true lanka has become a crossroads for the world's major economic class. and that is having a profound impact on the lives of its people. the new silk road is forging ahead at a rapid pace it's even cutting a path to the world's highest mountain ranges we go to the karakoram highway in pakistan. at more than 4600 meters above sea level the pass is situated at the border between pakistan and china. the border gate looks like it could be part of the great wall of china but that's far away. still the border here gives off an air of impenetrability. we compare our watches mine shows pakistan time for the chinese soldiers are on china's standard time. even after a 3 hour difference just a few steps away. and. security is tight here. china believes it must protect itself against islamist extremism from pakistan. but chinese officials cross the border here as a matter of course the us. just thought oh. ok yes somewhat implausibly the chinese customs official claims he's not responsible for the crossing. the chinese v.i.p.'s don't want to be filmed while they have

superstar rhianna turns up to watch the west indies at the cricket world cup but they lose to sri lanka by 23 runs in durham. and sadio mane scores twice for senegal against kenya as they move through to the last 16 of the africa cup of nations. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from the opening day at this year's wimbledon championships. there is plenty to get through. there was a shock in the women's draw with reigning us and australian open champion naomi osaka knocked out in the first round, while a 15—year—old qualifier accounted for one of her childhood idols. wrapping up day one from the all england club is holly hamilton. well afterjapan‘s well after japan's naomi osaka well afterjapan‘s naomi osaka lost her number one ranking last week she said it felt like a weight had been lifted, it made her the number two seed at wimbledon that it didn't stop herfrom seed at wimbledon that it didn't stop her from buckling seed at wimbledon that it didn't stop herfrom buckling under the pressure. she is the first shock exit from the tournament and she was be

it's sri lanka's first series win at home for nearly four years. tourists made 238 for 8 from their 50 overs. in reply, avishka fernando laid the foundations for sri lanka's victory with 82 off 75 balls. angelo mathews hit an unbeaten half—century and scored the winning runs as the home side reached their target with more than five overs to spare. elsewhere, australia beat england in the 2nd women's t20 international in hove. ellyse perry and meg lanning steered them to victory by 7 wickets with more than two overs to spare. the australians had already won the series. the final match of the series is in bristol on wednesday. tennis, and the defending champion nikoloz basilashvili won the hamburg 0pen in germany on sunday. the number 4 seed from georgia beat russia's andrey rublev in three sets to retain the title that he won last year. basilashvili won 7—5, 4—6, 6—3 — to claim only the third tour title of his career. for the confidence, it is very good. i was coming here very relaxed it paid off. i was fresh and really happy that i got my titles wi

during his tenure as president of sri lanka he promoted deals with china. roger pax i was born in a small town and the hambantota district. he initiated many expensive infrastructure projects with little oversight now his home district has freeway overpasses with next to no traffic and roads that the rest of the country can only dream of with more livestock than vehicles on them. there's a convention center that lies on used. at the hospital with doctors or patients all paid for with loans from china. to iran or cooler to me has been studying this situation for years he's dismayed by water lanka has done for example they are giving us that on. say 100 rupees and they are taking $92.00 pieces of that back to themselves and on top of that we are paying in interest it's like i go to the bag i take a loan in the band me look i'll give you a 100 piece but you have to build your house according to this this and this and he had to buy all the bricks from me to take my people then. what it that's what is happening and then the 20 percent interest on top of that is

avishka fernando scoring a his first international century as sri lanka posted 338 in their 50 overs.ssion alone. he started well, but gave his wicket away. he was out for 35, rihanna wasn't too impressed. and despite a magnificent 118 from nicholas pooran the windies fell 24 runs short. whilst the cricket world cup continues, the women's ashes starts tomorrow in leicester. australia will be aiming to retain to trophy having won it four years ago in english soil. england captain heather knight says it's the most prepared they've ever been for an ashes series. henry moeran is in position for us. this momentous international summer continues here at leicester tomorrow with the start of the women's ashes. a test match and 3t20 is to conclude the series. the winner will be determined by points scored across the three format of the women's ashes. unlike the men's when it is decided across five, teams will have to prove their worth across three formats. england know this will not be an easy task. i am not sure who the favourites are to be honest. they are a good side, obviously have the bet

all the way into parts of sri lanka, 400 or 500 downpour.e way into parts of sri lanka, 400 or 500 mm of downpour. all the way into parts of sri lanka, 400 or500 mm of rain downpour. all the way into parts of sri lanka, 400 or 500 mm of rain and the worst affected areas likely to lead to significant flooding. you can see on the chart here, how areas would be extremely wet for the next few days, that goes all the way to colombo and then further north, plenty of dry spells with the sunshine and when it comes out it'll be hot. not far off 40 celsius once again. crossing into europe and being that note on a side note, much of the consonant losing storms, low— pressure of the consonant losing storms, low—pressure taking over across the united kingdom and i are related to end the week. friday, significant speu end the week. friday, significant spell of good weather which is good for gardeners, could be quite happy and fun terry, as it clears into the weekend, we run into sunshine and showers, some could be quite happy. looks like i'm unsettled the

