>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes - defying kiev and the west - voting opens in the rebel organised reference um in self-resume in parts of eastern ukraine. the son of muammar gaddafi in the dock, accused of trying to crush the 2011 uprising. >> live difficult in syria. residents in aleppo have been

without running water for seven days. >> we'll look ahead to the climax to the english premier league season. plus - a horrific crash in the latest round in the indy car championships in the united states - details later. voters in parts of eastern ukraine are casting ballots in a referendum on self rule. it's been condemned by the international community. the pop has been held in two region, donetsk and luhansk, but only people in a dozen areas understand separate control will vote. more than 3,000 polling stations reportedly have been set up. there has been fighting in donetsk, slovyansk, maricopa - among the towns voting on sunday. rebels have printed 3 million

ballots, asking if voters agree to self-rule. opinion polls suggest around 70% in the east don't support the separatists, don't want to leave ukraine or be part of russia. the majority rejects the new government in kiev. the vote will not be legally binding. >> we'll talk to paul brennan at a polling snags donetsk in eastern ukraine. i believe there's confusion about what the question means. >> reporter: there's the possibility of it being open to interpretation. i'm here in school 95. voting has been under way for five hours, it's nearly 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

it asks whether people want to vote yes or no and whether they want self rule. what does that entail? is that the freedom to run to the arms of russia or beindependent of both russia and ukraine. it's not clear. it's coy. it's open to interpretation, that's important to say. it's calm, there are 10 registrars taking details. they are gin an identity card or passport. they sign their name on a piece of paper and are given a ballot. they tick where they want to. i haven't seen a single no vote yet, and they put it in a perspex ballot box in the center of the room. there's no booths, no privacy,

and it's obviously open to the possibility of electoral fraud. there's nothing to stop these people registering at a polling station somewhere else in the city and doing it all over again. the yes or no question doesn't reflect the spectrum of opinion that there is here in the east. as my colleagues jonah hull reports. >> reporter: the voters in eastern ukraine are invited to see their country in stark turps, those waging war on the peaceful communities of donetsk and its surrounds. a take for yes the only answer to the idea of their own people's republic. opinion polls suggest that popular support for the idea is low. we found it to be divided at level. i'll vote yes. i want piece, i don't want the west coming here, shooting at our kids.

>> i will not vote. it will have an impact on us. >> i will not go and vote. it's not that i don't support it, i don't find the referendum legitimate. >> the head of the central election commission of the people's republic of donetsk says the referendum will meet international standards. here is something that observers may cause to question, a sign in the windowo of the polling saying - say yes to the republic. of course, there are not going to be international observers. and among volunteer polling station workers, the outcome is not in much doubt. >> when it comes to the percentage, i cannot tell, but i believe it will be 60% in favour. >> if the polls are right and there's a majority against, veteran civil society campaigner says there's good reason to stay

silent. in recent weeks many colleagues have been ab ducted, beaten and intimidated. the ukranian colours all but vanished from the streets of the east. >> at the beginning it was hooliganism. there was no reaction from the police, no punishment. when the evil grew, they armed themselves. we only have our hands. >> as security and civil society fell away. violence and lawlessness has rich. it's hardly an ideal environment in the exercise of democracy. >> the poll is not legally binding - what happens next then? >> it is a good question, and it's top the whim, i suppose, of the people's council. the vote is undoubtedly going to be an overwhelming yes. i have not seen a single no

vote. there are limitations - the vote is taking place in the areas controlled by the pro-russian, and largely at the point of a gun. it could not, in an international way, beregarded as legitimate. it's been dismissed by the international community. the people out here and in here, voting today, are not doing it at the point of a gun, they are not forced to come here, they are expressing grave dissatisfaction with the situation that the kiev government is putting them in. it simply cannot be ignored. they are legitimate grievances. they want to re negotiate the relationship with the central government. it's easy to dismiss, the gunmen in balaclavas, easy to dismiss them as gunmen and extremists, ordinary people are here, and although it's a quasi democratic process, what they are saying is heart felt and cannot be

