>> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> hello, there this is the news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minute, losing faith in a long battle, why iraqi's feel the anti isil strategy simply isn't working. >> a palestinian father laid to rest one week after israeli settlers fire bombed his home. >> patients get a chance to make their voices heard in national elections. >> thousands forced from their homes in spain from a wildfire.

>> in sport england's cricket ears celebrating a victory that's ushered australian captain michael clark into retirement. >> it's been a year since airstrikes began with a coalition air strike against isil in iraq and syria. the group's rapid advance prompted iraq's government to ask for international help to flush them out. the u.s. coalition includes bahrain, jordan, qatar the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. on the ground, 3,000 u.s. soldiers training iraqi troops. as of may the combined operations have cost the u.s. $2.44 billion, so on average the u.s. is spending nearly

$9 million a day on its fight against isil. we are in baghdad where many are doubtful that the anti isil strategy is actually working. >> with hopes as faded as the pictures that surround them, it's a mournful atmosphere for the patrons of the cafe. here, they sit and smoke what small comforts are provided. not even these decaying mementos of iraq's glorious past are enough to counter all the reminders of its dangerous present. >> the majority, they didn't see effects on the ground, nothing on the ground. >> a political analyst tells me that in the year since the u.s. led coalition began its airstrikes against islamic state of iraq and the levant, many iraqis have grown more distrustful than ever of their government's alliance with the united states.

>> they think the exercise, they have global policy and they want to use this war for their global policy. >> a short walk away, the mood is livelier, but not much happier. during the recent record heatwave, though, anger and anxiety seemed to rise faster than the temperature. >> here in baghdad is a real sense of concern about the effectiveness of the airstrikes against isil, especially at a time when the group has a stronghold just 90 minutes away from the capital. >> rich with history, this is where the city's intellectual elite have traditionally come to buy books, discuss issues and debate ideas. on this day, many express their concerns over the coalition strategy to defeat isil. >> throughout the year, we haven't seen any tangible results and it leaves us with a

very big question mark about whether the coalition is serious about fighting isil on the ground or not. we asked them to review their strategy in actually dealing seriously with iraqi forces to help them fight isil. >> others blame sectarian politics constantly playing out in the ranks of iraq's government. >> i think the problem in iraq is mutual trust, and everybody knows what we're talking about. there's lack of mutual trust. >> with so much at stake, this man has this warning. >> if this is not resolved, isil is going to be walking around baghdad in no time. >> in a city where writers once reigned and poets ruled, artistry no longer alleviates dread. amid these volumes of fiction and non-fiction, it's fear that's being expressed most vividly now. al jazeera, baghdad.

>> we spoke with the anti isil efforts. >> the air campaign is not enough to fight isil. now after one year, we find isil have more ground, more power they get more cities in iraq and we are facing very organized criminal organization, unfortunately, there is no serious action from the central government to help the local people the tribal people fighting isil on the ground. we find more displaced people. we find more refugees, iraq refugees inside the country and no one help them. we are facing a humanitarian crisis and a very bad situation for children, no education, no future for them, so i think the

air campaign alone is not enough. >> a palestinian man who died of injuries sustained in an arson attack carried out by israeli settlers has been laid to rest. hundreds attended his funeral in his hometown of douma. his house was fire bombed, killing his 18-month-old son. his other young son and his wife were injured. we have this update. >> amidst the sadness is anger anger at the fact that no meaningful progress has been made in the case around the death of the 18-month-old and now his father. the israeli authorities have put a gag order on this case, but we understand that nobody has been

arrested or charged in connection with this case. in the background of all of that, the palestinian leadership are saying they will take this case all the way to the international criminal court. they are saying that the deaths and injuries of the wife and child constitute a war crime. >> more migrants have been brought to the italy after rescued from the mediterranean sea. the 800 or so including women and children were taken to a port in southern italy. they were rescued in several operations on thursday, 24 hours after 200 migrants were feared to have drowned in the same area. most of these latest arrivals are from africa and syria. >> meanwhile the greek prime minister asked europe for more help to handle the tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in his country. an estimated 124,000 people have fled to greece from countries, such as syria and afghanistan just this year. prime minister alexis tsipras said it's causing a humanitarian