they are taking on sri lanka at headingley.5—11. angelo mathews has had the welcome he has led the response from sri lanka with a patient half—century. a short time ago they were 200—5 in the 41st over. and...the tourde france is underway — they set off from brussells a couple of hours ago. geraint thomas the defending champion of course. you can follow it live via the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. work to protect a lake district beauty spot from flooding is finally complete after more than three years. glenridding was badly hit during storm desmond in 2015 — flooding twice in a matter of days — since then work's been ongoing to repair damage and protect the community. £1.2 million has been spent on the flood management system. now, it's finally finished there's relief but also frustration as megan paterson reports. it is a landscape which inspired wordsworth and countless others since. glenredding on the shores of ullswater is a lake districtjewel. the tranquillity of today a stark

is are now getting downloaded in more and more countries like sri lanka across the arab gulf as wellthe u.s. as data theft online tracking and web blocking grow increasingly common listening posts i mean actually ravi now on the use and uses a v.p.n. it's. 3 months ago in sri lanka social media platforms including facebook whatsapp instagram and you tube were suddenly inaccessible. to cities about a tax across the city of colombo had security forces on high alert. the government said the online docs were necessary to prevent misinformation from spreading this was the 2nd time in just over a year that social media access was cut off across the country and it did not work very well she lankans rely on social media as a primary mode of communication so about a 1000000 of them turned to their v.p.n. rebooting their way brutally back onto those platforms. we p.m.'s virtual private networks. 1st came into use in 1906 and beyond among the most enduring innovations in online browsing popularity on the rise around the world countries like vietnam indonesia and turkey rack up some of the highe

yes, they did against sri lanka.ough defeat against australia but sri lanka is one of the lowest seeds in the competition. it was a little bit messy for northern ireland in the early stages but they settled into the match and started to build their confidence throughout. they eventually won that match 67—50. they will have to improve again tomorrow because they play zimbabwe. they have been a bit ofa play zimbabwe. they have been a bit of a story here, brilliant supporters, shouting and singing throughout so they will have their work cut out. england will play similar tomorrow and scotland will play uganda, all hoping to get wins under their belts so it makes the next phase of the tournament easier. thank you. lewis hamilton's missed out on pole position by the tiniest of margins. and will start behind his mercedez teammate valterri bottas at tomorrow's british grand prix. the finn beat the world champion to pole byjust 0.006 seconds in qualifying. ferrari's charles leclerc will start third. azi farni reports: all ey

we have got a better chance against sri lanka and are hoping to get a against sri lanka and are hopingt here in liverpool. england are one of the favourites, being on home territory. australia, new zealand are up there. he'll surely be looking out for? one of the teams that england will face in the next group stage will be jamaica. there are one of those teams that everyone says could be the team to beat. they are very flamboyant, full of energy and will cause some problems for england. some bob tway, i don't know if you manage to catch it, but it was a brilliant atmosphere here yesterday. the fans were singing and chanting throughout the match. it is their first world cup and they are making sure that they have a presence here. they have got a tough match against australia today. they are a little bit quieter, but they are enjoying every moment. we hope we will get to see them again in the latter stages. thank you. there is a massive push to try to get people engaged in this. it is a really exciting spectator sport. the opportunity to reach a whole new audience. england play scotland

sri lanka won the toss and are batting first at headingly. for four in the 28th over now, click. this week, it is our birthday. we are 1000 episodes young, and to mark it, we are making the bbc‘s first interactive, multi—choice tv show. there will be flowcharts, elephants, flowcharts, data, flowcharts, and wizards. a warm welcome to click. welcome to click. welcome to click, i am spencer kelly. finally we have reached a very special milestone. we have been on air every week of every year, without a break, since we launched in the year 2000, which means this week you are watching season 1, episode 1000. and to celebrate, we are making a world first. doing new things is in our dna. i am floating on air. which is why we don't just show you the tech, we use the tech to push the boundaries of what's possible on tv. here is the team. it is marc on camera one and two, simon on camera three and four, jen on five, nima on six and seven, ben on eight and this is thalia on nine. this was the world's first full tv programme to be filmed and edited only o

adventure tourism 11 pakistani teams took part in 2 international outfits from afghanistan and sri lanka among. them not despite the fact that afghanistan is a war torn country where every day there is blood shoot through this cycle race we want to send a message across the globe we want peace in afghanistan where we have loved in spirit not bombs is a welcome to ride behind the main race if they pass a fitness test but it's the pros that organizers want to attract decent medical facilities and certified cycling officials all part of a bid to join higher profile riders in the future. the video and i say it's a very organized event and we're proud that we are competing in pakistan 5 cyclists from sri lanka took part in this race. the winner of the tour de france takes home more than half a $1000000.00 could europe's victor just $6000.00 but it 2 years old this race is still very much in its infancy and gathering pace all the time david stokes al-jazeera are entirely roughing it out as well as match against nick carroll small item. in my set from the team here in 20100 over to london and.

