Them away from the streets. Where the only thing they knew was to carry guns and fight now instead of guns they killing cricket bats. This team has now carried their bats around the world. In cricket the name afghanistan is associated only with success and progress. But no one could have guessed just how good this side was about. Afghanistans cricket team was formally recognized by the sports world governing body in 2001 at the time they had no world ranking and no home ground like did have was a supremely talented generation of players and so began one of the most unlikely journeys in sports in history. The european Channel Island of jersey was afghanistans next stop with the financial backing of the international and asian Cricket Councils the team were and sit into division 5 of the World Cricket League the lowest tier of the international game. Are all kabul is certainly wasnt but a familiar scene was soon so unfold afghan cricketers celebrating a tournament win on foreign soil com
Yemen launches air strikes on a Detention Center in the province of demar. And the legacy of a communist leader vietnam marks 50 years since the death of independence fighter hoshi may. Have them all scattered showers across the south of the United States and some storm systems working their way through the upper midwest but it is this we are focusing on for now this is dorian a category 4 hurricane very strong very powerful and extremely dangerous now this storm system as we go through monday will continue to very slowly its way towards the southeast of florida it is not expected to make landfall it works its way gradually and eventually along that east coast but it will certainly produce some torrential downpours and Hurricane Force winds along the coast of Tropical Storm force winds further inland elsewhere weve got the rain pushing through the Great Lakes Region time which is the overall off a typical for this time of year so heres a closer view of that hurricane now sunday through
President biden imposes limits on u. S. Investments in china. Alibaba returns to growth across all of the main divisions, defying chinas economic turbulence. We will take a deeper look at the Supreme Court ruling in the epic case siding with apple, at least for now. The other big story was inflation, gaining 0. 2 last month. The slowest pace of gains for two years. The market starts thinking about the fed and then says maybe the fed will skip a rate hike in the next meeting. Why do we care about the fed . Higher rates discount the valuations for future cash flows for names on the nasdaq 100. The main text the main tech index outperforming but we are basically treading water. The other big risk as it is bitcoin. We are the same level we have out for two weeks. The u. S. 10 year yield climbing back up. Remember the story we keep reiterating. Yields have been coming slightly lower from 4. 2 on the 10 year to now nero took now nearer to 4 . The earnings story is disney. So many stories in
the england and wales cricket board has apologised and admits the sport needs a reset after a report found racism, sexism and elitism are widespread. the independent commission for equity in cricket has spent the last two years, getting evidence from more than 4,000 people. bosses from tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons will be questioned by mps about high prices in supermarkets. the british retail consortium says food price rises eased slightly again this month.restrictions on price promotions for unhealthy foods are going to be introduced in wales. the laws which are expected to come into force in 2025 would also see rules on where high sugar, salt and fat foods are placed in shops. the aim is to tackle obesity and diabetes. a charity says the cost of school uniforms is still a big issue, despite rules aimed at keeping prices down. the children s society found parents spent on average £422 a year on secondary and £287 on primary uniforms. the government says it wa
started in a restaurant. i m luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift: the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless. listen, you could do with losing a little. success has gone to yourjowls! you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done, but. have you? not quite as much as some! laughter and applause no. no, you are still recognisable, that s what i. laughter she was so