crisis within an economic crisis. he called on europe to show a more united front, saying now is the time to see if the e.u. is the e.u. of solidarity or of the e.u. of solidarity or of an e.u. trying to protect their borders. >> tell us your reaction to these comments by the prime minister, alexis tsipras. >> all of the governments including the current one have made tremendous effort to address this huge migrant crisis so far. the problem for the greek state is that it doesn't have the capacity to accommodate all these people that are fleeing their countries and war zones to seek asylum in greece and therefore in the european union. the greek prime minister asked for an additional help from the

european union on the funding side, as well as on the technical side. there is an amount of around 9 million euros expected from the greek government to arrive next week, so the greek prime minister asked for the creation of the greek task force that could manage this amount and allocate it to the agencies that are occupied with this issue. >> obviously everyone knows about the huge problems that greece has had with its debt crisis and also country such as italy have asked the u.e. to help and the e.u. hasn't been forthcoming. they are arriving at some islands and not being able to get anywhere, even water. many are incredibly thirsty after the journey they've been on. what is greece doing? i understand that you are saying they are cash-strapped everyone

understands that, but have they put anything in place to welcome these thousands of people? it seems more migrants are coming into europe from greece than italy. >> there are many, there are huge problems in the reception area and this is outstanding so far. there is a big and strong solidarity and voluntary movement in the greek islands and in athens, as well. there is a big story about the syrian refugees that arrived close to downtown athens, so there are many organizations that are involved in accommodating the migrants, but the state itself lacks capacity to deal with this issue.

it's more a lack of organization from the greek state that goes back to the 1990's and this lack of operational capacity, we can find it everywhere in greece, both addressing other issues, as well as the migration issue. >> the italians have been asking the e.u. to see this as an e.u. wide problem for years really, and certainly since there was the capsizing of the boat a few months ago where nearly 800 migrants died, and so far the e.u. hasn't been particularly forthcoming. are you optimistic now that alexis tsipras has raised the issue, that more money will be used to deem with the problem and this will be dealt with as a more e.u. problem. >> there will be more money but what amount will be distributed to the countries to the south greek is expecting to receive by the end of the year around

324 million euros. this came after strong negotiation between all members states. i'm not at allimistic that we may have something positive from this field and it's, but on the other hand, we have to say that the e.u. has to focus more on efficient burden sharing of the migrants and at the same time brussels has to resort to the united states to australia to the u.k., to for financial assistance and technical assistance but also to widen the countries that can receive more migrants and take them to a safe place so e.u. has to broaden its coalition outside the european union because we are experiencing a a big and deep movement of population.

>> not likely to end anytime soon. sir, thank you so much for having shared your thoughts with us. thank you. >> thank you. >> many migrants then make their way from greece and italy to northern european countries many in france. the mayor of paris said migrants illegally occupying an unused school there can stay at least for now. the refugees from eritrea ethiopia and sudan took over the building after weeks of living on the streets. charles stratford went to meet them. >> he fled libya five months ago.

he wants political asylum in france. >> i find myself in france. before i was in italy, but now it is france. i speak a little bit of french so that helps. >> he is one of 250 men, women and children that took over this disused school building in paris. most may go grants from africa syria and afghanistan say they had no choice to open the building, because police kept forcibly removing them from makeshift camps. local people bring food and volunteers are helping them with asylum applications. >> if you have no pity for asylum seekers, next time no pity for poor people, next time, no pity for handicapped people no pity for handicapped people next time, no pity for women, et cetera, et cetera. the way we treat asylum seekers is a measure which our democracy. >> the mayor's office is willing to enter into dialogue with respect to eventually finding the migrants somewhere to say. the situation at the former school not only highlights the migrant crisis in france, but in widening europe, also. >> nationalists and anti e.u. parties have seized on the issue across europe. french national front party leader says france can't afford

to take in more migrants. the party's popularity has grown because of her position on immigration. around 60,000 people apply for asylum in france each year. >> france is not the only place for asylum seekers. less than two applicants out of 10 actually succeed in their asylum plea when the average in europe is 35% of successful applications, up to 60% in scandinavia. >> europe must not cave in to what is described as populist demands in e.u. countries to support asylum seekers and migrants. he has proposed a system to redistribute asylum seekers based on growth and unemployment rates in each country. not all member states want quotas imposed on them. he has made it to france, but it is unlikely that he or others

