together, starting today. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. i'm martine dennis in doha. russian armed vehicles and soldiers storm the gates of the largest air base in crimea. then the life camera feed showing the outside world is broken. angry protesters, three palestinians killed by israeli forces in a west bank shootout.

i'm marianne with more news from europe. including they say demonstrating for their dignity, crowds in spain calling out for change. and i'll have all the day's sports along arson vengar has a game to forget it's chelsea trash arsenal, 6-0. >> russia has moved to consolidate its control over its newest province. shots were fired as they forced their way into belbek space. from there nick spicer reports. >> reporter: using armor vehicles and stun grenades troops force their way into be belbek air base. gunfire could be heard.

it followed the refusal of troops to surrender to leave the base. one ukrainian has been injured, and the commander of the base was taken away for questioning. it was one of the last facilities still largely under crimeaen authority. >> reporter: they have been in control of the air strip for two weeks now, a move of the russian army. the russian soldiers made sure the live feed of their actions was no longer visible. they pulled the camera down. it's all part of russia's aggressive absorption that has happened in two weeks. earlier on saturday the russian flag was raised over ukraine submarine.

the international community has widely condemned the take over of crimea and has rolled out sanctions against russia and some of its wealthiest citizens. monitors are expected to arrive in ukraine over the weekend. the question is will they be allowed in crimea. >> let's go live now to paul brennan in kiev. an emphatic move to add depth to their control over crimea. is their control now almost complete? this is isn't the first run by the russians, and it won't be the last but this is the most significant. march 4th when the unarmed occupants of the base, the ukrainian personnel left.

shots from fired over their heads, and they are well armed, well trained russian soldiers. what is the future forpersonnel. at other bases we're waiting for clear orders from kiev to be issued. so far the government has been ordering them to stay put. as far as the government here, crimea is ukrainian territory, and they don't want to be withdrawing from territory they regard to be their own. there is little doubt they will continue in the days to come. >> the monitors from the osce are coming to kiev. presumably these are the events that they're there to monitor, but they're miles away from the action. >> reporter: well certainly, the first contingent of the osce is due to arrive here this evening.

more to arrive sunday morning. a total contingent of 500 will arrive in the coming days and week. but the deal that was struck to give them a mandate here in ukraine was a compromise deal that talks about ukrainian territory, and it's very special as far as the russians are concerned crimea is not any more ukrainian territory. and so the 100 to start with, 500 in total eventually will be restricted to what is now called continental ukraine. they'll be able to go to donsk and areas of the. east. but many argue that that negates the whole point of it because they won't be allowed in crimea. >> live in kiev. now, do remember that you can keep up-to-date with all the latest events on our website. there is a live blog there were all the events taking place in ukraine and crimea. there is analysis and a lot of

background as well. you can go to www.aljazeera.com. three palestinians killed in an israeli raid. israeli forces say they were trying to capture a member of hamas who is planning a major attack. >> reporter: showing their anger at israeli soldiers. the crowd of men hurled stones at army vehicles outside of hospital in the west bank. the hospital filled with those killed and injured in an overnight raid by israeli forces. >> this is like a war. 2:45 they wok2:45 we woke up ane firing at its house. my two children were injured and the house almost destroyed. >> reporter: israeli soldiers entered the camp to arrest the man israeli suspects was

involved in past attacks. he and at least two other palestinians were killed in the ensuing gunfight. >> when somebody comes to carry out terrorist attacks, they have to be iow aware that our intelligence capabilities are extremely involved. if they'll continue to participate in these terrorist activities then you're putting yourself on that list. >> reporter: the regular attacks are having a noticeable impact on public opinion inside palestinian territory over the peace process. protests on wednesday calls on the palestinian authority to pull out of the talks. as they carry of the bodies of those killed in the latest raid through the streets they chant slogans.

they are they say 59 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the past six months alone. >> is this a policy of our government that seeks reconciliation and peace? absolutely not. these are deliberate attacks and deliberate policies to undermine any efforts in order to avoid the peace process. >> that process restarted again in july, but with a stalemate over israeli settlements in occupied territory and continuing violence the resolution the u.s. is trying to broker looks like an ever more elusive goal. >> now on the commission for international affairs. we're joined live from ramala. thank you very much, indeed, for talking to us here in al jazeera. today's tragic incident, what does it say to you? what is it telling you? >> first of all, i just heard your report. this is not a raid. this is really a reoccupation,

this is an invasion of occupying forces. you know this area is under the palestinian authority. this is another sad day, and we're living almost ad as a day every day, an unprovoked killing for two reasons. first, the israeli army that is trained only to kill. they are a killing machine, and they are paid to do so. they are killing by the day civilians as your report just mentioned, 59 in the last six months. totally unprovoked. the first factor has to do with the israeli military. the second factor has to do with their political decision making. their government is absolutely unhappy, uncomfortable in the current political arena. they're not really interested in negotiated political settlement, and they're trying to provoke the palestinian people in confrontation of side where israel has the upper hand.

