e're here in the vortex. >> monday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to this news hour coming to you from doha. >> talks to find the ukraine crisis. >> our coalition is on the offensive. isil is on on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> u.s. president barack obama calls on congress to sign on to his plan to degrade and destroy isil.

the verdict is handed down against the captain of costa concordia, a shipwreck that killed 32 in 2012. >> the family of three muslims killed in north carolina look for answers. >> the leaders of france, germany, ukraine and russia are in the bella russian capital. we have reports from minsk. >> leaders arrived several hours ago. they have photo opportunities and then they went into the discussions that begin with

weather is obviously a very, very difficult round of talks. they've been talking now for two hours, recently in the last few minutes we have come out of the break we have also heard true various sources that they're preparer for joint declarations. it seems that there is a lot more talking and this could go on well into the night. there are many issues they have to discuss here. they have to talk about things like the lines of demarcation between the separatists and the ukrainian army. they have to talk about things like federalization. petro poroshenko said that he will not count federalization. that would mean the break up of the nation and he wants ukraine

to remain whole. they have to talk about the border and what happens interest there between russia and ukraine. how can they stop the flow of russian weaponry and and men across that border. these are all difficult difficult issues. there are still some difference between the various parties. >> for more let's speak to an executive board member of the ukrainian congress committee of america. and he joins us from new york. welcome once again to al jazeera. so no resolution still no deal. are you hopeful optimistic that they will be able to reach a deal that will stick? >> well, all ukraine wants peace. what they've been talking about for months now is you cannot have a revolution if one side is escalating.

there were 1500 more russian soldiers crossing across the border. and as we know most of these troops are centered in the conflict where over 50 people have been reported dead in the last 24 hours. but that could likely be close to 100. >> what happens then if these talks fail while the fighting just rages on on the ground? >> well, what could happen with the talks would be some minor issues that need to be dealt with. one of the major ones are prisoner exchanges. there is a growing number of prisoners being held by both sides. ukraine has russian soldiers in ukraine, but there are lots of soldiers kept by russia. one in perk is now on her 60s day of a hunger strike in a

russian prison. a pilot who has been kept and abused for several months now and being held on criminal charges not just in war crime but criminal charges in a russian prison. >> now the situation could it spin out out of control like the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has warned? >> that's what the rest of the world is looking at. the ability for this area of the world to spin out of control has been demonstrated time and time again over the centuries. it's not like when you go through ukraine there is a natural border to stop you. you would then proceed into other areas. the russian advance connecting russia by land to crimea, and exposing more of ukraine to russian onslaught. >> you're clearly keen for the

u.s. to arm ukrainian troops. president obama is still undecide on whether to do that. the russians meanwhile have said if the u.s. does supply ukrainian forces with weapons the fighting would just escalate escalate. >> it's odd for the russians to be so vocal when they refuse to acknowledge their 10,000 troops in russian. what would it matter if they did not have troops in ukraine. what the u.s. is going to do is escalate this in a minor way. first by sending trainers over in march. as well as a complete aid package of defensive measures. these are counter battery radars which can detect 70% of casualties in east ukrainians happen through heavy artillery and missile attacks. if we can counter that with early detection warnings, we reduce the lives that are being

lost right now. >> andre, thank you for joining us. executive board member of the ukrainian congress committee of america. >> u.s. president barack obama said that they will not go into a ground war. >> the resolution we submitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war. like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 american troops in iraq today largely serve on bases. yes, they face the risk that come with service in any dangerous environment but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces, including kurdish forces. as i said before, i'm convinced

that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that's not our national security interest and it's not necessary for us to defeat isil. >> let's take a closer look at what president obama is propose proposing. the resolution does not provide geographical limits on the battle. the proposed mission will not include troops on the ground, as we heard president obama saying in that sound bite. allen fisher is in washington, d.c. allen, so what happens now? will congress be debating this in the coming days months perhaps? >> it's going to be this summer before we get some resolution. we're hearing from congressional committees that they want to hold their own inquiryies and

havethe longer this goes on, the wording might need to be changed as well. this is not going to be an easy process. some republicans don't think what has been articulated as a clear strategy on how to beat isil. there are some democrats concerned about the terms of engaging isil. there are few discussions to be held before we get the final resolution. it will probably be worded differently from what we've seen from barack obama to date. >> will this debate be all about semantics? >> it's not just about semantics. what is being proposed here won't change what is happening on the ground. the u.s. has launches more than 2,000 airstrikes against isil,

and that will continue. what we're see something barack obama tidying up the legality around it. he's operating under authorization passed in 2002. many felt it was stretching a point to include isil, particularly since isil did not exist in 2002. this is tidying up the legalities of it. the u.s. will continue to bomb isil and move forward. but the window that it has created--what the white house press secretary described as fuzzy lang which means there won't be long-term troops on the ground. there is a possibility that they could use troops on the ground. that barack obama in his news conference said that if we see isil holding a meeting and our allies can't get to them, then we'll send in defensive forces. but remember this law will last three years.

