sri lankans a very proud of the railway. did you say it was ok just put it. that you know no one it's quite safe for me. i've taken the train ever since i was little it feels good you can breathe fresh air and see many things out the window such as mountains rivers and lakes i like that. the train is better than the best you feel freer. and the bus cost around twice as much there's even a television in first class. those who don't like that can travel in third class for less money and with a little bit of luck experience some live music. venues. and. you forget. about. the musician the shanta is actually a teacher but it's often the case in sri lanka that young well educated people don't find a suitable job. please help me please yourself. because our country but as a country where. you. extend the r.b.i. you extend your. head just to. than that and the meaning of the song. surreal lanka is classed as a developing country. many people live by agriculture often fifty euros a month must suffice for an entire family that's not a lot here either twenty percent of

most international teams stopped visiting pakistan after a deadly attack on the sri lankan team backonly zimbabwe visited pakistan after that and pakistan were forced to play their home games in the united arab emirates. even the pakistani super league, the pakistani domestic championship had to take place in the united arab emirates. but security has been improving over the last two years and earlier this year the final of the pakistani super league was held in pakistan for the first time, the fact it went smoothly paved the way for this tour and now even the sri lankan team are due to visit pakistan at the end of next month. melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. in australia alone, which has the highest incidence of the disease in the world, one person will die from it every five hours. but a team of researchers there say there is hope after clinical trials appear to show new treatment stopping the disease and preventing it from spreading. hywel griffiths reports from sydney. there are two drug treatments which have been trialled, one doctors say reboots the immune system

sometimes we have jus frost in the morning and so animals get in the way of the train such as the sri lankan time go wild boar or did some us at the not they can cause problems. that. we haven't seen any animals and it's no surprise in this weather but at last we reached the highlight of our trip quite literally. there is thousand nader may be wanting me tonight here at that airless i mean here in particular which is supposed to be a guinness world records if you do you want to join my girls book. of records. facts and figures of really with you did you are now the highest point reached on a broad gauge raillery. it's also quite inhospitable. with two hundred and twenty four kilometers from colombo now. the further away we are from the islands capital the fewer passengers there are on the train. towards the afternoon our limbs become tired we notice the altitude we deserve a bit of relaxation. the region around ella is known for its spa facilities the hardworking tea pickers can only dream of visiting them. you have to bring some time with you when you come here a relaxing ayurvedic masange

stuff of breach rules but has no jurisdiction over criminal offenses more than one hundred of those sri lankan soldiers were sent home but there's no record of any of them being prosecuted or going to jail this week at un headquarters the sri lankan president was among fifty seven people who've joined a new circle of leadership against sex abuse within the un in june a decision was made under pressure from the us to cut un funding by six hundred million dollars and to close twelve missions the secretary general antonio terrace has announced a new push against abuse to root out the problem you have dealing with the problem of the un as a whole we want you ready kate because you do something that isn't acceptable for all an organization and they also cannot allow the unspeakable acts of the few diminish the work of dollars of men and women well paul developers of united nations charter often it's a great personal risk and certainly five but in every allegation of abuse there's a person who suffers there are two hundred nine cases involving one hundred seventeen children who are suspected of bein

daily telegraph claims he failed to declare tens of thousands of pounds in hospitality from the sri lankan of fact or logic‘. bbc northern ireland's political editor mark devenport is in belfast. explain more about this, mark. the front page story on the daily telegraph today was about ian paisley, north antrim mp and son of the late founder of the democratic unionist party. it is said he took himself and his family to sri lanka on two separate holidays in 2013, all expenses paid by the sri lankan government. when you added the business lights, helicopter flights and hotels together, it came to around £100,000 in hospitality which had not been declared in the mps' register of interest. ian paisley responded first by social media and then via a letter from his lawyer, saying this story was devoid of logic and fact and he would be referring himself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards. the dup, who play a vital role in westminster at the moment, propping up the conservative government, saying they think he has made the right move and they are looking forward to the outcome of the

