the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello there, welcome to the newshour. we are here in doha, with the world's top stories. joined by volunteer fighters, iraqi soldiers defeat sunni rebels and retake two towns north of baghdad. the israeli army arrests 80 palestinians as the search continues for three teenagers missing in the occupied west bank. pakistan targets foreign

fighters inside its borders. >> and all the world cup news including mario balotelli making headlines as italy beats england at the world cup. iraqi soldiers appear to be holding back in advance of sunni muslim fighters north of the capital baghdad. according to media reports, government troops re took two downs. fighters control the key cities of tikrit and mosul. the army has been joined by a flood of volunteers after a call to arms from a top cleric. rebel fighters have taken a number of towns. a sunni fighter continues offensives in iraq. the video shows them celebrating the capture of mosul. it's a second-largest city, taken on tuesday.

the reuters newsagency shows courthouse and police station set fire to after prisoners released. the united states is beefing up its naval presence in the gulf. the "george h.w. bush" is moving from the northern arabian sea and two vessels equipped with guided missiles. imran khan is in baghdad. fighting is going on, there has been heavy clashes in cal afa. what is the latest con the ground? >> well, i can tell you that the clashes broke out within the last hour and are heavy clashes involving sunni rebels and shia, part of that town. we are hearing that 10 people have decide. 35 are injured. it is not far from mosul.

they have been met with resistance. the shia are part of security forces and are battling with sunni rebels. it looks like there's an offensive by the rebels to take the town. if they do, it's another town in the province, that they will control. everything that we are hearing so far sells us that we are facing stiff reasonsance. they'll be looking for reinforcements. where is comes from remains to be seen. we have heart from the national security visor and gave a press conference saying we need more volunteers, asking for anyone with weapons to come to recruitment centers and register the weapons, and join in the fight, following an announced by the grand ayatollah that all

iraqis should join the security forces for that. we are seeing mass recruitment going on. not only are we seeing that. but in baghdad we are seeing bodies coming back from dhuluiya province, of soldiers returned to the families, and there's a few families. so the offensive looks lick it's continuing, and the sunni rebels are trying to take another town. all of this is causing international concern. the u.s. is moving an aircraft carrier and ships into the golf. what is the reaction regionally. what i can tell you from diplomatic sources is the united nation assist looking at regional partners. they are working hard to get all the partners together. regionally turkey is looking at

options and is likely to be a key player alongside of iran. all iraq has to do is ask for the help that is needs and iran is willing to supply that. we have seen the carrier group move from the arabian sea into the gulf. that is likely to give the u.s. some options. it has limited options. it only has grons for intelligent fighter jets from air strikes and missile strikes. there'll be no boots on the ground. americans and the iraqis ruled that out. prime minister nouri al-maliki is hunkered down at the moment, trying to get people to - the parliamentarians here and other politicians to give him some backing for what he says he needs. cabinet he says has given him unlimited powers. some say that is unconstitution. there's a number of developments

politically, diplomatically and militarily. >> thank you for that. imran khan in baghdad. >> the rebellion forced thousands to leave their homes for safer areas, hoda abdel-hamid met some in northern iraq. >> reporter: it's a melting pot of people that shared a harsh reality of being refugees and facing a life of uncertainty. stuck beside a checkpoint, they have nowhere to go. this man has just arrived. this woman was in hospital when mosul fell to the rebels. when everyone fled, she had to follow. >> translation: there was no one to help. i'm here with my children. without the camp, we would have nothing. >> the rapid fall created a swift exodus. there's a risk that more people are on the move as the sunni rebellion spreads throughout

iraq. the u.n. says it's the beginning. >> it's been really dramatic how ent have unfolded -- events have unfolded at all levels, particularly the humanitarian level. there's some displacement happening in dhuluiya, and people are crossing into other provinces. we'll see some in the south go towards baghdad. we really, as i said in the beginning, are very much at the tip of the iceberg. when they first left none of the people here realised the scale of the crisis. >> this is growing by the day because a lot of people have run out of cash. many who are staying here, for the second time, are displaced. they come from other parts of iraq and moved through moselle for safety. that is what happened. he never thought he had to find a new shelter for the family of