or earlier india crushed sri lanka in leeds 100 from former skipper angela matthews helping sri lanka reach 264 to 7 at headingley that looked like a competitive title but then of rohit sharma and kerry hell raffle put that into perspective by smashing sentry's of their own rabbits $111.00 was the century in a row and his 15 total at this world cup india going on to win by 7 wickets of over 6 overs to spare. sweden have won the women's world cup 3rd place play off by beat england in mesa slaves were just 2 no hostages 22 minutes before in their membership or go back but sweden held on for the bronze medal all eyes now turn to later whether united states in the world cup title by take home the dutch all this sunday but once the tournament is over the players will be back in court as they continue their fight against gender discrimination at its heart reports that scene is getting plenty of support from birth on and off the field. their moves emulate those of their heroes on the field at a summer sports camp in washington are 9 year old sophia mariska and 8 year olds he learned in goda

agreements create more prosperity on the continent and the army and police are on high alert in sri lanka as thousands of but its monks held their 1st examine since the easter sunday bombings. hello again it's good to have you back well across parts of australia we're not going to see too much here in terms of weather except down here across much of the southeast we have one frontal boundary pushing through and across much of it tory as well as new south wales we're going to be seeing some what conditions as we go from really monday and into tuesday here's your forecast map as we look at monday rain from sydney down here towards melbourne as well but really for the most part australia in general all the way to the west is going to look quite nice in terms of no rain but we do pick up a few clouds here at perth as we go towards tuesday we're going to be seeing a front about to start to make its way towards perth so the clouds will be on the increase as well as the winds but the temperatures expected to come up to about 17 degrees there for the north in the south island of new zealand a lot

is are now getting downloaded in more and more countries like sri lanka across the arab gulf as wells the us as data theft online tracking and web blocking grow increasingly common listening posts meenakshi ravi now on the use and uses of. 3 months ago in sri lanka social media platforms including facebook whatsapp instagram and you tube were suddenly inaccessible. to c.d.'s of data tax across the city of colombo had security forces on high alert. the government said the online docs were necessary to prevent misinformation from spreading this was the 2nd time in just over a year that social media access was cut off across the country and it did not work very well she lankans rely on social media as a primary mode of communication so about a 1000000 of them turned to their v.p.n. rebooting their way virtually back onto those platforms. we peons virtual private networks 1st. came into use in 1906 and they are among the most enduring innovations in online browsing popularity on the rise around the would countries like vietnam indonesia and turkey rack up some of the highest numbers of s

it's a very organized event and we're proud that we are competing in pakistan 5 cyclists from sri lankatook part in this race. the winner of the tour de france takes home more than half a $1000000.00 could europe's victor just $6000.00 but it 2 years old this race is still very much in its infancy and gathering pace all the time david stokes al-jazeera. all that sort of france gets underway on saturday will have a preview pace running all day on friday from brussels where the ground apart is happening this time around. i mean thanks so much sounding a bad set for this news hour be back actually i won't be back it'll be the lovely martine in a moment so do stay with us. it's my privilege to name al-jazeera english the broadcaster of the year the cartels are fighting each other like we've been. told that we can still hear these are still the largest demonstrations that's been held i wanted to refugees to over $700.00 region wide near the summit on martha's moves on the planet earth here for them to think of it could be but that here al-jazeera english. recipient of the new york kristen's

sri lanka as their loss.he semifinal. winning their first knockout match at a cricket world cup. it would be a historic moment if england can get over the line to lift the trophy for the first time. of course, they have had some the misses, three previous finals, they lost them all. the most recent back in 1992, 27 years ago. england is a much changed side since then. much more attacking, reshaped then. much more attacking, reshaped the way they play, let my focus and attention placed on white ball cricket. that is certainly been the main focus of their last four years and they were knocked out of the last world cup at the group stage. the main aim has been to win this tournament and here they are on the cusp of doing so if they can reach the target of 242 against new zealand. as you say, they had never w011 zealand. as you say, they had never won this turning that it. it will be a new name on the jewelry that year and 20,000 packed into lewis behind me they will be hoping, suddenly the england contingent, th

