Scoreboard at stumps on the third
day of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Colombo today:
     Zimbabwe 1st innings 356
     Sri Lanka 1st innings (overnight 293-7)
     D Karunaratne c Masakadza b Tiripano   25
     U Tharanga run out (Tiripano)          71
     K Mendis c Chakabva b Cremer           11
     D Chandimal c Chakabva b Cremer        55
     A Mathews c Masakadza b Williams       41
     N Dickwella b Cremer                    6
     D Perera run out                       33
     A Gunaratne b Cremer                   45
     R Herath st Chakabva b Williams        22
     S Lakmal c & b Cremer                  14
     L Kumara not out                        1
     Extras (b8, lb10, w1, nb3)             22
     Total (all out; 102.3 overs)          346
     Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-107, 3-116, 4-212, 5-226, 6-238, 7-274, 8-322, 9-343, 10-346
     Bowling: Mpofu 11-2-41-0; Tiripano 10-1-38-1; Raza 18-2- 60-0; Cremer 39.3-4-125-5; Waller 1-0-2-0, ...

Colombo, July 16 (AFP) Scoreboard at stumps on the third

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Hashim Amla's second fifty of the match cemented South Africa's strong position in the second cricket Test at Trent Bridge as they pressed for a series-levelling victory against England, here today.
     South Africa were 160 for three in their second innings, a lead of 290 runs, at lunch on the third day.
     Amla, who made 78 in the first innings, was 61 not out and returning captain Faf du Plessis four not out.
     Together with opener Dean Elgar (80), Amla put on 135 for the second wicket.
     England will need to set a new record if they are to achieve an improbable victory, with the most any side have made in the fourth innings to win in 118 years of Test cricket at Trent Bridge their very own 284 for six against New Zealand in 2004.
     South Africa, well beaten by 211 runs in the first of a four-match series at Lord's last week, resumed on 75 for one -- already 205 runs ahead with three days left in the game.
     Elgar was 38 not out and Amla 23 not out.
     James ...

Amla strengthens South Africa's grip on second Test

Thai police today said they have arrested all those who took part in the brutal mass slaying of a family in the country's south earlier this week, a massacre that caused widespread revulsion.
	Detectives say a gang of seven men wearing camouflage outfits entered a village chief's house in the southern province of Krabi on Monday, casually executing him and seven other members of his family, including three children, with single shots to the head.
	Three others were shot but survived, including a woman who played dead after the bullet passed through her ear and was able to give vital clues.
	"There were seven people at the crime scene," national police chief Chaktip Chaijinda told reporters on Sunday saying all had now been apprehended and confessed to involvement.
	He said investigators believed the killing was sparked by a land dispute between the village chief and a local business figure, nicknamed "Bang Fad", who was also apprehended.
	Chaktip said Bang Fad was involved in the ...

Thai police arrest gang behind family massacre

Sikandar Raza hit a gritty 97 not out to help Zimbabwe recover from a top-order collapse and stretch their second innings lead over Sri Lanka to 262 in the one-off Test today.
     The visitors were 252 for six at stumps on day three, with Raza and Malcolm Waller (57) putting on an unbeaten 107- run stand for the seventh-wicket at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium.
     Raza lifted Zimbabwe from a precarious 23-4, followed by 59-5, after Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath rattled the visitors' batting with four early wickets.
     Herath, who got three wickets before the lunch break, bowled Sean Williams for 22 in the second session as Zimbabwe teetered dangerously close to losing their 10-run advantage.
     It was then that Raza put together 86 runs with Peter Moor (40) for the sixth wicket to turn the tables on Sri Lanka. Moor fell to paceman Lahiru Kumara.
     Raza, who registered his fifth Test fifty, used the sweep shot to great effect against the spinners as he found ...

Raza 97 puts Zimbabwe on top in Sri Lanka Test

A United States citizen accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a spokesman for the judiciary said today.
	"The person was identified and arrested by the intelligence forces. The court has sentenced the person to 10 years," deputy judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie said in a televised press conference.
	The individual, whose name was not provided, has appealed the sentence, he added.
	The foreigner holds dual nationality of the United States and another country, he said, promising to give more details once the appeals court confirms the sentence.
	In January, Tehran's chief prosecutor said as many as 70 "spies" were serving sentences in the city's prisons -- the identities of only a handful of which have been made public.
	Most are thought to be Iranians who hold another passport from Europe or the United States.
	In October, US-Iranian business consultant Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father Baquer, a former UNICEF official, were given 

