today. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. it's good to have you along. this is some of what we are studying in detail in the next 60 minutes. after four years of civil war in syria, the u.s. says only negotiations with president bashar al-assad can end the conflict. 14 are killed and dozens hurt as the pakistan taliban bombs two churches. the pressure is on more than

a million brazilians protest calling for their president dilma rousseff to go the devastation in vanuatu, where cyclone pam, and 50,000 children may meet help. >> lewis hamilton starts the formula 1 season with a win in melbourne. the civil war in syria is officially now in its fifth year. hundreds of thousands have been killed, more displaced much the u.s. secretary of state says his country is willing to negotiate with bashar al-assad to bring about a transition. a far cry from in the past where it was said that bashar al-assad

should go before a deal be nayed. nayed. -- mead. made. secretary of state john kerry arrives for talks. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry calling for answered to four years of bloodshed. he spoke with c.b.s. >> we are working hard with other interested parties to see if we can reignite a diplomatic out come. why - because everywhere agrees there's no military solution only a political solution. to get the bashar al-assad to negotiate we'll have to make is clear there's a determination by everyone to seek the outcome and change the negotiating. that's underway right now. i'm convinced with the efforts of allies and others there'll

be increased pressure on bashar al-assad. >> and you'd be willing to negotiate with him. >> we have to negotiate in the end. >> the u.s. had a role in peace talks when former u.n. negotiator brought the syrian government and members of the opposition for talks at the u.n. headquarters in geneva. the u.s. and russia acted as guarantors. why proposed now. dr brahimi's successor, has had efforts stalled. secretary of state john kerry travelled to switzerland for nuclear talks that are at the cinch stage the the deadline -- crunch stage. the talks could have a bearing

on the nuclear programme. documents say if there's a push to start the syrian process, all international and regional players need to be involved, and iran is syria's closest ally and has key influence. monday the iranian foreign minister will travel to brussels among them is the e.u. high representative for foreign affairs. she told me an iran deal would be an historic opportunity to create a framework for the middle east. >> james bays al jazeera what mr kerry had to say was four years to the day to the incident that triggered syria's civil war. march 15th, 2011, the government began to crack down on demonstrations. in terms of casualties more than 220,000 syrians have been killed. more than 7.5 million have been forced out of their home.

they have stayed in syria in what is known as the internally displaced. 4.5 million are trapped in areas besieged, hard to reach. in all, add them together. more than 12 million syrians are in need of help inside their own country. almost 4 million have registered as refugees in neighbouring countries, lebanon one of them shouldering the biggest number of refugees. our correspondent reports. 1.5 million refugees in lebanon, they are struggling to survive, and the lebanese government is struggling to provide for them. they cannot survive without international aid. they complain that it is not enough the people want to go home. the syrian war is entering its fifth year. they have lost hope. they want the international community to remember that there is a war in syria, a struggle for freedom.

people are saying the international community is focussed on the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant. people are dying on a daily basis, so they have lost a lot of hope. they know that there's no military solution to the conflict in the past four years. no side can clearly claim a victory, that's why they want a political solution. there's no meaningful process under way. >> let's bring up the temporary middle eastern politics. mr john kerry sat and said we must negotiate with bashar al-assad. what is said in the bast is we may have to come to a transitional arrangements before he goes. how does it differ to that. >> it's foreign policy. john kerry did not mention that. the americans have no strategy

for syria, the priority is iran and the fight against i.s.i.s. and syria is a secondary thing. he says we have to increase pressure on bashar al-assad, for him to come to the table. what kind of pressure, have the gaps between the rhetoric and the actions. the syrians, iranians russians none will take... >> he inside that interview that back channels are going bashar al-assad. people are talking to him. realistically, what can he do? >> let's say i'm bashar al-assad, and come to me and say i want to talk to you. i want you to deliver power on a silver platter, to a new transitional authority. that's what the americans have been telling us. and what has he done. more bombings.

