kenny, who has become the first briton to win seven olympic golds. our sports corresponde

captain for ten years and played for england for 20 years. so she is speeding off information due to those wonderful players. there was a real belief for them as well. they have had an extra day or two to really kind of prepare for this game. although, you're coming into a match full of women and that winning feeling. i think it will be a fantastic occasion.- feeling. i think it will be a fantastic occasion. ., ., , fantastic occasion. you have been livin: and fantastic occasion. you have been living and breathing _ fantastic occasion. you have been living and breathing hundred - fantastic occasion. you have been living and breathing hundred for. fantastic occasion. you have been l living and breathing hundred for the past month. what have you made a bet? what improvements do we need for the next edition, or is it as good as we could have hoped for? for me, good as we could have hoped for? fri" me, priorto good as we could have hoped for? fri" me, prior to the tournament starting, it was something that i always believed in. i believed in the

so, england's captain was batting. it's not like everything depends onjoe root, just that most things do. well, there's a shot from another batsman, just remembering how this form of cricket goes. johnny bairstow recalled to the team, and a four is still a four in any shirt, any generation. india thought bairstow was out lbw here, on field umpire said no but wait for the review, replay and then the virat kohli. england 138— four at t. then lawrence courts, gun butler court, gone for naught. how quickly day one went wrong. bring out anderson and broad, try to rescue another collapsing because. 21 without loss india in the close in reply. do not you actually make you lose your appetite yet. oval invincibles beat birmingham phoenix in the women's hundred at edgbaston. the men's sides begin their match at seven. emergency meetings have been taken place over plans to pumps bone the rugby league cup. they have been discussing after the withdrawal of some. they can see they have been offered no option to postpone until 2022

some areas were sunny, much of england was cloudy. for this weekend, the bank holiday, high pressure will dominate and it will stay dry with variable cloud and some spells of sunshine. tonight, most places will be dry. clear skills that make skies across north and western areas. a bit of cloud across the south—east. double figure values here and chilly further north and west under the clear skies. further north and west under the clearskies. forthis further north and west under the clear skies. for this weekend, high—pressure dominates. setting out over the north—west of the uk, bringing all of this fine unsettled weather. a breeze across the south—east. nevertoo weather. a breeze across the south—east. never too far away and could scrape the south—east of england on saturday. most places will be dry. more of a breeze across the south—east corner. some cloud affecting coastal parts of scotland. 0ther affecting coastal parts of scotland. other than that, ifind i affecting coastal parts of scotland. other than that, i find

chris woakes returns to the england squad for the fourth test against india on thursday. the all—rounder has been making his way back from injury and could be in line for a place at the oval. jos buttler drops out as his wife is expecting a baby sojonny bairstow will keep wicket. and yalemzerf yehualaw smashed the women's half marathon world record at the antrim coast event in northern ireland. the 22 year old ethiopian took 19 seconds off the previous mark set by kenyan ruth chepngetich earlier this year. her compatriot, jemal yimer, won the men's event. former president of the international olympic committee jacques rogge has died. he was 79. the belgian was president of the ioc for 12 years and famously announced london had been awarded the 2012 games back in 2005. rogge was a three—time 0lympian himself in sailing. his sucecssor thomas bach said "his joy in sport was infectious." jacques rogge, who has died aged 79. the last games that rogge was in charge of announcing were tokyo's. and there's just a week left of the paralympics. britain are second in the medals

england reached 25—without loss before the rain intervened after tea, so trail by 70 runs. british and irish lions flanker courtney lawes says they can't get caught up in scrapping with south africa in tomorrow deciding test in cape town. the lions lost a stormy second test which lasted over two hours and they believe that a host of flashpoints where tempers boiled over were used as a deliberate tactic by the springboks to slow the game down. we can't get caught up in a scrappy and stuff, it slows down the game and stuff, it slows down the game and doesn't really help us. we are a fit team, we want to run around and have the ball in hands, so we can't get caught up in that and we need to try to speed the game up as much as we can. they can throw around as much as they can as long as we can get that ball around and play some rugby. back to the olympics, and simon biles said she is delighted to be back home in the united states, after her troubled games. she landed in houston and was welcomed by crowds of fans, as well as relatives and the family dog. she told local media she

