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english premier league, insing, how this pakistani cricketer is his name into the sport history books. ♪ developing story out of pakistan this hour where at least 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack. bomb exploded in the car parked at the wagah crossing near lahore at what is a regular, a daily flag lowering ceremony? kamal hyder is here to talk us through this one. i maybe explain the area, why people were there and who has been affected. >> there is a ceremony at wagah where the gates are closed at

sunset and the flags are lowered and foreign tourists who come to pakistan go and witness this. it's a very passionate affair both sides with the regalia and the guards, of course, in uniform. so today, being a sunday, of course, attracted a larger number of people and after the ceremony ended and the people started to leave the venue and had left the venue, that's when the suicide bomber struck. now, the suicide bomber, according to security forces, would have tried -- he would have tried to enter the premises but because of the guards was unable to to do so. it would have been a far more serious affair had the explosion taken place close to the border and had resulted in casualties on two sides. but this particular attack, as i mentioned, took place at substantial distance from the main border and in the parking area where these people were

returning. we are told that the number of of casualties include children, women, one family has lost eight members of the same family, but importantly, kamal, the important thing is that there are two groups who took responsibility for the attack. both of those groups were once affiliated with the tarika taliban. now, breakaway faxes. they said they did this. the pakistani military operation stopped that is kamal hyder with the latest on this attack. thank you, kamal. further news and more fierce fighting in the syrian border town of kobane. on friday, over 150 kurdish peshmerga forces joined the battle to defend the town from isil. they had been resupplied with weapons and supported by u.s. air strikes. al jazeera spoke to a major who is inside kobane.

>> targeting isil positions with rockets. we launch a number of attacks as ypg fors it deployed on the ground are carrying out their own offensives. we have no business with the front line as the syrian kurdish forces in kobane are engaged in direct combat. we are a reinforcer. other main mission is to assist the ygp while they advance on the ground. as we speak, we managed to kill and injure many isil fighters near kobane. >> peshmerga forces are battling isil in iraq for control of the strategic town of rabia on the syrian border. from there, charles stratford sent us this exclusive report. flu. >> fighters with the islamic state of iraq in the lavant or isil in northern iraq defending

the town where the syrian border is half a kilometer away. it is al jazeera is the first international news organization on this front line since the peshmerga took control from isil last month. the fighting has been intense. defending the position is vital for the kurdish forces. >> rabia is strategically important because it's the main route for isil which isil controls. >> the peshmerga dug in. they built banks. they say isil forces usually attack at night. many peshmerga were killed in the battle for erbil. around 70,000 people used to live here. they fled when the fighting started. peshmerga military vehicles are now parked among the abandoned homes. >> the general tolls us isil forces are over a kilometer in that direction. the peshmerga in recent weeks have retaken the strategic town

of rabia. with that, they say isil are changing strategy. they have used trucks laden with ex plos ifsz around checkpoints like this. peshmerga here say isil now send groups of fighters on foot who try to infiltrate the camp at night. >> they have tried to come in on foot. they day we retook zumar, they thought we had deployed here they attacked here three times in 24 hours. they used grenades. we repelled them. they used rocket launchers. >> the question is whether the pesh perfect can hold this position in the coming winter months when cloud cover will make coalition airstrikes more difficult. >> the airstrikes are very important for us. the second thing is anti-take weapon systems and night vision capability. we also need engineers for clearing devices. >> destroyed vimingz dot the

road out of rabia. the peshmerga say they could never have retaken the town without coalition airstrikes and weapons. as winter draws closer, so the peshmerga's challenge increases to defend towns like this across northern iraq. charles stratford, al jazeera, rabia on the iraq syrian border. >> other news concerning isil, it has apparently decapitated three men in syria according to activists there. the killings took place in the humvia neighborhood: two men were accused of being loyal to the assad regime. seven others were beheaded and crucified in the town of boukamal. in yemen, a prom comments politician helping to negotiate a peace deal between houthi rebels and the government has been killed. he was shot dead in central yemen. the latest on that on the phone