more fighting. and as you said now, a minute ago. 250,000, 250,000 - that has killed. 1.5 million injured. we are talking about 7 million displaced not only is it a broken country, the greatest humanitarian capacity. >> let me ask you this: if bashar al-assad bombs his own people keeps up the military campaign if the campaign against him tips both sides must know that they have reached an impasse. what is possible to end the conflict four years after it began. >> this is what is irrational. neither side can win the fight. for years the country is broken. yet both sides bury their hands in the sand. both sides believe they can win the fight.

both. >> do they really believe that? >> obviously, yes. how bad this have to come. that's why there's no political horizon, and sadly the history of civil wars if history serves as a guide, when both camps get exhausted then the international community could step in. >> there's no plan for that when it happens, is there? >> this civil war. i hope i'm wrong. probably i'm wrong. three years medium five years. probably it would take 10 years after the two camps. given the fact regional wars and given the fact global war by proxy between the russians and the americans. >> thank you. from the london school of economics. thank you, however unfortunate the subject is. it's good to talk to you. >> fighters loyal to the shia cleric are on their way to join an offensive against i.s.i.l. in the city of tikrit.

i.s.i.l. is showing footage as it tries to flush out the fighters, close to a city is city that i.s.i.l. controls half of. >> reporter: fivekm north of tikrit -- 5km north of tikrit this unit is pinned down. i.s.i.l. specialises in explosives, it's used to deadly effect. this is an indication of why taking tikrit is slow going. the counterterrorism battalion is an elite unit. deployed to clear the soldiers trained by the u.s. in a few minutes they lost five men, seven were injured. this is a side. war not normally seen. military and militias will not

disclose how much have died in battle. to flush out i.s.i.l. gunmen the troops set fire to the field. as i.s.i.l. tich rits from around tikrit new evidence has emerged. near the village, iraqi human rites and health ministry workers found on saturday. found some of those killed. we have come to open up the graves, there they'll take them to the forensic gloves. to get the d.n.a. and match them with the families. the militias that took back the ground where there are 400 bodies spread across grave sites. they are believed to be some of more than 1,000 unarmed military recruits undefended who were killed by i.s.i.l. making it not only a tragedy, but a political issue in

baghdad. unlike the iraqi army collapse when i.s.i.l. rolled into iraq. no one is running from this fight. in the past two days shia cleric mokhtar el-sadr reacted his militia, sending the mebbing di army -- mahdi army. the fighters chants we'll revenge our brothers fourfield, referring to the recruits. they are setting off. >> iraqi military leaders are confident they can retake tikrit. they share the view. victories come at a high cost. the unknown hundreds of soldiers and militia men are at the hands of i.s.i.l., and the uncertainty of how far the desire for revenge will go now, the thoughts on this from mark kim it the former

assistant secretary of defense for middle east policy. he's in the iraqi capital now. talking about the battle for tikrit, he says yes, it has slowed down because of the nature of what is happening there. >> when you are talking about street fighting urban fighting you are talking about a slow battle. you don't have the wide open spaces where you can move. when you get near the city with i.e.d.s that i.s.i.l. has been using, the carefulness and care that must be tape by the forces to clear those, it's going to be a slow fight. i think we are seeing progress even though it has slowed down. by and large, there seems to be on the battlefield where the militias and advisors are working on one side of the battlefield and the iraqi forces are operating and u.s. air force are above the sky in the south

with the iraqi security forces and in the north supporting the peshmerga. the next objective will be mosul. there'll be fighting between tikrit and mosul. but that is a military objective, the second largest city in iraq and a major political objective as well. while the west along the euphrates has been somewhat abandoned over the past few years, the anbar province sort of acknowledged it's a sanctuary for terrorism. what happened is relatively new. the new government of prime minister abadi recognises that he needs to get mosul back no the hands of the iraqi government stay with us if you can on the al jazeera newshour is it bye-bye bibi. will he secure a fourth term in