they know that the palestinians do not have the weaponry, the sophistication and support of major powers like israel does. and for the only game they would like to play is that of the military. the question is the impunity. israel has killed three today. it has killed more than seven last week. this culture of impunity that the israeli army government has to end. the international community, if they do not take action now and uphold international values and norms and regulations, and if we do not really support accountability here then it is a message to the palestinian people there is nobody who is going to defend themselves but themselves. >> okay, let me--just a moment, if you don't mind, what about the responsibility that the palestinian authority has not to harbor militants on its territory, according to the israelis, planning destructive attacks upon its territory and it's people? >> all these are allegations, and even according to the oslo

accord. if israelis have such allegations they can come to the palestinian authority and claim their claims, and the pa would go interrogate and investigate. but the israelis are not interested in that. they're interested in undermining the palestinian authority day in and day out. they're interested in weakening our processes and political structures. they're interested in keeping our separation. they're continuing in expansion. that can is what they're doing. the kill something part of a bigger plan. they're interested in all this. >> sorry, this incident also highlights, doesn't it, the fact that there is blow back from the palestinian authority, for the government led by ma mahmood abs as you see people protesting against the palestinian leadership.

it's incumbent upon the leadership to show a firmer grip of what goes on in its territo territory. >> you're absolutely right. the people you see in the streets and west bank, one of the people who were murdered today is a fatah member. today was a scene of unity between the palestinians, and you're right that the leadership of palestine has to provide response to what is happening. however, let me be frank and blunt for your listeners and viewers. we do not have an army. we don't have f-16s, even a machine gun. our response has to be in the international arena to bring an end to this impunity. people are asking us, why aren't you responding? today we start responding, and the day we are playing-- >> i'm afraid i have to stop

through. time is not with us today, but thank you very much, indeed, for talking with us here on al jazeera. the u.s. military has returned hijacked oil tanker to libyan government. the morning glory, as it's known, has been seized by rebels who loaded it with millions of dollars of oil. u.s. navy seals captured the vessel a week ago off the coast of cypress. the libyan government has been criticized for failing to stop the ship before leaving potter. the trial of mohamed morsi has been carried to monday. >> a four day of protest. protesters demanding mohamed morsi's release. in total 1200 people are on

trial. many in absentia. charged with. attacking individuals and damaging public and private property. it happened last august after forces broke up two protest camps in cairo. hundreds of civilians were killed in subsequent fighting. one of those in court was the supreme guide of the now banned muslim brotherhood. although millions of egyptians marched against morsi last summer, the brotherhood call this overthrow a coup. >> let's remember, they're waging all of our poor against the muslim brotherhood in order to weaken the brotherhood and force it to accept the road map. what's happening in egypt is really tragic. very sad because egypt remains deeply polarized, deeply divide, more than nine months after the jouster oouster mohamed morsi.

>> hasy mubarak was back in court with his two sons. they're accused of killing to pesters. many of the protesters accuse the government of using similar tactics as mubarak's regime. but backers of the authority say that's not fair. >> the practice not only in theory the egyptian judiciary has proven its total independence by acquitting a large number of those brought to trial. >> while many egyptians support the interim leadership the street protests show no sign of ending. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in cairo prisons for 83 days. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization,

and spreading false news. they will next appear in court on monday. another journalist from al jazeera's arabic channel has been held for six months. al jazeera denies all charges and demands their immediate release. highlighting support of journalist and calling for the release of al jazeera staff. >> imagine a world where reality is distorted. >> reporter: you can see more of this later on the day when the full promo is released at 00 greenwich time. coming up on the news hour, another satellite spots objects in the indian ocean as jets search for the missing malaysian airliner.