from sanai. where does this leave the peace process if he was an integral part of the negotiations? >> kamal, it's according to many here, it's considered to be of no approach -- he was not involved directly in the negotsations. however, trying to get the camp between all of the warring parties, the political parties, people here are really worried now after this assassination. it could destabilize the country and it could start really the era of political assassinations. and now, also considered to be a controversial figure. he is in his 70s. he shifted sides. he is accused of backing the

houthis from behind the scenesing kind of joining -- trying to promote the accord if you will. on some part, the leader of the joint meeting party, the group of parties who oppose the former president and then he was after the revolution, he was in support of that revolution. he sided with isil. a very controversial figure. the real fear now a is that this will increase the tension in this country, mainly in the capitol and, as i said, it could really start the wave of political assassination. we have to wait and see. the blame game will start very soon and there will be repercussions, i would suggest. >> an update there. on the line from yemen. thank you. in the news ahead here on al jazeera

gunshots ring out. turned violent. >> as it happens, the window of action is really closing very rapidly. so we have a very short window of opportunity. >> a warning of irreversible consequences if action is not taken to keep climate change in check. later in sport, robin shows how manchester saw red in their clash with city. well, the polls have closed in an election in eastern ukraine that's been dismissed as illegitimate by the government in kiev. let's bring in hoddel. tell us what's been happening today, hoda. >> reporter: both have closed -- polls have closed in the doneesque region but we heard in the luhansk region they have extended polls because of

two hours because of high turnout. we have seen the high turnout in several polling stations. we have visited throughout the day. but they don't really reflect or it's difficult to gauge the reality on the ground really. for the separatist leaders, this is a very important vote. they say it will turn them from activists revolutionaries to legitimate leaders of this new republic or two new repup politics they are trying to carve out here in eastern ukraine. the day has finally, come from natalia and her friends to vote. for months, they have been watching event did unfold in their native donetsk. for her, the ballot is about ending the conflict in ukraine. >> translator: it's important to vote and stand up for our city. otherwise, all of this would have been any vain. the main thing is stability for the people and faith in the

future. natalia won't tell us who she voted for. there are three candidates for the presidency in donetsk. but it's alexander harshinko, the acting prl prime minister who is expected to win. he was the first one to cast his ballot in this polling station. and this was also his first public appearance in civilian clothes. >> i did not go out to war today. this is a historical day, a day of elections and they are a peaceful affair. so, i wore a suit. i had to wear it as well as a military university. >> a mining electrician turned fighter, the vote is about legitimacy even though, so far, only moscow indicated it would recognize the results. he says the vote is i will legitimate. >> there are a large skew of voters this one stretches all the way downing this corridor and people here say they have been waiting up to two hours to cast their ballots and just

here, celebration involving children and this is exactly e image the separatist leaders were hoping for to show that they do enjoy popular support, at least among the people who chose to remain here in the east. >> the voters demonnated by an older generation still nostalgic for the old days of the soviet union, a time when they say there was little corruption. for victor shirkin, this is a day of victory. >> i am very happy. i even have tears in my eyes. i believe that if there are smart people in the world can they will recognize all of this. >> but there is also a silent voice here, an estimated half of the population has left the region since the conflict started. >> 21-year-old anna says many of her family and friends are gone. >> at this clear we will not be part of ukraine and no longer will have any contact with us. there will be nothing good for

us. there's 100% sure because everyone is leaving in te and t is dead. >> for this one day, the pro-russian fighters took the backseat leaving the stage to the people. perhaps one of the biggest challenges facing the new elected separatist government is to first gain legitimacy among those who left their homes. well, now, en if they do gain some sort of legitimacy, they have very pressing problems to solve here in the east. the conflict is not over. there is this low intensity fighting that is going on, on a daily basis. the cease-fire is fragile and there has been a large movement of russian convoys with military hardware along the roads here in the east over the past week and that makes people very worried about what will happen after this vote. there is also the economical issue. there are no more pensions or salaries paid by kiev.

