wales beat sri lanka today so they will be - sri lanka today so they will be really — sri lanka todaym a very, very tough _ the next stage from a very, very tough pools. to beat sri lanka and jamaica. _ tough pools. to beat sri lanka and jamaica, that was a tough ask for wales _ jamaica, that was a tough ask for wales. ~ ., .., , jamaica, that was a tough ask for wales. ~ . .. , ., jamaica, that was a tough ask for wales. . . , ., ., wales. what can they do going forward? l _ wales. what can they do going forward? ithink— wales. what can they do going forward? i think they - wales. what can they do going forward? i think they will - wales. what can they do going forward? i think they will take | forward? i think they will take confidence — forward? i think they will take confidence from _ forward? i think they will take confidence from their - forward? i think they will take confidence from their win - forward? i think they will take l confidence from their win today against — confidence from their win today against sri lanka. it has been clinical— against sri lanka. it has been clini

my important economy of sri lanka.e hear revealed that underneath this sense of normalcy, their lies and undercurrents of instability and worry. prices of everyday goods are still an issue. this coupled with lower wages have caused issues. last year, this man was on the verge of closing on his restaurant, one year later he still struggling. one year later he still struggling-— one year later he still struggling. one year later he still stru~lin~. ., struggling. most of the skilled labour has _ struggling. most of the skilled labour has left _ struggling. most of the skilled labour has left the _ struggling. most of the skilled labour has left the country. i labour has left the country. during the crisis, i had ia shifts inside my kitchen, right now i only have two. i am running daily advertisement so i'm recruiting weekly. as a businessman i don't see a real future right now. in businessman i don't see a real future right now.— businessman i don't see a real future right now. in 2022, more than 300,000 _ future right n

the highest migration in sri lanka's history.most skilled, like the doctors, paramedical staff, chefs, it professionals, is leaving a critical gap that economists worry can affect the country's economic recovery. government says imf financial support is helping stabilise the economy. the present concern from the current government is to finalise debt restructuring talks before the imf review in september. the government is proposing its foreign lenders take a 30% cut on the principal amount owed. now, getting the bilateral creditors, especially china, to agree on these terms will be crucial for sri to agree on these terms will be crucialfor sri lanka to to agree on these terms will be crucial for sri lanka to get the next bunch of imf funding in october. financial problems are not unique to those south asian nations. indeed, a global public debt has surged to a record of modern $90 trillion last year. aun a un report says governments have borrowed more. now to hollywood because the capital of america showbiz is facing the possibi

debt, it is huge, isn't it, that sri lanka still has?t's — lanka still has? actually, the money is pitiful. it's only _ lanka still has? actually, the money is pitiful. it's only 3 _ lanka still has? actually, the money is pitiful. it's only 3 billion _ lanka still has? actually, the money is pitiful. it's only 3 billion over- is pitiful. it�*s only 3 billion over 48 months but it facilitates the haircut and the kind of other sort of arrangements of dealing payment of arrangements of dealing payment of interest to the international donors and the debtors in terms of the international bonds but the problem is that that has now led to domestic debt reconstruction as well and there i think it is the pension funds that the government has decided, after keeping it, you know, keep the people in the dark for the longest time, with just discussed that they�*re going to entirely do the domestic debt reconstruction in terms of the pension fund so the pension funds are what actually the vast majority of the population rely on in their retirement an

i don't think sri lanka is a democratic - sri lanka is a democratic country anymore.heavy government repression of heavy government repression of the protests and every time people get out when they have to face repression time and time again, people naturally get scared. fit, time again, people naturally get scared-— time again, people naturally get scared. a few weeks after fleein: , get scared. a few weeks after fleeing, former _ get scared. a few weeks after fleeing, former president - fleeing, former president rajapaksa returned to the country and now lives in a government bungalow and many members of his cabinet are back in parliament. but for many sri lankans economic distress lanka ns economic distress continues, lankans economic distress continues, burdened by soaring prices and new tax hikes. there are questions raised over whether president wickremesinghe has enough public support to carry on with the difficult decisions to turn around the economy. critics say his decision not to hold early elections and not enough communication and transparency over hard—hi