earlier india crush sri lanka in leeds 100 from sri lanka and former skipper matthys helped his side reach to 64 to 7 at headingley and that looked like a competitive target through but then rohit sharma and k.l. rockholt put it into perspective by smashing centuries of their own charm of 111 with this century in a row at least 15 title at this world cup india going on to win by 7 wickets what are the 6 overs to spare the whole case so that all means that india finish top of the world cup standings and they will now play in new zealand in the 1st of those semi finals at old trafford in manchester that can take place next choose or 2 days later it's the rematch between holders australia and host england remember the aussies thrashed in and in the group stages sowing the out for revenge at. our i can't wait well there's been some dramatic scenes in the corporate america's playoffs the 3rd between argentina and chile both sides went down to 10 men this is before half sorry to leave no messi and gary admit there were sorry straight reds following their shoving match the decision confirme

sri lanka beat the west indies in the cricket world cup, both sides they knew they both couldn't qualifys, chris gayle can be worth the admission alone. he started well but he gave his wicket away, he was out 35 stop rhianna wasn't too impressed, despite a magnificent 118 from nick ra, the windies fell 2a runs short. and that is of the sport for now, have a good night. righto, our weather is of the sport for now, have a good night. righto, ourweather is is of the sport for now, have a good night. righto, our weather is pretty quiet to be honest. for many of us it's going to stay dry with spells of sunshine. at the moment we have a few showers around but they are increasingly becoming confined to northern scotland. by cloudy for north scotland and northern ireland, some spells for england and wales. that's how we start on tuesday. just running into the far north of scotland, otherwise it's a dry picture. quite cloudy for north scotla nd picture. quite cloudy for north scotland and northern ireland but even here there will be some breaks in the guidance of those of sunshine. england and wa

earlier india crush sri lanka in leeds 100 from sri lanka and former skipper joe matthews helped his side reach to 64 for 7 at headingley and that looked like a competitive target true but then rohit sharma and k.l. rob hope put it into perspective by smashing centuries of their own charm $111.00 with this century in a row at least 15 total at this world cup india going on to win by 7 wickets but i have a 6 overs to spare ok so that all means that india finish top of the world cup standings and they will now play in new zealand in the 1st of those semi finals at old trafford in manchester that can take place next choose or 2 days later it's the rematch between holders australia and host england remember the aussies thrashed in and in the group stages sowing the out for revenge at. our i can't wait well there's been some dramatic scenes in the corporate america's playoffs the 3rd between argentina and chile both sides went down to 10 men this is before half sorry to leave no messi and gary admit there were shouting straight reds following their shoving match the decision confirmed by.

—— that loss to shri lanka. it sets you up that loss to shri lanka. it sets you up mentally.m both? 100% england predictions from both? 10096 england for me. it's got to be 100% england. more from here shortly when hopefully the rain will have stopped and the crowds will start coming in. we are getting at close! indeed. and just to confirm from people, it looks like a torrential downpour, but you're standing next to an overflowing drain? that is right. it is good in terms of pictures and dramatic. that is a slight pouring water of a rift. it is not that heavy, it is still raining, persistent rain, it is more than drizzle, but that is persistent rain and it is a brighter skies, i promise you that. i'm not an eternal optimist —— not just promise you that. i'm not an eternal optimist —— notjust an eternal optimist, but it is getting brighter stop it would have to be really torrential to dampen a make's enthusiasm. let's find out from an expert heavy weather is going to be later. they share every band that has been tracking its way southwards through the night will be clearing aw

hadn't al-jazeera will tell you why this meeting of monks in sri lanka has taken on renewed significance. pigs of change china pose farmers are adapting to climate challenges. last week we were talking about the flooding rains affecting japan now this weather system is the same one it's c.m.i. you by front it's the other the plum rice that's stretching from the southwest right up into that eastern side of china and again we have been producing some huge amounts of rainfall large hail as well damaging winds we have seen a fair bit of damage across a good part of that is the side of china the size of those house days golf ball sized big enough to cause some damage and as you can see there has also been some flooding there that wetter weather tended to sink a little further southwards and a swiss but you can still pick out the chain of thunder has run across the southern half of china now continues just a little further south as we go on through the next few days but the wettest weather is up towards that eastern side of the country by the going on into or choose day 6 a little further sout

india sri lanka is under way, australia play south africa later.gfx england will play team that finishes second in semi—finals. sri lanka won the toss and are batting first at headingly. they are three wickets down already. that's all the sport for now. there is a lot of fine weather to come across the uk this weekend. some areas favoured for the sunshine more than others. through today the south coast will be a good place to be, it was a glorious start in brighton, and we may see our top temperature here. yesterday we got up temperature here. yesterday we got up to 28 in london heathrow. cooler to the north, just 16 degrees under this band of showers which is a cold weather front which will continue pushing south through the day to day and overnight. but all of us into the cooler air tomorrow. this is this afternoon with this front pushing down to mid wales and east anglia. to the south of it still some decent some time to come. top temperatures into the mid 20s. underneath the front, low 20s at best, then behind the front we are probably talking

