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
herfor being late tricky times for madonna as fans sue her for being late at a show in new york. hello from the bbc sport centre. jordan henderson says it was a footballing decision, to leave the saudi arabian pro league and join dutch club ajax, adding his beliefs haven t changed and never will. henderson spoke at a press conference this afternoon in amsterdam. the england midfielder left liverpool to join al ettifaq last summer, amid much controversy given his backing for lgbtq+ rights, in a country where homosexual activity is illegal. he apologised again to anyone upset by his move to saudi arabia. these by his move to saudi arabia. things in life sometirr work these things in life sometimes don t work out, football and life in general and i made a decision soon as i knew the opportunity was there i had to make the decision the decision was this was the best move for me and my family at this time and if anybody was offended or feels as though i have upset them, that is on
snow remain in force across northern england and north east wales. an intriguing weather story. i will have all the details. an emotional call from the father of elle edwards, who was shot at a pub on christmas eve. he tells us how he wants the people of liverpool to take a stand agianst violent crime. justjoin us, come as one and we will get through it and we will win. delays to the h52 high speed rail line. the government says it will help save money, but not everyone is happy. i ll have the details. after humiliation comes some redemption for manchester united, who bounced back from their historic thrashing at anfield by beating real betis in the europa league, and put one foot in the quarter finals. it s friday the 10th of march. our main story a shooting in the german city of hamburg has left at least six people dead and several others injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses. the gunman is believed to be dead, but police still have no
Both sides have won just one of their opening four games and will likely need to win their remaining five to qualify for a top four spot, and semifinal place. So plenty at stake here. A blow for Newcastle United in europe, they were beaten by dortmund at stjames park in their Champions League group game. Eddie howe s side failed to capture the intensity that saw them hammer Paris Saint Germain in their last group match. Felix nmecha scored the only goal of the game for the german side, the win lifting them above newcastle in the group but they share the same points. The manager wants to put the result behind them. Of course disappointment because we havent won and weve lost the game. It wasnt to be, so we have to take it, and, as i say, review the game. Very turn our attention now to wells, but nothing is lost, was still there, was still fighting but weve got some tough games ahead. Well psgs comfortable 3 0 win over ac milan puts them back at the top of that group but its mighty close
Set their opponents 400 to win. And australias bowlers followed their batting example. Adam zampa the pick of them, finishing with four wickets as the netherlands were bowled out forjust 90 losing by a record 309 runs. I love the fastest 50, fastest 100 records. I think they are pretty cool records and sometimes, to the detriment of myself, ive always probably push the barriers a bit too much. Ive been in this positions before where i can make vast hundreds, and when i get on a run, i am difficult to bowl two. It isjust about getting past the first ball. Cameron norrie and andy murray are both in action right now murray is up against argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the second round of the Basel 0pen Whilst Norrie lost to Germanys Alexander Zverev in straight sets in vienna. In the same tournament, defending champion Daniil Medvedev has eased through to the last 16. The top seed beat frenchman arthur fils in straight sets, losing just five points on his own serve. Wins too for gael