office. opinion polls don't seem to be going his way at all. >> nicolas maduro has he been given the powers that he wants to rule venezuela by decree. we'll tell you later. and from wayne rooney the knock out side to spurs as the side comes unstuck at old travelled. -- old trafford. a million protesters have held protests across brazil calling for the impeachment of the president dilma rousseff they are angry about a corruption scandal at the state-run oil company petrogas. dilma rousseff's coalition is said to have received kickbacks from the company. a lot of people are unhappy about the faltering economy and

unpopular budget cuts another rally in sao paulo, our correspondent adam raney is there for us. the numbers estimated by the police vary slightly. but hundreds of thousands for sure. and are the people unanimous in why they say that dilma rousseff must go? >> they are pretty unanimous. they say that she's mismanaged the country. they see her and the workers party as a member of a corrupt political class. many we spoke to said they take our toxax money, we don't know what they do with it we don't care that she was reelected, we want her impeached. it's important to note the social divisions at the protest. i imagine at protests around the country. i'm not a social scientist. i've been in brazil this is easily characterised by wider,

wealthier and better-educated brazilians it's not to say they don't have reason to complain but it shows you the class divisions. they were chanting protests. specifically mentioning the workers party flag which is read, but it's also a poke at the idea that they don't want leftist or socialist policies, and are tired of that. it falls this march in sao paulo and around brazil on the 30th anniversary, in which brazil ushered in democracy after two decades of military rule. and the irony is that dilma rousseff was tortured by the regime. people are calling for her impeachment. she and her cabinet and others in the workers party were attacked on that very democracy. >> there's hundreds of thousands of people. it is impressive and colourful.

there are divisions that may be reflected by the people on the streets. how influential can the people be. it's not long ago that the country voted her back in by democratic process. are the people making their feelings known or is there a possibility of a movement that sees her unseated in some way? >> well they are motivated by two things by the fact that this petrogas scandal in which dozens of politicians in dilma rousseff's coalition has been investigated. they have a chance and she was the chairman of a company during the years in which the scandal takes place. there's no links to her, but they know that she's close to that scandal and are motivated by the fact that there is a precedent for a brazilian president since the renewal of democracy in the '80s.

the president has been threatened with impeachment. now, most observers we speak to clinical scientists and experts say there's little chance that dilma rousseff will be impeached. the movement is to see them paralysed by strength. so far they are having a pretty good effect in that way. >> adam raney, thank you also in brazil 54 passengers died. the bus plunging 400m down a ravine in the southern state of casuarina. it was carrying evangelical christians to a religious event. six survivors are being treated in hospital the aid agency u.n.i.c.e.f. says 60,000 children are in need of assistance as tropical

cyclone pam goes through vanuatu. amazeing amazingly, considering the destruction, onliate have died. -- only eight have died. a large number of homes have been destroyed. here is kim vinnell. >> reporter: this was a sturty built house in port villa -- sturdy built house in port villa. this is all that's left. it withstood two previous cyclones, after cyclone pam it's gone. the roof of this home has been torn off. it's a scene repeated across port villa. from the hill the scale of the devastation is clear. this woman's family opened a water front shop. everything was destroyed. >> the wind was too strong. the shutters blew off. shutters came in the last

window smashed. >> thousands are homeless focussed on trying to survive. >> the rooftopless gone. >> reporter: one aid agency believes 90% of homes have been damaged. the worst damage it's thought will be on the outer islands. rescue workers warn the death toll is likely to rise. >> it's critical to make contact as soon as possible. so we get an idea of the sense of devastation. what we have seen in port villa, and how it is affected it's a good benchmark. we can assume yes, complete devastation. >> now that the winds are dying down help is starting to arrive. with 65 islands to assess the task ahead is daunting. >> there's a quick

reconnaissance flight over the runway, looking at how badly the small island has been hit. and onbound to port villa. >> thousands spent a second night in emergency shelters more who are made homeless are expected to arriving. this tiny island nation is coming to grips with what is called one of the worst disasters in the pacific. >> live to vanuatu now, we can talk to nicola from the save the children charity. joining us on the phone. i would imagine as the hours go past rather than getting hopeful, it looks a desperate situation. >> it looks a mar - sorry, i -- looks a more - sorry, i didn't hear you. >> i imagine as you look at it it looks more and more hopeless to think so many people have been left in a devastating position.