their match came to an not long ago, they beat sri lanka.tea m because like i the lowest ranked team in this competition. northern ireland managed to power through to the end, getting that first win under their belt wage means they have a very good chance of making it through to the second stage of this tournament. it was hard coming away from a big loss against the defending champions, australia, who we re defending champions, australia, who were in action again today, looking incredible once again. they did not haveit incredible once again. they did not have it easy against the byway who seemed to be the surprise package of this to admit. they have an incredible following of support who know how to sing and chant and they will not make it easy for northern ireland tomorrow when they go face—to—face, but for now all eyes will be on england and scotland, the crowd a re will be on england and scotland, the crowd are ready and be a fun one for the home nations. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. resta rted restarted the warning

sri lanka batted first — angelo mathews scoring a century, as they scored 264 for seven from their 50n to hit five hundreds in a single world cup. their other opener, kl rahul, making 111, saw them chase down their target with ease. let's quickly round up some of the day's other sports stories now. great britain have been beaten by france in their historic women's eurobasket semifinal in belgrade. they got off to a quick start, taking a four—point lead at the end of the first quarter but france pegged them back to 34—34 at the half—time break and gradually pulled away over the final two quarters to win 63 to 56. englishman robert rock shot the lowest round in the history of the irish open to lead by a shot going into the final round. he missed an eagle on the last for a 59 — but six straight birdies coming home gave him a 10 under par 60. marc marquez set a moto gp record, with a seventh consecutive pole, at the sachsenring for the german gp. the honda rider, beat his own lap record, to hold off fabio quarta—raro, who'd dislocated his shoulder in an earlier practise session. maverick

we will go back in the cat our own game and we were a bit patchy today against sri lanka, we had someentration. if we can tidy those up, we will have a look at the badly and focus on our owfi game. “— have a look at the badly and focus on our owfi game. “ we have a look at the badly and focus on our own game. —— we will have a look at zimbabwe. for a third consecutive day all teams will be out on court. northern ireland up against the very flamboyant and loud zimbabwe team with other supporters behind them. scotland up against a tough uganda who have been in tricky opponent here in liverpool and england up against samoa who should be their easiest match of the group. it is important to note that it looks like all home nations will progress into the next phase of this tournament but every result counts tournament but every result counts to make their lives a little bit easier in the next stages of the tournament. great britain have secured a silver in the diving at the world aquatic championships in china. jack laugher and dan goodfellow were first after 4 of their 6 dives in the 3 met

sri lanka are batting against west indies in durham....etter of things so far. opener thisara perera scored a half century, as has avishka fernando, who remains not out. how about this for a catch from the windies' fabien allen to get rid of kusal mendis?! despite that moment of brilliance, sri lanka appear well placed on 231 for 3 with around 11 overs left. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. many thanks, steve, thank you for that. the sister of a muslim woman killed in a so—called honour killing, in the uk, has told the bbc that she wants to campaign against these crimes. in 2006, 20—year—old banaz mahmod was killed on the orders of her father and uncle when she left her unhappy marriage and started a relationship with another man. in the first television interview, her sister payzee mahmod says she want to break the silence surrounding honour based violence. she spoke to our reporter poonam taneja. precious memories of her adored sister banaz mahmod. we w

yes, they really needed that win against sri lanka, eight b stay should move on to the second group phase, like at low right, and northern ireland should have nipped in earlier two look comfortable, but shall like i had a tall shooter, which made it difficult for the defenders to stop herfrom difficult for the defenders to stop her from getting difficult for the defenders to stop herfrom getting some point in. they eventually got there in the end. they will look forward to playing zimbabwe tomorrow. we saw australia backin zimbabwe tomorrow. we saw australia back in action today, the defending champions, looking strong against the byway who are a bit of an interesting team. they will make it very dead got for northern ireland tomorrow, but for now it is all about england and scotland which helped take place at three o'clock this afternoon. —— which will take place. formuala 1 qualifying at silverstone starts at 2pm — you can follow that via the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has accused international bodies including the world bank and imf

i think the loss against sri lanka hurt us, and then when we came here, we managed to produce somethingilar to the cricket we had been playing over the last four yea rs. with the british grand prix coming up at the weekend, it was announced today that silverstone will stay on the formula one calendar for another 5 years. circuit bosses had excercised a break clause in their f1 contract with concerns over rising costs, and sunday's race would have been the last. formula 1 and silverstone at mycenae thai, delivering the news everyone wa nted thai, delivering the news everyone wanted to hear. the british grand prix is staying at silverstone for at least five more years after this we can's race. common sense has surely prevailed here, really. f0 needs silverstone, service the needs f1. we started from that point of view all along, we thought our case was strong, frankly, so we were pretty clear what we needed to get to. to be able to make this work. this news brings to an end a tub of my curious eye glass, sparked when silverstone triggered a release clause in 2017 in the hope of agreeing a