sheltering here or elsewhere will be allowed to stay. charles stratford, al jazeera, paris. >> tell ahead in this hour of news path of destruction a powerful typhoon hits taiwan. we'll tell you where it's headed next. >> this tank is the relic of the soviet past. rush's army is in the middle of a much-trumpeted expensive modernization program so why are young contract soldiers abandoning their posts? >> i'm in southern russia with a story of the country's army deserters. >> in sport with the rugby world cup just around the corner, find out if australia could jump set the reigning champions. >> first the former egyptian president mohamed morsi was deposed in a military coup in

2013 and complained he was given food in prison he suspects may have been tampered with. he made the comments in a court in cairo where he and 10 others appeared for charges of espionage and of leaking classified documents. he yelled at the judge from his prison cage saying there were five incidents in prison that he said were life threatening. he said he stopped eating prison food and is suffering from hypoglycemia. my father, president mohamed morsi today, he said there were certain measures were extra

judicial measures. when it comes to health care bad health care he receives, also the type of food they offer him in jail. the contents of that food could represent a threat to his life. my near is not suffering from any serious disease. he's only suffering from diabetes. >> there was an explosion in sanna late friday, the same day pro government forces retook the last military base in the country's south held by the houthis. elsewhere in yemen, three soldiers were killed while taking part in the saudi-led campaign. >> haitians will begin voting on sunday in the first election for four years. it's happening at a difficult time for the caribbean countries. tens of thousands of haitian have been returning from the neighboring dominican republic which recently started cracking down on immigrants. more than five years after the did he have safetying earthquake, 60,000 people are still living in camps.

security is still a concern but the size of the u.n. peacekeeping force is expected to be reduced next year. haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. highly democrat on foreign aid it will have to cope with decreasing donations in future years. we cross now to rob reynolds, who is in port-au-prince. any idea about how many haitians will actually vote? >> that is a very big question, and in past elections the turnout has been low. the last time there was a national election in this country, less than 30% of all eligible voters did actually turn out and cast blots. when i spoke to the prime minister of haiti a couple of days ago, he said that a very low turn out could endanger the legitimacy or bring into question the legend mas of the

election results. as you mentioned the polls open early sunday morning. there are more than 5.8 million registered voters. they are expected to choose from between 1800 candidates who were running for 139 open seats in the national legislature. there will be a runoff election then in october and in that same month, presidential elections will be held and final presidential runoff elections probably in december. it's a logistically challenging and legally complex proposal in a country with a history of election day corruption and violence. >> at this talk radio station it's all politics all the time. in a country so poor that televisions are a luxury, and where more than half of all adults can't read or write radio holds the key for politicians. >> radio is the best medium in

haiti, and you have to use them with a lot of capability to assist in politics. >> running for office is expensive and candidates say there is a lot of dirty money floating around. >> a lot of people use bad money, like drug money, things like this, because in this election, we squabble in haiti. >> and money talks. >> money talks, unfortunately. >> we asked about shady campaign funding. >> i've got people calling me every day, offering me money but i refuse. i want to be able to show the public exactly who is financing my campaign. >> several of the people at this campaign rally confirmed their attendance was motivated by cold cash, spread around by the candidate. >> some of the people here already got their money, but me and my boys, we are just waiting

until after the rally to get paid. >> along with drums and horns go fear and violence. late last month, a group of supporters of a local candidate was gathering right here at this street corner when a motorcycle pulled up. the man on the motorcycle began shooting. he killed three people, and then escaped. a memorial banner names the murdered men. >> i have three close friends killed and i saw four others wounded. >> political analysts say as in past elections, the threat of violence is high. >> looks like violence is part of the equation now, because currently, we've heard a lot of examples of violence in so many places. the more people interested, the more violence is an issue, and the more explosive it is. >> the commander of the u.n.'s