history first _ migration in sri lanka's history first of - migration in sri lanka's history first of leaving a critical gap that economists worry can affect the country �*s economic recovery. the government says imf�*s financial support is helping stabilise the economy. the pressing concern for the government however is to finalise debt restructuring talks before the imf review in september. the government in sri lanka is proposing its foreign lenders take a 30% cut on the principal amount owed. now, getting the bilateral creditors, especially china, to agree on these terms will be crucial for sri agree on these terms will be crucialfor sri lanka to agree on these terms will be crucial for sri lanka to get the next tranche of the imf funding in october. yes, we will keep — funding in october. yes, we will keep a _ funding in october. yes, we will keep a close _ funding in october. yes, we will keep a close eye - funding in october. yes, we will keep a close eye on - funding in october. yes, we| will keep a close eye on how that does play out in the end. finally, to the goodwood estat

the government in sri lanka is proposing its foreign lenders take a 30% cut on the principal amount owedlly china, to agree on these terms, will be crucialfor sri lanka to get the next tranche of the imffunding in october. in other news. twitter is facing a class action lawsuit in san francisco claiming it failed to pay at least $500 million in severance to thousands of employees. more than half of twitter�*s workforce were laid off by elon musk after he acquired the company last october. twitter has previously said it paid former employees in full. china—based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies — that's according to microsoft. it hasn't given details of where the government agencies are based. but, the us department of commerce has confirmed — to the bbc — that the software giant did notify it about the attack. the international monetary fund board has given its approval for a $3 billion dollar bailout for pakistan. the crisis—hit nation will get about $1.2 billion dollars upfront, with the rest over the next nine m

the government in sri lanka is proposing its foreign lenders take a 30% cut on the principal amount owedors, especially china, to agree on these terms, will be crucialfor sri lanka to get the next tranche of the imffunding in october. the us regulator the federal trade commission is to appeal a decision to allow microsoft to proceed with its $69 billion dollar takeover of games publisher activision blizzard. earlier this week, the ftc�*s request to block the takeover was rejected by a districtjudge in san francisco. lower business reporter explains. the federal trade commission had argued that it would reduce competition and threaten innovation in the games sector. microsoft claims that it is a weak case and it would oppose further attempts to prevent the takeover going ahead. on tuesday thejudge said prevent the takeover going ahead. on tuesday the judge said that she didn't think the ftc would win its case. she said, and i quote, the regulator had not shown that the combined firm would pull call of duty from sony playstation, or that it's ownership will substantially lessen competition

things are definitely recovering for sri lanka.kistan, the situation is less bare with the current relief from the imf. you know slow economic growth improving inflation, the situation leaves a little room for any policy mistakes so the responsibility of the government is perhaps even more -- that the situation should not deteriorate and they should implement reforms. >> finally light at the end of the tunnel bloomberg's asia equities reporter, thank you so much for that on the turnaround in markets in sri lanka as well as pakistan. speaking of markets let's take a look at how the oil and gas plays are shipping up at this time. new york crude above that 70 level, a psychological level. brent crude also higher than 75 on the back of russia and saudi arabia saying they will put a lid on supplies. natural gas up by one point 9%. we have gasoline futures trading upwards by 1.8% at this point in time. take a look at where we are in terms of those tesla related shares, the plays, pyd ne-yo looking like a mixed picture. ex paying higher a

sri lanka about economic crisis has hit them hard.r the last year the situation has become more difficult. >> last year, we had money but no goods. now there are goods but we do not have money. the price of goods has increased compared to last year. reporter: his family lives in a working-class area. this life has become unaffordable. the government has remove subsidies and utilities, doubling their bills. his home is also damp due to leaks. but municipal authorities have no funds left to fix it. the couple's biggest worry is expensive medicine. he has chronic asthma and public hospitals use to provide free medicine, but that program has been stopped. >> an inhaler costs too much. we do not have enough money. we used to get medicine for free . now they tell us to buy it from the pharmacy. only a small amount of medicine are available for free. reporter: last year, inflation and debts triggered nationwide protests. former president was forced to flee the country. he has returned under tight security, but things have worsened for ordina

