hello. welcome to the programme. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states who ve been backing the civilian transition process have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it s blocked internet services following orders from the authorities. violence was reported around the country, with eyewitness a
will be travelling to london for the king s coronation. hello, and welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. three members of the world food programme are among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed, as rival wings of sudan s armed forces battle for power. the wfp has now halted operations in the country. these are the latest pictures from khartoum where there is black smoke over the city. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. egypt and south sudan have offered to mediate. there are now reports of fighting around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base of the enemy rapid support forces, north east of khartoum. beverly ochieng from the bbc s monitoring service has the latest from nairobi. some of the latest tallies we are seeing from a prominent doctors union is that nearly 70 people have been killed injust two days of violence. there have been cl
leads the latest pga tour event in south carolina after a third round 63 at the rgc heritage. the englishman carded six birdies and this eagle as he holed his second shot on the par 4 third. eight under for the day, and he ll head into the final round with a one shot advantage. this birdie on the 15th taking him to 14 under overall, where he ended the dayjust ahead of american patrick cantlay. british boxerjoejoyce was talked up as the third best heavyweight in the world before his latest fight. but it ended in a shock defeat that could derail his ambitions to win a title. the stoppage by china s zhilei zhang in london was the first loss ofjoyce s professional career. he was troubled early on before the ringside doctor twice had to inspect his swollen eye. the referee called it off in the sixth round, leaving zhang promising to fight for the sport s heavyweight belts instead. that is what happens
football after rivals ac milan and inter dropped points on saturday. roma host udinese later. seventh place juventus are at sassuolo, while lecce and sampdoria drew 1 1 in the day s first kick off. fourth, fifth and sixth are all in action in the bundesliga this afternoon. union berlin canjump above rb leipzig into third if they beat bochum. werder bremen host freiburg shortly. if the visitors fail to win that one, xabi alonso s bayer leverkusen will have the chance to close the gap to fifth place if they can beat wolfsburg. us open champion matt fitzpatrick leads the latest pga tour event in south carolina after a third round 63 at the rgc heritage. the englishman carded six birdies and this eagle as he holed his second shot on the par four third. eight under for the day. he ll head into the final round with a one shot advantage. this birdie on the 15th taking him to 1a under overall where he ended the dayjust ahead