the separatist leadership now will have to step in very quickly. the winter is already here there is sub zero temperatures and some people are just living in bunkers underground with no heating, with no electricity. so certainly, even though it will become a very young government as they put it, they will have some very serious problems to deal with urge encely. >> the full picture in donetsk. thank you for that. >> several thousand healthcare workers and patients have been protesting on the streets of moscow. angry at reforms that could lead to thousands of job losses and cuts in services. rory challands has more on that. >> reporter: many of the doctors and nurses who come to this rally feel they are taking a personal risk. they say bosses have threatened them with dismissal just for turning up. but a few thousand people came anyway. healthcare workers and patients who hope moscow's authorities

are listening to what they are saying. this is what has got them so angry: a recent leak from city hall, apparently documenting plans to shut dozens of hospitals and fire thousands of medical staff. >> i understand how expensive the olympics and wecry m yrimea was. but please don't pay with human lives. >> one of the most out spoken critics? >> they call it optimization of medical care. in a few months, 28 hospitals in moscow will be closed. and our patients would not be able to get medical care. >> moscow is at the sharpened of healthcare reforms that will see medical services merged into a smaller number of bigger hospitals and by the beginning of 2015, all of russia's state

medical care will finally, be moved off of the federal budget and picked up by a fund paid for by compulsory insurance contributions. it seems to be having some perverse consequences it physician has been offered a new job but not what he is doing now. >> cleaning staff. >> so you are a physician at the moment? >> yes. >> and you are saying you can become a cleaning staff? >> a physician. a ph.d. in urology and rehabilitation. not only me has this position. the chief, several chief of departments have the same. >> at a press conference last week, moscow's deputy mayor seems to the doctors for -- blame the doctors for not applying for new kilskills. >> some don't wants to learn. i understand all of the people who are about to retire maybe my age who find it difficult to relun learn but i learn new things that create pleasure.

some are laiingz. it's easy for them to go to a really. >> really they did. the biggest medical protest in years. >> as angry as the healthcare work issues gathered here are, there is hardly anyone here or in the whole of russia for that matter who doesn't feel like healthcare needs a radical overhaul, but the issue that these people have is that they feel the reforms the government is pushing through will nots just lead to job cuts but will lead to a worse service for the people who need it worst. rory challands in moscow. >> a russian aircraft is intercepted, dispatched in scotland as the russian bear bomber approached u.k. airspace. nato has reported a spike in russian flights over northern europe. reports of gunfire at the

headquarters of the state television station. forecasters after protests that the army ease of your of power following the resignation of the president, gerald tan has more on that. >> a demands for constitutional order, protesters are back on the streets reacting to the military appointment of jete as interim leader. starting today, i assumed a responsibility of this transition as head of the government. i call on the international community and friends to support our people in this difficult time. >> the unrest began earlier this week when the presidented tried to extend his 27 year rule days of protests forced him out of. under the constitution, the head of parliament should have taken over but the eerm did instead.

>> the political opposition in civil society organizations incest that the victory of the popular uprisings belongs to the people therefore, the transitional government falls to them and should under no circumstances be confiscated by the military. >> the opposition fears the country could be facing a coup. the african union and united nations have also voiced opposition to the military's takeover. calls are growing for the interim leader to transfer power to the people and to hold elections within 90 days. >> the rapidity of the transition, the way in which everything will be set up in order to make possible to organize election will be extremely difficult because if it lasts too long, it could be indeed a real danger. a danger to democracy. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> let's talk to the political

analyst joining us by scalp from the capitol. we thank you for your time imozina. what is it in your opinion that the people are so frightened of? are they worried what could be a people's revolution that will be threatened by the military? they don't trust the military some what is it? >> to give you a brief overview of what happened today, the leaders have called for a gathering to protest against the army and make sure the army guarantees the democratic is safe. afterwards, what we saw is that the former minister and military leader tried to say bothther proclaim themselves as president b the opposition leaders have

quickly associated themselves from both. in the afternoon, there was a new lead as well as the change are pushing and encouraging the civil society and the opposition leaders to step in, in the traditional state and try to form a government, national government. >> for fair e sgleingsz what sort of success do you think those groups might have? we are looking at pictures now of people protesting who look like they have got momentum behind them the process this morning, there were two warning shots. but things got back to normal. the feeling i have is that they are trying to nerve on or about ate together with a civil

society, with the army leaders and the opposition leaders together to form. there is an immediate sense of preparing, negotiating and it may be speak at the con presence and opposition leader are holding a press conference tomorrow. which leads us to think there will be a simple solution. >> right. >> and a civil transition solution in the next few days. >> keep an eye on it. thank you for your time. do appreciate it. >> okay. bye. >> there have been protests against the government in eastern strike thattic republic of congo. people there are angry about a machete attack thought to have been carried out by the rebel group, adf. the government says its defeated the group but 95 civilians have been killed in the past month.