we're back at nine zero station we listened to the music of clarence of the governor the sri lankan king of pop now long dead. a change of vehicle we participate in an inspection on a trolley. of course the token is a must on this trip to maintaining the railway is quite elaborate work in sri lanka particularly up here in the mountains. i generally help the senior railway staff in their monitoring work. and the trolley is used for maintenance. and if there's been a direct helmand or a landslide it takes railway staff to the city. the heavy rainfall during the wet season causes a lot of damage to the track then it has to be fixed. we visit a british manor house at a slightly higher altitude it houses a monastery these days sent benedict's father michael has run it for twenty two years he runs the school for the novices and takes care of the property to. the fruit being chopped up here ready to make jam it's called an elephant apple or would apple. really started this. in the beginning. and. so this. started in the beginning but later we developed into deeper. and still continuing what we

sri lankans a very proud of the railway. so. i shouldn't say it was you know not that i tell you it's funny. and i'm certain you know no one expects a long. i've taken the train ever since i was little it feels good you can breathe fresh air and see many things out the window such as mountains rivers and lakes i like that. the train is better than the best he feels. three years. and the bus cost around twice as much there's even a television in first class. those who don't like that can travel in third class for less money and with a little bit of luck experience some live music. venues. the musician the shanta is actually a teacher but it's often the case in sri lanka that young well educated people don't find a suitable job. please help me please. make us our country fourth but as a country where. you. extend the night you stand. i mean. i think that to do. that at the meeting of the song. sir lanka is classed as a developing country. many people live by agriculture often fifty euros a month must suffice for an entire family t

time pakistan has hosted an international match, since militants attacked the bus of the visiting sri lankane and injuring seven players and staff. a122—run second—wicket stand between babar and ahmed shehzad set the hosts on their way, before a quickfire 38 off 20 deliveries from shoaib malik set the world 11 a lofty target of 198. the tourists, led by faf du plessis, started brightly. du plessis and darren sammy both top—scored with 29. but the fall of regular wickets hampered their chances of victory as shadab khan and sohail khan picked up two wickets apiece. our reporter henna saeed is there. this has been an historic day for cricket lovers in pakistan. the first t20 match between the iis cricket lovers in pakistan. the first t20 match between the 115 has ended for pakistan's victory. how did you enjoy the match? it was very good. it has been a long time since any international team was in pakistan. it was a great experience. it has been a while, almost 5—6 yea rs, it has been a while, almost 5—6 years, since i have seen a live match. and we will talk about the feeling of the match. how

and it's sorry day for sri lankan cricket fans as india thrash their team again.day. maria sharapova's comeback for her first grand slam since her doping ban, is over. she's been knocked out in the fourth round of the us open by anastasija sevastova in three sets. former world number one sharapova, had been granted a wild—card entry into the main draw. despite criticism from some of her competitors. the latvian 16th lost the first set but took control after that

the match will be the highest profile in pakistan since a militant attack on the sri lankan team busht people and injured seven star. since that attack, the country has not hosted international cricket, apart from three matches against zimbabwe in 2015. a lot of courage was needed on the other side to put it all together. and we are really very happy to host the world 11 coming here. we know that this is a small step in many ways, but a huge leap for pakistan. officials say the security will be full proof for a tour that represents a major milestone towards the possible restoration of international cricket in the country. the people of pakistan, who have bought to get in their thousands —— tickets in their thousands, the wait is almost over. three russian cyclists are taking legal action against the world anti—doping agency and canadian investigator dr richard mclaren. kirill sveshnikov, dmitry strakhov and dmitry sokolov were banned after after mclaren‘s report into state—sponsored doping in russia. the trio claim wada and mclaren carried out "a rushed and compromised investigation"