ignored. >> let's take the message to kiev and speak to kim bernal there. how is this viewed? >> we have heard from the head of the presidential administration here, acting at least. and he reiterated the government's position that he believes the referendum is illegal, but he went on to say he believes it's nothing more than the actions of murderists and terrorists to cover up their times. he said where this to be legitimate, they'd need thousands of polling stations. it was illegal under the constitution, and would have had to be overseen by the residential commission. there has been offers of dialogue that could have led to a legitimate referendum. at every point that has been offered, it's seen as a delay from the government, and that the terrorist equalled them in the east, they used that to

continue their operation there. it's clear the government in kiev will not accept the results of this referendum but they are planning roundtable talks this week. negotiations between all political sides, although nobody - they said nobody with a gun or terrorists will be allowed to take part in those talks. ongoing in kiev, very much the message is clear that this is an illegal referendum and it will not be recognised going forward. three gen men van killed. the incident took place near the presidential palace. in the capital sanaa. syrian activists in aleppo said many residents had been without running water for a week. as explained, there are conflicting reports where the

reasons why. >> reporter: these children have to queue to get water. many invested in central aleppo haven't had any for days. people here have been looking for water for the past few days. they are getting it from wells and mosques. it's mainly used for cleaning, but we don't have any other options. >> translation: we don't have tap water for more than two weeks or more. we come to transfer water to our homes. we are getting exhausted. >> tap water has been cut off. as you see, the boys are trying to get water from the mosque taps. without this they wouldn't have a single drop of water. >> anti-government fighters blame the syrian air force for bombing the water pipeline. the syrian observatory for human rights based in the uk accuses

anti-government fighters of cutting supply lines to western parts of aleppo, saying the rebels were trying to cut the water for government areas and desstructed the supply to other areas. >> translation: there has been no water for a while. we had to dig a well so people an cues and dig water. there's neither water nor electricity here. >> the city was home to millions. years of fighting crippled the infrastructure. activists warned that unprotected water resources carried the risk of spreading the disease. a suicide bomb attack in pakistan killed four people. it happened in the north-western city of peshawar. police say the plast targeted a refugee champ for internally displaced people from nearby

khyber province. 14 others were injured in the attack. seven police men have been killed in a landmine plast in india's west of the two police men injured in the attack were taken to a hospital. they were searching a forest, looking for maoist rebels. after the explosion there was a change of fire between police and the rebels. >> staying into the final phase of india's 5-week election comes to a close on monday. there were tens of millions prevented from voting. we went to the meet some of them. three generations of the rappi family talking about the elections. most were able to vote. raj and his wife couldn't. >> you have a lot of free emotions when you discuss this. at the end of the day you want to action what you think, so you want to work for a party with whom your ideology goes far.

when the day comes, you go there, you don't see your name and you feel frustrated, helpless. >> they voted in previous general and local elections. no one in the election commission can tell him why he was not on the electoral role this time around. he was one of two who were eligible to vote, but couldn't. >> they include crews in transit. indians working and studying abroad. the government estimates there were 10 million working abroad. many low-paid migrants in the gulf and can't afford to come home and vote. there are others, who the issue isn't cost. this woman had surgery, and therefore missed the chance to vote. >> if the government had a provision for postal ballot and i had the papers coming into my house i would have voted. i don't know why the government

hasn't thought about it. >> only a few people can vote by mail, including security personal, polling staff and diplomats abroad. india's supreme court ordered the election commission of india to look into the problem. >> the postal ballot has to be the exception and not the norm. it should be available for people who, for a valid reason, not empathy, lethargy, not watching a movie on television - they should not be the reasons people use postal ballots. analysts predict india is heading towards a coalition government. what is clear is the world's largest democracy has a problem that can be fixed by the election commission in time for the election in 2019. more to come on the newshour, including making history - michael sam becomes the first

openly gay man drafted into america's biggest football league. what does it mean tore advertising revenues. hamilton versus ros burger. two drivers qualify ahead of the spanish grand prix. . >> the trial of the son of the late leader resumes in tripoli. dozens of former officials face charges ranging from corruption, war crimes, resulting from alleged role in suppressing the 2011 uprising. he has been tried via video link. and we go live in the capital tripoli. i believe it's started now.