>> look this emergency response will be logistically complex. today we don't know how devastated the other islands are. we've had aerial surveillance that doesn't tell us the state of children and family's health and well being. soon they are expected to run out of food and water. food from the trees has fallen on the ground and will be perishing. we need food and water down to them immediately. >> i mentioned the fact that u.n.i.c.e.f., the u.n. charity says 60,000 your estimate is higher. what danger do the children face? >> immediately after a disaster children are vulnerable particularly if they are unaccompanied. but they have been through a massive trauma. don't underestimate the trauma of 340km per hour will have on a

child. they are trying to get the children back to a sense of normality. as soon as possible setting up play areas, to gather in a place that is safe and help bring a smile back to their face while their parents start the long task of recovering their home. >> you say in the press release i have seen that a team of socialists are coming in to help you. what advice and expertise are you looking for from them? >> so at the moment we imagine that there will be mass injuries out there. if you imagine a piece of corrigated iron coming through the air at 340 k/hr it will do damage. we'll need helicopters, there'll be food drops. the air plane strips in the islands don't exist or are

extremely damaged. landing a plane with aid is changing. we'll need to come up with a practical solution about how to get food to those people quickly. >> nick la crave with save the children. thank you. all the best with the work you are doing with the people in vanuatu. >> thank you. >> 14 killed dozens hurt as two bombs went off in churches. the taliban said it carried out the attacks in lahore. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistan taliban timed the attacks to cause maximum devastation. the two churches were packed with catholics and protest ants attending services. there was chaos after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> translation: i was on guard inside. a small gate was open.

there was a sound of a blast. i quickly turned around and splashes fell on my clothes. after that we were busy with the rescue effort. >> sunday's attack was the worst on the community since a suicide bombing in the north we were city of peshawar killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in a neighbourhood home to more than 100,000 christians. >> translation: today in lahore our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and demand the government provide protection from all places of worship from all religions, including muslim worship areas. >> reporter: lahore is the capital of the wealthiest province it is generally considered peaceful compared to other areas. attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks

last year. christian community leaders say the government is not doing enough to ensure their safety and attacks like this are a target. the president of egypt is at the final day of a conference at the resort town of shah mall shake and has given millions as investment. $11 billion for investments for infrastructure were made. a day earlier the gulf arab nations said they'd give 12.5 billion in aid. while fixing the economy and restoring security. >> egypt needs 200 or $300 billion to rebuild to give a hope to the 90 million to live and work. still we are waiting for more. that's why i urge the developed

countries, europeans, america and china to participate in long-term projects in egypt. and the egyptians will repay the investment still to come on the newshour. southern nigeria, people living with a daily impact of pollution caused by oil companies - they took matters into their own hand. 10 years after two teenagers died in france - causing riots - two police face court action. for sport - a golfer - we'll see why local knowledge helped him to a by pay day.

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as many as a million protesters helped rallies in 50 cities calling for the impeachment of the president dilma rousseff. angry about a corruption scandal at petrogas. pakistan's taliban says it was behind an attack on two churches in lahore in which 14 died and many more were wounded. >> millions of syrians fled their country in search of safety anywhere else and the attempt to find a better life. that means that thousands of children have been born in exile, disconnected, and only knowing life inside a refugee camp. we go to the zaatari camp in almaf rack. >> reporter: born a refugee rather than a syrian national this boy is 3 months old.