and it's sorry day for sri lankan cricket fans as india thrash their team again.i there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. maria sharapova's comeback for her first grand slam since her doping ban, is over. she's been knocked out in the fourth round of the us open by anastasija sevastova in three sets. former world number one sharapova, had been granted a wild—card entry into the main draw. despite criticism from some of her competitors. the latvian 16th lost the first set but took control after that as sharapova's fitness and accuracy started to struggle with 51 unforced errors. it was fairly clear at the lack of matches caught up with maria sharapova. opening—night, under the lights, she developed after defeating the second seed, simona halep. and she played well in patches against anastasija sevastova. in the deciding set, her forehand, in particular, broke down. it was a very canny opponent she was playing. they made a decision that commercially she delivers and also believe her record meant she was entitled to a wildcard at some do not a

pakistan has only hosted one international series since militants attacked a bus carrying the sri lankaning now, and anthony joshua has been speaking ahead of next month's world title fight against kubrat pulev in cardiff. joshua's defending his ibf, wba, and ibo belts against the bulgarian, whose only defeat came against wladimir klitshko in 2014. joshua, remember knocked out klitschko at wembley stadium in his last fight and wants to continue cementing his position in the sport the goal remains the same, the motivation remains the same but what i've noticed is some of the old legends of the sport, holyfield, tyson, foreman, guys i have looked up tyson, foreman, guys i have looked up to, i've seen positive comments and they are saying the spark which was missing has been brought back to life and they are enjoying the division and what we are doing. keep it going. when i get that type of respect from the greats it's phenomenal and i realise that know how many critics you get as long as the great she looked up to giving you praise and credit i think it sits with me and will for a long tim

off fired as aircraft pilots vitalism economist who lives with a lesbian partner a swiss woman of sri lankan origin together they've adopted two children although i have to the policy clearly states that a family needs a mother and a father vital even criticised the german government for introducing same sex marriage a running mate alexander garland is a founding f.t. member he's drawn condemnation for racist statements about what tank a black soccer player who helped clinch the twenty fourteen world cup for germany people think he's a good footballer down and set last year but they don't want to what tang as a neighbor. the a.s.d. hasn't always been a far right populist party and you come out to the german political scene it was founded just four years ago back then it was a single issue set up campaigning against the euro and germany's contribution to the e.u. bailout fund for greece it's almost got elected to the bundestag in twenty thirteen but ended up just shy of the five percent needed. but the f.t.c. electoral fortunes changed when chancellor merkel declared germany's borders open at

pakistan has only hosted one international series since militants attacked a bus carrying the sri lankan are taking legal action against the world anti—doping agency and canadian investigator richard mclaren. kirill sveshnikov, dmitry strakhov and dmitry sokolov were banned after after mclaren's report into state—sponsored doping in russia. the trio claim, wada and mclaren, "unfairly implicated them in an alleged doping scheme". they all deny cheating. wada is yet to respond. boxing now, and anthonyjoshua has been speaking ahead of next month's world title fight against kubrat pulev in cardiff. the briton defends his ibf, wba, and ibo belts against the bulgarian, whose only defeat came against wladimir klitshko in 2014. joshua of course knocked out klitschko at wembley stadium in his last fight and wants to continue cementing his position in the sport... the goal still remains the same, the motivation remains the same. some of the old legends of the sport, guys have looked up to, i have seen positive comments and are saying that the sport has been brought back to life than they are enjoy

alexandra is much younger and a lesbian and in a partnership with a sri lankan lady. a very different phase of the afd. sarah: that is not really what you expect for a far right party. simon: it is not clear what she stands for, she seems to have become a bit more flexible. i think you can say that this new party in germany's parliament is keen to look good and like a normal party. first of all, to play by the rules and to make sure they don't trip on any technical difficulties. sarah: it seems like they are off to a rocky start. how do with their chances of appearing as a normal party? simon: it is very difficult. they have the media and the establishment against them. i am sure the current -- first question will be who will be the speaker of the party. it may well be that the other parties will say that we will say that we won't let you take that prominent role in parliament. there will be a lot of little battles that will have to decide how much provocation they want to do and how much they want to play by the rules. sarah: it sounds like we'll be hearing more from