adventure tourism 11 pakistani teams took part in 2 international outfits from afghanistan and sri lanka. despite the fact that afghanistan is a war torn country where every day there is bloated through this cycle race we want to send a message across the globe we want peace in afghanistan we have loved in spirit not bombs. are welcome to ride behind the main race if they pass a fitness test but it's the pros that organizers want to attract decent medical facilities and certified cycling officials all part of a bid to draw in higher profile riders in the future. the video and i say it's a very organized event and we're proud that we are competing in pakistan 5 cyclists from sri lanka took part in this race. the winner of the tour de france takes home more than half a $1000000.00 could europe's victor just $6000.00 but it 2 years old this race is still very much in its infancy and gathering pace all the time david stokes al-jazeera. let's have a look at the top stories here at out of the u.n. security council has failed to agree on how to respond to the bombing of a migrant detention cent

in the last two years they deserve to get into the semifinals there were some wobbles against sri lankarong against indiana on sunday, and then obviously confirmed the semi final position today against new zealand, to very good performances and you know, i celebrate the fact that they built such an impressive campaign over the last four years, which hopefully, i should come to fruition with an appearance in the final if not winning the top. it's not an overnight sensation like you say, it's a lot of work and lots of preparation and just sustained equality, what is that they are doing now that they were not dealing ten yea rs doing now that they were not dealing ten years ago or 15 or 20 years ago? they are now focusing on the wide ball a lot after the appalling world cup apartments at 2015, it made enterprise plus priority getting the priority, and identifying a few plays and who are central to that, and one of the key players is jason reuter, you may have remembered in 2015 when angry and rejuvenated in the game, he was actually out the first ball of the game, against new zealand, but

india's openers tore into the sri lanka bowling.one, kl rahul also reaching his century. australia need to score 326 to beat south africa at old trafford and finish top of the group. that's after south africa captain faf du plessis scored a hundred, helped by rassie van der dussen's 95. south africa already out. but australia now with a tough total to make, if they're australia now with a tough total to make, if they're top the group table. let's round up some of the other of the days sports stories. chelsea striker alvaro morata willjoin atletico madrid on a permanent basis. after his 18—month loan expires at the end of next season. morata was chelsea's record signing when hejoined for 60 million pounds from real madrid on a five—year contract in july 2017. marc marquez set a moto gp record, with a seventh consecutive pole, at the sachsenring for the german gp. the honda rider, beat his own lap record, to hold off fabio quartararo, who'd dislocated his shoulder in an earlier practise session. he came second, with yamaha team—mate m

superstar rhianna turns up to watch the west indies at the cricket world cup but they lose to sri lankawice for senegal against kenya as they move through to the last 16 of the africa cup of nations. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from the opening day at this year's wimbledon championships. there is plenty to get through. there was a shock in the women's draw with reigning us

pooran following up a century in the last game against sri lanka with a half—century in this one. for 288, losing their last wicket off the last ball of their innings, to a stunning catch from fabian allen. west indies won by 23 runs to claim only their second win of the tournament but that's nine defeats out of nine for afghanistan. we are disappointed for the performance of the team. if you look for each and every game for my game, we did a lot of mistakes, it doesn't look like the afghanistan team, not like the last 2—3 years. now to the women's ashes where delissa kimmince picked up five wickets in a player of the match performance for australia as they beat england by four wickets in the second one day international in leicester. it means they take a four points to nil lead in the multi—format series and the bbc‘s henry moeran was watching. in glenn close again, but australia getting over the line again in another low scoring thriller here at leicester. england batted a lot better than they did in the first match, i hundred and 1a set them on their way, but at an hundred and

i think the loss against sri lanka hurt us. there was an overhang into the lord's game.me here we managed to produce something similarto here we managed to produce something similar to the cricket we have been playing over the last four years —— produce something. we improved again. and tomorrow we will look to do the same. we are full of confidence going into this game. obviously england have probably been the front runners in world cricket of the past four years, the way they have changed the game, the gameplan in particular has been very aggressive, taking it to the opposition. last we know how they are going to play, they know how we will play, we have played a lot of the last couple of years. it will be whoever holds the nerve, whoever takes the half chances, however stars of the game really well, whether with bat or ball, it will be so important for either side. -- whoever start of the game. —— whoever start of the game. all of the top three seeds in the men's draw are through to the semi—finals at wimbledon. defending champion novak djokovic will meet spain's robe

