>> welcome to the al jazeera news hour from our headquarters in doha. our top stories: >> three die in a new migrant tragedy off greece. u.n. foreign ministers are meeting for talks in luxembourg. >> a missile base is hit in the yemeni capitol in sanna. >> a new report said two people are killed every week for taking

a stand against environmental destruction. >> i'll have all your sport. find out why the six time olympic gold medalist was less than happy with his first race of the season, coming up in this news hour. >> the italian coast guard is rushing to answer yet another distress call in the mitt terrainian. two vessels carrying hundreds of people are in danger of sinking off the libyan coast. >> yet another boat has smashed into rocks off the greek island. three people have been confirmed dead, a man a woman and a child. it all adds to the crisis at

e.u. foreign ministers meet. we have reports where that meeting is taking place. we start with paul brennan. another day and another incident in the mediterranean. what are you hearing about this? >> the details are still sketchy at the moment and still coming in. what we have been told is there are either two or three boats. it dependency on which report is most reliable. with as many as 300 on each, the international organization for migration received a distress call saying one of the other boats in the small flotilla were sinking and there are 20 dead on the boat. the details of the distress call were passed on to the italian authorities and they are trying to verify the actual fact of the matter, that they are heading to the area.

it's an area 75 miles from the libyan coast to try to see what's out there and to verify the exact nature of it. the italian prime minister has spoken of two boats being in trouble, so you can see that there is a little confusion over the physician of this early stage. it's clear that there is another alert out there in the mediterranean sea with hundreds of liches in jeopardy. >> another alert in the mediterranean sea. thank you. let's cross over to the greek capitol athens and the ship wreck on the island. what more can you tell us? we saw impressive images of people being rescued off the ship. >> that's right. the coast guard tells us 100 people were pulled out of the water. three of confirmed dead. a local reporter said she saw a fourth body, that of a child being fished out of the water and the emergency services she said failed to revive that child

at the scene. there could therefore be a rejection of the number of fatalities in the accident. those people seem to have been lucky in their bad luck. they say that their engine cut out when they were about 100 yards from shore in a small wooden sailing boat. that encouraged them to try to swim for shore. that is the moment when the coast guard realized what was going on and the search and rescue operation was launched. the reason there weren't more fatalities is because most people didn't know how to swim, according to what they said, was that the emergency services responded extremely quickly and delivered first aid at the scene of the rescue. >> thank you very much, live for us there in athens. >> while how many rights groups have called the loss of life in the mediterranean a man made tragedy, we have this report. >> the e.u. has a limited

program to rescue migrants from boats coming from north africa. from october of 2013 until november of last year, he had an operation which helped save 130,000 people from the sea in 2014. it covered 70,000 square kilometers of water with 32 ships, as well as submarines and helicopters and required $9.7 million a month to run it, but it was discontinued because the italian government said it couldn't afford to run it without e.u. support. it was replaced with it true to know run by the e.u. agency. it had funding with $3.2 million a month and includes fewer ships, two open sea vessels seven boats, two aircraft and one helicopter. they patrolled 50 kilometers from the coast. they can go up to 100 kilometers a way but it's likely to take longer to reach boats near the

north african countries. >> the most urgent thing is to save life. for that, you have to get the italian naval and coast guard operation back into operation on the mediterranean. why? because operation it true to know is insufficient. it's insufficient, doesn't have the mandate, it's a border agency not a life saving operation. italy obviously is expecting for some responsibility sharing by the other 27 members of the union. we support that. it's not a permanent solution. it's interim. as we wait for other longer term policy to be put in place which could include more legal avenues of migration a temporary protective status for people fleeing armed conflict in syria or political persecution from the horn of africa or simply fleeing post and hopelessness. >> last month, it is warned between 500,000 and a million people are waiting to get on

libyan boats to cross into europe. >> now to dominic cain in luxembourg for us where the european ministers are holding talks on the crisis. what are we expecting out of these meetings and how much of a change of policy can we see out of these latest crises? >> it's been a day of high powered meetings and more to come. several hours ago they arrived and have talked about the situation in the mediterranean. the unfolding crisis there. the interior ministers of the e.u. countries will be holding a joint session with their foreign minister counterparts later this afternoon. this will be high on the agenda. earlier on, when the foreign policy chief arrived and spoke to reporters she said that it was now an issue for the e.u., that it was imperative to act.

