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
enjoyed by my colleague from bbc verified and we will have correspondence joining verified and we will have correspondencejoining us from around turkey with this coverage following the presidential election vote in turkey which president erdogan says he has won. you are watching bbc news. welcome to sports day. this is how you stay in the top flight, everton s complete, they survive on the final day. leaves at leicester and leeds at the two teams to go down at the end of the day. second favourites to be relegated from league 2, carlisle have been promoted in the play off final. also coming up on sportsday. max verstappen sustains his lead from the skies in monaco. an already depleted british contingent at roland garros shrinks further, dan evansis roland garros shrinks further, dan evans is beaten on day one of the french open. and you have a friend and me, geraint thomas cannot win the giro d italia but he could help mark cavendish in rome. hello again. the premier league s
phillip schofield resigns from itv after acknowledging he had an affair with a younger male colleague from his daytime show. the home office says a nationwide issue with uk border force e gates is creating longer waiting times at passport control at airports across the country. it s understood the problems started on friday evening. there have been reports of long queues at arrivals in several british airports. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow s terminal 5, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow has issued a statement, saying we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible. the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk notjust aiports. but airport seem worst hit here s london luton. and these were some of the queues at london gatwick. a spokesperson there