we'll open the box to find the emperor's items. a shirt up for auction. coming up on sport we look at uncertain future of footballers in crimea. >> a chinese satellite has spotted another floating object close to the area where ships and planes are looking for possible debris from malaysia's 370. many have confronted officials they accuse them of ignoring them and neglecting them we have more now from beijing. >> reporter: frustrated does not begin to describe how the relatives of the missing plane's passengers are feeling here in beijing. they say they're extremely

furious at what they see asthma haitian officials disrespect and show of neglect towards them. it's taken two weeks, they say, before a special envoy was sent to them by the malaysian government to discuss the situation. once the envoy was here, they say they were not allowed to ask any candid questions. >> we will not let the officials lead. the families stayed up through the night to compile a list of questions for them. they left before we had a chance to ask. if they try to run we will hunt them down. >> prepared statements were read to them, they said, and they were not allowed a free conversation where they felt they were being answered truthfully as relatives of these passengers have said that they feel malaysia has been on purpose deceptive, and that they know that a lot more is actually being kept from them. now the malaysian officials here in beijing said they had to resolve some bits of information

due to security concerns. but passengers' relatives feel there is a lot more going on than just that. they're meeting with chinese government officials as they try to understand on a more concrete protest action against the malaysians because they feel this disrespect towards them is a show of contempt, not just for them, but for all of china. >> well, the latest satellite image from the southern indian ocean has raised hopes inevitably that rescue crews are getting closer to locating the missing plane. andrew thomas has more. >> another image, this one from a chinese satellite. an object in the indian ocean 120 kilometers from where an australian satellite spotted something similar two days earlier. in australia reinforcement for the search teams are coming from north asia. two chinese search aircraft flew into the airport saturday.

the chinese airplanes will arrive sunday. the media is present, too, and it might get bigger. >> there are more chinese will be here when we find something. >> satellittwo jets that can ste air five hours. the military aircraft, it takes four hours to get out there, four hours back can only spend two hours searching. over the ocean while there is high tech equipment on board the military planes the people on board are probably more valuable. >> we're looking at plain 'ol eyesight.

we're looking at people who are the best at spotting. looking for tell tale signs of an airplane crash. >> they said the search would last as long as it takes. he battled away rumors that australia has more satellite images. or that it's holding anything back. is there anything at all that you're saying to governments privately that you're not saying publicly? >> well, we have discussions with other governments but i don't think there is anything of substance that has been said between governments that you're not aware of. >> both are looking to an australian naval vessel. china is sending three ships although they are still days away. if objects are found that would explain where the aircraft ended

up but not why. the the only remotefully thing was the airplane's height, the where may lead to the why. >> first lady michelle obama has been speaking to university students during they are week long trip to china. while she's not there to talk directly about politics, she spoke about the importance of freedom of speech especially on the internet. she spoke about how her husband, barack obama, has encouraged her to explore the world. >> take my husband, for example, hhe has dragged me kicking and screaming to things i wanted no part of, and a lot of it was because of fear. the fear of making mistakes, the

fear of not knowing, the fear of uncertain, the fear of leaving your comfort zone, and we're living in a world where we can no longer afford to let fear keep us apart. >> so while michelle obama is in beijing, china's leader is on its first-ever tour of europe. we have more on that in london. >> reporter: yes, that's right, martine, china's president touched down in amsterdam earlier on. he was greeted by the queen and king. and issue of ukraine is likely to come up in discussion. china will be keen to drill down and focus on the economic aspect of the relationship because the e.u. is china's most important

trading partner in the world. in fact, china is second only to the united states, but there has been friction in this relationship with concerns growing that chinese exports put european businesses at a disadvantage. when i spoke to the loren from the school of african studies. he explained china's studies. >> he's trying to accomplish a number of things. the primary visit for his visit ireason for his visitis to chins of mobile technology, china is moving in that direction and it's exports its government has concern about restrictions it would face in group no doubt the economic aspect of their relationship is going to be the suspect of great discussion. as we know the e.u. is china's

second most important trading partner coming after the u.s. but i want to ask you about ukraine. because this comes just a week after china abstained from the u.n. security council vote condemning the referendum in crimea. we see tensions escalating in the region with russian troops moving in on ukrainian air base. i wonder if china can be persuaded in any way to take a more robust approach to russia. >> no, i seriously doubt that will ever happen. china has its own territorial claims. the stated purpose of what chinese officials have, china respects territorial integrity. however they have found in the case of crimea there are

historical reasons why russia would intervene. china has made similar claims respect to its territorial claims in the south china sea. >> thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in madrid for what is called a demonstration for dignity. under the banner no more cards they're expressing their anger over unemployment, corruption and government reforms. more than 1500 riot police are on the grounds. spain has one of the most unemployment rate, and the debt crisis has taken a toll on this country. why are people telling you about why they're out in protest today. >> reporter: what is interesting about this is that people have come across spain. it's not just one group.

it's not just one trade union or another. there are thousands of people here, but it's hard to get an accurate number. there could b be a million area because they're spread about in different areas. the unemployment is the top of the list, they say there is corruption in the government. evethey're also angry about how public debt. it is very high. to curve that the government made sweeping changes, which has kept unemployment rising, in their opinion.