>> i thought it was our moral duty to concentrate, also our responsibility as europeans to prevent this kind of tragedies to happen again and again. let me say that the main issue here is to build together a common sense of european responsibility on what is happening in the mediterranean knowing that there is no easy solution, there is no magic solution but it is a responsibility that we have to exercise together at europeans and in consistent and coherent way. >> one of the main countries that migrants said they wanted to get to is germany amounted its foreign minister when he arrived toe this meeting said that while it was very important to concentrate on the welfare of the people being plucked out of the sea and the migrants getting to the european union, it was also important for this body to deem with the situation in north africa, to deal with the problems there and perhaps

prevent the wave of migrants that's come across the mediterranean. whether or not this meeting of foreign minister's and of interior ministers will be able to achieve some sort of resolution or solution to the problem remains to be seen. >> thank you very much indeed. >> now to other world news, there's been a massive explosion in yemen's capitol sanna. the saudi-led coalition bomb add you asked missile base, saying it was being used by houthi rebels. our correspondent joins us live now in saudi arabia on the border with yemen. tell us about the explosion in sanna, the target very significant. >> yes it's very significant took place over looking the district of hada in the western

side of sanna. troops loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. this depot is believed to have you asked missiles inside it. these you asked missiles can be modified. they can inflict damage inside saudi arabia. they have been talking about they have been observing according to the spokesman of the colation, movement of heavy artillery and were suspicious some you you scud missiles near the

border. >> let's look closer at the situation on the ground in yemen and in particular in aden. it's been the scene of some of the most heavy fighting and humanitarian situation is deteriorating. >> aden is one of many battlegrounds in yemen. for weeks the southern port city has been witnesses fierce fighting. these men say they have made advances against houthi fighters and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. not only have they have seized several important buildings in

aden but with the help of the saudi-led coalition airstrikes have expanded their control. >> they came and invaded our territory. they humiliated us and took our money. so many women have become widows and children are now or fans. >> the humanitarian situation is only worsening. there is a lack of fuel as well as essentials like fuel and water. efforts to find a political solution have failed. the united nations is hoping that the warring sides would agree to a ceasefire but the leader of the houthis has rejected that call and shows no sign of backing down. >> the saudi regime has no right interfering in our issue. this is our problem. this is our country. this is our regime and we should determine our fatal and we should choose our government and we as yemenese should decide our

regime. >> pro hadi forces have reclaimed areas in aden once held by the houthis. >> the saudi-led coalition is criticized after a warehouse was hit by an air strike. the organization said it had shared detailed information about the location of its facilities in that the warehouse had no military value. saudi arabia has yet to comment on the attack but a coalition spokesman said targets are chosen to avoid civilian casualties. >> on the wrong side of the law we'll report on the security clamp down in the kenyan city in the wake of an al shabab attack in garissa. >> cars go on show in shanghai, but will the new models be enough to stop sales slowing down. >> louis hamilton wins the bahrain grand prix.

>> south africa's zulu king condemned a wave of anti immigrant attacks describing them as vile. he has been blamed for stoking unrest after saying foreigners were responsible for africa's high crime rate. >> appeal for calm in durbin, he denies accusations that he told migrants to leave and said the comments were taken out of context. at least seven have been killed in violence. >> dozens of fled their homes fearing violence in africa. we visited one. >> this is one of two camps for workers that want to leave the country, that are too afraid to

be here longer as these attacks continue. there are over 1,000 people here from countries like malawi, mozambique, democratic republic of congo and more come every day. we're expecting potentially a couple of buses to arrive today. the government has sent buses to collect some of these people. they are desperate to leave. we've spoken to guys here who describe having been beaten, having had all their possessions stole understand an are very sad to obviously leave a country that has up until now supplied them with a livelihood. you can see the conditions they are living in here. these tent are for people to sleep in. the describing ken authorities have been supplies food, and these tents meager accommodation, if you like. a lot of people are still sleeping at night outside.

it gets wet here at night. there's a heavy heavy dew. the conditions are getting worse and the authorities although doing their best to supply for their needs they say it's very obvious here that there's a lot more needed to be done. >> the south africans said we refuse to leave so they must kill us. they came into my shop and threw petrol and everything caught fire. i had to leave. >> the story shows how serious the level of violence that a lot of these people have been subjected to. a majority of those we've spoken to here say no matter what the king says today, whether he apologizes or not when he tries to calm the situation down or not, they all still want to leave south africa. >> the united nations condemned and al shabab attack that killed at least seven of its staff in northern somalia.