it could be another largely grey day with a few sharp showers, maybe, into south wales and southwest england becoming more predominant as well. temperatures disappointing, really, for early august. 20 is the maximum, but along those exposed northeast coasts, maybe sitting in the mid—teens as well. a fine, dry day on tuesday, maybe a degree or so warmer, but as i say, largely dry with some more in the way of sunshine coming through. and then, we start to see a change developing through the middle part of the week — a slow one on wednesday with this weather front and low pressure bringing most of its heavy rain into northern france. but there is a possibility that the position of that low may just be that little bit further north, and that could mean more outbreaks of rain to southern england, so we need to keep an eye on that. further showers out to the west as well. little more sunshine generally, though, on wednesday potentially, and with a lighter southerly wind, temperatures a degree or so up — 21 degrees, 70 fahrenheit. the jet stream will then start to intensify, and as we all kno

the best of the weather through central and eastern england, the weather front continuing to move in from the west, and because the winds are quite light, it could be slow moving, so 18—19 , but if we get that sunshine and the weather front stays to the west, we could see a high of 26 degrees somewhere in the south—east. it is not going to last, as the weather front bums into that warm air, it will trigger sharp, thundery, slow—moving showers for sunday. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. harry kane when i feature after speculation over his future continues to build. the japanese formula i grand prix is cancelled due to covid—i9 concerns. and will have the latest from tennis, andy murray is trying to make the third round. also coming up in the programme. can they tame them? the women's open and now the most lucrative championship in the women's game. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. a pleasure to have you as always. it's

so it will be a dry start into much of scotland and eastern england. quite a lot of cloud in central and southern areas but hopefully the sunshine should brighten up into the south—east as we go through the day and there are those blustery showers into western scotland and northern ireland. temperature 16—18 in the north, highest values in the south—east of 24 highest values in the south—east of 2a celsius. friday, the lower is still with us, still producing the risk of some showers but generally speaking should be a today, some sunshine coming through and highs of 22 celsius. as we head into the weekend, saturday could be a tricky one, a bit of a mess particularly out to the west as we could see some showery outbreaks of rain. keep your eye on that. sunday looks better, drier with some sunshine and again, highs of 22. george. many thanks, louise. a reminder of our top story... that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's comi

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. anglin 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 committed or ill considered? is captain today said it wasjust a freak considered? is captain today said it was just a freak occurrence. its frustration for him more than anything else. he seemed to be managing his body a lot better, and it was nothing more than a freak incident that he found himself missing this test match. so a bit of a hammer blow in that respect, but he'll come back.— he'll come back. headingley is joe rue's home _ he'll come back. headingley is joe rue's home ground, _ he'll come back. headingley is joe rue's home ground, where - he'll come back. headingley is joe rue's home gr

young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm marc edwards. world class whitlock wins again. he takes gold in the men's pommel horse. charlotte worthington turns the bmx world upside down with her gold medal winning moves. he's the fastest man on earth — lamont marcelljacobs wins italy's first 100 metres olympic medal and it's gold. also coming up in the programme... a chaotic start to the hungarian grand prix cost the big names dear and results in a surprise winner. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. max whitlock has been hailed as britain's greatest ever gymnast after he retained his olympic title with a sublime performance in tokyo to win gold in the men's pommel horse. it's a victory that sees the 28—year—old become just the sixth briton to win at least six olympic medals. john watson was at the ariake gymnastics centre to witness whitlock�*s wonderful world class win. to witness whitlock�*s wonderful world class win. ma