>> i think you are breaking up and i couldn't hear you properly. >> i'm just asking about the effect and what we can expect. >> yes, it has. for over an hour or so. we saw muammar gaddafi son standing in the dock in his prison cell, and the court held via video link. the judge asked him. the audio was not clear. he didn't know what he said. we do understand that the judge as called on all defendants to prepare their lawyers, if not, the court will £lawyers for them. some of the lawyers that took the chance to speak where demanding the court and the prosecution to give them the evidence and file against all

the defendants to study it. this case is one of the biggest in the history of libya, and we understand that there are 200 witnesses, and some 40,000 pages of evidence. they want to have a look on those evidence against the defendants. >> amnesty international is saying that there's no way this can be a fair trial considering the fact that it is being conducted via video link. why the decision to take that route? >> it's simply. the rebel group refused to hand in muammar gaddafi, and that was the only way to have safe and trial. the militias gave the authorities two options. to hold them in time. the reason is the following - they fear if they hand in him to

a weak government in tripoli, he will be killed by western intelligence - this is what they say - or he could escape, or he could escape because trip and the government is week, and the capital has rival militia group and armed rebels that refuse to hand in their weapons. the final point is that this is their big fish. they are the one that is want to keep muammar gaddafi there, to improve barring since between the -- bargains between the two, because they would lose huge influence. police in iraq say around 40 soldiers have been killed in two separate attacks. troops on their way to a village south of missual were killed when gunmen ambushed their

convoy. they were kidnapped and executed. in the city of fallujah 22 soldiers who were kidnapped have been confirmed dead. three were killed in a car bombing in a restaurant near the iraq capital. the blast wounded 14 others. >> a series of bombings killed a total of 19 people on saturday. >> we are getting reports that iraq's air force are using barrel bombs. the pictures are set to show the improvised device which has been dropped in civilian areas. the weapon used in syria. the government has taken to improvising explosives due to the shortage of conventional weapons. we have an iraq researcher of the north african division of human rights watch and she joins us from fallujah.

tell us about the barrel bombs and the impact they are having. >> thank you very much. i actually - i'm not in fall usuala, i'm outside of fallujah. people who have fled fallujah - i have been told that the army has fired barrel bombs on residential neighbourhoods in fallujah. we haven't been able to confirm it, but there has been serious destruction of homes and in the south-west part of fallujah - and also barrel bombs have been dropped in other neighbourhoods. we don't have information that casualties as a result of the

barrel bombs [ inaudible ] a number of residents fled, but we heard that at least 500 families have left fallujah and arrived in towns around the area in the past two weeks. we don't have a number, the total numbers in the last few days. but we are extremely concerned about the possibility of indiscriminate mortar fires, which killed, according to my sources, 15 people in the last couple of days. a worrying development there. thank you for talking to us. a suicide attack in afghanistan killed three people. it happened on the outskirts of kandahar. the target of the blast was the afghan army and an isaf convoy.

18 people were wounded including three african soldiers. the african national congress has been declared a winner. the victory cements jacob zuma's presidency for another five years. the a.n.c. fell short of a two-thirds majority. the lost 15 seats. the leading opposition party, the democratic alliance took less than a quarter of the vote, but made the biggest gains in parliament, securing 89 seats. 22 more, the most held. the economic freedom fighters made gapes, winning about 25 seats. >> reporter: the african

national congress celebrates its fifth election win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given his administration another chance. the president survived accusations of poor delivery of basic services and allegations of corruption. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can. no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. and that is what has happened. that is why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament - they have been reduced into little puffs in parliament. the party's liberation has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. the administration has lost the a.n.c. in the first election it fell from 70% to 66%, and now from