>> thousands have gathered, and how long is this expected to last, what is the plan? >> they wanted to stay overnig overnight, but there are 1500 or so police keeping an eye on anything. so hopefully protesters will leave around 9:00 local time. but there are more of these planplanned over the next few d. >> thank you. that's all from europe for now. back to martine. >> crimea is part of russia but it still needs much of its water and electricity from ukraine.

the pakistani women setting up their own system of justice. and in sport sri lanka hold their nerve against south africa in their twenty20 over. president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance.

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>> toughest place to be a firefighter. tomorrow at 9 eastern, on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. this is the news hour. these are our top stories. russian troops have taken over the largest air force base in crimea. armored vehicles forced their way after issuing an ultimatum to surrender to the ukrainian troops inside. then the camera showing outside world what was going on was pulled down. palestinianthree palestiniad after an israeli raid to stop an

hamas attack. more than 500 defenders were charged in court in cairo. as we've been reporting, crimea is most definitely part of russia, but it still remains heavily dependent on ukraine and more than one way. from the crimea barnaby phillips reports. >> across the straits from crimea, main atlanta russia. about four kilometers away. russian goods come across by ship. for now the only land roots into crimea pass through ukraine. that's why russian president vladimir uten wants to tie crimea to russia. but it could take years to complete and cost billions of dollars. the port where russian goods come in is called kirsch. the graveyard of decaying soviet factories and differing opinions of whether things will get better.

samara said that she heard on the news that all countries are against russia. she fears an economic down turn. viera is happy. she said salaries will go up. her daughter is a graduate, and it's a shame what she earns. the we visit a planet in crimea. but the manager gets a call from officials and we are told to leave. even questions of what economic changes might be coming apparently is too offensiv sens. water. crimea not only gets most of its water from mainland ukraine, the vast majority of electricities also comes from there. that means that despite the russian takeover crimea is still

vulnerable. the pressure from the government from kiev. this economist doesn't think ukraine will cut vital supplies to crimea because of its own economic ties to russia. >> ukraine owes a lot of money to russia for gas. we must not politicize issues for a crimea or ukraine. but i do predict water shortages in the summer. >> tourism is crimea's traditional strength but the beaches here look sad these days. in the summer russians with money prefer to fly to the mediterranean and beyond. as for crimeaen tourists don't expect any this year. russia may find taking of crimea the he i easy part, making it ve

imay be different. in the southwestern province of baluchistan a crash. the first all-women juryga or trial forum for justice. andrew simmons went to meet her. i warning you may find some of these images disturbing. >> a sick woman who is mourning the loss of her daughter. her son tries to comfort her. he, too, is overwhelmed. his sister was only 12 years old when she was married. now ten years later she is dead. the victim of an acid attack at home. it was a slow, painful death, and she had made her brother make this recording on his

mobile phone before she passed away. she accused her husband, his mother and his father of attacking her. >> i want them to be burned in the same way i have been burned. >> it was her dying wish. she wanted justice. in this country how can we as poor people get justice for her? >> reporter: it's a question that does not have a positive answer in a place where women are rarely seen in public. this is a culture in which women's rights are few in number. the case of tahira is shocking. many people here not necessarily surprising. this woman is trying to bring change by setting up the first-ever women's juryga, a tribal forum dealing with issues ranging from complaints of garbage to claims of murder. >> i get threatened so many times. even my own family was against me but i will never give up.

