Promising a games to remember. After covid Saw No Fans in Tokyo And Rio was dogged by financial issues, the pressure is on for paris to rival, or even better, london 2012. Beyond just the sport however, those involved say theyre mindful of a secondary purpose for the games. It is always important, we are here hoping on winning at least medals but we are part of the incredible global movement, the Paralympic Movement Which On and off The Field want disabled people to be realised in society. Those performances on The Field can only help us in that cause. England and Sri Lanka are making theirfinal preparations before the second test at lords tomorrow. England beat The Visitors by five wickets in the first test at Old Trafford last week, chasing down a fourth Innings Target of 205. England captian 0llie Pope says hes 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 100 deficit is a credit to them. I think hopefully we can keep getting better, i am sure they will be confident and they will feel strong. But if we can play our best cricket, we can come out on right side of the results. We have to be accurate when executing our plans whether it is batting or bowling. We have to bring is batting or bowling. We have to bring our game into the first to bring our game into the first innings, that is the point first innings, that is the point we missed in the first Match Point we missed in the first Match In Point we missed in the first Match in manchester. We have ended Match in manchester. We have ended better in the first innings ended better in the first innings and we have to bring it into the innings and we have to bring it into the first innings here. Federico chiesa, has said goodbye to the juventus fans ahead of a move to liverpool. A deal that could reach up to 15 Million euros has been agreed for the italy international. Speaking outside an airport on wednesday as he headed for his medical, chiesa told reporters he was ready for this new adventure. Belgium Striker Romelu Lukaku has landed in italy ahead of a move to napoli. He was mobbed at the airport as he arrived ahead of doing a medical. The chelsea forward hasnt played for The Club since may 2022, instead spending the last two seasons on loan at Inter Milan and roma. Hell reunite with former Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte in a 30 Million Euro deal. Uruguay and liverpool striker, darwin nunez, has been banned for five international Matches after clashing with colombia fans at the Copa America earlier this year. His team mate, Tottenham Midfielder Rodrigo bentancur, has also been banned for 4 Matches. South american football body, conmebol, has fined the uruguay national team 36,000 dollars. Newcastle midfielder, sandro tonali, returns from his betting ban later. Newcastle paid more than 50 million pounds for the italian last summer, but he only played eight games before he was sanctioned for placing bets on Matches. After ten months without playing a competitive game, tonali is back in the squad for their game at Nottingham Forest in the second round of the carabao cup. His manager, eddie howe, knows itll take time before hes back to his best. The microscope is on everybody, and it will be on him for a period of time. I think he understands that. I think it is small steps, for us, wejust expect him to be himself and play his game. He is a very intelligent footballer, a good technician. He has to play to his strengths and not try to do anything out of the ordinary, and that will be hugely effective for us. And thats all the sport for now, but you can keep updated with the latest news on the Bbc Sport Website and app. Now ill hand you back to matthew. Lets return to us politics the next big test in this Election Race is the debate between Karmala Harris and Donald Trump lodged in the diary for september the 10th. If it goes ahead. I say if because theyre still wrangling over the exact rules for the encounter. Karmala harris s team want the microphones left live throughout the debate Donald Trumps team want them muted when the other contender is talking a repeat of the rules used during the biden Trump Debate on cnn. Only this weekend, Donald Trump Cast Doubt about whether he would take part talking about abc being biased against him. Joining me now is ameshia cross, shes a democratic Strategist And Brad todd, a republican strategist. Thank you for being here. Let us start with the question of if it is happening and the question of microphones being neutered or left open. What is your take . Your take . The debate is happening your take . The debate is happening. Whether your take . The debate is happening. Whether or. Your take . The debate is l happening. Whether or not your take . The debate is happening. Whether or not the mics happening. Whether or not the mics are happening. Whether or not the mics are muted that it would be a conversation that both campaigns have to agree on. It seemed campaigns have to agree on. It seemed as if trump was all in to agree seemed as if trump was all in to agree on. It seemed as if trump to agree on. It seemed as if trump was all into have the neutered, according to commentary on truth social. His Campaign Commentary on truth social. His campaign is a little bit more on the campaign is a little bit more on the Wiggle Line of not wanting that to happen at all because wanting that to happen at all because they know who the candidate is. Trump is known for insulte candidate is. Trump is known for insults and derogatory