international police force says enough haitian national police and foreign officers will be on hand to prevent violent incidents from getting out of control. >> a u.s. jury in the colorado move thee massacre case rejected the death penalty. they agreed he should serve life in prison without parole. holmes opened fire during a film and killed 12 and wounded 70 others back in 2012. his defense team argued that he was insane at the time of the shooting. >> at least one juror who did not vote for the death penalty is going to give colorado a very ugly face. when you look at, you know, what's happened in light of this that's not justice. he's living. he's breathing and our loved

ones are gone for over three years now and the gaping void, the gaping wound that we have with the loss of our granddaughter has been replaced with a new abscess of him living. >> there are reports that recruiters are approaching russian soldiers to get them to fight in ukraine. their fee nexts are casting a light on conditions russian soldiers face, something that leads something to go owol. we have more from southern russia. >> alexander is a young man who doesn't like the direction his life has taken. the enlisted soldier faces 10 years in prison for two charges of going absent without leave. he insists he'd been left with no choice. the beatings, the bullying, the abuse had become too much to

bear and the army was ignoring his resignation letters. >> if people want to leave they're asked for money. we're openly told this on the parade ground. we submitted our tenders but were told if you want to leave pay your commanders. >> alexander's isn't an isolated case. at least five soldiers from bases here in the city are being prosecuted for going awol after they were transferred to the ukrainian border. the statistics are murky and the real figure probably runs to at least 60, maybe more. one of the things we've heard repeatedly here is that bullying and abuse are not the only reasons why contract soldiers are running from the russian army. people say that unidentified recruiters have been working the army bases, offering cash to soldiers to go and fight in ukraine. understandably, it's something alexander isn't that keen on talking about.

>> people were intimidated they're locked up now, guys came, i don't know who they were, and threatened them with 13 years in jail if they didn't take their words back. >> acting for alexander and five other soldiers is this reporter, being dismissed in russian media, hassled by police and her phone is both blocked and listened to. >> about the recruiters, he was in prison and he spoke out about it first, but he's been forced to retract and admit his guilt. he's out now, but he's a completely broken man, naturally the other guys are afraid. >> we asked the russian defense ministry by phone and letter at both national and regional levels for their response to all this. they said they had no comment at the moment. russia's defense spending is soaring from a modernization

program. despite money spent, conditions for serving soldiers remain perilous. last month, 23 young men died when a section of their siberian barracks collapsed in the middle of the night. this is an increasingly militaristic country which reveres the service of soldiers past, but doesn't seem to be giving such respect to those serving now. >> i'm in my myanmar where people in a flooded community are not sure what will happen to them when aid runs out. >> one year on from michael brown's death, how much really has changed in the u.s. city of ferguson? >> reaction to manchester united's win as the premier league season gets underway.

>> oscar winner alex gibney's "edge of eighteen". an intimate look... >> wait, is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens. >> whoa, code red. >> dreaming big. >> i gotta make it happen and i'm gonna make it happen. >> choices made. >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture. >> fighting for their future. >> it is imperative that i get into college. it's my last chance to get out of here. >> the incredible journey continues. >> time for a reminder of the top stories.

it's been a year since u.s. led airstrikes against isil, but on the ground, many say the fight is not being won. >> thousands gathered in the occupied west bank for the funeral of a palestinian man who died from injuries sustained in a settler arson attack on his home. >> the final preparations are underway in haiti ahead of sunday elections. the poll has been delayed for more than four years. >> public hospital doctors across ghana are striking for better working conditions. patients lined up hoping the strike wouldn't affect their care. the national labor commission said the walkout is illegal but the medical association threatened mass resignations if their demands are not met. a meeting wednesday ended in deadlock and doctors withdrew outpatient care on friday. >> the organization in charge of fighting ebola in sierra leone

is hopeful of wiping out the decease in the country. there are only four cases recorded at the moment. more than 11,000 people have died in the outbreak in sierra leone, liberia and guinea, the international community has been criticized for its slow response to the outbreak in south africa, declared a global health emergency 12 months ago. erika wood reports. >> the first case of ebola from the west african outbreak was contracted in december, 2013. researchers believe it came from the southwestern border forest of guinea. it spread quietly until march last year, when the world health organization declared it an outbreak. by the end of the month, at least 60 people had died and there were suspected cases in neighboring liberia and sierra leone. in april, the charity doctors without borders warned this outbreak was unprecedented, but the world paid it little attention. poor health facilities and governments who struggled to take action made it worse.