vote the united nations refugee agency says is concerned about an attack on ranger refugees in the sri lankan capital colombo a mob led by buddhist monks threw stones at the un shelter for the refugees the thirty one ranger inside the building people mainly women and children fled without injury for one because government has condemned the attack is shameful urging police to hunt down the perpetrators ballistic missiles and other weapons have been shown off on armed forces day in south korea the display of military might was in the city appealing teac. a lebanese military court is due to deliver its verdict in the trial of a controversial sunni cleric. is facing charges linked to a battle with government forces in twenty thirteen in which eighteen soldiers and two civilians were killed forty of alycia supporters also died in the fighting. the indonesian island of bali remains on high alert because of fears of all kaino might erupt at any moment it's mount i go and it's been spurting smoke and ash for the past six days and it's tremors are intensifying the news continues after people and power

staff of breach rules but has no jurisdiction over criminal offenses more than one hundred of those sri lankansoldiers were sent home but there's no record of any of them being prosecuted or going to jail this week at un headquarters the sri lankan president was among fifty seven people who've joined a new circle of leadership against sex abuse within the un in june a decision was made under pressure from the us to cut un funding by six hundred million dollars and to close twelve missions the secretary general antonio terrace has announced a new push against abuse to root out the problem you're dealing with a problem of the un as a whole we want you dedicate because you do something that isn't acceptable for our organization and they also cannot allow the unspeakable acts of the few diminish the work of dollars of men and women well paul developers of united nations charter often it's a great personal risk and certainly five but in every allegation of abuse there's a person who suffers there are two hundred nine cases involving one hundred seventeen children who are suspected of being abused b

well established in our neighbourhood and ina lot established in our neighbourhood and in a lot of sri lankan30 or slightly more friends who are tamil staying with us because it was safer to be with us. to hide? so we ended up to be with us. to hide? so we ended up playing football in the front and cricket and other sports and the games would be interrupted and my pa rents would games would be interrupted and my parents would take everybody in. i did not realise what was going on. i remember going to my father during the riots and saying, i wish this would happen every year because it is great to have all of my friends here! be naivety of childhood! he told me later on that he did not know how to answer a six—year—old but he did a couple of years later asi but he did a couple of years later as i grow up. i have heard it said you might return to your law studies, cricket commentary, politics, subsistence farming? what is it likely to be? i don't know, my favourite would be the farming. but in sri lanka there are lots of things that can be done and that i can get involved in. but it has to be s

just glad to be alive and would make the best of their new lodgings very hard on that very day the sri lankan government described the monks who led the protest as animals i would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack against. refugees refute is under the. un they'd see obviously day in mt early in the hour by. by a group of cards in rooms the refugees are waiting for their applications to be placed in the third country to be processed by the u.n.h.c.r. when if an end is al-jazeera colombo now the governor of tokyo has launched a new political party adding more uncertainty to next month's general election in japan k.s. promising to end nuclear power and freeze a proposed tax hike the prime minister shinzo alvey announced the snap election on monday put into music island of bali remains on high alert because of fears of al qaeda might erupt at any moment it's mount going is being streamed smoke and ash for the past six days and its tremors are becoming more intense more than seventy five thousand people have been moved from the area the volcano last erupted in one thousand

the united nations refugee agency says is concerned about an attack on ranger refugees in the sri lankan capital colombo a mob led by buddhist monks threw stones at the un shelter for the refugees the thirty one ranger inside the building people mainly women and children fled without injury because government has condemned the attack a shameful urging police to hunt down the perpetrators. ballistic missiles and other weapons have been shown off on an armed forces day in south korea a display of military might in the city appealing to yet. a lebanese military courses due to deliver its verdict in the trial of a controversial sunni cleric. is facing charges linked to a battle with government forces in twenty thirteen in which eighteen soldiers and two civilians were killed forty of honesty or supporters also died in the fighting . the indonesian island of bali remains on high alert because of fears of ok no might erupt at any moment is mount it's been spurting smoke and ash for the past six days as tremors are intensifying the news continues after people and power all season. the first cat