it will include the first couple of years of the next president. they could interpret that entirely differently. there is a lot of talking going on in the technicalities the wording and what it all means. the war against isil continues unabated and unchanged. >> allen fisher in washington, d.c. for us. well the u.n. special envoy to syria has with bashar al-assad to push for cease-fire. on the ground intense fighting continues with the government on the offensive. stephanie dekker reports from neighboring lebanon. >> it's a new push in the south. the syrian army supported by the armed group hezbollah has announced a large scale offense. fighting has been focused around villages that may seem small but they're significant because they lie on the countryside on the way to the capitol of damascus. the area is important because it connects close to the israeli-occupied golan heights and the jordanian border.

>> the regime forces are attack attacking. while the rebels are defending we noticed the revolutionary guards and shia militias are supporting the army. >> syrian state television shows the army taking control of one of the villages. on tuesday the head of the political security branch visited home village in that area rallying the troops and getting down with the soldiers trying to see the fight from their perspective. meant to be a show of force but the reality is that this won't be an easy fight. opposition groups that include thal news is a front an al-qaeda affiliate have been making gains over the past few months. all this as the u.n. special envoy to syria returns to lebanon after visiting damascus. meeting with president bashar al-assad. the details of that meeting has not been made public.

they're pushing for a political solution but with so many players in this four-year war finding an an all-around consensus seems impossible. >> in yemen houthi rebels have seized vehicles after the u.s. embassy was closed. thousands of people rally across yemen on wednesday to protest against the houthies. the demonstrations come on the fourth demonstration of the protest which led to the ouster of the former president ali abdullah saleh. we have reports now from the center of those protests four years ago. >> they came by the thousands. chanting freedom freedom as

they march through the birthplace of yemen's revolution. this was meant to mark the fourth anniversary of this up rising. since last phrase coup from the friday's coup, the protest is primarily against what happened in the capitol of sanaa. there were several anti-cue protests across the country. a sign that even though the houthies are increasing their power there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grab by the houthies. on tuesday the fighters took control of a government. security personnel are on high alert in cities a that have not yet fallen in their hands. >> they believe that now that the houthies haven't the militia have taken control of the main cities in the north they could very well attempt to capture

more. there have been several checkpoints set up across the city. >> they told al jazeera that the situation was, indeed deteriorating, adding that unless a solution is found quickly the country could very well find itself in a civil war. >> the collapse of the state the militias and militant groups in addition to the situation in the south which are all negative signs and indications. we stress the need for all parties concerned to live up to the responsibilityies. >> the ways is so bad that the united states announced that it was closing its embassy until further notice. the u.k. and france have followed suit. all citing the deteriorating security situation. a sign that things could be about to get even worse. four years on, many yemenis are

can hope that their call for freedom are heard. >> postponed peace talks nearly four years after muammar qaddafi was killed, there was a struggle between an internationally recognized government and a rival government set up after an armed fracture. >> meeting with the e.u. minister and foreign policy chief, the palestinian leader's visit comes a day after he

stopped in stockholm to open a new embassy. >> two al jazeera journalists in prison in egypt face a retrial on thursday. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent 410 days behind bars accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges that they and al jazeera deny. deported from egypt ten days ago under a presidential decree, now he's back home in australia. >> 32 passengers died on the cost can concordia when it was steered to close two years ago.

