Cross the english channel. And a Vaccination Campaign against M Pox is getting under way in the democratic republic of congo. A full bulletin of news in half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for diogojota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contract, but the England Captain wont be playing in the first test against pakistan which starts tomorrow. Ive got some good things to focus on, so although im not playing, i have a goal in mind. Welcome along. Thank you forjoining us. Not an easyjob taking overfrom jurgen klopp, but its nine wins out of ten in all competitions now for liverpools new Head Coach Arne slot. Victory at Crystal Palace wasnt as straightforward as it should have been, but t
But Dan Evans has lost his Opening Set against Tomas Martin Etcheverry he went down 6 2. The last time i looked, it was all square are going with server and the second set. The british number one, jack draper, is back in the team after being rested on wednesday, he plays Francisco Cerundolo after this match. Formula one is in baku this weekend for the azerbaijan grand prix. First practice was stopped twice, after crashes for Charles Leclerc and franco colapinto. Championship Leader Max verstappen went fastest, pipping Lewis Hamilton in the final moments of the session. And british Teenager Oliver Bearman was 11th for haas hes replacing kevin magnussen, who is serving a one race suspension. The manchester city manager, pep guardiola, has been responding to the news that the hearing into The Clubs 155 charges for alleged financial breaches will begin on monday. City deny all the charges, that were first brought against them 19 months ago following a Premier League investigation. Im happy
And Maja Stark looked like they might squander a strong position in their match against Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho but they held their nerve on the last hole to claim europes first point. The Afternoon Fourballs are just getting under way. Well the fourballs have just got under way. And once again, the Home Side had Barack Obama on hand for support again, after surprising them at the pre match dinner, the former president turned up at the first tee to help get the team fired up for the second round of match play. Quite near washington, dc, this course. Great britains davis Cup Tennis Team are hoping to move a step closer to the finals in november. They won their Opening Group Tie against finland on wednesday and are now taking on argentina as we speak at the manchester arena. They are 1 0 down in the tie though after Dan Evans lost in straight sets to tomas martin etcheverry, despite saving five match points. So all eyes are now on the british Number One jack draper, whos back in t
The Champs Elysees to the place de la concorde. The first of 11 days of Sporting Action takes place on thursday as france hosts a summer Paralympic Games for the first time. So the Opening Ceremony is complete. And after tokyo had no fans due to covid, and rio was dogged by financial issues, the pressure is on the french capital to rival or even better london 2012. Beyond the sport, however, those involved say theyre mindful of a secondary purpose for the games. It is always important, we are here winning at least four medals but we are part of the incredible global movement, the Paralympic Movement Which On and off The Field want disabled people to be recognised in society. Those performances on The Field can only help us in that cause. Now to the us open tennis, where the wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova is out. She was beaten in the second round by the romanian Qualifier Elena Gabriela ruse ruse, beating the czech player 6 4, 7 5 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the
Also painted the skies above with the french flag. A,500 athletes made up the parade from the Champs Elysees to the place de la concorde. The first of 11 days of Sporting Action takes place on thursday as france hosts a summer Paralympic Games for the first time. So the Opening Ceremony is complete. And after tokyo had no fans due to covid, and rio was dogged by financial issues, the pressure is on the french capital to rival or even better london 2012. Beyond the sport, however, those involved say theyre mindful of a secondary purpose for the games. It is always important, we are here in elite sport. Winning medals is what were about, but we are also part of an incredible global movement, the paralympic movement, which on and off The Field of play wants disabled people to be recognised wholly in society. Those performances on The Field can only help us in that cause. Now to the Us Open tennis, where the wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova is out. She was beaten in the second round b