i'm determined to see justice for oppressed women here even if i have to sacrifice my own life for them. >> her jury ca juryga has a lawt the judge clear thed the girl's husband and his parents of murder. >> i have been trying my level best this is the last, so what can i do? >> she is a lone figure mounting a tough campaign. it seems that she needs more support if she is to succeed. andrew simmons, al jazeera, pakistan. >> greece's economic crisis already has changed the lives of so many people in the country. now there is evidence that the future of many more is at risk. let's go back to mariane in

london for more on that. >> reporter: more and more children are being abused or abandoned in greece. the country's health minister told parliament there was a three-fold increase in healthy children being cared for in hospitals. >> these children are learning what it feels like to be loved. filling in gaps left by their parents. some were abused. some left to fend for themselves, and some were completely abandoned. two dozen children now make up a family of their own along with 16 teachers and nurses who care for them in this home run by a charity called "the smile of the child." as the economic crisis wears on, it says demand is more than resources. >> the crisis has caused parents to lose their jobs, they can't feed their families. they start drinking. some commit suicide. some take drugs, some become mentally imbalance laned.

this has an impact on their children, and in some cases is a risk to their lives. >> an increased capacity to shelter 300 children like these ones doing their home work behind me, and help other families feed their children, twice as many as the year before. >> the state gives nothing to the charity but it does support newborns abandoned in hospital or children sent to hospitals because there is nowhere else for them to go. last year the two largest children's hospitals took in 200 minors. in. >> in the past, children would stay two to three weeks. now we keep them for two to three months. healthy children should not be kept in a hospital. they could catch illnesses, and we don't have the nursing staff to take care of them. >> the government said it is now preparing shelters for abandoned

children, but as these workers know, raising a child takes more than a bed and a roof. >> appointing a sexual abuse survival to a group investigating the issue in the catholic church. she is one of eight people on the panel which also includes the archbishop of boston and two psychiatrist. the vatican said it claims 600 claims of sexual abuse by priests every year, some of which are decades old. france will hold an historic auction when napoleon bonaparte items go on auction. even a lock of hair. >> he is the symbol of power and the old french empire.

napoleon non bonaparte, now a st stained with his we had and blood as welhis we had and swead as well as a lock of his hair. they were discovered in the home of a hors his horseman. >> they came with this box. we said what is that box? inside, you know, we found a lot of items coming. this has never been opened for a mere 200 years. it is ashirt in which he died.

>> everything was in the box. >> the box of treasures. >> yes, the box of treasures, yes. there is no country in the world where napoleon is not famous. people like him, don't like him, any how, they know him. what we're selling is not glory. it's bringing a lot of emotion. >> interest in napoleon stretches far beyond france' borders. there are collect necessary russia, australia, the u.s. and china, items connected to napoleon have a record of selling at a high price. a ring he gave to his wife josephine sold here last year for around $1 million. and the mystery surrounding napoleon's death could soon be sold, tests and samples of the hair may give more clues of whether he was poisoned or died of natural causes.

>> i'll be back at the top of the next hour with a full bulletin of news wit for you. now back to martine. >> let's go to the caribbean because in jamaica they're looking into the rising number of people who were killed by police, and human rights campaigners have called on the government to put an end to the alleged excessive use of force. we're reporting from the capitol of kingston. >> reporter: police officers on patrol in a kingston neighborhood controlled by begins. they search anyone they suspect could be carrying drugs or guns. there was more fear than faith in police. >> there is a stigma that the police are not there to help them. >> that's because of killings like this one. an officer shoots dead an apparently unarmed man. over 250 people killed last year, and each year the number is rising.

evian was gunned down days before christmas. his girlfriend said that the police kill the innocent with impugn glit i don't think anything is going to come out of it. >> leslie says evian and her son were at the barbers when the police raided the neighborhood after a fellow officer was killed nearby. after his head cut evian came here to use the bathroom. when he walked out there were up to 15 policemen. they were all masked, and they shot him dead. hundreds of killings like evian's are being reviewed by an independent commission. that body told al jazeera that they're investigating whether allegations that officers are ordered to kill are true. one officer was acquitted for his role in multiple murders.

he said in a violent society police must outbegun the criminals. >> if a guy is so so reckless, so careless, so dangerous to take on the society and the police force, and if they are shot and killed in circumstances like those, they only have themselves to blame. >> a witness to his father's killing, he has never talked about it. he and his mother want answers, but they may have to wait. >> they have never known justice. it's not supposed to go that way. >> in over 2500 killers by police in the last 13 years just two officers have been convicted. >> where we're about to take a bike ride in japan. >> these are not any 'ol bikes. find out what makes them

special. >> and in sport super suarez strikes again as liverpool comes from behind. details later with sarah.

>> master craft men in japan are manically known for samurai swords but what about bikes? we have reports now from osaka.