eight. >> translation: we moved to moss you will where there was security. things got worse, i had to come here. i had about $200. we spent it on hotel. i have nothing left. we are forced to come here. >> reporter: this man's story is telling of what iraqis have gone through in the aftermath of the u.s.-led invasion. he's too embarrassed to show his face. i have four children. each time i put a life together i have to move again. now my children are all over the place and i'm here. >> reporter: the road is cloaked with exhausted refugees. people continue to flee. sunni rebels consolidate power and many wonder if they'll go home again. security sources in yemen

told al jazeera that eight soldiers have been killed in a military hospital in the south of the four others were wounded on an attack on a bus belonging to the hospital. the gunmen have not been identified. syrian state television says the army regained control of a found in the kaz abbing province. the military says it is decommissioning mines and explosive devices planted by the rebels. the israeli army arrested 80 miles per hour as it somps for three -- searches for three teenage settlers in the occupied west bank. palestinian prisoners who have been freed are among the people in custody, and include a senior leader. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu authorised security forces to use all measures at their disposal to find and free the three teens and knows who is behind the kidnapping. >> those that carried out the

kidnapping are hamas. the same that formed a unity government with. this will have consequences. at the moment we are focussing efforts on bringing the abducted home. before i came here i conveyeded to the families and gave them encouragement. i'm joined by ltcol peter laerner, a spokesman for the israeli army, joining us from tel aviv. on what grounds with the 80 minister been rounded up and arrested? >> thank you. here is what the idf is doing. we are invested in a mission to bring the three boys home. we are doing that with all sorts of means - covert and owe vert in a -- overt in a way to enhauns operational capabilities, intelligence

capabilities and influence those with knowledge, may have participated or even be part of the hamas organization that has carried out the attack and abducted three teenagers. why are you so certain that hamas carried out the attack. binyamin netanyahu said that hamas is behind it. what is the evidence for that? >> clearly in this stage of the investigation we have a lot of information we are not sharing with the public. what is of concern is the wellbeing of the abducted. we are certain that hamas are behind it. terrorists are behind it. behind the abduction, the kidnapping and have taken gilad and others, and they've been taken off the face of the earth. we are investing, we have reinforced forces on the ground,

carrying out a widespread mission. it seems an indiscriminate operation. it raises tensions to the area. are you concerned by that. here is what we are devoted to. we are bringing these boys home. that is the mission. we are doing it in a manner enabling us to enhance the capabilities and influencing those that may have or are indeed tart of the infrastructure that abducted the boys. oo the palestine authority is, of course, annoyed that they are buying blamed for what is happening here. is it true that palestine security officials will offer their help in the search? >> clearly the palestine security appa rattize have their own activities ongoing. we are interested in bringing

this endeavour to a safety end. >> are the officials helping you. >> palestinian security forces operate on their own agenda. i represent the israel defense forces. we are invested, utilizing everything we have at hand. we operate and work with the palestinian security forces to a certain extent. they have their own interests, and i suggest you speak to their speaks pesh person. it is an extensive operation. it's largely locked down. can you explain the effect, what it has been, the search for the missing teenagers? >>. >> indeed our actions are in order to compress the military operation, and bring a positive result, bring around a release of the boys, and bring them home. so, indeed, there, indeed a

closure around the hebron area, and the operations and the boots on the ground, and the intelligence activities that are ongoing or in order to bring this to an end as quick as possible. >> thank you for joining us on the programme. that is ltcol peter lerner. let's go to our correspondent who is live with more for us in ramallah. we heard the colonel describe the operation in hebron, which is pretty. locked down. what is the latest on the raids and curfews and operations going on. >> the israeli army intensified its military operations in the west bank. it's reinforced troops. they are overnight. 80 - 80 palestinians were

arrested. among them five blc members, plc members. the most prominent is hassam youcef, a leading figure of hamas. the others are also from hamas. two former ministers from hamas are also arrested in the west bank. there were arrests of former prisoners who are released from israeli gaols a few months ago. roadblocks have been erected. rates on palestine villages also overnight. hebron is now almost a closed military zone. no one is allowed in, no one is allowed out. >> sorry, can i just come in there and ask you - we heard