US citizen accused of infiltration sentenced to 10 yrs in Iran

Israel reopened an ultra- sensitive holy site today closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim worshippers were refusing to enter due to new security measures including metal detectors and cameras.
	Crowds chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) as a number of initial visitors entered Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.
	The flashpoint holy site includes the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
	But midday Muslim prayers were held outside the site due to the new security measures.
	"We reject the changes imposed by the Israeli government," Sheikh Omar Kiswani, Al-Aqsa director, told reporters outside.
	"We will not enter through these metal detectors."
	Three Arab Israeli assailants opened fire on Israeli police Friday in Jerusalem's Old City before fleeing to the compound.
	Israeli authorities said they had come from the flashpoint holy site to commit the attack.
	Israel took the highly unusual decision to close the Al- Aqsa 

Israel reopens sensitive holy site closed after attack

Scoreboard at tea on the third day
of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Colombo today:
     Zimbabwe 1st innings 356 (C. Ervine 160; R. Herath 5-116)
     Sri Lanka 1st innings (overnight 293-7)
     D Karunaratne c Masakadza b Tiripano   25
     U Tharanga run out (Tiripano)          71
     K Mendis c Chakabva b Cremer           11
     D Chandimal c Chakabva b Cremer        55
     A Mathews c Masakadza b Williams       41
     N Dickwella b Cremer                    6
     D Perera run out                       33
     A Gunaratne b Cremer                   45
     R Herath st Chakabva b Williams        22
     S Lakmal c & b Cremer                  14
     L Kumara not out                        1
     Extras (b8, lb10, w1, nb3)              22
     Total (all out; 102.3 overs)           346
     Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-107, 3-116, 4-212, 5-226, 6-238, 7-274, 8-322, 9-343, 10-346
     Bowling: Mpofu 11-2-41-0; Tiripano 10-1-38-1; Raza 18-2- 60-0; Cremer ...

Colombo, July 16 (AFP) Scoreboard at tea on the third day

Batsmen Sikandar Raza and Peter Moor helped Zimbabwe regain lost ground after a top-order collapse and stretch their second innings lead over Sri Lanka to 136 in the one-off Test in Colombo today.
     The visitors were 126 for five at tea on day three, with Raza (45) and Peter Moor (30) putting on an unbeaten 67-run stand for the sixth-wicket a the R Premadasa Stadium.
     Raza lifted Zimbabwe from a precarious 23-4, followed by 59-5, after Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath rattled the visitors' top-order with four wickets.
     Herath, who got three wickets in the second session of play, bowled Sean Williams for 22 as Zimbabwe teetered dangerously close to losing their 10-run advantage.
     Earlier skipper Graeme Cremer helped Zimbabwe take the lead after claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in a Test, helped bowl Sri Lanka for 346 in the morning session.
     But it was Herath's left-arm spin that undid the fine work from leg-spinner Cremer (5-125).
     Off-spinner ...

Raza, Moor lift Zimbabwe to 126-5 on day three

Two Iranian civilians were killed in a cross-border attack by Pakistani insurgents, the Revolutionary Guards said.
	"On Saturday evening, a terrorist team... Fired (ammunition) from within Pakistani territory toward the Iranian border region of Saravan" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, the Guards said in a statement on their Sepahnews website.
	"Two local workers in the region were martyred in this terrorist attack," it added.
	Forces from the Quds force -- the Guards' foreign operations wing -- killed one of the attackers and wounded two, while others fled back into Pakistani territory, the statement said.
	The insurgent group was not identified, but for years the region has been the site of frequent attacks by the Jaish al- Adl jihadist group, which Tehran says has links to Al-Qaeda and is based in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan.
	Jaish al-Adl was blamed for an attack in April that killed 10 Iranian border guards in the nearby Mirjaveh region.
	President Hassan Rouhani 

Border attack from Pakistan kills 2 Iranians: Guards

Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site today closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but new security measures including metal detectors and cameras were being put in place.
	Three Arab Israeli assailants opened fire on Israeli police on Friday in Jerusalem's Old City before fleeing to the nearby Haram al-Sharif, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, where they were shot dead by security forces.
	Israeli authorities said they had come from the flashpoint holy site, which includes the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock, to commit the attack.
	It was among the most serious incidents in recent years in Jerusalem and heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
	Israel took the highly unusual decision to close the Al- Aqsa mosque compound for Friday prayers, leading to anger from Muslims and Jordan, the holy site's custodian.
	It remained closed on Saturday, while parts of Jerusalem's Old City were also under lockdown.
	Israeli authorities said the closure 

