>> hello from doha. this is the news hour on al jazeera. there are calls for a transparent investigation after a russian opposition figure is shot and killed near the kremlin. aidnaming the group hamas a terrorist organization. >> i'm nicole johnston in panjshir afghanistan. we'll find out how screws are coping with dozens of avalanches, and the heaviest

snow that this valley has seen in decades. >> and physical versus digital we look at why the multi biblical dollar gaming industry is considered a serious sport. >> opposition figures have condemned what they describe as the political murder of boris nemtsov, an outspoken critic of president vladimir putin. he was found dead in front of the kremlin. he rose to prominence under former president boris yeltsin. there has been the call for a transparent investigation into his death. >> rory challands.

>> kamal, those wall it's over the shoulder there are the kremlin walls and surround the vertical power structure. it is that vertical power structure that boris nemtsov criticized so often. this murder comes at a sensitive time. it's sensitive not just geo geopolitically because of the east-west stand off over the war in ukraine but there was supposed to be a rally that boris nemtsov was supposed to be at. this will is human tragedy that has touched the hearts of mean here. >> the place where boris nemtsov died is now a shrine. this murder has shocked many. >> it's a tragedy for the whole

country. >> the people like him are important in any country especially here. people who can follow their views and who are honest. >> it's hard for me to talk about it. i feel sorry for him as a person. he was murdered. i don't know if it was a provocation or not but it doesn't matter. this person was a part of our history. for some, a positive figure, for some a negative. >> this man was once thought to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but yet sunny chose the little-known spy chief vladimir putin.

>> this was no low level domestic hit job. european ambassadors and dignitaries came with a message that the way russia investigates this crime will be watched closely from capitols far away. >> many come in respect and lay flowers. >> why do you think he was important. >> this is a brutal murder, and we are appalled by the killing. we expect the russian authorities, of course, to find the culprits and bring them to justice. >> the investigation which vladimir putin has pledged to take a close interest in is also under way. but political murders in russia have a habit of going unsolved. on saturday the police examined an abandoned car suspected to have been used in the shooting. as for motive, investigators are suggesting that nemtsov was killed to weaken the russian

state. >> currently the investigation is looking into several lines of inquiry. first of all, the possibility that the murder could be a provocation to destabilize the political indication situation in russia. >> a theory dismissed by opposition leaders sympathyers. they say that the kremlin is responsible for his murder. maybe not directly but at the very least because the kremlin has created the political environment in which it could happen. >> rory, tell me more about what is going behind you the rallies, and protests. you see people lined up there. >> yes, well this--that's where boris nemtsov died. people have been coming here all day to pay their respects, bring flowers, and show that this is a murder that has affected them. what we're going to get tomorrow is well, we're going to have to wait and see really.

it's going to be very different in the run up to this murder. to see how it's probably going to pan out because it was supposed to be a rally against the crisis against the war in ukraine and an attempt really, by nemtsov and people in the opposition movement to try and regalvannize themselves. there has been so much momentum lost from the opposition movement here since it peaked in in 2012. but now, of course, we have a very different scenario. we have a scenario in which the man who was supposed to be walking at the head of that march is now dead. that march is now a memorial of boris nemtsov himself. we'll have to wait and see how many people choose to come out for it. >> thank you for that. errorly challands live in moscow. western nationings have long used the word terrorist to describe hams. but for the first time an arab nation has condemned the hamas

palestinian movement. hamas supported the muslim brotherhood in egypt although hamas said it does not meddle in egyptian affairs. but egypt named muslim brotherhood as a terrorist group. egypt says that hams supported the sinai fighters. hamas denies this and says that it hurts the palestinian people. >> this is a shame for egypt which is attempting to export it's internal crisis. now the occupation is becoming a friend and the palestinian people the enemy. this will not have any affect on

hamas role. hamas has the respect from leadership in the muslim world. >> i think this is a very wrong decision. it was unjustified, and i hope it's not politically most motivated. such decision will not only hurt between egyptian and palestinian people, which is very important to us, but also it would hurt egyptian role at the arabic level, and egyptian role sponsorship. unity talks and egyptian role as an important neighbor to palestine. i hope this decision that is

improper would be ratified and retracted, and some political intervention would take place. i must emphasize that we build a very big hope on the relationship between the palestinian and egyptian peoples, and we don't agree with any kind of intervention in any other country affairs, including egypt, but at the same time we don't think that such a decision would serve the interest of either the palestinian people or the egyptian people. >> also an egyptian court has sentenced the spiritual guide of the muslim brotherhood and 13 others to life in jail. mohammed badie was sentenced. four other people were given death sentences. badie had already been given the death penalty and life sentence in two other cases.