a bomb exploded in a vehicle traveling to the u.n. compound. four foreign nationals and three somalis died in the assault. >> the ethiopian government will hold 30 days of mourning for citizens killed by ice sill. ice sill released a video apparently showing the killing of christians in libya on sunday. it is al jazeera's policy not to show video of beheadings. >> now in kenya, as he dents of garissa are recovering from an attack by al shabab two weeks ago, the assault on the university which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by al shabab in kenya. a security clamp down affected local businesses. we have this report: >> on the wrong side of the law this is how police deal with dusk to dawn curfew in the town following the attack on garissa

university. a massive security operation has also netted dozens of youth suspected of involvement in the attack. security footage shows one suspect being led away by efficient of the anti terrorism police unit. he was in his family's mobile pawn shop when the security agents came for him. his elder brother says he doesn't know where his brother is. >> we have been to every police station but cannot find him. we have sent people to nairobi. we don't know if he is alive or dead. our brother is innocent. >> 148 people were killed, this is a town still in shock. there's been an exodus of christian in the town and many businesses are closed. >> the town's main supermarket was the first business to close. >> we have lost people.

we have lost our children. we are seeing teachers going away. >> lack of trust between security forces and the local population has been blamed for the worsening situation in garissa. local leaders have been meeting town residents urging them to cooperate with security agencies. >> it's really the problem of the region, and it is they who can really help the critical role they have to play in addressing that and the fact that time has come now to face the reality not to deny, not to live in denial, but to look at it and address. >> the leaders also urged them not to leave. there are fears that the massive flight of teachers, doctors and other professionals will severely affect basic services in the town. >> returning now to the growing

migrant crisis in the mediterranean. the italian coast guard has said that the maltese coast guard is working to them to rescue two new migrant boats in distress today. joins us is malta's prime minister, who is in rome to meet with his italian counterpart. thank you for your time, sir. can you give us more information about this latest incident we're hearing about in the mediterranean? the italian coast guard saying they are working closely with the maltese coast guard on this latest incident. >> yes the italian authorities are right now coordinating rescues, one involving a dingy with 100 persons onboard another vessel where there reportedly are about 300 people onboard. we are working together with the italians as we always do in order to save as many lives as possible. >> over 700 people, up to 700

are feared dead in what could be the biggest tragedy in the mediterranean in recent years. you had some very strong words about the crisis we're seeing right now. you said that what is happening is in the mediterranean is nothing less than genocide. how should the world react? >> well, i'm afraid that we might have the figures wrong in the sense that the latest eyewitnesses are saying that there weren't 700 people onboard and there might have been as many as 950 people onboard women and children. there are reports from eye witnesses that some of the migrants were lost in parts of the boat and when it capsized, they sank with it. this is a humanitarian tragedy of pro pores we have rarely seen and what we are seeing today that after we learned about

this, the human traffickers are still sending more boats and we are rescuing more people now. i believe that history will judge us and the way we react in the next hours seeing that this cannot be business as usual because it's not business as usual. this will happen again this week, next week, the week after and really and truly it seems that these criminals don't really have anything to lose, and we must make sure that they get the message that europe and international community is ready to take all the necessary steps to make sure that this rocket is destroyed. >> it appears that not all european countries are on the same line, on the same page as far as dealing with this crisis. some say root causes should be addressed in libya and so on, others are opposed to that idea. what do you think is the best solution to prevent tragedies like the one we're seeing

yesterday or saturday and even today from happening from becoming a daily occurrence? >> i believe if one looks at a holistic strategy, there might be situations where there are countries not in favor of one bit but in favor of the other. if one takes the attitude we need to tackle the criminal element on this, i believe everything is onboard. i don't think one sickle country is letting these criminals be free and having a hey day like they are right now. this is the one point that in the short term can be tackled by europe as a whole. >> thank you so much for your time sir the maltese prime minister joining us there live from rome. we appreciate your time. >> we want to take you live to kuwait where yemen's foreign minister is speaking to

reporters on the 26th day of the saudi-led operation against houthis in his country. >> they pick some articles or some point that it's not possible to apply especially in the security council resolutions. now we still have left few days for the security resolution to expire. united nations security resolution to expire. there is no basis for their mediation now and also mediation comes from a separate part, and not from parties engage the in the fighting.