from binyamin netanyahu saying very clearly that it was hamas that was behind the abduction of the three teenagers, and also that the responsibility for their release is on the shoulders of the - the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. how are the palestinians reacting to all this? >> well, there has been few reactions to binyamin netanyahu's comments last night which basically - in which he held the palestine authority responsible for the incident. but we heard from a security palestinian official saying that the pa shouldn't be held responsible, because it look place in area c. and it's in under full israeli control, something that binyamin netanyahu is disbeauting, saying

that those who abducted the teens came from areas under palestinian authority, and he is holding them responsible for the incident, and for the wellbeing of the teams. having said this, the palestinian security forces are also - are also combing the areas. they are in touch with the israeli security forces. they are doing their own search and intelligence. >> thank you very much indeed for that. thank you for the update from ramallah. air strikes have been launched against foreign fighters in northern pakistan. army commanders say more than 50 fighters were killed. the taliban claimed responsibility for last week's attack on the air force that killed 30 people.

our correspondent kamal hyder said the taliban is threatening though launch reprisal attacks to revenge civilian casualties. what they say is there's a number of civilian casualties on an indiscrim nant bombing campaign, there'll be swift reprisals for the attack in north waziristan, but the military on the other hand say they have credible reports, that a large number of fighters were present at the location at the time of the attack, which took place at about 1:30am local time and most of the fighters killed on the ground belong to the uz beck community from the islamic movement of u.s. beckize stan. the military said that these are precision strike, and they are trying to avoid civilian casualties. >> the islamic movement of uzbekistan was set up in the "90, to overthrow the

government. and the aim to establish annest lambic state. fighters fled to afghanistan and sought sanctuary in the tribal areas after the september 11th attacks. the movement strength is estimate to be between several hundred and 2,000 men. the bureau chief for dawn news says uz beck fighters are used by the taliban because they are well trained. >> the imu has jihad throughout the world and linked to al-qaeda after coming into pakistan, and early fighting forces inside, being the part of major jihad, fought in afghanistan. now the imu have two reasons to stay in pakistan and fight as a front line. first of all they need a safe haven to live in. because of their presence here, they are used by the local fag fighter as a front force.

they are well trained for spectacular attacks. if you go in the background, we have seen five or six attacks launching on pakistani military installations. it was carried out by the imu. there was an attack at an air base in punjab. it was planned and executed by the imu fighters and the g.d.p. and the karachi attack claimed by an emerging chief, again the imu is here. it seems being part of the al qaeda-linked mill tans and fighting a global jihad. the second reason is they are fighting for their own survival. still to come on the newshour, driving through the maize of separatist checkpoints in ukraine, where wounded fighters battle to get to hospital. >> how pedal powered lamps mean kids don't have to do homework

in the dark. and a defeat in the world cup, costa rica taking on uruguay - we'll tell you what happened. egypt's fop prosecutors transferred 13 men to trial for rape and assault of women. the government introduced tougher penalties to combat rampant sexual violence against women. there was an outcry after footage of one attack was circulated. >> taking a stand. protesters gathered in caro. they called the rally walk like an egyptian woman, highlighting the verbal abuse. >> what i'm i amming for is to walk on the street like a woman, without feeling that all the looks are taking part of my body. >> it is a reality for all the women in egypt. it's a prb that we have to face

on a daily basis. it's frustrating the fact that honestly people get away with no kind of punishment from the government. >> a landmark study by the united nations showed how serious the issue is. virtually all of the 2,000 women surveyed, over 99%, are subjected to harassment in one form or another. half experienced it on a daily basis. in 85% of cases people around them didn't notice or did nothing to help. during celebrations following the inauguration of abdul fatah al-sisi as president last sunday, a 19-year-old woman was assaulted. the video too graphic to broadcast was circumstantialing u -- circulated on the internet, angering many. the president spoke out, visiting the victim in hospital >> translation: i apologise and promise you as a state we will