others were sentenced to life in prison in connection with the death of 12 people outside of the muslim headquarters in 2013. violence occurred four days before mohamed morsi was deposed in a military coup. morse of the senior members of the muslim brotherhood are already in jail. three strikes hit syrian hasaka area. syria and iraq and lebanon are not only worried about the effect of those captured but the survival of those in the region. they >> some of these people are refugees from iraq. others are from syria and the

rest of their lebanese hosts. but all of them are a syrian christians. they gathered in beirut to speak in one voice. their message was clear. this minority community in the middle east believes it's future is threatened. >> this is a conspiracy to put the the indigenous people of this region, the assyrians from their homeland. terrorists are taking our lapped. but we'll fight back. we won't surrender. >> there is a heightened sense of concern after hundreds of assyrian christian families were displaced in recent fighting in the northeastern syrian province of hasaka. and more than 200 of them were captured by the islamic state in iraq and the levant. some managed to escape to tell their story. >> there was a massacre. they came to our villages at night. they burned people in their homes. they took our women and children. why isn't the world helping us? >> there is a feeling of

helplessness among the christians, but there is also anger and defiance. >> the assyrian christian community says it is time to take up arms, and it is asking the world for weapons. >> do the christians deserve to be protected? yes or no. it's very clear that the united states is not depending for them. we want to hold with the iraqi armies, the egyptian army. >> people here fear the worst is yet to come. hundreds of thousands of christians have fled from this region over the years. christians few the displacement and kidnappings as yet another upset of persecution. last year thousands of christians were forced to flea the iraqi city of mosul after it was captured by isil. but the mass exodus from iraq was already under way since the 2003 war.

it's a similar story in neighboring syria. christians say that they will no longer be forced out of their areas. they say they intend to fight back, and they want the international community to help them do just that. al jazeera beirut. >> in western iraq at least 21 people have been killed in twin blasts. a car bomb went off in a busy market in diyala province. oh assembly vehicle exploded where 44 people were injured. iraq's prime minister promised to track down and bring to justice those responsible for the destruction of rare artifacts in by isil. up. >> this isn't the first time that the museum reopened. but officials hope that this reopening will last. the museum had planned this

ceremony weeks ago. with the destruction of ancient statues in mosul iraq's minister said this became enmore important. >> we will send a message. this museum contains a lot of our heritage. >> the prime minister said isil has been selling antiquityies as well as destroying them. he called on other countries to help stop that trade. many of the most important pieces stolen when baghdad fell has been recovered but until now it has been considered too dangerous to fully open the museum. the museum has not really been closed. it's been open to dignitaries

and school groups for more than a decade. but this reopening is intended to achieve what the others have, allowing all iraqis to come and see more than 5,000 years of their heritage. it's the world's heritage as well. an artist almost 5,000 years ago created this marvel mask, one of the world's earliest scuptures of the human face. it was discovered intact. a vase depicting is a marianne life was found in pieces and restored. this is what remains of the a sumerian princess found in ur. but there is still security concerns. >> we still need more security for things made of gold. the cemetery of ur has so many golden things.

we need to put it in a safe place. >> one of the most famous pieces an ancient musical instrument the golden lyre of ur still has a rep mr. kay of the a golden ram's head on display. the original is in a vault. for now iraqi also at least be able to see the remnants of a sophisticated civilization thousands of years old at a time when so much of it is being destroyed. jane arraf al jazeera, baghdad. >> the jailed leader of turkey's kurdish group has called for his followers to lay down their weapons and end the 30-year long struggle. he made in a comment that statement read on television. he asked for a democratic

resolution to the conflict. u.n. envoy to syria is heading to damascus for a two-days visit. they're trying to get the rebels and bashar al-assad's government to agree to a truce in aleppo. he said that last week they had indicated a willingness to halt bombardment over the city. the envoy will send a separate group to examine conditions there. >> in yemen demonstrators denounce the houthi rebels. president hadi is based in aden after fleeing the capitol where he had been placed on house arrest by houthi rebels. an u.s. drone attack has killed four suspected al-qaeda fighters. they were traveling in two vehicles in the southern province of shabwah 37.