our conditions are clear. first of all all houthi militias and of ali abdullah saleh must execute all the decisions of the security council before the time expires. one at a time, please, one question per person. talking about what my colleague said about the marshall project in yemen has this idea been galvanized yet and could the arabs help in this marshall plan like this? what we heard that there are some directions going towards

the yemeni foreign minister to give -- to give -- to withdraw all those involved where the yemenese and houthis -- released from their duties. now we'll talk about the marshall plan, more marshall plan for yemen. first, there was a plan from the donating nations. they gave the sum of -- >> ok, that was the foreign minister of yemen speaking in kuwait who said that this war in yemen the current saudi-led operation against the houthis which is in its 26th day, he said it was a decisive war that

was necessary to save yemen and yemeni people. he also thanked kuwait for its role in the operation and in providing human aid and also said that gulf countries will launch a large reconstruction project program to rebuild yemen after the war. >> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, china using the ancient silk route to expand its influence in pakistan. >> shopping for opportunities visitors head to cuba, but they are not on the tourist trail. >> in sport things go from bad to worst in argentina. we'll have the details after the break. stay with us.

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scud missiles. >> a new report said 116 signature visits were killed in 2014, more than two a week. this is a rise of 20% from the previous year. the report says honduras is the most dangerous countries for environmental defenders. 111 campaigners were killed in honduras since 2002. a campaigner joins us now live from london. thank you very much for your time chris. your report focused on honduras. tell us more. why is it alone doors is the

most dangerous country and what is the root cause of the violence there? >> 116 killings of environmental defenders have happened globally in 2014. of the most dangerous countries brazil and honduras are the worst affected. 101 cases between 2010-2014 in honduras. you've seen a government promoting a particular type of extractive sector led development, prioritizing palm oil plantations and mining projects so specifically in the

palm oil sector in honduras, you're seeing massive conflicts between indigenous communities and large landowner companies and states with clashing conception of development. >> you say in the report that the true authors of the crimes are going unpunished. who is responsible for the violence and if the crimes are going unpunished, is there complicity within the government? >> well, it's very difficult to get any information on really the true perpetrators of these crimes and that's largely because there's a lack of information by the government but also by civil society in relation to who exactly causes these. there are rumors that underlie the killings and primarily their dominated by a particular sector where there's been a history icon applicant between local communities, namely indigenous and rural communities and large

landowners, as i mentioned before for the cultvasion of palm oil. it's suspected that the perpetrators behind the majority of killings are those large land owners in conjunction with their privately held security guards, but also in conjunction with members of the police also involved allegedly in some of these kill ins. it's very difficult to get information on these cases partly because of the complete impunity that prevails. >> i can imagine. tell us about the trend globally. you mentioned brad dill, honduras, of course. what do you think can be done today to bring more attention to this issue? >> in terms of the global problem, you mentioned 116 killings in 2014. that's huge. we looked at the direct and underlying causes of those globally. direct causes relate to the total lack of impunity and

corruption in those killings, but also the underlying causes relate to specific sectors. namely eve identified the mining where 25 happened. then the hydropower sectors, 28 cases in those sectors and the logging industries responsible for 10. behind all those sectors is a dispute between on the one hand, large land owners, companies and estates and on the other indigenous and rural communities in isolated areas with little safeguards and rights in relation to land disputes. fundamentally, that's what we've seen the underlying cause of all of these killings is land use problems. in relation to how you address those problems, we're obviously calling on national government to say reform on both the law enforcement and judicial sectors that currently are affect by high rates of corruption and we're asking them to look at those specific sectors like the ones i mentioned to see what

kinds of laws are not being properly implemented to cause these conflicts. in terms of the international level, we're asking four things from the international community. the united nations human rights system needs to improve monitoring of killings of environmental land defenders across all of the instruments that scrutinize the implementation have treaties in u.n. member states. >> we're going to have to leave it there. thank you so much for your insight. >> it's five years since the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. the explosion on the deep water horizon drilling rig killed 11 and spilled oil and gas into the sea for 87 days. al jazeera joins scientists from the u.s. national wildlife federation on a tour of louisiana's coastal wetlands to see some of the long term effects. >> we know from other spills,

the exxon valdez, spills all over the place that recovery takes decades and some things may never recover. the idea that in five years b.p. can declare the gulf back to normal is ridiculous on its face. this area of the gulf which got the bulk of the oiling has seen a continued above-normal rate of dolphin death going on since the spill. in addition, they've done studies capturing top 15s checking health and what they found is shocking, very sick dolphins some of them dying at much higher rates compared to dolphin populations in parts of the gulf not affected. we can't bring back the dead dolphins pelicans and furtherles. they're gone, but what we can do is improve the habitat improve the eco ask me so those