>> prosecutors have asked for the maximum sentence, which was a prison sentence of 26 years so 16 years in a way is not as bad for the captain especially since he's not going to prison immediately. he's not going to serve a day in prison, as a matter of fact, until an appeal court up holds the sentence. for that at least in the italian justice system, which is particularly slow, could take a few months if not years from now. this disappoints many passenger who is suffered the consequences of the coast can costa concordia shipwreck. the captain was given five years prison sentence for causing a maritime disaster when his reckless maneuver caused a crews

line for hit the rock off the island and causing it to capsize. it was also given ten-year prison sentence for multiple counts of manslaughter after 32 passengers and crew died during the chaotic evacuation that followed that crash. he was also given an one-year prison sentence for abandoning minors and disabled on the ship before they were safely evacuated. so that was a very specific sentence there by the judges. it was also the captain and costa condominium coastcost can concordiacosta concordia would pay for damages to the

passengers themselves and the island. >> a fighter is killed in the philippines. and another tragedy in the high seas off italy will 300 migrants are feared dead. and why saying sorry may not be enough for one of baseball's most controversial players. >> courts in antwerp have sentenced the leader of a group to 12 years in prison. he was found guilty of recruiting young people to fight for isil. simon mcgregor wood reports. >> reporter: it was high security outside of the courtroom in antwerp. the 46 accused only nine are in court. the rest are in syria or died

there. the group was itself a terrorist organization. all found guilty with their leader sentenced to 12 years in jail for recruiting dozens of young belgium muslims to fight in syria. about 350 young belgiums have done so. the greats greatest number in europe. this is designed to make those thinking about going to syria regardless why they're there they will face prosecution. >> if go for the same activities it doesn't have to be criminal activities, cooking cleaning bringing substantial things to people who are going to fight that is enough in belgium for getting a very severe sentence. that's the signal that the court was giving today. >> reporter: across europe there is now an urgent debate of how to stop young muslims from being

radicalized without further alienateing muslim communities. >> we think indeed, building on the movement, and promoting values cohesion in society is equally important. in europe and outside of europe. we really want the balance right here. >> reporter: the police and soldiers are a fixture on belgium streets. this police station in the muslim area of brussels is surrounded by barbed wire. tensions between the muslim community here and authorities are high. wednesday's verdict may set a harsh example and it may discourage some, but it won't do anything to rebuild trust. al jazeera. >> the police in the philippines say the results of a preliminary dna test shows that a senior member of a group of al-qaeda has been killed. it brings to an end the policeman hunt that lasted a

decade. >> one of southeast asia's most wanted man. he was part of a group with ties to al-qaeda. the fbi and the united states had a $5 million bounty on his head. marwan spent time in training camps in afghanistan and pakistan. waned for the murder of a christian member of parliament in malaysia, we was also one of the suspects behind the bombing of tourists in bally and indonesia. for over a decade he has evaded arrest by hiding in the southern philippines. maria has been following his movements and said now provided the perfect haven. >> indonesia malaysia, the southern philippines were similar enough he spoke the languages, he had at least three filipino wives. one of whom was the wife of the leader of the organization.

it means marrying into their extended families. he was a funder. he distributed money freely among the communities. he relied on them, but they relied on him. that's immediate personal loyalties. >> but his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. >> it was a successful operation, but it's tragic at the expense of loss of 44 lives. what we know now we could have launched that particular operation in a different way. perhaps the same objective but perhaps we could have done it a little different. >> it has jeopardized peace talks with the islamic liberation front. the raid, number one, was in its territory. 15 members of the mlif were

killed along with five other civilians. there are questions about the peace fire agreement between the rebels and the government. the philippine government considers the death of marwan as bittersweet. it may have lost police officers but they say it means more lives will be saved in the future. still many here remain skeptical. for as long as there is armed rebellion, the place will remain a haven for many more men like marwan. al jazeera manila. >> three young muslims were killed in the u.s. state of north carolina. and there is a dispute over the motive. they were killed in a town of chapel hill. craig stephen hicks have been charged for his murders. family members are suggesting it was a hate game. crime. >> we appreciate your concern

and out pouring of love and sport from our neighbors student community and community at large. we ask the authorities investigate these senseless and heinous murders as a hate crime. we also ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time. >> andy gallagher has more now from chapel hill. >> well, we've been speaking with the family members of these three young victims and they're clearly in mourning. his sister spoke about her brother and her sister-in-law and talked how they helped with charitable work. key to all of this is the families of the victims disputing earlier accounts that this attack was over a long-standing argument over parking spaces. they claim that craig stephen hicks, the man who has turned himself in and charged with first-degree murder

singled them out because of their faith and now they're calling for this investigation to be called a hate crime. this would take this out of the police hands and make it federal. but it's in the early stages. craig stephen hicks will appear in court in early march. >> coming up after the break boko haram continues with its raids on nigeria's neighbors. we report from a town in niger. and the death of a prosecutor adds to the concerns among argentina's jews 20 years after the bombing of an usual community center. and in sport england's captain has another bad day ahead of the cricket world cup.