the virus spread and so did the fear. by laid july, it reached nigeria. in august, two american missionaries contracted the virus in liberia and were flown back to the u.s. now more foreign nationals got infected and suddenly the world was seeing the scale of the outbreak. >> this morning, i am declaring the current outbreak of the ebola virus disease a public health emergency of international concern. >> the world health organization stepped up its call for work on a vaccine, but medical teams on the ground in west africa struggled. doctors without border admitted they were being overwhelmed. if you look at the history we started alarm. >> we already started to think

in april to say this is not a normal ebola outbreak. more needs to help. the w.h.o. needs to take this more serious. more resources need to be 58 located. our messages are getting more and more urgent up to the end where we more or less want to scream at the world to say things need to happen here! >> by september, five countries were affected by the outbreak and the virus was killing around 50% of victims. in just nine months, 3,000 people had died. the world health organization admitted in may this year it was unprepared for the sale of the outbreak. >> i do not as c.g. of w.h.o. ever again want to see this organization faced with a situation that it is not prepared and not staffed and not funded to do the job. >> with education, better government programs and a global response, the virus is now far better contained. while the west african outbreak may have started in the forest of guinea, experts warn we're still not out of the woods yet. al jazeera.

>> nearly two and a half thousand people have been evacuate from their homes in three villages in western spain because of wildfires. strong winds and scorching temperatures helped the fires spread. we have the latest. >> fierce, frightening and out of control this wildfire started thursday in the mountain range in western spain and is still going strong. this has been an unusually hot summer. in july, the national average was 26.5 celsius the hottest on record. the head of the regional government here in the region said the fire is likely to have been started deliberately. by saturday afternoon the fire had destroyed 6.5000 hectares of forest and two and a half thousand people have had to leave their homes. for now many are being given shelter, as well as meals at local buildings like this with the help of the red cross.

>> somebody knocked on the door. my grandson said come on, granny they started evacuations, so we ended up here. >> about a thousand people left the town on saturday. >> last night we thought the fire was under control but at 3:00 in the morning a strong, fast wind started pushing the flames toward the town, so we had to go ahead and evacuate it. >> hundreds of firefighters have been in action here, including some from portugal. so too have 16 water carrying airplanes and helicopters. elsewhere in spain some positive news, four wildfires in the southeastern region which burned more than 700 heck tars are now under control and there are no reports of injuries. a combination of high temperatures and dry conditions means there's a real risk of more wildfires. al jazeera. >> a typhoon hit taiwan, killing

six and injuring more than 100. the storm moved to the taiwan strait understand is expected to make landfall in china saturday. >> a family is rescued from their home, caught in the strongest recorded typhoon on the planet this year. it weakened before engulfing taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds. 2 million homes lost electricity and 80,000 don't have water after the storm. in the main city of taipei, the river rose higher than the road and under all this water there's a play ground, park and baseball fields. a community of indigenous people have had to abandon their homes nearby and seek shelter in this evacuation center. this woman says she's had to leave her home because of the constant flood risk. >> because we are from the

tribe, we are very poor. we have lived here for a long time to work at a coal mine nearby. now it is impossible for us to move. the area never used to flood. we thought we were safe there. >> in the mountainous terrain of taiwan, there is always the risk of landslides and flash floods. people and authorities are well aware of it, so there have been few fatalities, only widespread damage. the typhoon dumped 300 millimeters of rain across the island. here, it caused a mudslide that completely destroyed two homes and a road. >> while taiwan cleans up, china is prepared for the worst now that the storm has continued its devastating progress is across

devastating progress across the taiwan strait. june the people of the village returned home several days ago. the floodwater has receded but for four days, the house us were submerged. i couldn't bring anything with me. i just took my child and left. >> when she rushed, her home and most of her belongings were gone. she had to move in with relatives, 11 people in a small house. they've received some help from local organizations. reactions of rice, cooking oil and bottled water but they don't know when the next aid package will arrive. >> we have no money. we cannot afford to buy what we need. i'm worried about the future. >> it's clean water that people here need most. >> this is a man made reservoir where villages get drinking