arms embargo on libya place in sri lanka have a rest of their top commander over his failure to stop the easter sunday bombings which killed $258.00 people he's been charged alongside the former defense secretary prosecutors are accusing them of negligence amounting to crimes against humanity a new european parliament has opened with renewed signs of division members who supported bricks it turned their backs on the session and those in favor of cattle on independence rallied outside talks of continued for a 3rd day on who should fill the blocks top jobs are the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera more to come so what's mexico is next. some prove that my grandmother market is. for a one piece biddy in seattle and the horse out least be destined this a program was done live and that i have been up in hope of maybe most or just bonus looks. from others that i'd. been at the warship is from the specific abdomen but in this case. but because it was going to pick up a little thing that everybody got that idea that a book that somebody got in the stomach some dishonest and dumb but invent

seen that gives you a big advantage and we know that england have the two defeats recently to sri lankaled to chase down a small total and against australia so that put that to bed. but overall what we saw from england is what we should have expected through the world cup, the kind of cricket they have been playing for years. the best thing you can say about the victory today was it was predictable. a group of excellent rictus linked to the best of their abilities. 0ver excellent rictus linked to the best of their abilities. over the years i have asked england teams have the done themselves justice. have asked england teams have the done themselvesjustice. for have asked england teams have the done themselves justice. for this tea m done themselves justice. for this team to do themselves justice needs to be winning the final. there were a lot of questions about the mentality, we know about the talent but it was about the mentality and pressure situations and not winning a knockout match for 27 years. there was a what riding on that and they came up with the answers. the drop in form cam

this morning admitted them serbs into different hospitals the standard operating procedure in sri lanka in politics when you're wanted by the police or the courts. and despite them being admitted you have the criminal investigations department and dispatching teams to the hospitals placing both of them under arrest the magistrate visited both of them and they have been arrested potentially they're produced in court. at least 21 people have been killed and dozens injured during monsoon rains in western india flash flooding caused chaos in the financial capital and its surrounding areas. is the heaviest rainfall people in mumbai have seen in a single day in more than a decade. more than 350 millimeters of rain fell in just over 24 hours in the city of 20000000 people cars were submerged and main roads flooded. the city's airport there was major disruption with a plane skidding from the runway and 100 flights affected. with millions prevented from getting to work and school officials declared a public holiday and there is no train and they are not making any announcements either there is w

plenty more still ahead on the news hour including tell you why this meeting of monks in sri lanka hasaken on renewed significance. calls for police reform in israel continue after the shooting of a young black man by an off duty officer i mean small in south america's biggest football tournament is corrupt here with that story. now to developments in greece where any indications show the service is series of party has lost the general election to the opposition new democracy party for more on this let's cross over to marion massey in our european broadcast center merrier . hello sami yes that's right new democracy was expected to win a resoundingly victory in this election and now prime minister alexis tsipras has called the opposition into korea mr tarkus to concede and to congratulate him early indications project that new democracy is on course for an absolute majority in the parliament allowing its leader mr tak is to effectively become the new prime minister so the handover is expected to happen on monday but in terms of the exit polls right now mr taxes in the new democracy part

is are now getting downloaded in more and more countries like sri lanka across the arab gulf as well the us as data theft online tracking and web blocking grow increasingly common listening posts meenakshi ravi now on the use and uses of. 3 months ago in sri lanka social media platforms including facebook whatsapp instagram and you tube were suddenly inaccessible. to c.d.'s of data tax across the city of colombo had security forces on high alert. the government said the online docs were necessary to prevent misinformation from spreading this was the 2nd time in just over a year that social media access was cut off across the country and it did not work very well she lankans rely on social media as a primary mode of communication so about a 1000000 of them turned to their v.p.n. rebooting their way virtually back onto those platforms. we peons virtual private networks. 1st came into use in 1906 and they are among the most enduring innovations in on my browsing popularity on the rise around the would countries like vietnam indonesia and turkey rack up some of the highest numbers of sof

so are now getting downloaded in more and more countries like sri lanka across the arab gulf as wellthe u.s. as data theft online tracking and web blocking grow increasingly common listening posts meenakshi ravi now on the use and uses of. 3 months ago in sri lanka social media platforms including facebook whatsapp instagram and you tube was suddenly inaccessible. c.d.'s of data tax across the city of colombo had security forces on high alert. the government said the online docs were necessary to prevent misinformation from spreading this was the 2nd time in just over a year that social media access was cut off across the country and it did not work very well she lankans rely on social media as a primary mode of communication so about a 1000000 of them turned to their v.p.n. rebooting their way brutally back onto those platforms. we peons virtual private networks 1st. came into use in 1906 and they are among the most enduring innovations in online browsing popularity on the rise around the world countries like vietnam indonesia and turkey rack up some of the highest numbers of softwa