sri lanka won the toss, elected to bat and were dismissed for 166.n 145—2, with abdulla shafique and shan masood both unbeaten after making half—centuries. pakistan lead the series 1—0. germany's liane lippert won the sprint for the line as she claimed victory on the second stage of the tour de france femmes. in a rainswept finale, 25—year—old lippert came through to take the win. while belgium's lotte kopecky retained the overall race lead by 49 seconds with six stages remaining. you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. some parts of the uk, particularly parts of northern england and northern ireland, have already seen the wettestjuly on record. and you probably won't be too surprised to hear that we have got more rain in the forecast at times through the remainder of this week. now, tuesday brings a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. we won't all be seeing the rain during the day on tuesday, but let's look at

nauman ali took 7 wickets for 70 runs as sri lanka were bowled out for 188 in their second innings.an an unassailable 2 0 lead in the 3 match series. and what a day it was for malaysian bowler syazrul idrus he finished with figures of 7 wickets for 8 runs from four overs as malaysia beat china in a world cup qualifier. china were bowled out for 23 as malaysia won by eight wickets chasing down their target inside 5 overs. south africa's paula reto is the woman to catch after the opening round of golf�*s evian championship in france. she hit a stunning round of 64 which included eight birdies to open up a 2 shot lead at the top of the leaderboard. home favourite celine boutier is one of her closest competitors she's part of a group of four golfers on 5 under par. belgium's lotta kopecky is closing in on herfirst major cycling tour title as she continues to lead the tour de france femmes with three stages to go. kopecky finished fourth on stage five 32 seconds behind the leader ricarda bauernfeind who attacked with 36km to go and managed to race clear to win her first tour stage. kopec

let's stay with cricket because sri lanka have booked their place at the 50—over world cup later thisr. they beat the host zimbabwe, the only other team with a 100% record in this qualifying event by nine wickets in bulawayo after bowling zimbabwe out for 165 133 overs, it took sri lanka just as many overs to knock off the runs required. pathum nissanka 101, not out. zimbabwe can still qualify if they beat scotland on tuesday. max verstappen has continued his dominance in this season's formula one world championship, winning a fifth race in a row after starting on pole. the 2—time world champion eased to victory at the austrian grand prix, moving 81 points clear in the drivers standings behind verstappen and ferrari's. charles leclerc took second with verstappen�*s red bull teammate sergio perez in third. it's been a very positive weekend for us. you know, with the sprint format, it is always a bit more hectic, but i think we did everything well as a team and today the car is really, really good. i think we we're really looking well after our tyres. and then of course you can just set

ali taking 7—17, sri lanka bowled out for 188 in their second innings.ead in the three—match series. china bowled out for 23 as malaysia won by eight wickets, chasing down their target inside five overs. to golf, and south africa's paula reto is the woman to catch after the opening round of the evian championship in france. she hit a stunning round of 64, which included eight birdies to open up a two—shot lead at the top of the leaderboard. home favourite celine gauthier is one of her closest competitors, part of a group of four golfers on 5—under par. cycling, and belgian�*s lotte kopecky is closing in on her first major cycling tour title, as she continues to lead the tour de france femmes with three stages to go. she finished fourth on stage 5, 32 seconds behind the leader ricarda who attacked with 36 kilometres to go. managed to race clear to win her first tour stage. kopecky keeps the yellow jersey with a lead of 43 seconds overall. there has been huge controversy at the world fencing championships after ukrainian fencer 0lga kharlan was disqualifie