Israel to reopen sensitive Jerusalem holy site after attack

Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath captured three early wickets to rattle Zimbabwe's top-order after the hosts conceded a 10-run lead on the third day of their one-off Test in Colombo today.
     Zimbabwe were left reeling at 23 for four at lunch with Sean Williams unbeaten on one and the visitors leading by just 33 runs in their second innings.
     Skipper Graeme Cremer gave Zimbabwe the lead after his maiden five-wicket haul helped bowl out Sri Lanka for 346, but the visiting batsmen let the small advantage slip.
     It was Herath's left-arm spin that undid the fine work from leg-spinner Cremer (5-125), as the veteran bowler took the wickets of  Hamilton Masakadza, Tarisai Musakanda and Regis Chakabva.
     Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera joined forces to get the prized wicket of first-innings centurion Craig Ervine for five at the stroke of lunch.
     Earlier, Cremer bowled overnight batsman Asela Gunaratne for 45 as the Sri Lankan innings folded midway through the morning session.
   

Herath's triple strike rattles Zimbabwe top-order

Jose Mourinho ruled out any attempt to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford after Manchester United opened their US tour here with a 5-2 rout of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
     United manager Mourinho is keen to bolster his ranks further after already strengthening his squad with the additions of Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku.
     But the Portuguese manager poured cold water on the possibility of an attempt to prise United legend Ronaldo away from Real Madrid.
     "I'm not going to waste my time thinking about players who are mission impossible," Mourinho told reporters after the win.
     Earlier, England striker Marcus Rashford scored twice with Marouane Fellaini, Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan bagging United's other goals in a one-sided victory in front of 25,667 fans at the StubHub Center.
     New striker Lukaku was unable to get in on the goals after a 45-minute debut in the second half.
     Lukaku missed one golden chance four minutes into his United debut, .

Mourinho rules out Ronaldo move after United rout Galaxy

Scoreboard at lunch on the third
day of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Colombo today:
     Zimbabwe 1st innings 356
     Sri Lanka 1st innings (overnight 293-7; A. Gunaratne 24 not out, R. Herath 5 not out)
     D. Karunaratne c Masakadza b Tiripano   25
     U. Tharanga run out (Tiripano)          71
     K. Mendis c Chakabva b Cremer           11
     D. Chandimal c Chakabva b Cremer        55
     A. Mathews c Masakadza b Williams       41
     N. Dickwella b Cremer                    6
     D. Perera run out                       33
     A. Gunaratne b Cremer                   45
     R. Herath st Chakabva b Williams        22
     S. Lakmal c & b Cremer                  14
     L. Kumara not out                        1
     Extras (B-8, LB-10, W-1, NB-3)          22
     Total (all out in 102.3 overs)         346
     Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-107, 3-116, 4-212, 5-226, 6-238, 7-274, 8-322, 9-343, 10-346.
     Bowling: Mpofu 11-2-41-0; Tiripano 10-1-38-1; ...

Colombo, July 16 (AFP) Scoreboard at lunch on the third

Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar in a stampede that broke out following clashes between supporters that were met by police firing tear gas.
     At least 49 were seriously injured in the confusion, the official APS news agency reported along with the death toll, requiring a mass deployment of firefighters and ambulances.
     An AFP journalist at the match described a stadium full to bursting with people for the long-awaited clash between local teams US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour.
     At 2-1 during extra time, US Ouakam supporters began throwing stones at Stade de Mbour fans, causing spectators to begin vacating their seats in a rush, the journalist said.
     Part of a wall supporting bleachers seating fans from both sides then collapsed, while police had begun firing tear gas and panic spread in the stadium leading to a crush.
     "All of a sudden when the wall fell... We knew exactly that some of our own had lost their lives because the .

Eight dead in Senegal stadium crush

Venus Williams vowed to make amends for her Wimbledon final heartache by ending a bittersweet year on a high at the US Open.
     Williams failed in her bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the Open era as the American star was crushed 7-5, 6-0 by Garbine Muguruza in yesterday's title match.
     Instead of celebrating her sixth Wimbledon title, and first major trophy since 2008, the 37-year-old trudged off Centre Court looking her age for virtually the first time in her unexpected 2017 renaissance.
     Venus, beaten by sister Serena in the Australian Open final in January, has reached the two Grand Slams finals in the same year for the first time since 2003.
     Given her battle with the autoimmune disease that leaves her fatigued and once threatened to end her career, Venus's return to prominence is a tribute to her ferocious will to win.
     With Serena set to miss the rest of the year as she prepares to have her first child, Venus will still be among the favourites ..