66% to 61.2%. the big question you have to ask is we are unhappy with jacob zuma and some of the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block go more than 30 feet. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased the chair of the international vote. >> reporter: the public and officials are celebrating their win. they'll likely head to the drawing board and go forward. local government elections are 2016 and they can't afford to lose any more support. the african national congress is more than 100 years old and is seen as a party that liberated the black majority. it's a wake up call that south

africans have other options if they fail. leaders of the association of south-east asian nations are meeting in myanmar's capital. a dispute over ownership of islands in the south china sea is expected to top the agenda. chinese ships allegedly rammed vietnamese police boats in the disputed waters a few days ago. china claims the entire south china sea, putting it in conflict with taiwan, philippines, malaysia and brunei. thousands of thai government supporters rally on the out skirts on the capital bangkok. they are angry at the dismissal of yingluck shinawatra. they are determined to defend democracy. they call for the entire cabinet to step down in an overhaul of the political system. in south-west china

firefighters rescue 49 people from two flooded areas in the city of gerlin. let's get more on the weather with richard. what about the floods in china? >> it is covering a vast swathe of the country. she'll take a look at the satellite imagery. it doesn't pick it up all that well or give an indication of how severe the rain has been. some of the totals have been massive. in some ways, this is not metrology. it is part of the weather front they get at this time of the year. it is to be expected. we have seen a vast amount of rain coming down. >> these shots come from a province where there has been province in terms of trouble and transport. the heaviest rain we have seen there for more than 20 years, and the situation in the prove joins towards the north is - see

how ferocious the water is, it's pouring through the city area. the situation doesn't look like it will change a great deal. it's a clash between dry cold air, and the warm air feeding in from the pacific. the area of rain moves up as we head towards june. for the time being, torrential rain is likely to continue. as we go through from monday to tuesday, this is not a great deal of change. rainfall will add up to 150mm. michael sam becomes the first openly gay player to be selected for america's biggest football league - the n.f.l. it reports the changing attitudes in the highly commercialized and lucrative sport. >> reporter: it's taken a century for the game of american football to arrive.

>> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l. draft. the st. louis rams select michael sam. from university of missouri. >> after celebrating the news with family and friends, sam took to twitter saying:. >> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the n.f.l. the league makes about 10 billion a year. athletes in the past kept their sexuality private for fear of losing endorse. deals. with a changing landscape the draft is seen by some as generating commercial opportunities, though it may take time. to this point whole sexual assaultee has not been a part -- sexuality has not been a part of that. whether at this point.

at the professional level they are ready for michael sam, that will be interesting. people will be right to have their doubts. sam's selection follows a high-profile move in a lucrative game. in february, jason collins became the first publicly gay athlete when he joined a national basketball team. they may be attracting tension for breaking barriers, but it's not just the talent on the playing field, but the ability to attract spop source who want -- sponsors who want to cash in on the changing space of pro-american sport. i have breaking news to bring you coming to us from yemen. we are getting reports of a third attack today, a huge explosion rocked the military headquarters in the capital sannar. so far 11 people have been confirmed dead. it's feared that the death toll

could rise. more as we get it. it's the latest attack bringing to three the number of attacks in yemen today. still to come in the newshour - poverty in argentina, why some say the government is failing o own up to the true scale of the problem. >> marching for their missing children. why the mexican mothers say the government let them down. the english premier league reaches its climax. we look ahead to the final round of

hello again, a reminder of the top stories - people in eastern ukraine are voting in a referendum on self-rule. it's taking place in parts of separatist controlled region of donetsk and lugansk. the results will not be legally binding. the son of muammar gaddafi will face a trial in tripoli - ranging from corruption and war crimes. their ale alleged role in the uprising. parts of aleppo have been without water for a leak. the syrian observatory for human rights says the rebels cut

water. more on the top story, the referendum in eastern ukraine. the o.s.c.e. speaks person for the special monitoring mission in ukraine joins us now, from a monitoring mission. you are not monitoring this referendum. why not? >> well, today is like any other day for our monitors throughout ukraine. they are fanned out across the country and monitor the security situation. what they have been saying in the past few days is an escalation in violence, and the secretary-general head of submission have deployed this operator violence and are calling for the deescalation. >> what will it take for the deescalation to happen. you have been calling for this in germany and france. are you seeing any side from the russian troops, pulling pack