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will are talks for eastern ukraine. president barack obama say that there will not be a ground war but cause for the flexibility of using troops on the ground in limited circumstances. he spoke after asking congress for an intervention. >> there is a dispute over the motive. the argument over parking may have led to the killings, but family members of the victims think that it was a hate crime. let's go back to that news. the u.s. president is asking congressional approval to use military force against isil. former assistant secretary for political military affairs under president george w. bush. he joins us live from

washington, d.c. welcome once again to al jazeera brigadier. president obama opening the window to possible ground troops in unforeseen circumstances. >> well, i think that's right. the legislation that he sent to the senate said the only restriction was that they could not be used in enduring ground offensive operations. even his own people say that's intention intentionally fuzzy. so if he feels the need to put ground troops in for either specific operations or for longer period of time, it is certainly within the legislation that he has the ability to do that. >> we've seen the word limited a few times. what does limited mean though. once you're on the ground, is it possible to limit your involvement? >> well, i'm not sure where you're seeing limited. the legislation restricts enduring ground operations. whether it's limited or

non-enduring, it's parsing of words. the fact that this president doesn't want to see a significant influx of u.s. ground troops in direct combat. that's what he's trying to prevent. that's what he'll have congressional nor popular support for. >> isn't this mission creep e that's presumably critics will be saying? >> i don't think so. on one side you can say that this is an authorization of an already existing piece of legislation. on the other side it's significantly limits from the prior authority for the use of force from 2002. the last aunf, as we called them in 2002, which led to the war in iraq was worldwide undefined in nature, and could go on for eternity. this one does put some restrictions in time, a three-year authorization, and does allow for operational use

of forces, and does have a worldwide or non-geographical specificity. this is an operation. it is not a deployment for more troops. it sets rights and limits for what the president could do so if he chooses to do so. as he said in his remarks he has no intention to do so. >> president obama said that isil is on the defensive. do you agree? is it on the defensive? >> well, i think its no longer on the offensive. it's a parsing of words but it's clear to military personnel. that long involved offensive operation, they were conducts in july, august and september and october, i would suggest that neither side is advancing nor retreating. it's clearly the case that the u.s. military and coalition

partners are putting pressure on isil through these airstrikes while simultaneously training iraqi ground forces. i have not seen large scale operations that would suggest to me that isil is on the defensive or it's on the offense. i think it's in a neutral state right now. >> thank you for speaking to us. >> sure. >> nigerian president goodluck jonathan said he was not consulted on the decision to postpone the country's national elections. speaking in an nationally broadcast interview president jonathan insisted that the electoral decision made an independent decision. the vote was scheduled for february 14th and has been delayed by six weeks. >> i was not contacted.

>> we have more now from the nigerian capitol abuja. >> reporter: well, president jonathan addressed two key issues during his media chat. the first one was why was the decision taken to postpone the election by six weeks. and president jonathan said he had nothing to do with it. the opposition has said that he was involved in the sense that he has been in favor of the delay in order to buy him more time. during the media chat president jonathan said he had nothing to do with the decision that he he was not consulted by the chairman of the electoral commission or the security services that there would be a six-week delay. the idea that he wanted more time to win more votes is completely untrue. the second issue addressed during this conversation with journalists broadcast live on state tv was the fight against boko haram. they need to concentrate their

efforts on fighting the group. during the media chat they clarified how long it will take. even with the six-week delay in the election the security services are not saying that barack obama will be completely destroyed in that time. but that the military and other security agencies would make significant gains against the group, which would ensure a safer, freer and more transparent vote. >> well, boko haram continues to attack countries bordering nigeria. dozens of civilians have been killed in in a town near niger. >> the streets of diffa are almost empty. shops are closed. in this town in niger along the border of nigeria dozens of civilians have been killed in attacks by boko haram fighters. the wound ready treated at this hospital, which are now protected by the army. in charge of this small medical

facility and the staff are now struggling with the growing number of casualties. >> in the last few days we've treated 50 people who were injured in the attacks. ten of them died of their wounds. almost 4 people have been killed so far. they were mostly civilians. >> these are the victims of a boko haram suicide-bombing in a busy market. the armed group has been in the offensive in diffa. it's fighters say that their attacks are in retaliation against a military campaign led by troops from niger and chad. many people have escaped from the area. they're worried about more revenge attacks. al jazeera. >> a report from human rights watch said sudanese army groups raped women and girl in a village last year in an series