nine members of his family have been crammed na this rickety tent for a year and a half. his mother says finding diners and medicine for the newborn is a struggle. he's doesn't have clothes of his own. her neighbours were kind enough to give away children's old ones. >> i wish you could have a better future. he is suffering as a child. he's not raised like siblings are raised in syria. this has nothing, not even comfort. >> children make up half of the syrian refugees in jordan more than 90,000 are not in school. according to the u.n. refugee agency, children that witness the war have been traumatized. since the start of conflict in syria four years ago 50,000 children have been born in neighbouring countries, most born here have not known or seen anything outside this refugee

camp. that child was born here. his father says his 2-year-old son is deprived of toys and a clone place to play. >> all children in the camp belong to a lost generation. it's impossible for 1% to be successful. they'll grow up on the streets or be labourers, entire streets are destroyed. services have improved. there are unavoidable damages. the camps can be dry and dusty. that causes respiratory studies. many fall to diarrhoea. schools are available, but children are in no hurry to study because they've missed a year or two of classes. they feel a sense of hopelessness will stick with a lost generation of children

israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has been speaking at a right wing rally ahead of tuesday's general election. he is hoping to secure a fourth term in office. the opinion polls show his likud party trailling the center left zionist union. binyamin netanyahu is facing opposition home and abroad. a recent speech to u.s. congress strained relations with president obama, but the israeli leader is still defiant. >> translation: we protect the unity of jerusalem. we build in jerusalem. it's not the way of the left. it's not tzipi levni or isaac herzog's way. when there's a threat to our people, the prime minister must stand strong at the gate. aeften -- even if it means disagreement with the government

of our friends. this is how i act in the past and how i will act with your help and the help of god. >> reporter: binyamin netanyahu is trailling isaac herzog and he is concerned about that. he wants to get a last-minute bump, which is why many political analysts say he has come here. at this stage it's too hard to say whether or not he will get that. still, the people here are committed to their cause. they say no matter what happens, no land will be creed to the palestinians. venezuela's parliament passed a law giving nicolas maduro the right to rule by decree for six months. he asked for the extra powers in response to threats from the united states government that imposed sanctions on venezuela. opposition politicians criticized the move as a power

grab. we'll bring in al jazeera's virginia lopez live in the venezuela capital. what powers does he now have? >> it's a good question. it's one that we are wondering here. we don't really know - is the short answer. we know that the laws that were approved are the anti-imperialist law. nicolas maduro claimed he needed to rule by decree to protect against a foreign threat or if the tensions escalate. venezuela is a top provider of oil to the u.s. and they've been top considerably partners. there's no mention that there could be a blockade nicolas maduro has insinuated that that is an option. whether this is to justify the enabling law or not, it enables is to be seen. the fact that we have no

clarification is raising great concerns in the opposition like you said. they claim, you know nicolas maduro is tolerant of any-type of dissent and it's like being handed a blank spoke. it's not so much that he can make immediate decisions based on the laws that exist, but he could decide operating by decree that a new law should become law tomorrow and he can pretty much do as he wishes that is what is worrying them. >> exactly. yes. absolutely, and the fact that you know the opposition is saying that he could use this to quash any type of defense, to silence the opposition. but also there's another part of the - what the opposition is saying, that there's domestic problems in venezuela, that need to be addressed instead of diverting attention to a possible foreign intervention that few think is likely. they will have one of the

highest inflations it's one of the second - second-most dangerous country in the world. they are issues not necessarily addressed by the government and the opposition says the enabling laws will do nothing to solve them. >> thank you very much. virginia lopez talking to us from caracas in venezuelan. two police officers are about to go on trial in france in connection with the death of two teenagers 10 years ago. the incident in which the two boys were electro cuted triggers weeks of rioting in the suburbs of paris. officers were accused of failing to come to the assistance of a person in danger. jacky rowland reports. >> reporter: this is 15km outside paris, but is also a world apart. to many the suburb is synonymous with unemployment poor housing and social problems. 10 years ago the streets erupted

into violence. night after night protesters set fire to cars and public buildings. the riots spread to other suburbs, and the government declared a state of emergency. they were triggered by the death of these two boys. they had been playing football with friend when a police patrol pulled up. thinking the police were after them. the boys ran into an electricity substation to hide where they died of electro accusation. the death shocked the community, and -- electro accusation. the death shocked the community, it raised questions about the police behaviour and lack of government this these communities. this person was the cousin of one of the victims. the experience led her to become a community leader. today she is the deputy mayor. today, because you are afraid of the police that should not be