populations can recover. the island is a symbol. they have some of the largest nesting colonies of wading birds in north america. the oil came in, it not only oiled both duties and young in the colony, many of which got rescued and we attempted rehab on them, but it eventually killed the mangrove. >> as the oil washed in, it smothered the plants and theyified. as they died, as you can see the island just disappeared. it's sad if you -- if you saw what it looked like just a few years ago it's sad. it's sad to look at the grave yard of what it once was. >> two cuban dissident can dates have conceded defeat in local elections. the vote offered them the chance to become the first officials

elected from outside the communist party in 50 years. they were nominating by a show of hands. >> the united states that has taken cuba off the lift of countries supporting terrorism. envisitors are waiting for the trade embargo to be lifted. >> the americans are coming, but not in the way the cuban government had for so long anticipated. these visitors are here from a washington organization to talk about mutual understanding and political cooperation. >> obama finally came to the reelings look, if you do the same thing year after year for 50 years and it doesn't work, maybe you should try something new, something else. so, we are now trying something else at long last. >> many on both sides of the

florida straits are anticipating and planning substantial financial investment. >> the tourists are already here but this is just the beginning. more visitors will be coming from the united states, but won't all be following the tourist trail. many are coming to invest in a way that cuba hasn't seen for more than 50 years. >> the u.s. economic embargo cuba called it a block indicate remains, restricting growth but not as intended, toppling the government. intense negotiations are underway in both washington and havana to have it lifted. in the meantime, preparations are being made. >> they come as tourists. when you talk to them, you find their lawyers people who work for american companies asking about the opportunities veil in cuba. >> the cuban authorities have been paving the way with development for instance of this

container port west of havana. many smaller cuba businesses are well placed and keenly anticipating changes. >> we are not happy just having foreigners here. we want them to meet and mix with cubans from every social and cultural background as we as cubans want to know people from different countries and cultures to talk, share and exchange ideas. >> for most cubans, however not much has changed. not yet. with all change comes uncertainty about what will be lost, as well as what will be gained. the americans are coming, while cubans wait with great expectation and some fears over what they may bring. al jazeera havana. >> chinese president is in pakistan's capitol for his first state visit there expected to

unveil $46 billion in investments. the move is seen as part of beijing's drive to increase influence. we have this report from islamabad. >> high in the mountains close to the bored every of china and pakistan china is expanding the world said highest international paved road and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china-pakistan economic corridor. it will stretch from china all the way south through pakistan to the port city. >> when the corridor becomes operational, china would be directly connected to the middle east the gulf states and africa and this would be a big

dividend accruing directly from the corridor. >> construction has started on a chinese-funded deep sea port. it will cut the time it takes for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours. there are all sorts of deals linked to it, coal, solar and wind power oil and gas pipelines, highways and railways. >> this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, a $30 million convention center paid for by china. two countries have a long tested relationship, one based on cultural economic and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest weapons supplier. it helped develop its latest jet fighter, the jf17 thunder. >> pakistan is a country that has been planked by problems from all around.

unless we land on all feet, we really cannot depend on others. china has been far more trustworthy, a much more reliable friend of pakistan. i think that is known universally. >> the china-pakistan economic corridor revives the old silk road traders used centuries ago. a note to the past, while developing new industries for the future. al jazeera islamabad. >> back in china some of the cars that might drive on that new highway are on display. we report from one of the world's most important motor shows. >> 25 years ago owning a car was still a dream for most chinese people, today the country's the world's fastest growing auto market and this is arguably the industry's most important trade event dominated once more, though, by foreign brands. >> i think it's still growing.

i think it's still an exciting place in the world. there's a lot of opportunities. >> it's not all good news. car sales are declining here, falling from 13% to 7% last year, one of the reason is china's slowing economy. the government's anti corruption campaign means many local officials don't want to be seen driving around in vehicles that could even be vaguely described as a luxury model. that is denting the market for premium cars. sales of electric cars also remain in the slow lane. as part of efforts to curb pollution and promote a domestic car industry, the government wants 5 million energy saving vehicles on the roads by 2020. so far the figure is fewer than 100,000, but manufacturers say they are optimistic. >> when you walk around at this show and not only look at the manufacturers that of committed

you see the interest that we're getting, i think the future in china is better in china than the rest of the world. >> tesla confirmed it is cutting jobs. with the government now promoting austerity and discouraging excess, organizers have been polishing a new image. models have been banned this year making the focus more auto than show. al jazeera shining high. >> now for something even more high tech. japan has its first robot receptionist. it marked its first day at work in a department store in tokyo greeting customers as they walked in. the department store hopes the robot will be an effective tool in giving directions to customers and boosting store

campaigns. >> coming up next, all the sport, the atlanta hawks flying high in the nba playoffs. do stay with us with us