the legal system in england and wales needs major change — and a technological transformation to save time and money. that's the call from a senior judge sir geoffrey vos, who says justice needs to be more easily accessed and some processes and disputes could be handled online. chloe hayward reports. we need to create a justice system that is accessible by real people. to say thatjustice has to be done by taking a pile of papers down to the local county court and asking somebody to stamp them, that is not any longer necessary. the traditional legal system, headed byjudges, has been almost immune to technological innovation. but now the head of the civil judiciary, sir geoffrey vos, wants machines to do some of the work of the lawyers. it's time to make some serious changes. admittedly, i may be a little ahead of the game, but we need to create a justice system that is accessible, we need to put it online and we need to make it speedy and effective. with such grand ambitions, his first focus is on creating a better system for payment disputes. ronnie runs a construction company with 20

we know the england captain had what is described as a gentleman's agreement. that said, harry kane could leave in the summer and we know that he is very ambitious and wants to win trophies and does not think he can do it necessarily with spurs. whether or not he will come to city is still to be decided but we know that if city are to acquire harry kane they will have to sell players. but otto silva is one of those players it could go that might bring in some 50 or £60 million so still some way to go to get harry kane who we think could cost in the region of £150 million. so jack grealish might not be the most expensive british footballer for too long. another near £100 million tranfer is romelu lukaku. will he be back at his old club when the window closes? this still is looking a lot more likely than the harry kane deal. but we do know is lukaku had a medical in italy today. we think a fee has been agreed and that the of £97.5 million. as you mentioned come up lukaku likes the premier league, having played in italy for two seasons but previously was in ch

that sunshine could help defeat some isolated but persistent thundery showers across parts of northern england and the midlands. more sunshine will equate to a little bit more warmth for sunday and through the week in the day there is more fine weather to come. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... crowds continue to gather outside kabul airport, amid reports of chaotic scenes — as the us advises its citizens not to travel there until they are asked, because of security threats outside the gates. senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks about establishing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. the hundred reaches boiling point — as o

scotland main north of the central belt, drifting eastwards across northern ireland and flailing up across england and wales, heavy and thundery downpours are possible but many will stay dry and pleasantly warm sunny spells. what downpours that develop will gradually ease into the night. thursday onwards hour whether all about this area of low pressure that will take a full four days to come into the uk and then cleared away and that includes the weekend, windier weather and the downpours becoming more widespread. this is how thursday looks, initially wet in the west but showers are gradually pushing eastwards. still quite warm if you get the sunshine, temperatures coming down a bit into the weekend. friday, some downpours will be heavy and thundery with the risk of flooding, showers continuing into the weekend. at the start of next week it will try to settle down, for a few days, anyway. that's all for now, i will be back at ten, now we join the news team is where you are. goodbye for now. hello. and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. medals for britain in the track cycling to celebrate

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 olympics that came to a close just over two weeks ago, there'll be no spectators allowed over the next 12 days of competition. five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds and archer john stubbs carried the flag for the british team. the new zealand atheltes opted to stay away from the ceremony over covid fears, and there was also a poignant momnent as the afghanistan flag was carried by volunteers — the two—strong team unable to travel because of the political unrest in the country. the president of the international paralympic committee gave a powerful speech as the games were offically decalred open, reminding the world of the even greater chall

the summer window closes in england and scotland at 11 o'clock this evening. plenty of deals have already gone through this window — we've seenjack grealish to manchester city, romelu lukaku to chelsea and just this afternoon cristiano ronaldo�*s return to manchester united has been made official — but one or two clubs are still hoping to do some late business, and who better to talk through it all with me than the bbc�*s football reporter, simon stone. big news of a signing for tottenham in the last few moments? yes, a dealfor emerson royal, £25 million, a five year deal. what else could we be looking at in the last few hours? salli what else could we be looking at in the last few hours?— the last few hours? soul me goes, the last few hours? soul me goes, the athletico — the last few hours? soul me goes, the athletico madrid _ the last few hours? soul me goes, i the athletico madrid midfielder,... arsenal trying to secure a deal for the japanese defender. crystal palace think they can sign the striker eduard. west ham have got two excellent czech