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
White and red fireworks. The Patrouille De France also painted the skies above with the french flags, 4,500 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 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 realised 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 ro
And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
For the games. Its always important. We are here an elite sport, winning medals is what we are about, but we are part of an incredible No One movement, the paralympic movement, which on and off The Field of play once disabled people to be recognised wholly in society, and those performances on The Field of play can only help us in that cause. To the Us Open where Britain Harriet Dart will begin her second Round Match against Marta Kostyuk in the next hour or so, novak Djokovic And Coco gauff will also be on court later but no such luck for former Champion Emma Raducanu who lost her first round to sofia kenin despite winning the second set. Raducanu was knocked out by the 2020 Australian Open champion. Kenin plays fellow american and sixth seed Jessica Pegula tomorrow. England and Sri Lanka are making their final preparations ahead of the second test at lords tomorrow. England beat The Visitors by five wickets in the opener at Old Trafford last week, chasing down a fourth Innings Target