sri lanka bowled out for 188 in their second innings.at a day was formulation bolus of a day was formulation bolus of a sore address, he finished with figures of seven wickets for eight runs from four overs as malaysia beat china in a world cup qualifier. china bowled out for 23 as malaysia won by eight wickets, chasing down their target inside five overs. to golf, and south africa's paula reto is the woman to catch after the opening round of the evian championship in france. she hit a stunning round of 64, which included eight birdies to open up included eight birdies to open up a two—shot lead at the top of the leaderboard. home favourite celine gauthier is one of her closest competitors, part of a group of four crafers on 5—under par. —— four golfers. cycling and belgian's lotte kopecky is closing in on her first major cycling tour title, as she continues to lead the tour de france femmes before stages to go. 32 seconds behind the leader ricarda who attacked with 36 kilometres to go. managed to race clear to win herfirst tour stage. l

vietnam teams he had defeated saudi arabia and sri lanka as the leader of the davis cup . after winning his previous game in japan 21 against manchester city, he lost in other important games this morning, he won against brighton 21 , the world against monaco 32, real betis' own defeat in passenger lee was stopped with a draw, and it was stopped with a vector. but in the most sensitive preparation game tomorrow morning, the team took off barcelona and real madrid will face each other in texas, america in a friendly el clasico. the el clasico is away from home. you love barcelona and real madrid . the competition between the two giants of spanish football is so important and attractive that even the unofficial game attracts the attention of football players. this third el clasico is a america will be held again and barcelona will win, and during the big summer purchase, both teams will get a taste of el clasico for the first time . due to injuries, the bull from barcelona and real probably won't be the least important to this option. and a resemblance to there are no friend

you know, born in sri lanka. his primary school days and the newly independent to ghana.ng, based on having a different background. find reporting, based on having a different background. and the fact that he was _ different background. and the fact that he was such _ different background. and the fact that he was such an _ different background. and the fact that he was such an advocate - different background. and the fact that he was such an advocate for. that he was such an advocate for africa and other stories that he was passionate about. he gave them importance, he raised the profile of some of those stories. we care because he could.— some of those stories. we care because he could. absolutely. it was really interesting _ because he could. absolutely. it was really interesting watching _ because he could. absolutely. it was really interesting watching him - really interesting watching him returning to ghana, because he went in as a child in 1961, newly independent ghana, and that feeling of the early days of independence and hope and seeing the pleasures and hope and

he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana.n the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked together in africa, the continent whose

and now it is used by the armed forces of sri lanka, tourists and pilgrims.here is a hindu temple of fertility, of course to the thieves who attract them here. this beauty is a must. striking a live peacock in a temple, yes, in general, hitting all sorts of colors make me feel like i got hit. in some kind of entertainment park, perhaps, it may sound a little insulting, but i have no offense. simply, well, everything is so bright, everything is so colorful, everything is so beautiful. it doesn’t look very aesthetically pleasing, but i was very hooked that i saw a coconut in the mountain, and another person came up and pak smashed it and explained that it’s customary to go to the temple here, how many times his son asks to pray, after which all his problems. they are in this coconut, and when you break it at the end, all the problems disappear. oh, if i knew the pieces. coconuts, just like to split the mother their problems, i put on one of the most beautiful beaches. this is milavili beach. oh, they called it cool. yes, it sounds a little, as the name of the h

he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana.the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked together in africa, the continent whose fa

he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana.he road... and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked together

udayanga: i love sri lanka, but the thing is, the economy is not that good.s really hard to survive. some days i prepared some food and sold it for neighbors. we had that kind of life over there. reporter: he studied tourism, he says, but only earned 50 euros a month with occasional jobs there. romania appears to him as a country full of opportunities. udayanga: they are offering so many jobs for asians. i see so many people who are doing fast food deliveries, restaurants, and people like us working in hotels. so many vacancies over here. reporter: he doesn't see much of the beach. during the busy summer months, he works seven days a week, and sends most of his money home to his parents. one day, he says, he will have his own business, perhaps in the u.k. nearby, workers from india are building this high-rise with luxury apartments. off camera, we learn that here, five people share a single room. and not everyone building romania's future wants to stay for the long-term. higher salaries in western europe for the same job are tempting. lara: they can be a life