osama has this report. >> there is anger in the eastern parts of the democratic republic of congo. these are the flags of the zoe ceph kabila's ruling party. crowds gathered after an overnight machete attack. civilians and policemen are among the dead. they say the government has failed to stop the violence in this region. >> security forces fired shots to% the crowd. dozens have been killed in recent weeks. people here blame the rebels called the allied democratic forces or dadf for the attacks. the group that has been around since the 1990s includes dissidents and nationalists ugandan fighters and hutu militia men. attacks most likely blamed on

adf have displaced tens of thousands of people. the u.n. has spent thousands of -- sentence thousands of peacekeeping soldiers to fight the reynolds. they have come under scathing criticism for failing to protect civilians and property. despite cease fire deals and last year's government, militia continue to kill people in the east and force them from their homes. but there is the stress of the army and the government as many also blame them for the violence. we are unhappy with the government because it has failed to protect us so we have to defend ourselves. >> many congolise fear he wants to enforce the constitution. his opposition accesses him of stematically trying to modify the constitution and paving the way for a new refer endsum. more than 6 million people have been killed in recent years because of conflict and also as a result of disease and malnutrition.

thousands are still being held hostage to work in illegal mines. many in democratic republic of congo say they are fed up of silently witnessing what they call one massacre after another. osama benjabi. >> the issues ahead of the u.s. mid-term elections. we hear from a prominent civil rights act visit. >> in passing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of jobs. we fell short. >> he says the sun hasn't set on his space travel dreams. we will find out why this chip meant so much to german golfer. robin has all of the sport a little later.

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bomb exploded in a park near lahore. polls have closed in an election in eastern ukraine that's been dismissed as illegitimate. the election is designed to bring some legitimacy to the self declared and luhansk. k fire has been reported at the state's television headquarters in the capitol. >> a court in bahrain has released the founder of the bahrain center for human rights. he was on trial for remarks critical of the state. his trial has been adjourned until january. >> kifbld many times. i have been attacked physically many times. this is part of a series due to my human rights. peaceful protest and peaceful

struggle for democracy and justice and human rights in this part of the world. it has been one month. you don't put people in jail because of things they have said or written. just because of my tweet, because of my statement i made or my things i write on a twitter. government attacking people, targeting people for expression, this government not concerned with res if we can't for human rights. >> let's go to beirut and talk to a columnist. what's your view on this when a man of his profile as far as human rights activists in the middle east goes is given this sort of reprieve for a little while at least? >> this is not the first time that will mr. nabil rashab has

been in jail. there are others, of course, who are in a similar predictiment. this will go on oh, my goodness the most famous individual in jail. his daughter is what marine a.m. so this is an ongoing process. we will see what happens when the trial comes around. >> at the very at least, it's a reminder that the movement is still alive this he seemed to be crushed by the bahraini government but the movement is still there after it started in bahrain. a great deal of blood shed, various promises made by the governments successively during the past 3 or 4 years. we are essentially where we are when we were back in 2011. i think that the dialogue that

has been promise did between the two sides has really not started although there could be good intentions to go ahead and sit down with the opposition and tackle some of the thorny issues. unfortunately for reasons that are very difficult to explain, the government of bahrain has not taken the initiative to put the onus on the opposition to sit down with them. >> can you give us -- if it's difficult to explain, can you give us an ideas, though? well, i mean obviously, i think the most important thing that has to happen in bahrain is that the mushura has to get back into the suspended parliament to function once again. i think you have to have selections where people elect their own representatives and the debate takes place at the government level. this is the minimum required because bahrain, unlike some of the other gulf countries with the exception of kuwait has had a very long history of participation at the parliament

level. so, therefore, the people of bahrain are accustomed, used to having the kind of debate with the government that since 2011, they have been denial did. and this is something that is very easy to do. it's not that complicated really. >> interesting to talk to you. joining us from beirut today. >> united nations expert on climate change says it has evidence that humans are the ones altering earth's climate. it has been touted as the most comprehensioni assessment of climate change ever undertaken. they are more certain than ever it is these, the green house gas emissions that have been the dominant cause of global warning. the ipcc, the enter government change says it is the key to limiting risk and says it is the world's least developed countries which are the most vulnerable to climate change. many of the countries and the small island nations in the pacific. andrew thomas has this report from the samoan capitol.