happening in the 21st century. police are guardians of the police. they are here to protect people not to make them afraid. >> the government started addressing the roots of some of the social problems. these blighted power blocks have been condemned. buildings on a human scale replaced them. people often feel uneasy when they see a film crew. that's because in their experience the main stream media tended to misrespect them and their neighbourhood. the site of a camera is greeted with suspicion or hostility. a sign of development. a school building providing badly needed places for young children. so this child has taken a few steps on the road to

regeneration. many problems remain, notably the high rate of unemployment. the future for the children of the suburbs is uncertain oil production could be returning to a part of southern nigeria. more than 20 years after people there decided that they had had enough of the pollution. the oil giant shell was kicked out after causing massive environmental damage. now local companies are waiting to start it all over again. >> emanuel used to fish here. but the fishing waters were destroyed by oil spills caused by the oil company shell. >> they kicked shell off their land more than 20 years ago. the government is issuing knew licences to companies to operate. some are worried it could cause damage.

an oil company might get the licence. >> it is important to our people to have this place cleaned first before they come to do their operation here. so the water will be cleaned and when the people come they have areas that are not polluted. and they not come and mess up. >> reporter: oil installations are a reminder of the devastating pollution caused by shell. this has been abandoned by the company. locals say they received no compensation. shell say they will clean up. there is talk about whether oil production will resume. the ruler says it's the only way to fight poverty.

>> the people are yearning for the activities of oil exploration to commence. they are going to view the center when they wait for government. >> 200,000 barrels of oil could be produced from the oil in this area. they are promising to give 10% of profits to the communities. that could mean hundreds of millions every year. >> soon i go into the land i take full responsibility 110% of whatever is on the ground. i will not blame shell or an oil company that is there before. we'll have to take full responsibility of fixing the soil fixing things you up. this is -- fixing things up. this is my region. oil companies have broken promises. the hope is because the new country is nigerian they will be more accountable.

production starts next year the second biggest economy anywhere in the world is struggling to meet its growth tart. china's premier says that the governments fail the people in the fight against pollution in particular. we have been talking to reporters at the end of the annual session of china's parliament, and their correspondent in beijing, adrian brown. >> in the opulent haul another assessment of china's economy by the man that runs it. premier lee set a target of 700 frz economic growth the lowest in a century, but says meeting that will be difficult. >> translation: we estimate a growth rate for china's economy of 7% this year. that number is slower compared

with the years before. but, in fact it will be by no means easy to hit the target at his only news conference the prime minister had another target in mind the government's bureaucrats. in blaungt wij he said -- blupt language he said reforms in some of the biggest industries will be painful. >> translation: this is not nail clipping. this is like taking a knife to one's own flesh. pain is only natural. but however painful it might be we are determined to keep going until our job is done. >> the job of china's national people's congress has been done for another year. at the finale of a tightly controlled gathering, 3,000 hand-picked delegates approved the plans.

>> it's rare for journalists to be given access to the inner part of the parliament. the authority's aim is to demonstrate this is not a rubber-stamped parliament. there are two other themes a campaign against corruption and pollution. the premier vowed to punish factories responsible, and said everyone needed to do more to clean up the environment as well. the strongest words were on the economy. we are this the new normal. to many china's economy feels anything but. stay with us if you can. conditions look terrible. but the day was good for this cyclist. we have the sport with lee coming up.

s time for me to sit and listen to the sport. >> it's like formula 1 was never away. mercedes controlled the opening race resuming the dominance in australia, that they had last year. world champion lewis hamilton was the winner with nico rosberg, team-mate, in second. on the podium they were joined by a man who knew they'd be the terminators on the track. >> let's say it together >> all: i'll be back. >> reporter: formula 1 is back. lewis hamilton is again the man to beat. 15 cars started the australian

open grand prix, two pulled up on the way to the grid. mclaren's magnisen and red bull's driver unable to race. world champion lewis hamilton began on poll alongside team-mate nico rosberg. both made clean starts in melbourne. the statement couldn't be said for pastor maldonado. spinning out after being tagged by felipe massa. team-mates grosjean retired. vergia perez recovered after colliding with jenson button's mclaren. there was the youngest driver a 17-year-old - lasting half the race due to ng failure. former world champion kimmie raikkonen didn't last. longer after travel with the back left wheel. there were no problems for mers