comments against women, we have seen what comments against women, we have seen what you said about black women, seen what you said about black women, and women in general. He cannot women, and women in general. He cannot stop women, and women in general. He cannot stop being racist, misogynist and success. Having the Mics Misogynist and success. Having the Mics Open would be a disadvantage for Donald Trump because disadvantage for Donald Trump because he is somebody who cannot because he is somebody who cannot control his rhetoric. For cannot control his rhetoric. For the cannot control his rhetoric. For the Harris Campaign they are looking forward to him being are looking forward to him being who he is and what the american being who he is and what the american public to see the donald american public to see the Donald Trump that is available in truth Donald Trump that is available in truth social and everywhere else in truth social and everywhere else he in truth social and everywhere else he goes. In truth social and everywhere else he goes in truth social and everywhere else he goes. The real question in this debate else he goes. The real question in this debate is else he goes. The real question in this debate is which else he goes. The real question in this debate is which kamala i in this debate is which Kamala Harris shows up. She told america what she wants to do when she was winning in 2020, it was the furthest left campaign for anyone, she was left of bernie sanders. It was amazing because he is a card carrying socialist. She is trying to get distance for that, recently her staff has tried to get her distance from that but we havent heard from her. She hasnt done an interview in 35 days since becoming the democratic candidate. It is truly amazing, this debate may be the first time she faces hostile questioning and the public is interested to see how she handles it. Interested to see how she handles it.. handles it. Going back to the questions handles it. Going back to the questions on handles it. Going back to the questions on the handles it. Going back to the i questions on the microphones, you didnt address that. You heard what was said that in a sense, we know what Donald Trump is like, he struggles to control himself. Is that what Donald Trumps advisors are saying to him, that is the bear trap, that is why it is better for him to the microphones to be muted . For him to the microphones to be muted ... be muted . The democrats want it both ways be muted . The democrats want it both ways they be muted . The democrats want it both ways. They spent be muted . The democrats want it both ways. They spent all both ways. They spent all spring saying Thatjoe Biden should not do a debate unless the microphones were muted after question. Now they are saying they shouldnt do the debate if the microphones are not neutered, my experience is that if you are the party that is arguing about the rules of the debate, you properly dont really want a debate. So i think that this was the agreement. Think that this was the agreement. Think that this was the aareement.. agreement. What is donald trum agreement. What is Donald Trump scared agreement. What is Donald Trump scared of agreement. What is Donald Trump scared of if agreement. What is Donald Trump scared of if the trump scared of if the microphones are open . I trump scared of if the microphones are open . I think Donald Trump microphones are open . I think Donald Trump wants microphones are open . I think Donald Trump wants to microphones are open . I think Donald Trump wants to make i microphones are open . I think i Donald Trump wants to make the other side stick. There is some gamesmanship here, Kamala Harris was to shine a light on if Donald Trump is going to interrupt her, trump wants to shine a light on harris trying to wriggle out of the rules. Rules of debate dont really matter, it is the substance of the debates that matter. It wont be over who interrupted whom.. whom. Lets get on the substance. Whom. Lets get on the substance. You whom. Lets get on the substance. You heard | whom. Lets get on the substance. You heard what brad said, Kamala Harris has been criticised by some in the media for not doing these Sit Down Interviews. She will do her first one on thursday. Is that what she has been doing, Dodging Interviews and scrutiny about her record and her intentions if you get the White House . ~ ,. intentions if you get the White House . ~ ,.. intentions if you get the White House . ~ ,. . house . Absolutely not, brad was not auoin house . Absolutely not, brad was not going to house . Absolutely not, brad was not going to answer house . Absolutely not, brad was not going to answer your not going to answer your question regardless. What were seeing question regardless. What were seeing is question regardless. What were seeing is a candidate literally took seeing is a candidate literally took the seeing is a candidate literally took the top of the ticket a month took the top of the ticket a month ago, she chose her Vice President Month ago, she chose her Vice President two weeks ago, someone who became the official Nominee Someone who became the official nominee last thursday. I think that nominee last thursday. I think that the nominee last thursday. I think that the air that she has been able to that the air that she has been able to create that she has been able to create that she has been able to do things that no other been able to do things that no other candidate has been