of organized house-to-house attacks. the sudanese government are denying the claims. >> what happened over a 36-hour period starting on the 30th of october last year has been a subject of deep controversy. they say they could not find any evidence. the u.n. later admitted that initial visit had been bungled peace keepers from accompanied by representatives of the sudanese army whose soldiers were accused of committing the rape. ever since sudan has allowed no access to the town. now this damming report from human rights watch which conducted numerous telephone interviews. it documented rapes and said women in the town are still at risk. is there there has been a

constant military presence in the town. some of the victims and some of the witnesses have fled the town but the majority are still living in the town in the same houses and some reports are seeing the perpetrators and the crimes against them walking around in the village daily. they're still completely vulnerable and we're on the mission to provide some protection for these people. >> there was this response from the u.n. >> we have repeatedly asked to go and to be granted access. that access has not been fort coming. we need that access in order to conduct a full independent investigation. >> human rights workers are increasingly concerned about the situation in darfur. they say the joint a.u.-u.n. peacekeeping operation is not doing enough to protect civilians. the future of that mission is now under review. diplomats say there needs to be change claiming there is no

other peacekeeping mission in the world that is so large and so ineffective. >> thousands of delegates are in south africa for one of the world's biggest mining conferences on the agenda. eric witherica wood reports there is little talk on the conditions. >> 7,000 mining executives and industry people have gathered for a four-day conference. >> international people here from china australia, south america, canada, it's truly an international event aimed as progressing the mining industry in africa. >> but much of the agenda has concentrated on the slump in commodity prices, at its lowest in year,. south africa's mineral resources

minister has also tried to alleveiate fears that the electricity crisis in his country will effect the energy-hungry mining industry. >> we're taking this on an urgent basis. so we can begin to resolve the energy challenges that we are facing. we understand. >> there is an alternative that many are ignoring. >> they're concerned about social issues, they're not concerned about justice. for them it's about profits at all costs. >> they say those profits aren't trickling down to the people who work in the mines. last year a five-month strike over paying conditions and the

platinum mines all but shut down the production of the melt in south africa. and in 2012 more than 40 people were killed when police open fired on strikers and workers in a mine. people like malcolm damon at the conference said that the mining industry isn't doing enough to work after those who are working working. >> make the natural resources work for the people. that's the theme of this conversation and that's what our mission should be for more than 7,000 people mining. >> but it's a delicate balance. many of the minerals and metals used in making mobile phones and electronics are extracted from african earth and so much of the labor force rests on the strength of the mining industry. africa government and executives are just waiting for the cloud to lift and for commodity prices and profits to recover.

for mining watchdogs they hope it won't be at a high social cost. erica wood cape town south africa. >> the mysterious death of a prosecutor in argentina has shocked the usual jewish community. in 1994, 85 people were killed in an attack, and the family is still looking for answers. >> reporter: sophia lost her only daughter in the bomb attack on the jewish community center in july 1994. she has been waiting fighting ever since for answers. >> at first the pain was unbearable and it continues to be unbearable. but one learns to live with it. we believe everything that they promised us. that within a year all would be

resolved. >> reporter: but more than 20 years later sophia and the families of the other 84 victims, mostly jewish, are still waiting. still marking the anniversary. their pain highlighted by the death last month of investigator alberto. >> i hope that there will be justice for nisman. he died for us. he dedicated himself exclusively to the cause. we call him the 86th victim, but we hope we don't see the same immunity of the other 85. >> while the families all want justice, they are not all agreed on how that should be achieveed some support the government, others do not others take another course. this man's ex-wife was one of the victims. >> we're not going to say what others want to hear. we tell the truth. if that upsets people, that's

their problem. >> this is election year in argentina. which further complicates the issue. both the government and the opposition accuse the government of playing politics. >> we don't want anyone using the death of nisman for political purposes. the elections should be disputed at the ballot box. not at the cost of the dead. >> argentina has the largest jewish community in latin america. the armythe bomb, the attack earlier where it has remained unsolved. why so many questions remain unanswered and justice has still not been done. after the bomb that exploded here on this site nearly 21 years ago the wounds remain

unheeled. with this latest scandal the death of alberto nisman. those wounds just newly opened for the jewish community here in particular. al jazeera buenos aires. >> thousands of people have rallied in the greek capitol. they have come out in support of the new government's opposition to strict austerity measures that were proposed to meet the terms of greeces a bail out. barnaby phillips has this report. >> there are thousand here's outside of the greek parliament. but they haven't come to protest against their politicians. they've come to show their support for their new government. that shows what a turn around has been in greece in the two and a half weeks arrest so since the government was elected. these people support when it says it will reject austerity policies. they like the idea that greece is standing up for itself, and