>> two years ago a cyclone brought trees smashing down on some of the lester did dean's bee-s. rain pummeled others. others took more. so many plants were destroyed, even the bees that survived the storm were later starved of policien. the loss of the beess vegetables weren't policinated for the next season's crops. >> reduced the harvest. >> the vegetable farmers and fruit farmers had no cash at all. nothing. absolutely knock. >> natural disasters can have unexpected consequences. so anticipating them makes sense dean is keeping his. 33 people in one coastal village, survivors moved to a new settlement up the hill in case it ever happens again. trees are being planted along shore lines.

forests are being replanted so they can act as a barrier to flash floods as communities need to be involved in that, a scale model of the landscapes being built to explain what's being done and why. it has to start on the individual village level action. climate change unavoidable. this project is a good is example in a way. it means hashdz need to change this could cause havoc. not all are about action on the ground. one push by the united nations is to get insurance into some of the world's poorest places. last year, the world's natural disasters caused about $200,000,000,000 of damage.

most losses were uninsured. >> 70% of the world has no insurance at all. in the pacific, the insurance penetration is like 0.3 %. don't even need to say how critically important it is to have insurance for recovery and reconstruction. >> climate change is making natural drafters. it will. samoa. >> people in brazil's largest city are protesting against water shortages. 20 million residents say they are experiencing the worst drought in almost a century. some are take to go high jacketing water tankers. incumbent newcomer may have a shot at unseating the veteran

politician. rob reynolds reports from kansas. >> reporter: a place with 5,000 people, 20s churches, one cafe, and a proud history dating back before the civil war. it's a conservative place. >> most people in kansas are republican. iblt they vote republican but people here like many americans aren't happy with politics and politicians. >> people are very tired of the politics but they are tired of the general direction that the country is going in. >> washington is not doing anything. it's like really it's like it's broken. we need to get a fix. >> that feeling is bad news for this man, kansas's long-time republican senator pat roberts. >> ladies and gentlemen, the road to a republican majority now runs right straight through kansas. kansas will deliver. or maybe nots this time.

robert is in the fight of his political life against this man, independent greg orman, a successful businessman who isn't aligned with either party. >> the american public expects washington to work. they expect them to solve problems. and unfortunately, when we send the same people back, we don't send that message. >> orman has taken the senate race in rock-ribbed republican as soon as into a toss-up. >> support for orman grew and in september, the democratic candidate dropped out of the race in order to give orman a better shot at beating roberts. >> panicked at the prospect of losing kansas and their dream of controlling the senate, roberts' party poured money into his flagging campaign and rolled out big name endorsers. >> it is essential that we elect pat roberts against to the united states senate. >> roberts says orman is really a democrat and an ally of barack

obama whom he bitter lee den ounces as: >> a reckless and flawed president who will stop at nothing. >> but back at chris's cafe in osowatimism e many feel roberts has grown out of touch. >> he has been in washington too long hanging on to his paycheck and his life-long pension. he has lost contact with the kansas voters. i think i would like to see the independent and see hopefully he is independent and we need something fresh and new in there, you know, somebody there that is going to listen to the people. long time kansas political observers say orman has a tough job. >> he faces enormous challenges of messaging but, also, building his organization, getting people to the polls. it doesn't mean he can't pull it off but it's tough. >> polls show the race is tied. on election day, places like osowatimie may send washington a message.

