Van gerwen s fellow dutch players raymond van barneveld and vincent van der voort have also tested positive for coronavirus. we ll have more sport for you later on the bbc news channel. back in control. after nearly 20 years of conflict, thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars spent, the taliban has seen off the us, nato and their afghan allies. a stunning success for them and another superpower humbled in the streets and fields of afghanistan. but to understand these events and the origins of the taliban, we need to go back to the cold war.
It went to a deciding set, with the 11th seed winning 4 3. earlier, three time champion michael van gerwen was forced to withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for covid 19. he was due to play chris dobey, who will get a bye into the last 16. fellow dutch players raymond van barneveld and vincent van der voort have also tested positive for coronavirus. and that s all the sport for now. much more a little bit later on. i m shaun ley with the latest bbc news headlines at 9:30pm. new covid infections in england and wales hit a record daily high, as the government defends its decision not to introduce further restrictions in england before january. we want to party all night long! members of the hospitality industry welcome the move, calling it a lifeline . protests outside court,
Positive themselves. they flight to sydney on a charter plane tomorrow, they are trying to keep them separate from everybody else, they and the australian slide together but there is no doubt it will be an anxious weekend ahead for the england players. covid news too from the pdc world darts at alexandra palace, where a third high profile player has been forced to withdraw dave chisnall has joined three time winner michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort in pulling out after a positive test. we were treated to one of the matches of the tournament so far last night michael smith beating jonny clayton, who took a two set lead before falling 3 2 behind, and needing a bullseye to level. and the deciding set went to a tie break, smith eventually winning it at around 11 o clock to set up a meeting with the defending champion gerwyn price. that s all the sport for now. thank you. eight temporary covid hubs