not being dictated to as they would perceive it from you other european countries. they're trying to send a message to european finance ministers meeting in brussels. >> we simply have the right within us, with us. we have the right. we're not asking for any favor. we're demanding to get what belongs to us. >> what is happening to night is the fact that the greek people remembered who we are. >> we don't have jobs. i, myself, have great difficulty to find a job. and i think that the new government is really trying to do something for the greek people. >> when you can see the support for the greek government behind me. but of course the situation could change if, for example they were forced into major concessions in its negotiations with european partners. the people here could feel

betrayed. and of course, if greece was forced out of the euro zone. then people would see their living standards drop very fast. that is something we've seen consistently throughout this crisis. that the vast majority of greeks want their country desperately to stay in in the single currency. >> off the coast of italy more than 300 migrants are feared dead after crossing the mediterranean. they attempted to cross from libya to europe in rubber boats. >> in high seas and plummeting temperatures migrants were rescued. and survivors have told the u.n. refugee agency that many more are missing. the agency said that 300 people are feared dead. they're demanding that the e.u. do more to help. >> it's quite surprising to us that the e.u. cannot respond

with a stronger solidarity with a stronger humanity, and with the stronger strategy to that. >> at least four vessels are believed to have left the coast of libya over the weekend. on sunday night 29 african migrants died of hyperthermia after being rescued in wintery conditions. they were among the 105 people trying to reach europe in a small fishing boat. the fourth vessel remains missing. the survivors report here to the island of lampedusa in recent years it has struggled to handle the influx of migrants. over the year 3,000 people have lost their lives attempting to reach europe by sea. it has scaled back the ask you

programs. >> more migrants have died because of extreme cold during their long journey across the mediterranean. i want to assure you my prayers for the victims and again i encourage solidarity so those in need are rescued. >> the italian coast guard is continuing it's hunt for survivors, but humanitarian groups say italy's new rescue program only operates a few miles off the italian coast has put thousands of lives at risk. al jazeera. >> still ahead all the sport. we find out if manchester city managed to close the gap and chelsea at the top of the english premier league.

>> for the latest in sport here is andy. >> at the top of the english premier league with a- 1-0 win against everton. chelsea has been seconds away from seeing it's lead at the top of the table. manchester city were winners at stoke. >> we had a couple of matches. it was the first time this season a very difficult match.

>> two goals from sergio aguero helping city against stoke. manchester united are third against burnley. they move against southampton. they were held to a 0-0 draw against west ham. now algerian club has won an appeal against a two-year ban that follows the death of their striker at a home game last year. now algeria sports ministry had claimed that the cameroonian died after being hit by an object thrown from the crowd. later investigations revealed he had been physically attacked. they have lifted the club suspension saying the confederation of football did not comply with its own rules. the anti-doping agency said that alex rodriguez needs to do more than apologize to the

yankees. rodriguez is set to head back to the yankees after an one year ban for performance-enhancing drugs. >> remember he attacked both the commission, the baseball officers for them just simply doing the job that they're tasked to do for athletes, and put a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths by the tactics that he showed. i'm glad he decided to come forward and take a small step and try to right the wrongs that he has committed. that could be a powerful story for sport. >> wales let north out of their rugby squad because of concerns of a concussion injury. it came from two hits to the head last friday and was knocked unconscious at one point. the welsh staff said they didn't see the incident. and north is given an extended

recovery period after suffering a head injury last late year. >> he's disappointed that we ruled him out. we said this is about you and your longevity in the game. you take a couple of knocks, and the last thing the game needs is for you to get a knock this saturday. >> 85 as england scored 250-8 in sydney. partnership of 133 by capital helped to reach the total of with seven bowls to spare. hitting the winning run they'll be playing india in the world cup opener. >> that was a good conference,

and things are get nothing good shape. i think it will give us a lot of confidence and obviously we have to go there and show some good character against india because it's always about pressure and who handles the pressure well, will win the game. >> someone who also likes to handle pressure in that tournament is world's fastest man usain bolt. he is expecting the west indies to do well. >> we always do well. i'm looking forward to this one. we're big hitters and it should be good. >> plenty more sport later on. but that is it for now. >> thank you very much. lots more on our website, of course al jazeera.com. we're going to go for a quick break. more news in just a few minutes. bye for now.

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