from the borders. well, what is important is for dialogue to continue. they've been playing a central role. this coming week you'll see, i think, strong activity from the ukranian government to start a national dialogue with different parties around the table. our mandate is divided into two, one is monitoring and the promotion of dialogue between the different parties. >> i should imagine that the last time we saw a referendum in crimea, russia invaded. this will not happen again, will it. >> our biggest concern is the escalation in violence. i can tell you that looking at the reports from the monitors, the trend you'll see is a lot more observation of heavy weaponry. it's not only ak-47s, it's rocket propelled grenades,

mobile launching'. this is what we are trying to keep an eye on, and calculate how much is out there and it's up for the different influential parties to take action on that. >> we'll be keeping an eye on those talks. good to get your thoughts. >> the remains of unidentified victims from 9/11 have been returned to ground zero in new york. police and fire department vehicles transported the caskets back to the site of the twin towers draped in american flags. they were taken underground to the same building as the national september 11th memorial museum. some opposed to the decision wanted to see the remains preserved above ground in a tomb of the unknown. >> poverty in argentina is rising - or is it. that's a question the argentinian deposit and independent investigators are debating. we have had report.

>> reporter: when the argentine government failed to publish figures independent investigators filled the void. researchers at the catholic university published a report saying that 25%, or about 10 million people, are living below the poverty line. that figure is rising. 5.5% are suffering extreme poverty, and that is a rate that is falling. >> translation: the work place is becoming precarious. we are not talking unemployment, but those in low-paid work, begging. if the quality of work does not improve, the households will not escape poverty. >> the government said it was re-assessing the way it calculated poverty statistics. the last one it published said less than 5% of the population was living in poverty and they

dropped dramatically since it took power in 2003. this is the oldest shanty town in bennos iries established in the 1930s, a prominent feature of the buenos aires landscape, impossible to hide. much is on the margin, hidden away, out of site. it's why these representatives from the 17 largest shanty towns in buenos aires pitched their tent in the other of the city, demanding that authorities fulfil promises to provide schools, housing roads. >> translation: we are discriminated against because we live in the shanty town. our kids can't get work because we live in a shanty town. we don't have the same rights as those living in the center, the capital.

>> translation: we want improvements to the shanty towns, a dignified life in the neighbourhood. >> manoeuvrings for the next election is underway. poverty is a key issue. with inflation rampant, there's little doubt that poverty in argentina is rising. how much, is proving difficult to resolve. our colleague from al jazeera arabic, abdullah al-shami, has been held in an egyptian prison since august and has been on a hunger strike for 111 days. blood and urine tests show that he is dangerously close to death. al jazeera obtained a leak copy of 9 report, showing signs of microsciatic athemia, due to an issue deficiency, preventing oxygen reaching vital organs,

his kidneys are not functioning and there are high levels of urya in his blood. his liver is close to failure, a life-threatening condition. tle al jazeera english journalists continue to be held in an-egypt prin for 133 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood, a terrorist outfit. procedures for the safe return of more than 270 missing school girls. there's growing anger about the way the government handled the rescue operation. the armed group boko haram says it's responsible for last month's abduction. the military denied that it ignored warnings of attacks. he is live in abuja.

i know that you went to one service. what was the message there, and how is this moved to unify the country. >> the nigerian catholic church calls upon the congregation across the country to hold special prayers for the kidnapped girls. income, the catholic church urged all nigerians, irrespective of their faith to pray are. there has been a force to increase anger across the country as every day passes by without concrete results in terms of the search and rescue effort. in abuja. it was interesting to listen to the priest not only pray for the release of the girls, but pray for the boko haram fighters to see the light.

you get an assistance of how the crisis is unified, the various religions across the country, and those belonging to the muslim faith, and the government of borno state where the girls are kidnapped. he called for three days of fasting. >> did you get a sense that they support the fact that so many international teams are in the country now, helping to find those girls and take on boko haram? >> certainly everyone we talked to here, there's a strong realisation. it's just the extent of the global campaign of solidarity, not just heads of states and celebrities, but ordinary people and it's heart warming. many tell me that it's helped them get through the national ordeal. most we spoke to have been welcoming of these international efforts of solidarity.