>> lethos has early elections aimed at overcoming tension between political factions. and in sport barcelona tries to close the gab on spanish league leader real madrid. >> the italian navy is getting ready to carry out a military exercise off the coast of libya. it's warships began sailing there a few days ago. they have drills plan ford monday. italy has an underwater oil pipeline that carries crude to sicily. in recent months there have been attacks by gunmen forcing ports to shut down. and still with italy thousands of right-wing activists are rallying in rome.

they're demanding the government do more to keep out immigrants. there have been rival protests happening as well. let's go live to rome. it looks quiet now but earlier when we were talking with you claudio, huge numbers had turned out. >> well, it was not the biggest rally we've seen in rome. there were 20,000 in the square, but if you consider that the history of this party it's incredible that many turned out here. why? because the northern league was born 20 years ago and ever since it has been calling this city, the capitol of rome, thieving rome because it has been claiming that rome and the centralized government has been stealing from the industrialized north of italy to fund the poorer south.

it has been accused of being racist. now there was a change of tactics, a year and a half ago when the new leader was elected he decide not to break up this country, but to unify the country under his leadership. this was a charm offensive for them to take grouped and see if they could foster support from other places in italy other than the north. >> so then how would you describe their overall support? a lot of these groups, these right-wing groups in various places across europe. they're very loud. they're prominent. they look big but they may not have widespread support. how wide would you describe the support here? >> well, they've admitted they've been inspired by marie

la pens in france. and marie la pens has given support to the people here during this rally, and it seems that it's working in a way. while i was talking to the people here, many of them had traveled from the north. but i meet people who were disenchanted by the current government and capitalizing on their anti-european anti-immigration stance. so it seems to be working with part of the electorate from outside of the north of italy. but whether that obviously translates into widespread support, we'll have to wait and

see. >> thank you, live from rome for us. >> greece will not take a third bail out. the votes provoked a backlash in greece. we have reports now from athens. >> this is the first anti-government protest in athens since the election, and it's coming from syriza's left. >> the previous government's commitments is this government's commitments. there is changes in words. we still have the same institutions. is minimum wage going back up? we heard many of the same things under the socialists getting rid of expensive cars, so on.

>> the communists took 5.5% of the vote in january. but the communist party senses an opportunity. it's positioning itself as the new anti-austerity alternative much like syriza did. but they want greece to leave the euro, the european union and nato. >> they're floating a bill forcing syriza to vote against it and paint itself as a conformist. tension is already high with the ruling party with one cabinet member refusing to privatization that the government agreed to. but there is pressure from europe to fulfill its obligations to germany and other credit the. prime minister tsipras is plowing ahead with bills for next week. one will provide food and shelter to households.

and it needs to continue to pay off debt in the meantime. >> i call on you as of tomorrow to work hard so that the country can turn a page. i call on you to work hard. with less talk and more work. less talk and more action. >> syriza may get its partners to agree with the new deal in june, but for now it has to earn their trust. opposition to compromise at home is sure to make that task for difficult. al jazeera athens. >> u.s. president barack obama signed a bill that gives the department of homeland security one more week of funding. congress now has seven days to find a longer term solution to the department's funding

problems. >> cuba and the u.s. are on a second round of talks on normalized relations. u.s. wants its embassy to be reopened by april and cuba wants to be removed from the terrorist list. in in december u.s. president barack obama and his cuban counterpart raul castro endedry started relation offers 50 years. >> in lesotho elections come two years early. people were here in 2012 to vote for the country's first

political government. they thought it would be the end of their political problems. it wasn't, now people are back here again. the they want a government that will look out for the needs of the people, 9 roads education and economic stability. the people of lesotho wants jobs and healthcare. this is a country recognized by the u.n. as one of the least developed in the world. it has high levels of hiv and one of the world's highest level of maternal and child mortality. people want stability. they want a government that finally looks out for them. >> in the news ahead united against the common enemy how the fight against boko haram is bringing people together in cameroon. in myanmar forces myanmar,ify convenience forces

violence forces thousands to seek shelter. and the world cup news in the coming hour.