>> reporter: it's 8:00 and as the day winds down across osaka, he goes to his workshop. some of the finest bicycles are built by hand by this man. >> as i work i have an image of a bicycle in my mind that i would want this person to ride. and that becomes the foundation for everything. >> nagasawa learned his skills in italy. no carbon fiber here. the master of steel he joins finally cut lugs whose beauty is only matched by their string. this is a man with little use for false mont modesty.

>> if i am different i should go all the way, go my way. >> reporter: on japan's race circuits, dozens do. nagasawa made his name as a frame builder on these tracks with huge success in the 1980's. keneta has ridden his bikes for more than 20 years. he said each framed is slightly different. >> that could be both good and bad. hit or miss. >> reporter: but for nagasawa everything is a hit, and he wants us to ride it. that's his style. >> reporter: he relies on gambling, not ticket sales, but betting has been on the wane in later years. for all the attempts to broaden the appeal, it remains something of an old man's game. but if nagasawa is worried about that or the future of a brand so

entirely reliant on his old man's hand and eyes it doesn't show. >> is it makes me happy when they come back for a repair. i will fix and make them beautiful again. i sent them out in the world 30 years ago, you came back, and i'll be cheering you on when you go out again. >> reporter: he has gone all the way through the ranks from bike builders, apprentice, past maestro all the way back. al jazeera, osaka, japan. >> chelsea has handed arsenal one of its most humiliating events in one was arson wenger's

also. oscar scored a goal either side of halftime to make it 5-0. and rounding off a 6-0 thrashing. >> if today there would be any chance to win win the opponent. i'm so happy with the approach. we come, as we say in football, we come to kill, and in ten minutes we di destroy. >> liverpool also scored six against cardiff to keep pressure on chelsea. the home side took the lead twice but it was canceled out. the star of the night was suarez who scored a hat trick, his

third in the match. 6-3 the final score. they have become the highest scoring team in club history. yeah, yeah, tory scored a half trick. they're now third in the table behind liverrel pool. there was wins for everton, shell sea and hull. being held to a draw in the last 16 of the african champions league they play in the first laying, but should be happy with that result. it comes a day after samalek was fined. while the country was banned from international competition. one consequence of the ongoing uncertainty in crimea is

being felt by the region's two football teams. right now they play in the crimea league but they could find themselves in the russian league by the end of the year. >> reporter: thee players in simferopol. mutual support is very important to them, especially these days in crimea. coming from croatia, he said the recent situation has not been good. >> especially for foreigners because we don't know what's happening. we read in newspapers, and it wasn't pleasant. when russian soldiers came with armored vehicles, and you see armed men on the streets, you know how it is. we don't have that in croatia now. that wasn't pleasant at all in a country where you don't understand many things. >> a goalkeeper for the serbian

national team and he has been playing here for more than three years. he said his parents are more worried about the soldiers and weapons in crimea than he is. >> our families worry about this situation much more than us even though we tell them that everything is okay. they just can't find peace with that. they read newspapers, watch tv and that makes them worried. >> they say when the crisis got worse their club helped a lot. >> i can't say that foreigners here are panicking. we had a meeting with our coach, and we asked him about everything that we wanted to know. it's not panic. we just wanted to talk. people from our club told us they would find the best solution and we were 100% safe here. >> basketball and handball teams in crimea have stopped playing in crimeaen leagues, but no one knows what will happen with football. >> that's one difficult question, and i don't know the answer. for me simferopol will just

remain simferopol. >> our rivals are in the same situation. where we go they will, too. >> reporter: as for thee these guys they say their future is with the simferopol football team. >> sri lanka scored 165-7 in their inning including a 61 from her are a and they managed to grab the 5-1 victory. >> you know, i know it was enough. the guys did really well. they had a good start, and i think we did really well. >> new zealand beat england by nine runs after rain interrupted their world t 20 opener.

new zealand 52-1 when rain stopped play. it was in response to england's 172-6. australia's captain bailey has down played any advantage his team may have going in to pakistan. bailey said that pakistan will be key for redemption after they lost their opener against india. >> i don't think we have any advantage. you know, i think if anything they have the advantage in terms of having played here and got used to the conditions. we haven't played on this ground yet. it will be fresh for us, and we'll have to adjust very quickly. secondly, i think they're all dangerous. >> that's all your sport for now. more from me later. >> thank you very much, indeed. do stay with us at al jazeera. we'll have another full news bulletin with all the details of what's going on in crimea coming

up if just a couple of minutes.