water. it's contaminated by floodwater and only used for washing and cleaning now. the people here collect every drop of rain they can relying on makeshift contraptions, as well as buckets and pales. people had little here, but now have less. >> our home is filled with water and mud. i am worried and sad. >> around 400 heads of livestock were lost. the village leader has never had to deal with a disaster like this before. >> i feel very guilty. i'm in charge here, yet i don't know what to do. i don't know how to approach officials or politicians. i just want aid whether from the government or the n.g.o.'s. >> the recent flood is the worst people here have lived through. they are not sure how to begin recovering what's lost. >> al jazeera myanmar.

>> singapore will celebrate 50 years of independence on sunday. the island city state has become one of the world's leading economies and is the envy of those who strive for the same success. >> he's lived through all of singapore's modern history born in 1934, he owns this comic bookstore in a small part of the city. in his day, he was at the fore front of a changing singapore. as an assistant superintendent of the police force, he was part of a team that saw sloan yell leaders leave and fought communist ideology during the cold war. >> i had no doubt we would get to where we are today because i knew our former prime minister was capable of taking us to where we are. >> that former prime minister was the founding father who died earlier this year, but not before transimportantlying the

island nation from a small colonial beginning to one with a growing economy flourishing tourism industry and center for international commerce. new skyscrapers sit side by side with they are predecessors. there is room for both. young and old are visiting museums and galleries and enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not putting off the thousands who decided to share the 50th anniversary of singapore's independence. for some, like this historian remembering the past is a humbling experience. >> they don't understand what we went through. we didn't have electricity we didn't have safety. i came home one day being told at eight years old that we were linked to the national grid and that's the kind of life we went through. >> for many, the death of li

earlier this year and what he achieved has led to speculation that a general election may be called in the coming months, and election that would determine the future direction has that this island nation moves towards. >> back at bill's shop, he's proud of the medals he's anticipated for long service and dedication. he's one of many here who are eager to make sure history doesn't forget the sacrifices of many during the second world war and independence. for now they're happy to join the party. al jazeera singapore. >> hundreds of people have marched through the streets of ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri to mark the anniversary of the shooting of unarmed black teen anger michael brown. the 18-year-old hoots body lay in the streets for more than four hours was shot to death by a white police officer. we are in ferguson.

>> may be events taking operation to commemorate the one year overs of michael brown's death and call attention to the issues raised of race and police brutality not only here but around the country. earlier today there was a memorial march with mike brown senior that started from the scene where michael brown was shot and continued to a local high school. on sunday will be the main commemoration event and monday, there are some calls for civil disobedience. we've been talk to people here about whether or not they think things have changed for the better and it is a mixed bag. everyone you talk to acknowledges there is still work to be down mend relations. there are a lot of people in town who think ferguson has been unfairly painted by activists as a racist community.

these conversationses continuing and if there's one thing that has come out of mike brown's death, that is an elevated conversation about this issue taking operation not only here, but around the country. >> mexico's capital is one of the most populated cities in latin america and affordable housing can be hard to find. now one of the poorest districts has found an unusual solution, as john hohman explains. >> a usual mexican school day, in a very unusual classroom. this is the country's only railway wagon schools. >> it's great, because when you are in here, you feel like you are traveling to other countries. >> the school is the heart of 40 separated and abandoned residential train cars in a poor mexico city suburb. elizabeth gives us a tour. >> here is my kitchen and my living room, which is small, but comfortable.

this is the bathroom and shower, and as you can see, we have internet, phone line and cable t.v. >> elizabeth's husband, like many here, work for a state rail company, and the family lived and traveled in wagons. when the company wound down, they simply moved into these abandoned ones. they've raised a family here and now her son, alan, teaches in the school. >> all of the families in these wagons have known each other for years. we're very united. if someone has a problem, we solve it together. >> the community's biggest problem has been the attempts of mexican authorities to move them on. they've always resisted. many simply can't afford a house. mexican mortgages have high interest rates. if you're not well enough off to

buy a house outright, that including the people here, your chances of owning a property are slim. the community continues to expand with a new generation growing up in these unusual living spaces. it may not be perfect, but it's home. al jazeera, mexico city. >> find out which olympic legend may be on course for one last victory lap. >> teens from all over the state are taking part in the annual narrow boat race but for the local teams it's a matter of pride and prestige. find out how they do in the indian state.