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>> you're on the news hour, and these are the top stories. russian opposition figures condemn what they're describing as the political murder of boris nemtsov, an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. the 55-year-old was shot dead in moscow. you can see many are still paying tribute to him at the scene of the shooting. and egyptian courts list hamas as a terrorist organization. hamas says the move sets a dangerous precedent. activists in rome, they're demanding the government to do more to keep out immigrants. >> so let's go back to our top story, the death of boris nemtsov, the 55-year-old charismatic political figure in russia. hehe condemned the president's

policies as mad and aggressive. >> boris nemtsov knew the risks of speaking out. his television show was shut down, so he took his message online instead and onto the streets of moscow and beyond. nemtsov was a thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin. but in the 90s, boris nemtsov was very much part of the russian political establishment. he was elected to parliament in 1990, and then seven years later he became a deputy prime minister under the watch of president boris yeltsin. in the last few years. >> as a matter of principles he stood up to values in favor of

ordinary people having their say in the way that russia should develop, and the need, which i think is very profound for any country to have doubters between the rulers and the ruled. >> nemtsov refused to be silenced. he tried to expose corruption in the run up to last year' sochi olympics, and more recently he had been a leading voice against russia's involvement in the conflict in eastern ukraine. in the hours before his murder, nemtsov, who had four children, gave his last radio interview using it to once again call for political reform. hethe rally on sunday will now become a memorial for nemtsov in front of the walls that he had been trying to break down.

>> live to london and critic of vladimir putin who is blackpool listed by the russian government himself campaigned with boris nemtsov, and red a book called "how i became putin's number one enemy." i guess in your mind there is no doubt--maybe not specifically who murdered mr. nemtsov, but where the orders came from? >> well, i mean, it's pretty clear there is a very strong incentive from putin or putin's regime to do this. boris nemtsov was actively involved in organizing opposition which putin is scared off. much nemtsov was producing a report though prove that russian troops were in ukraine which putin didn't want. and boris was constantly being a thorn in the side of putin. and i believe killing him right

in front of the kremlin. >> how then, bill n today's russia do you prove such a thing, if this is the case how can anyone prove it? there are calls for a transparent investigation, but it seems that most people think that that won't happen. >> how can you have the murderers do an investigation? the only way this could be done properly is if you have an independent organization something like the osce or the council of europe or the united nations to do an investigation. you can't have the people who are alleged to have done the killing do the investigation. there is no way that they can have an objective or transparent investigation that way. >> which brings me back to the point of how do you investigate? would a group be allowed "t" to in russia. >> there is no way that they're allowed to, but if they're not allowed to, there will be no belief in the results of the

investigation. it makes no sense to have the people who are accused of doing the investigation to do the investigation. >> you knew boris personally? >> i knew him personally. we were involved in the lobbying of sanctions against russian human rights violators that killed my lawyer, and other human rights violations. boris came to the united states and the european parliament to help us with this campaign, which succeeded in the united states and he is just at outraged at the level of corruption and the terrible human rights abuses going on in russia and the murder of my lawyer. now that he has been murdered we have a duty to him to look after and make sure that the people who did this are brought to justice. >> how strong is the movement behind him. i wonder when a figure head is lost in this manner, does it continue or did there strength in the movement. >> the worse thing for russia is

the opposition has legs. he was one of several importance opposition leaders, not the only one. the fact that he has been killed in cold blood will unify other members of the opposition. i think that's--i think that every person in russia today is just in shock that a man who all he wanted to do was bring some fairness to his country was murdered in cold blood. i think a lot of people who were not politically active will be politically active after this terrible assassination. >> thank you for your time. now nigeria and it's neighbors share a common enemy: boko haram. they've working together and separately to fight the group.

we take a look at what's been done in cameroon. >> thousands of people took part in this rally to voice their opposition to boko haram. but this isn't nigeria where the armed group is based. it's in the capitol of neighboring cameroon, where boko haram has launched attacks in the north. >> in the extreme north we have 70 closed schools. 100,000 of displaced people. 200,000 nigerian refugees, and 55,000 children who cannot go to school. we need to mobilize because the danger is never too far. >> the march is intended to educate other cameroonians about the threat that boko haram has become. people showed solidarity for their fellow citizens and support for their army. it has become a regional conflict against the armed group

group. >> with violence destruction and refugee spilling over into their countries cameroon, niger and chad had no choice but to join nigeria's fight against boko haram. earlier this month the neighboring countries deployed a force of 8700 soldiers to the lake chad area. the tone of saturday's march was one of resolve and unity. >> people will come together and we'll shout in one voice. >> but after six years, boko haram has proved it's a foe that won't be easily defeated. al jazeera. >> women's equality and opportunity have been discussed at the united nations women's summit in chile.