able to do. Other candidate has been able to do, when it comes to be able to do, when it comes to be able to organise to do, when it comes to be able to organise in the sheer speed she has to organise in the sheer speed she has been able to do it in, it has she has been able to do it in, it has been she has been able to do it in, it has been compared to 0bama 2008~ it has been compared to 0bama 2008. But the 0bama Campaign had a 2008. But the 0bama Campaign had a iot 2008. But the 0bama Campaign had a lot more time to put things had a lot more time to put things together. She was privatising people on the ground privatising people on the ground in the areas that matter. Ground in the areas that matter, those seven Battleground States that will decide Battleground States that will decide the election more than anything decide the election more than anything else. The media has been anything else. The media has been trying to pressure her from been trying to pressure her from day been trying to pressure her from Day One when she was to go out and from Day One when she was to go out and talk to the people. Let me Ask Brad. Out and talk to the people. Let me Ask Brad. I out and talk to the people. Let me Ask Brad. I did not me Ask Brad. I did not restrict me Ask Brad. I did not restrict you me Ask Brad. I did not restrict you when me Ask Brad. I did not restrict you when you i me Ask Brad. I did notl restrict you when you are talking restrict you when you are talking. The media does not decide talking. The media does not decide this election, the people decide this election, the people will and the people whenever demanding that, the media whenever demanding that, the media wants. Her campaign has come media wants. Her campaign has come out media wants. Her campaign has come out and said that she will do a come out and said that she will do a Sit Come Out and said that she will do a Sit Down Interview on thursday do a Sit Down Interview on Thursday Night with cnn. You would Thursday Night with cnn. You would assume that would put the conversation to rest it has not conversation to rest it has not. R conversation to rest it has not.~ . conversation to rest it has not. .. not. Let me Ask Brad about that. There not. Let me Ask Brad about that. There is not. Let me Ask Brad about that. There is no not. Let me Ask Brad about that. There is no obligation i that. There is no obligation for a candidate to do a Sit Down Interview. Borisjohnson, when he won that election in the uk, he dodged quite a few interviews. Isnt what you dont like the fact that Kamala Harris has been out there on the Campaign Trail Building momentum, that is what you object to, that is why the criticism is that doing interviews. Criticism is that doing interviews.. interviews. That is not. The objection interviews. That is not. The objection is interviews. That is not. The objection is the interviews. That is not. The objection is the fact interviews. That is not. The objection is the fact that. Interviews. That is not. The| objection is the fact that she told us what she would do as president in 2020, and now shes relying on her staff, unnamed members of her staff moving away from those positions. We havent heard from her since fracking for national Boot Mack natural gas. She said she wanted to ban it, it is our number one issue in many states. We havent heard her say that she was wrong about the issue, she hasnt changed her View Or Issue changing her view because she is afraid she will lose pennsylvania . With all due respect, Kamala Harris inherited the Field Operation and finances of the biden campaign, she has done no work to get the campaign off the ground. You are interrupting me now. She promised for three years that she was ready to be president in a heartbeat, she should be ready for interview in a month. Should be ready for interview in a month in a month. Policy will be under scrutiny in a month. Policy will be under scrutiny in in a month. Policy will be under scrutiny in any in a month. Policy will be under scrutiny in any interview in these debates. In the debate, Donald Trump, presumably, will have to take questions onjd vance, all those positions about cat ladies, abortion, the fact that he has been endorsed by Rfk Junior and the litany of crazy stuff he is involved with. Sure, but Donald Trump is taking questions right now, he takes questions every day on the campaign trail. The Rfk Junior endorsement is probably a big deal and junior endorsement is probably a Big Dealand If Junior Endorsement is probably a big deal and if Kamala Harris had gotten it she would say it was a big deal. We have had 8 of the electorate parked in the Rok Junior of the electorate parked in the rokjunior camp. Kamala harris Rok Junior camp. Kamala harris took rokjunior camp. Kamala harris took over some of that vote when she took in and some of those were latent democrats but some were people who leaned right but they were parked in the rfkjunior column. Donald the Rfk Junior column. Donald trump the rfkjunior column. Donald trump is benefiting from that so he is right to say that. Do ou so he is right to say that. Do you think so he is right to say that. Do you think this is, realistically going to be the only debate these two do . I only debate these two do . I think Donald Trump loves debate and television, he wont be able to resist. He will go to a abc debate. He will go anywhere. Iiii abc debate. He will go anywhere abc debate. He will go anywhere. Abc debate. He will go an he