not accept such incidents will happen in the future. we'll take strict measures and stand strong. i came here today to tell you and every egyptian woman that i am sorry. >> reporter: on paper, thous apts are measures are in place. some argue that more needs to happen. >> we need proper screening to medics, to deal with situations. as i said before, the prb not only on the laws, but how to implement the laws. the prb blamed on a patriarchal society. it's no longer an excuse. violence against women has to stop. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood is due to resume on

monday. they have been held in prison for 169 days. egyptian prosecutors demanded the penalty. they want seven years gaol for peter greste, and 15 for baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy. al jazeera rejects the charges and conditions to demand the release of its journalists. an islamic state of iraq and levant imprisoned in egypt had his detention extended for another 45 days. they have been held without charge since august. he has been on a hunger strike. he insists that he will not break his fast until he's released. his lawyer requests his release on medical groups russia hit out at ukraine for not doing enough to prevent an attack on its embassy, cars were smashed and bricks thrown at the building. moscow said by allowing the attack to happen, ukraine

breached international obligations to protect embassies. n.a.t.o. released photos of what it said are suspected russian tanks in ukraine. the pictures are said to show moscow's tanks close to ukraine's border in june. the movement - russia's government denies any tanks crossed into ukraine. ukrainians gathered mourning 49 soldiers who died. their military transporter was hit by a missile. after they tried to land in a city of luhansk. it's a deadly initiative since they launched an offensive. doctors in ukraine are struggling to cope with a number of injured who need treatment. dozens are killed. we have this report in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: we are on the frood the city of donetsk to the apprehend line, to a maize of

separatist checkpoints. the ukranian army closes in, anxieties are growing. here in the down, people live against a backdrop of wall. we are shape the areas only functioning hospital where civilians and separatist soldiers injured in fighting are being treated. >> translation: a tank fired a shell. i was hit by the debris. my friend was badly injured. >> this man has a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his back. dr alexander hopes to remove it. the risky procedure could leave the man paralyzed. here, in the midst of violence is new life. mark was born shortly before we arrived. his parents took 5 hours to drive a perilous 10km from slovyansk, a town under ukranian

bombardment. >> translation: we hope the army will stop the fighting and we can go back to slovyansk, and everything will be quiet. we are afraid to go back. whilst filming outside the hospital a car races towards us, carrying separatist fighters, one of the many boards our van and makes us drive to a pace close to the fighting. we are held under armed guard and forced to weight. >> we have come to the edge of a town to a separatist checkpoint and held for an hour. in the background you can hear the sound of heavy artillery firing. >> a town close to the center of slovyansk. locals are leaving rapidly. they say it's no longer safe to be here. back in the city of don everybody the red cross has been gathering vital medical supplies

to help hospitals struggling to cope. the ukranian president promised a humanitarian corridor to help those that want to the flee the fighting. until it's a reality, the innocent pay the price of war. now, a tropical storm is heading towards hong kong. richard is here. is it looking to be a big one? >> no, not in the terms of wins. if you look at the imagery, it's close to hong kong. producing unsettled weather conditions. we have seen a bit of rain in the last 24 hours, in south-east china and on taiwan. as we have taken a look at the tropical storm system, 75 kph - it's not great. you wouldn't fancy being in the bay at the moment. the system moved northwards inland, the winds will weaken. it will be the rain.

there'll be torrential rain following the track. as you can see on the forecast. looking very, very wet indeed. strong winds. there's a stormy set up over the next 48 hours. and that conditions. you are probably looking at rain fall totals of between 115 and 250mm of rain. really quite unsettled conditions extending all the way through southern china and through into indo china. in the north-east of aba, we had un -- asia, we had unsettled weather. it doesn't look that impressive. when we look at the pictures to the far east of russia. there it goes. impressive. brilliant pictures. coming up in the programme - we are in the democratic republic of congo. a young boy... >> because they have no food. teaching them i try to make them

forget they are hungry he becomes a teacher in a makeshift classroom. in sport could martin camer stay in front of the main pack. we'll have all the action from the third round coming up.

welcome back. we are at the al jazeera headquarters in doha. the top stories - volunteers are joining the iraqi army trying to put down a rebellion by sunni muslim fighters. iraqi soldiers appear to hold back a rebel jans north of

baghdad. israel's prime minister is accusing hamas of kidnapping three teenagers in the west bank. hamas members are among 80 palestinianian members arrested by israeli troops. air strikes killed for than 50 foreign fighters in pakistan. u.s. beck fighters that claim responsibility were targeted in north waziristan. well, let's speak more about the event in iraq. we speak to a spokesman from the doha institute, research and policy institute. good to have you with us marr win. let's start with the fact that the u.s. sent an aircraft carrier into the gulf. they said they don't want boots on the ground. what military options do we have. will we see air strikes?