I'll be back, vows Venus after Wimbledon heartache

Israeli soldiers and police on an arrest mission in West Bank town Nabi Salah shot dead a Palestinian who attempted to open fire at them early today, the army said.
	"The forces encountered the suspect, who attempted to open fire at them," a statement from the Israeli army read. "In response to the immediate threat forces fired towards the attacker resulting in his death."
	The Palestinian, identified by Israeli police as 34- year-old Amar Halil from Nabi Salah, was believed to have shot at Israelis in the West Bank in two separate incidents on Saturday, the army said.
	Another Palestinian suspect was lightly wounded and arrested, the statement from the military read.
	A wave of unrest that broke out in October 2015 has claimed the lives of at least 282 Palestinians or Arab Israelis, 44 Israelis, two Americans, two Jordanians, an Eritrean, a Sudanese and a Briton, according to an AFP toll.
	Israeli authorities say most of the Palestinians killed were carrying out knife, gun or ...

'Israeli forces shoot Palestinian gunman dead during arrest'

Three inmates were killed today and another was wounded after escaping from jail in a southern Philippine island that is the stronghold of Islamist militants, police said.
	The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station jail in war-torn Jolo, authorities said.
	Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan.
	"They cut the bars of the jail and jumped from the second floor to the roof of the municipal hall building next door. Our troops responded and the inmates were killed and wounded in hot pursuit operations," Buyuccan told AFP.
	"Some inmates are associated with the membership of the Abu Sayyaf."
	The injured inmate was recaptured while soldiers and policemen were chasing the remaining 10 escapees. The jail had a total of 32 inmates mostly facing drug charges, Buyuccan added.
	The Philippines frequently has mass escapes .

Three inmates killed in Philippine jailbreak

Olympic champions Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Wimbledon women's doubles title with a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Hao-Ching Chan and Monica Niculescu.
     In a 55-minute final, which followed a 4 hour 41 minute men's doubles championship epic, the second-seeded Russians collected a third Slam doubles title as a team.
     They also won the 2013 French Open and 2014 US Open women's doubles crowns.
     Saturday's rout of their Taiwan-Romanian rivals, playing just their second event together, was only the second time a women's doubles final at Wimbledon had been decided by a double-bagel scoreline.

Makarova, Vesnina in Wimbledon women's doubles title rout

Congo voters go to the polls today in legislative elections in the oil-rich African country, the first since violence-marred presidential polls last year which returned Denis Sassou Nguesso to power.
	While no fresh violence is expected opposition parties have cried foul, as over 2 million voters are expected to cast their ballots in the first round of polling in Congo- Brazzaville to elect National Assembly members as well as local councils.
	Sassou Nguesso returned to office in March 2016 after a constitutional referendum ended a two-term presidential term limit, amid deadly violence notably in the Pool region neighbouring the capital Brazzaville.
	Today the 73-year-old president's ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT) is running 128 candidates for the 151 seats available, while several independent candidates have close ties to the party.
	The main parliamentary opposition group, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), has put forward 43 candidates, compared to 31 run by ..

Opposition cries foul as Congo votes for parliament

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged citizens taking part in a vote organised by the opposition the next day to do so "peacefully," as concerns simmered of worsening political violence.
	The poll today is meant to gauge public support for a plan by Maduro to rewrite the constitution through the election on July 30 of a citizens' body.
	But with authorities refusing to greenlight Sunday's vote and pro-Maduro supporters boycotting it, it looked likely to return a rejection of the president's scheme.
	Likewise, the opposition has told its supporters to stay away from the July 30 election.
	The cross-purpose initiatives have given rise to international worries -- voiced by the Catholic Church and the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres -- that the chances of bringing both sides together for dialogue has become more remote.
	That, in turn, is stoking fears of more protests and running street battles with police, which have been persistent for the past three and a half months. Nearly 100 .

Maduro urges 'peaceful' opposition vote in Venezuela

Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar, the sports minister said, as a wall collapsed onto clashing supporters triggering a panicked stampede.
	Sports minister Matar Ba said a young girl was among the dead, while around 60 injured fans had been taken to health facilities in Dakar.
	He vowed "strong measures so that such an event will never be repeated in Senegal," speaking to AFP by phone.
	A mass deployment of firefighters and ambulances remained at the scene late yesterday.
	An AFP journalist who attended the match described a stadium full to bursting with people for the long-awaited clash between local teams US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour.
	At 2-1 during extra time, US Ouakam supporters began throwing stones at Stade de Mbour fans, causing spectators to begin vacating their seats in a rush, the journalist said.
	Part of a wall supporting bleachers seating fans from both sides then collapsed, while police had begun firing tear gas and panic spread 

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