sri lanka's cricketers have made a strong start to the first test against india in kolkata, with surangathe indian openers went cheaply. rahul gone for a duck and darwin just eight. fewer than 12 overs were bowled — and india will resume in a few hours from now on 17 for three... the conditions were brilliant for batting and we did not get an extreme passage of play. you have 15 01’ extreme passage of play. you have 15 or 20 overs bowled in a particular fashion and our batsmen could not get into a river. it was similar to a day night test. it seemed like that. at times when you play in such circumstances, playing with a red ball, it becomes difficult because it is more difficult to pick the red ball. i think the wicket was receptive and it was very helpful and it will be a big challenge and we were expecting that, we knew it would happen. by saying that, the job is not finished and it has only started. itjust started. is a fast bowler, as fast bowling coach, i would love to be on wicket like this. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me a

the first match in their three—test series is in kolkata, and that'll be followed by three one—day internationalss august when india whitewashed the sri lankans in all three formats. the indian captain virat kohli knows they'll be expected to repeat that feat on home soil over the next six weeks. we don't like to defend. we simply wa nt to we don't like to defend. we simply want to do well as a team. whatever combination we need to play, we will do that accordingly. keep in mind, winning is the most important thing. for that, everyone is on the same page. wejust for that, everyone is on the same page. we just want to play good cricket as a team. the results take ca re of cricket as a team. the results take care of themselves anywhere in the world. there has been a lot of hard work in the practice and on the field and off of the field. they are really good as a team in every format. they are really balanced. that is the way that i think they are really good at the moment. the top golfer for the year on the european tour will be decided over the weekend as the race to dubai reaches it's climax. eng

dhawan hit solid half—centuries to lead india‘s fightback against sri lanka in the first test in kolkatay four. india lead by 49 runs, after overcoming a i22—run deficit in their second innings. for runners who perhaps find city marathons a bit too easy, what about a 165km race through the oman desert? it is run over six days. competitors make their way across the sandy dunes in temperatures of nearly 30 degrees celsius. runners are required to carry all of their own equipment, except for water. sunday‘s second stage was won by moroccan mohamed el morabity, while the women‘s race was won by russian athlete natalia sedykh. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. it is safe to say there is a lot of weather to come in the week ahead. low pressure after low pressure will be coming in from the atlantic. this is how we are starting the week. still cold enough for a bit of snow into the scottish hills for monday morning, but milder air will be pushing in across much of the uk for a time this week, because it looks like this will be pushed away by colder air, again fro

you feel through which not just but there is no way i came across my go go to school are seen as kolkata by some so block us a lot about your thoughts about poor hawker ask both money and come down the cards u.s.b. chalets missed them celia which is typically up to thinking they did anything keeping up with the digital books in the campus and. your perception of what the pm suited your purpose. in this nation's mission there seems no mystery. with me. you know petitions. to consider. that's just nuts to. did you know this is for closure so much for and which makes you look we're going to believe. this is so cool can now. say. that those are all of the what national spartan are they didn't lose interest it's just great so does the will of my little sister of the great actualizes of the british people that you can the popes are going to keep typical or do that to push pull their skirts are. close to slower than we have thought oh my right is there what. really was the job i did. just for them but there are those. who know that it's just the news if you want to see more of the dig through t

problem stephanie going to be a rain problem at the same time it's dispersion in the cloud up around kolkata and bangladesh wet but not house where it. the weather sponsored by cattle and race. what began as a small extremist group in africa's most populous country we didn't intend to from the government it just. turned into a battle from jerry and government tried out yet why. the tourists for abducting more than two hundred schoolgirls the displacement of thousands of people al-jazeera. at this time on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now of the ruling party and zimbabwe has joined the war veterans are calling for president robert mugabe to resign they made his first public appearance since the army takeover on wednesday attended a graduation ceremony in harare is also called first by grace to lead the party. russia has vetoed an extension of the un investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria that's their second use of the veto power and twenty four hours. the japanese attempt to allow the inquiry to continue for thirty days while talks continue

. ♪ >> anthony: i've been to mumbai, kolkata, sundarbans, rajasthan, kerala.ny: wow. it's moving! ♪ ♪ >> hashim: voila. end of the road. >> anthony: pity the salary man. tokyo's willing cog in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what's called karoshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure's on. to keep up appearances, to do what's expected. to not let the interior life become exterior. but at nigth

wind problem stephanie going to be a rain problem at the same time as dispersion the cloud up around kolkata and bangladesh wet but not us went. the weather sponsored by cats on race. is captivity of the only hope for china's panders one of the nice ventures deep into the mountains of western china in search of the elusive wild panda. at this time on al-jazeera. bureaus spawning six continents across the. correspondents living green stories they tell. me you're a student and we'll news on counting the cost venezuela in default as the oil rich country fails to pay its debt well look at what a messy financial unraveling could mean for the people lebanon's economy is getting squeezed. by court counting the cost at this time on. you're watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories this hour the ruling party and zimbabwe has joined war veterans in calling for president robert mugabe to resign made his first public appearance since the army takeover on wednesday he attended a graduation ceremony in harare is on it also call for a swipe race to lead the party. russia has vetoed an extension of th