>> this is a signal by the americans, that they are standing by their allies and supporting the nouri al-maliki government. i guess now they feel, but the iraqi government is losing control throughout the country, and they are taking much criticism in the united states because so many in america, particularly the opposition, accusing obama of withdrawing the u.s. forces in iraq in 2011, without leaving any forces on the ground to make sure the iraqi government will be able to control the company after their departure. this is more like also trying to warteding of -- warding off accusations by allies, and saying i will stand by you in case something worse happens.

we have an extraordinary prospect of iran may even help the u.s. in trying to suppress the rebellion. >> that surprised me. we know the iranians helped the americans during the engagement of afghanistan in 2001. it also helped the united states in the invasion of iraq in 2003. iran had the united states withdraw two strong enemies, the taliban in afghanistan and saddam hussein. so now the rainians are trying to -- iranians are trying to play the same game, use the americans to eliminate another enemy - i mean, the sunni uprising - this is against the maliki government. it's a sunni uprising in iraq.

these people have been marginalised, excluded from the process for the past 10 years and are applying to make the boys hurt, after failing to force maliki to answer their demands by using peaceful means. now they are resorting to violence to achieve that. >> let me bring in the kurds. they seem to benefit from this, or the kurdish forces, taking over areas under baghdad control. >> this is an opportunity for the kurds. they now believe that the sunni arabs and shiites are fighting each other, and it's their opportunity to take kirkuk, which is important for a future establishment of a coalition or a kurdish state. i couldn't be surprised by the kurdish behaviour during the crisis. interesting to speak to you.

thank you for that. if more than 100,000 cambodian migrants left thailand before a rumoured crackdown on workers. at least 70,000 returned home in the past week. thailand's military government plans to target illegal immigrants and those employing them. veronica pedrosa joins us from the border town in thailand. this is an unprecedented mass exodus. why is the government targetting foreign workers? well, this is a policy that a previous civilian government said they would enforce, to try to crack down on undocumented workers. the thing is this time around we have a military government and a

cambodian community has been rife. the royal thai army has killed nine cambodian workers. however, a few hours ago we spoke to a spokesperson from the ruling national council of peace and order, and they said the rumours are not true, and there's no policy of a crackdown, but undocumented workers will be brought. they are trying to put security and stability first. now, the gap of understanding between the cambodian community and the ncpo is what you see right here. i'm at the cambodian side, and there are thousands of people making it across. this is a busy time, at a crossing that normally sees 150 people cross a day while yesterday alone we are hearing

that actually 45,000 people crossed in a day. those are massive numbers, it must be chaotic. what has been the knock on effect? >> well speaking to aid organizations here who are scrambling to make sure that people are getting the transport that they need to move on to their provinces. you see, what they are doing is coming across the border, and there's a backlog of people here trying to get on to the home prifinses. the -- prove singses. 27 buses have been provided, taking people across the northern part of cambodia. they are checking young children, pregnant women, elderly and disabled, those vulnerable, for health problems. it is humid here at the moment.

at night time we've heard about a thousand people stranded with no shelter. they are moving on. it's not that bad, but this is - you know, it's chaotic and unprecedented. >> thank you veronica pedrosa there. government leaders in the democratic republic of congo are urging people who fled their homes because of fighting to return. many say it's impossible to go back. a third of a million left the province. katherine sawyer reports. >> reporter: every day after school alicia gets the other chin together. he spends the afternoon teaching them the alphabet, how to hold a pen and to right. >> translation: i bring the children here because they have no food. by teaching them i try to make them forget they are hungry. >> reporter: he knows he can only distract them for so long.