>> south america the only continent with not one two, but three female president the. all three are serving second terms in office, and all three are in the hot seat. bad enough that under her leadership.

>> the corruption scandal as deeply impacted brazil's political system in the sense that it's the biggest scandal in financial terms in brazil january history with millions of dollars going to members of the coalition. >> argentina's cristina kirchner, whose approveing rating dropped from 70% to the low 20s is plagued by corruption charges involving her, her deceased husband business partners and her staff. while she denies them all the courts are investigating putting the president on a head-on collision with the judges and prosecutors. even chile's president has seen her popularity plunge to the low 30th in the last two weeks. her son was forced to resign as head of a charity under allegations that he and his wife abused their position to have

access to a $10 billion bank loan. they say it's a pity that women who are making history as presidents are embroiled in scandals. >> but women politics are not better or worse than men. they're just new. we have modernized politics. does it mean that we exercise power in a different or better way? apparently not yet. >> clearly women in power face the same problems and temptations as their mail counterparts. yet political psychologists say that public opinion expect its more of women in high office, and judging judges them more harshly when they stumble. lucinda newman. >> 500 houses have been destroyed in a fire in the philippines.

no fatalities were reported but some 1,000 families were left homeless. officials have yet to determine the cause of the fire. in afghanistan more than 200 people died in the worst avalanche to hit the country in decades. the death toll is expected to rise as ask you teams gain access to remote villages. but the government appealing for international help to find survivers is accused to being too slow to respond. we have reports from panjshir. >> the panjshir has seen snow before. but this is something different. meters and meters of it, turning jagged mountains into smooth white slopes, and valleys into silent gorges. in the provincial capitol it was anything but quiet. helicopters buzzed over head. hundreds of troops trudged uphill to secure the peak, and a convoy of military vehicles

blocked the only road through the valley while the why the motion? president ashraf ghani was flying in to check out the rescue efforts. the problem is that the only efforts we saw was a lone grater struggling to clear the road meter by painful meter. this is as far as emergency crews can get. the road has been blocked by snow. that means dozens of villages have been cut off and right now they're not getting any hope. at this rate killing the rest of the road over 50 kilometers could take up to ten days. chair mohammed is desperate for news. his wife and eight children are in a village he can't reach. >> all of my families are stuck up there in the canyon. i have had no contact with them for a week. i keep coming up here in case someone comes from the other side of the pass. >> the government says it's

doing it's best. 1,000 security forces have been dispatched to the area. the people are getting angry at how long it's take to go clear the snow. >> 18 members of my family are under the snow. they're getting no help. cars and helicopters are only here for sightseeing. >> panjshir is dotted with tiny villages all caught up in the heavy know and avalanches. >> the machinery we have is greater for paving the road. the bulldozer does not have chains on the wheels. if we can get strong machinery we can clear the road quickly and focus on the villages. >> down in the valley people are getting used to living with snow. but high up in the mountains thousands of their countrymen wait urgently to be rescued. nicole johnston, al jazeera, in the panjshir valley. >> china's government is about to tighten restrictions on the internet. starting march 1st all users will have to register their

accounts using their real names. many create an alias when poking fun at government leaders, for example. we have reports now from beijing. [music] >> a song in praise of chinese seasonership performed by republicannership censorship. it was posted on its website just days before china announced a tightening of its internet restrictions. >> economists is not one of those singing along. he blogs on corruption and censorship. >> there are so much information out there. and of course there is criticism, but this is normal, and people should be able to speak. the sky won't fall if you let people criticize and vent their

unhappiness. >> from march 1st, there could be more unhappiness. from sunday the government will ban social media and internet accounts that are not registered in the names of the real users. the measure is aimed at halting the spread of rumors and halting something that it fears most: social instability. >> yes the arab spring movement definitely had an impact. the government strictly cracks down on any voices. if a group tries something similar, they would definitely be suppressed. >> but its surprising, perhaps what is permitted. these are comments from people reacting to a news report about how eight inmates died in one prison during the past six years. what's wrong with this country? it's so dark and horrible, citizen one post. another says if we don't get rid of corrupt government officials the party is finished.