kansas. martin luther king, iii, community activist says new laws are making it more difficult for people to actually vote. >> people are interested but want to see movement and it change and that change manifest itself in many ways. the economy growing. those things have happened. they have been a little bit slow but they have happened. the reality is i do believe the public is interested. the final thing s however, i think we have created restrictions voting around this nation. some of the new laws that are on the books that make it more difficult to vote. we should be making it easier to vote. my father used to say, a voteless people is a powerless people. one of the most important steps we can take is that short step to the ballot box. now is the time for people to come out and cast their votes. >> when you talk about environmental rights, when you talk about education for children, when you talk about healthcare, that is truly a

continuation of what my father envisioned, a nation where freedom, justice, equality and righteousness would be able to care for all people. clearly, this is a conation of what my father would have wanted to see in our nation. the reality is, he would have wanted to see our congress work together for the interest of the people of america. today, that is not happening. but if we continue and work to elect the right people, it can happen. >> i think what happens perhaps could happen is that many things that people have worked for to move this nation forward could, in fact, be turned back. >> that's the frightening proposition. the goal is, as i said, is to represent all of americans, nots just one ethnic group, not just one population but all of americans and i think many of the policies that republicans have promoted -- not all but many policies have been apologized that will basically favor corporation. large corporations. while i think it has to be a

balance, i don't think that the corporations must get things but i think the people must get things. people have been left out at this points. >> thousands of native americans are protesting in the sglubs state of minnesota against a popular team. they say the washington redskins is a derogatory comment on the color of theirskin. >> tens of thousands gathered to watch them play the minnesota vikings. later, hundreds, thousands came to protest their name. there are other professional sports teams with names that invoke native americans. cleve lands indians, kansas city chiefs, atlanta braves and the chicago blackhawks to name a few. native americans say none of them invoke a derogatory term for the color of their skin. the protests will go on despite the fact that dan snyder, the owner says he won't change the name. many redskins fans say the name is a tribute to native americans and you can see that is a claim that is widely rejected here

this is, after all, minnesota, a place who's name means the land of the clear blue waters in the original dakota language. the game is being played on what was dakota land. the protests are against the washington redskins but also against minnesota authorities for allowing the game to go on in a place with such a rich native american history. >> sundays is the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists according to a rooebt united states, 91 journal wrists cared last year. to discuss the threats that face journalists. natasha gname has more. >> targets in the battle over the future of syria. unintended victims in the recent war in gaza. in afghanistan. reminders even covering anally can be dangerous. these are a handful of journalists killed while doing

their job. >> a beacon of democracy, the voice of those who can not speak in many countries. so, i think, you know, they deserve a special protection. >> according to a u.n. report, almost 600 journalists have been killed in the line of duty from 2006 to 20s 13. most were men and local journalists. the ireab region is the most dangerous. the committee to protect journalists says 10 journalists have been killed since the revolution began. three of our own have been wrongly accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood and imprisoned since last december. >> there is not an appreciation for the job that judgists do that they are holding public officials accountable, holding the government accountable, the government doesn't want to be held accountable. the focus of this 2-day

conference for media freedom. >> we need to have governments really willingly live up to their international commitment, especially if they are going to be heads at democratic governments. we can't sweep this culture of impunity families seldom get justice according to the u.n. report, only 6% of the cases were resolved. natasha gname, al jazeera, doha. >> groudz are gathering calling for more safety for journalists. journalist called on the government to do more to protect them. early this month, a journalist was killed in army custody. pargay had been a body guard. richard bransom says space temperaturism will continue despite the crash of the galactic crash on saturday. this from kim vinnell.

>> across california's mojave desert, the wreckage of a billion air's ambitious dream. investigators are now coming what remains of the wreckage. strike the right tone, the man behind the plan, entrepreneur richard branson said friday's tragedy is a setback but says as long as less options can be learned, commercial space travel will go ahead. >> pushing the bounds of knowledge and possibility comes with unavoidable risks. in testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of jobs. yesterday, we fell short. we will now comprehensively assess the results of the crash and are determined to learn from this and move forward together. >> the pace craft's last flight

was nine months ago. this promotional video by virgin galactic shows what was meant to happen. guided to around 50,000 feet by an aircraft, the passenger shuttle disengages and powers upwards. the only non-difference during friday's flight was the u.s. of a different fuel. space experts say the cause of the crash is likely to impact when the first passenger eventually boards but not much else. >> it sets back the whole project until the investigation is carried ahead, but it will not -- it will the not stop it. i think the space tourism is a fantastic adventure, that it will happen in the next few years. we will see normal citizens paying a little bit of money, of course, but going in to space and inspiring new generations. >> our first virgin gallactic. >> a glossy advertising campaign

has helped pre-sell more than 700 seats of $250,000 each. the first flight was due to take off in 2015. refunds are being offered but richard branson appears convinced the sun hasn't quite set on these gal a galactic goas sport on the news hour world number 1 novak, djokovic dominant on the tennis courts. with the details.