this camp, like many in the democratic republic of congo is facing a food crisis. the camp has 14,000 people. most of the aid getting to them has been diverted to other countries, with people that needed places like central african republic, and south sudan. >> the situation gets kind of protracted, there'll be a fatigue from the donors. here, we still have interests of the donor countries to support. the government wants people here from areas that are now under government control to go back home. >> camps like this are scattered across the country. over the years tens of thousands fled from their home. those here told us that they want to go back, but they have no homes to go to any more. >> reporter: this man brings us

where his house once stood, a plus that was controlled by m23 rebels. he said they bombed the home he built and left him with his family. >> translation: where do i come to? you have sewn for yourselves how we start to rebuild? . >> reporter: at the camp they show me a tent and a space shared with her husband. >> translation: we are hungry. everything is falling apart. when they tell me to go home, will i take my chance there? >> reporter: life is hard in the camp. people tell us it will be hard if they return to the homes with no money to rebuild, and it will be far away from the humanitarian aid they get. >> reporter: african leaders are meeting in the sendinga gallees capital to discuss infrastructure spending.

that's important for somewhere like burundi where much of the the infrastructure was destroyed. around 3% of people have access to electricity. new technology means more are no longer living in the dark. >> reporter: this woman is lacing ford to not using -- forward to not using candles. she lives in a remote part of burundi. >> i have this. we can see at night. >> reporter: she says the rechargeable lamp made life easier for her family. when it's dark her children can do homework. she saves money, using two candles a day. 40% of household budget. people in the village meet to discuss how everywhere can get more lamps.

one costs $5.50. those with money to spare, contribute. nearby henrietta is charging her lax, sake it's like riding a bicycle. >> when i started using it, i was pregnant. it was hard. now it's easy. i am fast. >> 3% of burundi's population has access to electricity. the lamps are cheaper and healthier and use fuels like kerosene. >> families are spending income on bad energy. it's drawn out of the community. what if we can keep the income within the community and invest in good energy. you will have an impact on the health and productivity. >> burundi is recovering from a civil war ending in 2005. families who fled the fighting are coming back, starting from scratch. with no electricity many people

walk up to two hours to a nearest town to charge their mobile phones. >> it can be any store like a barber shop, you come in, get your hair cut. others have othering this do in the town. while they are shopping, they leave their phones in the corner. when charged they come to get them. >> reporter: the lamps and pedal power is helping to light up burundi. still to come on the newshour - the rivalry between brazil and argentina is historic and indisputable and based on the competitiveness over football. rio de janeiro is flooded with fans from argentina for the big world cup match. >> and from humble beginnings, we visit the city where football star lionel messi grew up.

argentina's football stars kick off the one campaign later in rio de janeiro, and some fans who can't afford a ticket organised their own in one of the cities notorious favellos. we have the story. [ singing ] on copa cabana beach the argentine fans called for divine

intervention hours before the argentinean 2014 world cup debut. high above in the favela or slum, only argentine team is preparing for a game. their trainer played on the team that won the 1978 world cup. they are proud to be slum dwellers. they work for a multimedia outlet called the powerful throat. >> translation: the idea is to cover the real face of the world cup are. for the first time it's from the slums. this is historical. >> as they leave to meet their brazilian counterparts, they sing in rhyme "look how crazy, look how great. today the slums will show what television ain't." their opponents are from non other than city of god.

a favela made famous if a disturbing oscar nominated film about violence, drausking and brazilian slums. both teams insist it's part of the story. >> for those that saw the film "white elephant" or "city of d god", we have come to exercise our right.. >> reporter: after discarding the f.i.f.a. football for the worp out ball they are used to it begins.. >> the rivalry is based on competitiveness over football. here, far away from the stadiums on the ground level people cheer both sides. >> reporter: with every goal a jubilant player flashes a message. no child is born a thief. it's meant to counter a stigma

