when they did train, bangladesh wore masks and took precautions. our doctors keep a close eye on players. some of the players didn t turn up for practices because they are asthmatic, so they stayed indoors. and even for practices we are very conscious. we train what we have to train and they go back into the dressing room. the international cricket council who organised the tournament say the air at the ground has been passed as safe by independent experts. fans, sprinklers and air purifiers were used to improve conditions. so play began and sri lanka started hazily. wickets fell. this was the fourth and it brought to the crease angelo mathews but apparently too slowly, he had an issue with his helmet but the clock had been ticking. bangladesh were watching when 2 minutes passed with mathews not ready to bat. they appealed, timed out. no one s ever been dismissed that way in international cricket until now. mathews into history very reluctantly, while others checked the dusti
saw one last night, it was a streak of bright light, such as this behind me, and that is another phenomenon that often goes hand in hand with the aurora, but particularly when it is strong, caused by strong thermal emission velocity enhancement, a stream of very hot particles. the aurora could well be viewed again this evening and tonight, but it is starting to weaken as we go through the early hours of tomorrow morning, so perhaps less of a chance this evening and overnight. but there will be clear skies, and particularly in the north, you can say. furthersouth, particularly in the north, you can say. further south, the best of the sunshine is in the midlands, east anglia and the south east of england, but a rash of showers elsewhere, some heavy with the rumbles of thunder, 11 13 celsius at present, but dropping later in the week. this evening and overnight, temperatures will drop overnight, temperatures will drop over central and eastern scotland, there will be rain in the
by hamas are returned. the gaza health authorities say more than 45 people were killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says it s investigating whether it was operating in the area at the time. the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. military insists it prioritised efforts to evacuate palestinians from the north of the gaza strip away from its operations. german police say a hostage incident which closed hamburg airport for 18 hours has been brought to an end. they say a suspect has been arrested and his four year old daughter appears to be unharmed. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. the mp hasn t been named. now it s time for a look at today s sport with olly foster. it could not have been a better day at the cricket world cup for india. taking on the team closest to them in the table in kolkata, they thrashed south africa, bowling a team out for under 100 for the second matc
against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. it is very much going the way of the hosts. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record, with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 for 5. south africa have just begun their chase, and quinton de kock the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli is already out. there have been more wickets to fall, six to be exact. leaving south africa struggling. they are 67 47 on 19th over. 67 7. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city.