butjimmy still has a lot more wickets to take, if he's to get near the sri lankan magician muttiah muralithawas 38 when he retired. anderson is 35, he has a few years left to aim for the target. rafa nadal is through to the us open final, after beating huan martin del potro, in their semi final overnight at flushing meadows... nadal lost the first set to his argentinian opponent before taking command and at one stage won nine games in a row, eventually winning in four sets. the spaniard will aim for a third us open and 16th grand slam title in sunday's final. i played well. i am playing well almost the whole season. so today was the day to play well. it's the real thing. i was playing so—so at the beginning of the tournament and i have been playing better and better every day. and today was the day to play the best match of the tournament. nadal will meet south africa's kevin anderson in the final — who reaches this stage of a grand slam for the very first time. he beat spain's pablo carreno busta in four sets at flushing meadows. now it's one of the steepest climbs in spain, and the angliru

her part is much younger but more importantly she is a lesbian and she's in partnership with a sri lankan lady so very very very different face of the a f d a not really expect for a far right party it isn't and it's not all clear what she stands for she has been close to the right now she seems to have become a little more flexible at the moment i think one thing you can say right now this new policy in germany is parliament is very keen to look good to look like a real normal party and first of all to you know play by the rules and make sure they don't sort of trip up only many technical difficulties seems like they're off to a rocky start how do you rate their chances of doing that of appearing to be a normal german party well it's very difficult they've got the media against them they've got the establishment against them all the other political parties are saying they won't work with them i'm sure the first question will be you know who's going to be the speaker of the parliament's deputies because they're all parties are meant to have one but it may well be that the other party so w

agency says is concerned about an attack on ranger refugees in the sri lankan capital colombo the mob led by buddhist monks threw stones at a year and shelter for the refugees the thirty one ranger inside the building who were mainly women and children fled without injury for one because government has condemned the attack is shameful urging the police to hunt down the perpetrators. unconfirmed reports say the thai former prime minister yingluck shinawatra left her by on september eleventh and is now in london she was sentenced to five years in prison on weapons to over a corrupt subsidy skiing involving rice which lost billions of dollars. south korea is marking sixty nine years of its armed forces day with a show of military minds in the city appealing check some of its strategic weapons have been put on display including its ballistic missiles tensions have been high on the peninsula for months as north korea ramps up tests of its nuclear program you have to know the founder of playboy magazine has died at the age of ninety one the men's magazine was founded more than sixty years a

the united nations refugee agency says it's concerned about an attack on ranger refugees in the sri lankan capital colombo a mob led by buddhist monks threw stones what have you and shelter for the refugees the thirty one ranger inside the building were mainly women and children who fled after the attack because government has condemned the attack is shameful urging police to hunt down the perpetrators. israel has hosted a lavish ceremony marking fifteen years of jewish settlement in the occupied west bank and golan heights prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed that the settlements will never be removed to they are however illegal under international law are a force that has the story. it was branded a state a vent produced as a t.v. special a celebration of fifty years since israel and its governments language liberated the west bank in the golan heights territories it is occupied ever since and the celebration of settlement construction in that land staged inside the illegal settlement block of goo shits yun it's a project that israel's prime minister for the second time in a month vow