>> once a year, decorated boats take to the water to race in southern india in a tradition dating back 60 years. we have a report from the most spectacular of the summer races. >> hundreds of people come to watch the boat races that turn this quiet fishing village into a major dozen nation. >> the motivation, the team work. >> absolutely breath taking. it's splendid, it is so nice. you see in india we play cricket a lot so we are feeling like we are in a cricket stadium. >> there are races all day under

several categories, including the recently introduced ladies some addition with ladies intra additional dress rowing furiously. each boat is 40 meters in length pulled by 110 horse man. they row to a rhythm set by the singers on the boat. >> sponsors came and started funding the competition and double the prize money. ask any local rower here, and they will they will tell you winning is not about the money. rigorous exercise and restricted diet and celibacy is a requirement. >> when the day comes closer, each leave they may be doing and get into it.

>> fishermen farmers students and even a couple of i.t. workers row side by side, competing with teams made up of professional rowers, sportsman and military personnel. >> we are playing for our passion and our culture. >> they win a close race in the heats, making it into the finals. as the home team, the cheers ring loud. >> in the finals, the atmosphere is chard. the team powers towards the finished line. it's third place for the town boat club. the celebrations continue into the night knowing that for the young team, there's always next year. al jazeera india. >> with all of today's sport here's andy. >> don't worry the cricket is

coming up. the premier league have begun. 2-1 up, gomes scored results in penalty, 2-2 the final score. manchester united started with a win in a 1-0 home victory. a goal, the difference a timely 64th birthday president for the united manager. >> 64, the beatles have a song. you know that? 64 when i am 64. when you hear what they are singing, all my wishes are fulfilled. [ laughter ] >> sorry that's not going to happen all season. alistair cook described the manager of the ashes win as beings beyond belief.

>> michael clark announcing his retirement enjoying a 5-0 series whitewash, they were heavily favored to win. >> i didn't think we were quite ready to win ashes. i thought you would have to be group hardened. we have players that have really stepped up which shouldn't surprise me, but it has. they've made the step as guys with little experience to match winner. this series will be the last in his career, clark admitting he's been so bad his team has

effectively been playing with 10 men. he averages just under 50. recently form and fitness have failed him averaging just 15 in the series with a top of 58. he's played in more matches than any australian cricket ear in more than 50 years. i'm extremely thankful to my teammates and those who helped me firstly make it into the team and help me have the success i've had. again, i've always said cricket owes me nothing i owe it everything and i still believe that. >> australia has beaten reigning rugby champions new zealand for the first time since 2011. the wallaby's winning the

championship. >> another step further into the record books, new zealand's richy mccord, the scene set for another chapterness fairytale career. an opportunity to challenge more than australia makes clear the threat they pose ahead of september's world cup. a warning australia failed to he'd forced back early on as the all blacks came out dangerous and determined. that with new zealand pressing their line, the wallabies resorted to desperate measures. they were offside. leaving daniel carter to coolly claim the point. they wound up the pace, making up for earlier misdemeanor bursting through the all black

defense. an australian lead wasn't in the all black script and the world champion team -- in the right place at the right time. determined to steam the lime light, australia came back. with a first defeat in four years looming large the all blacks back in front. sensing the win nick white getting through making australia southern hemisphere chance. >> our preparations, trying to improve every day and trying and improve again tomorrow, because this is the path that we have to go on if year going to be

competitive. >> we have to face up to the reality. >> with the sport's biggest tournament weeks ago australia sent the strongest warning to their world cup rivals. al jazeera. >> he may not be at the on going swimming world champion, but michael phelps is suddenly looking good ahead of next year's olympics. he has just clocked the fastest 200-meter butterfly time in the world this year. he is not considered for the worlds because of a drink drive conviction late last year. it's his quickest time in six years and would have won him world title by more than half a second. plenty more sport later on, but that is how it's looking for now. >> that his it for this news hour. lauren taylor takes over for

more world news. thanks for watching, bye-bye.

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