>> this is one good way for letting the public find a place to vent their anger and then they would not go on to do any strikes or sit-ins or demonstrations. [♪ singing ♪] >> but for the guardians of china's cyber sovereignty the song remains the same. censorship go the lyrics, is transforming china into a rising power. >> still ahead on the news hour, sports news and golf's number one rory mcilroy at the honda classic. all the details coming up.

up. >> values expected to bring nearly $92 billion this year from more than 1 billion customers worldwide. most revenue comes from sales of the traditional console games things like "call of duty" which generated more than $11 billion so march. and much more money is to be made from the mobile market. mobile games are expected to overtake console gaming in 2015. the next event will take place in london's royal stadium. >> the history of online gaming

as a spectator sport started in the studio in seoul in 1999. as you can see it's still going strong. south korea is widely regarded as having the best professional league in the world. backed by major sponsors, supported by elaborate infrastructure. they have classified what happens here as sport classifying players as sports people. this is not just being followed closely here in korea but there are eyeballs on screens around the world following this game. that's why there is commentary live in korean and the english language as well. >> let's take a look at the numbers, it took place in seoul this place at the world world cup stadium. there were 40,000 live spectators and millions around

the world. we have already arrived. a lot of people don't know about it yet because it is mostly broadcast over the internet and does not get a lot of mainstream coverage, but certainly the popularity is there go but the growing popularity of e-sports can be measured in cold hard cash. the streaming service twitch was bought by amazon for nearly $1 billion last year to broadcast events like this. the industry as a whole is worth $23 billion u.s. every year. a fifth that have comes from here in south korea. but the growth of the industry has been slowing in recent years. some insiders blame restrictions brought in by the south korean government to combat the serious problem of con line gaming restrictions. for a growing number of people around the world, the disstinks between digital and physical sport simply doesn't exist any more.

>> will we talk cricket or football. >> we'll talk football and get to cricket in a moment. barcelona is just one point behind. they would double their lead just after the break. and messi sealed the win. manchester united moved up to third in the english premier league after beating sunderland. united are now just five points behind in second. >> i think we played fairly well. we switched the play and we created a lot of chances. we scored goals. so i was very happy. >> cringe and sri lanka take on friend in the world cup in a few hour's time. the match will come close to the

drama that took place in auckland earlier as co-host new zealand and australia produced arguebly the best match of the tournament so far. >> the packed house in auckland including the prime ministers of new zealand and australia. it looked like it might an one-sided affair as new zealand bowlers ripped into australia's batting line up. michael clarke could only get 23 from his return from hamstring surgery. the aussies were bowled out for 151. the black caps and their captain looked like they were going to blast their way to victory. they were on their way to the target 78-2. mitchell starc would bring the aussies back in the match. he took three wickets in the space of four bowls. a thrilling finale when he took new zealand's ninth wicket.

the black caps needing six more runs and williamson would smash the ball for the required six giving new zealand the one-wicket win. >> i was looking to out of boundary ideally a sixth. but after what stacked at the other end, it was obviously quite tough so trying to get a boundary away was sort of the plan. >> we were extremely poor. there is no doubt about that. i think credit is due new zealand bowled very well and swung very nicely. our shot selection was very poor and i think defense was an area that was a lot poorer than we would have liked. >> new zealand now has four wins from four. al jazeera. >> well, india recorded their biggest world cup victory. they beat the united arab emirates.

they would take four wickets in reply, they put on a partnership of 75, india would reach their target of 18.5 over. they've won all three of their world cup games. >> every wicket that you take over it is counted as a world cup wicket and every score is a world cup run. that was to come over here and repeat the kind of performances and the way we've executed in the past two games. we were happy with the way that the individuals showed up, and the way we played wicket today. >> world number one rory mcilroy has missed his first cup in eight months. it happened at the honda classic in florida. his second round of 74 on friday put him over par.

the cut was made official on saturday after a rain delay on friday meant that some players still needed to finish their second rounds this morning. the qatar open,. >> u.s. open runner up through the final to the mexican open where he'll take on ferer. the japan meese japanese player defeating his opponent 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. now nishikori will move on.

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