udayanga: i love sri lanka, but the thing is, the economy is not that good.s really hard to survive. some days i prepared some food and sold it for neighbors. we had that kind of life over there. reporter: he studied tourism, he says, but only earned 50 euros a month with occasional jobs there. romania appears to him as a country full of opportunities. udayanga: they are offering so many jobs for asians. i see so many people who are doing fast food deliveries, restaurants, and people like us working in hotels. so many vacancies over here. reporter: he doesn't see much of the beach. during the busy summer months, he works seven days a week, and sends most of his money home to his parents. one day, he says, he will have his own business, perhaps in the u.k. nearby, workers from india are building this high-rise with luxury apartments. off camera, we learn that here, five people share a single room. and not everyone building romania's future wants to stay for the long-term. higher salaries in western europe for the same job are tempting. lara: they can be a life

udayanga: i love sri lanka, but the thing is, the economy is not that good.s really hard to survive. some days i prepared some food and sold it for neighbors. we had that kind of life over there. reporter: he studied tourism, he says, but only earned 50 euros a month with occasional jobs there. romania appears to him as a country full of opportunities. udayanga: they are offering so many jobs for asians. i see so many people who are doing fast food deliveries, restaurants, and people like us working in hotels. so many vacancies over here. reporter: he doesn't see much of the beach. during the busy summer months, he works seven days a week, and sends most of his money home to his parents. one day, he says, he will have his own business, perhaps in the u.k. nearby, workers from india are building this high-rise with luxury apartments. off camera, we learn that here, five people share a single room. and not everyone building romania's future wants to stay for the long-term. higher salaries in western europe for the same job are tempting. lara: they can be a life

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he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana.timism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked together in africa, the continent whose fate ran throu

sri lanka has repatriated an elephant gifted by thailand after the thai authorities complained it wasking over her. 29—year—old muthu raja, known as sak surin in thailand, was presented by the thai royal family two decades ago but was demanded back following allegations it was being tortured and neglected at a buddhist temple in southern sri lanka. the four—tonne elephant was flown out of colombo airport on a specially chartered cargo plane, accompanied by handlers and vets. muthu raja will receive treatment in thailand. animal campaigners want those who mistreated it to face prosecution. nhs england is nearly doubling its number of gambling addiction clinics after referrals hit a record high. seven new facilities are to be opened this summer on top of the eight already available around the country. joe inwood has more. gambling has never been easier. every smart phone can become a virtual casino. that ease of access has coincided with a huge rise in the number of people struggling with addiction. people like luke ashton, last week the coroner ruled his online losses contributed to hi

he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. the road... and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked togeth

sri lanka's parliament has approved a plan to restructure part of its $42 billion of domestic debt.bailout. sri lanka secured the bailout in march, after defaulting on its foreign debt, causing an economic and political crisis. all wagner group signs and logos have been removed from the russian mercenary group's former offices in st petersburg. the building was raided by police onjune the 24th during wagner's short—lived mutiny. under the deal that ended the rebellion, its fighters have been given three options — tojoin their leader yevgeny prigozhin in exile in belarus, to be integrated into russia's regular armed forces or to return to their families. just stop oil protestors have carried out their threat to disrupt the pride parade here in london. it's the uk's largest, with tens of thousands of people taking part — but this afternoon protestors sat in front of the festival's coca—cola float, branding it "the world's worst plastic polluter". meghan owen reports. today, london streets were splashed with colour. it started on a good note. millions flocked to the capital to celebrat

and sri lanka has repatriated an elephant gifted by thailand — after the thai authorities complainedwas being tortured and neglected at a buddhist temple. the four—tonne elephant was flown out of colombo on a specially chartered plane. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. in the last few moments australia have taken a 2—0 lead in the ashes after emerging from a dramatic final day of the second test at lords. they beat england by 43 runs, withholding a new epic fight back by their captain ben stokes after england lost their second wicket of the day which left australia needing four more to win, stokes launched a massive counterattack. eventually reaching his century with three sixes in a row. he moved onto 155 before eventually being caught after me skewing yet another attempted big hit. the wicket to fall before him provided the real drama of the day, jonny bairstow�*s, and contributed to a rare rowdy atmosphere at lords after bairstow left the crease at what he thought was the end of the over. australian wicketkeeper alex carey threw the ball at the stumps, it