many are born with, using football to send the message with a powerful voice. and we have all the world cup news. >> thank you so much. we'll have more on argentina's opening game against bossy ha hertza cove eena. argentina are the toast of the world cup, beating south american champions uruguay. columbia eased past greece. the ivory coast came back to beat japan. four-time winners italy beat england 2-1. sara coates reports. >> reporter: italy went into a group d clash without captain and goalkeeper out with injury. despite the setback they took the lead thanks to claudio. two minutes layered england were

level. daniel sartritch the scorer. italy had the last word thanks to a header by mario balotelli giving them the win. the shock - uruguay beaten by costa rica, coming from behind to claim a 3-1 victory. in group c columbia proved they can cope fine without striker salco. they completed a 3-0 win over greece. the final game on saturday saw more drama. av million midfielder honda opened the scoring with one of the goals of the tournament. then two second-half goals in two minutes by the ivory coast turned the match on its head. the ivory coast winning the group c clash 2-1.

undoubtedly the story of the day was the unexpected victory by costa rica over uruguay. >> this was certainly the best result in the history of costa rican football. they came into the world cup with trepidation against uruguay, italy and england. how could they win. in 1990, beating uruguay 3-1, a coal behind and turning the match around it was something the nation is proud of. they are not the only ones. i can tell you it's appreciated in brazil, who have not forgiven uruguay for winning the 1950 world cup. the brazilians enjoyed it. italy beating england, they and uruguay are struggling.

costa rica are on three with italy. there are three big games on sunday. in group e: argentina's hopes and expectations rest on star player lionel messi. some say he will never be considered a true great until he leads the country to cup victory. we go to rosario, where he grew up. >> this is a city rich phone export of soya crop, embroiled in a violent battle to control drug traffickers. it's a city with a footballing position. expressed in rivalry between two

main teams, the old boys and rosario. the hot bed of talent was produced here. >> translation: this is our main sport. it's a rich footballing area. these produce a huge number of talented kids that aspires to play. >> lionel messi born in this neighbour hood was one. a precocious talent despite his stature. his childhood friend - they are all exchanging memories. mostly we play football since leo had a goal at his feet. we guilt huts and climbed trees. it was football most of the time. >> diego shows us where 16 years ago the boys wrote their names in wet cement. >> there was a big difference

between the way leo played and the rest of us, in his movement and the way he expressed himself. seeing him play as an adult. i remember the movements as a kid. >> reporter: arnal tina hopes to -- argentina hopes to see the cells bring them world cup glory. >> we are a long way, and from here, the school where lionel messi honed his footballing skills to the world cup, a few hundred kilometres north of here. lionel messi is being remembered in the way he would most appreciate and understand - with youngsters having a kick around in the park. >> argentina is poised for a world cup that many expect them to win. that expectation in rosario, the birthplace a little more intense. and join andy richard son for the special brazil 2014

update. it's on the air each day at 1540 g.m. t, in around five hours from now. to golf and martin kaymer will take a 5-shot lead at pinehurst in north carolina. the german ended seat with a 72, 2-over par, 8-under. ricky fowler and eric tied for second. san antonio can clinch the championship. the heat trying to win a title. that hope may be slipping away. the economic impact on miami is not. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: the miami heat is more than a basketball team. it's become one of the biggest successful sports franchises.

players like ley bronze have ball a global brand. the teams continued success and broeth. it meant big ben fits for miami. >> it's huge. as far as merchandise, keeping cars full, keeping texty drivers working, people coming into the arena and parking down down. lebron and the heat had an impact. >> it's an impact felt by small local businesseslikele win ward brewing company. they opened the doors a few months ago. after an executive dropped by, a beer was commissioned. it's white-hot heat. >> they can have celebrities try my bear that i'm not aware of. it's huge. it's a big step, we are definitely humbled for the support from the heat. we are excited to keep growing. >> reporter: in downtown miami

the benefits of being close to the stadium are plain to see. business is brisk. >> during the heat season, being that we are across the street, it's pandemonium. the suble cess gives them success. >> it's hard to quantify how success quantifies to change. the heat has grown and thousands benefitted. whether it continues may depend on what happens. for more sport head to the website aljazeera.com/sport. click through the dedicated result, 2014 section of the website. that's it for me for now. thank you for that. that is it for the newshour. goodbye for us. stay with al jazeera for all the

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