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grit. the other big sporting news here isjoy here injapan because they won their first olympic gold medal in baseball. they beat the united states 2 0 on saturday. it is a long way to come for their country s most beloved sport, the japanese are passionate about baseball and are ecstatic about the victory. united states has one gold in the relay. the victory means that alison has won an 11th olympic gold medal, becoming the most decorated track and field athlete for america ever. team gb had taken gold in the pentathlon. elsewhere, the dream team have done it once again but it a close fought battle. team usa won their fourth
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. gold medal number 20 for team gb asjoe choong takes top spot in the men s modern pentathlon. there s a bronze forjosh kerr in the men s 1,500 metres britain s first medal in the event since 1988. boxing gold for galal yafai as he wins in the flyweight division. success in the pool, too. tom daley earning bronze in the 10 metre platform diving his second medal of the games. in afghanistan, the taliban say they ve captured a second provinincial capital in 2a hours. britain and the us warn their citizens to leave the country immediately. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security
a national institution. but now, many soldiers have left the army, or they have surrendered to the taliban. now, looking back to the warlords. that is what we saw last week. supporters were galvanised to stop the taliban entering a city. now supporters are fighting in the north. that is a worry for many people, because if the warlords are going to be there, and even civilians are going to be armed, that can lead to more of a civilian battle, like what happened in the 1990s, intense fighting, it could become more ethnic, that is what has people worried. the headlines on bbc news. gold medal number 20 for team gb
straight basketball olympic gold beating france but it was a very tense final. finally, another goal for team gb. this time in the boxing ring. gold in the flyweight division. britain s first and the weight class since 1956. he beat his opponent, from the philippines, during the 19th gold of the games for team gb. i got the reaction of his brother. it for team gb. i got the reaction of his brother- his brother. it has been a very emotional his brother. it has been a very emotional morning his brother. it has been a very emotional morning but - his brother. it has been a very emotional morning but i - his brother. it has been a very emotional morning but i don tj his brother. it has been a very - emotional morning but i don t think i ve ever been so happy in my life. you particularly know what the journey has been like to get to the olympics? five or six years ago he was working in a car factory. olympics? five or six years ago he was working in a carfactory. tell us what you saturd