completing an it 1-2 finish. lewis hamilton excited with the victory, and a chance to meet arnold schwarzenegger. >> hey, man, how are you doing. >> congratulations. >> arnold schwarzenegger man. how are you doing? >> lewis hamilton what does it feel like having won the world championship, and now winning the first race again sm urksz it's a pleasure. we have the greatest fans thank you so much for coming out. my team did an amazing job today, and it's ain credible feeling to continue on from last year, and to be up here with you. i thought you were taller. i thought you were taller on "terminator." sebastien vettel came third. mercedes is on top of the podium sepp blatter met with the amir of qatar ahead of f.i.f.a.'s executive meeting, about what progress is made on conditions for migrant workers in the country. it's encouraging to here the

emyr's personal commitment but added more must be done to ensure uniformly fair working conditions and said a collective effort was required from construction companies. f.i.f.a. is expected to confirm a date for the 2022 tournament at the meeting this week. people more problems with racism for 2018 world cup hosts russia. this time brazilian striker who plays for league leaders was subjected to monkey chants during a match at torpedo moscow. more than 200 cases have been found of racist and discriminatory behaviour linked to russian football over two seasons. >> chelsea move a further point clear of manchester city. they couldn't make it three, held 1-1 at home. the leaders took an early league through diego costa, his 18th

goal of season. chelsea had plenty of chances in the second half, but couldn't find a goal. ending a frustrating week seeing them eliminated from the champion's league. >> the game against southampton is not a good result. for me i have a feeling and the second perspective is we had a lead of 5 points and now we have a lead of 6 points to the second, and with one less match to play. manchester united timely return to form in the premier league with a 3-0 win over tottenham. they were 3-0 up at half-time. with goals by delaney, carrick and wayne rooney. he dropped to the floor as a joke after it was revealed in a paper that he was knocked out by a friend while boxing in his

home. everton got the better of newcastle. taking them six clear of relegation. at the top of the table - chelsea in a strong position six clear of manchester city with a game in hand. manchester united move 5 clear of liverpool. southampton move above to the nam into six. real madrid have closed a gap on barcelona. thanks to gareth's return to form. the european champion started the game. four points clear, and they have won 2-0 both goals before half-time. the goalkeeper dropped by real. in rugby france technically kept alive their chance of winning the six nations championship outplaying italy and rome. second-half tries oh had come on as a substitute. france four points, facing

tabletoper's england. realistically, they'll be a nation on six points. england, ireland and scotland and wales who play their final game. >> australia - australia won the cycling race for the second team. to do it they had to overcome a deficit. he'd become the first australian to win the race to the sun. poland's michael finished behind him. the slovenian was third. pakistan into the quarterfinals of the contribute world cup. the 1992 champions got the win they needed. william porta field scored a century. an unbeaten century scored seven

wicket. next up is australia, ireland are out despite winning three of six pool games. the west ind yeasies made it to the last eight. chasing down a tart of 176. no chris gayle because of a back injury. he is likely to return for the knock out round. after many weeks of poor matches, too many weeks, this is how the line-up looked. it starts wednesday, where sri lanka played south africa in sydney. bangladesh in india on thursday india won 10 successive matches australia-pakistan in adelaide on friday and new zealand v the west indies on saturday. six players were tied going into the final round of the open in south africa. jack with 61, moving ahead of a large group of challenges.

despite being in trouble. george came out of the pack and from under the tree at a course he knows well. winning on home soil by one shot with a final round of 65. in florida, a drag racing driver in the united states has had a lucky escape. 3-time national hot rod champion involved. cars can reach speeds of more than 450 companies. dixon, i'm glad to say was able to walk away with soreness in his knee and back. a lucky man. >> that is extraordinary, isn't it. >> that is why. >> thank you very much lee wellings with the sport. from me david foster and the newshour team thank you for watching. more from aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. see you next time.

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