seventy four with a ball to spare no major test team has toward pakistan since a gun attack on the sri lankan team bus in two thousand and nine but pakistan hope the series a will be a first step towards hosting a global cricket event and the not too distant future. but just on. time. and also as well for me i will have more for you later on nice back to adrian so many thanks top story this hour at least twenty people killed in a boarding school. kids. just to thanks for watching us. with. they to. me. but he feel if you look at when she. meets you don't just go to the fight you. feel that some people. just. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. more than twenty students are killed in a school in malaysia. hello everyone mining's peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up north korea provokes more tension by threatening to sink japan with a nuclear bomb. zimbabwe rolls out a new election system for next year's poll but some worry it could lead to voter for. the hosts for the twenty twenty four and twenty twenty eight sum

of the incident happened as the sri lankan team a were arriving at the office stadium in lahore eight years ago six members of the east side were injured while six pakistan a policeman and two civilians were killed subsequently pakistan had been forced to play home matches in neutral countries with the united arab emirates hosting the majority of their games in two thousand and fifteen zimbabwe played games in pakistan earlier this year the final of the pakistan super league was held in lahore that was the first time a high profile cricketers from outside of pakistan had played in the country and now the world eleven is getting ready to for tuesday's series opener. each one of them knows that. this trip is not just about cricket it's about something more something more historic. and therefore. they have lent a short go to this effort. and i'm very grateful to all of them for making this trip. the people of pakistan welcome them these cricket is a get a place that pos in the safe and steady rich of international cricket in pakistan so that the enthusiastic and diehard fans and follower

and the same process applies to neo-nazis in germany, sri lankan tamil tigers, moslem extremism, or theitia, the far-right in the united states. >> reporter: kruglanski says extremist groups thrive during times of uncertainty, by offering simple, black-and-white answers in a world filled with many shades of gray. their messages, transmitted via twitter, facebook and the like, offer something they crave: certainty. the psychological term is cognitive closure. >> at the psychological level, it's the very same dynamic that gives us isis because isis also thrives on a very clear-cut ideology that promises the world and promises order and fame and structure, and that's what trump promises as well. >> reporter: terrorism expert j.m. berger believes the internet is hastening the polarization of our society, and he says there is no easy way to stop it. >> i don't think that there's a solution is going to come around soon. i think it's going to take quite a while, and i think that identity-based extremists are going to get the most benefit out of these technologies. and i think that we're going

pakistan's one hundred seventy four no major test team was told pakistan since an attack on the sri lankansame bus in two thousand and nine but pakistan this series will be a first step towards hosting a global cricket event in the not too distant future. let's get through this and to live hopefully visiting pakistan. i'm sure in a couple of years so we can start talking about most of the you know serial murder . era reds are through to the semifinals of the asian champions league after a big turnaround in their last eight are they were trailing three one from the first leg against fellow japanese team our psyche from this game poised at one one when france how to play a sense of fear that turned the tide in the reds favor they went on to win four one . that gave them a five hundred victory. now the man in charge of formula one says he plans to introduce reforms that will ensure more teams have a shot at title success chase carey was talking in singapore ahead of sunday's race there kerry took over as the boss of f one of the start of this season he believes the half a billion dollar a yea

pakistan's one hundred and seventy four no major test team is top pakistan since a gun attack on the sri lankan team in two thousand and nine pakistan hope this series will be a first step towards hosting a global cricket events in the not too distant future. let's get through this into a live hopefully teams visiting pakistan. and i'm sure in a couple of years time we can start talking about those and you know see that. the man in charge of formula one says he plans to introduce reforms that will ensure more teams have a shot at title success chase carey was soaking in singapore ahead of sunday's rice their character covers the process of f one of the start of the season he believes the hoffa billion dollar a year budget of leading teams like miss avies and ferrari is too high just a nuclear arms race it's not creating a better product is reality creating a worse product because you're creating two classes of competitors ones that spend a fraction of that and therefore can't really compete in the same way so we've got to help our sponsor help our teams it's part of having again a shared vision