and sri lanka has repatriated an elephant gifted by thailand, after the thai authorities complained itd by the thai royal family two decades ago, but demanded back after allegations it was being tortured and neglected at a buddhist temple. the four—tonne elephant was flown out of colombo on a specially chartered plane. in the uk — the national health service is to nearly double the number of gambling addiction clinics in england. this is after referrals hit a record high. seven new facilities will open this summer. here�*s joe inwood. gambling has never been easier — every smartphone can become a virtual casino. that ease of access has coincided with a huge rise in the number of people struggling with addiction. people like luke ashton. last week, a coroner ruled that his online losses contributed to his decision to take his own life. after his death, his wife annie got access to his accounts. there was just so much on there. ijust remember sitting there and scrolling, scrolling, scrolling and it was the same day and scrolling and seeing his transactions, it was so apparent at that poi

in the continuation of this competition, our country's tennis team won against sri lanka. to the two world davis cups that our country's team has the advantage against saudi arabia and vietnam. hamidreza nadaf, sina moghimi, amirhossein badi, ali yazdani and samyar eliyasi will form the national team of our country in this competition. under-16 asian volleyball , iran's under-16 volleyball team reached the semi-finals with a victory against the host. iran's under-16 volleyball team won against uzbekistan. championship semi-finals asia qualified and arash sadeghian was 31 times ahead of the host. he was third . we are playing against the host . it was difficult for us every time because he plays volleyball very well and he is watching good kids like it's been a year that the audience has been affected, but thank god this game is easier for us guys to play than the previous two games, and thanks to god, we are able to make the right decisions in these critical moments and finally win the game in the semi-finals. compared to chinese taipei , it's very cool that we don't know

good morning, they are leading sri lanka. to be honest, | are leading sri lanka.n that, right? yes. the best thing is they _ underdogs in that, right? yes. the best thing is they are _ underdogs in that, right? yes. the best thing is they are very - underdogs in that, right? yes. the best thing is they are very honest, | best thing is they are very honest, the scottish camp. tamsin greenway is a head coach and the assistant coach sara francis said even after the win in scotland had last night against barbados, we are not expecting to win this, we will rest players and work on combinations. it is always a battle in any sport when england play scotland. at four o'clock this afternoon in cape town, they will battle it out at the netball world cup.- they will battle it out at the netball world cup. they will battle it out at the netball world cu. ~ ., netball world cup. when we look at the chances — netball world cup. when we look at the chances for _ netball world cup. when we look at the chances for england, _ netball world cup. when we look at the chances for engla

sri lanka has repatriated an elephant gifted by thailand, after the thai authorities complained it was following allegations it was being tortured and neglected, at a buddhist temple in southern sri lanka. the four—tonne elephant was flown out of colombo airport on a specially chartered cargo plane, accompanied by handlers and vets. the remains of eight british hurricane fighter planes have been found buried in a forest in ukraine. they're from the time of world war two. the aircraft were sent to the soviet union by britain after nazi germany invaded the country in1941. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. in a forest south of kyiv, down in an old riverbed, something unexpected. the remains of old aircraft hidden deep in the ground. each one british, to their rusty core. here you see the tail plane of hurricane mark ii. you heard that right. this was once part of a hurricane fighter plane, one of thousands britain gave the soviet union during world war ii. this is a little slice of history, evidence of a moment when, 80 years ago, western powers gave warplanes to ukraine

it's a year since thousands of protestors in sri lanka stormed the residence of the president, demanding crisis. extraordinary images were seen all around the world — including protesters taking a dip in the presidential swimming pool. in the 12 months since that day, the country has suffered desperate shortages of essentials — after the government ran out of foreign currency. 0ur correspondent in colombo, nitin srivastava told me what life is like in sri lanka one year on from the protests. well, the last year i was here at this point of time, the place where i'm standing right now is a very iconic place is known as the gold green face. and this entire stretch was flooded with tents. thousands of people were here protesting day and night against the government policies, against alleged government economic mismanagement, against corruption, and against 14—hour power cuts in the country. but now, as we stand here a year later, everything looks normal. it's a sunday. a lot of people are coming here out to have sort of picnics and all. behind me on the left side is the presidential secretar