we know that sometimes it doesn't go all the way of england, looking at those defeats against sri lankaealand. new zealand has talent like kane williamson, but not the tea m like kane williamson, but not the team like australia or india, with the world rankings, but they have shown potential. the toss will be interesting, because so far all of the match is played here during the tournament, the side batting first has gone on to win the match, so that could be crucial today. and we'll speak to mike live from lords in a few minutes‘ time and bbc radio 5 live will be covering the game from around 9:50. the mail on sunday has published more leaked messages sent by britain's former ambassador to the united states. in one of them, sir kim darroch accuses president trump of "diplomatic vandalism" over his decision to abandon the nuclear deal with iran. the documents have been made public, despite a warning from police to the media not to publish leaked material. both conservative leadership contenders have defended the rights of the press to publish the document. jeremy hunt described it as a

to sell him one of cricket's most iconic bowlers is set to retire from one day internationals sri lanka will play his final o.d.i. on friday in colombo will take part in just the 1st game of sri lanka's 3 match home series against bangladesh wehling it is the 10th leading o.d.i. wicket taker of all time with 335 dismissals and 225 games of 35 year olds will continue playing t 20 internationals he retired from tests in 2011 that was just over a year to go before the tokyo games and he a limp activists are urging prospective host cities to reconsider their support of the multi sports event at tokyo prepares for the one year countdown to the games on wednesday activists are planning several. the group believes the event doesn't benefit local communities and makes economic inequality worse. and in major league baseball the minnesota twins are well on their way to smashing a league record the team hit 5 home runs in their 86 victory against new york yankees which garber scored 2 of them currently hold the record of $267.00 held rounds of a season but that $187.00 so far the twins are on thei

police in sri lanka have arrested their top commander and a former defence chief for theirfailure tority warnings amounted to a crime against humanity. that's from bbc sinhala. at least a0 people were killed in an oil tanker explosion in the central nigerian state of benue. 50 others were injured as they tried to recover fuel leaking from the lorry, which had overturned while avoiding a pothole. that from the bbc hausa service. this was a close thing in sydney. a women accidentally pushed her baby and its buggy between a train and a platform. the alarm was raised staff and the baby was unhurt. in russia, 12 people have died in flooding in siberia. there's a state of emergency in the irkutsk region where a number of villages have been partially destroyed. here are some of the pictures i have come in. this video was posted. these pictures were posted on instagram. you can see wooden houses floating down the river. nearly 33,000 people have been affected by the floods. these aerial shots give you an idea of the scale of this. rescue helicopters have helping to move people, and russia's

they are expected to be charged by sri lanka's attorney general, who said their alleged failure to heed warnings had amounted to a crime against humanity. in strasburg, the new european parliament has been sitting for the first times the european anthem play and members of nigel farage's brexit party staged a protest by turning their backs and facing the wall. the was a demonstration by caps on -- catalan nationalists. the treatment of migrants held inside u.s. detention facilities is stirring outrage, this time from democratic members of one guest who traveled to the border on monday to observe the conditions for themselves. a report was released today by the department of homeland security inspector general showing what conditions look like in the rio grande valley. chris buckler reports. chris: at america's border, migrant families will tell you what they expect and what they hope or when they reach the united states. it is opportunity, safety, and refuge. currently the reality is very different. inside the processing and detention facilities along this border, a new watchdog report

northern ireland beat sri lanka today and england maintained their 100% record in the preliminary roundl miss the rest of the world cup with an achilles injury, though. there's more on the bbc sport website, including details of stage 8 at the tour de france. geraint thomas was involved in another crash but he's still in contention. that's all your sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. new zealand has been holding its first public fire—arms collection event in christchurch as part of the government's response to the city's mosque shootings in march. high—powered semi—automatic weapons were banned after the atrocity in which 51 people were killed. licensed owners who hand in their weapons will be compensated as phil mercer explains. dozens of people came to a racecourse in the south island city to hand in weapons that are now illegal. we are really proud of what we have achieved today. we have had 169 people come through today, we have had handed over 224 firearms, 217 parts, and $433,000 had bee

back—to—back feeds to sri lanka and australia in the group phase left them on the verge of eliminationvital victories against india and new zealand and it has led them here to lourdes. most amazing day of my life. absolutely fantastic, we never beat australia like that. in new zealand and now gearing up for their second consecutive world cup, hoping michael beer on their side this time. it is a great occasion to be pa rt time. it is a great occasion to be part of and i know the guys are really excited by the opportunity to go out and try to play with that freedom that when we do gives us the best chance. for the first time in 40 best chance. for the first time in a0 yea rs, best chance. for the first time in a0 years, england will play our home international on terrestrial tv, after sky agreed to share the coverage with channel a, meaning fa ns coverage with channel a, meaning fans not lucky enough to be inside a packed out lourdes won't miss out on any of the action. —— lord's. and we'll speak to mike live from lord's in a few minutes time and bbc radio 5 live will be covering the gam