having bowled australia out for 145, mohammad abbas with figures of 5—33.ay two on 144—2 in their second innings, that's a lead of 281. the series is level after the first test was drawn. elsewhere, england beat sri lanka by seven wickets in a rain—affected third one day international in kandy. they now have a 2—0 lead in the series with two games left. colm harrison reports. ina in a match reduced to 21 overs a side, sri lanka batted first after england won the toss and then made a decent start thanks to dick bella. top scored with 36 and the home side we re top scored with 36 and the home side were well placed at 57—0 at one stage. but then came the slum, when their innings closed, they were 150-9 with adil rashid their innings closed, they were 150—9 with adil rashid doing most of the damage, the pick of the england bowlers taking for—36. england openerjason roy then led the foundations for the tourists‘ reply by smashing 41 from just 26 balls. there was a bit of a wobble as the tourists lost in bairstow and then recruit cheaply. but a half—century from

australia, chasing a daunting target 0f1162 runs, will resume at 136—3 on day five, after mohammad abbasn quick succession. opener usman khawaja is unbeaten on 50, with travis head on 3a, still requiring 326 runs on the final day. former australian great shane warne has told the bbc that test cricket isn't going to die out. warne took 708 test wickets in a glittering career that also included its fair share of controversy, but says, despite the lack of fans attending the longer format of the international game, its star players will see it thrive. i don't think test cricket is dying. i think there's a lot more interest on the tv side of things than attending the ground. i don't think there's a lot of people... i think in england and australia it is still very strong with people attending the venue of where the test matches are, buti the venue of where the test matches are, but i think around the world is more eyeballs watching on the tv. i think as long as the superstar players like virat kohli say that test cricket is the pinnacle, and he wa nts to test cricket is the pinnacle, and he w

we'll hear more from shane warne later in the programme, three wickets from mohammad abbas left themll needing 326 runs to win. there wasn't much cricket in dambulla today as heavy rain saw england's first one day international against sri lanka abandoned. england lost the toss, batted first and despite a solid start lost both openers in quick succession. they were on 92 for two when the rain came, leaving the outfield too wet for any further play. the five match series continues on saturday. the home nations are preparing for nations league matches and friendlies over the next few days. jadon sancho could make his senior england debut away in croatia behind doors closed because of uefa sanctions against the croats. the 18—year—old says he's sacrificed a lot to get this far in the game obviously, i can't does go down the road and see my friends. but, again, it's... road and see my friends. but, again, it's. .. what i road and see my friends. but, again, it's... what i want to do for the long—term, be professional footballers we've got to do what you've got to do to make myself happy

having bowled australia out for 145 with mohammad abbas taking 5—33.that's a lead of 281. the quarter—finals of the wta kremlin cup in moscow get underway on thursday. former world number two vera zvonareva, who's a qualifier this year, stunned karolina plishkova to reach the last 8 and claim herfirst top 10 win in seven years. meanwhile, there was another shock on wednesday as tunisian qualifier 0ns jabeur, who's ranked 101 in the world, reached her first top—level quarter—final with a straight sets win over 2017 us open champion sloane stephens. there's been much speculation about the club thierry henry would choose to begin his magerial career, and on wednesday he was officially introduced at the club where he began his playing career, as monaco. he's already taken his first training sessions with the squad, so wednesday was just for the cameras really. and he has quite a task on his hands, monaco are 18th in ligue1withjust one win and three draws so far this season. when the offer came, it was quite logical. you know obviously the connection i have

pakistan seamer mohammad abbas took three quick wickets as the tourists hobbled to 136—3 on day fourd 3a from travis head steadied the ship. we have plenty more to come, including the very latest on asian markets, after the dramatic slide on wall street. we will be live to the region and i will see you very soon. hello. wednesday brought some warm if rather breezy weather to the shores of the uk. the picture in florida was much more dramatic. category 4 hurricane michael making its way into the florida panhandle. now it is moving across land, though, that system will power down very quickly. some heavy rain to come for the carolinas and parts of virginia before we see this as an area of low pressure pulling out into the atlantic. back closer to home and oui’ atlantic. back closer to home and our story is a little more mixed for today than yesterday. there will be some rain around at times, particularly the west later. it will still be quite easy, still warm, though. these are the temperatures first thing, and they are more like the afternoon highs that we would get at this time of ye

mohammad basra was shot in the chest when israeli troops raided the village to moan early on wednesday morning and in gaza city warner's buried seventeen year old went to sarah abbas and was shot in the head by israeli troops during a protest along the border fence on tuesday japanese journalist has arrived safely in turkey after being freed following three years have been present in syria my name is to be a. journey. was initially kidnapped by fighters linked to al qaeda and captive by other groups sense japan's government says no ransom was paid and is thanking turkey and qatar for helping with their freelance reporters release. i'm happy to be able to go back to japan i haven't spoken japanese for fourteen months i can't really find the words i'm happy that i can retain japan at the same time i don't know what will happen from here or what i should do i'm thinking about what i need to do. the parents of victims killed in india's so-called what's out murderers are demanding action at least twenty seven men have recently been beaten to death by frenzied mobs who wrongly accuse them of being child snatchers they were attacked after false rumors were spread on the