the sri lankan government described the monks who led the protests as animals i would like to condemning the strongest possible. attack against. the. mount of any. of. the refugees are waiting for their applications to be placed in the third country to be processed by the un it will have an end. colombo. russian president vladimir putin is meeting his turkish counterpart regift in ankara right now about of an sin iraq and syria are up for discussion along with turkey's decision to purchase a russian made missile defense system. visit comes as turkey and russia attempt to strengthen their relationship which took a downturn following the shooting of a russian plane over syria let's take you live to and current speak to al-jazeera andrew symonds the relations between russia and turkey well they were pretty dire for some time exactly what has changed. well it's been a gradual process felicity but the biggest factor really is the syrian war both sides back different sides both russia russia and turkey turkey backing backing very much the opposition wanting the downfall of assad but now more r

is made up of players from seven test nations where the attack eight years ago happened as the sri lankan same were arriving at the stadium in lahore six members of the side were injured while six pakistan police and two civilians were killed subsequently pakistan has been forced by hundred matches in neutral countries with the united arab emirates hosting the majority of their games earlier this year though the final of the pakistan super league was held in the hole it was the first time high profile international cricketers have played in the country and now this world eleven is in pakistan. each one of them knows that this trip is not just about cricket it's about something more something more historic. and therefore. they have lent a shoulder to this effort. and i'm very grateful to all of them for making this trip. the people of pakistan welcome them well as to the answer richard mahmoud he's the sports editor of dawn newspaper joining us now live from kharaj a great savion with russia how important a day is this in the history of cricket in pakistan yeah exactly and this is doris da

daily telegraph claims he failed to declare tens of thousands of pounds in hospitality from the sri lankanning, just tell us more about these claims and ian paisley‘s response? the daily telegraph front—page report claims ian paisley and his family took two holidays in sri lanka back in 2013 bibut that he did not declare them in the register of interest that mps fill out and the newspaper says these were all expenses paid trips on behalf of the sri lankan government. they say fuad the business flights, helicopter flights and hotel costs together, they come to a total of £100,000. ian paisley on social media said the reports were devoid of fact and logic and deefan tory but he's referred thoims the parliamentary commissionerfor referred thoims the parliamentary commissioner for standards who'll decide if there's a breach of rules for declaring visit whiches i understand should be declared if they are to the value of more than £300. any wider implications in all of this given the dup's position vis—a—vis the government? of this given the dup's position vis-a-vis the government? obviously the

thirty three run victory no test cricket has been played in the country since an attack on the sri lankan team bus in two and in two thousand and nine. we really felt as if we were at home. we've been extremely well looked after and we go home on saturday with memories that i hope the boys will. cherish for the rest of their lives. this is another reminder of the fact that cricket transcends boundaries around forty million mexicans are expected to watch one of their biggest sporting stars boxer canelo alvarez when he takes on going to get lost in what many fans are calling the fight of the year on saturday the three time world champion will come against again school of ken who is the unifying w b a w b c i b f n i.b.o. middleweight champion the to fight his weight in front of a largely mexican crowd in las vegas on friday the final of european basketball's biggest tournament will be contested by two teams from former yugoslavia for the first time serbia counted for russia in the semifinal a euro basketball tournament is stumble on friday i had a surge of points late in the first half and

butjimmy still has a lot more wickets to take if he is to get near the sri lankan magician muttiah muralitharane retires, so that is... what, a0 wickets are you? i don't know. it is an extraordinary target to try and get two. he said he was feeling the pressure of getting to this one! 50 wickets would be good enough for most of us, wouldn't it? rafa nadal is through to the us open final, after beating juan martin del potro in their semi—final overnight at flushing meadows. nadal lost the first set to his argentinian opponent before taking command, and at one stage won nine games in a row, eventually winning in four sets. the spaniard will aim for a third us open and 16th grand slam title in sunday's final. i played well. i am playing well almost the whole season. so today was the day to play well. that is the real thing. i was playing so so at the beginning of the tournament, andi at the beginning of the tournament, and i have been playing better and better every day. and today was the day to play the best match of the tournament. nadal will meet south africa's kevin anderson in the final, who