saz promised, robin adams with sports news. >> thank you very much. manchester city have won the big derby match in the english please, sir league, in a scoreless first half, a send off after 3 minutes when he picked you his second yellow. united's defense suffered another setback. rojo dislocated his shoulder. the patched up defense didn't hold up for long. against united in the 63rd minute. city managed to hold on for the win. it's their fourth consecutive derby victory. >> one of the important things about this game was that we return and it's always difficult. it was more difficult for a team when you have to play with one goal considered. you always play fast everyone you need playing against the scorer, against the rival. so,

i think one of the important things today was to keep the clean sheet until we were able to score the goal. >> i think our problem is that in the first half, we gave too much balls away. in positions we can hold the ball easily that, we call a positional game. so that we have to do better. >> that result, man city third in the league, six points behind leaders chelsea. united one other game on sundays tottenham scored two late goals for the win, 2-1 win which takes them up to 8. in spain, value any see i can't moved to second with the 3-1

win: valencia 1 point bind behind real madrid. they lost the way. one game in progress at the home. bottom club, lavante hosting melrila. the first test series to pa pakistan in 20s years there has been several improbably targets with one day left set a new record with a bat. david garrett reports. >> pakistan ready to build on their lead. australia trying not to wave the white flag. scoring 4 in the last innings, this time, he didn't need to. 46 forounis, one of the few bright moments for the tourists not just of the dbut of the entire series. the plan was simple, get as many rungs as quickly as possible. boundaries are the most effective way to do that. he hit five 6s in a mag of any sentence inning.

the captain broke the record for the fastest test 50, jut 21 balls needed to bring up a half century. he would go on to equal the speed record for a century in a test match. a partnership with ali that produced 141 rungs. eight rungs from two balls to reach his 100. by mitchell stark, consecutive boundary to match the 19 yakes situate accolades of a 56 century. scored a time, a more conventional 100 off 176 balls still quick in a normal match. pakistan leading by 602 when they declared australia's top order didn't hang around to fight. chris rogers made 2 from 27 balls and est less than 100 balls of the second inning, they were three down, michael clark, followed by zato baba, the final day with six wickets in hands. david warner made 58 but

succumbed with few recognized batsman, a match defeat and a 2-nil series white watch seems inevitable. david garrett, axis. >> cricket to tennis, djokovic has strengthened his chances as finley issuing as the world number 1: the sushian won his first set of the finals, 6, 2 on hi way of winning this 6-3. heading to the 9 london seven days. a healthy lead over roger federer in the race to end 2014 as the world's he best. >> he has some surprises here, some players who are not expected to win and then they win. so to be able to win, it took two years in a row with again, a final tournament of the year ahead of me is great. i enjoy playing in paris. played the best match of the

entire week today when it was most needed, got a lot of returns by back and extremely happy with the performance. >> german moved up to fourth in the european standings as the tour winds its way to the season back. the first of the full series tournaments opinion sundays. the bmw masters outright on the final hole. >> sends the tournament to a 3-way play-offty first chipping in for birdies's opponent, scores with the fourth victory i like some depth. yeah. i am really happy. always a different pressure. i like the pressure better in the play-off than having it on the 72th hole. i am super happy. >> rosberg could tighten the

race for the formula one title as it goes at the grands ', the mercees driver lewis hamilton to the front of the grid at the circuit in austin, texas. hamilton leads rosberg by 17 points. three races left in the season. butters will start the race in third. >> the wind was changing. this morning, the conditions were quite differently. a lot colder. so the track was chairing all the time. it wasn't that easy to get everything right. but in the end, we got to a great set-up, great car. i am pleased with that. it. >> that is sport. thanks for watching. >> thank you very much for that, robin. newshour here on al jazeera. view us on "al jazeera america." back to local welling right now. the rest of the world, stick around. the latest headlines for you in just a moment. the latest on the bomb blast in -- on the india-backstan border.

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