sri lanka is repaying some of their local bills and debts too. is the most significant aspect of this rally? >> i think what is significant is that these are driven by some idiosyncratic factors. what has happened in zambia has set an example for other distressed countries that if you are proactive in talking to lenders, and zambia as the first country that has reached a deal under the common framework, it is given hope that these countries are pushing along with their debt talks. kathleen: what countries are investors watching closely? are there any names they're avoiding? >> argentina, nigeria, egypt, sri lanka and countries investors are watching. but of course there are also avoiding countries like ecuador. because of the upcoming election in the political uncertainty is too much risk. kathleen: let's bring in shamaila khan from ubs asset management americas. it is great to have you joining us today. i have to ask you, this looks like a significant step. what has changed? what is driving these countries that have had these debt problems for y

he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana.ept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. you can see that in the wedding photos. we've got two sons, adam and matthew. in a turbulent and often dangerous working life, she and their two boys were the still and unwavering centre of his existence — his solid ground. and welcome to the rainbow nation. forjust over a year now, south africa has been my base as the bbc�*s africa correspondent. i knew george as a foreign correspondent. we worked together in africa, the continen

staying with cricket — sri lanka have booked their place at the 50 over world cup later this year.d, by nine wickets in bulawayo. after bowling zimbabwe out for 165 in under 33 overs, it took sri lanka just as many over to knock off the runs required. pathum nissanka was 101 not out. zimbabwe can still qualify if they beat scotland on tuesday. max verstappen has continued his utter dominance in this season's formula one world championship following a fifth win in a row. after starting on pole, the two—time world champion eased to victory at the austrian grand prix to move 81 points clear in the drivers standings. behind verstappen, ferrari's charles leclerc grabbed second, with verstappen's teammate sergio perez in third. well, before the race began, both drivers and officials observed a minute's silence for dilano van �*t hoff. the 18—year—old died in a high speed crash during the second race of the formula regional european championship in belgium on saturday. america's rickie fowler is back in the winners circle. he won the latest event on the pga tour. he had to hold his nerve

only ten overs of play were possible in a weather—affected second day of the second test between sri lankao the overnight total, pakistan were 178—2 in theirfirst innings, when rain interrupted play, leaving them 12 runs ahead of the hosts. pakistan are 1—0 up in the two—test series after winning the opening match in gaul by four wickets. bronniejames, the 18—year—old son of nba legend lebronjames, is in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. a family statement said he collapsed on court while training with his university of southern california team—mates on monday. earlier this year he, agreed to play for college team, usc trojans next season, school basketball. yea r�*s nba draft. boston celtics jailen brown has agreed to a five—year contract extension worth $304 million, according to reports. in nba history. in recent years, helping the team reach the play—offs for seven consecutive seasons. dutch sprinter lorena vivas has won stage 3 of the tour de victory in the bunch sprint, but weber powered her way across the line for his second win. becky finished third. she keeps th

well, pakistan need 83 runs to win their first test against sri lanka when play resumes on the final8 for three after losing wickets late on day four, giving the hosts some hope of an unlikely victory after they could only set a target of 131. austrian climber felix gall won stage 17 of the tour de france, but the biggest winner was the defending champion yonas vingegaard. the dane rode away from a struggling tadey pogacar on the highest mountain of this year's race and now leads by over seven and a half minutes with four stages to go. second—placed pogacar conceded defeat mid—stage, saying on his team radio, "i'm gone, i'm dead," and encouraged his team—mate adam yates to ride for a podium place. vingegaard is now seven minutes 35 seconds ahead of pogacar. team—mate adam yates is just over three minutes behind him — but he's extended his lead over carlos rodriguez from five seconds to a minute and three quarters. and simon yates, who finished second on stage 17, has moved up from eighth place overall to fifth — one minute 2a behind his twin brother, with one more mountain stage to c