it's the arrival of the international experts, because they see it is evidence driven. the extensive efforts, and irrespective of whether there's shortcomings. the government and security forces - if they are in need of help they can receive it. more importantly they are telling us not just with the international pressure, they have to keep the local pressure. protesters tell us they will continue their presence on the streets to ensure that enough pressure is placed on the government day in and day out to ensure that they do not relent in this effort. >> we are ready to go back to the service. it sounds beautiful. >> the african election received a major boost to their presidential campaign. they got 44% of the vote. one of his opponents has backed him, saying they will form a

coalition. the final results will be declared on may the 14th. we cover the applications in kabul. with the support, it is likely to make the front runner abdullah abdullah's new president. >> abdullah abdullah a very happy man as he stood. as he announced his support for abdullah abdullah as presidential candidate. these are, of course, two rivals in the presidential campaign. the support was difficult. he, of course, wants to become president. at this stage it would appear he only has 44% of the vote. he needs 50, so it's looking likely that we'll see a run-off election. that is where the supporters come in. over a million people voted for rosul and he urged supporters that if there is a run-off vote, they should back abdullah abdullah. mr rosul gets something out of

this. he is likely to be part of a government when and if he does become president. this is intriguing because of who is supporting mr rosul. he is a long-time confidante of the current president hamid karzai, served as his foreign minister up until 2013. so if he is, indeed, included in future governments of abdullah abdullah, hamid karzai, the outgoing president will have someone within the government to be his eyes and ears on the ground. still ahead we have the sport and the latest from the n.b.a. play-offs as the top guns in the west blow away. portland.

the breaking news out of yemen - a huge explosion rocked the military police headquarters. 11 are confirmed dead. it is feared that the death toll could rise earlier. four gunmen were killed as they tried to check a security check point. we go live. tell us about what is happening and why? >> well jane, sources confirmed that this was a suicide bombing attack targetting the headquarters of the military police. it was a huge explosion. 11 were killed, injured, expecting the death toll to

rise. there has been no claim of responsibility. this is an area that has been attacked repeatedly in the past by al qaeda. suicide bombing are signature weapons of al qaeda in yemen. early in the morning, in the capital, gunmen attacked the same military checkpoint that was attacked on friday. it was a military checkpoint near the presidential palace. security forces say three gunmen were cleared. there's a reel security issue. it domes against a back drop of the military provision in the provinces and there are genuine concerns about retall yachtry attacks. it could be the beginning of a series. >> thank you for that update.

in venezuela, hundreds of anti-government protesters fought with police in caracas. they called for a release of 200 demonstrators, arrested in a raid on their camps. supporters say they'll stay on the streets until all the protesters are free. 40 people died against the president nicolas maduro's socialist government. in brazil two taken hostage on a bus in rio de janeiro have been freed. a man armed with a knife took a woman passenger and a bus driver hostage. police negotiated with him for two hours before the captives were released unharmed. the man turned himself over to police and it was thought he was under the influence of drugs let's get the sport news now thank you. formula 1 first. in an hour's time the spanish grand prix gets under way in

barcelona. lewis hamilton clinches poll ahead of nico ros berg. could the tensions between the drivers puncture their chances dash? >> reporter: lewis hamilton was fastest in friday's practice. on saturday he once again topped the timesheets. the britain was taken all the way by championship leader, and team-mate nico ros burg. the german saw his efforts outdown by the 2008 champion, who set a fast lap of 1 minute 25.23 seconds in the final stages of qualifying. >> thank you to the team, to have the performance we have is - i have never known that before. so still very difficult out there. the track conditions are poor. i'm overwhelmed. >> very disappointed. i don't enjoy coming second to

