shafiq, i would like for you to respond to a quote from a university student in kabul. he said, i am so lucky to be sitting here and watching my country's football league. it feels like i am watching barcelona play real madrid. i know that sounds like exaggeration but who would believe we would see something like this in afghanistan one day. as a former soccer player, yourself and a commissioner on the premier league, what does the league and the sport, itself, mean to afghanistan? >> greetings from kabul, and it's my belief that football is one of the most powerful platforms to unify people and the statement of the younger students is proof for it. we manage the ball to unify the communities and to show a positive picture from afghanistan to the rest of the world and at the same time, make the younger generation hopeful for a better future. >> now, you've got soccer matches being played in some stadiums where people used to be killed and punished by the taliban? >> we are not playing where bad things happen. we build a new stadium, a smaller one we are playing there. >

shafiq was the final wicket stumped on 130. pakistan out for 326.outh africa winning by an innings and 92 runs. >> englands cricketers arrived in australia ahead of the ashes starting next month. for the first time in 40 years the countries are winning in back to back series. england beating australia 3-0. >> it doesn't seem like any time in history that we play 10 test matches, within six month, it is strange for us. it doesn't seem that long ago since we are here doing the same thing in perth in 2010. yes. it is different. >> there was a live live finale to the argentinian game between arsenal and their opponent. arsenal angry when they thought the opponents may be time wasting. the referee halting the match is sent off no less than five players. >> plenty on the website. check it out. that's it from sport. >> thank you. stay with us here on al jazeera. another full bulletin of news is straight ahead. thanks for watching. bye for now. straight ahead. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york. i'm jonathan betz. calls to rip in government d