>> china welcomes spring this week. that means kites. hundreds have gathered to take part in the celebration. we have the story. >> a swath of color against gray skies, a sign of better days ahead.

nothing can stop kite enthusiasts from ushering in the spring. it's where kites originated thousands of years ago as an instrument of war. it's become a sport and source of joy now nor enthusiasts. >> the difference between chinese kites is overseas, they normally use big blocks of color and focus on flying while chinese focus on the shape. >> it's a traditional art form that he has turned into a business using only the strongest bamboo as framework and silk as a canvas. each keitels a story. shapes and colors symbolize harmony to prosperity to long

life. they become flying works of art. >> tens of thousands of people come every year for the kite festival. there are competitors from around the world vying to be recognized as a kite master. >> it takes experience and special skill to say master it, to learn to dance with nature, with grace beauty and longevity. the dragon symbolizes china and many look up at the sky and see a masterpiece. once a year, it becomes a giant canvas celebrating their heritage. al jazeera china. >> time for all the sports now. >> thank you very much. talks were held last year with organizers in qatar about a possible street race.

on sunday, it was said two races in the middle east was probably enough for now. abu dhabi had a veto on any new races in the region. on the track hamilton extended his lead at the top of the standings with his third win in four races this season. >> in the darkness, the spotlight was on hamilton. he was the man to match. there was no catching him from the start. behind him the predict fireworks between ferrari and mercedes played out. slipping to fourth, he rallied to claw back. looking untroubled, the race unfolded but pit stop problems nearly cost the lead.

hamilton kept his cool in the desert heat, slowly building his lead while the battle for second and third raged behind. the pressure proved too much anticipated seized his opportunity with two laps to go. mercedes seemed to promise a procession to the podium, but since he last his brakes, mercedes lost a hope of a 1-2 fish. hamilton held on for his third win in four races. >> ferrari gave us a real good run for our money. it is difficult to look after the tires in these conditions, the high and a back markers. fortunately was able to keep the tires healthy and pull through. >> obviously you're never happen to finish second, but after the difficult start of the year, i'm a bit pleased to get some result. >> as hamilton continues

they'll need to find the extra spot to stop him from running away from the title. >> these are the driver standings following that race, hamilton 27 points ahead of his teammate. seven time word winner, italian success came at the expense of the current world champion marquez. marquez falling or his bike, the victory giving the rider a 6 point lead at the top of the

standings. >> >> a 20-year-old cricketer died in calcutta. he was a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler. he was injured after colliding with a teammate after both players went for a catch during a game on friday. he went to hospital but died early monday morning. giving his reaction, he said saddened by the death a promising career aborted by an unfortunate incident on the field. australia's anti doping agency decided not to appeal a decision for illegal drug use. the case involves past and

present players. they will decide whether or not to appeal the not guilty verdict. >> nba playoffs, four games on sunday the cavaliers grizzlies and los angeles all won. the hawks won all four of their regular season meetings against the nets. 13 points on the board. atlanta winning 99-92. game two's on wednesday. >> i feel like we haven't played a meaningful game in quite a while. you still try to go do your job every day. but when the playoffs come, there's that little something extra in you that really gets you going. i think we had all kinds of energy tonight. it was a lot of fun. >> the new york islanders are

now 2-1 up. scoring in 15 seconds of the additional period to get the win. >> the chicago blackhawks made their series after winning this 4-2. >> tim tebow could be making a return to football. he led the broncos to the title in 2011 but after traded to the new york jets, his career stalled. he joined the newing be gland patriots before being cut from their roster in 2013. he is set to sign for the philadelphia eagles after impressing in spring fever

training. >> 350 of just 138 balls during a one day game in the northwest of england. the inning was scribbled as a world record. >> another man used to breaking records is warming up for the championship that will take place in beijing this august. the six time olympic champion

was not very happy with his performance in his first 100 meters of the year. the. >> make can was running in a race in brass still. for him he posted a rather slow time of 10.12 seconds. >> i wanted to run on the 10 seconds. it didn't happen. one of those things my execution was poor. i don't think it was a lack of running 100 meters. i said it earlier this week that and its all about getting race events. the more i run the better i'll get. i'll continue running and trying to stay. i'm not happy but i've got to move on. i should be ok. >> that's it. >> that's it for us. more in just a few minutes. do stay with us.