lewis. well, there we go. he's answering the questions. yes. so i am disappointed, yes. in the end it was a good lap for me. they did a better job. from that point of view, that's the way it is. >> aussie red bull driver daniel riccardo starts in third. it's a disappointing day for sebastien vettel, who had technical problems. >> i have no drive, i'm sorry, no drive. >> the 4-time defending champion was forced to hitch a ride to the pits on the back of a scooter. he faces sunday's race in 10th place. it was a bad day in the offices for one who crashed his lotus. for now, mercedes is the team to

beat. himle tonne looking to -- hamilton looking to overtake ros berg. >> staying with motor sport and the united states and indy car driver was lucky to walk away from a crash. the crash triggered by a poll sitter by sebastian stalling his car. mikhail drove into the back of the honda. he wasn't badly hurt. the race won by seymour. football. some day seeing the climax. manchester city and liverpool. claiming a second championship in three seasons. you have to go back further to liverpool's last league triumphant. they host newcastle. and victory at anfield sees them

champions for the 19th time in history. >> we had a remarkable season, the players put liverpool on the world map again, in terms of what we are looking to achieve here as a club. the performance level has been exceptional over the course of the season and come sunday we'll fight to the end. >> normally with the media, maybe the last games are the most important because they finish what you did the whole year. i talk with the player, that the title be decided by the one point. that was trying at the beginning of the season, the end of the season. if you don't play every game thinking that we win today, we win the title. it's difficult to be in this position. >> the top three in action later. atletico madrid will secure the title if they avoid defeat. and barcelona lose.

and real fail to win. villa real maintain a push. they currently are seventh and they are comfortable winners. their 4-0 victory moving to within two points. >> uefa president has visited european football's newest members. he was in town to present a trophy. there was a political element. >> uefa president was welcomed by a guest of honour by the final in gibraltar. the first visit to the overseas territories. >> like any family, mr plattiny was aspected to shake hands with the players. at the last moment he declined to do so. he refused to speak publicly about his visit.

spain opposed gibraltar joining uefa and the two kept from playing each other. was the president's low-key involvement political. >> i can't answer for him or on our behalf. we have it clear from the beginning, we remain. we enjoy federation to federation at a personal level. an excellent relationship with the president and other members of the spanish federation. that will continue. we are keen, as are they to keep politics and politicians at an arm's length. >> two disallowed goals in the first, turned nasty after the break. it looked every bit like a gang going into extra time. when liam clark stole the trophy, after 2 minutes of time added op, his goal made the

final score 1-0, a cut and lead doubled for lincoln, and with it a place in next season's uefa champion's league. >> you know, it's incredible what teams will play against. the smaller nations in the first round, and then if we get past the first round re look at celtic - it's amazing, unreal. >> a remarkable achievement and an opportunity for what is really not much more than an amateur football team. >> reporter: the celebrations in gib ralta are over, lincoln play uefa next season. there's not a professional player among them - a customs officer, fireman and a student. the newest member just landed. in the n.b.a. play-offs the brooklyn nets beat the miami heat in game 3 of the eastern conference semifinal.

the nets won 104 to 90, trailing 2-1. the top seeds in the west, the san antonio spurs dominate their play-off. they thrashed their opponents 118 to 103 to take a 3-0 lead. tony parker top scoring for the spurs at 29 points. san antonio reach the conference final if they win in portland on monday. to the n.h.l. playoffs, in the western conference the anaheim ducks levelled their play-off against the los angeles kings. the boston bruins are a game away, winning game 5 in the level of 7 against the montreal canadians. the first goal came 32 seconds apart in the middle period, helping the 2011 stanley cup champions to a 4-2 win, and 3-2 in that series.

germany's martin kymer and jordan spieth lead the players' championship. the former world number one, who sunk to 62nd hasn't won on a tur since taking up the w.g.s. champions. their seen tried with the 20-year-old american. he is yet to make a bogey, and along with kay mer lead the field. tennis world number one rafael nadal closes in on the title. they booked a win over ball tista, 6-4, 6-3, rafael nadal one win away from a 27th masters title. the final on sunday. >> meanwhile in the women's, former world number one maria sharah poa is into the -- sharapova is into the final for the second year running. more later. another full bulletin of

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